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The office closes at 5:30 p. m. Volume 27 Number 307. THE DAILY The Home Newspaper Of Clinton, Indiana, CLINTONIAN Vermillion And Parke Counties Monday, November 6, 1939. U.S.

Planes Off to War Zone a (IN Tarpaulin-covered airplanes, minus their wings, are loaded at Floyd Bennett Airport, N. for shipment to Staten Island, where they are transferred to ships for Europe. Repeal of the arms embargo released these planes and hundreds of others to the Allies, Radio Priest Attacks New Neutrality Law In Sunday Address DETROIT, Nov. 6-Rev. Charles E.

Coughlin declared in his Sunday sermon that the program under new neutrality law "means that the prosperity of these United States is totally dependent upon the existence of the British He said the new system of cash and carry for exports to belligerent nations definitely was pro-British and French and that it would degenerate into credit and carry as soon as the Allies' $10,000,000,000 ready cash was used up. "If that program is interpreted 8.8 being anti-British or pro-Nazi, let the Angliphiles make the most of it. "I am not interested in maintaining an artificial financial alliance with the degenerate empires of Europe nor in sustaining any degenerate system of imperalism," Father Coughlin said. "When Mother India regains her independence, as she should and as she will; when the Mediterranean Sea ceases to be a British Lake, as it should and as it will, must we concede that these United States shall wither, disintegrate and dissolve? If the pro-British program is not liquidated in America, that will be the case." Grand Jury Meets To Consider Case Of Captured Youth WARSAW, Nov. 6.

The Koskiusko County Grand Jury will meet today to consider voting an indictment against Frank Emory Potts, 17-year-old wanderer, whose confession to the slaying of widowed Mrs. Florence Potter, 62, here Oct. 13 was reported by Atchison, Kans. police. It was understood the jury would be asked to vote a first degree murder indictment against the youth, who, police say, brutally beat and strangled Mrs.

Potter at her home. Five city and county officials, including Sheriff Burton Foulke, Chief of Police Raymond Neff, and Prosecutor Jacob Koontz, were in Atchison today to question Potts and to return him. It was believed they would bring him to Warsaw sometime today. He waived extradition. Pott's description tallied with that given police by neighbors of a youth who was seen in Mrs.

Potter's yard on the day she was killed, and police said that Potts when arrested at Atchison was wearing a blood-stained coat in which was sewed the name (Continued on page 6) Results Of Survey On Migrant Workers Shows 'Grapes Of Wrath' Is Accurate PHOENIX, Nov. 6-Stories of exploitation and social ostracism of migratory workers presented in "The Grapes of Wrath" and other works of fiction are closely paralleled in a report on migrant families prepared by WPA research workers. The report, entitled "Migratory Cotton Workers in Arizona," gave a detailed account of the activities of 518 migrant families in this state early in 1938. It is said homeless workers were attracted to Arizona by distorted advertising, only to find below subsistence wages, unsanitary living conditions, and social barriers as rigid and inflexible as to be found anywhere. "Although Arizona's most valuable crop, cotton, cannot be harvest- THE WEATHER Fair tonight; Tuesday increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer.

Price Three Cents. Norway's Action on Freighter Brings Demand from Nazis Hitler's Government Insists American Ship Should Be Released Or At Least Held 'Until Matter Is German Press Attacks Embargo Repeal BERLIN, Nov. 6. Germany had made a three-point demand on Norway in the case of the American Freighter City of Flint, it was announced today by authorized German sources. The demands were: (1) Release of the German prize crew which Norwegian authorities took from the City of Flint interned: (2) Surrender of the ship and her cargo to Germany, or, (3) Norway to hold the ship, at least until negotiations are completed.

The authorized source said: "We consider that the only correct procedure on the part of the Norwegian government would be to prevent the Flint from sailing until the matter is regulated." No Ultimatum It was added that German and Norwegian jurists were now examining all three demands. Asked what would happen if the negotiations were dead locked, the spokesman said: "I cannot say anything about that but so far we have set no time limit." The reference to a time limit presumably meant that since none had been set, the demands did not constitute an ultimatum. Earlier, a responsible source here had said that the German government had received information that the City of Flint would sail immediately for the United States with its cargo, under the terms of the new neutrality act. German Prize Crew Held Nazi quarters admitted that the Norwegian communique on the subject constituted "a more or less flat rejection" of the German protest at losing the ship, and it was reported (Continued on page 6) European War News Summary The war in brief: BERGEN, NORWAY: U. S.

minister takes charge of City of Flint case. BERLIN: Germany makes threepoint demand on Norway in City of Flint case; press renews attack on American arms embargo. repARIS: French and British announce joint naval action to convoy ships bringing war materials from United States; French "rectify" lines southeast from Forbach, which overlooks Saarbruecken, where Germans have isolated French garrison in four days of shelling. ROME: Mussolini strengthens army to be prepared for any emergency in Italy's Balkan and Mediterranean spheres of influence; Spanish Gen. Queipo de Llano says Germany will win war and predicts Nazi "surprises" with a few weeks.

MOSCOW: Three day celebration of red revolution anniversary postpones negotiations with Finland until Thursday; Finn delegation expected to receive new instructions from Helsingfors today. LONDON: Viceroy Lord Linlithreports negotiations with native gow leaders regarding India's political future are stalemated but still has slim hope of agreement; Poll of British people indicates strong selltiment for new overtures to Russia. TOKYO: Foreign office spokesman says new government in China will iron out difficulties involving two former foreign ministers suggest payment of indemnities for damaged American property in China; new Soviet ambassador arrives, indicating more friendly Russo Japanese relations. DENEKAMP. THE NETHERLANDS: Authorities say arrest of Dutch Nazi's son for smuggling Netherlands army uniforms into Germany has uncovered espionage activities with wide ramifications.

RoyMack Dies Sunday At 64; Burial Planned In East Harold Mack today received word of the death of his uncle, Roy Mack of Waldoboro, Maine, who died suddenly at his home yesterday. He was 64 years old. Mack, a former resident of the Helt's Prairie community, had made his home at Waldoboro for the past 25 years. He is survived by the widow, Audrey; twin grandchildren, Nema and Norma Dicken and two brothers. Eschol and Forest Mack of Helt's Prairie.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon in Maine, New Business Spurs National Farm Income Rural Purchasing Power Returning To 1937 Level, Government Data Shows; War Increasing Payrolls WASHINGTON, Nov. 6-Increasing national prosperity may carry 1940 farm income to a high for nearly 10 years, the Agriculture Department forecast today. Farmers may jingle an extra $700.000,000 in their pockets next year as a result of increased indus. trial activity, spurred by war-time demand and improved export for farm products. The department said that farm power would return to purchasing, when the 000 income was the highest since 1930.

Cash farm income this year was estimated at $8,300.000,000. Part of the increase will be passed on to small merchants, professional workers, manufacturers and city workers, agricultural economists said. The Department warned farmers not to expect a sensational boom in prices and European demand for farm products, at least not in 1940. The forecast, it said, was based assumption that the war present, would continue through next year. "The war has induced part of the sharp increase in industrial production in the last part of 1939, and has improved business prospects for 1940 as a whole," the bureau of agriculture economics said in its 1940 farm outlook report.

"Exports of some industrial commodities to the belligerent nations will be increased, and part of the neutral nations' purchases of manufactured goods will be diverted to this country because their usual sources of supply will be cut off. "These effects may be rather slow in developing, since time is required for reorganization of purchasing activities and shipping facilities. Despite such uncertainties, the net efThe said that "sharp fluctuations of industrial activity" feet of these war influences is favorable to domestic business." The bureau said that no nitely situation exists in any important industry. It forecast a "considerable increase" in the output of automobiles and other durable goods. "Some increase in capital expenditures, and less cautious buying policies on the part of business men generally, are indicated by the improved price situation and other conditions," the bureau said.

next year are likely and that "a (Continues on page 6) Warden Studies Prison Break That Cost One Life JACKSON, Nov. 6-Warden Harry H. Jackson of the Southern Michigan today investigated the break of six long-term convicts for freedom which cost the life of an inspector of the guards. Inspector Fred Boucher was shot in the chest when he attempted to halt the convicts' getaway car. Making their dash during the prison's Sunday football game, The convicts overpowered two guards and several prison employes and slid down a rope attached to the top of the administration building.

The first three to reach ground leaped into a guard's automobile and after shooting Boucher, sped away. They were captured three miles north of the prison. Two others were caught in the parking lot and the sixth, who remained on the top of the building, surrendered. The convicts' only weapon was a knife until they surprised Russel Day, a guard in the administration building watch tower. There they took a sub-machine gun, a shotgun and a revolver.

The knife, according to Warden Jackson, probably was shaped from a piece of steel in the prison tool shop. Vermillion County Towns to Choose Archives Scials Tuesday ament Expected As Voters Diys Library Go To 01 As In Nearby Communities; Elections Apparently To Be Ignored This Year In Fairview Park, Newport towns of Vermillion County some of Incorporated them will be scenes of elections Tuesday. French 'Rectify' Lines In Battle For Forbach Area German Fire Boxes Of City, Leaves Garrison In Dangerous Position PARIS, Nov. 6-French troops reported today to have rectified" their lines southeast from Forbach, where the Germans had lated a French garrison after four days of artillery fire. It was announced that strong French outposts were holding their essential positions in the Forbach salient.

The Germans surrounded the town on the north, east and west, and their shells had cut all roads leading south but they had not yet attacked it with tanks or infantry. Forbach overlooks Saarbruecken and the great German iron and steel mills of the Saar Valley, which cannot operate as long as the French hold that salient. The town lies in a bulge of French territory extending into Germany. It is in front of the Maginot Line but is independently fortified. Cannon Still Heard Today's dispatches said the region between Forbach and Sarreguemins, to the southeast will still under German artillery fire.

It was announced that the French bad repulsed strong patrols in the Vosges sector between Bitche and Wissembourg. One patrol approached a French outpost throwing hand grenades, but retired after a counter-attack. French mortars dispersed a detachment of Germans in a flatboat in the Rhine for River reconnaissance. French reconnaissance planes were reported to have made three flights deep into Germany Sunday while German air patrols appeared behind the French lines. Torrential rains kept activity at a minimum last night.

Major Drive Awaited French experts believed that the Germans might start their longawaited offensive with an attempt to slice off the Forbach Spicheren salient in Lorraine bulge, and thereby relieve pressure on Saarbruecken so that the coal, steel, iron, chemical, glass and ceramics operations there could be resumed. From the French standpoint, Forbach would be hard to defend. Its capture by Germany would be expected to have tremendous effect on rallying German morale for the war. Yet, whether it was worth the thou(Continued on page 6) THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO November 6, 1914 German island of Nauru occupied by Australians. Keupri Keul, Armenia, taken by Russians.

A British submarine entered the Straits of the Dardenelles, the first warship to enter, proceeding about two miles. German attack at Ypres repelled. THE TEMPERATURE By The Clintonian thermometer: 8 a. 37; noon, 49. Weekend Brings Several Hoosiers Death On Highway Two Held In Hit-And-Run Accidents; Woman Dies 2 Weeks After Crash Nine Hoosiers died violently over the weekend, six of them in three highway accidents each of which cost two lives.

A 32-year-old mother of three, Mrs. Bessie Bell of Straughn, and her 2- year-old daughter, Ida May, were injured fatally last night when the car in which they were riding overturned after a collision near New Castle with a car driven by Thornton Reed, 20, of Connersville. Reed was ordered held on a charge of reckless homicide. Near Angola, Robert Bryan, 9, and Vernon Bryan, 12, both of Angola, were killed when the car in which they were riding was involved in a collision. The younger boy was the son of James Bryan while Vernon was the son of John Bryan.

Seven adults, including James Bryan, 38. were injured. Train Kills Two Lloyd Collins, 20, of Idaville, and his cousin, Morris Gustin, 21, of Wolcott, were killed Michigan City when the car in which were riding was struck by a train. They fell in front of the train while (Continued on page 6) Junior Chamber To Hold Special Meeting Tonight President Tony Fenoglio announced this morning that a special meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held at 7 p. today at the American Legion Home.

Plans for a proposed minstrel show have been discussed in committee and the organization tonight will vote on whether to go ahead with the project. President Fenoglio said the meeting will be brief, but he emphasized its importance. A Daily Clintonian CLASSIFIED AD FAN "If you pull out Too many rabbits And would like To sell a few; A 'For Sale' Ad in Our Classifieds Will work Like magic, too." Publishers Press Features Fate Of Annenberg Handbooks Depend On Court Decision Publisher Tries To Stop Three Wire Companies From Ending Service CHICAGO, Nov. 6-The fate of handbooks in an estimated 350 cities depended today on suits seeking to enjoin telephone and telegraph companies from halting service to horse racing information companies. The suits will be filed today by Weymouth Kirkland, chief counsel for M.

L. Annenberg, Philadelphia publisher, who controls the Nationwide News Service and the Illinois Nationwide News Service, principal dispensers of racing information in the United States. Annenberg is under indictment for alleged evasion of income tax and alleged violation of lottery laws. Three Firms Involved Kirkland said he would file suits in both federal and state courts. seeking to restrain the Illinois Bell Telephone Company, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Western Union Telegraph Company, from ceasing their service to the Annenberg concerns.

The companies announced last week, after being threatened with prosecution by U. S. District William J. Campbell and State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney, that they would halt their services to the Annenberg concerns this week.

Bell Telephone was scheduled to halt its service at noon today. A. T. and T. and Western Union officials said they would comply Thursday.

Kirkland Deplores Threats Kirkland said the suits also would ask that Campbell and Courtney be restrained from threatening the utilities with indictment for continuing their services to the racing news concerns. He said the suits would call attention to the courts to aninformal ruling a year ago by the Federal Communications Commission that transmission of racing information over wires was not a violation of federal laws. The shutdown in service would affect an estimated 2,000 handbooks in Illinois and would cripple them severely or force them to shut down. Operators believed a few handbooks would remain open to take over-thecounter bets with payoffs the next day. Three Tried In Justice Of Peace Court This Weekend Three persons were tried in Jus- tice of Peace Court over the weekend.

Fred Jordan of Cayuga was fined $10 and costs when tried, yesterday, on a charge of running dogs after night less than 15 days before open season on raccoon. Jordan was arrested Sunday by State Game Warden Wilbur Flickenger. Elmer B. Douglas of St. Bernice was fined $1 and costs for speeding within St.

Bernice city limits. He was arrested by a State Patrolman. James Myers of St. Bernice was arrested by State Patrolman Max Webb yesterday for failure to stop at an intersection on State Read 71. He was given a fine of a $1 and costs.

Citizens Of Nine States Go To Polls Tuesday; Pension Proposals Head Menu The nation's electorate focused its attention today on California and Ohio as the two states prepared for momentous votes on revolutionary old age pension proposals. Polls will open Nov. 7 in nine states, and 350 cities will hold elections the same day, but only California and Ohio attract nation-wide interest. Proposed constitutional amendments in the two states advocate assistance to the needy on a scale for more inclusive than any plan now in effect in the United States. California's citizens will determine the fate of the "ham and eggs" plan which would grant $30 weekly for life to non-working citizens over 50.

The more moderate Ohio prorosal would grant $50 a month to Dana, Perrysville and Cayuga voters will have a chance to go to the polls and point out their choices for town trustees and clerk-treasurers, but the situation is not clear at entitled three to other elections. population centers There is no organized opposition for the Domocrats in Fairview, 80 according to reliable sources the Democratic nominees will consider themselves elected and save the expense of an official tabulation of ballots. In Newport it was reported that there were irregularities in the manner in which Democrats filed their ticket, which according to one point of view destroys the necessity for an election in the county seat. Universal is an incorporated town but there were no indications today that there would be an election tomorrow. At Cayuga the Democratic slate will be opposed by a Citizens' ticket while the two major parties will fight it out at Dana.

The polls are supposed to be open from 6 a. m. until 6 p. m. and the taverns are supposed to be closed during those hours.

Elections to name town officials will be conducted all over the state tomorrow, but there is no excitement. People of Indiana are happy in the thought that they can vote tyrants out of office and they are can citizens but use the proud of their privileges, as Amerihallot largely as a symbol of dedocracy. The polls won't be very busy tomorrow because, strange as it seems, most of the persons living in incorporated towns actually don't care very much who manages their affairs from the seats of public office. Several Automobile Accidents Reported To Clinton Police Several minor accidents were reported over the weekend. Carl C.

Cloyd of 417 South Main Street reported to police that while he was driving south on the Greencastle hill road, yesterday, he collided with a car driven by Claude Phillips of 158 North Twelfth Street, damaging the right front fender of Cloyd's car and scraping the rear fender of Phillips car. Herbert Hallet, 16, of R. R. 3, reported that he was driving south on State road 41, Saturday, when a car driven by a North Terre Haute man pulled out of the Rosedale road and hit the side of his car, damaging it. Joe Guglielmetti of North Eleventh Street reported that he had an accident near Rosedale, Sunday at about 3 p.

m. Guglielmetti reported that his car was sideswiped by an unidentified automobile, causing his car to slide in loose gravel and turn on its side. Guglielmetti's car, which was badly damaged, was taken to Mike's Auto Body Shop for repairs. Fred Lucas of Lyford reported that while he was driving East on the Lyford grade, Saturday noon, a car driven by a Lyford motorist pulled out of a side road in front of his car. To avoid a collision, Lucas swerved to the left and hit the fence along the road.

Lucas' car was badly damaged and was taken to Mike's Auto Body Shop for repairs. Mrs. Thimm Dies Sunday As Result Of Recent Fall ed without them," the report said, "Itinerant cotton pickers are regarded as pariahs, and farmers feel their children are degraded by contact in school with poor migrants." The report said as much as 000 had been spent by Arizona producers in a single year to attract a cheap labor supply to this state. Mediums usually used were display advertising in newspapers, handbills, and publicity, all promising good pay, good living conditions in the camps and a "healthy, salubrious "Actually," the investigators reported, "possible earning appear to have been much lower than those slated in the advertising. Under prerailing wages, their jobs ordinarily (Continued on page 2).

every unemployed person over 60 and $80 monthly to unemployed couples over 60. Ohio's proposed constitutional amendment would enforce new land and income taxes to finance the pensions. The Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, chief sponsor of the Ohio measure, encountered many problems in getting the proposal on the ballot.

As a result he has offered another amendment, also to be determined tomorrow, which would reduce from 250.000 to 100.000 the number of names required on petitions offering the constitutional amendments for a public vote. California has four other measures on its ballot. They are a proposal to extend powers of the state chiro(Continued on page 2) Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Nannie Thornton Thimm of Indianapolis, which occurred at her home yesterday. According to a report, Mrs.

Thimm had sustained injuries about a week ago when she fell down several steps and had never regained consciousness. Mrs. Thimm, the daughter of Dr. F. G.

Thornton, was born and reared at Knightsville. She was well known in this community. Relatives surviving her are the husband, the mother, a son and a grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m.

Tuesday from a funeral home at 17th and Broadway, Indianapolis. Kittens To Play Wiley Reserve Game Here Tonight Clinton's reserve football squad will play the Wiley Red Sparks at 6:30 p. m. today at the local stadium in the Kittens final performance this season..