Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1935 — Page 1

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WRY BILL ■WIVES TEST ■IE IN HOUSE Bi' Votes Dow n ( ivil Rice l or AH State ■ Employes ■||.|.(O\-!l'i.Ki:i» '■ j |K i’s th" x -t• ni ■Ling ln>l-‘ n ‘ ;!a,, ‘ mL a- ur'<i '■ |pasl ■. t»o ■ Ktponnd the Hid K t„ plaC.' ’ service. , ■ i- giving to maehi' ■- politics. tho support 1,1 a '’i'll to Offhrs ..f I a- '1 gov. I' i” Otv bill -? •! a test a mi’tiou to kill it by ce the two offices btu k in '..it.!.- c.iiuli- - y heads an equal chance with m'o Ilf' running with ■t of th. In power. ■■i."ki‘ in favor of., v bill desi ■ the f.'( M,.-i primary law. actin-’ i'l th- primary Kw~. killed by indefinite which Milan, set. a limit of 3i' hours for suin' employed in or at other tasks. lull '• up a board the milk industry in th» advai.. to engross- i ■in the house, completing ■business of the day. steered by the Amerir, the comparty from a plat e on the ballot was up for fim'l in the sen ite today. n. ail;, died in the ■triMTl’ ~y >• y; i.; <ixi ■* Ihehsiire ISSPPROVEO ■ailing Wage Aniend■nt Again Defeated ■ In Committee Bpdnpon. Mar. 5-<U.R>—The appropriations committee, Bfc rapid progress in contrast ■t’ious delays, today voted a - E>rk relief bill and sent it the senate. H*'i"'ii was taken at a sensMhiih lasted less than two ■ McCarran prevailing wage adopted in the senate of 41 to 4.1 and the cause controversy and delay, in the committee. ■ Pat McCarran, D„ Nev., E* Woul<i a Kain offer the ■picnt on the floor. B was th» procedure when ■®mittee originally consider- ■*, 1 ■ Met arran's proposal B 1 feted then, but approved ■" was br »ught up in the sen■Js swift action was taken ■ ,’’ e of administration con■L. at ., the le kislation snarl ■wderlv'' F " P ' 1 SUch apo!nt ■ints \ proKress could be Btuation ° f an unruly Ben ‘ ■«Xd rR b ize(i labor ' how - Bln tti . y would not their fight for the preB*s® Amendment. K?? said he had offered his BWvJ n eM< ' tly the f orn> ■J by the senate. I e Injured In I Auto Accident ilottr b m eerioU3ly Injured in ■ah 6 lX Cident -hlch oc|ivenae J. M. Ctk)n ° f Nutt " ■'lock thisV nth Street at t v «n by w ’ °** Car ta Elot ’ who is ■ wan dr the Rlce hotel. The ■hoy, of th by « arry SpTa»ue■ty. ° f ttle Morris store in

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TWO ADDRESSES GIVEN MONDAY Mrs. Elizabeth Blackmore Gives Interesting Talks On Eskimos "The Eskimos are a misunderi stood race," said Mrs. Elisabeth I Blackmore in two interesting ad- ' dresses given in Decatur Monday.', She first talked at a spec ial ' ' chapel program in the Decatur j high school building at 3 o'clock i Monday afternoon. Students of the public and the parochial high schools heard the address. She was Introduced by Mrs. John Par- ' fish, a member of the Woman's club, which brought her to this city. Monday night she spoke to the i members of the Decatur Woman's , ■ club in Library hall. Mrs. Blackmore is of British parentage but was raised by natives of Baffin 1-and from the ■ time she was three months old. Baffin Land is an island north of Hudson Bay and the mainland of Canada. It is in the Artic circle. ' Until she was a young woman she 1 lived as an Eskimo. In her addresses Mrs. Black- 1 more dressed in the native dresr 1 of Baffin Land. She displayed a number of interesting curios of the country. One was a homemade toy. Another was a bone! tube through which the Eskimos : drink ice water. One of the impressions which Mrs. Blackmore stated she v ished to correct is the idea the Eskimos live on fat meats and consider I blubber a delicacy. “Eskimos eat only lean meat and throw the fat meat to the dogs. Thev are shocked when they see white men eat butter and fry their foods in grease." ehe said. In her heavy fur coat she show- , ed the sack at the back in which Eskimo women carry their babies. Willi the excepnon~of~ a few*minutes at night the babies never leave these sacks until they are able to walk. Mrs. Blackmore closed her program at the Women’s club with several selections on the accordion. She stated that she learned to play the accotdion after it was given to her by the sailors in the boat which contacted the island once a year. She learned to play it herself and became the first and onlv musician in Baffin Land. The Literature department of . i < i\ I INUED <>N PAGE SIX I ' George Kinzle Joins Columbus Newspaper George Kinzle, formerly of thia city, eon of Mrs. George Kinzle of Columbus. Ohio, has joined the editorial staff of the Columbus Dis- ' patch, one of the leading papers in . the evuntry. G-eorge formerly parsed papers for the Daily Democrat. ‘ Ti e family moved to Columbus a • few Vf.ire ago and .since that time • Georg? haa graduat d from Ohio <state and spent two years at Princeton. He intends to follow th- news1 1 paper busine-ss-COUNTV LEAGUE PLANS BANQUET — Conservation League V\ ill Hold Banquet On April 22 Over 150 persons attended the i regular monthly meeting of the ■ Adams county fish and game conI servation league Monday night in : the American Legion hall. ■ It was voted to hold a bampiet • on Monday, April 22. At this time stunts and entertainments will be ■ presented. The state conservation I department will furnish speakers ■ and moving pictures of wild life | conservation. i It was also decided to elect six ; more directors to make a total of, 12. One director will be chosen from each of the 12 townships in the county. In this way every comImunity will have representation in - the organization und administration. 1 This election will be held at the ■ next meeting of the league, Mon- ■ day, April 1. t The league also' discussed the ' new fish and game laws which ’ were passed by the legislature. • These were sponsored by the con- , servation clubs in the state. The i local league expressed its approval of the, laws. 1 •

GEN. JOHNSON I ATTACKS LONG AND COUGHLIN Former XRA Head Calls Huey Long, Father Coughlin, Radicals SAYS PREACHERS OF DESTRUCTION New York, Mar. 5. <U.P) Gen. ' Hugh S. Johnson stood his ground ' today, awaiting a storm of protest ; over, his denunciation of Sen. Huey ‘ P. Long. D.. La„ and the Rev. I Charles E. Coughlin as preachers I of "destruction.” The blunt-spoken general was as . forceful as ever in his aggressive , attack on the two men last night. The radio priest was a "bad fish in the net of the Holy church.” and Long was a "plausible Puehinello” to Johnson. "Stripped to the facts” he said, “and whether consciously or not, these two men are raging up and down this land preaching not construction. but destruction, not reform. but revolution, not peace, but . a sword. I think we are dealing j with a couple of Catalines and that it is high time for somebody ■ to say so.” Johnson viewed Father Coughlin and the Louisiana kingfish as leaders of an "emotional fringe." He called them "two pied pipers." “Hitler couldn’t hold a candle to Huey in the art of the old Barnum ballyhoo." Johnson declared. “We expect politics to make strange bedfelows, but if Father Coughlin wants to engage ip political bundling with Huey Long, it is only a fair first move to take off his Roman cassock.” Johnson attempted to connect Father Coughlin's campaign for silver legislation with his “private corporation, the Radio League of ICON 1 INI'EH ON PAGE FIVE) HOLMES SINKS INTO A COMA All Hope Abandoned For Recovery Os Oliver Wendell Holmes Washington. Mar. 5 — <U.R) — Oliver Wendell Holmes, retired justice of the supreme court, lapsed into a coma today from which his physicians feared there would be no awakening. Holmes, growing weaker by the hour, was given no chance for recovery. It appeared highly I aoubtful that he would survive to reach his 94th birthday Friday. i His closest relative, Edward E. | Holmes, a nephew, and his closest ; friend. Professor Felix Frankfurter of Harvard University, were in . the residence watching over the j elderly jurist. Throughout the day Holmes was sinking rapidly. While .dill con-1 scions early in tho day. the spread of pneumonia gradually sent him into a coma. "We nave given up hope.” Howe said. "Mr. Holmes is definitely sinking. He is much weaker today and is slowly entering a Dr. Clayton would not indicate whether lie telt that Holmes was in immediate danger but it was believed possible he might survive for some time longer in view of the stubborn struggle he has put up against the disease. Howe said Holmes was suffer-[ ing no pain. He is constantly | under an oxygen tent and is given frequent injections of glucose. He | is al le to take only minute quantities of light nourishment because of his enfeebled condition. * To Redeem Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds The First State Rank of thiu city is in rectipt of notices from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, relative to tihe redemption of thirdcalled f orth Liberty loan bonds. These bonds will be redeemed with 2 7-8 per cent U- S. Treasury bomta | 1955 to 60. The bonds ar? exchange-1 able April 15. but must be turned in for exchange by March 15. Persons d.siring further information about < the exchange of Liberty and other governmental bonds are requested to get in touch with the bank officials.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 5- 1935.

Rockefeller Scion lo Wed Jiiliiilr i ■r 4 RsshHf' ISE < J "Willi X A w Announcement is expected noon of engagement of Miss Katherine Newhaus, of wealthy Houston. Texas, family, to Winthrop Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The couple, shown above, met when young Rockefeller went to Texas to learn the oil business from the ground up.”

DR.ERANDSTAFF ISAPPOINTED Dr. Floyd Grandstaff Is Named County Health Officer Dr. Floyd L. Grandstaft wne today appointed Adams county health officer by the county commissioners. The appointment of health officer was necessitated by the death of Dr. J. W. Vizard of Plce.sant Mills last week. The now health officer Is a son of Dr- J. C. Grandstaff of Preble. He maintains lie office in the K. of C. building. Sam Shanin, also of Decatur was appointed Washington township constable. The Imard of commissioners accepted the resignat'O’i jof C. E. Merryman, former coii- ! stable. Both men will begin their duti s ' immediately. The commissioners awarded threontract for delivery of SU tone l of 2-12-6 commercial fertilizer to the county infirmary in 125-pouml bags to the Indiana Farm Bureau at $26.73 a ton at a total cost of $227.21. Other bids were submitted by: the Cash Coal and Simply company at $28.75 a ton: Burk Elevator company at S3O a ton. and the Farmers’ Fertilizer company of : Columbus, Ohio at $27.50 a ton. Bids were a'so being considered for coal for the county jail, gar(CON riNt'BD ON PAGE FIVE) SI,OOO Estimate Os Fire Damage Fire at the W. E. Uffelman residence on federal road 27 north of ! the city did a damage of approximately SI,OOO Saturday. Mr. Uffeli man ie an instructor at the St. John ' church, whose congregation owns th building. The Decatur and Hoagland fire departments were successful in saving the lower protions of tihe house,.

Fred Sellemeyer Celebrating His Eighty - Second Birthday Today

Fred Sellemeyer. who is celebrating his 82nd birthday todai. believes that he is the only man living who helped build the St. Mary’s Catholic church in 187.3. Mr. Sellemeyer carried brick and mortar for the building at tho ago of 20. He thinks that he was Ihe youngest man on the joo, which required two years. Among the interesting things that he remembers in the construction of the tullding is that all the etone was hand carved. It was shipped into the city. The brick was made at a tile mill located on a lot, now vacant, on the west side of North Second street. The brick was hauled in wagons over the mud streets to the site of the church on North Fourth street. The bricks up to the first gallery were carried by hand. From then on they were carried by elevators raised by horse power The horses were driven inside of the church. The tower of the church was built to a height of 175 feet. The

Charge Violations To Ft. Wayne Firms Washington. March 5 — (UP) — T. e consumers’ trading association, Inc.. Associated Dairies Co., and the King Dairies, all of Fort Wayne. Indiana w re ordered by the A\ A to show cause before March 11 why they should not be referred to the justice departm nt for alleged violatr n of the milk license for that ar o. Charges against thorn included: Failure to make reports to t.:" market Administrator on receipta and .sales, failure to pay producers' prices eetabli.shed in the Fort Wayne license; failure to make certain required reductions: and refusal to permit examination of books and records (charged td the- Kfrrg . Dairies alone). FAMILY NIGHT ONWEDNESDAY Masons And Eastern Stars Plan Slipper And Party Wednesday All Masons, Eastern Stars and their families are invited to a (potluck supper and family night pirty at the Masonic Hall. Wednesday night, beginning at 6:30 o'clock. Coffee and rolla will be furnished by th? lodge. Following the supper card games, and a dance will b? held which will b? for friends of the Melons and Eastern stars as well as families. Ibil Teeters and hi.s orchestra will furnie'.). mu ie for dancing. Mrs. W. Guy Brown and Mrs. Miles Roop will be in chius'? of the games. Th? general committee in charge includes Dan Tyndall. I Bernstein, and George Squires of the Masonic lodge, and the Mesdani s L- A. Graham, Markell. John Myers, Olive Peteracn, Jam s Elbenson, Earl Adams.. George Squires a:.d Nellie Haney of th’ Eastern Stare A large crowd is , X'pected to attend.

steeple stood until about 15 yea’s ago when it was considered tinsa fe. Mr. Sellemeyer told the story of one of the men who was working on the job as saying that he lived “way out in the country." He lived where Thomas Kern no.v resides on North Seventh street. The west boundary of the city then was the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. The sou’h boundaries extended to the house now occupied by Mrs. D. G. M. Trout on Mercer avenue. North, the city reached to the house used bv the Elks chib as their home. It was unsafe to walk at nigl’t in the city at that time. Only board sidewalks were laid in the city and without street ligbtn it was very likely that an unwary pedestrian might slip through one of the numerous broken boards and break a leg. Mr. Sellemeyer was born 82 vears ago. the son of Ernest and Christian (Sellemeyer, pioneer residents of Preble township. He was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

SENATE PLANS PUBLIC HEARING ON LIQUOR BILL Liquor Control Passed House By Good Margin Yesterday STATE POLICE BILL PASSED BY SENATE Indianapolis. Mar. 5 <U.R>—The two most important bills still pending in the legislature had passed the halfway" mark on their road to enactment today. The administration's liquor bill was passed by the house late yesterday, 76 to 22, and sent to the senate. A few minutes earlier, the senate passrd the compromise state police bill. 43 to 2. and sent it to the house for final approval. As soon as the liquor bill reached the senate it was announced that a public hearing on. the meai sure would be held at 7:30 tonight by the committee on public policy. At least three provisions of the bill are expected to lie attacked during the hearing and on the floor of the upper house. The Lake county delegation Is insisting that a single licensing system he established for liquor dealers instead of the triple system proposed by the administration. They also will demand that the i excise tax be lowered from the l proposed rate of $1 a gallon to 40 cents a gallon. The third provision expected to come under fire is that which would permit importers under the present system to continue until Nov. 15. Opponents claim that the I imp rters should be abolished just sis soon as the new law goes irto effect. By continuing until No- ' vember, it was pointed out, the beer importers would be able to ; reap the profits of the hot months when the beer sales are at their * highest. Rep. Lenhardt E. Bauer. D„ Terre Haute, who led almost a single handed fight against tl e administration''! liquor bill in th" house, grudgingly conceded defeat. “I have been ill during the last , few days and I don't believe I can i carry my fight any farther,” he ! said. “But I don't feel that I could 'Change a single mind, anyhow.' The liquor bill is expected to i come up in the senate tomorrow. The state police bill, after being amended to heal a serious breach in the Democratic majority : of the senate, had only two opponi ents. Senators William E. Jenner, Paoli, and Will H. Brown. Hebron, both Republicans. As sponsored by the administration the bill originally’ would have created a bi-partisan state police (CONI INt’ED ON PAGE FIVE) Chamber Os Commerce Plans Berne Program — The Bern-? Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a program at th? auditorium in Berne. Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Dr. A. F. Weyerbacher of Indianapolis will speak on "S' cial Disease." The lecture i.i for men ami boys over 16 years of age. GHURCH PLANS LENTEN SEASON Zion Lutheran Church Will Conduct Services Each Wednesday "With the beginning of the Lenten season, special paseion and devotional services will be held at the Zion Luthemn church Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, and will be held ev- ry Wednesday evening thereafter until Easter. The Lutheran church has yearly conducted theise mid-week passion services, and the pastor cf the church, the Rev. Paul W. Sihultz. stated that they have 'become more popular and more highly prized every year-B-esid- b the many spiritual!}’ rich and beautiful hymns of the season t'j- be sung by the assembly, the pas elon story will be presented in devotional readings and special addresses delivered by the pastor. ,A hearty welcome to attend these services is extended the public.

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BRI GE THOMAS NAMED OFFICER Is Chosen Vice-President Os Anthony Wayne Area Council Bryce Thomas of Decatur was elected a vice-president at ihe anI niial meeting of the Anthony Wayne Ar o council held in <’ath-lie Com- , niunity Center Monday night. Carl;' Pumphrey was named one of the; i two delegates to the national con-1 | vention which will be f. Id in Chicago in May. Mr. Pumphrey and' ' Dr. F. I. Patterson, both of D*ca-1 Itur, were elected to the area execu- i | live board. One of the highlights of the meet- j ■ing, attended by over 300 six-uters; and their wives, was the awarding j of Eagle scout bdges to four Ge-1 | neva boys, John Lynn Cryle, John Heeter, Cl- n Beerbower and Robert 1 ' Lehman. Those frem Decatur who attended , were Mr. and Mrs. Avon Burk, Mrand Mrs. Clarence Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Elbereon. Mr. and Mi’s. Walter Krick. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holthouse, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dani Is. Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Tho ni'is, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Everhartg Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pumphrey,: Mr. and Mrs. .Lowell Smith. Dave Adams, Tillman Gehrig, Edward I Jaberg. Marcellus Mill- r and the Rev. Joseph J. Henn.«. A crowd of about 30 att nd'd from Geneva. The. program was opened by a: prayer by Father Hennes. Music was presented by an orchestra from ; scout tr.-op 66 of Geneva. Following ( 1 the ''jaaqu-et, to? acouters were led Jin grot*? singing by Leß' y Lane, I assistant executive of the council.! A. C. Witwer, troop committeeman from the Lions troop of Fort Wayne accompanied at the piano. Special' 'music was furnished by th- malequartet from Berne. I Earle W. Beckman, scout tive of the St. Louis e uncil, gave i the main address- His subject was j ~ IINI I M ED ON PAG I: Fl Vl:' CATHOLICS TO OBSERVE LENT Lenten Services Will Start At Catholic Church Wednesday — Catholics will begin the observance of Lent Wednesday morning. A high mass will lie celebrated at St. Mary's Catholic church at 7:30 o'clock, the blessing with the ashes taking place previous to the mass. The first of the Lenten sermons will be given at 7:30 o'clock in the , evening and the noon Way of the Cross will be held each day, except Friday, at 11:30 o'clock. Pope's Address Vatican City. Mar. 5.--(U.R) "Ihe pagan life lived nowadays is far more shocking than the ancient one,” tlie pope said today in an address to the Lenten preachers of Rome, outlining the ills to be conjdemned in their sermons. "The worst ill is reprsented in the intense pleasure-seeking in the j present day of mankind.” the pon-1 tiff said. "Nudity existed only in art in ancient Greece and Rome.: I whereas today it is the object of worship. “Today’s impudicity is worse than the pagan ace. It is defined I with the horrible blasphemy of ‘the use and worship of nudity.’ Not even the old pagans led such a pleasure-seeking lite as the pagans of today. “Another pagan tendency is represented in the audacity with ' which virtue is mocked and endangered." Lent starts tomorrow with the Ash Wednesday services. Pleads Guilty To Illegal Liquor Sale Mary Stapelton. Patterson street, J pleaded guilty t-? unlawful sale and | possession of untaxed liquor in city ' mayor’s court this morning. Mayor . Holthou.se withheld judgment and released th" defendant cn h r own recognizance. The affidavit, eworn to by Officer Ed Miller, charged her with 1 selling a pint of white mule whiskey ■ end some home'brew t o two railroad j men last Sunday. A quantity of liquor was destroyed. Prosecutor Ed Boese represented the state. It was the first case of ite kind filed in mayor's court on , which a conviction was obtained.

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GIRL KIDNAPED AT SOUTH BEND THIS MORNING Police Name Burglary Suspect As Alleged Kidnaper Today STOLEN CAR USED BY THE KIDNAPER South Bend. Ind., Mar. s—<U.R>— An attractive 17-year-old South Bend high school girl was reported kidnaped today by a man identified by -police as Russell Allen. LePorte burglary suspect. Sheriffs officers and police started an intensive search in northern Indiana for a brown sedan believed containing Allen and the girl, Dorothy Emmons, daughter of a. lathe factory foreman here. Miss Emmons was struck by an automobile last nifcbt and injured slightly. Allen witnessed the accident and took her home, claiming lie had traced identity of the motorist who struck her. He returned to the Emmons homo this morning and said he would take the girl to a physician. Mre. O. E. Ennnons, the girl's mother, accompanied them in Allen's car. Allen stopped at a suburban i grocery store and went inside - purportedly to call his wife. Returning. he told Mrs. Emmons that his wife wished to talk with her. Mrs. Emmons went into the store but found no one on the line She became suspicious, riwhed ; outside and found the car had left. A search was organized hurriedI Iy ' LaPorto county authorities said that Allen also is known as Austin , Knickerhein and that the car used in the kidnaping was stolen last i night from Arthur Ruel. LaPorte. They said Allen had been sought for several days in I-a Porte county in connection with several j burglaries. Mrs. Emmons described Alien as about 23 years old. well dressed and weighing 160 pounds. From a police photograph Mrs. I Emmons positively identified Allen ' as the man whu drove away with her daughter. Police eaid that he was a former Michigan convict who once ! lived near the Emmons home here. Mrs. Emmons denied, however, that her daughter had ever seen Allen before last night, discounting the theory that the girl might have been acquainted with her abductor and gone with him willingly. Training School Will Meet Tonight T;'? ? third session of the community leaden;’ training school will -’k* held in the Decatur high school building this evening at 7:30 o'clock The Rev. A. iB. Brown, pastor of the Fap'.ist church, will 1 ad the devotionale. CALL MEETING FOR NRA CODE Codes For Division Os Construction Industry To Be Explained A meeting of NRA code authorities, painters, paper hangers and home decorators will he held in this city. Thursday. March 7. it will be an all-day session, beginning at nine o’clock. The meeting will be held in the mayor's court room in the city hall. The meeting was called by George Ehrnian. secretary of local code agepey, No. 4, for the painting, paper hanging, decorating division of the construction industry. Code authorities will explain the , codes and members of the decorative industry from nine adjoining counties will attend the meeting. Jess Roop, veteran painter and decorator of this city is chairman on arrangements for the meeting. He extended an invitation to all painters and decorators to attend the meeting. In addition to the painters and paper hangers, members of the trade practice complaints committee of district four of the area will attend and explain the assessment plan.