Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 26 July 1935 — Page 1

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aders meet I EFFORT TO SETTLE STRIKE e ral Conciliators Seek •ttlement At Terre Haute Trouble HMitn. Ind., July 26—(U.R> , d( , ra l conciliators and labor r , me t today in an effort to H, t . Columbian Enameling ttaniping company strike bei,He coal miners acid to the ion resulting from a walkout and proclamation irtial law. r les L Richardson and Eds sdieck. labor department ..ntativ. -s conferred in clouwi'h T. N. Taylor, dy- . | a hor leader who negotiated race in the general strike, .(fleers of the enamel workmion. who precipitated the al walkout. ras a meeting postponed ye* r because Taylor was ill. siilerable improvement in pneral situation was reports military authorities ene the martial law. ban against assemblages wag except for the restriction lermission of military authorb? obtained in advance. ops patrolling the area Slicing the Columbian company tty reported picketing had Held and all was quiet. on leaders were prepared to i e in today’s meeting their nl that armed guards hired f Columbian plant be removid that tiie question of a shop be arbitrated under of the Wagner labor bil.'. ras refusal of a closed shop id which led to walkout of nion employes four months The armed guards were postthe plant after vandals caiis>.ooo damage there June 16. isure for immediate settleof the dispute was demanded . fact that c oal mineru, enjoy->ek-end holidays, usually gathTerre Haute. I coal miners consider nationtwHNl’Eli ON PAGE SIX) TCH CABINET ESIGNS TODAY is Over Gold Standd Currency Causes Resignation Hague. Netherlands, July I.P Uiii-en Wilhelmina today ted the resignation of the Collin cabinet and asked D. P. S. M. Aalberse, a Cath•rty leader, to form a new as the Catholic faction in the on government which preled a ministerial crisis by Ing the means which Prem>Pin sponsored to defend the tandard currency. in submitted his resignation Si-year-old queen last night, he did so. Queen Wilhelmina him and his colleagues to on the work of government she considered the resig- - She asked him to give his 1 attention to state affairs, Ine comment: ore are difficult times.” •y. in asking Professor Aalto form a government, she hed him to do so on the 1 possible basis', so that the it would represent the politic of the country In a fight I ip the currency intact. icrse is fit. He is a jurist wnomist of note. the same time as last night’s ution. the bank rate was inti 1 per cent to 6 per cent. —o — ■ L Passenger Killed In Crash rago July 26 (UP)—Duane r 'l veteran pilot, wae killed a nd his pretty y ung student 'Ser. Vivian Thomas died later hospital of her injuries a tr ining plane crashed at '•’■Reynolds airp rt. passes ® j(j »he lylane went in,lls?in from about 200 feet P ™ ulated Miss Thomae. ■ .v ’ars old, had "frozen” f ’ toki of the Aeronca monoB ’ Thoniau la from Phikdel*’iM Vlßltin « here. She ... Hanbor airport with in» antl 1118 Wi,e f° r aa eal ’ly | ‘ostton whilj Mrs. Howat the airport. a,7 atttl >tlante said Howard nt be toming in for a the shij> sta >led and ‘he ap in .

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Kidnaper? — t — r } * r : E J| 1 i t \ .$ Jo I Michael? McCardell, alias James ! ! Parker, above, was held for quesi tinning in connection with the abduction last summer of John S. Ig)batt, wealthy London, Ontario. 1 brewer, following the latter’s . I identification of Parker in Hammond, Ind., where Parker was arrtwted June 22 as a suspected , hi-jacker. DELAY fflUffl BILL HEARING I I Opposition To Presence Os “Brain Truster” Causes Delay Washington,; July 26—-(UP) —A new battle over presence of a New Deal “br in truster” caused abrupt Suspension today of the house sen-. aU earner >nce on the jublie utilities ! bill. Th conferees ire aseking to deeide the vital questLn of whether th •idminstration’s “death sentence" clause will go into the utilities bill ; The houne voted aganst the death pent'net. The senate favored it. The conferenc-i > djourned without setting a’time for its next meet-1 ■ ing depit - repeated delays and the desir ■ for early action to speed congress). nal -.djutpriiment. Benjamin Cohen New Deal expert in the drafting of regulatory legis’ation.* caus d the deadlock today.! It was the second time a confer-, euc * had been broken up by dispute ever wheth r a brain truster sl’.ouid . be permitted to attend. Cohen, 1 glslative expert whose preser..e at the first confer-!' “nee caused a slcrmy protest from Rep. George Huddleston. D., Ala., was present • gain today. Chairman Burton K. Wheel r of ' ths senate interstate commerce committee, had declared some house conferees were in favor of Cohen’s remaining and that Huddleston was not uj.aking for the entire hcuee group. But as the conference broke up. (OONTINUFTD ON PAGE TWO) ' _o | ( INJURED AT OBSERVANCE 1 Bleacher Seats Collapse t During Centennial ‘ Pageant At Wabash < Wabash, Ind., July 26—(DPI— ( Collapse of bleieher e.ats at the t pageant grounds, injuring between 15 and 20 persons, marred Wabash centennial celebration last ] night. Approximately 500 persons were thrown to the ground when the newly graded sod under the bleachers, softened iiy recent rains gave away. | Several of the injured were ( treated at the WabMAli county hos- ( tpital. i Five hundred persons participat- , ed In last night’s pageant another , crowd of more than 1,000 attended a centenlal ball at the high sch 01. , A parade, with participants from each community in the county, will be ths highlight of tonights program. One section will be devoted to descendants of the Miami Ind- < lans, dresasd in trib 1 costumed, I who lived here before the coming < of the white man. Tomorrow’s program will be de- i voted to athletic events. Religious 1 services at the city (park will conclude the celebration Sunday. 1

TESTIMONY AT TRIAL FAILS TO MOVETHOMPSON Trial Os Sex Slayer Opens; Victim’s Sister Gives Evidence Peoria, 111., July 28—fU.RV-The blood-stained garments of auburnhaired Mildred Hallmark, pretty case hostess, were dangled today before the eyes of Gerald Thompson, charged with her murder, but the listless defendant batted not an eyelash. He sat four feet from them — the dainty lingerie spattered with blood and cut with the scissors he carried in his automobile, the pretty red-figured dress, the white shoes, the torn stockings and the jaunty little white hat she wore |on the night she met death in Springdale cemetery. He looked at them with no more emotion than a man studying a < road map, and with less apparent interest According to a confession which state's attorney Edwin V. Champion may try to introduce today. Thompson had ravished this girl and killed her with a brutal blow to her chin when she resisted his advances. Champion did his best to give the curly-haired defendant, nicknamed “Grandma’s Boy” in his childhood, a good opportunity to see the girl’s clothing. As each was marked for identification he | waved it, though unostenatiously, before Thompson. Thompson looked bored. The clothes were identified by Ruby Hallmark, two years older . than her slain sister, the 19-year old case hostess. Ruby was called ad the first witness for the state. Tears gushed from her pretty eyes as each was placed before her. She told of giving the grey plaid coat to her sister and identified the half-completed white sweater Mildred was knitting and ON PAGE THREE) FOUST BROS. TO GIVE ACT Trapeze Artists Will Stage Program On Dairy Day Only The Foust Brothers, trapeze artists, we’l known throughout this i section of the country, will present their act here August 8 in connection with the Cloverleaf Dairy Day program. One member of the troupe, Wilbur Foust, is an em-, ployee of Cloverleaf. He was transferred to Decatur from Huntington last January, and has made his home in Decatur since that time, j Russell Foust, the other member of thq troupe was a former Cloverleaf employee and is well known to several residents of this city. At the present time his home Is in Huntington. They wl'l present a well balancced act, consisting of muscular aaid daring feats. They also have arranged a very clever clown act, and their performance assures spectators of twenty minutes of thrills mixed with hilarious laughter. Last year they appeared at the World’s Fair for a thYee week engagement. and also within the last year have appeared at numerous street fairs and other entertainments in the states of Ohio. Indiana, and Michigan. A portion of their act was presented at the Decatur Country club July 4. Their apparatus is now erected on the tennis courts north of the . reani’ j ry, where they expect to engage in daily practice from now until Dairy Day. o Father Os Decatur Woman Buried Today Funeral service.) were held at Bluffton this afternoon for Henry Beal, father of Mid. Homer Hahn of Decatur. Mr. Beal died Wednesday evening following a stroke of apoplexy. Also surviving are the widow and another daughter, Mrs. W. H. Rich. Huntington. — o— Rev. Coughlin Granted Use Os Soldier Field Chicago July 26 —-(UP) —The Chicago park bo,rd today was ordered by Judg - James Kelly to allow Father Charles Coughlin to use Soldier Fi Id for a meeting of his national union for .social justice, in an 11 page opinion. Judge Kelly granted Coughlin’s! petition for u writ of mandamus.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, July 26, 1935.

Announce Changes In Horse Show Rule The ihonee committee for the Decatur Free Street Fair and the agricultural exhibit has made a change I i in the rules published this week. There are two claaaM for mures i in the show. The firet rule of the I committee was th.it mares over four , years old would be In one class and mares four yearn and under would be in another. The new ruling is that muree four years and over will be in one class I and mares under four years old will be in another. o CATTLE ENTRY LIST COMPLETE Full Entry Lists Are Assured For Decatur Free Street Fair The cattle committees for the Decatur Free Street Fair and agriculture show have reported that they are now sure that the 100 head promised in both the Guernsey and Jersey shoXvs will be at l the Decatur Free Street fair from August 5 to 9. Because of the extreme interest shown among the Guernsey breeders at Huntington it was necessary to have an elimination show there this week. It was the largest county Guerr.eey show ever held in Huntington county. Professor J. B. Fitch of the University of Minnesota will be the Judge for the two shows. He will judge the Guernseys at the national dairy show at St. Louis this year and has in previous years judged the Jerseys at national dairy shows. He is considered one of the best judges in the United States. I The judging for the Guernsey regional show will be held on Tuesday. Nearly every county in northeastern Indiana is included in this show. The chairman of the Guernsey committee is Dale Moses. The judging for the Jersey parish show will be on Wednesday with Merwin Miller as chairman of the committee. This show also will represent northeastern Indiana. . Plans for these two great shows have been underway for over a i year. The original arrangements were made by County Agent L. E. Archbold, who conceived the idea of ho'ding the two district shows in Decatur during the same week. 1 Roy Price is general chairman In ' charge of the two shows. Mr. Price has announced that every animal shown must be free from disease before it will be allowed to enter the tent. o Bangs To Continue Fight On Utility Huntington, Ind., July 26 —(UP) . —Maytr Clare W. H. Bangs won’t] give up his utility fight to become a candidate for governor. His mayorality campaign pledge, to make available electricity generated by the tiny municipal plant aVuliable to all residents, must be carried out first, Bangs said in a message sent from his county jail cell last night to a group of supporters gather d to organize a , ' Bangs for Governor” club. Bang.; is in j>.il as result of his utility fight. He was convicted of contempt of court for violating an injunction prohibiting extension of city light iplant facilities. NO DELINQUENT CHARGE ON TAX No Penalties Nor Interest To Be Added During This Year No penalties or interest will be added this year to taxes delinquent in 1931 and succeeding years, if paid in full on or before the first Monday in November. 1935, County Treasurer John Wechter, explained today. However, penalties and Interest assessed prior to January 1, this year on payments delinquent in 1931 and succeeding years, cannot be dropped. This concession is made by the office under a 1935 statute designed to encourage the payment of delinquencies. Notice of provisions of the act are being prepared for mailing to delinquents. Receipts for the fall installment of taxes are being checked with records of the office, this week. Advance preparation of these will i facilitate the handling of taxpay-i ers during the fall period.

SHEA TELLS OF MEXICAN TRIP Fort Wayne Newspaper Man Speaks To Rotary Club Thursday “Mexico, where modern progress and the things of antiquity clasp hands is a land of marked contrasts,” J. Earl Shea, vice-president and business manager of The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, declared Thursday evening in an address before the Rotary Club of Decatur, in describing his impressions of the neighboring country below the Rio Grande, which he recently visited ts a delegate to the annual convention of Rotary International. Mr. Shea, past president of the Fort Wayne Rotary club, said that in Mexico, it is common to see modern automobile trucks passing heavily-laden burros, extreme poverty and squalor existing at the very doors of magnificent cathedrals, latest type airplanes flying low over fields where peons labor in primitive fashion, and shoemakers turning out hand-made shoes with simple tools, while next door the most modern electrical appliances are being displayed and sold. "One of the wonderful remembrances of the international convention,” said Mr. Shea, “is that of the meeting between the delegates from Paraguay and Bolivia, two countries which recently ended , years of bitter warfare between each other. One of the de’egates had given 16 loved ones to the war, the other on the other side had given 12 of his loved ones. When the delegates met, they grasped each other’s hands. Then their arms went around each other’s necks, and for a period of what seemed to be hours they stood in fond embrace, while you saw tears flowing from the eyes of these strong men.” Two revolutionary demonstrations in Mexico’s capital comprised exceptional experiences on his trip to Mexico, Mr. Shea said. “Mexico speaks lightly of these demonstrations," said the speaker. "Perhaps they are accustomed to (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SENATE LEADER ASSAILS LONG Joseph T. Robinson Calls Huey A “Courageless” Abuser Forrest City, Ark., July 26.—<U.R) —Senate majority leader Joseph T. Robinson sped back to Washington today after denouncing Sen. Huey P. Long as a "courageless” abuser with a “red haired temper,” land new deal opponents as “conspirators to break the iprople's faith ■ in President Roosevelt.” Robinson spoke here last night to approximately 10,000 citizens of ; his native state at the crowning ] ceremonies of a gala peach festival. He admitted that the new j deal, in its primary objective to safeguard the masses, had aroused “bitter and persistent opposition from those accustomed to prey on ! the public.” “Every organization that seems to enjoy monopo'y and special favors,’’ he said, "is prompted to resist the new deal because it is stripping privilege of its stolen raiment and revealing favoritism in its naked deformitory.” Tearing into Sen. Long, Robinson listed him as one of a combination of political groups, "ordinarily antagonistic, which seeks to discredit the president and the administration." "Typical of these conspirators.” he said, “are chairman Fletcher of the Republican national committee, Senators Hastings, Long and Jouett Shouse, president of the American Liberty League.” He charged the Republicans were “so hopelessly divided they dare fCONTTNUED ON PAGE SIX) Days Till The FREE STREET FAIR and Agricultural Exhibit

CENTRAL SUGAR 1 COMPANY BUYS 482-ACREFARM One Os Best Farms In County Sold To Local » Industry Other farm news on page five. I 1 The sale of the Fonner Stock • Farm, comprising 482 acres, north i of Decatur on U. S. road 27, to the ‘ Central Sugar Company of this ' city was announced today by Abe 1 Ackerman, president, and K. R. • Zent, vice-president of the First ’ Joint Stock Land Bank of Fort 1 Wayne. ’ The reported price was SBO an • acre or a total of $38,560 for the ' entire tract. ’ The sale is the largest real estate deal made in this county in I recent years and Involves one of the best improved farms in Adams ’ county. ' The farm was formerly owned by A. J. Smith of this city. It axl- ’ joins Decatur at the north corpor- • ate limits and is divided into two ' farms by the state highway. Two ’ complete sets of buildings are on the farm, each one having a resi- ’ dence, cattle and dairy buildings. • The dairy barn, located on the east 1 side of the road is one of the larg--1 est in the county. 1 The co’onial type house on the ' west side of the road long has been ’ a familiar landmark in the coun- ■ ty. The farm on the west side of the road follows the meanderings 1 of the St. Mary’s river and part of it is directly opposite the Central ’ Sugar company's property, located 1 on the opposite side of the river. Dale W. McMillen, president of ' the Central Sugar company and other allied industries could not be ' located in- his Fort Wayne office this morning. In al! probability 1 the new owners will continue to operate the place as a general ’ farm and utilize th? barns for the ■ raising and breeding of cattle and 1 hogs. . No doubt many acres will be used in growing sugar bee>3 and soy beans and in making agricultural experiments of this nature. French Quinn, who represents (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I o I Six Break Jail At Cadiz, Ohio h Cadiz, O„ July 26 —(UP) —Bloodhounde were pressed into .search toI day for six prisoners who cut through a brick wall and escaped i from the Harrison county jail to--1 day. The hounds were imported from Caldwell by sheriff Archer Hedges to aid a posse of heavily armed police, donuties and farmers who took up th'? chase- after an alarm was sounded. Charles Edgar Smith and Eugene I Denton, who escaped last Saturday from the London prison farm and were later reciptur-d, led the break, Sheriff Tedges was told by other prisoners in the jail. 0 Milo Sales Dies This Afternoon Milo Sales, about 60, died at his lliome west of Berne shortly after 2 : I o’clock this afternoon. He has 'been | critically ill for some time and sev- ! eral weeks ago suffered from u ! stroke. o TEXAS SOLON QUESTIONED Senate Lobby Committee Continues Investigation Today Washington, July 26 — (UP) — Rep. Nat Patton, D., Tex., thumped a ni.kel cigar box and a bundle of books down before the senate lobby | investigating committee and insist-1 I ed that they constituted the “honest ; to Gcd truth” of he commiatee’s ] “box mysery.” On his heels came a witness who swore he had seen Patton with a box which he did not believe was a! cigar 'box. The witness was Eugene V. Sei- ] lers, florid NRA employe and former Texan cattleman, called us the i committee pried into charges a utility man passed a "box" to a congressman prior to the vote on the utility bib. He 'estified he was present when Patton li d a box on Sunday, June 30, the day before the house voted I on the utilities “death sentence.” (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

New Job for West? I ■ ■.■■rt;', ' fl MP ” Washington rumors have it that Charles H. West, a former Ohio representative and at present chief I “contact man” for the president, soon will be named under secretary of the interior, a recently ! created job. West, who has gained recognition for his efforts on behalf of New Deal measures, would receive SIO,OOO. WORK PROGRAM STILL DELAYED Only One Man Working Pending Launching Os New Program The FERA office here is marking , i time pending the arrival of orders from Indianapolis as to the date of the beginning of the new work program. Only one man is now working. He is the janitor of the office and is paid through the administratve department. The 11 m n working Ist week were laid off and are now awaiting notice of the time to return to work. The first unofficial reports from Indianapolis state that the new program would begin last Monday. A later report stated next Monday. A third unofficial report has said that the pregram will begin August i !• Very little difficulty has been exi peri need or reported by former relief workers. Evidently they are able to live either on their savings or through the assistance of odd Jebs. A number have found employment in the harvest fields. Farmers I for several months have been complaining about the difficulty experienced in finding good farm hands] willin to work at wages higher than they have been for many weeks. The new works program will probably re-employ the men slowly in rder to allow as many men as pos- ■ sibl? to help in the fields this summer. The peak relief load probably will not be attained until October. The average hand is now getting ] S3O to S4O a month. They also get free board and lodging. 0 Two Wounded In Payroll Robbery Peoria, 1111., July 25 —(UP) —Two men were wounded, one critically, today in a daylight payroll robbery. One of the victims was a bank ; guard and the ether a bandit. Two i of the three robbers who iparticipati ed in the holdup escaped but the , bandit who seized the SI,OOO payroll I was wounded and was captured with the money. Joe Backus, a guard for the com- ! mercial Merchants National bank ■ and trust company, was aceomipany- ] ing the payroll messenger for the I Empire store. When they were a ; block away from tba bank they were confronted by the three holdi up men who calmly announced the ] holdup. IBa kuf promptly began shooting ! and bis fire was asnewered by the ] bandits. Backus fell with a charge i from i shotgun in his left side. One of the bandits was hit in the leg ! and captured. o Two Scarlet Fever Cases Are Reported Two coses of scarlet fever were reported in Adams county in the morbidity report of the Indiana Divi- ] sion of Public Health for the week ending Saturday, July 20. o WEATHER Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer Saturday central and north portions..

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LEAGUE GALLED FOR DISCUSSION OF WAR THREAT i Mahatmi Gandhi Plans To Line Up Millions Behind Ethiopia (By United Press) Latest developments in the ian-Ethiopiaji dispute follow; Geneva: League council called to meet next Wednesday or Thursday to discuss settlement. Rome: Britain and France propose new formula which they hope might avert war. Paris: Ethiopia will fight before council for right to import arms, claiming a well-armed country is only hope of preventing war, Ethiopiati minister announces. Calcutta: Mahatma Gandhi starts i campaign to line up Indiants mil- ' lions in behalf of Ethiopia. League To Meet I Geneva, July 26.-<U.R>— “aly w °n a tactical victory in preparation , for the impending council meeting , on the Ethiopian dispute as the secretariat telegraphed members of the council that the session would open next Wednesday or Thursday. The telegram was sent by Joseph Avenol, secretary general, on behalf of Maxim Litvinov, president of the council. | The council will be convoked on the basis of the resolution on May 25, as Italy desired, instead of on the basis of Ethiopia’s appeal for p an immediate meeting. ' The May 25 resolution dealt solely with the submission of front:er incidents to arbitration, it provided the council would convene if the four arbitrators were unable ' to agree by July 25. Consequent- ’ Iv, convocation on this oasis may r facilitate Italy’s plan to restrict the ' council’s work and prolong arbitral procedure, instead of intervening 3 direct in the dispute. ’ Offer Formula (CSopyright 1935 by UP.) Rome, Ju'y 26.— (U.R) — A new 1 formula intended to avert war be--5 tween Italy and Ethiopia has been » offered by Great Britain and France, •It was understood today. i Reliable informants said the plan • ! had met Italian sympathy and the diplomatic atmosphere was more . | hopeful than it has been for a long I time. t It coincided with an impresive manifestation of enthusiasm by 15- - 000 people, mostly fascist black- - shirts, who paraded to Benito Mus- . solini's Venice palace and cheered ; him repeatedly while bands played II martial airs. In concern lest the crowd’s cries . against Great Britain and Japan lead hot heads to demonstrate be(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Processing Tax Suits Delayed Indianapolis, Ind., July 26 (UP) -—Decision on nearly two score suits attacking constitutionality of Agri ultural adjustment administration processing taxes will be delayed. Judge Walter C. Lindley, Danville, 111., said in district federal court here yesterday. Government briefs in answer to the suits have not been filed yet, he exp’ained. Threa additional actions against the taxes were on file against the taxes today. Plaintiffs were the 1 Metropolitan Cigar company, Chicago, Mayflower Mills, Fort Wayne, and the POkin roller mills Pekin. : o SET HEARINGS FOR LICENSES Four Liquor Applications Will Be Heard Here August 13 The state alcoholic beverages division has announced the hearing of four petitions for liquor, beer and wine licenses to be heard on August 13 at 9 a. m. in the county court house before the Adams county alcoholic beverages board. The Elks club of Decatur, which is now operating under an extension of its beer license is applying for a liquor, beer and wine retailer’s license. Fred Fullenkamp who owns Frickle’s Place in Decatur is operating under an extension of beer license and Is asking for a liquor, beer and w-ine retailer's license. Willis Dickason, who operates a restaurajit at 118 Line street in Geneva, is asking for a beer retailer's license. Homer E. Schug, who operates a restaurant at 109 Main street in Berne, Is also asking for a beer retailer's license.