Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1935 — Page 1

fcflii ASKS Export from MID POWERS JLjan l^ der Asks ■ ~ T<> Aid In ?Bpo* frs ’ ! I Averting War j ■»- Abiba. Aug - 12—<UR> “ Q* 8 I appeal-'-h>’s i ,eople tixluy ■**«Lori " f ,h ” world P 0W ’ and FranC t inii " " <llllg war *‘ t ' l fw'' of »ar is very near, bu . Ethiopia s"?l hopes “MSers wiH effect a settle'he efforts JlKg press, he said: impossihle 'o foresee the The end of he rainy seasW‘:.«!.-”■ diverse means tried to regulate the conW Litiealiy. I'aly continues !0 send troops and war ,n:o her bordering c01..8L ..BL danger of war Increases. >,s E lnopia Still nour'■Lit w'hope for a pacific of the legrettable eonißL ns renien.te... the role playfathers in safeguarding of our land and the past of our country.” B|- ,‘ emperor emphasized the ' for peace «•’ enable his counmake progress. Appealing aid of lht ' P° wers 10 . Ethiopia’s civilization, he with time did the great reach tln .i present adposition." pad tribute to "grand, pows!lli noble Bri’ain and proud of 'heir glorious their place in 'he fore humanitarianism.” Plan New Conference (Copvright. 1935. by UP.) 'O' ’- UP ‘ An,hon >’ K Rritl-h delegate to the conference 181-b' la- an E'i.ioi'i.m dispute. Paris p.-opo.-als which bring th. entire European iB, w ' .m-m. i' »'*’ today. ■ . no ~-tiEei denied that Eden l ' a!v "ti’irely new terms . abandons its plan to war on a: the end of the rainy next Monday, and it was the would recogtha every one -"m Europes probJKbin. wh-’-wr -here is war or will affect them vi'ally. ■x conf-rr.-l ' ’day with memd>. Ecverniii'-H and those accompany him. includKir R,)i '“ rl V.ii.sittaj-t, perm-ußd'-r-e of the for- | Mice. Eder. will leave for to begin pr< liminary talk Pi’-ri- laival in ans. of big conference opinion pessimistic. conf ■’ is regarded hope for peace. Offi-| carters cu'i'inue to insist >.:. ready to do its J tn p f >rs . Emp. ror Haile -of Ethiopia to grant tar | «W E r, PAGE SIX) 9H" -o ■.Omar Blossom » Dies Sunday Night Alb- rt Beineke of this iier .min.. Sunday night By’ tlo ” otl an -. . Mrs. Blossom ailing ■ ~-v-ral months disear. , ier condition Sfriim,, about two we- ke and Iler husband were in R ’’ s Aug.’! -s. California, uturii <i to Marion immed- - | Biosco n was. born and reared ■ b«t for the .past number of teaching in the MarJMligb school. Survi.ing besides are a stepson, one brothree sisters. ra! services will be field afternoon at 2 o'clock first Friends church in Mar- | o — 1 ■eriff Returns * Stolen Car Thief Dalks Brown returned eTe fing from a trip to AnMontana, from where the reI. Pratt who has iconhe stole an automobile E. Brown of Decatur, on r i>? of over 3,000 miles was the Sheriff. Mrs. Brown. ‘BL’ rkt and S - E - Brown. It about three days. ;®[Zj s n h J‘ ld ‘n the Adams county wßm;'-. “‘ 5 a . lla,ri i>g on a charge H|^ taklag in '-he Adams cir-

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CLAIMS STRIKE ONWPA BROKEN New York Administrator Says Men Returning To W ork New York, Aug. 12—-<ll.R> —City housing administrator I>angdon W. Post declared today that the strike of works progress, administration workers against the "security wage” had been broken but strike leaders refused to admit any losses. Post, who is in charge of the Astor low-cost housing project on the lower east side, key spot in the city-wide walkout, based his declaration on a survey of works projects. leaders of the 35 crafts whose 15.00 C members voted the strike, organized flying squadrons to concentrate this afternoon on the most' important Wl’A enterprises in the various boroughs in an effort to force suspension of work. At the same time the strike executive committee, which had refused to deal with non-union groups, made an apparent shift in policy by deciding to “cooperate” with the left-wing unemployed workers’ union, one of the largest units among the 85,000 non-A. F. of L. WPA employes. o Charles A. Friend Displays Tall Corn Charles A. Friend has on display in the Scbifer store window a stalk of field corn. The corn, Johnson county white, was planted May 25, 75 days late had grown to 14 feet, six and one -half inches tall. oHITLER DEFIES NAZI ENEMIES Leaves No Doubt War On Jews, Catholic Will Continue (Copyright 1935 by United Press) Berlin. Aug. 12— (U.R> —Adolf Hitler took the lead today tn the Nazi drive toward ‘'totality,” claiming divine blessing for Nazism and announcing that his men would crush all who defied them. The Raiehsfuehrer. emerging after long silence from his mountain retreat in Bavaria, exhorted his followers to fight for their cause. He left no doubt that the i Nazi drive against Roman Catho-1 lies, opposition-Protestants, Jews, j free masons, war veterans, socialists. and communists would continue on an official baste. Hitler spoke to his Nazis through the “old guard' — men who were with him in the days when he was derided as a mountebank — at Rosenheim. Bpvaria. last night. His speech reached millions of Nazis today through the closely controlled German press. Along with his speech were reports which showed an important broadening of the attack against I "political enemies” in the Catho-1 lie church. Prosecution of Roman Catholic prieste on the charge of smuggling foreign exchange now are familiar; today's reports were | of fines and imprisonment for; questioning the "totality" of Nazism. For the second successive (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

COAL MEASURE IS APPROVED BV COMMITTEE House Committee Votes To Report Favorably Guffey Measure Washington, Aug. 12—(U.R>—The house ways and means committee j voted today to report favorably the Guffey coal bill, last major measure in the way of a house clean-up of the administration'a legislative slate. The vote was 12 to 11, with two members of the 25-man comI mittee, composed of 18 Democrats and seven Republicans, voting i present.t The bill, which seta up a “little NRA” for the strike threatened bituminous coal industry, now is ready for house action. Il probably will be brought up for consideration Wednesday and passed on to the senate possibly i by Thursday. The house parliamentarian, Louis Deschler. was forced to rule on whether 12 favorable votes ! constituted a majority before the I formal action was announced by , Chairman Robert L. Doughton. The White House has insisted on congressional action on the bill j and today’s report was the reI suit of demands that wavering Democrats stand by the administration. The most controversial issue concerned constitutionality of the bill which places a penalty I on all coal mined under conditions which do not jibe with proposed code regulations for fair trade and labor practices. Eleven Democrats and one Republican. Rep. Thomas Jenkins. ; R.. O„ were understood to have j voted for a favorable report. Fire ' Democrats and six Republicans voted against. The two voting present were understood to be Rep. John McCormack. D., Mass., and Rep. W’esley E. Disney, D., Okla. The Guffey bill is designed bas(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MAN MURDERS BEST FRIEND Man Kills Friend He Accused Os Running Around With Wife Akron. 0.. Aug. 12 — <U.R> — A horrified wife and three children were dragged from their beds at dawn today to watch their husband and father send hie best friend to his death with a shotgun blact. Shouting, “come on. get dressed, we're going to kill a rat,” Ralph Still, 27. loaded his wife and children into his automobile and drove to the home of Ray Hetrick. 28. “Come on out here. I want to j see you.” he called to Hetrick. When the latter opened the i screen door and stepped on the : po«Jch, Still pressed the HTiggerf 'of his rpsty shotgun. The charge j struck Hetrick in the aMomen. j He toppled off the porch, dead. Still charged that Hcntrick had been “running around with my wife.” The families had been close friends for five years. Hetrick and Still worked at adjoining machines in the Fircetone Tire & Rubber factory. “I knew my husband liked Mrs. Still, you could see that,” sobbed the widowed Mrs. Hetrick. “He kissed her occasionally when we were on parties together. But I didn’t think there wae anything serious in that. Married couples often play around with each other on parties.” After the shooting Mrs. Still, vho had been huddled with the children in the back seat of the automobile, ran into the street and implored a passerby to call police. “My husband just shot a man,” she said. o25 Scouts Attend Camp At Rome City About 25 Boy Scouts from the four troops in thte city are enjoying an outing at the Anthony Wayne Boy scout camp. Rome City. The scouts left Sunday for camp and will remain until next Sunday. The camp is located on the island apposite the Gene Stratton-Porter eetats, formerly known as Ca.m,p Limberiost. Adame county chairman Bryce Thomae, Scoutmaster Ed Jaberg and Harry Dailey, assistant accompanied the scouts to Rome City.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 12, 1935.

Employes Clear Streets Os Fair Debris Sunday As nearly every evidence of I having had a, street fair -was oblit- [ erdted today, citizens expressed their appreciation to city employes who worked Saturday night and early Sunday morning in the effort to open streets and restore normal conditions. Mayor Holthouse publicly expressed his appreciation, in behalf of the city, for the fine services rendered by department heads and employes. Members of the street and fire {departments, the electric light and water departments and the police were thanked by Mayor Holthouse. “The boys did wonderful work and performed tine public service," says tha mayor. Second street was opened early Sunday morning. The streets were washed with the fire hose. The miles of extra electric wires strung for the fair were removed by noon today. EDITORS END ANNUAL MEET Both Factions Claim Victory In State Democratic Truce Indianapolis, Aug. 12 — (U.PJ — Both factions claimed victory today in the Indiana Democratic party truce. iState administration leaders pointed out that Gov. Paul V. McNutt was given full recognition as i party leader in the state by about 1,000 persons at the Democratic editorial association banquet at French Lick Saturday night. Friends of U. S. Senator Frederick Van Nuys claimed, however, he won assurances during a twohour conference which preceded the banquet that Pleas Greenlee. McNutt’s secretary, would not be permitted to use patronage powers to pack the state convention next year with delegates on the state payroll. Greenlee and Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford townsend remained the two outstanding candidates tor the gubernatorial nomination at the close of the two-day outing. Van Nuys agreed to end his I fight against the state adminisj tration during the conference I with McNutt, U. S. Senator Sherman Minton and Omer Stokee Jackson, state chairman. The senior senator pointed out that he did not want leadership of the state organization but demanded assurance the 1936 nominating convention would not be “packed for one-man control.” Greenlee did not consider his activities in that light. He eaid friends throughout the state were conducting his fight for him in appreciation of his organization work. It was rumored that he would resign the patronage secretaryship and make an independent race for the nomination if he still (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o BORAH FAVORED AS CANDIDATE Nationwide Poll Shows Borah Favorite For Presidential Race Washington, Aug. 12 — (U.R> — iSen. VZilliam E. Borah, Idaho, was favored as the 1936 Republican presidential nominee today in a nationwide poll of Republican county chairmen and other local Republican leaders. The poll was taken by Robert H. Lucas, former executive director of the Republican national committee. He sent letters to 2,400 Republican county chairmen, 300 city leaders, and 500 “young Republicans.” I.ucas asked for a vote on 11 possible candidates listed. He received 1,565 replies, representing 1,036 counties throughout the nation. Those polled were asked to indicate first and second choices. Borah, a liberal Republican who has supported some new deal measures, was named as the first choice by 247 and as second by 121. Col. Frank Knox. Chicago publisher, was renked second and Gov. Alf Landon of Kansas, third. Former President Herbert Hoover was sixth. Some wrote in the names of Col. Charlee A. Lindbergh, Gov. Winant of New Hampshire, former Gov. Caulfield of Missouri, Gov. Merriam of California. former Sen. Otis F. Glenn (CGNTINUHD ON PAGE FIVE)

EICHTEENMEN PAINT HOUSES Houses At Homestead Are Being Given Third Coat Os Paint Eighteen men were put to work this morning painting the 48 housee at the subsistence homeeteade project, This will be the third icoat of paint. H. G Haleey, in charge of tlhe ’Project, estimates that the work will | require from 10 days to two weeks. ; Russell Owens has been hired to i supervise the pointing and th? men have been hired by the day by the government. Mr. Haleey stated that the men have been instructed to do a good job and to take as much time as necessary to make the final coat satisfactory. Two colors are being used, white and ivory. The paint hae a sheen. Ttie road will probably ibe started next week. Arrangements have been completed to lay the black top in suith a manner as to prevent dust from blowing against the freshly painted houses. The road will be started at the apposite end of the project. The gardens and soy b ans planted by the homesteaders are growing excellently. Several women at the project have already canned vegetables from their own gardens. 0 Joan Blondell Files Suit For Divorce Los Angeles, Calif. Aug. 12-*-(UP) —Anotl( r of Hollywood’s famed “ideal romances” went to seed today as Joan Blondell, blonde charmer of the films filed suit for divorce from George S. Barnes, camera man. The actress charged incomparntibility and said they were unable to agree on friends, drinking and automobile driving. Barnes, a highly rated craftsman ! In the film industry, caused Miss I Blondell great embarrassment by j ignoring guests she invited to her I home, she said. PLANEWBECKEU ATVANWERT Airplane Which Was Here During Fair Is Wrecked Sunday Six people ea.aped serious injury in a crash at Van Wert, 0., Sunday noon when an airplane was wrecked shortly after taking off. The plane, piloted by Frank Haines of Detroit, Michigan, was the one which took up passengers here during the Decatur fair. The plane has been o na barnstorming tour In this section of the country. It carries six passengers. The pilot told Van Wert officials that the tail of the plane picked up a piece of wire about 35 feet long as it left the ground. The wire tangled in a fence as the plane cleared it. Thrown out of control, the plane skidded over the ground at the rate of 65 miles an hour until it landed in a ditch. It was completely wrecked, the motor thrown out and the wings broken, it cun not be repaired the I pilot stated. Mr. Haines sustained severe bruises and lacerations. Four teeth Wcra broken in the mouth of a passenger Edna Darwood, of Mendon, Ohio. Tne names of the other four passengers were not learned, but, they were uninjured Indiana Workers Alliance To Meet Indianapolis, .Aug. 12 —(UP) —i Members of the workers alliance of Indiana will meet throughout the state Saturday to test works progress administration wage scales, Roy Lancaster, state secretary of C.ie organization, said today. Lancaster predicted there will be a nation wide strike of relief workers unless WPA wages are raised to a schedule comparable with union scales. 0 _ William Hudson Drops Dead Sunday Word has been received here of the death of William Hudson of Hammond, who dropped dead at Hammond Sundaj’ eve ning at 5 o’clock. Mr. Hudson was born northeast of Decatur and lived here until about 25 years ago when he moved to Hammond. The widow, formerly Ida Ada Wertzbcrger, survives, together with three daughters by a former marriage.

LARGEST CROWD OF FAIR HERE ON LAST NIGHT Last Week’s Fair Declared Best Ever Held In Decatur Decatur's most successful street fair closed Saturday night with the biggest crowd of the week in attendance. The midway was packed from early evening until near | the closing hour. Commented on by local residents and visitors as the cleanest and best conducted fair in the city’s history, the Decatur Chamber of | Commerce will realize a neaj profit! on the week’s activities. Accurate figures are not available as all I bills have not yet been presented.! Anyone having bills against the! J fair is asked to present same to! I Roscoe GLendenniug al the First State Bank not later than Wednesday. All concessions, rides and shows reported excellent business during the week, particularly in the last three days. Saturday night’s crowd was easily the largest of the week, with visitors spending freely and evidently having a glorious time. The entire week was singularly free from rowdyism of any sort, 1 city officials, aided by special poI lice, patroling the midway day and [ night to halt any rough actions. Concessions were of an exceptionally clean nature, with no ; crooked games in evidence during the entire week. That the fair was a success, is shown by the fact that operators of the rides, shows and concessions wanted to know if the fair was to be repeated next year. Only one accident of any consequence marred the fair. A. E. Sei-1 den, Lansing, Mich., the "Stratosphere Man," who thrilled large crowds at every performance of his sensation high act at Fourth, and Monroe streets, was injured Saturday afternoon at the conclus-! ion of his act. While making his slide for life which concluded his act, Selden's brake on the slide failed to ho'd, thrusting Selden against Fhe spring at the end of the slide with great force. The impact hurled Selden back i several feet, with his head and (arm coming into contact with the cable and the carriage which he rode. The artist suffered severe gashes on his nose and forehead and badly pinched right wrist. However, Selden went on with his act Saturday evening, although , he was unable to correct the faul: in his slide in time for the evening performance. _____o— Mare And Colt Are Lost By Lightning W. H. Lichtenberger, living three ' 1 miles northeast of t Decatur, .has i reported that lightning 'killed a ! ’ mare and colt on his farm last week. They were valued at more than S2OO. with no insurance. o ( SHUBT RELIEF IS PBEDiCTEO Temporary Relief From Searing Heat Promised By Bureau I ’ (By United Press) A high pressure area moving east-1 ward across the Rocky mountains brought respite today from searing 1 heat which tortured the heart of the nation from the Rio Grande to tlhe Canadian border. Temperatures that touched 108 ' degrees in Kansas, Arkansas, and Tennessee were blamed for four deaths in the last 24 hours. Missouri reported one heat prostration. Kansas had two drownings ( and Wisconsin one. The weather bureau, predicted thunderstorms in scattered sections of the middle west, said the relief ' would be short-lived and the mercury will soar again tomorrow. Goodland and Concordia, Kan., ' Memphis, Tenn., and Fort Smith, ‘ Ark., reported the 108-degree tem- ( peratures. Comparatively cool wea- i tlsfA’ afforded! peasant week-end , outings for residents of New York j and other eastern cities. Other iiigh temiperatures were: Oklahoma City, 106; Dodge City, la., 104; Kansas City, 104; Omaha, Sioux City la., Arilene, Tex.. Dallas St. Joseph, Mo., and Shreveport, La., All 102. Cooler Ind (Indiana Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 12 —(UP) (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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As Baron Aloisi, Italian delegate to the League of Nations, explains Premier Mussolini’s demands at Geneva, Italy goes forward with her plans in Ethiopia by calling more men to the colors and massing 150,000 troops on the border.

ROOSEVELT TO ANSWER CRITICS President Expected To Answer Attacks After Adjournment Washington, Aug. 12. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt within a fortnight or two may be expected to present to the country his answer to attacks on the new deal such as that by former President Hoover and other administration critics, close friends indicated today. In his swing across 'the country following adjournment of congress, j Mr. Roosevelt is expected to .break his silence with regard to increasIngljrtbitter Republican criticism. His speeches will, it was indicat--1 ed, present the new deal’s reply :o such challenges as that made by Hoover at Chicago when he ■ called on the president to reveal l whatever plans he may have for constitutional changes. There was no indication, however, whether Mr. Roosevelt would make any direct response to 'the specific questions raised by Hoover. The former president’s statement was regarded here as placing him firmly in the forefront of Republican presidential possibilities for 1936. The White House remained sll-j ent regarding 'the Hoover attack. This has been the customary procedure. Stephen T. Early, presidential secretary, said he had not discussed Hoover's remarks with Mr. Roosevelt and that Mr. Roosevelt had not indicated what he thought of them. No speech-making dates for Mr. Roosevelt ha.ve been arranged yet for the western tour. The president is expected to leave the White House about a Week after adjournment of congress, heading for San Diego. it was believed the president would make at least two and possibly three speeches. He is expected 'to go west by the southern route through Arkansas, home (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) -— ——o Mina Collier Takes Teaching Position Mies Mina Collier has accepted a position in the Washington high school at Logansport as instructor of music and homo ■eC’Onomice. She will assum? her duties August 29. Miss Collier is spending this month with her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collier, after tearthing music and dramatics in the federal emergency educational program in Indianapolis since last February, o Six In Attendance At Editors’ Meeting Those from this county who attended the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association meeting at French Lick have returned and were improved over the splendid showing of cooperation, desire to serve and confidence in a victory next year. The delegation included Senator T. A. Gottschalk; N. C. Nelson, county chairman; Judge H. M. DeVoss, David Depp, county clerk; C. H. Musselman of the Berne Review and J. H. Heller. The banquet ; Saturday evening, attended hy more | than 1,500 was one of tihe largest ever held in the state. WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, except local thundshshowers extreme south portion tonight; somewhat cooler tonight and east and south portions Tuesday.

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SPEAKER BYBNS SAYS CHANGES TO BE REFUSER Bitter Fight Developes In Senate Over Tax Rich Measure Washington, Aug. 12— (U.R) — Speaker of the house Joseph Byrns, leaving the White House today, expreaeed the opinion that the income tax rate in the lower brackets as suggested by the senate finance committee would not be acceptable to the house. Proposed invasion of lower income brackets for added revenue today threw Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals. into complete disarry for the senate floor battle over taxation this week. Partisan ranks were broken in a ecore of places for the battle inevitable when the finance committee reports its revised bill, probably today or tomorrow. Usual liberal and conservative lineups were shattered. The bill, revised by the finance committee to raise $500,000.00') annually in new revenue, faced collision between advocates of increased taxation on all incomes and those who believe it should be returned to its original purpose of tapping only the higher brackets. President Roosevelt, returning from a week-end cruise on the Potomac, remained silent on the revision. His request for ini creased taxation of wealth had gone entirely out of hand, with the measure now involved in an insurgent attempt to write a comprehensive. revenue-producing bill. Politics entered the situation in a double-edged way. Senators who have been shoutI ing for a balanced budget will ’ find it hard to justify opposition to a bill which might produce half a billion dollars of badly needed revenue. Congressmen who will be up for re-election in 1936 do not rel- ; ish the idea of facing their con- .: stituents and declaring they voted to raise their taxes, even to the possible extent of dipping into pockets of relief workers who in some cases would be caught in the proposed new rates. Sen. William E. Borah, R.. Ida., heralded the coming senate conflict by denouncing the committee plan for reducing the married ■ man’s exemption from $2,500 to $2,000 as a levy upon those who could ill afford it. “I do not see the justice or the wisdom of lowering the exemptions,” Borah said. “Neither do I think we ought to increase the rates on small incomes. Families with small incomes are now paying more than their proportion of taxes and at (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Conservation League Will Meet Tuesday Milton O. Brown, secretary-trea-surer of the Adams county fish and game conservation league, today announced the league will hold a special ’meeting at Bellmont Park Tuesday evening. All members are r quested to be present. LUMBER TEAM WINS CONTEST Adams County Lumber Company Wins Horse Pulling Contest A team owned by the Adams county lumber company of Decatur won the heavyweight pulling contest, held in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural exhibit, Saturday afternoon. This team, driven by Wiley Morrison, and weighing 3,670 pounds, pulled a load of 5,190 pounds a distance of 12 and one-half inches. Second place was awarded to John M. Bollenbacher of Geneva, with Ralph Bollenbaxiher as driver. This team weighing 3,490 pounds, pulled the 5,190 pounds three and three-quarter inches. Albert Beer of Berne won third place, with a team weighing 3,140 pounds and driven by Forrest Beer, This team pulled 4,910 pounds, five feet and four Inches. Enoch Yoder of Berne won fourth His team of 3,270 pounds, driven by Kermit Yoder, pulled 4,630 pounds a distance of 10 feet. The first prize awaj-d was S2O, second sls, third $lO, and fourth $5.