Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 23 October 1935 — Page 1

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Woman’s Club Plans i Annual Fruit Drive Tho Civic Section of the Woman's Chib will start its annual fruit drive for the Adams county memorial hospital Tuesday, Octo her 29, it has been announced The Civic section sponsors the drive for canned fruits and vege tables and jars of preserves each year for use at the local hospital. I The public Is asked Io contribute | and those donating the food will j receive fruit jars and jelly glasses iu exchange for their donations. A complete canvass of Adams county will be made, collecting be Ing centered at Decatur. Berne. Geneva and Monroe. Captains will be appointed for these places and also for soliciting from members of the home economics clubs of the county. R. EARL PETERS TALKS TOW Indiana Housing Head Speaks To Lions Cluh Tuesday Evening R. Earl Peters, FHA head in Indiana. addressed the regular meet- ’ Ing of the Decatur Lions club Tuesday evening on the work his organization is doing in the state. Clyfle Butler was chairman of the meeting. Mr. Butler's house on North Second street was the I first completed in Decatur under title two of the FHA program. With Mr. Peters were G. 11. King! and 11. D. Vilm. who are members of the FHA underwriting department in Indianapolis. Mr. Peters stated that title two deals with the part of the FHA I program which sponsors the construction of new houses financed by banks under loans made by the bank and guaranteed by the government. “The old type of mortgage was written for three to five years with both the bank and the borrower knowing that the loans could not be repaid in that time.” Mr. Peters said. "FHA loans are made over a 20-year basis with the borrower repaying the loan at the approximate rate of slft per It.ooo a” month. This application of installment buying is made because most of the working people of the country are paid on an installment basis. "Interest on FHA loans is five ner cent. In addition to this oneTiaTT of one per cent interest is given to thte bank for collection and bookkeeping charges. One half of one per cent pays fire and other forms of ordinary insurance plus mortgage Insurance and taxes. In this way all the borrower has to pay is his $lO per SI,OOO per month. At the end of the time he is entitled to a rebate of part of the special charge made for mortgage insurance. “In case the government should be compelled to take over the property it would be helo until the real estate prices raised to such an extent that the property could be sold to give the borrower his approximate equity in the. house. "Banks and lending agencies outside of Indiana have., expressed their desire to come into the slate and make FHA loans, which are (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) McNIimiOLDS PARTT POWER Governor’s Selections Win In “Two Per Cent" Club Election Indianapolis, Oct. 23.—<U.R) —Complete dominance of the Democratic party in Indiana by Gov. Paul V. McNutt, but lack of sustained power in national circles, was exhibited today in the latest developments of the state's turbulent political scene. The administration machine won the election of officers for the Hoosier Democratic-two per cent club. All the old officers, appointed for the first term, were renamed. They are Frank Finney. Martinsville, auto license commissioner, president; Evan Slotsenburg, New Albany, highway commissioner, vice-president; Pleas Greenlee, secretary to the governor, secretary, and Bowman Elder. Indianapolis, chief political auvisor to the governor, treasurer. Defeat of the “insurgent” group was assured before the election was held. Chief object of their fight was to eliminate Elder as custodian of the funds raised through a two per cent assessment on sal(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

GUNFIRE ENDS IN DEATHS OF 2 GUARDSMEN Louisiana Strike Brings Death To Two Guards Last Night I<ako Charles, La„ Oct. 23 <U.R) —Gov. O. K. Allen today was expected to close this harbor where gunfire last night between strikebreakers und International Longshoremen association members left two guards dead and 11 other men reported wounded. W. R. Mayo, ILA leaxler here, I said Gov. Allen called him last ' night and proposed a truce after i the six hours of sporadic gunfire between 7011 independent dock workers and 350 striking ILA | workers had endangered (raffle j on two main United States high- ’ ways. Mayo agreed to a truce for arbitration conferences if guards and strikebreakers also were removed from the docks, he said he told I the governor. The docks, where the fighting began, are outside the city limits. A small detail of sheriff’s deputies could do no more than aid the wounded. Sheriff Henry A. Reid went to 1 Baton Rouge to ask help of Gov. Allen but was informed the governor was out of town. Meantime, authorities here were calling for state police and federal officers to stop the firing which had thrown the town into confusion. Trouble started here yesterday afternoon when a truck, driven by a dock guard and containing two others, began to drive from the highway to the docks through the picket - lines. The driver. Louis Santon. New Orleans, was shot in the stomach and died a (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) TWO SOUGHT AS WOMAN KH.LERS Noted Jockey And Exercise Boy Sought In Louisville Murder Louisville, Ky., Oct. 23—(U.R) —Willie “Smoky” Saunders. 20, widely known jockey, admitted he was in the back seat of an automobile with Mrs. Evelyn Slivinski, 24, before she was found dead on a highway near here Sunday, commonwealth attorney Merit O Neal said today after questioning Saunders. Louisville, Ky.. Oct. 23. — <U.R) — Solution of the brutal slaying of a pretty young wife who liked roadhouse parties today awaited apprehension of Willie (Smoky) Saunders, 20-year-old jockey who rode to fame on Omaha. Derby and Preakness winner. Sought with Saunders was Tony Sani, 2fi, exercise boy and former jockey. He was reported seen with Saunders last Saturday night just before two flashily-dressed youths started on a roadhouse party which ended in the death of Mrs. Evelyn Slivinski. 24. wife of a Louisville tailor. Mrs. Slivinski's body, mangled ' and beaten, was found on a road 1 in Louisville’s exclusive residential section early Sunday. Search for the racetrack figure I started after Mrs. Agatha Machison. 26, identified a photograph of Saunders as one of the men with her and Mrs. Slivinski on the fatal automobile ride. Saunders' automobile, “very dirty” and "badly messed up," was found in a Baltimore garage yester day. Police quoted an hotel attendant as saying that Saunders explained he had been “out with a girl and she got sick." Saunders dropped out of sight after reportedly leaving Baltimore Monday night to return to Louisville to “answer questions.” According to Mrs. Machison's (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —o Colder Weather Predicted Here Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 23 —(UP) ,A cold wave with temperatures hovering around the 40-degree mark will break the Indiana summer weather in the state, the U. S. weather bureau reported here today Generally fair conditions will 'prevail as the temperatures drop ten or more degrees throughout the state tomorrow morning. Today’s low in Indianapolis was 45 degrees, the bureau reported.

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Quake Refugees Live In Tents I . _r__ While residents of Helena joined forces in the immense task of rebuilding the Montana capital, hundreds of refugees left homeless by the earthquake occupied tent camps, above, pending more permanent housing provision planned by the RFC.

SAM GOLDSTEIN UNDER ARREST Man Once Sentenced Here Held At Chicago For Bank Robbery Chicago. Oct. 23— (U.R) —Police Matron Mary White summoned officers today to help her avert what she termed a suicide attempt by Miss Fay Cavender, 29. in a jail cell. TMie matron said she found Miss Cavender with strips from a pillow slip knotted about her neck. Miss Cavender was taken into custody recently at the time of the arrest of her brother-in-law. SamUtel Goldstein. 43. Goldstein, officers said, admitted participation iu the $12,000 holdup of a bank at Waterville, ()., in December, 1934. Three men were taken into custody with Goldstein. They were James Radeki. 41; Thomas Cartwright. 46. and Frank Pauley. 33. Police said Goldstein had been identified as a paroled prisoner from tlie Michigan City, Ind., state penitentiary and a former resident of Fort Wayne. Sam Goldstein, formerly of Fort Wayne. Is known to local police. Goldstein a.nd bis former associate, William Reilly. also of Fort Wayne, were arrested at the city limits of Fort Wayne after they j had broken from the jail here i and kidnaped former Sheriff John Baker and Deputy Sheriff Dallas Hower. Goldstein and Reilly were captured at the Fort Wayne city limits by former Sheriff Al Abbott of Fort Wayne, his deputies and city police. On May 9. 1931. Gold(CONTINURD ON PAGE TWO) YOUTH COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY —- Root, Union Townships To Hold Regular Meeting October 29 The Youth's Council of Christian Education of Root and lliion townships will hold the regular month-j I ly meeting Tuesday evening at 8 ' o'clock at the Mt. Pleasant church. The various churches of the two i townships will furnish musical selections during the evening and ; Clifton E. Striker, superiiftendent. ot the Adams county schools, will be the principal speaker. As the special numbers are presented a study of the hymns will be conducted, giving the name of, the author, tune and the interpre-1 tation. The public is invited to j attend. The program follows: Congregational song — Directed by Miss Mildred Baker. Prayer. Special number —Union Chapel. Business meeting — Chauncey i Clem. Special number —Mt. Victory. Announcements. Special number —Clark’s Chapel. Address—Clifton E. Striker. Special number —Pleasant Grove. Recognition ot visitors. Special number —Mt. Pleasant. Benediction.

Local Women At Church Meeting 1 The Bluffton group meeting of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal church was held Tuesday at Wayne- | dale. A splendid program was presented, and the next meeting will lie held next year at Pleasant Mills. Those from Decatur who attended the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sprang. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Wicks, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lewton. Miss Katheryn Mangold. Mrs. Ross Mallonee. Mrs. H. R. Carson. Mrs. F. V. Mills, Mrs. Robert Case, Mrs. 11. D. Myers and Mrs. A. D. Suttles. o FALL FESTIVAL FRIDAY NIGHT Variety Os Entertainment Planned By ParentTeachers ' A variety of entertainment is i being arranged for the fall festival to be held at the South Ward school Friday night and sponsored 'by the Decatur Parent-Teachers I council, consisting of the ParentTeacher organizations of the Cen- ' tra.l, South Ward and West Ward schools. Serving of food will start at 5 i o’clock and Mulligan stew will be presided over by an old witch and • other articles of food will include .; hamburger sandwiches, hornmade pies, cakes and candy, coffee. milk, ice cream, popcorn and j peanuts. ■ I The entertainment will start early in the evening and pony I rides will be enjoyed by the chlldren. An amateur hour of enter- \ tainment will be presented, prei sided over by Dr. Ben Duke who will impersonate Major Bowes. 1 P. B. Thomas will preside as chair1 man of the amateur program. Anyone may enter the amateur I hour contest which is open to the ' public. Entries will be received i by P. B. Thomas at the Central j school building until Friday noon. ■ The person winning first prize ■ 'will be awarded $3. second prize i $2, and third prize. sl. The public is invited to attend this entertainment and patron-i and children of the school are especially urged to be present. 0 Medical Society To Meet Friday The Adams county medical socj iety will meet Friday night at 8 I o'clock in Decatur. Dr. S. D. Beav|ers will have charge of the program and Dr. Ralph Elston or Fort Wayne will be the speaker. The definite ; place of meeting will be announced later. Noted Physician Dies Suddenly Baltimore, Md„ Oct. 23—(UP) — ' Dr. Jotrepli, C. Bloodgood. 67. Johns i Hopkins physician and leader in the i fight against cancer, died suddenly i at his home here last night. Funeral services will be conducted today. Bloodgood’s death was attributed to coronary thrombosis. He had not been particularly well for the past year but had continued hie duties as head of the Johns Hopkins laboratory of surgical pathology.

GREAT BRITAIN WILL INCREASE DEFENSE FORGE Prime Minister Baldwin Cites Need For Stronger Defense Ixmdon, Oct. 23. <U.R) Troubled | times in the International field are likely next year and Britain finds I it necessary to increase her defense forces, Prime Minister Stan- , ley Baldwin told the house of commons today, continuing the three-1 day foreign affairs debate. "In the interests of world peace," Baldwin told the crowded house, "it is imperative that our defensive forces should be stronger than they j are today.” He then announced that parliament would be dissolved on Friday and a general election held on Nov. 14. As the government benches cheered the announcement, Baldwin explained: “A lull in the international affairs seems to have arrived, where-1 as if we postponed the election un- ; til January, we might find the country facing a more difficult lime than today.” Baldwin refused a laborite re-. quest for a debate on unemploy-; ment. "The international situation is of paramount importance," he said, I “and while unemployment is also important, I am afraid they must appeal to the country—a tribunal to which we all must bow." Regarding the Ethiopian situ- ! ation, Baldwin repeated the an- I nouncement yesterday by Sir Samuel Hoare, foreign secretary—that Britain intends to make no isolat-. ed action against Italy, but to act j only under the league. He praised the efforts of the lea- , gue, suggesting that it was doing . well to accomplish what it has in ' the face of non-support from the United States. Japan and Germany, i "We must remember,"' he said. "We are not dealing with a league , enjoying the plenitudeTT7 strength which its founders envisaged, but | 4 league left to one side by three . jof the most Important powers and ' which has enjoyed perhaps waver-; ■ ing support from some of its members.” He warned that any settlement I of the Ethiopian problem must be fair to Ethiopia. Italy and the lea- | gue. but that it must be done by diplomatic means and not forceful league sanctions. He then criticized the propaganda press of dictatorship countries, such as Italy and Germany, indirectly accusing them of fomenting I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Martz Funeral Rites Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Coy Martz. 341 Line street, who died at the Adams county memorial hospital Tuesday morning, will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at the First Evangelical church. Rev. M. W. Sondermann will officiate and burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. SALVATION ARMY DRIVE OPENED Salvation Army Opens Annual Solicitation Here Today — The annual solicitation for funds to support the Salvation Army was started in Deca.tur today. The drive will continue until next Wednesday, October 30. Mrs. Alice Baird of the Salvation Army is directing the solicitation. The following letter from the president of Purdue university praises the work of the charitable organization, which Is world wide in its scope: “Today this world is a tough old place, but it is not tough enough to put the Salvation Army out of business. Let us hope it never will be, else all ot us are likely to be put out. “An army is said to travel on its stomach. The Salvation Army travels to victory because it has a soul. Giving to The Salvation Army is not in these days an act of old-time charity. It is a present day civic duty. If the Army this year is denied the means of carrying on its time-tested work, then ■ all of us will be losers. It is a lucky day for anyone to have a chance to help the Army as it serves those out of luck. Edward C. Elliott, president of Purdue university.”

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MRS. GOWENS IS PRESIDENT Mrs. L. A. Cowens Heads Central Parent Teachers Mrs. L. A. Cowens was elected president of the Central school Parent-Teachers association at a meeting held at the school Tuesday afternoon. Miss Glennls Elzey, | teacher of reading at the school, was named secretary of the organization. The election of the two officers was necessary on account of the 1 vacancies caused by Mrs. C. O. ! Porter, former president of the organization, who has moved to Mun- ! cie, and by Miss Electa Oliver, former secretary, who was trans- | ferred to the West Ward school. A letter received from Mrs. Port'er was read at the meeting, and ' she commented on the work of the local school systems. She stated | that her two sons ranked among the highest in the tests given the : Muncie school children at the ' opening of school. P. B. Thomas, principal of the ; school, explained the changes in the organization of the school this year and Miss Coffee and Miss Margaret Moran discussed the work offered in oral and written j expression. Harry Dailey told of the arithmetic work being presented in each grade level. The organization decided to have i other teachers of the school tell j of their work at future meetings during the year. APPLICATIONS I DUE NOV. 15 Deadline Is Set For Applications For New Wheat Contract Applications for the 1936-1939 wheat adjustment contract being now offered to wheat producers by | the agricultural adjustment administration must be in the office of the Adams county wheat allotment committtee not later than Nov. 15, it was announced here today by Edwin Neuhauser, president of the Adams county wheat control association. This announcement came after receipt of word from Washington that November 15 had been set as the deadline for the sign-up campaign for the new wheat adjust-1 ment program. Mr. Neuhauser said that, while (Tit; sign-up will not be considered complete until that date, it will not be necessary ; for the allotment committee to ’ wait longer to begin completion and listing of the applications for submission to the state grain board !at Lafayette and that this work will begin at once. “Wheat producers are urged.” he said,, “to make application for their contracts as soon as possible so that the work may be completI ed in Adams county soon after the deadline. Those producers who have not definitely made up their minds should sign applications so that they will be eligible to sign ' the contract should they decide to do so. Signing the application will not hind them to sign the contract jin case they decide against it later.” Retail Grocers Are Guests Os Company Retail grocers in Northeastern Indiana were arriving in Decatur this afternoon to inspect the Central Sugar company's plant and to be guests of the company at a banquet at the Decatur Country Club this evening. The visitors will be welcomed by Dale W. McMillen, president of the Central Sugar company. Vocalists from station WOWO who broadcast the Crystal White sugar program will appear on the program. Dr. J. A. Brock of Saginaw, Mich., secretary ot the Farmers and Merchants Beet Growers Association will address the grocers on the “romance of sugar.” WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday; cooler east and south portions tonight.

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Italian Leader Asks Britain, France To Delay Enforcement Os League Penalties. ASK FOR BATTLE Rome. Oct. 23— (U.R) -Premier Benito Mussolini has requested France und Britain to delay application of sanctions to facilitate current diplomatic negotiations for settlement of the Italian-Ethio-pian dispute, It was learned tonight . Plead To Fight (Copyright 1935 by United Press) Addis Ababa, Oct. 23— (U.R) - Warriors of the northern Ethiopian armies, estimated by Ethiopian sources at perhaps I.OOfi.JOO men. pleaded with their commanders today to let them storm the Adigrat-Aduwa-Aksum line, held by 180,000 invading Italians. Emperor Haile Selassie I waa reported to be reserving decision on whether to give the order for his troops to take the offensive in a battle which might determine the fate of the entire northern half of his empire. He realized an attempt to drive the Italians back into Eritrea, would be a stupendous military gamble, perhaps the decisive gamble of the war with his country's future as the stake. But his fighting men clamored for him to take the risk, ajid some of the more hot headed chieftains added their pleas. As these pleas were weighed in the royal palace, the betting was that the final decision would be to join battle with Mussolini's legions when they reach Makale, 50 miles south of their front lines. The capital rejoiced over reports brought in by naxive runners that 15 members of an adI vance Italian unit were killed on 'the southeastern Ogaden front by the explosion of mines which they had planted themselves. Even more joyful demonstrations greeted another report that three Ethiopian machine - gun crews, operating from a roadside axnbuscade near Ualual mowed down 400 Italians advancing under command of Gen. Rodolfo Graziani. The commanders of the northern troops concentrating around Makale and eager to start a big push against the Italians are Ras Siyoum and Ras Kassa, botii veteran fighters. The reserve force moving up to re-inforce the troops already within striking distance of the Italian lines is under command of war minister Raa Mulu Getta. Ras Siyoum was understood to be among those urging the emperor to immediate battle. In his telephone conversation with the king of kings a few days ago he (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Regular Meeting Os Elks Tonight The regular meeting of the B. I’. O. Elks will be held at the home on North Second street at 8 o'clock tonight. All members are urged to be present. INITIATION IS HELDTIIESDAT Five Men Initiated Into Red Men’s Lodge Tuesday Night Five pale faces were initiated into the Improved Order of Red Men, Wigwam Pocotaligo Tribe No. 203 in this city by the Monroeville degree team tribe last evening. The adoption degree was conferred on the men. The ceremonies were attended by more than 75 members. Following the degree work, a dinner of corn and venison was served. The members of the Monroeville team are: G. B. Marquart, G. W. Peckham, H. G. Knefelkamip. Adrian W. Herman. Charles Hart, F. H. Laudaham, Louis Meyer, David Smith, John J. Lenenberger, Frank Crabill, John D. Adams, Oscar Urbine, Glen L. Beucher, A. M. Taylor, Clyde G. Sprague, Ludwig Meyer, Beßn Johnson and Herman Brown. The meeting was one of the most interesting ever held by the local lodge.