Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 255, Decatur, Adams County, 28 October 1935 — Page 1

XIII. No. 255.

<4IStISTSMARK '-fcSARY OF ON ROME Kill ‘ Bk Ann.' Awaiting *FI (I To Advance; Stands Firm A r. Louis F. Keemle j Press Cabin Editor) anniversary of the , ..n ‘»und u. awl,iting ‘''‘"■"''l ,u til.nt Ethiopia. Meat 1 " Mill< ' l '- L f.f,e rent, indicated that the I’ a(1 nOt y,,t beSUI ’ j??BKia'. Ir-tGid. > hprp was ,‘ d , rejoicing and J ’^K n> ■■ of Ethiopian " along the line withfstte ' l3th Os I new empire. i- « ißul B:v '' f! assembled on a ] . iho world • | | the • European army it f 3 '■ > n Africa. • I lope n Europe for a. peaceful • 1 Lien*: t was markedly dial. iui..!it and deteruiI dtl pn-ii 1111 he application ' com] in ’ions at Geneva, r, 1| *.•■’ ii' ated as the date O! I «< Idd propose inciitajll the day after the British lend lection. taalvi- ' to 1.0n.10n from GeneI Ft* eri< Kuh found the BritpoAt on as adamant as ever. K,ght so little of Mussoterms that she did communicate them to Haile Selassie. She also rmined to oppose either ■ •.. annexation of Tigre in although still hopeful miracle of compromise. |K league penalties. 13th Anniversary W Nob The following 1U ixi i:i> ox page five) j lIAL FLAGS 1 AVAILABLE lags For Veteran s’ Funerals May Be Obtifined At Post Office Buris fla to drape the caskets I honorably discharged tr fcterans may be obtained om postmaster Phil Macklin. ■tirißd an application is made ™ r ß° actual burial of the In “as. d veteran. are replenished by the bureau as soon as they sm t* Wen out by postmasters. ® I*l the purpose and policy of -,pp le •stmaster general and the jlf. of veterans’ affairs hil [ ex *' 1(1 10 relatives and friends M * yeased veterans the least hußsonie service possible in MB*’ 011 wit ’ l issues of burial B It i the dr-sire to construe the rl * f Congress liberally in dethe right of an applica- . lon |o a burial flag In view of 1 penalty provided for tauter claims against the govi 't is hoped and believed nat>positions will be few. > ■ rp the applicant is unable to positive proof by presenan honorable discharge that the deceased vetWas honorably discharged ™W>is last period of war serpostmaster may accept and issue a flag is made by a percharacter and jW ,ion that the veteran was known by such person been honorably discharghis last period of war sers uggested where verbal are to be relied upon Mpons not known to the postier»e' tbat "'•** request the .Jy 11 to identify themselves by 0 J Papers in their possessorVu ,0 / urn *®h suitable evidence purposes. c t° rs Os Junior Hl' Os C. Meet Tuesday Ihebi' 6 s' 1 ' ll>? a sllort meeting of ° f <,irecto « ! of the Deca10r Chamber of Commerce, Rice Hote? n l n n at 7 t C1 ° Ck at bhe * A members are re■Beu to be fpres'ent.

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.1. 0. Sellemeyer Heads Fund Drive .1. O. Sellemeyer of Los Angelou, J California, has been named colonel lof one of the 11 husinese district divisiouH of the Los Angt les Community Chest field force of IS.OOO .unpaid solicitors, It ha.s been learned. The l.Roo volunteer workers under the leadership of R. B. Klrchhoffer will solicit 38,500- business and professional men. their clerks and employes In 13,500 stores, ahope and offices of downtown Loo Angeles. HIGH COURT TO HEAR SUIT ON PROCESSTAXES Supreme Court Will Decide Validity Os Cotton Process Tax Washington, Oct. 28.—(U.R)—The supreme court wil lhear arguments on constitutionality of a new deal keystone on Dec. 9 when it takes up the Hoosac mills test case involving validity of cotton processing taxes. By deciding to hear arguments in December, the high court indicated a procedure permitting a test of the vital AAA cases prior to decision on other suits testing constitutionality of the Bankhead cotton control act. Both issues will be of greatest importance in the administration's agricultural program, and involve the philosophy of the entire now deal. The court also declined today to reconsider a previous decision not to take the Thomas J. Mooney legal battle out of the hands of the California supreme court at present. Mooney, fighting for release from San Quentin prison where he was sentenced after conviction in connection with the Preparedness Day bombing, has charged that the California hearing is unfair. The new deal won a point in the high court when it decided to consider a court fight against the right to condemn private property (CONI I.V!'i:i> ON P\Gi: FIVE) Wild Geese Fly Over This City Several floeke of wild geese flew over Decatur Saturday and Sunday nights. Last evening a larg 3 flock circled the city several times and flew west<, Their scptawllcs w- re heard later in the evening and it is believed they rented for several hours before continuing their trip southward. The flock was more than confused because of th- bright lights over Decatur. Weather progncuticators predict the flight of the geese is a sure sign of colder weather. Winners In Flower Sale Are Announced At the close of the Flower Sale held Saturday -by the American brotherhood of the tblind. Evelyn Jane Graber wan awarded firatl prize iby collecting $9.05, according to Margaret Frisinger, in charge of the sale. Second prize was won by Jean Zimmerman. $5.46; third Lois Franks, $4.29; forth Mary Franks. $4.08; fifth Alice Drake, $3.76. Other workers were given passes by the Adams and Cort theaters. o ANNUAL FIELD MASS SATURDAY Third Annual Field Mass Will Be Celebrated Here Saturday Tae third annual field mass will be celebrated on All Souls’ day. Saturday, November 2. in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery, at 8:00 o’clock. The mass will be said on the altar in front of the crucifixion group in the southwest part of the cemetery. The Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz. pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church will be celebrant of the mass and will deliver the sermon. The mass is said for the repose of the souls of the deceased mem bers of St. Mary's parish and was instituted three years ago by Father Seimetz. On Friday, November 1. the feast of All Saints will be celebrated in the Catholic church. It is a holy day of obligation and masses will be said at 5,7 and 9 1 o’clock.

REPORT UNION GOAL MINER IS KILLED IN RIOT Striking Miners,Company Guards Stage Gun Battle In Alabama Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 28 —(U.R) —A union coal miner was reported killed and 13 other persons were wounded In a pitched gun battle between sti iking union miners and company guards at the non-union ! Margaret, Ala., mine of the Alabaa, Fuel & Iron Co. today. Virgil Thomas fell from an automobile in a caravan of union min- ' ers shot by machine guns hidden in ambush, his companions related from hospital beds here. He was ' in tile first of five cars which were enroute to the mine from I the Nyota. Ala., mine of the Mono & McCormick Co. | According to companions. , Thoma.s was mortally wounded when the group was about a mile and a half from the mine. , Five others were injured by the fusillade. The guns, which the victims declared were machine guns, wore fired from a mountain- , side without warning, they said. j The battle at the mine took place shortly after daybrea.k when 1.506 union men from all parts of ' Jefferson and St. Clair counties j marched on the non-union mine. The long line of autos, trucks and marching men were met by a volley of machine gun and rifle fire as they approached the top of a mountain beyond which lay the mine, union men told William Huie. Birmingham Post reporter. The marchers. Huie said, quickly deployed and returned the fire with pistols and shotguns. Reverberations from dynamite explosions filled the hills as gaps were blown in a seven-mile stretch of roadway to prevent j further advance of the marchers. Huie declared he could not confirm a report that a carload of miners had been blown up. He reported overhearing a con- , vernation between two .company ' employes in which it was stated I five guards were wound.d but (CONTINI'EIt ON PAGE FIVE) BRENT FRYBAGK DIES SUDDENLY Brother Os Local Men Dies Saturday Night At Fort Wayne J Funeral services for Brent L. Fryback, 47. 2924 South Calhoun street. Fort Wayne, brother of Ray and Dee Fryback of this city, who died Saturday night at his home 11 at 10:30 o'clock, will be held Tues- : day afternoon. A short service will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock followed at 2 o'clock with ; a service at the Church of God at j Zanesville. Rev. B. T. Yager will officiate and burial will be made at Zanesville. Mr. Fryback had been in ill health for the past two weeks but hi-t death was unexpected. He was being prepared for removal to i a hospital when stricken with a heart attack. He was born in Wells caunty on j December 29, 1887. He was em- ! ployed at the CCC camp at Worthington. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Clemma Fryback; a son, Jule Fryback; the mother, Mrs. William Fryback of Bluffton; two sisters. Mrs. Clyde Coffield of Bluffton and Mrs. Nova Fields of Marion, and six brothers, John Fryback, Bluffton: Herbert Fryback. Poe; Earl Fryback of Bluffton; Charles Fryback, Fort Wayne; Ray and Dee Fryback of Decatur. Mrs. Hoile Falls And Dislocates Arm Mrs. Fred Hoile, residing north eaet of Decatur slipped and fell this morning dislocating her right shoulder. A physician was called i and the shoulder was set immediately. Mrs. Hoile Buffered no bad effects from the fall other than the dislocated shoulder. Executive Board To Meet Wednesday A meeting of the executive board of the American Red Cross will be held at the Winnes Shoe store Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Every member is asked to be present as plans will be completed for the annual roll call.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 28, 1935.

Abducted by Sheriff? i JOiZ I a I J Min Wild. Mill* Department of justice agents at Fort Smith. Ark., investigated a story of an abduction of Miss Wilda Mills, above, 24-year-old co-ed at the University of Arkansas. According to Miss Mills she was abducted by Sheriff Harley Gover of Fayetteville. Ark.. and beaten so that she could not testify before a, federal grand jury investigating liquor activities in (lover's county. BERNASCLARK TRIAL DELAYED Fort Wayne Man To Be Tried Later On Auto Banditry Charge The auto banditrv charge against , Bernas Clark of Fort Wayne, which was to have been tried this ' morning in the Adems circuit ' court, was continued by Special Judge Hanson Mills of Portland. The continuation was granted : following a motion filed by R. C. Parrish of Fort Wayne, attorney for the defendant. Mr. Parrish j stated that he was involved in a j law suit in Allen county a,nd would be unable to defend his client here. No date was set for the trial. Prosecuting Attorney Edmund A. Bosse stated today that he is making every effort to press the trial of the case. Clark is now out on bond. Clark, with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Foreman of Fort Wayne, is accused of being one of the persons who tied up a,ud robbed Mrs. Amanda Ayers, of Bine Creek township in 1931. The thugs were seeking valuable paper;, or money in the house, but were eventually convinced that Mrs. Ayers kept all her valuables in a safety deposit vault. The men escaped in an automobile. Mrs. Foreman wa; ca.ntured in Indianapolis, where she was found driving a car with license plates alleged to be the same as those on one seen near the scene of the crime in Blue Creek township. Mrs. Foreman, in a statement i given to local authorities, implicated her husband and Bernas Clark. All were captured and then released on bond, pending trial. INITIATION AT MOOSE TUESDAY Van Wert Team Will Confer Work On 18 Candidates Here A large crowd is expected to attend the initiation at the Moose home in this city Tuesday evening. A class of 18 candidates will be initiated. The degree work will be conferred Iby the Van Wert team. Charfe Heare, secretary of the lodge asked all candidates who have signed up to be at the home by 8 o’clock. Following the initiation and drills by the Van Wert team, a luncheon will be served in the club’s recreation room. Members of the lodge are invited to attend and assist in welcoming the new membera. Adams lodge 1311 of the Loyal order of Moose is one of the most active in this part of the state and its membership is fast approaching the all time peak of several years ago. Mooseheart, the home for more than 1500 children, at Mooseheart. Illinois, is supported by the Moose lodges throughout the United States.

FORTY HOURS ENDED SUNDAY St. Mary’s Church Crowded For Closing Service Sunday One of the largest congregations ever assembled attended the closing of the Forty Hours Devotion at St. Marya Catholic church in this city last evening. The services consisted of the reciting of tlm litany, the closing sermon by Rev. Leo Vogt, (’. PP. S.. missionary priest who conducted the devotions; congregational pledge to the Sacred Heart, solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. The Rt. Rev. Mger. Thomas Conroy, rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Fort Wayne, was among the 20 priests who attended the services. Father Vogt in his inspirational talk, urged frequent Holy Com- . munion by members of the parish. ; His sermon dwelt with the presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy , Eucharist. Following the sermon, the congregation stood and renewed the pledge to the Sacred Heart. I Procession with the Blessed . , Sacrament through the aisles of | the church was participated in by the clergy, altar boys, candle carriers, and boys and girls of St. Joseph school. The boys’ choir, recently organized in the parish sang during Ithe devotions. Forty Hourrc Devotion opened Friday morning and the services were largely attended. It was , announced that more than 3,000 ' Holy Communions were distribnt’ed during the three days. Practically every member of the parish ' received Holy Communion Sunday. The visiting priests and those ’ who participated in the devotions were: Rev. D. Lawrence Mona--1 han. pastor St. Patrick’s church. 1 Fort Wayne. celebrant; Re; Joseph A. Hession. pastor St. Louis’ church. Besancon. deacon: Rev. Joseph Green, assistant pastor, Precious Blood church. Fort 1 Wayne, s'lb-deacon; Rev. Jorahim I II'ON I INI’Et) ON PAGE FIVE) CHURCH GROUP TO MEET HERE Circuit Os Lutheran Church Will Meet Here Next Sunday Circuit A of the Central district . of the Missouri Synod of Lutheran churches wil Imeet Sunday afternoon, November 3 at 1:30 o'clock at the Zion Lutheran church in this city for its third quarterly meeting. Circuit A comprises the congre- , gatione in Adame, Wells and the southern part of Allen counties, . totaling 11. William Meyer of Preble is chairman, and Oscar Lankenau of Decatur is secretary of the organization. Rev. Karl Wynneken. is the visiting pastor of the circuit and he will present the financial condition of the synod and also lead the discussion of the Synod missionary endeavor, at home and abroad. Nine of the congregations each .maintain a full time parochial school. Since the beginning of the ' year, the teachers of the various schools are presenting a series of essays on the topic "Christian Ethics in the Parochial School.” R. Stolp, teacher at the St. Paul school at Preble will present the pap r at this meeting and lead the discussion. A record attendance by men and women is desired. Q Quarterly Meeting is Held Saturday Decatur letter carriers attended the quarterly meeting of the northeastern district of letter carriers at Fort Wayne Saturday. Congressman J. I. Farley was the principal speaker, praising the social security program of President Roosevelt. The delegates. 140 in number, made a tour of inspection of the city filtration plant in t 1 afternoon, followed by a potluck supper and speaking program. New officers for the district will be selected at the January session. o — Board Os Guardians Will Meet Tuesday . The board of guardians will meet at the home of Mrs. John Tyndall Tuesday night at 7 o’clock.

FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE IS DISMISSED Joe Everett Will Be Tried On lesser Charge In Local Court The first degree murder grand jury indictment against Joseph Everett, accused of the murder of Doras Werling of Pleasant Mills, four years ago was dismissed today by Special Judge Hanson Mills of Portland in the Adams circuit ; court. The defendant filed a motion in abatement to the original indictment. which was sustained by Judge Mills. This indictment was returned by 1 the November, 1931, grand jury of the Adams circuit court. It was on this indictment that Everett ■ was convicted of first degree murder by a jury in the Adams circuit court and sentenced by Judge Dore B. Erwin to life imprisonment. Last summer the state suI preme court granted Everett a ; new trial. The indictment in three counts , returned by the September term of the Adams circuit court will stand. Trial on these counts has i been set for December 16. The dismissal of the first dei gree murder indictment will make Everett eligible for release under bond from the Adams county jail on habeas corpus proceedings. Bail is not permissable for persons incarcerated under first degree ; i murder charges. The plea in abatement was filed on the grounds that the jury com- . missioners unfairly discriminated . against the defendant by failing to name women on the grand . jury. Many cases in the last fewyears have been dismissed or reversed for this reason in Indiana. . , Few counties in the state permitt.led women to sit on juries in 1931. Three women sat on the original panel of rhe petit jury but all were ] dismissed by counsel before the i case came to trial. . I Prosecuting Attorney Edmund A. . Bosse has the right to call anoth- ! er grand jury to reindict Everett ion first degree murder charges, but it is unlikely that this will be ' done because of the difficulty of , obtaining sufficient evidence to get I a first degree murder verdict I again. Affidavits have been obtained from several of the originl al jurymen stating that they did > not understand that they were convicting Everett on charges ' which could give him life imprison--1 ment. These were included in the (CONTINUED ON PACE FIVE) 0 Troy Officials Will V isit Here A delegation of citv officials from Troy, Ohio, will visit Decatur Wed- . nesday afternoon, according to a I letter received by Martin J. Mylott. j superintendent of the municipal plant from George L. Smith, direcI tor of Public Service of Ohio. Ths delegation is expected here about 3 o'clock and will be met byMayor A. R. Holthouse and other officials at the city hall. A trip to the homestead site, the city plant . and other places of interest will be i made. NOTED FEDERAL JUDGE IS DEAD Judge Grubb Ruled Adversely On Many New Deal Policies Birmingham. Ala., Oct. 28 —(UP) — (UP) Federal Judge William I. Grubb, 73. who gained national attention from his rulings adverse to policies of the New Deal, will be buried here this afternoon. The aged jurist who held the Tennessee valley authority and the ' National Recovery Act unconstitutional, died suddenly of heart disease at his home yesterday. lAlthough his health had been failing in the past few years, death was unexpected. He fell as he arose from a chair to attend Sunday morning church services and died ; a short time later.' The judge was born in Cincinnati, 0., on March 8, 1862. He was appointed to 'the bench here in 1909 by President William Taft. The anti-TWA and NRA rulings • I climaxed numerous important decisions h? handed down in the 26 years I he sat on the bench here. A Demo- [ | crat personally and politically, the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Farmers Vote To Continue The AAA Corn-Hog Program

PRESIDENT TO STUDY BUDGET PROBLEM SOON Roosevelt To Meet With Treasury Officials To Study Budget Washington, Oct. 28-(UP)—Pre-sident Roosevelt will expound bin budget i. hilowophy to .Administration fiscal leaders as part of a busy program planned before he departs for Hyde Park Wednesday night. The President will take up budget I problems with secretary of thei treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., ‘ and acting director of the budget | Daniel W. Bell. The White House did not indie-1 | cate specifically what ;phiases of | tile budget would be considered.) i However, it was considered certain the discussions would center I | around preliminary estimates re-i ceived thus far on prospective ex-. penditures for the next fiscal year. I Work on the budget will go for- ' ward during the next two months to enable the president to prepare ibis draft in time for the meeting of congress in January. While awaiting his budget con-. ference. Mr. Roosevelt went ahead ; with discussions with Sens. Richard B. Russell and Walter F. George D. Ga. Accompanying the senators ito , , the White House was Earle Cocke. The Georgians came to the White 1 House, it was understood, to go over preliminary plans for President Roosevelt's "homecoming” to Georgia next month. The White House had no com-, I ment on the letter addressed to Mr. | • i | j (GON fi NEED ON PAGE FIVE! 0 GLEN COOK IS BADLY INJURED Decatur Man Seriously Injured In Wreck Near Sturgis, Michigan Glen Cook. 24, of Decatur, is in a serious condition in the Memorial hospital at Sturgis, Michigan, following an automobile crash at the intersection of Michigan state j highway 78 and U. S. highway 112, shortly after midnight Saturday. Merrill Peterson, Decatur mail carrier, who was driving the car was out of danger this morning. , Mrs. Glen Cook, the third passenger in the car was also believed ■ to be out of danger this morning, j It was reported that the acci-1 dent occurred when the Peterson car crashed head-on with an empty transport truck at the west city limits of Sturgis. Mr. Cook is suffering from a ! possible fractured skull, possible internal injuries, a serious scalp; wound, cuts and bruises. It is ex- j | pected that he will recover unless ■ complications set in. I; Mrs. Cook sustained a fractured | I i jaw and minor cuts and bruises, j Mr. Peterson sustained a poss-l ible fractured collar bone, a frac- • tured wrist and minor cuts and bruises. He may be released from | the hospital today. The party was on the way to Mendon. Michigan, 20 miles north of Sturgis to spend Sunday with Mrs. Cook's father. Clarence Smith, substitute Decatur mail carrier, is carrying Mr. Peterson's route. Q Edward Martz In Local Barber Shop Edward Martz, who has been barbering in Indianapolis, has been taken into partnership with his father, Coy Martz, in the Martz Barber shop in this city. Edward had formerly been employed at t'he local barber shop for three years. He recently completed a course in barbering at Indianapolis and was employed in a shop in that city. o WEATHER Cloudy with occasional rain tonight in extreme east and extreme south por- ' tions Tuesday; not much change in temperature.

Price Two Cents

I Adams County Farmers Vote Heavily Favoring Continuation Os Plan For Crop Control. IN GENERAL FAVOR Adams county signers vo*ed 13'a to one and non-slgners 4 l j> to one in favor of continuing the AAA corn-hog adjustment program in the referendum taken hero Saturday. The referendum was to decide whether a new program would be offered In the United States Io foil >w the old corn-hog set-up which ends December 1. The results of the vote here were announced by Kermit F. Bowen of the Adams county cornhog association at noon today. I The program was approved by both signers and non-signers in each of the 12 townships of Adams county. Producers voted "Yes” or “No” on the question: "Do you favor a, I corn-hog adjustment program to ! follow the 1935 program which expires November 30, 1935?" Both ■ signers and non-signers of the i 1935 contract voted in the refer- ' endum and no voter was required to indicate whether he would sign a new contract, should one be offered. Voting was held at different points over the county and j the total vote was tabulated a.t | the county offices by the officers of the county organization. "The national results of the referendum will likely determine whether a new contract is to be offered to producers.” Mr. Bowen said. “No definite outline of the new contract has been proposed as yet but should one be offered, it is expected to be written to ! eliminate some c' the objectionable features of the previous coni tracts. Nation-wide inquiries have , been held and will be held before [ the new contract is offered in ordi er to permit it to be written to promote the spirit of the agriculI tural adjustment act and yet be 1 fair to all producers as well as consumers.” Signers of the 1935 contract voted 783 to 57 for continuation and noiusign’rs voted 84 to 19 | for another contract. Voting by townships and classified as to I signers and non-signers is: Signers Non-signeri Yes No Yes No I Preble 55 6 3 2 1 Root 77 3 8 1 Union 59 4 9 4 Kirkland 78 13 3 0 Washington 86 12 8 3 St. Marys 59 2 2 1 French 56 0 6 0 Monroe 102 4 7 2 Blue Creek 81 3 20 2 Hartford 40 3 7 2 Wabash 50 6 4 2 Jefferson 40 1 70 TOTAL 783 57 84 19 Promise Change Washington, Oct. 28 — (U.R) —• A new corn-hog production program for 1936 designed to answer housewives’ complaints against j high pork prices, wa.s promised by I the AAA today on the basis of preliminary returns from the | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — 0 LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND MEET District Meeting Os Women Os Moose Held Sunday At Angola The sixth district meeting of the Women of the Moose was held at Angola Sunday afternoon and evening and Mooseheart Day was observed in conjunction with the meeting. Four women from the local chaipter attended the meetnig. During the afternoon a business session was held and reports of committees were given. A speaker addressed the group on “Mooseheart” and told of his visit to Mooseheart. At the evening session a junior regents contest was held and Mrs. Stetler of Angola won the prize. Initiatory work for candidates was also conducted. The next district meeting will be held in Fort Wayne in January. Those from Decatur who attended the meeting were Mrs. C. L. August. Mrs. Mary Keller, Mrs. William Huffman and Miss May Suman.