Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 280, Decatur, Adams County, 26 November 1935 — Page 1

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A LEADERS SE FIGHT ON NOMY MOVE Fights Japanese k In North Tart Os Country Light, 1935, by HP.) [| Nov. 28.- (U.R) — OnI Chiang Kai-Shek, who the Chinese governL (1 swiftly today to halt Lny movement In North L-,.,1 the dismissal of Yin Northern autonomist lead[the post he held under |itg government—that of [five inspector of the dell zone along the southLry of Manchukuo. [replaced Yin, characterLbel and completely into former minister of war Ehin. Lutive yuan (equivalent Linet in other countries!, | dominated by Chiang, L of the nation's armed btructed the Hopei proLernment to dismiss Yin Lnish him. It appointed Chin high administrative Ler for the Peiping area. L,e Nanking for his new L immediate future. hw. where Yin set up his Lis yesterday, Peiping, br capital of China, and I where the autonomy I appeared to be wobbl(yesterday's disorders are Li, where Ho will reprekentral government. Ms forbidden by the Tang[signed in May, 1933, to, jese troops into the area. I id not allow this to Inter-; | his vigorous resistance broad of the movement I northern provinces of IShanshi, Suiyuan and Lis most astute moves toI to appoint Gen. Sung b pacification commissionpei and Chahar provinces. S to control of North ling, who is already unoffiord of those provinces. ' I frequently mentioned as I head of the autonomous kina which Chinese deIJapanese army is faster[appointing him formally kgs representative Chiang Bake an ally of a military ko. it is believed in NanI Japanese planned to nrehead ruler of a new f bold step to maintain kid central government's [in the north was abolih' Peiping branch of the fl ED ON PAGE THREE) r o fete Man May et Purdue Contract t-, Ind., Nov. 26.—(U.PJ— I to construct a new stu[vice and administration pn the Purdue university lave been awarded tenta|A. E. Kemmer, Lafayette, [trials announced today. Eucture will cost approxi--845,000. |Elks, Guests Dance Wednesday kd their guests are invited d the Thanksgiving Eve she home on North Second Bdnesday evening, starting kl<. An excellent orchestra [obtained. Admission f.s $1 r f o pre F. Graliker bdergoes Operation prallker, president of the bte Bans:, underwent an F.v operation for append iAdams County Memorial Ponday evening. His condiImorning was reported as P good, k Asks For ponation Os Coats I- Doan, Washington townl«e, asked today for the |of used coats of which the Its good enough to be cut ■ children’s coats. I ar e eight Washington t women working on a sew- * relief project. They are Bothing for relief cases in ■ship. o—— [PAPER THURSDAY Accordance with annual F' The Decatur Dally F rat will not publish F’y.Thanksjivinge Day

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Three Dismissed From Jury Service 1 1 J. A. Michaud, Ervin Stuckey and Clinton Mathys Monday were excused from jury service during the November term of the Adams circuit court. July commissioners, W'. A. Lower and Otto Hoile, have been ordered to draw three new names. Tho cominieiioners drew the 1 names of Henry Aechliman of j French township; Clinton Hart, of Jefferson township and Charles Hawbaker of Wabash lownaiiip to fill tho vacancies. o ( MINISTERS TO GIVE PROGRAMS Preachers Will Conduct Thanksgiving Services In Schools i i The Decatr ministerial aeeocia-, < tion wil leonduct the Thanksgiving I ' services at the four public school* Wednesday afternoon. i The high school program will be- I gin at 1:45 o'clock with the Rev. | 1 Harry L. Thompson of Decatur, pan- : tor of the Central Church of Christ 1 in Fort Wayne, delivering the add- 1 rose. The programs for the grades will 1 commence at 1:45 o’clock. The Rev. M. W. Sunderman pas- ' tor of the Evangelical church will 1 speak to the Central pup.ls at the Central auditorium. The Rev. C. M. Prugh pastor of the Zion Reformed church will speak at the Evangelical church to tho South Ward nupils. The Rev. J. L. Brunner, pastor of the Decatur M. E. circuit, will deliver tlie to the pupils of the Wist Ward school at the United Brethren church. The Rev. H. W. Franklin, pastor of the United Brethren church, will deliver the Thanksgiving sermon to ths pupil: of the North Ward school at the Zion Reformed church. The program for the North Ward services is: Song. "America", by the school. | Song, “Come Thou Amigbty King" by school. Praver. Rev. H. W. Franklin. Response, children. Song, “November's Feast." school.; Address. Rev. H. W. Franklin. Song, “A Child’s Prayer,” by the school. Genediction. Rev. Franklin. Doxology. All parents of the children and friends of the school are invited to i attend. o Gives Judgment For Defendant — Judgement for the defendant was rendered by C. H. Mnselman, Berne justice of the peace, in the complaint for possession of real estate of Earnest F. Masters vs. George Hakes, both of Decatur. o • Presbyterian Session Will Meet Friday Members of the seision of the Presbyterian church are requested ' to meet at the office of C. J. Lutz Friday evening at 8 o’clock. RIPLEY COUNTY YIELD IS HIGH A. C. Brown Wins State Corn Growing Championship For 1935 Lafavette, Ind., Nov. 26. (U.R) Producing an official yield of 143.4 bushels per acre, A. C. Brown, of Holton. Ripley county, has won the | Indiana state corn growing championship in competition with 663 other members of the five-acre corn club, it was announced today. Brown, who led his nearest competitor by 11 bushels per acre, is one of three corn growers who have won the championship twice. His first title was won in 1933 with a yield of 141.3 bushels per acre. This was the fifth year that he has grown more than 100 bushels per acre. He won this year’s championship with No. 3 corn or 17.5 per cent moisture. R'ay Nash, of Tipton, was second with 132.4 bushels per acre. Geo. H Bailey & Sons, of Mulberry, were third with 128.9 bushels per acre. "It is Interesting to note that ‘these large yields were grown in all sections of the state as counties are represented among the 15 highest yields." said M. O_ Pence, of the extension staff or Purdue University I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

DRIVE AGAINST REBEL TROOPS IS IMMINENT Brazilian Loyalists Ready For Merciless War On Rebels (Copyright 1935 by United Press) Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 26 —(UP) A mercilees attack by Infantry, artillery and bombing alrplanee against rebels in Pernambuco and Natal was believed imminent today. A wireless appeal for surrender was broadcast to the rebel forces. The government has ordered Gen. Manuel Rabello, named in supreme command of loyal forces, to surprees the revolt by all means and government information from the disaffected area was that Rabello was about ready to attack. The Cruisers Rio Grande Do Sul and Banla steamed northward from Rio De Janeiro this morning to aid the loyalist forces. Navy and army airplanes, infantry and police preceded them as reinforcements for the loyalists in the revolt area in Rio Grande Do Norte and Pernammuco states. Messages this morning said rebels In both Natal and Pernambuco still were in defiant mood. There had been hand to hand fighting in both towns. Government reinforcements, however, were expected to bring an early end to the revolt. Messages said rebels dominated the natal area but that loyalists formed a column and ejected rebels from two nearby villages. The government was advised that rebels still held Mociaba in the area but that reinforcements were 'xiorted morentarily to permit a loyalist attack., homies were advised that government troops had driven the ! rebels out of Soccorro in the Pernambucco area. Other advices said 90 were killed in street fighting in Pernambuco. With the occupation of Soccorro, tho government an(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) —o ASSEMBLY MAY MEET DEC. 15 Special Session Os Indiana Legislature Considered Certain Indianapolis, Nov. 26.—(U.R) —Increased activity of administration leaders, coupled with Gov Paul V. McNutt's plans to attend a meeting of the federal soda? security board in Washington later this week, today pointed to opening of a special session of the legislature by December 15. The governor will leave for Washington Thursday night expecting to confer with the social security board Friday and Saturday. He indicated he expected to get ia definite answer on Indiana's 'ability to participate in the secur- ‘ ity program with its present laws. | The governor never has given any definite indication when the session would be called, if necessary. Legislative leaders in constant touch with McNutt have said, however, that the session Would be called before the Christmas holidays and be adjourned after a brief session as short as one week. In an effort to bring Democratic legislators into line on a short.session plan, the governor directI ed a poll of both house and senate 1 members to sound out their views on the proposal. He has repeated that the "result of the poll is encouraging—legisla- ' tors favor a short session." The governor will take with him to Washington an unofficial "mem(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o Opposes Elimination Os Emergency Clause Indianapolis, Nov. 26 aU.PJ—lndiana cities will be “helplessly crippled" if the emergency clause of the $1.50 tax law is removed. Mayor John W. Kern. Indianapolis, told members of the Indiana Municipal League in session here yesterday. Mayor Kern made the statement during a discussion of a league 'legislative program to be offered in' the event of a special session of the state legislature. Other legislative proposals ideluded amendments to the municipal utility tax law, which last week was held unconstitutional by Judge. J. Elmer Peak of St. Joseph super-1 ior court.

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Suit Filed Result Accident Near Here Hartford City, iind., Nov. 26 —Sult for SIO,OOO damages ha* been filed in the Blackford circuit court by Goldie Wilkinson against John O. Warner, on change of venue from the Jay circuit court. Suit is based on an auto accident November 19, 1933 north of Monroe in Adame county. The plaintiff allege* severe injuries which have made her unable to work. 0 JOHN LEWIS TO CONTINUE FIGHT Mine Workers Head Continues Clash With Labor Leaders Washington, Nov. 26 — (U.R) — President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers moved today to place the case for industrial unionism before tho organized workers of America in his clash with the leadership of the American Federation of Labor. Lieutenants of the bushy-eye-browed, soft-spoken mine leader announced that the Ijewis program for ma.ss organization of industries was being sent out immediately to every central labor body, state federation, federal labor union, and international union in the country. The announcement emphasized Lewis' determination to go forward with his program despite a plea, for reconsideration by Presi4«>nt Wi’liem Green of the Ameri- . can Federation of Labor. Green is sunporting the official federation policy of craft unionization in opposition to Lewis' program of industrial unions. Lewis resigned Saturday as vicepresident of tho federation in order to devote all his energies to the campaign. Despite the bitterness of the split, Lewis and his affiliated i leaders emphasized that they had , no intention of withdrawing from the federation. An outline of the Industrial union camnaign was provided by the committee for industrial organization. directing body set up 1 by Lewis and leaders of the typo- j i graphical, clothing workers, textile workers who a.re sponsoring; ' the drive. It was announced it was send- i ing out copies of the program out- , lined by Lewis and Charles I’. Howard, president of the typo- j graphical union, at the Atlantic I City convention of the federation. "Because of the urgency of ' organizing the unorganized in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Reward Offered By Lake Cottage Owners Rome City, Ind.. Nov. 26.—(U.R) —A SIOO reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons molesting lake property here has been offered by the Sylvan Lake Cottagers association. The association was determined to halt winter raids on untenanted cottages, in which losses have mounted each year. LIST PROGRAM UNION SERVICE Union Thanksgiving Services At Presbyterian Church Wednesday The program was announced to- ■ day for the Union Protestant services to be held Wednesday evening at the First Presbyterian church. The Decatur Ministerial association will have charge of the program. The Rev. George O. Walton, president of the local ministerial association will preside. The Thanksgiving sermon will be preached by the Rev. Glen E. Marshall, pastor of the Church of God. The program is: Hymn by congregation. Responsive Reading. Hymn by congregation. Scripture Reading, Rev. C. M. Prugh. Prayer, Rev. M. W. Sundermann. Solo, “Thankful O Lord Am I,” j Mr. Paul Sauers. Offering. Reading of President's Proclamation—Rev. Franklin. Duet. "Be Thou Exalted," Miss Helen Haubold and Dr. Fred Patterson. Thanksgiving sermon — Rev. G. E. Marshall. Hymn —“America." Benediction

FILE DEMURRER TO BENTZ SUIT City Attorney Files Demurrer To Action Against City City Attorney Herman Myers Monday afternoon filed a demurrer to the complaint filed in the Adam* circuit court by Ralph Bentz, former city fireman, who i* suing for Hie* return to the department and to mandate the city to pay lilm wage* since the firat of the year. The general denial alleges that the "plaintiff did not comply with chapters 86, section 160, ns amended in the acts of the 1933 general assembly of the State of Indiana, governing municipal corporations, commissioners of public safety,' firemen and policemen, removal grounds, action of commissioners and rules of procedure for appeal.” Specific denials are: "That the plaintiff has never demanded a hearing before the board of public safety to show cause why he should not be dlscnarged from the fire department." “That the Adams circuit court has no jurisdiction ot the subject matter contained in the plaintiff's complaint until the provisions of the act are complied with. "That the circuit court has no Jurisdiction until the plaintiff's appeal before the board of public safety has been adjudicated. “The plaintiff has not complied with the 1933 acts by failing to file bond for costs with his complaint. “That the plaintiff's complaint I does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. “That the complaint does not allege a proper demand on the board of safety and that the plaintiff does not allege in his complaint, who, if any member of the board of safety denied him a hearing. “That it is apparent on the fact of the plaintiff's complaint that he vacated, abandoned and resigned his office as fireman of the city of Decatur and therefore has no cause (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) fl BOARD ORDER IS OVERRULED Suspension Os Prominent Grain Trader Overruled By Court Chicago, Nov. 26 — (UP) — An order issued by the grain futures administration suspending Arthur \V. Cutten from grain trading for two years has been overruled by the United States circuit court of appeals. The court, in a decision handed down late yesterday, reversed the order issued by the administration last February. The decision of the court upheld the argument advanced by Cutten's attorneys who contended that the language of the grain futures act does not give the administration power to punish traders for past violations of the act. The breach with which Cutten was charged occurred In 1930 but the government did net institute its complaint until 1933. He was charged with failing to report ftilly on his transactions on the Chicago board of trade as required by law and was alleged to have made false entries and mis(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) HelDing 1 You Plan A Glorious Feast Planning your Thanksgiving Dinner will be easy If you shop through the grocery pages in tonight's paper. Turn to page 5. There you will find the finest of foods—the freshest and best of everything being offered by your local food markets. Practically all business houses, the court house, the First State Bank, the post office, the General Electric plant and most of the city's industries will be closed Thanksgiving day. The meat markets have indicated that they will remain open until 9 o'clock Wednesday night. The majority of the other business houses will close at their usual time Wednesday evening.

SUGAR COMPANY| TO SEEK ADDED BEET ACREAGE — | Central Sugar Co. To Ask Increase Over Basic Allotment Officials of the Central Sugar company here indicated today that they will again make an appllca- ! tion for an increase over their basic and permanent allotment of 10,557 acres, granted by the sugar section of the AAA In Washington. I). C., Monday. Tlie increase will undoubtedly be | granted as the total fleet acreage I in continental United States dur- ! ing the last two years has been .insufficient to produce the 1,550,I 000 tons of processed sugar allott--1 ed. I Last year a permanent allotment > ' of 9,909 acres was first granted the | Decatur factory district, which is served l>y the Central Sugar company. Plant officials, beet growers and others interested in the prosperity ot this territory were able to have the permanent acreage increased to 10,557 acres. Before the beets were planted reallotmentments were made over the country which increased the Decatur factory district to 13,500. In 1933, 1934 and 7T35 the Central Sugar company had allotments of 13,557 which guarantees a profitable campaign. If the Increase is granted again this year, as is exT>ected. the local plant will conI tinue to offer the same amount of I employment and returns to grow- | ers. The figure of 10,577 acres is in accordance with the terms of the allotment of total acreage under. cultivation by sugar beet produc- ] ers, in accordance with the terms of the sugar beet production adjustment contracts, officials of the sugar beet section pointed out in ■ announcing the allotment. This represents the total of the i acreage allotted to individual producers for this district. Each sugar beet producer who signed a con- j tract has been given an allotment J based upon his past production history. Producers who did not use their entire allotments in 1935 will I aave the original 1935 allotments 1 I available in 1936. Producers who I were allotted acreage in excess of; I their original allotments for the . I season of 1935 will have only their I original alldtinents available for ' ! 1936, and will not receive addition-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Large Crowd Attends Children’s Festival — A large crowd attended th'B anper and children's festival at St. Joseph's Catholic school last even-1 i ing. Supper was served to about | three hundred guests. The festival: opened at seven. This afternoon tlie festival was opened for the children. Supper will b? served again this evening and the entertainment will start immediately thereafter. The Thanksgiving vacation for the St. Joseph's school pupils started this afternoon. Classes will not h 8 retimed until next Monday. REPORT BANDIT KILLER DYING — Chester Comer, Dying From Wound, Mumbles Os Slaying Five Oklahoma City, Nov. 26 —(U.R) — ! Detectives bent over the hospital | bed of Chester Comer today and listened to his delirium directed tongue articulate such phrases as " . bunch of bodies . . . . ” "... in the river . . " That, was a.s much confirmation as they were likely to receive I front Comer that five persons who croesed his path in the last six days had been slain. Comer, with a bullet in his brain, was dying. Gov. E. W. Marland planned to call out national gua.rd units today to assist posses searching central Oklahoma for the bodies of Ray Evans, Shawnee attorney, L. A. Simpson and his son, Warren. Piedmont farmers, and two women Comer is alleged to ha,ve married in an interval ot a few weeks. Evans disappeared last week on a Jiighway. He was accustomed to picking up hitch-hikers on his business trios. His automobile was found later, blood stained, and Comer wa* identified as a man seen driving it. The Simpsons disappeared later, j (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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REPORT CLUES TO AID BRUNO Boston Newspaper Says Defense Attorneys Uncover Clues Washington, Nov. 26 (UP) —J. Edgar Hoover, director of the federal bureau ot investigations today I said there wus no "foundation to | Boston reports thal new evidence in the Lindbergh kidnaping case had 1 been discovered. Boston, Nov. 26. — (U.R) — The Daily Globe said today in a copyrighted story that defense investigators for Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Lindbergh kidnaper, have uncovered three important clues | in Massachusetts which they hope . will save Hauptmann from the | electric chair. The investigators, the Globe said, have found wood which they believe is identical with that in the kidnap ladder, handwriting samples which they believe match the ran-' som notes, and bills which they hope to prove are part of the ransom money. Investigation in Massachusetts has been going on with utmost secrecy for tho past month, the Globe said, it is under the direction of C. Lloyd Fisher, now chief defense counsel for Hauptmann in i ills U. S. supreme court battle for , a new' trial. Fisher has made four trips here personally to direct certain developments, according to the Globe. The center of the Investigation, according to the i/ory, surrounds I the little town of Ashby, near (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) HARRY QUINN | DIES MONDAY Native Os Decatur Dies Monday In New York City Hospital Harry M. Quinn, 52, native of ' Decatur and brother of French Quinn, profhinenf Decatur attori ney, died Monday afternfion at the I Post Graduate hospital in New j York City. Death followed only a | short illness of abuominal disord-' I ers. j Mr. Quinn was born in Decatur August 25, 1883, and graduated from the Decatur public high . school. He served in Company P> during the Spanish-American war. I Returning from the war, he be-1 carpe a clerk in the Holthouse clothnig store, later going to Rochester. One year later he moved to Chicago. For many years identified with the Sears Roebuck company ot Chicago. Mr. Quinn had held one of the most, responsible positions with the firm as head of the cloth- , ing division. For the past several i years, Mr. Quinn had been in charge of the New York office. In 1912, he was united in mari riage to Miss Minnie Mills of Kan-' sas City. No children were born to their union. Surviving besides (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O Attend Letting Os Road Contract A group of Decatur business men went to Indianapolis this morning to attend the letting of contracts for state road 224 west of Decatur to Magley. i;t has been reported that I the road is to be improved with black top, while Decatur and Adams county residents have been told previously that the highway would be of concrete. o Former Decatur Man Is Stricken Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaffer of Monmouth received word that the former’s brother, Mike Gaffer, suffered a stroke Monday evening at his home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Gaffer was a former resident of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Gaffer left for Fort i Wayne early this afternoon. o WEATHER Rain tonight and Wednesday south and rain beginning to- | night or Wednesday north; i slightly warmer. |

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Displeasure Os U. S. In League Action Brings Prompt Reply From Great Britain Today. MUSSOLINI ACTS By United Press Washington smoked out Great Britain on its attitude toward depriving Italy of oil today. Intimations came from Washington that the government felt that after it had tried to discourage American oil men from exporting to Italy, it had been "left out on a limb" when the powers postponed acting on the oil embargo at Geneva, and might change its position. Prompt reaction came from London in the form of an official statement tliat Britain still favors a general embargo. In Rome, Premier Benito Mussolini moved to fight a possible ban by ordering the country's oil tanks filled almost to capacity by Dec. 15. The war situation in Ethiopia remained static, with various minor engagements reported on northern and southern fronts. Collective Action (Copyright 1935 by United Press) London. Nov. 26 — (U.R) —Great Britain remains in favor of collective action to enforce an oil embargo against Italy, it was announced officially today. The announcement followed immediately upon a full dress meeting of the defense committee of the cabinet at which, it was believed, the danger of a direct Ita.'ian-British conflict in event of an oil embargo was under consideration. I The announcement, a blunt chali lenge in effect to Premier Benito l Mussolini to make good liis (threats, puts the situation back where it was during the recent. Italian-British tension in tho Mediterranean. Then Great Britain sent its ships to the “life line of tlie emI pire” end announced that it was ' for firm collective action to nenalize any aggressor nation under article XVI of the league covenant. 1 his emphasis on collective action means that Great Britain will go with the league but wx not act alone to carry out its covenant in event that penalties are of sufficient seriousness to cause an attack by a penalized nation. Mussolini is understood to have (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Women Os Moose To Prepare Baskets The Women of the Moose Lodge are planning to prepare Thanksgiving baskets. All co-workers who wish to donate food are asked to have their contributions at the Moose home by Wednesday noon, CLIPPERSHIP COMPLETESHOP Third Le£ Os Trans-Pa« cific Flight Has Been Completed ■Wake Islands, Nov. 27 —(Wednesday)—(UP)—Seven men in a huge flying boat prepared today to un« ! dertake the fourth phase of an epochal air mail flight from California to the orient. The men were Caipt. Edwin C. Musick and his crew; the ship. Pan American airways’ giant China Clipper, making history's first crossing of the Pacific with a pay load of United States mail. Frigate birds and terns flapped and screamed as the strange new’ conqueror of the air swept in from the sea at 1:40 p. m. yesterday (6:4.0 P. M. PCT Monday). The arrival signaled successful completion ot the third leg of the journey. Buoyed by a fresh tail wind Caipt. Musick and his men brought the clipper across the 1,242 miles from midway to Wake Islands in eight hours, 28 minutes. The China Clipper soared from its midway base at 10:12 A. M. Monday PCT (6:12 A. M. Tuesday, Wake time). En route from Midway to Wake, the Clipper crossed the international date line. Flying through dayI (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)