Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1936 — Page 1

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I 4»' Shortage Os Food threatens Midwest ■ As Cold it Continues

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

PRESS FREEDOM IS UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT Louisiana Tax On Newspapers Invalid: No TV A Decision Washington. Feb. 10 (U.R) In a ' sweeping opinion that went to the I roots of the American constitutional guarantee of freedom of the ' press. the supreme court today invalidated the Ixmisfana state newspaper gross receipts tax. The court’s ruling in the Louisiana case was unanimous. While submitting its verdict in the newspaper tax law |>assed at i the behest of the late Sen. Huey Long, the court failed once again ■to render its long-expected decision upon the constitutionality of the Tennessee Valley authority. However, two important rulings 1 upon the validity of sections of the New York State milk control! ! law were presented. The court’s rulings in the NewYork Milk control law were of vital importance to the continuance of that form of state control. In both decisions, the court divided sharply. The first case was brought by I the Borden Farm Prtxlucts Co., to tCONTINCED ON PAGE TWO) DELINQUENT TAX i SALE HELD HERE I —. Today’s Sale Is First Delinquent Tax Sale In Three Years — The sale of delinquent taxes was held in the corridor of the court house this morning by County Treasurer Jeff Ixdchty, it being the first tax sale held in this county in the past three years. Delinquent taxes tip to and Including 1933. the latter payable in 1934. were offered for eale. About 20 per cent of the totaJ number of descriptions listed in the notice were sold. Many had , been redeemed previous to the sale, which opened at 10 o’clock. On other property the county treasurer did not receive an offer for the taxes. Under the new Indiana delinquent tax law. taxes must be 15 months delinquent before they can Ibe offered for sale. Taxes offered today did not include the 1934 tax, i pays.’ile in 1935. nor the 1935 tax . payable in 1936. I Several of the properties were bid in by mortgage holders and ' insurance companies who held | mortgages on the properties. The legal-notice jon tai nod 337 descriptions. Several ditch assess 7 ’ ments were included. In the case of the Decatur Foundry, Furnace and Machine I company, t'harleis Burdg, made an i offer of S2OO for the tax certificate. The amount of tax due up to January 1. 1934, was $1825.25. The law provides that when delinquent taxes are offered for more than two years the treasurer shall receive an offer for any amount. The balance of the tax due can be offered next year, providing the amount of tax due is not more than the assessed valuation of the properly. In this case the valuation is $5780, plus $750 personal I property. The same proceedings were foli lowed in the tax on the Decatur Cooperage company. The tax offered was $536.48. John Ba.ker made an offer of SIOO. Purchasers of delinquent tax (CONI INKED ON PAOE TWO) o Large Window Broken At City Confectionery Puul Briede", proprietoi of the City Newe Stand, has a special complaint to register against the severe storm of Saturday evening and Sun■day. The 'high wind Sunday afternoon, blew’ the front door of the confectionery from the grasp of a customers hand and flew back against the large display window. The large w-indow was chattered and Mr. Briede was forced to board part of the window up to reeist the 'cold and wind. The customer was 'uninjured from the flying glass.

View Os New Geneva School ! t^p k *3J2c****' iiyt igJKJßp** 1 .1 .1 *•• •• IT’*''.*’*’ •• ’* •■•'■jy *■ ’ sJjsd.M.KC, 1 » V. MbQCaeBMNHWI Above is pictured the architect’s drawing of the new Geneva school building. The structure, to replate one demolished last summer, is a two-story building of brick anti stone with a basement. < onatruc--1 tion of the new building is expected to start as soon as weather permits. _ .

GAME LEAGUE PROGRAM PLAN Conservation League Plans Boosting Os Community Building — The Adams county fish and game conservation league haw announced the program of the club for the coming year. Included in the program is the laumhing of the plans .for tho erection of a community I building in Decatur, and the beautiItying of federal highway 27, both north and south of tho city. ! The conservation league, enlarging itri own membership every day, and not being able to locate a large enough meeting pla.e in the city, .instigat'd the plane for the comn.unity building. The local Chamber of Commerce has already signified its intention of aiding in the program, and all service and social i-lulw are -expected to enroll in the movement, before the completion of th? plane. Definite arrangements concerning the plan will be an-' riounced at a later date. The men of the league, aided by the Women's Civic League with Mrs, N. A. Bixler as the head, ex- ! pect to carry on the state-wide ipro[grant of beautifying. road 27. The teiato was air adv betrwHfied 350 • .Jmiles of the road with flower beds land shrubs and expects to complete 1 th-e work during the next summer. iThe foliage fa furnished >y the utate 1 conservation league, and the work will be done .by members of the local club. The program is in charge of Roy Johnson, president of the club, Milton Brown, vice-president. Herman Lengerich, eecretary-treaeurer, land the board of directors, consisting of Ross Hardin. Herman Lengerich. Hubert Cochrane, Charles Knapp, Willie Fonner, Clyde Beery. The club aleo announced the ipurchase of nearly $l5O worth of rabbits and racoons to be released in this teritory for the replenishing of tlie w ild game. The club has been replenishing the streams of ithe county for the past three years, with desirable fish of all kinds. The next meeting of the club will be on March 2, at the Moose home. All members are requested to be present, as the program will ibe more completely outlined at the meeting. BERNE WOMAN DIES SUNDAY Mrs. Arabella Sipe Dies Sunday Night Os Pneumonia — Mrs. Arabelle Sipe. 79, widow of ‘ Lewis Sipe, died at her home in i Berne at 9:30 p. m. Sunday of pneumonia, and complications. The deceased was born in Lick-' ing county, Ohio, April 20. 1856, a daughter of David and Mary Garrison. She was married February 27, 1873. and had lived in Berne for the past 30 years. Mr. Sipe died September 18. 1931. Surviving are the following children: W. L. Sipe and Mrs. Frank Brewster, Berne; Chauncey Sipe, Jefferson township; Mrs. Frank Merriman. Blue Creek township and Mrs. Jess Snyder, Muncie. One sister, Mrs. Sadie Davis, lives at Bluffton. Funeral services will be held at the home, at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday and at the Berne Evangelical church at 2 o’clock. Rev. Frank | (Johnson and Rev. M. O. Herma.n j will officiate. Burial will be made ’ ' in tho Mt. Hope cemetery. ’ Centennial Committee Will Meet Tonight A meeting of the executive, flu-1 ante aud publicity committees of i the Centennial organization will be, held at 7 o’clock this evening in the mayor’s court room at the city hail. I

Decatur, Indiana. Monday, February 10, 1936.

Parent Teachers To Meet Tuesday The Kirkland parent teachers association will meet at the Kirkland gymnasium Tuesday evening at 7:15 o'clock The following program will he presented. Musi<\ 81-rnc accordian, band; ' music by Eileen Jackson and Zulu Porter; playlet toy Diehl school;; ; music by tho Home Towners; address by O. L. Van e; music by two Kirkland high school boys; music by th- accordian band. The public is invited to attend. — o Smith Funeral Is Held Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. David Smith of Fort Wayne were held Sunday afternoon at the Decatur cemetery at three forty-five o’clock. Those from out of the city who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson aud daughter Joyce of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dwight Peterson of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rose. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Parish and Mrs. Monta Hensley of Fort Wayne. o THREE MEN ARE TO TAKE CENSUS Federal Business Census Will Be Taken In Adams County John W. Meibers. George An ■ drews and Sam Shamn started : work this morning on tae taking of the federal business census. i They were instructed as to de-' tails and given their supplies Sat-1 urday by Joseph M. Schwartz of 1 Fort Wayne, supervisor for the ’ I Fourth district. The county has been divided into three sections and the enumerators will present blanks and assist the proprietors in tilling them out. Mr. Schwartz stressed the fact that information given enumerators will be held in strict confidence. AH enumerators and other persons connected with the. census, work under oath not to disclose or discuss any information submitted for census purposes. He stated that under the eceneus Jaw it is a criminal offense to violate this confidence; that no access to individual reports is permitted, not even to other governmental, state ) or local agencies, and no informa-1 tion will be disclosed which would' Ixeveal any of the facts or figures iin the returns. The census is the j , oldest bureau of the government,, 1 estalTTlshed nearly 150 years ago, and never has it been convicted of | a violation of confidence. He asked all business concerns' to cooperate with the enumerators I who call upon them for business I census data. ; Describing the value of the census, Mr. Schwartz said that from I thet results, banks and financial I agencies are enabled to extend commercial credit more freely because of more accurate knowledge of what constitutes sound operating expenses and stock ratios; newspapers are enabled to establish the consumer market in their circulation fields; wholesalers are able to make a better appraisal of their immediate and potential trade territories and thus avoid unproductive expense; advertising agencies can determine contpre(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Q District Meet Os Red Men Wednesday j A district meeting of Red Men will be held at the local lodge i rooms Wednesday evening. Sam Lucar of Dunkirk, sachem, will be present. It weather conditions are favorable, 150 to 200 Red Men are I expected to attend. | State officers will speak and Dunkirk will confer the second degree to a class in waiting. Warren will confer the third degree. All Red [Men are urged to be present

SCOUTS ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY Special Services Arc Held ; Here; Annual Banquet Tuesday The local Boy Scout troops att nd special church services Sunday morning at the Zion Reformed and St. Mary's Catholic churches, as a part of National S.out week. Troop 64 attended a special masa at the St. Mary’s church in a body, with the Rev. Father Joseph J. Hennes delivering a special scout sei mon on the development of the r-cout oath from the moral and spiritual standpoint. The other troops, attending the Zion Reformed church at the regular morning session in a reserved section, heard the Rev. Charles Prugh deliver a sermon on ‘‘The spiritual value in scouting" Rev. Prugh discussed three points in outline to the scouts, namely, contact with nature, right kind of patriotism, and cleanliness in mind and speech. His text was; “My strength is as the strength of 10 because my heart is pure.” Bryce Thomas, chairman of the Adams county Boy Scouts, gave an I interesting review of the highlights ct' the 1936 anniversary celebration of the Boy Scouts of America, and i how the anniversary is being celeirated. The complete program for the annual Moy Scout Ivanquet at the Zion Reformed church Tuesday evening at 6:15 was announced today by iCarl Pumphrey chairman of the program committee. < The program for the event; Invocation by the Rev. H. R. Carson Scout songs by the entire body led by George Morris and accompanied by Miss Izottise Haubold Court of honor conducted by the Rev. Father Joseph J. Hennes Awarding of Scout Trophy by Mayor Arthur Holthouse. 1 iPileqentation of Achievement Awards by Leroy Lane, field executive of the Anthony Wayne Area scout council. Address bv Russel H. Earie on "Youth and the Vocational Trail." Repeating of the scout benediction. — o ANNUAL FARMER BANQUET HERE j— — Twelfth Annual Banquet At Masonic Hall Here Tonight The 12th annual Adams county ; farmers banquet will be held to night at. 6:29 at the new Masonic hall on Third street with a caipacity attendance. County agent L.A. Archbold announced today, that the entire allotment of 250 tickets had been sold early Saturday, and that a score of persons planning to attend the affair would be disappointed. as the seating capacity of the hall forced the limitation of the (number of reservationsHomer Arnold will act as toastmaster. with the Rev. M. J. Frosch as chaplain. An interesting program has been arranged for the evening with the reports of the committees being read, and the presentation of the awards to the various cluib winners opening the ceremonies. C. G. Lloyd, 'head of the farm 'management division of Purdue, will deliver Ithe principal addressSpecial music by the winners of the Kirkland township amateur contest complete the program. This is one of the outstanding events for the farmers of Adams ■county and the guests are promised an enjoyable and educational even- ' ing of entertainment. WEATHER Generally fair tonight and I Tuesday; not quite so cold Tuesday extreme southwest.

CONGRESSMEN SEEK EARLY ADJOURNMENT Talk Adjournment By May 1; Huge Appropriation Bill Approved Washington, Feb. 10 (U.R) Congress trimmed its sails today for n dash toward early adjournment in. response to word from President Roosevelt that he will I not have an extended legislative program. Mr. Roosevelt, it was learned, has informed his aides at the capiI tol that ho would like to see adjournment as soon as approprla,l tion hills and a few emergency nteaaurce are enacted. leaders talked of Ma.v 1 as a possible ad-■ journment date. I All representatives ami 34 sen- 1 I ators facing re-election campaigns ' this summer are anxious to get back home to start mending political fences. Making tho adjournment date 1 ' more uncertain was the possibility ■ of substitute legislation if the sit-1 I prerne court declares additional I new deal measures unconstitution-1 al. Possibilities include the TV A . and the Guffey soft coal regulation 1 measures. ’ The legislative slate now in- i ' eludes: 1. Farm bill substitute for the AAA. 2. A substitute tax bill to replace AAA processing taxes. ’ l 3. Neutrality legislation. 4. Appropriation measures. Favor Appropriation Washington. Feb. lO—(U.R)—Tho ' house appropriations committee ' today reported favorably a peace-' ’ time, record smashing $543,341,000 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I DECATUR LADY UIES SATURDAY 1 1 Mrs. Alphonse Kohne Dies Saturday Afternoon At Home Here ’ ( Mrs. Alphonse C. Kohne. prominent citizen of Decatur died at ] her home on Jefferson street at 4:20 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Kohne was convalescing from pneumonia which she contracted ' shortly after Christmas when she ■ suddenly developed a cerebral apoplexy a week ago. She regain- ■ ed consciousness only long enough to recognize her children who were ' with her when she died. Mrs. Kohne was a devout member of St. Mary's Catholic church: ■ the St. Mary's sodality; Third Ord t er of St. Francis; and the C. L. of C. She was an active member of t the St. Vincent de Paul Society, serving as president of that organization for a number of years. Mary Henrietta Geels-Kohne was born in Ootmorsom, Holland, October 12, 1864, coming to this country with her parents at the age of six, and settling in Allen county, i near Fort Wayne. She attended i St. Mary's school in Fort Wayne, i On October 26. 1886, she was united in marriage to Alphonse C. - Kohne by Rt. Rev. i ing, pastor of St. Mary’s church, tort Wayne. They made their home on the farm southwest of Decatur, moving to town later to their present residence on Jefferson street, where they have lived for over forty years. Surviving besides the husband are seven children: Mrs. Charles Cole, of Richmond; Mrs. Ralph Ashton of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Arthur Lutz of Louisville, Ky.; Sister M. Francis Clare of Hays, Kansas; Rev. Ambrose A. Kohne of Goodland; Raymond 15. Kohne and Dr. Gerald J. Kohne of Decatur; two brothers, Herman Geels of Bluffton; and Bernard Geels of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —— O Roads Os County Blocked By Snow M|ss Mildred Koldewiey whose ' home is east of the city, was unable , to report for work at her position as clerk in the county agent’s office , this morning due to road condition® Miss Koldewey however, reported at noon and stated tnat after a few hours’ searching the residents ’ in that part of the county finally . discovered a road that was passable. Miss Koidewey lives in the territory known as the Bleeke territory. The high way trucks had been through that section Sunday afternoon but tlie high winds covered the roads with huge drifts almost immediately after the roads had been opened.

Publicity Plans Are Outlined For || City’s Centennial

Scout Speaker ft® WK. . ** 'l®! Russel 11. Earle will address the guests at tho annual Boy Scout banquet to be held at the Zion Re- | formed church Tuesday evening. [Mr. Earle is a state-wide lecturer and leader of young men organizations. A court of honor for the scouts will also be held at the banquet. SEVERE COLD TO CONTINUE 1 — Rain, Snow, High Winds Add To Discomforts Os Winter In City | Rain changing to a heavy snow I fell in Decatur over the weekend, adding to the general discomfort already canned by the severe winter weather, prevailing the last few weeks. Traffic on county roads was almost entirely suspended. while some of the state roads were in a. severely drifted condition. According to reports from the offices of Walter Gilliom, county highway superintendent. the highway trucks were out early Saturday evening in an effort to clear the drifted county roads for i traffic. Tlie state road, while in a passable condition, suffered but a small ■amount of traffic. Busses continued to operate on schedule in this section, but the drivers experienced difficulties on many occasions in penetrating the huge drifts. Many of the township schools i were forced to remain closed this morning due to road conditions, j Several of the larger consolidated , schools have been closed since the } advent of the recent cold wave, ! the Monroe school being one of, the few reported open this morn-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE, MILO TAYLOR IS GIVEN LIFE Auto Thief Sentenced To Life Term In Wells Circuit Court Bluffton, Feb. 10. — Milo Taylor, 29, near Uniondale, confined in the Wells county jail here after two sensational chases during the past two weeks, appeared in the Wells circuit court before Judge J. F. Decker Saturday afternoon and Decatur Saturday afternoon and after entering pleas of guilty to three paragraphs or counts of an affidavit prepared by Prosecuting Attorney George E. Glass received two sentences, the first being 1-to--10 years at the Indiana state reformatory for vehicle taking and the second one of life imprisonment at the Indiana state prison at Michigan City as an habitual criminal. The first charge in the affidavit alleged vehicle taking, for the" alleged theft of an automobile belonging to Erwin Doehrman of Madison township, Allen county, at Foil Wayne on January 25, and the plea of guilty to this charge brought the reformatory sentence. The second count charged a conviction in the Wells circuit court December 22. 1926, on a petit larceny charge, for which a sentence of l-to-7 years was assessed Un the thirl count the affidavit alleged a conviction of a felony at (CONTIWED ON PAGE FOUR),

Price Two Cento

Committee On Publicity Outlines Plans to Boost Decatur And Adams C o u n t v Centennial Week. BOOST BOM) SALE Plans for publicizing Decatur 'and Adams county'* Contennial i <■<■lo'l ration the week of August 2 to 8, inclusive, were discussed nt the first meeting of the publicity committee Saturday- evening. Roy Kalver, partner in the Adams and Madison theaters of this city, io chairman of tho publicity committee. Other members of the committee are Herman H. Myers, Robert Heller. Cedric Voglewedo. R. A. Stuckey ami Pete Reynolds. The committee members' discussed several ways of publicizing tho sale of "good will" bonds, return* from which will be used to finance the Centennial observance. The drive for the sale of bonds, to be launched during March, will seek to raise $6.00(1. which figure has lleen fixed by the financial committee as tho minimum amount necessary to stage a celebration worthy of Decatur and Adams county. Realizing the paramount importance of publicity in making the i c entennial olserva.nee a success. I the committee took under advise'■mont various methods of stressing 'the bond sale during the next few I weeks. '! Suggestions for the bond sale. I as made by the committee Saturday, will be submitted to the | centennial executive committee at its regular weekly meeting to- : night. The committee decided to hold in alteyance any plans for general ‘lpnbiictty lor the actual centennial ’.celebration until after completion ' of the financial drive. i Ail pnljicity for the "good will" ' bond sale of necessity will lie conI fined to local agencies. While making no definite plans j for publicity throughout the comj ing months in order to assure ■ Decatur and Adams county of i entertaining the largest crowds in I history during centennial week, members of tho committee, in informal discussions during the past few weeks, have outlined preliminary steps necessary to he taken. Decatur's Centennial has already gained nation wide publicity, without an effort on the part of interested persons to gain such publicity. With this city known throughi out the nation as the “Friendly City—where men and boys «peak I (CONTINUED ON I’WE TIIIIEID o I Chief Os Police Injured In Fall Chief of Police Soph MeleJii is laid up with injuries received FriIday evening while carrying a bucket jot coal into hks house. The chief ielipped on the back door steps and J fell. Evamination showed he had HTrree -eia-eked vibs and an injury to his left arm. He will be confined to I his home for a few dayw. 0 Third Session Os School Tuesday The third session of the community training school will be held at, the Decatur high school building Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. The usual classes will be held, with the Rev. George O. Walton tn charge of l the chapel period. This will be the i final opportunity for registration and all who wish to complete the . courses for credit must attend thd i remaining four sessions. ■ « — --0-.— Decatur Woman Bitten By Dog 1 Mrs. Cora Burk, South Ninth 1 street, was severely bitten by an enraged dog Sunday morning on 1 West Jefferson street, while on ' the way to work nt tile public library, where she is the matron of 1 the ladies lounge. Mrs Burke was attacked by tho 1 dog and bitten on the left leg, near ? the ankle. She was taken to a. ' physician’s office, where her in- ’ juries were determined painful, 1 but not serious, as tho dog tvas not 1 affected with hydrophobia. Local police made an effort to find the dog as soon us they were 4 notified, but at last reports had 1 been unable to find pny trace of the animal.