Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 6 March 1936 — Page 1

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Loir Jackets fpefeat Elmhurst I |n Tourney'Play

| v « 11.n.n t ond K" lint,: X ‘‘" L Ih'leab M<»’Lh Qi‘ inteL ■I'FFTON ri’SET [ gT KAYNE scores 5 ,dc.27; f 23: Elmhurst. 9. : «• Monmouth. 20. ' e. 26: Arcoa. • - w 45: Leo. 24 - gSJf 4 -. Huntertown .0 Lfe 31. Harlan 20 hfd quarter) IICF'TON SCORES L (r 31: Oss an. 30. L. 53: Geneva. 17. L. T 4i; Jefferson. ’9. Leek. 28 Bluffton 25. L 44: Chester. 37. 34. Monroe 19 jjE Kirk'and 9 (ha L L y.iiow Jai k. is. hold Je»d all th" «•■>' a.ivam.-d ,*.ond round of '!"■ F<»rt j I sectional tourney by <l'" I the Elmhurst Trojans | by night. 23 to IT Jackets play S"> of the meet at 7 ix lo< k ■ E tangling with the New Balldoes X>-« Hiivm stat cor.ng spurt in th-* Imai! I last night to il--l ■at the ; ttht Eagles. 33 to 2". K opening (■":■::■' last fte South Sal- V <:■ I champions kept a tair orer Hoagland Vil- ti , ounipions tn advatu <■ Dy a rote. fiM major upset in this of the stat '.■■ i- ■ (led hra this morning «I- n the wk Dodgers ■ : W. i.x , I the Bluffton Tiger- 2- to te teams Were li‘l at 5 | L1- and Bluffton led at th- ■ |r.-ter. 21 to 20. linden wait also the victim I ipset this morning, with i hneoa taking )" . ■•■ ington • pto IS. Other favorites I kotit the sta’. am. •hrellgh feted. ni and North Side advanchot: difficulty today. Celt- ■ undue Leo. 45 to 24 ajtd Sac taking Huntertown 4 1 , Union downed Chester in | Rwt’d encounter at BlntY- ■ Ito 37. and Liberty Center' td Monroe, 34 to 19. after I r«t the half. 24 • Decatur Wins hl.ua hely in the Elmhurst game, I 4 the ball well and working Pod shots most of the time. pKVEO ON PAGE EIGHT) f- o MMAGLEY SEEKS PAROLE 1 " ho Escaped From M Jail Petitions Leniencv L — P*Pt>lis, Ind. March 6—(UP) F*»en inmates of the state M»d reformatory will be tearings on leniency ipeti- ”” week, the state clemjommuwion announced today. r ’thers, each serving 1-10 fc We ' for theft of corn L , k l ' ason «>unty farmer, are L PetitioneiM. They are „ ’ M<l Milton Roller, conta« Prison, and Milburn ( ■ ‘he reformatory. Thev April 29. 1935. u.-.' aßle) ’’ escaped from county jail in 1931 i win Mag' 10m a 521 year sen ' Sa J d he walked awaJmX he ' earne<l hls hk ~ 4< * ,VOPC « suit and dep^ en Draper I IlVen Appointment Kn DraPer ' of Ko™ 36 No, .' th Sefo "<> h •Kointm inS recelve <l notice L to * or kln th t t 0 Waflhln Bton Sh \‘ s t a de®*nr.an M „. to re » or ‘ to SenaMonday morn8<! u he law otflceX’*?,’ 1 “’nd h w ’ of attorney C. J. Myws tor the paet

MILK DELIVERY STRIKE CALLED . IN AKRON, OHIO Law To lake Hand; Situation On Other Strike Fronts Akron. 0.. March 6— (UP) —Home , delivery of milk, stopped early to- ■ day in a three-corn red controversy , ’between striking truck drivers, . dairy companies and farmer-produc- j ers. must be resumed under armed , guard it ne-essary, prosecutor Herman Werner ordered tixlay. Warning that "anybody stoppingl milk d livery is going to face guns.” Werner advises! Sheriff Ja- ■ mfea T. Elower that it is his duty to see that milk is brought into the city. H «me delivery was stopped early < this morning by producers until, they said, a wage disagreement l»e---i tween drivers and the Averill dairy 1 i ie settled. Housewives walked to dairy i ’ plants for their milk supply About ! 75 per cent of the city's normal supply was being trucked into Akron plants but non - was being delivered to hornet;. The only milk truck drivers work- ; ing were those making deliveries . to hospitals and a few other institu-; tions approved by (producers. Ixiwer promised his co-operation with Werner's order and said we are going to arm the drivers if necessary." I' Wern’r also called into conference Chet Smead, business agent . for the drivers' union, and Paul 1 Richards and M. L. Fox of summit j ,< tint)’ milk producers association : Rf hards, in answer to a question by Werner, said producers were willing to deliver milk to dairy | plants. Smead said there had been no I attempt to stop producers' deliverl >es to plants- Dealers apparently had abandoned home deliveries on the ultimatum of producers. Store Open Harrisburg. 111., March 6 —(UP) —Scope of a general strike in Saline county narrowed down today to (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Miniature Organ At Local Church i * Those who have not heard the' j electric organ at the First Baptist ' I chur. h may do <so at any time during the remainder of the week. Sev- | eral hundred persons have called to ! see the miniature organ. The organ m outstanding, as it weighs only 275 pounds, has no pipes, and yet can produce an estimated variation of over 250 million tones. Rev. Homer J. Aspy, ipastor of the church, announced today that Mrs. C- E. Bell will give a recital on the new organ Sunday morning, and 1 | Paul Aldridge, organist at the Christ Lutheran church in Fort Wayne, will present a recital Sunday evening at 7:00. Included in Sunday program will be several songs by Pal Saurer. Rev. Aspy extends a cordial invi- ' tation to hear these recitals. DR. WESTFALL TALKS TO CLUB State Dental Supervisor Speaks To Rotarians Thursday Dr. Mary Westfall state super- , visor of the “Good teeth council for . children”, spoke on the care of tfeth at the regular meeting of the Rotary club last evening Dr. Went fall emphasized that children should cat chewy vegett aibles and (bread crusts and that as 'much care should be given baby ' teeth as those of the adult. I A. (child's teeth should be spaced > properly. The best way to exercise i the jaw and assist the teeth in pro- • per growth, is to give the child - chewy vegetables and bread crusts • Dr. Westfall said Dr. Westfall is visiting the I schools in this city and county un- . der the auspices of the Decatur dent tists. The program last evening was in charge of Bryce Thoma.?.

GREAT BRITAIN PROTESTS RED CROSS BOMBING Italy Bombs Red Cross Unit; British Subjects Are Killed London, Mar. 6 (U.R) The government instructed Sir Eric Drummond, ambassador at Romo, to make an immediate protest to the Italian government against the bom' ing of a British Red Cross unit in Ethiopia. The government was gravely concerned over the incident, in which Hie Red Cross unit, stationed at Koram, Ethiopia, was bombed by an Italian airplane Tlie British government was informed officially of the bombing by Sir Sidney Barton, minister to Addis Ababa, who did not mention any casualti.v. it was announced in Addis Ababa, however, that three Kenya colony natives attached to the unit who are British subjects, were killed. In addition to the Koram bombing, dispatches from Addis Ababa sa.ld that Maj. Gerald Achilles Burgoyne, British head of the Ethiopian Red Cross, was killed ' in a second bombing on the north- ' ern front, northwest of Dessye. Sir Eric was instructed to ask Italy for a full investigation aud the issuance of instructions to the | Italian military command to avoid a repetition of such bombings. In the Kora.m incident, Italy I claimed the plane was fired on; | that ammunition deposits were in ! or adjacent to the Red Cross i i camp, and that Britain had not i notified Italy in time that the! unit had moved to Koram from ' Dessye. Selassie Protests Geneva. Mar. 6—(U.R) —Emperor L Haile Selasoie of Ethiopia tele■ , graphed the league of nations today bitterly protesting against the ' "deliberate, barl arous" bombard- ’ ment of a British Red Cross unit j by Italian airplajies. JEFF LEICHTY IS CANDIDATE Adams County Treasurer Is Candidate For Re-Nomination Jeff Leichty, Adame county trea-, surer, announced today the filing of bis candidacy for re-nomination on; the Democratic ticket. Mr. Leichty was the first to tile his candidacy 1 for nomination in the May primary 1 As today was the fret day on; which prosepctive candidates might file. Mr. Liechty announced his Candida, y for the office at a few min- 1 utes after 8 o’clock, filing in the j county clerk's offee at that time. Mr. Leichty assumed hie present office on January 1. of this year, for a two year term, after being elected on the Democratic ticket at the last general election. The office of treasurer and sheriff are unusual ' in the fact that, if the present office holder deeiree re-election he must I silo his candidacy before he has served a full year of his present termMr- Leichty is well known here, having formed many acquaintances during the holding of the office, 1 and his work as an auctioneer, which he practised for 32 years prior to his election as county treasurer He has been a resident of Adams 'county hie entire life, and though living in (Berne at present, 1 he was formerly in business in De- ' catur. having his offices here for 1 nearly 20 years. While living in Berne at present. ' Mr. Leichty stated that he was de- 1 sirous of locating in Decatur. He has been driving to and from his ! work each day, which, especially 1 during the winter months, has been ! a diffi ult task. William J fleeter, of Geneva, an- I nounc?d his candidacy today for 1 delegate to the Democratic state ' convention from district No. 2. Mr. 1 — ( (.CONTINT’ED ON PAGE EIGHT) < O — Soy Bean Experiments Are Discussed Here ; Keller Beeson, Purdue extension agronomist and former president of the national soya bean association, met yesterday with county agent Archlwld and officials of the Cen- I tral Sugar Co-, and the Central Soya Co., in regard to experiments in soya bean culture for the coming season. Soya bean experiments on the 500 acre farm north of Decatur recently (purchased by the Central . Sugar Co., were especially considered-

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 6, 1936.

(’o-ed Queen Dubs Governor jfr- MU * Mia I W ..'IK;' ■HI . . ’Mr ’W Seabbard and Blade, fraternal organization at University of Kentucky. received a distinguished new member when Gov. A B. (Happy) Chandler was pledged to the order by Lucy Maddox of Blakely, (liu. queen of the military Wall, as her attendants. Miss Rosemary ('linkscales of Williamstown. Ky.. and Miss Marjorie Fieber of Nicholasville. Ky., watched the ceremony.

NEW PROJECTS STARTED HERE Three NewVVPA Projects Are Started On County Highways Three new projects in Adams county under the works progress administration were opened this week, according to reports from the offices of Walter H. Gilliom. county road superintendent, through which the WPA highway improvements age being directed. All of the projects are improving and widening of grade crossings. One is in the small village of Bobo, east of Decatur, where the mon are cutting away the high '•■ink near the Erie railroad crossing. to eliminate the danger of impaired vision, which results in many serious accidents. It was estimated by Mr. Gilliom that a total of 3,009 yards of dirt are being cut away from (he banks. The dirt removed at this project k; being hauled to the project one-half mile west of the village, where the dirt is used to widen and improve the crossing over the Erie tracks at that point. Special work in improving the approach to the crossing is being done. The other project is located one mile north of Berne, where the men are employed in improving and widening the grade crossing over the Pennsylvania tracks. Nearly 2.090 yards of dirt are being hauled to this point for the work. Mr. Gilliom stated that there are (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) ' POORIfIiET COSTS LISTED Slight Increase In Poor Relief Costs Over Year Ago County Auditor John W. Tyndall ! announced today the poor relief claims paid by the various township trustees for the month of: February of this year in compari- 1 son to the amount paid for the sam? month of last year. The reports show that two town ships, French and Preble, bad no claims to pay for February of this : year. Washington township show ed the largest increase, that of $337.21. Six of the townships I showed a decided increase while! the remaining four showed a decrease. The entire increase of the combined townships was only $49.95. The townships, the amount for February. 1935 and for the same mofcth in 1936 follow: Union $ 108.85 $ 73.80 Root 85.53 18054 Preble 17.00 Kirkland 188.73 57.85 Washington 2,190.78 2,527.49 St. Marys 402.48 486.64 Monroe 687.78 342.85 Blue Creek 79.19 151.03 French 27.22 Hartford 31.37 38.78 Wabash 60.49 81.38 Jefferson 85.12 63.33 Totals $3,954.54 $4.0004.49

State Sinking Fund Law Is Held Valid Indianapolis. March 6. (U.R) Constitutionality of the 1932 state sinking fund law which provides for disbursement of governmental unit for losses in closed banks, was upheld last night by the state suj preme court. The ruling was •> on the appeal of Timothy Sexton, form, r Marion county treasurer asking a declaratory judgment outlining his duties under the sinking fund ait. The high court hell that provisions of the law which require that interest on all public deposits must be credited to the state sink 1 ing fund do not violate the "due process" sections of the constitution. ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Samuel Soldncr Dies This Morning At Home Near Berne Samuel Soldner, 80, died at 7:2') ■this morning following a stroke of i paralysis suffered last Saturday evening at his home three miles 1 sout' west ’i ne deceas <1 was born February 110, 1856, a son of John and Maria Stauffer Soldner. !n IS7B h- married Sarah Gilliom. He was a life long resident of Adams county with the exc?ption of one year spent in Mis- ; souri. Surviving are the following childlen, Rufus 0.. Berne; Mrs. Della Neuenschwander, Berne, Noah, at home; Dr. Tillman IL. Berne, Wildas H.. Van Wert. Rev. Grover T. (Goshen; two brothers, David, near ! Berne and Jonao. Fresno. Cal . and Mrs. Barbara B. Lehman. Berne; twelve grandchldren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 p- m. at the home and at 1:30 at the Mennonit ■ . hutch, with burial in the M. R. E. eemet ry. WEATHER Partly cloudy with rising temperature tonight and Saturday.

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Opposition To Pension Plan Collapses; Adjournment By March 14 Considered Likely

COOL RESPONSE i TO ALTERNATE TAX PROPOSAL Approval Os President’s Program Indicated Bv Leaders Washington. March 6. — (U.R) —A :schedule of sharp increases in j nuisance and inheritance taxes has j been submitted to the house tax I .subcommittee by the treasury as I possible alternatives to President i Roosevelt’s proposal to increase ! revenues ’■'’2o,ooo,ooo by a corporate surplus tax. These proposals, with other al- ! 1 ternative schedules submitted to i I the subcommittee of the house ways and means committee, met jso cool a reception that prospect ■of enactment of a tax measure: I along the lines proposed by President Roosevelt was strengthened I sibistantially. i This committee sentiment was i believed strengthened, also, by an ; . unsigned treasury memorandum accompany the alternative tax ached ' tiles indicating the treasury view ed most of those substitutes wi'h I i little favor. Other alternatives included schedules of manufacturers sales l • (taxes to raise as much as $530,000,-. 000 in new revenue and income tax ; . ' changes '■’creasing tic ield from that sc by $446,e 00. j Committee sentiment appeared to , be strong for all ieatures of tile . President's proposals, except t*iat < ’aettru it of a modified pro . ■ cessing tax. There were indicai tions that this tax might be dropp-, Cu Washington, Mar. 6. — (U.R) —Ap- ' proval of President Roosevelt's ,$792,000,000 tax plan, after modiifications, was indicated today by J house tax expert s. They agreed . I tentatively upon r .ision of his, ' corporation surplus tax proposals. The hose special sub-committee j I considering sources of new rev'■enue to finance farm relief and the bonus had a virtually complete pic;ture of treasury estimates of var(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) i! o_ — Students Permitted To Attend Tourney Ti. Decatur schools were not dismissed today, but students deeir- i i ous of attending the basketball [ tournament were given a special . j permit to discontinue classes for the day. TAX RECEIPTS I ARE AVAILABLE Payments May Be Made Now To Avoid Last Minute Rush The 1935 tax receipts for taxes' i payable in 193t> have been compiled and are available in the county treasurer's office at any time, it was announced today by County Treasurer Jeff Leichty. The 1935 spring taxes become delinquent after the first Monday in May, and e 1935 fall taxes after the first Monday in November. County Treasurer Leichty compiled the receipts at an early date in order to enable the taxpayers to pay Their taxes in time to avoid the usual last minute rush. In accordance with the cooperative program arranged by the county treasurer, taxpayers may call for their receipts and pay immediately, or call for their receipts to determine the amount, and return the receipt, when the payment is made. Mr. Leichty stated that anyone desirous of knowing the amount of the taxes, and unable to find it convenient to call at the office, might send a ) self-addressed stamped envelope (enclosed in a letter asking for the receipt, which would be mailed immedie' v. to be reti ?d at time of payiuc-iu. The records in the county auditor’s office show that there is a total of $488,507.39 due for 1935 taxes, payable In 1936. for the entire county.

Revival Speaker I JR Rev. Charles H. Hartung, pastor of the Church of God at Fort Wayne, will speak each evening at revival services at the Church of God in this city. The revival will open Sunday MIANO MEET NEXT TUESDAY Parent Teachers Association To Meet; French Quinn To Speak The Kirkland Parent Teachers association will meet in the gymnasium of the Kirkland township high school on Tuesday evening. March 10. Milt Girod, chairman of the association, will be in charge. The following program has been announced for the social part of the i meeting: Banjo duet by Frank Yager and I Joe Baumgartner. Songs by the Hower schoolTrio—Worden sisters. Quartet —Borne and Yaney twins. Duet —Shady brothers. Musical readings by Joan Schwartz and Marie Harrader. A one act play by the students of the virkland high si bool. Songs by the Mobo Minstrels — John Waters. Forrest Walters, Thur Drew and Freeman ScihneippPrincipal address by French Quinn, The Mid western'', on patriotism. civil and religious liberties. Plaintiff Awarded Judgment By Court In the suit of Fred Schwartz against Leila M-shb-rger. Fred Beeter anil Everett Banter for the ' collection of two promissory notes, Judge Huber M. D?\’oss late yesterday afternoon found for the plainI lift. Judgment was awarded against. I Fred Beeter and Everett Ranter in ' the .sum of $2,084.98 as principal and interest on the note and $lB7-79 i in attorney fees, making the total ' $2,272.77. I Judgment against Leila Meshber- | ger amount.-d to $456.56 as principal and interest and $57-48 as at- ; torney feesfi making a total of $514.04. The proceedings against Rufus Meshiberger, co-deflendant in. the original suit were recently dropped by the court, after he had filed a r rified tnption asking that the ' proceedings be not maintained because of bankruptcy. o — Holy Name Society Will Meet Monday 1 The Holy Name society will hold 1 the monthly meeting at the K. of 1 C. hall Monday at 8 p. m. John N. Roth of the Fort Wayne detective Tureau will speak on he modern operation of a police department and the value of a bureau of criminal identification. All members are urged to attend ; Monday's meeting. The society ’ members will receive Holy Cbmf munion Sunday morning at the 7 o’clock mass. , — o i John Pyle Enters Not Guilty Plea 1 John Pyle, of Geneva, who was ars rested several days ago on a charge of child desertion, pleaded not gull- • ty in the local circuit court, and his i recognizance bond teas set at sso<). 5 He was returned ot the county jail, ■ being unable to furnish the bond as yet.

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Objectors To Pension Plan Os Administration Drop Fight; (’aliens Tonight To Rea c h Agreement. INTRODUCE BILLS Indianapolis, Mar. 6. (U.R)- (>P position to the administration's old age pension program collapsed today virtually assuring adjournment of the special session by March 14. The objectors, led by Rep Wm. J. Black, D., Anderson, had been demanding that the age limit be reduced from 70 to 65 years on July 1, 1937. The administration bill provides for the age limit reduction July 1, 1938. ”1 have become convinced our plan is financially impractical and we now are willing to abide by the administration proposal." Black said. Democratic leaders of the house have called a caucus tonight in an effort to reach an agreement I on the age reduction. A Republican attempt to delay action on the unemployment comi pensatlon bill until its constitution ality can be determined was frus trated temporarily by Sen. Jacob Weiss, majority floor leader. The bill was being considered by the senate sitting as a commit- ! tee of the whole when its con- . stitutionality was questioned by , Republicans. Sen. Lawrence E. Carlson. R . Huntington, introduced the roselut» >n casting doubts as to tin’ constitutionality of the bill and moving "to delay further consideration until after the attorney general ot Indiana has given his j opinion on its constitutionality." Weiss denied the motion on the ' grn nds that it was out of order. Alter Carlton's resolution was turned down the senate recessed until 2 p. m. Eight Bills Introduced Indianapolis. March 6. — (U.R) —• Eight bills, facing almost certain extinction because their subject matter does not deal with social security, were introduced in the house of representatives shortly before its sudden adjournment at. 9:40 a. m. today. The bills would: Repeal the Nicholson act of the 1935 general assembly which banned alienation of affection suits Rep. Guy W Dausmau iR). Gosh- ; en. Repeal the labor disputes act. which limits the jurisdiction of courts in issuing restraining orders in labor battles.—Dausman. Amend the workmen's compensa- ' tio nact giving the right of trial ■ by jury in appeals taken from state (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BIBLE PLAY TO BE PRESENTED College Students To Present Play Here Sunday Afternoon >I ■ - I j The story of Pilate's wife. Claudia ■ ■ will be dramatized on Sunday after, 'noon at the Zion Reformed Church, • in a program siponeored by the De. catur ministerial association. Tha performance, to be given by students of Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, is planned as a union service ' for all Decatur churches. The following information oonI c.eming the iplay was given today f by Rev. C. M- Prugh, who was in- ! strumental in securing the play tor . Decatur at this time: "The setting . of the play is laid in Jerusalem at . the time of Christ’s crucifixion, thf last of the scenes takng place after the resurrection. A short introducj tion to the play will be given by- / Prof. H. D. Hopkins, head ot the dramatics department of the icol- - lege. The duration of the (performance is about, one and one-ihalt hours”. There will be no admission charge to this performance and the 1 j public is invited to enjoy the unI usual opportunity of seeing tihla well-known iplay. An ottering will e be takon. the proceeds from which I-1 will be donated to the dramatic des partment of the «lolege. The doors, ). i will be opened at 1:30 P. M. so as to I, allow sufficient time for stage sett. d ing and other interior arrangeI ments.