Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 59, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1936 — Page 1

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT 0N L V DAI L Y NEWS PAI’ ER IN AI)A M S COU NT Y

Slain in .Jail Break ■ 1 T x 1 Victim of the bloodiest prison break in South Dakota’s history, Warden Eugene Reilly, of the State Penitentiary at Sioux Falls, was ; kidnapped by two escaping convicts and slain when the convicts engaged in a gun battle with deputies. Three persons were killed in i the break and three wounded, inj eluding Claaide Carrier, 18, Kansas youth who allegedly engineered i the break to release a brother. ACCIDENTS ARE REPORTED HERE None Injured Seriously In Accidents Over ’ Week-End Traffic accidents over the weekend fortunately produced no ser- ‘ ious results, although numerous in this community. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Simon. all of Berne, narrowly eecaged ‘ serious injuries when they figured .in a near head-on icollision north of this city Saturday night at 8 o’clock. ; A car driven by an unknown man crashed in to the car in which the ‘ Berne people were rding, and after . ire ersush the man fled from the j scene before hie identity could 'be learned. The Berne party was returnng from Elkhart when the accident occurred. All suffered slight injuries and ehook but wee able to continue home. The car was damaged considerably. Oscar and Edgar Werling. of near Preble, escaped injuries when the truck of a Fort Wayne bread company which they were driving overturned near Monroe. Although there were no eyewitnesses to the accident, the young men were evidently uninjured as they drove through this city enroute to For: Wayne, with their truck slightly damaged, but in condition permissible for driving. Charles Drake, William Cook and Ray Frank Lough, all of this city, were taken to the 'Adams county .memorial hospital at 12:«0 Sunday morning after the car in which they (CqXTTNITEn nN PAGE FIVE) Q Ed Green Out For Precinct Leader Ed Green, circuit court bailiff, announced his candidacy for committeeman from Third ward, precinct A. Decatur. Mr. Green's tiling was brought to the county clerk's office by his son Lawrence, as the candidate Is confined to his home where he is recovering from a major operation performed several days ago. He is reported improving. > Q Robbery Report Is Found False Night police were called to the West End restaurant early Sunday morning, after a yaserby had called T. G. McFarland, proprietor of the restaurant and reported hearing a door .slam in the rear of the establishment. The police, after making a i*hiaroug(h investigation, failed to find anything missing or evidence of tampering with the entrance, and termed the call a fa<lse alarm- Great care ie Ibeing exercised in the protection of the west end business houses, ae thieves have looted the storee on a number of occasions.

MANY PERSONS FACE BOOST IN FEDERAL TAXES I Nearly Three Million Persons May Be Affected by Tax Plan Washington, Mar. »—(U.R)—More than 2.879,000 persons face a possibility of new or increased federal taxes as u, result of President Roosevelt’s proposal for a tax on undistributexl corporate profits, the house ways and means tax sub-committee was informed by the treasury today. Administration circles today answered critics of President Roosevelt's plan to lax undistributed corporation earnings by saying that i» will rectify an inequality long saddled upon the “little fellow" ,b|y ' big business.’' Opponents of the plan, which would force corporations to distribute their profits among stockholders or pay a tax averaging 33’4 per cent, contend that the levy would serve to accentuaje booms and depressions by forcing business to lessen rtverves which ordinarily are used to pay dividends and wages during hard times. Administration spokesmen countered with the contention that present tax laws, particularly the income tax, had weighted the scales against the individual or business partnership in favor of the corporation. Whereas the “little fellow" has ' paid taxes on his income regularly. they contended the large stockholder in many cm poratione has been able to evade income tax payments becajise his corporation i placed large blocs of corporation earnings into undistributed re- | serves. As congress began drafting the ' proposals into a tax ,l«ill. administration officials indicated they were undisturbed by the assertions of corporations ■representatives that the undistributed sttrplUH tax would prevent bHeiiwes organiaalHAHa (iuux.,building up a “cushion” against future needs. They admitted that the tax (CONTItJUED OX PAGE FOUR) GUERNSEY CLUB TO REORGANIZE Local Club To Hold Joint Meeting With Lions Club March 17 Tiie Adams County Guernsey Cattle Club, under the chairmanship of Peter iB. Lehman, will hold the reorganization meeting Tuesday evening, March 17, in a joint meeting with the local Lions club. The Guernsey people will furnish the program and are inviting a nuimber of outeide guests, including all members of the Adam? County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, Guernsey breeders from Whitley, Huntington. Welte. Wabash, Grant, Allen, and DeKalb counties. As a special feature of the evening program the new film on the Second Byrd Expedition entitled ‘Guernseys Diecover Antarctic” will be shown. E- T. Wallace of the dairy extension department of Purdu and R. L Holden, field representative of the American Guernsey Cattle 'Club, will be speakers. Peter B. Lehman, chairman, and Dale Moses, vice-Chairman of the local cattle club, have contacted the local school authorities and have made arrangements for showing the Guernsey film to the school pupils during the day of Tuesday, March 17. This film will (be of unusual interest in Decatur as one of the principal animal actors was in Decatur last year during the Dairy Day celebration held in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair. This was the Guernsey bull, Iceburg, that was iborn in the Antarctic region on the Byrd Expedition. —o Local Automobile Is Stolen Sunday A black 1929 Chevrolet coach, owned by Frank Lynch of this city, was reported stolen last evening from a parked position near the Paramount theater, at Fort Wayne. Mr. Lynch had parked the auto in a reserved parking lot, earlier in the evening. After securing the car from the lot, he stopped in a nearby restaurant, parking the car on the street.

Fort Wayne police were notified of the theft, and are attempting to locate the stolen vehicle.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 9, 1936.

Seeks Renomination >1 , -< M gig Frank G. Thompson of Bluffton, made announcement today of his candidacy on the democratic ticket at the May primary for renomlnation as joint representative in the i state legislature from Adame and Wells counties. At the present I time Mr. Thompson, who is busi- 1 ness manager of the Bluffton 1 News Banner, is attending the ' epecial legislative session called by Gov. Paul V. McNutt, and is lagain serving as majority floor leader in the house. AGREEMENT ON MERGER ASKED Roosevelt Appeals For Consolidation Os Rail Terminals Washington. Mar. 9. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt appealed to capital and labor to agree on proposed railroad terminal consolidations in a letter which rail officials interpreted todav as indicating the administration believes that the controversy should be ended before congress intervenes to settle it by statute. The president's letter disclosed that railroad coordinator Joseph ‘6. Eastman had consented to de- | lay his proposed order forcing I terminal unifications in 11 cities. I Eastman recently said that unlfii cations would effect huge savings .and. unless rail officials acted, he I would order them, indicating he I | nlanned such action eventually in I some 5.000' cities. Mr. Roosevelt, writing to J. J. I Pelley. president of the Association of American Railroads, a,nd J. A. Phillips, Cedar Rapids. la., [vice chairman of the Association lof Railway I>abor Executives. InIvited both to a joint conference if they do not agree on a consolidation program ibiefore June 16. The emergency rajlroad transportation act expires on that date. Railroad officials indicated progress had been made hut that they were uncertain whether an agreement could be reached that would eliminate the need for a joint conference. Negotiations among labor. capital and Eastman are still in progress. ■ The situation remains up in the air.” one rail official told the (CONTTNUEtn ON PAGE FOUR) DEATH CLAIMS JACOB SCHAFER Aged Decatur Man Dies Sunday Morning Os Complications Jacob Schafer. 84, well known resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs Irene Schafer. 520 Nuttman Ave., Sunday morning a.t 10:15. Death was due to complications and infirmities. Mr. Schafer was (horn in Walhalben. Germany. Feb. 2. 1852, a son of Jacob and Mary Braun Schafer. He came to this country October 6. 1889. with his wife, Kathern, who preceded him in dea,th 11 years ago. Until his death yesterday, Mr. Schafer was the oldest living member of the Zion Reformed church of this city. The survivors are two eons Fred of Chicago. Adam of Decatur and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Keller of Decatur, 19 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. FuneraS services will be held Tuesday at the home at 2 p.m. and at the Zion Reformed church at 2.30 with Rev. C. M. Prugh officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery The. body will be removed from Black’s funeral home this afternoon to the Schafer residence and may be viewed after 4 o'clock.

MUSELMAN TO BE CANDIDATE Berne Newspaper Editor Candidate For Prosecuting Attorney Christian H Muselntan, editor and publisher of the Berne Review, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for iproaecuting attorney of 'Adams county, at the primary election i Tuesday, May 5. Mr. Museelman was admitted to , the 'practice of law in September, 1928 and to the state supreme court in 1935. For the past two years he. has been justice of the peace in Berne and was recently elected president of the Berne Chamber of Commerce. The Berne editor has been active in Democratic circles in the county tor many years. This is hie first bid for the prosecutor's office. Four years ago, Mr. Mueelman was the unsucceesfu-1 candidate against I Frank G. Thompson of Bluffton for the Democratic nomination for joint state representative from Adams and Welle counties. Mr. Muselman is the first to announce his candidacy for the office of prosecuting attorney. Names of several local attorneys have been mentioned as prosepctive candidates but no official announcements have been made to date. o C. C. Directors To Meet Tuesday A special meeting of the directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 at Dee Fryback's office, in the Peoples Loan and Trust company building. A new factory proposition will be considered and members are urged to attend. Roscoe Glendenning, president of the organization stated. o Mrs. Sephus Melchi Is Injured Saturday Mrs. Sephus Melchi, wife of the Chief of Police Melchi, fell Saturday afternoon in the bath room of her home on Marshall street and dislocated her left shoulder. It fs not believed any bones were fractured. Mrs. Melchi also encountered severe bruises in the fall. GENEVA WOMAN DIES SUNDAY Mrs. Laura Beerbower Dies Sunday Morning Os Cancer Mrs. Laura Beerbower 45, died at her home in Geneva Sunday morning at 4 o’clock after suffering for some time from cancer. Mrs. Beet-bower had been operated on at the Adame County Memorial hospital weeks ago, and returned to her home following the operation. Mrs. Beerjbower was bo.-n on February 22, 1891 a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Huff, of Bryant. Her husband preceded her In death, several years ago. Surviving besides the parente at Bryant are two eons, Glen and Donald. Iboth at home. Three sisters and one brother also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon in the Geneva United Brethren church. Burial will be made in the Riverside cemetery in that town. o Centennial Heads To Meet Tonight The general committee and other committee chairmen of the Centennial celebration will meet tonight in the mayor’s court rooms in the city hall at 7 o'clock. Plans for the furthering of the celebration will be discussed. All members and chairmen are asked to be present- — Presbyterian Church Holds Lenten Service A series of Linten worship services is in progress at the First Presbyterian church, to be held each Wednesday night during Lent. The pastor. Rev. George O Walton, is preaching a series of sermons on “The Way. The Truth, The Life ” The subjects for this period are as follows. Wednesday, March 11, “Thou Art The Way,’’ March 18, “Keeping On Solid Ground,” March 25, "The Recovered Radience,” April 1, “Integrity Towards Others,” April 8. "An Ageless Message,” The public is invited to these services which will commence promptly at 7:00 o’clock and be dismissed at 7:45 o’clock.

Great Britain Ready To Back France And Belgium In Case (Os Any Attack By Germany

Germany Further Flouts Versailles Treaty By Resuming Full Control Os Her Rivers. CONTINUE WAR (By United Press) Latest European developments: Berlin. — Germany flouts Versailles treaty further, by dedaring her rivers again entirely German and not international waterways as provided by the treaty. Paris. —France pours troops toward border. Russia, Poland, Italy. Roumania, Czechoslovakia. Jugoslavia, Greece and Turkey pledge support against Germany. London---Cabinet approves strong stand against Germany's treaty repudiation. Rome.—ltaly, although willing to listen to league peace suggestions, proposes to continue war in Ethiopia. Flouts Treaty Berlin, Mar. 9. — (U.R) — Negotiations to restore full sovereignty of Germany over her rivers, made j international waterways by the 1 Versailles treaty, have been under , way for some time, an official 1( spokesman announced today. , Reliable sources said Germany ( already had resumed control of the rivers. The spokesman, how- , ever, denied that Germany had [ made a one-sided denunciation of | I the treaty provisions governing the H rivers. Germany, he said, has not noti- j fled the interested powers that she no longer recognizes jurisdiction | of the commissions administering the rivers. 1 The rivers in question are the I Rhine. Danube, Elbe. Oder and! Moselle. Continue War Rome, Mar. 9.—(U.R)— ltaly, having promised France her support against Germany's treaty violations. proclaimed again today her 1 intention of continuing the Ethi- i opian war to a successful conclus- > ion. Italy has tentatively accepted : ~— j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) S Q City Officials In Washington Council Ten George Stults and Forest Elzey and Herman Myers,! ■ city attorney, are in Washington , today. They will appear before . the public works administrator rel- j ative to obtaining approval on. award of contracts for the turbine j and other equipment, for which j the city obtained bids last week. ■ Although the formal grant for; the PWA's share of the cost of the plant improvements has been re- ■, ceived, the award of contracts has not yet been made by the government. The grant calls for an , amount not in excess of $49,800. The Decatur city officials motored to Washington yesterday. NEW JAPANESE CABINET MADE New Cabinet Compromise Os Liberal, Military Elements Tokyo. Mar. 9 —(U.R) —Japan had a cabinet again tonight for the first time since the JJloody outbreak of Feb. 26. giving full representation in traditional style to the army a.nd navy and installed after many day® of maneuvering between liberal and militarist elements. New premier and foreign minister was Kixi Hirota, succeeding Keisuke Okada who escaped death by assassination two weeks ago by the sacrifice of a relative. Hirota finally healed the differences of extreme nationalist and liberal groups, at least sufficiently to permit the formation of a new government. The all-important posts of minister of war and minister of navy in the new cabinet, focal points of controversy. were assumed by Gen. Juichi Terauchi and Admiral Osami Nagano. Other cabinet posts were assigned to prominent members of the Minseito and Selyukai panties and well known leaders in industry and the professions. It thus represents a national coalition government. The complete Hirota cabinet (CONTINUED. ON PAGE FIVE)

Feudist to Hang ■ l W A- J kb t? t 1 SfJ: < f I *• First to die legally under the law passed in 1934 that stipulated hanging for the slaying of a G-man will be George W. Barrett (above). >a Kentucky feudist who will hang tn the courtyajd of the Marion County Jail at Indianapolis, Ind . March 24. CASES VENDED” TO THIS COURT Two Note Cases Are Venued From Wells Circuit Court Two cases were venued to Ute Adams circuit court this morning from the Wells county court, both cases being collection of note and foreclosure of mortgage suite. The liquidating trustees of the Marion National bank of MarionIndiana are suing to collect a promissory note given to the bank on May 22. 1928 by Frank M. Rice, and hie wife, Margaret, the .principal of the note eaid to be 81,600. The complaint states that Rice gave as security to the note mortgage to real estate, and that at a later date conveyed the mortgaged real estate io J. Conley Brown, and his wife, Anna and that on December 22, 1928 Brown an dhis wife conveyed the real estate to Andrew Moore and his wife Emma. As all of the persons claim some right and title to the real estate, the trustees are suing all of the above named for $2,000 and ask that the real estate be sold to satisfy their claims. The plaintiffs in the case, all liquidating trustees of the Marion bank, are George A. Bell. Fred Eward. Hay Kelley, Milton Matter and Henry Erlewine. The other case was that of the Federal Land Bank of Louisville against Homer Smith. Ceryle Smith. May Smith. Joseph McClure, Earl McCoy, Daisy McCoy, Grand Dealvers Mutual Fire Insurance company, Recie Taylor, Leslie McClure and Lucinda McClure- The plaintiff asks, that mortgage on real estate given as security Ibe foreclosed and judgment be awarded as follows: $1,875 with interest, $367.13 with interest and attorney fees in the sum of SSOO. o, Regular Legion Meeting Tonight Adame post number 43 of the American Legion will hold the regular meeting at 8 o’clock tonight at the hall on South Second street. Vernon Aurand will have charge of the (program and all members are requested to be present. Youuk Girl Dies Os Scarlet Fever Funeral services for Marian Glendenning. 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Glendenning, of Hartford township, were held Sunday afternoon at the home. The girl died Friday from an attack of scarlet fever. The Rev. C. A. Schmid, pastor of the Reformed church of Berne, officiated. Burial was made in the M. R. E. cemetery in Berne. WEATHER Fair, somewhat warmer west and north late tonight; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness and warmer.

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Will Furnish Military Aid Necessary; Russia And Other Nations Also To Back France. NATIONS WARNED London. Mar. 9.—(U.R) —Tbe British government informed tli e house of commons today that Britain will go to the military aid of France and Belgium if Germany attacks either, and warned aggressive powers that Britain is not afraid to fight. The important pronouncement! were delivered to a crowded houso by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and Capt. Anthony Eden, foreign secretary. Both speakers indicated that Britain is not looking for trouble and urged peace discussions. Buld- ■ win said there never can be permanent peace in Europe until Britain. France and Germany get together in friendship. He warned that if there is war, Britain can stand it longer than other powers. Eden explained that the League of Nations must handle the situation, and that until the council meets on Friday, no decision on what to do can be made. However, “there is no reason to suppose that the German action implies a threat of hostilities.” Eden assured the house. Eden said regretfully that only I last Friday he had suggested to | the German ambassador a discussI ion of an air defense pact in westi ern Europe, but that “the German ! government's course has profound'ly shaken confidence in any en- ; gagement into which the governI ment of Germany might in future 1 enter." Nevertheless, he declared. Great Britain will consider the proposals for a new European peace agreement which Fuehrrer Adolf Hitler advanced in his speech to the reichstag on Saturday. They include a 25-year peace agreement with France and Belgium. “His majesty's government,” Eden said, "will examine the new German proposals clear-sightedly and objectively, with a view to fiiiding out the extent to which they represent means by which the shaken structure of peace again may be strengthened.” Eden spoke for 25 minutes. The house was still pondering his important words when Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin opened debate of the government’s rearmament program, entailing an immediate expenditure of about $1,500,000.000. “One nation might make war." Baldwin said solemnly. “It might take 50 to secure peace." Britain, Baldwin said, is left (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Jury To Hear Case Here Wednesday The Adams county petit jury will act for the first time in otl'ivial capacity Wednesday in the $1,200 damage suit of Minnie Aeschlintan against the Berne Savings and Loan association, the (plaintiff alleging breach of trust. , o JOSEPH DRUM DIES SUNDAY Relative Os Local Residents Dies Sunday At Curryville ( Joseph Drum, aged 75, died at, . his home in Curryville Sunday t shortly after noon after being in . failing health for some time. Mr. Drum, retired farmer, was well known here, being an uncle to Dorphus and Noble Drum, both of this city. Death was due tor com- * plications. Mr. Drum was married to Elizat heth Margaret Welty on August ■ 28, 1901. in Ada,ms county. gur- , viving besides the widow are th® i following step-children: Mrs. Orris . Mossman. of Plymouth; Mrs. Alta - Clark, of Dallas, Texas: Mrs. Hugh Souder, of Bluffton. Mrs. A. r Dine, of Dunfee. and Charles and , Dan Welty, both of Adams county. ? Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock lat the Pleasant Dale Dunkard church south of Prable, with the Rev. Matthew Worthman, pastor of the Reformed church in Bluffton officiating. Burial will bq made in the church cemetery.