Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1936 — Page 1

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|[s REPORT MND SALE U'E IN CITY ■ Than ri '’**'l' ° 11 Knmal Bond i und u, > K'< l‘ Efl l.c-: M ' ' '" iT "’ y ■ ■ ... Hfl. ■■■ v ' ; ’’ L ' M ""’ Tuesday's — < 51 71 - (-nniniprof oSh-'s and l."°" 109.751 service K. men 1.'t5.0" iiir —- ■—■' """ r A<- Mr goal by th" .nil of the ■ ■ • ■■: his ,|'i<>ta and exp«-< ■ \ ■ ■ <pota continued anoth.: !><■ tn the s>n»-i.i: < hairman and sr"'..ili'ii. .o t he M Mal.y I • pel is s-vertil and institutions every has pun ha- .1 at least ON PAGE THREE) Sd Florida Man fl Nailed To Cross y Fla. Mur D (UR) J. K. I ■tun. I'. y--. ; ; , .mal work | found naib d to a make- ■ cross on the outskirts of ■ today Beeman was taken to a local ■** wbeh- ho regained con■uess lb- refused, however, ■ke any statement concerning ■'- • ■*f®«t>. who is a worker on ■hus-Florida <at al project, ■otiirt Hailed ... Il thirty-penny fl katid and foot, to a crude y cross His mouth was ■ sewed together. wt Jesse Rice Condition Serious KiM» received word today ' esee Rice, proprietor of the *°W in this city, is in a ser- ' Mition at the Michael Reese ,‘ n Chicago. Mr. Rice has ' “*h)g treatment in Chicago . ,ertl weeks an dwas reported ■ mg until yesterday, when this , wn became critical EP POLITICS : WFROMWPA I • ®>ns Issues Order Reading Workers' Po- ' •itical Views ‘‘“Won, March IR_(up) — ( Progress administrator I lto J>° P , I,U isued a * en *ral » ad state WPA dire< , torß . eblo? that " no per!M)n shall •” discharged on the ofa } W , BUpport or non «upi o, ; sanization '" ’ ce to all M’Pa « en CUt as a WPt h„ i, A Workerß . ’ came Wy hr w a 5? ee<i ot P Oli ‘ New yJL ' Vest ' ir S*nia, 511- ‘ »• Rush n’ an<i ' ( J"* h D Holt - n. W. Va : Nation or/ Charges Bince an in- ‘ M’o show n by , Hopkine PUf- 1 J Holt’s state"* ‘ < ’' l favorit ’ : 8 t 0 he ' c ' <wt6fi ( eliv er&d tn ' PA office and to th 4outT y proj6ct forefrsad ' Ihe co untry. 'His Br WPA ' eltlw odis paired gag6d on a 'Proany Nt, nu ed on p . • N PAGE THREE)

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WPA Strikers “Capture” Capitol - - "-w ■■ l : av 7 fl ‘ ’ kJWßggig fcwlWißl * wrt ■ <52 > ■ - ■ "■j Jr / * r z WPA (trikers lunch One leader of Wisconsin striking WPA workers was quoted as warn- [ ing the national administration to take heed or "there will he loss of . life" utter the strikers ha/1 moved into the state capitol building in • protest against their monthly wages of S4B. Leaders of the strikers, some of whom are shown lunching on crackers and < heeee in the i legislature's assembly room, charged the WPA with using armed ' vigilantes to guard strikebreakers.

Prepare' Deed For Land Given City City attorney Herman H Myers U preparing a deed tor a (strip of land donated to the city twelve years ago. the land never having been officially tranefered to the I city. James Htinst. well known pioneer resident of Deiatur. the donor of i the property, appeared before the 1 council last night and asked that the city assume ownership of the [.‘•trip on Madison street from Thir•centh street west for a distance of five and one-half rods and 25 feet in | width. Mr. Hurst donated the land when •he street was widened and improv“d about 12 years ago. Mayor A. 11. ({ohjjcuae i* behalf of the city thanked Mr. Hurst for his gift. o DISTRICT M, E. MEETING HELD Annual District Conference Is Held At Monroeville Tuesday The annual district conference of the Fort Wayne M. E. district was held Tuesday at the Methodist Episcopal church in Monroeville, with the local church and circuits represented. Among those present from here were Fred Mills, district steward, and Mrs. Mills, W. O- Little, Rev. H. R. Carson, pastor of the local M. E. church and Rev. L- J Brunner, pastor of the M. E. circuit. The principal address of the conference was made by Bfehop Raymond Wade, head of the Stock-' holm. Sweden, area of the Metho- i dtst churches there. Biahop Wade’s talk was centered on conditions existing in the countries in hie area, including North Africa. Spain. Germany, and Russia. Rev. George W. Bailor, of near here was elected on the principal district standing committee. Dr. E. T. Franklin read the report of the Methodist hospital as a part of the' afternoon program. The double quartet of the Monroeville, M. E. church presented a musical program in the eveningThe approximate attendance at the conference was 300 pasters, their wives and laymen. Dr. Fretnont E. Fribley. Fort Wayne was re-elected president; Rev. D. K. Finch. Monroeville re-elected secretary-treas-urer and Rev. M. C. Wright, of Auburn was re-elected as reporter for (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Jefferies Rites Are Held Today Funeral services for Mrs Maggie Jefferies, of Chicago, were neld at the Burt Townsend residence at 2:30 this afternoon. Rev. Gmrgo 0. Walton officiated and burial was trade in the Decatur cemetery. The body arrived from Chicago last evening and was met by the Gillig and Doan ambulance. WEATHER Fair; rising temperature extreme southwest late tonight; Thursday increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer; rain west and south central in afternoon.

ASKS BILLION AND HALF FOR WORK PROGRAM President’s Message To Congress Reveals Relief Needs Washington. Mar. 18 — (U.R) — President Roosevelt today asked | congress to appropriate $1,500.-1 000.000 to continue the works pro- i year. President Roosevelt estimated that this sum would be sufficient to care for the destitute unemployed together with $1,000,000,000 ill unexpended previous appropriations and the $600,000,000 ear- | ried in the budget for the civilian 'conservation corps and various ! public works. Limitation of federal relief ex- ' penditures to this figure, however, •is dependent upon re-employment | of substantial numbers of the idle iby private industry, the president ,I said. •'The ultimate cokt of the feder- ’ al works program." the president) (Said, "will Be determined by priv- | ate enterprise. Federal assistance i which arose as a result of industrial disemployment can be term- ' inated it industry itself removes the underlying conditions.” As the president’s message was presented. Speaker Joseph W. Byrns revealed that Mr. Roosevelt had advised his leaders that any increase in the appropriation over his estimate must be accom- ! panied by new taxes to provide I revenues to cover the added cost. Mr. Roosevelt said that relief I expenditures in the present fiscal year would approximate $3,500,000.000. His budget, he said, contemplated expenditure of aji (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SCOUT MEETING IS SCHEDULED First Os Cubbing Training Meets At Bluffton March 20 The first of the meetings under the cubbing training course of the Anthony Wayne Area council of the Boy Scouts of America will he held in Bluffton, March 20. at 7:45 p. m. This meet will he for Decatur. Bluffton and Portland cubbing enthusiasts, it was announced by Clyde Hendricks. Fort Wayne, chairman of the cubbing committee for the council. The program for the meet: Opening address and introduction of Byron McCammon, training chairman of cub committee by L. L. Hotchkiss, field executive, of Fort Wayne. Presentation. "Understanding the Younger Boy" by Mr. Hendricks. “Relation of Home and Neighborhood to Cubbing," Mr. McCajumon. "Morale Period." Leroy Lane, Fort Wayne scout executive. "The Cub Pack, the Parent InI (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, March 18, 1936.

CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION Regular Meeting Os City Council Held Tuesday Evening A petition for building aeewer on Monroe street from Thirteenth west to the cooperation limits wat presented to the city council In regular ueasion last night. The petition signed by William Strahrn and other property owners, asked for the replacing ot the o'd sower, which has become unfit for use. According to the petitioners, many of the property owners still have lour inchee of water in thei” bariemi nte. att a result of the inability of the present line to hand'e the disposal. The' matter was referred to the street and sewer committee. The pctitisnere asked that the coot of material be assessed against tha properties affected. The matter ot redecorating the city hall building was referred to the board of public works and safety. with power to act. It is the intention of the city officiale to decorate the downstairs offices of the electric and water departments and to make necessary repairs in and around the building. The suggestion that the location of one of the fire hydrants at the Central Sugar company site 'be changed was referred to fire chief Bob Robinold. Ralph Roop, civil works commissioner. reported to the council that 12 young men are employed in work under the national youth administration The men have just completed the work of levelling and improving the parking lot on First and Jackson streets. Work is now being done on Hanna-Nuttman park. The young men under the NY'A ore available for work on parks, streets and parking lots, according to Mr. Roop. Other action of the council in last night's session included: The signing of the contract with the General | Flectric company for new transl formers and watt hour meters; referring of rural electric line extensions to the light and power committee, and allowing of bills. ELECTRIC COST IS DECREASED Small Consumers Annual Bills Reduced Over Five Million Indianapolis. Mar. 18.—(U.R)~Annual bills of small consumers of | electricity in Indiana have been i reduced approximately $5,750,000 since March 8. 1933. a report of the federal power commission showed today. The report, made as part of a nation wide survey by the commission. showed that Indiana ranked high among states which have granted extended rate reductions to utility patrons. Since Jan. 23. 1935. the public service commission ordered rate decreases in four major electric companies, the annual reduction being approximately $642,000. Northern Indiana Power Co., users were granted decreases totaling $258,000: the Traction Light and Power Co., $22,500: Northern (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Johnstown Phone Operator Relates Flood Experience

By Telephone Operator 7, Johnstown. Pa. By Telephone to United Press at Philadelphia. (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Johnstown, Pa., Mar. 18.—(U.R) —How's the flood? Boy! Its terrible! The water in the street outside must be 20 feet deep. There are 10 girls up here on the second floor of the Snook building. The first floor is full of water. It's almost up to our feet. I don’t think we'll be safe much longer. 1 hope somebody gets us out soon. (This was at 1 a. m. Wednesday. The flood began receding them. —Ed.) Every minute some of our local lines go out. We can't get police headquarters or the fire depart meiit. We can't find out how many are dead. Yeah, we re working in the dark. And it’s cold. I haven't had a bite to eat since noon and none of the other girls have, either. We’ve been here since 7 a. m. yesterday. Boy, am I Hungry! I don't know whether I’m scared. I’m shivering a lot. but I'm kidding myself I'm just cold. We

GREAT BRITAIN I MOVES NATIONS TO COMPROMISE Acute Threat Os War Dissipates As England Takes Action i By lx>uh» F. Keemle (United Press Cable Editor) I Great Britain, acting as Europe's ■ international policeman in the • cause of peace, resolutely steeped I I France and Belgium today towards a compromise of their dispute , with Germany over the re-occupa-tion of the Rhineland. 5 ! The threat of war. so acute last , week, had disappeared. Even the ' talk of league penalties, which France had stoutly insisted must be enforced had faded into the background and may not be revived. 1 Moreover, the question of a formal declaration by • the council ’’that Germany is a treaty violator ’ diminished In importance. It may not even be voted by the council, * although it is more probable that * the council will pass it to appease the French. 1 The French undoubtedly are ‘ anowcrcd by Britain's success in ’ maneuvering things to a stage r where Adolf Hitler is in position to gain the essential points of his - proposals. They are helpless, howt ; ever, to dominate the situation t without the powerful support of • Britain and must make the best -1 bargain they can. The result is likely to be weeks 1 of wrangling before a compromise -lean be worked out‘‘which will give . ■ Fre.nce and Belgium adequate i guarantees of their safety in place of the moribund Locarno treaty, : and at the same time satisfy German national pride with complete I recognition of her sovereignty . i over German territory. li When that has been accomIplished, negoti;,’ions for a general European peace agreement — perhaps the 25-year truce suggested iby Hitler —may be begun. The chief stumbling block in the current negotiations is the British proposal for a demilitarized zone on both sides of the border, to be policed by an international force, including British troops. That I would mean French withdrawal from their beloved Maginot steel and concrete fortifications, and to that the French will not agree. I (Ct .XTlNi't:i 1 ON PAGE THREW Firms Subscribe To Full Quota In Bond Sale ) * —__ ♦ ' Additional Decatur firms were f placed on the ‘honor roll" of those 1 subscribing to the full quota of Centennial “Good Will bonds. 1 Those announced today are: Retailers: The Fred Mutschler 1 Distributing Co.. Burk Elevator 5 1 Co., 8. E. Black Funeral Home, ’ i Giles Porter Tire Shop. Lodges, service clubs, churches: Firemans Auxiliary, Loyal Order of Moose. ’ i Factory, office and store em1 ployes: Central Sugar Co., Citizens Telephone Co. ■ State, county, city and federal employes: City Power Plant em- ' ployes, County Officers and Depu--1 i ties, Court House, Post Office em1 ployes.

girls don't think this floor is very ■ safe, what with the flood right in 1 the building and the heavy switchboards weighing a lot of tone. But we’re not worrying much. ) The current is too swift for a s: rowboat to get to us. We haven't I seen any motor boats. Most places ■ downtown closed at 1 o'clock yes- ■; terday when the water began com- ■; ing down the streets. We haven’t seen hardly anybody since then. Were we glad when it quit raining. 11 But if they don’t get us out before it starts thawing again this i morning I don’t guess we’ll get out ■ for an awful long time. Everybody thinks the water will go way i up again as soon as the sfm comes out. Johnstown is a terrible looking place out our windows. There aren’t any lights. The water just i looks slick and black down below us. Every once in a while something like a chair, or a part of an automobile —lots oi stuff like that —bobs up in the current. If we just had a little light it wouldn’t be so scary. Thanks for wishing me good luck, pal. I need it.

Raging Waters Flood Cities In Eastern States; Toll*Ot Lives May Mount To Forty

LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN LATE TODAY Special Session Os Indiana Assembly To Adjourn Today Indianapolis, March 18 —(UP) — The houee ot representatives accepted senate amendments to the administration unemployment compensation bill today enabling adjournment of the special legislative session within a few hours. After approvng a conference committee report endorsing the senate amendments the house recessed until 4 p. ni. to await senate concurrence in the conference committee action. Adjournment is scheduled as coon &3 the bill ie engrossed and ready for the governor's signature. Both houses concurred in a conference report on the 'public welfare bill late yesterday. It provides for a far-reaching pension system for blind, aged criproled, and handicapped persons. The public health bill, enabling the state to cooperate in a federal program, already has been signed by Gov- McNutt. Other bills offered the legislture probably will die in I committee. A conference committee was to report today on the unemployment compensation measure in senate • amendments. The house conven' d at 10 a. m. i and the senate at 2 p- m. for their : final deliberations of the special, legislative session. The public welfare bill will l»6-| come effective on the governor's I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) k —oDAIRY FARMERS MEET WITH CLUB ' Guernsey Breeders From ' Six Counties Meet With Lions Club ; Members of Guernsey cattle clubs ► ‘from Adams. Huntington. Wells, ■ I Allen. Grant and Whitley counties I were in attendance last night at i' the regional meeting and banquet . I held in the Rice hotel in conjunction with the regular weekly meet- • ing of the Lions club. During the program, the film of . I the Byrd Antarctic expedition, featuring the prominent part Ouernfiey Cattle played i‘i the sec- ■ ond of the expeditions of the famed explorer, were shown to the large crowd present. ; Speakers on the program were A. W. Telfer, secretary, Indiana i Gurnsey breeders association; R. . L. Holden, field representative of . the American Guernsey cattle club . and E. T. Waljace, Purdue dairy extensionist. All of the speakers spoke,of the prominent part played by the Guernsey men in the livestock exhibits of last year's street fair, and of the fine showing made by the local county club 1 in the past few years. The Adams county club was rated second high in the state last year in enrollment. Following the banquet and entertainment in the Rice hotel, the representatives of the club held a business session in the county agent's office to lay the plans for the Guernsey show in the coming Centennial and street fair. Dale D. Moses, present regional (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 I —, Local Executives To Attend Meeting W. A Klepper, general manager, Cloverleaf Creameries, (Inc., and George Thomas, traffic manager, Central Soya comipany are scheduled to attend the dinner meeting in Fort Wayne for railroad executives and industrial leaders, on Thursday evening. A total ot 450 persons are expected to be present at the meeting in the Fort Wayne Transportation club to hear tiie rincipal address of T. M. Haye*, assistant, general manager ot the Wabash Railroad company His subject will he “inflation” Sixty-eigxht prominent executives l ave been invited.

For Congress i r i Hit Dtvid Hogg. Fort Wayne attorney. today announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for congressman from the Fourth district. Mr. Hogg, a former congressman, was defeated ■by James I. Farley, Democrat incumbent. in both 1932 and 1964. LEGION MARKS ANNIVERSARY — Adams Post Observes 17th Anniversary Os Founding Os Legion Anniversary of the founding of the American Legion was observed Tuesday night by Adams post | number 43 of the legion, with a (special program, attended by more (than 100 members of the legion, the ladies auxiliary, and veterans of the World War and SpanishAmerican war. Sam Cleland, of post 47, Fort I Wayne, a prominent attorney, delivered the principal address. The meeting was called to order by Dee Fryback, post commander. All present recited the preamble, followed by prayer by the post chaplain. Floyd Hunter. Commander Fryback spoke! briefly on founding of the Amer t lean Legion in Paris. March 17. 1919. Mr. Fryback then introduced V. J. Bormann, program chairman, who also spoke briefly on founding of the order. Joe Laurent. post historian and a former commander, who gave a short history on founding of the legion and [ the problems during the first years of the establishment of a post in I this city. Short addresses were given by I Elmo Smith. Dallas Brown. Joseph , McConnell and Leo Ehinger. past ; commanders of Adams post; Jess Roop and H&rry Reed, SpanishAmerican war veterans, and Walter A. Chaskel, post commander of post 318, Westfield, project engineer on state highway 217. Mrs. Ralph Roop, president of the Ladies' auxiliary, delivered an interesting address on "The Bonus (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DEAD Relatives Receive Word Os Death Os Wooster Barkley Mrs. Belle Walters, of Monroe received word today ot the death of her brother. Wooster M- liarkley, of Eilenburg, Washington. Mr- Wooster was born May 5. 1879 at the old Barkley homestead in Union township, the son ot Simon and Anne Bailey Barkley. When still a young man he went to Salt Lake City, where he married Genevieve Lincoln. The couple then moved to Ellensburg, where he bad resided from 1894 until the time of nis death. His wife preceded him in death. He is survived .by four daughters and two sons. The following brothers and sisters also survive; Mrs. Walters. Mrs. Mary Lehrman of Monroeville; Mrs Lydia Turner, Van Wert, Ohio; Mrs. Rose Wyburn. Sturgis, Michigan, Jacob C. Barkley, also of Monroeville. According to the word received death occurred Tuesday, March 10. 1 " - >»• — - —

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Most Disastrous Flood In Years Devastates Eastern States; Many Lives Are Lost. HEAVY DAMAGE By United Press Raging waters today flooded (Pittsburgh. Johnstown, Pa., and countless smaller cities throughout ! the east, causing millions of dollars ; worth of damage and taking unI counted lives. Deaths may mount to | 4°. i At midday the situation in the | eastk most disastrous - floods in I years was in brief; Pennsylvania Johnston —Flood waters receding afiw reaching depth of 17 feet iu (city in which 2.3"0 persons perished in historic flood of 1889. accurate check on casualties in present flood may real) 36. Damage estimated at still undetermined, but possibly may reach 20. Damage estimated at $1,000,000 or more- Gov. George H. Earle reports conditions "so alarming" that he is going to Johnstown to direct relief. State troopers and . nurses dispatched from Harrisburg. Pittsburgh — Water 17 feet deep | in some parts of .business section. ! Banks and big offices flooded. Giant | industrial plants under water. Fires I add to destruction. Damage runs into millions. Water highest in hisI tory. Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads suspend all ser- ; I vice into city. McKeesport—much of city unded i water. z New York Binghamton—South side residen- . tial district cut off by highest water I in the susquehanna since 1865. AU ' bridges closed. Statt police report t conditions grave in entire southern , section of New York State. Many highways covered with three feet . or more of water. Ithaca—City isolated as all communications fail. Schenectady — Fifteen families • marooned at Rotterdam junction. Buffalo and Niagara falls- Paralyzzed by heaviest snow on record. West Virginia Pai kersburg—OUiio river Rising rapidly, imperilling industries. Weston —Monogahela at flooded highways. Highways throughout (CONTINUED ON PAW SIX) WILL RECEIVE PAINTING BIDS Bids To Be Received For Redecorating Homestead Houses Bids for furnishing paint to be used in redecorating the interiors of the homestead houses will be received by Miss Marion Neprud. community manager of the homesteads, in her office in the basement of the post office buildinguntil March 19. The homes when built were applied with two coats of paint, according to Miss Neprud, on the interiors. This paint, however, has become dull and lacking in color. Specifications for the bids state I that there are two different kinds of paint desired, namely; about 125 gallons of flat ivory wall paint, medium grade, in five gallon containers; about 375 gallons of ivory enamel. In five gallon containers. The bids also include furnishing 10 gallons of turpentine in five gallon containers. If the award is made, the successful bidder must be able to qualify with all of the governmental requirements in regard to purchase regulations. Misa Neprud stated this morn- ( ing that it is hoped that the bids will be within reach of the administration as the homes are in ' great need of the redecorating. 0 High School Annual Is Being Printed The Decatur high school annual i yearbook, “Ravelings," is now be- ■ ing printed, with a complete sell-out • of 250 editions already made. The i annuals were sold on contract and , each book is called for. This year’s • book is dedieatede to tbe Centennial . of Adams county and Decatur, with the art and photography following I that theme in commemoration of i the founders and pioneers of tbq community. _ _