Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1936 — Page 1

XXXIV. No. 93.

Idge Ritter Is Ijmpeac/ieJ Today I By U. S. Senate

■ ra l Judtfe ,s H P .i<h"l on I..hi Os \rtid(‘< Today Senators. K VOTE 56-28 * U,R ’ ~ K, Ju,ls- I. Kilter jK, r .. ■ ' dramatic tm- -■ Uldl H Ilh.V.Ml I'l. 'HI ral office. |V.- ■■: I'io-ula jurK . . ■Lhwn'. I """ 11 ,11 '" ill.' six ,if s ‘‘ v, ' n . iif ,, n| „ < barged ... i,jin iriu'.u on the final |,y total V..:.. Ilf s»'. «<> 28. majority re■i.n.il count |K .... >. .in.veil front was n summary of the airainst him as a whole . while holding; K- • . vasions. ' ‘miii . i'li's and in office. watched the Ki:::- « Uless intensi- ’> rose at his Hand sobm announced a ■oi’ 'guilty" in "not guilty.” M ths roil .all Sen. Sherman voted guilty while Sen. V n Niiy- voted tor ar Kr j. vote was ana desperate last effort in Hiner' s behalf. H a. vain when. a flurry of debate, an ... mak. a point of order ■E st the '.nt., was ruled out. .mate voted barring Hitter forever ■ Mills: ..til.-.' in the' United » walked sio .viy ■t.vAi'm. . .n !■ \<:e sEVENi PENCEMENT ■ATES LISTED ■imencement, Bacca■uireate Serv ices For E Rural Schools Ml school olhi ials in Adams seven rural high schools ■.! . 0n.::,, n. meat and bat - dates tor their reaperM schools ami th., speakers for One of the schools is to classes this week. Dr. Mi Rttpnow of Fort Wayne will ■tt'r all commencement ad- ■ lln *ing is the list of the ■ols and ib.i, announcements: B Pleasant Mills: Coinmence■P ci: May Baccalaureate serM* on April 2ii. both exercises Me held in the school auditorium. Mt Monmouth: Commencement ■May 1. 8a... alaureate services MJpril 26, with the Rev. Charles y l, pastor °f 'he Decatur Zion Manned church as speaker. Mj Kirkland: Commencement on tv Baccalaureate services P ri l 13. with the Rev. Matthew ™’ an . of Bhiftton as the Mt. * narof; Commencement on 1 Baccalaureate on April *ith the Rev. P. B. Smith, of ’’on as speaker. ‘‘Hartford: Commoncement on /h. Baccalaureate on April ’ill the Rev. Meckstroth, of * truz as speaker. .ii \,'' l>r ’ on: Commencement on Baccalaureate on April h ti? P J et h fi ' Brethren church. of Chat ON PAGE EIGHT) " - —0- — les Novel Method W Obtaining Ride “niitentified hitchchiker amide yeXd meth ° d 01 Gaining I loLi day ' ac?or,lln K t* sevPh4dhT SOIM The man ”*'• f «»ar Bl,,tca « e °n the highita cnnv . n ° rth bridKe ' ” id het^^ctinV 1 I 1 "®’ Waiting for tons dHv. 8 ViCtto - When tho ■‘v. the ™' 1 Rlt>p l >c d to invest!- ■**>« ulafe" V UW Step from hls r"’XiLT foraUft -” I to hl * »ißh^ r n ft t 0 have acc<xl ' F» later * T man wa » not ■ ,ai nin E cve ning, evidently P much wanted ride.

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Judge Halsted Ritter, of the i Florida federal court, was im-1 i peached by the United States Senate this afternoon. The convic,tion was on the last of seven ■ [ articles of impeachment.

LIST DEGREES OF GRADUATES Give Degrees For 55 Graduates Os Public High School W Guy Brown, principal of*7he Decatur high school, today announced the degrees to be given the 55 s'Utiors of the Decatur high i school at lite commencement exercises to be held in the Decatur high school gymnasium, Friday, May 22. Dr. Robert Williams, president I of "Ohio Northern College at Ada. Ohio, will deliver the commence- ; mencement address. i The candidates for graduation and the degrees they will obtain ’ : are: General Robert J. Aesehliman. Robert H. | Ashbaueher. Herb N. Banning. I*, i W. Barker. Jr.. Russel T. Butler. . Junior J. Drake, Robert D. Fuhrman. Gladys Harvey. Clarence 11. Hitchcock, Marlowe Hoagland. . I Dale E. Hoffman. Leßoy C Huff- , man. Forest A. Kenworthy. Ralph ■C. Peterson. Ruth Irene RaudenI hush. Helen Juanita Richards. DonJ aid Reynolds. Ralph Richard Rit(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) SENIOR CLASS : TO GIVE PLAY J -— 1 Catholic High School , Seniors To Present < Play Monday Night r •■■■ -— ■ The senior class of the Decatur Catholic high school will present a t comedy, “Hold Everything' at tho I school auditorium Monday night. f Although the title refers to the story and action rs the play. “Hold 1 Everything” does really hold every--1 thing that goes to make good enters talnment. Sus,pense—action — story —interesting characters —side-split-1 ting comedy situations and dialogue 1 —romance —what tnej'e could one • ask? ’ Imagine a girl and a bc.y running away from each other and only succeeding in fleeing right into each other’s arms. Then imagine two clever croaks who have just robbed » a bank belonging to the girl s father coming on the scene. Then try to picture the father trying to catch wp with the girl and aec-oiplishing 5 this feat without knowing it- Perhaps one can conceive of the con- ’ flict which arises when he discovers his bank robbed and he in miles a- ’ way from it. All this and more taken j place In the tourist home, which is the scene of the play. Cast of Characters 3 Caroline Caruthers —An 'Hotel , Proprietress —D. Leonard Nlo-be — A Colored Servant M. f Klepper f Christopher Morgan---A (Continued on page seven)

AUTO ACCIDENT VICTIM RITES HERE SATURDAY Funeral Will Be Held Saturday Afternoon For Alice Brown Funeral services for Alice Brown, victim of the auto crash near Wren Wednesday night are to he held in the home east of Wren, Ohio, at 2 o’clock (EST) Saturday afternoon and 3 o'clock at the First Baptist church, in this city, of which she was a member. The Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the local church, will officiate at the services aid <1 by the Rev. Magner, rural pastor. Burial will he made in the Decatur cemetery. The body was taken from the Zwick funeral home last evening to the Brown residence, where It will remain until time for the funeral The condition of Miss Irene] Sells, who was critically injured in the crash was reported to be slightly improved today by the attending physician. The girl remained in a semi-conscious slate all day Thursday with a small change for the better today. Severely injured about the head, possibility of a brain injury still remained. Clarence Smith, third member of the party of four young persons driving to the home of the dead girl’s mother, is still confuted to his home today, suffering from severe head lacerations and leg injuries. , A formal inquest of me circumstances surrounding the crash will be held sometime next week, according to W E. Beech. Van Wert county coroner. Mr. Beech, whose home is in Middlebury. Ohio, in a telephone conversation with this office stated that the inquest would probably be held on Thursday, if Clarence Smith is able to attend. He stated that no charges had been filed against the young man. as rumored, and that Smith had been imroled to his mother to inSbrP tits Torttm as a rrmterhtl wit-i ness. This was classed only as a (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) O LARGE CROWD AT COOKING SCHOOL ■ Full House Attends Final Session Os Free Cooking School A full house attended the last session of the two-day cooking school at the Knights of Pythias home Thursday afternoon. The school was opened by Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse, who spoke on the new city rates which make it jmssible for owners of electric stoves to buy current for four cents per KHW for the. first 25 KWH and 2% cents per KWH for electricity used over that amount. He also stated that the electric light department makes no charges for connecting electric stoves. Miss Agnes Reusser of Indianapolis talked on the proper methods of cooking by electricity. The demonstrations were under the direction of Mrs. Alma Harshbarger of Toledto, nationally known home economics expert. All arrangements for the school wore made by George Stults, chairman of the electric light committee of the city council. The affair was sponsored by the electric light and power department of the city of Decatur in conjunction with the following retail stores: the Norge Sales, the H. L. Lankenau company, the Decatur Electric company and the Schafer Store. Gifts were made Thursday to the following ladies: Lorinda Westfeldt, Mrs. Frank Schmitz, Mrs. Ben Duke and Mrs. Joe Kortenber. Gifts of food were given to the following: Mrs. Emma Thompson, Mrs. K. Hart. Mrs. Fred Hammond. Mrs. C. H. Deßolt, Mrs. Clara Ruraschlag, Mrs. Karl Krudop, Mrs. Frank Fisher. Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. H. L. Lankenau, Mrs. Dick Shaffer, Mrs. Freeman Schnepp, and Mrs. Charles 0. Daniels. — oCheck Is Received For Intangible Tax County Auditor John W. Tyndall has received a check for $2,796.32 as Adams county's ehare of the intangible tax revenue. The check was received this morning from the offices of the state auditor.. Twenty-five iper cent of the money is to go to the county with the ramaining 75 per cent to be distributed to the schools.

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i George E. Emmons, former vicepresident of the General Electric company, visited in Decatur Thursday. Mr. Emmons w:m largely reaponstble for locating the Decatur branch of the G. E. factory.

GEORGE EMMONS VISITS PLANT Former G. E. Vice-Presi-dent Visits Decatur Factory George E. Emmons of Pasadena. ■ California former vice-president of j the Genera! Electric company, vfeit-j ed in Decatur yestereday with Walter S. Goll, former manager of the Fort Wayne Works of the company. Mr. E.i:mone was instrumental in establishing the Decatur factory of the General Electric in 1920. When the company was seeking a location for a new ( plant, he and Fred S-1 Hunting, then manager of the Fort Wayne Works, visited Decatur, looked over prospective sites and discussed the matter with local citizens. (As a result -..f Mr. Emmons' visit, i the company decided to build a new J tmildiug here. Work was started immediately and in April of 1920, the' factory was opened for business. Mr. Emm .ns served with the Gen- 1 eral Electric company for more ' than 45 years, being associated with it when the company was founded in 1881 About 11 years ago he retired and m.; ed to Pasadena. Decatur people know him as "father of the local works” Mr. EmI mons visited the local plant yesteri day and was thrilled to see the progress made there in the last—ls , years. He was greatly impressed | with the array of modern new machinery, the splendid attitude shown by employes and manage-1 m nt ile paid his compliments to .the high grade personnel -?.f the or- j ganization and stated he never saw . a finer group of men and women, actively and earnesly engaged in manufacturing operations. Mr. Emmons and Mr. Goll renewed old acquaintances here and visited the Decatur Homestead (project. o EDWARD KENNEY IS APPOINTED Jefferson Township Farmer Is Appointed To County Council Edward J. Kenney, pr-wninent Jefferson township farmer was-el-ected to fill the unexpired term of the late James Kenney, by the Adamis county council in session today. Mr. Kenney is a cousin of the deceased member of the council. Mr. Kenney represents the third district and will serve until January 1939, the term being for four years from January, 1935. The third district comprises Jefferson, Blue Creek and Monroe townshipsThis filling of the vacancy leaves the council comprised as follows; Henry Dehner, district No. 1; James (Hendricks, district No. 2; Mr. Ken-, ney, district 3, Everett Banter, district 4; and three memhers-at-large Chris Eicher, Dean Byerly and Ernst Conrad. The new member of the council is well known and an active Democrat in the county, though holding no public office. Appropriations allowed Iby the board in session included: S2OO for walfare work, and expenses to the county assessor for work in completing the compiling of Intangible tax data from 1933: The Adams county commissioners met with the council in regard to narrowing the sidewalk north of the court house. The men approved the suggestion to build a new sidewalk, (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

riday, April 17, 1936.

ASK ROOSEVELT SUPPORT ICKES RELIEF POLICY — Congressmen Want PWA| Projects Preferred Over WPA Program Washington. Apr. 17— (U.R) President Roosevelt will bo nuked by a powerful congressional group, i it was revealed today, to support] the relief theories of secretary of interior Harold Ickes as against the work relief program of WPA administrator Hajry L. Hopkins. Rep. Alfred F. Belter, D., N. Y.. Header in the house fight for ear- , marking $70(1.000,000 in new relief ( funds for continuing non-federal . public works projects, said a dele- , gation representing a majority of , the house membership would call on the president next week to re- , quest his support. Approximately ISO representatives of all parties had today signed a petition for earmarking virI tually half of the $1,500,000,000 new relief appropriation for construction purposes under Ickes and the PWA. Ickes and Hopkins have been in disagreement several times as to the best mehtod of spending relief appropriations. Ickee has favored heavy construction projects while Hopkins wanted projects where a larger portion of the I money would be spent for wages. | President Roosevelt brought ■about an amicable settlement <:f the dispute last year when the $4,880,000.00(1 work-relief appropriation was being considered in congress. But it broke out anew (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o Shroll Funeral Rites Saturday Funeral services for George W Shroll. who died suddenly Thursday morning f;.,m a heart attack will >he held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Zwick funeral home in Lbfe city Burial will be made in the Spring | Hill cemetery near Berne. C. I. WALTERS HEADS LAYMEN Decatur M a n Elected President Os Laymen’s Association Former Judge C. L. JValters. of this city was honored at the Northi ern Indiana Methodist Episcopal. | conference convention being held (in Kokomo. Mr. Walters was elected president cf the lay delegation at its organization session, and will serve as spokesman for the laymen in the United sessions of both the pastors and laymen. G W. Winn Greefifield was selected as secretary. He will also serve as sjp'.kesman. Mr. \\ altens was also elected as president of the Fort Wayne district. Other officers for this district are: E. H- Roe, Fort Wayne, vice-president; W. C. Me Bride, of Auburn, secretary; E. M Beery, Montpelier, treasurer and (Homer Gettle, Fort Wayne, retreat leader. Officers were elected for the following district delegations: Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Muncie, Richmond, Warsaw and Wabash. Over 1,000 lay delegates were registered (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o Bank Stockholders Assessed Judgments Judgment totaling $37,145 have been rendered by Special Judge William F. White ci Muncie in the Wells circuit court, against stockholders in the closed Bank of Uniondale, a private bank organized after the failure of the Uniondale State Bank. Judge White refused to render judgments for deposits in the original state (bank. o Quarantine Seven For Scarlet Fever Dr. R E. Daniels, secretary of the Decatur health l>oard. announced today that the cases of scarlet fever in the city miay become epidemic. Four houses are now quarantined in the southern part of the city and three at the H meateads addition. Dr. Daniels urged a program of prevention. He urged that children having any of the symptoms such as vomiting, chills, sore throats er headaches, be kept from schools and public places 'until their conditions are diagnosed by physicians.

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League Os Nations Concedes Effort To Halt EthiopianItalian War Is A Failure

MRS. KNAPP RE-ELECTED Mrs. Faye Knapp ReElected President Os Women’s Club Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp was reelected president of the Adams County Democratic women's club at a meeting held in the court house Tnttrsduy night, attended by approximately 75 members. Other officers are: Mrs. Margaret Rhodes. Geneva, vice-presi-dent; Miss Rose Nesswald, Decatur, secretary, and Mrs. (). Smith. Berne, treasurer. Mrs. i?napp introduced the county Democratic candidates. Mrs. John W. Tyndall of Decatur. chairman of the program com mittee, introduced the speaker of the evening. Sam Jackson, Fort Wayne attorney. Mr. Jackson compared the principals of Democracy exponded by Thomas Jefferson to those practiced by President Roosevelt today. He said that Jefferson was considered radical by many of his contemporaries because he sponsored a government for the common people rather than one for the benefit of the rich and influential. He drew an analogy to the critics of the New- Deal who are declaring its legislation to be unconstitutional. He traced the influences of the two schools of thought founded by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton near the time of the adoption of the constitution. Today he said that President Roosevelt is promoting the ideals of Jefferson for the majority while his opponents are asking legislation for tlie favored minority. During the business meeting which preceded the program the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “Whereas, we are approaching a very important election, and “Whereas it is necessary that the Democratic party, through or- ‘ ganization and constructive effort. I secure the maximum number of votes of “oth women and men “Therefore be it Resolved, that each precinct committeeman elected in Adams county, in the primary of May 5. be hereby requested to appoint for vice committeemen. a woman who will give active ■ service and effort among the wo- ! men of her precinct, and who will affiliate and co-operate with the Adams County Democratic Women’s organization." , o WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Saturday, local light frost tonight; rising temperature Saturday afternoon. o ALBERT KELLER ROTARY WINNER To Represent Local Club In District Meet: Name Directors Albert Keller, a senior in the Decatur public high school, will represent the Decatur Rotary club at the district discussion contest, to be held at Fort Wayne, Monday, April Keller was judged the best of three contestants who spoke at the weekly meeting of the local club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. Ot her contestants were (Harry Moyer and William Tutewiler, both seniors in the public high school. The topic for discussion was the fourth object of Rotary, which is based on international good will and peace. All three speakers .presented the topic in a splendid manner, with Keller winning by only a narrow margin. Judges for the discussion contest were Dean Dorwin, teacher in the high school, and Bryce Thomas and Pete Reynolds, member of the club. Five directors, who will conduct affairs the Rotary club during the ensuing year, were elected at last night's meeting- These directors are Walter Gard. Charles Langston, Rev. Charles M. Prguh. W. Guy Brown and Roscoe Glendening. From these directors, officers of the cluib, president, vice- president, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

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Judge Beery Moeeley, 74-year-old jurist of Danielsville, Ga„ proved himself of heroic stature ■when he arose from a sick bed to halt a mob of 190 masked men intent on lynching a 45-yeax-old Negro accused of attempting to assault a white girl. Fighting his way through the mob to the jail steps, Judge Moseley shouted, “I recognize most of you here and I declare you all deputized as officers to protect this man." The crowd dispersed.

PRINT BALLOTS FOR ELECTION Printing Os Ballots For Primary To Be Started Monday The Adams county board of election commissioners will begin Monday the supervision of the printing of the ballots for the primary election on May 5. The ballots will be printed in the job department of the IVcalpr Democrat company. The election commissioners are Thomas J. Durkin. Democrat, Decatur. Gts-.ver Oliver. Republican. Decatur. and G. Remy Bierly, who serves by virtue of his office as clerk of the Adams circuit court. The first to be printed will be the sample 'ballots. These will be issued for each precinct and will be green for Democrate and blue for Republican voters. Next the official ballots will be printed- The Democratic ballots will l.e .pink and the Republican liallots canary. lAbeent voters' ballots will be ' printed for the first time this year I under the new law. These will be the same color as the official ballots. 1 The official and absent voters’ ballots will be wrapped, tied and sealed each evening by the commissioners. The type forms will also be tied and sealed each evening. Under the law the commissioners are re- , quired to be present when each > (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN! I o Post-Easter Dance ‘ At Elks Saturday * The first social event of the post Lenten season at the B- P. O. Elks lodge in this city, will be held Saturday night, when a pcst-easter , dance will be held- . Dancing will start at 9:30. Admis- < sion of 50 cents per couple will be charged- The dance is for Elks and their guests. 0 ' — Outstanding Talent On Chautauqua List 1 The Chautauqua program to be 5 given at Winona Lake, opens Sunday June 28 and extends through the summer to August 8. *• Among the outstanding attrac- ’ tions will be the appearance of Mar--1 ion Talley, Salvia and string quar- ' tet, R/Mlin Pease and George Motgan, baritones. 'Harry White, electri- • cal wizard, 'Albert Kennedy Rows- ’■ well, poet, and other high school f artiste. Many Decatur people are planning to attend tho sessions

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| Grave Crisis Looms As Mussolini Defies Plan Os League To Halt War With Ethiopia. NO CONDITIONS Rome, Apr. 17—(U.R) —Ethiopia has admitted defeat in its war with Italy and declared its readiness to sue for peace terms with Haille Selassie's abdication of his throne in favor of his eldest son. sources close to Premier Benito Mussolini reported today. The sudden peace move which followed sweeping Ethiopian reverses on both northern and southern fronts indicated that Italy has won its six and onehalf months campaign to win a new African territory. The Italian reports said that ' Selassie, swarthy lion of Judah, has informed Italian representatives that he is ready to abdicate in favor of his eldest son. Asfa Wofan. It was understood that the crown prince has consented to the submission of his name to the Italians as "puppet empercr.” (Copyright 1936 by UP.I Geneva, Apr. 17. (U.R)- The League of Nations, defied by Premier Benito Mussolini, admitted today that its efforts to enforce peace between Italy and Ethiopia had failed. A grave crisis was precipitated. The prestige of the league was al stake, threatening to discredit it so that the entire machinery of international co-operation might break down, paving the way for a return to the old pre-war system of separate alliances. France, desperately seeking to ] avoid a break with Italy because [she wants the latter’s support 11 against Germany, feared that Brit ! ain would insist on stricter sanct- ' | ions against Mussolini which might lead to war. , The council's committee of 13, representing the entire council without Italy, decided its peace efforts had been futile and adjourned until tomorrow, when it will receive a report to that effect from (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o Election Board Meeting Today The Adams county board of election commissioners met this .mr.rn- . ing to lay plans for the (primary . election- The board voted to ap- , prove extra clerks for all (precincts ; in Decatur except 28. for North Washington, Geneva A. Berne “A”, . “B” and “C”, Geneva “A” and West , Root. I Clerks were provided in all ot > these precincts except North Washington two years ago. Moro > help was needed at North Washingi ton precinct because of the homei stead voters. BENEFIT GARD ; PARTY PLANNED K. Os P., Pythian Sisters To Hold Partv April 23 1 Plan for the card party and cnter« tainment on next Thursday night, April 23, sponsored jointly by the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters. are progressing rapidly, acr cording tc the report of the men’s committee made to the lodge in, t regular session last night. * The party, proceeds of which are ■ to be used to maintain and improve r the Pythian home for orphans and aged (persons at Lafayette is to be * in the form,.«f a pino' hleand bridge * party- Other card games will be 1 played, with (prizes awarded to the winners of the various gamesOther entertainment on the pro. gram will include ping-pong, pool, t billiards and a social hour for the women. Tickets for the affair are 9 selling for 25 cents, and may be secured from members ,-if both lodges. Phone and mail orders are to bo made to members of the committee comprised of Mr and Mrs. James, Bain, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 'Hunter , and Mr and Mrs- Will Dellinger. The entertainment will start at .. 7 o'clock and continue throughout . the evening, with an admission en[j titling the guest to the (privilege ot all games and entertainments. ) The date was left open by school (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)