Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 29 April 1936 — Page 1

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W ARMY :Sntinues its MARCH |. roin I'ront Indifall Os Addis ' Jlp Hihaba Imminent — — [[evnulii- Pi" k: '" 1 ■K nil H'-.. d. ;iiart ••(■•<. 'a Tuesday, , 'Via A ■••.. mi. Eritrea. '•R ■ f"t ' St a i f'"8H f2( l. iil ar'., i - Saturday. jß '<->!unm left at dawn n|,,'.ir.a mt the highway will'll Emperor Mf;had built to make ■ "i * ih ’ ‘"" ''’tit easier. ~f I:a.:>an and Askari * .-.. w. bristled ..ad h- .ivi artillery. all moved southward in arongtb any f„ r ,. will 'i might be I ■,,. tjpi'Hng. had moved :... Tiru defenders a ragged band of irrcguMr> after a brief skir14 dead and woundreports were that the met no resistance. than truckloads of " readi- - it'ply the i roops in the Ababa area. :'sr iiisp.itch from the northern armies. indiiates that B.ldogiio believe-.' : Addis \baba to be inined corat his Dessye headox pace five) ■Sift WILL ■ENTER contest Quartet Represents fl* Club In District Jg Contest Winner Biand Hangers, f mn! ]»... ni . W j|] ro p les .,, n t Lions i hili m the amateur to he held in the Shirley m Fort Wayne tonight, at k i DST. i The quartet is I Y'arl Luginbill. EmerB* x '"■' n-' hwander. Milo Hacr and Leslie Lehman. "inner of tonight’s contest |^B l ''|ires,.nt Zone 4 of the Lions |H S "i state amateur conli' lil during the Lions stale ■Hr''" i m Fort Wayne on May Wayne held a preliminary ( , n Monday night from contestants were chos--I’ln-se contestants, Decatur's My aiul those from Auburn. and South Whitley are ■r-ti i*' n,f ' ed ,lle trials tonight. Fisher, former local young "an among the six who were ei t front Port Wayne Monday, "ituters will be selected to Zeng 4. Er' Bowens, local club presiurged that all Lions and Eu' rien ds attend the elimina|‘T ,on >ght. ■ [Oenionstration Os | Canning Thursday last ,wo of the four canning I e^ri nstl ' a ‘ ti « n s sponsored in Adams Ithi! .. the home •economics ' 'dl be held Thursday. Mrs. Itei ' J Muehl Potts, well kn.vwn I sth . rat ° r ’ 18 conducting the I a t '' °<'lock Thursday morning I ttto /£°?* Hration w ‘ll he held at 'ctaL hrlstlan church - At 1:15 o'iJth? '^ ln ° 7 ”” rat i-"n will be held Pui ' , rk ' ai M high school. The JL 18 lnv ited to attened. There charge. I weather E xt " Sett ' ed ’ possibly showers KII ,oUth portl °"' cooler, Whur.H Soole '‘ in north to "io ht si y falr ~t' r th E ud > south, cooler.

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Report Is Given On Voters Registration A total of 1,089 voters registered or transferred their registration in Adams county this year, according to figures compiled by County Clerk <l. Remy Bierly today. Registrations were filed m follows: Geneva. 51; Berne, 97, Monr.e, 10, and Decatur 506. Transfers were filed as follows: Geneva 41; Berne, 58; Monroe, 16; Decatur 313. The registrations and transfers were taken at the county clerk's office and at the offices of the town clerks in Berne. Monroe and Geneva. McNUTT DENIES CHARGES MADE BY VAN NOYS Governor Counters Charge Regarding WPA Setup In State Indianapolis. April 29. — (UP) — Countering Sen. Frederick VanNuys' charges that Indiana WPA activities were directed by politics, Gov, Paul V. McNutt today said he would welcome the strictest investigation by federal authorities. “The door is open to any and all investigations into the Indiana WPA setup,” the governor said. “In fact, 1 have insisted to Harry Hopkins (WPA administrator) he send his best investigator." The governor, just returned from a visit with Hopkins and President Roosevelt in Washington over the week-emT. added: “After an investigation. I hope the shoe is put on the boy who has to wear it,” indicating he felt the charges would reflect on the senior senator and not on the Indiana setup. VanNuys exploded a campaign bombshell last week when he charged that politicians and those favorable to the nomination of Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend were being given tin- choice icliei jobs. Probe Promised Washington. Apr. 29. —(U.R) —Sen. Frederick VanNuys. 1)., Indiana, said today WPA Administrator Hary Hopkins had promised to investigate charges that the work relief administration in Indiana was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Nephew Os Local Residents Dies ...«v > Nolan J. Baumgartner, 24. died Monday night enroute to the Lutheran hospital Fort Wayne, from WaterVo, where he was employed Death was due to pneumonia. Tile deceased was a eon of Mr. and Mrs. George Baumgartner of Fort Wayne and a nephew of "Mrs. 'Harry Fuhrman and Mns. Frank Hurst of Decatur. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Baumgartner residence on Fairfield anvenue and at 2:30 D. S. T. at the Gospel Temple. F.’.rt Wayne. Burial will be in Lindenwood cemetery. oCONFERENCE TO OPEN ON FRIDAY General Conference Os M. E. Church To Meet In Columbus C".lumbue, O-, (April 29 —(UP)— More Important problems facing delegates to the 32nd quadrennial general conference of 'the Methodist Episcopal church, which opens here May 1, include the proposed unification of the three principal Methodist .bodiee, wvial security programs affectnig the church, and selection of .bishops. The first of the 750 ministerial and lay delegatee who form the supreme legislative and judicial body of the church began arriving here today. Approximately 100 delegates will be from foreign countries. The Methodist Federation for social service, an unofficial body which recommends to the general conference a ipossible course ‘.f action on social problems such as .peace efforts, liquor, and capitalism was to meet today. Bishop 1- rancis J. McConnell of New York, president e.f the federation, will ipreside. The proposed Methodist inierger would unite more than 8,008,000 church members throughout the world, joining together the Methodist episcopal church, which claims 4.296.000 members, the niethodißt (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

WIDE MANHUNT IS INTENSIFIED FOR GANGSTERS Federal Agents Join In Search For Officer’s Slayers Indianapolis. Apr. 29. —(U.R)-The search for the desperadoes charged with the slaying of an Indianapolis police sergeant was intensified today as federal agents, state police and local authorities joined in the greatest Indiana manhunt since the days of John Dillinger. Authorities were convinced they were trailing a vicious gang of escaped criminals because of their method of "covering the trail.” Several autnmobilett believed used by the gang for getaways, were found burned in order that no fingerprints would be left for identification purposes. The manhunt started Monday night soon after Sergeant Richard Rivers, 40. was wounded fatally as he leaped from a radio squad car in an effort to apprehend the bandits. Three of the gangsters hod called at the home of Dr. E. E. Rose here late Monday to obtain medical aid for a companion, believed wounded during a gun battle with police, who interrupted the robbery of a jewelry store at Lima, Ohio, earlier in the day. The bandits escaped two of Rivers' companions and outdistanced five other Indianapolis police cars which answered the emergency call given after Mrs. Rose informed authtorities the men had contacted the doctor. The men were believed headed by Joe Lombardo. 20-year-old des]>erado, who escaped from the Carlinville, 111., jail last Friday with four other prisoners. Thre men taken at Huntington yesterday by state police were believed exonerated. They were Fred Hillen, 25, Detroit. Mich., John Stanley. San Jose. Calif., and John Schroeder. Dayton. Ohio. Hillen said he was hurying to YfieTieilsuTe iiiF his sTclt wift 4 at DP trolt, and that he had picked up Stanley and Schroeder as hitchhikers. Police checked his statements and reported to state authorities that they had (been verified. PECGY GAUNT NAMED MAYOR Boys And Girls Os Decatur Hold City Election This Morning Peggy Gaunt was elected “mayor'' of Decatur at the cityelection held this morning as a part of this city's observance of National Boys and Girls week. Grade students of the public and Catholic schools voted this morning in a regular election held at the public library. The entire “stand-patter” slate was elected by the students. Other successful candidates are: Richard Lose, clerk-treasurer; Phyllis Daniels, councilman, first ward; Elaine Edgell, councilman, second ward; Adrian Girard, councilman, third ward; Robert Porter, chief of police; Marcile Braun, fire chief; Robert Yost, civil works commissioner. The successful candidates polled a 2-1 majority against the “gogetters.” The vote was 212 to 106. Os 327 votes cast, only nine ballote were mutilated. These city officers will take over affairs of the Decatur civil city for an hour, starting at 1:30 p. m. Friday. As added entertainment for the officers, they will be guests of the Rotary club at the weekly meeting at the Rice hotel Tluirsday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Four girls who acted as clerks for the election were Josephine Da.niels, Marjorie Miller, Ethel Miller and Kathleen Fryback. The election was arranged by Avon Burk, chairman, assisted by Bryce (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _ 0 Brotherhood To Hear South Whitley Man William Welshiemer of Scuth Whitley will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the men's brotherhood of the First United Brethren church Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. S. Simons, well known crayon artist, will also aii’ipear on the programOllie Mills will lead special singing. Refreshmente will be served following the meeting. The public is invited to attend-

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 29, 1936.

Relief Strikers Defy Governor B V 4 A . \ J I 1 I New Jersey politics, thrown into confusion by the Hauptmann care, were further complicated by action of a group of unemployed who moved into the state house at Trenton in protect against delay of the legislature in enacting relief measures. Two of the members of the group, the one to the left. Johnny Spain, leader, are shown as they went about their domestic duties in defiance of Gov. Harold Hoffman’s demand that state police oust the "squatters.”

SIGN FREE ACTS FOR CENTENNIAL Three Outstanding Acts Are Signed For City’s Celebration Three outstanding free acts have 'been contracted to provide entertainment and amusement during the Decatur Centennial observance August 2 to 8. Herman F. Yager, chairman of the free acts committee, today announced contracts had been signed with these three acts, guaranteeing their appearance here from Monday through Saturday of Centennial week. Headlining the free act group will be Rita and Dunn, world famous high wire aeriajiots. This act is noted as one of the most spectacular high wire acts in the world and should provide plenty of thrills for the huge crowds which will be attracted to Decatur by this city's 100th birthday celebration. Other acts booked by the committee are the Flying Valentinos, two men and two women who present spectacular stunts on the flying trapeze; and Foust’s Flying Devils, prominent trapeze and tumbling artists. Each of these acts _ 5V ’ ill . a P. p . e . nl ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

HIGH SCHOOL TO SPONSOR CIRCUS Public High School To Stage Circus Here May 8 And 9 “Adams Hindpaw's three ring-less colossal circus is coming to town, with all its aroma of peanuts and pink lemonade,” was the ann-vtnee-ment made today by W. Guy Brown, ringmaster and advanc man for the aggregation- The circus is to be held on the Central school playgrounds Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9Tickets for the "big top” went on sale today by students o{ the Decautr high scL-01, who are sponsoring the biggest show on earth. Admission will be 25 cents per .person, A big free parade will be held each day before the opening performance and will be led by three bands. According to Mr. Brown, animals have .'been shipped from all parts for the performance including the we-fus, imported from Hawaii; the educated gook, only specimen of its kind in existence, and an elephant, which, according to the ringmaster was used In Bring ’Em Back Dead, latest animal pictur. Sideshows of all types are to feature the circus with Hugh Andrews, professional sJack wire performer, as the leading attretian. All students of the high school (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE).

Stewardship Night At M. E. Church Tonight is Stewardship night at the local Methodist Episcopal I church, according to the announcement of the castor, the Rev. H. R. Carson. W. O. Little will present another ph as-— f the subject at 7:30 P. M.. following devotions. The choir will meet at 7 for regular rehearsal The captains will meet for a few moments, following tlje i»id;. week service and the program committee, consisting of the pastor, C. L. Walters. Walter Krick. Mies Bernice Nelson, Mrs. R. D. Myers. Mrs. E. N. Wicks and Mrs. W- F. Beery will also meet after the evening service. o BUTTER MAKING IS DISCUSSED Experts Speak To Lions Club Members Tuesday Evening The art of butter making was the chief topic of the speakers at le.st night’s Lions club meeting in the Rice hotel. The speakers, W. H. Barth and E. S. Davis, of Phil ldelphia, representatives of the .Sharpies Specialty company, who are doing research work for the Cloverleaf Creameries, explained the work to those present. Mr- Barth, a mechanical engineer, spoke of the use of the centrafuge in modern industry, especially with reference to its adaptability to further the art of butter making. Mr. Davis stated, “there has never been a change in the process of butter making until the present application of the ultra centrifuge making butter in as little time as one hour. The new process reduces drawbacks and makes for better control of (butter fats resulting in more uniform quality. It further increases the keeping quality of the butter many times over. “The locp.l creamery has again demonstrated its progressiveness in sponsoring improvement in the butter industry. As far as is known 'this is the first plant in the world making butter direct from cream without churning.” Dr. N. A. Bixler had charge of the program. '-■ ' o — Community Sale Day SpecialsIf you are planning to attend the Community Sale on Friday it will be to your advantage to turn to page 5 and note the special Community Sale day savings offered by the merchants of Decatur. Each of these mercchante and many more are planning weekly sales every Friday. Shop at these stores and see the attractive bargains. Each Friday .before you leave your house turn to this page for the day’s specials.

HOUSE PASSES NEW TAX BILL BY HUGE VOTE Tax Measure Now Goes To Senate For Further Action Washington, (April 29 — <UP) - voting under clone administration control, the house today swiftly .passed the new 1803,000,000 tax bill an deeirt it to the senate for further considerationThe vote was 267 to 92. In the face of Republican “steamroller” chargee and ntlnging critictom voiced by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce now in netssion here, the house passed the hill in the exact f. J-m requested by the Democratic majority of the house ways and means committee. The houee vote started an soon aa the Chamber convened today, tlie huge democratic faction quickly running up a majority for the ad.-niniat ration. The bill, fc .wever, fell short of the revenue recommendations asked by President Roosevelt March 3 to restore the budget to the balance achieved before supreme court invalidation of the AAA and congressional authorization .-.J immediate soldier,bonus payment. Tomorrow the senate finance committee begins open hearings on the bill. Major changes may be made, although consideration is expected to be speeded in the interest of early adjournment. Passage of the-tax ibill leaves the house only two measures on its must calendar—the navy supply bill and the relief deficiency proposal. The tax bill provides a far-reach-ing devision of the present system of corporate taxes designed to yield $620,000,008. Un the .place of a graduated tax ranging up to 15 ,per cent, it substitutes heavy levies on corporations intended to force them to pay out profits in the form . 'vf dividends. The dividends then are taxed under normal and surtax rates on (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — o Liquor Hearing Is Held Tuesday The Adams county alcoholic beverages committee met Tuesday to consider an application of a liquor retailer's license submitted by the Kohne Drug company of this city. ■! The findings were sent to the state alcoholic beverages committee for final decision——o ; Decatur Girls Band To Present Concert The Decatur Girls Band under the direction of (Albert Sellemeyer will 1 give a concert at the Evangelical church Sunday evening at 7 o’clock, i The concert is iveing sponsored by the Missionary society of the church. No admission fee will be , charged but a free will offering will . be taken.

ANNUAL POSTER CONTEST OPENS Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Annual Poppy Day Poster Contest The annual Poppy Day poster contest was ct.ened today by the American Legion Auxiliary, spone .rs of the event for the past few years- The contest is to be divided into three groups: one for students of grades four, five and six; for grades seven, eight and nine; and for grades 10, 11 and 12. V-'.rk was started this morning Iby contestants under the direction of art teachers in the schools, who have a copy of the rules. A cash prize of $2 will be awarded to winners of each division, with the privilege of entering the district contest and having the prize-winning poster displayed at the Legfon convention. The .posters are to be displayed in uptown stores from May 16 until after Poppy Day on May 23- Judges for the contest are to be named later. Mrs. Joe McConnei has been selected by the auxiliary as Poppy Day chairman, with complete committees to direct the sale of the poppies to be named in the near future. Students wishing to enter the contests are to see their art teacher. As an added incentive it has been arranged for the winning poster at the district contest to be entered in the state contest, and displayed at Hie state Legion convention.

Roosevelt Piles Up Huge Majority In Two Primaries

REPUBLICANS NAME BOARDS Election Board Officials Arc Named For Primary Election — Republicans to serve on election boards in each of the 34 precincts of Adatns county were announced L today by the various precinct com-; mittteemen. These ofticials, with j the Democrats announced yester-' day. will conduct the primary elec-, tion Tuesday. May 5. The complete list of Republican I election ofticials follows: North Blue Creek: Judge. J. H. ' Hahneri; clerk, Faista Hamrick; sheriff. David Borders. South Blue Creek: Judge. Mark | Parr; clerk, Mrs. John Wolf; sher-■ iff, John Tumbleson. French: Judge, Emanuel Joray; clerk. Leo E. Engle: sheriff. Men-1 nis Wulliman. North Hartford; Judge, Ray B. Thomas: clerk, A. F. Baker; sher-1 iff. Preston Pyle. South Hartford: Judge. Noah A. | Pusey; clerk, A. Frank Glendenning; sheriff, James Newcomer. East Jefferson: Judge, W. F. Johnson; clerk. Chester (Adams, sheriff. Harley Johnson. West Jefferson: Judge, Jess O. Teeters; clerk. Theodore Morningstar; sheriff. Lewis Strahm. North Kirkland: Judge, Eliza P. Arnold; clerk, Nelson Abbott; sheriff. Robert Yake. South Kirkland: Judge. Mrs. Lu-; cinda Yager; clerk. Mrs. Delores Byerly; sheriff. Gust Yake. North Monroe: Judge, Lessie Ray; clerk, Frank Johnson; sheriff. Perry Johnson. Middle Monroe: Judge. Oscar Steiner; clerk. Carlton Steiner; sheriff. Charles Christner. North Preble: Judge, Reed Caston: clerk, Mart Bloomingberg; sheriff, Lewis Reipstack. South Preble: Judge, Glen Baum ' gartner; clerk. Walter Peck; sher(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DELEGATES TO CHURCH MEET Rev. Sundermann. Charles Hocker Delegates To Conference The Rev. M. W. Sundermann. pastor of the First Evangelical church of this city and of the Calvary Evangelical church, east of Decatur, is the ministerial delegate and Charles Hocker of Decatur lay delegate for the churches at the annual Indiana conference of the Evangelical church being held at Rochester. Rev. Sundermann left for the conference today. Mr. Hocker plans to leave Thursday. The Rev. N. O. Herman is ministerial delegate and Ed Ray the lay delegate from the Berne Evangelical church. The important business Thursday will be the election of a superintendent of the west district. The four year term of E. C. Johnson of the west district expires this year. He is eligible for re-election. The term of D. A. Kaley, superintendent of the east district which includes Decatur, carries over this year. Conferences business will be presided over by Bishop George Epp. The conference will close Sunday evening in a session beginning at 7 o’clock. At this time the charges for the next year will be announced. The ministers are located each year by a board composed of the bishop and the two superintendents. The Indiana conference includes part of Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio. Last year Decatur was host to the church conference. Sessions were held at both the Evangelical and the Zion Reformed churches. A new organ was dedicated at, the sessions. It was purchased by donations made by members of the Evangelical church. o Children Program At Pleasant Grove U. B. A special children’s program' will be presented at the Pleasant Grove . U. B. church Sunday evening, June . 7. An excellent program te being . arranged and the public is invited to attend.

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President Gains Large Votes In Pennsylvania And Massachusetts; Alf Landon Leading. CLAIM DELEGATES Boston. Apr. 29 —-(U.R) -Gov. Alf |M. Landon of Kansas won the presidential preference endorsei ment of Massachusette Republicans by a ratio of more (han 10 to ‘ 1 over his runner-up. nearly com- ; plete returns from yesterday’s primaries showed today. President Roosevelt outdistanced his nearest competitor, former I governor Alfred E. Smith of New (York, by a margin of 20 to 1. on 1 the basis of returns from about | half the (state. Father Charles E. Coughlin ran third. Landon was trailed by former ’ president Herbert Hoover, U. S. ! Senajors Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan and William E. Borah of i Idaho, and Frank Knox, Chicago | publisher. Republican preferential returns 'from 1664 out of 1716 precincts in | the state gave: ; Ipndon 77,905 Hoover 7.701 Borah 4.533 Vandenberg 2.090 Knox ... 2,826 17 To 1 Philadelphia, Apr. 29 — (U.R) — President Roosevelt today ran 17 to 1 ahead of Col. Henry Breckinridge, New York lawyer and antinew deal Democratic presidential candidate, in returns from yesterday’s primary. Tabulation of Democratic votes in 3,607 of the state’s 7,972 precincts gave: Roosevelt —347.640. Breckinridge—2o,4l6. On the Republican side, the same numlter of precincts gave 205.907 votes for Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho, the only candidate whose name was entered on the party's presidential preference ha.llot. Knox Claims i Washington. Apr. 29 —(U.R) —Supporters of Frank Knox today claimed for him a minimum of 153 votes so far in the Republican I national convention which will I convene June 9 in Cleveland. The claim was accompanied by I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THItEE) o — Mrs. Jennie Kohn Dies This Morning Mrs. Jennie Kohn, widow of Rev. Horace Kohn, died at her home in Willshire this morning, following a stroke of paralysis with which she was stricken two weeks ago. She was 87 years old e.nd had lived in the vicinity of Willshire for over half a century. The family is one of the best known in that part of the country. The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Wechter of Blue Creek township and Mrs. Charles Larimar of Logan. Ohio. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist Episcopal church at. Willshire aj 2 o’clock (EST), Friday afternoon. o ALLEN PORTER GIES SUDDENLY Former Decatur Resident Dies This Morning At Elwood Allen Porter. 60. former Decatur resident, died of heart trouble at his home in Elwood, at 1 o’clock this morning. He had been in rather poor health for six months but was believed to be improving and his death came unexpectedly. Mr. Porter was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Horace S. Porter, pioneer residents here. He war reared and educated here, graduating from the Decatur high school. He left Decatur when a young man and for 20 years serv- . ed as manager of the telephone ■ company at Elwood, retiring about j two years ago. Surviving relatives include the widow, who was formerly Miss Edna Gilmore of Indianapolis: two brothers, Wilbur gs Fort Wayne • and Clarence of Chanute, Kansas, and two sisters. Mrs. John Shanks I of St. James. Minn., and Mrs. Eds ward Colaw of Nevada. Arkansas. J Funeral services will be held at ; Elwood Friday. Miss Madge Hite, 1 a cousin, left this afternoon for Elwood, ... -1 - .