Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 1 June 1936 — Page 1

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Landon Floor Leader HSHb L | -fjt J. W. Martin, Jr., representative to congress from Massachusetts has been selected to serve us floor leader for Gov. Alf M. Landon during the Republican national | convention in Cleveland. ZIONCHECK IS _ UNDER ARREST IN WASHINGTON Representative Taken To Hospital For Mental Observation Washington, June I—(UP1 —(UP) —Police today arrested a struggling, cursing Rep. Marion A. Zioncheck. D„ Washington at Naval medical center on a lunacy warrant and took him to Gal'inger municipal Imspltal far mental observation. The warrant, whicn was signed by Al. P. Stump, the sanitary officer of the police department, charged the playboy legislator was driving “His auto i;i .a UP.'Ufi6» maimer” andTannoying citizens and public officials. “Annoy” was hardly the word, police reported after an all-morning tuesel with the representative and reports of his arrest from numerous ends of the town after he had ca'led at the White House with some empty beer bottles and later had sought the arrest of vice president John N. Garner. One grouip of police said they had nabbed Zioncheck in the fashionable district near bls apartment. Simultaneously a downtown traffic officer reported Zioncheck had nearly run over him in his freshly-dint-ed roadster. Hardly had these flashes cleared on the police teletype system, before another report came in. saying that he was at Naval medical center. for reasons known only to himself. Officers Joseph Sinkovitz and Aubrey Tolson were dispatched posthaste to the Naval hospital, where they captured their sweater-clad quarry who still was looking for his missing wife, and who still was announcing that he intended to get himself sworn in as a deputy G-man Sinkovitz phoned the central sta(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o— — GIVES REPORT OH POPPY SALE More Than S2OO Realized Here From Sale Os Poppies Mrs. Joe McConnell, Adams county Poppy Day chairman today announced the financial report of the sale of poppies conducted Saturday, May 23. A total of 1.900 poppies were sold in the county, brining a revenue of $212.68, according to the report. It was estimated by the chairman, that all but about S4O of this amount was collected in Decatur, Geneva selling about $S worth of the flowers and Berne over S3O. The money, over the cost of the flowers which aye purchased outright from the veterans hospital lat Marion, will be used in the county in the relief of the disabled veterans, families, widows and orphans of deceased veterans, | Posters which were made by students of Decatur and Berne schools, were removed from their display positions alter the close of the sale. 1 I The prize winning posters were kept by the Poppy Day committee Ito enter in the district contest.

MORE THAN 145 | DEATHS RESULT OVER HOLIDAY Indiana Death Toll Over Memorial Weekend Fixed At 16 (By United Press) The annual surge of America's millions to the highways and countryside for the first big holiday of the year left more than 145 mangled victims in morgues and undertaking parlors, victims of accidents, a United Press survey indicated today. Twenty-live of the most densely populated states reported 95 violent deaths for Memorial Day week-end. Automobile accidents caused the most deaths, as usual. Newspapers and civ organizations campaigned strenuously during the ■last 12 mouths for highway safety. The safety council sent out a last I minute warning against speeding jand careless driving. ; Several states reported drownings as summer weather attracted millions to beaches and lakeside resorts. Airplane crashes and drunken shootings helped swell the total | A train-automobile collision at I Youngstown, O„ killed three persons. Fatalaties by states: | Alabama. 3; California, 7; ColoI’rado, 3; Connecticut, 10; Florida, 11; Georgia, 2; Idaho, 1; Illinois, 9; ’ Indiana. 16; lowa, 5; Kansas, 5: I Maine, 2: Massachusetts, 3; Michi(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Heller Funeral Rites Held Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs- D. D. | Heller were hsld at the home of her i 1 ; daughter, Mrs. John Tyndall, on I North Fourth Street, at 2:30 o’clock i I Sunday afternoon. The Rev. H. R. Canson, pastor of I the Methodist Episcopal churcjli, ; officiated. Special vocal miuslc was ’ rendered Uy Miss Helen llaubold ■ and Mrs. Walter J. Krick, accomI panied on the piano by Mrs. Carrie . I T. Haubold. : | The five grandsons: Dan Tyndall. I I Robert Heller and David Heller of • ’ Decatur; Ralph Tyndall of Bluffton, | I ’ and Dick He’ler of Indianapolis; j i with th? only nephew, Andrew Cor-j ■ I bus of Ottowa, Illinois, acted as pall • bearers. ANNUAL REVUE HERE SUNDRY Violet Reinwald Dance Revue Will Be Given Sunday Night The annual Violet Reinwald revue will be presented at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium I Sunday evening, June 7, at 8:15 . o’clock. The entire production will be under the personal supervision of Violet Reinwald Prentiss. The tea her in the Decatur school is Miss Betty Jane Toole, and the accompanist for the Decatur school is Miss Marjorie Brown. Os the total of 15 numbens to be presented during the evening, three will be given by students in the Decatur school. Numbers on the program are as follows: Hello Folks; Sugar plum; The flower garden; Two little tappers; Rhythm and romance; Take me out to the ball game; In a gypsy camp; Drama and the dancer; during an intermission; The vogue to entertain; Tlie sophisticates; Jolly jigsters; Circus days; Traffic lights; Around the world: Tapping the toes; To the navy. The flower garden, third number on the program will be presented by the following Decatur pupils; a) for get me nots, Bobby Lee Tieeple, Jaquelin Ann Teeple, Colene Edgell, Sally Smith, Bobby Lee Gage;b) Butterflies, Catherine Schmitt. Ruth Joan Miller; c) The Bee. Virginia Lee Kuhnle; d) Roses, Barbara Jane Kohls. Patsy Marie Ellis, Margaret 'Hancher, Barbara Jane Ho.ltIvouse; Lonab?ll Roop. Number 10 on the program, “Jolly Jigsters.” will be presented by Robert and Jack Porter. Decatur pupils who will present | number 13, "Around the World." I are: The sailor, Charles Cook; a) Holland, June Teep'e; b) Ireland, Virginia Lee Kuhnle, Norma Keller, Jimmie Brennan, Billy Howell; ic) Spain, Donabell Fenlmore; d) Russia, Honora Schmitt, Dixie Miller, Bonnie Fryback, Harriet Gilson; e) Sailor Dance, Charles Cook.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 1, 1936.

Paints in Cell ■ I i I HMbb * “'XxlaP I ' ' -ww Instead of ‘ whistling away her worries", Mrs. Elba, Penwell, 32-year-old Rochester. Ind., artist, whiled away the time painting in her cell while awaiting arraign-1 ment on charges of killing her ‘ new born babe. ijoLosScEF! MEMORIAL DAY American Legion Conducts Annual Services Saturday Morning Decatur paid tribute to its war veterans Saturday, Memorial Day, with Adams post number 42 of the American Legion conducting services during the morning. Business was generally suspended during the day, only confectioneries, restaurants, icigar stores and theaters remaining open for the holiday. Legion services opened witli ceremonies at the Catholic and Matplewood cemeteries. These cere-; monies were followed by services for the sailor heroes at the Monroe street river bridge, and services for ; the soldiers at the court house imon-l ument. Two band concerts were present-1 ede during the morning. The American Legion City Band presented a program on the court house lawn ; at 9 a. m„ and the Decatur Girls’ j hand played a c.omert at 10:30-; (CONTINUED GN PAGE FIVE) O WEATHER Showers and thunderstorms probable north tonight and Tuesday and beginning tonight or Tuesday south; slightly warmer extreme southeast tonight: not so warm Tuesday afternoon or night.

Voting Opens Today To Name Decatur's Centennial Queen

Rules and regulations governing | the ballots for Decatur’s Centennial queen were adopted this morning by the publicity committee. Votes are given by each retail, merchant who has purchased a Cen-. tennial "Good Will" bond One ballot, equal to fifty votes, is given with a minimum purchase of fifty cents, and each fifty cents or fraction, thereafter. Votes can lie cast for one of the 35 nominees only. No names may be written in. When the sale is for more than $lO, a special ballot is given to write in the amount of votes. The number of votes on any one sale is limited to 10,000 or a SIOO purchase. Ballot boxes were placed in the stores this afternoon, voting to open immediately upon receipt of the box. Voting closes midnight, Saturday, June 27. At the end of the first week’s voting, all contestants but the high 20 will be eliminated. Only 15 with the highest amount of votes will be left during the third week, and 10 during the final week. The contestant with the highest amount of votes will be named queen, and second and third place winners will act as attendants. Following is the complete list of nominees for queen. Merchants,

REV. SEIMETZ PAID HONOR AT LOCAL CHURCH 25th Anniversary Os Ordination Observed By Local Priest The nsverend Father Joseph Seimetz, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, was honored in religious ajid civil ceremonies held Sunday in observance of the 25th anniversary of his ordination to 'the holy, priesthood. Tributes to his life of service, his devotion as a disciple of Christ and as a citizen were paid by priests and laymen in services and programs which began with the jubilee solemn high mass in the morning ajid the public reception held Sunday evening In the auditorium of the Catholic school building. The feature presentation of the evening was the playlet depicting the life of Father Seimetz, from birth to his coming to Decatur. The presentations was in five episodes. The script for the five acts was written by Father Joseph Hennes, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s church. It was cleverly and interestingly presented by a cast of school children and adults. The program was attended by more than 1200 persons, including three Monsigniori and about 50 of i the clergy from the Fort Wayne I diocese. Remembrances, comprising a i floral bouquet, spiritual bouquets i of masses and praters and a purse of $367 were presented to the Honored Jubilarian during the program. The episodes in the life of Fath- ‘ er Seimetz dealt with his birth in Michigan City, enacted by Mr. and Mrs. Noble Drum and infant child. His school boy days, in which he i was represented by Paul Wolpert. The third episode portrayed Father Seimetz's ordination to the priesthood by the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Herman J. Alberding, the parts being played by George Andrews as bishop and Arthur E. Voglewedeas Father Seimetz. The fourth episode showed Father Seimetz’s appointment to St. Patrick’s Catholic church, Chesteri ton in 1911 and the fifth, his ap- ' pointment to St. Mary's Catholic church, Decatur. C. J. Carroll, program chairman, 1 was the narrator and announcer of : the acts. I The seventh and eighth grade girls presented a playlet. “Mystic : gifts " The floral bouquet was presented by Noreen Fullenkamp; the spiritual bouquets by Joan JyMayor Arthur R. Holthouse, who I gave a short address, presented ! the purse, "as a token of love, affection and appreciation from th" men, women anti children of St. Mary’s parish,” to thetr aerated and beloved pastor. . Mayor Holthouse also extended greetings to the honored guest ami gave a short historical sketch of St. Mary's parish. The local parish dates back to 1837. when the first band of pioneers came to Decatur (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

1 giving votes with purchases are asked to retain the list of nominees: Mildred Teeple, 122 N. First. Freida Scherer, West Monroe. Patricia Fullenkamp. W. Madison. Alice Allwein, 311 W. Madison. Lenore Teeple, Madison St. Flothilda Harris, Madison St. Ruth Elzey, Monroe St. Ruth Voglewede, Monroe St. Dorothy Young, 915 N. Fifth. Margaret Laube, 413 Adams St. Eileen Burk, Fourth St. Kathryn Engeler, W. Adams St. Marjorie Carrol, S. First St. Martha E. Calland. Adams St. Florence Reidenbach, Nuttman Ave. Isabelle Odle, N. Seventh St. Berniece Closs, Walnut St. Mildred Blosser, Seventh St. Catherine Murphy, Eighth St. Sylvia Ruhl, 1039 Vine St. Rosemary Miller, 606 Indiana St. Elaine Gaffer, Eighth St. Esther Deßolt, S. Eleventh St. Glauys Harvey, Monroe St. , i Kathryn Hyland, Fourth St. Rosemary Holthouse, N. Third. ! Mildred Acker, N. Second St. I Phyllis Krick, S. First St. Lois Dellinger, Jefferson St. : | Mary Ulman, Fifth St. I Pauline Affolder, Seventh St. >, Kathryn Hower, Fourth St. Evelyn Kohls, Tenth St. f Betty Macklin, First St. , Alice Lenhart, Monroe St.

FIRE CAUSES DAMAGE HERE FRIDAY NIGHT Niblick Store Suffers Heavy Damage From Fire And Smoke A fire and smoke which may run into thousands of dollars endanger ed more than $50,000 worth of property in the Niblick building at the northwest corner of Second and Monroe streets Friday night about 8 o'clock. The fire originated in the basement of the O. K. Barber shop, located north of the Niblick and Company store. Its cause has not been determined, there being two suppositions: either from loose paper around the automatic water heater catching fire or from defective wiring. City firemen battled the blaze for more than an hour and a half and were able to keep it from spreading from the barber shop | basement. Probably the moat serioua damage was caused by the smoke which poured through the Niblick and Company store damaging several thousands of dollars worth of stock. Heavier damage was avertI ed by clerks in the store, who covered the stock with canvas. The store will be closed for a few days while an inventory and . invoice Is made to determine the damage. It will be necessary to reflnish the interiors of both the barber shop and the store building. The fire burned away the floor joists or “sleepers" in the barber shop. It will be necessary to replace the floor. Crowds On Streets Because of the large pre-holiday shopping crowds there were al-; • most as many people on the streets j as there are on Saturday nights.' The crowds were a serious handicap to the firemen until brought un- ’ der control by night policemen 1 Floyd Hunter and Adrian Coffee ’ and city fire department officers. 1 It was necessary to reroute U. S. K highway 27 down First afffl Third 1 streets from Monroe to Jackson j ’ streets. All cars, except those al- i • ready parked on the street, were ‘ ’ barred. Lines of hose were strung from the fire hydrant at the corner of Jackson and Second streets. ■ I Hundreds of pedestrians were at(CONTTNUED ON PAGE FIVE) O PACKED HOUSE ; IS EXPECTED ' 4-H Club Picture To Be Shown At High School ! Gym Tuesday A packed house is in prospect for the free showing of the two . land a half hour 4-H talking pic- ( ture program which will lie held 1 Tuesday in the Decatur high school gym. county Icliib agent Mrs. Helen . E. Mann, declared today. Great interest is being shown lo- ■ tally in the talking picture dramatization of the famous 4-H novel, ► “Under the 4-H Flag.” which will ' be the feature picture on the program, Mrs. Mann said. The novel, [ which was written by John F. Case, editor of the Missouri Ruralist, has been called the greatest 4-H story ever written. It has been widely read in this community and hundreds have expressed themselves a*) eager to see what the author terms a. remarkable adaption of his book to the screen. The show will start promptly at 7:00 o’clock. There will be no admission charge nor will any collection be taken. The program, according to its sponsors, is solely ip the interest of good will and for the prpose of publicizing the aims and aspirations of the 4-H movement. In addition to the attendance contest in which every counity in which the program is shown will participate, a second contest whose awards total $3,060 will he held. It is an essay contest baaed on the educational film “ Hidden Values." Prizes—'both state and national t —will be given for the best discussion of this film. The discussions may run between 300 a,nd 500 words and anyone seeing the picture may enter the contest. Entry blanks will be passed out in . the audience. State prizes in the essay contest I will be awarded after the tour of the film is completed in each state. They are: first, $25, second $10; | third. $5; and five awards of $2 ' each. The national prizes in this contest, which will be awarded as(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

High Court Holds *New York State’s Wage Law Invalid

To Honor Pastor 1 1 ~ Wi \ * I \ jßßik 7 The congregation of the Decatur M. E. church will pay special honor to the pastor, the Rev. H. K. Carson. Sunday morning. Rev. Carson is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his ordination this year. REV.CARSON TO BE HONORED BY LOCAL CHURCH M. E. Pastor To Observe 20th Anniversary Os Ordination The Methodiet Episcopal church of this city is planning to honor ; its pastor, the Rev. H. R._ Carson, next Sunday morning. June 7. Special services will be comluct- , ed in commemoration of the 20th i,anniversary of Rev. Carson’s ordination as a Methodist minister. Invitations have been eent to the former parishes of Rev. Carson, asking them to send a represen-t'v-e or message to the local church pastor. The committee in charge, coni sisting of Walter J. Krick. Mrs. W. Guy Brown and Miss Bernince Nelson, has planned the morning I hour and has asked the pastor to speak on “Twenty Years in the Methodist Ministry." A basket dinner will be held at the noon hour, with a special invitation being extended to visiting delegations and friends. The Rev. Carson, who with his family aj'e entering upon the third year of service in this community, was born near Greenfield. Illinois, and was graduated from its high school in the class of 1908. He then spent four years on his father's farm. In the summer of 1912 he was converted and six weeks later enrolled in Asbury College, an indepenent Methodist College, in central Kentucky. He was graduated at the head of his class, in June of 1916. During his college course he found time to carry enough of the seminary course so as to have it almost completed at graduation and then came immediately to Indiana to assume the regular work of a minister on June 4, 1916. The first charge to which the Rev. Carson was assigned was a four-point circuit with Gilead. Indiana, as its center. Two years later lie was appointed to the Twopoint <■ rcuit of Goldsmith. Two years later he was again promoted and sent to the little station of Atlanta. While in his third year there he was called to Upland, home of Taylor University, and served that churn for three years. The next charge was the county ‘ seat town of LaGrange. At the end (CONTINUED GN PAGE FIVE) ' O Board Os Review Is Meeting Today 1 The county board of review opened work this morning in the off- ’ ices of County Assessor Ernest 1 Worthman. Reviewing records was ‘ the first business conducted by the board. 1 All assessments except those made by the state will be check- ; ed. Following this work, complaints will be heard and equaliza- • tion of assessments will be conducted on designated days. - After Tuesday the board will 1 meet in the commissioners’ office. All members were present al Hie first morning's meeting.

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United States Supreme Court Holds Minimum Wage For Women And Children Void. HUGHES DISSENTS Washington, June I.—(U.R) —The supreme court today in a sweeping decision which probably will doom any kind of state or federal wage and hour legislation today held unconstitutional the New York minimum wage law for women and children. The court’s verdict was rendered in a 5 to 4 decision. The ruling, while applied only to the New York law, was expected to mean the end of similar legislation in many states including sev en which had joined with New York in appeal to sustain the validity of the law. The conservative victory was made possible by the adherence of Justice Owen J. Roberts who cast his vote with the four members of the conservative bloc who voted against a similar law in 1923. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes wrote a vigorous dissent which was concurred in by Justces iamts D. Brandeis, Harlan F. Stone and Benjamin Cardozo. Hughes dissented on the grounds i that there was a substantial disI ference between the 1923 District 'of Columbia case And the New York law. “And 1 can find nothing in the i federal constitution which denies I to the state the power to protect '! women from being exploited by ever reaching employers through the refusal of a fair wage as defined in the New York statute and ascertained in a reasonable manner by competent authority.” Hughes said. . This was in direct contradiction to the majority ruling written by ’ Justice Pierre Butler which was based squarely upon the court's ruling in the District of Columbia case. Butler said the court majority ( adhered to the principles of the District of Columbia case, finding ’ them “sound." While joining in the Hughes opinion, the three liberals joined also in a separate opinion by Justice Harlan F. Stone. Stone's opinion said the liberals would not dis- - tinguish between the District of i Columbia law and the New York . law as the sole basis of decision. “I attach little importance to the fact that the earlier statute was aimed only at a starvation wage and that the present one does not prohibit such wage unless it is also less than the reasonable value (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 TRUSTEES HOLD MONTHLY MEET I I Township Trustees Dis- » cuss New State Laws r Here Today t The township trustees in their ■ regular monthly session at County • Superintendent Clifton E. Striker’s • office today discussed new state laws regulating the salaries of 5 Teachers and the amounts to be 1 charged for transfer®. Minimum salaries of teachers in • the future will be based on both - training and experience. No conJ tracts will lie signed for school I teachers until the provisions of • this law have been investigated by r the Trustees and the proper forms • filed. I In the future the cost, of trans- • fers will be based on a per capita R cost of the entire operating ex- • pense of the schools to which pupils are transferred. Average daily attendance will be used as a basis of determining the per capita number of pupils. Previously the f cost of transfers has been set arbitrarily by school officiajs. >- The county board went on rec- !- ord as refusing to consider any t anonymous complaints registered s by letter with any township offiy eial or the county superintendent against teachers, inis drivers, janie tors or other school employes. t- Several reports from bus drivt- ers and others were read at the i- meeting this morning. i- It was announced that al! diplomas have been signed for the II eighth grade commencement exer3. else at the Decatur high school e June 13. The commencement speaker has not yet been selected.