Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1936 — Page 1

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Morbidity Report Is Made For April There were no deaths in Adams county of persons between the ages Os one and 65 in the month of April, according to the report of the Indiana division of public heajth issued today. One child under one year of ago and 12 persons over 65 years of age plied during the month. Important jeausew of death were: hdiar and broncho-pneumonia, two, accidentI til one and canoer one. During the month there were 35 births. SEN. STEIWER I HITS POLICIES OF DEMOCRATS G. 0. P. Leaders Praise Keynote Speech Os Oregon Senator Cleveland, June in — (U.R>— — Con- , vention delegates and prominent Republicans had nothing but praiee today for Senator Frederick i Steiwer's keynote speech, the opening gun of the Republican campaign to regain control of the national government. Speaking before a packed convention hall, the Oregon orator condensed the Republican case against the new deal, charging that it represented government ■without political morality, that it had stifled the American opportunity. tinkered disastrously with the economic system; had set up an overburdening bureaucracy; had “adopted the unamerican attitude of setting dlass against class”; had advanced a humanitarianism that was false; had set the politician against the poor; had deliberately retarded recovery, had betrayed agriculture; had tried to amend the constitution by “devious means.’ “Our purpose here is not only to adopt a Republican platform and to nominate a Republican president.” he said. “Adeeper a.nd thoroughly American purpose is U> start the drive to put an American deal into the place now usurped by the self etyled new deal. In this service to our country, we invited lhe aid and counsel of all Americans, regardless of political party. There are no party lines when human liberty is at stake. After castigating the Roosevelt administration in detail. Steiwer set forth a program he advanced as “the way out.” Then he said: “To preserve our country we must get into the American stride lagain. One way to do it is to rid every administrative post of the political opportunities who now distort the policies of our government xxx another way x x x ie to reduce forthwith the size of the federal government and to stop its wasteful spending. xx x above all else is the need for the old fashioned idea of thrift. No government can borrow itself rich, or spend itself prosperous. He asked for a balanced budget, ‘land honest assurances” of public debt reductions which he said was essential to restoration of public (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) REDUCED FIELD IN QDEEN RACE Contestants For Centennial Queen Are Reduced To 20 With the number of contestants in the race for Centennial queen cut to 20, expectations of a closer race seemed more probable today when several aspirants whittled away part of the large lead held since the beginning of the contest by Freida Scherer. Part of Saturday's votes, and al! of Mondays and Tuesdays left he first nine girls within reach of I m lead conceded by many to Miss Scherer tor the remainder of th “m". L Merer *>■«>’» votes, a lead of little better than 200,000 over Mildred Teep e w 604,450. Ruth Elzey remaindd in third Place with 513,450. a lead ot less than 70.000 over Kathryn Eng eler in fourth place. The outstanding adva " ce^ ri made by a contestant in the verb irrege e..«» ", er the past three days was made from 29th place to 9th J vlvln g the cu . Others have over wjtll Gladvs Harvey in fifth place w tn 979 350 Patricia Fullenkamp with only ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

CRAIN DEALERS TO MEET HERE IN CONVENTION Annual Mid-Summer State Meeting To Be Held June 18 Educational features, combined with a program of fun and frolic, await some 300 Indiana grain dealers and their wives who will gath er at the Decatur Country club on Thursday, June 18, for the association's mid-summer convention. The day's events will begin with registration at 9 o’clock and be fol lowed by community singing led by Joe Seabold of Bluffton. After allowing sufficient time tor all of the feedmen to gather, Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse will deliver an address of welcome, to which W. D. Springer of Indianapolis will rei spend. The first Instructive talk of the day, to he made by A. B. Pattou, of the Glidden Co. of Chicago, is certain to arouse considerable interest as Mr. Pattou will speak on “Paint from Indiana Soy Beans." This subject is of considerable importance as it deals with a growing outlet for Indiana's cash bean crop. Lew Hill of Indianapolis will follow with a discussion on grain grading and moisture testing. The morning session will be concluded 1 with an address on “Reduction in Grain Rates to Southern Territory," by H. L. Gray, of Crawfords ville, chairman of the grain deal ers transportation committee. An informal cafeteria luncheon will be served free to all registered delegates as the guests of Me- 1 Millen Feed Mills, Cloverleaf Creameries and other local concerns. Starting at 12:45 the delegates will be taken on a trip through the Central Sugar Co., refinery and the bean processing plant of the Central Soya Co. As this latter i concern has a daily crushing capacity of 7,000 bushels of soy beans it is an important factor in absorb- - tag a very htrge portion rrf fto-soy i (CONTINUED GN PAGE FIVE) O AVIATOR TALKS TO LIONS CLUB ('apt. Cornish Os Fort Wayne Speaks To Local Club •——— . I "In the next five or ten years we will be living in New York, week ending in France or England, and returning to our desk in time for work Monday morning,” was the prediction Capt. Clarence Cor- ; nish, World War veteran pilot and manager of the Fort Wayne Mu- ( nicipal airport in his address to to the Decatur Lions club last night. "Aviation is not old,” the speak-, er told them. "It was only in 1903 thaT Wilbur Wright made his memorable flight in an odd looking contraption, called a flying machihe. But in the 33 years past, aviation has made more progress than any other means of transportation. "In 1905 Lindbergh was an almost unheard of barnstorming fly- ; er, one of those happy-go-lucky boys, who returned from the World War with an undetermined knowledge of aircraft. They tried planes that were not designed for the hard use they wer to receive. They had no modern airports to use. AviI ation was at that time still an experiment. "However, after Lindbergh's successful flight, money literally pour- ( ed into the coffers of aviation. It : was then that it began its upward trend. Since that time it has steadily grown to Its present place of supremacy." Capt. Cornish compared speeds, | conveniences and practicability of planes during the past few years. |' In 1925 the commercial plane had I' a crusing speed of 100 miles per hour; in 1930 transport planes cruised 125 to 130 miles per hour. ' During that time the speed was increased to 200 miles for cruising, with a top speed of 235, he stated. (CONTINUED GN PAGE FTVH) o— Will Receive Bids For Road Material t The state highway commission will receive sealed bids until 10 o'clock. June 25, for furnishing and applying 279,433 gallons of bituminous material and 11,584 tone of ag- ' gregate, furnished, spread and' > stocked on state roads In the Greenfield and Fort Wayne districts. The counties included are Blackford, Jay I i Welle, Adams, Huntington.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June HI, 1936.

Landon Leaders Hold Parley A ■' wk- ! * ■ ... Jklk Something very confidential seemed to be the topic under discussion when John Hamilton, left, manager for Governor Alt M. Landon of Kansas, held a whispered conference during the Republican convention in Cleveland with Congressman Joseph W. Martin of Attleboro, Mass , right, floor manager for Landon.

ADD TO FORCE AT HOMESTEADS Additional Carpenters Employed To Construct Garages About 22 carpenters are at work today constructing the garages at the Decatur homesteads project. There are 38 now being built. A smaller force will be put to work Monday laying the cement floors in the garages. At that time more than 10 ot the garages will be erected. Windows, doors and screens arrived today and will be installed next week. The garages have one window, one service door at the side, a double door in front for the automobiles and cement floors. Five of the garages will have shingled walls to conform with the houses. The garages will be painted witfi the same shade of paint used on the houses. Work is being rushed to completion as soon as possible. The greatest difficulty met has been in the obtaining labor because of the great amount of building and remodelling, now going on in this community- An effort lias been made to use local labor as much as possible. The garages are being built under an appropriation which (provides for the installation of screens in the 48 houses, the installation of laundry tubs in the basements and the construction of coal bins and other Improvements. o — WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday, except unsettled east and south with possibly thunderstorms extreme south this afternoon or early tonight; cooler tonight, much cooler east and south. LOCAL LADY'S BROTHER DIES Herbert Blauvelt Dies Tuesday Evening At Fort Wayne Herbert A. BlauveM, 55, brother of Mrs. William Schumacher of this city, died at 6:15 o’clock Tuesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Rider, 1616 Fletcher avenue, IFort Wa,yne, following a four months' illness. He is survived by four sons, Lester. Neil, Arthur and Kenneth, all of Fort Wayne; four daughters, Mrs. Rider, Mrs. Earl Greech, Miss Norma and Miss Marjory, all of Fort Wayne; five grandchildren, four brothers, Ailonzo L„ Orley K„ Earl E. and E. F. Blauvelt, all of Fort Wa.yne; and six sisters, Mrs. Bertha Manter, Mrs. C. E. Moyer and Miss Maude Blauvelt, all of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Don White, Spencerville; Mrs. William Schumacher, of this city, and Mrs. E. R. Weaver, Toledo, O. and hirt mother, Mrs. Mary Blauvellt, Fort Wayne. (Fun ra.l services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock (CD9T) at the Rider residence and at 2:30 o’clock at the St. Pauj’s M. E. church of which he was a member. Rev. C. F. Pegram will officiate and burial will be at the I. O. O. F. cemetery at New i Hi.ven.

Former Harlan Bank President Is Freed Indianapolis, June 10. — (U.R) I Noah Amstutz, former president of the Harlan State Bank, today was freed of charges of manipulation of ; bank funds in a decision by the state supreme court. The high tribunal reversed the conviction of Amstutz in Allen circuit court where he had been sentenced to serve two to 14 years in the Indiana state prison and fined $6,148.20. He was alleged to have borrowed $3,571.54 of the bank's funds between Dec. 22, 1931, and Oct. 29, 1932, without signing a note or ob taining consent of directors, using the money for his expenses in conducting affairs of the Grabill State Bank of which the Harlan institution was receiver. The supreme court bald there was no evidence of fraud. SENDS CHECK TO AID FUND .1 —- ; , ' Former Resident Sends Money To Aid Cemetery Fund Marmaduke McClellan Stoops of j Petersburg. Indiana, former resijdent of this city, mailed a check I for $5 to Mayor Arthur R, Holthouse for use in the fund to beau . tify the Reynolds cemetery, located about two miles north of Decatur on the river road. The check will be turned over by Mayor Holthouse to E. Burt Lenhart who started the movement. John Reynolds, co-owner of the original plat of the town of Deca tur, is buried in the cemetery. Thomas Archbold, only known j Revolutionary War veteran buried : ! in Adaffis county, has his grave in j the cemetery. Mr. Stoops' letter was: “My Dear Mr. Mayor: "Noticing in the Democrat of June 3rd, that there is a move on foot to beauty the old Reynolds cemetery, I want to add my mite to the fund, and enclose my check for $5. 1 have an uncle, William Stoops, whose body lies beneath ’ the flowers and grass of that early Adams county cemetery, and whose funeral services were conducted by the Rev. William Reynolds. It is a fine movement on the part of the citizens of Decatur, showing their interest in the pioneers of the county. “And, by the way, Mr. Mayor, there are about twenty or more (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Compromise Claims For Fatal Accident Compromises of claims for damages against the Stadler Products company of Fort Wayne have been approved by Judge Huber M. DeVoes in the (Adame circuit court, in the estates of Walter Hettier and Orville L. Tinkham. Both men weer .killed when the car driven by Mr. Tinkham collided with a truck driven by George Bennet, an employe of the Stadler Products company at the intersection of state road 124 and U. S. highway 27, west of Monroe, on February , 26, 1936The widows, Mrs. Myrtle Tinkham and Mrs. Sarah Hettier, who are acting as administratrixes of the estates, each agreed to accept $925 in full settlement of all claims against the Fort Wayne company!

Battle Over Platform Chief I Issue In G.O.P. National Convention; Boom Steiwer

Snell Named Permanent Chairman; Assails New Deal And Adds To Boom For Sen. Steiwer ( BEER SPEECH — (Copyright 1936 iby United Press) Public Hall, Cleveland, June 10 I — <U.R> — Bertramd H. Snell today called upon the Republican party and Democratic dissenters to carry forward a new crusade for American liberties as he assumed the permanent chairmanship of the 21st Republican national convention. Departing from his prepared text, Snell added a fresh fillip to the fast-moving boom for keynoter Frederick Steiwer (as the party's vice-presidential candidate. He referred to Steiwer's keynote address as expressing “the thoughts | 'of millions of citizens.” The reference brought a quick burst of applause from delegates. Snell thundered his call from the convention rostrum as Landon leadens, their bandwagon gathering hourly speed, offered fresh concessions to satisfy Sen. William E. Borah's persistent platform demands. Delegates (cheered Snell’s assault against the new deal in which he read a record of broken pledges and promises as former (president Herbert Hoover arrived amid enthusiastic acclaim to prepare for (a convention appearance tonight. Snell presented his assault upon new dea.l policies under the hot, white glare of powerful floodlights to delegates whose enthusiasm was heightened by blaring band music and hot political reports. Snell's interpolated boost for Steiwer added fresh fuel to the hoomilet which sprouted today after widespread (favorable comment upon the Oregon senator's keynote attack on the new deal. While the convention feasted on Snell’s new assault against President Roosevelt and his policies, the platform fight grew hotter. Landon supporters were seeking by one move after another to appease Borah in hope of averting an open break and possible delay in convention adjournment. William Allen White, Landon spokesman, pledged Borah consideration of his platform ideas by the resolutions committee and Landon support for a convention floor appearance tomorrow if the suggestions are rejected. Even that, however, failed to satisfy the lone wolf senator from Idaho. He emerged from his hotel room several houns later and flatly said he would not even submit his proposals to the resolutions committee unless the committee (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC SUNDAY Third Annual St, Mary’s Picnic At Sun Set Park Sunday Preparations are being made to eerve 1,000 dinners and 500 suppers at the third annual St. Mary's church picnic, to be held Sunday at Sun Set park. Matt Harris is general chairman 1 of the picnic. He announced today that the public is invited to attendThe picnic will be held rain or shine, as the dinners are to be served in the pavilion. The price of the dinners will be I 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for children and will begin at 11 • j a. m. and continue until all are served. The suppers will begin at 4 : o'clock and will be cafeteria style. •, Arrangements have been complet- | ed to provide free transportation for I' those who will have no other means ! of reaching the picnic grounds. Cars : will begin leaving the Catholic II school at 10:30 o’clock. ■ The (American Legion city band ■ I under the direction of Robert White i J will give a concert at 2 o'clock- ’ Games will be played throughout ’ I the day. Refreshment stands will be '.erected on the iplcnic grounds. All the food has been donated by >' members of the parish. ( The funds raised will be used to t; pay interest on the indebtedness ot 11 the school. Last year nearly $2,000 I i wae raised by the picnic.

If *! CHANGED VIEWS i Washington, June 10—<(J.R> I Democratic, national chairman ' [ James A. Farley charged today | that Sen. Frederick M. SteiI wer's keynote speech attack on new deal measures "hardly squares” with the way he vot- | ed when the same measures j were before the senate. “The voting record of Sen. i Steiwer is strangely at variance with the general condemnation of the new deal and all its works," Farley said in a statement. “Like so many of his brethren, he supported affirmatively many of the measures which he excoriated from the platform at Cleveland." LOCAL FIRM IS LOSER IN SUIT Wells Co. Jury Assesses Damage Against Decatur Firm (A Wells county jury, composed ot seven men and five women .awarded a judgment of $l9O last night to the Standard Insurance company in a suit against Fred D. McConnell and Richard K. McConnell, of the McConnell and Son« Company of Decatur. The insurance company sought SSOO from the local men as judgment on a sum of $*10.36, which was allegedly paid by the insurance j company to Wade O. Herron, em- j ploye of the Tri-Lakes construction company for in injury he received! while working on a highway four miles .south of Fort Wayne, The highway worker was allegedly struck by an auto driven by Fred (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) S. tJOHNSON DIES SUDDENLY Prominent Monroe Resident Dies This Morning At Hospital Sylvester V. Johnson, 54, well known Monroe resident and a member of a prominent Adams county family, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning at the Adams County Memorial hospital of ' coronary embolism. Mr. Johnson was operated on May 22, for a ruptured appendix. He was progressing nicely and expected to leave the hospital in a few days. The heart ailment developed unexpectedly and death resulted a few minutes after the attack. Born March 29. 1882 in Monroe township, Mr. Johnson was a son of Joseph and Emily Johnson, both deceased. He married Miss Lulu Hendricks of Monroe. Mr. Johnson was a land appraiser for the Provident Mutual Life Insurance company of Philadelphia and up until about two years ago lived in Richmond. The family resided on the Hendricks farm, south of Monroe. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Besides the wife, three children. Mrs. Harry Smith. Bowling Green, Ohio; Meredith and Robert Johnson at home, survive. Three brothers, R. O. Johnson, former mayor of Gary. Chester Johnson of Gary, E. W. Johnson of this > city, and a sister, Mrs. C. E. Hocker, also of this city, survive. Funeral services will be held at . the home at 1:30 p. m. Friday and at 2 o’clock at the Monroe M. E. church. The Rev. E. M. Morford, ’ assisted by the Rev. Vernon Riley . of the Monroe Friends church, , will officiate. The body will be ’ removed from the Lobensteln ’ funeral parlors Thursday morning. —o i C. C. Directors ! Discuss Factory t The possibility of the location > of a proposed novelty factory in Decatur was discussed by the board ' of directors of the Chamber of Commerce at a meeting Tuesday ) night. No definite action will be I taken pending the submission of ) complete plans by officials of the factory.

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(Joinpromise Plank Would Put Large Share Relief Cost Directly On Each Individual State. HOOVER TONIGHT Cleveland, June 10 — <U.R> —Republicans today hewed the first compromise plank of a states rights platform and established the permanent officialdom that will gavel their convention to an end in a day or so with nomination ot Gov. Alf M. Landon and his running mate. The convention is in recess until 8 p. m„ when a packed hall will hear former president Herbert C. Hoover’s parting word of advice before relinquishing nominal party leadership. The platform makers are stuck for the moment but are still hopeful of getting their statement of party principle before the convention before midnight. First break in the platform log jam came today with a sub-com-mlttee approval of a relief plank. It would lodge relief administration with the state but require contribution to the cost of caring for the needy. Rep. Bertrand H. Snell of New York is the convention permanent I chairman. He and the slate of permanent officials went into office smoothly, relieving temporary chairman Frederick Steiwer, whose keynote speech put him far to the front in the running for the vice-presidential nomination. Hoover and the platform tonight and the nominating speeches tomorrow is the schedule looking to Thursday adjournment. If the ' platform is delayed or the vice presidential snarl refuses to un- ! tangle for Steiwer. Landon leadlers may move 39 delay the vicepresidential nomination untfT Triday. Hot weather and unusual delays in convening meetings as much a,s an hour late try .the patience of delegates and dampen their enthusiasm. There are too few hands and the convention lacks those self-appointed cheer leaders usually present to whoop it up for themselves and their candidates. Snell, chairman of the 1932 con- | vention. as of this one, went roaring to the attaick in the freedorall hit-em-with-everything style of oratory bred on the floor of the house of representatives where he rose to national party leadership. —■ —o Decatur Facts Are Broadcast Today Decatur received favorable comment by Bob Valentine over the "Breakfast Club” from Fort Wayne radio station WOWO this morning. Information concerning the industries, citizens and plans for the Centennial was given in the broadcast. o ANNUAL RALLY DAY PLANNED Christian Endeavor Rally At Monroeville Friday Night The Christian Endeavor triangular rally of the religious education department. Fort Wayne group, will be held at the Monroeville high school auditorium Friday night at 7:30 (CST). The Rev. H. W. Franklin, piaster of the local U. B. church, is director of the organization. Nine churches will lie represented and. about 400 young people are expected to attend. Two banners will be given for the largest attendance of any one church, one for city and one for rural churches. Care furnished for transportation to Monroeville will be at the local church Friday evening at 7 o’clock. Anyone wishing to go, and not having means of transportation is asked to be on time. The local church has maintained an average of 150 to 200 young people r in attendance at the rally. The program for the event: , Devotional period, 30 minutes. , Young People, U. B. church of I Monroeville. t Song service, Clair Motz Pianist, Irene Light 3 Oratorical Contest r Short Talks —7 minutes p 1. What the spirit of God. does (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX).