Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1936 — Page 1

ITXXXIV. No. 139.

LANDON NOMINATION IS SURE

■CI DRIVER iITH IS HELD ■sfiCCIBENTAL (Lt Zwick R u les Salli of <>tis 0.1 lehher Accidental r.uuii.‘i Robert .1 Z« k deatli in th<‘ fatal injury of ii In- wax hit Sn'urgH. .. .. ,» truck driven Io young man ’ l><‘ . iimstanees th.. accident. verdict ..... > that young Odle .ind did not posset license of the accident. . the th., report stated, "and hati'.ig vo wed the body, th.- . . and made all .t.-. tio d necessary. I th- following verdict, to--1.1-1 ol death I found by ■ given, the car driven Mm Imniel passed the •. M.i\ Odle flirt, . font th J- from tile scene. -..- of Harry Itntmd at a rate of st> :■ consistently. ~pi.|... i|.‘d the park.' 1 mail from the wlii. h . flag. to flag him. .I..tided to stop. Bv i e w |u> W as standing on' . line He applied Odle direct!) liiin Oille turned to aw.nl striking the linin' I 1 oim k Fletcher w ith of his (Odle's) car. opii.mn. Odle was guilo pari of negligence, since 1 following .too close to the in: i:i. . .v page three) Grade School » Exercises Saturdax k for the county eighth hrnlr school gymna.e.uin aft.•: noon at 2 o'clock. and trustees are to meet t'entra! school building at t" form a line of march to • SB o-i-'.i:.' - i.c .■ si.r.ei IH ihsl ' " ' 1 *••' ' 1,11 speaker. IB ■WES OPEN ■SINESS MEET B Session Os GenSynod Opens ■ I This Morning Wayne. Ind., June 11—(UP) national convention of the ’ ■Hto. synod of the Evangelical ‘ " : ‘d church began its bttsihere thio morning. selections schedul Jl* ‘I'V most of the delegatee' Jtae \v. Richards. Lanca.sBB a " struck the keynote last liefiire an auditorium crowdS» h delegates and friends. He the necessity of a more " reliance on God in these dines. Richards, president of the MT ,l s .'uod and also vice-pres:-the Federal council of of Christ in America, will w ' ' liw re,>ort 0,1 "ihe state of K Hl,|, h before (he convention BJ 11 "ming. business is largely rouOr. Ivan Lee Holl. president of the federal or Churches of Christ in ■? ’ "ill address the convenRoss Stevenson, retiring MF 115 of the Boston theological and former moderator of assembly of the i’re.sK.J ' church will speak next

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Muselman Youth Reported Better The condition of Arthur Kenneth Muselman, 6 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Muselman, of Berne, was reported by the attending phy eician to be improving today. The lad was taken to the county hospital last Thursday after he had been etruck by an auto. With both legs fractured and numerous other injuries, a fractured and splintered arm caused the greatest concern, when infection developed. The (physician stated today, however, that the infection was checked, and the boy was improving rapidly. BEET GROWERS GET PAYMENTS Checks Are Mailed Today For Final Payment To Growers Beet growers in and around Deca,tttr are about .to receive $45,097. the Central Sugar Co. announced today. Checks totalling that amount were mailed this afternoon and should be received by the growers tomorrow. This distribution of cash represents the final payment on the 1935 beet crop and is at the rate of 51‘kc per ton. In the last season’s sugar campaign 87.568 tons of sugar beets were delivered to the Central Sugar Co. plant and were refined into 22.200.000 pounds of Sparkling Crystal White sugar. For this production the beet growers received $526,750 from the Central Sugar Co., the payment being at a rate of $6,015 per ton to a total of 1,507 growers. Tn addition to the money received from the company, the farmers also have received 80c per ton from the government in benefit (payments and will still receive an additional payment to bring their returns up to parity. This cash crop has been of great value to the community as well as to the beet growers themselves as the money flows into ithe channels of trade for food, supplies and numerous other necessities. The growers have expressed much satisfaction over the returns they have received and lare well pleased with the co-oper-ative contracts with the company. J. W. Calland. field manager for ithe sugar company in commenting on the outlook for the present season, said today: “The prospects for 1936 so far are very good, i More than 10.000 acres have been planted and about half the acreage has already been blocked and thinned. This work has been done earlier than ever before and should result in materially increased yields. The recent general rains have insured satisfactory stands on, practically all the acreage planted the latter part of May and early in June. All indications point to a highly successful aeason for all concerned Following is the text oi a letter sent by D. W. McMillen, president of the Central Sugar Co. to accompany the checks mailed today: To Our Growers: Herewith is grower s final statement and settlement on your 193a beet crop, together with th® certificate of Hall. Penny & Jackson, certified public accountants. certifying that the growers share of the net cash returns from the sale of the sugar, pulp and molasses amounts to $6,015 per net ton of beets delivered. It is a pleasure to be able to make Bitch a good report to you in view of the low sugar market over much of our selling period, together with the 53% cents processing tax which had to be taken ON PAGE FIVE) Merchants “Dress” . Up For Centennial Merchants are cooper; ating in a period of “dressing up for the Centennial celebration. The entire front of the Court theater is being re-painted and redecorated. Mr Labrun stated that he expects to line the baluetradet with neon igl s and recover the interior floor in addition to other inside improve'mThe' Bowers block, housing for business houses is also being tepainted in front. Several ar e brushing up their Store fronts.

F.D.R. MOVES INTO TEXAS TO SEECENTENNIAI President Strikes Militant Blow At Foes In Arkansas Speech Aboard Roosevelt Special, June 11 — TU.R) — President Roosevelt moved his “non-politicaJ” southwestern tour into Texas today after an impromptu, unarknowledg ed, radio duel with former president Hoover in which their clashI Ing economic and political philosophies were dramatically contrasted. The president will speak again today at the San Jacinto battlefield near Houston, where in the struggle for Texas' independence Texas forces defeated the army of Gen. Santa Ania of Mexico. Later he will place a wreath on the Alamo, where 182 Texans died rather than surrender to Mexican t roops. Mr. Roosevelt, speaking at Little Rock. Ark., last night, was expected to devote hie address chiefly to the Arkansas centennial celebration. Instead, he struck a militant blow at his opponents and challenged Republicans to a finish fight on the constitutional issue. Shortly after Mr. Roosevelt ended hie, bristling speech Hoover took the air from the Republican convention at Cleveland and laid '! down conflicting principles which 1 1 he urged Republicans to espouse 1 i in their efforts to drive the new 1 deal from power. “The Louisiana purchase has always had a special significance to - me," Mr. Roosevelt said. "Presi(CONTINURTX ON PAGE THBEEJ I o PROTEST ACTS AGAINST LABOR I Indiana Civil Liberties Union Protests Discrimination i Indianapolis, June 11—tU.R>—A | protest to the prosecuting attor- ' J ney of Vigo county against alleged discrimination against labor organizers in Terre Haute was draft--1 ed today by the civil liberties union after a conference with Gov. Paul V. McNutt. A committee representing the organization planned to present its demand to Prosecutor Raymond J. Kearns at Terre Haute today. The group protested to the governor yesterday but were told that the state's executive had no con- ' trol over the local situation unless martial law was declared. McNutt advised recourse to courts. John Kingsbury, Indianapolis attorney and representative of the civil liberties union, R. C. Lan caster, of the labor and socialist defense committee, and Andrew Remes, secretary oi the communist party of Indiana were among those appointed to protest to Kearns. Two specific cases of alleged "atrocities" by civil authorities of Terre Haute were cited by the committee which visited McNutt. R. H. Lowman, business agent for the retail clerks international association and a resident of Terre Haute, and Warren G. Desepte, international president of the union, were forcibly deported from Terre Haute by order of Mayor Sam Beecher, May 20, the petition of the group said. When Lowman returned on May 21 Police Chief James Yates ordered his arrest on charges of being “an outside agitator,” it was (CONTINUED ON PAOE FTVB) —— Firemen Name Berne Man Vice-President Members of the Decatur volunteer fire department are attending the 31« t annual convention of the Northern volunteer firamen’e association at Garrett today. Officers were elected Wednesday. They were William H. Cook, Hartford City, president; L. Baumgartner, Berne, vice-president; W. H. Collison, Winona Latke, secretarytreaeurer.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, .lune 11, 1936.

Two G. O. P. Veterans Confer ——————— - ■ ' / Two of the veterans at the Republican national convention at Cleveland W'ere two of Pennsylvania's former senators, left to right, James J. Davis and David A. Reed, shown as they discussed developments at one of the sessions.

WELLS COUNTY 4-H PROGRAM Clubs Os Wells County Plan Home Talent Show Three Nights Bluffton, June 11 —Welle county's 4-H clubs will join to produce a home talent barn dance show at the Bluffton community building June 25, 26, and 27. under the direction of radio station WOWO at Fort I Wayne. Miss Edith Lewis, chairman of | the talent committee, today extended to all who can iplay, sing, dance give readings, or furnish any type iof entertainment an invitation to join the cast. Tryouts will be held the evenings of June 17. 18, and 19 at the Bluffton community building. A different ,program will be given each evening, featuring a different group of entertainers. Besides the home talent participants, the show wil' include numbers by the following members of the Hoosier Hop program, heard Monday afternoons over the Columbia network: Happy Herb Haywood. Uncle Mardecai (Franklin Tooke.) Tish Bunch (June Bradley,) Sari (Shirley Wayne,’ and Elmer, (Bob Shreeve). Fred Tangeman of Bluffton, a radio star on WOWO. will: play (piano accompaniments. The program will be announced by Percy Robins, program director at 1 WOWO. with Josef Seabold, of Bluffton, making local announcements. To the person or group of persons (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Friday; slightly cooler extreme northeast tonight; rising temperature Friday afternoon.

Herbert Hoover’s Political Career Ends On Happy Note

Public Hall, Cleveland, June 11. ((j.Rk— Herbert Clark Hobver’s political career is ended today as he may have wished it to end in circumstances that were pleasant, among faces that were friendly, and on an occasion of his own choosing. He faced the folks last night and all was forgiven. In the hot blast of the Kleig lights and under the eyes of the party which went into the ditch with him in 1932. he made his comeback and his last exit. The West Branch, la., boy who made good was at the end of a trail. Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of the Republican national committee conceived the idea of inviting Hoover to address this national convention. Political Washington sniffed its displeasure. There was a yammer of protest from presidential candidates who feared Hoo-

Weber Is Suffering From Fractured Skull Charles Weber, who was injured in an automobile accident .last Thursday while returning from the Van Wert, Ohio, peony festival, is suffering from a fractured skull, an x-ray examination has revealed. The (fracture, which extends to his si- ' nils, is not serious, but will require that he remain quiet for a (period of six or eight weeks. KNOX TO APPEAR AT CONVENTION Publisher To State Views, Urge Unity; May Win Vice-Presidency Cleveland, June 11 —(UP) —Frank Knox, Chicago publisher, who withdrew as a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination, will present his personal platform views and make a iplea for party unification before the national convention today, his headqquarters announced. Edward Hayes, Decatur, 111.. : chairman of the Knox-for-President ■ campaign, made the announcement. He said Knox would be on the convention p’atform and available to make remarks outlining his views and urge a united front "against , the common enemy." Suggestion that Knox’s appearance would be in line with a drive to land him the vice presidential nomination Was uncpnf'.rmkd by Hayes. He said there was nothing to say about Knox as a candidate for the second position. Knox, today formally released delegates pledged to his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination. Una short statement Knox said he I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

ver would take advantage of the platform opportunity here to nominate himself for the presidency. "Hoover day" was not a part of the program. "Hoover day" just happened. It began happening in mid-morning when crowds welcomed Hoover from a Chicago train. It continued deep into the afternoon as handshakers beamed on him and recalled old times. But “Hoover day” was nothing compared too “Hoover night.” “Hoover night” was an occasion, a vindication, a reconciliation and a good luck-good bye all in one. The Hoover speech tipped the delegates into the first rackety uproar of this markedly restrained gathering. They whoope dand shouted, lugged metal-heavy state standards in jostling parades around and around the hall, refused to subside on the cal lof their chairman and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

For G.O.P. Nomination Withdraw; Agree On Platform For Campaign

—— Unanimous Agreement On All Platform Planks As Landon Demands Some Revisions Made. BORAH SATISFIED Cleveland, June 11 —(U.R) — The suit-committee of 14 drafting the 1936 G. O. P. platform agreed unanimously on all plajiks today after revisions had been made to satisfy Gov. Alf M. Landon. The full committee meets at 1 p.in. (EST) for final approval. There will be no minority report from the sub-committee. Sen. William E. Borah, R., Ida., who forced the drafters to include his views on foreign affairs, currency and monopoly in the platform, appeared satisfied with it and said he had no plans to go before the convention. The platform as completed by the sub-committee is satisfactory to the industrial east and western delegates said it was acceptable to them. The platform builders rejected Si proposed constitutional amendment to permit states to legislate on the hours and wages of women and minor employes. Borah opposed such a change. It was proposed by William Allen White, Emporia. Kan., publisher and one of Landon’s aids. The United Press was informed, however, that in demanding certain revisions in the tentative draft of the platform communicated to him telephonically last night, the Kansas governor did not insist upon the constitutional revision. The words "gold standard" and "managed currency" are not included in the final money plank. > Thhe platform will recommend flat repeal of the reciprocal trade treaty act as ruinous to agriculture. No endorsement of the St. Lawrence waterway is embraced in the final draft of the platform. The foreign policy plank will 1 J say specifically, it wias understood, ' that the United States must stay ■ I out of both the world court and , the league of nations. This wan demanded by Lara.h. No substantial revisions were made in the farm plank. The federal government will be conceded authority to regulate utilities operating in interstate i commerce hut the platform will i demand that the regulatory bod- : les be duly constituted authorities of the government and not ernerg(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FEDERAL GRAND : JURY MEETING Seek Murder Indictments » Against Alleged Rum Runners South Bend, Ind., June 11—<U.R) —Evidence against Harlan Crouch and James Jacobs, alleged Indianfapolis mm runners, accused of ! slaying an internal revenue agent was considered today by a special federal grand jury, ' First degree murder indictments ‘ were sought by District Attorney .. James R. Fleming, Fort Wayne. Authorities claimed confessions from the men to the slaying of 1 John R. Foster, Marion. Foster was shot near St. John, ’ Dake county, when he and a comi panton attempted to apprehend 1 two men in a speeding automobile recognized by the federal officers ’ as a rum runner. The government also sought in- ’ dictments against H A. Beeson. * former president of the Columbia ' State bank, Columbia City, and ' Elmer Harsh, former official of r the Consolidated Motors corpora- ’ tion. Lima, O„ to whom Beeson " was alleged to have granted loans ' of $85,000 on Improper security. 1 Walter Wehmeyer, former Ken--5 dallville postmaster who allegedly 1 appropriated government funds to his own use, also faced charges.

I. ♦, CONVENTION SPOTS By United Press Republican presidential con ! tenders left the field to Gov. Alfred Ijandon today making his nomination by unanimous acclamation for the presidency [ certain later today or tonight Sen. Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan led the withdrawals; | Frank Knox. Sen. William E. | Borah and the others quickly ! followed. Knox or Vandenberg —if he i would accept — appeared as I likely vice-presidential choices ; Platform committee reached I agreement; resolutions on I monetary policy, foreign as- 1 fairs, agriculture, and other i subjects reported agreeable ■ both to BoraJi and Ijandon; will be no minority report. Convention schedule revisel; brief morning session ratifies choice of national committee; recess taken until 2:30 P- m. ; for platform consideration; nomination tentatively sei at 4 p.m.; vice presidential nomin- | ation and final adjournment tomorrow morning.

PINK BALLOTS ARE RULED OUT Pink Ballots For Naming Centennial Queen Are ; Ruled Out The publicity committee in j charge of the election of the queen and two attendants from the city for Decatur’J Centennial celebration from August 2 to 8, voted today to | discontinue the use of pink ballots : after Saturday night. This ruling was made because 1 only part of the merchants now. have pink ballots, and there are | none to supply remaining etoree. The committee also urged the co-' operation of the merchants in pick- j (ng up voting boxes- Approximately | I 35 Girl Scouts have given their ser-; vices free to the Centennial in pick- j ing up ballots and sorting them. ( The gir'is have taken turns each i night in making the rounds of the | more than 150 merchants who are j giving ballots in Centennial queen ■ contest. Every effort hae been made : to see that the ballots were picked up each day. but new girls on the routes have unintentionally missed a few business houses. The committee requested that omissions Ibe reported immediately to the Centennial office, phone 166, and Girl Scouts will cal! forth balllots. The committee did not believe it i fair to ask the girls to walk to all II of the isolated out-lying business houses in the city, and some out of the city limits, who are co-operating I in the contest by virtue of having (purchased Centennial good-will bonds. Therefore the committee reqquested that these stores send the ballots to the Centennial office over 1 the A. and P. store at least once a week. The deadline for casting votes be(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Softball Managers Meet Friday Night Managers of teams in the church i and industrial softball leagues are requested to meet at the Central school building at 7:15 o’clock Fri- . day evening. ■ -o 1 Cool Wave Delaying Street Improvement The Improvement of the pavement at the intersection of Second ’ and Monroe streets by the city I with Wf'A labor had to be disconf tinued today because of the cool . weather. The black top will not ! spread properly in weather below , 90 degrees. Approximately half of the inter- . section has been improved. WPA r .laborers will resume their work > Monday when their new week begins. __

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Kansas Governor May Be Nominated Without Any Formality Os Balloting Sometime Today OTHERS WITHDRAW Cleveland, June 11—(UP) — The Republican convention recessed at 3:08 this afternoon to re-convene at 7 p. m. Public Hall, Cleveland, June 11. — (U.R> —Nomination of Gov. Alf Landon for president by acclamation was the big business before I the Republican convention today as laggard delegates straggled ; through the door for the afternoon I session. I The convention was called to order at 2:55 p. m. Platform plans were uncertain as exhausted comi mltteemen sought to end the best : and biggest contest which has deI veloped here. The vice-presidential nomination ! is wide open as this dispatch is ■ sent from the flag-draped auditori ium. Landon leaders are making I a round of calls as meticulously as a second lieutenant makes his first appearance at an army post. They insist they will refuse to dictate the second spot choice but are i dickering for a bid for the job I from Sen. Vandenberg, Frank [ Knox or Sen. Borah in that order. ( Landon will be nominated this i afternoon or tonight, probably tile • latter. The stop Landon move exI ploded in a stampede of opposition I candidates to get out of the way iof the Kansas steam roller. It is ! all over here but the parade so I far as the presidential nomination is concerned. Frank Knox of Chicago released his delegates, and there was much talk that he would be Landon's : running mate. Vandenberg, who ! also cut loose his support, was re- ' ported to have done so on the understanding that Knox would get. i second place. Sen. William E. Borah. Sen. Les- ! ter J. Dickinson. Robert A. Taft, j and other candidates dropped out ;of the fight. Borah's withdrawal ! was flat unless certain unspecified I "contingencies" should arise. | At the same time, John D. M. ' Hamilton, Landon manager, indicated last minute platform difficulties were being anflcably compro- ! mised. This required additional : work, however, and the convention schedule was revised to provide j for platform consideration and nomination later today and vice(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 HOME TOWNERS TO VISIT HERE California Residents To Arrive Next Week For Centennial The first Centennial visitors from across the country will arrive in Decatur next week. The home comers are Mrs. Mary Crawford and Mrs. Jerry Coffee of Los Angeles, California. Relatives and friends in this city have been t advised that the women will leave Los Angeles next Sunday. , Mrs. Coffee and family moved to , Los Angeles more than 20 years [ ago while the Crawfords left Decatur about 18 years ago. They were among the first families to form the Decatur colony in Los Angeles when the exodus to the western coast began. L Mr. Coffee, who died in Los Angeles several years ago, operated • a restaurant in this city. Mr. 1 Crawford was a prominent merf chant in Decatur. - Mrs. Crawford will visit with the 1 Dynois Schmitt and Frank Barthel t families, while Mrs. Coffee will be v the guest of her brother, John Baker. and other relatives. Mrs. Frank Burns, also of Los I Angeles, arrived here a week ago c to visit with relatives and remain ' for the Centennial celebration. Mr. 1 Burns will be here next month.