Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 149, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1936 — Page 1

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iect strong JBOR PLANK IN [MB PLATFORM wg Plank Expected; oosevelt Signs Tax Measure fasten, June 23— (U.R) — Optionally strong Demo- , plank phrased so as a l to .the most militant of pion's organized workers •igipated today after the i House visit of John L. '(nt that Lewis, president ll’nited Mine Workers, left i enl Roosevelt yesterday « support of the miners in Section campaign was suffiGcation to some political W i« that virtually all of his mis had been met. Lewis arrived at the M there had been reports lie was dissatisfied with the tire draft of the labor plank jould seek a showdown He ded, however, smiling and the assertion 'that the men miurces of his organization | he in the Roosevelt camp, teover. he added that he is led with what Mr. Roosevelt i mind as to future legislate the promotion of labor b generally. awhile, the president watchith interest the opening deBents of the Philadelphia ation but maintained silentil the time comes for him liver his acceptance speech inklin Field Saturday night, ite House attaches today, refraining from comment, interested in the potential!jf the situation created by Herbert l<ehman’s unqualisuloi'sement of the President. ip observers were of the n that fjehman’a stand k Alfred E. Smith, his old nl friend, presaged a change trt and believed he might reIVTtNTED ON PAGE FIVE) IE OFFICERS ITCONVENTION ieran Missouri Synod Ifficers To Be Named Today leers will probably be named fat the Central district conbn of the Lutheran Missouri i being held in Fort Wayne geek. bent officers are: Rev. Lichtpresident; Rev. Paul DanMt. pastor of Zion’s Luther■reh. Fort Wayne, first vicefent; Rev. P. O. Kleinhatbs, land, second vice-president: Doctor. Lancaster, O„ secreA. 11. Ahibrand. Seymour, rial secretary, and John C . Fort Wayne, treasurer, nding- committees were namLnday. The Rev. M. J. t of Decatur, was named a *r of a committee to give sport of .the mission boajd. • Rev. Paul W. Schultz, paef tne Zion Lutheran church, tending the convention. The from Decatur is f Schulte, also a member of val church. ’day, Dr. William Arndt, D.D. ■ St. Louis, Mo., representing J W. Behnken. D.D., Chicago, lent of the Missouri synod, * report on the state of • in synod and its work, folt Rev. Llchtsinn's reports WrtM. Arndt informed the conventhat during the past year b membership has been in*d by 25,000. Other high--I°f his report are: The syoperating expenses were the budget for 1936 is ■'W. The central district up b 31, 1936, contributed $41.1 10 the synod budget, a per 1 contribution of 62 cents. sai d that the central district Attained a position of leader•niong the various districts * lynod in giving for synodNrposes. a| so reported that the synod • or « than 1.200,000 baptized * rs and about 834,000 com-j tAnt members. L Muselman To Visit Germany b. Muselman, publisher of the B Review, is planning to sail •fniany, his native 'country on . S- Deutschland on July 16. ••elman came to this country and has not returned to "b since. He haa two brothers ■

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Scholarship Award Winners Announced [ Burl Whiteman, graduate nf the | Hartford township high school, huM been awarded the other scholarship 1 to Indiana university, it was un- | 'mune.sl today. William Schafer, local high echool graduate was the .Winner of ihe finsr scholarship to > that aiehool. Mies Naomi Studler, also of Hart[ford, was awarded a scholarship to Ball State and Miss Mildred Beer graduate of Kirkland, was awarded a scolarshlp to Butler unlver- . .eity. * O—— — INDIANA GROUP IS ORGANIZED State Delegation To National Convention Is Organized Philadelphia, June 23. — <U,R> —I ! Organization of the Indiana dele- ] gation to the Democratic national convention was completed today after adoption of a slate of off! cers proposed by Gov. Paul V. Me- , Nutt. The Hoosier executive won his j first fight of caucus when the delegates refused to seat R. Earl Pet- . I ers, former state chairman and Indiana director of the federal housing administration, who had obtain- , ed a proxy Frank McHale, Logansport, made a motion providing that in the absence of a delegate the place be filled by an alternate and no proxies be recognized. Judge Frank P. Baker, a former backer or Peters, sided with the administration to second the I motion. I In another few moments, Gov. . McNutt had obtained election of a slate of officers and informal con- . sent to his support of the abrogation of the two-thirds rule in . nomination of the presidential ! nominee. The abrogation has been proposed by President Franklin ■ I). Roosevelt. Commtitee members from the ■ Indiana delegation include: Credentials. Judge John M. Paris, I New Albany. Permanent organization. William F. Cronin. Terre Haute. Rules. Judge Frank P. Baker. I Indianapolis. ] Resolutions. Wayne Coy, slate ' welfare director. To notify the president of his 1 nomination. Cornelius O'Brien, Lawrenceburg. I Honorary vice president of the 1 convention. Daniel ('. Tobin, Indianapolis. i [ Honorary assistant viee-presi- . dent, Mrs. Emery Scholl, Conners- [ ville. Democratic state vice-chair >, malt. Honorary secretary of the eon ! ■ vention, William A. Kunkel, Bluftton. Honorary assistant secretary, Paul L. Feltus, Bloomington. o — Mrs. Ed Miller Injured Monday Mrs. Ed Miller, wife of the city ■ policeman, fell Monday afternoon, j while hanging clothes, and severely sprained the arch in her right foot. ' She is confined to her home as a result of the injury. <♦ OPENS LANDON EASTERN DRIVE : Chairman Hamilton Criticizes New Deal In I Broadcast Speech New York, June 23.— (U.PJ R«- ’ publican national chairman John DM. Hamilton planned to put in- ' to motion in conferences with Re- ' publican leaders in Washington today the plan he revealed in a nationally broadcast address last night to fit the ‘'honesty of feov. ■ A lf m Landon against the insincerity" of President Roosevelt as the major issue of the presidential Ca Hamißon .nocked Democratic chairman James A. Farley am ferred to him as "my old ft lend, & ““ “X"; former speeches of I resiaeu Roosevelt, and hailed the bolt of [Alfred E. Smith and other Demo- ] crats as "high Idealism. , stata Ree^ C rndrlv?to elect GoTtandon U the country's "hope to restore the normal activities of our c tizens and the American character nt our government.” with ON PAGE FIVB)

PLAN PARTY TO HEAR BROADCAST Community Part y Os Roosevelt Nominators To Be Held Saturday The Young Democratic club of Adams county today accepted an invitation offered by Mayor Arthur R. Holtbonee to merge all commun-| ity parties of Roosevelt nominators of Adams county into a large affair [ at Decatur. Tickets entitling purchasers to attend any national rally in the state of Indiana on Saturday evening. June 27, and certifying that they are original Roosevelt nominators were being distributed today toy town and city chairmen under the direction of Nathan C. Nelson, county financial chairman for the sale of I the tickets. The cost of becoming a Roosevelt nominator is sl. The names are sent through the state organization direct to President Roosevelt. The 'Community chairmen from whom the tickets may be purchased are: Mayor Arthur R. Holthouae. Decatur; C. H. Muselman, Berne; J. A. Long, Geneva; Roy Dubach, Linn Grove; Earl Sauders, Monroe? Oren Fortney, Pleasant Mills and Milton C. Werling, Preble. The program will be announced Wednesday. The location for the j party iiae not been determined. A committee appointed by Mayor Holthou.se is working with members of the Young Democratic club on making arrangements for the party. Roosevelt will accept the Demo(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I O Chris Stengel On Berne School Board Christ Stengel, well known druggist of B -rne, was re-appointed to the Berne school board at their] meeting last night- The appointment was made Ity the town 'board. NIBLICK FIELD PAGEANT SITE Centennial Historical Pageant Site Is Secured Niblick field, south of state road 224 and east of the Decatur city limits across the Monroe street bridge, has been selected by the Decatur Centennial association as the site for the three free performances of this histori ical pageant to be held Sunday. Monday and Tuesday, August 2, 3. and 4. A lease was ordered drawn up with A. I). Suttles, who manages the farm of which tire field is a! part. The committee ordered Roy Mumma, chairman of the grounds committee for the pageant, to pre-' pare the field and the gates to handle the huge crowd expected j during the three performances. The small gate at the west end iof the held will be used for the] more than «b(> members of the [ least. The larger gate at the east; end of the field will be used lor | the spectators. The field will be available Thurs- ] day morning preceding the cele . bration for the carpenters, who will erect the gigantic stage and the, electricians, who will set up the ’ iderect lighting system. Roy Kalver, chairman of the publicity committee, reported on a schedule of newspaper advertising in surrounding cities. This was approved. Lloyd Cowens, representative of the committee which is making the e.rangements for the registration of available rooms for rent to visitors during the celebration, told the Centennial committee that the list was being completed. AU rooms will be registered at the Information booth for the convenience of visitors. It was also announced that an ; official program, containing a history of Decatur, will be on sale ] two weeks before the celebration. — -o Sale Os Homewood Lots To Continue A total of 32 lota, located in the Homewood addition, were sold at public auction Monday evening. The sale will be continued at 6 o’clock this evening and Wednesday. A large crowd attended Monday’s sale, with several of the buyers announcing their IntentioiM of building and otherwise improving the lots. The sale is scheduled to continue through Wednesday, hut may be concluded this evening. The sale Is being conducted by Roy Johnson and Carl Bartlett.

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Bryan’s Son at Convention 1 ? \ ■ iii L j > I w / WwW ' 1 '• 17 1- .■■ •. ,rsßrZ- lli -c 1 - ■ 0 One of the most popular delegates at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia was William Jennings Bryaji, Jr . left, of Los Angeles, eon of the ”Grea,t Commoner," shown talking with another California delegate, Thomas Lxipez of Fresno.

10 CANDIDATES IN QUEEN RAGE Field For Centennial Queen Cut To 10 For Final Week The final elimination cut in the Centennial queen contest was ; made last night by the publicity committee. Five trajling contestants were dropped from the race, 1 leaving but 10 in the contest. Only four more days remain for voting. The contest closes Saturday night at the. close of business , hours. Votes deposited in boxes after the ballots are picked np Saturday will toe counted on Mon- : day. ami the winners announced in the Daily Democrat on Tuesday. The supply of ballots was again exhausted today, after three days’ heavy voting. More ballots are expected to be ready for Weilnesday’s business. More than eight million votes have been ca.st thus far in the election, exceeding by far the number expected by the instigators. Several candidates have announced their intentions of making a last minute drive in an effort to secure the coveted titles of Miss Decatur. Miss Indiana ami Miss Adams County, which go to firtst. second ami third places respectively. No major changes developed in the counting of yesterday's votes. Freida Scherer, Mildred Teeple and Ruth Elzey still hold the three first -positions, followed by Gladys Harvey, Patricia Fullenkamp, Kathryn Engeler, Isabelle Odle, Bernieee Close, Rosemary Holthouse and Phyillis Krick, in the order named. DEATH CIAIMS ABRAHAM BIXLER Native Os Switzerland Dies This Morning At Daughter’s Home Abraham Bixler, 86, native of ; Switzerland, died at 'the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Burke, Berne, this morning at 3 o’clock. Death was due to infirmities. The deceased had been ailing! for some time and had been bedfaot for the past few days. He was born in Switzerland on September ] 6. 1849, and came to this country . when still a small boy, the family settling in Berne. On August 21, 1875, he was united in maj’riage to Barbara Nussbaum. She preceded him in death several years ago. Since that time he has resided with his daughter. Eight children survive. They are: Mrs. Burke, of Berne; John, of Geneva; Jacob, of Hesperia, Michigan; Judas, of Fort Wayne; Adam of Berne; Beu, of Geneva; William, of South Bend and Mrs. Henry Moser, a missionary in Africa. A brother, Sol, of Geneva and a sister, Mrs. Mary Kiener, of Biffton, Ohio, also survive. Funeral services will toe held Thursday afternoon at 1:45 at the home ajid at 2 o’clock at the Mennonlte church in Berne Burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery Ln Berne.

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Illustrated Lecture At Tocsin U. B. Church An illustrated lecture on the famouse Oberammergau passion play will be given Friday night at 8 o’clock at the United Brethren church in Tocsin. The lecture will include an illustrated presentation of 85 colored slidee on the life of Christ depicting the village, people history of the play, chief characters and important scenes. The lecture j will be given by the Rev. Paul W. Sharp of Van Wert, Ohio. There will be no admission charge but a treewill offering will be taken. JACOB F. MOSER KILLED IN FALL Adams County Farmer Killed Instantly In Fall From Wagon Jacob F. Moser. 58. was killed instantly late Monday afternoon when he fell from a hay wagon at his farm home four miles northwest of Geneva. Moser was standing near the front of the wagon and when the horses stopped suddenly, he was thrown off head first. He was dead thrown off head first. He was dead when a son. Harry, and a daughter. Dorothy, also riding on the wagon, reached his side. Death was caused by a broken neck. I’he deceased was born In French township May 4, 1878, a son of Peter and Elizabeth Moser. He first married Ida Neuenschwander, who died shortly after the marriage. His second marriage was to Lilliam Mertz. Surviving are the widow, two sons. Harry of Hartford township and Franklin of near Linn Grove; two daughters, Dorothy and Edwinna at home; six brothers, Edward of Warsaw, Albert of Ligonier. David of Woodburn, Peter, Joseph and Noah Moser of Monroe town- [ ship; two sisters, Mrs. Aldine Fox: lof Adams county and Mrs. Dan I Huser of Syracuse, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 p. m. Thursday 1 and at 2 o’clock at the West Missionary church, four miles west of I Berne. Burial in the M. R. E. cemetery at Berne. 0 Denies Parking Near Hydrant 1 When arraigned before Mayor Arthur R. Ho’thouse this afternoon on a charge of panking in a restricted zone near a fire plug on Madison street, Ted West, auto accessories salesman from Columbus, Ohio, entered a plea of not guiltyHe stated to the count that he had not parked in front of the plug. Mayor Holthouse continued the charge against him and warned against reoccurrance of the 1 violation. Policeman Ed Miller was the arresting officer. o Grover Odle Home Damaged By Fire About sl6 damage was done to I the Grover Odle home on North i Seventh street at 8:15 o’clock this • I morning by a roof fire originating II from a spark from the chimney, j The blaze was extinguished by the city fire department.

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Platform Outline Stirs Some Dissension In Liberal Ranks; Plank On War Uncertain. CHANGES SOUGHT Philadelphia, June 23. <U.R) A tentative new deul platform without reference to constitutional changes and subject to revision on important planks was circulated among party leaders today at the Democratic national convenvention. The platform outline, described as representing the views of the president but as yet incomplete on currency, monopoly and foreign policy, immediately stirred dissension among administration leaders seeking liberalization of , policy to offset the Lemke third ■ party appeal to voters One of the outstanding com | plaints of liberals centered on the foreign affairs plank which tentatively failed to go further than a generalized statement on taking the profit out of war and which made no mention of the proposal | for nationalization of key industries in time of war. Advocates of a drastic war profit plank began drafting a subplank and it was reported that Sen. Gerald Nye.. N. D.. whose war proposals were rejected at tne Re publican convention, might come nere to aid in pressing the fight. Gov. Herbert Lehman of NewYork and Sen. Walter F. George of Georgia entered the spirited new deal platform fight today, intensifying the Democratic split be tween those wlio seek to bid for "left wing" voters and the south ern conservative faction. With new deal strategists de manding last minute changes in president’s policy outline as brougnt to the convention by Sen. ' Robert F. Wagner, of New York, latest platform developments in- | eluded: 1. Entry of Lehman into the controversy with a demand for a "sound" minimum wage plank. Lehman conferred with Wagner late this morning. 2. George decided to serve on the resolutions committee, thus assuring a strong voice against demands of some new deal captains for further experimentation. 3. Apparently amicable settlement of controversy over the labor plank, with announcement that President John L. Lewis, of the United Mine Workers, was entirely satisfied. Lewis' position was considered important because of his influence over the votes of a huge block of miners. The resolutions committee was [ expected to organize formally under Wagner’s chairmanship shortly after the opening session of the convention. Its immediate task was consideration of the demands of new deal figures dissatisfied with the tenta(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVEi EXTORTIONER

IS SENTENCED Indianapolis Man Given Three Years For Extortion Plot Indianapolis, Ind.. June 23 —(UP) — Pleading guilty in district federal court to an extortion charge, Clifford Frank Howeon, 32, Indianapolis [ was sentenced today to three years I in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kas. Howeon was charged with sending a threatening letter through ■ the mai's demanding $2,500 from II Earl Howard Nelson, Indianapolis, i secretary of a brewing corporation. owson wae arrested in a trap I set at a lonely country road where 1 j the letter directed that the money - be left. > ■ Four men pleaded guilty to trans-. - porting stolen automobiles across -! the state line and were sentenced -' immediately. F’oyd Monroe Fischer, Detroit,] , Mich., was given three years; Fred j Jones, Evansville, two years, and ; Raymond A Meusslng and George ", Phillips McSweeney. both of NewI ark, N. J., 18 months each. 5 1 Leon O. Smith, Pittsboro, con1, fessed that while on parole from 3 a two-year Dyer act term he stole a 5 package of postal money orders ’ from the Liton postoffice and was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Opens Gm vention ' ■r W by i James A. Farley 1 I , MEET TO PLAN < FOR EXHIBITS: t Committees Arrange i Plans For Exhibits At ( Centennial Committees for the three cattle ( and two horse shows during the t Decatur Centennial celebration from , August 2 to 8. met Monday evening , to make final arrangements for the ( exhibits. e I Committee members decided upon the manner of raising their share i of the premiums and other ex- , penses of the shows. The Centennial i committee has offered to match i 1 funds raised by the breeders. 1 ! Ribbons down to fifth or sixth i places will be given in each of the i ■ cattle classes. Graduated cash prizes will be given in the horse 1 shows, in addition to ribbons. The Jersey and Guernsey breed- 1 ers will again follow the ipolicy of paying "cow mileage", by which the breeders receive a fixed amount per mile per cow for each animal exhib--1 ited at Decatur, his arrangement ' was made to encourage the showing ] of cattle from other counties. In ad- ' dition. a fixed amount per head , exhibited wi'l be given all breeders regardless of placing In the show. The Holstein show, which this , ' year Is set up on a county basis, will not off?r 'breeders’ cow mile- ( age." The shows will be exhibited in L tents arranged by the housing committee of the Decatur Centennial. , The breeders expect to be able to give an estimate of the amount of space to be required in the next , few weeks. — -o - — Mens* Brotherhood 1 To Meet Wednesday The men's brotherhood of the Zion Reformed church will meet In the church parlors Wedneeday evening at 7:45 o’clock. The principle address will be delivered by Walter Krick, superintendent of the Deca-

] tur public schools, with special music arranged by (Albert Se.lleimeyer. All men of the church are invited to attend. 0 Fort Wayne Girl Killed By Poison Fort Wayne, Ind., JJune 23 —(UP) —Roberta Deazler, 4, was killed yesterday when she unwittingly entered her home while it was being fumigated with hydrocyannlc acid gas to kill vermin. ■■■■ o — Decatur Scouts To Meet This Evening All Decatur Boy Scouts are requested to meet at the municipal swimming pool at 7 o'clock this evening. Plans will be made tor the summer camp and for the | scouta’ participation in the Cen- ; tennial celebration. o Miss Louise Haubold To Present Recital - Mies Louise Haubold will give a recital at the library Friday evening 1 at 7:30 o’clock. The complete program will be announced later. WEATHER Generally fair toniflbt and 1 Wednesday; not so cool east 1 central and north portions to1 night; somewhat warmer Wednesday.

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Chairnian James A. Farley Sets Delegates Ofl' To First Demonstration With Opening Speech. KEYNOTE TONIGHT Philadelphia, June 23.—tU.R) —The first session of the 1936 Democratic national conven tion recessed at 2:38 p. m„ EDT today until 8 p. m. Convention Hall. Philadelphia, June 23— (U.R) —Chairnum James A. Farley (today opened the Democratic national convention with a roaring counter assault against Republican attacks upon the new deal. He set delegates off in the first big demonstration of the conven lion with a flat declaration that the issue of -the presidential cam paign year fa; “The continuation of the new deal." Then he touched off new cheers when he charged the party with the duty of carrying forward without interruption the policies of President Roosevelt. The delegates, who assembled belatedly under the convention hall’s glaring lights, listened eagerly as Farley denounced the Republicans a» the party of “huge financial interests." Finally they swarmed into the aisle, carrying state standards in a great mob scene that lasted long after Farley had completed his address. It was their first taste of the feast of Democratic oratory to be served them during the week’s proceedings which culminates Saturday night in Mr. Roosevelt’s acceptance address and they responded with unrestrained enthusiasm. Tonight Sen. Barkley will for mally set the tone of the convention deliberations with his keynote hddress. The convention program opened with prayer, offered by the Rt, Rev. Hugh L. Lamb, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Philadelphia and followed toy ai welcome to Philadelphia, extended by Mayor S. Wilson Davis. “In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, amen." Bishop Lamb began., "In this solemn hour with the eyes of the nation fixed on us we humbly bow and pray to Thee for help and guidance. "We turn to You for light so that the deliberations here may be for the welfare of our beloved country. “Down through the years Thy Providence has helped us preserve the ideals and make America a land of freedom. “We humbly beseech Thee to be with us still while we face problems of the present. Our ship of state is sailing over troubled waters." Mayor Wilson praised the decision of the party to gather amid the shrines of the nation’s early history and expressed faith that political differences only tnani-

(CONTTNTtKD ON PAGE FIVE) —o LET CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING August Walter Awarded Contract Bv Zion Lutheran Church In meeting the Zion Lutheran church awarded the con- ■ tract for plumbing and heating for the remodeled and enlarged structure to August Walter of this city for the sum of $2,017. Ground will be broken this week for the new addition to the church, and the entire project should be • completed within 15 weeks, Rev. Paul Schultz, pastor stated. A meeting of the building committee at the church is scheduled I for this evening at which time the I various contracts will be signed ■ and delivered. Victor Bagley, Fort 1 Wayne, has the general contract; 1 Phil Sauer, of Decatur, was award- • ed the contract for the basement; E. L. Lehman, of Berne, was awarded the contract for electric wiring, and August Walter, received the contract for plumbing and heating. Other contracts for a new pipe organ and church furniture will be awarded at a later date. ,