Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 24 June 1936 — Page 1

JXXIV. No. 150.

■JUDE BOWERS || IS SOUGHT |W CAMPAIGN ■ Deal t I!»2<S Keynoter K, \id In Roosevelt ■ Campaign lune 24— (U.R) - ■ oeiiHxiati) high command iRidding drafting Claud. Bowkeynoter. to aid in the campaign ot Uie<id. n' it w as learned today. American uuubussudvt ■Ln' n> expected to work with Binaural ie ntuional commit- ■ developing strategy eah u■j io meet vigorous attacks , r ,,. Republican leadership i # recognized as a master tactician and an inva.luK,| in handling publicity. As ■ he probably will work woh General Jamie A. ami Charles Michelson, director of the national Kjaitwhile. President Roosevelt secluded in his White and worked on the K of acceptance he will de■rSaturdav night at Philadel- ■ engagement List was ■ : ,. : to a minimum and he was Kitarbed eieti by his secreta.!K r president, according to his plans to lean heavily on ' parallels in hits forthH C g political speeches, ami ■ beHi studying historical do. iHts and history books to that ■ He decided on this course. Has understood, on his return ■ ||,. . . tit southwestern tom ■u which time he referred Hp.i.C to historical develop- ■ to support administration Hialion and action. spare momenta. Mr Hoose- ■ listened in on convention a.■les today. ■: night he heard the k.-yn.d.-■kh nt Sen. Alben Barkley. 1). ■ sod the address of Gov ■ge Earle of Pennsylvania ■r Roosevelt also found time ■ietiuse iif a mass of routine ■traiueht in< hiding ■bVTTNUED GN PAGE FIVE) Lance grant ISKED BY CITY ■y Makes First Request ■or Portion Os Fed- ■ era! Grant ■be blanks for an advance gram ■ per cent of the PWA S $49.■to the Fit of Decatur for th-' ■bug of the addition and instal- ■«» ma. iiineiy at the city lips' ■bower plant were filled out lao Hl by John L. DeVoss, city alter- ■ George Hereth. resident PW \ Hw“r and Mayor 'A. R. HoltHr Nine ,cpiew of two differ. ' ■s were required, together ■kaents by the city attorney ■he First Sta-ti' Hank, depimitmi ■ity founds. is the first request for pay■t of part of the grunt to the ■ All preliminary details had to of before the city c m'd ■? for the advance grant. The ■ payment requested from the •niment is for >12,450. city lias appropriated its ■’■162.211U for the project, wliii h ■’s the building Includes the ■l'.aliuii of a 2,000 WWH turbine ■Hiser, exciter and switchboard ■ ls - The estimated cost of the ■cvements. including founds- ■ and piping which will be a-| ■«‘l later, is $112,000. The PWA ■ a grant of $49,800 to the city. k< * council appropriated the s allotment of funds a few * s ago. Work on the construe°tthe building has started, the 4na Engineering and Construefernpan of Fort Wayne having contract. ~~ — o !s Naomi Lozier To Speak Tonight laomi Lozier, daughter of •George S. Lozier of the First agelical lehurch of thlp city, s Peak at the regular mid-week ce of the church at 7:110 this lln S- Miss Lozier will speak on t'lsßlonary work at Beverly, tacky, Tarusa Church Destroyed By Fire lkhai- t. Ind., June 24 — (UP) - (destroyed the First Christian ( Gh of Wakarusa, 12 miles south I yesterday with an esti‘Oss of $30,000. •

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More Homewood tots Purchased A total of 44 more lots located in the Homewood addition, were sold “i public auction last night. Ono man purchased If, ( ,f the )o(s A jlarger crowd than that of Monday night attended the sale Tuesday., : which Is being conducted by Roy i Johnson and Carl Bartlett. — | fl. IMINE MAN TALKS TO CLUB Carlon Kruse Speaks On Retailing To Decatur Lions Club Carlon Kruse, treasurer of the Earl Groth company, owner ot a Urge Fort Wayne department (store, addressed the Lions club of I this city Tuesday night on the subject of '‘Retailing.'’ Herman Kruckeberg. assistant cashier of the First (State bank, was chairman of the program. Mr. Kruse talked on department •dores and generaj merchandising methods. He said that food stores benefited by the recovery in buying two years ago and that department stores first began to feel the improvement in business conditions a year ago. Talking on the improvement in merchandising methods of today, he said that one benefit of the ■ chain stores has been to teach independent merchants the best way to display their products and conduct their business so as to attract the most sales. He broke retailing down into five departments, supervised by the advertising manager, sales manager, general manager, credit manager and office manager. To illustrate his points, he quoted a number of figures. He showed that Indiana ranked low in the per capita purchases of such luxuries as cigarettes, beer, soft drinks and candies as compared to surrounding states. This he attributed to the conservativeness of the Indiana buying public. He also said that this conservativeness was felt in the necessities line, using the purchases and repairs of shoes as an example. He quoted figures showing that Indiana residents pay less for repair of shoes and buy lower priced grades Ilian citizens from (surrounding states. He quoted Louisiana as a state with an abnormally low amount of shoe | sales, which he said indicated that a large percentage of the I citizens of lliat state go without shoes during periods of the year. Indiana was. however, the sixtli highest state in the Union in percentage of increase of car sales, in 1935 over 1934. He explained the method used by his company as an example of the way budgets are set up by I merchants, in the fall of each I year a .budget of expected profits is set up for the store. This is 1 broken down as to operating expenses, purchases of merchandise, sales of merchandise and margins. These figures are then further broken down to each department. Department heads in this manner j know their quotas nt the beginning of the year. ORGANIZING CUB GROUPS Two Dens Formed In City For Junior Boy Scout Organization Charles Dangston. chairman of ' the Cub movement in Decatur, an- ' nouneed that two dens* ave been organized and that 34 bo s have signed applications to jo n 1 the junior Boy Scout organization. He requested today that all boys [ L". i". .wrf attend the next meeting, to be heM at .the Central school house fuevda at 4:15 o'clock. The summer program, which in- ’ eludes hikes, picnics and swimming narfes is now being arranged There will be four or five dens located in various places in the city his year Boys between the ages of are eligible to join. The boys may take preliminary Boy i Scout work, such as passing some of the tenderfoot tests. j Simitar organizat.ons ha fertned all over the United State Eire’s» tpaininß for the boys. i There are a few vacancies in the local cub pack -which may befilled tp boys contact tne eaders immediately. Those wishing tn loin are urged to attend the mee ::, w «Tb. ■*° i I Tuesday-

CROPS IN STATE ARE SUFFERING FROM DROUGHT 21-Day Drought Forecast To Continue At Least 36 Hours Indianapolis, June 24. qj.P) .Crops baked in Indiana Helds to-, .day as the state suffered its 21st i consecutive day without a substani tlal rainfall. J 11. Armington, of the U. S. weather bureau here, said the drought would continue for at > least 38 hours. His prediction was: [ ‘‘Fair tonight and Thursday; not quite so cool northwest and central portions tonight; warmer (Thursday.” The north portion of the state received its last substantial rain fall June 2 and the southern section was benefitted by rain the next day. Moderate rains fell May 24 and May 26 in the central and north portions, he said The last general rains In the state were May 1 Band 19. Comparatively cool temperatures have aided the crops in surviving the long drought, as tne plants are able to retain their moisture. Local showers have kept the soil in some sections of tne state in better condition than in others which have received little or no rain, Armington said. Deterioration of the oat crop in the state continued except in the , northeast portion. The crop is short and very thin. Corn made good progress in the northwest and held well in the dry areas due to cool nights and good cultivation. Wheat harvesting is extending ■ northward, and some fields were ' cut in Parke county Monday, and I ’ some threshing reported in the ex-, trente south. Tomatoes and other transplant- ' ed crops also were hoktimr well , U o FELLOW INMATE STABS CAPONE Al Capone Only Slightly Wounded By Convict’s Attack Alcatraz Island. San Francisco, June 24—(UPi — James C. Lucas. Tevas bank robber, was in solitary confinement al this American Devil’s Island today for an assault on "Scarface'’ Al Capone, one tinv king of Chicago racketeers. Warden Janies A. Jolinston confirmed i i ports that Lucas attempted to kill the former public enemy No. 1 by driving a pair ol scissors, stolen from the prison barber whop, into . Cwpone’s back. Capone, only slightly wounded. 1 turned and knocked his asstailant to the floor before guards intervened The attack on the former vice J lord was said to be the fourth which lias occurred since Capone's trans-1 ter from At'anta Federal penitentiary to Alcatraz to complete a term for income lux fraud. The attack t reportedly were based on allegations that Capone has "squealed'' on his fellow convicts to prison authorities. It was indicated that the latest assault on Capone ma result in his ' first public appearance since he. was taken t” Atlanta in May, 1932. H. H. McPike. United States attorney, said Lucas may lie brought (to San Francisco to stand trial for his attack on Capone. In that event, the one-time racketeer would be : brought here to testify. Hold Free Cooking School Thursday The Decatur Norge Sales will sponsor a free cooking school on the ! first floor of the Decatur Library building Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m. Miss Agnes Reasor, from the Norge faoto-rj', will iconduc» the school. She will demonstrate the approved methods ot icooking with electricity. There will 'be a number of door prizes given to the ladies attendI ing the schoolWEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday; not quite no cool northwest and west central portions tonight; warmer Thursday.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 24, 1936.

Keynoter Blasts ‘Old Deal’ ♦••»•• • W V V • ■UR ' v J i / wCJJ 7 ■ I * V- ■ 'I MH ft 1 Sen. Alben W. Barkley

INITIATE GLASS TUESDAY NIGHT Local Moose Lodge Initiates Class Os 11 Candidates Nearly 200 members of Moose lodges in this district attended the special meeting conducted Tuesday night by Adams Lodge 1311 in honor ,of Erman Fogle, Adams county youth who will graduate from Mocseheart June 30. Lodges which were represented al tile meeting included Fort Wayne Bluffton. Huntinton, Van Wert and Willshire. >A class of 14 candidates was initiated into the order, witli the Bluffton degree team conferring the wonk. Included in the class was Jack Jamieson, former resident of New York. Mr. Jamison delivered an address concerning the Moosej heart school. Fifteen charter members of the local order were feted at tlie meeting. in commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the lodge. A letter received from young Fogle, was read to those present, i The letter read as follows: "When I received news that a new class was to be named in my honor, I was deeply moved. I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the honor i bestowed. “During my six years at Mooseheart, 1 have enjoyed many outstanding opportunities and prlvi!(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

CHANGE OFFICE OF HOMESTEADS Homesteads Office Located In Old Adams Co. Bank Building Because of the increased pressure of work it has been necessary to remove the headquarters of the Decatur homesteads office out of the basement of the post office building. A new office was set up today on i th? second floor of the Old Adams cvounty bank building. The side entrance on Monroe ■j street will be used instead of the ■ front Second street entrance, used !by persons attending to business i at the hank. The homesteads tele- ■ phone office la 21". ; | The ipresent staff consists of Miss Marion Neprud, community manag- , er; John Rowland, resident engin- , | eer who hopes to complete his work . of supervising the new construction L I scon, and Miss Florence Holthouse who is acting as the office secre•jtary. B I ■. o — Mrs. Leo Kirsch Is Reported Improved Mrs. Leo Kinsch who underwent ' a severe major operation yesterday 1 at the Adams county memorial hospital was reported improved slightly this morning.

To Enroll In CCC Camps Next Month Enrollment for CCC camps will be taken between July 1 and 15 at the office of J. M. Doan. Washington township trustee. All young men ■ from relief families, WPA families or rehabilitation families are eligible. * Any youth formerly enrolled in a CCC camp, must bring discharge papers upon application. Miss Lineback will accept applications at Mr. Doan's office June 30 at 9 a. in. QUEEN LEADER LOSES GROUND Other Candidates For Centennial Queen Gain On Leader For the second time since the opening of the contest to select Decatur's Sentennial queen. Freida Scherer, leader since the opening day, lost consid ralde ground to the ; holders of the next three places. Mildred Teeple. in second p’aee I' with 1,251,10 ii votes. Ruth Elzey in ■ third place with 987,850 votes all 1 outscored Miss Scherer for the day. ‘ The highest number of votes for 1 the day was garnered by Kathryn ' Engeler. While remaining in sixth j place, she came to within little more than 10.000 votes of fourth ■ place. •i Honorary titles of Miss Indiana, ■ and Miss Adams County, with a part, in the huge pageant have created added interest in the race for see

| nuut.u uicvi ••• — I ond and third place winners. A total of 25,000 white ballots I I were delivered to the Centennial of- | flee this morning, an amount deemsufficient by the committee to supply the demand for the remainder of the contest. They may be secured at the office. < The contest closes Saturday night at the close of regular business hours. Votes will be picked up Mon- ■ day. The winners in the contestl will appear in Tuesday’s edition of , the Daily Democrat. | i •—-n t Huntington K. C. Plans Initiation i Members of the Decatur Knights jof Columbus have been invited to attend initiation at the Huntington' > K. of C. Sunday, June 28. All three I degrees will be conferred. i Members will assemble at the . K. of C. hall in that city at 7 a. m , | | with mass at 7:30. The first degree 1 i will be given at 10 a. m., with the ■ second and third degrees in the; • afternoon. A banquet will be held : at 6:30, followed by a dance. Spe-. i cfal entertaniment will also be pro- j > vided for ladies. o Indiana Committee Members Announced | The Democratl cnatlonal committee today named the following Ind- j t iana committee members: ~ Permanent organization: William F. Coronin. Credentials: Judge John M. Paris,, Rules: Judge Frank P- Baker. |

National Convention Finishes i Preliminary Business With Platform Taking Spotlight

Sen. Alben Barkley Hits At Record Os Governor Landon In Keynote Address To Convention. ATTACKS HOOVER (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June 24.—(U.R)-Quick-firing their shrapnel bursts of oratory. Demo crats in national convention to renominate a Roosevelt-Garner tic ket splattered Herbert Hoover and the American Liberty League with their first broadside and swivel! ed their guns toward Gov. Alf M. Landon. They are pot-shooting at Lan don's record. Politicians are eag er to learn how the Republican presidential candidate will take the battering which has begun now t oresound on this platform and will echo for four months from Democratic hustings. “And need I remind you," bellowed temporary chairman Alben W. Barkley In his convention keynote address, “that the Republicans who manipulated the Cleveland convention nominated a man for president who before the Amer ’ lean Bankers Association denounc-

ed the federal deposit insurance act which guaranteed the deposits of the people throughout the United States, and as governor of his state exerted every ounce of influence at his command to prevent ' the banks of Kansas from entering the guaranteed system?" Barkley got a cheer on that and presently had at Landon again: “Is the supreme court beyond criticism?" he shouted “May it • be regarded as too sacred to be disagreed with? “Thodore Roosevelt did not think so. Speaking to the Colorado su preme court, he said, ‘if such de cisions as these two indicated the court's permanent attitude, there would be really grave cause for alarm, for such decisions, if con sistently followed up. would upset I the whole system of popular gov : eminent. “Gov. Landon and Col. Knox fall on each other's other's necks, in hallowed reunion because they rode the Bull Moose behind Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. In that tight Theodore Roosevelt had so little regard for the court’s decisions that he advocated their recall ‘ by the vote of the people. “We are told," he continued, "by ■ the smug and cynical apostles of ' the status quo that the supreme court lias nullified some of the ' acts of this administration. And i: while anxious farmers ponder their I fate, and laboring men scan tho . heavens for a rainbow of hope, and ■ women and children look in vain i for tho preservation of their lives i and health, a voice from tlie grave • at Palo Alto shouts: i i “ ‘Thank God for the supreme I court.’ “I make no attack on the su(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I o

NUItU UKAIN TRADER DIES Arthur W. Cutten Dies This Morning In Chicago Hotel Chicago, June 24.—<U.R>—Arthur W. Cutten, grain trader whose personal fortune was estimated at, one time as high as $100,000,000, died early today in his hotel. Cutten had been ill since he was stricken with pneumonia seven months ago. He died after a heart attack. He was 66. Cutten was born in Guelph, Ont., I and came to Chicago in 1890 to take a $7 a week job. Six years i later he invested his savings, $600,1 in a seat on the board of trade. He kept his operations secret, ( and operated as a free lance. In 1931, It was said that he owned I more wheat than any man in the world ever owned before. j Cutten first came into public (notice after the war. One of his ’ first coups was In corn, in July of 11924. Cutten pursued a policy of ! bull buying, despite a general belief that the price would drop. The price rose, and Cutten made a (profit estimated at more than sl.- , 500,000. In 1925, Cutten paid an individual income tax of $540,000. The (following year he and a eroup of associates who became known as , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

FOUR OF LIGHT STANDARDSUP Four Os New Series On Monroe Street Have Been Erected Four of the new series of 10 ornamental light standards on I Monroe street, between First and I Third streets, have been erected by WPA workers. 1 The new lighting standards are similar to the 27 set up last year in the business section of Second street. They are 18 feet high with two 650 watt bulbs on each pole ' WPA workmen aje also paint- ‘ ing the light poles in the residential section of the city with alum--1 inum. This paint is more durable 1 and vfeable than the green with | which they were formerly painted. 1 ' Today work was begun by WPA 1 laborers on the painting of the i exterior of the city hall building. The redecorating of the interior of the city hall will probably he completed eaxly next week by WPA workers.

The city is taking advantage of the relief labor to clean up its buildings and properties for inspection of the visitors during the Decatur Centennial celebration from August 2 to 8. o WAYNE COY IS ON COMMITTEE Indiana Welfare Director To Draw Democratic Planks Philadelphia. June 24.—(U.R) —At the request of President Roose velt, Wayne Coy, 32year-old director of the Indiana welfare de partment, will wj-ite social security and work relief planks into the Democratic platform, Gov. Paul V McNutt announced today Coy was scheduled for appoint- ' ment to the nine-member sub-coin mittee at the convention today i He probably will be the youngest jof the party leaders serving to ( outline the new deal's 1936 plat- , torni. The governor said (he appoint-, '' ment liad come to Coy because ( H “he is one member of the resolu'l tions committe ewho understands ‘ thoroughly the social security and I ’ relief programs." I I Coy was elected to the resolu1' tions committee, who understands ' delegation at the insistence ot McNutt. ’ "It is the administration's idea that as long as federal govern- ’ ment assistance is necessary the WPA is the proper form for extending relief," the governor said. "Direct relief by the national gov-

ernment is not the answer to the t problem." 1 Coy’s administration of relief in i 1 Indiana has brought commenda- i lion from Washington officials, esI pecially from Harry L. Hopkins, I federal director of WPA. He has been regional field rep-1 resentatlve for the WPA In Indiana .Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Administration of WPA in Indiana was attacked by Sen. Frederick VanNuys, who charged that l WPA jobs were being distributed to control delegates to the state convention, but Hopkins gave Coy a clean bill of health after an investigtaion. Senator VanNuys and Sherman Minton added their weight to the McNutt battle to swing the Hoosier delegation toward abrogatin of the two-thirds rule in nomination of the president and vice president. o St. John’s Teacher Named On Committee W. E- Utfelman, teacher and principal at the St. John’s Lutheran Lutheran school north of this city was named on the nominating com- ■ m’.ttee so rejection of other officers j in the Centra! district, Missouri ■ Lutheran synod, which is being held 1 at the Concordia college concert 1 hall In Fort Wayne. ’( The Rev. Walther F. Lichtslnn. I Hammond, was elected president of ' the synod in yesterday's election. * Elections today will include that of f secretary, financial secretary, trea1, surer, circuit visitors and various I boards.

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•i ■ ■ Sen. Joe Robinson Will Address Convention As 1 Permanent Chairman Os Meeting Tonight. 1 NOMINATE FRIDAY (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Convention Hall. Philadelphia, i June 24— (U.R) —The Democratic i national convention today coml pleted Its preliminary business I with a burst of speed and then, in noisy disorder, prepared to organize on a permanent basis to adopt, a pla.tfonn and renominate the Roosevelt-Garner ticket. Delegates are riding the steam roller. Back stage and in the wings proceed the committee • meetings and whispered conferenced which make this convention tick. The platform committee listen ed today to a parade of volunteer plank hewers but sought among themselves to compose vital issues including the question of amend- . nient of the constitution in behalf of labor. Agricultural spokesmeu asked . tor a managed currency regulated by price indices. William Green of the American federation of

labor demanded curtajlment of the power of the supreme court. The south is rebelling against change in convention rules which would permit nomination of presidential and vice-presidential candidates by a simple majority instead of two-thirds. The fight was carried before the rules committee today by Rep. Eugene E. Cox, Ga. Cox had virtually no chance, however, of swinging the committee against the rule and it was expected the fight would be taken ■ to the convention floor. The Committee agreed to vote on the twothirds rules question at 11:30 a m tomorrow Delegate seat contests from Minnesota and the Canal Zone had the credentials committee in a snarl The convention itself took time off to play while disputes were adjusted. Eddie Dowling, who organized a Roosevelt -for - President movement among theater people in 1932, was rewarded today by appointment U 3 official convention master of ceremoniec He kept the convention in good : humor. Business is pointing toward toi night when Sen. Joseph T. Robingon will be elected permanent | chairman and will deliver the ' second formal new deal attack on i Gov. Alf M. Landon, Republican presidential nominee, and the G.O. IP. platform adopted a fortnight ago in Cleveland. Ender Robin- ; ■ son's chairmanship the convention will conclude its business Friday with nominations. i The convention recessed at • 3:17 p. m.. after more than an t hour of Dowling, to meet again - at 8. Robert E. Dalton, president of - the Hobo fellowship of New York

City, offered the platform committee a pla.nk for an annual sixmonths vacation, a four-hour day and a five-day week. DECATUR YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY Merle Burkhead Pleads Guilty To Assault And Battery Merle Burkhead. 25, of this city, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault and battery, when arraigned before Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse Tuesday aft in city court. The charge was brought by Mrs. Elizabeth Hod'e, of West Adame street, who testified yesterday that Burkhead had entered her unlocked home Saturday night, invaded her bedroom and attacked her. Burkhead, in entering his plea of guilty, stated that, as he was intoxI Seated at the time, he could not remember the attack. He asked the leniency of the court, stating that he had pledged to attend church . regularly and refrain from further drinking. , I He stated that he had returned t to the Hodle home on Sunday fol- . I lowing the alleged attack, in an r effort to learn details, and apolo- • glze. j The case was taken under advise* ment by Mayor Holthouee.