Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1936 — Page 1

XXXIV. No. 151.

jI.P, MOVES IfJDQIJARTERS I INTO CHICAGO ■pybhcain Hail Active ■Campaign For Fall W Election .1 (if) ■ eel ant < onfabau «• ... iiniti'-- <liuiiui.ii, • u Republicans 1u11.,.. ; t .r a vigorous cam- ‘ ' p.-e Hon of tho . uni,also wet.- hit. J , i !>■;,. William l-.-u, Hl'ni.x, I’ali' presidential .anidui’t an a.tive earn|K u ,ni ■ . after appealing <lito lutx-r tor support. left on ,i ■rn speaking tour. believes the Union ■K",- A: t man.' doubtful iio.li' bates to Gov. Alf M. K, n (■■ I every vote I lie third .... ..w.iy front us." he said ■ front six to nine from nes national committee ■.j., first visit to Wu*h- ■. she- Ins election to com- ■ ~t Ri-publican campaign . natmu.ll - :< :.' would he trail*- ■. niniediately to Chicago. . a ■>. .-ton force will he ..-fl ■_ ii.imlltou said 1:... ■ gather data to he supplied .i.calling the New Deal to Chicago. ■ni Ucation. Hamilton said a. .. t le.s Wil! he dire, |.-d ■ a toi k by ,los“[>h Marti: el m'l include the Hi ea-a-states. ■. ■ appi-.i: a:e ■. De* ■. . rugwell, the New lleai ale a desk .is he talked :.•• west." he said "Is ■ the Republicans " U-■e-i! the Democrats only two ■ - . . Mi.-5.,-.' . ■ > th Carolina fie claimed ■»>; in .d the 111 eastern seastates. ', h“ predicted, would ■th.u;\ inroads In the so ailed ■d s,llth" because "the issue,* ■ - ,r.- fundamental than th ■>. 1925. when Smith lost the ■ubefore he retuinAlfred E. Smith and the ■ : :: p: mun-nt Demoei.it Mt..' :.. 11.- indicated howe-.e" their aid would lie welcome t the offer of formet (io. ■>:. B 7!v of Massachusetts to ■;>.'. fur Gov Landon, Hauit!■reryiiodv will be given pl.-nt ■(dances to make lots of ■l..' b more he return -w« t ■t June 30. plans to appoint t. ■': of publicity and a woman ■'U fol the western division. ■continued ON PAGE SIX) ■ o Ist office I GIVEN BEENE ■<l Allotted For New ■W Office Building K At Berne ■* United States treasury de■'’nt and postmastei general ■ S A. Farley have allotted funds ■ flt ‘ purchase of a site and erecK a new po*t office building at ■e. ■ IS word was received by the S' Democrat today in a tele* M 1 from Janie* 1. Farley, fourth ■ '"ingressman. now attending ■•’tonal conventio nat Philadel- ■ details concerning the ,sele<■°f a site nor details of const rm • ■of the new building have been ■unwii. ■’‘Dial allotted for the pr.'i’ .i ■7.1)00. ■H's" sites are under eontddera■*L|' the new post office. ■ I ' s, ‘ are located on North .!< ’■ West Main street amt ■ 'lain Street. All of these loca- ■ are close to the main business ■let of the town. ■' Berne office has been located ■* Berne Witness building for ■*>l 15 years. ■* Rena Zehr was appointed ■f Postmaster In August. 1933. Darned permanent postrmu■wut a year later. She siicm’ed■"“d Rohrer, publisher of i’ ie ■ ess who had served for several

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

BOARD NEARS END OF WORK I Tax Review Board To Complete All Work By June 30 The county board of tax review starteti today in checking mortgage exemptions. Several outlying towns and communities must i be called upon by the board in checking. Paul G. Weber, representative of the state boaj-d of tax commissioners, is expected to arrive In' ’ the city tomorrow, to make the! final checkup on the assessing work, and the progress made by the board. Hearing of assessment valuation ; • complaints was completed yester-1 day with the hearing of persons ■ | living in Decatur. Ernest Worth- i man. chairman of the board, stated that only two complaints were : registered by local citizens to the . board. No complalnte were made by Berne and Monroe corporation citizens. He stated that the board will . still conduct hearings for Decatur residents for a short time The /work of the board is to be completed by June .30. Mr. Worthmaii I stated that the members will have' nil work done by the last day. The office of the assessor was closed today while the board was out on the checkup. Those who left the city on the work were: I Mr. Worthman, county assessor; 1 John W. Tyndall, county auditor. Jeff Llechty, county treasurer, all ex-officlo members and the ap- ' pointive members. Grover Oliver and John Baker. , o Aged Fort Wayne Man Is Killed By Train i Fort Wayne, Ind . June 25—(UP) August Darrand, 83. was killed ■ here yesterday when run over and • [ crushed by a G R. and I ewitch en--1 • gine. NOMINATORS TO I ' RALLY (TEL’S II Adams County Roosevelt i Nominators At Elks i Saturday Night 11 ■ I The Roosevelt nominators party ) for Adams county will be held on the west lawn of the B 1‘ O. Elks home Saturday night at 7:30 > o’clock. Admission will be by :; ticket only'. The Young Democratic dub of : Adams county, which is In charge of die arrangement* for the ral ' lies In the county, has accepted .' the offer of Mayor Holthouse to hold the county party In conjunc- , i tion with the city party. . Ed Kauffman has been named I chairman of the arrangements committee for the Young Democratic club. Mrs. Faye Smith : Knapp, president of the Adams 1 county Democratic woman’s club. • is chairman of the program committee. Nathan C. Nelson is county financial chairman of the rally. He has appointed the following community chairmen from whom i ticket} may be obtained: Mayor , Arthur R. Holthouse. Decatur; C. H. Muselman. Berne; J. A Long, Geneva; Roy Dubach, Linn I Grove; Earl Sanders, Monroe; ' Oren Fortney, Pleasant Mills and Milton C. Werling, Preble. Attached to the ticket is a large card with a picture of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This card ■ certifies that the person whose I name is signed on It is aji original i Roosevelt nominator. These names are sent to Pn la delphia and given to President Roosevelt by representatives ot , the state Democratic organization. . There will be a short musical nrogram here. The important paxt of the program will be the broadcast through a public address system of President , acceptance speech, sent ditect from Philadelphia at 8 p. m. OS 1 -—-o G. E. Officials Visit Local Plant Gerald Swope, of New York Glty,! Dreeldent, W. R Burrow* and hat 1 Shreve of Schenectady, vlce-presi- . dent of the General Electric com,pany. visited the Decatur works of the company this afternoon. | The G. E. officials motored here from Fort Wayne and were accompanied by Neal Currie, Jr„ manage) CUff Matson, superintendent and P c Morgenthaler, assistant manager of the Fort Wayne work*' The men visited with h. W ■ Lankenau superintendent and made an inspection trip through the Dovstur nlant.

Chairman Robinson in Action at Convention kWQTMiI I I It* , X/J i 1 T 1 m i , f In a passionate address defending the New Deal and denouncing Republican attacks on the Roosevelt : adtninlstration. Senator Joseph Robinson aroused the Democratic national convention to a new high peak) , of enthusiasm as he t<x>k over his duties as permanent chairman, above. At the same time, he avoided , mention of the .itt.uk on the New Di al by A! Smith with whom lie was paired as vice president in 19','s

HOLD YOUTH FOR GRAND LARCENY Floyd Elston Is Charged With Stealing Automobile Floyd Eteton, 17. of near Decatur. Is being held in the Adame county jail on a charge of grand larceny/ brought by Sherman Kunkle. Elston was questioned concern- ' ing the theft of a car belonging to Charles Burke, stolen Friday night from its parking place in front of I the American Legion home herei This car wae recovered after it »»- » abandoned near Warren. The car broke down and a second was stolen I- from a farmer a short distance. " away. He admitted both thefts. Elston was arrested this week; near Tipton after a farmer, for. whom he had been working for the i last several days, reported he had | stolen a watch and a chain He was lodged in the jail there on a petit j larceny charge. The sheriff of Tipton county recognized a description of Eleton. ' broadcast and published by the Indiana state police at the request of Sheriff Da l las Brown. Wednesday Prosecuting Attorney Edmond A. Bc-sse appointed Sheriff Brown as opecial agent to return Elston on the gun theft charge. The order was approved by Judge H M. De Voss. I The car belonging to the farmer near Warren was recovered at Tlip- ■ ton. Elston will probably be arraigned before Judge DeVoss late this afternoon or Friday on the grand larI ceny charge. SAYS CITY NOT I PAID FOR JOICE State Accounts Board Says Huntington Doesn't Get Money Indianapolis, June 25/ — <U.R> ~ Customers lured from the North-, ern Indiana Power company by; Mayor Clare W. H. Baugs do not | pay the city of Huntington for electricity provided by the city’s “toy" plant, the state board of ac- j charged today. William P. Cosgrove, chief ex-| amlner, said an examination by filed representatives of the board, : revealed a separate office has been | 1 set up by Huntington officials head- ’ ed by Bangs and collections from individuals are being made through it. City records do not show any receipts from private consumers nerved by the municipally-owned utility, the report showed. Cosgrave said Ih e accounts ’ board was without authority to examine records of the separate office established in connection with the electric light system because its standing as a utility is not clear. This question will be determined, it was believed, when the state supreme court rules on Bang’s appeal from conviction on contempt charges for alleged violation of a temporary Injunction prohibiting (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 25, 1936,

Burkhead Given Fine, Sentence Suspended Merle Burkhead was fined 3D) and costs, and given a sentence j of 60 days in the penal institution by Mayor Arthur IL Holthouse Wednesday afternoon. The sentence was i suspended, and Burkhead placed ou .probation. He was ordered by the court to report every Saturday for j six months to Chief of Police Sephus Melchi. Burkhead plead guilty Io a charge of assault and i Lattery, preferred by Mrs. Elizabeth Hodle. CHURCH MEET ' IS FINISHED Additional Officers Os Lutheran Synod Are Selected | Fort Wayne, Ind.. June 25 —(UP) With a new slate o£ officers electled, delegates to the central district 'convention of the Lutheran church. Missouri Synod, prepared for adjournment here today Additional officers elected yesterday afternoon include: John C. Trier, Fort Wayne, district treasurer; A. H. Ahibrand, Seymour, financial secretary; Rev. W. F Docter. Lancaster, 0., secretary; Prof- Walter Herrling ot Concordia college, Fort Wayne, publicity chairman. Legislative committee: Indiana division—Rev. Werner Kuntz, Arnold Mueller and Paul Rupprecht, a'l of Indianapolis. Ohio divisionRev. F. W. Loose, Lorain; E- W. Schroeter, Cleveland, and A J. Goeglein, Defiance. Kentucky division Rev. Fred Schumaeher, V- F. Freudenburg and E O. Lothmann. all of Louisville. Board of directors: William BehrI man, Indianapolis; George Koch, Akron. 0., and E. O. Lothmann, i Louisville, Ky. i Finance board: Henry Berning ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

First Mayor Writes Articles For Democrat Special Edition

An article by former Judge J. T. Merryman, flrat mayor of Decatur and dean of the Adams county bar, i detailing some of the interesting | developments of Decatur during I the past 100 years, will be one of the many unique features comprising the Centennial Edition of the | Decatur Daily Democrat, to be [published July 27. In this article Judge Merryman tells of the disastrous tire which swept downtown Decatur shortly after its incorporation as a city and which destroyed 22 business buildings. The story of the fight to rebuild Deca tur following this disaster as told by Judge Merryman is one of compelling Interest. The article, writI ten In Judge Merryman's free-flow Ing and brilliant style, is not only' remarkably readable in the Incidents of which he treats, but is of I historical value. Aonther noteworthy article to ' appear in the "Achievements of a ’Century" Edition is that by J '■ ) Frank Mann, distinguished jurist “ of Muncie, who served as city at[itorney of Decatur for 10 years in the early history Os the county

THIRD ENTRY : OVER MILLION t Ruth Elzey Third Entrant | In Oueen Race Over Million Mark Ruth Elzey, third member of ’ the leading trio in Decatur’s Centennial queen contest, passed the million mark after yesterdays votes were counted She now lias 1.021,800 votes. i As the contest goes into the last two days, Frelda Scherer still leads with 1,734.400 closely followed by Mildred Teeple with 1,306,700, and Miss Elzey. Less than 1200,000 votes behind her are Gladys Harvey witli 879,800 and Patricia Fullenkamp with 806,000. Kathryn Engeler is sixth with 680,750. Isabelle Odle outscored all contestants last night, moving from eighth to seventh place, replacing Berniece Closs. Rosemary Holt- 1 house and Phyllis Krick who are in 1 uinth and 10th places. The heaviest ballotting of the contest is expected Friday and Saturday, when customer* will make a last minute effort to put their favorites into one of the three favored places. Attention is called to the fact tha,t no voting is to be done after , closing hours Saturday night, despite the fact that Girl Scouts tnay be unable to pick up the votes until Monday. All merchants and customers are expected to cooperate In this matter. With a possibility that some: merchants may run out of ballots, and time preventing the printing of more, Girl Scouts have been (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) , ■»■■■■ ——■ — (> 1 111 WEATHER Fair south, Increasing cloudiness north, ellghtly warmer tonight; Friday generally fair south, local thundershowers north, warmer east and south.

His stirring recital of some lively incidents in Decatur's history will please the memories of the older citizens here. He tells, for instance, that he was in school, an 8-year-old boy, when the Shackley Wheel Company buildings blew up and he Jumped out of the win-) dow and raced to the scene of the disaster. That was in 1869. He also tells how an angry mob stole away a prisoner from himself and the sheriff But to tell you more would be to tell you too much of) the interesting story. Read it in the Centennial Edition. This edition, which, according to present plans, will be the most complete and ambitious ever published in Decatur, will not only reflect the glories and memories of I the past, but will also portray the achievements of the present—from | the standpoint of industry, business, commerce, finance, agriculture, education, society, religion and all phases of activity. i Considerable copy, both adverj tising and news matter, is already in the office and in type Every l~ ~ (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Committee Favors Abrogation Os Two- Thirds Rule; Platform To Be Submitted This Evening

Sub • Committee Completes Tentative Draft Today Os Platform; Amendment Proposal Out. 2,000 WORDS Philadelphia, June 25 — (U.R) — I The Democratic platform subcommittee completed work today on a 2,000 word tentative draft of the partv pledges without including a. definite proposal for a constitutional amendment. Sen. David r. Walsh, Mass, < came to the door of the resolution sub-committee conference room at 2:53 p. m. and said that , the group work was done. Munch- < ing a sandwich as he stood in shirt sleeves in the doorway. Walsh sa,id: “The tentative platform does | not specifically recommend an amendment but contains a para- i graph referring to the hours and wages situation which prompted proposal for such an amendment, i That paragraph is couched in. general terms." The door behind Walsh was | pushed farther open and a secre-1 tary tuggod at the senator's arm. ' They're waiting for you in- , Bide,” he urged Walsh. The voices of 40 reporters called for Walsh to complete his remarks but the tugging prevailed and the senator) disappeared. In his announcement, he put the wordage of the platform at , 2,000 — “about 20 minutes reading!' time.” He said it would bo open —.— — —-— ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I O STATE INCOME | IS INCREASED Indiana Taxpayers Show Substantial Rise In Gross Income Indianapolis, June 25. — (U.R) — Gross income of Hoosier taxpayers during 1935 amounted to nearly 3500,000,000 more than 1934, the state gross income tax division reported today. Income reported for 1934 by 295,011 Indiana taxpayers totaled 31,958,019,(590. while income for’ 1935 reported by 346,176 taxpayers amounted to 32.440,728,901. The increase in number of taxpayers w-as 17.5 per cent and the rise in income reported was 24.78 per cent. Although income rose by 24.78 per cent, tax collections increased by only 21.6 per cent between 1934 and 1935. This difference was attributed by Clarence A. Jackson, director of ths gross income tax division, to the fact that a great proportion of the new taxpayers were persons who In 1934 earned less than the 31.000 exemption and made no report. In 1935 they rose into the 31,000 to 31,500 earning class and only a small part of the income of these new taxpayers was taxable, he explained. The division will begin collection of gross income tax for the second quarter of 1936 on July 1. the taxpaying period extending to | ’July 15. The return forms are| available at all state auto license branches and at the statehouse.

Fred Colchin Is Reported Better Fred "Jim” Colchin, who broke both wrists in a fall at the Central Sugar factory, June 16, was able to be up today. He was dismissed from the hospital Tuesday. The fracture I of the left wrist in more severe than that of the right hand. Both arms are done up in splints. Mr. Colchin fell about 18 feet. ■—o Terre Haute Man To Head Civil War Vets Bloomington, Ind. June 25 —(L’P) —E’ection of officers today concluded the 57th encampment of the ■ grand army of the Republic. Quincy A. Hunt, Terre Haute, was 1 elected state department command- > | er in a contest with David Kinney. ' Indianapolis. Joseph Thompson, Soleberry, was 1 elected senior vice commander, and George R. Steertor, Hammond, chaplain. ' The convention chose Indianapo- ' Ils for the 1937 convention in a close race with Logansport.

SELECT CAST FOR PAGEANT [fast Os Nearly 600 Practically Complete For Pageant 1 Assembling a cast of nearly 600 performers, one of the most Important pieces of work In connection with the staging of the historical pageant during the Centennial celebration, has been com- : pleted by the members of the talent committee. The three free performances will headline the opening days of the Centennial. They will be presented on a gigantic stage on Niblick field, east of the Monroe street bridge, Sunday, Monday and Tues ■ day, August 2, 3 and 4. The talent committee, headed by > Mrs. Chalmer Porter, is composed ’ of the following people: Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, Mrs. J. Ward Calland, Mrs. Harold Zwlck, Miss Helen Haubold, Miss Florence Haney, Paul Saurer, Sylvester I Everhart and John DeVoss. Oil lodges, sororities, clubs and other organizations in the city were requested to nominate aj specified number of their membets to take part in the pageant and, when this was done, these men and women were contacted perI sonally by some member of the talent committee. All promised they would do whatever parts are assigned them and they would be regular in attendance at rehearsal,

; also. I The committee has spent hours lof work contacting these people. I Members of the general CentenI nial committee today praised the start the pageant committee has ' made, although its work will not be completed until the curtain on , the final performance is lowered. For fear that some citizens, who would obtain genuine pleasure from taking part in the pageant, may have been missed in the solicitation for talent, the committee announced today that It will be happy to place them in the cast. These individuals have been requested to call Mrs. Porter or any other member of the talent ’ committee. 0 Roosevelt Acceptance Speech To Be Short Washington, June 25. — (U.R) —| President Roosevelt's speech ot acceptance at the Democratic national convention Saturday, will be I short and snappy, the White House I revealed today. In contrast to the lengthy political oration at the two major party conventions the president will accept the nomination, possibly justify the act ot his administration, give an insight into his future program and make his reelection appeal—all In 2,000 words. The address, It was understood will require about 25 minutes. It will be delivered at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, at conclusion ot the acceptance speech ot Vice-Presi-dent John N. Garner. WARN AGAINST USEJFLAWN

Signs Warn Against Trespassing On Court House Lawn t New signs, requesting that all i (persons stay off the grass, were i placed on the county court house i ' lawn yesterday by the custodian. I The signs were placed in conjunc- 1 tion with the ruling passed by the\ , county commissioners at their last meeting upon the suggostlon of several citizens concerned with the civic beauty of the surroundings , ; dt was (pointed out to the commissioners that several hundred dollars 1 had been expended to beautify the . ’awn with shrubs and evergreens.) » Petunias, the Centennial flower, | were planted In beds, for the same) i purpose. In addition to this the lawn . is mowed regularly. , | These persons stated that much ) damage is being done to the lawn , and shrubs from incessant tramp--1 ing on them, and while one of the ■ most popular places of rest will be) taken away, the added beauty of ) H ! the lawn will more than make up i) for the discomfort caused. The rul-. l ing will 'be enforced.

Price Two Cents.

Approve Junking Os Rule Requiring Two-Thirds Vote For Presidential Nominees. OTHER CHANGES Philadelphia, June 25— (U.R) — The rules committee of the Democratic national convention today recommended two far reaching changes in the traditional rules of the national convention. After approving the junking of the 104-year old rule requiring a two-thirds vote for presidential nominees the committee recommended a change in delegate apportionment, designed to appease southern foes ot the two-third., change. The committee flatly approved substitution of majority rule for the two-thirds requirement, insti- ' tuted by Andrew Jackson in 1832. On the second point — that of | delegate apportionment—the comI mittee called upon the Democratic national committee to study means whereby delegate strength could reflect the party's voting strength in the various states. Delegates now are apportioned upon a straight population basis. Southern opponents of majority rule had threatened to carry on a floor fight against the change. In view of the apportionment recom mendatlons they decided not to file a minority report nor to oppose the plan on the floor. The committee vote was 36 to 13 to abolish the rule. The roll call: Ayes — Arizona. Arkansas, Cali-

fornia, Connecticut, Delaware. Idaho. Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maine, Maryland. Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri. Nebraska. New Jersey, North Carolina. North Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Ver mont, Washington. West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Noee —Alabama, Colorado, Georgia. Indiana. Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York. South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia The rules committee is made up of one representative from each delegation. Those not voting—Florida, lowa Kansas. Montana, Nevada, CanaJ [Zone (contest). Q FARMERS FEAR GRASSHOPPERS Clouds Os Grasshoppers Threaten Crops In Northwest Omaha, Neb. —June 25—(UP)— Monstrous clouds of grasshoppers 1 rivaling the fabled locust plagues t swept through the sky over east- • ern Nebraska today threatening to ’ destroy hundreds of square miles of ’ crops wherever they alight The swarm was believed 100 miles long and 100 miles wide. In spots the insects were so numerous they hid the sun as they passed over valuable farm lands. I Entomologists could only guess where the insects would ’and. They j are of the tyipe that flies as far aa | 300 miles in-a singular migration.

Sould they concentrate in one locality they would strip the earth of vegetation, agricultural exports said. The swarm was first observed early yesterday. Farmers of Garland near Lincoln, reported they blotted out the sun for minutes at a time. Farmers already plagued by an intense drought, hurriedly called entomologists. Pleas for federal money to buy poison to annihilate the grasshoppers were renewed. Byron H. Swenk, chairman of the entomology department at Nebraska (CONTTNTiF.n OV P4GE THREE) o WPA Party To Be Held Here Today Department heads and members . of the clerical force of the WPA ' office in Fort Wayne will be entertained at dinner this evening at the Elk’s home. About 75 men and women are expected. Forrest Woodward, director of the Fort Wayne district office and other officials are planning to , attend. A dance wi’l be given later lin the evening at Sun Set park,