Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 161, Decatur, Adams County, 8 July 1936 — Page 1

XXXIV. No. 161.

HESS STORM lIC AG 0 CITY IFFICES TODAY { c(l Army Os Relief ients Demand Cash And Relief CM o July 8-(UP)-A ragged! demanding cash and long ue relief stormed the city hall and je< r«d while hastily sumi police reinforcements clear- ■ nl forcibly from the galleries. , it y council meeting called to I , the relief situation was demore than an hour as the mob ; I and shouted insults at aldern the chamber below | e f to the more than 87,000 |S families in the city was sd nearly two weeks ago beadmjnistratlwe funds were «. Ice swung clubs as they moved P h the packed gallery, and the (protesting vigorously, was j out of the building. Picket were organized on the streets nen and women bearing banshuffled back and fourth on (Walks. The temperature was the shade and well over 100 ' > street. i protesting army of more than en and women moved into the il chant tens just as aidermen d a meeting to pass a 30-cent rty tax providing approximate--10,000 additional relief money, for Edward Kelly rapped helpt for order as the Jeering, ling tnob took possession of the room. anting, “we want cash, we cash." the dusty, perspiring laughed and waved their banas aidermen attempted to I them down. ir mayor and other kings van while we starve," one of the ers read. nth r said: fllions for relief, not one cent rmaments.” p mob was led by Joeeph Fox. inserted Bftft men and women! packed in the galleries. He he was a member of the “Revinary Workers’ League.” e near-crisis today climaxed than a month of bickering ben disagreeing state and city lais. S-'ijg e state last may ordered state I administration halted and Ml all administration duties to loca 1 governmental unite, icago officials fought the ge and drew sharp criticism Gov. Henry Horner when they il to nrovide funds for admintlv- costs when the change in and local administrations took t July 1. ie state has ruled that relief' s cannot be used for adminisMk • o « sterious Poison Takes Second Life — 'ansville, Ind., July B—(UP)-— ysterious poisoning suffered by ; children of Mr. and Mrs. EmStepro, Yankeetown, after a party claimed its second vic-: today with the death of Dorothy se, 11. te children were stricken two te ago, apiparently from a poithey mixed into their tea party heon. •rmal Maxine. 5, died June 25 the three others, ranging in from 8 vears to 20 months, re--1 m critical condition In a hoshere. 't'"' l tons planned to perform an 'P’y on Dorothy Louise. I *iu ' >r,ces Change nith Varied Reports ticam, j u ,iy 8 „ (UP) _ Wheal ! "’gyrated dizzily today In reew conflicting weather and w 8 from Canada, *but closing ‘ w «re about steady with the 4 yesterday. ai ?•'. perßpirln ft traders In the 1 on the Chicago board of «re uncertain as to which I turn. Although trade today 48 wi ld as yeeterday, when r»> 0118 were the largest in ; -’ws. buying and selling c »hMhanme oßtJnWe tha “ br ° k ’ r ' Little Damage s Caused By Fire hewirin by a short clrcuit bMartiJo an au tomobile own--1 extin .‘’ nlth ° r Uayton, Ohio, : by »re *. Very um afternoon at 2 o'he car.' ' U ’ damage »« done

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Second Siamese Twin Is Dead Michigan City, Ind., July B—(UP) —July 8 —(UP) —Bodies of the Siamese twin babiee, Norubelle and Annabelle, born Joined together by an apple-shaped formation at the base of the skull, will be turned over to tile Indiana Medical school at Indianapolis, Wesley Glick, 20, the father eaid today. The second of the babies died j late yesterday approximately 28 hours after its twin. The bodies are to be preserved at the Medical School museum. LIONS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS) W. F. Beery Is Installed President Os Decatur Lions Club The new officers were installed Tuesday night at the regular weekly meeting of the Decatur Lions dub. The Rev. H. R. Carson spoke to the club on the subpect of "True Patriotism.” W. F. (Beery. the new president, who succeeded Lloyd Cowens an- | nounced the standing committees for the following year. These are: Attendance: Andrew Appelman, ’chairman; Bryce Butler and W. F. Beery. Extension: Ralph Gentis, chairman; Lloyd Cowens and G. H. Wehmeyer. Finance: Dr. N. A. Bixler, chairman, and members of the directors of the dub. I Education: C. L. Walters, chairman; the Rev. W. H. Franklin and George Norris. Membership: Don Waite, chairman; Lowell Smith, chairman; T. J. Metzler. Robert Zwick a.ij George Rentz. Publicity: Herman Kruckeberg, chairman; Harry Knapp. Dr. Ben Duke and Arnold Gerberding. Major activities: Glenn Hill, chairman; Charles Robenold. Ed. Bokneeht. Walter Krick and C. W. j England. ■No-drop committee: Dr. Henry Frohnapfel, chairman; Leland . Smith and Harry Neal. Boy Scout committee: Dr. Burt Mangold, chairman; Clyde Butler and Dr. Eugene P. Fields. Rev. Franklin wan appointed chaplain. He will open the meetings. Alva Nichols was named in charge of the music and C. L. Walters, legal advisor. Tuesday the club will meet at the Bobo United Brethren church at the usual time. The ladies of 1 the church will furnish the food and the entertainment. o WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Thursday except unsettled extreme south; somewhat warmer extreme southwest Thursday. o Two Persons Killed In Automobile Crash Lafayette, Ind., July 8. —(U.R) —Leroy Haynes. 63, Lafayette, was killed instantly and Mrs. Helen Lamphier, 33, Brookston, was injured fatally in an automobile collision south of here late yesterday. Mrs. Lamphier died in the hos pital here today. 4-H CLUB TOUR HELD TUESDAY Adams County 4-H Calf Club Visit Dairy Farms Tuesday Tuesday, the Adams county 4-H 1 calf club tour was held with State Policeman Burl Johnson, leading the procession. The first stop was made at the Peter D. Schwartz home, where the group saw the Holstein herd of Mr. Schwartz. The Ayrshire herd of Otto Lehman was next visited. The Misses Ernestine and Katherine Lehman gave an excellent demonstration on cheese making, and at the conclusion of the demonstration sandwiches containing cheese made during the demonstration were passed. At the Sol Mosser home the calf club members and their friends saw Mr. Mosser’s Jersey herd. Merwin Miller, supervisor of the Adams county dairy herd improvement association, talked to the members on judging calves. A basket dinner was served at the Lehman's park at Berne. Roy Price of Decatur was present with some ice cream from the Clover(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 1

AGENTS PROBE COLLUSION ON U.S. BIDDING Department Os Justice Collecting Information On Collusion Washington, July B.—(UR)—Attorney General Homer S. Cummings said today the department of Justice is collecting information relative to alleged collusive bidding by steel companies on government I contracts “as fast us we can.” The disclosure followed charges of collusion among steel companies made by John L. Lewis, who is leading an attempt to organize the industry's workers, and a request for an investigation made earlier by President Roosevelt himself. Cummings said no decision will be made regarding possible action by the department against the steel companies until all information is collected and analyzed. He said he conferred today with John Dickinson, assistant attorney general in charge of the anti-trust division, relative to the alleged monopolistic practices. The attorney general said he would make a I "full statement” concerning difficulties facing the department in taking any action against the steel companies, but indicated it would be at least a week before it will be prepared. He said that he had asked all government purchasing agencies, through the white house, to go back into their files and gather all possible information concerning : identical bids for all materials. "A good deal of analysis and fact finding is required before any action is taken,” Cummings said. "Nevertheless, we are anxious for a speedy conclusion and are going ahead as rapidly as possible.” William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, which has a meeting of its executive council scheduled late today, called on President Roosevelt at 12:45 p. m. presumably to discuss the critical labor situation. The A. F. of L. council is expected to consider drastic action to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CLIFFORD DEATH IS FOUND DEAD Bobo Resident Is Found Dead Near Home Tuesday Afternoon Clifford E. Death. 74-year-old resident of Bobo, and father of Floyd and Don Death of this city, was found dead near his home late Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Death, well known farmer and lifelong resident of Bobo, had been missing from his home during the day and his body was found late in the afternoon lying along the railroad leading to his home. , Corner Robert Zwick returned a verdict of acute alcoholism. Mr. Death was born in Champaigne county, Ohio, on December 21, 1861, and mdved to Bobo when a year old. He spent the remainder of his life here, engaging in farming. He was a son of Daniel I), and Euncie Death. His marriage to Lettie M. Kirkland of Deatur took place on January 13, 1886. Mrs. Death survives. Surviving also are eleven chil-I dren, eight sons and three daughters: Clyde Death, Toledo, Ohio; Floyd Death, Decatur; Clinton Death, Bobo; Mrs. James Everett,’ Pleasant Mills; Mrs. Orpha James, Fort Wayne; Herbert Death, Akron, Ohio;' Don Deatn, Decatur; Eva Calloway, Fort Wayne; Jack, I Cliff and Dale Dath of Bobo. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home in Bobo with Rev. Baller officiating. Burial will be inane Tn the Mt. Tabor cemetery. Friends are asked to omit flowers. The body will be removed to the home from the S. E. Black funeral home at 5 o'clock this evening and may be viewed after 7 o'clock to-I night until time for the funeral. o . I— — Governor’s Parents Observe Anniversary Martinsville, Ind., July 8. — (U.R) '—Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McNutt, par-; ents of Governor Paul V. McNutt,' celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last night with a dinner at the Homelawn sanitarium here.' Governor McNutt, his wife and daughter, Louise, were the only guests. Mr. McNutt and Miss Ruth Neeley were married July 7, 1886, | at the home of the Rev. J. W. Ragsdale, Baptist minister, at i Morgantown. i

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 8, 1936.

Penned in Box Car ■ rU ) to t 1 1 ‘ kt f I i —i. i Four days of darkness without 1 food and water ended for 15-year- . old Clarence Forbes of Bradley > Junction, Fla., when a brakeman 1 at Toledo, 0., heaj'd his feeble ; cries for help and released him. The youngster is shown ae he ret covered in a Toledo hospital from . - his harrowing experience. NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED > I i Robert Gage Heads Decatur Knights Os ' Columbus New officers of the Knights of Columbite were installed Tuesday evening by Henry Hasley, district deputy. Robert Gage became grand knight, succeeding Elmo Smith, I who completed two terms. I Mr. Hasley made a short talk to the lodge, congratulating the members on the iprogrees made in the I last year. George Alter, financial secretary of the Fort Wayne council, and i chairman of the first district layI man's retreat at Notre Dame during f the first week in August, spoke to . the lodge on the retreat. 1 Tony Offerly, past grand knight • of the Fort Wayne council, was ateo ’ present. . I The Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz. pastor of the St. Mary'u , 1 church, announced preliminary plans for the elaborate field mass to be held Sunday morning, August 2 at Nibliok field as a part of the Centennial religious day ob- . servance. Complete plans will be announced . later. , Officers installed Tuesday were: Robert Gage, grand knight; Mark ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o CONFESSES TD MURDER CHARGE * — ( Confession Reported By Captain Os Indiana State Police I ( Brookville. Ind., July 8. —<U.R> — ' Heber L. Hicks, Cincinnati, Ohio, i 38-year-old former convict, was returned here today to face charges i in connection with the brutal slay- i ; Ing of Harry Miller, retired Cin- ’ ctnnati tire captain. Hicks reportedly made a confession to Capt. Matt Leach of the Indian?) state police at Seymour last night, exonerating Miss Flora MllTer, 65-year-old sister of the vic- 1 I tim who had been held for several ' days with her chauffeur-secretary. < According to Leach, Hicks was involved in the murder plot but i not directly in the slaying. Three ; men are being hunted in an effort to complete the case, it was re- < ported. I Because other persons yet un- , apprehended are Involved in the case Leach refused to make a de- ; tailed report of the alleged con- , session. The slaying occured near Miller's summer cottage at New Tren--1 (CONTINUED ON PAQE FIVE)

FARLEY QUITS CABINET POST TEMPORARILY Quits As Postmaster General To Direct Fall Campaign Washington, July 8. — (U.R) — Campaign musketry rattle today on the social security and farm relief fronts as Postmaster General James A. Farley prepared to leave the cabinet to direct President Roosevelt's re-election strategy. i Farley has been granted cabinet leave without pay from “August 1 on.” He will concentrate on his two other jobs, chairman of the Democratic national committee and of the New York state central committee. Gov. Alf M. Landon, Republican presidential nominee, forced the social security issue with his message to a special session of the Kansas legislature. The legislature was summoned to draft a state constitutional amendment which would permit Kansas to participate in whatever federal social security system may ultimately become the fixed policy of the nation. Drought and a glistering sun raised the issue of farm relief. The new deal has taken the offensive in a widespread money-spend-ing relief campaign but Mr. Roosevelt has had to defend himself against charges that his policies headed the nation toward a food shortage. Drought also altered Mr. Roosevelt's summer plans. He announced an August invasion of the Dakotas and Minnesota for first hand j observation of drought and relief developments. Mr. Roosevelt emphasized it was not a political maneuver. Nevertheless, it will take him to the third party stronghold of William Lemke, currency inflationist-agricultural relief presidential candidate of the new union party. Mr. Roosevelt will maxe a couple I of speeches, politically significant regardless of their content, and he may visit several work projects. As in Texas and Arkansas last month, historical anniversaries fall in with Rooseveltian plans. This year is the 75th since organization (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o APPROVE LIGHT SYSTEM REPORT Report On Lights For Tenth Street Approved By City Council The report of civil works commissioner Ralph Roop on the installation of an ornamental lighting system on Tenth street from Nuttman avenue to Adams street was approved Tuesday night by the city council. August 4 was set as the date for ; the hearing of any remonstrances' or objections to the improvement. The council gave the water works committee power to act in regards to the replacing of a three quarters inch water pipe on Madison street, between Third and Fourth. The council amended the original resolution on the Thirteenth street sewer to lateral, 160 feet long, running past the Walter Britzenhofe home on West Monroe street. Mr. Britzenhofe appeared before the council when objections were heard recently. He stated that the lateral would do his home no good as his property lies below the height of the rest of the land drained by the sewer. He said the water would drain back into his basement. The council passed a resolution confirming the preliminary resolution but excluding the lateral. The sewer will run along Thirteenth street and empty into the Krick drain. 0 Dan Flanagan Heads Allen County G. O. P. 'lndianapolis, July 7 —(UP) —Dan C. Flannagan, former Fort Wayne I city Judge, was proclaimed Allen county Republican chairman today •by a special committee of the state organization appoint d to investigate a dispute. Tlie special committee, composed of George A. Bal’. Muncie, national committeeman, Ivan C. Morgan, state chairman and Fred C. Cause, former state supreme court judge, recommended that the Allen county officers be recognized as follows: Flannagan, chairman; Mabel Metzner, vice chairman; Edna Poirson, secretary and Eugene Foelber, trea- j surer. |

Some Slight Hope Os Rain , Extended Stricken Area; Government Rushes Aid

F e d e r a I Government Rushes Plans To Aid Destitute Farmers By Employment Under WPA. L, PREPARE PROGRAM : 1 Washington, July 8.- -(U.R) —The • works progress administration set ' out today to have 25,000 drought ‘ stricken western farmers on fed- ' eral payrolls within 24 hours, and employ a total of 55,000 within the 1 next ten days. Announcement of the emergency ' works program was made by deputy WPA administrator Aubrey W. Williams shortly after the ’ weather bureau announced some 1 hope of scattered rains. , Employment will ne concentrated in North Dakota. South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Minne- ( sota. "Fifty-five thousand families are to be put to work,” Williams said, “in the five states where damage is greatest on a schedule that calls r for completion of the employment ( program within a week or ten j days at the most. "Nearly half that number will be . employed within 24 hours." Work: digging wells, building . dams, creating artificial lakes, I building secondary roads—will be • divided on this basis. Williams . said. North Dakota: WPA will employ . 20,000 farmers at the rate of 2,000 a day under direction of Thomas H. Moodie, state WPA administrator. 1 South Dakota: 17,000 jobs at rate of 2,828 daily under state administrator M. A. Kennedy. 1 Montana: 6,000 jobs, 400 daily, ’ state administrator Joseph E. • Parker, directing. Wyoming: 2,000 men to be em--1 ployed at rate of 700 a day under 1 state WPA director Will G. Metz. Minnesota: employment of 7,500 needy at 800 daily average by (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Plan Amateur Hour Here Thursday Night The program for the amateur hour at Memorial park Thursday night, sponsored by the U. B. Jun- ’ iors, in connection with the Ice cream social, was announced today. Those who are to appear on the program are: Light children, musical trio; Irene Light, accordion solo; Browns and Hi'tons. quartet; Maxine Hilton, cornet solo; Etola Eady, accordion solo; Zinsmaster children, music and singing; Jimmy Cochran, guitar solo; Kathleen and Betty Roop, guitar duet; Betty Jean Roop, harmonica solo; Richard Ha- • key. vocal solo; Hobo Minstrel, quartet; Vivian and Irene, duet; Mr. and Mrs. Chase vocal duet i lrene and Cozy, accordion duet; Don Gage, violin so'o; Don Bohnke, guitar solo and Mr. and Mrs. Chase, accord-ion duet. The program opens at 7:30 and is open to the ipublic. CREDIT LOANS AT NEW HIGH Moderization Credit Loans To New High; 98 In County Indianapolis, July 8. — Modernization credit loans in Indiana jumped to a new high during the month of May. the total being |B,047,833.25 for 27,330 loans, according to figures released today by Tom McConnell, associate director of the Federal Housing Admlnis- | tration in Indiana. Os this large number of loans 98 were made to borrowers in Adams i county in a total amount of $35,- ■ 571.66. Modernization credit loans under title I of the national housing act cover repairs and moderniza- ! t.ion of property, the installation or improvement of permanent equipment or machinery, additions to factories, churches or schools, repair or improvement of farm homes or farm buildings, fences, and numerous other activities. The increase in May over Aprl was from $7,977,106.37 to $8,047,833 25 bringing the Indianapolis office of FHA to eleventh place in i volume of business done through- ' out the nation. I _

; CITY SUFFERS FROM THE HEAT r No Relief In Sight From Severe Hot Weather In Near Future ? OU Sol continue,! to heat down 1 merelilesely on Decatur and vicin--1 ity today, causing added discomfit- ' ure from the severe heat. A survey I of six downtown thermometers at noon produced an average reading of 97 degrees in the shade. Those in II the sun recorded as high as 110. While no deaths were reported f in this vicinity from the record- - breaking heat wave, several per- - »ons were overcome. Two WPA workers were overcome yesterday - aftrnoon anq had to be taken home ~ Several others were forced to lay • off for a short period during the day. • Unluckily for those who are seek- • ing relief by bathing, the municls pal swimming pool is closed. Bryce ! Thomas, in charge of the pool dur--1 ing the absence of W. Guy Brown, 1 stated today that the pool would be re-opened Saturday. With the pool ! in need of cleaning, and the heat wave unpredicted, work was started I ' 'ast week. Green Waters pool is ’ open, however, and reported one of 3 the larget crowds of bathers for the 3 year yesterday. No relief from the heat has been ’ predicted during the next 24 hours - and no indication of the much need- • ed rain has been made. Ice companies and confectioneries reported a heavy business today by ; ■ those who tried to allay the heat ■ I with cold drinks and confections. PAGEANT CAST MEETS TONIGHT ) r Entire Cast Os Historical Pageant Will Meet Tonight The first meeting of the entire ■ . cast of the historical pageant, to be presented during the first three j days of the Decatur Centennial cele- J oration, August 2 to 8, will he held • this evening in the Catholic school i auditorium. Gerald Novak, director from the John B. Rogers Producing company, will meet with the talent for the first time this evening. The ta’ent committee tpday reiterated a former statement requesting all praons who wish to take part in the major part of the Centennial celebration, but who have not happened to have been nominated by any of the organizations supplying talent, to attend the meeting. There are still a number of vacancies to be filled in the cast. Names will be taken this evening. A meeting of all the committees in charge of the pageant was held in the Deeatur library building Tuesday evening. Nearly IOiO per cent attendance was reported. Mr. Novak explained the details and preliminary plans for the pageant. Today Mr. Novak is contacting the various committees and making arrangements for the grounds, props and other (phases of the pageant. ; Mr. Novak stated today that not more than eight practices will be required by any one group in tho pageant. All rehearsals will be held in the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium. This evening schedules will be made for rehearsals preceding the pageant. To Hold Ice Cream Social On July 19 The St. Peters Y. P. S. will hold an Ice cream social on the school grounds Sunday, July 19. Special music and other entertainment will ibe offered. The public is invited to attend. Q Ice Cream Social Planned By Church The young peop'es class of the Union Chapel church will sponsor an ice cream social on the church JawTi Thursday evening. July 16. Ice cream, -cake and soft drinks will be sold, An interesting program has i been arranged for the evening. The public has been extended an Invitation to attend.

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I Light Showers Are Forecast In Northwest As Grasshopper Plague Adds To Heavy Toll Os Farm Crops. FOREST FIRES Indtanapolit, July 8— (U.R) — The heat wave sweeping the middle-west grain belt, struck Indiana today, sending temperatures sky-rocketing to near record high. Lafayette reported 107, Logansport 106, Fort Wayne 105 and Indianapolis 101. The drought at a glance: (By United Press) Forecast of showers in- the Dakotas, northwestern Minnesota and northwestern Nebraska brought some hope to farmers in the country's worst drought area. A grasshopper plague spread through 48 southern Minnesota counties. Farmers cut their fall grains for feed as the insects hatched in unprecedented numbers. WPA officials in Washington an- ; nounced that 25,000 drought strickI en farmers in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Montana would be on fedI eral payrolls in 24 hours. A total of 55,000 are expected to be building dams and roads and digging wells within the next 10 days. Wheat prices closed about steady with yesterday after a hectic day of buying and selling on the Chicago board of trade. An immediate return to normal temperatures would save lowa's corn crop, weather observers said, but the forecast was for continued warm. Kansas coin, curling under the intense heat, needed an immediate rain, which was not in prospect. Forest fires raged in the Black ' Hills. Two small forest fires were ' brought under control in Wiscon- , sin as the conservation commission laid down drastic regulations to prevent further fires. Promise Showers Chicago. July 8. —(U.R) —Showers were promised for tomorrow for the worst drought area of the parched middlewest in the official forecast today of the U. S. weather bureau. “Light showers will fall in the Dakotas, northwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Nebraska tomorrow and in western and northern North Dakota tonight,” forecaster J. R. Lloyd predicted. But the blazing sun continued to burn destruction over half the United States and Canada today, increasing the havoc of what may become the worst drought in history. The predicted showers will bring only temporary relief. Drenching rains are needed to save surviving crops In the central states. “It will be somewhat cooler in the Dakotas, central and northern (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o FAVORS CHANGE FOR ASSEMBLY Schricker Favors Indefinite Session Os Legislature Laporte, Ind., July B.—(U.R>—An indefinite session of the Indiana legislature to replace the present 61-dsy session was advocated by State Senator Henry Schricker, ofi Knox, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, in an address before city officials from 12 counties yesterday. Schricker said the present session was too short for well-planned legislation and recommended that the general assembly remain in session until its work is completed regardless of the amount ofl time required. He said he favored retention of the emergency clause in the tax levy limitation law and declared that school and road costs were state problems and should be assumed by the state. The meeting was the first in a series of 11 regional conferences planned by the Indiana Municipal League. Mayor George Freyermuth of South Bend charged in another address before the officials that northwestern Indiana, representing about one-third of the northern part of the state, pays about 60 per cent of the state tax bill.