Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 193, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1936 — Page 1

JXXIV. NO. 193.

L SENATOR L KEYNOTE I (INVENTION I Holt. ' ''« inia ' ■evnotes Coughlin ■ Meeting ML I)a |i Cl.v .I;M><l. auk. H K 4.n K ah un.‘» u-al Democrat K, \ rKima i-lav -harged Kflwo. »' ■ * llf ltl( . National I num K' I justiv. th 't puldic K'a'hrol the I nit.al States KLiP and ,iav " members llf K® their payrolls. ■ h.,1, said h" may »e ex- ■ th.' mxt .lanti- ■ Il!a kir.' tins statement. pi.OiHi delegates, alter- ■ anJ visitors to the convene L Charles 11. CoughLreattizalion I"""'' 1 on their L ami cheered on their r a( the meeting opened. 1., lied from the a,udienee Speakers mentioned former Lt Herbert Hoover. Sen. ffibss. I* Va . and Samuel »one-tini* utilities mogul. _ acre < heel's for William Brvan and Thomas Jefa and for Hal her Coughlin a demonstration that ln ,| perhaps exceeded liMr-r enthusiasm during republican and Townsend ~ conventions in this same gltlin spoke briefly. He pi the National I nion to k the constitution. |V t*sli was a prelude to th ■ fetal business to come ttiie thousands of delegates Ptl here are expected to p William Lemke. of the hion partv. for president, toe leading his cheering toht into the Hii’.f. presidenmum. iyou don't believe the utiliir the government of the I States." said young Holt, jtkulating. emphatic and i | speaker, "then check the its of congress who have ■ to ire on the payroll of the to of the United States of I indorsed the ill principles' le National Union. That is I of the requirements for po'.iB who would enjoy support ughiinite millions. The priest Kes he has 1.600,000 active km and 6.000,000 sympathizIt substituted institutions for HINTED ON PAGE SEVEN) nicipal League To Meet At South Bend taapolis. Ind.. Aug. 14 —(UP) t annual convention of the u Municipal League will be i» South Bnd October 15-17 it Vincent Youckey, Crown I secretary, announced today. Uffifaign for legislation to iniithe status of cities and towns »e rule is being planned by i**{ue Mayor Youckey said afkeeting of the executive comt yesterday. te League represents 65 per l*f th- population of the state •e intend to go before the next ••re with a well defined profur improved home rule,” he ITTEACHERS B TOWNSHIP Mford Twp. Teachers Announced By Trustee F first list of teachers for townI schools was announced yesf f>y Eli Dubach, truetee of °r<l township. Other trustees *°t have their list compiled, Doan, Washington townfflistee stating today that he ' tw * ’» have his list shortly. “ m the county will open 8. after a one day's sesd'fay September 4, to secure or the students and make ! Pa ' 19 for the opening. 'st of tea: hers for Hartford *P a« announced by Mr. Duit(.l,r'ncipal' Russel Steiner; high school; Victor EichAr ‘ hUr GerW ‘ 6 ?vvi othea B€ntZ lEdJf?, 1 ?' Mar ? Schlagenhauf Da Glendenning. books for school child--18 n ° w bein K | P ub - I will be released In a few

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LOCAL PEOPLE HURT IN WRECK Naomi Franklin Badly Hurt When Auto Overturns Miss Naomi Huth Franklin, ID I year old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Franklin, of Ninth street was seriously hurt in an auto accident 'ate yesterday afternoon and her mother, two Bisters, Stella and Nina Jennie Light, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Light, of Eleventh street, suffered minor cuts and bruises. The accident occurred on state road 16. north of Wabash, when Naomi, driver of the car enroute to , Fulton to visit relatives, lost conI trol on the loose stone flanking the berm. The car swung crowwaya in the road, turning over several times and throwing the driver completely though the top. The injured were taken to a physician at the small town of Urbana, where their injuries were treated. A local ambulance was called and Naomi was brought to the Adame county memorial hospital, where she is confined. The attending physician stated that she has two scalp wounds requiring seven stitches, several ibrtii ises on her back and numerous other cuts and bruises. Thorough examination will be made later to determine whether any bones were broken. Mrs. Franklin sustained the worst injuries of the remainder of the party. The injured were returned here at 11 o’clock last night. A Mr. and Mrs. Oiters, of Akron, witnessed the accident, and aided in getting the injured to the physician's office. The car was completely wrecked. The Rev. Franklin and his other two daughters were at home, when word came of the accident. AUCTION SCHOOL EXERCISES HELD Rev. Harry Thompson Delivers Commencement Address Thirty-seven graduates received their diplomas at the 32nd semiannual commencement exercises of the Reppert Auction school, held this morning in the class room at Bellmont park. The commencement address was delivered by the Rev. Harry W. Thompson, of Decatur. Col. Fred i Reppert. president and founder of the school, presented the diplomas. 1 First on this morning's program was the sale of the traditional hoe to the other members of the class 1 and the many friends and relatives ' present. A theme of sadness and apprei elation was carried out in the fare well addresses made by each of • the graduates. i Four of the instructors of the ■ school. Col. Roy Johnson of Deca- • tur; Col. C. M. Carter, Col. Guy • Pettit, and Col. Earl Gartin, expressed their appreciation of the • work done by the students of the . graduating class. They pointed out the fact that although the stu- . dents had made remarkable pro- , gross in the three weeks of the school, they had just begun to learn the problems of their new pro- . session. Rev. Thompson, who has taught i a class in applied psychology in the school for a number of years, de- | livered the commencement address on the subject of “Faith.” His address was divided into three parts: “Faith in Ourselves;” j "Faith in our Fellowmen," and “Faith in our God." “The man who has lost faith in himself is just waiting for the undertaker to call for him,” Rev. • Thompson began. "You must not believe in fallL ure. You must be able to respect i yourselves and must achieve a , poise of mind and nobleness of . outlook. You must see yourselves ■ on a parity with every one else. “There is every element of great- ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o ’ Sacred Music School Opens At Winona Lake i Winona Igtke. August 14 — Many ; students from all parte of the conn- - try have gathered at Winona Lake ; for the session of the school of sacred music, of which Homer Rode1 heaver ie president. This school has been in operation each summer tor t the last fourteen years with Rollin Pease, Dr. George Lee Tenney, - Agnes Tullis, Ruth Rodeheaver Tho- - mas. Katherine Carmichael, Walter / Jenkins, and Dr. J. N. Hodehaever,, as the faculty. t

Coughlin Talks With Aides at NUSJ Convention a •Jf -r-.- J • f I ’ 1 ***•*'•*»-v,... wT . v “ / < < V‘- f i '' ■ vC "Ji i , B \ WMMiI 1 '\ 1 AM a* JI Sylvester McMahon, the Rev. Coughlin. Congressman Sweeney

Prospects of a heated battle over political issues loomed at the Cleveland convention of the National Union for Social Justice as delegates gathered to hear such a, variety of speakers as Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, founder of the Union, Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old age pension advocate; Senator Rush Holt of West Virginia, keynoter; Congressman William Lemke, Union party presidential nominee, and the Rev Gerald K smith, formerafaie to the

DEATH CLAIMS EDR UMSCHLAG Prominent Adams County Farmer Dies Early Today < Edward O. Rumschlag. aged 52, prominent Adams county farmer, died at 12:30 o’clock this morning at the St. Joseph s hospital in Fort Wayne. Death was due to sep- j ticemia. following a recent mastoid operation. The deceased was horn at New Reigal. Ohio, on January in. ISS4. *lhe*"sori of "Joseph arid ftri’s'*' Ritrn schlag. The father survives, living in Decatur. At the time of his I death the deceased was engaged in farming in Washington township. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic church here. Survivors other than the widow. Agnes, are the following children: Hubert. Rosemary, Mildred. Juanita. Petratfc, Marjory. .Ruth Ellen, all at home. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Lewis, Joseph, Bernard. Mrs. Clara Wertzberger. i Mrs. John Heimann. Mrs. Joseph Geels, Mrs. Frank Losche, Mrs. | Lawrence Braun and Mrs. August | Lengerich, all of this city. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary’s church, with the Rev. Joseph J. Hennes, officiating, j Burial will be made in the St. Joseph’s cemetery. The body was taken from the Gillig & Doan funeral parlors this afternoon to the residence in Washington township, where it may be viewed until time for the funeral. BREATHER SPELL FOR BUSINESS Announcement On Taxes Seen As New Breathing Spell Washington. Aug. 14. —<U.PJ—lnformed sources today interpreted the administration’s threefold tax announcement as another “breathing spell’’ gesture to placate business opposition and checkmate Republican criticism. The announcement that no new taxes would be asked at the next ' session of congress; that some , levies may be reduced or eliminat- ! ed. and that the government is moving toward a balanced budget was regarded as politically significant. Observers regarded it as an answer to organized business’ complaint of increased tax burdens and to Republican efforts to inject the tax issue into Hie national political campaign. Last year President Roosevelt, in a letter to Roy W. Howard of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, assured legitimate business a “breathing spell” from increased federation burdens. Supreme court invalidation of the AAA and passage of the soldiers’ bonus over his i (CON I'LN BED ON PAGE THREE) I

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August I I, 1936.

Hiram Liechty Heads Berne School Board Hiram Llchty has been renamed head of the Berne board of education. Other members are Chris Stengel, treasurer and Menno Burkhal-I ter. School will open in Berne on September 8. o WARN SETTLERS TO SAVE LIVES Roaring Fires Break Out In New Timber Sections Minneapolis, Aug 14 —<UPI —Settlers near Warroad. Minn., cloee to the Canadian border, were warned today to flee so rtheir live* as roaring fires broke out in a new section of timberland. The fire cut a path seven miles long near the boundary. Rangers said it was "growing" rapidly, explaining that it raced through the tops of the giant pines on the Canadian side there were few fire fighters and inadequate equipment. | All stetlers nortli of Warroad to ' the border were asked to move out. j Many of them fled as the flames en\eloped the w odland around their ' homes. Only one narrow path led out of the area for most of the settlers. Ranger Dick Williams said that it would be disastrous if that road I'lecame choked. ■ Grover Conzet. director of the diI (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 1

UTILITY VALUATIONS

State assessed public utilities have decreased in valuation $691.- 1 167 since 1933, according to fig-' tires revealed by County Auditor John W. Tyndall. There are 24 such utilities in Adams county and they had a. total value in 1933 of $3,566,742. State assessors this year set the value of these properties at $2,975,575. Public utilities in Adams county are limited to railroads, light

STATE ASSESSMENTS OF PUBLIC UTILITIES 1933 1934 1935 1936 Farmers Light & Power $ 3,990 * 4.390 $ 4.830 $ Indiana Service Corp. .. 358,050 336,660 337.190 343,420 Northern Indiana Public Service Corp 139,460 132,550 129,720 126,100 Sherman White Co 410 915 360 345 American Telephone Co. 20,952 21,826 13.908 13.909 Cltibens Telephone Co. 195,040 194,535 183,924 188,640 ICraigville Telephone Co. 4,420 3,910 4,023 4.470 i Hoagland Switchboard Association 360 360 360 360 Home Telephone and I Telegraph Co ... 1,504 1,504 1,551 1,750 Poe-Farmers Tele. Co. . 200 220 240 260 Preble-Mutual Tele C 0... 2,211 2,211 2.211 2,211 Star Telephone Co. 420 420 390 455 Ohio Association Telephone Co 4,675 4,628 4.643 4,596 Indiana Bell Tele. Co. 3,278 3,040 3,040 2,990 United Telephone Co. 16,073 16,415 12,996 11,628 Illinois Pipe Line 192,790 135,750 110.955 85.260 ‘lndiana Pipe Line 158,220 148,650 132,300 124,250 Pullman Company 12,970 12,658 10,906 10,517 ' Western Union 16,706 15,990 15,512 15,990 , Railway Express Co 1,114 891 835 836 ; Chicago and Erie. 1,273,572 1,068,503 1,002,395 948,978 ■ Pennsylvania 602,156 602,206 602,692 573,594 In. Y.-Chicago & St. Louis 553,990 553,470 542,136 515,036 (Farmers Mutual Tele. Co. 180 $3,562,742 $3,261,702 $3,116,720 $2,975,575

late Huey Long. One of the Informal parleys brought together, left to right, Sylvester McMahon of Cleveland, permanent chairman; the Rev. Coughlin, and Congressman Martin L. Sweeney of Cleveland. The latter was nominated for re-election on the Democratic ticket, and then switched over to the Coughlin ranks, resulting in a move among Cleveland Democrats to have hie name taken from their ticket. i

WOMAN SHERIFF HANGS KILLER 15,000 Persons Watch Hanging; Supervised By Woman Owensboro, Ky., Aug. 14.--<U.R> - Rainey Bethea, surly 22-year-old negro, was hanged publicly here today in an execution witnessed liy 15.000 persons and supervised by Mrs. Florence Thompson, frail woman sheriff of Davies county. The lever tripping the trap of ; the temporary gallows, icated in the heart of Ownesboro, was Ifflil ed by Harry Hasch. former Owneslioro policeman known throughout Kentucky as "dare devil Dick. " He volunteered to do the job for Mrs. Thompson and she. changing her mind at the last minute, accepted the offer. A milling throng surrounded the vacant lot, adjacent to the county garage, where the gallows had been erected. The crowd was in a holiday mood. Only a moment before the arrival of Bethea frdtn Louisville, where he had been held in a precaution against lynching, vendors of hot dogs and lemonade shouted their wares and found many willing purchasers. Through the night a crowd had swarmed the streets. All lights were left on by special police order and extraordinary precautions were taken against drinking. Bars were closed and those showing ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) !

and power lines, telephone comI panies, pipe lined, telegraph comI panies and express companies. Utilities which' were increased in value during the period were: Craigville telephone compaaiy; Home Telephone and Telegraph company; Poe Farmers Telephone company: Star telephone company. ; The public utilities represent I about one-seventh of the tota.l county

RAIN BRINGS ONLY SLIGHT RELIEF HERE M Showers Last Night Bring Relief For Few Hours Contrary to the weatherman's prediction made yesterday, showj era falling at about 10 o’clock | I last night afforded a brief respite ; from the hot temperattires cf Wednesday and Thursday,, only to rise again today. Despite the fact that the rain continued at various intervals all during the latter part of the night, Walter Gladfelter, official observer reported today that only one-half an inch of rainfall was experienced. No damage was reported, although heavy winds and lightning I accompanied the showers. Surrounding communities report some damage ajid in come instances a heavy precipitation. Temperatures in the city ran nearly to the 100 mark yesterday afternoon to fall to the seventies during the showers, only to rise again to over 90 degrees this afternoon. Farmers report that the moisture soajted to a depth of two inches in outlying townships, where more raintali was experienced. One good attributed to the fall was that of exterminating numerous grasshoppers that have been destroying a lot of the local crops. The insects are not able to feed when the ground is moist, it, ie said. Y'esterday’s reading of 97 to 9S degrees was the hottest since July 27. when official temperatures read 99. Continued cloudy and rising temperatures are predicted for tonight and Saturday. THOMAS SNYDER DIES THURSDAY ■■— Former Local Resident Dies At Tampa, Florida Thomas Franklin Snyder, aged 69. former Decatur resident and father of Mrs. Merrill Schsitz, of this city died Thursday morning at Tampa, Florida. Death was caused by complications after an illnese of one year's duration. The deceased was born in Ohio. September 19, 1575. He lived in this city for 25 years, after moving here from Ohio. He was employed as a ■ contractor. He was married to Cora Higgins of Bluffton, who still survives. Children surviving other than Mrs. Schnitz are; Mrs. Leonard Liby of Fort Wayne; Claude H , of Tampa; Dale C., of Fort Wayne and Mrs. H. Hattendorf. of Tampa. Two sisters, Mrs. Cora Long, of Bronson. Michigan and Mrs. Minnie Loraine, of Fort Wayne also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Black funeral home, and burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The body will arrive here by train from Tampa Sunday morning at 1:40 o'clock, and will be taken to i the funeral home, where it may he viewed. o Moose Family Picnic At Sun Set August 23 The Moose family picnic will be held at Sun Set park Sunday, August | 23. o McNutt Revises Speaking Dates Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 14 —(UP) —Gov. Paul V. McNutt today announced a revision In his eastern ! speaking itinerary before departing from Cleveland to lunch with Pre- ‘ sident Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Governor will make two addI resses in Maine next Wednesday, epeaking before the Lewiston Klwanis club at Lunchon and before a state-wide Democratic rally at Portland that night. McNutt previously announced he would speak at Hagerstown, Md.. on the same platform with Frank Knox Republican vice presidential candidate, but the Maine parties would not release him from his engagements there. o WEATHER Fair south, cloudy north, rain extreme north portion tonight, Saturday generally fair, rising j temperature north portion.

Americans Warne J To Leave Madrid Soon As Possible

JUDGE KNIGHT CLOSES BITTER COURT DISPUTE Scandalous Moviedom Trial Is Ended By Judge Los Angeles, Aug. 14—(U.R) — Attorneys for Dr. Franklyn Thorpe announced they would go into court today and start legal action that may reopen the litigation between him and his divorced wife over custody of their minor daughter. Joseph Anderson, consul for Dr. Thorpe in the court battle, said he would file a petition asking that Miss Astor's counsel be called into court “to explain weather his signature on that settlement was in good faith or not.” (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Los Angeles, Aug. 14. - (U.PJ — Judge Goodwin J. Knight squelched a new outbreak of bitter recrimination between Mary Astor and her divorced husband. Dr. Frankyn Thorpe, today, soon after he awarded them joint custody of their four year old daughter under the strict supervision of the court. He announced that his order would stand, whether they liked it or not. Neither liked Judge Knight's order, which, after expressing some very plain opinions of the parents and their litigation, gave liossession of little Marilyn Thorpe to Miss Astor nine months of the year and to Dr. Thorpe the remaining three months. Half an ( hour after the opinion was read. Dr. Thorpe's attorney. John Anderson, announced that he would attempt to reopen the case. “You may say for me," Judge Knight told the United Press, “that the Thorpe-Astor case was 1 closed when I stepped off the bench and went into the chambers of presiding Judge Douglas Edmonds. Judge Edmonds approved the compromise agreement and the case ended. 1 will go on another case today. Miss Astor began the new fighting while the spectators who had listened to the official hatchet burying still were in the courtroom. Through her attorney. Roland R. Woolley, she charged that Dr. Thorpe had acted "scandalously and maliciously” in making available portions of her lavender diary to the press, although it was never made a part of the court record. She entered the custody fight, she said, to "liberate me and my daughter from this complete bondage. She stated further that Dr. Thorpe had returned $5,000 to her which she said she gave him last April when he divorced her. She intimated that she thought she would have complete custody of the child, which Dr. Thorpe had before she entered suit. Anderson read this statement and paled. His hands trembled, his voice shook. He stormed into Judge Knight's chamber, announc(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o MUSIC SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Musical Service At Zion Reformed Church Sunday Night The union Sunday evening service of the Protestant churches of the city will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 q’clock at the Zion Reformefl Church. A musical program will be presented by Madame Ella Winn and her Singleton Singers. Madame Winn has appeared in several Decatur churches in the past and has been invited by the Decatur Ministerial Association to ■present a service of song. The offering will be given to the National : Hom Finding Society, the largest ' colored orphanage in the country, j for which Madame Winn is a representative. ■At the same time a gift will be presented to Madame Winn from the Vacation Cchurch School. This i gift consists of the daily offerings | taken at the school Jhis year.

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American Government In Warning; Those Staying Will Do So On Own Responsibility. FIGHT SAV AGELY (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Madrid, Aug. 14 — (U.R) — The American government today warned ajl its citizens to leave Madrid at once or to remain on their own responsibility. Americans who elect to remain muot leave the embassy, where some of them have been sheltered. Embassy officials were authorized to close the building entirely if the situation became sufficiently grave. The crack United States cruiser Quincy has been ordered to cajl at Alicante Sunday to evacuate any Americans who leave. Today's warning came without notice, but after reports from all Spain that indicated a state approaching chaos was near. The embassy posted the followling notice on the building: "Instructions have just 'been received from the government at Washington for the evacuation of all American nationals from Mar drid immediately unlees they are prepared no longer to seek refuge in the embassy and to remain in Madrid on their own responsibility. "The state department authorizes the closing of the embassy should the situation warrant. "The U. S. S. Quincy will call at Alicante Sunday August 16 for Americans.” Savage Fight (Copyright, 1936, by United Press) Madrid, Aug. 14- (U.R) —Rebels (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) COLLEGE HEAD TALKSTOCLUB Franklin College President Speaks To Rotarians “Friendship” was the theme of an inspiring addrees delivered before the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening by Dr. W. G. Spencer, president of Franklin College at Franklin, 'lnd. Dr. Spencer, himself a Rotarian and a past district governor, termed friendship the most valuable asset in the world, citing from hie own experiences the great worth of a true friendship. The college president described friendship as “love that has gone to the mint.” Comparing friendships to coins, the copper friendship le merely a casual acquaintance. The nickel friendship is one of meeting frequently with these casual acquaintances. The silver friendship is one that endures for years, close intermingling of the lives of these friends. The friendship that might be likened to the gold coin, is one of priceless value, a rare relationship. To cite the friendship of Damon and Pythias, the most 'popularly known friendship, such friendship is one of the rarities of the human race. Dr. Spencer stated that friendship can be found in any nation in the world. Without knowing the language, one can tell when friends meet, by the tone of the voice, the , smile on the face and the firm hand el asp. Nor is frindship confined merely to the human race. This trait may i be found in the animal world. The speaker said that in his mind friendship has three outstanding values, the utilitarian, the sentimental and moral. Cal E. Peterson had charge of the ’ program. o Former Decatur Man Sentenced Walter Amstutz, formerly of Decatur, plead guilty to a fraudulent check charge this afternoon at 2:15 o’clock in the Adams circuit court before Judge Huber M. ' De Voss. He was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to 21 days in the Adams county jail. Amstutz was accused, of forging ’ a $5 check by Ed J. Miller, local ' grocery proprietor. The original charge was forgery, but this was reduced to a fraudulent cheek charge today when he agreed to > plead guilty to the lighter offense. . Since his arrest he has been lodged in the Adams couuty jail.