Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1936 — Page 1

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lISWTION Aims ire I fixed today 15. — ■ (;uy Brown \nnounSchedule I or EnKlment In D. H. S. ■ ■L' H '" gh JK.nw * k ■t* n ‘ ak ; i 1 ~|V" , U ‘lass. YBL lg * s,i "‘ dul ’‘ for ' k HLv. i '<’ i'■ s, ‘"' ors ' * Sa 1 •’ ' M» ? .,|.iv ii“ I.uistratlon. it H 111 ,o **’ ' - . ( m to 4 p '“ Freshmen. ■Kgriby s “ 111 1,1 ,r ' *’ 'luo "••• o-a.hers beint h'T.I here All of Hgtan- limos "I registration ox- ■ lhr hour H‘>ni 12 to 1 for | sell- student I K, ~f t!;:-.-. .“ .oloinio. | o' itotior.ii It has hold | ‘ lass roinniisI pit tool a North Con I s:!n l'“' s This is I 1,1 in larger cities. The also otiots o post graduate J aionu xx it It the regular < i the siibje, Is taught are: - Hiteiish Latin, ■nd history C S history, civkM ■ oin.iii-ii laH. shot t hand. . ■■ and In al! 11. ratal and hand music. sti.iy nun long. S. at > o'clock. ■NG GIRL I DIES TODAY ■art Disease Is Fatal To ■Florence Thieme At ■10:27 This Morning T! 'lll'- nine year old '■f-'-' of Mr. ami Mrs. Ernst miles northeast |BiMtar. then at 10:27 this at la-r after a two ilhie.s I>> ath was due to of the hea.rt. on May is. 1927. the of Ernst and May she was a member of ■ Itnnianni Lutheran church a student of the church S oo ' The young girl spent all B*t life in Adams county. lie-ides the parents sisters. Betty am! Marboth at home; the grand Mr. and Mrs. A. F. of this city, and Mr. and H Railing. of Union town-■hm-rjl services will be held av at 1:30 at that o'clock at the I *. Both times are central ar, l The Rev. M. J. Frosch ■pticiate. body was removed to the fc Son f un era) parlor. ■ o ■®and Norway R Expel! Trotsky ■® Sfn '*'. Aug. 29— (U.R) —The government demanded to- ■ thal Norway deprive Leon ■?* ■ of the right of asylum. ■\ erwise it warned, his con■J™ s 'ay in that country "may friendly relations." ■ lo ' Norway, Aug. 29—(U.R)— frotzky's two secretaries K* Arrested today when they orders to leave Norway. a r<«ult of the rex ent terror- ■ hAI in Moscow, at which BL"* y was accused of plotting ■. * th of Josef Stalin, the Bolshevist leader and his Alm have been accorded K 0 ®* in Norway, were interned KJ , Iw o secretaries ordered ■* °f the country. J, ' ' O■to Injuries Fata) I To Portland Victim ■ ’’Artlana, Ind.. Aug. 28—(UP)— fctr S * uHere< f Au &- 3 when he K “ n ‘ a moving automobile were t n nig^t to Claude A. Hamit ’ k’Wwport, employe of the I ,n, y highway department.

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Turn ’Em Off Huntington. Ind., Aug. 29 (Special I While rain poured down outside Friday, Min. Mna. Lena Seinr.k i of this city presented her husband ' with triplets, two girls and u boy i to add to their family of five other ■ children. The liable# and their mother are i in fine physical condition it was re- : ported today. The children, in the order of their i birth are Jeanette Eileen, five and ■ three-quarters pounds, Jam™ John, five pounds, and Joan Rita, five and i one-half pounds. The boy may be the lightweight in the trio but there was nothing wrong with bis lungs, It was said, and the iphysician and practical nurse had a good time . listening to them "alng" their first song. Jeanette Eileen was born at 4:30, her brother at 4:40 and the second girl at 4:60. "It’s raining babies” Dr. G. M. ; Nie bold the excited father. "We're going to beat that quintuplet record.” "One enough, two too many, now '■ three. Turn 'em off. doc.” exclaimed the male parent who is a car inspector at the Erie and proud of hie eight children and their mother. He was relieved when the physician passed the word. "That'# all." i The three babies are declared to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O DITCHES TO BE CLEANED Surveyor Gilliom Quotes Law As To Care Os Allotted Ditches County Surveyor Walter H. Gilliom called attention today to the fact that, according to law. all located open drains in the county are to be mowed by the firet of September and the ditches to be cleaned during the first part of September. This applies to drains on which notice* were sent out during 1934 and 1935. and several in 1936. The ones sent out during those years are classed as permanent notices and no additional notification is reqquired. The law requires that permanent markers be established. This was done on the ditches allotted during the above years, and markers are to be observed unless the ditch has been re-allotted. Any persons in doubt as to their allotment should contact the! roesj pective township trustee. If permanent markers are not established the i law provides for the county survey- ' or setting the stakes and charging the property owners. The statute passed in March, 1933 states that the owner shall clean out the ditch every two years during the first ipart of September, and before September 1. mow and remove all brush, weeds, willows and trees from the sides and bottoms of the drains. Tile trustees will make their annual Inspection tour of the ditches as usual. First inspection will open next week. All persons who have not taken care of their allotment I are asked to do bo at once. PREPARE PLANS FOR SCOUT MEET Bov Scout Jamboree To Be Held Next Year At Washington, D. C. Scouts and scout leaders in all parts of the United States are now planning their particiivation in the National Scout Jamboree to be held in Washington. D. C. from June 30 to July 9. 1937. The Jamboree will replace the one scheduled for last summer which was cancelled because of infantile paralysis that developed near the nation's capital. Each of the 544 local councils administering the Boy Scout program in the United States will be 'given opportunities to recruit one or more troops as its official delegation. Each troop will have l ( 32 scouts, a senior patrol leader j and three adult leaders. The Jamboree will lie financed by the scouts and loaders themselves, each paying his reglstraI Yion fee to meet the costs of the 480 acre encampment which will | be a city in itself, with all necessary facilities. The fee will also i cover the food and other esseni tials of all participa.nts while the Jamboree is in progress. Because 1 hundreds of troops will bring their I own tents tile Jamboree will show ' the types of camping equipment | used in all sections of the country.

F. 0. R. SAYS HIS POLICY IS SPEND TO SAVE President Gives Defense Os Government’s Economic Program Aboard Roosevelt Special, Aug. , 19. <U.R> Spx'iiding money to save , money was projected today as a I sound policy by President Roose- , vel as he prepared to wind up the first week of a dust bowl inspeci tion tour with South Dakota offi- ‘ dais at Pierre. Pledged to a long-range planning program of drought prevention through federal state and local cooperation, the chief executive was desirous of laying before Tom Berry. cowboy governor of South Dakota, the views that he and a special committee hold paramount to the solution of problems now faced by the nation's "bread basket" as 1 result of desert like conditions In this once fertile land. His defense of spending to provide relief for the drought victims 1 and conservation of water and soil, regarded as a reply by some to Governor Landon, was expounded to an audience of several thousand that flocked about his train last night at Aberdeen, S. Dak., after he had completed a 40-mile drive i inspection trip, he said: "I understand there are some people that are not in favor of planning ahead. 1 believe there . | are some people thaat say it isn’t ! worth spending money to save money. "Somebody said yesterday up in North Dakota that they believe if you could save $10,000,000 by spending $1,000,000 it was worth while. In the same way, because ■ this is an agricultural section of . the country, it is absolutely necessary for you who live in the cities Io realize that too, because there I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) , o MILLIKAN TO I TEACH HERE Berne Man Hired By City Schools To Replace Mrs. Robbinson ’ Vangiui Millikan has beets assign ■ ed to the teaching staff of the De- ■ catur public high school. Walter J. ■ Krick, city school superintendent ■ announced today. Mr. Millikan was added to the staff to fill the vacancy created by ; the resignation of Mrs. Blanche-McCrory-R obin so n. commercial i j teacher in the school for the past Jl7 years. Mr. Millikan, whose present ,; home is in Berne, has been teach- , ing for more than 20 years. He is a graduate of the Ball State teachers college in Muncie, having rejeeived his A. B. degree there. His last teaching position was at the Norfolk College, Norfolk. W. i Va., where he taught in 1935. In ■the years 1926 and 1927 he taught at the Kirkland township high I school, and for eight years taught ■in Wells county. He has also taught in the Berne and Geneva schools. For the past year he has 1 been associated with an oil company there. Mr. Millikan is married and has no children. He will teach bookkeeping, commercial law, business ' English, and probably algebra. Mr. Krick stated. Resignation Filed The resignation of Mrs. Robinson was accepted by the school board at the meeting Monday night. She had tendered the resignation on August 6. after 17 years of teaching in the public high school. She first joined the teaching corps of the school in the term of 1919. and taught commercial sub- ' jects each year following. For the last two years she has also been domestic science instructor. In November. 1934 she was wed to W. P. Robinson, local lumber dealer. She continued her teaching until last spring. Mr and Mrs. Millikan will conlinue to make their home at Berne i for the present. Q Local People To Open New Store Fred Collier and son, Melvin Collier. of this city will open a store to handle Master-M'.x feed# at Huntington, it was announced today. Fred Collier was employed at the Burk Elevator until la#t June. Melvin Collier has been connected with the McMillen Feed mills here. The members of the family will leave for their new hbme Monday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 29, 1936.

Will One Be Secretary Os War? J Ji® I ■£c« J — Rif ■ 1 Wm if ji ItTJI ML vS .m. .SL Frank Murphy Gov. Paul V. McNutt Governor Paul IV. McNutt reiterated his assertion yesterday that he will Berve out his term as Governor of Indiana. He has been prominently mentioned as a possible successor to George H. Dem. Frank Murphy, high commissioner to the Phillipines and Democratic nominee tor Governor of Michigan, is also available for the high post.

CITY GARBAGE CONTRACT MADE Board Awards Contract To Harley Roop. Effective September 1 The city garbage hauling contract has been awarded to Harley Roop farmer, who livee northwest of Decatur. The new contract is affective September 1. The council received bids August 18 and referred the matter of entering into contract to the lM>ard of public works and safety. Ed Newport had the contract the past year. Mr. Roop had the contract two years ago and at that time the civic section of the Woman’s , club and members of the city board of health petitioned the council to award the contract to him for another year. Mr. Roop has purchased a new tank for hauling garbage and ha«s signed the contract and furnished I bond. He asks the cooperation of Decatur people in providing regulation garbage cane and that they set the ipails along the alley or at the back of the house, where an alley does not run abut their property. He also cautioned againet placing broken bottles, glass and tin cans in the garbage pails. Three other bids were eubmitted. George Brown. $480; Ed Newport. $375; F. J. Schmitt. $370. Mr. Roop's contract is for $650. His bid was selected in view of his past experience and that members of the board were of the opinion that he could render more satisfactory service in view of the amount paid him. o Two Threats To F. I). R. Discovered Aberdeen S. D.. Aug. 29—(UP) — A 70-year-okl former insane asylum inmate who left his home at Hecla. S. D., after reportedly telling friends "I'm leaving for Pierre to shoot the ' President," was locked in the county jail at Aberdeen today. Special officers reported yesterday they had discovered what they believed to be another attempt at Ihe President's life in a large stone wedged against a rail over which hie train was scheduled to ipa.se. OS WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday, Cooler east and south portion tonight.

GRAVEL ROAD BONDS

By July, 1942, all of the 12 townships in Adams county will have paid the gravel road indebtedness, according to a table compiled in the county auditor’s office. Washington and Root townships will be the last to liquidate their road debt. The Bernstein road improvement. which includes resurfacing of North Second street, will be paid off in July, 1942. The amount still owing, January 1, 1937, is $16,016.00, in Washington township and $264 in Root township. There are 22 bonds still due in these two townships on the Bernstein road. Four are redeemed each year. In the other 10 townships and on all other roads in Root and Washington townships, tw’o bonds are redeemed each year on every road improvement. The total gravel road bond debt in the 12 townships, as of January i 1, 1937 date, is $154,112.06. About 10 years ago the total debt was more than a million dollars. Gravel road improvement bonds have | not been issued in Indiana since

Wren Public Schools To Open September 1 The Wren, Ohio, public schools will open Monday, September 14, at 9 a. m. for the registration of pupils, and all preliminary work which will be necessary. The school busses will make their rounds at such time as the drivers think the pupils will arrive at school on time. Parents have been urged to have their children ready earlier than usual as all of the routes have been revised. Several new books will be required and pupils have been warned not to purchase second hand ones without learning whether they are to be used again. o JOHN EVANS DIES FRIDAY I Complications Fatal To Retired Farmer Os This City John R. Evans. 74, retired farmer and resident of Adams county : Tor may years died at his residence 1 on North Third street Friday evening at 5 o’clock. Death was caused by complications. The deceased was born September 11, 1861. a son of Robert and Elizabeth Sparks-Evans of Fulton county. He came to Adams county when very young where he resided practically his entire life. For the past fifteen years he has made Decatur his home. He was married to Dora McLaughlin, September 11. 1883. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur. Surviving besides the widow are , the following children: Will D„ Pleasant Mills; Mis R. S. Wickbaum, Atlanta. Ga.; Mrs. Robert Mann. Washington township: eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Two brothers and one sister al«o survive. Ed Evans and Mrs. James Smith of Fort Wayne and .1. '|C. Evans of Burr Oak, Mich. Funeral services will lie held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence witli the Rev. George Walton in charge. Burial will lie in the Decatur cemetery. The body ; will be returned from the Black funeral home late this afternoon and may lie viewed by friends and ; relatives after 7 o'clock this evenI ing.

1932 and the debt has gradually fallen. Several of the townships will be out of debt for road building in three and one-half years. The following table shows the name of the road under which it was approved, the number of bonds outstanding and the total indebtness, as of January 1. 1937 date. In the following table, column one gives the names of the roads. Column two contains the number of coupons still unpaid. Column three gives the total outstanding bonds. Union Township Buettner 7 3,164.00 Schonstedt .. 9 1116.00 F. & Barkley 4 394.80 Stephenson . 6 744.00 Barkley 11 2,288.00 Sheets 11 1,430.00 Drake 13 21,379.00 11,515.80 Root Township Auman 9 6,297.84 Fuelling & Bark 4 |805.00 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE).

CENTENNIAL IS GIVEN HONORS IN MAGAZINES National Publicity Given Local Celebration In Two Articles Decaaur's Centennial celebration and agricultural show, August 2 to 8. was given favorable recognition in thi i week's editions of the Farmer’s Guide, published in Huntington. and the Prairie I Farmer, printed in Chicago. The two magazines, which have: nationaj rural circulation, prominently played up the events of the | city's birthday party, stressing the farm shows. Said the Farmer's Guide in part; “To breed animals of merit rather than to buy them seems to be the aim of dairymen in Inxliana. as shown by evidence at regional and parish shows this year. At Decatur, the seat of Adams counI ty. during the week of August 6. I more than 150 Jersey, Holsteins end Guernseys were housed under the sam- large tent for showing as part of the Decatur Centennial. "Os special interest at the show was Indiana’s champion cow. Princess' Crystal. This three-year old individual was bred and shown by Peter B. Lehman, from Adams county. “At the Adams county horse improvement association shew Thursday, more than 135 animals were exhibited." Prairie Farmer Complimented the Prairie Fa|tner in part: “Decatur, Indiana, one of the 17 Decaturs in the United States, celerated its first century this August. Every individual, every Adams county citizen, took part. The thousands who attended came from near and far. It was the talk of Eastern Indiana and 5 Western Ohio. “County Agent L. E. Archbold, working with the livestock comi mittees had a wow of a horse show —-the Gold Medal Colt Club classes vieing with the mature mares and stallions for favor with the crowds and judges. “Yeealr — Decatur and Adams | | county—they are a icentury old and going strong. The relics and i (CONTTNUEn ON PAGE TWO) O One Guard Killed In Prison Break Atlanta. Ga., Aug. 29 —(UP)—A prison guard was Ikilled when three convicts on a DeKalb county chain : gang work crew made a break tor i freedom today. Two convicts eluded pursuit and I feld to Atlanta while the third was subdued and captured. Clyde Gresham, the guard, was killed as the convicts struggles with him and seized hie revolver. Those who escaped were Theron Cranston and Charles J. Brown. 19. Both men wore striped suits and leg shackles. The third prisoner, known as Abbie, was felled by a guard. o SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED Hubert V. Glendenning, Charles W. Morrison To Enter Purdue Lafayette. Aug. 29 — Hubert V. Glendenning and Charles W. Morrison of Adams county, have been awarded county scholarships to Purdue University, it was announced here today. According to Indiana law. each county is permitted to a.ward two scholarships to the state supported institution. The scholarships are good for one academic year, partially defraying registration and laboratory expenses. To date, there have been 149 county scholarships awarded to graduates of Indiana high schools, representing 83 of the 92 counties. | Nine counties as yet have not nominated their candidates and 16 counties have nominated only one. Additional awards will be made ■within the near future. Hubert V. Glendenning was graduated from the Hartford township high school in 1935 with high scholastic honors. He was a. fine all round student having won numerous county scholarship letters during his years in high ; school. Charles Morrison graduated from the Pleasant Mills high school last year. He was an out-, standing science student and star I athlete while in high school. j

Five Contestants To Jump Sunday A feature of the parachute jump Sunday afternoon ut Fleming# farm off tlie extension of Thirteenth street southwest of Deca I . jtur will be the match contest be tween Gene Rock and Harry Kass enberger to determine which can drop the furthest without opening 1 his 'chute. There will also be ama i teur parachute jumps by five con I testant and aeroplane rides for customers. M. TOWNSEND HAS STRENGTH Support Os Administration Thrown To Gubernatorial Candidate French Lick, Ind., Aug. 29 —(U.R) —Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend will open his gubernatorial campaign tonight aj the annual banquet of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association with an appeal for party harmony and reiteration of his approval of the party’s platform. Faced with the task of gaining full support of defeated candidates for the gubernatorial nomination. Townsend was expected to make full use of the harmonious sur- ( i roundings of the annuaj meeting. He already has made inroads on possible party dissension by appointing Hallie Myers, Columbus, pre-convention manager for Pleas Greenlee, defeated candidate, a field agent of the state committee. The support of the administration was thrown to Townsend despite the fact there never was a definite statement from Gov. Paul V. McNutt that he had selected Townsend as 'the favored candidate. Most of the party opponent# of McNutt and his policies have thrown their weight agajnst the candidacy of Townsend and it is this opposition that Townsend hopes to break down in the ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o LON R. WOODRUM SPEAKS ON WAR Nazarene Tabernacle Evangelist Discusses Present Day Speaking last night at the Nazarene Tabernacle from the subject,! '"Peace or War—Which!-, Evangel ist Lon Woodrum said in part. “The carnage of centuries has I taught the nations nothing, and saber-rattling is still the universal practice. Apparently the two conflicting systems of Fascism and Communism are bound to give Europe another baptism in fire and blood. “Mussolini's laugh at the League of Nations proves once more I the futility of trying to outlaw war by human machinery. There can be no peace for the nations until individuals have the spirit of peace. "Milleniums ago a prophetic ipo-! et of Israel known as Isaiah said. ‘There is no peace to the wicked ' But this same prophet promised, peace of heart to every person who! should serve God. It .is a far cry j from Isiah's day to ours, from the ag of donkey transportation to the 1 age when we cilmb above the clouds and crawl beneath the waves; but the principle that made men love war in Isaiah's day makes them love it today. And the secret of personal peace which the prophet knew may be had by any modern man who will seek spiritual strength rather than materialistic power. “As minister# of the gospel we-can-not promise peace for the world, but we can promise it for every individual who will honestly seek it. The Carpenter from Nazareth, promised His followers an untroubled heart in the midst of a troubled world. And the ancient Isaiah said, ‘Hear God's commandmeUW, anu thy peace shall be as a river.’ Mr. Woodrum read to the congregation two poesns of hie own composition which have been used on well-known radio programs over the NBC and CBS networks. Attending the service were many visitors from Fort Wayne, Ossian, Berne, Hartford City and other I nearby towns. Evangelist Woodrum promises to speak tonight on a subject chosen by vote from the audience. Sunday morning he will have for his message. “The Theological Bugaboo” and Sunday evening, “A New Flag over Babylon.” An inspiring feature of the campaign is the con- ■ gregational song-leading and solo work of tbe Rev. Paul Brandyberry.. 1 “ ._ I

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REBELS MAY ! BOMB MADRID FROM SKIES Leaflets Dropped In City Threaten Inhabitants Against Resistance (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Lisbon, PortugaJ, Aug. 29 —(U.P) —The blast, of rebel airplanes bombs in tbe heart of beautiful Madrid opened the seventh week of the Spanish civil war. They were taken as a sign that . the rebels are not pleased with their progress. They had wa/ned. in leaflets dropped on the capital by previous raiders, that Madrid itself would be bombed if its resistance were sufficiently strong. Biriatou, French-Spanish Frontier, Aug. 29—(U.R) —Spanish rebels hurled themselves in vain today against the loyalist defenders of Iran, key to the San Sebastian area. It was the fourth day of attack and they got ordens from Gen, Emilio Mola, their ccmmander-in-chief, to take it today or die in the effort. Some died, but the loyalists held fast. Foreign legionnaires shock troops of the rebels, began desert- ! Ing in some number to France as the fight fizzled out at noon after hours of fighting. Two leaders of the loyalist popular front and two leaders of the Carlist volunteers on the rebel side went to Hendaye, on the French side, to seek agreement not to kill hostages and prisoners, whoever won. Foreign diplomats sought such an agreement, but they were helpless because they could not find away to interceed without recognizing the rebels as a government. The rebels attacked at dawn with aji artillery bombardment of Fort San Martial fronting Iran. In the front lines were foreign (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Police Lock Up Man’s Automobile A Fort Wayne buyer, evidently celebrating a good bargain at the community sale last night, imbibed a little too freely, with the reeult that police were called to investigate a drunken driver, reported to be cavorting on the city streets, l Answering the call, police found the car, but no driver. Several Lour# later, he appeared in a much more sober condition at the jail, looking for his car. Deciding he was in condition to drive home safely, police permitted him to return home with his newly purchased pigs and sheep. o Former Senator Is Seriously 11l Litchfeild, Minn., Aug. 29 —(UP) —Physicians watching over former U. S. Sen. Magnus Johnson said toi day the pioneer farmer-labor leader had failed to rally from the Bemi- ! conscious condition into which he lapsed yesterday and that they believed a crisis wan near. ‘He was suffering from a recurrence of Pneumonia which followed an accident last winter. TEACHERS WILL MEET SEPT. 2 Annual County Institute Will Be Held In Decatur Wednesday The Decatur high school building will be the scene of the Adam# county teachers institute on Wednesday, school opening activities bei ing cancelled for that day. No registration of city students will be held Wednesday, because of the institute. The Institute will open at 9 o’clock in the morning and continue until 5 in the afternoon. All teachers of the county will be required to attend the institute Wednesday, with elementary teach- | era meeting Thursday forenoon at 9 o’clock. High school ‘principals and teachers will meet Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock. The speakers for Wednesday’s j session will be: Dr. Frederick H. Gaige, department of social studies, state teachers college. Millersville, Pa., and Dr. Jesse H. White, former head of the psychology department Jof tbe institute of Pittsiburg. He is past president of James Millikin university. Special music and exercises will complete the program for the day, with the local superintendents, principals and teachers Lu charge.