Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1936 — Page 1

I XXXIV. No. 221.

VOTE OF >OIIGHLIN MAN W HAS INTEREST fIL Wild I’oiK s ‘“ n - Wationa’h l-arue Vote fl In Michigan lUrrbim''"'' tUR) 5w.,., .. • on Fa'!" 1 ‘ '”'* E 1 ’’" gl ' 1f1~'... .'■:■'■■ ”" ln 'l’ ..f1... - ■ "" , ' l '" ,l *- UKlh" n*Al fiirtnigh' J Ward. Washing' K; h '. n . n.'.-o'iuil union l.u W" , W , Ml <•> rillul r '’- IK. ,h..A. .1 I'-olinu Preu- '!< al l>< II to _flt.: w.-.-k-- g,,npral M.Dii'- r.-v.-rsed the I^K'", lrJ i |.V election of national CmlZens. rich . R, pal.il. all who sought I'" ' n.lots- \ 1; \> i', '»as badly beat...nlesl, Former C^K ' .x.-r.. f| Moses lost to Gov. H: " HatnpIM'., uh-, li ... i-aht Republican IM^. ~ 'orni-t Wad; job. SMiuni'- showing in Michigan :!:>■ poll! ■ SUIT! iso of the Ha ,aji oil an ant Roose|Mp plats. ■“ and developed his strength in industrial IK.. .■ ■ '!>. troit i where the - e\pe. pun.ipal support in the election Nov. 3. ■ ngi. M’li'. - hand-pi. ked by pod It: the Philippine Islands |K. tat.. gubeni.it.e|K ’ Michigan, was Hut his aggregate »as only '.77 136 votes and -t in K; I.- latiuldat. for governor ■is year Primary polls are not hut tin large Republirote combined with Ward's ■r.-Rsw-!' demonstration m ■ko m mid to th.- enthusiasm of ■ 0 f’. workers, already ' “astly by returns from ■ Murphy Lead Grows Sept 17 tu.pi -Frank ... to the to one vote over George in tite primary battle for mat-.i i.tl nomin Mu higan. almost com from the state's 34'17 showed today. M Yl' l ' l vo, “ in 8402 precincts, 65 Mi— • : :.m complete. gave Murphy ■e.17,1 vot. s and Welsh 125.220. M In th" ru. e for the Republican nomination former ■ Wilber M Brucker piled up lead over Senator .James ■ Rrturiis from 3391 precincts KteovTiNtT.n on page five) Inins TO I HEFT MONDAY ■Semi-Annual District g Meeting To Be Held I Here Monday ■ Plans for the semi-annual dis■F"! meeting of Rebekah lodgen. I. g® 0. F., to !>e held here on Monday. K* Progressing rapidly, according B* Mrs. Noah Fry. recording secreI - v of the Decatur chapter. The program of the business sesron has not been received from the iWtrivt presidet. Mrs. Virgil Woods F Yoder, Mrs. Fry stated, but will ij-obaf-ly be received on the day of meeting. ■'PP 100 members of See from Bluffton Poneto, Hartliberty Center, Geneva, ' Ol >tpel!er and Petroleum are ex**'e<i to attend. I,r iog the afternoon seesion, a duT't ° f inj ’ ,n «'tton will be conj. Ce d '’F Violet Giblben of Terre state assembly president. e “Uiiness session will follow, of ng evening session a class s anui <lates will receive degree ■ . conferred by the Hartford degree team. (I, fleets of the local chapter of ir a „ W . er are !n charge of the pro- *""» for the day.

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DRAFTS MEN TO i FIGHT RIOTERS IN CALIFORNIA • Sheriff Calls On Citizens To Aid In Strike Os Pickers SallßM. ( al., Sept, 17 —(TTP)— Sheriff Carl Abbott declared a “state of emergency’’ today and drafted “all able-bodied male citi- ' sens between the agee of IS and i 45” to combat rioting lettuce pickera holding up shipment of Salinas I county’s (11,000,000 lettuce crop Abbott said street fighting threatened again and would be beyond his control. He ordered the draft after Gov. Frank J. Merriman had twice refused his request for a pro- ! clamation of martial law and troops to enforce it. He said he would arrest any ablebodied man between the specified ages who failed to report to his offic today to be deputized ami arm' d. Failure to report is a misdemeanor under an old law. Abbott's action was supported by Mayor K. J. ' I-ea< h. A peace offer from city manager V. J. Barlcjio was turned down by spokesmen for the strikers and the I California federation of labor. Walter Cowan, chairman of a fed- , eration committee sent to investigate the srlke. said “The Union intends to stand pat and the entire federation is behind them." Rar lo JIo offered to “call off' pat- | rolmen and guards if the strikers would refrain from “unlawful assembly” in the city. Union representativee said he “was unable to of- | fer protection from gas attacks." Despite the draft called by Sheriff txhbott. gunfire sounded early. A strikebreaker, not immediately identified, was shot when guards fired into three cars driving into the barricaded Salinas valley ice company plant. Guards said the cans refused to halt. Representatives of the 5.000 strik- , (CONTINITP ON PAGE SEVEN) CHURCH PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN M. E. Church To Open “Covenant” Campaign Next Sunday I The D'catur Methodist Episcopal . church will open a “Covenant Campaign" next Sunday morning fol. i lowing the approval of the plan at j the official board meeting and the subsequent action of the committee on lay evangelism. Rev. H. R. (’arson, pastor will bring a series of messages on the covenant relationi ships between God and man and lead the entire church in a renewal of covenants. The week of Nov. 1522, designated by the federal council of churches for a simultaneous , 1 “Preaching Mission” in the interi ests of the Christian life on the part of all cooperating denominations. ■ will be observed with public week night sei vices. The campaign is scheduled to close at Thanksgiving time. Announcement cards went into the mails today, addressed to mem'uer» and friends of the church and j carrying the following message: J “Announcing the Covenant Campaign of the Decatur Methodiet Episcopal Church. Hear these open- - ing messages! Sept. 20. "Chrietian- ; ity And Covenants." Sept. 27" A Covenant-Keeping God.” Oct. 4. “Co-venant-Keeping Men." Oct. 11, Rally I Day, “Renewing Our Covenant.” This Is our evangelistic campaign ' which will continue on through Nov- ■ ember. “With thee will I establish my covenant” Genesis 6:18 ” The committee on lay evangelism ■ which will assiat the pastor, con- ' sksts of Bueche, Mrs. Fred Mil's and W. O. Little. lAs the cam- ' paign progresjes it is expected that 1 the committee will be enlarged in I order to reach every member and ' friend of the church with a public | or private presentation of the "Co- : venant.” . o —— Six-Months Old Girl Drowns In Ohio River Rockport. Ind.. Sept. 17. —(U.R> ' Dorothy Marie Snyder, six-months- ■ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Snyder, who live in a house boat 1 on the Ohio river, was drowned ' last night when she apparently I crawled to the boat’s edge and ! tumbled into the water. The body was discovered by the father after ■: she had been missing for some i time.

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CEMETERY HERE ISBEAUTIFIED Maplewood C e me ter y Beautification Work Progressing A plan of beautification at the Maplewood cemetery here, inaugurated by the cemetery board last spring, has progressed rapidly, according to a survey made today. The rear of the cemetery has been completely rejuvenated. All of the old brush and trees have been grubbed out, and new trees and shrubs have been planted. A new fence, completely circling the rear end of the cemetery, has been installed by the board. A new drive is being bntlt in the; old part and the board has already i instigated plans for building a new drive in the new part next year. This drive will circle the new plots, and will be connected with the old by a new brklge over the creek. The entrance to the cemetery has been redecorated. The posts ' have been repainted. Ohl trees were removed and decayed trees were filled and painted. New one-way drive signs have also been installed around the graveyard. The receiving vau t, has been repaired also. Plans call for a new walk, which will com-! pletely circle the cemetery. Banks of shrubbery and hedges| complete the work, transforming j the cemetery into a beautiful land-! scape. Members of the board who have been instrumental in furthering the beautification process are: Dr. J. M. Miller, president: Earl B. Adams. secretary: Ed A. Ashbaucher, treasurer; Ben Schroyer. Peter Kirsch ami Bryce Thomas. The board has a vacancy creat- j ed by the death of the late Judson | Teeple. which will be filled in the) near future. 0 CHURCH MERGER VOTE EXPECTED Merger Os Three Major Methodist Churches To Be V oted Conersville, Ind.. Sept. 17 —(U.R) — Proposed ■ merger of the three major Methodist churches was expected to be submitted for a vote today at the Indiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. The general conference of the church meeting at Columbus. 0.. last May approved consolidation of-the Methodist Episcopal, the Methodist Protestant and the Methodist Episcopal Church. South. Appointment of Albert G. Jenkins. of Ohio University, a.s student pastor of the Wesley Foundation at Bloomington, in connection with Indiana University, was announced last night. Harry W. Baldridge, New Albany. was elected secretary of the conference for his 28th term. | Assistant secretaries are Robert Baldwin, Chicago; Charles Query. Fairland: A H. Mueller, and Amos L. Borem. both of Princeton. C. M. Kroft, Lawrence, is treasurer of the conference, assisted by R. W. Parsley, Evansville; E. J. Jamm Clay City; Ray Shoemaker, ' tWNiINUKD ON PAGE F1VB)

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 17, 1936.

Strike Settlement Reported In France Paris, Sept. 17.~<(J.R)—Settlement of the strike of 35.000 workmen in the Lillie textile factories was announced officially by the govern ment tonight. With settlement of the Lille strike, the most serious labor situ ation still confronting the government was at Lyons, where 1,500 workers "sovietized" the Rhodia cet silk works and ousted the management. The agreement with the Lille workers was reached after an all day conference among labor leaders. The accord provided a 6 per cent wage increase. The 85,000 workers agreed also to return to the 60 textile mills immediately, settling what had been construed ! earlier as a possible serious threat I lo economic peace. SITE ACCEPTED FOR NEW OFFICE Shalley-Wittwer Site Selected For Berne Bost Office According to word received here; this afternoon the U. S. joint federal 1 and podt office committee had accepted the Shalley-Wittwer site on; .West Main street in Berne as the| - location for the new $67,000 post office and federal building in that j . town. The site, located on West Main | between Sprunger and Baltimore! streets, was offered at a I.id of $9.-; 200. according to the reports. It was said that the choice of) sites had been cut down to three he. cations, and one chosen, the A. J.' Moser-Liddy site, and the Simison-I i Jacdbs site. The O. K. Grocery and the Walter) ! Stucky home now stand on the 10-l j location chosen by the federal de- } I partment. It is reported that these | buildings will be torn down and! work started on the new federal building yet this fall. Tentative plans for the new post ’ office call for a completely modern, one story brick building. Further intormation on the construction is expected to be released within a few days. Mre. Arthur Zehr, Berne postmaster, is attending the national postmasters convention in Cleveland this week. o— — Aged Columbia City Man Killed By Train Columbia City, Ind., Sept. 17.— I (U.Rz — Washington A. Smith, 80. was killed instantly here yesterday when struck by an east bound Pennsylvania passenger train. The aged man had been wandering up and down the right of way for several hours, witnesses said, despite warnings to keep clear of the tracks. oFiremen Favor Civil Service Anderson, Ind., Sept. 17. —(U.R) — Legislation favoring civil service or a merit system for fire departI ments in Indiana was endorsed at the tenth annual convention of the, Indiana Fire Chiefs’ Association) held here yesterday. The tire chiefs were commended , for their co-operation in adopting' and promoting safety methods in i an address delivered by Donald F.; Stiver, state director of public safety. ‘

themselves,” referring to the assurance of insurance company officials that insurance policies were “as safe as government bonds." Among those present at the parley, left to right, were Charles F. Williams, president of Western and Southern Life Insurance Co.; Frederick H. Ecker, chairman of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., and Guy W. Cox, president John Hancock Insurance Co.

RUSH REPAIRS ON AIRPLANE Details Os Richman-Mer-rill Quarrel Are Revealed Musgrave Harbor. N. F.. Sept. 17 —(UP) —Details of the quarrel be- ■ tween Harry Richman and Dick Merrill over the dumping ot gaao'ine during a storm over the 'Atlantic were obtained today as mechanics rushed here from New York labored to repair the trans-Atlantic plane for its trip on to New York. Richman, owner of the $95,000 monoplane, confirmed that he dump--1 ed the gasoline over the protect of Merrill, a traiMqsart pilot of many years’ experience. "We had 1.100 gallons of gas on leaving Liverpool," be said. “Five hundred miles off Newfoundland we met a gale head wind which nearly forced the plane into the sea. I believe we would have crashed an.l dlrowned had the gas not been dumped. “■lt is true I demanded Merrill to dumji the gas an.fi he refused. My object was to lighten the plane and enable us to siiccensfully battle the gale. { ontrary 10 Merriil and againsi *his prol'-s". I dump'd over | the giMolfjie. leaving enough to ) reach Newfoundland.” Apprised of Richman’s statement. 1 Merrill looked up from his work on the p'ane and said. "Well, that's I one side of it and not the whole story of that side either." He was reported to have said I last night that neither engine troui ble nor a storm caused the dumping |of the gas. but that dumping it I caused the trouble and nearly endi ed the flight in a plunge into the I sea. | ('apt. Eddie Rickebacker, presid- ) ent of the eastern airlines on which I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVENS SEVERE STORM IS THREATENED Severe Hurricane May Be Veered From Eastern Coast Wilmington, N. C„ Sept. 17 — (U.R) —One of the greatest hurricanes in Atlantic coast history ' whipped shoreward today, but I gave some indications of veering to the north-northwest, a federal hurricane warning reported. Coast cities in the Carolinas and Virginia Capes battened down in preparation for a severe blow although the center of the monster Btorni with 100 mile winds still was far out at sea. Coast guard and Red Cross units prepared emergency measures at points where the force of the storm was likely to be felt. The hurricane center was located in a 9:30 a m. advisory at about 260 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, moving northwestward with increasing rate of speed and “some indication of turning northnorthwestward." The hurricane warning system ! advised that the hurricane: "Will probably pass to the east I of Cape Hatteras latter part of the ) afternoon or early tonight. Will ) cause increasing northeast and north winds reazhing gale force ‘ (WNUNUND ON PAGE FIVE).

PARTY LEADERS PLAN FURTHER CAMPAIGN TOUR Plans Os Roosevelt And Landon Are Revealed Today Washington, Sept. 17 - (UP) — 'Campaign plans of President Rooeei velt clarified today as he prepared Ito leave tonight for Cambridge. • Mass., where he will epeak tomorrow at the 300th anniversary cele-| bration of Harvard University, hie 1 alma mater. An addrese at opening of the anI nual meeting of the mobilization i for human needs, a few callers and I routine government matters com- ( pletea his two-weeks stay at -the ' White Houee since h'.e return from bls drought Inspection tour. Although White House attaches I emphasized Mr. Roosevelt's Cambridge addreee will be non political !it was understood that Massachusetts Democratic leaders are prepared to make the most of his visit to whip up party interest. From Cambrige, Mr. Roosevelt f will proceed to the summer White 1 House at Hyde Park. N. Y., where he will attend to government affairs until Sept. 29. when he goes to Syracuse. N. Y., to address the state Democratic convention. That speech. Observers believe will mark the opening of his personal re-election drive that will be | carried forward through October ' and into November. Although Mr. Roosevelt has trav- ! e'led and spoken intensively since June 1, covering more than 10,000 miles in roughly 30 states, his tours have been described as purely "nonpolitical." However on several occasions he spoke out sharply against administration critics and rallied time and again to a vigorous defense of policies now under fire. Landon Topeka. Kan. Sept. 17. —(UP) — (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) MEXICAN HELD ' UNDER ARREST Serious Charges Are Filed Against Mexican Near Berne Charges of assault and battery with intent to rape were filed this afternoon against Pat Urbano Torres. Mexican living in the southern part of the county near Berne. The charges were .placed as an | aftermath to his alleged attempted 1 attack on a daughter of the late Sol- | onion Nussbaum. Miss Nussbaum lives on a farm adjoining that of C. C. Beer, where the Mexican and his aged father make their home. According to local authorities. Torres admitted tearing the dress of the woman Tuesday afternoon during the attack. He claimed that he had paid her $1 for damages to her dress, officers stated. Sheriff Dallas Brown and Policeman David Duhaoh, of Berne made the arrest yestrday as the prose-i cutor was out of town. Torres is being held in the Adams county jail, pending arraignment in court. According to the arresting officers, Torres at first denied the attempted attack, but later confessed. Local authorities stated today that he had annoyed the woman on several previous occasions. o Thermometers Take Sudden Drop Here Old Man Winter sent his first warning of fur coat weather last night, when t.e blew his breath on Decatur thermometers, causing a 23 degree drop from the morning [ reading. With readings as low as 59, smoke was seen curling from the chimneys of local homes for the first time this season. Small fires were built to drive the chill from the. rooms ad extra blankets were callled into use. Most important of the ■ good derived from the cooler weathi er. was that of giving people an opportunity to get a good night's sleep. The low temperatures were expected to be short-lived, however, as the the thermometers again climbed to 69 at noon today. The weather man predicts fair and warmer weather Friday. o WEATHER Mostly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Friday; slowly rising temperature Friday.

Loyalists Forces Seek Volunteers To Fight Rebels

SECOND PURDUE FOOTBALL STAR DIES OF BURNS — TomMcGannon Os Evansville Is Second Victim Os Explosion Lafayette, Ind.. Sept. 17. —(U.K) — Tom McGannon. Evansville, Purdue university football star, died today from burns suffered Saturday in a shower room explosion. A second blood transfusion by physicians at St. Elizabeths hospital failed to rally the veteran nalfback and at 4 a. m. he began failing rapidly. He die dat 5:15. Doner of the blood fr the second transfusion was Richard Coffee, Fort Wayne.McGannon's fraternity brother and a junior in the school ot civil engineering. 'Condition of Lowell Decker, Reading. Mich., another victim of the fire, was reported still "serious." Pal Malaska, Crawfordsville, and Janies Maloney. Oak Park. 111., , continued to show improvement, physicians said. McGannon, a junior, had been expected to become one of the mainstays of the Boilermaker football squad this season. A native of Evansville, he was developed as a star half-back during four years he played for Memorial high school there under the coaching of Don Ping. In his senior year at high school he was chosen as an “all-state” star. McGannon en’ered Purdue the following year and became one , of she stars of the freshman squad. Last year, as a sbphoinore. be ' made the Purdue varsity and played in every game on the Boilermaker schedule. He is survived by the parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. C McGannon. two sisters and three brothers, one ot' the latter now a football player at Memorial high school. Memorial services for Carl Dalbeck. a guard from Lyndonville, Vt„ first victim of the explosion caused when gasoline used to remove bandages after a practice session caught fire from a water heater, will be held here this afternoon in St. John's Episcopal church. Members of the football squad, the Kappa Sigma fraternity and the Cary clubs and representatives of other colleges and universities and Dahlbeck's intimate friends will attend the services. At 1 p. m. campus activities at Purdue will cease and students will stand at attention in memory of the star. McGannon was conscious until about 20 minutes before death. Tne end came peacefully. With him were his parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. McGannon; three i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ISSUES APPEAL TO AID NEEDY Roosevelt Opens 1936 Mobilization For Human Needs Washington, Sept. 17 — <U.R) — President Roosevelt appealed to the nation today in opening the 1936 mobilization for human needs for a revival of the spirit of local ' charity'. He emphasized returning prosperity as "heightening the obligation of every individual” to contribute to private charity and criticized “a small minority who Seek to profit from the preaching i of fear.” The president addressed civic ! leaders here to plan an $80,000,000 charity fund to fill community chests in 330 cities. Tie spoke from the south portico of the White House. Mr. Roosevelt cited increased national income, payrolls and employment supporting his assertion that since the low point of the depression “greaa and substantial progress has been made." "Confidence has returned to the great mass of our people; confidence on the part of all except a small minority who seek to profit from the preaching of fear," he ' .(COMiaiUEli ON SfiYfiNi

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I Government Os Spain Asks For 10,000 Volunteers To Aid In Defense Os Madrid Today; DYNAMITE FORT By Louis F. Keemle ’ (United Press Cable Editor) The Madrid government, staking its life on its chance of turning back the rebel drive in the Talavera region southwest of Madrid, issued a call today for 10.000 volunteers to reinforce the Loyal--1 ist axmy. In addition, every available man tinder arms in Madrid was mobilized for duty at the front. The situation still was precarious, with a decisive advantage yet to be gained by either side. The Loyalists had temporarily blocked the rebel advance east ot Talavera, but it was only! a phase of the battle and the rebels were expected to renew their drive vigorously. Sheer man-power is the chief advantage on the side of the Loyalists, mostly untrained men. The government appears to. have obtained a large supply of guns from some source — perhaps the shipment marie from Mexico. The arms were needed for the illequipped government troops. All reaj activity of the war centered in the Talavera-Toledo region. One of the most shocking stories of the war may develop at Toledo if threats are carried out to blow up the Alcazar with dynamite. After weeks of siege, mors than 1.200 rebel men, women and children still are in the ancient fortress', refusing to surrender. The rebel advance westward toward Bilbao on the northern front (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) . O $25,000 SUIT SET FOR TRIAL Damage Suit, Venued From Allen County, Set November 5 The $25,000 damage suit of Charles Porter against Walter Haller, of the Haller grocery and meat market in Fort Wayne was set for trial on November 5. by Judge Huber M. DeVoes in Adams circuit court this morning. The court, upon a petition by tha defendant, also ordered the plaintiff to present himself to a Fort Wayna physician for a physical examination between September 18 and 25. The complaint, as venued here from the Allen circuit court charges the defendant with carelessly and negligently driving his delivery truck into the rear of the motorcycle on which the plaintiff wad riding. The plaintiff further charges, that as a result of the accident on December 15, 1935. he was knocked unconscious, suffered a fractured right frontal bone in his head, sustained severe knee injuries and had several teeth knocked out. The complaint charges that as a result of the accident the plaintiff is permanently, partially incapacity (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Suit For Divorce Is Filed Wednesday Rosalie Morgan filed suit for divorce yesterday afternoon from George Morgan on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. She asks the care ot and support for their 6 year old daughter. Catherine Rosetta, and that her maiden name of Rosalee Martin be restored. Tha summons was issued returnable September 29. o Schuller Infant Dies Wednesday The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Schuller, of near Ossian, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, one hour after birth. The infant was one of twin boys. The other son still survives. Surviving besides the parents are the grandparents: Mr., and Mrs. Lewis Fuhrman, Preble township and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schuller, also of Preble township. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Friedheim Lutheran church, with the Rev W Ts Werniug offielating.