Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1936 — Page 1

No. 238.

Liver Light Rates proposed Here By I Decatur Officials

Vk- Maximum Rate Ejl'jve ( Hits Per Each Kowatt Hour; Bene- ■ 4 ~\!l Customers. Ipl ODKTION VP K jsxiniui'i ’ |V - p,T k “°' );l t. will giv.n RZ. ( , r ,i|P city light and pow,a, to the „f r.dared rates to be ■TKhI, th,. Indiana Public Serthe BKJT.viIu. nd t ales will benefit MKJ. . ..f the municipal KgL , hP city. the maximum six per kilowatt for 1... ne reduced K ■■■ cents. Eg,os will also result to the tit .Dr the residence ~,n the step-down low as cents per kilowatts over 125 K|, niuji.d that the savings BoXiit -« il amount to $6.0<)0 ■«i i> a yea.-, based on this Esr's consumption. The Jive ELt,. will also apply to htisiand stores on the LL KWH and then the rate four cents per KWH. .ouncil in session last resolution adopting Evw schedule of rates and the electric light comM and the hoard of public safety to file a petition public service eomtninthe lower rates. iin 1.1 electric current at light and power plant hit; fafl'ime record yesterday. 'A to-1 Ufa:" .'•>»> kilowatts was produced ■Kfidnight Monday to midnight This exceeds by more than any previous record. ..il was heavy this morning: new ret ord might be Frank Burns, chief enat the plant stated. f HBk is progressing nicely on XB and foundations for the KWH turbine. It will be October 16 and will be plac- - as soon as the hookbe made. reduction of the light and fcbihaii .n power rates is volun■iy i the part of the city and believed that the public commission will offer any B® a to the proposed schedThe city administration is to reduce electric rapidly as possible. K I The New Schedule ■ present schedule, together proposed reduced rates wßresent Residence Light KWH month 6c KWH month be charge 50c month, Residence Light IMik 1 KWH month 5c KWH month 4c |H2S KWH month 3c charge 50c month. Present Light & Power KWH month Gc KWH month 4c charge $1.50 month. Proposed Light & Power KWH month 5c jM.IO KWH month 4c |H2S KWH month 3c ■Bmum charge 50c month. Business House Rates ■ KWH month 6c ■251) KWH month 5c charge sOc month. B9°’ ed Business House Rates >■2so KWH month 5c charge 50c month, production at the ■‘Abt and power plajit. which in larger net earnthe big reduction in ■trial power rates last Janu■tuakes the lower schedule of ■jjjjjjble, cit X officials were ®b”HNUKn ON PAGE FIVE) ■~ o ■'er Garden Club Will Be Organized ■ civic section of the woman’s S 8 s P°nsoring the organization ■flower garden club. A meet■Jl be held Friday evening at Hf c ‘ oc k in the Homestead office B e Old Adame county bank W l '?. Anyone interested in this K w invited to attend the ■ng.

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GIVE PROGRAM OF CONVENTION Eighth District Federated Club Meeting Here Thursday — The complete program for the annual meeting of the eighth district of the Indiana federation of clubs, which will be held at the Zion Reformed church in this city Thursday, was announced today by Miss (Vivian Burk, Adams county president. Registration and presentation of credentials will open the day’s activities a,t 9 o'clock, with the morning smsion openisg at 9:30. The program will open with music and presentation of the flag. Mrs. John Peterson. Decatur, will read the devotions, and the address of welcome will be given by Mrs. W. Guy Brown. Mrs. J. R. Clark of Winchester, district vicepresident, will deliver the response. District officers, county presidents. and district department chairmen will present brief reports. Brief talks will be made by the following: American citizenship, Miss Indift Brimfield. Winchester; American home, Mrs. H E. Fishback, Anderson; Education. Mrs. Clyde Byerly. Yorktown; art and penny art fund, Mrs. J. R. Marsh, Muncie; literature, Mrs. Helen Brooks. ; Farmland; drama. Mrs. Frank I Thomas. Pendleton; poetry. Mrs. H. P. Cook. Anderson; music. Mrs. Marker Sunderland. Dadeville; Hoosier program. Mrs. John Frazier, Elwood; international relations. Mrs. T. V. Harsh, Bluffton; tjuhiors. Mrs Henry Heller. Decatur; legislation, Mrs. Clarence Benadum, Muncie; press and publicity, Mrs. Elmer Goodwin. Muncie; Indiana club women, Mrs. Clarence Deajh, Muncie; correction and child welfare, Mrs. A. F. Meeks. Muncie; community service, Mrs. Carl Childs. Yorktown; public health and mental hygiene. Mrs. Nannie Sutton. Yorktown; conservation, Mrs. James L. Harmon, Alexandria; club extension. Mrs. F. L. Botkin, Muncie; club institutes, Mrs. E. P. Myers. Elwood; cooperation for blind. Mrs. Fred Kennedy, Muncie; Old Fauntleroy home, Mrs. Harry Huffman, Muncie; rural cooperation, Mrs. Iva Shirey, Muncie, motion pictures, Mrs. Morton Wright; reciprocity. Mrs. F. Waldo. Anderson; student loan. Mrs. Edward Senders. Muncie; foundation fund, Mrs. J. W. McMillian. Muncie; Bible literature, Mrs. Perry Staggs, Yorktown: Epsilon Sigma Omicron and adult education, Mrs. J. A. Walter, Muncie; legislative talk. Mrs. Clarence Benadum. Muncie. Memorial services will be conducted, with a solo by Mrs. Ralph Roop of Decatur. Mrs. Edwin I. Poston of Martinsville will speak on institutes of G. F. W■< ’■ A more abundant club life will be discussed by Mrs. Claude Stc-elI of (OONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o CHURCH PLANS MEET TONIGHT Social Meeting At Presbyterian Church This Evening All members of the Presbyterian chnrch and Sunday school and any others interested are invited to meet at the church this evening at 7 o’clock to enjoy a program and social evening. This is the first of a series of meeting that has been planned. The chairmen for the evening, Paul Saurer and Jesse Cole, have arranged for an interesting progiam. Included in the program are the following numbers: Vocal trio, Mrs. Will Schrock. Mrs. Ej Engeler and Mrs. Je«se Cole; vocal solo, Paul Saurer; vocal duet, Janet Schrock and Harriet Kunkel. Interesting talks will be given by Mrs. Charles Teeple and Miss Kathrin KnaiPPA cordial invitation is extended to anyone interested. Refreshments will be served at tho close of the I program and a social hour enjoyed I

ROOSEVELT SON I DENIES SELLING WAR AIRPLANES Senator Nye Defends Committee In Refusing Hearing Washington. Oct. 7— <U.R) — I Chairman Gerald P. Nye of the, senate munitions committee, today I , vigorously defended fiis action in deciding against hearings on [ charges that Elliott Roosevelt t sought a $500,000 commission for i selling airplanes to Russia. After studying documents sub- . mitted to it, Nye said, the com- I nilttee decided thaj if there ever I was a contract between the president’s son and Anthony Fokker “it never was fulfilled and nothl ing was done under it and going into it would have resulted only in one thing — smearing of the President — one thing which no member of the committee wanted | to do.” Nye also held that “in the interest of fairness” he had considered |it necessary to relea.se yesterday the affidavit of Fokker filed a year ago alleging that at one time ihe held a contract with Elliott I for proposed sale of 50 military planes to Soviet Russia. Nye. who is a Republican senator from North Dakota, but who so far has remained neutral in [the presidential race, said that | he did not consider that his ac- . tion releasing the affidavit was I anything more than in "fairness to all parties concerned.” "Obviously," he said, ‘‘when an attack is made on the committee challenging it with concealing files every member wants to resent it. SpeaJting as a member, I thoroughly resent it. At no time has there been partisanship on the ' committee. “A good many ends were not run down, obviously.” Nye asserted that the “whole purpose of making the affidavit ’ available was to afford a demon- ’ stratum of the fast that after all nothing had ever come of the . (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FIRST MEETING OF CENTRAL PTA — Parent Teachers Association Holds First Meeting Tuesday I I The first meeting of the Central Parent Teachers association was held Tuesday afternoon at the Cenj tral building. Mrs. L. A. Cowens, president, conducted the meeting. Reports of past activities and [ completion of organization wonk for Hie present year were taken care of in the business meeting. Miss Glennys Elzey, secretary, gave a short summation of last year’s activities; Mrs. Joe Hunter, treasurer, . read the financial report; and Mrs. Francis Eady talked briefly on the . district PTA meeting held here September 30. Miss Helen Hauhold. accompanied by Mrs. Carrie T. Hauhold, sang, "By the tlrend of the river.’’ It was voted to hold the next meeting at 7 p. tn., November 10. • Thereafter, meetings will be held ■ ths second Tuesday of each month. Committees appointed by Mrs. Cowens were: program—Mrs. Francis Eady, Mrs. Buckley, Miss Coffee | Mrs. Ralph Yager; finance—Sylvester Everhart, Harry Dailey, Mrs. i Joe Hunter: membership — Mrs ! Fred McConnell, Mrs. Ben Schroyer, Mrs. Russell. Melchi; publications— Mrs. Bruce Christian; hospitality, I Mrs. Paul Edwards, Mrs. Mrs. ‘ Harold Sautter. Mrs. Thomas Venis, Mrs. Amos Graber; welfare—Mrs. William Hoffman, Mrs. Floyd Hun- ' ter, Mrs. Jess Williams, Mrs. William Kohls, Mrs. Ralph Roop; pub- [ licity—Lowell Smith, Mrs. William Affolder. ' The hospitality committee served refreshments at the close of the meeting. Kathleen Foreman. Margaret Handler, Martha Macy, Kath I ryn Schroyer, Mary Pickford and Betty Zinsmaster, Central students ’ assisted in serving. o — City Officials To Attend Convention j II Several city officials are planning ; to attend the annual convention ot I ‘ the Indiana Municipal league in i South Bend thie week. Tlie convention opens Thursday and continues through to Saturday, when the mayors and city officials will be guests of the mayor of South Bend at the i Notre Dame-Washington football I game.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday. October 7, 1936.

War Secretary Joins Red Cross Skit Harry Woodring Mrs. F. W. Boecher One of the first to join the 1936 roll call of the national Red Cross was the new secretary of war. Harry H. Woodring, shown as he signed up with Mrs. Frederick VV. Boscher, wife of Major General Boseher, chief of finance of the U. S. army.

G. E. INCREASE WILL BE S2OO Two Per Cent Wage Increase To Benefit Local Employes The two per cent wage increase benefiting the 400 employes of the I General Electric company in this ! city, is effective from October 1, | according to instructions received by E. W. Lankenau, superintendent of the Decatur works from Gerard Swope, president of the ' company. Mr. Lankenau estimated that the 1 increase would amount to approxi-1 mately S2OO a week to local em-| ployes. Tlie new plan calls for the em- ■ ploye’s pay check to be governed i by the relative cost of living, as i set forth in an index published 1 quarterly by the United States de- , paitment of Labor. The check will fluctuate between arbitrary minimum and maximum limits. All ■ employes receiving an annual salary of wages of not more than $4,000 are affected. The increase will be paid on the first $3,000 per year for all such employes. This plan provides that if the 1 cost of living goes up correspond- • ing increases will be made in em- , ployees’ earnings up to a maxiI mum of 10% above the present level, and when this point is reached the company will again give consideration to the question. If the cost of living decreases, adjustment will be made downward . but will not go below the standard of employes' earnings now in effect. With this arrangement the question of the relation of em-| ployes' earnings to, the cost of liv-j : ing is taken care of automatically. I CITY PARK WILL BE GARDEN SPOT Water Works Park To Be Beautified; Council Takes Action The first part of a three-year program to transform the city water works into a garden spot was announced at the city council Tuesday evening by Forest Elzey, chair-' man of the park committee. The cost of the improvement is to ■ be paid by the electric light and , water deipartments. The work is to be supervised by the park committee. A contract with the 'Auburn Nuraery company of Auburn to furnish flowers, shrubs and trees for planting this fall and next spring was approved by the council. The cost of this is to be $589. This part of the improvement will be on the east aide of the plant north of the walk. It is impossible to landscape south of the wa'k at this time because of the remodeling of the plant to house ; ; the new turbine. A dot >le terrace is planned alound the plant. The two reservoirs will be concealed by rose trellises. A ' rock garden has been iplanned for near the northeast corner. The wonk will be started this fall. The city is to prepare the ground and furnish the rocks. WPA labor i I will be used. ♦

Many Vehicles On Roads Without Light County and state police authorities stated today that fhey have received numerous complaints in regard to wagons and buggies .being driven on the roads and highways after dark without a light. They asked to remind these offenders that they are not only breaking the law but creating a condition dangerous to their lives and that of motorists, and ask that all vehicles, including bicycles, be equipped with a light at the first sign of darkness. — o Moose Drill, Degree Teams Meet Friday All members of the Moose drill and degree team are requested to meet at the Moose home Friday i evening at 8 o'clock. COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE BIDS City To Receive Bids For Construction Os Sewer The city council will receive bids for the ■ construction of the Arnold sewer on West Monroe street on October 20 at the next regular meeting of the body. At the council meeting Tuesday night the council approved the city engineer's report on the revised estimates for the sewer. Ralph Roop’s report gave the estimated cost of material at $1,409.30 exclusive of labor. With both material and labor, he estimated the cost to be $2,035.80. The report of the electric light committee on the extension of the I rural lines a mile and a half along I the river road to serve Francis Fuhrman and others was approved. A petition was read from Samuel Ritter and others asking that a light pole be erected on Harrison street near the Ritter home. This was referred to the electric light committee. Complaints concerning the construction of the new sidewalk around the Engeler property on the northeast corner of Fourth and Monroe streets were reported. It was stated that there are now stumbling blocks which may be dangerous to pedestrians. The street and sewer committee was instructed to conduct an invest!I gation. Fred Engle appeared for the residents of liligg street, asking that a number of improvements Ire made along that street while the street is being repaired. He announced that residents would soon petition for ornamental lights (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Democratic Rally In Allen County A Democratic rally and hickory pole raising will 'be held Friday night at Boston, in Madison township. Alleh county. Harry Hilgeman. democratic candidate for judge of Allen county, will be the principal speaker. The Decatur American Legion band will furnish the music. Free lunch and coffee will be served. Charles Brower, Dr. C. Cordell and Louis Scherer is the committee in charge. The public is invited to attend.

TRUCK DRIVER IS HELD AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT Dayton, 0., Man Is Held Here After TruckWagon Crash Mack Matoaky. aged 21, of 535 ) Notre Dame Ave., Dayton, Ohio, is | being held in the Adams county jail following the truck-wagon col-[ lision near Geneva Tuesday afternoon, in which Ilona Newcomer, farmer of near there was killed. I Matosky is being held at present! on a charge of operating a motor | vehicle with the chauffeur’s license required by law. Charges of involuntary manslaughter, carrying a sentence of 2 to 21 years, could be filed by the coroner’s jury, which was scheduled to meet late this afternoon. xratosky’s partner in the fruit truck, owned by the Kiefober Motor Company, of Dayton, Ohio, was allowed to finish the belated trip , ’ to Michigan markets for a load of i fruit. He is to stop here on the i return trip tonight to hear the i coroner’s verdict. The partner, known only as 1 “Tai" Peiffer to Matosky, had been working with him for less than a 'I week, and Matosky stated “Tai” was the only name used in their ’' conversation. Died Enroute Home Hosa Newcomber, the victim in ; the crash, died on the way home ; from the office of a Geneva physI ician. His home was located in . Jay county near the Adams county • line. Authorities are now investi- [ gating to determine definitely . whether Tie died in Adams or Jay [ county, which will place the mat-' [ ter of jurisdiction in the hands of I the Jay county coroner or with Robert Freeby, deputy coroner here, acting in the absence of Coroner Robert Zwick, who is out of ■ town. : Deputy Freeby stated this after- [ noon, that he was convinced the , man had died in Jay county. Matosky told Sheriff Dallas Brown that he had had but little [ or no sleep since last Wednesday. I driving almost constantly since i that time. From the story gathered from tlie men in the truck and the passl erby, who arrived on the scene | shortly after the crash, a plausible account of how the accident occurred was pieced together by . Sheriff Brown and state police. The deceased was traveling north on highway 27, when struck from the rear by the big truck at i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I I o Ticket Purchasers To Have Reserved Seats Purchasers of tickets for the ban- ■ quet to be held preceding the Town- ■ send rally at Bluffton Saturday night will have reserved seats at the l program in the community building it was announced today. ( Those who did not have tickets may attend the program which will be free of charge. The doors will be open at 6:30 o'clock in the auditor--1 ium. The (program is sponsored by the Young Democratic clubs of Adams and Wells counties. O — t FRANK AVERY i CLUB SPEAKER District Deputy Governor Speaks To Lions Club Tuesday i Frank Avery, of Auburn, district 1 deputy governor of Lions organizations, was the chief speaker at the regular meeting of the loeaj : club last night in the Rice hotel. J “Principles of Lionism,” was the topic of the deputy's address, 11 concerning the activities of the club during the past few years in aiding humanity. The clubs are now engaged in the work of sponsoring many movements and organizations aiding blind and crippled individuals and dependent children. He also spoke of the rapid i growth of Lions clubs, stating that while in 1917 there were only j 25 clubs, there are today 2,700 1 ■ organizations all over the United States and several foreign coun- , • tries. Speaking of a local na,ture, he , i recalled the fact that the Decatur 1 , club had only nine members at the time of its founding, but uow , has a total of 39 enrolled. On the next meeting induction ceremonies for three new members, Donald Waite, Harold Essex «i.T-r-iL~vjWK>~wxrvT-r~u~. (CONTINUED ON PAOE THREE)

Roosevelt Plans Campaign Tour Os Over 5,000 Miles

K.OF P.OPEN MEET THURSDAY Prominent Officials Os Order To Attend Meeting Here Ira E. Clarke, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, assistant supreme keeper of records and seal, of the na- ' tional order of Knights of Pythias, will attend the open meeting of the Knights and Pythian Sisters Thurai day night. Mr. Clarke will also address the ( meeting during tlie session, whicU will be oipen to the members of both organizations, their friends, wives, . sweethearts and interested persons. , The membership campaign for the coming fiscal year will ibe discussed and other open business . transacted. Other prominent lodge officers , expected will include Carl Mitchell, grand keeper of records and seals, of Indianapolis, Grand Chancellor : Dalrymple and Grand Vice-Chan- ] i cellor Walker, of Montpelier. The meeting will be opened at 6 o'clock with a potluck supper in : the lodge dining rooms, and the open meeting will follow. Those in charge of the entertainment are Joseiph Hunter, F. R. Fenimore and ! Charles Knapp, of the K. of P.. and Mrs. Fenimore and Mrs. Frank CarI roll, of the Pythian Sisters. A program of speeches and musi- ' cal entertainment has been arranged for later in the evening. A called special meeting of the Knights of Pythias will be held tonight at 7:30 in the lodge home. All members are urged to attend. New business and regular business will be conducted tonight, since the meeting Thursday is to be open to J the public. RUSHPLANSFOR DEMOCRAT MEET Program For Woodring Meeting Will Be Announced Soon Plane for the Democratic meeting here on October 17 are being concluded and will be announced within a day or two, Nathan Nelson, county chairman stated this morn- , ing. He has named Will Bowers and H. J. Yager to have charge of the parade and t 0 select such assistants as they deem necessary. The meeting will be held at the ; Catholic high school auditorium in the evening and the speaker will be Harry H. Woodring, secretary of ; war. This noted statesman will i make only two speeches, the one ; here and one in his home state of i Kansas. 1 Senator Gottschalk reports that plans for the meeting at Berne on 1 the night of the 22nd are completed. 1 C. H. Muselman will preside and a concert iby the Berne band will (preceded the speaking program at the auditorium. Plans for the lunch 1 following the meeting are also be- 1 ing made. Mrs. Olive Belden Lewis of Indianapolis will be the principal speaker at the regular meeting of the Woman's club, to be held at the . Masonic club rooms in this city on the evening of the 15th, with a banquet at 6 o’clock. Mr. Nelson is also planning meetings to be held in the various townships with local speakers and also trying to arrange for meetings in the north and south part of the county with state speakers on the program. Church Plans Rally < Day, Homecoming A rally daiy and homecoming will be held at the Mt. Pleasant M. E. ' church Sunday. Regular churchy ol Sunday school services will (be held 1 in the morning, followed by a bas- 1 ket dinner. A special program will ibe held 1 at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. E. S. Morford of Monroe the principal 1 speaker. Special music will be presented. -_ . ... — ' WEATHER Cloudy, possibly showers extreme south, slightly cooler tonight; Thursday fair north, i cloudy south, cooler along 1 Ohio river. <

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President Gives Approval To Extended Campaign Tour Os Midwest States. Starting Thursday. MAJOR SPEECHES Washington, Oct. 7. — ( U.R) — President Roosevelt will invade Kansas, home state of itis opponent for the presidency, on a lu-day campaign swing through the west beginning tomorrow noon, the White House unnounced today. The tour will begin a day earlier than originally planned and will take the president into nearly a. dozen states. Mr. Roosevelt planned to go first to Dubuque, la., arriving there about 9 a. nt. Friday and leaving 45 minutes later for St. Paul, Minn. At St. Paul, he is expected to deliver a major campaign speech ot the campaign, although it was pointed out that there were some details yet to be worked out. Leaving St. Paul about 10 p. m., CST., the president will proceed to Lincoln, Neb., arriving about 1 p. m. CST., Saturday and departing at 3:30 p. nt. Sen. George Norris, veteran Nebraska legislator who is campaigning tor re-election as a new deal independent, will join the party when it passes through Des Moines. The president’s next stop wiil be Omaha. Neb., where a major address will be delivered over a. national hookup now being arranged by the Democratic national committee. Departing at midnight, Mr. Roosevelt will move westward to Cheyenne. Wyo., where he will attend church services Sunday and lunch with the commanding officer of the army corps area at Fort Francis E. Warren. Mr. Roosevelt will spend the night on bis special train parked at Cheyenne and leave Monday morning for Denver, arriving at 9:30 and remaining until 12:30 a.tn. The Kansas visit will come en route back east from Colorado. Proceeding byway ot Colorado Springs and Pueblo, his campaign special will head for Dodge City, Kan , and Wichita. At the latter city, he is expected to spend about an hour and a half and then entrain for Emporia, Kan. From Emporia, he will reach Kansas City, Kan., about 4:30 p.m. CST., and after a brief visit will motor to Kansas City, Mo. He wiil depart at 6 p. in. Tuesday night for St. Louis, arriving at 9:30 a. ni., Wednesday, and driving to the Jefferson memorial site for a brief inspection visit, after which he will entrain for Chicago, arriving there about 7 p. tn., for a speech in the stadium at 9:30 p. m„ CST. The next day. Oct. 15, will find him in Grand Rapids, Mich., for an hour and a quarter. At Lansing, he will stop for 15 minutes and will reach Detroit for an afternoon meeting, remaining in that city until midnight. Oct. 16 will be given over to appearances in Ohio. The president will reach Cincinnati about 10 a. m. for a brief visit and thence will move northward to Cleveland via Middletown, Dayton, Springfield. and Columbus. He will spend an hour in Cleveland. On Oct. 17, the final day of tha (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — 0 MOS. TINKHAM DIES TUESDAY Mrs. Sylvester C. Tinkham Dies At Blue Creek Township Home Mrs. Phoebe A. Tinkham, 79, wife of Sylvester C. Tinkham, died at her home in Blue Creek township Tuesday evening at 7:45 o’clock. Death was caused by infirmities and complications. The deceased wat; born in Pleasant Mills May 4, 1857 and hud spent (practically her entire life in Blue Creek township. She was married in April, 1894. Surviving 'besides the husband are two children: Mrs. Etta Myers, Blue Creek township and DeWitt Tinkham, of Hartford townelip, and six grandchildren. One son, Floyd preceded his mother in dea'h. Funeral services will be held at 1:45 p. m. Friday at the home and at 2 o’clock at the Mt. Hope church. Burial will ib e made in the church cemetery,