Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1936 — Page 1

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hUITES h INCREASE hORBUSINESS I _ 11 ■^ c lt Shows How [SLnistration Aided I Business ELn O.t, 24. (U.R) Kauni today <re u dlt 1 fo ‘ K ,.,l private business t 7: lh ,. pit into which it in ■■proved bnslneßtt as the Khnnc <>t his appeal to piesi.leiit made plans l?\ > t l irlwi»"l finish of his re- ■ ampaiub in Pennsylvania E”, Ymk. pivotal states, next ■ r „v.-i the radio from the , ls th,. White House last finosevelt told IS busK n < dinners scattered over tr y that his administra“usiness. propth( > profit system. ■\.xpe<teii to continue this ■ h ,. slU , earlier this week England tour, in ads,.w York City. Wilkes- | Camden. N. .1.. Harrisuini Wilmington. Del., itinerary will taße ■l „t Washington Tuesday York to participate F ltl ‘| t . ,>i Liberty ceremony J, Pennsylvania. New Jersey Kas.tr>' will nring him hack Kington Thursday night. Ku plans tail for his deagain Friday for New > Kile will speak in Brooklyn and his last major adK the campaign will be in city Saturday night. Bg He "ill await election reK his home in Hyde Park, K Mr Roosevelt last night K<l his faith in private enH he warned that the na-

Kid not go hack to the days Ktvidualisin run wild.” He i Ki to the nation s employers Khi front coercion in pollKne hi the United States be ■nor* firmly than I in the' Hos private business, private Hr. and private profit." Mr. Kit said. "No administraHthe history of o;tr country He more for it. It was this Htratiou which dragged it Hut of the pit into which it in 1933.” Hug back at campaign H that the new deal would ■ the system of private profit ■e of collectivism. Mr Ro*>se■he administration had httd Hhtest inclination to change ■stem all that it would have ■ do was to fold its hands ■it—let the system continue ■tilt to itself and the public, ■ead we did what the pre■dmiuistration had declined ■hrojigh all the years of tly? ■ion—we acted quickly and ■ally to save it. It was be■of our faith in the essential ■ndamental virtue of demoBand our conviction that inBl initiative and private pro■red it best." ■ling to optimistic business B. the president warned bus■hat "as your profits return Be value of your securities > ■rixt’En ox pton three) ■— o kenthau Gives Roosevelt Credit I York, Oct. 24.—(U.R>—PresiRoosevelt's fiscal and econ■rogram lifted America from Ipression, Secretary of Treasfenry Morgenthau. Jr., told a fct of the Good. Neighbor I last night. Ice President Roosevelt took T he said, "manufacturing pment has risen 50 per cent; Picturing pay rolls have rl prices paid to farmers Boubled; the market price of rate bonds has risen 50 per [ — 0- — th Bend Man Held For Kidnap, Assault I nmond, Oct. 24.—<U.R) —Hampolice disclosed the arrest forge Mcßae, 30. of South on a charge of kidnaping asaulting an 18-year-old Ham girl. 1 arrest was made in South a few hours after the alleg 1 •ack, but was kept secret tin<t girl had identified Mcßae, 1 said. j | 4. Sandor Singer of the Ham- 1 Police force said Mcßae pick-' girl In a Hammond street Thursday. He promised to 1 ier home, Singer said, but in- 1 drove to Lansing, 111., where : saulted her,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

HAY NURSERY TO BE OPENED I WPA Day Nursery Will Be Opened In Decatur Within 1(1 Days A WPA nursery school for children of pre-school age wiii open in Decatur within the next 10 days. The schools are conducted under ’ the education division of the gov’iernor's commission of unetnployi tnent relief. The school is being sponsored by the American legion Auxiliary, the woman's club. Tri Kappa. Del- ' ta Theta Tau and Psi lota XI sororities, the women of the .Moose and the P. T. A. council. Four local people will be employed. including three qualified kindergarten teachers and a cook-maid. The government furnishes all equipment and allows a minimum of $40.00 per month for feeding the children, as well as supplying the menus. The various organizations each contributing a specified amount per month, providing the school . room, transportation, medical examination of the children, toilet articles and other necessities. Four children will be selected at the beginning and the number will be increased to 25 within two or three weeks. The teachers will be announced the first of next week and will immediately be sent away for a week of intensive training and further instructions. An ideal location has been sesured at the residence of Mrs. Al Schneider. 1044 North Second street. After the rooms are equtpl>ed. the committee is planning to have open house so they may be inspl’cted Mrs. Walter Gladfelter is president of the organization with Miss Dora Shosenberg as secretary and treasurer. The executive committee includes Mrs. H. O. Eearnest, Mrs. I. W Macy affC Mrs. W. Guy Brown.

o— ARMISTICE DAY TO BE OBSERVED American Legion To Observe Armistice Day Here November 11 Armistice Day, anniversary of the close of the World War. will be appropriately observed in this city by Adams post number 43 of the American Legion. Wednesday. November 11. Promptly at 11 a. m., there will be a salute of three guns and the bugle will call taps. There will be 30 seconds of silent prayer for the World War dead. All business will cease during these 30 seconds. This service is held at 11 a. m. each year, as the armistice which ended the gr<|atest conflict the world has ever known, was effec- ; tive on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Members of the American Legion, their wives, and auxiliary members will attend a banquet at the Legion home. First and Madison streets at 7 p m. Those present will sing old war songs, and a short program will be held. The meeting will be followed by a dance. The national Americanism commission, a part of the American Legion has the following statement regarding Armistice Day: "Armistice Day is the veterans' own day. It is one of the greatest anniversaries in American history Every Legionnaire should see to it that this anniversary is appropriately observed in his community.'' The national organization of the Legion has made Armistice Day 'the windup of the annual membership drive. The quota for Adams post is 175 members for 1937. To date, 145 paid members have been reported, and officials of the local post confidently expect to equal and probably surpass the quota by November 11. Albert Miller is general chairman of the Armistice Day program Other members of the general committee are Herb Kern and Tillmon Gehrig. Other committees will be announced within a few days. Chicago Students Favor Roosevelt Chicago, Oct. 24. — (U.R) —A poll of students conducted by The Maroon, University of Chicago student paper, has been completed and gave President Roosevelt a two-to-one margin over Gov. Alt M. Landon of Kansas. Mr. Roosevelt received 1,420 of the 2,566 votes cast and Gov Landon 724 The rest: Norman Thomas. 206; Earl Browder. 205; Wil-, Ham Lemke, 7; others, 4.

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COMPROMISE IS MADE ON WILL Oliver S. Hanna Will Compromise Is Reported A compromise settlement of the Oliver S. Hanna will controversy was made before Judge Harry W. Muller in Allen Superior court No. 2 Friday, whereby Mrs. Julia N. H. Williams and Mrs. Gertrude H. Grosvenor, daughters are to receive approximately a quarter of o million dollars in securities and realty, and the remaining $150,000 in the estate iri to be administered in a trust provided for under the will. The property to be turned over to the daughters at once comprises $150,000 in securities and approximately SIOO,OOO in real estate. The realty is composed of 15 parcels, including downtown business property. The settlement provides that pbout one-third of the estate, amounting to approximately $150,000, remain in trust, with the Fort Wayne National bank acting as trustee. The amount to be administered in trust is said to be comprised of approximately $85,000 in personal property a,nd eight parcels of real estate. The amount of the estate which is to be vested immediately in the daughters represents approximately that portion of the estate which they claim originally belonged to I their mother, and which they | claim the mother provided should go to them direct in a contract entered into with their father be-1 fore her death. 1 Pursuant to this agreement, they I declare, their mother bequeath<>d; her estate to him, binding him to ; will it to them directly at his ( ' death. Mr. Hanna, however, later made: a new will In which he provided ' for his entire estate being left in trust. In a suit filed last year and tried (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) j DEATH CLAIMS MARY STAUFFER Mrs. Mary Stauffer Dies At Home In Berne

CH Anemia Mrs. Mary Stauffer, well known Adams county lady, died at Iter home in Berne Friday night, after being bedfast for three weeks. Death was caused by pernicious anemia. The deceased, who would have ; been 72 in December, spent all but 11 years of her life in this county. She resided in Fort Wayne during that time. Surviving are 10 children, including Mrs- Tom Cook and Mrs. George Hamma. of this city. Other children are: Palmer Stauffer, of Glendale, Cal.. Mrs. E. G. Burnett, Indianapolis; Mrs. W. C. Merlin, Urbana. Ohio; Mrs. J. 'A- Hamma, Portland; Mrs C. A. Baker, Portland; Mrs, W. G. Amstutz, Mrs- Rufus Amstutz and Mrs- J. P. Leichty, all of Berne. There are 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren also surviving. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, pending word from the son in California.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 24, 1936.

with the Union party, yet is the headquarters of both the Democratic and Republican organizations which occupy adjoining rooms in the structure.

Epworth Leaguers To Meet Sunday The Decatur Epworth Leaguers will entertain the mid-year institute of Adams'county at the Meth odist Episcopal church at 2:00 P. | M. Sunday afternoon. The first 45 minutes will be devoted to the so- : rial and recreational interests of the young people, followed by classes in Bible, church, history or > worship. During the recess period refresh ments will be erved by a committee of which Donnabelle Fenimore is leader. A second class period will follow and then a brief worship period, conducted by the Rev. ’ E. S. Morford. Miss Bernice Nelson 1 is dean of the institute and the ' Rev. C. E. Smith. W. H. Fallis and 1 H. R. Carson will beaclass leaders. I 0 > WILL OBSERVE ' MISSION HERE I National Preaching Mission To Be Observed Here Next Month i The national preaching mission. . j will be observed in Decatur dur-i i ing the week of Nov. 15-22. accord ■ ing to an announcement made by , the ministerial association today. I I During this week special preach-' ' ing services will be held throilgh l out the city in all churches which ! are affiliated with the Decatur minMaterial association. The observance in this city will j : be simultaneous with the observ-: ance in all churches of all denoin- 1 j inations. which are members of the federal council of churches of I Christ in America. "This preaching mission is the i result of eighteen months of study 1 j and preparation on the part of the ■ federal council of churches. It was : launched by the team of noted ' preachers and evangelists who be 1 gan in September a tour of 25 ( :of the leading cities of the coun-] try. Through the local preaching i missions being held in every city land town in the country at this I time, the impetus of the movement will be felt by every congregation in the denominations which are (CONTINUED ON PAGE THHEE) — o — Shows How New Deal Has Helped Laborers An interested crowd of men and women attended the labor meeting

held in the circuit court room Fri-, i day night. ‘i Arthur Pierson, of Muncie, secre1 tary of the typographical union, explained how the New Deal has help- ■ ed the laboring ciass of people. 1 Hubert Cochran was chairman of the committee on arrangements for “ the meeting. o Halloween Carnival At Monroe Thursday i — > Halloween carnival will he held i i at the Monroe high school Thtirs-: , day night. October 29. starting at ' ■ 7 o’clock, it was announced today ' , by Rolland Sprunger, school principal. . The carnival will feature, among : I other things, athletic shows, an am.ateur show, movie comedy, bingo ’ stands, shooting galleries, prizes ; for masked persons, and numerous , other prizes. Eats and soft drinks will be eerv-; ed at the carnival The general public is cordially invited to attend. No admission fee will be charged.

W. F. ST ALTER TAKEN BY DEATH William Stalter Dies This Morning After Long Illness William F. Stalter, 72, of route one Monrod, fovnier resident of this city, died this morning at 5:20 o'clock of complications, following an illness of one yeaj. Mr. Stalter was born November 20. 1863. in Allen county, Ohio, the son of Noah and Ella Lehman Stalter. He moved to Adams county 66 years ago. He lived in Decatur 19 years anti moved to his farm early this spring. He was married to Amanda Drum, of Wells county, January 1. 1886, who survives. Surviving are the following children: Norman S. Stalter, Fort Wayne; Clarence A. of Richmond. Delva A. of Fort Wayne and Allen F. of Dallas. Texas; and the following brothers and sisters: Rebecca Gearheart of Bluffton; George of Greenville. Ohio; Des tiomey Stalter Wolf. Monroe. Enich of New Jersey: Doris Stalter Owens. Elkhart. Nine brothi ers and sinters are deceased. There are eight grandchildren. Mr. Stalter was a retired farmi er. He was a member of the I United Brethren church of Decatur. FuneraJ services will be held at the home three miles west of | Monroe at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday and at 2 o’clock at the Antioch church. I The Rev. J. W. Seager of Ohio ami : the Rev. E. S. Morford of Monroe will officiate at the services. Burial will be made in Antioch church cemetery. The body will be returned from I the S. E. Black funeral home Sunday morning and may be ; viewed from Sunday morning at 10 o'clock until the time of the funeral. WEATHER I Fair tonight and Sunday, except becoming unsettled Sunday extreme north; warmer Sunday, frost tonight, mostly light. CHURCH PLANS FOR PROGRAM Special Missionary Program At U. B. Church Sunday Night A special program, observing the world s missionary day, will be presented at the First United Breth-| ! ren church Sunday evening instead of the usual evening service. I Mrs. Lillie Hill, chairman, will preside during the service, which will start at 7 o'clock. The program is sponsored by the missionary society and the Otterbein guild. The complete program follows: Song—Congregation. Call to Worship Mrs. Lillie Hill. Prayer - Mrs. Frank Bohnke. Special—Choir. Scripture—Marie Deßolt. Prayer—Mrs. Earl Crider. Duet—Mrs. Marie Deßolt. Mrs. Zella Baker. Playette—Otterbein Guild girls. Talk—Mrs. H. H. Franklin. Presentation of the Objects of the Offering—Mrs. Zelda Cochran. Offering Service. Duet —Vivian Hitchcock. Irene Light. Consecration Prayer and Beue , diction —Rev. H. W. Franklin,

MOOSE PLAN TO INITIATE CLASS Founding Os Mooseheart To Be Commemorated Tuesday Night Members of Adams lodge 1311, Ixtyal Order of Moose will meet 'Tuesday night at the lodge home in special ceremonies commemor--1 ating the founding of the child city of Mooseheart on October 27, 1913. Similar celebrations will be held by almost half a million members of the order all over the United i States and Canada. Tlie 64th birthday of James J Davis. Pennsylvania s’enator and founder of the Mooseheart home, will also be commemorated. Mooseheart, maintained by the Moose organizations, today comprise an estate of 1,200 acres. It is a home and school for more than 14000l 4 000 dependent children of deceased members of the order. Twenty-five trades are taught there. The “city" comprises over 150 modern fire-proof buildings. Adams county has had two children to be graduated from the school. Erman and Mildred Fogle, and at present have other children of the late Fred Fogle and Walter Wilkinson enrolled. An honorary class of 40 candidates will receive degree work on that night in commemoration of I the event. A special program, to he anI nounced later, is being planned by officers and members. Lodges all over the United Stat- ; es are now conducting membership campaigns to insure the unlimited opportunities offered the children at Mooseheart. 0 Revival Services At Church Os God Revival services will open at the Church of God Monday evening. Th* Rev. H. F. Allen, pastor of the Muncie Church of God. will be the evangelist. The general public is invited to attend these services. , q MON Al WHITE DIES FRIDAY Daughter Os Mr. And Mrs. William Butler Taken By Death Mrs. Monai Butler-White, age 28. former prominent Decatur young lady, died at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne last evening at 4:45 o'clock. Death was caused by embolism, following an operation. The deceased was well known in this city, having been born and reared here,- going to Fort Wayne two years ago to accept a position with the Old Fort Motor company as bookkeeper. She was born in this city on May 20. 1908. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Butler. She was a graduate of the Decatur high school and for a number of years wa,s employed as bookkeeper of two local firms. She was married to Niles “Bud" White, who preceded her in death two years ago. She was a member of the Decatur Zion Reformed church. Surviving besides the parents are two children. Ruth Ann and Billy Bob. and the following halfbrothers and sisters: Mrs. H. O. Dibble. Cerol. Mich; Mrs. Cal Myers, Ssginew. Mich; Mrs. 1.. A. Pepe, Milwaukee, Wis; C. A. Anspaugh, of Cleveland; Frank Butler. of this city and a foster-sister, Charlotte, of this city. ■Funeral services will be held at the home of her parents on Eighth street at 1:30 Monday afternoon and at 2 o’clock at the ; Zion Reformed church. Burial . will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be taken to the home tonight at 6 o’clock from j the Black funeral home and may lie viewed after 7 o’clock until time for the funeral. o Two Persons Slightly Injured Last Night Two persons received slight injuries last night shortly before 10 o’clock when cars driven by Ira 1 Bodie and Clark Flaugh, both of this city, collided on Adams street near ! Fourth. Mr. Flaugh. enroute west, atI tempted to turn left, when the auto he was driving collided with that of Mr. Bodie’s enroute east- Mrs. ' Bodie, accompanying her husband. I received cuts about the face. Mrs. Flaugh, who was with her husband, i sue’ained slight injuries. Both of the autos were consider- ■ abb' damaged, being towed to a 1 local garage for repairs.

Don Thompson Os ' This City Fatally Hurt This Morning

GRAVE CRISIS ; INCREASES IN EUROPE TODAY I In . Fascist Nations,Communists Nearing Danger I Point I I - — (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Ijondon. Oct. 24 — (U.R) —Fast growing hatred between the NaziFascist countries of Europe and ■ those which lean toward the left ‘ wing in politics reached the dangi er point today. ' Fascist Portugal abruptly broke relations with the left wing Madrid government. 1 Nazi Germany recognized Fas--1 cist Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia. . it wa.s announced officially in r Rome, when Nazi Fuehrer Adolf Hitler received Count Galeazzo ‘ Ciano, Italian foreign minister, in . I the Bavarian mountains today at > a meeting frankly intended to warn Europe that the two powerful nations were working together. Communist Russia seemed ready | to speed arms to Madrid after announcing that the non-intervent- ■ ion agreement in the Spanish civil war was "an empty, torn scrap of > paper." and that Russia, no longer , considered herself "bound by the , j agreement to any greater extent than any of the remaining participants"—meaning, to no extent at all. Spanish Nationalists made it known they would fire on any Russian arms' ship which entered ■ Spanish waters. Paris reported that Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany not only intended to recognize a Natonajist government as soon as the rebels entered Madrid but that envoys already had been selected. To recognize the rebels, they would 'have to break relations with the ' Loyalists. ■ The well informed Genevieve Tabouis. political expert of the Paris newspa.per. The Egg. assert- - ed that German and Italian ships > would “watch,” ports of t'ata--1 lonia, on the northeastern coast of Spain, to prevent the approach I of any Russian ships. In Belgium, the left wing coali- • tion ordered troops confined to barracks tomorrow and Monday, and cancelled all army leaves, . Because the Fascist-Rexist leader I I threatened to hold a gigantic mass meeting, defying a government ■ ban. Premier Leon Blum’s Socialistcoalition government in France ; was under fire at a convention of 1 the radical socialist party which |iis a pillar of the coalition and ; might precipitate its fall. An influential group at the convention demanded that communists be ; expelled forthwith from the coali- . t’on. Hitler and his foreign minister. Count Konstantin Von Neurath, in . I conference wth Count Ciano and Bernardo Attolico. Italia.n ambassador, were expected a-t the end of the day to issue a diplomatic blast that would rip still wider apart the Nazi-Fascist and left front blocks. A. OFC. PLAN SOCIALEVENTS Card Party Monday Night, Dance To Be Held Tuesday Night The local council of Knights of ; Columbus will hold two social ; events next week, in addition to the regular business meeting. On Monday night the members will hold a pinochle and rhum party, following the regular business meeting at 8 o’clock in the council hall. Cash- prizes will be awarded the winners of the card games. : The meeting was to have been held last Monday night but was (postponed because of the regional meeting in Fort Wayne. On Tuesday night, the lodge will enjoy a card and bing party, with • dance following these events., IAII jnembers are urged attend,

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Local Youth Killed Early This Morning In Auto Crash At Fort Wayne; Skull Fractured. DRIVER IS HELD Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 24.—(U.R1 > —Don Thompson, age 22. of Decatur, was instantly killed here early this morning when the auto in which he was riding jumped the curb and struck a tree. William Merriman, 25. of Fori Wayne, driver of the auto, was be- , ing hei’d by police on a charge of reckless driving. ' 1 Thompson, formerly of Fort Wayne, died of a fractured skull. Coroner Walter Kruse said after a preliminary investigation. j According to witnesses, the car 1 was speeding down Broadway, with ' 1 Thompson holding the door open. Between Kinsmore and Nuttman I avenues, Merriman reportedly lost control and it careened over the low curbing and smashed headlong > into a large tree. 1 • The victim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson, of North Second street, of this city. The family moved to this city several years ago. when Mr. Thompson 1 was employed at the Central Soya company. He had formerly been employed by the McMillen Industries in Fort Wayne. Young Thompson at the time of his death was employed in Fort ■ Wayne and had been staying in I that city. Previous to that he lived here with his parents. The parents were called to Fort ‘ Wayne immediately following the t accident. It was stated that the body L would be taken from Fort Wayne to Xenia. Ohio, birthplace of the i boy. and former home of the r Thompson family. Burial is to be 11 made there. I 0 English Court Opens, Simpson Case Up Soon i : Ipswich. England. Oct. 24—<U.PJ |i —Mr. Justice Hawke, of the king’s bench division of the high court, opened today the Suffolk . assizes at which he is expected to , divorce Mns. Wallis Warfield j Simpson. American friend of King Edward, from Earnest A. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson was reported hiding ten minutes automobile distance from the court house at a rambling country bungalow owned by Simpson, ready to give test!- , mony as to her marriage and to leave the witness stand for two witnesses to testify that Simpson . was unfaithful to her. King Edward planned to weekend at his country place near London. Fort Belvedere, tending . his roses and perhaps golfing a bit. He had dinner last night with his mother. Queen Mary’ at her new residence. Marlborough house. Two Killed, Six Hurt In Accident Kendallville, Oct. 24 — (U.R) — Two persons were killed, and six others were hurt, three seriously, in a five-way automobile crash on ‘ state road 3, two miles south of here today’. The dead were: Mra. William Wray. 35. Kendallville, and Virgil Miller. 18. Grabill. The three most seriously injured. who were given little chance to survive were: Dorcas Wray, 11. Kendallville: Junior Marker. 11, Kendallville, and Homer Miller. 23, of Kentucky. All were suffering from fractured skulls and internal injuries. I □ Democratic Expenses Far Under Republican Washington. Oct. 24 —<U.R) —Tho Democratic national committee today reported that in the closing weeks of ita campaign from Sep- ■ teniber 1 to October 21 it spent $1,324,416 and took in $1,408,947, including a SIOO,OOO contribution by the United Minn Workers of , America. For the almost identical period of Sept. 1 to Oct. 18 tho ’ Republican party reported expenses of $3,161,617. Reopen Embassy For American Citizens 1 Washington, Oct. 24—(UP) —The I American embassy at Madrid will be reopened immediately as a place of refuge for the approximately 100 American citizens who have remain- . ed In Madrid, tho state department was informed today, „