Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1936 — Page 1

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IATIONS RECOGNIZE REBELS

tk D. Heller Is named Secretary |o Gov. Townsend

nl Hecatu Newspaperman d As Secretary (iovcrnor-Elect M. ■Clifford Townsend. CAMPAIGN 1 i.-11-r. .. 90 n of Mr. and Mrs. •• city, will Cjatlv rotary to Coventor fi.'.vn-ii'iul when the slfet *tje i-x-rutive takes office 1937. Kde t .client of Mr Heller Kggfr i„. made by Coverjj To wile end's tlvmm. - - state committee. Kicatur young man served [ary to Lieutenant-gover-tiend from 1933 until he !to accent the state comeretaryship and to take part in the 1930 cam-, ing from Indiana ITniver- 1 124, Mr. Heller first acposition as reporter on nopolis News. In 1925 ne identified with his editing and oubli-hing tur Daily Democrat and ■eiv connected with this il 1932 when he entered 1c state headauarters as of the sneaker's bureau, let- is a former president liana, Democratic Editor- " ation onjl in 1930 served if the house of represenn the 1933 session of the ssembiyy he was elected of the senate and ajso these official positions o special sessions of the igislature. convention manager for Townsend. Mr. Hel- ■ >iS< : titanically every oonna ■: •• state and assisted in Bitiim an organization which Mr Townsend for gt>vKtor on the first ballot in the Bt* o#l.u-!iti,iii lust June. He is ■blylmnvii in Democratic poli Jpl cffclea and is one of the men in the state house a high and responsible 1 Heller, Mr o.ud Mrs. BvaaAil. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bnteg ;t■ 1 Kenneth Knnkel, the B“*r *' oitsi.i vation directot. I Indianapolis , B Bni. Florida, for a two Program 3Hh‘ld By Lions Club film- itntitn program was :tt Lions urogram ■ ■PjR wiih Ivowell Smith as for the meeting held hotel last night. flub from the seventh fades at Central the direction of Mies MBP ; '"l'"i.|. sang sever i| sele, - Bp* pie Rev. H. W. Franklin ■tetor bf the First United Hr. tliB® chu-fli () f this city, delivered address, speaking on the regular attendance at the titans for several coir"f tlie club were opendates will be anHHV!' > uth Seniors I »To Snonsor Festival ! rhtss of Monmouth | in sponsoring a fa!! " iiich is to be held at the gymnasium. Monday. ■M* Oie entertainments a,re: ■MBufipcr, swimming contest. chicken walk, rabbit freetlirows. spill dart game, popularity an d various other things ■RPBr 11 ' 0118 to mention is welcome; plenty of **nts I WEATHER I Th T era!l y faip tonight and ■ colder south porI;al| toßl9ht: rißin 9 temperI .mil Thursd sy except I W Ohio river.

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GOOD CROWDS l AT MISSIONS Churches Renort Large j Attendance At Preaching Missions The six Decatur churches, who Sunday joined In the national nreaching mission, today reported large and enthusiastic crowds In attendance at their respective meetings. The services will close on Sun- ! day. November 22. attor a week's service, which was officially opened last Sundav. with the pmeiama7 tion of President Franklin D. I Roosevelt. The Rev. Charles M Prugh. pastor of the Zion Reformed church, renorts that “the attendance is increasing, and that many nersons are reserving these nights I for the services, and a good spirit [prevails.” The subieet of the pastor this evening will be ‘‘Children ot Cod bv Faith.” Clnl. 3:26. The Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the First Baotist church, reports that “the attendance is encouraging, with special musical numbers each evening. Subjects for the unibuilding of the members of the church are being discussed and seem to be proving of some belt) in meeting tho Question of life.” 1 This evening the cgpells choir from the Rente high school, will sing several numbers under the direction of Freeman Buiklialter. The pastor will speak on the subject of ‘‘What Does Fajth Really Mean?” The Rev. H. R. Canon pastor of the First Methodist -hurch, reports “the program tonight is sponsored by the f unday School and Walter J. Krick. superintendent. will be In change. All Sunday school teachers are urged to at(pnvTTVT T u , n nv v n tt»t vvm o- — Train Is Delayed By Engine Trouble The early morning train on the Pennsylvania railroad was delayed for more than two hours this morning, when a running part on the engine was disabled at a point two miles south of Monroe. After working vainly for nearly two hours, and unable to secure aid from Monroe, the train crew called Decatur police at 5 o'clock, asking for an acetylene torch. The torch was needed to cut away a part that had become entangled In the mechanism. The police located A. V. Yost, who was sent out to make the needed repairs. McNABB FLAYS “VICE RACKET" County Judge To Order Complete In- ! vestigation Fort Wayne, Ind-. Nov. 18—Following a scathing denunciation in 1 Allen circuit court yesterday of the i "vice-racket” in Fort Wayne, Judge Clarence R. McNabb declared he would expressly instruct the November term grand jury to investi-j gate vice here. A court order was entered for the grand jury to convene November 24. McNabb’s statement was provoked by the trial ot Onessa Smith, 21, colored, on a charge of grand larceny. , George Cramer. 69. had testified that the woman had stolen $56 from him on the night of October 7. Odessa Smith was arrested October S when she paid a vagrancy , fine with a bill which Cramer Is alI leged to have identified by the serial number. Cramer was ordered he'd under SI,OOO bond as witness before the Grand July, while judgment in the * (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

FAMOUS SINGER DIES TUESDAY ' IN HOLLYWOOD .Madame SchumannHeink, World Famous Diva, Taken By Death Hollywood, Cal.. Nov. 18.—<U.R) L—The mellow voice of Madame [ Ernestine Schuinann-Heink, fori j three generations acclaimed by ' music lovers, was stilled today, halted by death in her 75th year. The motliPijy diva informed her physician a few hourß before she died last night that she went ‘‘without fear or regret.” The Idol of Amerlcau soldiers during the World War, Madame Scheumann-Helnk always maintained that she was a mother first, then a singer. As she had desired, her children and two grandchildren were at the bedside when the contralto slipped from coma into death last night. Although given no hope for recovery from the blood ailment with which she was stricken last Saturday, the plump singer’s life was maintained in the last days by her dynamic willpower, her physician. Dr. Samuel Alter, said. Surrounding the singer when she died were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schumann-Ileink and their daughters, Barbara and Katherine; Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand SchumannHeink; George Schumann, who does not use the last part of his name, a daughter, Mrs. Charles Fox. and two grandchildren, Ditti and Hans Schumann-Heink. Madame Scbumann-Heink died of a blood ailment, which had bothered her periodically for several years, she was given several blood transfusions. "I did not tell Madame Schu-mann-Heink the extreme gravity of her condition,” Dr. Alter said, "hut she realized her end was near and said she had ‘no fear or re(CONTiislTEn OV PAGE UTVE) ESCAPES BEING BURIED ALIVE Roscoe Elzey Narrowly Escapes Death Here This Morning Roscoe Eliey narrowly escaped being buried alive this morning, when a sewer he was digging on the - Velma E'zey property at 221 North Tenth street caved in at 9 o'clock , this morning. When neighbors rushed ‘.o his rescue, after hearing h.'s cries for help, ii was found that he was buried up to Ms neck. Only his head and the end of the shovel handle wore above the ground. it required approximately halt an hour to dig him out. He was bur-1 feed slightly and Buffering from cold but was otherwise uninjured. IBs wife who first heard his criee for I. help, summoned Jease Hurst and other neighbors. The city police and fire departments were also called. The accident occurred on tUe part of the sewer near the alley. Mr. Elzezv was working alone at the time in an eight foot ditch. Without warning, the ground, weakened by a leaking sewer, crumpled. • Only the fact thaf he was standing ; up at the time of the accident saved 11 life life. , j — o - Former Local Woman Given Recognition Frederica Fricken, daughter of Mrs. Fred H. Hubbard, formerly of this city, is receiving considerable ‘ attention as a soprano singer and - gave u concert in Steinway Concert. Hall, in New York. City last Monday evening. Her renditions included numbers from Purcell, Schubert, Brahma, Wolf and Delius and New York papers gave her excellent press notices. In the audience wae her mother, Mrs. Rose Hubbard,j justly very proud of her daughter, who has gone far In th" music world [ i and who is visiting In the city until | ' January, when she will go to Florl- j da for three months before return--1 ing to her home at Whitehall, Mich- | igan.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 18, 193(5.

Tri Kappas To Give Machine To Hospital The Tri Kappa sorority voted at the meeting Tuesday evening *o purchase a short wave diathermy machine to be presented to the Adams county memorial hospital. 'All leading hospitals class a machine of this type as eesential equipment. It will be used for both medical and surgical patients. The various companies manufacturing these machines have been invited to demonetrate them at the hospital as soon as poessible. WILL TERRACE LAWN AT PLANT Further Plans To Beau* tify Municipal Plant Are Announced Another unit in the plan of beautification at the municipal water works plant is in progress. Councilman Forrest Elzey, chairman of the parks committee, reported to tho city council last night. Tentative plans have been made to terrace the lawn of the waterworks, in order to add to the beauty and practicability of the site. Flans are. now being drawn by Ralph Uoop. city engineer. The plans include three terraces, ranging in depth from six inches to two feet. The work will he. done on the northeast corner of the lawn and on the north side. Work on the southeast corner w ill be done next spring, after the construction work is completed. A descriptive drawing of the work shows the first terrace will be placed slightly in front of the rose hushes and evergreeus. recently planted. These vinlng roses grow up a trellis directly behind. The second terrace will be placed in about the center of the lawn, with the third beneath it. These terraces are to be made from limestone, and will be placed by WPA labor. Flowers and rosebushes are also to be added to the front of the lawn near the trees. Wendell Macklin. WPA project foreman stated that about 15 to 20 men will be employed on the job. which is expected to take two or three months. The t\ PA work proper will start soon. When completed, the site is expected to be one of the most tieautiful and imposing lawns in this section. o Sell Bank Building, Fixtures Thursday The Old Adams County hank building and the furniture and fixtures will be eold at Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock on tho premises. According to the terms ot the sale the property will be sold as a whole anj individually, tho best bid or combination of bids will ho accepted. ONE INJURED IN ACCIDENT Walter Garwood Injured As Autos Collide Tuesday Evening Walter Garwood, of Niblick street was admitted to the Adams county memorial hospital last night shortly after 7:30 o’c'ock, when he was injured in an auto accident. The car driven by Mr. Garwood collided with an auto driven by Robert Boch, son of Mr- and Mrs. Dick Boch, at the intersection of Maple and Fifth streets. Young Boch endeavored to mane a left turn in front of the Garwood auto when the crash occurred. Garwood sustained a severe cut on the lPft ear and numerous lacer-i ations and bruises about the face,, but was not seriously injured. The attending physician stated that he would probably be released from the hospital at a late hour this afternoon, as It was thought that: he had not suffered a skull Injury, j Young Boch sustained an injured nose. Doy Tumbleson, who accom-j panied Boch, was uninjured. Both cars were badly damaged in the ac- 1 cldent. Policeman Ed Miller was called to the scene to investigate I

. TUGWELL QUITS : HIS POSITION AS RRA LEADER Rexford Tugwell Quits Resettlement Adminis- ! 1 tration Today Memphis, Tenn , Nov. 18. — (U.R) —Rural resettlement administrator Rexford Guy Tugwell conllrmed today that he has submitted his resignation to President Roosevelt Tugwell, here with Secretary ol Agriculture Henry A. Wallace on! an inspection of resettlement pro I' jects, said he was rresigning to j • accept au executive position with la large New York business firm. He would not divulge the name of the firm nor the nature of the . position he will hold. Tugwell said he had been planning for "a short while" to resign, 1 and take over the executive position but had thought best to wait until after the elections. Despite the fact he is entering private life, Tugwell, one of the original members of President ' i Roosevelt’s famous "brain trust.” said he would maintain a deep Interest in the rural resettlement work and, the conditions among persons in the "low Income" strata. ' I)r. W. W. Alexander, assistant , resettlement administrator, will ret place him, Tugwell said. • "When will the resignation take effect?" he was asked. "In a few weeks —just as soon as I can get affairs of administra--1 tion rounded out," he said. When rumors came that Tug- ' well would resign, some sources believed he would return to his ‘ faculty post at Columbia unlver- • sity, from which he was given a 1 leave of absence to go with the' new deal early in the Roosevelt ■ administration. In view of his; - statement that he has accepted a: position with a New York Arm, he 1 apparently also will resign his post (CONTIVTIFn ON PAGT4 THREE) STREET FLJSHER MAY BE BOUGHT City Council To Receive Bids For Flusher December 15 Dust from sweeping dry pavements with a rotary sweeper will ' he eliminated if u. new 1.000 gal- 1 lon street fluslier, approved by the - city council Tuesday night, is ; purchased foi the street depart- • ment. i Should the equipment be order- 1 . ed it would not throw any of the < i city employes out of employment t • but would lay the dust before the i ■ streets were swept, it was pointed 1 out by the street amt sewer committee in recommending the purchase. The flusher would not only im- j I prove sanitary conditions in the 11 city but would maintain the gew- , ers in better shape during dry .weather. Ralph Roop, civil works commissioner, told the councilmen that 1,000 gallons of water in I the streets would flush the sowers , ; for three blocks. v The flusher used by many other cities of this sice sweeps a path 33 feet wide, washing the dirt to the sides of the street, where it may be swept up while damp. Bids will be received by the ((VINTTWTFn ON PARE STX) 1 o a Former Local Man Given Promotion j' The Pottery, Glass and Brass t salesman, national trade magazine, [ f carries in its November issue the s story of the promotion of Joseph J. j Lower, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer t D. Lower, of North Second street, to j the position of manager of the New r York office of A. IL Heisey and c Co., prominent glassware concern, e The vacancy was created by the v death of Edward O. Nock, of that v city, who fell from the 10 story win- v ; dow of a Tudor City, New York, home. s Mr. Lower was with Nook at the h | time of the tragedy. Mr. Lower, who 8 has been with the Heisey company 8 for the past 10 years, had been trav- 1 e'ing the midwest in the interest of * I the company. '

Italy And Germany Recognize Revolutionary Regime As The Official Government Os Spain

NEW RATES FOR' CITY PLANT ARE GIVEN APPROVAL Reduction In Electric Rates To Mean Saving Os $6,000 To $7,000 Estimated annual savings of be- 1 i ween $6,000 and $7,000 will be «lven consumers of electricity in Decatur as the result of the u.d:>pMon of the now low residence and : business house and office electric "•ates at the city council meeting Tuesday night. The new rate, voluntarily lowered by a petition from the city council, is retroactive, going into effect with the reading of the meters this week. It will apply to current used last month. Announcement of the approval of the lowered rates by the Indiana public service commission, was made to the council Tuesday night. The new schedule was approved by the council October 7 and (lie petition forwarded im-| mediately to the state. The two new rates will be: New Residence Light First 50 KWH month 5c I Next 50 KWH month 4c , Next S 5 KWH month 3c! [ All over 125 KWH month 2%c I Minimum charge 50 cents month. New Business and Office First 250 KWH month 5c I All over 250 KWH month 4c! Minimum charge- 50 cents month. As the new residence rate is I lower than the old combination light and power rate, the combination rate will be eliminated. The old rates were: Old Residence Light First 50 KWH month Go Next 100 KWH month 5c t All over 150 KWH month 4c Minimum charge 50 cents month. | Old Business and Office First 50 KWH month 6c j Next 250 KWH month 5c | All over 300 KWH month 4c j Minimum charge 50 cents mouth. Old Combination Rate First 50 KWH month 6c Next 50 KWII month 4c All over 100 KWH month Me Minimum charge $1.50 a month. The new base rate of live cents is ono of the lowest in Indiana, it was made possible by the increased volume of annual business at the local plant and because of the increased efficiency due to extensive remodelling in the plant in OV PAGF FTVE> WORKERS FIGHT TO KEEP JOBS — South Bend Workers Protest Against Wholesale Dismissal South Bend, lnd.. Nov. 18.—(U.R)' —Cheered by hundreds of their, fellow workers on the outside. 1, 100 employes of the Bendix Aviation Corporation stood resolutely by their idle machines in the plant today In protest against their wholesale discharge. Nearing the 24-hour mark in their vigil, the workers were comforted by blankets and heavy coats! shoved through the windows of the) heatless plant by the workers on the outside. They were fed in the same manner. Coffee, 3,500 sandwiches, cigarettes and candy were consumed by the 800 men and 300 women who held cheery conversations with their companions through the windows. More than 300 card games were started to while away the dragging hotirß and the women led groups of men In singing popular songs. Meanwhile, the management warned that there will be no re(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

NEW 6AS MAIN IS REQUESTED Gas Company Requests Permission To Lay Larger Line A request to lay a new gas mam | in either the street or inside the ! side walk on Rugg street was pre- ; seated the city council Tuesday ! night by C. A. Stapleton, manager of the Northern Indiana Public Service j company branch in this city. Mr. Stapleton said that three con- ! sumers on the line do not have proper service because of a small two inch pipe. Tile gas company proposes to lay a four inch pipe which would connect Winchester street and Mercer avenue lines. He said that the cost of tho improvement would be about SBOO, which is to be paid by the company. His company also guaranteed to repair the street, lie recommended the laying of the pipe down the center of the street. Should the -pipe be laid inside the walk, it would be necessary to cross the street at least four times, he said. Civil Works Commissioner Ralph ! Roop, in commenting on 'lie proposed improvement, pointed out 1 that the bricks in the street have just been relaid by a Wl’A crew. , He said It would require at least a ! year to get the street back in the ; condition it is today, j He also said that the street de- ! partment advised the gas company ' before the street was improved. Tho notice stated that any repairs in | the pipe should be made before tho (CONTTNTTET! ON PAGE FIVE) ROOSEVELT ON TRIP TO SOUTH — President Starts On 7,000 Mile Voyage To South America Aboard U S. S. Chester, on route with President Roosevelt to South America. Nov. 18. —<U.R>—To the booming cadence of a 21 -gun salute, President Roosevelt began today a 7,000-mile volage to South America, carrying a message of ! goodwill to the Buenos Aires peace conference. Accompanied by his eldest son. James, and a small party of military and nval attaches, Mr. Roosevelt boarded the swift cruiser Indianapolis soon after leaving a special train which carried him to |

| Charleston. S. C., from the capi- ' tal. He will arrive at Buenos Aires for the opening day of the j peace conference, Dec. 1. Officers and crew of the ludian- [ apolis, togged in blue full dress j uniform, lined the rail iu honor ol j the navy’s commander-in-cliiel' as J Mr. Roosevelt boarded the trim ! grey lighting craft. A few hundred yards away in Charleston harbor, officers and men of the Chester, the convoy | vessel, performed a similar ceremony for their chief. Before boarding the floating white house, Mr. Roosevelt issued the following statement: “I desire once more to thank the American people for their message ]of congratulation and good will [which I have received since election day. “These messages have poured in iCONTINUEn ON PAGE THREE) O' ■ — Elks District Deputy Here This Evening; Dr. R. M. Barnard of Garrett, district deputy of the B. P. O. Elks, will make his official iimpectlon of the Decatur chapter of the organization this evening. A class of candidates will be i initialed during the meeting at S j o'clock, with the local degree team exemplifying the ritualistic 1 work. Luncheon will be served following the meeting.

Price Two Cents

| Action By Mussolini And Hitler Feared Likely I To Bring Complications Os Grave Nature. KEEP UP DEFENSE London, Nov. 18— IU.R) —The Spanish ambassador was ad 1 vised by telephone from Madrid at 2 p. m. today that the Puertx Del Sol, the great square which is the heart of the city, was in flames. ' Berlin. Nov. 18 —\U.R>— Italy and Germany, leading fascist nations ( of Europe, recognized the revolutionary regime of General Frail* ! cisco Franco today as the official • government of Spain. I As Madrid loitered, c.tricken at- ! most to death under the most savage aerial and artillery bombardment of a civilian population, in history, the two dictators, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, recog- , nized Franco as a fellow dictator. An official spokesman of the , propaganda ministry confiijtned that the German government, acting in concert with Italy, lias de--1 cided to anticipate the fall <>C 1 Madrid, but refused to say whether the step was intended to ma.k« difficult the aid of Russia to the Madrid leftists, who derive much • of their support from Spanish 1 communists. • The Oermnn-Ttalfan plan originally had been to await the fall of Madrid before officially admitting ' that the Spanish govern menu to > which the controlled press had referred to for weeks only ill quo- • tation marks, has ceased to exist. Informed foreign circles believe the German-Ualian combination is a direct thrust against Russia, i with the implied warning that ! Germany and Italy, if necessary, ! will openly supply arms to Franco to help complete liis conquest of Spain if Russia tries to intervene. Grave Complications I Geneva. Nov. IS —(U.R)—League of nations circles today believed that recognition of the nationalist [ government ol Spain would introduce grave* new complications ill J the international situation surrounding the Spanish revolution. The action of Italy and Germany in extending diplomatic recognition to Gen. Francisco Franco’s junta, it was believed, would commit the two governments so deeply In the Spanish struggle that they cannot now permit Franco to lose. I International observers therei fore wondered whether Soviet Russia will now back down or engage in an open struggle with the two fascist statee on tho (f-(WTTNtTfir> CcN P»RV VIVE)

FIREMEN PLAN ANNUAL PARTY Thanksgiving Banquet And Party To Be Held Next Week Plans have been made to hold the annual Thanksgiving banquet and party, sponsored each year for more than 10 years by members of the Decatur volunteer fire department, in the local engine house on Seventh street Tuesday night, it was announced today by Fire Chief Charles Robenold The annual affair wili open at 6:30 o’clock with a chicken dinner served in the house by members of the auxiliary. The sponsors also plan to hold n , dance later in the evening. The spacious and comfortable rooms of tlm engine house will be thrown opeu to tho guests on that evening. Those in attendance will Include the regular force, volunteer firemen | with their wives and families, tho , mayor and city attorney and mem- | bers of the city council, with their 1 wives and families or sweethearts. The event is in charge of a commutes selected by members of tho force and the auxiliary.