Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 28 November 1936 — Page 1

No. 282.

“fcITION OF JtaK VICTIM WORTED FAIR j4j| Stewart Os Peru '■w s r p " rte<l slight,y ■ I Improved K. w liti n ..I Harry Stewart. W . pi.l . '■ ' tnale rot Pel 11. to L Kivb " ; """ I |,. ( line ~] uL. .4 iß*'' l '- ■ i.. ■ ' JEW nn.ons.io’i-’ ' 'Eiftio i" l l,|, | ‘' constitution. i. . , .- EK. injury. Stewart his lifei^^E' s. ; MK ■her fathers injury. l„. by autliori-I.ot-l ee driving tb ■ E •* ar ’ wh<> was at fir ' ! i‘ ave l,M ’ n driving. ■ Dismiss Lovelace Ers. ,i ;; I. . !.n ■-. wife of Jack another of the t lv 1 Ehis le:<" in •’■‘in. Lovelace. i in.-il dislocated left to his home by ambushe and her Erdkl -mi. Kenneth, are still in the hospital. Mi-. s'l.li ring from a chest Kenneth sustained ■niiiF right knee. take Mrs. Lewis a.nd her ■n l<l*li" ;r farm home in Revere. IprMtirginia. Lea is, married son of Hrs. lev remains in R pit*'. He is suffering front a lE&tur' I left leg and torn ligathe right ankle. and Mr. a.nd Mrs. Kiilßi Huftnian. occupants ami the local car in the Mn.. a " at - H leir ■re hones. ■)tß iv nnHh Crouch, of WaMerril Stewa.rt, other jßfetgtc ■t.’■'•«*’ h ive been unable to come B> thjtii father's bediside. A sisBMr I’.-arl Cain, of Anderson. Bh> has mt been able to get here. Mr. Lewis' wife has been dead B 1 tßeral years. . RNo ell Irm S have been filed as Bt Binst Huffman, who was reauthorities to have been ■driving on the wrong side of the e^E — — — — Eftcal Society | Meeting Friday I -Jf county medical asso|tl*Mniet last night in the council of the city hall. I. Schwartz, bone speFort Wayne, was the ■■'peaker of the meeting, addretßii the members on disease and Brgery of bones. He also preseat< a series of X-ray slides on sleßiject. F|fhe December meeting of the ation, officers wil be elected coming year. 0 M Os Red Cross Roll Call Reported Cross workers in Decatur an d Monroe township have reporttd sail of 458 memberships during l W roll call which closed Thanksi*Bß Day. . wß’’nhor of canvassers have not reports and are asked to ■Bearly next week. ®ey Funeral Services Sunday Es* nr Bailey, aged 62, prohitaont retired Mercer county Ohio. V. died at the Adams county a Mfrial hospital Friday afternoon 'E’clock. Death was caused by =< Wr cat * ons ’ M deceased was born in New ;' c MF £ > n , February 1, 1874. His wife half-sister, living in Detroit, ‘ only surviving relatives. died 11 years ago. <^Bt ei a ' eer vices will be held Sunat 2 o’clock (EST) at BEhattanooga, Ohio M. E. church i ■tburial in the Rockford, Ohio! ! *®«i|ery. ■ ■I

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BOTH JURIES TO REPORT MONDAY Grand And Petit Juries Summoned To Appear Next Monday Both the grand and petit juries will convene Monday morning, it is expected. The petit jury has been ordered to assemble Monday for the first time during the November term of the Adams circuit court. The grand jury was in session last Monday but adjourned until next week. After investigating criminal matters the jury will make the annual inspection of county institutions. Members of this jury are: Floyd Aspy, Geneva: Robert Gerber. Wabash; John Bollenbacher, Jeffer--1 son; Victor A. Eichenberger, Berne; John Von Buskirk and Lester Pontius, Geneva. The petit jury will hear a case brought by the state of Indiana on the relation of Ralph E. Oren against Milton E. Werling, former county clerk and his bondsmen. This case involves the responsiI bility of an officer as to trust funds. Oren deposited money with the clerk as a cash bond. The money was deposited by the clerk in the Old Adams County Bank, which closed before the money was ordered paid back to Oren. Oren is suing for the balance of the money not paid him in the distribution of the bank. The (bank has paid 69 plus per cent, which Oren has already received. Werling’s bondsmen have also: been named defendants. Members of the petit jury are: Fred Mettler, Berne; Vilas Steiner. French township; Waiter Hilgeman, Preble township; Ernest Dro, Berne; James Elberson, Decatur; Charles Estel. Washington township; Lucy Gilliom, Berne; Roy E. Heller, and David Cook, Kirkland township: Gertrude Brown and Berniece Burk. Decatur, and Gee Green. Geneva. Mr. Green replaces David D. Depp, of Berne, who was excused from jury service. HIGHER COSTS DELAY CHANGE Delay Placing Institutions Under Welfare Department Indianapolis, Nov. 28. <U.R) ln ‘ ! crease in personnel costs is one of ! the major factors delaying a proposed executive order placing operation of Indiana's 18 penal, benevolent and correctional institutions under jurisdiction ot the state welfare department, the United Press learned today. Personnel costs would be more than doubled under such an order, which would Place the merit system of the welfare department in effect in each of the institutions. For example, nurses at the Rockville sanatorium. Parke county tuberculosis hospital, now are paid $49.50 per month. The minimum under the merit plan would be sl-5 i a month. Although Gov. Paul V. McNutt plans to conclude his administration next month with a demand for budget increases for structure and personnel improvements at state institutions he delayed issuing an executive order tor the i transfer, unwilling to increase expenses that much, the United Press learned. Wayne Coy is acting director of the welfare department, which was created by the special session of the general assembly this spring for the purpose of assuming all duties of the old state board ot charities and also to administer the new social welfare program. Such reorganization was recommended by the committee on governmental economy, created by the 11933 legislature. The committee also suggested that board of trustees at each institution be abolished, but that part of the program probably will not be followed. “Brain Trust” Indianapolis, Nov. 28. (U.R) - Creation of an Indiana brain trust” to advise the general assembly, governor and state officials on legislative matters is being considered by the Indiana academy of social sciences. Tentative draft of a law creating such an advisory council, for presentation to the 1937 legislature, has been drawn by Herman Wells, den of the Indiana University School of Business and Commerce and chairman of an academy legislative committee. Wells admitted he had been working on the plan but said he had not discussed it with either i (CONTINUED ON I’AOU SIX)

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NARROW BRIDGE TRAFFIC MENACE Despite Huge Program. Still 2,000 Narrow Structures In State Indianapolis, Nov. 28. — <U.R> — 1 Modernization of bridges and culverts constitute one of Indiana's most perplexing highway problems, James D. Adams, chairman of the state highway commission, said today. Approximately 2,000 narrow structures remain on Indiana highways. despite a huge program which has eliminated 3,000 small bridges and culverts, Adams said. “The modernization program would cost approximately $27,000,000, which is more than double the amount received from the gasoline tax and auto license fees combined during the 1935 fiscal year. "More than 1,900 bridges and ■ culverts on the 9,000-mile state highway system have a clearance ranging from 20 feet down to 11,’’ Adams pointed out. “These narrow structures claim many lives annually some of the most tragic accidents occur at these points.” ' Adams said the limited funds available would necessitate that the improvement program be extended over a period of years. He added, however highway commission would continue its efforts to widen as many of the narrow bridges and culverts each year as | available funds would permit. He asked that motorists heed warnings of narrow bridges and culverts on state highways to prevent collisions at these points. o ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Ellen Banet Dies Friday At Home Os Daughter Mrs. Ellen Banet, 79, a native of Adams county, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edna Grosjean, 2329 North Clinton street. Fort Wayne, Friday after an extended ’ illness. She was born in Adams county January 30, 1857, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jann. She married the late Joseph Banet. who died August 27, 1530. She had lived in Fort Wayne for the past 59 years. Three daughters surviving are: Mrs. Grosjean and Mrs. Amelia Boi bay, both of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. ■: Secelia Roy, near Fort Wayne and ■ four grandchildren. Funeral services v’ill be held at the residence at 8:30 a. m and at 9 o'clock at the Cathedral. Burial will be made in the Catholic cem--1 etery at Fort Wayne. o Unnecessary To Give Blanks To Employers Indianapolis Nov. 28 —(UP) —Em- ■ ployees of Indiana firms who are eligible for social security benefits are not required to return their application forms to their employers, i Clarence Manion, Indiana director of the National emergency Council, announced today. Mr. Manion dei, dared that employers who compel ' their employees to return these '[ forms to the employing firm are [violating the law.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 28, 1936.

Outlook For Agriculture In Indiana For Year Os 1937

(Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of six articles on "The 1 Outlook for Indiana Agriculture in! 1937." Information presented in the j ' series is based on the report pre-1 pared by members of the Purdue i University department of Agricul-I tural Extension, Agricultural Experiment Station, and School of Agriculture. The general economic; situation for the state is given in l this article. The outlook for hogs.i beef cattle and feed supplies will eb covered in the next article.) i Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 28—As a 1 result of economic forces that have! been developing progressively I since March, 1933, the general price level is expected to continue: to rise in 1937 and a higher price' level is anticipated during the next few years. Although unemployment continues to rernTh a troifblesome problem, sharp increases in employment recently in industry and in the building trades as well as in the other heavy businesses should result in a substantial increase in the demand for farm products during 1937. With an increased demand, a reduced supply resulting from the drought and other causes, and the fact that during periods of rising prices, farm products prices and other raw materials invariably increase more rapidly than the prices of finished goods, it would appear that Indiana agriculture has entered a period of substantially better times. This is augmented by relatively lower taxes, interest charges, and many other costs connected with agricultural operations. Since March, 1933, Indiana farm ■ prices have recovered at about ■ twice the rate experienced by comI modifies bought by farmers. Indi iana farm prices fell from an index of 147 to 51 during the period from August, 1929 to February, 1933, but since then have risen to i 128 for September, 1936, compared i to 100 from 1910-1914. Increased consumer demand re- . suits directly from a higher level of consumer incomes and increas'ed consumer purchasing power, which is more effective in raising ! more quickly the prices of some farm products such as meats, eggs, milk, and butter as compared with the coarse grains, hay, and the like. The progressive decline in exports of agricultural products from 136 per cent in 1926-27 of the 191014 average, to 54 per cent in 193435 with figures form 1935-36 when released probably showing exports even smaller than for the previous

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year has har a parallel in nearly | ! all important countries. It is the I direct result of the complex proi duction control and foreign trade I control measures which were inI augurated to protect domestic ■ price levels and gold supplies. Between 1930 and 1936 all important j gold standard countries left the | j gold basis and made a modest be- ' ginning at rebuilding the complex agreements forming the basis of i internationl trade. j At best it appears that progress I will be slow in rebuilding the exI port trade. As domestic recovery ! develops in most countries, the, i problems of international trade should become less acute and the resistance to rebuilding the com-1 1 plex structure of international ■ trade should decrease. During 1937. it does not appear likely that the foreign demand for agricultur al products from the United Stat:es will show much improvement. Ample farm credit, available on favorable terms, may hasten rei pairs, improvements, and increase [ production now that Indiana farm 1 products have reached prewar purchasing power, and Indiana farm 1 land is selling for less than three i fourths of its p r e-w a r market [ : price. The general easing of credI it conditions along with an increas- • ing demand for land investment i purposes is attracting agencies ■ such as insurance companies and ■ private investors hack into the ■ farm mortgage field. For the third consecutive year, ■ real estate values in the principal - agricultural sections of the coun- | try showed an increase. ConsiderII ‘ t tCONTTNTTnm ov PA GF FOTTRI BERNE MAN TO 11 ;! HEAD BANKERS t Elmer Baumgartner Is President Os Adams County Bankers d Elmer Be.’imgartner, cashier of'. . the First Bank of Berne, was t elected president and Roscoe Glen- ! denning, secretary, of the Adams | county bankers association at a • meeting held in the city hall Fri-. i day night. -; Carl Dannenfelser. trust officer j • of the Fort Wayne National Bank, j i led a discussion on the effects on i banks of federal security act, i ; Indiana unemployment tax. the ■j Indiana gross income tax and the I intangibles tax. The bankers, while not con-| demning the acts themselves, op- j poised the discrimination between national banks and state banks. The national banks are exempt from payments for these acts,. while state ba.nks must pay taxes. The bankers are favoring legislation which will Iron out these inequalities and put state banks on an even basin with national banks. j The bankers are also opposing ! any increase in rates on intangij bles tax. Mr. Tewksbury, auditor of the | Fort Wayne National Bank, sipoke i on the revised rules and regula- | tions of the Fort Wayne clearing i house association in regard to servicing commercial accounts. Prior to the meeting a luncheon was served. The meeting was atj tended by officers of all banks in | the county, in addition to several I directors.

WILLIAM GREEN : IS RE-ELECTED LABOR LEADERi Re-Elected AFL President; Urge 30-Hour Week Legislation Tampa, Fla., Nov. 28 —(U.R) —The i American Federation of Labor, reelecting William Green president 1 for his thirteenth year, urged legislation for a 30-hour week and referred to its executive council demands for endorsement of a constitutional amendment. The two important subjects disposed of, the federation, unani-i mously re-elected Green and ad-' journed its fifty-sixth annual convention. marked by efforts to bring neace with a faction of 11) rebel unions headed by John L. Lewis. The convention selected Denver, Colo., for tlie 1937 meeting, the dates to be announced later. Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation for upwa.rds of 10 [Years, and 15 vice presidents were I i re-elected. Green’s union status was not mentioned in the election proceedings. The A. F. of L. constitution provides officers must be members of unions in good standing. Green holds several honorary memberships in unions other than those' in the rebel group. Only last week the miners’ ex-1 j ecutive board ordered Green to quit associating with the miners’ foes. It has been generally expected that Green would be expelled from i 'he United Mine Workers, although he said such action was I ’’unthinkable.” The smiling Green received an i ovation. He was nominated by I George M. Harrison, president of the railway mail clerks and the [ federation's chief peace maker. "Neither foe within nor foe without" can stop the A. F. of L. : j from “going forward toward its i I objectives,” Green told the cheer-; ing convention. “I take advantage of this oeca- , i sion to plead with those who I should be here to come ba.ck to; ' our home and fight our common I fight.” he said. “My efforts will I be directed along that line." Only William L. Hutcheson, ’ president of the carpenters union and chairman of the Republican national committee’s labor division. expressed opposition to a resolution calling for indorsement of the Black-Connery bill to limit ! industrial workers’ hours to 30 a > | week. “If congress can fix a six-hour work day, it can order a 10-hour day," Hutcheson said. The convention’s shorter work week committee, on the other hand, called a compulsory 30-hour week “the only means of master-1 ing unempployment.” Crime Fighting Exhibit Planned Indianapolis, Ind-, Nov. 28—(UP) —A comprehensive crime fighting exhibit will be displayed here Dec. 4 for the one-day mediolegal con-1 ference sponsored by Indiana Uni- j versify, first of its tvpe in Indiana. I Included in the exhibit will be i demonstrations of the comparison [ cicroscope for firearms identifica-j tion, the Kee’er polygraph (a lie j I detector), chemical tests for intoxi- ! cation, tests for blood grouping, dis- ! ferent types .of firearms and their 1 uses, maps and charts showing the . distribution and costs of crime. The conference, to discuss methods of improving stale law enforceI ment and state criminal law adminI istration. is open to doctors, law- j ! forcement officials, business men i and other citizezns interested in the subject. Total Os 215 Phones Installed In Month A total of 215 new’ telephones have been installed by the Citizens Telephone company of this city! since November 1. The discontinuance of inetajlation charges will end Monday. British Cabinet Discusses Wallis London, Nov. 28— (U.R) — The British cabinet’s surprise meeting .yesterday was devoted to discussion of the divorce of Mrs. Wallis Simpson, American born friend of King Edward VIII, responsible British sources said today. The urgent cabinet session was called as a result of many letters —according to one version hundreds of letters—which the king’s proctor received challenging the granting of a decree nisi to Mrs. Simpson at the Ipswich assizes.

SCHOLARSHIP I TO BE GIVEN Purdue University To Offer Scholarship For Best Essay ] Roy Price, county Purdue agri-1 cultural alumni secretary announ-1 ced today that an essay scholar- i ship will again be offered in Adams county, entitling the winner to free tuition for the Purdue eight weeks short course. Four courses will be given at ( the short course this year, gener- , al agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy production and dairy inanufacture. The cost of the course Is $lO. The scholarship, which is offer- ■ ed by the board of trustees of Purdue university, will be award- , ed for the best essay written by ( a county resident on any of the , following subjects: “Adjusting our Fann to Changing Conditions" “Father and Son Farm Partner- . ships,” and "New and Successful 1 Practices in Agriculture.” The last named topic, according to the committee, may include such in- ; j novations as light liming, erosion prevention, new soil testing methods, etc. Contestants must be above the age of 18 and residents of Adams county. Essays must be left in County Agent L. E. Archbold's office on or before Saturday, De- ' cember 12. The essays will be graded on I both subject matter and English composition. Under subject matj ter. content will count 30 per cent and originality 30 per cent. Under English composition, organization ' will be rated at 20 per cent, grammar and spelling at 10 per cent and sentence structure at 10 per cent. Judges will be announced soon. Complete information may be obtained from County Agent L. E. Archbold. Mr. Price, Robert Heller or Merwin Miller, who are acting on the scholarship committee. The short course offers an ex(CONTTNUED ON PAOE STX) SAYS LOYALISTS TO HOLD MADRID Bloodiest Battle Os VV ar Starts In Asturias Country By United Press Today’s events in the Spanish civil war: Madrid — Gen. Emilio Kleber, “savior of Madrid.’’ asserts nationalists have lost fight for capital unless they can get German and Italian soldiers to aid them. Genova—league leaders expect- [ ed to assemble next week end to consider Spanish loyalist appeal against fascist aid for nationalists. , Madrid—Blo<-diest fight of war starts in bloody Asturias country; miners and militiamen on big offensive to recapture Oviedo and kill Gen. Miguel Aranda, “most hato-d man in Snain.” With nationalists outside Madrid —Nationalists reorganizing lines; , j nlans for big attack based on quick victory after thorough prepara- | tion. Hold Capital j (Copyright 1936 by United Press) Madrid. Nov. 28- (U.R) —Gen. Emilio Kleber, mystery man of the civil war, asserted today tha.t the nationalists had lost their fight for Madrid and that if they entered the city they could not hold It. Kleber said he did not believe J the nationalists could get into the city at all unless Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini sent German and i Italian troops to aid them. [ Kleber appealed to the United ' States for gas masks, believing ! thatt the nation®,Mstsl would use ' every means at their command in I their climatic attack on the city. It was believed that this attack had started. After a, night of intermittent artillery bombardments, the nationalists opened heavy i rifle and machine gun fire at dawn, and followed it with an artillery barrage. Firing centered ; in the Casa De Campo and University City sectors, west and north- >! west of the city proper—on Klebj er’s front. The square-built general, commander of the international column of anti-fascists which saved Madrid a.t its darkest hour, now ■ commander-in-chlef of the hottest part of the Madrid front, received me at his field headquarters ' <CONTTNITEn ON PAGE STX) WEATHER Mostly cloudy, snow flurries extreme northeast, colder central and north tonight; Sunday generally fair and colder.

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PLAN TO SLASH EXPENSES FOR FEDERAL AID Plan To Reduce Relief Spending At Least 20 Per Cent (Copyright 1936 by UP.) Washington. Nov. 28. — (U.R) The administration plans to reduce federal relief spending at least 20 per cent next year by shifting its public work program from an emergency basis to a less costly means of fulfilling its °*** jectlves. the United Press was informed authoritatively today. The new policy, made possible because officials predict relief rolls this winter will be 28 per cent below the depression peak three years ago, features these changes: 1. Revamping the works progress administration under administrator Harry L. Hopkins to care for reduced need; cutting down administrative costs; curtailing WPA construction and stressing cheaper white-collar projects as skilled workers are called to private industry. 2. Tapering off administrator Harold L. lickes’ public works administration grants aud loan to political subdivisions for non-feder-al building; possibly using PWA to finance regular government activities such as flood control, reclamation and power developments. 3. Continuing the civilian conservation corps and the national youth administration, the latter under WPA. The shifts were submitted in general terms to President Roosevelt, reportedly receiving his approval because they will help him move the federal budget nearer to the ’fialance line in the next 12 months. The basic reason for the decision that relief expenditures next year could he held down rested in the fact that relief rolls are declining. There were 5,316,000 families and single persons—more than 20.000,000 Individuals —depending on the government for a livelihood in January, 1935, when need was greatest. The number dropped to 4,756.000 a year later. Increasing employment of jobless by business and industry during 1936 brought this confident prediction from Hopkins as he surveyed probable need through the 1 nation this winter: “I would think that we will go into January with 1,000,000 cases less on relief rolls in the U. S. (making a total of 3,750.000 families and single persons) below January, 1936." The complexion of the relief rolls is changing, however, as private employers pick the workers skilled most in their trades or with the best physiques. The result is that the nation's needy population lists an increasing number of aged persons, white-collar and unskilled persons. “The increase in employment in many cases picks skilled workers,” Hopkins explained, “and our program has to be adjusted to the workers on our rolls. I think the figures will show, as you get a decline in our numbers, you will find a higher percentage of white collars in the total of our numbers. “I think that is explainable be- < cause as you get recovery and increased employment, you get it first in skilled building trades people and other types of highly skilled workers." The result of such a situation, officials said, would allow WPA to reduce the number of construction projects, where material costs are high, and make it possible to finance cheaper jobs for unskilled, aged and clerical workers. They estimated that, if relief rolls do drop 1,000,000 cases by January, WPA will be able to reduce expenditures 20 per cent below its $1,425,000,000 appropriated by congress for the 1936-1937 fiscal year. • Additional Purchase Os Land Is Reported Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 28—(UP) An additional purchase of 2,284 acres on non-agricultural land in Indiana by the resettlement administration brought the government’s . total holdings to 13,694 acres in the . state, L. E. Sawyer, asesistant reg- [ ional director in charge of land use wonk announced today. The total includes 9,744 acres on . the Martin county land use proi ject near Shoals and 3,946 acres on the Brown county project near Nashville, Land owned by the federal government in connection with eight such projects in the region comprised by Indiana, Ohio, lowa and Missouri, totaled 31,013 on Nov. 1.