Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 287, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1936 — Page 1

J XXXIV. No. 287.

■OSEVELT IS ■(ll PLEASED lit RECEPTION ■Lent Deeply Impress■L Results Os South Ml American Trip ■ uril V S - l ’ hPS,er ’ nPC - 4 |K'; lit lloos-velt was K .east of Brazil today, on from Um visit to South , wh i, li h" is confident will ■9“ a in:,'- ■! I’"*'" war ■K western hemisphere. K Roosevit will land Dee. It ,i chai heS. and pro|Kfront tli"'" ,raiu directl >’ having ahandone.f IKrevious plan to land «' - M °- Ala B ”d *■'" ,0 W ashington ■.rf Warm Springs, (la. cruiser Indianapolis, which IKrrving Id"’- " lul i,s nseort. the Chester, will put in at Port u , : Trinidad, for fuel, on the home. president was expected to IKd. .re. if weather permits, dur-six-hour fueling stop, to the official calls made on |H )iy British officials on his trip Roosevelt left Montevideo af. riioon with the same farewells lie received in Aires and Rio de Janeiro, estimated that one third Primr. avail capital’s populao( iieopoii were on hand to see ■ off. It lined the docks and mil“S while the Indian and Chester pulled away. (labriel Terra of Uruand prominent officials bid God speed, after a w.-home earlier in the ■ i whi. I. thousands throw roses as. the president’s car Roosevelt was deeply imby the spontaneity of his American receptions, and by the reaction to his in Buenos Aires of the A-nrei.-.ni peace conference a year ago. 'c.iod neighbor policy’ no v Mgs to all of the 21 nations.” said. foresaw four direct ft 'lie president's 14. mm peace journey. The m cord for peace already by delegates of the 21 ar. republics, and their opto supplying war mater- ■ a>ll slow up. if not halt. Eurapparent trend to war. It has already helped the States to reach a new high ■t in the cordiality of its l.atreltaions. it will enable American busMn men to make a renewed drive American business in |Hmost friendly atmosphere of year: ; certain tariff walls lowered. ■ It will give definite impetus ON PAGE FIGHT) ■and Jury Will ■ Meet Again Monday Adams county grand jury adThursday afternoon until morning. It is believed that of the county instituwill be done at that time. No or reports of any kind been made by the jury. 9 0 ■other “Shooting” | Is Reported Here epidemic of “shootings" is EHinuing unabated, it was learnthe sheriff's office today. afternoon a man retn officials here that a bulthrough the windshield car as he was driving east ■ '"■utur. An immediate invest i- ■° n was made. After some it was learned that as ■r'bullet" was supposed to have hi ß windshield, a truck The “crime” was recona n d officials believe a passed through the glass as was found in the car. iB is the fifth shooting reportthe county in the last two ■* s In three cases injuries caused by careless hunters, was serious. Current Off 9 - n Sunday Afternoon ■\ electric current will be shut ■Sunday afternoon from 12 to ■* oclock while switchboard ■lections are being made at the *IB nnd power plant. ■- J. Myloitt, superintendent of ■ plant stated that local indus- ■" and institutions which oper- ■ °, n Sunday were notified of ■ shut down. water will be pumped with Er' ' and there will not be any luted W1 ttl ' B Berv i ce - Mr - Mylott KI 11 i - J

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JOHN W. DURBIN IS NEAR DEATH FROM INJURIES Local Log Hauler Is Reported In Critical Condition The condition of John W. Durbin. 49, of 1003 Adams street, was reported by hospital attaches at a late hour this afternoon to be critical. | There Is no hope for his recovery, they stated. Durbin is suffering from six fractured left ribs, a fractured left shoulder, severe head injuries and Internal injuries, according to the attending physicians. He was admitted to the hospital shortly after two o’clock Thursday afternoon, when he sustained the injuries in an auto-truck collision in Pleasant Mills. The accident occurred when the log truck, driven by Mr. Durbin, and an auto driven by Tom Baltzell, 79, also of this city, crashed at the intersection of a by-road and federal road 527 in that village. Mr. Baltzell, according to Sheriff Dallas Brown who investigated the crash, had pulled out onto the road and was starting north on 527 when the truck, enroute east, struck the rear end of the auto. The auto was flung to the side of the road and the truck careened on down the road to strike a telephone pole. The impact of the crash into the pole sent the logs on the carrier of the truck plowing through the cab. Mr. Durbin was pinned in the cab and had to be extricated after a half dozen passersby had helped i remove several of the logs. Mr. Baltzell and his wife, who accompanied him at the time of the crash, were uninjured but suffered considerably from shock. Sheriff Brown stated that there was no evidence of negligence on either driver's part, as far as he had been ab'e to ascertain. Slippery pavements and faulty vision were the chief cause of the crash, he stated. The truck was damaged considerably. with the hurling logs completely demolishing the steel cab. The auto was less heavily darnag- ' ed. Mr. Durbin, an independent log{CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O — CENTRAL SCHOOL ROLL IS LISTED Honor Roll For Second Six Weeks Os Semester Is Announced The honor roll for the second six weeks of the finest semester of tha Central school was announced today by Bryce Thomas, ptinclpal. A tota.’ of 14 pupils are on the leader list, and 62 o i the digger list The complete list follows. Leaders Richard Goldner, Robert Hunter, Mary Frank, Annis May Merriman, Alice Yost, Vera Bauer, Elaine E,dgell, Bernice Barber, Joan Cowens, Mary Louise McCoy, Lois Baughman. Irene Brooks. Dorothy Hammond, and Barbara Kohls. Diggers Richard King. Betty Burke, Bon!t.le Fryback, Phyllis Kolter, Betty Marbach, Ear.' Bromer, Wanda Brunner, Marjorie Gay, Ruth Hammond, Martha Macy, Marjorie Springer. Betty Hoffman. Kathleen Foreman, Reginald Skiles. Melville Barber, Richard Buckley, James Egly, Robert Yost, Alice Brunnegraff, Atola Jane Eady, Lois Jean Frank, Flora Belle Kohls. Mildred Marshal', Mary Jane Wilson, Helen Fennig, Robert Deitsch, Robert Foreman. Max Heare. Jack Porter, Kathryn Barher, Patricia Baughm. Mildred Blythe, Alice Ulman, Buster iA.hr, Rex Heare. Gerald Kimble, Cal Peterson, Betty Beyer. Betty Brewster, Joan Krick, Alice Roth, Virginia Venis, Kathryn Tager, Keith Hammond, Don Springer. Austin Watrous. Naomi : Patricia Edwards, Betty June Hill, Phyllis Owens, Betty Roop. Betty Gallogy, Robert Lammiman Robert Mutachler, Kenntth McConnell, John Spahr. Edward Walters. Famine Britzenhofe, Naomi Harvey, Alice Owens, Kathleen Shackley, Alice Sheets. —o —“ ♦ * Good Fellows Club J * 777 ~ SI 13.00 Tri Kappa sorority A Friend "’ Total » 123 ’ 44 ‘

DEDICATE CHURCH DECEMBER 13 I £"’■*> 15 1 ’ . ■ m-. \ . IT.- if a«, —f' 1.1 a « j Big' ; JFn I I O 3TJI >• i 7L ■ : J L I I H[ll 1 T H I.£ '’’7B3l! ; '■ l Tim Zion Lutheran church, Monroe and Eleventh streets, will be dedicated Sunday, December 13. with morning, afternoon and evening services. The church has been greatly enlarged and entirely remodeled, with new furniture and fixtures.

RAISE FUNDS TO LIQUIDATE DEBT St. Mary’s Church To Canvass Members To Obtain Funds A meeting of the general committee and members of the soliciting committee for the St. Mary’s church bond fund was held last evening at the Catholic school building. A canvase of the parish members will be made Sunday, solicitors being assigned small districts. The purpose of the campaign is to obtain pledgee for financial donations over the next five years. Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz,! pastor, explained that it was hoped the church debt of $40,000 would be liquidated within the next five years and that members of the congregation would be asked to contribute a certain amount each month over the five year period so that all the school bonds could , be paid by that time. The congregation has liquidated ; more than $250,000 in the building | of the grade and high school and purchase of ground for the building. The debt is now reduced to , approximately $40,000. H. F. Ehinger is chairman of the soliciting committee and is, assisted by other committee members, the board of trustees and soliciting teams. WEATHER Generally fair, slightly colder tonight; Saturday increasing cloudiness. TAX PENALTIES ON HIGH WAGES Government Takes Action Against Unreasonable Salaries i ' (Copyright 1936 by United Press) I Washington. Dec. 4 — (U.R) — i Bureau of internal revenue orders to certain corporations to reduce' “unreasonably” high executive sal-; aries or suffer tax penalties' brought a flurry of inquiry today and quick official explanations. I There were rumons here that I the bureau had undertaken to j i establish salary ceilings. It was recalled that the Reconstruction Finance corporation at one time made salary cuts a prequisfte to some of its railway loans. RFC officials refused today to identify the railroads which had been aided on those terms. Neither could the bureau of Internal revenue identify firms against which the salary issue had been raised. Another recent incident interpreted by some persons as a move toward scaling down executive salaries was last spring s publication of the names and sal’’pry and bonus incomes of all perr ON PAGE BIX) I

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 4, 1936.

Entertain Inmates At County Infirmary The people of Kirkland township will provide entertainment at the Adams county infirmary Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Included in the program will be the following: Mary Jane Worden, vocalist; Hoosier Night Owls; Kirkland orchestra, directed by Mr. Schindler; Will Ehrman. accordian; Joe Baumgartner and Frank Yager, instrumental music; singing by high school. The Rev. Father J. J. Seimetz, pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic church of this city, will deliver a 15-minute address. H. H. High, Kirkland township trustee, will conduct the program. o LABOR LEADERS ! FAVOR NEW NRA Labor Commissioners Os Midwest Favor NRA re-Enactment ' (Copyright 1936 by United Press) I Chicago. Dec. 4 —(U.R) —Re-enact-, ment of a constitutional NRA was i projected today by the labor com-1 missioners of eight midwestern states as the only way to regain for workers the accomplishments of the “Blue Eagle.” “The NRA was only beginning I when it died, and it did have i wonderful possibilities,” said VoyI ta Wrabetz, member of the Wis- | consin induetria.l commission and ' chairman of the midwest conferj ence of labor commissioners which i met to discuss labor problems. | “It would have solved all ourj I problems. It meant abolition of I ■ child labor. It meant shorter I hours and higher wages. It meant 1 decent working conditions. It meant all these things at once—not after a long, drawn out ati tempt to get state legislatures to i pass them one by one.” : “That’s right,” was the response I from labor department heads from j lowa, Kansas, Nebraska. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and Inj w — i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) a ft SHOPPING 1 I O PAYS LEFI . DAYS ARE GETTING ISHORTER I mnS/. • 6uy Christmas | SEAtS ■

LOYALISTS IN COUNTER DRIVE Spanish Rebel Troops Are Driven Back To Their Trenches Madrid, Dec. 4 —(U.R) —Loyalists, backed by terrific artillery support. launched a counter-attack early today—the 28th day of the siege of Madrid —that drove attacking rebel troops back to their trenches. The insurgent reversal, followling an all-day and night attack with everything they had. revea,’ed that the government troops had received new artillery batteries and have strengthened the city’s defenses during the recent lull. , The day long attack on the Span- ■ ish capital, accompanied by three | lair raids, which blew up loyalist trenches and killed a number of . women and children non-ccmbat- . ants behind 'the lines, reached its climax about midnight. I A swelling chorus of artillery, I trench mortars, machine guns and j rifles attested the intensity of the 1 rebel attack. But they could not ! make the government troops give I ground. The attack stopped suddenly just before midnight. This was the signal for the government itroopts to go into action. Hidden batteries —of about the same size as the famous French 75s —began a staccato barrage. The loyalists apparently had held these units in reserve. After a (CONTTVI Tpyn O\’ PAGF FOUR) PURDUE LEADER TALKS TO CLUB Thomas Coleman Os Purdue Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Thomas Coleman, head of the agricultural extension department of Purdue university, addressed members of the Decatur Rotary ! club at the weekly meeting Thurs- | day evening at the Rice hotel. I Mr Coleman stressed the vast I changes in farming conditions and I operations since the days of the pioneers in this country. In the early days, the Purdue expert pointed out, the pioneers farmj ed a cleared field until the soil was I worn out, then moved to virgin 'land. I At the present time, however, all 'available good land has now been i cleared, and considerable land that I is not suitable for farming is still being used. The problem of soil fertility is now of primary importance. The successful farmer of today must I have knowledge of the chemistry lof soil, must be educated in the best practices of farming. Stressing the fact that one-third of the nation’s population resides (CONTINUED ON PAGE StX)

Prime Minister Baldwin Tells Parliament Marriage Contrary To Law; Mrs. Simpson Flees

HALF BILLION TO BE NEEDED Half Billion Must Be Obtained To Continue Work Relief Washington, Dec. 4. —(UP) —Pre-, sldent Roosevelt must ask congress for at least $500,000,000 early in! January to continue federal work-' relief. WPA officiate said today. | The works progress administration, they said, had only $172,000.000 left from its $1,425,000,000 fund, enough to keep 3,500,000 needy persons employed until January 15. The officiate plau to cut relief rolls to around 3,000.000 individuals so the money would last five days longer. The scheduled dropping of $500,000 unemployed was protested bo vigorously by the U. 8. conference of mayors, however, that the plan may be abandoned. With need declining ae private industry absorbs jobless workers, directors of the work program estimated $500,000,000 could be made to finance their projects between Jan. 15 and next July 1, the end of the 1937 fiscal year. More money will be needed after that date, however, Mr. Roosevelt i may seek a second work relief appropriation of another half-billion later in the congressional session. President Roosevelt apparentlyhad that course in mind last Nov. 17 when he said that while private employment is distinctly increasing, there still is a need of federal relief. The President, although thousands of miles from Washington on liis South American cruise, had before him a radiogram from mayors of 11 industrial cities asking that no heavy relief cuts be made tnis month. Chairman Fiorello H. La Guardia, mayor of New York City, declined to make public the text of the presidential radiogram. 0 DOS HENDRICKS j TO FACE TRIAL Adams County Man To Stand Trial In Federal Court Among the cases scheduled for trial in the fall term of the Fort Wayne division of the federal court, which opens December 10, is that of August “Gus” Hendricks, Monroe, charged with using the mails to send an extortion letter. Hendricks, aged 53, farmer and former filling station proprietor, was arrested last February 25 by Sheriff Dallas Brown, state policeman Ed Rose and Burl Johnson I and federal deputy marshall Charles Bandt. | The indictment charged HendI ricks with sending the letter to George Strickler, neighboring farmer, demanding $3,000 and threati ening harm to members o this family. Hendricks, following his arrest, was remanded to the federal jail at South Bend and later released on SI,OOO bond. He returned to his farm home. Hendricks, it is charged, bitter because of his failure to retain the filling station north of Monroe, sent the following letter to Strickler, his successor in the business: | "I demand $3,000 Dollirs you' ruined my trad and my chariaketer a ransomed will settle it or will ’ . be 2 less in you fmly put the mon-1 ey under the white stone south of the broke wire near station Friday night < 8:30 o’clock September 7.” “DARE NOT SQUEAL.” | Strickler notified authorities, j who complied with the demands of the note by placing a bogus package at the designated spot- T 46l !?' (CONTTMITED HN PAGR ATX) —O — Lost Money Found At Sugar Company ■ George Harris, sugar room foreman at the Central Sugar company, reported to local police last night I that the SB3 in cash, which was either solen from or lost by Arthur Bieberich on November 22 has, been found. The money was found by employes of the company yesterday,: i lying beneath a pile of sugar sacks.

WILL DEDICATE ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH DEC. 13 Newlyßemodeled Church Here Will Be Dedicated December 13 The newly remodeled and enlarged Zion Lutheran church, corner of Monroe and Eleventh streets, will be formally dedicated "to the services of the Triune God.” Sunday, December 13, the Rev. Paul Schultz, pastor, announced today. , Three special festival services will be held during the day, former i pastors of the congregation participating. Services will be held in the morning and afternoon and in the evening the Gottfried organ i will be dedicated during a recital to be given by Edward Bohn, organist. Miss Helen Limbert, noted solist. will sing at the recital. Rev. George Wehmeyer of Bridgeport, Conn,, first pastor of the local church, will speak at the 10 o’clock morning service. Rev. Arthur Hinz of Cleveland, second pastor of the church, will speak in the afternoofi at a German service to be held at 2:30 o'clock. In the evening service, Rev. Walter Klausing of Fort Wayne will be the principal speaker. At noon a chicken dinner will be served the public in the new basement by the women of the congregation. The price per plate is 35 cents. Rev. Schultz announced. The new basement is equipped with a ■ modern kitchen and an auditorium : that will seat 150 persons at tables. Rev. Schultz announced that the detailed program for the dedicatory j service was being arranged and would be ready for publication the first of the week. Work on the construction and remodeling of the church got unI derway last summer and finishing , touches are being made now. i Victor Bagley of Fort Wayne i was the general contractor and I i Charles Weatherhogg of Fort ' Wayne was the architect. Phil Sauer of this city was contractor on the basement and concrete work. A beautiful and imposing edifice has been constructed around the old walls of the church. The building was enlarged, increasing seating capacity 100 per cent. THe outside walls are built of buff brick. The front entrance was' also redesigned, a center entrance rnNTTNT’Rn nx* pa of O Senior Class Play Postponed To January Decatur high school officials announced itoday that the annual | : senior class play, Hcheduled for next Tuesday night, has been postponed until January 12. The postponement was necessitated by the illness of a member of the cast. NEW GOVERNOR REJECTS PLAN Cliff Townsend Rejects Plan To Put Burden On State Indianaipolis, Dec. 4—(U.R)—Proposal that the state government relieve local units of any financial burden in the social security proj gram was rejected today by GovI ernor-elect M. Clifford Townsend. At. conclusion of a conference with Gov. Pa,ul V. McNutt, during which the social security program was discussed, Townsend used almosit the same words spoken by the retiring executive in rejecting the proposal: •’I believe local control infers some local responsibility." Under present law the federal I igovernment pays 50 per cent of , the program, the state 30 ajtd local units 20. Townsend, spending his first day in the state house since eleci ition, said he and McNutt also dis- 1 , cussed proposals to transfer adI ministration of the 19 state benevI olent, penal and correctional insti- I I tutions to the state welfare depart- ' ' menit but “reached no conclusion,” '

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Baldwin Challenges King To Drop Marriage Plan Or Abdicate;l)ominions Oppose Wedding. GOES TO FRANCE London, Dec. 4— (U.R) —The i archbishop of Canterbury issued i a statement to the press today appealing for prayers on Sunday that “God may in these momentous hours rule over the decision of the king and his government for the lasting good of the realm and the empire.” (Copyright 1936 by UP.) London, Dec. 4.— (U.R) - Prime I Minister Stanley Baldwin faced an historical session of parliament to--day and threw a clear-cut challenge to King Edward VIII to drop J his plans to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson or abdicate. There could be no mistaking the meaning of the blunt country squire who heads Ills majesty’s government. Baldwin informed commons that a morganatic marriage is contrary to English law and any one the king marries automatically becomes queen. Since the government has taken an irrevocable stand against Mrs. Simpson’s becoming queen, the king would have no choice but to give up his throne and empire if he persists in marrying her. Baldwin used as a strong weapon against the king the statement that the British dominions, which must be consulted in such cases, • are opposed to any change in the law which would permit a morganatic marriage. After commons adjourned, Bald- : win motored to Fort Belvedere, the | king’s country residence and it was understood he went there to exert further pressure on the king by acquainting him with the communications received from domini ion prime ministers. Baldwin summoned a cabinet meeting for 10 a. m. tomorrow. A feeling of confidence that there will be “no change” in the king’s status for the present appeared to j permeate high official quarters at Buckingham. A very high official ! enjoying the confidence of the king made personal arrangements only this afternoon for next week for which, if the king intended to abdicate, the official could not carry out. The arrangements were made three weeks ago but were confirmed and elaborated this afternoon. Although it had been stated previously that the king’s tour of j Staffordshire December 9 and 10 had been cancelled provisionally, the newspaper proprietors association, in charge of press arrangements, said tonight that the tour is still on and issued a detailed program. There were strong indications that the strong-willed monarch inI tends to accept the challenge and j tight back, carrying the issue to his people and risking losing the dominions, which, Baldwin said, are opposed to the marriage. The king has sent Mrs. Simpson | into seclusion with friends in France while he faces his crisis alone. It was saiu on the highest authority that he Intends to defy Baldwin. the conservatives, the clergy, and the press and form a government headed by the brilliant, erI ratic Winston Churchill. A general election would result and the people would decide. The royel family was reported to have been advised of the king’s decision. Queen Mary, it was said, threatened to retire Into griofstricken seclusion for the rest of her life, while the Duke of York, heir to the throne, threatened to leave the country with his Scottish Duchess. Today’s session of the house of commons will occupy important pages when history is written. The house was packed to capactCONTTNITED GN PAGFI SIX) o Accident Victim To Be Taken Home Mike Lewis. Peru, who was injured in an auto accident Thanksgiving Day, will be taken to his home late this evening, after being confined in the hospital since the day of the accident. Mrs. Lottie Lewis, his mother and a younger brother, Kenneth, Revere, West Virginia, remain in the Adams county memorial hospital. the last of eight who were brought there as a result of the one accident.