Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 21 December 1936 — Page 1

No. 301.

til SINKING If SHIP MAY BRING CRISIS Lian Anger Over HeLrt Threatens New I Grave Crisis Lritlit 1836 bv T’nited Press) 8Vj,,,, rice. 21—(U.R> Russian reports that Spanish K M ||di'i set fire to n soviet Ej ,|iii) caused new fears t> Em,! the Spanish civil war Ki vet develop into .ill interEgti conflict. BTHussin'A reouest. Orent Brit- ■ ju, consented to use its ehan■o! information to aid in <lefci; the ship’s fate. Bmjine definite evidence. RueKjs decidetl to withhold a. tieE on action to he taken if its Kjfor the shin prove true. ■ MJ understood that if il is ■„ that rationalists set fire ■L ,hin— possfhlv with loss of H-Rnssia may ask that all govLus declare the nationalist Kpjraif-. to tie sunk on sight E dtcrna'ive. even grave-, EbctlKit Russia might a,'one the nationalist fleet pirIjitd risk a clash with warEol Italy or Germany, both of E, its favorable to the naElists. Etas believed probable that. E trom a possible “piracy" Ention. Russia would underEnaw movements designed to Ert Soviet ships in and near Eish waters. There were reE that such movements alE had begun. Esfian spokesman talked of E* oonsenuences” if their fear Ed justified that the ship's E perished. Er Maisky. Russian ambassa■to Great Rritain. may raise ■ question at a meeting WedEqy of the international comE oil neutrality in the SpanEitil war. Rut it was considB more likely that at least preEarr action would be taken Egh diplomatic channels. Ike ship in question in the Eiomn! 4.500 tons. it sailed BkINTINUBD ON PAGET SIX) II MEETING I HERE TONIGHT 800 l Board, City OsI ficials To Discuss I Building I joint meeting of the Decatur E)l board, the city council and E city officiate will be held a* ■ichoo' building this evening for ■ purpose of discussing suggestE for the proposed school and Eaunity building. ■to school board lias taken some ■Binary steps towards the erecEolanew building and the eugEbnhas been made to construct ■Mranlty building or civic cenBit the same time, in connection E the projectEe proposition has been endors ■torwolution by the Decatur Wo E'« club, the Junior Chamber oi ■merce, the Lions and Rotary Es Mayor Holthouse, at the last Bins of the council, addressed ■wage to the body favoring the Elng of the civic center in con ■ion with the new school. ■ the project te endorsed, an ap Elion will be made for a PWA V>tfor 45 percent of the cost. ■ -— -o H WEATHER I Generally fair tonight and ■ Tuesday; somewhat colder itrtreme northwest tonight l*nl extreme south Tuesday. m the Uftw 3 SHOPPING PAYS LET'S tA lusl AND HOLLY w/?LATmS E fllf • I'JljUpU-'OC I**- > c^yi p i ■Y¥ir ilVll Il' iM

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iNo Trace Found OI Two Forgers No authentic trace lias been found of the .pair of criminate, who last i | Thursday forged two money orders \ aml r,,u<lf ‘ ,llrp e other attempts on | local store*, forclai on< num the point of a gun to walk the streets, It was stated today by police officiate. Roth Sheriff Dallas Brown and city police agree, however that they are in possession of several clues | thought to be of vital Importance. XMAS PARTIES l HELD IN CITY C». E. Part y Saturday Night First Os Series In City With seasonal and picturesque weather adding to the traditional . spirit, of the Yuletide, commemoration of the Christmas event is ex- , pectcd to reach its height in a ser- , ies of programs during the remainr ing few days. Continuing the chain of parties . and social events, the members of the Loyal Order of Moose and Women of Moose will meet tonight in the Catholic high school auditorium at 7:80 o’clock with a party arranged for the kiddies of the ord- . er. On Tuesday night in the auditorium the employees of the Cloverleaf Creameries will hold their • annual party. Approximately 400 . employes of the Decatur, Fort , | Wayne. Warsaw and Huntington . plants are expected to attend. Crowd at G. E. Event Several hundred employes of the local General Electric plant and f members of their families appro- . | priately opened the chain of Christ- , mas events with a party in the Catholic auditorium Saturday eve- . ning. , A dance amid colorful Christmas decorations in the auditorium of the school climaxed an evening's . entertainment, opened with the appearance of Santa Claus and his assistants, who distributed toys , and candidates to more than 200 children of the factory workers. , Puptls of the local Grice con- [ gervatory of music made their lirst - public appearance at the party, ! playing a series of string selections on the musical program. The band, under the direction of A. J. Grice, of this city, is composed of the following players: Wanda Fry, Robert Stapleton, Robert Speigel, Richard Archer. Ruby Miller, Donald Lee, Billie Saunders, Paul Chronister, Gorman Fox. Howard Fox. Agnes Wolpert, Rob- . ert Crownover, Agnes Miller, Donald Bonlike. Eleanor Roop, Harley Roop, Berniece Smith, Viola Huntj er, Raymond Borne, Josephine Wol- | pert, Robert Egley, Ernal Shook, r Doyle Steele and Pauline Gehres. I Masonic Dinner Tonight ' The members of the Masonic r : lodge and Eastern Stars will meet - tonight at 6:15 o'clock in the local 1 Masonic home, where they will be served a turkey dinner. ? The ticket sales for the event, .which closed Saturday, indicate that a capacity crowd will attend t the event. An appropriate Christ- . mas program has been arranged , * by the committee in charge. DECATUR CUDS : MEET TUESDAY l _ Cub Pack Os City Is Organized Into l our [ Dens The Decatur Cub Scout dens will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the dens, located In the four pu - lie grade schools of the cityThe local organization is known as Cub Pack 61. Decatur, of the An“oS Wayne council of Boy Scout* . of America. There are now 32 cub scouts in Decatur, which comprise a full pack. The charter has been granted l and received for the local Lck Each of the boys has been regtetered and has received hi* certificate of registration. T *. e charier was granted to sponsoring organisation which .s the parent-teachers council of DCa ™e 1 sss s £ George Walton. will in the future the four dens ’ once 9 ' ol!ia

AT LEAST 100 j THOUGHT DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE El Salvador Struck By Worst Earthquake Since 1879 San Salvador, Dec. 21.—-(U.R) — Relief forces mobilized today to care for 25,000 persons made homeless in the worst earthquake disaster in the republic of El Salvadore since 1870. At least 100 were feared dead and upward of 500 were injured. President Maximilian Hernandez Martinez took personal charge as reports from eight cities swept by , temblors over the week-end indicated staggering losses of life and property. Relief workers, digging in the ruins of Sun Vicente, 23 miles east of here, said the death toll there probably would reach 100. They had recovered 70 bodies. Communication with other stricken cities, all in the area of an “extinct" volcano near San Vicente, was interrupted making a definite estimate of the dead and injured impossible. All that remained today of San Vicente, oldest city of the republic and capital of a rich indigo and tobacco growing region, with a population oi 25,000, was a solitary, stone clock tower. The first, and most severe temblor struck suddenly Saturday evening. shaking houses and buildings down. It was followed at intervavls Saturday night and Sunday by other quakes of varying intensity which added to the panic and made rescue more difficult. Freakish weather accompanied the temblors. The temperature dropped rapidly and a high wind of gale-like proportions sent debris flying, injuring many more. Greatest quake intensity was felt in the region of the "extinct” San Vicente volcano which some survivors say seemed to erupt during the earth shocks. Cities most affected, in addition i to San Vicente were Tepetian, | Apastepeque. Vera Paz. San. Esta-j ban, San Cayetano, San Sebastian, and Tecoluca. While reports from these towns! (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) H.JJISEHAUPT WRITES ARTICLE Decatur Man Writes Business Article For Magazine Howard J. Wisehaupt of this city, nationally known business analyst, contributes an article en-j titled, "Just Business”, to the fall, and winter number of "Monmouth Pitcorial.” a beautiful binder magazine published to publicize Monmouth county and suburbs. An entire page is given to Mr. Wisehaupt's article. His picture appears on the page. Editorial ; comment is made below his picture, "Howard J. Wisehaupt, the author of this article is a nationally known analyst. He is partial 'to Monmouth county and has giv-| en considerable study to her prob-l lems He has spent his summers in Red Bank, N. J-, for many years.” . • , 1 Paragraphs from the article read- "No business fails until the man at the head of it fails. A man falls because he is largely a creature oi habit. It is difficult to get him to change although he knows change is inevitable A gloomy countenance and pessimistic attitude is responsible for many a business crack up. “No longer do business men need to fail or grieve. Facts have eliminated guessing .in business and if a merchant is not successful today it is simply because he has not taken time to study and digest success methods. “Humaneness is the big P ro^ ac ' er of business from now on. The contact person must be human, must stand being bored, must be pleased to be of real service^ The magazine is printed y (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Christmas Program Planned Wednesday The Improved Order of Red Men ami the Pocahontas lodge will hold a joint Christmas program at the hall Wednesday evening at 7 o- i d< The program will open with a pot luck supper, followed toy a gift *xc'hange and a treat for the kiddies. All members and their families are 'j urged to attend. 1

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Decalur, Indiana, Monday, December 21, 1936.

Edward Poses in “Elxile” • < -'"A- . j

The Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, is seen as he posed for the first time since his abdication, standing in the gardens of the ancient castle owned by Baron Eugene Rothschild, Vienna, where he took refuge after leaving England.

TO BROADCAST ! SAFETY SERIES Second In Series To Be Broadcast Friday, January The second of a seiies of regional school safety broadcasts will be given on Friday afternoon, January 15, , at 1:45 o’clock, according to word ! received by local teachers and school leaders. For each child to take part in the next broadcasts, he or she must submit a simple list of all of the safety violations committed by the charaej ters in the broadcast last Friday, j The children sending in the most complete lists will be selected for the parts in the next broadcast. Through the cooperation of the Fort Wayne motor ctub and the Indiana state police, arrangements have been made to transport the winners to and from radio station ‘ WO WO in Fort Wayne, where the programs originate- Their expenses in Fort Wayne will be paid. The list of the students should be sent either to the Fort Wayne Moj tor Club, 924 Souli Clinton street, Fort Wayne, or to Westinghouse radio station WOWO in Fort Wayne. These lists may be sent either by the student or the teacher. The name t>f th school should be shown on the list. j Local and county public and paroI chial schools listened to the broad- : cast last Friday afternoon. . Good Fellows Club -—’ " Previous total $319.63 Holthouse-Schulte Co 3.50 Group of D. C. FI. S. girls. .. 1-25 L. D. Adams 100 F. and 2 -°® Good Fellow A friend ] 00 ' Friends j Total $331.71:

Good Fellows Club Has Grown Ratidlu In Past Fifteen Years

If Decatur citizens should follow the investigating committees of the Good Fellows club, should enter the homes, see the need, the meager living, the hurt pride of those who | must ask for help, then the light of i hope on the faces when the committee says, “we are representatives of the Good Fellows club, can we be of any help to you?” there would be no delay in the fund increasing nlghtIt is so easy to give something, no matter how litt'e, It means to most people, but nothing pays larger dividends than charity freely given, j The small sacrifices made helpi

Street Flusher Is Bought By Council The city street and sewer committee announced the purchase of a Reo truck and South Bend flusher from Thomas J. Durkin of this city for $2,595. The truck is guaranteed to have a maximum capacity of 1,150 pounds, which is the estimated weight of the flusher, j loaded with 1,000 gallons of water. It wilt be delivered about the first of February. SCHUOLS CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS — Decatur Schools Close Wednesday Afternoon For Holidays All city schools, both public and parochial, will close Wednesday afternoon for the Christmas holiday season to return after nearly a two weeks vacation on Monday, January 4. Nearly all of the schools will close with a Christmas program Wednesday noon or afternoon. At the public high school the usual Christmas program will be held Wednesday afternoon and school dismissed at the close of the program, which will include Santa and his usual interesting gifts to high school students. Central school will [also present a program. The Riley school will hold their j j program in the basement of the | u. B. church at 1:30 o’clock. The I pupils of the South Ward school will be treated to a chicken dinner and program at the school building Wednesday noon. The pupils of the North Ward will j close for the holidays on Wednesday afternoon with a program in the i school building and a party for the , students. The Catholic schools of the city j j will also close Wednesday after- | noon, the Rev. J- J- Seimetz stated I today. I

r those who need —but hope for bettei ■ days. Help these to have a happy i Christmas day and have a happier ■ one yourself by joining the Good i Fellows club. ' Tho Good Fellows club originated in Chicago many years ago and has been established in many towns throughout the country. Decatur's Good Fellows club has grown in the past 15 years from a small fund to one for which the city can be justly proud. At first it was possible to care for ! only a few children, now many I children of Decatur are given a real I Christmas.

POPE PIUS TO GIVE ANNUAL XMAS MESSAGE Pope, Despite Illness, Will Broadcast Message To World Vatican City, Dec. 21 — (U.R) — Pope Plus XI. despite his illness, will broadcast a message to the faithful of the world on Christmas eve. The message is expected to be an urgent appeal to humanity to cease warfare and live together in Christmas peace. The pope is scheduled to begin speaking over the Vatican radio station at 12:30 p. in. Rome time (5:30 a.m. CST) on a wave length of 19.84 meters. U had been strongly urged on the pope to permit Cardinal Pacelll, his secretary of state, to deliver the message for him. The pontiff, however, has long planned Che address and persuaded his doctor, Prof. Aminta Milani, to permit him to do it. The pope consulted today with FWher Soccorsi, director of the Vatican radio station, on whether a special telephone hook-lip is possible to permit him to speak from his bed room, and whether the address could be heard throughout the world. While consulting Father SoccorBi, it was learned the pope said with a, twinkle in his eye: “1 want to broadcast so the entire world will know I am still hlive." It was announced that the pope dictated and signed the following I (CONTINUED ON PAGE? SIX) ADAMS COUNTY WOMAN DIES Mrs. John H. Helm Dies At Home East Os Decatur Sunday Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Helm, 66, wife of John H. He'm, and a member of a pioneer Adams county fa--1 mily, died at her home four miles ! east of Decatur Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p. ni. of complications. She had ; been ill for several months and wae bedfast for the laet two weeks. Mrs. Helm was born in St- Mary's township near the state line, February 25, 1870. She was the youngest i of nine children born to Henry and Mary E. Gephart. She was married j to John Helm, March 8, 1891. Except for a short time spent in Ohio before her marriage she had resided in Adams county all her life. She was a member of the M. Echurch at Bobo at the time of her death. Besides the husband she te survived by three children: Mrs. Goldie Tumb'eson, Bobo; Mrs. Nellie Jackson, St. Mary's township; Mildred at home. One son is deceased. There are two grandchildren One sister, Mrs. John Flager, and one brother, Christopher Gephart, both of Ohio City, Ohio, survive. Funeral services will be at the home in St. Mary's township, Wednesday at 1 P- ni. CST and at tho Bobo M. E. church at 1:30 p- m. The (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP December 31 Final Day For Teachers’ Retirement Fund C. E. Striker, county superinten- ! dent of schools, called the attention of county teachers today to the fact that December 31 Is the j last day for application for memI bership in the Indiana state teachi ers’ retirement fund. | New teachers starting work in the state are required by tew to i enter the form. Those teaching ; prior to 1915 were allowed to enter if they desired. These appli- | cations must be in on or before the last day of 1936. The fund is in the form of In- | surance to the teachers. Many ; have already entered and others are expected to enroll before the final day. The fund has proved beneficial Ito several teachers by providing compensation in event of injury. The application blanks are in the hands of the teachers and are to be sent to the retirement fund office at Indianapolis. Extra blanks may be secured in the office of the . | county superintendent.

Arms Embargo Act Held Valid Today By Supreme Court

SANTA CLAUS HERE TONIGHT Junior Chamber Os Commerce Sponsors Visit ; To City The annual Christinas party, 1 sponsored by the Decatur Junior ’ Chamber of Commerce, will begin ‘ shortly before 7 o’clock this eve--1 ning. Santa Claus will arrive in the 1 city in his double trailer at about ' 6:30 o'clock. He will be met at ' the city limits by the city po'lice 1 and the state police, represented 1 by Burl Johnson, who will escort ' him on a tour of the business dis- ' trict. He will stop at 7o'olock at Lib--1 erty Way, which will be blocked off * for the night, and distribute candy to the children. Thereafter he will 1 j tour the city, taking orders for ■ Christ mas presents from the children. ' 1 , From 7tolo p. m.. Captain Earl Hammond of Alaska, acting as ' master of ceremonies, will enter--1 tain the children on Liberty Way. Free rides on a sled pulled by a ' team of Alaskan dogs, will be giv--1 en the children. Trained dogs and a reindeer will add to the enter--1 tainment. Other features will be an igloo, arctic exhibits and snow shoe races. v Santa Claus is bringing with him this year seven assistants, including his wife, "Merry Christmas," Jack Frost, clowns, and others. 1 Boy Scouts in uniform will assist | in handing the crowd. The Boy Scouts in uniform will assist in regulating the crowd. Girl S Scouts and Cub Scouts will line up the children for the candy and the free dog sled ridesAUCTION SCHOOL OPENS DEC. 28 I Rcppert Auctioneering School To Open Next Monday 1 The Reppert School of Auction--1 eering will open its annual three week's winter term Monday, Dec- ' ember 28, The classes will be he’d I In the Hensley building on South Second street. Auction sales will also be held in til is building, the first to be carried by the etudents. Saturday afternoon, January 2. Others will be held each ’ remaining night of the school. There are now about 50 enrollments, representing many regions in tile United States and Canada. The same staff of instructor** will retrn this term. I I Attendance at the school has been increasing with the general improvement of biisintus conditions, indicative of more and better public auctions and better employment j ! conditions for auctioneers, officials i of the school have pointed out. Col- Fred Reppert, president and ! founder of the school, stated today that letters being received from former students are very gratifying. I There are approximately 1,600 gradnates who are pleased with the training received at the school, which has enabled them to build up , profitable busineeses. Col. Roy Johnson of Decatur, a graduate and now instructor in the school, is one of the best evidences (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) •| 0 — , High Mass Christmas Morning At 5 O Clock The Christmas high mass will be said at 5 o’clock at St. Mary s t Catholic church, instead of 5:30 as ' printed In.. Saturday’ 3 P»P er - Following the first mass, eight - other masses will be said. The last • mass will be at 9:45 o'clock, follow- ! ed by Benediction of the Bleseed j Sacrament. Christmas Greeting Edition Wednesday The annual Christmas greeting edition of the Decatur Dally Democrat will be published Wednesday evening. Advertisers wishing to extend greetings of the holiday sea- : son are requested to hand in copy not later than 4 p. m. 1 Tuesday.

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Decision Is Strong New Deal Victory; Court To Rule At Later Date On Mortgage Act. MEET JANUARY 4 Washington. Dec. 21 —(U.R) —The supreme court today gave strong impetus to President Roosevelt’s neutrality program with a decision upholding in broad terms, constitutionality of the Chaco arms embargo. The court’s decision was in Ruch general terms as to appear to make safe constitutionality of present general neutrality legislation and similar measures which have been suggested in new deal quarters to keep the nation out of war. In another important action taken before recessing to Jan. 4, the supreme court agreed to rule upon the constitutionality of the farm mortgage act in a test brought personally before the court by Rep. William Lemke, It., N. D., one of the bill’s authors. In such general terms was the court's Chaco opinion written bv Justice George Sutherland that some observers felt It might he employed to justify constitutionality of the administration's reciprocal trade treaty program in case that legislation became involved in legal attarks. The deelsion. a strong new deal victory, was the first major issue of the year to be determined by the court on strictly eonstitutlonp.l grounds, The court declared flatly that President Roosevelt's disoretion*irv powers were much greater in foreign affaire than in domestic matters. The court's opinion was presented in an attack on the embargo involved a.t the time of the war between Paraguay and Bolivia. The attack was instituted I tiy several firms and individuals I accused of violating provisions {e, gainst arms dealings with the warring nations. Importance of the supreme court (ledsions was heightened by present efforts at the inter-American peace conference at Buenos Aires to strengthen the position of neutral nations in ease of war or the threat of war. The new congress will ajso have before it the task of extending and strengthening general American neutrality legislation which follows, in general terms, the lines of the Chaco embargo resolution. The court’s decision appeared to remove several constitutional ! threats from the path of such legislative efforts. Justice James C. Mcßeynolds dissented from the court** Chaco ruling, holding that the legislation should have been condemned. “It is contended that by the joint resolution.” the- court’s opinion said, “the going Into effect and the continued operation of the resolution was conditioned. (A) Upon the president's jttdg(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) CHURCH ORGAN IS DEDICATED New Organ Is Dedicated At Zion Lutheran Church Sunday A crowd which necessitated the use of an amplyfing system in the basement, filled the Zion Lutheran church to over flowing Sunday night, at the dedicatory services for the new Gottfried orgaji. Eklgar Bohn, organist and organ builder of Fort Wayne, gave a recital and accompanied Miss Helen Lim bert &5 Fort Wayne. w-M known soprano soloist. Among the number** were several Christmas songs. Berne, Convoy, Ohio. Fort Wayne and many other communities were represented at the service, together with music critics of Deatur. The congregation received many compliments on the now organ. The tonal quality of the new instrument was especially complimented. Mr. Bolm and Mtes Limbert were appreciated by the large audience and congratulated on the beauty of the music. The new organ was built by (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)