Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1937 — Page 1

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MOTIONS AND K POUR INTO WAIN FRACAS nJiris Sa? *a i man. Italian Soldiers Pouring into Country K„|.vngh< H'37 by VIM 7.- <U.R> Men . into Spain today (hl , iti.- - ivil war factions !■,. miked mutuality „,.s|„ late assault. ”3Li. loyalists asserted that lofltlt ■ L ; p; " ''‘ ’PUti! g HH M k; British o'liin Italians jrti Spain. BB tnioiuh France there was ■ L almost a parade of war L, transport, most of it de-’ stlMi f»r the loyalists. H ported that t lie Amer- , p ; . <id-nt Harding would Saturday with eight tSUn Viiltee planes and that I2K \:'l- ta an planes were way m Caragena. loyalist on the Mediterranean, shipped from a B' !i ''■ '‘‘"i i"’ l '' Seventy Mwkan traitors, -to American observation bali 3Knd two Pratt and Whitney airgfe niotots were reported also amoß recent shipments. ; 9, :: iced foreign volrs. assembled as Perpignan ISB i- 11 ontier, were re|Z3j to have (tossed tile from on to Barcelona .306 tthers, including 166 Pefe, crossed at Perthus. H unit 1 Toulouse Went to gt -lor- 1 ">'■ of its members ■ i Hretich- ■ Bi’.'oiis. Poles and Czechs. Me .> :■i ai r runs rance into Spain. 30 byway BBrlere, 10 aboard a Spanish ff leß- freighter from St. Jean ■De I to Bilbao. rriu kln.ids machinery as having reached BHn via l.livia. on the way to the loyalist govbuilding a factory to explosives. . :m-d about the situation, were ready to enforce to the utmost, but wanted nations to do likewise. m\ ■ ty here of naval incident, th patrolling and a .'i 'ey,(lists demandB'WSc id II;., cargo and a -■ bik.-u the freighter which expires at S a. tn. toBH 'ii- r- ■ anxii prospe, ’ infillin Spain. event of a nutv>. tory. Frenchmen were aware the importance of |HB :: --in-! it.- Ilah-ari, islands and ■Sm' ’’ ’ 1 '■ b ram e's with her African Witmiies. ISmB Battle Continues ||^B ! '-e >•' Fraiieo.Spanish fron- • U.Ri through the main inON PAGE SIX) MIMA WEDS HERMAN PRINCE * ■>wn Princess Os Hol|ftnd Marries German If Prince Today BB" Hague. 7. —(U.R>—Crown Juliana, heiress to the of the Netherlands, married Bernhard z u Lippe-Biester-BB ,oliay in a 15 minute civil followed by religious ■|B™ at “ ,n at ’ h, “ I>utch Reformof st. James. ’nksng a German consort, the Juliitna followed the pre- " f her mother. Queen WilWho married Prince Henry ’ enburg m the same church ars ago - He died in 1934. , rl " g tt!e s POtlight with JuliU . 1101 official attention, was ■ mf' \ ng of an other Juliana in Ba * t “ wn of fiegstgeest, near • This Juliana Van Der |B® - - ■loiioetnatd for the widow Ilteß yr.i. Ma3 b ° rn 0,1 t,le same day BKt T , marrieii at ,lle same moin ir"'? Were tbe on 'y weddKer nr' ; ' etherlai »ls today. comnT'o 3 * ere of the sim PElds h W,ta the silver, diash CeS ’ S ' lks ’ " m °usine and K T<a red ° n nie royal JuliKfenwam f '” nS . lßted ot Practical ' tjpi<al Dutch wood—!2Poo‘l3 an d a table ser’B 1 --VriNLED ON PA ~ S1X) ~.

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Amstutz To Head Berne Witness Co. P. L. Ametutz, ot Berne, has been named (president o fthe Berne Witne«e, succeeding tile lute Fred Rohrer. former manager and founder of tile organization. Mr. Amstutz formerly served us vice president. MORE GENERAL MOTORS PLANTS TO BE CLOSED Close Three Plants In Two Days; Gov. Murphy Intervenes Detroit. Jan. 7 <U.R> —Pinched for materials. General Motore .corporation today announced it would close three more big plants in the next two days as federal labor mediators worked rapidly in an attempt to start direct negothv tions between capital and lal>or before strikes and shutdowns paralyze the one and a half-billion dollar corporation. Gov. Frank Murphy took direct I charge of negotiations this mornl ing and then hastened back to ! Lansing where he was to address the legislature. “Things are moving along satisfactorily,” he said after a conference with William S. Knudsen, executive vice president of General Motors. From that conference he went across the street to talk with Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers. Murphy did not succeed in getting i the two men to sit down at the same table and discuss the strike that has taken 54,100 men out of their jobs, but it was the closest thing to direct negotiations that has occurred. No sooner had Murphy left for Lansing, however, than General Motors announced that it would have to close the following Chevrolet plants because of shortage of materials: 1. The Flint. Mich., engine plant, where 12,000 men are at work. 2. The Saginaw, Mich., foundry. which manufactures much of Chevrolet’s metal work and emi ploys 5,500 men. 3. The Bay City, Mich., carburetor plant, employing 2,300. Arnold Lenz. Chevrolet plant manager at Flint, who announced , the closings, said the effect of the 'shutting down of these plants (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) _O EASTERN STAR BANQUET HEID Annual Inspection And Banquet Is Held Here Last Night Approximately 150 guests attended the annual Inspection and banquet of the Decatur Order of Eastern Star held at the Masonic hall Wednesday evening. Members were present from Marion, Ossian. Bluffion, Fort Wayne, Geneva and Ohio City. Among the distinguished Officers present were Mrs. Mary Frances Price, Vincennes, worthy grand matron; Mrs. Lettie Dickey, past grand matron; Mrs. Alene Bey, Mar-; ion, associate grand conductress; Ben F. Bennett. Fort Wayne, grand chaplain; Mrs. Estella Colter, Hoagland. district deputy. The Geneva Chapter exemplified the work and the Decatr chapter had the opening and closing. Previous to inspection. Mrs. Dan Tyndall sang clever compositions as the distinguished officers were escorted east. She was accompanied at the ipiano by her daughter. Miss Mary K. Tyndall. At 6:30 a delicious three course dinner was served. The tables were beautifully decorated with silver pine branches and blue candles. The officers were presented with corsages and butonierres. Mr. and Mrs. W Guy Brown are worthy patron and worthy matron, taking the places ot Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tyndall. oBicycle Stolen Here Last Night ■A red bicycle belonging to Dale Johns,, of Patterson street, was reported stolen from the Elberson service station on South Second street last night. The bicycle was left there at 9 o’clock and found i missing at 11:30 o'clock, according io the report given police. The ve- . hide was valued at approximately i.? 25.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES CONGRESS JBt - 6m bw j l >a-.. j ru ■■ \ b ■ > tai \ * i B y j k . *B b ’ President Franklin D. Rocsevelt is shown addressing the opening of the seventy-fifth congress at Washington, D. C„ Wednesday. Pictured in the background are Speaker William B. Bankhead, left, and Vice President John Nance Garner.

ASK APPLICANTS FILE AT ONCE Applications For Homestead Houses Should Be Filed Soon | Hom stead* officials announced today that all applications for houses at the project should be fi’ed by the end of next week. Person* already having application* on file are requested to visit the office next week to complete the information needed on the blanks. Miss Irene Lowe, of the family selection division will be unable to be in the city next week as was planned, because of illness. This will pormtrannther week to prepare the app'ications. There will be a few vacancies at the houses and there are a number of applications on file. The family selection division will designate those who will obtain the houses. A request was issued today by homesteads officials to all families who may be considering to file applications for houses in the near future to do so Immediately. After Miss Lowe’s trip to Decatur in the week of January IS, no representative from the family selection division is expected here for many months. The majority of homesteaders have already signed permanent purchasing contract* 0 WEATHER Probably snow north and rain or snow south portion tonight and Friday except cloudy northwest tonight; much colder tonight and extreme southeast Friday; rising temperature extreme northwest Friday afternoon. MORE CHAIRMEN ARE ANNOUNCED Birthday Ball Committees To Meet Here Friday Evening Arthur Voglewede and Mrs. Char les Holthouse have been named cochairmen of the ball room committee for the Birthday Ball for the: President to be he’d in Decatur i January 30, The appointments were! made by the general chairmen, Edwin Kauffman and Dorothy Young. Other members of this committee are H. P. Schmitt, Mrs- Clayson Carroll. Robert Gage Kathryn Hyland, Mrs. Robert Zwick, Marjorie DeVoss and Carolene Townsend. A meeting has been called in the Democrat office at 7 o’clock Friday I i evening for this committee. At this time a olcation for the dance will be eelected. Members to assist John L. DeVoss and Dora Shosenberg co-chairmen , of the orchestra committee, were also announced- These are Betty Macklin, Virginia Dolch, Harold I Strickler and Ralph Kenworthy. I A meeting has been called at 7:30 o’clock Friday in the Democrat office for thia committee. Again this year 70 per cent of the net proceeds will be used for local victim* of infantile paralysis. Thirty | per cent will be sent to the nationI al committee for research.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 7, 1937.

Optometrists To Hold Convention The 40th annual convention of the Indiana Association of Optometrist* will be held January 10th to 12th in Indianapolis with Dr. W. L. Van Oedol, president, presidingThe featured speakers on the program will be: Dr. Hammond S. Horton. of the East Cleveland Hospital and Clinic and Dr. Carl F. Shephrd. of Northern Il’inois College of Optometry, Chicago. Election of officers will be held Monday morning. The annual banquet and dance will be held at 6:00 P. M. Tuesday evening. Dr. N. A. Bixler, of this city, is a member of the executive commi'tee of the Association. o LOCAL STORES HOLDING SALES Shopping Bargains Are Being Extended By Decatur Stores t Shopping is expected to reach a high point in Decatur over the weekend in view of the several large January clearance eales in iprogrese this week. The Peterson and Company clothing store opened it* stock liquidation sale this morning. Sale prices have been placed on every item in the store. The Schafer Store pre-inventory sale will open Friday morning. Three fu.’l page advertisement* in yesterday’* Daily Democrat announced a list of the many bargains in this department store. ( A three-day pre-inventory sale opened at the E. F- Ga** women’s ready-to-wear store this morning. A January clearance sale got underway at the Niblick and Company store today and will continue for several days. The C. A. Douglas Company to-’ day announces a bargain festival in a page advertisement, beginning Friday and running through the | month. I Holthouse-Schulte Company, c’othing and men’s wear, is conduct-1 ing a remodeling sale during the • month of January. The store will be ,« remodeled next month. Economy days have been in progres* at the Economy store during the week and will continue during the month. I j Shopper* are invited to visit the , stores during the sale events. The . attention of the readers of this pa- s per i* called to the advertisements which appear from day to day an- ( nouncing the sales events and giv- ( ing a list of the bargains found in the store*. '» Ir your 7(-«J ’)) ifoods are advertised 1 K 7 Your Clerks i t t^imc and Tongues Sales are made ‘ In Advance . Advertising/ y SV? \.?—ZhuflK i

FRANK FIGHTS OUSTER MOVE — Heated Argument In Hearing To Oust Wisconsin President Madison, Wis., Jan- 7 —(UP) — Attempt* to cut short the defense of Dr. Glenn Frank, fighting efforts to terminate hie 11-year presidency’ of the University of Wisconsin.] caused heated argument today before the university board of regents. Regents president Harold M. Wil-] kie. whose 15,000 -word statement featured the four-hour attack 1 against Frank’s administration yesterday, attempted to cut short friends of Frank. Harry Adams, aT-j umni leader, and Daniel Grady, a regent, protested. “Star chambering thie proceedure ; will neither help you nor the univer-, sity and if you don’t recede you'll sear your souls and do a dastardly thing” Adams cried when Wilkie sought to cut his defense oration. Adams asserted the (political en-i mity of Gov. Phil La Follette for Frank lay behind the ouster move, which reportedly is supported by eight of the 15 regents. Students crowded into the corridor outside Frank's office, where the meeting was held, hissed Ad aims’ reference to Lafollette. Regent Kenneth Hones asserted the hearing was becoming a "circus” ana threatened to clear the student* away. Wilkie said it would be necessary lor Minor speakers to cut their, speeches because Grady had asked for an hour and Frank w’ants sever- ] al hours to defend himself against charges of mismanagement of University finances and neglect of the school so r.'ectures and journalism. ALLEN COUNTY FARMER DIES ______ John L. Friedline Dies This Morning At Local Hospital — John L. Friedline, aged 65, prom- ] inent A’len county farmer, living near Monroeville, died a' the Adams county memorial hospital at 8:05 o’clock this morning. Death was caused by an obstruction of the bowels, following an operaiot nlast Sunday at the hosipital. The deceased was a member of *he Monroeville U- B. church, and a member of the I. O. O.F, and Masonic lodges in Monroeville. Surviving, besides the widow, Almeda Rose, are one son, Dr. Ralph Friedline. of Wood Lakes, Minne- 1 sota; two daughters, Mrs. O- R. Painter, of Van Wert, Ohio and Mrs. George Meeker, Peru; three broth- ' ers, Elmer, Jonesville; Otis, Monroeville and Bert, Springfield, Mass; one sister, Mrs. Perry Crates, of Fort Wayne. ’Although funeral services have not been definitely arranged it is thought that they will be held Saturday morning at the Monroevi’le U. B. church, with a short < service at the home, two miles , south of Monroeville- ’ Tha, body was returned from the ; Painter Bros, funeral parlors to the i home this afternoon. |1

Peru Municipal Plant Shows Large Profits Peru, Ind.. Jan. 17 —The Peru municipal electric plant had its biggest i year in 1936. when it showed a proI fit of $126,164, it was disclosed in the annual report today by the manager, Floyd Kerns. The plant, which i earned $88,861 in 1935, also had a ' record output of 13,548,300 k. w. h. !for 1936. Numerous benefits to the city from utility earnings were cited, including transfer of $47,427 to the general fund and free street light ] ,ng which would have cost $24,833. Utility earnings a’so were used 1 to purchase two factory buildings for $18,483, resulting in two new ; industries being brought here to oc- ] cupy those locations. o DENY HEARING FROM KIDNAPER Dr. Mattson Denies Having Received Any Word From Kidnaper Tacoma. Wash., Jan. 7 —(U.R) — There were new signs of cheerfulness and relaxation of tension at j the home of Dr. William W. Matt- ’ son today, but he denied he had heard from the bearded man who kidnaped his 10 year old son, I Charles, 11 days ago. The physician, who had appealed to local police and federal Gmen to let nothing block his chances so negotiations with the kidnaper, returned from a mysterious four-hour trip and announced: "I have had no word from the kidnaper. My boy is not home.” Rumors were widespread that Dr. Mattson had paid $28,000 to the man who signed himself ’Tim’ in a note left in the Mattsons' Puget Sound home when Charles, i scantily clad, was seized and taken away. “I ca.n't comment on that.” the doctor said. "A report that the ransom money was taken into the 1 woods was misinterpreted." Mrs. Mattson, remaining home! to be near five telephones install-: ed should the kidnaper attempt to contact the family by tha.t method, appeared more cheerful; than at any time since her son disappeared. But she, too. was re- j luctant to discuss the case. Asked if Charles had returned i home, she said. "I can't say anything about that.” It was learned that the Mattsons had prepared a bundle of winter clothes to be sent to Charles should the kidnaper establish contact and indicate that his negotiations would require some | time. Mrs. Mattson had been wor 1 ried because Charles had just re- ■ covered from a cold and had just hda a warm bath when the kidnaper broke into the home and seized him. G-men and police carried on their investigations quietly, consenting to Dr. Mattson's request that they remain away from the; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O Former Local Man’s Brother Is Dead Howard Earnest, formerly of this city and now of Bluffton, has received word of the death of hi* brother, Charles, of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Death was caused by an heart attack. The body was returned to Morristown, Indiana for burial today. 1

Indiana General Assembly Opened Formally Today

F. D. R. SPEECH CHALIENGE TO SUPREME CODRT Asks More Liberal View; Arms Embargo Act Is Passed Washington, Jan. 7. — |(II.PJ — President Roosevelt's challenge to the United States supreme court to follow the election returns placed on congress today responsibility for dealing with national social and economic problems without constitutional amendment. The President said there was no vital need to change the constitution. New deal legislators, meanwhile, sought to expedite action on the • Spanish arms embargo. At home labor trouble became more acute | hourly and seemed headed, ultimately, toward presidential inter-; vention. The west coast shipping strike was deadlocked and the controversy between General Motors Corporation and the United Auto-' mobile Workers was spreading. The arms embargo, snapped through congress yesterday at Mr. Roosevelt's request, faced temporary delay in becoming effective because of a parliamentary ityMr. Roosevelt completed his annual budget meskage. He will meet with newspaper reporters today to explain it preliminary to submission to congress tomorrow. It is expected to call for upwards of $500,000,000 to tide the government over this fiscal year and forecast another deficit in the next sis- > cal period. The resolution embargoing ex- 1 port of munitions to Spain awaits signature of Vice President Garner before going to the White House. 1 i Under senate rules such resolutions must wait one day before being signed. The senate neglected in yesterday's hurry to authorize Garner to ignore thaVu’lile and sign today when the senate is not in session. Attaches said it might be possible to complete action on the bill anyway and send it to the White House today. Much of the need for haste had ended when a Spanish freighter sailed yesterday from New York partly loaded with munitions for the Spanish loyalists.: No other cargo is scheduled to depart today although additional arms export licenses are outstanding and will remain valid until the e'mbargo resolution becomes effective. If Mr. Roosevelt makes the expected forecast of another treasury deficit tomorrow, it will be the eighth consecutive instance in which the nation has been unable to pay its way. The president’s annual message (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 — POPE RESIGNED TO OWN DEATH Intimates Say Pope Pius Convinced Death Is Near Vatican City, Jan. 7 —(UP) —A specially constructed combination of wheel-chair and bed was delivered to the Vatican today. It wae hoped that Pope Pius would be able to use ■ 1 it soon. The vehicle arrived last night : from Bo'ogna, where it was constructed under the direction of Prof Vittorio Putt! from designs by ■ Leone Castelli, director of technlcal services of the Papal State. Castelli went to Bologna Tuesday to approve the finished vehicle. Pope Pius was reported in satisfactory condition today after a fairly comfortable night. A Vatican official denied reports that the Pope ; received treatment for gangrene ! and said there had been no sign of development of gangrene. Members of the household said the Pope was in high spirits this morning- After the usual visit from Cardinal Pacel'i, he dictated many , letters, it was said. ( The Pope frequently when his in- ( •imatie try to persuade him to stop , working repeats the latin saying “non recuso dolorem peto laborem,” ( ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) '

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80th General Assembly Is Opened As Only Short Session Is Held; Gov. McNutt To Speak. NAME GOTTSCHALK Indianapolis, Jan. 7 —(U.R) —The 80th Indiana general assenTbly, destined to enact few major laws and wrangle over many minor proposals, opened its 61-day session today with brief organization meetings in house and senate. Ratification of action already taken in party caucuses and a joint session of the two houses for official tabulation of the vote for governor and lieutenant governor in the November 3rd election completed the business. True to tradition, an appropriation bill for $125,000 to defray costa of the session, was the first bill passed. Introduced in the house, it pa.ssed there immediately under | suspension of rules and was sped i through the senate In the same manner. There weire no dissenting votes in either chamber. With selection of leadership, appointment of committees and other pomp and ceremony attend- ' ing the opening completed, decks ; were cleared for receiving the session’s principal program — in addresses by the retiring and in- ' coming governors within the next ' few- days. Gov. Paul V. McNutt is expected to urge an extensive building and personnel improvement program at state institutions when ; he addresses a joint session at 11 a. m. tomorrow. Biennial budget requests totalling $98,000,000, much of it to finance the program, already are in hands of the legis- ' latlve budget committee. A rigid highway safety program is to be the chief recommendation I of M. Clifford Townsend, who will be inaugurated as governor Monday aaid address a joint session Tuesday or Wednesday. With overwhelming Democratic majorities in both houses, administration proposals are assured of passage. Representatives were first to get under way—ga,veiled to order (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O NO CHANGE IN BANK OFFICERS All Directors, Officers Os First State Bank Are Retained No change was made in the board of directors or officers of the First State tank of this city at the annual meeting of stockholders and directors last evening. The directors are: Daniel Sprang chairman of board; Dynois Schmitt Theodore Hobrock, John P. Braun, T. F. Graliker, E. W. Busche, L. H. Haerle, the latter of Indianapolis. The officers are: T. F. Graliker, president; Mr. Hdbrock. vice-pres-ident; Roscoe Glendening, cashier; Herman Krueckeberg, assistant cashier; Earl Caston, teller. The bank enjoyed one of its best years in history. Although a substantial profit was made in 1936. no dividend was declared, Mr, Graliker stated. It was the 54th annual meeling of the stockholders. The bank had total deposits of $2,108,000 on Dec. 31, 1936, an increase of $600,000 during the year. Total resources and liabilities amounted to $2,307,483.33. William Lose started work at the bank this week. Ten persons are employed at the institution and an additional cage was opened a,t the east end of the counter. Extra space was also provided in the banking room with the removal of partitions and a telephone booth, increasing the facilities. o Bids Are Received For Highway Truck The county commissioners were in session today to purchase one or more new trucks for the highway department. After the bids were opened the dealers were permitted to explain the various types of trucks offered. Until lat this afternoon no truck had been purchased-