Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1937 — Page 1

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Court Os State \ erdict Made Local Court: Costs I Qf Case Heavy. Him. LITIGATION court upheld ■SUh of th- court lit' MM, WulK.sli dl.-dge case.l r ,. 11 ,|..ied Indian ■ "..linu to word ■ I tn ■ hosed 01-'II "•** ' VUI.'UCC , ;1S p Im' "l«”' technical n , IO jurisdiction of Judge Henry Kister of, ■L «lio presided over the, ||M 71,, jttornevs tor the num , seeking re Kjilr;,!,„n el the decision. 110 ' «ill be taken un ■ Altin. >- I I Hie " tnonstrators only HO days to pre I K, k„ I tor the case for its by the supreme Ker tins only a tech- ~ , raised. The; .. itself covered 105 days of to than a year JLtj. tottanscribe would have Heavy Costs ... < ompl-aed on Janu BE Costs were estimat'Kl (;.<,?< :,e and benefits at anorilmg to the find K* the lower court. were as follows: earth excavation. cubic yards at '■tie hJ it stoncubic yards, at per cubic yard 11.664.00 to lands where es were to lands where were filBHM of survey and HHk s ti.'.oo on during conand incidental '■S'! ulowed 7.050.00 oy page FIVE) ■ LINN IS ■iRTSATURDAY Lad Slightly Hurt Struck By Auto -■ Saturday ■B Linn, 12 year old son of Mr. Joe Linn, of 346 South was painfully bruised Saturday e- ening at 6:20 ■B 1 When !le Was struck by an aci 'ident oc, erred at the in- '| rie, mid and Madison |B as lb* lad was tiding his IBB* across the street. u|^M'' as 1111 'k' a Hlue Creek de,ruck - driven by Diek Duryoung man. Gilbert StrickBft* carles Massonee, who witthe accident, ran to his aid s|gg' Physician was summoned. BB* r examination the physician no broken bones. His ! ‘ip were severely bruised, CT I '' ni< k was carrying a light. bicycle at the time. bicycle was considerably Fault y vision blamed gCTKlbig lights resulting in faulty were blamed for a minor Sgl Saturday night, when an auto by Frederick Schafer, of this into a parked auto, belongan out-of-town guest of T J. HM er ' Both cars were considerBM Hlta Hydrant, Auto Fred Brown, of this city. BKi"' m " ke the lurn al Second street Sunday night, o. swerving out of control, the Ace hydrant on the! corned. "’” K the auto In reverse, he ■^9, ° Ut into street and 0 a P ar ked auto. Neither, M, , a ’ y imaged. Policeman ■p 'bveatigatSd. I

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WPA WORKER A KIDNAP SUSPECT — Disgruntled WPA Worker Sought In Mattson Killing Tocuma. Wash.. Jan. 18 —(UP) — i Federal agents, state and city poI lice, searching every possible suspect and running down every clue and report in the kidnap-murder of Charles Mattson. 10, today were reportdly concentrating their es- ! forts on locating a disgruntled ; WPA worker. The suspect allegedly told his foreman on an Everett. Wash., WPA I project that he didn't intend to I starve “so long as there are rich J men around here who have eone and love them.” It was near Everett that the naked body of Charles, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Mattson of Tacoma, was : tossed into the underbrush while the physician waited to pay the |25,- : oeo ransom demand. The euepect answers the descrip- ! tion of the bearded .swarthy kidi naper even to the foreign accent noted in the federal bulletin which said the abductor probably came from one of the southern European countries. The man was discharged from the government project the middle of December and has not been seen (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o SPAIN REPORTS FIERCE BATTLE Both Sides Seek To Strike Decisive Blow In Civil War Madrid, Jan. 18— (U.PJ — Reserve troops were ntshed into action all along the Madrid front today as both sides sought to strike a decisive blow in the fourth day of a battle for the capital. Gen. Francisco Franco's insurgent troope, backed by his heaviest artillery, fought all night in a vain effort to (break through the circle of government trenches. The big guns still roared shortly before noon today with the front lines still unchanged. Desperate fighting went on in the I hospital Clinico (sector. From a hidden emplacement, somewhere in the city, the loyalists opened fire with their famed “Peter Piper”—a heavy piece of rapidfire artillery — that blasted greau holes in the rebel trench system. Until the reserves were committed this morning — an act of last resort by most military commanders —the tide of buttle seemed to favor the defenders who not only held their own lines, but recaptured a portion of the hospital Clinico, in the University City sector. Encircling the unfinished, and now partly demolished $2,000,000 structure, in which a small garrison had withstood a two-month siege, the loyalist forces exploded three land mines under the alCCONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Gottschalk Unable To Attend Session Indianapolis, Ind., Jan- 18 —(UP) — Three members of the Indiana Senate today were among the rank® of influenza sufferers and unable to attend sessions. The men included Senators Floyd J. Hemmer, Huntingsburg; Wi'liam B. Hardy, Evansville, and Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne, majority floor leader. o Supreme Court In Recess To Feb. 1 Washington, Jan. 18.—<U.R> —The [ supreme court recessed today, still :jn apparent deadlock over controI versial social legislation. It took Ino action on any major cases before It. It will resume hearing i cases and handing down opinions February 1, when it is hoped that Justice Harlan F. Stone, who has 'been ill. will return to the bench.

Condition Os Pope Stays Unchanged Vatican City, Jan. 18 —(UP)— • Pope Plus' conditions remained apparently stationary today after what a Vatican official called a good night I , as a whole, except for intermittent : pains in the right leg. I Prof. .Milan! yesterday sent the ; physician, after bis usual 6:45 A. M.' : visit, was reported to have said i that the Pope'a heart action seemed | good. It ie the heart that is the ’ chief source of worry. I Prof, Milan! yesterday sent the ; Pope to bed from his special wheel ; chair after he had received a delegation of German church leaders in . audience tor an hour and had seen cardinal Pacelli, his secretary of s tate, and Marquis Camllli Serafini, governor of Vatican city. o Plan Conference On Court Legislation Washington. Jan. 18.—((U.R>— Sen. ' Sherman Minton, D., Ind., said on i leaving the White House today that ■ President Roosevelt told him he I would call a conference soon to ■ consider legislation affecting the i supreme court. “The matter that I took up in- ' i volved potential legislation as to i the court,” Mintou said. He added that he was uot at liberty now to discuss exact nature of the legis- .' lation. "The President said that he , would call a conference,” Minton . said. o — LOCAL LADY IS DISTRICT HEAD ' Mrs. Genevieve August Installed As Head Os Moose Women The Decatur chapter of Women of Mooee, with representatives of seven other lodges in the Fort Wayne district attended the district 1 meeting held in the Fort Wayne I home on Sunday. I I Huntington was selected as the I site for the next meeting. > I Mrs. Genevieve Auguet, of this j city was installed as district (president with Mrs. Dessie Koltz, of Fort Wayne as district secretary. In the ritualistic contest Fort ! Wayne carried away first honors i from Decatur and Huntington. OuJ car Clem, dictator of the Fort. Wayne Moose was the principal speaker of the event, addressing those present on the Moosehear' ; 1 home. ! In the evening the Eva Starkey , l class of 26 candidates was initiated. I ; Mrs. Nora Brooks, of Angola, chief ’ installing officer, was in charge. o November Term Os Court Is Finished The Adams circuit court went ' into vacation today- The Novemi ber term of the court was concluded I Saturday afternoon. The February ; term will open February 1. FORMER COUNTY RESIDENT DIES George Huffman Dies This Morning At Chattanooga, Ohio George Huffman, 82, resident of Jefferson township for over 60 years, died at his heme in Chattanooga, at 1:30 o’clock this morning. | Death wae caused by infirmities and complications. The deceased was born in Mercer county, Ohio on June 29, 1854, i moving to this county when but a : boy. Here he resided until two: years ago, when he moved to the Ohio town. Surviving are two eons, Burl, of ' Muncie and Francis, New Corydon; two daughters, Mrs. Walker Wood-' ruff, of tltte city and Mrs. Jacob j Bollenbacher, of Chattanooga ; Three children are deceased. The following brothers and els-1 ters also survive; John, Muncie; Phillip. Chattanooga; Jake, Chatitanooga; Fred, Fort Wayne; Mbs j Lizzie, of Rockford, Ohio and Mrs.; ,! Rose Dellinger, Michawaka. There are also 23 grandchildren ! and 16 great grandchildren living. | The body was taken to the Wells ■ .' funeral home in Geneva. I Funeral services will be held | , Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock : (EST) at the Chattanooga Reform-’ ed church and burial will be made | in the cemetery near there.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 18, 1937.

FIVE REPORTED DEAD AS RESULT OF HIGH WATERS’ Rain Clouds Sweep New Terrors Through Four States Chicago. Jan. 18 — (U.PJ —Rain clouds today swept new terrors through the make-shift shelters where thousands of refugees huddled out of reach of raging river torrents in Indiana. Illinois, KenI tucky, and Missouri. While national guardsmen mobilized to patrol weakening levees in southeastern Missouri and Red ! Cross officials administered to stricken fs.-mers In southern Indiana and Illinois, government observers warned that more rain today may add to the threat of the most dangerous winter floods since 1927. Five persons were dead, three in Ohio s.nd two in Indiana. Barns and light equinment have been | swept off hundreds of farms, and , highways and| residents have been I swept off hundreds of farms, and highways and residences have been ds.naged for thousands of dollars. Business losses of river-; bank factories and mines mounted huorly as rising waters forced abandonment of operations. Farmers and river-front dwellers in Pennsylvania, and Ohio, housed for five dayst by neighbors Ipnd public officials, packed the few belongings they saved from the inundated and prepared to rejturn to their homes in dread anticipation of finding the.m coaled - with mud and ice, or swept away by the torrents. In Indiana, Kentucky. Illinois, and Missouri, however, other hundreds were warned that the rivers < roaring past their homes had not yet ca.-ried off the burden of un-; seasonable rains in the upper Ohio and Missouri valleys, that more rain today may sweep the torrents etill farther inland. Fair and Colder Indianapolis. Jan. 18 — (U.R) — Week-end rains sent flood-swollen Streams in southern Indiana still farther out of their banks today while the creet was reached in most northern sections. The rain was light generally but heavier fall along the east fork of White river and the lower reaches of the Wabash river wm reported. Fair and colder weather was forecast for tonight and Tuesday. Additional families were forced : from their lowland homes as the j : water spread. Many southern Indiana highways were closed and others were , I kept passable by state highway ' crews pulling cars through inuni dajed spots with trucks. Two deaths were attributed to • the flood. Roy Dugan, 26, Brownstown, U. S- forestry service employe, drowned when his automobile plunged into swollen waters (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Alfred Heller Is Visiting Parents | Alfred “Al" Heller, who for eight years has been a member of the a- ’ vlation division of the United States navy, is visiting his (parents, Mr. I and Mrs. Roy Heller, of this city. Al, his wife and young son, Jackie i came to Decatur from San Diego, California, where he has been stationed since the Macon disaster. Al I was formerly on the Macon’s mech- | anical roster. He has been a petty officer for the past three years- Al states that he is undecided as to his future after the expiration of a three months furlough period, during which he may re-enter the service. James T. Merryman Confined To Home Former Judge James T. MerryI man dean of the Adams County bar is confined to his home being a ; little “under the weather". Judge Merryman is past 82 years of age. Oscar Hoffman of Chicago was a ■ business visitor here over the week- . end. Miss Marjorie Carroll daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayson Carroll went : to Indianapolis this morning to ac- | eept a place in one of the departments in the state house. Her fa*h- , er accompanied her. Miss Marjorie assisted in Democratic headquarters j during the campaign. Mr- and Mrs. Luzern Uhrick went to 'lndianapolis yesterday where Mrs. Urick entered Methodist hospl- | tai ana was operated on today. |

Fourth Victim Os Crash Dies Today Los Angeles. Jan. 18 —(UP) —Earl E. Spencer, Chicago businessman, 'died at 6:55 A. M PST today, the ’ fourth victim of the Western Air Express crash of last week. Spencer. President of the Strom- ■ berg electrical company, suffered a skull fracture when the huge trans- ! port pancaked on the snow capped peak last TuesdayArthur L. Loomis of Omaha. Neb., ; died yesterday after (being under an I Oxygen tent since Friday. Pneumonia resulting from exposure while awaiting rescue was blamed for his death. Others who died as a result I of the crash were James A. Braden of Cleveland and Martin Johnson, famous explorer. ■ -o William G. Lehman Dies In Missouri William G- Lehman, 71, former Adams county resident, died at hie home in Fortuna, Missouri, Saturday night, it was learned here today. Death was caused by a heart attack. Palmer Lehman, a son, lives at Geneva. Three other eons and a daughter survive. Funeral arrangements were not made known. LORES LEHMAN ESCAPES DEATH Young Berne Man Narrowly Escapes Death In Auto Accident Lores Lehman, young Berne basj'ketball referee, narrowly escaped ■ death by drowning or of injuries Saturday night in an auto accident I as he was enroute home from Mont- ■ pelier. The young man lost control of his I car on the elevated road south of ! Geneva and crashed into the guard I rail on the east side. Tearing out ! four posts and the rail, he whipped j the car to the other side to avoid ’ leaping into the waterfilled low- ; land by the highway. When the car swung to the other side it tore out two of the posts on that side, again careened away from the sheer drop into the water and turned over twice. Mr. Lehman emerged unhurt except for minor cuts. The car was totally demolished being damaged beyond repair. One of the posts 1 broke through the top of the auto, ) but missed striking the driver- He i stated that blinding lights of an onI coming auto was the cause of the mishap. i The lowlands by the highway ! were all under about 10 feet of water at the time of the crash. o HIGH WATERS HERE RECEDE River Dropping Rapidly; Below Freezing Weather Predicted After breaking all high water j marks since the 1913 flood, the St. Mary’s river today was rapidly 1 dropping back to somewhat of a normal stageWalter Gladfelter, official river o’clock Saturday afternoon, ths a three days threat of flood. Reaching the crest at about 3 river waters started to recede, after observer, reported this morning that the river stood at a depth of 18.86 feet, or more than two feet less than the high water mark of Saturday. This receding continued during the night, despite the precipitation. A total of .18 of an inch railfan was recorded here last night. The water which covered the road in the south side of Bellmont park has entirely receded and the depth of that on the north highway has been lessened considerably with all waters expected to be gone from the road by tonight. Fields Still Flooded The fields and lawns of the Belmont park residents were still under water today with the residents resorting to boats to take them to and from their homes to the nearby ’ roadMuck and slime are prevalent after the water has receded from several of the homes. A cold snap, predicted by the weather man, is expected to definitely and the flood danger in this ! section. Mr. Gladfelter stated this J morning that the weather bureau ! in Fort Wayne in its regular morning bulletin to him, reported the temperatures would drop to 10 de- , greea above zero tonight

Efforts To Open Negotiations In Auto Industry Strike Fail As Both Sides Hurl Charges

' 1 Plan Church Social ; Wednesday Evening , A church-wide social is being ! planned for Wednesday evening at . 7:30 o'clock at the Decatur Metho- ’ diet Episcopal church, as a part of the attendance-evangelism campaign now in progress. All members and friends of the church and Sunday School are cordially invited to be present. The Ever-Ready i class, of which Mrs. C. L. Walters is the teacher, is sponsoring this • first social and a committee con- , sisting of Mrs. B. R. Farr. Mrs. W. F. Beery and Mrs. H. R. Carson are in charge of the program and refreshments. Mrs. Zwick’s kindergarten band will appear first on the program . and give several numbers. They will be followed by the Harvester Negro male quarts of Fort Wayne. This organization of singers won the Indiana radio audition contest last fall and are the Indiana champions. Games and refreshments will complete the evening’s I entertainment. o Youth Found Dead, Shot By Detective Terre Haute, Jan 18 — (U.PJ — (John Marquis, 19, found dead in a field north of here Sunday morning with a, bullet through his , heart, was shot by Ernest Martin, city detective, it was disclosed today. Martin aaid he was investi- ’ gating numerous auto holdups in the area recently when two young men opened the door of his car, 1 parked at the roadside. He fired ‘ as they ran but did not believe he ' had touched either. DORN SHOW AT MONROE FEB. 5 County Corn Show To Be Held With Monroe Institute A county corn show will be held in connection with the annual , Monroe institute February 5, it was announced today. A joint meeting of the officers of the Monroe institute, and of the ‘ five acre corn club was held Saturday. C.W.R. Schwartz is chairman of the Monroe institute. E. W. Busche and Everett Johnson | are on the committee. Officers of the five acre corn j , club are: Benjamin D. Mazelin, , chairman; Ralph S. Myers. Otto , Hoile, John Heimann and Otto D. Bieberich. The officers of the 5-acre corn ! club also set the premiums for those who checked up in the contest this year. These prizes will be distributed a,t the annual farmers' banquet. The donors of the nrize money are: Otto Hoile, Reed ’ Feed and Supply So. A. D Suttles. • W. H. Zurick, August Walters, ’ Lee Hardware Co., Mutschler l Meat Market, Doc’s Place, John A. Bright, James Elberson, Mutsch- • ler Packing Co.. Staley Dairy Pro- ,; rlucts, Decatur Daily Democrat, A. M. Manlier, B. J. Keller, H. P. . i Schmitt. Preble Equity, Burk Ele- . vator. Frank Schmitz, McCormick , j Deering Store. Citizens Telephone ' Co., Goodyear Service, First State Bank, R, A. Stuckey, Farmers i State Bank, Preble. Peterson Elevator. Reinhold Bleeke, Cloverleaf Creameries, Central Sugar Co,, ’ Krick-Tyndall Co., Gottschalk Tile ■ I Works, Geneva Milling Co., Ba.nk 1 ; of Geneva, Berne Grain and Hay Co., Affolder & Moser, Monroe i Grain Co., Ge /a Equity Ex- ; change. First 'ank of Berne, i Berne Equity Exchange Co., • (Berne and Linn Grove), ComL munity Exchange, Serv-Us Store, . Stengel & Craig, Sprunger. LehI man & Co., Berne Hardware Co., ! Balsiger & Ellenberger, The Berne I Review. , o j Decrease Noted In ' Workers Under WPA ■ Washington, Jan. 18 — (UP) — : The number of needy employed on I works progress administration proj jects declined 738,686 during 1936, > WPA administrator Harry L. Hop- • i kins reported today. II In the last week of the year, 2,- ’; 187,944 persons were employed. i compared with 2,926,630 in the last ■ week of January, 1936. >. Employment by states for the - i last week of December 1936, includ- | ed: Indiana 64,735.

FLOOD OF BILLS EXPECTEDIN LEGISLATURE State General Assembly Convenes Again This Afternoon Indianapolis. Ja.n. 18 — (U.R) — Members of the state legislature were to convene at one o’clock this afternoon, hopeful of accomplishing something after seven legislative days of this session in introducing 103 bills, 78 of them in the house and 25 in the senate. Os this number, the majority; are scheduled for death in committee; others will be killed on the floor as unessential in the face of Gov. M. Clifford Townsend's re- i quest that as few bills be enacted as possible; and a few, probably i ma.ny of them bearing labor's en-; dorsement, will become law. Another flood of bills is expected this week, most of them private measures. A few may be , entered with administration spon-' sorship. Most important measure which may be placed on file is one creating a state department of labor, with a commissioner em- i powered to conciliate labor disputes. This bill may be urged by organized labor and has been endorsed by Townsend. It is certain to pass. This bill and the proposal containing Townsend’s recommenda- 1 tions to promote public safety and reduce the automobile traffic death toll will be the key points I in the administration’s legislative I program, although others will be pressed with Townsend’s tacit consent. In this category are bills to I revise the state banking laws as ! recommended by the department of financial institutions; revisions in the tax laws sponsored by the state tax board; recodification of the fish and game laws, which has already been introduced; provision i for a, reassessment of property | every four years; probable in-1 crease in the state’s share of teachers' salaries which Townsend emphasized in a press conference last Saturday; and refinements in (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O NEW TRUSTEES ARE SELECTED St. Mary’s Church Elects Three New Trustees Sunday Arthur E. Voglewede, Barney Wertzzberger and C. J. Carroll were elected trustees of St. Mary’s Catholic church at the annua’ meeting of the congregation Sunday. The other two members of the board are H. P. Schmitt and Casper Miller. The yearly reiport for 1936 was read at the morning masses. There were 37 baptisms, 12 marriages and 17 deaths in the parish last year. The financial report showed receipts of $38,311.39. The expenditures totaled $32,833.78, with a balance of $6,638.46. During the year SIO,OOO was paid on the school bonds, together with $4,587.63 in interest. Liabilities total $78,650000, less $7,658.23 of current assets, making a net total of $71,991.77. Included in the liabiliites is $22,200 of annuities.

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Conferences Called Off As Both Sides Make Charges Os Bad Faith In Violating Murphy’s Truce. MEET BRIEFLY Detroit, Jan. 18,-4U.R>-Attempts of General Motors and the United Automobile Workers to open negotiations on wages, hours and working conditions failed today. “Present conferences are all off.” said Homer Martin, strike leader, as he left a meeting attended by William S. Knudsen, executive vice president of General Motors, and other corporation offi--1 cials. “Our stand is the same as i we announced last week." General Motors made no announcement immediately, but 1 Knudsen said a statement would jbe issued later. Martin and his companions were ' in session with the General MotI ors executives for about 45 minI utes. The breakdown of negotiations came quickly, for the conference room was not disarranged and there was only one cigarette i in the ash trays. The rival parties were deadlocked when the meeting opened, each insisting that the other had violated the truce reached last week in Gov. Frank Murphy’s office at | Lansing. General Motors accused the union of breaching the Lansing agreement by failing to remove sitdown strikers from two corporation plants In Flint by 11 a. m. today. The union, in turn, said Gener--lal Motors was guilty of “bad faith” because It tried to reopen the Cadillac plant here after sitdown strikers moved out; it refused to permit picketing at the Guide j Lamp plant. Anderson, Ind.; it agreed to bargain collectively with ' non-union employes Who were not I party to the Lansing truce. Later General Motors issued the following statement: “When representatives of the : United Automobile Workers of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O Former Decatur Resident Is Dead Mrs. Arminta Cress-Heckler, 67, of Monroeville, a former resident of this city, died at her home Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock of complications, after an Illness of several months. She is survived by the husband, John Heckler a,nd one brother, Joe Barkley, of Kalamazoo. Mich. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 o’clock in the home and at 2 o’clock in the Monroeville M. E. church. The Rev. Harley Davis, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the 1.0.0. F. cemetery at Monroeville. o To Hold Fox Chase Saturday Morning Adams county residents have been invited to join in the fox chase sponsored by the Hoagland conservation club Saturday at 10 a. m. Those partiepating are asked to meet at the store in Boston, Allen j county, at 9 a. m. A 25 mile circle will be lined out. I Participant will be taken to outer edges of the circle in school buses and other conveyances. No guns or dogs will be used. Lunch will be served in the field. The fox will ba I driven into a pen to be set up at Boston. Several thousands of par- ; ticipants are expected. o Demand Increased Work Relief Funds Washington, Jan. 18 —(UP)—Demands for Increased work relief funds were (presented to the house appropriations committee today by representatives of the workers alliance and Northwestern Senators and congressmen. The committee, striving for early action on a relief-deficiency bill to cover relief costs between Feb. 1 1 and June 30, heard David Lasaer, workers alliance head, assert that relief aid should bo increased 29 per cent a week. o WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday; moderate cold wave tonight; somewhat colder east portion Tuesday.