Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1937 — Page 1

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fan FLOOD MF ODUE OVER 55.000 L (ontribut'<> ns Stffl Lg Received. 1 und I (her $5,000 Ling toZZTthe flood sufI" tb , Ohio valley this mornr" 1 ! United State, mail., r ' k from the Adam, eounLii American Red (’row, &t the total contributpj resident, to an even Lnting a «« ure 25 “ m ” L than the original quota set Katy. when the drive eLm. the money sent was C an appropriate express f Decatur and Adams county L sympathy toward the L resident. Os the area. [1 wemhotf, chairman of the L chapter and leader in the , L»ard the seemingly gtgan < L raising the desired mark. L today that "the task of the , L had only begun. L that we have reached what Led our week end goal, we Ljtinue the drive indefinitely, | L indefinitely as the suffering Lration of the flood sufferer. Ltintte. No goal can be set.' Lt only do our best. he. Impression of apprecitaion Ithanks was voted the mem■of the Decatur Girl Scout.; ItUHr leaders, who Saturday. personally a total of L. making the SS,CO- goal |»emho!f stated that he and |enrr Faurote. commander of, L Post No. 43. American Le- | had made special arrangeL to continue accepting clothIfoodstuffs. bedding and other L,,. at the legion home.; (are to be sent the sufferers, ke shipments will be made J time to time, as calls are L They will be shipped both Li and by truck. All leading Lb of the country have pro- | for free transportation 6T' kplies No collecting of the ■ can be made in town, all L to be brought to the headfa to the additional eontribuI made over the week end. fa could not be totalled in time [publication, an exact total' I not be divulged, today, othkan that the figure is $5.00U. it to lark of space and the late ■in which the donors list was blwi!. a list tor the week end hot appear until Tuesday', k of the Daily Democrat. | More From Berne Best Stengel. Red Cross secBat Berne, in a telephone con-, Ition this morning, reported |» check for $303.25 was in the ' Ito add to their share of the ! Wutions. This amount brings | [iota! of Berne donations to ■ | o pMn Liechty Is Injured In Accident pan Diechty. son of Jerrv Pf of Berne, escaped with a F r, "l collar bone and minor Rd bruises in an auto accident P Berne Saturday night at P Uechty auto collided with by Reuben Habegger. a’F Berne. The Liechty auto, r 188 completely demolished, r over three times, pinning F>"? man underneath- He was L a Berne physician’s office pttaent. r'oriations Arp Approved By Council appropriations tota’ing L .' PWe apnrov «d at the speL of the Adams county r Wurday morning. They p -' iject to the approval of f ,te “x board. r guested were: plat book nr Ada ®« county, $225; L °om, court house, $443. 25; I Janitor, salary, S3OO- - matron ' Balar y- »2t»: fa* nta,r °n. supplies, $lOO,l KHl t 8' BtOS,ate p Play Two Nights arp hp ing held k uT Ctonof "Bound to L ** comp dy. which by the Jun!or falnn ar,t Mil,s Mvh Ly auditorium, h rust m FrldaV evenln*B- - DUrchLd", 20 Centß and * ttle class d fr ° m any mem '

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County Attorney iw?"' 31 * The re-appointment of Henry B. Heller as county attorney for 1936, was announced by the board of county commissioners at 3 o’clock this afterncon. TELLS STORY OF FLOODED AREA Dr. Duke And Two Nurses Talk To High School Students Today Striking views of the flood-rid-den Ohio valley were related to a I capacity crowd of Decatur Catholic and public high ■ school stu--1 dents, at the public school auditorium this morning. Dr. Ben Duke, who. with two nurses. Miss Mary Jane Colchin and Miss Frances Reidy were pressed into medical service la,st week in the city of Louisville, was the speaker. Vividly relating various instances of suffering and privation caused by the turbulent waters. Dr. Duke predicted that the worst effects cf the flood are still to come. With the recession of the wa.'ers, murky sewage left in the buildings and homes is more than liable to create a state of infectious diseases that will travel through the stricken area, he stated. Corroborating the statements of the physician, were the two nurses, both of whom were forced to leave their worn and tattered nurses’ uniforms in the flooded city. The uniforms were badly worn from climbing in and out of boats and second story windows to administer medical aid to the stricken populace. Aided by a blackboard chart, Dr. Duke painted a realistic picture of all the stricken area in and ajound Louisville, clearly showing the depth of water at various ’ places and indicating the sections hardest hit by the flood. The report over the radio that ’ the doctor and his assistants were near collapse from physical strain was false, he stated. The report should have stated that the medical supplies used by the group ' were exhausted. This came following the inoculation of 145 persons in 75 minutes by the doctor, 1 the two local nurses and a, fourth assistant. While conditions there are very serious, he stated, they have been grossly exaggreated in some instances. While there, he stated (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— OIL FIRE HERE DRAWS CROWD Oil Is Set Afire From Leaking Line; Burns Several Hours Scores of Decatur residents and tourists crowded the highways and streets near the St. Mary’s river Saturday evening and night to learn the cause of what appeared to be a disaetorus conflagrationLured by the flaming red reflection of the fire that painted the sky red for several miles, the onlookers discovered that the fire was pur- , posely set. When pipe lines of the Standard Oil company developed a leak, flooding fields in and near the city dump I at the north end of the city, the oil was ignited after a basin had been dug to house the leaking fluid, This was done to Insure against unintentional fire that might develope later. At one time five fires with flames leaping a score of feet Into the air, could be discerned. The oil, ignited at about 6 o’clock Saturday evening, burned until early Sunday morning, continuing to attract tourists, who were able to see the smoke and flames tor several miles.

, STRIKE RULING BEING DEDATED INCOURTTODAY Reports Spread That SitDown Strike May Be Extended Flint, Mich., Feb. 1. SU.P> General Motors corporation moved today for legal determination of the riglTt of sit-down strikers to occupy its plants us reports spread through thia induspial city that the workers might seek to extend the scope of their strike. With approach of the hour for a circuit court showdown on the corporation's request for an injunction compelling evacuation of Fish-J er Body plants 1 and 2. it was learned authoritatively that Unit-1 |ed Automobile Workers of America members were considering a I sit-down strike in the reopened plant of the Chevrolet Motor Car company. Any move in this direction, It was said, would be taken late in | the afternoon, after Circuit Judge Paul V. Gadola had heard arguments of union attorneys against I the removal of hundreds of sit- ; down strikers from the body plants. Union lawyers must Show cause why the strikers should not be re-; moved and prohibited from interfering with the movements in these plants or company officials. Union officials had no comment to make upon the reports that a new sit-down was contemplated. Other'sources said that if the local members decided to order the strike, it would become effective after the night shift of 6,000 workers had entered the factory to re-1 lieve an equal number of day employes. Further Trouble Washington. Feb. I.—John L. Lewis flatly warned the nation today that the automotive strike which he is sponsoring "is only the first engagement in a war between labor and finance.” Lewie, who returned to the capital from New York where he spoke (CONTINUED ON PAGE S»TX) O TRUSTEESTALK LEGISLATION Trustees Os County Discuss Proposed Legislation Legislation proposed in the state 1 assembly was discussed by the township trustees of Adams county in the regular monthly meeting held in the office of Clifton Striker, county superintendent of schools. The trustees opposed movements to destroy “home rule" and urged the adaption of an amendment to the state constitution prohibiting any state board, commission or official taking over any of the work which may be done by local officials. The trustees favored better pay for relief investigators and seek the maximum educational standard to be a high school education. They also favored legislation which will make it possible to file claims against indigents, which would be payable before heirs receieve their shares of the estatesA bill was also favored which would make it necessary for 50 persons instead of 10 to sign appeals I from proposed appropriations. The trustees opposed a bill which would transfer the management of poor asylums, poor relief, etc., to 1 county felfare boards. They also (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Schwartz Infant Dies This Morning At Home Albert Dwayne Schwartz, infant , twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Schwartz, of Monroe township, died at 4:30 o'clock this morning at the home. The child was born January 11, 1937. The twin brother and the . following brothers and sisters in addition to the parents survive: j Leonard, Jeanette and Irene. A pri-1 vate funereal will be held Tuesday mofnlng at 9 o’clock at *he home. Play Review At Library Tonight Tickets for the play review "Idiot’s Delight," to be given by Beatrice Fraaer Coon at Library. hall this evening at 7:45 o'clock are selling for 35c, instead of 25c as stated in Saturday's paper. Mrs. Coon is being presented at the general club meeting by the 1 Drajnatic section of the Woman’s I Club. 1

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 1, 1937.

Drinking Water Shortage Is Seen In Cincinnati District

"Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink.” was never truer than it is in Cincinnati today,' n reporter from the Decatur Demo-' era: found In a trip to the Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, food area*) Sunday. Drinking water was seen delivered in garbage cans, concrete mixers street flushers, tubs, bucket*, beer kegs and every imrnaginable means,, of conveying the fluid, which has' eaueed such damage to the city. Breweries are piping dietilled j water to the streets, where residents may turn on spigots to fill their j buckets- Huge double trailer water tanks were seen driving through the i city. Places selling beer and soft drinke are doing tremendous buel-| ness. In an effort to ward off epidemics ' I of typhoid fever and other dlseCßsd , expected to break out. warning ->igns to "boil water for 1« minutes'' are posted all over Cincinnati. CineinnsH and Covington are etrangHy dark at night, with no street lighta permitted in the bus>1 ness areas. Stores are dark. Restaurants are supplanting the few lights permitted them with oil lamps. The lobbies and dining halls of the great hotels are dim. Residents are permitted only one light in each house. Carnival Spirits Although water still flooded a large portion of Cincinnati, reaching to nearly Third street in the business district, the crowds of eightTO CONFER ON FLOOD RELIEF Eight Mid-Western States To Confer On Flood Relief Plans Indianapolis, Feb. 1. —|(U.R> —Indiana will be well represented at Columbus. 0., Friday and Saturday I when representatives from eight states in the mid-western flood area meet to discuss plans for i pieventing return of such catas- : trophies, Gov. M. Clifford Townsend announced today. The conference was called by Henry W. Toll, Chicago, executive director of the council of state governments. Gov. Townsend said he had not been notified officially of such a I conference, but said he wanted, j Indiana represented if one is held.” "I will give the matter serious attention when I receive the . formal notice,” he said. Indiana will have at least three representativevs at the conference. The governor indicated that former Gov. Paul V. McNutt, president of the council of state governments; Senator Jacob Weiss, Indianapolis, chairman of the senate committee on inter-state co-oper-ation. and William E. Treadway, Spencer, chairman of a similar committee in the house of representatives, would be asked to attend the conference. States having membership in the council through establishment of committees on inter-state co-opef-ation and situated in the flood zone have been particularly invited. Tennessee and Illinois, having no such representatives, also were (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o EMMA HILTYIS TAKEN DY DEATH Mrs. Peter Hilty Dies Saturday Morning Os Complications Funeral services were held this morning at the home in Monroe township for Mrs. Emma Hilty, 44, wife of Peter Hilty, who died at her home Saturday morning at 11:30 o’clock. Death followed influenza and complications resulting in the birth of a still-born child ten days ago. j The deceased was born on April 28, 1892, the daughter of Joeeph and Lydia Burkhalter-Schwartz. I She wae married to Peter Hilty ' on November 27, 1919. She was a I member of the old Amish church, north of BerneSurvivors, other than the husband are the following children: Lydia,! I Joseph, Anna, Daniel, Levi, Menno, Mary, Elma and Edna all at homeTwo children are deceased. The following brothers and elaters | ; also survive: Joeeph, Mrs. John i Hilty, Adam. Daniel, Mrs. Christ Hilty, Samuel, David, all of Monroe township; Noah and Menno at home and John of Marshall county. Burial was made in the church cemeI tery after a short service at the i home.

seers which thronged aronnd the : flood area, seemed to be in carnival spirits. Parents were bringing their 'children In order that they might say they had seen Cincinnati's greatest disaster. Young couples j spent the afternoon strolling around the flood scenes Armed white and negro soldiers joked with the children and ordered the crowd to keep J moving. Fire trucks were located jat the edge of the water in case i of emergencies. Pumps were a 1 ready busy draining the water from business houses now out of the flood zone. In the Ohio and Kentucky flood zone*, no other out of state cars were observed. State police guardj ed the entrances to Hamilton, Ohio, county. The suspension bridge acrose the ; Ohio was filled to the extent that standing room was at a premium and guards urged the crowd to keep moving. A steady etream of cars crossed the bridge. Sand bags and dirt were banked high around the foundations of the Kentucky side of the bridge Conditions in Keni tucky were much the same as in [ Ohio. in the evening hundreds of cars left Cincinnati to attend moviea in Hamilton, Ohio. Power shortage 1 has closed all of the Cincinnati ' shows. Cincinnati authorities believe the ■ city will be in condition next week I to open it to the general publicChildren Give Penny Savings To Red Cross To illustrate how keenly the suffering of residents in the flood | area, Is felt by both young and 'old. Miss Annie Winnes, Red Cross ' secretary relates the following: | "Roberta and Eddie Swygart, j ■ two Decatur children, barely old! I enough to clearly majce themeelves . understood, queried ‘Red Cross?' An arrlrmative nod from the secretary caused each to produce a I small purse, from which they extracted nine and eight cents, respectively. their penny bank savings. which they w volunteered to give to the fund.” ANNUAL CORN SHOW FRIDAY County Corn Show, Ini stitute To Be Held At Monroe Friday Prizes for the annual Adams' county corn show, to be held in: connection with the Monroe farmers institute at the Monroe high school Friday were announced to- > day by C. W. R. Schwartz, chair-j man. The program for the institute will open at 9:45 o'clock Friday, morning and will be: invocation by the Rev. E. B. Morford; song, boys glee club; “Our Part in Community Life," address by Mrs. Russell G. Reiff; music, high school orchestra; song, girls glee club; [ "What Youth Has a Right to Expect From Us,” address by Mrs. Prudence Ratts. Appointment of committees will take place after the morning program. A plate lunch will be serv|ed in the school basement for 25 ' cents by the Monroe M. E- ladles 'aid. The afternoon session, beginning $t 1:30 o’clock will be: invocation, by Rev. Morford; music, high school orchestra; "The Compensation of a Homemaker,” address by Mrs. Prudence Ratts; song, girls i glee club; reports of committees, and election of officers. Corn Prizes Prizes for the best county corn! have been donated by Adams county business men and in cash or merchandise. They are: Early yellow corn, 10 ear sample, I 10 prizes from $3.50 to $1; late 1 I yellow corn, 10 'fiar sample, 10 prizes from $3.50 to $1; single ear! yellow corn; eight prizes from $3 j to 50 cents; one peck shelled yellow corn, eight prizes, $2.50 to 50 cents: single ear shelling contest I (per cent of corn to cob) eight prizes, $2 to 50 cents. One acre 4-H club boys, 10 ear sample yellow, 10 (cash) prizes I from $2 to 50 cents; each 4-H club i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 February Term Os Court Opens Today The February term of the Adams circuit court opened today. A few cases were eet for trial this morning by Judge Huber M. De Voss after attorneys came to agreements upon dates. Judge DeVoss indicated he would call the docket during the middle of the week.

Louisville Mayor Tells Plans To Rebuild City; Evansville I Employees Back To Work

River Crests And Southern Indiana Starts Arduous Task Os Cleanup Work In Many Cities, 5,000 WORKING Evansville, Ind., Feb. I.— The crest of Ohio river's swollen flood waters past, southern Indiana today accelerated the arduous task of cleanup work. Evansville, largest city along the 250-mile river border, led off with a vigor that sent more than 5,000 persons back to regular employment. John Hagan, acting meterologist, reported the river at 53.7 feet this morning, a fall of .04 feet overnight, and predicted it would be down to about 50 ’’Vriday. The civilian rehabilitation committee issued permits for more than 75 business firms not depending on city water supply to resume operations. Military passes were issued for employes to permit them freedom of movement on the streets, from which sight-seers were barred. Officials of the waterworks, shut off entirely during the height of i the flood, said operations would be 1 assumed by tomorrow. Meanwhile there was an ample supply of drinking water imported by truck and train. The sanitation problem was eased by installation of improvised toilet constructed over sewer manI holes throughout the city—many of them in the middle of streets. Principal emergency relief work was at New Albany, where 73 officers and enlisted men of the nav- ! al reserve went to the aid of a few residents stranded by high water. Although permitted to remain in the area because they were safe from the flood water, the isolated > parsons were reported in need of I supplies. Re-alignment of relief and res- . cue work was accomplished over. I the week-end. The national gtiard. enforcing martial law in the border counties, reduced its activity to police work to prevent looting. | Major General Robert H. Tyndall, commanding the field forces, ordered that persons arrested shall be turned over to civil authorities except where all civilian operations have been suspended. In such event troops were ordered to hold ‘ prisoners for courtmartial. Tyndall established field operations base at West Baden and made inspection tours from there. : An elaborate communications sys- ; tem tfsing short wave radio was established to offset breakdown of I regular facilities. Registration of refugees and immediate care for them was turned ■ over to the Red Cross and co-op-I erating agencies at the request of ' Gov. M. Clifford Townsend. Dr. Verne K. Harvey, director of the state board of health, surveyed conditions throughout the flood area and reported them “good." Reports from 40 strategic points (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) APPROPRIATIONS BILL APPROVED Over Billion Dollar Measure Approved By House Committee Washington. Feb. I—-(U.PJ—The | house appropriations committee today approved a $1,046,757,143 independent offices appropriation bill to provide funds for almost i two score federal agencies, includ- ! Ing the social security board and the veterans administration, dur- ! ing the 1938 fiscal year. The bill as reported was $5,950,000 under President Roosevelt’s budget estimates, but was $59,703,218 higher tha.n the same measure reported last year. Plans ! were to bring it to the house floor today. The bill is the (second major appropriation measure to be brought before congress this session. The house previously approved an $899,000,000 reliefdeficiency bill, which is now before the senate. The committee carried forward the same principle inaugurated in the relief-deficiency (bill when it added a provision on the new bill that none of the funds for any executive gaency can be used to I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

SUPREME COURT AGAIN DELAYS SOCIAL RULING U. S. High Court Again Delays Social Security Ruling Washington, Feb. I.—KU.R)—The supreme court again today declined to present an immediate ruling: on provisions of the new socia4 security act when it rejected a test brought before it of the Massachusetts unemployment insurance tax. The court refused an immediate | hearing on the Massachusetts case, which sought to prevent a direct attack on constitutionality of the j federal social security act. Review of another new deal law was declined, when the court refused to hear a test of the “windfall tax" provision of the 1936 revenue act, passed by congress after the court last year invalidated the j AAA. The session was marked by the return to the bench after months of illness of Justice Harlan F. | Stone. However, no break in the court stalemate due to his absence was noticed. This was attributed to his failure to participate in Saturday's conference at which today's actions were approved. It was anticipated next week's meeting should mark the end of the long deadlock which has held up action on many controversial questions, among them a request for reargument of the New York unemployment insurance law and a much delayed decision on valid- ——— - I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FTVE) EIGHT PERSUNS DIE IN TRAFFIC Indiana Week End Traffic Accidents Take Eight Lives Indianapolis, Feb. I—<U.R>— Eight persons were dead today as a result of traffic accidents in Indiana, over the week end. Three others , were held in jail pending investiof an accident in which one of the victims met death. Three persons were killed in Marion county, raising the 1937 traffic death toll to 14. Ha.rold Peck, 39, Indianapolis, was killed instantly in an automo-bile-truck crash at New Bethel on state road 29. The second victim was Mrs. Lulu Surface, 53, also of Indianapolis, who died in city hospital of injuries suffered when struck by an automobile here Saturday night. Mrs. Catherine Craigle, 48, was injured fatally when the automo-1 bile in which she wa.s riding collided with one driven by Ralph Shadle, 21, Terre Haute. Shadle, his wife, Helen, Mrs. Charles Lamb, 48, Miss Virginia Lamb, 10, were injured in the accident. James A. Davis, Vincennes, a barber, died from injuries suffered In an automobile accident near Vincennes yesterday. Harold Colgrove, 30, Bicknell, and Robert Bible and Gretchen Wolfe, both of Vincennes, all passengers in the other car, were held in Knox county jail. Sterling Sermon, 23, Chicago, died in Henry county hospital laat night after driving a truck into j the side of a Big Four freight train at Losantville crossing in a heavy fog. Wesley Callender, 19, La Porte, died of a skull fra,cture suffered Saturday night when his automobile skidded at a street intersection, crashing into a tree. Kenneth Olson, 23, and Irving Ryder. 31, both of La Porte, riding in the car suffered painful injuries. Cha.rles Harper, of near Marion, was injured fatally last night when his automobile collided with another car at a Marion street inter(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O WEATHER Cloudy south, generally fair north, colder extreme south portion tonight; Tuesday generally fair with rising temperature northwest portion.

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Mayor Miller Announces Systematic Plan To Be Followed; To Increase Cairo Protection. CRUMBLING FEARED Louisville, Ky„ Feb. I—-(U.R) —• Flood-ravaged Louisville will be rebuilt much as was Chicago after the great fire, Mayor Neville Miller announced today. Slums are to be cleared, traffic routes rearranged, auxiliary utility stations built, and a step I taken toward reduction of crime I a.nd disease. ‘•We are going to do this slowly, carefully, systematically, and legally," the tall, black-haired mayor drawled. ‘‘lf we rush into things too fast, before you know it some one will be building a. monument to the flood instead of houses for . poor people.” In 1934, he said, it was estab- : lished that one-third of Louisj ville’s dwelling places were sub- | (standard. Twenty-five per cent I were crowded, one to three persons to a room, 30 per cent had only cold water, 10 per cent had I no running wajer, nine per cent j had neither gas nor electricity. 32 ! per cent had no plumbing, 35 per | cent had no hath facilities. Slum clearance will assist in j crime and disease reduction, he ■ said, since it found that crime I was four times as prevalent in substandard areas and tubebrcu- | losis three times as great. *‘We want to rearrange traffic I routes.” the mayor said, ‘‘so that never again will it happen that ! when a flood occurs we cannot get I the people out of town. It will be determined also where auxiliary gas, electricity and water plants may be built so that future floods will not leave the city in its present state. Floorhs like this occur ! once every 50 years. We want to | lie ready for the next one sooner i than that.” Add To Seawall Cairo, 111., Feb. 1— (U.R) —Construction of one foot splashboards I on top of the north half of Cairo’s ! two-mile seawall was started toI day as the Ohio river flood began ■ licking against the emergency ! bulkheads. ( "It is simply a precautionary measure to prevent water splashing over the temporary bulkheading in caee of wind and waves,” Capt. George R. Clemens, government engineer said. "It is a rnain- , tenance jab and should take only severaj hours. The work will be done from the north end of the seawall to a point about half its length.” The eplashboards make the flood wall about 64 feet high. A reconnaisance completed just before noon showed thaX floodwater is against the bulkhead of the cache levee, north boundary of the drainage or industrial district, for about half its length and rajigee to a maximum depth of one foot ((CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o NINE YEAR OLD GIRL MARRIED I Social Workers, Ministers Protest Tennessee Marriage Sneedville, Tenn., Feb. I—(UP)1 —(UP) —Golden-haired Eunice Winstead Johns, nine-year-old Bride, left her doll in its cradle today to learn the duties of a mountain wife. The third-grade pupil who became the wife of strapping Charlie Johns, 13 years her senior and twice her size, thunst aside the preoccupations of childhod for the realities of adult existence in the Tennessee back countrywhile ministers and social workers at Knoxville "down below” began organized protest against the marriage, Eunice was up at daybreak in her mother’s three-room cabin high in the picturesque Cumberlands to learn how to keep house the mountain way. City folks who read about the marriage came here over the weekend to see the couple and told them about all the talk it was causing in Knoxville. But that didn’t worry either of them- They had what, according to the mountain code, is the most essential approval—that of the bride’s parents. The slender, delicately formed (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)