Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1937 — Page 1

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fderal Agents ■ Arrest Mattson I Kidnap Suspect

,rn ßt ______ i ■7®kn: ( lose ’<< - Ambiance 1° ‘'i(lnapMOVEMENTS sunk - Minn. F''» s 'U.R> - a> i ** :).’> Illi'' ll ex-con-] '‘ - •'>' 4IU--I , . .. . and niur1 Wash. . a ,',| th, mai' had , "‘ , ‘ n ,n — ™ .;„ h Thursday. v- 'nldanee ■riptton a? it l -’ kidnaper At ‘an ll " !d 3 le< hn ‘ , al 1 ,<■ ot :: V: • ,ak, ' n ■■■ , '" :llinK " f '* i»ii” '" January 1. rt E.-dtral itnmi _!■ E hner 11 MH'onnachie. ~... 1 a', a <ii or eight weeks. KRK :.k' •■ f-d-ral bureau of *|K..., :. aii.v arrived Frida.'-' ki He was quottwin ring there was po-.i'ilv that he might want-l n th- Mattson '-'ld -k- t hes el the - fit th- description. , s -thwest corner : ..adjoining and North Dakota. Commander To Broadcast Friday j - ' 4U.R) ( vnm.mder Harry W. of tlie Anter-1 will make a third anto the tomb of i Lincoln ~i Springfield. i - • Icbrate the 128th birth of the Emancipator.” placing a wreath at the ■fihohrin.- t olniery will dead.f "• mmidcast over the network of the Coi: u asong system. The is sth-duled from 1:15 p. m. CST. ■Il PERSONS ■OCONFERENCE ■ion-I nit Fellowship ■eetinu At Fort H Wayne Tonight -<-at ir persons are expect- - .i n tic the 2.500 members i liurchee. who will atthe meeting in the Shrine in F,.rt Wayne tonight interest ~f the million unit movement of M. E. ■ Stanley Jones of India will speaker, making his final in this part of the counRev. n. R. Carson, pastor e Decatur M. E. church, will '' program, delivering persons from he>-e include of the local M. E. church, of the woman's home missionary societies. People's organizations and Schoo’. ■' Jones is appearing there to the movement of the millionwhich purpose is to "ne million m its of sl2 each , to be used in missionary tor the church. IS —~ —° ■ County Man Is g> Freed Under Bond Murphy, of Jay county,' |M'". f 'aseii front the Adams counshortly afternoon today, |^B n ho furnished si,ooo rccognizlM’tid as set by judge Huber in Adams circuit court! r( lity. The charge against Mur|M b one of receiving and conceal Metolen goods. Billington and Elmer “fthklulcd to be sentenced ‘o- ( afler Pleading guilty to charges larceny, had not been to court at a late hour this

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“Greek Goddess” |j|L jC<g , J| Mary Tarbell This stunning blond. Mary Tarbell, senior at Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware, might be termed a ''Greek goddess” since she was'chosen to reign at the ajinual Greek conclave of all campus sororities and fraternities. FORMERCOUNTY TEACHER DIES Mrs. Clyde Bell Dies Sunday At Home Near Convoy, Ohio ; Mrs Lola Magner Bell. 37, wife of i Claude Bell, of near Convoy, Ohio I and a native of Adams county died jat her home there Sunday afternoon at 12:15 o’clockDeath resulted from complications after an extended illness. The deceased was born in Union township on October 27, 1889, the daughter of Wi’iis and Ida May Magner. On September 25. 1914 she was united in marriage to Clyde BellThe couple moved to the present home near Convoy shortly afterward. She was a teacher in the Adams county schools for seven years, and had a life teaching certificate. At I the age of eight she was converted, i joining the East Liberty U. B. I church After her marriage she joined the Bethlehem church near ConI voy, where she taught Sunday School classes for a number of years. Survivors are a son, Roy Edgar: two daughters, Mildred Lucille and Doris Joan; a brother, Harry, of Fort Wayne and two sisters, Mrs. Earl Raudebush, of Rome City and John Gage, of Monroe. Funeral services will be held i Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock (EST) at the Bethlehem church and burial will be made in the Convoy cemetery o DEATH CLAIMS JOHN W. LINTON Retired Farmer Dies Sunday At His Home In Geneva John W. Linton, <• retired Wa- ■ bash township farmer, died at his home in Geneva Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Death was caused by heart trbuble. He had been ill since Saturday. The deceased was born near Geneva on April 2. 1870 the son of I James and Mary Linton. On NoI vember 13, 1899 he was married to Bertha Teagardin, who still surI vives. i The following children also sur- | vive: John A. Linton, of San Pedro. I California; Edward, Betty and Pearl, all of Geneva. Three brothers. Joseph and Amos, of Hemlock, Michigan, apd Elmer, of Geneva, also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 o'clock at the Ge-, neva U. B. church and burial will .be made in the Hicksville, Ohio cemetery.

STATE ASSEMBLY IS RECONVENED i AFTER RECESS Twenty-Seven Bills Introduced In Lower Branch Os Assembly STATE ASSEMBLY : Indianapolis, Feb. 8 — (U.R) — Administration measures to fulfill i campaign pledges were presented today a.s the 80th Indiana general assembly met after an extraordinary 10-day recess. Faced with neeoisity of completing work in 29 days as result of the flood emergency delay, both houses increased the tempo of their activity. Three administration-sponsored : measures were among 27 new bills offered in the house of representatives. They were: 1. Providing $3,000 exemption for retailers under the gross income tax. to lie offset by collection taxes on activities of non-profit organizations which compete with private business. 2. Elimination of employee contributions under the unemployment compensation law.. 3. Examination of drivers' license applicants starting in 1938. The senate received nine new bills, most of minor nature. Outstanding. however, was the proposal of Sen. Walter Vermillion. D.. Anderson, to move the deadline for tavern closing up one hour. The moat disastrous flood in the state's history changed the picture. Administration leaders prepared for the emergency by side-track-ing the host of "pet” measures in order to push through an eightpoint program embodying: 1. Flood relief. 2. A highway safety program. 3. Slight amendment to the gross income tax for the benefit of retailers. 4. Revision of the job insur--1 ance law to discontinue employee contributions. 5. The $98,000,000 biennial ap- ' propria!ion requests. 6. Re-assessment of real estate every four years. 7. Creation of a state depart- . rnent of labor. 8. Reviaion of the distribution of motor vehicle tax and license (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o FEW TICKETS FOR BANQUET Annual Adams County Farmers Banquet Thursday Night A, few tickets for the annual Adams county farmers banquet to be held in the Geneva auditorium Thursday night at 6:16 o'clock are still available, Mounty Agent L. E. Archbold, announced today. The banquet will be served by the domestic science class of the Geneva high school under the supervision of Mrs. Tom Rhodes, teacher. The program will be: P. B. Lehman—Toastmaster. Grace—Kenneth Shoemaker. Lead Singing—Rev. Morford. Music—Geneva High School Band Medale, 5-Acre Corn Club —Adam \ Egley. Cash Award and Cup. 5 Acre Corn ! Club.— Benj D. Mazelin. Dairy Herd Improvement AesociaI tlon: Medals —Dale Moses. Cloverleaf Contest—Roy Price. Proven Sires—Sol Moeser. Guernsey Awards —Wesley Stults Gold Medal Colt Club — Henry Dehner. Neuhauser Trophy —Ed serCounty Livestock Show—lH. P. Schmitt. Home Economics Report—Mrs. E. W- Busche. ' County Planning and SCDA Activities —E. W. Busche. 1,000 Pound Calf Club— E. W. I ! BuscheTeens and Twentiee Club —Leo L. ■ Nussbaum. Farmers Institute—Victor Bleeke i Purdue Alumni—Roy Price. Speaker—L. M. Bueche—q — Dockets Called In Circuit Court Today The estate, guardianship and criminal dockets were called this morning by Judge Huber M. DeVoss I in the Adams circuit court. Caees were set for trial and entries made i on others at the request of members of the Adams county bar who were . (present in the court.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 8, 1937.

' No Objections To Appropriations No remonetranceß or objections | were presented at a hearing conducted this morning In the coun’y I court house by Paul Weber, ropre- ) <-ent|tlve of the etate tax board, for the special appropriations totaling $1,150.33, approved by the Adams , idiinly council, Saturday, January 130. His findings will be forwarded to the state tax board, which will make the final decision REBELS CLAIM OCCUPATION OF LARGE SEAPORT Insurgent Sources Claim Capture Os Spanish Seaport Gibraltar. Feb. 8 — 'U.R) —The rebels have cantured Malaga, S-'a.ln's second largest seaport, giving them virtual control of the southern coa«st of Spain on the Mediterranean, insurgent sources proclaimed todav. The air was filled with jubilant ■ rebel broadcasts announcing the ( fall of the strategically important , citv. The Salamanca radio station tre.’’<?mitted an official note from the headquarters of Gen. Francisco Franco, insurgent commander. which said: "This morning the southern army under Gen. Gonzalo Queipo De Llano occnnied Malaga. The a. r my reached hte center of the | city, whose population received the liberating army with indescribable enthusiasm and thanks for their delivery from the Marxist ! hell.” A broadcast from Malaga, said i the first insurgent column entering the citv was composed exclusively of the foreign legion and ed hundreds of prisoners. The government defenders were described as fleeing in panic. i "Our columns this afternoon '; epntinue to pursue the enemy, who ■ has been routed and is throwing ' a.way great quantities of war materials," Queino declared. "The enemy is fleeing by all roads, chiefly towards Motril and Almeria. The government forces are de- • stroying bridges in their wake but are unable to check our pursuit. Malaga ie entirely occupied by our army.” The great speed of the rebel advance apparently was made possi- ' ble because the loyalists abandoned further attempts to defend the i city. The loss of Malaga is a severe ■ blow to the government, because ( it gives Gen. Franco a nava.l base , from which he can carry Alicante and Valencia- —the latter the temporary capital. Franco also can almost entirely cut off the government from access to war materials coming across the Atlantic, such a.s shipments from Mexico. Franco also gains another line of communication with Morocco. From Malaga, Franco’s warships ca.n strike government shipping to Valencia nad Barcelona more easily. The fall of the city therefore I conntitutes one of the most decii sive battles of the war. RELIEF CLAIMS SHOW DECREASE Poor Relief Claims In County Show Decrease During January Poor relief claims in the 12 townships of Adams county showed a decrease of $268.98 in January of 1937 as compared to January of 1936, according to figures revealed by County Auditor John W. Tyndall today. French township had no poor I claims last month. A decrease of more than $350 was shown in Washington township and one of j about $l5O in St. Mary's township. Four other townships showed de- ! creases, Hartford, Jefferson, Mon- ' roe and Blue Creek. The complete report is: 1936 1937 I Union $59.50 $64.60 (Root 122.48 280.70 ' Preble 9.00 100.00 Kirkland 56.35 57.77 .Washington 2,587.75 2,203.39 St. Mary’s 343.02 191.81 Blue Creek 23.76 20.85 I Monroe 147.62 114.61 French 35.00 Hartford 48.36 8.71 I Wabash 30,74 219.35 Jefferson 88.70 21.51 | T0ta153,522.28 $3,283.30

OPPONENTS PLAN FIGHT AGAINST COURT REFORMS However, Favorable Action Is Expected From Committees Washington, Feb. B.— KU.R) —■Op- ' ponents of President Roosevelt's I judiciary reform program maneuvered today to split the administration bill and force a separate vote I in the senate on reconstruction of I the supreme court. Coincident with beginning of a week of tense new deal arguments within the white-pillared supreme court building, chairman Henry F. called his senate judiciary committee together for probable preliminary consideration of the plan. The house committee will take up the judiciary proposals at a closed meeting tomorrow. Congressional leaders checking the trend of one of the most signifi cant constitutional controversies in I many years reported that favorable action on the administration bill was expected eventually In both committees. Veteran legislators believed ad ministration strength would gain quick house approval of the entire program but that a long battle was certain in the senate with present signs favoring a new deal victory I over the opposition of a bloc of Democratic and Republicans foes of what they charge is “tamper ing” with the high court. Sen. Frederick VanNuys, D„ Ind., member of the judiciary committee, definitely joined the opposition bloc and announced he would propose j in committee that sections of the bill permitting an increase of possibly six in the membership of the court be separated from provisions for general federal court reform. ”1 do not favor the president’s method of approaching the problem," VanNuys said. "I believe that if change is to be made it, should be done through a constitu- . tional amendment." VanNuys will I insist that congress seek the views of court members on the reform plan. VanNuys' proposal to split the bll’. which the White House was expected to oppose, climaxed a week-end of swift developments (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O

LIST PROGRAM FOR CONCERT St Benedict’s Colored Choir Here Sunday, February 21 James Murphy, St. Maj-y's CYO president, announced today the complete program of the St. Benedict's colored choir, which will sing at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium Sunday afternoon, February 21 at 3 o'clock. The choir, embra.cing about 40 voices appeared here last year and proved to br* a big success, with a capacity house in attendance. The choir is brought here this year by the CYO council, sponsors of the program. Admission will :be 50 cents. Tickets may be se- ■ cured from any of the CYO members. Marvin I. Sauppe, director of the choir, which hails from Toledo, Ohio, has forwarded to Mr. Murphy the following program: 0 Vos Omnes . Vittoria !Gaudent in Coelis Palestrina Ave Ma,rie (men only) Vittoria Haec Dies. Hamma . Intermission i Spirituals and Negro Hymns and Folk Song When the Saints Go Marching In I Shall Not Be Moved My Lord What a Mourning Bye and Bye Intermission Women’s Numbers The Lord is My Shepherd Schubert Alpine Scepherd Folk Song Men's Numbers Evening Bells Anon Wenns Die Soldajen Folk Song Intermission Thanks Be To GodMendelsohn I Long Day Closes Sullivan Echo Song (Double Choir) Di Lasso ! My Son (Arr. by St. Ben) Neapolitan Folk Song I Sing The Lord Ye Voices All Haydn (Creation) j Hallelluia Chorus (Messiah) Handel WEATHER Rain and colder tonight; Tuesday fair and colder.

American Federation Leader Voices Opposition To Lewis In General Motors Situation

SCOUT BANQUET TUESDAY NIGHT — Decatur Scouts Open Anniversary Observance Sunday This afternoon the Boy Scouts of I the city will hear President Frank-1 lin I). Roosevelt deliver a special message over a national radio hook-1 up in honor of the 27th anniversary, of Scouting. The radio broadcast will come at i the conclusion of a special program,' to be held after school this afternoon in the Central school assem-, bly. Sunday, representatives from all the Scout troops in the city as well as Scout leaders, attended the First Presbyterian church in uniform, where the Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the church, preached a I special Scout sermon. Rev. used ae his text Luke 2:40, which refers to the activities of Jesus at the time he was 112. which is the age when boys may join the Boy Scout organization He presented an ana'ogy between the principles of Scouting and of Christian living. “Growth" was used as his theme. He stated that growth should be all round, physical, mental and moral. : He referred to the Scout oath under ( which a boy agrees to keep himself ' physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. As an introduction he talked briefly on the beginning of the Seoul movement during the Boer war in Africa, when Genera! Robert Baden Powell used young lads as Scouts. Upon his reutrn to England I he founded a movement which has since grown into the Boy Scout organization. Tuesday night, the annual Boy Scout banquet will be held at the Knights of Pythias home at 6:15 o’clock. R L. Van Horn, new area Scout executive, will speak A court of honor will be held and boys will be advanced to all ranks of Scout- | ing. Wednesday night at 7 o’clock, the Boy Scouts will meet in the Decatur | high school gymnasium for a recreai tional hour. Friday afternoon representatives of all Decatur troops will take part in the Lincoln Day pilgrimage to Fort Wayne. — — -o —— — Monroe Resident Spies Live Cricket Ira Wagoner of Monroe this morn- ■ ing found evidence of spring in his | discovery of a cricket very much aj live and evidently not aware that j today is the eighth day of February ! Mr. Wagoner stated that this is the i earliest he has even seen a live 1 cricket. The cricket was on his well! pump, located in tire front yard, which is in the open, furnishing no protection from the elements. " ■ —o CROP MEASURE IS INTRODUCED Bill Embodies Principles Os Crop Insurance Program Washington, Feb. 8. —|(U.R> — A bill embodying provisions of the administration's new crop insurance program, designed to protect wheat farmers against huge losses in lean crop years, was introduced in the senate today by Sen. James P. Pope, D., Idaho. Sponsored by Secretary of Agri-1 culture Henry A. Wallace, the bill is an outgrowth of a lengthy survey of the problem of agriculture department experts and study by a special presidential commission created last fall to recommend a specific program. Pope, who introduced a some what different crop insurance program last year, said he believed the present measure would be enacted into law with little difficulty and with few, if any, changes from the way it now stands. The insurance program was envisioned by Wallace as an integral part of a comprehensive farm-aid program designed to stabilize both farm produce prices and farm income. Such a program Is Wallace's aim of the “ever-normal granary.” whereby surpluses would be j (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I

To Attend Banquet ; . '****>/ j R. L. Vaji Horn R. L. Van Horn, recently appointed Boy Scout executive of the | Anthony Wayne area, will attend the annual Boy Scout banquet here Thursday. Mr. Van Horn will speak briefly. JUNIOR PLAY CAST LISTED Decatur High School Juniors To Present Play Tuesday The cast was announced today for the annual Junior class play of the Decatur high school to be given in the school auditorium, Tuesday at 8 'P. mThe name of the play this year is “Little Miss Hitch-Hiker,” a three act comedy-drama by Robert St. Clair. The scene is laid in Needles. California, in the Mojave desert anj in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The cast is: Shirley Grey, the hitch-hiker — Imogene BrightAmanda Sinks, owner of the “Blue Bird Camp—Naomi Ward. Cora Simpkins, a spinster—Marguerite Staley. Lizebeth, Mrs- Sink's daughter— Maxine Martin. Dorothe Laughton — Donabello Fenimore. Mrs. Turner, owner of "The Pueble Hotel”—Dorcas Hoagland. Dusty Collins, the sheriff —Louis , i R'eeke. Professor John Masters, who for-j gets his wife —Arthur Poling. Bill Marks, a truck driver—Mar(ion Drum. Monte Forbs, a civil engineer—i (Don Death. Mr. Turner, a long suffering spouse—Jay Alton. Robert Chalice, a young architect, | —Meredith Cline. Johnny Jones, played by one of the above. —? The synopsis of the scenes is: Act one: The combination lunchroom and office of “The Blue Bird Tourist eamp", Needles, California. Act two: “The office of the “Pue- ■ bio Hotel,” Santa Fe, New Mexico. Act three: Same as act two. j Those in charge of the technical (phases of the production are: James Ehinger, stage manager; Ralph Steele, assistant stage manager, Max Odle, business manager; Art Heller, asistant business manager; Janet Schrock, properties, I manager; Miss Verneal Whalen, director, and Albert Sellemeyer, in charge of the musical selections Tickets for the production are ( selling for 15 and 25 cents and may ( be purchased from any member of I the junior class or at the door. I o James T. Merryman Taken From Hospital Former Judge James T. Merryman was removed from the Adams county memorial hospital this afternoon, where he has been a patient since suffering from an attack of pneumonia several days ago. His condition has been improved for the last week. 0 Regular Legion Meeting Tonight All members of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion are urged to attend the regular meeting of the post tonight at 8 o’clock. The degree team from post number 47, I Fort Wayne will exemplify the rit- | ualistic work.

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William Green Opposed To Lewis’ Efforts To Seek Full Control As Warring Factions Meet. CALLS MURPHY Detroit. Feb. 8— (U.R> —William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, today cast has weight against efforts of John L. Lewis to obtain recognition of jltls‘United Automobile Workers of America as sole bargaining agent (of workers in General Moton". I plants. Green confirmed in Washington that he had communicated with Gov. Frank Murphy, mediator between the U. A. W. A. and General Motors in their 41-day-old strike. Green is exponent of craft unionism and Lewis is chairman of the I committee for industrial organiza- ! tion, which lias broken away from I the A. F. of L., and started to organize workers by industries. The development ca.me as negotiators for the corporation and the union assembled in separate rooms at 11:15 a. m. for what may be their crucial peace conference. There were strong indications that barring an expected ‘'break” the conferences would be ended or an interim announced, with both sides subject to recall. | Green's urgent request was said (to have been made in a telephone ( conversation which was confirmed lin a less strongly worded tele- ', gram. Three sources closely identified (with the conciliation conferences i Murphy has been conducting be- . tween executives of General Mot- . ors and the U. A. W. A. said they ’ knew of the telephone call and , telegram. Observers have believed that ’ ewis would be grea.tly strengthened in his fend with the A. F. of L. over industrial vernts craft unionism if he could win the Gen- ' eral Motors srtike on the funda--1 mental issue of sole recognition. Both sides still were deadlocked las the conference opened today with little indication of immediate | settlement. ! ; Green was said to ha.ve made this telephone call from a meeting ' of the metal trades and building 'trades divisions of the A. F. of L., i at Washington. Signers of the telegram were re- ' ported to have been Green, John i P. Frey of the metal trades divi(sion, and David Williams, president of the buildings trades. The :' latter union is controlled by Wilj liam Hutchinson, aroh-enemy of ■ | I.ewis. | Friends of Governor Murphy represented him as feeling that he i was dealing with but two parties ( in the dispute — Generaj Motors and the U. A. W, A. —and would be 1 constrained to ignore “outside j pressure.” The A. F. of L. executive council met in Washington today. Subjects before it included Lewis’ unionization drive and “sit-down” (strikes, with particular attention 'to the General Motors strike. Homer Martin, president of the U. A. W. A.. C. I. O. unit, has appeal(OONTINU.ED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 KLEPPER GIRL HURT SUNDAY Daughter Os Carl Klepper Is Injured In Auto Accident Carla Rose, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Klepper, of Huntington, was painfully injured Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, when the auto in which she was riding crashed into a parked car. The accident occurred on Mercer avenue near the Erie railroad crossing, when Miss Alta Ruth Klepper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klepper, of this city, lost control of the car and crashed into a parked auto, belonging to George Lutz, Indiana state highway employee. The force of the collision threw the young girl against the instrument panel, ipainfully injuring her lip and face- The driver of the car and Jean Ann, a sister of the injured girl, escaped injury, suffering some from ther shook. Both cars were heavily damaged The car driven by the girl, and owned by Carl Klepper was heavily damaged in front, while the Lutz auto, a state owned vehicle, was damaged on the side and rear.