Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1937 — Page 1

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Il WES ■f ECONOMY' ifSHHEST | one ranuf R<*Hbilitati° n |,|:l " lo Today ML-,,,., FVI> I" ; UR) MBn .. ’i” 1 "- 11 hlll r ' | """" > future drought* r.»>s.'V.H "misnmb’d lo a long i.iiif I'-hahilita-fell''" .'"'l by his ■ ■■ |K lr . fro- 'ho throat of neonof d, - v w,,a ' hpr - IB k » the prrtidetit adi: wotioin' I’" ,1 '" |K],, and utilization K t ,. ».,t. .i.idaldo ,-spei • - and BHr.m.s* '-it -.‘.d tho now ooonrepre- ■ i.Hional ad |Rg. of ln .. ozonization of |K ; pians 3,1,1 of jonditions. ■ ' '..d.ioanon fedoial government. ■ iongrang " i ,!|>gram - M -pair with tho view that the , rmiii’ dividf 4 18-’o"''- 1 ' Mr - iin " s ''- and use id' natural retook full cogniz <auditions roused by the the serious outlook for fuKs the areas, and said: pi >ni IS line that ran be but the solution V?ill take a policy should be long-run program and execution begun ■at undue delay." Roosevelt s emphasis on ■l led to the belief he was conissuance of an executive ■ to establish the great plains ■al planning group recomby the committee. ■. Roosevelt s brief message ■contained a P'ea 'hat political cooperate with the Mt&iit in rehabilitating states ■pd by repeated drought, ■tatevyr program is adopted." "must be cooperative and ■w: ■■ complementary lines ■tiou by the federal governB slate governments, and all B'i *' l ' i 'ho legion individual Ma<h has material interests at B Md can no longer afford to B constructive action. B rh ha’ moral responsibility ■witting contributions to the B* of the present stitution. »<l. especially, each has reB'hhity for undertaking lines D on essential to effectiveness B*‘ on hy the others.” B Roosevelt s message said ■ the problem created by the B'VrtXT'Fn ov emu TWO) iiloyausts lISK ARMISTICE frel Forces, However, Psist On Unconditional Surrender ftside Maiga, Feb. 10.—(U.R)--A f,? " u 9 c * rcu lated among "hat-f-’Sts today that the loyalist Jttnment had sought an armisut that Gen. Francisco Fran“ytionalist dictator, insisted on “Witional surrender as the * Os cessation of hostilities. ye have been similar re8 r orn nationalists after each or y of importance during the wai '- News from the loyalist indicated determination to “ to the end —Ed.) 'yonalist authorities, still busy >.P lnR , up ’ inside Malaga, ftsthat 4.000 loyalists had ln,«» r 7’ ”° tar and it was ted that eventually a total of •eized 10 ’ OCO and 20 000 would Lu’ 8 beli eved that about 15,000 ». soldiers were in the mounul'n,and from Malga ’ and nat»'Btß believed the majority B nrrender as the alternative «arvation. Btional istß reported the capture nt a loyalist leader to ic ontinubd on page four) !

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

RELIEF FUND OVER $6,000 Adams County Red Cross Flood Relief Fund Goes Over $6,000 The total Red 4*<<w flixsl relief I fund this morning soared f.bove the $6,000 mark in Adams county, a figure 30 limes greater than the original quota set Iby the national, chapter for the county’s share in relief work. After a. week of the drive had passed, the national chapter raised the quota five times the original figure and the people of the conn- [ ty responded by boosting the total far above that ma.-k. When the national organization later stated that due to the extensive suffer ! inng and loss in the area, a definite quota could not be established. contributions continued to pour in. For more than a week, members of the local chapter have aimed at the goal of $6,000. Toda,y a donation of $98.84 from the St. Paul Lutheran church, west of Preble; $19.56 from the Pleasant Dale church and smaller jlonations boosted the total figure to $6,117.99. more than SIOO over the : mark. Contributions are still being Solicited. Articles Not Needed Articles of food, clothing, bedding a.nd other necessities are no longer needed in the flooded area. ] according to word received by Henry Faitrote, local Legion com-: tnander. Two or three truckloads, con- ' signed to various points 'in the (stricken areas are expected to ; leave this city late in the week. Laden with the necessities, these trucks will carry the last of the county's donations. Mr. Faurote stated that he had received word not to accept any ] more of the articles ajid to ship those on hand about Friday of this week. SCOUT BANQUET HELD TUESDAY Annual Boy Scout Banquet Is Held Here Tuesday Evening Bryce Thomas, chairman of the Adams county Boy Scout committee, was paid the greatest honor in boys work with the presentation of the silver beaver medal, at the conclusion of the court of honor, held in connection with the annual Adams County Boy Scout banquet, held at the Knights of Pythias home Tuesday night. The award was presented by Walter Krick, superintendent of the Decatur public schools, acting in his capacity a« toastmaster. Superintendent Krick stated that the medal is given only to outstanding men in boys work. The selection is made by the national council of the Boy Scouts. After the program. R. L. Van Horn, area executive, said that only nine medals have ever been given in this area, which includes nine counties, and seven or eight hundred men interested in the Scout movement. Carl Pumphrey of this city has also received the medal. Mr. Thomas, principal of the Central school, has been prominent in the Scouting movement since his return from college, acting in all adult fields as Scoutmaster. Scout commisisoner and county I Scout chairman. Achievement Trophy Earlier in the evening Mayor A. R. Holthouse presented the troop achievement trophy to American Legion troop No. 63, in care of Ed Jaberg. Scoutmaster. This award is given annually upon a merit basis for advancement of the members in Scout ranking. Scores are made as follows for Scout ranking: each tenderfoot, one point; each second class Scout, two points; each first class Scout, three points: each star Scout, four points; each life Scout, five points; each eagle Scout, six points and each eagle palm, seven points. The troop scores were: Legion troop No. 63, 18 members, 41 points; Rotary troop. No. 61, 16 members. 40 points, and Lions troop, No. 62, 16 members, 39 (roNTfNTrRn on page fottr) o Colder Weather Is Experienced Here A sudden dip in the temperature during the night gave Decatur a gentle taste of winter weather The thermometers dropped to an unofficial eight degrees above zero this morning to raise to around 10 dej greets at 8 o’clock.

Senators Discuss Reorganization of .Judiciary .'“L, 1- ’ dhi > - — *v. 4 S*ZVk • •* c« ■

Prospects of a congressional battle rivaling that aroused when the League of Nations issue was at stake loomed a.s congress took ub .■onsideration of President Roouevelt’s plan to increase the supreme court from nine to fifteen members. First development in the situation came when the plan was

JOHN [.LEWIS ABSENCE SLOWS NEGOTIATIONS Union Leader Absent From Strike Meeting Because Os Illness Detroit, Feb. 10 — <U.R) —Conferences on a strike settlement between Genera! Motors ajid th? United Automobile Workers of America dragged on past noon today after a high neutral spokesman had predicted “we're going to settle this thing this morning." There was no word of develop- , ruents within the conference chamber but reliable sources eaid no settlement was likely due to the absence of John L. Lewis, chief of the union delegation, who was in bed with "a slight touch of the grippe." The optimistic statement front i neutral quarters was regarded ; more as c.’i expression of determination rather than an actual forecast. Associates of Lewis said he was extremely irked to learn from testimony before the La,Follette committee in Washington that his home at Alexandria. Va.. has been watched by Pinkerton detectives. ? "A man's home is bio castle," Lewis exploded, according to friends. "That action by the big ' industrial interests was an out-. rage." Lewis’ cold was bothering himi last night and he left the conference half an hour before anyone 1 else, accompanied by two assistants. Today he followed the advice of a physician to rest. ' In view of Lewis’s absence it was certain i.o conclusive agreement could be reached in today’s meeting. The chairman of the committee for industrial organization is master-mind of all the strike strategy. Lewis was represented by Wynd- - Lain Mortimer, firs tvice-president ' of the United Automobile Workers. and Lee Pressman, C. I. O. j counsel. General Motons had its full strength. William S- Knudsen, executive vice-president; Donaldson Brown, finance chairman, and John Thomas Smith, general counsel. Gov. Frank Murphy, special mediator for President Roosevelt, strove to piotect the gains he reported after last night’s four-hour session. Meantime he continued to keep close watch on the strikeparalyzed motor city of Flint lest an incident there torpedo the peace conference. Murphy has repeatedly urged all elements at Flint to exercise calm and patience. Meanwhile he lias had a steady stream of reports from the military and state police detective forces regarding activi-1 ties of vigilante groups, union ele- J ments, and General Motors oft’i-! (CONTINUED ON PAOE FIVE) I 0 I Water Does Damage To Bridge Flooring Water which eeeped under the pavement on the North bridge across the St. Mary’s river on U. S--2? froze and forced blocks of asphalt above the surface two or three feet high this morning. A crew of men under Lawrence Green, highway patrolmen, knocked the blocks | down in order to open up traffic.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 1(1, 1937.

Former Resident Os Decatur Dead Mrs. Dick Roop and Mns George Cramer received word yesterday of the death of their sister, Mrs. Ora Simon of Albany, Oregon. Death occured Saturday, February 6. following int'uenza and a heart attack. The deceased was formerly Miss Nettie Drummond of this city Her husband was a former operator at the G. R. atm 1- railroad station. She is survived by Ijer husband and one son, John, at home. CLASS PLAY IS GIVEN TUESDAY Capacity Crowd Attends Junior Class Play Tuesday Night Standing room was at a premium at the annual junior class play of the the Decatur high school, held in the school auditorium Tuesday nightThe title of the production this year was “Little Miss Hitch Hiker." a comedy which invoked many laughs from the audience. Two hitch hikers, one a wealthy heiress and the other a famous writer, who traveled incognito, via the “thumb” route, furnished the theme of the play Their efforts to tobtain rides accounted for chuckles from the crowd. i A happy ending for the leading characters resulted in the loss of I the $5,000 reward for the return of I the missing heiress Ly their] enemies. | Members of the east were: Imogene Bright. Naomi Ward. Margue-l rite Staley. Maxine Martin. Dona-1 I belle Fenimore. Dorcas Hoagland, Louis Bleeke. Arthur Poling. Mar-1 ion Drum, Don Deaftt, Jay Alton and Meredith Cline. Committees ♦» charge of the technical phases were Miss Verneal Whalen, James thinger. Ralph I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _

|— — I Louisville Hardest Hit Os All Cities In Flood Area

(Editor’s note: Louisville was the hardest hit of all cities in the I Ohio valley by the recent floods, Lyle C. Wilson, reporter-manager of the United Press Washington bureau reports in today's dispdtch on rehabilitation of stricken areas.) By Lyle C. Wilson (Copyright 1937 by UP.) I Louisville. Ky., Feb. 10. —fU.P> —A : new deal Democratic mayor with rugged individualist ideas has flashed a stop signal in this flood city against indiscriminate demands for federal flood relief funds. His name is Neville Miller, a tall, spare and handsome Kentuckian ! who was dean of the Louisville University law school before he I entered politics. Mayor Miller sits in a typical city hall. The build- ! Ing is old. It smells of fumigants. The windows rattle with the wind. But Louisville's is an unusual mayor. “This city will not be a mendicant,” Miller told works progress administrator Harry Hopkins when President Roosevelt's representatives came here to survey flood damage. Miller explained Louisville’s position. He said the city had suffered the worst calamity in its history. But he is refusing to

taken under consideration by the senate judiciary committee, standing, left to right, tienajors Van Nuyei, Indiana; Burke, Nebraska; Austin, Vermont; Pittman, Nevada; McGill. Kansas, and Hatch. New Seated, left to right. Borah, Idaho; Ashurst. Arizona, ami McCarran. Nevada.

BETTING BILL PROPOSED IN LEGISLATURE Pari-Mutuel Betting Proposed To Finance Old Age Pensions Indianapolis, Feb. 10 — (U.R) — I I.egalizaztion of pari mutuel betting to fina.nce old age pensions was proposed today in the Indiana legislature. Represenlative Harry Hill. Edinburg. and Henry A. Emig. Evansville, both Democrats, offered the bill as one of 24 introduced in the house. The senate reveived 12 , new bills, outstanding of which was one by Sen. Walter R. Arnold. I).. .South Lend, setting up a three judge court of industrial relations to arbitrate labor disputes. Republican minority leaders in | both houses asked the legislature to go on record opposing President Roosevelt’s proposed supreme court changes. The house refused .73 to 20. voting along strict party lines. The senate proposed to delay action until late this afternoon. A two member racing commission would be appointed by the governor to license pari-mutuel lietting. The bill provides local referendum to prohibit betting if desired. The commission would be empowered to license both horse and dog racing, according to ■it i judgment. Tracks having parij inutue.’ betting would be required I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Tire Is Reported Stolen From Car — Woodson Ogg reported to police yesterday that a tire had been sto'en from his autc at its parked position near the G. E. sometime ■ Monday night. I i

exaggerate the losses or even to estimate them, explaining that he doesn't know what the flood damage will be. There was a movement here as waters receded to draw on the federal treasury immeditaely for tremendous relief sums. Miller and i certain like-minded citizens apparently have stopped that. “A lot of people think I should go out and play our damage.” Miller told the United Press. “I think that would be a cheap way of getting sympathy and help. We aren’t going to do that. If it is the policy of the federal government to help flood-hit cities, we would like to have our share — and no more. If that is not the policy, well and good. We will do the best we can with our own resources although they will not be sufficient to do the job." “The job,” to which Miller refers is the biggest rehabilitation job in the Ohio valley. Other cities were hit and hit hard. But Louisville probauly suffered the greatest damage. It is larger, for instance, than Paducah, Ky., and therefore had more to lose. It is smaller than CffltTnnati but unlike that bity lacked the refuge of hills where (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Eleven Persons Killed When Airliner Crashes Into San Francisco Bay This Morning

WORLD PRAYER | DAY FRIO AY Union Services Will Be Held At Christian Church Friday ('nion services for the annual ob i servance of "the world day of prayer for missions", sponsored by the missionary societies of the churches of I the city, will be held at the First Christian church Friday afternoon ! at 2:30 o'clock •Mrs. C. E. Bell, president, will have charge of the program, entitled." Thou Art the Christ, the Sou of the Living God.” The program was prepared by Miss Mabel Shaw, missionary of northern Rhodesia, in Africa. The various churches of the city will take part in the program which has been prepared thie year tor adti'ts and young people. Amplifiers are. being installed to use in the program. • A free will offering will be taken with the contributions being sent to , the Interdenominational missionary projects, both home and foreignThe Day of Prayer has become nationally known for its inter-church > work, as well as being enthusiastically received locally. Federations 1 of churches, hospitals, schools, mission centers and individuals participate in the day. The national council of federated church women also cooperate in observance of i ;he day. A cordial invitation to the public has been extended by those in ; charge. CENTRALPTI MEETTUESDAY Mrs. George Buckley Speaks At Meeting Tuesday Afternoon "Influence of the Home" was the subject of the talk given by Mrs. George Buckley at the meeting of : the Central P. T A. Tuesday afternoon at the_ school. Mrs. Buckley said, “the home is by far the most important factor in the life of the child- One important lesson for the chi’d to learn is obed-' ience, and parents have an import-, ant part to play in teaching this les-! son. Parents who boast of lawbreaking instill the idea o» lawlessness into their children”. ■Other points stressed by Mrs. Buckley were: 1. Accord between father and s mother helps the children feel secure. 2. Parents should have a good attitude toward people with whom they come in contact3. Children should be taught a set of well defined habitsSuperintendent Walter J. Krick then gave some examples to show how the influence of home life has affected the school work and general life out look of certain boys and girls. Other numbers of interest on program were: Piano solo. Betty Sautter. Reading of papers on the outstanding days of the month: Ground Hog Day, Martha Macy; St. Valentine's Day. Ruth Hammond; Lincoln's Birthday, Edith Baker; George Washington’s Birthday, Wanda Brunner; Aah Wednesday, Patsy McConnell. Reading, “When Daddy Kissed the Cook”, Mary Louise McCoySketch. “Stage Struck," Kathryn Schroyer and Jane Graber. Hawiian Guitar solo, Frederick SudduthThe meeting was presided over by the president. Mrs. L. A. Cowens. Due to illness of the chairman of the program committee, Mrs. Francis Eady was in chargeo — Zion Reformed Plans For Lenten Services — Special services during the Lenten sea.son have been announced by the Rev. Charles M. Prugh, pastor of the Zion Reformed church. Services will be held each Wednesday evening at 7:36 o'clock. The sermon topic for tonight is i “Keeping Lent.” The public is In-. i vited to attend.

HOUSE PLUNGES 1 INTO DEBATE ON JUDICIARY PLAN Debate Opens On Judic- . iary Reorganization Plan In House Washington, Feb. 10 —(U.K — The house today passed the 1 Sumner bill providing voluntary retirement of supreme court justices on full pay at the age of 70. The measure, proposed by Chairman Hatton W. Sumner of 1 the house judiciary committee, I was regarded by some house veterans as a flank maneuver against President Roosevelt's sweeping court plan. — Washington. Feb. 10. — (U.R) — The house plunged into fiery de- 1 i bate over President Roosevelt's judiciary reorganization plan with opponents charging it would lead the nation toward communism or fascism. The fascism-communism charge was raised by Rep. Arthur Lamneck. D., Ohio, as the first of two substitute judiciary proposals by chairman Hatton W. Sumners of| the house judiciary committee was brought to the floor for action. Sumners acted after a White House conference with Mr. Roosevelt. The president also scheduled talks with senate judiciary committee members in the face of spreading opposition in both houses to his far reaching plan. At the same time Attorney General Homer S. Cummings came to the defense of Mr. Roosevelt's program with a statement calling for ! its enactment as submitted by the [ White House. The president scheduled also two afternoon conferences on the judiciary questions. He arranged to meet at 3 p. in. Sens. Matthew M. Neely. D., W. Va., Pat McCarran, D.. Nev.. Carl A. "Hatch, D., N. M., George McGill, D.. Kan., and James H. Hughes, D„ Del. These are all members of the senate judiciary committee. Several of them have indicated coolness to the president's plans. At 4 p. m. Mr. Roosevelt will continue his judicial discussions with Sen. M. M. Logan. D. Ky., another senate judiciary commit-] i tee member. The White House did not reveal ' the specific details of the conference with Sumners. However, it was presumed that Mr. Roosevelt went over the two Sumner bills which are scheduled to come before the house today.' ' One of these provides voluntary retirement at full pay of supreme court jjistices at the age of 70. The other allows fTTe government to intervene in federal cases involving constitutional Issues and provides direct appeal to the supreme court of such matters. Both are generally in line with Mr. Roosevelt’s proposals but neither represent exactly what he has ask(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o WEATHER I Generally fair, colder extreme southeast portion tonight; Thursday partly cloudy with rising temperature. o Conservation Club Plans Shoot Sunday i The country conservation league j will hold a shoot Sunday, February j 14, on the range located on U- S. , highway 27 even miles north of De- . catur. The shoot is open to the! public and prizes will be offered for |, the best shots. o Decatur Resident Fined At Van Wert ] Van Wert, 0., Feb. 10—William ' Merriman, of Decatur was fined . SIOO by Mayor John H. Morrison on ( | a charge of driving while intoxicat--1 ed, after he had been in an auto accident. Merriman, who first gave his name as Merrian, paid part of the fine and was released. Patrolman Ray Zanor made the arrest after the car driven by Merriman and , Vaughn Mottinger, of Ohio City, | Ohio collided at a street intersec- | tion. I

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Eight Passengers, Three Members Os Crew Killed As Another Airliner Is Crash Victim. FALLS INTO BAY San Francisco, Feb. 10 —<U.R) — The United Airlines transport plane that plunged into San Francisco bay. carried all 11 of its occupants to death, authorities found today when the wreckage wan raised from the water more than 14 hours after the accident. Shortly before noon a barge equipped with a derrick managed to fasten a line about the wreck, half submerged in 20 feet of water and raised it to tlie surface. Inside the cabin they found eight passengers and three crew members. The wreckage was sjghted five miles out in the bay east of the municipal airport five hours and 10 minutes after it signaled at 9 p. m. PST last night that it was coming down, for a landing at the end of its regular Ix>s Angeles run. Eight feet of its fin and fuselage remained above water. The wreckage was sighted at 2:10 a. m. PST by Frank Fuller who was piloting a private plane, lie radioed the discovery to the airport a.nd coastguard boats were immediately dispatched to the scene. Bay charts gave the depth of the water in the position described as between 15 and 20 feet. The plane, second on the United Hrlinre San Francisco-Los Angeles run to meet disaster within five weeks, left the southern California city at 7 o'clock last night. The new ship, which was only I placed in commission Dec. 20, arrived over san Francisco airport on schedule at 9 p. m. The weathjer was clear and cold, with little wind. “Coming in on the north-south i runway," Pilot A. R. Thompson told chief radio operator Ted Martin at the field. Martin advised him to come in on the east-west runway instead. “Okay, I'll try that.” Thompson replied, and circled the big Douglas ship out over San Francisco bay to come in according to direci tions. “Okay, let down your landing gear,” Martin instructed. This, the airport explained, is a routine double-check to prevent landing accidents. The plane flew east over San Francisco bay, toward the Ala-meda-Oakland shore, then apparently circled and headed back for the east-west runway. First hint of trouble came when Martin noticed from the ship's lights, that it appeared to be sinking lower. Suddenly the lights disappeared from sight behind a dyke which holds the bay’s waters back from the eastern edge of the airport. "I heard a heavy rumble,” "'ONTINUED ON PACE FIVE) 0 LEON TROTSKY DENIES CHARGE • ■ Ex-Russian Leader Denies Treason; Angered At Broadcast Failure New York, Feb. 10 —(UP) —Leon Trotsky, in a speech read to 6,000 of his sympathizers at a meeting tn the Hippodrome theatre last night, volunteered to place himhelt in the hands of “GPU executioners” if an impartial commission should find him guilty of the crimes charged against him in the recent Moscow “Terror” trials. The crowd was disappointed because Troskey’s own voice could not be heard by telephone from Mexico City where he is in exile. After waiting for an hour, while repeated attempts were made to contact Trostky, editor of his writings, started reading his speech, completing it at 12:15 A M- The meeting, sponsored by the committee in defense of Trotsky, ha d started at 10 p. m. Hurl Charges Mexico City, Feb. 10 — (UP) — T eon Trotsky’s adherents charged oday that pro-Moscow Sabotage was responsible for failure of radio apparatus by which he was to broadcast a speech on the Moscow treason trial to a mass meeting in I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)