Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 2 March 1937 — Page 1

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To Conduct Survey ’■■6. jg&r-t . Rev. Kernahan Rev. A. Earl Kernahan will conduct a directed survey and visitation evangelism campaign for a group of IJecatnr churches from March 14 to 25. STEEL STRIKE THREAT FADES IN WAGE BOOST Collective Bargaining To Be Granted To Steel Workers ’ (Copyright 1937 by United Presst i Washington, Mar. 2 — (U.R) — Establish men t of collective bargaining in the steel industry vir- ' tually eliminated today the probability of a steel strike under the ’ leadership of John L. Lewis' committee for industrial organization, the United Press was informed today. Information was obtained in the I ■ highest councils of the committee ] for industrial organization — now engaged in dual bargaining ven ' tures w[th steel and coal employ era -that Lewis and his associates expect to negotiate a uuipji con-1 tract with the United States Steel] . corporation shortly. The first step toward negotiating such an agreement — considered practically tin impossibility a y a.' ago in view of the industry's policy , of not dealing with “outside" unions—will be the signing of an agreement with the (’arnegie-lUi--1 nois Steel corporation in PittsI burgh. C. I. O. officials a.n. ted. Carnegie-Illinois is the largest subsidiary of U. S. Steel. n If the U. 8. Steel contract is successfully negotiated by the ; Lewis organization, it is considered most unlikely that any steel strike will be called this year. ■ I There had been considerable talk of such a dispute, based ; largely upon the flat determination . of the C. I. O. to force Union recog- , nition, higher wages and better ; working conditions and the prevI lous aversion of steel men to dealing with "outside" groups. To Boost Wages Pittsburgh. Mar. 2— (U.R) The . mammoth United States Steel (CONTI SITED ON PAGE FIVE) I —o I PASTOR SPEAKS ON FLOOD AREA [ e Louisville Minister Speaks To Evangelical Brotherhood The Rev. J. H. Arndt, pastor of ’ the Zion Evangelical church of i Loufevllle, located in the heart of ' the recently flooded Ohio valley , area, addressed the members of the Albright brotherhood of the local Evangelical church here last night Speaking (before a large and ent thustastic crowd, the Rev. Arndt . vividly picture the flood as it apt peered to those whose home and ! lives were at the mercy of the raging waters. Rev. Arndt, a member of the mayor’s morale committee, took an active part in the relief and aid thus giving him first -hand informat tion to impart to hie listeners. While his church was located on ' higher ground, out of the reach of i the flood waters, Rev. Arndt voluni teered to aid in the work and was stationed in the center of the I stricken area. ; A free will offering taken at the i meeting last night is to be used by i the churches in the stricken area. > Rev. Roderer, pastor of the (HuntI ington church, was a gues* of the . brotherhood. The ptogram was in > charge of Earl Fuhrman, chairman i of this month’s committee of the I brotherhood.

SAYS JUDICIARY COURT MEASURE TO SAVE COURT Sen. Logan Os Kentucky .loins Forces Favoring Reform . Washington, Mar. 2. <U.PJ Sen. M. M. Logan, I)., Ky., today joined the forces supporting President Roosevelt's judiciary reorganization plant with a senate declaration that the proposal is designed "to save the supreme court and the constitution." Logan made known his stand as i Sen. Bennett C. Clark, D., Mo., who attacked Mr. Roosevelt’s program in a radio address last night consulted with Mr. Roosevelt at the White House. Sen. Clyde L. Herring. 1>„ lowa, accompanied Clark to the executive offices. The developments in the judiciary situation came as foes of Mr. Roosevelt's plan issued a challenge to the administration to take the issue to the nation for decision on the basisf of public opinion. Logan told the senate he found 1 only one real objection to the president's plan — the charge that the president sought to pack the supreme court. "That cannot be done," he said. ! “and the president has no such inteniinn." "He seeks to save the supreme court and the constitution," Logan said, "by proposing a method of dealing with these vital questions that is within the constitution and that can do no violence to the opinions of any man. "Those who have been most violent against the opinions of the supreme court are most violent against the plan of tne president. The president, as usual, is moving in the middle of the road, neither lisetning to the voices to tne left I of him nor the voices to the right ]of him, but he is listening to the ] voices of ffie past which are saying to him 'this is the way, walk (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WARREN HARDEN j TO HEAD CLUB Junior Conservation League Is Formed In Adams County Between 350 and 400 young (people of Decatur and. Adams county attended the organization meeting of the junior Adams county fish and game conservation league held last night at the Decatur high school. Warren Harden was named president of the club. Other off-Icere selected by the league are: Guy Kooe. vice president: William Melchi, secretary and Leona New Jan, treasurer. Milton Dysong. of the educational department of the state conservation league, was the chief speaker at the meeting. Mr. Wysong also presented four reels of moving pictures on wild life and conservation. Mr Wysong stated that the meet I was the most enthusiastic he had ! ever attended, and promised the aid of the state department. The club was organized to per- ] mit younger people of the county to I participate in the conservation 1 work with a program for the year being (planned. W A. Fonner, president of the eenior division of the league, wae in charge of the meeting. Quinn Speaks French Quinn, local lawyer, spoke to the members of the club in their regu'ar monthly meeting at the Moose home last night. The speaker diecussed the conservation work in the state and his county In parti- ' ] cular. Arrangements were also made for the distribution of between 200-250 quail, which are to be received Wednesday from the sta’e department. A shipment of pheasants is also scheduled to be received here on March 8, to replenish those bagged during the open season. o Board Accepts Fertilizer Bid The commissioners this morning accepted the low bid of $29.50 a ton for nine tone of fertilizer for the county infirmary, submitted by Henry Dehner. Other bids were submitted by R- A. Stucky and the - Burk Elevator company. Among other things to be pur- ; chaeed today will be rotary hoe for the county infirmary, and a sink > and kitchen range for the county i jail. 1

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 2, 1937.

Governors Protest WPA Cuts tli a 1 ; r” - —. _ — —— - -- — - —— —•- ■ —— ■— - — - —• —MBS Protesting against curtailment of the WPA program, governors of six states, meeting at (he New York home of Gov. Herbert Lehman of New York moved to request an audience with President Roosevelt at which they could discuss the problem of unemployment relief. Among those present at the parley were, left to right, seated, Governors Henry B. Horner of Illinois and Lehman of New York; standing. Governors Philip LaFollette of Wisconsin and Elmer A. Benson of Minnesota.

TAKE PART IN SPELLING BEE Decatur And Adams County Students To Enter Contest Definite plans for the partlcipation of Decatur and Adams county high schools in the nine-county spelling contest to be held at Fort Wayne on March 18 have been completed, according to school : heads of the county, W. Guy Brown, principal of ' Decatur high school, stated this - morning that eliminations had already been started. Two entrants from the Decatur I and Berne public high schools, two i from the Catholic high of Decatur ; and two from each of the seven rural high schools in the county will be allowed to represent this section. The contest, which is sponsored I by the Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette and radio station WOWO of i that city, will be broadcast, with . final plans to be announced later. The contest was originally set for March 8. but was postponed! one week. Meet Last Night Principals of the rural schools of the county met at the home of C. E. Striker, county school superintendent last night south of Monrco in their regunlar meeting to launch plans for the contest. Plans were also made for the ' . annual Easter cantata. It has not, been definitely decided whether to . hold the cantata on Good Friday or I the Friday preceding. The annual presentation of the | one-act plays in the county by the seven rural high schools will be ( given on April 8 and 9, it was detCONTINUKD ON PAGE FOUR) l o RED ACTIVITY | IS DENOUNCED Brother Tushaus Denounces Communism In Talk To K. Os C. Denouncing the principles of communism, atheism and all subversive influences that tend to wreck the standards of the Arneri-1 can home. Brother Tushaus, sipecial representative of the supreme council, spoke to a capacity crowd of Kr/ghte of Columbus in the local council chamber last night. Assailing the communistic ideas , that have wormed their way into the United States, Brother Tushaus appealed to the members to inten-1 sify fraternal forces as a main weapon to be used in stamping out all communistic activities. Brother Tushaus also spoke brief--ly on the progress made by the or-‘ der in its crusade work. Representatives of Huntington and Fort Wayne councils were in attendance at the meeting, as well; as the Decatur KnightsHarry Kitson, state grand knight spoke to the members on the Gibault home at Vincennes, stating that the home is now se’f-sustain-ing. Father Mooney also spoko briefly on the growth of the council in Indiana. Robert Gage, grand knight of the local council presided at the meeting, which was in charge of an apI pointed committee. .;

Two Convoy Youths Are Fined Monday Floyd and Carl Sheets, both of Convoy, Ohio, iplead guilty Monday afternoon to a charge of reckless driving before John T. Kelley, justice of the peace. They were fined $1 and costs each, amounting to $9.50. They were arrested Saturday night by State Policeman Burl Johnson on a charge of racing past the Adams county memorial hospital. H E. Clank, 1207 Rivermet Avenue, Fort Wayne, driver of a Perfect company truck, was also tried i before Justice Kelley on a reckless driving charge. He plead not guilty and was aquitted- Ho was charged with driving without lights on his trailer, on U. S. highway 27, three miles south of Decatur. MAY DISTRICT ROTARY CLUBS Indiana Rotary Clubs May Be Divided Into Two Districts The question to be discussed and voted upon at the regular mee'ing of the Rotary club on Thursday ‘ evening will be. "Shall the Indiana Rotary District Be Divided?’’ There , will be two five-minute preeenta- | tions of the apposing view-points i on the qquestion, followed by dis- . cussion and the taking of a ballot . on the question Th s was th/e decision of the , board °f directors at a meeting las* I week, according to Rev. Charles M. I Prugh. president of the club. I "Rotary International) in view of the fact that many of the dis- [ trlcts of the United States have 1 grown too large for proper adminI istration, has taken action to divide 4 of the districts in this country. I Indiana has been divided into a northern District and a southern district, the northern section to be known as district 20-A, and the southern section to be known as district 20-B. There will be 33 and 29 Rotary clubs respectively in the two new districts ” iA commmuni-cation received from President Will R. Manier, Jr., of Rotary International contains this statement: *lln the opinion of your Internationa’ board of directors, I the growth of Rotary in Indiana dei mands two governors to administer i the Indiana clubs, and entitles the Indiana clubs to two representai tives in the international assembly i and on the council of legislation, in- [ stead of one.” Q Henry Hite Funeral W ednesday Afternoon The body of Henry Hite, retried Decatur merchant who died at his home Monday morning, was returned to the home this morning. It may be viewed there from 7 o’clock this evening until time for the funeral Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home. The Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this oity, will officiate Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. WEATHER Generally fair south, mostly cloudy north, not quite so cold extreme south portion tonight; Wednesday increasing cloudii ness rising temperature-

Slight Earth Tremors Are Felt In Decatur This Morning; Also Experienced Through Midwest

II Tremor Lasting For Ten Seconds Shakes Some Buildings; No Damage Is Reported. RATTLES WINDOWS Residents of Decatur and cam-] munlty were rudely startled at 8:49 o'clock this morning by what is thought to be the first earth tremor ever to occur in this vicinity. Lasting for about 10 seconds, a pronounced tremlbling seized the earth, shook bul'dings and rattled household fixtures and plumbing. Henry Reusser, of Berne, United States weather observer and assistant meteorologist, reported that his seismograph, for the first time in the history of his station, recorded the shock of an earthquake. The indicator of the graph moved an eighth of an inch, which is said to be indicative of only a slight tremor in comparison to an eartht quake of any size, but still very - pronounced Residents of the city reported - numerous Incidents concerning the tremor. Dishes rattled in cupboards windows in homes trembled, and equipment of office buildings and downtown stores were shaken by . ] the quake Walter Gladfelter, official weat ther observer here, was the first to . Investigate the tremors. Radio rei ports later in the day to'd of similar tremors throughout Ohio and Indiana. . I o 1 Begin Assessing Personal Property i; i Assessors in Adams county today ■ begin the annual task of assessing I property. This must be completed and reports fl'ed before May 20. Real estate will not be assessed this year. County Assessor Ernest Worthman announced today that law .provides a 10 days period of grace for I owners of intangibles to have the instruments assessed and stamps affixed. The value of these is determined by market quotations of March 1. which Assessor Worthman has in his office in the county court house. [ Stocks, bonds and other intangible , property on which there are no quo- , ted markets prices will also be t ] valued by Assessor Worthman in , his hie office. _ ] o Taken For Driving With 1936 Plates Edwin Bienz of ru-al route 5 was arrested this afternoon by Burl Johnson, state patrolman, on high- ' i way 224, east of Decatur, The state officer stated Bienz would -be charged with operating a motor ' vehicle with improper license iplates alleging Bienz had 1936 plates on ' his auto. CHURCH SURVEY i PLANNED HERE Local Churches Plan Dir rected Survey And Evangelism Campaign ’ A directed survey and visita- ' tion evangelism campaign will be conducted by a group of Decatur ' churches from March 14-25. The ' churches in the city which are cooperating in this campaign are First Christian, First Evangelical, First M. E. . First Presbyterian, First U- 8., Zion Reformed and the Church of the Nazarene. The campaign will be directed by the Rev. A. Earl Kernahan, D. B„ of Washington, D. C. Dr. Kernahan Is the founder and director of the directed survey and visitation evangelism campaign and is the author of eight or nine books on the subject. He began this work 16 ] years ago, and has carried on such ] campaigns In most of the larger cities of the country, as well as in many smaller communities. (It Is estimated by Dr- Kernahan himself that more than 24,000,000 persons have been contacted, and more than 350,000 persons have joined the churchet in that time. At the present time a campaign is being launched in Detroit, which hopes to take a census of some ] 500,000 people in the various secItions of that city.

NINE UF DIACK LEGION ORDER FOUND GUILTY Convicted Os Conspiring To Murder Newspaper Publisher ’ Detroit, Mar. 2.— <U.R> — Nine i members of the terroristic Black i Legion were found guilty today of | conspiring to murder Arthur L. I Kingsley, Highland Park publisher, ' during 1933 and 1934. Recorder's Judge Johh V. Brennan acquitted seven other members of the hooded order. Sentence on tne conspiracy charge, a felony punishable by a maximum of five years under Michigan law. was held up pending reports of the probation department. 1 Judge Brennan sitting as both 1 judge and jury in the trial, found 1 the following guilty: 1 Arthur L. Lupp, brigadier-gener-l al of the black legion; N. Ray Markland, former Highland Park mayor; Roy Hepner, colonel in the • black legion; Alvis Clark, Frank ' Howard, Rudyard Kilpling Well- ■ man. Willard Foster, Matthis Gun. ■ and Hubert James. I Acquitted were Leslie J. Black, former Republican leader; Frank Rice, Albert Schneider, Gaiter Pierce, Rowland Hasselbach, John Godwin, and William Keller. r “The only question to be determined by the court and jury . was whether each defendant par- . ticipated in the conspiracy,” the 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o RETIRED BANKER GIES SUDDENLY Dick Miller Os Indianapolis Dies Suddenly This Morning ‘ Dick Miller. 65. retired banker, ' prominent Indiana university alum--1 nus, a leading business and civic 1 leader In Indianapolis for more than 30 years, died suddenly this morning at his home on Pennsylvania avenue of a heart attack. Mr. Miller had been in poor > health for several months. He was well known in Decatur, i having visited here often and was I a roommate of J. H. and H. B. • Heller, at Indianapolis law school . in 1896-97. I Mr. Miller was born in Parke • county ana after completing his i high school education entered In- [ liana university, from which institution he was graduated. He was one of the first Democrats evet elected to the state legislature from Parke county, noted for its Republican victories. Mr. Miller continued his studies i in the Indianapolis law school and was admitted to the bar. Several i years later he organized a bond company and engaged in the sale of municipal and commercial . bonds. His business expanded and | later was incorporated with the City Trust Company, one of the leading banking institutions in Indianapolis. He served as president of the financial institution i until it liquidated. ■ For a number of years, Mr. Mili ler was prominent in business and . civic affairs in Indianapolis. He . was a past president of the Rotary club, Athletic club, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and was ’ one of the best known and loyal alumnis of Indiana university in the state. He was one of the organizers and first presidents of the Indianapolis Athletic club and was instrumental in the building of the beautiful structure now occupied by the Chamber of Commerce and > r-(V->NTINUET> ON PAGE FIVE) Rhodes Funeral Rites Wednesday Funeral services for Howard Rhodes, Decatur young man who died at the Adame county memorial • hospital Sunday, will -be held at Greenvil'e Wednesday afternoon. The body may be viewed at the Zwick funeral home until Wednesi day noon, when it will be taken to • Grenville for the services at 2:30 o’clock. (EST).

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Earthquake Centering In Six States Causes But Little Damage; Is Feit Several Minutes. DISMISS SCHOOL Columbus. O„ Mar. 2 — (U.R) —A gentle earthquake centering near Bellefontaine. 0., shook buildings in six states today but caused only minor damage and mild excitement. The shock, felt in Ohio and parts of Indiana. Michigan. West ' Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. occurred between 8:45 and ' 8:50 a. m. CST. In some places it was felt for only 10 seconds; in . some places several minutes. There were no distinct shocks ■ but rather a continuous rumbling - or shading sensation. Windows rattled, furniture moved slightly. • and articles were n-om . shelves. Seismographs recorded the tremor at John Carroll university. • Cleveland; Xavier university. Cincinnati. and University of Michigan. The recordings agreed generally on the center of the quake being in west central Ohio. As far west as Indianapolis, Ind., and as far east as Moundsville, W. . Va., the shocks was noticed. • I Ohio has been the center of ; similar slight quakes several • i times in the past, notably on Sept. ,10. 1928; Aug. 12. 1929, and in I 1935. Geologists could not explain the • ; recurrent earthquakes in Ohio, ■ saying that the state's underlying t rock structure was old and inac- ] tlve. . [ Prof. J. E. Carman of Ohio State ~ university said an upward I,ending . 1 of the rock structure along a fold . I termed the Cincinnati anti-clime ■ had been noted. School was dismissed at Bellefontaine after the quake because of fears of parents and students. Two Shocks Indianapolis. Mar. 2 — (U.R) — , Slight earth tremors were felt j throughout Indiana today. Damage ] was slight. The United States w-eather bur- ] eau at Indianapolis reported two ■ distinct shocks at 8:49 a. tn., which rattled windows, cracked plaster and shook buildings. It ran the length of the state. South Bend reported a tremor lasting several seconds at 8:50 a. in., which shook houses, apartments and buisness buildings. Dishes rattled and floors swayed. Evansville felt the shock, principally in tall buildings, without damage. Tremors lasted fully a minute in Wayne county. Houses and business buildings were shaken without damage. A telephone conversation from a Richmond wholesale house to a customer at Sidney, O], was interupted with explanation by the Sidney party: “1 can’t talk any more now. The ’ nek end of the building just tell Kokomo said the shock there lasted about two' seconds. Floors quivered but there was no damage. Rural residents along the Wz.bash river south of Huntington reported they felt slight tremors lasting from a few- seconds lo a (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO, o— CORONER GIVES DEATH VERDICTS Zwick Returns Verdicts Os Accidental Death In County County Coroner Robert Zwick today returned verdicts of accidental death In four fatal accidents which have occurred in the county since February 12A verdict of accidental death was returned in the wreck which cost the life of Roy Dubach of Linn Grove, on February 12 on U. S. highway 27 north of Decatur. Thin frees Harry Seubert of Fort Wayne, driver of the other car, of any | blame. Verdicts of accidental death were I returned for James H. Karnee, James Edwin Nevius and Lawrence McConkey, all of Huntington, killed, Sunday, February 14, in the wreck on the Erie railroad, a mile and a half east of Decatur. Coroner Zwick, etated that this was done to clear his records, as the investigation Is being continued by the interstate commerce cornmis- | siou.