Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 12 March 1937 — Page 1

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Mrs. Anna Sheehan Her story of domestic difficulties and debts won for Mrs. Anna Sheehan an acquittal of the slay- ■ ing of her husband New Year's . day. She is shown in court at laitig Island City. L. 1., reunited with one of her three children after the verdict was returned.

HUGE HIGHWAY ~ IMPROVEMENTS U. S. Bureau Os Roads Approves Large Indiana Program Indianapolis. Mar. 12,XU.R> Approval of a $6,000,000 improvement program for Indiana's highway system today had been given by the U. S. bureau of roads. Contracts will be let as rapidly as the projects, covering 27 counties and calling for improvement of 152 miles of state highways, are approved by the federal authorities. Officials of the state highway commission reported that the state has received a grant of $2,149,011 from the federal government for i construction work during the fiscal . year starting July 1, 1937. The amount is to be matched by a sim- ' ilar sum of state money. The projects, which provide for construction of a number of bridges and small structures, improvement of roads, and relocation of highways to eliminate hazardous turns, curves and railroad i crossings, include: DeKalb couny: Paving — 2 miles on road 27, between Auburn and Waterloo. Huntington. Whitley and Allen | counties — Grading and paving 15 | miles on first lane of a future di-vided-lane highway between Fort Wayne and Huntington. Whitley and Kosciusko counties i —Paving pavement gaps on 4.6 ! miles of road 30 between Warsaw (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) REBELS SHELL MADRID TODAY Capital Os Spain Is Subjected To Terrific Bombardment Madrid. Mar. 12.— lOJ.PJ — Madrid was subjected to a terrific artillery bombardment today. Nationalist batteries dropped high explosive shells into the heart of the business district. Two big shells dropped in the Gran Via. Madrid's Broadway, scatj tering pedestrians and wrecking the walls t>f buildings. Then others began to whistle overhead and pedetrians scrambled for cover. One shell made a direct hit on a building near the hotel housing foreign newspaper men, routing them. Eighteen shells landed in the business area in quick succession. Some failed to explode. Desperate fighting last night and early today was reported on the Guadalajara front northeast of the city. In spite of a driving wind and rain storm, with poor visibility, the government aviation went up to bomb marching Italian troops approaching Guadalajara. Army dispatches received today reported the capture of 75 more Italian soldiers in the neighborhood of Guadalajara. Villages in the environs of Guadalajara were bombarded early to-, i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

THREE BODIES ABE BECOVEBED IN MINE BLAST Little Hope Held For 15 Men Entombed In Coal Mine Blast T.ogan. W. Va„ March 12—(UP) ; —Torn bodies of three victims of an explosion that wrecked an entry of of the Hutchinson coal Co- mine at Macßeth were recovered by rescue drews which tolled in fotfr-hour shifts today to reach 15 other minerstrapped almost three miles from the surface. Rescue workers and representatives of the state mining department said there was hardly a chance that any of the 15 entombed miners would be found alive. The chambers in which the trained rescue crews worked were blocked by fallen slate and wrecked workings. Gasses and dust impeded the work. It was thought several. days might lie required to reach ' all the victims. Those whose bodies have been , found were Floyd Fields, an assistant foreman; Joe Frye, motorman I of a mine car. and Troy McCoy, a 1 brakeman. No investigation of the cause of the explosion was possible immediately. Mining department officials theorized that gas tn the chamber was touched off by a spark. I H. N. Glendening of the rescue . crew explained that the explosion ’ might have trapped some of the men -in a chamber where they could live for a time if there were no ’ deadly gases. He said, however, there was little hope of their being alive. The explosion, which occurred shortly before one shift of miners t was to go to work last night, was . the second in the mine in recent , months and the fourth in Macßeth’s history. An explosion last Septemr ber took 10 livesOfficials of the state mining det partment believed black damp had • caused the explosion. It occurred -about two and three-quarter* miles , (OONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o X BALPNH.BBOWN 1 TALKS TO CLUB !* . Chicago Board Os Trade 1 Member Speaks To Decatur Rotarians i Ralph H. Brown, a member of the 1 Chicago Board of Trade, presented 1 an interesting discussion on “Trading in Commodities," at the weekly 1 meeting of the Decatur Rotary club ’ Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. I Mr. Brown s>poke chiefly on wheat ' as this commodity la the chief one| in which he deal*. He explained the J method of trading in commodities,! ’ etating that the two methods are cash, or spot, t rading, and trading, in futures. After discussing the various ramifications, of the market exchange, j the speaker then turned to a discourse on the production of wheat throughout the world and exiports i 1 and imports of the various nations Mr. Brown stated that wheat is I harvested every month of the year in various countries in the /world. The wheat market is an in-’ iternational market, because of the! influence of the production of the grain in other nations. The United Staten, the I said, has changed from a wheat exporting nation to an importing na-i tion. However, he aeserted, this 1 country is rapidly returning to the ■ status of an export nationMr. Brown attributed the rising price of wheat to the law of supply! and demand, stat-ing that the world : supply of the grain is decreasing, the same as it is in this country. 1 World trade is expanding, the speaker said in cloning, and bus<nese is better throughout the world,, particularly in the United States. Arthur Sapp, Huntington, pant ’ president of Rotary International, spoke to the members of the club for a few minutes. The club members voted to favor the re-districting of the Indiana Rotary district, forming northern and southern districts. Avon Burk was chariman of the meeting. o Philo Class Will Meet This Evening The Philo class of the Baptist ’ church will meet at the church parsonage this evening at 7:30 o’clock. All members are urged to be present as important matters will be I discussed.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 12, 1937.

Holy Name Society Will Meet Sunday Members of the Holy Name society w-111 meet at the Catholic high school at 7 o'clock Sunday morning 1 and will go in a body to attend muss and receive holy communion at the church. Due to the St. Joseph Day proi gram the regular Monday night me-tlng of the order has been postponed until Tuesday night, following church. GUARD BANKS AFTER “TIPS" OF ROBBERIES Banks Os Adams County Under Heavy Guard Against Holdup Despite the tact the rumored ' "zero hour" has passed, special armed guards, acting under orders of Sheriff Dallas Brown, continued I today to keep under strict surveillance. the banks of Adams i county in fear of a reported robI bery. Responding to the tip that a j gang of four men was plotting a ’ robbery in either Adams or surrounding county, local authorities' , promptly responded by placing ■ guards at each of the four banks ! in the county. Decatur. Berne, Ge- , neva and Preble. When Sheriff Brown was noti-; , fied of the “tip," he inftnediately ' organized the cordon of deputies , and stationed them at their posts. "armed to the teeth.” State Patrolman Burl Johnson Joined forces with the county authorities in forming one Os the most ! impregnable defenses ever organized in the county. Despite the fact that a constant vigilance ! s maintained over the banks in the county, the authorities took added precautions. A man has been kept constantly , on duty at the sheriff’s office in '.the jail and in the county courtE house, from where a good view can '■ be obtained of the main street. At the jail, a veritable arsenal i has been formed, with state and ’ i county cars ready for action. A Thompson-machine gun. recently purchased, and a host of other. weapons are ready for use at a minute’s notice. | Special deputies in the county, a score in number, have been notified of the attempted robbeiy and , are ready at call. All of these men are expert marksmen. “We Are Ready” “We are ready.” chorused Sher-, iff Blown and Patrolman Johnson, j when questioned concerning the ' ! rumored holdup, "we will not re- i i lax our vigilance until completely | ' satisfied that the danger has pass ! ed.” The “tip" came from Muncie. ' where the gang reportedly was ,: heard plotting the robbery at Port- ! land. Later the report came to the sheriff of Wells county to be on guard and then local authorities I learned of the proposed attempt ! (OONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) BILLS SIGNED BY TOWNSEND Gov. Townsend Signs 78 Measures Passed By Assembly Indianapolis, Mar. 12. —<U.R) —Pr°‘ : vision for the state to pay S7OO a ; year toward school teacher salaries was written into Indiana law today under a bill signed by Gov. M. Clifford Townsend. The measure was one of 78 acts of the 80th general assembly signed by the governor late yesterday. Two bills which will put- rev-enue-producing property of relig- ! ious, educational, charitable and fraternal organizations on the tax duplicates in 1944 alos were signed by the governor. Other bills included: Repeal of the state anti-nepotism J law. Extension of the 1935 milk c6n- ' trol law. Slight revision of the liquor law to legalize permits for summer resorts and double the number of retail permits available in Lake county. Make the attorney general appointive Jan. 15 by the incoming governor instead of Jan. 1 by the retiring governor. Legalize municipal bond issues for financing local share of public works projects. Extend the truck weight tax to all privately owned vehicles, estimated to raise $1,225,000 a year for highway improvement.

NORRIS WARNS SENATE ACTION IS NECESSARY Sen. Norris Warns Senate Corrective Court Action Needed Washington, Mar. 12 (U.R) Sen. George W Norris. 1., Nebr. ' warned the senate today that some supreme court corrective action whether by President Rooseevlt's court plan or by constitutional amendment — must be taken lest h the high tribunal lose entirely its right to declare acts of congress unconstitutional. | 'I Norris' senate warning was : uttered after former Chief Justice John Patrick Devaney of the MlnI nesota supreme court had sup- \ ported the Rooseevlt plan before the senate Judiciary committee. I He opposed constitutional amend 1 ments proposing to require a two- ; thirds supreme court vote on constitutional questions. Devaney declared such amendments would deliver to .an i “obtuse" minority of three or four court justices the ultimate power to say whether statutes threateni ing personal or religious liberties are constitutional. Norris urged that in addition to the president’s proposal for enlargement of the supreme court a movement go forward at the same i time for a corrective constitution- ! al amendment. ; "The present intolerable situation cannot go on." said Norris. “Unless some reasonable degree of control is brought about, those who seek to prevent any innovation will find themselves in a situation where all authority of I any court to declare an act of congress unconstitutional will be taken away. "I see no reason why congress should not pursue its legislative remedies and the remedy byway of constitutional amendment at I the same time.” As Norris spoke another apparent compromise judicial proposal j (OONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) WILL EXPLAIN CHURCH SURVEY Campaign Here To Be Explained In Each Os Churches The survey and visitation evani gelism campaign in this community will be explained by a member of ' Dr. A. Earl Kernahan’s staff in a series of 10 minute talks at cooperating churches Sunday morn- , ing. it was announced today. Dr. Kernahan will supervise the : campaign. Sunday afternoon two meetings of the workers in the campaign have been called at the Christian church, where the details of the survey and campaign will be explained. Visitation workers will meet at 2 o’clock and survey workers at 3 o’clock. Following is the schedule for the visitation of the cooperating churches Sunday morning: 8:50 a m.—Mount Tabor M. E. 9:15 a.m.—Union Chapel U. B. : 9:40 a.m. —Monroe M. E. 10:00 a.m. —First M. E. Decatur 10:15 a.m. —Evangelical Church 10:30 a.m.—Church of Nazarene 10:45 a.m. —Zion Reformed 11:00 a.m. —Presbyterian 11:15 a m. —Christian 11:30 a.m. —United Brethren. Ambassador Delivers Protest To Germany Berlin, March 12—(UP)— The' United State protest to Nazi Ger-1 many on press criticisms on the' American nation was presented today by U. S. ambassador, William ; E. Dodd, to foreign minister Baron Constantin Neurath. Dodd was understood to have said that the lanquage in the German prees probably is unparalleled in its course and indecent charcter as well as shocking to all decent minded persons, especially since there has been no human provocation to jus-. tify it It was understood Dodd told Von ' Neurath in effect that the American people see no justification for such sweeping vituperation, unon American institutions and Womanhood. WEATHER Partly cloudy south, cloudy north, snow flurries extreme north tonight; Saturday mostly cloudy, probably light snow and rain south portion; rising temperature extreme southsouthwest.

Wayne Coy’s Attacker Arrested By Capital Policemen; Cancilia And Baker Threaten to Talk

EXTENSION OF WPA PROGRAM IS PROPOSED Report Permanent Organization Os PWA Wil! Be Sought — (Copyright 1937 by UP.) Washington. March 12. — (U.R) — i Permanent organization of the i works progress administration on a $2,500,000,000 annual spending basis has been proposed secretly to selected groups of congressmen, the United Press was informed today. The plan was advanced by Federal Emergency Relief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins to cope with forecast semi permanent unemployment of 2.000.000 to 4,000,000 persons. Hopkins refused to confirm the report but it was authenticated by a member of congress who heard it discussed in detail. As outlined to the United Press, Hopkins estimated .the maximum cost would be approximately $2,500.000.000 annually on a basis of S7OO a year for each person on the WPA payroll. Hopkins told his congressional conferees that a permanent W PA should be devoted to socially valuable an dpermanent projects but undertakings which would not encroach upon the field of public works proper. Permanent WPA, he suggested, might clear forests for recreational purposes, build dikes, straighten flood-menaced streams, engage in minor public improvements in cities, perform road improvement woik. build or improve such municipal institutions as zoos and playgrounds and. possibly, aid in construction of school houses. Although forest clearing definiteI ly was a part of the program, Hopj kins insisted that “this leaf-raking I business is bad." He was referring I to the type of work performed under the first Roosevelt relief pro--1 gram the civil works administration. Within the organization of the proposed permanent WPA would be provision for white collar workers and for employment of pobless women. Hopkins suggested that WPA be shifted in the process of governmental reorganization to the department of social welfare which President Roosevelt has asked congress to create. The WPA program would be entirely non-engineering in character. All federal operations requiring engineering plans and execution would be administered separately in the proposed department (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o—————— YOUNG KILLER IS EXECUTED LaPorte Youth Is Electrocuted For Slaying Elderly Man Michigan City, Ind., Mar. 12.— (U.R)— Chester Arkuszewski, 24-year-old LaPorte youth, died in the electric chair at the state prison here early today for the $35 rob- ! bery-slaying of Ignatz Pazuchosji, i 67. last July 27. Attended by two Catholic priests, the youth slayer, his final hope of ; clemency gone when Gov. M. Clifford Townsend refused to intervene, was led from his cell in death row at 12:05 a. m. and strapped | into the chair. Prison officials threw the switch ;at 12:09 a. m„ sending the first ! charge of high-voltage electricity through the youth's body. Another charge was applied at 12:13 a. m., i Dr. P. H. Weeks, prison physician, and Dr. H. L. Brooks examined Arkuszewski and pronounced him ! dead. Kenneth Osborn, LaPorte attor- ! ney appointed to defend the youth, Mayor Alban W. Smith, LaPorte, and several Polish societies had joined in the final futile appeal to Gov. Townsend to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. Arkuszewski had pleaded guilty to the crime, stating that he got $35 in holding up Pazuchoski and then shot him when the elderly ‘ (OONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

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t Mary Grace Curley One of the most beautiful brides , of the month is Mary Grace who married William Cnrley. managing ’ editor of the New York Evening ’ Journal at the San Simeon, Cal., home of William Randolph Hearst.

STUDENTSWILL : HONOR PASTOR t St. Joseph’s tirade Pupils To Honor Rev. Father Seimetz Monday. March 15. St. Joseph’s ; grade school will present a St. ; Joseph day program, to honor (Tie - pastor. Rev. Joseph Seimetz. It - will be held in the school auditor- - iura at 8 o’clock. The entertainment promises to > present colorful and artistic scenes I of fairyland. The children of the - United States will entertain the i latter. The program that follows t contains the numbers that make up t “ play within a play.” >| All are invited and (hose who II attend are assured of an enjoyable - time. The program follows: - Greeting Song Grades 7 and 8 - Fairyland is entertained by children of U. S. A. Grades 1.2, 3, 4. 5 and 6 - The Dashing U. S. Marines Girls —Grades 5,6, 7 The Village Photographer Comedy in one act Characters Silas Stone, photographer • Eugene Smith Simon Stone, his brother I Max Johnson I MarthaTTelby, a young mother P. Berling I Shirley Lou Selby, her daughterS. L. Berling Zeph Karker, a crusty old bachMaurice Spangler Grandma Tyler, fifty years married Rosemary Baker • Grandpa Tyler, fifty years married Hubert Lengerich i Mrs. Kell, a giddy widow i B. J. Holthouse - Pa Sanders, a proud dad , D. Terveer Ma Sanders, equally proud , , L. Uleman !| Their children: Kitty Marianna Brite Sissy . Marcyle Braun i Buddy Joseph Weber I Jimmy James Brennan Jerry Dover, town loafer i Robert Briede : Ray Moon, a happy bridegroom d L. Hackman ■ Honey Moon, his blushing , brideG. Faurote , Sally Hortns, a would-be movie I starß. Gillig i Olivia Oldham, twenty-four today Joan Neering (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) > 0 i Cotton To Speak At 1 Berne Commencement F. A. Cotton. Indianapolis, former ' state superintendent of public int struction, will be the epeaker for the 1 commencement exercises of the jGerne high school Monday evening.: j May 24, it was announced today. |

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Peter A. Cancilia Taken This Morning; Indicted For Attack On Indiana Welfare Head. TO TESTIFY Indianapol'S, March 11—(UP) —Peter A. CanclUa was released on $2,000 bond this afternoon Judge Frank Baker fixed Conclllia’s bond at $1,500 on the assault and battery charge and 500 on the mayhem charge. He was indicted by . the Marion county grand jury. Indianapolis. Mar. 12 — (U.R) Peter A. Cancilia, under indictment for an attack on Wayne Coy, state welfare director, was arrested here today. Cancilia said he was en route to police headquarters to surrender when three city policemen arrested him. Joel A. Baker, ousted Marion county welfare director, surrendered yesterday three hours after a grand jury returned mayhem and assault and battery indictments against him and Cancilla. Legislative inquiry of tlie attack is scheduled to be resumed this afternoon with Baker indicating his testimony will involve high state officials. Cancilla likewise indicated he would present startling testimony. “I am going to talk.” Cancilla said. “The story will all come out of the dark. There will be a lot of people sorry. Yes. there will lie a lot of big people sorry.” Cancilla was riding in a taxicab when he was seen Uy three policemen in a cruising squad. As the . police car drew along side the taxi H Cancilla ordered his driver to stop, discharged him and entered [the police car. " “I was on my way in.” Police Sergt. Kinder quoted him as saying. Cancilla was taken to city jail . and slated on a vagrancy charge and then taken to the office of , Detective Chief Fred Simmonds for questioning. Bond on the vagrancy charge was set at $5,000. A thorough political investiga- , tion involving high state officials threatened today as Baker prepared to testify before a legislative committee at two o'clock this afternoon. The committee, composed of six lawyers, was given full inquisltor- ( ial powers by the legislature after State Welfare Director Wayne Coy was slugged and seriously injured March 1 by Peter Cancilla, associate of Baker, in an argument over a welfare bill pending in the house. The bill, senate bill 173, had been given Baker by Rep. Martin Downey, D, Hammond, chairman of the house judiciary A committee to which it was referred. Downey told the committee during a two hour grilling that Baker had refused to return the bill to him. Baker, previously reported as being in Miami. Fla., turned up here late yesterday, a few hours after he had been indicted by the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) CHURCH PLANS FOBSEBVICES Pre-Easter Services Open At Baptist Church Sunday Morning Special pre-Easter services will be held at the First Baptist church in this city, opening at the regular morning service Sunday, and continuing until East Sunday, March 28. Rev. J. M. Cauldwell. Crawfordsville, prominent evangelist, will conduct the special services. Rev. Cauldwell formerly was state evangelist of the Indiana Baptist convention and has added more members to the church than any other pastor in the state. The evangelist makes a speial appeal to the children and young people of the community. Services will be held at 7:30 J o'clock each evening with the exI ception of Saturday. The Baptist church choir will furnish special j music at each service. Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the local church, will preside at the meetings and assist Rev. Cauld- | well.