Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 64, Decatur, Adams County, 16 March 1937 — Page 1

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■•Down Strike “Fever” Is ■reading, Even To The Dogs

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♦ ♦ LADIES INVITED , i Iti order to correct n mistaken impression, directors of the Chamber of Commerce announc ml today thut ladles of Decatur f and Adams county are cordial ly invited to the Governor's banquet Thursday evening. Tickets may he obtained at 60 y cents per person. With the i ticket supply rapidly being ex- ' | haunted, persons desiring to at- i tend the banquet are urged to , purchase the tickets at once. CHURCH SURVEY IS COMPLETED : I Tabulate Results; Visitation Workers Meet Tonight The second of the meetings for 'ithe religious visitation workers will be held this evening at 8 o’clock in the Evangelical church This meeting will be preceded by . a workers) prayer meeting at 7 o'ckx k. It was announced today that the I religious survey taken of this community had been completed at | noon and the information obtained is being tabulated in the headquart ■era in the Zion Reformed church. The results will be made puhlic I in the next few days. The survey I was taken by about 70 workers, furnished by the 11 participating I churches. | Local members of the committee which is working out the religious survey and visitation evan j gelistn campaign under the direc- . lion of Dr. A. Earl Kernahan, of Washington. D. (’., and his staff, made a statement today explaining the program. It follows: “A word about Dr. Kernahan's ‘knowledge of his work -to which. : by the way. he has devoted the i past 16 years of his life. During that time he has surveyed the religious preformances of 24,300:000 , people, and has conducted member- . ship campaigns tn virtually every ’ large American city More than 349.000 iwrsons have joined the Christian church through his catnIHHWna —a greater nnmbev titan han ; been added by any other man. “The actual work of the mem--I bership drive, as Dr. Kernahan ex- ! piains it. has nothing of legerdermain or mystery about it; on the contrary, it follows a few simple ■ i organizational rules and depends I for its success on the activity and - loyalty of the two groups ot volunteer workers. "The first of these groups, the survey workers, are charged with | discovering and classifying the re- | ligious preferences of potential church members, a task which in- , volves a house to house canvass, -usually in the individual worker's immediate neighborhood. “These workers, as the name implies, visit an assigned number of the persons classified by the survey group, and by personal and sympathetic discussion present the matter of active church membership. These is nothing of high pressure salesmanship about the ' visits; rather, ordinary neighborliness an dgood-will are depended on to make them successful.” o Farmers Near Geneva Form Telephone Co. According to reports received i from that town, farmers living east of Geneva have formed their own horns telephone company. The farmers, about 50 in number, bought I poles and wire from a diesolved telej phone exchange.

ery wagon and front porch without apparent purpose but enough determination to defy police and proffers of bologna. The HuntingI ton dog refused to eat, sleep or romp until re-united with his former master. Among the lone-wolf strikers i was Frank Peterlin of Joliet. 111., who refused to move from his mired car until the city agreed to pave the street where he had been stuck 32 times. Weary of waiting. he gave up today. Capt. A. J. Tellier, Belgian consul in Atlanta, protested his home was Belgian territory, refused to pay his city sewerage tax. sat on his water meter so officials wouldn’t turn it off. Police removed him and turned off the water anyway. Ernest Kaul, truck-driver for a Pittsburgh supply house, demanded union recognition and higher ■ wages, did all the picketing himi self. Outstandingly unsuccessful among school strikes was that of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

BRYAN RESIGNS ASPRESIOENT OF INDIANA I). William Lowe Bryan Resigns After 35 Years As President Bloomington, Ind. March 16 — ; ll’l’i Members of the University of Indiana board of trustees today pondereq selection of a successor to - Dr William Lowe Bryan, president of the University since 1902, who resigned late yesterday. Dr. Bryan Is I 77 yearn old. The board accepted the resignation. named Dr. Bryan pretddeut emeritus, but set no date for his retirement pending selection of a miccessor- • it had long been reported Dr. Bryi an would resign due to hie long I years of service, hut no probable successor has been mentioned other than former Gov. Paul V. Me Nutt, who tdnee has been appointed U. S. high commissioner to the Philippine Islands. Dr. Bryan's statement to the board of trustees said: [ "I present herewith my resignation as president of Indiana Univer sity, with the request that my service may close at the early convenience of the board of trustees. “I take thia occasion to express my grateful appreciation for thunfailing friendliness and support which the board of trustees ha*) given me. I have deeper cause for satisfaction as I retire from this office because of my assurance that the control of the University ie in the - best of hands 1 have served an president under 26 trustees. Through these changes nothing has changed ' the disinterested devotion of the board of trustees to the highest interests of Indiana university. “Only a word: Mrs. Bryan and I are grat *ful beyond words for the overflowing friendliness .which has come to us from every side through all the years." George A. Ball, Muncie manufacturer who is president of the board. .c-rrvTTXT’wn w paht. f»ve> 0 LIST PROGRAM FOR CANTATA Rural Schools To Present Easter Cantata On Good Friday The complete program for the annual Easter cantata of the seven rural high schools of Adams county, which will be given at the Berne Mennonite church on Good Friday evening. March 26, was announced today by C. E. Striker, county school superintendent. Following is the program, in which students from each of the schools will take part: Easter Angels “Angel Guards”—Ward Miller, baritone, Geneva. 1 “Angels at Gesthamane” — Garnia Brandstetter, contralto, Jefferson. “The Wondering Angels” — Vera Wulllman, soprano, Kirkland; James Briggs, tenor. Geneva. “The Kock of Ages"- Ruby Braggs, alto. Pleasant Mills; Robert McMillen, baritone. Pleasant Mills. “The Angels of Resurrection”— Pauline Carver, soprano, Pleasant Mills. I “The Victory is Won" — Eunice Kauffman, contralto, Hartford. “Thou Are Gone Up On High”— Curtis Mast, baritone, Monroe. 1 "Joy in the Mansions of Light”— Emma Zimmerman, Hartford; Eunice Kauffman, Hartford; Hilma Studler, Hartford. "The Angels Adoration” — Lewis Murphy, Monmouth, tenor. Pianist—Mrs. Hilton. Director—Mrs. Fortney. Christ Victorious “Rejoice and Be GJad”—Choir. “Ride On In Majesty" — William Biehl, bass, Monroe. “Go to Dark Gethsemane” —Eunice (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Scout Officials Meet Here This Afternoon “W Heads of the Boy Scout commit, tees of Adams. Welle and Jay counties will meet in the council rooms ! of the city hall here this afternoon jat 4;30 o'clock to discuss plans for enlarging the Boy Scout member- : ship. Immediately after the meeting plans will be made here for the survey of rural boys of Scout age and ;x»eible leaders. The arrangements are being worked out by Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of | schools. i

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 16, 1937.

Rules on Strike ijT.S HB *• ■ - mJbB ’"I

Chrysler corporation won a legal victory over the United Automobile Workers of American when Judge Allen Campbell issued an injunction restraining union members from engaging in the sitdown strike which has tied up company plants

BANGS NOT TO GIVE UP FIGHT Other Huntington Officials In Court On Contempt Charge Huntingtofi. Ind. March 16 -(U.R) 1 —Answering contempt of court charges issued by Judge Huber M. DeVoss of Decatur, city attorney Arthur D. Sayler and City Engineer James B. Vernon in circuit court said that at a meeting today of the lioard of works, t had been decided to disconnect immediately all service to cou- .' turners of the municipal electric , plant. Perry Hull, superintendent of . the city waterworks and third number of the board, filed a separate answer claiming immunity ’ from the contempt charge on the ground that the water and electric departments are separate. The , two offices are in the same iniildfng and each sells steam and electricity. Questions of making pernanent the receivership for these ! utilities declared yesterday will be argued March 22. Meanwhile in Indianapolis, the ; tupreme court of Indiana affirmed Huntington's circuit court refusal to release Mayor Claire W. H. I Bangs on a habeas corpus petition, from the jail cell lie has oc- ■ cupled 223 days. Huntington. Ind.. Mar. 16 —(U.R) ■ City Attorney Arthur I). Sayler , ind City Engineer James B. Ver- ■ non today were to appear in Hun- , ington circuit court on contempt charges similar to those which i sent Mayor Clare W. H. Bangs, to ■ his cell in the county jail. The three city officials were ; cited for contempt for disregarding an injunction obtained by the Northern Indiana Power company. . arch foe of Mayor Bangs, orderI (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) | <>- CITY ENFORCES RILL PAYMENTS New System Os Paying Light And Water Bills Is Enforced The new system of demanding a partial payment on delinquent light and water bills, together with the current bills, is working out very satisfactorily at the city hall. ; those in charge of collection stat- ! ed today. j The policy of demanding a percentage payment, up to 10 percert per month on past due accounts was inaugurated last month and several hundred dollars have been collected. Those owing back accounts are requested to sign cards, agreeing to pay the balance over a period of months. The department does ; not wish to cause a hardship on anyone, but insists that payment of old accounts be made. The plan was worked out by departmental heads, the board of; works and recommended by the j state board of accounts. Patrons of the city plant have 1 until the 20th of the month to pay current bills, which gives them 30 days time to pay from the date of meter reading. If two monthly payments are skipped, the patron is subject to discontinuance of service. The same policy is en (forced in the water department.

DECATUR GIRL WINS CONTEST Marguerite Staley Is Winner Os County Spelling Contest Marguerite Staley. 17-year-old Decatur high school Junior, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Staley. of Short Sixth street, won the Adams county spelling contest, held over station WOWO Monday night. By virtue of her win she will represent the county in the nlneleen-county contest May 22. Miss Staley will ulso receive a gold trophy which will be kept by the school. Her win came after more than an hour qf spelling when Mary Helen Moran, of Jes- , ferson township, the runner-up, misspelled the word “ambiguous.'' Third place also went to a Dei catur high school girl. Miss Evelyn 1 | Adams. Miss Adams stumbled on the word "incipient.” C. E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, delivered an Interesting address on the objectives ot school teachings during the hour broadcast devoted to Adams county. Miss Staley's victory came as the result of "spelling down" 19 other contestants from the 10 high schools in the county. i Following is the list of contestants and the word misspelled. They dropped out of the race in the order named: Truman Kruckeberg, Monmouth, • "prominent;" Leroy Schwartz, Monroe, “abhor;" Floyd Engle, land, "lament;” Garnie Brandstetter, Jefferson, "feign;" Marcella Sprunger. Hartford, “conflagra- ' tion;” Carolyn Muselman, Berne, "asylum;" Marie Miller, Berne, "satiate;” Helen Kohne, Decatur Catholic, “malicious;” Naomi 1 PiMey, Geneva, “mucilage;” Nlilma Studler, Hartford, "antiseptic;” Henry Marshall, Kirkland, “premises;" Mildred Hirschy, Geneva, j "sateen;” Estella Steury, Monroe, i “perjury;” Marjorie Kintz, Decatur Catholic, "anecdote;" Patricia ; Chronister, Pleasant Mills, “heinous;" Thelma Ray, Pleasant Mills, | “glycerine;” Alvina Auman. Monmouth. "germicidal;" Evelyn Adams) ‘ ) (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHURCH PLANS SOCIAL EVENT — Church-Wide Social At First M. E. Church Wednesday Night ■ I Mrs. Jeese Roop, president ot the ' Mary-Martha class of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church school, has named a numebr of committees to assist in the program of the monthly church-wide social, which will be given at the church Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. Mrs- John Parrish will preside I over the program part of the social. Mrs. Fred V. Mills will lead the devotions and W. F. Beery, teacher of the class has been asked to give a brief synopt-ls of its history. The . main feature on the .program will be the golden star quartet of Fort Wayne, winner of the Indiana negro audition contest. They will bring a full evening of entertainment. W. I F. Beery, Mrs- F. V. Mills and Mrs.. ■J. R. Parrish constitute the program committeeI. The decorating committee is' i headed by Mrs. Charles Smith and she will be assisted by other mem- ■ be is of the class. Thes refreshments committee consists of Mrs. Jesse Roop, Mrs. Frank Krick, Mrs. Ross Malonee. and Mrs. W. F. Fonner. Mies Katheryn Mangold and Mrs. Harry Butler are on the reception committee. All members and friends of the church and church school are cordially invited to be present. A silver offering will be received for the singers o Regional Church Meetings Listed Adams county church and Sunday School teachers announced today the list of regional meetings for leaders and teachers, vacation church school, pastors and superintendents. Among the meetings is the one at Muncie on March 19 in the Y. M. C. A. building and the one at Huntington on Aipril 7 at the : United Brethren church. The meetings are under the auspices ot the Indiana council of Christian education. o WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday, continued cold tonight; rising temperature Wednesday.

LABOR LEADERS IN SPLIT OVER COURT REFORM Green, However, Asserts AFL Council For Roosevelt Plan Washington, Mar. 16. (U.PI The senate judiciary committee today. revealed a split among leaders of the American Federation of Labor over support of President Roosevelt's judiciary program. During testimony by President William Green of the federation supporting Mr. Roosevelt’s plan, Sen. Frederick VanNiiys, I)., Ind . submitted a letter from William Hutcheson, president of the pow-f erful Federation Carpenters’ tin ion. opposing the court proposal. In the mildest of arguing among I committee members as to the “propriety" of some of the ques tions volleyed at Green, VunNuys produced the Hutcheson letter. I’ Green replied that he was pre : senting the opinion of the federation's executive council which he said he believed coincided with that of “90 per cent of the members of the A. F. of L.” Hutcheson's letter said that it 1 would be “one of the most devastating errors ever committed by congress to pack the Supreme Court with six new members.” "Mr. Hutcheson doe» not agree with you. does he?" VanNuys, a ' foe of the court plan, asked. “Probably not," Green replied. "I am expressing the opinion of the executive board which has power to act in these matters." Sen. M. M. Neely, D., W. Va., in- | terrupted to say: “Didn't Mr. Hutcheson serve on the Republican national committee 1 in the last election?” Other committee members objected to bringing political matters into the discussion. Green half rose oufDf his chair and. smiling at VanNuys, asked; “Did you also get a letter from your old friend Dan Tobin?” Tobin, head ot the teamsters, served on the Democratic national’ I committee during the last election. VanNuys laughed heartily. "Yes.” he said. “I got a letter . from Dan and he's heartily in favor of the president's plan.” “Mr. Hutcheson is the president of one of the oldest labor unions. in this country. He's a good American citizen, isn’t he? The only I point I want to make is that it wasn't unanimous," VanNuys said. “I have a high regard for Mr. | Hutcheson,” Green replied, "and I under our system every one is en-, i titled to their own political opin(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Final Lenten Service Wednesday Evening The last of the Lenten services at the Zion Reformed church will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev. C. M. Prugh, pastor of the church, will preach a sermon on the subject, “Friend, Wherefore Art Thou Come." o CHURCH OPENS SPECIAL MEET Special Services Are Opened At First Baptist Church The opening meeting of the special evangelistic services was held last night at the First Baptist church. The speaker at these services is the Rev. J. M. Cauldwell, prominent evangelist and gospel preacher. The meeting last night was well attended and the people of the church, together with the pastor, are looking forward to a new "quickening of life” in spiritual things among the members of the church Rev. Cauldwell spoke last night on the subject ‘Seeing Jesus Only' using Luke 1:8 and Matthew 17:8 as the basis for his remarks. Attention was called to the fact that when Peter beheld the matchless power an dholiness of Jesus that it brought to him a realization of the imperfection of his own life and he resolved that he would , from that time on seek only the will of Jesus in his life. Rev. Cauldwell will speak this evening at 7:30 on a great Bible truth. A trio will present a special musical selection and the song service is in charge of Rev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor of the church. The prayer room will be open at 7:00 o'clock. An Invitation Is extended to those in the community to share in these services.

_ *jm w r • -. i Fr-*-' 1 '»i 4 • -•* wifdwl f New Hitler Attack ’* « ■ By LaGuardia Irks Press Os Germany

EIGHT PERSONS j ARE NOMINATED Junior Chamber Os Commerce To Elect Directors Thursday Eight persons were nominated as directors of the Decatur Junior; j Chamber of Commerce at a meet ing held in the Rice Hotel Mon- ) day evening to replace three retir- 1 i ing directors. The election for three year • terms will be held in the conuec-1 tion with the Chamber of Com , ! merce banquet in the Catholic > auditorium Thursday night. The nominees are Edwin Kauff i man. Betty Macklin. Harry Dailey. Frieda Scherer. Dorothy Young. Mary Cowan, James Murphy and i Clarence Beavers. Retiring directors are Kathryn . Hyland. Dorothy Young ami Jess * Sutton. Ballots will be provided members of the Junior Chamber of I Commerce Thursday night which will contain blank spaces for the I writing in of names of persons not ’ already nominated, if desired. A special table will be reserved for the members of the club at the I banquet. Deane Dorwin, president of the club, announced today that members may obtain tickets from |him at the high school building , before Wednesday evening. o Ohio Girl Held For Stealing Purse Today Miriam Stanley, 19-year old Warren, Ohio magazine saleslady, it) (being held in the Adams county jail I after allegedly stealing a purse' • containing a large sum of money; from Mrs. Carl Meßiide a: a Berne service station this morning. The girl, Sheriff Brown stated, had the money in her shoe when ; | appreheneded. Charges were expected to be filed late this afternoonSOCIETf NAMES NEW OFFICERS Tau Epsilon Names Harry W. Thompson To Head Society Officers of the Tau Epsilon, re-' cently organized fraternal organi-1 zaztion, were elected at the second meeting of the club, held last night in the Elks home. The Rev. Marry Thompson, by virtue of his connection, was selected as admiral. Other officers elected : were: Leland Smith, captain; Carl, ;C. Baxter, mate; Mrs Ralph Roop, purser; Robert Treer, keeper of log; August Heimann, chief steward and 1 Mrs. Carl C. Baxter, chief stewardess. The Rev. Thompson was the chief speaker of the meeting, discussing general phases of t.ie organization and outlining the program for the coming year. The organization, Tau Epsilon. | meaning "the explorer” was organ-1 ized here several weeks ago.

Salesman Tells Os Picking Up Girl “Ghost Os Road 31”

Indianapolis. Mar. 16 — (U.R) — Charles Sullivan, youthful salesman for a cigar manufacturing, firm, today identified the mysterious hitch-hiking “ghost of state I road 31." He gave her a ride. With a sincere ring of authority | in his voice, Sullivan said emphat j ically that he had picked up the white-clad girl ghost on state road I 31 “about the first Sunday of last | month,” driven her home only to | have her disappear before arrival i at their destination. He told it this way: “It happened about two o’clock l in the morning. Herschell Cauble.: a friend, and I were driving back to Indianapolis along road 31. It was pretty foggy and you couldn’t | see very clearly. “Just outside of Columbus we saw the girl. She was dressed in a dark coat, buttoned tightly around her neck. She was standing beside the road with her hands outstretched, apparently waiting for a ride.

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Mayor Os New York Makes New Attack On German Leader; German Paper Asks Intervention. CAUSES FURORE Berlin, Mar. I«—(U.R)—The Nazi I Organ Der Angriff demanded ’ angrily today that President Roose--1 velt intervene to curl* attacks in I New York on Adolf Hitler and I Naziism. Angriff carried under large head- | lines on its front page an account of an anti-Nazi meeting in Madison Square Garden in New York last night at which Mayor Fiorello Lai Guardia, John L. Lewis, Gen. Hugh S. Johnson and others were speakI era. A line across the page in big ! type read: “American Jew leaders insult the I German nation". A heading underneath said: “Will Roosevelt intervene?’ The paper did not especially emphasize the remarks of LaGuardia, whose criticism of Hitler last week caused such a furore in Germany. In an editorial. Angriff said It is now time for the German gov- ; eminent 'to ask Roosevelt to intervene personally and energetically” because the American government hitherto “has done nothing [ effectively to curb Jewish insul s " Bitter Attack New York. Mar. 16 —<U.R>— Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia’s latest attack on Adolf Hitler was expected today to intensify at Washington and Berlin the strained diplomatic relations caused by his recent denunciation of the German chancel- | lor and of Nazism. Using a German phrase. LaGuardia declared last night that Hitler : was not worthy of being met on a field of honor “personally or diplomatically." Speaking at an ruitlNazi mass meeting the New York mayor who caused an exchange of diplomatic notes between Germany and the United States declared that Hitler was not "satisfaktionsfaenig.” He volunteered that the phrase meant "beneath accepting a challenge to a duel." A less literal but closer translation would I be "cad." or "yellow dog," persons who speak German said. Those familiar with the language ' were amazed at LaGuardia's use of the phrase. They said it was the "worst possible insult." UtterI ed by a German to a German, they j said, it would mean a challenge to j a duel. LaGuardia's remarks dramatically closed the meeting of 20,000 persons in Madison Square Garden sponsored by the American Jewish congress and the Jewish labor committee. Earlier the audience had voted a “spiritual and financial [ boycott" against Germany and had listened to many speakers, including John L. Lewis, chairman of the committee for industrial orga nization, and Gen. Hugh Johnson, fonner administrator of the NRA. Johnson was interrupted in his address shortly before midnight by LaGuardia's apearance in the auditorium which started the crowd to chanting “we want LaGuardia.” Johnson, from the platform, had j identified him as 'my friend and | 'CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

“We hesitated but then decided Ito stop. She asked for a ride. She said her name was Ida Meyers and she lived about 10 miles back I the road in the direction from i which we had just come. "Cauble agreed that we'd better I help her out. I helped her into the back seat and re-stacked our i sample cases so she'd have room | for her feet. “During the 10-mile drive back ! to her home she was pretty quiet. 1 She only answered in monosylables. “When we got to the place she had identified I asked her 'is this I your home' ?” “We looked around and she was gone.” Sullivan then related that he and Cauble examined the car closely with a flashlight. There was no trace of the mysterious passenger. “Finally,” he continued, we decided to go into the house and see who lived there. "A middle-aged woman who ap(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)