Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1937 — Page 1

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hneral Strike Is I latest Threat In I Automobile Plants

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

F.D.R. PLANS GOODWILL TOUR TO PHILIPPINES Reports Indicate Trip To Be Made This Tall Or 1938 Summer Warm Springs, Oa.. Mar. 22 (U.P.) President Roosevelt lias ten tative plans to travel 10.000 miles towaid the far east in the fall of 1 i*37 or summer of 1 MRS to pay an American "goodwill call' on the Philippine islands commonwealth. It was reliably reported today. Date of the journey ft.OOtl miles across the United States liy train land 7,non miles to Manila via Isial I —was said to depend on when the ; ! present session of congress finishes j ' its business 'Hie federal judiciary program, the executive government reorgan ! nation plan and other controversial issues before the national leg i Islature made it certain, however, that the president cannot leave Washington this year for such an extended trip. Congress is expected to run well into the fall. Mr. Roosevelt's visit to the Philippines would have a triple purpose. it would cement United States-Philippine friendship at a time when the commonwealth is looking forward to its independ ence; the president could repay the current trip to ihis country by President Manuel Quezon;/ and it , would provide Mr. Roosevelt with another sea trip which lie enjoys. The president's tentative plans i for the Philippine trip were reveal--1 <*d as the department of state in t —•- (COVTTVrRD ON PAGE TWO, ONLY ONE BID IS SUBMITTED John Baker Submits Only Bid On Bower (irocery Property John Raker, former Adams coun ty sheriff and for a number of years restaurant and store proprle tor of this city, tentatively purchased the M. E. Mower grocerybuilding, offered at auditor's sale j this morning. Bids on the sale were to be kept open until 4 o'clock this afternoon. I Mr. Baker's bid of $2,500 was the' only one to lie submitted at u late hour. A total of $2,156.59 was charged against the building, according to County Auditor John \V. Tyndall, who conducted the sale. Os this amount $1,429.99 was tlie principal on a school fund note, $599.45 the interest accrued and $127.15 in delirujiient taxes, amounting to the i above total. The building, where Mr. Mower! operated a grocery for several years, is located on the tiorthwest corner of Monroe and Seventh streets. in the event no higher bids were offered by 4 o’clock, the building was to again be offered .for sale and if no higher offers were made the sale with Mr. Baker was to be closed. No Bid On Others Three other properties, including the Mower home, which were offered for sale at the same time today to pay off school fund loans, failed to bring a bid. Charges against the Mower property totulled $3..>'9.19. of which $2,350 was print .pal on the loan; $983.34 interest and $205.76 ill delinquent taxes. Against the 7S ’ acre farm, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 Local Auctioneer At Montana Sales Col. Roy Johnson, Decatur auctioneer, left this aft, moon for Montana, w'.here he will conduct a circuit I of purebred Herford livestock sales at Billings, Great Falls and Living , ston. Later he will travel into Calgary, Canada to conduct a sale there. Co- Johnson, yvho is rapidly becoming nationally known as an auctioneer. has just concluded a busy season of livestock and general | farm saies in Indiana and Ohio. |

POLICE SEIZE STRIKER IN BATTLE

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Police escort striker from R. G. Dunn Cigar factory at Detroit. Mich., after battle. The police staged a series of spectacular raids on smaller strikes, smashing their way into occupied buildings and arresting more than one hundred men and women in Detroit. S aturday. «*

POPE PROTESTS NAZI ATTITUDE TOWARD CHURCH Nazis Angered Over Pope’s Protest Os Treaty Violations Vatican City, Mar. 22— <U.R) — Pope Pius, in his protest against i lie German Nazi government's atI undo Toward the Roman Catholic [church, raised the church's voice I against "persecution to which it is subjected." an official summary said today. "We have weighed every word ;of this encyclical in the balance of truth and love?' the Pope was reported as saying of the protest. It was emphasized that the Pope was moved by a sentiment of charity and compassion "even toward those who offend und persecute.” This substantiated reports that, | m sending liis protest, read in all j Roman Catholic churches in Oer- : many yesterday, the Pope hoped , that discussion of the dispute be- ' tween the Nazi retch and the church during the holy Easter week might bring fresh negotiations and an era of good feeling. At first called officially an apostolic letter, the pope’s protest. | written in his apartment at the Vatican after months of anxiety I regarding church conditions in Germany. was called an encyltcal as issued in aumtn»”’ form here. The summary said:, -V| "The encyiicai ...rich the Holy j fCONTINUBD ON PAGE FIVE) DISTRICT MEET WEIL ATTENDED More Than 350 Persons Attend District Moose Meeting A crowd estimated at between 300 and 400 persons from 17 counties in this area, attended the district meeting of the Moose, held at the home of the Adams lodge 1311 Loyal order of Moose, .here Saturday night. Because of a conflict in schednle, James E. Ford, of Fort Wayne. | a former regent of Mooseheart, was j unab'e to be present and speak as, announced. The principal talks were given by Sherman Cuttshall, a former mayor of Fort Wayne, and J. Oscar Clem, a Fort Wayne attorney, and dictator of the Fort Wayne lodge. During the business session it was voted to hold the next district meeting at Peru. April 17. Delegations began to arrive in Decatur -Saturday morning, although the meeting did not begin unti’ evening. Lloyd Kreischer, dictator, an t other officers of the Decatur lodge, -presided over the meeting. The entertainment was also furnishd by a | committee from the Decatur lodge The crowd was larger than anticipated and the meeting was pronounced by the visitors, one of the (most successful in recent years.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March 22, 1937.

Pneumonia Leading In Cause Os Death i Pneumonia was the leading cause' of death in Adams county in January. according to the report issued today by t tie liuiiana division of j public health Six persons died of this disease. Other important causes of death! , and the number were: influenza.', four: accidental two, and cancer-. two. Thirteen persons over the; age of 65 and one below the age of one died in that time. The total; number of deaths for January wasj 22 During the month of January there were 38 births. o ( FIREMEN PLAN FOR CONVENTION — Decatur To Hold Annual Convention Here In June Plans for the 32nd annual convention of the Northern Indiana Indusi trial and Volunteer Firemen’s association convention, to be held in Decatur. June 11 and 12. were discussed at a meeting of the officers and directors, held at the local fire department Saturday night. W. H. Cook, Hartford City, president of the association, presided at the meeting. Those who attended from out of town were, Mr. Cook, L. Baumgartner. Berne, vice-ipresident; W. H. Colltsson. St-., secretary, Winona (Lake; Garland Wolfe, Dunkirk;! . j Ear' Elite, Bremen; A. E. Luther, ! Marke: Harry Starke. Fort Wayne; ! P. B. Smith, Garrett; Carrol Coe- ; tello, Bluffton. Fire Chief Charles Robenold and ! other members of the Decatur volunteer fire department, attended the | meeting. Chief Robenold announced Ihat there would not be any carnival in connection with the two day eon- ' vention. No stands will be erected either, firemen and visitors being fed at loea’ restaurants and lunch counters. It is planned to make the convention one of the best ever staged by 'CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE'

Second Annual Students Day Saturday - Saturday, March 27, is STUDENTS DAY in Decatur! On this day, the students of the Decatur High School wiii j serve as clerks in the local stores, ready and willing to assist you in your shopping needs. Nearly every store is par- j ticipating in STUDENTS DAY and they invite you to come in and trade with your favorite student. New Spring merchandise fills every Decatur store and unusual STUDENT DAY Values have been arranged for this special city-wide trade day. Watch for the BIG special in Thursday's and Friday's Democrat.

SUPREME COURT HEAD OPPOSES COURT REFORM Hughes Says Roosevelt IMan W ould Impair Efficiency Washington. March 22 —(UP) — Sen Burton K. Wheeler, D.. Mont., presented to the senate judiciary committee today a letter from chief justice Charles Evans Hughee characterizing President Roose j volt’s judicial reorganization plan as liable to “impair" the evviciency of the supreme court. Wheeler was the first witness op- | ;>o«ing the President's p’an to ap- ! pear before the senate group. Hughes' letter expressed confidence that his views on the court plan were in agreement with those of the other members of the Su-j I preme bench. “An increase in the number of justices of the supreme court, apart from any question of policy, which I do not discuss, would not promote the efficiency of the court." Hughes saidHughes added that “it is believed" a suggested plan for dividing the court up into groups to speed its work would be "linnracticahle" be (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) WEATHER Increasing cloudiness tonight; I Tuesday showers by afternoon or night; not much change in temperature. GROWERS WILL MEET THURSDAY Tomato Growers To ReOrganize At Meeting Here Thursday Tomato growers are scheduled for an important meeting Thursday evening at the Moose Home on North Second street. At 7:30 the growers’ organization will elect officers, following which they will be addressed by E. R. Lancashire,; tomato specialist who has had prac-: tical experience as well as having worked for the Indiana and Ohio extension services. His talk will be on preparation of the soil, fertilization and picking, in order to ; help the farmers further improve | the quality of their crop, insure greater tonnages of No. 1 fruit and make greater earnings for ! themselves. I The rules on the U. S. won to- ; mato club and the double tonnage tomato club will be explained and if these activities are put into operation, it will mean an increase in price to those participating.! Boys and girls interested in half an acre or more of tomatoes will be interested in learning about the 4-H tomato club. H. C. Bowman has arranged with the management of the Moose Home to serve free meat and cheese sandwiches and coffee at the close of the meeting.

TEXAS SCHOOL LEADER ADMITS 'STEALING' DAS Shaw, Head Os Wrecked School, Testifies At Inquiry New London, Texas. Mar. 22 — (U.R) William C. Shaw, 61, superlnj leiidellt of the New London school, admitted before a military board of Inquiry loduy thal the gas which tpparenlly exploded, killing 426 persons last Thursday, was taken without permission from the pipe lines of a private company. Just before he had completed his testimony. Shaw virtually collapsed Me was assisted from the witness chair to an anteroom while additional witnesses were summoned. Tilts teßtimany given by the oldest educator in Texas in a firm voice cante after a 16-year-old survivor of the explosion stood before the court and showed that his hair had been singed In the blast. From him came the first direct clue to the source of the spark that apparently detonated pockets of gas that had formed from faulty connections or equipment. The youth. John Dow, testified the explosion. Accompanied by a 'lash of flame, came from the subbasement when a manual training instructor threw an electric switch to u sanding machine. Shaw, his head bandaged and wearing new spectacles to replace ! those broken in the explosion, went before the board this third day of the inquiry and admitted that the Parade Gas company's natural gas pipeline that passed under the campus of the school was tapped without the company's permission. Me also admitted that officials of the United Gas company, from which the school board previously ! bought its gas, had warned him ! ihat “the board might be using a | dangerous gas.” Me said thal a : United Gas company official told (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ROBERT MANN IS CANDIDATE Root Township Teacher Seeks Office Os County Superintendent Robert J. Mann, of Washington ! township, a teacher in the Root township schools, today became the third man publicly to announce hi a | candidacy for the office of county superintnedent of schools. Clifton E. Striker, glncumbent, j 'four year-term expires in June, was the -first to announce his candidacy, Russel Steiner, principal of the Hartford township school, has als.) announced. Mr. Mann was born and raised in Root township. He attended the ' public schools in the county and was graduated front the Marion normal college- He received his A. B degree front Indiana University. He has done post graduate work at Indiana university. He has also j done considerable graduate work by correspondence through the Research university of Washington, ID. C, in administration work. With the exception of the time i required in advancing his education. all his .life has been spent in Adams county. Mr. Mann believes he established j a record for the county, by teaching i for a year all classes of the freshman, sophomore and junior grades in a high school. This was at the Kirkland township school before the new building was constructed. Mr- Mann has also taught six years in Root township and two and a half years in Decatur. He was principal ot the St. Mary's township school at Pleasant Mills ! for seven years, principa of the Kirkland township school for seven years and principal of the Monroe school for one year. Employment And Payrolls Higher Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 22. —|lU.R> I—Employment and payrolls increased but the general level of business activity in Indiana declined materially during February, the Indiana university bureau of business research reported today. Although business dropped off as compared with recent months, the general level still was about 19 per cent above February of IST,6 and more than 40 per cent above the same month of 1935, the bureau re ported. The decline in automobile sales was considered responsible for I much of the drop.

Sen. Gottschalk Is Appointed To Head Institutions

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T. A. Gottschalk Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne, state senator from Adams, Wells and Blackford counties, today was appointed supervisor of state penal and benevolent Institutions.

SERVICES ARE HELD SUNDAY Confirmation Classes Are Held In Local Churches Sunday Seven Reformed and Lutheran churcheen in Decatur and vicinity, in specia teervices, held confirma- - tion classes Sunday and observed Pa'm Sunday, commemorating Christ's entry into the city of Jer- j uealem. 'Among the Reformed churches to I confirm classes of boys and girls were the Decatur Zion Reformed, with the pastor, the Rev. Charles M. Prugh delivering the confirmation address, and the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church at Magley. with the Rev. David Grether delivering the sermon Confirmation classes were also ! held at the St. Paul Lutheran j , church, the Rev. 61. W. Moeller de-: livering tHe sermon; the St. John’s' Lutheran church, with the Rev. R Treulzech speaking; the St. Peter’s Lutheran church, with the Rev. L. J. Dornseif and the Immanuel Lutheran church, where the Rev M. J. Fresch addressed the confirmation class. , Twenty-nine boys and 23 girls were among: the confirmation classes of the seven churches. This was the final of the confirmation classes in the county, the Friedheim Lutheran church holding their class last Sunday. Crowd at Cantata A large crowd heard the cantata at the Zion Reformed church last night in another of the events cem(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ADVANCE PLANS FOR EGG HDNI Second Annual Easter Egg Hunt At Elks Home Sunday Members of the B. P. O. Elks lodge are putting final touches on plans for the second annual Easter egg hunt, to be held on the law r n I of the home on North Second street Easter Sunday. The hunt, opened to all children of Decatur and Adams county, seven years of age and under, was a great success last Easter, with hundreds of children and grownups enjoying the scamper for eggs and rabbits. Works is being rushed this week on grooming the spacious lawn, to have it in the best possible condition for the hunt. More than 1,000 varied and brightly colored eggs have been ordered. Thcss eggs will ibe hidden over the entire lawn, with finders keepers. More than a score of rabbits have I been purchased by the lodge for distribution Sunday- These rabbits i will be given to the cht’dren finding eggs with the word "Rabbit" im-. printed. The egg hunt is scheduled to start promptly at 2:30 o’clock Sunday I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) i

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Borne Senator Named To Supervise State Penal And Benevolent Groups By Townsend. IS NEW POST Indianapolis, Mar. 22 — (UP.) State Senator Thurman A. Gottichalk, D., Berne, today was appointed supervisor of state penal and benevolent institutions by Gov M. Clifford Townsend. The post is a new one and will operate directly under the governor and not under the department of public welfare, which gradually is putting the personnel of all state institutions under the merit system. The salary was not revealed. While Gottschalk's exact duties have not been defined, it is believed he will act as coordinator to supervise shifts of convicts in prisons and persons in other state institutions to place similar cases in one location and end their distribution over several institutions. Wayne Coy, state welfare director. has advocated this reform program and Townsend also is believed to favor it. Gottschalk also probably will supervise new construction authorized by the administration and the legislature in the $80,000,000 biennial budget. Actually, if not officially, Gotts--1 chalk may be the head of the state welfare department Coy will re- ; sign soon to go to the Philippine Islands with former governor Paul | V. McNutt, new U. S. high commissioner to the islands. But Gotts- | chalk is prevented from being Coy's successor because he was a mem--1 her of the legislature which created | the state welfare department and by law is barred from holding the position. Consequently Gottschalks new job may be to take over most of Coy's functions without actually having the title of state welfare director. Veteran Solon Senator Gottschalk is a veteran of the legislature in point of years of service. Me has served about 20 years in the house and senate and ! for the past four years has been chairman of the appropriations committee. He has visited every ! benevolent and penal institution | in the state and is acquainted with | the operation of these institutions. Senator Gottschalk operates a coal and building supply house in Berne. His father, Andrew Gottschalk. veteran druggist of Berne, died a w-eek ago. Senator Gottschalk represents Adams. Wells and Blackford counties and is one of the best legislators in the state. o New Employe Hired At O. K. Barber Shop Emil Outland, of Paulding, Ohio, has accepted a position with the O. K. barber shop in this city, Forrest Eizey, proprietor, announced today. He will begin his duties at once. Mr. Outiand, who formerly was employed at Phulding, has had a number of years experience in the barber trade. Aged Wren, Ohio Man Dies Today Asa Carter, 86, died at his home at Wren, Ohio, this morning at 2:30 o'clock Death followed a brief illness due to old age. His wife and one eon preceded him in death. The following daughters and eons survive: Mrs. Minnie Myers of Wren, Ohio; Mrs. T. A. Sheets of J Convoy, Ohio; Mrs Walter Whittenbarger of Decatur; Mrs. Bertha MauTlerof Convoy. Ohio; Roy, Sherman and Richard, all of Los Angeles ! Cal. Nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren, together with ! a number of relatives and friends i also survive. j Funeral services will be held Wrednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock (EST) at the First United Brethren church at Wren, Ohio. o — Lima, Ohio, Man Is Injured In Accident Charles Ridenour, of Lima, Ohio, is confined in the Adams county i memorial hospital, suffering from ! a knee injury sustained in a minor auto accident east of the city Sunday night aibout 10 o'clock. Ridenour sustained a severely cut right knee cap and torn ligaments ! in the right leg. Ills condition was i described as improving, by the at- ; tending physician today, Howard , Crltchfield, also of Lima, his com- | panion, was uninjured.