Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 9 April 1937 — Page 1

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Inada Prepares ■ Strike Defiance; I Troops If Needed

lltpl'inn Readv Hol idit Strike Threat ■ - h I "rd Not "S o Recognize I nion. J|p( Al l tOl \( II>H . .'lHlllltt.-.- ful 1K,;.,. §{■ ' 1 ■" 1,1 p-.-nii-i Mitrli.-11 llep- - , kind Will. Il ha- iiit.-il |K~ ulniust ■K- <• , .msw.-i.-d by ■u around plant Kt... n.:~ prepared |My . pl.mts |K ' ■« any : In.:. ~:i' ;<i llll.lsi.il etn|^Kr. k |K. s^t:u>-..’ month old Ford pilin' at wo'e union buttons won th.l' |K- • sti ik ■ HK» . «"l k. I . ii'' - ii. M,-. j.mgiam gi.c tor (duo |Htip Huml.l’- 0:1 and Refining |K lious'oii T'-x , instituted a! employes Mlle:. 0.10 is coll-I ig .. campaign ■is Wasim.r- >:. President Wil (In man Fed A F ut 1. ■ vcutive council Kino m days to con'o expel t'.1.0. unions. ■ Th- bouse pl .-pared to vote on a 1 ...p[irm solution con■l ' ' i'-wii strikes and Mfcagutr act viol.it,mis on the part Mi employers ■ Administration leaders announc■d a three-fold d Ve for labor legislation—ratification of child labor ■mendment. drafting of standard ■linimuni wage legislation for ■tales, and an NRA substitute bill ■repared by the council for indus■rlal progress. A Oshawa. Ont . Apr. 9— (U.R) — Mremier Mitchell F Hepburn, pre■kting an early "show down” in ■* strike called by the United ■stomi.i.de Workers' Union against ■tneral Motors of Canada, said to■■l the company would attempt to Parts out of the plant here ■morrow or Sunday. ■ Hepburn, who denounced the ■Hie as an attempt by John L. ■“ wis and his C. I 0. “agitators” y dictate to Canadian industry,” royal Canadian and proITOMTINUEIi ON PACE THREE) -—-—o— WEB FOWLER lIESTHURSDAY Former Adams County wsident Dies At Home In Fort Wayne resii'" B Fowler. 64. a former Par ! j.° f A<iams county for eight w ’’ died at llis home in Fort nJ?* laßt night at 7:25 o’clock. 1 was caused by pneumonia ~e deceased was born in Van n. count y, Ohio, January 30, 1973. In Aa' ed to a r arm caet of thfe city ® S Cou^ y ' "'here he lived *ayn e yeailß befote moving to Fort Xarv p 3 BUrvlved *>y the widow. Cliff,, i y °*der and five sons, Glen •11 nt p' ®°' ,lan(l - P-tul and Robert chl ‘<ire F n Ort A W h yne ’ and nine grand ’ Lima <im A brothpr ' Leonard, of Wi>hu J° and a sister . Mrs. Alda •thrive 0 ladw ' n ' Michigan, also h^ al eervlw « win be held at day nru, 8 ’ 22 Euclid avenue Sunrlock at'!> at 12 0 c,ock and at 2 o'Ohio cs» he ® reen brier church near etannJJJ Botb times are central Ohio ri. Burlal will be made in the “ ,0 City cemetery.

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F. D. R. RENEWS HOPES NO NEW TAXES NEEDED Roosevelt To Send Special Message On Relief To Congress Washington. Apr. 9. -XU.B4—President Roosevelt today renewed his expression of hope that there will be no need for new taxes at this congressional session. Mr. Roosevelt's statement was made as he prepared to present to congress next week his estimates of the required relief appropriation for the 1938 fiscal year. His statement that he hoped no additional taxes will be necessary came in the face of lagging tax re- i ceipts and congressional approval of expenditures not included in I the budget. Mr. Roosevelt said he had not yet decided the amount he will recommend be spent for unemployment aid during the next fiscal year. The figure will be decided, j ( he said, about 24 hours before he sends his special message to- eonI gress. The message, he said, will con- : tain revised budget estimates 1 brought up to date since last De- » eember. ' President Roosevelt said that i submission of new budget estimates is a routine executive func- I tion. usually done toward the end of a congressional session. However, he said, since the cur- ] rent session promises to be long. I- i rCONTINUEti ON PAGE EIGHT) PWBAPPROVES REVISED PLANS Revised Plans For Community Building Sent To W ashington — The Decatur school board was adI vised today by A. M. Strauss, architect of Fort Wayne, that the revised application, and plane, reducing the size of the proposed echool and community building, had been given the , approval of the PWA office at Indianapo’is and sent to Washington. Mr- Strauss in this letter stated, “the PWA situation in Washington ie rather doubtful at tliixs time and we can only hope that the new relief program will include at leaxst some PWA set-up.” It is not known what action congress will take in extending PWA work .projects. Ln view of present | labor and construction conditions. President Roosevelt has stated that prices were too high and the government may curtail its program of mmaking 45 percent grants to communities for public buildings. The revised plans filed by Mr. Strauss reduced the scope of the proposed building. Several of the rooms in the school building were eliminated and some of the features, including small dining and assembly rooms in the proposed community center addition had to be dropped. Final plans, however, have not been prepared, the revised application showing a reduction of cubic feet in the entire building. The plans will be so designed that additional rooms can be added. It is hoped that au adequate gym(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) -—-o Lindbergh, W’ife Leave For England London, April 9 —(UP) —Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, returning from an aerial tour of the Mediterranean and India landed at Gatwick airdrome this afternoon afternoon after a five-hour flight from Munich. o — Regular Legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion will be held at the Legion home Monday night at 8 o clock- All members are urged to be present. — o— WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; not so cool Saturday afternoon.

UNREST AT PEORIA TRACTOR WORKS ~ = r IB W i i R- We rIMI Iftinifi 'i A. ■ ’ Imm* - % — * M When winkers learned that the plant management had allegedly turned down at’ I O. agreement, they refused to return to work al the Peoria. 111. Caterpillar Tractor plant. Pictured are a group of the workers as they milled about in front of the plant, re fusing to enter.

FIRE MARSHAL PLEDGES AID State Fire Marshal To Attend Firemen’s Contention Here At a get-to-gether meeting of the state firemen’s association, held at the engine house here Thursday night, the cooperation of the state organization was pledged to the Northeasern Indiana firemen's convention. to be held in this city June 11 and 12. About 60 men were here. Among the distinguished guests at the meeting Thursday night were , Clem Smith, state fire marshal. Gerhard Schultz, of Hammond, pre-* sident, and H. .Mister, of Anderson, secretary of the state association. The cooperation of the state association and the state fire marshal’s office was also pledged to the Boy Scout Camporee to be held at the Hanna-Nuttman city park here, June 12 and 13. Plans for the two events are being worked out by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce. Fire marshal Smith told the local firemen Thursday, that in addition to himself, the following men will attend the convention from the state office: Chief Smith, Chief O’Brien, and Chief Cox. Jos Stupp, head of the safety department, and Joe Scherer, chief inspector. Others may attend. Mr. Smith offered the services of any of his men in staging demonstrations or conducting tests for the Boy Scouts here at the same time. Fire Chief Robert Robenold will hold a meeting in the next few days with a committee from the Junior, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) ' LOCAL BUSINESS MAN FOUND DEAD Edw. M. Sether Is Found Dead At His Place Os Business Edward M. Sether 62. for 15 years' proprietor of “Motz’ Place." local 1 confectionery and soft drink iparlor,! was found dead in his place of busi-| ness late last night. Hie brother had stepped out of the store to call a physician. Whenj he returned he found Mr. Sether j dead. Coroner Robert Zwick was called. He attributed death to acute alcoholism and placed the time at 9:30 o’clockThe deceased was bom in Washington township May 18, 1875 the son of Mathias and Margaret Boch Sether. He was never married. He was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church and of the Holy Name society. Surviving, besides the brother, Charles, at home, are three sisters, Rose and Mary at home and Lena, of Fort Wayne. Three sisters and one brother preceded him in death. He was a resident of the city and county his entire life. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church with the Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will be made in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 9, 1937.

College Glee Club To Give Concert The men's glee club of Heidelberg college. Tiffin, Ohio, will present a concert at the Zion Reformed church Wednesday. April 14. at 8 p. m. The club, consisting of 34 voices, is under the direction of Prof. Amos R. Ebersole, head of the music .department of the college. The club will sing at the Decatur high school at 3 o'clock. The evening concert will consist of both sacred and secular numbers. There will be no admission charge, but a free will offering will be taken. Richard Brodbeck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brodbeck, is a member of the g','e club. DEATH CLAIMS LEVI SHAFFER Retired Farmer Dies This Morning At County Hospital Levi Shaffer, 86, retired St. Mary's township farmer, died at 7:45 o'clock this morning at the Adams county memorial hospital from complications resulting from a broken hip. Mr. Shaffer fell early Tuesday morning and never recovered from the effects of the fracture. | He was born in St. Mary's township August 1. 1950, the daughter of David and Tempa Ann Shaffer. His first wife, Louisa Peterson, preceded him in death a number of years ago. A daughter, Mrs- Perry Wai- j ters, of Fort Wayne survives by this marriage. j The following step-children also i j survive: William Beltz. Union township: Mrs. Sylvia Kelley, St. Marys i township; Mrs. Catherine Bucher, 'Root township; the Rev. Walter j Beltz and Silas Beltz, both of Ber-, I ’in. Wisconsin and Mrs. Elma Gaunt, 1 of Union township. Three sisters, Mrs. Josephine i Ehrsam Fort Wayne; Mrs. Tena I Smith Columbus, Ohio, and Mrs. Le--1 vina .Heath, of this city, also survive. Funeral services will be held Sun[day afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home and at 2:15 o’clock at the | Bobo U. B. church with the Rev. I Gilbert Eddy officiating. Burial will [ be made in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. The body wi’l be returned to the I home at 5:30 o'clock this evening] | from the S. E. Black funeral par- | lors. It may be viewed at the home | unti tilme for the funeralo To Be Tried Tonight For Public Intoxication Harold Blazer. 22, of Fort Wayne will be arraigned this evening before Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse in city court on a charge of public intoxication. CLOSE ONE HOUR The Morris 5 and 10 cent to i $1 store will be closed for one j hour, from 3 to 4 p. m., Saturday, during funeral services for | i George S. Morris, head of the . firm, who died Wednesday I night. The store will close for | only one hour, instead of all day | as erroneously announced yes- | terday. ♦ ♦

REV. THOMPSON TALKS TO CLUB Rev. Harry W. Thompson Speaks To Rotarians Thursday Rev. Harry W. Thompson of this city delivered an interesting address to members of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. Taking “Life" as his subject, the speaker said that there is nothing so interesting, nothing so fascinating as life itself. Life, he said, is a game, and must be based on understanding, service and fellowship. j Every civilization. Rev. Thompson said, is based on religion, the ethics of religion and political ideals. After the World War. he asserted, the world found itself in the midst of disaster. During this time, men were judged on their ' possessions, not their character. The world's history has shown that from six to 10 years after an armed conflict such as the recent war, moral balance of the world returned. Howevevr, the speaker pointed out, this was not true following the World War. In the 20 years since that time, the United States has been in a religious deI cline and at the present time api proximately 70,000,000 persons in this country are without religious I affiliations. i However. Rev. Thompson pointed to a deeper note of sympathy now becoming prevalent, a deeper note of purposefulness in all we do. Speak Briefly Clarence E. Bell, a member of j the club, recently returned from a visit to Florida, spoke briefly on his experiences there, telling of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o CAMPOREE HERE GIVEN APPROVAL Area Council Formally Approves Scout Camporee In June The Boy Scout Camporee in Decatur June 12 and 13 was formally approved by the Anthony Wayne 'Area council at a meeting held t:i Fort Wayne Thursday nightThe Decatur camporee was the first of six events suggested by the activities committee for the 1937 Scout year. The entire report was approved. 1 The camporee here will be the first held outside of Fort Wayne 1 since its inception four years ago. Plans wi’l move rapidly for the event. Exact dates and locations of other events in the 1937 program were not set. They will be: district field days, during July and August sectional pow-wow in September; merit bade exposition in November, first aid competitions in January and February. linco'n day pilgrimage and anniversary week celebration. Adams county was represented at the meeting by Lloyd Cowens, district chairman; Carl Pumphrey, chairman of the camp committee, and Roy Price, chairman of the training and educational commit- ■ tee.

HORSEMEN TALK ON PLANS FOR ANNUAL SHOW Permanent Organization Formed; Annual Show August 2-7 Leading horsemen of Adams county met Thursday night in the office of L. E. Archbold, county agent, to discuss preliminary plans i for the horse exhibit at the annual l Decatur free street fair and agrii cultural show. They also discuss ed plans for the 1937 gold medal ! colt club show. The men formed a permanent ! organization, to be known as the I Adams county horse improvement association. T..7 Neuhauser was ’ elected president; Archie Smitley, vice-president; Everett Johnson. I secretary and Winfred Gerke, treasurer. H. P. Schmitt, chairman of the j agricultural and livestock show at i the annual fair, presided as temporary chairman at last night's meeting. The horse show at last year's 1 fair proved one of the finest ex-1 hihits of the fair and officials of the show plan, through cooperation l of horsemen of Adams county, to 1 1 make this year’s show one ot the ( . outstanding in northeastern Indi-: . | ana. I Adams county has long been not- ( ed for the excellent quality of its | horses, and horsemen are considering a number of ideas to make next August's show, from August 2 to I 7, the finest ever held in the couni ty. Those present at Thursday , night's meeting were: H. P. ’ . Schmitt, Charles Herman, Ed Om- , lor. John W. Blakey, Henry L. Everett Johnson, Dr. G. F. Eichhorn, Archie H. Smitley, , Noah Augsburger, Wilbert Leu- ( , man. Frank Habegger, Otto Hoile, , Leon Neuenschwander. Winfred | Gerke. Henry Aschleman, Homer , 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) ' - —— : 1 MRS. FONNER |; 1 DIES SUDDENLY r! 11 Mrs. Willis Fonner Dies 1 ' At Hospital Thursday ' Night r Mrs. Elizabeth Fonner, 67, wife ) of Willis A. Fonner and well known i 1 Decatur lady, died .suddenly last ' night at 10:20 o’clock at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death 1 was caused .by pneumonia and com- ’ plications. ! 1 She wao taken to the hospital two days ago after suffering for r about a week with an attack of ' r bronchitis. Mr- Fonner is also con- * fined to his home with bronchitisThe deceased was born in Adams ] r county Jauary 10, 1870 the daugh- , ter of Samuel and Susan Abnet i ] Rawley. She had spent practically f all of her life in the county, with . the exception of a few yeans in Fort , Wayne. She was a member of the First Methodist Epicopal church and the Mary and Martha Sunday School ■ class. | Surviving, besides the husband, are the following children: Mrs. C. ' E. Bennett, Fort Wayne; Heber Fonner, of Evansville; Sherman L. r at home and Thomas R.. of Fort Wayne, Seven grandchildren also survive. •A brother, William Rawley, of Berne; two sisters, Mrs. William . Eley. Barkley, Maryland and Mrs. r W. A. Colter, of Willshire, Ohio also > survive. A brother, Frank, preceded i her in death. The deceased, until the time of > her illness, was a .prominent church > and social worker in the city. f Funeral services will be held Sun- i i day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home and at 2:30 at the M. E. > church with the Rev. H. R. Carson ■ officiating. ißurial will be made in . the Decatur cemetery. > The body was returned this afternoon from the Black funeral par- - lors to the home, 225 North Ninth i street, where it may be viewed unt til time for the funeral. t o Rotary Signs Are r Erected Here Today .! The Decatur Rotary club today erected signs at five approaches to ! the city, welcoming visitors and lis- ,! ting the time and place of the week- , j ly meeting of the service club. , ■ Signs were erected at the north j and south entrances to the city on 27, entrance on 427, and east and west entrances on 224.

Terrific Battle Is Raging Today For Madrid Possession b

To Speak Sunday 1 1 la *»* • ■ >' ' •’f' . 4. HL 1 J S' S Raymond P. Schutz of Mauches- ] ter college will speak at the First ; M. E. church in this city Sunday . evening at 7 o'clock. SCHUTZ SPEAKS SUNDAY NIGHT .1. Raymond Schutz To Speak At M. E. Church Sunday Night Prof. J. Raymond Schutz, sociology departmental head of Manchester college and nationally known speaker, will address the congregation of the First Methodist Episcopal church Sunday night at 7 o’clock. A cordial invitation has been extended the public to hear the speaker. The speaker is well known in this city, having delivered a commencement address for the high school several years ago. and has been acclaimed one of the most interesting ever to visit the city. The address is sponsored by the church Sunday School coordinating committee. His subject for the the Sunday night address will be "Why Not Try God?" o Speed Limit Signs Installed In City In conformance to a safety program being held in Indiana, speed limit signs have been installed in Decatur by men working under the direction of Ralph Roop, civil works commissioner. The signs are located near the corporation lines on all state and national highways leading throTigli the city. As set by law, the maximum speed limit in the residential districts is 30 miles an hour and in the business district is 20 miles an hour. o YOUNG CHURCH LEADERS MEET Leadership Training Institute Held At Zion Lutheran Church A leadership training Institute, conducted by the Lutheran Walther League societies of the Inter River Zone comprising approximately 375 young people of the Lutheran j church in this area, was held at the j Zion Lutheran church auditorium t last evening. This was the first meet- of this training institute and over 100 leaders from the various I Walther League societies were in attendance. The Rev. Paul W. Schultz of this city held a short devotional service ■which fonhally opened the new endeavor and he also spoke words , of welcome to the participating societies’ leaders. The main lecture for the evening as a part of the program was given j by the Rev. M. J. Frosch, pastor of | the Immanuel Lutheran church of near Decatur, who spoke on the topic “Christian Knowledge”. In his presentation ot this topic, Rev. Frosch emphasized information relating to publications, topic studies, debates lectures, open forums, Bible studies, mission studies, and soul winning- A lively discussion ot i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

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Loyalists Launch Supreme Effort To Drive Rebel Invaders From Gates Os Capital. ILL FEELING By Iziuls F. Keemle, (UP. Cable Editor) A terrific r.nd perhaps decisive battle for possession of Madrid raged today while the European powers bickered among themselves over the question of intervening in Spain’s civil war. The Spanish loyalists started a supreme effort to drive the invaders from the gates of the capital, at which they have been battering for five months. Henry T. Gorrell, United Press correspondent who has been under fire repeatedly since the start of the war, watched the battle in the western outskirts of Madrid, with shells falling around him. He reported the insurgents retreating all along the line, under a hail of shell and machine gun fire and aerial bombs. East of the city, a heavy artillery duel was in progress in the Guadalajara mountains, where the Italians were defeated three weeks ago and the first break in the insurgent campaign started. If the insurgents around Madrid are completely routed, it may force the intervention issue. If Italy is determined to insure a rebel victory, she would have to send heavy reinforcements into Spain. The result would be a serious breach with Britain and France, whose relations with Italy already are heavily strained. The present battle of Madrid is probably the biggest since the siege of the capital began five months ago. The loyalists drove steadily through the wooded Casa De Campo in the western outsirts of the city, forcing the insun (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) K. OF P. MEET HELD THURSDAY Rank Work Is Conferred On Candidates At Local Lodge Over 100 members of Knights of Pythias lodges from Fort Wayne, Ossian. Decatur, and Willshire, 0., attended the meeting at the local K. of P. home last night. A rank team, formed by members ot each of the lodges, conferred rank work on a class of candidates at the opening ot the business session. Addresses were given by District Deputy D. R. Brightson, of Fort Wayne; A. B. Elzey, past commander of Ossian; J. C. Tritch, of Fort Wayne and W. F. Beery, chancellor commander of Decatur lodge No. 65. Carl R. Mitchell, of Indianapolis, grand keeper of records and seals, was unable to attend. Members of the local lodge received word yesterday that he was engaged in K. of P. flood relief work in southern Indiana and was unable to oe relieved Jt duty. Deputy Brightson represented the grand lodge. Earlier in the evening, the members of the four lodges, with their wives and families, Pythian Sisters and invited guests, attended a fish fry luncheon in the lodge dining rooms. The luncheon was prepared and served by members of the local [ Knights of Pythias lodge. Deputy j Brightson also called the attention | of the members to the annual district picnic, which will be held in the near future. Lee’s Condition Much Improved The condition of Robert E. Lee, Injured Wednesday night at the McMillen mills, was reported much improved today by hospital attaches. o — Berne Couple To Mark Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Neuhauser, ot Berne, will commemorate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with an anniversary dinner at their home. The couple were married April 9. 1887. The celebration will also be in the form of a birthday commemoration for Mr. Neuhauser who will be 74 yeans old Saturday. Mrs. Neuhauser Is 73.