Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 14 April 1937 — Page 1

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<SUBMIT .IflOR POLICY S| CONFERENCE Heads \re ( all--1 Hl' Strike Situation ■ Calms K. C N 1907 by United Press) Kgton. April 14 (TIPI—A creating a new lab- P'<" v t 0 I'. submitted to jCwCun!;.! -mfereme called of Libor franc.* E’erSK, , as learned today |..;;aldv reported that th<‘ nW to which Mies bar industrial « ask-d what course to follow gH, h „ Wjli-i V't I unsuceeseofficials believe ihH i>i. st serious problem 111 il * l relations K.V They 'lil ted strikes to mion recognition will be virIo Supreme court llo n of the Wagner act. petiin* hopes that her conK. next Tuesday will find ot the "Big Naim*" of induslabor seated across the fiom each other. Among Kinnted were William Green. of the American FederaJohn L. Lewie, chair- • •.. . ounnittee for industrial Myron C. Taylor. | hairman of I’. S. Steel Corp.; sw..pe, board chairman of Co, Harper Sibley. of the I". S. Chamber of and government otfi- !’■ -Mil' made it plain in ex . ..n - that the orawould discus* the need of: i industry to balachieved by labor under act. .-real-ns v ere administrafl. urces indicated that legisla- ' i-.d responsibility JKK:,..' Cis to contracts under ■ « >u!il be discussed *jß|t:g the next few weeks. learned that certain attornN page five) ■Olti.L QUACK ■ING SMASHED ■ Hica£o Acts To Rid City ■Of Medical Quacks; H 15 Arrested \p ; i| <U.R> Fottr|Mlii..: and a woman faced charof violating the medical pracact today as investigators tire others in the third of a i of sudden raids to rid Chi of medical quacks. ■oltn J. Ilallihan dir... tor of tile department of registration , M education, obtained warrants 1 HI 2d late yesterday on evidence over to him by investigat- [ M who posed as patients |R"’e think we have good cases them all," he said. Were arrested in previous and 17 are serving jail sentsaid his agents found medics prescribing for ailments in which their ranged from syphilis to Others, he said, trays of glistening into the side of operating and used mallets and pad io "stimulate" the blood and nervous system. ■He said that in at least one case ■ mtual operation was performed If 1 the Patient as result is in a ■spital in a serious condition. In R° d ’ er . the patient's ailment was ■nosed as neuritis and the ■Mor used a machine whose ■m he said would sooth the ■rves. ■ Cost of treatments ranged from R 10 125, he said. ■ "e are particularly anxious to ■ the quacks." Ilallihan said ■* caUße usually they prey on utt■(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) B * oBilding Funeral I Rites Held Today ■ Funßral Bervlces for Mrs. Her ' f Wilding, former Decatur restF' Who died at her Fort Wayne |T e Monda y. were held this at- ■ Th On J n that clty ' S. deceased was born in DeEra a °d reß,ded bere until 20 K* ag °. wh eu she moved to Fort E np '. Surviving are the hue- - Herbert, assistant ~superinF’ent of the Fort Wayne PrintJJ Lo -: the mother, Mrs. Etta | ’ two brothers and a sister.

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Rotarians To Elect Directors Thursday A new board of directors, to serve during the ensuing year, will be elected at the weekly meeting ot the Decatur Rotary club| i Thursday evening. Officers will be I named from the directors Five directors will be chosen i from a list of ID members, named I recently by the chib. The 10 noml- ( . nees are as follows: W Guy ' I Brown. Ernest W. Busche, J Ward ) : Calland, Walter Gard. Roscoe ' Glendening. Harry Maddox, (’al ; Peterson. Pete Reynolds. George ; Thomas and George Thoms. ROOSEVELT IN I STRONG PLEDGE OF GOOD FAITH President Pledges Good Faith In Foreign Policies tCopyright 193* by UP.) Washington. Apr. 14. — (U.R) —i President Roosevelt supplemented his address to the board 1 of governors of the Pan-American Union today with a strongly-word-ed pledge of this country's good faith in her foreign policies. In an unusual procedure, the United Press learned, the President remained standing after concluding his formal speech, made | sure that microphones had been I deadened and then launched into |an informal off the record supplementary statement. No reporters were present. It was learned that the President outlined the promises made Iby his administration four years I ago and compared them with accomplishments in an evident ati tempt to prove good faith. Prom . ises have been made by others, he, told the diplomats, but ours have! been carried out. As a further demonstration of i good faith the President recalled i that boom after his inauguration i he called in diplomatic represent atives and assured them that this j I country would not intervene in ' Cuba. And we did not, he said, i The diplomats who heard the ( remarks regarded them of much i greater significance than the form- ! al remarks of the chief executive, i Representatives ot the 21 western hemisphere republics were the j only ones present in the small room where the President spoke. I It was panelled with gold brocade land decorated with historical 1 ! friezes. The representative of , each country had his own highbacked chair made of dominican mahogany. | In his formal speech the President placed continuation and im(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Kathryn Engeler Is Seriously 111 Mies Kathryn Engeler, daughter of Mr- ana Mrs. Ed Engeler, is serliouely ill at the Adams county meI morial hospital where she underI went an emergency appendectomy. ! Her condition remains about the ' name. . o WRECK VICTIM IS IMPROVING Mrs. .John McKean Improving From Accident Injuries The condition of Mrs. John McKean, 66-year-old Monroe lady, eeriously injured in an auto crash Monday night, was described as improving by the attending physician today. What was first thought to be internal injuries has proved to be nothing more than a serious bruise, the physician stated- She is suffering mostly from a fractured pelvis and shock. Mr. McKean. 69, who was also Injured in the accident, has been released from the hospital and ipermitted to return to h>is home. He sustained a severe bruise immediately below his chest, which might have caused Internal injuries. The physician stated today that he was recovering nicely. Charges Against Two Local Men Continued City Judge William H. Schannen of Fort Wayne Tuesday afternoon indefinitely continued the cases brought against Homer !• isher, 33, and Herbert Loshe, 40, both of Decatur. The men are charged with public intoxication.

LOYAL TROOPS HALT HEW DRIVE OF INSURGENTS Turn Back All Attempts At Relief For Beleaguered Rebels Madrid, Apr. 14.-<U.R> The 37th : and 38th international brigades, j i cream ot loyalist forces and com- ’ i posed of French and Polish volun-: teers, turned back all attempts to , relieve 10,000 Insurgents isolated lin University City today. Taking personal command in the field, Gen. Jose Miaja, the loyalist commander In-chlef, directed the operations of 42 tanks and 35 airplanes and 16,000 loyalist troops as they took a heavy toll from nationalist units which tried des-' perately to re-establish food, water: and munition supply lines to the 1 isolated insurgents who have been I cut off for four days. During the night, the national-' ist began a strong attack in the' ! neighborhood of the Frenchman's | bridge over the Manzanares river, I west of the city. In darkness and a steady drizzle of rain, the insurgents, led by 10 tanks and protect-1 ed by a heavy artillery barrage, i moved against the recently won, loyalist positions. Miaja. having anticipated the maneuver, had ordered a fleet of loyalist tanks into action which ' army officers said was twice the size of the attacking one, Madrid trembled from the roar of big guns. For two hours machine guns crackled as the nationalists fought stubbornly, only to I be driven back. After 24 hours ot attacks and | counter attacks, the government: forces continued today to dominate a gap of about 800 yards along the Manzanares river in the vicinity jof Frenchman's bridge, separating: ■the 10.000 rebels in University! ‘City from their rear lines in the Casa De Campo. It was asserted officially that the isolated insurgents in University City were unable to replenish food] au.i »*lw siippiies aiul lluU Uuiu i positions were becoming desper-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) VOGLEWEDE IS CLUB SPEAKER Prosecuting Attorney Speaks To Lions Club Tuesday Night Arthur E. Voglewede, Adams i county prosecuting attorney, spoke ;to the members of the Decatur I ■ Lions club in their weekly meeting ! j at the Rice hotel last night. Mr. Voglewede appealed to the j i club, interested in the civic weli fare of the city, to aid in stamping 1 out criminal activities in the city I and county. Commending the club in its work of providing entertainment ! and instructive activities for the youth of the city, the prosecutor urged continued cooperation in giving young men and boys a good foundation, upon which to build i reputations as successful and honest men. I Stating that there was much op- 1 ■ portunity for clubs and interested I persons to aid the youth of the i city, the speaker cited several I juvenile cases, where a bit of constructive criticism at an early age would have changed the entire life of a now hardened criminal. The speaker closed his address with a narrative of several humorous incidents that had occurred in the line of duty. E. V. McCann, of the Central Soya company, was in charge of the program. Rev. Hennes Will Broadcast Thursday Rev. Joseph J-Henn -, until April i 1 assistant pastor of the St. Mary’s Catholic church here, will broadcast j over radio station WGL* Fort i | Wayne, from 10 to 10:15 o’clock j ■ Thursday morniYis; R« v - Hannes. who is now CYO director ot the I Fort Wayne deanery, will talk on “Youth and the Catholic Youth Organization." —o Will Pay Respects To Deceased Member Members of the Knights of Columbus and Holy Name society are asked to meet at the K. of C. hall tonight at 8 o'clock. They will march in a body to the John G. Smith residence, where they will recite the rosary for Mr. Smith.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 14, 1937.

Rand Indicted in Strike Case : Vi t H. Kandt .JrjBBI

James H. Rand. Jr., president of Remington-Rand. Inc., and Pearl L. Berghoff, self-styled “king of strikebreakers”, have been indicted by a federal grand jury at New Haven, Conn . on charge of violating a federal statute during the strike at the company's Middletown. Conn., plant. The two men were charged with violating the Byrnes act. which forbids the interstate transportation of persons to interfere with peaceful picketing or other lawful conduct of a strike.

TWO LYNCHINGS SPEED ACTION House Speeds Action After Latest Mississippi Riot I Washington, Apr. 14.—(U.R> — A lynching of two negroes by a Mis sissippi mob today placed new impetus behind the drive for house ( approval of the Gavagan bill making lynching a federal crime. Rep. Joseph Gavagan, D., N. Y.. sponsor of the measure, predicted that it would pass the house by a two-to-one vote despite opposition I from more than a hundred south- ; ern Democrats. House debate on the measure be'came more animated yesterday, when press dispatches bearing : news of the lynchings at Duck j Hill. Miss., were read on the floor. ■The controversy was halted today l by consideration of calendar bills, i but it will be resumed tomorrow. ' Final action is expected either late tomorrow or Friday. Southern Democrats attacked 1 the measure as unconstitutional. It provides that peace officers who ' tail or neglect to protect their ; prisoners, or who fail oY neglect I to apprehend members of a lynch- | ing mob are liable, on conviction, to five years imprisonment or a i fine of $5,000. The county in which the lynchI ing occurred also would be liable ! to a fine of from $2,000 to SIO,OOO. ' The measure provides for federal 1 prosecutions under state law if I state authorities fail to act within 30 days. To Probe Lynchings Duck Hill, Miss., Apr. 14 —(U.P) —A grand jury investigation into the lynching of two negroes was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o WOMAN HELD ON MUROERCHARGE Indiana Farm Woman Held For Axe Murder Os Husband New Caslle, Ind.. Apr. 14—(U.R) —Mrs .Omega York was held in the Henry county jail today while authorities investigated the ax murder of her husband, Charles H. York. 54, in their home northwest of Mooreland, Ind. Sheriff Charles Zornes said that Mrs. York had been Implicated in the slaying by two of her own sons and inferentially by her own , statement early this morning. The sheriff quoted Mrs. York as saying: “Charles returned home ! late under the influence of liquor. He began an argument with me I than started to get his gun. To defend myself I grabbed the ax.” Mrs. York halted her story at that point. York’s badly mangled body was found by his two sons. Raymond, 16, and Dorgin, 12, laying in the kitchen ot their farm home between the stove and the wall. There were six gashes on the face and head, two of which had sliced off part of York’s face and skull. The two boys toid Sheriff Zornes that they were in their bedroom (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Bodies Os Drowned Men Still Missing According to word received today by Mrs. C. E. Baughman from her niece. Mrs. Harold Donovan of Hammond, the bodies of Mrs. Donovan’s husband. Harold, and her uncle, Ben Addy, have not been recovered. The men drowned Saturday afternoon while fishing. Mr. Addy fell from the boat and Mr. Donovan, in an attempt to save him was caught in a death grip. The men were carried away by the strong current. Efforts are still being made to recover the bodies. It is surmised that they are lodged on a sand bar. Mr. and Mrs. Baughman and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bonifas of this city | and Mr and Mrs. Joe Sowards of Blufiton will go to Hammond Sunday. Mrs. Donovan is a daughter i of Henry Wertzberger. who was a I resident of this city until his death a few years ago. TAX ADJUSTMENT BOARD IS NAMED Members of Adams County Tax Adjustment Board Appointed The seven members of the Adams county tax adjustment board for 1937 were announced today by the various officials empowered to make the appointments. The board will hold its annual session beginning the second Monday of September and must complete its work on or before October 1. Budgets as approved or reduced by this board can not be increased during the following year for operating expenses except In the case of a flood, fire, pestilence, war or other major disaster. The rate limitation has been set at $1 25 in areas outside incorporated cities and $2 in areas inside) incorporated cities. This does not include payments of interests on I bonds, interest and judgements as well as welfare payments, which are outside the regular budget. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse of Decatur will be a member of the board by virtue of his office, as representing the largest city in the county. Howard Mauller, Union Township trustee, was selected as representing the county board of education by the board of township trustees. As the law requires at least three members of the opposing political party be placed on the board, it was necessary for Judge Huber M. DeVoss to name three Republicans among the four free holders, he appointed to the board Tuesday afternoon. These are Isadore Bernstein, Decatur; Ralph W. Snyder, Geneva, and Lawrence L. Yager, of Berne, all Republicans, and George M. Krick. Democrat, a former mayor of Decatur. The county council this morning appointed Jim A. Hendricks, of Monroe, to serve as its representative on the board. o Miller Undergoes Minor Operation Irwin Miller, former local baker, underwent a minor operation at the Adams county memorial hospital today. He is reported to be resting nicely.

Judge Kister Declares House Bill Preventing Dredging Os Wabash River Unconstitutional

OPPONENTS TO COURT REFORM ' SEEK CHANGES Seek Compromise To Roosevelt’s Judiciary Program Washington. Apr. 14 aU.R)—A determined bloc of Democratic senators strengthened a campaign to compromise President Roosevelt's judiciary program today, despite a declaration that the White House I opposes any modification. I Claiming around 65 votes in the ; senate, the leaders of the drive . indicated determination to con--1 tinue their efforts at least until thepresident -not a spokesman — irrevocably rejects compromise. Nine weeks of controversy over I enlargement of the supreme court r and the recent court decisions up- ' holding new deal legislation have convinced them that: 1. The administration can now , achieve its legislative objectives without change in the supreme ' court. 2. A compromise by which two ' justices instead of six would be added to the court would be accepted and would make certain of a so-called “liberal" attitude. ' 3. Continuation of the present 1 "bitter-end“ controversy would permanently damage the party. 4. The close division of senate sentiment makes it impossible to overlook the danger of eventual disastrous defeat for the court bill. The compromise negotiations ' I continued as the senate judiciary committee heard the testimony of the Rev. Linus Lilly, head of the St. Louis University law college. 1 preparatory to an executive ses--1 sion Saturday when it may be decided to end the public hearings at once. Lilly opposed the court bill as “without precedent, without reason and without merit.” , Visitors who talked with Mr. I Roosevelt since supreme court validation of the Wagner labor relations act said he was not convinced that the court offered any assurance of constitutionality for other new deal social and economic legislation, such as a child labor law and national regulation of wages and hours. Mr. Roosevelt withheld comment I at his press conference yesterday. Persons who conferred with him > (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o 1 College Glee Club Concert Tonight The men’s glee club of HeidelI berg college, Tiffin. Ohio, will pre--11 sent a concert at the Zion Reform- . ed church in this city tonight at 8 .'o’clock. Because of the concert, the regular mid-week meeting of the ■ church ha« been cancelled. . 0 DECATUR WOMEN ARE SELECTED ■I Local Women Elected To Office At Missionary Convention Mies Eleanor Reppert, ot this city . was reelected recording secretary i and Mrs. Charles Prugh, historian, of the women’s missionary society i ot the Fort Wayne claseis. Evangelil cal and Reformed church, during the convention’s opening day at the . Salem Evangelical and Reformed i church in Fort Wayne Tuesday, i Other officers elected were: Mrs. ’ G. Doyle White, Fort Wayne, presi- ■ dent, re-elected; Miss Mynne Ehr- . sam, Berne first vice-president; . Mrs. Paul H. Graeser, Fort Wayne. I second vice-president; Mrs. Albert • Reusser, IBerne. corresponding secretary, re-elected; and Mrs. Mae I Karn of Fort Wayne, treasurer. The Evangelical church at Goshen ’ was slated to be chosen as the site of the 1938 annual spring meeting : by the convention members during the final business session. The newly elected officers were 1 installed at the afternoon session by Mrs. Austin Romig of Culver. A large number of Decatur ladies : attended the convention and took - part in the sessions. Ladies from ■ Berne and Magley churches also at- | tended

KIRKLAND PLANS FOR GRADUATION I — Kirkland Commencement April 26 First Os Rural Schools Fifteen seniors of the Kirkland high school will be the first to graduate from the schools of the county, when they receive their diplomas at the commencement exercises Monday night, April 26. The fifteen seniors, as their names appear on the diplomas, which have already been ordered, are: Paul E. Arnold, Violet L. Arnold. Richard L. Borne, Robert H. Bucher, Floyd D. Engle, Robert H. Henschen. Donald Hoffman, Max Houck, Juanita Lehman. Dale E. Hlrschy, Margaret I. Poling, Howard F. Reinhard, Luella M. Warthman. Carl H. Weeler, and Samuel Yager. Dr. F. H. Rupnow, Fort Wayne pastor, will be the commencement speaker. Johanna of the hill roses have been selected as the class flower, with lavender and gold as the class colors. The class motto is, "The road called toil leads to the city called success.” The diplomas will be in the school colors, green and gold. Hansel Foley, school principal will award the diplomas. Jefferson township will be the second to hold exercises. Diplomas will be awarded there on the following night. April 28. The other dates are: Pleasant Mills, April 28; Monroe, April 29; Monmouth, April 30; Hartford, May 1 and Geneva, May 13. Dr. Rupnow will be the speaker at all but the Pleasant Mills exercises. David Hogg, former Fort Wayne congressman, will deliver (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) —o HIGH PRICES PAID AT SALE Local Auctioneers Conduct Record-Breaking Horse Sale Cote. Fred Reppert and Roy Johnson, of this city, have just returned from Greeley. lowa, where It is believed that they have broken all existing records in the United States in bringing high blds at a horse sale. No other sale with an equal number of horses offered, is thought to have brought such high prices Individually or on an average. According to the figures released, 91 imported Belgian horses were sold for an average price of $854.75. Outstanding among these horses were a mare that brought $1,500 and a stallion sold for $1,425. A group of 72 mares, composed mostly of one and two year olds sold for an average of $926 per head. A number ot mare teams sold for $2,000 per team. The horses were sold * n 12 states, including Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. Minnesota. Nebraska Montana. North Dakota, lowa. Illinois and Ohio. Horse buyers, breeders, farmers, and interested persons all over the United States are expected to be encouraged by the high prices the horses were sold for, the local men state. ' — —o Escapes Injury As Truck Hits Signal Fred Hockemeyer of north of Decatur escaped serious injury thia afternoon at 2 o’clock although his half ton truck loaded with tile was completely demolished when he crashed into the cement base of the signal light at Five Points. Mr. Hockemeyer was driving from the west. He said he planned to go directly through the intersection and did not see the signal light. He sustained a laceration on the chin and possible injuries to his chest. o WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Thursday. showers and thunderstorm probable, slightly warmer Central portion tonight) cooler Thursday night.

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Special Judge Makes Order For Dredging Wabash After Ruling Act Os 1937 State Assembly Illegal. DENIES POWERS Special Judge Henry Kister of Princeton, this morning ordered i the dredging and improvement of the Wabash river after declaring house bill 428. passed in the 1937 session of the state assembly unconstitutional This order began what may lie , the last leg of the most famous , ease ever fought in Adams county, as it will tiring retnonstrators and petitioners to a "show-down.” The court also authorized com- . missioner of construction Homer Teeter to employ the services of attorneys and an engineer to prepare notices, arrange for ease ments. prepare final surveys and make all necessary preliminary arrangements for the project estimated by some to cost approximately $200,000. This amount would be assessed against proper- , ty owners along the Wabash river from a point just east ot the Ohio ■ line to approximately the Wells i county line. The majority of the ■ persons who Would be compelled I to pay the assessments live in the II southern part of Adams county. Asks Instructions Judge Kister arrived in the city , late Tuesday afternoon and heard , an oral petition presented by Homer Teeter, whom he appointed com- . missioner of construction for the I ditch when he tried the case in Adams county several years ago. j Mr. Teeter in his petition sought instructions as to how he should proceed. The court ordered him to file a written petition this I morning. f Before Mr. Teeter’s petition was filed this morning. County Attorney Henry B. Heller, representing the board of county commissioners, which would be compelled to construct new bridges and roads should the ditch be completed. II filed a petition denying the jurisI diction of the court in the matter. 11 Tod Whipple, representing the petitioners objected, and the court upheld the objection, stating the In- ’ diana supremo court had settled the matter. County Attorney Heller sought and was granted permission to file a bill of exceptions to the ruling. The bill was filed this afternoon. County Attorney Heller then withdrew his appearance from the court. Clark J. Lutz, attorney for the remoiwtrators other than the county, who did not appeal the case, refused to appear in the suit. By taking this action it was impossible for petitioners to obtain a judgment against the remonstrators as they were not technically in court. ■ Elmer Gibson, a property owner in Jay county and one of the petitioners. filed a petition denying the authority of the state assembly (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Q PLAN DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS Adams Post Plans’ Fireworks Display Here Night Os July 5 Adams Post No. 43 ot the American Legion will again sponsor a big Fourth of July fireworks display in this city.-it was announced today by members of the Legion executive I committee. Since the Fourth falls on Sunday, . the pyrotechnic display will be given on Monday night, July 5. As is the custom when a national holiday falls on Sunday, the day will be observed on Monday. It is likely that the display will be held on the Schmitt field, opposite the Monroe street river bridge. It was held on this field last year and several thousand people watched the attractive and thrilling display. The executive committee is composed of Henry Faurote, commander of the post; Ralph Roop, Herb Kern, David Adams, Dan Zeser, Joe Laurent, H. V. Aurand Dee Frybsckl The committee will meet and select a location and let a contract for the building of pyrotechnics. No other plans are being made by the Legion for any further observance of the holiday.