Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1937 — Page 1

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/■■E';«‘iati<>n M:«.v Be JSstpoiud Briefly \s \r<’ Reported Kill I.S PROTEST >|,.|lU *U.R) ~ inri.'S against mHth Bilbao. KSV - ■■! is I"' """' , aM -■• I i I "' 1 ■K.. i.' -n'lhuk France. , h.-dul- (1 'flg, u.J.iy «i'ii tk" children A |.,|.... . ■ r 'I,, t loyalist >ii |.<>s>ihh’ to hold JII.I British consuls SWi-lnp.-, to assist tit evacua children ln iH-b-aguen-d Bilbao. ~:■ blockade by the British and »^K : . Spanish port despite uij.s lions and refusal To tM,... .| a) ..uioii plans | *K|lgl.; loyalist government victh.- forcing back I'jnilio Mola's invading troops at several tli-- Italian “Black; brigade, trapped at Ber-i were reported ! been driven into the sea. desperately to extricate K<*lv.'S from an increasingly Ki.3positr.il. army reports said., end of the line, noops i-ported repulsing S (C INTI S' IT. I > ON PAGE SIX) | IUL H. WENDEL ■in testimony Bhentitn Man Testifies In S False Lindbergh Coni session Trial N. J„ May 4 (U.R)— H Wendel, Trenton attor-cent.-lids he was tortured Jplyiaking a lais.- confession of in the kidnaping of A Lindbergh, Jr., told his in federal court at th.Kilis II Parker and his Jr., who are accused ol ng to kidnap Wend’d. testified that Parker told him "he had contact from Washington and that y* y 1 a lb* of authority. He he could get President to pardon Al Capone if huntil after the 1932 electin- government's star was permitted to testify defense attorneys made ■Kurous attempt to disqualify tin- ground that he once 'd of perjury in New story of his abduction | t .q to the conviction men in Brooklyn and an HR? Pleaded guilty to state charThose three. Harry Eg*™- Martin Schlossman and Bleefehl. pleaded guilty in the current federal false confession drawn ||M Wendel caused a three day Kw 111 the execution of Bruno Hauptmann. said that after learning Lindbergh kidnaping he the elder Parker, who ask||B fn) to help “in contacting to solve the crime. KK. sal d ‘certainly’,’’ Wendel ■bNTINUED on PAGE FIVE) BBL •—ogwlman Conducts gj’wrne License Bureau jßiii. Muse],man, Berne publisher gR ® rne auto license bureau, the O’ f ’ e becoming effctdve Saturday. The bureau, which was forBBJ managed by the Gottschalk Co-, has been moved to ths ■>' Review officee- The change ■approved last week by Dick D. SF r ’ governor’s secretary, and Mgk Finney, state motor commis“4r.

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Rev. A. Elliston (King) Cole of Bloomington. Monday afternoon was elected by acclamation as governor of the Indiana Rotary district. Rev. Cole is pastor of the Trinity Episcopal church of Bloomington.

COLE TO HEAD ROTARY CLUBS Bloomington Pastor Is Elected Governor Os Indiana Rotary Rev. A. Elliston (King) Cole, pastor of the Trinity Episcopal church of Bloomington, was elected governor ol the Indiana Rotary | district Monday afternoon. The ’ election was by acclamation after Rev. Cole’s name was the only one ’ placed in nomination before the I convention at Fort Wayne. Rev. and Mrs. k’dTIT will attend the International Rotary confer-1 ence at Nice, France, June 6-11, when his election as governor will be confirmed. The annual state conference of the service dubs closed this after-, noon with a business session of re-; pons of various committees. Highlight of today's seusion was an address on “Peace" by Sen. j Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, who spoke at the Shrine auditor- ’ ium in a meeting open to the public. : Dale Fink. Seymour high school senior, won the state-wide discuss- , ion contest, held Monday after noon. He was second last year in his local elimination event. Dalton McAlister ot Fort Wayne South Side, placed second and Richard Aik man of Washington third. Other entries were: William DeMuth of Hammond, Robert Templin of Bluffton, Robert Elli- ■ son of Shelbyville, Richard Reed of Bloomington and James Good. ' of Lebanon. A number of local Rotarians at- > tended the various sessions of tfie ' conference, including the banquet 1 and governor’? ball Monday eve- ' ning. MONROE PLANS FOR CONVENTION Monroe Township Sunday School Convention ’ Next Sunday , The program for the Monroe ; towmrbip Sunday School convention. which will be held In the Win- ■ Chester church at Monroe Sunday i was announced today by the church officersi The iprogram, which will open ’ at 2 o’clock in the afternoon is as •follows: Song leader—Rolland Sprunger. Devotionals-Rev. E. B. IllarL'ey. | Music — Monroe M. E. Sunday school. r Teaching demonstration, primary t Mrs. C. H. Wlederkehr. s Music Mre- D. E. Dellinger. . mediat etE W, nTeaching demonstration, interfilet diate—Mrs. Victor Eichenberger > Music — Spring Hill Sunday s School. .. Teaching demonstration, adult 1 Homer Neaderhauaer. Remarks— County officials. Benediction—Rev. D. E. Dill.nger. j

DUKE REJOINS HIS LOVE IN FRANCE TODAY Duke Os Windsor Speeds To Erance To Join Mrs. Simpson (Copyright 1937 by UP.) Monts, Erance, May 4. — (U.R) — Tlie Duke of Windsor, once King Edward VIII, ruler of the world’s greatest empire, was reunited at ' Cande castle today with Mrs. Wallis Simpson, for whom he gave up his throne. The duke, speeding at times at 70 miles an hour over the French landscape, redolent with the odors of spring, passed through the guarded gates of the castle and the iron gates clanged shut, isolating the lovers from the outside world. Twelve English detectives and French secret police guarded the locked gates. The duke came here with the speed of an impatient lover from ids retreat at St. Wolfgang, Austria, as soon as Mrs. Simpson joyously informed him by telephone yesterday that her final decree of divorce had been granted in London, leaving her free to marry ' him. He went by train to Verneuil l.’Eyang. 31 miles outside Paris, where his black limousine awaited him. Escorted by motorcycle policemen and three cars filled with French detectives, the car I sped for Monts. The duke brought gifts and flowers. One box was filled with Alpine flowers which he picked himself tn Austria. Another held an I embroidered Alpine costume. In his pocket was the platinum weddj ing ring which he had made in Paris. The reunion took place in the dim lit. library of the old chateau. Beiiind its oak doors anti stained glass windows, the lovers were alone for a t'rief few moments before they rejoined their hosts, Mr. land Mrs. Charles Bedaux. 1 When the duke's car arrived at ' the chateau, preceded by a motor (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) JAIL SENTENCE ' IS SUSPENDED Judge Acts On Jury’s Recommendation For Leniencyin accordance with a jury's unanimous clemency plea .Judge ■ Huber M. DeVoss suspended a 2114 year penitentiary sentence for Harry Dick Benjamin Morningstar. convicted forger, in Adams ! circuit court this afternoon. Morningstar was also fined $lO and costs and placed under probation to Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, county adult probation officer. The jury of eight men and four women, returned a guilty verdict a week ago today but also brought I in a unanimous plea for clemency. Morningstar was charged with oassing a forged check at the Goodyear Service station ot this city in payment for a tire. j The jury, after listening to the defense pleas in behalf of the Ge neva WPA worker, described as “a poor devil, down and out , needed but four hours to return the verdict. Dan Baker, brother-in-law of the accused man, signed the affidavit, charging Morningstar with forgery. Withey~Playmakers To Give Program Tonight The Withey Playmakers of Decatur, sponsored by the Girls’ Band, will present an interesting program of entertainment this evening at 7■ 45 o'clock in the Decatur high school auditorium. The public is urged to attend and patronise the Decatur band. Miss Betty Jane Toole and her Decatur class will also give dance numbers. The Hill Billies from Huntington are scheduled to appear on this program which iprom-isee to be one of the best ever presented in this city. Local Pupils Take Part In CYO Contest Leo Braun and Jean Schulte, students of the St. Joseph’s Catholic school here, took ipart Ln the For* Wayne deanery CYO contest held in Fort Wayne Sunday. Kathleen Ottenweller Fort Wayne and Robert Gallagher. Huntington, {were the prize winners. Awards made Iby the Rev. Joseph J. Hennes, j deanery director.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 4, 1937.

Take Second Place In Talent Quest In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Karl Krudop of this city, who were win-1 ners in the annual talent quest contests of the International Wai ther league, held Sunday at Valparaiso, two other Adams county! entrants won second iplacee. Miss Linda Marbach, a Decatur junior, took second in the short story division. Miss Helene Koene-i man. ot St. Paul's Wulther league of Preble, was second in the piano , division. She also played the ac-; compauimeTns for Mrs. Krudop. KOHLS SPEAKS ] ON WILD LIFE William Kohls Speaks At .Monthly Conservation Meeting One of the most enthusiastic of recent meetings of the Adams 1 ' county fish and game conserva- ' tion league was held at Belmont : park Monday night when a large 1 crowd of members met in their, usual monthly session. William Kohls, local factory ! worker and souvenir hunter of; wild life, wae the chief speaker of the evening, delivering an unusually interesting address on the ' subject of wild life and nature ; study. Exhibits and collections I displayed with the address wo - -- ’ . also acclaimed highly interesting | The club also secured the ser ’ vices of Joe Geels and his Coon , I skin band for the meeting. Fol ' lowing the presentation of the musical part of the program, an offering for the band was taken • by the club vice-president, Roy Johnson. i The band, which members of i the league say is rapidly gaining • recognition throughout tills seci tion of the state, has played before audiences in Fort Wayne, - Berne. Bluffton, Hoagland and . many other places, where conserl ration meetings have been held. i The band is composed of Joseph Geels, the leader; John Geels and . their four small children, ranging in age from eight to 15 years. Plan For Meeting The organization opened plans for the meeting of the junior league on Monday night, May 10 at the Decatur high school build ing. which will be featured by a i volunteer program comprised of; young entertainers. The four I I; Geels children have already been j secured for the musical portion . of the program. Milton Wysong, state conserve-: . tion leader, will attend the meet ing and exhibit several reels of. interesting conservation studies I All members and other interested j persons are urged to attend. s W. A. Fonner, president of the | > senior league, presided at the . meeting last night. r o— ——— Mrs. Otho Lobenstein Undergoes Operation ': Mrs. Otho Lobenstein of Monroe ! underwent a major operation this morning at Adams County Memorial hospital, from which she is be--1 lieved to >be recovering. A fall last ' week brought about a condition which cou’d be- relieved only by an ( operation. Her condition at noon , wae reported satisfactory. s I “ 'WREN MAN IS ; PAIR DAMAGES ' Matthias Welker Suit Is Settled By Erie Railroad Company t Settlement of the damage suit for personal injuries of Matthias S. Welker of Wren against the I Chicago & Erie Railroad company, u’ tentatively assigned for trial May t 24 in the Van Wert court of com[j; mon pleas, was announced Mons i day by the law firm of Conn & g; Stroup and Attorney Thane M. Spahr, legal counsel for the plaiu- . tiff. The settlement was for $4,500 6 cash, and hospital, doctors, nurses 11 and court costs to be paid by the r railroad company. It was also an J nounced that Welker has the priv--1 ilege to return to his work and retain his seniority fights. Welker in his petition sought damages totaling $45,000 for int juries received while destroying weeds along the railroad right-of-i- way. Welker was using a liquid c flame thrower when the rubber » hose extending from the tank il broke and he was sprayed with the flaming liquid and severely burne ed. Welker was assistant foreman s at the time of the accident which ; occurred a short distance east of Decatur.

SCHOOL HOARD POWER TESTED Appellate Court Suggests Supreme Court Reverse Ruling Indainapolis. May 4—(U.R) The ■ Indiana appellate court today reI ferred to the state supreme court the ease of Mrs. Mary Gill. Michi gun City school teacher, with the recommendation that the supreme ; bench reverse itself in a previous suit under which decision the Gill [ ease would have to be decided The issue in the Gill ease is how much authority local school boards have in drawing rules for I violations ot which teachers can be penalized or removed. In a decision on a Luke county ease last year, the supreme court gave school boards wide authority, in drawing their own rules. Con-1 sequent ly it appeared from the. appellate court’s decision that it: i wanted to hold in favor of Mrs. Gill but was prevented from doing so by the supreme court’s previous i ruling. So the appellate judge | banded the case to the supreme I court for a decision. The case was brought on to the appellate court on appeal from a , ruling of the Laporte circuit court by the school city and ' school board of Michigan City, ; Denton M. Hutton, Theron F. Mili ler and Henry Miller. Mrs. Gill, in the general flnani rial retrenchment program of 1933 Iby Michigan City school board, i was reduced in salary from sl.744.20 annually to $1,050. The school board had decided that in the case of married teachers their service years would not be counted in fixing the salary schedule. Mrs. Gill was a tenure teacher with 97.5 per cent rating. She sued for full reinstatement , and the difference in salary. Also charging that the board had been guilty of fraud since its intention of reducing married teachers’ salaries had been con-: cealed from her before they did fix the salary schedule. The Laporte circuit court upheld her case, ordered the school hoard to reinstate her with full salary and pay $661.40 ditteiwuce (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DR. HARTMAN TO TALK HERE — Robert Hartman To Address Indiana Alumni Here Wednesday Dr. Robert Hartman, of the chern-i ! ietry department at Indiana univer-. sity, will be the speaker for Adams ) county’s ipart in the nation-wide commemoration of the 117th anni- 1 I vereary of I. U., C. E- Striker, chairman of the local party announced I today. Word of the selection by univer-j sity heads, was received here today , by Mr. Striker. I The speaker will address the alumni present at the luncheon and party in the Rice hotel Wednesday night. The meeting opens at 7:30 ■ | o’clock with a local program during I i the earlier part of the evening, i Those in attendance will lieten to, a radio broadcast during the latter | part, hearing famous celebrities | ! who formerly attended the school.! Mrs. Harry W. Thompson, chair-1 man of the musical program for the event, announced today the complete iprogram, as follows: “Salute To Flag.” ' “Lullaby Frod Joeelyn’’ “At The Loom,” Central Glee club. Vocal Solo, selected —Miss Helen Haubold. 1 Vocal duet, “The Little Old Gar- ’ den,” by IHewitt —Miss Haubold and - Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Thompson will entertain ' during the luncheon with a group of ’ I. U. songs. o —— Final Meeting Os , Riley PTA Thursday , The Riley P. T. A. will hold the final meeting of the year Thursday evening at 7 o’clock at the Riley School building. An interesting report of the state convention will be given Iby the delegate, Mrs. Ed. . Warren. : Following the business session ’ the regular Thursday evening parent education study hour will be ■ conducted by Mrs. Mary Gordon of Fort Wayne, who will talk on i "Training the Emotional Life of a . Child." All fathers and mothers are urged i to .be ipresent whether or not they i are members. The parents of preJ school children are especially urged to come and enjoy the program.

FIREMEN PLAN FOR MEETING HERE IN JUNE Northern Indiana Volunteer Firemen To Meet In Decatur A grand total of $242.50 w-ill be 1 awarded winners in the various {contests to be held as a part of the j 32nd annual convention of the. Northern Indiana Volunteer Firemans' association in this city on ! June 11 ana 12, Jesse Hurst, chair- j man of the program committee, re- j vealed today. Numerous bands are expected to; be attracted by the SBO in prize ! money given to the winners of the ' j band review. Many have already , signified their intentions ot enter- . ing. Local persons will judge this con- ' test, with a first prize ot $25 awarded the winning entry. Other prizes, respectively, are S2O, sls, $lO, $5, and $5 for winners of second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth places. Heading the list of prizes will be an award of sls to the best fire company in the parade. Second prize will carry $7.50 and third $5. 1 Truck race winners will receive $25 and sls for first and second iplaces, respectively. Winners in Gie novelty auto truck race will receive I $25 and sls and first and second places in the running ladder contest will get $12.50 and $7.50 as their share of the winning money. Stage Water Battle Both young and old are expected to gather for the water battles, the, first to be staged in the city for a number of years. Local firemen in ; charge are now seek-ing a suitable site for the battles, one of the most interesting contests of the convention. A prize of $22.50 will be given the winning entry in the battles, with sl2 50 going to second place. OffiI rials of the association will judge all of the contests with the exception of the band review. The convention, which is expected to attract one of the largest crowds to the city in recent yea. fc , will open officially at 12 o'clock noon on Friday, June 11. The business meeting will open at 2 o’clock and the banquet will be held at 6 o’clock in the evening. Entry blanks for any of the con- . tests are to be mailed to Jess Hurst . of this city not .later than June 1. ■Ln event of t-les in any contest, prize money is to be divided equally. Members in charge of local arrangements are busy engaged in preparing for the event. The convention, which -Is to be staged on : the same date as the Boy Scout Camporee, has been sponsored by i the Junior Chamber of Commerce and heartily endorsed Iby the leading organizations of the city. o _ Legion Plans Party Thursday Evening — Members of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion and their families are invited to attend a pedro party at the home, First and I Madison streets, Thursday evening j at 8 o’clock. WATERS THREAT TO FLOOD CROPS Southern Indiana Crops Threatened By Second Flood Evansville, Ind., May 4 —(U.R) — , The second flood this year today threatened early crops in fertile fields bordering southern Indiana streams. Families in lowland areas were I warned by Charles W. Carr, relief i director for the Red Cross,' to evacuate their homes at the slightest possibility of being ma [ rooned. U. S. weather bureaus forecast the Ohio, White and Wabash riv--1 ers would pass flood stage. Crests anticipated on the basis ' of recent rains would not enda'ng- • er cities and residents but the risi ing water threatened to damage . early wheat and oat crops and delay corn planting seriously. Many acres of farmland were - inundated in Gibson county, near i Princeton, as heavy rains swelled ; the Wabash, Patoka and White [ rivers. Similar conditions were feared in Knox and Pike counties river t men predicted a crest of 18 feet, , four feet above flood state, on the Wabash at Vincennes and the Patoka river gradually was spread(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Strikers Picket Film Studios At Hollywood Today

His Book Stopped I -j

1 Geoffrey Dennis, pictured above, is the author of “Coronation Commentary." the book about the Duke |of Windsor and Mrs. Simpson | which has been withdrawn from I distribution in England upon complaint of the ex-monarch. Edward intends to proceed with a libel suit, although Dennis and the publisher have offered apologies. The book has not been withdrawn from circulation in the United States.

CONTINUE SCRAP OVER ECONOMY Roosevelt Likely Will Be Called On To Settle Controversy Washington. May 4 --(U.R) —Congressional leaders tentatively agreed today to let President Roosevelt settle the economy controversy now centering around the proposed $1,500,000,0UU relief bill. Party lines broke on a proposal to pare $500,000,000 from the appropriation—now looked to as the only effective way to bring Mr. Roosevelt’s budgetary plans into line with his original expectation of last January. Efforts to offset a $400,000.u00 difference between expenditures and income for the 1938 fiscal year by reducing regular supply bills appreciably have failed. Congress admittedly has begun to lean away from a senate proposal to cut all appropriations 10 per cent. Meanwhile, the president and the budget bureau moved to keep congress from expanding federal functions beyond their 1938 budI getary limits. Chairman Will M. Whittington. D. Miss., of the house flood control committee, said Mr. Roosevelt wrote him to delay action on an $800,000,000 flood control program for the Ohio and lower Mississippi val leys. The budget bureau disapproved a $162,000,000 army housing program. Sen. James F. Byrnes, D., S. C., author of the proposed 10 per cent ' general reduction in federal spending, appealed to the nation for support of the administration’s economy drive. In a speech over the National Broadcasting Co. blue network he warned that if the campaign failed, increased taxes would be imposed. Besides the relief controversy, two other economy disputes probj ably will be carried to Mr. Roosevelt on his return from a ' fishing vacation to the Gulf of | Mexico. They involve: 1. Proposed blanket reduction lof appropriations, either by the \ Byrnes “mandatory" method or by [ impounding 15 per cent of all funds and permitting the president to restore money at his dis cretion. 2. Sidetracking of the flood control program. House leaders said there would be "an awful scrap" over elimin- . ating the flood control appropriation because it affects hundreds of congressional districts. Whittington said he would ask Mr. RoosetOONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Weather Occasional showers tonight and Wednesday; not much change in temperature.

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Picket Lines Surround 10 Major Film Studios As Strike Enters Its Third Day. PICKET OTHERS Hollywood, May 4. — (U.R) —Augmented picket lines surrounded 10 major film studios today as the strike of unrecognized craft unions entered its third day. Despite a cold, foggy day, a full crew of pickets was at each studio. Approximately 200 men and women marched around the Methro-Gold-wyn-Mayer lot in Culver City. Smaller groups were stationed at other studios. Charles E. Lessing, executive secretary of the Federated Motion Picture Craft unions, declared pickets were not molesting nonstriking workers but were taking their pictures for a “rogues gallery” of labor. Pat Casey, labor representative for motion picture producers, declared that production is proceeding on a normal basis. All attempts at negotiating a settlement of the strike ended at least temporarily last Friday when Lessing issued the strike call. Since then neither side has made a move toward a settlement, labor leaders confirmed. Chief aim of the strikers is union recognition of scenic artists, makeup men, costumers, machinists, moulders, stationary engineers and others. The International Brotherhood 1 of Painters, Decorators and Paperj hangers, leading union in the fedI erated craft group, had been offered studio recognition but refused it unless other unio,.s were accorded the same treatment. At the last conference between , union, leaders and Casey, the prodm ers representative indicated that he was permitted to negotiate wages and working conditions but refused to (ffscuss the closed shop for unrecognized unions, Lessing reported. The F. M. P. C. charged that the International Alliance of Theatrical Etage Employes, recognized by producers, was attempting to break the strike by offering free initiation and union cards to F. M. P. C. members. The striking group declared the IATSE was supplying strike breakers in an attempt to gain control of all studio crafts and that the IATSE had producer backing in its “company union” attitude. Both producers and strikers anxiously awaited results of deliberations by the Screen Actors’ Guild. The actors refused to walk out immediately following a meeting . Sunday and were promised that Casey would meet with them tomorrow night. , The FMPC had hoped to gain support of the Actors’ Guild be- . cause it is not recognized by the producers. Labor observers de- , dared that chances of victory in the strike rested with the actors, , without their help, the striking i union will have difficulty gaining . their point. Pending action by the guild, the . producers have not offered to meet . with the strikers at present. The first violence in the strike area centered yesterday around : the House of Westmore, large . makeup salon in the midst of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ,—o ■ ■ LOCAL SCHOOL IS RECOGNIZED l r Decatur Public High Again Awarded Reca ognition Certificate r 1 Decatur high school has again . been awarded the certificate of recognition by the North Central aseoeiation of colleges and secondary 1 schoo’s, Principal W. Guy Brown announced today. 1 This is the2Bth time the local • school has been awarded the distinction, having held a continuous f membership in the association since ' 1910. “ Word of the recognition was received over the week-end by Mr. Brown. The awarding of such recognition g-Ives a graduate of the Decatur high school the right to enter nearly any university in the country without examination.