Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1937 — Page 1

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c®R.SEEKS ROME BOOST »ER COUNTRY y ;»< |> ro) rrain To Aid it Of Wealth J une 16 ~ (UP) "■ H""-'''" 1 ' so "* !ht ,odav sH «-s of White House «rl> legislative leaders I( ai on those sections of of national program which are now congress. ~|l new policy of foreof tin- greater part of r r s income with what he :lf . I meetings ’ . «■ |{h ' ' ■ 11 1 - 11-s tile senate-house coinmitk will start tomorrow B Rjtrgenthau as the first wlt--1 administration on its Re'hat a small group of wealJI have been evading and income tax payments. Ra e-coiid < .inference todav ratio house steering Rtitt to discuss the status of bills in the house which program. . said an Increase lb Rd ; .- distribution of national ■ne *as essential if the United ■w Mas to be prosperous. He his goal as a even the billions earned anit will reach down I lu.iiiiu.OOt) persons he sai.l I ■ Jui-nourished, ill-clad and R-” 1-" Re rid Mr. Roosevelt sought could be reached withthe national debt _. ■ |36.mm.000,000 was to Rt re>v national wealth for all to present pin . lias president said his plan Mux bring great changes in new deal, but rather amend activities alreadv taxes, labor standards and other social ecoIt ws. R-4t>" s ' Velt said that he would his redistribution-of-in-to the nation in sometime this summer “fireside chat" IIR illliii.lt -d. however. I R^Rin istrntion already has g ■Kindei, on page six) V—- — - Bale Flashes ■ RB Suspend Service jßrre 0.. j un e 16 (U.R) All service this city of 40,000. site WPUblie Cteel Corp, plant operated during the s cut off ’o'it'y i’y of 78 operators. Jean president of the operatsaid employes had I for higher wages. The an American Federation F affiliate. Only emergenfor police and physicians >ut through, he said. Accept Agreement I. June 16—(U.R)-”Approxi--2.000 employes of General Ternstedt Mfg. Division toipted unanimously a new Ureement with company and prepared to resume the closed plant tornort> Theater Showing ’ork, June 16—(U.R>- Para News announced today lion films of the Chicago >t of May 30 in which Rally wounded nine perinld never be released to because their exhibit' 1 ' cite further riot, especialmmmunlties ‘fe of their own. Richards, Paramount ediI the film portrayed a , > nerveracking episode a| ght induce crowd hysesulting in “riotous dem- *> — leading to further i a." He said It was decidt would be “against public o show the films and that re "shelved and will stay ! Review Pictures o. June 16— <U.R> —Five t from Washington to Infor the LaFollette civil committee a steel strike BUED on PAGE THREE)

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David J. Bunnell has been elected vice-president of the Central Soya company of this city . Mr. Bunnell will be in charge of the | i firm's office at the Chicago board , I of trade. I

NEW OFFICIAL FOR SOYA CO. j David J. Bunnell Os Evanston Is Elected Vice-President | Di W. McMillen, president of the Central Soya Company, Inc., of this city, today announced the I election of David J. Bunnell of ' Evanston. 111., as vice president of the company. He will be in charge of the firm's Chicago office and will represent the Central Soya Co. on the Chicago board of trade. “Our rapidly expanding business has necessitated our opening an office in Chicago where we can keep closely in touch with the grain and soy bean markets," Mr. McMillen said. Mr. Bunnell was formerly associated with the Crawfordsville Seed company at Crawfordsville, Ind., Allied Mills, Inc., at Chicago and more recently with the Allied Seed Co., of Fort Wayne. He is ' by no means a stranger to the Mc- ; Millen organization, having been associated with Mr. McMillen in the Allied Mills executive offices. Mr. Bunnell has had wide experience in buying operations of farm field seeds and has been a close ' student of the rapidly-developing soybean industry. He is a gradu- ! ate of Franklin college and is a director of the field seed division of the American Seed Trade Assoi elation. He will be in charge of I the Central Soya Co., offices in the j board of trade building in Chicago I after July 1. Annual Trustees' Picnic Thursday The annual trustees’ picnic will | be held Thursday at Lehman’s park in Berne. All trustees, ipast and present, with their families, have been i invited to attend the affair. The event will last all day with a basket dinner at noon. A speaker, yet to be named, will address the members and a musical program is being arranged. BAND CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT First Os Free Concerts To Be Given At 8 P. M. Friday The first of a series of free band concerts, to be sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce each week until Street Fair time in August, will be held ■ ! Friday evening at 8 o'clock on I the band stand on Liberty Way The Decatur Girls' band, directed by Albert Sellemeyer, will furInish the music. Other Decatur school bands will play at subsequent free performances. The Junior Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in the city Hall of all merchants At ■ time a date will be set for the 1 day o' the week on which the con- , Jerts are to be held. Also the ' question of whether the stores are 1 to stay open until time of the concert through the concert, or close ; at the regular time, will be voted I of the Junior Chamber i of Commerce have no preference las to "he time or whether or no I stores will remain open, officeis Xd. However, It «’ of the club to furnish the merefi -ntg with whatever they desir.. The question will be settled by a gjoHty vote. No _ ± ssessments ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

INDIANA LABOR COMMISSIONER i BACKS UNIONS — Hutson Warns That Union Organizers Must 1 Not Be Molested Indianapolis, June 16 — (U.R>—The i state labor department threw its I influence today squarely behind or- 1 ganizers who are endeavoring to i unionize workers in Indiana’s factories and inferentlally gave impetus to the committee for Indus trial organization's campaign. Thomas Hutson, state labor commissioner, aroused by protests i that union organizers in several cities had been forced to leave i town, issued a blistering statement I warning that union organizers are I absolutely within their legal rights. The labor department, he said, ; will consider it to be its duty to make a "proper investigation” of reportiTof violations of the “rights'' | I of organizers. This statement was interpreted I immediately to be the official attitude of Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, 1 1 whose record during his almost ' six months in office has been dis-' I tinctly pro-labor. Hutson has been J in constant touch with the governor on the Indiana labor situation and it is considered a certainty ' that Hutson consulted Townsend ' before issuing such a forceful statement. Hutson's remarks were prompted by the case of Miss Kay Lascelle of Richmond, Va., organizer for the Amalgamated Textile 1 Workers union, an affiliate of the i CIO. Miss Lascelle on Monday twice was escorted out of Columbus where she had been trying to organize workers in the Reliance Manufacturing company plant. Norman Jeffrey, national repre-. sentative of the union, protested j yesterday to Hutson, and is believed to have cited other instances ’ ! where union organizers were not I allowed to operate. Hutson's statement said: “It has been reported to this de-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) |, REV. SCHULTZ RETURNS HOME Zion Lutheran Pastor Returns From Work At Valparaiso Rev. Paul W. Schultz, .pastor of the Zion Lutheran church, is home again after three weeks of special promotional work with the public relations department of Valparaiso University, a Lutheran school at ' Valparaiso, Indiana. The pastor traveled in the states of Michigan and Illinois in an endeavor of recruiting new students for the school, appearing at group meetings, and soliciting large contributions for the endowment of the school and tor a new physical edution building. Rev. Schultz stated I 'that he was constrained to add his limited services in the endeavor at , this time, since the university is ' dedicated to the highest ideals in I the development of Christian cub j Iture, which merits any man’s support. Valparaiso University was ipur-1 chased by the Lutheran church in 1925 and has been privileged to wit-1 ness unusual progress and develop-1 ment. It is one of the oldest univer-, sities in the central west, with an historical background unique in the field of education. In various parts of this country live today more than 8,000 graduates of this school among them such men as Lowell Thomas and others of great pramin-1 cnee. The city of Decautr has ai number of citizens today ana has had many others in by-gone years who graduated from Valparaiso University. Glen Dickerson Is Reported Improving Glen Dickerson, well known local young man, who underwent a foot operation at the Adams county memorial hospital recently, is reported to be getting along fine. He has been moved to his residence on 1 Tenth street. Nearing Finish Os Checking Assessments The county board of review was today nearing the finish of assess-. ment checking, started on June 1.1 The board, comprised of two aip-■ pointive members and three county | officials, today was checking the Decatur corporation assessment. |

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, .lune 16, 1937.

Accidents Must Be Reported To State The new law requiring that all ! automobile accidents In which the property damage amounts to more J than $25, or where persons are in- , jured or killed must be reported to the state department of .public safety within 24 hours, according to u new law, which goes into effect July 1. Blanks and envelopes for mailing the reports may be obtained from police, the sheriff or other peace officers. Penalty for the failure of returning the blanks may result in the loss of driver’s license or tnay be punished with a fine of not more than SIOO. — o WORK ON PARK NEAR FINISH Final Touches To Be Made Soon At Water Works Park Final touches on the improvement on the east side of the Water Works park will be made in a few weeks, if WPA labor is available, Forest Elzey, chairman of the park committee, reported at the regular meeting of the city council, Tuesday night. Other of the city parks have been opened for the year and have arleady been used by outdoor lovers. The Hanna-Nuttman city park was opened in time for the Boy Scout camporee and was greatly appreciated by the boys, it was reported. The matter of donating the SIOO appropriated this year for bands j was referred to the finance committee. Albert Sellemeyer, direc- i tor of the public school bands pre-1 sented a petition asking it for these organizations In return for summer weekly concerts. A petition from Adams post number 43 of the American Legion was approved for the location of a new Boy Scout cabin in the Hanna-Nuttman city park. The Legion reserved the right to remove the cabin, should it not be used by the Scouts in the future A letter from the Indiana Pipe i Lin£ company was placed on file I and- on record. This referred to; the ordinance adopted recently ' regulating the cutting into streets! 1 for the purpose of repairing or establishing pipe lines. It required the payment of a bond and the obtaining of permission before work was begun. The letter statled that this company has four l pipe lines extending along WashI ington street through the city. It is possible that a break might occur in the night and unless it was repaired immediately, costly oil leaks might be met. In these advents it would be impossible to contact city officials until morning. For these repairs, the company guaranteed to pay all expenses and notify the city the next morning. The street committee reported that the annual repair and maintenance of the streets is being accomplished and as much will be done as the appropriation admits. A letter of thanks from the G. E. club for flowers sent them upon I the dedication of the new G. E. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) MURDER JURORS FAIL TO AGREE Rochester Jury Is Disi charged Today After Failure To Agree Rochester, Ind., June 16. —(U.R) The jury which heard the second trial of James Finkenbeiner, 22, for the murder of Howard Hol- ! comb in the Wabash county jail over two years ago, failed to agree after 18 hours deliberation and I was discharged this morning by Circuit Judge Hiram Miller. “Is there any prospect of a verdict?” Judge Miller asked the foreman, Everett Greathouse. “No, there is none, your honor,” Greathouse replied. The court then dismissed the jury, while prosecuting attorneys Eugene Weasner and Murray McCathry announced that Finkenbeiner would be brought to trial for I a third time next fall. Meanwhile, he will be held in the Fulton county jail here. It was learned that the jury took 16 ballots. On the first it was reported that fte members stood 8 to 4 for acquittal and on the second shifted to 9 to 3 for acquittal. | This division produced the deadI lock and a long night of arguing failed to change any minds. i At 11 o’clock last night the jury reported to Judge Miller that they | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

WATER REPORT GIVEN COUNCIL Need Os Long Time Planning Program Outlined To Council The question of the necessity of providing a long time planning program for future water supplies of a growing Decatur was raised at the regular meeting of the city council Tuesday night with the reading of a report from G. A. Poole, chief engineer of the state bureau of sanitary engineers. Decatur has an ample supply of water for its present needs, of a healthful quality, obtainable only from wells drilled into deep rock. Due chiefly to increased demands and partly to increases in population, the production of the municipal water plant has increased between 15 to 20 per cent in the last five or six years. Further industrial and residential development of the city will continue to i increase the demand. At the request of city officials, representatives of the state bureau } of sanitary engineers met here ! last week to consider the problem. Among other things reported by the board following the exainina tion, was that Decatur has the hardest water in the state of Indiana and the hardest known to the state board in the country. The south well has 65 to 68 points of hardness. North wells are a few points less in hardness. State’s Hardest Water The hardness is composed of lime and iron, the south well havI ing a slightly higher content of I iron in solution. It is in solution ! and can not be filtered, but preI cipitates after a few hours as oxidation is caused by contact with the air. This gives the water a reddish color which in no way changes its healthful qualities. This well has not been used for several weeks. Tlie state board recommended | four sites for the drilling of future wells which were the park in the Homesteads addition; Belmont j park; the area in the nelghbor(GONT'NUED ON PAGE FIVE) o CONFESSES TO PART IN THEFT Redkey Man Confesses After Three Days Os Questioning — After nearly three days of in- 1 tensive grilling, Everett Williams,! 26, of Redkey, late this afternoon I confessed to his part in the theft I of a truckload of corn from the Joel Shaffter farm on the night of June 6. Arrested Sunday morning with Joe Jaurigue, a Mexican, also of Redkey, Williams, in his cell at the Adams county jail persistently maintained his innocence of the theft, until today. Sheriff Dallas Brown and State Patrolman Burl Johnson and Truman Blerie conducted the grilling. Confronted by the added evidence against him. secured by the police, i he admitted that he was along on j the night in question, and that he and the Mexican drove the load to Louisville, Kentucky. There, he stated that the Mexican got out of the vehicle while he sold the corn, for which they secured sll4. Both of the men will be tried in the Adams cir- ■ cult court on charges of grand larceny. o Mechanics Overhaul Aviatrix’ Plane Karachi, India, June 16—(UP)— —Mechanics overhauled Amelia Earhart’s around-the-world plane today, while the flier and her navigator, Capt- Fred Noonan went sightseeing Miss Earhart planned to take off early tomorrow, probably for Calcutta, on the next leg of her leisurely flight. 4-H Club Roundup Opens At Purdue Lafayette, Ind., June 16—(U.R)— ' j The 19th annual boys and girls 1 4-H club roundup began at Purdue university today. with record- ' j breaking lists of 57 county chamI pionship teams entered in the j livestock and dairy cattle judging contests. ' I Approximately 1,500 boys and 1 i girls are expected to attend the meeting, which will last through Friday. Prime feature will be select'on ’ of Indiana’s healthiest boy and girl, who will compete later in the national contest. State honors in ' agricultural and home economics projects also will be awarded.

REBEL TROOPS i SEEK TO TRAP LOYAL FORCES Insurgents Hope To Trap Loyalist Defenders Os Bilbao (Copyright 1937 by United Press) With the nationalist amy, Bilboa front, June 16 —(UP)—The nationalist forces began hemming !n Bilboa both from the north and ‘ south today in an effort to trap the Basqque defenders 'between the sea and the mountains to the , south. iln the north, the nationalist threatened the rear of Bilboa when, after capturing the bathing resort of Pleneia, on the coast northeast of Bilbao, they marched toward the [ lighthouse village of Guecho. i By moving down the coast, the I forces of Gen. Jose Fidel Davila, insurgent commander, appeared to be beading toward the heights .back of tRe Estaury of the river NervionAt the same time, other troops were i etill cleaning up in front of Bilbao — the south —along the mountainous Santa Marina sector. The dual operation seemed likeI ly to develop .Into a nutcracker maneuver in which the Basque forces would be trapped cn the estuary, be- ! tween the sea and the heigths. A mixed column of Carliet monarchists and requetee, Fascists) marched into Plencla without en- ■ countering resistance, the Loyalist i forces having retired only a few i hours before. Arriving shortly after the occupa tion, Reynolds Packard, United Press correspondent, found the villagers who remained 'behind meeting the incoming troops. One of them explained they had hidden in the cellars until the loyalists withdrew, then emerged with white i flags to submit to the Insurgents. ’ A'though the village of Guecho ( is more than 11 miles north of Bilboa, it nevertheless is in a position from which all shipping to and from Bilboa can be controlled. Indications that the loyalists In-1 tend to exploit the use of dynamite in the final stand around Bilbao were seen in many villages through which Packard passed. It was reported that Bilbao itself wse being mined. In the Town of Munguia, B‘/ 2 i miles north of Bilbao, John De Gandt of the United Press found almost complete destruction. Tha I church had been mined, and when a nationalist detachment walked in ! there was a series of heavy explo- ■ dons which rocked the surrounding i district and destroyed the church.' Hope for Agreement London, June 16—(UP)— Great | Britain holpes to obtain an agree- [ ment for withdrawal of all foreign volunteers from Spain, foreign sec- j retary Anthony Eden told the house , of commons today in announcing that Germany and Italy had consented to rejoin the non-interven-tion agreement and the four-power naval control of Spanish waters. “His majesty’s government pro(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LITTLE CHANGE IN CONDITIONS Persons Injured Near Bryant Sunday Are Reported Unchanged The condition of the three local ! persons hurt Sunday in an auto accident near Bryant was reported as • little changed today. Mrs. HarrietRoop, 65, who suffered a fractured • right arm and body injuries was re- • ported as no better. Nathan Roop, 70, her hueband, is ' thought to be a little improved. He sustained severe shock and minor ' bruises. Their granddaughter, Mary Ellen Wagner, suffered a chest and abdomen 'lnjury, Her condition is im- > proved. The couple is confined to the home of a daughter on South Fifth i street so rtreatment. They werq first admitted to the Jay county hospital at the time of the wreck. Four persons from Jay county, ' who were riding in the other auto, ; have all been released front the hospital. o License Hearing Set For July 8 i [ A hearing on the application of D. F. Simian for a beer retailer’s license, will be conducted by the Adi ams county alcoholic beverage commission July 8 at 9 a. m.

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Walter J. Krick, superintendent of the city schools, was elected president of the Decatur Lions club Tuesday evening. Mr. Krick will succeed W. F. Beery, taking office July 6.

WALTER KRICK TO HEAD LIONS City School Superinten* dent Elected Head Os Lions Club Walter J. Krick, city school eup- . erintendent and for years an active member ot the club, was elected president o fthe Decatur Lions club in their weekly meeting at the Rice hotel last night. Mr. Krick will assume office on Tuesday, July 6, succeeding W. F. Beery, Incumbent president. Elected with Mr. Krick were George Rentz, local florist, first vicepresident; Alva Nichols, second vice-president and Hd Boknecht third. Roy Mumma was re-elected secretary of the organization and Dr. • N. A. Bixler re-elected treasurer- T. J. Metzler was named tail twister and E. V. McCann, lion tamer. Charles Robenald and Roy Price were the two new directors named to the board. Bradtmiller Speaks Robert Bradtmiller, of the Wayne , Novelty company, spoke to the | club last night, following the elecj tion of officers. Mr. Bradtmiller's address concerned the activities anj I products ot his company, i He stated that 70 persons are employed at the plant and that one half of the workers are empJoyed in the inspection department to insure the release of quality products. Box-making is the main work, ha stated. The company also manufactures a quantity of summer furniture and smoker’s items. These are distributed nationally and to foreign countries. ,He stated that 4,000 cosmetic * boxes were shipped to England during the coronation period A total of 27 smoker’s items are manutacturj ed, he stated. Most of the lumber is I shipped here from the Ozarks, since the local supply is nearly depleted, he stated. City Receives Final WPA Payment Today The city of Decatur today received a check from the U. S. treasury for $11,066.67 in payment of the final PWA grant. The city received a grant ot $49,800 from the govern- | ment and the check today was the third and final payment. Two bills, that of the General Electric company for $8,002 and Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co., for $2,463.30 were .paid with the check. These two bills were the last claims unpaid for the power plant improvement. Junior C. Os C. To Meet Thursday Members of the Decatur Junior Chamber ot Commerce will hold an important meeting in the city hall Thursday evening at 7 o'clock. At this time qquestions of the summer I soolal and business activities, participation in the annual street fair, and the employment of a Santa Claus will be discussed. WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Thursday, showers and local thunderstorms probable; little change in temperature.

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Delegation Asks Plant Be Reopened; Republic Official Declines To Meet With Davey. PROPOSE ELECTION Cleveland, June 16— (U.R) —A delegation claiming to represent 9.000 non-striking Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co., employes petitioned the company today to reopen its closed plants at once. The company was expected to consult thoroughly witli law enforcement officials before deciding the date of the reopening, which would precipitate a showdown on the Youngstown front of the strike that began three weeks ago today and has made 80,000 mill hands and miners Idle. Other major developments as the seven-state strlk" moved toward a finish fight oa the ques tion of C. I. O. contracts; 1. Chairman Tom Girdler ot Republic declined to meet tomorrow with Gov. Martin L. Davey of Ohio, who had told Girdler and President Frank Purnell he would "expect you without fail.” Davey had called on them to meet personally with him for "a supreme effort" at settlement. Girdler replied that he had another engagement lie could not break. He offered to send J. A. Voss. Republic director of industrial relations, to Columbus again. 2. Chairman Philip Murray of the striking steel workers organizing committee arranged to “lay the bare, bold facts” before Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins today. He said he would leave it to her whether there should be federal intervention. 3. American Federation of Labor and C. I. O. unions in Canton, 0., joined hands to preparations for a threatened general strike in event a cßizens' law and order league helps break picket lines at four Republic plants in Canton. 4. At Bethlehem steel’s Cambria plant in Johnstown, Pa., strike leaders said their lines were strengthened and ready to meet a "back to work march” which Mayor Daniel Shields declared would proceed under the watch of state police and hundreds of vigilantes. Murray proposed to Bethlehem that an election be held to settle the contract issue as regards that company. 5. C. I. O. attorneys, fighling a Republic petition for an injunction ngafn’t picketing st Warren and Niles, 0.. obtained a court order requiring Republic to produce company records regarding purchase of munitions, hiring of guards, and alleged lalior spying. 6. Acting Postmaster General W. W. Howes informed the house postoffice committee in Washington that "normal mall service" had been maintained to steel plants, except for "a few instances where the mails were delayed." Davey’s Invitation to Girdler and Purnell personally followed two unsuccessful joint conferences in which the governor was unable to shake the determination of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o ALVIN E. KERST HERE TONIGHT Red Men’s Official To Speak To Local Lodge This Evening Alvin E. Kerst, of Greenville, Ohio, a state officer of the Ohio State Improved Order of Red Men, will speak to the members of the Decatur order tonight at 8 o’clock in the local hall. Mr. Kerst. who holds the title of “great Mishinewa,” in the Ohio organization of Red Men, was here last year during the tri-state meeting. delivering the opening service at the courthouse lawn. Mr. Kerst will attend the local • lodge session tonight to inaugurate intensive plans for the semiannual Tri State Red Men convention, which is to be held here July ■ 10. All members, especially officers and committeemen, are urged to i attend. One of the tri-state sessions of last year was held here, with hundreds of lodge members from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan attending. laical lodge members hope to make the meeting this year even larger and more successful.