Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1937 — Page 1

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wifish Leaders Warn Parliament I Os European War

■binet Ollicers State ,■government Will Aci ■ lo Prevent War IT Al ■ ill Possible. I GRAVE CRISIS By United Press Spai-i" l ' *“•' Hitu.itio:i: rl ,,|| <b>v< i a nirlll Hl'T'’ is grave dallg-l war 111 Europe. but llili.tii to avert it. |K» Britain ami I’rann- mil 10 have mIV iaeil all Hat u.n ,| ill Ihe Mellitel i.iii IK a hluekmle of loyalist Spain ■, H: „an> uoiild upset the \l m balance of power ■„. .Mussolini order., It.ilim, letups 111 def -nd Italian im , 11 ar .i ins, at'm k id': Sp.i |^K. r |in Hitler leaves it to to make the next move ■hM,. 1.1 Loyalist ini. i ioi says Germany intends tn IBer.Hie opm lv in Spain mid old. action by Britain and can prevent it. Grave Danger ■ondott. June (II.P) Th ■ informed the house of today that there i of wai tn Hurope. but lint , .id. in ■ and caution I’. Pm 1 avert |Mpmi. Minister Neville t'hmii :.... I dra to the staril-d members ..i struck a parallel t.i spf O< h Ilf Sir Hdwa: ill July Os 1911, on the eve of Hudil war when he wnrimd ~i danger aitead. . "I Secretary Anthony Ed in tlie debate, said rests on the gov ermii. appalling responsibility to ho Step to provoke Collliil ' Lloyd George, premier the world war. spoke of ilm ■|A>NTINIT-?D ON PAGE TWO) |EATH TULL IN ■STATE growing Additional Violent Deaths ■ Reported in State ■ During Day ■lndianapolis, June 25. — (UP) ■ven additional names todar Bled to the state’s violent death The victims were killed by ■plosions, lightning, drowning, ■ctrie shock and traffic accidents ■Clifford Arrick ill. 33, itidianap ■s. died from injuries susiaim <1 ■an automobile accident on state ■d 29 near Michigantown, about ■ut miles northeast of Frankiori ■e car, traveling at a high rate ■ speed, went out of conti ol and ■wtnriied into a ditch. Scott, 12-year-old son of ■1 W. Scott, Shelbyville, died | ■m burns-'suffered when a bottle ■ gasoline exploded. The boy ■kited a match to the bottle ■icli he found while playing. ■John Moorhead, 60, farmer liv-1 ■ near Aurora, was killed when frtek by lightning while shock ■ wheat on a farm near his ■ William Perry, 56, farmer living ■ r Seymour, was found dead be E* the Baltimore & Ohio rail■d tracks near Commiskey. He ■Parently had been struck by a hiu. ■ Kent McCauley, 20, Springfield, |. drowned in a bath tub in an ■rtment at Fort Wayne. Allen fdhty Coroner Dr. Walter E. frause said he believed McCauley kd fainted while bathing. IThomas Lally, Jeffersonville, an kiploye of the Anchor Stove and k n ge company, was electrocuted pile operating an electric weldp’red B. Trothenbaum. 16, Chipgo, was drowned while swiminpg with a group of boys in a pond F (be Gilbault home for boys at u rre Haute. The body was repvered in 15 feet of water. Four persons were injured, two Hously, | n an automobile acclon United States road 40 (Continued on paoe seven) . o — Nurse Named On State Committee — Miss Genevieve Brown of IndianaMis, state president of the Busin--18 and Professional Women’s fedatlon has appointed Miss Ruth tacky, nuree at the Adams county ctnorial hospital, to serve on the ale health committee. I

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. C.H.MOSEtMfiN 1 TALKS TO CLUB Berne Publisher Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Thursday H *'• ii- Muselman, publisher of I the Berne Review, delivered an InII (cresting and instructive lecture on ills “Personal experiences in Germany,' at the weekly meeting iS of the Decatur Rotary club Thurs--11 day evening. 11 Mr. Muselman, a native of Ger--1 many, visited his home land last summer, and had many interesting ” experiences Io relate, it was his ' first visit to Germany since he *• came to America 26 years ago. 1 Germany, he said, was in a festive spirit at the time of his visit I in the summer of 1936. This, he 0 explained, probably was mainly • v due to the Olympic games in proII gress in the country at that time. Among the things which were I most impressive to home, Mr. ’’ Muselman said, were the evideu- ‘ i ces of loyalty and patriotism, to 1 B | be seen among all classes. The 1 youth of Germany is given special 1 attention by the Hitler government. " The “Hitler youth" order is ■ 1 specially devoted to building the 1 youth of Germany, both hoys and girls. At the age of 18, German ’ boys are enrolled for six months 1 work service. At 20. they are giv--1 en two years of military service. Girls of the country are also organized and given careful attention. 1 Moral conditions in Germany, ] the Berne publisher said, are on a high plane, far better than cou--1 I ditions in the United States. ’ I Mr. Muselman pointed, however. I to the more or less complete domination by the government of Germany. 11l treatment of the Jews i was stressed by the speaker. Freedom of speech and freedom of the | press are practically unknown unI der Hitler with all news stories | coming directly from the Nazi mini istry of propaganda. i Marriage laws are exceedingly I 'strict in Germany. Hitler is intent on keeping the German blood i pure. Persons seeking to be married must tile their intentions and submit to thorough physical and , (JCONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) i Dr. Grandstaff To Build New Office Work on the construction of a | new office for Dr. F. L. Grandstaff, local (physician, lias been started on South Second street, the ne.v building, located immediately south jof the last business house on the I west side of Second street, will be ' 22 by 46 feet in dimension, i Phil Sauer and a crew of work'man are laying the foundation for the new building. Habegger's from Berne are the contractors. SOLONS MEET WITH F. 0.11. Roosevelt Confers With Congressman In Chesapeake Bay Annapolis, Md., June 25.-(U.R)-President Roosevelts supreme court program became a paraI mount issue today at the start W the three-day Democratic love least' on a Chesapeake Bay is and. An attempt by administration leaders to compromise the con ‘ r ° ¥ ®” y -and determination ot revolt leaders to stand their ground-was in- I t. ■>..: Ark senate majority leader, has ( announced that he “quite prob- ; ab ly" would call up the measure ( for formal senate debate late next, | W< Sday. five senators who lead I, the revolt against the P r^ 08 ® ,< drove here together from Wash- < Ington to board naval academy . boats for the Democratic Jeffeison club on Wilson Island to spend a day with the president. I i T he y were: Alva B. Adams,. I Colo.; Bennet Champ C ' Brk ' Frederick VanNuys, !nd. Hurry , Flood Byrd, Va., and Josiah W., , Bailey, N. C. described '. Robinson, however, u , t (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) I'

FIRST INTENSE HEAT WAVE OF . SUMMER LIFTS More Than Two Score Die In First Heat Wave lOf Season (By United Press) The first intense wave of midsummer heat lifted slowly from , the midwest and plains states today, leaving at least two score |dead. A wedge of cool air crept south from the Canadian prairie provf luces to stir cooimg breezes over tile 14 states where temperatures . skyrocketed to as high au 106 de- ; grees yesterday. The Intense heat killed 20 persons yesterday. Another 21 drowned as they sought relief in lakes and rivers. Additional deaths in traffic were attributed to heat. . Tlie toll by states: Heat Drown-1 Deaths ing ! Illinois .... 8 1 Wisconsin 11 lowa 0 3 North Daota 0 1 South Dakota 0 1 Minnesota 1 3 | Missouri ... ... 1 2 | Nebraska 1 0 j Oklahoma 4 5 | Texas 2 0 i Kansas 11 Colorado 1 0 Utah o 2 I Arizona ... 0 1 Today's Forecast Illinois: Fair in south, cooler and thunder storms in north. Wisconsin: Fair, with thundershowers and cooler in extreme : east. Iowa: Fair and cooler. South Dakota: Fair and cooler. Nebraksa: Cooler in east and south portions. Indiana: Thundershowers and cooler in north; warmer in extreme east. Minnesota: Fair and cooler. Greatest concentration of heat (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) DECATUB WINS MEIBEBS SUIT Judge Decker Finds For City Os Decatur In SSOO Damage Suit In a decision announced today,' Special Judge John F Decker, ol' the Wells circuit court, found for the city of Decatur in the SSOO damage suit brought by Mrs. Jack Melters. Judge Decker ruled that Mrs. : Meibers should receive northing on l her complaint for injuries sustained in a fall. Mrs. Meibers alleged she was In-! jured in a tali July 15. 1936. on the sidewalk in front of the lot now | occupied by the P. A. Kuhn Chevrolet company on the north side o. Monrore street, between Third and Second streets. The plaintiff claimed that the fall; was due to a protruding slab of ee- ’ ment over which she tripped. She! claimed the alleged fault in the side walk was due to the negligence of the city. The complaint stated that Mrs. Meibers received Injuries to her face, including cuts and lacerations, a fractured nose and severe cute and bruises about her arms, legs and body. ■ Damages asked were: $2.50 foi physicians bill, and SIOO for loss ot earning as a seamsrees for three The suit was tried on a change of venue of judges before Judge Deker in the Adams circuit court June 10. They tool: the suit under i advisemen pending the filing o', briefs by the attorneys. , In his ruling, Judge Decker, stat-1 e fi that the plaintiff had not proved she was free of contributory neglicence. He pointed to evidence stat-; ing that Mrs. Meibers had used the walk frequently before the accident, that she was looking straight ahead , at the time and not down at the sidewalk, and that she was carrying bundles and a pocket book. He also stated that evidence was , not shown that the ciy had receiv- , ed proper notice and that the city , could not be liable for every defect - In the sidewalks. — < Regular Legion ■ Meeting Monday 1 Adams post number 43 of the i American Legion will meet in regu- , tar session at the Legion home < Monday night at 8 o'clock. Nomina- I tion of officers for the ensuing yeat < will'be opened Monday night. |1

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, June 25, 1937.

Quit Mediation Board Parley ... " I

—y— — Despite efforts of the steel strike mediation board to break tlie united trout maintained l>y four Independent companies through separate conI ferences witli officials of each company, the plan'failed to further pro i gress toward a peaceful settlement with the ('. I. O. Three steel execu I lives, left to right. E. L. Ryerson. Jr., and L. E. Block, vice chairman and chairman, respectively, of inland Steel from Chicago, and Chester Randall, vice chairman of Inland, are shown leaving the meeting held at. Cleveland after announcing that it was their final session.

LIST PROGRAM 1 FOR ASSEMBLY ■ i ■ 1 ■' »■ Epworth Forest Assembly Will Open Sundav, July 4 ; The program for the Epworth Forest assembly was announced today. The Decatur delegation, a part of the Fort Wayne district, will at- , tend from July 12 to 18. v A special program will be held , at the tabernacle or. the Fourth of July. The program includes a mornling watch at 6:30 o’clock followed | 'by public worship ai 10:30 o’clock. The sermon on that jay will be de- I bvered by Dr. Clyde E. Wildman. The Warsaw Methodist choir will also present a series of musicals during the program. The institute proper, which opens . Jon July 12, will be attended by ap- 1 proximately 20 persons from this | city. The Rev. R. W. Graham, pastor ■>f the First Methcdist Episcopal < hurch here, is .life work secretary and counsellor for the institute. 1 j The Queen Esther girls and the 1 x Standard Bearers will present their, [ own special program during the assembly, which will be given under I ] the direction of Mrs. Graham and . | Mrs. Seth Painter. 11 The enrollment at the institute is . t , said to be the largest at a meeting ], lof its kind in the world. j ( . o e WEATHER t Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, possibly local thund- 1 erstorms north portion; slight- • ly warmer southeast, cooler 1 extreme northwest tonight, , 1 cooler Saturday central and | 1 north portions. o c TELFER PAXSON HERD HONORED: q Jersey Herd To Be Classi- t tied By American Jersey Club The registered Jersey herd of j Telfer Paxson, prominent Wells ( county farmer, will be classified ( under the supervision of the Am- t erican Jersey cattle club Tuesday, c June 29. Dr. W. W. Yapp of Illinois uni- j versify, a national dairy judge, will start judging or classifying the herd at 1:30 p. m. at Mr. Pax- f son’s farm, located three miles , north and one-half mile east of £ Bluffton. o Only four herds in the state of Indiana are to be given this consideration at this time. Thirteen J animals in Mr. Paxson's herd are to be classified. All members of the dairy herd improvement association and 4-H club members have been given special invitations to attend the| e classification. E. T. Wallace, Purdue extension | a dairyman, W. E. Weaver, presl- f dent of the Indiana Jersey cattle h club, and H. E. Dennison, district s fleldman for the American Jersey a cattle club, will take part in the s program Tuesday.

Start Remodeling At Monroe M. E. The Monroe M. E. church will undergo complete remodeling, starting next week, the Rev. E. S. Morford, pastor, has announced. In addition to the remodeling of the old structure, a new addition will be built on the east side of the present building. The seating capacity of the church wi’l also be increased several hundred by the new addition, according to reports. During the period of construction, church services will be held in the Monroe school building. NO DECISION IN DREDGING CASE Further Action Considered Likely In Wabash River Case No decision was released by the Indiana supreme court Monday when it ruled against a writ of prohibition filed by Otis A. Tuck er. of Jay county, seeking to remove Special Judge Henry F. Kister from jurisdiction in the Wabash ditch case and thus halt execution of a judgment rendered by Judge Kister ordering the dredging of the river, it was learned here today. Attorneys, who have represented the majority of the remonstrators In the past, were of the opinion that it is possible that the denial of the writ could have been on the grounds of a defect in the papers Instead of on the constitutionality of the act of the state assembly this year, which, divested courts of jurisdiction in drainage cases in which proceedings were begun before January 1, 1927, as first reported. Should this be the case, it would now be possible to file another writ in which the constitutionality of the act would be a specific question, it is believed by many. Many other grounds for litigation are available before the ditch could be excavated and the collection of assessments made. It has been reported that the Adams county commissioners might contest the issuing of bonds to pay its share of the cost, which would be heavy because of the necessity of building new roads and bridges. Many of the property owners have announced they will contest the collection of assessments. In the meantime a temporary restraining order, made by Judge Huber M. DeVoss in the Adams circuit court, will prevent action on the ditching. o Monroeville Woman Is Released At Mospital Mrs. John F. Hobbes, of Monroeville, admitted to the hospital several days ago when she sustained a broken arm and cellar bone in an auto accident, was dismissed today from the Adams county memorial hospital. ;Her daughter-in-law, whom she was coming to visit when the accident occurred, was dismissed several days before, following recovery from an appendectomy.

SEEK TO CALL FARLEY INTO SENATE PROBE Senate Committee Continues Probe Os Steel Situation Washington, June 25. (U.R) The senate postottice committee split today over whether to sum mon Postmaster General James A. Farley for questioning In connection with the seven-state steel j strike. Sen. H. Styles Bridges, R., N. H., Insisted thut Farley he called to tlie committee's preliminary hearing on Bridges’ resolution to I create a special committee to In vestlgate alleged interference with I the mails by strikers. “I have aome very pertinent 1 questions that I want to ask Mr. Farley." Bridges said, “and I don't l want to ask them of anyone else." Committee chairman Kenneth McKellar, D.. Tenn., opposed Bridges' demand. He contended that Bridges could not “make up ' his mind whether he wants .“arley to appear." The dispute flared as the com--1 nilttee adjourned for the week end i- after hearing Tom Mercer Girdler, I board chairman ot Republic Steel Corp., William V. Daly, assistant corporation counsel for the city of Chicago, Captain James L. Mooney, supervisor of Chicago police, • Captain Thomas Kilroy of the Chi--1 cago police, and Harry E. Grimm, ' representing Republic's employes ' central committee. First assistant Postmaster Gen era! W. W. Howes, who lias testi-1 T tied previously before the commit ; 1 tee in connection with the Bridges , ‘ resolution, asked that lie be cull- i 1 ed instead of Farley. ■ “This trouble arose while Mr. j - Farley was out of town," Howes explained, "and I was acting post- - master general. 1 speak witli full 1 authority, and I have handled the I entire matter. Mr. Farley has not' been connected with it, and I be- ( lieve I am much more familiar | with it than he is.” Girdler accused the committee for industrial organization of call-' I ing the steel strike “to get more j i dues" and said he would not sign ' i a contract with what he described j > as a "wholly irresponsible" union. ' He said that even if the CIO ' were chosen by his employes as " their bargaining agent in a national labor board election, he still would not sign with such a "vlo- ] i lent, racketeering organization," I since “the law does not require. ’ i it.” Daly presented an affidavit sign 1 ed by a Chicago policeman asserting that in the Memorial day riot ' at the Republic's South Chicago plant that resulted in 10 deaths, ' strikers were armed with clubs. I iron pipes, broken bottles, bags of , (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O —— ! Vandal Slashes Three Tires On Parked Auto I R. R. Sommers, of Ossian, work- j . man in the Erie railroad crossing i tower, reported to police yesterday | ■ that someone cut three wires on his ■ car Wednesday night. Tlie auto was i i parked in an old building behind i the hoop null., GENEVA YOUTH UNDER ARREST ' John Duer Is Arrested On Charge Os Grand Larceny i I John Duer, aged 19. of Geneva, I I is being held in the Adams county ' i jail awaiting arraignment on a 1 1 charge of grand larceny. Duer, the son of Charles Duer, who is now serving a 1-10 year sentence on a similar charge, allegedly stole 75 bushels of corn from the farm home of Robert Glendenning, near Geneva, on June ' 12 of last year. 1 The corn was valued at $42. His father was arrested with a gang on charges of stealing meat from the farm home of Elmer Stout on I about the same date. ' William Billington and Elmer Doty, both residents of the south- ' ern purt of the county, are now ' serving like sentences for the theft I of corn and grain from the Gleni denning farm. ' Young Duer was apprehended at I the time of the other arrests in i February, but released. His ars rest last night was made by SherI iff Dallas Brown. He is expected to be arraigned | at an early date.

Mediation Efforts Collapse; Girdler Issues Statement

YOUTH FACING DEATH PENALTY — Illinois Triple Killer Convicted By Jury Last Night Lonoke, Ark., June 25. - (U.R) — la-ster Brockelhurst, 23, and his hitch-hike sweetheart, Bernice Felton. 18, were summoned to the court ot circuit Judge W. J. Waggoner today, one to hear himself sentenced to death for the murder of Victor A. Gates, the other to go on trial on the same charge. Brockelhurst, former Rockford, 111., Sunday school teacher, last 1 night was declared guilty of shoot--1 ing the wealthy Little Rock planter to death while fleeing from two other murders. The jury which deliberated only 22 minutes, declined to recommend leniency and left no legal alternative to death in the electric chair. His sweetheart sat in the courtroom during the 10 hours of Brockelhurst's trial, but was not called as a witness. Miss Felton, who met Brockelhurst at a Mormon Sunday school picnic near Rockford, was with , him when officers stopped their j ear in Hawthorne, N. Y., to inquire why they had only one ll- ' cense plate. Brockelhurst was ask-' • ed about blood stains in the car. • His answer was a story of three murders and a “honeymoon-murd-i er" flight across the country. According to New York state trooper Joseph Hunt, chief witness at Brockelhurst's trial, Brockelhurst admitted he killed Albin Theander, a tailor, near Rockford, and look his car. He and Mis's Felton fled west, in Fort Worth. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) ._<) X—PICNIC CLOSES BIBLE SCHOOL Picnic Today Closes Decatur Vacation Bible School A crowd of more than 200 stuI dents of the Decatur dally vaca I tion Bible school enjoyed a picnic this morning, despite the threat of Inclement weather and prevailing wet grounds. The picnic was the final activity of the school in which classes officially closed earlier in the week witli commencement exercises. A total of 140 students of the upper grades of the school held ! their picnic at the Hanna-Nuttman | park. Most of those in attendance hiked to the picnic grounds. The younger students held their ' picnic at the Memorial park on Winchester street. Approximately 100 attended there. The students carried their lunches to the grounds. Games and contests were held. They were treated with ice cream bars presented by the school. The teachers met in the Central school with the Rev. H W. Frank Un, dean of the school, to complete details in closing the school; which was pronounced one of the most successful ever held here. Truck, Auto Collide Here This Morning Little damage resulted at 10:30 o’clock this morning when a truck driven by Ralph Bentz and owned Iby the Teeiple trucking company i collided with a car driven by Mrs. ' Lou Murphy at an alley intersection between Second and Third streets. The Murphy auto sustained some damage to the front end. The truck was not damaged. —o Stolen Car Only Mistaken Identity The similarity of two ipopular make autos caused considerable i trouble last night, when F. J. Schmitt, of this city, drove home the wrong car. When Ivan Heare reported to police that a car driven by him, and owned by Dorphus Schlickman, had . been stolen from its parked poslt'on uptown, police, after checking, located the car in front of the Schmitt residence. Mr. Schmitt’s car was still parked downtown.

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Tom Girdler Says He Will Not Accept Roosevelt As Strike Arbiter As Mediation Fails. BACK TO WORK Washington, June 25 - (U.R) — Chairman Tom Girdler of the Re public Steel Corp, today described the federal board named to mediate the steel strike as “both incompetent and unfair" and said he would not accept President Roosevelt as a strike arbitrer. Girdler met newspapermen today in an informal press conference where he reiterated his refusal to sign'a contract with John L. Lewis" committee for Industrial organization. He said he considered the mediation board effort had collapsed and predicted that Republic plants shortly would be operating normally. The interview disclosed that Chairman Charles P. Taft of the mediation board has suggested that Glrdler's company sign a contract with the lioard itself if direct written agreement with C. 1- O. proved to be impossible. Girdler said he refused, apparently partly on the ground that the mediation lioard hud no powers to enforce any agreement which might be reached. Cleveland. June 25-XU.R) Steel men went back to their jobs on the vast Mahoning Valley industrial war front today on the heels of four terror-laden bomb explosions and the challenge of union leaders that "the strike is still on." In the militia guarded towns ot Warren and Niles and in the shadow of Youngstown's smokeless chimneys non-strikers began straggling back through the mill gates even before formal re-open-ing ot struck plants. Collapse of federal mediation negotiations and Gov Martin L. Davey's order for the national guard to protect back-to-work marchers was the signal for their return Chairman Charles P. Taft 11, of the mediation lioard conferred by telephone with Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and then said he would go to his home in Cincinnati today, returning to Cleveland tomorrow. He said the board would take no further action until Inland Steel and Bethlehem Steel rejected or accepted the invitation for a general conference with union leaders. Edward F. McGrady and Lloyd K. Garrison, other members of the board, appeared to be uncertain concerning their immediate plans. Every hour the stream of men who tucked lunch boxes under their arms and strode back through the mill gates for the first time in a month was reported increasing. "The strike is still on and we expect to continue striking with the assurance tliat the men will win.” Ohio C. I O. director John (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) NOTED BRITISH ACTOR IS DEAD Colin Clive Dies This Morning In Hollywood Hospital Hollywood, June 25 —xU.Rk -Colin Clive, famous British actor, died today at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. He had been critically ill several days of a pulmonary ailment and had been placed in an oxygen tent several hours before death. Clive rose to fame on the stage and screen by his acting in the war picture, “Journey’s End," In which he played the role of Captain Stanhope. Clive grew weaker throughout the night and died at 9:50 a. tn. PST without regaining consciousness. The actor became ill while playing on the New York stage but staved oft hospitalization until he returned to Hollywood and completed a movie role. He entered Cedars of Lebanon hospital two weeks ago. Clive was born in St. Malo, France, and his true name was Clive Cretg. Ills father was Cel. Colin Cllve-Crclg of the British army, and the son planned a mill(JCONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT).