Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1937 — Page 1

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Ml TO lent CHURCH I IS DEDICATED Lch Os God Addition B Formally Dedicated ■ Sunday Booperatim' is as 1, "P 0, ' ,a,1, 111 ■ Lrk as in the affairs of ■ wurld- I’C A MorrlOotl, ■ , hl „f the Anderson < ollege ■ rheological seminary, told a ■ d w uich well filled the build ■ ul dedicatory services held afternoon for the new Kin to the Church of God ■ . new addition and improve BTwhi.li included a basement K eiioibth to accomodate three K.y School classes, was in BTil before anil after the dedi By services. The ground level Kn of the addition Is to be B by two Sunday School das i Bjnd has folding doors to tier B lt s use during church services B, k of the crowd Sunday it ■ necessary to use these rooms. Be improvement, without the Br which was donated by mem Band friends of the congrega [ amounted to $1,200. During lervice $301.05 was raised in Lent of pledges and cash in a J collection. A new pledge of | was given. Rev. (Hen E ■hall, pastor of the church, an jeed today that when all hea are collected only approxi lly $250 will be unpaid on the wrement. be addition will take care of seeds of the church for some n to come, leaders anticipate ras made at this time to take >of the growing Sunday school ■dance and to make possible jpartmentalized Sunday school em. Dr. Morrison Speaks r. Morrison spoke on “The Un ied Four.’’ He drew his text | i the story In Gospels of St. I k and St. Luke about the four i who lowered their paralytic ■d through the roof of a build in order that he might be ed by Jesus In the room below i spirit of cooperation must present today in the churches. Mid. hyor Arthur R. Holthouse ex ased the congratulations of the ‘ Ito the church. He also told of appreciation of the community the sincerity and tolerance of | churches and the leadership of: pastors. he Rev. Charles 11. Hartung, tor of the Fort Wayne Church God, led in prayer. The Rev 0. Marsh, pastor of the Hart- . I City Church of God. pro need the benediction. he program was opened with igs by the congregation. Spe music was presented by the Ississippi Four,’’ colored male met of Fort Wayne. lilting Church of God pastors e: Rev. Hartling. Rev. Marsh. Rev. Denny Lyons. Defiance, the Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Winer, Willshire, 0., and the r. Eustace Johnson of St. nes, Missouri. lecatur ministers who were in audience were: the Rev. H W. tnklhi. pastor of the United (thren church, the Rev. George Walton, pastor of the Presbytan church and president of the tatur Ministerial association; Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor the Baptist church, and the Rev il Brandyberry, pastor of the trch of the Nazarene. I — —o H Boys And Girls To leet Tuesday Afternoon U1 4-H club boys and girls of I city are to meet Tuesday afnoon at 2:30 o’clock at the De®r high school gymnasium. Miss Idred Worthman, local club leadtaw urged all boys and girls attend as important business I be transacted. Q actured Left Arm Is Suffered In Fall Ireanis of a vacation at the lakes re blaster today for little Patla Ann Dierkes, eight-year old “?hter of Mr. and Mrs. R- F. srltes of the Homesteads, The lc girl sustained a fractured left II this morning, while playing on *>ller. 4 local physician treated the ined member. She is reported rearing, deepite the disappointot of not being able to take the cation .which was to start this »k. — o utheran Assembly Will Meet Tuesday she Zion Lutheran voters’ assentwill meet at the church Tuesday ’“lng at 7:30 o’clock. 1

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Report Storm Damage On Trip To Michigan Mr and Mrs. Charles Bowman Mrs Lloyd Bowman., of this city, returned here with an | InteresiliiK story aft,.,. H week-end Visit With the Earl Rowtnan fam Hy near Sturgis. Michigan. 1 he local residents reported that ' much damage was dune by the cyclime (hut swept through there last week. On the Bowman farm more than 50 large llws WHI . H rooted and the burn was complete-! .iy demolished. Mr. Bowman and ! his family, who are well known here, escaped Injury. ROBERT IRWIN BOASTS ABOUT TRIPLE KILLING New York Sculptor Seized In Chicago; Confesses Murders New York. June 28 — <U.R) — | Robert Irwin. 29, sculptor and for- ! met- divinity student, returned to : day to the scene of New York's tamous Easter week-end triple murder, while authorities planned a quick trial in an effort to send him to the electric chair for the crime. He had been sought throughout the country before he surrendered in Chicago Saturday I night. The 29-year-old former Insane i asylum inmate was arraigned and held without bail pending a pre I liminary hearing on Thursday. Samuel Leibowitz, who has de 1 feuded many killers, appeared as his counsel and indicated the defense would be a plea of insanity | it developed that Irwin had telegraphed Leibowitz from Chicago yesterday and asked him to take lhe case. He was questioned at police ' headquarters early today after arriving from Chicago by plane, i and not only displayed a willing ness to discuss the slayings which I police said he had confessed, but also showed an apparent delight in boasting about the details. Police Commissioner Lewis J Valentine and District Attorney : William C. Dodge announced that I Irwin had given the New York : policemen who brought him here i from Chicago a statement confess | ing the slayings. i Valentine said that after pre-' i senting evidence to the grand jury I at once. Dodge would seek three i separate indictments for the i murders of Mrs. Mary Gedeon, 54. i Veronica Gedeon, her vivacious > artist-model daughter, and Frank | Byrnes, a roomer in the Gedeon ! apartment. Police also will take Irwin to ■ Grand Central terminal to reclaim ! two suitcases he left there when Ihe fled New York. It was reveal ed that police had kept a constant 1 watch there for weeks, hoping the i fugitive would trap himself. Irwin appeared cheerful and I jaunty after his plane trip. He had fled to Chicago Friday after, . being recognized by a girl kitchen i worker in a Cleveland hotel. He had worked there several w*e’.:s • under an assumed name. He joked with police, only occasionally revealing bursts ot anger : (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) IN AGREEMENT ON RELIEF BILL Conferees Reach Agreement On Administration Bill Washington, June 28-- (U.R) Conferees on the $1,500,000,000 relief appropriation bill reached i agreement today, and announced ! they hoped to have their repot t ! approved by the house and senate today and speed the measure to ! the White House. The agreement provides retenI tion of the Hayden amendment, i inserted by the senate.’ i two-year extension of the public works administration by au’hotdzing continuation of the I ‘ I "tving fund The agreement, however, reduces lhe total expenses authorized for PWA In that I period from $367,000,000 to $359,j placed in the relief bill the same authorization or extension of PWA as was pro- | Sed in a separate bill approved report retains i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX). I

GERMANY PLANS DIRECT ACTION IN WAR CRISIS Hitler Says Germany Wants Nationalists To Win War I Berlin, June 28.—(U.R) Nazi Ger-, many opened a world congress of business men today witli assertions that it will take direct action in any future Spanish war crisis, that it wants a nationalist victory | in Spain, and that it will continue reaching for colonial territories until it gets them. The occasion was the ninth congress of Hie international chamber of commerce, said lo be the greatest gathering of world business leaders ever assembled 1,600 delegates from 4o nations in addition i io hundreds of specially invited guests. Co). Gen. Hermann Goering, air minister, economic dictator and right hand man of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, in his speech of welcome at the opening of the congress, said bluntly: "You may lie sure Germany will continue to bring up the colonial problem until its urgent and legitimate desires as regards colonies are fulfilled.” He made a bid. too, for a system of trade treaties that would transcend political considerations and defeat such moves as the Lea gue of Nations’ efforts to penalize Italy for its war on Ethiopia. Dr. lljalinar Schacht, president of the Reichbank and minister of economics, backed up Goering witli a speech to the congress in which he said: "The way to eliminate economics nationalism is to secure to each nation its food and employment by means of honest money and honest j Uivision of raw materials. Then you will automatically put an end to economic nationalism ami all so called autarchic endeavors. "1 urge you to consider whether it is really a service to peace to make it possible to open or close , great sources of raw materials to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) BOYS BAND TO PLAY CONCERT Decatur Boys’ Band To Give Concert Here Wednesday The Decatur Boy’s band will | make its first public concert Wednesday night in the third of a series of free band concerts being! ' sponsored by the Decatur Junioi Chamber ot Commerce. It will be 'directed by Albert Sellemeyer. The band lias been playing for several months and lias had a fewprivate enegagements. Uniforms were purchased tor this band several weeks ago from the proceeds of a tag day, sponsored by the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce and ’ carried out by the members of the Decatur Girls band. ! As a special feature of the program Wednesday night ,the German band composed of five of six members of the Decatur girls band, will make an appearance by popular request. The German band has rapidly be-j come one of the most popular novel-1 ties In this community. The band will play during a 10 or 15 minute ; intermission in the middle of the program. | Wednesday, July 7, the combined Decatur boys and girls band will make its first appearance here. This will be one of the largest uniformed bands, Decatur lias had tn many years. Its organization was made possible through the beginning ot the boy’s band. As a special feature on this program will be a number of selections bv the United Brethren church orchestra, directed by Miss Bernie Franklin. This orchestra is considered outstanding among church musical organizations in Northern Indiana. . -— o Huntington Man Is Named K. C- Deputy Lawrence Huffman » £ ton has been appointed district deputy of the Knights of Columbus organization in this area, succeeding eury Hattley, of Fort Wayne who has held the office several ye The district over which Huffman has been selected as head, comprises councils from Huntington. Fort Wayne, Garrett and Decatun The appointment was made by Harry Kitchin, of Richmond, state deputy.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 28, 1937.

Defends Postoffice in Strike

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Asserting that the postal department had performed its duties in a manlier above criticism during the steel strike. W. W. Howes, assistant postmaster general, defended the department against charges that mail delivery had been interfered with during course of the steel strike. He is shown testifying before the senate postoffiee committee.

TOTAL WELFARE PAYMENTS TOLD Nearly $5,000 Paid By Adams County Welfare Department A total of 366 persons received $4,869.50 from the Adams county welfare department during the month of May, according to the Indiana Welfare News, issued today. The division of payments in the county was as follows: old age assistance: recipients, 212; total payment, $3,382.50; average per person. $15.96; blind assistance: number of recipients, six: total payments. 94. average per person. $15.6"; aid to dependent children: number of families. 56. number of children. 148. total payments. $1,393; average per child. $9.41. The total payments and averages over the state are: old age assistance: number of recipients, ' 38,672; total paments, $596,781.90; average per person, $15.43; blind assistance, number of recipients. 1.863; total payments. $33,332; average per person. ST>.B9; aid to dependent children, number of families, 7.420; number of children. 17.328; total payments. $212,863.55, average per child. $12.28. — —o Measles Prevalent In City An epidemic of measles is prevalent in Decatur and scores of cases are reported. Local physicians state there are more cases i of the diseas than anytime known. Aside from taking the prescribed medicines, the children should be kept in a dark room. To relieve the itching, physicians advise bathing the victims with soda, olive oil or vinegar. o NO ACCIDENT BLANKS HERE Blanks For Reported Accidents Must Be Sent To State To date the accident blanks, which are to be filled out by all motorists following a traffic accident involving property damage of I $25 or more, injury or death, have i not been received in this city. The blanks, which must be used effective July 1. are expected here any day. The blanks, which must be used for the motorist and a white one for the investigating officer, must be filled out in statements regarding condition of all persons involved, traffic control, weather conditions, light, condition of vehicle, road and other items. The reoprts may be mailed eithI er to the state or turned over to the sheriff’s department. The reports are to be made within 24 hours after the time of the accident. Failure to report an accident may be termed a misdemeanor, punishable by fines up to SIOO, and call for the revocation of a license. The sheriff's department, state police officers and local city police will be furnished with the banks, which are to be made available at any time they are needed.

Fred Major Named District Secretary Fred Major, of the Decatur , organization, was named secretarytreasurer of the 1. O. O. F. tenth district encampment held at Bluffton Friday night. Other officers named were: John Thomas, Geneva, president; J. C. i Fackler, of Bluffton, vlce-presl-1 dent. Encampments from Fort Wayne, Bluffton, Geneva and Decatur were present at the meeting. Talks j were given by Jesse M. Smith. I j grand junior warden and O. G. Fields, past grand patriarch, both of Fort Wayne. The next meeting of the organization will be held at Geneva on October 4. The royal purple degree will be conferred during the convention. o EMPLOYMENT OF YOUTH AT PEAK ! Many Young People Os School Age At Work In Decatur » Employment for the youth of De- ■ catur and Adams county is reaching ' a new peak, according to the number of • working permits” issued to the young people from the offices of school superintendents. r C.* E. Striker, county school supterintedent, stated today that he . | had probably issued more permits f I thus far this year than he had in all. - other years combined since 1929. s the opening year of the depression. Walter J. Krick, city school wuper--1 intendent also reports a flood ot • applications in his office for the ■ necessary permits, which enable - young Decaturites to earn a few 1 extra vacation dollars. While some of the applications j for permits have been made beI cause working regulations are much j I more strict in regards to child laI bor and organization rules, the I school heads feel that return.ng ' | prosperity is responsible for the , 1 j major number of applicants, ‘i Many so-called vacation permits” have been issued, they report- . These permits are given to students 14 years of age or over, who may i work only during the vacation period at a daily determined length of hours. i Students over 16 may receive the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) f r -0 —; — ■ Father Seimetz Is Re-Named Treasurer i 3 Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz, i pastor of the St. Mary’s church of 1 1 this city, has been re-elected treas--5 urer of the Infirm Priests' society, t a benevolent organization. The • election was held following the ’ diocesan clergy retreat at Notre! ■ Dame. Rev. John A. Dapp. St. • Jude’s of. Fort Wayne, was elected president. — -o ’ All Boy Scouts To 4 Meet Tuesday Night All Boy Scouts of Decatur are t requested to meet at the Central school building Tuesday evening 1 at 6:30 o'clock. Plans will be made at this meeting for summer s camping activities. 3 Sylvester Everhart,, county Boy Scout chairman, has asked parents t of the scouts to urge their attendance at Tuesday's meeting.

Mediation Board Fails In Efforts To Settle Steel Strike As Men Return To Plants

Gov. Townsend Announces Inland Steel Company Agreement To Postpone Plant Opening. REFUSES TROOPS i Indianapolis, June 28. — (U.R) — Gov. M. Clifford Townsend announced today that the Inland Steel company has agreed to postpone tor 24 hours its announcement of the elute on which il will reopeu its East Chicago plant despite the present CIO strike. This means that the announcenient, expected this ulteruooii ul 4 o'clock by Hie company, will be delayed until 4 tomorrow afternoon. Townsend indicated that company officials will have something to say this afternoon, continuing his announcement here. "Were trying to get everyone !to reach a temporary agreement with our state labor department.' Townsend said, "it we succeed the agreement will be similar to j those reached in other disputes which the department has settled." The governor declined to amplify this statement beyond saying that if the agreement was reached it would be "m writing." Returning to his statehouse of l tice after several days at home, ' supposedly suffering from tousilitis, Townsend held long conferences with Thomas Hutson, state labor commissioner, and members of the Indiana building trades council. This delegation was headed by Charles Kern of Indianapolis and Frank McCoy of Gary. Emerging from their sessions with Townsend, Kern and McCoy declined to comment, except to say that they were hopeful of a settlement. At the governor’s office it was learned that he had placed telephone calls to Edward McGrady, assistant secretary ot labor and member of the three-man commission at Cleveland now trying to mediate the steel strike nationally, and to the labor department at Washington. The governor's optimism was reflected in his refusal to send the national guard to Lake county in anticipation of rioting and violence between CIO pickets who are determined to keep the huge East Chicago mills closed and non-strik-ing employes who are determined ■to go back to work after having been idle a month. Mayor Rooney requested the troops in a telegram to the governor yesterday, a reversal from his stand of Saturday when Rooeny ' conferred with the governor by telephone but did not request martial law for East Chicago. Townsend’s expressed hopes for peace came after a conference yesterday afternoon with Van A. Bittner, regional director of the steel workers organizing commit(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O COMMITTEE NOT , TO CALL FARLEY Vote To End Mail Stoppage Inquiry In Steel Strike Washington, June 28 —(UP) —The Senate Post Office committee today voted to end its inquiry into mail stoppage at the plants of the Re- ! public steel company in Ohio without calling postmaster general James A. Farley. At the same time I it was decided to prefer chargee of j intimidation ot employes to the I,a Follette civil liberties committee. The ommittee voted to report to the senate that it felt the charges of ! mail stoppage had been succicientI Iy investigated in hearings already held. It wiU recommend against a GenI eral inveeigation of the mail situation. The committee vote was 12 to I 1 on this question, Sen. W. Styles Bridges, R„ N. H„ author of the resolution, voting against the recommendation. The charges of intimidation and ether forms of law violation were ' contained in a proposed amendment to the bridges resolution offered by Sen. Joseph F. Guffey, D„ Pa. The committee voted 8 to 3 that the guffey proposal came within the (CONTINUED ON PAGE) SIX)

ROOSEVELT TO STAND PAT ON LEGISLATION Cour Reform, Reorganization Plans Will Be Pushed • Washington. June 28 — (U.R) — i President Roosevelt today sent congress hack to the legislative i trenches apparently to fight out , the bitterly disputed second new deal program if it takes all summer. Adjournment predictions are extended to Sept 1. After three days of Democratic crab cake jamboree on a Chesapeake Bay island there was no indication that Mr. Roosevelt would withdraw his judiciary reorganization bill or other legislation backed by the White House The president not only stood pat hut was reported on good authority to contemplate a letter or message to congress in behalf of the agriculture department’s ever-normal-granary program. Always tending to curb the plans however, are Mr. Roosevelt's! recent stipulations in behalf of economy and news from the treasury near the end of the fiscal year that the year’s deficit and national debt are higher than the administration anticipated. Democrats returning from the party gathering where lhe president met most of the Democratic members of congress in platoon formation on secluded Jefferson Island found the legislative front (CONTINUErt ON PAGE TWO) COMPANY UNION GIVEN HEARING I Union Opposing CIO In Inland Plants Is Granted Hearing Chicago, June 28—<U.R>— A steel workers' union which opposes the ; committee for industrial organization and seeks reopening of Inland Steel company's plants today obtained a hearing before the national labor relations, board in its Wagner act proceedings against Inland. Charles A. Wood, trial examiner for the NLRB from Washington, opened the hearing which is expected to test whether the Wag tier act requires a written contract. Four steel companies—lnland. Youngstown Sheet A- Tube. Republic and Bethlehem have been involved in strikes called by C. 1 O.’s steel workers' organizing committee on tile single demand for a written contract. Attorney Maurice E. Crites ot Hammond, Ind., who said he represented the steel workers Independent union, inc., made a motion to intervene. Wood reserved decision on the motion but said that meantime Crites could participate as though the motion huu been granted. Crites said he sought to intervene: 1. To show the number of employes represented by the independent union. 2. To demonstrate the S.W.O.C. is not a proper bargaining agent. 3. To deny that the S. W. O. C. represents a majority ot Inland ' employes. 4. To deny that the independent union is a "company" union : Under questioning by Wood. > Crites said the union was financed . by contribution* from its members. directors and members of i the Hammond community. Joseph L. Block. Inland vice(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Homestead Boosters Meet Tuesday Night > 1 The Booster club of the Home- ’ steads will hold a specelal meetin.’ ’ at the A. C. Hileman home Tuesday evening. Plans will be discussed 1 for the future of the Homestead and ’ every resident is requested to be • present. ’ WEATHER Somewhat unsettled tonight '| and Tuesday; not much change j In Temperature.

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Federal Board’s Efforts To Settle Steel Strike Collapse; Baek-to-Work Movement Grows. THOUSANDS RETURN Cleveland, June 28 — (U.R) Attempt of the federal government to settle lhe steel strike apparently collapsed today. Assistant secretary of labor Edward F. McGrady, only member of the steel mediation board remaining In Cleveland, announced he would leave for Washington late today. The decision was made after a telephone conversation with secretary of labor Frances Perkins in Washington. More men returned to work throughout the Ohio-Pennsylvania area where national guardsmen and state police stood vigil at the mill gates to protect persons wanting to return to their Jobs as well as to guarantee the right of peaceful picketing Union leaders insisted their strike was effective and promised adequate relief funds to steel workers who would "stick it out." But front Johnstown. Pa., cutne an announcement from Bethlehem Steel Corporation that its Cambria plant “is now on a normal oper I ating basis " Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube companies said their Youngstown plants were working between 85 and 90 per cent normal. Picket lines dwindled or disappeared in Ohio's Mahoning Valley district as Republic and Youngstown Sheet & Tube mills resumed operating after 32 days of idle ness. Two men were beaten in an outbreak of violence at Johnstown when thousands of workers disregarded pickets — reinforced by unionists from railroads and coal mines—in order to return to work The appearance of women in the picket lines around the Republic i plants at Wanes and Niles. (). I made that area another danger I point on the strike front. in Niles, eight to ten pickets | on duty were women. Sixteen hundred men returned to work at the Warren plant this morning, according to reports tn the sheriff's office. A line of others waited to sign at back-to-j work headquarters. About three hundred returned to work at Niles, according to unofficial count. At. Youngstown long lines ot workmen filed into the reopened steel mills, and smoke from new lighted furnaces grew heavier along the Mahoning Valley. Traffic snarls occupied police and national guardsmen at many mill gates as workers returned. Half a dozen pickets at the main entrance to the Republic mill carried placards, walked silently back and forth before the gate "Men with a principal will not break a picket line; refuse to be a scab,” the placards read "In unity there is strength: don’t be a scab; C. I. O. will win." (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHURCH BUYS NEWSLOKERS St Mary’s Church Purchases Three Stokers, Two At School The St, Mary’s church trustees, through competitive bide, purchased three coal stokers last week. Six bids were submitted over rigid epecltlcations, drawn up and indorsed by cometent engineers. Combustioneer Stokers, through their local agent, the Carroll Coal and Coke Co., were awarded the contract on all three stokers, with the lowest combined bid of $2,093. There will be two large stokers of 500 pounds per hour capacity, installed with fuel dead plate sections and complete automatic control, under the two large Yewanee boilers at the school. The other stoker, of 50 pounds coa' per hour capacity, will be Inl stalled under the small hot water I boiler at the Sisters’ home. ■ A large savings In fuel will be made, besides the convenience and economy of controlled even heat, with less tvear and tear on the bollera. Work o nlnstalling the machined will be started Immediately.