Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 187, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1937 — Page 1

iJi \X\V. No. 187.

iteneral Warfare f Between Chinese I A nd Japan Looms

11(1 Japan Nearer I Warfare Than Time Since Latbreak. APS KILLED (thl 19S" by l l.) Aug. 9.— (U.R)Japan Wight were nearer to ir than at any time idea started outside sight of July 7. e naval officer and a s shot and killed by tiunien of the peace crops and in Tokyo eked Lieut. Gen. Sugilinister. told newsprp China must cease re- » prepared for general raa in terror, i 60.000 frightened inese from the teem:lty cowered in the cling a repetition of aerial bombing of the in which thousands of ■ slain. elopmentß, however, linese officials in Nanwithdrawal from the | i the central and upriver valley, "the a", was virtually comthe last of her people iwn from the Japanin at Tientsin, s the Chinese flnance H H. Rung, announchad signed an agree French banking con itend large credits to; pport of her currency, j apanese sailors killed | wn near the Hungjao, •ome, a Chinese police le United Press. One tiaman was slain in of gun Are. s Precautions mg. 9,—<U.R) —Reports etT on page SIX) TOLL IN ANA HEAVY Irownings, Heat Lives Over eek End United Press) sons were killed this miles south of Lasix were injured in a ■on automobile collisthe state's week-end > 11. Eight died in nts, two drowned and 1 as attributed to heat.i n the Lafayette crash irs of Chicago, iders, his wife, ie Taretski of New ianders’ sister. i were: irs. Albert Brooks of irry Eisenstein. Chind Mrs. Norman Atsm, Tex., and their six ; laby. yette hospital it was Irooks is unconscious will die. Atkins and tained internal injurn a sreious condition.; rs party was returnvedding last night in which Sanders' son Yetta Posner, srs car was ripped the windshield back rear seat and the ocy mangled. lig, 9-year-old son of Earl Fertig, Indianajured fatally when he two parked automo--1 path of another. His 1 Marion county's 19:17 if) ON PAGE FIVE) Booklet )n Came Laws upply of booklets conmmary of the Indiana s protection of fish, ing animals and bird* ured at the county for the asking. ! ®y Bier'y stated that sent the office a llmitthe booklets and that ent hunters and fish'elcomed to call at the BtLt'w, 1 M,)y - Tl,e booklet Is ltle division- of fish and KL epartment of ('onset ration, S tnrent of public works.

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EX-PRESIDENT HOOVER SEEKS PARTY ACTION Herbert Hoover Broaches Plan For Early G. 0. P. Convention Washington, Aug. 9—(UP)—Sentiment of Republican leaders throughout the country toward a mid-term G. O. P. national convention is being sounded out by for nier President Herbert Hoover in a campaign to revitalize the party, it van revealed today. The plan, aimed sepcifically at the 1938 c. Agreesional elections but ■ looking ahead to 1940 Presidential balloting, would feature these tactics: 1. A regular party national convention late this winter or next spring to unite Republican leadership and chrystalizes party support behind anti-new deal candidates for congress. 2. A <wo-year National campaign against President R.x>seve!t’s administration through newspapers, radio networks and magazines. This phase of the plan would reach a climax with the regular national convention in 1940 to nominate a presidential candidate. Hoover introduced his strategy to close Republican friends shortly after introduction of Mr. Roosevelt's supreme court enlargement proposal. He held the conferences with small groups in New York, Chicago and the west. House minority leader Bertrand Snell also adv. .ated such a convention. He said the convention could ' take stock'' or Public Issues be-

for the next congressional elections. Hoover was understood to have made plain during the (inferences that he was not attempting to place himself in the ‘position to become the Republican nominee in 1940. Gov. Alf M. Landon. who opposed Presiden Roosevelt last year, and John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of the Republican National committee, were not consulted by Hoover durjing early stages of the plans development. The mid-year convention would in effort a national G. O. P. rally to revitalize and unite party workers, and prov-lde the G O. P. with a uational stage-setting for reassertion of its anti-new deal policies. The newspaper, radio and magazine campaign would be operated systematically to make the Republican party one of constructive criticism against the present administration an<j Mr. Roosevelt’s stewardship of the country. The campaign was envisaged by Hoover as chiefly “educational” in presenting l*!s belief that Mr. Roosevelt's policies such as the judiciary reorganization plant and wages and hours legislation threatened to change the country’s Demo(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) WAGE AND HOUR BILL TO HOUSE Report Criticizes “Chiseling Employers”; Seek Tax Legislation Washington, Aug. 9. —(U.R) —The house labor committee sent the wages and hours bill to the floor of the house today with a report criticizing "chiseling employers.'' The committee said the measure, an amended version of a bill already passed by the senate, would prevent undercutting of decent working standards by establishing a federal board with power to set minimum wages up to 40 cents an hour and maximum hours of not less than 40 per week. The committee's report cleared the way for early action on a rule giving the bill right of way for consideration Thursday. The report admitted that the bill was "but a modest and conservative approach” to the objectives outlined by the president in his message to congress but predicted It would spread work and "reduce the hours of those most overworkthe provision enabling the national labor standards uoard to set up wages as high as (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

GIRL IS KILLED WHEN BUGGY IS STRUCK BY CAR Dorothy Brown Fatally Injured Near Monroeville Saturday Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon for Dorothy Marie Brown, 14-year old daughter of Joseph N. Brown, near Monroeville, who died Sunday morning at tho Adams county memorial h'spit&l jof a skull fracture. The girl received the Injury Saturday night when an auto driven by | Norbert Diver, 18, of Monroev-ille, j rammed into the rear of a buggy in j which she wan riding and manned | by her father. Both vehicles were headed south on state road 101, one-half mild south ct Monroeville when the accident occurred. Riding in the buggy besides the victim and her father were a brother, Roy and two sisters, Beulah and Eileen. These ail escap i ed serious injury. Diver sustained a fractured right arm. Mr. Brown suffered lacerations of his forehead and left hand. Holding Lantern Mr. Brown told authorities that the son, Roy, was sitting on the lap of the girl killed in the crash, and that he was holding a lantern out the side of the buggy. Diver told authorities that he did not see the , rig in time to avoid the collision. The injured were brought to the local 1. .psital in the Monroeville ambulance. Surviving besides those with her in the buggy, are the mother, three other sisters, Mrs. Haze! Little, of Michigan; Mary Jane, of Cincinnati and Mabel, of Domestic. The grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Plumley also survive. She was a member of the East Liberty U. S. church. The services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home, two miles a .ilk of Monroeville, and at 1:30 o'clock at the East Liberty U. B. church. Interment will be made in the l. O. O. F. cemetery. The Rev.. W. Dickison will officiate.

The buggy was almost completely 1 demolished and the ear badly-dam-aged. The horse was not killed. SPANISH VETS TO MEET HERE 1938 Annual Reunion Os Spanish-American Veterans Here The next annual reunion of memi bers of 160th Indiana Volunteer infantry of Spanish - American war veterans, will be held in Decatur, Sunday, August 14, 1938, it was decided at the reunion of the association held at Columbia City yesterday. Harry C. Reed of this c*ty was ! elected president of the veteran’s association and members of Arthur Miller Camp No. 52, were named as members of the committee to make arrangements and plan for the reunion. About 18 members, including their wives, attended the reunion at Colombia City. Company “G" acted as host and 560 members were in attendance. Dinner was served at Tri Lakes resort. A business session followed, during which a report of { | the deceased members were made. The local company *'B” reported one member died during the year. ' There are 67 deceased members. It has been 12 years since De- . catur entered the Spanish-American war veterans and members of the local camp are enthusiastic in their plans to make it "«e of the largest and most enjoyable ever given. > Jesse Roop, a member of Camp * 52 and who was among those who • attended the reunion yesterday, announced that a basket dinner would be held at the soldiers' home at , Marion next Sunday. Several from - here are planning to attend. I o : Old Laundry Building Is Ordered Demolished I I J. G. Lump, an inspector in the 1 state fire marshal's office, has ord--1 ered the old laundry building on ' South Second street torn down, not later than September 9. The build--1 ing is owned by Mrs. Laura Gif--1 ford of Fort Wayne. It is a frame building and the state fire marshal ' sometime ago declared it a fire ' hazard. An extension of time was granted to remove the building, ' but after an inspection this week, Mr. Lump ordered the structure removed. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff has erected 1 a modern brick office building next | to the old laundry building on the south.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 9, 1937.

President Awards Collier Prize !. • t. vJStiMIM* m President Franklin I). Roosevelt, seated, presents Juan T. Trippe (left), of Pan-American Airways, the Collier Trophy, a coveted award In American aviation, in the presence of Thomas H. Beck. The prize was given in recognition of Pan-American's successful extension of overwater air navigation.

DAMAGE CAUSED | BV STORM HERE - - ! Heavy Rainfall, Electrical Storm Cause Damage Sunday . Considerable damage was experienced in and near Decatur Sunday when a heavy electrical storm hit the city, accompanied by a downpour of rain. Martin J. Mylott, superintendent of the city light department, reported today that several transformers were burned out by the electrical storm and that the junctions of the j Castings company were burned c*it from the lightning. A near cloudburst drenched the city, filling the streets, where overtaxed sewers could not carry away ! the added amount of water. Dashj ing rain dealt a blow to crops, laying them flat to the ground . Sultry mid-summer temperatures ! took a decided drop, when the rain Mt the city. A shower- again this morning added to the total amount of precipitation, the heaviest in years. ■ >n six hours yesterday afternoon the temperature dropped 13 degrees to 70 above. This morning the thermometers still hovered around the j 70 mark. Berne and community also suffI ered from the wind and rainstorm I j of Sunday. Two horses on the Eli I J. Graber farm, north of Berne, I was killed when struck by a bolt of lightning. A silo and several barns wen I damaged by the wind. Heavy rain- j fall drenched the town and com-1 munity, followed by showers today. Severe Storm By United Press Indianapolis and various sections \ of Indiana cleaned up debris today scattered by a summer thunderi shower of severe proportions j which struck Sunday and raged ! for two hours or more. Streets were flooded and basements became wading pools as the sky poured forth a veritable deluge Brick pavements swelled and ! cracked and manhole covers wer> | swept away. Trees, fences and j utility wires were blown down by (CONTINUED ON PAGE) SIX) LITTLE CRIME WEEK OF FAIR Chief Os Police Reports Fair Visitors Law-Abid-ing, Orderly The Decatur Free Street Fair, which closed here Saturday night, was the most orderly and 'aw-abid-ing in hist.vy, police Chief Sephus Melchi asserted today. In contrast with the usual number of thefts and robberies that occur during a fair or carnival, when the many different classes of society are blended in a celebration of this kind, Chief Melchi stated that persons cooperated unusually weil j in maintaining order. No robberies or auto thefts, us- * ually .prevalent at such a time, were reported. Traffic rules and regula tions were obeyed implicitly, he said. Using the smallest force of extra police ever employed in celebrations of this kind, the law enforcement agencies kept criminal actiI v-lties at a standstill. \ With the exception of a few cases l of public intoxication, no more than the average number during an or i dinary week, no entries of a crimin- , j ai nature were entered on the police records,

Blind Whittier At Fair Last Week A Native Os County j — ♦ Jerry W. Hockenberry, the blind whittler who was located on the courthouse square during the fair, disclosed before leaving Saturday night that he is a native of Adams i ; county. He stated that he was born near i Berne, 60 .'*)d years ago the son of a Berne saw mill operator. He stated that he became blind from an eye injury six years ago and resorted to the whittling as a; i means of making a livelihood. He I is a brother-in-law to Rufus Werst, of this city. His uncanny ability to carve in- ; tricate woodworkings from a single piece of wood attracted considerable attention during the fair. \ Among the various articles were I gunV birds, pliers, and many others. Before leaving, he expressed his appreciation of the kindness ] shown him and his gratitude at be- | ing able to talk to some of his old j acquaintances, despite the fact . that be is unable to see then)., AGREEMENT IS SIGNED HERE — Employes, Officials Os ! Castings Company Reach Agreement | A satisfactory agreement has been reached between the employes | and management of the Decatur Casings company, it was announced tpday by Howard Weller, presidjent of the local union of steel and | foundry workers. ; Plant operations were not inter- • ferred with during the time negotiaII tions were underway. The agree ment, signed and effective today, runs until April 1, 1938. j Recognition of Union 1932 of the 1 Steel Workers Organizing Commit tee, a unit of the Amalgamated steel and foundrymen’s union, an affiliate of the CIO, as the collective bargaining agency for the employes, I was given by the company. A majority of the employes belonging to I the union. j Mr. Weller stated all negotiations were peaceful and that the coopera'tion of both the employes and manjagement was extended in reaching 'a satisfactory and speedy agree ! I ment. I The workers were given a five cent per hour increase, with a similar increase to be made in Decem- [ ber. The plant operates 40 h?urs a week, with the privilege of running 48 hours a week for 15 weeks during the eight month period. In or(CONTINUED ON PAGE) SIX) i o I Decatur Young Man Is Fined For Intoxictaion — Calvin McClure, local young man, was fined $1 and costs when ' arraigned before John T. Kelly, ' justice of peace, here this morning on charges of public intoxication, j He was arrested Saturday night j by Policeman Adrian Coffee after a three-block chase. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m 72 | 10:00 a. m 74 Noon 80 2:00 p. m. 78 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, except unsettled east portion early tonight; somewhat warmer Tuesday northwest portion.

SENATESOLONS AIM TO SPEED ADJOURNMENT — Leaders Hope To Adjourn Congress Middle Os Next Week Washington, Aug. 9 —(U.R) Senate leaders, spurred by adjourn-ment-bent Vice President John N. Garner, revised their legislative plans today with a view to completing action on ail remaining ''desired’’ legislation and ending the present session of congress by the middle of next week. Adjournment plans were developing more slowly in the house than in the senate, but leaders of both chambers were determined to whip the remainder of the administration’s legislative program through congress by Aug. 21 at the latest. Senate majority leader Alben W. Barkley said he believed an Aug. 17 adjournment to be a distinct possibility. Legislative developments came rapidly today as leaders consider j ed the possibility of night sessions to speed the adjournment drive. They Included: 1. The house sent immediately ! to conference the bill, passed Sat urday by the senate, providing totreorganization of lower court procedure—the last remaining vestige of President Roosevelt's original supreme court enlargement program. 2. Treasury officials appeared before the house ways and means committee to endorse tax loophole closing legislation, and announced the treasury would recommend a general revision of tax laws next session. The committee expected [ to complete hearings tomorrow and report a draft bill early next week.

3. The house labor committee reported favorably, with amendj ments, the senate-approved wages ! and hours bill, which is expected ; to come up for house floor action Thursday. 4. The senate agriculture com j mittee voted unanimously to press for floor action today on a resolu- , tion calling for regional hearings j on general farm legislation during ! the congressional recess, to permit j reporting a bill within two week.! ! after congress convenes next ses- ' sion. House action in sending the lower court bill to an immediate i conference with the senate was de- ! signed to speed the adjournment drive by dispensing with formalities which might make possible renewal of debate on the original controversial measure. The house agreed to the action without discussion on request o fchairman Hatt on W. Sumners of the judiciary committee. Senate committee action on the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Rufus Inniger Is Reported Improved The condition of Rufus Inniger, who was gored Friday afternoon by an enraged bull on exhibition at the livestock show here, was reported as improving by the at-, ! tending physician today. The doctor stated that the left arm had not been broken, X-rays disclosed. Back and chest injuries were also sustained. His condition J was serious for a time. UECATUR YUIITH i UNDER ARREST Local Young Man Taken Into Custody On Forery Charge W. P. "Junior'' Barker, 19, formi er Decatur high school and Man- ! Chester college athlete, is being held in the Adams county jail on ! charges of forgery. Barker, who graduated here in ! 1936 after playing two years on the varsity football and basketball i teams, went to Manchester for a 1 year, engaging in athletic competition there. Giving up his school- ! ing, he was engaged in selling i electric sweepers. He was apprehended in Lima, j Ohio, where he had been working I for some time. Sheriff Dallas j Brown went to Lima Saturday asJ ternoon to arrest Barker. Barker, it is alleged, forged the ; name of a well known local man to several checks, passing at least two in this city and several in the Ohio city. Authorities are temporarily withholding the name forged to the checks. Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede stated that he was arrested on a charge of forgery, after lie had passed the check at a Decatur store.

Street Fair Ends With Huge Crowd Saturday Evening

GLEN MEYER 1$ HORSE WINNER Glen Meyer Team Wins Heavweight Horse Pulling Contest A possible unofficial state record was broken at the county heavy team pulling contest Saturday morning, held in connection with the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agrictultural Show. The Glen Meyer team pulled a load of 6,605 pounds 10 feet in the finish of one of the most thrilling contests ever held here. The team weighed 3,910 pounds and won $l4O. The contest Saturday was held in the horse tent, which was crowded to capacity. It was necessary to move the contest inside due to the fact that the rain had soaked the Schmitt field Friday night. The committee stated horses could not pull on the wet field without danger to themselves. Spectators would have had to stand in the mud. The teams pulled such extremely heavy loads that the weighing committee ran out of cement blocks and it was necessary for a man to ride the sled on which the blocks were loaded to make up the last weight. The record of more than three tons can not be officially accepted because it was not done on an official weighing machine. However, it is believed that the teams could have pulled more weight on the machines because of the fric tion with the ground caused by the runners of thp sleds, which often became worked down into the ground. An anti-climax to the finish was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) LATEST DETROIT STRIKE SETTLED Latest Sit-Down Strike In Plymouth Plant Is Settled

Detroit, Aug. 9 —(U.R)— Twentyone thousand men returned to work in the Plymouth Motor company and "feeder" factories today under an agreement whereby there will be an investigation of an independent Chrysler union and a I hearing on the discharge of four men. The Plymouth plant had been idle since Wednesday after a brief sit-down strike and a lock out. The settlement was made after Chrysler corporation officials agreed not to discriminate against workers who took part in fighting in the Plymouth plant in which nine men were injured and which resulted in the shutdown of the sacThe focal point of the fighting I tory. ' was an independent association of | Chrysler, employes—characterized tis a "company union" by the United Automobile workers. Both Chrysler and U. A. W., it was understood, will investigate the inde- | pendent union’s activities. U. A. W. leaders had charged I the union was promoted by the management for the purpose of undermining the U. A. W. This charge was denied by the company and was countered with complaints that the U. A. W. had violated last winter's strike settlement. The agreement was reached Saturday night, it was understood, af(CONTINUED ON PAGE 9TX) 0 K. C. To Install Officers Tonight All members of the Knights of C.lumbus council are urged to attend tonight's meeting at the K. of C. hall at 8 o'clock. New officers will be installed at this meeting. District deputy Huffman of Hunt ington will act as -installing officer. o Close Water Lines For Several Hours The city water department will close the water hydrant 3 in the Homestead addition this evening at 7:00 o'clock. Users of this line are asked to draw sraie water for drinking purposes as the line will be closed for several hours,

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Largest Crowd Os The Week Attends Closing Night Os Decatur Free Street Fair Saturday. ORDERLY CROWDS Drawing the largest crowd of the week, the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, the third annual show sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, closed in happy mood Saturday night. The fair’s midway was densely packed early In the evening, and fairgoers, unmindful of the inconvenience of being jostled about the street, stayed until all rides cession stands closed. All concessionaires reported a land office business Saturday night, with persons almost fighting for a chance to play the various games or get to the eating booths. Despite the huge crowd here during the entire week, police authorities stated it was one of the most orderly crowds ever in attendance at the local fair. No serious crimes or accidents were reported, with the only arrests for public intoxication. With the closing of the midway at midnight, workmen started immediately on the task of tearing down rides, shows and concession stands. The city street department, under the direction of Ralph Roop, civil works commissioner, flushed the streets of the business district early Sunday morning, and by 8:30 a. m., little evidence could be seen of the week's activities. The city light department, directed by M J. Mylott, superintendent, started removing special wires thi# morning, and about the only evidence of the fair at noon today were decorations on the light poles .which could not be removed because of their wet condition, following the rain of Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. Fair officials stated that the 1937 I fair drew the largest crowds in the j history of such fairs here, with the I possible exception of 1936, when the city held its Centennial CelebraI tion. The midway was filled with more concessions than in previous years. Improved exhibits in the cattle and horse shows, and the 4-H and home economics clubs displays at the Central school, were a great aid in attracting the large crowds.

France Determined To Defend Her Shipping Paris, Aug. 9 —(U.R) —French warships and planes patrolled the Mediterranean Sea lane between Marseilles and North Africa today with orders to fire on any plane that attacked merchant shipping on this vital French communication route. Patrol work was centered in waters adjacent to the Balearic Islands off the east coast of Spain, where there is an important Spanish nationalist airplane base which is understood to contain a formidable fleet of Italian seaplanes. MOOSE TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT Local Lodge To Take Part In Convention At Fort Wayne An important meeting of Adams lodge 1311, Loyal Order of Moose, will be held at the local home Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock. Plans will also be made for the state convention which opens Thursday in Fort Wayne for a three-day session. The local lodge will send a delegation of about 30 or 40 to the convention, according to officials of Adams lodge. Ralph S. Campbell, regional director, will be at the convention, with several other Moose notables. James E. Ford, past dictator of the Fort Wayne organization, is in charge of the arrangements for the convention. The local delegation will take an active part in the sessions. The Women of Moose will also take part in the convention and hold meetings of their own during the three days. All members are urged to attend the local meet Tuesday,