Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 2 September 1937 — Page 1

Vol. XXXV. No. 208.

U. S. To Provide Naval Escort To Merchant Vessels

apanese Warn Foreign Ships To Stay Away From Battle Zones; Bomb Shanghai. SERIOUS SITUATION By 11. R. Elkins. (Copyright 1937 by VP.) Shanghai. Sept. 2 U.R) United States merchant ships will be giv>n naval twort to protect them n Shanghai waters, it was anjounced today after the Japanese hid warned foreign warships, merchant ships, defense forces and civilians to stay away front battie tones. Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, Unitid States fleet commander, anjounced that henceforth vessels lying the American flag would be escorted by at least one naval vesel. Yarnell said no escort had been irovided for the President Hoover, jhich was bombed by Chinese ilanes, because the ship was plainy marked and both sides had been jotified that it was entering the one of hostilities. \gainst a gorgeous but ominous ptset sky. red-splashed behind lack clouds backwashing from the long Kong typhoon, four Japan- , pc bombers gave Shanghai a ■ pectacular good night. They flew over the front and jen power-dived in rapid successin over the Markham road rail-' ay yards, dropping 11 bombs I ach flashed red amid clouds of: list, smoke and debris, setting a I ng string of flres which split the I ght already aflame by a line of res a half a mile long on the angtzepoo. The death and destruction cans--1 by the bombing could not be stimated. Japanese army authorities warn--1 all foreigners to avoid the bord- 1 rs of the international settlement lid the French concession beluse, they said, the Japanese, larting at once, were going to nash and silence Chinese battersi near the borders. This warning covered foreign demise forces, including the U. S. mrth marines, guarding the forgn borders. Admiral Koyishi Hasegawa, comanding the Japanese fleet, warn--1 foreign warships and merchantlen to stay clear of the battle me unless movements in it ere imperative. This covered the United States miser Augusta and smaller ships, i well as warships of foreign naans. in the Whangpoo river. Japanese anger was apparent, le great final offensive, that was have knocked out the Chinese, d bogged down. The navy “requested" foreign ips not to try to use the great dna merchants' warves on the ound that the Japanese needed em. In the north Japanese army headalters at Tientsin in a formal origination threatened drastic nishnfent to persons engaged in i'.onage or other “treacherous tfons” detrimental to the Jap-1 ese army. The proclamation ■ ded cautiously: “Even subjects of neutral pow-11 (CONWNUED ON PAGE SIX) —F- —o' idianapolis Mayor Appointed To Board Indianapolis, Sept. 2. — (U.R) — hn W. Kern resigned as mayor Indianapolis today to accept an ipointment to the United States >ard of tax appeals made by resident Roosevelt. Walter C. 1 oetcher, city comptroller for the ( g mayor of the city and was * ern administration, became act- * Mini Into office by Municipal idge Wilford Bradshaw. That tax board appointment, * immissioned by the president this 1 orning, is for 12 years at a sal- [ ■y of SIO,OOO. Kern's present( ‘ ayor office pays $6,000 yearly for | term which was to have expired 1 inuary 1, 1939. 1 I TEMPERATURE READINGS ' DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER ' —— < 8:00 a. m. 78 t 10:00 a. m. 84 Noon 90 i 2:00 n. in. _ 93 I 3:00 p. m. 94 ( WEATHER 1 Partly cloudy to cloudy, local i thundershowers probable southwest portion tonight and Friday < and east and north Friday after- t noon; continued warm. 1

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Here is Brig. Gen. John C. Beaumont as he left San Diego for ( Shanghai to take over command of all marines in the sector and direct them in defending American i lives and property in the be-leag ured city.

STATE fi. 0. P. SEEKS HARMONY Chairman Taylor Invites Editor To Committee Meeting Indianapolis. Sept. » — ’U.F9 — John Taylor, new Republican state chairman, today waved an olive branch at the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, which has been alienated from the. G. O. P. high command since last April, by announcing that the editors would be invited to attend the next state ’ committee meeting in October. The editors were antagonized first when Harry Fenton, former i state committee secretary, was ■ ousted from his position by a faction led by Ivan C. Morgan, former state chairman, and Ralph Gates of Columbia City, fourthl district chairman. At that time also, a committee of editors was refused permission to attend the state committee’s deliberations. which has been the. custom for over half a century. At the state committee meeting last month when Morgan resigned, the editors ignored it altogether and called a meeting of their own for Sept. 24 and 25 at the Brown county state park. This location obviously is not suited for a tremendous party Fully which used to feature the editorial association meetings. DISTRICT MEET j IS HELD HERE American Legion Auxiliary Holds District Meeting Today M»re than three score of women registered at the fourth district convention of the American Legion auxiliary held at the First Christian church here today. This afternoon's program was to he taken up with installation of officers. Mrs. Nelie Plattner, of Auburn was to be Installed as district president, succeeding Mrs. Kate Zinn, of Chruubucr. Mrs. Plattner was to announce the selection of a secretary and treasurer to assist her during the i term. >ate this afternoon. They were also to .be installed. During the morning's session of the convention various onnmittee chairmen gave their reports of activities during the year. The delegates at the convention reported from auxiliaries in Churubusco, Garrett. Auburn. Colnmh-’a City, Fort Wayne. Angola, Rome City, Wolcotville, Kendallville and Bluffton, in addltkm to the local representation. • The ladies of the First Christian church served the noon dinner, which was attended by the delegates.

BAR CHILDREN FROM SHOWS TO CHECK DISEASE Chicago Theater Owners Bar Children Under 16 Years Os Age Chicago. Sept. 2- U.R)-Chicago ■ motion picture theaters today ' barred children under 16 from 1 theaters as additional cases of; j infantile paralysis were reported ■ throughout the city. , The ban was esyiblished after a conference of theater operators with Dr. Herman N. Bundesen president of the Chicago board of 1 health which two days ago postI poned indefinitely the reopening, 'of public schools in an effort to 1 check the spread of the disease. Earlier today. Dr. Bundesen announced two persons died of In- ) fantile paralysis today, and twelve i • more cases definitely were diag-I , nosed as infantile paralysis ' Eight others are suspected of l having the disease. Children under 16 will be barred I I I from theaters “until schools open' the operators said. Dr. Bundesen said opening of j . schools would be permitted as 1 1 soon as the danger period is pass I ed. He said the disease usually reaches its peak during the hottest summer months and begins . to decline early in September. The city board of education met late yesterday and approved the health order postponing indefinitely the re-opening of public, elementary and high schools, scheduled Sept. 7. Action by the board of education of the Catholic diocese, whose parochial schools are scheduled to re-open Sept. 8. was deferred until Saturday. Education boards of the suburbs and rural school districts ordered their schools to open on schedule. Two Girls 111 Denver. Colo., Sept. 2 (U.R) —A “wooden lung" arrived today by airplane and was rushed to a hospital where two children with paralyzed lungs were taking turns I in the only reapnator in this jjart I fICONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O LIST COMPLETE TEACHING STAFF Teachers For Decatur Public Schools Are Listed The complete list of teachers for the Decatur city schools was i announced today by Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent. Following is the list: North Ward: Elizabeth Peterson, first grade; Della Sellemeyer, second; I Florence Haney, third and John ■ R. Parrish, principal and fourth; grade; janitor, Delma Elzey. South Ward: Eva Acker, princi pal and first grade; Effie Patton, I j second; Gladys Chamberlain, third j and Matilda Sellemeyer, fourth janitor. Charles Feasel. Riley school: Ruth Vizard, first) grade; Nell Winnes, principal and second; Bertha Bunner, third; Electa Oliver, fourth; Matt Brein-i I er, janitor. I Central school: Bryce Thomas. 1 principal and arithmetic; Grace Coffee, language, writing; Harry Daily, arithmetic; Glennys Elzey, reading; J. Lowell Smith, geography; Margaret Moran, spelling, 1 writing and composition; Edward Jaberg, history and civics; Sylvester Everhart, hygiene and general I science; janitor, Harve Baker. High school: W. Guy Brown, principal, social science; Sigurd Anderson, commercial; Vaughn Millikan, commercial, mathematics; Deane Dorwin, history; Ellzaf beth Frisinger, Latin; Eloise > Lewton. English; Harold Mumma. English, history; Amos Ketchum, industrial arts; Helen Haubold. music; Kathryn Kauffman, art; ,C»NTfNUED ON PAGE SIX) o Gottschalk Denies Assailing Judge ; Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 2 (UP) — I Former Judge Grant Crumpacker today was in receipt of a letter, ( from Thurman Gottschalk, state : welfare director and supervisor cf , public inetituU.ns, denying that he 'ever said the trial of Virgil Kirk- ' land was "an error of the trial judge.” Crumpacker presided at the trials of the former Gary high school althlete who was paroled from the state reformatory last week after serving six years of a one to ten year sentence for the "gin orgy" slaying of, Arlene Draves. |

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 2, 1937.

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Rev. J. W. Montgomery, district superintendent of the northern Indiana district of the Church of the . Nazarene, will speak at the local Nazarene church Saturday even : ing at 7:30 o'clock.

FOUR KILLED AS ) AUTO HITS BUS — One Woman, Three Men Are Killed In Crash In Maryland Bel Air, Md. Sept 2—(UP)—One . woman and three men were killed and another man seriously injured today when an auto and Washing-ton-bound bus collided on the high- i ! way near here-. The dead were tentatively identified as: Elmer D. Hays, 45, of Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Isabel R. Hays, his wife. Elner D. Hays, Jr., 18, their son. James Leech, 18, also es Chevy Chase. s : The injured man gave his name at St. Joseph’s hospital, Baltimore, ; as Thurn Perkins, 24, Striker, 0., Perkins was the only passenger on the bus, ipolice reported. The woman identified as Mrs. I Hays, and the two youths were be- ; believe-d killed instantly. The man [died en route to the hospital. Break Down Os Pump Causes Shut Down A condensate pump on the 3,000 | K. W. turbine at the city light and I p-wer plant broke down at about 2:45 o’clock this afternoon causing a complete shut down of the elec- | trie service for about 15 minutes. > Coupling repairs were being made to the new 2,000 K. W. turbine and steam was turned Into the 3,000 K. W. turbine at noon. The switch back to the 2,000 turbine was made immediately and electric service resumed. ' ‘ln the past 15 years a shut down ' J this nature has occurred only a I couple times, M. J. Mylott stated. (Commits Suicide At Grave Os Wife Portland, Ind., Sept. 2 — (UP) — ,Orley V. Hutchins, 57, stood over | his wife's grave, fired a shotgun I charge into his left side, and fell dead. He had been despondent since her death several years ago. LABOR DAY TO BE OBSERVED Business Will Be Suspended In Decatur For Holiday i Decatur will join with the nation on Monday in commemoration of Labor Day. While no official celebration is planned, business in the city will be generally suspended. Practically all stores, with the j exception of confectioneries, restaurants, beer parlors, filling stations and those usually open on Sunday, will close their doors on that day. To accomodate children seeking i school supplies, the drug stores have signified their intentions of remaining open until noon. Sev-| eral groceries and meat markets I are also expected to remain open ' until 10 o'clock in the morning. Monday will be the final week-' I day of freedom for the city and I county children. Both the city anil I rural schools will open on the following day. Tuesday. No mail deliveries will be made | and according to custom the Daily Democrat will not publish an edition on that day. Taking advantage of the two-day I holiday, many residents are expected to make belated trips to the lakes and other summer resorts in : a final vacation before settling I down to routine fall labors.

SUGAR MEASURE IS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT Controversial Bill Is Signed; Airport Bill Is Vetoed Hyde Park, N. Y„ Sept. 2.—(U.R) j i — President Roosevelt completed action on pending bills of congress today when he signed a measure, 1 providing federal aid to states for , wild life restoration projects and vetoed the District of Columbia airport bill. The President took the action shortly before he was scheduled to board his yacht Potomac here for a cruise down the Hudson river and four days sailing off Ixmg Island. N. Y. The “wild life” bill signed by Mr. Roosevelt provided that the government should use money derived from firearm and ammunition i taxes and divide it between states for construction of projects to restore and preserve game animals and fowls. Mr. Roosevelt issued a 1.000 word veto message with his unfav- | able action on the proposal to enlarge the capital's Washingtoni Hoover airport Mr. Roosevelt said he killed the I measure because of its “complete; futility,” and added: “I am compelled to do this with deep regret, because the failure to provide for an adequate airport ■ may lead to serious accidents be-! fore one can be built.” The President said he would I submit legislation to the next congress providing for two airports to serve the district. The President also signed the commission of John W. Kern, of Indiana, to be a member of the board of tax appeals. The government began a $526.j 000.000 drive to wipe out city slums today, after President Roosevelt approved the Wagner-Steagall low-rent housing bill enacted by ' the last congress. He acted a few hours after I signing the controversial sugar bill, designed to aid beet and cane growers in the United Stateg. He ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) DEATH CLAIMS A, J. BLOWERS Retired Wahash Township Farmer Dies This Morning Andrew J. Blowers, 70, retired Wabash township farmer and brick : layer died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Goldie Boaher. of I Geneva, this morning at 9:15 o’-' : clock. Death was due to compliea- ' .ns. and he had been ill since the . middle of July. Mr. Blowers was born in Jefferson township. September 22, 1866, the son of Jack and Adeline Blowers. He was married to Margaret Aumiller. who survives him, Sepitember 12. 1888. He was a member, of the Berne Mennonite church. I Surviving besides the widow are the following children; Mrs. Ollie Beerijower, ** St. Louie; Alonzo, of Albion; Archie-, of Columbia City; | Noah, of Monroe; Vernon of Battle Creek, Michigan; Everett, of Port’and; Charles of Berne; Mrs. > Viola Derrickson and Mrs. Booher, j 'both of Geneva. One sister. Mrs. Rose Umback, of Fort Wayne, alsa survives. Four children, three broithers and one sister (preceded him , In death. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 p. m. Saturday, , and at the Berne Mennonito t Church at 2 o’clock. The Rev. C. H. Suckau, pastor of the church, will) I officiate. Burial will be made in the Berne M. R. E. cemetery. o— Conservation League To Plan P'or Picnic Members of the picnic committee I of the Adams county fish and game ; conservation league will meet Frl,(iay night at the home-f W. A. Fonner, club president. Final plans for the annual club picnic, to be held Sunday, Septemi her 12, will be made at that time, Mr. Fonner has urged that all committee (members atteifd. 0 Automobile Found Here Is Claimed The owner, Collins A. Burns of F'.'.rt Wayne, was located Wednesday for the abandoned automobile recovered here by Police Adrian Coffee. Mr. Collins called snr the | car late Wednesday afternoon. It bad been stolen several days ago: in Fort Wayne,

Sinking Os British Tanker New Threat To World Peace; England To Reinforce Navu

VIOLENT DEATH TOLL IN STATE Indiana’s Violent Death Toll Continues To Mount Eight persons died in Indiana' during the last 24 hours as result of violent accidents. Three victims were injured fatally in traffic mishaps. Other deaths were caused by (electrocution, drowning, hit by a train, fumes from gasoline, and a fall. Bil'y Brand, 5-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Brand, Dayton, Ind. was killed instantly and six other persons were injured in an accident between two passenger cars and a (truck on U. 8. highway 52 near Lafayette. The boy and hie father were riding in a car which crashed int? the ' rear of a truck driven by Horaco Gray, 32, Plainfield. A moment later an automobile driven by A. W. Gangi ver, Laporte, struck the Brand ■ car. Letitia Wegner, La Porte, sister of Gangiver, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy i Garrison, La Porte, all of whom i were riding with Gangiver, were in(jured. Doris Brand, 11, sfeter of the dead youth, anq the bey’s parents also were injured. Bonnie Jean Williams, two years j old, was killed when she darted across the street near her home at Rochester into the path of an automobile driven by Lloyd Daw- . I son, RochesterRoberta Searcy, 7, Indianapolis, i died in the St. Frances hospital | from injuries suffered when she was struck by an automobile driven ' by Lawrence E. Sanders, 24. Her death brought Marion county’s .: traffic toll to 99 this year. W. Glenn Janes, 32, Culver, was ; , killed and four other men were in- , jured, one seriously, when a pow'er • line they were stringing ®r the Northern Indiana Public service Co I I came in contact with a 6.900 volt , line, Clifford Sult, Groverstown, ’ was bruised seriously. The other I (workers were only slightly inpured. ' Rex E. Dulmatch, 32, La Porte, was killed instantly when his truck was struck by a Grand Trunk pasi senger train at a crossing in KingsI bury seven miles south of La Porte. Wilbur Frederick Huck, 27, emLpL .yed by Sevel and Co., Evansville was drowned while swimming in the Ohio river near Evansville. His I body was recovered in 20 feet of water by a dam crew wroking nearby. Austin Limm. about 45, carpenter, i was killed instantly at Fort Wayne i when he fell from a roof of a house on which he was working. Fumes from gas.-Jine which he breatheed after pull'ng a can over j water by a dam crew working near lace Earl Filler, 17-moßths-old son ■ of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Filler of, ; Williamstown. William Knox, Portland, and Mur- ( ( ray Jones, Pennville, were injured ; 1 serousl when their automobile ' jumped a curve on Blaine read (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) DROUGHT CUTS CROP ESTIMATE Drought Reduces America’s Corn Crop During August Chicago, Sept. 2—(UP) —Drought reduced America’s corn crop more j than 100,000,000 bushels during August, five private crop forecastens agreed today.” The five experts predicted a 1937 crop of 2,625,000,000 bushels in their monthly report, a drop of 165 I 000,000 bushels from that of August 1. Today's estimate was 34,000,000 bushels less than the government estimate of last month. The department rs agriculture’s August estimate placed the probable corn yield a 2, 659,000,000 bushels. The pri-) vate estimate of August 1, was 2.-1; 771,000,000 bushels. Despite sharp reductions in the | i probable yield, caused by severe ] drought conditions through several I the major coni producing states in the early weeks of August, the l estimate ran far ahead of the actual t 1936 yield. Farmers harvested 1,524,- j 1000,000 (B) bushels last year. i The average estmate on the 1936 T wheat crap today was 195,000,000 I bushels, 95,000,000 bushels less than 1 I the 1936 yield. <

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| When stunning Lois Beal, 17-year I old Romeo, Mich., beauty chosen :as Michigan's “peach queen.” I arrived in Washington, above, she ; proceeded to the White House.

MORE THAN 100 DIE IN STORM Hong Kong Suffers From Worst Typhoon In Its History Hong Kong, Sept. 2 — (UP) —The worst typhoon in the history of Hong Kong struck today killing ' more than 100 persons, wrecking parts of the city and causing heavy damage to shipping in the harbor. Officials feared that the death toll would be higher because large sections of the Chinese area lay in ruips. Many of the poor Chinese residents were trapped beneath falling houses and buildings. Many of the 50 ships in the harbor were damaged. Four of them sent out distress signals after the i typhoon had subsided. i Regular communications with ' the outside world were disrupted . for several hours. The 16,975-ton Japanese passi enger liner Asama Marti was swept i ashore by the great seas stirred [ up by the terrific wind. The 18,765-ton Italian liner Conte 1 Verde also was driven ashore, and the 10,006-ton British vessel Tilawa and nine others went aground in the harbor. A British government tug was wrecked and her master was missing. The British destroyer Thracian and naval tugs | went to the assistance of the stricken vessels. I There were 90 passengers aboard I the Conte Verde. None was reI ported injured seriously although all were shaken up. The 1,026-ton Chinese steamer On Lee broke loose from its moorings and crashed into the 9,800-ton British cruiser Suffolk, the Impact throwing 12 members of the On Lee’s crew’ to the deck of the British ship. The On Lee was thrown against the 1,375-ton British destroyer Duchess and finally (CONTINUED ON PAGE? SIX) District Interviewer To Be Here Saturday W. S. Ivison, district interviewer representative of the Indiana state employment service in this county, I will be in Decatur at the city hall I Saturday, for the purpr.ie of registering workers who are interested in securing private employment. Interviews will be from 9:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon. There is an increased demand for production machine operators, tool and die makers, arc welders and all types of experienced o'xnmercial workers, both men and women. Being a government agency, no fee is charged applicant or employCr * A .

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“Pirate” Submarine Sinks British Tanker; Second Engineer Killed; Nine Os Crew Wounded. GRAVE CRISIS London. Sept. 2 <U.R/ The key members of the Cabinet decided today to send naval reinforcements to the Mediterranean to protect British shipping, after the British tanker Woodford was tor- ! pedoed and sunk by an unidenti I fied submarine. The ministers decided to reinI force the destroyer strength in the western basin of the Mediterranean as a result of the sinking, the submarine attack Tuesday night on the British destroyer Havock, and other recent attacks on British shipping. The decision was reached after long, grave consultation, during which the Spanish ambassador called at the foreign office. A full cabinet meeting will be called next week. The Woodford was struck by two torpedoes 50 miles north of where the Havbck was attacked. The ship sank Immediately, carrying the second engineer with it. Valencia reported nine other memhers of the crew were wounded. Members of the crew landed from life boats on the coast of Valencia. It was announced officially that the British government has accepted a French invitation to attend a meeting of the Mediterranean powers to consider attacks on shipping in the Mediterranean. There was the threat, of the gravest international situation since the Ethiopian war. People here and in France suspect that ) the attackers are Italian submarines aiding the Spanish natioual- | ists . I There was growing belief also i that the submarine which attacked I the Havock — and missed — was I herself sunk by depth bomb charges. United Press dispatches from Gibraltar disclosed today that not only did the Havock drop seven depth charges but that the destroyer Hasty that went to hei‘ rescue dropped nine. “There is some belief that the submarine was hit,” the dispatches added. It was reported today that the French government—even angrier than Britain over the “pirate” attacks—had proposed joint naval action to check the attacking submarines. The French view was that immediate, forceful action was necessary to prevent an explosion in the Mediterranean. Costly Battle Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier. Sept. 2 —(U.R) —Crack troops of the loyalist international brigade closed in on the strategic town of Belchite today after a violent and costly battle. Belchite, a town of 3,000 population 28 miles southeast of Saragossa. is in the heart of Gen. Francisco Franco’s eastern salient. Its fall would enable the loyalists to drive a wedge between thoucands of insurgents to the north and south and break up Franc >’s drive threatening to sever the government's “life line" between Madrid and Valencia. The government reported that (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O G. E. CLUB TO NAME OFFICERS Officers And Directors To Be Elected Next Tuesday Officers and directors of the G. E. Club of the Decatur works will be elected Tuesday, September 7 at the local General Electrit plant. Candidates for president are Elmer Chase, Jerome Keller and Donald Gage. Candidates for vice-president are Luther Brokaw, Ralph Spade and Paul Busse; for secretary, Mary K. Leonard, Mary J. Fritzinger and Leia Reppert. Frank Gillig, Dewey Gallogly and Curtis Baxter arc candidates for a three-year term as director of the organization. The club has enjoyed a successful year, one of the more important events being the opening of the new recreation building under the direction of the G. E. Club offleers.