Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1937 — Page 1

Vol. XXXV. No. 211.

I Americans Cable | To President For I Full Protection

J , I ■Americans In Shanghai Ask For Protection Os Flag And Warships In War-Torn Areas. OCCUPY MISSION j By 11. R. Ekins ■ ,Copyiight 1937 by United Press) I shanghai. Sept 7— U.Rt AmeriKans in Shanghai, menaced by the ■ .nil's and shells ot a furious Imt■tie for possession ot the city, ■cabled to President Roosevelt and Kin rotary of State Cordell Hull to■lay. urgently appealing for the ■lotection of the American flag | ■and American warships. * | As the appeal was sent, word ■was brought that the Japanese ■warriors had occupied and fortithe Seventh Day Adventist | ■mission compound outside the city, ■ ~,,1 were In battle array under ■Three American flags which still ■flew over the mission. I The American consulate decided ■to protest the reported occupation. I The news was brought by two ■members of the adventist mission, ■ . C. Morris of Mount Vernon, O , Kind E. L. Longway of South LanKaster, Mass. They visited the Knillion-dollar mission, which cov■is two blocks on the banks ot ■he Yangtze. 1 The compound, they said, was ■ M < upicd by 50 Japanese bluejack ■ is. with several machine guns and Kandbag barricades. ■ Tlie American chamber of com■nerce, after an emergency meeting. sent a message to Secretary ot Cordell Hull asking that ■resident Roosevelts statement. Hirgitig immediate evacuation, in■erpreted here as meaning AmeriKans would be abandoned to their ■ate if they failed to leave, lie ■ clarified immediately.” ■ Panic spread through the forKign settlement as scores of AmerKean businessmen, some of them Hwith life-time savings invested in K'usiness here, bombarded the conK't'ate with pleas for protection. 9 Americans here, angry at what Khey believed was a withdrawal of K’tmerican protection for nationals ■broad, vigorously urged President Kioosevelt to adopt “a foreign pol- ■ y with a strong front, and keep Khe American flag waving.” I A 20-year veteran in the settlement, Mary L. Moody, formerly of I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o ffl INJURED IN ACCIDENTS Helmrich Lad Hit By Auto; Another Auto Overturns I John J. Helmrich, Jr. young son ■1 Mr. and Mrs. John Helmrich, of ■lecatur route tw... was confined in ■he Adams county memorial hospi■al today suffering from injuries reived Monday when he was struck ■y an auto. I Tne lad was enroute on a bicycle ■rom his parentis' home near Mag■ey to his grandparents, Mr. and ■irs. Peter Helmrich, when he was by a car driven by Mervin Hoofer, .1 Ossian. The lad sustained a brain concussion end a hip injury. The attendng physician stated at noon today hat his condition was improving, lospital attaches stated that there vas a possibility of his being re eased from (he hospital tonight. He was reported to- have remaind unconscious during most of the light. The driver ot the car was iot held. Deputy Sheriff John IL-rkes investigated the accident. Auto Overturns John C. Vandenberg, 38, of Fort Vayne suffered a brain concussion I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WAIT FOR MOON Walter J. Krick, superinten- | I dent of the Decatur public | E schools, stated today that the | ■ enrollment of one boy during | B the fall term, will depend upon | ■ the moon. The boy’s parents B informed Superintendent Krick I that they were not sure wheth- ■ er their son was five or six B years old. If the moon changes within | B the next two or three days they | B will know his age. as he was j B born (Turing the change of the | ■ moon. Should the moon prove | ■ he is six, the boy will be enter- | | ed in the first grade, his parents j I said. ■» ♦

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t — -I- .. .—■■■■■ , Leaves Decatur M I V U Rev A. F. Knepp, for the past . year pastor of the Union Chapel United Brethren church, has been j assigned to the Fulton U. B. j church. He will be succeeded here by the Rev. Stacy W. Shaw. REV. WEBER IS ASSIGNED HERE Rev. .lames A. Weber Is Appointed Local U. B. Pastor The assignment of the Rev. James A. Weber, of Rich Valley, as pastor at the First United Brethren church here, was among those announced during the closing session of the annual St. Joseph s conference of the United Brethren church held at Winona Lake over the week end. The Rev. Weber succeeds the Rev. H. W. Franklin, who resigned from the pastorate on July 26. The Rev. Ray Upson, conference evan-, gelist, had been appointed as sup-' ply pastor until the assignment. The Rev. Weber is married and has two children. He and his family will move here next week. He ■ will preach his first sermon at the local church on Sunday night. The Rev. Weber is well known and an active worker in the conference. At present he is head of the young peoples organization of the conference. Other assignments made at the meeting for churches in this territory are: Craigville. the Rev. C. W. Moore; Monroeville. J. W. Dickinson. Move Rev. Knepp Rev. A. F. Knepp, pastor of the Union Chapel United Brethren church the past year, was assigned the pastorate of the Fulton church, and will be succeeded here by Rev. Stacy W. Shaw. Rev. Knepp has led an active | life in both secular and religious | activities. In addition to other I scholastic attainments, he is a graduate of the Bonebrake Theo- j logical Seminary, of Dayton, Ohio. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) | o FEAR EPIDEMIC IS SPREADING New Outbreaks Os Infantile Paralysis Are Reported Chicago. Sept. 7 —<U.R) —New out-| breaks of infantile paralysis over the Labor Day week-end, with a j record increase in Chicago, were ; reported today as health author!-1 ties watched rising temperatures I bring threats of an even greater i toll from the disease. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, presi- ■ dent ot the Chicago board of health, said 33 new cases, four deaths, and 26 new "suspect” I cases were reported in Chicago over the holiday week-end. It was a record increase. There were 64 new cases and seven ’ deaths reported for the week just | ended and 31 new cases and one I death during the week ended Aug. ; 28. Postponement of school openings spread to additional cities as I health authorities moved to prevent gatherings of children, most susceptible to infantile paralysis. Detroit school and health authorities postponed school openings five days, until Sept. 13. after (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

VIOLENT DEATH TOLL IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED Death Toll Os Over 500 In Nation Less Than Predicted ' (Copyright 1937 by United Press) Forty eight states and the DisI trlct of Columbia early today re-1 ported less than half as many violent deaths as the national safety council predicted would occur on I the Day week-end Final compilation of deaths in- | chiding those in outlying districts and those of many who lay dying in hospitals as a result of week ; end injuries was expected to swell the three-day total well beyond 500. The national safety council I had announced that experience In . ' previous years indicated l,oou would die in the last holiday-week- | end of the summer season. Auto accidents caused the most deaths — near 300. Airplane j crashes, suicides, murders, and a variety of other accidents, shot the violent death toll to around 400. Michigan and California each reported more than a score of per-1 l sons died in automobile accidents. Cool weather, which discouraged would-be holiday tourists, helped reduce auto fatalities in the mid-dle-west. James Welborn, 21, died in Des Moines, la., without knowing a ' son had been born to his wife as a result of a collision between their automobile and a train. The baby, three weeks premature hut husky, was placed beside his unconscious mother in Broadlawns general hospital in an attempt to arouse her from coma. Clarion. la , reported the first football fatality this fall — Irvin Nielsen, ” high school backfield player, whose head was crushed to the ground in an attempted block. Three Detroit men who planned to fly to the Cleveland air races were believed to have drowned when their crashed into Lake Erie, off Point Peele. Ont. | L One man was killed. and. 14 Ind vfured. four seriously, in an explo-1 sion at the Cadina Beach plant of . the Astoria Light. Heat and Pow’er company, in New York One I of the injured died today. The body of Nancy Glenn, 5. was found face down in a muddy pool I near Philadelphia. Police believed she had been slain. W. O. Hollenbach, 23. was killed (CONT’NUEu ON PAGE FIVE) DEATH CLAIMS NANCY DAVIES Mrs. Robert P. Davies Dies At Blue Creek Township Home Mrs. Nancy E. Davies, 86, w’ife of Robert P. Davies, died at 6:45 j o’clock Monday morning at her home in Blue Creek township, onei half mile west of Salem. Death was caused by angina pectoris. I The deceased was born in Hock- ! ing county, Ohio, the daughter of I John and Mary Tucker. She moved to Blue Creek township 38 years ago. Surviving besides the husband are the following children: Mrs. Roy Miller, at home; C. I. Davies of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Miss Cora Davies, C. E. and E. R. Davies, all of Detroit, Mich.; Ray Davies ot Fort Wayne. I Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. I Lucy Downhour of Lancaster, 0., and two brothers, James H. Tuck|er of New Straitsville, 0., and George Tucker of Gore, Ohio; 15 i grandchildren and two great grand- | children. I Funeral services will be held at I the home at 1 o’clock Wednesday j afternoon and at 1:30 at the Salem IM. E. church. Rev. Alva Barr and , Rev. Vernon Riley will officiate. Burial will be made in the Wright j cemetery near Elgin, Ohio. The body was taken to the residence this afternoon from the ' Zwlck funeral home. 0 Indiana Resident Is Killed In Spain — Valencia, Sept. 7 —(UP) — Wallace F. Burton of Winchester, Ind. was killed fighting for the loyalists . at Belchite shortly before the arrival there of his fiancee, Mi'.ly Bennett. an American • newspaperwoman, it was announced. Burton was a sailor during tho world war. He came to Spain last March to enlist with the loyalists. i

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 7, 1937.

President Off on Fishing Trip Oi lY -h'O. ” > We1 1 ■ Sy, v feW. to*. I 7 * When President Roosevelt departed from Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. above, aboard the presidential yacht. Potomac, for a fishing trip, among those in his party were, left to right, standing. Lieut. A. D. Clarke, James Roosevelt and Capt. Paul Bastedo. Seated are Harry L Hopkins, relief j administrator, and the President. Their destination was Long Island. , sound.

W. C. T. U. TO MEETTHURSDAY County Convention To Be Held At Berne Church Thursday The county W. C. T. U. convention will be held at the Reformed i church in Berne Thursday. The morning session will open at 10 o’clock with devotions by Mrs. C. H. Suckau, followed by worship in i song by Frances Burkhalter. Greetings will be made by Mrs. Delton ' Passwater, county president. Reports of local presidents and department secretaries will be giv, I en, followed with election of ofli- ! cers. A monologue entitled “Friendship House,” will be giyen by Mrs. JC. T. Habegger of Berne. The noontide prayer will be given by Mrs. Lola Shafer of Geneva. Dinner will be enjoyed at noon, with after dinner talks by the minI isters. The afternoon session will open at 1:30 o’clock with devotions by Mrs. Dan Bierly of Kirkland township. Special music will be furnished with talent irom Berne. Mrs. Leota Beery of Decatur will give the memorial service, followed with an address by the Rev. Homer J. Aspy of the First Baptist (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) , , o LOCAL CHURCH PLANS SERVICE Confirmation Services At St. Mary’s Church September 19 Confirmation services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic church, Sunday, September 19, Rev. Father i Joseph J. Seimetz, pastor, has announced. A class of more than one hundred children will be confirmed by Rt. Rev. Bishop John Francis Noll, D.D., of Fort Wayne. The services will be held at 7:30 I o'clock. Father Seimetz, stated today. It is not known who will accompany Bishop Noll to this city. The list of confirmicants is being prepared and Father Seimetz stated the cjass would probably number 125 children and a few adults. It has been more than three years since Bishop Noll held confirmation services at St. Mary's Catholic church. However, he visited Decatur in 1936, speaking at the Catholic services held in the observance of the Centennial celebration a year ago. The class will be composed of those children who have made their first Holy Communion and others , who have not yet been confirmed, ,

Wehmeyer Residence Entered By Prowler Local police are searching for the prowler or prowlers who, Saturday evening, broke into the Mrs. G. H. Wehmeyer home on Mercer - avenue and escaped with approximately S2O in cash. Entrance to the home was gain--1 ed through a bathroom window, the only one unlocked. An unsuccessful effort had been made to enter through a cellar window. The Wehmeyers were downtown while the break-in was perpetrated. The money was in two purses amj a small bank. o CIRCUIT COURT TERM IS OPENED Adams Circuit Court Opens After Annual Summer Vacation The September term of the Adams circuit court officially opened Monday, but due to the fact that 'it was Labor Day, little business was transacted. During this morning’s session, a large number of appearances were filed by attorneys in new or old ‘ suits. Other minor c..urt business of , a routine nature was handled by Judge Huber M. DeVoss. Beginning this afternoon, entries n ade by the e'erk’s office in estate cases will be examined and the appointments of administrate) s will be confirmed. Other business in connection with the opening of the fall term will be transacted during the remainder of the week. ' Next week Judge will call the docket of criminal, civil, probate and other cases and make up the calendar for the remainder of the term. Criminal cases will be set for trial during the third week of court, t is -expected that there will be several jury trials scheduled in criminal cases during the fall term. - Although a grand jury has been selected as required by law for the September term, there are no matters which have been made public which may require investigation by that body. The court has just completed its annual summemr vacation after the conclusion o fthe April term in June. Commissioners Meet In Monthly Session The c.’.unty commissioners, in session this morning al> -wed the fc’aim for the county’s August expenses, as the first buhiness of the regular monthly session. Late this afternoon they began consideration of the coal contracts f..r the county jail, court house and infirmary for the next winter. I

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SCHOOLS OPEN THIS MORNING FOR NEW TERM Increase Is Noted In Enrollment Os Decatur Schools Today First day enrollment figures in the Decatur public and parochial schools showed a combined increase of 30 pupils, according to figures released this noon, with a total of 1.360 pupils enrolled as compared to 1,330 on the first school day of 1936. Both public and parochial schools opened this morning. Walter J. Krick, superintendent 1 of the Decatur public schools, and the Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz, superintendent of the St. Joe grade school and the Decatur Catholic high school, pointed out that late enrollments will bring the total higher in the next week. Superintendent Krick is anticipating approximately 30 additional enrollments. The enrollment in the Decatur public schools this year is 954, an increase of 19 over the enrollment of 1936 of 935. The public school enrollment in 1935 was 996. The enrollment in the parochial schools is 406, an increase of 11 over the 1936 enrollment of 395. The 1935 parochial enrollment‘was 414. It is expected that Decatur will be one of the few cities in the United States showing an increase in enrollment. School heads of the nation have stated that the birthrate decline is affecting the school ‘ enrollment. The Increase In attendance here is chiefly attributed to additional families. Berne schools did not open until this afternoon and the enrollment " figures were not available late this afternoon. Public Schools I The enrollment in the Decatur ' public schools this morning by ’ grades is: South ward; first, 27; second, 30; third, 24; fourth, 55; total, 114, ! a decrease of 16. Riley building: first, 29; second,! 26; third. 30; fourth, 26; total. 111. a decrease of nine. North ward: first, 27; second, 26; | third, 22; fourth, 26; total 101, a decrease of 10. Central: fifth, 110; sixth, 75; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) J o Mrs. Mary Garard Undergoes Operation i Relatives received word today that Mrs. Mary Garard. 704 High street. Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, was operated on at the Methodist hospital Saturday morn- i ing. for gallstones. She had been | , very sick for the last couple of | weeks. The message received to- ; day stated that she is getting along satisfactorily. Q JOHN BOCH IS NAMED CARRIER Given Temporary Appointment As Rural Mail Carrier Here ! The temporary appointment of John Both as rural mail carrier | on route one, has been approved by the post office department at Washington. D. C., Mrs. Lola P. Macklin, acting postmaster here, stated today. Boch, the substitute carrier on route one, has only been temporarily named, she stated in answer to a report that the position was permanently filled. Boch is serving on the route i since J. Earl Butler, the regular carrier, has lieen indefinitely suspended by the post office department. Butler is awaiting trial on ! a charge of sodomy. Charles Hocker, assistant post- . master here, stated that the position can be filled permanently only through the regular channels, including the passing of a civil service examination. Approval of the action came from ‘ J. W. Cole, second assistant postmaster general. Butler was entering his 32nd year at the local post office. The suspension is made i without pay.

TWO NEW CASES AGAINST ERIE I Suits Os SSOO And $2,000 Are Filed Against Railroad Two new cases filed today against the Erie Railroad company for S3OOI and $2,000 each, bring the total of cases filed against this company ini recent weeks for automobile acci-; dents at the Mercer avenue cross-1 ing to eight, and the total damages , asked to $49,800. In the first five suits filed against the railroad, in which total damages sought were $40,000, the city of Decatur was also named as a defendant. In the last three the city could not be named a defendant because the time permitted for I filing notice of intent to bring suit as limited by law had expired. The last two suits involved accidents at the cement base of the signal flasher lights at the north side of the railroad. The other six cases involved the cement base for the signal light at the south side of I the tracks. In these last two cases, it is alleged that Dale Brand was operating a car owned by Hiram Whittwer, December 6 at 1:30 o’clock in the morning. Both complaints allege negligence on the part of the railroad in permitting the “obstruction” to remain in the streets after several accidents had been reported alleg-l edly due to the cement base. It was claimed that the cement base . could not be seen properly when the viability was poor, due to poor lighting and failure to properly, I mark it. In asking for $2,000 damages, Mr. Brand listed “numerous severe lacerations, head, chest and body in-1 juries, a great loss of blood, severe 1 bruises and contusions about the chest, which prevented him from lifting anything for a period of over two months, a shock to his nervous system, and permanent injuries to his body, health, organs, and nervous system." It was claimed that he incurred hospital, physicians j and nursing expenses. He also j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o STUDY BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR I County Council Opens Consideration Os 1938 Budget A review of the proposed 1938 budget for Adams county was begun today by the county council, in its most important session of the year. It is expected that the council I will complete its session V. ednesday morning. The par of the 1938 proposed budget to be raised by local taxation, is $115,531, as compared to the existing budget of $107,662. However, an increase of only one cent over the 11937 levy of 47 cents would be required U raise this amount, due | to the increase- of valuation in the county. It is expected that the levy will | I be pruned below the 1937, 47 cent I rate by the council. Proposed budgets and proposed rates for the county are as follows: county revenue, $77,021, rate, 32 , cents; c-'Ninty bonds, $9,627, rate four cents; county welfare. $28,883, rate 12 cents, total $115,531 rate, 48 cents. The existing budgets and tax rates are: county revenue, $66,572, rate 29 cents; county bends, $9,182, rate, four cents; county welfare, $31,808.10; rate, 14 cents; total, $107,562, rate, 47 cents. The above budgets include only the portion of the total budgets raised by kxal taxation. The proposed 1938 budget for the highway department is $127,750, of ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 61 1000 a. m. 70 Noon 78 2:00 p. m. 86 3:00 p. m. 87 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; moderate temperature,

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I Determine To Use Combined Fleets If Necesstary To Protect Their shipping In Mediterranean. HITLER SPEAKS By Webb Miller I (Copyright 1937 by United Press) London. Sept. 7 U.Ri Hiitaiit and France were determined today jto use their combined fleets if necessary to end the submarine | menace to shipping, and to force I the issue at an international conference in Switzerland next Friday regardless of any objections of Russia. Italy or Germany. The issue of peace or war in Europe was brought to a head by a Russian note to Rome, accusing Italy of submarine “piracy." Italy curtly rejected Russia’s demands. In consequence, there were intimations that relations between the two powers might be severed, and that Russia might convoy all her merchandise through the MediI terranean with warships. The British and French were i angered and dismayed by the turu [of events. They took the attitude that the Mediterranean conference I must not fail; that if Italy. Germany or Russia refuse to collaborate in a general agreement, Britain and France will go to the limit to protect their shipping and will invite other interested powers to i join them. The feeling grew both in London and Paris that European statesmen must make up their minds at once whether there is to j be peace or war. Britain and France were i strengthened in their attitude by I the knowledge that their combined | fleets would be supreme on the Mediterranean and not likely to be , attasked. Britain did not wish at present to jeopardize the Mediterranean i conference by formal announcement of agreement to collaborate with Fiance in the inland sea. but it was known that Britain consid- | era piracy must be stopped at all | costs. The attitude of Russia and Italy was the key to the situation. Russia has made no direct move, but Fuehrer Adolf Hitler proclaimed German support of Italy against communist Russia in a speech to the Uazi party tall at Nuremberg today. It was feared that if Russie attends the Mediterranean conference, she may appear in the role of accuser of Italy and demand that the powers take direct, stern action against her. There would be little chance of the powers agreeing. The British already have submitted an outline of the conference proposals to the French, who agreed. All conferees, it was reliabyl understood, will be asked to agree to the antisubmarine measures. But even if all do not agree, the measure will be carried out by Britain and Fiance in conjunction with an other parties who wish to join. Reliable French sources em(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) & O ANNUAL PICNIC HERE SEPT. 12 Conservation League Plans Annual Picnic Next Sunday The annual picnic of the Adams county fish and game conservation ’eagtie will be held Sunday, September 12, at Sun Set ipark, W. A. Fonner, president of the organization anr.'-unced today. A .basket lunch will be served at noon and the free program will last from early in the morning until late in the afternoon. Free lemonade will be served everybody. Speakers from Indianapolis and Fort Wayne will be present and good music will be furnished the crowd. Games and various kinds of entertainment are being planned for the crowd. The public has been invited to attend the free picnic, membership in the league not being a requirement of admission. Invitations to the conservation clubs located at St. John's Poe, Mons"eville and 'Berne have been extended, and it is expected that thhis will be the largest picnic iu the history o£ the league.