Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1937 — Page 1

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Jn Acute Danger jin Shanghai Area

i FcS® ners In Shanghai |Krave Danger When Resumes Near die C»n|t> n ' China. Sept. 14—(U.R) ' Chinese central news reported today that NelJohnson. United States had asked the state I at Washington to to Japan aga nst the • ,^K g of the American MisI □Ksp.t.M at Wa chow. 1937 by United Press L * Srfb'ii Sept. I I -.U.K Near„(isgd[ civilians and military were placed in acute I dong with thou ■eigners tonight when the I Shanghai shifted again ' clnity of the international' nt. hinese. although in full j from the area between ■ i and the Yangtze to the j nevertheless decided to | ir new defense line at the ation in the Chapel seche city proper, where they ivy artillery, line then would swing jorth and west toward the ion. consequence, hostilities lack to the settlement bn pel front, where machine e fire and grenade bursts a violent Japanese offenbllow up the firing of the | bombs during the day. hinese artillery in Chapel, on mobile railroad cars, a firing on the Japanese ? on the waterfront and i ships in the Whangpoo, i ssing directly over the ’ the international settle-1 Including the American i was between a cross f Japanese artillery in the WJUgkew quarter, east of Chaprt and adjoining the settlement, opened up au intermittent • firear. Chapel from the North road. Afte the explosion of two shells overfcie British consulate, the British began strengthening their 1 defetjßf- One shell struck the I T l ®®* °f the consul in charge. A. 01 N Ogden, and another the roof of the servant quar»s L'Mhr riflemen began constructsandbag emplaeements st tiM®ners of the consulate. Offiit was for protection of the jfci dsnicn only and they had [ I'Otif of protecting the building itselfjrom shell fire. Irilians also were taking vigjMi- steps to protect their One thousand Italian arrived from ev> rseas, regular Italian troops in since the Boxer rebellion than 1.21W1 Ltnlian marines tomorrow on the Moutecucoli, bringing the ; son -s to nearly 3.000 men warships to protect the nationals in Shanghai '9 slaughter in the region the city meanwhile conunabated. Wayne Knights I To Be Entertained A®t 75 Fourth degree Knights °ljß:iiliiin of Fort Wayne, will be of Decatur council No. dinner Thursday night at : '"nt® park. H are .being made by ! of which 11. P. Schmitt The Fort Wayne | participated in the church ■ s held in Decatur a year ago [ Centennial field mass and . S®*’"! chapter invited the group [ guests of the Knights of [ •<«®l)us here at a dinner this ■ JS* ■mperature readings THERMOMETER a. m. 52 | a. m. 58 | ’B' P- tn. 73 ■0 p. m. 71 WEATHER Btcreasing cloudiness, showprobable north portion toW 1 ’ and Wednesday and H|th Wednesday; not so cool cooler central and portions Wednesday as-

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I ■ Conducts Meetings 11 1 JP J ■ R JH ■ JJtl*

Rev Edison Haltegger will conduct a series of meetings at the Monroe tabernacle Friday. Satur- [ day and Sunday. The meetings [ are sponsored by the Adams counI ty holiness association. |

LITTLE CHANCE TO OUST BLACK • — Friends And Foes Os New Court Justice Debate Question Washington. Sept. 14 — U.R) — 1 Rep. Harold Knutson. R., Minn.. | , today asked for a congressional investigation of the reported mem- , bership of associate justice Hugo L. Black of the supreme court in : the ku klux klan. The Minnesota congressman who has served It etmeecuiive terms in the house said that if such an investigation! established without doubt that Black was a klansman then "congress should take action." When advised that attorneys generally agreed that the only way to remove Black from the supreme court was to impeach him, Knut-' son said. “I am not so sute that the senate will not find away to act." He did not amplify his remark. Knutson said that any man who was a member of an organization built of prejudices such as the klan is not qualified by reason of his association to dispense even-hand-ed justice. While friends and foes of the : Alabama Democrat debated his position, the Pittsburgh Post-Ga-gette, in a second story by Ray Sprigle, and copyrighted by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc., printed today a description of a klan ceremony in Bit - i mingham. Ala., at which the w’riter said BiaJt "renewed his oath of brotherhood” to the klan on Sept. : 2. 1926. The writer said that Black sat on the stage of the great klavern with Col. Bibb Graves, now governor of Alabama and then the i Democratic nominee for governor, and that both received gold (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O WILL ORGANIZE AUXILIARY HERE Spanish-American W. a r Auxiliary To Be Formed Here Friday The women's national auxiliary jof the United Spanish-American I war veterans will organize a chap- ! ter in Decatur in a meeting at the ' 1 American Legion home Friday eve- | ning at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. Bert Hall of Gary, president |of the organization, conducted a ' meeting here Saturday night, when preliminary plans were made for issuance of a charter, which will be kept open until Friday night. Mrs. Eliza M. Hahnert has been named temporary chairman of the > local chapter, and Mrs Florence A, J Noll temporary secretary-treasurer. : Charter members who have joined the local organization to date are: Florence A. Noll, Velma E. ! Brentlinger, Eliza R. Buchanan, I Eliza M. Hahnert, Georgia L. Foughty, Georgia G. Foughty, May E. Brothers, Iva May Brodbeck, Grace B. Harkless, Deha McMen-’ , ana, Eisie E. Roop, Edna E. Roop,; Rose A. Tanvas, Mary A. Omlor ■ and Zelma Roop. I

TAX ADJUSTMENT BOARD MAY END SESSION TODAY All But Three Levies Examined Early This Afternoon With the levies examined in all I taxing unite except two townships and the towrt of Berne, at 2 o’clock this afternoon, it was anticipated that the Adams couny tax adjustment board may conclude its an- | nual session late this afternoon. After making the preliminary ex- 1 atnlnai..n of aU budgets and tentatively setting the rates, the board will total the rates effecting each taxing unit and may thea make j further reductions. Members of the board stated that several cuts have already been made in the 'proposed 1938 budgets. I The iboard has the power to reduce any budgets but does not have the right to increase them. The law will permit the board to remain in session until October 1 to pass on the rates if necessary. After' the board has concluded its session, a right is given any group of taxpayers to remonstrate against any rate and have a hearing before a representative of the state tax board. When the state tax board passes on the rates they become fiita'. These will be anu unced early in ithe tall. After the levies are established, the county auditor will begin the ' figuring of taxes payable in 1938 upon the assessments fixed as of March 1, 1937. These are always available some time before the last date to pay the spring insta’lment 'of taxes in May. after which time penalties are assessed. Members of the hoard of tax adiurment are: Carl C. Fumphrey. Cal [ E. Peterson, O. L. Vance and Mqyor A, R. Holthouse rj Decatur: Jim A. Hendricks, of Monroe, Lawrence L. Yager, of Berne, and Howard Mauller, of Union township. CRIMINAL CASES' SET FOR TRIAL Ten Cases Are Set For Trial During September Court Term Ten criminal cases have been set for trial, beginning next week, during the September term of the Adams circuit court by Posecuting At-; torney Arthir E. Voglewede. The , 1 criminal docket was called Monday 1 afternoon by Judge Huber M. De- . Voss. The cases involve seven defendants. » The first on the court calendar is a driving while intoxicated I charge against Raymond Monday, September 20. Other cases are: September 21: Roy Steele, driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors. September 22: Ray Anspaugh, driving while intoxicated; Ray Anspaugh, reckless driving, and Ray . Anspaugh, public intoxication. September 23: Willis Fonner, op- ■ erating a barber shop without a license. September 24: Glen Martin, reck-, less driving; Glen Martin, drunken driving. October 11: John Hirschey, rape. October 14: Earl Butler, sodomy. Because convictions have been obtained on other charges, or the refusal of complaining witnesses to testify, or lack of substantial evidence, the following cases, most of them several years old, have been i dismissed by Prosecutor Vogle- ’ wede: Edward R. Liechty, fraudulent I [check; James Murphy, grand lar-1 [ceny; Samuel Stiner, drunken driving; Stakie Zachary, grand lar[ceny; William Flagg, grand larceny; Ralph H. Fugate, wife desertion; John Townsend, petit larceny; Howard Parr, Jr., grand lar- [ ceny; Edward Stump, grand lar‘ceny; Ralph H. Fugate, child desertion; M. A. Sullivan, reckless driving; Charles Duer, grand larceny. , ——o Circuit Court Civil Docket Called Today _______ The civil docket was called this morning in the Adams circuit court by Judge Huber M. DeVbss and most members of the Adame oounty 1 bar association were in the court j room. 11 This afternoon Judge De Voss began the setting of dates for trial 1 or hearings of civil cases during the I [ September term of court, ' i The estate docket will be called ’ i later in the term. I •

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Decatur Indiana, Tuesday, September 14, 1937.

“Pirate” Sub on Ocean Floor? '■""'w 1 j ~ i VALtNCIA/ M i U *« . I € a llg? ’ - MMBte t- LOCATEDHtRE | ; 88 d i Location of sub x- -.. J Italian submarine —)

Possible solution to the identity of “pirate” submarines which have been molesting Mediterranean shipping was seen in the report that one of the mysterious crafts was lying on the ocean floor off Cartagena. Spanish southern naval base. It was believed that the submarine was damaged by depth bombs dropped by government warships and was unable to rise to the surface. Identification of the craft would tend to [ confirm or refute Russian charges that the "pirate" submarines were [ Italian.

REV.ASPYTO DELIVER SERMON Local Baptist Pastor To Deliver Annual Sermon At Convention Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, will deliver the annual sermon at the annual convention of the Salamonie Baptist association, to be held at New Castle all day Wednesday. Rev. Aspy deliver his sermon during tomorrow morning's session. Rev. T. J. Parsons, executive secretary of the Indiana Baptist convention, will be the principal speaker during the convention. Rev. Parsons recently returned from an extended tour of Europe and the Holy Land. A missionary Uai.i Burma. wiU also be on the speaking program. Officers of the association will be elected at tomorrow's meeting ■and programs for the year will be presented and discussed. Among the Decatur persons planning to attend all sessions of the convention are: Rev. and Mrs. Aspy, Mrs. Ernest Scott, Mrs. Norman Kruse, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell, Mrs. Harve Shroll and Mrs. Cal Peterson. o Work Started On Theater Addition — Work on the new addition to the Adams theater was started yesterday. A force of men is razing the .brick garage at the rear of the present building, and when this is done excavation t w the foundation of the new structure will start. When completed the addition will permit the installati. .n of enarly 250 more seats. NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED 4th District Commander Installs Legion Officers Here New officers of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion were installed at the regular meeting of the post, held Monday evening at the Legion home, First and Madison streets. Carl Graham, Fort Wayne, fourth district commander, conducted the installation ceremonies. Mr. Graham also delivered the principal address of the evening, speking on "Cooperation.” Mr. Graham urged a friendlier feeling between legionnaires and between various posts of the orgonization. Ralph E. Roop, civil works commissioner of Decatur, was installed as commander, succeeding J. Henry Faurote, local grocery proprietor, who served during the past year. Other elected officers installed by Commander Graham last night, i were: Herb Kern, first vice-com-mander; Edwin Bauer, second vice-' commander; J. Henry Faurote, adjutant; Dan Zeser, finance officer: I Edwin Bauer, chaplain; H. V. [ Aurand, Herman Uleman and Jos Laurent, members of the executive committee. Appointive officers also assumed their duties Monday night. Free lunch and refreshments were served following the installation meeting. Members of the committee in charge of the installation were William Linn, Joe Rash and Joe Laurent.

Two Autos Collide At Street Crossing 11 No injuries were sustained in an |' automobile collision at the inter- | section of Second and Madison I streets. Monday afternoon at 4:00 ; o'clock Jiin Andrews, of Monroe, driving west on Madison .street across Second, collided with a car driven by Robert Ulman, route 3 Decatur. Both right fenders, the running board and a hub cap were ! crumpled on the Andrews car. Fenders were dented on the Ulman automobile. Both cars were . insured. o DEATH CLAIMS 7 LOUIS MAILAND 1 Stroke Is Fatal To Veteran De/atur Tailor Early This Morning Louis F. Mailand, 63, well known ’ tailor of this city, died at his home. 723 North Second street, at 12:40 o'clock this morning. Cerebral ’ apoplexy was the cause of death. 1 Mr. Mailand suffered the attack | at 4:30 Monday evening, while at work In his office above the Cort ! theater on Second street. He was immediately taken to his hmne, where death followed within a few hours. He had been a tailor in this city ['for 44 years, operating his own shop after being employed for a , I number of years at the Holthouse- . Schulte clothing store. , [ The deceased was born tn Root . [ township December 25. 1873, the .; son of Frederick and Wilhelmina j [ Scheiman-Mailand. He came to | [ Decatur when 19 years of age. ' and has made his home in this , city since that time. He was first married to Miss I Marie Goethner. who died in 1908. No children were born to their I union. His second marriage was | to Miss Louise Franz September I 10. 1911. I [ Surviving besides the widow are I' two children, Richard and Ellen., I both at home; two sisters. Mrs.' Sophia Zwick of Seward. Nebr.,' •[ and Mrs. Lizette Droege of Fort [ Wayne; four brothers. Charles I Mailand of Decatur. William Mai-' I land of Seward. Nebr.; Fred and] j Theodore Mailand of Fort Wayne, ■j Two children, two brothers and 1 ! two sisters are deceased. ■ I Mr. Madland was a member of ' I the Zion Lutheran church. I. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock Thursday u afternoon and at 2 o’clock at the ! i church, with the Rev. Paul W. 'j Schultz, pastor, officiating. Burial U will be made in the Decatur i ■ ■" " II CCONTTNUED ON PAGE THREE) O Two Arraigned On Criminal Charges Burl Harmon, 23--Geneva young ■ man, plead not guilty to a charge ;I of rape when arraigned today beI fore Judge Huber M. DeVoss in the I'Adams circuit court. Judge DeVoss . set his bond at $2,000 and he was • remanded back to the Adams counity jail. Arthur Unversaw, of Berne, [ was appointed pauper attorney for j him. Harmon is alleged to have at-1 I tacked a 14 year-old Geneva girl | Sunday. ' Herbert Loshe was fined ?15 and costs when he pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor vehicle i whi’e intoxicated before Judge Hub- 1 er M. DeVoes today. His driver’s [ license was suspended for six I months. Loshe was arreeted follow- [ ing an automobile accident Sunday ,! noon at the intersection of Fifth I and Monroe streets, |<

Nine Nations Sign Agreement To Sweep Mediterranean Free Os Subs; France, Britain Lead

F.D.R. CALLS I HULL TO TALK ON WAR CRISIS Cabinet Also Summoned To Discuss Conditions In Europe, Asia Washington, Sept. 14. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt called Secretary of State Cordell Hull to the. White House for luncheon today and summoned the cabinet to a; special meeting this afternoon to [ discuss the tense situations in Europe and Asia. The President had just returned from an 18-day vacation at his home in Hyde Park, N. Y.—a vacation cut short by one day because, of the tense international situation. 1 He arrived in Washington at 8:25 a. m. He will lunch and confer with his secretary of state at 1 p. m. and [ meet with his cabinet an hour lat- 1 er. White House aides said that the cabinet meeting was “in no sense” an emergency one. It was moved up from Friday, when it is held regularly, because of the Constitution day celebration scheduled for this Friday. The President returned to the capital to reinforce his program Tor keeping the United States out of war, to weigh federal monetary and budgetary problems, and, possibly, to renew his campaign for judiciary reorgniztion. Complaints against the recentlyamended neutrality act of 1935, the question of whether it should be invoked against China and Japan! and charges that the government | had filaed to stnd firmly enough! behind Americau interests in [ Shanghai have plagued the presi-| dent since congress adjourned. Monetary problems, emphasized by a declining stock market and ■ the necessity of financing the movement of farm crops, demanded Mr. i Roosevelt's attention almost as insistently as the foreign situation and momentarily put into the background such political problems as > a third term in the White House, a trip to the western coast, and,a method of realigning administration congressional forces. The president must await revis- , ed budget estimates for a final decision on how—if possible —to avoid a budgetary deficit greater than the $41)0,000,000 forecast m his message of last April, but several developments have damaged hopes' of achieving the goal. The President indicated in April that he hoped to reduce the deficit through (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) KIRKLAND SETS PUPIL RECORD — Kirkland High School Enrollment Os 102 Highest In History H. H. High, Kirkland township trustee, announced today that the enrollment for the Kirkland high school Is 102 this year, an increase of 15 over last year. This is the highest enrollment in the history of the school. By grades the enrollment is: Ffreshmen, 34; sophomore, 28; junior, 22 and senior. 18. A class In vocational home economics has been added to the school ! this year. Kirkland and Monroe are the only rural high schools offering the course. Mrs. Keever of Farmland is the teacher. There are six teachers in the high school: H. L. Foley, serving his fifth year as principal; Mrs. Marie Porter, Mrs. Helen Ehrsam, Max Beigh, and Miner Borden. Mrs. Ehrsam is also teaching the first classes in music ever given in the grades, as well as teaching high school music. o Two Decatur Persons Fined At Fort Wayne Two Decatur persons were given fines Monday in Fort Wayne on appearances before city judge William J. Schannen. Calvin McClure, who was fined sll for reckless driving on July 17, was sent to jail for failure to pay Mis fine. Irene Carpenter was fined sll on a charge of public intoxication.

PLAN MEETINGS ON PROBATION State Probation Division Plans Series Os Five Conferences Indianapolis, Se-pt. 14 —A series of five conferences has been arranged by the state probation diviaion for judges, probation officers and the general pub'ic, Mrs. Emory A. Scholl, director, announced today. The same iprogratn will be conI ducted at each conference, although [addresses wi'l be made by local officers in the diatricts. Mrs Scholl and Solon C. Vial, member of the state probation commission, will appear on all programs, however, Adolph H. Kruse, the United Statea i Probation Officer for southern Indj iana will be present at some of the 'meetings. Mrs. Scholl said. The locations, dates and counties include: Fort Wayne Reformed Church; i Wednesday, September 22; La- ; Grange, Stuben, Noble, DeKalb. Whitley, Alien, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Blackford and Jay. The program will open at 10 a. m. with an address by Mrs. Scholl wha will speak for fifteen minutes. Mr. Via l will speak from 10:45 to 11 o’clock on “The Influence of the Home.” Other subpects of the fif-teen-minute addresses, each of which will be foli?.wed by fifteen minutes of general discussion, are: “The Importance of Probation;” "The Benefit Derived from Re-Es-tablishing Without .Institutional Care;’’ “Who Should ;be on Probation;” “Punishment for Crime;” |“H>?w May the State Department jßest Serve the Counties:" and “Ne(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MATTAXGIRL DIES MONDAY Infantile Paralysis, Followed By Infection, Cause Os Death Infantile paralysis, complicated with a streptococcic infection, resulted in the death Monday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock of Ellaine May Mattax, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irenios A. Mattax of 515 Mercer avenue. The girl, who last year attended the third grade at the Soutn Ward, had been ill f-jur weeks and from time to time showed some improvement. Before she recovered from the infantile paralysis she suffered the streptococcic infection. The girl was born in Wren, Ohio, October 17, 1928. She came with I her family to this city, March 11, | and has lived here since. She was a member of the Wren, 0., U. B. church. Surviving are the parents, a brother, Edsal James Mattax, and three grandparents, H. O. Sweveiland, of Blue Creek township; and Mr. and Mrs. Vance Mattax, of Monroe township. Private funeral services will be held at the home on Mercer avenue, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. T. W. Bennet, of Hicksville, formerly pastor of the Wren U. B. church cfficiating. Burial will be made in the Spring Hill cemetery east of Berne. The body may be viewed through a window at the Mattax home until time of the funeral. o Sister Os Decatur Woman Dies Monday Mrs. Nellie Woods, of Jonesboro, sister of Mrs. Bert Haley of this city, died at the home of her niece, in Gas City, Monday afternoon, following a short illness. She is survived by three children, Mrs. Virgil Oden, of Chillicothe, Ohio, and Harry and Joe, of Jonesboro. Her husband proceeded her in death about 13 years ago. Mrs. Woods was a member of the Presbyterian church, where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. tn. with burial in the I. O. O. F. cemetery in Marion. She was known to many residents of this city, having visited here on numerous occasions. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Haley left Decatur Sunday morning to be at her bedside.

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Leading Powers Order Out Warships To Protect All Shipping From Attacks By Submarines EARLY ACTION Geneva, Sept. 14 -(U.R)- -Britain and France, backed by seven other powers, signed an agreement at Nyon. Switzerland, today to mass their fleets in the Mediterranean and sweep the sea clear of “pirate" submarines, ships and aircraft. The two big powers immediately ordered out their warships in the greatest mass naval co-oper-ation since the world war. They I are expected to have as many as 100 ships in action, the British contributing 40 destroyers. The nine powers refused to recognize either side in Spain as having belligerent rights. Shipping of other nations will travel designated routes and will be protected against attack. Any submarine which does not strictly observe international law will be sunk on sight. Yvon Delbos, French foreign minister, said “the accord just signed exceeds the limits of a regional agreement applied only to Mediterranean nations." His remark was construed as implying that ships of the United States and other non-signatory powers also would be given protection. Italy was expected to agree to the pact conditionally. It was understood Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign minister, told the British and French charges d’affaires in Rome that Italy, if she accepts in principle, wants full equality with Britain and France in patrolling the Mediterranean. Delbos and foreign secretary Anthony Eden of Britain were said to have replied that the condition was not acceptable. The pact was not ostensibly ■ I aimed at Italy, although no one doubted that it was. It was regarded*'as of the utmost significance, because it amounts to a temporary Anglo-French Mediter1 ranean alliance, something the two powers failed to achieve during the Italian-Ethiopian crisis. ' Action At Once London. Sept. 14 —(U.R) —British and French admirals in the Mediterranean were ordered today to put a formidable fleet of approximately 100 warships into action at once to combat submarine “pirates.” The warships will be aided by a strong fleet of airships of both powers. The orders were issued promptly on the signing of the nine-power submarine patrol agreement at Nyon, Switzerland. The British admiralty announced it was assigning 40 destroyers to the patrol. The French are expected to use that many if not more, in addition to the fleet of swift chasers and other auxiliaries which are available at their Mediterranean bases. The French (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o FOOD COUNCIL IS ORGANIZED J. Henry Faurote Is Named President Os Decatur Food Council J. Henry Faurote was named president of the Decatur Food Council at an organization meeting held Monday night in the city hall. Clarence Heiman, was elected secretary treasurer. Members of the advisory board are: Charlee Hite, Harmon Kraft, Carl Gerber, Gail Redd, Adolph K 'iter. John Stults and George Appelman. The by-laws committee is composed of Sylvester Sorg, Omer MeManama and Frank Butler. The first business of importance) transacted Monday night was a resolution unanimously adopted, to close alt grocery stores, meat shops and bakeries from Wednesday noon intil Thusrday morning throughout the year. This was subscribed to by all the outlying as well as tho up town food dealers. The next meeting of the coun--1 cil will be held Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock, in the city hall. The council has formulated a policy of following fair trade practices and through membership in national food councils, investigate and, eliminate Inferior products.