Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1937 — Page 1

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Japanese ano CHINESE FIGHT HAND TO NANO Linese Recapture Key I Town In Bitterest I Battle Os War ■shanghai. s,>l ’ r 10 ~ <UR> Z EL- troops have recaptured Kln ke)’ ,oW ” on lbl * O’out E,h of Shanghai. after one of the EL- I,f ,hP wur ; “ EL army spokesman asserted fcmrently catching the Japan-! E l,v surprise at dawn, the E.L. charged their trenches Esnese reinforcements were , ELd to the front line and a bit-1 fiKht ° <curred - E spokesman said, in which the t OIS Chinese "big sword" men Ewe favorite weapon is a huge Eshanded broadsword, hacked Eir way through. ■ Apparently the attack was a Enned Otte in connection with E carefully mapped withdrawal J the Chinese to their new de-, E*e line [Lotien is on the new front seEteti by the German military adEtr- of the Chinese, but it had Eli in Japanese hands for some I - ■Japanese continued their effort 1 harass the Chinese as they withEw to the new defense line, exEding from the north railroad Eion here to the Yangtze river. ■ Japanese naval guns continued 1 pour fire into Chinese positions , ■ the railroad station center. The Easuting effect of these guns. | which the Chinese have no Enter-weapons, played a big part ■ the demand of the German milltry advisers that the Chinese tithdraw out of effective range, t order to conduct their defense rithout suffering appalling losses. Japanese guns tried vainly all ay to silence the Chinese machine tinners th the I’ootung section, cross th» river from the internatonal settlement intermittent rain and heavy loade iaterfered with airplane., lork The rain kept down many Ires. In Northern China, Japanese at- i icked along the Hankow- railroad. > nth of Peiping, on what they lid was the biggest scale since le Russo-Japanese war of 1901- j W 5 On the front south of Tientsin, hinese were strongly fortified (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) miAXRATE till 21 CENTS ’otal Tax Rate In City For 1938 Is Savings To Taxpayers The 27-cent reduction in the Xal tax rate payable in Decatur' 1 1938, will mean a saving to “Payers of more than $12,000. : 1 was figured today. Based on the city's net assessed •luation. the 27-cent_cut amounts «Approximately s'Ul'xoo.46. The alaation for taxation purposes is 1740.913. The civil city's rate is only 40 ttt’-S on the hundred dollars. This me levy has been maintained for 1 * past three years and will lie in tee again next year, despite in■rases in the budget, for firemen 1 “ policemen salaries and street i tpairs. The 40-cent levy will produce e >> than SIB,OOO, whereas the to,a ' s a little more than ’ ’ . Other revenue, including citation of $7,000 from the elec-i c an< * water departments next rar. makes it possible to keep the ys levy at a minimum. 'es which go to make up the , rate Payable in Decatur in are: State 15c;. Decatur nnrti' * I02: tow nship general ' ’ c; township pood fund. 30c; I “»hip road bonds. 13c; Decatur ’ r “ry, 6c; county funds. 28c; Pty welfare, 10c; civil city. ~ totai * 2 «- 6 rate payable this year is b ' 8 a reduction under “r 1936 rate. ourth Degree Knights Meet Here This Evening ngL- <^il L ner t 0 b e g ' ven this even- i 1 . Fourth degree of the B „° f Columbus to npproxihvnl J 5 members of the ’ Fort d in o, ourtb degree will be servA 6 pav « l " ,n a t Sun Set park, iinner program will follow the t Joo r ' Ch will be in tbe charge Sts e and August Heiman, hr pY am 18 in tbe charge of hry's ,'' h^ r Selmet *. Pastor of St. 7o Catholic church.

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Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, was elected moderator of the Salamonie Baptist association, at ) the annual convention held at New Castle Wednesday.

LOCAL PASTOR IS MODERATOR Rev. Homer .1. Aspy Is Named Moderator Os Baptist Association Rev. Homemr J. Aspy. pastor of the Fir-st Paptist church of Decatur. was »lected moderator of the Saiamonie- Baptist association, at the 97th annual session of the association. held Wednesday at New Caatle. Rev. Aspy, as moderator, will have jurisdiction over approximately 15 Baptist churches in this state, : ranging from New Castle north to Decatur, west to Warren and east to the Indiana-Ohio ctate line. The ’.."al pastor succeeds the Rev. W. J. Crowder of Montpelier, who has accepted a charge at Richmond, Virginia Clarence E. Bell of Decatur was appointed chairman of the committee on religious education. Mrs. Bell was chairman of the committee on resoluti .is during the convention. Rev. Aepy delivered the annual convention sermon during the , morning session of the association I meeting, and .Mrs. Aspy rang a 1 vocal solo at the same session. The principal address of the morning session was delivered by I Rev. Charles E. Watkins of Muncie who will 6e the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club this evening. Rev. T. J. Parsons, executive secretary of the Indiana Baptist con-' vention, spoke during the after-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O John Lewis Forbids Indiana Mine Strike Terre Haute, Ind.. Sept. 16 —(VP) John L. Lewis, national president of J the United mine workers, today for- ■ i bid Indiana Union members to strike until an-.'her effort Is made ! to settle a wage controversy with ' the Indian coal operators association. In a telegram to Frank Barnhart President of District No. 11 (Indiana) of the miners. Lewis said: "Before taking any action in this matter (the proposed strike) I am requesting a c-anmittee of the interI national executive board of which John O’Leary is chairman, to meet with both sides th the district No. 111 situation with the view of effectuating a settlement If possible. ADAMS COUNTY MEN TAKE TOUR Eleven Men From County Make Tour Os Henry County Wednesday Eleven Adams county men took part in the Henry county tour of . soil conservation problems, spon- ' sored Wednesday by the Indiana ' conservation service. The six counties represented in the tour were Allen, Wells, Noble.; LaGrange, DeKalb and Adams. Representatives from Adams county were Henry Gallmeyer and Mart Bultemeyer of Root township. Adolph Schamerloh and Mr. Schainerloh of Union township; Homer Arnold and Boyd Steppier lot Kirkland township; L. E. Archj bold, of Decatur; William Patterson, Mr. Jones. Albert Burke and Frank Merriman of Blue Creek township. Seen on the tour were furough contouring, pasture rejuvenation, ' strip cropping, and sodded water ways projects. The men plan to erect several 1 of the projects in Adams county for their own benefit as well as for demonstration purposes.

JOHNSON SAYS ’ U. S. HEADS TO DICTATORSHIP (Jen. Hugh Johnson Assails ‘•Dictatorial Trend” Os Government Chicago, Sept 16— (U.P.) —Gen Hugh S Johnson, former chief of the new deal's national recovery administration, charged today that President Roosevelt seeks control of the supreme court "by the ap-1 pointment to it of a majority of puppets of his own choosing, hillbilly wool hats from the forks of■ the creek like Hugo Black”. Johnson, in an address to the National Hardwood association, made only that reference to the controversy involving appointment , i of Sen. Hugo Btai k to be an asso- ' date justice of the supreme court Ills speech was a broad attack upon what he said was a dictatorial trend in the government. “Under the seduction of ballyhoo, bribery and charm we are moving away from the democracy [ imagined by the constitution and straight toward as rigid a dictatorship as there is on earth, and we are moving there because we don't realize what we are doing to ourselves.” Johnson asserted. “We don't realize what we are, doing because there is no party of . opposition worthy of the name to make it clear by protest and de-1 bate. The Republican party is curled in a heap because it wetrt j out with what looked like a fake nrogram and with what seemed a false-face candidate who appeared to conceal a probable purpose to : go straight back to the reactionary principles of the old order of the tory Republicans.” Johnson said the “aims of purposes and principles of the original new deal expressed. I think, the conviction of the country as they then were and as they still remain.” These, he said, included- thel right of labor to organize, decent prices of agriculture, protection of, industry from “chiselers.” elimin-ation-of abuses in banking’ and' i securities, regulation of utilities. I relief for unemployed and the endI ing of big business domination in > government. "You can't go back of these things.” he said. “They must be accepted and kept as a sincere and j honest creed in the spirit of a cru-j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVB) DENIES MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL Elver Foreman Denied New Trial But Is Granted Appeal Special Judge Hanson F. Mills, of Portland, this afternoon overruled a moti.’. nfor a new trial, filed by Elver Foreman, who has been held all summer in the Adams county jail afte rhis conviction in June [ on a charge of auto banditry. Judge Mil's sustained a motion . to appeal the case, setting the bond at $2,590, which was filed and approved. Foreman, his wife and Bernas v. . ker and former automobile mechanic. was convicted last June on an auto banditry charge, in connection with the attempted robbery and threatened torture of Mrs. Am- i anda Ayers, 77, Blue Creek town-I I ship recluse, on August 17, 1932. Fofeman, his wife and Bernas Clark were arrested in Indianapolis ) a few days after the alleged crime but were not brought to trial until last June, although they were indicted several times by Adams cr-unty grand juries. The petit jury's conviction carried a sentence in the Indiana state prison of 10 years. Foreman attempted to post bond at that time but Judge Mills.ruled it could not be done while the court was in vacation during the summer. Selking Infant Is Buried Today , Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home for the stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. F. Selking of Madison township, Allen county. The Rev. Wil’iam Aken read the services. Burial was made in the Flatrock Lutheran cemetery. The baby was bcrn this morning at 2:30 o'clock and is survived by : a sister, Laura. Als.?- surviving be- , sides the parents are the grand par-1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman and Mrs. Fred Selking, all of Madison township. The Zwiek funeral home was in I charge of the services. i

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 16, 1937.

Crazed Detective Runs Amuck

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A crazed former private detective, involved in a law suit with two lawyers, ran amuck in a Chicago office, shot and killed one of them, critically wounded another, and stabbed two women office attendants before surrendering to police. The assailant, shown center with de--1 tectives. gave his name as George Chicharvich. 58. and told police that he had been swindled out of a $60,000 property One of his four victims was Frederick W. Elliott, 53, former municipal court judge, who died j of his wounds.

NAME MAYOR AS ROAD DIRECTOR i Mayor Holthouse 4s Director Os New Blue And Gray Trail Mayor A. R. Holthouse has been named one of the three Indiana directors of the proposed new Blue and Gray Trail, a federal highway extend front Richmond, Virginia. to Benton Harbor. Michigan. The route will pass through Decatur. Other Indiana directors are Mayor dell E. Firestone, of Goshen, and Paul G. Hoffman, of South Bend. Studebaker Corporation i president. Dr. W. H. Compton, of ' Pomeroy, Ohio, is president of the association, which is made up of three directors from each of the, states of Michigan. Indiana, Ohio, j West Virginia and Virginia, through which the proposed road will pass The road is laid out, but there! is much to be done in the way of, paving and straightening the route I in Ohio. It's route number will I probably be assigned later this 1 month. From Richmond, Va., the route is | to cross the Shenandoah Valley, pass through Elkins. West Virginia and enter Ohio at Pomeroy. It wi’l run north through Columbus. Wapakoneta, and St. Mary's to enter Indiana at Decatur and pick up Indiana route No. 2 at Fort Wayne, passing through Goshen, Elkhart l and South Bend, and thence north I to Niles and Benton Harbor over i U. S. highway No. 31. Many scenic points are reached in West Virginia and Virginia over the proposed road. WILL DISCUSS DUST PROBLEM City Council To Hold Special Meeting On Problem Tonight All persons interested in the dust problem in the south part of the city are urged to attend a special meeting, called by the city council tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the city hall. Representatives of the KrickTyndall Tile Mill, Dr. R. E. Daniel, city health officer, members of the council and residents of the south part of the city will hold a roundtable discussion in an effort to solve the question which has been brought up several times in the last several months. Several petitions have been filed with the city council, claiming that the dust is a health hazard as well as a cause of making the homes dirty. It was claimed that it is deI stroying the value of property in that part of town. A letter from the state health department published a few months ago, stated that an investigation had failed to reveal any diseases caused by the dust. Officials of the tile mill have stated that the dust is being eliminated as fast as possible.

Transient Is Convicted Os Public Intoxication Rudolph Rigo, a transient, was found guilty by Mayv A. R. Holthouse on a public intoxication j charge in clty.court Wednesday and was fined $1 and costs. He was unable to pay the fine and ie serving his fine out in jai'. Mayor Holt’house gave him credit from Saturday for the days he has spent in jail, because the may"r was meeting with the tax adjustment board Monday and Tuesday and could not hear the case. On the possibility that he may have l>een implicated in crimes in a western state his finger prints are being checked. The report will be back before he is released. SETS CALENDAR OF CIVIL CASES I Civil Cases Are Set For Trial In September Term Os Court The calendar of civil cases in which action is to be taken during I the September term of the Adams circuit court was completed today by Judg Huber M. DeVose after conclusi -t with the attorneys in- , volved. The civil calendar is: Oct. 6—Marion Machine company vs. N. E. Masters, et al, note. A'bert Pape et al. vs. Robert Brown, ejectment. Earl Reber vs. Charles Fisher, I foreclosure of mechanic’s lien. Myrtle Brown vs. John Chronister estate, claim. Oct. I—Monr-te State Bank vs. 1,. E. Jacobs et al, note. William Zaggel vs. Chalmer Porter ct al, plea in abatement, note. Oct. S- Pectples state ibank of Berne vs. Rufus Meshberger et al, two cases. American state bank vs. Peter Young et al, note. Oct. 18 —Special agent for Old Adams County Bank vs. Christian Lehman, note. Kitch Agency. Inc., vs. John Buner, replevin. Samuel Gentis vs. Chancey Heller et al, n/ ie. Oct. lit —Special agent for Peoples Loan and Trust Co., vs. William Hawkins, estate, note. O. L. Vance vs. William Sellemeyer estate, claim. Minda Medaugh vs. William Sellemeyer estate, claim. Oct. 20'—General Exchange Insurance corp, vs Menefe Art Stone et al, damages. Western Fire Insurance company vs. Bam brock Fast Freight, damages. Ray Corbin vs. 'Obert G. Hahn, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FfVE) o Divorce Granted In Circuit Court When the defendant failed to appear, a divorce was granted Wednesday afternoon to Esther A. Stegner from Robert L. Stegner. The custody of the four vear old daughter was given to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was prohibitted from marrying for two years.

League Os Nations Seeks Aid Os United States In Far East War Crisis; Revive Committee

LEACH HEARING CONDUCTED BY | POLICE BOARD Federal Agent Testifies Os Matt Leach’s Refusal To Cooperate Indianapolis. Sept. 16— lll.R) — i Haro'd Reinecke, head of the In- ! dianapolis office of the federal j bureau of investigation, today told the Indiana police board specific details of the refusal of Matt Leach, ousted state police captain, to co-operate with the G-men. Testifying at Leach’s hearing seeking reinstatement, Reinecke descrilied the FBl's trouble with Leach as an “accumulation" over j a period of years. Reinecke charged that Leach: 1 1. Told relatives of a known criminal to tell federal agents , nothing and to “laugh at them.” 2. On Aug. 26 talked to the | chief of police of a city outside the state by telephone and “derided" the bureau of investigation. 3. Had used terms of contempt I concerning the federal department in conservations with other police i officers outside Indiana. 4. Had said that the federal i 1 agents "tapped telephone lines inI to the state police headquarters in i Indianapolis." which Reinecke - vigorously denied doing. 5. On Dec. 24. 1935. had re- - fused for hours to turn over to 1 the federal agents four bandits - who had robbed a Wichita Falls, 1 Tex., armory and refused to give 1 the G-men details of the capture in this incident which Reinecke r said was “our case exclusively i ! since a national guard armory a had been robbed.” 1 Reinecke denied that the bureau of investigation had demanded that Leach be dismissed He admitted that he and Myron Gernia. another federal agent, had discussed Leach's lack of co-operation : with the police board and Don I Stivet. state safety director, on t 1 Sept. 1. ’! He said tljat as far back as Dec. 13, 1935. he had discussed Leach's) attitude with Stiver and the board. I I" 1 citing specific complaints against | Leach's conduct. Reinecke testified at the request of the police board, which was | ( represented by Pat Smith, assistant attorney-general, as its legal ’ I counsel. » Phillip Lutz, attorney • general r under Gov. Paul V. McNutt, was r counsel for Leach. Smith asked the police board at i the hearing's start that Leach be | made to testify first. This was ’ overruled by Claude Crooks of Lebanon, board chairman, who t held with Lutz that Leach was entitled to hear details of the . charges against him before defending himself. r Lutz was known to have been I a supporter of Pleas Greenlee. Mc- ■ Nutt’s former secretary, who was an unsuccessful candidate for gov- - ernor against Gov. M. Clifford «■■■! ' — " f (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O ELKS PLANNING ‘ SOCIAL EVENTS Chop Suey Dinner September 22 First Event Os Fall Season The first social event of the fall and winter season will be held at the B. P. O. Elks club on North Second street, Wednesday night, . September 22. j A chop suey dinner will be served from 5 to 7 o’clock, and r | will be followed by bridge for the ladies. Tickets for the entertainment I are placed at 35 cents per person ■ ' and include the dinner and bridge. Elks, their families and invited I guests will attend. Table prizes ! will be awarded in bridge. Tickets may he obtained from t members of the organization or by ) calling at the club. Next week’s party will be the • first in a series planned by the • organization for members throughi out the fall and winter. Preliminary plans are also being made for a series of dances at the ■ club, with the first dance to be held early in October.

PROWLER AGAIN REPORTED HERE Prowler Is Again Reported Seen In South Part Os Decatur The phantom prowler, whose ability to appear and disappear and whose immunity to bullets and buckshot, has baffled more than a dozen residents who have seen and chased him, made two appearances Wednesday night in the south part of the city along McBarnes and Russell streets. The prowler was first reported about 7 o'clock Wednesday but had already been chased out of sight when the police were summoned. A second call was answered by the police at 9:30 o’clock and a small posse of men circled the field between that section of town and the Homesteads addition, in which the prowler has made good his escape several times before. No trace of him was found. This is the first appearance of the prowler since two shots were fired at him last week after he was seen in the same neighborhood. Police believed last week they had solved the mystery with the sending of two men from the city. The reports of the prowlers ceased immediately. The man vaguely seen last night was reported by the same man who also reported ' seeing the prowler three or four times before. He said that the man seen last night did not very closely resemble the person he had seen on other occasions. Police now believe it is possible that more than one man may have been responsible for the reports . of prowlers seen often during the ■ last several months. On the - theory that tramps may have been responsible for the prowlers, the i police department issued an edict two weeks ago that all transients must “keep moving.” Hobo camps have been checked several times nightly to make certain that transients are not here more than one day. 0 CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET CLEARED Civil Docket Cleaned By Dismissal Os 27 Cases Today The civil docket of the Adams circuit court has been cleared of 27 cases “by dismissals made by Judge Huber M. DeVoss, with the ; consent of the plaintiffs. The costs in all of the cases have been taxed against the plaintiffs. The cases which were dismissed are: Paul York vs. Ray Amspaugh, damages for personal injuries. Special agent for liquidation of Old Adams County Bank vs. Milton E. Hower, suit on notes. Frank H. Cutshall, trustee, vs. : Menno Burkhalter, complaint on account. John R. Gage vs. Harry Schulte, complaint for possession and damages. First Joint Stock Land Bank of Fort Wayne vs. Noll Black, collec--11 tion of note, foreclosure of land--11 lord’s lien. Jacob and Emma Koos vs. Clifford Brown, ejectment. William Schaefer vs. Sam and Mary Brooks, damages. Gettys S. and Sylvia Parmer vs. Henry Clark, ejectment. State of Indiana on the relation I of Mary Emma executrix of the estate of Charles L. Landi fair, vs. Reuben Steury et al, com- . plaint on note. State of Indiana on the relation . of Mary Emma Landfair, executrix (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) I o TEMPSRATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 53 10:00 a. m. 56 Noon 2:00 p. m. 66 3:00 p. m. 62 WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday; somewhat cooler southeast and extreme south, light frost on low ground extreme north portion tonight, rising temperature Friday afternoon.

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Spanish Leader Denounces Italy As A "Pirate” In Mediterranean In Meet Os League. OPENLY ACCUSED Geneva, Sept. 16.— (U.R) — The council of the League of Nations decided today to enlist the co-op-eration of the United States in the Japanese-Chinese war. The council, in a private session, voted to revive the advisory comcommittee of 23 nations, including the United States, which was formed in 1932, and made an ineffectual attempt to halt Japan's seiure of Manchuria. The private council meeting was followed immediately by the public session opened by Premier Juan Negrin of loyalist Spain, who automatically became president in alphabetic! order of countries be. longing to the council. Negrin's main objective was to denounce Italy as a “pirate" in the Mediterranean and to demand protection of Spanish loyalist shipping as well as that of the nine neutral powers which Britain and France have taken the lead in guarding. As soon as the council met, Negrin fulfilled expectations by openly accusing Italy of Mediterranean piracy. Shortly before the council met French-Russian sources said the nine powers which signed the Mediterranean agreement at Nyon, Switzerland, would meet again tomorrow to consider methods of dealing with attacks on shipping by surface vessels and airplanes, as well as submarines. Loyalist Spain offered the Nyon signatories the right to protect its shipping within Spanish territorial waters. Under the Nyon pact. France and Britain will protect neutral shipping up to the threemile limit, but if they accept the British offer, they can extend the protection to the docks of Valencia. Barcelona, Almeria and other Spanish loyalist ports. Hence, a Russian vessel, for example, would presumably enjoy French-British protection from the Dardanelles to the docks of Spanish loyalist ports. Neutral vessels have been attacked recently within Spanish territorial waters and Russia ha threatened to provide her own individual warship convoys for merchant ships unless otherwise guaranteed against attack. It was the first time in the league's history that two undeclared wars were considered at one meeting. Both problems were packed with (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Name Glendening On Executive Committee Roscoe E. Glendening. cashier of the First State Bank of Decatur, was elected a member of the executive committee of region one of the Indiana Bankers association, at the annual fall meeting, held at Lake Wawsee Wednesdy. Elmer B. Funk of Warsaw was elected president, and Otis S. Fisher of Butler was elected vice-presi-dent. Merl Lybarger of Hoagland was also named on the executive committee. DEATH CLAIMS CHAS.DUBACH Native Os Switzerland Dies This Morning Near Linn Grove Charles C. Dubach, 63, died at 3 o’clock this morning at his home near Linn Grove. Death was caused by dropsy and complications. The deceased was born in Switberland April 3, 1874, and came to this community at the age of nine years. He was a carpenter by trade Surviving are the widow, nse Mary Schafer; twa children, Harold Dubach and Mrs. Harold Lehman, both of Bluffton route 3; four sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth Speheger and Mrs. Rosa Speheger, both of Bluffton; Mrs. Lena Stucky of Vera Cruz and Mrs. Emtna Heyerly of Monroe; two brothers: Ell Dubach Hartford township trustee and David Dubach, Berne town marshal. Funeral services will he held at the Christian Apostolic church Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.