Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 225, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1937 — Page 6

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PRESIDENT IS (CONTINUBp PAnW ONE) know about the alleged klan membership when the Black nomination was sent to the senate last month. Black, returning from England, will arrive In Norfolk, Va„ Sept. 29. when Mr. Roosevelt is In seattie. The supreme court will convene before the President returns to the east. In Wyoming and Montana, Mr. Roosevelt will nvade home states of Democratic Senators Joseph C. i O'Manoney and Burton K. Wheeler, ; co-leaders of the rebellion which ’ blocked the judiciary bill. Sen. Edward R. Burke, D., Neb., was equally prominent in balking the President and in criticizing the nomnation <Qf Black. But with all Nebraska lying before him, Mr. Roosevelt will not appear before Burk’s constituents. He will speed across that state tonight with tio stopq except an operating one at Omaha. Further west the President will begin to test ipopular sentiment. Last word from him was that he had not decided whether to call a special session. Mr. Roosevelt is not stating his obpectives on this journey beyond his desire to see his daughter. Mrs.

— — Principals L Kentucky Revenge Murder

A >•* | Mrs. Verna Taylor] ■; ; . t • I A i i /

Three brothers of slain Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor took justice into their own hands at Shelbyville, Ky., when they mortally wounded Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt on the eve of trial for the murder of Mrs. Taylor, his fiancee, as he walked down the main street of the town with his attorney,

Federal Irrigation Program Enriching Far West LI• - - r 1 ■ M B 303aV 'll- canal _ ’’ l|| ■F. ■ ■ Osh; ' ~ ' 'Z* '. ■-. Hi w *' Boulder dam -"£ j ditch ~

As huge Grand Coulee dam nears completion and the towering structure of Boulder dam harnesses the waters of the Colorado river, creating a reservoir which will supply water to the surrounding country, the far west is already beginning to benefit from effects of the ambitious irrigation program in progress. More than 1.000.000 persona

John Boettiger, her husband and their two children by a former marriage. Their home is In Seattle. To visit them, Mr. Roosevelt summoned a special train which had to be expanded to campaign proportions to acc-.unodate those whose business it is to work with the President or report his activities. The Presidential car with facilities for platform appearances before wayside crowds is on the rear. The Immediate party dines there. Although Mrs. Roosevelt is aboard she will have no house-keeping resjtonsibilli ties as the Roosevelt car is staff I with picked railroad servants. The eiah-wate special sped west almost without the knowledge of the millions living alcng the New ork Central right of way. The President almost could be traveling incognito because his scheduled calls for no public appearances until he reaches Cheyenne, Wyo., at 9:30 a. tn. tomorrow. The hour and a half allotted today to Chicago from 9:30 a. m. to 11 a. m. (CST) was to 'be spent in the yards where the special switched to the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. o— Purists on Tree Name Honolulu.—(U.R) -University eduatioi: lias put Honolulu into a hub-

j Attorney Rodes Myers and Brig. Gen. Denhardt j'; (fM

Rodes Myers.' The 61-year-old veteran of three wars fell with seven bullets in his body and the three brothers, Dr. E. S. Garr, Roy and Jack Garr, immediately surrendered to police. A deadlocked jury ended the first trial of Denhardt, and he was freed on $25,000 bond. i

will be provided a livelihood on fertile lands reclaimed by irrigation from wasteland as a result of the irrigation program, acording to John Pa*-, federal reclamation commissioner. Crop returns from irrigated land average S4O or better an acre in comparison to an average return of sl6 per sere tor farm land throughout th* country.

n !■■■ 1W I ■ I !—A- I I bub over the pronunciation of the i name of a local tree. Dr. W, Nor- ' wood Brlgance of the Hawaiian J University insists the name of the • species “algaroba” be .pronounced I with the "g" as in ‘g’o ” The stu- . dents prefer the common prouncilat lon of "al-ju-robe-uh." A local ' Solomon has suggested adoption of the original Hawaiian name, ’ kiwae.” V. s. GOVERNMENT (CONTINUED FKOM WAO«IONE) Britain and France are consulting United States authorities regarding the possibility of a far eastern conference to discuss the ChineseJapanese war, It was understood today. The conference would be under the auspices of the individual nations who participate, as having vital interests In the far east. Thus it would be. separated not only from the league of nations but also from the league-sponsored i international advisory committee on Chinese-Japanese relations, on which the United States has membership as an observer. It was understood that Britain | and France thought so well of the! idea that they were ready to ac- i

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT THURSDAY, SEPTEMB ER 23,1937.

> I cept parenthood. It was admitted that the plan i wi|S in the formative stage pend- • Ing comment of American author!I ties. But it was expected to take -' more solid shape when the leaguesponsored advisory committee I meets early next week to consider ' 1 China’s appeal for aid. JAP AIRPLANES rcoNTTNTmin wurm P*<wt «wn»> brought its equipment and the personal effects of staff members back from the gunboats Luzon and Guam to the embassy building in a fleet of Texaco trucks. Families of Chinese staff members remained in empty rooms in the building. Os 64 registered Americans who were in Nanking and its neighborhood before the Japanese death raid warning. 11 have left. 27 are preparing to leave, 10 say they will stay whatever happens, and 16 are remaining temporarily. Discussing yesterday's raids, experts said that the Japanese pursuit planes were of French type and faster than China's Curtiss Hawks. The bombers were Japanese made, they said. Also it was I asserted that the French planes were identified from wreckage — . possible substantiation of the Chinese assertion that four Japanese planes were dhot down. That the Japanese bombers aimed | poorly was attributed to their altiI tude. They flew at 12.000 feet. In morning raids they dived to 7.000 I i feet but they did not dive in the ' afternoon raids. o LEGION MEET — (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ducing domestic relief burdens. The convention likewise gave unanimous approval to the legisla- ! tion committee's resolution that i congress be urged to enact the [ i universal service bill which would ; make it possible to draft wealth 1 Hero ot Kiot X, A. * Warden Larkin f Hero of the thwarted prison break at Folsom, Cal., was Warden Clarence Larkin, above, who refused to obey orders of the convicts that he instruct guards to give them guns despite the fact that the desperadoes stabbed and beat him.

Are These Stars Secretly Wed? S7 v Js y i" ”'" jaßMk&s .. * -< -#A . ' ; /Bb <**2X i ■- w I mBMb w „ Benita Hume Ronald ColmanKMnk JF Ronald Colman and Benita Hume. British film stars, were secretly married recently, according to reports from Hollywood. Colman was bom at Richmond Surrey, England. Feb. 9,189 J. has been married and divorced, while Miss Hume is listed as having been bom in London on Oct. 14, 1906. and has never been married.

- ■Probe Co-ed’s Death bv jj^ y * ISMH 1 F 3 • Barbara Martin # Death of Barbara Martin, 18-year-old co-ed from Birmingham. Mich., whose body was found in her dormitory room at University of Wisconsin under mysterious circumstances, caused authorities t* launch an investigation. | and industry as well as man-power in time of war. R. W. Colflesh of lowa, chairman . of the committee, read the resoluI tion and approval was by acclama- ' tion. ——o Continue Drive On Obscene Literature South Bend. Ind.. Sept. 23—(UP) —A young woman and three men 1 were arrested here late yesterday j ■ and released on their promise to I leave the city as result of a camI paign instituted by mayor George Freyermuth against sale of obscene literature. Earlier mayor Freyermuth had issued orders for police to arrest all persons selling salacious magazines or pictures. Actio nwas requested of I the mayor by the South Bend chapter of the National council ot Catholic women. Mishawaka authorities ; also pledged co-operation in the drive. o — ■ Terre Haute Pastor Held For Speeding Hammond. Ind.. Sept. 23—(U.R) — ’ Rev. James W. Davis, a Terre . Haute minister, was arrested here ' today by members of a police traf- ' sic squad on a charge of speeding ; 65 miles an hour on Calumet Avenue. an arterial thoroughfare. He will be tried in traffic court. o Inquest Planned In Fatal Accident Clinton, Ind., Sept. 23 —(U.R>— B. H. Branson, Parke county coroner, announced today he would hold an inquest at Rockville Saturday into an automobile accident on U. S. highway 41 near here last Monday which claimed three lives. Funeral services were to be held today for the victims. They were

FIRST STATE CAPITOL NOW AN INDIANA MEMORIAL .- Wh ' S i ’gWSBBPrSPB'' * 1 ” ! M ! ■ J W" Hi u lit/ 1 11 I^— far. ' ■ , ___

Indiana's first state capitol building. located at Corydon in Harrison county, has a historic background that raises it far above the ordinary memorial for It was here and under the neighboring trees that the first state constitution was drafted a century and a quarter ago. Above is pictured the room in which members of the state senate , met for deliberation during the first twelve years of Indiana's statehood. This and other rooms in the building were restored when the former capitol became a state | memorial in 1917 after it had serv- ■ ed as the courthouse of Harrison county. Originally designed in 1812 as the courthouse for Harrison county the building of native stone beE. N. Picatti, his wife, and John Ullo. 50. all of Clinton. The accident occurred .when a I heavy truck owned by R. E. Nun- , ley, Evansville, and driven by Burl French swerved to the left side of the highway to avoid striking an-j other vehicle and collided with the , car in which the three persons were riding. o Sutherlin Is Named Police Lieutenant Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 23 —(UP) ! —The state police board late yes- ! terday appointed Sergt. Harry Suth- I erlin. 33, Columbia City, to a lieut- ' enant to fill the vacancy in the Sey- ’ mour barracks created when Lieut. | Walter Eckert, Osgood, succeeded 1 Mat Leach, ousted recently as cap- j tain. Sutherlin, formerly in charge of Ligioner pos(, now will direct activities of the Rushville and Seymour barracks. He joined the state police force in May 1933 and has been a sergeant since July 1, 1935. The board advanced patrolmen Frank Bruggener, Elkhart, stationed at the Ligonier barracks to a sergeancy to succeed Sutherlin.

MWiMHHTroirninniiißiii ll■ll■ l l irMii nr itii ii 'iniifii[i«rwwrniii»riiiiimmirii» mniisif■<■ t aaM* <b Keep Main Street Facing Forward A Tribute to the Retail Merchants of this Conununity Each of us has an obligation ... a real debt to the merchants of Decatur. A’ear in and year out, they bear a fair share of the tax load. Some of them pioneered this town. They’ve molded it into what it is. On their counters and shelves, you find the quality products of the world . . . selling at fair prices. Let us bear in mind that the dollars we spend with our local merchants stay within the community circle. “Trade at home’ is no idle phrase. We urge every citizen to do his or her part in “Keeping Our Main Street Facing Forward.’’ And, in the field of printing, keep your jobs in Decatur. The Decatur Daily Democrat JOB PRINTING OF ALL KINDS Phone 1000 or 1001 Decatur, Ind.

came the seat of the territorial I government when it was complet-l ed in 1816. Forty-four delegates to the constitutional 'convention mte here and under the Constitu’ 1 tional Elm. which once stood nearby. for their deliberations. When | Indiana was admitted to statehood on December 11, 1816, the building acbeme the state capitol and serv- • de as such until late in 1824 when | the seat of government was moved to Indianapolis. In the restoration of the building after its use as a courthouse, much of the original woodwork and furnishings was found and included. As a result, the building otday possesses its original dignity and beauty, characteristic ot the architecture of the period. The, furnishings, typical of the finej Municipal Ownership Os Utilities Lauded Connersville, Ind., Sept. 23 —(UP) — Municipal ownership cl utilities | was lauded last night by Mayor WilIlianS Dentlinger, principal speaker lat dedication ceremonies ot Connersville's new $114,000 city waterworks. Approximately 45 per cent of the new plants total cost was contributed by the state public works adjtninistration. I Mayor Dentlinger, former President of the Indiana municipal league, j pointed out that several Indiana [cities have reduced or eliminated I their tax rates as result ai earnings itiom the municipal plants. 0 Hancock County .Judge Charges Open Gambling Indianapolis, Sept. 23 — <U.R) — ■ The Hancock county grand jury will meet in special session next Thursday to investigate charges of Circuit Judge John B. Hinchman that gambling is flourishing openly. The court referred specifically to “The Plantation." a resort near ‘

| workmanship of th- ear |y a I teenth century. th( . . iveness of the memorial | in these surroundings, it j, J i for the visitor to imagine thstg . building is only t, tn l)(lrarjly ed—that membet s of the fl rst lature will file in to re 9um e‘2 'deliberations — and that he h been transported bark a haj , years. Selection of Corydon, then on»i the thriving cities ot the bJ territory, is said to have bent fiuenced by a desire to ha„' more central location than than forded by Vincenti.-s and t 0 j. have been due in part to gm William Henry Harrison, terrk ial governor, for whom Harri | county was named. McCordsville patronized ( . S peej| by Indianapolis residents aMa ■ that "gambling and other law, lations are permitted on the pn ises." "I'm going to clean up that ph :if it takes me a year." 9 Hinchman said —— o -I Traffic Speeded Moscow.— (U.R) In one txa since the Moscow-Volga canal a opened for traffic. 159.509 pam gers and 121.000 tons of wh freight have been transportedahs it. No More Corns Or Callousa Hundreds of Decatur people Im ended their Corn and Callous tts bles with ENDO-CORN. If you have tried liquids IM evaporate, messy pads and pisl ers that bind, smelly old saint dangerous knives or razors si we’ll tell you why ENBOC® still have the corns, come t Kohne's or any other GOOD du store tonight or tomorrow M removes ANY Corn or Calks Quick. Easy, Safe and SIRE END-O-CORN is worth $54, Il it only costs fifty cents. END-O-CORN