Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1937 — Page 1

K XXXV. No- 230.

slw SLAIN -■ HMUP AT BANK Persons And An'^Ker Bandit WoundSled At Midland 'WltlLntl U>' h - S ' ,p '- 29—(U .R> y ji, «as killed, another pl> people were attempted , .11 stat.. Sav *lm h resulted ill a runSIE through the city „l was identified ‘ . Those ' 11. Macom ~f the bank, shot in ' n. Bywater, cashier. , ,he left hip. Henry ‘|.. lV truck driver, in lt ,minion. The wounded ~.l,later, was ideuti T„.-v chehatoris. Detroit. UE obtained. bandit- parked their autoin front of the bank short--111,011 and two of them hank One. armed with off accosted Ma.J ■ ( k orn np. this is a holdup. I, it easy." he said. '■l I '' became excited and the thug's The banl_7j barged his gun and his whirled on By water. at hint with a pistol. Both I fled immediately. Shouted to their "getaway an auto. A fourth memthe gang, who had been the door, noppeu on the board of the car. I. Hardy, dentist whose Hjgg are atjove the bank, heard . and grabbautomatic deer rifle and to a window. Hardy began firing at the automobile. The bandits of the machine as it a hill at the end of Main The car backed into an ami the four thugs jumpKL They attempted to cointruck, and shot Porter. they mistook for the truck K'iSo of 'he bandits leaped to the hoard of another parked and forced the driver to Hr. Hardy shot Gracey as sanding on the running of the moving truck. luliuit escaped, and a third, has not yet been identified. - ip',r-d near the railroad where they had abandoned ommandeered car. Cheba■HlM was i a P tu r e d because of his condition. It was not I too" . whether Dr. Hardy or the |:SMk:s had shot him. MMB o I Get ode Club Plans I I Bailee Saturday Night H- < mle club of the locaPGencompany wi'l hold its center Saturday night. dance will be held from 9 1 ill Hie clutb r-ioms. Music will by George (’rites and from Bluffton. The dance | i»®r members, their families and I Admission will be 50 cents or 35 cents single. mM - — o I ■rue Carloads Os Gypsies Moved On I three carl lads of gypsies I a» ; ' ! at a local fiiiln S station at today, ixillce officers were on hand to keep them | The (band on its IATHCLAIMS IBOSSE INFANT Bn Os Mr. And Mrs. Ed■nund Bosse Dies At Indianapolis B. Bosse, 11-monthe eld son and Mrs. Edmund A. Bosse ■fitis city, died at 5 o’clock Tuest® evening at the Riley hospital in Death was caused by septicemia. child had been a patient in ■ Indianapolis hospita.' for the ■t 10 days. ■ infant was born October 19. *»6. the son of Edmund and Laura Surviving besides the are a bra.’her, Thomas Daat home; and the grandfather, J. Bosse ot this city. One broWilliam, is deceased. ■■uneral services wi'l be held at St. Mary's Catholic church Frimorning at 9 o’clock, with the ■ v - Father J. J. Seimetz, pastor, Burial will be made in ® St. Joseph cemetery.

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Veterans Plan For Annual Reunion Here Final arrangements will be made | this evening for the annual reunion ; lot the members of the Old Fourth Indiana Infantry and the 139th Field Artillery, which will be held here I Saturday and Sunday, at a meeting at the American Legion at 8 o’clock. AU members are urged to attend tonight’s meeting. BLACK REFUSES ANY STATEMENT ON KLAN ISSUE Court Justice Likely To Make Statement Public Later Norfolk, Va , Sept. 29. — (U.R> — Justice Hugo L. Black returned to 1 the United States today from a ' European vacation, refusing comment on charges he was and is a member of the Ku Klux Kian but indicating he might make a statenient later, by radio. Black, interviewed as he arrived ' from England aboard the S. S. City , of Norfolk, declined to answer a point-blank question as the whether he was a member of the klan. I "When I have any statement to I snake on any subject I will make ’ It in away that cannot be misquoted, and so the public can hear I it.” he declared. i "Does that mean a radio speech?"' a reporter asked. “Well," he replied, “some parts of the press might fail to publish what I said.” Repeated urgings by reporters to amplify his remarks drew no statement from the new supreme court justice who was declared In a ser-, ies of newspaper articles to be a I life time member of the Ku Klux Klan. Smiling at the persistent report-1 ers. Black merely declared that he was leaving immediately by auto , mobile for Washington. Black and his wife, accompanied by 'Clifford Derr, Mrs. Black s brother-in-law. left Th* pier short . ly after 9 a. m. by automobile to motor to Washington. They were i given an escort of motorcycle poi licemen. I , once on deck. Black was genial (CONTWUED ON PAGE FIVE) LOCAL BUDGETS ARE INSPECTED State Tax Board Representative Inspects 1938 Budgets Paul Weber, field representative' for the state tax board, visited the city Tuesday to inspect the tax budgets as proposed for 1938. pending submission to the state tax board for final consideration. Mr. Weber indicated that in case no objections or remonstrances are filed before the dead- ! line, October 15. the rates as ap-' proved by the county tax adjust- | ment board will probably be effecI tive - The field representative complimented the work of local officers I' who made up the budgets, the various councils and boards who ap proved them and the county tax adjustment board which made later . cuts in some budgets. The budgets in the county, are for the most part, lower than those in other similar counties. I It is not known for certain, whether the state tax board will : (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) t — 0 ’ City Plant Hits New Peak In Production The city light and power plant ’ hit a new peak in kilowatt production f.i rthe 24-hour period ending at , midnight last night. Frank Burns, chief engineer, informed Mayor Holthouse today that 47,200 kilowatts were produced in the 24 hours. The city plant Is furnished the electric power for running the Central Sugar factory this year, in ad-1 dltion to the current used in the I Central Soya plant. The sugar sac- i tory load was tied-in last Saturday. o— Dr. S. M. Friedley I ' Moves His Office Dr. S. M. Friedley, who has been practicing here as a veterinarian ■ since last July, has moved his family here and now resides at 1133 North Second street. His office is located at the same place. Dr. Fri- , ! edley was unable to find a house ' immediately after moving to this | I city from Muncie.

Roosevelts Tour Yellowstone With Boettigers Z w ZW .-v : ’A. ... 1 gap’ll W e® Ml ; Lu TUI Ktl Presidential party visits park wonders

I This excellent photo of the President and Mrs. I Roosevelt, with their daughter. Eleanor, and her two children, taken at Yellowstone National park. ;

CROP HISTORY SHOWN IN CAR Complete Exhibit Os Soybean Industry To Be Shown Saturday Both growers of agricultural products apd consumers of industrial goods will be interested in the soy- ! bean rar. to be shown here Saturday on the Pennsyl'-ania railroad tracks at the Central Soya company ! as a part of the program for the- anI nual Adams county soy-bean field I day. The car is t~ present for the first ! time a complete exhibit of the soya Dean industry, which has made such rapid development in recent years. j A section of the car is devoted to the early history of the soybean crop in the Orient, where for 5,000 , years this has been a staple crop. I Here are shown primitive methods j j still in use in production, harvest- j I ing and marketing. Dr. W. J. Morse | |.?X the United States department of, jagri. tu'ture made his early se-lec- [ Jtions of seed in the Orient to bring i into this country for experimental J purposes. A large map of the United States ' ! attracts attention to sections where I j soybeans are grown and the loca-| 'tion of the great plants erected to j | process them. > A section p.ints out the funda- . mental principles necessary to the j successful production of the soy-' , bean. The method of inoculation is ' | not only shown, but the roots of a 1 well ino. ulated plant with its cluser of bacteria-carrying nodules' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I 0 PUPILS ENJOY MARIONETTES I Marionettes Present Unusual Program Here Tuesday One of the most unusual and entertaining programs ever presented at the local school was given late yesterday afternoon by Meredith’s marionettes at the Decatur high school. Those in the audience included high school students, Cent-al junior high and grade students, and ! approximately half a hundred visittors. The marionettes presented their version tl the famed novel," Treasure 'lsland,” by Robert Louis Stevenson and followed with a short skit on “the man on the flying trap- , eze." Thirty inch marionettes ably portrayed such characters as "Long John Sil. er,” “Hawkins,” and a host of others in the book. The program was one in a weekly series planned fcr the students of the Decatur high school. Plane are i now underway for another high ranking program next week.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 29, 1937.

Brewster Enters Not Guilty Plea Maynar<j Brewster, ex-convict and self-admitted rd’tber of the Reed Feed and Supply company ot this ' city plead not guiity when arraigned in Allen circuit court on a charge of robbery. Allen county authorities are seekng a life penalty for Brewster unulgr the habitual criminal law. Brewster, who has served numerous ’ terms for various offenses since he first issued a fraudulent check in Decatur in 1926, was heavily manacled when brought into court to enter his plea. o CIO EXPULSION GAINS IMPETUS Carpenters Head Joins In Fight Against John L. Lewis — I Denver. Colo., Sept. 29—(U.R)—A ; campaign for expulsion of the CIO ' from the American federation of I labor gained impetus today when . William D. Hutcheson, president ! of the carpenters and a powerful i | figure in organized labor, announc--led strong support of the ouster . drive. The unexpected announcement ' by Hutcheson immediately after j his arrival in Denver for the feder- | ation convention starting next j week, appeared to many veteran I union leaders to be the “break" in the fight over whether John L. i Lewis unions jvould be expelled . or left in a state of suspension. I A strong fight for expulsion has j been waged by leaders of the met- . al trades union and by other foes I of Lewis, but there has been some (OBNTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Screen Lined Cooking School Will Show Modern Practices

I Stream lines are a familiar sight | this season. But the latest news in cooking school conventions, as discovered by the Decatur Daily Democrat has screen lines. All of which means that long lines of eager pupils will be going to school again October 4, 5 and 6, when this newspaper presents the much-discussed motion picture course in home economics in the Adams theater. Going to school in a theater! , It’s a grand way to combine fun, inspiration, a neighborly reunion and valuable instruction, all in one| free package. It's a grand way to I get out of the rut that often threat | ens the best and most conscientious ■ of home managers. Just as fresh inspiration for the I old job is one of the by-products of ( the familiar cooking school, which presents a lecturer in a model ■ kitchen, so are new ideas and keen, incentive born in the film class for ' homemakers, with its novel ap-

I is one of the first showing Curtis and Eleanor, better known as Slstie and Buzzie. since the youngsters emerged from kindergarten days. _

FIRE DAMAGES CHICAGO PLANT Swift & Company Building Is Badly Damaged By Fire Chicago* Sept. and a terrific explosion of steam pipes in a main building of Swift I and Company, meat packers, in the stockyards district caused damage estimated by company officials at $150,000 today. Fire Marshal Michael J. Corrigan said fire of unknown cause broke out on the third or fourth floor. Ten minutes later steam pipes exploded with shattering force just as firemen were climbing into the building with hose lines. One fireman described the blast: j "It was like having a broadside of a battleship go off in your| : face.” While flames leaped through the roof of the four-story brick structure. the roar of escaping steam under pressure created such a din that fire captains could not make their orders heard. The explosion drove firemen from the upper floors. They , scampered down fire escapes fol(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I o Prize-W inning Set Os Harness Shown *A set ”.f prize-winning harness in the windows of the Schafer store , lias won prizes in Indiana, Ohio ! tention. The set, built for a team, has won prizzes in Indiana. Ohio and Michigan. Henry Ford purchased several pairs made from ’.he same design last year, it was reported.

t proach and modern setting. I The kitchens that passed the r j screen test for this picture had to meet the exacting requirements of ’ | nationally-known home economists, Jas well as Hollywood standards of charm, good taste and proportion. ’ No “false-front’’ camera-beauti-ful kitchens satisfied these special- ' ists. They insisted on working in i complete, compact, modern kltchI ens. which actually reflect more ; scientific ingenuity and careful planning than any living room. In these practical kitchens, ; stream lines is no idle phrase, for this simplified, sanitary, labor-sav-j ing equipment is keyed in style ■ and purpose to a busy age. | Recognizing the demands of | home experts. Hollywood signed ; 1 all-star kitchens, with all-star cast, (adding a continual procession of iclose-ups so that every seat in the Adams theater is a good seat for 1 this amazingly pictured household (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

JAPAN ANSWERS PROTESTS FROM FOOR NATIONS Nature Os Replies Not Made Known; Japs Launch Drive Washington, Sept. 29 — (U.R) — ■ The Japanese government has replied through American Ambassa- ' dor Joseph Grew to the represen- ' rations against bombing of civilian areas in China made by the United States, diplomatic sources here were informed today. Similar re- ' plies were also given to the ambassadors of Great Britain. France . and the Soviet Union, it is underi stood. The nature of the replies was not known here. Bomb (Camera man Shanghai, Sept. 29—(U.R)—Two i Japanese (airplanes bombed and i machine gunned a group of cam- ! eramen working for American con- ! cerns today. The photographers were accompanying a Chinese offij cer to the front near the north i station area in Shanghai. Those involved were Eric Mayell of Fox Movietone, Arthur Menken I of Paramount, Rudolfo Brandt of I N.E.A.. and H. S. Wong of Metrotone. They deserted their automobile and fled to a field, where a bomb dropped within 200 yards of them. I Then they were subjected to machine gun fire while running for a dugout. No casualties occurred. Launch Offensive Shanghai. Sept. 29—(U.R>—Chfh-' ; ese army authorities said today that the Japanese "big push" on ' Shanghai had started at dawn — the fourth “final" attempt to crush ! the resistance of the Chinese regulars who have defended the commercial capital of China for nearly seven weeks. Japanese authorities described today’s activities as only the pre- ! lude to a major drive. But. if so. , it was a prelude of enormous proportions. Every weapon of the 1 Japanese army was brought into s tillery. siege guns, naval guns, | use. Infantry, machine guns, arI tanks, cavalry, smashed into the Chinese lipes on the front extending northward from the north railroad station to Lotien. _For the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) HOCHES RACKS LOWER COURTS Chief Justice Hughes Defends Lower Federal Courts Washington. Sept. 26 — (UP) Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes in digest of the annual conference of senior circuit judges, defended' the lower federal courts today against recent criticism that charged them with delays in the administration of justice. In a mildly worded manuscript ' which made no mention of President Roosevelt’s proposal to re-or-I ganize the federal courts. Hughes reported "important progress'' in ' clearing federal court dockets and ‘ and approved a four-point ptogram to stengthen weak spots in the judi- ! ciary system. ! He based his conclusions and many of his recommendations for changes on a report submitted to ' the conference by attorney general Homer S. Cummings, ardent advo- ’ cate of judiciary reorganization. “The question of delays in the trial of cases after joinder of issue is one that should be considered with respect to particular districts and affords no just ground for general criticism of the work of the J district courts,” Hughes said in re- ’' ference to Cummings’ survey. He pointed out that for four consecutive years, the number of district courts which are aibreast their ’ work has increased. Sixty eight es ’ the country’s 84 districts are “curt rent” this year compared with 51 • i last year, 46 in 1935 and 31 in 1934. ■ | Hughes said the conference recommended the elimination of court ■ delays by: ■' 1. Creation of 12 new federal dis- ' trict judgeships and four circuit (■CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 52 10:00 a. m. 60 I Noon 69 2:00 p. m. 72 3:00 p. m. 72 WEATHER Fair, continued cool tonight; Thursday increasing cloudiness somewhat warmer.

Demolishing Four Ward Buildings In City Unnecessary

NATION REACTS FAVORABLY TO F. 0. R. TALKS Huge Crowds In Northwest States Greet Pres. Roosevelt Seattle, Wash.. Sept. 29.—(U.P>President Roosevelt relaxed today with his grandchildren while the northwest greeted his decision to utilize federal hyro-electric projects to discourage overgrowth of cities and to enhance industrial electrification of small communities and farms. With Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger. and the latter's children, “Sistie" and "Buzzie” Ball, Mr. Roosevelt arrived last i night from Portland. Ore., near I the end of his trancontinental trip. The size of the crowds that came to see and hear the president increased in the northwest. More than 100,000 persons jammed Portland and suburban streets yesterday as Mr. Roosevelt passed. A large crowd cheered him at Seattle. At Kelso, Winlock and Chehalis. Wash., as the train moved toward Seattle last night, crowds assembled again, the train did' not stop. He was to remain in Seattle today and tonight as the guest of ; the Boettigers and start home tomorrow after a luncheon visit in Victoria with Lieut. Gov. Harnber of British Columbia. The next congressional program was being formulated in public addresses as Mr. Roosevelt moved around this political circle. His ' private car conferees reported no J indication whether Mr. Roosevelt would summon congress in special session this autumn or wait until January to reiterate his legislative desires. Some of them believed he had not yet made up him mind. Many of the legislative objectives I stated by the president on this journey tvere formally presented to congress this year and either were ignored or postponed by leaders apprehensive over plans to or--1 ganize the judiciary and becoming somewhat unresponsive to White House objections. ’ Notable so far had been popular reaction to every word uttered by Mr. Roosevelt which could be in- ' terpreted as a promise to “keep this country out of war.” The 1 crowds invariably applauded that sentiment and undoubtedly galvanz ized the president's determination to avoid internatoinal entanglements. On this journey Mr. Roosevelt i had outlined in general terms his intention to seek legislation to: 1. Stabilize crops prices; 2. Increase agricultural prosperity; 3. Conserve and better employ water and forest resources; I 4. Curtail federal relief spendi ing; » 5. Balance the budget "by the next fiscal year.” , I The principal big city appearance scheduled for Mr. Roosevelt (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) CRIMINAL CASE IS CONTINOED Lack Os Heat In Court Room Causes Continuance Os Case p ————— - j Because of adverse conditions, : | occasioned by the lack of a heat- . ' ing system, Judge Huber M. De- • Voss continued a criminal case to- : , day that was to have been heard I by the September petit jury panel. ■ | The case of the state of Indiana : ' against Eugene H. Mayer on a 1 charge of operating a motor veI hide while under the influence of ' Intoxicating liquor was the one I continued. Judge DeVoss ruled that a temi perature of 60 degrees was not warm enough for interested parl ties and the jury to sit all day long in the court room, so he continued the .case. He asked that the panel report Monday morning at 9 o’clock for jury duly. Mayer, who also has a charge of child neglect pending against him, was arrested August 14 by city policeman Adrian Coffee.

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PWA Counsel Tells City School Board Os Error In Washington; Board Favors Building. UP TO COUNCIL It will not be necessary to demolish four ward school buildings tn Decatur, as a condition in the acceptance of the federal government’s offer of a grant of $110,045. the Decatur school board was informed last night by Walter Stanton. chief of legal counsel for the PWA. Mr. Stanton informed the school board that the specifying of four ward buildings in the demolishing program was a mistake in compiling the offer in Washington, as the petition of the Decatur school board and the records in Indianapolis showed that only two buildings were listed In the razing program. The condition can be modified easily. Mr. Stanton informed the board, by taking the matter up with the PWA administrator lit Washington. When the school board filed its petition for a grant, the statement was made two of the four ward buildings could be demolished. It is the desire of President Roosevelt and the PWA to remove as many of the old. inadequate and unsafe school buildings in the country as possible. In all probability the making of the grant was influenced by the condition of the present old school buildings in this city. The Central building is 52 years . old and the West Ward building is 49 years old. These two buildings will be razed if Decatur obI tains a new school, the pupils bej ing transferred to the present high s school building. To Petition Council t The Decatur school boqrd, Ira I Fuhrman, Joe Hunter and Roy I Muinma, met with Superintendent Walter J. Krick last night and discussed the provisions and conditions of the government's offer. The school board is ready to ac- ’ cept the grant as soon as legal and financial details can be arranged. One of the first steps, the board (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) G-MEN JOIN IN KIDNAP SEARCH I Special Delivery Letter To Mrs. Charles Ross Brings Action Chicago, Sept. 29.—<U.R> —A spec- , ial delivery letter, delivered to the I apartment of Charles S. Ross and I reportedly containing a ransom demand brought federal agents hurriedly into the search for his kid- , napers today. The letter was addressed in pencil, and handed over to Mrs. Ross, who was awaiting word from her . husband or his abductors. It was postmarked Washington. D.’ C. A few minutes after the letter ' was delivered, Albert H. Johnson, • acting head of the Chicago bureau of the department of justice, Capt. Daniel Gilbert of the state's attorney’s police, and other officers dashed into the Ross apartment. Gilbert left a few minutes later, but Johnson remained for some I time. Gilbert refused to say I whether the letter contained a ran some demand. "Get your information from the t'other fellows,” he said. “My men are all being taken away from here.” Presumably he referred to federal agents. They, however, refused to discuss the case. Federal agents previously had - remained in the background of the - case, explaining there was nothing - to indicate that a ransom had been 1 demanded or that Ross had been taken across state lines. Their i sudden appearance immediately afi ter the letter had been received strengthened belief that the letter ' contained information concerning 'CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o —— Cully Funeral Rites Held This Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Cully, 83, of Willshire, who died Monday in the Van Wert county hospital from a skull fracture received In an auto crash near there ' last Thursday, were held thie after- , noon at Delphos. Burial was made ’ in the Riverside cemetary, Rockford.