Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1937 — Page 1

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Bstice Black To | Broadcast Reply fl Over Klan Issue

Black To Broadcast Niuht In Answer |{is Membership In Klux Klan. ■ R' JECT PROPOSAL (U ’ R ’ || l|L , t Hl H k will pi.-***-"’ ' I’ < ST . ■! i.iemks ol 111.' aStitlg < i ku IM,, H' Ilk for . -i I ■ "ail ' Durr. after Black st-a'day he I,i< ..ply 1.1 til'' klan charges u.i\ ilia) cannot be misquotsi> ilc public can hear k liims. if was in seclusion believed to be at Durr’s Ijoiii.' in .M-Wolr-i Vu. | No Reply ■ N . >..;>■ IIP- 11’1’1- Lawi r. : . .;■ ~ so ret ary to former I Hoover, said today that would Hiake no reply to sec■ftls- of interior Harold L. Ickes’ n lhat he "is the greatest on subject of the Ku lßKln|Ki.c. i; :>• v s only comment I e Black Jmpp to-led M: Hoov i in 1928.” announcement of the - |. th<> N'ati .nKw . -m ' ■ d M'.' ial Broad, listing BjK /. ,-d it was clearpetit,d also in order to the address. . I.road company ended a brief : ut speculation as to Black's V* lb' had hinted on arrival KSK(>r|..ih. Vn . yesterday from a OV PAGE THREE) REARING TO II HERE MONDAY I Oakland City College To Give Three I Addresses MM | HE. W. I’ Dearing, widely known r ami speaker, and president Oakland City college, OakCity will address the Decatur Eitan's i •’. ib in its opening meetMonday night at 8 o'clock gHpte Zion Reformed church. »ou P ht her.- through the sponof the Woman’s club. Dr. »>>-' "Hl also make addresses Decatur high schorl and at luncheon meeting of the and Rotary clubs at the Rice Dearing is we.'l known in Deand community, having spoktimes to local groups organizations, including the school students. One of his Cheated’’ has (been proby ..cai people as the most ever presented iu the ■ r Dearing's address at the high 800 l will be given at 3 o'clock in . ial assembly period. Visitors patrons o fthe schoo l have been invited to attend. this, he will deliver an different address at the hotel at 6:30 o’clock. This! will be for members "f the service clubs and their guests. final address of the day will at the church, whAre he speak to the woman’s club. His have not been announced GB his addresses a*e expected to 9 interesting and instructive at of the sessions. ■TEMPERATURE readings ■democrat thermometer ■ S oo a. m 59 a. nt 62 jr;-' 1 ™ZZ.7o ■ 2-.UO p. ni 88 M3:00 p. m 83 WEATHER I Increasing cloudiness, show- ■* rs beginning in northwest porM' on late tonight or Friday and Friday; somewhat ■warmer tonight, cooler northM* e,t Friday.

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JAPAN ADVISES ; U. S. BOMBINGS WILL CONTINUE Bluntly Tells United States Nanking Bomb* injj To Continue Washington. Sept. 30 — (U.R) —1 Japan bluntly advised the United States today that she will continue j to bomb military objectives in the Chinese capital of Nanking, despite vigorous American protests J over aerial attacks on urban areas , populated by peaceful people and non-military property. The Japanese asserted, in a formal note to Secretary of State Cordell Hull, that the bombing of military facilities in and around Nanking “is a necessary and unavoidable measure for attainment of the military objectives of the Japanese forces." Japan promised not to aim bombs at non-combatants and relt-1 erated her “desire” to avoid injuring nationals or property of other countries “if possible." State department officials made public the text of the note, writ ! ten by Koki Hirota. Japanese foreign minister, but declined to comment on the reply until j American diplomatic officials have had opportunity to study its impli-, cations. “The bombing of the military ’ facilities and equipment located in ' and around the said city (Nanking) | •is a necessary and unavoidable! measure for the attainment of the military objectives of the Japanese forces.” Hirota’s note said. Spread Reports Shanghai. Sept. 30—(U.R) —Japanese sources at Tientsin are spreading reports as from “reliable" informants that Russian officers, have participated in the Chinese operations on the battle front south of Tientsin .dispatches said today. The Japanese, the dispatches said, reported that the Russians took part in the Chinese defense I of Tsangchow. which the Japanese I captured, and that they now were directing the building of a trench system at Techow, farther south on the Tientsin-Pukow railroad. A Japanese spokesman here admitted to the United Press that the Japanese were sending 120,000 ( troops urgently to Manchukuo. He added, however, that this was a precaution. He denied Chinese reports that 600.000 men wete being sent to Manchukuo. and commented: "We’re not looking for trouble —just playing safe." Japanese continued their air bombardment campaign today by bombing the airdromes at Soochow. Ningpo. Hangchow and Chenghi. a Japanese navy spokesman said. Special Meeting London, Sept. 30—(U.R)-- Rapidly increasing anger over the Japanese war in China may bring an emergency session of parliament to consider the far eastern crisis, it was understood today. It was certain that if a special (CONTINUKD ON PAGE FOUR) o PTA DISTRICT MEETTUESDAY Eighth District Meeting To Be Held At Elwood Tuesday The- eighth district Indiana congress of parents and teachers will hold the annual conference at Elwood, Tuesday, October 5 in the Christian church on East Main street. All those planning to attend are requested to make the-i reservations with Mrs. C. S. Linder, 1527 South J Street, Elwood, by Saturday. Registration will be held from 9 to 9:30 a. m. Mrs. Linder, eighth district director, will preside during the n. «rning session. Mrs. Don Lutes of Decatur' assistant district director, will deliver the address of response during the morning session. Luncheon will be held from 11:30 until 1 and will be followed by the afternoon session, with Mrs. Edith K. Hughes, state president, conducting the meeting.

DECATUR HOME | BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE TODAY Mrs. Minnie K nap k e Home Is Badly Damaged This Morning Decatur’s second large fire with1 In a week, this morning gutted the i entire second floor and burned ' away the roof of the Mrs. Minnie Knapke home on Second street — one of the city’s oldest residences. The conflagration on the upper floor and damage done to other parts of the house rendered the approximately 70-year-old structure almost beyond repair. j The tire was noticed first about 9 o’clock when Mrs. Knapke heard the crackling of the burnin.; timbers. Running toward the outside, she noticed the flames already leaping high in the air. When the fire department arrived, the upper floor and roof were entirely ablaze. The Are started on the roof on the north corner. Fire Chief Char- . les Robenold was of the opinion that the blaze started from a chimney spark. The immense amount of water needed to check the flames on the second floor caused about the only damage to personal property on ; the first floor. Furniture owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teeple. tenants on the north side of the duplex home, and 1 that owned by Mrs. Knapke, was removed from the first floor, after | the flames were checked without. much damage resulting. Smoke j and water, however, created some | loss to the furniture and belong-. ings. Only part of the age-old rafters ion the" root and flooring remained of the second story after the fire l was checked. Volunteers, spectat-i ors and firemen aided in removing furniture from the building. Firemen had to go into the burn-1 1 ing structure once after Mrs. Knapke, who entered the building to retrieve some personal belongings. She was returned unhurt. Firemen Commended Spectators were, unanimous in their praise of the local depart-, ment. who, it was said, displayed ( ■ one of its most efficient examples of firefighting. Arriving when the old wooden (COFTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) NO ACTION DV HIGHWAY BOARD State Commission Has Taken No Action On Local Traffic Hallie Myers, director of traffic ' for the state highway commission, has informed Mayor A. R Holthouse that the traffic regulations and establishing of the present routes thr-.ugh the city as state roads have not yet been torma’ly acted on by the state board memI be-rs. The commissioners have been out of the city for several days and will not meet in Indianapolis for about j . 10 days. Mr. Myers stated in his , letter. Following the recommendations ■d a citizens committee. *he city , asked the state highway commission to maintain,the present routes I through the city. These include U. S. road 27 over Winchester and Second streets: state road 527 over Mercer avenue and U. S. road 224 I over Monroe street. In taking over the state routes (through the city the highway comi mission will demand parking regulations. These include no double l parking and time parking on Second and Monroe streets. The tenta- ! tive regulations include one hour I f parking limit on Second and Mon- | roe streets from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. j Under the law the state highway t i commission must maintain all, i streets in the city over which state j routes pass. Mayor, Fire Chief Attend Meeting Fire Chief Bob Robenold and Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse attended a district meeting of fire chiefs and mayors at engine house number one in Fort Wayne this after--1 noon. Plans for fire prevention week, beginning next Monday were dis cussed. Congressman James I. Farley, Mayor Harry Baals of Fort Wayne and State Fire Marshal Clem Smith of Indianapolis, were scheduled to speak at the meeting. Fire Chief Robenold and members of the regular and volunteer departments in this city are planning for the local observance of fire prevention week.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, September 3(1, 1937.

Black Arrives, Avoids Comment Ml Greeted by more than 100 newspapermen when he docked at Norfolk. Va., after an European vacation interrupted by charges that he was a Ku Klux Klan member. Hugo L. Black, newly appointed supreme court : justice, declined to comment on the klan issue. He and his wife, shown above on arrival, proceeded to Washington after Black said that any statement he made would be made in such away tile entire nation i could hear and understand it ! — - ——..———— — — i

CALL SPECIAL I COUNCIL MEET City Council To Discuss New School Building This Evening A special meeting of the common council hae been called for 7:30 jo’click this evening at the city hall at the request of the Decatur school | board, for the purpose of discussing 'the school building project and the | city's action in the approval or re(jection o fthe petition and bond is- ; sue. Due to the lack of time specified by PWA in accepting v rejecting the government’s offer of a $110,045 grant toward the building of the new school, the school board requested that a preliminary meeting be held with the council this week. 1 Under the law the council must , approve any bond issue proposed I by the school board. A request wi'l ( ibe made by the board f»r this'ap-' I proval. The school board will also petition the coun.il to vote a bond Is- ' sue up to $50,000 against the civil city in order to acquire funds for the construction of the building and make possible and acceptance of the PWA grant f.~." ?110.045. The federal grant is contingent on the school city raising $134,500. The school city can issue up to S9O,- ( 1 000 in bonds based on the two per- i I cent limit. To make up the balance,' 'approximately $50,000, the civil city ' ' would have to join in the project. ; When flte present high school 1 bui'ding was built the civil city con-1 tributeq $15,000, through a bind is- i i sue. If approval is given by the counI ("CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

P Door Prizes Will Be Given At Democrat Cooking School

Several added attractions for the ladies' who attend the Decatur Daily Democrat cooking school at the Adams theater on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 4, 5 tyid 6, were announced today by the Democrat staff in charge? A number of practical and attractive gifts are to be given away free by various advertisers in the cookI ing school as door prizes. Each day the Lever brothers, naItional manufacturing company, will give away free a large Lux “gift box." The box contains Rinso and Lux powders, in addition to an assortment of Rinso and Lifebuoy soaps. The Northern Indiana Public Service company will give away at each performance a new, attractive coffee maker. The Blue Creek Dairy of this city will give a daily award of $1 in trade at their store. The Lever brothers wilt also present a three-pound can of Spry at i each shewing.

Purdue Professor Dies Wednesday Indianar.,!is. Ind.. Sept. 30—(UP) —Edward E. Reynolds. 65. instructor of el ctrical engineering at Purdue university, diej in the hospital here late yesterday following an operation. Prof. Reynolds, first treasurer of .the Indiana farm bureau federation, I ' had been on the Purdue staff twice. He had served as instructor in iphysLs and electrical engineering from 1895 to 1905. PLAN INSTITUTE HERE OCT. 14 Sunday School Institute To Be Held At Zion Lutheran Church The tri-county Sunday school (teachers institute wil! be held at i the Zion Lutheran church in this ■city Thursday evening. October 14, sat 7 o’clock. Arthur Kissel of Van Wert. Ohio, will be the principal speaker, pre- , senting a paper, "The history of the Lutheran church." Mr. Kissel i will trace the church history, start(ing with the Saxon imigrants to Terry county. Missouri and carry- ; ing the history down to the present . date. Special music will be presented ; by members of the Decatur Zion ' Lutheran church. Rev. H. Kramer of Van Wert, (Ohio, is president of the institute, and Edwin Bauer of Decatur is vice- ! president. All persons interested tn the (church history are invited to at- ' tend the institute.

i i The Pillsbury company will give 1 away a box of Sno-Sheen cake , flour and a box of Farina pure 1 wheat flour at each show. Three . I five-pound sacks of Pillsbury flour ■ j will .also be given at each show. i The Central Sugar company will ■ i award a 25-pound bag of Sparkling 1 Crystal White Sugar on all three ■ | days. The awards will be made at the ■ conclusion of each showing by i means of a registration card sys- | tem. Printed Receipes I The Democrat has salved the old 'cooking school prciblem of copying (recipes from the mile-a-minute chatter of a school conductor. All recipes used for preparing foodstuffs demonstrated in the picture will be L and on a printed program in the lobby of the Adiyns theater, which will be passed out by attendants. All this in addition to the instruc- 1 i tion and entertainment received I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREB)

ROOSEVELT TO VISIT CANADA ON TRIP TODAY President Visits Lieutenant Governor Os British Columbia Eeattle. Wash., Sept. 30.—(U.P> President Roosevelt will go to British Columbia today to personify for southwestern Canada the "Amlean good neighbor,” whose Image he has sought to raise above the western hemisphere. Lieut. Gov. Eric W. Hamber will be Mr. Roosevelt's host during a three hour visit to Victoria. B. C. The president will go aboard the destroyer Phelps at 9:15 a. m. PST and disembark three hours ( later at Victoria to the booming of a ruler's salute from British guns. I Mrs. Roosevelt will leave the presidential party today after the ' program in Victoria and return directly to Washington, probably by i plane. The first lady accompanied Mr. Roosevelt west from Hyde Park. N. Y., appeared with him on all public occasions and was the central figure in numerous receptions. It was Mrs. Roosevelt who often coached train-side crowds in small towns on strategy to coax the Presi-. dent out of his private ear. i “If you will just insist long \ enough,” she would tell them. “I think the President will come out . and say a word to you.” It usually worked. Mrs. Roosevelt is expected to return to Seattle aboard a destroyer and leave by air from here. Domestic politics are left at the frontier on all occasions, and on this one Mr. Roosevelt will leave behind him the question of what. ■ if anything, shall be done about I j charges that his first selection for ■ the supreme court holds a life membership in the Ku Klux Klan Associate Justice Hugo L. Black, until recently a senator from Alabama, returned yesterday to the United States from an English holiday. Both he and the president have refused comment on the klan I charges except for a statement by Mr. Roosevelt that he did not know of the alleged affiliation when he made the appointment. The “Black ■ incident” has trailed the presidential party from coast to coast although there has been scant evi- , d-ence among the trainside crowds that they were spending much time thinking about it. Today’s program probably will , reemphasize the mutually peace- ; ful intent of Canada and the Unit- * CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 11 o Celina Youth Is Reported Better Roger Bechdolt, 12-year-old sen of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bechdolt, of Celina, Ohio, is in the Mercer county hospital recovering from a severe head injury, sustained Tuesday night while riding a "scooter bike” in this city. | The boy was riding one of the motor vehicles, an innovation tn cycling here, when the bike struck a , s‘. ,p sign in the center of the street. . throwing him 35 feet through the air. The lad was unconscious for some time. After treatment at a local physician's office tie was removed Go the Celina hospital. A skull fracI ture, which was at first feared, did not materialize, it is reported. JAMES KRICK NAMED EDITOR ■ Staff For Public High [ School Annual Is Announced Today J I ———— ; The staff for the Decatur high 1 school annual, Ravelings, was an- > nounced today. James Krick has i- been named editor-in-chief. Other members of the staff will I be: assistant editor-in-chief, Gladys , Miller; business manager, Zulu j Porter; assistant business manager, Jack Tricker; photography editor, Lewis Blackey; assistant photo- ’ graphy editor, Ralph Scott. Girls physical education editor. Marguerite Staley; assistant girls physical education editor, Katherine Knapp; boys physical education editor, Meredith Cline; assist ant physical education editor. John McConnell. Snapshot editor. James Ehinger; assistant snapshot editor, William Spahr; art editor, Donabelle Fenimore; copy editors, Laura Fleming and Gwen Blum; advisors: editing, Sigurd Anderson; finance, Milj dred Worthman. The staff will publish the book |to be released in the spring of 1 1938.

War Veterans To Gather Saturday In Annual Reunion

GOOD PROGRAM HERE SATURDAY I Interesting Program Is Arranged For Soy Bean Field Day i An extrenifly interesting pro- I gram is expected to attract hun- i deeds of persons from Adams county and surrounding communities i ■ to the soy bean field day, to be held here Saturday morning and I pfternoon. The Central Soya company, the I Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc., the ( Indiana extension department, the American Soy Bean association and the Pennsylvania railroad are < cooperating in the program. At 9 o’clock, the crowd will < register at the Central Soya company. north of the city. The registration booth in the Soya com- i I pany's office will be marked by signs and guides will be present. Immediately after the registration, an inspection will be made of the Pennsylvania railroad soy bean car. which will be located on I ; the Pennsylvania tracks at the i i Soya company. Russell East, agri- ' cultural agent of the Pennsylvania railroad company, will be in charge of the inspection. This car will be one of the highlights of the day. as it was prepared by the railroad company, in cooperating with the American Soy Bean association, to show the progress made in this comparatively new crop—both agriculturally and industrially. At 9:30 o’clock the Central Soya i company, the Central Sugar company and the McMillen Feed Mill plants will be inspected. At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, ! the party will move to the Clover- , leaf Creamery, where the- new . | butter and cheese plants will be , inspected. The soy bean variety plots on <caNTTNtrwr> on page four) .( o — DEATH CLAIMS ERWIN MILLER Former Decatur Baker Dies Wednesday Night At Van Wert | •O. Erwin Miller, 45, former ■ prominent Decatur baker, died last I evening at 8:50 o’clock at his home in Van Wert, Ohio. Death was caused by carcinoma. The deceased was widely known in this city and community, having been engaged in the bakery bust-, ness here with his father, Charles j , Miller, for 23 years. He was born in Preble township | i February 13, 1892, the son of Charles and Margaret Geisler Mil- > ler. both of whom survive. When [ a young boy the family moved to I this city. On June 15, 1912. he was marI ried to Lura V. Robinson, who also ’ survives. In May. 1914 he and his father purchased the Miller’s Bakery. which they operated until March of this year. The deceased then purchased a bakery at Van Wert, which lie I operated at the time of his death. | He was an active member of the Zion Reformed church here. 1 serving for nine years as deacon. I He was a member of the Loyal ( Order of Moose and Modern Woodmen lodges. He had been seriously ill since August 2. after returning in July from the Van Wert 1 . hospital. Surviving, besides the parents 8 and the widow, are a sister. Mrs. Charles Brodbeck. two brothers. 3 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O 1 ' Plan Annual Mission Festival For Sunday , I The St. Luke’s Evangelical and < Reformed church of Honduras will • ho'd the annual mission festival -Sunday at the Kirkland high I school auditorium. i' The pastor will speak at the morning service and Rev. Paul Graeser, pastor of the Salem i Evangelical and Reformed church - in Fort Wayne, will speak at the -1 afternoon and evening services. Services begin at 10 a. m., 2:00 ■' and 7:00 p. m. The public is invited to all services. Dinner and : 1 supper will be served in the high [ I school building to all who attend i the services.

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139th Field Artillery Reunion Will Be Held Here Saturday And Sunday. [ I BANQUET SATURDAY Memories of 20 years ago will be revived in Decatur Saturday and Sunday, when World War buddies attend the annual reunion of the 139th Field Artillery reunion association. All former members of the 139th Field Artillery or the 4th Indiana Infantry, national guard, arc eligible to attend this reunion, which will be the 16th held annually. To the veterans, the reunion will bring back many memories of war days, some pleasant, w?sne sad. To Decatur residents, the sight of these veterans will bring back memorises of slightly more than 20 years ago, when these veterans, then only boys, matched away to war. Register Saturday Registration will be held at the American Legion home. First and Madison streets, all day Saturday. Sightseeing tours of the citv’s industrial and residential sections will ibe provided during the afternoon. The highlight -if the program will be the reunion banquet, which will be held at the Christian church Saturday evening at 6:30 o'clock. The principal addiess d ring the banquet will be delivered by Clyde F. Driesbach of Fort Wayne, colonel in command of the 152nd Infantry of the national guard. Leo E. Ehinger of Decatur, presii dent of the reunion association, will preside at the banquet, with C. O. Porter, also of this city, as tcastmaster. Following invocation by the chaplain. the veterans will sing songs as they were sung 20 years ago. Arthur R. Holthouse, mayor of Decatur, will deliver the address of welcome in behalf of the city. Ralph E. Roop, commander cf Adams post number 43 of the Amerian Legion, will welcome the veterans in behalf of the organization. Walter H. Unversaw of Kokomo will deliver the response, followed. I by Col. Driesbach’s address. A special invitation to attend the Lianquet has been extended to all I local members of units formerly 'located at Camp Shelby, Miss. Entertainment and dancing will i be provided at the Legion home following the banquet. Service Sunday The reunion wil Iclose Sunday morning with memorial services and a business session at the Legion home Sunday morning at 9:30 o’clock. Association Officers Leo E. Ehinger is president of the reunion association. Other officers I are Dallas Brown and H. L. Kern |of Decatur, vice-presidents; and I Floyd Anderson of Elizabethtown, I Indiana permanent secretary. Leo E. Ehinger is general chairman in charge of all arrangements for the reunion. Other committees are as follows: Invitations —Ed F. Jaberg, H. L. Kern, C. O. Porter. J. K. Staley and Joe Laurent. Reception—All local members of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O : DISTRICT MKT HERE SATURDAY 1 I. O. O. F. Lodges Os District To Meet Here , Saturday Scores of delegates from I. O. ! O. F. ’odge in this section expected here Saturday when the local Odd Fellows organization plays host to the 14th district convention ot the lodge. Three counties are to be represented: Adams, Wells, and Blackford. The second degree initiatory work will be conferred by the only four-man team known in the order. The degree team comes from Culver and is widely known throughout Illinois, 'lndiana and southern Michigan. The meeting will open promptly at 7:30 o’clock Saturday evening in the local lodge hall on Second ' street. All members of the local, St. I Mary’s lodge No. 167, are urged to l attend and are asked to be on hand I at an early hour to aid in the reception c< the visiting delegations.