Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 232, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1937 — Page 1

XXXV. No. 232.

Council Approves I Bond Issue For | School Building ■ !

J Council Will Pass < Ordinance To Permit i) Juance Os Bonds To -Jal Building. ■ | ISSUE SSOJMMI I Jp.nb - •- • l-ai—t last night ■ , ,1 ,n special sesB J ... Hi" B j roll tall vote, the three " ■ ■ “jMDg ■• i'i ■ > a ■ ;|| 4 vIJjX, 11 -Vli"’ Mil ■ller* ~.■ < ’he -i catur (Civil City) K(fe r >ls I’WA grant. gif A | -< In".i Io; ’ll . .. they would accept the grant. Ita Fuhrman, presiJoseph Hunter, treasurer, Kki i s--.-r< I .: v of 11,-- ■ ter ] i' ok. -upi rintemlent of -d spokesman for K the i ■ \ o w. d the board's I acti<M iu tiling a petition several MB* K: ',. recited that the for- | mKi: of a riant had be°n re- | wivi hat it was mandatory I to a< ■i ■ eject n within 15 I days : oni September 28. 1937. ■■■]<> a :•- legal procedure in I eomll auce with the acts of 1879, law ’iliiin was filed by the IMr school trustees, asking I Schill bonds The petition was | readily .1 In; |). Voss, employed as I ' ! " r st 'hool board and I By :l \ i,.'.. the couneilmen »’■ 011 record as granting the authority to issue I talc a maximum of $'.10,000 If ft I" >:'a Set out that Ihe board could not build an I ftaiiat" structure without flnanfrom the civil city. It ei ipiiasized that the school •'!id not lake advantage of offer unless tin was given by th" Tim gov 'rnment's offer is ■’-■ the local communitv approximately sl3 1.015. ' city, under the law. ■ *■ itself for two percent of thi valuation, giving the i board a bond credit of ‘Ww' iv based on taxable valuation INC ED ON PAGE SEVEN) ■ ° — - — — Bf SUBJECTS I OF AOBRF.SSES B W. P. Dearing To PreBent Addresses Here Monday for the series of adto be given here next Monv Dr. W. P. Dearing, president City college, were antoday. Dearing visited here yesterhigh school principal W. Brown and made kn-wn his - At tlie high school at 3 o'Monday afternoon. I)- Dearspeak on "The Battle With **■ Bea-st." Patrons of the school been cordially invited. ’he joint Rotary and Lions meeting in the Rice hotel at Dr. Dearing will ta.'k on "The Side Our Problems. final address will be made e Woman's club meeting in the Reformed church at 8 o'clock, he will ad-dress the members topic, “Serving At Our Best.”

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

■SOY BEAN CAR WILL BE SHOWN HERE SATURDAY Soybean Field Day Will Be Observed In This City Tomorrow Saturday will be a remarkable day in Decatur. On that occasion, Purdue university, in cooperation with the Central Soya company . and the Pennsylvania railroad, will stage a series of soy bean demonstrations. Inspection will be made of th famed Pennsylvania railroad exhibit car. which shows I the many and varied products made I from soy beans. The (processing I ptant of the Central Soya company ; will be visiteda nd a t/.ur made • through the Central Sugar company I refinery, which is Indiana's only I sugar refinery. The day’s events will begin with I registration at the Central Soya i ofleie at 9 a. tn . where guides will ' be allotted. The soy bean car and I the two factories will be visited | during the morning Luncheon is I to be served at noon and CloverI leaf Creameries ot this city will I cooperate in providing the menu The Cloverleaf Creameries and new cheese plant will be visited immediately after lunch. This will be followed by inspection of the soy bean variety test plots at the Krick Tyndall farm on highway 27 at the south edge* of Decatur. K. E. Beeson, extension agronomist ot Purdue and L. E. Archbold, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) COL. MOORHEAD WILL BE HERE Col. Robert Moorhead To Attend Veterans’ Reunion Here ’ Col. Robert L. Moorhead of Indianapolis, regiment commander in the 139th Field Artillery during the 1 World War, wi’l be one of the pro- ■ mlnent officers in attendance at the ' annual reunion ot this outfit and : the old Oh Indiana Infantry, na- ' tlonal guard, which will be held in ’ Decatur tomorrow and Sunday. 1 C. L Moorhead, while he is not 1 -scheduled to appear on the regular 1 speaking program during the ban- ‘ quet, will lead discussion during the ' time devoted to reminiscenses. immediately following the scheduled ' program. The banquet will be held at the First Christian church at 6:30 p. nt. Saturday. Col. Clyde F. Driesbach of Fort Wayne will be the principal speaker. Other speakers on the program will be Mayor A. R. Hoithouse. 1 Ralph E Roop. Legion commander and Major Walter H. Unversaw of Kokomo. The veterans will register at the American Legion home all day Saturday. and sightseeing tours of the industrial and residential sections of the city will be conducted during the afternoon. Following the banquet, entertain- ■ ment and dancing will be provided | f .r the visitors at the Legion home. The reunion will close with memorial services and business session at 9:30 o’clock Sunday mornI ing. Local Moose Members Meet This Evening Members of the local Moose lodge are asked to meet tonight at 8 o’clock at the i.ttal home, from where they will go to the Charles Miller hpme on Third street to view the body of Erwin Miller, deceased member. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. nt. 66 10:00 a. tn. 72 Noon 84 2:00 p. m. 90 3:00 p. m. 88 WEATHER Generally fair south, possibly ,! Showers north late tonight or on Saturday; Cooler along northern boundary tonight and I Central and North Saturday.

Soy Bean Exhibit Car Here Saturday fO' 6 r IA Ba^**’***^*7 4 fe i Russell East, general agricultural agent of the P mnsylvanfa Railroad is shown here conducting a , group of visitors through the soy bean exhibit ear which displays the many and varied products made from soy beans. The car will be open to the public on the Central Soya Co. siding here all day Saturday. ;

JAPS ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS TO CONTINUE WAR Japan Announces No Interference In China Will Be Brooked Tokyo, Oct. I—(UP)—Japan, in a • major statement of policy, announced today that she would brook n“ interference in China and was determined to pursue her own course "to the bitter end." By implication, the statement of policy (constituted a blanket reply not only to protests of governm nts against Japan's war methods but a rejection in advance of any action that might be taken iby internationa' agreement. The statement left no room for doubt that Japan is convinced her course is justified and that she will maintain it in face of whatever pressure or opposition she is called ui-.i to meet. The government made the statement through a foreign office spokesman, it rejected unqualifiedly the idea of any effort to mediate at this state of hostilities. It reaffirmed Japan's intention to fight until China alters her alleged antiJapanese policy. "If any power desires to associate itself with China," the spokesman warned, "It is entirely welcome to do s «u. Only let it beware of China's mendacious propaganda.” Referring to a statement by Lorj : Cranbourne. Great Britain's delegate at the 'eague of nations meetings in Geneva, that the ChineseJayanese situation was of serious concern to outside powers, the spokesman said: | "He was hinting, we suppose, at the necessity of desirability of convening a i.nference of powers interested in affairs in the Pacific basin. “We desire to make it clear that we do not think mediation is call(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I O MONROE CHURCH i PLANS SERVICE To Lay Cornerstone For Monroe M. E. Church Sunday The cornerstone for the remodeled and enlarged Methodist Episcopal church of Monroe will be laid in special services Sunday after-; noon at 2 o’clock. Rev. E. L. Jones of Warren will deliver the sermon at the cornerstone exercises. Rev. Jones was pastor of the Monroe church from 1908 to 1910, and is one of four! men living who have pastored the Monroe congregation. When Rev. Jones took the Monroe pastorate, the charge was a circuit, known as the Monroe circuit, and included Salem, Beulah, Washington. Monroe, Pleasant Mills and Mt. Tabor churches. Under his ministry, the Monroe church became a station, supporting a full time pastor. Other t churches which Rev. Jones has served in this locality are Ossian, I New Haven and Redkey. He also: served for several years as superintendent of the Methodist mentor-, iai home at Warren. Work on remodeling and enlarg-; ing the Monroe church is progressing rapidly. Laying of brick wlllj be started today or Saturday. |

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur. Indiana, Friday, October I 1937.

World Wide Communion Service Here Sunday The communion of the Lord’ll Supper will he celebrated Sunday I morning at the local Presbyterian chur.h. This service is of special signifance in that ail Presbyter-1 ian churches all over the world 1 will join in the celebration of the l Eucharist. L The day has been set apart by 1 • the church as world wide common-! ion Sunday and is used as a pre- ' paration for the celebration of the . .ie hundred years of foreign missions in the- Presbyterian church, ot' which the centennial service will be held Octtloer 29 with an address by Dr. Robert E. Speer over a nation wide radio program. All members of the local church must attend this communion service next Sunday, which will be he'd at the regular morning service. o SCHOOL CROUPS NAME OFFICERS — Freshman Class, Boys And Girls Glee Clubs Elect Officers Officers in three organizations at the Decatur high school were announced today. Norbert Lose was named freshmen class president. Other officers are: Paul Hoile, vice-president: Ruth Harmon, secretary; AnnisMae Merriman, treasurer. Amos Ketchum was named sponsor. Don Death, senior class president. was named head of the boys' glee club. Other officers are: vicepresident. James Krick; secretarytreasurer, Jay Alton. Officers of the girls' glee club are: Helen Jean Kohls, president; Zula Porter, vicepresident and Imogene Bright, sec-retary-treasurer. Marjorie Miller was named the accompanist for both the boys and girls clubs and Miss Helen Haubold. music teacher, was named the I sponsor of both organizations. o Assistant Manager Os Store Is Moved Charles Foster, assistant manager of the Morris five and ten ! cent store here, is to be transferrI ed to Portland on Monday, it was , I announced today

Newspaperman Tells Retreat With Chinese From Paoting

(Editors note: The following eye- ; witness dispatch from Jack Belden, only American newspaperman with ■ the Chinese army on thq Peiping- ! Hankow railway, is the first des- ■ cription of the Chinese retreat from ! Paoting to reach the United States. • lapanese captured that key position Sept. 24. By Jack Belden (G.pyright 1937 by United Press) With the Chinese army south of Paoting. Sept. 25, by courier to Shanghai. Oct. I—(UP1 —(UP) —I ani retreating with the Chinese army along the Peiping-Hankow railway towards the Yellow river after one ■ of the most disastrous defeats the | Chinese have suffered in this war. As I write this dispatch I am sitt--1 ing in the midst of scores of Chin]ese soldiers with whom '1 have been j feeing for 48 hours under all but ■ (..ntinuous rain of Japanese shells ' and aerial botnlbs. j The whole countryside is filled I with hundreds of miserable, wet,,

JUSTICE BLACK TO BROADCAST THIS EVENING ■ Supreme Court Justice To Answer Charges Concerning Klan Washington. Oct. 1 — (U.R) Justice Hugo L. Black will de- • liver tonight over the combined facilities of the nation's broadcasting systems his reply to charges h<« was a life member in the ku klux klan when he swore to his oath as an associate justice of the U. S. supreme court. While Black worked in privacy over the text of his precedent- ■ shattering address, arrangements • were completed for the broadcast i i to be delivered at 9:30 p tn. (8:30 | p. ro CST) over (he facilities of I the National. Columbia and Mutual networks. Black, will speak from the Ten--1 nyson street home of Claude E i Hamilton. Jr., general counsel of ’he Reconstruction Finance Corp... associate of Black's brother-in-law, i Clifford .1 Durr, also an RFC assistant counsel. Hamilton is an j Alabaman and a close friend of ' Black's. Radio engineers were ordered ■ to install microphones in the liv-j ‘ ing room of the Hamilton home to ; ' carry Black's voice to a the national hookup. Only the closest friends of the justice were expected to | witness the broadcast. The group was expected to comprise only the Hamiltons. Durrs and possibly one or two other close associates of, Black Utmost care was being taken to prevent any "leak" in the contents i of Black's speech. Contrary to j earlier indications, however, ad-; vance- copies of the address will be made available to newspaper-: men shortly before the justice begins speaking. The advances were • • expected to be supplied about an hour and half before the justice i goes on the air. Mrs. Hamilton expressed "great i pleasure" at being able to afford the Justice a place from which to : make liis broadcast. "Our living room is of the modest size," she said, "and several pieces ot' furniture may have to ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

hungry refugees who find it im- , possible to escape the Japanese death avalanche. The one- thought in the minds of all of us is to reach the new Chinese defense .lines before death overtakes us. Nothing is being spared in this retreat. There is a dead horse 10 feet from me as I write. Near it lies tlie mangled body of a Chinese ! soldier. I have- slept three hours in the ' past 48 and eaten only once. It is | raining and I can't help but think of home and the smell of wet grass and leaves in the front yard of my mother’s home in Summit. , N. J. Here- there is only the sight of suffering humanity, the smell ot gore and torn flesh. We hope it continues to lain be-1 cause then the Japanese planes will not come. Occas'.'.naly a shot is • heard, but no notice- is taken of it i We care on'y about the planes. • • (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

Free Cooking School Will Be Presented Three Days Os Next Week By The Daily Democrat

SALE OF HOTEL IS ANNOUNCED Rice Hotel Is Purchased Today By Ed Young Os Fort Wayne The sale of the Rice hotel byMrs. Jesse Rice to Ed Young, of. Fort Wayne, was announced late this afternoon by Mrs. Rice. The sale included only the business of the hotel, Mrs. Rice retain- ; ing the building, for which a 10- | year lease was given to the new proprietor. The new owner de- , dined to announce the sale figure. Mr. Young, who has been asso-' dated with the Kindler hotel in Fort Wayne, will take possession immediately and will personally • assume management of the bust-, ness. He stated that no change is planned in the personnel of the j hotel. No immediate changes are I planned in the business, he i stated. Mr. Young. Mrs. Rice. John L. DeVoss, local attorney representing Mrs. Rice, and a Fort Wayne! •attorney closed the sale of the hotel this afternoon. The late Jesse Rice purchased the hotel 12 years ago. then known as the Murray hotel Until the time of his death in August of this year, he managed the business. Mrs. Rice assumed the management following his death Mrs Rice made no statement today in regard to her plans fori the future. Several days are ex- , pected before minor details ot the ; transaction will be completed. ASKS PARKING LAW ENFORCED Accident Prevention Committee Adopts Resolution Thursday A resolution that the city board • I of public works and safety enforce I one hour parking on Second street as soon as possible, in ernformatice with a survey made several • weeks ago by a special traffic committee. was ad?«ted at a meeting of the accident prevention committee Thursday night in the city hall The resolution will be given to Mayor A. R. Holthouse. The committee authorized the purchase of safety signs to be I erected in the center of streets ! passing schools during the time I that children are going to and from scho-Js. Walter Krick, superintendent of the Decatur public schoo'n, was au 'hopized to investigate prices and make purchases. It is probable that they will be financed througa funds solicited from service clubs, the i Chamber of Commerce and other I civic organizations. They will be in | the form of life size signs of boys in safety patrol unftorms. AutomoI bile drivers will be required to slow | the'r cars. It was recommended that a radio be purchased for the city police car. Whether it will be a one or two way set will depend upon the price. The prob'em of financing this was taken up at the meeting, pending the learning of the price. William Bell, state police com(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Railroad Reports Business Increase Increased business on the Pennsylvania railroad here has necessitated the addition ot an assistant yard master. J. L. Fletcher, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been transferred to Decatur for this purpose, and will remain at least until the first of the year when the rush at the Central Soya company, Central Sugar company and other industries may be less. 0 Cooking School Prizes Are On Display Here An array ot awards, which will be given free at t' e Decatur Daily ■ Democrat cooking school Monday, I Tuesday and Wednesday of next week has been arranged in a disi play in the Democrat windew. The contents of the display and ! others wi'l be given as door prizes lat the school, “The Bride Wakes Up,” at the Adams theater.

Lay Cornerstone sfiL * I. - Mak jXvf ■ > f •. t. Rev. E. L. Jones. Warren, will ’ I deliver the sermon at services to lay the cornerstone for the Monroe' I M. E. church Sunday afternoon at ( I 2 o'clock REV.GRAHAM CLUB SPEAKER M. E. Pastor Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Thursday Night Rev. Ralph Waldo Graham, pasI tor of the First M. E. church of this I city, delivered an interesting and I inspiring address on "Important I choices of life” at the weekly meet- | ing of the Decatur Rotary club I Thursday evening. Asserting that many persons in I this country are shouting from the ‘ housetops that the United States I must choose between communism I or fascism. Rev. Graham said that this nation is not forced to-KUch a choice, if choice it be. Communism and fascism are not i unlike, the pastor said, and the choice in this country is whether | 'the present democratic form of I government shall continue or one fixed on the baser thing: of life | shall rule. In communism and fascism the | j state is the chief end, Rd.-. Graham said Both call for dictators! |to run the state. In Russia, it is ; | Stalin, in Germany Hitler, and in Italy, Mussolini. In these nations, the ruler's posti tion is maintained by force. Moral i and spiritual principles of govern-1 ; ment are out of place, the speaker: said. To these dictators religion ' must go. as religion teaches, inocu- ! lates and fosters idealistic princi- ■ ’ pies, in direct contrast to dictatorship. The American government, the ’ I speaker asserted, is based on ideal I ism. the men who formed the gov-i I eminent were true idealists, believ- ' ing in human values, the pursuit i of happiness. America’s choice. Rev. Graham ' said, is not between communism or | fascism, as there is no fundamental difference, but between continu- ■ auce of a democratic form of govI (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) SARAH DURBIN WINS IN SUIT Mrs. Sarah Durbin Awarded Damages For Death Os Husband — — — . 1 A Wells circuit court jury late . Thursday awarded Mrs. Sarah Dur'■bin. of this city, widow of the late John W. Durbin. SI,BOO damages >’ against Thomas Ealtzell. : iso of • ’tbis city. I j Mrs. Durbin asked for SIO,OOO . I damages as result of an anto accident in Pleasant Mills December 5, 1936. Durbin died in the l.val hospital after his log truck and the car driven by Mr. Baltzell collided. ! The complaint alleged that Baltjzell was at fault for the crash. Mrs. Durbin and five children survived the husband. The case was given to the jury yesterday afternoon at the completion of closing arguments. Three women and nine men of Welle county sat on the jury. C'ark J. Lutz, local attorney, represented the defendant. The case was venued from the local ccurt,

Price Two Cents.

Latest Type Os Looking Schoo! Will Be Given First Three Days Os Next Week. ADAMS THEATER — “The Bride Wakes Up." The very latest in cooking • schools, a complete, full length, talking, motion picture will be presented at the Adams theater in Decatur next Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, October 4, 5 and 6. The school, sponsored by the De- ■ catur Daily Democrat, will be pre- ' sented these three days without 1 any charge to anyone desiring to ' attend. No special tickets of adI mission are necessary, and all will i be free. | The very latest in cooking styles I and equipment will be shown in ! the picture, around which has been developed an interesting story. Special invitations have been issued to the various women's and ! girls' organizations of Decatur and Adams county, and to high school girls in both the city and rural • schools. The theater will be opened at l 1:30 Monday and Tuesday afternoons, with the show starting promptly at 2 o'clock. On Wednesday. the final day of the school, the show will start at 3 o'clock, iu | order that girls of the Decatur pubi lie and Catholic high schools may witness the entire show. A splendid romance has been woven about an excellent plot, making the picture interesting throughout, and also showing scientifically planned kitchens, designed expertly for. the utmost in convenience, time-saving and comfort. All equipment is shown in ■ active use. with trained home econ- ' omists showing the best and latest in cooking style and recipes. Valued Prizes Valuable door prizes will be presented each day of the school. On each afternoon. 11 different awards will be made, with registration cards signed at each performance ! of the show. Every one of these prizes will I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) FRED HARMON DIES AT HOME Retired Farmer Dies This Afternoon In Union Township Fred Harmon. 61. retired farmer, died this afternoon at 12:45 o'clock at his home iu Union township. Death was caused by carcinoma The deceased was widely known ' in Decatur and community, having been engaged in carpenter work and farming. He was born in Van ' Wert county. Ohio, March 21, 1876 the son of John and Emma Myers • Harmon. On March 10. 1909 he was niar- ' ried to Wila Miller, who survives. ’ • He was au active member bf the 'Calvary Evangelical church. He. had been seriously ill since Aug- ' ust 8. Surviving besides the widow are five children: Wilmer, of Wren. Ohio; Elma. Earl. Harold and I Esther, all at home: four brothers, j Mahlon. of this city; Alfred of , Wren. William of Gallopolis, Leo and Joe of Convoy, Ohio and Mrs. Harrison McClymonds of Convoy. One sister is deceased. Funeral services will be held (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) James T. Merryman 83 Years Old Today kI ■ — I Former Judge Janies T. Merry- ‘ i man observed his 83rd birthday to- ’ day by carrying on his regular busi- ' ness. In excellent health, he appear■ed much younger than many of his ' friends who congratulated him today. He has completely recovered from a serious illness last winter. Mr. Merryman was born in Wasli- | ington township and has been a lifelong resident ot Adajne county. He was the first mayor of Decatur and served a term as judge ot the Adams’ circuit court. o DISPLAY FLAGS All business houses of Decatur are asked to display flags tomorrow in honor of the veterans of the World War, who s will be in annual reunion in this city.