Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1937 — Page 1

L\\'. No. 233.

fc DAYS ARE ■ecalledby [reunion here ■ Company A Members ■'like Active Part In [ Reunion war days of 1917 and ■7 .. ..... alb .1 today ns voterM h. r.. lor th- annual ,b. > i"H. Field Artill-I ■ among veterans | ■ ->f H.il.iary company. old K... A " hi ‘ h ,M>,a ""‘ “ HML 'ho reziment. K,.. . rail' d September ». uh.-11 the 100 members of |K„ y \ i„tt this city for Fort EK H.e-isoii. Indianapolis. inlis i,.,,.d into the army. A was recruited here |K lk c.'|v following America's iino II"' *ar. Charles HHB who was a member of the .‘„,v having served in the |K_. Viie.n.e. war. started the of the company. H; Men Ordered Out August 19. ten of the memordered to report for The unit was In comFrank Schultz of this city, at Akron. Ohio. Ser-' Schultz arrived here last t r the They were: Schultz, It-catur: M. M timer F Nevil. Burl Johnson. Decatur. Johnson. Magley. Clarencq Mauley Fi t d Sheets. De- - Hllatio- W Steed. Decatur, members of Company A. entire population let. for Indianapolis M railroad. was absorbed to Hattiesburg. to France, where they of themselves. ■ Lost Friday In Accident At G. E. Ritter, of Monroe street.' m the Adams county hospital last night after liis hand in a punch while working at the local |Mtiru..y li was necessary to index finger on his ■ ._. Omitted From ■ | Program Committee name of Audrey Crosl/ie was omitted from the i •- who staged initiaKQ ' t he I lecautur high yesterday. ■ompany “A” Roster HBI Commissioned Officers R Dunn. Captain H Peterson. First Lieut. • .1 Rollison. Second Lieut isstoned Officers r Patterson, corporal McConnell, corporal H. Cook, corporal Laurent, corporal Keller, corporal i Dull, corporal I Gay, corporal. Privates Andrews, Carroll Bacon, Bacon, John C. Bair, Albert Leo Bogner. Gust Borne, Bovine. Jefferson BrinneJK- 1 Bryan, Racy Burrell., Butler, Leroy (’able, Floyd \irgil Cross, Earl Crozier,! |K* r Ilarwachter. Ernest DettLeo Ehinger, Herman EmEnos. Carlyle Flanders, Foltz, Heber Fonner, Char- 1 QB Fryback, Melvin Gallogly, Garard. Leon Gass, Ginley, Earl Grossman. Her Walter Hammond. John Hugh Hitchcock. How- 1 Dewey Hooker. Garth Burt Hower. Ed Jaberg. 1 Kern. May Knavel. Adolph IS*' fflar ’ py Komen, Ed Kreutz--11, Gherman Kumpf, Lawrence Charles Maloney, May. Eugene Meibers, ChaiU Miller, Homer Miller, Hubert tK’ ; '' Ba Miller, Otto Miller, Monday. Charles Morgan. |K’ ai ' 1 Mowery. Morris Mamma. EK. Mun,z - F ’red McConnell. LonM‘ tl; H o «h. Mike Nickolas. /-hia Harry Parr, Homer ParW kd Radentacker. Lloyd Lynn Shoemaker, Giles |K Ber - Ha >’ry B. Smith, James iff Clarence Stalter, Harvey LK f' Clarence Stevens. Roscoe iy Tony Uher. ; K rn ard Ulman. Glenn Venis,, ! K*? "ard, Clarence Weber, ■rati Weldy, Otto Wilson, Char-' B 1Se ’ M edford Wynn, Edward I Frank Young. '

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

To Speak Here ,|MB w-'il ggT.^lJ Dr W. P Dearing, president of Oakland City college, will speak at , i three separate meetings in Decatur next Monday. October 4. represented Adams County Loan Association Members Attend Confab The Adams County National ! Farm Loan Association was represented by its president, Jacob C. Barkley, directors Harvey L. Sipe | and Fred M Bleeke, and secretarytreasurer. E. Burt Lenhart, in the : annual conference of farm loan i association officials of Northeast- ; ern Indiana at Huntington. Friday Thirty-three national farm loan associations were represented at ; : the conference which was called j by The Federal laind Bank of l Louisville for the purpose of con-1 i sidering matters of mutual interest | to bank and associations, and to | acquaint field executives with provisions of the farm credit act of 1937 recently passed by congress. “This new law gives added pow--ler to farm loan associations in | selecting directors of the federal i land bank, according to Secretary- ■ Treasnrer K Bnrt Lenhart. “Here-; : tofore,” he states, “four of the I ! seven directors have been ap- j ; pointed by the governor of the I farm credit administration. Henceforth three will be elected ! ! directly by cooperative credit l groups of borrowers as at present, while’one of those appointed by I the governor must be chosen from a list of these nominated by national farm loan associations. I Borrower groups, therefore, again have majority representation on ’ the board." Miss Rohrer Hurt In Fall At Home Mrs. Lizzie Rohrer, sister of the late Fred Rohrer. Berne publisher, is recovering from injuries sustained in a fall at her home Wednesday. I She is 71 years old. WELFARE FUNDS ARE APPROVED County Council Approi priates $658 Today For Salaries — The Adams county council in special session this morning approved the additional appropriation requested by the county welfare board to be used as salaries for a I clerk stenographer and an investigator in the local department. After twice refusing to approve the appropriation and receiving from the state welfare (board an w- > der for the approval, the board in a brief meeting this morning voted to grant the requested funds. Six of the councilmen were present, Htnry Dehner, James A. | Hendricks, August Conrad, Evert, Banter, Chris Eicher and E. J. Ken- I ney. The records disclosed that all | present councilmen voted approval. Dean Byerly was absent. The salaries amount tq a total of $658. Os this airr.unt $250 was requested for the salary of a clerkstenographer end >4OB fur that of an Investigator. The money is to be used for aal- ■ arles of 1937. The appropriation is subject to the approval of the state tax board. Mr. And Mrs. Shanks Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Shanks, of southwest of Geneva wi'l commemorate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday. They are the parents of three children: Grover of Hartiford township: Mrs. Byron Hart of 'Bluffton and Icel at home,

SOY BEAN MEN ATTEND ANNUAL PROGRAM TODAY Crowd Is Here To Participate In County’s Field Day Two hundred ipersons were regis- j tered shortly before noon today in ths- second annual Soy Beau Field day being held here, othert. were expected to swell the total this afternoon. The cu’.wd inspected the Pennsylvania railroad soy bean car on the J tracks at the Central Soya company. The air conditioned car built by the railroad in cooperation with the American Soy Bean Association I graphi ally shows the Industrial Sand agricultural progress of America’s newest major crop. The car will be on the tracks all aftert. on for those who did not: i have an opportunity to see it this | morning. Later this morning the crowd in- 1 : spected the plants of the Centra! , | Sugar company, the Central Soya : company and the McMillen Feed | Milla. At noon today a luncheon was served at the Central Sugar company with the Cloverleaf Cream- , eries, Inc., assisting in furnishing ' the menu. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the 1 greup will begin an inspection of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc. At 2 o’clock the party will move to the Krick-Tyndall Tile mill farm I south of Decatur on U. S. highway i ! 27 where the day’s program will be ! completed. The soy bean variety test plots j ! will be explained by K. E. Beeson, j of the extension department of Pur- ; due university, and L. E. Archbold, Adams county agent. The fertilizer test plots, eupervis'ed by Purdue university, will also . be examined. A plowing demonstration will be made of the Purdue trash shield o — SCOOTER BIKE RIDING IS OUT j Children Under 16 Not Permitted To Ride “Scooter Bikes” Acting under state laws regard- ' ing the use of motor vehicles, Chief of Police Sephus Melchi today banned all children from riding “scooter bikes”, the latest fad in cycling to visit the city. The chief said that a communication f-.m the state department stated that al’ drivers of the “scooters" must have in his or her possession an operator or chauffeur’s license. Since the Indiana law permits no one under 16 to have a driver’s license the ruling automatically bane all children from riding on the cycles. One child has been seriously hurt while riding a sc—Her and the chief stated that several more children I have been endangered when they I cut in and out of traffic with the speedy little vehicles, j He laso urged cooperation of oth- ' er persons in using the vehicles at night. Small lights on the vehicles 'are not bright enough to be plainly visible by motorists and pedestrians, he stated. The “craze” of scooter-bike riding hit the town suddenly several days ag.-. and since that time many children have taken the opportunity : to operate a motor driven vehicle. I Chief Melchi stated that the ruling ! will be enforced as a safeguard for the children, "While it may spoil i the fun for some children the savi ing of a child’s life or the preveni tion ~f an injury will more than repay the lost amusement’’ the chief istated. o C. C. Head Requests Rooms For Pipe Men Dee Fryback, president of the De-,-catur Chamber of Commerce, today issued a request for all persons having rooms for rent to .'eave their names at the license bueau as soon as possible. A number of workers on the natural gas line noth of the city nave beseiged his office with i equests from rooms, Fryfback stated. CCC Enrollment At Trustee’s Office All boys ot Adams county who are interested in enro'ling in CCC work are asked to meet at the office of John W. Doan, Washington township trustee on Tuesday. The boys must be between the ages ot | 17-27, he stated. A CCC represents- | tive will be here to make the en-1 1 rollments.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 2, 1937.

Black Denies K K K Membership ‘~ I _ ■k i x f ! - a——HK. New Associate Justice Hugo L. Black told listeners of the three national broadcasting systems Friday night he was once a member of the Ku Klux Klan but resigned before he became a United States Senator and has never since rejoined

TO CELEBRATE I ANNIVERSARY Decatur Couple Will Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reynolds. 336 Oak street, well known Decatur residents, will commemorate their golden wedding anniversary ■ Sunday at their home here. The couple was married in Portland 50 years ago. In 1915 they I moved to this city, where they have resided since. Eleven children were born to the j union. One daughter is deceased. t-The children are: Mrs. William i Hornaday, of Elkhart; .'Mrs. Fred Smith of Bloomington, Illinois; Curtis Reynolds of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Earl Crider, Mrs. Bessie Ward. Paul, Georgtf, Chester, Ivan ’ and Wilbur all of this city. The children and their families expect to be here Sunday at an anniversary dinner, honoring the couple. Mr. Reynolds smilingly recalled his wedding trip of 50 years ago. Happening before the advent of autos, he recalled that midway between Portland and New Corydon he was forced to crawl out of the buggy In 12 Inches of mud to fix a broken harness strap. A delicious wedding dinner at (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. tn. 58 10:00 a. m. 60 11:00 a. in. 62 WEATHER Mostly cloudy and unsettled and cooler Saturday; Sunday mostly cloudy.

No Admission Charge Os Any Kind To The Cooking School

No charge of any kind will be made to ladies attending the Decatur Democrat's free cooking school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons in the Adams Theater. Additional door prizes were announced today,' raising the total of I gifts to be distributed among the I ladies to 12 each day. Special invitations to ladies ofj I the surrounding communities to at-; tend one of the three days were I extended today. The doors at the Adams theater | will be opened at 1:30 o'clock Mon ' day and Tuesday afternoons and! at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday after-' noons. The show Monday and, Tuesday will start at 2 o'clock and l at 3 o’clock on Wednesday. Additional prizes announced to-j | day for each showing .of the picture are two pound box’es of Kraft I cheese donated by the Cloverleaf i Creameries, Inc., and electric toastI ers, given by the electric depart-, inent of the city of Decatur. Other dally prizes are: three fivepound sacks of Pillsbury’s best flour; one box of Pillsbury's Farina pure wheat flour and one box of Pillsbury SNO Sheen cake flour; i Lux gift box; Blue Creek Dairy, $1 in trade; Central Sugar comI pany, 25 pounds of pparkling Crystal White Sugar; one pound can

State Police Search For Thief Continues Marion. Ind., Oct. 2 —(UP) —State po'ice and local authorities today ; sought a thin, overall-clad bandit - who late yesterday held nine (per- ' sons at bay with a gun while he rifled the safe in the O. Gordon store in Gas City and escaped with SI,OOO ' (taking the proprietors 23 year old son as a. hostage. The bandit entered the store gun > in hand and ant« iunced the holdup to six employes and three customers. Searching the safe, he found : approximately SI,OOO in currency. URGES PATRONS USE DIRECTORY Telephone Company Asks Patrons Use Official Directory Herman F. Ehinger, manager of ' the Citizens telephone company, today advised all patrons of the company to use the general informa- ■ tion section of their telephone directory when making a call. He w-arned against the use of any other directory in looking for a telephone number, since it has the only correct list of numbers. He stated that the company has not authorized the publication of its customer's numbers nor of any directory other than the official Citizens Telephone company direc-: tory of January, 1937. Mr. Ehinger stated that in the past two days scores of wrong numbers have been called through j . no fault of the operators, but bei cause patrons have been misinformed through another directory. I He also uged that patrons retain | their directories and not throw ! them away upon the receipt of any i book other than one published by I the company.

of Spry shortening; Northern Indiana Public Service Corporation, coffee maker. x Ail the prizes are on display in the Decatur Daily Democrat window. To give all the ladies an opportunity to- see all -phases of -the cooking and household demonstrajtions, a new method of presenting i the show will be used for the school next week. It is all includ--1 ed in a movie entitled “The Bride I Wakes Up,” filmed in Hollywood j with outstanding- actors in all ; parts. | Those who are assisting in the 1 sponsoring of the show are: Cen- ‘ tral Sugar company, Morris 5 & (10c Store, Zwicks, Blue Creek | Dairy, Decatur Hatchery, Sprague Furniture Store, H. L. Lankenau company; City Light and Power Plant, Northern Indiana Public Service company, Wall Bakery, Schafer's, Stults Home Appliance Store, Baker's Appliance Sales, Pumphrey's Cloverleaf Creameries, j Niblick & Company, Mutchler Packing company. The Fruit Dispatch company, Knox Gelatine company, Thomas ij. Lipton, Inc., Robert Shaw Thermostat company, Lever Brothers company, Dodge Brothers, Frigidaire corporation, Pillsbury Flour Mills company.

BLACK SPEAKS TO NATION IN OWN DEFENSE Radio Speech Explains Position Os New Justice , Toledo, Oi, Oc. 2—(UP)—Publish- j er Paul Block asserted today that there was “no where in the minutes of the Klu Klux Klan any indication” that associate supreme court justice Hugo L. Blsck ever returned the “life pir,sport” Block charged was awarded him. Washington, Oct. 2. — (U.R) — Acknowledging a former membership in the Klu Klux Kian, Hugo L. Black prepared today to don the black robes of a high justice and to sit Monday for the first time as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Speaking to an estimated 31,000,000 persons over the nation’s combined radio networks last night, Justice Black set forth his former connection with the klan, denounced. Indirectly, its creed and i objectives, and pleaded for religious tolerance and liberal principles. His speech effectively ended all , 1 reports that he might resign or , that he would accept any sugges- ! tion that he should resign. It was believed that he had endeavoured I to close finally the public contro- | ' versy growing out of a newspaper expose of his former klan affiliation. | First reaction from public figures was favorable to Black, and many expressed the opinion that I the matter now was closed. But in Phoenix, Ariz.. Sen. Henry F. Ashurst. D.. Ariz., chairman of i the senate judiciary committee,, ! said he could not discuss the' speech because “I may be called upon to sit at an impeachment trial against him, and I could not risk disqualification by forming an opinion. F. D. R. Didn't Listen President Roosevelt was in Washington state preparing to be--gin his return journey to the eay when Black spoke. Members of I his staff said that he had not listened to the speech, and. therefore, could not comment on it. He was one of only a comparative few Americans who did not, have their radios tuned last night | to the modest suburban home here j where Black, surrounded by a small group of intimates, made a statement to the people. In cities: and towns throughout the country. Black’s voice went into living rooms, into moving automobiles, boomed through stores, saloons, and theaters. Dance programs were even halted in night clubs so that patrons could hear his side of a controversy almost unprecedented, in American history. "I did join the klan,” Black said, : speaking each word slowly, distinctly into the microphones. “I later resigned. I never rejoined.” He paused au instant, then con- : tinued: “What appeared then, or what (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) INSTRUMENT IS GIVEN HOSPITAL Baby Incubator Is Given Hospital By Tri Kappa Sorority The local chapter of the Tri; Kappa sorority has presented the I Adams county memorial hospital with an infant incubator. The incubator was selected by Miss j Elizabeth Pitman, superintendent, and was delivered this past week. The incubator was purchased from the American Hospital Sup- , i ply company of Chicago and is one of the finest of its type. It will be Instrumental in saving i the lives of premature and delicate infants and is an article of equipment which has long been desired by those in authority at the hospital. Auditor Receives Gasoline Check A check for $26,264,95 as Adams county’s share of the gasoline tax for the last three month's period has Ibeen received by County Auditor John W. Tyndall. The money is to go to the high- > way department for use in roads. Mr. Tyndall stated that he had received word of a check for $4-,836.81 which will be sent here October 15 as the aeunty’s share of the intang- ; ible tax.

Veterans Gather In Decatur Today In Annual Reunion

Welcomes Vets ■ I t 4 Ralph E. Roop, commander of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion, will welcome veterans at their annual reunion banquet this evening at the Christian church. PHONECALL IS CHECKED — Possible Clue Announced In Charles Ross Kidnapping Chicago. Oct. 2— (U.R) —A mysterious telephone message that “we have Ross” raised hope today | that Charles S. Ross, retired valentine manufacturer kidnaped a week ago, still may be alive. Earl J. Connelly, crack kidnap investigator for the department of ( I justice, said the message was re- , I layed to him as coming from a l gruff-voiced man. The message ’ w r as: “Take this down. This is Bob of New York. We have Ross, but. the federal agents have the wires' tapped and we cannot make con-, tact. This is not a prank." Connelly, head of a G-man detail investigating the kidnaping, ord-j i ered that if the man called again | he was to be assured the wires were not tapped. The “pob of New York” was' believed intended as a means of 1 identification in future negotia- : tions. Taken at its face value, the assurance that Ross, victim of a | telephone message was the first I serious heart ailment, was alive, j and that a contact would be made for ransom purposes. Connelly and other agents formally entered the search today un-' I der a ruling permitting their participation in disappearances last- ! ing seven days or more. Ross was : kidnaped a week ago tonight. Police Investigate Police meanwhile investigated | I highway outlawry reports near, I Sycamore, 111., on the theory that I the three men who carried Ross i off may have intended only to rol> I him, and resorted to kidnaping for ' ransom as an afterthought. Z. H. Pilcher. Oak Park, reportI ed that three men in a car followed him 20 miles at 70 miles an hour near Sycamore Sept. 23. and abandoned the chase only when he i turned into a filling station. This i was two nights before a car fol- ! lowed Ross and his secretary out (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) LARGE GROUP TO VISIT DECATUR 450 Anderson, Madison County Women To Visit City A delegation of 450 women, members of home economics clubs In , Anderson and Madison county are j expected to visit here next Wednesday, it was announced today. Mrs. E. W. Busche, county home economics head and the local home economics clubs will iplay hosts to the delegation, one ot the largest of its kind to visit here. The ladies are expected shortly ibefore noon on Wednesday. A basket lunch will be served at the Decatur country club at noon. Following lunch the ladles will be taken .on a tour through the [ Central Sugar company and other ' places of interest here,

Price Two Cents,

Annual Reunion Os Old Company A Is Opened Today As Buddies Meet Again. BANQUET TONIGHT Decatur's latch string is out today to the heroes of yesteryear, to the men who —as mere lade- left their homes 20 years ago to risk their lives on the battlefield for the honor of their country For today, slightly more than 20 years after the declaration of war, the veterans of the 139th Field Artillery and 4th Indiana Infantry, national guard, are gathering in this city in their 16th annual reunion. Members ot the Adams county’s World War veterans belonged to Company A. a unit of the 139th Field Artillery. It was otganized immediately after the declaring ot the war and was mustered into service September 5, 1917. Charles R. Dunn was the captain and Robert H. Peterson was the first lieutenant. Registration opened this morning at the American Legion home. First ffhd Madison streets, which will be headquarters for the reunion, and sightseeing trips through the industrial and residential sections of the city were planned this 1 afternoon. Banquet Feature Feature of the two-day reunion | will be the annual tanquet, which ' will be held at the Christian Church this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Leo E. Ehinger, president of the reunion association, will preside, and C. O. Porter will act as toastmaster. The principal address of the banquet will be delivered by Clyde F. Drie-sbach of Fort Wayne, colonel in ' command of the 152nd Infantry of the national guard. Mayor A. R. Holthouse will welcome the veterans in behalf of the Icity, and Ralph E. Roop, cotnmand- , er of Adams post, will welcome the guests in behalf of the American Legion. The response will be given by ' Major Walter H. Unversaw of Ko- ' komo. Fev. R. W. Graham of the First M. E. church, will act as ! chaplain. A period devoted to reminis'censes of World War days will be I led by Col Robert L. Moorhead, regkrient commander in the 139th Fie'd Artillery in war days. Following the banquet, entertainment and dancing will be provided for the guests at the Legion home. Closes Sunday The annual reunion will close Sunday morning, with memorial services and a (business session at I the Legion home at 9:30 a. m. Officers of th’e reunion associa- ' tion are Leo E. Ehinger, Decatur, president: Dallas Brown and H. L. Kern. Decatur, vice-president; and Floyd Anderson of Elizabethtown, j Indiana permanent secretary. FRANK LOSHE DIES TODAY Former Decatur Man Dies This Morning At Richmond Frank H. Loshe, 54, well known farmer and memlber of a prominent Decatur family, died suddenly about 8 o’c'ock this morning at Easthaven . hespital, Richmond. Death was caused by a heart attack. The deceased was born in Mer|'cer county, Ohio Sep'etnber 15, 1883. I ■ He had lived in this county about I I 36 years. He was a member of the I St. Mary's Catholic church and the I. Holy Name society. j Surviving, besides the widow, Rose, are: four children; Helen, Dorothy, Frances and Ralph, all at home and the following brothers and sisters: and Peter, of this city; William and Mrs. Amelia Sanning of Coldwater, Ohio; Charles. Joseph, Henry and Mrs. Eliza- | beth May all of St. Henry. Ohio and Mrs. Mary Kehlig, also of Cold water. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church here and burial will be made in the St. Joseph cemetery. The Rev. J. J. Sei- ■ metz will officiate. The body will be taken to the home Sunday afternoon from the i Glllig and Doan mortuary, where It • may be viewed until time Lor the I funeral.