Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1937 — Page 1

\\XV. No. 235.

dl fl gue Os Nations Committee Favors China Assistance I I », II !■ — ... . ~ ,

\.serts Japanese Hina Is HI Washin- '/%■> Tre»ty-_ IMliSl A El T (h .| (U.R) A sub- ( „ s h> n.-sid.-nt Roose- „ ~ ( (:-v.-- agreed toh ague I against Japan. I committee of the ■ ailviseiy group far JI'.IHS nil which the t'lllt- ■,[..- 1 voting partici . I-,.port a short ot ciiina violates • convening at : . Washington dlselos-1 pi, oJ 'iii Roosevelt had ,| of treaty MU|tht>iasm spread throughout quarters. reaction to the presiO„., Il mine w hen the stih- - pions decided to / its original draft of by suggesting consider tnav individually aid S' ' t Im drafters had ' iliui the league should do weaken China’s resistits proposals which will fill advisory committer 1 Leland Harrison. V. S. mtn-1 I' 7 '|' attending in j 1 : a was to meet! ii- p in. to consider the I ,(.proves in principle -. es the powers, the United States and >.». rs are pledged under J| treaty of Febru I'J.'L'. ' respect the territorial polnii al integrity of China. ' - > operations carried ■gl ' • . 1 last China by land air are out of all proporthe incidents which occaTE Hl' nV PACK THREE) ~ ' ° Granted I To Name Attorney ti ed in the Adams cirthis morning by Eugene tltat a pauper attorney bo to defend him on a .fai.are to sttpp.r t his wife was granted by Judge Hu■M M. DeVoss. 1). Burdett Custer named attorney for him. Maier held j n the Adams county 45 he is unable to meet the I set for him. o —— ■IE OPENED I HO GAMBLING IGi nd Jury Probes AllegMfd Gambling Fn HanI cock County ■greenfield, Ind., Oct. 5.—(U.R> — more than 40 witnesses sutninvestigation of alleged activities in Hancock was continued today by grand jury called into sessby Judge John B. Hinchman. SB Was Relieved the grand jury be in session all week. probe of reported gambling. I J Sept. 22, was aimed “par■■l,ar>y at the Plantation," a supB ■ c ' u b 15 miles northeast of In- ■ Bnapolis, according to Judge . investigation formally was ■ W in'd yesterday when 12 or 15 ■ nesse s,_ all but three of whom I iuJ'' rotn Indianapolis, appeared jKore the jrand jury. One witness I ■ * rom Cumberland, in Marion FK' y and two were from Hancounty. the first witnesses presented I ■ 1 testimony, reports were heard SoVe ral Indianapolis persons I g ,p ° Pnapd would refuse to ap|H* r before the grand jury. Hinchman issued a terse I^K rn ‘ n g: “They’d better come.” K. Northam, assistant I R te a tt°rney-general. assigned to ; |V ln the probe after Judge Hinchhad requested assistance from H 6 state, said persons who wilfully ■ not answer subpoenas can be »ed for contempt of court on of the grand jury.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Branded by Slayer — • fillW „ ST "sri” S : — MR? < jaf - 4 ■ I ! r 1 \ New York police sought a jeal-1 ous suitor as the probable killer of , pretty Frances Hajek. IS, and her: escort, Louis Weiss, whose bodies were found in their parked automobile in the Queens section of New York City. Both had been shot through the temple and a ■ circle branded with lipstick on J their foreheads. FOOD STEALERS GIVEN PAROLES Two Modern Jean Valjeans Shown Clemency By State Board Indianapolis. Oct. 5.—<U.R> —Fred Barnhart, 35, and Ira Berndt, 41, j modern Jean Valjeans who stole food for their families in were paroled today by the state clemency commission. The men, both with large families, broke into a LaPorte grocery and took a quantity of food which they divided. Arrested later, they were sentenced July 24, 1936, to-two-to-flve year sentences at state prison. “I was only working part time when this crime happened and as I have a wife and five children the money I was making was hardly | enough to take care of our needs, j Barnhart told the clemency commission. Ironically, Berndt s troubles p'agued him with increasing volume after he went to prison. His wife immediately obtained a divorce and it was necessary to use his World War bonus money to send his children to a children's j home in Addison. 111. In recommending parole for the two men. the commission ’pointed [ out they had no previous criminal records and had maintained clear records at the institution. The commission denied a parole to Dr. Nelson B. Ross. 65, of Ander-1 son, who several times has peti-' tinned for release from the state! prison where he is serving a life (CONTINUED ON FADE THREE) Delay Jury Trial Until Wednesday The jury trial of Christ Lovan against James and Ellen Tedeger in 'a suit in ejectment, which was opened yesterday in Adams circuit court has been continued until tomorrow. Continuation of the suit was granted by Judge Huber M. DeVoss when a defense attorney stated he had to be in Indianapolis today. ,q_ TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. 10:00 a. m. 12 Noon 80 2:00 p. m. '■ 84 ■ 3:00 p. m. 80 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednesday, except possibly showers tonight north portion; slightly cooler north and west central portion tonight; cooler Wednesday.

BITTER SERIES DF CONFLICTS ' IN UNION WAR AFL Annual Convention Developes Series Os Conflicts Denver, Oct. s—(U.R) —The Amer ' lean Federation of Labor's 57th 1 annual convention today developed series of bitter conflicts arising from demands for expulsion of the rebel CIO unions and for abolishment of the national labor relations board. Controversy over both issues dominate one of the most inomenI tous conventions in the history of organized labor. President William Green's drive to crush the insurgent unions headed by John L. Lewis was i slowed. Developments included: 1. A bolt by the big typograph- ' ical union, because of an attempt ! to bar Charles P. Howard, presiI dent of the typographers and secretary of the C. 1. 0.. from his seat ! at the convention. 1. T. U. dele-; gates said they would "fight to the , finish against such an affront to I their president.” ' 2. Introduction of a resolution calling upon President Roosevelt. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and congress to disband the labor board because it allegedly "prejudged cases in favor of the C. I. O .” and to form a new board that will “honestly carry out the I intent” of the Wagner act. 3. A call by Green for public I support in the offensive against 1 the C. 1.0. The federation presi-, ! dent urged the American people j and the unorganized workers to "choose between responsibility and recklessness in labor.” 4. Introduction of resolutions involving such varied proposals as: conference to make peace with Lewis rebels; amendment of federation constitution to increase powers to punish insurgents; dei claration against expulsion of CIO ! unions; adoption of Lewis' policy of industrial unionism by A. F. of tr, ; amendment of fttn wanes and . hours bill. Howard smiled and watched -from a convention hall box while the carpenters union challenged his credentials. j Asked what charges would be ; made against Howard, the white(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SET HEARINGS ON TAX LEVIES State Tax Board To Conduct Hearings Here On October 25 Hearings will be conducted by the state tax board here October 25 for the taxing units, whose levies have exceeded the $2 and $1.25 levies permitted by the new state tax limitation law. according to a letter received by County Auditor John W. Tyndall today. It is not known whether the state tax board will arbitrarily cut the levies to come under the law. I The board has announced that | public hearings on the St. Mary's. Wabash township civil; Wabash | i township school, and Jefferson ; township levies will be heard at 9 a. in., October 25. in the county auditor’s office. The Adams county budget will also be examined ■ at this time. The levies for Decatur-Root, De-catur-Washington; the Decatur ciivl city, Decatur school city and the Decatur public library will be heard in the same place at 1 p.m. Although the Berne rate exceed-1 ed the limit, no hearing was set. for it. It is expected that it also! will be held on the same day. Three townships, St. Mary’s, Wabash and Jefferson exceeded the $1.25 limitation, and three corporations, Decatur. Berne and Gei neva, exceeded the $2 limitation. Other budgets which are included in the total levies for these units i are to be examined because they effect them. No remonstrances or objections ! have been filed against any of the ! tax levies as approved by the Ad- | ains county tax adjustment board. October 15 is the last day for fll- ; ing objections. o__ Walter Funeral Is Held This Morning Funeral services for Jeanette Walter, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Walter of near Geneva were held this morning at the New Corydon M. E. church. Burial was made in the Daughter? cemetery. I

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 5,1937.

I Miss Mary Schultz In Welfare Office 1 ‘ Miss Mary Schultz, former clerk j I at the Old Adams comity bank, has ; been named clerk-stenographer In the county welfare department, W. ! Guy JU?wn, welfare board presid . ent, announced today. Miss Schultz succeeds Mies Mildred Rumschlag, who resigned sever- i al weeks ago. The appointment is effective immediately. SERVICE CLUBS i HEAR DEARING ' r Dr. W. P. Dearing Speaks • To Rotary And Lions Clubs Members of the Decatur Rotary L and Lions clubs, meeting in joint 11 session Monday evening, heard an," inspiring address on "The human i side of our problems,” delivered by. I Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of! Oakland City college. The address was the second of ; three delivered by the college lead-' i er during the day. Dr. Dearing i was brought to Decatur by the;: i Woman's club, assisted by the ser- J ■ vice clubs and the public high i I school. i Asserting that what the world 1 , needs now is character education, 1 the college president deplored the over-emphasis of the schools on the : informative side of education, rath- t er than character building. Our schools, Dr. Dearing saidji are trying to standardize children.! J This, he said, is wrong, as no two persons are alike, and there is no:, standard child. What we need is. Ito discover and develop human I character. I “The world is problem conscious, | I and we feel that these problems I must be solved at once, despite the j fact many of these problems are, ages old. | "We are trying to solve these problems through machinery, but" we forget no machine is more <: efficient than the character of the; individual or group operating this! machinery.” Pointing to the league of nations' as a beautiful piece of machinery, | Dr. Dearing told of some of the| reasons for its failure to cope with I international problems. With more] than 50 nations of the world join-, ing the league at its inception, it has failed dismally in the crisis, 1 the speaker said. “What we need i is world statesmen, not ‘internal-1 ional poker players',” the educator, said. Five nations of the world are literally live volcanoes, erupting j hpte, greed over the world. These, nations, the speaker are Italy.. Germany. Russia. Japan and Spain. I Walter Krick, president of the I Lions club, presided over the meet-| ing. W. Guy Brown, high school principal, introduced Dr. Dearing.. o Fort Wayne Officials Ask Commision Delay Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. S—(UP)5 —(UP) A delegation of Fort Wayne officials today appeared before the public service commission to request > the commission to de'ay action on the Northern Indiana Public service company’s petition for permission to serve the city with natural gas. Mayor Harry Balls headed the group of Fort Wayne officials who asked that the ruling be postponed until the commission had time to study the proposal in more detail. Loshe Funeral Rites Held This Morning Funeral services were held at 9 i o'clock this morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church for John Loshe, whose death occurred Saturday. Burial was made in St. Joseph’s cemetery.

Democrat’s Cooking School Ends Wednesday Afternoon

The last presentation of the Decatur Daily Democart’s free cooking school will be given in the Adams Theater Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The show will be held one hour later Wednesday to permit the girls of the Decatur public and Catholic high schools to attend. They are be- ! Ing dismiseej early and the entire wi.’l be reserved for them, to guarantee them seats, while keeping sufficient first floor room for other ladies who will attend. The same prizes will be given Wednesday as were distributed Monday and Tuesday. Two new i prizes have been announced, down ipayments on equipment at the Defcatur Hatchery. I Approximately 650 women attend- ; ed the school M/viday, one of the I largest attendances ever had at a . Decatur cooking school. All records i are expected to be broken before

G-MEN CONFESS LATEST KIDNAP CASE UNSOLVED Federal Bureau Lists Ross Case As “Unsolved Kidnaping” Washington, Oct. s—(UP)—The I federal bureau of investigation has listed the mysterious disappearance of Charles 8. Ross. 72-year-cld re- 1 tired Chicago manufacturer, as an ; "unsolved kidnaping,” it was reveal-; ed today. The disclosure marked the first admission by G-Men that they were actively participating in the Ross ease. Previously, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, answered all queries regarding the case with s ‘"no comment" and only last weekend said the G-men were "not actively engaged in the case." Chicago police authorities have insisted that federal agents were: actively participating in the case since its early stages. But Hoover disputed this saying the FBI had not even been asked by local or state authorities to enter the case. [ Records of the G-Men show only tw.. unsolved kidnapings in a total lot 107 cases reported. Charles Mattson, 10, Tacoma. Wash., was the victim of a kidnapslayer in one of the unsolved cases, and a bureau official said today that 1 the Ross case was the other unsolved crime. i G-Men have declined to list the mysterious disappearance ot Mrs. Alice McDonnell Parsons, 38, social-1 ily prominent wife cf a New Eng-: land gentleman farmer, as a kidnap- ! i ing case. The Lindbergh kidnap laws gives I federal authorities jurisdiction in ' cases in which ransom notes are . passed in interstate commerce and i when the victim is not returned within seven days, on the assump--1 tion that his captors have crossed a state line. Ross was taken from his car on ' a lonely suburban road Sept. 25. I o Elks Plan First Dance For Saturday Night — The Decatur chapter of the B. P. 1 0. E'ks will hold the first dance of the fall season Saturday night at ' the Elks club on North Second street. .' CIHH Dancing will start at 9:30 o'cLcK ! The dance is for members and inI vited guests. Admission will be 50 cents per couple. CHINA TROOPS HALT JAPANESE — Japs’ General Offensive Halted By Desperate Chinese Shanghai. Oct. s.—(U.R>—Chinese troops, fighting desperately, stopped the Japanese general offensive i short today and countered with a I rain of big gun shells on Japanese key points. The Chinese lines cracked yesterday. But when the Japanese went over the top again at dawn today, after an all night bombardment, they met with a stone wall defense. Chinese troops with machine guns and hand grenades were dotted thickly in the open marshy fields north of the city, and the j Japanese storm lines crumpled un- ' der a deadly fire. It was the same j in the squaiid alleys of the ChapelNorth railroad station sector of Shanghai, at the north end of the line, where the fighting was hand ((tontinufjd on page two)

the conclusion of the school. Winners of the prizes Monday w®re: five pound sacks of Pillsbury’s flour, Mrs. Eanl Hahnert, i Mrs. Henry Kruckeberg, and Mrs. Marshall Rickey, all of Decatur; i packages of Pillsbury Farina pure wheat flour and bag of Pillsbury Sno Sheen cake flour, Mrs Pat Murphy and Jessie arwood, of Deicatur; three pound can of Spry, Mrs. William Alfather, of Decatur; Lux gift box, Mrs. R A. Stuckey, of Decatur; two pound box of Kraft ' Cheese, donated by the Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc.. Mrs. William Affolder, Decatur; coffee maker, donated by the Northern Indiana Pub'ic Service, Corp., Flossie Branil dyberry; $5 credit on equipment at the Decatur Hatchery, Mrs. Herman I Uleman,. Decatur route five; $3 I credit on equipment at the Decatur I Hatchery, Jean Oliver, of Monroe; (CONTINUBD. ON PAGH FIVH)

President Roosevelt Warns Os War Danger; Bristling Speech Aimed At 3 Nations

COLLEGE HEAD SPEAKS HERE Dr. VV. P. Dearing Speaks To Students And Woman’s Club "Service Is th-e pathway to human betterment and the on'y way we can solve the ills and woes of the v. .rid," Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City college, told the members of the Decatur Woman’s club fn an address at the I Zion Reformed church last night. Speaking on "Service at Our ! Best.” Dr. Dearing stated that [“things don’t just happen—they are caused. The causes are forces that pull us down and keep us from rendering our best service to the world.” In enumerating these forces the speaker listed "the lack of proper motivation. The motive must ibe pure, high and noble if we are to do an efficient bit ot service," he .said. "Another enemy force is the ten--1 dency to become mechanical. If we [are to render a better type of service we must be instilled with the ’ proper spirit and zeal. * Probably the most dangerous of all enemy forces to service is the i public intself in some instances." : he stated, "Too often public indifference or lack of enthusiasm chills I and dampens the ardor ot our service.” I “We must call into play all of the reserve power in us in rendering service since the ills of the world i is the only true measure of the need for service. “In the hands of the cliurch there lis enough reserve power to bring : the .kingdom of God to every human . I being,” the speaker asserted. In '[opening this reserve power, he likI tried the reaching of mankind through the clouds toward the God above to the fear-riden clutching of !a small child toward the hand rt a parent when afraid and undecided. Speaks to Students In talking to students of the Decatur high school Mcnday afternoon. Dr. Dearing spoke on "The Battle With the Beast.” He compared the fight with improper impulses to a battle with a beast in the building of character. "Man’s life is dominated with im- | pulses of animals," the speaker 1 stated. The animal impulses to be avoided, he said, are "monkeying around . instead of being engaged in gainful occupations; apeing instead of following one's own initiative hogging rather than taking what life affords and sharing with others; shedding crocodile tears — being a fraud and shamming one's way through life; crowing like a rooster —bragging when one reaches the top, rather than lending a helpling hand to one down and out. He urged the students to turn (! toward Christ f.w leadership in the fight against these impulses. Dr. Dearing was introduced by I Principal W. Guy Brown to a packed assembly room of high school " students and visitors. CIO AFFILIATE i CALLS STRIKE ! i 1 Production Is Suspended At Indianapolis Factory Today Indianapolis, Oct. 5 — (U.R) —Pro- . duction operations were suspended . at the Dodge plant of the Link Belt company today as an estimated 100 I employes conducted the first stay- ’ i in strike in Indianapolis. The plant was closed by order , of the management. Police squads . patroled the area outside the factory to prevent possible violence. i The strike was called by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers, a CIO affiliate, after an employe in the heat treating department allegedly was discharged when he objected to the amount of work he was . given. CIO leaders claimed approxii mately 300 workers were inside the building. Police termed the number excessive however, placing the figure around 100. Janies Robb, organizer for the steel workers organizing committee, and Basil Booher, president of the local Iron, tin anif steel workers union, said they planned to (CONTINUSQ ON PAGE FIVE)

Highlights Os F.D.R. Speech This Morning Chicago, Oct. 5.— (U.R) — Highlights from the President's foreign affairs address here: "The people of the United States under modern conditions must, for the sake of their own future, give thought to the rest of the world.” -oOo — “The high aspirations expressed In the Briand-Kellogg peace pact and the hopes for peace thus raised have of late given way to a haunting fear of calamity.” “Without a declaration of war and without warning or justification of any kind civilians, including women and children, are being ruthlessly murdered with bombs from the air.” , “Innocent peoples and nations are being cruelly sacrificed to a greed for power and supremacy which is devoid of all sence of justice and human consideration." —oOo—“If those things come to pass In other parts of the world, let no! one imagine that America will es-l cape.” “The peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort in opposition to those violations of treaties and those ignoring of humane instincts.” “There must be a return to a belief in the pledged word, in the value of a signed treaty. There must be recognition of the fact that national morality is as vital as private morality.” —oOo—“lnternational anarchy destroys every foundation for peace.” "The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the' world today want to live in peace.” j —oOo — "How happy we are that the cir-. cumstances of the moment permit; us to put our money into bridges and boulevards, dams and refores(■CONT’NUED ON PAGE FIVE) O CONTRACTS ARE LET BY BOARD Commissioners Award Contracts For Supplies To Infirmary By a flip of a coin, the Stults Home grocery of Decatur, was given a contract for furnishing groceries and tobacco to the county Infirmary for the next three months by the county commissioners. A bid of $187.50 for the groceries and $119.75 for the tobacco delivered. was submitted by the Stults Home grocery. The Deitsch grocery of Decatur, submitted a bid of $186.43 for the groceries and $119.70 'for the tobacco, not delivered. Although the Deitsch bid was $1.12 less than the bid of the Stults Home grocery, the delivery of the products would have brought it to practically the same amount. I The commissioners notified the two groceries and both agreed to abide by the result of a flip of the coin. The Stults Home grocery won the toss. A grocery bid of $188.60 was submitted by Sprunger and Lehman of Berne. ! The Ai'.istntz Bakery, of was given the contract for furnishing bread to the county infirmary . for three months at the rate of 9% cents a loaf delivered. A bid of 10 cents a loaf was submitted by Wall's Bakery, of Decatur. A bid of the Welcome Bakery of Decatur was not considered because it was filed after the other bids were tabulated. The commissioners adjourned their regular monthly meeting this afternoon. o————— Loses Five Teeth In Fight Monday Night A pipe line worker lost five teeth last night in a fight with a local resident. Since neither man would file charges they were sent home after being lectured by local police. Although the local man was awarded the decision in the fight, he sustained a few facial cuta and

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Roosevelt’s Speech In Chicago Obviously Is Aimed At Italy, Japan And Germany. DEDICATES BRIDGE Chicago, Oct. 5 -(U.R) —President Roosevelt, speaking with deliberate earnestness, warned today that if the "contagion” ot "international lawlessness” spreads America cannot hope to escape war. Verbally underscoring his words, the president suggested a "quarantine” of nations which violate treaties and ignore human instincts. The president’s bristling speech obviously was aimed at Germany, Italy and Japan. He spoke with extreme solemn ity as he uttered words which appeared to place the United States in the forefront of a movement to protect peace. In advocating a “quarantine” against lawless nations he made the only interpellation in his prepared address —a firm "mark you well.” The implication that the United States might take a firmer stand in international affairs than has been traditional since the world war was applauded warmly by thousands gathered for the dedication of Chicago's new "outer link” bridge. "Let no one imagine.” Mr. Roosevelt said, “that America will escape, that it may expect mercy, that this western hemisphere will not be attacked. "Without a declaration of war and without warning or justification of any kind." he said, “civilians, including women and children, are being ruthlessly murdered with bombs from the air. "In times of so-called peace ships are being attacked and sunk by submarines without cause or | notice. "Nations are fomenting and taking sides in civil warfare in naI tion that have never done them ■ any harm. Nations claiming freedom for themselves deny it to others. “Innocent peoples and nations are being cruelly sacrificed to greed for power and supremacy which is devoid of all sense of justice and humane consideration.” The remedy, he said, is a "quarantine” of treaty-breaking naI tions and concerted action by others in the cause of peace. Asserting that “the epidemic of world lawlessness is spreading,” he said: “When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the health of the community against the spread of the disease.” Mr. Roosevelt spoke with an earnest seriousness which emphasized the deliberate choice of his unexpected them and the anxiety with which he views mankind's 'CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE Nearly 2,000 Illinois Convicts Are On Hunger Strike Joliet, 111., Oct. s.—(U.R)—Stateville prison officials waited confidently today for nearly 2,000 prisoners to give up their hunger They laid in extra supplies of tear gas and kept reserve guards on duty, as a precaution against violence.All of the state prison's 3,477 inmates were locked in their cells. Prison shops were closed, radios shut off, mail dlstribution*and com® inissary sales halted, and visiting privileges discontinued. “We have the situation well in hand and are prepared for any emergency,” Warden Joseph Ragen announced. “We do not expect any violence and we suspect the ill-ad-vised strike will wear itself out.” Ragen said the strike resulted from dissatisfaction with sternness of the Illinois parole board. The board granted paroles to 1,016 Stateville and Joliet prisoners in 1936 and granted 193 to inmates in the same institutions in the first nine months this year. A. L. Bowen, state public welfare director, .(-CQNTINUJKU ON PAGE JTVE),