Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1937 — Page 1

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2!eE MILLION Suhs are ■peered china China Leader 01- '^■ r , Troop- To Aid On Japan . ML y'« dev.'lopm*"»'s 1,1 ' h “ 1 I c ,. v „ f ■"" under arms. would unite t cdvrium* with Kwangs! r p,;vy il 1‘" supreme KL„ u milimml leaders. ■ 11 ronferem'o .. . in two weeks. Japans North China to crush Chinese . . i Chinese Japs' Using Poison than Um" affected Offers Troops Kwutmsi province leadhis way to Nanking to go«e South im Imling ,K)f< already ;:.ii--i arms. Chin N'rcbKe r trees asserted today. informants asserted that ‘‘"stKJi., woitid '-il Generalissimo Kai Shek. commander-in-of Chinese armies, that the men already under arms — awaiting his orders w the front. of the Chinese would mean a major in the war against. .^^^■l- an indication of the extent ~ national unity ill face ■ft’ mv.ul-rs. Already the comarmy has submerged its I identity to become the Bth | army; the new move means Cantonese armies of the ■■). seem ready to co-operate, Kcvely. Significantly. Gen. Li is the three southern leaders last year revolted against government, demandstronger policy against was a new sign here to-; ' of China's new unity the, of a formal blanket boycott Japanese Shops ! h^^Kghom ’he city displayed boyMeasures were started ! ■sßgister Japanese goods now •ks. Financial organizations the government to sever | with Japan. ■ Plans Council Oct. 11 - (U.R) —Prince J Konoye. the premier. fcrAnted to the privy council to-; plan for a supreme council j lipanese leaders with extra-[ • powers to prosecute the I China and assure national at home. ‘ Konoye explained to the council the details of the s MkPl®| as drafted in recent secret Under the plan as ■he presented it. the new hody ■wotll-l be called an advisory connmen would form the council ■** butlined two from the army, yi f "" n ,I,p navy, two from finthree from political parties, I diplomacy. |fßB was intimated plainly, in some "f plans for entrusting 1» i Z ’ —- ———— ON PAGE FIVE) raURCHMARKS j ANNIVERSARY I 4ht Hundred Attend j n Lutheran Church , Observance I imately 800 persons, one largest crowds ever to as|^Z le a t the local church gatherI the Zion Lutheran church !*■ yesterday to attend the 35th I ‘W Versar - v services of the church, the expectations of I in charge of the event, the filled the church and sat mprovised seats to hear the tes at the morning and evenessions. • e Rev. Julius Acker, of Sher- • Ohi», spoke at the morglng C6s in German and was well ved. At the evening services, '■ J. Lankenau, vicepresident e Missouri Syn.-.d spoke. Mages of congratulations from >ev - W. Lichtsinn, president of entral district of the Lutheran • and from the Rev. W. H. ier. pastor of the Preble St. s Lutheran church, were read local congregation. noon and evening a luncheon K r rved by the ,adies ° f the

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LOCAL PERSONS I AT CONVENTION State Baptists’ Pastors Convention Being Held At Anderson Local Baptists are taking an active part in the state Baptists' pastors convention, being held today ■ and Tuesday at the First Baptist church in Anderson. The Bev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor of the local church, will be in charge of both the morning ami afternoon worship services on ! Tuesday and Mrs. C. E. Bell will' present "God’s Windows" at the 1 session of the woman's Baptist mission stwiety of Indiana convention Tuesday, which is being held ’in conjunction with the pastors' meeting. Headed by Dr. Raymond Schutz, of Manchester college, the Rev. J. F. Rake, of Evansville and others, ; an outstanding speaking program has been arranged for the sessions of the convention. The Rev. Charles B. Atkinson, pastor of the'host church, is prei siding at the convention. Mrs. P. J. Mann will preside at the mis , sionary sessions tomorrow. Election of officers will be held Tuesday morning by the ladies. Several other members of the | local congregation plan to attend. Special attention was called to the men's meeting and banquet on Wednesday evening, as a part of the state convention, which lasts until Thursday afternoon in con junction with ’the other two con ventions. The mid-week service of the; local Baptist church will be held as usual on Wednesday evening, with one of the members conduct-. ing*the meeting, the pastor has announced. Fourth Degree Knights To Meet Tuesday Night . —“ I The regular meeting of the fourth 'degree Knighte of Columbus will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’-j clock in the .local lodge had. This I will be the first of the series of winter meetings. Al! members are urged to attend. NONE INJURED IN ACCIDENTS Three Minor Accidents Occur In This City Over Week End Three minor accidents in the city | over the week-end failed to produce any serious results, with some damage reported to the cars. Last night at 8:45 o'clock a car ; driven by Ralph Gilliom was damaged when the driver crashed into the docks at the south-end ct the Decatur Castings company. Gilliom told police that he did not notice the street being a dead end until too late, and that when his brakes failed to hold he crashed into the docks. The front of the car was damaged. An auto belonging to R.?y Bleeke of route five, was damaged in tho rear when it collided with an auto driven by Russel! Stump. The acci- | 'dent occurred at the Intersection of ; Monroe and Second streets Saturday night. Officers Ed Miller and ( Adrian Coffee investigated. Two cars were damagegd slightly when they collided at the intersection of Third and Monrro streets The cars were driven by Marshall Smith of Cairo, Missouri and Jerome Ge-imer of this city. M. C. Haney, .of this city, report;ed to police that a license plate I had been either lost or stolen from | his car. Two In County Thirteen .persons were involved in two automobile accidents in Adams county, over the week-end but no one was seriously injured. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock a car driven by Maynard Butcher, 23, of Decatur, struck a truck driven by Denver Morris, also of Decatur, at an intersection on state road 224 one-half mile east cf Decatur. Morris stopped at the stop sign, and seeing no car approaching because of a high bank made a left turn ana was struck by Butcher. With Butcher, were Mrs. Butcher and Mrs. John Wilhelm. Morris was alone. Also Sunday, a car driven by Dewey But.'er, 39, of Berne route (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Monroeville Woman Has Hip Fractured Mrs. Frank Mclntosh, elderly lady, is confined in the Adams county memorial hospital recovering from a broken right hip sustained in a fall at her home yesterday. The attending physician reported today that her condition was good considering her advanced age.

Confer with President on Foreign Questions Illli HBhfcr >1 ■*' X. IB < W Left to right are Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Atnbassador-at-Large Norman Davis and Vnder-Secre-tary of State Sumner Welles as they arrived for a conference with President Roosevelt at the White House. Tile present serious aspect of international relations was discussed in respect to the projected nim- power conference to deal with the Sino Japanese situation.

DANQUETHEID HERE SATURDAY ! Central Sugar Company Is Host At Banquet Saturday An expression of appreciation possible the distribution of sugar was paid to the men who make produced in this area, at a banquet given l»y the Central Sugar com- ; pany of this city for the wholesalers. jobbers, salesmen and brokers I of Sparkling Crystal White sugar I in the Decatur country club Satur- ; day night. Approximately 75 persons were . registered at the banquet. Special music was presented by the Gretchen Stucky accordion band and the Winner Chords of t Berne. Joe Seabold, of Bluffton, acting as master of ceremonies, led community singing. Roy Hall, president of the Central Sugar' company, was toastmaster. 4- hv an arkiress of welcome Mayor I A. R. Holthouse said: "You men merchandise the product which is made in our city and 1 there is a mutual feeling between us. Through your salesmanship . efforts, you play an important I I part in the success of Indiana's only beet sugar refinery, which provides employment and commerce over a wide area, creates business in many localities and \ adds to the public wealth of your , stand and your country. "We appreciate your friendly attitude toward the Central Sugar company, and Its product. The ■ company deserves it. This good-. will has been built through a pol-1 icy of giving real value, fair dealing and courteous service and a i warm appreciation on the part of the management that it knows a 1 ■ friend." Growers Thankful E. W.jßusche, of Monroe, presi- 1 | dent of the Central beet growers I i association, paid tribute to the dis- j tributors on behalf of the farmers ' He told of the condition of agri-1 ; culture *in this area during the de-1 pression and the success of a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LIST SCHEDULE OF INSTITUTES I Annual Farmers Institutes In County Are Scheduled The 1937-38 farmers’ institute j schedule has been received in the 'local county agent's office. The . I Union township institute will be ! held January 25 at the Immanuel I Lutheran school, with Victor Bleeke i ■chairman. Claude Rlcgin is chair-1 man of the Harftsrd township institute, which will be held January 26 at the Hartford high school. On January 27, the Berne institute will be held under the chairmanship of Carl Amstutz. A. P. Brucher of Monterey and Mrs. Richard B. Morrow »<f Richmond will speak at er.ch of the above named institutes. Thomas Griffiths is chairman of the Kirkland township Institute February 1 at the Kirkland school. The Root township institute will be held at Monmouth on February 2 under the chairmanship of Hugo Boerger. On February 3, the St. Mary’s township institute will be held at the Bobo school, with Dimaid Colter as chairman. C. W. R. Schwartz is chairman of the Mon- j roe institute, which will be he’d February 4. Mrs. R. M. Brown of Goshen and Floyd J. Hetnmer of Greencastle will be the speakers in I these last fouj; institutes.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 11, 1937.

OGDEN MILLS DIES I New York City, Oct. 11—(U.R) I Ogden Livingstone Mills, states- I man. philanthropist and patron | of the arts, died from a heart j attack at tis home here shortly i before noon today. The former I secretary of the treasury was 53. j Mills, a high ranking member < of the Republican party, fre- j quently was mentioned in G.O.P. circles as presidential material. ■■ He served as under secretary of i the treasury under President's ' Coolidge and Hoover and was made secretary by the latter when the late Andrew W. Mellon I became ambassador to the court of St. James in London. o HIRSCHEY CASE IS POSTPONED Injury To Defendant’s Wife Causes Continuance Os Case i jury was dismissed and the ! rape case against John Hirschey continued indefinitely in the Ad ams circuit court this morning, due to an automobile accident Saturday j when Mrs. Hirschey was injured. < Prosecuting attorney Arthur . V..Tlewede and defense attorney Ed-1 mutid A. Bosse agreed today to : meet nevt Monday to set a new ; trial date, dependent upon the con- I dition of Mrs. Hirschey. Mrs. Hirschey sustained deep lac- I erations and bruises when the car I in which she was riding with her i husband crashed into one driven ’ Carl N. Nill, of Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Hirschey is a patient at the i Adams county memorial hospital and is reported improving. I It was reported today that both sides planned to call Mrs. Hirschey aa a witness in the case. Hirsthey is charged with the , rape of a young Decatur girl under 'ihe age of 12, whose natm? has not | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) | q Legion Posts Plan Armistice Parade American Legion p.ats of the i fourth district will participate in an ( * Armistice Day parade at Fort | Wayne Wednesday night, Novem- | her 10. Drum corps, post colors and i marching units from each of the 21 poets will take part in the par-, ade. Op n house will be held at the new Legion home following the | parade. ' A series of district Legiett social meetings will be held during the winter and spring months. The first such affair will bp held at Columbia City December 2, and a later I one will be held in this city. 1 o Carl Bieberich Is Wounded By Gunshot I 4Jarl Bieberich, young son of Mr. | and Mrs. Otto Bieberich, of route Decatur, has been returned to his home after being treated at th® Adams county memorial hospital for a gunshot wound. The lad accidenta'ly discharged the .22 rifle shot into his right fort at his home. After treatment he was reported doing nicely and returned home. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 54 10:00 a t m. 56 ’ Noon 58 2:00 p. m. , 60 3:00 p. m. 60 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesdayi Cooler Tuesday, tonight In north and central portions. I

ANNUAL GOLT I SHOW IS HELD Good Prices Paid For Suckling Colts At Berne Show Saturday i Colts shown at the Berne annual suckling colt show Saturday, sold at pi-ices ranging from $135 to $300.. depending on kind and quality. i Some colts moved into Ohio, Indii ana. and as far west as lowa and ' Nebraska. The Gold Medal Colt ! club committee and the Chamber ' of Commerce at Berne were highly pleased with the number of colts, the quality of the same, and the way the show was run generally. L. P. McCann said there were big . improvements in this show over ■ ' the show that he judged four years I ago. He stated that the coits were | I better fitted and few. if any. had I crooked legs. This result is pri-l : marily due to proper fool trim-1 ming. Placings in the pure bred stud' class were as follows: Martin; Graber, first; Paul Liechty. second: Leon Neuenschwander. third; ( 1 Sprunger and Balsinger, fourth. ! and Frank Habegger. fifth. Others ; showing in this class were Charles I Bailey and Wm. E. Witte. Pure bred mare class: B. 11. Miller. first; Arthie Smitley. second; I Calvin Liechty, third: Ed Neu-. | hauser. fourth; Noah Neuensch-: i wander, fifth; others showing were Rufus Hirschy and Frank Habegger. . 1 Grade stud class (colts foaled i January 1 to May 15): Christ; Knipstein, first; Kenneth Mitchel. . second; Wm. Burke, third; Otto B. Lehman, fourth, and Mrs. Ruth Moser, fifth. Others showing were ; . Leonard Sprunger. Marion Baker. Noah D. Schwartz. Robert Scott, Wm. Scherry, Martin Sprunger, ■Herman Lehman, Chester Bryan, Wilman Yoder and Wm. Reichert. Grade studs foaled after May 15: , Jesse Teeter, first; Jesse Teeter, i second; Floyd Mitchel, third; Oli-i 1 ver Johnson and Son. fourth; | Henry Aschleman, fifth. Others showing were Charles Myers. Vic(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o MILK STRIKES ABE UNSETTLED Indianapolis Dairy Officials, Union Heads Still Deadlocked i Indianapolis, Oct. 11.—<U.R) —Despite an endless series of conferences over the -week-end, union of- ' ficials and dairy operators today remained deadlocked in their efforts to settle strikes which have deprived Indianapolis residents of home milk deliveries for four days. Demand of the milk wagon drivers' and dairy employes' union for a closed shop for milk firm employes reportedly was the chief barrier to settlement of the controversy. Strikes called by the union at three dairies resulted in an order last Thursday from the Indianap-! olis milk council, representing 26, companies, suspending deliveries over 400 city milk routes because | of "threats of violence.’’ ; Other demands of the union include a $25 minimum weekly wage for plant employes, a S3O minimum for drivers, a 48-hour week, daylight deliveries and seniority rights. Continuance of the strike "status quo" forced Indianapolis residents i to obtain their milk from dairy, > (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

Supreme Court Rejects Two Motions Challenging Right 01Hugo L. Black To Seat

F.D.R. AGAIN STRESSES HIS HOPE OF PEACE Honoring Pulaski Day, Roosevelt Emphasizes ■ U. S. Stand Washington. Oct. 11 — (U.R) President Roosevelt for the second time within a week today emphasized American determination to pit her full strength against efforts to substitute force for freedom in international relations. In an address honoring celebration of Pulaski day. Mr. Roosevelt reaffirmed the sentiments he expressed last week in his Chicago discussion of international affairs. He paid tribute to Poland's struggle for freedom and cited it as typical of the American ideal of free peoples. Mr, Roosevelt's address was nationally broadcast in tribute to the Polish hero of the American revolutionary war. Gen. Casimer Pulaski. Speaking as consultations went forward between American and British diplomats looking toward a conference of signatories of the 9power pact concerning Japanese aggression in China, Mr. Roosevelt made a ringing defense of democracy and democratic ideals. "We as a nation seek spiritual union with all who love freedom," the president said. “Os many i bloods and of diverse national origins we stand before the world today as one people united in a common determination. I "That determination is to uphold the ideal of human society which (CONT’NUED ON PAGE FIVE) COUNCIL WILL MEETTUESDAY Special Session Will Be Held To Consider Building Ordinance A special meeting of the city . council has been called for Tuesday night in the city hall, at which time school officials have announced a petetition will be signed ! requesting the passing of an ordinance for the issuance of $50,000 worth of bonds for the proposed new school house here. Walter J. Krick, superintendent of the Decatur public schools, announced today that possibly 500 ' names will be signed .to the peti--1 tion which will be presented in i duplicate to the city school board | and the city council. Those wishing to sign the petii tions may call at the county audil tor's office, the Decatur Daily Democrat, Appelman's West End Grocery or Mrs. N. A. Bixler, before tomorrow afternoon. Signers must be residents of Decatur and ! must own real estate in the city. ; The fact that they are property owners will be certified by County | Auditor John W. Tyndall. The cily council Tuesday, at the I advice of city attorney John L. De- | Voss, adjourned in continued session to permit the filing of the petitions. The school board will hold a .: preliminary meeting this evening . ’ and later this week will hold a . I special session to consider the | petition to be presented to that . I body. The school board is to issue i ■ bonds in an amount between • SBO,OOO and $90,000, the balance to be given the city by the government in an amount not to ex- . ceed $110,045 as a PWA grant or . 45 per cent of the cost. ' Because of the 15 day time limit on the acceptance of the PWA grant, every effort is being made to rush the necessary preliminary .! details in connection with the i legal acceptance. The government requires that proof be shown I of the ability of the community to finance its share of the cost. - ■ - -'--O- " — Dick Morningstar Slightly Injured Dick Morningstar of Geneva, es- | caped with minor injuries Saturday 'night when the car he was driving crashed into a mail box post two miles north of Berne and the car (overturned. The mail box was locat- ' ed e.T the Rev. Clark Lantis home. I

NATIONS FACE NECESSITY OF STERN ACTION I Belief Grows France, Britain Must Take Firm Measures London, Oct. 11 —(UP)— Belief hardened in London and Paris today that unless Britain and France stood together and took immediate measures to restore balance in the Spanish war, they would have to take much stronger action later. Two developments showed clearly the anxiety France and Britain share as the result of Italy's refusal to discuss with them the with- 1 drawal of foreign vo'unteers from I the Spanish civil war: 1. The French general staff was again reported in diplomatic quar--ers to have told premier Camille Chautemps that it could not accept responsibility for the national defense if large ecale foreign inter- > ventisa in Spain, leading to a nationalist victory, were permitted. 2. The British government canvassed all engineering works inquiring as to the capabilities of all skilled and unskilled workers, it was learned, apparently with a view to putting them to making muni-1 tions. Prime minister Neville Chamberlain returned to London today to take charge o fthe siutation. So serious was the problem regarded that it was underetrod that no decision at all on British Policy would be taken before the cabinet as a whole had rp-viewed the possibilities at its regular meeting Wednesday. But it seemed increasingly likely that in the end France would open her frontier for arms and men for the Spanish Loyalists and thaat Britain would suppor her fully . 1 Coincidentally with the Mediterranean problem, Chamberlain took up the plan for an international conference to consider action in the i Chinese-Japanese war. It was said authoritatively that I the Belgian government, respondi ing to British inquiries, had said that it will be willing for the conference to be held at Brussels. There was hope here that the conference could be opened in about two weeks in Brussels. Britain. France, the United States and other powers are ctiisu.'ting on the conference, it was said. Q Geneva Woman Suffers Broken Arm In Fall Mrs. Rufus G'endenning, of Geneva, is recovering from a broken arm, which she sustained when she attempted to ring the dinner bell. She was oft balance and the wire to the bell broke, causing her to fall and strike her arm on a bucket. Miss Harriet Fruchte of Earlham College, Richmond visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Fruchte over the week-end. SECOND REVIEW HELD SATURDAY Second In Series Os Book Reviews Is Held At Local Library 1 The second in a series of book ’ reviews sponsored by the Decatur [ public library, was helj Saturday ’ afternoon at the local library with 1 approximately 40 children in atten--1 dance. The book reviews will be conduct- ’ ed weekly Iby Mrs. R. D. Myers for ' the benefit of the younger readers of the city, who use the library. All 1 students of the first eight grades I ' have been invited to attend 3 The meetings are held in the au- ’ ditorium on the first flaor of the ! library each Saturday afternoon. ' Students of the first four grades 1 are assembled from 2 until 2:45 I ' o’clock and those up to the eighth grade are assembled from 3 until 3:45 o’clock. At each meeting the children reI; view books from the files of the public library, which have been put there for them to use. The reviews are being conducted to further the children’s interest in I book reading and to encourage them to use the library. At the first i I session held a week ago Saturday, I (CONTINUED ON PAGB 81X1

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Two Motions Seeking To Prevent Black From Taking Seat Rejected By High Court. ACT ON MEASURES Washington, Oct. 11—KU.R>—The Supreme Court today removed all I prsent legal threats to the tenure of Associate Justice Hugo L. Black from the high bench, when it rejected two motions seeking to challenge his right to sit upon the court. At the same time tlie court acted upon a series of traditions seeking to press constitutionality of new deal laws. Black, storm center of Klu Klux Klan charges, did not participate in the court's deliberation, either of the petjtions challenging his I right to sit on the bench nor in its decisions on other actions. While some new legal challenge 1 to Black might be filed later, today's action appeared to end for the present possible legal action against his continued membership on the court. Chief actions of the ■ court today: Refused to reconsider its 5 to 4 decision declaring the new deal 1 municipal bankruptcy act unconstitutitional —apparently closing the doors to reconsideration of close decisions unfavorable to the administration. Refused to hear argument on 1 three cases in which lower courts held the commodities exchange act to be constitutional. Accepted new tests of the national labor relations act, involving validity of its application to ship building yards. Accepted a further test of the new deal gold clause repidiation, in a case similar to one already filed by Robert A. Taft of Cincinnati. Gave the government a minor victory in the long legal clash over , the Tennessee Valley authority when it refused to consider the Georgia Power Co., attack on an injunction barring it from participating with other utilities in an at- | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK TUESDAY President Plans “Fireside Chat” Over Radio Tuesday Washington. Oct. 11. — <U.R> — President Roosevelt prepared a “fireside chat” for tomorrow night, to discuss observations made on his recent tour of the northwest. While the country speculated over what “report” the President would make, demands for a special session of congress increased. Although it was considered improbable that he would announce an extra session then, it was believed that he would cite needs for immediate crop control legislation and the enactment of his wages and hours bill. The White House announcement of the address gave no indication of what the President's subject will be. But is was almost unanimously agreed that when he goes on the air at 8:30 p. m. CST to- . I morrow night Mr. Roosevelt will ’ tell the nation that he believes a special session is necessary to inaugurate crop control before the next planting season and to get an early start on the wages and . hours bill which was stalemated • : in the house rules committee last summer. The announcement merely said that the address would be in the nature of a report the President desired to make to the country following his recent visit to the Pacific coast. o Fathers And Sons Will Meet Tonight A fathers and sons meeting will be held this evening at the Knights of Columbus hall and an interesting program has been arranged. Sunday the fathers and sons attended the 7 o’clock mass at St. Mary's Catholic church In a body and received holy communion. The men and boys marched from the Catholic school building to the ; church. Father Joseph Seimetz was celebrant of the mass and delivered the sermon. His discourse dealt with parental control and guidance ■ and the children's observance of it.