Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 250, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1937 — Page 1

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XXXV. No. 250.

'WSSE MIE ifHULOKIFEN ■ffi'BMTIUN »|it;huiiipi‘ in Farad e Be Held Here . th.> > lol” : Hi Floy evening. .. the _ ■ ■ . p. provided and intelh f,ne f I'-fi'i I-'-'-': ni Will art as . i'll ' j < "inan ,| his «:■ a prize list totaling ■• . lie a Mart. . di inn < orps. • 1 ' n I v' FIVE) ■TH CLAIMS J lANCY GAHMAN ■Hrs. Nancy Gahman Dies ■■his Morning Near ■ Craigville Who Gahman* 79. died at two miles north and one oust of Craigville, at 9:35 B'cloek this morning of complicaa two week's illness. o ■ .:.-• d was born April 26. lighter of Martin and iiiii.sioker Brenneman. She of the U. B. church She was niarri ‘d AugB? 1 bs 1 to John David Griffith, ■rtoii-l Aurnist 28. 1881. She later . William Gahman. who iprein death April 21, 1933. list of survivors: a. Til as Griffiths, route Mrs. Erank Bright, CraigM.i■: a Gahman. Craigville; Gahman. Detroit; Mrs. - rural route. Bluffton; Bflcil Gahman. New York City; ■ is • Ahi. it'. Convoy, i) c. Odell, Lima.' Ohio: B* ttaiiil.-hildren and eight great A son died in in■tai.r wing brothers and sis- > .siirviv?-: Mrs. Mary Furry, G: i; Mrs. Enos Huffer, Eli- ■“’ Ohin. John H. Brenneman, ■CralfiviUe. L li services will be h'ld Sunmorning at 9 o’clock at the INTEL ON PAGE SEVEN) nr Wnedale PT A Will ■ Give Special Program Parent Tea.her association “Bani.dale will give a WLS barn November 4,5, and 6at the aj ’ letla'e school, featuring local and talent from nearby will be held at the school at 7; 30 p. m. October 29. Anyone from Decatur inis invited to- be present and Ul ' an appearance on the pro- ■__ ■■ o "I™ Is Damaged In Collision Thursday . 3^ Er to Ed Rice was yesterday when Mr. Rice to A Unal)le t 0 stop tke ai ®° 111 time carLt'' 1 hitti ” s th' 6 rear of another at Madison and Tenth streets. W 1 headlights of the Rice auto sto broken. The other car did not

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Vice-President <£2l W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur high school, was elected vice-president of the Northeastern Indiana Teachers' association, in the annual election held late Thursday afternoon at Ft Wayne. CHINESE HALT” JAP ATTACKS Counter Attacks Halt Japanese .Attacks At Shanghai Shanghai, Oct. 22 —(UP) — The Japanese juggernaut appeared to be mired today in waves of Chinese counter atta ks 'n' the Shanghai front In mid-China. while threatened with annihilation by guerilla out-flanking maneuvers in the north in Shansi province. While the Japanese hign command sought ineffectually to stem the Chinese hordes near the.Woosung Creek area and the Tazang sector, north of Shanghai, it again made apo’ogies for Japanese air b .-thing after two persons were killed and 29 injured in the international settlement. All of the casualties were Chinese or Indians but a United States marine. Sergt. John Coleman, was burned severely on ths- hands beating out the flames burning the clothing of a wounded Chinese woman. United States aulUurilwa pcowsted strongly and Japanese officials promised to warn their pilots. In the n.wth. We Li-Huang known as general 'IOO victory," after permitting three Japanese columns to penetrate into Shansi province, far from their bases, was moving in fast with a counter-offensive designed to cut them off from supplies. General Wei has an to 1 advantage in man power with . ab?ut 200,000 regu'ats. In addition he has a colorful collection of peasant partisans, armed for the most part with outmoded weapons, but experts at guerilla warfare Chinese waited apprehensively for word from Taianfu where a Japanese raiding squadron dropped bombs near China's most sacred mountain. Taishan, burial place ct Confucius and birthplace of Chinese ancestor worship. Halt Withdrawal (Copyright 1937, By United Press) Chinese field headquarters, north Shansi province, Oct. 22—(UP) — Generalissimo Chaiang Kai-Shek's order to Chinese troops to "withdraw no further" halted the sp-cta-CONIINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) TEACHERS NAME W.GUY BROWN Decatur Principal Named* Vice - President Os Teachers’ Association W. Guy Br.wvn, principal of the Decatur high school, was named vice-president of the northeastern ndiana teachers’ association, during the election of officers held yesterday afternoon at the Shrine auditorium in Fort Wayne. C. E. Byers, superintendent of the Huntington city schools, was named president and Frank E. Day, of Bluffton, 'principal in Jackson townI ship, Wells county, was elected i secretary-treasurer. Mr. Brown, who was named prin- ; clpal of the local high school a few years ago, succeeded Walter J. Krick, after his selection as super--1 intendent of the Van Wert schools. I Mr. Krick later succeeded the late I M. F. Worthman as superintendent here. Mr. Brown was formerly principal of the Central grade school here. He also teaches during the summer months at the Indiana State Teachers' college in Terre Haute. The new president of the association succeeds Mary E. Hallowell, of Columbia City. Byers was vice-pre-sident last year.

JACK GARR IS ORDERED FREED TODAY BY JUDGE Unarmed Brother Freed; Jury To Consider Roy’s Guilt Shelbyville. Ky., Oct. 22—40,0— By a direct verdict. Jack Garr, the unarmed member of the group that ?hot Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt here Sept. 20, was dismissed on the charge of murder. Judge Chailes C. Marshall mad 'he preemptory ruling as attorneys for both sides began summation ■ The court's ruling leaves the jury I to decide on the guilt or innocence of only Roy Garr. Dr. E S. Garr, 1 the third brother charged with the slaying. Is not on trial at this term. He is in a hospital mentally ill. However, if the jury finds Roy not guilty, it was considered highly probable the court automatically would dismiss the charge i against the sick veterinarian. . J. Ballard Clark, chief of defense counsel, said the ruling on Jack i was decided in private confer-; i ences with the court. ]■ I Atty. Gen. Hubert Meredith, spe- ' cial prosecutor, said the ruling on Jack Garr would not change this j . demand for the death penalty for i Roy. David Wark Griffith and his i oretty young wife appeared in the | court room during the recess The | pioneer movie producer congratulated Jack when the verdict was I issued in open court. Judge Marshall ruled "the state ■ has failed to make out a case ! against Roy Garr — I mean Jack Garr —therefore I direct you to return a verdict dismissing the charge against him. A. V. Barnett, foreman of the J jury, stood up and said: "We the jury, find Jack Garr not ! guilty.” The court instructed the jury to , consider three charges, murder, with penalty death or life imprisonment; first and second degree ( nanslaughter, with penalty two to ‘1 years imprisonment, set at disaION i INj'ICI' "N PAGE l iil'l:) ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs. Sophia Scheumann Dies This Morning In Preble Township . I Mrs. Sophia Scheumann. 81, wi-1 • dow of the late Fred Scheamann. died at the home- of her son, Heilman. in Preble township this mernI ing at 4 o'clock. Death was due to ' senility. 1 ' The deceased was born in Preble I township January 28, 1856, the '■ daughter of Frederick and Henriet- ' ta Kleine. She was a member of the ■St. John's church. The husband preceded her in i leath. Surviving are the following I I children: Mrs. Martin Scheumann ' of Allen county, Otto of Fort Wayne 1 Mrs. Martin Schoppman of Allen ' county, and Herman '.'.f Preble '' townshUp. A son, Lewis, died a year ( 'ago. , Two brothers. Henry Kleine of I Allen county and Louis of Hoagland ( and a sister, Mrs. Henry Gallmeyer :of Preble township, also survive. ; Two sisters and a ibrother are de- j |; ceased. Thirteen grandchildren stir- > :vive. ' The deceased, daughter of early Adams county pioneers, was a life- ,' '.--ng resident of the county. She r had been ill for several years. ; Funeral services will be- held Suni day afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the ' ' home and at 2 o’clock at the church, i Burial will be made in the church | cemetery. The Rev. A. R. Truelzsch will officiate. The body was taken ! from the Zwick and Son funeral ; par'ors this afternoon to the home. ' where it may 'be viewed until time i for the funeral. O Moose Plan Special Meeting Wednesday i A special meeting of Adams lodge 11311, Loyal Order of Moose, will beheld Wednesday night in the local home, when a class of 25 candidates will be conferred with degree work by the Fort Wayne degree team. Lunch and refreshments will be served. The regular meeting of the lodge will be held on Tuesday night. The lodge has started a campaign to enroll former members. Former mem- | bers may ibe re-instated for a fee of sl. This concession was granted by the supreme lodge in an effort to erroll all members dropped duting the depression. Former Moose who wish to re-enroll are asked to get in toiu'h with Charier Heare, lodge secretary.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 22, 1937.

New Housing Head With Ickes & L ! - i " j R \ i - - x ■ ■■MME

Plans for the $526,000,000 government housing program were discussed when Secretary of tlu- Interior Harold Ickes, left, and Nathan Straus, new housing administrator, called on the president at the White House, above.

LUTHERAN HOUR , BEGINS SUNDAY — Also Devotional Broadcast Over WOWO Every Morning The Lutheran F.<ir. a weekly national religious 'broadcast l.y the ' Lutheran church of the Missouri ! Synod, will be heard over the radio beginning Sunday, October 24 lat 3:30 o’clock and will continue very Sunday until spring. The regular speaker will again be Dr. Walter A. Maier. Ph. D.. processor of Hebrtw and old testament interpretation at Concordia Seminary in St. I,itis, who lias be-:: speaker on the Lutheran Hour since the inception of these broadcasts in 1931. The Lutheran Hour 'last year was acknowledged as one of th most popular regilious broadasts in this country and more than 100,000 letters from listens u were acknowledged. This year 46 stations from o .ast to coast will be employed, which is the largest -network ever to carry this broadcast. It will come over the Mutual Broadcasting System and affiliated stations and in this area . can best be received over station WOWO in Fort Wayne. The- Rev. Pau' W. Schultz, pastor of the local Zion Lutheran church made the following statement relative to this broadcast: “Reaching into thousands of homes, and touchi ing countless hearts, the Lutheran Hour brings the comfort and en- : courag ment of Christ's Word to i the bedside of the sick, to families living far from any place of worship, to men and women who have never thought seriously of Christ, to many of the unchurched millions of this country. The same type of ' soul-stirring messages heapd last fall and winter will again be delivered ,hy Dr. Maier, and peop'e of every ! • K’nNTfKI’RI' ov PIGF FOITR) JURY RETURNS S9OO VERDICT Plaintiff Is Awarded Judgment Against Sellemeyer Estate A jury in the Adams circuit court at 4:30 o’clock Friday afternoon rendered a verdict giving Nina Medaugh S9OO of the $2,250 claim she filed against the estate of William Seliemeyer. The case was given, to the jury at noon, the decision requiring four and a half hours. The suit was filed by the claimant on the grounds that she had rendered personal services in caring for the decedent during the last three years of his life, in addition to those for which she was paid. It was claimed that the decedent paid her for the rent of his room and care of it, but not for caring for him. Mr. Seliemeyer lived at the Medaugh home for several years preceding his death, but the services were alleged rendered only during the last 156 % weeks of his life. Defense was base-d on the grounds that the decedent had not required services in addition to the ordinary care of his room. Testimony was offered to the fact that he regularly made trips up town and to his church until his last illness. when a man and a nurse were * employed to care for him.

Homesteads Park Being Beautified The c liter park at the Homesteads Addition is undergoing a process of -beautification under the direction of Carl Gardner of the Homesteadj division and Ralph E. Roop, civil works -commissioner for the city. i Included in the plans for beautifying the park is the planting of 2.300 shrubs in and about the grounds in the center. Work has already begun in laying out beds, which will be filled with flowers to further improve the appearance of the grounds. ■ -o VIOLATORS ARE GIVEN LECTURE City To Enforce Fire Zone Restrictions On Parking Here Violators of the fire zone restrictions were given their first taste of the new policy adopted by Fire Chief Charles Robcnold city police. yesterday afternoon. A group of persons whose cars were parked i nthe restricted area during th fire at the Joe Elzey home Thursday morning were ■ brought into city court last even- i ing to be instructed in the laws regarding parking at a fire. Th? department will continue to i use the policy, taking the license j number and name of the driver of ea h car parked within the restrict- i ed area, Chief Robenold stated. These persons, unless able to give a sound reason for parking in the area, will be brought into city court to attend the “school.” Upon subsequent offenses the violator may be liable to a fine. In an effort to increase the efficiency of the .. a' department and minimize the amount of interference from citizens who become too enthusiastic when going to a fire, the department decided upon the plan, used for the first time yesteri day. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse, in 1 speaking to those brought into . court yesterday, stated that “the, i city maintains an efficient fire fight-; ■ ing department, under the direction i of Chief Robenold. It employs three regular firemen and 18 volunteers, whose duty it is to get to the scene of the conflagration as soon as possible, and who are being paid -by the taxpayers to extinguish these fires that threaten to destroy the lives and property of its citizens." “It is the de-sire of the department that all persons cooperate in this work. They ask that a fire zone restriction be set up 300-feet in : each dir«cti'.n. This is done to insure the efficiency of the department's work and the safety of the citizens." r o Rotarians Hear Os Hunting Trip H. P. Schmitt, local stock dealer, I delivered a highly interesting disi cussion of his recent hunting trip into the wilds of Canada the wee’k'y meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening. Mr. Schmitt told of the manner in which he and his party bagged a 1.100 pound moose and a 200 pound i black bear, and of the difficulties encountered in big game hunting in the Canadian woods. He was accompanied on the trip by his brother Al. D. Schmitt of this city, and Henry Bultemeier, north of Decatur.

ROOSEVELT IN ASSERTION TO LEVEL BUDGET President Promises Absolute Balance In 193839 Year Washington. Oct. 22 — (U.R) President Roosevelt today promised an absolute balance of the federal budget for the 1938-39 fiscal year and called In farm and treasury aides to consider means of financing the proposed budgetdisturbing coin loan program. Mr. Roosevelt's assurance of a i positive balance of next year's federal budget was made during a press conference discussion of this year's proposed corn loans. Mr. Roosevelt said he had promised hundreds of times that government spending and government income would achieve exact balance in the next fiscal year. The president said he would discuss the proposed corn loan program which threatens further to I unbalance this year's budget with farm and treasury officials before leaving for Hyde Park tomorrow He scheduled a conference with 1 Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. Secretary of Treasury , Henry Morgenthau, Jr . and acting i budget director Dantel Bell at 11:30 a. m. today. To suggestions that the present $1,500,000,000 work relief appro-; priation might be insufficient to I care for the nation's unemployed until next July I—a1 —a development which might add to this year's estimated deficit, he said that as far as could be determined now the appropriation would be sufficient. Mr. Roosevelt would voice 'no hint as to whether additional taxes would be needed to achieve his 1938-39 balanced budget. He offered no comment on suggestions for revision of the undivided profits surplus and capital gains levies ' but said a preliminary treasury tax study would be submitted to house and senate fiscal committee in November. He said these two ' taxes were being studied along with the rest of the revenue structure but declined to say whether revision was contemplated G. E. Club Plans Dance Saturday The G. E. club will sponsor a dance in the club rooms Saturday night. Duke McGirk, and his well j known 10-piece orchestra from Fort Wayne will furnish the music. ! G. E. employes, their families and invited guests are invited to attend the affair. The committee in charge is: Dorothy Striker, chairman; Herman Keller, Jake Eady, Eileen Wells. Adams County Man Missing Five Years Clyde Lee Meyers, frvmcrly of "ast of Berne, has been missing for five years, It was recalled by citizens of that community today. Efforts to trace him have been futile. It is understood that Mrs. Myers who with her four children, lives in Berne, will make efforts to have him declared legal'y dead. NO PLANS TO CHANGE ROUTE — Ohio State Highway Commission Has No Intention Os Changing 224 The Ohio state highway commission does not have any intention of changing or relocating U. S. route 224 and will oppose any movement to reroute the road, John Jaster, Jr., director .f the Ohio highway department has announced. U. S. road 224 passes through DeI catur over Monroe street to Fifth street to Nuttman avenue and then west on Nuttman avenue to Preble, , Magley and on to Huntington The road is improved from the i Ohio state line, west to Magley. The stretch east of Decatur to the state line is built of concrete It is the intention of the Indiana highway department to improve the stretch of road west of Magley to Markle next year. It has (been rumored that the i routing of the road would be chang- ■ ed. The proposal or effort to change 1 the routing of the road'was from a i point in Paulding county, Ohio, near ■ Findlay and then northwest tc Fort ■ Wayne, which change would leave Decatur off the map. No announcement was ever made that the Indiana highway commis- i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

Kister Approves Bid Submitted By Indianapolis Firm

REBEL FORCES CLAIM DEFEAT OF LOYALISTS General Franco Announces Asturias Province Under Control Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier, Oct. 22.—4U.PJ —The loyalist government's last stand in northwest Spain collapsed today as nationalist Generalissimo Francisco Franco proudly proclaimed that his armies had conquered all of the rich Asturias province. Nearly half the entire loyalist l army of 140,000 men had surrendered. The fate of several thousand hard bitten Asturian "dynamiteros," who swore they would fight to the death, was uncertain. They were entrenched in the vicinity of Miere. about 10 miles south of Oviedo, and were virtually sur- | rounded. It was believed they would surrender rather than be annihilated. To avoid any possibility of a slaughter Franco was reported to have ordered strictly Spanish troops, and not the ferocious Moors, to complete mopping up the province in the next two weeks. Franco's Moorish troops, historic enemies of the Asturians, reported had been ordered to police Gijon and costal towns. But most of them were believed to have accompanied Franco's Italian volunteers to the Aragon front, in northwest Spain, several weeks ago. The victory aiftomatically released at least 45.000 troops for service on the Aragon front where teONT’NUEI) ON PAGE FIVE) — o SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TONIGHT School Board To Discuss New School Building 1 Tonight Four important matters in the construction of the new PM A school house here will be discussed j at a special meeting of the city 1 school board this evening. They will be: 1. The preliminary examination of the final and detailed plans to be submitted by A. M. Strauss. Fort Wayne architect, employed by the board. 2. The receiving of the report of the appraisers, Herman Ehinger and Fire Chief Charles Robenold. for the value of the old 52 year-old , Central building which will be' razed to furnish a site for the ■ new building. 3. The decision as to whether I WPA labor will be used in the raz- ' ing of the Central building or whether it will be sold to a professional wrecking concern. 4. The appointment of the third j member to a labor board, which will set wage scales for all persons working on the new building. Plans Submitted A tentative plan for the new building was submitted to the ! school board last week by Mr. Strauss and he was then ordered to draw up final plans for submission to the school board and also PWA officials. Estimated costs of the building will limit the size and other sea- 1 tures of the building. Two appraisers were appointed by the board in order that a mini-' mum figure might be set for the j sale of the Central building in l case WPA labor is not used. If a , private contract is let, the contrac- ’ tor will be compelled to include prices for the resale of the old (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) O TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER e 8:00 a. m. 40 10:00 a. m. 41 Noon 44 2:00 p. tn, - — — 43 3:00 p. m. 44 WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday, possibly light rain or snow east portion tonight, coni tinued cool.

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Bid For Wabash Dredging Approved By Special Judge Henry Kister This Morning. SECOND LOW BID A bid totaling an estimated $87,- , 759.28. submitted by the F. C. Mor- ; gan company, of Indianapolis, for the dredging of the Wabash river, was approved today by Special 1 Judge Henry Kister, of Princeton, in the Adams circuit court. The bids were opened Thursday evening by Drainage Commissioner Homer Teeters of Portland on an order made Thursday afternoon by Judge Kister. He recommended the contract be given to the F. : C. Morgan company. The low bid was submitted l>y Albert B. Hash, of Sandborne, In- , diana, whose bid on the estimated totals of material to be removed was $79,773.01. A third bid on the estimated totals of materials was submitted by the General Dredging Company, Inc., of Fort Wayne, in the amount of $97,933.13. More Legal Fights The letting of the contract to the second low bidder, made it apparent today that additional legal difficulties will be raised in the 25-year-old case, as the representative of Albert B. Hash, low bidder, refused to accept the return of his check and bid. It was reported unofficially that he will protest the fact that he, as low bidder, was not given the contract. During the submission of evidence following’ the filing of the i recommendation by Draiage Commissioner Teeters that the Morgan bid be accepted, it was alleged that Hash did not have suffi- ' carry out the dredging of the river cient equipment to successfully in the required time. The time for the dredging of the river under the contract was not set today. Special Judge Kister ordered that Teeters enter into written ; contract with the Morgan company ! within 15 days. Details of the dredging will be included in the contract, including the time limit for the completion of the dredging. ; The amount of the bond was not ■ set set today. Special Judge Kister indicated he will return to this i city within the next few weeks, at ’ which time the contract and the bond will be submitted for approval. Bids Submitted Bids were submitted by amount lof material to be removed and were: Albert B. Hash: station 0 to staI tion 510. at 7 cents per cubic yard, station 510 to station 842, 8% cents per cubic yard, rock, sl-15 per cubic yard, estimated total, $79,773.01. F. C. Morgan company: excavating dirt, .075 per cubic yard; excavating rock, $2.50 per cubic yard, estimated total, $87,159.28. General Dredging company: earth excavation, 9 cents per cubic yard; stone excavalion. $2 per (CONTINUED ON I’AGE SEVEN) o —— MOOSE PLANNING ENTERTAINMENT Decatur Lodge To Observe Mooseheart Founding October 28 In commemoration of the 24th anniversary of the founding of the Mooseheart home, members of Adams lodge 1311 and Women of the Moose, auxiliary organization, will stage a special entertainment at the local home Thursday night, ! October 28. The Women of the Moose will act : as hostesses entertaining the mem- ; bers of the Moose lodge. A home talent musical entertainment has been arranged and refreshments will be served at the close of the session. It is also customary on anniversary day for the auxiliary to donate articles needed by the children of Mooseheart. Eight children from ’ Adams county are now enrolled at Mooseheart and supported by Adams lodge. The entertainment committee for the event is Mrs. Bert Haley, Mrs. Florence Noll, and Mrs. Lloyd Krelscher. The meeting will open at 7:30 o’clock. There will be no admission charge. Mrs. Lorine Whitehurst, record(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)