Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 252, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1937 — Page 1

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;<WS MAKE \«B)I« RAIDS ■HE SUNDAY p- ■ Arrested Here And !!i Bccr And TEN I il i uor helzt>( Sunday in a . .inverted by i ity and ; 01 "’: ' tt ,.<l two alleged -— us un ‘ jiuor and beer. ... I O.il MOI- »■ . as they were at Hi ’io*- <> f lh( raids nina about o’clock. l i. John Ilesh . Ki '•uti. Third street, and Sam )SBs HL' r .un i M- ibers and Tliir- \ .-! ■ raiiltne of.j s , ui. h nearly bait' a galF’OSTEt.Krf n.’i" 1 " l,i "’ mul, ‘" and some "home Til KEs’.^B a .. i made. The „ . oufisi ated. Heshln? C <Knot at d DorvKt ' -' s ' i ’’ n ' "tT’ieers . ; ,:>y gallon ot "white in half-pints, pints and M hid "all around the place.’’ a coat hanging w idshed. , . go>session of rnl.'ixed '■ file.! against both liesBailer. ;1 . . < a,r im'ude.l (iftii er< Floyd Banter of ■)£ty; J 11. Trumbull. Ralph Waiter ('. Krlenke, all ' Sheriff Dallas and Deputy Leo and ;-’ t Ed I’. Miller. " Third Raid Fails raid made by the offici arrest. The ■ at tlie same- time of the raids searched the home of | g|Ht Uarth Thirteenth street. sma? quantity of beer was offa rs stated that since I FaMKiI not '.i.en I reviourly conthe quantity of beer did not pressing charges. I J/IHoFI r Hunter. Notter and Mil- ”• l; - ,: '.- r home, Sheriff with Deputy Gillig raided I |,|j:ll " an< l Officers Trum*V Bilan: Kriei:,.,. searched the His- ■ antra band liquor was conand taken to the Adams jail. A quanity of "liquor ki. on PA'jie sixi JCTELUT BABE ■IES AT BIRTH t Son Os Mr. And Paul Wietfeldt ■ Dead At Birth ''' '" * --'w '.di'eci ba’.ie born s||^^B>orii:’.- Mr. ami ?.r Paul W -' <la!l!S i oam RIR^» ni,,l: ''’ 'T‘ t; ll. "id be belli Tim eliild was B:’bj mariaim- the mother MMh fe: - \i da Foiniiia (iii'.iert. ■ II '" ; ' !St <d,ild in ,h '' fa ” B^^R S ' ’ I’-' inireiii -■ MRMr 11 ' 1 imd .■ r I mi-parent < ' '' ‘'ilbett and UK"'' ' ‘e-Tnm'lier. Mrs Ed -Tlonroeville. ■IK S, ' !virps wil! bp hpid at ■ home Tliursdai ■ MBl ' t! "’clock and at the HmK ' 1 hiii'ch at. In o'clock. 'yllßß' I’' 1 ’' l: S teller ot I'll ill t llrui! "ill be made in the I)e---cemetery. ' " ,i ' will be returned to the '''' dm silay evening front the Bhick funeral home. o |RK atur Woman’s fl Brother Is Dead O<t ’ 25 -'A'l’Y— Hem " '’earson. Is, of Liberty ■ ■R r > lli ' d al tlle "ells county ®^^R ,a: ,llis In( >iTiing from a sinus K^^R* U " ,l( " Was a ,>r *'*her of Mi s. S Bi '' l!!d< ' !l, ' , 'i'y of Decatiir. The S^^R 1 " ' n,> ' ''"hi’en, three sislei >nf ' brother survive. Funeral R3R es " be held Wednesday afat L’pland. ■ ' ,p arson was parstor of the churches at Keystone and ■■ o ——— t Kdan Cabinet I Resigns Today oct. 25—(UP)— The ®.^B aa cabinet headed by Premier 'an Zeeland resigned tw.lay °f a crisis caused by opI W«R 10il ebar S es of mismanagement I. BUg” Bai ‘h of Belgium. ortsls threatened to delay || treaty conference on If scheduled to start here Il a ' ur< fay, unless a new govern- i * s formed before then. I

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Weds Chinese , f .>S X/' A. | : \ " B I :I ’ i zjR I ItjiW ;! i Declaring that she would "wait forever” for her Chinese husband. Harriet Heydrick Li. 16-year-old | bride of Yuan Chuen Li, fpught attempts of her mother to have ' their marriage annulled in a Pasadena. Cal., court. Li. 24-year-old ■ exchange student, married Harriet in Mexico last August and is now studying in Chicago. taxhearincT OPENED TODAY .’ — • Two State Tax Board Members Hold Tax Levy Hearings — Leßoy Decker and Bert E. Woodbury. of the state tax board, today were conducting hearings on pro-1 posed tax levies in Adams county —for—l93? " The hearings were made necessary by rates set over the maxi-1 mum permitted by the tax limitation law passed by the 1937 statfe assembly. This morning the Adams county tax rate was examined first, due to the fact that it effects all levies in the county. The Wabash, Jefferson and St. Mary’s township levies were next examined this morning. Among those to be examined this afternoon are Decatur. Berne and Geneva and those units affecting these corporations, Washingi ton and Monroe townships, the . CONTINUED DN PAGE? SIX) O Double Funeral For Durbin Youths Tuesday Double funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon for Richird and William Durbin, Decatur lads, who were killed early Saturday morning when the truck in which they were riding was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train at the Adams street crossing in this city. Services will be held at the home of the mother, Mrs. John Durbin, at 2 p. tn. Tuesday and at 2:30 o’clock at the First Baptist church. Burial will be made in the ' Decatur cemetery. o CYO PLANS FOR DANCETUESDAY f Masquerade Dance To Be Held By Local CYO Tuesday Night Final plans have been made fer I the masquerade dance-, to hi staged at the Decatur Catholic high school Tuesday night, James Murphy, president of the CYO. sponsors of the dance, announced today. The Rev. Joseph J. Hennes, CYO director of the Fort Wayne deanery will be the judge for the costume contest. Prices of $3 to the best masquerladed ."Uiple; $2 to tbe best individI ual and $1 to the second best individual will be awarded. It will not ’be necessary t«f» attend the dance I masqueraded, however, Mr. Hurphy stated. Jimmy Sanford and his orchestra from Fort Wayne will furnish the music for the dance. Tickets to the event are selling for 50 cents per couple and 30 cents single admission. They may be procured from any member of the organization er at the door on the i night of the dance. The dance will. jbe held from 9 until 12 o’clock.

RIVAL UNIONS IN CONFERENCE TO SEEK PEACE I Representatives Os CIO And AFL Open Negotiations Today ■ Washington, Oct. 25—(UP) —Representatives of the committee ot industrial organization and the American federation of labor, seeking to bring peace in their two year labor war. k.day successfully negotiated preliminary barriers to dis- ! cussions and agreed t 0 meet again ■ at 2 p. m. The 3 A. F. of 1,, delegates. 1 spokesmen for 3,699,000 organized workers, and 10 representatives of the CIO who claimed to speak for 3,- | I 700,000 members, said they decided upon procedure to be followed in their peace <-*iference during a i closed morning session. Completing the first discussions in a hotel suit only a few blocks from the White House, the two delegations separate das they re- ; | cessed at 11:35 a. m., and began individual caucuses. Emerging from the three room 1 ' hotel suite where the opening dis- | cussions place. George M. Harrison, leader of the federation delegation, and Philip Murray, chairman of the CIO conferees, collaborated in a joint statement. They said: * "We spent the morning discussing the procedure which will be followed ana W ’P will meet again at 2 ip. m. "We are not lying to you. That’s straight. We only held a general discussion of matters of procedure. "By this we mean we discussed 1 the procedure to be followed in this I conference. Maybe we will have some news this afternoon.” The statement was made by Harrison but Murray told reporters it could be considered a joint state- I | menu Harrison was asked whether by the “procedure” it was meant "procedure to be followed at a proposed I unity conference of larger delegagations from both groups." ' He refused to reply speifflraTTy (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o LOCAL DRIVER FREE OF BLAME McConnell Truck Driver Freed After Fatal Accident Mrs. Nagel N. Moore. 44, died Saturday night at 5:30 o'clock at her home in Ridgeville from injuries received Saturday morning in an auto-tniek collision in Jay county. The truck was driven by Garth Jornay. of this city, driver for the Frank McConnel & Sons wholesale house. According to the story given authorities, the car In which the lady was riding, was driven by her young son, accompanied by Mr. Moore and a daughter, Anna Jean. 5. The daughter is in a critical condition suffering from a skull fracture. The local man sustained I only slight injuries in the crash. | He was not held. Mrs. Moore died of a skull frac-1 ture and other injuries. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Spartanburg Christian j church near Ridgeville and burial was made in the church cemetery. Death occurred about eight hours after the crash. The accident happened at a crossroad six miles north of Ridgeville. Both the car and the truck were badly damaged. Myers Residence Is Ransacked Thursday — Vandals broke into the home of Mrs. Herman Myers sometime Thursday night and ransacked the house, escaping with about $lO in cash, Mrs. Meyers reported to police Saturday. The vandals entered the rear door and t» .ok the money from a savings (bank of Mrs. Myers’ son, John. Nothing else of any value was reported missing. 0 Elks Plan Halloween Dance Thursday Night The B. P. O. Elks lodge of this city will hold a masquerade dance at the club oh North Second street, Thursday night, October 28, with the dance starting at 9:30 o’clotkThe dance will be for members only, accompanied by their wives or sweethearts. An excellent or-| chestra has been secured to play for the dancing. Admission will be $1 per couple. i

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 25, 1937.

Two Men Are Sought For Theft Os M atch Sheriff Dallas Brown unJ City Policeman Adrian Coffee lett (his uft- rnoon for Elwood in search of two pipe line workers suspected of stealing a watch from the Howard Elzey home, . .1 South Ninth street sometime over the week-end. Tbe wut h, valued at $65, was reported taken from (he home over i Sunday. Four pipe line workers , staying at the- home were grl’led by Sheriff Brown and Chief Sephus Melchi. They were practically exlonerated from the theft. They told authorities that the two other workers, who had been staying at the L..me, left Sunday for Elwood, where they had been transferred. o SIO,OOO SUIT IS FILED HERE Lester Pontius Sues Edison Lehman Following Auto Accident A SIO,OOO damage suit has been j filed by Lester Pontius, of Geneva, against Edison Lehman, of Berne. | for injuries sustained March 2G. I 1937, in Toledo, Ohio, while riding ; in an automobile driven by the defendant. The suit is being brought in the Adams circuit court. The complaint alleges the plaintiff was riding as an invited guest with the defendant. While riding, the complaint charges the defendant, “in reckless disregard of the rights of others including this plaintiff, sudi denly with great speed, attempted to execute and make a left turn and immediately in front of an oncoming automobile being driven J by one Calloway whose automobile was no more than 10 feet from the defendant when the defendant attempted to execute a left turn.” As the result of the accident, the complaint claims the defendant's I automobile was demolished and the plaintiff was rendered uncon- ' cious and sustained the following injuries: “his pelvic bone was fractured in three places, he sustained a large cut, bruises and abrasions over his eye, his right ' arm was sprained; his right shoulder was bruised and sprained and his body was bruised and injured." The plaintiff charges he was taken to a hospital, where he was put in a cast for more than five weeks, extending from his waste to his knee and now is compelled to wear a brace. The plaintiff alleges he has paid SSOO to doctors, nurses and for I . hospital bills and supplies and has Incurred great pain and misery. * o Moose Meetings Here Tuesday, Wednesday Initiation work will be conferred on a class of candidates at the local Moose 'odge on Tuesday night. All members are urged to attend. The meeting has been moved back f-. ,-n Wednesday night as originally scheduled. The Mooseheart celebration, which was to have been held on Thursday night by the Women of the Moose has also been moved back to Wednesday night. All members are urged to note the change, o Aged Decatur Man Injured In Fall Frank Richards, 80, of 721 Elm street, is confined to the Adams county memorial hospital with in-, i juries received Friday when he fell from a pear tree at his home. The physician stated that he suffered a fractured hip and pessibly two or three fractured r:bt*. His ■condition was reported to be "just fair.”

High School Sponsors Circus Performances Here Tuesday

CIRCUS DAY FACTS I I | 8 A. M.—Circus arrives. 10 A. M.—Band rehearsal. 1:15 P. M.—Doors open. I-I | 2:30 P. M.—Afternoon performance. 7:00 P. M.—Doors open. - 8:00 P. M.—Evening performance. I 12 A. M.—Cir»us departs for Marlon.

This is not a dog and pony show but a full circus unit of outstanding features seen with the largest railroad circuses and is open to the public. It is the same as seen under canvas in the summer with bigger circuses at higher prices. Popular prices of 15c for children and 35c I for adults have been arranged. 1

SUPREME COURT' AGAIN REFUSES ACTION IN CASE Refuses To Review Famed Scottsboro, Ala., Assault Case Washington. Oct. 25.—'U.R>-The Supreme Court, with Justice Hugo L. Black not participating, todays refused to review the 75-year prison sentence imposed on Haywood Patterson. . iie of the nine negroes involved in the famed Scottsboro. Ala., assault case. No indication of why Black failed to participate in consideration of tlie Patterson case was given by the court which simply noted in its orders that the tribunal’s newest justice did not sit in consideration of the requested appeal. It is the custom ot supreme court justices to disqualify themselves from considering cases in which they feel they have some personal connection. Black has had no connection with the Scottsboro cases. The cases have, however, been disputed as a political issue in Ala-1 ba ma. There were two possible reasons 1 why Black may have disqualified himself in the Patterson cases, one was tlie fact that he Is from Alabama and engaged in Alabama politics during the period of controversy over the Scottsboro cases The other was the fact that he is ■ an admitted former member of the 'Ku Klux Klan. Or. court obser-. vers said, Black may have decided; not to sit on the Patterson case i for some other reason not publicly; known. Black's action in the Patterson case had been awaited with spec ial interest because of the possibility that his participation might be challenged by attorneys for the defendant. The Scottsboro defense, counsel, however, had made no anouncement of plans for a possible challenge. In another important decision today. the court agreed to hear the Duke's Power Co.’s challenge ot the validity of public works ad-1 ministration power loans. -Same. rmN'VTNT’Fn ov PAGP GJTX) o — BLUFFTON YOUTH ARRESTED HERE I ’ William Miller To Face Charges After Theft At Local Garage William Miller, 23, Bluffton is being held in the Adams county jail to await arraignment in city i court after lie allegedly had stolen some merchandise from the- Riverside garage and then drew a gun when asked to return it. ! Miller, it is said, came to this city with his wife and another man, Charles Bachelor, also ot Bluffton, | to get a wrecker to tow in his auto, wrecked near Unionda’e. When he arrived at the Riverside. the night man, J. P. Sheets, stated that Miller to.k some contact points, starter parts and other miscellaneous goods front the shelf. He refused to return the articles upon Sheets’ request. Sheets report-1 ■ ed that he drew a gun. The gun, a .22 revolver, was taken - from Miller by Policemen Roy Chllcoti and Adrian Coffee when they were -called to the garage. Miller was held but his '.life and the other man released. Charges of either carrying <- .ncealed weapons ; i or larceny were to be filed against Miller this afternoon. J

- Tomorrow is Circus day in Deca- i ' ter and a great time is in store for young and old. The vanguard of the circus will arrive some time; ; during the morning and immediately begin setting up equipment. | Many children began days ago | to promote their parental consent ito attend. Schools will be dismissed early throughout the city j and county. The circus is being sponsored by the £)ecatur high I school and promises to have a j large matinee crowd at 2:30 and j j evening crowd at 8:00 p. m. i W. Guy Brown, high school principal, announced today that both performances will be given in high school gymnasium, as weather conditions are believed too uncertain to hold event at AA’orthman field

Slaying Os British Soldier In Shanghai Complicates Far East Crisis; Japs Apologize

CEYLON WOMAN BADLY INJURED Mrs. Eleanor Cook Critically Injured Sunday Night One person is in a critical condition at the Adams county memorial hospital and another is confined there as result of an auto accident near Willshire, Ohio Sunday night. Mrs. Eleanor Cook. 23, of Ceylon. was still unconscious today, suffering from a probable skull fracture, a severe brain concussion. a broken nose, a severe lijc--1 eration to the right leg that tore away the flesh, leaving the knee cap bare, and a cut on the right leg. in addition to minor injuries sustained in the crash. Mrs. Glen Brewster, 21. also of i Ceylon, is also in the hospital, suffering from a laceration on her Jaw. running from ear to ear. a ■ broken nose and other injuries. Glen Brewster, her husband, the driver, escaped with minor injur- ; ies. The accident occurred, accordi ing to Brewster, at a point just I east of Willshire at 10 o'clock last night. Brewster stated that he 1 had driven across tne railroad I tracks, when he suddenly came to i i hump in the road that caused him to lose control The car veered to one side and crashed into the bannister of a bridge over a small stream. The car was completely demolished. The injured were brought to the local hospital in the car of a Berne i physician. The attending physiI cian stated this morning that there was a possibility of Mrs. Cook recovering if no complications developed. Mrs. Brewster is expected to recover. Mercer county, Ohio authorities investigated the crash. Legion Auxiliary Planning Box Social An old-fashioned box social will be held by Adams post No. 43 of the American Legion and the Legion auxiliary, at the home here Wednesday evening. The boxes will be sold at public auction and spirited bidding is expected. An entertaining program has been arranged to precede the sale of the boxes. Mrs. Herb Kern and Mrs. Vincent Borman are heads of the committee arranging for the party. All members of both the Legion and auxiliary are urged to attend. o — Loses Two Fingers In Corn Shredder Mrs. Herman Koeneman, of route two, is recovering at her home from an injury to her left hand: sustained Saturday evening. She was taken to the hospital Saturday where an operation was necessary t?. amputate two fingers of the hand after it was caught tin a corn shredder. I She was returned home Sunday. SIXTY ATTEND YOUTH MEETING Fort Wayne Classis Youth Conference Is Held At Goshen About sixty young people from j Decatur and Adams county attend- ■ ed the youth conference of the Fort I Wayne classis of the Evangelical i and Reformed church, held Sunday at the First Reformed church at I Goshen. Sessions opened at 3 p.m., with the president, Miss Gertrude; Hogg of Bluffton, presiding. A banquet followed, which stressed the youth camp be held* this year at Camp Mack on Lake Wawbee, June I 19-26. At the evening session the I address was delivered by Rev. H ; H. Meckstroth of Vera Cruz, who ' spoke on the subject, “What Is! Your Life in Relation to the King-1 dom of God?” Officers elected for the ensuing year were: President, Clayton Balzer, Huntington; Ruth Ressert, Fort Wayne, vice-president; Donald Cramer, Plymouth, secretarytreasurer, and Richard Culp, Goshen, reporter. The installation service was conducted by Rev. C. M. Prugh of Decatur. The next meeting of the conference will be held in Decatur in the spring. 1

Montague Judge «■» "IB .j Here is Judge Harry E. Owens as he entered courthouse at Elizabethtown. N. Y.. to preside at another session of the trial of John Montague, golf wizard, alias LaVerne Moore, “modern Jean Valjean” who is charged with participating in a tavern robbery in 1930. DESIGNSCHOOL TO ADD WIb!GS New School Building To Be Designed To Permit Additions One of the most important features of the PWA Decatur high school building will be its construction so that two wings may be added at any time the"® i’ a need for more school or community facilities and funds for the purpose, according to plans being drawn by A. M. Strauss, architect, under the supervision of the school board. Tentative plans now call for two front entrances on Jefferson street, which will be connected by long corridors. On the basement floor will be the laboratories and vocational ' class rooms. The first and second floors will be used for class, music, office and special rooms. The wings may be added to either end of the front of the building. As now planned the combination gymnasium-auditorium will be located just above the ground level at the rear, in order that dressing rooms below may have some win- • dow space. The ceiling will be approximately six feet higher than the present Decatur high school , auditorium, eliminating one of the i greatest handicaps in Decatur basketball, low beams in the ‘road of high-arched balls. Large Seating Capacity A seating capacity on permanent bleachers and on the stage will make it possible to accomodate more than 1,200 persons at a basketball game or other athletic con- : test, it is expected. Through the use of seats on the gymnasium floor, a total crowd of approximately 2,500 could be ac- , comodated at a community event, i These figures are as yet indefij nite and will lie finally based on ! the cost of Construction. It is expected that the Decatur gymnasium can be considered for future vCONT’NUED ON PAGE FIVE) O ■ —O " " TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. in. 38 10:00 a. m. 48 Noon 56 2:00 p. m. 58 3:00 p. in. 59 WEATHER Considerable cloudiness tonight and Tuesday; some probability light showers north portion; | | warmer tonight.

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British Defense Lines In Shanghai Are Ordered To Return Fire; U. S. And Britain Agree. SEEK MEDIATION Shanghai,’ Oct. 25 <U.K-British defense lines on the west fringe l of the international area were I provided witli anti-aircraft mai chine guns today. Their crews were ordered to fire on any airplane that approached dangerously I close, it was said on reliable authority. This grave move was the direct sequel to a Japanese airplane attack on a British army outpost yesterday in which a rifleman of the royal ulster rifles was killed. Foreign naval and military uui thorities. increasingly anxious over I the fury of the Japanese attack, considered means of safeguarding the international settlement and French concession. Not only had Japanese airplanes killed the ulster rifleman, on sentry duty in the British defense lines, but planes apparently of the same squadron had machine gunned two parties of excursioning foreign civilian men and women, including eight Americans. So gravely did British and American authorities consider these incidents, it was understood, that despite Japanese apologies they decided to refer them directly to Washington and London for formal action by the United States and British governments. The ulster rifleman who was killed — Rifleman W. McGowan — was buried with full military honors this afternoon, full but for the last volley over his grave. This was omitted to prevent intensification of the growing terror among I foreign residents and Chinese I refugees. But ttr make up for It, | Admiral Sir ChsHos Lfttl° I commander-in-chief in China, and I Brigadier Alexander P. D. TelferSmollett, commanding British troops, attended the funeral. Japanese authorities anologized formally and fully to British navy, army and consular authorities Japanese consul general Hachiro Okamoto expressed regrets to American consul general Clarence E. Gauss for the machine gunning of the excursionists. It was understood that Gauss told him the next step probably would come from Washington. In addition to the airplane attacks, a three-inch shell plunged into an apartment house in the French concession. This new development in the battle for Shanghai occurred as Japanese troops were smashing into the Chinese lines all along the front and jubilantly claiming wide advances. Work Together (Copyright 1937 by United Press) London. Oct. 25— (U.R) —Great Britain and the United States intend to work together at the far eastern conference at Brussels toward international action to end the Japanese-Chinese war l>y mediation and will resist any excited demands tor penal action against (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES John Troutner Dies At His Home In Oakland, California Word has been received here by Mrs. Hubert Zerkel of th© death of her uncle, John Troutner, 91, former resident of Adams cojinty, at his home in Oakland, California. Burial was held in San Jose on October 7. Death occurred from paralysis on October 5. The deceased was born near Willshire, Ohic, May 12. 1846. He then moved to a mile south of Pleasant Mills, where he resided until about 25 years ago. He was a member of the Pleasant Mills M. E. church and one ot the bul’ders of the church. Surviving are the following niefes and nephews living in and near here: Louis Shilling, six miles east of Decatur; Leonard Troutner ot Willshire, Mrs. Frank Troutner »f Willshire and Mrs. Zerkel of this city. The deceased was well known here, having made about nine visits to this community since moving I to California. His son at present Is I a minister in California.