Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1937 — Page 1

No. 265.

n * onj ■•"iBK! LEADERS pffsS PARITY I price demand > t;lU>s Make 2*nr>cl Following Wallace Speech Ll, Nov. 9. <U.RV Farm ind governors of 12 cornes were on record today ndlng legislation embody ever normal granary and ( I rices for farm products i lSr ess meets next Monday ] session. 1 demands were set forth , m ent signed by a commitjged of one representative j h slate attending Gov. M. fownsend s midwest farm ,g W as called upon to “adrat delay a national farm j it is equitable in its treat-J he basic commodity prob-j igrlculture.” jrogrmn. the statement! ild "give each farmer ofj i his just and fair portion j imestic market and such irket as could be secured! rs must be assured of rity prices.” the delegates “To accomplish this goal! enerally. including thinkess and labor leaders, that the national interads the carrying of sur-j lies from season to seas-! at farmers should be pro-j h an opportunity of con-j ueh surpluses and when through co-operative ac., ljust production in order! t the accumulation of unan d unnecessary surnmitteemen, after considjument, decided not to nd on the marketing con- j sions of the ever-normal dan which Secretary of l e Henry A. Wallace had n a speech to 4,000 per■nt for the conference, irketing control section ce non-cooperating farmep part of their corn in ! the application of pen- 1 inst farmers disposing of i i than their marketing signing the statement fford Gregory, associatej Wallace Farmers, Des; lairman; C. L. DoeringsWisconsin farm bureau; ] an. North Dakota comof agriculture; Earl •esident of the Illinois il association; C. Y. , president of the Ne-j in bureau; Ralph Smith, 'a farm bureau; John B. iichigan commissioner of ); R. W. Brown of Mis-; isil Schenck. president of | a farm bureau; Ben Kil- ; Kentucky farm bureau; | ise, chairman of the Ohio. rvation committee, and j nnnodt, Minnesota com-j of agriculture, ement was approved by governors present, Town- 1 diana. Nelson G. Krasch-1 i and Lloyd C. Stark ofj ts of the conference were j speech and the open ch followed. sei-reiary described the everf i^^Hjd^gnimary^pUin^as^an^econ- 1 B(COXTINTKI) ON PAGE FOUR) ! wool busses I HE INSPECTED ■State Policeman Inspects <J§pusses; Gives Warnling Os State Law te Patrolman Burl Johnson isa warning today to all motor-; egarding the law prohibiting j asslng of school busses when ! shicles are not in motion, rolman Johnson called atten--0 the fact that icars are not to \ a school bus, when the latter °Pped, whether approaching the front or rear of the bus. eral complaints have been rei from drivers of the busses, 'man Johnson stated, and if tw is not obeyed prosecution Jliow, Inspects Busses "tal inspection of school 8 was made this morning at arking lot on First street by hte policeman. ! busses were inspected for 'uctlon. cleanliness, equipand all other features. Sixof the busses from this sec>f the county were given the lion this morning and those south half were to be Inspect- « afternoon.

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LEASE BAKERY 10 BERNE MEN '% Two Herne Men Lease Miller’s Bakery; To Start Operations VI tor Elchenberger and Wilfred j llabegger, of Berne, have leased the j business formerly known as Hie Mll- - ler's Bakery here, Albert Miller, j 1 former linker announced today. Mrs. Erwin Miller, widow of the ' former local baker and Charles Miller, retired baker, are present own(ers of the business, i The new fim will start operations j !about the first of next week. Mr. Miller stated. The name of iii<3 business will tie changed. Mr. Habegger has been employed at the Amstutz bakery in Berne and Mr. Elchenberger was former-) ly associated with Li a father, the late F. G. Elchenberger, well known linker, who for a time operated a store here. Sometime ago the bakery was , leased to G. H. Redd, of Fort Wayne \ j who for a number of weeks, operat-! ! ed the firm tinder the name of the ! Welcome bakery. Several Local People Hear Secretary Wallace I - i Several persons from Adams county attended the meeting in In-j 1 dianapolis yesterday to hear the address of Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agricultural. Those who attended from here were: Winfred Gerke. William H I 'Patterson, J. Ward Calland, Otto j Bleberich, Joe 1). Winteregg, Dale W. MoMiilen, Ed Neuhauser, E. W. Buche. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Schamerloh. and L. E. Archbold, county agent. Fourth Degree Knights Will Meet Thursday The regular meeting of the] Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will be held Thursday evening, November 11 at 8 o’clock in the local lodge hall. All members are urged to attend. GIVE PROGRAM OF CONFERENCE County Christian Education Conference Here Friday The complete program for the county Christian education conference, which will be held at the. First ju. B. church here Friday, was announced today. Speakers for the conference will lie the Rev. R. E. Mueller of Indiana polis and Mise Nellie Hunt. Following if, the program Monrning Worship in song — Mrs. Norval Fuhrman. Devotional period—Rev. Charles M. Prugh. Music —Pleasant Mills. Sermon- Rev. R. H. Mueller. Offering. Group conferences — children. jMiss Nellie Young; young people,! Rev. Homer J. Aspv; adult, Rev. It. H. Mueller. General Assembly. Business and reports. Afternoon I Worship in song—Earl Chase, i Devotional period — Rev. Glen ’ Mashali. Vocal solo —Mrs. Arden Arnold. Address —Miss Young. Offering. Address —Rev. R. H. Mueller. , Music. Panel discussion. Young peoples department—Rev. [James Weber. Daily vacation Bible school —W. Guy Brown. Women’s missionary society —' \ Mrs. C. E. Bell. Sunday School —Thurman Drew. | Closing prayer. Banquet in basement of church. Evening Organ prelude—Mrs. Zelina Roop. Worship in song—Dorothy Blake. ! Devotional period—Rev. George G. Holston. Music — Mennonite young ladies choir. Offering. Address —Miss Young. Music—Magley quartette. Address —Rev. R. W. Muller. Closing prayer. Elks District Deputy Here Wednesday Night _____ Carl Morningstar, Logansport, district deputy grand exalted ruler of the B. P. O. Elks, will make the annual visit of the deputy to the Decatur lodge Wednesday evening. The Decatur degree tAara will confer initiatory work and free lunch will be served following the meeting. Ail members are urged to attend.

Labor, Capital Meet for Security Act Revision S B j||§ lj| ; NjjSL J«|f As evidence of iheir honest desire to cooperate, Gerard Swope, (left), president of General Electric, of New j York, shakes hands with Philip Murray, of the United Mine Workers of America. CIO representative, at the parley in Washington of the social security advisory council In center is Matthew Woll, A. F. of L. representative. Council met to study complete revision of the Social Security Act.

JURORS NAMED ' FOR NEXT TERM t Grand, Petit Juries Are Drawn For November Term Os Court < ■ [ i The new Adams county grand i i jury will probably meet during the , ! November term. ( It is required liy law that the | grand jury meet at least once a , year to Inspect county institutions i and to investigate possible criminal matters. For several years it has , been customary that the grand jury meet during the November term of the Adams circuit court, which ; opens Monday. It is not known whether there . are any criminal maters to be in- ; vestigated. Members of the grand jury selected Monday by Forrest Elzey and Henry F. Gallmeyer, jury commissioners, and County Clerk G. Remy Bierly are: Alice Bittner,| j Uniou township; Jonathan Rumple, 'Jefferson township; Edwin F. Mos- | er, Geneva; Joe Yoder, Hartford i township; Otto Hofstetter, Wa- | bash township, and Reuben R | Romey, Hartford township. ■I The new petit jury probably will have a heavier schedule than usual. ]due to the fact that several jury trials set for the September term were continued because of the installation of a heating system. The members of the petit jury jare: Albert Huser, Monroe township; Fannie E. Callow, Decatur; Sarah Belle Miller. Jefferson township; Claude Riggins. Hartford township; August B. Koeneman, Preble township: Herman Klilerding, Preble township. Lydia Bultemeyer, Kirkland township; Elizabeth Soesonguth. French (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o New Gas Line Is Being Laid Here A new gas line is being laid by the Northern Indiana Public Serj vice company on Jefferson street \ between Third and Fourth streets. I The new line is part of an improvement made to consumers on that | street. DISTRICT MEET AT FORT WAYNE Porter District Christian Endeavor Convention This Week End The Porter district Christian En- ! deavor [convention will be held Saturday and Sunday at the West ! Creighton Christian church in Fort j Wayne. The convention opens Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with a conference and a fellowship hour between 4:30 and 6:30 o'clock. A banquet will be held at 6:45 o’clock. The Sunday afternoon session opens at 2:30 olclock with the Rev. R. M. Graeser, pastor of the Salem Reformed church of that city, as speaker. There will be no registration fee. j j Tickets for the banquet will be 35 j cents per plate. Reservations are to be made not later than Thursday J evening. November 11, with Mies Maxine Mendel, 2421 Thompson avenue, Fort Wayne, or by calling H-79131 there. The countries which will be rep- j resented are: Allen, Adams, Wells Huntington and Whitley. Leonard Smith, of Michigan City, stlite president of the organization, will be In attendance and*appear on the speakers’ program.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday November 9, 1937.

Wreck Victims Resting Easily Norbert and Florence Holthouse who were Injured yesterday when their auto turned over on state road No. 67. near Fortville, were resting as easy as could be expected this afternoon. They are patients at tile Adams j County Memorial hospital. Norbert , received a fractured right collar I bone and a broken rib. His sister was bruised about the head and face. She received a deep cut on the ■ forehead and possibly a fractured nose. It is likely that a rib lias been fra Hired. The accident happened about seven o’clock Monday morning. They were returning to their work in Indianapolis and as they drove onto ! a smooth stretch of pavement In Hie rain storm, their ear swerved and went off the side of the road and into the adjoining field. PASTORS HOLD MEETING HERE Adams County Ministerial Association Holds Meeting Monday Committees for the ensuing year were announced last evening by j the Rev. George S. Lozier, presi-1 dent of the Adams county ministerial association in Hie meeting I held at tile Decatur Nazarene church. The committees, as announced by Rev. Lozier, are as follows: membership, the Revs. E. S. Morford of Monroo, C. J. Gerig of Herne and Paul Brandyberry of this city; civic welfare, the Revs. Homer J. Aspy of Decatur, C. If. Suckau and M. J. Selnnucker, both of Berne; program, the Revs. G. O. Walton of Decatur, David Grether of Magley and Janies Weber of Decatur; fellowship, the Revs. M. O. Herman of Berne, O. L. Flesher of Decatur and C. A. Schmid of | Berne. Two new members were received into the association last night. They are, the Rev. It. W. Graham, pastor of Hie First Methodist Episcopal church here and the Rev. Glen Marshall, pastor of the local Church of God. Quinn Speaks French Quinn, local lecturer and historian, spoke to the ministers last night on the topic of "ser(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Red Cross Sponsors Largest Youth Organization In World

A comprehensive picture of ac-j tivity created by members of the I world's largest organization of youth, the Junior Red Cross, was given today by Wal Wemhoff, chairman of the Adams County Red Cross chapter, who pointed out that the organization functions in 52 countries. "The growth of the Junior Red J Cross, not only in the United I States but in many foreign countries as well, has bjen phenomenal,” Mr. Wemhoff remarked. "We in the adult Red Cross attribute I this great growth to tile fact that i the Juniors have been organized for service, and that there have been so many things found by them to be done.” The local chairman pointed out that members of the Junior Red Cross had been responsible, during the past spring, for the inauguration of a recreation and playground service among the children 'of flood refugees in Red Cross , camps and temporary shelters , along the Ohio and Mississippi

TO DETERMINE DALHOVER FATE Decide Today Whether State Or Federal Trial For Gangster Washington, Nov. 9 —(UP) — Federal authorities decided today to prosecute James A. Dalhover, only survivor of the Brady gang “As speedi'y as . possible" for the slaying of an Indiana state policeman during an escape from a bank robbery. Hammond. Ind., Nov. 9 — (U.R) Federal District Attorney James Fleming conferred in Washington j today with U. S. attorney general’s office to determine whether James Dalhover, “triggerman” of the A1 : Brady gang, will be tried by the federal government or the state of Indiana for ttie murder of state policeman Paul Minneman. Dalhover was to have been ar- j j raigned today in federal court for i the Minneman slaying which ocI curred last May following the robbery of the Goodland, Ind.. bank. Tile bank was insured by the feedral government and this made Hie gangsters - Dalhover, Brady and Clarence Lee Shaffer —liable to federal prosecution. Fleming, however, said that Dal- ' hover may be turned over to the state for trial either for the Min- ; j neinan slaying or the murder of Richard Rivers, Indianapolis po- , lice sergeant. Dalhover is held at Indianapolis under a state indictment for both , the Minneman and Rivers 1 . ings. The little desperado was cap- j tured at Bangor, Me., last Oct. 12 j after a gun battle with federal '! agents in which Brady and Shaf-' ' j fer were killed. j o Starts Withdrawing Foreign Volunteers Hendaye, Nov. 9—(UP)- Nationalist generalissimo Fran.isco Fran- '; co was reported today to have start- ' ed withdrawing foreign volunteers j from his army in exchange for recognition as a belligerent by the major .European powers. Nationalist Isources said Franco intends to rej duce the number of bis foreign ; fighters to 40,000 before a neutral ’! commission of the international non-intervention committee arrive* I in Spain to take a census.

t Valleys, thus creating new standi aids for disaster relief work. Members of the Junior Red Cross in all sections of the country contributed toys, books and money for this undertaking. “From the national children's fund maintained by the junior society," Mr. Wemhoff said, “appropriations were made during the year to buy playground equipment and books for children in communities unable to support such projects and those hard hit by disasi ters; lunches were provided for I school children in disaster districts; library and schoolbooks for schools destroyed by catastrophes of various kinds, as well as for schools in mountain or rural areas without funds for such expenditures, were purchased from the fund.” He also told of Junior Red Cross groups engaged in work for the blind, including the printing and binding or books in braille, all paid (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

EXPECT HITLER | TO MAKE PLEA FOR COLONIES — Hitler May Ask Great Britain To Discuss Colony Demand London, Nov. 9. — ,(U.R) Fuehrer j Adolf Hitler, following up bis diplomatic victory in persuading Italy jto Join Hie German-Japanese atili communist alliance,, may soon ask 1 | Great Britain to discuss his do mand for colonies In Africa, il was 1 reported today. British official circles. It was learned, would not be surprised if Hitler approached the government direct regarding colonies, and there seemed indications that Britain j might consent to a discussion pro- ' vided that any colonial concessions ; would bring guarantees calculated to contribute to European paclfica-j tion. Inclusion of Italy in the antl- ! communist alliance has disturbed the British and French governments alike, and has made them j the more eager to reach some general agreement that would remove the constant threat of conflict in Europe. Particularly it was feared that the anti-communist agree-j ment might be used as an excuse; i to intervene in any selected coun-j try on a plea that bolshevism was the enemy. This plea, it was argui ed, was used to justify Germanj Italian intervention in the Spanish civil war. Foreign office experts here ami in Paris watched closely to see the reception of the anti-communist al--1 liance in European capitals, par- ' ticularly because it was believed ! Germany and Italy would invite other powers to join. Also Hitler is reported To be planning to invite at least three constinental rul--1 ers to visit Germany—King Boris of Bulgaria, King George of Greece, and Prince-Regent Paul of Jugo(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) F.D.R. MEETS WITH LEADERS ■ Cabinet Members, Other Leaders Called Into Conference Washington, Nov. 9 — (U.R) President Roosevelt today called two cabinet members, the director of the budget and three congressional leaders to the White House j j for alp. m. (CIST) conference. Tlie general business situation, agriculture as affected by yester- j j day's prediction of an all-time j i record breaking cotton crop, and ] j possible revisions in the tax laws probably will be discussed. The conferees called by Mr. 1 Roosevelt to continue discussions ! started yesterday w'ith works pro- ! gress administrator Harry L. Hop- ' kins and economic advisers were: Secretary of the treasury Henry ' j Morgenthau, Jr.; secretary of ag- ) riculture Henry Wallace; acting budget director Daniel W. Bell; i Rep. Marvin Jones, I)., Tex., chairman of the house agriculture com- ; mittee: Rep. Robert L. Doughton, | ! chairman of the house ways and i ! means committee, and Rep. Fred ' j M. Vinson. D., Ky„ chairman of a ways and means sub-committee studying tax revision. Mr. Roosevelt allotted two hours for the discussion. As demands increased from business leaders for the government j to ease restrictive laws, the presij dent also faced sharp differences among congressional leaders as to 1 the best method of spurring busif ness recovery. . | These developments followed a i day during which Mr. Roosevelt: . j 1. Conferred more than four j hours with WPA administrator j 1 Harry L. Hopkins, Leon Henderson, chief WPA economist, Isador . j Liibin, head of the bureau of labor j statistics, and Laughlin Currie, federal reserve economist. 1 2. Discussed the budgetary situation witli secretary of the ) (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Dental Society Will Meet Here Wednesday Members of the Isaac Knapp . Dental society will meet Wednesday evening at the Rice hotel. It is the monthly meeting of the sos ciety and dinner will be served at ' 7:00 o’clock. j Dr. G. T. Gregory of Indianapolis. ' will give the principal address of the evening. His subject will be 1 “Conductive Anesthesia’’ and “Oral Survery." Dentists from Decatur and Ad- | ams county, Fort Wayne, Bluffton and surrounding towns will attend.

Chinese Soldiers Forced To Retire In Shanghai Area

LABOR TROUBLE CLOSES HUDSON AUTO FACTORY 11,000 Workers Out As Plant Closes; Resume Conference Detroit, Nov. 5. — (U.R) —'The Hudson Motor Car company's plant was closed to approximately 11,066 workers today after, labor diffleulj ties had arisen in the paint department. A company spokesman said that j the plant was closed because of j trouble which developed after some workers in the paint department had been laid off. Other department employes objected, refusing i to work, and the factory was ordj ered closed. “The matter is now under dlsi cussion and it may be settled by late today," the Hudson spokesman said. "In that event, the plant will be reopened tomorrow.’’ The new labor difficulties were, the first reported since last winter's Hudson strike which followed strikes by the United Automobile Workers' union in plants of General Motors and Chrysler. Hudson now is in the midst of new model production of its 1938 Hudson and Teraplane motor cars. Officials of the auto union’s Hudson local said the trouble at the Hudson plant was “a purely local matter.” Tentative Agreement Washington, Nov. 9— <U.P> —Tentative agreement on apportionment of 16 industries between the comi mittee for industrial organization ! and the American Federation of ! Labor was reported today as peace ' conferences resumed. However, it was emphasized that ;no formal commitment has yet, been made by either side. The peace conferences adjourned after a three-hour session to reconvene at 2:36 p. in. (1:30 p. m. CST.) George M. Harrison, chairman of the A. F. of L. committee, said: “we expect to have some news this afternoon.” A member of the 10-man CIO delegation said mutual understandj mg apparently had been reached I concerning union demarcation in approximately 16 fields. He believ;ed definite agreement could he i easily ratified on these issues. Other industries, listed by var- | jous conferees as between four and nine in number, presented added difficulties because of unionization by both groups in the same field. The CIO suggested appointment of subcommittees to work out detailed solutions of these problems and present them to the negotiating groups. Charles P. Howard, CIO secre- ! tary and committee member, said he believed the conferees would j agree to name subcommittees to- ! day. He believed that “as soon as some definite agreement is worked out in these industries" between four and nine subcommit(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MONROE PLANS FOR MEETING Monroe Township Sunday School Convention To Be Held Sunday The program for the Monroe township Sunday school convention, which will be held at the Monroe Friends church Sunday, November 1 14, was announced today. Devotiona's will open the meeting, led by the Rev. M. O. Herman. The Springhill Sunday School will ' offer a special musical selection, followed by an address on training i of children in Bible times by Mrs. - R. J. Mann., Arthur Isbell, Fred Von Gunten, - and the Rev. Vernon Riley are other speakers at the afternoon session. , | During the evening the Rev. C. A. :'J Schmid, the Rev. C. H. Suckau, R. ■ I P. Sprunger, J. O. Wenger and Mrs. Ij M. M. Baumgartner will appear on j the program. Mublc will be furnished by the Winchester Sunday I I school, the Reformed Sunday school . and the Monroe high school.

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Chinese Retreat Is Near Rout As Japs Force Fighting In Shanghai Area Today. JAPAN TO REPLY Shanghai, Nov. 9 (U.R) While the main Chinese columns fled westward from Shanghai at a pace that was almost a rout, a comparative handful of their comrades grimly stood their ground in the Pootung area tonight, apparently forming another “doomed battalion." Fires painted a weird night scene along Slccuwet Creek, at the southwestern corner of the French concession, in the wake of the Chinese retreat from Shanghai, while Japanese artillery accelerated the Chinese retreat. Flaming bridges and barges threatened to set fire to nearby buildings. French troops were furiously digging trenches in anticipation of pressure against the concession. Chinese troops, definitely threatened with isolation, faced each other across the creek. Nonchalantly smoking cigarettes, they stood by their block houses. A large Chinese spinning mill on the south bank of Slecawel Creek at the confluence of Kuhhwei Creek caught fire and was destroyed. The heat blistered French firemen 166 feet distant on the north bank of the creek. They sprayed junks which were massed in the Siccawel to prevent them from catching fire and transferring the blaze to the crowded Chinese dwellings on the southern, edge of the French concession. Behind sand bags the Chinese troops chatted while they watched the burning bridge. Foreigners estimated that there were not more than 5,060 Chinese troops (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) RIVAL UNIONS PLAN MEETING CIO And AFL Unions At Fort Wayne Plan Joint Meeting Fort Wayne. Ind.. Nov. 9— (UP) —CIO and A. F. of L. unions today planned a mass-meeting for Nov. 21 to “[co-ordinate” their “mutual objectives,” irrespective of the success of peace conferences between their national bodies. The meeting is the outgrowth of informal negotiations conducted recently by bothe the Industrial council (CIO) and the Fort Wayne federation of Labor (A. F. of L.). Foster said no enmity ever existed here. He declared the two groups could be much more successful if the leaders worked together ami the members “intermingled," and that was the reason for Ihe proposed meeting. It was expetced that some 15,000 persons wou'd attend. Feelers have been extended to scores of unions throughout Indiana. he said, and the response was encouraging to the extent that 185 labor organizations have been invited. Homer Martin, youthful president of the United Automobile workers, a CIO affiliate, will be the principal speaker. Indiana’s Gov. M. Clifford Townsend also was to be invited. C. O. Van Horn, secretary of the federation, said that at a meeting last night a resolution was passed giving stYpport to the plan. A. F. of L. leaders were reluctant, however, .to predict what action they might take other than to sanction partlcipaton in the meeting. They were disinclined to commit their organization to any definita policy of further co-operatioD. Foster said that in addition to the prlnipal speakers, representatives of both CIO and A. F. of L. will be on the program side by side. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m. 42 10:00 a. m. 48 Noon 58 2:00 p. m 62 3:00 p. m. 60 WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday, except possibly showers extreme southwest Wednesday; somewhat warmer central and north Wednesday.