Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1937 — Page 1

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■, McMillen > BE HONORED I |jy COMMUNITY ' l ouB( |< rOf McMillen InTo Be Paid Tribute ,„, •<> t<> Hi" !,k .|, ,> ■/ejlluyes and the Decatur t-.i.l Tow ns.'ll.l |lf . ip.ll Sp.-Ilk.-I t, to th" y I o’clock. Wfl),, J inguish.-d X i -i~H , the Indiana. had an enspeak the radio H" changed Ky be ttn.ihl" to tour th" plant Kilt tb- other visitors. However. '■isb#P''l licit lie will he aide to Kopiiltli' ■■ iy a f"W- minutes beFort Wayne Dick K Hdl . 11 -latnr news- | anil to h.l u ill accompany th.- - MK s party. ■ The f - M< • M illen |>la n's Kill bl toured during the after- ■ ; ■ '" 11 i;l,llr Private "|Kjj|ah mill Ktikec » &■ I S B4w' 1 ®W* *4 '■ ' ■\!e. '■ • 1 la join . Hg|jHl < ’.-in fi-I is it y '(I speakers the banquet will be >rt T ll '’ • Mayor \rthur It ■toltho'i of l> 1 .Hui : Samuel Wayne ’■Mr McMillen. ■ ■ id- n' "f 1 In- < '"ii ■»! * 'inpaiiy, will be the B Pei* -i'll.a in vital ions lo ■tear A- I'l lilt an- also i:n it .-.I to banquet. , B. W > E» ration I ■ (Hikers \re Named 1 been ■slecte<| as registration officers in H9MH Tl:- selection was mad" F ®’ "' "Hi* nils and pre ■vinet Bmmitteemen. — I »A rc Killed As bl ttnnan Plane Crashes ■I Manti iin. Germany, Nov. 1:1 .- Berlin-Mann-were killed night f b «> t,h 1 1:111 crashed mar Mann ■beimßi <i route. I Seven passengers were among' ■ Hie dea Two passengers were in■inred. authorities said there America.—, among the ils ,ll "y could ascertain. IIL -er liner crashed gßlujton Factory I l ire Extinguished th" piano factory of the policemen had dis ■ “'' er V the flare of flames through p factory sprinkler system I ’’WT'-rated successfully to ■Wench the fire. was only nominal dam-| ■ '> 6 'Z' a Work bench where the ■ ["'’ started, from an undeterminThe heat, firemen disbad opened three of the | allto Maiw sprays of the sprinkler I 'item. r‘Hfacancy In i Grand Jury Panel I .M/Uams county jury commisllnt!». Iri( lay drew the name of ItheS 5,,111s of De( ' at ' l -' t 0 fiu I I Jb ,v in *be grand jury panel the excuse of Johnathan [ as a member. Mr. Bumpie I .1..? - nd lo ,)e no longer a resid'P Oils county. I

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Monroe Township Asks School Appropriation A petition for additional appro- | priatlons in the school funds of I I Monroe, township will be heard by I representatives of the state taxi board In County Auditor John W. Tyndall's office, Wednesday. November 17, at 10 a. m. The requested appropriations jure: repair of buildings and care <>f grounds, $400; repair of school furniture, $100; school supplies,, >1300; transportation of school children. $100; pay of teachers, S6OO, total. $1,500. INDIANA CORN CROP IS HIGH Average Corn Yield In State Is The Highest On Record Lafayette. Ind , Nov. 13—Special —An average corn yield of 45 bushels per acre, the largest since Indiana records were started in 1866. and a total state production I 1 of 209,790,000 bushels, which has been exceeded only three times I and that was when the acreage ' was nearly 5,000,000 or more —was the way M. M. Justin, agricultural statistician for the Purdue agri--1 cultural experiment station, and I the U. S. department of agriculture, sized up Indiana's bumper j crop as of Nov. 1. Last Lear’s drouth corn crop was 115,413,000 bushels and the average acre yield was 25.5 bushI els. while the 1928-32 average production was 155,968,000 bushels | Justin pointed out that this year's 1 crop is considerably larger than . earlier predictions primarily be--1 cause of the large size of ears. With rainfall above normal over the state and in excess in the i southern section accompanied with low temperatures during the Oc- ' tober days, drying of the earn has I been retarded, accirding to Justin. Indiana’s 1937 soybean crop was estimated at 5.508,000 bushels as | compared with 3,948,000 bushels last year. Justin figured the av--1 erage yield per acre at 17 bushels j and th" total number of acres at 1 324.000. Field reports indicated ' I farmers were experiencing some difficulty in harvesting the soy ! bean crop due to weed growth and too, that the weather was causing some damage. Pasture condiiton was reported J >at 78 per cent of normal, three points below last month and four points above a year ago. Because !of little freezing weather and plenty of rainfall, an abundance of pasture was still available through : out the state. An average tobacco yield of 881 pounds per acre, producing a crop of 8.460,000 pounds, nearly twice as large as last year, was reportjed by Justin. Potatoes averaged 100 bushels per acre, yielding 5.700,000 bushels, compared with 5.I 198,000 bushels for the five year | average. The sweet potato crop of '25 bushels per acre produced 500.000 pushels. 20 per cent larger than the five year average. Fruit crop estimates for 1937 were as follows: 3,757,000 of apples. 630.000 bushels of pears, I and 5,300 tons of grapes. o EX-SENATOR IS ! TAKEN BY DEATH Atlee F. Pomerene, Internationally Known, Dies Friday Cleveland, Nov. 13.—<U.R>—FormJ er U. S. Senator Atlee F. Pomer-. ene, known internationally as proseI cutor of the Teapot Dome oil cases, 1 was dead today. Pomerene succumbed to bron-j ! chial pneumonia, of which he had J | been ill two weeks. He was 73. Although a Democrat, Pomerene J received his highest honors from | two Republican presidents. President Coolidge assigned him to prosecute the Teapot Dome c<l [ fraud cases. President Hoover ap--1 pointed him to head the Recon-1 struction Finance Corporation. He served in the senate 12 years. Pomerene left public life shortly after President Roosevelt’s inauguration. The former senator had been in | a coma three days and his phys-, ician. Dr. Harley Williams, had ex-1 pected his death momentarily. Pomerene had lived quietly hi an apartment hotel since his retirement from public life. Surviving are his wife, Mary, who | was at his bedside, two brothers land two sisters. Funeral services ' will be held Monday at 1 p. m„ | from the Church of the Covenant, I Presbyterian.

BLAST IN COAL MINE FATAL TO TWO, ONE HURT I 34 Other Workers Escape In Gas Explosion In Indiana Mine Princeton, lnd„ Nov. 13 —<U.R> ' Two miners were killed and a' third burned seriously by a gas ’ explosion which ripped through a King's Station company mine early 1 today and imprisoned 34 other! workers for three hours. The survivors groped their way ! two miles through lethal fumes' and debris-strewn corridors to the shaft and safety. Rescue workers allied them after they reached the shaft. The dead were identified as Fount Thompson, 3(1. Francisco. ! Ind., and Roger Williams. 35.! Princeton. Doyle McCandless. 35, ’ was brought to the surface by rescue workers. His condition was . critical. Two of the survivors. Virgil Miller and Jesse Bolin, said they j escaped by sealing themselves in a small room leading from the cor- 1 ridor in which the explosion oc- 1 I curred. ,| 1 When the searing flames of the ' explosion had passed they left the room and followed the mine wall until they met rescue workers. The explosion came only a few minutes before the men were to leave work. From that time until 3 a. m. (CST) they were groping, ! their way toward safety. Only the fact that the flame of 1 the explosion did not set fire to the coal or supporting timber prevented a disaster, it was believed. Mine Manager Earl Cox. said the cause of the explosion had not been determined. The bodies of Thompson and Williams were recovered by a search party after the imprisoned men had been brought to the suri faCe ’ o YOUNG CHICAGO MAN KIDNAPED Son Os Retired Wisconsin Banker Missing Since Tuesday Chicago, Nov. 13—(U.R) —Detec--1 fives questioned traders of a thriving mid-city meat and produce district today in search for Wilson S. Davis, 21-year-old son of a wealthy retired Wisconsin banker, who last was seen Tuesday at one I of the mart’s commission houses. ' Chief of Detectives John L. Sullivan said Davis may have been kidnaped or waylaid by holdup ! I men. "We are investigating all possi-1 bilities,” he said. Davis, a northside meat store I owner, left his home Tuesday morning, made some purchases at the Illinois commission company, and disappeared. His automobile was found near the market Wednesday, with an empty gasoline tank. His beautiful wife, Harriet, 22. | I daughter of a wealthy operator of! a paint store chain, told police! I her husband carried $250 when he I j left home. He was in excellent j 1 health. Davis’ father. Rutherford Davis, treasurer of the Walworth, Wis.. school board, and president of the State Bank there for eight years, came here to aid the search. Two years ago young Davis was general manager of the Salinas Dress company at Salinas, Cal. o George Buckley Is Given Award George J. Buckley, of the HomeI stead addition has been given j a $25 major award by the General I Electric plant. His name was in- ( I eluded with others reimbursed Fri- ! day for suggestions as to the improvement of the Decatur and Fort ! Wayne plants. Mr. Buckley’s sugI gestion concerned the use of certain flanges and stators for Bridge- . port usotors. Another award was given Dale E. Johnson for improvements to the oil house. David H. Bauman was : honored for a suggestion to install a guard at a conveyor. o Install Lavatory In Jury Room Here Work of Installing the new lavatory in the jury room of the Adams county courthouse has been begun by laborers. The side entrance to the jury room is also being closed off. so that but the one way may be used in entering the room.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 13, 1937.

As Red Cross Opened Campaign -a III— • ' ,:w I Igjll I K v B 1 ' n, - Franklin 1). Roosevelt ’ .4 X-’ W vg 1 ■«**** • " ,h Voting Red Cross formally opened its 1938 membership campaign when Faith Young, granddaughter of Owen D. Young, chairman of the board of General Electric, presented President Roosevelt with a button signifying that he had responded to the nation wide roll call.

MEMBER DRIVE IN FULL SWAY Annual Red Cross Membership Roll Call Continues To Nov. 25 The annual Red Cross roll call drive in the city is progressing rap- ; idly, Walter J. Krick, general chairman stated today. A paretial report on the drive, opened on Armistice Day, is expected Ito be available the first part of next week, he stated. The city has been divided into wards with two groups, under respective captains conducting a house to house canvas in the drive I One-ha’f of each $1 membership | fee is retained by the local chapter and tiie other half sent to the national 'chapter. Activities of the organization are well remembered in times of emergency. Last year durling the Ohio river valley flood, the Red Cross gave assistance to more than 115,700 persons at a cost of $4,705,250, a report from the national chairman shows. The drive will be continued until Thanksviving Day, November 25, as is customary. o John Everett Marks 84th Birth Anniversary John Everett was busy Friday j receiving the congratulations of l his many friends on his 84th birthI day anniversary- Mr. Everett was ; the recipient of wires, gifts and flowers and remains in the best of health. He spent Friday evening visiting at the home of Arthur Hall, north of the city. o WALDO LEHMAN ISPRESIDENT Berne Man Elected Head Os Christian Education Council Waldo Ixdiman, of Bene, was named president of the Adams county council of Christian education in the election of officers, held late yesterday tus a part of the ’county Sunday school convention at the First United Brethren church here. Other officers: first vice-presid-;ent, C. E. Stricker, of Decatur; second vice-president, Earl Chase, Decatur; secretary-treasurer, Frances 1 Burkhalter. Decatur and assistant secretray-treasurer, Edna Sprunger also of Berne. I Divisional superintendents named [were: children, Frieda Lehman, of | Berne; young people, Edward Martz, of Decatur; adult, Mrs. E. S. I Lochner, Decatur and advisory member, the Rev. James Weber, of this city. Rev. Weber, the convention reporter, stated today that a total of 220 delegates were registered at the morning and afernoon sessions. A total of 112 attended the young ; peoples banqquet held in the church I basement last evening. At the even- | | ing service a capacity crowd heard [ the speakers, Mies Nellie Young and the Rev. R. H. Mueller, both of Indianapolis. The convention was deemed one of the most enthusiastic in the his- | tory of the organization by the [members in charge. 1

Adams County Man Robbed By Gypsies Sheriff Dallas Brown and county authorities are looking for a band of gypsies that robbed David Heller, near Berne, of a pocketbook containing sls yesterday afternoon. They gained entrance to the Heller home, west of Berne on the pretense of securing salt to prepare a meal. The gypsies, authorities reported, surrounded the man ! and filched the purse. ADMITS THREAT OF EXTORTION Michigan F a r m Youth Threatens Marion Davies, Screen Star Hollywood. Nov. 13 —<U.R) A 20-year-old Michigan farm youth confessed -arly today, according to the sheriff's office, that he mailed i a letter demanding SI,OOO of Marion Davies, motion picture star. The youth gave the name of John Timney. He was Jailed on in extortion complaint filed by federal agents. Timney admitted writing the note, when arrested in front of a hotel, deputy sheriffs said, and announced that he would plead guilty in federal court today. The note was reported to have been a demand that the money be delivered to him in person by Miss Davies, who was to wear dark glasses apd meet him in front of a South Main street theater. Miss Davies was warned in the note not to notify authorities, “or you'll get it." deputies reported. Timney said he came here three weeks ago from Detroit and was jobless and hungry. “I was broke, and I thought I'd I get some money this way." deputies quoted him as saying. “1 thought I'd write to Marion Davies because 1 figured she has more money than anyone else. "But I didn’t expect to get caught at it." — o Beer Distributor’s License Is Renewed The Fred Mutschler Distributing | company of this city has received [ a renewal of its license as county I beer distributor. The new license, received today, is effective from [ November 15. The company has been the distributor for Adams county since 1933. The licenses must be ifnewed each year and under the law expire Nov. 15. The state excise director, Hugh [ Barnhart, announced the issuing ■of licenses to Wholesalers and [ liquor importers in the state today. — o Van Wert Youth’s Heart On Rishi Side Van Wert. Nov. 13—A rare case in medical science was discovered [ in an appendectomy at Van Wert I county hospital on Charles Hardin, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. 1. Hard[in of this city. A fluorescope examination revealed that the appendix was located on the left side, opposite the natural position, right side, and his organs in genThe heart of the youth is on the [ eral are opposite their nomal posii tions.

JAPAN TROOPS ' SMASH CHINESE DEFENSE LINES Thought Likely China Will Have To Withdraw ' Westward Shanghai, Nov. 13 -(U.R/ Japan-1 i ese troops have smashed through I the Chinese defense lines 15 miles northwest of Shanghai, it was an- > nounced today, and it was believed [ that the Chinese would be forced ! to withdraw westward all along the northern part of their line. The move was the second phase ! i of the Japanese drive to push the ■ Chinese war westward of Shanghai and isolate them from the I country’s commercial capital. Japanese troops advancing from j the northeast and southeast hit the Chinese “Chiang Kai-Shek" line at Kiating. 15 miles northwest I of Shanghai of its strongest points. ] Tanks entered the city at 9 a. m , I a Japanese spokesman asserted, and infantry consolidated the capture at 11 a. tit. The victory was regarded as one of the biggest single ones of the Shanghai campaign. Kiating has I a strong wall and is bounded on ■ ( three sides by deep creeks. Nevertheless. according to the Japanese. . there was little resistance. Chinese admitted that at the. south end of their long line, in 1 . the Sunkiang secjtor southwest of ■ Shanghai, their men were withdrawing westward to the hills , where they might resist to better ’ effect. Japan’s victory was bringing normality to Shanghai today. Out in the suburbs. United Press correspondents found the streets and I fields dotted with bodies of Chin-1 ese soldiers and farmers. Many lay in ditches. The thunder of guns was faintly audible in the I ! suburbs, but in Shanghai proper there was no sound of the war j that had raged continuously for a | little more than three months, i Small boats resumed their trafj tic up the Whangpoo river past the obstructive boom which the I Japanese had blasted open. There was smoke, forth" first time in i weeks, from the chimneys of some I ! factories on the Pootung side. In the international settlement 1 it was announced that the Cathay i Hotel ballroom would be open to- |, night with “Sid’s Syncopators” | officiating. In real life, the 15 i men of "Sid’s Syncopators” are 1 the bandsmen of the United States ■ I cruiser Augusta. o Complete Planting Os Shrubs In Two Weeks It is expected that the work of' planting the more than 2,000 new trees and shrubs in the Decatur I I Homesteads will be completed in • I about two weeks by the WPA men. I working under the supervision of ' Ralph Roop, civil works commis-! sioner of Decatur. POSTAL CENSUS NEXT TUESDAY Unemployed Census To > Be Conducted Through Post Office Tuesday Cards will be distributed to each unemployed or partly employed person in the territory of the DeI catur post office Tuesday as a part of the national unemployment cen- , sus being taken by the United i States government under the re- . quest of the president and congress. The cards will be delivered to i the homes of unemployed by respective city and rural mail car- , riers. The blanks may also be secured at the post office. , Unemployed or part-time employees who want more work are to fill , I out the cards and return them by , | midnight of November 20. They I j may be returned either to the carI rier at the post office, or by drop- ! ping them in a mail box. No post- | age is necessary. The cards will be carefully check- ‘ ed for errors of discrepancies by I the local post office employes and ’I then forwarded td Washington to I ibe used in the compilation of an t [ unemployment report. . All information will be kept ■ strictly confidential by post office • and census administration employ- - es. L All members of the post office force will co-operate in the distri--1 button and give aid in filling out ‘ [ the cards necessary, Mrs. Lola ■ P. Macklin, acting postmaster stat'ed today.

Japan Is Warned By Norman Davis To Halt Warfare

SCOUTS DONATE 1 LIBRARY BOOKS Boy Scouts Donate 25 Scouting Publications To Library i s In cooperation with the library t and schools celebrating National ( Book Week, November 14th, the Adams county district. Boy Scouts |of America, Anthony Wayne Area ' [Council, has placed copies of 25 i Scouting publications in the Deca- ( tur library. L. A. Cowens, district chairman, e and Walter Gladfelter. finance ! announced the gift as part of the j activities and service program to [ ' which the Decatur public contribut- ( ed so generous'y this year. Bryce , Thomas and Sylvester Everhart ( i served as a special committee to ( ( select the books. These books, which will be on ( [display at the library, are available to the general public. Parents espe- [ j dally are urged to make use of them. A large portion of this Scout lib- ( rary is cornimeed of Cub books: , i' The Cubmasters Packbook’', “The ( Parents' Cub Book.’’ "The Den . Mothers Denbook "—latpst publication in this field —and the hand- ( books for Wo’f, Bear, and Lion ( Cubs. Boys from the ages o f 9-12 ‘ and their parents are urged to make L use of these. 1 There are also a number of reteri« ne books for Scout leaders, such ( as the "Handbook for Scoutmasters” “Troop Meeting Programs.” Games and Game Leadership ’’ and “The “How" Book of Souting.” Os particular interest at this time of the year are some suggestions i for the outdoor program. “Camp Fire Helps,” “Camp Fires and Camp [ Cooking.” and "Winter Camping" are in this lot. All boys will be interested in the craft books, such as "Archery” and "Pird Homes," and "True Stories of [ Real Scouts." "Handbook for Pa- ( trol Leaders,” and the "Handbook for Boys,” of which there are three [ copies. In cooperation with C. E. Striker, i county superintendent of schools, [the Boy Scouts are placing copies of [' Handbooks for Boys” in the larger ! rural schools. This is another step | in the program to extend Scouting Ito the rural areas, which began [ with the taking of boy-fact surveys , last spring. There are now’ six troops and one . .Cub Pack in Adams county, and [ prospects are bright for the further ! extension of scouting. — —o—- — — ■■ Berne Factory Worker Injured Amos Moore, employe of the I Nussbaum Novelty company in Berne, was admitted to the hospital last evening after he sustained a severe foot injury when he dropped a sanding machine I while at work. The large toe on the right foot I was fractured and the second toe ; crushed. After treatment by a i physician, he was returned to his home near Geneva. Gottschalk Names Michigan City Man i Indianapolis, Nov. 13 —(UP) —Appointment of Ervin E. Bauman. 55, fire chief of Michigan City for 16 [ years, as commandant of the Indi- . ana Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette. . i was announced today by Thurman j A. Gottschalk, supervisor of instltu- , i tions. Bauman's appointment is es- . fective Dec. 1. He succeeds Col. . Frank F. Clark of Indianapolis, who . is retiring because of bad health. Beverages Board i Conducts Hearings r ______ r The Adams county alcoholic bev- • erages board met this morning in • County Auditor John W. Tyndall’s • office to hold hearings on three petitions for renewal of beer licenses. I The petitioners were Loses Restaur- ' [ rant, the Knights of Columbus and 1 [ Riverview Gardens. The findings of ’ I the county board will be submitted 1 j to the state board for final consideration. t o Moose Planning To Serve Oyster Supper An oyster supper will be served I at the Moose home Tuesday eveni ing. following the regular lodge - meeting. The members are Invited to attend.

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United States Delegate Warns Japan Os Own Good; Other Nations’ Leaders Speak. AT CONFERENCE Brussels, Nov. 13. 4U.R) Norman II Davis, in the name of the United Stales government; warned Japan today that it was to tier own material interest to cooperate in ending her war with China. He addressed the delegates of 19 nations represented at the Far Eastern conference. The Chinese-Japanese war. he said, raised the question of whether law or force should rule the world. Anarchy threatened if the conception of change by violent methods should be dominant, he said. It was impossible, he said, that there could be an equitable settlement of the Chinese-Japanese war and a ju peace inst shrdlu ctnfwyp etaoinA the Chinese-Japanese war and a just peace in the Far East except under law and order. Then he said, for Japan's ears: "From the standpoint of the letter and spirit of treaties to which she voluntarily put her name, from the standpoint of her material self interest, from the standpoint of world peace and progress and international good will, it would seem that there are compelling reasons why Japan should cooperate in our work. We hope that Japan may see her way clear in doing so." Davis's speech was the high spot of a morning in which delegates for China, France, Russia, Italy and Belgium spoke. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, for China, demanded that the powers under the nine power treaty, supposed to guarantee China's political and territorial sovereignty, penalize Japan by denying her financial or material supplies, and by aiding China materially. Then the conference adjourned. Then the conference adjourned, to meet again this afternoon to discuss a United States-British-French-Belgium declaration, drafter for adoption at a secret early morning conference, outlining the present situation as regards the conference and laying a basis for any action that may be taken later. Davis, addressing the delegates, pointed out that Japan had rejected two invitations, one from the Belgian government as host, the second from the conference itself. He made no threats against Japan and even expressed hope that Japan still might decide to cooperate with the conferees. Then he added: “The question, in its final analysis, is whether international relations shall be determined by arbitrary force or by Taw and respect for international treaties. "In fact, that seems U> be the greatest issue facing the world today, and one of the most momentous problems that mankind has been called on to solve. “If the conception of change by violence should prevail. We should be faced by international anarchy; only the concept of respect for law and treaty will give us a world that is secure and in which good will and confidence can exist, and in which peace can be built. "And if today I have reiterated this in simple language it is to emphasize the conviction which is ours that on no other basis can an equitable, lasting solution of the Chinese-Japanese conflict be found. Chinese-Japanese conflict be found, and in no other way can a just peace be re-established and rnain/lined in the far east." Davis emphasized the cost oC conflict in human misery and material loss. Dr. Koo's speech was China s first formal demand before the present conference. After Wellington Koo and Davis, Yvon Delbos, foreign minister of He made a veiled attack on the France spoke. German-Japanese-Italian anticommunist pact and declared that the Chinese-Japanese dispute could not be settled by force. He urged all peace loving people to unite against violence. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m 46 10:00 a. m. 50 11:00 a. nt 54 WEATHER Generally fair south, cloudy north portion tonight and Sunday cooler.