Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1937 — Page 1

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by RETURNS IfiDILT VERDICT sJIiINST PASTOR jfe Imprisonment Is ' f Recon 1 mended For Rex. id ; J Colonel Newton 'te. pitufij'i- 111 ■ Nov - “*■ (U - R) K 'Wu R«v| l '" 1 '""' 1 E. Newton. frail — IK' fl """ 1 •'" J ' 'W* 1 !. t <xLy by a rixuit court jury .nla.iriiic \ rpiwLJ&t, | f Theory of H farmers and a ■barber re'"mmended that the :>l- - P 1 ”"'*“' r lie sentenced to ■ ilfe iiJjsonment. I They received the case at 5: IS Int W TI v ' s,, ' rila >' '" ll1 reached I',' ir v»n: lat 1:18 a. m. IP I \ewtp: was awakened from a Ifcnind BI'HT ami brought into <oiirl jnr.'t < He sb""l sheepishly as Judge " ,is i;i ' l ''' l 1,1 r Iflaß '■ A asked defelldalll iii" * Et ■jß’’ l ' 'be foreman >■„. I * KiriM I'" has shown throimlioul (■ld, ‘‘■ith all the prejudice and K“l’m goiim to ask for a new trial h I fail in that I will appeal to It higher court. That's all I’m goihg to fey right now.” ||He was returned to jail by a ■ deputy ■heriff. | Tlwli icher was the only priucipal of the detective-story case who hard his sentence. "His son, Noel, 24. and stepdaughtei My a Hanan, 37, who testified against their father, reamed home when testimony was (Wded-f Dennis Kelly, the slain husband, also had left. j Ten Bilinites before Judge Wilcalled to court, Sheriff ’,Vends! ohnson started to the jail Mill for Newton. ffdi “HScems to be the only one left in [this case." Johnson, said. —- and M's sleeping.” The ininister's lean face was — c*iat.Jfcsterday when State's At'on>“T Rlerrill Jonston made a — Iplea fihfa verdict of death. OccasM had smiled during the five holrs of closing arguments—arguments that included denunciations, [epithets, quotations from the Bibl an the constitution of aEßled States. I SB > 'b sublime duty to send «Bn to the electric chair,” Jl told the jury. "1 demand it before God." Defens co nsel Martin S. Turned Newton as a "beloved of the Missouri hills who le joys and sorrows of the simplßjolk to whom he preached." 'rue has the state ptov3uilty of murder,” he said. ! counsel Daniel Johnson fingers beneath his vest ed from Patrick Henry's te Liberty or give me Then he bitterly attack inosecution's personnel bev his summation. 11 was accused of aiding I laired Mrs. Kelly, 45, to t a “unhappy" home the July 12 and of murdering ing an argument which ten he refused to elopse with her. He ||giied an 11-page confession -feter repudiated—that he struck OS the head with a hammer. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Ugg- -o — — ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Mrs.|Sc<)tt McDaniel Dies Tuesday In Jefl’erson Township MrsOlinerva McDaniel. 74. wife °f Scott: McDaniel and life-long Resident of Adams county, died j uesday afternoon at her home in j ‘■■bn township. Death was caused by pneumonia, allowing an illness of four days, j TheMeceased was born in Adams egunty May 12, 1863, the I 'laughter of Joseph and Mary Gal- [ ■oWay-Burdg. Surviving, besides | 'he hißband, is one daughter, Mrs. ■ une Andrews, at home. Funeral services will be held riday afternoon at 1 o'clock at 'I hoim in Jefferson township n will be made in the • rawffed cemetery, three miles southeast O s Berne.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

• College Quartet To Appear Here Sunday The Huntington college quartet will offer special music at the Eighth St. U. H, church Sunday [morning and evening. Rev. S. A. Macf.lin will accompany (he quurlet. Sunday will be "Family Day" nt the chureh. A special Thanksgiving service s Win be held at the church tonight at 7:30 o’clock. A sermon and special music will be presented The public is invited to attend. o — i POWERS ADMIT INABILITY TO ■ END CHINA WAR J , Nine-Power Conference Convenes Without J Mention.!.# Japan r | Brussels, Nov. 24— (U.R) —The i ' i nine-power conference convened 1 | privately today to write Its own death warrant, confessing inabil- j ity to effect peace between Japan i and China. Unable to coax Japan into peace talks and unwilling to exert pressure on Tokyo, the 19 powers .'represented contented themselves with considering a declaration of '] principles and a historical sum- ’ I mary of the conference's work. The conference adopted both the ' declaration and the summary. Neither document contained any , Icondemnation of Japan or any, suggestion of aid to China. I 1 The declaration made the following points: 1. It reaffirms the principles of J ’ the nine-power treaty, guarantee- < ing the sovereignty and territorial | integrity of China. 1 2. It admits that the conference 1 can do nothing to re-establish, peace for the time being. 3. It emphasizes that only a peaceful solution can assure a just | and lasting settlement, and de- ’ I dares that such solution can be ' I achieved only by the co-operation ’: of all countries interested in the 1 far east. 4. It urges China and Japan to I cease fighting. ] 5. It announces that the confer-' 1 ence will adjourn indefinitely bul j • (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SOIL PROGRAM HEADS NAMED .1 Six Additional Townships Name Soil Conservation Committees Educational meetings on the 1 1938 soil conservation program . were held Monday evening in Root. I! Hartford and Jefferson townships. 1 Officers elected to serve as the ' community committee are: j Root: Chairman. Winfred L. Gerke; vice-chairman. Clifford Mann; third member, Lawrence Beckmeyer; alternates. Henry Altmann and Philip Strahm. Hartford: Chairman, Dan A. Studler; vice chairman, Walter Hi Meyer; third member. Jesse Ly- ’ barger; alternates. Richard Leßoy Fields and William Betz. Jefferson: Chairman, Henry L. Rumple; vice chairman, Forest G. Harshbarger; third member, Ralph IH. Bollenbacher; alternates. Wilj liam M. Adang and Frank Orndorff. Officers were elected for three additional township soil conservation committees at educational meetings conducted Tuesday night The new officers are: Wabash township: Harve S. Ineichen, chairman; Nathan Sprunger. vice-chairman; John A. Hendricks, third member: Lemuel A. Mann, first alternate, and Leon i J. Neuenschwander, second alter-' nate. Preble township: August H. Gallmeyer, chairman; Adolph C. Stop-, penhagen, vice-chairman; Rudolph ' H. Buuck. third member; William ' ! Buuck, first alternate and Theo- ' 1 'dore Ostermeyer, second alternate ' St. Mary's township: Groce W | Tope, chairman; Kermit F. Bowen, | vice-chairman; Glen L. Chronister,!’ ; third member; Harve J. Sells, first 1 I alternate and Henry M. Crown- , over, second alternate. ' o — i TEMPERATURE READINGS — DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m 25 ; 10:00 a. m 32 12 Noon 42 2:00 p. m 43 3:00 p. m 42 < I WEATHER 1 I Fair tonight, becoming cloudy Thursday; rising temperature. 1

Showdown at Hand on Wage-Hour Control Bill • ’ ■ ' its object . 1 h. ITaia LI iT*"'"mm Mt AJ TH U j 1 < . C ; "L " ' FfSi W ?y ' t C ' • »4<W. ■ Ls? [ Labor ranks confused] ' 11 John L. Lewis

One of the most determined behind-the-scenes battles in the history of capital and labor is being fought over tlte wages-and-hours bill. Administration supporters of the measure received a setback when William Green, president of the American Federation of Lalior, announced his opposition after having previously taken a favorable attitude toward the bill. Basing his criticism on two scores that

NEIGHBORS AID MOSSER FAMILY Give Aid To Family Whose Home M as Recently Destroyed Members of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association and the Adams county home economics clubs and their families joined together in giving a pound party Tuesday evening for the Sol Mosser family, who recently lost their dwelling and all its in a disastrous night fire. The party was held at the Geneva high school gytn through the courtesy of Principal R. O. Hunt and township trustee J. C. Mann. Two hundred thirty-seven persons attended the party and contributed 158 quarts of canned fruits and vegetables. 6 bushels of potatoes, 5 bushels of apples, 1 gallon apple butter, pears, pumpkins, and an assortment of hand towels, wash cloths, pillow cases, feathers, and kitchen utensils. Dale Moses, president of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, presided at the meeting. Mrs. E. W. Busche made the preI sentation speech. After a few musical numbers by a local quartet, the boys and girls played basketball and the rest of the folks visited with Mr. and Mrs. Sol Mosser. Sol Mosser was a charter member of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, having a membership of 14 years in the same, and Mrs. Mosser has been an active member and officer of the Jefferson township home economics club for the past six years. CLUB OBSERVES LADIES NIGHT Lrons Club Entertains Ladies At Regular Meeting Tuesday R. F. Wedertz, well (known Fort Wayne magician and ventriloquist entertained the members of the De- 1 catur Lions club, their wives and sweethearts at the regular meeting of the c'ub at the Rice hotel last night. Mr. Wedertz produced an unusual and highly entertaining presentation so rthe c'ub. Lions Governor Willis, of Waterloo, also was present at the meeting and delivered a short address. A large crowd attended the meet(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o No Rotary Meeting Thursday Evening Walter Gard, president of the De- j catur Rotary club, announced today j that the club will nbt meet in weekly session Thursday evening, with the date falling on *l’hanl(sgiving Day. The club will meet ar- usual next week.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 24, 1937.

Catholic Schools Out On Holiday The Thanksgiving holidays started at .the Catholic school today Classes will not be resumed until next Monday. The chi'dren's festival ended last night with a large crowd in attendance. Supper was served to about I 250 persons in the evening and the j booths and stands enjoyed a heavy business. Proceeds from the festival will be ( used in paying the school bonds. The children expressed their appreciation to the public for Its patronage. ■| o — URGES EARLY XMAS MAILING Postmaster Urges Christmas Parcels Be Mailed Here Early Mrs. Lola P. Macklin, acting postmaster of the local post office, today urged all persons to mail , Christmas packages early. The volume of mail during tjje Christmas holiday season is increased 200 per cent, she stated, and it is a physical impossibility to handle this mass of mail efficiently and, promptly within a few days. She urged that parcels and cards !be mailed at least 10 days before Christmas to insure their arrival on time. I All parcels should be securely wrapped and packed. Strong twine and heavy paper should be used. Articles that are easily broken or crushed, in addition to being heavily packed should bear a fragile mark, so that careful handling will be given. Perishable articles should also be marked. A return address should be printed on every card, letter or parcel ! that is mailed. Christmas greetings in red, green or other dark colors should not be used. No parcel may exceed 100 inches in length and girth combined nor i weight more than 70 pounds. I

Santa Claus Is Encountering Trouble On Trip To Decatur

Radiogram Barren Wastes. Artic Circle November 23, 1937 “Dear Friends: Made 300 miles on trip to Decatur yesterday but must report some bad luck. Comet and Vixen deserted camp last night and are evidently on way back to Toyland. Don’t worry, however, as Donner, Blitzen, Dancer and Prancer, my other four ' fine little deer will bring us just ‘ I about as fact and these are my nic-1 est deer anyway. Everythng else okay and you may expect us on time December 6. Your Friend Santa Claus.” Although Old Santa is making good time on his trip to visit the children of Decatur on December ! 6 4ie is having a little trouble on the ’ I

the national labor relations board was not "safe" to handle such legislation, and that the present recession made more drastic steps necessary—Green took a stand which will directly benefit employers who seek to kill the measure as detrimental to their business. Aligned with those supporting the hill is John L. Lewis, head of the C. 1.0., who has declared himself in favor of its passage.

CIRCUIT COURT CALENDAR SET Part Os Civil Calendar Is Set For AJams Circuit • Court Judge Huber M. DeVoss is completing the setting of the civil calendar for the November term of the Adams circuit court. Cases which were set this morn- ■ ing are: Dec. 2—Joseph and Marie Hower vs. Nickel Plate Railroad company, damages. Dec. 9—George L. Kern vs General Ice Machines, Inc., complaint on account. Dec. 16 —Lloyd H. Oser vB. Viola S. Oser, divorce. Dec. 17 — ‘Hayden E. Cully tb ■ Ferdinand H. Tabler, complaint on malicious prosecution. Dec. 17 —The Schafer Hardware company vs. Eli V>'. and Mary Steele, foreclosure of mechanic's lien. Dec. 21 —United Charities vs. Old Adams county bank, petition to recover cash. Dec. 22 —State of Indiana on relation of Helen Fraubiger vs Dick Lewton, bastardy, hearing on application for reduction of judgment rendered January 15. 1933. The First State Bank vs. T. R. Noll, and others, collection of notes. Dec. 23 —Action for claim brought by Krick and Tyndall against the Old Adams County bank. Dec. 24 —Lena Weber vs. Willis H. Dettinger, collection of note. I Dec. 27 —Rudolph Schug vs. J. A. Hendricks and others, collection of note. Dec. 28—The Federal land bank of Louisville vs Rachel Glendenning, quiet title. Wil'iam Zaggel vs Chalmer O. and ’ Marie Porter, collection of note, plea in abatement. Dec. 28—Department of financial institutions for Old Adams County Bank vs. Gustav Kruckeberg, and 1 others, collection of note. Mary Smith, administratrix of the I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

trip too.- It is not an easy task to bring two big sleighs loaded with Christmas toys and presente all the way frern the North Pole, -but Old Santa says that hardships and dangers are nothing new for him and he will get here on time in ‘spfte of everything. Yesterday Santa sent a radiogram saying that he had made 300 miles on his trip but that two of i his deer decided to go back to Toyband. Today he mailed an air mail letter telling of the first night of ' the trip spent in an Eskimo village, The letter is: "Eskimo Village Barren Wastes “Dear Friends: It is early morning now und time to start our second day on the trip ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) j

COMPROMISE ON LEGISLATION IS i THOUGHT LIKELY Congressional U n r e s t Over Business Points To Compromise Washington, Nov. 24 — (U.R) Congressional unrest aggravated l>y business recession pointed President Roosevelt's legislative program for the special session toward compromise today. Mr. Roosevelt acted to clarify what he regards as misconceptions obscuring regional planning objectives. Southern Democrats in the house rules committee joined Republicans to block the wage and hours bill so completely that house leaders said there was “no possibility" of obtaining favorable committee action at this session, if ever. House and senate agricultural committeemen ignored administration desires that the crop control bill lie accompanied by revenue proposals to compensate the treasury for costs beyond existing farm relief commitments. House and senate grpups—possibly majorities —are in a hip-hip-hurray mood over quick revision of the corporate surplus tax despite warnings by congressional leaders that changes should await the regular session to insure sufficient consideration and properly careful drafting of new tax provisions. Rep. John J. O’Connor. D.. N. Y., was cheered in the house yesterday when he proposed special session tax relief legislation. Senate Democrats believe 90 senators favor amendment of the corporate surplus tax. many of them immediately. A house Republican caucus yesterday voted unanimously for reI peal of the undistributed profits tax at this session and proposed that it be made retroactive for 1937 earnings. The house ways j and means tax sub committee virj tually completed its study of the j undistributed profits tax by adopt- , ing a tentative revision affecting (he entire corporate tax structure. A tax compromise between the opinion of Mr. Roosevelt's leaders that action should be delayed and the opinion of a large number of — ~~~~~~~~~ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) DEATH CLAIMS MARLON HARMON Decatur Man Dies Early This Morning Os Heart Disease Mahlon M. Harmon, 69. of 697 Winchester street, died this morning at 3:30 a. m. of heart disease at the Adams county memorial hospital. Mr. Harmon was born in Van Wert Ohio August 17, 1868 the son of John S. and Emma Harmon. He moved to this county at an early age and had lived in or near Decatur since. He was a member of the Chureh of God. He is survived by the widow, i Mrs. Nettie Harmon. Two sons and . two daughters are deceased. Other survivors are three brothers, Alfred Wren, Ohio; William, Ohio, Joseph. Convoy, Ohio, one sister, Mrs. Ella McCelomds, Wren, Ohio, and six grandchildren. The funeral services will be held at the home Friday at 1:45 o’clock and at the Church of God at 2 o’clock. Burial will be made at Wren, Ohio. The body will be taken to the home this evening from the Gillig and Doan funeral home and may be viewed until the time of the funeral.

Hear City’s Petition Monday, November 29 A hearing on the city of Decatur's petition for additional appropriations needed for this year, will bo held by the state tax board on Monday, Nov. 29. The hearing will bo held at the county auditor’s office at 13 o’clock. The appropriations total $2,200, the largest item being for street material and repairs. . o Warmer Weather Is Experienced Here In accordance with the predictions of the weatherman, the temperature made a decided turn upward today .rising to the highest since Saturday, November 13. The highest on that date was 60. Today | at noon the Democrat thermometer ,l read 42 degree*?, the highest since [that date.

Reverse Decision Convicting Woman Indianapolis, Nov. 24—(U.R)- The convicMon of Mrs. Peacle Hill,! who hud been sentenced in How- ; I ard county Io serve one to 10 years 1 I in the Indiana women's prison for fatally shooting her husband. 1 (’liarles, was reversed yesterday in lan opinion handed down by the state supreme court. According to testimony during the trial, Mrs. HUI shot her husband during a quarrel. She claimed she acted in self-defense. o SCHOOLS OPEN OBSERVANCE OF { THANKSGIVING I f Churches Os City To Hold Special Thanksgiving Services Short services and programs at j I the local schools today in com- , 1 memoration of the event opened i 1 Decatur's observance of Thanks-1 , giving Day. At the Riley school this morn-1 1 ing. the Rev. Paul Brandyberry' addressed the students in the first ■ of a series of Thanksgiving Day services. This afternoon the Gen- ' tral building, South Ward. North 1 Ward and high school heard local pastors speak in observance of the I event. At the conclusion of the after- : noon programs, the students were ' dismissed for the Thanksgiving I vacation. They will return to ' classes Monday morning. The Eighth St. U. B. church will I hold special services tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock ' a union service for Protestant ■ churches of the city will be held I at the Zion Reformed church, with ' the Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor of the First Baptist church, deliver- i ing the sermon. Pastors of the other participating churches will take part in the program. At the St. Mary's Catholic church : a Thanksgiving high mass will be ; held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow, morning. At 10 o'clock, a special service i ! will lie held at Hie Zion Lutheran church with the Rev. Paul Schultz, . church pastor, delivering the ser-1 ' 1 i mon. To Suspend Business Business in the city will be I ' practically suspended tomorrow 1 while Decatur observes the day. I Family dinners, replete with turkey, cranberries and other custo- ' mary Thanksgiving Day trim- i mines, will afford the chief attrac- I tion for relatives and friends visit- I ing for the day. Meat markets and grocery stores will remain open late tonight for I the convenience of last minute, shoppers, but will not open in the l morning All other business, with * the exception of confectioneries,, restaurants and a few others, will , be suspended for the day. The Daily Democrat, in accordance with an annual custom, will! not publish an edition on Thanks- \ s giving Day. No mail deliveries; a will be made out of the local post 1 'office, with the exception of spe- t j cial deliveries. No mail collec-, 1 , t ions will be made. ,<! NEW PARSONAGE’: IS PURCHASED i i‘ Union Chapel U. B. Con- • gregation Purchases > Parsonage The congregation of the Union ] Chapel U. B. church, which is lo- ] cuted three miles northeast of De- i catur, today announced the pur- ( chase of the Voglewede property on ' 121 South Fourth street, for a par- i sonage. The Rev. Stacy F. Shaw and fa- 1 mily moved into the new parson- , age this week. The new home is a ,'arge seven room house. The interior is now > being re-papered and re-finished. Some repairs are also being made on the interior. It is expected that i ' the repairing of the exterior will be i begun soon. When completed it is i the expectation of the congregation | that the parsonage will be one of the finest homes in the city. Dedication services for the new' parsonage will be held after the remodeling is completed. The Rev. B. H. Cain, D. D., superintendent | of the St. Joseph conference, will | I attend and have charge of the ser- i vices. Rev, Shaw was assigned to the Union Chapel charge at the antfual St. Joseph conference last Septem-1 her. I.

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CHINA BOWS TO JAPAN DEMANDS FOR SHANGHAI Government Agrees To Demands After Force Is Threatened Shanghai, Nov. 24 — (U.R) —The Chinese government capitulated to Japanese demands today and prepared to suspend its chief functions in greater Shanghai. Including the international settlement and French concession. Compliance with the demands resulted from the Japanese threat to use force, if necessary, to end anti Japanese activities in conquered areas around the city. It was announced officially that the Chinese city government, garrison commanders, headquarters of the martial law bureau, and headquarters of the Shanghai branch of the Kuomintang (nationalist political party) were suspending all their functions Chinese courts in the foreign controlled but Chinese-owned set tlement and concession will continue to operate. One of the first indications of Japanese domination of the city was the appointment of two Japanese to high posts in the customs service. Sir Frederick Maze, inspector general of Chinese customs, named Yashisuke Akatani, former official in the customs office at Tientsin, as administrative commissioner for Shanghai, and Keiichi Kato, already a minor official here, as revenue accountant for the Shanghai area. The general belief despite the minimizing of the imuortance of today’s appointments, was that the Japanese soon would make important inroads in the customs administration. (In Tokyo a foreign office spokesman said he had not been informed of details of a request of Lieut. Gen. Iwane Matsui, Jap- ; anese commander in chief, for Jap- | anese participation in the administration of the Shanghai postoffice, but believed it "natural" that any commander would demand a measure of control of "any machinery which could be used against him ” (The spokesman said that the time had not yet arrived for Japan to announce a policy regarding China’s customs. He believed, however, that the Japanese commanders in China do not contemplate permanent measures regard(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o DUNBAR SPEAKS ON PREVENTION State Safety Leader Speaks To School Students Tuesday Earl Dunbar, of Indianapolis, assistant director of the Indiana state accident prevention bureau, spoke to the Decatur high school and Central junior high school students Tuesday relative to work of the division. Mr. Dunbar's, appearance here was arranged by Walter Gard, chairman of the Decatur safety council, as a part of the safety program being carried on in the city. He <vill appear here again in December to speak to the students of the Decatur Catho'ic schools. Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent, was In charge of the sessions. Mr. Dunbar spoke of the safety program that is being sponsored all over the state in an effort to lessen the property damage and loss of Ilves resulting from traffic mishaps. ♦ ♦ THANKFUL? Dan Death, local resident sen- | fenced to the penal farm last | Saturday has something to be | thankful for on Thanksgiving | Day—at least temporarily. He | won’t have to spend the day at the penal farm. When Sheriff Dallas Brown took him to the farm yesterday the superintendent there held that Death could not be admitted since the sentence of 60 days had been imposed after 60 days I had elapsed from the time when the sentence was first given and suspended. On September 18 the sentence i was suspended. Last Saturday ' the suspension was revoked when he was again found guilty of public intoxication for the third time. Meanwhile Death sits in the county jail awaiting further action.