Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1937 — Page 1

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special Session I Os Congress Is Brought To End

P loses " | Enactin' nt <>• Measures i'Msi ||t By President; I BflSn lan nary. finish 11* Ouß “ *«|B ’WBt*' rpniid. nl I 'lww'W” ' U F! ’ ’ ' '"KtnMMM** 1' L " ||,|S cleared away " f Bresident RooseEr toJV•' tl "' 11 s,l l| selc over A 4 . E-.troJ flO>' i>l to bnsin> -< l iii'V®ive 1 startioe i’n bit EThe regub session of congress ■jmeared cirtain to witness sharp Eiuict awtwi'i'ii administration ' Etters "ficins to encourage bus- , Em with fee least possible sact i E. e to the pew ileal program ami 111 rebels seeking more lative action at the ex-i i new dealers. points at issue will be p which congress will Ition for tax relief, reiwage and hours bill, t governmental power j L reorganization of the knch, and foreign poliegislators believed the lid bear heavily on the lie new deal program >th sides have gone to le ashes of the special ended yesterday witji-[ ing any item on hw. legislative program, de work, however, will until January. The is may depend on the the administration to current business rei of the coming conled in the final days f special session when of senatorial liberals Norris. I . Neb.: Sher- , D.. Ind., and Lewis' tibaih. I).. Wash. — toj louse emphasized the . Roosevelt for revival i and hours legislation aried by the house last ion will be taken next administration leaders i is any hope of sue-1 was illustrated again I mer in which DemoRepublican conservaback at the president's i ence statement —that, iders had assured him fear new legisla-—-—wHMKhat the fear psychology aßfred by a large percent■Jwspaners. clear that there is a| on the part of i I regard to future leg'siatica,” Sen Edward R. Burke. D.. “if the President would It* ten-point program cir-j Hthe senate (a coalition Eld'd to set up ■ program) it would do Hany other thing to coin-j Kession.” •; '-.aßHKhowever. vigorously sup-' portrf tie president and condemn‘■■i "attetiipls to frieghten" ton ON PAGE FIVE) i' *’ ' ' ...» Four Adams County ■Persons In Wreck ■ '••'■Adams cmiu: MMHBesday wlmt, tin- . ” B^^V rs,r ' 1 aiHl sil ' l "' l '- j iiiS , r 9 on ,lb ' '""'h '■ l '' | he Oakdale bridg,- in I-’-.: • V. ■ I Sirah Bel tier and the il’ . : •Myere cuts and brui-os. hu-- , J blood. Others in tht-dai, <both of whom escaped will) JUjl were Flora ZimniertT *■><&, Geneva, and Fannie Studler. d I Geneva route 1. y-'buys and uses ✓| Lnjgfstmas Seals L- . Fcreejings i PARIAN J aEMlffi. |— 1 ii'niiiihWw

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Good Fellows Club * Previous total DM.lt Mr. and Mrs. Good Fellow 2.00 Mary Frances & Mary Ann Schmitt i.oo Bill Garton ,oi Junior Chamber of Commerce 10.00 Robert, Rose Marie and Kathryn Kohne 2.00 A friend 8.23 Schafer Hardware Co. 10.00 Total 1417.47 PROCEEDING IN WABASH DREDGE CASE RENEWED Further Action Is Started In Long-Fought Dredge Suit I The Wabash river dredge case was re-opened late Tuesday after- ■ noon as attorneys tor the remonstrators and losing bidders filed new objections to the proceedings I in the county's oldest case, before I . Henry F. Kister, of Princeton, sitting as special judge in the Adams circuit court. ' Nathan C. Nelson, as a propertyowner, who would be affected if the l iver should be drained, who had already filed a petition with Albert Hash, objecting to the awarding of the cotnract, asked for a change of venue from the judge. Grounds were given that the plaintiff would |ibe unable to obtain a fair Irial because of the bias and prejudice of Judge Kister. Judge Kister over ruled this motion. Mr. Nelson, with Albert Hash, filed an amended compluuit in the suit 1 against Homer Teeteixs, appointed drainage commissioner by Judge 1 Kister, and against the F. C, Mor- [ gan company. The amended complaint included I the previous objections to the failure of the drainage commissioner in not awarding the contract to A’bert I Hash, who submitted a bid of $79,[773.01, the lowest offered. Tne contract was given to the F. C. Morgan company on its bid of $87.759.28. In originally approving the higher bid, Judge Kister accepted as his grounds, the claim that the low bidder was not equipped sufficiently to proceed with the ditching. Mr. Ne'son also included the iharge that there was collusion between the drainage commissioner and the successful bidder in his amended complaint. Judge Kister set the date of January 15 to hear the amended complaint and objections to it. Judge Kister on his own motion determined to re-open the Inquiry into the awarding of the contract to the higher bidder. —o Christmas Program At Christian Church A Christmas program will be given at the First Christian church Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. “The Christmas Story," a pantomine in scriputre and song, will be given. o COURT AFFIRMS JUDGMENT HERE Appellate Court Affirms Adams Circuit Court Judgment County clerk G. Remy Bierly was notified today by the appellate court of the state of Indiana that it had affirmed the judgment of the Adams circuit court in a replevin and damage suit brought by the International Harvester company against John McCarthy. The case was venued here from Wells county and was heard before a jury in the Adams circuit court on October 26. 1934. The jury found for the defendant. On June 8. 1935, a motion for a new trial was overruled and exceptions granted the plaintiff. The transcript of proceedings for the exam inaticm by the state appellate court was filed July 24. 1935. j The case in question involved the sale of a tractor to Mr. Me-ca-thy by the International Haider company from its office m Fort Wayne. A tractor was taken (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

COUNCIL PASSES ORDINANCES TO i GUIDE TRAFFIC , City Council Adopts Ordinances Regulating > Traffic Here 11 (The traffic ordinances are printed on page 5) i 1 Ordinances regulating parking, > prohibiting double parking, and selling up a traffic court, through J which fines on a police ticket ; system for violation of the traffic i ordinances can be paid, were passed by the city council and signed I by the mayor last night. The ordinances are published today an<t become effective after two weeks publication. Enforcement will begin after January 1, 1938. Police officers will instruct drivers as to the regulations and seek the cooperation of motorists and drivers, safety and improved traffic conditions being the goal. The ordinances were drafted and i passed at the request of popular opinion and the recommendation of a citizens committee, composed of local residents and farmers, named by Mayor A. R. Holthouse last June. The state highway commission, in taking over the routes of state roads which pass over the city streets, insisted that double parking be prohibited and also included the regulations of one hour parking on Second and Monroe streets in its agreement with the city. To prevent the prosecution of offenses under the state law. which provides a minimum fine of SIOO [and costs, totaling sll, it was the desire of city officials to provide a system whereby nominal fines could be paid for first, second and third offenses, after which affidavits will be filed in court. The Parking Ordinance Fire routes established on Third and First streets, between Jackson and Jefferson. Parking prohibited on east side of Third street in I above area and on First street from Jackson street, south to alley Between Jefferson amtS At'Xtms (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WORK RAPIDLY ON RAZING JOB Demolition Os Central School Building Going Rapidly That the walls of the Central school building would be torn [ down by the first or middle of next week was considered a probability ' today by the workmen in charge. Working since but last Thursday, one day after the students had been transferred to the high school, the crew has made rapid progress in razing the building to make way for the new junior-sen-ior high shool, which is to be built on the same location. The old building has been en- [ tirely gutted and the roof torn off ■ the south end. Workmen hope to have the entire roof torn off by night fall. The old bell was taken down this afternoon. The walls will be pulled over, probably by crane or trucks. All glass has been removed from the building. Deemed Unsafe Workmen stated this morning that at nearly every turn evidence of the unsafeness of the building was disclosed. i Beams on the roof that were far too light to hold added weight of snow and ice were discovered 1 today. The need for the new school was also amply shown when the assembly room, located in the south end of the building was torn down. Cracks and unsuitable lumber were uncovered. After the walls are down, some time will be required in carting away the debris. o— Announce Winners For Flower Sale At the close of the fewer sale held , Saturday by the American Brotherhood for the B'lnd, Miss Elizabeth [ Frisinger, who had charge of head quarters, reported that Lenora Lyons was entitled to first prize, having secured $9.04. The second prize ' was won by Lois Franks who had $7.73. The third winner, Florabelle Kohls, had $5.29. The other workers were given movie passes The sponsors are grateful to those who worked so faithfully all day 1 and to every one who contributed in any way toward the success of this undertaking.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 22, 1937.

Christmas No Holiday For Him “ ■■■ i — m— .. ..-rW' HT Ok' F tl* sLtJrrT? tn [ / 'r : I- J I . .. |lv 1),,, poor postman! An all-time record in volume of mail was chalked up in Cleveland and other cities during the Christmas rash when an unprecedented amount of packages, cards and letters were delivered. This postmas was one of those who found Christmas no holiday.

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Emma Davis Dies Tuesday Night In Washington, D. C. The death of Mrs. Emma L. Birc h Daniel Davis, prominent for many years in Methodist Episcopal church circles in Indiana and a ; former resident of Decatur, ocenrred Tuesday night at 9:30 o'clock »t her home tn Washington, D. C. , Death was the result of a heart ailment, from which Mrs. Davis suffered for some time. She was 85 years old. The daughter or Rev. and Mrs. William S. Birch, Mrs. Davis was* born in Mishawaka, Nov. 10, 1852Her father was a pioneer Methodist minister. In yotrng womanhood, Mrs. Davis was married to Rev. W. H. Daniel, a leading Methodist minister of Indiana, a former district superintendent and at one time pastor of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church. Reverend Daniel died in 1907. The family lived here a number of years a'nd was prominent in church, civic and social circles during their residence. Mrs. Davis moved to Washington following the death of her husband and in 1927 was married to Dr. W. B. Davis of the capitol city, who Med in 1933. Since the death | of Mr. Davis she has been making [ her home with her son. Harry R. Daniel, former Decatur newspaper (CONTINUEJD ON PAGE THREE) PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE THURSDAY Annual Holiday Vacation Will Continue Until January 3 Decatur public schools will close Thursday afternoon for a holiday vacation until after New Year’s Day, Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent, announced this afternoon. Christmas programs will appropriately close the classes at the various schools. The first of these was held this [ afternoon at the high school by the former students of the Central building, who are now attending the high school. A program at the South Ward tomorrow afternoon and a Christmas luncheon will close classes. At the West Ward, taffy apples | and other treats will be given the | pupils during the Christmas program. At the North Ward the students will also close classes with a program. At the Decatur high school, the annual Christmas program will be staged at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The usual gaiety of a Christmas party of the school, In which presents are given to various class and faculty members, [ will be part of the program. School will be resumed in the | — (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

12 Hours Are Needed To Open Safe Here A Maynard Brewster or "Ixniie the Lug,” would have been received at the City Confectionery with open arms yesterday if safe cracking was included in his list of criminal accomplishments. Three days ago Paul Briede. proprietor, put sorrte money in the safe and locked it. It took four men, starting shortly after noon and working until midnight, to open the safe. Colii chieels, hammer, crow bars, electric drills, screw drivers, s ledges and a few other impleI ments were used before th sate was opened. CITY COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY Adopt Resolutions Increasing Pay Os Decatur City Employes The city council Tuesday night passed a resolution calling for the transfer of $5,000 from the municipal utilities funds to the civil city general fund. Os the $5,000, $4,000 is to come from the electric light and power plant funds and SI,OOO from the water plant funds. These donations were determined when the 1937 civil ciyt budget was set. Resolutions raising the salaries of city firemen and policemen sls a month were adopted. The salary of the civil works commissioner was fixed at $2,400 a year. Provision for increases it) hourly rates I of street department employes was also made, the maximum being 50c [ an hour. The wages of the employes of the municipal plant were raised July [ 1, but this was impossible in the [ case of civil employes at that time as the state tax board ruled wage increases of civil employes must be provided for in the budgets. Walter Gard, agent of the Pen- [ nyslvania railroad company in this city, appeared before the council in regard to the ordinance requir- ! ing the installation of signal lights at the Adams and Monroe street crossings. At the council meeting December 7, the ordinance requiring these improvements was passed on its first reading Mr. Gard stated that the superintendent of the railroad had asked that he be given an opportunity to appear before the council before the ordinance was passed on its second and final readings. This right was given by the council, which decided not to call for the second reading ; until the next regular meeting, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. nt 36 10:00 a. m 37 Noon --39 2:00 p. m -—4 O 3:00 p. m 40 WEATHER Rain changing to snow probable tonight and Thursday; colder, much colder north.

FRANK KELLOGG TAKEN BY DEATH TUESDAY NIGHT Former Secretary Os State Dies After A Short Illness St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 22 —(UP) —i Frank Billings Kellogg, world diplomat. former secretary of s'ate and [co-sponsor of the Kellogg-Briand I peace pact, died last right—the eve [ of his 81st Birthday. He died at his home from pneu[tnonia which developed Sunday. I The disease was complicated by cerebral thrombosis, his physician said. 1 Ke'logg leaves his widow, the former Clara Cook of St. Louts. She I and bls law partner, Guv Chase, and Dr. J. 'A. were present when death came. He 7iad no childi ren. Lepak said the statesman fell into a complete coma Tuesday night and did not reover consciousness. "At 7 p. m.” he said, “Respiration became very irregular. It then became indiscernible. Death came at approximate 7:14." The pact which Kellogg completed with Aristide Briand of France was considered his greatest achievement. The document comprised only 78 words under which 59 nations depounced war as a means of settling | disputes. It gained him wotld renown —the grand cross of the legion of Honor from France, and the j Nobel peace prize for 1930. But he i had long been known for his actiI t itles as an attorney. Senator, Ambassador to Great Britain and secretary of state under President Calvin Coolidge. He ended his public career in! 1935 when he resigned as judge from the world court at Geneva after a five-year term and retired to his staid brick residence at St. Paul. During the last year he suffered several strokes and never regained his health ompletely. He [ was stricken by the cerebral throrn-' hosts six weeks ago. Burial will be in the National [ Cathedral in Washington, where lie the bodies of President Woodrow Wilson and Admiral George Dewey. The body will be taken from St. : Paul Saturday. Funeral services in ■ Washington will be arranged later. Funeral services in St. Paul will lie held tomorrow in the church of I St. John the evangelist. Kellogg rose to international promine.ice from the obscurity of a Minnesota farm. He devote 1 his latter years to the promotion of amity among nations and lived to see signatories of the famous pact confronted with the most serious | threat to world peace since the great war. Despite his infirmities during the I past three years, he followed with keen interst the conflicts along the mediterranean and in the orient. But he retained until the last his faith that the pact would enable hostile nations to find a means to end strife. His final public utterance was made shortly after the United States branded Japan as the aggressor nation in China. At that time he charged Japan ! ! with violation of the nine-power and Kellogg-Briand pacts. He reaffirmed hfs belief that peace would prevail and that the nations at conflict, (CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE) TREANOR NAMED [ FEDERAL JUDGE Indiana Supreme Court Justice Named To Federal Court Indianapolis, Dec. 22. —<U.R)- —Justice Walter E. Treanor of the Indiana supreme court said today he will resign before Jan. 11 to become a judge of the federal circuit court of appeals in Chicago. His appointment to the federal post was confirmed yesterday by the United States senate. Judge Treanor said he expected to confer soon with other members of the supreme court and Gov. M. Clifford Townsend relative to his retirement date. Court matters are expected to keep him tied up for ! a while. The next session of federal circuit court convenes Jan. 11 and Judge Treanor has been requested to assume his new duties at that time. Telegrams of congratulations were received by Judge Treanor from U. S. Sena hsotSr o shrdlth from U. S. Senators Sherman Minton and Frederick Van Nnys following the confirmation. Several persons are being considered for Judge Treanor's place on the supreme court and the appointment is expected to be announced by Gov. Townsend shortly after the first of the year.

School Building Plans Approved ZBy PWA Officers

Federal Judge ||F - iQllyi , u Washington. Dec. 22 -OJ.R)-The i senate late yesterday confirmed the nomination of Walter E. Treanor, Indiana, to be a judge of the [seventh circuit court of appeals. JAPCOMMANDER REMOVED AFTER PANAY ATTACK Americans Assert Colonel Hashimoto Removed After Attack Shanghai, Dec. 22 ■ <U.R) —Col. I Shingoro Hashimoto, commanding Japanese troops along the upper Yangtse. has been removed from his post as the result of troop attacks on United States and British warships. Americans arrfvl ing here asserted today. It was asserted that Hashimoto, politically powerful firebrand of the extremist element in the Japanese army, was relieved of his command last Saturday and replaced by a fellow colonel who I “showed a much more cooperative spirit.” The Americans, who arrived here from Wuhu, did not know whether Hashimoto had been recalled or transferred to another command. Foreign military experts suggested that he probably was given another command. His mere removal, they said, would be a sufficient indication of the concern of the Japanese army at attacks on United States and British ships. Hashimoto was regarded by foreigners here as the man really I responsible for the machine gunn- ’ ing of the American gunboat Panay, as it sank after it was | abandoned, by Japanese troops in launches. Col. Hashimoto Is alleged to have said, after attacks by his troops I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Drummond Funeral Friday Afternoon Funeal services for Mrs. Sarah Drummond, who died yesterday at ! her home here, will be held Friday aftrnoon at 1:30 at th home and at . 2 at the First U. B. church. Burial , will be made at Monroeville. I The name of the mother, Mrs. pAnna Brown, of Fort Wayne, was ■omitted from the list of survivors. • "O — William Butler Rites Thursday ! Funeral services for William E. Butler, who died here yesterday, will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home and at 2 .'o’clock at the First M. E. church. The name of Sam Butler, a brother of this city, was not mentioned in the list of survivors published yesi j terday. o Buys Health Bond — ■' ’♦ The Shakespeare club of this [ city has voted to make purchase of a $5 health Christmas Seals! A(lams Coun . "GREEJLhIGsI s ty jL > Is association, nr Jy J W.Guy Brown, ' President, an- ‘( nounced toI 1937 [ ’h!Y JI day - Proceeds • o f th e sales Buy and Use Them aid victims of ■ the disease and to give milk to undernourished children of Decatur.

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Specifications For New School Building Here Are Approved By PWA Office In Chicago. BIDS DEC. 30 The regional office of PWA to Chicago has approved the plans and specifications for the new $250,000 junior-senior high school i building in this city. Architect A. M. Strauss of Fort Wayne returned from Chicago yesterday and informed the school board today of PWA’s action. The heating, plumbfrig and electrical plans, which were prepared by Bevington and Williams, Inc., of Indianapolis, were also approved. Bids from contractors for the construction of the building will be received by the chool board on Thursday, December 30 at 10 o’clock at the high school ingPrior to the receiving of the bids, the school board and the city of Decatur will sell $140,000 worth of bonds. Bids for these bonds will be received on December 29. The school city is selling $90,000 worth of bonds and the city of Decatur is offering $50,000 worth of bonds to finance ths building, in addition to the PWA grant of $110,045. To save time, Mr. Strauss has requested the PWA to send a qualified engineer examiner to attend i the letting, so approval of the contracts can be made immediately. PWA must approve the general contracts and if an engineer examiner attends the letting, approval of the contracts can be made without sending the documents to Chicago. Under PWA provisions, work on 1 the new building must begin by ' January 4, 1938. It is believed all 1 technicalities can be cleared away ■ by that time. It is believed a ’number of bids ■ will be submitted Architect Strauss has had requests for many sets of the general plans and speci1 fications and also for the heating, plumbing and electrical jobs. 1 Included in the PWA approval was the installing of permanent lockers in the gymnasium. Portable equipment cannot be installed with the PWA grant. The new building will be 138 feet and 6 Inches by 228 feet 6 i inches, two stories and basement. It will face Jefferon street and will be located on the site of the ■ old Central building, which is now being raed. Approval of the plans and spedI fications has also been given by the Indiana state architect, through Leighton Bowers. The building will he constructed of brick, concrete, structural steel and steel joists“Santa Claus” Out Os Postage Stamps i Santa Claus, Ind.. Dec. 22 —Business was so good in Santa Claus today that Postmaster Oscar L. Phillips ran out of one and a half cent I stamps and had to send an emer- | gency call to Indianapolis for a new .: supply. Phillips had ordered soma yesterday but they failed to arrive. During the afternoon, with scores of per- : sons attempting ot buy the stamps and place them on postcards and . I envelopes for the “Santa Claus” i postmark, the supply became exi hausted. CLUB MEMBERS ENTERTAIN BOYS > Lions Club Entertains Boys Os City At Christmas Party A capacity crowd attended the Christmas party oif the Decatur I Lions club held last night at tho J Rice hotel dining room. ' Each member of the club who at--8 tended, was accompanied by a f young lad of the city as his guest. 1 The program was opened with * chorus singing of Christmas carols, ' fo’lowed by indlvldaul songs by ” tho boys. The Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pastor • of the First Baptist church, spoke ■ to the members and their guests on '■ ’“The First Christmas Tree.” ’ Santa Claus appeared and pre- ’ [sented each of the lads with a gift f and treat. The program was In the i-1 charge ot the club entertainment 'committee.