Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1938 — Page 1

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MLL DEALERS WTO CONFER jLce Tomorrow v •‘ ,l s '" :l “ ... J J,',, j HR , K? ’ " I: ' tl ‘‘" KFu ■ . ■AI" • «' 1 ' lesion ~ :,nd »!>rl: alH * '-4^K s ~ *^KL.,. i;j(l;i <,.31 officials ■n, „„,,. jgreeni n nt that vi,al 1 m “’ llods ' K» ■ EK- ,• • “i< J <’ re ' .... advan< >■ l.w.H lit- .. K}. . lb . mercal insurance corpora11 !h ‘‘ "' ! ‘ i ' ll has more than 14.KK- h . ' Ji ' l favored a plan KtetX hag financing at made aEhK by sm.tl'. I auks to small he said. banks could KjlKoveil and businessmen aid--K.Crc whib- he had not ■ hov,i might be accomplished, tier S. Eccles, chairman of eral Reserve board, said he ally interested in the sub-, I was not ready yet to make _____ " s JHS2 ..itial. pjample" he pointed out, fit answer the question what .11 business." officials were said to feel' Si to small business might vided more expeditiously : liberalization of loan re-1 nts by certain lending agenI 'reastiry Henry 4jf:Ktliau Jr., said at h'a press ■snfeSnce yesterday that aid to I ■tmallb : <s was a necessary step general economic recovery ' Mat hap ,:.'-d '>tr 'hat several fed- i ■ml <-nc:-s aiteady have author■lytofciak- small l. ~:is. He named ; ■the ret -:•■! finance corpora-] Mon, ■«- federal housing authority federal reserve system. f-.w small i,justnesses have ■attsMted to borrow front these ■agettdec however, officials explainBed Mausc of the rigid collateral ■ Aaikdmg to assistant secretary ■tmn.'iierce Ernest (1. Draper, the of the 900 <,r more who have writW Hous,- and commerce jfeptttjnMir in recent weeks is dirgectadfeainst the reluctance of contbanks to extend credit. I die kai<! analysis of the letters that the "little business” BMMbnee here Wednesday and wit; want to consider ten MB questions. They included: (CjjjyriNUED ON PAGE FIVE) SMUT WEEK TO iE OBSERVED p 4 Jea Banquet At Fort ■Myne Thursday; Banquet Here Feb. 10 activities for the Boy of Adams county will open . Wayne Thursday night with area banquet. ban<)uet w iU be held at 6:15 at the Valencia Gardens. Scouts and Scouters from county are expecting to atg. e general observance of Boy will be comemorated 6 to 12. I county first aid contest for h win be held in Berne bn PBtons Birthday, February I an ' lua ' Boy Scouts banquet e d in this city of February h includes the court of hon- '«• 1 Progressive Scouts. s from this county are also t 0 make the annual pll8 to Fort Wayne on FebruLincoln’s Birthday, and pay L n V, ~f ° r mer P re «Went at. mcoln Life building.

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SEVERE WINTER COLD ABATING Winter’s Severest Cold Wave Looses Hold On Midwest (Ry United Press) Winter's severest cold wave, which tumbled temperatures below | zero in the north central states, loosed its hold today and moved northeastward into Ontario. The mercury began a slow rise throughout the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. V. S. forecaster J. R. Uloyd said the wave practically was ended in the middle west. As the great mass of frigid air moved into Canada, it fringed for I the first time along the Atlantic I seaboard. At New York City, where the temperature had held up near the fifties while the middle west shivered in bitter cold, the mercury dropped to a few points below freezing. Lloyd said it will be colder tonight in all states east of the Alleghenies but will warm up again Wednesday. Montana, Wyoming. Nebraska, the Dakotas. Minnesota, lowa. Kansas. Missouri, Michigan, Illinois. Indiana and Ohio reported zero or sub-zero readings last night. Temperatures were slightly higher in all of the states today. Lloyd said they will continue to rise. The increases meant little in the Dakotas and Minnesota where the ‘temperatures held near or below zero despite rises of 10 degrees. The lowest 24-hour reading was recorded at White River, Ont., where it was 50 degrees below zero. Other temperatures included: Devils. Ijike, N. D„ -18; Fort Myers. Fla, 80; New York. 29; Chicago, 12; Kansas City. 5; Grand Rapids, Mich.. 10; Bismarck, N. 16. z Some of the readings were as much as 30 degrees higher than those of Monday. The cold, heavy snows, and floods were blamed for at least 20 deaths. They included five burned to death at Oxford. 0.. when kerosene being used to kindle a fire, exploded. The floods harried lowland 'Ko;n»s for an 80-mile stretch in the Rock river valley of west central (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O UNUSUAL ANIMAL IS FOUND HERE Shrew Found Here, Is Placed Among High School Exhibits — Teeth like the lowers of a bulldog, nose like an ant-eater, feet like a rat—what is it? That was the puzzle solved today by R. A. Adams, science teacher at the Decatur high school. For an instant, biology, science teachers and students of the school were “stumped" when Dick Fennig, class student, appeared with a little animal that resembled both a mouse and a mole, but was neither. Closer inspection proved that It was a shrew, on of few on the North American continent, according to reports. The animal, routed out by Dick's favorite dog, was brought to the school and preserved along with the other list of specimens. The little animal, considered one of the most primitive of the mammals that nourish its young before birth by means of a placenta, has sharp lower teeth and a protruding upper jaw. The teeth are used to capture the insects —its chief source of food —and the upper jaws quickly crush the victim. The shrew exists in burrows or on the surface of the ground- They are nocturnal in habit. The shrew and other rare and curious animals will grace the science exhibits of the class when it is moved into room of the new Decatur junior-senior high school next year. o George H. Lindeman Slightly Improved — The condition of George H. Lindeman, hurt last week in a fall while at work on the Erie railroad, was reported by the attending physician to bo slight’y more improved today. Kirkland Amateur Hour This Evening — A number of persons from this i city are expected to attend the ■ Kirkland township institute’s amateur hour tonight. Admission for | the event, which will open at 7:30 i o’clock, Is to be 75 cents for families, 25 cents for adults and 10 j cents for children below hign school. aga, 1

Creeping Niagara Glacier Rips Docks, Cottages i ~ I * | I • ■ —wE* ■ ’ • . via I -- v '' y v ‘-

Slowly crushing all in its path, a huge mass’ of ice I moves along the Niagara river, ripping away docks, I ’ boathouses, cottages, wreaking damage of more |

GIVE PROGRAM FOR INSTITUTE I. 25th Annual Monroe Farm Institute Will Open Thursday The 25th annual Monroe farmer’s ‘ institute and county corn show will i be held Thursday evening at 7:15 1 o'clock with Mrs. R M. Brown of Goshen and Floyd J. Hammer of i Grencastle as speakers. The evening program on Thursi day night will be given by the Mon- ■ roe school pupi's. The corn show . and domestic science exhibits will I be on display Friday all-day. A tsrre list <* cash priaes Jtn-l i merchandise is being offered all winners in the various exhibits. Following is the list of corn show classes: Early yellow corn. 10 ear sample, 10 prizes; late yellow corn. 10-ear sample. 10 prizes; single ear 1 yellow corn, eight prizes. One peck shelled yellow corn, eight prizes; single ear shelling ' contest, eight prizes: one-acre 4-H club boys, 10-ear sample, yellow corn, 10 prizes. ' One peck oats, four prizes; one peck wheat, four prizes; one peck soy beans, four prizes; one peck early potatoes, three prizes; one peck late potatoes, three prizee. One dozen eggs, white, three prizes; one dozen eggs, brown, 1 three -prizes; one dozen app'cs, any but red, three prizes; one dozen apples, red. three prizes. Women and girl’s Domestic Science White bread, four prizes; corn bread, four prizes; baking powder ■ biscuits, three prizes. White nut cake, four prizes; ginger bread, three prizes; jelly rolls, three prizee: custard pies, three prizes; hickory nut cocoanut pie, three prizes; noodles, three prizes; ■best quart strawberries, three (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) JAP AIRPLANES SHELL CANTON Many Reported Killed In Monday’s Aerial Bombardment Shanghai, Feb. I—<U.R> — Telephonic communication between Hong Kong and Canton, and Canton and Hankow was disrupted today after reports of a severe Japanese airplane bombardment in the Canton area yesterday. A refuge train from Hankow, due yesterday, had not arrived at Hong Kong this morning. Canton advices last night said that 13 Japanese planes bombed Fatshan, west of Canton, with bombs reported to weigh as much as 500 pounds. It was asserted that many were killed. Earlier, forts near Canton were bombarded and Chinese reports were that i more than 20 civilians were killed. Chinese sources here said today that the government had recalled a detachment of men, formerly of I the Shanghai garrison, who remalnl ed in Shanghai after the Japanese occupation to carry out instructions to exterminate “traitors.” Leaders of the detachment were quoted as saying in farewell that they regretted the arrest of many innocent persons as terrorists and I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) j

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 1, 1938.

>♦ <| 16 Head Os Horses March On Streets Os Decatur Today Shades of yesteryear — business men of downtown Decatur hurriedly strode to front doors of their stores shortly before noon today wnen arroused by the distinct stamping of horses’ hoofe. Familiar a number of yeats ago, but long since forgotten in the rumble and whir of autos and airplanes, the sound brought back memories to older residents as the load of horses —16 in number-clomped their way to the Nickel Plate railroad for loading. The horses a large number of which were owned by Fred and Ed Ahr, were sold at the Riverside sale barn yesterday to Jack West of Willsboro. Pa.. All were native horses and brought a good price, the forme rowners stated. . MAN SENTENCED HERE ESCAPES Hiram McCollum Escapes From Indiana State Penal Farm (Authorities here have been requested to be on the lookout for Hiram McCollum, who escaped Friday from the state t>enal farm at Putmanvi'le, two days after he was taken there by Sheriff Dallas Brown. McCollum was convicted before Mayor A. R. Holthouse, Saturday. January 22, of stealing wire from the Krick-Tyndall Tile Mill com-j pany here earlier that week. He was sentenced to 90 days in the -penal farm and fined $1 and costs. McCollum walked away from the penal farm. It was reported that he was seen last week in Geneva after his escape where he at one time is said to have claimed a residence. MoCo-ilum has twice been convicted by Mayor Holthouse for stealing wire. The first time he was alleged to have stolen wire from the city's warehouse. He pleaded guilty the first time and was fined SIO and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the penal farm. After his first sentence he told Mayor Holthouse that he considered the penal farm too severe and asked that his sentence be changed (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Notices of Candidacy To Be Published in Daily Democrat. For the information of can didates, at their request, we wish to announce that we will again publish political announcements In listed form, beginning. Monday, February 7, 1938. The list will run not less than four times a week until the day of the election. The charge per candidate for these announcements will be $1.50 per week. SPECIAL OFFER For the period from February 7. 1938 to election day. May 3, a total of 12 weeks, a special price of $12.50 will be made. Charges for all political advertising. including the printing of campaign cards, literature and cuts is payable in advance as in previous years. A few samples of how the listi Ings will appear Is shown on page j 4 of today s paper. |

I than $500,000. A view seven miles below Niagara Falls -where the mighty Falls View bridge was destroyed —shows houses carried downstream.

WABASHTWP. FARMER DIES Lewis Fraenzer Dies This Morning At County Hospital Lewis Fraenzer, 73. Wabash township farmer, died tills morning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death occurred at 2:15 o'clock, resulting from complications. The deceased was born in Adams jounty, January 27, 1865. The only survivors are three nephews and a niece of Fort Wayne. The body was taken to the Wells funeral home at Geneva and will be removed to the home of the - niece, Mrs. Erma Hewitt, 1726 Dui hois street. Fort Wayne. Thursday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at the Fort Wayne home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial will be made in the Lindenwood cemetery in that city. o Franklin Fruechte Is Candidate For Trustee Franklin H. Fruchte, Kirkland township farmer, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Kirkland township trustee, subject to the primary election Tuesday. May 3. This is Mr. Fruechte’s first race for public office. o State Patrolman To Conduct Examinations Patrolman McEvoy will be at the ■ local auto license bureau tomorrow to conduct examinations for applicants of beginner's driver's licenses, it was announced today at the bureau. DEATH CLAIMS MARIE COFFEE Former Decatur Resident Dies Monday In Phoenix, Arizona Mrs. Marie Durkin-Coffee, about 72, former well known Decatur lady, died at Phoenix, Arizona. Monday afternoon at 5:15 o’clock of a heart disease from which she had suffered for about a year. She was making her home with ; Bernard Coffee, her son, who also is well known here. She was the ' widow of the late Peter Coffee, formerly in the grocery business in Decatur, and who at one time served as Adams county Demo-1 cratic chairman. Mrs. Coffee was born in Sabina.' Ohio, and her family moved here i when she was a girl. She spent most of her life In this city, moving to Arizona with her son in - 1920. Surviving are the son, two grandchildren; a brother. T. J. Durkin, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Kitson, both of this city; a brother. John Durkin, at Calumet City, Illinois. Two sisters. Mrs. J. W. Bosse, of Decatur, and Mrs. Ann Egan, of Fort Wayne, preceded her in death. A number of nephews, nieces and other relatives survive. Funeral services and burial are ■ to be made in Phoenix, Arizona. I

U. S. ADMIRAL BACKS F.D.R. NAVY PROGRAM Admiral Leahy Says Japan Reported Violating Treaty Washington, Feb. I.— (U.R) —Ad- ! miral William I). Leahy, chief of naval operations, told the house naval affairs committee today that Japan is reported to be building battleships "very much larger" i than the 35,000 ton limit set In the London naval treaty. Leahy said Japan gives out no official information on its navy, ’ navy, but added that “we have information, published in Italy, that Japan is building ships very much larger” than 35,000 tons. Leahy appeared in support of President Roosevelt s new naval building program, calling for three additional battleships. 44 other combat vessels, 22 auxiliary vessels and 1,000 more airplanes. Leahy said Italian newspapers reported that Japan is building three 43,000-ton battle ships. Leahy's statement followed an | inquiry by Rep. W. Sterling Cole. R„ N. Y, as to the number of battleships contemplated under the I proposed program. The authorizI Ing measure introduced by chairman Carl Vinson. D„ Ga.. calls for an increase of 105.000 tons but does not specify the number. Leahy replied that if the pres- ' ent 35,000 ton limit were continued it would mean three ships, making a total of 18 under-age dreadnaughts. Rep. William H. Sutphin, D., N. J., asked Leahy whether battleships larger than 40,000 tons could pass through the Panama canal. “I think they could.” said Leahy. In response to questions by Rep. John J. McGrath, D.. Cal.. Leahy said the navy would like to have additional shipbuilding facilities on the west coast. McGrath said he intended to offer an amendment i to allocate some of the proposed construction to the Pacific yards. Questioned as to the navy's policy of protecting citizens abroad. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) j o —■ DAVIS SPEAKS AT FARM MEET Former AAA Head Speaks At Farm Banquet At Bluffton Bluffton. Ind., Feb. 1 — (U.R) — Chester C. Davis, former AAA administrator, told 600 Wells county farmers and business men last night that “the public today has in i its possession an amount of funds available for business and for investment that is larger than at any time in the country's history.” Davis, agricultural member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, said “the banks of the country also have funds at their disposal for loans and investments far in excess of their immediate needs." The former AAA administrator said informed persons "I meet do not believe this business bait marks an end to the recent progress of recovery. “The elements that usually surround a prolonged depression are lacking. We have an abundance I of cheap money; progress to date has not been marked by general speculative excesses; and, if we except certain agricultural lines, there has been no serious extension in any field of productive activitiy. “We have a lightened burden of private debt and a large amount of unsatisfied need for houses, for railroad, utility and industrial ] . plants and equipment which con-1 stitute a backlog for activity as soon as the current readjustments i have taken place. “The member banks of the fed-1 eral reserve system have nearly I one and one-half billion dollars of excels reserves; that is. they have ' much available for immediate use that is lying idle over and above the amount that they are required to hold as reserve even after the reserve board had increased the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ■ — o Auto, Truck Collide Here Monday Afternoon A car was damaged late Monday - when the auto driven by Roy D. Johnson of Monroeville, who was driving south on First street, and Russ Baughman, driving a truck : owned by Ed Ahr, which was going in reverse. The radiator and one wheel on the auto were badly dam- : aged. Officer Ed Miller investigatI ed. 1

Urge Dog Owners To Obtain Tags Dog own*! were urged today to obtain dog tags at the city hall and •place them on the dog’s collar. The police have received many complaints from residents in various parts <rf the city a'bout stray doge. | Untagged dogs wi'l be disposed of. I Dogs with tags will be held a few ( days. Owners were asked to keep i their dogs tied so they cannot run i about town and cause a nuisance. AFL CONSIDERS TAKING ACTION AGAINST RIVAL • Council Considers CIO Ouster; Lewis Condemns Employers Washington, Feb. 1— (U.R) — Senator Rush D. Holt, Democrat, of West Virginia, today called chairman John L. Lewis of the committee for industrial organization, America’s number one racketeer.” Miami, Fla., Feb. 1— (U.R)— The executive council of the American federation of labor expected today to consider punitive action against the committee for industrial organization. Exactly two years ago the coun- ' cil met and ordered the C. 1.0. to disband. Today, it was scheduled to consider the recent course of the rebel John L. Lewis movement and take strong action against it. President William Green said he believed that discussion of the C. 1.0. issue would begin today but he did not indicate when a decision would be made. Despite efforts of many council members to further peace in the labor war, it has become increasingly apparent that the high command of the federation is “fed up” with armistice talk and is advancing in the direction of militancy. Green rejected as "impractical latest truce proposals. He ani nounced that he had discussed the matter with James F. Dewey, fed- ■ eral conciliator, but that they approached no nearer a solution of I the problem despite advlee that | the government and secretary of I labor Frances Perkins are increasingly concerned about the situation. It was evident that any new efforts at mediation had failed. Dewey left here immediately and presumably returned to Washington to report to Miss Perkins. It appeared likely that one of i two steps would be taken when the ' council makes its final decision |on the C.IIO. The only unions it will discuss are the ten former A. F. of L. affiliates which formed the original C. 1.0. They are all under suspension from the federation. The council, four months ago, was granted authority to expel them. Informed sources said that the council might oust only Lewis’ own United Mine Workers and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Q BULLETIN Washington, Feb. 1— (UR) — The senate today completed congressional action on the administration housing bill, designed to stimulate the investment of private capital in a two billion dollar home construction program. The vote was 42 to 40. VIOLATIONS OF LAWS ALLEGED Outside Coal Dealers Alleged To Be Violating Indiana Law j Local police stated today that ' their attention had been called to the fact that outside coa'. dealers are entering the city and allegedly engaging in the unlawful sale of coal and coke. According to the statutes of the state, the truck (bearing the coal must have printed on both rides tha name of the person or firm selling the coal. The statute also says that with each sale there must be a delivery 'ticket bearing the name of the firm or person selling the c<al, the gross weight of the load, the tare weight of the delivery vehicle, the name or initials of the weigher and a description of the mining. The attention of the officers has been called to several violations of the statute by coal vendors outside the city. Full information of the statute governing the sale of the coal may I be found in the Acts of 1935.

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, BRITISH SHIP IS DESTROYED I BYSUBMARINE Three British Subjects, Swedish Officer Are Victims IRarcelona, Feb. I—(UP)1 —(UP)- Three Rritlsh subjects and a Swedish officer of the Spanish qon-interven-tfon committee perished when a submarine sank the little British steamship Endymion 16 miles off the east coaet of Spain, the .loyal--1 Ist government asserted today. Attacked 16 miles south of Cape - Tinoso, the 887-ton ship sank within four minutes, it was asserted, and carried 11 of the 15 persons aboard her to death. I Among the missing it was said ] were the steamship’s captain, his ! wife, the second engineer — all British —and a Swedish agent of ;the non-intervention committee which seeks to keep war munitions of .participating governments from Spanish ports. The official version was that the submarine was a nationalist one, A defense ministry communique i quoted the commander of the loyali ist naval base at Cartagena, on the East coast, as reporting that a nationalist submarine attacked and ■ torpedoed the Endymion at 7:20 A. M. yesterday 16 miles south of Cape . Tinoso, which is 10 miles southwest i of Cartagena. I; "The merchantman was legally • sailing with 1,700 tons of coal for Cartagena," said the communique. The Endymion was owned by the , Verando steamship Co. of Gibraltar. , Ht was built in 1909. Confirm Sinking London, Feb. I—(UP)—The admiralty confirmed without comment I today that the British steamship . Endymion had .been sunk off the . Spanish coast. Destroyers At Scene London, Feb. I—(UP1 —(UP) —Four British destroyers searched* off the eaet evoast of Spai ntoday for a submarine which sank the British steamI ship Endymion. i The admiralty said that the des- , troyers Firedrake, Forester, Fortune and Fury reported they were (CONTINUEn ON PAGE FIVE) f O TENURE RIGHTS 1 ARE RESTORED i! U. S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor Os Indiana Teachers i Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. I—(UP)1 —(UP) .' —The prospect of a series of lawI suits faced Indiana educational ofI miciale today as a result of the U. S. Supreme court decision yester- , day restoring tenure rights to sev eral hundred teachers who had 1 been fired under a 1933 law , Floyd I. McMurray, state super- '■ intendent of public instruction, obI served that “there are many teach- . ers who will seek to recover previous positions.” others speculated on whether discharged teachers would be able to recover cash damages for the loss of their positions since 1933. McMurray estimated jhat “sev- | eral hundred” teachers were affected by the supreme court’s opinion, although he doubted that all would seek their old jobs. Many have found new positions or have moved Ito different communities, he said. At Wabash, Mrs. Dorothy Andersion, school teacher who took the j test of the 1933 law to the supreme court, expressed .p’easure at the decision but declined to comment on I her plans. The state supreme court had rut- ' ed that a 1933 statute passed by the legislature removed township teachers from the provisions of the 1927 ‘ teacher tenure law and that township officials were legally empowered to refuse to renew township teachers’ tenure contracts. Mrs. Anderson’s attorneys however. asserted that the 1927 law ere- ' ated a contractual obligation be--1 tween teachers and township after ’ five years’ service and that this ' i contract had not been broken by j the 1933 law. The U. S. supreme : court upheld this contention and ordered the Indiana supreme court 1 to reconsider the case. : o TEMPERATURE READINGS i DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER I ‘ 8:00 a m 13 2:00 p.m 29 ] 10:00 a.m 17 3 :00 p.m .....30 I Noon 24 , WEATHER » ‘ , Generali fair, not quite so cold tonight; Wednesday most- > ly cloudy, rising temperature; snow or rain at night and northl west in afternoon.