Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 4 February 1938 — Page 1

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IsiBENT ANO MIL DEALERS (conference ■ ve K S "' ne ■ ••Little Business" ■ Men's I’lans K Uvb I 'U R) today ■•••< in; K * t "“ e ■ H , «as reported to >"- |,e rarried into etf'o t Kpen o» '"•■ ■Xu and 12 r.|.'.'s.ota■U,. !:"!•’ |,u ' " " »a» made by W bit** ■Uetary Stephen T l-trly. (•cliH’rd ,h ’ ■ cmi ? -ngag-J in a g''”''ral ■ . ■ . "ho h «•■"' ■ritual of the ti. " deal not touch on all of the ■ ■amesi proposals Ksfl' was d-s. I 'l.-d as ■ .hat th" majot "I the were eonstrn. and ■7of fulfillment ,hu ' ■tl> •ounil:.:- "■ 11. Were ■ ■■,.' of the little btnisiness were submitted to Mr ■' ■ 'he form of 21! recoin■tons, comprising the subin 'han ll >o ■ > adopt. 4 ■ adjourned yesterday a 1“'! advisory be named discuss << problems with the said not •■<• such a ■:■... ■ ■n. ■!„,• ■ ■ ■ . ■cirw pri'p's.il with ' ■ i ■j. - ' .-.rd [.'. . to < on- ■ - He dill ■ :.-i:iess Position wages- ■ iKida'tor. howeier He was .olministraplace a floor under T'..- ciitii ized by . ■ let- business present;,. 1 ■Boosr-.vlt said he plans to Witt: .. !9 (o piubleuis of the industry [ ' tied in, Th,, presi■>id 11- planned to spend ■ days at his Hyde Park. x ■til- ..■ W.is: .im’-m s birth-nmii-.-ing ■ “ '-'■ sc.,". . 'o their after discussing recession Behind them they left ■timer of 12 men W h o B p en t compiling a report on 1 ■dings which will be sub-[ ■ 10 Mr Roosevelt today, ■irals g< - < jiisidera-H moral hush fmtn proceedings’ ■ indoubt,.,n y ha(i f . lnny ni(l ■ One observer, jerking a of Ser-two ■®-jtebO.\- PAGE EIGHT) psi backs ■lll. MIGHT K» ■Des Confessed Killer E>«'d Have Been Out | Os Mind ■To Feb - ‘ 'U.R> Dr ■ » Marcus, who gave a ■ explanation of how ■fe a „i"^ hl C ° Uld have 81aln ■ wdJohnn. Kimmel while ■ "conscious from shock. ■ returned to court for j»“uunation Kn?^ 8 h ’ ,he ■ ns of human relations: j ■ '"'ost Ron. dpfe KV*. ai ' d ‘hK rtit’i 8a ’ Were review-1 Kt. a8 J e llfe history of I Kr he or BUbjeet to argue ! ■intahi ti y man of llke K such y * h ° tound hlm ' t hl, i fclexpft ■t he X: d in hls mind B recall the Vct them but he fr* tW ° h ° S ,L!ts ’-d ** r d f e ’ terday: ' r-^ r ght ' 8 llfe - Ettore h"' B,Or,Unes »nd K>^2L. rea rned the |

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campaign for HUGE SPENDING Under-Cover Campaign For Spending May Delay Adjournment Washington. Feb. 4. — (U.R> —An undercover campaign to swing President Roosevelt to a renewed spending program at the expense | of White House budget-balancing plans appeared likely today to snarl prospects for a spring ad-, journment of congress. Influential congressional factions , already have sought to bring pres sure on Mr. Roosevelt to resume i heavy expenditures as the best method of overcoming the business recession, but so far their argu-1 j ments have been reported in vain. | The campaign is being continued, however, but some prominent new dealers and undoubtedly will provide prolonged fireworks in congress which, in addition to tin-. expected delay in tax legislation, threatens to frustrate plans of many legislators to get away early. in preparation for the 1938 elec--1 tion campaignsSenate majority leader Alben W. | Barkley. D.. Ky.. expressed hope that adjournment would be poss ible early in May but. with legislative difficulties becoming daily, more apparent, other congression al veterans, including minority leader Charles L. McNary. R . Ore . I were convinced that June 1 or , later was a more likely date. The legislative prospects, slow ( ly being clarified after weeks of ( uncertainty and of filibustering against the now doomed antl-lynch- , ing bill, disclosed the following important developments: 1. Anti-monopoly legislation al- , most certainly will be turned over j l to a group—possibly a joint com- . mittee of house and senate —for study until'next session, in the opinion of congressional leaders. Barkley said he believed that a general "anti-monopoly program will remain in the study stage until the next session.” 2. Legislation providing for eventual abolition of bank holding companies probably will be enact ; ed. in the opinion of the majority 'fON'TINCTm ow'p'agb TTTF.EE) o CHURCHPLANS 1 FOR PROGRAM ■ Annual Day Os Prayer For Missions At Evangelical Church The “Annual Day of Prayer for Missions” will be observed in the ( First Evangelical church Sunday. I The evening service is being spon- j sored and promoted by the wo- , man’s missionary society. The service will begin at 7 o'clock A 1 guest speaker, Miss Mabie Snyder, I a former missionary to China, but . i more recently serving in the moun- ( I tain sections of Kentucky, will be , the leading feature of the program. , The public is cordially invited to ] the service. Mrs. Mae Johnson is the president of the W. M. S The program follows: , Organ prelude—Mrs. Frances Eady I Call to worship—Mrs. Mae Johnson, pres. Hymn, “More Like the Master.” Invocation —Mrs. C. E. Hocker ( Scripture lesson (to be read responsively) Matt. 6:5-15. Duet, "Nearer. Still Nearer” — Misses Madeline Spahr and Martha Jane Linn. Period of prayer. Duet — Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Mrs. Henry Adler. Missionary address — Miss Mabie Snyder. Offertory and offering. Hymn "Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life.” Closing thoughts—The President Quiet music and silent prayer. Benediction. , Organ postlude—selected. i o William Ochstein Case Is Continued The case of William Ochstein, 1 charged with operating a motor vehicle without proper lights and lic- ! eases was continued indefinitely in city court late yesterday — £ ...I. temperature readings democrat THERMOMETER 8:00 a m 34 2:00 p.m 38 10:00a m 34 3:00 p.m 44 , Noon 36 — WEATHER Cloudy, rain beginning tonight or Saturday; warmer except Saturday extreme south- | west.

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COUNTY CORN 1 SHOW IS HELD Part Os Winners In County Corn Show Are Announced , The largest and best Adams county corn show in the history of the county is (being held today at the Monroe high school building, in connection with the annual Monroe farmers institute. The institute also ,1s larger and has a better quality of exhibits. The judging of tne shel'ed corn was completed this morning. In thia contest, one ear of corn is shel’ed and the weights taken of the corn and cob. The percentage of corn of the total mass is considered tor the prizes. Winners in these contests with the percent of grain were- Christ Inniger. first. 90.87; Henry Meyer, i second. 90.15; Roy iSharp, third, 88?93; Albert Roth, fourth. 88.72; Alvin Nusßitaum, fifth, 87.76; Harry James Mazelin. sixth, 87.75, and J. A. leisure seventh, 87.66. Herman Miller, prominent corn grower of Wells county, was the fudge oTTHe corn show ttrfVWMwn|ing. He completed the judging but tha committee in charge was still working on the placings late this afternoon. Mr. Miller said that this was one of the best corn shows he had ever attended and that the quality of the I exhibits was exceptionally good. — o Charles Friend Sends Gifts To This Office I Charles S. Friend has proven he ■ is really a “friend.” He sent a box .of candied fruits, jellies and nuts jto this office, and cards showing , many of the 'beautiful views and scenes in Florida. Mr. Friend is ’spending the winter at St. Petersburg and according to hie letter, published yesterday, is enjoying it all very much. The cards are on disp’ay in the window at this office and the sweetmeats are being thoroughly enjoyed. We acknowledge the remembrance with thanks to Mr. Friend. NO EXTENSION TO PAT TAXES Townsend Rejects Extensio nOf Gross Income Tax Deadline Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 4 -(UP) , —Gov. M. Clifford Townsend today rejected the request of a Lake County group for an extension of the dbtdline for state income tax payments. The deadline was passed Jan. 31 and payments made thereafte rare subject to delinquency .penalties unless permission for an extension of time has -been obtained. Townsend conferred with Clarence Jackson, head of the Gross Income Tax division, before sending a letter to Edward Ennis of Gary, head of the group of Lake County steel workers who sought the moratorium. They had suggested it because layoffs of employes in the Calumet district had depressed conditions and payment of taxes last month would have worked a hardship on many employes, they claimed. Townsend was to’d 'by Jackson that preliminary estimates of gross income tax revenue indicate an inbrease of 21 per cent in tha number of returns and 11 per cent in earnings. He held a moratorium was unnecessary. The governor expressed his sympathy for unemployed citizens, bu. said there was no legal means for him to declare an income tax moratorium. j

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 4, 1938.

Urges Uniformity In License Expirations Indianapolis, Feb. 4 — (U.R) — National uniformity in the time of expiration in license plates of motorists is being given a strong backing l.y the American Automobile association and the Hoosier Motor club. Todd Stoops, secretary of the club, announced today. The tradition that the tags are renewed at the first of the year has been burst wide open as a digest of motor laws recently published shows they are purchased in ail months from October to June. With the wide variance in expiration dates, many false arrests are made on motorists travelling away from their home state. Adding to the confusion is the practice of many states granting last-min-ute extensions of time. CHURCH BODY TO HOLD MEET Fort Wayne Classis To Meet At Fort Wayne Next Week The annual meeting of the Fort Wayne Classis of the Evangelical and Reformed church convenes Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 7 and 8, in the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church. Fort Wayne. Pastors and delegate elders representing 24 churches of the denomination in the Fort Wayne area will be in attendance. The sessions will open with religious services at 10 a. m. Monday. at which time the Communion of the Lord s Supper will be observed. Rev. Charles M. Prugh. pastor of the local Zion Reformed church, who is the president of the Classis, will deliver the sermon at the opening service and will preside at all sessions of the body. On Monday evening, at 7:30 p. tn., a public service will be held, at which time the address will be delivered by the Rev. Geo. W. Allison, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Fort Wayne. The current year will mark the dissolution of the Classis and its merger into a larger body which is to be known as the Northern Indiana synod of the Evangelical and Reformed church. This new body will be organized following the meeting of the general synod of the denomination to be held in Columbus. Ohio in June. Delegate elders from the local congregation are A. R. Ashbaucher and J. H. Graber. Ferd L. Litterer. who was elected last year to serve a three-yar term as trustee of Classis, will also attend the sessions. Notices of Candidacy To Be Published in Daily Democrat. For the information of candidates. at their request, we wish to . announce that we will again pub-! lish 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 j campaign cards, literature and cuts j is payable in advance as in prevj lous years. A few samples of how the listings will appear is shown on page 4 of today's paper. i i •’

Eleven men were killed and three rescued when two naval bombing planes collided and fell Into the ocean in a squall 70 miles off San Diego. The bomber shown above is one of the type that crashed, and in the lower picture the arrow designates the 11P4, one of the planes in the crash.

ROTARY NAMES NEW DIRECTORS Decatur Club Elects Five Directors For Next Rotary Year New directors of the Decatur Rotary club were elected at the weekly luncheon meeting of the club, held Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. The directors are: Ernest W. Busche, president of the Central Beet Growers association; C. E. Bell, manufacturer; W. Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur high school; Leo Kirsch, automobile dealer, and George Thomas, of the Central Soya company. These men will meet within the next few days and select officers from their number to serv during the next Rotary year, beginning) July 1. Walter Gard, president, Will serve as the sixth director next year. Dr. Fred Patterson, one of the club's charter members, «noke briefly on the annual Indiana Rotary conference, which will be held at Indianapolis February 21 and 22- This conference will honor the silver jubilee anniversary of the Indianapolis. Terre Haute and Evansville clubs, which were organized in 1913. Several members of the Decatur club, including new officers, are expected to attend. Due to various other club affairs, ladies' night, scheduled for February 17, has been postponed until April. < The club will attend the annual Boy Scout banquet at the public high school next Thursday. February 10. instead of the regular meeting at the hotel. Club members also voted to dispense with the regular meeting Thursday, February 24. and attend the annual Adams county farmers' banquet, which will be held at the Monroe M. E. church Mondaf evening, February 21. Meredith Cline of the public high scihool, was introduced as the high school Rotarian for the month of February. o ALL DIRECTORS ARE REELECTED Adams County National Farm Loan Association Meets Today All directors of the Adams coun-! ty national farm loan association) were re-elected at the annual meeting being held today at the K. of P. home. A new system of setting terms of elections was established today in accordance to a new act of congress. Previously, all terms were for one year only. Now they will be staggered with three, two and one year terms. The directors are Jacob Barkley, Union township, and Harvey Sipe, Blue Creek township, three years; Oswald Hoffman, Preble township, and Fred Blakey, Union township, two years and Carl Koenetnan, Preble township, one year. The secretary-treasurer's report was read and approved in this morning's session, showing that the association has a perfect record of no foreclosures nor losses on interest or principal. At noon today a buffet dinner was served. During this afternoon. F. L. Petty, representative of the Federal Land Bank, at Louisville. Kentucky, was the chief speaker. Other speakers today were L. E. Archbold, county agent, and Leland Ripley, county corn king.

JAB AIRPLANES SUBJECT CHINA CITY TO RAIDS Martial Law Proclaimed In Canton After Airplane Raids (Copyright 1938 by UP.) Canton, China, Feb- 4. — (U.R) — ( j (By telephone to Hong Kong)-— Martial law was proclaimed today as this great metropolis of South China was subjected to mass air, raids by 30 or more Japanese air- ! planes. The city was in a panic over re- ' ports that a pro-Japanese uprising was planned. * Troops exercised iron control aver the thousands of, Cantonese who ventured forth into the streets between raids. The clatter of anti-aircraft fire coincided with the sporadic booming of ' bombs dropped in the outskirts. The air raids were accompanied by an attack of Japanese warships ) on the Bocca Tigris forst defending Canton at the mouth of the ' river. Foreign shipping was ord ered to leave the river and seek ■ safety in the lower bay toward ■ Hong Kong, beyond the protective boom erected by the Chinese. The steam Shing Cheong, which ' tried to get out. was too late and was turned back by the boom. When the ship returned here, passengers described bombing on both l side of the river and said they' saw a formation of 30 Japanese planes flying inland. They reported that a Japanese plane had been shot down by anti-, aircraft guns south of the city. Every precaution was taken against any attempt at disorder. ! Soldiers patroled all streets. One foreign diplomat was stopped five times within 10 blocks and ques-, tioned each time by soldiers. Rumors of every sort flashed through the city—the most tangible one that there had been an attempt to assassinate Mayor Chung Yuen-To. Shots were heard in the Tungshan district and a bullet: penetrated the steel-shuttered win-j (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DEATH CLAIMS DAN HABEGGER — Monroe Township Farmer Dies After An Extended Illness Daniel 11. Habegger, 59. well' known resident of Monroe town-, ship, died last night at 10:10 ) o’clock at his home three and one-1 half miles north of Berne. Death resulted from tuberculosis after a j several years' illness. The deceased was born in Monroe township. April 5, 1878 the son >of Jacob and Catherine OberlyHabegger. January 3, 1900, he was married to Miss Lena Mazelin. who preceded him in death June 20, 1905. He was married March 10, . 1907, to Miss Barbara Liechty. ; i who survives. The following children also sur-, vive: Mrs. Rufus Inniger, Mrs.; Joseph J. Schrock and Mrs. Noah) Mazelin, all of Monroe township; 1 Martin Milo, Daniel. Jr., and Viola, i all at home, and Sylvan, also of Monroe township. The step-mother, Mrs. Catherine Habegger, of Monroe township; David H. Habegger and Mrs. Jacob J. Schwartz, of Monroe township, a brother and sister, with Emanuel Habegger of Wtabash township, ■ Jacob, John and Amos Habegger, ! all of Monroe township, and Miss Barbara Habegger, half-brothers and sisters, also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the home and 2:00 o'clock at) the Amish Christian church with burial in the church cemetery. o Decatur Grocer Is Adjudged Bankrupt Notice has been given by William ) B. Ruff, referee in bankruptcy, ) northern Indiana district federal court at Fort Wayne, that Byron , Lehman, proprietor of the Quality j Food market, formerly operated I here, was adjudged bankrupt and ) the first meeting of the creditors will be held February 15 at 10:15 a. m. in the federal 'building in that city. , o — William M. Adang Out For Trustee William M. Adang, of Geneva route two, has announced that he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for trustee of Jefferson township in the May (primary.

British Steamer Sunk By Planes Off Spain Coast

Youth Speaker ) I i I Wm ♦ Horace G. Ebersole, field representative of Marion college, will speak at a youth meeting at the j Pleasant Valley Wesleyan Metho- ! dist church, east of Monroe, Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Mr. Ebersole is a native of Bryant, graduating from the high school there | in 1932. SAYS ATLANTIC FLEET NEEDED — California Congressman Questions Admiral Leahy Washington, Feb. 4 — (U.R) - Rep. John J McGrath. D, Calif., questioning Admiral William D. Leahy before the house naval affairs committee, said today that i the United States may have occa-, sion to use its navy :n Brazil in I tne very iieai future.” “In the very near future, particularly in Brazil where Germany) ) is making inroads, we may have i | occasion to use the navy. In my I opinion it is time the administra-) tion begins to think of an Atlantic I fleet as well as the Pacific," Me- i j Grath said. Leahy, responding to McGrath's ! question, said that extension of ; naval activities to the Atlantic ■ coast of South America would re- ! quire a “much larger, more poweri ful” fleet than now contemplated. Leahy said he opposes division i of U. S. war fleets, which might make it possible for an enemy to attack one portion and destroy it, later attacking the remaining ves- ) seis. He did not reply to McGrath's suggestion that the administration might decide that “the building of I an Atlantic fleet is necessary.” I He said that possibility depends 1 upon national policy. Leahy, chief of naval operation, ! was continuing his appearance beI fore the committee which is work- ■ ing on President Roosevelt'e de- | ICONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —o — ATTEND ANNUAL SCOUT BANQUET Adams County Scout Leaders Attend Area Banquet Thursday Thirty-one Scout officials and troop representatives from Decatur, and seven from Berne, attended the annual Anthony Wayne area Boy Scout banquet, held Thursday night )in the Valencia Gardens Fort Wayne. 1 R. W. Carlson, of Chicago, regioni al Scouting director, was the prini cipa.l speaker for the event. A total of 350 representatives ) from troops and cities in the area were represented at the 'banquet. The Scout notables from here ■who attended are: Sylvester EverIhart, district commissioner; P. ' Bryce Thomas, E. W. Lankenau and |c. C. Pumphrey, executive board; Lloyd Cowens, county chairman; Roy Price, rural Scouting, Dave Wynn, Cubbing; W. Guy Brown, court of honarchaiiman; Claence Weber and Ralph E. Roop, Legion troop committee; Scoutmasters, Harry Gruibe, Harry Dailey, Lowell Smith, Edward Jaberg, Charles Brodbeck, James Elberson, Joe Morris, E. P. Fields. Complete plans for the annual Adams county Boy Scout banquet to be held here Thursday will be announced next Monday, Scout officials here stated today.

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Great Britain Takes Steps To Sink “Pirate” Subs And Shoot Down Planes Making Attacks REBEL PLANES Paris, Feb. 4—(UP)—At the conclusion of telephone conversations between Paris and London, which lasted all afternoon, the government announced tonight it had ordered formally the sinking of “pirate” submarines by French warships of the Mediterranean patrol fleet. London, Feb. 4 —(UP) — Great Britain decided today to take energetic measures to sink “pirate'' submarines in the Mediterranean on sight and to shoot down airplanes that attack British ships. The government was thoroughly arrounsed by the greatest accident, the sinking of the British freighter AJcira by two airplanes from the Balearic islands. The incident was regarded as certain to strengthen the determina- : tion of foreign secretary Anthony ’ Eden to enforce vigorously the de- ■ sense measures within the British patrol area off the Spanish coast • ) regardless of whether the other (powers including Italy, which have sirßScribed to the Nyon anti-piracy pact agree. France, however, was in agreement with Britain and adopted the ; same policy. Andre Charles Corbin, [French ambassador, conferred with Eden today and communicated his government’s views. Since the last a‘tack occurred from the air. it was considered likely that the government would expedite its decision to order naval aid units, which recently were withdrawn from the Mediterranean, to rejoin the 40 British warships now . patrolling the area and about to | be reinforced. I >t was noted that a statement from official quarters referred to j ’textenston” of the Nyon patrol, whereas earlier official declarations | spoke merely on “strengtiiening” I it. Eden will make a full statement in the house of commons on Mon(day. The British plan, in addition to I the “sink at sight” policy, envisages a revival of the war-time convoy system, under which British vessels proceed in groups over dan- - (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) F.D.R.SIGNS HOUSING BILL President Signs Amendments To Federal Housing Act Washington. Feb. 4 — (U.R) — The White House today announced President Roosevelt has signed amendments to the federal housing act designed to spur a projected $2,000,000,000 building boom. The housing amendments, sponsored by Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D.. N. Y., were passed by the house ■ and senate during the special session of congress last fall. Due to | differences between the house and senate measures, the bill was sent to conference and only finally approved in compromise form this week. The measure affords more liberal mortgage and insurance provisions than present FHA requirements. As finally approved a provision that wages prevailing in communities where work was done under the bill should be paid on FHA projects was removed after bitter senate debate. The provision was sponsored by Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, R., Mass., and supported by the American federation of labor. The measure provides for FHAinsured mortgages up to 90 per cent of the cost of homes costing $6,000 or less. On homes costing more than that FHA will insure 90 per cent of the first $6,000 and 80 per cent of the remainder. The present rule is a maximum of 80 per cent whatever the cost of the home. Amortization over a 20-year period is provided except for homes costing less than $6,000 and started before July 1, 1939, which may be amortized over 25 years. The mortgage insurance premium is 14 of 4 per cent on homes costing $6,000 or less and % of 1 per cent on costs above • $6,000. Interest rates are set at 5 per cent, based on the principal outstanding.