Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1938 — Page 1

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PRISON ESCAPE REPORTS GIVEN ! BY GOTTSCHALK Gottschalk Lists Recommendations To Strengthen Prison Indianapolis, Feb. 23. —<U.RX -Addtional recommendations for pre- ; venting future escapes at the Michigan City state prison were submitted to Gov. M. < lifford Townsend today by Thurman A. Gottschalk, director of state fnsti-1 . tutions. _ Gottschalk conducted an exhaustive investigation of the Feb. 10 i break of five long-term convicts, i two of whom are still at large. Enlarging upon his previous rec- 1 ommendations for the correction of i i "structural weaknesses," Gott-. schalk recommended: 1. Testing of all cell bars daily by striking them with a hammer ’ or some other metal object. 2. The purchase and installation of an automatic “metal detect-! or" device to determine if any convicts have guns, knives or other metal instruments secreted on ■ their bodies. 3. That measures be taken to 1 guarantee prevention of prisoners from getting over the outer wall once they have escaped from their cells. 4. Reduction in the hours of : duty per day of guards, establish-: ment of a school for guards and enactment of retirement and pen<CONTINUm> ON PAGE THREE) 1 COURT UPHOLDS LOCAL VERDICT State Appellate Court Upholds Jury Verdict, Judge Rulings The copy of an opinion has been received here showing that the state appellate court has by a two to one decision affirmed a 1 verdict of the jury, and rulings of Judge Huber M. DeVoss in the suit brought by the International Harvester company against John McCarthy. The case was venued here from Wells county and was tried before a jury in the Adams circuit court on October 26, 193’4. It was alleged in the complaint that the defendant had a motor truck in the value of $340 in his possession, which belonged to the I plaintiff. The defendant claimed he had purchased a comparatively newused motor truck from the International Harvester company in trade for an old truck. He said that when delivery was made he was given an older truck than he had contracted for, so he refused to pay the difference between his 1 ( old truck, valued at SIOO and the , SSO cash he had paid and the . amount agreed upon in the contract. The jury found for the defend-; ant. Ou June 8, 1935 a motion for a new trial was overruled. |C. Os C. Directors Meet Thursday Night , I Directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce will meet at the Adams County auto license bureau Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. A'l directors are urged to be pre- . sident and secretary-treasurer will! . [ be named to serve for the ensuing ! year. The annual election of directors was held last week and the ■ | nine directors will choose a presid- ■: ent to succeed Dee Fryback, and ' secretary-treasurer to succeed John ■ L. DeVoss. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 1 8:00 a m 32 2:00 p.m 33 . 10:00 a m 32 3:00 p.m 33 Noon 32 I WEATHER Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday, light snow central II and north portions tonight; I slightly colder tonight.

Wreckage of Chicago-Bound Train """ — .. -1 -■ — r . . / r * r * i A « <***" _ y a* l ’ ; 1 _ One man was killed and more than thirty persons, including Hal Kemp and his orchestra, were injured or shaken up when a truck smashed into the side of a Chicago-bound train Routh of Chicago in Worth. 111., toppling six coaches into a ditch. The wreckage is pictured. •

ROTARY SCOUT TROOP WINNER Decatur Troop Wins County First Aid Elimination Contest Rotary troop No. 61, of this city won the county first aid elimination contest for Boy Scouts held last night at the Berne auditorium. By virtue of the win. the troop ! will represent Adams county in the district contest at Fort Wayne March 12. Members of the winning team are: Robert Yost, captain; Richard 'Green, Max Heare and Rex Heare. IMek Sehnite is the alternate. Scoutj masters of the troop are Hiarry ' Groube and Harry Dailey, assistant. The two Decatur entries in the contest were trained by Doris Stalter. of this city, who holds a Red Cross certificate in the activity. Troop 61 scored 440 points, followed by Troop 67 of Berne with 430 points. Lions Troops 62, of Decatur with 413 points and Berne troop 68 with 375 points. Scoutmasters of the other troops are: 67, Dr. M. L. Habegger and iGeorge Headerhour, assistant; 68, Ralph McLain; 62. Lowell Smith and Joe Morris, assistant. Large Crowd A large crowd attended the contest, which was judged by L. R. Mote. William Boese, Hoy Dastain and Ralph Clark, all of Fort Wayne. Mr. Mote acted as chief judge. William Spurgeon of Berne was the timer, J. D. R Schwartz, registrar and Pat Donnelly. Ivan Huset, both of lEerne, recorders. Homer Smeltser. of Fort Wayne, Allen county Scout commissioner, was Ln charge of the contest. The Berne band presented a concert prior to the contest. — o —— GEN. PERSHING SERIOUSLY ILL World War Commander-In-Chief Is In Grave Condition Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 23 <U.P.) General John J. Pershing's only son flew to his father's bedside today The commander-in-chief of ' America's world war army and the fifth man in the country's history to hold the rank of “general of the armies" was so seriously ill that two physicians were in constant I attendance. • One of the physicians. Lieut. Col. I Shelly U. Marietta, chief of the I army medical service at the Fort I Sam Houston base hospital in San ' Antonio, Tex., acting on the orders of Gen. Malin Craig, army chief of staff, came here by plane. The other was Dr. Roland Davidson, a civilian. Gen. Pershing was in a cottage of the desert sanitorium. where he was removed yesterday from his hotel after he had suffered a relapse. His sister. Miss May PerI shing, and two trained nurses, ! were at his bedside constantly. The general fell ill a week ago with a cold and a slight rheumatic condition affecting his left leg. He had planned to leave his bed yesterday. But Monday night he (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Decatur. Indiana, Wednesday, February 23, 1938.

Masonic Banquet And Degree Work Friday I Arrangements have been completed for the Masonic banquet and degree work, which will be held at the Maeonic home Friday. The degree work will start at 1:30 o’clock , and a chicken dinner will be served promptly at 6 o'clock. Rev. Frank Rupnow, .prominent I Fort Wayne pastor, will be the prinj cipal speaker at the banquet. The Scottish Rite choir from Fort 1 i Wayne will also be present for the | < day. All members are urged to se- 1 cure tickets at once. These may be ( obtained by calling the Masonic < hall or from any member of the committee. o : t BAYSTALKSAT BANQUET HERE' t Public Service Com mis- ’ sioner Speaks At Wash- i ington Dinner The record of achievements of ’ the Democratic party in the last two administrations in Indiana, was praised by Fred Bays, a mem- 1 ber of the state public service < commission, in an address at the annual Washington Day dinner.: 1 sponsored by the Democratic Wo- ‘ men's Club of Adams county. More than 100 persons attended 1 the banquet, held in the Masonic. '• hall Tuesday night, including hits- 1 bands and friends of members of the club. The meal was served by f the Eastern Star. : Mrs Faye Smith-Knapp, presi- i dent of the organization and secre- t tary and director of the Adams county welfare board, opened the i meeting and conducted the bust- i ness session. The minutes were i read by Anna Nesswald. the secretary. After they were approved, the meeting was turned over to Mrs. John W. Tyndall, program chairman. Mrs. Tyndall, in her introductory remarks, explained the purpose of i the meeting, saying that Washington had two women who greatly influenced his life, his mother and i ' his wife. Today, she said, the women stand side-by-side with their husbands in fighting for the preservation of democracy in these troubled times. Mrs. Dan Tyndall, accompanied by her daughter. Mary Kathryn: ' | Tyndall, sang two numbers appro-| ’ priate to the occasion: “Father of , ' the Land We Love" and “Our |' Great Land.” Mrs. Johh W. Tyndall then intro- . duced Dick Heller, former Decatur newspaperman who is now executive secretary to Governor M. Clifford Townsend. Mr. Heller expressed his appreciation of the invitation to meet with the club and then introduced Mr. Bays. Traces Party Founding In his talk. Mr. Bays traced the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o —- Courthouse Clock Is Running Again After several days inactivity, caused by a coating of ice that impeded its movements, the courthouse clock resumed operations last evening. Business men and shoppers downtown were somewhat at a loss during the time that the clock was stopped, as many have been dependent on the timepiece.

HOLTHOUSE IS OUT FOR MAYOR Arthur R. Holthouse To Seek Re-Nomination As Mayor Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse announced today he would be a candidate for the Democratic mayorality nomination, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary. Tuesday, May 3. Mayor Holthouse is serving his first term, being elected in 1934 and taking office, January 1. 1935. Making a campaign four years ago on a ‘louild Decatur” platform, he was nominated in the primary and then elected in November. In announcing his candidacy for renomination. Mayor Holthouee was quoted as saying, “I still stand on that platform. After three years' experience, I view the mayor's office as a place to serve my home town and an opportunity to render (public service. It has been a pleasure to work with the people in making Decatur a better place in which to live and if elected. I should be most happy to welcome a further opportunity to continue with the program.” Although no official announcement of candidacy of the rresent councilmen has been made, it is believed several of the members will be candidates for renonunation and election to .the councilmanic body. Two candidates have announced for the clerk-treasurer’s office. They are, Mrs. Ada Martin, candidate for re-nomination and Mrs. Alice Christen, a former city clerk. Ed Berling. local insurance agent, announced his candidacy for the mayorality nomination .last week, invoking two candidates in the race. — r o ONE KILLED IN CBOSSING CRASH Thirty Others Injured As Train And Truck Collide Worth, 111., Feb. 23.—<U.R>—An icy pavement was blamed by police today for a grade crossing crash of a paper company truck and a fast St. Louis-Chicago passenger train of the Wabash railroad in which one man was killed and 30 persons Injured. All of the cars making up the train —three Pullmans, a coach, diner and baggage car—were hurled from the tracks, tore up 200 feet of roadbed and toppled over at an angle of 45 degrees before they came to a halt. Approximately 100 passengers on the train were shaken up by the impact. Frank Gregson, 40, Chicago, driver of the truck, was killed. The injured included seven members of Hal Kemp's orchestra, enroute from an engagement at St. Louis University to resume work at a Chicago hotel. Maxine Gray, 23, Shreveport, La., vocalist, who suffered head and back injuries, and Bruce Milligan, 26, Boston, Mass., trombonist, with internal Injuries, were removed to a Chicago hospital. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Heuer Funeral Rites Held Tuesday Afternoon Among the Decatur ipeopie and I relatives and friends from a dlsl tance who attended the funeral serI vices for John Heuer held Tuesday I at St. Peter’s Lutheran church were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence K’e’nhenz, | (Henry Schulte, Arthur Kleinhentz, I Decatur, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred ! Bleeke of Milwaukee, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bleeke and daughter Ruth of Indianapolis, Rev. C. M. Prugh, Fred Fruchte. Herman Krueokeberg of Decatur, Henry Franz and daughters Mildred and Martha of Fort Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Franz, also of Fort i Wayne. DEATH CLAIMS FRED STAUFFER Veteran G. E. Employe Dies Tuesday Night; Funeral Friday Fred E. Stauffer, 40, well known Decatur resident, and veteran employe of the .local General Electric plant, died last night at 10:35 o'clock at the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne. Death was attributed i to Hodgkins disease and compliestions. The deceased was born in Monroe ' October 28, 1897, the eon of Fred and Rebecca Stauffer. He had spent nearly his entire life in this city, with the exception of a short time in Fort Wayne. He had been employed at the local plant as an electrician until illness forced him I to give up his work severa' months j ago. He was admitted to the hospital eight days ago. He was a member of the Firs’. Evangelical church. Fraternally he was a member of the Moose lodge. The deceased was also prominent ,in band affairs, playing in local bands for a number of years. He was married to Reva Hammond August 25, 1928. Surviving, ■besides the widow and the parents, are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Tony Myer, Decatur; Mrs. Merlin Ross, Decatur; Gottlieb, Henry, Mrs. Harold Van Camp, Mrs. Bryce DeArmand, Mrs. Clarence DeArmand, and James Stauffer all of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Kenneth Hawkins of Ko.komo; Noah . Stauffer of Chestnut, Illinois; John and Amos of Monroe. Funeral services will be held Fri- | . day afternoon at 1:30 o'cloca at the : home of the widow's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hammond, one and j one-half miles east of the city, and J at 2 o’clock at the First F.vangeli'CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — 0 I . Special Services At M. E. Church Friday 1 A change in time of the program ! ito be held at the Decatur M. E. | church Friday night was announc- ' ed today by the pastor, '.lie Rev. ' Ralph Waldo Graham. The service ' will bkegin promptly at 7 o'clock. The Rev. John C. Wengatz D. D. ' a missionary to Africa for a num- :; ber of yeare, will speak at the service. lHe worked under the author- ' ity of the board of foreign missions 1 of the M. E. church. ‘ \ This is part of a series of missionary education programs being ‘ conducted by the Fort Wayne M. E. district. Residents of Adams county have been invited to attend. j

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STATE HEALTH BOARD ADOPTS NEW PROGRAM State-Wide Restaurant Inspection Program Adopted By State Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 23—(UP) —Adoption of a new state-wide restaurant Inspection program, including examination of all restaurant employes for disease and affecting ■ each of the state’s 2,700 eating places, was announced today by the state board of health. The new program will go into efj feet on April 1 and was drawn with the collaboration and approval o. I the Indiana restaurant association. The system simply involves inspecting. grading and placarding each restaurant according to the extent with which it complies with the program. The principal penalty provisions lie in the placarding, announcing to all prospective patrons what type of restaurant they are [patronizing according to health and sanitation But in any cases of non-compliance, the fine and imprisonment provisions of the state pure food and drug drug law may be applied by the state board. The program applies to every place in the state which sells food, including cafeterias, taverns, sand- ' wlch stands, soda fountains and | short order cases. Specific standards are fixed regarding washrooms, dining rooms, kitchens and pantries, milk supplies water supply, sewage, surroundings and the hea'th of the employes. Dr. I Verne K. Harvey, head of the state health board, said that employes of eating houses would be examined for all types of disease, including venereal disease. Grade A restaurants will be those which have compiled with all the inspection program provisions. Grade B. will be those that have applied part of it, and Grade C. will ' be those which have complied with few or none of the provisions. Direction and enforcement of the program wi.’l lie with H. V. Darnell, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Miss Edna Sauer Dies At Dayton Mr. and Mrs. Phil Sauer of this city received word of the death of their niece. Miss Edna Sauer, 24, daughter of Mr. Sauer’s brother, Lehnord, who died this morning at her home in Dayton. Death tesulted from complications after a long illness. Surviving besides the father, are two brothers and a sister. The deceased was a former resident of near Chattanooga. Ohio. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o clock in Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Sauer will leave tomorrow’ morning to attend the funeral. PREPARE 1938 TAX RECEIPTS Receipts For Spring Payment Ready Shortly After March 1 Receipts for the spring payment of the 1938 taxes will be ready soon after March 1, Jeff Liechty, county treasurer, announced to- ■ day. Meeting of the county commis- : sioners, and other usual first of the month proceedings are expectled to delay the work somewhat, Mr. Liechty stated. An extra employe has been hir- ■ ed in the office in addition to the I clerk and his deputy. The force now consists of Mr. Liechty, Miss Alice Lenhart, deputy and Mrs. Lou Miller, the new employe. The office force is engaged in preparing the receipts for taxpayers in the city of Decatur. There are more than 2,500 of these receipts alone, in addition to those in the county. Announcement will be made of the fact as soon as the receipts are ready, Mr. Liechty stated. Taxpayers are asked to cooperate by not calling for their receipts until i the announcement is made.

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Chancellor Schuschnigg To Address Austrian Parliament Thursday; Chamberlain Backed. VOTE CONFIDENCE London, Feb. 23. —>U.R' — British Isbor united today and threw the full force of its most powerful bodies behind a demand for an immediate genera! election on the issue of British collaboration with Italy and Germany. By Louis F. Keemle (United Press Cable Editor) The smoke of Hitler’s Austrian explosion having settled a little. Europe waited eagerly today to learn whether the extent of his threatened domination of Austria may have been exaggerated in the first shock at his surprise move. The answer may come tomorrow, when Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg gives his side of the story to the Austrian parliament and nation —• in fact, to the whole world. Hitler having had his say and Neville Chamberlain his, Schuschnigg now is expected to reveal to what extent he has yielded to Hitler and how far he will go in resisting Nazi penetration in Austria. The French viewpoint will be presented to parliament Friday and Saturday, and Mussolini's presumably made known after th?" pending negotiations with Great Britain have started. Schuschnigg's speech is regarded ' as so important that it will be ali most compulsory for Austrians to i listen to the broadcast of it. ! Theaters, cases and public halls will broadcast the speech. In addition. it will be broadcast in Germany. Italy, Hungary and probably other European countries. The National Broadcasting company I will carry an English version to the United States, probably about 7 p. m. CST. As events have been shaping up in Austria, nearly all elements of the population, with the exception of the Nazis, have been rallying to the support of Schuschnigg. About 1,000,000 working people already have pledged him their supp< to ence. Even the banned socialists (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o EXCAVATION TO STARTTHURSDAY Excavating For New School Building To Start Tomorrow With the arrival of a new threequarter yard drag-line crane today, work on the excavation of basement space of the new junior-senior high school is expected to be started Thursdy, it was stated today. Yost Bros., who were awarded the contract for razing the old Central building and clearing away the debris purchased the new crane which arrived today. The new crane will handle one-quarter yard more per load than the former crane. Cal Yost, of Yost Bros., stated today that both cranes would pro- | bably be used for several days to 11 speed along the wonk. After that the new crane is expected to handle the work alone efficiently. ■ Unloading and moving of the crane from the railroad station to the work site created considerable attraction for a number of passersby, w’ho stopped to w’atch the 'big ■ machine at work. ' From eight to 10 days are esti- ■ mated to be required in the excava- • tion work. Laying of the foundation will follow. o i,. p Motion To Strike Out Remonstrance Upheld Judge Huber M. De Voss today s sustained a motion to strike out a > remonstrance filed against the city 3 school board by P. B. Thomas, in • the proposed vacation of par 1 of the alley back of the Central school 1 building lot, which is to be the site ■ of the new Decatur school house. 3 It was stated in the remonstrance - that the vacation would limit the 3 room available for driving into the garages of those in the southern f half of the block. Xhe grounds for 3 seeking the striking out of the re- • monstrance were that it was filed r one day after the final date for fil--1 ing remonstrances as set out in the notice.