Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1938 — Page 1

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WSION of ■approved ■COMMITTEE ■iiji I I 1 ■ ■ • I I ■ ■ ■r. ' |H Im M . BK |M r BB .. ■r 1 |H * E■' 1 ' K t ■ " |H 1 ' ■ k K|Hu B •"• !: ■ H - E ■ ■ITT TO BE I«ED SOON ■y Is Planned For ■rmer Indiana Chief ■ Executive Bih::..-.". M;i: „.p ■lnda:„i I ,y Bot both puiitic.il faiths, will Path V M \’i" Atn-riean ■ commis<iua>-i -j;.. PhilipBat a I’-r-ption and dance at [Sardmai. Park hotel here k 11. be seeks no public office, is tiled as a pi”. !;>■ II > ”!!!,,. r at je pntlal nomine.- in 1940. * in charge of th.- reception kaiae that it is not to be reM in any way political but *• a courtesy to a prominent >nd former governor of the ter state now in the spotlight.” •Wiety's announcement said ■■inent indianians invited in- * Humorist George Ade. F* Booth Tarkington. Roy W o! Scripps-Howard news■Kent Cooper, general man- " the Associated lb ss. Will k motion picture ( Za ,- : T heo’reiser, and film actress * Lombard. * 0— t f H ayne Doctor Quits Association ln ay t*’ Ind ” Mareh 3 - r- »e Fort Wayne medical itU° d rV a ‘ i acce P te<l the re°r Dr. Beaumont Cornell. "<bne physician who last Sue™ 1 " 10 * 1 4 “ eW trea ' me »t i t 'l] n^. r . in S his resignation, Dr. Jsad he w[gh6d ~t o iei . eve assmin/, m any possible ement in connection with my 1 eport o n the anomln treattor cancer. fid’T w egree of paucity treatment PaP( “ r (! " wllich to hr My only desir « Wess on ? ’ research before not areent'nz aSS “ re m ,hat it for XT ng Cases tor tre®tltsl Purposes “ ° nb ' t0 '' eWri ' \v f Bu ’ ,ds Home, ' lf e Tosses Him Out ’’SoJik^ 113 - ,up) - lf or divorce May had fl ' ed »h°m h 6 ch? 1 ” h ' B wiffc ‘ Stel ’ 6 th eir homl T 8 ejec,ed hlm

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i- —— " Roy Hall of Fort Wayne, presi >’ dent of the Central Sugar Company I of thia city, will lie the guest r speaker at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Decatur Rotary club this evening.

BRITISH ARMY ■ SEEKS BIGGEE 1938 BUDGET r r — ' New Defense Program 1 To Cost Nearly Two Billion Dollars 1 London. March 3— <U.R) —Army . estimates totaling £106.500.000 11532.500,0001 for the fiscal year ’ beginning April 1 were published by the government today as part ’ of a $1.716 250.000 defense program for 1938—with the peak year still to come. British government bonds declin ed on the stock exchange because t of the prospect of gigantic expertdltures whose end could not be foreseen. War loan bonds broke of 1 point to 101%. Consols . fell T » of one point to 76. The army estimates proper were for $426,785,000. an Increase of $111,185,000 over the current fiscal yegr. But to this was added an allotment from the national deIfense loan which brought the total to $532,500,000, an increase of sl2l 630,000 over the present year. Tomorrow the navy estimates are to be published, totalling F $770,150,000, it was indicated. Airforce estimates, published yesterday. totalled $513,600,000. A memorandum which accompanied today’s estimates disclosed that for the next year it is pro--1 posed to concentrate, as regards the army, on further mechaniza--1 tion. increased specialization in ’ up to the minute warfare and antiaircraft defense. 1 Twelve of 15 of the country’s crack cavalry regiments have been mechanized, it was announced, and ’ another is to be mechanized — » leaving only two regiments with ■ horses. It is planned to transfer anti--1 aii craft defense, coast defense and ■ searchlights from the royal engi t neers to the royal artillery, t The artillery itself will be split ‘ into two branches, of which one (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) GOV. TOWNSEND VISITS DECATUR ! Finds Parking Place As He Visits Community To Buy Horses Governor M. Clifford Townsend - was one of the early visitors in 1 Decatur this morning. He arrived here before nine I . o'clock and without any inconven-' ■ ience, his chauffeur was able to | find a convenient parking space on Second street and the governor : . was heard- to remark, ‘‘Well we I > like this.” They stopped in front ■ of the Daily Democrat office and - Governor Townsend came into the - newspaper office and asked to be directed to Bellmont farms, located ■ east of the city. 1 Governor Townsend and son | 1 Max, accompanied by William ; Settle, head of the Indiana Farm . bureau, came here to buy a couple , t good brpod mares for the gover- . nor’s farm in Grant county. Wil- . Ham Bell, of Bellmont farms, state I police commissioner, had a few mares spotted for the governor #nd escorted the party to several farms in this section where they looked I them over. The governor did not make known his choice of horses. • I The governor and party. C. E. I Bell and J. H. Heller, will be • 'guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bell at their 1 home at dinner this evening. They 11 will return to Indianapolis from 1 here.

FORMER GERMAN AMBASSADOR IS TRIED BY COURT Krestinsky Changes Plea ToGuilty In Dramatic Trial Scene l nlt.-d Press Staff Correspondent Moscow, March 3—<U.R) Nicholas N Krestinsky, Nor nine years soviet ambassador to Germany, threw a climactic touch of drama Into the treason trial of 21 Bolshevik leaders today by making a sweeping admission of all charges against him. The bespectacled, middle-aged defendant, who despairingly fought for his life yesterday by repudiating his confession and pleading not guilty, reversed himself today and abjectly affirmed the charges of espionage and wrecking Krestinsky upset tradition and precedent yesterday by declaring that he confessed in preliminary examination because he felt it was useless to proclaim his innocence except in open court. Today Andrew Vlshinsky, the sharp-tongued prosecutor, asked him sternly: “’Do you admit that you deceived the court when you say you withtion? What in your statement of drew from your Trotskyist posiyesterday is there but Trotskyist provocation?” Krestinsky replied in a shaking | voice: “Yesterday, under the pressure of shame and the condition of being in the dock, and also because of illness. I said that instead of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) THIEVES GET S2O IN TRICK Fogle Service Station Robbed Here For Second Time More than S2O was the loot of scheming thieves, who visited the Fogle's service station, on North Second street last night shortly before 9 o’clock. It was the second time within recent weeks that an employe of the station had been tricked by thievee, possibly the same ones. Joe Voglewede. attendant, was on duty at the station when a car drove up. While one man remained in the car, asking that the battery be checked, the other entered the station. Mr. X’og'ewede was unable to watch the man in the station while at work on the car. After the pair had gone, he entered the station and first noticed a dime lying on the floor. A hurried : check revealed that the thieves had gained over S2O out of tne cash register. .Local police were called and started a sea-ch. The fact that Mr. V r oglewede secured that license number and a fairly accurate description of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 — Haugk Funeral Rites Are Held Here Today Funeral services for Julius Haugk prominent Decatur contractor and coal-dealer, who died Monday night at his home here, were held this morning at the Zwick funeral home. The body was taiken to Marion. Ohio, for burial. The Rev. A. R. Treulzsch, pastor of the St. John's Lutheran church officiated at th2 service. Services Held Today For Still-Born Baby Funeral services for Ned Eugene ■ Uhridk, still born son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L'hrick, were held at the Zwick funeral home at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Rev. C. M. FTgh conducted the services. Burial was made in the Decatur cemetery. The infant was still-born at the Adams county memorial hospital Thursday morning at 2:30 o’clock and was the first child in the fa- ! mily. Mrs. l’hrick was formerly Miss Martha Reppert. Public Party To Be Given At Moose Home The Women of the Moose will sponsor a public party at the Moose home Saturday night at 8 o’clock. The party is sponsored by the Moosehaven committee and is ■ in charge of Mrs. William Noil, Mrs. | Sherman Koos and Mrs. W illiam Huffman. Tickets are selling for 25 cents and may be secured from members of the organization. The nubile is invited to attend.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur. Indiana, Thursday, March 3, 1938.

Home of Boy Held for Ransom

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The home in New Rochelle. N. Y , from which 12-year-old Peter Levine, son of Murray Levine. New York attorney, was kidnaped and held for $60,000 ransom, is pictured. Intermediaries sought return.

FIRST LENTEN SERVICE HELD Rev. Seimetz Preaches Sermon At St Mary's Catholic Church Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz, pastor, delivered an Instructive di3- ■ course on “Scandal”, at St. Mary's Catholic church last evening. It was the first of a series of Lenten sermons. Father Seimetz took for his ' text. "Woe be to the world for scandal", St. Mathew. Scandal is given by example, word of mouth, act or intent. Father Seimetz stated. The litany was recided by Father Alvin previous to the sermon. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and distribution of ashes followed. Beginning next week the sermons 1 , will be given on Tuesday evening. ' On Friday evening the services will I consist of the Way of the Cross and Benediction. Parsonage Os Monroe Church Is Completed » The dedication of the Monroe Friends parsonage wi'l be held In the Monroe Friends' church Sunday afternoon March 6. at two o’clock. Rev. Harry Krider of Marion will be . the speaker. Special music has be«n planned. Rev. Vernon Riley pastor, , cordially invites the public to at- . tend. Drunken Fox Swaggers In Daylight Now Corydon. Ind., March 3 —(UP) — Things have come to a pretty pass I when Harrison county farmers . don’t dare leave the house for fear of bumping into a drunken fox swaggering around in daylight and scaring the dickens out of barnyard fowl. ! lEr’er Fox once sly and fond of night, now comes out in the open and boldly hunts his prey with utter disregard of man. because he has found “courage" in the distillery stop which farmers bought to feed their hogs. Farmer Jim Muerer said he had a heck of a time trying to chase a fox out of his henhouse and almost got chased himself. He fina'ly had to club the animal to death to quiet the chickens. William Bell and Herman Schineider kil’ed one fox apiece when ; the animals squared-off for a toe-to- ; toe battle. Scores of dogs have been chased {from the kennels. Farmers say it probably won’t be long before the foxes will don pink hunting coats and shout, "Tally-Ho, the Man!"

| LENTEN MEDITATION (Rev. Chas. M. Prugh) (Zion Reformed Church) LENT—SPRINGTIME OF THE SOUL From the standpoint of its derivation, the word “Lent" refers to ; I the lengthening of the days at this time of the year. The season is . ' meant to be springtime not only in the physical sense, but in the | 1 , spiritual sense as well. Jesus chose this season of the year to begin his ministry among men. It seemed to Him the appropriate time. He would find good soil In men’s hearts in which to sow His good seed, the Word of God. House-cleanhig is one of the normal activities of Spring. It is a natural instinct, to sweep and garnish our houses and our clothes and to give them a good airing. Lent calls us to do some house-cleaning in the region of the soul. This is the meaning of repentance. A change of diet at this time of the year is beneficial to health Similarly, the health of the soul requires that we change our mental and spiritual diet as well. Lent calls us to lay aside the vain, worldly pursuits and indulgences, and to turn to Christ, to the Cross, and to the Church. Through worship, meditation and prayer the soul will , | rise to new vigor and strength. • I

I Dolph Talks “Auto License Numbers Not Dollars’’,Says Wilson Biloxi, Miss., Mareh 3 —(UP)--Player-manager Jimmy Wilson of the Phllade'phia Phillies said today that hie star first-baseman. Dolph Camilli, was tanking “Automobile .ieense numbers instead of dollars.” In his 1938 salary demands. Camilli and the club reportedly are $6,000 apart. CHIEF ROBENOLD COMPARES CITY Decatur Has Enviable Fire Record For First Two Months A report from the state department received today by Fire Chief Charles Robenold discloses that during the first two months of the year. Decatur has set an enviable record in fire prevention, iu comparison to other cities of the state. The report shows that already more than two million dollars in property damage has been suffered from fires in the state. The state last year ranked third in fire prevention among the 48 states of the union. To date, despite the increase among many other cities, Decatur lias sustained no fire loss. Chief Robeno’d in a statement today attributed the prevention to the vigilance of local residents and their efforts to clear away “fire traps" and hazardous conditions. He appealed to the citizens to continue in the work of eliminating these dangers and asked that united efforts be made in fire prevention. Caution in firing and use of electric wiring was urged by the chief, who is anxious to maintain the enviable record set for the first two months. Michigan Tightens Indiana Beer Ban Lansing. Mich., March 3—(U.R) — The state liquor control commission today tightened its rules to prevent Indiana breweries from circumventing the ban on importation of Hoosier beer. Commissioners said the restriction will apply to all beer bearing Indiana brewery labels. That rule will spoil the plans of some Indiana brewers to ship the beverage to Michigan through subsidiary companies in Illinois, they said The Michigan law requires that i breweries in this state must be ■ owned at least 75 percent by Michigan residents. Even if Indiana breweries meet the owmership re- ■ quirement, the Michigan commission has final authority to determine how and where breweries ■ may be established, commissioners , said.

JURY ACQUITS BURL HARMON; OUT FIVE HOURS Alleged Rapist Os 11-Year Old Girl Is Found Not Guilty Burl Harmon, 26-year old alleged Geneva rapist was found not guilty by an Adams circuit court jury last night five hours after the panel received the case. The jury returned the verdict last night at 9:15 o’clock, acquitting Harmon of the charge of raping the 14year old daughter of a Geneva shellshocked war vet. It was reported that on the first j ballot the jury voted eight to four for acquittal, shortly after entering the "jury room at 4:15 o’clock. Harmon, who sat unperturbed throughout the trial, was jubilant as the verdict was read by the court. His wife, aged fa‘her and twin-brother sat by his side during most of the trial, which lasted but three days. C'osing arguments werb presented by attorneys late yesterday afternoon after defense counsel pulled a surprise move and rested their case without calling a witness to the stand. A motion by defenss counsel to dismiss the charge because of lack of evidence and another asking a directed verdict for the same reason were ibotli overruled by the court. The defense rested shortly after. A large crowd was on hand in the courtroom, returning after the evening meal to await the verdict. It was the second time this year that an Adams circuit jury had found a defendant in a rape case not guilty. John Hirschy, who was acquitted of a similar charge in January, was present throughout most of th? trial. Attorneys H. R. McClenehan and A. D. Unversaw for the defense both asked for a verdict of not guilty in their c'osing arguments to the jury, contending that the state had not established a burden of the proof. In making his closing argument, Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede called upon the jury to convict the defendant, contending that the defense had been unable to build an adequate defense in answer to the charge. Home Ec. Chorus To Meet Here Monday The Adams County Home Economics Chorus will meet Monday afternoon. March 7. at 1:30 o'clock at the Moose Hall. 222 N. Second street, Decatur. This is the last meeting that new members can join the chorus; therefore all interested Home Economics ,club members are urged to attend the meeting. Rev. Sweet To Talk To C. E. Societies The Rev. George R. Sweet, field secretary of the state organization will be the speaker at the mass meeting of the Wells and Adams county C. E. societies on March 8 iat 7:30 o’clock at the Vera Vruz Evangelical and Reformed church. USED CAR WEEK WILL BE HELD Plans Completed For Local Observation Os National Movement Plans for the .part local auto dealers will play in national used car week have been completed here. Advertisements of the participating merchants appear in tonight's issue of the Democrat. The sale, which opens in cities all over the nation on Saturday, will be conducted here toy P. Kirsch and Son. P. A. Kuhn Chevrolet, A'. D. : Schmitt Motor sales and Phil L. ; Macklin and Sons. The week’s sale is part of a national movement to further used car sales and rid the highways of unde sirable autos. South Bend Boys Are Held For Questioning Lafayette, Ind., March 3—(UP) — State police today held four South J Bend youths for questioning follow- ■ Inga 75-mile an hour chase into west Lafayette on state road 43 which ended abruptly when the auto driven by the youths overturned just inside the city limits. Those held are Sylvester Medbalskl, 15; George Yates, 16; Leo ■ Schultz, 19; and Donald Jasltowiak, , 15, who escaped with minor injuries I when the car overturned.

A dams County Listed As Commercial Corn Area By Officials

Visits Decatur

__ •»' 4 ‘’ v * I i ? ■ / U . - X— 4 Governor Townsend No parking difficulties here ! Governor finds as he tours com- 1 munity looking for good horses for his Grant county. Indiana, farm. DECLARATIONS TO BETAKEN Candidates May File Declarations Friday For Nominations Tomorrow, March 4, ia the first day for office seekers to file a declaration of their candidacy. The declarations are to be filed in the offices of tha county clerk in the courthouse. At the time a candidate files his declarition, he must also file a petition. This petition must be signed by voters, representing one-half of one per cent of the votes cast by his party for the secretary of state in the last election. This means that a Democratic candidate for county office must have his petition signed by at least 29 voters from the county and a Republican 17. Candidates for city and township office must have at least 10 signers, the minimum affixed by law. Candidates for delegates to state convention are not required to file a petition. Thirty days are allotted candidates to file April 2 is the final day for filing. o Conservation Club To Meet At St. John’s The country conservation club ■ will meet Monday evening. March 7 at the St. John’s school, north | of Decatur on federal road 27, Music w’ill be furnished by a saxaphone class. o Will Brown Again Seeks State Seat Valparaiso, Ind., March 3 —(UP) —State Senator Will Brown of Hebron, representing Porter, Jasper, Newton and Pulaski counties today had announced his candidacy for tidket. Brown has served for 16 , years under seven governors a Fred Bays Speaks At Auburn Meeting Auburn, Ind., March 3 — (UP) — More than 600 Democrats met here last night to hear Fred Bays, Sullivan, member of the state public service commission, Samuel D. > Jackson, Fort Wayne, and Alex E. Gordon, Indianapolis, both candidates for the nomination to the United States Senate. Bays earmarked the coming state and nation campaign one of “truth and enlightment.” He told Democratic followers: Dick He’ler, executive secretary to Gov. M. Clifford Towmsend, and Virgil Simmons, director of the state department of public works, also attended. ’ —o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 24 2:00 p.m 32 10:00 a.m. 27 3:00 p.m 32 Noon 28 WEATHER Cloudy tonight and Friday, light snow extreme north portion tonight; colder tonight slowly rising temperature north i and central portions Friday.

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Three And Half Million Acres Alloted Today By AAA Leaders As New Farm Plan For State Begins. IS VOLUNTARY Washington, March 3 — (UP) — Corn acreage allotments totaling 4i , .491,27'9 acres for 566 counties in 12 states have been announced by the agrictultura ladjustment administration. Allotments tn epunities in the commercial corn area by states included ;i 1ndiana—3,456,213 acres for 77 counties. Washington, March 3—(Special) , The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced today that ■ Adams county, Indiana, would be I one of the 566 counties in 12 Corn ! Belt states designated as the 1938 i commercial corn-producing area. The corn acreage allotment for | the commercial area was set at 40,491,279 acres. The designation and allotment are made under the provisions of the agricultural adjustment act of 1938. The 1938 AAA farm program will provide for individual farm acreage allotments of corn within the commercial corn producing area. Cooperation in the AAA farm proI gram is voluntary. Corn producers in the commercial area who do not ■ exceed their corn acreage allotments and who fulfil other requirements for conserving soil fertility will receive AAA conservation payments. They will also b« able to obtain corn loans next fall if loans are made. All counties in lowa and Illinois are included in the commercial corn-producing area, and the rest of the counties are in the other ?ight states of the north central region and in two states outside the region. Kansas and Kentucky. Besides lowa and Illinois, the states in the north central region are: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, | South Dakota, and Missouri. AAA officials said today that announcement of the corn acreage allotment is the first step in carrying out the 1938 AAA program for corn, which aims to establish an ’ ever-normal granary to protect food supplies for consumers and provide more stable and adequate ■ incomes for farmers. On the basis I of estimated domestic consumption I and exports, the carryover of corn I next October 1 is expected to be [ approximately 350,000,000 bushels, i nearly double the average carryi over of about 180.000,000 bushels. Officials said that through the authority in the new farm act the : entire AAA farm program for corn aims eo establish an ever-normal granary of corn supplies. Through corn acreage allotments, corn loans, and marketing quotas, the ever-normal granary is expected to minimize the use of corn surpluses to ever-expand livestock production and to save them for years when ' current production is not large (CONT'NUEID ON PAGE TITI EE) NEW DRIVEWAY MAY BE BUILT Expect Action On Widening Os Hanna-Nuttman Park Driveway A. W. Grosvenor of Fort Wayne, was in Decatur Yesterday, representing the Hanna estate, relative j to giving an easement on the west end of the Hanna farm, leading to Hana-Nuttman park from Nuttman avenu.e i Mr. Grosvenor conferred with Civil works commissioner Ralph Roop, Mayor A. R. Holthonse and French Quinn, the latter having obtained the gift several years ago from Judge Oliver Hanna for the i park. The city wishes to improve the I roadway to the south side of the park from Nuttman avenue. The St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery and Lizzie Abel, property owners on the west side of the drive are willing to give an easement for right of-way to the park. The city wants to improve the driveway and agrees to fence It in consideration for the easements. Mr. Grosvenor stated he would file his proposition with the city at i the next council meeting.