Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1938 — Page 1

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Firemen’s .Amateur Show is Postponed “Circus Day,” a toniedy play, | which w«*t to huve been presented by the Decatur firemen at the Catholic high school Thursday and Friday night has been postponed until ''.May 2 and 3, the directress announced todaiy. Persons i n charge are planning to announce election returns from the I stage on election night. AUTO MAGNATES IN CONFERENCE WITH ROOSEVELT Henry And Edsel Ford Meet In Conference With President Washington. April 27 (U.R) Henry Ford came to the White , House today to discuss the nation's I economic crisis with President I Roosevelt. The billionaire motor magnate i and severe critic of the new deal ’ arrived at the White House at '12:55 p. in. He was accompanied by his son, Edsel Ford, and W. J. Cameron, official spokesman of the Ford Motor Co. Ford and his aides came to the I White House at the invitation of ■ President Roosevelt for a luncheon I discussion of economic and busi ness conditions. Chairman Marrin- . er S. Eccles of the federal reserve . board and Hall Roosevelt, brother-1 j in-law of the president who arrang • ed the meeting, completed the conference group. The historic meeting of Mr. 1 I Roosevelt and the industrialist who has been the spearhead of frequent clashes with the new deal was held in the family dining room of the White House. Earlier plans to lunch Alfresco on the White House terrace were cancelled because of a touch of chill in the spring air. Before going to the White House, the Ford party called at the navy I department for a brief visit witli assistant secretary of navy Charles Edison, whose father, the inventor. : was one of Ford's closest friends. I The White House, was astir witli' l excitement as the Ford party arriv ' ! ed. A crowd of spectators idled on i the White House grounds. It was the first time since President Roosevelt took office in 1933 that Ford had come to the White House. The tall, gaunt motor magnate; had no comment as he stalked across the front porch of the mansion. The sight seers, several hundred I , strong, applauded as Ford drew up i to the White House in a gleaming I limousine, product of his factory. Edsel Ford, hatless, emerged 1 ' first from the car. .He pushed through a throng of camera men and newspapermen, waving aside j pleas for an interview He was followed by Cameron and his father. In the spacious marble lobby of the mansion the Fords were greet- ' ed by Hall Roosevelt. o Pennsylvania Governor Fires Attorney-General Harrisburg. Pa., April 27—(UP)—I i In the midst of Pennsylvania’s hur-' ' ly-burly Democratic primary campaign Gov. George Hi Earle today . discharged the state attorney genleral. Charles Margiotti. The goverjnor appointed Dean Hubert F. Goodrich of the University of Pennsyl- { vania's law school to succeed him. Earle’s action followed Margiot•i’s refusal to make public the evii dence on which he based a charge | that administration leaders accept-1 ; ed $20,000 for passage of be°r legis- ‘ lation in 1935. ONE CHANGE IN VOTING PLACE Voting Place For Decatur 3B Precinct Is Only One Changed Os the 34 precincts in the county only one change in voting place will be in effect at the primary next Tuesdaiy, it was announced today. The change will be made in Decatur 38, where voters from that precinct formerly cast their ballots at the Stucky elevator on Monroe and Eighth streets. The empty .building, corner of sevI enth and Monroe, formerly occupied ' by the M. E. Hower grocery, will i be used as the voting place for the I precinct. The change was approved by the county commissioners upon request. No changes were made in the other 33 precincts, and citizens will < vote at the same places that were used during the last election.

NAZI DEMANDS WILL BE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION Leaders Os European Nations To Discuss Latest Crisis By Joe Alex Morris , I United Press Staff Correspondent 1 The immediate trend of Europe's latest crisis arising from Nazi demands upon Czechoslovakia may be decided within the next few days in quiet conference rooms at i London and Rome. French Prime Minister Edouard Daladier will confer with British Prime Minister Neville Chamber- ; lain, starting tomorrow, and Gerl man Chancellor Adolf Hitler will I journey next week to Rome for a state visit to Premier Benito Mussolini. The result of those conversations will influence the course of the Nazi struggle for domination of central Europe. The outcome may decide the extent to which France will back up her military alliance with the Czechs, who recently have been given slight hope of effective aid. llt may qlarify the effect of BritI ain’s new foreign policy on the Balkans, which appear likely to be I sacrificed to the Nazi orbit as the price of stabilizing European peace. It may indicate the future of the i Rome-Berlin partnership, which Britain has sought to weaken by a new friendship with Italy and by extensive rearmament. At Prague the Czech cabinet appeared to be delaying official action on the Nazi minority demands for autonomy and for close relationship with Germany until after the London conferences. Actual military action by Germany against Czechoslovakia is not generally considered likely except as a last resort. I There is little question that the I Czechs would fight and probably fight well for a time against overwhelming odds. But the means for economic strangulation are avail- ! able to Germany and presumably I CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) SONS OF LEGION FORM SQUADRON Twenty-Nine Sons Os World War Veterans Charter Members Twenty-nine youths, sons of World War veterans, in ritualistic ceremonies last night at the local Legion home, formed Squadron 43, ■ Sons of the American Legion. Captain John McConnell received the charter of the new organization from Grover Turner, fourth district J Sons of American Legion organizer. The drill team of Fort Wayne squadron 47 conducted the initiaI tory rites and gave each of the ! local officers his charge. The Fort Wayne teab was composed of Jack Dunifon, capt.; George Crickmore, adjutant; Jimmy Turner. Ist Lieut; Arden Stocker, 2nd Lieut.; Bob ’ Vervalin, sgt.-at-arms and Jim Bruggner. chaplain. Graham Speaks Among the Legion notables to attend the meeting last night and witness the ceremonies was Carl H. Graham, fourth district chairman, who addressed the local squadron members, congratulating them on the forming of the organization and outlining a plan of activities. Other speakers included W. G. Blombprg. Fort Wayne post No. 47 chairman; Mr. Turner, J. Henry Faurote, Legion Post 43 adjutant. Ollie Schnepp, Adams post member. is post chairman of the new organization. During the initiation ceremonies, the local members of the new squadron received emblems and copies of the constitution. These were presented by Mr. Turner. A visiting delegation from Bluffton Sons of the American Legion and several members of Post No. 43, American Legion witnessed the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) I New Trial Motion To Be Heard May 12 A motion for a new trial in the damage suit of Sophia Diefenbach against Garfield H. Eshelman, as Warner College of Beauty Culture. Jean Ferrell, Inc., will be heard by Judge Huber M. DeVoss in circuit court May 12. A circuit court jury recently awarded the plaintiff $5.00 for injuries allegedly sustained to her face during a beauty treatment. The defendant then filed a motion for a new trial.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 27, 1938.

Hopkins, Ickes Plan Spending I L-..- 1 5 1 HHIBBb ’ hag®' llailllWtfih. fsßi / , j ■ > t 1 J fe Hopkins and Ickes leaving White House Although they once differed on methods of relief and public works administration Harry Hopkins, left, WPA administrator, and Harold Ickes, secretary of the interior, seemed in complete accord when they left the White House after conferring with the president on the new $5.000,000.DIM) “pump priming" program.

G. 0. P. NAMES BOARD MEMBERS Precinct Election Boards For Primary Are Announced The Republican precinct election boards, which will serve at the primary. May 3. were filed late j Tuesday afternoon with the coun- I ty clerk by Ralph Yager, Repub-j lican county chairman. The list follows: Decatur 2-A Judge, Chas. I). Teeple; clerks. Inez Weber and Vivian Burke; sheriff, Noah Frye. Decatur 1-A Judge, Frank Peterson; clerks, Silvia Rohl and Elizabeth Aurand; sheriff. Cal F. Peterson. Decatur 3-B Judge, Willis Fonner; clerks, Florence Kohls and Tom Vail; sheriff, Dan Weidler. Decatur 2-B Judge, Fred Hoeneissr; clerk. Mrs. Marie Hill; sheriff, Tom Andrews. Decatur 1-B Judge, Francis Howard; clerks, Melvina Eady and Nida Deitsch; sheriff Harrison Suddith. Berne B Judge, Fred H. Kamholz; clerks. Mrs. Selma Nussbaum and Mrs. Mary M. Sprunger; sheriff. Emil Liechty. Berne A Judge, Cary Templin; clerks. Levina Allspaw and Oswin Lehman; sheriff. Frank Picket. Berne C Judge, Jeff Sprunger; clerks, Luella Hilty and Geo. Stanley Jones; sheriff, Wnt. J. Rawley. Geneva A Judge. Frank Odle; clerks, Don(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o ADD SEATS FOR CABARET DANCE Extra Seating Capacity To Be Available For Dance Friday Night Extra seating capacity will be available at the cabaret dance Friday night at the Decatur country club, it was announced today by members of the Howling Hosts, ■ high school sponsoring organization. An increased demand for seats brought about the added seating facilities, the members reported, with several extra tables being placed on the floor to accomodate the crowd anticipated for the event. While nearly all reservations have been sold, the members stated that the added capacity will tpro-j bably enable them to sell tables at the door on the night of the affair: The event is an annual dance sponsored by the organization. Gene Sheridan and his orchestra of Fort Wayne will furnish the music. Tickets are selling for 75 cents per couple and reservations may be made with members of the Howling Hosts or by calling the high school, number 725.

Forms Available At County Agent Office Homer W. Arnold, chairman ot the agricultural conservation, asso-! elation, announced today that the county office has received forms to be filled out when two or more separately awned tracts are farmed by a common operator and are to be checked as one farm under the 1938 . conservation program. It will be necessary for the owners and the j operator to sign. These forme are available at the I county office and may be signed j and left there for future reference. 4 WELFARE HEAD i GIVES ADDRESS Thurman Gottschalk Speaks At Welfare Meeting Last Night By the end of 1938, the Indiana welfare department will have 140,000, persons under its care, Thurman A. Gottschalk, state adminis- 1 trator of public welfare, former state senator from this district and resident of Berne, told approximate-; ; ly 200 persons at the welfare banquet held at the Decatur Country clui') Tuesday night. The meeting was sponsored by the Adams County Federation ofj Clubs, was assisted by the Decatur Rotary, Lions and Business and Professional Women's clubs, which attended in groups. Mre. John W. Tyndall, president' of the Adams County Federation of Clubs, presided. She explained that I the county federation of clubs is investigating ipublic welfare this j month, because of the prominence it has attained as one of the nation ) al problems. She said that the ban-1 i quet came as the conclusion of the j study. W. Guiy Brown, president of the Adams county welfare board, Intro- j duced its members present; E. W.: Baumgartner, of Berne; Mrs. Doris Richeldeffer, of Geneva; H. P. Schmitt, of Decatur, and explained that j the fifth member, Mns. Catherine Nelson, was out of the city and un- j able to attend. Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, director ; of the Adams County board was in-' I troduced as were the two assistants, j Berniece Nelson, investigator, and | 1 Mary Schultz, stenographer. Among the other guests introducj ed were Didk D. Heller, former De- j i catur newspaperman and now sec-j 1 retary to Governor M. Clifford 1 Townsend; Bert Shepherd, assist- 1 ant to Mrs. Gottschalk, and Leo ’ Ehinger, of Decatur, state parole ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) , 0 I Name Omitted From List Os Candidates The name of Dennis Striker, Dem-', ocratic candidate for county coun-cilman-at-large, was unintentionally 1 omitted from the list published in last night's issue of the Daily Democrat. Mr. Striker, Fred Braun, Dean ) Byerly, August Conrtld, and Chris Eicher are the five candidates for the three posts. I

NINE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE RACES HOLD INTEREST Only Three Os 12 Townships Have No Contests For Trustee In nine of the 12 townships of Adams county, trustees races will hold the spotlight in the May primary next Tuesday. In five of the townships there are two candidates for the office, in three townships there are three candidates, in one, four candidates and three offices are uncontested on the Democratic ticket. The only Republican contest for trustee will be in St. Mary’s township. where the incumbent, Ben McCollough, and Otis E. Shifferly are seeking the office. On the Democratic ticket, Groce Tope and Harvey J. Sells seek the nomination. In Union township Howard C. Mauller, incumbent, and Gerhard C. Reinklng are Democratic candidates. while no Republicans have entered. In Root township. Winfred Gerke is unopposed on the Democratic ticket and Ralph W. Rice, incumbent, Republican, is also without opposition. Edward Zwick, Democrat, has clear sailing in his race for renomination. with no one out on the Republican side, at Preble township. At Kirkland. Hibbard H. High, incumbent, has two candidates opposing him: Franklin H. Fruechte and Earl Martin. In Washington township. T. L. Becker, B. F. Breiner and Charles Marchand are Democratic candidates, with incumbent, John L. Doan, running on the Republican ■ side, unopposed. In Blue Creek, Ben Tickle and J. Frank Merriman are the DemoI cratic candidates and William JI. Patterson the Republican. Loren Heller and Bathold Seesenguth are the Democratic aspiri ants in French township. No ReLpublicans are out. In Hartford. Eli Dubach, John H. I Duff and Charles Kizer are the ! Democrats running, with August F. I Baker on the Republican ticket. Dubach is the present trustee. Wabash has a big Democratic | ticket for trustee, with four men: ' Sam L. Baumgartner, Walter Hoff- ! stetter, Jesse C. Mann, incumbent, i and Tld Stahley on the Democrat j ticket; Daniel C. Wagner on the I Republican. In Jefferson township, William Adang is the Democrat out and the Rev. Frank Johnson is the Reptibi lican. Edwin C. Beer, Democrat, of French township; David Habegger, I Democrat, of Blue Creek and Charles Abnet, Democrat, of Jefferson are the present trustees not out for I re-election. In Monro township Edwin H. Gilliom, incumbent; C. W. R. Schwartz, and A. Clayton Smith are the Democratic candidates and Gli’n H. Neuenschwander the Republican. Advisory Boards In two townships there will be races for advisory hoard positions. Five candidates seek the three places in Blue Creek and- Jefferson townships on the Democratic ticket. Kirkland has but one candi(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _O MOOSE INSTALL NEW OFFICERS Gerald Cole Is Installed As Dictator Os Decatur Lodge Thirteen new members were initiated and new officers installed at the regular meeting of the Moose Lodge here Tuesday night. Gerald Cole became dictator succeeding Tillman Gehrig. Other new officers are: Heber Feasel, vice-dic-tator; Earl Whitehurst, prelate; Jesse Rupert, treasurer; John Kiess trustee for three years; Tillman Gehrig, delegate to the national convention, Charles Heare alternate delegate to the national convention; Robert Andrews, sergeant-at-arms; Alvin Egley, inner guard, and Casper Dilling, outer guard. The initiatory work was given by the Fort Wayne degree team to a class of 13 members. Following the meeting, a lunch was served in the club rooms. During the meeting it was announced that members of the Decatur lodge have been invited to attend a district meeting to be held in “(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIX'S).

Business Meeting At Church Tonight The annual business meeting ot the First Baptist church will be held In the church basement this ' evening at 7:30 o'clock. All officers are requested to have their reports ! ready for submission at this meetIng. All members of the church are , urged to attend, as important business will be transacted. COMMITTEES ON FAIR ANNOUNCED Dee Fryback, Chairman, Lists Committees For Annual Fair Dee Fryback, general chairman for the annual Decatur Free Street Fair and agricultural show, today announced committees to assist in conducting the fair. The annual fair, sponsored by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, has grown rapidly into one of the best in this section of the state, attracting enormous crowds to this ' city every year. Dates for the fair this year are ’ from Monday. August 1 to Satur- ! day, August 6. inclusive. ' Various committee members are ’ as follows: Concessions and rides —Dee Fryback and John L. DeVoss. Free acts—W. L. Linn, Dr. Ben i Duke and John L. DeVoss. Music—Albert Sellemeyer, Wali ter J. Krick and William Bowers. ■ Publicity and' advertising—Pete Reynolds and Felix Maier. , ! Safety — William Bell. Dallas ■ Brown and Sephus Melchi. ■ Parades—William Bowers, Walter Gard, Wai Wemhoff and George . i Flanders. i I Livestock—H. P. Schmitt, Peter . B. Lehman and Dale Moses. Decorations — Herman Krueckei berg and Robert Zwick. Programs—E. W. Lankenau, J. Ward Calland and Pete Reynolds. ’ Lights—George Stults. Street and water — Ralph Roop and Charles Brodbeck. Conservation—Willis Fonner. Merchant exhibits —Junior Cham- ■| (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) HONOR YOUTH OF CITY SATURDAY Saturday Os Boys’ And Girls’ Week Is Recognition Day i Recognition will be paid to the ■ youth ot Decatur Saturday, which ! has been designated as Recognition ’ ‘ day during the citiy’s observance of | . National Boys’ and Girls’ week, which opens with .Scout day Friday.' The annual observance of this' week in Decatur is sponsored joint- j ly by the Rotary and Woman’s ■ •' clubs of the city. As the feature of Recognition I day. the Daily Democrat will devote a full page of Saturday’s edition of the newspaper to recognition :to achievements of the boys and ; girle of the city. Articles featuring activities in the schools, and prepared by the stud- ' j ents, will be printed on this special, page. Student editors in charge of ' collecting this material are Dorothy j ' Hammond ot the Central school and Jatricia Schmitt of the St. Joe: school. This special ipage feature was started in the Democrat three years | ago and has grown to be one of the | meet interesting activities during | i the National Boys’ and Girls’ week. 1 i Members of th© committee for; ! Recognition Day are Miss Glennys Elzey and Pete Reynolds. o Annual Evangelical Conference Is On Kendallville, Ind., April 27 —(UP) ' —The 86th annual conference of ! the Indiana Evangelical church ! continued today with more than 200 . ministers registered. Dr. S, J. Umbrelt, D. D., ot Harrisburg, Pa., former Bishop in Ger- . many, will address the session this j ( afternoon. The conclave will conI tinue through Sunday. , I o TEMPERATURE readings DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.tn 68 2:00 p.m 84 10:00"a.m 72 3:00 p.m 86 ' Noon 78 1 WEATHER Increasing cloudiness, possibly thundershowers in extreme northwest portion, late tonight; Thursday thundershowers and somewhat cooler.

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ASK EARLY AID FOR RAILROADS I FROM CONGRESS Congress Places Railroad Legislation On Emergency Calendar Washington, Apr. 27. —<U.R> —Congress placed railroad legislation on its emergency calendar today while railroad executives planned to seek a $260,000,000 annual wage ' reduction. Chairman Burton K. Wheeler, D., Mont., of the senate interstate commerce committee, and chairman Clarence F. Lea, D., Calif., of the house interstate and foreign commerce committee, began drafting “stop-gap” legislation which congressional leaders say can be enacted at this session. The Association of American Railroads called a membership . conference at Chicago Thursday and Friday at which final plans probably will be made to set in motion machinery for reducing expenses by wage cuts. The association, it was reported, may decide whether to renew its request with the Interstate commerce commission for another general freight rate increase. The legislative program, drawn up in broad terms late yesterday by chairman Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Wheeler. Lea, President J. J. Pelley of the Association of ' American Railroads, and chairman William M. Harrison of the railway labor executives committee, touched only minor trouble spots now plaguing the railroads. Jones described it as a ’’minimum’’ program. It provides for two types of loans from the RFC —one for purchase of additional equipment; the others for reemployment of furloughed workers, presumably on maintenance projects. It contemplates repeal for one year of the requirement that the ICC certify, prior to authorizing an RFC loan, that the - ad's financial condition is not sue) as to threaten bankruptcy, and government payment for new bridges when present structures interfere with water traffic. Asks Injunction Washington, Apr. 27. —(U.R) —Opponents of the new deal accused ■ President Roosevelt today of attempting to coerce favorable public opinion for his $4,512,000,000 recovery program. Touse minority leader Bertrand 11. Snell called for a congressional investigation ot the authenticity of an anonymous letter to the president which charged that protests against the program were being inspired on a chain-letter basis by “a big corporation in Detroit." 1 Rep. John Taber, R., N. Y., charged that the letter read to the house by majority leader Sam Rayburn, was a “plant.” i These developments coincided with an announcement by Sen. Carl A. Hatch, D„ N. M., that he (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Divorce Granted In Circuit Court Kathryn Lough was granted a divorce from Frank Lough in Adjams circuit court this morning. The plaintiff was granted the custody of j the children, and a former order j ot the court., requiring the defendant to pay $6 a week support money, was ordered compiled with until further order of the court. BROTHERHOOD TO MEET THURSDAY United Brethren Church Brotherhood Meeting Thursday Night A brotherhood meeting of First United Brethren church members i will be held Thursday night at the | church basement, it was announced i today 'by the church pastor, the Rev. James A. Weber. The brotherhood from the Ossian U. B. church will be guests of the local grouip at the meeting, which opens at 7:30 o’clock. A program will be presented and refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting. Reuben Wynn has also requested the presence of all members of the softball team and interested persons at the meeting. The softball team will again be organized thia year for competition in the church league. All interested persons and brotherhood members are urged toattend.