Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1938 — Page 1

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MOCK ELECTION WILL BE HELD Mock Election Feature Os Boys’ And Girls’ Citizenship Day A mock city election will be the feature of citizenship day WednesI day, as that day's part of Decatur's i observance of National Boys' and Girls' week Three tickets have been nominated, each with complete slates Officers to be elected are mayor, clerk-treasurer, and five council men. The candidates have been selected from both the Central and St. Joseph grade schools. The election will be held at the public library, and permission has been obtained to use the regular election equipment which will be used in Tuesday's regular primary. ; The committee in charge of the ■ election is composed of Jack Ellsworth, • Cal Peterson. Mrs. R. D. Myers and Mrs. C. J. Beavers. The list of candidates follows: Red ticket — Dick Linn, mayor: Joan Brunton, clerk-treasurer: Betty Graliker. James Leland, Bill Baker, Helen Frank and Paul Smith, councilmen White ticket — Jim Holthouse, mayor; Flora Belle Kohls, clerktreasurer; Patsy Edwards, Bob i Kuhnle. Ronald Stuckey, Bob 1 Kohne and Jim Hunter, councilmen. Blue ticket—Dave Terveer, may I or; Lois Baughman, clerk-treasur-er; Brud Holthouse, John Spahr. Marjorie Lose, Patricia Ruinschlag and, Jane Maddox, councilmen. boys' and Girls' day in entertainment and athletics was observed I today, with a program for fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils at the Catholic school auditorium at 2:30 o'clock. Achievements in the various athletic contests held during the past two weeks were recognized at this assembly. Special music was presented by | pupils of both grade schools and ! two short plays were presented by : the art department. The program ' closed with a xylophone solo by Patsy Edwards and a violin solo by Tony Faurote. The committee in charge of this afternoon's program was composed of Mayor A R. Holthouse. Misses Kathryn Kauffman and Helen Haubold. Boys' and Girls' day in industries 1 will be observed Tuesday. Eighth i grade boys and girls will visit the General Electric. Decatur Casting, i Central Sugar Co.. Central Soya I Co., Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., I and the county jail and municipal i light and power plant. The com- . I mittee in charge is composed of E. W. Lankenau. H E. Broiner, Mrs. Harold McMillen and Mrs. William Klepper. —o Fair Committees To Meet Tonight Dee Fryback, general chairman of the Decatur Free Street Fair and agriculture show, today announced a meeting of all fair committee, which will be held at the auto license bureau on Madison street, at 8 o’clodk. tonight. All committee members are urged to attend. —oJERSEY CARLE MEN MEET HERE Jersev Breeders Os District To Meet With Lions W ednesday '] The Decatur Lions club and the '! Jersey breeders of this district will i hold a joint meeting at the Knights ■! of Pythias home in this city Wednesday evening. May 4. . I James Hays, dairy extension i 1 specialist of Michigan State coli lege, East Lansing, Mich., will deliver the principal address. H. E. Dennson, Lansing, Mich., field man for the Jersey cattle club, will represent New York at the Wednesday night meeting here. Plans will be discussed at this meeting for the Jersey parish show, comprising this entire district, which will be held in Decatur in connection with 177e Decatui Free Street Fair and agricultural show, August 1 to 6, inclusive. Roy Trice, state director of the Jersey cattle club, will act as chairman of the program,

OPPONENTS OF WAGE MEASURE KEEP OP FIGHT House Bloc Determined To Prevent Revival Os Measure Washington, May 2-tU.R) -PresiI dent Roosevelt intervened and lent his personal support today to an , attempt to revive the new wage- , hour bill but he encountered an , immediate counter-attack from a house bloc determined to kill the measure for this session. Mr. Roosevelt wrote Chairman Mary Norton of the labor commiti tee which drafted the new bill, urging that it be sent to the house floor for consideration by the full membership. He suggested that the house rules committee reconsider its refusal to grant the measure a rule and,, failing that, said he would favor a petition to discharge tjie rules committee and force the bill to the | floor. Mrs. Norton expected to file a discharge petition In the house i this week. In the face of Mr. Roosevelt's' direct intervention, foes of wage hour legislation reorganized their forces and reiterated that the bill, bottled tightly in the rules committee, is dead for this session of I congress As the house convened, Rep. Michael J. Stack. D„ Pa., announced he has prepared a petition to force the old American federation j of labor wage-hour bill out of the rules committee where it has been held for months. Stack's announcement and his plea for support of the petition were received without enthusiasm by the house. The bill he seeks to force from the committee is ; distinct from the one to which Mr. Roosevelt referred in his telegram to Mrs. Norton. Rep. Eugene Cox. D., Ga., a leader of the opposition, said there was no possibility that the bill would (CONTINUED ON PACE FIVE) i o BIDS RECEIVED FOR ADDITION I Sealed Bids Are Received Today For Monmouth School ' Sealed proposals for the con- ‘ struction of the new addition to ' the Monmouth high school building were received today by the Root township trustee and advis,ory board. 1 The bids were later opened at ' 1 the office of the township attorney. ’ D. Burdette Custer, and read. It was stated that the awarding of ' construction contracts would prob1 ably be made late this afternoon. A total of 18 bids were received on the general contracting, while five separate bids were received on plumbing, heating and ventilating, and four separate bids were proposed on the electrical work. It was stated that the bids received on the general contracting ranged from $48,000 to $65,000. Some of the general contracting [ bids included the plumbing, heating or electrical work. Tabulation of the bids is expected to consutne most of the afternoon. —o Class Os 30 Receives First Holy Communion A class of 30 boys and girls rei celved their first Holy Communion at St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday morning. The mass was said at 7 o’clock, the Rev. Father Joseph i Seimetz. pastor, officiating. The altars were beautifully decorated with spring flowers and spe- ' cial music was sung by the boys' ! choir. — o Clean-Up Week Is > Opened Here Today i 1 The annual clean-up week was in- ' augurated in the city today, with city trucks starteing to haul away 1 trash and rubbish. Citizens of the ’ city are urged to participate in the ' annual event and aid in he yearly spring clean-up campaign. Hammond Man Takes Office As Erie Agent W. M. Bumgerdner, of Hammond has assumed his duties as agent of the local station of the Chicago i and Erie railroad. Mr. Bumgerdner succeeds H. N. Blair, who retired April 18. Mr. Bumgerdner’s wife and two children will move to Decatur about June 115. i

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 2, 1938.

Pastors Returned To Decatur j vHB Rev. R. W. Graham Rev Geo. S. Lozier Two Decatur ministers were re-assigned to local pastorales at the close of the annual conferences of their respective churches. Rev. R. W. Graham was returned as pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Rev. George S. Lozier as pastor of the First Evangelical and Calvary Evangelical churches.

LODGEHONORS DECEASED MEN Mayor Holthouse Speaks At Moose Memorial Services Complimenting the order on its policy of looking not only into the past but also into the future, Mayor A. R. Houthouse delivered tne address at the annual Memorial services. held at the Moose lodge home here Sunday afternoon for deceased membere of the Moose and of the Women of the Moose. Special music during the program was given by a stringed trio com- ’ posed of Rudy and Wilma Miller and Betty Smith. A vocal quartet composed of Ernest and Louis H. Worthman, John Hilgeman and William F. Kruetzman also entertained. Mayor Holthouse opened his addrees by paying tribute to the deceased members of the two orders and commenting upon the firm foundation these persons had iaid to build on for the future. Discussing the plans the lodge I holds for the improvement of future generations, he told of the foundI ing of Mooseheart, which he termed the greatest monument to the i ideal of childhood. He told of its growth in the 25 years since its founding and of the invitation of its officers to visit it during the summer as a (part of its silver an- - niversary celebration. i In proof of the success of the in- ■ stitution in the moulding of youth, (CONTINUED ON PAOE FIVE) O CENTRAL SCHOOL PLAY ON FRIDAY — ‘ Central Grade School To Present Annual Play Friday Night The Central grade school will ; present its 19th annual play at 8 o’clock Friday night at the Decatur I high school auditorium. A mystery-comedy, “Murdered Alive,” has been selected as this ' year's annual presentation. There 'are a total of 12 grade students in the play cast. Members of the cast have been rehearsing for several weeiks and the progress made so far points to a splendidly presented production. Miss Grace Coffee, who is direct--1 ing the play, stated that members j of the cast have shown surprising aptitude to their parts and eplend- ' id entertainment is forecast. The play is being given as a benefit for the band, and all proceeds will be used to aid the band. The i ticket sale opened this morning.

I ALL DECATUR AND ADAMS COUNTY IS CORBIALLY . j INVITED TO ENJOY THE DEMOCRAT’S ELECTION PARTY A REQUEST In telephoning ONE THOUSAND for information on the election, it is requested that a detailed report of precincts NOT be asked. Giving this information clogs the telephones. ; RUNNING TOTALS on all races will be gladly given over the telephone. * * The Democrat will greatly appreciate all help and ' cooperation that can be given to expedite receiving the returns. Election boards are asked to phone tabulations to the Democrat office. Telephone operators have been instructed to charge all calls from precincts ’ to the Democrat. I ■

Loyd Byerly, Daughter Hurt In Auto Accident Mary Ellen Byerly, four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs., Lloyd Byerly, of route four, received a painful head injury and Mr. Byerly received a laceration of the right hand in an auto accident on South Winchester street this afternoon about 2:30 o'clock. The accident occurred immediately within the city limits. Mr. Byerly was driving a car, pulling a trailer. In endeavoring to pass another auto, he swung to the left, striking a tree. The car was badly damaged on the right side and all glass in the front and right side was demolished Mr. Byerly and his daughter were brought to the office of a local physician by a passing motorist. Neither of the two was hurt badly, it is thought. After treatment they were returned home. Officer Fred Hancher investigated. REV. GRAHAM IS RETURNED Rev. R. W. Graham Is ReAssigned To Decatur M. E. Church The Rev. Ralph Waldo Graham, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church here, will return for another year, it was announced today. The Rev. Graham was re-assign-ed to the Decatur pastorate this morning during the annual convention of the North Indiana M. E. conference this morning. The pastor was assigned to the local charge a year ago, and his return was voted by the congregation recently and the endorsement presented to the conference. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Beery and Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Mills were representatives of the local church at the conference. A large crowd attended the conference and heard Bishop Baker of California make the principal address. Approximately 2,500 persons heard the address in the coliseum at Richmond. o Club Leaders To Meet On Thursday The 4-H Club Junior leaders of ; Adams county will have their regular meeting on Thursday evening, May 5, 7:30, in Room 304 of the Decatur High School. All 4-H Club boys and girls who are taking Junior leadership this year are asked to be present. Membership in the 4-H Clubs will be completed iby the time of the i mealing and Mrs. Mann, county club leader, will have some valuable instructions for conducting the organization meetings and assisting with the project work.

DICTATORS ON GUARD AGAINST DEATH THREATS Extraordinary Precautions Taken Against Assassination Copyright 1938 by United Press) London, May 2—(U.R)—The secret ulice of three great totalitarian atlons of Europe took extraordiny precautions today to guard gainst any attempt to assassinate iree rulers. I Germany's Gestapo and Italy's Jvra joined in efforts to avoid or io frustrate any attempt to kill Fuehrer Adolf Hitler or Premier Benito Mussolini during the visit to Rome on which Hitler starts tonight. The guard upon Josef Stalin of Russia, already the closest guarded man in the world, had been increased, it was understood, as the . result of reports that a threat had ‘ i been made by radio —a new technique in the history of terrorism — ■ to kill him. • It has been reported persistently i for several days that a secret short I wave station, purporting to be in Russia but possibly operated from an airplane, had broadcast: “Stalin has been sentenced to death and the Liberators' League will carry out the execution.” Information was that Stalin’s guards had been unusually vigilant ' because of frequent broadcasts by the mysterious “Liberators' League.” Despite attempts by the big Moscow stations to jam the broadcasts, it was said, the secret station (vas heard to announce that the league would make its existence felt soon. Besides the threat to kill Stalin, ■ ■ the mysterious station -was said ; to have praised Marshal Mikhail Tuckhachevsky. Nikolai Bukharin, Alexei Rykov and other military ! and civilian leaders executed in I the merciless purge as "enemies j of the state.” For months past, high operatives | of the German Gestapo have been in Rome, preparing for Hitler's visit. Arturo Bocchini, Italian < secret police head, and Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Gestapo, have cooperated. Himmler will be |in Hitler's entourage when he ( leaves tonight, along with the de- ! voted Sepp Dietrich, chief of HitI let's personal bodyguard staff, and ’! a corps of nazi giants pledged to . die if Hitler does. A United Press canvass of sources on the continent revealed that I 10,000 operatives of Mussolini’s i Jvra have been on special duty in ' tome, Florence and Naples, which Hitler and Mussolini are to visit i this week. They included several hundred women who lounge in bars, on trains, in the streets, with ' | eyes and ears open for suspicious '! characters. A number of these | women will be invited to all func- ' tions at which the dictators appear. When Hitler . eaches the steps of is chancellery in Berlin this afternoon to leave for Rome, tense 1 secret guards will be in the cheer- '' ing crowd around him. All across Austria, special pa- ;' stand with backs to the ' tracks as the train flashes by. and at the Italian frontier special Ital- ; ian guards will take up the task. Himmler, the Gestapo chief, sent 500 of his agents to Italy long ago. Many of them have been wearing fascist uniforms, cooperating with ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) REV. LOZIER RETURNS HERE I I Rev. George S. Lozier Returned As Evangelical Church Pastor Rev. George S. Lozier, for the ! past two years pastor of the First 1 Evangelical church, of Decatur and ;the Calvary Evangelical church, was returned to his present charge at the closing session of the 86th annual conference of the Indiana district, held at Kendallville. ! Rev. Lozier’s appointment was ' read .by Bishop George Edward Epp ID. D., of Naperville, Ml., conference .president. Rev. M. O. Herman was reappointed to the Berne charge, and Rev. George G. Holston to the church at Linn Grove. Rev. M. W. Sundermann, former I Decatur pastor, was reappointed as ' pastor of the Celina, Ohio, Evangel iical church. E. H. Baumgartner of Berne was ■ named as a quarterly conference member of the Indianapolis district, for which R. H. Mueller of Indianapolis was returned as superintendent tor the second year.

Primary Election Tuesday Holds The County

YOUTH MEETING IS HELD HERE I i More Than 300 Attend Meeting Os Fort Wayne Classis Sunday ' ' i More than 300 young (people, re- 1 presenting 22 churches, attended < the semiannual youth conference 1 ! of the Fort Wayne Classis of the < Evangelical and Reformed church, 1 > held Sunday afternoon and evening 1 I at the Zion Reformed church in this . I city. ' . The afternoon session was featur ‘ I ed by a series of group discussions, ’ ■ with Clayton Balzer of Fort Wayne, president of the conference, in i charge. A model program for a ' 1 young people's society meeting was ' conducted by the group from St. ‘ 1 John's Reformed church of Fort ' 1 ! Wayne. More than 200 persons were eerv- ' ed at the banquet held In the church ' ' basement at 5:30 Sunday evening. Special music was furnished by the ( 1 German band from the Decatui high J school. Rev. Harvey E. Harsh, Cui- ( . ver, camp project director, spoke j which will be held at Camp Mack, , on plans for the annual camp, ( Maok, Lake Wawbee, June 19 to'2s. , Rev. Matthew Worthman of Bluff- . ton was the speaker at the even- . ing session, delivering the sermon , ,' on "The Doors to Spiritual Living.” , I Special music was furnished by the I young people’s choir of the local ,; church. An invitation for the fail meeti Ing was extended by St. John's Re- . > formed church of Fort Wayne. o : i DECATUR LADIES = TO CONVENTION ~ < Decatur Council Os Catholic Women To Present Program “The Bells of St. Mary's” direct- ' ed ,by Mrs. Hugh Daniels, president i of the local society, will be presentl ed at the convention of the Fort 1 i Wayne deanery council of the na- 1 tional council of Catholic women 1 I at the St. Patrick's parish in Fort 1 1 Wayne, Tuesday, May 10. 1 Representative of approximately ' 1 7.000 women, councils of the area 1 will meet in what is expected to be ' one of the largest conventions of J ; its kind. “The Belles of St. Mary’s" will be given by local ladies, wearing ■ gowns of the past century, modeled by descendants of the original owners. Thi- part of the program was portrayed at the Decatur meeting in January and wae so well received that a repeat (performance was asked. Mrs. L. A. Holthouse of this . city will have charge of the music • for the program. , the address of welcome will be ' i given by Mrs. H. W. Davidson, - chairman of the council activities ] in St. Patrick's parish. Mrs. John H. Brooks, deanery president, will j 1 i preside. The local society is planning to i send a large delegation to the meet-1 ' ing. ’ — o Daylight Savings Time Now In Effect Decatur citizens Sunday and today had their first taste at arrang-! ing pleasure trips to Fort Wayne ■ , an hour earlier than usual. Fort Wayne, with several other towns | . in the area, moved clocks up an 1 hour Saturday at midnight in con- ’ formance with daylight savings ! schedules. ' Bus and train schedules have 1 been arranged to better conform ' with the switch of time Fort ’ Wayne, Lagrange, Wolcotville, ’ Shipshewana, Mongo, Stroh, Atl- ■ burn, Garrett, Waterloo, Angola. Kendallville!, Butler, Avilla and ■ South Whitley. 1 Time in this city is unchanged s and but little inconvenience is expected to be experienced here be- • cause of the change. ' County Board In Monthly Session ( ! The county commissioners met , this morning in regular session in • the courthouse. Bills were allowed - and other routine business was conducted.

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interest In Various Races May Bring Out Record Vote To Election Polls Tomorrow. CANDIDATES OUT Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, is primary election day. Amid a veritable barrage of candidate cards, handshaking and political advertising, nearly 300 candidates today prepared to wind up their campaigns for the parties' favoritism tomorrow. Forecasts, predictions and small betting was rife today, as supporters of various candidates declared their beliefs. Estimates as to the vote that would be brought out Tuesday varied greatly. Nearly all, however, agreed that the number of interesting contests would attract one of the largest of recent primary votes. Estimates on the expected vote ran from 7,000 to 8,000 and even higher. At 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, citizens of the county will go to the polls to exercise their right of having a voice in this Democratc form of government. Voters must call for either Democratic or Republican ballot, and may select their choices on the respective ballot they choose. There can be no splitting of tickets between Democratic and Republican ballots. Paper Offers Service The Daily Democrat, as usual, will offer service to the public in furnishing election returns. Precinct election boards have all been furnished with report blanks and as soon as the returns are compiled they will be sent to this office. A bulletin in the window and telephone service from the Democrat will in turn give the results to the general public. In Adams county the Interest, naturally, all centers on the Democratic ballot, where several “hot" races Sure instore on both city and county ballots. The Republican offices are uncontested with the single exception of a state convention deleg. te post ’n Decatur. The voting will start at 6 a. tn., tomorrow and continue until 6 p. m. According to state law, no beer or liquors will be sold until after 6 p.< m. Immediately after 6 o'clock the precinct boards will start compiling the votes and the canvassing board will meet In the circuit courtroom to tabulate the official returns as the ballots and results are brought in. Youth Escapes Serious Injury Howard Reinhart. 18, son of Adolph Reinhart, of northwest of Berne, miraculously escaped serious injury and possible death late Saturday when the tractor he was driving broke through a weakened bridge near his home. The tractor overturned and carried young Reinhart to the creek bed, pinning him underneath. Reinhart was able to wriggle from underneath the tractor. There was but little water in the creek bed. He is suffering from severe bruises, but no bones were broken. The physician, who attended the lad at his home, stated that he is recovering nicely. VOTE COUNTERS ARE APPOINTED Appointees Are Named To Compile Official Election Returns Members of the Adams county board of vote canvassers, whoe« duty will be to make the official tabulation of the votes cast in the primary Tuesday, were named today by the election board. Marcus Stahley of Geneva and Mrs. Walter J. Bockman of tnls city will be the Democratic members. Mrs. Kathryn Witte and Mro. Agnes Yager, both of Decatur, will be the Republican members. The board will meet in the courtrooms and will assume their duties after the polls close at 6 p. m. tomorrow. The board will begin work as soon as precinct reutrue start comI ing in.