Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1938 — Page 1

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Republicans Voting Democratic Ballots Workers attest to the fact that many Reputbllcans called for Democratic ballots, and pledged to tup I fort two-thirds of the party candiI dates in i lie |-,iii election, m order i to vote for their favorites In the ■ city races. tine ardent politician offered to [bet that more than 2.2(C) votes would be cast in the Democratic ' city primary. This is nearly 2uo i votes more than were cast in the! primary four years ago. II Tile rush hours at the polls were said to be from 6 until It o'clock this morning and especially during the i noontime. f * FOUR CONVICTS IN ESCAPE AT STATE PRISON Four Long-Term Convicts Escape From Michigan City Prison Pontiac, 111., May 3.—IU.Ri — Four desperate escaped convicts from the Indiana state prison at Michigan City changed cars today at Rantoul, 111., and were believed racing along country roads while state police slowly tightened their blockade lines. Michigan City, Ind . May 3—(U.R) - —State police extended a blockade! from northern Indiana across central Illinois today in their hunt for , i four long term convicts who escap- , jed last night from the Indiana ! state penitentiary The felons rode out of the prison in a railroad box ear loaded witli ; empty drums from the prison soap factory. Outside the walls they stopped Melvin Breitling. 23-year- ' old motorist, and sped away witli I him in his automobile. He was re- - leased at midnight west of Kankakee. 11l , after he had been driven about for seeral hours. The missing prisoners were Ernest Grigsby, 38, serving a five to > 21 year robbery term from Vigo 1 'county; Frank Mears, 34, serving; i a ten to 25 year term for robbery I i in Randolph county; Ernest Pow-1 ell. 35. serving a ten year robbery j term from Marion county, and il--1 bur Dawson. 38, serving a ten year ! robbery sentence from Grant conn- ■ ty. Prison authorities discovered the ■ escape during a routine roll-call. ! They said the convicts had bored ' holes in the bottom of the boxcar until they nearly had cut away a : section large enough to crawl | through. In loading the drums the I workers left a space directly over the holes. After the car had been inspected the convicts crawled , underneath, pounded out the bored I section and climbed inside The escape was the second at the prison in three months. Five con-, i victs sawed their way to freedom Feb. 10. All were recaptured. In 1933 desperado John Dillinger 1 engineered the escape of ten members of his gang. Search for the fugitives was centered south of Kankakee in an area bounded on the soutli by. Hoopeston, Paxton and Blooming ' ton. State police at the Pontiac. 11l . barracks announced that an auto mobile found near Roberts, 111. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) AMATEUR SHOW IS PRESENTED Second Performance Os “Circus Days" Here This Evening The second performance of “Cir|cus Days" will be presented at the Decatur Catholic high school audiI torlum tonight at S o’clock by the ( members of the Decatur fire department. The first show was given last night before a nice sized and appre- : dative crowd. ( The cast in the play is composed I of entirely local talent and directed by Miss Anne Daly of the Boston theater guild, j Amusing situations that arise from a humorous attempt at managing a circus and raising a large sum of money on short notice from the plot of the play. Tickets for the affair are selling for 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. They may be secured from, members of the local fire department or at the door tonight. Those in charge of the performance are planning to announce election returns from the stage tonight.

HITLER SEEKS FIRM ALLIANCE OF MUSSOLINI Italian Dictator Spending Millions To Greet Nazi Leader By Joe Alex Morris (United Press Staff Correspondent) Premier Benito Mussolini today I prepared to give Fuehrer Adolf j Hitler a $20,000,000 welcome and. ; if necessary, a rebuff. The rebuff, according to high fascist sources may be expected in event of any suggestions by the nazi leader -speeding across Italy toward Rome —that the Italo-Ger-nian axis be transformed into a tight military alliance opposing the - united front of Great Britain and . France. Hitler is known to desire such an alliance, although it was doubtful that he would broach the sub- . ject w ithout having assured himself ,of success in advance. Italy greeted her dictatorial I neighbor paradoxically. In Rome and other cities millions of dollars were expended for welcoming spectacles that dimmed the historic | celebrations of the Caesars. But j as Hitler rode through the Brenner pass. Italians labored almost within , sight of the railroad to fortify itnpregnably that frontier gateway against the nazi soldiers across the border. Thus Mussolini welcomed his [ partner from the other end of the Rome-Berlin axis with outstretched , hand, but without dropping his guard. It was understood that —j despite official announcements that there would be no business during this week's visit—the fascist leader would have some polite but firm questions to ask Hitler He would ' like to discuss the surprise nazi 1 seizure of Austria, the interest of the nazis in the Italian port of Trieste and the plans of Germany in regard to Czechoslovakia. From the Other side. Hitler wants I to know primarily about Italy's new treaty witli Britain and negotiations for a pact with France He , wants, too. to cement the Rome(CON FINItED I'N PAGE SIX) ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS CAST Total Os 91 Persons Vote In County By Absent Voter’s Ballots A total of 91 persons in Adatns county who were unable to be present on election day, voted today through the absent voters' ballot method. The ballots were distributed to the various precincts l>y Sheriff Dallas Brown and Deputy Leo ligAccording to law, a voter is entitled to vote in his own precinct if he is out of the precinct on that day for a business reason. Illness is not eccepted as a reason. The largest number of the absent voters' ballots were taken to Decatur 2A precinct. Fourteen voted there by the method Next in line was French township with 10. Following are the number of I ballots and the precincts in which they were voted: East Union, one; West Union, two; West Root, one; South Preble, one; North Kirkland, five; North Washington, three; South Washington, two; South St. Mary's, four; North Blue Creek, | two; South Blue Creek, four; North Monroe, one; Berne B, one: Berne C. six; French. 10. North Hartford, seven; South; Hartford, two; North Wabash,! two; Geneva B, two; Decatur lA, i three; Decatur 2A. 14; Decatur 28, three; Decatur 3A, eight and Decatur 38, four. o City Council Will Meet This Evening A short session of the city council will be held this evening at the city hall. The meeting will convene at 7 o’clock. TEMPERATURE readings DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.tn 72 2:00 p.m 88 10:00a.m 76 3:00 p.m 90 Noon 82 WEATHER Generally fair tonight followed by local showers or thunderstorms Wednesday; cooler Wednesday in north and west central portions. I

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 3, 1938.

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CHANGES MADE IN PASTORATES Two Changes Are Made In M. E. Pastorates In County Only two changes were made in pastorates of M. K. churched in Adams county, in pastoral assignments announced late Monday after- ■ noon at the conclusion of the an- ' nual conference gathering at Richmond. Rev. Robert J. Yonkers was named pastor of the Decatur circuit, succeeding Rev. J. W. Reynolds, who went to Elkin circuit in the Kokomo district; 'ln the other 1 change. Rev. A. R. Noland, fortner- ' ly of Bourbon, becomes pastor of the Geneva circuit, succeeding Rev. R. N. Bender, who goes to Chester. Rev. Ralph Waldo Graham was returned for his second year as pastor of the Decatur M. E. church. Other pastors of the county who were returned to their present charges are: Rev. L. N. Hile. HoagI land and Poe; Rev. C. M. Fawns, Geneva; Rev. E. S. Morford. Monhoe; Rev. Lloyd Bower. Mt. Tabor; Rev. Alva Barr. Pleasant Mills. Dr. Fremont E. Frlbley. who was reaippointed superintendent of the Fort Wayne district for the fifth year, has called a meeting of all I pastors and district stewards of the I district at 10 o’clock Tuesday morn-' j ing, May 10, at Hamilton. Plans for the summer and fall activities of the district will be discussed at this : meeting. | 0 BULLETIN Lima, O„ May 3,-t'U.R— Three nervous young bandits today robbed the Citizens and Farmers Bank at Spencerville, 12 miles southwest of here, of approximately SSOO. The bandits made their escape in a black sedan and headed north toward Delphos. The automobile bore Ohio license plates CA 422. State highway patrolmen reported the plates had been stolen from an automobile at Columbus.

— ALL DECATUR AND ADAMS COUNTY IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO J 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. —— ■■■l ■ I I —

Award Construction Bids Thursday Night The Root township advisory board and trustee, Ralph W. Rice, will meet again Thursday night to make the final awards on the construction of the new addition to the Monmouth high school, it was announced today. The bids were opened yesterday, but details of tabulation prevented the board from reaching a decision, which will be announced Thursday night. o_____ 0 _____ W. 0. T. U. TO MEET FRIDAY State Welfare Leader To Speak At Meeting Here Friday Night The Adams county W. C. T U. will meet at the First Evangelical church Friday evening at 7 o’clock, with the public cordially invited to attend. A mother's day and child welfare program will be presented, with Mrs. Martha Huffman, of the state welfare department, as the principal speaker. Mrs. Huffman will also give the consecration service for white ribbon recruits. The theme tor the meeting will be “The Responsibility of the [ Homes.” The complete program follows: Hymn -—“How Firm a Foundation.” Scripture—Mrs. R. W. Graham. Invocation—Neva Sharrow. Reading—" Bored,” Marcella Williams. Talk—“ls the child in a good home affected by alcoholic beverage,” Mrs. Delton Passwater. Duet — “Mother Knows,” Mrs. ■ James Weber, Eldora Baker. Address and consecration ser-' vice for white ribbon recruits— | Mrs. Martha Huffman. Solo — “O Mother Mine," Mrs. ' Ben Schroyer. Offering and prayer—Rev. George ' S. Lozier. Hymn—"My Faith Looks up to Thee.” Benediction—Rev. James W’eber. <

Voters Flock To Polls Today As Interesting Races Climax Several Months Os Campaign

Estimated Million And Half Voters Expected To Go To Polls Over State Today. SEE HEAVY VOTE Indianapolis, May 3. — |(U.R> —An estimated 1,500,000 Indiana voters went to the polls today to select Democratic and Republican nominees for local and district offices. Literally thousands of candidates are presenting themselves to the electorate today. At stake are nominations to all city, township and county o ces. 25 state senate seats, 100 seats in the house of the state legislature and to congress. Nominations for the United States senate, for major state offices. appellate and supreme court judgeships will be chosen in state conventions, Hates for which were selected by the Democratic and Republican state committees here yesterday. Delegats to the state conventions of both parties also will be selected. Showers were predicted over most of the state. A very heavy vote was expected despite the fact that this is not a presidential year. Heated local contests in many sections of the state in addition to the desire of the electorate to express itself on national issues through the selec-, tion of congressional nominees will account for the turnout. This already has been recognized in the heavy registration which occurred last month all over the state. In the 1936 general election, approximately 1,614,000 votes were i cast in the contests for congressmen of which the Democrats received 908.851 and the Republicans 706,986. Democratic candidates i carried 66 counties compared to , 26 for Republicans. Both parties were watching the ! vote intently today to ascertain ' from the totals polled by each l party whether Indiana is swinging away from its Democratic leadership and toward the Republicans. I Leaders of both parties, however, [ were confident —the Democrats of f I maintaining their superiority and I the Republicans of making inroads | into it. The statehouse organzation di- ■ rected by Gov. M. Clifford Town- ; send and his political advisors ’ sent all the state employes to their i home counties last weekend to work for the nomination of candidates approved by the regular or-1 ganizations. Republicans claimed a resurgence toward the G. O. P. is amply i evident, fostered particularly by the policies of the national administrtion which Townsend repeated- j Ily has endoresd. Republican lead- [ ers were hopeful of mustering strength enough in the primary to- ; day to gain several seats in con- [ gress and in the state legislature in the fall election and also to upset Democratic organization candidates in several large cities where (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 INFANT DIES FROM POISON Jefferson Township Lad Dies After Eating Strvchnine I Funeral services will 'be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock for Jackie Lee Brewster, ' year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie ■ R. Brewster, of Jefferson township, ■ who died Monday at 12:30 o’clock from eating strychnine tablets. It is believed that the child ate about 30 of the tablets from a box, which he had secured from a shelf, before the parents noticed him. He became violently ill and ; died three hours later. A physician was summoned but medical aid was unable to eave his life. The child was born March 5, 1937 a son of Jesse R. and Dorothy Parr Brewster, The parents, a sister, Eileen and three brothers Burt Gerald i and Gary all survive. t The services will be held Wed- ; nesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at i the home and at 2 o'clock at the t Bethel Brethren church with the Rev. Frank Johnson officiating, i Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope : I cemetery. | (

NAVY MEASURE IS APPROVED BY SENATORS Senate Today Approves Huge Naval Expansion Program Washington. May 3—(U.R) —The senate today approved President Roosevelt's $1,156,000,000 naval expansion program designed to give the United States the largest navy in history. The vote was announced as 56 to 28. The bill authorizes the construction of battleships with a total tonnage of 135,000—sufficient for three dreadnaughts of 45.000 tons each. U. S. battleships would be limited to 35,000 tons, however, unless President Roosevelt determines officially that another nation plans ships in excess of that limitation. Foes of the expansion program obtained the lihitatlon on size of the battleship in an effort to preclude United States leadership in a world armament race. The bill must be returned to the house for concurrence or conference on senate changes. The $1,156,000,000 program merely author! es the construction of the battleships and 43 other com (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Charles Miller In Critical Condition Charles Miller, well known former Decatur baker, is reported to be critically ill at his home on Fourth street in this city. Mr. Miller has been ailing for some time. PIONEER DAY ON SATURDAY Pioneer Parade film'd ay Afternoon To Mark Youth Week Close Saturday, the final day of Decatur's observance of National Boys' and Girls’ week, has been designated as Pioneer day. Pioneer day will be featured by a parade at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Boys and girls will be dressed to represent different pioneer characters. Covered wagons, floats, and other descriptive objects will be used to depict the movement of the pioneers. Decatur probably will see Laniel Boone, Roger Williams, Sitting Bull, Captain John Smith. Pocahontas. Hiawatha and many others The line of march, under the direction of Dee Fryback. Ed Jaberg, Harry Dailey and Lowell Smith, will form in front of the Catholic school building. The Decatur band will lead the parade, and the pioneers will follow from Fourth street to Adams, from Adams to Second, and Second to Jackson. The judges stand will be in front of the court house. Judges are French Quinn. Mrs. J. S. Peterson and F. V. Mills. Fifteen dollars in prizes will be given to the different contestants. Five dollars will go to the best conveyance depicting the pioneers on the march, $3 for the best group of pioneers. $2 sot the best pioneer couple, and five $1 prizes for the best individual pioneers. The committee in charge of pioneer day is composed of Avon Burk, Mrs. Harold Zwick, Miss Mildred Worthman and Ed Jaberg. Program Is Held Entertainment and athletics day was held Monday, with a special program at the Catholic school auditorium in the afternoon. Pu(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Church Planning To Mark Mother’s Day Mother's day will be observed next Sunday In St. Mary’s Catholic church. The mothers and their daughters will attend the 7 o’clock mass in a ibody and receive Holy Communion during the service. Rev. Father Joseph Selmetz will deliver the sermon. The mothers and daughters will inarch from the school to the church.

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Record • Breaking Vote May Be Cast in Decatur As Result Os Interesting Race For Mayor. i CLOSE AT 6 More than halt of the total city ' vote had been cast shortly after 11 o’clock this afternoon, a survey of the voting places definitely repealed. The vote at that time totall- ; ed. 1,309 in the six city precincts. Four years ago in the primary, residents of the city cast a total of 2.281 votes. Poll workers predio ed that the vote in Decatur might reach 2,200 this primary. Berne Normal A total of 641 votes had been cast in the three Berne precincte at 2 o’clock. This is slightly less Gran half of the total vote expected, but is considered a normal count for i that hour. Unofficial reports from various :' precincts in the county have led in1' tereeted persons to believe that the 1 1 vote will run heavy, and that about half of the total had been cast by early afternoon. Early morning and noon hour rushes have been reported at almost all precinct polls. I Possibilities of a record-breaking vote for recent primaries were seen this morning in Decatur as voters flocked to the polls. The added interest in the mayoralty race, coupled with several heated county contests and the trustee race in Washington township were bringing out an unexpected number of votes, it was reported 1 The rural and other county preI cincts were expected to keep pace i with former primaries, as voters 1 there made their way to the polls. 1 In Decatur an estimated 700 ■ i votes were cast in the first three ■ hours the polls w»re open. By 9 o’clock 135 votes had been cast in lA. 125 in 3A. 115 in 38, 95 in 28, 100 in 2A and 80 in 18. The voting places were busy i scenes, with the workers, candidates, card passers and sympathizers of respective candidates forming a veritable gauntlet at the entrance to each place. Workers and candidates formed a continual stream of traffic as they brought voters to the polls in an attempt to swell their vote. Brilliant shades of women's spring dresses furnished an added color to the voting scene, as the ladies of the county assumed the role of poll workers in an attempt to nominate their favorite candidates. It seemed to be the geenral conj census of opinion throughout the : Decatur precincts that an unusually large vote would be cast Workers evidently secured an added thrill in boasting that their precinct was leading in the total votes cast at various hours. Through it all a friendly spirit seemingly prevailed despite the numerous “hot” contests mat had preceded the election. Workers expressed the opinion that the Democratic votes would ' again far overshadow the Repubi lican total ballots, partly because the Democrat sympathizers greatly outnumber their opponents and partly because of the number of ' I interesting races on the Demo(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BOTTLING WORKS IS DISCONTINUED I ' J. & L. Bottling Works Discontinues Business Today The J. & L. bottling works, located on First street, has discontinued , business, it was officlallliy announcI ed today. * $ The bottling works, which bottled pops and special soft drinks has been in operation here for the past six years. John Joseph, local confectionery man and Ben Lang, both of this city ’ founded the business and have operated it since it was first orgauiz--1 ed. • Part of the equipment ie now be- - ing sold The balance of tho stock : on hand is being sold to various r retailers. As soon as the stock is completely sold out the doors of the I establishment will .be closed. i Neither Mr. Joseph or Mr. Lang ; has made any announcement of de- | finite plans for the future.