Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 28 May 1938 — Page 1

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FREE YOUTH OF MURDER CHARGE Younfc Slayer Os Sweetheart Is Acquitted As "Insane” New York, May 28.—<U.R>—Donald Carroll, 16, acquitted "by reason of insanity" of slaying his sweetheart, Charlotte Matthiesen, 18, awaited mental examination today, expecting to be free and reunited with his and her parents within 10 days. The trial, involving the elementary sexual problems of high school youths and the duties of parents in educating their children for mixed companionships, ended at 6:34 p. m. yesterday amid such a jubilant uproar that Judge Thomas Downs cleared the courtroom and threatened spectators with jail terms. The boy's parents, hysterical I with anxiety, were across the street at the defense attorney’s of-, flee. Charlotte’s parents, Fred' Matthiesen and his wife, were seat-1 ed in the front row, keeping the' family vigil on the boy who had admitted killing their only child because she was about to bear him a child and they were afraid to tell their parents. Donald said he planned to kill himself, too, but lost his courage after killing her, at her request, Mrs. Matthiesen was one of the first to reach his side after the jury reported. Tears streaming down her face, she hugged and kissed him. "I prayed for him," she said, as ■ guards pulled her away. “I know my girl would want it that way." ' The blond, handsome boy look-, ed beyond the rail for his parents. | They were not there, but he saw Matthiesen. the girl’s father, smil-1 ing broadly and saying: “It’s swell.” A few hours earlier, Matthiesen, livid with rage, had tried to spring on Prosecutor Joseph V. Loscalzo for saying, in his final plea to the jury that the Matthiesens had “sold their, souls" by refusing to aid the prosecution, and that “I represent the girl who has been sacrificed and disgraced—abandon-1 ed even by her father and mother." [ The Matthiesens blamed them- j selves for the tragedy, as parents , who had neglected to properly instruct their child. CHANGE OFFICES INFOHTWAfNE Fort Wayne Offices Oi McMillen Companies Changed Fort Wayne offices of the Central Sugar company, the Central Soya company and the McMillen Teed Mills, Inc., are to be moved from present quarters in the utility building to a new location in the Fort Wayne National bank building, Roy Hall, (president of the Central f Sugar company has announced. 1 The new location will double the < space of the former quarters, and 1 will give the concerns about 7,000 snare feet of floor space. The quarters will comprise albout two-thirds of the third floor of the, bank building. The officers hope to be moved about July 1. aftei .1 program of remodeling and : edecorating. 1 Officials of the companies who. nave offices in Fort Wayne, for the factories located in Decatur are. | D. W. McMillen, president of the. Central Soya company and the McMillen Feed Mills; R. P- O’Brien, vice-president and sales lna “ a ® er of the two concerns; H. C. Offut, vice-president and consulting en-, gineer- Stuart McMillen, secretarytreasurer; E. F. Scheie, assistant secretary-treasurer; Clyde Hendri. , assistant sales manager and Lyman Peck, nutritional director, besides members of the office staff, Bremen Bank Cashier Indicted By Jurors South Bend, Ind., May 2 8^ u ;R>i -Claude E. Weiss, Bremen bank cashier, today was free under bond following his indictment ? by a federal grand jury on a charge of falsifying bank accounts. ° f The ß indictment listed shortages in his accounts at J l ' llo ’ " indicted were Harold Russel Johns, Allen county, for goods in interstate shipment, Charles Lewis Grabill, Allen county, for possession of un -‘ aXpai g . distilled spirits; Char les’ bury. Allen county, theft of go ■ . Carl C Grimm. Garrett, Ind., postoffice clerk, for embezzlement of a letter addressed to Dr. J. w. Thompson of Garrett.

President Relaxes Before Attacking Tax Bill to i . < if I j

Assailing the new $5,330,000 tax bill as a compromise measure which was open to criticism because it revised and modified the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, President Roosevelt announced that he would allow the bill to become a law without his signature when he spoke at the

VIOLENT DEATH TOLL IS LOWER One Traffic Death, Two Suicides In County In Present Year The violent death toll in Decatur and Adams county thus far in 1938 is running far lower than in 1937, a survey disclosed today. While two suicides have been recorded in the county, the traffic toll registers far below that of last year, accounting for th® lesser number of deaths. While in 1937, violent deaths were taking one out of every 1,170 residents, 'but one traffic death and the two suicides have been reported for the first five months of 1938. Bert Bears, local truck driver, killed in Geneva, when hit by a passenger train, has been the only traffic fatality recorded to date. Decatur, which last year had a record of the greatest number of violent deaths per 1,000 people of any town its size In the state, has an unblemished record to date. Last year, by the end of May, nine had lost their lives in the county in violent fashion and before the end of the year the total had reached 20. By the last of May in 1937, one man was butted to death by a sheep, three had died in Decatur from auto accident injuries, one died at Berne in a fall from a ladder and three were killed in a train wreck. The train wreck later resulted in the death of a fourth. If the month of June conforms with a precedent set last year me record will be further Improved this year, for in June of 1937 no violent deaths were recorded, despite the heavier traffic on highways. City and county authorities and police are intensifying their efforts to maintain the fine record by continually making traffic checks in the city and county.

GIRL STUDENT IS PAID HONOR Eileen Bowman Honored For 10 Years Os Perfect Attendance Miss Eileen Bowman, sophomore at the Decatur high school has been awarded special commendation by school officials for her 10-year attendance record, Principal W. Guy Brown stated today. Miss Bowman has a perfect record never having missed a day in the 10 years that she attended school. Before coming to the Decatur high school, she attended classes in Washington township. She is the daughter of L. E. Bowman, of Washington township. A special roll of honor was awarded the young girl in recognition of the record, Mr. Brown stated. This is thought to be one of the best attendance records ever made by a local high school student.

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Decatur, Indaina, Saturday, May 28, 1938.

Pythian Sisters At District Meet One hundred eighty-six members. attended the fourth district convention of Pythian Sisters, held in the high school at Ossian Friday. A number of grand and past grand officers were present. Eureka Temple, Decatur, did the balloting. Mrs. Delton Passwater gave the response and welcome. Those from Decatur attending included the Mesdames J. M. Miller, Homer Lower, Delton Passwater, M. E. Hower, Fred Handler. Sam Butler, Charles Beineke, Wilson Lee, Kannie Fristoe, Ed Whitright, Lydia Worthman, Joe Hunter, Charles Burdge, E. B. Macy, Ernst Worthman, James Gatschall, Alice Christen and James Bain. MEMGRIALDAY SAFETY URGED National Safety Council Lists Safety Rules To Avert Tragedies ♦ "Chicago, May 28 — (Special) Avert the Memorial Day massacre! This was the appeal issued today by the national safety council. Unless the nation exercises greater caution in its celebration than in previous years, the council warned, the three-day Memorial holiday will reap an ironic toll of killed and maimed — ironic because it may exceed that of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War which the holiday commemorates. Last year, the council said, May’s total of accidental deaths shot up to 8,760 — almost 1,000 more than the previous month. The triplethreat of traffic, swimming, and general overindulgence during the three-day holiday last year was held an important factor in the increase. Drowning alone almost doubled from April to May last year, and traffic deaths, according to the Council, jumped 640 to a total of 3,120 for May. Ten rules for celebrating Memorial Day safely were issued by the council. Here they are: 1 — Be moderate, whatever you <j 0 — exercise, sunburn, or eating. 2 — Get plenty of sleep and rest. 3 — Check your car before the tr ip _ brakes, steering and tires especially. 4 — Plan your trip so that you will have to drive only a reasonable distance each day. 5 — Take it easy. Speed increases the danger of accident and the severity of accidents. See that the way is safely clear before attempting to pass other cars. When not passing, keep to the right. 6 — Be generous about allowing trains to go first. 7 _ Driving plus drinking spells tragedy. g — Swim only when accompanied by another person. Wait at least one hour after eating, and cool off before swimming. 9 — Make absolutely certain the water has a safe bottom and safe depth before diving. 10 — Swim close to shore unless accompanied by a boat. Avoid unnecessary chances.

commencement of 13 seniors of Arthurdale, W. Va., high school, site of a federal farm-factory sustaining community. Prior to making his address, which called for a general overhauling of the entire tax system. President Roosevelt posed with one of the cows owned by an Arthurdale resident.

THREE DAYS TO FILE EXPENSES More Candidates File Expenses As Deadline Date Nears — With but three more days remaining in which candidates may file campaign expense accounts, a concerted rush is expected in the clerk's office at the courthouse. June 2 is the final day for filing. Those who filed late Friday and this morning: Ernest J. Worthman, county assessor candidate, SBI.BO. B. F. Breiner, Washington township trustee candidate, $24.75. F. J. Schmitt, county auditor candidate. S4B. Loren Heller, French township trustee candidate, $12.25. Arthur R. Holthouse, candidate for mayor. $136.98. Those who had no expenses: August Busick, Root township advisor yboard candidate. Jacob Kaufman, French township advisory board candidate. C. J. Carroll, Washington township advisory board candidate. James Halberstadt, state convention delegate. Agnes Yager, state convention delegate. Glen Chronister, St. Mary’s township advisory board candidate. o Miss Irene Kirchner To Graduate Monday Miss Irene Kirchner, honor student at Manchester college, North Manchester, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kirchner of Preble, is a member of the 1938 graduating class of the college. Commencement evercises will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock with Dr. L. A. Pittenger, of Ball State teachers’ college, delivering the address. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. GETTING Prominent Allen County Woman Dies Friday; Funeral Monday Mrs. Caroline Getting, 80, prominent Allen county woman, died Friday afternoon at her home, five miles south of Fort Wayne on highway 27. She had been ill since the first of the year and suffered a stroke of apoplexy Tuesday. Her husband, Louis Getting, prominent farmer, died in 1919. Survivors include four sons, Herman L„ Henry W. and Martin W. Getting, all of Fort Wayne, and Rev. Walter D. Getting of Waterloo, la.; two daughters, Mrs. Lena Trier and Miss Erna Getting, both of Fort Wayne; eight grandchildren and two brothers, Henry and William Horman of Allen county. There are a number of relatives living in Adams county. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1 p. m. (CST) Monday, and at 1:15 o’clock at the Trinity Suburban church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

BUSINESS TO BE SUSPENDED MEMORIAL DAY Adams Post Os American Legion To Hold Service Monday Business generally in this community will lie suspended Monday as the city observes the double Memorial holiday. Many people, who will be able to take advantage of a Saturday half day holiday, are expected to make extended trips. The American Legion will have charge of the official observance Monday of the Memorial Day program honoring the deceased soldiers and sailors. According to the custom, respect to the dead soldiers will lie paid at each of the cemeteries. Veterans of all wars are expected to meet at the Legion Home on the corner of First and Madison streets Monday at 8:30 a. m. A procession will proceed by automobile at 9 o’clock to the cemeteries. Memorial services will be held over the grave of the last soldiers to die, who were Robert W. Meibers, buried in the St. Joseph’s cemetery and Albert Mutschler, buried in the Maplewood cemetery. The annual parade will begin promptly on Liberty Way at 10:15 o’clock Monday morning. In addition to the veterans who will march, representing two or three wars, boys and girls have been requested to participate in the parade, either on foot or on bicycles. The American Legion has announced that each boy and girl who vol--1 unteers to inarch will be given an American flag. They are asked to ( meet shortly before the parade beI gins on Liberty Way. Veterans ! are asked to wear their caps. The parade will be headed by the Decatur Girls’ band and will proI ceed to the Monroe street river i bridge, where a program will be i held honoring the deceased sailors, i The parade will return to the peace i monument for final services. I The memorial declaration will be i delivered by Ralph E. Roop, com- ' mander, followed by prayer to be ' said by Eddie Bauer, chaplain, of

; (CONTINUFJD ON PAGE THREE) URGE SUPPORT OF ROOSEVELT Young Democrats Urged To Support Drive For Recovery Bill Edwin H. Kaufman, county chairman of the "Cooperate With Roosevelt" program of the Adams county young Democratic club, today appealed to all members of the club to support the bills providing funds for the president's recovery program. Mr. Kaufman re issued the following bulletin published by the state club: To All Young Democratic Clubs: “Bills providing funds for the President’s recovery program are now before congress, and all of us should make an effort to let congress know what the real public sentiments are in Indiana. j "The same groups which launched the telegraphic appeal against the re-organization bill are flooding congress with messages against the recovery program. “Since the recovery program is so necessary for our social and economic security, we have organized the "Cooperate With Roosevelt” program to crystallize public senI timent behind the president in his stand for a more abundant life. “We can do much now, if we encourage our friends to send penny postcards to the congressmen and senators urging support of the recovery legislation. I would suggest that you pick out key men in your county to contact people who will mail out penny postcards. All the postcards need say is, ‘I sincerely urge you to support the president s recovery program," and give name and address. Surely there will be scores of people in your county who will be willing to spend a penny to Insure a more secure life." . ■ - ■■ — Monroe Township Ditch Is Sold This Morning Adam Rittenauer, Portland, submitted the low bid this morning on the Noah Stalter ditch in Monroe township. His bid of $985 waa suit* mitted at the county surveyor’s office. Other bidders were: John A. Hendricks, $1,072.50 and F. J. Schmitt, $1,025.53. Sale of the ditch is subject to approval by the county commissioners.

Auto Executives '3 Anti-Trust Laws

NEW DEAL NOW FACING BITTER TAX BILL FIGHT Tax Bill Became Law At Midnight Without Roosevelt Signature Washington, May 28 — (U.R) I President Roosevelt summoned ! new deal forces from coast to coast today to a new tax battle which will extend through the general election and culminate next session in a congressional drive for corporate profits and capital gains taxes with teeth in them. Division in the new deal-Demo-cratic leadership widened spectacularly as chairman Pat Harrison of the senate finance committee ‘ prepared to answer Mr. Roosevelt's denunciation of the 1938 tax bill. The principles of corporate profits and capital gains taxation automatically become primary issues in many election campaigns this year. A Democratic candidate will not be aide to qualify for White House colors without unqualified endorsement of the president’s new drive for higher taxation of persons with comparatively large incomes. 1 The 1938 tax bill became a law ■ at midnight last night. Some hours ' earlier Mr. Roosevelt delivered the commencement address before the ' 13 graduating students of the Arthurdale, W. Va., high school. ' Speaking in the gymnasium, he 1 denounced the bill for “abandoning ■ principles" of just taxation. • With the tax bill in effect, congress found itself suddenly almost ‘ to the adjournment tape. The re- • lief-recovery appropriation, wage- ) hour legislation and a deficiency f bill remain on the must list. They ■ may be voted upon and done with in time to get congress out of Washington by June 11, or earlier.

New Building Being Constructed At Berne Habegger Bros., of Berne have strted the construction of a new building at the north end of Berne on federal highway 27, which will house a retail furniture store. The structure is expected to be completed by late summer. Berne Woman Named Recording Secretary Mrs. E. B. Hartley of Berne, was named recording secretary of the north Indiana missionary association of the Nazarene church, at the close of the convention held Friday in Anderson, o Bishop Noll Given Audience With Pope Castel Gandolfo, May 28 —(UP) —The ipope granted a private aud- ' ience today to Msgr. John F. Noll i Mishap of Fort Wayne, Ind., conI versing with him for 20 minutes. The pope expressed great interest in the affairs of the diocese and in social welfare in the United States. MANY ENROLLED IN FIRST AID 73 Adults Reported Enrolled In Red Cross First Aid Classes The American Red Cross first aid instruction classes are proving popular with both industries and individuals, Dorus Stalter, instructor. reported today. The Central Sugar company, Central Soya company, the Decatur Casting company and the Adams county highway department are cooperating in the classes, he stated. There are now 73 adults enrolled in the classes. In addition to this figure, 30 boys and girls have completed the junior Red Cross course. Anyone interested may still enroll by contacting Mr. Stalter. No charge is made to students for the instruction. The Red Cross first aid book, to be used in classes, can be purchased for 60 cents. The public is invited to attend the classes.

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Ford, Chrysler, Sloan And Other Automobile Executies Indicted At South Bend. EARLY TRIAL South Bend, Ind., May 28. <U.PJi —United States District Attorney James B. Fleming said today that Federal authorities would "take into custody” Edsel Ford, Walter P. Chrysler, Alfred P. Sloan, William Knudsen, and 46 other top executives of automobile and automobile finance corporations. They all are under indictment here charged with violating the antitrust laws. The taking into custody was expected to be nominal only. Ford, Chrysler. Sloan. Knudsen and others will appear with their lawyers before United States commissioners, probably today, it was believed, and post bonds guaranteeing their appearance in federal court here for trial. Fleming announced that they and their corporations and corporations affiliated with them, would be tried this summer or early in the fall. The indictments charged that they had conspired to promote a monopoly and thereby caused irreparable damage to independent automobile finance companies. In addition to the individuals, the indictments named the Ford Motor company, the Chrysler corporation, the General Motors corporations, and 32 subsidiaries and affiliated finance companies. Ford, Chrysler, and Knudsen were in Detroit. Sloan was in New York. The individuals and corporations refused to comment. The indictments were returned late yesterday afternoon by the federal grand Jury. They charged that the companies had violated section one of the Sherman antitrust act by coercing dealers to finance automobile sales —a. bus-

(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 —’ POPPY DAY IS OBSERVED HERE American Legion Auxiliary Members Sell Poppies Today “Wear A Poppy” was the slogan being heard on Decatur streets today as members of the American Legion auxiliary of Adams post No. 43 distributed the flowers to-, day, nationally proclaimed as "Poppy Day.” The sale was opened this morning by the ladles and will continue throughout the day. All proceeds from the sale of the poppies, which are given to the wearer for any size contribution, will go to the auxiliary for the assistance of disabled veterans, members of their families and of dead veterans’ families. Mrs. Gladys Baker is chairman of the Poppy Day committee of the local auxiliary and is directing the efforts of the workers, who are assisting as unpaid volunteers. The poppies are replicas of those which bloomed in Flanders Field 20 years ago at the height of the World War. It became the symbol of the sacrifice made by many of the veterans on the field of battle and was adopted by the auxiliary and Legion as a means of aiding in their support. Mayor Buys First Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse was the first to purchase one of the red memorial flowers, buying the poppy from Mrs. Herb Kern, auxiliary member and Poppy Day worker. All business house employers and employes will be solicited before the close of the day and all persons on the street will Tie given an opportunity to buy a poppy, ——o TEMPERATURE READINGS DECATUR THEREMOMETER 8:00 a.m67 11:00 a.m 73 10:00 a.m 70 WEATHER Unsettled tonight and Sunday, local showesr and thundershowers probable; not much cnange in temperature; probably local showers Monday.