Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1938 — Page 1

I. N<>« I'M-

FIND BODY OF KIDNAPED BOY . A 11 ' * *"' — ~~*'" '' " ~ ' ■" —■ - •

hope /(WESS MAY SATURDAY senator Th t eat1 ''Mr “'i KFlibuter Against ■ BW age Bill • ih'p. : Alb'll i' ' ■ v 1,1 •!,.■ most likely (kite fol of the session. '^F tea; ~|.-r (tis.nssoil tie ■ "" ll I His discussSS bK»» k ~lai ''■ a gl,,up " f senators issued an "'’ wage-hour Iri<-I quirk adjournunless their demands Kill flexibility in wage standI I th. labord standards bill | V ■hh ctht!?- over the wage-hour 1 Mandi tie reliefrecovery bill 0 ft] <l. chances for ’ .-* ssioll - *-s on the $3,723 r< ovi'i y bill indicated affirst meeting with the the upper k addition to the A fund would he act opt SB s '® l0 ’-' "as ■ Hißnb'-rs said after tin gg is ■■ell that it would ■ ■ n ■s?s)' ■ l'"l W O' Il If ■» &l'd' 'ueanwhile. rejected " B f;a f I,s jttdtciary comntitMto BV" io 11-nieinber commit complete control to placed by the judic“W HBniit'ee in the resolution (’. O'Mahoney. !>.. 'PP Bi.. (Tmi'lmg for the investigaKc&ini i:i> on PAGE SIX) JOLONS REJECT 1» IL PROPOSAL iw — "Bw Leaders Discoura--3 Oper- ■ won Di Railroads June 9 —il’Pl — A M* 08 *! of railroad labor for govoperation of the roads in the proposed 15 per cent ■h ß ® l July 1 causes a strike, wan today by house leaders. ■••a b inned that responsible t 1,111 house had discourag- | by labor to secure pas*o :l ’''solution providing for ■p®?ent operation of the car ■ > s Dynamite," one leader ’ llll ' ~ring DnythinK ,■ Unit in this house.” representatives a draft bill yesterday to ill®”-»>■'•■” F. Wagner, I).. N. Y., Croeser, D-. JU®*'. however, left town withing th,, measuri . Crosno move to sponsor it with > !l '' 11 ’WU I ' I * l ~iat ral ' . to a pending bill ■Up l ‘ 11 construction timin' l ' qn PAGE SEVEN) readings ■pI°CRAT THERMOMETER ■J”- m 67 a. . 78 m HB>' m. l|f WEATHER ’■ i^B SlOn al thundershowers toand Friday; not much f e in temperature. 1

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Roof Os Garage Constructed Os License Plates ♦ A man’s ingenuity and a little hard work has provided an unusual roof for the garage of William Schumacher at Line and Elm street. This evening, Mr. Schumacher hopes to complete roofing of the garage which is being done with license plates. The entire roof Is made up of 1935 and 1936 Indiana auto license iplates which were left over from the stock at the local license bureau. By overlaping each plate the roof is made weatherproof. Mr. Schumacher estimated that 1,200 of the unusued tags will ba needed before the roof is completed The roof has been attracting considerable attention from passersby. o BOYS' STATE TO OPEN JUNE 18 Full Enrollment Os 750 Boys Expected At Annual Camp Indianapolis, June 9.— (Special) - The deadline for enrollments in the second annual Boys’ State of the Indiana American Legion has been extended to June 15 by the committee in charge, in response to requests. Since enrollments for this year’s state and "short course in government” was opened 500 applications have showered upon department headquarters. George Huish, an East Chicago publisher and director of the camp. said. Additional applications are coming in daily. The Legion anticipates that the quota of 750 will be reached before June 15. The Boys State will be June 18-25. For the greater part, applications are coming from juniors in high schools over the state. The enormous facilities of the Indiana state fairgrounds have been put at the disposal of the Indiana Legion for the week’s camp, by Henry F. Schricker. lieutenant governor and state fair manager, and other state officials. Governor M. Clifford Townsend. department commander Russell R. Rhodes and many officials and civic leaders have commended the Legion Boys’ state movement. Upon arriving at camp the boys will be divided into “Federalist and “Natinalist” political parties. They will form cities, townships, counties and their own Boys’ State. They will register, conduct party caucuses, use voting machines form their city councils, town and county boards, state legislature courts and other governmental bodies, and govern themselves. Prominent governmental officials will address the boys on then duties. , . Appointment of Henry Omer, o Plainfield, as athletic director for the camp has been announced. The boys will engage in forensics, athletics, sports, music and other activities. Howard Meyer of Indianapolis, is chief counsellor of the camp. State adjutant William E. Sayer has spent several days in charge of a crew of workmen getting the state fair buildings ready \UUn?inued on page seven? —o — STATE SCORES IN MINE TRIAL Damaging Testimony Is Related In Harlan County Coal Trial London, Ky., June 9-AU-»-De-fense counsel waged a withering cross examination today agams>t a tall, slender brunette who testified Harlan county deputy sher ffs offered her SIOO for every union organizer she lureu to where they could “catch 'em." Mrs Kartha Howard, a government witness in the Harlan conspiracy trial, admitted she had lived with two men out o wedlock and once had been placed in Ifar lan jail on a charge of intoxica tio She gave damaging testimony late yesterday against the 44 individuals and 19 coal corpora ons on trial on charges of conspiracy ? 0 violate the Wagner labor relaON PAGE SIX) ~

BRITISH SEND I DESTROYER TO ■ I SPANISH ZONE > French And British 1 Steamers Are Sunk By > Rebel Planes By Joe Alex Morris > (I’nited Press Staff Correspondent) A slate-grey destroyer — symbol t of Great Britain's sea power , moved into the Spanish war zone I today as rebel bombs destroyed two more foreign merchantmen. Arrival of the destroyer Vanoc at Alicante, on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, indicated that Britain had been forced to prepare for strong action to protect her shipping interests in a civil war that momentarily threatened serious i international explosions. Even as the Vanoc dropped anchor at Alicante, insurgent aerial I bombs blasted an unidentified French vessel at Denia, 60 miles up the coast, killing a British officer of the international non-interven-tion patrol and three French seamen. And still further up the coast , at Castellon De La Plana, more f rebel planes sank the British . steamer Isidora. latest of half a , dozen bombed British vessels. These bombardments followed a rebel aerial attack on the Britishoperated Port of Gandia. 40 miles south of Valencia; and it followed, too, a declaration by rebel General- ’ issimo Francisco Fanco that Britain shipping in the war zone would 1 have to take its chances with other “common smugglers.” The indiscriminate bombing of foreign vessels along the Mediterranean coast emphasized the sudden and i-eekksM Utry of lhe Spanish struggle whenever the outcome ! has appeared uncertain. Once before submarine piracy created a.' 5 similar Mediterranean crisis, ended " only by an international patrol. At ' present, however, the attacks on • foreign shipping have been coupled ! with bombardment of French fron- ■ tier points and with Franco’s res jection of British protests, making ■ international action more difficult. Several plans of action by Brit- - ain have been considered in Lonj don, including a proposal to sta--1 tion an international fleet of war- . ships and planes in Spanish loys alist ports to fire on air raiders. The insurgent offensive against . the Spanish loyalist armies defend- ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o ■ PURDUE PLANS i 4-H ROUND-UP r f Several From Adams r County To Attend Annual Club Round-up Adams county will be represent- ‘ ed with a full quota at the 4-H 3 round-up to be held at Purdue, • June 13 to 15, Inclusive. Those 1 from this county who will attend , ' are Hilda Bultemeier, Margaret f Moses, Monica Schmitt, Ralph ‘ Grote, Erlene Steury, Hazel Yake, Gerhart Schwartz, Elmer Nussbaum, Leßoy Schwartz, Mildred Worthman and Mrs. Helen E. Mann. Club members win this trip for outstanding achievement in various lines of 4-H club activity. " Elmer Nussbaum and Leßoy Schwartz won the right to repre--8 sent Adams county as a demonstration team in the county contest held during the club show last year. Gerhart Schwartz has done outstanding work in dairy ! " calf, crops' club work, and Junior g leadership. Hazel Yake has excell--1 ed in clothing. This summer she 1 is leading the Mitnehaha club of ’’ Kirkland township. Monica ■ Schmitt has done outstanding work V in the clothing project and she is a Junior leader in the Decatur ' club. Ralph Grote has done ex- ‘ cellent work in corn and melon work. , { Erllne Steury has been outstand- . (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) , Library To Close Evenings At 3 — f Commencing Monday, June 13, ' the Decatur public library will close " at 8:30 o'clock in the evenings.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, .June 9, 1938.

John, Anne Wed June 18 | 1 W|||' x O; jl ■■’kS Sß l ->IK . Anne Lindsay Clark and John Roosevelt The nation awaits the wedding of John Roosevelt, youngest son of the president, and Anne Lindsay Clark, Nahant, Mass., socialite, on June 18, at Nahant. The young couple is pictured at Miss Clark's home, posing tor phtMogrsjlhers.

OSSIAN MAN IS KIDNAP VICTIM Tells Story Os Being Forced To Drive To Kentucky, Ohio Fort Wayne, Ind., June S—(UP) —Authorities today checked the story ot an alleged kidnaping told by Howard M. Somers, 33, Ossian. Northern Indiana Public Service company employe. Somers told police that a lone gunman forced him ti drive to Cincinnati, Ohio and into Kentucky. When he reached the Kentucky line Somers said, the gunman ordered him to stoip. The gunman made no attempt to rob him, the Ossian man reported. The alleged kidnap victim said he bought gasoline in Cincinnati andpaid the toll across the Ohio river bridge. Somers said he was "too nervous and excited” to report. the incident to Kentucky or Cincinnati police and waited until his return to Fort Wayne to tell authorities. The gunman had commandeered the car in Fort Wayne while the j driver was waiting for a stop light police were told. REVIEW BOARD TO SET DATES Dates For Hearing Objections Likely To Be Set Next Week Dates for hearing objec ions to assessments are expected to he set by the county board of review sometime next week, members of the board stated today. The board at present is reviewing assessment sheets. The memlbers exipect to complete these by the end of the week. Several days of checking are expected to follow this work before the dates can be set. Respective days for hearing the complaints will be set for each assessing unit. Residents of the various units will then be expected to call at the office of the county assessor in the courthouse only on the day set. Members of the board are: Ed Stahl, Cal. E. Peterson, Ernest, Worthman, John W. Tyndall and Jeff Liechty.

Divorce Granted In Circuit Court Mrs. Cecil Reinhart, of this city, was granted a divorce from Emil Reinhart in circuit court this mornI ing. Mrs. Reinhart was awarded the custody of the minor child, Virginia. The defendant was ordered to pay s•_' a week support money. o ANNUAL CHURCH PICNIC SUNDAY Annual St Mary’s Catholic Church Picnic Here Sunday Complete plans for the annual St. Mary’s parish picnic, to be held at Sunset park Sunday were announced today by Leo Ulman, general chairman of the affair. The picnic will open with a chicken dinner, starting at 11 [o’clock Sunday morning. Tickets for the dinner will be 35 cents for ' adults and 25 cents for children. The tickets will be sold at the entrance to the park. The Catholic high school band will entertain from 2 until 3 o’clock in the afternoon, while the Coonskin band, composed ot Geels and Brite children, will play throughout the day. Other entertainment will be furnished at the grounds. Those who do not have a means of getting to the park will be afforded transportation at the Decatur Catholic high school. The general public has been extended a cordial invitation to attend the annual event. Chairman of the various committees are: Leo Ulman, general chairman; Joseph Laurent, treasurer; Mrs. Joe Wolpert, ladies chairman; Herman Knapke, dinner tickets; Alex Tanvas, dining room aides; Fred Colchin, coffee committee; William Schumacher, pop; Anselft Hackman, ice cream; Herman Heimann, trucks; Fred Schurger, Lawrence Beckmeyer, Herman Miller and Jerome Mylott, concessions. Local Officials At Club Meeting Judge Huber M. DeVoss, city attorney John L. DeVoss, county clerk G. Remy Blerly and county auditor John W. Tyndall, attended the Young Democratic Club meeting at Bass Lake today In honor of lleuten-pmt-governor Henry F. Schrlcker.

Florida Lad Found Dead Near Home; Ransom Money Found Near Body; One Suspect Held

SCHRICKER TO . j ANNOUNCE NAME IN NOMINATION Expected To Make Form-1 al Announcement For Senator Today Bass Lake, |nd., June 9 (UP) Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker told several thousand Democratic leaders and party workers today that he will “accept the nomination” for the United States Senate seat now held by Frederick Van Nuys if the Democratic convention offers it to him. Bass Lake, Ind., June 9.—(U.Rk - Indiana democracy converged on this little Starke county resort today to hear Lieut-Gov. Henry F. Schricker announce his candidacy for the party's nomination to the United States senate. Schricker, handpicked by Gov. M. Clifford Townsend's organization, was to be the last speaker on a program starting at 3 p. m. He was scheduled to inform the assembled party leaders shortly after 4 p. m. that he has decided to accept their offer to carry the Demorratls hamier the rx-e n*-st fall against Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, running as an independent, and a Republican candidate yet to be named. Schricker's decision to make the race came reluctantly after several weeks of discussions with Townsend and other party leaders who were seeking a strong candidate to head the ticket after breaking with their original selection, Samuel Jackson of Fort Wayne. The stage was set to give Schricker a rousing sendoff on his senatorial drive. All through the I morning , carloads of Democrats from throughout the state arrived at Bass Lake, only a few miles from Schricker’s hometown of Knox, where he first came to the attention of party leaders as a newspaper editor and banker. Only one face was to be missing from the high command—that of Gov. Townsend, who remained at his desk in Indianapolis with the explanation that he feared his presence might create the impression he was attempting to dictate the party’s selection. The full support of Townsend’s organization, however, is being thrown behyid the Schricker candidacy and this is tantamount to nomination. Despite Townsend’s absence, the guest list read like a "Who’s Who” in Indiana democracy. The governor was being represented unofficially by his executive secretary, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) DUKE, WALLIS TO VISIT U. S. United Press Asserts Duke And Duchess Os Windsor To Pay Visit New York, June 9 —(UP) 'The Duke and Dutchess of Windsor will visit the United States next March the United Press learned definitely today from an unimpeachable source. The duke and dutchess plan a three months tour of the country. The trip will not be under anybody's auspices. It will boa vacation primarily, although the duke hopes to make some Incidental study of social conditions. Only the duke and duchess, their personal servants, and a police guard will be in the party. The visit will "be entirely unofficial and private but it is understood that the approval of Buckingham palace and the British and American governments has been sought ■ or will be.

WORK SOON ON THIRD FLOOR Rapid Progress Is Being Made On New School Building It was estimated today that within a short while workmen will | start constructing the shell of the third and last floor of the new jun ior-senior high schocfl building. Steel joists are now being carried to the story levels, where they will' be ready for placing as soon as the second floor walls are completed. Bricklayers on the front of the building are now two stories high in their work. It was made known today that large models exemplifying the arts and science to be taught in the new building will adorn the front of the building. These are to be placed above the entrance. Meanwhile at the gymnasiumauditorium site, work is also progressing rapidly. The attractive which Bedford stone front of the gymnasium is in position. Huge white blocks surround three athletic emblems over the entrance. In the interior of this part crews of workmen are constructing the seats, laying brick . walls and preparing to pour cement flooring. School officials aud construction ' heads still see the possibilify that ' the new $250,000 structure will be ’ completed and ready for occupancy in October. oTwo Autos Collide Wednesday Night ; Cars driven by Mrs. John De- • Bolt of this city and Leo Lengerich, of route four, collided at the ’ intersection of Monroe and Tenth ’ street at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday ’ night. The Lengerich car turned i over from the impact. No one was I hurt. i o LISTPROGRAM OF DEDICATION ; - Complete Program For Baptist Church Dedication Is Announced 1 The complete program for the ’ dedication services of the remodeled and redecorated First Baptist 1 church of Decatur, which will be ’ held Sunday, was announced today by Rev. Homer J. Aspy, pas- k, - tor. i • > Services will be held at 10:30 a. tn., 2:15 p. m., and 7 p. tn. Dinner will be served at 12:30 o clock. Dr. F. D. Whitesell, former pastor of the local church, now professor at the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago, will be the guest speaker at the | morning service. Special music will be presented by the Berne quartet and by Miss Edwina Shroll. i The dedication service will feature the afternoon program. Organ selections will be presented by Prof. W. M. Hammond, of St. Peters church, Fort Wayne. ! Rev. J. M. Horton, president of 1 the Indiana Baptist convention and ' pastor of the First Baptist church at Hammond, will be the speaker 1 at the afternoon session. Greet- ( (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o ' Van Wert Festival Aids Local Business > . —- 1 The peony festival in Van Wert yesterday, also helped business in ’ Decatur. The crowd couldn't be fed ) in the peopny city and scores of people stopped in Decatur for food. - The local restaurants did a rush--1 Ing business and several places sold t out of buns and sandwiches. The - filling stations also did a heavy t business and traffic was heavy in this city until late in the evening.

Price Two Cents.

Jimmy Cash Apparently Killed Shortly After Kidnaping; Hoover Says Case Not Solved. FEAR VIOLENCE Miami, Fla.. June 9 <U.R) Director J. Edgar Hoover of the federal bureau of Investigation revealed today G-men have not completed solution of the kidnap-slaying of five-year-old Jimmy Cash, despite arrest of one suspect, recovery of the youngster's body and SIO,OOO ransom money. Franklin Pierce McCall, 21-year-old farm hand who led G-men to the body hidden deep in mangrove swamp early, today, was under intensive questioning. The G-men sought to find whether he was only an accomplice in the baby-snatch-ing, as he claimed. Hoover refused to comment on reports other suspects were being questioned But he said positively that the federal bureau of Investigation does not consider the case closed. With nearly 300 persons gathered in front of the building where the FBI officers are located, threats of possible mob violence circulated throughout south Florida. So long as McCall remains in the 13th floor offices of the G-men, however, he was considered sate. Hoover assembled newspapermen in his office at 12:30 p. m. He said it appeared probable that the blue-eyed little son of James B Cash, Sr., was choked to death by his kidnaper shortly after he was snatched from his cradle. The body, almost a skeleton, was examined by Dr. Thomas Otto, Miami surgeon, at nearby Homestead. Otto. Hoover said, found no fractures, and no marks of blows. Tills indicated, Hoover said, that the child must have been choked or smoothered to death. The autopsy Indicated that the boy had been dead at least a week, Hoover said. McCall, who confessed writing the ransom notes and collecting the money, led federal agents to the body and the ransom early today. He was carefully guarded on the 13th floor offices of the federal bureau of investigation in a downtown office building. But at nearby Princeton, scene of the abduction and murder, and at Homestead, five miles further south, danger of mob violence was so acute that plans for an immed(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Protests Bombing Washington, June S—(UP) —Secretary of state Cordell Hull today formally protested to the Japanese government through American Ambassador Joseph C. Grew at Tokyo over the bombing of American financed Lingnan university at Canton by Jap warplanes. SPEED ACTION ON NEW PRICES Coal Commission Speeds Action Os New Minimum Prices Chicago, June 9. —<U.R>— The national bituminous coal commission has established a night shift to speed promulgation of new minimum prices to replace those withdrawn last February under a storm of protest from coal operators, Pleas Greenlee, commission member, said today. “We don't know when the new price schedule will be ready," he said, “but we do know it will be sound.” His announcement was made in a speech prepared tor delivery before the national retail coal association. now in convention here. He said the cotnmisslonll is convinced that the prices, rules and regulations must be erected by a procedure in which the legal requirements of the act have been (UUNUNUKD ON PAGE MX).