Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1938 — Page 1

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I IK PI»N iutlineb TOWNSEND own send Speaks penintf Session ' Legislature i,,iy 1U - <U.R> GoV ‘ | : to 'r-‘i i “•““iisrsi! r p «vi d de funds forne*j-|l Sder ta amSment 8 to j vehicle title-holder cer-j dite these matters, hwj. the hope "that you w l , )r consideration at this, B lon to the imperative j sot the building pro-j, f nsend said, would be . of which the federal,, .would pay $5,430,000 | j late $5,300,000. He ex- , t the state's share would ; in that of the PWAlbeit of construction costs j . - state colleges and the j ill make up the differ-: ; slatnre was asked to ap-! , *„ additional $2,000,000 , state treasury to aid | i ~ paying the costs ofj lontroversial windshield aw. Townsend said: "I | if it is usat isfactory in | it should be amended. | he Democratic way to | ing that Indiana may J I to cooperate with the , ■eminent in the recovery ; iccause of a $24,500,000 , the treasury, Townsend cs of the state board of j ever a long period of LIED ON PAGE FOUR) | , OL HOUSES 0 it BOARD hards, Van Wert, luys Ward Buildps For $lO7 t Ward and Riley school tave been sold to Earl Van Wert. Ohio for razinnounced today ny Wal- , city school superinten- j te buildings was award)hio man on his bid of er bids were received >y the city school board at the Decatur high t in iine was Yost Bros., t company of this city, i in Wrecking company of , submitted a bid of SSO iting of this city, sub-, , id of SSO on the West ings are to be torn down 3 the regulations of the . , received from the fed- j intent for constructing. nior-senior high school ards indicated to the 1 te would start razing of J >s as soon as they are * winter. Students are 1 be moved out of the' y late November and! to the new school. Cramps Is ed For Drowning hid., July ID—(UPI—An , amps today was blaimed i wning of John Pulclni, * Heights, 111., who went tear here yesterday. iATURE READINGS AT THERMOMETER 74 2:00 p.m. 88 "9 3:00 p.rn 94 ! ■ 82 1 ra "y 4a ' r south, possi- ”..° cal thundershowers in Portion late this aftertonight, becoming fair X S ' lay: cooler Wednesday l B" ral a Pd north portions.

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f" HE'S A LIAR * Burlington. \Vls„ July 10. idJ.fi/' The explanation offered j by Douglas P. Corrigan ufter j he Infidel his I rant- Atlantic | piano at Dublin, Ireland, "by mistake'’ has won him a life 1 1 membership in the famed Bur- j lington “liars' club." Corrigan said after his dar- j j ing hop from New York thnt ] he really thought he was flying to Ixis Angeles. "Anyone who can tell a story j j like that and still ket-p a j | straight face," Liars' club presl- j dent O. C. Huletl said today. "is entitled to life membership j, in our organization. I'd sure | j like to shake Corrigan'* hand." « ♦ LIST OF FUNDS ASKED BY STATE •i State Building Program Is Submitted To Legislature Today Indianapolis, July ID— <U.R) —As finally approved by administration leaders, the institutional building program to lie approved by the special legislative session will cost $10.51t>,994, of which the state will j furnish $5,400,934. Details of the program are: Indiana University—New auditor- j him, $300,000 state funds: $450,000 PWA; $250,000 school; total] $1,300,000. Purdue University — New audi-1 torium. $300,000 state funds: $450,000 PWA; $250,000 school; total $1,300,000 Ball Stale, Mancie —Finish gymnasium and erect a dormitory, i $128,600 state; $291,500 PWA and j school; total $420,000. Indiana State, Terre Haute — j Auditorium and recreation build-! ing. $127,400 state; $292,Cm) PWA j and school; total $420,000. Women's Prison, Indianapolis — Service unit and new cottage. $172,922 state; $141,482 PWA; j total $314,404. Boys’ School, Plainfield — Four new cottages and mechanical unit. $458,332 State; $375,039 PWA; , total $833,431. Girls' School, Clermont —Chapel' and recreation room, $82,500 state; . $67,500 PWA; total $150,000. Central State Hospital. Indianapolis—Ward building and employes'! building. $304,282 state: $248,868: PWA: total $563,140. Logan sport Hospital—Men's and j women's wards and employes' building. $371,250 slate; $303,750' PWA; total $675,000. Logansport hospital — Finish third floor on building now under construction, $49,500 state; $40,500 PWA; total $90,000. Evansville hospital — Employes' t building, $106,150 state; $86,850: PWA; total $193,000. Richmond hospital — Recreation 1 building. SIIO,OOO state; $90,000j PWA; total $200,000. Muscatatuck Colony. Butlerville i —lB new buildings, creating anoth! er major institution. $1,263,350' state; $1,033,650 PWA; total $2,-j 297,000. Epileptic Village, New Caslle —i Infirmary, $140,263 state; $114,760 PWA; total $255,023. Tuberculosis hospital — New in ! stitution in southern Indiana, $357 - 500 state; $292,500 PWA; total! $650,000. Deaf school. Indianapolis — Boil ers. $29,885 state; $24,335 PWA; total $54,220. Board of Health. Indianapolis — New departmental building, $177.100 state: $144,900 PWA; total $322,000. in Indianapolis’and one each at National Guard — Two armories (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) , FILL VACANCY IN LOCAL HIGH — School Board Names Mrs. Herb Kern Secretary To Principal - Mrs. Glennys Kern, widow oi the late Herb Kern, has been named secretary to the principal at the Decatur high school, it was announced today by Walter J. Kriek. city school superintendent. The appointment was made last night by the Decatur city school hoard. Mrs. Kern will assume the poaition left vacant by Mrs. Mary Myers who has been added to the city school faculty. The new appointee will serve as secretary to W. Guy Brown, school principal, and act as librarian. Her appointment is effective immediately and she will assume her duties at the opening of ttchool thi3 fall.

GRAVE PROBLEM FACES FRENCH, BRITISH HEADS Czech-Nazi Crisis One Os Major Subjects In Conferences By Joe Aiex Morris (United Press Staff Correspondent | Great Britain’s key position in! the world struggle for stabilized peace today reserved a page in j , future history hooks for the visit ! of King George VI and Queen | Elizabeth to France. I Outwardly the journey of their! majesties across the channel this morning was an elaborate demon-1 stratum of a revived and strengthened alliance by which the two] grejit world war victors intend — i !20 years after to turn the tide of. eventa threatening to reduce them | to secondary powers. But behind the flapping flags and the'cheering crowds that welcomed , i the king and queen there were coldly determined conferences on ] specific issues which inevitably must hear heavily on the future peac- 1 of Europe. Several questions in the talks to he conducted dir-i ?f Immediate imuo-ta-ce stood out: ing the four-day visit under leadership of French Premier Edouard | Da ladle r and British Foreign Secre-, tary Viscount Halifax. Outstanding was the now-press-. I ing question of Czechoslovakia’s re- | sistance to Nazi demands that the ] Sudeten Germans be given autoj nomous status which, in effect, ; would make them subject to dom- ! inance by Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, i The recent Czech-Nazi crisis and | the few intervening weeks of nego- ! tialion for a settlement have made i two points clear: (1) the possibili ity of peaceful solution is remote; (2) the question of whether Nazis ; will undertake early action to en- ! forep their demands depends on I their guess as to what Britain would do in event of war. France has left little room for doubt that she will go to the aid : of the Czechs if they are attacked i and Soviet Russia also has given i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) LODGE PLANNING SOCIAL EVENTS — K. Os I*. Lodge Plans Recreational Program For The Season A new recreational program has been announced by the Knights of | Pythias lodge for the remainder of thp summer and next fall. This lis to include card tournaments, j j horse shoe pitching, pool and billiard tournaments and possibly ping pong games. j Work has already been started i on a horse shoe court to be lncat- ’ ted on the lodge grounds on Third street. A good clay court has been | planned with lights for night ! games. It is expected that this j ' wili be completed within the next j several days. It will be for members only. Several committees are now engaged in making plas for recreational programs in the large home owned by the lodge. Later In the summer or fall the expenditure of some money in the improvement of the home is being | I contempltaed by lodge members j for additional recreational facilI ities. Card teams are being formed by | the lodge to play among the large j j membership and to challenge mem- ! bers of other social organizations ] in the city. A program of dances to open with a public park plan affair to ‘ i be held during the Decatur Free ■ | Street Fair and Agriculaurtl Show ] [ has also been announced. Other I private dances probably will be ! held next fall for members and 1 ! their invited guests only. J o Stock Values Go Up Over Billion Dollars New York, July 19—(UP)—Stock | values increased by more than a bil- i lion dollars today in the most active session since Oct-21, 1937. i ! Transactions totaled 2,926,000 ! shares or more than 1,000,000 shares above yesterday's total of 1,560,000 shares. i j Grains ranged to $6 a share. The industrial average made a new high since October and was up 3.28 points at 143.67. The railroad aver- - age rose more than 3 per cent and i was the highest since /March. A to- ! tal of 297 issues made new highs for the year, _ _■ '

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 19, 1938.

President Off on Fishing Trip Roosevelt boards ship Boarding the cruiser Houston at San Diego. Cal., above. President Roosevelt sailed for the Galapagos islands to spend 10 days fishing and then return via Panama canal to Pensacola, Fla., where he will disembark August 9.

ADAMS COUNTY NATIVE DIES Noah Egley Dios Early This Morning At Home In Fort Wayne Noah Egley. 65, a native of Ac.-] nms county, died early this morning 1 at his home in Fort Wayne, accord- j 'ing to word received here by a 1 | niece, Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Death was attributed to a stroke of apoplexy. The deceased was born in Adams county, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Egley. He had made hie home in Fort Wayne for some time. Surviving besides the widow and two sons, are a number of brothers and sisters, including Sam Egley of Jefferson township. Funeral serviced will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock (CST) at the Ciialfant funeral homej on West Berry street in that city, and burial will be made in Fort Wayne. Large Dahlia Is On Exhibit Here A deep-red dahlia, 17 inches in circumference, was brought into the Democrat office today by its grower, James G. Gattschall, local hardware man. The dahlia, which measures four inches through, has caused many comments and is generally conced-' ed to be one of the prize flowers ot the season. Three colors, ranging from a deep-red to a light pink on the petai tips, can be found in the large i bloom.

— ! Corrigan Saved For Many Years To Buy “Junker” Plane

By Frederick S. Othman ,; (United Press Staff Correspondent) j Los Angeles, July 19 —(UP) —In ; 1924 a skinny 17-year-old boy took an Old Jenny up from the San Diego airport and managed to scare every-; body in sight by dragging the left | 1 wing for half a mile along a teleraph line. * He dropped over each passing [ pole and then settled down on the j wire for another slide, Spectators’ j hearts dropped in time with the youngster’s plane until at last he j landed —grinning and unscratched. ' That was the beginning and al-; most the end of Douglas P. Corri-i gau’s career in aviation, which reached its surprising climax when he flew 3,00M)i miles from New York thinking he was heading for Los Angeles - and discovered upon landing that he had arrived in Ire- ! land. If blunder it was, history records no worse one. If it was a practical 1 joke, he played it on the entire civilized world and started the day of millions of newspaper readers at home and abroad with a chuckle. This is the story of Doug Corri-i gan’s life, gathered frgm smiling'

Bar Association Pays Ryan Tribute A resolution has been filed and docketed in the Adams circuit cour* ■ by the Adams county bar association paying tribute to the late Judge j Charles J. Ryan, who died last week ' in Fort Wayne. The resolution, drawn up by a ! committee composed of Ferd Lit-' ! terer as chairman. Earl B, Adams 1 and Fred T. Schurger, was placed ! on record and a copy sent to the ! Allen county bar association. MUSIC CLASSES UNDER PROGRAM Recreation Department Presenting Free Music Instruction The music department of the recreation department in now instituiug free classes to persons interested in theory, instrumental and orchestral work, under the supervls- ] ion of Gerald V. Zimnlerman. WPA instructor, and assistant to George F. Laurent, recreation supervisor. This is a new field for the local recreation program and it is the desire of this department io assist those who are interested in developing their talent in this line of art. Beginners’ classes are being organized and any child or adult wishing to join may do so. ' Several local groups are now re-j ceiling private instruction in orch-; estration from Mr. Zimmerman. Any person desiring further information concerning musical instruction is asked to contact Mr. Zimmer-1 man or Mr. Laurent.

relatives and guffawing friends. When young Dong was playing hop-scotch with the telegraph poles, he was taking flying lessons at the Ryan aeronautical school and his father, a Galvaston, Tex. consulting engineer, was footing the bills, his mother, a former Texas school teacher, had died in 1922. Doug's incensed instructors grounded him for montho and threatened to take steps which would keep him out of airplanes for the rest of his life. His teachers eventually allowed hint to finish his flying course. He finished high school, but be wouldn’t go to college. Roug studied welding, and got himself a job in the Ryan plane factory. By 19217 he was doing well; he was 20 years old and earning more money than many men twice his age His father bad died a few months earlier and he now was welding struts on a shiny monoplane which the factory gossip said some fool aviator intended to fly across the Atlantic. The aviator was Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Lindbergh was Doug's idol. He tried to emuON PAUIi SIX).

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CORRIGAN NOT TO RETURN TO HOME BY PLANE Irish Customs Officials Detain Corrigan’s S9OO Plane Dublin, July i9.—i'.U.R: —Douglas Corrigan’* S9OO monoplane, the most inexpensive craft that ever was flown across the Atlantic, was returned to him today by Irish customs authorities, who had detained it for several hours. — Dublin. July 19.— (U.Rt —Douglas I Corrigan, hero of a "wrong direction'’ transatlantic flight, was notified today that Irish customs officials had detained his S9OO plane. The technical selzur“ was made after Irish officials ic-arned that the American commerce department had canceled Corrigan’s experimental license to prevent any attempt to fly hack to New York. Corrigan said he would approach officials here to see if he could get Ills plane released. He had no , definite plans, he said, but wanted ito see London before he went [ home. j The American flier said that he i would Hy to London within the ' next few' days if his plane were 1 released. So far, he said, he had not consulted authorities here rej garding suspension of his license ■ by the United States government. ■! Corrigan said definitely that he 1 would not try to fly back to New t York hut would take his plane ( hack by steamship. | He said he would make no plans i until he had seen government officials. An official of the Irish depart- ; ment of industry and commerce, asked whether any government action would be taken against Corrigan, said that none had been planned and added: “After all, it was a very credit- ’ able feat and this is not the time to discuss things like that." Corrigan himself was all ready to go. First he wants to fly to . London, then to Glasgow, Scotland, . to put his plane on view at ihe British Empire exhibition. Hundreds gathered outside the American legation for a look at Corrigan. He was in good form. ■ He mounted a jaunting car, the famous Irish equivalent for a horse cab, to pose for photographers. John Cudahy, American minister and Corrigan's host, arranged to get him a new outfit of clothes. Corrigan went to see government officials, after he had posed for photographers, to see whether j he could get his planes released. : He planned later today to go to j Baldonne! field to inspect it. Officials had a shock when they learned that Corrigan, discussing j his translantic flight, had comimented casually: "She's good enough to fly around I the world.” Corrigan slept until 9 a. m. today, and then walked in the lega(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ESCAPED YOUTH IS FOUND HERE Michigan Runaway Is Taken Into Custody Here This Morning — Richard Gilmore, 14-year o'd runaway front from the Children's Vilage, a boys’ institution at Coldwater, Michigan, was apprehended on the streets of Decatur this morning by Officer Ed P. Miller. Young Gilmore, who was walking in his bare feet and carrying his shoes and socks, was picked up by Officer Miller on Monroe street. He readily admitted to the officer that he had run away from the ' institution and stated that he had not eaten since his escape four : days ago—with the exception of a few apples and other fruit that he had picked up. He was taken to the county jail and lodged there until called for by ; the institution officials. Police radio was notified of his apprehension.

BIND VELEZ TO FEDERAL COURT Mexican To Face Federal Court On Narcotics Act Violation i ______ Appearing before United States Commissioner William I). Kemmel on Fort Wayne this morning, Jesuit Velez, 75-year old Curryvlilc beet worker, pleaded not guilty to a charge of owning and selling marijuana, commonly known as “Mexican hay." Unable to provide SI,OOO bond, as set by the commissioner, Velez was taken to the Huntington county jail to be held awaiting a hearing in United Slates district court. Velez, with a companion, who gave his name a* Cruz Oliva, was arrested last week when county, federal and state police officers made a raid on the Velez home at Curryville. Oliva, who had been held as a material witness in the case, was released this morning from the county jail here and 'permitted to return to his home. Sheriff Dallas Brown and State Patrolman Truman Bierie went to Fort Wayne this morning to appear at the hearing. o Brother-In-Law Os Decatur Woman Dies — Mrs. Fred Patterson received I ' word today of the sudden death ofj her brother-in-law, John F. King, 63,; i of Terre Haute. Mr. King’s death resulting front a heart condition, i occurred early this morning. Dr. ! and Mrs. Patterson will leave for j Terre Haute Wednesday morning. PLANS FLOWER ! SHOW AT FAIR Decatur Garden Club To Sponsor Flower Show During Fair The Decatur Garden club will sponsor a flower show during the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural show next month, officials . of the club announced today. i The display, which will be placed ; in the corridor of the court house, will be held Thursday and Friday, August 4 and 5. The club sponsored • flower show at the 1937 fair and the display was greeted , as one of the most attractive ever I shown in Decatur. “The purpose of the flower , show,” members of the club stated, : "is to raise the standards of horti- i culture and floral beauty in the community, to train the amateur i gardeners as well as the public to be good horticulturists, to teach the ■ effective and correct use of flowers ] In arrangement, and to teach plant . relationship as well as better growth.” Entries will he received from 7 to 9 p. m. Wednesday, August 3, and from S to 10 a. m. Thursday. August 4. Competent persons will judge the show. No exhibit may be removed from the corridor before . the close of the show. A prize will be given for the best - arranged bouquet. First and secj ond premiums will he given on bouquets ot' various flowers, namely: large zennias, small zennias, petunias, mixed bouquet, gladiola, j roses, phlox, dahlia, large rnari- ! gold, small marigold, snap dragons, asters and cosmos. All containers must be marked , with the name of the owner. This j may be done with adhesive tape. The committee In charge of the flower show is composed of the following ladies: Mesdames Delton Passwater. Lawrence Green, Henry , Heller, Sam Butler, George Buckley, Charles Beineke and William ' Kohls. o 1 Decatur Lad Is Page At Special Session Norbert Lose, son of Mr. and Mrs. ■ Charles Lose, of this city, is attend- i . ing the special session of the state legislature in Indianapolis, where he is serving as a page. > He received hie appointment to the position several day 3 ago. He . ■ left for Indianapolis Monday, accom-j • panied by his mother, who returned ' last evening. |

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General Assembly Asked To Pass Bills Allowing Millions For Aid In Recovery Drive. TOWNSEND SPEAKS Indianapolis. July 19 (U.fi) —The Republican' attempt to force the Indiana house of representatives to investigate charges of “corruption and malfeasance" in the state government, voiced by Sen. Frederick Van Nuyg before his reconciliation with the Townsend organization, was quickly quelehed hy the huge Democratic majority today. The resolution was presented hy Rep. Robert A. Hoover, R . of Goshen, and signed by virtually all G. O. P. members of the chamber. Hardly had the clerk finished reading the document before Rep. Edward P. Barry, D., of Indianapolis. rose to his feel and moved that it be tabled. This shut off any debate. Speaker Ed Stein called for an oral vote and a chorus of “ayes" swept through the chamber. There was a low chorus of "noes" also hut Stein ruled the resolution was tabled. Simultaneously 11 bills were introduced into the house, including measures to carry out the governor's request for an 11 million dollar state-federal building program; diversion of twp million dollars to aid counties in paying the cost of poor relief and amendment to the “gadget law'.” Democratic majority lost little time in disposing of the Hoover motion which called attention to the remarks Van Nuys made while still at outs with the administration and planning to seek re-elec-tion as an independent. The resolution proposed that an 11-man committee he appointed to investigate the senator's charges, report back to the house and make its findings available for grand jury inspection. Administration measures introduced included amendment of the windshield title card holder to provide that certificate of title could he displayed in other places in the driver's compartment. Independent measures introduced without administration support were referred in every case by Speaker Stein to committees, where they were expected to meet sudden death. They included: 1. A bill to return nomination of all state officers to direct primaries instead of convention. 2. Bills to repeal the present distribution system of motor vehicle funds and to provide that these funds be used only for road construction. The house adjourned until 7:30 p. m. to allow the ways and means committee, to which were assigned most of the administration measures, time to report these bills back to the floor. The senate was to meet later today. Before a packed house of representatives' chamber, Gov. M. Clifford Townsend today asked the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) - o Pocahontas Lodge To Meet Friday Night A meeting of the local Pocahontas lodge will be held Friday night at 7:30 o’clock in the Red Men hall. All members are asked to attend. LOCAL DANKER NAMED TO POST T. F. Graliker, First State Bank Head, Named On. State Committee T. F. Graliker, has been honored hy the Indiana IBankefs’ association iby being appointed as a member of the committee on branch banking, according to word received here. The appointment was made by Robert H. Myers, of Muncle, president of the state association. E. W. Baumgartner, cashier o£ the Bank of Berne, was named to the committee on legal affairs. These were the only two- appointments give to Adams county bank&rs. A complete staff of committee members has been selected and announced by the association president. Thie staff will function during the coming year.