Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 22 July 1938 — Page 1

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■IN PLANE WES 11. S. hiis morning : plane C ° m " ' ■ First Os Trans- | J Jantic Flights ■sass-** ■r«”'’ u T ~ hp Lufthahsa this Kj h» P'HlO’' " ’• •19 'll) tmX'lV.ll ' lPre ‘.loij kavink hii.i II Blanenburg r ’hi l fonr enKi» eil ">ono-| F S Xn Manhasset Bay MF* ,Wi-wavs. He had and unfavorable weath- ; , ’CM s marked the renewal an international race ( ’‘■teriß’ . .unniercial an the Atlantic. 1 rlMsterday. 25 hours and ) ■ ,•',■!■ taking the an . S- mother plane. , over Foynes, Ireland. ,mutes after the Nord-1 catapulted from the |, aland off . ! ' <Uh M-f ■■•■■>' HeW " on 1 U tolou’real and thence to | It; fcAura accompanied . co-pilot: Alfred Eger, , ■JLWM .nd William KuepThe Nord- ■ JL -' s.-atKuie, -rh.-ast at only r .. . ’he yithtJlturning. ,ias I,f * l . , X| ..-i iin-nts with >* '•- m '■* ul 'road tri? fl-”' ’”' weP ” H»« u „n a l!t . t lKas'uingtol'- I ' ’FL M* V Nordmeer ’ .rented tv ui: .n s British and ■ Hjglir making fintd xmgrimaat- ....posed trans-At-'"er six yeami I'/ Hanain. B”’h Hies together airways eiqiect 3 „ r ovM» he same regularly ' passenger service be- . teen Noll America and Europe Pan American Clipprovided across the . Eqfc. jgj Hie past three years. an co-operattng . Jhl bothlreign lines. Its weathTE'S)s3BuEr> ON PAGE SIX) — _ 0 &t|Byne Man | Rotary Speaker jg' — ■"W. C.Wf.v-: of Fort Wayne, of B Lnvetip s’ Syndicate, was the maker as the weekly meeting of Rotary club Thursday l Wittwer presented a < by A. Lawrence ’ d financier, on “The 1 vlind «po®f science.’’ s ¥his blitil spot, the speaker said, 1 ain fltutffljial education. While the < #ld has advanced greatly tn fields faciendßming the past century. 1 has not kept s We, tsiili; far behind. Financial Jtor&acA-? said, is the cause of ■writ® » preeaions. - 4-R. A laueher was chairman 1 E. Bell vice-pre-fe: of tl i club, presided in the ’ Guy Brawn, president. < ■ 1B »|f u u'.ty member at the ’ ®»a Mie Teacher's college at W this summer. | psggf---- <> - — «HOFFMAN : aass£w dll CARRIER laroid iHofiman Is Appointcd Decatur City Mail Carrier JUroid ■ot’fman, of Mercer ave- i given a permanent : l? it!()n M 1 h>’ ’»ail carrier, out of,. » Decatur post office, it was an-1 iftnced tfcay. Announc|in?>nt of the appoint-1 W Was ,Stade by Mrs. Lola P. local acting postmaster, route was formerly carried fsess SChwa rtz. of Second street, W retired several weeks ago beaß, ‘ of at extended illness. IP 9 route covers the residential Jrlct inahe southern section of ■for. Mr. Hoffman has already •“wed his duties. "he appoolntment has not affectWUer ptttitions at the local office ‘re. Macklin stated. T

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Legion To Elect Oflicers Monday New officers of Adams post number 43 of the American Legion will be elected ut the regular meetlug of the organisation Monday evening ut 8 o’clock at the home, First and Madison streets. Every member is requested to be present. RUSSIA AWAITS JAPS MOVE IN LATEST CRISIS Soviet Russia Refuses Demand That Soldiers Evacuate Hill Moscow, July 22 —(U.PJ —Russia awaited Japan’s next move today in a new, grave diplomatic dispute, after refusing firmly a Japanese demand that Russian soldiers evacuate a lonely hill in the far j oast to which both nations claim title. It was indicated that the government was determined to adhere to Its stand despite a remark by Mamoru Shigemitsu. Japanese ambassador. to Foreign Commisar Maxim Litvinov, which was interpreted as a hint that Japan might seek to eject the Russians forcefully from the disputed hill. (A Japanese foreign office spokesmen said at Tokyo today tint KiigFiiigsu did not threaten force. But he tWH Litvinov might Tmve received the imprestdon Shigrmitai. returning hurriedly that he did—Editor s note.) at the order of hp< government frsm a vacaitisd abro.-id. rthw Lit-, vinsv \?e<Bles(’*Q ISeWn <•’ the visit, raid the swiaH? -eca. win< b die miffiwt l»*d reiwhsd. :®- nsiaiced last irf’ißit n> a !-»«r ertAtdAil romsiMiidcgie. 1' »ot unto t-W | marnhvg «dn»i tine' read tin-I mwpispew. Bn« IBfcsian pesgfceeatized dhrst Stg- neawnt MsMan in aelwiotss w»di Jupi® bud l»*'* WentdSed to a idgdi 'Hie deM«s»y *f sliis mow <•« betwe'en Japrfti <sml lht> »fti vyhi shiTyrn - tW» ex ■ afftsnges betwieen fcitvinev Mid Shi»en«tsu gdweu ® sidisdniee in the Buasirdi efOiciad .ensmomqAie SMgemddsu .higudi Iftw decided •flit She (iisinred *ewi*ox»-. liel»n<B< to .tMei-lsdei* L St*d4i*e state settled frtti Chi®ws» Mttichuria.) fteegittedbMity *»i vit'tt(C«N»IWI’F*D cn IWW bWW KV. GRAHAM IS CHAIRMAN Bteto® WmlsEiworAh’ Loaguu Conwnhsyfloji Rev. Ralph Waldo Graham, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Decatur, has been elected chairman of the conference Epworth League institute commission. at the organization meeting held this week at Epworth Forest on Lake Webster. Rev. V. O. Vernon of the Wabash district was named commission secretary. Other members of the commission are: E. L. Gates, Logansport, Kokomo district; E. D. Imler, Middletown. Muncie dis trict; Ed Antle. Warsaw district; 1 Dale Stackhouse. Richmond, Richmond district; M. O. Ma bash, representative at large. Rev. Graham represents the Fort Wayne district. Members of the commission were selected by the six district: superintendents of the north Indiana conference, and the six district presidents of Che Epworth League. ' Officers for the 1939 Epworth League insiste were named as fol lows: Muncie and Warsaw districts institue, Rev. B. B. Shake,, dean; J. E. Boase, secretary; Ed ( Antle, registrar; E. E. Lawshe, counselor. Fort Wayne and Richmond districts: Rev. F. E. Fribley, dean; ! Gail Davis, secretary; Donald Jennings, registrar; Dale Stackhouse, counselor. Kokomo and Wabash districts: IS L Yoder, dean; V. 0. Vernon, secretary; E. E. Kaufman, registrar; Harold Neal, counselor. E. L. Gates has been named publicity manager. . —o — French Anti-Aircraft Turn Back Rebel Planes Perpignan, France. July 22—(UP) —French anti-aircraft batteries oa SaiMagousse plain shelled six nationalist plantes which flew over French territory today. The planes fled back into Spain. |

As “Pick-a-Back” Plane Landed at Montreal —— ■ . _ ■ . w .--iraiuiiwiiMi .g- - » a - wB I ■r** nLJ wz< flb MH i --<4 «v 2 fw i Wa : — 1J I .'Wt tT'jEnd of experimental transatlantic flight by British “Mercury” Carryblfe a hwivy cargo of news photos and news- huge Maia, the .Mercury to<4< <»T fre» reels. the British "pick-a-back” flying ship. Ireland, continuing the croSßi»g <ri«xe after it w» Mercury, lands on the broad St. Lawrence river detached in flight. After laeday; at HaatMftl 'be at Montreal. Attached to its mother ship, the Meicury proceeded to New York.

ONION LEADERS TO FACE TRIAL I] I lurfit Scads Charged With Betrayr. *, hnj; Trarnt BVtoftß. .fate 38 — W.R) — Nine i etaxagns #»«' suspended joPernefaionud aGtieers -m the United Aukmtftliffe Werkw Union, hereWfeite tept saitoot W President fakimar :»*«i ftia aeoueed offioia*, tomy by Mtatift. Ww *•>««■ «p i»y ft-e UAV psesidart a»ni kis kwwrngiemd idto-wuo’fa'e heaaai-. teke’rjjed •usNed wioe-pßeaictecte Riehard FrisTteirsfteen. ffafaw Wete. tel. HuW and Mwr-titner ; of their frt»t” » pc»i<ifttiog SacHeneMsn* wifctiift the uaioa and "creagiipg a spate of •onfoeion J ii Abe mfciffis *f weflAoeS" ;*««t I iftilftn arffewfts. A trial 9»i' tte swepepiied ot’iI elate w«si te» haH Me« ffioaiiy before Ike ewcative beard. The tour snid they expected to be shorn of tkfdr titlw a»d expelled from the upion—the sweie punishment pronounced two weeks ago by the board when it tried George Addes. suspended secretary-treas-urer. The specific charges as re- ! vealed by Martin included: I 1. Conspiring for the purpose of personal and factional gain to dis- ’ i nipt the international union, to 1 interfere with its proper functions, I ( and to bring about a state of chaos I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) j , O— ; . LEGION LADIES NAME OFFICERS Mrs. Dallas Brown Is Elected President Os Auxiliary Mrs. Dallas Brown, wife of the i Adams county sheriff, will head ithe auxiliary of Adams Post No. 43,. American Legion, during the coming year. i Mrs. Brown, who was named during the election of officers held at the Legion home, will be installed .September 16. Mrs. Frank Liniger, wife of the I county commissioner, and Mrs. Leo Ehinger. local insurance agent's wife, will be installed as first and second vice-presidents, respectively- . Mrs. Eddie Bauer was named secretary of the auxiliary and Miss Helen Bauer, treasurer. Other officers are: Mrs. Adrian Baker, !chaplain: Mrs. Carl Striker, historian and Mrs. Joe Coffee, sergeant-at-arms. The members of the new executive committee are: Mrs. Tillman Gehrig, Mrs. Vincent J. Bormann land Mrs. Walter S. Gladtelter.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, .July 22, 1935.

Fourth I nion Herriee Here S»jn4ny Evening Tbe teo-tk te t<te M«tri<te Os wioa . S«*«tay will be I held a»t tke Firs* te’a-wsieliwJ etereh I Sunday evanmg aS e’ebiek. Ths ■ Rev. G. O. 'WaHosi. pjw«t-»r «f the First Frisbytc’-ion eteHre* w-tti *e-j 'liver the seraiss. Mpeehid wwic i wll lbe provided fa»r the ee-swwm by I the host chnrohi The general interest in the union services has been gratifying to the leadership »f the The services are tte eeeasfan fw mutiK-i fellowship iM Chrtettaft worship, The gemw-ai ptdwiv te eordtaliy >»- vitad t« tte serwiftW) w** eventef. SECOND STREET OPENED TODAY Part Os Second Stawt h Opamd To ay Traffic One-way traffic on Stecoxd street ( from Monroe to Jefferson streets was opened last night by state highway officials. Saw horses and blockades have been set up to prevent motorists from using the center of the street and cars are forced to keep to the right in driving down the sides. Highway men stated today that the street could probably be open- 1 ed Saturday and the one-way traffic eliminated. In any event, rural residents and ; Saturday shoppers will be able to use Second street in coming downtown for their regular Saturday shopping tour tomorrow. it is also possible now to cross Second street at Jefferson, Madison and Monroe streets, thus eliminating much of the congestion at Monroe, which had been the only downtown east-and-west street crossing available. Motorists desiring to leave the city on the north may now use regular federal road 27 by going (CONTINUED/)N PAGE SIX) 0 9 Berne To Be Host To Men’s Congress The annual men’s congress of the Evangelical and Reformed church. Fort Wayne dassis. will be held in Berne early in September, it has been announced by Hiram Liechty, of that town, vice-president of the classis. o Annual Lawn Social To Be Held Sunday The annual lawn social of the St. Paul’s ladies aid of Preble will be held Sunday evening. July 31, on i the school lawn just opposite the Lutheran church. A splendid free program has been arranged with music and entertainment for young and old. The public is cordially invited to attend.

PLAN PARADES DURING FAIR Lfat Os Parades Faw Ifr An- ! - karhuml Today lihe1 i he Hsi m’ i«w-a4HB ter ?he Daeatw Fraa Sttraat Fair awd A®«•Jitlturai Show, whi’.-h opofts tera Aftgoat i. wnftft anme-Hft-aad today by membars as ths paaada oamsnittaa. Tile members ttea eommfataa i« charge srf this pfetffie of the fair are: 1 Will teowws, Wal-tar Gortl axd Wa’ter J Eriek. Thesre memibet'S also tan ve s-tefiw o) rhe baaida lon the fair. The first ptn-adv te» bsM .fl»a(tea- ete.te te effk-Wfa' aftaftffite the MW aveftt. A free art teed, the Dacatxr girls’ ba|d aed tke Deem tir boy’s bawd with fair officiate, city aftd couxty officiate wdl ap»eaii« the parade. Oft Tuesday aftac»»»». the f«» twre pet parade will be with hundreds of kiddkte from the coe»ty axd surromdiag tfflrritortes i« tte line of march. The largest parades of the week will be held on Wednesday afternoon and evening. All of the bands and floats will appear. A total of 16 bands and about 25 floats are expected to take part in this event. No parade will be held Thursday. On Friday, what is expected to be t the largest livestock parade ever to be held in the county, wili close the list of parades. MANY BANDS TO PLAY AT FAIR Large Number Os Bands To Play Here During Annual Street Fair — One of thtfalargest prominent bands ever to be' assembled at a Decatur fair is being planned for the 1938 Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show, it was disclosed today. Will IBowers, chairman of the band committee, stated today that a total of 16 bands from surrounding communities had tentatively signified their intentions of playing at the local fair. Some of these bands are considered the most prominent organizations in this part of Indiana and Ohio. In addition to this, three Decatur bands will also play at the fair. The Decatur girls’ band and the Decatur boy’s band will make several appearances, while still another local band is being sougty as a free act band. The bands will all be in the city Wednesday afternoon and evening during the big float and band par- ' ades at 2 p. m. and 7 p. m.

ONE Os THREE SURVIVING WAR ' VETERANS DIES R. A. Drummond Dies This Morning; Only Two Veterans Survive Adams county’s rapidly diminishI ing ranks of Civil War veterans was lessened to two surviving mem- ■ hers this morning by the death of R. A. Drummond, 96, life long Root . township resident, and oldest of I th* "old guard." Drummond, a retired cabinet I maker, who entered the Civil War ' at the age of 21, died this morning lat 5:30 o’clock at the old Drum- ! tnond homestead in Root township. The death of Drummond leaves ! but two surviving veterans: David Baker, living tiree ■il<»< south of | PletfeiMt Xlttw, Hiawu * Parr. ;of near Bernu. Drummond was the «fl<h<st »f tbe swtwi-iwee. of thN Ch-id Waw wxow ouy I ried to hie gpawe. Oft Aja il 9. 1964. after prominently fantring- i» the battle at PfcaewU HMI. Lmxsbma, aid otters. Drmsm-md wxw iijired io tins, right tou< by i ‘mbite’ bull. Ta-ftiza to tba hospitul «t Chftld Ds-uoae, Lonishrtui. army .-au-Mft(®o dUetded it wue mieusnuy to tnatv the riplrt below tte knee He woe dtechorftud lbw bo.--pind Aftl'M 3d. lUB6, :®d lm-<u.r)M ■p the Mwsiwippi -n> • rtver boat, retiming to bm fan m wteid be resided until bis death th bi morai«B. S«H Os PuMSdorte The dewaadd wae burn in R'“« I township at> December kfa. 1941, the : son of Robert »ed Mary Ih'immetMi. | oioneel Am.ntt county rosuleitg I He was married to HoVd* bl-luo. ! Who died P> IKZtS If® wag * eteeber member <ft tte ®. A. 8 and « member of tke P»wm Chapel chnreh. fbtd joining ® I<Wl. Hwrvivhtg are «>u» daugh-t t,er. Mnk ( buries Rabbit, who al no i tmeider on the Drwmnirmd h<m>e | fdead. nivckt gramdehiidren, 1* I fIF-mt-grmwb’biMveb and •>»• great-fn-oot-graadchild. Hn was the hist of a family-et- trtno lH»*tiv*w» .fti'ie s*rt««-s. Tub sbhs. J»te a*d Wdliam, are atea iiuceaised. We was active inti-l in Mar«-.fa of th* year whan his advanced •»« uaftsed • decline in health, result-1 ing in hfe duath. Be had beeo i bedfast two w<«ek». Ppm* to big Las’ Ulaeftk he oad "« < >,TPJBI'BII on PA<e ftIG«T) . CAR IS STOLEN LAST EVENING A®.b» U From Park***# Pkbee Near Loead ißdutdtr.v Aa dhto btdonjing to Mario® Stilts, of Decatur, roete five was stolen from its parked position on Oak street last night between I aed 8 p. m. About half an hour later, local police received word from Willshire Ohio that a car, of the same des-, Q-iption and bearing the same lie- ! nee plates, had driven away from a service station there without payi ing for $2 worth of gas. The car. a 1938 Ford, bearing lieense plates numbered 455.853, was setting near the Legion memorial park, while its owner was working at the Cloverleaf Creamery plant. The Wiltehire officials reported that the car left on federal road . 133 towards Rockford, Ohio. State ! police of Indiana and Ohio at Columbia City and Findlay, respective-,, ! ly. were notified. Officers Roy Chilcote and Adrian | Coffee conducted the investigation here and contacted the other att- | thorities. The stolen car was recovered this > morning on Eleventh street neai Adams. Residents of that neighbor-I • hood reported to autorities that the , car was parked there. — o — Bluffton Man Buys H. L. Kern Garage , Charles Fuhrer of Bluffton, announced today that a deal has been transacted in which he has purchased the H. L. Kern Garage on First street, formerly operated by the late Herb Kern. No change will be made in the personnel. Mr. Fuhrer stated, and the same policy of the old firm will be continued. The Allis-Chalmers agency, operated by Flold Manley. ' will also be moved into the garage he stated. The garagebwill be opened for business within a few days ■ after remodeling work is completjed.

Approve Building I. U. Extension For Lake County

Veteran Dies • i • < •> ■ ffife yWyaff-r-’j hD* gjSggggm fp-alw-.r- m R. A. Drummond I R A. Drummond, Root township ; Civil War veteran, died early this mistiibw «t his home. Mr. Drum- j tntrnd wi« the eldest of three stir- ] • iving veteruns in Adams county. < — | DECATUR GIRI IHTACK VICTIM Niue-Year-OW Girl Is Victim Os Rapist Thursday Evening i Cfa.y bid *Hte police and memben of tbe county sheriff’s departMeit. spit-red on by indignant citi-1 on. today intenpiffcd tkelr search’ ' far a middle-aged man, who last | |nfa4» O-iftid*- d • ia®--yw-o- . old Daeitur girl. Firniahed only t few flimsy dies. .«.ther»<l from the story of | ib. thorinibly frightened and jnjared girl, authorities scoured the city iMt night •till today in an effort to apprehend the alleged etteckir. Accordiift to the story, related to police by the girl, the man lured her and a six-year-old brother into »n uto with promises of giving them 50 cents for pissing out hand- i bills. The man approiched them : ■4 they Were witnessing the tent ; sh>)i» jmrforiihnce on Thirteenth i street. After securing her parent's per- i mteekm, by naming other girls i whom the man claimed to have | employed to help him, the boy and ; girl left in the car. The victim told police that after driving i around for several blocks, he made her brother get out and then ; attacked her. Two physicians, i called after her return, corroborat- 1 ed her story, by reporting physical 1 evidences of the attack. She was 1 not thought seriously injured, how- I ever. ’ Badly frightened and nervous, the young girl was able to give i only meager details in describing her assailant. These details de- i scribe him as a man of about 35 I or 40 years old. medium in build, I wearing a gray suit, sun goggles ! and having a little mustache. The attack was reported to have occurred shortly after 9 o'clock. Police were immediately notified ’ and started investigation. ’ A roundup of a number of suspects last night and today had failed at a late hour lead to any intangible circumstances, which ■ might aid authorities in their | search. Tocsin Residence Destroyed By Fire The two-story frame residence . of Mr. and Mrs. Arba Breiner in Tocsin was totally destroyed by fire i Thursday afternoon. The fire, of undetermined origin, had gained such headway when discovered that it could not be controlled. The Ossian fire department prevented ' the flames from spreading to near- ! by residences. o- — TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m - 68 10:00 a. m 76 Noon 83 2:00 p. m —• 89 3:00 p. m 90i WEATHER More or less unsettled tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature.

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Lower House, In Surprise Move, Adopts Amendment To State Building Plan Measure. VOTE 55-23 Indianapolis, July 22 —(U.R) —In a surprise move apparently approved by Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, the house of the legislature today approved an amendment to the $5.400,000 State building program bill providing $251,000 for the construction of an Indiana University extension building in Lake county. Lake county's amendment, which twice Mid been rejected by the ways and means committee and the house, was submitted and with virtually no debate whatever, the house voted by roll call, 55 to 23, in favor of adding the university exteasion building for Lake county. thus raising the approximate bidding total to $5,650,000. It was the only amendment front the floor of the house which was adopted. In some way which was not. immediately made apparent, the’ Lake county delegation evidently obtained Townsend’s approval for the project. The senate had a quiet morning. It tabled another heckling resolution from minority leader William Jenner asking for an investigation of the Hoosier Democratic "two per cent” club by the U. S. senate. It received a new hill from Sen. Lawrence Carlson of Huntington proposing that the state tax rate be reduced from 15 to 10 cents. Earlier the house defeated a proposed appropriation of $300,000 for* creation of a Missinewa state park in Crant, Wabash and Miami counties and also advanced to the passage stage the two million dollar i welfare aid hill for counties. Labor forces and Indianapolis spokesmen again sought to include in the appropriation bill enough funds for the construction of a new $3,000,000 state office building, but were repulsed in a voice vote. Edward P. Barry, one of labor's spokesmen in the house, introduced an amendment to the appropriation bill providing $2,000,000 for the state office building, the other $1,000,000 to be obtained from the PWA. Barry said the •resent statehouse already is overcrowded and added that “tne Democrats are foolish if they are afraid to do the right thing now.” Adolph Emhardt, Indianapolis representative, said that the state office building would be selfliquidating since the state already pays $52,000 annually for rent which would be saved with construction of the new building. Rep. William Black of Anderson, administration leader, replied that the senate already is on record as favoring limiting the appropriations for construction to $6,000,000 and that the house would be wasting time to consider pushing it beyond that figure. So Barry's amendment was shouted down. Rep. Alien Lomont of Ft. Wayne then proposed an appropriation of $206,000 by the state plus enough from the PWA to total $375,000 to improve the state colony for the feeble-minded near Fort Wayne. He said that 10,000 persons were waiting to be admitted to the colony and that the Muscatatuck colony improvement proposed in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o MRS. FAIRCHILD DIES THURSDAY Mrs. Clara Fairchild Dies Thursday At Home In Willshire Funeral services for Mrs. ClarS Fairchild, 816, of Willshire. Ohio, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Church of God. in that place. Mrs. Fairchild died Thursday afternoon of a heart ailment and infirmities. Her husband died in 1900 and she made her home in Willshire for more than 35 years. Arthur Stove of Willshire, formerly of Decatur, is one of the brothers who survive. Two other brothers. Clinton S. Stove of Fort Wayne and Willard S. Stove of San Diego, also survive. Mrs. Fairchild made he r home with her daughter. Mrs. Leonard Troutner of Willshire, who survives,