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Speaks Tonight ' 1 'll'* ■' r < 1 i Dr. C. A. McConnell of Bethany > of Oklahoma, a distinguished the- | oiogian, newspaperman and former Congressman will give a lecture at the Church of the Naxarino tonight on the "God-Man." His wife, a returned missionary from Africa, will speak to the ladies W E M S Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ser- ■ •, vices each night at 7:30. | — — son COMPANY PLANS MEETING Sponsors Nutrition Conference For Veterinarians Friday A nutrition conference for thej veterinarians of Indiana, Ohio, adn I Michigan sponsored by the CenItral Soya Company, Inc., will be i held at Decatur. Friday. The principal topic to be disi cussed will be the nutritional val- ' ue of soybeam oil meal for live-1 stock. This foodstuff has made a tremendous advance during the I past ten years, the annual produc- ■ tion climbing from 21,000 tons to | 750.000 tons. The fact that it has become a part of the rations for all classes of farm livestock assists the farmer of the middle west : I in two ways. It provides them a market for a profitable and soil- ( ‘building crop—sop beans, and the! meal —decreases the cost of producing milk, eggs, beef, pork and , mutton. This is the first conference of i its kind ever held and great inter- 1 i est has been shown by the veterinarians. and research workers in nutritio. A splendid program has ' been arranged, bringing to the conference some of the best authorities on nutrition in this country. The program is: The program will open at 11:30 ’ o'clock Friday morning when the visitors will register and then be taken on an hour and a half tour through the plant. At 1:30 o'clock a luncheon is to be served at Sun Set park. In the afternoon program, Roy Hall, executive vice-president of the Central Soya company, is to give the welcome address. Subjects of other talks and the speakers will be: “Beef cattle,” i Prof. F. G. King, Purdue university; “Dairy Cattle,” Prof. C. F. Huffman. Michigan State college; “Poultry,” Dr. R. M. Bethke. Ohio agricultural experiment station; “Sheep,” D. S. Bell, Ohio agricultural experiment station; “Hogs,” 1 . W. L. Robinson, Ohio agricultural 1 I experiment station; “Protein Pois- ; oning,” B. H. Edgington, D.V.M., Ohio state university, college of Veterinary medicine; “Are Feed- : 1 ing Stuffs the Cause of Suspected Poisoning?” Dr. H. R. Kraybill, 11 state chemist of Indiana; "Cooperation,” Lyman Peck, of the Cen- ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O PURDUE EXPERT TALKS TO LIONS — E. T. Wallace, Dairy Extension Head, Speaks Tuesday Night E. T. Wallace, head of the dairy extension department of Purdue university, addressed the members of the Decatur bions club last night in the weekly meeting at the . Rice hotel. Mr. Wallace, who was in the city for the agricultural show held in I connection with the street fair, i spoke to the club on the diary situation in Adams county. He quoted interesting figures regarding the county’s dairy industry and its ranking with other counties of the state. Dr. W. W. Yapp, who has been | conducting the cattle judging at j the agricultural show, was a guest .at the meeting, which was in | charge of John W. Doan,

WORKERS OFFER SETTLEMENT OF MAYTAG STRIKE Offer To Accept 10 Per Cent Cut If Given Profit Share Des Moines, la., Aug. 3—(U.R)— Striking union employes of the I Maytag Washing Machine Company.* through their executive committee, offered today to accept a 10 per cent wage cut providing they I be permitted to share in the company's profits between July 1, 1938 and July 1, 1939. In a telegram to E. 11. Maytag, company president, the executive committee offered to make the concession in an effort to reach a speedy settlement of the 13-week-old controversy. Maytag or his son, Frederick II, 1 a vice-president, were asked to I meet the committee in an open conference in Des Moines at 2 p in. to discuss the offer as a basis for i settlement. "We are ready to concede in this matter, feeling that the main inter-' est of both the company and the union must be a speedy reconciliation and resumption of plant operations,” the telegram said. The Maytag plant, located at Newton. lowa, has been closed since May 9 when union employes refused to accept a 10 per cent horizontal wage cut. The employes are members of the United Elec-, trical. Radio and Machine Workers of America, an affiliate of the com- i mittee for industrial organization. 1 After all previous efforts to set-' tie the strike had failed. Gov. Nelson G. Kraschel set up a three man arbitration board to make recommendations. A minority report submitted by E. H. Pollard. Fort Madison attorney and company representative on the board, recommended that the j men go back to work immediately i under the wage cut and that preferred stock requirements of >l,-; 083,000 be met from profits before i the 50 per cent of the remainder be devoted toward restoration of the; cut. Any further wage adjustments would be submitted to negotiation . after 90 days. Pollard recommended. The other board members. B (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FREOBRANN IS GIVEN CONTRACT Award Contract For Removal Os Garbage For Next Year Fred Braun, retired General Electric company employee and gardner for the B. P. O. Elks club for the past summer, was given the garbage removal contract for: the next year in Decatur, by the ] city council, meeting in executive session following the regular meet-; ing Tuesday night. The city council took into consideration both the bids and the I capability of the bidders satisfactorily to accomplish the work. The cotract is for one year, beginning September 1, but has a clause that it may be renewed for succeeding years at the same rate, if the service is satisfactory in the opinion I of the council. The council voted three to one on the motion to award the contract to Mr. Braun. | Eight bids were received as follows: Ed Newport, $1,000; Fred! Braun, $1,099; William Ohler,! $786; Harley Roop, $1,200; Jamesj Marth, $900; Ben Eiting. $1,200; i George Brown. $900: and H. L. Kistler, $1,020. F. J. Schmitt, who has the con-1 tract this year, did not submit a i bid. A letter from Clarence Manion. Indiana director of the National | Emergency council, was read, reminding the council of the fact. 1 that a large sum from tlie PWA j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) I — O TEMPERATURE READINGS ■ i I DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m. 78 2:00 p.m. 98 10:00a.m 80 3:00p.m 95 i Noon .. . 86 I WEATHER J Increasing cloudiness, thundershowers probable in north- ] west portion late tonight or i Thursday and in east and south i portions Thursday afternoon i and night; somewhat cooler Thursday except in extreme i southeast.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 3, 1938.

Draw Jury to Try Tammany Boss .i' ImL> ..,'7 71W - tv Bwßßtw it « mRc $ J? il x * Blk Wk Ip - JI --'ll Justice Pecora operates wheel New York Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand Pecora operates an old fashioned jury wheel to draw 300 names of prospective jurors for the] i trial of Tammany Leader James J. Hines and two others on policy ! racket charges. Justice Pecora is seated.

NAME CHAMP OF AYRSHIRE SHOW County Ayrshire Exhibits Are Judged By W. Y. Yapp The senior grand champion cow. i “Queen B Lassie,” entered by ‘ Henry Aschleman. took first place in the class for cows five years old and over, was named senior champion and grand champion of the i show by W. Y. Yapp, head of the dairy department of the University of Illinois, who judged the first annual county Ayrshire cattle show. Tuesday. Prof. Yapp also commented favorably on a four-year-old c<Jw entered by Henry Aschleman. which I took first place in her class. The junior champion heifer ami the champion 4-11 calf club winner. ; was Diana of Snow Man. entered by Homer Arnold and Sons. Prof. Yapp suggested that the champion junior calf was of a typo I which would place well at the ■ state fair. Winning entrants in the order of | their placings were: Cows five years old and over: Henry Aschleman, Otto B. Lehman (second and third). Four year old cows: Henry Aschleman. (first and second). Three year old cows: Henry Aschleman, Otto B. Lehman and Homer Arnold. Two year old cows: Henry Aschleman, Otto B. Lehman and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O ALLEN COUNTY FARMER DIES ' George L. Judt Dies Tuesday Night At Home In Allen County George L. Judt, 69, Allen county farmer, died last night at 9 o’clock at his home in Adams township. Death was attributed to heart trouble. The deceased was born in Fort Wayne, February 18. 1869 the son of Karl and Elizabeth Judt. He was a member of the Soest Immanuel Lutheran church. His wife, Mary Jane Briggs, preceded him in death. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Albert Saalfrank. Hoagland: Charles, at home; Mrs. Albert Lepper of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Karl Saalfrank of Marlon township; George of Allen county. A brother, Henry of Fort Wayne, a step-sister, Mrs. Conrad Foerster; and a step-brother, Henry Wagner of Fort Wayne, also survive. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock CST at the home and at 1:30 o’clock at the church. Burial will be made , in the church cemetery. The body will be returned to the home from the Zwick & Son funeral home j Thursday fflorniug, i

Local Girls Band To Michigan City * The Decatur Girls band will leave Saturday morning for Michigan City where it will participate in the . fourth annual Indiana Day celebrai lion. Fifty girls, under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer. will make the srip, leaving the Decatur high school in a school bus promptly at ; 6 a. m. Saturday. , The occasion is said to be one of 11 the most prominent for which the local organization has furnished the . music and local band enthusiasts . feel that it will add further to the • reputation of the group. . i o INDUSTRY SHOW DRAWING CROWD 1 Splendid Exhibits Shown In Industrial Tent On Madison Street ;l — h An exhibit, which has proven to | ,'be one of the most interesting otij I the 1938 Decatur Free Street Fair ] and agricultural show fe the one located in the industrial tent on ( Madison street between Second and , . Third streets. |; Merchants, firms, individuals and organizations are all represented . inside the huge top. with each die- ' playing an exhibit of a different type. The display of the Craigville garage. located immediately in the 1 . front of the tent, comprises a group of Oliver farm impliments, includ-I ling trackers, cultipackers and com-i bines. Elmer Moser is in charge [ at the exhibit. The McMillen Feed Mills exhibit; I in charge of Paul Wiseman, comprisees feeds, sugar from the Central Sugar company, and other pra- ' ducts of the local manufacturers. Mr. Wiseman is also in charge of the Burk Elevator exhibit, made up of electric fence and Servall . poultry litter. _ 1 Next in line from the east ent- ■ rance is the Decatur Hatchery exhibit, which includes Welvinator and Electrolux refrigerators, May-; tag washers, Hoover sweepers, Es-j j i tate stoves. Wayne feeds and baby chicks. T. L. Becker and James ( . Kitchen are in charge. | The Clean-Easy milker exhibit is ] managed by Charles Atkinson and , Charles Dettmer for the local Ideal Dairy Products company. Sam Peoples, local agent for the ; Coburn electric and McCrory bat- ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ( 0 Former Local Girl Is Named Secretary i Miss Minnie Moyer, daughter of Max Moyer and former Decatur resident, has been named execu- 1 tive secretary of the Indiana union of Jewish youth. The election of Miss Moyer took place at a state 1 ] executive meeting at Lake Manitou. Miss Moyer now lives in Fort Wayne.

Colorful Parade Os Floats And Bands Feature Today’s Fair; Huge Crowd Tuesday

RUSSIA FEARS I JAP FIGHTING TO CONTINUE Soviet Officials Assert War May Be Only Possible Outcome Shanghai, Aug. 3—-(U.R) —Japanese combat planes shot down 32 Chinese planes near Hankow, a Japanese naval communique said tonight. The Japanese communique said 54 Chinese planes, mainly of British, Soviet and American build, clashed with a Jap squadron and were routed. The communique aiso said seven “cleverly camaouflaged” Chinese planes were destroyed on the ground at the Hankow airdrome. Moscow. Aug. 3.— <U.R)* — Russia fears that continuation of lighting on the Manchukuan frontier is inevitable, an official communique said today. Belief was expressed in the communique that Japanese army men and diplomats co-operating with them were circulating false reports of Russian attacks on Manchukuan and Korean territory. “Under these conditions," it was added, "further continuation of hostilities, fraught with extremely | serious consequences, is regarded as inevitable.” An explanation of this grave statement was provided in an editorial in Le Journal De Moscow, a | weekly periodical published in French and regarded as close to' the foreign office. In the first editorial in all of Soviet Russia to deal with the, events of the last week, the jour-1 nal suggested that the Japanese, army in Manchukuo and Korea was trying to increase its prestige by provoking local conflicts I without risking war. All Russian sources seemed to agree that Japan most probably did not want actual war. But the communique expressed anxiety lest 1 local incidents —in which, it is made plaf here, Russia intends to reply in kind —make war the only possible result. The communique asserted that Japanese troops attacked the Rus- ( sians at Changkufeng all day yesterday and were bombed by Russian airplanes and bombarded by Russian artillery. It. was asserted that the Japanese losses were tremendous. Because of its importance, the ' communique, issued through the official Tass agency, is given tex- j tually: “Beginning at dawn August 2 Japanese troops resumed their of- ( fensive against the hill at Zarzar- ; naya (Changkufeng) located in , (CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE) ' SOME WINNERS l ARE ANNOUNCED Partial List Os Winners In Calf Club Shows Available Incomplete results were available today on the 4-H Holstein and Ayrshire calf dub shows held , Tuesday. , The entrants were judged by W. | Y. Yapp, head of the dairy de- | partment of the University of Illinois, in connection with the county Holstein and Ayrshire shows. However, the winners are determined by both the results in the judging ring and on the material contained in their record books. Holstein Show Winners in the judging ring in the Holstein 4-H calf club shows in the order of their placing were: Junior calf: Milo Nussbaum. Glendon Borne. Raymond Kolter, Mary Kolter. Agnes Kolter, Florine Steury, Reuben Nussbaum, Alvin Nussbaum, and Warren Nidlinger. Senior calf: Alvin Nussbaum. Milo Nussbaum, Doyle Winteregg, Clinton Steury. Millard Schwartz, Lofton Rich and Elmer Nussbaum. Junior yearling: Edward Sprunger, Raymond Kolter and Raymond Schwartz. Senior yearling: Alvin Nussbaum (CUNTINUKD. ON PAGE XHBfisl

LIST WINNERS i IN PET PARAGE Prize Winners In Tuesday’s Pet Parade Are Announced One of the most colorful and entertainlng parades ever staged in this city marched down the fair midway Tuesday afternoon when youngsters of Decatur paraded their pets before a crowd which packed the streets. This was the first pet parade ever held in the city, and the fair association hopes to make the parade an added attraction at the annual fair. The parade was conducted by the Decatur Recreation department. I : with George Laurent, recreation i supervisor, and Mrs Marion Feasel, a member of the recreation executive committee, as co-chairman. The co-chairmen were assisted : by the Tri Kappa. Psi lota Xi and Delta Theta Tau sororities. Members of these three sororities who assisted in preparing for the parade and acted as judges, were: Tri , Kappa, Misses Marjorie Johnson and Jeanette Winnes; Psi lota Xi, Misses Janet Schrock and Zula Porter; Delta Theta Tau. Miss Eloise Leonard, Mrs. Leland Smith and Mrs. Richard Steele. Prizes for the winning pets were awarded by various Decatur merchants. The surprise attraction of the 1 pet parade was the kindergarten band, directed by Mrs. Russell Owens and led by Billy Graham, : as drum major. Prize winning boys and girls, with the name of the donor of each prize, are as follows: Glenn Donnell. Peterson Clothing Co.: James Lough. City News | Stand; Tom and Jim Hurst, HoltI house-Schulte; Gene Uhrick, Holthouse Drug; Shirley Zimmerman ( and Bobby Mackelhaney, Mutschler Meat Market; Daniel Kitson, Zwick & Son; Betty Jean Sudduth. (CONTINUED ON FACE FIVE) I HOLSTEIN SHOW WINNERS NAMED 1 Judging Os Holstein Show Opens Judging Os Exhibits The judging of the Holstein county show Tuesday officially’ ! opened the Agricultural Show being held this week. A judging ring was set up east of the cattle tent at the intersection of First and , Madison streets. W. W. Yapp, head of the dairy . department of Illinois university. f in addition to judging the cattle this week, is giving demonstrations ‘ of good and bad points in the ' cattle in order that the quality of ’ the herds in Adams county may be increased. : Prof. Yapp said the first animal i on the entry list. “Banana Colantha 1 Korndyke,” first prize winner in 11 the cow class for those five years I' old and over, was the best in the i show in many respects. Only < effects of age prevented her from being the grand champion. This cow is owned by Benjamin 1). Mazelin. The cow produced 576 pounds of butter fat during a lactation period. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ♦ FREE ACTS PROGRAM * ! I | P.M Wednesday 5:00 —Diving revue, First and | Madison. j 7:oo—Wells Bros., Third and | 1 Monroe. | 7:15 —Float parade. i 8:30 — Human Cannonball, First and Monroe. i | 10:00 —Diving revue, First and Madison. PM Thursday I:3o—Wells Bros., Third and [ Monroe. | 2:oo—Bee Act, South Second. | 1 2:3o—Twins Parade. | : : 3:30 —Human Cannonball, j First and Monroe. | 5:00 —Diving Revue. First and | 1 Madison. | ; | 7:oo—Wells Bros., Third and j Monroe. j < | 8: 30 —Human C a n.n on b a 11, | First and Monroe. | i | 10:00 —Diving Revue. First and | i Madison. * » 1

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Parade To Be Repeated Again Tonight; More Than 25 Floats, 12 Bands In Parade. TWINS DAY Today Is parade day at the Decatur Free Street and Agricultural Show. Colorful, beautiful floats, gally-at-tlred musicians from various cities in this section of the country, paraded the streets of Decatur this afternoon in the feature parade ot the week. The same parade will be presented again this evening, starting at 7:15 o’clock. The line of march moves south on Third street from the municipal plant to Adams street, east to First street, and north on First street to Marshall. Third, Adams and First streets were lined with people early this afternoon to watch this most colorful feature of the entire week. Another mammoth throng is expected in the city tonight, drawn by the parade and also by the finq attractions offered by the fair. A new feature, an innovation for the Decatur fair, will hold eway Thursday, when a Twins Day celebration will be held. The twins, more than 50 seta ot whom have already filed their entries, will be registered at a special desk, located under the sout'a canopy of the Rice hotel, Third and Madison streets. Registration of the twins will start at 10 a. m.. and continue until shortly before time for the parade, which will be held at 2:30 o’clock. Cash prizes totaling SSO will ba presented to the twins adjudging winners in the various classes. Midway Packed Another great crowd packed tha fair midway Tuesday evening, although no special attractions werq offered. The crowd started gathering early in the afternoon, lining the midway to view the pet parade at 4 o'clock. The pet parade proved to be one of the most entertaining attractions ever presented at a Decatur fair and it is planned to make this parade an annual event. Approximateiy 75 youngstere were in the line ot march, which was augmented bjr the Decatur Girls’ band, the Decatur Boys Band and the American Legion band. A novel feature of the parade was (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Bee Demonstration To Be Given Thursday Willis Fonner, who has arranged a series of performances demonstrating methods of swarming a hive ot beee, today announced that the demonstration will be presented at 2 o’clock Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons at the platform on South Second street. Mr. Fonner stated that today's act was cancelled when the hot sun melted the combs, with the honey drowning the beee. Another swarm has been obtained for Thursday's show. o THREE INJURED IN AUTO WRECK None Badly Hurt As Car Overturns West Os Decatur Three persons were injured last! night in an auto accident on federal road 224 near Preble. Mrs. Sarah Straub, 58, of Home, wood addition, Decatur, is confined in the hospital, suffering from shock. Frak Huston, 48, also of Homewood, was released after treatment for abrasions on the hand. Miss Mildred Millington, 18, of! Bluffton, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Millington, suffered an ear laceration. She was released after tha laceration was sutured. George A. Kiester, also of Bluffton, driver of the car, was uninjured. The accident happened, the occupants of the car told authorities, when Hiester attempted to pas.i another auto. Noticing an oncoming vehicle, he applied the brakes, which swerved the car into thij ditch. I - ——l ■I, — I