Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 16 September 1938 — Page 1

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PRODUCTION AT PLANT HIGHER ) Municipal Plant Power Production Likely To , Hit New Record Eight months' production of kilowatt hours at the city light and i power plant this year exceeds the ■ total of any whole year, except 1937, according to the chart mainF’ tained at the plant by chief en--1 gineer Frank Burns. ' Mr. Burns submitted the figures ' to Mayor A. R. Hollhouae today for 1 the years 1932 to 1937 inclusive ’ and for the eight months of 1938, The production at the plant for the eight months exceeds the 12 months of 1936, that being the bigguest year in the plants history up .to that time. Production in 1937 ' hit an all-time peak, exceeding the I 1936 load. In 1936 the plant produced 9,176.900 kilowatt hours. In 1937, , it produced 11,787,200 kilowatts. , For the first eight months of this , year the chart shows a production ot 9,384.800. It is estimated that J the 1938 production will exceed 114.000,000 kilowatts. The increase is largely due to . industrial power loads at the Gen--1 eral Electric, the Central Soya company and other plants. In 1932 the city plant produced 4,171.950 kilowatts. The production for the succeeding years follows: 1933, 4,905,000 kilowatts; 1934. 5,329.100 kilowatts: 1935. 6.- , 7516 ml kilowattsj 19.'.6. 9,176900 ■ kilowatts; 1937, 11,787,200 kilowatts. 1 This year the city plant is furn- ' ishing electric power to the Cen- ! tral Sugar company. When the I plant is running at capacity it will consume approximately 500 kilo- ': watt hours per hour. This in- ■! crease will be reflected in the last ' | quarter of the year. 1 o Hartford Township Student Is Injured •' — James Glendenning Hartford 1 township senior, is recovering from a fractured collar bone, sustained i earlier in the week in a collision with a companion, while playing | softball. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Milo Glendening and is the first baseman on the Hartford soft ; ball team. YOUTH IS HELD AS AUTO THIEF Richmond Lad Confesses To Stealing Automobile At Berne 1 A 15-year-old Richmond lad is 1 being held in that city by juvenile authorities for the theft of the John Rinager car in Berne last week. The lad confessed late Thursday I to Sheriff Dallas Brown that he and another 15-year old Richmond boy had stolen the car. Unable to read or write, the boy was unable to tell the sheriff where they had disposed of the car. and authorities today were still searching for the abandoned vehicle. The companion whom he implicated, is I also at large. The boy told Sheriff Dallas I Brown and Policeman Dave Dubach j of Berne that the pair had stolen I a car at Richmond, slept overnight in the stolen vehicle, drove to Berne in the early morning and took the Berne auto. | He said he passed through several i cities but could not positively identify them since he was unable to read the signs. It is thouhgt thaflic passed through Decatur. Fort Wayne and Angola before abandoning the car. He was picked up in Portland, after hopping a freight train. — Visitors Praise County Hospital Praise for the Adams county me-' morial hospital and complimentary remarks about the services render-, ed by the superintendent, assistants and nurses were written in a letter by Merle Burdg of Portland, following a visit to the institution in com- . pany with Mrs. Frank Hollaway ot, New Orleans. Mrs. Holloway is a former nurse. She practiced in hospitals in Europe and in the United States and said the local hospital 1 was one of the cleanest she ever, | visited. Both women were enthusiastic in their praise for the hospital 1 and th eservices rendered hy Miss ' Elizabeth Pittman, the superintendI ent. Miss Mayme Terveer, assistant • and the nurses.

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t 1 Fuehrer Adolf Hitler Hitler’s Berchtesgaden retreat Prime Minister Chamberlain

j World awaits the outcomo of the Hitler-Chamberlain meeting at | Der Fuehrer’s Berchtesgaden retreat in southern Germany on the I serious Sudeten German-Czechoslovakia minority crisis. Britain's I t ’

' BRITON LEADER AND HITLER TO RESUME PARLEY Chamberlain Returns To i London To Prepare F urther Conference Berchtesgaden. Germany, Sept., 16.— (U.Rz - Prime Minister Neville i Chamberlain left for London today to prepare for a second conference with Fuehrer Adolf Hitler in hope of averting war over the Czecho--1 Slovak minority problem. 1 “I want to express my thanks 1 for the reception I received not * ■ only by the government but by the i ' people.” he said just before he • boarded an airplane at Munich for the 600-mile flight to London. "I hope to have another meeting with the reich chancellor in a fewdays, after I have talked to the cabinet in London." As Chamberlain left Munich. Viscount Runciman. British minor--1 ities adviser, started by airplane for London from Prague to report to Chamberlain at the prime minister's request. It was expected that Hitler would leave Berchtesgaden, perhaps today, for Berlin and that he and Chamberlain would meet again on or before Wednesday somewhere in Germany, most probably at Godesberg. on the Rhine near Bonn — unless an explosion in Czechoslovakia ended all hopes for peace. As Runciman left Prague, appealing for an informal armistice: between the government and the Sudeten Germans while Britishi German negotiations were pending, a formal warrant was issued at Eger, in the Sudeten area, for the arrest of Konrad Henlein. Czechoslovak minority leader. It was tin(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) SCOUTING PLANS ARE DISCUSSED Scout Leaders Meet Here Thursday To Plan Coming Season Plans for an active season of Scouting were opened last night at Hanna-Nuttman park, where county Scout leaders and Scoutmasters met to prepare for the approaching season. The meeting, in charge of L. A. Cowens, districit Scout leader, was attended by representatives from Decatur. Berne. Geneva and Linn Grove troops. Plans were launched for a court I of honor, to be held sometime next : month and for the annual Boy ; Scout banquet to be held in Febru- ' ary. The Scouting survey was also i discussed and plans formulated for offering Scout work to as many boys in the county as is possible, who desire to enter the Scouts. | Approximately 15 local men signified their willingness to enter a training school at Fort Wayne v in order to aid in the organizing of; additional troops in the county. Complete plans for the activities of the season are expected to be j announced shortly.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 16, 1938.

Parents And Teachers Meet At Huntington A conference of the fourth region of the Indiana congress of : parents and teachers will be held ' at the Central Christian church in Huntington on Friday, Sept. 23. Mrs. C. C. Heflin. Kokomo, regioni al director, will have charge of the meeting. Participating on the program will be Mrs. Logan G. Hughes, president of the Indiana I congress of parents and teachers and Miss Frances Hayes of the national congress. Decatur is in the fourth region , and delegates from the local parent teacher associations will attend the conference. MUST PAY TAX ON BOND ISSUE Property Owners In De-catur-Root Pay On Monmouth Issue A compilation of the proposed tax levies for 1939 today showed that the property owners of Deca-tur-Root, located in the extreme north edge of the city, are assessed for the bond issuea against two new school houses. The residents of the north part of ‘he city located in Root township are participants in the Decatur school city due to the incorporation of the city. As such they have been [ assessed for the bond issue against the new junior senior high school building here. As such they have not been re-■ quired to pay the expenses of maintaining the Root townshin schools.: However, the bond issue for the Monmouth school addition has been levied against both the school township and the civil township of Root i township. Due to the fact the Root township property owners living in Decatur are members of t.te Root township civil township for the purposes of payment of the trustee, poor relief, and similar costs, they are also included in the levy for the Root township civil bond fund, for the school bonds which is 13 cents. This makes their taxes -.or next rear $2.74. The tax levy for school purposes is $1.14 for the city of Decatur and 13 cents for Root township. Property owners in Decatur Washington pay a 51.14 rate for school taxes. oPresident’s Speech Canceled By Crisis Washington. Sept. 16 —(UP) J The White House announced today that President Roosevelt’s scheduled trip to Poughkeepsie, N. Y-, tomorrow to speak at a 150th anni-1 versary constitutional convention j celebration has ben cancelled be- j I cause of the continuing European ! i crisis. — Pennsylvania Youth Is Killed By Train Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 16—(UP) . John Kauffman, 18, York, Pa. whose legs were amputated yesterday after being crushed under a Penn- ‘ sylvania freight train he was atj tempting to board, died last night in a hospital here. The body will be returned to I fork for burial, [ I

primp minister asked for the meeting hoping to halt any planned invasion of Czechoslovakia by Germany and forestall war in which the powers of Europe might be involved.

18.000 MEN IN AUTO FACTORIES IDLE BY STRIKE — All Chrysler Corporation Plants May Be Closed Down — Detroit. Sept. 16 (U.R)—A strike by United Automobile Workers at the Briggs Body factory was slowly paralyzing all Chrysler corporation plants today and jeopardiz- | ing the jobs of 50.000 men. Already, two Chrysler plants were closed, two more were running out of material and were expected to be -closed today, and‘ 18.000 men were idle. Chrysler officials said the 1939 model Plymouths had been scheduled for display in showrooms ! throughout the country next week and unless the strike were settled ■ at one?, 12.600 dealers would be kept waiting for new models. The strike interrupted the busiest part of th-’ season for Chrysler. and it was attributed to the rush to get now models on the market Emil Mazey, president of U vW ! local 212. said that Briggs m-d installed a conveyor system for the production of 1939 model bodies which operated at a rat“of which the men are physically incapable.” This alleged speedup and the discharge of two union men were the union's reasons for striking. F. 11. Taylor. Briggs personnel director, denied that operations had been speeded. Company and union officials resumed negotiations on the complaints today. In addition to the 9.000 Briggs ; workers, the following were idle: 7.000 from the Plymouth factory here, which was closed yes (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) IDA BOLLINGER DIES THURSDAY Prominent Monroe Woman Dies Thursday Os Complications Mrs. Ida Mae Bollinger, 79, well known Monroe resident, died last night at 7:15 o'clock at her home !in that town. Death was attributed to complications. The deceased was born in Darke ) county, Ohio, August 9, 1859, the daughter of Eli and Susanna Cassell. She was first married to John Conpess in 1877. Following his deafh, she was married to Charles Bollinger, who also pre!ceded her in death. She had lived in Adams county for 59 years. She was a member of the Monroe M. E. church. Surviving are two children: Franklin Coppess of near Monroe and Mrs. Minnie Babcock of Grand Rapids. Michigan. One son is deceased. A step-daughter, Mrs. Paul Johnson of Monroe; three great grandchildren, one brother and one sister also survive. , Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and 2 o'clock at the I church. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The Rev. [ Hart will officiate. 4

Dr. Fremont Fribley To Preach Sunday Dr. Fremont E. Fribley, superintendant of the Fort Wayne district of the Methodist Episcopal church, ! will preach and administer communion Sunday morning at the combined service of the Mt. Tabor and Clark's Chapel M. E. churches at ! Mt. Tabor. The service will be fol- : lowed by a carry-in dinner at the Bobo schoolhouse. Van Nuys And Minton At Fort Wayne Oct. 5 Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 16—(UP) -Sen. Sherman Minton and Sen. Frederick Van Nuys will head a I host of state dignitaries scheduled to attend a preelection campaign I rally here October 5. Sen. Minton will deliver the main address of the meeting which is being sponsored by young Democrats of the fourth district. The rally will be held outdoors at a site to he ■•elected, weather permitting. 1 —o 24 ARE NAMED BY GRAND JURY Marion County Grand Jury Files Report In Election Probe Indianapolis. Sept. 16. — (U.R) The Marion county grand jury today returned four indictments charging 24 persons with violating the election laws in the primary election last May. Criminal Judge Frank Baker did not reveal any of the names of those indicted but said their identities would become known when they were arrested by the sheriff's office on warrants. Judge Baker indicated that bonds will be fixed at approximately sl.000 but would judge the amount of bail in each individual case as it came up. The grand jury made no comment on its action and returned to its rooms after handing its report to the court. The jury has been in session since last July 5, and last month | was told by Judge Baker to "quit stalling" in its Inquiry and to either report some indictments or ad-, Ijourn. The jurors heard a score of witnesses and examined thousands of votes to determine if there were I irregularities in the primary as charged by many citizens, including Sheriff Otto Ray. losing candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor, who appeared before the jury. — ——o South Bend Factory Destroyed By Fire South Bend Ind.. Sept. 16—Officials attempted to determine today ( the cause of a SIOO,OOO fire which last night destroyed the four-storyi block-long brick Birdsell manufac-| : taring company. All walls except a five-story tower crashed during the blaze, which 10 hose companies *nd a Mishawaka emergency squad fought for several hours before getting it under con- ; trol. The structure was vacant. Workmen had been removing boilers preparatory to making it a WPA stor- ' age house. A

Czech Government Outlaws Sudeten \ Minority Party

Chamberlain Returns From Conference With Adolf Hitler; Hull Confers With Roosevelt. CABINET SESSION - London, Sepl. 16 -<U.R) Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Berchtesgaden today I with Adolf Hitler’s demands on Czechoslovakia and said that he I would talk again with Hitler, per- | haps In a few days, after he has I consulted his ministers. Declaring that he had had a long talk with Hitler, ChamberI lain said: "It win a frank talk but a friendly one and I feel thoroughly satisfied now that each of us ■ understands what is in the mind i : of the other. "You will not, of course, expect 1 me to discuss now what may be I 'he results of that talk. What I I have got to do now is to discuss ' thei" with my colleagues and I i would advise you >,ot to accept prematurely any unauthorized account of what took place. 1 "I shall lie discussing them tonight with my colleagues and I others, especially Lord Runciman . Later on. perhaps in a few days. I cm going to have another talk with Herr Hitler. "He has told me that it is his ' I intention to come half-way to I meet me. He wishes to spare an i old man another such long jour- | ney.” Chamberlain said that if he had i not bern so pre-occupied, he ; would have found the journey “very enjoyable." Chamberlain’s reference to un- . derstanding himself and Hitler was greeted with loud cheers bypeople on the field and on the roots of airdrome buildings. Some shouted. "We are grateful to you ” To Give Report Washington. Sept. 16 — (U.P) — Secretary of State Cordell Hull today called on President Roose- | velt at the White House to lay before him the latest reports on the critical European situation. Hull's conference with the chief I executie was preliminary to a i full cabinet session called by Mr. , Roosevelt to meet this afternoon for consideration of Europe’s war I threat and its relation to the Unit--1 ed States. Before hurrying across the naiI row street to the White House ’ executive offices from the old I gray state department building. | Hull conferred on the latest i European developments with a ' group ot international experts. He discussed early morning reports from U. S. ambassadors in Euorpe with Norman S. Davis, : veteran U. S. roving ambassador in Europe and now head of the American Red Cross, and Jty Pierrepont Moffat, chief of the division of European affairs of the state department. Hull remained in conference ! with Davis and Moffat until a few , moments before going to the White House. Secretary of Treasury Henry (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SELECT SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS James Christen Is Elected President Os Senior Class Members of the senior class of the Decatur high school e.ected officers this morning in a special I meeting at the school. Janies Christen was elected pre- ; sident of the class and wiil be in charge of the activities during the present school term. James Highland was elected vicepresident and Miss Auth Grether i was named secretary of the class. Richard Schafer was named trea- ! surer. 1 Miss Mildred Worthman home eeo- ' j nomics teacher was selected as class sponsor. The junior sophomore and freshman classes will , j elect officers later. o Sons Os Legion To Meet Monday Night Sons of the American Legion are asked to meet Monday night at 7 o’clock at the local American Legion home. All members are urged to attend.

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; Orders Disbandment Os i Storm Troopers And ■| Seizure Os Property Held By Them. ORDER ARREST > Prague, Sept. Hi <U.R) — The Czech government outlawed the Sudeten German party today, and ordered the disbandment of its 1 storm troopers and seizure of • their property. The government moved decisively to crush the entire Sudeten movement, ill defiance of the support and sympathy given to it by Nazi Germany and of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's promise to aid the Sudetens. Earlier a warrant was issued for the arrest of Konrad Henlein, leader of the movement, who has taken refuge in Germany, on charges of treason. In the wake of the rebellious uprising of the Sudetens. which entailed the loss of many lives in widespread fighting, the government maintained rigid martial law in approximately half of the Sudeten German area. The German language radio reported that Henlein, Karl Frank and other Sudeten German party leaders had fled across the frontier into Germany a few hours before the formal warrant was issued. The double blow at the Sudeten party, calculated to enrage Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, was delivered soon after Viscount Runciman, British adviser, issued an appeal for an informal armistice during the British-German negotiations and lef* by airplane for London to report to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The warrant for Henlein’s arrest was issued this morning by the state’s attorney at Eger, in the Sudeten area. It was announced that the warrent would be circulated to criminal police authorities throughout the world. The government started last ' night the machinery for Henlein's ; arrest, intending to prosecut hitn (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o FARLEY SPEAKS TO DEMOCRATS — Fourth District Congressman Opens Fall Campaign In County “I despise a man who is always looking backward,” James I. Farley, fourth district congressman and Democratic candidate for reelection, said to the crowd at the meeting held in the Lehman Park at Berne Thursday night. The meeting was sponsored by the Adams County Democratic Women's Club. The meeting marked the opening of fall political activities in Adams county. Judge Huber M. DeVoss. Democratic candidate for judge of tho appellate court, northern division, spoke briefly on the program and introduced Congressman Farley. Frank G. Thompson, of Bluffton, joint representative from Adams and Wells counties and Democratic | candidate so rauditor o fstate had been invited to speak on the program, but was unable to attend because of previously scheduled district meetings in Southern Indiana. Opened With Picnic The evening was opened with a. picnic held in the park, alter which instrumental music was furnished by a Berne quartet composed of Phyllis Zehr, Gyneth Schindler, Lois Amstutz and Henrietta Bixler. The arrangements for this was under the direction of the Berne menibers of the club. Judge DeVoss expressed his appreciation for the honors given him in the past by Adams county. (CONTINUED ON PACE SIX) o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 54 2:00 p in 63 10:00 a m 60 3:00 p.m 64 Noon 63 WEATHER More or less cloudiness tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer Saturday.