Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1938 — Page 1

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Huard Benes Resigns ■ter Losing right To ■tain Sudeten For ■yROVY LEADER K By Reynolds Packard S'.tff ( ’(respondent (U.P) '’resident Benes resigned today . K losing fight to prevent absorp'ion of the Sude-| of Czechoslovakia government was left for | being in tll ‘* 111111(18 of r Jan Syrovy. one-eyed heii'. at the head of a cabinet in which Kglocakian minority of the K dismembered republic has given stronger representahad been president of l since December. He was leader of the ■1 nationalist movement since I war days and one of the | Kers of the little entente. K chief delegate to the Verpeace conference. he promoted creation of the MT war republic and staunchly Kded it in the ensuing years league of nations. Hees' policies incurred the bitHmmity of Fuehrer Adolf Hit ■ The fuehrer excoriated him recent Nurcnthp-g and Ber- i Speeches. denouncing him as plotter and a • I ■ his Berlin speech. Hitler Mils Czech state began with. ■ big lie and its father's name ■ Benes.” Mere were shouts of "hang ■ from the crowd. ■ the first sentence of the ■nNTIXItEn ON PAGE PtVB) MU SUIT IS FILED HERE mage Suit Is Filed As esult Os Fatal Ehinger Accident suit asking damages totaling WO has been filed by Paul G. is against James Ehinger, Leah »ger, the Citizens Telephone Pany, and Charles D. Ehinger, inistrator of the estate of Her--1 ?. Ehinger. he suit arises from the fatal Idem four and one-half miles ih of Anderson August 16 in th Herman F. Ehinger and lh Hite were killed. he complaint charges the de, dant, James Ehinger, acting as ‘ nt for the other defendants,! ’■ his automobile at “a high j 1 dangerous rate of speed of apiimately seventy miles per lr ' ft Is further claimed that he approached the truck driven 1 e plaintiff he did not slacken j »peed or his automobile and 'he drove on the wrong side , e highway against the truck c the plaintiff was driving. 8 alleged the plaintiff was «»ed violently against the winded of his truck. He claims he knocked unconscious, and susa scalp wound on his fore--2^ tix "ct> on page three? barometer of th « KRICK-ITNDAL co. drive (Noon Reports) >CT A IO 810,000.00 >CT.’ 9 ST. 8 >CT. 7 £ T - 6 )CT' 4 I $4,860.00 )CT ’ I $4307.00 K7T i I $3300.00 _' 1 I $2500.00

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To Speak Here F ~~~~ Clarence (Pat) Manion, Indiana 1 director of the national emergen cy council, will be the principal speaker at a Democratic rally which will tie held in Decatur next Wednesday evening. October 12. PAI MANION TO AiifP* afinnffin liivt Auuntao State NEC Director To Address Meeting Here October 12 Clarence L. Manion, one of Indiana's greatest orators, and state director of the National emergency council, is to speak at a meeting jointly sponsored by the Adams county Democratic Woman's ' club and they Adams County Young 1 Democratic club. Wednesday. October 12. it was announced today by Adams County Democratic I Chairman Nathan C. Nelson. I A dinner in the charge of the Adams county Democratic woman's club will be held at the Knights of Pythias home at 6 o’clock, and will adjourn in time for the Manion meeting at 8 o'clock. Mrs. A. R. Holthouse is chairman of the meeting. Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, president of the woman's club, is making arrangements for the affair and stated that the committees will be announced Thursday. The Young Democratic Club will be in charge of the arrangements for the Manion address. Edwin Kauffman, president of the club, will also announce committees , Thursday. | Tickets are being sold for the (CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE) | o SERVE WRIT ON JUDGE KISTER Supreme Court Restraining Order Served Tuesday Night A writ of prohibition, temporarily restraining Special Judge Henry F. Kister from continuing jurisdiction in the petition seeking to compel the commissioners to issue bonds in the Wabash ditch case, was served on Judge Kister when he arrived in the city at 7:30 o’clock Tuesday night by Deputy Sheriff Leo Gillig. The writ was served at the Rice Hotel shortly after Judge Kister had registered. Judge Kister had set October 4 as the date on which the commissioners, the county auditoi and the county treasurer were to appear in court and defend themselves against the petition. Sheriff Dallas Brown and Deputy Sheriff Leo Gillig waited for I Judge Kister all day Tuesday in (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

'ENGLAND, ITALY ' ARE REPORTED IN AGREEMENT British-Italian Agreement Reported Near Fruition Rome, Oct. 5 — (U.P) — A Brit-ish-Italian agreement to liquidate outstanding disagreements is imminent, it was reported today in most reliable quarters. It was even predicted that agreement might he reached by tomorrow night. The Earl of Perth, British Ambassador, and Count Galeazzo Ciano. foreign minister, had ttieir third talk within three days this norning. It was understood that they nade further progress toward an igreement which would: 1— Bring the withdrawal of talian troops from Spain. 2 — Result Tn bringing into effect the British-Italian pact, concluded in April but hinged on the withdrawal of Italian troops from Spain. 3 — Result in British recognition of Italy's conquest of Ethiopia, which also was a part of the friendship treaty. In the two talks which preceded that of today. Lord Perth and Ciano were understood to have made most satisfactory progress, particularly as regards liquidating the big problem, the Spanish civil war. I It was believed that they wanted to finish their task before toI morrow night so that their agreement could be approved by the fascist grand council, which meets | at 10 p. m. tomorrow. Further, the disclosure at Paris that France intended soon to name a new ambassador to Rome led to a belief here that France and I Great Britain already had agreed | to recognize Italy's conquest of ' Ethiopia and to dispose of the civ(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) FIRE DESTROYS BARN TUESDAY Lightning Strikes Barn Owned By Krick-Tyn-dall Company A severe electrical storm that struck the city last evening, conI tinuing throughout the night and morning caused considerable damage in the community before the sun broke through today. The lightning struck a barn on South Eleventh street, belonging to the Krick-Tyndall tile company, ' completely destroying the structure. _ Dan Tyndall, of the Krick-Tyn- j dall company, stated that the barn . had not been used for some time , and the only loss suffered other j than the building itself was a small , quantity of hay. The barn was located on the property tenanted by Alvin L. Fennig. The local fire department was summoned but the building was enveloped in flames when they were called. An unusually heavy amount of traffic resulted Spectat- | ors at the football game and resiI dents from all over the city, attracted by the reddened skies flocked to the fire scene, causing city police, members of the sheriff's department and volunteers a busy time in clearing away traffic. Other damage was reported in the community from the lightning. Martin J. Mylott, city light superintendent, reported that a transformer at Belmont park was destroyed by lightning. Innumerable fuses were also blown, he stated. The department was immediately set to w’ork and all efforts are being made to restore services as quickly as possible, Mr. Mylott stated. Hails This Morning Early this morning the rainfall suddenly changed to hail and several local residents reported large hailstones falling for a short time. Normal temperatures prevailed today, however, despite the inclement weather. This morning at 8 o'clock a temperature of 58 de- _ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 5, 1938.

Opposing Hurlers I far I Jb'jw J Mgr a BiU Lee CONFERENCETO END THURSDAY Lutheran Pastoral Conference To Close Tomorrow In the first session of the Northern Indiana Lutheran Pastor’s Conference, meeting for a three day convention in Zion Lutheran church, Rev. Henry Abram, of Fort Wayne, read an exegetical treat-| ise on the second chapter of the i book of Revelation. The afternoon meeting was opened with a brief devotional exercise. Rev. F. W. G. Mueller, of Okalona, Ohio, acting as liturgist. Rev. H. E. Levihn, pastor of Trinity church. Fort Wayne, then led the discussion on the contribu- i tlons made on American life by the 700 Saxons, who for religious , reasons left Germany in 1838 and settled in Perry County, Missouri. In connection with this essay. Dr. Francis Lankenau, of Napoleon, i Ohio, pointed out that a log-cabin college, erected by the Saxon pil- i | grims in Perry county, Missouri, | | in 1939 was one of the first coI educational institutions in the United States, and their outdoor ' school, taught by ministerial can- j didates, one of the first elementary schools in the state of Missouri. Rev. A. H. Gallmeier, of Peru, read an essay on how to train congregations in more effective personal evangelism. Rev. L. Wiese, of New Haven, served as chairman , in the absence of the regular chairman. Rev. Paul L. Damien-; feld, pastor of Zion church, Fort Wayne. The chairman announced the personnel of the following comI mittees: On Excuses: pastors M. | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LOCAL PASTOR TO CONFERENCE Rev. George S. Lozier To Attend General Conference Rev. George S. Lozier, pastor of the First Evangelical church, left today to attend the thirty-second session of the general conference of the Evangelical church. The sessions will be held in the Moxham Evangelical church of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The conference meets every four years and is composed of a delegated body, elected by the annual conference of the church. It is the highest judicial and legislative body of the church, and enacts laws for the entire church. It is the body which elects the bishops of the church and such other officers who are needed to carry on the general program of the church in educational, missionary and i benevolent enterprises. The sessions will continue for 10 days or more, as the occasion may demand. Rev. Lozier will attend the entire period. The supply of the local pulpit in his absence, will be made by Rev. J. O. Mosier of Van Wert, Ohio and Rev, C. JMiner of Decatur. »

i In Opening Tilt I L - r 4 I : - it M : ‘i; J $ Charlesßuling Two Uninjured As Beet Truck Crashes Two men escaped serious injuries late Tuesday when the beet truck in which they were riding crashed into a tree on federal road , 224, east of the city. The accident occurred when the truck, loaded with an estimated six tons of beets, blew a tire, careened out of control and left the pavement. Charles Wheeler, of Bluffton, I the driver, escaped without injury as did another occupant of the car, whose name was not learned. I The truck was practically demolished in front and the beets strewn j over a wide area at the accident scene. ELKS HOSTS TO OISTPJCT MEET North Central Indiana Meeting Here Saturday And Sunday Plans have been practically completed for the north central Indiana district meeting of B. P. O. Elks lodges, which will be held at | the home of the Decatur lodge on North Second street Saturday and Sunday. The district meeting will open with registration Saturday afternoon and evening. The feature of Saturday s program will be a dance, starting at 10 p. m. Bill Miller’s orchestra from Fort Wayne will furnish music for the dance. No admission will be charged, with the dance limited strictly to active members of the Elks lodge, their wives and sweethearts. The regular business meeting of the district will be held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The feature of Sunday's program will be an initiatory ceremony at 2:3tt o’clock Sunday afternoon. The degree team from the Fort Wayne Elks lodge will exemplify the initiatory work on a class of candidates of the Decatur lodge. Officers of the Decatur lodge, host for the first time to a district meeting, are expecting a large number of Elks from the 12 lodges In the north central Indiana district to attend the two-day meeting. oColes Brothers Circus Files Bankruptcy Suit South Bend, Ind., Oct. 5 — (U.P.) — A bankruptcy suit was on file In federal court here today by the Cole Brothers—Clyde Beatty circus of Rochester, Ind., listing liabilities of $418,338.04 and no assets. Unsecured claims, notes and bills accounted for $319,324 of the liabilities, the petition set forth. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER | 8:00 am... 58 2:00 p. m... 84 I 10:00 a. m—67 3:00 p. m._.80 Noon 74 WEATHER Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight; Thursday partly cloudy, cooler in east and south portions.

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VOTE OAL ADIER FULL POWER IN MONEY CRISIS French Senate Fully Approves Daladier Foreign Policy Paris, Oct. s—(UP)—The5 —(UP)—The senate today voted Premier Edouard Daladier full financial powers to meet the emergency arising from French mobilization during the European crisis. The senate and chamber previously had approved the cabinet's foreign policy. The senate vote was 286 to two, with two communists opposing. Immediately thereafter it suspended sessions for a parliamen- \ tary vacation, leaving Daladier a triumph on foreign policy but a split in the popular front uniting j the radical socialist, socialist and I communist parties since 1936. For the moment, Daladier had triumphed. He had obtained ChamI ber and senate approval of his forj cign policy, based on the four power agreement signed at Munich on Czechoslovakia, and it was cxpect- ■ ed that the senate would approve the-flnancW powers bill today. rr seemed, however, that the popular front as a solid political bloc was at an end. The socialists abstained from the final vote on the financial powers bill. The CommunI ists voted against it. The final vote, j taken at 5 a. m., was 331 for the I bill and 78 against, with 208 absten- j tions. It was forecast that one of the government’s first moves under the financial powers act might be to revalue the gold teserves of the bank of France. This would not inl volve a further fall in the rate of ' the franc. The bank’s gold stock. <CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —O(— ——— Democrats To Attend Rally At Fort Wayne Democrats of Adams county have been requested to meet at 7 o’clock tonight at the Democratic headquarters in order to drive to Fort Wayne in a body to attend the U. S. Senator Frederick Van Nuys’ meeting at 8 o’clock at the Shrine Auditorium. Transportation will be available to those who do not have means of their own to go to Fort ', Wayne. NAME DRUGGIST BOARD MEMBER Council Appoints Raymond Kohne To Public Library Board — Raymond Kohne, well known local druggist, was unanimously elected by the city council Tuesday nigbt, to fill the unexpired ’ term of the late Herman F. Ehinger as a member of the Decatur 1 public library board. ' No other names were presented I for nomination by the council. •| A petition was presented by ' residents near the intersection of Jefferson and Seventh street ob- ' jecting to coal dust, which, it was claimed, comes from the conveyor system used by the Decatur Lumber Company to unload coal from railroad cars. The petition was signed by Leland L. Franks, Paul Miller, Jr.. Henry Dellinger, A. J. Beavers. Mrs. Royle Sprunger and Martin Zimmerman. It was referred to the board of public works and safety for investigation. A petition for a street light in an alley off of Elm street was presented by Martha L. Oswalt and others. It was referred to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE).

F. D. R. PLEADS FOR PEACE IN LABOR UNIONS Roosevelt Appeals For Armistice In Labor’s Civil War Houston, Tex., Oct. 5 --(UP) — President Roosevelt’s appeal for an armistice in labor’s civil war was given a cool reception by American Federation of Labor leaders today. I High officials of the 58 year old organization convention here gen- 1 erally agreed with Mr. Roosevelt's plea that no doors to peace with the rival committee for industrial organization he closed by the federation. Likewise, they agreed with the chief executive’s warning that continued warfare ultima’ely will precipitate a public reactijn which will “injure thew orkers.” They clung to the position taken by the federation’s executive council and reiterated by President William Green .however, that John L. Lewis and his C. I. O. aides crushed the peace efforts made last October in Washington and that the next appeal for a truce must come ! from the “Rebels.” None saw in the President« message a hint that he had offered or would offer his services as a mediator in the dispute. But tuere was general agreemente that if a “definite proposition” for White House mediation came forward, the federaI (CONTINUEID ON PAGE THREE) ASK GRANT FOR COOLING TOWER City’s Application For PW’A Grant Placed On File Notice has been received from the regional office of the PWA in Chicago, that the city of Decatur’s application for a grant toward the cost of installing a cooling tower | and making other improvements at the city light and power plant i has zeen docketed and given a number. The project was given docket number, Indiana 1697. The letter urged immediate action in taking the necessary legal steps to fur-' ther the improvements, but did not state if the grant would be made. The application was filed last week by W. C. Bevington, consulting engineer of Indianapolis, after I the city council authorized it. I The council also appropriated 1 l.hp necessary city funds towards the project, based on the prelimmary estimates. The exact cost of the cooling tower, changing the piping and remodeling the north end of the building will not be known until bids are received, providing the grant is made. The PWA was asked for a grant of $26,730, based on an estimated total of $59,400, the city contributing $32,670. The break-down cf the estimate shows the following items: Cooling tower and equipment, $32,500; remodeling of boiler room root and north end of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Christian Church To Hold Meet Thursday All members and friends of the Christian church are urged to attend the conference to be held here Thursday. The meeting will open at 1:30 o’clock in the morning. Rev. W. C. Aschanhart, Dr. Husey and Dr. Kershener, former Decatur pastor, will be the speakers. The young people are especially urged to attend the evening service.

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Bill Lee, Cubs’ Ace, Is Defeated By Yanks In First Game; Error By Herman Hurts. SENSATIONAL BALL — Score By Innings RHE 1 Yankees 020 001 000—3 12 1 i Cubs 001 000 000—1 8 1 Today’s Lineups Yankees Cubs Crosetti, ss Hack, 3b ’ Rolfe. 3b Herman, 2b ' | Henrich, rs Demaree, If jDi Maggio, cf Cavaretta, rs ’ Gehrig, lb Reynolds, cf I Dickey, c Hartnett, c I Selkirk, If Collins, lb Gordon, 2b Jurges, ss Ruffing, p Lee, p Umpires: Moran and Sears (N.L.) Kolls and Hubbard (A.L.) Wrigley Field, Chicago, Oct. s—•5 —• (Special- — The world champion ! New York Yangees, with Red | Ruffing showing great strength in the pinches, scored a 3-1 victory ■ over the Chicago Cubs this afternoon in the opening game of the 1938 world series. In a game marked by sensation- • al fielding on the part of both i teams, it was an error by Billy i Herman, captain and second baseman of the National League charn- . pions, which turned the tide a- ■ gainst General Bill Lee, Cubs’ ace. In the second inning, with one i out, Gehrig walked and moved to . third as Dickey singled, the Yan- , kee catcher taking second on the throw-in. Herman then fumbled Selkirk’s ground ball, allowing Gehrig to score and Dickey to take third. Gordon’s single scored Dickey. The Yankees scored their final run in the sixth on Henrich’s I double and Dickey’s single. The Cubs’ only sc ora crossed the plate in the third. Collins opj ened with a single, paused while l Jurges fanned and took second as Lee grounded out. Collins scored when Hack singled, the latter taking second on the throw-in. Herman singled off Rolfe’s chest but Crosetti. with a fine throw, cut Hack down at the plate. First Inning Yankees — Crosetti, with the count three and two, was called i out on strikes. Rolfe grounded out, Collins to Lee. Henrich was called out on strikes. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cubs — Hack singled to left center. Hack out, Dickey to Crosetti, attempting to steal. Herman grounded out, Crosetti to Gehrig, i Demaree fanned, swinging. No runs, one hit, no errors. Second Inning Yankees — DiMaggio grounded (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) MORE ADDED TO BUILDING FUND ' Additional Contributions Reported To KrickTyndall Fund t Approximately SSOO mors waq 1 added to the total of cash anil pledges being raised in the “Invest ' in Decatur” campaign to raise the , community’s share of the proposed SIOO,OOO rebuilding fund for the Krick & Tyndall Tile Mill. The total now reported to 'Herman Conter, assistant financial , chairman, is $4,860. At noon Tuesday $4,307 had been collected. This amount includes both the SSOO pledge made by the Central ! Soya company and the McMi’len In- ( dustrles and the $2,000 pledged in i the form of donations of one day’s I pay each pay day. I The committee in charge urged today that renewed efforts be made | to conclude the drive this week. . It stressed the importance of a . quick return of 100 people to gain(CONTLNUED ON PAGE THREE7