Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1938 — Page 1

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I«BENTS ■E MU FOR ■*WN TALK To \<lLater Program Is Free ■ ■ 11,1 ' 11 "’ -1... ( 1 IME-P’,. "' X ' TWN. JIL <1 by I All “" ,s ... I'VlllillS '■ and lll,<l, ’ r . Holthouse vn.-rul (hair •■ , Reser,r U st hy Tues■K i Demo. •raUe .. lie- Adams court, .(tid Anna ■ |EB ~,.a,';> ■■< hairman. on ! ‘Warn Candiether- :.■■■rested have tn intend it "ill be •!.. Matiloll ST Meet at 8 P. M. the Manion meet- <-<■ > "itrt room :■■■'• house. There is to r'.arge for this meeting is st.'''-’ director of irul?!;<'- i judge of the <..urt. northern K and 1‘ Thotnnson. •::-s.for Adams |Mr - -rd < ■ mtiiiate ■ w lie At the concllusion of . tin 1>• >no< rath- canwill be Introduced. BB Committees Named renmittoes named by Mrs Smith Knapp. president of ('.limy Democratic club assist Mrs, I are: Mrs Holthouse. Mrs Briggs and Mrs. C. H. MusMrs. Faye Smith Mrs. Victor Eicher, Mrs. ON PAGE SIX) MTS GIVEN ■HAVNIGHT ans Plan For Lad■k Night, Thursday, I October 20 Bfor's by the various commit■»ere given at the regular meetMot the Rntary club last evenBo ladies night committee rettlat ih e wives and sweet■ts of the Rotarians would oe Mtained at a turkey dinner at i ■Rice hotel on Thursday, Octo- ■ E. W. Pusche. who recently ■ted from a trip to Germany J tell of his visit to hi 3 birth- ■ Bluffton Rotary club invited Bocal club members to a group ■ ia ß in that city on October B program was in charge of W. ■ Brown, president.

• eich Becomes More Powerful i New European Realignment

ditor ' B No '“- After the Mun-, four-power conference Europe | up dergolng a political face lns In the following dispatch Miller, European manager e United Press, reports & e8 already brought about “(hcates those yet to come. By Webb Miller 1938 by United Press) | -ondou, oct. 7—((J.R>—The in-1 01181 ground swell which bea Munich last week already jt-u- 8U in llle c °llapse of the ahlisi, , cha, ' ,er of Europe” , “d '“y l he victorious al- '« Versailles. nt C A °, rni ’' ete 'y changed realign-| mu P P ° Wers is un< ' er way as a | •Z Os Adolf Hitler's dismetnan ' 1 °* Cze choslovakia. Both £l an , d Greal are j dolin' I | aliau Vernier Benito j Kavr‘ n a " e " Ort t 0 e om Hitler and weaken 1 »< rs” ■■■"•'"» .. draag drive to the east — has

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Honor Postman ■Shf* •■'M Jesse A. Swartz, veteran Decatur mail carrier, who retired last June because of illness, has received an autographed photograph and letter from Postmaster General James A. Farley, commending him for his years of service. MAIL CARRIER IS COMMENDED Jesse A. Swartz Receives Photo And Letter From Farley Jesee A. Swartz, for years a city mail carrier out of the Decatur post office until his retiremen’ in June because of physical disabilities, has been honored by the federal post office, receiving a letter and an autographed photograph from Postmaster James A. Farley. The letter sent Mr. Swartz by Postmaster Farley: My Dear Mr Swartz: It has come to my attention that you have retired from the position lof city letter carter in the post office at Decatur due to physical disability. I sincerely hope that you will i recover your health and i want you to know that the Department is appreciative of the efficient service you have rendered during the years you worked in the post office. 1 am enclosing an autographed photograph in the thought that you may desire to have it as a memento. Very Truly Yours James A. Farley Postmaster General —o " ■ Firemen Called To Bush Street Home — A fire at the Jerome Gaskell residence on Bush street was exting- : uished by city firemen at 3:45 o’i clock Thursday afternoon. It is be lieved the roof fire was caused by a spark from the chimney. Fire Chief Charles Robenold estimated j the damage at $5. Seek To Continue Bank Night Suit A motion for a continuance has been filed in the suit charging the operation of a lottery, acting as agent for a lottery and permitting a lottery in a building brought by the state of Indiana against Isadore Kalver and Roy Kalver. The motion was filed by the State of Indiana. This is the suit filed to test the legality of I "Bank Night.”

. broken through the shackles ' which the allied powers put around the defeated relch in the Versailles treaty settlement. Germany has become far more powerful through middle Europe in a political, economic and military sense as a result of absorbing Austria and the Sudetenland —more powerful than she was be- ; ! tore the world war. The immediate results of the | disintegration of Czechoslovakia, include: 1— Virtual extinction of a bar-1 rier of inter-locking alliances! erected behind Germany by| France after the world war as a I ‘‘protective encirclement” of the 1 1 reich. 2— A body blow at the FrenchSoviet alliance which is so weak- | ened that It is doubtful it can con- ■ tinue effectively. 3— Serious weakening of the ■ French-Polish alliance, with Poland swinging into the orbit of German influence. 4 — Progressive disintegration of (CONTINUED. ON FAG if FOUR)

OLDER MEMBERS I TO BE HONORED AT M.E. CHURCH Second Os Series Os Sunday Morning Programs Planned I The second of the series of five I special Sunday services in observI ante of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church is to he held next Sunday morning at 9:30 o’I clock. The Rev. Charles Tinkham, pas- , tor of the Decatur church from 1919 to 1921 and now retired with his I residence at Epworth Foreat, is to deliver the sermon Sunday morning in a program of which the theme will be "Golden Age Ser--1 vice.”. ' A special tribute is to be paid to the older members of the congre1 gation at the service. On the program Sunday evening 1 at 7 o’clock will be A. B. Ginn, of j the Good Will industries of Fort 1 Wayne. He w(jll exhibit some of the I projects and tell of the work of | the organization. | Epworth league is to be at 6 o’- 1 , clock. Monday the personal evangelism . campaign will be continued, and at 7 o'clock the intermediate boys j class party will be held. Tuesday j ' afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the church mothers club will meet and at 7:301 " o’clock in the evening the Mary and Martha class will meet. Prayer Hour 1 Wednesday evening the 7:30 o’clock prayer and Bible Hour will be under the direction- of the young • people of the church. The young peoples choir will meet at 6:30 o'-: ' clock and the chorus choir at 8:30 o'clock. The ladies of the church, will be I served a supper by the men at 6:15 1 o’clock Friday evening. Saturday ; afternoon the primary departmen* ■ is to have a party at 2:30 o’clock. On Sunday morning October 16. 1 the Rev. IT. S. A. Bridge, also a for-1 1 mer pastor, will be the speaker. ■ Wednesday evening, October 19, at 1 7:30 o’clock, the Rev. Ben Franki— — ■ I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) PREVENTION OF FIRES PLANNED Fire Chief Robenold Gives Suggestions For Prevention Week Preparations for the Observance of Fire Prevention Week, which opens here October 9 are being made by Fire Chief Charles Robe-j nold and other officials. Through the cooperation of thk Daily Democrat and Chief Robenold, a series of suggestions for the prevention of fires are to run daily throughout the week. I It has been suggested by firemen and oficials that school students ’ take especial note of thess prevention suggestions and use them as the basis for insuring a strict : watch against unnecessary fires, i "Each day during fire prevention ’ week, we are oferlng to the citizens of the community a suggestion for the prevention of fire. If the readers will study these suggestions as they appear and will put them into practice, our community will be | much less likely to suffer the trag- j edies that fire frequently brings., “We urge that these suggestions' ■ be brought to the attention of all : members of your family. No one is too young or too old to practice the 1 ordinary rules of fire prevention, ; Chief Robenold stated. The first of the prevention sugl gestions is to appear in Sa’urday’s , issue. —o Car Is Found; Garageman Fixes Wrong One I«— —— ♦ | The similarity of cars belonging !to two local men caused a com- ! munity-wide alarm to be sent out J Thursday, with the "stolen" car ' turning up at a local garage. ■ Bill Linn, local clothier, called I Clyde Butler, Decatur garagetriVn, and asked him to take his car to the garage. The garageman took the wrong auto, however, and Cecil Melchi’s auto was not found until late Thursday, after local police had been summoned and the report sent over : the state police short-wave radio. Melchi’s car wa« in the garage— i; not Linn’s., _ I

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 7, 1938.

Accused Abductor On Trial r .A -1 t - '• jj I r Ik- A . ilraß • Accused abductor of Peggy Gross. St. Louis socialite, and her companion, Daniel Fahey. Jr . an attorney. John Couch, right, went on trial on kidnaping charges in St. Paul court. Couch is shown with | deputy, Earl Sinclair. , i

CLERK BIERLY GIVES WARNING Monday Is Last Day To Register For November Election County Clerk G. Remy Bierly issues a warning to voters today that Monday is the last day ta register in order to be eligible for voting during the fall election. Clerk Beirly said today that for the convenience of the voters he will Keep his office open until 8 o’clock Saturday and Monday evenings. For the benefit of the voters in this city Clerk Bierly repeated the boundaries of the six precincts in Decatur. They are: First ward—A precinct — South I of Adams street and east of Win-1 | Chester street. This includes the i | Homesteads. Vote in the Linn i garage. First Ward —B precinct — South of Adams street and west of Win-1 Chester street. Vote in Hoop Mill. Second ward —A precinct—North I of Adams street, east of Seventh street and south of Monroe street. Vote in the Library. Second ward—B precinct—North ; of Adams street, west of Seventh street and south of Monroe street, ' Vote at the Ben Shrank residence. Third ward—A precinct—North of Monroe street, east of Fifth street and north of Washington street. Vote in the County gar-i i age. Third ward—A precinct—North of Monroe street, west of Fifth (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) , FORMER LOCAL LADY IS DEAD Mrs. Sarah E. Beery Dies Thursday At Home Near Goshen Mrs. Sarah Ellen Beery, 69. wife of the late B. F. Beery, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles Andrews, near Goshen, at nine o’clock Thursday night. Mrs. Beery had been tn failing health for a number of years. Death was due to paralysis and'complications. The deceased was the daughter of John T. &nd Malinda Baker, now deceased, pioneer Adams county farmers who lived four mt’es west of Decatur. Since the death of her busband,' Mrs. Beery resided with her sister. Members of the immediate family who survive are the daughter, Mrs.; Rose Andrews’ two sons. S. S, j Baker, Wichita, Kansas, and John Baker of this city. Funeral services will be held at tne Antioch church, four miles west of Decatur, Sunday'afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial in the An-1 tioch cemetery. [

* ROSES HURT HITLER ■ I I Berlin, Oct. 7.—(U.R) —Adolf | j Hitler was scratched slightly | j I | today when he was struck in I I ] the face by a bouquet of roses | 1 | thrown while he was driving to I I Jaegerndorf, in Sudetenland. Sudetenlanders were asked to | | I refrain henceforth from throw- | i I Ing flowers at Hitler. Strict orders usualy are issu- | ' | ed incident to big German next || | spectatcles that flowers must | I net be thrown at Hitler bweiiSr jl i ' of the danger of injury. | PUBLIC INVITED ~ TO DEDICATION Mayor Holthouse Is To Give Address At “Camp Quinn” The public is invited to attend j the dedicatory services Sunday afternoon at Hanua-Nuttman park for Camp Quinn, honoring Frencu Quinn of this city, beloved citizen ■who wash instrumental in obtain- 1 :ug the park and and locating the parks in the area. The program will begin at one o'clock with the inspection of the three Boy Scout cabins. These cabins are the Rotary. Lions and Am- ! erican Legion. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse will deliver the principal address. The ■ high school band will give a conI cert at two o'clock under the dir- , ectlon of Albert Sellemeyer. Following is the detailed proi gram for the afternoon: 1:00 P. M. —Open House for inspection of Scout Cabins. 2:00 P. M. —Band Conce-t High ■School Band. Albert Sellemeyer, I Director. 2:30 P. M. —Dedicatory Service. Camp Quinn. Carl C. Pumphrey, l chairman. Invocation —Rev. Geo. O. Walton-: pastor Presbyterian church. America—Group Singing led by j Ralph Gentle. Address —Mayor A. R. Holthouse Response —R. L. Van Horn Scout evecutive. Anthony Wayne Area. Retreat—Boy Scouts. The Boy Scouts will be in uniform and scout executives from this city and Fort Wayne will also attend. o— TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m 40 2:00 p.m 65 10:00 a.m 58 3:00 p.tn 68 Noon 58 WEATHER Generally fair in East and South portions, considerable cloudiness in.northwest portion not so cool tonight, Saturday increasing cloudiness and wari mer.

ROOSEVELT TO INITIATE SPY INVESTIGATION Dies Committee Learns German Espionage Is Active Hyde Park, N. Y„ Oct. 7 (U.P) 1 I —President Roosevelt said today j that he is concerned over the ac-1 ! ’lvitieg of foreign spies in AmerI lea and is studying means of com- ‘ hatting them. I The chief executive told newspapermen that he talked over the spy situation this week with laiinar Hardy, United Press district attorney for New York. Hardy, who conferred with the oresiden' here, is prosecuting a i German spy case that soon will | go to trial In New York City. He' I recently returned from Europe, ■ j where he went to obtain informa-1 ■ lion In connection with the case. Mr. Roosevelt said that foreign agents' activities presented a na-1 I tioual problem without question., I He added that the government’s: I objective was to separate two' I forms of activities by foreign gov-' , ernments within our borders — I propaganda and military and nav--1 al spying He observed that present federal machinery for rooting out the spy evil was not compact enough and indicated that the study pointed to the creation of a special agency to tackle the problem. In response to questions at his i regular Friday press conference, ; the president declared that spying in this country is being conducti ed on a much larger scale than it: was 10 years ago, with activities of the foreign agents concentrated j on the naval and military establishments. At present spy cases are hand-1 ■ led l>y the federal bureau of in-j vestlgation, the army and navy! i intelligence and some units of the I i treasury and state department. Washington. Oct. 7-(U.R>-The I house committee on unAmerican I activities temporarily suspended 1 ; public hearings today after hear-1 : mg testimony that the German; government has launched an in-' tense espionage program in the United States. Investigating activities of Nazi (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 James Bain, Fred Mills Return Home James Bain and Fred Mills returned Thursday night from attending a three-day session of the grand | lodge of Knights of Pythias held at i i Muncie. Mr. Bain made a r-.port on the grand lodge at the regular meeting of the Decatur lodge Thursday evening. o New Trial Granted In Berne Complaint A new trial has been granted in ' the complaint on account of Drs. M. L. Habegger and C. C. Rayl against Charles Frank Brown which was heard this week in C. H. Musel- . man’s justice of peace court at Berne. Judgement has been rendered against the defendant in the sum of $l5O. The defendant has filed bond in the amount of the judgment and costs. DECATUR NATIVE I DIES THURSDAY I Sservices To Be Held In Ft. Wayne Thursday For Lee Smith Lee Smith, 69. of Fort Wayne, Brother of Mrs. Charles Christen,: I Lawrence, Vincent and Jos Smith, jof this city, died at 11:15 o'clock j Thursday night at the hom? of his | aister, Mrs. Lee Hindman. 726 Oakdale drive, Fort Wayne. Mr. Smith had been bedfast for several weeks. He had been ill about a year and death was due to complications. The deceased was born in Decatur, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, pioneer residents of tips city. Besides the sister and brothers in this city, and the sister in Fort ■ Wayne, a sister, Mrs. John E. Wilson of Avilla, also survives. Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning from St. Patrick’s church, Fort Wayne. The body will be brought here and burial will take place in St. Joseph’s i cemetery- ‘

“We Can’t Fai7” Is New Slogan In Tile Mill Drive

I HOSPITALBOND ISSUE 533,000 Corrected Figure Reduces Amount From County; Propect Listed When the petition is presented to the Adams County Council on October 13 for the appropriation of funds, accruing from the bond sale for the construction of the i nurses' home addition and making improvements a* the Adams Coun- ' ty Memorial hospital, only 133,000 will be asked. D. Burdette Custer, attorney for the project stated to- . day. The legal notice to taxpayers in- , ' eludes a maximum of $35,000 to be I asked in the appropriation, but the bond issue is for only $33,000 and , Attorney Custer stated that the I latter amount would be sought. The $35,000 figure was erroneously included in the notice, the attorney explained. Blds for the construction of the | nurses home and improvements to the main hospital building will be received by the board of county commissioners and the hospital trustees on Friday. November 4. ■ The date for the sale of the i county bonds will not be fixed until after the required period elapses for the filing of objections or remonstrances. Action on the appropriating of i the contemplated funds which will be raised through the proposed I bond issue will be taken by the county council on October 13. in j the first legal step taken by the i county council on the propsed issue a unanimous vote was given the ordinance authorizing the $33.- ; 000 worth of bonds. Petitions sign i ed by more than 750 persons were presented to the council asking j that the bonds be issued. The 523 - I 000 figure was used in the original (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FORMER DECATUR RESIDENT DIES Cecil M. Bair Dies At Warsaw; Funeral Will Be Sunday Cecil M. Bair. 41, a former resi-j dent of this city, died at his farm s home near Warsaw. Thursday ■ , morning of complications. ■ 1 Mr. Bair left Decatur eight or! 10 years ago. While living here | a few years he was employed at: the former Harry Staley filling | station. He was married to Miss Kath-j ryn Ganeshorn, who was employ-, ' ed as a nurse at the Adams conn-: ty memorial hospital. She sur-| 1 vives. There are two children: 1 Glen (Teddy) Bair and Beverly j I K. Bair. Also surviving are two j 1 brothers and the parents. Funeral services will he at I Bourbon Sunday afternoon at : i 2:30 o’clvck. Burial will be made i i in tiie Bourbon cemetery. ,;

Killer Os Five Executed, Screaming His Innocence

Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 7.—tdJ.R) —Adam Richetti, a professional killer, who. with leveled machine gun, mowed down five men in the Kansas City union station massacre of 1933, died in the lethal I chamber today, murmuring: "What > did I do to deserve this?” i I Richetti was one of the most vicious criminals of his generation, one of the last survivors of the killing kidnapers and bandits all j but exterminated by G-men and other authorities. A few minutes after midnight this morning he was led into the 1 lethal chamber of the Missouri state penitentiary and strapped to the chair. He blubbered, declared his innoncence. He had watched many men die, some from over his blazing machine gun, others —and these included hist erstwhile chieftain. Pretty Boy Floyd—from the bullets of sheriffs and G-men which missed him, but he did not die prettily. As the door closed on ! him, he screamed, and, through the I observation window, witnesses saw | > him screaming and cringing in the '

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Enthusiastic Meeting Is Held Thursday By All Members Os Financial Drive Now Being Held TO EMPLOY MANY "We can not fail. Decatur has never failed and this drive for funds to rehabilitate industry and provide employment for 100 men will net fail.” This confident, and optimistic) spirit reigned among the workers and solicitors who reported to tho general committee in the effort to raise SIO,OOO for the Krick-Tyndall tile factory re-building, re-employ-ment fund. With the $2,000 donated by former employes who will contribute) one day’s pay out of every semimonthly pay envelope, Herman L. •Conter, assistant financial secretary of the committee reported total donations and pledges exceeding $5,500, or more than half of the amount required. The former employes who have been without employment since the factory was ruined by fire last April volunteered to give one day’s pay toward the fund. It is estimated that at least $2,000 will be donated by the workmen who are desirlous of obtaining Steady employment. The period of 15 weeks during which they received unemployment benefits has expired and many of the men are without any means of support. Urges Revival of Spirit Rev. Ralph W. Graham, pastor of the First Methodist church and chairman of the publicity committee, urged a revival of the spirit, among the workers to go out and complete their canvass. A committee composed of Roy Kalver. Charles Ehlnger and J. H. Heller was named to prepare data and facts concerning the offer of Leo Childs, chairman of the board of the Krick-Tyndall company, which will be issued next week and distributed among donors and prospective contributors to the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Berne Will Be Scene Os Annual Colt Show' One of Adams county's outstanding agricultural events is to be held at Berne Saturday beginning a: .8:30 o’clock Saturday morning—the annual Adams County Gold Medal Colt Club show. This is one of the largest colt shows in the United States and has resulted in Adams county horse* bringing premiums. o Grand Jury Continues Annual Session Today The Adams county grand jury continued in session today—probably in the investigation of criminal matters. Whether or not any indictments are to be returned by grand jury can not be determined due to the secrecy maintained until arrests are made. Before the grand jury conclude.) its session, it will make the annual inspection of the county infirmary and the county jail.

chair. A few seconds later the white plumes of the gas rose from beneath him and choked out his life. The gangster spent almost all of his last day with two priests. Yesterday afternoon he listened to a radio account of the second game of the world series, but was sullen, highly nervous, smoked much, called constantly for water. After a full dinner, he consulted the priests again, then spent his last few hours staring moodily from hia ’ cell. ' Richetti died at 29 and had been a criminal notoriously in the southwest for some 10 years. But he d<TI not gain national notoriety until he teamed up with "Pretty Boy' , a killer from the Cookson Hills of Oklahoma who, despite his depredations. was leading a charmed life. In 1933. their pal, Frank Nash, was arrested in Hot Springs, Ark., by federal agents and was taken to Kansas City by train. I Richetti, Floyd and Verne Miller 1- - 1 ... . i ~, (CONTINUED ON FAGS FOUR!