Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1938 — Page 1

Wister Petitions I State High Court I To Dismiss Writ

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

HOLD HEARING THIS MORNING FOR ADDITION County Council Conducts First Hearing On Hospital Addition The Adams county council adjourned at noon today after conducting a public hearing and beginning the count of names which will be certified on the remonstrance in the consideration of the proposed improvement to the Adams county memorial hospital. About 15 remonstrators appeared. It was said at noon today by D. Burdette Custer, attorney for the petitioners and trustees of the hospital, that theie had been 798 signers to the petitions asking the addition, of which 744 would be certified by the county auditor. Mr. Custer said it was impossible to say how many names will i be certified on the remonstrance. The council is to meet at ft o’clock Friday morning to continue the consideration of the proposal and examine names on the remonstrance. It was unofficially reported that on one basis the demonstrators had a bare majority of votes, which it determined finally would postpone further action for one year, according to the law. However. it was reported that on the I basis of two technicalities as to names which could be certified, it was probabie that sufficient names could be stricken from the r*n»»uMrance to gm- the petitioners a considerable majority. A ruling from Indianapolis bond attorneys. employed for the im- ! provement, is being sought. Should the petitioners have a majority it would be possible to continue the proceedings toward the establishment of an addition to the hospital, if desired by the council. The council is being asked to appropriate $33,000 of a bond issue to pay the county’s share of I the proposed $58,363 improve- » The session was opened publicly today with the first order of business being the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. September 9. by Mr. Custer. County Auditor John W. Tyn- ! dall was called as a witness by James J. Moran, of Portland, attorney employed by the remonstrators. Mr. Tyndall was asked if the ■ number of certified petitioners 1 was left blank at the original ' meeting of the council, as it appeared on the minutes. Mr. Tyndall answered that the minutes' were the record. J Auditor Tyndall was then asked! I if he had certified the names beI fore the council met on Ceptem- ! ber 9 ,or whether he had just I completed the certification. He (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) ROBERT COFFEE CTO PRESIDENT New Officers Os St. Mary’s CYO Are Elected For Year Robert Coffee was elected president of the St. Mary's Catholic youth organization of this city at ■ the recent annual organization meeting of the group. Other officers selected for the ensuing year, are Miss Margaret Rumschlag, vice-president: Miss Rosemary Miller, secretary; Harold Baker, treasurer. OYO members on various com- ' mittees are as follows: Religious committee: Misses Margaret Rumschlag. Frances Ulman and Dorothy La Fontaine. Cultural committee: Robert Coffee and Misses Agnes Wolpert and Fern Bierly. j Social committee Miss Rosemary Miller William Coffee and James Murphy. 1 Boys' athletic committee: Harold Baker and Charles Omlor Jr. Girls’ athletic committee: Missee I Dolores Leonard and Mildred Mil-, | ier. »*•!

ISSUE APPEAL TO ENO LABOR . CIVIL WARFARE Wage-Hour Administrator Issues Appeal At AFL Meeting Houston, Tex.. Oct. 13. — (U.R> — I Wage-hour administrator Elmer Andres joined President Roosevelt today In an appeal to the American Federation of Labor convention for prompt settlement of orI ganlzed labor's civil war. "Look at the gains organized la-; bor has made in this country in the last few years and think what it could do for itself and the nation if it were again one great united force," Andrews declared. | He touched upon a point troubling both him and the national labor relations board—that the split in labor's ranks complicates their work and brings charges from both sides that they are partial Jo the i other. “I have good friends on both sides of these arguments,” he said, “and I want to be able to ask the > advice of both of them without each fellow thinking I’m going to get the wrong idea. I am fully aware that men of principle, even when they are friends, often find to hard to reconcile their differ-, ences." He praised the A. F. of L.’s ac-' complishments and described the i fair labor standards act which he | administers, defending it against federation criticism. He quoted federation President i William Green as saying that "the ‘ law contains every major feature I and principle originally sponsored by the American Federation of Labor," and specifically answered charges of "dictator" levelled by John P. Frey, head of the feder-1 atior’s metal trades department. | , Andrews said: "Mr. John Frey, who has done (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) CARNIVAL WILL STRESS SAFETY Cycling Safety Will Be Stressed At Carnival October 19 Safety in bicycle riding will ><" stressed on the day of Decatur’s fl» safety carnival, which will tie held in this’eityStrainOctober 19. Through the cooperation of William H. Bell, of this city, member of the Indiana state police commission. two members of the state force will speak to pupils of the public and parochial schools during the morning and afternoon. State police will also assist in! handling traffic problems during the parade and racing events during the evening, and the state police ! safety car will also be here for the day. Rules for the essay and poster contests, which will be held In co-' operation with the English and ait departments of the schools, were announced today by George F. Laurent. recreation supervisor. The bicycle safety carnival is sponsored jointly by the Decatui 'safety council, city and county po- t lice authorities. The essay contest will be divid- , ed into three divisions, high school junior high school, and grade stu-j dents. Subject of the contest is: "Bicycling in Safety." Tho essay should stress bicycling as a re-i creational activity but one in which safety be emphasized. The winning essay in each ot the three divisions will earn a? 2 cash prize for the author, donated hy the Elks. Judges of the con- ‘ test will be Sr. M. Rosemary, principal of the atholic schools, Miss : Eloise Lewton, English instructor Jin the public high school, and A. ! D. Suttles. i The poster contest will be divided into two divisions, high school and grade school. First and second . prizes of $2 and $1 will be given in each division. — o — — Variety Show At Kirkland Friday A variety show, sponsored by the Kirkland home economics club, will be presented at ihe Kirkland ! school Friday night at S o’clock.. I Gerald Zimmerman, WPA music ' director, will conduct the program. L Admission fee of 10 cents will be I charged, with all proceeds to go to - j the club. _|

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 13, 1938.

Ickes Approves Scenic Highway L i 1 r M 1B- -’SbL M ■ Gov. Lloyd C. Stark. Secretary Harold L. Ickes, Gov. Carl E. Bailey Plans for constructing a” 2.000-mfle scenic highway and parkway I bordering the Mississipi river from its source in Ijtke Itasca to its mouth in the gulf of Mexico were approved by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes at a St. Louis meeting with governors and representatives of five river states. In this photo, Secretary Ickes, center, is shown with Gov. Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri, left, and Gov, Carl E. Bailey of Arkansas.

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. FORTNEY Mrs. Susan Fortney Dies This Afternoon At ’ Local Hospital Mrs. Susan Fortney. 82. widow of Christian Fortney, died at 12:25 o’-| clock this afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital, she had been ill a long time and had been ( a patient at the hospital since Mon--1 day. | Mrs. Fortney made her home with a son, Orlen Fortney, at Plea-' I saut Mills. She was born in Ashland county. 1 Ohio, November IS. 1866, the daughter of George and Martha Spont'el- ■ ler. The last half of her life was! vpent in Adams county. Her hus- ' band, Christian Fortney, preceded I her in death in 1916. Mrs. Fortney was a member of ! the Baptist church of Kelly town--1 ship. Ohio. Surviving are two sons, Orlen, of ■Pleasant Mills; Frank of Fort! Wayne; a sister, Mrs. John Custer, of Lakeland. Florida; a brother, near Toledo; andJtVO sisters.*MN. John Lewis, ot Le'iiieiville, Michigan and Mrs. Samuel Leap, of Hillard, Ohio. Funeral arrangements have not been made. o— County Grand Jury Reconvened Today The grand jury reconvened to- j day after one day recess by call-1 ing a number of witnesses. How | long the body will be in session | is not known, but the annual tour of inspection of the county build ings is still to be made. Church Men To Serve Dinner For Ladies The men of the M. E. church will serve a supper to the women and girls at the church Friday evening at 6:15 o'clock. The price ot the tickets will be 25 cents. All women and girls of the church are welcome.

Auto Industry Survey Shows Acceleration Os Employment

By Joe W. Morgan, (Copyright 1938 by UP.) Detroit, Oct. 13.—KU.PJ—A survey of the automobile industry revealed a marked acceleration of reemployment today. The pace had quickened so that it promised to meet one of organized labors most insistent demands—that the automobile industry find work for all its workers. It was suggested that the industry might be operating on production schedules soon, which would obviate the need for the thirty-two-hour a week solution to unemployment advanced by the United Automobile Workers. The Buick Motor Car company announced that virtually all its plants were operating two shifts on the five-day week. The company said its dealers had reported more orders for 1939 cars than they had at any time in the past 10 years. j. B. Graham, president of the

Young Cyclist Is Struck By Auto Jack Hunter, 15-year-old son ot Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Hunter. 401 : West Adame street, was slightly injured last night when he was I struck hy an auto while riding on a ! bicycle. The young cyclist was struck at ihe intersection of Seventh and i Jefferson streets about 7 p. m. The i auto was driven by Paul Neidigh ■ of the Homesteads. Mr. Neideigh took the lad to the 1 office of a local physician, where it was learned that he was only i bruised and scratched. Officer Ad- ■ rain Coffee investigated. JOSEPH WALKER BITES FRIO AY Services At Geneva M. E. Church For Former Legislator Funeral services for Joseph Walker of Geneva, a former mem- i ber of the Indiana legislature and well known school teacher, will he held Friday afternoon tu. <T<i ciwS. at the M. E. church, Geneva. Burial will be in the Riverside cemetery at Geneva. Mr. Walker was found dead in bed at his home Tuesday morning. Death was attributed to a heart attack and acute indigestion. He had been uptown Monday afj ternoon and apparently was in 1 good health. He was about 67 • years old. His body was found by F. C. LeRue. who called at the Waker home early Tuesday morning. Mr. Walker served two terms in the state legislature, being elected in 1916 and 1918. He was a former principal of the Geneva schools and also taught in Hartford township. He taught school tor 10 years in Tampa Springs. I Florida. His wife, Amy King, died three years ago in Florida. Brothers and sisters who survive are Mrs. Jennie Chrisman of Indianapolis, Amos of Geneva and Berkely of Long Beach. Cal.

Graham-Paige Motor company, said that “the outlook right now is bet-1 ter than it has been for two years." j A. E. Barit, president of Hudson, ! said "the general business trsend presents encouraging prospects.” | Alfred P. Sloan. Jr., chairman of I the board of General Motors, pre-1 dieted that his corporation's 1939: business would exceed that of 1938 and said he believed there were indications of “a long upward pull” for all business. Company by company, the sur- . vey revealed: Buick: now employing 11,900: men at Flint plant and will recall j 1,200 more before Nov. 1. Fisher Body plant No. 1, servicing this plant, now employing 5.500 and will , recall 500 more. Production schedule now calls for 7,000 cars more than original schedules and more than 8,000 men have been rehired since production started on 1939 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 1

MANION FLAYS G. 0. P. ISSUES IN RALLY HERE State NEC Director Charges Candidates With Evasions New enthusiasm for the New Deal Democratic principles was generated at a rally of Adams j County Democrats held in the : < ourt house and K. of P. homo Wednesday evening. The meeting ; was sponsored by the Adams Coun- , ty Democratic Woman’s club and the Adams County Young Demoj cratic club, in cooperation with i the county Democratic central committee. Opening with a banquet at the Knights of Pythias home a capacity crowd was served. Following the dinner, Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, president of the Adams County Democratic Woman’s club presided over the business meeting. Mrs. A. R. Holthouse was in charge of the program for the banquet and presided over this part of the meeting. First on the program was a number of selections by a German band, a group of five boys from the Decatur Boys’ band. The members of the German baud were Ralph Scott. Richard Buckley. Gerald Light, John Gerber and Robert Gentis. Mrs. Holthouse then introduced Mrs. Mary Briggs, of Geneva, county vice-chairman, who spoke briefly. The principal talk was given by J. Fred Fruchte, Democratic I candidate for judge of the Adams circuit court. He was introduced by Mrs. Holthouse as a kind and sympathetic friend who is well qualified. Mr. Fruchte discussed the principles of democracies. He said the theory of the rights of the common man developed slowly through the ages, but that it received great emphasis at the time ’ of Thomas Jefferson and has since | been sponsored by the Democratic party. He told of the further development of principles of government benefiting the comman man. through the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt in recent years. He urged that candidates be elected who would support the New Deal policies. The meeting was then adjourned and resumed immediately in the I court house. Speaks At Rally Speaking to a crowded courtroom m the rally held al Ihe courthouse. following the banquet, Clarra.-:« Manton I of the national emergency council. 1 assailed the tactics of the Republican candidates in their evasion ot election issues. He charged them to take a specific stand o’n repealing or continuing some of the New Deal projects and not just saying that they were in favor of “temporarily continuing PWA. WPA, unemployment compensation and some ot the other New Deal measures, instituted to fight the depression. Edwin Kauffman, president of the Young Democratic club, opened the rally with a short address, introducing Arthur E. Voglewede. prosecuting attorney and chairman of the rally program. Mr. Voglewede in turn introduc(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DECATUR HOME IS RANSACKED Apartment Residence Here Ransacked Wednesday Night A thief or thieves entered the apartment residence of Mrs. Jesse i Rice and Miss Mary McKean in the I C. L. Walters home on Madison street last night and ransacked the I house. | The Walters family returned I home last night about 10:45 o’clock to find the rear door standing open. They summoned police who discovered that entrance had been gained by prying open a rear window. Since both occupants ot the apartment are on a vacation the losses could not be determined. Purses, money bangs, desks and drawers had been either pried or broken open. The entire apartment bore evidence ot having been ransacked and searched. Time of the theft was placed between 6:30 and 10:45 o’clock, tho hours in which the Walters family was away. Officers Roy Chilcote [and Adrian Coffee investigated.

Terrorism Adds New Threats To European Peace

THREE MEMBERS OF TRAIN CREW DIE IN BLAST Boiler Os Engine Explodes, Three Killed Instantly Elgin, 111., Oct. 13 —(UP)—Three crew members of a Chicago. Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific freight train of 100 empty cars were killed today when the boiler of the engine exploded half a mile west of Alrnora, 111. The explosion blew out a section ot the right of way, hurled bits of the Engine 600 feet and splintered -wo cars behind the tender. The dead: George Neteon, 60. Chicago, the engineer. James Mangan. Chicago, the fireman. George Machtel, 47, Elgin, head brakeman. Ambrose Grady, Chicago, conductor, and Walter Darr, Chicago, rear brakeman, were inuired. They were riding on the last car —Approximately a mile from the explosion. Tney suffered head and leg injuries when they were thrown by the impact. Sheriff George L. Peterson of Kane county was the first official to reach the scene of the accident. "I found Nelson’s and Mangan’s bodies about 30 feet from tho tracks”, he said. “They were hurled through weeds and mud. Mach(CONTINI’ED ON PAGE FOUR) s; O ——. . .. LEAF DISPOSAL RULES ISSUED Civil Works Commissioner Lists Rules Regarding Disposal Instructions regarding the •disposal of leaves vveie Iseucd today by Ralph El Roop, civil works comyyHQofnnpr , With autumn weattysr arriving and the yearly task of disposing of the leaves, city police have received several complaints from resid-1 ents. An ordinance prohibiting the burning of leaves after 4 p. m.. is called to the attention of citizens. Mr. Roop also stated that the burning of leaves on black top streets is also prohibited. Such fires result in extensive damage to the streets, he stated. Burning of leaves on brick streets closer than one foot from the curb is also prohibited. Persons, where possible, are asked to burn the, leaves in driveways or backyards,, thus eliminating sonTe work for! ~(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ! o —— White Funeral Rites Set Friday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Alex White, mother of Mrs. Jesse Sutton, who died here Wednesday afternoon, will be held in Ossian Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock and burial will be made in that town o Spanish War Vets To Attend Funeral All Spanish-American War veterans are asked to meet at the Legion home Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock to attend the funeral ot John W. Watkins, former local resident who died in Pittsburgh. Watkins was quartermaster-ser-geant of Company B during the war. Harry Reed, commander, urged that all vets attend. o ———— TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m 60 2:00 p.m 71 10:00 a m 63 3:00 p.m 70 Noon 67 WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday; cooler tonight, sowewhat warmer Friday except in extreme portion.

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Czech Officials Charge Armed Hungarians In Ruthenia Are Causing , Terrorism. SEEK TERRITORY By United Press Terrorism in the Czech provinces of Ruthinia and Slovakia today threatened new trouble in central Europe. Czech officials charged that th<> t teroriste were well-organized and . armed Hungarians and were seeking to create a basis for military invasion of the Republic by Hungary. Negotiations between Czechs anti 1 Hungarians at the frontier town of ’ | Komarom in an effort to settle i Hungary's minority demands were J near a breakdown and the Budapest ’ government was reported ready 1 to send an ultimatum to Prague unless the Czechs come to term 9 at once. Hungary, backed by Poland and, less actively, by Italy, has demanded a long slice oft the southern Czech frontier and also seeks ces--1 sion of the province of Rutbenia in order to give her a common frontier ' with Poland. The Czechs havo strongly resisted and appeared to ' be counting on Germany's oppositeion to such concessions, which ’ would create a new barier between the Reich and Soviet Russia. The threat to peaceful liquidation , of the Czech problem momentarily ' overshadowed important develop- ‘ ments in Palestine and China. Most serious immediate devel--1 opment in Palestine was the assas- ! sination of Hassan Sidky Dajany, a leading Arab lawyer and nationalist spokesman, near Jerusalem. Dajaney’s prominence created fear.s ibul his death at the hands of Iversons unknown —would add to the flames of racial hatred threatening a new holy war in the near east it was believed that Arab exI tremists might have been responj sible for his death because of his | Connections with Emir Abdullah of Transjordan, whom some regard as a tool” of the British. Fighting growing out of the Aral) conflict with Jews over the holy land continued to spread despite ■ efforts of strong British military ' force- restore order. Arabs sack- • ed government offices at Haifa. Samaria and Jaffa and additional ' deaths were from 'ouUyin-.* '! districts. ■ i In China, the Japanese offensive •Howard the great commercial city of Canton continued to alarm Brit- ' ieh officials seeking to guard huge 1 interests in South China. The Unit- • ed States gunboat Mandanao and i three British gunboats might be ’ trapped in the Pearl River near Canton. The Chinese were attempt- ' i ing to throw a boom across the ! river to keep out Japanese war- • ships, but it was uncertain whe- ’ ther the American and British ves- ‘ seis had been caught behind tha ! barricade. Japanese troops pressed toward jWaichow after reporting their air(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o — GIRL IS SLAIN ATFORTWAVNE Young School Girl Is Found Raped And Murdered Fort Wayne, Oct. 13 — (U.P.) —• The body of 17-year-old Alice Mao Girton, Fort Wayne school girl, was found strangled in the rooming house where she lived by police today. The girl, who came here front her home in Winchester about tour weeks ago. had been raped, apparently before she had been killed, according to Allen county coroner Dr. Walter E. Kruse. A pair of her own silk bloomers stuck in her mouth caused death, the coroner said. Police said witnesses reported she was alive at 2 a. m. this morning and said she was killed sometime between then and the time the body was discovered at 8:30 by her landlady, Mrs. Lillian Kelly. About 15 witnesses will be questioned by police in an effort to find some clue that might lead to the identity of the girl’s slayer. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)?"