Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 243, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1938 — Page 1

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Mms Limitation ' f New Obstacle To '■ Peace Os Europe

Wide Armament To End Dispute 2j®er Territory. CONFERENCE bM py United I Tees M,.- . staples limiiatU . H.itain e. nanny lik.lv .•ligage einl .h..~iz.<l intention ~r Ad.df Hitler to keep if aim'd of other naiMM it.' mdita.y development. d.-noum ing . 0 Hiitish anna Hn-iv s , :>• > '- <1 of attemptprepau- Germany to agivni. ’p which would Reich a big edge in aerjust the German- .. ' • w gives London or..- advantage sea. London strong would I tn no limitation plan that | permit any continental M to have an air fleet superK her own. The result seenj- | the arms I wet,. trouble centers any signs of quieting a result of the Munich Kr-r dismembering H& .jry broke off negotiafor peaceful settlement of .-id.-r.-d military preparadefense of the state and [lowers—as well .■!■•!..>• expected a early" decision In her favor the terms of the Munich The government said V reserves the right t< 1 m.-psures are nec ! in the crisis. Public dem I in Budapest shouted ■ measures were force. Hitler Acts Oct. 11 'U.R) -Fuehrer litti- r • ik a personal hand in attempts to settle the dispute between Hunand Czechoslovakia and Hh threatened crisis. conferred here with ‘ lva “kv Cy.-ch minister, and Dr. Kalman ’i-y: li tig.u ian premier. flew here from Budapest. : ’ Id Chvalkovsky a soluHungary's d unands must "very soon Informed sa l he inipt-essed on Chvalthe nec-sslty of satisfyB Hungary's demands. Insist on Parity Joseph W. Grigg Jr. 193 s by United Press I [■j don - Oct. 11 - (U.R> -Great est air force which might by any power in Ettr:;:>nned sources declared -K. f:attmellt was evoked by front Berlin revealing campaign in the Ger|B press against British rement “Propaganda." with the recent furor ON PAGE FOUR) Bion plans ■EMBER DRIVE B? rn ' Post To Conduct ■pc-Day Drive Next I Sunday hav e been completed here ■ 1,/' One ’ lla y membership drive V o be held Sunday, October ■m2' iOUS memb ership teams a t the Legion home at °,' 1 ° ck for lunch and wiu Hon. f a ” remal nlng eligible ■“ ,01 ' membership. B e'fnJ? 6 iS being con 'liicted in Mill 1 TI 0 secure the post's quota HatnJ Post.'' 6 n ° W 134 mombers nf the drive hope to Hr m.. I membersh| P t 0 251 in 1 " ** delegate ,0 the state ? Uke ia cha,rtn an of the cnna V 6 similar drives are er th UCl ° d by Le *' On posts er the state.

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SECY. WALLACE DEFENDS FARM POLICY PLANS Terms AAA “Charter Os Farm Equality” In Illinois Speech Springfield. 111., Oct. 14 — (U.R) — Secretary of Agriculture Henry Agard Wallace came today to Illinois—first battleground of the "revolt in the cornfield"—to defend the agricultural adjustment act as the “charter of farm equality.” Speaking at Springfield, only 70 miles from Macomb, the headquarters oT Tue mushrooming corn belt liberty league, Wallace denounced the "farm program haters” and asserted that the invalidation of the first AAA by the supreme court helned precipitate the business recession which started last year. He outlined the federal farm program to corn belt farmers and AAA committeemen from lowa, Indiana, Missouri and Illinois meeting in the Illinois state armory. The address was carried over a National radio network. Referring to domoestic farm problems. Wallace said one cause “of trouble was that the farmers' control in the first adjustment act had been swept away by the courts in 1936.” "In 1937 farm surpluses started piling up,” he said. "Farm prices started downward, as the farmers got hit, business in the towns and cities began losing customers. “The interplay of unemployment In the cities and falling income on the farm, which had caused s<s oUffoi’inj?’ «!» fn (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BERNE TO HOLO DISTRICT MEET Christian Endeavor Convention At Berne October 29-30 Berne, Ind., Oct. 14— (Snecial) Plan - «» ’ under” for ti? t seventh annual Carter District Christian Endeavor convention, which will be held at the Mennonite church here, Saturuay and Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30. William H- Lee Suratt of Chicago will address the Endeavorers at the Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon sessions, and comes here well liked, having addressed the Adams county C. E. Union at their spring rally In the Mennonlte church last March. Mr. Spratt has many acquaintances here among those who attended the Moody Bible Institute, where he is director of the correspondance department. The convention will open with a carry-ln supper in the basement auditorium of the church beginning at 6:00 on Saturday evening of October 29. The evening session will begin at 7:30 o’clock. An interesting program is being prepared so. each session, and will close with Sunday afternoon meeting. All Christian Endeavor societies m Allen, Adams, Huntington, Wells and Whitley counties compose the Porter District which is a part ot the Indiana C. E. Union. Auto Damaged By Beet Truck Today An auto belonging to Dick Boch ' of this city was damaged this morning when a beet truck left the pavement and struck the parked auto. The accident occurred south of the city on the federal highway 27. The name of the truck driver 1 has not been learned. —o — TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT thermometer ——— . 8:00 a.m 52 2:00 p.m S 3 i 10:00 a.m 63 3:00 p.m 80 j Noon 71 I ! WEATHER Generally fair tonight and I Saturday; somewhat warmer In east and south portions to- > night, cooler In central and li north Saturday, much cooler I Jn northwest portion.

Thousands Fight Costly New Jersey Oil Fire ■i View of the oil fire at Linden, N. J.

Blazing oil Inferno, caused by exploding oil tanks, sweeps acres and acres of the Cities Service Company's “oil village" at Linden, N. J. Thousands

DEFENSE NEEDS ; BEING STUDIED BY ROOSEVELT Nation Likely To Be Strengthened Against War Possibility Washington. Oct. 14. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt revealed today that foreign development* have Inspired a major survey of American national defense needs. He intimated budget estimates to strengthen the nation against war will be considerably increased. Mr. Roosevelt offered no specific estimate of the probably cosT of the expanded arms program. However, he emphasized the study was being made on the broadest possible basis as a result of information reaching the government from abroad. The president indicated that the study is concentrating on problems of standardization and mass prota* «•**.. -ATiuction 01 strategic weapom-rsmi n as airplanes. Mr. Roosevelt said the national defense situation reqpires thorough study and indicate dthat until the survey has been completed he will not make any public statement on the budget for the next fiscal year. Mr. Roosevelt said that he is now undertaking a complete examination of the national defense picture which he hopes soon to present in its entirety to the American people. He is working with the view to meet needs under new world con(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) REV. THOMPSON TALKS TO CLUB Speaks To Rotarians On Americanism; Meetings Planned Rev. Harry Thompson of this city was the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rota’y club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. Rev. Thompson spoke on the theme. “Americanism.” The original colonists, the speaker said, came to America to escape oppression, and religious persecution. The speaker asserted that the real problem facing America today is not with foreign elements but the "problem of human greed.” Rev. Thompson told of his experiences as a youth in the region of the Pennsylvania coal fields and of the miserable conditions under which the miners and their families were forced to live. Walter Gard announced a group meeting of Rotary clubs of this district, which will be held at Bluffton Tuesday, October 18. Several Decatur Rotarians are expected to attend this meeting. W. Guy Brown, president, announced that the ladles night program, scheduled for next Thursday \ CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE). ,

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 14, 1938.

Marionette, Puppet Show Monday Night Tom Sellers of Fort Wayne will present his "Variety Show” of marI ionettes and puppets at the meeting of the Woman's club in the library auditorium Monday evening at 7:4-5 o’clock. The program is being sponsored by the dramatic department with Mrs. Ben Duke as chairman, assisted by Mrs. J. Ward Calland and Mrs. Raymond Kohne. Mr. Sellers makes his own puppets and designs his own costumes. He will talk on the art of puppetry and on marionettes. Mr. Sellers, who graduated from a Fort Wayne high school last spring, is a bro- , ther of Mrs. Paul Cairns of this city. o LOCAL PASTOR IS SECRETARY Rev. Aspy Is SecretaryTreasurer Os State Minister Council Rev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor of the Decatur Baptist 'church, was elected secretary-treasurer of the ministers’ council of the Indiana Baptist convention, which closed Thursday at Terre Haute. Rev. Aspy was also elected secre-tary-treasurer of the Indiana alumni association of the Southern Baptist theological seminary, of Louisville. President of the ministers’ council is Rev. W. F. Badgett, of South Bend and Rev. Robert Marlett, of Letts, was elected vice-president. Officers of the Indiana Baptist Convention Include: Rev. W. H. Dillard. North Vernon, president; Rev. 1. C. Overman, Wayneton, vice-secretary; Rev. Royden Rea, Greenwood, secretary, and 3. E. Sherman, Indianapolis, treasurer. Rev. J. M. Horton, of Hammond, is the retiring president. The preacher of the annual seri mon is to be Rev. A. J. Esperson, ' Terre Haute, with Rev. George A. Ritchey, of Lafayette, alternate. I The next convention is to be held at the First Baptist church at Peru. Rev. Aspy was a member of the nominating committee of the convention. ■Mrs. P. J. Mann, of Hammond, was re-elected president of the Woman s Baptist mission society of Indiana. The keynote address of the cot* vention was delivered by Rev. W. E Woodbury, director of evangelism, American Baptist Home Mission Society, New York. The annual sermon was delivered by Rev. J. P. Wilbourn, Franklin. The coming program of the state-wide (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Church Planning For Annual Homecoming i ■ The annual homecoming of the East Liberty U. B. church will be held Sunday with Sunday school and preaching services starting at 9 o’clock. A basket dinner will be enjoyed at noon. A program consisting of special music, a talk by Rev. Stacy Shaw and readings will be given in the afternoon. The public ! is invited to attend.

(of firemen and volunteers worked at a swift pace to keep the fire from spreading to other oil tanks in the neighborhood.

HEAVY TOLL IS | ■ REPORTED FROM CHINA WARFARE Heavy Casualties ReportI ed As Japanese Drive On Canton Hong Kong, Oct. 14 — (U.R) —I ! Tapauese troops and airplanes ’mashed through Chinese dei'en ! «es in South China today, bombarded the citv of Waichow until it burst into flames and moved ; toward a major battle with the defenders of Canton. Casualties were reported high— i probably 1,000 in Waichow alone - -as the Invaders threw more and ; | more military power into the I j offensive against China's richest 1 commercial area, where great ' British and American interests I are concentrated. Japanese planes rained bombs , on a widening area in an effort to halt rail (raff and demoralize the civil population, including 100.000 Cantonese ordered to . evacuate to the provinces. An official Japanese communique said the offensive in 1 South China had taken the Chin- . ■ ese by surprise in the same way . America’s George Washington surprised the British Hessian troops when he crossed the Delaware. The Chinese, they said, were suffering from hangovers when attacked. The Japanese, after occupying I Tamshui, drove westward through i : Chinese defenses which, the Jap- 1 I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 MISSION WILL OPEN SUNDAY Catholic Mission To Close Observance Os Centennial The Catholic Mission, marking the close of the official observance of the Centennial of the church, will open Sunday morning at St.' Mary's Catholic church at the 9:45 o’clock high mass. A two week’s mission will be con- j ducted. The first week will be for! married people and the second week, beginning Sunday, October 23, will be for the young people of the parish. The mission will be conducted by! two Precious Blood missionaries., They are, Rev. Cyril Erneet. C. PP. I S., and Rev. Alfred Meyer. C. PP. S. • The services will be brought to a > solemn close on Sunday evening. October 30. The missionaries will say mass every morning at 6 and 7:30 o’clock and will deliver a sermon at the evening services, at 7:30 . P. M. Benediction of the Blessed : Sacrament will be given every eveni ing. , Members of the parish are urged I to attend and an Invitation is exi tended to non-Cathollcs by the pas- ; i tor, Rev. Joseph J. Selmetz and the missionaries. |

COUNCIL AGAIN DELAYS ACTION ON BONDISSOE County Council Delays Action On Hospital Addition After a three-hour session. in which it was impossible to come to a decision on the number of qualified names ou the remonstrance, the Adams county council, meeting to consider issuance of 133,000 in bonds for the proposed $58,363 addition to the Adams- county memorial hospital, adjourned at noon today until 8 o’clock Saturday morning. The council ordered County Auditor John W. Tyndall to certify the names on the remonstrance, including the number of persons whose signatures are in question. Further action on the number of remonstrators. whose names will be considered, will be taken up by the council at the Saturday session. It is also possible the council may re-check the names on both the petition and the remonstrance. According to the law, if there are more signatures on the petiI tlon than on the remonstrance, the council may, if it desires, issue bonds. On the other hand, ’if there are more names on the; remonstrance, the entire matter: must be dropped for the period 1 of one year. As was apparent today, there were 785 names on the petition ot which Auditor Tyndall certified all but 41 as real estate owners, making a certified total of 744. On the same basis there were 828 names, or a majority of 84; on the remonstrance, according I to Auditor Tyndall's figures, who i are owners ot real estate. How- i ever, questions were raised about 1 the signatures of part of the 828, which, if upheld, v/ould give the. petitioners a majority, leaving the final action up to the council. | Auditor Tyndall stated that a recount of the names on the remonstrance reduced the total ; from 985 to 979 names Os these (CONTINUED ON PAGE? SIX) TEACHERS ADD TO MILL FUND Public School Teachers Os City Boost Rebuilding Fund ■ Public school teachers of Decatur today "nassed collected $35 to help raise the total of the community’s share of the proposed SIOO,OOO reconstruction plans for the Krick-Tyndall Tile Mill. This donation came unsolicited and members of the committee said today was one of the most encouraging signs of the community's desire to keep the $200,000 industry in Decatur. The total collections at noon today amounted to $155 since last reported, bringing the gj-and total to $6,781.50 or past the two-thirds mark. Every effort is being made to conclude the drive this week. The classified list of donations with the amounts given is to be published by the committee Monday. The committee urged the 13 teams and special colectors to the drive this week. Two other cities are bidding for the factory and its annual SIOO,OOO pay roll. Officials of the plant have offered to do everything in their power to keep it here. All that he been asked is that the community raise 10 per I cent or SIO,OOO of the estimated | reconstruction costs. " o — Soy Bean, Sugar Beet Field Day Is Held — The annual soy bean and sugar beet field day was held this morning and afternoon in Adams | county. This morning, hybrid corn, soy l bean and corn fertilizer test plots I were examined on the John Stef-! fen farm in Kirkland township | by about 17 men. This afternoon, sugar beet fert-' ilizer and soybean test plots and sugar beet lifting demonstrations! were seen by 43 men on the Krick-Tyndall tile mill farm. The I plots are maintained by the Cen- ! tral Sugar company in coopera- ■ tion with Purdue University. Among the leaders were Keller Beeson, of Purdue University; L. E. Archbold, Adams county agent and J. Ward Calland, field manager of the Central Sugar com-, 1 pany.

Student Confesses Attack-Murder Os Fort Wayne Girl

Cartoonist Dead ■ ■■^——^—^lll ———i F Y » ! " ' L V 3 Hill. Elzie Crisler Segar, creator of | I Popeye, the Sailor, popular comic I strip carried for several years in | i the Decatur Daily Democrat, died last night at his home in Cali-1 ! fornia. I dhlridgeto ! SPEAK SUNDAY Former Pastor To Speak At M. E. Services Sunday Rev. U. S. A. Bridge. D. D., pastor of the local Methodist church during the years of 1922-24 will be the speaker at the third Sunday Centennial Service Oct. 16 at 9:30 A. M. Rev. Bridge was called to be the superintendent of the Wabash district of the Methodist church in the spring of 1925. He held this resi ponsibility for six years. After servi ing as pastor of the First Methodist church in Noblesville he retired because of ill health. When the late Rev. C. Perry | Gibbs died while pastor of the 10- | cal church. Ret. Bridge was again appointed to complete the remainder of the conference year which closed in the spring of 1934. Dr. Bridge having regained his health, is in great demand as a speaker in the various pulpits and platforms of the state. His many friends will want to be present Sunday to renew old acquaintances, while those who have not heard Dr. Bridge will want to be present to hear a great mesi sage. The Epworth League, devotional service will be held in the league room at 6:00 P- M. Every young person of the church is urged to be I present. In the evening at 7:00. the Chorus choir will present Old Hymns and Melodies. The pastor will bring a devotional message, j (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I LAD SLIGHTLY HURT BY AUTO — i Young Bicyclist Is Struck By Auto Thursday Night ■ Jim King, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry King of the HomeI steads, was slightly injured late I Thursday when he was hit by an i auto while riding his bicycle. It was the second time in as ' many days that a cyclist and auto i have collided and brought forth a 1 warning from police to exercise | caution on the city streets and the | highways. Thursday’s collision occurred on i South Winchester street near the Erie railroad. A. H. Meyer, 303 ; Grant street, was the driver of the i car. i Meyer took the lad to the office j of a local physician for treatment and then notified Officer Adrian Coffee. The Injures were not aerI lous. This is also the third accident of its kind within a week and police i today urged all cyclists to observe | all rules ot traffic,

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Makes Confession After Questioning By Police Officers; Roomed Next To Dead Girl. GIRL STRANGLED Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 14.—(U.R)— Adrian Miller, 31-year-old engineering student, was bound over to the 1 grand jury on the charge of first degree murder this morning after he earlier confessed to police the slaying of Alice May Girton, 17, a | shy and retiring farm girl who i came here six weeks ago to atI tend business college. He is being held without bond. Hter landlady, Mrs. Lillian Kelly, found her nude body on the floor of her bedroom yesterday. The body was face down, with silk undergarments twisted about th« neck. Coroner Walter Kruse said the girl had been criminally attacked and that death had resulted ' from strangulation. Miller, whose home is in Racine, ' Wis., had been attending the Indii ana Technical college during the past year. He lived in a room ad- ! joining Miss Girton’s and early Thursday morning, heard her re- : turn home with an escort. He ■ made his confession to Captain of Detectives John Taylor. “I stayed up listening to them— I could hear them through the wall,” he said. "The fellow left about 3 a. m. and I went over and knocked on her door. She said, | ‘it's too late,’ so I walked in anyway. "The lights were out and I sat ( on the bed. She didn’t say anyi thing. She was sitting in bed with I a light robe around her shoulders. “Then I started to scuffle with her. She resisted and I threw a pillow over her head. I took it , off and she was still struggling a little so I put it back. I can’t remember anything I did then, but I didn’t attack her. I left someway and went back to my room.” He had been only a witness in the case and had attempted to blame Miss Girton’s escort, Howard Zimmerman, 18, who hitchhiked here a week ago from Riga, Mich., to seek employment. When first questioned Miller said he had heard scuffling in Miss Girton's room and a few minutes later had heard her escort leave. Zimmerman said he met Miss Girton in a case. He took her to a movie and then took’fier to ner room. "We sat on the bed and talked,” he said, "and had a pillow fight. She was fully clothed and alive when I left.” Miss Girton was an attractive brunette, one of three daughters of a Winchester, Ind., farmet. Her right arm was slightly deformed as the result of an illness. She was the ward of the Indiana state rehabilitation department which assists crippled persons in obtaining an education. Her classmates said she had been bashful and retiring when she first came to Fort Wayne but that she soon became popular and had many dates. Taylor said he had trapped Miller by use of the latest methods of crime detection —methods he had learned only recently while attending the federal bureau of identification school for police officers at Washington, D. C. “We let Mm think we suspected I Zimmerman on the strength of his I statements." Taylor said. "Then we let him go home but kept a close watch on his movements. Last night he went to bed and we waited until he was asleep. We broke into his room suddenly and got him up, the psychological time, I believed, for questioning. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BAROMETER of the KRICK-TYNDAL CO. DRIVE (Noon Reports) GOAL $10,000.00 OCT. 15 OCT. 14 $6,781.00 OCT. 13 $6,626.00 OCT. 11 $6,334.00 OCT. 10 $6,221.00 OCT. 6 $5,472.00 OCT. 5 $4,860.00 ■ OCT. 4 $4307.00 , OCT. 3 $3300.00 i I OCT. 1 $2500.00 J