Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1938 — Page 1

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Urjres Patriotism v W In announcing that lust year the order registered Its largest net gain in membership iu 15 years. Dr. Edward James McCormick, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Be- . nevolent and Protective Order of ' Elks, today called upon all Elks , to contbiue with increased vigor their many activities which quick- ; en the spirit of American patrioti ism in the crucial days which i the world faces. THREE-FOORTHS OF FUND GIVEN Krick-Tyndall Rebuilding Fund Is Nearing Goal Friday, the Krick-Tyndall cam- ; naign passed the two-thirds mark. Today at noon it had passed the i three-fourths level on the barometer maintained by the committee I in charge of the campaign to col- : lect from the community 10 per cent of the SIOO,OOO reconstruction plans for the $200,000 industry with its annual SIOO,OOO pay I roll “Deactur will keep its industries,” the committee asserted to- . dUS-» “We are encouraged by the altitude of this community's pro- ' gressive citizens and concerns, , the committee further stated The barometer jumped $729 to- ■ day, bringing the total from $6,781 to $7,510. Other colleci tioas over the week-end are exi Dected to bring the total over . SB,OOO. The 13 teams and special solie- , itors have been working with extra vigor since the Tuesday night meeting an effort to speedily i end the drive. During the first of next week I a classified list of those who have pl 1 ' ’.'v:, t<l s _ I to 1 campaign, togetiiet with rhe amounts, is to be published o Convicted Os Starving Step-Daughter To Death Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 15 — (U.R/ Mrs. Charles Van Sickles. 52-year old step-mother, wept in Jier jail cell today and said a district court jury which found her guilty of having starved her six-year-old step-daughter to death had erred. She said she will ask for a new trial and, if it is denied, will appeal to a higher court The jury, after less than four hours deliberation, agreed late yesterday that she had been guilty of manslaughter iu the death as Norma Jean Sickles, her husi band’s daughter by a previous ! marriage. o — CHURCH PLANS FOR SERVICES Week’s Meetings Open Sunday At First Baptist Church A series of special meetings, to continue one week, will open at the First Baptist church Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. Services will be held at the same time each evening from Monday until Friday, inclusive. The theme of the meetings will be "The Exalted Christ." The special services, being held simultaneously in the majority oi Baptist churches in Indiana, are in keeping with the program of evangelism of the Indiana Baptist convention. Rev. Homer J. Aspy. pastor, will conduct the services and special music will be provided. Special prayer services will be held each afternoon of the week at 2 o’clock, in homos of various I members. . _ 1

BOARD RESUMES BOND HEARING County Council Meets Again On Hospital Issue Possibility that some action' may be taken today on the certi-i fication of the names on the remonstrance and a remote possibility that a vote might be taken on the proposed addition was seen this morning as the county council began its third consecutive day i in considering and hearing arguments on the addition. County Auditor John W. Tyn- ] dal; at the opening of this morn- 1 Ing’s session certified the names] on the remonstrance to the cotin-1 cil. In the certification, he tabui lated those for whom he could , find no real estate listed, as well as those whose signatures are in question for other reasons. On the basis of this certification. the petitioners claimed a majority of about 23 names while remonstrators claimed a majority . of about 88 names. The matter of determining how the remon- j strators will be counted, is to be ■ left up to the council. If the remonstrators have a majority, no further action can be taken for the period of a year, if the petitioners have a major- ' ity. further action will depend upon the will of the council. Before the council met in continued session at 9:30 o’clock] this morning, D. Burdette Custer, i ] attorney for the county commis- i ~ sinners and hospital trustees,] : asked that a number of names be stricken from the remonstrance, i on grounds of rulings furnished by the Indianapolis bond attot-, ney. also employed by the commissioners and hospital trustees. ' Albert Abramson, attorney employed by the remonstrators, stated the law was not definite and the council should not be bound by the technicalities quoted. ~° Knights Os Columbus To Meet Monday Night The Knights of Columbus will meet Monday evening at the K. of C hall fotlowtng the mismou services at St. Mary’s Catholic church. Charles Miller, grand knight, announced today. FIVE PARTIES ARE ON TICKET —.- Five Parties Represented On State Election Ballots , . .. »«77 * ■ '• County Clerk G. Remy Bierly is i in receipt of a communication from I the office of Governor M. Clifford Townsend, signed by the governor, 1 certifying the state tickets for the of the Democratic, Republican, Pro- ] approaching election. Candidates on the stale tickets hibitioh, Socialist-Labor, and Communist parties are included in the certification. The certification hae been placed i on file by the clerk. Meanwhile the office in the courtj house is a busy scene with registration clerks and deputies preparing ': the long list of registrations for ■ I —— . i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Judgment Is Obtained Against Ex-Banker Columbus, Ind., Oct. 15. (U.R) Attorneys for Sol Meyer, former officer of the closed Meyer-Kiser bank of Indianapolis, today planned to appeal a jury verdict of , the Batholomew county circuit' court awarding the bank's receiver a $1,208,333.33 judgment against him. Thomas E. Garvin, receiver, said ; the amount of the judgment was about the same as the amount of deposits in the bank when it closed and that if he could collect the judgment he could pay depositors in full. BULLETIN The Adams county council late this morning approved the $33,000 bond issue for the proposed addition to the Adams county memorial hospital. Legal requirements will compel the council to meet Monday before the appropriation can be ; legally made. The council also ordered the protests of the remonstrators be certified to the state tax board for a final decision.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 15, 1938.

Three Die in Engine Blast I I ‘ * < ' 7 B \ ' ' s » rj?/ j,**: SR i Kex Wreckage of locomotive which exploded I Three persons were killed and two others were severely injured when] (h<- boiler of a freight locomotive exploded three miles west of Elgin, ! 111., and spread the wreckage over the tracks as shown in this photo. r

REGISTER FOR SCHOOL ISSUE Amish Residents Register To Vote On Special School Issue A ruling has been received from stoners by Adams County Clerk G. ! the state board of election commis Remy Bierly, to the effect that ordinary registration laws do not api ply to those voting in special elec- | tions. This was obtained when the question of the Amish residents in Mon-1 roe township being permitted to vote on the special election to be held in Berne and Monroe township on the proposed merger of the Berne school city and the Mon roe school township, was raised. Many of the Amish have never' ■ voted, but it is reported that some i have been concerned in the oncont- ( | ing school election and wish to , express their opinions. i Because of religions scruples. . which prevent them from "swear- , ing” to the veracity of statements (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 1 Hudson Plant Strike Threat Is Averted I < Detroit. *ct. A.—(U.Fb —A majoi strike threat at the Hudson Motor , Car company was averted in De- . troit today, but a walkout was un- . der way at the Chrysler plant in , Windsor. Canada, just across the rjVer. i United Auto Workers employed '; at Hudson met last night and in- < stead of voting to strike, decided , to give the union executives authority to settle their disputes by , arbitration. The strike had been ] threatened over dismissal ot three j shop stewards. Approximately 600 j men are employed at Hudson. |, o ( FLOWER SALE HERE TODAY i i Sell Flowers In City To ] Aid State-Wide Blind Work Today is "Flower Sale Day" in Decatur with the local committee of the American brotherhood for ' the blind selling the flowers to aid in the state-wide blind week. j The sale of the flowers started ' at 9 o’clock this morning and will 1 continue throughout the day, with 1 prizes awarded to the solicitors receiving the largest contributions for their flowers. Prizes to the solicitors were do- ! nated by local business and pro- ' fessional men. Mies Elizabeth Frisinger is in 1 charge of the sale. The flower sale 1 committee is composed of Rev. Ralph W. Graham, Rev C. M. Prugh, Rev. Fr. Joseph J. Seimetz, ( Mrs. John Tyndall, Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Patterson and Mrs. William Klepper. , The committee has urged the cooperation of the general public in purchasing the flowers. Headquar- . ters for the sale are located at the i city hall building.

Miss Helen Keller At Fort Wayne Sunday Miss Helen Keller, who has be-1 come a world figure, through her I accomplishments despite tremend-1 | ous physical handicaps, will appear at the Shrine auditorium in Fort Wayne Sunday evening at 8:15 o’clock. A number of Decatur residents are planning to attend. — 0 SECY. PERKINS PROPOSES PLAN Labor Secretary Proposes Mediation To End Labor War Columbus, 0., Oct. 15 — (UP) —i The Roosevelt administration made its first definite move to end the* dispute between the American fedcation of labor and the committee for industrial organization today by suggesting that both sides assign repreeenativies to a mediation commute which would begin work at ; once. In an address at an anniversary celebration of an unaffiliated rail-. road union, secretary of labor Fran-! ces Perkins proposed that the AFL I and the CIO each appoint “five | t.-usteu amt vxp.-i ieu< <•« ri posenA*’ tives to a mediation commi'tee and I give them authority to bind their respective organizations to any ag- [ reement they may reach." She suggested that these 10 men' select three impartial persons ae additional members of the committee and that the chairman be chosen from these neutral members. If the AFL and the CIO negotia- 1 tions cannot agree on neutral members, she said, their choice should be left to “some outside trusted l person." It such a plan is accepted, some sources believed that President Roosevelt ultimately might be asked to pick the three extra members. Miss Perkins' address, before .1 joint celebration of the 70th anni-i versary of the order of railway conductors and the 50th anniversary ot its ladies auxiliary, apparently was made with White House approval. It followed by less than two weeks Mr. Roosevelt's personal appeal to the AFL convention in Houston. Tex., and by only a few days an address to the same convention by ( wage-hour administrator Elmer F. ( Andrews. Both urged a prompt settlement on the AFL-CIO dispute. , Reminding that labor accord is of Interest to wage earners, management and the general public, Miss ' Perkins said: ( "Cooperation within the now divided movement is needed if labor is to achieve its proper place of re- , sponsibility in the United States. As I have said before dissension , and division inevitably lead to loss of influence and prestige of all those involved, particularly in mat(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Christian Pastor Attends Convention 1 .' Rev. Kenneth Timmons, pastor ‘ of the First Christian church of this city, and Mrs. Timmons are i motoring to Denver, Colo., to I attend the international convention of the Disciples of Christ. They will be gone 10 days.

GRAND JURY TO INDICT KILLER AT FORT WAYNE Adrian Miller Reenacts Killing Os 17-Year-Old Girl Fort Wayne. Oct. 15— (U.R)t [Prosecutor C. Byron Hayes said | today that he will confer with Circuit Judge Harry 11. Hilgeinann Monday and set a date fori i the meeting of the grand jury : which is expected to indict Adrian j Miller for murder. •Miller has confessed killing pretty 18-year-oltl Alice May Girton, a student at a business college here, last Thursday morning. Miller signed a confession of the crime late yesterday afternoon and then led police and officials step-by-step back over his crime in a dramatic reenactment.! at the home of Mrs. Lillian Kelly, where they both hud rooms. Miller, who left his homo in i Racine. Wis, in 1926 to follow a’ life at sea, will be charged with , murder committed in the com- | mission of a criminal assault. ; 1 The death penalty is mandatory j on that charge in Indiana. The Indiana Technical College . i student who came to Fort Wayne i last June to attend school, was! I reluctant to tell of the girl’s i i death. | “She just didn’t talk any more,” ]he said. "I forced a pillow over | her head a second time and then she was quiet.” “I don’t know how she came to be on the floor, or how the gag, became stuffed in her mouth.” When police found the body of Miss Gi>ton, a gag of her own 11 underthings was jammed down’ her throat. "If these things were done," lie ; [ said. ’’ Irnust have done them. I I don’t remember, I don’t remem- [ bei’.” I Miller had been anxious to help. 1 police when the crime was first [ reported by Mrs. Kelly. He told l of hearing a man in the girl’s ] ; room, and of hearing him leave i 1 alter 2:30 in the morning. But , I captain of detectives John Taylor i was rail aitoeerher sarisnen tre i I assigned two men to watch the I 31-year-old engineering student. .Waiting for what he believed the psychological moment, lie ordered him brought in again early Friday i morning and secured the confes- ] ] sion in ten minutes. o — Harvester Workers Vote Independent Fort Wayne. Oct. 15 — (U.Rji —I The Independent Truck Employ-: ‘ ees, Inc., an independent union, today are the sole collective bar-! of , the International Harvester plant here. The organization won [ ; an election from the United | Automobile Workers, local 57. in balloting that ended late last . night. i . Rush F. Hall, field representative for the national labor rela-1 ( tions board, was in charge of the election. The final tally showed I, for the independents; 821 [ for the UAW. an affiliate of the \ committee for industrial organ- 1 ization; 13 ballots were blank and six were void. HUNT, FISHING i RULING GIVEN — Ruling From State Clarifies Regulation In State Law A communication from the state has been received by County Clerk G. Remy Bierly clarifying a hunting and fishing regulation asked bv many persons. Several conservation enthusiasts put the question to the county clerk add the state department was asked for a ruling. Contrary to many beliefs, all persons in a boat need not have a hunting or fishing license >f they do not participate, according to the communication. Not having a license, however, , according to the communication, ] prevents the persons from "reaching the rod or gun to the fisherman or hunter.” The attention of hunters was also called to the fact that the soason on ducks will open November 19. The open season includes November 10. 11. 12, 14 and 15. No hunting is permitted on November 13, which is Sunday. The bag limit is two per day and no one Is allowed more than four ducks In possession at one time.l

Czec/is Decide On Neu) Offer To End Hungarian Crisis

WORKERS GIVE TO MILL FUND Telephone Company Employes Make Donation To Fund The members of the construction crew and men employes of the Citizens Telephone company, who enjoy and appreciate the benefits of steady employment most of the year., this morning took up a collection and contributed sls to the Krick-Tyndall tile factory re-build-ing. re-employment fund. The donation to the re-building, . e-employment fund was reported to Theodore Grallker, general charman and Herman L. Cont -r, assistant financial secretary of the campaign by Charles IL-are, superintendent of the telephone utility. The telephone employes are boosters for the local campaign to raise ! $8,(H)0 in addition to the $2.00(1 donated by the tile factory employes towards the rebuilding of the plant, which was ruined by fire last April The collection of the sls was voluntary on their part and was made this morning as they received their regular semi-monthly pay checks. The first thing they did was to suggest that they help those who did not have a steady job and a pay envelope coming on the 15th and 30th of each month. o Comet Diner Sold, Effective Monday Announcement of the sale of the Comet Diner on Madison street by Ray Fryback was made today. Mrs. Ross Lee. a former employe of the diner, is to be the new owner. rite sate is to he effective Monday. Mrs. Lee stated. Mr. Fryback, made no announcement as to his future plans. o FORMER LOCAL DRUGGIST DIES Alfred Russell Pierce Dies Friday Night In Fort Wayne ...... «•< Alfred Russell Perce. 88. for many years a prominent businessman in Decatur, died at 9 o’clock Friday night at his home at 2405, South Harrison street. Fort Wayne, i after a lengthy illness. Mr. Pierce was born in Whitley county but came to Decatur when a young man. He operated a drug store on North Second street, in the room now occupied by the Economy store. He retired in 1893 amt moved to Fort Wayne, where he, had since resided. The only surviving relative is a daughter. Mrs. Robina Perry, with whom Mr. Fierce resided. The body was taken to the Klaehn funeral home, where funerak services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Dr. E Burns Martin will officiate. Burial will be in the Lindenwood cemetery. Rep. Finly H. Gray Hits Pension Plan Muncie, Ind., Oct. 15. —<U.R) Rep. Finly H. Gray struck out at ] the Townsend S2OO a month pension plan in a speech here last night and pledged himself not to vote for it. The Townsend clubs of the tenth I district have endorsed Gray's opponent, Raymond Springer of Con-. nersville. Gray, a candidate for re-election, 1 said he would “not favor, advance or vote for the S2OO a month or nothing old age pension. ’ He favors adequate and substantial pensions for elderly or dependent persons. he said. o TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m 60 10:00 a.m 70 9:00a. m 66 11:00a.m. 76 WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday; somewhat warmer in extreme south tonight and extreme north portion Sunday.

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Plan New Offer To Halt Danger Os Upheaval In Dispute Over Hungarian Demands. REIGN OF TERROR Rome, Oct. 15 — (U.R) CxechoI Slovakia has agreed to make a new offer to Hungary in an effort to solve their dangerous territor- . iul dispute, it was reported today ! in a most reliable diplomatic i quarter. It was asserted that the decision to make the offer was reached at a conference at Munich be- ] tween Fuehrer Adolf Hitler of I Germany and Foreign Minister [ Frantisek (’hvulkovsky of Czecho- ] Slovakia. This important change in the course of the dispute came at a time when it was believed in i some w-Il informed quarters here, | that Premier Benito Mussolini would take the initiative, on Hungary's behalf, of proposing a ' British - French - German - Italian 1 conference to consider the elaimu ' of Hungary to Czechoslovak terri- ! tory in which there is a substan- ; tial Hungarian minority. i Count Stephen Csaky, secretary . of the state Hungarian foreign office, flew to Rome yesterday I and had long talks with Count , Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister, . and Premier Benito Mussolini. | Tile result was that Csaky appealed to Mussolini to call for a four power conference on the Hungarian-Czechoslovak dispute. It was expected that Mussolini would do so. particularly because he strongly supports Hungary’s claims. But at the same time Csaky was engaging in negotiations her°, Foreign Minister Chvalkovsky of Czechoslovakia was talkI ing to Hitler at Munich. I It was decided at the Munich i conference, according to informants. that Czechoslovakia would , make a new offer. [ Prompt telephonic negotiations I among foreign offices, it was added, resulted in a general agreement that this would be the better course. Hungary, it was said, though she agreed to receive the new Czechoslovak offer, reserved freedom of action in event that it. was not satisfactory. Coincident with the new : Czechoslovak • Hungarian dispute. I Italian diplomatic officials con- [ tinned their negotiations to make I effective the British-Italian friemlship treaty. Nq progreßß wae apparent but hope seemed to be held that agreement might be reached by the end of October. Reign of Terror | Budapest. Hungary. Oct. 15 — 1 (U.R> The government announced today that the mobilization of 300.000 army reservists, ordered foi Monday. had been made necessary by the violent treatment accorded Hungarians in Czechoslovakia. Reports from the Czechoslovak i province of Ruthenia that soldiers and gendarmes, using airplanes and armored cars, had rounded up i 305 Hungarian terrorists were received here with excitement. , The Czechoslovak delegation ar. Geneva charged that a reign of terror was spreading through the provinces of Ruthenia and Slovakia, that it was being directed I by Hungarian army leaders, and that many of the agitators had | been sent into the country from a Hungarian training camp for terrorists at Kisvarda. Hungary called five classes of ] army reservists to the colors yes--1 terday a few hours after its delegation negotiating a territorial dispute with Chechoslovakia at the border town of Komaron an- ! nounced that discussions were J hopelessly deadlocked. The Hungarians withdrew and the governI ntent began appealing to the big I tour powers signatory to thn Munich agreement, asking them to settle the dispute as they had (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Collar Bone Broken When Struck By Auto Further examination today disclosed the fact that Jim King, lil-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry King of the Homesteads, sustained a fractured collar bona when he was struck by an auto while riding a bicycle. The K'ng boy was struck lata Thursday by an auto driven by A, H. Meyer and was at first thought to have escaped injuries,