Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 24 October 1938 — Page 1

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E(s PRIZES b II«LLCWEE N fcMIIE EVENTS _—-—- 01 s 1 -»«> In ( ash To H rcn \t ( allithump- ■ ian Parade lomplete list of cash prizes a rM at the Callithumpian Decatur’s annual Halloween ion. was announced today liam S. Bowers, general a of $l5O tn cash will be\ by the Decatur Chamber of ce, sponsor of the event, | rill be held Monday night, 31. , ar ade is scheduled to be . starting Ki catholic high K,„ 'lrately be- • which will start ’ ’he parade. ■ A ek <lO. Kn awarded $5. •- •'>( folrs. $5. sio. ■s«. ■Mt i > $4. SB rider , ■ - cu::.. ■ drii S 'Hi tnop in imaskuli EE S, d 441 c!ub '■■Conte'h \in ember •'» M sc. i'..0l E'ol't I'll;'! ' invited to this meeting. scbeduh for the day is as B a ration: prepare"ht' sts by members of Judging: baking. i ■ clothing, ' 1" Pern(continued); . of plaeings. yl'ts Auto Into ■ Truck Here Today * v "’’ from Xew York drove in ’o highway true!; '’iters.., ion of Fifth and strec's about noon today. York auto was damaged, truck was not. MBUCKEBERG | IS PRE SIDENT ;!,l!r Man Heads Wal■ther League InterC River Zone H. Kruckeberg, of this eleiip d president of the alther League inter-river m “Strict at the rally held SunSchunim, Ohio. Kiuek berg is also chairman : Indiana district board. hur Kissel of Van Wen. Ohio vice president and Miss Gbrmann, of this city, secH ' w Moeller of Preble led discussion service. In the a banquet was held in the of the Willshire, Ohio M school Reidenbach of Convoy. ' , c ’ e " er delivered the addresthe banquet.

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One Slightly Hurt As Autos Collide One man was slightly Injured this morning when cars driven by Wentz Itreigh of Ossiun and Albert Rlehle, of near Decatur, collided north of the city. Kreigh was knocked unconscious when the curs collided on the bridge on the Adams-Allen county line, west of federal road 27. He was not seriously hurt, however. Both of the cars were badly damaged. Deputy Sheriff Leo Gillig investigated. SAYS FEDERAL MEN AWARE OF SPY ACTIVITY Witness Declares He Acted As Herman Spy To Aid United States New York. 0ct..24. —(U.R)—Guen•ther Gustave Rumrich, chief witness in the government's case : against an alleged nazi espionage I ring, testified under cross-examin-I ation today that federal officials were aware he was acting as a German spy to help the United States but refused to include that fact in his confession. Rumrich, who has several times described himself as a counterespionage agent mi the stand although he pleaded guilty to a spy- , i ing charge, said he had disclosed ! his true intentions to Assistant U. . S. Attorney John W. Burke, Jr.,l ' and Leon G. Turrou of the depart-! I ment of justice. “You mean to say they would ; know a thing as important as that and delete it?" demanded Benjamin Matthews of defense counsel. "Well, they did.” said the wit- J ness. “Mr. Turrow said ‘if you play ball with me. I'll play ball with you. If you'll cooperate. I'll take the witness stand in your behalf, isn’t that so?” Matthews asked. “He did.” Rumrich replied. Rumrich, however, denied he had | told fellow prisoners Turrou had promised him a sentence of “at most a year and a half” if he turn ed government’s witness against the three defendants now on trial. At the close of trial last week Rumrich testified that he began to , spy because he wanted to acquaint : himself with German agents, then : “expose them to American invest!- ■ gators and secure reinstatement in i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PRIZE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED Bicycle Safety Poster Contest Winners Are Announced Prize winners in the poster contest conducted by the public and parochial schools of the city in I connection with Decatur's bicycle safety carnival last week, were announced today. Judging of the posters was completed Saturday by the committee composed of Mrs. C. E. Bell, Mrs. John T. Myers and Paul Edwards. The poster contest was divided I into two divisions, one for high school students, and one for grade ■pupils. In the high school division, Bob Stalter was awarded first prize of $2. and Martha Ellen Hower second ! prize of sl. In the grade classes, Maurice Colchin won first prize of \ $2 and James Hess second prize of :$L These winners may receive tneir awards from Pete Reynolds at the I Daily Democrat office. The safety carnival was fo-spon-I sored by the WPA recreation de- ! partment and the B. P. O. Elks, with the lodge donating all prizes. Similar prizes will be awarded, probably this week, to winners in the essay contest, conducted thi ough cooperation of the English departments of the public' and parochial schools. Judges will be Miss Eloise Lewion, Sister M. Rosemav and A. i D. Suttles. o— 7 —o ——— —- TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT thermometer I 8:00 a.m 34 2:00 p.m 50 ; 10:00 a.m 40 3:00 p.m.. 53 Noon WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; not so cool In central and southwest portion tonight, somewhat warmer Tuesday.

Four Held As Canal Zone Spy Suspects M w j 4 ■HI j. t, Kgll ¥ ft* ■ H . I v; The above photos show the four persons held in J 15,000 bail. each, at Cristobal. Canal Zone, on charges of espionage in the Panama area. The four, all Germans, are specifically accused of taking photographs of military fortifications near Galeta Island. At left (I. to r.) Escort Lieutenant J. M. Davis; fraulein Ingeborg Gutmann; Hans Schackow and Gisbert Groos. Right, Ernest Kuhrig is shown with Sergeant Herman.

SSOO SUIT IS ON FILE HERE ; i ! i Damage Suit Is Filed As Result Os Accident In 1936 — A suit to collect SSOO damages has been filed by Lase Fry against l Walter 11. Gilliom, Phil Sauer,! ! Moses Augsburger, and R. F. Sauer for damages in an accident October 30. 1936, on the river road north of Decatur. The complaint alleges that R. F. Sauer was operating a truck for the county ou that date', and was engaged in dumping earth. To do this, it is claimed, the truck was parked across a road in a hollow near a curve. .It was said because ot trees and the oKow, it was impossible to see the county truck for more than 100 feet. The complaint alleges the driver and the county were negligent in that no red flags or watchmen were' used to warn other cars and trucks. It is also alleged the truck driver was negligent. The plaintiff started his truck struck the county truck with the result his own truck was completely demolished and he lost his beets. Creighton H. Williams, of Fort Wayne, appeared as attorney for the plaintiff. Local Man’s Father Dies In Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Wesley England of Winchester street have gone to Lapeer, Michigan, where they were called by the death of the former’s ! father, Rev. C. England, who died Saturday evening. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence in Lapeer. Rev. England, who was 85 years of age, was ' active in radio broadcasting work until his breakdown several weeks ago. Death came following an operation. o DECATUR MAN IS SELECTED Robert Strickler VicePresident Os District Young People Robert Strickler of this city was re-elected vice-president of the young .people’s organization of the Church of God, Fort Wayne district, at the 21st quarterly rally, held Sunday afternoon at the Fort Wayne district, at the 21st quarterly rally, held Sunday afternoon at the Fort Wayne Church ot God. Rev. Glen Marshall, pastor of the local Church of God, was named to the advisory committee with Rev. Charles Hartung of Fort Wayne j and Rev. R. C. Hume of Huutington. | Rev. C. L. Quinn, of Lima, Ohio was the speaker of the rally. Other addresses, special musical selections and an expressional meeting conducted by Rev. A. M. Monday of Bedford composed the pro-’ gram for the event. The next rally will be held at the Fort Wayne Church of God January 8.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 24, 1938.

Mission For Young People Is Opened The mission for the young people opened at St. Mary's church Sunday, following a week’s mission for the marled people of the parish. The mission will be conducted by Rev. Cyril Ernst and Rev. Alfred Meyer. Precious Blood Fathers, who also held the mission last week. I The order of services will be the name for the young people, including masses at 6 and 7:39 in the morning and at 7:30 in the evening. The solemn close of the two weeks’ mission will take place next Sunday evening. , o $5,000 DAMAGE SUIT IS FILED Suit Filed Here Is Aftermath Os Accident North Os City A $5,000 damage suit has "been filed by Aloysius Gelmer against Leo Faurote for injuries sustained in an automobile acident. January 23. on U. S. highway 27, three miles north of Decatur. The complaint charges the defendant was driving north at the rate of 80 miles per hour. It is stated the plaintiff was riding between the driver and William Coffee and that the driver turned his head to talk to William Coffee at a point w’here there was a slight curve. It is alleged the car proceded straight onto the berm, which was two or three inches lower than the pavement. The plaintiff claims the defendant did not heed his warning to slacken his speed but continued on the berm to a point where it was level with the road, where he made an abrupt turn towards the pavement. This, it is claimed, caused the automobile to roll over several times and come to a stop on its left side in the ned between the car and the earth ditch, with the plaintiff's head pinned between car and earth and his body extending inside the automobile. Injuries claimed by the plaintiff are: “three fractures to the lower jaw bone, the impairment to the right ear drum, severe bruises at the base ot the skull aud first vertabrae, all teeth of the lower jaw loosened, many cuts and abrasions on the face and scalp, sprained left shoulder, torn ligaments and numerous bruises over the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) q— Stolen Cash Register Is Found Near Bridge A cash register taken from the Ben Strabinger pool room in Willshire. Ohio, during a recent robbery there, was found over the weekend near the covered bridge at Pleasant Mills. The register was badly damaged and the money taken out. Several dollars were thought to have been in the register at the time of the robbery. The register was brought to the county jail and returned to Mr. Strabinger today by Sheriff Dallas Brown.

DEMOCRATS TO HOLD RALLIES Meetings Thursday And Friday Nights Planned By Party One county and one township rally are on the Democratic schedule so far this week. Democratic county chairman Nathan C. Nelson announced today. Friday night Sherman Minton. United States senator is to speak at 8 o'clock in the church house at the climaxing Democratic rally in the county. Thursday night at 8 o’clock, a rally is to be held in Blue Creex township in the Jacobs school house, two miles south and east of Salem. J. Fred Fruchte, Democratic candidate for judge of the Adams circuit court, is to be the principal speaker. He is to talk on national issues. Arthur E. Voglew’ede. Democratic candidate for re-election as prosecuting attorney, is to speaK on local issues. Robert H. Heller, Democratic candidate for joint representative of Adams and Wells counties, is to speak on the correct method of voting. Other candidates will be introduced. Complete arrangements have not yet been made for the Minton meeting Friday night, but they will be announced in the next few days. Brennen Funeral Services Tuesday Funeral services for Janies H. Brennen, well known Decatur youth, will be held at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock, instead of 9. as previously arranged. The youth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brenneh, died Saturday morning after an extended illness.

LOCAL STUDENTS ARE IN CHORUS Fifteen Decatur Students To Sing In Dsitrict Chorus Friday Fifteen students of the Decatur high school have been selected to sing in the all-district chorus, which will present a concert Friday afternoon at the convention ot the Northeastern Indiana teachers' association at Fort Wayne. The chorus will be directed by Noble Cain of Chicago, nationally known choral director of the Chicago A Capella choir. The concert will be presented in the Shrine auditorium. Miss Helen Haubold, supervisor j of music in the local schools, is instructress of the local represen- | tatives in the chorus. Those selected from the local school are: Alice Reinking, Barbara Burk, Patricia Moser, Anna Jane Tvndall, Ruth Grether, Marjorie Miller, Evangeline Fuhrman. William Spahr, John McConnell. Darwin Leitz, Ralph Scott, John Gerber, James Highland and Robert ’ Gentis.

Japanese War Machine Again Clashes With Interests Os United States And Britain

BUSINESS GAIN TO MEAN LOWER RELIEF COSTS Re-employment. Industry Gains Bring Cheering Note Hyde Park, N. Y„ Oct. 24 (U.R) — President Roosevelt was cheered today by the economic outlook and by assurances that relief expenditures could be cut this year. Harry Hopkins, works progress administrator, told him that increasing re-employment and steady gains in the productivity of industry ware the Indices on which he based the opinion that less federal assistance for the needy would be needed. “I look to see the relief curve in America go down at an early date,” Hopkins said, “possibly before election in spite of what some political enemies think "The old charge that we shove up the relief rolls just before election and then cut them down immediately thereafter is just a lot of nonsense.” Hopkins, who left the summer white house last night after a weak of discussion of the relief situation with the president, was asked what appropriation he would seek to carry his organization through the new fiscal year. He replied: “1 do not know what it will be but undoubtedly it will be a figure related to a smaller WPA than we have now”. Hopkins will confer with Governor Henry Horner of Illinois in Chicago today, make a speech, and meet with WPA officials of midwestern states. From Chicago he will proceed to the Pacific coast, stopping in several states en route to look over WPA projects. His Californit call will include a visit to Hollistei where he will spend several days with James Roosevelt, eldest (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WORKERS GIVE TO MILL FUND Donation By Post Office Employees Swells Factory Fund A $52.50 donation by the employees of the Decatur post office, helped to boost the barometer of the Krick Tyndall Tile Mill campaign to within a few dollars of the $8,500 mark. The total at noon today was SB,-4-55.50. This leaves only slightly more than $1,500 to be raised as the community’s pledged share of 10 per cent of the estimated SIOO,OOO reconstruction cost of the plant, which was destroyed ny Tire April 6. The two special teams in the field last week raised approximately SI,OOO, with other teams continuing in their “mopping up” operations in an effort to end the campaign. An urgent plea to those who have not yet given their answers to do so immediately, was made again today by the general committee. All members of this committee helped

(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Thermometer Hits Low Mark Today A new season’s low niarit in temperature was set this morning when the Democrat thermometer recorded 34 degrees above zero, just two degrees above freezing. A heavy frost accompanied the j decline in temperatures Littld’ change in the temperatures has been predicted by the weatherman. 0 Moose Members To Meet This Evening Members of the Moose lodge are requested to meet at the home this evening .at 7:30 o’clock, from where they will go to the home of Joe Brennen to pay respects to the latter’s son, James, who died Satur- | day.

WAGE AND HOUR LAW GOES INTO EFFECT TODAY Act Affecting 11,000,000 Workers Goes Into Operation Washington, Oct. 24 — (U.R) — Governors of seven states today pledged cooperation to wage hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews in enforcing the fair labor standards act, which became effective at 12:01 a. tn. today. Four of the governors represented southern states Alabama, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana —and the others were lowa. Utah and Nevada in the west. Gov. Bibb Graves ot Alabama announced he had authorized his state labor department to employ additional inspectors to aid in enforcement work Andrews anticipated additional offers of cooperation from governors of the other states. He addressed to all state executives an appeal for cooperation and asked them to send representatives to a state labor law conference here Nov. 14, 15 and 16. Andrews, in a nationally broadcast radio address today, praised the “fine spirit" shown by the majority ot American employers as the act affecting the wages and hours of 11.000,000 workers in interstate commerce became effective. There was a touch of the boisterous confusion and turmoil of ear’y NRA days as the labor department’s wage and hour division came down the stretch to the effective date. The act imposes a rigid wageminima and establishes a standard work week. It undertakes to abolish "oppressive child labor." It was enacted last June after a political battle royal which divided and bruised the new dealDemocratic party. President Roosevelt forced enactment. After midnight it became unlawful to: 1 Pay less than 25 cents an hour or its equivalent to workers in interstate industry. 2. Pay less than time and onehalf in cash for all work in any week in excess of 44 hours 3. Employ children in oppressive labor; or employ a child under 14 years in any capacity in interstate industry. The act became effective with equal force on small and large interstate business. Payment of wages greatly in excess of the 25 cents an hour minima—even $3 or nore an hour—does not exempt the employe from the 44 hour standard work week nor exempt the employer from payment of time and one-half overtime for work above that standard. But there have been some indications that the wage-hour division will be chiefly concerned with so-called “sweated labor" and that division inspectors may not seek opportunities to enforce time and one-half overtime benefits for workers in upper wage (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 PLAN HEARING ON TAX RATES State Tax Board To Conduct Hearing Here November 3 County auditor John W. Tyndall has been notified that a representative of the state board of tax commissioners will be in Decatur Thursday, November 3, to hear the budgets and proposed tax levies of the several taxing units in the county. A hearing will be held at 9 a.m.. on the budgets of Adams county; French, Hartford, Je:erson, Monroe, St. Mary’s. Wabash and Washington townships. At 1:30 in the afternoon the state representative will hear the following: Berne civil town, Berne school board, Berne library, Geneva clviltown, Decatur civil town, Decatur school board, Decatur library. If the county rate is changed it will affect all the taxing units in the country.

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American Steamship Is Detained From Sailing With Silver; British Ship Is Bombed. FILE PROTEST By the United Press Japan’s great war machine, pounding toward a triumphant climax in the conquest of China, clashed again today with interesis of the United States and Great Britain. While Japanese artillery and airplanes hammered dowtr the inner defenses of Hankow, the representatives of Tokyo detained the American steamship President Coolidge as it prepared to leave Shanghai with about $4,500,000 worth of silver for the United States. A United States marine guard went aboard the vessel pending settlement of controversy created by Japanese suspension of the Coolidge’s clearance authorization. Far up the Yangtse, at Hankow, the British river gunboat Sandpiper was damaged seriously by bomb splinters which its officers reported were deliberately aimed at the little vessel by six Japanese bombers which flew overhead halt an hour before dropping their explosives. Britain protested to the Japanese, who said there must have beer some mistake as the bombers were seeking only military objectives. Probably 1.000 Chinese refugees were killed by Japanese bombing planes which sank small steamships on the Yangtse near Yochow, about 110 miles above Hankow. Another reason for the explosion of the bombs near the Sandpiper was rumored. It was pointed out that Britain, reportedly in cooperation with Germany, had been seeking to open negotiations for mediation of the Chinese conflict and the increasing peril to British vessels was viewed by some quarters as a Japanese gesture intended to speed up the negotiations for peace. Canton, with many blocks of business districts burning, was in Japanese hands and the fall of Hankow seemed only a few’ days away. There were persistent rumors that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was resigning in favor of former Premier Wang ChingWei, thus opening the way for an armistice. Japan now dominates almost half of China, a vast area of almost a million square miles having been involved in the military operations which started in August, 1937. In Europe, the conflict between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over minority problems continued serious although there w’as much doubt that it was as grave as the Budapest government sought to make out. There are some 500,000 Hungarian troops massed along the Czech frontier, which is also 4 strongly protected by Czech soldiers. Since last Friday, the Budapest government has been permitting “well informed” sources to give out information to the effect that there was danger of the Hungarian army getting out of control and striking across the border unless the Czechs meet Hungary's demands. That danger has been discounted strongly in both Prague and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

BAROMETER of the KRICK-TYNDAL CO. DRIVE (Noon Reports) GOAL $10,000.00 OCT. 29 (KT. 28 OCT. 27 OCT. 26 OCT. 25 . OCT. 24 $8,465.00 ! OCT. 21 $8,348.00 ' OCT. 20 $8,178.00 i OCT. 19 $7,813.00 OCT. 15 $7,510.00 i OCT. 14 $6,781.00 I OCT. 13 $6,626.00 OCT. 11 $6,334.00 OCT. 10 $6,224.00 OCT. 6 $5,472.00 1 OCT. 5 $4,860.00 OCT. 4 $4307.00 t OCT. 3 $3300.00 , OCT. 1 $2500.00