Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 258, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1938 — Page 1

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WMWDAT imLMMOE JuiSMV NIGHT L nua ; Halloween CeleIbrati n Termed Best r I In Years ' '' '" and events in th city's hisjalllthuinpian parade, an- j jween celebration. pr fect fall weather preectators praised the par- ! 5 best and largest of its held in Decatur. ade, starting at the jail [ ed through the business Eand p.iind- . b i rßFti* i' ”" 1 ■ Kt tin a-i". .. ■ ll' Id lit till' t'lltlli . i ■attract • t,, « tining parallel's K, p, • the atuditoriiim ■ 9:15 ('clock. ■A til ■ in ' ash was by the Chamber of Com Ker.-? to the winner in the var ■fits pa de divisions. prize of $25 for the bend was awarded to the Second K o' tl(l to the Decatur Girls’ id third prize of sls to the bhlo. band. u ,‘V(' (IS fol > iller. 4 : i drawn Belt. I’ Kappa Girls Scouts. r Chester Adams Hetty It in Sudduth and Agnes ■: '■ W st. ■■ Kd rtd s| Julia Hose PassBiie.r. ■Best I’.ov s, out troop. $1" o number G 2. Lowell Arlth, scoutmaster. $5Shreck. Teeters and ■Fat- -I Ros.- Gardner. ' K| Bryant. . $5 HjK Lou Bebout. imical group. 3 or more. If i halm. r Sheets, Delores > Pauline MotI comical boy’s costume, $2 i I 1 htenberger. I elaborate dressed pet, $2 ' I Hoop. I comit al family group of r> |e. $lO — Herbert Fruchte. ■Joan Miller, Rogert Dale le. Juanita Fruchte. I men's cestume. $1 I Swygart. I iI. al group, 3or more. Ftus Miller. Martha Brown. "'mil al dressed pet. $2- - BIW Plasterer. " ini. al decorated bicycle B”* P m, s4—Johnny Lang. ■| o Kitb Is Slightly I Damaged By Fire damage was done to a car ting' to the Al D. Schmitt moles Monday evening at 4:20 when fumes from a motor fluid were ignited by an i [ene welding torch in the i |tt garage. I torch, sitting about 10 feet Hit the fumes and carried to »uid on the motor of the auto, iaint was blistered away and [minor damage occurred to the i — o MPERATURE readings thermometer V a - m 40 2:00 p.m 78 Kfa m 55 3:00 p.m 78 f 6 68 H WEATHER SU' a,r ’nd warmer tonight, ■tnesday increasing cloudnil"6s ' warmer in extreme east Sfpion,

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Women To Inspect Sugar Co. Plant • About 500 women are expected | here Wednesday for a trip througa I the Central Sugar factory. A lunch- , eon will be held at the Decatur I Country club. Mrs. E. W. Rtische stated 280 wo- ( men from Randolph county would be here. The women come from the i home economics clubs in the adjoiu--1 ing counties. Last week arhout 1200 women Joined the tour to this city | and through the sugar plant. o— BOARD MEMBERS ARE ANNOUNCED Members Os Democratic Election Boards Are Announced The list of Democratic members of the election boards which will serve in the 34 precincts during the fall election next Tuesday. November 8, was filed today with the county clerk by Nathan C. Nelson, Democratic county chairman. Today, according to law, was the final day for filing the list. Following is the list of members and the Democratic committeeman for each precinct: Decatur 2-A Committeeman. Wendell Macklin Inspector. Fred Rancher: judge. Mrs. Enoch Eady; clerks, Ben Lange, Naomi Colchin; sheriff Frank Libby. Decatur 3-B Committeeman. Joseph Brennan Inspector, Hubert McClenahan; judge. Joe Krick; clerks, Mina Edgell. Mrs. Harry Neil; sheriff, Amos Briggs. Decatur 1-B Committeeman. Dee Fryback Inspector. Mrs. Dee Fryback; I judge, Mrs. Vera Barber; clerks. Mrs. W. Guy Brown. Mrs. Katherine Kerber: sheriff. Burg Womack. Decatur 1-A Committeeman, Lawrence Green Inspector. Fred Mills; judge. Mrs. Lawrence Green; clerks. Mrs. Edith Tester. Dick Engle; sheriff. Henry Foreman. Berne “A” Committeeman, Clifton Kohler Inspector. Mrs. Frank Habegger; judge. Jesse A. Schug; clerks, Mrs. Frances J. Rinaker. Mrs. Virena Ehrsam; sheriff. Clifton Kohler. East Root Comm. Lawrence Beckmeyer Inspector. Lawrence Beckmeyer; i judge, Otto Boerger. Sr.; clerk. Elmer Franz; sheriff, Wilbert Fuelling. West Union Comm., Victor Bleeke Inspector. Dallas Spuller; judge. William Beltz: clerk. Richard Thieme; sheriff. Edward Bleeke. East Union Comm. William Kruekeberg ' Inspector, William Kruekeberg; judge, Glenn Knittie; clerk. Arthur Schamerloh; sheriff. Theodore Bleeke, Jr. Geneva “B” Comm.. Fred Lindsey Inspector, Daniel F. Grile; judge, Lawrence Mosser; clerk. Daisy Dene Hale: sheriff. William Groves. Decatur 3-A Comm., Edward F. Jaberg Inspector. C. D. Lewton: judge, Anna Vance; clerks. Frances Jaberg, Verena Niblick; sheriff. Richard Mailand. Decatur 2-B Comm., David Adams Inspector. John R Cline; judge. Mary Adams; clerk. Edgar Kiess, sheriff. Ed Reppert. Berne “C” Comm.. Leonard Baumgartner i Inspector, V. A. Eichenberger; (CO XTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WILL OBSERVE JUBILEE HERE Silver Jubilee Os Parcel Post System To Be Observed In commemoration of the silver jubilee of parcel post, the local post office will participate this month in the observance of “National Parcel Post Month,” it was announced today. „ Mrs. Lola P. Macklin, Decatur postmaster, and all members of the local post office force will take part by urging the use of the parcel post system. Buttons, newspaper stories, window displays, radio talks and other means will be employed to advocate public use of the system. The cooperation of the local office has been pledged and work is expected to be started soon in encouraging parcel post deliveries. A report is to be made to the national department December 15.

RAILWAY HEADS TO BACK DOWN ON WAGE COTS — Likely To Abandon Demands For Promise Os Legislation Washington, Nov. 1— (U.R) — Possibilities of a nationwide railroad strike diminished today as it became apparent that rail executive* would abandon their de-1 ' mands for a 15 per cent wage cut I In return for administration sup-, port of broad rail aid legislation. ( Management leaders rushed I I plans for settling finally the con-j I troversy with their 960,000 work-1 I era. Presidents of the 139 class I, : railroads were summoned to a | special meeting in Chicago at 10' a.m. Friday to decide whether to I abandon the pay cut fight. It was Indicated unofficially I that they would do so in order: the work may begin at once on a joint management-labor program I for rehabilitation which President Roosevelt’s administration will support in the next congress. These considerations were said to be pushing the rail executives I toward a cancellation of the pay cut notice, effective Dec. 1: 1. The adverse report of Mr I Roosevelt's emergency fact-find-ing board which held the wage I reduction proposal unjustified. 2. The threat of rail labor unions to stage a national strike if the cut is made effective. 3. Mr. Roosevelt's offer to, support constructive rail legisla- j ’ tive proposals in the next congress. 11. A. Enochs, chairman of the carriers' joint conference committee, which conducted the wage | negotiations on behalf of all the i railroads indicated that the pay 1 proposal would be shelved when I he declared that “a railway strike i is so far. far away that there is ■ i no reason to get worried about [ 1 : it” ’ ( It was understood that Mr. I i Roosevelt's informal railroad comi mittee of three management and. I three labor representatives will, I meet again as soon as the wage . I reduction notice is withdrawn, i The committee's first attempt to U’ONTINI.’ED ON FAGE FIVE) O G. 0. P. NAMES BOARD MEMBERS Republican Election Board Members Are Announced The list of Republican precinct ! i election board members for the fall j election next Tuesday was filed to- s day with County Clerk G. Remy Bierly by Ralph E. Yager, Repub- ' lican county chairman. ' i Following is the list of members ' for each of the 34 precincts: East Union Judge. Fremont Bowers; clerk, '; Ed Bischoff; sheriff, Cloyse Crozier. West Union Judge, Ross Harden; clerk, Ivan I Barkley; sheriff, Virgil Barkley. West Root '! Judge. Kathryn Tumbleson; , i clerks, Iva Fuhrman, Sherman , Kunkel; sheriff, Chauncey Sheets. : East Root Judge. Arthur Hall; clerk. Ben Harkless; sheriff. Fred Kuklehan. North Preble Judge, Reed Caston; clerk. Mart Blomberg; sheriff. Louis Reifstag. South Preble Judge, Glen Girod; clerk. Glen i Baumgartner; sheriff. Emil Schiel'er. , North Kirkland Judge, Wade Mcßarnes; clerk. George Ehrsam; sheriff. Richard I Arnold. South Kirkland Judge, Homer Arnold; clerk. Floyd Ehrsam: sheriff, Joseph Baumgartner. South Washington Judge, Merle Essex; clerk, Vera 1 Von Rich; sheriff. William D. Lyon. North Washington 1 Judge, Homer Raudenbush; clerk ! Hulda Poling; sheriff, Robert p Chronister. ’j N. St. Mary’s ! i Judge, Benoit Johnson; clerk, ’Edward Koos; sheriff, William I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ■ I —0 Ankle Is Sprained While Skating Here ii Glen Martin, city employe, is re- - covering from a sprained ankle re- ‘ ceived recently while skating at the ) local rink. He is able to be up and .! around on crutches.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tues day, November 1, 1938.

Matron Found Dying in Street _ i I J k ' * <wl n ' iL -J I 1' w PF I Mrs. Marion L. Nichols Richard W. Nichols Investigation into the death of Mrs. Marion L. Nichols. 30-year-old Evanston, 111., matron, found dying on the street dressed in pajamas, turned toward a theory of hit-and-run driver but several clues failed to check. Police pointed out that Mrs. Nichols’ clothes were unmarred. Mrs. Nichols’ husband. Richard. 31, an engineer, told authorities that his wife h id left home to go for a walk because she was nervous. He said he attempted to persuade her to stay home.

WAR SECRETARY TALKS IN STATE Woodring Defends Policies Os President Roosevelt Washington, Ind., Nov. 1. — (U.R> —Business must take the risks if the nation is to preserve a system of private industry. Secretary ot War Harry 11. Woodring declared ' before 5,000 Democrats at a barbecue rally yesterday. He said that business must invent new w’ays of doing business 'to creat more employment and I kt-ep up wages. “Private business can- not, if it ' is realistic, expect the government I to stop spending or taxing until busines sis imaginative enough to do away with spending and taxing," Woodring declared. President Roosevelt is “the ace ' in the hole” for American business the secretary said, and is atteinpt- ; ing to preserve the democratic- | capitalistic system in the face of ! all kinds of organized criticism against its defects. “Under these circumstances Franklin D. Roosevelt has the i toughest job any man ever had in his efforts to keep the confidence : of the great bulk of the people in the profit system,” he said. “He I is the strongest protection for that i way of life that we have. The faith of the American people in his ingenuity to meet a crisis at a proper time in a proper way is the | main bulwark of that system.” Woodring came here escorted by police from Louisville where he had flown from Washington. Appearing with him on the program | were Rep. Arthur H. Greenwood and state labor commissioner! Thomas Hutson. Minton Speaks East Chicago, Ind., Nov. 1. —(U.R) | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DEMOCRATS IN ; FINAL MEETING Final Rally To Be Held At Monmouth Wednesday Night The last Democratic rally planned for Adams county is to be held lin Root Township at Monmouth, Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock. It will be held in the Monmouth school house. I Speakers will be J. Fred Fruchte, Democratic candidate for judge of the Adams circuit court who will talk on national issues; Arthur E. Voglewede. Democratic candidate for prosecuting attorney, who will talk on local issues, and Robert H. Heller, Democratic candidate for! ! state joint representative, who will speak on the correct method of voting. County Chairman Nathan Nelson said today it is possible local meetings may be held over the county after Wednesday, but that none have yet been planned. Candidates are to be introduced at the meeting in Monmouth Wednesday. The Democratic headquarters above the Decatur Daily Democrat office are being kept open day and night for the convenience of the vot-j 1 ers. j

* ♦ Lad Slightly Burned During Callithumpian | Parade Last Evening j* — ♦ Marring of tlie Callithumpian pari ade was prevented and the life of , Larry Jennings, young son of Mr. land Mrs. Frank Jennings, of Fourth ! Greet, was probably saved last night by the quick thinking of a 1 Chamber of Commerce official and the lad himself. When Larry’s wig, which was a | part o this Halloween costume, ignited when he backed into a red flare, it immediately burst into flames. Larry, showing rare presence of mind for a lad. fell to the ground and started rolling. Felix Maier, local merchant who was aiding in the staging of the : t vent, quickly jerked off his over--1 coat and wrapped it around the boy. He was taken to the office of a local physician who said he suffered only first degree burns about the neck and ears. DIES PLANS TO CONTINUE PROBE Unamerican Activities Committee To Widen Prohe Washington, Nov. 1 — (U.R) — Chairman Martin Dies. D.. Tex., of the house committee investiI gating tin American activities, said today he expected to continue his inquiry through sub-groups on the west coast, in New York, in Washington and the south until! about Dec. 1. Dies made the statement after ! presenting a vigorous defense of' . his committee’s investigation in a . | nationwide radio broadcast in | which he denounced high administration officials for “a campaign I of ridicule” and a "torrent of, abuse unloosed upon us" He charged that cabinet mem-! bers declined to comply with terms of the house resolution i : which created the committee by ■ failing to assign lawyers and in- ! vestigators to aid the inquiry. ■ Dies revealed that the committee would prepare its report for I congress about Dec. 15. Its life, J under the resolution which created it, expires Jan. 3, 1939. Outlining a comprehensive program which he said he would continue as long as his appropriation holds out, Dies estimated that hearings in Washington would continue about two weeks, resuming later this week. “We are saviri*g enough money (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —o Two Lads Wounded As Halloween Pranksters Chicago Nov. 1 — (UP) — An alarmed householder, who “had for- [ gotten” it was Halloween, tired sevi oral shots at a grout) of young men who were tearing down his picket fence last night. Two were wounded, one so seriously he is expected to die. The victims are James Durkin, 17, who was shot in the spine, and John Conlon, 22, shot in the side. Their assailant. William Berfeer, 29, surrendered to police. He said he had been bothered by hoodlums for several months. They I had punctured his tires and stolen articles from his garage.

ARABS STRIKE IN PROTEST OF BRITISH ACTS — Arab Shops Closed In Protest To Military Activity Jerusalem, Nov. I—(UP)— Arab shops were closed throughout many Palestine areas today in compliance with a call for a strike in protest against the British military campaign to crush rebellion in the Holy Land. Arab-controlled traffic throughout Palestine was at a standstill and in many towns Arab laborers failed to report for work. The protest was ordered by Arab leaders who called for a nationwide "traffic strike" in retaliation i against the British military activl- ; ties, and reported that they were | making plans to re-capture the “old city” of Jerusalem. After a brief siege. British troops recently occupied the old city and drove Arab snipers into hiding. Troops have since patro’led the I streets but have been careful to refrain from interference with religious observances. The strike order appeared to be fairly effective on the basis of re- | ports from outlying districts. Four hundred Iraq petroleum company | workers ,all Arabs, refused to go to their jobs this morning at Haifa. The Haifa railroad workshops also were closed due to the strike. Officials announced that, more than 520 rebels. British soldiers and [civilians had been killed in violences connected witn the rebellion during the last four weeks. The dead included 376 “bandits" 12 soldiers. 21 police (ten of them British), and 111 civilians. Os the civilians, 63 were Arabs and 49 wera •'Jews. British soldiers continued to slow I extension of their control over pre- ' dominantly Arab communities, havi ing occupied Jaffa and mounted ■ machine guns on roof tops to cut off the flight of Arab rebels by land or sea. Darkless Funeral Is Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held this afternoon for D. James Harkless, ' prominent Decatur resident, who died at the Adams county memorial hospital Saturday evening. The i Schafer Store, where Mr. Harkless was a bookkeeper for several years, ' was closed during the services. —o Jay County Farmer Is hilled By Train Portland, Ind., Nov. 1 — (UP) — Joe Shreebs. 61-year-old farmer, was killed late yesterday when he drove his truck-load of potatoes down the railroad tracks one mile north of here into the path of a [ Pennsylvania passenger train. . ! It was believed his attention was ■. distracted from the approaching i train when he waved to a farmer in a nearby field and his truck . went down the tracks instead of across them. ’ j —o — COURTUPBRAIDS CHILD WEDDING ■[ Kentucky Court Takes Measures To Dissolve Marriage Prestonsburg, Ky., Nov. I.—KU.R) I • j —Kentucky took stern measures ! today to dissolve the marriage of 1 10-year-old Rosie Columbus Tackett, as evidence for the back-hill [ folk that the state will not tolerate child brides. County Judge Edwin P. Hill ordI ered Rosie and her mother; Mrs. Grace Columbus, to appear in court today for arraignment. 1 Rosie will be taken before a juvenile branch on a charge of 1 delinquency and “growing up in • idleness and crime.” Mrs. Colum- ■ bus faced arraignment on a charge i of "conspiracy to commit rape.” t Deputy sheriffs seized them late - yesterday as they attempted 'to I flee from the cabin-home of relatives on Barnett’s Creek in John- , son county, sparsely-settled mounr tain mining district. The officers • brought them to the county jail - here. The husband, Fleming Tackett, r 34. a miner, who married Rosie a ( week ago, had fled. Deputies ! sought him in the hills in northI (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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BERNE SCHOOL BIDS AWARDED Low Bids Tentatively Approved By Berne School Board Bids totaling $99,924 for the construction of the new PWA school house at Berne were accepted today by the Berne school trustees, subject to the approval of PWA regional officials in Chicago, E. M. Webb, superintendent of the Berne public schools, announced today. It was necessary to take some alternates in order to get the total of the three low contracts below 'he estimate. The general contract was awarded to John S. Ginrich, of Indianapolis, on their base bid, less alternates, at $82,170. Karl Gast, of Fort Wayne, was given the heating and plumbing contract at $15,017 and the McKay Electric Company, of Fort Wayne, the electrical contract at $2,737. Following are the base bids received on the general contract before alternates were deducted: J. I. Barnes Construction company. Culver. $95,600; Hagerman Construction company, Fort Wayne, $99,479; Indiana Engineering Construction company, Fort Wayne, $103,000; M. Kinder & Sons. Fort Wayne, $95,719; Yost Brothers. Decatur, SIIO,OOO, and John S. Ginrich. Indianapolis, $95,650. Bids were received from the following firms on the heating and plumbing contracts: J. I. Barnes company; Karl B. Gast; Hipskind Electric company, Fort. Wayne; Industrial Piping & Heating company. Fort Wayne; Joseph Lig“. Auburn' Tibbets Piping & Heating company. Union City. The following firms submitted I bids on the electrical contracts; ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O EMPLOYMENT IN INDIANA GAINS — Employment And Payrolls Show Gain During Past Month Indianapolis. Nov. 1 — (U.R) - Employment in Indiana industries increased 0.9 percent and payrolls j advanced 4.3 percent during the month ended Oct. 15. it was re-1 ported today by the Indiana state . employment service in ’coopera- ; tion with the federal bureau of j labor statistics. it was the third consecutive I month that employment and pay- j rolls have increased. Major increases were in the [ i durable goods group of manufac- ■ ! luring industries which showed pronounced gains of 8.3 percent in employment and 10 percent in [ 1 pay rolls. Seasonal declines in canneries.; breweries, beverage and ice cream plants were responsible for de-1 creases of 8.7 percent in employ inent and 2.7 percent in payrolls I in non durable goods group. Among the 11 major groups of I manufacturing industries listed. ( the foods and kindred products i I group was the only one to show a j decline of payrolls from Septem-1 ber to October. Four groups—-Foods and kind-, i red products. railroad repair i shops, leather and its manufacturers, and chemicals and petro- ' leum refining, showed losses in; employment. With the exception . of the food and kindred products group where employment dropped 23.4 percent and payrolls 14.7 percent, the contractions were all minor. Nrftable gains listed were: machinery, employment 12.4 per- ■ cent and payrolls 14 percent; I transportation equipment, 12.4 I and 10; nonferrous metals and ' products, 11 3 and 15.4: rubber [ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O County zYgent Hurt In Fall At Berne County Agent L. E. Archbold was confined to his home today, suffering from an injured knee, sustained last evening when he fell into a greasing pit at a Berne tilting stal tion.

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Tells Commons Germans Dominant; Moves To Put Italian-Britain Accord In Effect. TO DEBATE MOVE London, Nov. 1 — (U.R> —Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain conceded in the house of commons today that Germany is the dominant power in central and southeastern Europe. "Geographically. Germany must occupy a dominant position In central and southeast Europe," the prime minister said. “She does so now." “As far as this country is concerned. we have no wish to block Germany out of these countries or encircle her economically.” Chamberlain also told the house hat Britain will conclude her friendship agreement with Italy as rapidly as possible and envisaged a “presumptive new era of peace in Europe.” The agreement would entail British recognition of the Italian conquest of Ethiopia. Chamberlain said a motion will be introduced in the house tonight “that this house welcomes the intention of the government to bring the Anglo-Italian agreement into force.” The motion will be debated tomorrow'. Members showed keen interest in the prospects of the debate, which undoubtedly will be lively when the government’s critics speak their minds on the government’s handling of various European problems. In addition to recognizing the Italian conquest. Chamberlain intends to recongize the Spanish nationalists as belligerents, as well as the loyalists, and is understood to be preparing to open negotiations with Germany on colonies. Defense preparations and the speeding up of re-armament also probably will come up in the debate. In preparation for it, the cabinet has been strengthened by the addition of Sir John Anderson and Viscount Runciman, named to sinecure posts but des- ' fined to take charge of the organ- , izational aspect of re-armament. Henry Margesson, conservative, | formally moved adjournment to "liable debate on the economic i and political results of events in centra) and southeastern Europe. Clement R. Attlee, labor leader, opened the debate. “France and Britain and the cause ot law and order have sustained a grave defeat,” he de- . dared. “Germany is now dominant politically and economically in Eur- ; ape.” Attlee said. I Chamberlain replied to the la- | bor leader's charges by saying : that even if Attlee actually believed the Munich four-power | agreement was a defeat it was a pity that he should say so pub- | licly. "The totalitarian states at any | rate do not foul their own nests,” | the prime minister said. Chamberlain again vigorously defended the Munich agreement . and said: "I do not regard the Munich (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Q DEATH CLAIMS I GENEVA WOMAN Mrs. Floyd Voorhees Dies Monday After Extended Illness • Funeral services for Mrs. Ori j Hlskinson Voorhees, of Geneva, will be held Wednesday at 2:39 o’clock at the M. E. church in Geneva. Burial will be made in tha ' Riverside cemetery at Geneva. Tha Rev. •Claude Fawns, pastor of tha [ i church, will officiate. Mrs. Vorhees was well known in Geneva, having served a number of years as assistant cashier of tha Bank of Geneva. She was a member j of the M. E. church in that city. Surviving are the husband. Floyd: ! the parents Mr. and Mrs. William Hiskinson. of Geneva, and two sisi ters, Mrs. J. D. Briggs, of Geneva, - and Mrs. Morris Jones, of Fort I Wayne. i She died at the Lutheran hospital - In Fort Wayne Monday after a ten | month's illness.