Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1938 — Page 1

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/ftgwian'on Mill* Pies tjK|S()i>ii i'o<l.i> At His hi Portland Os WjSf Attack. S HERE EK ' - H:■ I Epi' ■ >: 1 ■■' Ul '"' ■'' ' 1 i!i " Sj '" \ . >■- I tunc I: ■ i ■ jijmiiiu 1L he i.. ■nils 11,11 - Hsk «J u ■ "i'l'iy. s '-> Viliu ' w " terms During his ■ ■/ -■Juiij V - «"Ul<l have s. iv. ' - thn I Robei of Fichmond. Funeral ■taßlo.'- hale not yet been well known special judge ci the Ad mis Bw°urt. Bkiißte Residents £ i Report Loiterers ■Mfr Dallas Brown w.ts called Es **■ Su:i-t iy when residents of that ■burr two strange ,n front of a store. in the vicinity when ■eshlitf arrived, however. ■H SERVICE ITHANKSGIVING Onion Service ThanksS jiving Morning At IBhristian Church •>' • trans for the annual Thanksgii ing Day announced today |B®* ; nisterial association, of the meeting. services this year will be ■tldatliii. Birst Christian cburcff Day morning. Novfrom 8 until 9 o’clock. I’cl! Brandyberry, ■ •>>■■ i 'lurch of the Nazarene. ■’jß*’' ’• ■: '*>' t!lp associati >n to HMM this year's sermon. details and program annual service will be am later, ministerial assoiiaBttftd ers Mated today. ——o Provide E Election Service lodge of the B. P. IB* "Hl provide election serEE :i ' ljers *md guests Tuesat the home on North R2df slreet - Complete returns tabulated and placed on a bulletin hoard. Of I Local Pastor Dies I^^| V Ashdown, of Fremont, Ibrother-in-law of the Rev r 0- Walton, pastor of the Fesbyterian church here, died f afternoon at his home, ac- ■ to word received here. fcral services will be held P'Jay afternoon at Fiemont. r v ' Walton is in that city. r o MPERATURE READINGS «OCRAT THERMOMETER a m 65 2:00 p.m.... 70 ani 66 3:00 pin .70 ■■ ■frß t „ WEATHER BET' n hanging to snow in cen--71 and north, rain in extreme Portion probably tonight ,l. TueSday morning; considcolder.

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WORLD LEADERS WARN NATIONS BE PREPARED Two Decades After World War, Another Bitter War Feared By Joe Alex Morris, (Copyright 1938 by UP.The world's great powers called upon their peoples today, two decades after the World War, to put their full strength into a still greater International struggle. In America, soviet Russia, in Germany and in the Far East, government leaders remembering November of 1918 joined in a rising chorus of warning that nations must be prepared to eombat both ideological and military foes. “Any arrogant enemy, no matter where he pokes his nose, will get not flowers but berries,” soviet war commissar Klementi Voroshilov cried in recalling an ancient proverb to a great crowd celebrating the 21st anniversary of the revolution at Moscow. “Let the enemy remember that we do not always confine our action to our own territory. “How can there be peace,” U. S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles asked at Washington, “if the reign of law is to be replaced by the reccurrent sanctification of sheer force? “The nations of the new world can guard and maintain inviolate the freedom of men’s souls and aid , in establishment of a better world ' order.” I "Germany must be strong,” Adolf Hiller told a cheering andiewce irt i Weimar. "I am mistrustful of dis-' armament of weapons as long as I there is not even disarmament of spirit. War mongers (in democracies) are not permissible.” “We want a common Polish-, Hungarian frontier —we want Sieb-; enbuergen” (in Roumania), Hun-, garians shouted at Kamarom as regrent Admiral Nicholas Horthy j formally led Hungarian troops into the area ceded by Czechoslovakia and proclaimed a “day of victory.„ “We have already won the war, insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco told the United Press in an interview at his Ebro front headquarters while loyalist armies ral-1 lied and counter-attacked rebel forces seeking to fight their way to Ebro river banks above Mora. | in the world’s news ; spotlight the day’s developments brought reminders that the war that ended 20 years ago this week has broken out again in a new form and, In many ways, with new intensity. . . The news brought reminders, too, that America’s role in the new . conflict is still of utmost import-I ance to the nations more directly ; involved. In almost every great foreign capital today the newspap-, ers commented on the trend of the United States election campaign and obviously awaited with keen(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) . —o PWA APPROVES BERNE SCHOOL PWA Approval Given Contracts; Start Work Thursday School and town officials of j Berne were notified this morning that the regional office of the public works administration in Chicago bad approved awarding of contracts for the new school house in that town. The approval carried notice that work is to be started on the new; building Thursday of this week.. The Berne school trustees last week accepted bids totaling for erection of the new school The contract for general construction was awarded to John S. Gingrich of Indianapolis, on hie -ow bid of $82.1170. Karl Fast, of Fort Wayne, was awarded the plumbing and heating contract on his bid of $15,107. The electrical contract was awarded to the McKay Electrical Co., also of Fort Wayne, on a bid of $2,73>7-

47 STATES TO CAST VOTES IN FALL ELECTION

Campaign Closes Today For General Election Tuesday New York, Nov. 7.— (U.R) —The I general election campaign closes j today with indications that in to- | morrow’s voting the Republican party may make its first importi ant gains since 1928. Political significance of Republican expansion will depend on how many officers are shifted to the G. O. P. and where. The campaign ends with national leaders on both sides charging the other with fascist potentialities. Racial and religious issues i have become a factor in New York. So-called “funny money” old age ( pension plans are real factors in many states. This election will take place in 47 states. Maine held Its general election Sept. 12, electing a Republican governor and three Republican members of the house of representatives; no change. Normal political barometer for off-year general elections is the turnover of seats in the house of representatives. The average off year turn from the party in power | since 1870 has been 11 per cent of total membership. If that figure prevails tomorrow the Democrats would lose 50 seats. Any loss substantially below 50 probably should be considered sub-nor-mal and as indicating that the new deal-Democratlc tide still is flowing strong and deep. Republican hope for success tomorrow rests largely upon potential political effects of the 1937-38 depression, lower farm crop prices and continued large scale unemployment. The new deal counter to G. O. P. charges of bad times is that the United States is enjoying j the most stable and least artificial I prosperity of any nation. Everyone claimed victory was I (CGNTINUUD ON PAGE FIVE) — DISTRICT MEET HERE THURSDAY Catholic Women To Hold District Meet Thursday Night A meeting of the Decatur district of the national council of Catholic women has been scheduled for Thursday evening, November 10 at ' 8 o’clock at the Knights of Columj bus hall, it was announced today oy Mrs. Hugh Daniels, local coun- ! cil president. Representatives from St. Joseph’s parish from Bluffton, St. Louis at Mesancon and St. Mary’s of this city are expected to attend Mrs. John Brooks, deanery president of Fort Wayne, will preside at the meeting and plans for next year's work will be outlined. A short musicale by ladies of the local council will close the program. AH members are urged to aUend. ■— To Organize WPA Basketball League — Final organization of the county wide WPA basketball league is scheduled to be completed at a meeting in the city hall Wednesday evening at 7:30 o’clock, George F. Laurent, recreation supervisor, ' announced today. All teams planning to participate in the leagues are asked to have representatives at Wednesday’s meeting, as rules for conduct of the league and the season's schedule will be drawn. —o— Stolen Automobile Found Near Monroe A car belonging to Dr. Matthews of Willshire, Ohio was stolen Satur- | day night in that village. The auto was 'later located abandoned in a j ditch south of Monroe. EECTION SERVICE The Decatur Dally Democrat, as has been customary for many years, will provide its readers with complete service on election returns Tuesday night. Returns will be received at this office and results may be obtained simply by calling ONE THOUSAND. The Democrat will print an election extra as early Wednesday morning as results Justify.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 7, 1938.

Predicts Democrats To Win With Comfortable Margin

(By Staff Correspondent) Indlaha voters go to the polls I Tuesday to vote for a United States senator, twelve congressional representatives and a complete slate ticket, with the exception of governor and Heu-tenant-gevernor. The contests this year have been hard fought, and for the last two weeks there has been an un- • usual amount of mud-slinging. I This always accompanies an elec-' tion where there are no serious issues. The people of Indiana appear to I be very much satisfied with the Democratic state administration, and indications are that the Democrats will carry 10 of the 12 congressional districts, with an even chance to win in one of the other two. The first district should go Democratic by trom 18,000 votes, upward. The hardest fights there are, are in East Chicago and Gary However, the thousands of steel workers are almost solidly behind the Democrat party from top to bottom. In the second district, Congressman Halleck, the only Republican from Indiana, has run into a tough scrap. His unpopularity is evidenced by the fact that on two other occasions he has won by less than 10,000 votes in a normsTvenhurtin AUTO ACCIDENT Two Autos Collide HeadOn In Allen County Sunday Morning Seven persons, three of whom are from Adams county, were hurt in an auto crash near the AdamsAllen county line near federal road 27 in Allen county about 2 o’clock Sunday morning. Edgar Wente. of Decatur route one, driver of the one auto, was taken to the Fort Wayne hospital, i He suffered cuts and bruises. Elmer Thiele, 31, of Decatur route two, driver of the other car, { was brought to the Adams county memorial hospital, suffering from a badly laceration on the chin and a bruised knee. His wife, Velma Thiele, 25, suffered a black eye and a badly bruised knee. She was also brought to the local institution. Mr. Thiele was expected to be released today, hospital attaches reported. Dorothy and Donnabelle McKinzie, of Fort Wayne, e/ich suffered a leg fracture and lacerations. DeWald Kich and Otto Subowski. both of Fort Wayne, suffered cuts and bruises. They were all riding in the Wente auto. The wreck is being investigated by Allen county authorities. Hit-Run Crash Allen county authorities are looking for the driver of a car which sideswiped an auto, belonging to Dr. Ben Duke of this city. Dr. Duke reported to authorities that he had stopped along federal road 27 in Allen county about 1:30 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ; —o— START RAZING OFWESTWARD Workmen Begin Razing Os West Ward School Building Today Razing of the West Ward school building, one of the two to be torn down under the provisions of the PWA grant toward the onstruction of the new junior-senior high, was started this morning. Yost Bros., general contractors of this city, have the contract for the work. After the old landmark is razed work will be started in wrecking the North Ward, which also was in- j eluded in the razing provisions of the grant. The students of the fourth grade | at the South Ward schools are ex-j pected to be transferred to the oid| high school building late this afternoon, Walter J. Krick, city school superintendent stated today. After these students are moved and the shop and science classes, the principal's and superintendent’s ; office are moved into the new structure, the change in the city school system will be complete. No definite date for the dedication of the new quarter-million dollar junior-senior high school, auditorium and gymnasium has been set.

ally 45,000 Republican district. The old dyed-in-the-wool Democrats say Homer Stonebraker has a chance of winning for the Dem ocrats, but most second district politicians believe Halleck will win by trom 5,000 to 7,500 votes. The third district should go Democratic by 6,000 votes. The congressional contest there is an all Notre Dame contest, with two young men, both Notre Dame graduates in the same class, putting up a clean but hard scrap. Elkhart county will be in the Republican column, while St. Joseph and LaPorte counties will stay ’n the Democratic ranks and win for George Beamer. Congressman Farley should win the fourth district by 3.500 votes unless he loses Allen county. The latter is not likely and veteran observers believe J. I. will come through again. C-.ifeiOssman GlSnn Griswold has had a bitter fight in the fifth district but the last week he has gained a lot of ground and should win by a comfortable margin. Mrs. Virginia Jenckes will w'n in the sixth district and probably will poll her largest off-year majority over unpopular Noble Johnson. The seventh district, represen*ed by Demociat Arthur Green(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Allen County Office Seeker Dies Sunday Fort'Wayne. Ind., Nov. 7 —(UP) — Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon for Jacob H. Gable, 67, prominent Democratic Lader and candidate for Allen county councilman in tomorrow’s election. Gable died yesterday morning in the Lutheran hospital here after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by his son, George F. Gables of Fort Wayne, and by two other brothers and two sisters. o DONALD HOWER DIES SUDDENLY Well Known Decatur Resident Is Found Dead In Auto Donald Dallas Hower, 37, well known resident of this city, was found dead in his automobile three miles from Gary Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The Lake county coroner has not yet returned a verdict as to the cause of the death, but it is believed to have been heart disease. Mr. Hower was employed end traveled as a public account-:it. Previously he had been asso ited in the management of fie West End Restaurant and the West End grocery. He was born in this city, November 9, 1900, the son of Dallas N. and Lucy A. Salter-Hower. He was graduated from the Decatur public high school and the International Business College in Fort Wayne. He was never married and had resided in Decatur all his life. Surviving besides the father a.e the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. A. B. Ford, Muncie: Mrs. J. D. Dailey, Paulding, Ohio; Mrs. Ralston Sowers, Ridgeville; Chad. Decatur; Burton, Muskegon, Michigan, and Alton. Fort Wayne. Funeral services are to be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock in the M. E. church here, of which he was a member. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. The Rev. R. W. Graham, pastor of the church, will officiate. The body will be removed from the S. E. Black funeral home Tuesday afternoon and may be viewed nt the home of his rathe”, Dallas Hower, on 517 Monroe street, from 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon until the time of lie funeral. Local Truck Driver Given Gold Medal Fred Pickford, truck driver for Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., of this city, has received a gold medal from the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp., in recognition of his seven-year safe driving record. Mr. Pickford has not had an accident in the seven years. He drives more than 25,060 miles a year. The company congratulated him and stated it was looking forward to the day when it could award him a more valuable medal at the end of ten years. Mr. Pickford is one of the best truck drivers in the state.

OMER JACKSON PREDICTS HUGE DEMOCRAT VOTE State Chairman Foresees Victory For Entire Ticket Indianapolis, Nov. 7—(U.R> -The entire Indiana Democratic ticket will be elected tomorrow "by a majority in excess of 100,600 votes,” state chairman Omer Stokes Jackson predicted today. He said the entire Indiana congressional delegation will be Democratic after the election. “After nearly six years of steady progress and improvement under the Democratic party the great majority of Indiana voters will go to the polls tomorrow and insure a continuation of liberal and honest government, dedicated to the service of the people,” he said. “I confidently expect the Democratic party in Indiana to receive the greatest plurality ever registered in an off presidential election year in the history of the party.” Jackson said. Final Appeal Indianapolis. Nov. 7 — (U.R) — Hoosier politicians today made their last appeals to the million and a half voters who tomorrow will settle the "off-year” election issues at the polls. Gov M. Clifford Townsend speaks tonight at Vincennes and Senator Sherman Minton at New Albany for the Democrats. Raymond E. Willis. Republican nominee for the U.-S. senate, mab his last campaign speech Saturday night in his home town of Angola. Homer E. Capdhart, wealthy industrialist and farmer who is the principal “new face” produced in the 1938 campaign, will deliver the final salute for the Republicans tonight. " At stake in tomorrow's election are: 1. A clean-cut issue over continuance of the Roosevelt new deal administration in the senatorial and congressional races. The hopes of a flock of politicians for 1940, particularly those of former Gov. Paul V. McNutt for the White House. 3. Endorsement of the state administration of Gov. Townsend. 4. More than a score of hotlycontested municipal elections, the results of which may determine which major party will have the soundest foundation out in the precincts two years hence. Most observers agree that the odds are in favor of the Democrats with their huge campaign fund and ciosely-knit organization nourished with almost six yeai s of state and national patronage. The Republicans have their best chances in six congressional districts — the second, the only one they have now, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and tenth. As one New York and Washington political writer phrased it on a visit here last week, the Republicans may win congress! > i.il races in all, some or none of these districts. In other words, no one can 'ay a finger on anyone of these six districts and say it is definitely going Republican or Democratic. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O — CYCLIST HURT SUNDAY NIGHT Muncie Man Injured As Motorcycle Hits North Bridge William G. Cunningham, 27, of 1629% East Main street, Muncie, sustained a severe head injury and possible skull fracture Sunday night about 8 o'clock wlien his motorcycle struck the side of the Dorth bridge over the St. Mary’s river. Cunningham, who was enroute south at the time of the accident, was brought to the Adams county memorial hospital following the crash by Ed Scherer and Lloyd Sheets, both of this city, who came onto the scene. He was removed from the local hospital to the Ball hospital at Muncie this morning. The attending physician, stated that his condition was probably serious. He stated that X-rays were not taken previous to his removel to the Muncie institution, but that the injured man probably sustained a fractured skull. He sustained other cuts and bruises. He was conscious this morning and the transfer was made at his request.

Voters Os Adams County Ready For Tuesday Election

UNION MEMBERS AID IN DRIVE Bricklayers Union Votes Contribution To KrickTyndall Fund The public spirit of the members of the Brick Layers Union No. 16, of this city, is demonstrated in the generous offer by the union to donate one dollar out of each day's pay while employed In constructing the new factory for the Krick-Tyn-dall reemployment, rebuilding fund. At a meeting of the union it was unanimously voted that the members would contribute one dollar out of every day's pay to the fund. Ira Elzey, deputy of the union es timated that there would be about .40 days work for at least eight masons. At this rate, the contribution of the brick layers would total at least $320. The amount may exceed this lib- 1 eral contribution, depending on the size of the buildings and the, time required in laying the brick. The meeting of the brick layers’ was attended by every member and the upion went on record in favor of the donation in order to encour age the rebuilding of the plant and provide employment for other men. "We want to do our bit and do not want to see the tile factory moved from Decatur," the members of the union stated. They were enthusiastic in their effort to bring about the raising of the fund and hoped that the contribution would be the means of sending it over the top. Officers of the local union are. Charles Hammond, president and' Jesse Hurst, corresponding secre(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) RED CROSS TO LAUNCH DRIVE Executive Committee Is /Named For Drive Opening Friday The executive committee for the Adams county Red Cross chapter was announced today by Miss Annie Winnes, secretary of the chapter, which will begin its annua! roll call on Armistice day. | Friday, and will close on Thanksgiving day. November 24. The amount of the goal to be set for this county has not yet been received. Local workers and other committees are to be announced in the next few days. All material for the drive in Decatur may be obtained at the Winnes Shoe store. The executive committee is: A.J B. Wemhoff. chairman; Avon Burk, vice-chairman; E. W. Lankenau, treasurer; Annie E. Winnes, secretary; Mrs. Bryce Thomas, Miss Margaret Holthouse, Mrs. Harve Shroll, Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, Walter J. Krick. R. E. Glender.ing, I. Bernstein. Mrs. Olive Peterson, Mrs. John H. Heller. Mrs. E: W. Busche, Monroe, and chairman of the home economics clubs in the county; Mrs. Henry Breiner, Peterson; Clarence Rayn, Mrs. J. E. Long and Mrs. James Briggs. Geneva. E. J. Stengle, Howard Gilliom and Dorothy Sprunger, Berne. To Receive Bids For Post Office Repairs Sealed bids for furnishing the materials and performing the work for approach repairs, new handrails, pointing the stone work and other repairs at the Decatur post office will be received there until November 25, it was announced today. .Specifications and other data may be obtained at the post office. The bids will be opened at. 10 o’clock November 25. Firemen Called To England Residence Firemen were called to the C. W. England home Sunday morning about 8:45 o’clock when the smoke stack at the home became disconnected. Smoke sitting into the interior of the house led the family to believe that the home was ou fire.

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Interest Running High In General Election Tuesday; Large Turnout Is Predicted. POLLS OPEN AT 6 The stage has been set and all plans have been completed for Tuesday's big event —the November election. Political leaders and party enthusiasts today predicted an unusually heavy turnout for the bal-lot-casting event, basing their predictions on the number of close races and important issues. Several reasons have been cited by these forecasters. Primary in importance of course, is the race between Senator Frederick Van Nuys, Democrat and Raymond G. Willis, Republican, for the senatorial post. Voters realize that by re-elect-ing Van Nuys they will be comi mending the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and furthering the assurance of the continuance of his policies, while by naming the G. O. P. newsI paperman to. the post they will be laying another brick in the attempted laying of a Republican wall to block his administration. Second only to this race is the contest between the incumbent, James I. Farley of Auburn, Democrat and George W. Gillie. Republican for congressman from this district. Efforts of local residents to pile up a huge majority for Judge Huber M DeVoss in his race for an appellate court seat is expected to be another incentive, Judge DeVoss having been pledged the sup- ■ port of members of both parties in this region. The Democratic efforts to hold Mayor Arthur K. Hoilhouse in tae mayor's office and further his “Going Forward With Decatur” administration of the past four years is expected to bring out a heavy city vote in an effort to upset the ; political aspirations of Forrest 1 Elzey, Decatur barber. The prospects of eight “hot” races in 12 of the townships of the county between Democrat and Republican seekers of trustee posts, it is thought, will have a marked effect on swelling the total vote. The final political group move before the election will be staged tonight when the Democratic, party nolds its smoker in the Democratic headquarters above the Daily Democrat office. Polls Open At 6 The polls will open at 6 a. m., Tuesday. Voting will continue until 6 p. m. Anyone in the polling place before that hour will be permitted to cast his ballot. As usual, precinct workers ex--1 pect the pre-working hour rush between 6 and 8 a. nr, the noon hour rush between 11 a. m. and 1 p. m., I and the final concerted jam at the Ipolls before closing time. Party workers today were urging voters to cast their ballots at an early hour and avoid the rushes. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O SPEECH SERIES BEING PLANNED Tickets On Sale For Catholic Evidence Series Os Speeches Tickets for the annual Catholic Shrine auditourium In Fort Wayne I have been received here and are ! now on sale, it was announced today. An unusually Interesting program , of lestures has been aranged, those in charge announced today. The speakers ajid their addresses John Moody, “Living the Faith” on November 13; Emmet G. Lavery, author, playwright and actor, “The Catholic Tradition in the Theater, Yesterday and Today” on November 20; John C. Craig, writer and lecturer, “Defending Religion on the Street Corner” on February 26; the Rev. John LaFarge, editor and lecture, “Interricial Justice" on March 12 and the Rev. James M. Gillis. C.S.P., “This Canging World”, March 26. Tickets maye be obtained from G. Remy Blerly, Mrs. Hugh Daniels, Miss Magdalena Schmitt or any of the study club leaders of the Deca- | tur- Council of Catholic women.