Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 7 November 1938 — Page 5

■s IN RACE ifIINST DEATH fLAgo Man Races 5.000 kW*' 10 ,iea<h M<’th ■ T cr’s Bedside n.,-. <U.R> Walther. ”'■<! exploring on mountains the tip of KK... n I" nniHilla. Alaska. Hgr f1 ,, nl civilization and tinEK thal i, IS mother was dying. ■3 he was ai her bedside, in 1K,..- m li.-i with to see him before she died. home last April and bv f ,„. «:,y of New Orleans ■ ' ’ King Cove, Alas |K r slu ' d into the wilderhunt caribou six weeks kM b I,„ hi de- time his mother. |^K|:>" Walther. 64, became a heart ailment HEonii.it: .I'ions. Her physi|KL„t| In : <1 alb might be only of days She said she be reconciled to death if ■K-;.! «... tier son and hear his ■ voi<4 again. daughter. Viola. 28, was In r . She did not know where had established camp and, she had known, she had ■£3 chance to reach him. As hope, she appealed to radio operators. five nights a score of sent messages crackling E3>ard Alaskan operators army signal corps rethe messages Finally, sixth night, Robert Could, at King Cove, picked up He found Walther

As we reach Election eve and close the campaign, all I can think of is the debt of gratitude 1 owe the people, regardless of political affiliations, for the kindnesses shown me during my entire life. I am most grateful to you and beg to extend heartfelt thanks to each and everyone who has so steadfastly believed in me, helped me. worked with me in trying to administer city government along the lines of the greatest good for the greatest number of people. The tenseness which might grip one on election eve is entirely eliminated when I reflect on the loyal friendships, the earnestness of the people in bolstering me to continue the program of ‘’Go Forward” in Decatur. May we keep alive that harmonious fellowship, and mutual friendship that characterizes our people and distinguishes Decatur as the finest town in the world. If elected Tuesday, my only oledge and obligation is to the people, supported by the burning desire to contribute my bit of public service to the town which has been so good to me and my ancestors for a hundred years. Knowing you are the sole judge in an election, I prefer the esteem of the people for conducting a clean campaign above the honor of winning. With a feeling of comradeship, I ask your support, and know that without it, victory is impossible. Arthur R. Holthouse Candidate for Mayor on Democratic ticket. Political advt

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APPRECIATION! At the close of this campaign. I wish in this manner to thank all persons in t|ie city who have given my candidacy their encouragement and support. If you are one of the hundreds whom 1 have had the pleasure of serving directly on some occasion, then you know my desire to serve and help you with your problems dealing with city government. And to those whom I have not had an opportunity to serve directly during mj hr.-a term as councilman, I want you to my desire to serve you honestly, faithfully and qualified with experience. Sincerely, George W. Stu Its Democratic Nominee for City Council. Political Advt.

ns he was approaching Klug Covet for supplies. But Walther still faced the problem of getting home. He I had no money to charter a plane and ordinary means of transportation require nearly 30 days for! the journey. He wired his sister his regrets. But she refused to ( give up and appealed to the coast guard. On Oct. 31. an Alaskan patrol boat slipped into King Cove, picked up Walther and started for Seward, Alaska, on the first leg of a 5,000 mile trip. He arrived j at Seward Nov. 2, transferred to the cutter Alexander Hamilton and sped southward along the! United States coast. He arrived at Oakland, Cal., Nov. 5, and transferred to a Los Angelesbound plane. At Los Angeles he found that a sympathetic Chicagoan had provided him passage aboard a transport plane for the last leg of his homeward dash. He arrived late yesterday, unshaven, still wearing the rough hunting clothes in which he ha 1 tramped through a wilderness 5,000 miles from home. His mother's eyes shined with joy as he walked into her hospital room. As they talked, watchful nurses stood nearby to guard lest excitement be too much for her weakened heart. Walther told her about his explorations, his trip and how glad he was to be with her. "I'm glad you’re here, too," she said. "I believe I’ll get well now." o 500 Sheets S'/jxII, 20-lb., White Automatic Mimeograph Bond, nealy wrapped $1.05. This paper is free of lint and sized for pen and ink. Decatur Democrat Company. ts

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ROBERT IRWIN GOES ON TRIAL New York Artist Goes On Trial For Murder Os Trio New York, Nov. 7— (U.R) — Robert Irwin, whose attorney says he is "crazy as a bed bug,” walked jauntily into court today to answer for the murders of a beautiful artists’ model and two other persons whom he killed in the early hours of Easter Sunday, 1937. The 31-year-old preacher’s son, artist and asylum graduate—his pallid face bearing evidence of the year and a half he has spent in jail awaiting trial—entered the courtroom three minutes after general sessions Judge James Garrett Wallace mounted the bench. Irwin nodded and smiled at his attorney. Samuel Leibowitz. Flanked by two six-foot guards, he sat down at the council table to watch the selection of a "blue ribbon” jury which will be asked to decide whether he shall go to the electric chair for slaying lovely Veronica Gedeon, her 54-year-old mother, Mary Gedeon, and Frank Byrnes, 35-year-old lodger in the Gedeons’ Beekman Hill apartment. The slight-statured defendant, whose brilliance as a sculptor the state contends was matched by his cunning as a killer, appeared conscious of the stir his entrance created among the pospecttve jurors, and spectators squeezed in the courtroom. He cast one look at the audience, turned his back with deliberate slowness and sat down. He wore a neat pin-striped suit of oxford gray, a gray striped shirt, dark tie and shoes. His wavy brown hair was carefully trimmed and combed. His sallow, slightly pinched face made him seem older than his 31 years. 47 STATES TO (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) just around the corner. Works progress administrator Harry L. Hopkins, back from a swing around the country, told President Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N. ¥., that Michigan and California were safe for the new deal. From anti-Roosevelt quarters came suggestions that the president’s Nov. 4 election broadcast contained a hint of third term plans. The Dies committee of the house investigating unAmerican activities greeted the campaign close with an inquiry into alleged communistic affiliations of officials in the Roosevelt administration. The committee has been rebuked by President Roosevelt for accepting testimony that new deal Gov. Frank Murphy of Michigan had been a “traitor” in his handling of sitdown strikes. Democratic candidates this year probably will miss the impetus given the campaign by Mr. Roosevelt's personal activity in 1936. Some observers believe the president's general lack of success in the so-called “purge” directed against conservatives in scattered Demcoratic primaries indicated that he was less effective in behalf of others than in behalf of himself. But the 1934 Democratic general election record still stands —it upset precedent by increasing a majority party's congressional strength over the standings effected in the preceding presidential election year. From 1928 to the present the Republican trend has been down and the Democratic trend consistently up in both state and national politics. Chairman James A. Farley of

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the Democratic national committee, who called the turn precisely in the 1936 presidential campaign, today predicted "another Democratic sweep." But Farley and other Democratic leaders concede a net loss of congressional seats to the Republicans. Farley’s estimate of the probable shift of house seats Is under 30. Chairman Joseph W. Martin of the Republican congressional campaign committee predicted the G. O. P. would gain 80 seats. Farley called that estimate absurd. The Gallup poll, notably close to the facts in 1936 but confronted with a far different forecast problem today, made a week end prediction that the Republican party would pick up 50 to 75 seats. Estimates of senate gains range from two to seven. Party leaders are in dispute whether Republicans or Democrats will come off tomorrow with the grand prizes of election day — governorships in such ' states as New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan and California. Those states and but 10 of tlie other 42 now have Demo- | cratic governors. Between 30,000,000 and 40,000,I 000 persons probably will vote toI morrow. TWO CONVICTS BREAK PRISON Two Escaped From State Stone Quarry Sought In Wisconsin Pendleton, Ind.. Nov. 7 —<U.R>— Wisconsin police were warned to be on the lookout today for I»o Indiana reformatory convicts who escaped with a companion from a stone quarry detail late Saturday and last were seen heading for Racine. Wis. Elbert Fine, 29, Jamestown, one of the trio which seized a quarry foreman’s automobile and rode to freedom, surrendered at the re, formatory yesterday with his par- ' ents, who had persuaded him to return. He told Charles Anson, asvtsiI ant superintendent of the prnoti, ! that he believed his pals. Joe L Baker. 26. Bloomington. and Nathaniel Ludlow, 23, Indianapolis, were on their way to the woolen mills near Racine where they expected to obtain work Fine was let out of the car at j his parents home two and a half I miles southwest of Linden. At that moment Mr. and Mrs. Fine ; drove up and asked their son : what he was doing outside pr.s---1 on. The other two convicts lied. Fine, serving a 12 year term for bank robbery, told the assis ant superintendent after he resum’d that the trio, which composed the quarry tool room staff, left “on the spur of the moment.” They walked unseen to the car of Robert Haugk, one of the two guards assigned to the 65 convicts working in the quarry, and male good their escape within 30 seconds. "We ran a wire around the switch on the dashboard, started the car and pulled out,” Fine said. Fine was placed in solitary confinement. The quarry is approximate'y three miles west of the reforms tory and is not under armed guard. A constant watch is kep* to prevent the prisoners front walking away. j Baker was finishing a seven ' year sentence for violation of i parole and Ludlow was serving a 15 year term for auto banditry. They escaped in a black 1934 Plymouth sedan bearing Indiana license 670-679. VOTERS OF ADAMS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) All drinking establishments will be closed during the voting hours. The bank will be closed. To Furnish Results As customary, the Decatur Daily Democrat will give its usual service in affording the public late election returns. Office employes will be on duty throughout the night to answer inquiries made by phone. Results may be obtained on all races by calling either 1000 or 1001. A large bulletin board will also be set up in the newspaper office window and an employe of the office will post ’•-•urns as soon as they are obtained at the office. An election extra will be published as early Wednesday morning as returns justify. WORLD LEADERS (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) est interest the results which will show whether there has been a swing to or from President Roosevelt’s policies. Elsewhere: Paris — A young Polish Jew. aroused by the deportation of Poles from Germany, shot and wounded Ernst Vonrath, secretary to the German ambassador. Count Johannes Von Welczeck, after vainly demanding to see the ambassador. Bratislava —Probably 8,000 Jews

COURT HOUSE Finds For Plaintiff An answer in general denial was filed in the partition sb it brought by Nathan C. Nelson and Mildred Katharyne Nelson against Jesse N. Nelson and others. The answer was flled by Panl Nelson, guardian of James Nelson. Jesse M Nelson and Paul Nelson were called and defaulted. The case was submitted, evidence beard and a finding and judgment, rendered for the plaintiffs. Application Made An application was made by Alexander Smith to be substituted as a party plaintiff in the suit to enforce stockholders liability demands, brought by the State of Ohio for the Farmers & Merchants Bank of Chattanooga, Ohio, against Lee Lindsey. Rule.d to Answer An absolute rule against the defendant, the Western Newspaper Union, to answer on or before November 21 was filed in the petition for a partition suit brought by Stanton R. Dailey against Flossie B. Barthelines and others. Summons were ordered issued to the sheriff of Adams county for Virgil Miller, Mary Miller and Hartfid Mattox, returnable, November 21. Answer Filed An answer in general denial was filed by all defendants in the suit on account brought by Henry D. Moruingstar against Wabash township, Jesse Mann, trustee, Standard Accident Insurance company and M. L. Green and company. Report Filed The final report was filed by Dora L. Lower, executor of the estate of W. A. Lower, receiver, In the suit on note brought by the Bass Foundry and Machine company against Macy Conveyors, Inc. Dora L. Lower, as executor, was ordered and directed to pay to the clerk of the Adamsc ircuit court all sums in her hands belonging to the receivership. Divorce Asked A suit for divorce has been asked by Samuel Lare from Linnie Lare on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The complaint states the couple separated February 27, 1936. previous to that time, it is alleged, the defendant “exhibited an ungovernable temper and Tor months at a time she would not speak to the plaintiff and when she did speak to the plaintiff it was in an insulting manner. The case was venued here from Jay country. Estate Cases The current report was filed, examined and approved hi the estate of Edwin Rice. The trust was continued. A petition and schedule to determine the inheritance tax was flled In the estate of O. Erwin Miller. It was referred to the county assessor. The final report was filed in the estate of Louis Mailand. Notice was ordered returnable, November 26. A petition by the administrator to transfer registered U. S. bonds to the widow was filed, submitted and sustained and the administrator authorized to transfer bonds so set out in the petition in the estate of Franklin E. France. Inventory number one was died, examined and approved in the estate of William Edward Kintz. A petition to sell personal property was ordered sold at private sale for cash without notice at not less than the appraisement. The certificate of clearance was filed in the estate of Smith Shoemaker. The final report was submitted, examined and approved. The administrator was discharged and the estate closed. A petition was filed by the administratrix of the estate of Fred Hockemeyer to sell real estate to pay debts. Notice was ordered returnable, November 21. A petition was filed by the executor to sell personal property in the estate of Andrew Gottschalk. It was submitted and sustained. The property set out in the peti-’ tion was ordered sold at private ; sale for cash at not less than two-; thirds of the appraisement. The: appraisment of real esate tract number one was filed. Additional bond was filed, examined and ap-1 proved. The current report was ■ filed. The certificate of clearance was filed in the estate of James F., Siple. The final report was sub-! mitted, examined and approved'. I have been deported from Slovakia, many of them into territory ceded to Hungary. Scx'eral million dollars worth of Jewish property was . confiscated. Berlin — German Catholic leaders will meet in December to frame I a general policy toward the state qnd toward anli-Catholicisin in . Austria. Cardinal Faulhaber strongly defended the church’s demands for freedom of worship, asserting that the uazi “catchword” that service to the state is service to God “is to be regarded as blasphemy." London — Speedup of aerial and anti-aircraft arms production pre- ! dieted by press, which says the United States and Canada will be relied on to supply many planes, i

TAKE QUANTITY OF MARIJUANA Three Mexicans Nabbed In Raid At LaGrange Last Night I>agrange, Ind.. Nov. 7 —(UUP) — Police today held three mexicans on charges of possessing and transporting Marijuana following a raid last night in which they confiscated over $26,000 worth of the drug. The raid uncovered the largest crop of Marijuana found in the state for several years, at was bei’eved the weed was ready tor distribution in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio, and officers indicated that a part of the crop would have eventually made its way to New York City. Taken in the raid were Pedro Neito, 28, of R. R. 2, Convoy, Ohio; Augustine Gracia, alias Mota 32, of <2947 Wentworth Ave.) Chicago; and Magdeleno Rodarte, 32, of (3449 Pennsylvania Ave.) Indiana Harbor. police are also holding Nieto's wife Rebecca, on a technical charge. Nieto, who was believed to have entered this country illegally, was the seed producer of the gang, officers said. Gracia and Rodarte distributee! the drug. Federal and state police and sheriff’s officers waited for the gang to gather their crop yesterday. When it had been loaded In a waiting automobile, they made the arrests. In the car was 250 pounds of the drug. Made into cigarets, this would have retailed at over $62,000. The ring has been engaged in extensive operations in this area for some time, police said. —o Indiana U. Co-Ed Thought Kidnaped Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 7 —(UP) —Campus police at Indiana university today investigated the possibility that Mary E. Mellinger, 21-year-old brilliant art student, may have been kidnaped during her 36-hours The estate was closed and the executor discharged. A petition was filed by the administrator of the estate of Caroline Drake to make Merle L. Sheets a party defendant to the peti'iion to sell real estate. It was submitted and sustained. A notice was made returnable for Merle Sheets, November 2? A petition was filed by the administrator for authority to complete the abstract. It was filed, submitted and sustained. The administrator was authorized to expend not more than SSO for the completion of the abstract. Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On No matter how many medicines you have tried for your common cough, chest cold, or bronchial irritation, you may get relief now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and you cannot afford to take a chance with any remedy less potent than Creomulsion, which goes right to the seat of the trouble and aids nature to soothe and heal the Inflamed mucous membranes and to loosen and expel germother remedies have failed, don’t be discouraged, try Creomulsion. Your druggist Is authorized to refund your money if you are not thoroughly satisfied with the benefits obtained. Creomulsion is one word, ask for it plainly, see that the name on the bottle is Creomulsion, and you’ll get the genuine product and the relief you want. (Adv.)

DEMOCRATIC Candidate for CORONER of Adams County OTHO LOBENSTEIN of Monroe Solicits your vote in the general election with the promise of honest, fair and courteous treatment to every citizen. Your support will be appreciated. pol. advt.

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disappearance over Che week-end. One of a large group of students found her moaning in a cave near a stone quarry last night as police were dragging the quarry for her body. Miss Mellinger remained incoherent and hysterical at a hospital here today. • — -o End Federal Action Against Companies Washington, Nov. 7—(UP) —Consent decrees filed in U. S district court today virtually ended federal anti-trust action against, the Ford motor company and the Chrysler Corp, as government attorneys announce they will request dismissal of criminal indictments against the companies. The decrees, filed in the U. 8. district court at South Bend, Ind., ended by mtuaul agreement certain

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