Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1938 — Page 1

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rest Elzey Is ected Mayor At Tuesday\Election

M»an> Elcd Ma - vor EKcatur l or First Soln More Than 20 KI |> COUNCIL <<Hl " r ‘ n .•iKjiti :I|Pl iv.'city .. Ki us ever held I barber - over Ai- . Republican 1 Kfor 1 tollhouse. Kirew -:i flbt < >unet:ttsuti for the third ML y ■::• Drmocratic .survive the Re- , 1 poih'il 1.426 votes to ' " •’’* a3l vo,e n ’ ar ‘ larding. Republi- . ipelnian 1,426; Kig. ' ~ was elected city 3 over Mrs. Alice ’ ■M th ’' ' il, orious Republi- ? Bundle 1.636 votes to ■ Mrs. Christen V- opponent's > developed in the with Morri* PinI gaining a 24 vote K 91.431 o i.li-7 over George I Latiaston. Republican. Mvteak ' tic council from the Bhfß’rie’. polling 1.521 votes Ed Keller. I -large, Kennet.i Mid, He;- . an. held a majorvotes over Herman Gil|MMbeii’. Tim vote; Arnold, Ml Big. 1.320. ] ■g*- —o — Sfcatar Rotarians I Mark Armistice Day will be observed .: club at Cue yly B- 1 etiug at the Rie° hotel evening, with a special L-by. a World War vetcaptain in the reserves i Mejfcai iotas, will be the prinI - - ,i,hn McConnell, capi ■HBlliaiu Schnepp, first lieuB* n ‘ B the Sons of the Legion of the Rotarians. songs Will be sung durBryce Thomas will Motels chairman. "B"W '* ■Waity Winner | is Congratulated MJj !u f ' x, eud congratulations Elzey on his election as 1J ccatur. He has receivhonor. I also wish for him cooperation of all the his desire to render public ■MBffd to carry out his pro-, goes to the peome in my race. "®rtui tor having had the optf/Tak to serve as mayor and in spirit and action Misgave contributed my bit to K."® tOWII as a result of having S R. Holthouse. HEADINGS ■f » By CRAT thermometer — ■2l a ‘ a -~ w IS I M p - m '~ 54 B ‘fl P- m —52 EJi WEATHER I * ,r toni o ht and Thursday increasing cloudiness I Wi3 day ' n poftion; I iJSa’ unsettl| sd Friday, rain

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Named Mayor IggbJk Jli Forrest Elzey, local barber, was elected mayor of Decatur Tuesday, defeating Arthur R. Holthouse. Democratic incumbent.

BOARD MEMBERS ARE SELECTED! Advisory Board Members In Townships Are Listed Here It is an odd set-up—these trusteeadvisory board combinations as the; result of the election held Tuesday, in Adams county. Uui.v Liiiee Democratic and two Republican trustees have advisory boards of their own poitical faith To further add to the mixup, three Republicans have all Democratic boards, two Republican trustees have mixed boards and one Democrat has to contend with that ordeal. In several instances trustees carried their own advisory boards over the top, or vice versa. In other townships, however, ticket splitting was too much in prevalence with the mixed up township governing boards as a result. Tbe advisory board members are as follows: Blue Creek —William Kaufman, Chauncey O. Manley and Fred Okeley, all Republicans. Monroe—Noah Neuenschwander Alfred Ryf and Jonas Sprunger, all Democrats. French —Jacob J. Kaufman, Henry Meyer and Evert O. Rich, all Democrats. Hartford —Chester Hall and Raymond Eicher, Democrats and Sherman Watson. Republican. Wabash —James R. Campbell and Frank Bech, Republicans and Ell Augsburger. Democrat. Union—Richard Bleeke, Herman Geimer and Walter Thieme, all Democrats. Washington—C. J. Carroll, John (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) EJ. WORTHMAN HEADS TICKET County Assessor Polls Largest Vote Os L nopposed Candidates Ernest J. Worthman, Democratic candidate for county assessor, led the county ticket among the candidates who were unopposed in the election Tuesday, a survey revealed today. Worthman polled 5,204 votes m the election. Next in line was Walter H. OHilom, Democratic candidate for county surveyor, who was given a vote of 5,107. The other candidates who were unopposed and their respective votes follow: Von A Eichhorn. Democratic candidate for joint senator, 5.001;. Philip Strahm, Democratic candidate for county commissioner, first district, 5,027, and Julius SchUitz, 1,993

G. NAMES SEVEN TRUSTEES IN THIS COUNTY — Republicans Name Seven Tow nship Trustees In County Not content with creating start!i ing upsets in the city election and other races, the Republican party I pushed seven trustees into the 12 offices of the county during the | election Tuesday. The G. O. P., of course, scored . one of its most important victories in Washington township, where i they succeeded in holding John M. . Doan. Doan, who was the victor in the ' trustee race by an unofficial vote |of 1,986 to 1,375, defeated the I Democratic nominee, T. L. Becker. In Root township the incumbent, Ralph W. Rice bowled over Democrat Winfred Gerke, 385 to 228. In Wabash township Dan C. Wagner rode with the G. O. P. tide and defeated Jesse C. Mann, incumbent, 504 to 421. Youthful Glen Neuenschwander, another Republican, upset Edwin H. Gilliom, incumbent Democrat at Monroe township, 76G to 729. William H. Patterson continued the Republican winning streak in Blue Creek township, defeating J. I Frank Merriman, Democrat, 192 to I 158. Ben McCullough, incumbent Re- ' publican at St. Mary’s brushed aside the threat of Groce Tope, 252 to 234. The Rev. Frank Johnson, Jefferson township preacher defeated William Adang, Democratic Candidate for she trustee post. 223 to I 118. John Duff, of Hartford township, , was the only Democrat who had | opposition in the fall election to survive the wholesale cutting Dun defeated August Baker, 265 to 135. The Democrat winners who had no opposition were Earl Martin of Kirkland. Ed Zwick of Preble, Gerhard Reinking of Union, Loren ICONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o DEMOCRATS WIN COUNCIL SEATS Six Os Seven County Council Members Are Democrats Democrats won six of the seven county council offices, official returns showed today. The only Democratic county councilman to lose was Ed Kenney of Jefferson township, who lost to Charles Jones in the third district. In the first district Henry Dehner Democrat, defeated Ed Arnold. Republican. In the second district, Julius Schultz, Democrat, was unopposed. Charles Jones, Republican, won the third district over Ed Kenney, Democrat. Evert Banter, Democrat, defeated Rufus Glendenning, Republican, In the fourth district. The totals in the above races were small due to the fact that they were voted on only by districts. The remaining three members of the county council are elected at large by the entire county, the high three of the six candidates winning, winning. * The three Democratic candidates The three Democratic candidates, Fred Braun, Dean Byerly and August Conrad, obtained higher votes than the three Republicans, Willis Glendenning, Dan Sprang and Albert Sprunger. and were elected. — Democratic Majority Lost In Lower House Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 9—(Special) —Republicans won a majority in the house of representatives of the state legislature in the election Tuesday, reports this afternoon indicated. The Republican majority will be from two to five members. The state senate will be safely Democratic, the last election returns show.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 9,1938.

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J. Fred Fruchte, Democrat, was elected judge of the Adams circuit court at the Tuesday election, defeating Arthur D. Unversaw of Berne.

SENATE SEATS TO REPUBLICANS G. O. P. Cuts Into Democratic Majority In U. S. Senate New York, Nov. 9—(U.R)—Democratic strength in the United States senate receded today from the high water mark of 1936 as Republicans definitely gained five seats on the basis of yesterday's elections. Returns still incomplete gave the minority party hope of adding tw.J or more additional seats. Robert A. Taft, R., P., son of the Republican president, achieved new importance in G. O. P. plans for 1940 when Sen. Robert J. Bulkley. D„ President Roosevelt's “good friend.” conceded. Former Gov. Clyde Reed in Kansas, Rep. Charles W. Tobey in New Hampshire and Alexander Wiiey in Wisconsin each turned out a one-term Democrat from the senate. Former Sen. W. Warren Barbour, R., replaced a Democrat in New Jersey. The Republican candidates led Democrats for the senate in Oregon, South Dakota, and several other states. The party was precluded by Democrats returning from the south from capturing the senate. Southerners predominated tn the 16 seats assured the Democrats. A total of 35 were at stake. In New York the Democrats held two seats by re-electing Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D„ and naming Rep. James M. Mead, D., to the vacancy created by the death of Sen. Royal S. Copeland. President Roosevelt personally had asked their election and he gained a vote in Mead, who replaced an anti-new deal Democrat. In Pennsylvania, Sen. James J. Davis, R., held hie seat and dimmed the hopes Gov. George H. Earle, D., once held for the 1940 Democratic nomination. o EIGHT DIE IN VOTING RIOTS Eight Men Killed, Three Wounded In Kentucky Disputes Louisville, Ky., Nov. 9 —(U.R)— Eight men. one a Harlan county deputy sheriff, were shot to death and three others were wounded seriously yesterday in Kentucky election disputes, police reported today. They describd it as the “bloodiest” election since 1933 when 18 were slain. National guardsmen were in command in “bloody” Harlan where four of the men died. They ordered tabulation of votes in the county postponed until 9 a. m. today because of the strife. Authorities reported scores of arrests throughout the state. Six men were jailed in Harlan county pending the filing of charges. Those killed in Harlan wer? Odell Sizemore, 35, and Will E. Wynn, 38, both of Clover Splint: B. P. Hansheli, 34, a deputy sheriff, and Sherman Howard, a for(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

DEMOCRATS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN MOST OFFICES Carry All But Three Os Offices On Adams County Ticket The Democrats carried all offices on the Adams county ticket but Congressman James I. Fartey, who ran behind George W. Gillie; Otho Lobenstein, of Monroe, who trailed J. Jerome Yarger, of Berne, tor coroner, and Ed Kenney, incumbent. who was defeated by Charles Jomes, for county councilman from the fourth district. The majorities were cut far below normal by the heavy and unexpected support given Gillie and Republican candidates for township trustees. The unusually large vote for an off-year election in Adams county worked to the d'sadvantage of Democrats, apparently. More split tickets were recorded In this election than probably any other in the history of the county as the head of the ticket lost, while the majority of the Democrats won their races by comfortable, if not the usual majorities. Clyde Troutner, Democratic candidate for clerk of the Adams circuit court, and Judge Huber M. DeVoss, Democratic candidate for judge of the state appellate court, northern division, lead the Democratic county ticket. Judge DeVoss’ majority was 1,845 and Mr. Troutner’s 1,834. Democratic candidates running against Republican candidates from Berne ran far behiriu the rest of the ticket. J. Fred Erudite, Democrat, was elected judge of the Adams circuit court over Arthur D. Unversaw of Berne, to succeed Judge Huber M. DeVoss. Arthur E. Voglewede, Democrat, was sucessful in bis race for reelection to his second two-year term as prosecuting attorney over Earl B. Adams. Von A. (Pat) Eichorn, Derno(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O DEMOCRATSTO CONTROL HOOSE G. 0. P. Gain In House But Democrats To Keep Control New York, Nov. 9— (U.R) —Republicans pushed back the new deal front in the house of representatives today as election returns rolled in from the farmlands of the west and the busy streets of the industrial east. The returns —still incomplete in many contests — left no doubt that the G. O. P. had cut sharply into the big administration majority in the house for the first time in ten years but without endangering Democratic control. Republican candidates had won or were running ahead in more than 70 contests for seats held by Democrats or Progressives in the last congress. In more than a score of these races the incumbents were definitely defeated and they were running far behind in many others. The election trend indicated another tumultuous session as a result of strengthening of the conservative Democrat - Republican combination which disrupted part of President Roosevelt’s program in the last 12 months. Republican gains were strongest in such key states as Pennsyl(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Tatler Staff To Sponsor *Movie The Tattler staff of the Decatur] Catholic high school is sponsoring a benefit movie at the Adams theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The picture, “Campus Confessions" i brings to the screen for the first time a basketball story and severes to introduce “Hank” Luisettl, wizard of the courts and all-American star. It's a fast, action comedy-ro-, mance of college life and includes in the cast Betty Grable, Eleanore Whitney, William Henry, Fritz Feld and many more.

Battle For Indiana Senator Wavers From Van Nuys Over To Willis; Results Doubtful

G. 0. P. MAKES DECIDED GAIN Democrats Retain Congressional Control Despite Losses . New York, Nov. 9. — (U.R) — The Republican party turned the sixyear tide In yesterday's general election and today had regained rich electoral prizes with prospects that complete tabulations would add to new deal losses. Control of congress remains safely Democratic despite indicated better than normal off-year G. O. P. gains. But Republicans are breaking through the Democratic wall in the industrial east and in the farm belt where Mr. Roosevelt raised the new deal legions of! 1932. Republican candidates won new gubernatorial seats in Pennsyl-1 vania, Massachusetts, Idaho and Wisconsin and were leading where incumbents are Democrats or of minor parties in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wyoming. New Hampshire and Vermont elected Republican governors to, continue G. O. P. control and in j South Dakota where a Republican | is in office, the Republican candi- i date was leading. The general election took place in 47 states. Maine re-elected Gov. Lewis O. Barrows, Rep., and kept its three-man house delegation 100 per cent G. O. P. in a jump-the-gun election on Sept. 12. Republican candidates for senator and governor had won or were leading Democrats or minor party incumbents in Connecticut, Kansas, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin. It was all over in Wisconsin. The state went Republican with a bang that damaged if it did not wreck Gov. Philip F. LaFollette’s new national progressive party. Minnesota’s neighboring farmerlabor party also may be jolted by the loss of the governorship to the Republicans. The new deal triumphed in New York state where Gov. Herbert H. i Lehman won a close contest for a fourth term over Thomas E Dewey, Republican racket buster from Owosso, Mich., who returns now to his regular job as New York i county district attorney. Both New York senatorships remained Democratic. California rallied with New York to support the new deal-Demo-cracy in the first election in which it has failed to move to new tri(CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE) o CITY ELECTIONS IN STATE CLOSE Many Mayoralty Races In Indiana Running Neck And Neck Indianapolis, Nov. 9. —(U.R) —Returns from Hoosier municipal elections today showed many races going into the home stretch neck and neck with neither Republicans nor Democrats having an edge. Sev- i eral important mayor elections had been decided. In Indianapolis Reginald H. Sullivan, mayor from 1930 to 1935, was ; swept into the mayoralty along | with the entire local and Marion county Democratic ticket. Repub-1 licans immediately, announced they would seek a recount. Herman C. Wolff, GOP nominee, refused to concede to Sullivan. A Democratic mayor was elected at South Bend. Jesse I. Pavey defeated Republican incumbent Geo. Freyermuth. Fort Wayne’s returns indicated a clean sweep for the Republican city ticket, headed by Harry W. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Robert Heller, Decatur newspaperman, was elected joint state representative from Adams and Wells counties Tuesday, defeating Edward E. Liechty, Berne. Republican.

G. 0. P. GAINS IN GOVERNORS — Republicans Register Net Gain Os 10 Governors Tuesday New York, Nov. 9.—(U.R) —Republicans made heavy inroad today into Democratic-eontrolled states, registering a net gain of 10 govertiois with returns from only five states out of 33 still inconclusive. Tuesday s elections carried G. O. P. candidates into the governors’ mansions in such politically important states as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In all, the Republicans gained 12 states, but lost two to the Democrats — Maryland and California. The G. O. P. took the lion's share of the 28 states already apportioned, winning in 16 to the Democrats’ 12. In two others — lowa and Wyoming — Republican gubernatorial candidates were currently leading. They failed, however, to capture the richest prize of all, New York, where the ascending star of Thomas E. Dew r ey was dimmed by re-election of Democratic Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. Republican victories brought forward the names of Arthur H. James, Gov.-elect of Pennsylvania, and Leverett Saltonstall, governorelect. of Massachusetts, for consideration as possible 1940 standard bearers for the G. O. P. In Michigan the Republicans defeated a Democratic governor — Frank Murphy —for whom President Roosevelt had been at plains to endorse. In Oregon the successful Democratic primary "purge” of Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes was all in vain when his man, Henry L. Hess, D., lost to ; I '■ ' ' ll i (CONTINUK'D ON PAGE THREE) 0 — Decatur Young Man Is Named President Word has been received here that Otis Baker, of Eleventh street, has been named president of one section of the Phllomusean literary society at Indiana Central college, Indianapolis. The young man is a senior there and is a quarterly conference minister of the local First United Brethren church. o ■ — Catholic Women To Meet Here Thursday A district meeting of the national council of Catholic women will bo held Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the local Knights of Columbus hall. Representatives from St. Rose of Lima, Ohio In addition to those previously mentioned, are expected to attend the meeting.

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Outcome Os Senatorial Race Likely To Stand On Final Precincts To Report Vote. WILLIS BY 347 Indianapolis, Nov. 9—(U.R) — Returns from 2,906 precincts out of 3,872, this afternoon gave for' U. S. Senator: Willis, 581,868; Van Nuys, 577,439. Indianapolis. Nov. 9 — (U.R) — With over one million votes tabulated in Indiana's hectic election, , Raymond Willis, Republican senatorial nominee took a lead of 347 over Sen. Frederick Van Nuys. When unofficial returns from 2,668 of the state’s 3,872 precincts had been counted, the vote stood: Willis 534.204, Van Nuys 533,857. It was the third time the lead changed hands during the day, each time by a margin of less than 5,000 votes. The race, however, was narrowing down to several specific counties. These are Knox, a Democratic fortress where only one precinct for senator had been counted; Vigo county (Terre Haute) where about one-third the vote had been counted and where • the Democrats have a prepond- | erance of organization power; I Evansville, another Democratic I stronghold where a few precincts are outstanding; Cass county, which on the basis of congressional returns is going Republican; and several other key counties among the uncounted precincts. Van Nuys is dependent upon ; these organization-controlled areas ! for the margin that may pull him . over for reelection. Willis still has many precincts in the farm area yet to be heard from where his strength is greatest. Allen county was chiefly responsible for the latest swing to Willis when complete returns gave him a 5,300 vote lead out of approximately 61.000. Returns yet untabulated from Elkhart county will boost Willis’ total materially, but untallied returns from Martin county will give Van Nuys a slight edge to maintain the nip and tuck character of their Contest. Republicans, however, have elected five congressmen with I the possibility of picking up a sixth, according to incomplete rei turns. Republican congressmen far in the lead are Charles Halleck in the second district; Robert A. Grant in the third; George W. ! Gillie, conceded election in the fourth; Forrest Harness in the fifth; and Raymond Springer in the 10th Gerald Landis, the Republican nominee in the seventil district, is running 88 votes ahead of Congressman Arthur Green(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BUCKNER WINS BLUFFTON RAGE Franklin Buckner Is ReElected Mayor Os Bluffton Bluffton. Ind., Nov. 9 —(Special) , Franklin Buckner, Bluffton newspapennaji, and Democrat incumbent was re-elected mayor of Bluffton in Tuesday’s general election, winning by a majority of 196 votes , over John Wald, Republican. The entire Democratic city ticket was elected, with Ralph M. Tyndall, clothier and a former Decatur resident, leading the ticket with lr 670' votes. Robert Heller. Decatur, Democrat candidate for joint representative i of Adams and 'Wells counties, car- : ried Wells county by a majority of i 900 votes, polling 4,885 votes to 3.i 985 for Edwin Liechty, Republican I of Berne. The county named the entire > Democratic ticket, with the aver- ] age majority at 700 votes.