Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 15 November 1938 — Page 1

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Thanks * For Daily Democrat > While In Hospital Appreciation of the Decatur Dally Democrat was expressed today in the following note received at this office: "Dear sirs: Thank you and the merchants of Decatur for sending me the Daily Democrat while I was a patient at the Adams County memorial hospital. Every day that I was able to read for nearly six weeks, the Democrat was a most welcome visitor. I have been a subscriber to the dally paper ever since the weekly Democrat was discontinued. Again thanking you. David Kauffman, Geneva.” U. S., ENGL AND DISMAYED OVER NAZI ACTIONS Reliable Reports Assert 50,000 German Jews Under Arrest Washington, Nov. 15.—(U.R) — Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated that American Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson, who yesterday was ordered home from Berlin, may remain indefinitely in this country. Hull’s instructions to Wilson to return home for “report and consultation” generally were viewed as a diplomatic blow to Germany. By Joe Alex Morris, (Copyright 1938 by UP.) The United States and Great Britain today sought an answer to grave new international problems created by nazi persecution of German Jews. As U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull called Ambassador Hugh R. Wilson home from Berlin for consultation, two paramount questions faced the two great Englishspeaking nations: 1. The Immediate problem of rescuing many thousands of Jews being “liquidated" by the government of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. 2. The long rang problem of the disruptive effect of nazi anti-Jew-ish decrees on the world’s hopes for stmgthenlng the foundations of peace—a problem on which Hitler may throw new light in a speech Thursday at the funeral of Ernst Von Rath, German diplomat slain by a Jewish boy in Paris. Both questions open the way to hazardous possibilities in international affairs. Both have already aroused tremendous public anger in the democratic nations —and a bitter wave of counter-attack in the newspapers of Germany, where it was revealed reliably that 50,000 Jews have been arrested, including many prominent figures held as “hostages” against anti-nazi activities abroad. The recall of the United States ambassador to Berlin was within the limits of friendly diplomatic action, but under the present circumstances there seemed to be little doubt that it would be interpreted as a slap at the nazi extremists. The British ambassador to Germany already was in England, where he had gone for his (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

FUND CAMPAIGN IS NEAR GOAL Krick-Tvndall Drive Is Within SSB Os SIO,OOO Goal Cash and pledges of $9 942 at noon today brought the total of the Krick Tyndall Tile Mill campaign to within SSB of the SIO,OOO goal set by the community as 10 per cent of the estimated SIOO,OOO reconstruction cost of the plant. The Rev. R. W. Graham, publicity chairman for the campaign, said today a group of volunteers are in the field endeavoring to end the drive by late this afternoon or Wednesday. Personal contributions from those not assessed are being asked by the committee in the drive to send 100 men back to gainful employment. Money will be received at the First State Bank where the committee has an office, any of the solicitors or by Rev. Graham. Rev. Graham also made a request today that those who had signed pledges pay the cash at the First tate Bank where a record has been maintained of these and where receipts will be given. Many of the pledges were given during the ear y (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I

DEMOCRATS MAY SEEK RECOUNTS ON TWO SOLONS Knox, LaPorte Counties Votes On Representative Close Indianapolis, Nov. 15 — (U.R> — As the secretary of state began his official canvass of the Nov. 8 vote, Democrats today moved to demand a recount of two legislative races In an effort to gain a majority in the next Indiana house of representatives. Secretary of State August Mueller canvassed the official vote of 82 counties which have reported and these returns give the entire Democratic state ticket a margin. The 10 counties which have not reported went Republican on the* basis of unofficial tabulations, however, and they might be enough to swing the election to the G. O. P. column. Counties which have not reported are DeKalb, Delaware. Fayette, Fountain, Grant. Huntington. Madison, Marshall, Ripley and Wabash. Democratic headquarters announced it may demand a recount of the legislative races in Knox! and LaPorte counties, where the races were extremely close. According to the unofficial returns, Republicans will hold a 51 to 49 majority in the next house unless the Democrats can win additional seats in a recount. In LaPorte county, Martin T. Krueger, veteran Democrat, was unseated by only 48 votes by Walter F. Danielson, Michigan City Republican. In Knox county, Charles Thompson, Democrat, was defeated tor re-election by 186 votes by Omer Free, Vincennes Republican. Meanwhile. the Republican state committee proceeded with plans to contest the election of Sen. Frederick Van Nuys in six (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o BANQUET HELD MONDAY NIGHT Annual Dairy Improvement, 4-H Achievement Meeting Held The annual Dairy Herd Improvement association and 4-H club achievement banquet was held Monday flight in the Decatur Central grade building. It was served by the home economics pupils of the Decatur high school and was attended by more than 90 persons. Elmer Nussbaum, toastmaster, was introduced by Adams County Agent L. E. Archbold. Music was presented by Homer And Ervin Inniger, and community singing was led by Juanita Lehman. Among the guests introduced but | who did not speak, was Dale Moses, president of the Dairy Herd Improvement association. Charter members of the association were also- introduced. The first speaker was Lymen Peck, nutrition expert of the McMillen Feed Mills, who said: “You can learn a lot of things in club work. You learn to do things and do them well. You learn responsibility. Your livestock depend upon you.” He then told of the changes made in livestock feeding and how old practices are becoming obsolete. He said soy beans were described in a book written by a Manchurian emperor 4,800 years ago and were Introduced to this country in 1806, but were forgotten for 100 years and are again becoming prominent. He said in 1928, 21,000 ton of soy beans were processed and this year 700,000 tons, of which one-sixth are being processed in Decatur. He closed by saying: “The successful man, whether he be a livestock feeder or engaged in other business, is the man who can remain open minded and who can adopt himself to changing conditions”. Next the coaches of the three dairy cattle judging teams were Introduced: Christ Inniger, San(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — 0 Holiness Group To Meet Sunday The regular monthly meeting of the Adams County Holiness association will be held November 20 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon at the Nazarene church in Berne. The Rev. V. H. Leurs, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, will be the speaker. Special music will be presented by Miss! Dorothy Wells of Geneva.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 15, 1938.

Father Faces Baby Death Trial

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Strangely unmoved at his arrest for the death of his baby several days ago, Leon Scribner. 23. of West Tulsa. Okla., broke down and cried when arraigned in Tulsa court, above. Scribner, who Is said by police to have beaten the baby to death, entered a plea of not guilty. He will go on trial Nov. 28. The young father, who claimed he didn’t mean to kill the child, when arrested, is shown sobbing in court and being comforted by his sister, center, and his mother, right. Scribner is held in the McAlester state penitentiary to protect him from threatened mob violence.

TED APPELMAN HURT IN WRECK Decatur Young Man Injured In Auto Collision Today Theodore “Ted" Appelman, 20, son of George Appelman. local grocer, was still unconscious late this afternoon following an auto accident at the intersection of Seventh j and Monroe streets this morning at 8 o’clock. The accident occured when cars driven by Young Appelman and Jack Myers, of west of the city, collided. For a time it was thought that no one was seriously injured. Young Mr. Appleman was able to leave his car unassisted and although appearing somewhat dazed, was able to d'scuss the crash. When his talk became incoherent, he was taken into the Appelman grocery nearby where he fell unconscious. He was removed to his home immediately. Members of the family said that the attending physician stated he feared a concussion. The possible seriousness of his condition prevented his removal to the hospital, they stated. It was expected that he would be taken there late this afternoon, if his condition improved sufficiently. He had a severe bruise on his I forehead, lending evidence to the belief that fie had sustained a concussion when his head struck a part of the vehicle, probably the steering wheel. Mr. Myers was unhurt. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Report Youth Still On Missing List Edward Tricker, 17-year old Pleasant Mills who disappear ed from his home the night of November 6 was still missing today, despite intensive investigations by parents and county authorities.

Outlook For Indiana Farmer Is Reviewed In Five Articles

(Editor’s note; This is the first of five articles reviewing the “Outlook for Indiana Agriculture in 1939,” prepared by the Purdue University farm management department in cooperation with the school of agriculture, agricultural experiment station, department of agricultural extension, and U. S. department of agriculture. This deals with the general economic situation; tomorrow’s article will concern “farm family living.”) Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 15. —What does 1939 hold for Indiana farmers? For several weeks agricultural specialists at Purdue University have been studying Indiana farm facts and many phases of the national economic picture, and after careful weighing and consideration they present what they found and what is likely to take place in the Hoosier farm field in 1939, in the eleventh annual “Indiana Agricultural Outlook” report. A . somewhat better demand for farm products than existed in

Rules Affirmatively On Consent Decree Hammond. Ind., Nov. 15—(UP) — Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick ruled affirmatively today on consent decree in which the Ford and Chrysler motor companies bind themselves to cease alleged monopolistic practices in the motor field. Judge Slick said the ru'ing was conditional on disposal of a department of justice case against General Motors company and its financing affiliates. This comes before the court here Friday on General Motors’ demurrer to the indictment. o_ DISTRICT MEET HERE TOMORROW Decatur Red Men To Be Host To District Meet Wednesday Plans have been completed by local officials for the group meeting of the Improved Order of Red Men, t o be held at the local lodge hall Wednesday night. Representatives from 13 lodges in the district are expected at the event. The lodges expected to send delegates are: Fort Wayne. Monroeville, Bluffton, Warren, Huntington, • Marion, Millgrove, Barber, Mills, Hartford City, Dunkira, Mathews, Gas City and the host order. The meeting will open at 8 o’clock and all local members are urged to be in attendance early to assist in greeeting the guests. The All-American degree work will be confered upon a class of candidates, with the Dunkirk degree team exemplifying the degree. The nomination of district officers will also be held during the meeting. Two local members are now serving on the district committee. They are: Walter Lister, secretary and J. M. Breiner, publicity chairman.

1938” was one of the encouraging notes found in the report. It was expected that farm prices would follow generally the general price level, likely moving with wide fluctuations and reaching “. . . towards approximate stability at or near the 1926 level.” Little or no rise was looked for in Interest rates to farmers. There were intimations that farm machinery prices in 1939 may “undergo a downward adjustment.” This was In light of the prediction that horse power would be cheaper next year. The Indiana farm price index dropped 29 points in the year ending October, 1938, falling slightly below the level of the base period of 1910-14 or 100. This drop was one of the most rapid on record, according to the report, having been exceeded only twice in recent times, one in 1920-21 following the World War and again In 1929-32. “Part of the drop in farm prices was the result of better crop conditions and part of It was associat(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO~

Government Names 97 Public Officials, Union Officials And Milk Industry Leaders

SAY CUMMINGS MAY QUITHIS CABINET POST Change Os Attorney General May Be Announced This Week Washington, Nov. 15.— (U.R>—A high administration official told the United Press today that Presi- ! dent Roosevelt may announce a ! change in his cabinet before leavj ing for Warm Springs, Ga., Sunday. The post at issue, he said, was that of attorney general, now held by Homer S. Cummings. It was expected that his successor would be Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson. The United Press informant, one of the president’s closest advisers who asked that his name not be used, said that a shake-up in the cabinet was impending. However, only the one change is contemplat- . ed at present, he said. He emphasized that reports of works progress administrator Hop- ’ kins replacing Secretary of Commerce Roper were “premature." He declined to add to that statement. For several months there have been recurring rumors that changes in the cabinet were imminent. Since the general elections last week, there have been unconfirmed reports not only of commerce and justice department changes, 1 but also of new secretaries of labor and of the navy. The resignation of Cummings would not be unexpected. It has been known for some time that he wished to return to private law , practice in Stamford. Conn. Likewise, the appointment of Jackson as his successor would not surprise official Washington. For more than a year he has been one of the new deal proteges and, at one time, received serious mention as the administration’s choice to succeed Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York. Postmaster ’ General Farley, as Democratic com- ’ mittee chairman, was reported to have spiked that plan as “impracI tical.” Jackson w r as appointed assistant i attorney general in 1936. He had II been general counsel for the bureau I of internal revenue since 1934. He . was made solicitor general in Jan. . 1938, when Stanley F. Reed was appointed to the supreme court. A change in the Roosevelt cabi'l net now would be only the third . since Mr. Roosevelt's first inauguration in 1933. Both previous changes were a result of serious illness and death. Mr. Roosevelt’s first secretary of the treasury, William H. Woodrin, ‘ resigned late in 1933 because of ' illness. Henry S. Morgenthau, Jr., (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o TEACHERS FORM ORGANIZATION

Decatur Teachers Club Formed; Lowell Smith President The organization of a group of Decatur teachers, to be known as the Decatur teachers Club, was completed last night in a meeting at the Decatur high school. First officers of the club were named following a report of the nominating committee. Lowell Smith, Central school teacher, Is the president of the new club. Other officers are: Siguard Anderson, high school commercial teacher, vice-president; Miss Electa Oliver, Central teacher, treasurer and Mrs. Gladys Chamberlain, Central teacher, secretary. The prime purpose of the club is to form an affiliation with the state teachers’ federation, to promote laws favorable to education and the teachers and to give aid in the solution of teaching problems. The local club expects to meet about three times each semester, lhe club is open to all teachers, who care to enroll. The officers comprise the executive board and committe appointment will be made later by the president.

MANION SPEAKS TO HOLY NAME Clarence Manion Speaks At District Holy Name Meeting "Without God American civilization does not make sense.” stated Clarence Manion, dean of law of Notre Dame university and state director of the national emergency council at a district meeting of the Holy Name society held at the K. of C. hall last evening. Mr. Manion, in an eloquent address before 300 Holy Name members of St. Mary’s parish; Bluffton, Monroeville and Besancon, dwelt on the American right of religious freedom and a discussion of the Declaration of Independence. “Remember, gentlemen, America is the only country on earth where the government must respect the rights of the individual,” emphasized Mr. Manion, following an outline of the privileges granted Americans in the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be selfevident—that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,” quoted Mr. Manion, in stressing the point that God-given rights were granted Americans in (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) TALK PROGRAM ON RECREATION Executive Committee, Advisory Council Discuss Program Members of the executive committee and advisory council of the Decatur recreation program met at the city hall Monday evening, to discuss the recreation program held during past months and plan for future events, Walter J. Krick, superintendent of the Decatur schools, and chairman of the executive committee, presided at the meeting. George F. Laurent, WPA recreation supervisor, outlined recreation activities conducted during the spring summer and fall months Mr. Laurent’s report disclosed the large number of persons benefiting from the program, which was launched here last spring. A total of 11,935 persons participated in the various recreation activities during June, July. August, September and October, with a total of 60,310 spectators enjoying these programs.

Physical recreation programs conducted included table tennis, horseshoe, tennis, junior baseball, senior baseball and softball. Special programs included variety shows, pet parade, twins day parade, bicycle carnival, dances and socials. Stressed in Mr. Laurent’s proposed program for future activities were: 1— -Acquisition of a suitable .recreation center, with facilities for a craft shop, music room, athletic room, game room and reading room. 2— Variety shows (a series of programs, with all proceeds to be donated to the Good Fellows club, with the co-sponsorship of the Delta Theta Tau sorority, founders and leaders of the Good Fellows club.) 3— Physical activities, including basketball (county senior league and boys); table tennis, business (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a m 39 2:00 p.m 41 10:00 a.m 40 3:00 p.m 40 Noon 42 WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Wednesday; colder tonight in north portion.

Price Two Cents.

Dr. Herman H. Bundesen, Capt. Dan Gilbert Are Among Many Indicted For Conspiracy. CHARGE MONOPOLY Chicago, Nov. 15— (U.R> —The government today named 97 public officials, union officials, dairy cooperatives and companies in indictments charging monopolies in milk and ice cream. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, famed president of Chicago’s board of health; Capt. Dan Gilbert, chief of state’s attorney Thomas J. Courtney’s police, and prominent executives of big and little milk companies were charged with conspiring to fix milk prices and drive independent producers and distributors out of business. Bundesen, it was alleged, used his office to harass and stifle dairies which wouldn’t “cooperate” while Gilbert was depicted as a veritable "czar” of the teamsters' union, directing teamsters in a wai against the independents. The federal grand jury returned two indictments Nov. 1 naming 38 in alleged conspiracies to restrain trade in milk in the Chicago area and ice cream in the United States. The indictments were suppressed on government motion until today when the clerk of U. S. district court made them public. The indictment charged that Bundesen. one of the best known medical men in the United States and a Chicago political power, bad in disregard of his “lawful duties" acted in concert with other defendants to: Give preferential treatment in the matter of inspection and approval of dairy farms; Impose unwarranted, arbitrary, illegal and unreasonable burdens on independent producers who <efused to sell fluid milk at fixed prices; Refused to inspect farms of independents although they might be located near approved dairies. Gilbert, veteran chief of the state's attorney’s police, was charged with: Selecting officers of various local teamsters’ and chauffeurs’ unions in Chicago; Counselling, and advising and directing officers of those unions in restraining and impeding transportation of fluid milk into Chicago from independent distributors, and denying membership to drivers for independent dairies. The Indictment said Gilbert advised the chief of the teamsters’ union to prevent delivery of meat, vegetables, bread and other products to stores selling “independent” milk. He was charged with protecting officials and members of the union from arrest and prosecution for performing the above mentioned (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O K. OF C. TO MEET FRIDAY Fish Fry, Card Party Will Be Held Friday Evening Decatur council. No. 864, Knights of Columbus will hold its regular semi-monthly meeting Friday night, November 18, instead of Monday night, November 21, it was announced today. This meeting has been moved aLead because of the school children's bazaar. Following the meeting a card party will be staged by tiie members and three turkeys will be awarded as prizes. A fish fry will also be served. On Tuesday, November 22 ths council will stage Its annual Thanksgiving Dance, which will be held in the Knights of olumbus hall, open only to members, their wives and sweethearts. Bob Rice and his orchestra will furnish the music for this event Admission will be 35 cents per couple. The dance wil Istart at 9:30 o’clock. The annual rabbit supper will ba held Monday night, November 28, for members, their wives and sweethearts. The supper will be held at 6:30 p. m. Games will be played following the supper, with Bob Rice and his orchestra furnishing music for a dance.