Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 273, Decatur, Adams County, 18 November 1938 — Page 1

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flffl PLANS mjibuildinb jjiliE PLANT Bndall Co. Official se< Thanks For ntributions er of thanks to the Commerce expressing to all the citizens of L contributions to the Lil tile factory re-em-L| re building fund. Leo K<i pi* ■ torsi • !h; " ■ ■ 'Minna in ■ the Informed Rev. Ralph pastor the •> the lie bl walls and tile ■» grant a loan. «j r pjjjj, mint Kr the iul ; "" 1 Il Fu F Reaches SIO,OOO informed Mr. Child K ttelt' "' build ■fund >■ d- d $10,048. inreceived. Several Krks at expected in the next ■ days 1 W li' .sea. n. ■> al ■rssrlin other cities. K n t* will be made imtnedKay Wl 'tllei t the pledges and Bis the fund when tut n- ■ tai Si including the ■Wjfeti "i l'\ former employes ■ Follows ■ksMei' Wiiiteti by Mr. Child !of Commerce was day by John L. DeVoss, if tlje organization. It ED ON PAGE THREE) REFORMED NS SERVICE Thank Offering jSewice To Be Held Bunday Night rllrric a strong religious K» Suturing about the life of and an inspiration|»d(lr|ti by Miss Bertha Scheldt Itarned missionary from HonAmerica, will feathe annual missionary thank ot the Reformed evening at 7:30 ■jtßmplef, Ingram follows: by the Young Women's the direction of RfS' L A Holthouse. "God's Challenge” — Scheldt, missionary to 1 Central America, r W 1 k Offering drama: “Monica” ini t’’i> bjief acts: Ki. mother of St. ine ... Mrs. G. Thomas gustine Rev. Prngh os, his brother — Chalmer Fisher __*■ a friend.,Cletus Miller M Mrs. L. Fogle Ambrose.. Cletus Miller Act I .Autumn morning »A.D[ in Tagaste. North Africa. in Milan, the same j'WKHED ON PAGE THREE) BAROMETER of the •ICK-TYNDAL co. drive ■ f Noo Reports) ■A l sin.non.oo ■’B $10,048.00 ' ■• 15 $9,942.00 S' 14 $9,828.00 ■•10 $9,541.00 j ■2B $8,801.00 ( ■25 $8,610.00 , 2- 24 $8,465.00 , a 21 $8,348.00 ■• 20 $8,178.00 f g- 19 $7,813.00 , S 15 $7,510.00 ; Xi' J 4 $6,781.00 i g- 12 $6,626.00 t E' JI $6,334.00 < XI- 10 $6,224.00 K- ? $5,472.00 < ■' 5 $4,860.00 1 B- 4 $4307.00 B 2 $3300.00 1 BJ $2500.00 '

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Jew Guards Germans VOb < \ ’ / $ ■ 1/ I ||||L J , ‘ ' '' Capt. Max Finkelstein You wouldn't expect a Jew to be named to guard Nazi visitors, would you? But such is the unusual status of affairs in New York where Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia named three non-Aryans, Capt. Max Finkelstein, Lieut. Jacob Licker ana Sergt. Isaac Godlstein to head an all-Jewish guard to replace members of the criminal alien squad at the German consulate.

THANK SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT Annual Thank Offering Service At Evangelical Church The woman's missionary society of the First Evangelical church is sponsoring the annual thank-offer-I ing service, to be held Sunday evening in the auditorium of the church. The service will begin at 7:00 o'clock The young people’s missionary circle will have a part in the ] service. The program follows: Mrs. Mae Johnson, president — presiding. Organ Prelude, selected — Mrs. Frances Eady. Hymn — “In Christ there is no East or West” Scripture and Prayer — Mrs. Eugene Runyon. Hymn — "We've a Story to Tell” Reading —“Mrs. Wildern's Thank Offering”—Mrs. George Dutcher. Vocal Duet—selected Mrs. C. L. Weber, Mrs. Frank Butler. Address — “Thank-Offering” — The Minister. Offering. A. Play — “Asleep in Zion” S. Ira Arnold. Characters. American Woman — Mrs. Alva Buffenberger. Japanese Woman — Mrs. Henry Adler. i Chinese Woman — Mrs. Robert Garard. African Woman — Mrs. Elmer j Anspaugh Hindu Woman — Mrs. Amos Ket(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOpR) MORE EXPENSE LISTS FILED Additional Candidates File November Election Expenses Five more candidates have filed their lists of expenses incurred dur-: ing their campaign for office previous to the fall election, it was revealed today in the county clerk's office. | Os this number: Earl B. Adams, unsuccessful Republican candidate for prosecutor and Loren; Heller, unopposed Democratic candidate for trustee of French township, all filed statements saying, they had no expenses. Glen Neuensch wander, successful Republican candidate for Mon-] roe township trustee, spent $49.75 and John M. Doan, successful Republican candidate for Washington township trustee, spent $29.50, ac cording to their statements. Otho Lobehstein, unsuccessful candidate for county coroner, filed his list of expenses at $22.50,, December 8. 30 days after election. is the final day for candidates to file their lists, according to election laws.

DALHOVERPAYS DEATH PENALTY IN COP'S DEATH Last Os Brady Gangsters Is Executed For Minneman Murder Michigan City, Ind., Nov. 18. — idJ.R) —Rhuel James Dalhover, 32, one of three professional killers who once boasted they would make desperado John Dillinger look like a "piker" and failed,- died today in the electric chair at the state penitentiary. He was the last member of the Al Brady gang -three Hoosier farm boys who turned mobmen to loot and kill through the midwest. Gmen captured him at Bangor. Me., Oct. 12, 1937, after a gun battle in which they killed Brady, the leader, and the third member, Clarence Lee Shaffer, Jr., both of Indianapolis. He had been linked with four murders—police said he confessed participation in all of them —but he paid with his life for only one, that of Paul V. Minneman, Logansport, Ind., a young state policeman. He had asked, penitently, during the last week of his life, that he be inoculated with some dread disease so he could die as a “guinea pig" in the cause of science and thereby make his Indiana neighbors “think well” of him. It was his plan that if he survived he would be freed. “Any death," he said, “is preferable to the crude electric chair.” He had lost his nerve when guards came to take him from the death row. He was shaking with fear as he walked, a black mask covering his face, toward the execution chamber. He hung limply on the arms of the guards, sobbed as they seated him in the chair and adjusted straps on his arms and legs. The hardness and bravado with which he he had held a place as the Brady gang's “trigger man,” had disappeared. Slightly built, physically weak, he had been (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHILD SPEAKS TO ROTARIANS Tile Company Executive Speaks To Decatur Club

J. Leo Child, secretary-treasurer of the Hancock Brick and and Tile ! Co., Findlay, Ohio, and chairman of the board of the Krick -Tyndall Tile company of this city, gave an instructive talk on the tile and clay ] industry before the Rotary club last evening. Mr. Child also expressed his appreciation to the firms and citizens of Decatur for their contributions to the tile factory re-employment, re-building fund, which now approximates $10,090, the amount sought. The increased use of tile in drainage, road drainage and in sterilization of soil for green houses was explained by Mr. Child. The industry has advanced with the machine age, Mr. Child stated. Better machinery and improved methos of manufacture are employed in the tile and clay making indus- ] tries. Mr. Child explained how the fed ] eral and state governments were dei voting much research and actual work in better drainage ot roads He told how tile was used in the large greenhouse beds around Cleveland to sterilize the soil, making I it unnecessary to remove the soil ■ each two years in order to freeze ; cut the worms and foreign matter. Steam is shot through the tile ducts, which purifies the soil. Mr. Child is one of the leading brick and tile manufacturers in Ohio. His plants are recognized throughout the middle west. Oscar Loyer, vice-president of the Hancock Brick and Tile company] accompanied him to Decatur last evening. ■——n 1 — Program Os Music At Calvary Church A special musical program will ] be given at the Calvary Evangelical church Sunday afternoon. The service will start at 1:30 C. S. T. (2:00 o’clock, Sun Time). The Munn Brothers from Bowling Green, will render the music, A message will be delivered by one of the brothers. The quartet has sung in other churches In this community and is noted for its fine rendition of gospel hymns. The public is Invited to attend the meeting.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 18, 1938.

Dies For Crime Ci Im k tp I i V James Dalhover. last member of the Al Brady gang of murdering desperadoes, paid the supreme penalty shortly after midnight last night, when he was electrocuted at the state prison at Michigan City for the murder of state policeman Paul V. Minneman. G. 0. P. LIMITS VOTE COUNT TO SEVEN COUNTIES To Ask Recount; Mayor Bangs Os Huntington To File Suit Indianapolis. Nov. 18 — <U.R) — Arch N. Bobbitt. Republican state chairman, indicated today that the G. O. P. would carry its con-1 test of the November election into only seven counties. Defeated Republican candidates earlier had planner to file recount suits in 21 counties. Bobbitt said that recount suits will be filed in Clark and Franklin counties in addition to the five previously decided upon. These are Marion. Vigo, Lake, Vander-, burgh and Vermillion counties. “I think our recount suits will , be limited to these seven coun-; ties,” Bobbitt said. “I don’t know for sure, but will decide definitely today.’ He had met with several of the; 12 defeated state candidates. He did not explain why the G. O. P. might not press the inquiry into; all 21 counties. Van Nuys contends that the U. S. senate is the sole authority , in conducting senatorial recounts and he indicated that he might seek a writ of prohibition from the supreme court to prevent any local court from granting the Republican recount petitions. Meanwhile, Van Nuys reported j expendi’ures of $5,739.66 in the last campaign. The report, made | to the Marion county election department said he received $3,000 in contributions from the state central committee. Republicans continued their drive for funds to finance the many recounts and Arch N. Bob-1 bitt, Republican state chairman, issued a statement warning against making contributions to! persons without proper credentials. Bobbitt said the state commit-1 tee has received reports of unauthorized persons soliciting money. Attorneys for Frederick Van Nuys, victorious Democratic candidate for U. S. senate, announced they may retaliate against the Republican recount program by demanding a recount of votes in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)

Epidemic Os Child Brides Is Extended To California

By United Press The epidemic of child brides hit California today. In Visalia, authorities discovered that Georgia Keener, 12, had married Jack Blue, 18, with her parents’ consent. In Los Angeles, authorities held Velma Robinson Greene, 14, having taken her from her 63 year old husband. Jones Scott Greene, a Kentucky land owner. 12 Years Old Visalia, Cal., Nev. 18— (U.R) — The playmates of 12 year old Georgia Keener said today that she married her 18 year old sweetheart because he had "a swell car with a radio." She gave her dolls to her friends last Sunday ana was married on Monday. The marriage was revealed to authorities today. They had been asked to investigate why Georgia had stopped attending school. Mrs. Robert Keener, her mother,

CIO DELEGATES SELECT LEWIS AS PRESIDENT John L.Lewis Given Great Ovation After Election The Grotto, Pittsburgh, Nov. 18— (UP) —John L. Lewis, son ot an lowa Welsh Coal miner, today was named the first president of the I congress of industrial organ'zations alter a wild 28-mlnute demonstration at the organization’s conveni tion here. Lewis had no opposition. His name was placed in nomination by Philip Murray head of the steel workers organization committee who described him as a “scholar, a fighter, a student and a gentleman.” Before Murray could reach his seat, the convention was thrown into tumult. Noiseniakers had been distributed to the delegates a few moments before and they flashed into action. A Scottish bagpipe band began a parade. Delegates joined them, shreiking. throwing into the air confetti, their hats and anything else they could reach. Lewis sat in the rear of the platform with his wife, who loked on placidly. He smiled broadly and, after the demonstration had continued for 10 minutes, strode to the center of the platform and gave the delegates a military salute. This is the signal for a new outburst and delegates grabbed chairs aind began pounding them on tables. One table collapsed. One delegate carried a sign on his back reading "my last ford” In recognition of the convention's ac- ! tion yesterday in voting to boycott Ford products unless the motor manufacturer bargained coliectivej ly with the ClO’s United Automobile workers of America. A delegate with a short black imitation mustache sought to imitate Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. He gave the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) RAINFALL HERE IS WELCOMED Much Needed Rain Is Experienced In City Over Night Rainfall that started early last night was welcomed on all sides by residents of the city and community. Farmers state dthat the rainfall v as badly needed by dry soil, while city people saw the precipitation as a means ot partly replenishing empty cisterns. Walter S. Gladfelter, local rainfall observer, reported this morning that his instruments recorded a fall of .83 of an inch up to 8 a. m. today. Although the fall during the night was slight, continued drizzles today gave residents hope that the. total fall would be much higher by Saturday morning. Mr. Gladfelter stated that contrary to general belief the total precipitation thus far in 1938 has been greater than during the previous year. The fall this month is considerably behind that of November of last year, he stated. The weather man has predicted “generally fair for Indiana” in his weather forecast for Saturday.

told Sheriff S. B. Sherman that J Georgia was a married woman now — living w’lth her husband, ■ Jack Blue, 18, a high school stu-l 1 dent, at the farm home of his r parents near Bakersfield. The Keeners also are fanners. "They really are in love,” she said. "I hope nothing will hapt pen to break them up." Mrs. Keener told the sheriff that she and her husband, approv- . ing of the marriage, had signed I affidavits attesting Georgia’s age ] as 16, though Georgia will not be I 13 until January. Sheriff Sher- . man aws sympathetic and said he ] couldn’t do anything because Georgia no longer was in his county. In Juvenile Court Los Angeles, Nov. 18 — (U.R) — A child wife of 14 was very angry with her 63-year-old husband today because he hadn't bought (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I

i Germany Orders Ambassador ToUnited States Home; Follows Withdrawal Os U.S. Minister

ELEVATOR MAN HOLDUP VICTIM j LAST EVENING Albert Mauller Os Pleasant Mills Is Slugged And Robbed Two armed thugs slugged and robbed Albert Mauller. 65-yea. - old Pleasant Mills elevator owner at his home in that village Thursday night, escaping with about $25 in cash and S9O in checks. The pair quietly entered the Mauller home, located in lhe rear of the elevator and told him they wanted to buy some milk. Following a minute of conversation one of the pair, described as the larger of the two, stepped from behind the smaller yegg and rammed a gun into the aged man's ribs, warning him not to “try anything.” They led him onto the the darkened porch, and after searching him. took his wallet and a coin purse containing 80 cents. Leading him off the porch, the larger man shoved him back, barked "Now" to his companion, who struck Mauller from the rear. Instantaneously the big man struck him ou the cheek. Mrs. Mauller, who had heard nothing of the disturbance up to this point, came down from upstairs to find her husband. Mauller, apparently, was not seriously hurt and called authorities after recovering from the effects of the slugging. Sheriff Dallas Brown was notified and he in turn called city police to aid in searching the city for a pair answering their description. Mauller was able to give only ' a meager description of the pair this morning when questioned by Sheriff Brown and City Police Officer Roy Chilcote. Link Stolen Car Sheriff Brown and Officer Chilcote stated this morning that they were satisfied the car stolen last ! night from Dee Fryback, of this j city, was linked with the robbery. This suspicion was made even stronger this morning when Mr. Fryback reported that a .32 caliber revolver was taken from the car before it was wrecked southeast of the city. Mr. Mauller was unable to describe the gun used by the bandit pair. Mr. Mauller placed the time of the robbery at 9:30 p. m. Mr. Fryback’s car was stolen about two hours previously. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Everett, operators of the grocery store and post office at Pleasant Mills, located near the elevator, told authorities that a strange man had loafed in their store for some time previous to the robbery. He is believed to be (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O — LIGHTS PLACED INTO SERVICE Four Light Posts In Front Os New High School In Service The four ornamental light posts in front of the new high school building on Jefferson street were placed in service last night. The posts were installed by the electric department of the city plant, free of charge to the school board. The cable and the labor entailed in changing the circuits on Third street and on Jefferson street was donated by the department. The posts placed on Jefferson street were those removed from second street when the new high type posts were erected. The school board hopes in a year or two to purchase a more ornamental type post for all three streets surrounding the beautiful new school building- (! The order for the donation of the posts and cost of installing the circuits was entered today by Mayor A. R. Holthouse, who stated, ::we are going ot finish the job as origin-; illy planned". New sidewalks have been built around the building under a WPA program sponsored by the city. |

Host to Americas ■ ih 7 -- 11 w v '■ ' J* " - it 1Oscar R. Benavides ' President Oscar R. Benavides of ! Peru will be host to the delegates] 3 attending the eighth internation-1 ■' al conference of American states' which begins at Lima, Dec. 9. ] t Secretary of State Cordell Hull heads the U. S. delegation. j BOARD RULING EXPECTED SOON r State Tax Board Believed Likely To Refuse Hospital Addition A ruling from the state tax board on the legal status of the remon- ] strance against the issuing of $33.000 of county bonds toward the cost ] or remodeling the main building and constructing a nurses’ home at . | the Adams County Memorial hospi- , 1 tai is expected the first ot the . week. 11 D. Burdette Custer, attorney for I i the hospital trustees and John Stults, president of the board, returned today from Indianapolis, where they appeared before the. state tax board. ‘ Final action W'as taken by the state board in regards to the names of the 32 persons who signed both the petition and the remonstrance. ' The state board ruled that the j names should be stricken from the I remonstrance and remain on the petition. The opinion was rendered by Omer S. Jacksoti, attorney general, that taxpayers could not sign both instruments . The names could have been removed before the peti- ’ tion was filed, but not after it had been turned over to the county au-: ditor. Mr. Custer stated he believed the hospital bond issue would be thrown out, based on conversation : at the hearing. As he interpreted it, the state board would rule in fa- j vor of the remonstrance which was > circulated by Ed Neuhauscr. The ! latter circulated a counterpart of the remonstrance and contention ] was made that Mr. Neuhauser was , not a property owner. However, he 1 is buying a farm on contract and ft] is believed the state board will hold ■ that he is a property owner. The remonstrance circulated' by Frank Heller, who is not a free-: nolder, was thrown cut at the hear- ] ing here. The 32 names were also deleted. With the addition of the 33 names on the Neuhauser remonstrance, the remonstrators would (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER „■■■ ■— 8:00a.m 62 2:00 p.m 48 10:00 a.m 52 3:00 p.m 46 Noon 51 WEATHER — Cloudy tonight, becoming generally fair Saturday; much coolI er tonight.

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Hitler Orders Dieckhoff Home To Explain Stand Os President Roosevelt On Recent Events. NOT FORMAL BREAK By the United Press Germany replied to the withdrawal of the United States amMMador at Berlin today l»y ordering Ambassador Hans Dieckhoff home to report on the “strange attitude" of President Roosevelt toward Nazi policies. The order meant that both nations would be without an ambassador in the other’s capital for an indefinite period. There was every indication that the two ambassadors would remain at home until there is a definite change in the current American indignation over anti-semitism in Germany and the Nazi indignation over United States interest in internal affairs of the Reich. Relations have not been broken but were considered to lie under a severe strain. From the Washington viewpoint, however, the administration's course is not inconsistent with past policy. Mr. Roosevelt and Secretary Cordell Hull have persistently sought by every public statement to help stem the tide of rule by force and start the revival of democratic government and respect for international law. That they now are less interested I in continuing close relations with I Nazi Germany until there is a ] change tn the extremist trend j there may be suspected from the i routine" diplomatic developments of the last week. Another vital point in American foreign nolicy arose in the Far East where Japan replied to the United States protest against re--1 strictious on foreign trade in China by denying that she was violating the “open door” trade ; policy embodied in the nine-pow-I er treatv that guaranteed China's ■ independence. | Elsewhere: France—Premier Edouard Daladier. facing a mounting rebellion | of labor against his cabinet’s drastic recovery decrees, suffered a set back when his own radical socialist parliamentary group gave him a mere majority vote of support instead of the usual unanimous vote. Daladier's fall or an effort by the premier to rule by decree would not be unexpected in I December after the forthcoming visit of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to Paris. Spain—lnsurgent armies were expected to resume operations against Valencia after having I wiped out loyalist gains on the | Ebro front which endangered their flank. Great Britain —Search, in cooperation with the United States, continued for lands within the British empire that could be used for Jewish settlements under a $150,000,000 plan to raise funds in other nations to finance migration of Jews from Germany. Returns To Berlin Berlin, Nov. 18—(U.R>~Germany I completed a "psychological susi pension" of relations with the i United States today by ordering (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) JUNIORS PLAN ! FOR PROGRAM United Brethren Junior Department To Give Program Sunday The junior department ot the First United Brethren church wilt • present a program at the church Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. “Our Thanksgiving Day” will be the title of the program, under the direction of Ruth Williams, Sunday School superintendent, ■ The complete cast of characters: Pilgrim Boy—Ted Hill. Merry England Girl—Donna Gilpen. Indiana Boy—Jack Fisher. Pilgrim Girl — Martha Sheets. Colonial Boy — Junior Hakey. Colonial Girl — Marry Hodle. Boy Scout — Don Williams. Girl Scout — Joan Bodie. Miss America — Gean Strahm. Christianity Bonnie Roqp. A cordial invitation has been ex- | tended to the general public to at- | tend the event.