Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 274, Decatur, Adams County, 19 November 1938 — Page 1

XXVI. No. 274.

■IEKFUSES IfFROPSIfiTION ■flimmoN i»i .—- — ■'’WblTax Board Turns Proposed HosAddition I ':tx <<>inniisdown the apm bnildiUK »f the '” lh, ‘ Ad a tli.' board 'he hospital ■M, p u. Custer, at- . and . the , | building drs ini’ining by County A Tyndall and Mr. n^^H>,... iEj hospital tins . w an-I'’inn- the PWA offer of :S ‘ s l ) '' li,iell that Ek t» the building should be EE'' h >' •b't’uary 1. 1939. it L to appeal the ask for a recount of MB rtffliat in’-s on the retnon,!r®^M"s’’' -■•''••d the PWA ci ■". ... ,| s act iIMB '■' ’ii.. bo il'd upheld the ■BhM by i'l.: i'. . This ■ .! "“Bid t| 744 on the petitions. ■|Bte fernial Old. r. signed by 'Ke b< .ix < oinntissionei s. Bb t.| follows: Bfte' l"”< having carefully ..\idetice presented nßilke .a the attorney Bte pet.•■■!:. "s that if the real —Kfes- ”■ 'd ied by the county if&ro:: th. two petitions circutwo parties who it was not owners of real Kte fhotild be counted as siguthen Bh Mtitte.i that the remonwe : .i, ~ signatures ■Ml'>i . owners than the pethe bond issue. imam having carefully "o' matter, finds that does not provide that the .ila'ing the petitions ■«t B lia Q" 1 a of record of real, ■ate. but must he owners to th” they are liable for the th real estate. This board th’ supreme court of <b t ided that anyone mid estate on contract E •">* b sal possession of E* ff al <'e and being liable E*W’'ixes thereon is the owner EW' date. 11 '!" >he appropriation is by Philip Zoercher, E“ n# » 1 anti (’. a. Ketchum, set - ERE' ? ’' e state board of tax E>tnWFi<iiiers.” BJKospital project was filed, E l *>’ with the PWA and a EnE *“'■was made to the Legal steps were then E iM W J< 1 ' 1 'l l ' 0N PAGE FOUR) ■ - ■■■ * ■> RE ELECTION I EXPENSE LISTS in U ■4"J on al Candidates Expenses Os Fall I Election expense accounts by K,E. es in t,le recent election E'W f ‘ li today in the office of ■ ■ifi'k G. Renty Bierly. Worthman, unopposed &■ filed the largest account E' i^E ic candidate for county ■ * list, having spent S6O in ” ■ < ' a | paign who had expenses: EgE* Elzey, successful ItepubK. 1 <ndidate for mayor of I)eE' lr > 132.90. t’jafruon Aurand. successful) E /K ai > candidate for city clerk B. $13.50. had no expenses: I ' ronister ’ successfui Re ' SB candidate for advisory ■ ITary 8 townshi P■ttau " R i’arrish, successful Dem■PWiiXi <:andidate f °r Washington advisory board. I*'* Borne, successful Dem--1 Ewn«hi candidate f <> r Kirkland ! S* 1 advisory board.

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Executive 1 ' 1 t W ill i < « .WIHeK. ViT * D. W. McMillen, Jr., was elected executive vice-president of the Central Soya Co., Inc. and McMillen Feed Mills. Inc. at the annual meeting of the stockholders. RECOUNT SUITS I BY REPUBLICANS State Candidates File Recount Suits In Seven Counties Indianapolis. Nov. 19. —(U.R) —Recount suits in the Nov. 8 election were filed on a widespread front today, the final day in which the contest petitions may be submitted. Republican state candidates were completing the filing of recount petitions in seven Indiana counties — Marion, Lake, Vanderburgh, Vigo. Vermillion. Franklin and Clark counties. Arch N. Bobbitt. Republican state chairman, said the state candidates would not demand recounts in any other counties. Previously Bobbitt had said the contests likely would be extended to a total of ; 21 counties. These petitions were signed by Raymond E. Willis, G. O. P„ United State senatorial candidate who was defeated by Frederick. Van Nuys. and all the Republican state candidates except Jamse M. Tucker, who won the secretary of state race. In general, the recount petitions declare that investigators have disclosed fraud and corruption in the voting Nov. 8 and in the counting of votes following the election. In addition to these contests, 1 the G. O. P.. also was filing a large number of legislative recount suits in an eort to increase its majority in the house of representatives when the assembly convenes Jan. i 5. The 11 defeated Republican candidates for the house in Marion I county have filed suits, as well as the defeated candidate for joint representative from Marion and Johnson coimtis. Circuit Judge John W. Spencer, Jr., set Dec. 6 for starting the recount ballots in Vanderburg county. Petitions were filed by 12 G. O. P. state candidates. A preliminary hearing will be held Monday before Circuit Judge ' John W. Gerdink at Terre Haute on recount petitions filed in Vigo county circuit court. Judge Geri dink delayed action to determine whether the surety bonds, tiled to insure payment of court costs, were in proper shape. Circuit Judge T. Joseph Sullivan at Gary ordered a recount of Lake county's 100,000 ballot sto be started Dec. 8. He named a recount board of three members to conduct the investigation. In all seven counties, the petitions are being filed by Willis and and the following 11 state candidates: Louis R. Markun, Arthur H. Berndt, Paul C. Wetter. Norman J. Lasher, Arthur Rogers, Edgar M. Blessing, Harry L. Crumpacker, Chancey Duncan, Edgar Durre, Dan C. Flanagan and Fred E. Hines. Winning Democratic candidates besides Van Nuys were: Frank G. Thompson, Joseph M. Robertson, Paul Stump, Floyd I. McMurray, Curtis G. Shake, H. Nathan Swaim, Michael L. Pansier, William Bridwell, A. J. Stevenson, Harvey | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a. m - — 10:00 a. m - 38 11:00 a. 41 WEATHER Generally fair ' n aodth portion, considerable cloudiness in north portion tonight and Sunday; slightly cooler tonight in southeast portion, warmer Sunday in south and extreme east portions.

WILL OBSERVE THANKSGIVING IN THIS CITY Thanksgiving Day To Be Observed In Decatur Thursday Thanksgiving Day will be appropriately commemorated in the city next Thursday with residents of the community joining in the celei bration of the national holiday. The feature observance of the day will be the annual union Protestant Thanksgiving services at I the First Christian church Thurs- , i day morning at 8 o’clock. Rev, Paul Brandyberry, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, will deliver the Thanksgiving Day*sermon. Pastors of other Decatur churches will take part in the ser- ; vice. Suspend Business Business will be generally suspended all over the city with only confectioneries, theaters, restaurants, service stations and a few other stores remianing open. The post office, the bank and public library, as well as public offices will close for the entire ■ day. No edition of the Decatur Daily Democrat will be published on Thursday. Schools in the city and county will close Wednesday afternoon. In most of the schools classes will he discontinued Wednesday morning with Thanksgiving Day programs in the afternoon. Students will not return to classes until the following Monday. Special Thanksgiving Day pro-1 grams at the various churches on (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Q MAKE CHANGES IN OFFICIALS I). W. McMillen, Jr., Advanced To Executive Vice-President At a meeting of the board of directors’ following the recent annual meeting of the stockholders of the ; Central Soya Company, Inc., and McMillen Feed Mills, Inc., D. W. Me! Millen became chairmen of the board and chief executive officer of the companies; Roy Hall, formerly ’ executive vice president, was elected president, and D. W. McMillen. Jr. was elected executive vice-pre-sident. D. W. McMillen stated that these changes were made Tollowing an administrative program started some two years ago when he realized that the rapid growth of the Central Sugar Co., Inc., Central Soya Co., Inc., and the McMillon Feed Mills, Inc., were demanding more administrative supervision Mr. McMillen stated that while he would continue to be the chief exI ecutive officer , the following were elected: Rob’t P. O’Brien, vice-pre-sident of the Central Soya Co., Inc., and McMillen Feed Mills, Inc.; D. J. Bunnell, vice-president of the Central Soya Co.; C. H. Hendrix, vicepresident of McMillen Food Mills, Inc., H. C. Affutt, vice-president of | the Central Soya Co.; S. W. McMillen, secretary-treasurer of the Centray Soya Co. and the McMillen Feed Mills, and E. T. Scheie, assistant secretary-treasurer of the Central Soya Co., and McMillen Feed Mills. DecaturirE. Worker Heads Award Winners Francis Eady, an employee of the Decatur works of the General Eletric company, headed the list of suggestion award winner for the last six week period, company officials announced today. Eady was awarded SSO for suggesting instalatlon of automatic de- ' vices on grinder feeds. — —o I ' —— • Business Women Donate To Fund Included In the $lO,-048 fund for the rebuilding of the Krivk Tyndall tile factory, is $25 donated by the Business and Professional Women’s club. The contribution was sent to Rev. Ralph W. graham, chairman of the publicity committee, with a note that the women were happy to aid the rebuilding, reemployment idea. Rev. Graham stated that although the drive fbr funds was closed, those who wish to donate could do so by sending their contributions to. him or leave them at the First State bank. I

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, November 19,1938.

Assist In Evangelistic Service ■ Wk ns [ F Wk-*, . tLwh. Vbmk. .z ■Ww J wimX’ A 'W ■k 4H hl . w Rev. and Mrs. Harry Richer of Peru, evangelistic singers, will assist in the revival meeting at the First United Brethren church, corner of Ninth and Madison streets, Nov. 21 to Dec. 4. Rev. and j Mrs. Richer are outstanding musicians, and are much in demand in all denominations. Meetings are held every right except Saturday at at 7 P. M. The public Is invited. Messages will be brought from the book of Hebrews by Rev. James A. Weber, the pastor of the church, i

GUNMEN MURDER INVESTIGATOR Dun & Bradstreet Investigator Is Slain In New York New York. Nov. 19 — <U.R> — Police blamed hired gunmen today for the assassination of John F. O'Hara. 26, civic credit investigator for Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. He was slain last night at the ; entrance of his apartment, where he lived with his widowed mother and sister. He had returned only two weeks ago from New Orleans, where he made an investigation of city finances, and on the basis of his investigations there and in several cities, approval of bond issues and other vital municipal transactions were at stake. City investigators delved immediately into his affairs, seeking a clue. He lived quietly, worked hard and had few interests outside his 1 offfte and home. He was known to his associates as a wizard with figures and to his employers as one of the most brilliant calculators in the business. Ruthless and effecient. two killers approached him as he stepped into the tunnel-like entrance leading to the courtyard of the apart- j ' ment building, catrying a news-1 paper and a suit of clothes that he had picked up at the cleaner’s on his way home. Without a word both fired. He tell. They ran to the street, pursued by a policeman who lived in ! the building. They paused to fire two more shots at O’Hara, who lay dving, then sprang into an automobile where two accomplices (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Local Woman’s Sister Dies At Bluffton Mrs. Marion French, 84, sister of Mrs. Abbie Bauman of Decatur, ; died, Friday at the Wells county nospital after a week’s Illness of heart trouble. Other survivors are five sons, one brother and four sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Linn Grove ! Christian church, with burial in the Six Mile cemetery.

Outlook For Indiana Farmer Is Reviewed In Five Articles

(Editor’s Note: This is the last: 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 service, and the U. S. department of agriculture. This deals with a “summary of recommendations for 1939 farm- j ing.”) Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 19 — Before “plowing" into the 1939 agricultural field, Indiana farmers were j ; provided today with a 14-point : "suggestion plow,” sharpened with facts and figures of the present situation and on the outlook, to prepare the seed bed for a prosperous and productive farming year. In brief, the Purdue University agricultural specialists make the following recomendations in their eleventh annual outlook report on Indiana agriculture: 1. A large volume of farm business is more desirable economicalIly than it was a few years ago. I

Spanish Munitions District Is Fired Perpignan. France, Nov. 19 — (UP) —Fire and explosion have partially wrecked the munitions manui facturing district of Barcelona, according to reports reaching the border today. The first destroyed the large loyalist munitions stocks and a chief source of artillery shells, thus weak- : ening the Loyalist defenses in the Catalan zone. The fire broke out Thursday night in factories operated by the armament ministry and rapidly assumed serious proportions. It was finally controlled without loss of life. —o HENRY DEHNER TO HEAD BOARD Union Township Man ReElected Chairman Os County Council Henry Dehner, of Union township. was re-elected chairman of the Adams county council at the j organization meeting in the courthouse this morning. Dean Byerly of Kirkland township was renamed vice-chairman. Both will serve four years. Additional appropriations, ineluding $260 for salaries of councilmen, SSO for historical markers, $93 for health commissioner’s salary and S3OO for county treasurer, were to be passed on today before the board adjourns. Charles Jones, Republican of Blue Creek township; Julius Schultz, Democrat of Washington township and Fred Braun, Demo(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Veteran Newspaperman Dies In Washington Washington. Nov. 19 — (UP) — Robert Dutcher, chief of the Washington bureau of the newspaper enterprise association, died last night of a heart attack. He was found dead in his office about midnight by employes of NEA i He apparently died about 8 p m. Dutcher had been head of NEA’s Washington office for many years. He formerly was associated with i the United Press associations.

I 2. Unless you have done so already, rearranging the farm indebtedness by getting a new long time loan on an amortization plan at an interest rate of five per cent or loss. 3. While refinancing the farm indebtedness, it might be wise to obtain enough funds to make some of those badly needed repairs and improvements on the farm. But, be sure you have a reasonable pros- ’ pect for making the repayments when they come due Building repairs and costs may be lessened through use of native timbers. 4. In making the improvements, take advantage of rural electrification, and if possible, make the house modem by installing a bathroom. 5. Consider the relative advantages of horse and tractor on your > particular farm before deciding in favor of one or the other. 6. Before buying a corn picker or a grain combine be sure you can use them a sufficient number of days each year to make them economical; otherwise it would be better to pay high wages for help 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

FRANCE GRANTS RECOGNITION OF ITALY VICTORY France Formally Recognizes Italian Conquest Os Ethiopia Rome, Noc. 19. — (U.R) — France formally recognized Italy's .con-1 quest of Ethiopia today when Ain- I bassador Andre Francols-Poncet ! presented credentials addressing Victor Emanuel as king of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia. The formalities at the king’s quirinal palace at 10 a. m. ended two years of strained diplomatic relations. During that period, France was not represented by an ambassador to Rome and Italy had no ambassador in Paris. France refused to recognize the king as an emperor also, and by her belated recognition today she followed Great Britain’s lead and removed herself from the fast dwindling list of nations who still refuse to recognize the Ethiopian conquest. The two most important of these are the United States and Soviet Russia. Great Britain preceded France by three days in extending recognition of the empire. Lord Perth, British ambassador, presented his revised credentials Wednesday. The new French ambassador, former envoy to Berlin, rode to the quirinal in a gilded state coach drawn by four handsome steeds. Although the presentation of credentials formally paved the way for resumption of friendship conservations started last spring, it appeared that Italo-French relations would continue frigid. Informed sources said Premier Benito Mussolini was not eager to "(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — • Five Army Fliers Killed In Crash LaGrange, Ala., Nov. 19. —(U.R) Five army flyers were killed and ‘ two others injured in a crash in a dense woods near here. The plane plowed into the forest, cutting off trees and bushes for two miles. Three of the occupants were cremated. One of the men killed was found some distance from the plane. The bodies of the five victims were crushed by the fall. o Two Men Are Fined In City Court Friday Two men weer fined in city court by Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse Friday afternoon. Buck Neuenschwander, of south of the city, was fined $1 and costs and given a sentence of six months at the penal farm for driving while his operator's license was suspended. The sentence was suspended. Norberts Aamos, Mexican, was also fined. Mayor Holthouse fined Ramos $1 and costs when he plead guilty to a charge of public intoxication. Aamos was arrested by City Officer Ed. P. Miller, while Neuenschwander was 'arrested by State Officers Truman Bierie and John j Webster. o LIGHT SERVICE IS DISRUPTED Electric Service Off Briefly After Two Poles Snap Electric service on a city circuit I ! was temporarily disrupted this morning shortly after 8 o’clock when two utility poles on Winchester street snapped off. Members of the city light crew were engaged in cutting away wires when the poles broke off. One of the poles carried a transformer to the ground when it fell but the transformer was not damaged, Martin J. Mylott, city light superintendent, reported. The poles were located on Winchester street near Five Points. No one was on the poles at the time they fell. Homes as far away as North Fifth street, which is included on that circuit, were without lights for a short time. Workmen immediately began replacing the poles and restoring electric service to consumers on the circuit. The repair was completed at an early hour. Chief of Police Sephus Melchi directed traffic around the scene while the fallen posts blockaded j Winchester street.

Germany Alleges Hatred Campaign Is Launched Here

COOPERATE IN SAFETY PLANS Public Officials, Safety Leaders Pledge Cooperation Chicago, Nov. 19 — "We accept the challenge. 'We will keep the fifth man alive!” That is the answer of public officials and safety leaders throughout the country to the appeal of the National Safety Council for a 20 per cent reduction in traffic deaths in November and December. The council's campaign is prompted by the fact that the first nine months of 1938 brought an unbroken reduction of 20 per cent in traffic deaths from the same period last year. If this reduction is maintained the rest of the year, 8,000 lives will be saved and every fifth person doomed to die in traffic will be spared. Cooperating actively with the council in the year-end drive are: the American Legion, the national conservation bureau, the national society for the prevention of blindness, the American Red Cross, the automotTve safety foundation, the Veterans of Foreign Wars the general federation of women's clubs, the Knights of Columbus, B’nai B'rith, fraternal order of Eagles, Knights of Pythias, Optimist International, Thomas H. .MacDonald Chief, U. S. bureau of public roads, and Dr. Edgar DeWitt Jones, president of the federal council of the | churches of Christ in America. From governors, mayors, police chiefs and others in every section of the country have come pledges of increased activity in safety programs already functioning efflcient- , )yThe fact that traffic deaths pile up in November and December because of bad weather, more darkness and the Christmas holiday rush makes the task of bringing the death total down to a level with the other months of a difficult one. Over a five-year period November deaths have been 20 per cent higher and December deaths 30 per cent higher than the monthly average for the year. Public officials and safety leaders, however, believe they can do it. Following are typical comments received by the Council: Mayor George A. Sprague, Dallas, Texas — "November, and December hold no fears for Dallas. With renewed determination to continue our enviable record we will face the last two months of 1938 with all the courage and conviction that any community of 350,000 people can command. Dallas is determined to join other safety conscious communities throughout the country in cutting the nation's death toll at least 20 per cent during November and December.” Governor M. Clifford Townsend, Indiana — “Every public official is aware of th,e fact that few things government can do for its citizens is of any value to them it they aro to meet death in modem traffic. Few programs may be realized in 1938 more worthy of nation-wide acclaim than the National Safety j Council's drive to reduce traffic fatalities by 20 per cent in November and December." Mayor Richard W. Reading, De- i | troit, Mich. — “If 1938 is to be a J banner year for America, every i citizen must redouble his efforts 1 to promote safety on the streets and highways. Detroit is aiming at a far greater reduction than 20 per cent. And, if honest effort on the part of police and citizens alike means anything, we'll attain our goal." Mayor James E. Dunne, Providence, R. I. — "During the recent > disastrous hurricane, our people I showed a remarkable degree that they have become safety conscious. Our goal is to reduce fatalities during the next two months, not 20 per cent, but 50 per cent or more.” | Mayor David H. McClugage, Pe-' oria, 111. — "Because of this year’s record, there is a tendency to become over confident and relax in our traffic safety program. Let us all take part in this national campaign, and renew our efforts for efficient engineering, increased law enforcement, and a strong educational program. We in Peoria are with the National Safety Council one hundred per cent,” Mayor Joseph K. Carson, Jr., Portland, Ore. — “While the City (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) |

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Nazi Press Agency Denies Reported Execution Os Jews; Alleges Campaign Os Hate In U. S. FLAYS PRESS Berlin. Nov. 19—(U.R)-The official German news agency asserted today in a dispatch from New York the “antl-Gt rrnan campaign is beginning to assume those hysterical proportions which only is possible in the United States." "William Green, president of the fedeiatfon of labor,” the dispatch said, "demands in a hatefilled appeal that all affiliated labor unions carry on a five-year boycott of German goods with redoubled energy. "Furthermore a member of the government, Justice Minister Cummings (Attorney General Homer S. Cummings) again' publicly supported the anti-German hate campaign comparing German measures with the persecution of Christians in earlier centuries. "The assertion of the Manchester Guardian, which already has been de> led by German quarters, that over 100 Jews had been executed in German concentration camps, has been extensively picked up by the press, in the course of which, however, for the sake of sensation, the figure of allegedly executed Jews was set at 200. "The German statement of fact that in connection with antisemitic measures in Germany not one Jew lost his life is not published in the American press.” The German press generally analyzed the recall of Ambassador Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff and flayed American imperialisny and American Jews, blaming them for it. In a dispatch under a New York date, the Lokalanzeiger said that lhe “systematically conducted campaign of hatred (in the United States) was attaining proportions which are completely poisoning th<> atmosphere.” “On one hand a campaign is being conducted by the United States press which is under strong Jewish influence. Simultaneously efforts aie continued to promote far-reaching United States armament and their imperialistic aims toward South American states. “While the campaign in the United States press runs the gamut of textual and pictorial armament propaganda, it is continued by responsible representatives of the United States government and high army officers. “Latin America is working in the spirit of Washington’s farreaheing plans. This makes clear that Washington’s aim in this campaign of hatred is to attain United States hegemony on the South American market. “A few weeks before the PanAmerican conference meets in Lima, these obvious efforts have . reached an apex." The Voelklscher Beobachter, iCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O FEW OF TAXES GO DELINQUENT Little Over $6,000 Os November Installment Delinquent Only $6,104.43 of the $204,274.79 of the November Installments of taxes in Adams county went delinquent, according to a compilation of figures made by County Treasurer Jeff Liechty. This is one of the best percentI ages of collections of taxes for an installment in recent years. Taxpayers up until the deadline ! for payment without penalty paid $205,051.13 in taxes, divided as foilows: delinquent: $5,960.84; current $198,170.36, and moratorium, $919.93. I These figures reveal that payi ment on delinquent and moratorium taxes due from previous periods more than equalled the actual amount of the installment due in November. County auditor John W. Tyndall, who just this week received the final approval of the tax rates applicable in Adams county for collection in 1939, Is now beginning : the figures of taxes payable in I 1939. Every effort is being made to have these completed by the close | of this year.