Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 277, Decatur, Adams County, 23 November 1938 — Page 1

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LOOKS iraBRO "WHITE Biiksgiving" \dds (MSBcIi I '»r Tomor- ' .sI’J" > Ku “ 11,11 .. I'll lli'lll llli'il K (nol X|l d In- season, rop K£3 midnight last uin|K'S hi i’' 1 "' 1 "W lids mot llillgI, holiday |m i. t® I ■' ' ' 1,1 l1 "’ tife a , ■la. » Thursday I (fall was seemingly the | 1 item for Thursday s ' polis, Nov. 23.—<U.R>~ * tortion of Indiana will | a "white Thanksglv- j | torrow, the weather | ; sported today follow- | spread snowfalls last j ■Ogb falling. The weather lite snow Kmi.: til" day and tomorKr Wild b" partlv cloudy or I KloA rat liras, lIOW.V'-l the melt■Lana it will remain on the f " ! ' Thanksgiving day. i.B| ns predi. ted. S ■ ''■Bwt of Thanksgiving Mil business will lxjHped «ah the exception of a jglia Public buildings will Democrat will mu u " its [annual custom. • ■tarte ■ at the churches in the ■■l and Thanksgiving Day > in ’'’ p afternoon and I jMr.ing [will mark the holiday. Brings Plows ■fe •«■)■■*-fidl last night for the ■it tin’ ilds year brought our St elw snow plows. The city ■pet demo inn nt. under the diRalph mustered its and horses at '■> aninr to clear the walks ml started toward l[pr Wees of employment. Bkr. iDop stated that th’- departslay the job until ■ wall me cleared away. In ift ■' continiies or drifts tim walks, the jHS Thursday B'BP stated Despite tin 1 of the snow, the demade rapid progress in ‘ESS away the walks. 'yttwry..;. ,1 \vp.\ work from throughout the city tok mi Friday after the " - - ■Bery Holds Meet g Bor Poultry Leaders g Hatchery !•_<?!<’ its owners meeting Monat the hatchery rooms. 125 present. Walter »' burner professor of animal at Purduo, was the iprinEj'flß Imhe and Mr. Hedges, who illustrating tne nectoward breeding good ■ Schindler introduced sev poultry specialists. Mu I ■guinbers were furnished by Crozier. Mrs. Ivan Stucky i Ronald. Refreshments ■pERAfUIU READINGS I I W OCRAT THERMOMFTER m. __ 24 2:00 p. m. — 30 ["’■’fa. m. 27 3:00 p. m. —3O WEATHER ■■pstly cloudy tonight and preceded by snow in extreme east portion toniil>t; Slightly colder Thursday southwest portion to-

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Sister, bring on the cranberries, 1 for we're ready to eat! Alice Frost, radio actress, does the carving on this Thanksgiving tui key. NOT GUILTY IS PLEA OF F. AHR Local Man Released Under SI,OOO Bond In Adams Circuit Court Fred C. Ahr, local livestock deal-' er, plead not guilty to a charge of " embezzlement last Wednesday afternoon bht'ore Judge Huber M. DeVoss in Adams circuit court and was released under *I,OOO bond. He had been arrested earlier in the day for allegedly converting ti his own use two horses, property of Lloyd W. Swank . Ahr. in an interview at the Demcrat office, contended that the ‘ charge resulted in a controversy over the purchase of the hotses and denied that he was guilty. — o • Funds For Sewing Project Approved The following telegram was rei ceived today from Washington, D. C. from Ben Stern, secretary to ! United States Senator Frederick Van Nuys: "Decatur Democrat, “Happy to advise presidential apiroval of $4,946 WPA allotment to operate sewing rooms in Decatur. Pleasure for Senator Van Nuys to have been of aid." i A number of ladies have been employed in the sewing project here for some time. They make garmets i for distribution to the families on ! relief, with the townships furnishing the material. o — LUTHERANS TO HOLD SERVICE Special Thanksgiving Service Here Thursday Morning A special Thnaksgiving service will be held at the Zion Lutheran : church in this city Thursday morning, beginning at 10 o’clock, the Rev. Paul W. Schultz, announced ■today. The service will last one hour. This service has been held annually in commemoration of the day. The pastor remarked that "the quickest way for mankind to dry up the fountain of spiritual and temporal blessings is to accept such ! gifts indifferently and in base , inj gratitude.” . “The best and only way, he sal ; “to cause the Lord to continue his uounteous issuance of goodness, peace, prosperity, plenty and happiness is to be believing, acknowledge it most gratefully, and from the depth of the heart and souL I ring Him our praise, thanksgiving and worship.” This is to be the theme of his address. The public is cordially invited to attend.

CHICAGO MART IS CLOSED BY C. 1.0. STRIKE Suspension Os Market Is Temporary Solution To Dispute Bulletin Chicago, Nov. 23 — (U.P) — Directors of the livestock market today appealed to Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace to use his influence on President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins about the strike situation. Chicago, Nov. 23— <U.R> — The spokesman of the Chicago Livestock Exchange — the 350 "middlemen" of the world's largest livestock market —stepped out of an emergency meeting today and announced: “There will be no market today.” He was Charles R. Rice, president of the exchange, and his announcement brought complete paralysis to a market already l crippled by a strike called Monday by the livestock handlers’ union, affiliate of the congress of industrial organizations. The union had permitted the commission men to go into the yards yesterday and clear the large stocks of hogs, cattle and sheep glutting the pens. Today. Rice saiu. there were only a few animals remaining and the exchange voted unanimously to suspend trading over the Thanksgiving holiday. He declined to forecast what action would be taken Friday. O. T. Henkle, president of the stock yard, denied that the company would hire outside help and refused to disclose his plans. It appeared probable exchange officials <pid commission, men would teed, weigh and deliver the stock as they did yesterday under agreement with the union. The union had permitted the trading until 5 p. tn. only to allow clear/CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) STOUTENBERRY RITES, FRIDAY \ Adams County Resident For Half Century Dies it In Bluffton Jay B. Stoutenberry 89, well known Kirkland township veterinarian and farmer, died at 6:30 o’clock this morning in the Wells County hospital at Bluffton after an illness of four weeks. Death was due to complications, including kidney trouble and heart disease. Mr. Stoutenberry was born September 5, 1849, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stoutenberry. He has resided in Adams county for the last 54 years. His marriage to Miss Rachel Jane Shannon, took place June 217, 1877, at Union City. She preceded him in death March 4, 1924. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. A. J. ißeavers, Decatur; Mrs. William Douglas, Union City, and Mrs. Amos K. Stoneburner, Kirkland township, a half-sister Dr Elizabeth Conger. Indianapolis, and a half brother, Paul Q. Stoutenberry, Bluffton, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. The parents, the widow, a half brother and two half sisters preceded him in death. Since the death of his wife he had made his home with his daughter Mrs. Amos K. Stoneburner, in Kirkland township, one half mile south of Hondurus. Funeral services will be held at the Pleasant Dale church in Kirkland township, Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be made at the church cemetery. The minister has not yet been determined. The body will remain at the Jahn Funeral Home in Bluffton until the time of the funeral. —o — Man Escapes Unhurt When Car Overturns William Huffman, of this city, escaped injury about 2 o’clock this morning when the car he was driving turned over at the Pennsylvania railroad crossing on Jefferson street. An auto belonging to Don Waite, of this city, was slightly damaged Monday when the Waite car and another driven by Craven Emschwiller of Bluffton, collided at an Intersection in that city. No one was hurt.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 23, 1938.

* Like To Be In Jail Tomorrow? Here’s The Menu How would you like to spend Thanksgiving Day in jail—at least during meal time? Here is the Thanksgiving dinner menu, which will be served to the inmates of the county jail, as prepared by Mrs. Dallas Brown, the sheriffs wife and a cook of no mean ability: Rabbit, mashed potatoes and gravy, chicken noodles, oyster dressing, bread, butter and coffee, and, of course, the Thanksbiving delicacies—pumpkin pie and cranberries. About the only drawback, as far as the inmates are concerned, is the fact that they couldn't get out to shoot their own rabbits Three inmates are already in line for the tig feast tomorrow. M. DILLING IS LEADER AT 4-H GLOB PROGRAM National Canning Champion Aids In Achievement Program Marjorie Dilling, junior 4-H i club leader and winner of the National 4-H Canning Club Achievement contest for Indiana, acted as chairman of the 1938 4-H club achievement program Tuesday evening, at the Decatur high 1 school. The program was opened by community singing led by Alice Reinking, a junior leader of the Decatur club. Mrs. Helen E. Mann, assistant ■ county agent leader, led a panel discussion on 4-H club activities. She interviewed Stanley Arnold on his experience in club wo.k and in particular his experience at the junior leadership training camp. Hazel Yake gave a discussion on the girls' state fair school ■ of home economics, which she : attended this past season. The next member of the panel i brought into tjie discussion was i Elmer Nussbaum. He told of the development of demonstration ' work as it came within his experience. He also his experiences at the state conservation ' camp. Mrs. Mann drew Arveda Mazei lin into the discussion and her ■ contribution was on her exper--1 ience with girls’ demonstration ’ i work. Franklin Steury told of the development of the calf club i judging team that were so sue--1 cessful this past season. Marjorie I! Dilling gave her experience in winning national honors in her 4-H club work. Mrs Mann summarized the discussion by stating that what these ' junior leaders had accomplished. ’ could be approximated by any --H ’ club boy or girl if they were willing to give the time and effort to ' the work, and that the rewards 1 were well worth the effort. 1 County Agent Archbold spoke i briefly and stated that in his opini ion this was the best 4-H club i year Adams county had ever had, . and this success was largely due to the splendid adult and junior 4-H club leadership that had .been ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o MUNCIE MAN IS L i MURDER VICTIM 1 Police Discount Suicide Victim After Investigation ! Muncie, Ind., Nov. 23. —KU.R) 1 A blood-soaked strata of soil a half inch beneath the ground where the body of Page Cunningham, 54-year old building contractor, was found, j in a corn field west of here, led ' police to believe today had been murdered by robbers who took 1 him to the lonely spot. Police discounted suicide be- • cause a bullet lodged in the head had left a path slanting downward. If he had shot himself, they said, the bullet would have traveled upward or straight through the ’ skull. The body was found Sunday ’ night by two negro hunters who 1 stumbled across it in the dark. ’ Identification was made by a lower plate of false teeth, a battered hip 1 bone, and a fracture of the skull. Cunningham had been missing • from his room at the home of Mrs. s Victor Herrington since August 16. I He often carried large sums of • money with him and police were ■ working on the theory that robi bery was the motive for the slaying.

ALASKA COULD RE JEW HAVEN Ickes Suggests Development Os Alaska By Jewish Refugees Washington, Nov. 23 — (U.PJ — Secretary of Interior Ickes today I suggested the possibility of considering Alaska as a haven for I refugee Jews from Germany or . other European nations. Ickes pointed out Alaska is the only United Stated posses-: sion which has not been fully de- j veloped. He added that he favors doing everything possible to assist refugees. Calais. France, Nov. 23 —<U.R>— Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax, British foreign minister, arrived today' after a stormy crossing of the channel. Paris, Nov. 23 — (U.RJ —France ( computed an anti-war agreement with Nazi Germany today as the ' government of Premier Edouard ' Daiadier fought for its life against the threat of a general strike in the midst of important international developments. The foreign office announced that the text of the agreement would be brief. The three most important points will be: 1. Stabilization of territories wi>h recognition of present frontiers. 2. An agreement to consult in case of disputes rather than a resort to war. 3. A section stipulating that neither nation had any claim against the other. Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet will announce conclusion of the agreement at a meeting nf the foreign press tonight. Berlin. Nov. 23 —(U.R> —The government today levied a fine of 20 per cent on all Jewish propert/ holdings of more than $2,000. It was believed the means whereby the government will collect its $400,600,000 fine on the Jewish community at large. Foreign Jews were exempt. The levy will be exacted from (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 PLAN FOR 1939 GUERNSEY SHOW Peter B. Lehman To Be Member Os General Show Committee John G. Suter, Grant county! Guernsey breeder, will be chairman of the North Eastern Indiana Regional Guernsey show for 1939, which will be help in Upland, Grant county. Peter B. Lehman, of Adams county, was named one of the members of the committee to make arrangements for the show. This year the regional show i was held at Decatur in connection > with the Decatur Free Street Fair ' and Agricultural Show. Other officers of the show will be Forrest Lyons, editor of the Upland Courier, secretary, and members of the planning committee for health requirements: Peter B. Lehman, Decatur; Joe Solm. Gas City, and E. R. Beaty, Huntington county. This committee Is to report at the next meeting of the general committee. Selah Wright, a representative of the Upland Chamber of Commerce, is working with the general committee making plans for the show. Mr. Wright has proposed that in addition to the regular classes, county herds be entered, to be made up of 10 cows, no two of whom shall come from the same herd. It has been proposed, that at the next meeting of the general committee in the Huntington county agent’s office, Friday, January 16, the county representatives submit three names of prospective judges for the consideration of the committee as a whole. q Ex-Convict Murders Former Lover, Self Mt. Vernon, Ind., Nov. 23 —‘CUP)! —A recently-paroled convict from an Illinois prison last night shot and critically wounded Mrs. Hannah Kuhn, 27, his former sweetheart, then killed himself with 3 bullet through the temple. Police said that Elmer Hutchison, 29, Mt. Vernon, went to the Kuhn home, shot Mrs. Kuhn in the face, and when Charles Breeze, 1 garage mechanic, came to the residence to discuss a repair job, committed suicide.

THREE STATES BEGIN SEARCH FORTWOYEGGSI “Gentlemen Bandits” Escape With SIO,OOO From Angola Bank Sheriff Dallas Brown, Commissioner RIH Bell, State Officers Truman Bterie and John Webster were the authorities from this section to be assigned to blockades late Tuesday in the effort to apprehend the Angola bank bandits. The blockades of local authorities, as well as those in other counties were guided through the Indiana state police short wave ' broadcasts. Angola, Ind., Nov. 23. —(U.R)I—P°’ 1 —P°’ lice of three states joined in an I apparently fruitless search for two “gentlemen" bandits who made six persons in the Steuben County State bank quite comfortable late yesterday while waiting for a time lock to open. They escaped with more than SIO,OOO. For 45 minutes the gunmen, armed with a .32 automatic and two six-shooters, placed pillows and tended to the needs of the I four bank employes and two customers whom they had bound with rope and forced to lie on the floor. , Then, as the door of the huge | safe swung open, they quickly plundered it, scooping cash and | bills of $lO denomination or less 1 into green shopping bags. When the “shooping" was done, they fled in an automobile bearing New York license V-7253. Police said the plates were stolen in Indianapolis last week. A few minutes later Miss Georgianna Barr, 23-year-old bookkeeper, squirmed free of her bonds and notified police. Road blockads at the Michigan and Ohio state lines and on all ( main highways leading into Fort ! Wayne immediately were erected by state police, but the robbers were not spotted. A radio alarm was broadcast into Michigan and Ohio and throughout Indiana. Frank G. Gilbert, cashier, gave authorities good descriptions of i the men. Both were about 35 years old, wore dark suits and ’ caps, and one had a light overcoat. One was slim and the other of ■ medium build, with a scar on his face. The gunmen entered the bank at 3:30 p. m„ holding handkerchiefs over their faces and motioning the occupants to the floor. One went to the cage of Royal J. Carpenter, assistant cashier, and thrust a gun at him. “When I saw that cannon staring at me I didn’t have strength to reach up to the burglar alarm,” Carpenter told Ben James, Steuben county sheriff. Carpenter was ordered to set the time lock on the safe so it would open, and after he complied, the bandits tied up their victims. Perry Waite and his son Loren were the only customers in the bank. Carlton Chase, another assistant cashier, also was present. The bank vault was open but no money was in it. The cash was in the safe. The gunmen tookoff Gilbert's (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) KIRKLAND PLAY CAST IS GIVEN “Keep Off The Grass” To Be Given On November 30 The complete cast of characters for "Keep Off the Grass," three act play to be given by the senior class : of the Kirkland high school next : Wednesday night, November 30, was announced today. The play will start at 7:45 o’clock | in the Kirkland high school auditor- ! ium. Admission will be 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults. The cast is as follows: Robert Shelly—Brisbane Skiles. Mrs. Rose Shelly—Miriam Hoffman Joan Shely—Nadine Barger. Eleanor Shelly—Lorene Steffen. Mrs. Jane Robinson — Bernice Cable. Magnolia Washington— Dorothy Mankey. Fred Williston — Dwight Arnold Paul Webster—Robert Presdorf Pebby Burton—lrene Weber. Isabel Walters—lrma Mcßarnes Wanda Hale—Razel Yake. Phillip Hanna—Dewitt Williamson. James Baxter —William Ross. Ralph Chambers — James Fosj nuugh.

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Idaho's new senator-elect, D. , Worth < lark. Democrat, is the former representative, who de- , seated James P Pope in the ( primary. | ( FORGER'STERM IS SUSPENDED t Clifford Burkhart Re- < leased; Pete Isch Is Shown Leniency ________ I I Clifford Burkhart, 22, of near Monroe was given a 2 to 14 year suspended sentence by Judge Huber M. DeVoss in Adaflls circuit , ' court this morning. Burkhart had previously plead guilty to a charge of forgery. He admitted to the court that he had i forged eight checks. He asserted, however, that he had never been in trouble before. Judge DeVoss warned Burkhart that his reappearance in court on any charge would call for the revo- ' cation of the suspension. Ralph “Pete” Isch, who allegedly impersonated an officer and extorted $1 out of a motorist Saturday afternoon was released by the judge after being warned that any misconduct would mean the revocation j of a suspended 1 to 10 year sentence, under which Isch had been on probation, following his conviction on a chicken theft in Februi ary. The charges of impersonation ' were not filed against Isch, and he appeared before the court to show svhy he should not be sentenced 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Automobiles Collide On Second St. Today Cars driven by Robert Odle and Harold Reidenbach collided on : Main street at 12:30 o’clock this- afternoon. The bumper on the Reidenbach auto was broken. No one was hurt. ■ O' 1 Contract Is Let For Class Rings It was announced today that the ontract for the furnishing of the . Decatur High School official junior class rings has been awarded to the Sutton Jewelery store. K. Os P. Will Meet Friday At 7:30 p. m. The regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias lodge Thursday evening will be postponed until Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock because of Thanksgiving. Two important committee reports are to be made Friday night and all members are requested to be present to act on them. — o * Weddings To Mark Thanksgiving Day In Adams County The number of mariage licenses ■ issued today in the offices of County Clerk G. Remy Bierly Indicated that several weddings wtll mark Thanksgiving Day tomorrow. Two couiples. Ralph W. Reed and , Rose Mary Omlor, both of Decatur; Ardon S. Mosser, Geneva and Allens Boze, Geneva, are definitely planning their marriages for that date. Ather licenses were issued today j to Daniel D. Schwartz, Geneva and Katy Schwartz, Berne; Therlo Stemen, Continental, Ohio and Laurabelle Gambrel, Decatur; Leo Loshe, Coldwater, Ohio and Henrietta | Spangler, Decatur.

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS HEARING ABOUT RECOUNT Democratic State Winners Oppose SevenCounty Recount Indianapolis, Nov. 23 — (U.R) — The state supreme court today heard arguments on the petition of all successful Democratic state candidates in the Nov. 8 election for a writ to prohibit Republican candidates from obtaining a vote recount in seven counties. Edward D. Koenetnaun. Evansville. defeated by James M. Tucker, Repunlican, was the only Democratic state candidate not joining in the petition. Respondents In the action are the circuit court judges of Marion. Lake, Vanderburgh. Vigo, Vermillion. Clark and Franklin counties. The petition questions the right of defeated Republicans to ask recounts in specific counties, asserting that “this proceeding does not involve an objection to a contest which would re-examine and recount all of the ballots cast.” The act of 1881 which provides for recounts in counties using paper ballots, does not apply to state offices although the words “any candidate” are used, since there is nothing else in the act which has reference to state offices, the petition said. ' The fact that no machinery is provided which could possibly operate to count all of the ballots in the state, compels the conclusion that there was no legislative intention to have all of the ballots counted, and just as forcefully compels the conclusion that there was no legislative intention that the word ’any’ should be construed as including state candidates or any other than local candidates for whom votes were cast in the territory within the jurisdiction of the court (a circuit court) only,” the petition said. A 1921 statute which provides for recounts in counties using paper ballots and voting machines "is a local and special law and unconstitutional, since it provides for a recount proceeding in certain counties where there is no such proceeding authorized in other counties. The petition was filed only a few hours after the supreme court had Issued a temporary writ prohibiting the seven circuit court judges from conducting or authorizing a recount of the U. S. senatorial race. Action in this suit was brought by Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, Democrat, who was victorious over Raymond E. Willis, Republican, by 5,197 votes. Return date was set for Dec. 5 which means the high court probably will hold a hearing then to determine whether the writ should be made permanent. Attorneys for the Democratic state candidates pointed out that contests in state offices must be settled by the state legislature and asserted that: "Any law which permits an unsuccessful candidate to choose counties where he may have a recount commission, and that makes the conclusion of the commission competent evidence before the legislature without providing for an identical type of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ADVENTSEASON TO BE OBSERVED Zion Reformed Church Plans Series Os Sunday Services The Advent season will be observed In the services at the Zion Reformed church, with a series of Sunday morning sermons based upon prophecies from the Old Testament. The first of the series, having to do with the mission of John the Baptist, will be presented on Sunday morning at the 10 o’clock service. The following ’ three sermons will portrSy the three-fold mission of Jesus Christ, as Prophet, Priest and King. The final sermon will be delivered on Christmas morning. The schedule of services and subjects folows: Sunday, Nov. 27—“ The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness." Sunday, Dec. 4 —“ The Spirit of the Lord Shall Rest Upon Him.'* Sunday, D?c. 11—“ He Shall Save His People From Their Sins.” Sunday, Dec. 18—" And He Shall Reign As King." Sunday, Dec. 25 —“A Saviour, ! Who Is Christ The Lord.”