Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1938 — Page 1

L tXXVI. No. 291.

M, FORMER «IN HEAD. I SITING 11, S. Eden Defends ■ Democratic Rights, I Principles fork. l)e< I'* (U.R> KT 1,, who resigned as minister because i' ■ -iif» policy visiting the jK, . on pel ,n *,. .. ■ Great Britain was nt own to &K. ami Mi s. Edell w ill - «Ki tonight they .. \meri< .in iii.o.' li" MSB' ■"■'i "ns m-iioii 'I" WH«l"ii win"" "i.o imrsmi- > . lea.lin ■ tiding HtA* l *"’""' 018 ' Ku the handsome, young public ■Wrars i'"'"' l Quit's K’SL , - ;KS Lei, rm,l of Maryland b" K. flk \ 1 revelm imi 11 - ,|. ino< ratio rights ami ’■ $ < H >d|t Englishman's la. •■ in ■ storms" of world 111 - 'ini not attempt to preStates. Britain he said: "We t). j we are destined in our ■id ait, m our m imrat ion to live Ha [A ,i rgem y ot « hi. h Kn see the end. M' ■ testing .. r long or short st- iJti f; !s t to our faith, cradle <i, - hand on of freedom the that are to come." ■#s t of i onflieting iileoloSi!i; '©t a new form of idolatry. of the state." but he no totalitarian country K) Bal on a question that ■Hb uppermost in his audi■tat Linds. he said “England is to lure others to pull B^W 81 ' 111 ’ 8 from the fire." im said his visit here political significance Hltattjever." the audience roared ■Mlughter. He met that crisis By pßS'ng a moment, then laughm entered the ballroom an d was seated on ■f.J’ls under five American htil five Union Jacks. B< jMyih' wa s Charles R. Hook. ' sid, ni of th" " association. nnroilucing Edem Ho"k toast to "his mum" Th" band play-d ■■Sm- The King." V A L. of the British embassy ■■ropnsed a toast to Presiib nt ■■ arose modestly, but with 'ir.ee, for the speeth tha’ by 300 radio staBsH 111 commended Presidon' |U>" and Secretary of Stum promoling the British trade treaty. | .“Ilrdong." he said, "as so many co in this room, to the ■■generation, a gem-ratimi sometimes referred to as generation." ■H Ba 'd that 20 years after the JHIE' 0 en d war,” we can see we are “from the ■ our hopes ” realities are blunt and iff® National animosities hav, *WP'en exorcised; on the conthey appear to have been I under the banner of ideologies. Nor has the way been made plain . . • MB systems of government, de•JB authority from a totally philosophy, throw out ‘■strident challenge." described democracy as a ON PAGE FIVE) CHRISTMAS SEALS

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GOOD FELLOWS : SHOW MONDAY Variety Show To Benefit Good Fellows Club Monday Night An unusually interesting proI gram has been arranged for the second in the series of variety shows, to be presented at the Catholic school auditorium Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The show,, jointly sponsored by the Delta Theta Tau sorority and i the WPA recreation department, is for the benefit of the Good Fellows club, holiday charity organization sponsored annually by the sorority, and all proceeds from the show will be donated to the Good I Fellows club. , Low admission prices of five and 10 cents will pg>vail at Monday’s show. The final in the series will be presented before Christmas. with those entries adjudged the winners to be presented prizes by the sorority. The complete program for Monday's show, as announced today by George F. Laurent, recreation, supervisor, follows: Opening — Orchestra. Aecordian Solo — Rosemary Kohne. Piano Solo — Marjorie McAlhany. Horn Quartet — Max Johnson, Fred Bierly. Jean Johnson, Peggy McAlhany. Reading — Lois Baughman. Piano Duet — Mildred Geitner, Alice Geimer. Orchestra. Hawaiian Trio — Students ot Grice. Violin Solo — Betty Young. — Accom. — Anne Young. Piano Solo — Phyllis Zimmerman. Sagebrush Ramblers — J. Brite i Family. Recitation — Donna Lou Kortenber. Piano Duet — Darwin Leitz, Marjorie Miller. Comedy Specialty — Lloyd Ahr, Carl Roberts. Aecordian Duet — Catherine i Barber. Ramona Oliver. Vocal Solo — Leo Alberding, Acl companist — Geraldine Heimann. Orchestra. Tap Dance — Dixie Miller. Clarinet and Saxaphone Duet — j Joan Deering, Jane Kleinhenz. Vocal Solo — Don Lobsiger. Saxaphone Trio — Norma Meyers, Patricia Berling. Bonnie Fryback. Piano Solo — Reginald Clifton. Finale — Orchestra. XMAS PARTY ATG.E.DEC.24 Annual Party To Be Held Day Before Christmas At Plant Plans for the annual Christmas .party for the employes of the Decatur General Electric plant, to be I held at the reception building Sat- . urday, December 24. have been comI pleted. it was announced today. J. H. King. Alva Buffenbarger. I Louis Webert, Ray Uetz, Dora Miller, Eileen Wells, William Lindemain and E. W. Lankenau are in charge of the arrangements. The decoration committee is composed of Don Gage, Mildred Acker, Cal Waite, Fern Passwater, Jerome Kellar and Ed Steele. Ray McDougal Ethel Cook, Martha L. Gage, Mary Jane Fritzinger, Mary K. Leonard, Tilman Gehrig and Harold Keller are on the entertainment committee. The Decode club will hold its Christmas party on Monday night, December 19 at the G. E. recreation building. Eileen Dull Is general chairman, and will be assisted by Charlotte Bulter. Leonard Teeple, F ern Passwater, Alvera Vian, Edeen Wells, Lorena Reppert and E sie Brunnegraff. — Italian Police Halt Demonstration Rome Dec. 10.-(U.R>-About 3,000 high school students tried to reach the French embassy today Carabinieri blocked all streets leading to the embassy, drove back X students and finally d.spersed them. Moose Members To Meet Sunday Night Members of the Moose will meet at the home Sunday evening a . to go in abodytc, the home of the late Fred E. Cook, X died B » ddenly FHday after ' noon.

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Abductors of Officer Linked to Bank Holdups

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Seized several hours after they abducted State Highway Corporal Parker W. Powell. 29. near Lebanon. O„ and dumped him out of his own car. two men and two women now are being linked with three bank robberies and a series of

ADDITIONS ARE MADE TO BAND Several New Instruments Are Added To Decatur School Band The Decatur school band has made another step in its rapid progressof the past few years with the addition of several new instruments., Director Albert Sellemeyer revealed today. The new instruments are expected to add color and attractiveness t j the organization as well as erefating a more complete musical pre- ' sentation. Probably most notable of the additions is the bell-lyra or glockenspeil, a musical chiming instrument i which was heard for the first time in public at last night's basketball game. The bell-lyra is played by Irene Brooks. Other new instruments and the players: Oboe, Betty Fuhrman; bassoonfi Marjorie Miller; xylophone, Patricia Edwards; alto clarinet, Margaret Moses; flute, Betty Burke. The Decatur school band, composed of both boy and girl students. is now a 45-piece organization. having grown to that figure from its original 20 pieces. — o — Auto Is Demolished By Train Here Friday Jacob Hess, of Schirmeyer street lost a 1924 Model T Ford, but esciped personal injuries, when his car struck a car being switched on the Erie railroad tracks on Line street late Friday afternoon. Mr. Hess was driving south, but did not observe the train. It was believed that his car could not be repaired. No damage was done to the freight car, although a brakeman reported he feared it was going to turn over. The accident was investigated by Policeman Ed Miller. o Henry Fennig Fatally Hurt When Hit By Auto Henry Fenning, 84, brother ot John Fennig of Bryant and Solomon Fennig of New Corydon, died at the Otis hospital in Celina, Ohio, Friday of injuries sustained when he was struck by an automobile in that city Thursday night. 0 temperature readings DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 30 10:00 a.m 32 9:00a.m 30 11:00 a.m 33 WEATHER Cloudy tonight; Sunday, light rain turning to snow in northwest portion, coldfer in central and west.

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automobile thefts in Ohio and in Nebraska. The four seized are David Cross of Hamilton, Paright; Coy Russell of Houston, Tex., center; Marie Day of Greenup. Ky„ center, and Norma Hayes of Ashland. Ky., left.

King’s Brother Suffers From Eye Inflammation London, Dec. 10. — (U.R) — The Duke of Kent, bother of King George, is suffering from inflammation of the eye and must wear an eye shade for several days, it was announced today. The duke has just returned from Oslo where he attended the funeral of Queen Maud of Norway. DISTRIBUTION IS BEING MADE Closed Berne Association Making Payment Os 70 Per Cent A distribution of $10,650.49, representing 70 per cent, was being made today at Berne by the Berne Savings & Loan association, now defunct. Approximately 125 checks were to be distributed today by E. J. Stengel, liquidating agent of the association. The total stock of the association amounts to $15,200. The association was first organized in 1922. The company was declared defunct when the national bank recovery act became effective. Liquidation of the association was started in November of 1937. The distribution today was expected to aid materially in boosting holiday purchasing power.

Help The Kiddies Os Decatur, Join The Good Fellows Club

Two weeks from tonight is Christmas Eve. Wil! some Decatur kiddie go to bed two weeks from tonight tearful, unhappy, because YOU forgot him’ Only through the help of the Good Fellows club of this city are the less fortunate children of Decatur remembered on Christmas, the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Good Fellows club, sponsored and actively conducted by the Delta Theta Tau sorority, is the only organized group aiding the needy of Decatur at Christmas time. Organizations and individuals of Decatur have responded nobly in past j ears to the Good Fellows, resulting in carrying good cheer and happiness into many homes in this 3ity, which otherwise would be cheerless and saddened on this most glorious day of the year. Every cent contributed to the Good Fellows is carefully and wisely expended to spread the holiday spirit of happiness and good wilt among those less fortunate of our community. This year, with general conditions not so favorable as in past years, tiw Good Fellows need'

OFFICIALS HOLD I FINAL SESSION County, Township Officials To Adopt Resolutions Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 10 —(UP) —Delegates to the annual convention of the Indiana couity and township officials' association met today in final sessions to adopt a set of resolutions which included one to remove rural teachers from provisions of the teacher tenure law. The townhip trustees organization was to elect officers, also, but the parent organization decided to postpone election of its officers until after Jan. 1. The teacher tenure resolution to be presented for ratification declared that: “We believe that rural teachers should be employed for ability so • long as they remain efficient and that teachers tenure is not conducive to the maintenance of our rural : schools, and that, under tenure, there is a tendency to avoid adi vancement through study and application.” This resolution was watched with i interest because the trustee association has been one of the leading groups in opposition to the tenure law. This act was expected to (CONTTNUE7D ON PAGE THREE)

YOUR help more than ever before. Every home is investigated carcfu'ly, with the most urgent needs of each family the uppermost consideration in the minds of the Good Fellows club members who conduct the investigation and distribute the Christmas cheer on Christmas Eve. two weeks from tonight. Contributions may be sent by mail to the Good Felolws club, or placed in boxes which have been; located :n prominent places in this city. As another means of contributing to this club of good cheer,' attend the special home talent presentation at the Catholic high scliool auditorium Monday evening at 8 o’clock. Some of Deca-' tur and Adams county’s finest talent will appear on the program, and every cent taken in at the door will go directly to the Good Fellows club. The admission price is only five and 10 cents. Be a Good Fellow, take your family to the show. Remember, YOU are helping Decatur’s less fortunate, and at the same time spending an evening watching and hearing clean, high class entertainment.

BANKER TRIAL IS ADJOURNED OVER WEEKEND » Resume Trial In Winchester Company Collapse Monday Indianapolis, Dec. 10 - (U.RD — The trial of five persons on a federal indictment charging a sl,200,000 mall fraud conspiracy in connectici with the collapse of the Continental Credit Corporation of Winchester was adjourned prosecution’s case only haif-eom-for the week-end today with the pleted. During the first week of the trial 58 witnesses, almost all of them bankers who had dealings with Continental and several companies which the government says Continental controlled, testified. District Attorney Vai 3Jolan said that another week will be required to complete his ease. On trial are: John W. Moore, Sr., president of Continental; John W. Moore, Jr„ secretarytreasurer of Continental and vicepresident of the Indiana Warehouse ctrporation; Russell E. Wise, Union City lawyer and attorney f< r Continental; Kenneth P. Kimball, president of the KimMurph company of Lansing. Mich., and Rai) h S, Phillips of Toledo, O„ treasurer of the Mineral Felt company. Two other companies are implicated in the alleged conspiracy. They art the Lang Industries. Inc. of Muncie, whose officers have pleaded guilty to their indictment, and the Erhart Leaf Tobacco company of Versailles. O. The two who pletded guilty are Hiram H. Brown, vice-president, and W Harry Eikenberry, treasurer of Lang Industries. Mrs. Anna Louise Trent, daughter of Moore, Sr., and an officer of Continental, also is under indictment but is not on trial because of poor health. The federal government's case rests on testimony of the nurner- ■ mis bankers who held duplicate and allegedly false warehouse re- : c°ipts for collateral on promissory notes of Continental. The receipts covered (ommodities supposed to have been stored in the other companies named which Continental doinainted. The bankers have placed in evidence letters received from Continental as the government at(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O G. 0. P. LEADER HURLS CHARGES Bobbitt Says Evidence Os Fraud In Election Found Indianapolis, Dec. 10. — <U.R)‘ — Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican state chairman, disclosed today that investigators for the party's state committee have discovered evidence of fraud in the November election which may be used in election contests against victorious Democratic candidates. This evidence will be epnsidered at a conference next week attend- : ed by Bobbitt. Raymond E. Willis, i defeated G. O. P. nominee for U. | S. senator; Noel C. Neal, Willis' campaign manager, and probably other high-ranking Republicans. Bobbitt refused to discuss the vote fraud evidence in detail pending an analysis of it and was unable to assert whether there was : a general Democratic plot to defeat the Republicans or whether the fraud was confined to the pari tisan enthusiasm of a few precinct workers. The G. O. P. state chairman said that the state committee’s private inquiry thus far has been confined to the seven counties In which the Republicans are demanding a rei (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Regular Legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of Adams post number 43 of the American : Legion will be held at the Legion home, First and Madison streets, Mondi.y evening at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to be present. o -. Attends Meeting Os Supervisors Mrs. Nellie Myers, local WPA supervisor, returned Friday evening from Fort Wayne, where she attended the sessions of a fourday convention of WPA supervisors. More than half a hundred project leaders attended.

Warning Is Issued Against Shoplifter Local authorities today Issued warning to merchants against a woman shoplifter who has been active in other cities in tills district. The woman is known us Mrs. Oscar (May) Miller, aged 42 or 43. about five feet, five Inches tall, weighing 125-130 pounds. She has dark brown hair, streaked with gray, usually wears a home made knit cap. FRED E COOK DIES SUDDENLY Decatur Log Hauler Dies Os Heart Attack Friday Afternoon Fred E. Cook, 43, local log hauler, fell dead in the cab of his truck Friday afternoon about 2 o'clock, just after he had driven his truck into a Grant county woods, preparatory to securing a load of logs for return to this city. Coroner Asher D. HuTf of Grant county, who was called to the woods, located southwest of Hartford City, stated that death was caused by a heart attack. The coroner sated that when he arrived, Cook's body was lying partly out of the truck cab. his feet in the truck and his head on the ground. He stated that several workmen said Cook first opened the cab door and then fell over. Depnty Sheriffs John Gainly and Wait Kitnbourg also investigated. Jesse Williams, a brother-in-law of the deceased, was among the workmen in the woods. The deceased, who was engaged in hauling logs for the Adams County Lumber company in this city, was returning trom Decatur after a load when he was stricki en. The body was brought to the Gillig & Doan funeral parlors in this city. The deceased was born in Adams county February 1, 1895 the son ot Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cook. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., Moose and Maccabee lodges • and of the Church of God. For eight years he was employed by W. P. Robinson in a lumber mill and he served two years in <lie employe of the Adams County Lumber company. Surviving, besides the widow', Fannie Williams-Cook, are an adopted son. Lewis: three brothers, John. Samuel, and Floyd; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie McCrory and Mrs. Pearl Keller, all of Decatur. Two brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and 2 o’clock at the Church of God. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The Rev. Glen Marshall, pastor of the Church of God, will officiate. The body will be returned to the home this afternoon from the Gillig & Doan funeral parlors and may be viewed there until time for tlie funeral. o Portland Man Is Killed By Train Portland. Ind., Dec. 10 —(Special) i —Herschel Champ, 48. Portland filling station operator, was killed in- ■ stantly at 8:30 o’clock Friday night when his auto was struck by a Pennsylvania freight train at the Meridian street crossing here. Surviving are the widow; the mother, one brother and one sister. Funeral services will be held at Williamson funeral home here at 2 p. m. Monday. o Brownstown Man Is Named Deputy Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10 —(UP) —Joseph N. Rbbertson, newly-elect-ed state treasurer, today announced the appointment of Dr. E. N. Kestner of Brownstown as his chief deputy. Robertson is scheduled to take office in February. Kestner, a veterinarian, has been cashier of the Citizens State Bank of Ewing for 16 years. He was trustee of Brownstown township for ight years and president ot the Brownstown school board for two j ears. -O Shortage Found In Trustee’s Accounts Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 10—(UP) -The state board of accounts today reported a shortage of 5477.50 in the accounts of Pearl Miller, trustee of Pierson township, Vigo county. William P. Cosgrove, chief examiner for the board, mailed the report to prosecutor Leonard P, Kincade of Vigo county.

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CLASHBETWEEN RUSSIA. JAPAN IS THREATENED .Japan Alleges Russia Expels Japanese Oil Workers Tokyo, Dec. 10. — (U.R) — The Domei news agency reported today that supplementary budget estimates which army and navy leaders are compiling might amount to 6,000.000.000 yen (31,634,400,000) “because of the necessity of preparing against simultaneous hostilities with China and the Soviet Union." Coincidently the government created the new post of inspector general of military aviation, named Lieut.-Gen. Hiked! Tojo, vice war minister, as the inspector, and announced that it Intended to pay Increasing attention to aviation. Relations with Russia took another turn for the worse as the foreign office made it known that a clash was threatened in the Russian end of Sahalin Island where, it was alleged, Russia was trying to expel Japanese oil workers. As regards the fisheries dispute, officials asserted that Japan intended to continue fishing off the Siberian coast even if Russian leases were not renewed and that fishing ships would be protected by an armed patrol if necessary. Both the oil and fishing questions are of tremendous importanceto Japan. It was made known that the government had protested to Russia against what It held seemed a cystematic effort to cripple Japanese oil fields In the Russian end of Sakhalin Island, which lies oft the Siberian coast at the north end of the Japanese archipelago. Russia forcible expelled 55 Japanese workmen from the fields Nov. 30. it was asserted. Now. it was added, the Russians were trying to expel another 67 Japanese workers. The workers refused to leave, foreign office sources said, and a clash was feared. The foreign office holds that the alleged Russian tactics amount to a repudiation of the treaty of 1925 giving oil concessions to Japan in the Russian half of the island. There was a deadlock in negotiations for renewal of the leases granted to Japanese fishermen to fish off the Siberian coast. Russia has refused to continue negotiations until Japan makes good a payment, defaulted by the government of Manchugtio. for purchase of Russia’s interest in the Chinese Eastern railroad. Newspapers predicted today that because of the aggravated international situation it would be necessary to raise additional revenues of 200,000,000 yen ($54,480,000) by taxation and that heavy industry would pay most of the new imposts. Christen Funeral Services Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Dick Christen, former Decatur resident, who died Friday in Fort Wayne, w’ll be held Tuesday morning at 3 o’clock at the St. Partrick's church in that city. The body will be kept at the Mungovan funeral home until time for the funeial. Danielson Leads In Vote Recount Laporte, Ind., Dec. 10 — (U.R) —■ Walter F. Danielson, successful ‘ Republican candidate for the state house of representatives, led his Democratic rival, Martin T. Krueger, by 36 votes today in a recount of ballots in the November election. Nine of Laporte county's 56 prejincts remain to be counted. They nrobably will be completed by Wednesday, the recount board stated. Danielson lained one vote in the recheck of voting machines ! but has lost 13 in the paper ballot precincts. Buys Health Bond

and Professional voted purchase of a $5 health bond, W. Guy Brown, chairman of the Christmas Seal drive, announced today. Proceeds from the health bond fund are used to aid in the fight against tuberculosis and to provide milk for unde r nourished children.

The Business CHRISTMAS SEALS I < ' Iw/-Minis Help to Protect Your Home from Tubtrcufoih I