Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1938 — Page 1

XXXVI. No. 301.

itIDE NOTE MOTHERS HIE INNOCENT . Musica “Suicide iote - \hsolves Brothers Os Blame i, York. Dec. 22 — (U.R> L a |(j Coster-Musica, in a letter" made public toConflated his brothers of in ">»' McKesson * tos swindle and asserted that Gueits had been lost in his tjoll of the mysterious crude iJepartnient because the huge listed as assets of that de uit had merely been false y which he put on the books I letter, made public by SamPich, attorney for the Musichawed that the condition of Um was due to “the bankers, (cs. auditors. appraisers ami (prtent high-salaried executing he declared, were ng McKesson & Robbins „ said that the coinpan' It have been in receivership He time of the Wall Street lin 1929, a year after he had bolted it. The statement | that 'all of a sudden" some bny officials got "cold feet" jsarted “a secret investigation bw their own steps" and to »Co.'ler their dupe. k letter said that no illegal tag of narcotics o- alcohol krdred. o ilding Steam Is Used On Armed Thug >r Albany. Ind.. Dec. 22. —<U.R' i engineer and tireman on a iffli railway engine last night I a jet of scalding steam to e off a negro who jumped into tab and menaced them with it negro climbed into the cab pointed a .45 caliber revolver Engineer A. J. Summers and cn C. D. Day. Before the o could speak, Day grabbed a Mean: hose and sent a burst aiding steam at him. he negro fled to the tender. 1 where he was removed by Hand City olice. No charge I placed against him, but he 1 ordered out of town. - o BIH CLAIMS BERNE NATIVE rs. Katherine Burry, 72, Expires At Ft Wayne Home Wednesday h. Katherine Burry, 72, a native &rne, died late Wednesday at home of a daughter. Mrs. Cora ®el in Fort Wayne. I'eath was ibuted to a heart ailment. bdeceased was a charts! mem- & the Crescent Avenue EvangeStarch there. trvivors include the daughter, ■ Rummel; a son, Edison of Fort IM; three brothers, Emil, Fred Henry, all of Berne; three ers - Mrs. Mary Liechty, Mrs. •beth Habegegr and Mrs. Lena all of Berne; six grandchildhid one great grandchild, uneral services will be held FriAfternoon at 1 o’clock at the Comb & Sons funeral home in 'Wayne and 2:30 in the First monite church in Berne. Burial ta made in the M. R. E. cemc'war Berne. ~~ ’finer Decatur Man Is To Be Tried Here tot A. Ben, of Fort Wayne, forof this city, is to be tried e °n a charge of reckless drivState Policeman Russell Prior ,lf d today. t * 11 was arrested by Officer Prior federal road 27 in Monmouth, * th of this city. The arresting ol- *’ stated that charges would pro- ■’ be filed in justice of peace ■ wßh*- * ss ■ - If i H ■I hv CHRISTMAS SEALS

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Special Rates For Fong Distance Calls Through an error, an advertisement of the Citizens Telephone company stated special reduced night and Sunday long distance nites would be In effect from Saturday December 24 at 9 p. m. until Tuesday. December 27. at 4:3(1 a. m. The time should have been December 24 at 7 ip. m. until Tuesday, December 27, at 4:30 a. m. These rates will be in effect on any long distance call in the United stales. Similar special rates and and times will apply to the New Year holiday. LIQUOR STUDY GROUP MEETS New State Liquor Law Study Commission Plans Hearing Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 22—(UP) —Gov. M. Clifford Townsend today told his new liuor law study commission “not to pull your punches because I’m the governor of the majority party that has been in charge of the administration of the liquor law." But at the same time, the govi ernor warned the commission to confine itself to a scrutiny of the existing law, the licensing system, its administration and enforcement and not to stray into questions of policy on liquor Itself. The commission will conduct public hearings open to the press and representatives of groups interested in the liquor law issue. Townsend asked the commission for a preliminary report in two weeks so he may refer to it in his message to the legislature opening Jan. 5. and he also requested that a final report be submitted to him by Jan. 10 for transmission to the legislature. .Members of the liquor study commission are William H. Settle of petroleum, former president of the Indiana farm bureau: Rabb: hlias Charry of Indianapolis; Jesse Murden of Peru, former member of the state highway commiaaumr ITeaaly ?kies. director of Indiana university’s bureau of governmental research, and William H. Treadway of Spencer, former member of the legislature and secretary of the state commission on interstate cooperation. The commission organized itselt after the conference with 'he governor and chose Settle as chairman and Skies as secretary. Townsend gave the commission members a lengthy dessertation on the liquor issue, observing that except for religion there is no more Icontroversial a subject. All types of liquor experiments have been tried from “ultra-liberal to prohibition, I the governor said. The governor said that he e licved that after repeal or proht- ' S most people favored s r!ct control of the liquor traffic withji (CONTINUED ON~PAGE TWO) Nations Seek To Prevent Deadlock l Lima, Peru. Dec. 22—(1 , Presidents of Argentina. Brazil and Uraguay were reported today to i S entered into an our . declaration ’ ' n L d ,: ™J“ I —o LIST VACATION SCHOOL PLANS i Rural Schools Resume Classes January 2, City On Third J Th t e JSmstS’elassesonMom' ■ d° U, lanuarv 2, following the Christday, January g striker, counma9 vacatioi, • sc h O ols, an1 t y superintendent of nounced today- (n not The Cit Lil the Xing day, re-open until Walter Jhas announced. reßum . The r d ela i sser following the vacates O s classes New Yearg t| O n was made comm emoratD ay will be offlt ' a ‘‘ y Krick stated, ed on Monday- - ■ d coun . An schools both city as .

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ANGOLA ROBBER SUSPECT HELD IN NEW YORK Lawrence Hale To Be Returned To Fort Wayne On Charge Fort Wayne. Dec. 22 — <U.R> — 1 Lawrence (Larry) Hale, 34, of Fort Wayne, who is being held by G-men in Buffalo, N. Y. in connection with the 111.000 robbery of the Steuben county bank at Angola Nov. 22, will be returned here as soon as possible, U. S. District Attorney James R. Flemming said today. Flemming indicated he would call a session of the grand jury to investigate charges “as soon as ' Judge Thomas W. Slick comes to ( Fort Wayne to open court," prob- ; ably around January 10. Hale was arrested here about a month ago, police said, on the charge of possessing counterfeit-1 ing molds. He readily admitted i the charges but told officers that, he was using the dies to make slot machine slugs. He said he; found them unsatisfactory after ,• repeated experiments and Intend-; ed to destroy them. Charges i against him were dropped in city ; court before federal agents enter-1 ed the case. Hale’s arrest was part of a drive , that netted two other men. One i was released by federal court In 1 South Bind and the other. Frank Seldat. was returned to a federal ' prison as a parole violator. Po- j lice said they believed no spur-1 ious coins were circulated. Federal authorities indicated 1 the searen for Hale in connection with the Angola bank was begun right after the holdup. During the robbery, two men made six bank employes comfortable while they waited 40 minutes for a time vault to open. They were believed to have escaped in a car driven by a third person. U. S. Commissioner William D. Remmel issued the warrant for Hale’s arrest on Nov. 30. Hale was first suspected because he suddenly disappeared from his usual haunts, police said. NAZABENE XMAS EVENT LISTED Annual Christmas Program To Be Given Friday Evening At 7:30 The annual Christmas program of the Church of the Nazarene to be given Friday night at 7:30 o’clock at the church was announced today by the pastor. The complete program follows: Recitation. "Welcome” —Dixie Hlk Exercise, What we can do for Jesus —Primary class. Song. Tis Christmas — Group of small children. Recitation, The Reason — Betty Brodbeck. Exercise, What little children can do—Four small girls. Recitation, Christmas Joys — Lee Johnson. Duet, Joy came to Mary — Connie and Dixie Hill. Recitation. The best birthday - Ralph Sells. Exercise. Christmas star, -b jun ior girls. _ , , T Recitation, Dolly Marie-Ruby Harshman. Recitation, Joy for every moi ningEugene Call Exercise, Light after darkness Eight junior girls. Recitation, To welcome Jesus Bobby Call Patriotic Exercise— Nine boys. Recitation, The Smile System - Rose E. Roebuck. i£i r X Mary ’ s son - Fran ‘ ce9 Exercise, The Christmas MessageThree young ladies. Recitation, I Wonder— Gladys Death Song. Crown Him King-Group o. Redtation. The Christmas-Mabie ReSon, Lest. We Forget-Artina Cable. ~ Baptist Church To Present Cantata The First Baptist Church will present a Christmas contata. "Star o the Christ-Child,” by Edward W. tne F<Hth S Toilotson. Norman and Edith »- Sunday evening at 5 P- M. ’ll! e ho lr is under the direction of Mrs. c E Bell, with Mrs. Max Boxe.l accompanying at the organ. The public is invited to attend.

Decatur, Indiana, Thurs day, December 22, 1938.

Are On School Program Tonight K I 2, Rev. Prugh ' R. Earl Peters The Rev. C. M. Prugh will deliver the Invocation at the dedication of the new Decatur Junior-Senior high school this evening. R. Earl Peters, state administrator of FHA. and tormet* Decatur man. is to be one of the speakers.

PRESBYTERIANS PLAN PROGRAM J Local Church Sunday School To Give Pro- ■ t gram Here Friday ( The Christmas program to be given by the Presbyterian Sunday School Friday evening, at 7:00 o'clock was announced today. The program follows: Part 1. Song—lt Came Upon a Midnight Clear—Congregation. Invocation—Rev. George Walton. Recitation—The Spirit of Christ-mas-Delores Gerig. Recitation —Old Kris Kringle’s Coming—Paul Morgan. Recitation — Merry ChristmasDonald Blackburn. Recitation—Just Suppose—James Cowens. Solo—Alice Langston. Recitation—Confused in Church —James Hart. Recitation —A Stocking Substl- '■ t ate—Roger Blackburn. Recitation— Kay Runyon. Recitation—A Present for Santa —Georgann Walton. Recitation — Little Bobbie and Santa Claus—Ellen Hart. Music—A guitar solo — Herman Andress. Recitation—What You Goin’ to Buy?—Clifton Hart. Music — A medley — Rose Marie Stanley. Recitation—Dianna Linn. An exercise by Donald McLean, Robert Haley, Roberta Hahn, Herman Andress, David McLean, Ellen Hart, Jack Weldy and James Hart. The Birthday Party, by a class of Junior girls and their teacher. Characters: Mrs. Bennett— Kathryn Affolder. Helen Bennett—Rosamond Gra- ’ ham. Vivian—Marie Morgan. Margaret—lrene Andress. Ruth—Delores Gerig. Elaine —Anna Friedley. Janet—Maxine Haley. Hazel—Bernice Morgan. S on g—" Santa’s Coming” — Juniors: Collen McConnell, Ruth Mor(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) j ——o —■ — NINE MASSES ON XMAS DAY Nine Masses Will Be Said At St. Mary’s Church Christmas Nine masses will be salt! at St. Mary’s Catholic church Christmas morning. The first mass will be at i o’clock. It will be a high mass and Rev. Father Joseph J. Seimetz, pas- ' tor, will be the celebrant. Other masses will be said during the morning following the Christmas high mass, the last mars being at 9:45, which also will be a high i mass. _ Each priest will read three ' masses on Christmas day. Besides Father Seimetz, Rev. Father Alvin w ill say three and the assistant who will be here to assist in the Christmas services will say a like, , number. | The young men’s choir will sing ■ at the 5 o’clock high mass. As is ’ the custom the south altar will be . decorated with the manager and , crib and an image of the uew born i Christ. The congregation will receive I Holy Communion on Christmas and i hearing of confessions started this | j afternoon. 1

Table Model Radio Stolen Last Night A thief or thieves broke into the Mrs. Ellen Nussbaum residence at Berne last night and stole a table model radio. The thieves also ransacked the dining room of the home, but found only about $1 in cash. Entrance to the home was gained through a kitchen window. The radio was placed nearby. The radio was owned by a Berne dealer and had been placed tn the home on demonstration. DEDICATE NEW HIGH TONIGHT AH Plans Completed For Dedication Os New Decatur High School -Ml plans have, been completed for the dedicatory iprogram of the new quarter-million dollar junior-sen-ior high school here tonight.* The program will open at 8 o'I clock in the auditorium — gymnasium of the school. Feature addresses on the program will be givi en by Floyd I. McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction and May<# Arthur R. Holthouse of Decatur. Ira B. Fuhrman, president of the city board of education, will deliver tne address of welcome. R. Earl Peters, state administrator of the federal housing administration, will also speak. Addresses by Principal W. Guy Brown and Superintendent Walter J. Krick will complete the speaking iprogram. The Decatur high school glee clubs and band will furnish the musical program. The program is planned for one hour’s duration and will be followed by a tour of the building, with members of the faculty and students acting as guides. Approximately 600 chairs have 'been placed on the gymnasium floor to accomodate visitors at the I dedication services. More than 1,200 ttaudium seats are also available. The entire program will be presented from the stage of the auditourium through the facilities of the new structure’s public address sysThe program will be opened with the Rev. Charles M. Prugh, pastor of the Zion Reformed church, delivering the invocation. The general public is cordially in- ! vited to attend the services Ample seating capacity has been assured by school leaders. The iprogram is under the direction of Walter J. Krick, cltv school suoerintendent. Bowers Infant Dies Today Os Pneumonia Samuel Edward Bowers infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowers of near Berne, died this morn- | ing afte rseveral days’ illness of pneumonia. Surviving, besides the parents, are four brothers and sisters. The cnlld was born October 19, 1938. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Apple Grove church and burial will be in the M. R. E. cemetery. —o TEMPERATURE READINGS democrat THERMOMETER 8:00 a.m 24 2:00 p.m 28 10:00 a.m 24 3:00 p.m 27 Noon 28 WEATHER I - Snow, sleet or rain tonight and Friday; not so cold tonight | somewhat warmer Friday.

OUTLINE MADE i OF WPA PLANS FOB NEXT YEAR Estimates For City Delivered To District Supervisor Today The preliminary estimates for WPA projects, including a tentative outline for a storm sewer in i Decatur, prepared by Engineer ( Ralph Roop and Eldo Black, WPA engineer, were turned over to A. I E. Quackenbush, area supervisor of the WPA, by Mayor A. R. Holt- j house today. The projects will be submitted , to the new city administration next year for consideration and determination. Final breakdown of costs and listing of projects which would continue the WPA program in the city were not made. Mayor Holthouse, who ordered the estimates prepared, stated that the city would have to work out the financing of the sewer and street projects and that it was a matter to be decided "by the incoming administration. Mr. Black and Mr. Roop prepared tentative breakdowns on the sewer, street, alley, sidewalk and curb projects, totaling more than $159,000, for laber and materials. The largest project listed was for a storm sewer to be build in Madison street, east of Thirteenth street to the St. Mary’s river, with j laterals running north and south between Jackson and Adams street. All storm water in the above described district would drain into the proposed storm sew--1 er. The estimates prepared listed $25,270.79 for materials, $87,736.06 for labor and supervision; $1,380 for equipment, a total of $114,386.85. The city’s financing of its stare of the cost for materials, is a matter for -determination of the new council. The proposed sewet* is estimated at 5,220 feet long and 21,700 line feet of laterals. Other projects which preliminary estimates and all-wady mxis. including 5,000 lineal feet of concrete sidewalk, five feet wide. Six thousand lineal feet of concrete i curbs. Relaying 3,112 square yards of brick pavement on Adams street, estimate $5,012.48. Relaying 1,800 square yards of brick pavement on Cort street, ! estimate, $2,881.55. Black topping Madison street from Eighth street to Sixteenth street, estimate, $7,106.20. Relaying brick pavement on Madison stret, between First and. Seventh street, estimate, sll,754.83. Alley improvements, providing the property owners would help pay for the materials, include: < Alley between Fourth and Fifth street, running from Monroe to Jackson street, estimate, $737.10. Alley between First and Second streets, running from Adams to j Jefferson streets estimate, $8747.60 Alley between Monroe and Jackson streets, running from Fifth ! street to Third street, estimate, $959.76. Alley between Adams and Jefferson streets, running from Fourth '.street to First street, estimate, ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — -OMAIL RUSH AT POST OFFICE Postal Authorities Expect Larger Business Than Last Year The Decatur post office is ext periencing the usual heavy Christ- . mas mail and parcel post rush, Mrs. Lola P. Macklin, acting postE master, stated today. Indications point to a larger busines than last year, postal author- ’ ities here stated today. A checkup revealed that Monday’s business exceeded by about S2OO the largest day's business of ’ last year and was one of the largest day's in recent years. Carrel H. Cole, assistant postmaster, stati ed. . ~ The incoming mail is appreciably heavier than last year, he stated. Whether or not the office will remain open later than usual on Saturday 'depends upon the continuance of heavy business, he stated. Mrs. Macklin stated that all "gift" packages that are received in the office on or before Christmas, will be delivered yet on Monday. Special delivery letters will also be delieverd, although the office will be closed.

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CENTRAL GIVES ] XMAS PROGRAM Central School To Present Xmas Program Friday Afternoon A Christmas program to be held at the Central school Friday after- 1 noon at 1 o’clock was listed today > 1 by Principal P. Bryce Thomae. Parents and the general public are Invited to attend the program, , which follows: Reading—Norma Baker 6A Song—Edna Mae Schultz, Viola ' Steele, Virginia Hutker 6C accom- ( panied by Mrs. Schultz. Christmas Play — Miss Coffee’s , Jth grade. Song—‘‘When Mamma’s Busy”, I Marelyn Schultz 5A accompanied oy her mother. | ■ Christmas Carols —(School, led by ■ Miss Sellemeyer and Miss Peterson. ’ Recitation—Anna Marie Steury, Mr. Parrish’s 4th grade. Recitation—Dixie Hill, Miss Peterson’s first grade. Reading—Jim King, 6A. Exercise—Mrs. Myer’s first grade. Recitation — June Teeple, Miss Haney's third grade. Piano Solo —Jingle Bells Junior Livers 5 A. Recitation—Alice Guilder, Miss Peterson’s first grade. Exercise — “Christmas Blocks”, Miss Sellemeyer’s second grade. Recitation — Billy Callow. Miss Peterson’s first grade. Song. “Christmas Eve", Miss Sei- ' iemeyer’s fourth grade. Recitation — John Myers, Miss Peterson’s first grade. Piano solo. “Silent Night", Betty Baumgartner, SA. Recitation — Barbara Sauer, Miss ’ tNUED ON PAGE FIVE, —o 1 — SENIORS PLAN XMAS PROGRAM Public Invited To School Program Friday Afternoon At 1 P. M. ! A Christmas program to be given < Friday afternoon at the Decatur; high school by the members of the > t,enior class was announced today | bv Miss Mildred Worthman, class s

sponsor. The program will be presented at I o’clock Friday afternoon at the new junior-senior high auditorium. The public is cordially invited to attend. No admission will be charged. The cast for the program, which, will include a number of tableaux, follows: Kathryn Knaun — Interpreter. Mae Manlier — Madonna. Peggy Gaunt, Dorothy Huffman, Betty Hamma — Angels Gilbert Huffman — Joseph. Darwin Leitz, Hubert Zerkcl, Robert Stalter—Chepherdr. Paul Neidigh, Charles Andrews, Richard Walters — Wise Men. Musical Numbers — M'ss Hau-| bold at piano and Mrs. R. W. Gra-j ham at violin. “C Come All Ye Faithful”, “Sil(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — Public Library Will Be Closed Christmas The Decatur Public Library will 1 close Saturday at 6 p. m. for the ■ Christmas holidays and remain closed until Tuesday at 12:15 P. M. This schedule will also be followed during the New Year’s holidays it was announced today. * Buys Health Bond 4 — — - ♦ Loyal Order of Moose has vot- ! ed purchase of CHRISTMAS a $5 health bond, ' SEALS qy Guy Brown, ■ chairman of the Christmas Seal drive, announced today. Proceeds from the health bond fund are used to aid in the fight against tuHelp to Protect berculosis and to Your Home from Provide milk for Tubercu/osis unde r nourished children.

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Sharp Protests Made By Germany On Remarks ‘ Made On Persecution Os German Jews. PRESS ATTACKS Washington, Dec. 22 — (U.R) — Acting secietary of state Sumner Welles disclosed today that the United States was being accused by Germany because of an address by Secretary Ickes. The protest was lodged with Welles yesterday by Dr. Hans Thompson at the German embassy here but was not disclosed until a semi-official announcement was made by the Nazi press today. He said Ickes’ speech left an overwhelming discourse in Germany. In the Cleveland address he criticized Americans who accepted decorations from foreign countries, naming Charles A. Lindberg and Henry Tord. Germany requested that the United States make a public statement of regret over Ickes’ address. The United States replied by declaring it was unable to accept the German protest which Is described as having no propriety and being ill-timed. Berlin, Dee. 22—(U.R) -Germany has “tnest sharply" protested to the United States state department against "coarse and insultin” remarks made by Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes in a speech >:t Cleveland regarding conditions in Germany, it was announced semi-official ly today. Germany’s charge d'affaires at Washington presented the protest to the under secretary of state, it was added. The Nazi press within the last few days had- liombarded Ickes, presumably under official orders from *he propaganda ministry. In Berlin and other cities, newspapers described the U. S. secretary of interior as seeking to stir up sentiment for war against Germany and said that his remarks and actions were putting a severe strain on relations between the Reich and the United States. But it was Ickes’ speech before the Ziorists at Cleveland that, created the greatest resentment in Germany. It was 'so insulting to the leadership of Germany that Washington cannot be left in I doubt about the detrimental effects these impertinences of a ■ cabinet member will have in Berlin.”

The controlled Nazi press contended that it was “childish" to say that Ickes could make such speeches without official sanction. Cleveb nd, Dec. 22 — <U.R> Remarks by Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes regarding Germany. which were the object of a protest to the United States department of state today by the Reich, were made here Sunday night in a nationwide radiocast. Ickes, in a speech before the Cleveland Zionist society, attacked Americans who accept Nazi | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) CHILDREN WILL GIVE PROGRAM First Baptist Church I Plans Special Services Sunday Morning The First Baptist Church of thia city will present a Christmas program Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The children’s department will be | in charge of the program. The following children will take 'part in the exercise: Bobby Boxell. Sharon Hite, Nancy I Bell, Ronald Lee. Ronald Aspy. Jackie Hite, Dicky Johnson, Billy Bell, .lean Johnson. Bob Metzger, Loia Metzger, Jane Ann Brumley, Ruth Ellen As:py, Sue Battghn, Mary Ellen Johnson, Louise Johnson, Patsy Richards, Kathleen Butler, Jean witham. Peggy Richards, and Josephine Metzger. The first services Sunday morn- , tng will be held at 9:50 o'clock and will consist of an organ prelude. The regular morning worship ser- ' vice will be held at 10 o'clock, followed by the study hour at 10:30 | o'clock.