Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 12 January 1939 — Page 1
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Lesfigation Os Kross Income Tax I Division Is Voted
r House Os State [islature V ote s. Vote Along ty Lines. bate heated upolii. Ja»- 12 — (U R) ~ e of the leßlHlature today , investigate the gross illiv division by a s 2 ,0 46 Rl on strict party line* flurry of heated debate on Lberl It. Evans of NewRepublican floor leader. L a resolution which pder Clarence A. Jackson, the gross income tax divireport to the legislature Les of persons or firms Lte income tax payments jnquent. I lines Immediately were L the proposal. > is a man," Evans said pom "who is acting as tax, r tax adjuster, tax collects! court. 1 believe every j- should have his day in jid that is the reason I am ■for this report." Hany VI Shull. Auburn Iran, joined in to charge sni in the administration gross income tax law and Ve should know how the b-iug collected. We want r where favoritism is living ird Stein of Bloomfield, ric minority leader, rathle.lly said that the Demoad no objection to the gathering the information 1 he [relieved that it should : confidential. ggine." he said, "there are rs of this house whose would be on the list of dets ' He objected to tnakdie any report by Jackson further brief debate the to was passed by a vote Ko 46. a strict party ballot ■he house margin is 51 to ImMTD ON PAGE SIX) PER LOCAL |ESiDENT DIES ard L. Voglewede es Last Night At Indianapolis ird L. Voglewede. 46. son of t Henry and .Mary Voglewede ' residents of this city, died Bday night at 8 o’clock at ospital, Indianapolis. t was due to a lung ailment ■Plications. body will be brought to Deoday and taken to the Gillig ran Funeral home on Martreet, where it may be view--1 time of the funeral Saturating. deceased was bom in this tptember 6„ 1892. Following mage to Miss Edith Green city, he moved to Indianawhere he employed was by Smith Produce company, •wing the death of Mrs. Vogseveral years ago. his chilloved to this city, 'Surviving •ward, Joseph, Harriet. KathPatricia of Decatur and Miss Voglewede. a nurse at RaOhio. ties the children the followothers and sisters survive: Lawrence and Miss Bertha re de of this city; Mrs. Clara Fort Wayne; Mrs. Mary W and Mrs. Rose Fisher, Ind- ''*■ Mrs. Agnes Sciiaubb, tod. iral services will be held at ck Sunday moning from St. Catholic church, Rev. Joseph officiating. Burial in le Ph cemetery. NPERATURt READINGS •OCRAT THERMOMETER ?• m 2 « P' m. 34 ’■ ln 36 weather ino? i* IOUdy ’ poMibl ® •’•ln "i north and rain in I, P’rtion toniaht or by lt ' ••'Ohtly warmer to-
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BRITISH HEAD I AND MUSSOLINI RESUME CONFAB Report Mussolini Fails To Receive Full Satisfaction Rome. Jan. 12 —(UP) — Premier Benito Mussolini and British prime minister Neval chamberlain resumed their conversations on European “appeasement" today coincident with fascist suggestions that their negotiations had failed to reveal t.ny unsurmountable obstacles to consolidation of peace. The British Prime Minister's party arrived at Venice palace for resumption of the conversations which today were said by diplomats sources to be devoted mainly to the imoprtant question of Italian support for the Spanish insurgent armies. Developments in the conversation so far included: 1— Diplomatic reports that .Mussolini had failed to receive the hoped so in connection with the French-ltaliau controversy. 2— Significant behind-the-scenes activities involving Germany, end Japan, partners with fascist Italy in the anti-communist pact, visited the foreign office after the first chamberlain - Mussolini talk and presumably were given a full summary of what had developed, •french diplomats were similarly given a report by the British visitors. 3 — The autoritative newspaper Giornale D'talia. edited by Virginia Gayda. said that no unsurmountable olauai iea had at isaa during the first tslks between the two government leaders. There was no crowd in the Palace square such as greeted Chamberlain yesterday when the first talks took place. It was asserted that at their first talk yesterday afternoon Mussolini raised a number of points regarding the Mediterranean situation generally and the Spanish civil war iu particularly, and failed to receive rhe encouragement he had hoped (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Alec Burry Dies In Lima Hospital Alec Burry. 68. native of Herne, died late Wednesday in a Lima. Ohio hospital following an operation. according to word received bore. His home was in Pandora. Ohio. Surviving, besides the widow, ara two sons. Arthur and Elmer, and two brothers, Oscar, of this city and Noah, of Pandora. A sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Mertz of Berne, also survives. Funeral services will be held Friday aftenoon at the Burry residence in Pandora. Burial will be in that city. o MARKERS ARE PLACED HERE Historical Markers Are Being Erected In County All but 12 of the 50 historical markers to be placed in the county have been erected, French Quinn, local historian and leader in the historical marker movement, stated today. All of these 12 arc to be erected off state highways. Mr. Quinn stated and some delay may be experienced in their erection. The 38 already installed have been creating considerable favorable comment among historical leaders and interested persons. Especially those in the city of Decatur, marking the former Gene Stratton-Porter home and others are attracting their share of attention. The markers were erected by WPA labor with the county paying only for the cost of the sign. The choice of markers was approved by Mr. Quinn, local historians and WPA history research workers.
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Thirty-six years ago today the Decaiur Daily Democrat was born. It was a memorable, historic and eventful day. It might be said that r the work-day was not limited to eight hours or that the editor’s and p business manager's jobs were completed with the printing of that day's edition. Growing from a weekly edition to a daily required almost a 24-hour shift, but at that, everybody enjoyed it. • L. G. Ellingham, publisher of the Decatur Democrat, a weekly, t and John H. Heller, business manager, started the publication of the r Daily Democrat on January 12, 1903. following the establishing of I the rural routes in Adams county. Mr. Ellingham later was elected secretary of state and in 1916 became the publisher of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. At present he is postmaster of Fort Wayne.
• Federal Grand Jury 3 Votes 51 Indictments i Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jan. It—(UP) A federal grand jury last night re-. . turned 51 indictments, some of •hem secret, but was not dismissed, hv Judge Thomas W. Slick whj: 1 ' indicated they might be called again within a montn or six weeks 3 "to conside other cases," The indictments were for viola- ■ ~ tton of the internal revenu? act in i connection with liquor laws for in3 terfering with mails, for Dyer and | Mann Act violations, or for possest sion of narcotics. o ; Elks Plan Party i Saturday Night ,- No admission will be charged for - another in the series of Saturday night parties, to be held at the r B. P. O. Elks home on North Sec-1 i o'clock. The party is open to mem-| - bers and invited guests. s . 0 AUCTION SCHOOL 1 EXERCISES HELD i Graduation Exercises Are 1 Held For 41 Students ' Today i J Forty-one students of the Fred Reppert school of Auctioneering received diplomas at noon today, significant of their graduation from the semi-annual course. I Col. Fred Reppert, founder of the school, presented the diplomas dur- . lug the exercises and noon lunch- . aon held at the Knights of Pythias - nail. 1 Col. Guy Pettit staff instructor, . acted as toastmaster for the affair and also delivered the principal ad- » dress. Other addresses were given J by Col. Roy Haitt, Col. Reppert and 1 Rev. Harry W. Thompson. i. f Each of the students also made • a short talk. The school officially closes Fri- - day. but the graduation exercises t were held a day earlier, since Co., t Reppert has a sale engagement in Kansas. The last of the daily auctions was held last night. The list of graduates follows: Fred C. Blosser, Dalton, Ohio; John J. Tolle, Hillsboro, Ohio; ' Phillip Buckman, Bardswot; Char- • les E. Lawler, Anderson; John T. ■ Hendricks, Leslie, Michigan, W. G Fields. Chapel Hill, North Carollina; Donald S. Blair, Keystone; ■ French A. See, Buckhannon, West Virginia; M. M. Kimble, Noifolk, Nebraska; Paul H. Louden, Monroeville; L. C. Foley, Fredonia. Kentucky; William Boersman, r Doon, Iowa; Albert H. Messer- , (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) » — 0 1 New Haven Fire ( Chief Attacked Fort Wayne, Jan. 12.—<U.R>—Police today were holding Keith Ames. 27, and Ed Geisler, 35, both 8 of Toledo. O„ on charges of loiter- ‘ ing while they investigated the 1 alleged heating of Fire Chief Russell McFadden of New Haven by 1 the pair last night. 5 McFadden told sheriff's officers I 3 that he was trying to assist night j • marshal L. H. Sheehan in arrest- ■ f ing the two men after they had ( 5 become disorderly in a New Hav- j ’ en tavern. He charged that one f of the pair struck him with an I automobile crank, and then they j j both drove off toward Fort Wayne.,
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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 12, 1939.
DECATUR, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12, 1903. ■' ■' ■ ■ ■ —■"
BELIEF FUNDS CUT IS URGED BY COMMITTEE Debate Opens In Lower House On Relief Appropriation Washington. Jan. 12 — <U.RA — A bloc of house Democrats and Republicans, charging political activity and malingering in the WPA. urged th» house today to I cut $150,000,000 from Mr. Roosevelt’® request for $875,000,000 to finance relief until next July. The full house appropriations | committee, controlled by Democrats. recommended that congress vote $725,000,000 rather than I the amount the president wanted. ft estimated that would require. i the dropping of 1.000,000 persons i from WPA by the end of June, reducing the rolls from roughly I 5,000.000 to 2,000,000. Then debate began in the house on this first major conflict of the i session and it was a Democrat, Rep. Clifton A. Woodrum, of Virginia. who lead the floor fight for the reduced appropriation. He demanded that WPA purge its, roils of “career employes." I The start of debate showed a sizeable bloc of Democrats united with Republicans in wanting relief spending curtailed. The extent of its power will not be determined until a roll call vote on the issue —probably tomorrow. By a parliamentary maneuver, the appropriations committee precluded possibility of a record vote on its action in cutting Mr. Roosevelt's recommendation by $150,000,000. It reported a $725,000,000 bill, rather than a measure providing Mr. Roosevelt’s figure with a committee amendment reducing it. as originally planned. Since the house must consider the bill in committee of the whole and I does not have roll calls under meh arrangement, no roll call will be possible on the comparative figures. Economy advocates believed the maneuver will aid the fight to cut (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)
Mercury Dropped To 28 Below Zero Just 21 Years Ago Today
Old King Frost Holds County in Firm Grasp — Worst Winter Storm Ever Known In This SecI tion Causes Untold Amount of Suffering- All Records Arc Broken — Mercury Falls Fifty Degrees From Last Night at 9 o’clock —Official Low Mark is 28 Below Zero. If you think that wind is a little chilly these days; if you are bemoaning the fact that spring is still so far away; if you still boast about going through the blizzard winter of 1935-36, then — Just try and recall the conditions that accompanied those above , headlines from the Daily Democrat i files on the 12th day of January, ' 1918—-just 21 years ago today. On that day a wintry 90-mile an hour gale swept down upon the ! city and county, practically paralizing the pulse of the community. J Train service was discontinued. Fuel delivery was impossible and a warning of the coal shortage issued. No newspapers from out- ! side Decatur came through. Rural [ mall patrons were without letter
Mr. Heller's association with the paper dates back to 1898, He became editor and publisher of the daily in 1916. Arthur R. Holthouse. his associate, started work on the paper in September. 1912, when plans were underway for Decatur's first big homecoming. For a moment we look back and recall many of the thrilling events, incident to establishing the paper, and still believe the biggest thrill in life came when we realized that Decatur had grown sufficiently to support a daily paper. Now it's a jolt to keep pace with the progressive community. The anticipation of still greater thrills and opportunities offered to serve our 3.300 subscribers and the community as a whole add enticement to the future .
* DISCUSS PROBLEMS * j Are you interested in any | I thing special in the legislature? j What do you think of the pro- | | posed election law changes, the | | pension bills, liquor law | , | changes, the school book con- | troversy and other matters now | pending in the general assemh- | ' i iy? Robert Heller, representative. | and Von (Pat) Eichhorn, sen- | ator from this district, will be | at the Adams county court | house at 1 o'clock Saturday j afternoon and will be glad to | confer with any of their con- j stituents. They wish to serve | you and of course to do that intelligently, must know what ’ I I a majority of those they rep- | I j resent, want them to do. | WILL IMPROVE COUNTY ROAD Construction Work To Start Soon On Feeder Road Work on the construction of the I road from the Adams-Wells counI ty line, southeast to Geneva, will get underway in the near future, it wai announced yesterday by Roy B'berstine, district superintendent of the Indiana state highway commission. The road will be improved by the state highway department, a distance of about 10*6 miles. The project will be undertaken as a part of the feeder road program under the Hayden-Cartwright act. Following the improvement, the road will revert back to the county. About three miles of the road is now paved with concrete. A bituminous stabilized surface is to be applied to the remainder. The work was to have been begun previously, but was delayed while the county procured necessary right-of-way. The contract has been tentatively awarded to the Meshberger Brothers Stone company, of Linn Grove.
service. Telephone communica-1 tlons were partially paralyzed. And through it all the residents of the city, suffering from frozen toes, fingers and ears, struggled through the piercing winds to nearby stores for only the bare necessities of life. Today—exactly 21 years later—the low temperature niark still remains the unbroken record. Only once since then has Mother Nature displayed her so unkindly nature and seemingly revealed in the discomfiture of her mortals. That time occurred on January 22, 1936 when the bottom again almost dropped out of the Decatur themometers and Old Man Winter turned loose his more inclement weather. The mercury slipped away to 18 and 22 below that year before the grip of the cold spell was broken. Today, as old-timers recall both the winter of ’35-’36 and that day 21 years ago. many of them predict that fqr the third straight (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 1
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FRANKFURTER IS APPROVED BY COMMITTEE Subcommittee Favors Frankfurter Nomination To Court Washington, Jan. 12. — (U.R> — Nomination of Felix Frankfurter to be an associate justice of (be supreme court was approved by the judiciary subcommittee here today. The nomination was referred to the full judiciary committee for action. It will then go to the senate for confirmation. Frankfurter told the subcomI raittee today that he never was , enrolled in the communist party and that he was never eligible because his belief was different than . theirs. Sen. McCarran. D„ Nev., was absent when the subcommittee voted but all other members voted for Frankfurter. Frankfurter expressed his full devotion to the principles and practices of Americanism and his firm belief in the constitution of the United States. Immediately after hearing the 56-year-old Harvard professor's exposition of his principles and beliefs chairman M. M. Neely, D., W. Va., of the judiciary subcommittee ordered the hearings on the nomination closed and called an immediate committee session to vote on the nomination. Frankfurter's statement was made at the close of a brief examination by senators held in the marble caucus room of the senate office building before « large crowd of spectators. The examination was preceded by a brief statement by Frankfurther in which he said he believed the records of supreme court nominees should be closely scrutinized. Frankfurter's appearance follow(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVENj o W. H. GILLIUM TU HEAU CROUP Adams County Surveyor Heads Drainage Association Walter H. Gilliom. Adams county surveyor, was named permanent chairman of a fourth district drainage association organized in Fort Wayne Wednesday at a meeting of surveyors, former surveyors end farmers of this territory. Harold Hanes, former surveyor of Noble county, was selected vicechairman. Surveyor W. Carlisle Duell of Allen county was chosen secretary-treasurer. The conference, which was held in the CCC camp northwest of Fort Wayne, was called by CCC officials. The purpose of the group is to study drainage problems of the district and cooperate in the promoting of co-ordinate drainage legislation. The conference pointed out the vital need of conserving the huge amount of money, invested in drainage in Indiana, and urged its service in an intelligent and practical manner.
Roosevelt Seeks Half Billion For National Defense
ANNUAL PULPIT EXCHANGE SET Annual Pulpit Exchange To Be Held Here January 22 The Decatur ministerial association announced today that the annual exchange of pulpits will be held at the morning service of the eight participating Protestatnt churches in this city Sunday, January 22. The pulpit exchange is held in January of each year to promote, fellowship among the churches and I to foster better understanding of the problems facing the ministers and their congregations. The theme of the service to be held in each of the eight churches will be. "Tell me the old.old story.” Each minister will develop his own sermon from this theme. No announcement will be made as to which church the various pastors will preach. Special music will be provided in each church by its own musicians. Q Masonic Inspection Here Monday Night The attention of all members wai i called today to an inspection on the : Master Mason degree at the local Masonic lodge Monday night, January 16. The meeting and inspection is scheduled for 7:30 o’clock. All members are urged to be on hand promptly. Preceding the meeting a dinner will be served in the lodge dining rooms. No charge will be made for the dinner. Members are asked to return their reservation cards at once. All members are asked to attend the meeting and dinner. o YOUNG PEOPLE TU GIVE PLAT Pleasant Valley oung People’s Class To Give Play The Pleasant Valley young people’s class will present “Billy's Goat,” a three-act comedy Tuesday night, January 17, at the Kirkland high school. The play will again be given Wednesday night at the Lancaster school in Wells county. Both perI formances will start at 7:30 o'clock. The cast of characters follows: Henry Carter, a financial giant —Darold Borne. Violet Carter, a daughter—Lillian Johnloz. Beulah, a maid —Dorothy Mankey. Mrs. Susan Carter, Henry's wife | —Helen Longenberger. Miss David, his secretary—Maxine Byerly. Miss Cool, his wife's secretary —Betty Longenberger. Billy Hay, a salesamn — Dale Byerly. Madge Carter, another daughter | —Nadine Barger. Arthure Angel, a poet — Donald ON PAGE SIX) 0 . Steel Magnate’s Wife Dies Today I New York. Jan. 12—(UP)—Mrs. | Charles M. Shawb, wife of the steel j magnate, died at her home here early today of a heart malady from w hich she had been suffering since Christmas day. She was 79. Schwab, 78. was with his wife when she died. Not in the best of health himself the capitalist was deeply shaken, according to the Schwab family physician, Dr. Samuel A. Brown. — o ■ Corn King’s Son Indiana Champion Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 12—(UP)— A new corn champion was crowned today in the Curry family of Tipton, Ind., Following in his father’s footsteps, Robert won the sweepstakes champion tor ten ears of corn at the Purdue University Agriculture conference. The iboy’s father was re-crowned international corn king for the third, time recently.
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Asks Congress Vote Huge Sum To Bolster Nation’s Defenses; Asserts | U. S. 111-Prepared. HALF FOR ARMY Wannington, Jan 12 — <U.P> — President Roosevelt today asked ■ ! congress for an emergency $552,- . 000,000 national defense appro- . I priation and earmarked $300,000,- . ' 000 for army air corps expansion, iin line with warnings by Col. . j Charles A. Lindbergh of the power of foreign air armadas. , I Mr. Roosevelt’s national dev sense message sought non-parti-I ! san support for action to "pro- • tect cur liberties.” He proposed . a minimum air corps increase of 3,000 planes. The message reported the United States relatively no better prepared today than in 1917 when it took a year from the declaration of war for American troops to hit the front line in major battlb. Biggest proposed expansion is i in the army, especially the army air corps. "Changing world conditions outside of <he western hemisphere,” he said, "make it imperative that we take immediate steps for the ; protection of our liberties.” Warning congress that “I am , compelled to look facts in the , face.” the president outlined what j he described as the “minimum of requirements.” He reiterated the i ‘peaceful intentions” of the gov- ’ eminent and people of the United States, but added: I "The young men of the nation I should not be compelled to take the field with antiquated weapons.” Os the $552,000,000 including ' 127.000,000 to bolster Panama - canal defenses, Mr. Roosevelt said $215,000,000 should be spent before July 1, 1940. But he wants the entire sum appropriated at this session. It would be divided as follows: 1. Army $450,000,000. 2. Navy. $65,000,000. 3. Train 20,000 civilian pilots annually, $10,000,000. 4. Panama canal defense and army housing $27,000,000. , 1 His proposals followed months of foreign tension and the demonstration in Europe during the Czech-Geiman dispute last September of the new and fearful potential striking power of a big air force. The government lias received reports of large European air expansion, especially by Germany. Linabergh, it was revealed last week, reported to the national advisory committee for aeronautics, of which he is a member, that Germany has made great strides in mass airplane production. He advised that it has the world’s greatest military air force and that German air plants now planned to challenge United States’ leadership in export of commercial airliners. The German comi mcrcial program, he advised, was design' d to keep German aircraft plants operating at a high rate without accumulating a surplus of militaiy aircraft, subject to quick (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) INTANGIBLES GN SALE HEBE New Intangibles Stamps For 1939 At Treasurer’s Office New 1939 intangible stamps are now on sale at the county treasurer's office in the courthouse. County Treasurer Jeff Yiechty announcI ed today. The stamps were received from the state office at Indianapois Tuesday, Mr. Liechty stated, and are now on sale. No more 1938 intangibles may he purchased, he stated. The old intangible stamps remaining were retuned to the state department Wednesday. Persons having instruments in question should call at the county ' assessor’s office before purchasing the new stamps. County Assessor Ernest Worthman returned today from Indianapolis where he had been attending the three-day session of the state tax board. Emerson A. Beavers was . in charge of the office during his |absence.