Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1939 — Page 1

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* -MEANEST MAN" Anti still another "meanest | man" makes his appearunte in | Decatur. This time the thief stole the | "March of IMmea" container | from the Holthonae drug store | sometime Saturday. The theft [ was not diacovered until thia | morning. j The container was one of a score placed in local stores to | solicit funds for fighting infan- | tile paralysis in connection with j the President’s Birthday Ball. It Is not known how much | money was in the container. LEADERS PLAN FIGHT AGAINST CUT IN RELIEF Senate Leaders To Fight Proposed Cut In Relief Funds Washington. Jan 23 — (U.R> — Senate Majority Leader Alben \V. Barkley announced after a conference with President Roosevelt tomake a final attempt on the senday that administration forces will make a final attempt on the senate floor to restore the $150,000.000 cut from the WPA appropriation. Barkley reiterated that Mr. Roosevelt believed that the $725.000,000 bill approved by the house and the senate appropriations committee was insufficient to meet relief needs. He said Sen. Kenueth McKellar. D.. Tenn., probably will offer an amendment from the floor to restore the appropriation to the $875,000,000 requested by the president. “The bill, as it comes from the senate appropriations committee, invites the president to ask for additional funds," Barkley said. “He has already announced that $725,000,000 will not be sufficient. “I Bee no reason to take two bites at this thing." —. The bill, carrying restrict ions against wholesale reduction in relief rolls during the winter, will be taken up in the senate tomori row, Barkley said During the weekend recess the full senate appropriations committee approved the $725,000,000 figure passed by the house, but amended the bill so that no reduction in relief rolls would be necessary until spring The relief bill will he the next order of business for the senate as soon as it concludes debate and votes on the nomination of Harry L. Hopkins, former works progress administrator, to be secretary of commerce. Final action on Hopkins was expected today. Sen. Robert F. Wagner. D., N.Y. led the administration's fight over the weekend with a statement that the reduced relief bill would “seriously threaten our entire recovery movement." A staunch administration supporter. Wagner said that he could not agree with economy should be achieved "by turning men into and without the chance of earning the streets without hope of a job a minimum of federal help- in a (CONTINUED ON PAGB FIVE)"* o DEATH CLAIMS MALINDA MOSER Mother Os Decatur Woman Dies Saturday At Indianapolis Mrs. Malinda Fox-Moser 75, mother of Della Moser of this city, was buried this afternoon in the M IL E. cemetery near Berne. She died Saturday evening in an IndianapoFolis hospital after suffering two nays from a throat infection. She was born in French township January 22, 1864, the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Fox. She was married to Dan Moser who preceded her in death six years ago. She was in Indianapois, accompanying her daughters, wno were conducting an evangelistic campaign there, when stricken. Services were held in Indianapo--1 and the' body was brought to Berne for burial. Surviving, (besides the daughter in Decatur, are the following children: Mrs. Frank Rittehuller, Groverland, Illinois; Albert, Rapid Falls South Dakota; Wilbur. San Francisco; Lewis, Van Nuys, California; Mrs. Rachel Gladdis, Elma and Bertha, all of Olivet, Illinois; Pearl of South Bend and Jess ot Fort i Wayne.

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TEN ARE SAVED ASFLTINGBOAT SINKS IN OCEAN Abandon Hope For Three Others Aboard Plane Forced Down I New York, Jun. 23 (U.R) The 7.900-ton tunker Esso BayI town steamed slowly toward New York harbor today with a cargo of human lives—the 10 surviving of the British flying boat Cavalier — which it had plucked from the Atlnntie wastes Saturday night. Its speed reduced by heavy j seas, the oil-carrier still was three 1 and a half hours outside New 1 York at 11 am. (CSTI proceeding at 11 to 14 miles an hour. Wrapped in ship’s blankets in . the tanker's cabins, five men and ' five women were recovering from the effects of more than 111 hours j of clinging to life belts after the 20-ton Cavalier, forced down l>y ice-stalled engines on a regular New York-to-Bermuda flight, had plunged to the bottom Two of the women survivors were widows their husbands, with one member of the crew, having gone down after hours of struggle with the waves. Shortly before noon radio ma-1 rine was advised that the tanker expected to arrive off Stapleton, Staten Island, at the entrance of upper New York harbor in late afternoon and would dock about 4 p. tn. at pier 9. north river, ' where relatives, police and inedi- ' cal aid awaited the survivors. The Standard Oil company of - New Jersey, owners of the vessel, - estimated its position at 10 a. m. at about 50 miles from Stapleton. The tanker reported later that . gale-force winds which buffeted ' . it during the night were moderat- ' ing. and said it expected to reach Stapleton at 2:30 p. m. Yesterday, last night, and this (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) , 0 FILE PETITION AGAINST BOARD Bluffton Company Petitions Against Milk Control Board Bluffton, Ind., Jan. 23—(U.R) -A ■ petition opposing re-enactment of I the state milk control board has ’ I been placed in the hands of every ■' member of the legislature, it was announced today by officials of the Hoosier Condensed Milk company here. Petitioners said it represented ■ the opinion of "bottlers and dairy manufacturers of northern IndiI ana.” It charged the milk control hill 1 has failed to do any of the good ■ it proposed and that it had bene- . flted only five per cent of the producers at the expense of the * other 95 per cent and 100 per cent of the consumers. II In an eight point summary the daily charges: 1. Public health and interest has not been protected. 2. The consumer, as a rule, gets a poorer quality of milk from a butterfat content. 3. The bill was unnecessary to provide adequate milk supplies. 4. The bill favors one very! small group of producers at the expense of a large group of producers, all urban consumers and private business. 5. The bill Indirectly sponsors the use of substitute products. 6. The bill does not increase the purchasing power of the majority. 7. The bill provides a source of cut throat competition. 8. The bill deprives thousands of children ot milk. “It evidently was not realized ' this would affect only about 5 per cent of the milk producers who ’ produce 10 per cent of the milk ' sold as fluid milk . . . putting 100 1 ner cent of the consumers at a disadvantage," the dairy charged. . i o ————— Woman’s Club To Sponsor Benefit Members of the Decatur. Woman's i Club are sponsoring a benefit move, "The Citadel”, at the Adams thea- ■ ter Tuesday and Wednesday. "The Citadel,” starring Robert Donat and and Rosalind Russell, was recently chosen by New York City newspa- ■ per critics as the best picture of 1338. It is also to be found among the first ten of every other nationwide poll. The picture la taken from i the famous novel of the same name i written by A. J. Cronin.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 23, 1939.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Eddy Ml JmK Nelson Eddy. 37. singing screen star, and his bride, the former Ann Franklin, return to Hollywood after their elopement to Las Vegas. Nev. Mrs. Eddy. 40. is the former wife of movie producer Sidney Franklin.

GUESTPASTORS HOLD SERVICES Annual Exchange Os Pulpits Is Held Here Sunday Morning Worshippers in the several churches of Decatur were greeted by the guest preacher Sunday as they congregated for their regular morning worship. The occasion was the annual exchange of pulpits. The theme “Tell Me the Old, Old story" was presented in each church. Each minister cliallenged his congregation with some phase of the gospel. The worshippers responded in an excellent way. There is a growing conviction that this * annual observance is meeting a need in the present day. when a unit church is recognized to be reeded, if the world is to be rescued from the chaotic state into which , U has been plunged by a disregard fcr God. The pulpit assignments were as follows: Baptist Church. Rev. Gfen MarI shall. Christian Church. Rev. George O. Walton. Church of God. Rev. George S. Lozier. Evangelical Church, Rev. James A. Weber. Methodist Church, Rev. Homer J. Aspy. Nazarene Church. Rev. Kenneth Timmons. Presbyterian Church, Rev. Pam Brandyberry. Reformer! Church, Rev. Ralph : Graham. United Brethren Church, Rev. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o School Equivalency Exam Here Saturday — C’ifton E. Striker, superintendent ' of Adams county schools, announced today that a high school equivalency examination will be held here Saturday. The examination will be ; held in Mr. Striker’s office at 8:30 a. m. DIRTHDAY DALL HERE SATURDAY Annual President’s Birthday Ball At Country Club Final plans for the annual President's Birthday Ball, to be held at the Decatur Country Club Saturday night, were opened today, John L. DeVoss, chairman, stated today. Ticket sales are progressing rapidly, Mr. DeVoss stated. Tickets, selling at $1 per couple may be secured from members of the committee. The committee is composed of: Walter Brunegraff. chairman; Bob Helm, Don Wait, Fern Bierly, Clyde Butler, T. J Metzler, Dorothy Young, Ed Kaufman, Dick Macklin, Glen Dickerson. ' Cnrolene Townsend. Lloyd Baker, ' Flothilda Harris. Dolores Omlor, Eslie Brunnegraff, Harry Sheets, Clarence J. Beavers, J. L. Ehler, I Kenneth Arnold, Herman Keller, Joe Krick, and Max Odle. Frankie Scenk and his 11-piece i orchestra have been secured for the i dance, with Luise Hudson featuring the vocal entertainment. Half of the proceeds derived from the affair will be sent to the national infantile paralysis associa- > t>on, while half will be kept here : for combatting the disease locally, i

Indiana Synod To Be Held June 12 Charles D. Teeple of this city, a member of the state council of the Presbyterian church attended a meeting of that 'body at Indianapolis and reports that Franklin was agreed upon as the meeting place for the Indiana Synml. the 1939 convent iop to be held there June 12. The ladies auxiliary of the synod will be held at Franklin at the same time. FIRE DESTROYS SUMMER RESORT Lake Manitou Resort Destroyed; Firebug Is Blamed Rochester, Ind., Jan. 23. —(U.R) — An investigation of the SIOO,OOO tire which destroyed the FaffVfew hotel and gardens, popular Lake Manitou summer resort, and an adjacent summer home was started today by the state fire marshal's office. The fire, which swept through the 50-room. two-story, frame structure yesterday, was the second within three months at Lake Manitou. In October the Colonial hotel on the north shore burned at an estimated loss of $125,000. Fire Chief Oscar Smith said both conflagrations were “The work of a firebug." There was evidence, he declared, that someone deliberately planned the fire yesterday. He expressd th belief that religious fanatics opposed to the resorts set them afire. Fanned by a 50-mile-an-hour gale, the flames nearly had consumed the Fairview before firemen arrived. A cottage owned by William King of Rochester also was in the I path of the blaze. Firemen saved several summer homes from becoming ignited by sparks. Among them was the home of George Hllgemeier, Indianapolis meat packer. The Fairview was owned by Harry Page. He assumed ownership 25 years ago and had popularized the resort by bringing ' “name" orchestras to furnish enI tertainment. The buildings were closed in September at the end ot' tne tourist season. Only Page and a watchman were m them when the fire started. o County Officials At Purdue School County Surveyor Walter 11. Gillliom, Moses Augsburger, Frank Liniger and Phillip Strauhm county commissioners, left tnis morning for Lafayette, where they will attend the annfial road school at Purdue u.ilversity. The school will continue until Friday. o Rev. Joachim Baker Rites Held Today Funeral services for Rev Joacl.'.m Baker, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church, Hessen Cassel, north of Decatur on U. S road 27, were held at 10 o’clock this morning. Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz and Rev. Father Alvin.pastor and assistant of St. Mary’s church, this city, attended the services. Father Baker died early Friday morning following an operation. He was well known in this city. Most Rev. John F. Noll, bishop of Fort Wayne, delivered the sermon at the requiem high mass this morning.

Spanish Insurgents Near To Barcelona; Americans Urged i To Evacuate; Fall Imminent

MANY BREAK-INS HERE SOLVED BY ARREST IN OHIO St. Mary’s Man Confesses To Score Os Robberies Here At least 20 robberies, break-ins and burglaries in the city during the past two years will be definitely cleared up here this evening with the confession of Stanley Galbreath. 38, St. Mary's. Ohio. Sheriff Ed P Miller stated this morning. Galbreath, a confessed burglar of more than 70 homes in Auglaize county. Ohio, admitted to Sheriff Ed I*. Miller Saturday at Celifia. Ohio, that he had broken into the Decatur public library twice, the Decatur high school once, and "about 20 Decatur homes." He is to be temporarily returned here tills evening and in the cusI tody of Sheriff Miller will be taken around the city to identity the various homes which he entered. In addition to the robberies in his home county and in this city, he had admitted robberies in Berne. Van Wert, Ohio, Fort, Wayne, Dayton, Celina, Springfield. Marion, Lima, Rockford, all in Ohio, and other places. Sheriff Ed Miller and other' authorities stated that they felt his confessions would clear up the robberies at the Clyde Butler | home, where Christmas presents ! were taken, at the Mrs. B. J. 1 Rice home, at the Mrs Gus Wehmeyer home and about a score of' others. Late Saturday Sheriff Miller and Mr. Butler went to Celina, where Galbreath is being held, and questioned the man. Celina authorities are holding Galbreath on the habitual criminal I act, which upon conviction would mean 30 years to life Imprison-; ment. Scores of articles in Galbreath's possession have been confiscated by Celina authorities, but have not been identified. It is not known as yet how' much of the material stolen here' has been confiscated and can be returned to the rightful owners. Galbreath was arrested in Celina, when a pair ot trousers he was wearing, was identified as a pair taken in a theft there. o Lions To Present Marionette Show Tom Sellers, ot Fort Wayne, will present his marionette show for the Decatur Lions club at the week-' ly meeting Tuesday evening. The show will be presented at the auditorium of the old high school building and will he open to the public without charge. o FARM HOME IS BURNED SUNDAY Louis Drake Residence Completely Destroyed By Fire The farm home of Louis Drake in Union township was almost completely destroyed l>y fire Sunday night. The house was burned down and most of the furniture and the family’s clothing were consumed in : the conflagration. Only ? few ar- ' tides were saved from the flames. The fire is thought to have star ■ ; ed on the inside from a defective flue, it was reported. It was report'ed that the entire structure was enveloped in flames within 20 imin-' utes after the fire started. The loss was only partially covered by insurance. It was reported. The Decatur fire department was nut called and the efforts of the i family to save the structure proved ! futile, especially since they were handicapped by the cold and wind, i A second fire was reported this morning at the Rolland Poling home : in Kirkland township when the lo- : cal department received an alarm, i A call came in before the truck ; left, however, saying that the fire had been extinguished and the i i truck was not needed. 11

EXPECT BETTER BUSINESS YEAR Indiana Business Expected To Be 15 Percent Better Bloomington. Ind., Jan. 23—(U.R) — Business in Indiana is expected to be about 15 percent better this year than in 1938 according to an article in the current Issue of the Indiana business review released today. The review, published l>y the Indiana university bureau ot business research, warned however, that favorable present conditions may change ami that "conflicting factors may drive business quite rapidly in either direction." Hoosier business conditions showed considerable strength during December. 1938, the review said, reporting a four point rise in its index for the state. From June to December in last year the index climbed 34 points, according to the article, which added that this surge overcame a 31 point drop occurring between September, 1936 and January 1937. In the following six months business activity level dropped another 18 points, however, making a total slide of 49 points. “The ‘V’ shaped curve recording this performance was one of j the most precipitious in history I on the downward side and one ot the most rapid improvements on record on the upward side,” the review commented. "Although the level of business (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES —- I Miss Augusta Cramer Dies Saturday Afternoon At Greensburg — Miss Augusta Cramer, 62. a native | of Adams county died Saturday asI ternoon at the Odd Fellows home in ' Greensburg, according to word received here. Miss Cramer was never married. She was born in this county and resided in Decatur until the death ot her mother, Mary, 12 years ago. She was employed as a telephone operator here for about 25 years. I and for a time served as chief oper-! ator. There are no near relatives sur-j vivlng. Funeral ervices will be held in Greensburg Tuesday afternoon. Burial will be in that city. o Dyonis Schmitt Is Slightly Improved The condition of Dyonis Schmitt was reported by the attending physician to be a little better today. He has been confined in the hospital for more than a week, since suffer,rg a fractured hip. o Local Students At Extension School Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jan. 23—Helen Barthel, George Bierly, Raymond Borne. Robert Brown, James Cow-1 an, Harry Dailey, Sylvester Ever-! hart, Boyd Stepler, Mrs. Boyd Stepler, C. I. Finlayson, Mary E. Frisinger, Margaret Keller, Elizabeth Leyse. Grace Lichtensteiger. Wendell Mann. Leland Roth and Calvin Steury all of Decatur are among the ' 950 students taking wo'.k this semester at the Fort Wayne Extension Center of Indiana University. Sixty cities are represented in the enrollment. ( O Moving Pictures Os Centennial Shown Moving pictures of the Centen- i rial observance of St. Mary’s Catho- i lie church in this city last August and of the Eucharistic Congress : held in New Orleans last summer were shown in the audltotium of the Catholic school last evening. The pictures were taken by Rev. ' Father Joseph Seimetz, pastor of i St. Mary’s church. Father Seimetz t attended the Eucharistic congress, i following the centennial observance in this city. The presentation was i greatly enjoyed by members and friends of the parish. h

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Rebel Troops Smash Into Sight Os Barcelona; Claim Fall Os Capital Is Imminent. URGE EVACUATION Nice, France, Jan. 23—(U.R) —The U. S. S. Omaha called her crew tonight to set sail for Caldetas, 20 miles north of Barcelona to pick up the entire consular staff and refugees. , Hendaye, French-Spanish Frontier. Jan. 23— (U.R) —Annies of rebel Gen. Francisco Franco battled to within sight of Barcelona today as the loyalists put every man, woman and child under drastic military rule designed to combat infantry, tank, artillery and aerial attacks. The U. S. consulate urged the 200 Americans in Barcelona to evacuate the city. With the two and a half yearold civil war approaching what insurgents claim is its last great chapter, the offensive that Franco launched two days before Christmas swept up the Mediterranean coast and smashed through the Catalan hills in an effort to close a paralyzing ring around the government capital. Developments included: The military situation grow hourly more desperate for the loyalists. with rebel troops capturing Mentiras Heights. 14 miles southwest of the city, and then driving on up the highway toward Barcelona while another column was within about ten miles of the city on the west. In the north, rebels pounded at defenses of Manresa and forced loyalists out of Seo De Urgel. Rebel planes continually bombarded Barcelona, hitting six | British and French ships. At Barcelona, where loyalists i fought to keep communication j lines open to the French frontier. | the entire Spanish republic was ! placed under a state of war equivi alent to martial law in order to i put every available man and woman to work on fortifications. The United States consulate urged Americans to leave Barcelona at once and the cruiser Omaha, the destroyer Badger and the destroyer Jacob Jones waited with steam up off the French coast to answer a call to remove United States citizens. All civilians were ordered removed from the fortification zone around Barcelona and normal life was closed in all industries and businesses except those vital to defense. From Barcelona United Press correspondents reported greater tension and excitement as the government announced that it would remain in the beleaguered city. Traffic was increased as auto buses and trucks dashed around the streets carrying civilians back from the fortified zones. The government order to close shops was about 45 per cent effective. Crowds were greater in the streets despite the almost constant aerial bombardment. Ready To Sail Nice, France, Jan. 23— (U.R) — Admiral Henry E. Lackey, com(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DEATH RECALLS SERVICE HERE Dr. Ira E. Honeywell Conducted Service Here In 1915 The death of Dr. Ira E. Honeywell, 68, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Sandstone. Minn., recalled to Decatur people the evangelistic services held here in 1915 by the famous exangelist. Funeral services were held January 16, in Duluth. Minn., where he died. Burial was in Chicago, his former home. Dr. Honeywell also served as pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Fort Wayne in 1936. He was well known in Decatur. The revival services here were conducted in a tabernacle built on the site of the present post office Ibuilding. He was a forceful speaker and was associated with the. late Billy Sunday, famous evangelist. Surviving arte his widow, two daughters and a sou.