Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1939 — Page 1

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5 Just a Little Girl ■| 4 /T ir X C IBr*W St" ~ 1 Margaret Roae Gazing interestedly at the ac- ‘ tors, little Princess Margaret Rose watches performance of "Little I Red Riding Hood" in pantomime II at the Covent tlarden Theater in I London. 11 FINE THREE ON DRUNK CHARGES Three Men Are Fined In City Court For intoxication City court had one of its busiest . cays of the year today when three i men appeared before Mayor Forrest 11 Eljey on public intoxication charges The three were: Homer Fiaher and -Roy McClure of Decatur and Clint Death of Bobo. All three were fined $1 and costs when they entered pleas of guilty to the charges. Fisher was arrested Saturday right by Officer Sephus Melchi, while Death and McClure were ap- ' prehended several hours after the first arrest by Officers Adrian Coffee and Roy Chilcote. The three were all brought in to city court before noon today. o 10 Lodged In County Jail Sunday Night Sheriff Ed P. Miller was almost ready to post a "standing room . i only’’ sign at the Adams county jail . Sunday night when for a time it ap- . peared cell room was to be at a , premium. Arrested on intoxication charges , and investigation of several crim- , rial matters kept loading the instil tution, until at one time 10 persons r were incarcerated. Three drunks, a drink driver. . two serving sentence, an insane patient and three beinr held for • investigation were listed tin the jail [: roster. y o — PETER YOUNG DIES SUNDAY I Lifelong Resident Os Ad--1 ams County Dies At Hospital Seter Young, 68, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at 1 o’clock ! Sunday afternoon at the Adams county memorial hospital. Death i was caused by apaplexy. He was ■ found unconscious on the floor of ; bis farm home near Salem last :. Monday afternoon, and was brought • to th hospital. He was born in Adams county March 8. 1869, the son of Samuel and Mary Young. He had never i married. ' The only near surviving relative ■ is a niece, Mrs. Walter Gcebel of Willshire, Ohio. Three brothers and one sister are deceased. Funeral services will be held at the Salem M. E. church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Braggs of the Willshire U. B church officiating. Burial will be in the Tricker cemetery. The body will be removed from the Lobsnstein funeral home to the residence of the niece at Willshire i late this afternoon, and may be Slewed there until time of the funI eral. (

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THOUSANDS PAY THEIR HOMAGE TO POPE PIUS . I Thousands, Undaunted By Rain, Pass Bier Os Pope Pius ■ Vatican City, Feb. 13 — (U.R) — Italians aud foreigners from all over the world crowded into St. Peter's square for the third day today to pay homage to the body } of Pope Plus XI as It lay in the chapel of the blessed sacrament of St. Peter's awaiting burial tomorrow in the cathedral's crypt. Heavy reinforcements of troops were called out to control the crowd, which yesterday broke through three troop cordons and wooden barricades to reach the doors. Rain cut down today’s crowd, but Vatican officials said that by noon fully 200,000 persons had filed past the bier, added to near ly 1,000.000 who viewed the body yesterday. The second of the nine daily masses to be held for the pope was read this morning at the cathedral altar, near where the body lies, by a canon of St. Peter’s. The college of cardinals met. as It will dally until a new pope is elected, to discuss arrangements: for the burial tomorrow and for the elective conclave. Prelates of the apostolic chamber took authority over the apostolic tribunal and prepared formally to destroy the seal of the late pope—the symbol of his authority. The cardinals, meeting yesterday. decided that the pope would be buried at 4 p. tn. tomorrow in the crypt of St. Peter’s which he had selected himself, beside the remains of his predecessors, Benedict XV and Pius X. It was decided also that the formal conclave which is to elect a new pope would meet not be- i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) STUDENTS HEAR FRENCH QUINN Decatur Historian Delivers 18th Annual Lincoln Address “The United States is resisting the onslaughts of false ideologies of tyrants of the old world and their misguided peoples am! while cannons are not belching out their. destruction and the feet of marching soldiers are not heard, yet a war is on,” French Quinn, Deca-| tur historian and authority on the life of Lincoln, told students of the Decatur junior-senior high school this morning. Mr. Quinn was talking to the students in his 18th consecutive Lincoln Day address. “This war.” he said, “is between the insiduous propaganda of false ideologies, and true liberty that is the heritage of we of America. "Lincoln said at Gettysburg — we are testing whether any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. He said furthei that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. “The people of our country must enlist now in this war of resistance and with high resolve carry out in earnest action every thought expressed in the Gettysburg address.’’ W. Guy Brown, principal of the school, introduced Mr. Quinn and also delivered the Gettysburg address," upon which the speaker’s talk was based. Observe Day The city of Decatur observed Lincoln Day here today with flags displayed downtown on business streets. The First State Rank was closed, as the day is a legal holiday. As the birthday of Lincoln fell on Sunday, official observance of the occasion was made today. A large crowd attended the Lincoln Day services held Sunday i afternoon at the First Methodist i church. 1 | BULLETIN George Reynolds, aged , about 32, of Oak street, took ( his own life about 3 :30 o clock ( this afternoon when he took ?)ison. Coroner J. Jerome i ager had not arrived at press time to open his investigation. The death likely will be called a suicide, however. 1 1

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 13, 1939.

W'arm Sun Boosts Temperature To 50 Boosted by a warm sun, the mercury at noon today registered 50. i the highest since last January 10 for that hour. With but one exception, this is also thought to be the highest tor i.ny hour on any day since January 10. Last Wednesday night during the downpour of rain, the mercury Flipped above the 50 mark. The Democrat thermometer registered 36 degrees above zero and ' by noon had risen 14 points, with the sun expected to send it even higher late this afternoon, MADRID AGAIN BASE OF SPAIN LOYAL FORCES Government Is Again Established At Former Capital Perpignan, French-Spanish Fron- | tier. Feb. 13.—(U.R)—A lost army ’ of between 20,000 and 25,000 loyal- ; ists fought on in Catalonia today as the government established itsself in Madrid, whence it had fled i in November, 1936. Long after the nationalists had ; announced complete occupation of Catalonia, it was found that two loyalist divisions, the 31st and 32nd, had been cut off from the main body of the Catalonian army ■ and intended fighting as long as the ammunition held out. The lost force was based at the village of Camprodon, about seven miles below the frontier. When the nationalists took the Olot regin last week, these divisions were ; separated from two army corps Their line of retreat lay along a secondary road and a narrow, snowfilled pass which runs between peaks up to 9,000 feet high. On ' the French sid there is only a footpath running through a ravine. It was impossible for the ■ two divisions to evacuate their ar- , tiliery and supplies so they apparently decided to retreat as slowly as possible and make their exist from the country as costly as possible to the nationalists. The nationalists, in their joy at conquering Catalonia, seemed to have overlooked the two divisions for days. Today, however, it was reported that nationalist infantryinent w’ere trying to get into the mountains behind the loyalists and cut off their retreat. The first day of the loyalist cabinet at Madrid was marked by two merciless nationalist artillery bombardments which, it was announced, killed at least 16 persons and wounded 23. Insurgent airplanes raided Valencia, Alicante and other loyalist towns along the eastern coast. It was announced at Madrid yesterday that President Manuel Azana, who is at the Spanish embassy in Paris and thus technically on (CONTINUED ON DOS THREE) 0 __ BLANCHE KNODLE TAKEN BY DEATH Veteran County Hospital Employe Dies Saturday Night Mrs. Blanche Knodle, 52, prominent Decatur lady, and veteran employe of the Adams county memorial hospital, died Saturday night at 11 o’clock at the hospital. Death was attributed to carcinoma. following an extended illness. She had been seriously ill for the past five weeks. The deceased was a life-long resident of the county. She was born in Union township November 21, 1886, the daughter of George and Sarah Ball-Ruckman. She was a member of the First Evangelical church and of the Order of Eastern Star. She had been employed at the hospital for the past 15 years, going there one year after It was built. Surviving ar? the husband, Charles: a daughter, Mrs. Judd Ray of Muncie, and a son. Eugene of this city; a brother, D. V. Ruck-1 man of Pleasant Lake. A brother and a sister are deceased. Three grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home. 622 Mercer avenue and 2 O’clock at the First Evangelical church, with Rev. George 3. Lozier officiating. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The body has been removed to the residence from the S. E. Black funeral home and may be viewed ■ there until time for the services, j

PROPOSED MEET IS CALLED OFF I . * Scheduled Meeting Os Democratic Committee Canceled An Informal get-together meeting of precinct committeemen and committeewomen was held at Democratic headquarters Saturday afternoon following cancellation of the advertised meeting called by Leonard Baumgartner of Berne. Mr. Baumgartner of Berne, and other Democratic committeemen Instrumental in calling the meeting and who had notified county chairman Nathan Nelson to appear before the Democratic county central committee at which "the nature of the charges against him" would be made known, cancelled the scheduled meeting before noon. The committeemen and vicecommitteewomen came to headquarters. not knowing that the scheduled meeting had been cancelled. Mr. Nelson appeared before the group and the meeting was turned in to a happy get-together session. About 40 members of the caitral committee were present. The committeemen and vicewere called on and Mr. Nelson asked if they had any criticism to offer to state their case. He informed them that he wanted to cooperate in every way and sought the advice of the committeemen in matters of party interest. Expressions of confidence hi Mr. Nelson's leadership were voiced by all who attended and the short session ended in harmony and good-will for the chairman and members of the committee. o Will Sell School City Lots Tonight The lots on First and Jackson streets, owned by the school city will be hold tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the Decatur high school. Bids will be opened at that time and the sale made to the highest bidder. CONCEBT GIVEN SUNDAY NIGHT Capacity Crowd Hears Program At Zion Lutheran Church A capacity audience appreciatively and reverently heard a musical presentation of real grandeur aud quality at the Zion Lutheran church Sunday evening, when Otto Baganz, one of the leading harpists of the country, together with his son Reuben and his daughter Norma, and Miss Rhoda Trapp, appeared in a program featuring respectively the harp, the marimba, the vibraharp, and the deagan chimes. The superb playing and s harmonious blending of this unusual combination of instruments, In a choice of the finest Lutheran hymns and religious chorals, held the audience spellbound to the very end. The overflow audience congregated in the basement auditorium of the church, to whom the program was relayed over the loud speaking system, moved to the nave of the church proper after the concert, and a portion of the program was repeated for their greater benefit. In commenting on the program, the pastor of the church, Rev. Paul W. Schultz, fittingly remarked, “such programs are good for the soul, they reveal the unfading beauty and the heavenly endowments placed with the reach of mankind, and they unquestionably serve to stimulate a greater expression of daily blessings, and good will, and contentment increasingly necessary, especially in this present era of life." This evening the program will again be presented to the public at the Immanuel Lutheran church in the Bleeke settlement at 7.30 o'clock. Jack Benny Trial To Be Continued New York, Feb. 13 —(UP) —Fed cral authorities indicated today that the smuggling trial of Comedian Jack Benny, on he calendar for to morrow, would be postponed a week or 10 days to enable the defendant io complete a moton picture in which he is now working. The postponement, regraded as certain, will make it unnecessary for the highly-paid radio and screen f tar to make a court appearance on St. Valentine’s day—which will, incidentally. be his 45th birthday an- | ulversary.

HOPE OF LABOR PEACE SPIKED BY AFL LEADER Green Announces Any Present Peace Overtures Futile Miami, Fia., Feb. 13—(U.R>-The executive council of the American federation of labor spiked all immediate prospects of peace negotiations between the AFL and the congress of industrial organizations today with an announcement that any attempt to arrive at a settlement of differences at present would be futile. The announcement was made by AFL president William Green simultaneously with his revelation that the council had discussed the split in the ClO’s United Automo- ' bile Workers union and would watch closely the conventions of two UAW groups scheduled for next month. He denied that "overtures for AFL affiliation" had been received from the UAW group headed by Homer Martin, who was ousted as head of the union recently by the CIO leadership. He said that AFL executives were watching both Martin’s group and that headed by Roland Thomas, named to succeed Martin as UAW president, to see which controls the bulk of auto workers. “We have had no discussion with either of these groups regarding a relationship with the AFL, either now or at some time I in the future.” Green said. Riots Feature Detroit, Feb. 13— (U.R) —Rival factions of the United Automobile Workers union claimed new gains in rank-and-file support today ■ after a riotous week-end during I which two union meetings were i broken up by free-for-all-fighting. ’ Homer Martin, one of two UAW : presidents, asserted that he had i the support of the union's Illinois- > Wisconsin - Minnesota tri-state council, biggest district council In the UAW Howard Thompson, Martin's administrative assistant, said that 100 delegates representing 40.000 union members voted to attend a ' convention called by Martin in Detroit March 4. The action was taken at a meeting at Rockford, HI., last night. Meanwhile, the anti-Martin fac- ' tlon, headed by acting president R. J. Thomas, claimed that members of the Packard local, hereto- ; fore regarded as a Martin strong- . hold, had voted to attend the [ UAW-CIO group convention at i Cleveland March 27. Favor Legislation Washington, Feb. 13 — (U.R) — The senate civil liberties committee today recommended that congress enact legislation to restrict .the functions of industrial police j ' systems and prohibit labor espionage and shadowing, coercing and intimidation of workers. i The recommendations were based on the committee’s inquiry into industrial strife and particularly its examination of conditions in Harlan county, Ky„ and the Re(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) *■ o MONBOE MAN'S MOTHER KILLED Mrs. Catherine Smith Fatally Injured Near Fort Wayne Mrs. Catherine Smith. 74. moth- , er of Charles Smith of near Mon- ; roe, was fatally injured in a col I l lision of two automobiles at the ; intersection of the Covington road ( and U. S. highway 24, west of Fort Wayne Sunday morning. Immediately after the accident, Mrs. Smith was thought to have suffered only a slight facial laceration. Her condition became ser ious, however, and she was taken to the St. Joseph's hospital, where she died at 2:50 p. m. yesterday afternoon of internal hemorrhages from a fractured pelvis. Mrs. Smith was a passenger in an auto driven by Fred W. H. Gombert of Fort Wayne, which collided at the road intersection with one driven by Ernest. R. Eyer * of Anderson. Mrs. Eyer sustained slight bruises. ♦Surviving besides the son near Monroe are two daughters, Mrs. Eva Powell, Fort Wayne and Mrs. Mabel Ormsby of Bluffton; one sister, Mrs. Jane Smith, of Hunt--1 ington and two brothers, Jacob and John Britt, both of Muncie. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Thoma funeral home in Bluffi ton. Burial will be in Fairview I cemetery near Bluffton.

Governor Tells Legislature No New Tax Needed

Short $143,000,000 s:: 'Wil* Clarence Hatry Clarence Hatry is pictured in Paris, ready to start life anew. He served seven years in a British prison for forging 35.000,000 worth of securities, used as collateral to finance promotional schemes, collapse of which left him with liabilities of $143,000,000. TAKE BROTHER? TO PENDLETON Ivan And Deloyd Garwood Start Serving 1-10 Year Terms Ivan and Deloyd Garwood. Decatur brothers, were taken to Pendie- . I ton today to start serving 1 to 10 .'ears sentences. They were taken to the state institution by Sheriff Ed Miller. Both of the young men, 22 and 21 years old, respectively, were sentenced by Judge J. Fred Fruchte last week in circuit court when they entered guilty pleas to a charge of grand larceny. The pair had confessed to Sheriff Miller and other authorities the theft of sheep and grain in Mercer county, Ohio and in this county. They also admitted taking tires, I batteries, a trailer and other loot. Their plea for leniency had been denied by the court because of their confession to a long series of thefts that covered a period of several months. Confesses Forgery Before they left, Ivan Garwood confessed to the forging of a check for $18.61 at Bluffton. The check was signed “Brady Bros Stock Yard.” The check was cashed at the Markey grocery store in Bluffton on Qecember 10. Contrary to reports from that city, Garwood was not. taken there to enter a plea to the ■ charge but was taken to Pendleton to start serving his term. 0 K. C. Public Party Next Monday Night The fifth annual public party of the Knights of Columbus will be | held at the K. of C. hall Monday! j night, February 20, at 8 o’clock, ( I epening with a bazaar. This will be ' followed by a dance at 10 o’clock. i The public is invited to attend and valuable awards will be presented. Bob Rice’s orchestra will provide music for the round dances Square dances will be held, with an orchestra yet to be selected. o - Mrs. William Stalter Is Reported Critical Mrs. William F. Stalter, for 20 years a resident of Decatur, is in a critical condition at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Ward, east of Decatur. Mrs. Stalter suffered a stroke of apoplexy last week and has been critically ill since that time-. 0 Girls Uninjured As Auto Goes In Ditch Several girls escaped injury Sunday when the auto in which they were riding went into the ditjih. eight miles southeast of Decatur. It was reported to authorities that the auto was driven by a daughter ol Jesse Sheets, of near Decatur. All I occupants escaped unhurt. (

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Gov. Townsend Speaks To Joint Session Os State Assembly; Urges Clamp On Expenditures. BALANCE IN 1941 Indianapolis, F)>b. 13 — (U.RJ — Gov. M. Clifford Townsend today told the legislature that no new taxes are necessary and the stat--will still have a balance in 1941 If the assembly will clamp down on pending bills which call for special unbudgeted appropriations. The governor evidently was trying to forestall a vicious attack on the $84,000,000 budget expected from members of the house Republican majority. He emphasized at the outset iu a brief speech before a joint session tliat the appropriation bill had been drawn by a bi-partisan budget committee and added: "The (budget) committee has been impressed with the fact that the budget is a responsibility of government, and not a subject for purely partisan disagreement.” The governor said that budget requests from state departmental heads have been “scaled down $10,334,000." I “As a result of the recommenda tions submitted at the conferences ' with members of the legislature I from both political parties," Town- ! send said, “the budget committee has effected a 10 per cent reduction on personal service items. This includes wages and salaries with the exception of those paid employes at state institutions and institutions of higher learning. “Further, a 10 per cent reduc tion has been effected in other ’ Operating thrmighmif thn | (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Annual Report Os Church Made Today The annual report of the First Christian church of this city shows a substantial payment mad’ on tho cnurch indebtedness and an eia borate program planned for the ensuing year. Through cooperation of Hie church entension board of Indianapolis, plans have been made to liquidate the debt and also to decorate the interior of the church this spring. o Dr. Ben Duke To Speak i To Economics Club Here — Dr. Beu Duke will speak at the meeting of the Decatur home economics club at 1:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Frank Lynch residence. All members are asked to be present promptly at the scheduled time. 0 Former Logansport Mayor Dies Today Logansport, Ind., Feb. 13—(UP) —Frank V. Guthrie, 74. former mayor of Logansport, die dat the cass county hospital today after a week's : illness. He also had been county j Democratic chairman. Guthrie Is survived by his wife and two songs, Asa, city chemist at Peru, and Earl, a state employe. EARL CHASE TO HEAD SOCIETY Re-Elected President Os County Christian Endeavor Earl Chase, local post office employe was re-named to the office of president of the Adams county Christian Endeavor society at the meeting held Sunday at the First United Brethren church here. Other officers are: Sephus Jackson, vice-president; Winifred Sprunger, secretary and treasurer; Ida Sprunger, Homer Augsburger and ' Rev. George S. Lozier, advisory board. The attendance was satisfactory at the convention, w'hich opened Saturday night with a potluck supper and contiued Sunday. Rev. Matthew Worthman, of Bluffton, was the principal speaker. He spoke regarding activities of the organization and of the plans for i the approaching year.