Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1939 — Page 1

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Iroosevelt LjO NAVAL MYERS AIO 1" Good Neighbor Policy fcHl rrv W Fnint«. » ir! q by IT • ' Kreb-i’ <u.R> Kw'Velt'n presence F R in lb- r.'nble'.in stTa5 t Ta mor* realistic and — ff rulse uitb tl>e ' ?; n «ed is a»” ,,al wa ; texpeeteO to hasten <> on problems of n ■ L defense ami. tesJal and .-mm-eml interest in the president s jobservations. Latin AmLnats believed, will bo jus concerning the tlteot--hcrability l,f ,l "' i’anatna nd the east coast of South , w attack from a EuroL, f . The actual problem hg ii attempting to solve is Udon a theoretical attack • cinai fciallMVerS prove the South j, («,•. to be ' wide open." Itantr of the United States fsafety of the continent jgone of transcending ini ae in Mr Roosevelt's Latin oi program. men.ed diplomats believed He ('ailed States may have Hen the South American detfrontier by afforing south njnblio new opportunities tatrial and commercial proaid, perhaps, rather liberal MKttce. jta Foreign Minister OslArnnha is now engaged in Bt»- with officials here, here on his "grand circuit" | economists of the state, bj ud commerce departI the reconstruction finance Bira. and the export import setlie technical memoranda I till determine the nature Mt of additional eommer- I |haiicial cooperation with tap questions -at >• < < undated R *ono?nic since re- i taoi the Brazilian exchange ■or extension of her indusiw undoubtedly would lead ms Brazilian measures for il defense- already faciliif uiny United States milltmSl’Efi ON PAGE SIX I I pWHIMS ms, WILSON s- Robert L. Wilson ks Monday; Funeral M ednesday «il lervices will be held Mar afternoon for Mrs. Syl■OV.ilson. 52, native of Adwho died Monday even- • 5 oclock at her home in Muty, l deceased „ a . < a UKentucky September 27, ■«”as married to Robert L. l>ho survives. She was a B °ttbeßebroh church. ’•'lng are the following child- ,' larie Hilton of Decatur. ■ Wilson of Endicott, KenFlorals Maier of Deca«»ll8on. also of Endicott, i' Raymond. Ernest. Dollie at home; the follow**“thers and half sisters: "r ot Utonia. Kentucky; j®" 11 of Letonia, Boyd Va 1 ,ha Aulen ot KamilWer Shell and Abby .v,,," 1 ■' , ' a n nay Pa Hs. Kentucky j® 1 Shell of Somerville, Rices win be held Wednes(1 f s ; 0 ';" «' 1 o'clock at the i win'd m ' at tlle Kenron J ' Wr, ® ht o' [’ i »^noX ot,lCiating•laT retl ' rn,,d to theres - Kboar r ern °° n fl ’ Om Uie G|l- ‘ uneral home and may I tl,cre »ntil time for the E SATUrb readings lOCRAT tk ERMOMETER o °P' m » L “ 3:00 p.m.... ..23 <•4 '"••day . toni oht0 ht ’nd «t portio “ lißht snow s "«« Cold, nMrly ‘ Onißht

Troops Save His Job I President Benavides President Oscar Benavides is still president of Pern due to quick action by the Peruvian army which put down a revolt by Gen Antonio llodriguez. minister of govern meat and interior A few hours after President Benavides left the country on vacation • Rodriguez attempted to seise the presidential palace in Lima. He was shot and killed. CELINA WOMAN BADLY INJURED Mrs. Frank Rhoades Seriously Hurt In Auto Accident Two persons were injured, one seriously, this morning about 10 o’ciodk when three cars figured j in a combination of accidents on federal road 27 north of Decatur. Mrs. Frank Rhoades, 61. of Celina. Ohio, was seriously hurt when the car she was driving crashed into another on the slip uery. snow-covered pavement. Xrays were to be taken this afternoon to determine the extent of her injuries, which included those to the left shoulder and right hip Miss Helen Howard. 27. of Lafayette, now living in this city and employed at the farm security administration offices of Charles Poe in the K. of C. building. suffered painful lacerations about both eyes, injured knees I and a severely bruised chest. Her condition is thought not serious. Morris Kemp, whose address was not learned, was also involved in the accident, but was not 1 hurt. According to authorities, Miss Howard was enroute north when | her car started skidding. The Rhoades’ auto enroute south, at a location about 10 miles north of here in Allen county, struck the Howard car almost mid-center. Kemp, who arrived at the accident scene, volunteered to bring Mrs. Rhoades to the hospital. Enroute to the hospital, near Mon (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) PART OF LOOT IS IDENTIFIED New Galbreath Loot Is Identified As Stolen Here Part of the loot taken by Stanley Galbreath, St. Mary’s, Ohio, confessed burglar, and discovered recently by Ohio authorities, proved to be that taken from this city, it was disclosed today. Among the loot, uncovered in the garage floor of the Galbreath home, were watches and bracelets > taken from the apartment home of Miss Mary McKean and Mrs Jesse Rice here sometime ago. Miss McKean went to St. Mary’s late Monday and returned with some of the articles stolen from their home It is also thought that part of the loot uncovered was that taken from the Clyde Butler home here prior to Christmas when the thief, gained entrance to the home and stole presents from underneath the Christmas tree. „ All of the newly buried loot had been stuffed into a quart Jar and buried underneath the floor of the garage. Other articles stolen by Galbreath had been previously found on a creek bed, wrapped in oil cloth, it was reported.

SOLONS CLASH OVER FOREIGN OEFENSE PLAN — - ( Sen. Key Pittman Defends Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy Washington, Feb 21 — (U.R) — i Congress pushed President Roosevelt’s emergency defense program | nearer final action today as administration supporters and opponents clashed again over new deal foreign policy. The house began general debate at noon on legislation authorizing new plane and naval bases; the senate military affairs committee continues its study of a bill to increase army air strength to 5,500 planes. Chairman Key Pittman. I).. Nev. I ot the senate foreign relations' committee defended the president’s foreign policy last night in i a radio address, and charged that ' Germany. Italy ami Japan were preparing for domination of Latinj America as well as of all Europe and Asia ‘‘Americans are not afraid to die for Christianity, morality, jus tiee and liberty." he said. The intent of the dictator nations “to dominate the world is evident to any unbiased thinking person." he said, urging "wholehearted” support of Mr. Roose velt’s program to aid the democracies against the dictators. In an address before the national aviation forum, assistant secretary of war Louis Johnson called for an air force capable of "protecting our hemisphere on all fronts at any time." He said that this country must arm to meet the threats of nations which are building huge aitforces “to terrorize and to attack | peaceful neighbors. "Is there anyone anywhere so naive in his understanding of the significance of the Munich pact that he does not realize the price paid by those nations (Great Brit- 1 aln and France) which neglected (GGNTINTTED ON PAGE FIVE) i o spout rbnoiift MUUU I MiiiiwwfeKi HERE THURSDAY Annual Boy Scout Banquet To Be Held At New Building Rev. William N. Vincent, pastor iof the Third Presbyterian church of Fort Wayne, will be the principal speaker at the annual Boy, Scout banquet here Thursday evening. j The banquet will be held in the auditorium of the new junior-sen-ior high school, and will be served promptly at 6:30 o’clock. In addition to the Boy Scouts and their leaders, members of the Lions and Rotary clubs will forego their regular weekly meetings and attend in a body. Several interested Scout workers from Berne area also expected to be p esent. Sylvester Everhart, Adams county scout commissioner, will be unable to attend, and Dr. E. P. Fields will preside. The meeting will open with Rev. ( George O. Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, pronouncing grace. Rev. R. W. Graham. pastor of the First Methodist church, will lead in singing “Am-1 erica." This will be followed by the pledge to the American flag, j Songs and yells by the Cubs will be followed by serving of the ’ banquet. The sixth grade chorus will present a brief program, followed by a Cub drill. R. L. Van Horn, Anthony Wayne area Scout executive, will speak briefly, and will be followed by Rev. Vincent. The meeting will close with the Scoutmaster’s benediction. —■ o Berne Man Is Fined By Portland Justice Marcus Gerber of Berne was fined $1 and costs, amounting to sll, in Portland justice of peace court after pleading guilty to a charge of speeding. —o Lad Is Injured In Fall From Hay Mow Tommy Riesen, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harve Riesen of Berne, is recovering from injuries received when he fell from a hay mow in the Austin Gllliom barn. The lad received a bad head injury but no bones were broken. He was unconscious when found , by fellow playmates. i

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 21, 1939.

Approve Allotment For Jay County REMC According to telegrams leceived by the Daily Democrat from U. 8. i Senator Frederick Van Nuys and Congressman George Gillie, the rural electrification administration !»as approved an allotment of $165.(100 for the Jay county REMO. According to the petition filed by the Jay county REMC. R is proposed to mi lid 159 miles of line in the south ( six townships in Adams county. The Jay county REMC takes in all of Jay county and the south halt . of Adams routy. It is expected that work will get underway in the near future. i! Ralph Myers and Leland Ripley were offeiers in the original corporation to build the light and power lines in this county. FRENCH CONFER WITH SPANISH REBEL LEADER Negotiations To Recognize Franco May End Tomorrow Paris, Feb. 21 (U.PJ — Negotia tions between France and Generalissimo Francisco Franco for recognition of nationalist Spain will be concluded tomorrow. French official circles said today These circles said a final meeting between Franco and Senator Leon Berard, special French en voy, would be held at Burgos "under good conditions.” Other informed quarters expected France and Britain to grant recognition by this week end without obtaining written guarantees covering withdrawal l of Italian and German troops and J clemency for the republicans. They believed that Franco had decided to stand solidly with his allies. Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Premier Benito Mussolini, and to resist the temptation of financial credits reported to have been offered by London. These quarters expected that ; Franco would continue his trend toward the Berlin-Rome axis. The French cabinet postponed a meeting set for todav. until Berard could return to Burgos and complete negotiations with I Francisco Gomez Jordana, nationalist foreign minister. Must Re-Arm London, Feb. 21 — (U.R) —Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the house of commons today that the vast burden of re-armament (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —oLarge Crowd Attends K. C. Public Party ■ A large crowd attended the public party of the Knights of Columbus, held in the local K. of C. hall last night. The public event of the lodge is an annual affair and each year attracts large crowds of members, their families and friends. The first part of the event was taken up with games, cards, and other amusements. The event was climaxed with a dance and bazaar which followed the games. o WEDNESDAY IS LEGAL HOLIDAY I Bank, Library And Post Office To Close For Holiday Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22. the city of Decatur will, observe the bithday of the “Father of Our Country." Flags will be displayed, public ; offices and buildings will be closed ] i in respect to George Washington, the first president ot the United i States. ( While no official commemora- ( i tion of the event is planned here, private parties for several days have been carrying out the theme of the day. The post office will be closed and no rural or city mail delivery, except special delivery, will be made. The office lobby will re main open, however, as is customary. , The First State Bank will also be closed in recognition of the legal holiday. All offices in the courthouse with the exception of ’ the clerk’s office will be closed. Merchants have been asked to display flags on that day in commemoration of the event. Private 1 businesses are expected to remain ] open the entire day, however, and shopping activities continue as i usual. *

FLU EPIDEMIC ABATING HERE Danger Os Serious Epidemic Here Believed Averted The danger of an extended epi- 1 demlc of influenza throughout the city and this section ot the county has been fairly well check' d, it was believed today after a survey of the ' conditions had been made. At the Central school where the hii tn her of absentees because of the illness had been daily increasing at a rapid rate, the disease was definitely halted. No more absentees were reported today than on Monday. Although more were afflicted, .several of the others had returned to classes. At the juuior-senior high school, several more altsentees were report--1 ed but some were thought to have been kept from school merely as a precautionary measure. Parents of younger children have cooperated by keeping them at home when they displayed symp- ; turns of the disease, it is reported. This, coupled with the tact that the weather has turned colder, is ■xpected to aid in checking thei spread of the disease. Miss Effie Pulton, teacher at the South Ward was absent today because of the illness. However, Miss Elizabeth Peterson of the Central school and Sigurd Anderson of the senior high have returned to their teaching duties, while Sylvester Everhart also of the latter was expected to be able to return this ..tternoon. thus decreasing the number of absent teachers. Walter J. Krick, city superintendent of schools, was able to return late Monday afternoon. o G. E. Employes To Meet Wednesday The G. E. employes association will meet at the city hall Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. All memi bers of the associatio nare urged to be present. BEPUBLICANSTO MEET TONIGHT Central Committee Called To Take Action On Yager Ouster A meeting ot the Republican central committee of Adams county has been called for 8 o’clock tonight at the Central school building, cor- ; ner Fifth and Adams street, accord ing to a copy of the notice sent to a precinct committeeman. The notice, signed by 40 precinct committeemen and vice-committee-men, (a majority of the committee, as reuired by law) states that tho purpose of said meeting is to remove Ralph E. Yager as county chaiman of the Republican central committee of Adams county, Indiana for cause.” The notcie was sent, according to rules of the party to only thosa who had not signed the notice, j A copy ot the notice follows: “You are hereby notified that tho undersigned, being majority of the Republican Central Committee of Adams County, Indiana, do hereby call a meeting of the Republican Central Committee of Adams coun,y, Indiana, to be held at 8:00 o’clock P. M. on the 21st day of February (the typewritten date of Jani uary 9 had been cancelled and the i new date inserted) 1939, at Central School Building, corner Fifth and Adams street, Decatur, Indiana. 1 “You are further notified that the purpose of said meeting is to re J move Ralph E. Yager as County Chairman of the Republican Central Committee of Adams County, Indiana, for cause.” Rule 42 of the rules and regulations of the Republican Central Committee states that: “Meetings of the county committe may be con(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) —o Police Chief Latest Victim Os Influenza Poljce Chief James Borders is the latest to be stricken in the epidemic of flu that has gripped the community. Borders, after aiding in the investigation of the accident north of here this morning mentioned feeling ill and aching. Exminatio nby a physician revealed that he had a temperature of 102 degrees. He was ordered to bed by the doctor. Officer Seph Melehl Is handling the duties during his absence.

SERIOUS RIOTS PREVENTED AT BUND MEETING None Seriously Injured As Individual Fights Mark Meeting New York. Feb. 21.—(U.R) —An Americanization meeting of the pro-nazl German-American bund, attended by 18,000 persons and featured by tributes to George Washington and denuncations by Jews, ended shortly before midnight last night with salutes to swastikas and the singing of the nazi anthem. “Horst Wessel.” Outside Madison Square Garden, policemen had had a six-hour struggle with throngs of anti-uazis who repeatedly charged their lines trying to fight their way inside. Although there were numerous individual fights, none was seriously injured. Thirteen were arrest- ; ed, including Isidore Greenbatun, ’ 23. a sanitary engineer, who rushed the speaking platform in an attempt to attack Fritz Kuhn, national bund leader, and was severe- ■ ly beaten by bund storm troopers. Greenbauin's trousers were torn ■ off. Traffic was halted completely in ; a six block area most of the night and it was estimated at one time , that a crowd of 100,000 was in the , neighborhood. Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine commanded 1.700 policemen at the scene. The climax of the demonstration arrived when bund members, leaving the hall, were attacked on the sidewalk in a score of individual encounters. The meeting, widely advertised as a George Washington birthday rally for bundsmen and sympathizers. failed to produce the serious rioting and bombing predicted for it. Several hundred uniformed 1 storm troopers, in brown or gray shirts, commanded the interior of ■ the building, with the aid of 750 I policemen. American flags, swastikas and banners carrying such slogans as “stop Jewish domination of Christian Americans” decorated the hall. In the lobby, copies of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin's publication ’ "Social Justice" were hawked by (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Zion Lutheran Plans For Lenten Services The first of a series of six Wednesday evening Lenten services ’ will be held at the Zion Lutheran church tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. All the sermons will be delivered by the pastor of the church. Rev. Paul W. Schultz, who stated that these services afford a special opportunity for reverent reflection and faithful contempla- . tion of the vicarious suffering and death of the Savior Jesus, in which i the greatest measure of God's love to a fallen world and mankind's only hope of eternal salvation is completely and clearly revealed. In past years these services have always been greatly cherished by the parishioners, and the pastor ' extend a cordial invitation to the public, and especially to those who may have no permanent chruch home, to attend any or all of these i special services. LONG ILLNESS PROVES FATAL Charles Bieberich Dies This Morning Os Heart Trouble Charles ißieberich, 72, retired Pre- , ble township farmer, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Otto J. Bieberich home in that township. Death resulted from a heart attack. He had been ill since October 23. 193 S and was in a serious condition the last several days. The deceased was born ip Preble township October 7j 1866, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bieberich. He was never married. Four brothers and five sisters preceded him in death. He haxl spent, his entire life in the county i 1 and from 1919 to 1932 resided in ■ Decatur. The last seven years he' had lived with Mr. Bieberich. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the home and 1:30 at the St. Piaui's Lutheran church, near Preble, of which he was a member. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. The body will be returned to the residence Wednesday afternoon I from the Zwick funeral home and i may be viewed there until time for . the funeral.

Bills To Amend State Election Laws Advanced

Sees War Games Vwf Wr \ ■ jar President Roosevelt President Roosevelt smiles goodby to the United States as he puts to sea in a naval launch at Key West. Fla. The president is to witness extensive fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean sea from the deck of the U. S. S. Houston. I — BIGHT OF WAYS TOBE BOOGHT State To Buy Right Os Ways From Magley To State Road 1 — W. H. Rinebolt, right of wayagent for the Indiana state hlgiii way commission, will begin Thurs-1 day to buy the right of ways along , U. S. road 224, from Magley west to state road one, in Wells county. The state highway commission intends to construct all of the road . west of Magley to Markle, where the concrete pavement begins. The first stretch of territory to no covered in Mr. Rinebolt's purchase agreement extends west only as far as state road one. Right of ways extending west from state road one and on to Markle will be secured later. The . new road will follow along the south side of the Erie railroad tracks. This will eliminate the crossing at Uniondale and will make U. S. 22-1 one of the major improvements- in the state. Work on the construction of thenew road from Magley west to Markle is expected to get under-1 way this summer. The road from ! Decatur west to Magley is im-1 proved with an asphalt top. Other road work is being done by the state highway commission in Adams county. John Fisher and Amos Stoneburner of the state highway department are checking ownership titles at the court house, preparatory to purI chase of right of way along state ; road 124, extending east from Adi ams-Wells county line, through the county. Several other major road improvements are proposed for Adams county this summer, public announcement, not having yet been made. Last year the state highway department agreed with city officials to resurface Monroe street, ex- [ tending the improvement probably jto Thirteenth street. The turn would be eliminated at the Fifth street crossing and extended west over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. o Elks To Nominate Officers Tomorrow Final nominations of officers of the Decatur lodge of the B. P. O. Elks will be held Wednesday night at the home on north Second street. Because of Lenten services, the meeting will not open until 8:30 o’clock. A free lunch will be served i following the meeting.

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One Measure Would Set Up State Convention To Choose Nominees For Judgeships. TO REJECT BILL Indianapolis, Feb. 21. —(U.R) —The house today advanced to the passage stage two bills amending the state .election laws, one of them providing for separate judicial state conventions to select major party nominees for judges of the supreme and appelate courts. The other is a bill sponsored by Republican members which would compel county clerks to caution those persons whose names are about to be stricken from the registration lists who have not voted at the last election, and provide tho county chairmen with a list of all registered voters not more than W days before the primary or general elections. The judiciary conference would ) be confined to one hundred delei gates and the state would be rel districted to choosing delegates. Both the house and the senate are in detuory session to consider minor measures which are cluttering up the calendar. Another legislative deadlock appeared imminent today as Democratic senate leaders declared they would reject a Republicansponsored house bill to change the method of allocating gasoline tax and motor vehicle funds to the counties and cities. Introduced by Rep. Chester V. Parker, R.. Pittsboro, the bill would reduce the amount of funds for the state highway commission and increase allocations to local governmental units, it passed the house several days ago. "The bill as it stands now proposes changes that are far too drastic for the condition of state finances at present." said Senator John Bright Webb, Indianapolis i Democrat, chairman of the senate 1 roads committee. i “Under amendments we plan for I tlvfo Kill fhora dill will si»« in- ( . ..... I creases for the counties but tney will be a great deal less than proposed,” he said. Four Republican house members told God. M. Clifford Townsend in a conference late yesterday that, the G. O. P. would defeat the administration's budget bill if Rei publican efforts to take the beer business out of politics were hampered. Those who conferred with Townsend were Reps. Hobart Creighton of Warsaw, C. Y’. Foster of Carmel, (CONTINUED ON PAGE s7.X) Veterans Reunion Here Sunday. March 5 The reunion meeting' of the Spanish-American War veterans will be held here Sunday, March 5 instead of March 15. as was previously announced, it was learned today. Complete plans for the event will be made by members of local Arthur Miller Camp within the i next few days. All camps in (his i district will be invited. o GIVE PROGRAM ON WASHINGTON Patriotic Program At Central School Wednesday Afternoon A patriotic program, commemorating the birthday anniversary of George Washington, will be held at the Central school Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock. The program will open with a pat ritic exercise by the Cub Scouts. The remainder of the program follows: George Washington—2nd grades. Washington play—s-B cl.-tss. Patriotic exercise—Miss Winnes’ second grade. Talk, “Washington”—Rev. George S. Lozier. Marching song—fourth grade. Song, “Washington and Flag,"— first grade. Song—sixth grade chorus. Flag song—fifth grades. Drill —Cub Scouts. All musical numbers are under the direction of Miss Helen Hatt- ' bold, music superivsor for the public schools. I Parents of the students are invitI ed to attend.