Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1939 — Page 1

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FIRE CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE

t:ech Republic Collapses Under Hitler Pressure

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

MINE WORKERS UNION SUBMITS WA6E DEMANDS Pay Boost, Shorter Week, And Work (Guarantee Are Demanded New York. March 14 - <u.M - The I’nited Mine Workn. todajr demanded a SO |**r cent day wage Inrrvaae. a 'mhom week, and a guarantee of 2<e> working daya per year for 32«(hm» minera em ployed In the Appalachian hltuminona flelda. The mine worker*' demand*, were made public aa contract na Terence* with the Appalachian producer* opened The demand* were formally preaented later. The present hnaic Appalachian agreement, which egpiie* March 11. provides for a 33-hour week. ) with a (male daily wage of sfi |„ the north and In the south It Include* no guarantee of work log day* per year but miner* last | year averaged lift day* Spokesmen tor the producers ■aid that they would answer the , UHWA demand with counter pm poaal* tomorrow The operator* are expected to prupoae a pay ecu and an Increase in hours and to support their demand* with an assertion that the bituminous industry which lost an estimated Mt'.tiW.iHKl in WSk cannot afford to maintain present standard* The coal conference today between the Cnited Mine Workers and employers forred delay until tCO.Vri.NCKI, ON PAt'.B nVK( THEATER CASE OPENED TODAY Jury May Be Completed This Afternoon In Bank Night Trial A tentative jury es 12 persons was passe* by the state shortly after 3 o’clock thi* afternoon. 1 The probability that a Jury would be selected late this afternoon to hear the "hank night" case of the state of Indiana against 1. A. and Roy Kalver. local theater owner*, was seel, by court attache*. The task of selecting a Jury was started this morning before Judge J. Fred Fruchte in Adams circuit court Prosecutor Arthur E. Voglewede j and tilen R. Steckley. of Indlanap- j , oil*, deputy attorney general, conducted the examination for the state, while D. Burdette Cuater, of this etty and Sam 8. Jackson of Fort Wayne, examined the pros- i Pectlve panel for the defense. At the main recess one Juror. L«o Kohne. of Washington township. had been excused by the state for cause and a talesman. Carl Baumgartner, of this city, had been excused on a petemp lory challenge by the state. The Jury panel, as It stood after , the noon recess with the possibility that more might In* excused after examination by defense counsel: Harley J. Reef and Noah Brunner, Jefferson township; Mr*. Fannie Amstuta. Fred Weidler. of (CONTIXT IKD ON J’AOK SIX) ■ O" — TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 3:00 a.m 40 2:00p.m 63 10:00 a.m 4? 2:00 p.m ,66 Noon (2 WEATHER Generally fair, rising temperslur* tonight, sxcept In extreme northwest portion; mostly cloudy and much colder Wednesday.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Moving Mountain Threatens Main 11. S. Highway ’ View of the moving mountain at Gilroy. Cal.

lamdsllde caused by heavy rains turn* out to he | j another California ‘'moving mountain" and now i I threatens to engulf C, S. highway No 101, linking i— — •

WILLIS AGAIN IS CANDIDATE Petition Filed With Senate Seen Ah Campaign Strategy Indianapolis March 11 <U.R) - In contesting laai (all'* elect loti In the rutted State* senate, Kaymond Willis ha* no hope of unseating Sen. Frederick Van Nuy* hut i* laying the foundation for another campaign in 1940. It was believed here today. Willi*, chubby Angola publisher who came within 5,19? vole* of defeating Van Nuy* last fall, announced before leaving Washington last night that he would lie a candidate lor the senate again in 194<| If he expected to take over Van Nuy*' place in the senate, it was not considered likely that he already would be entering the 1940 senatorial race. In fact. Willie ha* stated publicly that he had no hope of unseating Van Nnys The principal purpose of the Willis contest in the t'nited State* senate, according to the petition. Is to insure clean elections in Indiana and avoid the recurrence of condition* which he said existed In Indiana last fall. These Included fraud, irregularity and corruption in tabulating the ballots and use of Illegally collected "two per cent” club (CONTINI'KD ON I'AOE TIIHKKI STUDENT SALE HERE APRIL 15 High School Seniors To Conduct Annual Student Day Sale The annual Decatur Student Day Sale will he held here Saturday. April IS. It was announced today by school and Chamber of Commerce offlcials. The event I* sponsored early each year by the senior class of the Dscstur public high school and the Chamber of Commerce. Merchants participating In the event employ a member of the class to work In his place of business on that day. The students' wages are given to the class. Kxtra benefit* are often noted, according to the students. many of whom are given part-time or permanent Job* on tuelr merits displayed during tb» Student Day event. Merchants who take part in the affair are expected to stage sales on that day and offer an unusually aray of attractive bargains. The Hat of students who will participate, and the store In which each will work will be named at a later date.

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Lenten Services Wednesday Nijjht The fourth in a series of six mid- | seek Lpflten services will he held jat the Zion Lutheran church Wedj nesday evening at 7.3# o'clo-k. The | special services are In charge of the [pastor of the church. Rev. Paul W. 8< hull*. The pastor stated that the .attendance at these services this 1 year has broken all prevl <ai records for similar services. STATE HOUSING ACT IS UPHELD State Supreme Court Upholds State Housing Authority Act Indianapolis. Mar. 14 -AJJD-The state housing authority, created by the 193? legislature, remained In effect today after the aapreme court yesterday upheld its constitutionality. After the Delaware superior court had dented an Injunction against the authority sought by several resident* of Muncle, the rase was taken to the supreme court on the ground* the 193? art was unconstitutional The supreme court upheld the decision of the superior court. In an opinion written by Judge Michael Fanaler. the court held that the city of Muncle had the tight of eminent domain to acquire property outside the tlty limit* and dented that there was a Jurisdictional dispute between the city (CONTINUE!* ON PAOK HIX> Decatur Masons To Fort Wayne Meeting A group of members of the Do- < slur Masonic lodge motored to Fort Wayne last night to receive the most excellent master degree durI ing the ceremonies staged by tha Fort Wayne lodge.

LENTEN MEDTTATION By Rev. Paul Braudybcrry (Church of the Naaarene) “THE SUPREME COMMANDMENT” “Thou ahalt love thy neighbor aa thyaalf." Matt. 22:39. Love la the very foundation of Chrtatlanlty. There can he no *love to Clod without love to your neighbor "If we love not our brother whom we have eeen." neks th * Apostle John with a good degree of common aenae, "how can we love (lod whom we have not aeon?" Chiint gave one teat of dlsclpleahtp What la thut teat? He ahnwed that dladpleshlp la not a matter of creed. It la not a mere matter of doctrine. It la not how you are Itaptlced. It goea far. far beyond all the man-made theorlea. "By thla." He declarea. "ahull all men know that ye are my dlaciplea. if ye have love one toward another." Therefore, to claim to love Ood while we are Indifferent or untagonletlc to our fellown la to make our religion vain and futile. There la. then. Juat one supreme rule for living. That la to love Ood with an undivided heart, and to love one’a neighbor aa one'a aelf. "Thie la the flrat and great commandment. And the second is I like unto It, Thou aha It love tby neighbor aa thy aelf."

FAIR OFFICERS ARE ANNOUNCED —r—- • Chamber Os Commerce \ Officers And Ifirertors Head Street Fair Further plans for the annual Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show were made at a meeting of the board of director* of the Chamber of Commerce Mon- | day night. I Officers and directors of the *Wmh*r of Commerce will serve In the same capacity for the street . fair, with Pete Reynolds a* chairman and Herman Kruckeberg as secretary-treasurer. The board of directors will set a* an executive committee and all , details pertaining to the fair must I be approved by the directors. The 1939 fair, the fifth annual , event under the sponsorship of the - Chamber of Commerce, will be held from Monday. July 31, to Saturday. August 5. inclusive. The fair, first started in 1935 as • ■ preliminary to the city's Cen- , tennlal celebration the following , y»ar. ua* grown rapidly In the brief years of it* existence, and ■ ha* become reco'.'.u.ted ss one of - the best fairs In this s-rtlon of ; Indiana and Ohio. The directors will meet again I next Monday evening to appoint > committee* and make more detatl- - ed plans for the fair. I I o--'-' — Father John Bapst To Deliver Sermon Rev. Father John Bspst will de liver the Lenten sermon at St. ’ Mary's Catholic church th's everting. The service* will begin at 7:30 ■ o'clock. t Rev. Father Joseph J. SeintftU, > | pastor of St. Mary's, will deliver the • Len'eti sermon at Bt. Andrews t j church In Fort Wayne tomorrow evening.

Peterson Clothing Store Is Almost Completely Destroyed By Fire Late Monday Night

FIGHT TO SAVE LIFE OF YOUNG DECATUR MAN j Condition Os Walter Carwood Remains Extremely Critical Hospital attaches and the attending physician were still battling late today to save the Ilf* of 24-year-old Waller Oarwood, of Niblick street, who late Monday reportedly attempted suicide by poisoning. Th* attending physician stated today that Oarwood was still in a very critical condition and that his recovery was very doubtful He stated that the fact the young man was still living was but little less than a miracle. Shortly after his admittance to the hospital, the physical, sttaed. he did not believe Garwood had a chance to live. He managed, however, to pull through the night I without hi* condition becoming I any worse Garwood, who relatives said, committed the act because his girl ftiend had "Jilted" him. it Is thought, drank about one and onehalf ounce* of l.yaol disinfectant. The disinfectant contains creosote. an acid resembling carbolic add. Relatives said Garwood honoured money Monday "until I get mv compensation check." With this money, it is thought, he purchased the poison. Going to the garage, it Is (CONTINUED ON PAOB KIV!?> COUNTY CHORUS PLANS BANQUET Home Economics ('horus To Hold Banquet At Kirkland March 30 The Adams County Home Economic* chorus Is sponsoring a h<«ne economic* banquet Thursday evening March 30. ti:4s at the Kirkland high school building. A good apeake* from the Purdue extension ataff has been secured. Selections will be presented by the chorus and a playlet by home economics club members Is being prepared. A cash prlge of |.l will he given to the home economics club having the highest percentage of member* present; c.nd a prise of $2.00 will be presen’ed to the club selling the greatest number of tickets to club lumbers, visitor* and 4-H club girls. Rerogu.- ' tlon will be given to the oldest and the youngest president of any club. ' end to the oldest and the youngest 1 l**der of any club. The proceeds of this banquet wilt ' ne used to help defray the expenses *rf the chorus to she next agrlrul--1 Ural conference at Purdue. For tha lust few years the choruses for tbs entire slate of Indiana presented ■election* as a mass chorus at this event. t<asi year over a i housand voire* took part In the chom*. and the Adams county chorus, under the direction of Mrs. C. T. Habegger of Rente, has been doing excellent work and hopes to lake part In this Meat chorus at the IM«> conference. Tickets to the banquet sell for St) rents each and may he secured f/om Mrs. Roy Price, president of the chorus, any member of th« t horn*, or the county agent's office. — - - o — ——- Shoulder Fractured In Fall This Morning Mrs. kettle Robinson sustained a fracture of her right shoulder this rooming when she fill at he.* horn** in Ptllmont park. Bhe was taken t*» the Adams County memorial horphai where the break was set She w»* reported Improving thir afternoon.

ADDED RELIEF FUNDS SOU6HT BY ROOSEVELT Renews Request For $150,000,000 In Additional Funds Waahingtnn. March 14 ~<UJ9 President Roosevelt today renewed his request for tir.niNNi.Ofto additional relief funds to continue WPA operations at about present level* until June SO. Mr. Roosevelt advised congress that there had beer, no substantial change In unemployment conditions since his original relief mesaage of January and hi* repeated request for tISO.IMMI.OOO In February Congress so far has Ignored that request and the president by his message today sought to spur It to artton. He declared that new studiea of the relief and unemployment problem supported fully his statement that t150.n0n.000 more Is needed Mr. Roosevelt sought to place upon congress the responsibility for reduct lent of relief roll* that would result from any cut In his appropriation request He entphasb J his Iwlief that a sharp re- 1 ductioti In WPA roll* at this time would harm economic recovery and the prosperity of small total- 1 neasmen ''Since my message* of January and February." he said, "a careful cback-up ahowa that there has been no substantial change In the conditions of unemployment On the contrary, recent data have become available substantiating the real need for an additional appro- | print Inn of 915b.0tt0 ttoo "Because It has been alleged that I would lie satisfied if no further appropriations were made for the coming three mouths. I | feel that in Justice to myself 1 must make it clear that I am not sending this message to the congress merely for the purpose of going through motions *' “The government of the I'nited • States Is faced with a condition • and not a theory The InsufflcI lency of the money appropriated . will compel the administrator (of : WPA I to discharge about a milI lion and a quarter actual worker* i In the immediate future. , “I cannot bring myself to IteI lleve that the** discharged men , and women will contribute to the 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE, PETER LEHMAN IS REELECTEU 1 All Officers Os (Guernsey Breeders Association , Reelected •! ' 1 Peter B. Lehman was re-elected i 1 chairman of the Adams county , Guernsey breeders’ assoclntlon at I the annua] meeting held Monday » evening at the Rica hotel. I Other officers of the association, t all re-elected, are Wesley Slultr, , vice-chairman. James Moses, serre tary-treasurer; Charles Iniger and r Dale Moses, directors. I Dick Clken. of Goshen, manager , of tha Pltte Manor farms, wss the , principal speaker, using as his top- . j lc. "Proper selection of sires, and herd management.'’ Mr. Clken is also viee-chalmtsn of the state Guernsey breeders' assorts’ton. » Thirty-five persons attend the banquet and meeting. Guests in ad- » dttlon to the Guernsey association ' members were Ben Maxellti of the ' Holstein breeders' association, Roy • Prlciwof the Jersey breeders' usso- ■ | elation. Pete Reynolds and Herman '' Kruckeberg, president and secre•Stsry. respectively, of the Decatur iChamber of Commotes.

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C. A. Douglas Store Is Badly Damagt'd As Smoke Fills Room; Offices And C'luh Damaged. ! ORIGIN UNCERTAIN By Dob Hhratuka Staff Reporter Fire of undetermined origin ravaged a downtown Deeatnr business building block here about 11:So o'clock last night, almost completely destroying the Peterson Clothing Co. store and wreaking heavy damage to nearby store*, office* and rooms of the Knights of Cnlumhn* bulge, owner <tf the building Estimates of the damage created by the conflagration ranged from 930.00A to 935.000. although no official figure could be reached. Cal K. Peterson, co-owner of the clothing store, declined making an estimate of the loss today but it is thought that approximately 920.000 worth of stock was ruined in addition to the damage to the , building. Undoubtedly the second heaviest loss occurred at the C. A. Douglas store next door, where T. J. Mettler. store manager, estimated that hi* loss would amount to approximately SIO,OOO from smoke. Huge billow* of smoke poured through fl»o rood wall cracks from the Petj i rson store as firemen battled tho intense flames. Both Mr Peterson and Mr. Met*. Icr stated that their losses wers covered by insurance. Reaches Upstairs Damage from smoke did not stop there, however. Heavy damage was also created in the offices and rooms above the Peterson store. The smoke caused losses in the offices of Dr. Joe Morris and Dr. Kay Stingeley, dentist*: Dr. Ben 11. Duke, physician and surgeon; Franctle's Beauty Shoppe and the Klip A Kurl Beauty Shoppe; the Resettlement Administration offices of Charles Poe. and even reached the Knights of Columbus lodge rooms, which occupy the entire third floor. Bedlam reigned after the city light plant whistle sounded the fire alarm. Professional men and assistants, who had offices located In the K. of C. building, hurried lo the fire scene ijj an effort to save valuable possessions und instruments. as late dowutnwn visitors followed the whine of the fire truck sirens. Started Near Floor Although no definite cause has been established for the blase, the location of the first flames were (CONTINUED ON PAGE TItKKKt ♦ 1 —- ■" ■ ♦ Brave Smoke To Save Valuables In Offices Here Thrill-seeking spectators at last | night's fire In the K. of C. build- ! Ing were treated to an uddad ex : htbttlon which the original pro- | gram probably did not include, In his seal to save valuable pupera and Instruments from the ; blase, which at that time gave.' ' every Indication of consuming the 1 building. Dr. Joe K. Morris staged the exhibition. Dr. Morris, when unable to use .: the stairway to reach his dental . office* on the second floor, resorted to the fire escape. I After reaching the outer office. he found that dense, lung-searing r smoke barred hi* way to the inner , office through the doorway. Then . came the exhibition. I The dentist orawled through an s open window to the ledge, and In j "human fly'' fashion walked around the narrow strip of concrete to the front window, opened the window and crawled hi. His efforts were ‘ j rewarded a* firemen proffered the * use of a ladder to retrieve the '* valuables. The Dames did not *' reach his office, however. Baby Driven Out i Far-reaching effects of the smoke t-j were seen when the black billows r ; drove Mr. and Mrs. Larwtll MattCONTINUED ON PAUU FIVE)