Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 25 March 1939 — Page 1

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Donates F - * w**- J & I fll A’ >4 / Walter P. Murphy Northwestern university receives the huge anm of M.SM.Md for es tabliahment of a new institute <>( technoloay front Walter P. .Mur i l‘hy. president of an equipment <<>inp«iiy and head of th- Walter P .Murphy foundation whlth made the donation to the Kvanston, I 111, a< h<M>l

MODEL PLANE EXHIBITS HERE Airplane Model Club Display In Loral Stores Next Week Two elaborate display* o’ flying airplane Model* will be on exhibit next week In the window* of the Schafer Store and the Lee Hardware company. The display* will be exhibit all week, from Monday through Saturday. The model* will be displayed by member* of the Airplane model chib •h’ UUa city, wbtrh ru twcaaiaeg recently under the direction of the Decatur recreation department, under supervision of George F. Laurent. recreation supervisor. Airplane modeling ha* grown through out the country to be onof the moat Intereating and inatructive hobble* and ha* become a part of the clrriculum tn a number of school* and college* The display* of Decautr club member* will be on exhibit in these two store* all next week and the labile la invited to inspect the work of the club. At the present time, there are approximately "5 boys and young men enrolled In the local club. ■ 0 111 — Location Os Cream Station Is Changed The cream station, operated by S. E Brown, eras moved today from the Carmelcrlsp shop to 'he Me Connell block on North Second street. ■ Confectionery Puts In Ice Cream Plant An Ice cream manufacturing plant has been Installed in the display window of the Staley Confectionirry here. Harry Staley, owner of the con- | fectlonery. stated that all flavor* lOf ice cream will be made at the confectionery with the new equipment. TWO FINED FOB INTOXICATION Two Men Fined By Justice Os Peace For Public Intoxication Fines of SI and costs each were meted out to two offenders In John T. Kelly's justice of peace , court this morning. George Myers, local laborer and Glen Vadick. who gave hl* address ss Cleveland. Ohio, both entered pleas of guilty when arraigned on public Intoxication charges Myers was released upon promise to pay. while Vadick was remanded to jail when hr stated ho had no money nor rtt-*n* of ral* Ing the fine. Myers was arrested late Frldny by Police Chief James Border* on Adam* and Seventh street, while Vadick was slso arrested by the chief in the east end of town. The tinvs of each amounted to |lO, including the costs.

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LABOR MEETING IS ADJOURNED Negotiations For Peace Betwcea I nions Recessed To March 30 Washlnaton. March !S- (UJ&Peare talks between the American Federation of Ulror and the t „n areas of Industrial Urganltatlons tecessed until March So after a seven-hour confereme in which It was stated both tac tions showed sincere desire to end their feud and made progreaa toward that end The conversations will he resumed In New York where John I. Lewis, head of the I’nlted I Mine Workers and president of the C. I. 0.. la negotiating a new watte contract with the Appaia chian soft coal operators The two peace groups met al 10:10 a. m and were Joined by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins She spent three and one-half hours with the conferees and on emerging said that “aome progress" was being made She can Honed reporters against toracasting an early settlement in view of the multiple problems Involved “So far an I can make out. they are getting along In some sash ion." she said “There have been <>ertaln fundamental problems defined and that means progress ’ 1 Chairman Harry C Hates of the A. F L n egotbit ora an<t spokesj man forth- conferees, was not a. optimistic as was Mias Perkins, but he indicated that the meeting took place in at atmosphere ol sincerity and that a real effort was being made to end th» labor < schism Although he would not go Im* yond that statement, it was understood that the conversations to<|pyrevolved ahout the reply of the A F L executive council to the C. I. O s request for Information on whether the 1! C. I. O, unions which formerly were In the federation would be readmitted as constituted today, or whether they would he asked to drop new members recruited In fields out side of their original jurisdiction The answer. It wad said, was neither “yea" nor "no” The ]A F L group is reported to have 1 pointed out that the constitution of the federation doea not give the peace committee or even the A. F. L. executive council the right to sign away to one union certain jurisdiction previously granted to another. FOIL ATTEMPT AT KIDNAPING Butler Foils Attempt To Kidnap Bishop's Granddaughter New York. Mar. SS.—Police reported that the three-year-old granddaughter of Episcopal Bishop William T. Manning was saved from kidnaping by the butler In her home, who frightened away two would-be kidnapers after refusing a f 1.000 bribe. The child is Elisabeth Coale. daughter of Griffith B. Coale. an artlat. who lives In Greenwich village. Hlahop Manning Is leader of the S.OOO-square mile diocese of New York, reputedly the wealthiest In hie church, and is rector of the huge Cathedral of Bt. John the Dlvtne on Morningside Heights The federal bureau of investigation reported it hud not been ad vised of the kidnap attempt. Coale la the husband of the former Elizabeth Manning, one of the biahop'a two daughters. Both parents are socially prom Inent. being members, respectively, of the exclusive Colonial l-orda of Manor and National Society of Colonial Dames. The butler wh foiled the abduc tlon was a negro. Thomas Wilson. Police aaid two men rang the doorbell of the Coale home about S p. m. while the Coales were out at dinner with Newbold Morris, president of the city council. A special police guard was Immediately thrown around the home Ligonier Host To Boy Scout Camporee Fort Wayne. March Js—Legionler's Invitation to the Anthony; Wayne Aren Boy Scnut council to conduct the annual area cum poree In that city was accepted nt an area executive (ward meeting In the chamber of commerce. The camporee la to be given June 10 and 11. Dr. Quentin Stultt, George Green and Dr. Arnold Elson extended the invitation. Last year’s camporee, at Foster park In Fort Wnyne, drew *4O boys. In 1937 i the camporee was al Decatur.

Decatur. Indiana, Saturday, March 25, 1939.

To Speak Here - M Rev J, W Montgomery, of Fort Wayne, who juat completed a, 20.000 airplane tour of South America, will speak at the Church of the Natarene Sunday morning I at the regular morning service at , 11 o'clock. He will diMuae his rxperlem<-a while visiting the Lat in American countries In April he Is to discuss his trip with off! rials in Washington to aaaisi In the planning of exchange scholarships with the South American nations to aid in the establish ment of better relationships between those countries and the ('Sited States

FINAL REPORT IN BANK FILED Final Distribution Os Closed Geneva Bank Is Filed Here Report of the final distribution in the defunct Farmers and Merchants State Rank of Geneva wax filed today in Adams circuit fourt by James W. Barr, bank receiver. The report disclosed that all checks in the distribution have been delivered with the exception of 249. These checks, which were filed with the county clerk, totalled 1176 20 and range from one cent up. Mr. Barr, along with his filing of the report, peltioned the court that he be released and discharged a* receiver of the bank, which was closed in 1928. A list of the checks, the check number* snd the amount of each was included in the report filed. o Portland Angler Fined At Geneva Found fishing without a license in the Wabash river northwest of ■Genera by Game Warden Hubert Wyrdham Thursday afternoon. Clar-t-nce Butcher of Portland pleaded guilty in the court of justice of thx tieace James W. Barr at Geneva and va* fined 110 and costs—a total of 218. Serious Fire Here Averted By Police A more serious flte wax averted ' lust night about 10 o'clock when a passerby reported to po'ice that bedding ami sacks In the bed of a truck, parked on Third street were ablaxe. Officer Adrian Coffee, with the xld of the police car extinguisher, put out the blare. The truck belonged to Peter lateche. of near Decatur. x.iiii, an ai TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m. 58 11 00a.m. <8 ! 10:00 am. S 3 WEATHER Cloudy and unsettled, occasional showers In east and south portions tonight or Sundsy. continued mild.

| LENTEN MED[TATION By Rev. L. J. Martin (Eighth St U. B Church) “FORGIVENESS” "But If ya do not forgive, neither will your Father which la In Haavan forgive your treapaaaee." Mark 10:2*. It la a lieautlful and essential thing to he forgiven by our Heavenly Father after we have sinned against Hie love. It la just *» Iwautlful and eaa<ntlal that we forgive those who treapaaa against ua Jesus aald whatsoever thing ye deelre. when ye pray, believe that ye have it, but He also aald when ye pray forgive If ye have aught in your hearts agalnat any. Prayer without a spirit of forgiveness la not really prayer. « How oft ahwll we forgive waa a question asked by the dla- < Iplea and alao by ua today. The Great Forglver of men aald. "Seventy times seven." In other worda aa often aa forgiveness la desired of us. In His agony on the cross, Jesus said, "Father forgive them for they know not what they do." He even forgave those who did not desire It. May we, if we have aught against anyone, forgive them, oven as Ood, for Christ's sake has forgiven us. 1 (

PROPOSALS FOR I MINE CONTRACT BEING STUDIED < — Recess Conference Over Miners’ Contract Until Monday New York. March ?&—(VP>—Proposals by the United mine workers relative to a new contract In the eastern bituminous districts were studied privately today by negottat irs for the union and the operator*. Their joint conference wan recsssed yesterday until Monday. In a statement signed jointly by operators and miners. It was announced that the recess wan taken “because of certain dlacusalotu and procedure for settlement of dis|rjtes amlag under the agreement that have been proposed by the mine work- ! era an urell as a resolution offered ,4>y them providing lor an inveetlga,k>n of a mechanised mining commission.” The new contrac' would replace one expiring April 1. which affects Stft.Mo miners. A spokesman tor the operators denied that the companies planned a lockout U a new -ontract were not signed by Uttend of the month. The joint statement alto said that “the operators believed that” It was necessary for them to take these matters (the workers’ suggestion | under advlaemc-nt in their own ccunclla over the week-end “ A conference of 200 Pennaylva--1 nla anthracite operators named an eight man committee yesterday to negotiate a new wage-hour agreem« nt with the VMW in April. There will be a joint conference with miners April 3 and the committee, consisting of five representatives (CONTINUSD <M PAGE TIiREKI Accident Victims Released Today Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Deßolt. Decatur. who had been confined to the Adams county memorial hospital sines sustaining serious In-, ’ juries December 12 In a train-auto crash at the High street crossing of the Nickel Plate arilroad, were dismissed Friday evening They were serlo'taly injured tn the accident, which caused fatal Injuries to Miss Agnes Beer, also of Decatur. ACCOUNT SUIT IS CONCLUDED ' Judtfe Takes Suit For Lai bor And Services Undder Advisement Judge J. Fred Fruchte after hearing the evidence In the account suit of Thomas North against Roy Alexander tn .Inuit court late Friday afternoon took the tnatI ter under consideration. i The trial was concluded at 3 t o'clock Friday afternoon when the i defendant rested. In the suit North i sought to recover 1297.9 H. which he claimed owing him for services > and labor. Mrs. Alexander, wife of the de- . fendant and Jesaolyn. their daughter. were called to the stand to testify for the defense. Mr. North was also re-called by the defense. The plaintiffs case had been concluded earlier In the day after calling but one witness. Mr North. It was brought out In the trial that North had filed an affidavit I against Alexander for allegedly forging his (North's) signature to two highway checks. The case Is still pending H. R. McClenahan represented t the plaintiff and Vincent Kelly 1 the defendant.

CONFESSES TO KILLING WIFE Oklahoma City Man Break* Down*. Admit* StrantflinK Wife 11 ■ ■ “ Oklahoma City, March 23 <U.R> — Roger W. Cunningham, eccentric member of a prominent Oklahoma City family, confessed early today that he strangled hla beautiful socially prominent wife to death last March < He directed a sheriff* party to her body which he had burled In a freshly dug sewage ditch. The body was found face up by four workmen after they had dug . through several feet of soft earth In a sewage ditch which had been filled In March 7. the day after the woman disappeared from her suburban home Cunningham. accnvdltiK to County Proaecntor le-wt* Morris, said he had strangled her — “I don't know why" -and had carried her body to the vacant lot through which the sewer ran and "kicked It Into the ditch.” "I must have been craty.” hrtold Morris after more than two hours of questioning early toe.ay “It was a hell of a thing to do" Morris revealed that Cunning ham twice had been held for examination at a hospital for the insane at Norman. Okla. Cunningham's confession and' discovery of the body ended a wide search of a week's duration Morris, convinced that his <ot, tinned plea of Innocence was not true and that he arsen must break, had held him since Monday, while directing a search for his wife's Issly which extended into neigh boring states. I'nknown to Cunningham, his confession came only a few hours I before his attorneys were to be - heard in a plea for a ha be*, corpus writ. The prosecution went to the county jail late last night I for one final try at breaking his story that he saw his wife last on the night of March fi when h-. drove her to Vnlon station hero with the understanding she was : going Io Ban Francisco. "We had talked things over In a matter of fact way." Morris satd. * "and Cunningham stuck to his story. Finally he asked for a drink of water and we walked toward a window and I told him i that we were certain that he had killed his wife. 1 described the anguish of her parents and he started looking over my shoulder j toward the wall with a funny ex- ' pression "Then he reached into my pocki et .took out my pencil without saying a word and walked toward the . desk He sat down and Itegan drawing a bunch of funny marks l on a note book For a few mln uteg | couldn’t tell what he was doing. It didn't make sense. "Then I saw the marks emerge ( into a diagram He hadn't said a word all (hla time. Rut now he : pointed to a place he had marked. “vacant lot." and said: " ’My wife la buried there' "He talked a little more but no' much. He cried a little but moat of the time his nerve* were well In hand and he seemed calm." He told Morris that after he had 1 strangled his wife, stepdaughter of wealthy J P. Stokes, realtor, he drove around in the night until ' he sighted the vacant lot and Its freshly thrown-up dirt mound. Ou (CONTINUED ON FAUK UIXt ASSESSORS IN I MEETING HERE Rapid Progress Reported In Assessing Work In This Counts Assessors, their deputies and township trustees met thia morning In the offices of County Assessor Ernest Worthman. It was the second meeting since the assessing work opened on March 1. Rspld progress wss noted in the report* given by the assessors of the various units, although no deft nite report was available In the county as a whole. Especially rapid progress wa< noted In the city of Decatur, when assessors were reported far ahead of their schedule last yar. The work of assessing Is to be completed by Muy 1. so that all book work can bo done by the required date of May 16. After that dnte they will be bound and placed on record here and at the state department. Assessor Worthman addressed the workers in the meeting this morning and explained problems with which the various workers were confronted in the performing of their duties.

Four Teams Meet At Indianapolis For State Title

I Hines Hears Sentence f James J. Hines Ixtoklng unperturbed la James J. Hines, Tammany leader, who was sentenced in New York from four to eight years in prison following conviction for participat km In a S2o.uoo.iMM»-a-year policy racket.

WAR MEMORIAL 26 YEARS OLD Monument To Peace Built At Court House 26 Years Ago Twenty-six years ago the first war memorial in the United States, dedicated to peaew. was limit on the Adam* county courthouse Inwn in this city. At the time It was constructed the name* of the county's approximate 1.300 meu and youth who had offered their Uvea in defense of their country were etched on the bronze tablet that form* one aide of the monument. Os thia number, a total of 1.153 were name* of thoae from Adam* county who had enlisted in the Civil War between the North and the South. Today, a Spanish-America war veteran who was scanning the Hat of names on the monument recalled that tn the short space of but 3S ydars the number of living members of thst original 1.153 Civil War veterans bad dwindled to one. He la David Baker. Pleasant Mills nonegenarlan — the last survivor of the memorable Civil War battles from thi* county. The balance of the name* on the tablet* were thoae of Span American War veterans. Mexican War veterans and soldiers In the War of 1813. Os the approximately 115 veterans of the Spauiah-American War from thia county, whose name* are inscribed on the tablet, but about 35 live here. Some have moved out of the county, others out of the state, while many have passed away during the last few year* Thus of the more than 1.100 men whose names are on the tablet. probably only half a hundred are living today. It was recalled with interests that a committee worked for four month* compiling the Hat of names for the monument, visiting each , cemetery In the county to scan the tombstones and murker* and searching all record* before erecting the tablet*. It has been recalled, however, that despite the vigilance of the committee and the cooperation of the public one name was omitted. The name was that of Thoma* Archbold, the county's only veteran of the Revolutionary War. This veteran was the grandfather of L. E Archbold, present Adam* county agricultural agent. Today with the list rapidly diminishing In number, plan* have b-en inaugurated to place upon I the tablets the names of those who either offered or gave tip their livea defending the nation In Ita last battle — the World War. It Is understood that Adam* Post No. 43. American Legion, la seriously contemplating inscribing the name* of all these vetersns on a tablet to be erected on a aide of the monument oppo*lte that on which Is entered the names of their earlier protectors of the country — thus including on the monument the names of all of the county's ex-soldier* — with that i one Revolutionary War exception.

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Frankfort Still Reigns As Favorite As Final Tourney Opens Today At Indianapolis. CAPACITY CROWD Indianapolis. March 25.— (U.S) — Forty nervous and excited boys from four Indiana high schools today awaited a whistle blast that will start ten of them toward the glory of the mythical state bs-ket-ball championship. Every one of them, members nt the basketball teams from Frankfort. Franklin, Muncie Burris and Evansville Bosse, was confident that he would be in the group that returned home with the medals that certify membership on the winning team. Hundreds of staunch supporters of the four survivors of the original held of 779 Hoosier teams took over Indianapolis early today, each oe certain that "their” boys would come through to tournament triumph. A sell-out crowd of more than 16.000 wax expected to attend the three games this afternoon and tonight that will name the state titleholder, and hundreds of supporters of the four finalists were ready to picket the Butler field house at the conclusion of the afternoon contests to attempt to purchase tickets for the final game i from disappointed backers of losing teams. Frankfort, with a steady high i scoring crew of marksmen, was an overwhelming favorite to capture the fourth crown the Hot Dogs have won in the history of the i state tournament, but supporters of the Muncie. Evansville and Franklin teams were not offering them any advantage. The Hot Dogs have an experienced quintet, with ruggedness, height, weight, drive and speed, in addition to a powerful scoring offense. While their defense was not rated highly by most of the state's observers, the general theory was that the Hot Dogs would score more points regardless of bow many their opponents threw In. Muncie Burris, the second choice of most Hoosier experts, has at> other high powered scoring tesm. It lx not lanky, but it Is a good floor aggregation, and boasts a high tourney offensive average. Evansville Bosse and Franklin, rated as having only outside chances to win the state title, are both defensive teams, although both have won the majority of their games this season. Bosse has been a fast-improving club, and although It must meet Frankfort in the flrat game, the boys on the team are confident of victory. The -CONTINUED ON PAGE TIIRKEi RumschlaK Infant Dies At Hospital Msrylln T. Rumschlag. Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rumschlag, of south of the city, died at 6 o'clock Friday evening at the Adams county memorial hospital three hours after birth. Death was attributed io hemorrhages. Surviving besides the parents are four brothers. Donald. Frederick, Gerald and Billy Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:46 o'clock at the Gllllg ADoan funeral home and 3 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in the St. Joseph cemetery. Rev. J. J. Seimets will officiate. BERNE WOMAN . DIES FRIDAY Mrs. Eve Dies At Berne After Illness Os Complications Mrs. Eve Cook-laming. 87. died late Friday afternoon at her home In Berne Death was attributed to complications and Infirmities, following an Illness of three weeks. The deceased wax born southeast of Berne and was married to Jasper Leming In early life. He preceded her In death several years ago. Only near surviving relatives are a step-daughter. Mrs Maude Ah net and a niece. Mrs. Gid Riesen, both of Fort Wayne. Three brothers and two sisters preceded her In death. Funeral arrangements bavo not been completed.