Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1939 — Page 1

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» ( omedian I ined I / ■ . -lack Benin 1 k *A.. / i A Jack Benny, radio and screen comedian, was fined lltt.mm today when he plead.-d guilty to a amuaalina charge.. A ptlaon term of year and a day taaa anapended UNION WORKERS FINED HEAVILY FOR SIT-DOWN Judge .Awards Heavy Damages Against SitDown Strikers Philadelphia. April 4 — <u.R) — Counsel for branch on* of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers announced today that the union would appeal to the supreme court If necessary from district judge William H Kirkpat ricks order that It must pay the Apex Hosiery mill *711.»52.5& for damages incurred during a 4t-day sit-down strike In 1»37 The judgment against the Congress of Industrial Organisation affilhue was unprer-edented The jury awarded 3237.31 V damages, sort Judge Kfrlrpatrt. k tripled the sum as a penalty provided under the Sherman anti-trust act. on motion of company counsel The company originally had asked for more than 33.500.000 but that was reduced to 34&3.73S during the trial which ended yesterday evening I William Leader, president of I the union, alao was named In the judgment. .M Herbert Syme, union attorney, announced the ap peal: The Apex strike began May <. 1537 and workera occupied the plant until June 23. two days after the U. 8. circuit court of appeals ordered the building evacuated Company witnesses, indullng the president, William .Meyer, testified at the 13-day trial that »he strikers wrecked moat of the equipment In the plant Labor leaders here said the verdict was the largest ever made tn such a suit In the Vnlted Btatas. Elks Will Install Officers Wednesday Recently elected officers of the Liecatur B. P. 0. Efts will be install <d at the regular lodge meeting Wednesday night al K o'clock. Past exalted rulers will conduct the installation services. Free retrssnmenta and lunch will be served tollowing the meeting. CLOSE SCHOOLS FOR VACATION Public And Parochial Schools Have Easter Vacation Public, schools in the city will close Wednesday afternoon for tuo spring vacation. Super'n’endent. Walter J. Krlrtk. announced today The Catholic schools will also close Wednesday afternoon until Monday. The schools will remain dosed Thursday and Friday, which with the regular week-end vacation days will offer students a four day recess from their studies. All classes will be resumed on Monday morning following the vacation. Both the new junior-senior high school and the Central school will be given a thorougK cleaning, Mr. Krick stated, during the vacation. Floors wll Ibe scrubbed and waxed and wndows will be washed and other cleaning don*. Several young students will be hired to assist the regular force of janitors in tho work, he stated.

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JACK BENNY IS FINED SIO,OOO FOR SMUGGLING Radio Comedian Aho Civen Suspended Sentence Today New Yurt, April 4-<U»-Jack Benny, shamefaced and flushed, pleaded guilty In federal court today to smuggling jewels and received a suspended sentence of one year and a day In prison and a fine of 31 0.000. The 312.ntm a week radio and screen comedian, charged with smuggling 33.131 worth of jewelry Into the fulled States, stood In federal courtroom as V. S IMs trk't Judge Vincent L passed the sentence and chided him for his admitted Illegal acUv: ties. "You must feel very much ashamed of yourself standing here. Mr. Benny." the court said, i Benny turned a deep red He muttered an almost Inaudible: "I do " A few minutes before sentence was passed. Benny, who flew here from Hollywiaal last night, had changed an earlier pl>* of "not guilty." on the advice of his attorney and In the face of reports that the government plaumd to prosecute his case vigorously. Benny was indicted on Jan. 10 on charges that he conspired with Albert N Chaperau. confessed master smuggler, to bring In the jewels for the comedian’s partnerwife. Mary Livingstone George Burns, of the radio comic team of Bums and Allen, pleaded guilty to smuggling in another case involving ('baperan Burns received the same suspend ed sentence an did Benny, but his fines and penalties totaled 917,770 In smuggling the gems. Benny avoided the payment of duty eai!mated at not more than Stnst Judge Lelbeil said he believed that Benny had been victimised iCONTINfEt- ON PAGE TWOI K. 0. PLANNING FOR INITIATION Decatur Council To Hold Initiation Here April 30 Decatur council No. 334. Knights of Columbus, will present initiatory rites Sunday. April 3«. it was announced today. Second and third degree Initiations will be given to approximately members of the order during the c rtenonies. it was annoumed. Monday night ths candidates will -eceive the first degree w'th Rev Joseph J. Seimetx acting as master of the degree He will be assisted by the following members of the first degree team: Joe Koors. Br.. deputy grand knight; Aug-tat He'man. chancellor; Joe Murphy, secretary; Herman Wolpert. warden and Ed (jeimer. guard. The second and third degree* will be administered by member* ot tne Fort Wayne team at 1:30 p. m. Sunday. District Deputy Fred Sehoppman of Fort Wayne n.et with Grand Knight Charles Miller ana member* ot the membersnip comriitte last Sunday and made definite plan* to rthe initiation Candidate* have been enlisted from Decatur and Monroeville and ,n vital ions are to be sent to Hunt•ngton and Garrett, which lodge* sro expected to bring candldatea. Joe Koor*. Sr.. * chairman ot the membership committee All past i.rand knight*, present officers and mtmßiershlps of the membership committee will have charge of arlungotnenta on the day of the initiation. it was announced by Joo Lose, chairman of the arrangements committee. Sons Os Legion Meet Wednesday The Sons of the Legion win have their regular meeting 7:30 Wednesday night at the Legion home. Important that all members be preeni There win be u speaker on sport*. Rural Schools To Close This Month Moat of the rural schools of Adam* county will close this month. Superintendent C. K. Striker, stated today all of the graduation date* have been previously announced and many of the prospective graduates I>ave been listed.

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Rule an Apple, Easter Queen* i \ ■ ft q. Jan* Mohan Genevieve Garner Charm and penumallty of Jane Mohan of Garden City. L I. and Genevieve Garner of Amarillo Tex., win queenly role* for them Ml** Mohan I* Bermudas Easter Illy queen reigning at Hamilton Mi«s Garnet granddaughter of Vice President John N«n<- Garner I* queen of the annual Winchester. Va.. apple blonaom festival ached uled for April 27-2*

HILL CONDITION IS IMPROVING Decatur Young Man. Hurt In Wreck Sunday, Reported Better Although physicians asa-rt that hla injuries are the most serious of those confined In th- Van Wert. Ohio hospital, they reported thcondition of Voyle HUI. 2&. of Decatur. who was seriously hurt Sunday night in an auto accid-nt a* "favorable " Hill, known among his asso-' elate* as "Jake." suffered a crushed nose, badly lacerated hands snd face and a punctun- between hla ' right eye and nose, when he wa* thrown against lhe windshield as hi* car struck one driven hy Frank Mill-r. of Van Wert Hi* companion. Harold Kolter. also of this city, who sustained a fractured jaw. was reported Im-' proving No change was reported in thcondition of Lee Miller and Jam-s Miller, son* of the driver of thOhio car. who were also hurt Lee. the younger of the two. *u* talned a fractured skull and hl* condition la considered serious. Funeral Tnursuay Funeral service* for Mr* U>qise Jane Miller, wife of Frank, who died lu the Van Wert hospital shortly after the crash, will bo. held Thursday afternoon at the’ Gamble a Alapach funeral horn*' ' there Burial will also be in tha' ; city. Report* from Van Wert have | corroborated the asaertion by po- ] lice authorities that th- local 1 young men would be absolved of all blame. Police authorities there state*] that Miller made a left hand turn onto a side road directly in front of the approaching Decatur auto, enroute eaat The wrecked D-catur auto w*» brought to a local garage and ha* attracted considerable attention l>e<‘au»e of It* tattered condition. - 1 - o First Christian Church Holds Special Services Service* are being held Meh even'ng thia week at 7:30 o'clock at the First Christian chu-ch of this city. Rev. Kenneth Tknmon* la In chargo of the meeting*. Following the regular Sunday service ther- will b« bsptlsmalritea. The public Is invited to attend.

LENTEN MEDITA TION (Ry Rev. Homer J. Aspy. First Baptist Church) “Maximum Devotion” "She hath done what ehe could." Mark 14:1. Jesus was facing death and in those tact hours He went again unto Rethany. a place filled with memories of happy and holy slßtilficance Here In the home of Simon, while Jesus talked with Hie disciples. Mary came to Him and annotated Hint with the mom precious oil and perfume obtainable. JXtdas. in hie greed and selfIshness, criticized her for an apparent wastefulneaa. Jesus praised her for her complete devotion and her eplritual perception "She hath done what ahe could." She had brought the heat that she had to her Ixtrd for Hla annotating for Hie own burial. Nothing brings greater satisfaction than the service of Chriat. There la no labor In vain In Hie name. Mary could not do more and ehe received the tribute of Jesus. Here was a Christianity of maximum devotion and aervlce; oure la tear often the minimum Ood gave, and continues to give, the heat He had for us that we might have life, ('an we he content to give shabby and worthless gifts and service unto Him? "She hath done what she could?" I Have you?

Huntington Preacher Speak* Here Tonight Rev. D. R Hutchinson, pastor ot the First Presbyterian church at Huntington will be the guest speaker tonight at the local Presbyterian church. Rev. Hutchinaon ia the leader of the young people’s work of the Fort Wayne Presbytery, leaching every summer at Winona Lake. The service tonight is one of the service* planned for Holy Week. A cordial Invitation I* extended to the public to attend these meetings commencing at 7:30 p. m. LOCAL LADY'S MOTHER DIES Mrs. Adah Jane Davison Dies Today At Fort Mayne Mr*. Ada Jane Davison. 76. mother of Mr*. Robert Fritzinge- of this city, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock at her home In Fort Wayne. Death was attributed to complication*. following a fall at her hornlast June, in which she xustained 1 fractured leg. The deceased was born In Wells county September 24. ISO 2, the daughter of Jacob and Pho*>t>e Stur-geen-Suuwner*. | Surviving, beside* the daughtei here, are the husband. William K. | und three other children- Mnnt K. Davison of Bluffton. Mr*. Della lb--i Witt and Mr*. Charles Schafer, both I ol Fort Wayne. A sister. Mr*. Bell Miller of Mendon. Ohio; 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren alao an--titre. A daughter and son are deceased. The deceased was well known In this city, having resided h-re several year* ago. Funeral arrangement* have not ten completed. Decatur Red Men To .Meet Wednesday Pocatollgo Tribe, of th- Decatur Improved Order >f Red Men will meet Wedne*da> night at 7 30 o'-j clock at the Red Men hall in thia city. All member* are urged to attend business of unusual Importance to the member* is expected to be brought up durlag th- lodge meeting.

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CONFEREES ON COAL CONTRACT ARE DEADLOCKED Joint Subcommittee Unable To Reach Agreement On Contract New York. April 4 <UJ!>Vlcrpresident Philip Murray of the I'nlted Mine Workers I'nion told the Appalachian joint conferem-e of bituminous miners and operators today that rhe coal produc- ' ers had rejected every one of the union's 2n suggest lon* for contract Improvement. Mflrray was the first speaker after conference chairman Walter L. Robison. Cleveland coal operator. had announced to the not* conferees that It was "regrettable" that the joint subcommittee had been unable to agree on a new contract to replace the one which expired Saturday Approximately 33X.000 miner* quit work yesterday because of the contract's expiration Murray said that the union teeognlted that its demand* for wagIncreases and shorter hours contemplated increased costs, but hadded that "it Is also true that many ot the proposals did not con template any increase In the coat of production, but were rather auggest-d improvements In th--contract which might very well have tended to improve the relationships between the coal operators snd the union." "We did not press these proposals as ultimatums or forthright demands." Murray said "W-- laid them before the conference as the basis on which an ultimate agree- • ment might l-e arrived at." He said that the union had "bended back and l-ack in an effort to cxmclliate" the difference* between It and the operator*. He *aid the union had yielded on many ol Ita proposals, bui that many of the operators had "indicated a positive unwillingness to effectuate an agreement." A complete breakdown of the conference threatened a* a result of the aub-cvmmtttee'a stand. Murray Mid that the union had asked a closed shop "not only tor the preservation of the Vnlted Mine Workers but to guarantee the stability ot the industry Itself." Ralph Rice Named To Tax Adjustment Board Ralph Rice. Root tewnship trustee, was named a member ot the Adam* county tax adjustment board as a representative of the trustees' board at th* meeting held Monday In the county s-ltool sup-’rintenu-ent'* office. COUNTY BOARD LETS CONTRACT Lets Bid Eor Supplies And Two Types Os Insurance Contract* for the furnishing of supplies to the county Infirmary for three month* and two types of insurance were awarded today by th- county commissioners The contract for groceries went to the Home Grocery of Decatur on a hid of 31*3 62 A bld of 31*5 52. submitted by Sprunger * Lehman of Berne, was the only other submitted, Th- Home Grocery was also awarded the contract for furnishing tobacco on a hid of 3*2.74, which was the only proposal. The Rhoades Bakery of Geneva won the contract for furnishing br-ad to the Infirmary on the flip of a coin. Both Rhoades and Hon-E-Krust of Decatur-had submitted bld* priced at seven cent* per loaf. The public liability and property damage fleet Insurance for 12 Adam* county trucks was awarded to Leland Smith, agent for State Auto Insurance company, on a hid of 3256. RR. Other hid* were: fra Fuhrman. American State* Inattrsnee. 3275 37; Walter Bockman. Decatur and C. O. Rayne of ; Geneva, both Indiana Insurance I (CONTINUED ON I'AUE FVUH)

DECATUR YOUNG MEN INDICTED I Ivan And DeLoyd Garwood, Galbreath Indieted In Ohio Ivan and DeLloyd Garwood. Decatur young men n<>w serving terms at lhe state reformatory at Peudleton on grand larceny charges. were namta in two indictments by a grand jury in Mercer county. ' Ohio, returned lat" Monday after- ' noon at Celina. The Indictment* charge grand larceny and burglary. Th- Mercer county grand jury also returned indictment* of grand | larceny and burglary against Stanley Galbreath, accuaed of numerous burglaries in Ohio and Indiana. The Garwood brothers, named |in the Ohio indictments, were members of a gang accused of more than 50 robberies In Adams .county and other nearby count lea lln Indiana and Ohio, which was . believed smashed with the arrest and sentencing of Walter Garwood. ' Roy Shoaf and Raymond Evans I last waek. The latter three were I all sentenced to 1-10 years at the ■ j state reformatory and are now ' i lodged In the state institution Galbreath has been Implicated , in a number of break-ins and rob- . berle* of homes in Decatur and in several Ohio towns and cities. Galbreath, when questioned here several weeks ago by Sheriff Ed ' P. Miller, pointed out a number of 1 homes in this city which were i robbed by him Some of the loot I obtained In th* local robberies was by Decatur victim*. ENCAMPMENT TO ■i BE HELD HERE I I Ninth District Odd Fellows Encampment Here Fridav Reiter Encampment. No. 214. I. ~ O. O. F. of this city will be host I i to the Odd Fellow* encampments ' lot Adam*. W-ll* and Bla< kford , counties at a meeting of the ninth . .district. 1. O. O. F. Encampment ' association, to be held here Friday ■ , evening it was announced today. The Royal Purple degree, the; highest degree of the encampment. 1 will be conferred on a large cla»« | of candidate* from the district by ' the Summit Encampment No. 16 > I of Fort Wayne. Member* of the Patriarch Mill-1 . tant. the uniformed branch of the - i order from Elwood. Peru. Koknmo, ! Muncie. Marlon and Fort Wayne ■ will attend the meeting In full . dress uniform. "All branches of the order In In-1 diana will be represented at the meeting by high ranking officer* The grand lodge will he represent - i ed by Fred Major of Decatur, dep- ' uty grand master; the grand en- i (campment by J-ase W. Smith, nf • Fort Wayne, grand patriarch, and the patriarch militant hy Brig. , Gen. Elmo Gustin of Elwood, deI partm-nt commander, A number of other dlslngulshed ' guest* are expected to be present, including J. Harry Strack, of Van Wert. Ohio, grand patriarch of th* grand encampment of Ohio. Th- meeting here Friday night I* expected to he one of the lurg- , -*t held thio year In the *tate. New York Fair Stamns Placed On Sale Here Mr*, Txda Macklin. Decatur pnatmaster, today that * quantity <»f new three-cent stamps, commemorating the New York 1 world's fair, which opens April 30. ha* been received nt the local office. Only n limited number nf *tamp collector* are advl*ed to the*- ftamp* I* avnllnhle her*, and make their purchase* early. > ■■■ . I 01. TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER R:ooa.m. 33 2:00 p.m. 54 10:00 am. M 3:00 p.m. 56 Noon 44 WEATHER Fair, not quite no cool tonight. Wednesday Increasing cloudiness, possibly shower* in extreme southwest portion, slightly w*rmer In east and north portions.

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t ——_ England Plunges Ahead With Creation Os A ! Barrier Os Bayonets Against Aggression. -MUTUAL DEFENSE By th- Vnlted Pres* Great Britain Ignored bluer ‘ nail warning* against "encirrle- ■ ment" nf Germany today and plunged rapidly ah-ad with creation of a barrier of bayonet* against future European aggression. Poland* foreign minister. CM. Jo*ef Back, was understood to have offered to turn lhe Britinh pl-dge of military aid to hi* country into a mutual defense pact I which would put greater *tr<-ng,li , Into the “atop Hitler" front. Beck I and British foreign secretary Vi*I count Halifax <x>nferred In lamdon und the Rumanian minister, wish new instruction* from King CaixA. I was to join in conversation* later The speed with which Britain hurried her plan* to bring <ll European nation* threatened by aggr-saion Into th- united 'peace' front was closely followed by nasi offklal* at Berlin, where the press I struck tack vigorously with wartii Ing* to both great and small pow ■ er* against effort* to "encircle" i the Reich. |< Diplomatic report* to Ixtndon and Pari* indicated a possible . Italian move to establish stronger ■ control over Albania and drew from a British government spokesj man the statement that any action I which infringed on Albanian independence or freedom ot action . ■ would be regarded a* a violation of the 193* friendship treaty be- | tween Britain and Italy. I The diplomatic report* — which were denied In Rome were that i the little kingdom just across tho , I fascist military movement* town rd , | Adriatic from Uu Italian boot lu- ( dkat-d a plan for outright annexation of Albania. Italy has long maintained close relation* amount- > ink almost to a protectorate over lhe kingdom of King Zog. Reports In Rome, meanwhile, said that Germany wa* Rending I heavy artillery to Italian soil, although fascist premier Benito ' Mussolini hus maintained a caui tlou* and quiet attitude toward ; th- quarrel of his axis partner, i Adolf Hitler, with Great Britain. ! Th- artillery wa* said to be com- ! Ing from the Cxech munition* plant*. Italy also wa* reported ——————— (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Church Official Board To Meet This Evening The official board of the First ; Methodist church will meet in the lecture room of the church at 7 o'clock this evening. All member* . of the board are asked to be present. O Women Os .Moose To Hold Easter Supper maa. The Women of the Moose will hold their annual Flaster supper at th- Moo** home on North Second street. Saturday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock. The public I* ivlted to attend. SUIT IS TAKEN IN ADVISEMENT Judge Decker Takes Bentz, vs. City Os Decatur Under Advisement Judge John F. Denker ot th* Well* circuit court In Blutfton lat>« Monday took the suit of Ralph Bent* uvaitikt the city of Decatur under adviswnent after the hearing and evidence presented in the case. Bentz ha* filed suit against th" city. R-eking about 35-100 In tack wage*, and asked that hi* job be restored to him a* fireman ia the city employe. Witne**p* for the city Included Arthur R Holt house, former mayor of Decatur, and Jack Friedt, cap•aln of the fir- department. WltnesNe* for the plaintiff included Bent*, attorney Vernor of Fort Wayne and Mis* Ada Martin, clerk in the city clerk-treuurer'a oftlcs. Attorneys Vernor and W, H. Eichhorn of Bluffton represented lhe plaintiff, while Vincent Kelley, Decatur city attorney, represented the defendant city.