Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1939 — Page 1

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•Custodian Injured In Fall Wednesday Will HrhiimiK her, ruatodian ot ilw OMaty vourtbouae, attauinnd a jbearuati lip, n im » an< | head |«te hat evening when he fell from a hair while rlotting the window in the antemor** office. I* Hl* heud at ruck the radiator nearby When the awlvel-lnte <- na | r n „ way under him. H* wa* knocked out emporarily and bad io be aaaiat<il to Ida feet by aaaeaaor Krnea* Worthman. 27 BY-PASS ON 1940 PROGRAM Local Project Among Federal-State Improvements In 1910 Indlanapolla. Ind. May It—(Ul*> - C hairman T. A. IMcua ot tha state highway commlaalon announced today that the U. 8. bureau of public mad* haa approved a (MK.tiM construction and improvement program for Indiana federal aid :<mda in IMO. Financed Jointly with ttate and federal fund*, the program includci 'he building of 20 bridge* and a number of cnlvert* and thr paving, grading and aurfaclng of 107 mile* of highway*. The work will be done in Marion. Jo!tn«on. Hendrick*. Clark. Scott. Vanderburg. Alporte. Knox. Huntington. Hart holomew, Greene. Decatur. Can*. Howard Allen. Shelby. Adam*. Tipton. Madlaon and Grant conn tie*. Included among the project* are: Vanderburgh county — Grading and paving and two bridges for one aide of a dnal lan- road on route 41 from Columbia avenue in Evansville to road 57, 4.3 mile*. iaiporte County — Grading ar.ri paving one mile on road 41 north of Emiaon. Bartholomew county — 'Curb, gutter, and drainage on one nnie of road 7 in east Columtnv from Haw creek aoutheait. Greene county — Grading and Ikivluk 5.4 mile* on road 57 from Newberry Io South of road 54. t'aa* and Howard connlie*--grad-ing. atructure* and two b**lJges cn {21.9 mile* of road 17 from Imganvport to Kokomo. Allen county —- grading. 30-foot liavement and four bridge* on road 1 from north of ’.be All*n-Well* ' county line to Fort Wayne. Shefby county — grading, nt rueI ‘.are*, one bridge and anrfaclng one mile on road 9. r<docation near Flat Rock cave. Ada*n« county — grading, paving and three bridge* on 4 4 mile* on t >ad 27. by-pa** on 13th street In Deeatnr. Greene county—grading and pavit.g <me mile on road 54 w-rt from Bloomfield. Tipton. Madiaon and Grant countie*—grading and »tructure* on 116 mile* on road 13 from south ot Elwood to Marlou and paving to ICONTINVBD ON PAGB FOUR! Smith's Condition Reported Critical The condition of Former Judge David E. Smith of Fort Wavne. was teported critical today, following a severe relapse. French Quinn called at the home la»t evening and he was reported reMlng easier but hit condition I* regarded very *er- | ;ou*. LOCAL STUDENTS PRIZEWINNERS Two High School Students Win In Nationwide Contest

Two Decatur student*, one from the Decatur public high school and on- trom the Catholic high achool. were winners in the nation-wide essay contest sponsored by the Gruen watch company. Robert Ulman of the Catholic high school and Mis* Evangeline Fuhrman of the public school are both to receive watches for their entries. "I Am Glad I am an American Became,' was the theme of the essays submitted by the contestants. Fifteen students from the Catholic high school and 36 from the public high school participated In the contest. Carl C. Pumphrey of the Pumphrey Jewelry *tore. dealer for the watch company, will present the winner* with their awards. Scholarship* of 11.000. 3500 and 3250 were given ns the first three prizes. A Chicago flrm acted ns Judge* for the contest.

JEWS PROTEST BRITISH PLAN IN PALESTINE Statfe General Strike Resulting In Fights, Sabotage Fly Joe Alex Morri* (I'nlted Pre** Foreign Editor! Riotous Jewish protests in PalI e«tlne created a new threat today to the British empire In the near I east. • Determined to combat Britain'* plan for creating an Arab-domin-ated state in the Holy Land. Jew* staged a general strike that resulted In fighting, nalmtage and incendiarism In Jerusalem. Tel- ( Aviv and other cities in the heart of a vast Moslem area which the British government hope* to weld into a friendly bloc in event of a new European crisis. Specifically, the Jewish protest* i were directed againit the "white paper" issued In Ixmdon yesterday outlining plans for the new stale, which Jews contend would 1 be under two to one Araledomlna--1 thin In violation of the 1917 British pledges to establish a homeI land for Jews In Palestine. The conflict, led by Jewish extremist groups, threatened a long period of al niggle despite strong British • military precautions in the Holy Land. Although the Palestine disorders in a land lying across vital British communicatiou lines momentarily overshadowed other in- ! temational developments. there i were significant change* in the • International situation both in . Europe and In the far east. In Paris further Indications were given that Premier Benito MussoI I lini'a intervention may have quietied the German quarrel with Poland over return of Danzig to the relch. In line with disclosure* yesterday in Rome, it watt revealed ' In Pari* diplomatic circle* that Mussolini bad extracted a definite promise from Adolf Hitler to ‘ avoid force in solving the Danzig quarrel. In return Mussolini entered fill- ‘ ly into the new German-Italian military alliance which ~ more drastic than first expected — pro- | (CONTINUED ON PAGE l-’IVKI I WORK STARTED I IN RECREATION | ii..i nyn Handicraft, Other Instruction Given At 1 Central School An innovation in school work i among younger students of the De- , catur school Is being started at the , Central school here in the way ©f . a recreation work room. The footn. which la located in the former manual training room of the Central school, la under the | supervision ot principal P. Bryce Thomas and members of the school , faculty. There students learn handicrafts 1 and other Instructive pleasures, i Model airplanes are built, Instructive building is done and educaI tlonul work is carried on In the ; manner of recreation. A member . of the WPA recreation staff I* In charge of instruction. The room is also used as a store, where milk Is furnished under- ' nourished children through the I cooperation of the Adams county tuberculosis association. Children, flnanclally able to pur- ( chase the milk, are sold half-pint bottles for a nominal sum during recess period. Severs lother projects are expected to be Included In the recreation room program by the next school term opening.

Archbold Funeral Services Friday Funeral *ervlce* for William J. Archbold, who died Wednesday morning at his home here, will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence and 2:30 o'clock at ihe First M. E. church. Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery. The casket will not be opened st the church. - — - Adams County Man Has la?k Broken John L. King, 39, of Decatur route 6, suffered a badly broken right leg thi* morning when he was kicked by a cow at hl* home. Extent ot any other Injuries hsO not been de termined this afternoon. He was b ought to the Adams county memorial hospital for treatment

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday. May IK. 1939,

Immml Stamps for Relief Families flr I HflßGeneral view of the checkers' desk as food stamps were Issued In Rochester, N. Y.. by the Federal Surplus t'ommoditb-s corporation in the New*l>eal's experiment to have relief families buy surplus farm products. Roch«p<ter was selected as the city to be given the first try because its relief problem* are “typical " The stamps, orange and blue, are sold together. With the orange Rtantp*. any sort of food may be bought, but with the blue only surplus commodities are purchased

CENTRALPTA MEETS FRIDAY Complete Program Is Announced For Friday Afternoon Meeting The complete program for the (Central parent-teacher association meeting, which will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the Central ach<M>l auditorium, wa* announced today by Mr*. Mary Myers. publicity chairman. t The session will also be in the form ot an organization meeting, with newly elected officer* outlining the plans for next year'* PTA program. Committees will also be appointed and announced duriug the meeting The complete program follows: "The Woodpecker and Blossom Time' —Fifth grades, taught by Miss Florence Haney and Mlm Bertha Bunner. ✓ "Home Sweet Home" — Sixth grade chorus. "Songs My Mother Taught"— Violin and piano, Mrs. R. W. Graham and Mis* Helen Haubold. "Our Mothers." reading — Sally Smith. "The Busy Little Shopper." reading—Helen Baughman Piano trio- Mary Jo Butler. Joan Cowan and Ann Maddox. Plano solo. “Fulling Star"- Ruthanti White. "Victory March." Hawaiian guitar—Grace Flaugh The garden club project for the elementary students will be explained by Mr*. Delton PaasWater. Boy Scout food exhibit* will also be shown. PLAN PROJECTS FOR STUDENTS Garden Club To Sponsor Garden Projects Among Students The Decatur Garden club will again sponsor garden projects among the student* of the Central school, it was announced today by principal P. Bryce Tromas. The garden club furnished seed* last year to the students of the first six grades, the children planted th* seeds and cared for th* gard*n. latter In the yeur. the gardens were judged hy members of the club mid prizes awarded for the best gardens. The same plan Is to be followed this year. Student* will be furnished with the seeds early next week. Mrs. Ed Warren ia in charge of the project. Mrs. Delton Passwater, of the garden club, will appear before the members of the Central VTA in the meeting Friday afternoon and explain the project. Garden products, raised and canned by the Boy Scouts In the earning of merit badges, will also he displayed at the meeting.

To Erect Signs On U. S. Highway 224 Word ha* been received here from the Henjssnin Franklin highway association, telling of plans t<; erect four signs directing tram-: over U. S. highway 224. -oast to .coast highway through Decatur. One sign will be erected west of Huntington, two west of Van Wert Ohio., and one at Newcastle. Pa.. Ilan* also are being disc (Used by th* asaoclatlon for iaauance of 209,» ueo map* urging the use of the Benjamin Franklin highway t!;>* sumtncr. DECATUR CUBS MEET SATURDAY Decatur Cubs Meet At Central School Saturday Morning A meeting of the Decatur Cub packs of the Boy Scouts will be held Saturday morning at 9.30 o'clock in the Central school recreation room. P. Bryce Thomas announced today. During the meeting the Cubs will work out the fifth requirement of cubbing, that of handicraft. Four of the requirements have already been worked out hy the Cuba. They are: flag requirement. In learning how to respect th* flag and the pledge ot allegiance: wkill In safety requirement. Including safety In athletics, street and road; health requirement, by learning the laws of health, and the home requirement, featuring the art of learning to be helpful at home. Forty boys of the city, who are too young to belong to the Boy Scout organisation, form the three dens of the Decatnr Cub pack. All of these lad*, their parents and Interested persons are expected Io attend the meeting. Future plans for activities of the Cubs will be tnsde by the Cubmasters in charge and all are urged to be present to nld In making these srrangements.

Feast Os Ascension is Celebrated Today *The leant of the Ascension of of Christ Into Heaven was celebrated today in Bt. Mary's <Wiolic church. Masses were said at 5. 7, and 9 o'clock. The St. Joseph's Catholic school was dosed In observance of the holy day. min in Hold Youth Rally Here This Evening The Adams county Methodist yodth rally will be held thia evenlna at 7 o’clock at the Methodist church In thia city. The Fort Wayne district Epworth cabinet will be In charge of the program. The church orchestra and Mias Patsy Edwards will furnish special , music. All Decatur Methodist J young people are requested to be ' present and welcome tho guests.

National Guards Exchange Shots With Mine Pickets In Kentucky; None Hurt

WOMAN HUNTED IN INSURANCE MURDERS HELD Suspected ‘ , Boncia” In Philadelphia Syndicate Vnder Arrest Philadelphia, May 13. (UJO- The *u*|M*cted "borgia" of Philadelphia's mas* murder merchandising corporation was arrested by Gtnen In New York today as authorities went before the May grand Jury here and asked the indictment of 12 defendants in the widespread plot to kill for Insurance The arrest of Mrs. Rose Carina, the “widow with the kiss of death" was announced by J. Edgar Hoover. director of the federal bureau of Investigation. In Washington. She is wanted particularly for questioning in connection with the mysterious deaths of two of her husbands, both of whom were heavily insured. Bhe also will be questioned in connection with some of the other 100 murders charged against the syndicate. Authorities announced that Mrs. Carina, who had been a fugitive for more than a month, would be bought back here later today. Mrs, Carina, whose capture came leas than 24 hours after a warrant for her arreat was given to G-men. served a* a "*ecrtary" to Morri* llxiul* the Rabbit Bolber, alleged director of the South Philadelphia branch of the merchants of death. An autopsy on the body of one of her common-law husband*. Pietro Stea, revaaled trace* of poison — believed to be antimony i and perhaps hemlock, according to chemist a. Aa Mr*. Carina's arrest was announced. five bills ot indictment were prepared for presentation to the grand Jury. The indictments named: “Cesare Valenti, mustached giant of the ring, and Raffaele Polselli, accused of the murder ot Charles Favato. Christina Cerrone, arrested in the death of Rafael Caruso, a boarder in her home. Emedio Muacelli. suspect in the death of Guiseppe di Martino. Josephine llomualdo. accused in the death of her hu.iband. Antonio. Agnes Mandiuk. arrested in connection with the death of her hit*band. Romaine. Bolber and David Brandt, typewriter salesman, also were named hi the bill charging Mrs. Andtuk with the slaying of her husband. Herman Petrillo. Paul Petrillo and Samuel Sortlno were listed as codefendants with Mr*. Cerrone. GrandstafT Home Sold At Auction The residence of the late I»r. J. C, Grandstaff, located In l*reble, wa* qold at public auction Wednesday to Ben Schroyer for 3.1.600. The sale was conducted by Roy 8. Jolmson. local auctioneer.

RECEPTION TO BE HELD HERE Annual Junior-Senior Reception Here Friday Night All plana have been completed for ' the annual junlor-st nlor reception, ■ to he held at the Decatur juniorsenior high school auditorium Frlr day night. The reception, at which members • cf the junior claaa of the school , pay tribute to the graduating merit i bora of the senior class, will start ■ at 8:30 o'clock. The program of the recent lon is l.e’ng kept a secret from those who will attend. In addition to the stud- , cuts of the two classes, members 1 of the faculty and school hoard will be guests. A dance will follow the program. Miss Eloise Lewton, sponsor of the junior class, la In charge of the event. Plana are also being made forth« annual high school party to be held Tuesday night In the new juniorsenior high school auditorium. (Complete plans for the event will be an- ; nonneed later.

MRS. WORTHMAN TAKEN BT DEATH Mrs. Lewis Worthman Dies This Afternoon After Long Illness Mr*. Lewi* Worthman, 43. a life, long resident of Preble township, died al 13:43 o'clock this alternoo’i at her home one mile east and one •nd one-half mile* north ot Magl»y Tleath was cauaed by carcinoma, following an extended lllneta. -She was !>orn In Preble t-jwnahlp February 12. 1391. the daughter of William and Lealie lawnmert-Hllge-t.mn. She married Lewi* Worttenau at Magley June 10. 1914. Surviving are the hu*band and the following children: Cordelia Worthman. a nurse at the Adams county memorial hospital; Ruth Worthman. In nnrsea training at th* Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne; Mary and Helen Worthman. at home; three *lst«r* Mr*. Tie© Peter* of Ossian. Mr* Ed Repi»ert of Decatur and Mr*. John Peter* of Adams county; and one brother. John Hilgeman of Adam* county. One 4>rother and one slater are deceased. Mrs. Worthman was a member of the Salem Reformed church at M.tgiagr. Funeral services will be held at the church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Thr liody will be returned to the "evidence from th<- Jatui tnnersl home Friday afternoon. o Novel Party Held By Decatur Lions A novel old-fashioned party was held Tuesday night by the mernm-r* ot th* Decatur Lions cluo, their wives and aweethearts. Members wore old clothes, participated in a barn dance and other amusement*. HELMRIGH LAD BADLY INJURED Young Boy Seriously Injured In Fall Wednesday Evening David Helmrich. 17-monttu old son of Mr. and Mr*. Otto Heimrlch. of near Preble, I* in a serious condition at the Adam* county tnemotlar hospital, suffering form injuries -ecelved In a fall late last evening. The lielmrlch to: was riding on the shoulder* of a cousin. Junior Ilelmrlch. 15-year-old son of John Helmrich of Magiey. when he fell, striking bls head on the ground. He was brought to the hospitil here at 3:30 o'clock last night. The attending phyakian stated tiiat he was suffering from a fractured skull and a cerebral hemorrhage. He said the lad's condition was slightly improved today but that It remained aerioua. The lad was conscious late this afternoon. He atruck the bacb of hl* b'*ad In the fall, causing the fracture nnd concussion Tragtdy Strike* Twice This Is Ute second tragedy to occur In the family ot the young Preble township residents within little

(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXJ Farmer Near W arsaw Attempts Suicide Warsaw. Ind.. May 18—<UPI—Albert Parker. 60. a farmer living south of here, today attempted suicide by shooting himself in th* temple with a rifle. Hospital attendent* do not expect him to live. ■ - ' <>.■■■■■■. I - I Local Auctioneer To Missouri Sale Roy S. Johnson. Decatnr auctioneer. left this mor.dng for Columbia. Mo., where he will conduct the Missouri state sale of registered Guernsey cattle, which are consigned by nationally known breeders from Missouri. Oklahoma. Mississippi and Illinois. The hbli- I* an annual event sponsored by the Guernsey breeders of Missouri and is Ijeld st the college stadium This Is the second year c o l. Johnson has conducted the sale.

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First Serious Violence To Mark Union Effort To Force Operators To Sign Contract. ASKS FOR PROBE Harlan, Ky.. May IS — <u.P> — National guardsmen and I'nlted Mine Workera plcketa exchanged about 5o shot* today In a brief gun battle near the mine tipple of the High Splint Coal Co.. Tot*. Ky. No Injuries occurred on either ■lde. The exchange occurred about two hour* after most of Harlan county had been plunged Into darkness by failure of a main power line between Harlan and Lynch. Ky. The report of the firing — first serious violence to mark the union's effort to force Harlan county operatora to sign a union shop contract for operation* of the region'* coal mines - was given by Capt. Vernon Sander*, in charge of the national guard force* st*, tioned at the High Splint mine. Sanders said about 25 men suddenly appeared over a hill near the mine tipple. A detachment of four alate militiamen waa stationed at the point and ordered the men to halt Inatead. the guardsmen -reported. the men shouted: "We re going to cloae down thia mine." "At about the Mme moment.*’ Sanders Mid. “the pickets opened fire. Bullets started spattering around the guardamen. The guards were instructed to return the fire with their rifles, aiming over the heads of the advancing men . When the guards opened fire, the picket* quickly scrambled back up the hill and disappeared." Sander* said that no arreata Were made. None of the guardsmen was wounded and no injuriea were apparent among the attacking force. About 25 shots were fired on each side. Sander* Mid. A squad of militia Inspected the place from which the shot* were fired. Sanders Mid they found discharged cartridges which had beei fired from rifle*, shotgun* ■nd revolver*. The High Splint mine hi* been operating *lnce Ttteaday. It reported a force of aoout 3<M» men at work today. The attack occurred ahortly before the day’a working force wa* due to report. The . I’nlted Mine Workera union. Reeking a "union »hop'’ contract with operator* in the rich Harlan bituminou* field, established their first 24-hour-a-day picket line thia morning around the tipple of the Harlan Central Coal Co., at Totz, only completely mechanized mine in the area. National guardsmen made no immediate effort to escort worker* through the picket line, and thn mine, one of the first to re-open on Monday, xhut down temporarily. It waa believed that troops would take non-union workers through the picket lines later today. and that operation* would Im ran mad. Fa Hurt- of ■ power trunk line between Harlan and Lynch. Ky., plunged two-thirds of Harlan county Into darkness for 40 minute* between 2 and 3a. m. A standby line waa cut In after 40 minute* and power was restored. Line (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN*

TAKES RECORDS TO FORT WAYNE Records Os Assessors In County Completed Here AMessing records for 1939 were taken to Fort Wayne by County Assessor Ernest Worthman yesterday for binding. Thl* completes the work for th™ assemiors In the various units. Assessment*. which have been omitted may he made, however, w©th Mr. Worthman or the board ot review which meet* In June. The report from the county assessor to the state tax "board la to be made before the end ot th© week, Mr. Worthman stated. Th* schedule for th* board ot review is to be released shortly. Separate days will b© given residents of the various taxing unit* to appear before the board and vole© their objection*.