Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 121, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1939 — Page 1

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Funeral Today ■ • K-* «* ,tI * BK« w i 1, Funeral m-rvlcna w.-r,. h.ld thia I aftertHMMi for Ik*vid H. Smith, forI I tn»-r judst- of ih*- Adami* circuit court, who died Saturday nmniliig .at his home In Fort Wayne Serei 1 icon wen* held in Fort Wuym-, ■ | with burial In Ihu atur cemetery. KING OF KINGS TO SHOW HERE Great Motion Picture At Zion Reformed Church Next Week The "KiiiK of KlUfta.'*' reputed to be the world'* ureateat motion picture, coating S2.Sou.ihmi. will he exhibited at the Zion Reformed ! church in Decatur at 7:05 p. m. each evening from Sunday. May i JS. to Saturday. June 3, inclusive. It la said that thia marvelou* 1 passion play creation contains a . thousand scenes of beauly and power that will live forever in the hearts of mankind. There are S.UOO people taking part. S3O actors and .actresses and it requires two hours jto exhibit. Il seems to atnase and charm the world — turning away 1 as high as Sou in one church night performance. It remained on ■ Broadway. New York for eight moot tea playing to packed houses 1 at top prices. It is also claimed that the equal jof thia magnlflcent photoplay on the life. cru<lflxl*>n. death, burial, i resurrecthm and ascension of the Saviour never has been Aimed, and It in not likely to ever be. And . further, that not to see It Is to miss the opportunity of a life-time • ■ being a story so tense so absorbing. so interesting in its spirit •of munificent self-sacrifice and passionate grandeur, so breath.taking In its* tremendous climax, that its power and force la beyond de- ■ scription. Rev. S Parkes Cadman, the late and famous radio evangelist, said: i • The ‘King of Kings' is the beat motion picture the world today. No man. woman or child should miss seeing It.” .Much emphasis Is laid upon the fact, that this great rpmhmaklng. . unrivalled film pnxluitlon must ' not be confusi-d with the' many antiquated and inferior films of passion plays wlpch alone have heretofore been exhibited in the 1 churches. The picture Is presented under the auspices of the Christian KxI panstem Organisation —a noii-sec- ’ tariau religious ls*dy as a part of Its mass spirituality program *'to permeate the world with the spirit of Christ.” There is no admission charge. A free will offering will be taken u<ter seeing the picture. NAME WINNERS OF SCHOLARSHIP Kirkland Graduates Winners Os Indiana U. Scholarships Bloomington. Ind. Muy 22 —Loh ‘ Mnnn and Arthur 11. Girod, gradrates of Kirkland high school, were I named winners of the state scholar- ! ships from Adams county to Indiana University for the coming year. Patricia Chronister. Pleartnt Milla 1 ht»h school, Decatur and Parbara 1 Burk. Decatur high achom. went named alternates for Adams county The scholarships each carry with them the remission of Contingentj tees for the year, in addition to the : rcholasllc honor Involved in sue[CMgfnl competition in a field of f»SS selected candlates. Choice of winners was based strictly upon scholarship shown in | high school and college studies and !In competitive written examinations. Two hundred state scholarships were awarded. Including two | in each county except In five counties of large |M>i>ul*vtlon where the . SSSvmMFAO®rivw.

SUPREME COURT ISSUES RULING ON ABROGATION Hughe* Joins Three Others In Dissenting Opinion Washington. May 22 — <U.R) - The supreme court ruled today that congressional abrogation of gold clauses applied to bonds provides for redemption In foreign currencies as well as those paid In American dollars, t The court decision resulting tn a sharp split of opinions which found t'hief Justice Charles Kvaha i Hughes aiding with a four-man minority for the first time this year was imide In the group of ■ four cases involving socalb-d multlpte* currency bonds of the Bethlehem Steel company and the Bt. Southwestern railway. The majority opinion was writ- ' ten by Justice Hugo L. Black, joined by Justices Felix Frankfur ter. Stanley Reed. William O. Douglas, and Owen J. Robert* The minority comprined Hughe*. ' Harless Stone. James C Mcßeynolds and Pierce Butler. . Other Important rulings today 1 included: A ruling that federal judge* salaries are subject to federal. Income taxes. , A dectshm that Oklahoma's ISI6 registration statute is unconstlt<t- , tlonal liecause It discriminates against negroes. Worthman Rites Are Held Sunday Funeral service* were h»ld Sun- . day afternoon at the Salem Reformi < d church in Magley. for Mrs U*wfs i Worthman. well known P-eble nai tlve. Burtetl was in the churth cemeI t< rmy. Mrs. Worthman died Thurs- ’ day afternoon after an extended illness. I .0 CONGRESS MUST ACT ON TAXES Mid-July Adjournment Date Is Sought By National Congress I' Washington. May 32 - <U.R) — Mid-July adjournment plans for congress were based today on ' abandonment of further neutrality action at thia seasion and sp-edy ' showdown on business deterrent taxation. Approximately 31.700.000.(MM) of i corporation and manufacturer's i excise levies expire this year, some of them on June 30. Before that date the house la expected to have started a tax plan of some kind through congress. But If f new deal forces prevail, it will be , -limited to mere resolution continuing the expiring levies at present levels. There also is discussion of a houa*- compromise on the bitterly disputed corporation surplus tax. . one of a group of levies which ex- | pi re Dec. 31. It has Iteen suggested that tax on nndistrihutid profits be reduced from Its present 3H per cent to 1% per cent That would leave the principle Intact lint would almost abandon It In I practice. Senate conservatives professed no Interest In such a compromise and stood pat on their promise to eliminate the levy entirely at the I first opportunity, which scarcely can be postponed beyond nevt month. All concerned appeared to lie reconciled to postponement of neu- ' trallty legislation until next year although the cnsh-andcarry provision of the existing set pertaining to materials other than actual Implements of war expired this 1 month. Postponement would be permitted on the assumption that ' there will lie no war at leas: until , congress convetiea in January. There 1s a group In congress convinced that Mr. Roosevelt's i sympathies or policies would lend >NTI NfKt > nN FACIE? FIVE) Damage Suit Trial Open* At Huntington The damage suit of the widow r of Charles Patterson. Krle railroad enginber who was killed In a railroad accident near here In March. 1R37, was to he opened In HuntI Ington circuit court today. Deposition* to be used In evidence at the trial were taken late last week from Herb and Kathleen Banning, who were at the accident scene. Banning, It will be rsmern-li*-re<l, aided in pulling tho men from the wreck.

ONLY DAILY N KWSP AB K R IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 22, 1»39.

“Death Rose” Held Tightly i T c ■ B 4 ,fl \ ' Mrs Itos.- Carina, called the "Kiss of Death Widow,” Is shown with a detective as she arrived for court hearing In connection with Philadelphia's sensational murder-fur-liisura’oe case She was ordered held without liall for grand jury on charg- of homicide Three of her five huNbind* died from poiiioti

HOLD MEMORIAL RITES SUNDAY Legion To Conduct Annual Memorial Services Next Sunday Flan* for the annual memoral service* of Adam* Poet No. 43. Amm< clean Legion. w?re announced today. The services will be held Sunday morning at >.45 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church, with Her. Joseph J. Selmeti delivering the 1 ■nemorial sermon. The event is held each year by the local post to honor the deceased members. All Post member* and other veterans are urged to attend. The veterans will meet at the Legion home at * o'clock and march , in a body to the church. The following statement was Issued today by Commander V. J. Hot ■>iann and Eddie Bauer. Memorial < .lairman: "Adam* Post No. 43 ask* the publie to display flags next .Saturday, I It being American Poppy 'My. Thl* day I* decidated to the disabled vet- < ran* who are confined to the Marion government hospital. '“These poppies show the handiwork of someone who ha* made a ler.-at sacrifice to hi* country. Th.< sale of each poppy is a gift to the ■mor vet who has very little to look for In life. All veteran* are Invited to help the sale. Including American legion members. Spanish-American War vet*, G. A. R. and Boy goonta.j Give the Legion a helping hand." ■ o Two Are Fined For Public Intoxication Fine* of >1 and co*t*. amounting to 111 each, were meted out to two person* in city court this morning by Mayor Forreat Elxey when they pleaded guilty to charge* ot publli; Intoxication. Isaac Case, of near Bobo, was fined when he pleaded guilty to th-» i (barge, after -being arrested Saturday night by Officer* Roy Chllcote and Adrian Coffee on Monroe Street. Johnny Durbin, ot thia city, was the o-her to be fined. He wa.i also ar-r--ated Saturday night.

Dionne Quints Presented To King And Queen Os England

Toronto. Ont., May 22 (U.R> - The Dionne quintuplets saluted Queen Elisabeth today with five moist kisses In one of the strungest sudlence* ever granted by British monarch*. The queent forgetting royal custom and tradition, leaned over and put her arms sronnd each of the Dionne children and kissed them back. The audience took place In the drawing room of th«- lieutenant governor's quarters In the parliament building. The quintuplets were dressed In ankle-length court dresses of white mid wore little white poke bonnet*. Dr. Allnti R Dafoe, physician and giiHrillnn of the quints, came to the royal audience fearing that at least one of the little girla would stand on her head, seise the king'* gloves, or otherwise Ih-liuvc as five year old children do. He could have forgotten his

Lad Escapes Serious Injury In Accident - I Patrick Hackman son nf Ansel . Hackman, of thia city and a carrier | boy for the Democrat, escaped ser- * lom Injury late Sunday afternoon when the bicycle he was riding col- I llded with an auto driven by Rud/ i Bowman. 1 The accident occurred at the In- ' teraectlon of Ail*ins and Seventh street. Both the bicycle and the 1 auto were turning onto Seventh off ' Adams. The bicycle was baeiy dam- 1 eged. The car w»* dented only slightly. The accident was reported j io police. FEWER COUNTY FARMERS SIGN Adams County Percent- , urc In 1939 Program i Is Below Average 11 ii Washington. D. C., May 22 — ; (WNSI The percentage ot Adams county farmers signed up for par- | I tlclpatlon in the 193!) AAA pro , gram fa lea* than the percentage , tor Indiana and for the ten states * of the north central region Only 47 0 percent of Adam* county farm* are Included In the program, final tabulation chow*. ] as compared to *3 percent for Indiana and 74 percent for the “north central region. A total of 1.154 farm plana have ( !>een signed to cover M.S percent j iof Adam* county cn>p land. For . . Indiana a* a whole. 136.4X1 plan* ( - have been algni-d covering 73 per . | cent of the crop land. Seventy- ( four percent of all farms and *3 percent of crop hind In the north central region will he*covered by Hi.- |ii..Ki.iiii with I ■-.'" I.' l J farms participating AAA official* claim not to know why Adams county participation ll to comparatively light. They ad- I mlt that tin- 1939 progrum through out the north central region In elude* more farmers than any previous program. Biggest participators hi Indiana are Fulton county, with I,MP I farms. 79.0 percent of the total and S|K<ncer county, with 1.X65 farm*. 78.4 percent of the total,

worries. The quinta did swell Th*-y hail been carefully schooled In the technique of making curtsies, but no one had iintlclpat ed they would put their arms around the queen's neck and kiss her. That wns th»lr own Idea They Walked U|> to the queen, put their arms around her iieik and. one hy one. kissed her. Persons In the room said the queen was deeply touched by that end swiftly kneeled and embraced huil kissed each of the children Meanwhile. King George V! of Great Britain and the domfntema beyond the seas, was the forgotten man In the midst of all this feminine affection. ■Yvonne Dionne decided she would fix up that situation. She ran away from the queen and went to where th*- king whs standing. Without so much us a —- -a-.——. — , (UONTINUISD ON PAOB F1VB).

Germany And Italy Formally Sign 10-Year Military Pact; Will Seek To Promote Peace

BACCALAUREATE SERVICE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT «s Rev. Jas. A. Weber Speaks To Decatur High School Graduates

"Thousands of young people blast their future happiness by seising the daxxllng pleasure ot the m<e nient. and when they do. they destroy the more permanent happiness later.” Rev. James A. Weber, pastor of the First U. B. church, told the so graduating members of the senior class of the Decatur high school Bunday night in the baccalaureate service, held in the school auditorium. "You cannot have cherries If you Insist upon building cherry biostom houses," he stated, 'll may seem hard to discipline self and -efraln from cherry blossom house*. but the cherries are worth all It coals." "What Are Your Dimension* of Ufa?” was the question asked of the graduates of the speaker In hi* theme. “How Broad Are You?", •'What I* Your Length of View?”, “What I* Your Depth?" and "What Is Your Heighth?", were sub-topic questions asked In determining these dimensions. “We are building for etermnity now. What you do with your free hour* determines your destiny. You cannot get a long view without the help of Jeau*. for He reveal* the will of God. In closing. Rev. Weber asserted, "you will rise no higher than that to which you give your love and devotion. Give your love and devotion to Christ if you would rise to the heights of abundant life. You cannot have well balanced dimensions unless you know th*- love of Christ. Surrender to Him tonight." Rev. R W. Graham opened the service with invocation after a prelude and processional by Mrs. Sheldon Nelson at the violin and Mr*. Carrie Haubold at the piano. Rev. Paul Brandyberry read the scripture and Rev. David Grether offered prayer. Rev George O. Walton pronounced the benedic(CtWriNCKD ON PAGE THREE) Bible School Alumni Meets Friday Evening The alumni of the Kirkland daily vacation Bible school will hold the annual pot-luck supper Friday In the Kirkland gymnas turn at *:3<> p. m All memlters and present graduate* are urged to Io- present. The presiding officers are. president. Carl Baumgartner; vice president. Donna Zimmerman; secretary treasurer. Ruth Grether. SMITH FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY —J Rites Are Held This Afternoon For David E. Smith

Masonic lodge service* for Judge David E. Smith of Fort Wayne, i whose death occurred Saturday morning, were held this afternoon at the grave In the Decatur cemetery. Funeral services were conducted al the Klaehn funeral home in Fort Wayne and burial was In the local cemetery. The Adams county bar met. this morning and passed resolutions of respect to the memory of Judge Smith, who was admitted to the j local bar In 1692. Active and honorary pall bearers were also named from among Decatur friend*, judge* and her associate* nnd lodge members, representing the Masonic nnd Knights of Pythias lodges Tin- local pall bearers, who also attended the funeral services tn Fort Wayne, follow: Active pull bearers: Judge H. M. DeVriss, John Heller, Cal E. , Peteraon, Daniel H. Tyndall. Richard Macklin. Nathan Nelson. Honorary pall bearers: Judge J. Fred Fruchte. Judge C. L. Walters. John W. Tyndall. French Quinn, L. Helm. O. L. Vance. | Herman Confer. Earl B Adams. I Fred Heuer, Jamet Hurst.

AGED WOMAN IS BOUND,ROBBED Mrs. Mary Hendricks Is Victim Os Robber SunDay Morning Sheriff Ed Miller and authorities this afternoon were Intensifying the search for a man. describ ed as dark and tall, who bound H - year-tdd Mrs. Mary Hendricks of near Monroe and robbed her of approximately |5. Th*- theft was reported to Sheriff Miller about 4 o'clock Sunday morning when A. C. Hendricks, son of th*- robbery victim.acame to the jail to notify the sheriff, Mr*. Hendricks told th- sheriff that about 3 o'cha-k Sunday morning she heard a noise in the kitchen and that when she went to inwatlgate. a flashlight was thrown in her face and she was iMMtnd. The robber used topper radio aerial wire to bind her hand* and feet and carried her out into the yard, holding his hand over her mouth and warning her to "keep quiet and no harm will com*- to you." The son told authorities th-t he heard a noise and that when he went to investigate, he found hi* mother lying bound In the yard Sheriff Miller said that the house had not been ransacked, al'aouah some silver had been disturbed but none taken Few clues were left by the Intruder. who Is thought to have worked alone. Sheriff Miller stat(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ~ ADAMS COUNTY JAIL IS RATED Federal Bureau Ranks County Jail Among Upper 30 Percent Washington, D. C.. May 22.— (WNSi—The Adam* county jail at Decatur la rated In the upper 30 per cent of all city and county jails in the country, the federal burean of plraons discloai-d today. The bureau rate* all non-federal jail* for the purpose of determining which shall be approved for Incarceration of f*>deral prisoners, and keep* it* rating up to date by periodic inspection*. Rating* are based on comparison* with a theoretically perfect jail which I* *potle**ly clean, completely sanitary, adequately equip|H*d and staffed, serve* good food, provides both a work and recreation program for Inmates, and is wisely ami honestly administered. To be used for federal primmer*, a jail must score at least 60 per cent on all count*. The Adam* county jail is one of only 13 city and county jails tn Indiana now on the prison bureau’s approved list. Indiana ha* 73 city and county jails which are rated unlit for housing of federal prisoner* under any circustance*. In addition, there are six Indiana jail* rated as "available" for use in an emergency. or to hold federal prluonera awaiting trial, but which are restricted to such use. These two groups together make up Indlana'a share of that 70 per cent of the nation's 3.700 jail* which lack full

(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) <aßaßa>MaMaila w ai " H oss»»Aas*sm»awM*s*B*aa*SMmM* Resurfacing Bids To Be Received Tuesday Indianapolis. May 22—The stat? highway commission will receive bbls Tuesday on the resufraclng ot 160 miles of roads which have become worn and rough under traffic T. A. Dlcu*. chairman, said today. The salvaging program includes Improvement of streets which carry stats highway traffic In 48 cities. Blds will 4m> taken on ten groups of projects, the resurfacing program having been divided geographically so that a successful bidder will have hl* field of operations With a limited area. Tills Is expected to result In more advantageous blds than If project* were widely scattered. It Is anticipated that ten tracts can be awarded within ten to fifteen days and that the entire program can b« completed, with favorable worthing conditions, by September 1.

Price Two Cent*.

Stiffen Defense In Name Os Peace By Agreement For Military Support In Event Os War. PLAN MUTUAL AH) By Joe Alex Morri* United Pre** Foreign New* Editor. Europe's hostile political blocs stiffened their line* In the name of pea«-e today by new agn-ementa for military support in event of a major war. Germany and Italy formally signed a 10-year military alliance amid a great demonstration ot solidarity at Berlin. The treaty .designed to strike back at the British-led antiaggreaslon front in Europe, appeared on the surface to be a binding commitment that the two nation* of 150,000.000 person* would stand together In any conflict. Actually. It* full purport can he known only when, if ever. It la pnt to the teat. No sootier had the pact been signed than the foreign minister* of the two governments announced in the name of Adolf Hitler and of Benito Mussolini that the NasiFascist bloc white- ready to fight for its vital Interests — wss designed to promote European peace and that the two government* believed all European prowlers could be settled peacefully. The signing of the treaty and the declarations which accompanied it were intended to fit Into a ■till more Important development In European affairs. Great Brit ■ln and Soviet Russia appeared, after weeks of wrangling, to be getting together on a mutual aid alliance which not only complete* the European auti-aggreaaion front but Is vital to its *ucceaa Negotiation* among the British and French foreign ministers and (lie Soviet amliassadot to lamdoM. Ivan Maisky, stere continuing at Geneva where all three went to attend the league of nations council meeting, but in Ixmdon it was obvious that only entirely unexpected or sensational development* could Interrupt plan* for completing the agreement bringing Moscow Into the united front and thus consolidating the adherence of strategic Turkey. In the main. Britain I* giving In to the price that the Soviets demanded -a comprehensive alliance luou-il on an accord among Britain. France and Russia The final result generally I* expected to be a three-power accord In which the government* agree to mutual aid in event ot war and also agree that they will lend assistance to any other European nation that Is the victim ot an aggressor If that nation specifically request* such aid. That was expected to calm the fears of Rumania and Poland regarding the red army. The agreement would he appllc able only to Europe, and thus would lie designed to *atf*fy Japan and to keep alive Britain’s hopes of preventing the Tokyo government from joining a military alliance with Italy and Germany. The Japanese government Issued a statement praising the new Ger-mati-ltallan pact a* a sign that the policies of the totalitarian bloc KMNTINtTKI) ON PAGE FIVE>~ THREE RAILWAV MEN ARE KILLED Logansport Men Killed In Three-Train Wreck In Ohio Logansport. Ind, May 22 <U-W — Bodies of three Ixiganapori trainmen who were killed In a three-train crash on the Penn*ytvanla line at Bradford. 0.. yesterday. were returned here today as funeral arrangements were being completed. D*-ad were Harry J. Johnson. 62. a brakeman; Leonard Schaeffer, 5«. flagman, and Fred L. Tlckfer, 56, fireman. Charles Bryan, a crewman, and Frank L. Messersmlth. engineer, also of txigansport. were among those Injured In the wreck. They were taken to a Piqua. 0„ hospital. where their condition was reported a* fair. Official* reported that an east bound freight stopping at Bradford for service was rammed from the rear by a second freight. The (CONTINUED ON PAGE FUURJ