Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1939 — Page 1

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,O,J. MEETS HUH leaders [iItONFEBENCE -- —- IhlL uding IndustrialI ids Confer With *. Bit w KWi ~ iRW » bK —~ No formal announce. b<i> It wus learned s B IB B IB s KS B ■ In i , ■ Imß I m ■ I v iB ■KB B a Knfl j B > ■ KS B II B merfunlkal ’Whelo today F tt' \re Held 11' 1 ' glßgn Hower 189 l B IB » I : ■ IB B j! Jft: *iv.*d on the city »< h'«'l ■ \ II ’B ■■ *B iw I* II ■><ii' Stopped. k Hottie Saleh EX* and (Millie l.isl night III lull B*W 1 •' tli'll nil' Mi . i" • i.. i <».iy |> ill ■*W lilleil In .i|‘|h i 'l'" «■ 1 a. !■ i the home 'hiiUKhl ->!■■ inlk'lK III' I I"<n>'|| fniltbs* Mlmltul *<■''l " iitii.u lion by ,i I riinilly. Willi Mi mill Blown ;i p|..*;i 1,-)| i" 'i' nffh*.*| BiiHii.il I’rioi w.ih Illi "JMruunds. JB’"'" W.IH lhili.il mill .in M*' "I' ninth' bill Un ihlbl bual.al Tli,. til’d al Hi.' |ili'liiii hli.iw '** Zj '"i Hi'toi in. ,| < lini < h Sheriff Ed Mill.i mid '•nni'in Roy t'liibol.' and l uff.... had bo.'ii . nllHi. d ■ hunt, shortly before Barham rode up In ear. ! jfr N 'Xplnhnd Hint Itml.aia d nt i||..|| hotne and 'di.' D’ d 111., offer for a i Id.' « Il II 1 notifying the parents.

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STATE OFFICER I . TALKS TO CLUB i Russell Prior Speaks To Decatur Rotarians Thursday - HustM’ll Prior, n nh*mb**r of th»* • Indian.! Btato polk*** forte*. Mallon- 1 k «*d for the past several mon! hit in 1 thin city. delivered an intt , reatlnK • and InMrmiive diiousidon of the • history of the Indiana Mate police and the department** program at • the weekly meeting of th»* Ilecatur i Rotary t tub Thnrvulay rveninic at ( • thf Rh e hotel < In outlining the history of the t Mate poli«*e. the officer stated that Indiana wa* the 13th Mate in the ’‘filled States to organise a state poli« e organization 'thia *a» fotiDded in with IH men on the force. , I hit In* the flint four years of th.orirahiaatloii. .Mr. Prior mated the Isl men on the force were reatrict*. <*d to I'xamltilng of certiflcaten of title and recovery of atiden auton I 111 Is.’’., the ofli. era were Riven ’ (tower to make traffic violation arrestH hi ISJ7, the ac< idem prevention bureau and the* criminal identifli atlon bureau wen* added to the organization, but aw late an 193*. there were mill only !•> men on wtate (udle-o patrol work, i Thin numlter waa increaaeel in l!»32 to 4S men. I’nder the* mate lEievernmental reorganization act of 033. th.* alate police were given ■ full police power and In 1935 the merit ayateui waa Introdm rd for . m>lee'tion of officera. The men are ■ iielee te-d for mn-nath of character, physical condition, and by ffitaaing an I. Q teat, following which they are* given a rlgiel alx weeka’ train* I Ing .oureu' at Indiana university. I In 193?. Mr. Prior aaid. the* state - atarted a police pen>d<m plan, by I which a percentage of <*a< h offi* <*er*a wagea in deducted cm h month for the (icnaioti fund In event of 1 the* death or diaahletnent of an officer In the line of duty, a fund haa alao been i*atabllah<*d. State* |>olice* work la divided Into i i two typea, the officer explained, i traffic' and criminal The latter i type la well known to the public, the atute policeman explained, and he* devoted time* to explanation of 1 i traffic duties. Indiana'* traffic regulation ayatern la mod*-led after that In uae In Evimaton. 111, Prior naid. Evangton. until atart of the ayatem. had 1 ’ g Inch niiniher of fetalltlM from 1 traffic accidenta. lawt year the 1 city paageui the entire 12 month* 1 - i I tCONTUWKD ON I'AOK FOURt | TENSTUDENTS ■; ARE HONORED Ten High School Students ' Arc (riven Scholarship Awards i. Ten Mudanta of the Decatttr Jun* I lor-genior high achool received hon* 1 > or ndl acholurahlp award* thia 1 year, prim ipul W. Cetiy Brown an- 1 ■ nounced today. The avnlor an d nophomore ' i ilaaaea led In number with four I each, while the Junior* placed two 1 member* on the award Hat and . the freahmen failed to place any. The* winner* of the award* In I the aenlor claa* are: Barbara I Burk. Mae Muuller. Katherine I Knapp and Marjorie Maeeonnee i The Junior winner* are: Dorothy i Huffman and Marjorie Miller. Thoce from the aophotnore via** who won th** award* are: Earl Bromer. Jr . Elbert Fuhrman. Annie Mae Merriman and Richard | tioidner. 1

Hold Bible School Exercises Tonight Commencement exerrtae* of the' Kirkland dally vacation blbl** si-hind will be held the the schocd auditorium at 7:30 o'chu-k this evening Meredith J Rprunger. a senior seminarian in the* Mission Hons*- thc-cdoglcal seminary, will deliver the commencement ad dress Waldo la-hman president of the Adams county council of Christian education, will present diploma* to th** following graduates. Mary A. Ili**berich. Delore* llene Heer. Anna lamin** Barger. Phyllis June lb*in*-ke, |s-l<>res Byerly. Anna Delight Douglas. Violet hies Dick. Don Baumgartner. Marie Evelyn Engle. Eileen Ehrman, Rachel Anu tieiger. Johii Jacob llelmrich. Jr.,; Evelyn Jam* Moser. I Soina Helle Roth. Harold Wayne Scherry. > Donald Eugene Shady, Hilly Jay Yaney. BOOTHBY GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE l.a-t Member Os Robbery Gang Is (iiven Reformatory Term Probably the last page in the his tory of Decatur's widely-puldicirisl robbery gang was written this morning in Adams circuit court, when Judge J. Fred Fritchte Im-l>oM-d a one to 10-year sentence on Hersrhel ibsithby, reported last member of the bund. Booth by. who was arrested at Marion and ret timed here last evening by Sheriff Ed Miller, pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny before the court. Judge I Fruchte then meted out the *eut< nee and a I lit fine. He had first been charged with second degree burglary an offense which upon conviction would have carried a more severe fine and sentence but upon agreement with Prosecutor Arthur E. Vogle. wed** th** charge was changed to grand larceny. Bixithby readily confessed to entering the Ed J. Miller grocery on Adam* street last year and stealing approximately |:itt worth of tobacco, cigarettes and other merchandise the crime with which he was specifiially charged Sheriff Miller stated. Raymond -Evniw. a member of the robbery gang, which was broken up here several month* ago by; city, state and county police authorities. implicated BiHithhy. the officer* staled and they opened pursuit. Bootliby Is said to In* the last of the gang, which at one time wa» made up of Delaiyd. Ivan and Walter Garwood, Raymond Evans. 1 Roy Shouf and Lucille Schafer. All are now serving term* in corTcoSTHNVEtToN PAGE TIIRKNt Three Miner* Are Hurt In Cave-In Linton. Ind. June 2 — (U.R) — Three men were Injured and 351 others escaped almost certain death today when the roof over seven rooms of the New Hopp mine of th** Linton Summit f'oul Co., caved In upon them A total of 134 men were working In the "slope" mine at the time. " o -— • TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00 am 71 2:00 p m...... Bfi 10:00 am 74 3:00 p.m. 91 Noon H WEATHER Local thundershowers tonight or Saturday; not much change In temperature.

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TAX REVISION RECOMMENDED V. S. C. Os C. Tax Expert Recommends Tax Reduction Washington. June 2 <u.P> Ellsworth C. Alvord, tax expert of the C S chamber of commerce, today recommended to the hous*ways and means committee that it reiluce the corpora Hod tax to 15 per cent a* an aid to business Alvord presented a nine (stint tax program on behalf of the chamler which he said should be included in a bill to Is* passed Isfore June 30. lie alm made ad ditional recommendations for long range tax revlsiim His suggestions for immediate' action included I A flat rate normal corpora- : Hon tax of 15 per cent with a ’ specific credit of |2ms» to reduce the ap|>li<at>le rate <>n small in SUM**. ! Outright repeal of the 24, ' per cent undistributed proftts tax 3 Provision for • carryover of net business losses for three years 4 Simplification of individual capital gain provisions, eliminating the dlstitH'tloii lH*tw**en aaaetsi held Is and 24 mouths and suhstl I tuting a shorter holding period. 5 Treatment of "long capital gains and losses of corpor at lons us ordinary gain* and losses, "thus more nearly accord Ing to corporation* the treatment accordeil to individuals Annual declaralhm of capital stock value, beginning with the current year. 7. Permission for affiliated 1 groups to file <<ni sol Ida toil return*. * Exempt ion of all intercorporate dividend* from lax and exclusive of corporate dividends from individual normal tax. » Changes "remedying a few of the existing defects In the sir called technical or administrative (CONTINI'KD ON PAUE SIX) — ■ p— ... . Firemen To Meet At Hartford City Member* of the Decatur regttiar and volunteer fire department are expected to send representatives to the northeastern Indiana flrmnan'* convention at Hartford City nex:; Inursday and Friday.

Republican Insurgents Deny Ralph Yager Still Chairman

i "We do not recognize Ralph Yager as Republican county chairman and still contend that Cal F Peterson Was elected to the post last February. No offi. lai action has been taken by the stat* Republican committee on the election of a county chairman and the legality of the petition recently circulated by Mr. Yager is questioned." a delegation of Adams county Republican commlttvemen stated today, laist Wednesday a statement was Issued by Mr. Yager to the effect that 37 committeemen and vlcecommltteemen had signed a petition, requesting that "for the soke of harmony.'' he <Yager) he : i••cognized as the county chairman. The committeemen opposing Mr. Yager In a written stateinetil declare that the petition was not legally circulated. As the matter stands the "Ina* surgetita." as those who voted to oust Mr. Yager are referred to, contend that Mr. Peterson Is th.* county chairman. Further, they will not recognize 'Yager as the chairman and declare that a majority of the county central commit*

State Police Slayer To Die Early Saturday <U.R) — Twenty-five year-old Orrelle Easton. Valley dt". N. D. youth < mdrmtied to die early tomorrow for the fatal shooting of state policeman Ray Dixon last June SC, was moody and reflective today. His execution was to occur ut 2 A M. daylight saving time tomorrow. as committment papers ordered the exiM-ution for 1 A M. Standard time. Gov. M Clifford Townsend early thi* week refused to conmiute Easton's sentence on a plea from hl* mother that the execution sentence be set asid)>. The supremo ■ ourt upheld his conviction. BOARD MEMBER TO RENAMED New Member Os School Board To Be Named By City Council One of the most impoitant ac I lion* at the regular meeting of th*' city council next Tuesday nighi will Is* naming a member of the | city s> hool hoard to succeed Ira | H Fuhrman, whose term expires ' this year. Rlnce the law permits two mem bera of the majority political party to serve on the Ixiard and th** present council I* four to one Republican. it is naturally expected that the new member will Is* us the G <). P. political faith Five Bealed applications are on file In the offices of city clerk treasurer 11. Vernon Auraud from men seeking the (Hist. Il is report-, ed While the applicants are not definitely known, the following five melt have ls*en mentioned as candidal)**: Cal E Peterson, for- , liter clothier: Avon Hurk. feed and coal dealer; Carl C. Pumphrey. , jeweler; Glen Hill, salesman, and Dr E. P Fields, dentist The other two who, with the , newly naiiD-d member, will form , I the city ls>ard of education are Roy Muinina. It)*pul>li)un and Joseph A Hunter. Itemocrat Special Meeting Monday Mayor Forrest Elx>*y announced | i today that u s|H*cial meeting of | I the city council will be held Mon(CIINTINCKD OS PAON MIX)

tee voted to oust him. To keep the recon! straight, u ' committee composed of three com ( mitteetnen, issued the following ( statement; "True fact* In the matter concern. , Ing the Republican county chair- ■ man*hlp I* that the petition signed and filed with the Indiana Republican state central committee , by the 42 of the .is committeemen and vlce-commlttee women has not ' been acted upon to date The poll- ‘ tlon was filed pursuant to th* oust- ' er proceeding* agulnst Ralph Yag- 1 er last February and according to the rules of the state central committee "The above statement Is made I by a group of leaders In the Re- 1 publican party who also aim to have and hold harmony in the i party ranks. The statement fol- I lowed Mr. Yager's display of a petition, said to be signed by 37 ! precinct committeemen and vice- | committee women und purported to be used for harmony. Word ( come* to u*. however, from several of said slgnera that th<> petition . tUONTINLEU. UN PAGE gQUB).

Stricken British Submarine Disappears Below Surface Os Sea, Dimming Rescue Hopes

POPE ASSERTS HOPE OF PEACE MUCH BRIGHTER Says Quarreling Governments Assure Him Os Peace Vatican City. June 2 — — Pope Plus XII told the SUCDII college of cardinals today, on the third month's anniversary of his accession to the papal throtie. that Europe'* quarreling government* have a*sured him directly of their giMsl will and "reaolve to maintain peace." The "po(>e of peace" and veteran diplomat said the answers to his iiiquirlea among the heads of the great nations both dictatorships and democracies were so encouraging that he will make further efforts to promote a durable (e-ace The Vatican'* peace efforts were launched early in May when pa|*al nuncios in the various capitals Including Loudon. Berlin. Pari*. Warsaw and Rome sounded out I government head* on the possibilities of achieving peaceful | settlements, particularly In regard l to the German-Polish dispute and ■ Italy's "natural aspiration" de-i mauds on France Replies to his inquiries were So encouraging, the pope ili*< lo*e<l that he felt the way was open fori him to make further efforts to I preserve world peace. Vatican authorities said that the! |M>pe <iddi*-*sed Great Britain. I France, Poland. Germany and Italy I ■ and that all five gave assurance* I lot their peaceful Intentions Germany and Italy, however, quail I fled this by saying that "Juntice" must aicomiMiiy pvsee. it was added. Addressing the college of cardI Inals on the occasion of hi* saint's day. the pope revealed that he had atart)*d hi* peace effort a month ago lx*cause he felt that th)* danger of war was acute Responding to the message of mimhl wishes of th>* cardinal*, delivered by Cardinal Granite Pig nutelli Di Belmonte, the ;**|w- said "Animated from th>- depth* of our heart by the spirit of peace and justice at a motm-nt whhh appeared particularly grave in the live* of the people toward the lieginning of last month we thought It timely after mature deliberation to make |(_ known to some ■tateamen of great Euro(M*an nations the anxiety that the situation was causing us at that moment, in our feur lest international dissensions become aggravate I to the !M>lnt of ilegeiD-ratlng Into bloody conflict, "Tills step was ni)*t in general with sympathy by the governments. w>- are glad to say. and after it came to public attention It met with th)* gratitude of the (CUN'TINI’KD ON PAGE HlX>~ COOKING SCHOOL PLANNED HERE Daily Democrat To Sponsor Cooking School Next Week Several hundred women and girls are expected to attend the free i cooking school to bo sponsored hy the Decatur Daily Democrat Tuesday and Wednesday ufternootis at the Knights of thru* hunt)* on North Third Street. The school Is to he conducted by Miss Veda Curdle, nationally known choking demonstrator who Ims achieved a great reputation by her tiUools conducted In this part of the state. In addition to the 17 or more prites to he awarded dally to attendants al the school, the food prepared by Miss Curdis will be given a say. There Is to be no charge for admission to the school. Every one is invited to attend All Ingredients, to be Used by Miss Curdis, are to b>* purenased at It'cal stores. The eqttl|«nenl tired In the detnmonstrations will boos the gas typo and of a standard make In order that the school may Im* as as possible.

COMMENCEMENT HERE TONIGHT Catholic School Commencement Exercises This Evening Rchocd activities in Decatur will come to a dose tonight with the 17th annual commencement exerclseft of the Catholic high si hold and the St Joseph eighth grade schisd graduates The exercises will start at x o'cliH-k and will lie held in th*school auditorium Twenty-one high sch)s>l seniors will lie given diplomas and 2>l eighth grade students will graduate. Rev Frederick Fehretihacker. acting president of St Joseph's college. Rensselaer, will deliver I the commencement address Di plotnas will be presented by Rev * Joseph J. Seimetz pastor of th*St Mary's Catholic church The complete commencement program follows Processional — "Sousves". Huff, school orchestra under direction I of Albert Bellemeyer. Settlor class *otig "Anlmo et I Fide." senfa>r class Selecttou -“Magueta Overture." | Huff, orchestra. Address to graduates — Rev I Frederick Fehrenbacker. Select fam "Yare Overture” Bennett, orchestra. Distribution of diplomas Rev | J J Seimetz Recessional orchestra. DEATH CLAIMS CHAS.SETHER Veleran Cigar Manufacturer Dies After Extended Illness Charles Settler. 69. well known De.'afur resident and veteran cigar manufacturer, died Thursday night at I! o'clock at the Adams county memorial hospital D**ath was attributed to complications. following an Illness of four mouths He was readmitted to the Adams county memorial hospital Thut'Mlay aftermsm Mr Sether was first engaged In the cigar manufacturing htMinesa here when he was 2o years old He had been continuously engaged In that business until 111 health forced him to retire from an active Ilf.* In February. Th>* cigars, whhh bore his name, "Nether.” were pnuluced In vari)>us sizes ami styles and wen* popularly used for nearly half a century. For a numlter of years It was one of th** leading sellers ami enjoyml wide popularity. His factory at oik* l *inie gave employment to a number of men ami women He wa* Ihuii In Henry. Illinois. January 19. 187# the son of Math' la* and Margaret Bock Nether ll.* was a member of the Nt Mary's Catholh church, of the Holy Name society and of the Knights of Columbus lodge He was never married SurvlvIng are three sisters. Hose, Mary I and l**na. all at home. Two brothers and three sisters are deceased. Funeral services will lie held Monday morning ut 9 o'clock at I th>* Nt. Mary's Catholic church with Rev Joseph J Seimetz officiating Burial will be in the Nt j Jo*.'ph cemetery. Th.* h)Hiy will Im* returned to the reshlelice. 1139 West ,Molln* street, Saturday morning us 10 o'clock and may Im* viewed until time for the futi)*ral Chicago Man Arrested After Fatal Accident laigansport, ln<l„ June 2 (VPI Arrest.*.! at Cass county hospital shortly before he was removed t,> his home In Chicago by an ambulance. William J. Nchukrafi. 61, posted |2oo bond on charges of reckless driving and was released. Pulaski county officers filed the charge as a result ot an automoblie accident Monday that resulted lu deaths of Mrs. Schukruft and Mrs. E. L Aiken of Joliet, 111, and Injuries to th.* Rev. E. I. Aiklu and to Schukruft, who suffered a crushed I leg and loss of au eye.

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t ' Thetis Disappear* Below Sea; Signs Os Entombed Men Weaker; Fear Rescue May Be Impossible. FOUR TO SI’RFACE Liverpool, England. June 2— 'UP) —A cable was passed under the bow of thr sunken submar.no Thetis tonight, preparatory to moving the 1,575 ton craft in order to begin rescue attempts, it was announced. Off.cial* of the Cammell Laird, Limited, builder* of the Thetis. oa*d they hoped to move the helpless submarine and it* entrapped men "in a abort time." Liverpool, England. Jun* S CU.RI - The admiralty tonight annoutic- | *-d t*-in|H>rary abandonment us attempts to rescue *>s trapped m**n I remaining in the sunken submarine Thetis after th** stern and tailspin of the 1.575 ton craft disappeared beneath the surface of the Irish Sea. As the fid* receded at the rescue scene. It miles off the coast of North Wales, aud the preluding stern of th.- Thetis failed to reappear, feur spread that her position had shifted. Apprehension and despair replaced earlier optimism after disclosure that signals from the entombed men hammered out against the Thetis' steel aides. Were growing weaker and Weaker. There were reports that some of the men were “in bad condition." du* to the shortage of air. Four of the 92 men who went out happily in the Hew submarine yesterday morning for a teat dive II came to the surface earlier in the day. using automatic Davis “lungs " A publish.-d report from Llandudno. Wales, said the four were suffering severely from carbon dioxide (Milsouing ami vere al*ed under dis tors' care. The admiralty's announcement Indicated that th** entrapped men might he in su< h bad condition as to Im* unable to help themselves to safety. So far as could Im* learned non** of the rescued men had h****n brought ashore A doctor was sent to th.* reacne by motor launch. Th.- Evening News quoted one ot the four rescued m>*n as saying that some of th.* older men among those trapped were Hi "bad condition.'' Naval experts believed that a few more »f the men could eseupe by using automatic "lungs." as four of their companions, did. but probably at the sacrifice of the live* of all the others The 1.090-ton Thetis, from whkh the four of the 92 men aboard her had bobbed to the surface wearing automatic "lungs" while her stern and propeller jutted out of the water. disappeared completely tinder * strong tide during th» afternoon. The submerging of the strlck>*n , submersible by the tide retarded rescue attempts nnd dashed earlier optimism among admiralty officials and thousand* of persons eagerly waiting along the shore that all of those aboard — sailors and civilians would be rescued. Reports that a fifth man had Il'ONriNt'ED ON PAGE TIIRKr.I CLASS TO HELP MEMORIAL FUND 1939 Graduates To Contribute To M. F. Worthman Memorial A second contribution to th.* fund now being raised for the erection of a memorial to the lute M. F Worthman was announced today by principal W. Guy Brown of the Deetitur Junior-senior high school. A substantial cash donation to- ' ward the fund I* to be given by ; the 1939 graduating class of th.* Decatur high school, Mr. Brown stated. Th** fund was first started Inst year by the graduating class. It Is planned to erect n plaque In n prominent location, tn which tribute will b.* paid to the former city school superintendent, civic nnd school leader. Th.* names of contributing classes and organizations would h<> listed on the plaque, according to the preieut plans.