Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1939 — Page 1

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Speaks Sunday M IE Fred Hale, nationally ‘kmiwp Im*. MethiatHt chunh In thh eily Sun day morn Ina at sJu oT I.h H The imblie la Invited to heat Mr Hale DAYLIGHTTIME TO COMMITTEE Council Refers Time Change Petition To Ordinance Committee Kopea of local realdenta who favored the < liamte that the city would adopt a daylight aavlnga schedule were at least temporarily dawhed last niaht when the city 'council referred the petition to the ordinance committee. The petition, presented to the council at thy regular meeting Tuesday night in the city hall, asked that the council adopt the time and make the ordinance effective immediately. In event the ordinance committee and the council would approvw - adoption of the fast time, at least two more weeks would be required. since the council does not meet again until July 5. The petition, as presented last night and read to the council by I It Vernon Aurund. city clerk-treas-urer. cited the fact that Fort Wayne, Portland and eastern boun daries of llecatur were all on a faster M’hwlule. The petition asserted that a great deal of confus- , ion would be avoided If Decatur 'also adopted the-time. The petition was signed by the heads of the following Brins; Kroger Store. Boston Store. Ashliaucher Tin Shop. Decatur insurance Agency. Berber Meat Market. Niblick Store, latke's Meat Market. Wall's Bakery. Morris 5 a lu. Newberry 5 A 10. A a P. Tes Co.. Stults Home tlnxery, Borg's Meat Market. Keller’s Jewelry Store. Pumphrey Jewelry Store. P Kirsch a Son. Rhodes, Market. Kocher l.ntnber Co.. The Schafer Store. Schafer's Wholesale. i Decatur Lumlier Co.. Fogle Service Station. Central Soya Company. McMillen Feeds, MutacMor Packing Co.. Mutschler Distributing Co, Decatur Castings Co, Gene*.-I Klectric. Wertrhc-rger’s Confectionery. Decatur Slim- Hospital. Winnes Shoe Store. The petition was referred to the ordinance committee u|mn motion of councilman Charles Uungston. Nest Meet July S The council votetl to postpone ~(CONTINI’KD ON PAGE FOUR) ARGUMENTS ARE HEARD TUESDAY Special Judge Decker Takes Cases Under Advisement Closing arguments in the foreclosure of mechanic's lien suit of Carl Archer and Sam Roebuck against Frederick ati<r Helen A. Amos were continued late Tuesday to Thursday. June 29. The arguments were to have lieeli heard by Special Judge John F. Decker, of Bluffton In the Adants circuit court late Tuesday. Kvldence hud been presented and witnesses testified curlier In the day In the suit brought hy the plaintiff to collect for an alleged , barn palnthig Job. Judge Decker Indicated after hearing the continuation of arguments by attorneys In the partition suit of Casper Miller against John A Miller and others, that he would rule on the case the latter part of next week. A demurrer to the complaint or Minnie Aeschlltnan of Berne against the Berne Saving * Loan i company was also heard by Ju' l *'' Decker, as special Judge. Attorneys Nathan C. Nelson and W. I . Eichhorn represented the defend ant bank, while H R McCletiehan [represented the plaintiff. I

NEW JERSEY'S I DELEGATES TO SUPPORT FDR < (invention Delegates Are Pledged To Support President Washington. June 21 — (UR> — I '' ' W H'-iiii II 5i, 1 , 1 |„.,»' |, I N J. said today that New Jer-i ’ey * 32 delegates to the tsp* Democratic national convention I will Im- plxdg.-d to the renomina- 1 I Hon of President Roosevelt. I 'Every Democrat in the state: 1 believes that Room-velt. who car ' ried New Jersey the last time by t "Pl’roxltnately « half million ma Jority. ran again sweep the state' , In IMO. Sinathera said In a st Hement. “They all believe that he i - will be drafted by the party to! lead it to victory again next year ' "President Roosevelt la the one ‘ Democrat In the nation who can ( carry New York state In 1910. be- ( • he I- the on. |n , I-’ mayor of New York. Florello La Guardia, will support against > Thomas E Dewey or any other reactionary Republican.'* Smathers' prediction that Jersey delegates would be for Mr | Roosevelt followed another refus- > al by the president to discuss in r a press cotlferetlce whether he I would lie a candidate In 1940. r The president told a reporter r who asked him at his press con- - ference yesterday If he planned to seek r--elert|on In |<t W to "go * stand in the corner." t He used the same injunction to . a correspondent who put the third • term questiem to him several » months ago. i-ater. when again queried regarding his plans, he - failed to advise his questioner * alH.ut standing in the corner. i Raymond Schwarts. New York • publicist directing a national I draft-Roosevelt” movement, telegraphed two Democratic senators t accusing them of attempting to >' split the party over the third i- term issue t He accused Sea. Frederick Van ( (CONTINUED ON PAGK FIVE) TO CONSIDER ADDED FUNDS Council To .Make Additional Appropriations July 5 i The city council last night passed . a resolution authorising the city ch-rk tr.-usurer. ,11. Vernon Aurand. i to give 10 days notice by puplics- ’ meeting ot July 5 would consider 1 cddltional appropriations totalling . more than 26.000. The additional appropriations i which will be sought include |toi 1 for the police department, as fol- ' i lows: car and motor supplies. 97&; telephone rental. |5. and supplies. ' 110. 1 The additional appropriation asked for the street and sewer de- , partment includes: garage and mo■or supplies. 20'si; material purchased In 1939. 2207.70; sewer construction. 23W; sewer repair 23f-o. A total of fti'ei Is Included in the additional appropriation for regular firemen salaries and 213 tor swlmm- < i ing pool supplies. 11 The major Item in the additional i appropriation la 23-600 which la to i (CONTINUED ON PAGE RIX) | Swarm Os Bees Invades Decatur Residence Dick Engle, of this city, and members of tils family are looking for a courageous beekeeper—one who can handle a swarm ot bees that has selected a corner of his home as Re hive. 11 The swarm hus made Its homo i between the walla In the corner for I some time. Meanwhile Dick and hla I family have ln-en deliberating to I (Ind the least dangerous method of I extracting the swarm without dam- 1 age to the house. —— 0 11 Edmond A. Bosse I Quits State Post i Edmond A. Boon*, attorney for the Indiana state board of health. l<a« resigned effective July 1 and ' Will reenter the general practice of ] law. It has been announced. Mr. Bosse formerly served as prosecut- ( Ing attorney In this county for four , years, was Democratic countv chair- , nun and served two years as an , tsslstant in the attorney general s ( office. He was appointed to hla ( present position about a year ago.j.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, June 21. 1939.

Navy Probes Squalus Disaster n,val <rf ,n 'l" lr r * h lch is investigating the sinking ”f 'he submarine Squalus off Portsmouth. N. H. several weeks ago with . lom of 26 live, la-ft to right are Capt. William R I'ndr* Admiral'Wilt£2 r -«? < 4 h * »' Washington. Rear IRlatnT Tarrant, commandant of the first naval district; ' Au . ..7”"' "Itbers- Inspector of ordnance, and Commander ( harlea W Styer of the Washington naval observatory.

FREDBALETO SPEAK SUNDAY Noted lecturer To Speak At Methodist Church Sunday Morning Fred Bale, one of the outstand- . ing lecturers on the American platform. la giving a abort period of time In a lecture tour acroas the country. Thia meeting, at the First Methodist church, at Decatur. Sunday at 9:20 a. m. la one of several to be given in this state. Mr. Bale has the reputation of dealing with present social problems. particularly as they apply to modern youth aud their relation to their elders. In a practical, con- i structive and engagingly interest-1 Ing way. The meeting which is being arranged here is not only to : Include church goers within the city but all others within driving distance of the service. Mr. Bale, as a former prosecutor In one of the piom-er Juvenile courts of Columbus. Ohio, had a rare opportunity to study the traits of ‘‘the bad kids” and the conditions in society lying back ot them, along with other valuable data on the social problems of the day. He is an authority on questions centering about the youth ot today. Hla several years of college teaching, his wide experience aa a lecturer hi teachers' inatltutaa. and particularly hla very unique contacts with vast numbers of high school and college youth, has been responsible In part for the high regard In which he la held by Chautauqua and lecture bureau officials and promoters throughout the country. Having lectured in every state In the United States and every province in Canada having spoken before Influential groups *u prat*(CONTINUED ON PA<IK ~TW<))~ Beverage Board To Hold Hearing The Adatns county alcoholic beverage board will conduct a hearing July 13 In the county commissioner's room of Ibe auditor's office of the county courthouse on the application of William H. Freitag. of Preble, for a beer retailer's license.

4-H Clubs Os County To Elect King, Queen For Street Fair

If you see a slick, smooth. handsome looking couple at the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agrlciiltural Show, July 31 to August 6. it will probably be the 4-11 club King and Queen. According to present plans their majesties will reign at the fair with all the pomp and ceremony of a royal court. The 4-H clubs plan to enter a float upon which the king and queen will rule. The court of honor will be made up of the flrat place winners In the various 4-H club projects. The four boys’ clubs will each have a nominee for king and 14 girls' clubs will each have a nominee for queen. The candidates for king and queen must be IK and 14 years old. respectively. Each contestant must have been In club work for at least three years. Their majesties will be elected on the basis of achievement, personality, and appearance. Each boy and girl competing must be present al the election iu order to re-

Harry Srhamerloh Is 111 With Meningitis Harry Scbasnerloh. employe of the local McCormlck-Deerlng store and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph ■ Hchamerloh. of near Decatur is retorted seriously ill at the Adams . <ounty memorial hospital. Young Schamerloh la sutferlng from spinal rneninglUa. one of the firat cases reported for sometime It-latlves reported thia anejmoon that he was resting some tetter. COUNCIL HIRES i ENGINEER FIRM Toledo Engineering Firm Hired As Consulting Engineers The city council In exe-utlve sen ’em following the regular meeting *ig3l uight. authorised the board ot I übllc works and safety to employ ne engineering fltsn of Froeiicit and Emery of Toledo as consulting citglneera for the city In proposed city plant Improvements. The formal contract has not yet han made, but It waa staled that the engineers would be empYoyed on a fee basis of six percent on construction costs. The engineers will assist elty officials In rate cnn-pllationa being n ad* for the Central Buxar company and in designing new construction at the city light and power plant, if and when a new holler and turbine la Installed. The engineering firm waa employed by the city a nuntwr oi years ago when the city first started on rebuilding the electric dlatrllutlon system. Proposed Improvements Includ(CONTINURD <>N PAGK SIX) Calendar Saya Today In First Os Summer Today, June 21, san the first day cf summer and mrtcury reading of above 90 this afternoon corroborated the story of the calendar. Tinlay waa also heralded as the longest day of the year. Frimt now on the time of daylight will decrease aa the nights grow huger.

ceive any votes. The election will be held July IS. at the county 4-11 picnic. The electoral college will Im« composed of four voters selected by each each. The voters need only be a club member this year but each i voter must he present In order to give his group the full amount of votes. Activities of 4-H clubs In Adam* county have Increased by leaps and bounds In recent years, until they are recognised as among the most important of all farm actlvIt les In the county. Work of these cluhs ns exhibited each year at the Decatur Free Street Fair and Agricultural Show has drawn wide and favorable attention and these exhibits have In creased each year. More detailed plans for the elec- i tlon and activities of the royal couple during fair week will be an nouuced at a later date,

England Wants Release Os Importer As United States Protests Jap Interference

TOWNSENDITES' CONVENTION TO OPEN THURSDAY t’ommittee Flans Reprisals Against Congress Opponents Indianapolis, June 21 — qj.pj — . Definite methods of reprisal , against congressinen op|M>aliig the j Townsend perskm plan were considered today by the Townsend | national convention's resolution committee. Although the convention does , not open until tomorrow, the committee started Its work yesterday and probably will submit Its resolutlons Saturday. There was considerable discus-' slon today among early arriving) delegates about the possibility of forming a third parly for the 1940 elections, but convention officials, said that Rolrert C Townsend, secretary and treasurer of the organisation. stated definitely that no third party would Im- formed and that the organisation would remain “non-partisan.” Dr Francis E. Townsend, founder of the organisation, was reported to have said yesterday that a third party movement would be| i considered, but officials said that hl. son told them the report was unauthorised and released by a Chicago publicity agency without [ approval If the convention duwg organise] a third party, it would Im- the aec-i otul time that II had entered a l I national election with a candidate, committed to its views, lu 1936 ; Townsend fotlow. rs Joined with I supporters of Father Charles! Coughlin. Detroit radio priest, and < the late Huey P Isnig In support of Rep. William Lemke for the presidency Lemke polled only a, small fraction of the vote It was certain that some twaolutioti demanding the defeat of congressmen who voted against i the Townsend plan when It came! la-fore the national house of representatives recently would Im- pre sented to the convention. A program calling for organisation of lo flying squadrons to. enter districts where representstlvea have been unfavorable to the plan was sponsored In a resolution Introduced by .Manley Goldsberry of Chicago, a personal representative of Dr. Townsend Under his plan the flying squad-: ron would organise at least 60 Townsend clubs In the district I and they would be committed tn' support the congressional candidate who approves the Townsend I plan ' Goldsberry said that these clubs, with n minimum membership of at | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) LEAGUE HOLDS DISTRICT MEET Annual Convention Os Epworth League At Monroe Today The annual convention of the Fort Wayne district of tha Epworth la-ague opened this morn Ing at the Methodist church at Monroo and will meet in all day session. Officers are to be elected lata this afternoon and will be Install-, od following the annual convention banquet, which will lie held at 6:30 o'clock this evening. The convention opened this morning with the convention sermon by the Rev. E. It Garrison, followed by the address of welcome by Miss Druacllla Hurkhead. of Munroe. Epworth la-ague president. The Both anniversary of the founding of the Epworth la-ague was celebrated nt thia afternoon's program, followed by committee reports, with selection of the 1940 convention site uml election of officers to dose thia afternoon's program. Following installation tonight, the convention will close with an nddress hy George W. Campbell, of the Y. M. C. A. of Cincinnati, Ohio. A large number of Decatur Epworth la-aguers Is in attendance al 11)0 couvuuliou.

CITY EMPLOYS HERSHEL NASH Employed As Assistant Superintendent Os Light lknnrtnient_ Herahel Nash. 432 North Second street, an employe of the general construction depurtment of the Fort Wayne General Electric Works, has been employed as assistant superiaiendent of the <’lty light and power department, it was anm>unc--d at the regular meeting of the council last evening. An ordinance was passed by the council and signed by Mayor Forrest Elxey. establishing the office of assistant superintendent and fixing the salHrl-e of M J Mylott. veteran superintendent of the department and that of Mr. Nash. Mr Mylott's salaiy was reduced from 23.000 to 22.6P0 a year, effective as of June 16. Mr Nash's sal | ary was fixed at 12.000 a year, beginning with hie Her vices as of the same date The ordinance was passed by a three Io one vote of the council. Couti|'ilman Andrew Appelman. voting against It. while Councilman Kenneth Arnold was not present. Mayor Elsey stated that Nash, | in his duties as assistant superinI tendent will have charge of exmHtruction work and meters, and would a hsu me a major portion of , the work formerly under the , • Htiperviaion of Mr Mylott. Mr Nasli lias IhM o employed at I times as a meter repairman in the , I department and aa consultant by , the lioard of works and city couu|cil. Mr Mylott has been con netted (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 1 - I PETITIONS ARE I GIVEN COUNCIL Two Petitions Are Pre- ; sented To City Colin- ' cil Tuesday < ■ i A petition was pr< rented and read ' to the city council Tuesday night. I 1 lu which an extension of the rural, ' light line into Allen county from the present terminal. 90 roua south ' of the Adams-Alleu county line, was, 1 , asked. The petition, signed hy Albert ' Franx. hla wife and William Oster-1 ttieyer and hw wife, stated that the farms of Albert Franx and William ' Oatermeyer In Root township. Ad- [ ;tms county, and Bnonu*** fam ot Albert Franx In Madison township. Alien county would Im- served by the extension. The line would he 319 rods long 1 In all. Tit-* petitioners agreed toll pay the costs of construction and.' prenentlng th- application to tho 1 i-übllc service commission. The petition was referred to the < ; im.ird ot public wotka and safely: with power to act. I A petition was also rend to the ' council In which It was asaed that tile city complete the approvement of Dierkes Htreet from Wtshlngton to M-lbera with a black top aurface It was auggeated In the petition that the city furnish the materials and WI’A the labor. Th« petition was signed by Ed Vian and other I residents of the street. The petition was referred to tho street and sewer committee ot the council. T Monroe Teacher To Travel In Europe Mian Ellxabeth Leyse. daughter of 8. J. Leyae of Kirkland township. and a teacher In the Monroe high school, left today for New , York City and on Thursday. June 2K, will sail for Europe. Miss la-yse will sail on the I French flagnhlp. the 8. 8. Normandie and plans to be gone about two months. Her Itinerary will take her to moat of the European countries except Russia and Beandlnavla. with almost a week in each of the capital cities of Paris, Rome, Berlin and Ixmdon. Beveral friends of Mias Leyae from Ihe University of Wisconsin will Join her In New York City for the trip. Until time for nailing Miss Leynn will be the guest of her sinter, Mrs. Floyd (Irahatu, and will atuud tlm world's fair.

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England, United States Both Protest; British Importer Held By Jap Pickets. U. S. SHIP ON GUARD Til htoin. June 9'— tuft — Tlw United States entered th-- Tientsin blockade situation today with representations against Japanese Interference with American cltlxeua and property. At the aatne time. Great Britain mad- a demand of ultimate nature for the Immediate release of G. A. Smith, a British importer seised by Japanese pickets at the entrance to the bliM'kaded British concession Saturday. “Proper steps" by the British government were threatened as the alternative to release. As the Japanese bliM-kade of the BHtish loncvselona here moved to a climax. Japan, In a dramatic new drive, landed troops at Swatow, last big un<M-enp4ed port of China, under the guns us a formidable fleet which established a blanket bliM-kade and turned away foreign ships which sought lo approach the port. Japanese army Imperial headquarters at Tokyo announced tonight that the occupation of Swatow had been completed. John K. Caldwell, consul general. made the American representations to Shigejiori Tashlro. Japanese consul general. He sent Tashlro a summary of coinplalnls by American business men of inconvetiii-nce and losses suffered as the result of Japanese blockade restrictions which had all but paralysed normal commercial Ilf- in this rich ares. Then Caldwell announced his formal support of the complaints. Edgar G Jamieson. British consul general, sent to Tashlro a flat and “final" d-rnand for the immediate release of Smith He said that unices Smith were released st once the Tientsin blockade dispute would cease to be a local Issue and that the British government would take the "proper steps " Stgnltlcauce was attached tn diplomatic quarters to the fact that before the American representations were made. Consul General ("aid sell and Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. American navy commander-ln-chlef. had visited the British consul general and British army headquarters. Yarnell and the consul general discussed the blockade with the British officials. The visit was. formally, a return for a visit paid by the Britsh -CONTINUED ON PAGR~FIMB~ Mart Cook Presents Program To Lions Mart Cook prominent west coast a'ttger and brother of Mrs. Hunter J. Aspy of this city, presented a program at vocal and violin selections at the meeting of the Lions clul» held last night In tne Rice hotel. The Rev. Aspy was In cbargn of the meeting. TRUCK OWNERS MUST PAY TAX License Bureau Reveals 166 Fail To Pay Weight Tax Owners or drivers of 166 trucks hi Adame county are liable to arrest unless they purchase weight tax tags at the license bureau, It was revealed today by figures at the local bureau. A total of 397 seta of license plates were Issued to trucks at the local bureau in 1939 and but 221 weight tax plates have b-cn purchased to dale. Attaches of the local bureau revealed that only five weight tax plates had been sold up to Monday morning. Following warnings from from flu- state department through newspapers, truck owners started calling for their plates. Os the 221 tags Issued, all but the ,flve were purchased at the bureau on Mouday and Tuesday. Word from the state department asserts that state police have been ordered to arrest all violators of the weight tax law. Midnight last night was the deadline for driving without the tags. Tho tags may be purchased without a penalty charge.