Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 148, Decatur, Adams County, 23 June 1939 — Page 1

WXVII. No. 148.

InDING PLAN | DISCUSSED |BY ROOSEVELT ns. tonal Leaders ■mb I Vtion Al Pres- ■ ent Session — <u.p> - it. - t- I ' . to finance hl* ■ ■■ v :■ u.liiix progiam *■ I . > in detail ai hi* ot indication* from conin at this session M.,..| '..-li.-v .-.| the in * < -huuld tint tie tax . - h iintn that congress end - t..-I of .ill I r bond Issue*. . i- -• ... |. the teat ||H , »,• 110 obtain frill It .ill th.- loan* ae w-ll charged. ■t- did not lntele*t < • t" lift tn the govern ' ■■ t> into the ph tut. » ' '' to liulld a toad up n-niorial to the w.t; H >. tli..- ■ I.xle w Il ' II" M he and pii' M" th- w - is uow paying for |l-.'lf !■'■ ■' e . 'nil of !)<■ |. ... ■ B ni» asked all. tnu„u|,| m* ■■■• a«ot th. - said tile Koieinln. ■l oldlln: also thai - |M*<- ... . pheno lal t"' - ■ le was Ho II m ■ i p- n a I-r the proposed |>: M hui indicated that q'l.i-i /aliens Would Mt to do so M R.».*eve|t vigorously <!■ V* '(••■ proposal to lend fund* ,■•■.» f,. ' S export trad.-. Il pillar.. - i oimiry should ■ 'io bar to current i- i.rW alnletit fraud* Hilo!'. ■ defaulted loans M S!r lloosevelt spoke, lb p ■j' 1 -' h. x Y rankint i; B 1 " "11 the house appiopll.i bltleily <ntl.:<.d loan program as,. ■ »"'hlng but a etilit. i tun. ■ *'»n th., budget in I and di. *t.<tutory limitation ■•Wk debt." tl f Interested com bi Inith the house "nd sen ; ‘n. I comment on the pi os■j' 1 Immediate action • »««' Intluentliil senators mill M| , "I*'" 1 *'" Indicated that th. i EII ON PAGE FIVKI Brch Convention I Will Open Tonight Atiithilse ctmferent o < hi Is ■**! tiiiti.iii ami inisaioii.il y •"■ will be held nt the I II ■ ground at Rockford. <>. to Bl ;h ""ni:h Sunday l>- I.u'.it. * H. 1 * 1 - Dachtur Eighth St I B B” • >la| t to attend Sunday *lll lie holo here Humin) but no morning nor ei< n B«'t il Services Will be held ■ ' H Zeigler of lluntlnKton ■ ’•‘liter the npenlng seiim n R«v. Argo Sudduth will ■" Ute Saturday morning pro ■ •nd Rev l. J Martin, lotul ■ r *lll speak Saturday after A grand (acred coni ert mH Sunday night by ■"" from the entire ouf.'i B*perature READINGS ■*OCRAT THERMOMETER (12 2;00p.m. "fl «6 3:00 p.m TH SI ■I —I ■ WEATHER ■ and warmer tonight and

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Head# Committee Mg* ■■ . I *•* HI i ? w • • J?* 1 railroad agent, has been named I Imlrmun of the railroad tranap.,r !» M ««»«»»•«• of Rotary Inter-, ,na I lona I, tfc,. appointment WbiK i announced al the International unuiventhm of the service chilis , now being held at Cleveland. Ohio Mr. Gard and W Guy Brown. pre» I Ident of the local club, are attend- 1 Ing the convention PAUL V. McNUTT ARRIVES HOME THIS MORNING Indiana’s “Favorite Son” Reaches West Coast From Philippines Ran Francisco. June *3— (UP)— Paul V. McNutt, an ilndiana favorite I »un and V. 8. high commissioner for the Philippine*, arrived from Manila today officially to report on ■ ’hr- commonwealth but Ue ittictally to te*t sentiment fcr a McNutt-for- > I president boom In 19W. McNatt and bls wife and daughter returned to the United States a- . aboard the American President lln« President Coolidge which anchored at Quarantine In San Francisco Bay rms a. m. McNutt acknowledged there was an organisational drive am>ng Indiana Democrats to make him a ; 19« o "favorite son" nominee. "I was Indorsed by the Indiana state Democratic convention for the nomination and durtug mv stay tn -.he Philippines there has been a [campaign in my behalf. "1 cannot make a statement regarding my plan* for 194 U, however, mail after I visit Washington and n-ake my official report to the President on the conditions In Ute Philippines." McNutt Indicated he will resign a* Philippine high commissioner after he submits hl* report, lie had hdfh praise for the administration of commonwealth president Manuel Queson with whom he had been associated for the past two year* He doubted that the Filipino* wanted complete independence. "They realise that it I* almost Intpoaaible for a small republic to survive alone and they must attach themselves to a larger nat’on. I cannot *peak for the Filipino* otftclally c»ftci*lly though." McNutt ha* been in the Philipnine* two year* officially representing the United State* in govern®**- ■ tai affair*. WOMEN TO HOLD DISTRICTMEET Women Os Moose To Hold District Meeting Here Sunday The Women of the Moose district number *ia meeting will be held Sunday at the Knights of Pythia* home, with member* of the local chapter a* hoatesne* The Huntington chapter will open the meeting at 13« oebnb time. Report* from the tetf committee* will be given. Mr*. Delta Schmoe. Fort Wayne, formerly of Decatur. *tat* dean of friendship, and Mrs. Anna HUI of Indianapolis, a former *enlor re- j gent. Will lie the main speaker*.. , At 5 o'clock, women of the local. chapter are to serve supper with entertainment planned during thi h< At 7 o'clock. Huntington Ihapter will conduct Initiatory work for a large class of candidates. Dl«trlct chapters Include Auburn. Angola. Fort Wayne. Warsaw. Wabash. Peru. Bluffton and Huntington. Members from Portland and Van Wert. Ohio, chapters, while not Included In district alx. will also be . ' guest* at Ute meeting.

HOUSE PASSES I BUSINESS AID TAX MEASURE Tax Relief Bill Would Kill Undistrihuted Profits Tax Washington. June 23 — <u R) — I Congress, with a rush of *peed reminiscent of early new deal day*, completed action In record time today on the *1.644.300.000 business encouragement tag bill and sent the measure to President I Roosevelt for slgnatlure F Inal approval to the measure' which kills the undistributed pro fit* tax and substitute* a straight IS per cent levy on corporation*, was given by the house today Four hour* after it convened, the senate approved the bill ye*-, tetday with a loud buret of "aye*" that obviated the necessity of a record vote. laiat Monday, the house approved II by a vote of 35M to 1. The bill, designed to answer business demand* for tax relief through the elimination of the undistributed profits tax. must be signed by the president by midnight June 3o to prevent explra-. tion of approximately 5M4.300.000 In excise taxes and 5100.000.000 In I the three-cent first-class postal rate. The measure continue* Itoth levies for two year*. In addition to the flat IS per cent corporate tax aubstltuted for the graduated tax on profit* of (xmipanle* earning more than 525.000. the bill would permit corporation* to carry over their net operating business losses for a period of two year*, beginning next Jan. 1; allow an Increase, but not dexrease. in capital stock value* in each of next two years; repeal the present limitation of 52.000 on capital losses chargeable CONTINUED ON PAGE THREK) DISTRICT LAMB SHOW PLANNED Adams County Farmers Enter On July 6 Early entries in the Hoosier Gold Medal sheep club from nine northern Indiana counties Indicate that the third annual Fort Wayne district market lamb show July 6 will be the largest and best ever held, according to L. E Archbold. Adams county agricultural agent Twenty-nine exhibitors from Allen. Adams. DeKalb, Fulton. Huntington. Kosciusko. Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties were received earlier In the year by Claud* Harper, state leader In the Hoosier Gold Medal sheep club. The iambs will be graded and judged In the p<*i a* they arrive at the Fort Wayne Union Stock Varda Thursday morning. July 6 by Claude Harper, Henry Mayo and Jack Froat. all of the Purdue animal husbandry department. In addition to the gold medal lamb* there will be pen* of 4-H lambs In pens of three and pens of live. All pen* of lamb* will be placed on tfoiah. quality, conformation and uniformity. Cooperating In sponsoring the show are: Purdue University *grllultursl extension department, county agents. Fort Wayne Union Stock Yard*, livestock commission agencies, meat packers, order buyer* and other agencies. The entries by counties as re|K>rted to county agent Archbold l>y Claude Harper are a* follows: Adams: J. C. Barkley. Monroeville; | Henry Dehner, and O. T Johnson A Son. both of Decatur. Allen: Roselyn Agler and Herschel V. Cotner. both of Woodbum: William W. Davis. Rslph Kurts. Allen Lomont. snd E. C. Thoma*, all of Now Haven; Arthur H. Doctor. Thomas H. Kendall, and Clarence ( Scnust. all of Fort Wayne; Hugo F. Fuelling of Hoagland, and Paul M. Parker of Huntertown. DeKalb: A. J. Moore of Butler. Fulton: Rex E. Murray. Kewanna; Robert (CONTINUED ON PAGE THHKbT .. ' O — Mark Cook Presents Program Thursday Mark Cook prominent singer and violinist of Hollywood. Cai., nresent ed a splendid program at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Rotary club Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. 1 Mr. Cook presented a varied program of vocal and violin selection*. He was accompanied at the piano by Miss Helen Haubold. Dr. Palsnor I Eicher was chairman ot the program. >

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- Friday, June 23, 1939.

Actor Testifies in Fraud Trial ■ JI • fir h v ■ 0 / •' I ■ o I Herbert Marshall and Marguerite Pugh ;Add to the list of Hollywood figure* drawn Into th-- William P Buckler. Jr. Philippine bond fraud trial In New York the name of Herbert Marshall. English actor well known to American film audiences Marshall, seen left with Marguerite Pugh, a Ixmdon widow, testified that he invested no more than a "spot of tea" In Buckner s promotion Mr*. Pugh said she Invested SS.OOO.

NATIONS SIGN I TRADE BARTER U. S. To Trade Cotton For British Empire Rubber — London. June 23.— (U.R) —The United State* and Great Britain Maned an agreement today under which the United State* will trade cotton for British empire rubber. I The agreement wan signed by Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and Oliver Stanley, president of the board of trade. It was reported "that Britain would take 500.000 bales of American cotton for an undisclosed amount of rubber. Stanley said that the cotton from the United States would be held In Great Britain for use only In case of a major wr nd that the United States would hold the rubber for the sajiie eventuality. The question of Including British tin and American wheat in the barter agreement had been discus* ed. but it was believed that these had been excluded. By trading cotton and rubber and storing It. the United States and Great Britain would accumulate stores of essential commodities for emergency use and avoid (lumping large quantities of them on world markets. Washington. June 23. — (UR) — ' Agriculture department officials explained today tht congressional legislation probably would be necessary to effectuate the rubber-cot-ton barter agreement between the United States and Britain. The cotton provided by the United States, officials said probably 1 would come out of the 11.3000.000 bales held by the government as security for loans to farmers. Under statutory requirements the government cannot dispose of any < i ; CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ONE COMPLAINT IS FILED HERE Only One Complaint Fil- i ed To Date With County Board Os Review The county review board will on Monday hear assessment complain)* and objections. It there are any,! from Geneva, Berne and Monroe. On Tuesday the board will hear , the complaint* from residents of the city of Decatur. This day will con-' ( < lude the hearing*. At noon today the board riported that no complaints had been registered from Blue Greek. Monroe, ( Hartford. French. Wabash and Jefferson townships. One complaint was registered Thursday from Washington township when the board was opened to < objections from Union, Root, Wash-! ington, Preble. Kirkland and St.l Mary’s townships. The board is In session at the i county commissioner’s room of the 1 auditor's office In the court house 1 from 8:30 a. m. until 4 a. tn., i excepting the noon hour. i Residents having, complaints are i inquired to appear only op the day 1 set aside for their respective taxing i unit. j l

Adams County Girl Shocked By Fence Verna Steury. I|, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Dsn P Steury. of ‘ north of Berne, Is recovering from ; an electric shock, sustained when she came in contact with an electrified stock fence. It was explained that the girl was standing on an iron pipe when she grabbed the fence, thus affording a solid ground for the current. The girl was held to the fence by the current until her cries summoned a sister, Naomi, who was • able to jerk her loose from the fence. She was not thought seriously hurt. KING PRAISES U. S. CITIZENS King George, In Wel-come-Home Speech, Praises Good Feeling London. June 33 —(UPI— King George. In a speech at a welcomehome luncheon to him and Queen I'llrabeth. said today that hi* tour of Panada and the United State* bad convinced him that human feellag was still the most patent of all forces affecting world affairs. Obviously moved at the warmth and affection us London's reception, on a triumphal procession to the historic Guildhall in the old "city" district and at the liincheon which [followed, the King said: "The detailed story of our travel* l lt familiar to you by the dally press, the news reels and tbo broadcasting corporations which on both sides of the Atlantic have reported It with accuracy and sympathetic understanding. < "I shall only try to tell you some of the impressions of my journey ■ that remain in my mind. “First and deepest Is tbs’ even m this age of machines and mass pro auction, the strength of human feeling Is still the most potent of ell forces affecting world affair*. '• ’Over all nation*.’ as a North American historian ha* written — over all nations — Is humanity. "In no part of tne world Is that truth more evident than on the continent from which 1 have just ro(CONTINUED ON PAGE HIXI Robert Gentis Named Boys’ State Officer i Robert Genii* who la the Hoosier Boys State at Indiana- I polls, wa* sleced prosecuting attorney of Haye* county, one of the division* of government set up in the 1 operation of boy’s government. 1 The election took place the first 1 of the week and was participated In by the boys who are attending Boys' state. —o ——— John Macklin Dies At Home Near Bryant John Macklin, of near Bryant, died Thursday at his home. Macklin. construction manager for the ' REMC In Jay county I* well known in southern Adams county. Funeral services will be held Saturday as- ( tornoon at 2 o’clock at the Bryant , Wesleyan Method's! church and ( burial will be In Gravel Hill cemetery. __ ir _ I

Great Britain Makes Protest On "'lntolerable Insults” By Japanese Soldiers To Britons

TOWNSEND FUND COLLECTION IS OVER 5200.000 Figure Does Not Include Any Local Or State Dues Paid Indianapolis, June 23<U,R> Receipt* of the Townsend National Recovery Plan. Inc., totalled *204,- , tMN.7* during the 193 k calendar year, Robert Townsend, the secre-1 tary-treasurer, reported today to 1 I the organisation's national tonven-, ! Hon. Townsend, son of Dr. Francis E. ‘ Townsend, founder ot the pension movement, explained that the major portion of this fund |1i»3.143— <ame from the annual national dues ot 2S cents per member. Donations *nd contributions brought In 345.590. Expense*; amounted lo 1170.04156. leaving a surplus of 1.34.425.24. The heaviest expense was *94.29090 for promotional field work. These figure* did not Include Include any state or local due* paid to the various dubs throughout the > nation. I Young Townsend reported that the Income of the Townsend foundation. mostly from gift*, wa* *29.33« *nd expenditure* were *L--020.83, leaving a surplus of *28.315 99. Receipts of the Townsend National Weekly, Inc., publishers of the organisation's newspaper, were *248.333. Expenditures amounted to *2'15,579 and the net Income after payment of taxes was *32.MUI This morning's session was the dullest of the convention with the 1 12.000 delegates having difficulty finding anything for which to cheer. Most of the important speakers were not scheduled to appear until this afternoon. Sen. Gerald P. Nye. North I»a---koia Republican, attacked the new deal's spend-lend policies in a speech prepared for delivery to the delegate* this afternoon and said that the Townsend *2OO a ( month pension plan must be ad- 1 opted to restore purchasing power and end unemployment. Delivering the keynote address, Nye headlined the second day's program of the convention which ( has attracted upward* of 15.000 , oldster* from throughout the nation. all pledged to "purge" congresimen opposing th»-lr Utopian plan. | ( Attacking new deal "pump prim- , Ing" policies, Nye declared that , "we ought by thi* time to know that our problem does not react , to paliativea in the form of relief | grunt*, grants on such propositions | a* perhaps ndd seriously to an al- , ready dllllcult burden. We should be ready to realise that after year* | of doctorlug w<- are preclaely , where We Were When We first call- I ed for doctoring.” Nye asserted that the nation could not undertake u recovery , (CONTINUED ON PAGE THRUD* O FIRST NOMINEE FDD FAIR QUEEN Decatur 4-H Club Names i Lydia Frosch Candidate For Fair Queen ( The first of the nominee* to tb B po«t of queen of the 1939 Decatur Free Htreet Fair and Agricultural Show, July 31 to August 5. Inclusive, was announced today. Miss Lydia Frosch, daughter of 1 the Rev. and Mr*. M. J. Fnaich of 1 near this city, was selected as the queen candidate from the Decatur ' 4-H club. Helection of Miss Frosch wa* made last night at a meeting of the local chib. The cbib's delegate* to the electorsi college, which will finally vote upon the King and Queen of the fair, were also named. They are: Edna Mae Schult*. Edith Baker, Dorothea Frohnnpfel and Rose Mary Stanley Tin- alternate Is Clarice Hauers. Thirty-five members of the organisation were present at the meeting and cast their vote* for the nominee. The dub also voted to hold a potluck dinner at Hanna- i Nuttman park next Thursday at 10 a. m. |

CASE IS TAKEN IN ADVISEMENT Trespass Charge Is Taken Under Advisement By Special Justice Special justice Vincent Kelley took the criminal trespass charge against Harlow. Clifford and Wilson Mann, which was conducted In justice of peace conrt Thursday, i under advisement. The case was concluded late Thursday after John U DoVoss, de. ■ • ensa counsel, rested hl* case, uniy • (ne witness, Clifford Mann, was | c alled by the defense. He testfied that he "felt I, with! . my tax certificate had as mucn right on the property as he (Everett i I Singleton, the prosecuting witness) had with his sheriff* certificate.” j He admitted under cross-examina-I 'ion by prosecutor Arthur E. Voglew<de that he had theatened the pro-,-cuting witness and hl* father, Jess Singleton, at the po'nt of a ihotgun if they stepped o.v the pro-' ( party in question on May 11. Harlow Mann and Wilao;t Mann, the other defendants were not called to the stand. Mr*. Evert’.t Singleton. wife of the prosecuting witnras. Yr*. Jess Singleton, hl* mother, an t <-neritf Ed Miller were the others to be called to the stand by the jiosecutor before he rested m« Case. Justice Kelley Indicated that he would not rule on the case for several day*, until he bad made a thorough study of the evidence pretented. TWO MEN HURT IN AUTO CRASH — Neither Hurt Seriously in Head-On Collision Last Night — Two person* were hurt, neither | seriously, last night about 8 o'clock in a head-on collision two mile* south of Decatur on federal road 27. Nathan C. Iwlbson. 40. who gave . hl* address a* Muncie, sustained a fractured right ankle, cut* and bruise*. Lelbson wa* driving one of the cars involved in the accident. Robert Retnhard. 18, of Berne, I employed by Elmer C. Beer, and j driver of the other car. escaped with minor cuts and bruises. Both of the men were brought to the Adam* county memorial hospital in a car driven by Vernon llebble, who wa* one of the first to arrive at the scene. | Sheriff Ed Miller wa* called and Investigated the accident. Roth of the car* were badly damaged, with the auto driven by the Berne man practically demolished. A, leal her case full of bottled liquor sample* and a carton of the ' (Kittled beverage. In the car of a salesman for Liquors 1 Inc., of Indianapolis, proved the target of many who stopped at the ' accident scene. Many of the bottle* which were not broken In the crash, were stol- ' en by passersby. It wa* reported. 1 Sheriff Miller confiscated what was not broken or stolen upon bls arrival to hold at the jail until Lelbaotl leave* the hospital. Church Board Will Meet Thix Evening The official board of the First , Methodist church will meet In the i church parlor* this evening at 7:15 o'clock. All members of the board are urged to bo present. No Services Sunday Because Os Painting No services will lie held at the] First Evangelical church Bunday l because of painting and cleaning work at the church Regular midweek services will be held Wed : tti'sday evening. Holy Name Society To Recite Rosary Members of the Holy Name society are asked to meet at the Decatur Catholic high school tonight after church, from where they will go to the home of the late Joseph Metxger lo recite the rosary.

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. — - Foreign Secretary Os Great Britain Makes Formal Protest With Jap Ambassador. STRENGTHEN GUARD Ixmdon. June 23— <UPJ — lx>rd ' Halifax. British foreign secretary, tonight prideated to Japanese Ambassadcr Mamoru Hhlgemltsu against "intolerable insults” by the Japanese army to Briluna at Tientsin. The Japanese emissary to Ixmdon came to the British foreign office *t the specific request of . Ixird Halifax, who received him at 5:15 p. m. and was informed lof the British government's attliude toward what Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain characterised ,as “these Intolerable Insults ” Asked about the possibility of . reprisals against Japan for its blockade of the British and French concessions at Tientsin, Chamberlain said: "I do not think we have got to : the stage of considering .hat yet." "Can the prime minister give , any information regarding Swatow i following the Japanese ultimatum*" asked Arthur Henderson, labor "I have no official information twfore me this morning." said hambe-laln. "But from reports which I see In the pre** it appears that the Japanese hare somewhat withdrawn from ’hat view." (Japanese said today that they had merely asked foreigners, for ■ign merchantman and foreign to get out of dwatow by 1 p. m yesterday as a friendly gesture to avoid endangerlug i them In a war sone i The insults to which Chamberialn referred Included the stripping of British men for search uy ' Japanese army men and deliberate affront* to them A* Chamberlain made thi* statement. new* came from Singapore Great Britain's "Gibraltar of the East” at the tip of the Malay peninsula, that to high British and i French army, navy and air force officer* had reached "Important decisions" in their conference on far eastern defense against Japan. Tension Mounts Tientsin. China. June 23 (UJBBrltlsh authorities strengthened their guard* at entrance* to th* blockaded Britlah concession today as Japanese held anti British DIMAS meetings here and In other key Chinese cities. A gigantic demonstration was planned here, and Japanese reports said that demonstrations were held at Peiping. Tstugtao, Kaifeng. Nanking. Hankow. Canton. Taiyuan and rtber citoe* extending throughout the vast Chinese territory occupied by the Jap(CONTINt'in>T)N I• Al>K THHKK? Geneva Youth Hit By Lightning Bolt Oral Pyle. I*. «( Geneva la recovering from a shock sustained Wednesday afternoon when a bolt <>f lightning struck at his feet. Pyl* was thrown about five feet away by the force of the bolt. He was unconscious when picked up but soon rallied. Warren Striker. Ernest Striker and George Haviland, who weru standing on the Warren Striker porch at the time, were all shaken hy the bolt. TRDSTEE LISES TEACHER STAFF Blue Creek Township Teaching Staff Is Announced Today The 1939-40 teaching staff for Blue Creek township schools wa* 'fated today by W. H. Patterson, 'rustee of that township. Four district school* aro located In Blue Creek township, such ot the schools requiring but one teacher. The tearlier* and the school num : bvr: Eloise Christen, district No. 1; Allllatn Griffiths, district No. 4; Helen M. Roop, district No. C kr.d j Opal Sprunger, district No. 6. Mr. Patterson Is the smxmd trustee to Hat the members of the faculty In hl* respective township thia week. The teachers tor Jefferson township were announced earlier In the week by the Rev. Frank | Johnson, trustee.