Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1939 — Page 1

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i» DEAL TO 7W UP FISHT J FOP POLICIES House Battle Fur I’ (Juki And Silver Policies [ton, June 27. — (U.P) — -ident Roosevelt* power »the dollar already voted to oblivion by the tezSV deal today got ready stand fight tor Ito major •liver policies In th< representative*, itte and almoat unb**llev lltlon out-voted the adon in the senate ye*terreal filibuster" la threati* odmlnlatratlon attempt* the verdict in the house, aenate adjourned short- ; p. tn. it had passed and he house for conference a monetary policy bill unchanged, would be: itlnue the (S.EMJMO.OM >n fund In accords netdeal wishes. ■al presidential authority the dollar. e the subsidy price paid . asury for domestic silver I to "7.87 cents an ounce, j bid further purchase of, Ivar. majority leader Alben W. i D.. Ky.. sought vainly to he actions on dollar de and silver. stive republicans who > sot-ailed “silver money t ombine to abandon doitatlon and hike the d» Iver subsidy found an explanation of their They argued that it oal| m J 7.500.000 to pay the larger subsidy silver miners but that purchasing foreign sih.-r save around 112 WHiihh. a at the rate of recent pur■my expect, further, that with ' U States market, silvt-i |>ri< »•« »i I x.ept for the favored Am ”producers and that .ill pm of the metal for use In or commercial!) cheaply. alliance of silveriles and ■»* developed from a ti'u ..dueled by th-- >th- t !■:- U^Ms-. .id- the the domestic silver U !>• -n the trensuty .-ml M stood pat. the silver ttudi- their agreement atlh all* to the of senate leaders house offers a last chance to le.-oup silver bli>< is mu- h thau in the senate and •fit- latlvely tm-t- I:;*-.-1 ' bhe dollar's value. It might bslhle to strike all the senate Ittn-nts out through house acbut that Is not likely k probable would be an adnation effort to restore dolkuluatlon authority in a o< inis- which would accept the k»ed subsidy to domestic prok Such a maneuver probWould not greatly offend ’he * silver bloc- but it would be kt reverse to the Republican lonlsta who Joined In the ail to obtain support in th*--’gainst the president's 'lolbwers. k Key Pittman. D. Nev. who he drive for a higher silver i told the United Press there I be a “real filibuster ' if an WTIXURP ON PAGE FOUR) ACHERSFOR . PREBLE LISTED ■Mee Names Same Th o Wacher* Who Served 5 In Past Year trustee- of I’r- •>!-• t.-uti announced today that Imi'!. | n t |„, two (Hutu township -luring th.- p>s' W>' term were re-blr--I !--r this llai.rk will again b<- th-’ r at the Magley school Mr. announced, while \Mlma \u W* has been ri’-hlt—l .it lb-- I’’" hool. y ■ Zwlck la the third trust r county to announce th--staff forth- li’.ih v a. hl* respective township of other teaching stuffs W* county la expected t-> be reißF' 1 shortly. It la bell-vrd that are 'being cont.-m -t. ■*"' one or two townships of the trustees ha’** they will be unable their staffs until later.

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BRITAIN SEEKS END TO DISPUTE OVER FAR EAST Seek* Settlement To Be Prepared For Further European Trouble Ry United Press Great Britain soughs today to settle Its far east difficulties quickly io dear the way for extraordinary precautions against a new European explosion aft.-r this aumm-r'a bumper crops are har- ! vested. The gravity with which the Rrltlah government views the I prospects of a new test of strength In August — presumably on the tb-rtnan-Pollsh border was Indilisted by disclosure that the war office had notified log.mat men of the territorial army to be prepared for a possible emergency, Th- British home fleet's maneu- | vers also were advanced a month to put the warships on emergency status in August, anti-aircraft units have been put on special guard, air raid "blackouts'' have been Intensified and aviation maineuvers will be held In July But the European precautions ' were largely designed to prepare l ln advance for emergencies such las caught Hritaln napping last ' August and the far eastern clash at Tientsin provided Its greatest Immediate International trouble. , largely tiecause of difficulty in finding a basis for negotiating a settlement Following expression of hope for I a solution by prime minister Neville Chamberlain In the house of commons, a dozen high Japan ese military and naval leaders met in Tokyo to discuss I with a settlement and the possibility that Britain might attempt either economic or naval reprisals or demonstra Hon* to break the Japanese embargo of the British concession at Tientsin. It was understood that Japan (CONTINUED ON PAGE} FIVE* PETITION ASKS DITCH REPAIR Petition Filed In Circuit Court Asks Repair Os Ditch A petition has been filed In the Adams circuit court by rest tents of Convoy, Ohio and near Monroe- : v'lle. In which they ask for the repair of the Samuel Durr and Ridenour ditch. The petition states that ’he ditch Is a continuous ditch tunning i through Union township. Adams < aunty, and Monroe township, Allen county. The portion in Union township Is known as the Samuel Darr ditch. I while the potion In Allen county is known as the Ridenour ditch, the - petition states, it also states that i the ditch and branches are out of repair and are not sufficient proj.erly to perform lite drainage tor which they were Intended. The petition states that the pet I- • toners ar- owners of more than five per cent of the acreage affectI ed. The names of the foliow’ng pe--SOM are confined on the petition: .1. I> luire and Jennie Knave) ot Convoy. Ohio; 11. K. Landy. Emanuel Mart. Charles Uiisole. Ella Ramsey. Edward Bischoff. Augusta Blschoff, Walter Veld. Cora Allison and Mary A. May. all of Monroeville, route two. — o — Rose Clark Rites Thursday Morning Funeral services for Mrs Rose M. Clark, prominent Decatur lady, who died Monday afternoon at the Adams county tnomorlal hospital, will Im held Thursday m-itnlng st fl o'clock at the St. Man's CaUWUC church. The Rev. Fr. Joseph J. Selmctx will officiate at the servlc-’ Burial will be In the St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery. The -body will he returned to the tesldence on North Second street this evening from the Zwick funeral home and may be viewed there after 7 P- m until time for tbe funer•is 0 c. L. Os c. To Recite Rosary The Catholic latdles of Columbia will meet at the K. of C. 'tali Wednrsday evening at 7 oc'lotk and go to the home of Mrs. Rose Clark to ; recite the Rosary, I

New U. S. Army Gun Fires Shell 15 Miles!

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This new United States army gun. one of the most powerful guns in the world, is capable of firing a lihi pound shell IS miles. In tests at Fort Bragg. N. C. it fired the longest shot ever fired from a' standard American army field gun, the projectile

DELEGATION TO McNUTT PARADE (iirls Band. DoleKat ion To Welcome McNutt Home Final preparations will lw> made this evening ala meeting to be held at the county clerk's office for the Adams county delegation to attend the I‘uul V. McNutt parade and reception in Indianapolis Friday noon, J. L Ehler, who was named by Nathan C Nelson, county Democratic chairman, stated that the local county delegation would be headed by the Ih-catur Girls band of S« tnemliers. under the direction of Albert Sellemeyer. A caravan of antos will motor to the capital city to join the parade and attend the program honoring high commissioner McNutt and former governor of Indiana on his return from the Philippines. The program Is slated to start at 12 o'clock noon as the crowd gathers in Monument Circle. Former governor McNutt will speak In front of the Hotel English. Adams county persona who are plaiiuilig to attend will drive their own automobiles and arrangements were lieing made to have one school bus convey band Instruments and members of the organisation to Indianapolis. Mr. Ehler Invited all persona interested in making the trip to meet at the office of G. Remy Bierly at 7 o'clwk this evening for the purpose ot completing plans. Mr. Sellemeyer also Issued a call to members of the Girls Im nd to meet at the new high echoed building Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock for practice and instructions Members who wish to make the trip will be informed st that time about the schedule and the furnishing of automobiles. The parade, starting about 11:30 o'clock, will bead south on Meridian street, pass around the northwest segtm-nt of the Circle in front of the Hotel English, and continue west on Market street to the state house where It will disband. Headed by u spedal motorcycle escort of state, city and Marlon county police the parade will pass (CONTINUED ON PAGB FIVE) CATHOLIC BAND PLAYS TONIGHT Catholic School Band To Present First Concert ToniKht The Decatur Catholic school band will present Its first public open air concert tonight at B:oo o'clock on the ramp at the south side of the court house. The baud, composed of 30 pieces. Is directed by Albert M. Sellemey. er. The band was organised In October of 1937. Tonight's concert la another In the series of weekly concerts played during the summer months by bands under Mr. Sellomeyer'a direction. The complete program for tonight's concert follows: "The Zouaves." march. "Ironclad.'' march. "Idle Fancy." serenade. "Pivot Man." march. "Zenith." overture. "Aline." march. "Els." a trombone tipper. "Blga." march. "(lyral." fast dance. ■•Matinee,” march. "Yare," overture. "Mister Joo," overture. "Star Spangled Banner."

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, June 27, 1939.

Tri Kappa Is Giver Os Infant Incuhator I Through an entirely unintentional error. It was erroneously stated !n Monday's Issue of the Dany Democrat that the incubator In use at the Adams county memorial bospt- ' U1 was given to the institution by the Psi Jots XI sorority. It will be remembered that the Ingenious aid to medicine and surgery was contributed by :ne Tri Kappa sorority, instead of the or- ' gnfixation formerly mentioned. The incubator was given to the ' hospital <iy the sorority In the fall of 1*37 and has been of Invaluable ‘ nid on a number of occasions, hos- ! pital attaches report. At present an infant, which weighed less than 1 three pounds at birth. Is being kept alive by the incubator. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SCHWARTZ Mrs. Fannie Schwartz Dies Monday Nizht After Extended Illness Mrs. Fannie Sohwarts, 33, died last night at 11:55 o'clock at th’l home of a daughter. Mrs. Jacob Schwarts In Wabash township. i' Death caused by comp'ications followed an Illness of more than one year. The deceased was born In Adams county December 31. 1555, the daughter of Peter and Anna Gerber. She was married to Jacob C. Schwarts. who preceded her lu death four years ago. Surviving are the following cbild'en: Christ. Jacob Joseph, Dunlel, Mrs. Barbara Schwarts. Mrs. Mary Schwarts. Mrs. Rose Schwarts and Sam K. Schwarts, all ot near Berne. A brother. John Graber, of near Berne, also survives. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 ociock at the residence and burial will be In the Schwarts cemetery near ••erne. "■ ' O ■ I ■ '—» Marcella Michaud To Teach At Mishawaka Mlu Marcella Michaud, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Michaud ot Berne, has accepted a poititlon ax teacher In the Mishawaka grade rihoola. She has taught at New Haven for the past several years.;

Eight Foot, Seven Inch Man Attracts Attention In City

Downtown Decaturitea for a moment this morning must have thought that thotrn fictitious Martian giants, who. by means of a radio program description of a paeudo-atlack on the world gave the nation such a fright several months ago. had sent one of their biggest, most Impressive foreign diplomats to Decatur to especially discuss Inter-world complications. These same Decatur citizens blinked unbelieving eyes as a huge, towering hulk of n human figure wound it away down Hecond street, sauntered Into a local restaurant and then emerged to walk again down the street, ducking low to keep his head from striking k theater marquee. The strange visitor wa* no "man from Mar*", however. In fact, he w*i a citizen of the United Slate* In good standing — even though considerably larger than most of Unde Sam's voter*.He was, above all things. Just a beer salesman, hut a big one. Probably never In recent years

traveling about 25.000 yards and blowing a hole Ifi feet Into the ground it la mounted on a ten-wheel pneumatic-tired carriage capable <>f a lop »peed of 12 miles an hour. This Is an official photograph <>f the ordnance department. United States army.

BAND CONCERT AT FIREWORKS IliKh School Band To Present Concert At Field July I Officials of Adams post number 43 of the American legion announced today that the Decatur high school band will present a concert Tuesday night. July 4. preceding the annual fireworks display presented by the Legion post. A platform will be erected in the fle'd near the fireworks dlsolay and The concert will start promptly at 7:30. The fireworka display will tie started promptly at 8:30 o'clock. This display will be held In the latge field directly east ot the Hanna Nutt man city park. Harry Miller will again be tn charge of the actual flrewjrka display and asked today that tbe public cooperate with the legion by , slaying oft the field where tne fire- • wonks will be shot in order to avoid ' ' possibility of accident. The Legion has sponsored the ‘ fire works display for several years ' and thousands at persons throng ■ the city for this annual display. The fireworks will be the only oftlcial observance of Independence ' Day In Decatur. Business generally , will be suspended . The Fl-Pt State Bank, post office and library will i be cloaed and the tally Democrat ■ will not publish an edition July 4. o —— Mrs. Schumacher Will Mark 89th Birthday Mrs. Phoebe Schumacher, mother of Will Schumacher, courthouse custodian and a well known Decatur I lady, will mark her 89th birthday , Thursday at her home on Elm I street. The children and other relatives' : of Mra. Schumacher will be present Thursdsy to lake part In tbe celebration ot the event Victim Os Auto Crash Released Here Today Nathan Lclbson. 40, a salesman •or Liquors. Inc., Indlanarolis who , ruffered a fractured right ankle last week In an auto accident south of the city, wax dixmisxed today from the Adarnx county memoral hospital. where hi’ hud been confined | since the wreck.

did one man attract as much at tention aa did "Big Cliff" Thompson. a representative of the Blatz Brewit Co,. Milwaukee, when to* called on the dealer* here this morning Big Cliff I* but one and one-half Inches short of the title "the world's tallest man.” now held by widely-known Robert Wadlow, of Illinois. CHS stands eight feet, seven Inches in height. Wadlow la now eight feet, right and one-half Inches up tn the air. Cliff weighs 440 pounds about twice aa much as some of the city's more obese residents. He wears a size 22 shoe, a size nine hat and measures 44 Inches around the waist, A six foot, two and one-halt inch reporter, who Interviewed the giant, and Sheriff Ed Miller, who was personally Introduced, resembled the little pigmies of a Booth Sea isle In comparison to ThomptCQNTlNUfflU ON rAGB jri'vE)

Escape Plot At Michigan City Prison Foiled; Woman Hostage Is Wounded, As Are Convicts

ASKS JUDGMENT BE SET ASIDE J. Burrell HoopenKardner Seeks To Set Aside Judgment A complaint has been tiled in Adama circuit court by J. Burdell Hoopengardner against William A. Hoopengardner and 17 other defendants, in which he seeks to set aside a judgment recently rendered in circuit court. Th,- complaint asserts that on ! May 22. 1*39. a judgment was rendered against the plaintiff In this acI tlou in which a deed conveying real estate to the plaintiff from his father. Lewis Hoopengardner, was declared null and void. The complaint charges that he was unable to attend the trial when the Judgment was given and liata two reasons. The first reason states that through advice of counsel he was under the Impression that the action could not affect his rights to the property: that the plaintiff conveyed the property to his former wife after the ault to set aside the deed had been started; that later hla wife divorced him and conveyed the property back; that the plaintiff then conveyed the property to a third party, and the third pany convey••d the property to him and hla daughter as teaants In common: that hla counsel advised him such conveyance was execution proof and that the plaintiff had nothing to lose by the trial. j The second cause avers that lllnesa of a brother-in-law prevented him from attending the trial. Vincent Kelley lx attorney for the plaintiff in the ault. BOOST BORMANN FOR COMMANDER L«cal Post Endorses Bormann For District l/CKion Commander I-oca! Ix'gionnalres, members of Adam* post number' 43, Monday : Ight unanimously adopted a resolui tlon endorsing Vincent J. Bormann, commander of Adasns post, for the position as ciunmauder of the fourth •iistrict. Indiana department, of the American ix-glon. Adama post has not had i district commander In the 20 years since ' ;he American Legion has been organized. and Decatur and Adams county war veterans are p'anning i a vigorous campaign to assure Bormann's election to the district leadership. Mr. Bormann, for mahv y««rs i.vn employe of the Cloverleaf Cream- ; cries. Inc., has been one of the most . active workers in local and district U-glon affairs for many years. Hi* term a* commander of Adams post will expire this summer. Open Nominations

First nominations for new officers ware also made at Monday night's inerting. Nomlnatlora will be closed and the new officers elected at the next regular meeting of the post Monday night, July 10. Ed Bauer wa* the only nominee whose name wa* submitted for post commander. Nomine*-* for other offices are as follows: Edgar Yoder, first vice-command, r; Tillman Gehrig. adjutant; William Linn, finance officer. Office* for which no nomination* were made were second viceoanmander and the executive board..

Decatur Girin Band T<> Meet Wednesday Memltors of Ute girts band are re- ' quested to mwt at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the n«w high I school building, for practice and in--1 struction*. Albert ffellmnoycr, director announced. All members who wish to go to Indianapolis Friday should be present .is plans will Uu announced tor conveyance Popcorn LodKed In Throat Os Young Girl Dori* Rprunger. ,34. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bprunger of Monroe township, Is ill at her home. She lx believed to be suffering from ‘ We effect* of a popcorn kernel lodged In her throat. Her condition Is J reported Improving, but sne still t suffers spell* of near suffocation.

EARL K.LONG IS INSTALLED AS GOVERNOR Brother Os tate Huey P. Long Is Governor Os Ixiuisiana Baton Douge, lai. June 27 (U.P» —A new governor. Earl K. Long, brother of tbe assassinated Huey I* Long, quoted from the Bible about honesty today while police men scurried about the state hunt lug Dr. James Monroe Smith, fugitive former president of the state university who is charged With elll>H-txllng 1100.000. "Better ■ little with righteousness than great revenues without right." Gov laing quoted. He had been talking about Dr. Smith, who resigned and left town Sunday night about the lime Inveatigators found evidence that he had plunged into the market, latught futures on 2.000.000 bushels of wheat and offered $375,000 worth of laiuisiana Slate university bund* as collateral. lamg. lieutenant governor until last night, was sworn Into the higher office after Gov. Richard W. la*che had resigned because of Illness. Leche had announced his Intended resignation last week, had rhangvd hla mind when the' university scandal cropped out Sunday night and. much to the alarm of Umg's friends swalting expected political appointments, had apl>eared uncertain about his intentions most of the day yesterday. The new governor and Mrs lamg moved immediately Into the executive mansion l<eche and his wife declined the Longa* invitation to spend the night there and sped away with their son. Richard. | Jr., 11. to their mansion In Covington. The governor nominally heads the political machine founded by Huey lamg. and Earl K Loag left no doubt that he Intended le-lng Imss. He said there would be a "ruthless purge from within " The machine la in trouble with the federal government again In addition to the university situation. A federal grand Jury Investigation has been ordered by United States district attorney Rene Vloses at New Orleans into charges of relief corruption by state officials. Loog said he was going to direct the investigation of Dr. Smith and "pursue it to the nth degree, let the chips fall where they may.** Meanwhile he said, the theme of his administration would be honesty, that he was "going to live up" to the biblical quotation "and I mean It. every word of It." built 1s 44. He wan a year younger than Huey Long. During his brother's regime he was a mainstay of the ant I-Long faction (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CITY EMPLOYE IS DISMISSED Henry Dierkes Dismissed As Construction Crew Foreman Henry "Hank" Dierkes, foreman of the construction crew of the city light department. In to Im* dismissed from the force on July 1. it wan disclosed today. Dierkes received notification ot his dismissal In a letter from the city board of public works and safety. The letter, signed by Mayor For real E|x«*y. councilman Charles C. laiiigntou and city attorney Vincent Kelley, who comprise the board, states that "due to adjustments In the personnel of the city light department" hla services will not be required after the above date. Mayor Elxey stated thin morning that a special meeting will be held by the board tonight to select a foreman to succeed Dierkes. He stated that a new man will not be added to the department after Dlctke*' dismissal. Arthur Baker, meter reader of the city light crew. In mentioned aa a likely successor to tbe foreman's position,

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Woman HostaKt* Rescued By Prison Guards In Shooting Affray; Not Seriously Wounded CENSOR NEWS Michigan City, Ind. June 2? — •UR) Prison guards In a blase of gunfire today rescued a woman hostage sefxed by three Indiana state prison convicts In a desperate escape attempt. The three convicts, their boatage and the warden'* secretary were wounded in the shooting. The convict* had held tbe woman. Mra. Ruth Joiner, Crawfordsville. a member of the Montgomery county welfare board, in the office of the prison physician for approximately two hours under threat to kill her unless they "got guns and freedom." In Indianapolis, Thurman A. Gottschalk announced that Mra. Joiner and Ed Wetsel. the warden's secretary, received flesh wounds, but were not seriously harmed. "The warden reported that all the convlcta were 'badly done up." Gottschalk said. “But they apparently are alive We decided something had to be done to get Mrs. Joiner from them and the only thing to do was shoot It out." Gottschalk said his telephone conversation with Warden Alfred A Dodd was brief and that he learned few details of tbe shooting Mrs. Joiner, a Crawfordsville welfare worker, had gone to the prison on an Inspection lour. She apparently was grabbed by tbe convicts, one <>f whom was armed with a knife, as she walked down a corridor and was hustled into the nearby physician's office. There the convicta threatened to stab her to death unlesa Dodd (CONTINUED ON PAO» FI VW) STARK URGES WAR ON CRIME Governor Os Missouri Speaks At National Governors’ Meeting Albany, June 37—(UP)— Gov. Uoyd C. Stank of Missouri urged the national governor*’ conference today to wage a cohesive, nationwide war against crim* ar.d poll-tico-crlminal alliance*. Stark, who played a major part in amashing the powerful Pendercast political organisation In Kansu* city, told the conference at It* second session; "There is no doubt how government is corrupted. It starts with slush funds amassed by vice, principally prostitution and gambling, which makes its alliance with partisan politics." Addressing half the governor* ot the nation. Stark traced tbe fight which finally Imprisoned *'Bo**'* Tom Pendergast of the powerful Kansas City Democratic organization on income tax evasion charges. *1 took the case direct to Preaident Roosevelt." He said. "And It was the President ot ths United Stsles who set In motion the legal machinery which toppled one of the no*t powerful political bosses and corrupters of popular government In the history of the nation from hl* throne." He Mid that In crime prevention one tact was repeatedly overlooked, a fact that the governor of tbe state Is Ita chief law onforcmeni officer and the only one who has authority in ita every county. "Apparently this had not occurred Io certain grafter*. *nd racketeers who were waxing fat under th* b<n.an protection ot a gang of crooked tMilltlcians In Kansas City,** Stark (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX) , ... „■■<> — . TEMPERATURE READINGS DEMOCRAT THERMOMETER 8:00a.m 74 2:00p.m 74 10 00 a.m. 11 3:00p.m.--—74 Noon U WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, pontbly local Thundarahowar* in north and central portion* thi* afternoon or tonight; little change In temperature.