Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 183, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1931 — Page 1

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ERMANY’S banks re-opened today

■KES OF ■ATEBANKS |E DECOEASED Lj Declines Over SSO,■,(H)O In Last Six F Months ■)KT IS ■ OPTIMISTIC I Aug. I, - (U ' R) ■urees of Indiana s savKrixute. and state banks, Bust companies were ■i.SSI.39 lower on June ■;i. than on Dec. 31, ■ report issued by the ■ banking department ■l today. ■combined resources of the ■tittitions last December K',2.141.275.79 compared ■#0,944.394.40 in 625 instituK June 30. date of the latent call. ■ deposits fell from *161,Kj to $152,929,815.31 in the ■tits' period; trust deposits ■>983,974.49 to *9,443,831.61 ■ ial deposits increased from ■?.«2 to *4.741,333.99. ■ .e in cash reserve over the repot t was 3.3 per cent. ■tig department officials re- ■ the report as highly satls- ■ in view of economic condi■id indicative of a healthier ■nidition than in many other ■ o —- ■ndi’s Baggage Light Hoi:. Aug. 4—(UP) —A spare ■tit and two blankets form the ■fund Mahatma M. K. Gandhi ■ leader, wil Hiring with him ■dun early next month, the said today. inspiration for India’s indei<> movement, coming here second round table conferDnvening Sept. 15, will carry [ else for his personal com |e Express said. DBERGHS AT CHURCHILL >us Fliers Ready For other Lap of Japan Flight chill, Man., Aug. 4—<U.R) — 1 and Mrs. Charles A. Lindsafe at Baker Lake on “vacation air tour” to the were planning today to Mother iap on their journey, landed at 4 p. tn., C. S. T„ lay at Baker Lake, having i flight from Churchill. bergh indicated he and his lanned to resume their leisflight to Tokio soon after . today. The next stop was Ade dear. The flying Coldestination is Aklavik, est territory. He planned Hy to go via a straight, die course. He was reporthave chosen instead a semi VINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— JSEVELTTO AID IN FIGHT ‘rnor Gives Pint of 'n Blood In Effort r<> Stop Epidemic ' York, Aug. 4—(UP)—Govertanklin D. Roosevelt, has ted the call for serum with to tight the infantile paralyIdemic by donating a pint of od, while the city has created lf to emergency fund to be used ventative measures. cases numbering 114, bringlfi total since July 1 to 802, I to emphasize the spread of isease which broke out in lyn. Thomas Parran, Jr., state 1 commissioner, announced at y the New York executive had 6,1 blood in response to the or serum from persons who recovered from the disease, welt was stricken ten years but has recovered his health i°w i s able to swim and ride back.

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Vol. XXIX. No. 183.

Will Receive Bids The board of trustees of the St. Mary's Catholic church will receive sealed bids for painting the Catholic Sisters house on Monroe street and the trim on the parsonage on Fourth street. Bids will be received next Monday and opened Monday night Separate bids will be received for doing the work and for furnishing the paint. _o — POLICE GUARD NEGRO SECTION Officials Face Crisis Following Riot In Black Belt Chicago, Aug. 4—(U.PJ— City officials, welfare workers and police were called today for an emergency conference to consider relief measures for residents of a negro district where three men were killed and four wounded yesterday in a which followed eviction of a 72-year old tenant from her home.

Acting upon telegraphed advice was in Mackinac, corporation from Mayor Anton J. Cermak, who Counsel Sexton called a meeting last night at which it was said the , danger was grave and that it! might become necessary to ask for troops from Camp Grant, where all national guard forces of the state are massed for summer training. It was decided then that all eviction orders would be held up temporarily, that the aid of district United States officials would be asked at the meeting today and that efforts to prevent a new outbreak would be directed principally toward relief of the unemployment situation rather than by use of force. Meanwhile, hundred of police remained massed”in the riot torn section and 22 men. several of whom were said to be Moscow trained communist leaders, were under arrest. One of them. Lewis Temmes, an immigrant, was accused by police [ of inciting a riot among several j thousand unemployed negroes by I diverting their attention from an unemployment parade and arousing them to attack police and municipal bailiffs who were evicting Mrs. Diana Gross, into the streets. The rioting late yesterday started when two municipal bailiffs and two policemen accompanied M. J. Koiliner, a real estate agent, to 4311 South Michigan Avenue and moved into the street the household goods of the negro tenant. While the eviction was in progress, several thousand unemploy(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Seek Woman’s Identity Marion, Aug. 4.—(U.R) —An effort was being made here today to learn the identity of a woman held in a Marion hospital recovering from a bullet wound inflicted by police. The woman, believed to be an escaped inmate of the Indiana Women’s Prison in Indianapolis, was shot as she fled from a house which officers had gone to investigate. Two men, who were arrested at the house, gave their names as C. A. Riley, 60. and Roy O'Donnell, 42. They were held for investigation. Indianapolis, Aug. 4.— (U.P.) —Officials of the Indiana Women’s Prison here said the woman held in Marlon might be Jean Stamper, 23. Muncie, who escaped last May. Miss Stamper was serving a two to 14-year term following conviction on a bank robbery charge. — — o Noted Surgeon Dies Indianapolis, Aug. 4. — (U.R) — Funeral services for Dr. David Ross. 65, surgeon, who died yesterday after an illness of two weeks, will be held at 4 p. m., tomorrow. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. The Indianapolis Medical Society, of which Dr. Ross was a member, will conduct a memorial service in his honor tonight. o Noted American Dies Buffalo, N. Y-, August 4—(UP) — Walter Platt Cooke, international financier, and former American representative on the reparations commission in Europe, died at his home here today. Cooke was 62 years old.

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OPERATORS AND MINERS FAIL TO COMPROMISE I Major Industries Refuse To Meet Government Representatives THOUSANDS IN STRIKE AREA Washington, Aug. 4.—<U.R) Employers in two major industries have rejected invitations to meet with labor in j general conferences proposedl Io consider problems arising from the tiepression. The administration virtually has abandoned hope of bringing bituminous coal operators and miners together in an effort to find means of relieving distress in the coal fields. Railroad unions have been rebuffed in an attempt to arrange a conference with transportation heads on the subject of aiding employment ifr a six-liolir day and fiveday week. It seemed today the coal proposal would be dropped unless an emergency should cause President Hoover to bring real pressure upon the operators. There is now no indication such pressure will be brought to bear. This represents the second attempt the president had made to get the operators into a confer-| ence. The idea was turned down 1 a few weeks ago by a group which j gathered here after John L. Lewis, 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Contract Is Awarded Indianapolis, Aug. 4 — (UP) — Contracts aggregating j>2O,Uou for material for new cellblocks at The Indiana state prison in Michigan City were let here by the prison board of trustees. Convicts will build the structure, which will include death row and solitary confinement cells. DIAMOND THEFT IS REPORTED Wealthy Merchant Says He Was Kidnapped And Robbed By Gang Chicago, Aug. 4. — (U.R) —Julius Dreyfus, New York diamond merchant, resported to Des Plaines police today that he had been kidnaped in Wisconsin by a gang of men, robbed of *IOO,OOO worth of unset diamonds, and freed after a wild ride in which he was threatened with death if he attempted to raise an alarm while passing through towns. Dreyfus, who is president of Aaron J. Dreyfus, Inc., 20 West 47th street, New' York, walked into the suburban station, about 15 miles northwest of the city, at 3 a. m. and said he had been freed within walking distance of there a short time earlier. He said that while he was riding a bus between Watertown and Beaver Dam, Wis., last night two passengers on the bus suddenly drew guns, held him up, the driver and the only other passenger, a woman, forced the bus driver to turn up a side road and compelled him to get into an automobile which had drawn alongside and in which were several other men. Goggles were placed over his eyes, he said, and he was placed in the bandits’ car. A drive of several hours followed, he said, during which his life was threatened and the bandits made a leisurely search, of his portfolio. He said all but *25.000 worth of the diamonds were insured. o Walker Takes Rest New York, Aug. 4—(UP)—Mayor James J. Walker sailed for Europe last night aboard the Heinen, bound for Germany where he will take a month's rest cure. Several thousand persons were at the pier to cheer the mayor. Dr. Otto Kieb, German counsul-general welcomed him “to Germany " “I accept this figurative welcome to German soil," the mayor replied, "but I understand that ft does not become real until we are 12 miles dut.”

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Decatur, Tuesday, August 4, 1931.

Traylor Boomed for I President V, J ‘~ l 1 Jii Nearly every one of the 8,000 inhabitants of Hillsboro, Texas, gathered in the Courthouse Square of that town Saturday and launched a campaign to make Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago banker, (above), the Democratic nominee for President in 1932. Hillsboro feels that it lias a special right to launch the Traylor -for - President movement, since the man who is now president of the First National Bank of Chicago began his business career in Hillsboro in 1898.. BUILDING WILL START IN FALL Hoover In Effort To ■ Counteract Unemployment of Nation . Washington. Aug. 4.—(U.R) —Presi- , dent Hoover said today that more i than *300,000,000 of public building 1 construction would he under way . by Jail to counteract unemployment . conditions. Mr. Hoover also made public today a report from Secretary of Labor Doak describing what Doak I stated were "splendid results" ob-1 tained by the new United States employment service. in making public a treasury deI 1 partment report on progress of the l building program, Mr. Hoover said the preliminaries are nearly com- .! pleted and that the projects were moving along rapidly now. A total of 758 buildings has been authorized at a cost of abqut *453,000,060, according to the repoit. It 1 stated six additional projects nave ■ been completed in the 60 days prior • to July 15 bringing the total of com- • pleted buildings up to 57 at a cost t of *25,326,876. E Jobs for 281,769 unemployed were 1 found by the service from April 1 to July 31. Doak reported to Mr. ’ Hoover. He added that all the ' affiliated cooperative employment offices combined found jobs for f 638,689 persons in the same per--1 kid. > o : EDISON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT 1 ) e r Aged Inventor Recovering From Critical Stoml , ach Ailment i —— i West Orange, N.J , Aug. 4. —(U.R) l —Thomas Alva Edison, recovering at his Llewellyn Park home of j diabetes, stomach ulcers and i urenic poisoning, continued to . Improve today. The aged inventor, who collapsed 1 Saturday as he was about to take / an automobile ride, spent a more 1 active day yesterday, sitting at i his desk and reading newspapers. His physicians’ bulletins were more optimistic. Edison even felt sufficiently recovered to ask ifor one of his customary black cigars, but this was 1 realised him on orders of Dr. ’ Hubert S. Howe. Surrounded by five of his six 1 children, the electrical wizard received hundreds of telegrams and messages from friends and ad- ’ mirers. Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone telephoned to learn his condition. Sir Thomas Lipton. ® British sportsman, cabled his ’ wishes for a speedy recovery. 1 Edison, interested as a scientist S (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Kidnaping Frustrated Clayton, Mo., August 4 —(UP) — Oscar Johnson, 26 weathy son of one of the founders of the international shoe company, attributed his frustration of a kidnaping attempt today to a well aimemd kick at the dashboard of the roadster in which he was being abducted. The kick broke off the ignition lock and stopped the car. The two young men who had forced him into the machine, pulled him into a nearby cornfield, beat him severely, robbed him of *7O, and fled. Johnson’s injuries were such he was in a St Louis hospital today. RECEIVE BIDS ON COUNTY ROAD Combination Bid May Be Accepted On Road And Channel Bids for building the Myers road and channel in St. Mary’s township, along the Ohio-Indiana state line, were received today by the county commissioners. The contract will probably be awarded to Phil Sauer on a combination bid of *1.780. Mr. Sauer bid *1,400 on the road and *3BO on the channel, but would not accept a separate contract for either job. Other bids filed on the Myers road were, Charles Arnold, *1,387; Meshberger Bros., *1,753.75; Mr. Arnold was low bidder on the Myers road improvement as a separate job. Chapman and Rice bid *449 on the channel, but did not submit a bid on the road. Meshberger Bros., bid *650 on the channel. The stretch of road runs along the state line, connecting with an improved road. It is less than onehalf mile in length. [ The commissioners accepted a stretch of 1,762 feet of road in Union township, turned over by the trustee of Union township to the county road system. The petition to accept the road was signed by Arthur Bleeke, trustee and a number of taxpayers in the township. WORLD FLIERS LOSE ALL HOPE Rest After Realizing PostGatty Record Will Remain Khabarovsk, Siberia, Aug. 4. — (U.R) —Disappointed in defeat, two American fliers rested here today, their chances to lower the PostGatty world flight record definite-

ly lost. The fliers, Clyde E. Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, arrived at Khabarovsk at 5:30 p. m. (3:30 a.m. E.S.T.) yesterday, after a flight of 1,060 miles from Chita. They had failed, however, to gain on the pace set by Wiley Post and Harold Gatty a month ago. The distance from Khabarovsk to New York is nearly 6,000 miles, or 60 flying hours. Even should Pangborn and Herndon complete their scheduled route at their maximum flying speed of 100 miles an hour, they could not reach New York tomorrow afternoon, which would be necessary to break the Post-Gatty record. Mrs. Mary Ellen Herndon, wife of the flier, in New York, received a message from Herndon which said the fliers had abandoned their effort to break the world flight record. The cable, apparently sent from Khabarovsk, did not indicate whether Pangborn and Herndon planned to continue their flight on to New York. They had covered about 8,750 miles from New York and had hoped to make only one more halt on their flight. Unfavorable weather aln(>st from the start of the flight was blamed for their failure to keep to schedule, set to beat the record of Post and Gatty, 8 days. 15 hours, 51 minutes. o > Gives Suicide Verdict Frankfort Aug. 4 —(UP) —Death of Willia Gallagher, body was found in the gas-filled home of Mrs. Laura Oltic, was due to suicide and no charges will be filed, prosecutor Millard Morrison, who investigated the case, announced.

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NEW EQIPMENT MAY BE BOUGHT Sheriff Asked To Get Prices On Siren And Other Equipment The county commissioners have authorized Sheriff Burl Johnson to receive prices on furnishing two bullet-proof vests, a police club and six extra cartridges, a siren for the sheriff’s auto and a pair ot new handcuffs and submit the estimate of cost to the »oar<i t ext month. Sheriff Johnson requested the board today that this equipment lie puchased by the county. The bullet-proof vests would be worn by the sheriff and his deputy when called upon to take the chase for bandits and yeggs. It is estimated that all the equipment can be purchased for less than *4OO and Sheriff Johnson informed the bbard that he would secure prices from a number of concerns who furnish such equipment. Many sheriffs in Indiana and other states have been provided bullet-proof vests and cases are on record where they have saved the life of a public official in combating gun play with criminals. The siren for the sheriff’s car would give his car the right-of-way in reaching the scene of crime and thus save time in appearing on the scene. MANY ATTEND PICNIC HERE i 4-H Club Members In Annual Frolic At Memorial Park Today More than 200 members of 4-H Clubs, Home Economics Clubs and the Calf Club of Adams County

attended the annual picnic at Legion Memorial Park, today. A Calf Club tour was held this morning with stops being made at four different places. The Calf I Club members arrived at the park at the noon hour, joining with the 4-H Chib members and the HomeEconomics Club members and their families in a pot-luck dinner. Following the dinner radio music was furnished by the Radio Electric Sales Company, milk chocolate was served by the Yllue Creek Dairy, ice cream was sewed by the Misses Rosemary and Patricia Holthouse from the Conter Ice Cream Factory and buttermilk and ice cream was furnished by the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc. County Agent L E. Archbold was in charge of the day's events W. A. Klepper had charge of the horseshoe courts. Arthur Krick and Dan Tyndall had charge of baseball games tor the men and Miss Geraldine Hower and Miss Erma Gage conducted several games for the girls. Carl Klepper lead the community singing for the afternoon's program. “WINE BRICKS" CAUSE FURORE Sale Believed Legal; Will Turn to Wine In About Three Weeks New York. Aug. 4—(U.R)—Pressed bricks "that'll turn into wine if you don’t watch out,’’ are attracting a continuous stream of customers to a little shop opposite Marble Collegiate church on Fifth avenue. They also are contributing to the problems of individuals charged with enforcing prohibition. In tact, Fred A. Victor, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, announced he Would consult Prohibition Administrator Andrew McCampbell concerning legality of the sales. Meanwhile, the curious or the thirsty who do not believe the bricks were designed for paving the streets of ancient Gehenna are receiving instructions from an attractive young lady behind the counter, running somewhat like this: "You dissolve this brick (pointing to port brick) in a gallon of water. It is ready to be used immediately. "Do not place the liquid in this (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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White Mountain Picnic Will Be Held Sunday I The White Mountain Creamery company will hold picnic and dairy day program at Villa Nova on the Lake, St. Mary’s Ohio on Wednesday, August 5. An all day program will be held and plans are being made to entertain several hundred people. Empoyes of the company will also enjoy the outing and those in charge of the local station are planning to attend. GRAPE GROWERS | HAVE BUSINESS Concentrate Is ‘Life Saver,’ Officials of Company Relate Washington, Aug. 4 —(U.R) — The sale of grape concentrate has flourished in the midst of the general' business depression and develop-' ! meat of this by-product, which turns to wine in the home, was described today as a “life saver" ! for the’ entire grape industry of California. Ralph P. Merritt, here to arrange with the federal farm board for further financing of grape and raisin cooperatives, said the con-| centrate, which also benefits from I federal aid, had been "a very great help" in rehabilitation of the industry. “It certainly has been a life saver,” Merritt said. He expected the grape industry to be back on its feet by November, its surpluses largely cleared away. Manufacture of the concentrate has taken many i grapes that otherwise would have! i been a drag on the market. (The sale of grape concentrate I has developed so briskly that Fruit I Industries, Inc., the cooperative handling it, is giving franchises for sectional service. When the concentrate has been sqld representatives of the company have supervised bottling the wine in the home. The producing company is planning to withdraw (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LOCAL BANK HAS ELECTION Edgar Mutschler Only New Director Named On Old Adams Board ■ A number of stockholders attended the annual meeting of the Old Adams County Bank this morning and with proxies more than sev-enty-five per cent was represented. John W. Tyndall called the meeting to order and stated the purpose. G. T. Burk, vice-president then being chosen as chairman of the session, a position he has tilled for many years. Reports showed a healthy profit which was set aside in various reserves, two per cent being deducted from the building and 10 per cent from fixtures. The capital stock was reduced from *120,000 to *IOO,OOO as agreed upon a year ago upon advice from the state banking commission. The election resulted in the election of the following members of the board: John W. Tyndall, G. T. | Burk, L. G. Ellingham, C. L. Ayres, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Is Injured In Blast Warsaw, Aug. 4.—(U.R) — Phillip Bowman, 21, was recovering today from injuries suffered when a bottle of nitroglycerin exploded at his home near here. Bowman, a junior at Purdue University, was preparing the mixture to blast sumps on his father’s farm. o Strike Is Observed Havana, Cuba, August 4—(UP) — All unions in Havana observed the 24 hour general strike today hut there were no disorders during the morning. At least 150,000 workers in Havana were affected The strike was effective at Midnight and .will terminate at midnight tonight. The only workers in the city who did not join were operators of taxis, motor buses and a few street cars. Several detachments of soldiers were scattered throughout the city as a precaution against possible lawlessness but there seemed little need for their presence.

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NORMALCY IS RETURNING TO WHOLE NATION Unlimited Withdrawals Permitted After Today’s Business HOLIDAY IS ALL COMPLETED Berlin, Aug. 4—(U.R)- All private banks at 9 a.m. today resumed transfers on a normal business basis after a three weeks enforced bank holiday. The various emergency moratorium measures adopted by President Paul Von Hindenburg gradually have been relaxed and the re-open-ing of the banks was regarded as a long step toward resumption of a normal economic lit’fe in Germany torn by financial uncertainty. Private depositors and corporations began withdrawing from certain banks and transferring deposits to others in which they had more confidence. Unlimited public drawing from bank balances will be re-commenc-ed tomorrow, the government indicated, when the paying counters re-open. Interest today, however, centered in observing from which banks funds were being taken and to which they were transferred, as well as the extent of these transfers. The outcome of today’s trans- , fers, it was emphasized, will be a I barometer of the financial nervI ousness or confidence of the genI eral public after three weeks of intense strain.

Early advices indicated no unexpected heavy run on any banks. The heaviest withdrawals were reported on the Danat and the Dresdner banks, bioth affected by the recent crisis. The bank holiday was decreed by the government three weeks ago in order to give the country a “breathing spell" and permit the people to regain waning confidence in the country's national and private tanking houses. International co-operation in the extension of large comparatively longer-term credits to Germany in the meantime has tended to stabilize the situation and the government has relaxed its grip on the tanks. o To Stop Street Cars Muncie, August 4 —(UP) —Operation of traction service in Muncie wil be abandoned, because OT bus competition which has placed the service o na basis of a $20,000 per annum loss, Offcials of the Indiana Rairroad informed city councilmen last night. Company officials said that they are preparing petitions for abandonment. to be presented to the State Public Service commission. They expect authority within three weeks for discontinuance of the ser vice. Henry Bucher, vice president of the company, vouched the opinion that no city less than 75,000 population should have street car service. CAROL ISSUES FINAL DECREE Says Divorce Is Complete With Helene; To Be Friends Bucharest. Roumania, Aug.y4 — (UP) —King Carol II in a'statement today declared that his "divorce from Princess Helene is final.” “This statement is issued,” he said "in order to end rumors ” My divorce is final. The bond between my ex-wife and myself is the child (Crown Prince Michael). Every father and mother wil lappreciate the meaning of this tie. Friendship will continue between Princess Helene and myself, for we are both sufficiently intelligent to render this possible.” Princess Helene went to England from Roumania recently to visit her mother, former Queen Sofia of Greece. The Princess who divorced Carol when he deserted her and the throne for Mme Magda Lupescu. said she expected to return to Bucharest in the autumn, despite rumors to the contrary.