Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 207, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1931 — Page 1

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MOT SAYS ! Irmers must ■[RECOGNIZED ■ for Special Session ■Congress To Adjust ■ Tax Problems K DISASTER ■ \T early DATE ■hlia. Mo.. Sept. I.—'U-R)i In justice t<>. the larmer Kre as he lonise t und■ds it depends "the K, of America, the safe- ■ \inerica. the preservaKi our ins! du I ions and ■ecuntv of our children, , K„ lir (>ill'ord I’inchot of I Kvl'tin''' warned an audK o f Missourians here I ■ generations the farmer: ■een the orphan child of Kn polities and I am for j ■ him into the family.” Pin r i ■aid. ■ urged an extra session of j ■ss to consider firm relief, > ■ farm tax“s. hotter market- ■ facilities. and organized ■ to secure foreign sales for ■g crop surpluses. Kot spok" before several ■nd persons, gathered for a ■ ■ i.‘ the Missouri Farmers ■iaron. ■nine 'ii.o a depression such i ■ present one could not exist I ■ farmer were able to buy, | ■pt said. ■re can be no secure and , ■pent prosperity in the UnitBites unless the farmer Is ■rotis. For years we have ■saying 0. For years we may! ■ it. But never as a ■ have we acted on our be- ■ governor summed up the ■e in agriculture with these ■decrease of $4,000,000,000 in ■nn income, while the natioi■ome was in reasing $22,000,■early increase of $1,000,000,- ■ the farm debt. ■520.009,00u.000 shrinkage in ■ values. Bm 1920 to 1931, 682.000 Bn, or 10 per cent, lost their' ■rriNi'En on page twoi j ■test Not Considered ■mapolis. Sept. 1 — <U.R>—. ■ Showalter, chairman of the ■ tax board, asserted today ■be board would not. consider ■test from Lake county that ■er cent interest rate on Lake B's $400,000 bond issue is ■ protest was brought to the ■ by E. C. Clymer, deputy [ county auditor, who said that ■yers could be obtained for ■Me. a poor relief measure, ■r asked permission to raise ■at* to 5 per cent. fr them bring an issue like ■tn Indianapolis if no buyers Be obtained.” Showalter said. ■ short term bonds are al|iili* call money, which is at ■ cent. ■ talk of 5 per cent is non- ■ We will continue to de- ■ that high interest rates be f “'I issues appealed to us." pER COUNTY RESIDENT DIES pin Sipe, 83. Dies At preer County Infirm* [ ary Sunday P" 1 " s ipe. 83 year old uncle I Sipe of Berne, died Sunday P nc at the Mercer County, 0., far.', west of Celina, where r' made his home for several L Death was caused by F Priß infection. P- Sipe formerly resided in [week township. About 35 P a no be moved near South ?• returning to Berne after J 1 I*/* 1 " 9 "’here he made his re ' a, i v es near Berne "illshlre, Ohio »a» preceded in death by te»r Illere were no children. 1 services were held Tues---boon at me Mt. Hope etvrv . bUrial at the Mt - Hope y In Blue Creek township.

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Tights Cancelling Os All European Debts Indianapolis, Sept. I.— (U.R) —A criticism of proposals that European debts to the United States be I cancelled, was voiced by Senator jjapies E. Watson in an address before the Irvington Republican Club here. "These debts are money sent to Europe after the war.” Senator Watson said. “If they don't pay the debts. Uncle Sam will become the paymaster of the world." Watson praised President Hoover’s moratorium plan and predicted I that the United States would emerge from the economic crisis "unIder republican leadership and masterful statesmanship.” MARY LENGRICH IS DEFENDANT William Stone Seeks $lO,500 As Result of Automobile Mishap A. SIO,OOO damage suit against i Mary Lengerich of Adams county i was tiled in Adams circuit court by I William Stone, through his attorney I Douglass and Helmke of Fort i Wayne and C. J. Lutz. Decatur. The suit is the result of an automobile accident occurring in Adams county September 15. 1929. The plaintiff asserts in his complaint that as a result of the mishap he sustained Injuries which | compelled him to be a patient of | j the Adams county Memorial hospi- j ; tai for six weeks and that he stiffer- i ied damages amounting to SIO,OOO. j i Another paragraph of the com- ! I plaint also asks for SSOO for dam- ' ages done to the plaintiff’s automobile Stone suffered a fractured skull ivi the accident. the complaint wets net The summons will he returnable on September 14. Other Court News Peoples State Bank has brought suit on note against Oscar Burry, et al. John T. Kelly is attorney for plaintiff. Summons, returnable i September 12. Indiana Farm Bureau Co., operative association, Inc. has filed suit ■ on note against Fred W. Busche' and wife. Herman H. Myers is attorney for plaintiff. Summons reI turnable September 12. 0 COUNCIL WILL ADOPT BUDGET City Council men Will Discuss Expenditures At Tonight’s Meet The city council will meet tonight arid one of the important matters of business to come before the body is the adoption of tho 1932 budget and the fixing of the civil city's tax rate. The tentative budget calls for appropriations totaling about $49,000. Os this amount about is raised by revenue other than ly taxation, making the net to be raised by taxes. $44,000. A 71 cent levy on the city’s assessed valuation of approximately $6,210,000 will yield the ! desired amount. It is likely that the council may reduce the budget another $621 and thus reduce the levy another cent on the hundred dollars. The appropriations will be coni sidered by the council and if any I amounts are cut it will reflect in the tax rate. The proposed 71 cent rate is four cents lower than the rate in eftict this year. » ■■ ■■■■-■■o — 1 — —— l ' - Man Found Starving Indianapolis, Sept. 1 —'U.R) — > James Webb, 20, who said he was • a cowboy from Amarillo, Tex . recovering today after fainting on > a street from lack of food. Webb [ said he came here from the Good r Night ranch in search of work. He collapsed twice en route io 1 a hospital. . o . i Construction Is Started p s Vincennes, Sept. 1. — (U.R) —Con--5 structlon of the George Rogers Clark Memorial here was started r today. Brief ceremonies were at . tended by members of both state - and federal memorial commissions. » A prayer, talks by commission » members, and breaking of the . ground comprised the program.

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Bluebeard anjl Fifth Victim - At A y/ 4 • OF i »A Y;? — ■ w y xy:' A---’ I • * ' Zb ..... - ■-.‘fe - ... .x i Mrs Torethy Lemke of oi ester Mass., who his been identified as the fifth victim in the wholesale] si uighter by Harry Powers. West Virginia Bluebeard. At light. Powers is shown with hammer which I ke used to slay some of his victims. I ■ 1 * - ■— ■ I .- . ________ - » *

BABY STATION IS ANNOUNCED Free Clinic Planned For Children Os Adams County Friday The Adams County Baby Health I station will he held in the Decatur I I Public Library on Friday, Septem-1 I her 4. from 9 o'clock a. m. to 4 o'j clock p. m. Dr. Dorothy Teal and I Miss Nancy Gibbs, JI. N. of the' State Board of Health will be in ; charge, assisted by the committee I from the Psi lota Xi Sorority. Mothers are cordially invited to , bring children under three years j of age for free physical examina- i tion and to discuss questions of I i diet, clothing and habit training. Dr. Teal has issued the following ! statement in regard to the Baby I Health station: “Parenthood carries with it the responsibility of rearing children to become useful members of society. Children who have always been shielded, waited on. and whose parents have always made their decisions for them have not had the . Gaining suitable to produce useful ■ citizens. Habit forming is a continuous proces"s beginni>- in earliest infan- • cy. It is during this period that im- : pressions are more easily formed or I : ghen up. The formation of proper, • habits and the recognition of the I : young child as a complete individual; help prevent the child front becom-1 i ing self-conscious, and fits him for] • an orderly existence in life." k - ... .. ... _Q -- NEW POOR AID ' ' PLAN ADOPTED ' 1 Trustees Refuse To Give Aid To Owners Os Automobiles Adams county's 12 township trustees in session today adopted ( a resolution that "all persons who apply to their township trustees j for poor relief and who own auto- , mobiles will be compelled to turn I over their automobile licenses and drivers' licenses to the trustees ' and not drive their cars as long as they are receiving poor relief." The actloin was taken In an effort to curb poor ralief and compel all persons to provide first for their families, before making an attempt to drive automobiles. The • same step has been taken in other ' counties. Washington township and sev--9 eral other of the townships have ■ many families who receive poor 1 relief from tho towntehlp and at » — (CONTINUED ON PAG® SIX)

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 1, 1931.

j Presbyterians Plan Annual Birthdav Supper ♦ Jhe annual potluck brthday sup-1 will be held at the parlors pt! th4 Presbyterain church in D°c"tur tomorrow. Wedneday evening at six | o’clock and all are cordially invited to participate in sthe good' time. Each family is requested to bring a portion of one food article, any i thing you desire and also sufficient | bread and butter sandwiches for 1 your own use. The charge for the supper will j be one cent for each year of your ' age and if you are fussy about that, ' . pust dropp in fifty cents or a dollar. ’ Come and join the party, laugh and I forget your cares. GIFFORD MAKES GROUP'S PLANS I Unemployment Committees To Be Named Soon By Group Chairman BULLETIN Washington, Sept. I—'U.R) — Appointment of Owen D. Young as chairman' of a committee to coordinate collection of funds to provide relief for the unemployed this winter was announced today by Wai- - ter S. Gifford, director of the President's organization on unemployment relief. Young has accepted chairmanship of this committee of 19 which will be concerned with public and private efforts to provide relief funds. The committee will be known as the committee on mobilization of relief resources, said. Washington, Sept. I.—(U.R)—Walter S. Gifford, director of the President's organization on unemployI ment relief, soon will name a comi mittee to undertake work of mobilizing national agencies for stimulation of interest in local efforts to secure relief funds. Gifford has indicated that the Hoover organization is not instituting a drive tor a national fund, but is endeavoring to get nation-wide (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI 0 Convicts Are Captured Fort Wayne, Sept. I.—(U.R)—Rob- , ert E. Houser, Fort Wayne, and Albert Clarke, captured here last night, were to be returned to the . Indiana state reformatory at Pendleton ''today. They escaped yesterday by stealing an auto owned , owned by the institution. The men were captured at the home of John Wahl, who was arrested on a charge of harboring fugitives.

KIDNAP PLOT IS CONFESSED 7". ! Negroes Admit Holding Charles Rosenthal Until Money Is Paid Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 1. —(U.R) —A negro waiter and his wife were i arrested here today and charged; | with the kidnaping of Charles M. | Rosenthal, Lawrence, L. 1., brok-l jer. The man gave his name as Clar-| ence Green, a New York waiter and; the woman Betine Gren, 29, a Har- ; lem school teacher. The charge against the two is, that Green and his wife lured young, ! Rosenthal into a taxi-cab on Aug. ! ! 11, drove him to the vicinity of 42 Hamilton Terrace in New York, where he was seized by a group of men. He was held, the charge ■ stated, until $50,000 ransom money • had been paid by Rosenthal's mother. Police said that Rosenthal identified the woman as the “comely young burnette” with whom he had dinner the night he was kidnapped. Mrs. Green is a light colored negress. Newark. N. J.. Sept. I.—(U.R) — Two men arrested in an apartment raid here today were said by police to have confessed to their part in the recent kidnaping of Charles M. Rosenthal, 23 years old millionaire. I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) BUS DRIVERS’ MEET CALLED School Drivers Will Meet Friday Night At Monroe H. S. AU Adams county public school , bus drivers will be requested to attend a meeting next Friday night at Monroe high school auditorium at 3 o’clock, it was voted today by the Adams county toiwn- ' ship trustees in regular session. The meeting will be to ixtst drivers concerning new state laws and better acquaint them with the responsibility of driving school

buses before tjte opening of school next Monday. Walter Mentzer, representative of the school Inis division of the secretary of state's office will deliver ar. address to the drivers concerning state rules, laws and regulations. Trustees, teachers and Ims drivers will attend the meeting it was announced today. Monday, September 7, was set (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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SI JOSEPH AND CATHOLIC HIGH PLANOPENINGS Local Catholic Schools To Open Tuesday, September 8 For Term NEW TEACHER IS APPOINTED The St. Joseph's grade and the | Decatur Catholic high schools will 1 i open Tuesday, September 8 and . I class work will start immediately | I following the organizing of classes. One new teacher has been assigned here for the new school year. All the other teachers, members of the Order of Sisters of St. Agnes, have returned and Sister M. Vera will again be the principal of the school. Teachers in the high school are: first. Sister M. Helene; second, Sister M. Henrita; third, Sister M. Dominica: fourth, sister M. Laurita; fifth. Sister M. Angelus; sixth. Sister M. Letitia; seventh, I Sister M. Winifred: eighth. Sister M. Agnes Terese. Sister Letitia is the new teacher. The teachers in the high school Sister Helen Clare, Sister M. Benigna, Sister M. Regina. Sister Vera The music teacher will be Sister I M. Fdwardine. It is expected that the enrollment ! will be as large as that of last year j More than 400 pupils were register-1 ed last year, of which more than 100 were in high school. Children who wish to start to 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) I Racers Plan Take-Off , | Los Angeles, Sept. I—(U.R)—1 —(U.R) — I Seven pilots entered in the Los Angeles-Cleveland air race will I leave here at 3 a. m. Wednesday, I weather permitting, it was ani nounced today. The entrants are Janies Doo--1 little. Ira Eaker. Ixiw _Reichers. I Walter Hunter, Beeler Blevins, : Harold Johnson an»i James Goodr win H jll. I Rules of the race require that ! a plane, to qualify, must arrive ■ at Cleveland before 7 p.m. of the day on which the start is made. 0 TWO HOOSIERS ADMIT MURDER Gary Thugs Confess Shooting Police Who Caught Them Stealing — Denver, Colo., Sept. I—(U.R1 —(U.R) — I First degree murder charges were prepared for filing today against two Indiana thugs. confessed . slayers of Policeman William Keating, who caught them robbing . a garage. Keating, despite two blood transfusions, died last night. I Police said Donald Ray, 20, and William Piskoty, 23, of Gary, Ind., confessed they shot Keating as the officer escorted them from a garage where he had interrupted a safe cracking. As they walked toward a police call bbx, Ray, police asserted, whipped a gun from his pocket and shot Keating in the abdomen. The patrolman dodged behind a telegraph pole, fell, and fired four , wild shots toward the pair. Ray returned the fire, wounding the policeman in the foot. The two escaped. They were captured a few hours 1 later in the Y. M. C. A. ’ Pete Peterson, 22, also of Gary, is held for investigation. Keating shortly before he died made a I statement believed to Fave clear- • ed Peterson of implication in the gun battle. Police said Peterson Is wanted in Los Angeles and ’ Portland, Ore., as a suspected safe 1 robber. I

o Corn Borer Spreading Indianapolis, Sept. .—(U.R)—Corn borer infestation has reached three additional townships in the state, Frank N. Wallace, state entomologist, reported today. The newly infested townships are Harrison, Pul aski ’ copnty; Bethlehem. Cass county, and Green, Madison county. Other townships in these counties previously had been infested. The total is now 375.

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Autos Damaged In Two Accidents In Decatur Ed Vian's car turned over yesterday afternoon in an accident at the corner of Walnut and Meibers street but he escaped uninjured. Paul Fugate coming east on Meibers street failed to see the other car approaching and struck Vian's automobile in the rear. In another Wreck Sunday evening James Gilbert of this city backed from a drive-way into a car driven by Gordon Rail of Pleasajit Mills Rail’s car was badly damaged but neither men were hurt. ROAD TAX MAY ! BE ABOLISHED Gas Tax Collections Show Increase; May Supplant Others Indianapolis, Sept. 1. — (U.R) — Every Indiana county may wipe out its gravel road tax March 1, 1932. if gasoline tax collections continue at the present rate, Floyd Williamson, state auditor, said today. Williamson voiced his optimism as he revealed that collections in August were $1,971,455.23, larger than during any other month since the tax has been effective. Distribution will be made March 1, 1932, of money taken in over a 13months period. The collections for the past | month surpassed the amount taken (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) WILL RECEIVE FAIR ENTRIES Registration Headquarters To Be In Chamber Os Commerce Rooms Entries for the various exhibits of the 1931 Decatur Free Street Fair can be made at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce rooms on Madison street in the Peoples Loan and Trust Co. building beginning Tuesday September 8, it was announced today. Entries will close at midnight September 12. All departments will have representatives at the registration headquarters. From early indications, those in charge say the j aggricultural exhibits will be the i largest this year that they have . ever been. Those who contemplating making entries in the various shows I are asked to register as soon as possible next week in order that ample space may be provided at the various buildings and tents for all entries. Valuable premiums are being awarded in all departments this year. I it was pointed out and an extra ef- | fort is being made to make the show part of the Fair the best ever. o Aviators For Safety l Cleveland, Sept. 1. —(U.R) —A group . of leading American men and woi men airplane pilots, contestants in i the 1931 national sweepstakes derI by, today was on record as favoring safety rather than speed as a ■ means of promoting commercial , aviation. i The derby fliers, who describe . themselves, as pilots of the sportsi men class, met here at the opening • of the fourth day of the national air r races to discuss plans for the next > transcontinental derby. The con- > troversial subject of handicap derbies or a straight speed dash across i the country arose. Building Plans Ready

Chicago, Sept. 1. —(U.R)—Construction of the $16,000,000 Chicago post office gave a'brighter tone today to the employment situation in the Chicago area. The $7,000,000 bond of the general contractor, John Griffiths and Son. han been accepted. Removal of railroad tracks and loading platforms, occupying part of the site west of the loop, started immediately. About 1,500 men will be given employment during the caisson work. Another ,3.500 will get jobs when the superstructure rises. In ail. between 12,000 and 14,000 workers will be aiding in the construction at one time or other. In addition, production of material for the building will give jobs to other thousands.

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MURDERING OF FEDERAL CLERK MAY BE SOLVED Government Detectives Work On Possibility Powers Killed Girl I MARION CASE ALSO PROBED Clarksburg, W. Va., Sent. 1. — (U.R) —The slaying of Man' Baker, pretty government clerk in Washington, D. C., entered the investigation of the “Bluebeard” matrimonial activities of Harry F. Powers today when it was learned that Washington detectives were seeking a possible link between the two cases. A Washington detective was reported in Clarksburg today, seeking further information of the activities of Powers, alleged confessed slayer of five, on April 30, 1930, when Miss Baker was slain. Preliminary investigation showed that one of the letters to Mrs. Asta Buick Eicher, who. with her three children, was believed hanged by Powers, was postmarked at 5 p. m. on that date in Clarksburg. The description of the alleged assailant of Miss Baker whose bul-let-riddled body was found along a ditch in Arlington, was said to tally with that of Powers. City Dectective Carl Southern talked with Washington investigators in connection with the Baker slaying and was understood to have assured them of his help. Southern, with other officers, was in federal court here today to testify in several liquor cases and it w’as indicated their presence would be required until late today. Marion, Sept. 1. —(U.R)—A belief that Harry F. Powers, who confessed slaying five persons in Clarksburg, W. Va.. was the man who mulcted $3,000 from a Marion woman three years ago was advanced today by Lewis Lindenmuth. police chief. Lindenmuth was 3ed to the belief after he compared pictures of Powers with those of the man who perpretrated the swindle. Lindenmuth withheld the name of the Marion woman involved, but said the money was obtained under a marriage promise. Buy Trucks W ednesday Indianapolis. Sept. 1. —(U.R)—Conferences between truckmen and state highway department heads continued today in preparation for the purchase tomorrow of more than 100 light and heavy trucks. Representatives of 30 bidders presented the merits of their products to John Brown, commission director: A. H. Hinkle, maintenance superintendent, and Omer Manlove, garage superintendent, who will make recommendations to the highway commission. o Circus Owner Expires 1 11 ’ New -York, Sept. I.—(U.R)—Richard T. Ringling, one of the owners . of the famous Ringling Brothers . Circus, died last night at his ranch at White Sulphur Springs, Mont., according to advices received here today by F. Barbus Benhem, a . friend. LINDBERGHS SEEK RETREAT Go To Mountains To Rest After Week Os Formal Receptions ’ Tokio, ISept. I—(U.R)—Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh retreated to a mountain resort today to recuperate from their , flight across the Pacific and six days of official receptions and btinquets in Tokio. They made a five-hour automobile journey over rough mountain roads to Karuizawa, popular sum--1 mer resort where they will be guests at the summer villa of ( United States Ambassador W. ’ Cameroni Forbes. "We hope to get a good rest," ( Col. Lindbergh said. "While we , lire in the mountains we will plan (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)