Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1932 — Page 1

WEATHER I jQierally cloudy to- _ t and Sunday; flurries tonight erne north; someIt colder.

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IMBING PLOT IF TERRORISTS :«:n. | . — ectors Believe Gov ment Officials Were Scheduled To Die IB PROBE TO CONTINUE w York .Jan. 2.— -U.R)—A -fold terrorist plot aimed all street, prominent Ital-1 high government offic-l jankers and business men ! pictured today by postal ctors, investigating a n-wide plot already fatal ree men. irking here and in Easta.. the government men’s g Jed to the opinion that the street outrage was prevented iiorith when hundreds of New I police surrounded the flnan-! center following information I ted hy federal operatives. • second step of the terrorists, s believe, was the mailing in n of five infernal machines, nen marked for death in this were saved at the cost of three • cJH the forces of government s. city and state police unit- > prevent completion of the step in the apparently well-1 lized terrorist plot, definite | were unearthed as to the iden-| >f the Easton plotters. e post office department deted the fact that the three men mailed the infernal machines Easton Wednesday remained s over night. tree pictures front Rogue.s' galfdenified as resemblthe three men. Hany Bruder, < at the hotel where the three ed. and the Rev. I’. T. Stengle Chester Vollmer all agreed on rogue pictures. The minister Vollmer were in the post of wlien the bomb packages were ed. t additional bomb plots were! rated over the country yestet I •a demand for a congressional vtigation into jhe plots came two sources. Or. Charles a. former medical officer in ■ .IT. S. army, sent a telegram to Hamilton Fish. Jr., calling lor ■■ress to hives!igate the actlvof both fascists and anti-fas-in the United States. Fama ational president of the Deers of thf“ Constitution. His jam also was signed by lhe l>-' A. M. D. Riggio, pastor of the stian church of Newark. mysterious package discoverBl* the New Haven, Conn., post e was believed the latest •*“ * of the terrorists. This bundle, J pNTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) To Introduce Bill , ashington, Jan. 2—(U.R)—Repr. lilton Fish. Republican of New C, announced today he would sluee In the house Monday a hit ion for investigation of the h outrages, kvhieh resulted ini death of two postal clerks at on, Pa. RRTIN HEADS OMMISSIDNERS — IC£ ond District M a n Is amed President For ear Beginning Today ank O. Martin, commissioner i the second district, was electresident of the board of county missioners at the organization Ling held today. r. Mai tin is serving his second on the board. Dennis Striker —-tn his term today. Albert Rep- — Is the third member of the "d. Blowing the organization meetthe commissioners and County n riey Henry B. Heller went to county infirmary to take the lal inventory at that institute commissioners will he in sesnexi Monday and two appointts will be made. A member of board of trustees of the Adams tity Memorial hospital will be Muted and a county physician appointed. Dr. J. M. Miller Is present county physician.

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Aids Death Quiz W - Questioned by investigators into I the strange deaths of Dorothy j Clouthier. young unwed mother, 1 land Joseph Anketell, of Lynn, i ■ Mass., Dr. Alfred P. Bowen, for whom Miss Clouthier worked as secretary, told that cyanditejnight have been used in the deaths. Miss; Clouthier was found dead in her' i gas-filled kitchen two days after! | the deatli of Anketell. said to have! I been her lover. Dr. Bowen had' | pronounced Anketell's deatli due to poison liquor, but the body has been exhumed for an autopsy. KIDNAP RING “ IS CAPTURED Thirty Members Held At Chicago For Complicity In Many (’rimes Chicago, Jan. 2.—(U.R)—Chief investigator Pat Roche of the state's attorney's office announced today the arrest of 30 memliers of a kidnap ring, including 12 women. -Tile captives, Roche said, have been tmrtlieated in 17 kidnapings in the central states. The band was rounded up through cooperation of Chicago. Peoria, and St. Louis authorities, Roche said. He would not immediately reveal names of any of tlie prisoners being held. Roche said five of the 30 cap- | fives have confessed their part in 17 aliductions and demands for ransom. None of the prisoners was' placed in jail. The entire group' was rounded up and put under! guard at the Congress Hotel. For Hie past two weeks, Roche and ins associates have been raiding hangouts of the gang in the three midwest cities. Roche asserted enough evidence had been obtained already to put tlie prisoners on trial. ‘ But we are not going to announce names of tlie -captives and start a Hood of habeas corpus writs." tlie investigator said, "we have many points to clear up first." Tlie band was believed responsible for wholesale kidnaping of midwest gamblers and men associated witli liquor and other illicit enterprises as well as legitimate business nien. Many months of investigation preceded tlie roundup. Roche lias been active in questioning recent victims of tlie kidnapers and several arrests were made about a month ago but these prisoners eventually were released. Though Roche would not state specifically which kidnapings were charged against the abduction syndicate, one was believed to be that (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) —O-— —■ ———— 1 Change Recommended Indianapolis, Jan. 2 — tUP) — Lieutenant Colonel Clyde F. Dreisbach. Fort Wayne, nas been recommended by adjutant general Paul .Tombaugh for promotion to Colonel and will be assigned to command the 152nd infantry, Indiana National guard, it was announced today. Recommendations must be approved hy Governor Harry O. Leslie. The infantry regiment was formerly commanded by Colonel George M. Healey Indianapolis, who is now brigadier General commanding the 76th infantry brigade. Mann Funeral Today Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa C. Mann, aged Root township woman who died Wednesday night, were held tills afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home, and at 1:30 o’clock at the Mt. Pleasant M. E. church with. Rev. J. S. Newcomb of Fort Wayne officiating, assisted by Rev. Edgar Johnston, pastor. Burial was in the Decatur cemetery.

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FOREIGN LOANS MADE MILLIONS, REPORTSHOWS Wall Street Brokers Increased Earnings Nearly A Half Billion FINDINGS ARE MADE PUBLIC — Washington, Jan. 2—(U.R)—— An indication that Wa 11 street made between $400,000,000 and $000,000,000 in syndicate “spread" profits out of floating foreign bonds, now drastically depreciated, is contained in a senate finance committee report made public today. A United Press compilation of evidence submitted by J. P. Morgan and company, the National City company and Kuhn, Loeb and I company showed these houses participated in the flotation of ! $5,890,175,000 of bonds. The spread profits on them were I $196,501,889. Charles E. Mitchell, president of the National City company, estimated the street floated upwards of 10 billions of bonds. Department of commerce estimates have run as high as 17 Hllions. On basis of profits thus far disclosed by the senate investigation, it would appear that the total spread on all bonds is between two and three times the amount so far disclosed. Interest in these profits is keen in the senate because many protests have been received by senators from holders of the bonds who are complaining of their depreciated value on the New York exchange. Preparations already have been made for considering some legislation to put a curb on Wall street foreign bond ativities. Senator Borah. Repn., Idaho, is preparing a hill to reach the situation through taxation. Tlie profits thus far disclosed (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) MYERS. BUSH IN TAX MEET Legislative Leaders On First Step of Tax Revision Proposals Indianapolis, Jan. 2.— (U.R) —Var- , ions methods of obtaining tax reductions were considered at a meeting called here today, by Walter Meyer, speaker of the house, and Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Basil. Proposals agreed upon today will be placed before a general tax conference expected to he held soon. Bush, as he arrived for today's . meeting, said he would urge that the general conference be held next week. • State Senator Alonzo Lindley. Kingman; Leo J. Hartzell, Fort Wayne; and James M. Knapp, Hagerstown, and leaders of the Indiana Farm Bureau were invited to the meeting. Farm bureau officials long have urged a special session of the legislature to devise a tax relief law. It a suitable program is agreed upon today and accepted at the general conference, it Is expected it will then bep laced before individual legislators for approval. If a sufficient number say they favor it. Governor Harry G. Leslie will be asked to call a special session of the legislature. Leslie firmly denied pleas for a special session but said he would accede to demands if assured that quick action would be taken. It is expected that the Indiana Real Sstate Board, Indiana Bankers' Association, .Indiana Manufacturers’ Association, the State Federation of Labor and the State Chamber of Commerce will be represented at the general conference. o i— December Rainfall Is 2.35 Inches In County The precipitation of water !•< Adame County lor the month of De- | cemlier was 2.35 Inches, according to Mis« Mary Yost, who has charge of the water gauge stationed heie. The precipitation Friday, January 1, was .40 luch.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 2, 1932.

Rev. Uhl To Preach Rev. B. B. Uhl of Toledo, Ohio, will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning, conducting the 10:30 a. m. services. There will be no services in the evening but Sunday School and Christian 1 Endeavor will be held at regular hours. Rev Uhl who served as a pastor in Toledo twenty years is . here for the winter, residing at the home of Mrs. John Christen. He is an excellent preacher and will have a worth-while message. Every | one cordially invited. SIX OLD CASES ARE DISMISSED I ♦ • • Court Costs Taxed To Plaintiff by Judge I). B, Erwin on Actions f Six old Adams circuit court -I cases were dismissed today by 1 Judge D. B. Erwin and costs were I taxed to the plaintiff In each ini stance. The causes w’ere dismissed. ; according to the Court, because of • I failure of either side to appear. > The oldest suit Johnson vs Geneva | Milling and Grain Co. was filed in I 1920 and was a cause of" contract. 1 i The case of Schug. surviving part- ! ! i tier vs. Smitley, suit on notes filed Jin 1921 was tlie second cause to ( be dismissed. I Two damage suits filed against JO. D. Arnold, whose name frequent|ly appeals on the Adams circuit j' court docket, one by Ansara and I I the other by Archer were dismiss- . ed and costs were taxed to tlie two i plaintiffs. The causes were filed in 11926. J The suit on note filer- by Farmers I and Merchants bank of Bryant vs. ,! Eidenauer, filed in 1928 was dis- ’ | missed, as was the cause brought r jiU, 1929 by Lawrence Williams a- , gainst the Holland-St Ixhils Sugar ’ Co. for wages. , The cause of North and Gallmeyer, Inc. vs. William Graves, , suit on lease was heard and judg- > ment was for plaintiffs in the sum of $598. I Several cases already have been set for trial in the February term of court by Judge Erwin. They aie: February 3—Liechty vs. Liechty, divorce, February 3—Liechty vs. Liechty, damages. 1 February 11 Franke vs. Sprunger, note. February 15—Schwink vs. All en County. Commissioners, damI ages. 1 | A damage suit was filed today entitled Grace Debolt by her next friend Chauncey E. Debolt vs. Ale Wahli, et al, Summons, returnable January 15. 1 Mrs. Mumma Is Buried , Funeral services for Mrs. Orah . Mumma. wife of George Mumma, ’ who died Thursday morning, at the : Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne I were held this morning at 9 o’clock at the Basil Gephart home in 1 Wren, Ohio, and at 10 o'clock at the United Brethren church in this I city. Rev. R E. Vance, pastor, officiated and burial was in tlie Decatur cemetery. TRAGEDIES ARE : HIGH IN NATION — I More Than Hundred Are 1 Dead In New Year Celet brations, Parties , Chicago, Jan. 2.— (U.R) - Violent r death took heavy toll in the United States over the New Years holiday ( a United Press survey showed toI dayDeaths were due to almost every kind of accident, but as usual the t automobile took the largest toll. Bad weather conditions and liquor , were blamed for a death list that | . exceeded 100. , An automobile that plunged into the Calumet river in Chicago taking nine persons to death was the most serious single accident recorded. Others with heavy death tolls were a headon collision of an ’ automobile with a street car in Los Angeles, and an airplane crash. Many were fatally shot in drinking bouts, Several poison liquor : fatalities occurred, other persons 1 fell through the Ice, and several committed Suicide. 1 Illinois reported the moat deaths ' with more than 30 fatalities.

GRAND JURY TO GET EVIDENCE ON CONSPIRACY Blackford Sheriff Held Until Evidence Is Presented to Jurymen ACTION TO BE WITHHELD Hartford City. Ind., Jan. 2 —(U.R)—Action of the Blnekford grand iury was awaited I today in the case of Ira i Barton, former sherill'. who is charged with conspiracy in recent Indiana bank rob- ; beries. Evidence alleging that Barton was an accessory before the fact in the robbery of the First State bank at Dunkirk, December 24. was presented the jury by Prosecutor James Fmshwiler. The evidence was given : Emshwiler Uy three bandits can- | tured after the Dunkirk robbery, who claimed that they had been I “double-crossed" by Barton. Emshwiler said he had nearly .completed gathering evidence against Barton and Mrs. Hazel Green, niuncie divorcee, who also Is charged with implication in the holdups. It had not been determined. however, Emshwiler said, whether Barton would be tried on a grand jury indictment, if one is returned, or on an affidavit filed by the prosecutor. — Hartford City, Jan. 2—(U.R) — 1 The probe into recent Jay and Blackford County bank robberies I which already has led to the I arrests of five persons, including ; Ira Barton, former sheriff of Biai-kiord county, was given new impetus Saturday with certain disclosures and new evidence obtained by state and local investigators during the night Friday. "Officers have now comph-teiy solved the First Citizens State hank robbery of. Hartford City. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) WOMEN,TRAPPED IN FIRE, DIE Lafayette Guests Burn to Death When House Catches Fire Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 2 —(U.R) - Two women, trapped by flames while they were sleeping, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the home of Arthur Gray, near here, today. Mrs. Lilly Gray. 40, Vine Grove, Ky„ and Ruby Garrison, 19. Lafayette, the victims, were visiting at Gray's home. Gray told authorities that he left the house about midnight to come to Lafayette. When he returned the house was burned, he said. A search revealed the women's charred remain* in a bed room. Gray was placet! under techni- ; cal arrest. —o Marion County Coroner Indicted by Grand Jury Indianapolis, Jan. 2. —<U.R)--(’or-oner Fred W. Vehlirtg of Marion county was indicted in criminal court today on a charge of solicit ing. The allegation was that he solicited $l5O in the gas deatli case of Benjamin Stickel, March 4, as the price of relinquishing the body to relatives. He allegedly threatened to return a verdict of suicide instead of accidental death, unless the money were paid. Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson filed impeachment proceedings against Vehling in circuit court. o Movie Star Arrested Hollywood, Jan. 2.-— — <U.R) ---Kenneth Harlan, motion picture actor, was arrested today and charged with drunken driving after a traffic accident. Hollywood police said an automobile driven by the actor and a milk wagon collided. Harlan and a passenger were slightly injured.

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Women Plan Flight Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 2.— (U.R) —Two women fliers, preparing for I a good will flight to Buenos Aires, left here today for Charleston, 111., I where one of their planes became mired. After it is freed, they will proceed to New York, tlie starting point of their 5,500 mile South American trip [ The mired plane was flown by Mrs. Ruth Stewart, St. Louis, who was enroute here. Mis. Debbie ■ Stanford, her companion on the .proposed flight, arrived from Ini dianapolis. BEET ACREAGE TOTAL MOUNTS i! Solicitors Confident Sufficient Acres Can Be Secured Here ? ,! 9583 acres was the total of beet . acreage this morning and the soliJ cltors were still concenttating in i the Ohio field whe:e they hope to . take over some 1,000 to 1,500 acres i that have been held out in hopes the Paulding factory can be reopened. It was expected this matter could be settled today. The boys Still have a couple of days and are ( working night and day to get the , lequired amount betore Col. Galag- , i her leaves for New York. I Charles Scheldt, Van Woit coun!ty commissioner and one of tlie best known farmers of near Ohio J City, has been chosen as a member of the temporary governing comI mittee for tlie beet growers, the . others being E. W. Busche, Mon!roe; Rufus Clark. Liberty Center and Andrew Fuelling, Hoagland. This committee will be increased from time to time as the organization is built up, a number of add!- ■ tional names to be added the first of next week. 1 Pledges klft with a number of farmers who have been securing signatures from neighbors should b? i mailed or brought to the Holland J St. Louis Sugar Company. Decatur. Jso they will arrive Tuesday. It is important that a complete check ; can be made Tuesday evening, so , Col. Gallagher can be informed. I Leaders in the campaign for the acreage are confident thej - will bo able to secure the required amount I and are greatful for the cooperation now being given the Indiana Farm Bureau who are supporting 1 the drive, with the special field solicitors. — o First Auction Held The first public auction sale conducted hy she students of Reppert's Auction School was held this afternoon. A fair-sized crowd atten- ' e<| and the sales will continue through out the next two weeks. o Will Argue Motion Motion for a new trial for Joseph Everett, found guilty in Adams circuit court December 14 inf first de- ' gree murder will be argued in Adams circuit court Monday, it was announced today. It is thought the I arguments will last several hours. SEEK TO MAKE LAW INVALID Trucking Company Says Length Limit Order Is Unconstitutional Indianapolis. Jan. 2 —(U.R)- - A I suit seeking to restrain the state ' from enforcing the new state law governing weight and length of trucks operating on state Highways, was filed In superior court today by the Central Transfer Storage company. Hearing on a petition for a I temporary injunction against enforcement was to be held before Judge Russell J. Ryan today. Frank Mayr, Jr. secretary of state, and 15 county imd state enforcement officials are defendants. Indianapolis. Jan. 2—(U.R)—Superior Court Judge Russell J. Ryan today issued a temporary I injunction prohibiting enforcement ! of the new state law governing I the weight and length of trucks on state highways. The O’der was issued on a petition by the Central Transfer and 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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City Manageress FT i ■■ . y j Local boys who made good are as; plentiful as fallen leaves in Vai-' lonibrosa. but here's a local girl who made the grade and rose to! he boss of her town. She is Mrs. May J. Priestley, beautiful matron! of Fort Pierce, Fla., who has been named City Manager to succeed E. G. Gustafson, for whom she once worked as secretary. 45 SAILORS ARE RESCUED No Hopes For Ship In Heavy Sea As Sailors Leave It For Safety San Francisco, Jan. 2.— (U.R) — Forty-five Japanese sailors were removed from the distressed freighter Tamaho Marti south of the Pribiloff Islands today by the steamer Reiyo Marti and the abandoned ship was left to founder, according to radio message intercepted hers. The Reiyo Marti reported that huge seams had been opened in the Tamaho’s hull during a storm and that the vessel was expected to sink in a few hours. The crew abandoned ship a few hours after sending out SOS calls for the second time this week. The Retyo was one of three vessels which went to her assistance. — o Chinese Are Attacked Shanghai, Jan. 2. —(U.R)—Another unsuccessful attempt against the life of T. V. Soong, former minister of finance, was made today when a bomb was hurled into the garden of Soong's Shanghai residence. Soong's gardener was seriously injured by the explosian of the bomb. Soong and his wife previously had left their regular residence and are living at an undisclosed address. Soong w’’as attacked at tlie railway station here last June by assailants who killed his secretary. T. V. Soong is a member of one of the best known families in China and is the brother of Madame Sun Yat-Sen and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. He was gradu-l ated from Harvard university and took post-graduate work at Columbia university. o Man Declared Insane Jesop Yaney has been declared insane by the two examining physicians and a rush order for adtal has been sent to the state instimittance to Richmond state hospitution. Yaney is being held in the Adams county jail and is said to he violently insane. o Rosenwald No Better Chicago, Jan. 2. —(U.R)—The condition of Julius Rosenwald. seriously ill since early this week, today failed to show any change and the philanthropist was reported still resting comfortably. Dr. Herbert Pollack, New York, in constant attendance at Rosen-! wald's Lake Forest estate, said: "Mr. Rosenwald is no worse, hut neither has he shown any improvement.”

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GREAT WALL TO BE DEFENDED BY LARGE ARMY Many Casualties Reported As Japanese Drive Toward Great Wall CIVIL WAR IS THREATENED Mukden, Manchuria, Jan. 2 —(U.R)— Marshal Clia n K Hsuen-Liang ordered 15,0dd Chinese regulars remaining north of the great wail to resist the Japanese today, reversing his policy of abandoning his strongholds neacefullv as the Japanese advanced through Manchuria. Chang’s action followed swiftly upon the new political phase in China wherein nine provincial governors denounced the Chinese government for surrendering i Chinchow to the Japanese It is reported 200 wounded . Chinese soldiers have arrived at I Peiping. Casualties left behind ' are numbered at JSOO, many of '.whom died in the deep snow. > Shanghai. Jan. 2— (U.R) —A now | threat of civil war in China loomed today as nine provincial gov ernors issued a round robin telegram renouncing the new regime readed by Lin Sen and Sun Fo. blaming it for permitting the Japanese to capture Chinchow. Immediately upon its receipt the central political council of the nationalist party called an emergency meeting. following | which they telegraphed Chiang Hai Shek, former president, urg- ' tng him to emerge from his retirement. aild com!* immediately to the capital. Officers Are Elected Senior Christian Endeavor Society of the Zion Reformed Clniri h met in the church parlors immediately following the memorial service on New Year's Eve. The annual election of officers was held and the following were elected for 1932; Cyrus Cable, president; Ed. Musser vice-president: Bernadine* Koller, secretary; Mrs. Cyius Cable, treasurer; Virginia Miller, pianist, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Graber counsellors. The society voted $32.50 into the church bell fund. The soeiely ' will have a special service on Sunday night at 7 o'clock at which time a number of young people will he formally received as members of the society. Rev. Fledderjohann will speak in the interest of young people on the subject. "God's Quest For Youth". Colder Weather Here Colder weather and predictions of snow were on tne weather hill-of-fare for northern Indiana weathermen today. While temperatures hetc were not quite tn the freezing point at noon a decided drop in the mercury had been recorded. AUCTIONEERS NAME OFFICERS — Robert Cleckner Elected President of Mid-Win-ter School Here Members of the mid winter term of the Reppert Auction school class met Friday afternoon and elected officers. Robert Cleckner, Angola, was chosen president Os the class. Elvin F. Duerr, Seward, Neb., was named vice-president and R. E. Beck. Win-ston-Salem, N. C„ was elected secretary. 'The organization meeting was presided over by Col. Earl Gartin, one of the instructo. s at the school and classes were dismissed early in the afternoon for the organization meeting. — 1 " - o-— —_ Local Lodge To Geneva The local Eastern Star chapter ! will go to Geneva Tuesday. January 5, for joint inspecl ion. A supper will be served ? it S M o’clock I u.. day evening by the Geneva chapter.