Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1932 — Page 1

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MERGENCY CREDIT PROJECT IN SENATE

MS COUNTY UNCIL GETS SPECIAL CALL LyTo Be Filled; Exkppropriations To I Be Requested IIS TOTAL NEAR $5,000 fcecial meeting of the | council has been callIFridav. January 15, for |rpose'of electing a new L to fill the vacancy I by the death of WilKaumgartner last No|s understood that there Kvo or three candidates Ip place. E O un< il will also be asked ■tier the making of several nations. These appropriLtal $4,887.49, of which sl.|s to cover deficits in the Lis. Ll appropriations for this lai $.3,8u0. Attorneys in the ■ Everett murder trial filed ■th the court asking an adI $250 each for their services. Itz, special assistant prose■ttorney and 11. M. DeVoss, I attorney, appointed by the L defend Everett, were each Icn They asked for SSOO |The county council refused L any additional appropriI last November. Recently led hills for $250 each with Irt and these claims were 1 lover to the auditor to be | | to the attention of the I ■ council. Iquest tor $1,200 for the i I judge in the Wabash drudge I asked. Three appropriations ■readv been made fc.r tuts 1 I. The state reimburses the I for this expense. An apItinn of S4OO for court relin connection with the Wa- 1 fidge case is also asked and Ir circuit court expenses. I request of the State Live I ■Sanitary Hoard, through the I If the State Veterinarian, for Ito complete the bovine tuIsis test in Adams county is Iked. The county council at filar meeting last September I lo make the appropriation. I state Veterinarian in a letL . ' i Unity .Midi fplained that although the pTINI ED ON PAGE SIX) til ANO HAIN HIKE NATION Weather Threatens pitral States, Forecasters Say po. .Jan. 6- (U.R> Floods, I snow, rain and sleet swept I s sections of the United I today marooning travelers. I up communication and translion and forcing residents Pcuate their homes. Hs crumbled in the Tallu-I |"‘ Valley in Mississippi ' heavy downpaur of rain | 1,1 the Taiihamatchie rivk‘ady r | se Residents of a I Hllageg were prepared to f**’ tlielr homes. Already pcres have lseen flooded and I 'Clients have . left their | ,n boats and on freight F ’"“"'western states were L as much as a foot hX ( t ?. worst Btorm of th « bslded. A blizzard raged L Texas panhandle leav°f Snow at Amarillo. L la anßaß • Ml »souri and e ’ „ * 111 lhe Bto, "‘ a '-«- n were i* J C ° re ° f men and h \| o 18 °lated in the snowL °.' baßin in the CaliforT NT bD on page THREE) Fuhrman I* Ktrrgoes Operation L ~~ —- Nd daught llne Fuhrman - Man IV Mr an<l tin,, ) underwent a major ial Hospital It amS C ° Un * r a 'i > n w a \ 2! non toda *- F “Phendlx ' -m, L he removal 1

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Mn guard IS DISCHARGED Interpreter Who Attack ed American Dismissed From Service Today • Tokio. .lan. 6.—(U.R) The Japanese foreign office issued a stateinient today announcing that the (interpreter who assertedly struck I American Consul Culver Chamber lain at Mukden had been ilischarg-1 (Hi from the army. The statement made no refer- i ence to the sentries who .stopped] the consul, and it was understood ; they had not been punished be- : I cause of the government's belief that they did not directly participate in the qinurel. ; Tile government said that Am bassador Denuchi at Washington ! had failed to forward any express-; ion of dissatisfaction from American Secretary of State Stimson I • hut that it "regretted'' the lutter's I dejire for a more detailed explain, I ation of the incident. •i Japan will be glad to take any ■ measures open to a self-respecting: ( government to "soothe American I sensibilities." it was stated. •I o BRITISH TAKE DRASTIC STEPS I Effort To Stop Revolution In India Continues With Arrests I Bombay, India, Jan. 6. — (U.R) — . The government clamped down today on Gandhi's independence I movement, seizing funds of the InI dian national congress in Bombay I banks, arresting men and women . leaders and authorizing seizure of land and goods. i All members of the congress and i allied volunteer organizations in the Bombay presidency were outlawed. The list included several hundred district and village congresses. The outlaw notice empowered ' district magistrates to seize any . land or building which could be ' used for the public service or ac- ! commodatio nos troops. Police w'ere granted similar authority to 'seize any product or article of the nationalists and were given abao(CONTINUED ON PAGE 31X1

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[South Water Mains Are Being Cleaned Several of the city's water lines in the south part of the city will be flushed and cleaned this week, the council in session last evening authorized the water department to do the work. Orval Harruff, superintendent of the department will supervise the work. The lines have not been flushed for sometime and in several localities the water has become rnsty. While the work is being done the water will be colored and city offi- ; rials kindly ask patrons to be pat- ' lent until the job is completed. / STOLEN BONDS ABE RETURNED — I Half Million Dollars In Stolen Securities Sent To Detective Chicago, Jan. 6.—(U.PJ - A suitI case packed with $575,000 in bonds found) late at night on a Chicago street corner today brought to a ' dramatic end an SO.OOO-mile search for the stolen securities of the Lincoln, Neb.. National Bank. The bonds were part of $2,875,000 loot from a machine gun holdup of the institution Sept. 17, 1930. The story of the recovery of the securities, more reminiscent of a Sherlock Holmes yarn than routine police work, was told by investigator Roy Steffans. Steffans is part of Chicago's mysterious “secret six", super crimefighting organization of business men. He worked for months on i the case. “1 and other detectives had travel led 80,000 miles through 40 states on the trail of the bank raiders," i Steffans, whose black hair at 45 is i greying, said in a husky voice. "We were close behind them. A West I Side Chicago apartment was locati ed as their hideway and we were about to raid Hie place. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | I BOARD TO MEET The M. E. Official Board will hold an important meeting following the regular PrayeY Meeting at the local church tonight. All board members are urged to be present. I i

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, .January 6, 1932.

GOOD FELLOWS CLUB REPORTS Total of $376.05 Spent For' Needy Final Club Report Reveals The Delta Theta Tau Sorority, sponsors of the Good Fellow Club, today filed a report of the money i received and spent for the 1931 Christmas club. According to the reqtort there were 43 needy families, including j 127 children, taken care of by the I Good Fellow Club last year. These people were given clothing, coal, j groceries and Christmas cheer. The members of the sorority wish to thank those who donated to the club, and all who helped I in any way to make it a success. The Delta Theta Tau Sorority has sponsored the Good FellowClub for the past several years, and each year have made many poor and unfortunate families and children have a happy Christmas. Because of the unusually large j number of needy persons this | year, a large amount of money j was needed, and the sorority j members feel' grateful to those' who contributed to the club. It j was the desire of the sorority not' to disappoint any deserving per-1 son this Christmas, and those in charge feel that no one was forgotten. The amount of money expended by the club was $376.05. A number of toys and other useful items i were also donated to the dub i which were distributed among the poor. Following is the Good Fellowreport : • 159 pair hose .. $21.79 1 127 suits underwear 63.54 1 36 dresses 37.51 <Cf>NT7NTTEr '"N PAGE SIX) CHURCH BOARD TAKES ACTION I Presbyterians Decide To Postpone Selection of New Pastor <A pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city to.succeed , the late Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, whose . death occur, ed December 24, probably will not be selected until after April 1. The baard of elders and the trustees of the church have decided not to select anyone and it Is likely that a call will not be extended tin til a.’ter April 1, when the new I church year begins. I The annual meeting of the Fort Wayne Presbytery is held in April and as the church’s fiscal year en;/ at that time the selection of a pastor may be deferred until that time. Last Sunday the Rev. B. B. Uhl, English Lutheran minister, formerly of Toledo, who is living here this winter, preached at the Presby- , terian church. The pulpit will be : filled on Sunday by out-of-town ministers and by the Reverend Mr. Uhl until a pastor is selected. The trustees have extended the use of the parsonage to Mrs. FerniCONTINUED ON PAOE SIX) LOCAL GROUP ELECTS HEAD! Rev. Fledderjohann Is President of Ministerial Association A meeting of the Decatur Ministerial Association was held in the Old Adams County Bank building ths morning, at whch time the I election of new officers was held. I and a resolution for Rev. Harry Ferntheil was drafted. Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann was chosen president of the organization, and Rev. R. E. Vance, secretary and terasurer. Rev. M. W. Sunderman was chosen chairman of the welfare committee, and Rev. C. R. Lanman is also a member of that committee. Rev. A. R. Fledderjohnn and Rev. R. E. Vance are members of the education committee, and Rev. B. H. Franklin and Rev. A. B. Brown comprise the inter-church group. (CONTINUED ON PAGD SIX)

Sixty Eastern Stars Attend Geneva Banquet Sixty members of the Eastern Star of this city attended a banquet and inspection program held I at the Geneva Masonic Hall, TuesI day evening. Following a banquet I at six o'clock inspection of the Decatur and Geneva chapters was conducted by Mrs. Daisy Crist of Crawfordsville, Worthy Grand Matron. The Initiatory work for four candidates was in the charge of the , Decatur chapter. Guests other than members of the j two chapters were two past Worthy Grand Matrons, Mrs. Ann Robinson i of Winchester, and Mrs. Lettie FerI guson of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Moore. t Matron of the Shiloh chapter at . Fo.t Wayne, and Mrs. Hazel Reichmiller of Fort Wayne. Grand district deputy. CITY HAS BIC CASH BALANCE Increase of SIB,OOO Reported During Year Closing Dec. 31 Cash balances and reserves of the .city of Decatur increased more than I SIB,OOO during 1931, according to the financial report filed with the council last evening by City Clerk Alice Christen. The total of all funds, including the general fund, electric- and waler I department funds and special funds was $122,990.81 bn December 31. 1931. The reserves and cash balances of the electric light department make up more than $91,000 of the total. About $30,000 of this total will be expended this year in rebuilding the distribution system on Second street and other streets included in the first circuit of the new system. The balances and reserves on hands December 1, 1931 follow: General fund J 114.566.89; electric light fund. $22,668.77; electric light I depreciation reserve, $57,238.85; electric light cash reserve, $11,799.40; electric light certificate of deposit, $130.76; water works departmenet fund. $7,820.01; water de ! partinent reserve. $2,866.98; special street fund, $5,851.91; swimming pool fund. $57.24. The council employed the firm of Pease. Sanford and Reinking, Fort Wayne, public accountants and auditors, to prepare the annual reports of the electric light and water departments and to install the per(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BABIES TO BE EXAMINED HERE Health Station Opens At 8 o’clock Friday Morning At Library The Adams County Baby Health Station will be held in the Decatur Public Library on Friday, January 8. from 9:00 A. M. to 4:00 P. M. Dr. Dorothy Teal and Miss Nancy Gibbs. R. N. of the Child Hygiene I Division of the State Boa:d lof Health, will be in charge and will give a complete physical examination to babies under two years of age. The monthly Baby Station has been conducted in this county for | two years and a large number of mothers have taken advantage of this assistance in the care cf their babies. However, there is : ..a growing demand for this work in other counties of the state that the staff from the State Board may deem it necessary to discontinue the station in Adams County, unless the mothers give it most enthusiastic support. Twenty-four babies were brought to the December Baby Station. Mrs. i Faye Smith Knapp, chairman of the ! Station, hopes to have not less i than thlity babies next Friday, the Bth, and urges mothers who can possibly do so, to bring their children during the forenoon. o Conference Is Tonight The quarterly conference of the First and Calvary Evangelical churches will convene in the First church here tonight at 7 o'clock. Rev. J. O. Mosier, district superintendent, will preach ami preside over the business session. A lay delegate will be elected to the annual conference to represent the two churches.

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RASKOBURGES SHOWDOWN ON PROHIBITION Democratic Chief Says People Should Determine Dry Issue HOME-RULE PLAN SOUGHT . Washington, Jan. 6.— <U.R) — The I democratic party has been called upon by its organization chief to ■ press the fateful prohibition issue to a popular showdown, by pledgeing itself to a virtual national referendum. Chairman John J. Raskob has recommended to the party that it ' adopt a 1932 convention platform ' I plank calling upon democratic sen- : 'iators and congressmen to vote to! ; submit his “home rule” plan of | state option as a proposed const!-1 tutional amendment. He urged this ' in revealing a poll of democratic I campaign constributors, showing a j 91 per cent majority in favor of , submitting of a proposal for a change. I , Raskob would have the resolution , specify that ratification should be by state conventions elected for the purpose by popular vote, in-; stead of by legislatures, which he (CONTINUED 672 PAGE THREE) o , Green Leaves Growing Ed Miller, well-known Blue Creek ( township farmer today b. ought a , branch from a rasberry bush to the . office of the aily Democrat. Ed stated that the leaves, which were t green and about teady to blossom indicated mid-April weather. , o BEET FACTORY MAY BE OPENED Col. Gallagher Seeks Support On Pledge of Sufficient Acreage The total of beet acreage tor the Decatur plant up to last evening was 10,414 and assmance was .given to Col. Gallagher that when the field is fully canvassed, there will be between 12,000 ami 13,000 acres. The solicitors are continuing the work and hope to have the balance this week. Mr. Oksen received word from the Toledo offices this morning that Col. Gallagher, accepting the 1 assurance from here that the required acreage will be secured is in conference with the New York financiers and hopes to return within a day or two with the good news that he has been successful. If that word is received the next job will be to get the actual contracts which will require several weeks and in the meantime plans will be started for 1 ebuilding the yards and making other improve- , merits at the factory site. Upon the results of Col. Gallagher’s visit to the east depends much for this community and every one is awaiting I wo d with keen anxiety. YOUNG FAMILY FACES CHARGE Four Members of Killers’ Family Will Be Taken To Court Springfield, Mo., Jan. 6—(U.R) — The law closed in today on the Young family, mother, brother, sisters and brother-in-law of Harry and Jennings Young, the Ozark desperadoes who killed each other in Houston rather than face threat of the gallows. Prosecutor Dan Nee announced he would press charges of being accessories before the fact of | murder against two members of I the Hill country family and char- | ges of receiving stolen property I against four others. Coincident with the announcement. Nee explained why murder ' charges were filed against Harry and Jennings Young, trapped in a Houston hideawav yesterday after > (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Beaten by Japanese ■■ 'iWini! ii'iiaßb. . ■ [ j American Vice Consul Culver I B. Chamberlain, who was assaulted and painfully beaten by three | Japanese soldiers January 3 on I one of the main streets of Mukden. Mr. Chamberlain, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., and a member of the consular service for ten years, was en route to his new post at Harbin. PORCH CRASHES’ AT YOUNG SALE Forty Peoole Escaoe Injury When Weight Causes Porch Collapse I More than 40 people escaped seriious injuiy when an unstairs porch iat the Samantha Young farm collapsed late yesterday afternoon durthe process of a public sale. Miss Young was probably the most badly injured. She received a wrenched hip and severe biuise.-i. One attendant at the sale received a scalp wound and a number of others received minor cuts and bruises. The porch, which is above the first floor poich is located about 12 feet from the ground. The sale was being conducted on the second floor and about 4U people had gathered on the upstairs porch. Many oilier people were standing alound the house ami witnessed the crash. The porch was supported by a single post on a cement base. Sev(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHICAGO MAKES URGENT PLEA Mayor Cermak Asks Legislature to Revise Chicago Taxing Laws Chicago, Jan. 6 —(U.R)—The picture of a vast city thrown into virtual anarchy was sketched today by Chicago leaders in forecast of what may happen if their fight | for legislative relief of the desperI ate municipal financial crisis fails. The fate of Chicago and even the lives and safety of its citizens ] are at stake in the reform measj tires sought. the legislature, meeting in extraordinary session at Springfield, was told. To the united appeal of city officials, civic leaders, bankers and business men today was added a petition bearing names of nearly 591,000,000 citizens pleading that the lawmakers act immediately to solve Chicago’s money famine. Mayor Anton Cermak said he had made his last appeal to the legislature where the senate today prepared to vote on a law granting the wished for revision of Cook county tax machinery. If you fail now,” the mayor said, “I do not know what will happen. Even if you act immediately it may be too late to avoid (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Martin Is Candidate Hammond, Ind., Jan. 6. — (U.R) Frank R. Martin, democratic county chairman, announced his can- , didacy for representative In conIgress from the First Indiana diatrict.

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RAILROADSAND BANKS FAVORED IF BILL PASSES Committee Report Favorable On Project; To Vote Thursday BLAINE HALTS ACTION TODAY Washington, Jan. t> — President Hoover's $2,000,000,000 emergency domestic credit project was offered to the senate today with a favorable committee report which warned that many banks are in danger ami that “this series of failures must be stopped." The committee report reflected • a stricken banking structure, rail- • roads desperately embarrassed for . funds and a general condition of ! anxiety and fear which prevents the purchase of gilt edge securi- ;• ties “at bargain prices.” • Senator Blaine, Repn., Wis., i blocked immediate consideration ■ of the measure. Senator Walcott, Repn., Conn., asked unanimous consent to take it up and Blaine objected. It went on the calendar and comes up tomorrow in the regular order of business. 1 Washington. Jan. 6 (U.R) —Coni gress moved quickly today to float stranded business with a flow of federal credits. . The senate may enact today, and is almost assured of passing before the end of the week, the administration's $2,000,000,000 reconstruction finance corporation to extend credit to financial institutions and railroads. The senate banking and enrrtmey committee has voted to report the measure favorably. Senate leaders hope to obtain its consideration at noon. A house committee is completing hearings on a sim- ' ilar project and may be able to report later today. There is pending in the senate committee another credit relief measure which would put $125.1)00,009 ot treasury funds into the stock of federal land banks. Mi. Hoover has told members •CONTINUED ON FAGE TWO, — — o Drum Corps To Meet The regular meeting of the American Legion Drum Corrs will be held tonight at the Legion Hall, 7:30 o'clock. All members are asked to be pnesent as business of importance will be discussed. ! Ruth Roop Admitted To Nurse’s School Woid has been received here that Miss Ruth Roop of this city, who entered the Methodist Hospital in Fort Wayne as a probation nurse last September, had passed the examinations given Tuesday and would be received into the Hospital for a three year's training course. Miss Roop, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Roop, was graduated from the Decatur Hi ah School last spring. She received her cup and apron at the hospital Tuesday. WOMEN FLIERS STILL MISSING Two Who Left Indiana Sunday Reported Lost In Eastern Section Harrisburg. Pa., Jan. 6.—(U.R) - The fog-shrouded, rain-drenched mountains west of here were searched today for Mrs. Ruth Stew- ; art, socially prominent aviation enthusiast of St. Louis, Mo., and her passenger. Mrs. Debbie Stanford. Toronto, Canada. They were lost while flying from ' McKeesport eastward to New York. Mrs. Stewart's plane was last seen yesterday afternoon flying over Sterrett's Gap, near Carlisle. There it became separated in the fog and low clouds from the plane piloted by Gentry Shelton. St. Louis and carrying William and Mrs. Wil Ham Woerner, the St. Louis woman's parents. Shelton land d here and awaited (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)