Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1932 — Page 1

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Star and Husband ! — y |fc < « ‘ ’ M _TO i B '""i I 'lHft I B*** 1 1 il -- I it. \ ■ - * | Elsie Janis, stage star, known as the "Sweetheart of the A. EF" I iOr 2“ ’ war work ' an 'i her Idislaml, Gilbert Wilson. Who were married Jat Fa try town. N. V. New Year's Eve. The marriage announcement . gave Miss Janis ;ge as 42 am! Wilson's as 26. The bridegroom s par- ■ ents are Mr. and Mis Everett Wilson of Chicago

VAN WERT MAN SPEAKS HERE — I 1 Photographer Is Guest of Rotary Club; Tells of World Tour J i Members of the Decatur Rotary , club were taken on an interesting! j "trip around the world" by D. E. I Agler, photographer of Van Wert, , Ohio who told of his experiences on I ! a world cruise in 1926. Mr. tAgler and wife sailed from 'New York ami made the lompleie , | cfrcl> a'ronnd the globe. He gave I a graphic picture of scenes and cusi toms found in the South American 1 : countries and in the Orient. Mr. Agler and party'vsited the! Philippines. Manila, Japan and Chi- ' ’ 1 na. He depicted in an interesting* I way the customs and religion in ‘.the Orient and what the Yangtze l i river meant to the people of Japan i 1 j and China. . | The Yangtze is held as a sacred , I rives ull ** Orientals are emeised in : ,| it for their baptism. He told o: reli- . gious lites held along the river I - | | .CONTINUED ON PAGE TWu. BEET CAMPAIGN i CLOSES TODAY 1 Less Than 1,000 Acres Needed to Reach Quota For Local Mill • 1 With victory assured bv tonight ! , and with 11.115 acres pledged. I the solicitors started today oti th'-; . final lap of the campaign to cure 12,006 acres for the Hallaud- 1 St. Louts Sugar company. It is believed that the goal will. reached by tonight wftieh marks the closing of the campaign. I The men will conclude their work J today but in order that every one so desiring may have an opportan-: ity, it has Iteen decided to receive pledges up to tomorrow evening.! If .they are sent in or if those de-1 siring to contract will call Mr t Oksen at the plant here. The 1 telephone number is 8. The pledges will be turned , over to state headquarters of the ( Indiana Farm Bureau, Mr. Fricke 1 stated this morning and this will; be done Monday noon The conference with Col. Gallagher will be held about the middle of next l week. Every one feels that the 1 campaign has lieen a most sue-; cessful one and that the plant will, be operated this year. Details of; financing it have not quite been' completed but it is not though* there will be any difficulty in this (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Class Play Planned The Senior class of the Monroe ( high school will present a three act play in the Monroe school auditorium, Thursday and Saturday evenings, February 5 and 6. The play, "Tlte Chintz Cobtage”, will begin i at 7:30 o’clock each night, and admission will be 25 and 15 cents. The public Is invited.

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Delegates Are Named A. D. Suttles, president and Wilson secretary, were elected delegates to the Rotary conference Ito he held in Indianapolis, February 122 and 23. E. W. Lankenau and I Carl Klepper were named alter-1 1 nates. The convention will he one! iof the most interesting ever held! lin the state. Governor "Bill" Mur-! ray of Oklahoma and Ogden Milks, I undersecretary of the U. S. treasury are numbered among the headline speakers. o TIME SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED — G. E. Plants to Adopt 40Hour Weeks When Work Is Resumed E. W. Lankenau. superintendent ! of the Decatur Works of the Gen.eral Electric company, today re--1 reived notice of the change in time 1 I schedules effective in all General i Electric plants. Monday. January 18 ! All General Electric plants will I operate on an eight hour five day ! a week schedule. Mr. l-ankenau 'stated. This is a change from 48 hours a week to hours a week, for the pt esent. ! Mr. Lankenau stated that local i employes would be notified when !to retu n to work. The Decatur I plant has been closed since before I the holidays and no definite time i has been fixed when operations j will be resumed. When operations are resumed the I schedule at the Decatur plant will I i>e from eight a. m. to 12 o'clock ; noon and from one p. m. to five o’I clock p. m. j In rush peiiods the plants will operate on Saturday morning. The ■ office and plant will be closed on ) Saturday afternoon. MARCH GAS TAX !PAYMENT READY Counties Will Receive Payments at Once, Governor Announces I Indianapolis. Jan. 15. — (U.R) — I Counties today welcomed the announcement that their share of the , I gasoline tax. ordinarily received 1 March 1. will be distributed at jonce. i Governor Harry G. Leslie ani nounced the plan for immediate ] distribution after a conference ' with William Storen, state treasurer. Approximately $4,063,138 will be ‘ ; available, Leslie said, to be used 1 ■ largely in county road work. He ' I expressed the hope that employ- 1 I ment would be speeded up by the 1 I Plan. Philip Zoercher, of the state tax board, commenting on the plan, 1 said he believed another diatribu- ' ' tion of tax collections should he ' made March 1, of funds collected ' between now and then. Counties j (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 15, 1932.

'COUNCIL NAMES I EICHENBERGER FORVACANCY Berne Man Elected To Fill County Vacancy; Six Ballots Taken MORE FUNDS ARE ALLOWED! Fred G. Eichenberger oF Berne wns eleeted n member of the Adams County council at a snecial meeting of the council members held this morning. Mr. Eichenberger succeeds \V iII ia m Baumgartner of' Berne, whose death occurred last Novemlier. The council mem-1 hers took six ballots before they agreed on a choice. Rudolph Schug. banker and manufacturer! of Berne and Christ Beer, Adams | county farmer, were mentioned as' candidates for the place. The I council members took .a secret ballot and did not announce the results of the different ballots. The council appropriated the funds requested, except the two t | requests of S2QO each for assistant • 1 prosecuting attorney and pauper i : attorney in connection with the ’ Joseph Everett murder trial. I These two appropriations the council refused to make. Appropriations out of the 1931 ' budget to pay claims outstanding! ' included $l9O for state institutions; $373.89 for treasurer's six per cent fees; S2OO for sheriff care of insane; jury meals $205; jury fees, slls. i The council allowed the $l5OOl .CONTtNTTED ON PNOE SIX» Will Is Probated Chicago, Jan. 15.— <U.R) — Julius I I Rosenwald’s will, disposing of an I estimated $20,000,000 estate, was admitted to probate today by Judge Henry Horner. The instrument, drawn last Dec. 12. named the eldest son, Lessing Rosenwald, and a daughter, Mrs. Marion R. Stern, as executors. It stipulated that $11,000,000 of the fortune shall go to philanthropic enterprises and that the remainder shall be divided equally among the five children. EVERETT NOW NUMBER 15,110 Adams County’s Lifer To Be Assigned Work at Prison Soon Joseph Everett, Adams County man who was admitted to the Michigan City state prison, Thursday morning, alter being convicted of the minder of Doras Werling and I sentenced by Judge D. B. Erwin last Monday to life imprisonment, has been given the number 15110. This number is temimrary, Sheriff Burl Johnson, stated today, and in a few days Mr. Everett will he given a permanent number. At that ■ time he will also be given a labor assignment in the prison. Sheriff Johnson stated that prison guards occupied the entire first day in atI tending to the details of entering I Everett in the prison. Mr. Everett was accompanied by Sheriff Burl Johnson, Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, pastor of the local Zion Reformed church, F’hil Sauer and Anton Thieme, Adams county farmers. The local men spent the remainder of the day inspecting the state prison. o Wets Plan Attack Washington, Jan. 15. — (U.R) — Democratic and Republican wets in the Hou-se agreed today upon a proposed modification of the 18th amendment which would permit states to legalize liquor if they desired. A vote on this proposal will be sought in the House at this session. The measure will be jointly introduced by Rep. Beck. Repn., Pa., and LlnthicUm, Dem., Md., leaders of the respective Republican and Democratic wet blocs in the House. A petition will be started to secure the necessary 145 signatures to bring the proposition to a vote.

Urges Strong Navy Washington, Jan. 15.—(U.R) Rear Admiral Upham, chief of the Navy Bureau of Navigation, declared today that unless congress approves, a warship building program the' | United States will become ;i, sec;ond rank naval power "unable to i defend our trade, our interests or our country." —— ———o- -»— BAR MEMBERS HOLO MEETING Meet Held In Memory Os Judge Rose; Resolution Is Adopted A special meeting of lhe Adams I County Bar Association was held I | this morning at nine o'clock ini I the library at the court house. I . upon call of Judge James T.; i Merryman, president. The meeting was called to pav; I respects to the late Judge James | I H. Rose of Fort Wayne, an honor-{ I ary member of this bar and well I known here and whose sudden death has shocked his friends in this section of the state. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: , "With profound regret, the Ad- : ains County Bar has learned of ' the untimely passing of Judge i James H. Rose. “All too soon he has ceased from his labors and his brethren of the bar lament his absence i from our midst. For many years ! Judge Rose was an honorary member of our bar and aided in th? trial of many important cases, demanding the exercise of legal ability of a high order. He was genI CONTINUED (>?: PAGE THREE) PAT COFFEE JR. HURT IN WRECK Local Basketball Players Figure In Mishap East Os Decatur Pat Coffee Jr. of this city received a scalp wound and other injuries Thursday night about 6 o’clock, when the automobile in which he i was riding with three other mem- i be.s of Che Decatur Cloverleaf basketball team skidded on the road at Middlebury. 0.. went into the ditch and upset. The occupants of the ear, all members of the local independent basketball team were en route ’to Leipsic. O„ where they played the Leipsic merchants team, last night. Bill Gass, ChainWer Deßolt, Pete | Mylott and Coffee were riding in Fhe automobile owned by Burchard Horton local high school coach, and Deßolt was driving the car, when it skidded on the wet road and went into the ditch on the left side of the road. Cof.ee received a large cut on his left leg which required six stitches, a scalp wound, and other injuries which required several stitches to (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE, MARY DANIELS EXPIRES TODAY Decatur Young Lady Is Victim of Tuberculosis Infection Miss Mary Daniels, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Daniels 116 South Fifth street, died at 1:20 o'clock this afternoon of intestinal tuberculosis. Miss Daniels had been bedfast for the i>ast four months. She entered Decatur Catholic high school last September, but was only able to attend for one month, ill health causing her to quit school. She was a member of the Children of Mary and the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Miss Daniels was born in St. Marys township, Adams county, October 20, 1916, the daughter of Hugh and Clara Shoaf-Daniels, both of whom survive. Surviving besides the parents are a brother. Eugene, and two sisters, Josephine and Phyllis, all at home. One brother died in infancy. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

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AUCTIONEERS GET DIPLOMAS AT EXERCISE Sixteen Are Graduated From Reppert School; Gartin Is Speaker TERM CLOSES AT NOON TODAY Diplomas were presented to i sixteen students of the Hep-! I perl School of Auctioneering , conducted here for the last j three weeks, al the anntril j graduation exercises and banquet held in the Knights I of I’vthias home, today. I 'l'he session of lhe school 1 just closed was the twentvI fourth semi-annual session of the. I Auctioneering School, of whi-.-Yi . Col. Reppert is the president. Col. Earl Gartin of Greensburg, one of the instructors of the school, gave the principal com-! mencement address, and remarks, were also made by the other instructors. A dinner was served at the I noon hour by the members of the Pythian Sisters lodge, and during' the meal each member of the graduating class was called upon! to give short talks. The instructors in the school this year were: Fred Reppert. president. Decatur; Earl Gartin, 1 Greensburg; Guy Pettit. Bloom, field, Iowa; Roy S. Johnson, Decatur; Guy Johnson. Columbus, O.; IC. B. Drake, Mazon. Ill.; H. W. Segrist, Fort Wayne; ,S. C. Sprunger, Apple Creek. O.; Roy •D. Hiatt, Portland; and Carl T. Bartlett. Muncie. The diplomas were presented to the members of the graduating elasß by Col. Reppert. Those who received the diplomas were: I Robert H. Mitteer, Stockbridge. Michigan i Jerome Mihm. Hendricks, Minn. Thomas Foenstra. Bigelow, Minn. I ; J. Paul Herman, Ravenna. Mich. ! John D. Comins, Worcester. Mass, j John A. Tigges, Dedham, lowa George A. Cravens, Monmouth. 111. Myron D. Haughn. Leipsic. O. Gilbert Sellers. Indianapolis. Ind. Henry J. Bockelman, Spencer, la. George Vislisel, Cedar Rapids. la. I Elvin F. Duerr. Seward. Nebraska (CONTINUED on PAGE SIX! W.C.T.U. PLANS VICTORY RAY Anniversary of Signing 18th Amendment To Be Observed The Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Decatur will celebrate Victory Day, the anniversary of the signing of the eighteenth amendment, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Baptist church on South Fourth street. Dr. E. J. Bulgin of Oregon will be the principal speaker for the program. The union was fortunate in securing Dr. Bulgin to speak on this occasion. He is a man who is known and has preached from coast to coast. Dr. Bulgin. with Professor Charles Clark, evangelist singer, will condlict the revival campaign at I the Methodist Episcopal church of this city, for the next three weeks. The public is invited to attend the Victory Day program Sunday afternoon. Following Is the complete outline for the afternoon: Congregational singing Professor Charles Clark Devotions Rev. Arthur Brown Trillity Singers, The Misses Edwina Shroll, Sara Jane Kauffman, and Eliza(CONT’NTTED ON PAGE THREE) o Revival Is Announced The Church of God of this city will hold a series of revival meetings at the church, beginning Sunday, January 17, it was announced today. Rev. C. H. Featherston of Decatur, 111., will be in charge. Rev. Featheiston comes highly recommended as an evangelist, having attained great success in his e forts in twenty states and Canada. The public is assured of hearing good gospel sermons, and everyone is invited to atteend.

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Heiress Guilty in Slaying ! \ / J \ I’ j. M ~ *-* Helen Joy Morgan, 27-year-old Flint, Mich., heiress, was found: guilty of second degree murder at! Flint Thursday morning in her] trial on charges of killing Leslie Casteel, her thrice divorced sweetheart. She was sentenced to serve ! twenty to twenty-five years in I the Detroit House of Correction. ENfERTAINERS~ COMING HERE I). And A. Group Will Present Program at H. S. Auditorium The D. and A. Enteitainers will appear at the high school auditorium, Tuesday evening, January 19 under the auspices of the senior class. This will be the third of a i series of four lyceum programs l>e- ; ing given during the winter months, j , The members of the I>. and A. Eb- I tertainers, the “Sparkling SYnlle Company" are two popular musicians and entertainers. Dorothy Dyier with her piano-accordion and I Bessie Andrus, the singing violinist. Their program will be novel, and will he filled with variety. They will present costumed sketches the "Old Fashioned” and "Gypsy” being especially pleasing. Miss Dyer comes reputed to have a world of personality. She plays everything on her accordion, opera to syncopation. One of her strongest groups is the Russian, done in a stunning Russian costume. Her accoidion repertoire is large. Original ! piano-accordionlogues are clever (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Two Die In Chair Chicago, Jan. 15.—(U.R)—Two condemned murderers were put to |death in the electric chair in Cook county jail today after unsuccessful efforts to obtain a stay of execution at the eleventh hour. The men were Ben Norsingle, 19. and John Reed, 26. both negroes. They were convicted of the slaying of John Martin, meat market manager, in a holdup attempt. An effort to obtain a last minute sanity hearing failed and the men were executed shortly after midnight. WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN BED Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, French Township, Dies Os Heart Trouble Mrs. Elizabeth Neuenschwander Smith. 63, wife of the late John Smith of French Township, was found dead in her bed this morning by members of her family. The coroner, Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, stated that death was due to heart trouble. The deceased was born in Canton Berne. Switzerland, and came to this country when twenty years of age. She spent her entire life here on the farm on which she died at the age of 63 years, nine months and 17 days. She was united In marriage in August 30, 1894 to John Smith, who preceded her in death four years ago. She was a member of the Reformed Church at Vera Cruz. Seven children were horn to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, five boys and one gitl surviving. They are Alfred and Godfrey of French township; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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NINE MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY STORM VICTIMS Cold Weather Expected To Follow; Storms And Floods Peril Country TWISTER HAS RAPID SPEED Trenton, Tenn., Jan. 15.— i (U.R) — A frfak tornado which 'dipped down on a farm hominear here took a toll of ten lives today, nine being members of one family. Two others critically injured were expected to die. The tornado demolished the ; home of W. I’. Rice, killing .outright the mother, three !daughters, two sons and a neighbor’s child. The dead: Mrs. W. P. Rice, 45, her daughters, Opal, 15; Hazel. 12. and Edith. 9; her sons, Thomas, 6 months, and Junior. 5. Elsie McDaniels, 4, Mrs. Rices granddaughter. Those fatally injured were W. P. Rice, 45, and a son. Horace, 7; and James Rice, 3. Maryanne Rice, 16. and Mrs. Rice's daughter-in-law. Mrs. LuTTlle Rice, 19. were injured severely. S. H. Crenshaw, a neighbor of the Rices, saw the twister strike. He summoned an ambulance. The injured were removed to the hospital here. No other deaths or property damage from the storm were reported. Chicago, Jan. 15. (U.R) Snow rode on a west wind into Chicago (today to end a mid-winter spring. The weather bureau's prediction for the middle west was that the mercury would go down to 20 degress tonight, with moderating temperatures tomorrow. Snow was promised for most all sections in the mid-continent area. Truro, Nova Scotia, Jan. 15. —(U.R) —Hastily recruited gangs of workers. using dynamite to remove obstructions, today eased the rising waters which flooded five towns and villages last night when a dam at London Derry broke. A schoolhouse was swept away • CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. DANCE PUPILS TO ENTERTAIN Public Is Invited To Attend Demonstration Sunday Afternoon Miss Violet Reinwald will present some of her advanced pupils of her School of the Dance in a public demonstration to lie given in the K. of C hall. Sunday afternoon, January 17. at 3 o'clock. The public is invited to witness this demonstration of various types of dancing. Admission to the hall will io free. Miss Reinwald will open her School of the Dance here Saturday. January 23. in the K. of C. hall. a Following is the program for Sunday afternoon: “You Can’t Park Here" The 4 Starlets Aerobatic Dance Joan Schafer Toe Dance Patsy Fullenkamp Triple Buck Dance Robert Witzengreutep Military Dance Sarah Hodgins The Bowery The 4 Starlets Acrobatic Dance Virginia Metcalf Soft Shoe Dance Patsy Fnllenkatnn Tap Dance Margaret Etzold The Army Jack GiekThe Navy Ray Speaker Football Freddy Virginia Metcalf Robert Witzengrenter The Rumba Betty Arney, Virginia Metcalf. Margaret Etzold, Patsy Fullenkamp and Sarah Hodgins. Mrs. Hetty Garner Weaver will be the piano accompanist. Is Returned To Richmond Sheriff Purl Johnson left this morning for Richmond where lie reed from the Hospital for the Insane turned Paul Burkholder, who es<-:tp-last spring. Mr. Burkholder was found in Michigan and was returned to this city Wednesday.