Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 21 January 1932 — Page 1

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|y SECURED M MRS. JUDD IMURDERTRI AL ■ sworn Immediately | Hd Trial Starts; WoMmn Optimistic ■ .Il ROR IS I EARS OLD Ariz.. .lan. 21. jui'v to tlt't'itlc wlitlhfor the slaving of her I E in , frit ml. Agnes Anna | E2 was selected here to-1 w:is sworn in ini-1 ■telv. ■TH* voiiueesl iuror was 23,| E shiest 70. I heir average M,. a !.<>.n I" amt they repre-[ almost as many oecupa-i K IIS : there w -re members. were as follows: N. T. clerk, married. Christian I Ed Lmi.tiigan, dairyman, faith not disclosed; Ed Mterlfarim married witli four | tin church; B. 11. Patter- ■ & l htnist. mar-' Kjlcih one -mi faith undis-' \ ,1 M i'o' watchmaker, I J. lessen. unKll. faiih imdii-ilosed: Stew-| William Lester, farmw two children, Kptit' <ie.,l \ Jones, farmer. with 1 hild. faith tinP. T. Kunze, rancher. I with twin girls. not Him II Kleinman. retir-| 0 II linker, retired.! fcnkJ, a daughter, no faith. BAft< the jury was sworn, all were t ailed. ' I nervous through ittg the jury the witnesses. She EwT'Kl'n- -v PAGE six* ■LOLO HAS IB OUTBREAK — --— ■d Aroused After AtMk On Woman And Terrorism (U.R) ! "! renew,. ( | terrorism and I ■ atUck ( >n .1 young woman arottslit am-w today. M •’ the attack were! "iple hail been wayrn'll,,.,l, and ||| e gjf| ;1( . hy a convict who recently trotn tt.tlin prison where he a term for murder, was believed to he I I-.' tii:in. 22. who escaped) eve from the prison! ■ 1 . a term <m conviction degree murder. He has seen admit the city l "' l ' 'mpanion, Takeo HoriV>, tims <>f the attack. | RB l '-'' ..ti when found near| airport, seven miles j business district. BOtt'an said they were sitting ■■antouie'.ii,. when they heard I like a the blowout. Hori-1 mo ai ,d wns slugged ■ I 1 " 11 1 with a revolver. The I num dragged him out of Hie k him again and robbed .l.ipanese Retained conIB Morimoto said, he was foreinto the machine and orda short distance to ■ n ”INUED ON page RIX, B 1 * 0 Man Appointed Jan. 21 - (UJ?i - Hoover today sent the - Brown of Ohio, senate for approval as a IB*' of the federal radio com- ■ nomination of Brown was years. is at present general |B‘' for the commission. M ree Hay Observed |^f ren °f the St. Joseph's Calh'ocl enjoyed a tree day toL' ohse ‘ vance of the feast of nps . Patron saint of the order B? rs of st. Agnes, teachers in fji'j A mass was celebrated Bi o'clock at the St. Mary's 1 church and school was distor the day,

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Midget’s Mite! '4. I 1 . K 101 ■W ■%. I Mrs. Mabel Bryan. 20. midget of I Detroit who weighs only forty-live i pounds, is happy with her child, who weighed six pounds at birth. ! Most likely the child will soon . outgrow the mother. The father | is normal in height. DEATH THREAT BEING PROBED — Chicago Ace Prober To Attempt To Cleanup Death Plot Series Chicago, Jan. 21 (U.P> Today Irving Altai ! inell, independent rteatfer. will lie assassinated by gangsteis. a Udephotu-d death fhFehf warned To pr •Vent the execution, new- ; est terrorism in the strife-tom I cleaning and dyeing industry | which lias taken two lives in 10 ' days, heavy police guards patrolled the western suburbs wlteie : Abarbanell's 20 shops have been | bombed frequently. State's Attorney John A. Swani son called on his ace investigator, I Pat Hoche, to leatl an attack on racket warfare. The threat to take Abarbanell's I life came a few hours after th« i body of Morris Consalile, 44. al former employe, was found bullet-1 torn in a typical gang slaying. I The first to di- tn the outbreak 1 1 was Benjamin Rosenlierg, crtisad-l 1 er and pamphleteer against racketeering in the cleaning trade. A voice over the telephone told AbarbuneH's 15-year-ohl daughter, ! “Tell your father to boost bis t prices or lie'll die Thursday." It i was the second such threat in a ' week. ' Guards armed with sawed-off I shotguns rode the cleaner's trucks today to prevent attacks. Police were stationed at his shops and! home. Swanson ordered Roche to set up special headquarters to pros-- • cnwri-jnED on page six DIARY OF DEAD MAN IS FOUND — Church Worker Slain In Pennsylvania In Mystery Killing Philadelphia, Jan. 21 —(UP) —A diary relating the thoughts and actions ip the past 10 years of the life of Norman I{. Bechtel. Mennonite church worker found slain with Weird symlbols carved into his forehead and body, was discovered by police today. This afforded police tile first definite break in their investigation. Aut'horites hoped the diury will give a due as to the slayers of the young bachelor church worker. (The diaty, found in Bechtel's apartment, contained names of many young men ami women some of whom worked with Bechtel. Evidence of the ‘"Herin."' a strange belief in signs to ward off the evil, was discovered about 12 hours after Bechtel was found dying in a roadway, his heart encircled by stab wounds. The small crescents were cut Into the flesh of the victim on each side of the forehead. A horizontal slit about an inch long was (CONTINUED ON BASE THREE)

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AWARDS MADE AT CENTRAL Writing Department Issues Certificates To Qualified Pupils Thirty-five pupils of the Central i School building receiv'd writing I awards. Principal P. B. Thomas | announced today. Three pupils of the school were I awarded High School Writing | certificates, and 19 were presented ' with students' Final Certificate erf Writing, while 11 were presented i with improvement Certificates. Following are the names of the pupils who received the awards: High School Certificate Berneice Hannie. Lcnore Teeple. Eileen Weils, Students' Final Certificate Harry Moyer. Clarence Hitchcock. Wilma Miller. Earl Mast. Agnes Foreman, Dorns Stalter, Bernice Pickford. I,awrence Johnson. Virginia Beery. Waller Snnt- , mers, 1,0,, Mann. Lcrov Huffman, J Russel Bmler. Robert Krugh. Rulry Ladd. Dale Myers. William Schafer. Juanita ’ohnson, Eileen Jackson. Rolcert C. Johnson. Forest Ken wort hy. Improvement Certificate Glenola Reffey, Lois Sovine, ! Robey Fuhrman. Keith Smitley,. j Donald Reynolds. Joe Beane, i Ralph Ritter. Lillian Hodle. Paul | Ililyard. Della Marbach, Robert Aesehliman. n ... Grain Dealers Meet Indianapolis, Jan. 21. (U.R) The I-Ist annual convention of the Indiana Grain Dealers' Association j was opened here today. O. L. Barr, i Bicknell, president, presided. Prof. (’. E. Skiver, of Rurdue jl niversity. was to address the con- . mention this afternoon The tmirrrsi dinner meeting was scheduled for I tonight. SCHOOL FUNDS DISTRIBUTED Auditor Harlow Completes Township Distributions Today County auditor Albert Harlow has | completed the distribution of the : co.i nion school and congressional chool fund.' to the townships and school units in the county. Tlie two funds totaled $10.0(12.87 and dist: ihution was macle on tlie basis of 0022 children of school age. The par capita distribution was ; equal to $1.06106. The common school fund amounted to $9,445.58 and the congressional fund interest totaled $557.29. The school units received the following amounts: Blue Creek, $425.123; French. $485.01; Hartford $418.59; Jefferson, $3U5.44; Kirkland. $50'1.30; Monroe. $1,038.16; Preble, $519.91; Root, $508.42; St. Mary's $4lB 59; Union, $498.32; Wabash /I.' >9.92; Washington. $777.37; Herne, $793.9.8; Decatur, $2,182.63. The checks were mailed to the trustees of the school funds today. o Mol ion Is Overruled Princeton, Ind.. Jan. 21.— (U.R) — Judge Thomas Duncan overruled a motion for a new trial for Thomas Morton, convicted of mine bombing conspiracy, after the state introduced affidavits contending tliat Thomas Sharp, Clinton, who admitted the bombing, was paid to make the confession. Sharp a few days ago surrendered to authorities, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two to 14 years imprisonment. He said that only he. Mathew Bolin and one other person were implicated in the bombings for which 11 men were indicted. Attorneys for Morton filed a motion for a new trial in view of Sharp's confession. State fire marshals filed affidavits to show that Sharp was promised $5,000 to plead guilty and take the responsibility from the 11 other men. Dr. F. W. Lose 111 Dr. F. W. Lose is confine at his home suffering with a leg infection. Several days ago Dr. Lose 'bruised his leg and a day later it became infected. It was necessary for attending physicians to lance the injury yesterday.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 21, 1932.

Bee Keepers To Meet A bee-keepers meeting has been arranged by the Adams County Bee keepers association president c H. Branch to be held at the Comity Agent’s office in the Post office at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon January 26. Chas. E. Stat key secretary of the ■ State Bee-Keepers Association will ! lie the speaker lor the meeting. Mr. i. Starkey holds the place formerly occupied Hy the late ('. O. l,ost. Mr. , Yost was well and favorably known in Ailams County and his many triends will no doubt wish to make acquaiiitace with the man who takes his place and this will be the • first opportunity for Che bee-keep-ers of Adams County to see ami hear this man. o MRS. HOCKETT TO SPEAK HERE , I' State P. T. A. President to Deliver Address At I). H. S. Auditorium — Mrs. W. J. Hockett of Fort ! Wayne, stated president of the I*. | T. A. will speak at the Decatur high ; si hool auditorium. Thursday even-1 ing, January 28. at 8 o'clock. The , program will be under the auspices ' of the South Ward Parent-Teacher's i Association. Mrs. Hockett will speak on "Aims ami Values of Parent-Teacher's Chibs," and the public is invited to I hear her. Special music will lie furnislied ’ . before the address by the high ■ . school orchestra, under the direc-! i lion of Miss Gladys Schindler, sup- ■ ervisor of music. Invitations have been issued to ■ the various principals and superiu- | teudenls of all Adams County ' t schools, and :t special invitation is extended to all patrons of the ! Decatur schools. A large sized crowd is expected from this city, as well as Geneva ami Jefferson township school. Anyone, who may be interested in forming a parentteacher's club, will have an opportunity of meeting Mrs. Hockett after the program. 1 The South Ward Parent Teach- j er's Association, which is the only! ■ organization of its kind in the city. ' is recognized us one of the most I active in the state. Mrs. (’. (). Por- i ter is president of the club and I Miss Helen Shroll is secretary. Clapper To Broadcast Washington, Jan. 21 — (UP) —Raymond Clapper. Washington bureau manager, of the United Press, will discuss the current situation in National affairs over the Columbia broadcasting system's network Saturday night at 7 p. tn. E. S. T. •_ o Man Ends Own Life Indianapolis, Jan. 21 (U.R) -Rav Johnson, 49, believed despondent because of illness, ended his life by hanging at his home here today. BANKER'S TRIAL IS PROGRESSING Kendallville Man Faces Embezzlement Charges; ! Are C»etting .lurv — Albion, Ind., Jan. 21.--(U.R)—Ques-tioning of a special venire of approximately two score persons started in Noble circuit court today after three days of legal bickering in the trial of Walter A. Gillian, former Kendallville bank official accused of embezzlement. For a while it appeared that the ' trial would be delayed until the March term of court. Defense counsel entered a motion contending that the January jury panel was illegally selected, and it was uplield hy the court. Then the defense entered a motion preventing Sheriff William Hoffman from impanelling a new venire at once. This motion, however was withdrawn and Special Judge W. P. Endicott instructed Hoffman to have a venire ready to be examined as court opened today. Gillian was indicted following the closing of the Noble County :Bank and Trust Company, of which |he was a vice president.

RAILWAY WAGE I DELEGATES IN BUSY SESSION ! Agreement Believed to Be Near; Executive Reads Final Word — PROFIT AND LOSSES SHOWN Chicago, Jan. 21. — (U.R) — Representatives of the nation’s railroads laid their cards on the table today at their wage conference with railway labor leaders. In what was regarded as I the railroads’ last word of the icontroversy, Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and I Ohio railroad and chairman of 'the committee of nine railway presildents, read a 1,20 u-word statement answering labor's demand l > r "more figures." Willard listed reductions in the last two years <>l 58 per cent in net I operating income; 50 per cent in I purchases of rolling stock and I equipment; 33 per cent in total [earnings; 48 per cent in total operating expenses ami 27 per cent in payrolls. The reduction in payrolls was relatively the smallest for the depression period between 1929 and 1931, Willard’s statement said. After he had read the lengthy I tabulation. Willard handed copies lof it to each of the railroad presi[dents and to the 21 labor union leaders. As they studied it, he [amplified several portions of it | extemporaneously and offered to [answer questions. D. 11 Robertson, chairman of the [railway labor executives, had askjed for a statement Horn tjie ray j presidents setting forth "the bills |you owe and the reductions you have made, without reference to investment and evaulation figures." Willard’s statement, c. niprising (CONTINUED 0.,’ PAGE THREE) 0. T. KIEFER IS I DEATH'S VICTIM I Former Friedheim Resident Expires At Fort Wayne Wednesday Christ Theodore Kiefer. (17, forI mer Preble township man, died at his home 1718 Richardson street Fort .Wayne al noon Wednesday after an illness of 19 yeats. He was a member rs ths St. John’s Lutheran church. Mr. Kiefer was rtorn at Friedheim near this city, and 35 years ago moved to Fort Wayne. Surviving are the widow. Sophie: two daughters, the Misses Louise and Hilda, both at home; four sisters, Mrs. Kute Lepper of Gar Creek; Mrs. ' Matilda Reinking and Mrs. Louise Hauck, both of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. lluhla Neurge of Decatur, and three brothers, Charles and Martin Kie er, both of Friedheim, ami Amiel Kiefer of Areola. I Funeral set vices will lie held FriIday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock al tlie St. John's Lutheran church. Burial will he in tlie church ceme- | tery. o Two Meets Planned — County Agent Archbold states that a prunniug and spraying demonstration will be held Thursday afternoon. January 28, at 1:30 p. in. in the Dan .Mazelln orchard 3 miles north of Berne and one half mile west of State Road 27. Monroe McCown, Purdue specialist will do the prunniug work. The opportunity will be given anyone present to a“k such questions that he wishes. Stradberry Discussion in the evening of Thurdsay, Jan nary 28 at 7:30 o'clock at the Amish Parochial School. 3 miles north of Berne and % mile west of road 27 Mr. McCown will discuss “Increased Yields and Profits from th“ Strawberry Planting", which will include a talk on the various cultural reqtiitentente of the strawberry. laist year McCowan discussed this subject In Borne in a meeting with over 85 people and a nunt'ber of small plantings were made. A nunaber of these were inspected this year by a representative of the state department of conservation

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bound Guilty Os Theft Brazil, Ind., Jan. 21 (UP) —John Harder, living near Rocky Forks, was found guilty in Clay circuit court today on a charge of assault land robbery of Credo Cowens, retired minister. He was sentenced to 10 to 25 years in the Indiana State | prison. It was alleged that Harper wont 1 to tlie home of the aged pastor the Lnight of December 28, knoked him pinconscious with a piece of stove . wood ami fled wii'ii his life savings, $250. Charges against Ernst Knauer, alleged to have been Harper's com- [ panion were dismissed. DAMAGE CASE j NEARING END ! ! Attorneys For c e Each Other To Testify; Albert Heckman Faints .[ t Two Fort Wayne attorneys did a little battling in Adams circuit court today when each called the i other as a witness in the damage 1 suit case of Flavia Gerlier vs. J. H. Deppen and Spotless Dry Cleaners. The suit demands s2,‘Jt'O for personal injuries to .Mrs. Gerber in an alleged automotbile accident in Fort J Wayne in 1929. | L. H. Dunten, attorney for the de I fence first called E. V. Emerick to the stand as a defense witness , After a lew questions, Emerick then , cross-examined himself. When Judge Erwin asked if the ( piaintiff had any rebuttal. Emerick , called Dunten to the stand. None of tlie ouestions asked by the at- ( torneys appeared to have an important bearing on the case, which has , gone on for four days now. Albert Heckman, juror number 11 I hearing tlie ease, forced a short [yttmrning intermission when he J fainted. Judge Erwin immediately , j called a recess and a physician was . i summoned. Mr. Heckman recovered ,I in a short time and tlie trial progressed. i It was expected that a verdict | would he reached late this afternoon or tonight. o Michael Touhey Dies [ Mrs, Flank Barthel received a U letter from a sister at Cleveland Ohio, containing a clipping which told of the death a few days ago ' of Michael Touhey, for many years in resident here and who moved to Cleveland aliotil thirty years ago. He was ninety-seven years old and is survived by three daughters. The clipping did not mention tlie sons, Ed and Pat who will tie remembered by the older citizen here*. _ { j— Bill Is Favored Washington, Jan. 21 — (UP) Acting in direct defiance of administration policy, tlie senate manufacturers committee today voted to report lavorahly a hill providing $375.000,(Mi. of federal fluids for the destitute unemployed. MAYOR JOHNSON DENIES CHARGE Gary Mayor Prepares To Fisht; Names His Son City Comptroller Gary, Ind.. Jan. 21 (UP) —'Mayor i Roswell (>. Josnson of Gary, who . was indicted by the Lake County • Grand Jury at Crown Point yesterday on charges of oppression ami i disfeasance in office, obtained the . resignation of city comptroller A. . C. Huber and named his son, Ros- . well B. Johnson as Huber's success- ■ or. . Indiana statutes provide that conviction of the mayor of a city tlie size of Gary on charges such as • contained it> the indictment autoi matically would remove him from office ami make the comptroller ! mayor. Mayor Johnson made the shift in ■ his administration after he had stirI tendered to Sheriff Roy F. Kelley - on the indictment and posted $2.- . 001) bond. He declared that the bill I was an attack by political enemies. : (Huber was a grand jury witness ' I during tlie afternoon He took with him payroll records. It was report- • nd the grand Jury was investigating f the $90,000 Glen Park sewer in ■ Gary and charges of [fayroll padding in the police department.

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Kidnaping Victim ' 11 - ’ * .(MSB ' |b i I I *' j w k ■ Robert G. Fitchie, 68. of Chicago i former president of the Illinois . ] Federation of Igiltor. was kidnaped . | and tortured for two days until 4 I friends raised a ransom fee of , I $50,000 which was [aid for his [ release. The kidnaping took place > [ last December 21. but localise the ; i kidnapers held such complete sway > over Fitchie's friends and rela- . ‘ tives, a report of the crime was . never made io tlie police and was J not revealed to the public until January 20. Fitchie was spirited I away to Miami, Fla.. I'uUowhtg t | his release. He is slowly rec-ovev-i ing from the ordeal. GERMANY HAS PAYMENT PLAN Would Pay Reparations With Railroad Bonds >1 Instead of Cash i[ lamdon. Jan. 21. —(U.R) A new > 'German reparations scheme calling ■i for payment in railroad bonds ini'stead of cash was reported here to . day coincident with post pnnemeut 1 cd the Lausanne debts and repar- ' [atioiis conference. •I The Daily Express said that Germany had suggested the elimiulation of Young plan reparations payments and tlie fixing of a figure [payable in the form of German railway bonds. The Daily Express said that the [British cabinet had sympathetic al- ■ ly considered the plan and forward- > [ed it to France, with alternative t | suggestions for a year's postpoue- ‘ ment of tlie scheduled international idehts and reparations conference. A brief foreign office* communique said that because inter-government-al conversations had not been com Ipleted it was impossible that the ■ Lausanne conference begin on ■ .Monday, ns had been scheduled. • but It was hop«d that an agreement on procedure would lie reached within a few days. ) It was learned that Germany had informed tlie British ambassador in Berlin of her rejection of the proposal for a year's extension of the Hoover moratorium, insisting on a 1 settlement before the present inter- ’ national debts holiday ends. ' Conferences of statesmen expected to determine whether the Yaus1 anne conference would be delayed B or postponed indefinitely had to • consider six main points hearing (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ■ o —. Alibi Is Established 8 Lebanon, Ind.. Jan. 21. (U.R) ' [Witnesses hoping to save Charles i I Vernon Witt from a murder coni'[viction the jury in Witt’s trial here .that he was in lola, Kans., eating i i birthday c ake the clay the state • charges he killed Lafayette Jac.k---v son in an Indianapolis holdup. Relatives and neighboi's of Witt i and Lottis Hamilton, who also is i. [charged with tlie murder of the s china grocery proprietor, told the It'Boone county jury that both men were at HainHAon's home celebratg|ing tlie latter's birthday. Both a> n itived there May 27, the day .lack I- son was slain, the witnesses testi|fled.

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WATSON SAYS BOTH HOUSES HAVE AGREED House Will I ’ass Measure Today And Senate To Act Friday BANK BILL ALSO READY Washington Jan. 21.—(U.R) — Senate Majority Leader Watson told the United Press today that the House would approve the administration’s $2,000,000,()()() (billion) emergency credit relief bill before adjourning and that the senate would act tomorrow. The compromise bill with its provisions extended to the proportions of an omnibus relief measure was approved shorlh before noon hy senate and Homie conferees. Watson and Chairmin Walcott of the Senate conferees called on House leaders shortly after noon Io fix the legislative schedule for the emergency I,ill. Under the present program it should reach President Hoover for signature tomorrow' night. Mr. Hoover is understood to lie ready Io announce the names of the three Democrats who are to be on the hoard of seven directors cd' the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Several names were urged upon 1 the President during the day toy 1 the iiosWions. Senator Harris, 1 Dem., Ga., recommended appointI meat of Edward N. Hurley, Chicago Democrat. M. B. Wellborn, former • governor of the Atlanta Federil Reserve flunk, ivi < on lorserf hy Demoeratii House Leader Rainey. Chairman Steagall of the House hanking committee and Senator Bankhead. Dem., Ala. Former Governor Angus McLean of Nortli Carolina was recommended as the type of man that tho agricultural interests of the country would like to see on the corporation's hoard. IjOttis J. Taller. m:.ster of Hie National Grange, mid Albert S. Goss, chairman of tlie executive committee of Ho- Grango in Seattle, called on th ■ President (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. Arrange For Show Here Fred LaDelle and sun Clifford were in Decatur Wednesday making uri’uiigc nieiits for Ihp hoiip'it magi( ian show to be given here Wednesday January 27 at tlie Catholic high school auditorium. The show Is s[H>nsored by the Knights of Columbus and it is expected that about one thousand tickets will be sold. Clifford La Dell will present, a two hour s program of magic ami slight of hand work ami w 11 he a sisted by his father, his sister, Mrs. Vincent Smith, his wife and daughter. CHICAGO AID BILL PASSES Tax Reform Measure Is Adopted After Bitter Fight In Assembly Springfield. 111., Jan. 21 - (U.R) • Tlie first victory in Chicago's fight for financial rehabilitation was eeleIrated today with passage by hostile state representatives of a bill to reform Cook county tax machinery. By vote of 115 to 3(t the representatives approved the emergency decree. Today the senate which passed the bill 48 1 received the measure lor reconsideration. The House ’ added two minor amendments hut. passage of these by tlie sen le was regarded as a foregone conclusion ’ by Gov. Louis L. Emmerson, Mayor Anton .1. Cermak of Chicago and civic leaders who liave labored for weeks for the reorganization "The bill is the first essential ' step in restoring tlie public credit, of Cook county. Hie city of Chiem o and other public bodies of the 1 county" Mayor Anton J Cermak of Chicago said. "But it must lie understood that oilier IUHh ate pend ing which are also vital if Conk (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)