Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1932 — Page 1

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lIITTEE IS ■E fOEWEB hioAEir — — ■Will Vihhhiiiuc GenK emmitte*' I <>l Kt Week. Report Kers are ■ TO BE HERE H ___ —— Klllitli <‘s that « 'l' I'OM' ■„| t!» Ih IIHH lltllCf Kid buiKlU' I 1,1 I”'. 1 "' 1 !’! Kill'll wtik <’! March K" Minted today I'V ■ Husm. Adilins couldV| ■ntic chairman and: ■ ill k announced the! f |lh' week. Lni| s . in, unlink i' lo ,: ’ ,a L. for the meeting will I’' | n ,, x , „.. .k uihl li. kets Will in the next B» days. K>hd today. i;,. a ij v overy candidate lor office and all of the Demote officials will attend lir. according to word refrom them by Chairman P. lU | v. M Nutt, guheraacandidatc; Walter Myers Frederick VaiiNnys have to attend the affair and word has not yet been refrain Mayor Wood Posey, ) Hau.’ and governorship fftf. it is believed by hit I here that he will accept tilt ion. fovrth die... . onuressiondidates have been invited it-tina and acceptances in; received 11" in them. An’ Im lias been extended to s McConnell, Fowler, forHate commander of the ui Legion and chairman of] I tenth district, and a num-, ctl.-t promiio'iit Democrats] ■e state. Ke will be sent to all conn-Krm-n of the fourth district ■legations from Wells. Allen, ■tge. Noble. DeKalb. Whit-’ ■td Steuben counties have! Bed the invitations. Birman Bosse said that his It plan was to name a gen-1 ■airman for the event; suhBtees and a general comI, including all precinct com®*n and Democrats of I Monroe. Geneva. Decatur, t Pleasant Mills and all i general committee will act advisory committee for the ■mittees. it was explained.! Imitations will be issued to •Ute Democrats, the county uti pointed out. because the ■t will l>e strictly a state, f and district affair. Hephone conversations with Simmons, old eighth disttainnan and James Adams, With district chairman. t,s assured of co-operation • meeting, !> chairmen said they would Ihe affair. Formal invlta*di be issued as soon as ON I'AGf; gj X) J. Reid Expires “'"llo. Iml., Feb. t;-(UJS~ Hied, a member of the ■' A. a. control board, died ■ ''Urasc at his home here " "■ He had been superin- °| While county schools dhan 20 years. II EMPLOYE THEFT VICTIM ee Bandits Capture » ier .’ k°°t Illinois B ank of $2,500 Its?'’’ Pf,b - 6 ~<UP)—Three es «>l>ed with $2,500 here to- « f thTvu W H Farthin *' fflths St Nat ’°nal bank ilock>.i?w titUtion ' s vai,lt when e h«nat, 8 for business. t? tered the bank to „ ® ar door - After forcing and tbe ha "<ll'* foonesl Sed Far,hing - Ther * ! ”f»d m in the bank - h ® was loyee, ar J rear room b y other tits later ” 8 f ° r Work a few 1 bM ti i e8 ter arreated Three suster released them.

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(Thompson (Jives Address |{< v. Harry Thompson delivered an interesting mid Instructive add ress on "War and the Aftermath" at a meeting of Hie Baptist Brotherhood. held al the t barb-. Sanders I home. Friday evening. Fifteen members <>, Hie brother I hood wer- present amt enjoyed Hie I lal, v given by Rew 1 hompson. Cal I Peterson was chairman of the pro gram. I Followin' Hie meeting Mrs. Sanders. assisted by Mrs. 11. N Sliroll ami Mrs. C. E. I‘eieison ;erv ■<! a two course luncheon. W.C.T.U. PLANS WILLARD TEA — Decatur I nion to Observe I Birthday of Pounder of National Organization The local Women's Christian Temperance Cnion will observe the IVrthdny anniversary of Francis Willard, founder of the World s W C. T. U., with a Will ird Tea. to be served in the Library Hall. Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The girls of the local High School have been invited as special guests to the tea, and all members and friends o; the organization are also cordially invited to attend An inteesting program has been planned for the occasion. The story of the life of Francis Willard will be Jiven, and a number of musical numbers will be presented. The meeting will o, en with a song by the Cnion. followed with devotional* by Mrs John Hill The Chrt's GJee Club will sing two vocal selectiiyns. "Indian Dawn", by Zante clnJfTand "Prayer Perteet." by Stinson. Miss Gladys Schindler, supervi- , (CONTINUED ON PAGE TTllil’.Ei O McNUTT WILL BE CANDIDATE Former National Commander of Legion Seeks Governorship of State 'I - " Indianapolis. Feb. (>" (U.R) Paul V. McNutt, dean of the Indiana University Law school, formally announced today hi* candidacy tor the Democratic nomination for governor of Indiana. McNutt is the second candidate to enter the race. Wood Posey, mayor of Terre Haute, announced his candidacy tbts week. Frank C. Dailey, democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1925. was said to be considering entering the contest. McNutt is nationally known as past national commander of the American Legion. Prior to his election as national commander he served as Indiana department com mander. The candidate lias spoken in every county in Indiana in the last three years. McNutt headquarters will be opened in Indianapolis Sunday following a meeting of lepresentatives of every county in the state at a McNutt meeting called 'for Sunday morning at 10:341 o'clock. Will Attend Conclave Mrs. Carrel Cole and Mrs. William Linn left this morning for Indianapolis to attend a convention of the Psi iota Xi Sorority and repressent the local chapter at the dedication of the oxygen chamber at the Riley Hospital, which was built by the sorority. Among other members of the sorority who accompanied the delegates were the Mis ses Betty Macklin. Helen Shroll. Erna Lankenau and Dora Shosenberg, Mrs. C. O. Porter and Mrs. Ralph Gentis. — —o Aged Man Found Guilty Rockport, Ind.. Feb. 6 (UP) — William Lafayette Taylor. 70. <a wealthy farmer, faced a two to 21 year prison sentence today following his conviction on charges of voluntary manslaughter resulting from the death of his son John, ?>fi. Taylor was found g uilty by a Spencer circuit court jury of the charge of killing his son, a deputy Perry county sheriff, while at a dance in Apolana, Nov. 17, 1931.

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Scene of Cuban Earthquake *'"-’nMiSSSK. •* Xs-saM’ : ■ ■ ■■’ *eStreet scene in Santiago, Cuba, following the earthquake early Wednesday morning wbicli* tiud; a 101 l of seven lives and injured 350 persons. Damage to buildings was estimated at s3,ihhi.ihhi

SENTENCES TO BE APPEALED Four Convicted in Sanitary lioard Scandal at Chicago Plan Fight Chicago, Feb. 6.—(U.R) —Four sanitary district officials, convicted in Hie $5,000,0'10 graft conspiracy of I the "whoopee” era. today phmned I an extended court tight against i prison terms and fines. The officials were Timothy J. | Crowe, president of the sanitary board in 1927-2 S and Democratic leader; Frank J. Link, trustee of thal board, prominent Republican; | John T. Miller, former superinten-j dent of sanitary plants and strne-l Hires; and Martin H. Edelstein,) former district real estate depart-, ment head. Crowe and Link were sentenced I to one to five years in the penitentiary. Miller received a six months) jail sentence. $2,000 fine and costs.) Edelstein was given three months! in jnil, $2,000 fine and costs. All four were free today on appeal bonds of SIO,OOO. o Legion Meets Monday Adams post, American Legion will hold its regular meeting at Legion hall next Monday night at 8 o'clock. Several important questions will be acted on and the membership is request 'd to attend. ROOSEVELT FOB STATE CONTROL New York Governor Answers Critics On Prohibition Question Albany, N. ¥ . Feb. ti. (U.R) Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose prohibition views had conffounded some Democrats, has announced lie favors repeal of the eighteenth mendment and substition of another providing "home rule" bv states. The governor made known nis views by calling attention to a letter he wrote to Senator Robert F. Wagner, Sept. 9, 1930, and declar-j ing that 'the sentiments expressed in that letter are my own personal views today, and I see no reason to change." The governor's temperate views I on prohibition had been relied on | by some of his supporters in the i fight for the Democratic preside:!-1 Hal nomination to win the backing! of southern and western dry states. | His views toward repeal were expected to determine the attitude of | friends and followers of Alfred E. • Smith, the 1928 candidate, toward) Roosevelt's candidacy in easel Smith did not make a fight for the) nomination. Smith waj expected' to make known his intentions this I week-end. Roosevelt had been accused of | “straddling" on prohibition. His’ letter to Wagner read in (CONTINUED ON FACE SXX)

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February (», 1932.

Bob Hite Is Graduated Friends in this city will be interested to kAow that Robert Hite, son i of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite of De--1 troit, Michigan, and formerly of Decatur. was graduated recently from the Eastern High School at Detroit, with distinction and is now employed in the theater/of which Roy Kalver, also a former Decatur boy is manager. To graduate with distinction a student must have a required aver- | age for the four year's o. high i school work Robert is also taking a post-graduate course and will continue his pre-medic work at the (’olI lege of the City of Detroit in Sep- ) tenVber. LEADERS JOIN TO AID HOOVER -— ) Anti-Hoarding Campaign Gets'Underway: Leaders Plan Offensive — Washington. Feb. 6. (U.R)— | Leaders of 60 influential national I organizations met witli President I ! Hoover today in a council of war| ! against hoarding. Mr. Hoover opened the session in the White House cabinet room with an address urging his guests to set up a skeleton organization for a national campaign to bring “slacker dollars" out of hiding. Mr. Hoover declared that economic relief could not be satisfactorily accomplished while sl.300,000.000 ft) currency is hoarded, lie told the delegates he expected them to devote themselves patriotI ically to this national service. Hoi j said it was as important as his ) wartime campaigns for conservu ' | (ions of sugar and flour. The small cabinet room was! crowded. Mr. Hoover presided, flanked by Charles G. Dawes,, head of the reconstruction finance corporation; Acting Secretary of Treasury Ogden Mills; Secretary of Commerce Lamont; ami directors of the reconstruction corporation. Dawes and Mills also made) speeches, pointing out Hie necessity for the work and the duty) which lies before citizens. Mr. Hoover in today's meeting I planned only to lay the ground- ) work so rthe campaign organization. Col. Frank Knox. 57-year-old publisher of the Chicago Daily News, has been designated direct-) or of the campaign. He was unable to be present, havI ing been appointed f ' aV I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 i Oppose Extraditions Indianapolis, Feb. «—(UP)—ExI tradition of two Ohio batik robbery ; suspects, held here on I vehicle taking and auto banditry, ' will be opposed by Indianapolis police, they said today The men. Ed Lee, Alias Wil on, i 30, and Ear) Roberts. 30. are accused of robbing banks at Toledo and | Waterville, Ohio. Frank Taylor, alias Nixon, 30 New Albany, is held ' with them. Police said they have been identified by holdup victims.

GIRL SUSPECT IS BEING HELD Members of Alleged Kidnap Gang Traced By Her Photograph Tucson, Ariz.. Feb. 6.—(U.R) — A 20-year-old girl was held today in connection with the kidnaping of Gordon Sawyer, prominent htmker. imprisoned in a well for s6o.oui) rti nsoni. In the desert foothills, posses • sought two men who engaged offi<*rs in a pistol battle at the suburIban house as they closed in to resume. Witli them as they tied, officers! I saw a woman, and arrested the girl ! in,Tucson after finding photographs) |in the house. She gave the name |of “Billie" Adkins and denied i knowledge of the crime. Sawyer, vice-president of the ! Southern Arizona Bank, was recovering from a slight cold. Hie only ill effects of his adventure. A truck driver frustrated Hie kidnapers' daring scheme. He told j police he had seen "a new auto-1 I mobile” parked behind a newly occupied house on the city’s outskirts. i Officers investigated and met gunfire from the brush a short distance from the house. The police returned the fire while two men and a wA>man t(e(| to imi automobile and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) HOPE TO HALT WAREXPRESSED Dinlomatic Discussions to Be Resumed Today; Peace Hope Looms Tokio. Fol). 6 (U.R) The Far Eastern situation was understood Io have improved late today as the result of diplomatic discust sions witli repr.'sentatives ol for- ' eign powers, in which the Japj anese foreign oft ice reportedly displayed a most conciliator.. att.l- - tude. Just before midnight, reliable i sources said that no army divl- • sion had been sent to Shanghai i and that a division probably would ) not be sent. The reinforcements dispatched to Shanghai so far were said not to exceed the total of the British forces at Shanghai. Earlier reports said the British and American governments informed the Japanese embassies in London and Washington that they were disappointed at Japan's decision to send reinforcements Io China. Conflicting announcements as to Japan's intentions in regard to sending reinforcements to Shanghai nre taken to indicate that in the Tokio government there are two currents —one for more troops and the other opposing. The United Press on Monday carried exclusive announcement (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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FIGHTING iS RENEWED AT ( CHAPEI TODAY Japanese I'orces Start New Bombardment of City After Short Rest MORE FORCES MAY BE ADDED Shanghai, Ft h. 7 (Sunday) <U.R) Heavy lighlintj broke out in Shanghai soon alter midnight last night anti! was continuing ettrlv today, i Bombardment ol the ( li ipei quarter began til 11 30 p.iiv Stllurdav and did not diminish until I a.m. today. I Shanghai. Feb. H (U.P) The Japanese discontinued their bombardment of the Chapei distriit at 5:40 p. m„ after encountering stiff resistance from the Chines". I Chapei was quieter than it had been for ten days. The Japanese were not able Io advance Japanese marine headquarters announced plans for an intensive i bombardment of the Chinese post- | tions beginning Sunday. Twelve Japanese airplanes Ixnnbed the Chengju airdrome late today. headquarters of the Chinese air forces here. The Chinese did 1 not resist. Tokio. (Sunday) Feb. 7 —(U.R) — The decision has Been taken to order necessary military forces to ■ Shanghai, a statement issued early today said. I The statement added that lite expeditionary force will he limited to the strength absolutely re(CONTINUED ON PACE SIX) BENGAL HEAD (' IS FIRED ON I I Indian Student Shoots At British Governor During Convocation Program Calcutta, Feb. ti. — (U.R) —An Indian woman student tired at the governor of Bengal. Sir Stanley Jackson, today at the convocation ceremonies at Calcutta university. Sir Stanley was not hurt. The wonfan was arrested. Radical students have taken advantage of public gatherings several times to attack British officials. Usually the assailants have escaped in th? crowds. The woman who fired at Str Stanley was identified as Bina Das, a i graduate of the Calcutta Diocesan college. She rose from a seat in the women’s gallery at the convocation. stepped forward and tired five shots from a revolver at the governor, who was making an address. Sir Stanley ducked after the first shot hit the sounding hoard behind him. When the shooting was over he went ahead with his speech. o —— Chairman Quits Post Youngstown, ()., Feb. 6 (UP) James A. Campbell, veteran chair man of the Youngstown sheet and tube company resigned today and was succeeded by H. G. Dalton of Cleveland, former director of Bethlehem steel corporation. Many Attend Function About 125 members of the Monmouth high school basketball team their parents and friends attended the annual chicken dinner banquet . held at the high school building. Friday evening. An appropriate din tier program was -given in connection with the banquet. c o Gets One Year Term I 1 Bloomington, Ind.. A verdict of ' guilty on a charge of involuntary 1 manslaughter was returned by a ' circuit court jury here today against 1 Ben Wilson, 31. Bedford, at Bedford. The verdict carries a prison penalty of from one to 10 years. The jury deliberated 15 hours and 25 minutes.

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Plan Valentine Party I The Brolhethood of the First Evangelical Church will entertain the I wimn-n with a Valentine Parly ami | box social in the ch.irch parlors, i I huts lay evening, February 11. | Italpli Gentis. chairman of the edm inltlie iii charge of Hie arrangements, has announced. / Tile ; arty will begin al S o'clock Thursday night, and each lady i.t requested Io bring a box liineli for | two. A free will o sering will be I taken amt the proceeds of'lhe offering will be presented Hie ladies Io buy needed kitchen equipment. I ho committee will serve coffee. BANDITS RAID ! WAVELAND BANK, ARE REPULSED — Vigilantes Drive Raiders Away After Building Is Demolished NO MONEY IS OBTAINED Waveland, Ind., Feb. 6. — . (U.R)—Seven bandits raided the Waveland State Bank early today, demolished the institution with a series of dynamite blasts, but were repulsed in i an hour’s gun battle with vig--1 Hants. The bandits obtained not money. They escaped in an automobile and tied toward 1 Russellville. 1 The bandits entered the town about 2 p. m. For an hour they laid plans for the holdup, cutting all telegraph and telephone wires lead- ' ing out of the city. Local wires were not cut but several electric lines were severed. Miss Ruth Morgan, night telephone operator, called authorities when she discovered that telephone lines were cut. At 3 a. m. the first blast at the I bank awakened residents. It was followed in quick succession by six J more blasts. Armed vigilantes hurried to the scene. They were soon augmented by numerous armed townspeople. Guards were stationed on every corner in the town. Led by town officials, one group of vigilantes surrounded the bank and sniped at the bandits, all of whom were inside the institution. The bandits returned the fire. The shooting continued for an hour. No one was wounded. The bandits, aided T>y the darkness resulting from the light lines they had cut, fled from the rear and side of the institution and made (CONTINI'HD ON PAGE SIX) JUDD SEARCHED FOR WEAPONS Husband of Accused Woman Believed to Have Shadowed W itness Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. G —(UP) Dr. William Judd, husband of Winnie Judd, was searched for weapons before the opening of today's session of his wife’s trial on charges o; murdering Agnes Anne Leßoi. The search was made after Dr. Joseph Catton, San Francisco alienist for the state, complained to the court that he was being shadowed day and night and that attempts had been made to "get to me." The psychiatrist said he suspected Dr. Judd of doing the alleged sJiadowimg. o Decision Is Reversed Washington, Feb. 6 —(UP) —The department of justice today reversed an opinion of one of its former officials and warned coal operators that their regional sales agency plan would have to be tested in court unless legislation sanctioning it were enacted. The department’s announcement contradicted the statement last December of William J. Donovan, then assistant attorney general, who said the plan was not in tiolation of anti-trust laws. Donovan since has been retained as counsel for the coal operators.

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FINANCES ARE • RECEIVED FOB DECATUR PLANT Factory Will Be Prepared Immediately for Run Starting In October MEANS MILLION TO COMMUNITY I he <>|>er;ilion <»l the Deetitur sugtir liictoi'y is liiitineed. ’Unit wtis the message re- | ceiveil 1'1'01)1 < ’.ol. I < I gher, Toledo, receiver and general manager of the 110 - I land-St. Louis Sugar comoanv. by 11. < . Oksen. who lias been in charge ol the i plant here the past several months. The news came this j morning and has deliglUcil those who have been making Hie effort, to have the big plant reopened. Col. Gallagher went to N*‘W York Tuesday night ami returned last evening, bring Hie assuram <• that the finances would lie furnished. The factory will be operated by the Great Lakes Sugar company of Toledo, which successfully operated two or three mills in Michigan last year. It remains now to work out details of the lease which must ho I approved by the federal court b it | since Col. Gallagher is the rei reiver, there is no doubt as to the results. The Colonel will be here in a few days, it was said, at which time arrangements will be completed for rebuilding the yards here; to provide additional dumps so the beets can he handled with more speed. Under the new' arrangement, most of the beets will be trucked in which makes it necessary to provide more dumps at the plant so that there will be no loss of time foi‘ the farmers. W. F. Schmidt, general superintendent of the field work for Hie company, is expected here next week al which time the force will l»e organized and it is believed the work of securing Hie contracts will begin a week from Monday. Under the Indiana Farm Bureau) pledges for 12.91 k) acres have been signed, mostly by farmers within a radius of 40 miles of the plant. The field men will now call on ’ these farmers with the fifty-Tif'y contracts, which must be signed and which it is believed can be secured within a month, for already there are a number of farmers willing to sign up in place of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Suburban Bank Closes Chicago, Feb. 6 -—(UP) The state bank of Niles was ordered closed today after the body o Geor.se Krejsa. 355. cashier, was I found in the bank basement with ti bullet hole through the head and a. I revolver beside it. Three state bank examiners, directed by It. M. Dustd of the Slate auditor's office, had examined th' books of the suburban hank yesterday and were expected to return loday. FORMER PERU OFFICIAL DIES Ex-President Dies At South American Capital; Had Operation Lima, Peru, Feh 6 (U.R) Agnsto B. Loguia. former president of Peru, died today, after an operation yesterday. Leguia underwent a severe operation for prostratitis at noon yesterday. His condition had been critical for some time. He was 69 years old. and his age and weakened condition combined to bring death. The former president, ousted in a revolution a year ago. had been confined in prison In the intervening months, on charges of maladministration of public funds while in office. He was practically a dictator for nearly a dozen years during which period millions were spent on public roads and other improvements.