Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 11 February 1932 — Page 1

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iff STORM ■ESTATE; lj Iff KILLED; \KK KILLED ■ R>ll „ Accompanies ■ v jest \\ inter Storm ■ State s Hi'toi y ■m r has ■ liEANA SHOWER ■a'lapelis. Feb. . A I T -<UR i I ■“men were killed and ■ properD damage re- ■ f ' r „ nl a wind and ram ■ I!rtl r bTiiadic tone ■ struck jnuiaiiapobs to■ets in Sl ’ ine sections | ■flowed. n:;uwindowsj ■hslteiv;!. .;a. .hugs were K and sevridi i.Lphone and | poles were blown Tra?:* ~ inmiliiivation ■nporarily impelled. s Carpenter. b. was kill-; ■„ t j v »i;ei> crane ■fit;;.;,- I.u- I "inpany plant ■ a,.;,: upon him Clark Te. w;i~ killed by ■ t uhile w.i.k.i ■■ along a ■liiriiis the storm. ■is survive.i .> his widow. ■,.. ....... Fi-J of Indianap-: p,.| m Mamie, and two j ■rrs noth of Indianapolis. I ■ n>:v than 3" minutes this [ ■, , miwti ed by some ■r liiihraing. poured ini M; Tile Wind Velocity was sevetal of trees k'l> oX PAGE SIX) ■th h (hi Probation ■y". hid. C.m II il'Pi .Morris tn return ■t, Si.,• . rs college Hkiiu.'. a'. ; 'make .1 man of Lreusht ni'i leniency after I '.V I Pel It’S O. t lie Mr ■ri on rrnbatlmi. Mi) IT. a.;:;. ■ . .1 ,Altering tlie M»i’“ las: <::■ I.;-, and taking Modi ,:i.il fl .ii -tamps Last ■ salt, he hr I. I file buildMl aiitained 111. M— - - • • Motorist Is Injured ■sS iiiiltz ».o di.'lilly injurMen a.ar in which h> was ridMill struck I:.. automobile Mby Franklin It.- dim, at S: 30 M 'iVrtlnev.lai lit. rile acciMtturred Kortli .. ibis city on wa< driving north Mir Benhni was also going Mtlien the hut -r car ran into MEiil'i a- Huiji , ars were badMuted and M- S. hullz receiv-1 Mnunber of minor bruises. •w l ord Announced ■it. Feb 11 UVi—Henry ani’oiiiii t-.i creation of a ■tyliuder Ford to augment the Bf' - Model fii'ii- elyinder car BUrd that in times such as ■ fWMe mu.; lx., willing ■ l ,ir a time to do business M*t it profit to start tiie normal M les of inihistry and business Loe pupils pN PROGRAM I'otic Program Will Be | <1 Sunday, February | !l At D.C. H. S. K pupils of the various grades r M- Joseph's School are pre■l a Washington program to E orate ,lle two hundredth ft.„ t ary ° f tlle birlh ot ,he f ‘ r ßt I ‘ ,hfi United States. |v ‘ ratio " wfl > take place Ithv. „ en ? g ' Febrl| ary 21, so ■have UP S and tbelr Parents ■7,?“ “PPortunity to attend li y P( , ratiOna ° f tbe Hanie n “' ■ n February 22. Brk)'ti ( ninS t entertain ment will fthin. nart'b^n ter ' earh grade Kat/ nt .° the Program. Apla. an? ay ftlS ' songs ’ drills, l«r Uc^„ rSC ‘ tations W UI provide I forth? and en tertaining pasL» t ,: U(ilence ' A eompiete anno- * var ’ oua selections I auno Phced later.

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Mysteriously Slain ■ A WtI ■ k j \ . L i w Missing from her home for a week, pretty little 7-year <dd Dor-1 othy Lutz, of Philadelphia, was I found dead in a vacant house not ' far from her home. Police believe the child to have been the victim of a maniac and are conducting a determined investigation. Mrs. Florence Lutz, Dorothy’s mother, is said to have received threatening letters, the nature of which has not been revealed. DELEGATES ARE NAMED TO SYNOD C.E.Striker, Rev. Fledderjohunn Named To (Jenerlit (liurch'COhdave —~ L Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, pastor l of the Zion Reformed church, and Clifton E. Striker ot Berne. Count* superintendent of schools, were named official delegates to the general synod meeting of the tieform-1 ed church to be held in May at Al. ron, Ohio. The election took plac ■ at the annual convention ot the 1 Fort Wayne i lassis of the Reformed church, Wednesday afternoon at the Sal -m Reformed church in Fori Wayne. Other delegates elected were Rev. I F. 11. Rupnow. pastor of the St John's Reform d < hutch. Fort Wayne, and L. C. Murphy of Plymouth. Jacob Bill of the St. John s Re-i formed church. Fort Wayne, wan i elected to the board of trustees of I the Fort Wayne classis for a I rm t of three years. Rev. H. H. Meckstroth of Vera (CONTINUKD ON PAGE TWO) POPE RECEIVES ITALIAN CHIEF Mussolini Confers With Catholic Church Bead In Library Os Vatican Vatican City. Feb. 11 (LTPI The long dispute between the Vatican tond the fascist state was definitely ended today when Premier Benito Mussolini visited Pope Pius XI in a scene of medieval pageantry and splendor, made brilliant by colorful costumes and uniforms of Swiss guards and papal gendarmerie. Mussolini reached the Vatican by automobile at 1(1:35 a. m. The first visit of the Italian premier to the pontiff was enacted in the same Vatican setting which has been the background for official visits for centuries. "Mussolini was received in the pope’s private library on the third anniversary of the signing of the laiteran pacts settling the points of difference between church and state. He kissed the pope's ring, and tbe pontiff pronounced the word, ‘'welcome.” Mussolini's official visit was delayed three years due to intermittent disagreements over the interpretation of the Lateral) pacts. The premier was received with an impressive and colorful display by Vatican officials and soldiers. There were the multi-colored uniforms of the Swiss guards carrying their medieval halberds; the papal gendarmerie in white buckskin breeches and bearskin bustCONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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IHOOVER TELLS ! TRUCE MAKERS TO RECONSIDER Industrialists Seek to Suspend Anti-Trust In Nation For Two Years CLAIM Ail) FOR WORKMEN Washington. iJcb. 11 (TTP)—A group o 6(1 industi ial leaders who • called at the While House today j with a plan for a two-jear truce in | "Destructive business competition" wiit- told by Lies’.l- it Hoover to hold another conference and give further thought to their reeommendations. The plan called for oreation of a . National economic truie board. Mr. Hoover took the view that I the recommendation would, in effect. suspend the Sherman anti-trust ; law and the Clayton act and wouW ' result in price fixing. The plan was submitted in the I name of 122 industrialists. “lur struggle for existence has become so serious that destructive competition is lowering wages, prices and the earnings of industry," Tiie lo.nmuncation said, "fear dominates th? mind of) the people. I Tiie American people are look mg anxiously god hopefully for the restoration of industry. Industry | now is being sustained not through iCoXTIXTh'I) ON’ PAGE SIX) Youth Taken To State School At Plainfield Sheriff Burl Johnson and Milton i Welling. Clerk of the Circuit Court (left this afternoon with ntfforit’ I fancy, who was admitted to tiie I Boys school at Plainfield. - —, o— SMILEY SEEKS CONGRESS SEAT Fort M ayne Attorney Is Democratic Candidate In Fourth District Glen A. Smiley, Fort Wayne attorney nas announced his candidacy for tiie Democratic nomin■ation for congress from the fourth ! Indiana district, subject to the pri!mary voters next May 3. Smiley has spent his entire iife 'in Indiana, with the exception of the war years, during which time he served in the f'nited States army. He was graduated from Indiana Vniversity and from the law school of that institution. The Smiley platform calls for lower taxes, elimination of unnecessary government jobs, bank reform, dissolution of the farm board, payment of the soldiers’ bonus in 'full at once, tariff reductions. a sufficient but not expensive national defense, and a referendum son tiie prohibition question. Smiley stated in his announcement that he would make a clean but thorough campaign for the nomination. He is a member of the Congregational church of Fort Wayne and has been prominent in Democratic politics for a number of years. o JUDD LAWYERS IN FINAL MOVE Three Motions Studied by Defense Attorneys In Last Attempt Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 11—(U.R>— Attorneys planned today their final legal moves in behalf of Winnie Ruth Judd, convicted of the murder and dismemberment of her friend. Agnes Anne Leroi. Judge Howard C. Speakman on February 23 will pronounce a mandatory sentence to death by hanging. There are three avenues which might avert the gallows. They are: 1. Motion for a new trial which if denied could be followed by an appeal. 2. Plea for commutation. 3. Piea for a verdict of tiCOWTINUED ON PAGE TWO) I

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 11, 1932.

Way Back When— You’ll have to i>o buck 20 years or more to iiint (letter va.ues tor your dime or dollar than those ottered in the Big ten sale sponsored by- Decatur .merchants and aimotiiieed in tonight's Daily Democrat. Back in 1212 when “Teddy” Boosevelt was president and when the popular song was “get Out and (let I nder” and gas came in gallon cans your money would not purchase the values that it will today. Ihe sale open Saturday. Today’s prices oflered in the Way Back When stilt are greater Hum the public hits seen in a score of years and those who have hesitated to start the dollar working cannot resist the opportunity to buy in this great city-wide sale. A tiiversilied line of merchandise, men’s and women's wearing apparel, furniture, drugs, hardware, dry goods, household furnishings and in fact anything you need or wish to stock-up on is offered in the big Way Back When Sale. Your attention is called to the eight pages of bargains and a thorough reading of the advertisements w ill convince you that the prices tpioted go “Way Back When” and that it is opportunity to buy. Firms cooperating in the sale tire Beavers, Fryback and Beavers; C. A. Douglas Co.; Economy Store; E. E. (lass; Holthouse-Schulte Co,; Lankenau's; John I. Myers, Inc; Nmliek and Co.; Schafer Hardware Co.; B. .1. Smith Drug Co. Watch the Daily Democrat for additional offerings in this big sale.

PRAYER DAY TO BE OBSERVED Decatur Women Plan Program For Friday. February 12 AtU. B. Chureh The World Day of Prayer will be :ittingly observed in this city by the Women's Missionary Society of the local churches. The union service will be held in the United Bretrfren Church all day Friday. Feb ruary 12. The program will begin at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning and will continue throughout the afternoon. A carry in luncheon will be served in the church basement at noon, and the afternoon session will open at 1:15 o’clock. An interesting program has b** p n planned and everyone is invited to attend. The meeting this year is entitled "A Call to Prayer.” Prelude Mrs. R. E. Vance Song No 264 Devotions Rev. R. E. Vance Solo Mrs. Ben Schroyer Sermon Rev A. R. Fledderjohann Closing Player; Rev. B. IL Franklin Noon: Carry in luncheon in Basement 1:15 P. M. Sung No. l|i:l Devotions Rev. M. W. Sunderman Duet Mrs. Eugene Runyon Mrs. Henry Adler (CONTINUED) ON PAGE TWO) MILD WEATHER CHASESWINTER Record Temperatures Are Reported In Midwest For Middle of Winter Chicago, Feb. 11-MU.R)—It was Winter in the midwest today but •yon had to look at the calendar to be sure of the season. Thermometers from the Kansas prairies to the Ohio valley spurted to summer levels. Citizens shed heavy clothing. In a few hours last week's snow had disappeared in roaring gutters. Butterflies appeared and dozens of “first" robins were reported. Pana, 111., sweltered at 84 degrees and was the hottest point in the country. St. Louis perspired at 82. Freak recordings came from nearly every city in the region. Kansas City, Springfield. 111., Cincinnati, 0., and Cairo. 111., had 76. Peoria had reported 74, Heokuk, la., and Indianapolis, 72 and Wichita and Dodge City, Kans., 70. Chicago with 60 above was within three degrees of the hlgh(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Stock Market Rises New York, Feb. 11—(UP)—The stock market leaped to respond to the latest government credit plans today and in the first half hour trading was at a pace of 6.000.000 shares for a full day and prices were 1 to 12 points. Stock were buoyant and brokers happy.

Flying Teacher Killed I Muncie, Ind., Feb. 11 —(UP) —A trained transport pilot and a flier [ he was instructing were killed Ih ; stantly when a monoplane went into a tailspin and crashed at the SilI ver Fox airport five miles west of , here last night. Paul S. Peters, 22. was piloting 1 the craft. Kenneth J. Haaton, 22, a student aviator, was flying with him. Both lived at Yorktown. Witnesses said the ship went into a spin as Peter circled the field. Peter, who had nearly a thousand , flying hours, formerly operated air-[ I ports at Kewanee and ChautgtHgn, 111., his widow said. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Peters live ih Chicago. CHICKEN BROOD SCHOOL IS HELD Speaker Outlines Feature Rules In Brooding Success In Indiana The chick brooding school conducted by William Kohlmeyer at| the’Beer school in Monroe town-j 1 ship yesterday drew a good attendance. Mr. Kohlmeyer discussed’the management and equip- ' ‘rnent found to give good results [ in the brooding of chicks. In concluding the school he eni-l j phasized the six points important in the “Indiana Grow Health Chick Campaign” results of 1931. These points were, clean chicks, clean I ground, clean brooder house, clean J litter, clean feed and clean man-. I agement. I The flock owners following all these points had a mortality rate of 9.1 per cent. Those following all but clean chick recommendations had a mortality rate of 20.4 per cent. Those following al! points except clean ground had a mortality rate of 15 6 per cent. Those practicing all but clean chicks and clean ground had a mortality rate of 23 per cent, the , (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) J PLAN MEASURE TO AID BANKS t Rediscounting Scope Is Made Broader In Bill To Be Introduced Washington, Feb. 11. —(U.R) The administration threw all of its power today behind another measure designed to bring the country’s i business back to prosperity. The project would put to work. ; according to an explanation given ; to the United Press by authoritative spokesmen of the government, a billion dollars in gold now lying idle in the vaults of the Federal ; Reserve banks and the treasury. : By the natural workings of economic laws governing credit, it ; would add eight to ten billion dol-' lars to the nation’s credit facil-h ities. This would be tn addition!' to the funds the government hopes,; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I

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MORE BIRTHS . IN NOVEMBER County Statistics Show Decided (Jain In Month Over Grim Reaper There wire more than twice as many births as death;; in Adams county during the month of November. 1931, aecordin to a pullet in on births and deaths pu.bU9hed by the Indiana State Board o: Hhealth The report shows tbire were 31 births and 15 deaths in November j Eight persons over the age of 1 65 died during November, and important causes that claimed lives were tuberculosis, 1; suicide, 1; aci ideiilal, 3. The annual death rate yer lima was 9.0 and the birth rat.- per 1000 population was 15.6. This comjtar s with the record for the entire state ot' Indiana, which has a death rate of 9.8 and a birth rate of 14.8. The total number of deaths in Indiana during November was 2.650 and th? total number of births was 4,020. Tuberculosis claimed 125 lives throughout the slate; lobar and bronchial pneumonia, 188; accidents iso. and «-un.-.-r l'2". DEMOCRATS TO MEET TONIGHT General Committee Will Make Plans For Banquet And Rally To Be Here Democrats from all parts of the [county will gather at Democratic [headquarters here at 8 o'clock tonight lor the purpose of starting plans for the Democratic tutirth district rally to be held in Decatur the first week in March. The general committee has been called to make preliminary arrangements for tbe banquet and rally? Committees will be named to look after seating arrangements, to select a place in which to hold the meeting, to arrange for speakers and all other details necessary to take care of a big crowd. One suggestion that two or three banquet halls be arranged for and (hat the speaking be held at Cath olic high school auditorium, will be discussed. Ed A. Bosse, Adams county chair man, will preside tonight as gen oral chairman and will name the several sub-committees. Bosse re-' reived a letter Wednesday from I Marshall Williams, secretary of the j Democratic state committee, stat-; ing that almost all of the state officials who are Democrats have accepted invitations to attend the, Decatur meeting. BEE-KEEPERS ) HOLD MEETING All-day School Conducted At Library Today For County Bee Raisers Several Adams I oiinty bee keepers attended the Adams County beekeepers school conducted at the library auditorium, today by the state department of conservation, division of entomology. The principal speakers were James E. Starkey, chief inspector of apiaries, and T. C. Johnson, of Logansport, also an authority on the raising of Dr. C. H. Branch of this, city, president of the Adams County association, presided. Charles Brock of this city is secretary-treasurer of the organization. The opening address of the day was delivered by Mr. Johnson on “Kind of Equipment Needed for Honey Production." Mr. Starkey spoke on "Spring Management and Swarm Control," at 10:40 o’clock and Mr. Johnson spoke on “How to Produce Marketable Comb Honey." The afternoon session opened with an address, “How to Re-queen a Colony," by Mr. Johnson. Mr. Starkey again spoke on “American Foul Brood in Delaware Company and its Control." A question box was conducted and at 3 o'clock this afternoon a free motion picture, “Bees—How They Live and Work," and "Keeping Bees at Work," was 1 CONTINUED ON’ PAGE TWO)

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Olympians Two * <■< 7 L : ■ g: t **•’ jf r. Remembered for his famous dash to Nome, Alaska, with antitoxin. Leonard Seppala. of the United States team, is shown with his lead dog after he. had won second place in the dog-sled race held at Lake , Placid. N. Y. Emile St. Goddard, iof Canada, took premier honors in I the event. Though uot an official 1 event of the Olympics, the dog sled I races attracted much attention. FRED SCHURGER " IS CANDIDATE .1 Local Man To Seek Nomination For Auditor In Democratic Primary i Fred T. Schurger, local attorney ami abstractor, today announced I hfs intentions of being a candidate for the Democratic nomination for ' I county auditor, subject to the decision of Democratic voters at the pri- • i mary -lection May 3. Schurger has ' I resided in West Root precinct all ’I his life. He served as Democratic precinct committeeman for several years [and has always been a resident of [Adams county. He entered the abstract and law business with his father John Schurgar and became I an active partner in 1917. Following the death of his father i he continued the business and sev- [ era! years ago he b •< ante a partner [in the :irm of Lenhart, Heller and II , , : Schurger. In bis statement announcing his candidacy Schurg-r stressed the ! fact that h? was in thorough accord [ with the rule of one term only for [ four v ears office holders. He said ■ that lie would start his campaign I immediately and would endeavor to call on all Democratic voters. Schurger is the second Democrat Ito announce for the office of coun- | ty auditor. 0 Former Senator Expires | IBoonville, Ind., Feb. 11 — (UP) — Jacob Lutz, 62, former county treaj surer and state senator, died at his I farm home near here or a heart atI tack. Lutz was active in in Democratic affairs for mainy years. MINING AREA PROBE URGED Two Authors, Ousted By Kentucky Mine Workers, Are Much Concerned Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 11 —(U.R) - Congressional investigation of ’ alleged official terrorism in the coal fields of southeastern KenI tucky will be demanded at once, Waldo Frank, New York novelist, announced here today. 1 Frank made the announcement in connection wiht a detailed aci count of asserted indignities to ; which, he charged, he and members of a committee of New York ; writers were subjected at the hands of a mob at Pineville, Ky., : early today. Frank arrived here before dawn . with Allen Taub, New York novelist. i They told similar stories, charg(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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JAPAN PLANES BOMB STATION OF Mill Workers Killed in Effort To Escape; Lull In Fight Occurs FINAL FIGHT IS PREDICTED Sliunf’litii, Friday. Feb. 12. — (U.R) The Japanese and Chinese armies prepared lor a decisive battle early todav, with a complete hill in the lighting in prenaration lor a briel' truce this morning. The truce, from <X o'clock to noon, was designed It) permit safe evacuation <)f civilians from the Chapei district, indicating sanguinary fighting was expected in that shell-torn, fireswept area. Shortly after midnight. all heavy firing had died down. The Chinese Kuomin News agency indicated a new Chinese quarter was threatened with attack: when it announced Japanese were preparing to bombard Nantao, the extensive native quarter south of the French concession. Shanghai. Felt. 11 (U.R) Japanese air raiders rained bombs on a Chinese owned cotton mill in which 19 U. S. marines were stationed today, killed four Chinese, women and one man non-combat-ant and sent 3,00i> mill workers screaming from the wrecked building. Most of the workers were women. Sixteen of the women workers were wounded by flying shell fragments and debris. Strong representations to ttio Japanese by the American government are believed likely. An American marine's story that the bombing probably was an “accident” may lie the explanation offered. Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, in command, assured Admiral M. M. Taylor, head of the American (CONTINCKD ON PAGE StX> O — Special Council Meet Called For Tonight Mayor George Krick has called a special meeting of th? city council for tonight. Members of tho council stated they did not know exactly what business would be transacted at the meeting, but expected that the matter of appointing a superintendent ol the water department of the city plant or combining the water’ ami electric departments would be discussed. 0 JOHNSON WILL DIE TOMORROW Killer of Storekeeper To Go To Chair At Indiana State Prison Michigan City. Ind., Feb 11 (UP) —Herbert Johnson, 33, is scheduled to die in the electric chair at. Indiana state prison here soon after midnight tonight to pay the penalty demanded by tbe state far tiie murder of Bert Frye, Seibert, storekeeper, last summer. Frye was shot to death resisting a holdup at his La grange county store. Johnson, who had served several prison terms, was arrested and convicted on a first degree murder charge by a jury in La-grange-Steuben circuit court. During his trial Johnson told Judge Clyde Carlin lie preferred electrocution to life imprisonment. He has made no fight to evade the penalty. Johnson painted the electric chair several months ago. He will be the first person to die in it since it was renovated. — o Lewis For President Springfield, 111.. Feb. 11—(UP)— Senator James Hamilton Lewis. Democrat. Illinois was thrust into the presidential race today when petitions filed with the secretary of state asked that his name be placed on the April 12 primary ballot.