Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1932 — Page 1

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EAGUE SENDS FINAL APPEAL TO JAPAN

BAL CABINET ' ■signs after I 'King beaten |s th “ SBdO" : Ncw V Knet to Be Formed fl I QI 'ITS K immi hi \teia |.'..i, 1f,.-'.U.R)—The Lav.J niyaiiizeil on (|l |his \ ea.i. was <!♦*- KL ..mate today on . ontidence. •Kih'. re-ignat 101 10l was in order. came in the tia at'm< conference, K|Liil February 26. mimed his first | was far from liav-| i being i.i radical socialists I ' old of Tardieu. ... -l..kihk ■k ... (m::i imminence of and other po- ■ nmliilied to keep The ate a with ....• after the death M.iini."t. war. monos Atistide Briami ' minister. I - to ,|.. ; . resign ■K' Plan Program ~«• <p.. ..tris physical train-I ,O. anette ('lark. I ■h Section benefit :: .. be played ■!■.. o'clock. 1 . ■ spanthe section. sill ■ : ,! 1 T"' ' : 't hiyl. school ■■paters Hold Meet the Adams and a «.|> belli at I,inn drove [ hniise last evening 173 people attended the a: interesting talks and i - held relative prol-l* in- and assessing of, Ks ■' d personal property ! Myers, president of the | ■ 1 ration pr< idno ind resolution ®M"I" ,J 'I .i-king that the apbe I-. .- per this P'lsi.nal property and all assessed at fair pTPLAN I HASSES HOUSE IM of More Loans To ■Mion's Banks Adopt* I e< In Record Voie Feb. 16—(U.R>—The i ■ ,J| >' 'a! reserve credit and measure was half way its congressional journey ■JB° nl . v five days after its B"®o n at a White House con- - the almost unanimous of the house, which kTJ? il ' a,e yesterday after only cona lderation by a moved today to the E9B where it is scheduled to be BB lll ' lemorrow Faiily prompt E7l is expected there, with the pili will be in Presihands by the end ■gM week or earlier. ev en in war days has conS u c h quick action as & >' Speaker Garner jam- " lrou B tl under the ■ ■tinued on page two;

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New Dry Chief A I -M j Ik ' <*. A' ■ Jv DA K>i mHbESI JHB IMLjM Malachi 1.. Harney. former prohibition administrator at St.l ! Paul. Minn., photographed as he I ! arrived at Chicago to take overi the post of dry enforcement s I director for Illinois, ijuliaue and I Wisconsin. Mr Harney is noted as a militant foe of speakeasies, j DOLE PROPOSAL i MAY BE PASSED i LaFollette Bill Has Strength In Senate; . Ud To Democrats — Washington. Feb. 16 (U.R) It was np to the Democrats today the senate should vote: in federal funds fjur.ih.oi relief of hitman misery. ! With a final vote expected on i the Costigan Lafollette ♦TW.OOO.ihs) j (itieuipioyiio nt relief bill, the issue was in the hands of the senate minority If they unite in favor, of the hill they can count on a, dozen or more progressive Repub-I lieans to vote with them, and will i have more than an even chance of I success. Compromise proposals came' even from administration sources, | although President Hoover* last public utterance on the subject-'' was in opposition to “the dole | Despite these developments. IO , U'ONTINt'KD ON I’.UtK TWO! RELATES WEIRD KIDNAP STORY — H. A. Blagden Escapes At Cleveland; Says He Was Mistaken For Another i Cleveland, Ohio. Feb. 16. —(U.R) — Drawn and white, his body covered with bruises. Harry A. Blagden I lay in bed at the home of a friend. Claude J. Peck, here today and told I police a weird tale of his escape from kidnapers he said seized him at Timber Lake, near Lake Placid I N. Y.. last Friday. Blagden, half-drugged at)d almost i unconscious, stumbled into peck s Ibome at midnight, after eluding his | captors, he said, in Cleveland, j where they had brought him in a I closed Ford delivery truck. Blagden. who conducts a boy's guard known as "Curly’' over the head with his own gun, he said. Blagden. wh oconducts a boy's camp at Saranac Lake, said he believed the kidnapers intended to abduct E. Roland Harriman, New 1 York banker and his host, or one of his (Blagden’sl brothers, instead of himself. He said they were wealthier than he, affirming that ’ he himself was only of modest cir(CONTINVED ON PAGE FIVE) . o Attend Mid-Year Meet Several members of the local Baptist church are attending the mid- ■ year conference of the Salamonie association of the Baptist church held in Bluffton, today. The meet--1 Ings were held in the Bluffton Bap ’ tist church. I A ’tDorning and afternoon session was held and interesting pro- ’ grams were (presented. Those from 1 here who were present were Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. ! C. E. Bell, Mrs. H. A. Thomas, and Ralph Kenworthy.

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WOMAN'S CLUB j HAS MEETING Anniversary of Washington’s Birth Observed With Clever Program The George Washington Bi-Cen-tennial program and Colonial tea | given by the Literature department |of the W( t an's Club at the Library i Hall, Monday evening, was largely jUttemled by club members. i The room was decorated in collonlal style with interesting pictures ion the wall. The north stage rep-| | resented a colonial room with old I prints of George and Martha Washington. and American flags, and the west stage was a beautifully appointed tea table. , The ladies of the Literature deipartment who were in charge of ithe program were dressed in coljonial costumes. The (hairman, Mrs. C. A. Dugan, -gave a short talk, telling of the or|igin and work of the Bi Centennial , commission and its object. The ' entire group sang "America, the : Beautiful.'' accompanied at the I piano by Miss Elizabeth Peterson, and directed by Miss Gladys | Schindler. Little Bobb/ Mutschler then gave ia recitation, after which the Decatur high school girls' and boys' I Glee Clubs presented a cantata. "Our First Flag.” This was a picture of the making of the first dag j and Miss Gladys Schindler was ;the directoress. Characters were. 'Miss Sara .lane Kauffman as Betsy -Ross: Gerhard Schultz as George 'Washington; James Darkless as 'Robert Morris, and Hubert Stultz las George Ross. Miss Louise Haui bold accompanied at the piano. Mrs. Dugan then introduced Judge I) B. Erwin, who delivered I o.oN I'lM ED <»N PAGE Ch-El OTHERS ADMIT MONROE HOLD-UP ■ — Def ense Attorney Fo r Two Held in Local Jail Secures Confession ■ A ray of hope was received to■j day by Roy Davis and Hayden I Cully, who are being held in the , Adams county jail, charged with larceny in connection with the hold up a few weeks ago of the Talfler restaurant nt Monroe. H H. Myers, local attorney returned Monday from lamisville, I Ky.. where he obtained a eonfe.s---j sion from two Fort Wayne young | men held al laiuisville that they I robbed the Monroe restaurant. The affidavit was witnessed and notarized and Myers stated lie would make an effort to have it introduced as evidence in the local case, in the defense of the two men now held for the crime. When Bavis and Cully were . arraigned some time ago. botli II pleaded not guilty. Their trial is .set for next week. There was 1 considerable comment among at- > torneys today whether an affii davit-confession was admissable in a criminal cane. AUTO PLATES INTRODUCED Former Sheriff’s Trial For Banditry Complicity Nearing End , Portland. Feb. 16 —tU.R) — The i state continued today through , elimination of license numbers , similar to those used on the handit car in the Dunkirk Bank robbery. excepting those in possession of Ira Barton to endeavor to prove that Barton furnished the plates to the bandits. Licenses purportedly used on . the bandit car bore the number—- . 5-025. The first two numbers had . been obliterated. Ernest C. Hue- , ber. auditor of the state auto license department, Indianapolis, was called upon to give the result of hie check on all numbers ending in 5-025 bn' bis testimony was cut short by objections from de- , sense council. States attorneys said he would be recalled later after obtaining the records which I he started to quote. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Dccahir, Indiana, Tuesday, February 16, 1932.

lr- - -il GIVES CORN MEAL A local citizen, who asked I J that his name be withheld, today turned over more than 1,000 pounds of corn meal to Assoi iated Charities, to be distributed to. the poor families | of Decatur. It was one of the largest single contributions made to the local relief group. The meal was in 10-pound sacks. 0. A. BRODBECK IS NAMED HEAD Local Man Is Appointed Superintendent of VV ater Department Here Charles A. Brodbeck, 210 North Seventh street, was named superintendent of the water department of the city iplant as a special meeting of the city council last evening. Mr. Brodbeck, who has been an employe of the water department for more than six years, succeeds the late Orval Harrutf. whose death occurred February 1 Mr. Brodbeck was employed by Mr. Harruff. The new superintendent will have eharge of all the maintenance and construction work in the department. The bookkeeping work and conJ. iling ot records for the department will lie kept by Miss Mary McKean, city bookkeeper for tlie water and electric light depart-, ments. The salary of the new superintendent was fixed at $1,500 a year. His former wage was $1,320 a year. Mr. Harruff's salary was $2,600 a i y‘** r Mr. Brodbeck assumed his new id.lH-s department’s Ims- " iness was left in splendid shape by Mr. Harruff and as the annual retorts had just been completed it will not be difficult to carry out | the system installed by th? former superintendent. There were several applicants for the place. The council in naming , | Mr. Brodbeck selected a man acquainted with the work of the department and in selecting him recognized faithful and efficient service on the part of city employes. The regular meeting of the conni cil will be held this evening and > other city affairs will !>• disposed i of. HOUSE GROUP VETOES BILL i Prohibition Measure Not to Be Brought ()ut;Petii tion Thought Likely ) • Washington. Feb. 16 —(UP)—The . House judiciary committee by a ! vote of 14 to 9 today decided not to i report favorable to the house the i Beck-Linthicum prohibition amend- - ment which would restore liquor . control to the states. i Party lines were uplit on the vole, which was much closer than had been expected. It was understood that the sponsors of the amendment will now seek to attain enough signatures to | a petition to bring the amendment I before the house despite the camImittee's unfavorable action. Present I rules require 145 signatures to such I a petition. o Joint Meeting Held An interesting meeting of the Knights of Colujmbus and Holy Name societies was held at the K. ' of C. hall last evening. A short business meeting of the Knights of Columbus was held, followed by a program given by the Holy Name so- , ciety, H.R. MoClennahan, local attor , ney gave an instructive address during the meeting. Lunch was served ! by the committee in charge of the meeting and more than 100 men atI tended. ■ o > Auto Wreck Is Fatal 1 Anderson, Ind., Reb. 16 —(UP) — ■ A collision of three autos on a high- ’ wav near here claimed the life of * Eber M. Brown. 35, Indianapolis, ’ former prosecutor of Randolph r county. His fiancee, Miss Margaret 1 Brick, Indianapolis, and Joseph Preston, 26, of near Pendleton,, were injured seriously.

HOARDED MONEY | IS POURING OUT Many Millions Turned Over Since Announcement Os A Week Ago Washington, Feb. 16 —(UP)-—Pre-sident Hoover said today that since Feb. 4 when he first moved against hoarding there had been uii entire turn in the tide throiuhout the country. The President announced that j since bhat date a total tU.iwards of . $34.()(>0,1HH) had lieen turned back Into circulation, presumably from . hoarded funds. “I am happy to announce that since Feb. 4" the President said, “not only has hoarding stopped but there has been an entire turn in the tide of th? jieople’s altitude." President Hoover reiterated his (pleasure at the nation's response to i the administration’s efforts to dis-' pel the “hysteria" which swept the country during the last few months. I The latest federal res°rve state- [ ment. apparently taken as a basin for the President’s announcement ■ that hoarding had ceased, showed tlmt money in circulation lor the week ending February 11 decreased $37,000.00(1 over the previous week. While some of this money was needed for month-end business for monbh-end business for January, tlie $:!7.0'(0,000 increase apparently rep resents a major portion of decreased hoarding announced by the President today. The President said: "I am glad to report that since I February 4 when I took action on hoarding there has been an entire turn in the tide. Up to a few days previous to that time hoarding was greatly on the increase. Sime that time it lias not only stc ped. but it is estimated that S34.O(MiJ»t»O has L»een returned to ein-nlaUon from, loarding. POLICE CORNER MAD TRAPPER I Canadian Mounted Police Believe Capture of Killer Is Near Aklavik. Northwester Territory. Feb. 16.—r (U.R) — Not far from I a-1 pierre House, an Arctic Inn on the I rim of the North American continent. Albert Johnson, mad fugitive trapper, was believed cornered by Royal Canadian mounted police today. A brief message sent by portable 1 radio brought word Johnson, who I has slain one constable, wounded another and beaten off several att tacks by police, had been found. The message said, "Johnson located near Lapierre House." It was received witli grim satisfaction by corps officers who have been fighting the bitter northern winter for their man since late in December. Four constables were recuperating from trailing the mad slayer in 50 below zero weather. Aided by an airplane the determined posse lias followed Johnson westward from the Rat river barrens 60 miles south of here where (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) INDIANA G. A, R, NEARING ‘TAPS' Organization Membership Dwindles To 345 Members at 94 Posts Indianapolis. Feb. 16. —(U.R) —The G. A. R. in Indiana, an organization that boasted of 28.000 members I . and 593 posts in 1890. has dwindled • to .345 members and only 94 posts. I The figures were announced by ■ Miss May Merrick, secretary to the ■ state organization, following compilation of the January roll call of the Blue and Gray ranks. Taps were sounded for 279 of the Civil War veterans during 19:11. the roll call showed, and the ranks of eight local posts were completeE ly wiped out by death during the year. Os the remaining 94 posts. ; Miss Merrick said, a great many 5 have only two or three members. ! The eight posts whose charters have been returned to the archives ((CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO!

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Farm Bureau Women To | Meet Friday Afternoon Mrs. II M Crownover, County dlreeior .of the social and educational d .-parinu nt ol the Farm Bureau bus called a meeting to he held at the Model Hatchery at Monroe. Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The putlmse of the meeting will he to elect d •legates to the State Conference on March 3 ami 4 at the Severin Hotel in Indianapolis. All members of the department ar- urged to attend the meeting. CERMAK ASKED TO INTERVENE Chicago Mayor May Enter Airplane Pilots' Controversy On Wages Chicago. Feb. 16.— (U.R) Mayor I Anton J. Cermak has been asked i(o initiate a municipal investigaItion of the dispute lietween Century Air Lines and its pilots over I 'a wage reduction. Congressman A. J. Sabath, Chi!cago, made the request after receiv- 1 ing an appeal from the American' Federation of Labor. The pilots' have been backed in their refusal' ! of what they term a4O per cent I wage reduction by the Air Line' Pilots Association, a federation affiliate. Sabath urged the investigation in tlie interests of public safety. "Traffic at the municipal airport lis very heavy and requires comI petent and experienced pilots all of • which is beyond the control of tlie 'department of commerce." Sabath said. The congressman said the Century pilots were "locked out." that' iarmed strikebreakers were being] ;employed and "inexperienced pilots ■are being recruited." | A loiter was find upon early to'day ijt (he home of William Bliss. |operations manager of the line. William Snow, private detective.] !said tlie man circled tin* Bliss j I home in an automobile and ignored a command to stop, whereupon Snow fired one shot. "His liat fell off and his automoiblle ran over the curb into a tree," Snow said. "1 grabbed him. but lie (broke away and fired three shots. I 1 fired five times while running asIter him. I "1 think one of my shots hit him. I There was blood in tlie snow. Tlie abandoned automobile was j found to have been stolen. FRATERNITY IS FORMED HERE: Rutaced Chib Affiliates With National Fraternal Men’s Group — The local Unlaced Club became the Beta Rutaced chapter of the Alpha Phi Delta, national fraternity at Fort Wayne, Monday night. Forrest Dolan, president of the Fort Wayne fraternity was the installing officer, and about io members of tlie fraternity attended the services. Tlie meeting was held in the old Rutaced chib rooms, above tlie A. and I’. Grotery store and was large , ly attended by local members. Tlie Rutaced Club was organized in this city two years ago last January and is composed of 28 young 'men. It is a social organization. Harold Murphy is .president: Ger aid Smitley, vice-president: David Heller, secretary; Ronald Parrish, treasurer, and William Merriman, sergeant at arms. These officers will continue.to serve for the remainder of the year, it was stated. The Alpha chapter, which is the Fort Wayne chapter, will sponsor a i dance on Saturday night. February 127 at the Fort Wayne Comunity Center in honor of the local chap- | ter. The dance will be .public and a I large number of local couples are ', planning to attend. Retires From Movies Miami Beach. Fla.. .Feb. 16— • (UP) —Retirement ol' Colleen Moore from motion pictures was disclosed ’ here today with announcement of ' her marriage to Al P Scott. New • York stock broker. "The movies and I are through, conpletely” the former screen star 1 said. "I am now doing things every--1 one wants to do. going where 1 want to."

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i Pity Ihe Doctor! | “i. Y' Economics took the place of J high lirow subjects at the annual I | conference on medical education! i heM in Chicago. Dr. Bert W. ] I Caldwell (left) and Secretary of I i the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur., j who is also a doctor, posed for this I picture at tlie conference. Dr. ' Wilbur said that while it used to be that most of the suffering was ! endured by tlie patients, the economic angle- pain to the physicians -is now Decoining more and more acute. It was said at the conference that doctors are no longer making money, not only because tlie public health is generally improved, but because of the difficulty of collecting for services | when they do get patient’s. MEXICAN GIRL MAN MISSING? ' Couple Disappears From Adam sCounty; Elopement Is Intimated A 30-year-old Adams county Mexican laborer either kidnaped or eloped witli 15-year-old Mary Sal- ■ ano, another Mexican, according to . reports received today at tlie office of Sheriff Burl Johnson. The man is Luys Domingnez. farm labobrer for W. (’. Giilerl.ii of Blue ('reek township. The couple disappeared yesterday afternoon, according to reports. The girl never returned from school and it was learned on investigation that she had disapI peareil with the man. i Tlie girl's brother Pedro Salano [today appealed for help in tlie re- ' turn of his sister, but no one had any'dues as to where the couple Iliad gone. Sheriff Johnson stated that it was his belief the girl was < not kidnaped but went rather of * her own accord, because it was reported that Hie man and girl had I been seen together frequently. County officials today started a search for the couple, believing 1 that they might have gone to a 1 Mexican colony in Chicago, It Is ' probable that the case will he 1 turned over to federal authorities 1 if it is learned tlie couple lias left 1 Indiana. 1 MILLS URGES TAX INCREASE | Program Submitted in Effort to Balance Budget; , Program Submitted Washington. Feb. 16 —(U.R) — Secretary of the Treasury Mills • today recommended additional tax ' increases to raise $377,000,000 more needed to balance the budget, including taxes on gasoline, electricity, and natural and ilium1 inating gas. Mills estimated that savings in government expenditures of sllß,000,000 would bring down the total to be raised to balance the budget to $1,123.000,000 and submitted his proposals on that basis, i The additional tax?s recoinf mended included: One half of one per cent more on corporation income taxes, making a 13 per cent rate, estimated . Io mis' $17,000,000. Further increases in surtax I rates, estimated to raise $50,000,(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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EFFORT TO END FIGHTING WILL BE ATTEMPTED U. S. Not Satisfied hi Apology For Attacking Vice-Counsel ARMIES ARE STRENTHENED Genevti, I'eb. 16. <U-R) I’lie le:i<»ue ol nations coniictl decided today l<> address a final appeal to .Itipan to cease hostilities at Shanghai. The decision was announced after tt two-hour sect t session of the council ol 12, without C.hinese or Japanese representation. The council decided not to deal with the Chinese demand for a special convocation of tlie league assembly until Japan replies to tlie latest appeal to cease hostilities. A drafting committee of three was chosen to formulate the appeal. They were to begin th< tr work today and report to tin* council. Not Satisfied Washington, Feb 16 (U.R)-Ex-pressions of regret by the Japanese consul at Shanghai to th • American consul have not closed the incident arising from the attack of Japanese guards upon American Vice - Consul Arthur Ringwait at Shanghai last Wednesday. state department officials said today. American Consul Cunningham at Shanghai cabled tlie state d—- | partment today that tlie Japanese j consul had made expressions 'if ■ regret Io him At the state department it was said that Secretary of State Stim- | son still had the case under consideration. It was intimated, lip not stated definitely, that the United Slates might carry th” matter further. Due to the potential peril to Americans in tlie Yangtze Valley should the Chinese army lie driven northward. Consul General Cunningham at Shanghai lias ordered Americans to evacuate five towns. More than 400 persons are affected. They are expected to co to Shanghai. The number of Americans Io be (I‘llN I INI lTli ON IOCI' SIX) KLEINE YOUTH EXPIRES TODSY St. Johns Youth Succumbs To Pneumonia; 111 Only Few Days Norbert Kleine, 10-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kleine of Marion township, All°n county, died at. 9:15 o’dock this norning of pneu monia and comlplieations. The deceased had been ill for tlie past five weeks but his condition had been critical since last Tuesday. Tlie deceased attended the St. John's Lutheran scluml until five weeks a 40. H ■ was born in Marion township, Allen county, Sept. 3, 1921, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kleine. Surviving arc tlie parents and a sister, Wanda, at home, a grandfather. Henry Kleine and a grand mother. Mrs. Wilbelm.i Schoppman. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock as tihe St. John's Lutheran church. Rev. R. Treulsch. pastor, will officiate and burial will lie in the church cemetery. Girl’s Photo Appears The picture of Phyllis Spahr, youngest daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Spahr of Royal Oak. Mich., former residents of Decatur, ap- ! peared in an issue of tlie Detroit Free Press recently. Little Miss Spahr was pictured witli two oilier first grade pupils in th? Gram School, Rorai Oak, who are members of the orchesi ra of the school, no member of which is more than six years old. The organization is composed ot 25 children and was started by 'lie teacher of the first grade. The little girls are pictured 'n the orchestra costumes and wiili their instruments.

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