Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1932 — Page 1

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iirge Cut In Land Valuations Asked At Meeting Today

Ans urge LESSORS TO IfiUGE VALUES T KbllK M t‘ <• 1 ' 11 * ls K All Tow nship As\re Present I\,A will |||\<rßl CT HERE ol ir.nn 30 lo 50 per x.iliialion ol Ohio \Tons countv is j lx the township t I rei»reel Uh 1 .010 Bnr- - ■Sil I'.: xi >s < i's ;issoei;i- --" 6, ffP 115,,,e "l tiii'- oi lli<' asses-. tins moi-iiini! hv Asm sstif John Felly.! #a , i.iken before ad-i and resulted in the as .. favoring 6 per eent and . taxpayers favorBKtllii.: .ar. of 47 pel ‘ ent or KEK,. of aliout 41 toe held th** i t.an. -i ot Kg. i >. ■ attended by more people. Then- w us room left at U:3Q were made by "f persona. ■ fy? avoied to obtain opinion as to the farm lands S.o.ral or the assessors the that U»Ay‘ mi'.-- should be redm-i rem without improveiii the county for about S7.M per; ■ il.iu total valuation l MMiiat- n sti7.s*>. Speakers did not l*elieve p.-i Expressions should be SIX) ■NET IS I INCOMPLETE Making Efl’ort to French (Jroup ■ I To Govern BrllFeii 19 lUi’i—Paul Pain- ( ' i-: efforts today to without the aid of ; ;-.i:it groups headed Mm H 1.--a. Pierre l>aVal and nan I'. I'.o’k accepted the B«fi minister after a tele- . • with Painleve ■ Aleva. where he is presiding i. us Nations council ' i that he hop- - abinet complete by I eld little hope that iiiiiein ,I'ainl've might last until the coming for Tardieu and Reynaua to take part unless one of i°up was made mislster of e Case Dismissed tapolis, Feb. 19. — <U.R) — 'or electric rate reductions inapolis dimmed today folHi order of the Public Sernmission dismissing a peti- ■ lower charges. I laneously the rfjmmission di 1 as the date for a hearIB'l*''rmine whether emergEBI 8118,1 be Bet for the ln ’ Water Company. File Names PlKfield, 111., Feb. 19.—(U.P.)~ States Senator Otis F. today filed his af < a candidate for renornib^b. 1 ' the April 12 primary. ■■Democrats, Congressman-at-G. Dieterich, Beardstown. ■ ' Lucas, Havana, filed peti- ' the same time for norai‘"^r s his opponent.

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Plan Sunday Program The grade pupils of the St Joseph's school will present a Washington 81-Centennlal Calei bration In the Catholic School auditorium Sunday evening. Feb- ; ruary 21 at R o’clock. All pupils of th*- guide classes will participate in the program ami each grade is responsible for one or more nil.libers of entertainment. Following is the com plete program. Medley of Patriotic. Songs Grades IV to VIII Accompanist. Mary Wertberger "We're Like George Washington" Action Sung and Recitations Grades I and 11 Accompanist. Marjorie Brown "The Story of the Vli. Dialogue Boys of Grade IV j (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) [ o— CENTRAL WILL | GIVE CANTATA Grade School Pupils To Present Washington Cantata Monday Night The Central grad school will i present a two-part cantata, “George Washington, the Father of our ' Country.’ written by Ira B Wilson, in the D -catur High School, assent-1 ; bly, Monday evening. February 22. . The program will begin at S o'clock. . Mis,i Gladys Schindler, supervisor of music in the local school, has . directed the production, and Miss Grace Coffee, assisted by Mist Ila Scott, will have charge of the cos-1 ' titfhes., Edward .laberg and Lowell i Smith will have charge of lite stage I propTrHes anil lighting, respective! »yFollowing is the complete pro- J gram for the evening: dnt reduct ion—Evelyn Adams. “Let Freedom tiin?,'' Opening I Unison and Colonial Chorus. March" Central School orchetra. “First in the Hearts of His Countrymen,''—Colonial Chorus, comprising Marlowe Hoagland. Made line Crider. Catherine Murphy and Ixiis Sovine. “The I’al ■ of the Cherry Tree' Hoys' Chorus, featuriag Richard 'Schafer as little George Washington (CONTINI’KD ON I'AGE l-’ol'ltl j QGet Venue Change Hammond. Ind.. Feb. 19 cUPt County Commissioner James Black and former conimissbmer William Linton, arraigned- on indictments charging conspiracy in connection with road material claims were granted a change of venue to Jasper circuit court at Rensselaer. Both .pleaded not guilty. The indictments follower the recent conviction of Ross H. Smith, president of the Standard Inspection company, on a charge o. filing false claims for mat *rial pur based by the county in highway work. Smith is serving a two to 14 year prison term. o ' LIEBER NAMES DISTRICT MEN Anti-Hoarding Project Gets Underway; Ralph Gates Appointed Indianapolis. Feb. 19 —(UP)—Col. Richard Liebor surveved a pile of telegrams and letters on his desk today in the newly acquired offices of the Citizens raconstruction organization and announced that the Indiana Anti-hordin* canyMign was launched. In the same forceful manner that he has used in building the Hoosier Park and Conservation system into a Nationally known institution Lieber warnqd the 92 counties in the to complete their local organizations immediately. "Organize county-wide and then standby for orders" was his admonishment between puffs from an extra long cigar. Then in the next breath he promised that orders would be forthcoming rapidly. lAs the first definite move in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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JUDGE ERWIN WILL PRESIDE AT RALLY HERE ExecutivcCommitteeContinues Plans For Democratic Banquet-Rally TICKET SALE STARTS SOON Judge D. B. Erwin, who has made more Democratic speech-j *'S in Adams county than any' other citizen, was selected to 1 preside as permanent chauj man of the Democratic rally 'ami banquet to be held in Decatur Thursday uight, February 10. The selection was made by the executive comi mittee and chairmen of all other committees. Judge Erwin's selection was unanimous. Tickets will be distributed Saturday and Monday and arrangements are being made today to accommodate more than 500 people at the banquet. Complete plans of the banquet will be announced in a day or two. M. J. Mylott, chairman of the arrangements committee and IJ. L. Ehler, chairman of tne ticket committee held a joint meeting today to make arrangements with Several organizations for the feedj ing of the visitors. Invitations have been sent to j more than 25 prominent Indiana j Democrats. The speaking will be held at Catholic high school audi-l jtorium. The stage will he arrang-| !*d to seat the various speakers and <4her prominent state Democrats. Seating arrangements at the_auditoriuni will accommodate all who purchase banquet tickets. • The executive committee and ( hairmen of other committees will I meet again next Tuesday night at j 7:;lu o'clock at the offices of Ed, A. Busse, county chairman. Bosse communicated with state Democratic headquarters Thursday afternoon and was assured that an effort would lie made by the state organization to have members of the state committee here and all Democratic state officials. JAPAN TO HOLD ITS ELECTION __ Saturday Ends Bitter Campaign With War The Biggest Issue Toklo, Feb. 19—(UP) Twelve million Japanese voters will vote tomorrow in one of the most bitterly contested general elections in the history of the Japanese cm- I pire with a military campaign in Shanghai and Mam'aura a major Issue. Japan's activities in China are under absolute contlor of the military department directly responsible only to the emperor, lint strongly supported by the Seiyukai or government party. The militarists are exjieeted to I win support from both parties who i can hardly do otherwise than back the army and navy. Any other I course would be an affront to tiie I Imperial house. Only the comparatively weak communist and radical groups have ventured any criticism of the Government's conduct of Sino-Japanese troubles. Tomorrow's election is for the purpose o: electing 4t>6 members of ■ the lower house of the Imperial Japanese parliament —The Teikoku Gikai. • The campaign wound up in a burst of oratory and charges and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Negroes To Be Heard Indianapolis, Feb. 19. —(U.R) —The case of three negroes, charged with conspiracy to rob the office of Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary of state, oi' $50,000. will be heard February : 20 in municipal court. Two of the suspects, William Singleton. 32. and Ernest Martin, ' 24. were said by police to have signed statements admitting plans : for the robbery. John F. Johnson. < si, the other suspect, denied that i he was implicated. ‘

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Decalur, Dudiana, Friday, February 19, 1932.

As Chapei Burned & f n I- JEW W* wEB’ *ll i Cl - ' *Lr if * V s— wSk**)**. ►as » w « • The guns of Japanese marines boomed forth from behind sandbag l , barricades in a Shanghai street during the early fighting in the Ullin-! ese settlement. The theater in the background is still burning from bo in bs d ropped l>y Japanese plains.

NELSON WILL I BE CANDIDATE ■—- „ Incumbent Prosecutor Enters Democratic Primary Election Contest Nathan C. Nelson, .prosecuting attorney of Adams county today announced his intention of being a candidate for renomination and re i election subject to the decision of . the Democratic voters at the pri- 1 mary election May. :> Nelson has resided in Adams | county all his life, with the exeep-1 tlon of th’ two years he served in the World War. He is a member of Adams post, American Legion and i has been active in Democratic poli tical circles since 31 years of age. I He has held the post for the last , three years. In announcing his candidacy Nel- I son said: "I am going to nt.-c. my cam-1 paign for re-election on the record : of my last three years in the office ! which I seek. 1 believe that my re- i nomination and subsequent re-elec- j tion will save the county much I money, because of the experience 1 now have. "1 have been a contributor and worker in the Democratic party for 15 years and always have done my best to carry on the principles of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) i LIONS TO HOLD , ANNUAL MEET Mid-Winter Conference Scheduled For Ft. Wayne Next Sunday, Feb. 21 Indiana Lions clubs will hold •their annual mid-winter conference at Fort Wayne next Sunday, according to word received in this city. Harry Knapp, president of the local club and a number of other members have made reservations for the meeting. Knapp will represent the Decatur club in the official conference. The meeting will start Sunday morning and last the entire day. luncheon is planned at poon and a bridge tea is on the afternoon program for the women, while the men are holding their annual bus- , iness session. The conference will close Sunday evening with a banquet at which Julien C. Hyef, international president of Lions will be the chief speaker. It is expected that i about 15 members of the Decatur i club will attend. i

Rotarians Hold Meet A program in observance of George Washington's birthday was given at the regular meet.ng ' the Decatur Rotary chib last eve-j ning. The Decatur high school I | glee club, under the direction of! Miss Gladys Schindler, music instructor. presented the cantata on I 1 the American flag. Judge Dore *: Erwin gave a patriotic talk on the| life and achievements of Washington and stated that critics would never be able to tear down the i noble qualities of one of the greatest men in history. The ; | program was under the direction of M. F. Wortliman. city school i j superintendent. BANK BANDITS RE-SENTENCED 1 Trio Who Implicated ExSheriff Get Reduced Prison Terms Portland. Ind.. Feb. 19 it Pl—'Sentences of three bandits captur- | ed after robbery of the First State Bank of Dunkirk last December 24 were shortened as a reward for assistance they gave the state in th u i case of Ira Barton. ; lairenz Carelli. Albert Frobatta i and Frank Valentino, pleaded guil- I ty to bank robbery charges soon i after their capture and were sen- ' I tenced to 20 years imprisonment, i Following the sentencing of Ira liar J . ton. they were granted new trials. All again pleaded guilty. Capelli | and Valentino wer sentenced to 12 years imprisonment an.’ Frob- ' atta was meted a 10 year term. Capelli and Valentino admitted .participation in bank robberies at Hartford City and Montpelier. ] whereas Frobatta was involved only in the Dunkirk holdup. Barton, who confessed that as sheriff of Blackford county he conspired with the bandits, was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment. o Program Is Presented A George Washington program was presented at the North Ward school this afternoon at 1:39 o'clock. The pupils of the school participated in the program, which was arranged by the various teachers. Invitations were issued to the parents, and a large number attended the program. o Choir Meeting Called The choir of the Zion Reformed Church will meet for practice in the church auditorium, tonight at 7:15 ; o'clock.

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GARNER GETS SUPPORT FROM MCADOO CAMP Former Treasury Secretary Favors Speaker As Democratic Nominee “MOST ABLE ’. HE DECLARES Los Angeles, Feb. 19.—(U.R) —William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the treasury under President Wilson, threw his support today to John N. Garner of Texas, speaker of the house of representatives, for the Democratic presidential nomination. McAdoo, widely followed democratic leader, had been mentioned as a possible candidate both for tiie presidency and United States senator. "I favor John H. Garner, speaker of Hie house of representatives." McAdoo said in a formal statement. "During my term as secretary of tiie treasury I had close official relations witli Mr. Garner and 1 was greatly impressed by his sound judgment, his broad comprehension of political, social, and economic problems, by his integrity—moral and intellectual and by his high and practical ideals," <('i>xrixui:i> nX PAGE I IVEI — .0 — — HOUSE ACTS ON MESSAGE Resolution Introduced To (Jive Hoover Power For Board Reforms Washington, Fell. 19 (I’l’i A resolution giving President Hoover wide powers in consolidation and abolulion of government bureaus win introduced in tiie house today by represnuiativ ■ Holuduy. Repn., Illinois. Th> measure is designated to carry out'tbe President recommendations in a no -age on government reorganization preiented Wednesday. Tiie resolution would limit tiie personnel and pay of any consolidated or new burean to so cent of that in tiie bureau, commission or board abolished, combined or consolidated. Senator George. Dem., Georgia has introduced a sesolution in tiie Senate giving (he chief executive similar broad powers. Taxpayers Will Meet The taxpayers of Monroe township will meet next Monday night at 7:30 o'clock at district school number 5 to discuss tin* matter of appraising farm lands this spring. Other important matters also will be discussed. CHICAGO TAKES DRASTIC STEPS Financial Crisis Brings Necessity of Reduction Os City Employes Chicago, Feb. 19—(U.R)--In quick step the march toward a climax in Chicago's startling municipal financial crisis advanced today. Failure of the legislature to enact financial reform Hills before adjournment for two months brought rush orders in every local governing body to trim .sail to aueet a literal money famine. Mayor Anton J. Cermak announced he would recommend elimination of 2.479 city employes.! And that, he said "is probably only half of those who will go lie ! fore I'm through." Most of tiie workers who would be dropped have salaries long over due. The county board said it was preparing similar action, while millions are to %e cut* from the school budget with closing of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

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♦ ♦ Program Is Planned ♦ — ♦ A Washington 81-Centennia) program will be given by the Sunday Seliool us th ** Zion Reformed * church on Sunday evening at 7 ’ o clock. Tim program consists of exercises by the primary children, musical numbers, a playlet entitled, "Careful Stitches," and an address • by Attorifey C. J. Lutz. Following is tiie program to which the public is cordially invited: Organ Prelude ' Military March” Schubert-Best Miss Lulu Gerlier ; Song—“ America The Beautiful.” Devotionals Rev. Fledderjohann J Recitation —"My Flag" Donald Kirsch and Richard Gehrig. ‘ Recitation —“Honor Washington" Marjorie Miller Recitation "Just a Boy" (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Jim CASE IS BEING HEARD — insurance Company Sues Local Man In Peculiar Court Action j A rather usual law suit was beI ing tried before a jury in Adams ! t circuit court today. The cause was ■ \ brought by the Ocean Accident InII surance Co., against D. F. Tee.ple, i I of this city. ■ ' Tiie complaint alleges that in 1929 defendant Teepls was delivering some heavy castings to the plant of the Decatur Casting Co., and that Alvin Andrews, an employe of the eastings company was asked to assist in unloading the castings. ' Andrews sutfered an injury. The 1 Ocean concern held the castings 1 company insurance and paid a claim to Andrews totalling about SSOO. The insurance company in its suit '[alleges that since Andrews was not 1 following ids usual avocation at i tile tiui“ of tiie accident Teeple is 1 responsible. , | H. M. De Voss is attorney for the i plaintiff and Fruchte and Litterer I are representing the defendant. The ; regular petit jury is hearing the • cause, which is believed will take , part of another day. (CONTINUED OX PAGE FIVE) CARDOZO GETS COMMITTEE O.K. Attack On Court Nominee Fails To Halt Group’s Action Washington. Feb. 19. — (U.R) —An unanimous “recommendation for confirmation of Benjamin N. Cardozo as associate justice of tiie su- ' preme court was voted today by a senate judiciary subcommittee a ' few minutes after the committee had listened to attacks upon both the nominee and his father. ' The attacks included tiie charge that Albert Cardozo, the father, was "owned body and soul." by tiie famous tammany character. Boss Tweed. Cardozo himself, now chief judge of the New York court of appeals, was attacked by William H. Anderson, reformer, as a "secHoud generation tammany judge." Anderson quoted a book on Boss Tweed, spectacular and corrupt ['political leader of sixty years ago, as saying that Judge Albert Cardozo was “owned body and body and soul by Tweed." Senator Ashurst. Dem.. Arizona. * immediately protested the refer- - ence to Cardozo's father as “hitt--1 ing below tiie belt,” and as an attempt to "visit sins of the father > upon the son.” > Chairman Robinson of the subi I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — - - -oRevolution Is Ended Washington, Feb. 19.—(U.R)—The American legation at San Jose, J Costa Rica, reported to the state I departmept today tliat the revolution against the Costa Rican government conducted by Castro Quesada virtually had ended Fighting has stopped, the lega--1 tio nsaid. Some rebels have hand- ' ed in their arms. A peace confer- ’ ence has been arranged between revolutionary and government leaders.

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CRUCIAL FIGHT DRAWING NEAR: BIG GUNS BOOM Bloody Conflict Predicted As China And Japan Fail To Agree MUCH ( ONCERN IS MANIFEST Shanglitii. I'll). 19 (U.R) A brisk artilltiy duel between the ('.hiiiese and -l:t|ianese batteries on the noribeast Chapei front betfan tonight, nrelude to the big battle set lor Saturday inornint;. The boinbardineiil was exoected to continue intermittent’v all niuhl long and American and British residents began evacuating the threatened areas of the international settlement. The Chinese shells started s* veral fires near tl.e Rokknsan Gardens, inside tiie Japanese deI sense area of Hie settlement. The American cliurch missions and St. Luke's hospital in ilih Hongkew area were evacuated inside the French concession, well away from tiie danger zone. The Japanese guns were at tiie busiest diverting the attention of tiie Chinese batteries, while final preparations were made for the battle, the Chinese having defiantly rejected the Japanese ultimatum. The Japanese lines inside the settlement were active. A constant stream of olive-drab trucks sped towards the front lines witli ammunition and supplies. Further indications of Chinese solidarity in the face of tiie serious Japanese menace to Cliina were given today. The most significant was tiie return of Chiang Kai-Shek, recent president and still the Chinese generalissimo, to Nanking, where he conferred witli Wang Ching-Wei. executive head of the government; Lo Wen Kan. foreign minister, and others .it the foreign office. Chiang, who lias lieen in tho background of tiie struggle, if not actively opposing tiie resistaneo of the 19tii army, described ilie ultimatum today as ".l humiliating blow to the Chinese people, as ii'oxmi pi• ex six) o Lodges Will Unite In Monday Observance In response to tho request of the Grand Officers of the 1.0.0 F. lodge, tiie local Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges will unite in observing the two-hundiedth anniversary of the Ujrtli of Georg*' Washington with a pot-luck supper and entertainment, Mondayevening. February 22. The slipper will be served al six o'clock in the lodge rooms, Monday evening, and Rev. C. R. Lanman, pastor of tiie First Christian church will he tiie principal speaker on tiie program which will follow. All Odd Fellows. Rebekahs and tlieir families are requested to attend this event. LEGIONNAIRES TO ATTEND MEET Ossian Post Plans Big Event Monday; Local Members to Attend Members of Adams post. 49, American Legion will meet here Monday night at 7 o’clock and motor to Ossian as guests of that post of the Legion to attend a social meeting at which A. R. Vegalus, past vice commander will give the chief address. Delegations from all nearby Legion posts will attend the meeting. Judge Clarence McNabb, of Fort Wayne will deliver his Washington address. It Is expected that several hundred Legionnaires will attend the meeting. Transportation will be fur nished all local members who desire to go. The Ossian meeting will take the place of tiie regular mmeeting of the local organization.