Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1932 — Page 1

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ISTURBEATS Il WEN IN ||S( FASHION Ln Has ( lose Call ■ojni-I inaC: Central Kouth Side Play MLS AT ■ S: ;; ( l TONIGHT ■ BULLETIN Kaute S df was jading Cen KtP at the end of the third K,, in the Fort Wayne K nl game. The winner ■ meet Decatur. ■ BULLETIN Leister beat Kirkland. in the semi finals at Bluff- ■ a"C will play Bluffton to■t'nliir hiijli school Wl■Jacktls inn wild in the ■ half throii'ih Ihe New ■imlclcim .uni iilviineetl K finals of the Fort Ke sectionul loiirncv bv Knl a 27-1 S win over Kull Hous. Bctilur will nii'i l the winKtin 1.1 nil il South Side ■at South Siiii .1' s 30 o'clock | ■t for the sectional chantK>P "f 1932 The winner of ■it’s glint Mill represent (he Kfoji,- sectional ‘earn* ’ln ■tsor.:t! to In- held at South ■ i-v -tr' • Innin and ■ with Minin - :• >m Bluffton. Ard City and Huntington part ■ furtismen played their ■taski-tball of tlie last two' ■ an! ran remih-shod through ■Knl Xew Huven team. The Kit the half was 19-5 with hr on top The local team wn sonu- in the third quarter Kew Haven boosted its score I. The score at the end of Mini quarter was 23-10. Bluffton, the Bluffton Tigers ine a terrible scare inflictf Ossian. Tlie Ossian team I the half 14-6 but the Tigers we,t in time to nose out a »in The Tigers will meet sinner of tlie KirklaDd-tan-Fist'i® (>N page SIX) ■ ~ . pprove Tax On Oil ibington. Mar. 5 —(U.R) - A tax 1 cent a gallon, or 42 cents a . on imported oil was approvIty by the house ways and 1 committee as one of the I etcLse taxes in the new bib “liar revenue bill. O.P. DRY FOES UN CAMPAIGN »nize To Stop Conroutions Unless Wet •lank Is Adopted ■' iso, Mar. s—(U.R>—-A unique lsn to raise funds to halt contributions to the repubtw.v until ft declares tor re--0 the isth amendment was by we t republicans today. ““cine of the Republican is committee against nation’“ibition ordered the drive. ‘Un 200 delegates from 14 . ende(l the convention. th amendment, a resolu°Pte^ I . by the group declare ' ke ' niUßt he cut oul " J ohibition has been "ghastQuits'' and "the will of the . 7 in K thwarted by a well dry minority." nkV . Bym P at l>izers proposed t hr a *? e <try e,emei 't in the „™ U * h contril >‘ttorß to the il nt They announced bin. 10 ’ 000 c °ntributors showbolriin 9e , ntimen t in favor of b is -.a unleas a federal lo n Jl at the June con8 resolution de--~.t._tlle^P||hlican platyn.XUffib ox Page

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*T*o More Candidates | File Intentions Today ♦ • Two candidates filed their de- ' claration of candidacy in the office . of the county clerk today, it was an-j nounced by Milton C. Werling. |, They w re Mrs. Clara Anderson. ' : Decatur, who will be a Democratic 1 I candidate for the primary for.recor- : | Her. and Herman H. Myers. Decatur] who will be a Democratic candidate ; in the primary*for prosecuting at-| torney. T.te filing by candidates b’-gan I Friday, March 4. and up to the pre- [ sent time three per.-ons have filed j Alfred Farrar of Geneva was the I first to file. Persons may register i th-ir intention of becoming can-I didates for the May primary any j time until April 2, 1932, it was stated. SHEPHERD TO . BE POSTMASTER I Geneva Man Succeeds O. A. Potter In That Town By Appointment Earl Shepherd, Geneva today was 1 named postmaster of the Geneva i post office for a four year term. | according to dispatches received i from Washington. D. C. Shepherd ] will succeed O. A. Potter as soon 1 as the present postmasters term I j expires. The appointment was made by , ITesidstit Hoover and approved by the Senate. it meeting approval late i Friday, according to the dispatch. I The appointment has been expected for several weeks because ! Mr. Potter's term soon expires. The new o.ficial k; well known tn Adams county. REPORTS MADE BY ASSESSORS First Week's Work Is Reported To Felty At Meeting Here Today 1 The township assessors met this morning with County assessor John Felty and made their first week's report on th-> aa teasing job. The totals for the personal property were turned over to Mr. Felty but the averages in the different townships were not given. Tip work of assessing got under way last Tuesday and fine headway was made by thje assessors during the first week. The assessors must report every week to the county assessor. The county assessor must file his report with the state board of tax com- i missioned every two weeks. Next Saturday the assessors will | meet at Berne and the following weak at Geneva. Felty stated. No reports are turned in on me real estate assessments until the job is completed. The assessors , stated that they did not have any idea what tho average appraisements were this week. In practically every case on the personal prc.perty listing, the values were lower than a year ago. Cold Wave Predicted Indianapolis, Mar. 5. — (U.R) ~ A , cold wave precipitating temper- ] atures of 10 degrees above zero is due over Indiana tonight, the U. S. weather bureau predicted. Snow, beginning this evening, will accompany the return of winter . weather, forecasters said. The cold snap was expected to continue 1 throughout tomorrow, followed by . warmer weather Monday. , - O —— Appeals To President Washington, Mar. 5. —(U.R) —Mrs. Mary Mooney, 84-year-old mother 1 of Tom Mooney, carried her appeal ’ for her son's freedom to the White House today. She came to the White House at ] noon, linsble to see the President 1 personally, she handed her appeal to Theodore Joslin, secretary to the President, calling on Mr. Hoover to erase "this dirty shame on ' your country and your state of California.’’

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Ei G. COVERDALE 1 FUNERAL TODAY Ministers, Legion And Scottish Rite Participate In Last Rites Funeral services for Dr. E. (t. t’overd ile who di ‘d at his home Wednesday evening were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at tin: First Presbyterian church. Burial i was in the Decatur cemetery. Rev. A It. I'Teddi i johann. pastor! Ilf Ihe Zion Reformed church, .le-i I llvered the sermon; Rev. H. W. | i Thompson gave the eulogy, and Rev. r. R. latnman, pastor of the First Christian church read th° I scripture and offered prayer. Special music was furnished by ' Dr. Lawrence Hughes of Elgin, i 111., and Mrs L. A. Holthouse amt , Paul Saurer sang a vocal duet. I Mrs. Fred Smith was the organist ■ and was in charge of the music. Active pall hearers were J. H. Heller, W. A. Klepper. W. P. ; Schrock. C. (’. Schafer. Ira Fuhr- ! man. Dr. Roy Archbold. I. A. ' Kalver and Dr. H. O. All city physicians were hononary j ' pail bearers.. Fifteen girls of the Young! i Peoples Choir of the Presbyterian! i church acted as flower girls. Rev. H. J Jordan of the Presby ! j terian church at Garrett had I charge of the closing service at * ! the grave and presented the flag: I to the widow. This was the Amer-j ; lean Legion service. A ritualistic service was conj ducted by several Fort Wayne I officers of the Scottish Rite and members of the Scottish Rite from ! this city. Members of the Adams County Medical association. the B. P. O. Elks. Masons, and American Legion attended the services in a body. ■ The sermon delivered t>y Rev. Fledderiohann was as follows: Text taken from Psalm 61. verse i 2 "When My Heart is Over whelmed, lead me to the Rock that is Higher Than I." There are seasons in life wheni the human heart is overwhelmed. with sorrow and grief; when faith almost seems foundationless; I (Cl IN I INI’I-?I i OS PAGE TWO) Local Woman's Brother Buried At Springfield Mis. Charles Fisher, son Orval Fisher and family returned Friday from Springfield. O. where they attended funeral services held tor John A. Daug.itry.vs6. who died at his home in Springfield. Sunday. 1 Mr. Daughtry was a former resident of Decatur and a brother of .Mrs. Charles Fisher. For the last 14 1 years he had been employed as a ■ asket glazier at the Springfield Metallic Caske* Company. o HOARDED FUND DRIVE READY 1 i Nation-Wide Drive To Bring Out Money Will Start In Few Days i Chicago, Mar. s.—(U.R)—The zero I hour of the “big push" of the Citi- i zens’ Reconstruction organization i against hoarded dollars neared to- 1 | day. The nation wide organization set i up in three weeks under the direction of Col. Frank Knox at the I order of President Hoover was reported running smoothly and wait- 1 ing only the signal of the Presi- 1 dent's word to be given over a i National radio hook up tomorrow at i 10:15 p. ra. EST. 1 James Keteley, the campaign's < vice-chairman reported today hat- i taiions of community campaigners in every state were ready for an intensive week of Work in bringing hidden dolars back into circulation. In Indiana. Keeley said 194 local branches have been formed, in , Minnesota 118, Wisconsin 87, New , York SI and more than 200 in lowa. ; A similar network cowers other ( slates. i Speaking with President Hoover , on tomorrow’s radio program will ( be Secretary of the Treasury Ogden , (CUNTLNUKLi ON PAGE SIX) 1

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, March 5, 1932.

Lindbergh Servants -Mb Ai left. B“tty Gov. nurse to Lindbergh baby, and at right is Ollie Whatelev. butlei to the Lindberghs.

Trio Found Guilty Lo; Angeles, Mar. 5 — (UP) 7.tree at.ierted ex-Chicago Gangsters today fac"d long terms in San Quentin penitentiary, convicted of kidnaping Mr. and Mrs. E. L. tSeke) Caress for $50,000 ransom uuq e titan a year ago Tlse trio, Ralph bheidon. lantis Frank and Jessie Orsatti. were found guilty by a srperior court last night. They sac? a.penalty of 10 years to life in prison, superior judge Charles S. Burnell set next Wednesday as date for imposing sentence HOOVER STARTS AFTER BANKERS Nerve Soothing Believed Best For Bankers In Present Crisis Washington. Mar. S.—(U.R) —President Hoover is going after the bankers next. The bulk of emergency legislation has been enacted. Treasury plans for “baby bonds" to entice hoarded money from hiding are ready for announcement. Mr. Hoover believes the government’s next big job is to soothe the nerves of frightened bankers. He accepts without reservation the public charge of Senator Glass, Dem,. Va. that the bankers are the worst hoarders of all. That accusation is predicated on the fact that while many tanks were tailing in the past two years, the majority of them have been [liquid in the fullest sense of the word. They have called loans and refused to make new ones in order to accumulate cash reserves against the possibility of runs. White House secretaries are deluged with letters from merchants throughout the United States com-1 plaining that bankers are refusing! to extend credit regardless of how | good the collateral may be. Many of those letters have reached Mr. Hoover's desk. White House opinion is that the bankers are panicstricken and must be reassured. The administration is not expecting that vast numbers of persons will buy the 2 per cent "baby bonds" soon to be offered. They merely are the basis upon which [ Col. Frank Knox, publisher of thei Chicago Daily News, will conduct for Mr. Hoover an anti-hoarding campaign. The interest rate was placed at 2 per cent with the de(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Salesmen Attend Meet The salesmen for the Schafer Com.pany, wholesale hardware, met here today for their monthly meeting. A con erence was held at the company's office on First street this morning and a luncheon was served to the men at the Eat's restaurant at noon. G. H. Wehmeyer vice-president of tire compatTy was chairman of the meeting.

CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE I „ I Light And Power Will Be Shut Oft Hour And Half Sunday P. M. , 1 New connections will be t.ade .■ to the switch board at the City . | Ligh‘ and Power Plant Sunday ( i afternoon from 12 to 1:30 o'clock and city light and power , will be 'shut o f during that period. The connections are mdde a.- , ' part of hooking up tlie new lines ' .•with the distribution now being [ . j built in Decatur. ; Work on the distribution system | is progressing rapidly and the work . lof stringing cable is well under way II It will be about six weeks until the ientire system is completed. The new distribution system ex- | tends from First street, west to the I alley between Fifth and Sixth street ,! When the new system is placed lin operation the old poles on South i Second street and in the territory , . I bound by the new lines will be re- i , moved. t , The Deal Electrical construction ( and engineering company of Fort . Wayne lifts the contract for the i work and approximately $27,000 is being expended in rebuilding the ( electric lines. The nt>v system , ’ forms the first unit in the rebuild , ' ing of the distribution lines in De- | catur. o j BARON DAN IS : assassinated: i i , Powerful Japanese Execu- • five Killed; Murderer 1 Is Arrested ' i I Tokio, Mar. 5.—(U.R)— Baron Tak- ( lima Dan, 74. engineer and head of the powerful Mitsui interests, was j ■ assassinated today by Goro Hishin- , unia, young Japanese from Ibaraki Prefecture. ( The murder was believed to have 1 been in connection with protests .made last December by patriotic factions when the Mitsui interests [reportedly made immense profits i dealing in foreign exchange. Certain Japanese elements con- j sidered the dealings unpatriotic be- , cause Japan was off the gold stan- i dard and the value of the yen was ; unstable. I Ibaraki Prefecture was the home i of the man who assassinated form- i er Finance Minister Junnosuki Inouye. Feb. 9. Baron Dan was shot as he was leaving his automobile .in front of his office. He died within a few j hours. t , Ibaraki Prefecture was tlie home ( of the man who assassinated form- . er Finance Minister Junnosuki In- [ ouye, Feb. 9. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 1

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MAYOR GEORGE DALE, MUNCIE, IS ARRESTED Faces Indictment of Conspiracy to Violate Federal Dry Statutes OTHERS TO BE ARRESTED Muncie, Ind., Mar. S.—(U.R) ;—Mayor George It. Dale of Muncie, one of Indiana’s most colorful figures, was arrested on the city hall steps today on a federal grand jury warrant charging conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws. Chief of Police Frank Massey likewise was arrested on the same charge. Both Dale and Massey were taken to the city jail, but Dale was not placed in a cell. Both were expected to arrange for the $111,(10(1 bond required. Nine more arrests, purportedly of a police captain, several policemen, and a few bootleggers, wore to be made here today. Dale became a national figure in Hie heydey of the Ku Klux Klan in 1927. when hi.s indefatigable attacks on the hooded organization led to one personal attack against him land three contempt of court citations. An’i-klan supporters throughout ■the national railed to his support. Once he was attacked by three or four hooded men on a Muncie street. Although small, elderly and apparently trail. Dale jerked a gun from one of his assailants and routed them witli several shots. It long (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o STATE OF WAR IS DECLARED China Issues New Declaration On Manchurian Government Today Shanghai. Mar. 5.— (U.R) — The Chinese national government Issued a virtual declaration of war on the new independent Manchurian state today while rioting threatened foreign concessions here and Japanese and Chinese forces planned further fighting The first act of-a new military council created by the cerfbtral executive committee of the Chinese government was to order a punitive expedition against the Manchurian state. The committee meeting at Loyang was attended by government and military leaders. According to the opinion of Chinese leaders here, the expedition will be headed by Marshal Chang Hseuh-Liang. ousted as Manchurian overlord by Japanese, and Feng Yu-Hsiang, the “Christian general" who still heahs a powerful military j force. Marshal Chang had a loyal army of 25,00(1 men in the Chinchow area before he ordered his men to retire within the great wall of China at Shanhaikwan. it was not known whether X’hiang Kai-Shek, former government head who sent his armies to aid’ in the defense of Shanghai, would be concerned with tlie Manchurian expo(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Legionnaires To Meet The Adams post of American Legion will hol'd it.i regular Meeting next Monday night at 8 o'dlpck. The meeting lias beep moved up to next Monday night in order that members of the local post can attend the Democratic banquet and rally to ■ he held here Monday Maroh 14. -o Auburn Has Dividend Auburn, Ind., Mar. 5. —(U.R) —-Auburn Automobile Company diftectors declared the regular quarterly’ dividend of $1 with the additional 2 per cent payable in stock at their meeting today. The dividend' is payable April 1, to stockholders of record of March 21, 1932.

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• * Newspaper Published In 1800 Is Exhibited ♦ ♦ An interesting newspaper, commenting on the death of George Washington was brought into the | Daily Democrat office last night by Glenn A. Smiley, Democratic candidate for congressman of the eighth district. ' The paper was the January 4. 1809. edition of the Kingston, New York, Ulster County Gazette. It con-1 tallied articles by John Adams. Samuel Adams, and other Revolutionary war heroes eugolizing the • first president. The paper is in an excellent state l of preservation and is valued at ' SI,OOO. Mr. Smiley received the pap»r fiotn a client, whose grand-fath- | er bought it for $25. i The Obituary read as follows: “On Wednesday last, the mortal > part of Washington the Great-fath-er of his Country, and the friend of . man. was consigned to the tomb, 1 (I'ONTINI'ED ON PAGE FOt'fi) FREE CLINIC I IS PLANNED Tuberculosis Ass’n. To Hold Clinic At Berne Wednesday, March 9 i ' 1 A free tuberculosis clinic will be held at the Berne Evangelical church basement Wednesday, March 9 1 it was announced by Mrs. E. M. Webb, vice-president of the Adams County Tuberculosis Associatiun. ’ today. Dr. W. R. Williamson of the Irene Byron Sanatorium at Fort Wayne will be the examining physician and Mrs. Marguerite Cramer, also of Irene Byron will assist. Examination of persons who have tuberculosis or who might have th ■ disease will take place, and the patients in turn will be referred to their physicians for treatment. No prescriptions will lie given at the clinic, it was stated. Ihe clinic is open to anyone tn Adams County, and persons living in the southern half of the county are especially urged to take advantage o: this opportunity. The clinic will be conducted similiarly to one held in Decatur a year ago. Those who will attend the clinic are requested to use the east entrance to the church basement. ExanqinationS will be conducted throughout the entire day. Purchases Tire Store Giles Porter of this city purchased Lie St. Marys Tire store at St. Marys, Ohio and will move the entire stock of tires and accessories to this city, he announced today. The store in the Ohio city will be closed. DEJUTE YOUTH FOUND ALIVE Two Kidnapers Arrested And Admit Abduction of Young Boy Niles. O-. March S—(UP) —Jimmy De Jute- 12 kidnapped here last Wednesday 10 hours after the infant son of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh was taken from their Hopewell, N. J. home was restored to his frantic parents today. Officers from Youngstown found the boy in an abandoned gambling house at the edge of the city after receiving a "mysterious" tip. They arrested Dowell Hajjgrave, 31. and John DeMarco, 30, both of Youngstown, who were found with tlie Trumbull county jail at Warren, the lx>y. Officers said they admitted fAlff tidnaping. "fhey were taken to The two men had been with Jimmy since his abduction, they said. They .(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Approval Again Refused Washington. Mar. S.—(U.R) —Tlie bouse expenditures committee today for the third time refused to report favorably Chairman Cochran's bill for consolidation of tlie war and navy departments.

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NURSE'S SUITOR PROBED AGAIN: TRACE ACTIONS State Organizes Group To Dicker With Abductors of Baby Lindy PARENTS STILL RETAIN HOPES Hartford, (.oiin- Mar (U.R) 'Die exact whereabout’; of Henry Johnson, suitor of the Lindbergh babv's nursemaid, on the night the bttbv was kidnaned brought lurlher questioning of him loth'. He has told one store. Authorities are representing as doubting it. Shortly after the fill night questioning of him had been interrupted. Prosecutor Hugh M. Alcorn announced: "He is being held on th>» strength of his c.wn story." The dapper red haired Johnson, who lias admitted keeping company witn prettv Betty Gow, the nursemaid, for three years, > - | portedly has told authorities h > had a date at 8 p.m. with Betty Tuesday evening — the kidnaping evening. This was not kept, ft was said. 1 At 9:15. according to his story I he left for Hartford. Conn., in ni< I automoDSle and arrived at Hartford at 1:30 a. m. Wednesday. I Against this, authorities are reprei senled as having received inform;:* ’ tion that he did not arrive in Hartford until 3:30 p. m. Wdnesday. ‘ Meanwhile Mrs W. T. Sherman, at whow home Johnnon hvv<l n Englewood. N. J., said that Johnson was at her home throughout ‘ Tuesday evening not retiring uu--1 til 9 a.m. Wednesday. She woiUJ ' not discuss his movements Tues(CONTI N’t ’HI ♦ ON PAGE SIX> MISSIONARY BADLY BEATEN .Japanese Troops Whip American Woman; Motive Not Made Known Shanghai, Mar. 6 (Sunday) - (U.R)—Miss E. Rose Marlow. American teacher at a Baptist mission school, was severely beaten yesterday by Japanese reservist troops while inspecting the ruions of her school at Chapei, American consular officials were informed today. Miss Marlow, it was learneg, was struck in the face and beaten with sticks. It was not learned what provoked the attack. The teacher, attached to tha Shun Tak Girl’s school, affiliated with Hie Southern Baptist mission. has been a resident of tho Orient for some time. Protests were sent to Japanese authorities by the United States consulate, which demanded <iti investigation of the affair. Miss Marlow was taken from Shanghai to Hongkong today to ! convalesce from her injuries. Transient Dies Friday — John Clodfetter. 50, of Ottumwa, la., a trinsient who landed at Berne Monday evening on a freight train from the south, and wjto was at. the time seriously ill. With pneumonia. died Friday afternoon at 1:3'» o'clock at th> Adams County MeMorial Hoefptal. Clodfetter was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening for treatment. The body was removed to the Bierie and Yager morgue at. Berne, awaiting instructions from relatives. Negroes Wait Action Indianapolis. March 5 - (UP) Three negroes accused o plotting robbery of the office of Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state, awaited Giand Jury action today following a hearing in mu-incipal court before Judge William H. Shea.ter. Two of the suspects, William Sins gleton and Ernest Martin, are said ■ to have sighed statements admit) i ing they planned the robbery for February 15. John F. Johnson, *wh<> i was employed in Mayr's office, denied lie was implicated.