Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 17 March 1932 — Page 1

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Eed bank I- lief bill I IS IN SENATE Kiiiil.lHHi Measure l> Hjdeil |n (.lass GenSerai Bank Bill ■ \M FLOW MB ill RL<EIMES Hhingten. Mar. 17—<U-P' Bitu.""".""" . I 1 , 1 '"; del" "1 '.ailed ■„. .de Sa<‘par: "I the l"i)g <k’|H . hanking organ|M‘ .-!"■ ‘tian ot !■ . ..I . u hi. Ii me |M,. . ii—.>■'> ■ ■ i. |M . . to proM 11, ■ pel m.incut ■ ..,..( v. i.i obtained ■ i -ii M r banks ■, ■ . -d by Senator ■ r>.- ir V.i ‘lam the flow , ■ , ..,i,i.i i.- I' wotiltid im- | ■, .. end M..-. ■ .d' l able bank- - - . \pel ted to de-' bill - ' b.it bank offi- . unsafe nnd tcmov~ni. lined and imMtWIJJ' I.\ f'M'.K SIX) oMower Sale Planned ■ liei'.i Th.-i.i Tail Sorority I I'lowet Sale ■lii■ .1 ’ oim>-> ly occupied ' H Narmnal .' j.,d In cent store I ■ K-onil -tr.-, I. on Saturday. l ■ .'*■ i' ua-. announced today : I r : plants, and I ■ ‘.i .I ..old on that ■ md till nnished by Don H ;. manager ot the Decatur ■ <o.’, in-,lers may also ■mi-d tn nt-mher.- of the sor , ■’ ailvatn-e of the sale. KAL WOMAN KXPIRES TODAY ■• Barbara Ramsey Is ■tim of Kidney Trouh- ■; Funeral Saturday y Barbara Ramsey. 77. Decayotnan die,| at her home. 816 ■' Walnut street, at 1 o'clock Bafternoon of kidney trouble, ■had been ill for three months. ■’ Ramsey was born in Van | K tounty. Ohio, February 20. B the daughter ot Albert and ih Finkhousen. she was units " marriage to J. B. Ramsey in ember 1904. He preceded her hath. living are three sons and e daughters: Mrs. Lewis i tMy of Van Wert, O.; Mrs. ,fey Cox of Convoy, O.; Mrs. ‘ Debolt of this city; W. H. l of near Decatur; Richard *<“ of Van Wert, O„ and O. ■W of Decatur; 25 grand«n *nd 7 great grandchilr*'° brothers, Fred Finkof Decatur and John Flnknof Middleburg, Ohio, also / body was removed t 0 the , Bla( ' k Funeral Parlors and ' taken to the home Friday ' n k. where friends may view Biairs after one o’clock Fria‘ternoon. unerai services will be held h afternoon at 2 o’clock at ' m< “ "" h Rev A ' R - Fledder- ' P , astor of the Zion Rechurch, officiating Burial the Decatur cemetery, X l chTeh n ’^ tTe ~ Fnited iin» , lrc IWI ' continue each l nd servi ces begin at 7:15 “ Tonight will be Sunday *•*>“» with special numbers nbetJ, by the Sunda >’ S( ' h( >ol

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♦- * ■ NOAH'S DAY Umdon, Mar. 17. (U.R) Today is the 6,100th anniversary of the beginning of Noah’s trip i in the ark, more or less. Modern theologians agree that Noah sailed March 17 but are not stlre about the year. Harold Penke* an English antiquar- * lan. sets the date somewhere ] between 4250 B. C. and 4200 I , B. C. According to ancient calendar markers and experts, the skipper anti his animals were ' afloat until April 29 when they landed on Mount. Ararat The *' flood wiped out two groups who had settled in the Hat Il country of the Tigris and Ett- ’| phrates but the headman of a low lying village ot Shuruppak built a boat and escaped. Noah | is supposed to have lieen the I ' | headman. CONFIRM ANTS ARE ANNOUNCED I I Decatur, Magley Reformed Churches Plan Annual Services Sunday —' | i Confirmation services for the cated church will take place next Sun led church will take place nevt Sun■lday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The i pastor of the church. Rev. A. It. .: Flodderjohann will direct hi.s ser-1 I mon message to the class on the l.subject." Putting On The whole Ar- i ~ mor O, God". Tne members of the' iclass will sing a church hymn as i their class song, “ lhe Church’S) I One Foundation". The church choir will slag a selection in honor ot the class, "Th< Ijird is Near ". . 'The menvliers of the Conlirm.i- ' tion class of 1932 are: Bernice Bei neke, Helen llrintzeuhofe. Bernice Pklrford. Margaret Poling. Robert | i AsMtaucher. Itidwr: Brodbei k, Robj ert Fritzinger. William Frit zinger, I j Vernon Frauhiger. laiutes Meyer. ! I William Schafer. Magley Church The Salem Reformed church at j Magley will also have the Confir- I imation services on Sunday. Rev. | I David Grether, pastor o the ehtirch i tCONITNUKD ON PACE SIX) o Report Is Approved i Washington, Mtircn 17 —(UP) I The house today voted formal ap- , proval of the conference repot t on I I the Norris-l-agitardis anti-injune-1 I tlon bill. Similar action by the Senate will send the bill to President Hoover for signature. Pocketbook Is Rifled While Mrs. Anton Thieme of Union township was attending the funeral of h°r uncle. William Bischoff ' at Huntintton yesterday, someone ' rifled her pocketbook and stole about three dollars in cash. Mrs. Thieme iplaeed her pocketibook on a d.e.sser in the Bischoff home and 1 i when she returned to the house, she found that her pocketbook had been opened and the money ta.ten from ’ it. Mr. Thieme and son also attended the funeral. GERMANS STOP REVOLT MOVEi I Civil War Threats Are Investigated ;Fascist Headquarters Raided I Berlin, Mar. 17.—(URb-Prussian police raided fascist headquarters 1 and branches today on information ( alleging that they planned to mo- ( bilize their storm battalions for ( ■ civil war. An official Prussian government 1 statement said the raids were intended to frustrate fascist prepar- , atioifs to grasp power by violence. : The raids were made through 1 all Prussia by the efficient Prussian police force. The Nazis had hoped to control that police force , by winning conTrol of the Pruss- , ian diet in the April 24 elections. , The search was ordered by the , Prussian ministry of the interior. , Defeat of the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. In the presidential election. , and rumors of an attempted fascist , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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CONFIRMATION CLASSES WILL BE RECEIVED Lutheran Churches To Hold Services Next Sunday, March 20 PALM SUNDAY IS OBSERVED l'iitv-two children in Admits counlv will be coiilii-ni-icd :il the various Lutheran I churches in Adams counlv ami Decatur, I’ahn Sunday. ! March 20. it was announced | today. The special coni irination services will Itc held at the I morning sessions and the i names of the confirmants have ; been announced by the different I pastors. Local Church Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor of | the Zion Lutheran church of this | city has announced the names of : seven children to be confirmed i Sunday. They are: Ruth Alt, 1 Viola Ellsworth. Katherine Biebi erieh. Florence Reidenbaeh. Robert Mvers. Henry Bieberich ami Alliert Keller. Union Township Rev. M J Frosch of the Emmanuel Lutheran church in Union township announced the following names: Helen Weiland. Linda ' Marbach. Monema Blakey. Mar- . eella Bleeke, Julia Krueckeberg. ■ Amanda Krueckeberg. Gertrude I Schultz. Carl Mi-scoff, Otto Krueckeberg. and Alton Steele. St. John's Rev. R. Treulzsch of the St. John's Lutheran c hurch announced j the toll.Twing Alvin; - . lUilumeerx. ' Elda Fuhrman, Luella Scheuniann. , I'Tcd M.iiland and Louis Zwick. Friedheim Rev. C. B. Preuss, pastor of the , Friedl)eim Lutheran enurcii named I the following: Evelyn Fuhrman. ! Herbert Buuc-k. Armand Erxbeben. *Paul Fuhrman. Gilbert Biomen- | berg. Walter Droege. Ervin GailI meier. Willcert Reinking. 'Adalbert ‘ Conrad and Edgar Wente. St. Paul's Rev. Robert Gaiser of the i Paul Lutheran church announced I the following; Margaret Bieberich, ■ Viona Kirchner. Leona Selking. i Velma Ehlerding. Walter Holfman. i Alvin Macke. Norltert Hegerfeld, ..•ex rixi i:i‘ ON PAGE ri VE> CHINESE RAID COMMUNITIES Officials Captured By Guerillas Who Capture Towns Near Mukden Tokio. March 17—(UP)—Chinese Guerillas raided two towns in the viPinity of Mukden and kidnapped several officials, Japanese n.'itary headquarters reported from Manchuria today. A force of 300 bandits attacked the walled city of Chuanc’hohosien, capturing the Chinese mayor and several town leaders. Another group raided the Anshan iron works near Yantai and kidnaped Engineer H. Kurnshlma, a Japanese. Orter has been restored in most of the other districts now under (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) St. Patrick’s Dav — The feast of St. Patrick was observed today and the sons and descendants of the Island of the Shamv rock, carried a smile and wore the green. At the city hall, a banquet of green carnations graced the desk of M. J. Mylott, superintVident of the city light plant, a gift from those employed by the city. No public program marked the observance of the day. o New Automobile Has Late Type Tires Miss Gladys Schindler, Instructor of Music in the Decatur high school has purchased a uew Chevrolet Cabrolet through the Neering Chevrolet Sales of this city. The car is equipped with new Goodyear Air wheels which were put on by the Conrad Tire Service, and is the first car to appear in this city equipped with Airwheels.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 17. 1932.

To Measure Cosmic Rays "A ■Pn./; 3 H SIHHk . ■2. - -swot.' - ■*»wi«»i>i«MM«rawn~iTrrrTi«irmi-r»- • r Professor Arthur H. Compton, University of Chi-ago physicist an 1 Nobel Prize winner, is shown here with new aparatus especially con--tructed for measuring the intensity of cosmic rays. Dr. Compton will j visit mountain ranges of Panama, Pern. New Zealand. Australia. i Hawaii ami Alaska, making im asurements in each of these areas.

CANTATA WILL BE PRESENTED Rural High Schools To Give Sacred Cantata Friday, March 25 I The seven rural high schools of Adams County will unite in present ing a sacred cantata. “Christ Victorious", at the Mennonite church in Berne, Friday evening, Match 25, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, it was announced by Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent, today. Two hundred pupils will participate in the cantata, which is being directed by Mrs. Ruth Mahoney of Geneva. The public is invited to ( attend, and following the program a free will offering will be lilted for the benefit of the rural high schools Preceding the cantata, a musical program will be presented it was announced. The cantata, whiph is of a sacred nature, is considered a very impressive one and appropriate for the Easter season. Music directors of the rural high schools, who are assisting in the production include: Miqjs Dorothy Sprunger, Hartford; Mrs. Ruth Mahoney. Wabash township; Miss Leia Kabertson, Jefierson township; Miss Lavon 4'hristener, Monroe; Mrs. Velma Fortney, Kirkland township and Pleasant Mills, and R. A. Eudalv, Monmouth. GOTTSCHALK SPEAKS HERE Holy Name Society Is Host to State Senator Wednesday Night State senator Thurman A. Gottschalk of Berne gave an Interesting talk before members of the Holy Name society of the St. Mary's Catholic church at the monthly meeting of the society held Wednesday evening at the K. of C. Hall. ! 'Senator Gottschalk told of his experience in the legislature, his service on the state budget committee and of his official visits to stale institutions. He told of several experiences he and members of the budget committee had at the hospital for the insane and of the details necessary in the operation of the state institutions. Jared ReeJ. president of thqgsociety presided at the meeting. The meeting was attended by a large number of the members.

Will Pay Dividends Indianapolis, March 17- (UP)--II A dividend of more than $661>.00() will he paid before May 1 by the defunct Citizens National Bank of Kokomo, closed six months ago. it was announced after a conference ’ of treasury officials and bank authorities. J. E. Fonts, sti/ervi-'or of receivers in the Controller's office, ruled I. that the last day for publication 1 | of notice of claims would >»• May 7 ' I but that due to the urgent need 11 for release of funds in Kokomo, the •I dividend will be jiaid about May 1. ROOSEVELT IS MAKING GAINS 1 North Dakota Voters In Democrat Primary Give f Easterner Majority i Bismarck. N. D.. Mar. 17. —(U.R) —A United Press tabulation of i votes from 1,178 North Dakota pre- . cincts today gave Gov. Franklin D. • Roosevelt of New York a command- . ing majority in the democratic t presidential preference primary over his Oklahoma opponent. Gov. William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray. The vote, as reported to the United Press from more than of the state's 2.192 precincts, was: Roosevelt 29,967 Murray 17.251 Majority 12.716 The first test of the New York i executive against the "grass roots" ''candidacy of .Murray indicated > I strong Roosevelt sentiment even in rural sections of this wheat growing state which, had been counted I as favorable to the Oklahoma governor. While the missing returns are largely from country precincts, political observers believed it im- . possible these votes would go cohnter to the strong Roosevelt , trend evidenced throughout the state. Outside of the Murray-Roosevelt contest greatest ititerest was cen- ! tered on the huge democratic vote. 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ♦ - —♦ I GOLDBERG ARRESTED Chicago. Mar. 17.—(U.R)— lea ' | dore Goldberg was booked today on a charge of peddling / without a license. He was ar- , rested by Detective Patrick . ■ ; Murphy who found him selling ■ i green carnations and sham- ’ j rocks. ♦ ♦

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OFFICERS ARE DISCOURAGED — (’lues Prove Futile In Lindbergh Kidnaping; Much Concern Felt Hopewell. N. J.. Mar. 17—<U.R>— State police today reported new | discouragement ami the blasting of what ha 1 seemed three promts-1 Ing leads Io the kidnapers of little Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr' The forenoon bulletin to the 1 press was entirely negative. Col. JI. Norman Schwarzkopf, from the Lindbergh home, tersely acknowledged th» failure of three more of the scant stock of leads which police have unearthed in their investigation of the kidnaping. C. Leandro Lightloot of Franklin Park. N. J., reported that he had found the chisel which had been missing from his tool chest and which police thought might have been used by the kidnapers. Col. Schwartzkopf. while not definitely abandoning the evidence offered by Lightfoot, indicated he did not consider tiiis lead of great importance. Lightfoot had reported his two German servants disappeared t.ie night of the kidnaping under peculiar circumstances. The. hope that the baby held in Preston, la., qiight be the missing Lindbergh baby, was definitely disproved by Col. Schwartzkopf. He said the Lindberghs had received telegraphic descriptions of the Preston baby anu it had birthmarks which the Lindbergh baby does not have. I The 1 "dark line” sedan clue al- - so was reported as a dead trail. 1 Police having heard that a sedan » aY»NTINUI-N» OX PAGE SIX) FIRST INCOME REPORTS MADE Collections Are Higher Than Expected by Government Agencies 1 Washington. Mar. 17. —(U.R) —The treasury today made its first tabuI lation of March 15 income tax pay- • ments and reported an initial collection of 112.645.765. On the corresponding date last year, collection ot $13,000,006 was reported by the treasury. The tax collections reported in I today's treasury statement repre- . rented only a small part of the taxes actually paid on March 15, as it requires some time for officials in the various Internal revl enue offices to tabulate the returns. The income tax receipts listed for March 15 tvere lartfer than exj pected being only about $350.0011 f less than collections on the corresponding day last year. However, officials said they did not expect the first quarter payments to total , more than $175,000,000. last year . $335,000,060 was paid during the first quarter. Total income taxes paid this . month through March 15 were $44.f 701,384. compared with $58,124,904 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MELLETT ALSO ■ FACES CHARGE ' i Anderson Mayor M ill Be Arrested As Soon As Health Permits — > Indianapolis, March 17—(UP) — ; Mayor Jesse H. Mellett of Ander- • son was indicted two weeks ago on charges of conspiracy to violate Federal Prohibition laws, it was ■ revealed in Federal court here to- . day, U. S. District Attorney George R. Jeffries explained that the indict- ’ ment had not been divulged due to Mellett’s serious illness. He had been confined in the Methodist hospital here several weeks. The true bill against Mellett charged that he took liquor from - the Anderson police station and distributed it among friends. The indictment also changed that Mellett took "protection” money from bootleggers. ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

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Meeting Is Announced The Adams County Holiness Association will hold its rojular month--11 ly meeting next Sunday, March 20 at the St. Paul Church, located two I miles south of the County Farm. I The meeting will open at 2 o'clock, central standard lime. Rev. (). O. Lower of Van Wert. | Ohio will deliver the 'address for I the afternoon program, and Miss ; Juno Kesler, also of Van Wert, will assist in .singing. The public Is invited to attend ’(this meetug DEATH CLAIMS MRS. FRANKLIN Wife of Decatur M. E. Minister Dies After Three-Week Illness ■ Mrs. Ruby Carroll Franklin. 43, 'wife of Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor "lot the First Methodist Episcopal ’ (church of this city, died at 2 o’clock ’|this morning a< the Methodist Hospital. Fort 'i'ayne. Death was /causes] by streptococcus meningitis | and influenza following an illness ot three weeks. Mrs. Franklin’s condition had (been serious the past two days. 'Wednesday afternoon she was removed to the Methodist hospital in Fort Wayne for special treatI ment. Mrs. Franklin was a loving moth•|er. having the interests of her fam'lily foremost in her life. She was f'aLso active in church work, being ’ a devoted member of the Metho-i (dist .Episcopal church, the Ladies ■ Aid. Missionary societies, and /sang in the church choir. She was . a member of the Ladies Sbakesi peare Club and the Research clntj. She came to this city two years ’ago with her husband and family land during that time was beloved |by all who knew her. Mrs. Franklin was born in Char- , h ltsville. Indiana. January 11, 1889, .the daughter of Mr. and Mi's. W. 'H. Carroll, who iive al Shirley, I Ind. She was united in marriage |’o Rev. B. H. Franklin, who sur,l vives, together with four children, 'Elizabeth. Benjamin H. Jr.. Kathjeryn, and Mary Jeanne, all at home. Six brothers and sisters also survive. They arc Russell Carroll > of Indianapolis; Mrs. Hazel May of . Anderson; Mrs. Beryl Edmunson of Indianapolis; Loren Carroll of Shir-j . ley; Miss Lois Carroll, of Shirley: (CONTINUED ON PAGE I'OUtt) O LESLIE ORDERS HIGHWAY DELAY I Says He Wants “Facts” Concerning Contract For Road Building / Indianapolis. March 17—(UP) — I Director John J. Brown of the state ' highway commission was under orders from Governor Harry G. LesI lie today not to sign the pavii.X conI tract for the Madfson-Versailles road. Leslie said he wanted "to get the facts" in the ease before the contract is let. Before the Governor stepped in. I award the contract to Ray L. Hartite highway commission planned to I ria, Fort Wayne for $366,780.42, for ! Rock Asphalt. This bid was $123.-1 | 054.49 higher than the Bituminous ■ retread bid and $16,131.65 higher ! I than concrete bid. Brown said he did not know what I action would next be taken, al-1 ! though the commisssion meets aI >ain next Wednesday. Match Monopoly King Is Believed Suicide Estonia, March 17 — (UP) — M. Matgus. Director of the Estonian match molopoly, was found dead yesterday and was bellevgd to have committed suicide, police revealed today. I n School Suits Cleaned To show their loyalty and appreciation to the Decatur high school Yellow Jackets', 1932 sectional champs, who went to the finals in Ihe regional tournament, the Farr Laundry is cleaning the corduroy jackets and trouser for members of the team, free of charge. The purple and gold suits will be cleaned and pressed for the members of ihe team, who will attend the State tournament at Indianapolis this week-end.

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WAGE CUTTING TO BE GENERAL FOR EMPLOYES Two Plans Proposed At Present; Some Favor 20 Per Cent. Cuts CONGRESSMEN ARE AFFECTED Washington, Mar. 17 House leaders have decided to sponsor a general ledefal salarv reduction hill. Chairman Bvrns ol Ihe appropriations committee told the I'niled Press today. Bvrns said the measure would 'lie readv for submission b» Ihe house Ihe middle of next week. The extent of the reduction bin not yet been fixed. Byrns favo-< a graduated scale which would ’><• light on small salaries but rea. h 26 per cent on members of coni gress, who receive SIO,OOO a your. I Others want a flat 16 per cent cut. The maneuver was regarded is part of the drive of leaders to get. the sales tax through the house. ■ The fact that the decision was reached in the midst of the tux; fight supported that impression Byrns said he had appoirft.e.l Rep. John N. Sanlin. Dem.. Ist., as - chairman of a subcommittee to i draft the legislation. He said it ; would be thrust before the house ■ j as soon as the tax bill is out of ; the way. I To assure early action, it prob- » ably will be offered as an amend- - ment to the legislative appropriation bill providing the salaries and < expenses of members of congres . ' ho said. 1! "The deficit is growing and 11..' I 1 udget must be balunveil." said . Byrns. "Everyone must help to make the sacrifice. We had hoped il (the salary cut) Could be avoided. but it looks now like we will ■ have to adopt that along with our . other reductions in order to aid itt the effort to balance the budget." The decision marks a change )f . ( front on the part of the Demo>l cratic leaders who ate in centre! |i of the house. Up to now they h:v---f I '| H'ON'I INUICD ON. PAG I'. lAVo) O- —— Stucky Funeral Friday 'Funeral services will be hold Friday afternoon lor Ale Stucky. 62. who dead at his li.mie in Linn Grove Wednesday nooh. The services will be held at 1 o'clock i Friday afternoon at the home of his brother. Charles Stuckey in Hartford Township and at 2 o’clock at the Geneva Methodist Church. I Burial will be made in the West Lawn cemetery, west of Geneva. Will Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Holsapple. will go to Anderson, Friday afternoon where they will attend the funeral services,to be held for Mrs. Holsap; le s brother-in-law E. W. Collis. Mr. Collis, 86. died at his homo in Anderson, Wednesday morning. He was a Civil War Veteran, having served in the same regiment with Norve BlacMmrn. deceased. GREW IS SAVED AS SHIP BURNS (Fishing Schooner Burns To Sea Level; Crew Is Removed Safely Norfolk. Va.. Mar. 17. (U.R) - The master and crew of the fishing schooner Ruth Mildred were brought safely ashote today from their craft wltcilt caught fire and burned to the water's edge last; night. Other vessels from the fishinti fleet operating out of Hampton, Va.. went to the Ruth Mildred's assistance immediately' after the fire broke out. Half an hour after th efire negan. the master of the Ruth Mildred and her crew of five were taken aboard the schooner Ariel which came into port th a morning. The Ruth Mildred caught fire about 25 miles east by south < f Chesapeake lightship off the entrance to Chesapeake Bay The (CONTINURiy ON PAGE SIX)