Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1932 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday hy THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Entered at the Decatur. Ind., Post Office as Second Class Matter. J. H Heller Pros, and Gen. Mgr. A. it Holthouse iSec’y Ac Hus. Mgr. Dick 1). Holler Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies $ .02 One week, by carrier .10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, l«y mail 3.00 One year, at office 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones Elsewhere 13.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER. Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue. New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. Tile President's economy program is a move in the right direction even if it is a couple of years slow. Daylight saving time has been tried here three years and there are numerous complaints. Let’s try standard a while now. Adams county was one of the lowest in the state for divorces last year but at that we had sixteen more than we ought to have had. The U. S. government now has a two-billion dollar deficit and it is predicted we will have to meet a three billion dollar one this year. Evidently the tinkering at Washington hasn't met the situation if that occurs. President Hoover’s son was fined seven dollars and costs for violation of the speed ordinance in Los Angeles. A little tough but there seems to be no reason why he should be granted any special privileges. This county has reduced taxes more than $200,000 this year as compared to last, an excellent showing and one that ought to prove that our officials generally are in favor of such a program. They deserve your support rather than your criticisms when they perform that way. Babe Ruth’s salary is a large one but he again proved that he is worth it yesterday when he stepped to the plate the first time up for the Yankees and knocked one over the fence for a homer and then just to prove it wasn’t an accident repeated it in the fourth inning. And the fans like that. Baseball is again the king of sports. All over this Country yesterday the game opened the '32 season and millions of fans cheered and talked over the line-ups. decided the pennant winners and picked their heroes. From now until next October this game will be on the sport pages and then comes the world series, always the outstanding event of the year for sport lovers. One of the facts we notice in the Literary Digest wet and dry straw

BARGAIN E X C U R SIO N to ST. LOUIS $4.75 . Next Saturday Slightly higher for Friday departure. Return limit Monday. TOLEDO $2.25 Every Sunday BASEBALL Opening Games Chic. Cubs at St. Louis, Apr 17 Cleveland at St. Louts. Apr. 24 Low WEEK END FARES Leave Saturdays. Return Monday following date of sale. 6Cc Bluffton SI.BO Frankfort 05c Marion $1.50 Kokomo Correspondingly low rates Io many other points. For tall information consult ticket agent NICKEL PLATE RAILROAD

Ivote is that only about twenty pet ] cent of the twenty million ballots I sent out Uaje been returned. What's ] I the answer to that? It may be a 'ack of iaterest but rather would I we think it indicates that the great I majority feel that such a vote, unofficial of course as it is. does not matter any way and do not bother 'to fill it out. Some day perhaps Iwe will find out how accurate the I poll has been. One of the strongest boosters for it special session of the Indian i 1 1legislature is a wild-eyed fellow' I from Lake county who attracted attention a year ago when he assumed the position of leader of the unemployed. leading a ciravan to Indianapolis where he demanded tin reasonable aid from the officials. It is said he has prepared a joint resolution to be offered if the seas-1 ion is called, demanding $25,000,000 tor distribution. Where the monev , I is to come from he says is none of ihis business. That’s the trouble] lot those who have it. And strange! las it may seem there are members (who are willing to help such a cause. It is serious enough that' the legislature will have to convene next January. I For some reason or other price' of wheat have advanced the past few days and it is being predicted I ] that farm crop prices will from, now on assume a healthier point i t han for some years. That would Ibe glorious and we don't care so I | much as to what causes it as we | do the reliability of the report and I the stability of the prices. Those] engaged in the business say its I I assured if the government will quit meddling but we doubt that. Per-; haps some of those engaged in the' grain business in centers like Chi-j cago would not care for the senate committee investigating the stock I markets of Wall street to turn their' ’attention to the pits. The use of many lots in Decatur, I rent free, have been secured by the ] United Charities and now they are' asking that potatoes, corn aud to-1 Imatoe plants be donated so that' ' those who so desire lnr can't at I ford it may have the privilege of raising gardens. This will prove ! a splendid act towards taking care of the needy. In this connection we want to take the opportunity! |ot thanking those who have man I aged the local charity association. | jThey have taken care of the needy] in this community without making] | a great fuss, at small expense and I in the best manner of any place we] | know of. It is safe to give them 'authority and the assistance they I ask. At this particular time we i lean help them by providing lots and | ’helping the gardeners to get necesIsary supplies. Lessons In English I| i » —-—*| Wotds often misused: Do uot say. i The arrangement of these things are satisfactory." Say "is satisfac- i lory." Arrangement is the singular subject. Often mispronounced: Pathos. Pronojmce pa thos, irst syllable as I pay, o at in of mot as in no), and , accent first syllable. Often misspelled: Fricassee. Ob- ] serve the see. I Synonym.': Irony, sarcasm, sa- , [lire. Word study: “U o a word three ( j times and it is yours." Let us in-| I crease our vocabulary by mastering ; i one word each day. Today’s word | I Emulate; to strive to equal or ex- I led. "Please try to emulate bis ex- ’ I ample.” a » I Household Scrapbook | --ny-- | j ROBERTA LtE ■■ ■ ■ — 1 ■ * ▼ White,Silk • | When laundering while silk gar- ■ I mepts, dissolve a teaspoon of I powdered borax in enough cold water to cover the article that Is ’ to be washed and let it soak about I an hour. Wash in tepid water and I lauds, and the silk will not turn] yellow. Dainty Sandwiches When one wishes to make fancyshaped sandwiches, try slicing the ■ bread lengthwise of the loaf. There ; will be more' surface to cut the dis-1 feient shapes and less waste o.’ the ! bread. Colic Colic can often, be relieved in a ; I young baby by rubbing his back, or I I by wrapping him uj> very warmly.

Millionaire Gang Victim Beal Chair Seven Times * * * » * * Poultry King, Slain by Gangdom, Once Convicted of Murder, Had Escaped Legal Execution Many Tinies—Made Million in Ten Years. . cJoSEPH. X &ARNETT Cohen Bass J Alfred E- Smith Slain by gunmen upon the doorstep of his palatial Brooklyn, N. Y. home Joseph Cohen, czar of the poultry industry, met the fate he escaped seven times at the hands of constituted law and order. Convicted in 1917 of the murder of Barnett Bass, Cohen was sentenced to die in the electric chair. From then until 1920, when his sentence was commuted to twenty years’ imprisonment by Governor Alfred E. Smith, Cohen was continually in the death house at Sing Sing. Seven times he ate his last dinner before execution and each time he lived to have breakfast, reprieves having been granted at the last moment. His narrowest escape was when he beat the chair by seven minutes, the Executive reprieve coming just as he was being led to the “hot seat.” Through the medium of high-priced legal talent, Cohen won his freedom in 1922 and since then to the time of h's death had amassed a million dollars. His execution by gangland proves once more that the grip of the long arm of gangland is far more relentless than that of the law of the State, for he never even knew of his sentence. There was no appeal, nor high-priced lawyer te find a knot-hole that would circumvent the law of the underworld. Three gunmen drove to Cohen s home and pumped bullets into his body before the horrified eyes of his wife closing the feud that began with the murder of Barnett Bass.

New York. April 13. - Tint thei I grip of the long arm of gangland is I more relentless than that of con i-titnted law and order has been ' proven once more by the murder of ]J< seph Cohen. New York poultry ; millionaire. Cohen was slain by three gun- ■ men on the do-.rstep of his palatial Brooklyn home before the eyes of 1 his horrified wife. The death decree by fils own kind —which police believe signaled the start of a new ; war among poultry racketeers — jwa carried out with efficiency ■and dispatch. There were no ap- ; peals and no stays of execution : The story of Cohen is a s'range i one. for it is a matter of history ; that he escaped execution at the ! hands of the law no less than seven i times. Convicted in 1917 of the murder of Barnett Bass. Cohen was sentenc jed to die in the electric ciiair. From then until 1920 when Gov. Alfred E. Smith commuted bis sentence | to twenty years' imprisonment. Co- ; | ten was almost continually in the death house. Seven times he ate | wliat was to be his last dinner be |fore execution, but each time a reI prieve saved him to eat breakfast It lie following morning. His narrowest escape from the “hot seat" was on the occasion 'when an application for a reprieve ! wa.s filed with Governor Smith at 1’0:39 o’clock on the night before Cohen was to die. The Governor Ithought the execution was schedI tiled for a week from that date and | laid the application aside. It was | not until half an hour before Cohen ’was to start on the last mile that the error was discovered and the < rder of reprieve from the Exei u ♦ Itive Mansion at Albany arrived at (the prison just seven minutes before the time for the throwing of the fatal s’witch. The murder of Barnett Bass, for ] which Cohen was convicted, wa 'one of the firs: racket murders land also one of the first in which an automobiif s- was used by the. 1 slayers.

♦ k _ .. 4 .Modern Etiquette I j —by— ROBERTA LEE - — ♦ Q, What -hould women wear! I when makin- calls? A. A tailored suit, or an alterI noaii dre.s. Q. May one not the arms or eli bow i on the table while eating? A. t is not good form. Q. Is a telephtne number used on social stationery? I -A. No. * TWENTY YE AILS V AGO TODAY • | I I From the Daily Democrat File Athletic Meet between Bluffton I tnd Decal ur. to be held here Satur i ; da" Msy 11. Mr-. L. C. DeVoss and daughter Doris, visited Mrs. D. M. Robins in ]

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I While the motive for the killing ■ has never been definitely established. it was commonly attributed to j Baff's stubborn resistance to the de- i ma mis of the poultry trust that was then gaining power in the New York markets. I’.aff had been dodging his assjs | sins for a year, during which eight attempts were made on his life, be i fore he was finally put "on the] spot" by the self-same tactics cm ' I loved by gangdom today. A tele ; phone call, purporting to be from | a near friend, enticed the merchant to the position where his murder-1 i rs waited in an automobile and he ; aid the penalty for his defiance of gangland’s decree. That was back in 1911. when' automobiles were still a curiosity, nd it was an easy matter for detectives to trace the killers' car. Six men were arrested, but Cohen | was said to be the guiding hand ] behind the gang. After his many reprieves, appeals | and retrials. Cohen finally won his' fieedom in 1922. having spent near ] ly eight years in courts and pris-1 ons. He at once set about build ] trg up the bi’.sine - he had lost] and how well he succeeded may be gauged fr m the fact that ten years after ho came out of prison, broken and penniless, he was worth a mil lion dollars. Not only did he pile up a fortune, hut he also improved his social standing. He entertained lavishly and was known as a genial host. Few of his prosperous neighbors even suspected that the wealthy and benevolent Joe Cohen was the same man who had seven times been under the shadow of the elec•trie (hair. But though Cohen considered his past a closed book, gangland had other ideas on the subject. Swiftly lit passed sentence and swiftly carried it out. There was no opportunity for the introduction of highpriced Dwyers, not any avenue of escape through legal knotholes — bloody underworld justice exacted ; its pound of fieslb

i Portland. The seventeenth child was born to the Emil Egley home. Sixteen are Little Frederick Connell tell from ' Ills express wagon and cut his chin | to the lx>ne. ' Little Mary Bauman of Monmouth ct lebrated her sth birthday anniversary with a party. John Scheg was in Richmond t> i day. Ulr -.t r Johnson was in Gary on i btisins s. Mr;:. Harry Starr and - >ti, Harold ' nnu 1 t i Bluffton after a visit j "Casey J tncs", tlieatiieal hit of ; season, is at the opera house. .... __ Pau- Found 27 Nuggets Grants Pass. Ore. (U.R> Twenty leven gold nuggets, totaling in value about SIU9 wore found by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burna of Leland dm in ; a week's prm-.yecting along ■ Grave Creek. 1 •

* Political Calendar j * 4 FOR COMMIo’jiONER You Hr* authorized to announce that 1 uni u candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Commissioner from the First district | subject to the primary, Tuesday, i May 3. 1 will appreciate your vote; I and support. A. FRED THIEME 75-May 2 FOR CONGRESS Please announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic! , nomination for Congress, Fourth district, subject to the decision of i the voter* at the primary Tuesday , May 3. 1 will appreciate your sup-. ! port. TRURMAN A. GOTTSCHALK 75-May 2 FOR AUDITOR Please announce that I am a i candidate for Auditor of Adams County at the primary. May 3. The undersigned, a born citizen of Adams County and a life long Democrat, firmly believes that a public: ! office la a public trust and the holdI er of such office Is a servant of the] ! public. Thanking you for your sup ; port. RUDOLPH SOHUG 76- 2. | FOR RECORDER P.3*se announce that 1 ant a 'candidate for the Democratic; nomination for County Recorder.] I subject to the decision of the voters | at the primary. Tuesday, May 3. Your support shall be appreciated. MRS. CLARA ANDERSON 68 May 2 FOR AUDITOR Please announce that 1 am niak I ing my second race for the Denio- i ] eratic nomination for county audij tor, subject to the decision of the ; [ voters at the primary. Tuesday.! j May 3. Your support will be greatly i I appreciated. I , GLEN COWEN |, 77- 2 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Please- announce that I am ai 1 candidate for the Democratic] 1 ! nomination for Prosecuting Attor-' ' ney. subject to the decision of the I voters at the primary election.' Tuesday. May 3. Your support will; i be appreciated. NATHAN C. NELSON 68 May 21 '■ FOR SHERIFF Please announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic]; I nomination for Sheriff of Adams! County, subject to the decision of ' the voters at the May primary. Will' ■ I greatly appreciate voitr support. IJ BURL JOHNSON 68 May 2 ; FOR SURVEYOR Please announce that I am a I candidate for the Democratic Horn-!'. filiation for County Surveyor, sub-]’ ! ject to the decision of the voters at i . the primary, Tuesday. May 3. 1 will! : greatly appreciate your vote and, support. HARLEY A. EHRSAM Civil Engineer ; 79 May 2 I . FOR COMMISSIONER Please announce to me voters I, I that I am a candidate for thei* .Democratic nomination for County! I Commissioner, First district, sub-! i ject to the decision of the voters at I the primary, Tuesday, May 3. I] . shall appreciate your .support. ' PHIL SAUER 68 May 21 FOR CORONER l’le.a-e announce that I am a canumate for the Democratic nom i ination for County Coroner, subject to the decision of the voters at the; I primary election. Tuesday, May 3.1 Your support will be appreciated.! OTHO LOBENSTEIN 81 May 2. j FOR SURVEYOR Please announce that I am a i ] candidate for the Democratic] ] nomination for County Surveyor.' I subject to the decision of the voters; |at the primary, Tuesday, May 3. I Your support will be appreciated.' RALPH ROOP Registered Engineer j 69-May3 FOR CORONER Please announce that I am a can-1 didate for the Democratic nominal tion for County Coroner, subject to! the decision of the voters at the. Primary, Tuesday, May 3. Your' support will be appeciated. DR. J. C. GRANDSTtAFF 82-May 2 FOR PROSECUTOR Please announce that I am a] candidate for the Democratic] nomination for Prosecuting Attor-' ney. subject to tbb will of the voters at the primary, Tuesday, May 3. I shall be grateful for your support. 1 ED. A. BOSSE 72-May 3 FOR AUDITOR . I'lease announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County auditor, subject to the decision of the voters at the Primary, Tuesday May 3. I assure each and everyone that I shall appreciate their vote at|d! support. FRED T. SCHURGER i 74 May 2. FOR CORONER Please announce to the voters that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Cor-| oner, subject to the decision of thei voters at the primary. Tuesday,’ May 3. 1 will appreciate your sup-1 port. ROBERT ZWICK i 88-May 2' FOR TREASURER Please announce that 1 am a candidate for the Democratic' nomination for County Treasurer.] subject to the decision of tho voters] at the primary, Tuesday, May 3.1 Your support will tie appreciatwl. ' JOHN WECHTER 68 May 2, Trees for Revere Memorial Revere. Mass.. (U.R) It is plajin- ][ ed to have a tree from each of the ■ ! 13 original states planted in a .grove I in front of the Revere World WatMemorial Building.

When* Blast Killed Five I *■’ ■ IT sL r - , s „, 'k ’ Firemen are shown searching the still-flaming ruins of the tenement house at Springfield. Mass., that was wrecked by an explosion which took five lives. Police say the blast was caused by a heavy charge of dynamite. The fire which followed the explosion caused damages estimated at $300,000. buddings as far distant as two miles from * the scene being badly shaken.

* MAGUEY news Mrs. G. F. Keil ..n 1 daughter Phyllis of Van Wert. Ohio s.pent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dettinger and Mr. and Mrs. ] Ernest Dettinger and son Richard Charles, then Mrs. Charles Dotting-j er accompanied them home. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Fruchte and family and E Iward Scherry entertained tor dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fruchte of Fart Wayne Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hildebrand and children Carl Helen and Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Con ,ad and son Richard and Henry Hildebrand. Mr. and Mrs. Fred BloemMer entertained for dinner Sunday. Mr. Ja< a Bloemker and daughter Enina of Preble. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bloemker and daughter Irene. Miss < M .in’e B remkek. Mrl Carolin Jal erg, Mr. and Mrs. George Gerber and son lanen Edward. Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Helmrich and .amily George Manns was also a > upper guest. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Scherry and family entertained for dinner Sunday. Mr. Daniel Scherry and daugh-. ter- Marie and Marcella Misses

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| Emma Hiigematr and Cordelia i Wortlitnan. Mr. aud Mrs. Edward Koller and son Ri/.iert entertained for dinner ! Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ja■g ami daughter Donua Ruth. Ernst Worthman was a busines ; caller in Magley Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kruetzman and son Richard motored to Spenicet ville Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. George Lies and returned Monday evening. State Homicides Show Big Decrease Harrisburg. Pa.. April 12. (U.R) Homicides fell to their lowest number in 20 years in Pennsylvania during 1931, according to the records of the State Bureau of Vital ] Statistics. Homicidal deaths recorded here I numbered 391. a rate of 4.0 per ] 100.000. and a decline of almost loti from the 1930 total. The high mark was reached in 1923. when 634 lives were taken by violent means, including murder and suicide. Keith Field o Portland was a

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