Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1932 — Page 1

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HIO COAL MINES WILL BE RE-OPENED

KBIT IS It INTEREST ■ALL CLASSES ii. j lork Governor AnsK Smith Attack In tnesota Address I attend ■ great meetinc; ■aul. Minn.. April 19.— E v . Franklin 1). Roose- ■ Y<>rk today stood ■fiLdit for economic jusE the -forgotten man ■de it clear he favors a Eolicv that i« "a true ■ of interest. Eplied before an audiE 5.000 in the nortn- ■ kinrest political rall\ , ■ ( l charges of demagogy E his fellow contender for Km ratio presidential nomiErmer Gov. Alfred E. Smith. El not for class control, but Eue concert of interests." ■it said. "Two weeks ago I ■ were facing an emergency ■ore grave than that of war. Epeat." ■noted Benjamin Franklin, ■ Jefferson and his distant ■ Theodore Roosevelt, as the Emericans who are chiefly Eng tor the universality of Eerest and of their knowlEEach. he said, sympathized |t> problems of the common Each believed one class E>t be set up against anoth■to this national community Est that we should dedicate ■s. If that be t reason, make ■t of It." he said. ■veil's address: Ked • present public utility ■ structures and corporate ■nt-tit. ■ed for strict government ■of utilities and government ■nterpn on paor stx» [delivery ISDISCOVERED lipt To Free Two ■gsters, Bank RobI ber is Spoiled ■Angeles, Calif., April 19 — ■ desperate plot to free two ■rs and a convicted bank I from jail was discovered ■day. ■or possibly more high county ■ were to have been kidnap■force the release from jail ■T Ralph Sheldon. Chicago fcr, and Louis Frank, convictpapers and Nick Radovlch, ■ancisco ex-convict and bank ■ officials said. »irt Attorney Burton Fitts sought immediate removal of K'h to Folsom prison in an by Superior Court Judge B. natter. removal of Sheldon and I who have appealed their I'e of lo years to life for the png of Mr, and Mrs. E. L. r- was taken under consider|'y Judge Charles S. Burnell, fsion was expected today. ■ declared investigators had |d two gangs, including men jß.in Francisco and Chicago, ■ott.-d to kidnap one of sever|cials to force them to release I'n (ounty Jailer Glen Peo JSheriff William I. Traeger. hberiff Eugene Biticailuz, or jnlniselt were to be kidnaped I kidnaped official was to have l glVen a forged court release r r<e '* to deliver it to the f ]ail an(l free the men, Fitts Lis - C , as ° R an ßsters, members I. , R old mob there, are l-nd we re to lead the kidnap r reported. I i F ,s ky Leaves Fortune t ca n g f °;,\ pril 19 - <u.R) - At L f was left b; G o, niskey, late owns L hlte So x. according to at L. ' f . ile d * n Probate cour I 5 ," 8on > heir and admin L ' J bonis Comiskev. L™ or > Uated 7 4(M) Bhare r,‘ Btock In the White So: I a Par value of SIOO ; lana parcels of real estate d club memberships.

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It - ill SHOT RE-FIRED 1 Schenectady, N. Y„ April 19. I —<U.R>- One hundred and fifty- I seven years ago a militant Yau- I ; kee farmer at Concord. Mass.. I tired a shot "heard around the ] 1 world." It signalized beginnI fug ot the Revolutionary war. Today a shot that really was G heard around the world was I fired, in commemoration of that historical event. It was broad- | cast by short wave radio from I the General Electric Company's !i plant. Governor Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts pressed the trigger ot an old Revolutionary war ' j musket. At the same time a General Electric official fired a revolver. The musket was too i | old to use. | < , The shot was broadcast to I ■ Kootwijk, Holland; to Ban- I doeng. Java; to Sydney. Aus- < i tralia, and hack to Schenectady, i | I - . t I — ( SHORT SELLERS INVESTIGATED '< No Cabinet Members Are < Found As Clerks Look Over Stock Lists , Washington, April 19. — (U.R) — 1 ‘ Clerks scanning the stock exchange ] ’ list of short sellers reported today that half way through the 24,000 ' 1 short order sales slips there had ’ appeared neither the names of cab- 1 inet members nor senators. Re-, ports that persons high in .official ’ life were listed as “shorts” obvious- > ly were accelerating the examin- 1 ‘ ation of exchange data. luqUjry by the United Press, among cabinet members today bnwefit invariable and emphatic ’ denials of any short operations on the market in all instances. A member of the committee in- ’ formed the United Press of the examination of the first 12.000 order! slips. Chairman Norbeck of the] banking and currency committee said all names eventually would be made public, but that they “first, I I must serve their purpose. This was taken as an indication | that the committee intends to g<>| directly into the offices of various, brokerage firms to obtain further, ) information about alleged bear raiding. Senator Brookhart, Repn.. la., and j a committee member, said he had received scores of letters relating| to the investigation and that some] 0 of them were from men in a posik tion to relate details ot market rigg--1 ing. Brookhart is campaigning against ' bulls as much as bears. When the v investigation is resumed Thursday, 11 Brookhart hopes to raise the ques--0 tion of bull "pool” operations. L ’ William A. Gray, new committee l ’ counsel who entered the investigak — (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) s SENATE VOTES ; AGAINST BEER e __ i Four Per Cent. Measure 1 Lost In Committee By d Vote of 7 To 4 " Waliinjton. April 18—dUP)— ’ The senate manufacturers committee voted today 7 to 4 to report , unfavorably to the senate the Bing r ham bill legalizing manufacture and sale ct 4 per cent beer. Senator (l Bingham, Repn., Conn., said if all committee members had been pree sent his bill would have lost by , e only one vote. 7to 6. p (AgaljWt Repniblyarp —.McNary, Goldsborough. Hatfield and ( Utting Democrats, Smith, Sheppard and • H Costigan. • . For—Republicans Metcalf, Barp. bour and Lalollette; Democrats, Bulkley. • Absent: Democrats —Wheeler and e Senator Hatfield. Repn.. W. Va„ Senator Mtcalf, Repn.. R I- Will ‘ n will make the adverse report and ,y report tb the senate a minority opBl inion favoring the bill. tn - „- Man’s Body Recovered eg Bedword. Ind., April 19. (U.R) — « Jasper Conley, fishing in White a|river near here, recovered the body :e,'ot Allen Johnson. 32, who was [drowned April 7.

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CLOSED BANK I DISTRIBUTION ISMADETODAYI Peoples Loan And Trust Company Payments Total 58 Per Cent. LETTER URGES CO-OPERATION —. The old Peoples Loan and; Trust Company, which closed June 14, 1930. sent cheeks today to depositors for a 5 per cent distribution. This is the fifth distribution made by the bank and totals 58 per cent, of the deposits. The total deposits when the bank closed were more than $300,000. The five per cent., distribution totaled about $15,000. With the checks. C. L. Walters, attorney for M. Kirsch, the liquidating agent, enclosed the following letter: "April 15, 1932. "Dear Depositor: “We enclose our fifth distribution check. This makes 58% paid up to date. , "You may think that distributions ought to be made ot'tener and |in larger amounts; the Board of I Directors is as anxious to make distributions as you are to receive] them. We are doing everything in our power to collect the bank’s , assets. Suing debtors is not a profi-; table practice under present conditions. The people who owe us are iprinei.ally farmers and laborers. They are not denying their obllga-] tion to the bank, but the best they lean, do is to make small payments I from time to time. j "We have our bank building, which, if sold at its real value, would yield a 8% distribution? fmf if we force the sale at this time there will be a sacrifice. The suit against the stockholders will yield ;6% or more when it is concluded u'<>Nl lNi:t:i> ON I’AllK l-'lVi;> LINDY AGAIN ASKS SECRECY New Statement Issued By Flier: Asks Newspapermen To Aid Hopewell. N. J . April 19. (U.R) Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has denied that contact has been re-estab-Uished with kidnapers of his son, as reported by “Jafsie, ’ and again has asked the press not to trail private negotiators. The colonel’s statement, besides contradicting one made by John F. Condon. Sunday, declared that reports of demands for additional ransom were untrue. He pointed out the difficulty encountered by himself and his agents in activity to return his son due to reporters tenacity in "continued following of our representatives." I The statement, which was more lot a personal message to the press, than a news bulletin, said: “The continued following of our representatives by members of the press is making it extremely diffi(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Final Program Tonight The senior class of Decatur high school will present the fourth and final Redpath Lyceum course program at the High school auditorium tonight, at eight o'clock. Edward Reno, celebrated magician, will perform many unique feats of magic for both adults and children. One of his m t famous tricks is the electric light globe trick. In this he uses a handkerchief borrowed from a lady and put into a pistol which in turn it is fired at an electric light, globe. The audience can see the handkerchief in the globe and the globe is then broken and the handkerchief is returned. The pleasant feature of the trick is that - while the globe may be taken from ' the footlights or some other posi--1 tion where it can be seen plainly, still the globe is not damaged in the least. Mr. Reno will perform at least eighteen additional tricks that are all dit "erent. His program promises - to be unusually entertaining and : those who enjoy an event of this f sort are urged to attend. Tickets 3 may be procured at the door for fifty cents for adults.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 19, 1932.

Party Nominees for Governor

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One of these gentlemen is going to be the next Governor of Illinois, but which one is ieft to the judgment of the voters. On the left is Probate Judge Henry Horner, ot' Chicago, who is going to bat for the [ Democratic Party, and at the right is his Republican opponent. L»n [ Small, former Governor, who hopes to win another tenancy in tile g über na tor ia 1 mansi on.

BALLOTS ARE : ORDERED TODAY Printing of Primary Election Ballots M ill Be Started Soon County clerk Milton •’. Werling today ordered the ballots for the , primary election. The ballots will ; l.e printed in the printing depart- ; ment of the Decatur Daily Demo- I erat and the job will be under the ' supervision of Mr. Welling, Leo j Saylors and Charles Burdg. mem-> hers of the election board. The Dem .crat ballots will be. : i printed on pink paper. The liepub-I lican ballots will be printed on, yellow paper. Sample ballots will j be printed on Light green and light I bine papei. The law requires that Hie num her of ballots to be printed be de- . termined by the number ol votes I cast for secretary of state at the i last general election. One and one- | half times as many ballots as votes . were cast will be printed. The primary law also requires | that where there are four or more | candidates for the same office that the names be rotated on the ballot. 'Il ls 'requires considerable time in tile printing. The ballots and election supplies will be delivered to the election inspectors on Saturday. April 30. at the county clerk's of.ice. COUNCIL WILL MEET TONIGHT I — — Fast Time Problem To Be Discussed At Meeting of Local Men !• The city council will meet tonight and it was stated by one of the councilmen that petitions “for and against” daylight saving time would , be presented to the body. In all probability the council will recommend that the matter be set- | ■ tied at an election to be held in connection with the primary. Tues- . day. May 3. It is thought that the i reerendum can be taken at the pri- - mary. I A petition was circulated last - week by Jess Rice, the signers i agreeing to operate their stores or ■ places of business on Central stan--1 dard time. This petition will also . be filed with the council tonight. t According to the present ordini ance, daylight saving time will be- - come effective at mid-night. Saturday. April 30. It is not known it i business houses will operate on that time next Monday. Ministers have t not definitely stated it church ser- » vices will be held Sunday on stand- , aid time or daylight saving time, i No official annoucement has been « made by the school authorties, but , it is expected that announcement r will be made following the council's decision in the matter tonight.

K. Os C. Meet Held An interesting meeting of the i Knights of Columbus was held at I the K. of C. Hall last evening witli i H. P. Schmitt, grand knight presiding. A committee was appointed to make plans for a guest night some[time during the month of May. The men.'ie’. s of the committee are Joe Ecwe, chairman: Clayson (fsunolk Clarence Heiman. Fred Cochin Francis Costello. Peter Loshe. It is planned to ootertain the wives and sweethearts of the members and I the committee will teport at the next meeting of the council. GO-DEFENDANTS TO BE CALLED Massie Unshaken After Telling of Slaying Native Who Attacked Wife Courtroom. Honolulu. T. H„ Apr. ! 19 —(U.R) — a puzzled jury of varied I races looked to Lieut. Thomas H. i Massie’s three co-defendants in the honor slaying of a young Hawaiian today for a solution to the deeping of Joe Kahahawai's death. Defiant after two days of bitter cross-examination, the wiry-haired lieutenant left the stand unshaken in his story that blankness shadowed his mind after Kahahawai confessed participating in an attack on 20-year-old Thalia Fortescue Massie. Corroboration of Masse's testiI mony was expected when Clarence Darrow, shrewd director of defense | i maneuvers, announced one or poss-1 libly two of the remaining defendants would testify. I Albert O. Jones, veteran navy enlisted man, who with his "buddy’’ Edward J. Lord, was nearby when Kahahawai met violent death, was !considered the most likely witness. Mrs. Grace Hubbard Fortescue, the lieutenant’s mother-in-law may testify as the only eye-witness but her histraughl nerves possibly will prevent. Massie’s vivid description of how I his tortured brain snapped under the strain of a three months ordeal remained the highlight of the trial as Darrow began summoning minor witnesses. Ponderously Prosecutor John C. Kelley pounded on Massie’s testimony in an attempt to trip him. I Always a closed signal met the prosecutor as he approached the subject of Massie’s “blackout." Over and over he repeated the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Funeral Held Today Funeral services tor Albert F. Chronister, who dropped over dead at his home in St. Marys township, Saturday evening, were held this a ternoon at 2 o’clock at the United Brethren church at Bobo with Rev. Walter Johnson, pastor, officiating, i Burial was in the Decatur Cemetery.

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[HARRY HOGAN SPEAKS HERE [ J IMany Interested In Association Against 18th f | Amendment at Meeting ; A local chapter of the Associa- [ tion Against the Prohibition ( Amendment was organized here j held in the circuit court room with \V. A. Klepper. general manager | of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc... presiding. Mr. Klepper was mimed , county chairman I Harry G. Hogan, banker of Fort i Wayne, made the principal talk I at the meeting. Harry W. Baals, | former postmaster of Fort Wayne, I gave a short talk on how the organization was formed in Fort Wayne. The board of directors will be ] selected this week, Mr. stated. A secretary and vice-presi-1 'dent of the organization will also-] 110 named at that time. N. R. Holthouse acted as secretary of]] the meeting last night. Not A Fight Mr. Klepper in calling the meet-] ing to order and stating its pur-j]

pose said, "We are not fighting ;' the drys. Personally 1 have many 1 dear friends who are dry. I ad-I mire them very much and know! 1 that they have the right to feel i 1 that way. Following thejtame line (CONTINUED ON PM'.E FIVE' KIDNAPER TO SEEK PAROLE William Reilly. Sentenced From Here Petitions Prison Board William Reilly, who with Sam ■ Goldstein on December 2, 1926 kid- I naped and attempted to shoot John j Baker, then sheriff of Adams conn- | ty and Dallas Hower, deputy sher- j if and who was■ sentenced to serve ' from two to 14 years following [ completion of a seven and a half | year term in state prison has ap- > plied for a parole, according to I w rd received here today. The parole petition will be heard ; I April 28 when the state prison I I board of trustees will meet as a , parole hoard. Reilly and Goldstein | | were captured at the edge of Fort Wayne, after they had kidnapped : the two Adams county of.icials and ! had forced Sheriff Baker to drive them to Fort Wayne in Baker s j automobile. The automobile turned over at | the edge of the city and Fort I Wayne police captured the two ex- ' convicts. They were returned here j and charged with assault and bat- ’ tery with intent to kill. Each pleaded not guilty. They were taken immediately to (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO' o APPROPRIATION FOR NAVY CUT Reduction Totals Over 31 Million Dollars In Bill Submitted s Washington. April 19—(U.RI—An appropriation bill providing $32'1.340,466 for the navy next year was r laid before the House today. This ‘ is $31,921,667 less than current appropriaitons. ‘ The appropriations committee in r reporting the measure heeded a 1 warning of Admiral William V. 1 Pratt, chief of naval operations, that any further reduction of the operating forces of the navy would ' “jeopardize our national security." '■ The committee said it was "tin- '' willing" to advocate further e economies which would curtail e naval operations or the number of warships in active commission. e It added, however, that "it is hoped" inter-national conditions may change sufficiently “to justify such a course on the part of the administration.” • Half the reduction below this year’s appropriation was recoin- , mended by President Hoover, g whose economy campaign last fall j caused the United States Navy League to accuse him of ‘starving’ the fleet. Explaining its attitude toward | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Tax Deficit Forecast Indianapolis, April 19. (U.R) A tux deficit of s2b.imo.lHHl by 1933 was forecast for Indiana In tt report by the Indiana Association of Tax Just ice. Other estimates have placed the anticipated deficit at $14,000,(10(1. Hast year the deficit was $11,391.-] s’S. i The estimate was based on re- j plies to ques ionnaires received] Horn 60 ot the state s 92 county , treasurers. THREE FINED : FOR CONTEMPT — — Fort Wayne Dairy Operators Get $25 Contempt Fines Here I Three F rt Wayne men. connect- | ed with the Sunshine Dairy Co., | whe-h recently was restrained from j doing busine s in Fort Wayne by ] a court order in Adams circuit 1 court in the case of Eskay Dairy | Co., vs. William Wyss and Sunshine ] Dairy Co., were fined $25 by Judge ] I). B. Erwin today on contempt of I court charges because they failed to close the business of the Sun- ( shine Co. Phillip Wyss and I. Russell Dias each were lined $25 and Oliver Snyder was fined sls and costs and Ordered eonfmjtted to jail until same is paid and until the dairy I concern stops operation. William Wyss was found not guilty of a con- I I tempt charge. The fines are the outgrowth of | the original case which was decid- ] ied in Adams circuit court on a] | change of venue several weeks ago. I | Judge Erwin found for the plaintiff ] | and ordered the Sunshine Co., to ] cease operations because of a con- , j tract which William Wyss had en-i tered into when he sold his original dairy to the Eskay- Co. - -< According to the evidence introduced today the Sunshine Co., fail- ] led to com..ly "With the court's orders [and fines were plaintiff and Bar- j | rett, Barrett and M< Nagney and Guy Colerick are attorneys for the ] 1 defendants. NEW OFFICERS I ARE ELECTED Adolph Koller To Become Washington Township S. S. Group President 1 Adolph Kolter will become presijdent of the Washington township I School association at the annual | convention to be held Sunday at i St. Paul's church on the County i Farm road, it was announced today jby the board of directors and old tofficers. C. E. Peterson is retiring president. Other officers who will be sworn in as part ; the convention program include: Russell Debolt, vice president Everett Johnson, secretary-treasurer Fred Smith, administrator; Lowell ISmith. Young Peoples superintenlilent; Mrs. Martin .laberg. Adult su-

perintendent; Helen Shroll, Children’s superintendent. Prof Jonas Tritch, principal of I International Business College will ' Ibe the chief speaker at the afterI noon session. A complete program land time of the convention will be announced later this week. Gets Out Os Fine — I Valparaiso. Ind., April 19. —(U.R) — , I Lowell Thomas, radio lecturer, ' j world traveler and author, bargain- ■' ed his way out of a traffic fine here ; by recounting memorable incidents of two decades ago when he was a ■'student at Valparaiso University. 1 | Thomas, enroute to Chicago, was I halted by Matt Brown, the city's ' oldest patrolman. He launched a “those were the days" discussion 1 which so interested Brown that he r forgot his mission. After several • exciting tales. Thomas proceeded 3 unmolested to Chicago. * o— First Crack-Up Occurs 8 Indianapolis. April 19. —(U.R)-—The '■ first "crack-up" of the 1932 racing ■ season at the Indianapolis speed- '‘ way resulted in minor injuries to P Joe Russo, Indianapolis driver, and ; slight damage to his car, late yesterday. l ' Russo skidded in a patch of fresh cement, and grazed the lower wall.

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TROOPS ADDED AS BITTERNESS IS THREATENED ■II I— . • • < I [Six Shafts Will Open Soon; Insurgents To Be Held Back PRODUCTION IS INCREASED (xidiz, <>., Apr. 19. (U.R) i Troops redoubled llieir vigti lance in the striking coal [fields today ns additional | mines prepared lo resume | operations despite the it>I creasing hostility of strike ; factions. Six more shalls pl.iimeu (<> I resume activity with deplet,ed forces in the wake ol ' yesterday’s outbreak when three i pickets were bounded by militia I fire. The shootings accentuated I Ihe tension. Reports of a massed movement iof strikers upon the Southernly Hocking Valley fields, scene of [ violence several weeks ago. were i brought to national guard head- ' quarters, adding to the apprehension. Scouts and two observation pianos provided the intelligence department with information • f the strikers' activities. The pianos ! circled low over the hills just as | dawn broke, seeked to verity -e- --| ports of a massed invasion. As other operators planned to l resume activity, the Goodye.ir ! Tire & Rubber company Somers I mine, scene of the cut rent out- | breaks prepared to increase its i production schedule. Oddly, this [ mine was drawn into the strike by i the refusal of a group of worker: ■f to Join sytynnthrtfc affv in Htc go>rj oral movement even though their [ wage sc ale had not been reduced. ' Union officials maintain such a | reduction was planned. Strike leaders, seeking to phi- ! cate their forces, charge radical ] and "communist" elements with [ agitating violence. The leaders I declare they will exert only lawful [ anq peaceful influences in drawing workers from the pits. They | attributed -yesterday’s mussed ' march and accompanying blood- [ shed to a misunderstanding of ! marchers that they would be- al- | lowed to picket peacefully. 'i As thp opposing factions <ontini nod their struggle, the spectre of | starvation cast its shadow over | the district. A group of union I officials appealed to Adjt. Gen. Frank D. Henderson to set tin a soup kitchen in Fairpoint. Belmont county, and feed hungry children. I They also asketl for a consignment. !of Red Cross flour. Henderson promised his assistance. Union otfic ials reiterated today the need of a higher wage scab-, which operators say is impossible (CONTINUED nN CAGE THBEE) o

ANTI-BONUS ATTACK STARTS LaGuardia. Republican of New York Is Leader ol Those Opposed Washington. April 19 (UP) — Rep. Lagttardi. Repn.. N. V. appealing bi ore the House ways amt means committee today in opposition to the $2.000,000, 0(»0 (B) Bonus bill declared the measure “would not get 30 favorable votes if a secret vote" were to be taken in the house. “1 know it would not get more than that." lie said, "and my information comes from cloakroom conversation." Laguardl charged that "tremendous pressure" was being brought upon the committee by proponents of the measure. He predicted that “before long some of the people now opposing the cash bonus will come out for it for selfish and unpatriotic reasons." Lagnatdia asserted that an at tempt would be made to use the veterans bonus proposals to offset social legislation that is needed, such as superannuated pensions and unemployment insurance. lb- referred to a bill he has introduced on unemployment insur ance measures. "Call that a dole if you like—l (CONTINUED ON PAGE I'IVIH