Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 99, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1932 — Page 1

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|, WOMEN TO |DCONCLAVE SERE APRIL 27 |L Missionary Socie■ol Fort Wayne District Will Meet ■i. group ■ TO ENTERTAIN ■ thirty-fourth annual ■tion of tht M. E. Worn. Bmn Missionary Society ■ fort Wavne district of Brih Indiana conference ■ held in the local Metho■niscopal church, Wed- ■ April 27. ■ general theme of the ■tion this year is the ■rcn’s Year," and the ■>roffr;on has been .based on ■erne Miss Rae Lawton ■he Campbell Settlement in I, [ill he Iho guest speaker, ■(invention will be in three ■. morning, afternoon and ■ A Rainbow banquet will ■>.! at ' CIO o’clock Wedneswith Miss Esther in kcting as toastmistress, ■morning session will open ■ o'clock the afternoon sess- ■ 1:1.', o’clock, and the eve■ssion will begin at 7:30 ■ At that time the Girls ■ choir of Decatur, with Mrs. ■kI.iII in charge will present wk numbers. ■.Mesdame.s Fred Mills and ■ Heller will have charge of ■gistration, and Mrs. A. D. ■ is a member of the press ■tee. The district officers ■ve a part in the morning ■>i Mrs. E. N. Wicks is the ■>ox secretary and Mrs. R, ■rs is the Thank Offering ■nt tor the district. The new ■ation of the local church is ■> Jewels, which is in charge ■ John T. Myers and Mrs. ■ Suttles. ■wing is the complete proS' ■TTINUED ON PAGE Fl VW) ■ () BBT ORDER IS RECOGNIZED I _ S Wayne Men Agree Ph Dissolve Business I And Pay Fines I fe Fort Wayne men. Phillip II J. Russell Dias and Oliver I Ir. fined $25 last week by II D B. Erwin for contempt of 11 when they refused to cease ■lions of the Sunshine Dairy ■f Fort Wayne after Judge ■ had ordered them to sunlliusiness in the suit of Eskay I Co. vs William Wyss and ■ine Dairy Co., for permanent lining order, paid their fines ■old Judge Erwin they would Idiately dissolve the Sunshine fcas indicated by tlieir action ■the cause would not apId to the supreme court and it ■ understood here today that Bmishine Co. would cease opins immediately. i announcement marks the ft a bitter fight. The cause fenued here from Fort Wayne ■'ought with it a number of ■ controversies. Judge Erwin fcA tlie injunction some time ■after taking several days to I too evidence. tla - vs late D a complaint |fiie ( | by Eskay Dairy Co., | e out that the court order peen violated. Judge Erwin ■mately investigated and the of court fines followed, ■’after the payment of the I'hat the men announced the f ution. P er And Child Drowned In Canal Fanapolis. April 25 —(U.R)— Las’"? B Merriman, 35, and [?' ose Ph. 7, were drowned Saturday night when the i. alt empted to rescue her [,? ,tle ca nal into which he L en. A 4. year o[ff sQn w(t P the tragedy. kfh?I rlmanß formerly resided It,, ' a ?’* Mr Merriman was I r- ’"l''Hntendent of schools i lls county. I

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Meet the (governor E I b • . ~~ k Miss Alice Lee Grosjean, 25- > year-old secretary of State of > Louisiana, who will bo acting- > governor of Louisiana for ten i days during the absence of Goveri nor Alvin O. King, who will be nt t Richmond. Virginia, to attend the governors’ conference, iLARGE CROWD ATTENDS MEET . CapacityAudienceAttends Washington Township S. S. Convention A packed house heard Prof. Jonas I Tritch, principal of International Business College of Foil Wayne, deliver his “Clear In The West” add--1 reus as the chief event of the an--1 nual Washington township Sunday 1 S<lm«H convention it St. i’aul's church southwest us here Sunday . afternoon. ’ The thought of Prof. Tritch’s ad- ( dress, was directed at Sunday School teachers and he urged them to live their lives in such away. that at any time they could signa! their followers that it was "clear in tlie west”. The quartet of college men from the Church of God headquarters at Anderson sang several numbers at the convention. This part of the program came as a pleasant snr- | I prise. The Trillty Trio of Decatur, composed of three Delator young ladies and the United Brethren quartet including four local young men also were on the program. C. E. Peters in. retiring president of the township orginization presided and at the close of the convention he introduced Adolph Koi- > ter. new' president and the other r new officers. i Those attending the convention f stated that it was the largest and > one of the most interesting ever held. > , o Legion Meets Tonight i t The regular meeting of Adams ( post, American Legion will be held I tonight at 7:30 o’clock at Legion . hall. o- v NEWCURRENCY IS OPPOSED $ > Attorney Says New Mon- !. ey For Bonus Payment . Would Be Dangerous ) Washington, April 25. —(U.R) —Experiments With “new currency • such as is proposed in the $2,000,- ( 000,000 IB) soldiers bonus bill , would endanger the credit of indus- . try, the house ways and means • committee was told today. James A. Emery, counsel for tlie National Manufacturers Association, made that assertion in appearing in opposition to the Patman soldiers bonus bill. "Industry is drifting in a flood of political uncertainty," Emery said. . “Action by congress is needed if I industry is to stop drifting, especI iaily action on the tax bill. ’ , OFox Seeks Permit Indianapolis. April 25 —(U.R)— Eugene Fox, Portland, petitioned I the Public .Service Commission toi day for authority to operate a i truck line from Richmond to Fort I Whyiie.

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JUDGE ERWIN ORDERS BONDS ON ROAD SOLD Court Holds State Tax Board Cannot Reject Under Circumstances HUSER ROAD Tb BE BUILT lit tin oral opinion in (lit* cause entitled Jacob I lusec vs. Adams county comniisi sioners, highway petition, j Judge I). B. Erwin ordt red i the bonds sold anti the lluser I road in Blue ('.reek and MonI roe townships constructed. I he ruling ,s regarded as an important one because it in- , volves .a question of the power of the state tax board. The road was petitioned and ~ lite petition w.is first granted by j the count y <omniissioners. The ; state tax board then refused to approve the bonds stating that j "the road would im ur unnecesi sary taxation and was not an , essential road The county commissioners then I decided to stand by the state i board's decision and Ilnser and [oilier petitioners carried the ques;l tion to Adams circuit court. I Friiclite. and Lltterer, local attorneys, represented tlie peti- • lioners. Judge Erwin stated that | in his opinion tlie state tax board ; 1 had no jurisdiction in a case I i where tlie construction of a road I did not increase the taxes of the I township in which the road con--1 struct ion was sought. This was , tlie ease in this instance and the taxes for 1932 with the road add- ' ed. will not be increased over 19.31. ’**■ - There are a number of similar cases throughout the state, and Judge Erwin’s decision was being 1 I watched with much interest. It Als understood the road will be ‘ built this spring and work probl ably will start as soon as the bonds are sold. i o— THEFT RING IS ON PARADE South Bend Man Visits Chicago Jail In Attempt To Identify Chicago, April 25- lU.Rt ' A dozen suspected niembers of a gigantic 1 middle western hank robbery ring I was paraded today la-fore bank ’ robbery victims from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana, in a sliowup at the detective bureau. Howard A. Woolverton. wealthy South Bend, Ind., manufacturer, who was kidnaped by men believ--4 ed to have been members of the 1 bank rotllbery gait:, participated 1 in the shownp. He failed positively Io identify Mario Rainert, one of the suspects, on Saturda’f j and was to view Joseph Barrett, I alleged leader, today. Two alleged niembers of the ' gang. Frank Karnin. 29. BurlingI ton. Wis. and Reinhold Fleusker. H 31. Burlington case owner, were iionvicted at Racine. Wis., yesterday on charges in connection with . the $t1,4(!0 robbery of the Reinhardt State bank of Burlington. A circuit court jury, after deliberating 12 hours, found Karnin guilty on charges of bank robbery, and Fleusker on charges of con- ’ spiracy to rob. Karnin faces a prison sentence of 15 to 40 years, while Fleusker today may be sentenced to one year in the county jail, or fined * SI,OOO. or both. Fleusker also faces arrest on a warrant charg- ■ ing him with a Flossmoor. 111., ■ bank robbery. Two Hurt In Mishap Berne. April 25 (Special)—Harrison Miller and Archie Headington. Blue Creek township men. are in a serious condition, suffering injuries received when their cars collided at a crossroads. 3 miles northeast of Berne. Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Each driver j failed to see the other approach-, I ing the crossroads, and the cars ( collided. Both were badly hurt, about the head, but the attending i physician stated they will recover. Both cars were demolished. I

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April 25, 1932.

| Explorers Meet ■ 'll Sir Hubert Wilkins (left), hero of tlie submarine attempt to reach tlie North Pole, and Dr. Sven Hedin. famous Swedish explorer ami archaeologist, photographed in Chicago while inspecting a diorama of an extinct animal to be exhibited at tlie World's Fair. Clean-Up Week Starts In Decatur Tuesday

LOCAL PASTOR | TO ATTEND MEET — M W. Sunderman To Go To Dayton For Annual Church Meeting : Rev. M. W. 'Sunderman, pastor of [ the First Evangelical Church will leave Tuesday morning for Dayton O„ where he will attend the eighteenth annual session of the Indian i Conference of the EvangelL al ' Church which will convene in the Wajrne Avenue church in Dayton. Aprfl 2fi. The conference will continue throughout Sunday, May 1. with the last Sessions being held in the National Cash Register auditorium. | Bishop L. H. Seager, D. D.. of LeI Nars w lowa will preah the ordination sermon at the Sunday morning service on the subject, "The Adequate Christ." Dr. William L. Bollman, executive 'secretary of tlie Evangelical Missionary Society will deliver the missionary sermon at 3:15 o'clock Sunday on "The Unfinished Task — The Unfailing Christ." Pastoral appointments for the omin.g year will be read by the bishop at the close of this service. Bishop Seager will preside it the conferenie during tlie week and Mayor A. C. McDonald will welcome the conference to the city. The Mayor A. C. McDonald will welcome the conference to the city. The Rev. Daniel Brownlee, D. D., executive secretary of the Dayton Council of Churches will give an address of welcome in behalf of the churches. The Rev. E. W. Praetorious, D. D. general secretary of the Board of Religious Education, will give an address on "Teßchers” on Thursday evening. Prof. Clyde Alvin Lynch, D.D.. of Bonebrake Theological Seminary will address the conferI ence on “The Preacher-Doctor of I Hinninity." PENNSYLVANIA VOTESTUESDAY Roosevelt, Smith And Davis, Butler Scraps Gain In Keystone State Harrisburg, Pa., April 25.—(U.R) — One of the most bitter contests in the campaigns of Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt for delegates at tlie Democratic national convention will lie determined tomorrow in the Pennsylvania primaries. Interest was great, not only over tlie campaign of the two candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, but also in the contest of Senator James J. Davis and General Smedley Butler for the Republican senatorial nomination. Davis is pinning on an anti-pi*oliihition platform while Butler is a dry. Pennsylvania is considered one of the pivotal states in a movement to make Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York the Democratic presidential nominee. Roosevelt already has more than 230 inIstructed delegates from various I states and the addition of a majority of Pennsylvania's 76 would in- ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

The last call to get ready for Clean-up Week. The city trucks will start out i Tuesday morning to ;atlier the tin I cans. Ixittles and other debris rak-. ed Irani the lawns and alleys and | citizens are asked to have containI ers placed in the alleys or along tlie ! I street so they can be picked up Amon IHslier. city street commisi Blotter will be in charge of the clean-up (ampaign and all of the I city trucks will be placed in service ’ A crew of about ten men will be etnI ployed in the campaign. i : Mr. Fisher stated that the trucks • [ would first start in the south part of i the city and work towards the cenII ter and then cover he north part of ' the city and work towards the cen- . | ter and then cover Hie n nth ami • west parts. Tlie cans, trottlew and ■ other rubbish will be hauled to the ' city. dump. ' In the event that the drivers fail . to pick up the containers, persons ■ are asked to call Mr. Fisher at his ■ home and the matter will be taken : care of. If the boxes or barrels of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) DEATH CLAIMS DECATUR MAN I ■ ■—-■ Joseph Depinet, 68, Dies i Late Saturday at Hospital In This City ‘ Joseph Depinet, 68. Decatur laborer and farm hand died at the • Adams County Memorial Hospital ’ at 4:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon ’ of cerebraf apoplexy. Mr. Depinet . had been sick for tlie past week and was removed to the liospitjl Friday for treatment. His condition i was regarded as critical Saturday morning. , The deceased resided at the i George Geels residence on South Fifth street, and was employed as a laborer and farm hand. He hid I been working on tlie Heuer lirothI ers farm, near this city, until a I week: ago. He was a member of the St. I Marys Catholic Church and the ' I Knights of Columbus lodge. He lived in this city for 37 years ami was a member of tlie K. of C. for 20 years. Mr. Depinet was born at Fostoria 1 , Ohio, a son of Stephen and Eva. Depinet. His wife preceded him in deatli at Fostoria, Ohio, and a daughter Amelia died 17 years ago. One sister, Mrs, Joe Reynolds of ■ Delphos, 0., and three brothers, 1 John and Frank Depinet of Bascon, 0.. and Adams Depinet of Fostoria 0., survive. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds arrived in this city today to attend the services. He was a brother-in-law of Henry (Schulte of this city. The body was taken to Yager Brothers Funeral Home on First street, and was removed to the "home of Henry Schulte this morning. Friends may view the remains at the Schulte home until time of the funeral, Tuesday morniug at 9 o’clock at the St. Marys Catholic Church. Rev. Father J. J. Hennes will officiate and burial will be in tlie St. Joseph Cemetery. Board Will Meet The members of tlie Board of Children’s Guardians will meet in the Public Library, Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. D. D. Heller.

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CONGRESSIONAL EXPENSE STILL i RUNS RAMPANT [(Reporter Gives InterestI ing Details of Expenses In Senate BARBER SHOP IS MAINTAINED i UP Staff Correspondent. (Copyright, 1932, by UP.) < Washington. April 25. - (U.R) — Though ruthless economy is about ) Io be decreed for the government i' department, congress lias not yet I 1 undertaken to set an example its j self. Not only are senators and con-1 gressmen keeping wives, daughters,! sons, and o'her relatives on the; payroll, as described by Hie United [ | PresH last week. They also are t managing to cont inue, while attend-1 ing tlieir legislative duties, to live! ’ in the style to which they have been ! accustomed. They have completely escaped I i (the ravages of a depression which ■J has even stripped millionaires of I (their yachts and brought such men | •I as Charles Schwab and Percy ‘, Rockefeller to the point of hinting i as publicly as possible that they • may spend their declining days in ■ i Hie poorhbuse. 1 i In the senate barbershop, for in- 1 ‘ stance, senators still can get free, service, haircuts, shampoos, shaves and massages. A squad of bari hers, maintained on the senate pay- ’ roll as “skilled laborers,” a:tend to .(the tonsorial requirements of tlie I f senators. Every senator has a shaving mug | I furnished at government exepnse.' I of course. At the end of tlie >ld j congress a year ago when a number of Democrats replaced Repub1 irnxTtvrrn <>v PAfip rwn» Wabash Twp. Woman Dies At Sanitorium Berne, April 25 (Special) - Miss I | Emily Zuercher. 45. Waisisli I (ownship woman, died at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon at tlie Irene I Byron Sanitorium. north of Fort Wayne, after an illness of S years I of tuberculosis She was a patient I at the sanitorium since November I. 1930. J Miss Zuercher was born in Wa basil township. January 25. ISBS. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Zuercher. She spent her entire life in Wabash township until 2 years ago. ' Surviving are 7 brothers, Albert. Jesse, David. Martin and Palmer of Wabash township: Noah of Bluffton, 0., and Oswin of Hatfield. Pa. Two brothers and Hie parents preceded her in death. Funeral srevices will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the Albert Zuercher home in Wabash township, and at 9:30 o'clock at tlie Mennonite church, where the deceased was a member for many years. Burial will be in the M. It. E. cemetery. ECONOMY BILL DRAWING FIRE — House Committee M a y Be Split On Method of Presenting Bill Washington. April 25 —(U.R) — Dissention in the ranks of the house economy committee came into the open today when Chairman McDuffie appeared before the rules commjtt.ee seeking legisla) five right of way for his omnibus retrenchment program estimated to save upward of $200,000,(190. McDuffie asked the committee to report out a special resolution which would give "as much restriction as possible." He presented a rule to the committee, however, which would permit almost unlimited debate and opportunity for amendment. Rep. Wood. Repn., Ind., demanded that a special resolution permitting consideration of (he economy bill lie placed before tlie ( house which would handicap opponents of various sections of the economy HU. "if I had the responsibility I would make an ironclad arrange (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Local People Hear Gospel Messengers | The Baptist i httrch was filled to I'lipucity, Sunday evening when the I h'.irt Wayne Gospel Me-sengers | presented a program of orchestra | music, vocal quartet, trio and solo I nambers. Tlie musical program was well received and the personal testimonie- were inspiring. Rev. Oyer clouled the meeting with a message, the text found in .Matthew 3:10, ’"And now also the ax la liid into the root of the tree: every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast int i fire. " In JCONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) AUTOS COLLIDE NEAR DECATUR Occupants Uninjured In Accident On Road No. 27 North of City i Two cars were badly damaged in !an automobile accident which took I place near M anmouth on tlie State [ Road No. 27 north of Decatur, about U. 15 o’tlock Sunday afternoon. No one was injured in the Accident. | Tlie cars owned by Ij. I’. Evins of Fort Wayne and Carl Palmer of this city collided at a curve in the road near Hie bridge at Monmouth The large car owned by the Fort Wayne man and occupied by sever [ lai members of his family was bei ing driven towards Decatur and the Palmer car was en route to Fort Wayne when the collision occurred. It is thought that the large catswung out to make the eurge and (the two cars met. The roadster j owned by Palmer and driven by | Fred Evans of Deatur was damaged I consider ilily on the front and left (side, the left front wheel Ix'Urx torn from the axle. The front left wheel of the Evans automobile was also broken from the axle and the large ear jumped down the road a considerable distance before being stopped. Both ears were brought to Deca- | tur for repairs. o_

GOVERNORS IN ANNUAL MEET Roosevelt, Hoover Will Speak Wednesday At Virginia Conclave Richmond. Va.. April 25 —(U.R) Questions of taxation, banking, unemployment relief and control of municipal expenditures will be discussed at the annual conference of governors opening here today. Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, one of the leading aspirants for the Democratic presidential nomination, arrived here last night. Although politics officially is l:tirr ed as a subject of discussion, he at once became the total point of interest, particularly among Democratic governors. He was accompanied here on | tlie train by Senator Alben W. I Barkeley, of Kentucky, chosen as keynoterat the Democratic nation- | al convention. One of the most important | events of the conference will be an address by Governor Roosevelt, on Wednesday night at a pageant reprodining the Virginia convention of 1775. Roosevelt will speak on George Washington. His speech will be broadcast nationally. Governor George White of Ohio will be the principal speaker tonight at an informal dinner at Charlottesville, given at the Monticello Hotel by tlte Charlottesville chamber of commerce. Tlie principal speaker Tuesday evening, when a state dinner will be held at the John Marshall hotel, will be Governor Albert Ritchie of Maryland. Thursday’s main function will be (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Treasurer Sets Hours The office of the Adams County treasurer will remain open from 8 a'cloek in the morning until 5 o'clock in the evening, continuously, all this week. County treasurer, John Wechter, announced. The county office will remain open for tlie convenience of those who wish to pay their spring installment of taxes.

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ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE ARE BADLY DAMAGED I *■ ■ Isolation of Towns Is Holding Back News of Latest Disaster RESCUE ( REWS GO TO SCENES M< nipliis, l i nn., April 2">. (U.R) A series of lortuuloes struck eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee tod a v leavinif widespread property damage mid probable heavy loss of life. Millint'lon. Tenn.. IX miles north of Meinnhis. reported five persons killed in that vicinity. Osieola, Ark. reported three dead and several injured. Rescue crews were sent into tlie stricken areas and began bringing in injured shortly before noon. Tlie storm struck in rural seilions where many farm Building) were demolished. An unconfirmed report said that a m.’-:t and a woman were killed at C ini incton, Tenn. Communication lines to many of the towns .-went out, delaying reports of the storm damage. Millington. Rosemary. ConvincI ton, Ripley, Dyersburg. Halls un i many other smaller commun'd les 1 were isolated. Memphis. Tenn.. April 25 (U.R) —A series of tornadoes struck eastern Kansas and western Tennessee today leaving widespread property damage and proliable heavy loss of life. Millington. Tenn . 18 miles north i>f Memphte. reported five person t killed in that vicinity. Osceola. Ark., reported three dead and several injured. Rescue crews were sent into tho stricken areas and began br'nging in injured shortly before noon. The storm struck in rural sections where many farm buildings were I demolished.

As telephone communication was restored with sections hit by the storm, reports come in of i lion in at libist six comnmnitie . Arlington. Germantown. Locke. Kerrville and Parkfield, all lit (CONTINUED ON PAGE TITItEE) Baccalaureate Held ♦ ♦ A large audience was in attendance at the Baccalaureate services held for the Monmouth High School j graduating class in the Zion Reformed Church last night. The Bev. A. R. Fledderjohann delivered the sermon speaking on the subject. “Think On These Things" Mrs. F. T. Sheets and Miss Lois Fuhrman rendered specftl music. The speaker took as his text. Ephesians 4:S “Whatsoever things are true, honest. just, pure, lovely, of good report; if there he any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things". REPORTS ARE GIVEN TO JURY — Honor Slaying Case Is Nearing (’lose: Darrow Questions Brief Courtroom, Honolulu, T. H., Apr. 25. — (U.R) — Written reports by a. third prosecution alienist were ready for the jury today as a final stroke against Lieut. Thomas 11. Massie’s claim he was insane when Joe Kahahawai met violent death. Dr. Joseph Catton of San Francisco was the lone remaining witness to be heard in Hawaii's greatest murder trial before dosing arguments and judge's instructions send the ease to a panel of mixed whites and browns for deliberation. The lengthy Catton report supplements testimony of two preceding psychiatrists who believe Lieut. Massie was sane throughout the interview that ended in Kahahawai's death. This was in direct contradiction to statements of two defense experts who said they believed Massie was temporarily insane and not responsible tor his acts. With the completion of Dr. Cat ton's testimony, the stage again was set for Clarence Darrow. As (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)