Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1932 — Page 1

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AVERAGE VOTE IS FORECAST FOR COONTY

iTEREST IS Jacking in BOTINC TODAY ■Ln earance of State Causes InC st To Dwindle ■ts HOT ■ |or CONGRESS • M-‘V 3. 1 ■ contests of a lop .Lana’s primal'.', K 'ira.tcii scant genKi,--- today as HoosK n ongressional, :i!i d county candiH elected precinct and state con. Ktioi delegates. K) ■ past >r.K Amin ted c «»»♦• primary. ■ long c ■ - II"' "slates" M ' beds of organ-so-pped the |Hg 1,-snlt of econInpiet ■/ cits liad been wagdelegates ... “H 1 ’ ■ the they pointed toward the 18th amend--Bh, . tai »■ .1 cuide party leaders platforms. ■faH ;c> ■ the candidates setile slate legislathe metnberth,- I'-’: house and senate. confronted with i . important legis- ■■ at stake today, bin,-i factions fought for ■ms .-ir respective can- • ■ --.indo! s ,-s it ler that Ihe BB| oi'-.ii. /.limn will remain in ' district ami IMP leorgani/atimis. ),y Frank Ma yr. tile populace cent fc II tore would give it the tin- Peters organand enable it to wage i-ainst the nominlatidnl.ite for governor. :c < the congressnot. . ent.-red in the sec BE9' flirt h. tilth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth districts, in congressmen are H^B V ’l Vl l-’l' mt PAGE SIX) ■WNFLAfS | OGDEN MILLS s Secretary Cannot '* Authentic .Advice; I ■ Cites Conditions May 3 (U.R) Rep. Tex., author of the e,,i soldier bonus hill. before the house ways committee today that of Treasury Mills and ■M’’ opposing the measure "are of giving sound adp *"' sl evidence of this.” K^fr n said, “is the fact the connin the condition it is.” said lie was prepared to for a section of his bill which substantially would the bonus as the Owenbill proposes. This plan of federal bonds to al reserve banks in return reserve notes. answers all the arguments |^V S| the new currency proposal Km , ’ ip °PPosition has made." said. ■•" tail maintained that Mills’ that the bonus bill would the veterans in “dishoneswere made in "poor to answer arguments against the hill last week. I?' 1 said widespread propa--1,11,1 been brought to bear e Monte properties company He named ®UNTLNUEI) ON gLX)

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Chapter Is Inspected Eddie Grantund. memiber of the jurisprudence committee of the Fort Wayne chapter of Phi Delta Ka>;.pa fraternity inspected the local fraternity at a meeting, Monday evening. Mr. ('randlund praised the local members highly f„r the record It iey have established. Initiatory services were also held [ for Merle Chrisman. ; The fraternity decided to have a banquet, honoring all newly iniated members at the Phi Dolt hall, next Monday evening. Several pros- I pective pledges will be invited as I t special guests. FOUR INJURED IN ACCIDENT Mrs. Wilmer Raudenhush And Three Children In Automobile Mishap Mrs. Wilmer Raudenhush and three sons <>f Monroe received i number of cuts and bruises and other injuries when the automobile in which they we e riding was struck by another ear driven by Jesse Daniels of west of this city at 7:30 o'clock this morning. The accident occurred on state road 27. a mile and a half soiitth of Decat nr. at the crossroads by Schnepp’s Filling station. Mrs. Raudenhush suffered a fric- | tured cheek bone, the lame being 1 pushed in, leaving an indentation. | The skin was not broken and after an X-ray was taken it was decides! not to operate at the present time. Unless complications set in, he>r injury will not prove serious, it was stated. Arthur, age ,8. was the most seriously. injured of the dhildren. receiving a severe gush on the side of his_2gre that required, nine stitches to close. The cut ran front the top of his head, through his ear. wHiich was parti illy severed, to his jaw bone, die suffered considerably (CONTINUE!' <>N PAGE SIX) AWARDS MADE BY PULITZER “Os Thee 1 Sing” Is Awarded Drama Price For Year 1931 New York. May 3. — (U.R) — "Os Thee 1 Sing." a satirical musical comedy which lampoons American politics and political methods unmercifully. has been awarded the annual Pulitzer prize for drama, it was announced today. The prize for the best novel written by an American during the year goes to Pearl S. Buck, China born daughter of a missionary, for her book, “The Good Earth, a| story of present-day life in China , Mrs. Buck lives in Nanking. The award for publie service was won by the Indianapolis News, for its successful campaign to eliminate waste in city management and to reduce the tax levy. The prize for newspaper correspondence is, awarded to Walter Duranty. Mos-1 cow correspondent for the New York Times, for his articles on tlte progress of the five-year plan, and to Charles G. Ross, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for an article entitled "The Country's Plight—What Can | Be Done About It?" The cartoon award goes to John T. McCutcheon, of the Chicago Tribune. for his drawing entitled "A Wise Economist Asks a Question. Gen. John J. Pershing wins the award tor history with his book of memoirs, “My Experiences in the World War," and Henry F. Pringle is given the prize for the best biography. his "Theodore Roosevelt." The best volume of verse, in the opinion of the judges, was "The Flowering Stone," by George Dillon. Traveling scholarships, worth sl.000, were awarded to Frank R. Kelley, Brooklyn; Selma Hautzik, New York, and Johnathan D. Springer. (CONTtNtrRI) ON PAGE SIX) — Will Bind Blanks County auditor Albert Harlow took the mortgage exemption blanks to the Fort Wayne printing company today for binding. May 1, was the last day to file lithe exemptions. Mr. Harlow did not state how many Manks were filed, but estimated that the total was larger than a year ago.

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DREDGE CAUSE RECESSES TO SEPTEMBER 12 Special Judge Kister To' Resume Hearing in Fall; ' Exception To Ruling ONE WITNESS TAKES STANDI ■ I Following tin hour's ses-j sion Monday afternoon, Hie Wabash dredge case was adI journed until Monday. Sepi lember 12, by Sneeial Judge llenrv Kister. Judge Kister arrived in the citv about two o'clock and held a conference with attorneys llenrv B. Heller, county attorney. C. J. Lutz, chief of counsel for the remonstrators and George Whitaker of Redkey, chief counsel for the petitioners. Jonas Neuenschwander of Vera Cruz was called as a witness and concluding his testimony Judge Kister announced that court would adiourn until next September. The Adams county council refused to make an appropriation for $1,200 for the special judge in the case. The special judge must l be paid out of county funds and the slate later reimburses the county for the amount. Judge Kister took exception to I the council's attitude and stated that he regretted the case .could not Io brought to a conclusion. Attorneys in the case would not venture a guess how long it would take to complete the hearing. The case opened last September and most of the time the sessions of court were held in the Knights of Pythias home on Third street. Adams county had to defray the extra expense of rental amt special bailiff, while Miss Anna Smith, regular court reporter took the evidence. Judge Dore B. Erwin, surrendered the services of the court reporter in order Io save i additional expense and Miss Smith worked untiringly at both jobs. The case has been a costly one. The sunt of $3,075 was paid to the i special judge, the fee being $25 a day Judge Kister was appointed I by Governor Han y Leslie. The petitioners seek to dredge|. the Wabash river, beginning in Mercer county. Ohio, near the Celina reservoir ami extends to a point neltf Linn Grove. Adams County, the city of Bluffton ami about 300 property owners, comprise the remonstrators. It is not known what action the county council will take next fall and if the body refuses to make the appropriation, it is possible that the county might be mandated to make the appropriation. SEEK PARDON FOR MASSIE Congressmen Transmit Petition To Honolulu For Quick Pardon Washington, May 3—(U.R) —Leading members of the House, in a petition sponsored by Rep. Thatch- | er. Repn.. Ky.. implored Governor Judd of Hawaii to patdoti Lieut. Thomas 11. Massie and his codefend: mts, convicted of manslaughter. The petition was called to Judd last night. It said: “We as members of congress, deeply concerned for the welfare of Hawaii, believe that the prompt and unconditional pardon of Lieutenant Massie and his associates will serve that welfare and the | ends of justice. We, therefore, most earnestly urge that such , pardon be granted." The signers included the dele- j gation from Kentucky, Massie’s home state, and Democratic Leader Rainey, Chairman Heare of the . Insular affairs committee. Chair- , man Byrns of the appropriations , committee, Chairman Cochran of tlie economy committee and Act- , ing Chairman Crisp of the ways ; and means committee. i Thatcher said he expected to add many other names to the peti- , tion. I The house judiciary committee | today was to consider the Crisp , bill which would grant a emigres- , (CONTINUED UN J’AGE SIX) 1

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 3, 1932.

Died to Save Crowds 1 i I _Jr W 2 L 4 ■ 1 < w h’ -rjM I - -IM • L ; .. /I Writ JB y rtfm n«, ■ ■«<» Two veteran aviators of the World war died in flames of their wreck) <1 plane Saturday to save the lives of spectators below. The fliers. Lieut. Charles Fargo (left) and Lieut. Henry Sandusky, were flying over Chicago's South Side when engine trouble developed. Although both men wore parachutes and had an opportunity to jump they decided against deserting the plane at a point where it would have crashed into Hie crowd below. They guided the plane past the crowd but crashed into a building and were burned to death in the explosion ami fire which followed, tipper photo shows wreckage of plane.

WILLOPERATE ! ONMACDONALD British Premier Will Have Operation Immediately On Eye London. May. 3 (UP) — Prime' Minister Ramsey McDonald will , undergo an operation on his right ' eye immediately an official an-' nounced today fr. itn No. lb Down-j ing Street said. Hite operation will he performed ' Thinsday afternoon. The operation will prevent the Prime Minister from returning to Geneva f)or conferences with other statesmen. He will go to a Nurslnco home in Park Lane after presiding at tlie weekly cabinet meeting Thursday and visiting King George at Buckinighatn palace. The Prime Minister's left eye was operated on several weeks ago. His vision was affected, but reports that be might ihave to retire from active life were denied by his physician. Sir Thomas Border, who performed the operation, accompanied the Prime Minister on his recent trip to Geneva. McDonald appeared much iniiproved in health wliien he returned here. "In spite of precautions taken 'prior to the Prime Minister's visit to Geneva and the care taken during his work there, examinations (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 Seven Go To Purdue Seven young men and women of Adams County, 4-H club winners, left this morning for Purdue University. Lafayette, where they will attend the 4-H Club Round-Up. The young people were accompanied to Lafayette by County Agent L. E. Archbold and Miss Helen Kenney of Jefferson township. Lawrence Bluhm, one of the winners, was unable to go on account oft the severe injuries with which his father suffered Monday morning when lie figured in an automobile accident south of Monroe. | The winners in the 4-H clubs who left this morning to attend tlie Round-Up wore Ruth Yake, Loretta Weiland, Louise Shoemaker, Ruth Mazelin, Estella Steury, Ell M. Schwartz, and Reinhold ' Koldeway.

Institutes Large Suit Greenville, t). May Albert J Frost. Portland. Ind., trustee in bankruptcy for the J. A. Long Company, a creamery product/ firm, lias instigated a $47.8.272 suit against sharelmlders in the defunct concern in Darke county, Ohio, courts. Otillie tliile et al. and tlie estate of the late George W Mannix. Jr., Greenville, are the firm's only Darke county shareholders, il was stated, but they uro held to be personally liable for the firm's indebtedness. ami a judgment against them in the ivliove sum is petitioned. Assets of tlie firm have been appraised at $267,182. leaving a balance of $478,272.19. which is termed immediately payable. LOCAL PASTOR WILL RETURN Rev. M. W. Sunderman to Serve Another Year At Evangelical Church Rev. M. W. Sunderman pastor of the First Evangelical Church here for tlie last four years, was re-assigned to .the Decatur pastorate. at tlie ilositi'g session of tlie eightieli annual Indiana conference of the Evanigelieal churches which was held in Dayton, 0.. last week. Kendallville his been chosen as the conference city for 1933. The annual church conference t)his year opened Tuesday at Dayton, Ohio, and continued tlie remainder of the week. Seveial changes were made in pa-toral appointments over the state and the asslgnements ware read late Sunday ifternuon at tlie closing session of the conference. Members of the Decatur Evangelical Church were pleased to learn of tine return of Rev. Sundermann who will begin his fifth year as pastor of the local church. Rev. Sundeimann moved here with his family five years ago, following the conference. Pastors at the Evangelical 'Chu ches it Huntington and Berne were exchanged. Rev. M. O. Herman who has been pastor at the Bethel Evanigelieal Church in Huntingto for several ysars, win succeed Rev. I. G. Roederer at Berne. (CONTINUED UN PAGE SIX)

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CAPONE WILL I GO TO PRISON IN FEW HOURS i Feared Gangster Ready to Serve Term; Dirty Deal. He States APPEAL IS FROWNED ON Chicago, May 3. — (U.R)—AI iCapone, the Coney Island barkeeper who built at) tinder-i world empire in defiance of{ law and order, will leave in a few hours for Leavenworth I penitentiary, his empire shat-1 t'ered, his defiance shrunk to the whining of a common criminal. I The fat gangster whose scarred | face liecame symbolic of the nittrd-1 erons terror of Hie gangs is ex- 1 pected to depart tonight in com puny of a carload of convicle»l dope peddlars, auto thieves and counterfeiters to .start a In-year sentence for defrauding the government of I the tax on his ill gotten income. Two Words pronounced by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes of I the I'. S. Supreme Court struck in 1 a fraction of a second the false glamor from the pouty gangster. They were: "< 'ert iorari denied.” The words brought a climax to Hie firm, victorious march of the federal government against leaders in the ruthless outlawry that came to lie known as the “Capone syndicate." It meant refusal of the court to review the Capone case and ended the last legal delay in carrying out the conviction and I sentence. Today V. S. marshals expect the ordier authorizing them to take Ca(porte. grown 2G5 iHiiuids fat in his stay in Cook county jail since his I trial last October, to Leavenworth ! (CONTINItPI) ON PAGE SIX! WOMAN'S CLUB HOLDS PARTY .More Than 250 Decatur Girls Guests As Part of Week’s Program More than 250 girls of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth grades anti high school were entertained by the Woman's Chib at the Decatur high school auditorium, Monday evening. The event was in observance of Girls' Week, which is being celebrated this week. Mrs. E. D, Engeler, president of the Woman's Club, gave the welcome address and announced the program which was presented by the Junior Arts department and the Dramatic Departments of the club. The Trillity Trio, composetl of the Misses Betty Franklin. Edwina Shroll and Sara Jane Kauffman sang two numbers, "Tiptoe," and "May Day Song." Miss Louise I Hanbold accompanied nt the piano. Tlie dramatic department of the Junior Arts department presented a clever one net play, "Betty Behave." It was a comedy and the scene was in Betty's room al Lindwood school Mr girls. The characters were Betty, a pupil, played CONTINCED ON PAGE SIX , a Appears In Broadcasts Cedric Vctglewede, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Voglewede of this city, who is located at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will appear in a novel radio program over the Milwaukee Journal Station each Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday nights from 5:45 to 6 o’clock. The program will dramatize tlie humor in tlhe news of the day. The feature will be introduced by the roar of the*presses, .as its theme song, and will be superintended by the "Cui) Reportars—Tommy and Seedy,' one of whom is Mr. Voglewede. The reporters will introduce the skits and take the parts of the characters mentioned in the news stories. Incidental and characteristic music will be played by Elwyn Owen, organist. Tlhe broadcast will become a regular program and local residents interested are asked to tune in and also to send postal cards to the radio station expressing their sentiments in regard to the feature.

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| Health Station Will Hr Conducted Here The moiKinly Adams County Baby I Health Station will be held in the Decatur Public Library on Friday, I May tl. from I) o’clock In the mom- | ing until 4 o'clock In the after noon. Dr. Dorothy Teal and Miss Nan< y ! Gibbs. 11. N., of the Child Hygiene | division of the State Board of Health, will be in charge, assisted by a locil committee from the Psi lota Xi sorority. Moli.iets in Adams County are Invited to bring their children to the station for a free complete physical examination. Children under two years of aige will be examined. Tlie purpose of the station is to i help mothers keep well babies well, thus laying a foundation for good | health in later years. INFANT BABE DIES MONDAY Vermita Bieberich, Two-Month-Old Baby Dies Monday Evening Vermita Bieberich. 2 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto D. Bieberich of Kirkland township died at 5 o'clock Monday evening of pneumonia and convulsions. The baby 4ia<l been weak since birth, and 3 days ago developed ' pneumonia and convulsions, which resulted in its death. I The baby was born at the home. J 2 miles west of Peterson. February , I 20, 1932. Surviving are the parI ruts and the following brothers ■ and sisters: Oscar. Meta. Manila. Katherine, Henry, (lari, Della ami ■ Mary, till at home. The grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Bieber- ■ ich reside in Kirkland township . Funeral services will l»e held ! Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock (C.S.T.) at the home with Rev. Paul Schultz, pastor of the Zion Lutheran church of this city officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur cemetery. o Banquet Is Planned A Mother's and Diuvjhters' hanI qiiet will be served in tlie church I basement of the Zion Reformed '< Church. Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock, prom.pt, tor all mothers ofthe Re.f \tned qhurch and their daughters. Tlie men of the Sunday school I will be res'ponsihle for the dinner and th<committee in charge of the ariangements includes J. Henry'. I Graber, chairmen. Ferd Litterer. . Chris Lehman and A. R. Ashbauch- . I er. .An interesting 'program has been I planned for the soci il hour whidli ,I will follow the banquet. FUNERAL HELD HERE TODAY I Services Held For Miss . Catherine Adelaide Deini inger This Morning • I ‘i Funeral services for Miss Cath--lerine Adelaide Dein-inger. whose •i death occurred Saturday noon, were II held from tlie St. Mary's Catholic church at nine o'clock this morning. A solemn requiem hfgh mass was celebrated, with the Rev. Father J. J. Hennes, as celebrant: Rev. An--11 thony Kroeger, Lowell, deacon; • 1 Rev.' Ambrose Kohne. Hamtnond, ■ sub-deacon and Rev. Herman Mil- ’ I ler, Fort Wayne, master of cere- ■ monies. Several other priests were ' in attendance, including the Rev. • Theodore Fettig, Monroeville; Rev. Lawrence Weber, Michigan City; ' Rev. Charles Girardot, Fort Wayne; ' Rev’. Charles Feltes, Fort Wayne; ‘ Rev. Simeon Schmitt, Marion. Ind. ' The Rev. Father Leonard Dein- ’ inger, brother of the deceased .said 1 a mass at tlie side altar during the - funeral mass. Relatives and friends from Fort 1 Wayne who attended the funeral 1 were, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kilbourne, Mrs. Don Rulo and daugh- ' ter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rulo. Mrs. • Buesching, A. M. Dow, Mrs. Bern- ’ ard Muxton, Mr. and Mrs. Joe 1 Loos. Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Loos. ' i Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Loos. Miss 1 Julia Deininger, Mr. and Mrs. John Loos, Mrs. Perriguay, Mr. and Mrs. I - (CONTSNUED ON PAGE SIX)

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CANDIDATES BEINGNAMED BY DEMOCRATS Heavy Voting Reported In Towns And Some Rural Voting Precincts CITY VOTES ON FAST TIME Atltiins coiinlv voters ntinied ctinditkiles lor the lull election in the 1 )eniocr;ilie Driintify today and both Democrats and Kepublicans voiced their sentiment in congressional contests. At noon today, the vote | was such that veteran politicians predicted a sliifhllv above average vote for Adams county. Interest was centered In Decatur. Berne and Geneva, but several of the rural precincts also reported a heavy morning vote. There were no county contests in tlie Republican ranks, but several committeemen hail opposition and two full slates of delegates to the state convention were being voted on. The contests for committeemen in the G. O. P. ranks were forecast as a forerunner of an attempt to oust Paul Graham as county chairman. Graham also filed a slate of state delegates and the anti-Gra-ham forces filed a second slate. In the Republican congressional primary Dr. Harry O. Jones, wet. was opposing renotnination of David Hogg. Fort Wayne, and listed as a dry. Both Jones and Hogg were claiming the notnina- . tion. In the Democratic primary, every post except commissioner of I tlie second district, treasurer and , sheriff was beipg contested for. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o ■ MORE PAYROLL PADDING FOUND Sen. Fess Employs Relative At Toledo; She Draws Nice Salary Washington. May 3. (U.R)—Being not only a I'nited States senator but also chairman of tlie Republican national committee. Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio is a very busy man, indeed. That is why he must have secretaries scattered around in various places. He lias several in his senatorial office on eapitol hill. He lias others in his Republican national committee headquarters downtown but here tlie taxpayer gels a break because these are not. on the government payroll. Senator Fess also has his daugh-ter-in-law doing "clerical work" in her home in Toledo, O. —at $2,200 a year, government money. , Dorothy Fess is listed in the official congressional directory as one of the assistant clerks of tho senate library committee of which her father-in-law is chairman. Her ■ address is given in this directory — ’ issued last January—as the Carl- ' ton Hotel here But when tliih cor- : respondent tried to reach her at the Carlton, the desk clerk reported that Senator Fess lived there i but that he couldn’t recall any one , named Dorothy Fess. She lives with iter husband, Lehr Fess, a lawyer in Toledo and form- , er parliamentarian of tlie House of Representatives here when his fath- • er was in that branch. > Senator Fess is not singled out (CONTINrrWD GN PAGE SIX) Plan Variety Concert A variety concert will be given by tlie Immanuel Walther Leaigua I and the Immanuel Mixed Chorus in , the Lutheran Church in tlie Bleeke Settlement in Adams County, Sat- , urday and Sunday nights, May 7 ! and 8. The concert will begin at 8 o'clock standard time, and the program will consist of songs, dialogues, playlets, monologues, and ( stunts. The mixed chorus includes thiity ’ five voices, and there are twenty ,'persons in the male <h>rus. The I public is cordially invited to at.'itend the program anti enjoy the I musical numbers.