Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1932 — Page 1

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'Bl CLUB TO »FLOWERS B EXHIBITION Auction T<> Sponsor at I ort Wayne IKlower Show ’ .BITTF.ES |V \KE NAMED |M, Section of lhe| I tub will enter "'•fca in I 1 " <iar<len :m<l] Slp.'i to be held it; , |X m Fori Wuvne. .IO inclusive, it was A ill be sponsorK|i| h I • ,rt Wavnr Men s -'Klei < lul> and several Wayne a in t lie ,Hewing chairmen n clubs: Mrs. , the Civic i lie Decatur We - A A. Rowland. nt' die Garden Club of Mi- Almont Williams, of ilm Garden Club of Miss Clara Sturgis. ,c ilie Bluffton Cardin Hutchins, chair- , I appointed th. e< a i'-' garden exhibit: JB fj, N -'.,11. chairman: Mrs. Mrs. N. A. Bixler. ■ Mrs. Charles Mis. Dave Adams. Mrs. ■Bv Mi- Art hie Foley, i Mr-. Glendentng. and Mrs 1 enient Works. l-’H.r.i! Company and .lames Cowen, of Decatur Castings assist tlie departr..,. show to have s ni all gardens, wil l .e:d organization hav- ;.!-■• io beautify Decatur s n! Bluffton I 'l’lie inside of the buildt OK OMO-’ I-IVC.I HELU PLANS ■HIP TO ROME ' ■onjan Flier Shops In ■London Store; Will ■ ■Vi'it In Europe ' fc»ntlL. \l.,y 23.— (U.R) Amelia Putnam. first woman to At:.;:.:;. alone, and wearing borrowed from an Irishym in Londonderry and from Ambassador Andrew y*' l * official household, today y 1 *n the first of several shopp- ■ Mps planned here before her yNI Earhart rushed out shopp■•i ll Mrs. David K. E. Bruce, of Ambassador Mellon, breakfast, and greatly after a good night's sleep. ff was taken to a large Anglodepartment store and rotis purchases to subtor her borrowed clothing. yP Earhart said her plans tyl[ depend on answers to sev i^^y l es she sent to the United this morning. She was exto lie the luncheon guest f ■Ambassador Mellon, of the Institute of Journalists, and a^Bc v, “ correspondents this af■Jyioaie flight will take her to of trans-Atlantic fliers, woman to fly the ocean second person to make flight, the new women's HpTixinen gn page twoi ■ ' -o—yemain Seeks Office ■tge L. Tremain, attorney, ■nnounced his candidacy for Mation to the Indiana appel■conn, southern district, on “I), moeratic ticket. Bnaln is trustee of the Indi- ■ mid War memorial board.

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Brothers Lose Lives Indianapolis, May 23 (U.R) David and Phillip Farney. brothers of Wolcott. Ind., 19 and 17 respectively, were killed Sunday I when the motorcycle they were I riding crashed head-on into an auto driven by Frank Reich, 47. of campus. 111. The Farney brothers, who were with a party of friends, all riding motorcycles, skidded in loose gravel, and plunged diifr-ctl’y in front of the auto, authorities said. Roth were killed instantly. The accident occurred on US-52' mar Indianapolis. NINETY ATTEND MEMORIAL HERE Rev. Hennes Urges All To “Keep Faith” at Annual Legion Service The Rev. Father J. .1. Hennes, delivering the address at the annual memorial service held Sunday morning at the St. Mary's Catholic church for deceased war veterans, challenged America to I keep faith with those who died for their country's honor. The service was held at the 9:45 o'clock high mass. The mass was celebrated by Father Hennes, assistant pastor and was attended by about 9b veterans, including one Civil war veteran, several mem- ■ bers of the' W. R. C. and members of Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion. Father Hennes said, “They died that Old Glory might wave on high. Yet scarcely have their mortal remains been consigned to mother earth, what that flag is lorn down from its lofty pedestal , and trampled under foot by the , hordes of communism, seeking »o overlUrow our government and to ruin our social life by sowing the , seeds of unrest and revolution . among our laboring classes." “Yes, my friends, they died be- , cause they believed it the part of i valor and patriotism to sacrifice - their self-interests for the good of : their country, yet little did they think that within a few years their ■ glorious example would become a laughing stock among the very i people they protected and that - greed and avarice would become t the nation's virtue. Have we fori gotten, kind friends. America's I answer to those who now sleep ■ the sleep of death. 'Fear not that you have died for naught. The torch you threw to ns we caught; ten million hands will hold it high. And freedom's light shall never die; we've learned the lesson that ye taught." If these holy pledges ' have H-en forgotten by us in our desire for riches and the pleasures ' of the world, then these holy dead that we honor this morning shall have died in vain. ' Opening his address, Father Hennes saifl. "We are assembled in this church of God, this morning to assist in the participating i of spiritual benefits of the Holy > Sacrifice of the mass—the renew- ; al. although in an unbloody way, •I of the tragic death of Jesus Christ 1] upon the hill of Calvary. We are ' | here to adore our God. to thank r | Him for the favors and the bles- -| sings we have received from His CCGNTtIVtTtetA GK PAGCr TWO) BALANCING OF BUDGET URGED Non-Partisan G r o u p Is Leading Fight For Early 1 . Passage of Bill t New York. May 23.- (U.R) - A 5 group of nationally known men has 1 appealed to leaders of congress to ' put aside partisanship and adopt a balanced federal budget and an ’ economicall'y sound plan of tax- ’ a tion. I Prominent among those signing 3 the appeal were Alfred E Smith. Dr. * Nicholas Murray Butler. Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, Frank O Lowden, former governor of Illinois, and William H. Crocker, of California. „ , „ Copies of the letter were mailed ’ Saturday to Sen. James E. Watson, ; majority leader; Sen. Joseph T. r | Robinson, minority leader; Rep. ’ Charles R. Crisp, acting chairman II of the ways and means committee, ; ami Rep. Bertrand H (CObiIINULD ON PAGE FIVE)

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HOOVER VETOES PROPOSAL TO ISSUE BONDS President Studies Unemployment Relief Systems Over Week-end SCORES BOND ISSUE PLANS Washington, May 23.—<U.R) , —Democrats today faced the necessity of further revising their unemployment relief programs if they are to meet President Hoover’s determined opposition to bond issues for federal works. The President in a studied and vigorous week-end communication denounced all proposa's for bond issues for federal construction projects. He condemned litem as "grandiose" schemes which could create less than 40.000 jobs in the next year and those only at the "fearful price” or unba ancing the budget, demoralizing] government credit, and imposing "unbearable burdens upon the taxpayer." The compromise relief program of senate Democrats calls for a $500,000,000 bond issue. Speaker Garner's plan proposes an issue of $1,000,090,000 (81. There has been (widespread agitation for bond issues up to $5,000,000,000 (B). Mr. Hoover approved the Democratic provision for increasing the Reconstruction Finance Corpor-1 ation's borrowing power by $1,500,000,000 (Bl to finance "income pro-| ducing" or “self-liquidating” works, such as waterworks, toll-bridges. I toll tunnels and docks. He also agreed that the Reconstruction corporation should be empowered to ' advance funds to hard-pressei stales for direct relief. The President expressed his views in a long letter to President Richard S. Parker of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He warned that "the back of the depression cannot be broken by any single government undertaking" and then outlined his views of what (he government is doing and can do: "A—The quick, honest balancing ' of the federal budget through drastic reduction of less necessary ex--1 pettses and the minimum increase 1 in taxes; “B—The avoidance of issue of ((’< )NTI Nl ’EI» «»N I’UIE THIfEEi MISS HIRSCHEY WINS CONTEST I —— Monroe Young Woman Is i Winner of Bible Memory Contest Sunday ' Miss Naomi Hirschey of the Missionary church in Monroe township . won first place in the Adams County Bible Memory contest held at t the Methodist Episcopal church in : Geneva. Sunday afternoon. _Miss • Catherine Murphy of the Christian i church, this city, won second place and Miss Naomi Neuenschwander of the Mennonite church at Berne won first place in the story telling division. These winners will compete in a district contest to be held at War- | 1 ren, next Sunday afternoon. I Miss Frieda Lehman, superintendent of the Children's Division, was chairman. The program in- , eluded a vocal solo by Betty Trout- ’ ner of St. Marys township; a vocal duet by the Misses Martha Jane Linn and Madeline Spahr of this city, and a violin trio from Berne. ( Other contestants in the Bible 5 memory contest were Mabel Man- , ley of Blue Creek township, Alice i Minger of Hartford township, and i Richard Borne of Kirkland township. Miss Neuenschwander was unopposed in the story telling di- ; vision. — Vicki Baum Is Injured [ -b— — ■ ■ New York, May 23-(UP)-Vicki 1 Baum, author of “Grand Hotel, was thrown front a horse Sunday 1 while riding in Queens, and taken • to the Maty Immaculate hospital • suffe ing from a dislocated shoulder • and bruises. 1 Plhysiciaus said Miss Baum might ■ be required to remain at the hospi- “ tai Cora week. Her face was sever- | ely cut.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 23, 1932.

Meet Mr. Dicynodon I 1 ' .-J Mi;w Some two hundred million years ago this dicynodon. a mammal ' with two long tusks and three eyes, got ntired in what is now the f Warroo Desert of Africa. These bones are all that is left of him and ; tliey are now at the University of Chit ago. Photo shows Miss Marjorie i ; Chaplin. University of Chicago student in geology, taking notes from i : Professor A. S. Romer (left) and Professor Paul C. Miller. j

MRS. ARTMAN IS RE-ELECTED Local Woman Is Named State Scribe of Ben Hur Encampment Mrs. A. D. Artman of this city was re-elected State Scribe of the Ben Hur lodge at the Indiana Ben Hur Fraternal congress held in Indianapolis Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Artman lias served for 10 years in the capacity of state scribe. All sessions of the convention] were held in the Dennison Hotel.] and Elkhart was chosen as th ■ convention city for 1933. The meeting will he held the third] Friday and SaDirday in May of next year. About 500 delegates attended the meeting, and the election of] officers ' was held Saturday after-: noon. The officers chosen are us] follows: State chief. Louis Cook] ’ of Kendallville; state past chief,; Moses. Harry of Evansville; state judge, Eva Wells of Fort Wayne: state teacher, Rachael McClain of Hammond; state scribe, Mrs. A. D. , AH man. Decatur; state keeper of tribute, Bert E. Kimmell of Indianapolis; state captain. Bertha Whitehead of Muncie; state guide, . Joe Westingdorf of Terre Haute; keeper of inner gate. Elizabeth ! Mobhs. Evansville; keeper of out- . er gate. Ida Carr of South Bend. FIRE DAMAGES DECATUR SHOP Johnson Blacksmith Shop Damaged by Blaze Early This Morning ’ The William Johnson Blacksmith ' shop, located east or the Monroe ' street river bridge was damaged 1 by fire at 1:20 o’clock this mo tiing ' The damage was estimated at $250 1 by Jack Friedt, city fire chief. The local fire department was called and was able to save tllie greater portion of the building. One corner of tlie shop was destroyed by flames. The tire is beieved to h ive started from a poor connection in the electric wiring system, which was recently installed. The local fire department was called to Campbell's tilling station at 12 o’clock Sunday night where the wiring in Robert Hill’s car cauglht fire. The car was not otherwise damaged.

Indictments Quashed Vincennes. Ind.. May 23. (U.R) i Perjury indictments against George I Alexander and Benjamin Perk.] i president and Secretary-1 rea-snrer ] respectively of the Vincennes Wat ] i r Company, were quashed today. | in a moti n sustained by Judge W. j S. Hoover in Knox circuit court. The two officials were indicted ] several months ago liy a Knox , county grand Jury. The charges were tlie outgrowth ' of a hearing in which tlie city of] Vincennes sought lower water rates. I .. o Rockport Has Storm Rockport. Ind . May 23.—(U.R)—A ■ severe hail storm here Saturday asIternoon did damage estimated at ] $5,000, largely to fruit and wheat. I Many chickens were killed. FORMER LOCAL MAN EXPIRES George Smitley Dies At Fort Wayne; Funeral To Be Tuesday George Smitley, 59. of Fort Wayne and a resident of Adams County for 25 years, died at his home at 401 West Superior street, Fort Wayne. Saturday night at 11:30 o'clock. Death was due to heart disease, with which Mr. Smitley had been ill for the last five weeks. The deceased was born in Ross County. Ohio, and came to Decatur where he resided for 25 years. While living here he worked for l' the Krick and Tyndall Tile factory for a number of years, and served as policeman here while Charles W. Yager was mayor. i Mr. Smitley moved to Fort Wayne eight years ago. where lie was refrigerator engineer for the Perfection Biscuit company for six years. Surviving are the widow, Jennie Smitley of Fort Wayne; two daughters. Mrs. Hazel Gallogly of Decatur, and Miss Catherine Smitley at home; and four sons. Melvin of Monmouth; Marshal of Fort Wayne. Russell and Gerald all at .home. His mother, Mrs. Virginia Smitley of Decatur and Four sisters Mrs. Anna Collins of South Dakota: Mrs. Ella Speakman. Mrs. Clara Edgell and Mrs. Bertha Foreman all of Decatur, four brothers, Charles, Rollie, Floyd and Henry Smitley and 10 grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home in Fort Wayne, and at 3 o'clock (DST) at the Mt. Hope Church in Adams County with burial in the church cemetery.

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SPRAGUE CASE STARTS TODAY Local Man Seeks Damages From Aleta Harlow In Accident Suit The case of Harvey Sprague vs. I Aleta Harlow, deputy comity audi-i tor. in which the plaintiff is seek-i ing to collet t SIO,OOO damages as the result of an automobile mis-1 hap in this city several months ego, opened in Adilins circuit court i litis morning. Mr. Sprague is said to have been injured when ho was struck | ami knocked off his bicycle on. Ninth Setoml street by the automobile driven by Miss Harlow. The regular panel of jurymen' was called. At noon the jury examination had not been completed. It is believed the case will consume at least two days. R. C. Parrish. Fort Wayne is attorney for the plaintilT and C. J. I Lutz amt 11. 11. Myers of this city I represent the defendant. Contributory negligence may lie I Ito chief defense, it was indicated as' Mr. Lutz carefully questioned em it' juror Ihis morning. o Will Present Play Tim Young Peoples Society of the ' Magiey Reformed Church will pre Isen' the pity, “Slave < f Mammon" lin thi Kirkland High School auditorium. Thursday evening May 26. iat 7:30 o', lock. Admi-sion will he 115 cents. Tlie public is invited to I attend AGENTWARNS . OF NEW WEED “Yellow Peril” Found In Fields of Adams County, Report A new weed is making its ap- ' pearance wt Adams county now, I according to County Agent L. E. I Archbold. At first glance it resembles mustard, lint instead of having one central stem as mustard. it has many branches. It grows Io Hie height!) of from one and one-half to two feet afid proI duces an immense quantity of I I seed. It is cal'e.d Hie Yellow Peril, and may be seen now in full bloom on, the roadside, permanent pastures,] oats ami clover. If pulled at this I time, it will be prevented from | seeding. Archbold states. Club to Meet A 411 Calf Club meeting is being called for Thursday evening. May 26th in the Monroe high school building at S o’clock. In Ihis meeting officers for this year will be elected mid reports on the 4-H Club Round-up trip will be made ly Eli M. Schwartz, Reinhold Koldewey and Estelle Steurv. The calf duh this year is the largest in (lie history of Adams county. Fifty four members are enrolled and will fat ami show 73 calves. — o DELEGATES TO BE SELECTED Texas To Name 46, Probably AH For Garner For President , New York, May 23.—(U.R) Texas. , Speaker John N. Garner's home ■ state, contributes most of tlie national convention delegates to lie , chosen this week. Texas Democrats in state convention Tuesday will instruct 46 delegates to support Garner for the i Democratic presidential nom Ination. With tlie 14 he won in Calit fornia, this will bring Garner's tot tai to 90. Texas Republicans the same day Will select 49 delegates who will support President Hoover. ! In Democratic state conventions Friday, Colorado will name 12 deleI gates, Utah eight and Delaware six. i The forces of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt claim a|ll these, but it is likely that they will go to the ! national convention uninstrncted. 1 CCUNIINL'ED UN PAGE SIX)

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Two Youths Killed Evansville, Ind , May 23 (U.R) I Two youths whose whereabouts j i had been unknown since they I escaped from White’s Institute a’| I Wabash last December, fell asleep | on a railroad crossing here Saturi day night, and were struck and | killed. Nathan Modjaefski, 19. South IBi nd, and Henry Miller. 15. i I Evansville, apparently had fallen 1 j asleep while waiting for a train, .authorities said. R. P. Catlett.l I fireman on the engine, said both | ! werd lying prone in tin- middle Os i the track. THIRTY AWARDS ARE Central School Pupils Get i Scholarship Pins For Efficient Work Final scholarship pins were awarded to 30 honor students at I tlie Central building at Hie close of the school year, it wa« au- | nounced by Bryce Thomas, princi-] i pal, today. The final pin is awarded nt the: close of the year to pupils in ”A”j section who meet tlie pillowing requirements; "A student, must 4iave held the leader pin four of the six periods! which represents the time spent I in a grade. A total of not less; than sixteen A’s must appear in | the semester average column fori the two semesters representing j the work done in the A. and B. j sections of a grade. "A student shall not fall below] B in any subject in the semester] average column for the two semes-j ters representing tlie work done in tlie A and B sections of al | grade." Following are the pupils who I | received the awards: Bth Grade Lois Mann. Ruth Porter. Agnes] ] Nelson, Harry Moyer. Billy Schafer. 7th Grade Lewis Fennig. Eugene Freidt.] Alice K. Baker. Jeanette Christen. Emma Marquart, Kathryn Kohls, Irene Sell, Arthur Sunderman. ] 6th Grade Jeanette Winnes, Jean Bright. sth Grade. Junior Murp li y , Doyle Lee.] Janies Christen. Katherine Knapp,l Helen Kohls. Margaret Hoffman.! Betty Cook. Barbara Burk. Ardis Brintzenhofe. Billy Buck, Berniece ICOSTISI'HII OK PAGK f'tVR) CONSPIRATORS ARE SENTENCED Federal .ludne Sends Pro- ' tection Collector To Federal Prison . ■ Indianapolis. May 23 (U.R) —• A - term of 15 months in the Leaven ] . worth Federal prison was meted! > Albert Abel, the first of 21 Madi-j i son county residents to face Judge > Robert C. Baltzell today for sent-] ’. encing on liquor conspiracy charges. Abel, who was convicted with eight others, including Police Chief Alvin Riggs of Anderson, was alleged to have collected | “protection" money from bootleg-] gers. i John Bronnerburg. alleged operator of a still near Anderson.] who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to six months in jail ami fined S3OO. Judge Baltzell suspended ■ the jail sentence when Bronnerburg pleaded that lie had a wife and eight children to support. In addition to Attel ami Riggs, the others were Ralph Rich, pa- ’ trolnian and former captain of detectives; Mrs. Edna Boyer, gasoline station proprietor; John Stin(CONTtNUED ON PAGE THREE) Lions Open Conclave > _ Kokomo. Ind., May 23—(U.R) — ' Julian C. Hyer, International President of Lions Clubs, was 3 scheduled to address the Indiana ' state convention here today. Hyer ■ arrived from his home in Fort ’ Worth. Tex., yesterday, the opening day of the convention. ■ | Other speakers on today's pro--1 gram included Prof. Robert Pliil--1 lips of Purdue University, International trustee of Lions, and Prof. J. Raymond Schutz, of Manchester College.

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169 VOTE FOR--2.75 PER CENT BEER MEASURE Hogg Remains In Dry Columns; Crowe Favorable To Measure RECORD VOTE IS DEMANDED Washington, May 23. <UR) ’lite house todav ilclealetl the O’Connor-I hill hill Io lega’ize ami lax beer containing 2.75 per cent alcohol by weight. The vote was announced as 223 to Kill. Il was the first record test on prohibition modification sentiment in the house. It was forced by the wet bloc in an attempt to get nil members on record before tlie national political conventions. Tlie decision came on a proposition to discharge tlie ways ami means committee from further . consideration of the medificati-m hill. Anti-prohibitionists forced tlie issue by obtaining 145 names to a special petition to take the matter out of tlie hands of tlie predominately "dry" committee where the measure had been j tabled. The bill would have placed in ; excise tax of 3 cents per pint on i Ih-pt. Advocates of tlie bill esti- ] mated a possible annual revenue ' from this source of ssim),ihmi.olio. Tlie measure presented as a bi- ] partisan effort contained strict I provisions against return of the saioon and also protected stat s ! and communities which did not | desire tlie sale <®f alcoholic, beer | within their borders. Indiana congressmen voting "Aye" were: Canfield. Dem.: i Crowe. Deni: Griswold, Dem; Larraliee. Dem; Pettengille. Dem, | and Wood. Rep. i Indiana congressmen voting ‘No’ I were: Gillen. Dem; Greenwool. ■ Deni: Hogg. Rep; Lndlow, Dem.. I and Purnell. Rep. Beggars Visit Decatur A family, including a man .mil ; his wife and six children called on 'a number of local residents and 1 business .houses today in a sys- , tematie .begging trip. Tim family which was not known here, left tlie I city about noon with several sacks .ot cicthing and to d. Loiterers Arrested ' Forty-seven men were ar ested on loitering charges in Fort Wiyne Sunday by city policemen after a ‘ report reached the police statii n II hat a small girl had been appraaeh'ed by some wandering visitor to the I city. All the men were taken to the county jail. o Grid Player Dies Evansville, Ind.. May 23.—(U.R) — ] Norman Stein, IS. captain of last 1 year’s Reitz high school football i team, died of septic poisoning caus- | ( d by infected teeth. HOGG LINKED IN BANK TRIAL Evidence Shows Official Urged Congressman To Assist LaGrange. May 23—(U.R) Representative David Hogg. Republican ot the Fourth Indiana District was linked today with an alleged attempt of State Senator Rollo N. Walter to retain funds in the now defunct LaGrange County Bank and Trust company. During the trial of Walter on a charge of banker's embezzlement, .Special Prosecutor Fred Bodenliat'er of Kendallville, read, into tho : record a letter written by Walter to Hogg. Walter, secretary and . treasurer of the bank, asked Hogg to write to Mrs. C. H. Schenk, widow of Dr. Schenk of LaGrange, not to withdraw $7,000 she received on her husband's war liomis from the bank. It asked Hogg to write the letter on his pertunuil • stationery. I Rodenhafcr asserted that in the ’ letter Walter enclosed a cheek for $5.00 made out to Hogg.