Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1932 — Page 6

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W AR VETERANS FACE STRUGGLE W ITH DEPUTIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) recruits at nearly every town was high. The men packed in trucks reminiscent of those which carried many of them to frontline trenches during tile war, shouted their warcry "on to Washington!'' to furious citizens who turned out to watch the procession. The pilgrims were rejoined by their "commander-in-chief," W. W. Waters of Portland. Ore., at Sum- - ner, ill. Waters left the group at- j ter the standstill developed at East St. Louis and went to Washington, Ind. “Washington, Ind., is 100 per cent for us," was the word Waters had brought back to his comrade. “If we're as welcome at Washington, D. C., tiie pilgrimmage will be a success." He said the mayor of Washington, Ind., the po.ice chief, American Legion post and scores of citizens promised cooperation in their efforts to obtain free freight ear transportation for the rest of the trip. Shouts of derision from, the mote-ly-ciad veterans greeted the news of the railroad’s appointment of special deputies. “We ll ride the B. & O. and make them like it." they shouted. Trouble had been feared at Vin- i relines. Ind., when Illinois state police escorting the veterans said: they could not allow the trucks to go out of the state. But Police Chief Thomas M. Martin of Vin-J cennes and Officer John Hamilton of the Indiana state police persuad- ; ed the Illinois officers to al ow the j party to proceed under their supervision. The military discipline of the ’ band was maintained closely. Two! veterans were dismissed from the! group when it was discovered they , had been begging. The crusade is organized on communistic lines. There are four I “companies," each with its commanding officer. All decisions are made by vote of the members.' Each man. dressed in remnants of ! a my uniform and shabby civilian ; c'othing, wears a blue "service j strip" with his identification and j unit number. All are registered I and are required to show their honorable discharge papers before be-, ing allowed to join the band. There is a commissary depart- ■ ment which solicits food contribu-1 lions from merchants and citizens I and cooks the dai.y ration of "mul-j ligan stew" or beans and coffee. J. B. Hosey, a veteran with overseas service, has been named treasurer All contributions are pooled in a common fund under his supervisiom The "treasury" contained SBO today, made up of donations collected in tin pails passed among tiie crowds along the crusaders route. The problem of feeding the near-, ly 4iHi men was serious and rations,, the veterans said, have been scanty during the last week. Flora, ill., - citizens led by Mayor McCormick and L. A. Wood, local newspaper t publisher, gave the men a hearty reception and provided dinner last • night. Two bands and 1,000 peop.e, turned out to cheer the nieu. A force of military police main- j tains order in camps. Armed with clubs, their special duty is to guard ’ fieight trains which may be seized: by their comrades and see that no sealed cars are opened or other ; damage done. An iron-clad rule of the veterans ; is instant dismissal as the penalty | tor any man who takes a drink , during the journey. Thus far, no , such dismissals have been necessary. Despite efforts toward cleanliness, the men today appeared unshaven and unkempt. lack of adequate washing faci'ities have ! been marked during the several . days journey. SEABURY PROBE STARTS TODAY; MAYOR PRESENT UNTINUED FROM PAGE ONE committee." Hofstadter shouted to the crowd. Mayor Walker was summoned to the stand as the first witness and signed a waiver of immunity tendered him by Seabury. Seabury began his examination in the low, calm tone traditional with him. His first questions concerned a series of communications between the Hofstadter counsel and the mayor relative to the investigation. Assemblyman Louis A. Cuvilliar began the customary objections of the Tammany minority and was overruled. The first letter revealed Seabury had asked the mayor .n 1930 for a complete statement of his financial affairs. The mayor was neatly dressed os usual, with pale blue shirt, dark blue tie, and dark blue doublebreasted suit. He was calm and grave and listened intently. He emphasized his replies by punching the air with an expressive forefinger. Seabury turned his inquiry into transportation affairs as they touched oa the Equitable Bus Company and the Service Bus Company, applicants for city wide bus fran-

(lilacs. The Service Company was a poitential competitor of the Equitable, which on several occasions had expressed Its friendship materially I 'tor men close to the city admlnls-1 ' nation. Seabury tried to show that the I Service Company's application antli proposed rules were superior to those offered by tile Equitable Company. The mayor. In a long explanation/ said all manner of companies offer ed attractive rates but that some ,of them, on investigation, were' found "to be in the hay and feed ! business.” “But there wa, no guarantee or, bond put up by the Eqifl.able withere?’ Seabury asked. “And the 1 ! Service Company put up a eerti Hid check for sloo,omt. didn't it? " “Well, one man's hundred thous , and might not be worth as much as J. P. Morgan's word." Walker re plied. Q. But the Equitable didn't have Morg ill's backing did it. Mr. May - or? A. We both know it didn't. Mr.’ Seabury. I The mayor p'eaded that detai s. ,of the tight for a franchise, which 'occurred in 1925. were now hazy, and said he had always relied upon the advice of John Delaney, chair man of the hoard of trausporalion. ! He admitted be proposed and voted for granting the Equitable franchise, tint added: "It is not true that the mayor, ever in six years, tried to infiueuce (any of the other nine votes of the ’board of estimate." I I don’t belie, e you have any 'tight to question me regarding the (operations of the executive mind. I had good reasons for voting for that franchise. It meant a five-cont ■fare. Il meant the bringing of new i blood into the transporatiort system lof New York." Baseball Here Sunday Sm Inker's Decatur baseball I team will play the Rowan Drug , team of Fort Wayne here nex 1 Sunday afternoon al 2:30 ode i The loial team has been streugtnI ened considerably and it is lei lieved by local fans that anotht r I victory will be marked up Sttud.ij Two games are lieing planned tor Decatur on Muy 30, Decoration day. One will be played in the ! morning and one will bo played ( lin the afternoon. Toe visitin; I teams have not b--en definitely! . selected yet.

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY. MAY 25, 1932.

WAGNER HAS AID MEASURE .CICITINI Ml I l.iiM PAGE ONEI "I have no idea what the attl- ; tude of the I’residtsnt is," Wagner| Speaker Garner annou-wod that. i details of his ipo.mm.ooo relief! program would bo completed aTi-l ! made prfl In tomorrow. Heuriiv- • are ~X p . . ted to lx vin I cdylv next week. Wagner .lid tin: two objectives e: the program wire "to assls’ the state in preventing htingei" i and "help In bringing al.out i i : resumption of >nn Mini pi ion andl I i revival of trade.” WETS ATTEMPT NEW BEER BILL CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE> I I abandon the tru k sales tux alt >- ■ aether. The earlier vote, howev-j I er. indicated the senate's Intention 1 I lo redn-e the a'l’-'-m ibllr. truck ! M accessories sales taxes to 'he! 1 levels of tin house bill, with a les- of nh >ut $1 e.tut'i.Otlll of revcTim vote followed rejection of he N’.rris amendment to make - the export debenture system of farm r- es a rider to the tax bill. •Go on with 'your combine." . 1 i * h. ut d in def um-e -if 'h ■ nvi'-oi v he could not overcome. ' "Go on with your steam roll--:-De >•( i agriculture and you have ruin d our country. Our country 1 is :• >lni over a precipice to deli stiu lion .nd ruin. Why not so k--tj-e farmer to relieve the rich. There •> • millions of hogs 1n ’his' country Put a tax of $* on each; 1 In g. That would do the business, i .The farmer could tarry the bnrd-l' . <»n. He is it." Senator Lew is. Doni.. 111.. int '- J | rupted with a courtly bow and i ■ ilow of fin- phrases to tflqu’re' whether. if Norris would tax hiys| in the country, he would "lax. ■ » 'll city “ Co m i lent with announcement'' i .if a li per cent general sales tax'' .itr.riidmcnt to be introdqer d by 1 i Senator Walsh. Dem.. Mass, st n 1 ate advo ites of tisut ta* system .-Ja n:cd 43 votes tor it. Senator 1 1 Re -1. Repn., Pa., said leaders of both par les in the house liad irt'enned him that body would ac1 e » a g--neral sales fix under ‘ | certain eir. umstances.

Saturday -May 28 is Poppy Day t ; — kC .* V* ’Y.W-JidO F te» - t ** ** » ' - * X '

The Arne lean Leg'on and Anxlliny will join hands throughout the State Saturday. May 28. in Hiking the public on the streets to buy ■tiie tiny crimson P ppy made by I liiisabltd vetera n and s hl by thLegion and Attxiliaiy to raise m -u 1 'ey to carry on service work. F tiofi st time, mnt of t'ie Pojples offered by the Legion ami Auxi iary for sale next Saturday were made by Hoosier veterans. The mentally disabled in the I'. S. Veterans' ho-pital at Marion have . a making the Auxiliary I’ pl-y this year at the rate f atuvut 5,v 0 ; u -lay f >r some time. The rem tinder ' of th .st sold by the Auxiliiry' in Indiana wore math' in the fifty-six r.-at govt rnment hospitals throughout the country by veterans wh re eive no compensation, while undergoing treatment. I 1... need for tiie public to buy th-- Pappy offered for sale by the 1.--. ion and Auxilia y is greater

Fifer Is New Editor Indianapolis. May' 25 —H’PI — Election o Dr. Oiien W. Fifer, superintendent of the Indianapolis district. .Methodist epi-e pal church, to e lit irship of the Western Ch is.an advo. ate, weekly denomina-ti-n il publication, ha- - -Peen announced. The general conference, meeting in Atlantic City, N. J., selected 'aim Tuesday. Dr. Fifer will m ve to Ciu-lnnati,

tlian any r evi it- year since- de ! mands due to the econ mic cold.- ] tion ami suffering needy veterans has trebh I. Mi . Ruth I!. MeV mnell lot Fowle . stat-- pre Meat of tha 1 Auxiliary said. The II .osier Legkn! and Auxiliary last year sold mon than 378.000 of the tiny veteran ! made flowers and the national o | ganizatiiHi rc-po ted .-ales thr- ugh-. out the c nntry of more than 11.000.-1 ! ouO bringing untold good to the I veteran and his dependent. All ‘ lAuxiliary salesw men on the street work without pay and.all money de-1 rived 1- used far the local or state 4’lief p ogram. Mis. Me cnnell stated. 1" is yea sufficie it Poppies were -ent abr ad by the Auxiliary to place one on eac. i American sol- ] dier’s grave. Give liberally In buying a Poppy fr m tha. Auxiliary ' saleswoman on your streets this Saturday is the appeal if Mrs. Me-' Cannell. !

where the magazine is published, ' this summer. Card of Thanks We wish in this manner to thank t'e friends ami neighba s for their -beautiful floral offerings. Rev. Johnston f r his consoling words, and the Mt. Hope chorus far their singing, and the many people that fui-ti hed a s. and assisted us in any way du ing our bereavement. M s? George Smitley and family

REFERENDUM IS APPROVED .(’IINTINt'ED FROM PAGE ONE) convention. Tiie Garner clique had sue- eeded | I in defeating u wet resolution Ini committee, it wet candidate for; national committeeman and a wet I I candidate for keynoter. - Bit a thundering "aye" went up! i when the resolution was taken to| the floor. Tiie drys countered; i with an equally impressive de-1 j mand for a roll call. The prohibition resolution read: , "Inasmuch as prohibition is a; ■nonpartisan question and not a- ■ party 1 isue. opinion concerning it. 1 Is an individual right and not a, j test for membership in the Demo- ' cratlc party. “In view of widespread demand ' ini in pursuance of the inherent! ■ right of tiie people under Denio-1 i cratlc government to express’ | themselves upon ail public ques-: j 'tons, we favor and urge submis-! j slon I”/ congress to the seve"ar ( i states the question a» to whether, 1 or not tiie IS h amendment shall i lie retained in tiie < ..stitution of , the I’nited States. • I O—4 REPUBLICANS PLAN STRADDLE | -CONTINUED FROM PAGF F the prohibition plank but has laid before his party associates his' ideas of the principles involved.; ' White House conferees Itaveaotne--what varied reports of what is in' the President's mind, but it is re-1 I liably repor ed that lie would “we'come" a combination law on- - forcement and referendum plank. I I Even so moderate a departure from the traditional dry plank regularly written into the party platform has suffered to eliminate Sena'or Borah, Repn., Idaho, from tiie approaching Republican cam-: paign. Borah will not attend this! convention and he has intimated; with sufficient finality that he! will not be active in support of Mr. Hoover after the nomination. Cumulating evidence that the; Republican platform will contain | a referendum plank combines with | indications of Democratic plans; to suggest that prohibition may' not be a major issue in the nation-1 al campaign. The Democrats may I be more mtkist than the Republi-| cans when their platform labors! • ire concluded in Chicago, but it 1

appears now that there Is not likely to lie a sufficient clear cut' issue lietween the parties on prohibition to cause many voters to lie swayed one way or the other l In the congressional districts! and senatorial contests, however,', the wet and dry Issue is in many instances more direct although many congressmen hitherto consistently opposed to any change; have adopted the referendum Ini the face of an opponent who eham ! , pions unqualified repeal. Josephus Daniels, secretary of; the navy during the Wilson ad-i ministration, who substituted grape I | juice for wine in the officers'! 1 mess, probably is typical of dry l ! Democratic leaders. Daniels was 1 here the other day and saw many of his congressional friends. He ! showed no apparent concern whether the Democratic platform I contained a referendum plank and ! confidently assured all questioners that the campaign will be fought out on economical lines. CHICAGO BANK ROBBED TODAY ( ttNT'Nt KD FHOM PAGE ONE) j swltchb ard. “Get off that board.” one of the ' men com-manded. "Lie down on the , floor." Walter E. Chiistians n, vlce-pre-I jsident of the bank, wis compelled ;to do likewise, also the cashier. I bookkeeper and teller. The money was swe-pt up from I the cashier's cage. o Goes To Third Round Gullane, Scotland. May 2S--(UP) — David Ma tin of California advanced to the third round of tiie British amateur golf chatnpl. nship today by a victory, 2 to 1. over the veteran player writer. Berna:d Darwin of Working Team Will Meet The Lions Club baseball team will practice Fridiy ni rntng at 9 o'clock i at the High School diamond. Pets Adopt Unusual Children Grants Pass. Ore., —tl'P) —UnI usual are the pets in this city. A Smother hott-e cat - e.ently adopted !a family of baby foxes. Now a fox I terrier owned by -C. F. Beck is j mothering two new-born pups and a tiny kitten that was left on the ' doorstep.

ElPESßitifi Pails (1777—1. 1 XJ’I I oiinoiHSHiif - lh |l"a's Gothli. antique, but restorer, , ‘idlers .r, armot " ht 'i"thlc pieces ■ns to he non-exiitettt n* 1 So' h 7* ar * “"““lh . E.trt-p- o equip a I Mo! " of the authentlcatHc. iarmorpla.e lg ln Htber « I public collection,. The,. 3 i drexls of pieces in the U-* ,War Museum and th.,’ i £ enc h Miilt.ry ‘French government la u/e’ ! 700 pieces ' Pnctieally every ch (France has one or more 2, armor and a good Ibe traee-I by f am!l y jof this ls Gothic, but „ J I France continues prospewj I the great landowning lamiijy, tinue to remain rich, they qr I sell these family treasures. It was learned that no unto (been sold to any AmerkuJ seums as “authentic Gothie-i jthe war. The Methropolltu| seum collection in New tacked by Beard as a SS#II jL • suits, was sold as "arnaJ ' restorations." | There are a hundred M workmen here, mostly pouij the trade, who can build upiJ of armor from one or tvoatw pieces and the rest moder".«( which they hammer and dem.a or and age by processes Isom themselves. o — j Octopus Seized Clam D-pg-Marshfied. Ore., — (UPi—<| ; White was digging clams near la recently when he was seizedhyi ! octopus. White was no solid kt , and afte. a hard fight he brotel j grasp of the tentacles, The-eak - when killed, measured egki I across. ■ I o- ——■d . I NOTICE I ■ i will be out ot town tronTi ; day noon until Saturday ata i' or evening. II Dr. W. E. Smith. ' ° 1 DANCE TONIGHT O