Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1932 — Page 1

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DEMOCRATS TO RETAIN ALL 1928 RULES

■ls CHANGE [IMMEDIATELY I TO BE URGED L s Adopt Program To Kg e on Democrat Contention as Platform Bate control | IS DEMANDED ■'.invention Headquarters, ■cag". June 28.— <U.R)—Re-] ■ of the 18th amendment. Kiecliate modification of the ■lead act and ultimate re- ■ t ( , the states of complete ■rol over the liquor traffic ■ agreed upon today by ■ as the program they ■ld offer the Democratic , Eonal convention. Knator David I. Walsh. Denio- ■ jlassai liusetts, announced th.. Kernel.' He said lie was not ■ claiming a majority of dele- ■ for the wet plank hut that , ■ was a substantial block of ■ he believed would develop to ' Kjority. ■ or part of 20 delegations rep■nting upwards of 400 votes are , ■ robe committed already to the ’ ■ plank Some enthusiastic wets ( I promising that “beer is just ■nd the corner.” ■e text of the plank agreed up- ( ■as announced as follows: ■e favor the repeal of the ISth Kndment. K'e demand that the Congress ■ediately propose such repeal | ■ruly representative conventions ; ■e states called to act solely on | ■ proposal. t fc'p urge that the Democratic 1 ■y cooperate in the enactment 1 ■tilt measures by the several I Bes as will actually promote I ■perance. effectively prevent the < Brn of the saloon and bring the Bor traffic into the open under iplete supervision and control the states. We demand that the Federal ernment effectively exercise : rer to protect states against nutation of intoxicating liquors in iation of their laws. Pending repeal, we favor imitate modification of the Vol id act to legalize the manufac- • and sale of beer and other erages of such alcoholic cont as is permissible under the stitution and to provide theren a proper and needed revenue ” o Artes Resigns Post tdianaipolis June 28 — (UP) .ties Artes of Evansville today t a telegram to Gov. Harry G. lie tendering his resignation as lendier of the State Boxing com sion and was to be succeeded by man IA. Perry, owner of the ianapois Club of the American Delation, it was announced at Governor's office today. ET LEADERS OPTIMISTIC epealists Claim To Be '•ear Majority For Outright Repeal Plank Convention Headquarters. Chilo. June 28.— (U.R) Wet Demonic leaders today claimed close a majority for their plank to omit the party to repeal of the N amendment ami immediate diflcation of the Volstead act. bine surveys indicated an actumajority for the out and out IS. fcthuslastic wets promised glee r that “beer is just around the ller ” More moderate leaders ored submitting the question of *al without committing the fly either to repeal or retention H'e 18th amendment. ■eaders of 11 states joined vigorsty in the drive for repeal and •diflcation of the Volstead act. other group of nine delegations 8 claimed in whole or in part by ! repealists. The aggregate votes these 20 delegations was more in 570 votes, only eight short of majority. Roosevelt-controlled platform hmittee is expected to report a ,n k merely submitting the quesn of retention or repeal of the . rtidment. In this case the wets , II make a floor fight to commit **»—»•*— T t t B t ■»-••••• CANTINUED TO PAGE SIX

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Auto Turns Over While driving north o.i state road number 27 Monday afternoo-i the automobile driven by Gerald Some s. son of Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Somers skidded on the wet pavement at Miller's bend and turned over. Mr. Somers was not injured. The auto was damaged to some J extent. DAIRY PROGRAM WILL BE HELD j Local Men To Assist In Sullivan Dairying Achievement Day A program in the interest of dairying will be held at Sullivan. Ind.. Thursday at ti.d large cheese plant of the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp. Governor Harry (1 Leslie, President Edward < Elliou of Purdue University and officials of National Dairies Corp., and the KraftPhenix Cheese Corp., will attend the dairy day program. The program will be similar to that held in this city last October for Cloverleaf Dairy Day. T. J. Mclnnerney, president of National Dairies; J. L Kraft, president and founder of Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp.; C. H. Kraft, vicepresident of Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp., and F. J. Bridges, president ot the Hydrox Company, a subsidiary of National Dairies will attend the meeting. \V. A. Klepper. general manager oi the Decatur ami Huntington plants of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., will also attend. N. R. Holthouse of the local office of the Cloverleaf Creameries, went to SulIh an this morning to assist in completing arrangements for the big program. He will have charge of the parade and banquet to lie given Thursday. J. E. Jones, manager of the Sullivan plant is general manager of the program. Will Hays, movie czar, brother of Hinkel Hays. Sullivan attorney, will be host to the state officials and dairy executives Thursday night at his home. DRUM CORPS TO STATE MEETING Local Legion Post Will send Musical Organization To Kokomo Decatur’s American Legion drum coips, with Walter J. Bookman as drum major and Vernon Aurand as manager, will go to Kokomo to the Indiana American Legion convention July 30 and 31 and August 1 and 2, it was decided at the Adams ipost meeting Monday night. The local drum corps is regarded as one of the best in northern Indiana, and It will march in the big state parade and compete for state honors with drum coups from all parts of the state. The local musical organization [will meet Wednesday night at S o’clock for a drill, and a number ot special drills and practices will be held between now and time for the state convention. Manager Aurand said today. The full organization will lie taken to Kokomo. Aurand said, and it is important that all members report at Legion hall Wednesday night for the first 0 the pre-conven-tion drills. Rules Ate Accepted Chicago, June 28 —(UP) —Roosevelt forces hive accepted the twothirds nominating rule and will not even attempt to defeat it after six ballots, James J. Farley. Roosevelt manager, indicated today. — -o— — Walsh Picked To Win Convention ,Headquarters. Chicago June informalpoll of delegations this afternoon indicated Sen. Walsh of Montana would win the permanent chairman contest in the Democratic convention unless heavy inroads were made into his support by splitting delegations. 0 — Second Bank Closes Indianapolis June 28 — (I ’l’) — dosing of the Martinsville Trust Company, last bank remaining open in that city was announced today by the State banking department.

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VALUATION OF PROPERTY FOR COUNTY DROPS Assessments For Taxation Purposes Declines More Than 8 Million EXEMPTIONS ARE REDUCED I lie net assessable valuation of ail property in Adamsj C.ountv lor taxation purposes next year is estimated at i $21,33(1,820.00. according to! liqures compiled by County! Auditor Albert Harlow on j tentative totals available ini th l ' auditor's office. This is a drop of more than I $8,390,000.00 on the 1931 totals and used for taxation purposes this year. The 1931 valuation was $32,727,802.00. The gross valuation, estimating the assessments on railroads and public utilities made by the State board of tax commissioners at $5,185,103 or approximately 10 per cent under last year's figure, is $25,807,344.00. The mortgage ex-! eruptions on file this year total $1,470,524.00, making the net estimate of all property, $24,336,820. The loss in valuations throughout the county on all classes of property is equal to about 25 per cent. One of the surprising things; i about this year’s tax totals is the fact that mortgage exemptions are! about SIOO,OOO less than a year| ago. Mr. Harlow stated. Last year the value of all property. except that assessed by the* state, totaled $28,521,160.00. The I total this year is estimated at $20,622,241 or n loss of *7. 808.919. The state's assessment'of utilities and other property last year was $5,761,225. Mr. Harlow ex-i > pects a drop of about 10 per cent' in these valuations and bases his | estimate on $5,185,103. which goes to make up the total. The valuations for the townships and other taxing units without the state's assessments added follow: Unit Valuation ! Blue Creek $941,993 French 1.040.120 Hartford 1,142.710 Jefferson . 936.949 Kirkland 1.050.105 Monroe 1.756,930 Preble 1,263.830 Root 1,531.965 St. Marys 906.044 Union 1.016,910 I Wabash 1,312,317 ' Washington .... 1.607.88? ' Berne . - 987,390 Decatur-Root 240.050 Decatur-Wash. 4.258.570 . Geneva . 450.400 Monroe 178,070 I The totals compiled include the - increases ordered by the county board of review in several of the ■ townships. RALPH BRANDT DIES AT LIMA Local Nickle Plate Employe Dies At Ohio Hospital Sunday Funeral services for Ralph C. Brandt, 44. operator at the local Nickel Plate office who died at a Lima. Ohio, hospital Sunday afternoon at I o’clock, will life held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock . at Dupont, Ohio. Mr. Brandt had been in service . for the Nickle Plate railroad com- ‘ pany for 23 years and had resided in tins city for the past 10 months. He formerly resided at Dupont. O. Mr. Brandt and his wife, Florence. and daughter Marcella, had been in Wisconsin on a vacation. ' The past week they visited relatives at Lima. Ohio where he contracted blood poisoning. He was taken to the Lima hospital where he was a patient for three days before his death. The Brandts’ resided in the Jackson property, corner First and Oak streets for the past several weeks. Surviving is the wife and one daughter. The members of the local Nickle Plate force who will attend the funeral are C M. Newport and N. L Roop of the section, and Ed Highland of the office, and Mr. Evans ot Willshire, Ohio.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, .lune 28, 1932.

Salvation Army Head Opens Convention This picture was made at the exact moment the national Democratic convention got under way in Chicago Stadium —as General Evangeline Booth of Hie Salvation Army delivered the invocation. Commoner’s Son Writes About Democracy’s Meet

LINDY TAKES WITNESS STAND — Testifies Against Curtis In Kidnap Hoax of Norfolk Citizen Flemington, N. J., June 28. —(U.R) i—Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh resumed his testimony today against John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk sojciety man and boat builder, charged with obstructing the search for |the kidnapers and murders of the famous flier's infant son. Carefully dressed in blue, his hair slightly awry, his youthful face j still lined by the tragedy of the jlast three months, Lindbergh was I the first principal to enter the 10I year-old courtroom where Curtis is being tried. The colonel was accompanied by H. Norman Schwartzkopf, commander of the state police and head of tlie kidnaping investigation. The corridors were jammed with spectators, Lindbergh pushed his way through to tlie courtroom, murmuring “pardon me.” Before court adjourned Monday, Lindbergh had told of the kidnaping on March 1. his first meetings with Curtis, Curtis' tale of meeting the kidnapers at sea off Cape May, > N. J., and finally of preparations for r a meeting which Curtis said tlie > kidnapers had proposed, off Block Island. Today Prosecutor Anthony Hauck asked Lindbergh if Curtis had described tlie boat which he claimed the kidnapers used in their oper-. at ions off tlie coast. Sitting cross legged and at his riNUEII TO PAGE SIX' Bluffton Man Killed Bluffton,: IJune 218—(UP)—®url McConey, 30, ot Bluffton lineman for the Indiana Service conporation. j was electrocuted late Monday while repairing a transformer on a high tension line that had been damag- [ ed by a severe electrical storm a few hours before. ' McConey’s death occurred three , and a half miles south of Bryant in ' Jay county. Howard Hoffman of I Berne, working with MeConey escaped injury. MeConey was knocking an insula- j tor from a cross-arm when ills bammer struck a 6,600-volt wire. |As he relaxed his body slid down tlie pole. ' Hoffman called Dr. A. C. Badders and meanwhile tried to revive Mc--4 Coney, but the man died within 30 , minutes. IA few weeks ago William Penrod while working with MeConey on a > line east of Bluffton was electrocutI e d‘ II Survivors are McConey’s mother, , Mrs. Josephine McConey of Bluff- ’ ton and a sister, Mrs. Howard Shell- 1 » ey of Fort Wayne. , Frfnerßl services will be he»d Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock 1 i'at the Church of Christ with Rev. . I Nicholson in charge. Burial will be jin the Elm Grove Cemetery.

By William Jennings Bryan Jr. (Written for the United Press) Convention Headquarters, Chicago, June 28 —(U.R) —Tlie hour lias come and democracy is again in labor. In due time she will bring forth another son to be a leader of the people and a ruler over men. Curious as are the procedures of this purely American institu ! tion. I still find it. after more than 30 years of intimate contact, nt once the most fascinating and exciting spectacle civil life can present. There is something soul stirring in this turbulent, emotional struggle of the people to find a leader. Tlie perfunctory proceedings of the opening session were overshadowed by events outside of tlie convention hall. Tlie delegates were anxious to have it over witli and to get down to business with their committees on platform resolutions and credentials. The whispering while Evangeline Booth made the opening prayer, rose to a hubbub while the inaugural address of Thomas Jefferson was being read. Even the cry of National Comniittee Chairman John J. Raskob that the repeal of the 18th amendment overshadowed all economic issues, fell flat. It was only when Senator Barkley made his demand for unconditional repeal that the deelgates had an opportunity to exercise their lungs. Had a vote of the delegates been taken out and out repeal would have had a majority. However I am giving odds that the plank that the platform committee CONTINUED TO PAGE l ul l: NO DIVIDEND TO BE PAID Citizens Telephone Co. Passes Quarterly Dividend, Letter Says Letters hive been mailed to stockholders of the Citizens Telephone Company of this city, informing that tlie company would not pay its regular quarterly dividend at this time. A ailing- off of revenue and receipts from long distance calls was assigned as tlie reason for passing the dividend for the (past quarter. The regular dividend heietofore was ten cents on the share. H. F. Ehinger general manager of the company stated that the company’s revenue had fallen off with the general business decline during the (past three months and that the company did not earn its dividend requirements during the past quarter. Mr. Ehinger aso announced that the publishing of the 1932 telephone directory would be postponed until October. IHeietofore the directory has been issued in July. The directory contains the listing of telephone numbers for the Decatur. Herne and Monroe exchanges. Tlie Linn Grove exchange was recently merged with the Be: ne Exchange.

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THREE INJURED IN COLLISION [City Truck And Delivery i Truck Collide In South Part of City Three persons were injured when two trucks collided at the intersection of Mercer avenue ami Grant street, at 10:45 o'clock tills forenoon. The city truck, driven by William Parrent, lineman for the city, and H. P. Schmitt meat market truck, driven by Arthur j Lengerich, collided. The city truck was going north on Mercer avenue and as Mr. Parrent was making a left turn on Grant street he was struck by the Schmitt truck which was approaching from the north, on Mercer. Mr. Parrent was temporarily dazed after the accident and was taken to the Adams County Memorial hospital. After an X-ray was taken to disclose possible internal injuries, he was removed to his home, 317 Adams street. The attending physician stated lie suffered a bump on the side of his head, several cuts and bruises, and a sprained back. His condition is not regarded as serious. Mr. Lengerich was accompanied by Albert Raugli. who resides on • the 11. P. Schmitt farm, one and one-half miles south of this city. CONTINUED TO PAGE FOUR INDIANA IS STILL NEUTRAL Delegates Favor Roosevelt And Baker As Second Choice, Report Chicago, June 28—(U.R) —Shorn of a portion of its national politil cal strength by the decision of Roosevelt forces to cease their f fight for abolition of the two- ' thirds rule, the Indiana Democratic convention delegation ma- ( neuvered cautiously today for a ( position on the victory bandwagon. Some sentiment was developing for Newton D. Baker. The delegation had planned to ’ caucus last night ami express its ’ sentiment on the two-thirds rule. , After announcement of the Roose- ' velt decision, the caucus was . postponed until today. Meanwhile Paul V. McNutt, candidate for governor, emphati- ' rally asserted that he will not be a candidate for the vice presiden- • tial nomination. He branded the report that he was prepared to r accept the nomination it offered as "utterly absurd.’’ It appeared today that Indiana’s j prohibition plank, calling for re- . peal, might be essentially the . basis of the national plank, just as the Indiana Republican plank was the model for the minority report in the national Republican convention. Indiana’s delegation joined promI inertly in the wet demonstration at the convention yesterday. Led by Chairman Frank McHale, Log ansport, the entire delegation filed into the aisles and fell into lino ’ in the parade around the hall. McHale carried the Indiana banner in the demonstration. When the line reached the alternate's , section, the state’s alternate delegates joined in. Roosevelt continued to hold a majority of Indiana’s votes for the I nomination. At least two votes will be'cast for Alfred E Smith, it was believed. Newton D Baker. Cleveland, ' apparently was the delegation s favorite as second choice. With abandonment of the two- ' thirds rule fight decided upon, it was considered unlikely that the f delegation would vote on the issue ■ at today's caucus. i —— o Funeral Held Today i Funeral services for J. E. Van Hartz former (Decatur man who committed suicide by shooting him- > self sometime Saturday night or I early Sunday morning at Kendall- ■ ville, were held this afternoon at • 2:30 o’clock at the home, 308 North ■ Riley street, Kendallville. Rev. Kenneth Dodson, ipastor of the Kendi allville Baptist church, officiated and burial was made in the Lake view cemetery.

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To Sponsor Oratorical Contest Wednesday Night The Women’s Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church will sponsor a Missionary Oratorical Contest in the church auditorium Wednesdjy night at 7:30 o'clock to which the public is cordially invited. Readings pertaining to missionary work will 'be given by the contestants and the winner in the event will be picked by judges, and will be presented with a silver medal. Those taking part in the contest , are Mis. Amos Ketchum, Mrs. Ro--1 liert Garard, Mis. George Dutcher, Jr„ and Miss Elva Anspaugh. Tile iprogiam for the evening will include devotioiul services conducted by Rev. M. W. Sunderman, , a vocal duet, clarinet tiio seleci tion, saxaiphone solo, and a whistling solo. .An offering will be taken. o — DELEGATES TO MEET NAMED I Graham, Stengle, Baker, And Ehinger To Represent Local Post Four delegates to the (Indiana I American Legion convention to be 1 held at Kokomo, July 30 and 31 and 1 August 1 and 2 were elected by Adams post at a harmonious meeting held here Mondiy night. Paul IH. Graham, Leo Ehinger and Lloyd. Baker, all past commanders and Ernest Stengle, present commander were unanimously elected as delegates. The alternates ntamed inchide ' Harry Knaipp, Otto Gase, Albert Miller and Ferd O’Brien. The alternates have a vote at the convention ■ in the absence of regular elected i delegates. No action was taken by the (post in endorsing a candidate for district i commander, but it is understood that if Paul Graham decides to make the race, he will get the full 1 support of the local post. Graham ’ became commander of Adams post - several years ago and it was during . this year that a big increase in mennbershiip was made. (A resolutions committee, to present any resolutions the local post might vote avora'bly on at the state convention includes Commander ’ Stengel, Leo Ehinger and Norbert } IHolthouse. 4 )A report on membership showed that the local ipost nov’ has 251 . members, which entitled the elec- , tion of four delegates. More than half the local Legionnie.s are planning on attending the . state meeting and headquarters for > Decatur will 'be established at Ko- . koino. j o ’ Revival In Progress i Revival services are still in ipros gress at the (Antioch Church. Meet- !- ings are held each evening at 7:45 B o’clock, and the attendance at the t revival has been good. Rev. Simon k Moore is .pastor of the church. P 0 BOND ISSUE ! IS REJECTED I p Weaver Road Improvement Ref used by State Tax Board Today 'The state (board of tax coinmissioners has refused the issuing of the bonds for the construction of the Lon Weaver road in Jefferson township. Rejection of the issue was received in a letter today from the stale ' boa. d of County Auditor Albert Harlow. The order read; “in view of , the excessive burden of taxation t and the (building of the road not „ being such an emergency as to jus- , tify the issuing of bonds for the construction of said road, the state board of tax comtnisssioners now refuses to sanction and approve such bond issue’’. Ray Shank, rep: esentative .for i the state board was in the county last week and made an investiga- . tion of the proposed improvement. Tlie 'bond issue called for . $3,489.55. The action of the state board pro- , bably will curtail any further road . building in this county this year. Three bond issues have heretofose I been approved by the board and ; these roads will be improved this summer.

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TWO-THIRDS OF ALL DELEGATES ARE NECESSARY Decision Also Changes Order of Business To 1928 Proceedure PLATFORM TO BE ADOPTED BULLETIN Convention Stadium, Chicago, June 28—(UP.) — Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana retained his supremacy in the Louisiana representation at the Democratic National convention today when the convention voted down a minority report designed to unseat his ; delegation. The contesting group charged that Long’s delegates had been chosen illegally. Convention Stnilium, Chicago, .lune 2X. — (UR) ’ll"’ rules committee of the Democratie National convention this afternoon adopted a revised report to place the convention under the rules ot the 1928 convention. I’his means that the rule requiring two-thirds vote to nominate a presidential candidate will govern the convention. The report was ready to bo presented to tlie convention later tills afternoon with adoption assured, thus marking the end of the furror over the attempts to alter the two thirds rule. Tlie report in addition to ending tlie two thirds rule discussion reverts the order of business ' adopted by the committee yesterday. Under it the platform wilt be adopted before the convention nominates its candidates. Convention Stadium. Chicago. June 28--(U.R)--The Roosevelt forces gave up the last vestige of their opposition to the two thirds nominating rule today. This action came Just before the second day's session of the Democratic national convention opened. Their action, which the leaders broke suddenly on the rank and file of the Roosevelt delegates, threw the Roosevelt forces into confusion. Tlie retreat was brought about: in (wo statements. One was from James Farley. Roosevelt's manager. disavowing any attempt to persuade the convention to adopt a rule under which n majority could nominate after tlie sixth ballot. Tlie second was from Chairmart J. Bruce Kremer of tlie rules committee. lie announced the committee would revise its report, drafted last night, embodying - such a rule and probably would i report a straight two-thirds nomi- ■ nating rule. Farley declared any man who could not gain a two-thirds vote from the convention was not entitled to the nomination. Hundreds of delegates and numerous leaders were at tlie con--1 vention stadium when the anI nounceinents were made. RooseI *"* contTnued to page give o — McLemore Pays Visit To Ruh s Comniittee I By Henry McLemore • United Press Staff Correspondent t Chicago, June 28 —(U.R) — Det termined to score a beat (scoop i to you) during the Democratic convention, your correspondent passed up a game of Old Maids in s room 650-A last night and devoted his evening to snooping in amt t about tlie chamber which housed i the rules committee. ; His devotion to duty was rewarded. For along nlikmt mid- ) night lie ran into an "unimpeach- > able source" who needed bracing. i A. bargain was struck. Tlie "un- . impeachable source” was to ha braced in exchange for the findings of the rules committee. , (Tlie curtain will be lowered . ten minutes at this point to denote bracing of “unimpeachable . source.’’) “Well, I’ll tell you,’’ the “unlm- . peacliable source” said. "Well, [ I’ll tell you. Tlie rules committee —a great body of men if there , ever was one —has taken Hie bit I in tlie brace or the bit in the . mouth or the (trace and bit in the CONTINUBD TO PAGE FOUR