Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1932 — Page 1

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11 Smith, Defeated For Nomination. Will Support Roosevelt MOSCOW TO BE |

1(?PY WARRIOR EAKS SILENCE SH STATEMENT er Candidate For isident To Support arty In Campaign (SEVELT IN NEW YORK TODAY Yo.k, July <—(UP)—(Alfred jlth, beaten by Franklin I>. velt tor the Denux rath presiI nomination at the Chicago itkm. announced today that uld support his party. -as his firart statement since Chicago in silence Saturday, hours t>etore Roosevelt arrivaccept the plaudits of the atlon. Today’s statement of ?, and intentions was a I announcement. He had sue- ' lly evaded- a statement of z since the convention adjourn•w ics Thumb While orking This Morning vrence “Amish" Green. 828 ■ll street. suffered the loss i right thumb when his hand s jd between some cans while Zj"- ng tor Dick Burdg on Mercer le. The accident occtined ly before 8 o’clock. The end e thumb was mashed and it .necedsary to amputate the b just below the first joint. f ; Officers Take Charge of Meeting —meeting of the Lions Club ■ •.. .at the Christian Church Tueslight, was in the cha-ge of ew officers of the organizaRev. B. 11. Franklin is the pretof the Club, Don Farr, secreand N. A. Bixler, treasurer. i. Faye Smith-Knapp was pre—*at the meeting and talked on tion work and the Juvenile tfYWFicms SCHSS STREET «t Today With County mmissioners Relative To Second Street miners or the street and sewer AN mlttee of the city council and] or George M. Krick will meet the 'ljoard of county conimisL [ers and O. W P. Macklin, contor on the Second street tinement and endeavor to reach agreement! relative to repairthe street. ie contractor contends that I street has not been given dent time to harden along curb because automobiles par-ked on the sides of the »t practically all the time. | f fentlng the sun from baking| Fjr (asphalt. [ mother bone of contention is & I sprinkling of the street. The ■ ractor claims that this press the street from hardening B that the street absorbs the ■ and does not have to be '■nkled. jU'.ie council is willing to coop■He in the matter and if neces- ■ change the parking practice ■1 the sides of the street hard,l ty was suggested at the counHmeetlng last evening that parkj of cars be made through the Hter of the street and the sides |KI for traffic lanes. The conbelieves such an arrange"it would benefit the street. Award Contract 'he council approved the con- , t with Meshberger Bros., for ll * -coating Eleventh street and st Madison street. The const price on the job was $2,974. —-4 k — <r Men And Women At County Infirmary he monthly report of Harvey La .intalne, superintendent of the \ E'nty farm shows a total regtstrai of 48 inmates, 34 of whom are tea and 14 females.

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’Supplies Ordered For County Farm Bids for furnishing supplies at I the county infirmary for the next three months were received by the commissioners today. Nilfi lick and Company was awarded i the dry goods bid. $48.40; Fisher, and Harris, groceries, $297.65; Miller's bakery, bread, pound loaf,! four cents. The commissioners adjourned l this afternoon. RELIEF BILL BRINGS ABOUT NEW BATTLE • President Hoover An d Speaker Garner Near Breaking Point Today SPEAKER MAKES A FIERY SPEECH Washington, July 6 —(U.K) —A bitter controversy over unemployment relief flared up in the capitol today. FVesident Hoover and the Democratic leadership of the house was arrayed against each other in a struggle which seemed likely to extend congress far into the summer. After an unsuccessful effort at compromise hid been made at a morning White House conference, Speaker Garner, Democratic vicepresidential candidate delivered a fiery speech in the nouse in which he warned against possible riots and accused the administration of desiring to help merely “selected clientele." The senate continued with the home loin discount bank bill. An amendment 'by Senator Walcott, Republican of Connecticut limiting the life of the discount bank system ;to 15 years—a five yea- lending period and liquidation for the following ten years—was adopted. Anti-prohibition repubblicans in the house decided to petition Speaker Garner to have a prohibition resolution reported out of committee and acted upon in the house. jSeiptor Ndrris, RepuWtcan of Nebraska introduoed a resolution calling upon the reconstruction finance corporation for full information regarding its leans by majority leader Watson blocked it innnei diate consideration. Wants to Move Army , Washington, July 6 —<U.R> —Pres. Hoover today requested cong: ess to appropriate SIOO,OOO to transport the bonus marchers encamped here back to their native states. The funds which 'Mr. Hoover recommended (be administered by the COTINUED ON PAGE FOUR — -n ! i .. - City Swimming Pool Closed ’Till Friday I — — The Municipal Swimming Pool will be closed for several days for • the purpose of cleaning. It will Ire open, again Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. o DRY PARTY MAY CHANGENAME Move Is On To Make Senator Borah Head Os Constitution Party ‘ Indianapolis, July 6— (U.R) — • Hopes of developing into a defi- ■ nite political power grew bright ■ in the national prohibition party 1 convention here today as dele--1 gates turned to nomination of a ' presidential candidate. While veteran members of the group dung to prohibition as the essence of the party’s existence, ' there was strong agitation among younger leaders to change the 1 name to the Constitution party. They hoped to bring about the change even before a presidential aspirant is chosen. Chief among the aims of the constitutionalists is ' selection of Sen. William E. Borah of Idaho as standard-bearer. A move to nominate Borah gained momentum as the convention progressed. While older heads of the party looked COTINUED ON PAGE! FOUR

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SALARIES OF CITY EMPLOYES TO BE REDUCED I' ■ Those Receiving Over sl,20(1, Cut 5 Per Cent; Over $2,0(10, 10% SCALE TO APPLY FROM JULY FIRST Effective July 1, all city employes. except elective officers, who receive more than $1,200 a year will have their wages and salaries reduced. . The city council has adopted a five and ten per cent wage cut scale. Salaries under $1,200 a year are not affected by the reduction. Salaries of over $1,200 to $2,000 a year will be cut five per cent and salaries over $2,000 a year will be reduced 10 per cent. The 10 per cent cut applies to only three city employes, namely M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the Light and Power department; Andy Foos, engineer at the City plant and Amos Fisher, city street commissioner. The salary of the superintendent of the Water department was reduced from $2,650 to $1,500 at the time Charles Brodbeck was named successor to Orval Harruff. This salary will not be affected by the wage cut. as an agreement was made with Mr. Brodbeck at the time of his appointment. It is estimated that the cut in wages will save the city approximately $2,000. in addltton to th«savlng made in the water department. The matter of reducing •wages and salaries of city employes has been under consideration by the council for several months and formal action was not taken until June 29, when the body approved the five and ten scale. City firemen, the chief of police, city linemen, city plant assistants, members of the electric light force and truck drivers are affected by the new scale. The day policemen are not affected as their salaries are only $1,200 a year and the reduction does not apply to salaries of that amount. NURSERY MAN DIES AT BERNE John J. Hilty, 66, Dies Following Lung Attack At Home Tuesday Berne. Ind., July 6, Special to Democrat—John J. Hilty, 66, life long resident of Adams county and a prominent nursery man, died at his home two miles north of Berne in Monroe township. Tuesday night at 10 o'clock. Mr. Hilty had been in poor health for several months following a stroke of paralysis, but was able to be up and about his home. Death was due to congestion of the lungs. The deceased was feeling as well as usual Tuesday evening. He ate snpper and about nine o’clock I became seriously ill. Death resulted an hour later. Mr. Hilty was born in Adams county. January 18. 1866. the son of Joseph and Susanne Hilty, both deceased. He was engaged in the Hilty nursery business since he was a young man. In early life he was united in marriage to Anna Amstutz. Surviving are the widow and two children, Gerald and Emma, both at home. No brothers or sisters survive. Mr. Hilty was a member of the Amish Christian ■ church. Funeral services will be held from the home, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. 3 County Officials File Their Reports ’ The* quarterly reports of the county clerk, auditor and sheriff filed with the county commissioners show total receipts of nearly $1,900. The clerk reported receipts ’ of $900.72; sheriff, $954.65". audi- ! tdr, $20.10. The reports were approved.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, July 6, 1932.

You'll Pay for This! Sa" ■—• yjSf ■ . — f |ls|k | W * ■£ ■ a f ■< W— Hr . • I" More than a million of the new 3-cent stamps are checked off upon receipt at the Chicago postoffice by Charles C. Lohman (left), cashier, arid Roy Stephanie, assistant cashier. The stamps are to be used after midnight July 6. when the new 3-cent per ounce- rate on first class matter goes into effect.

PASTOR DIES AT HOSPITAL Rev. .1. L. Kistler, Pastor of Linn Grove Church Dies Today Rev. J. L. Kistler. 44, pastor of the Linn G ove Evangelical circuit. died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 9:15 o’clock this morning tollowlng a heart attack. Rev. Kistler underwent an opera tion at the hospital last Thursday j and this morning suffered a heart attack which caused his death. Rev. Kistler was brought to the hospital a week ago for treatment. IHe had been pastor o fthe Linn G ove circuit for the past three years and was well known throughout the county. Surviving is the widow. Lavanga Kistler, and eight children, Emanuel. Forrest, (Harold, Marvin, Esther, Ola, Nina, and Norman, all at j home. Funeral services will 'be held Sat- j urday morning at 10 o’clock at the Linn Gove Evangelical church I with Rev. J. O. Moser of Van Werl, | **COTINI’Et> ON PAGE l-'Ol'lt SEEK LOCATION FOR EXHIBITS County Agent Wants 441 Domestic Science Exhibit at City Hall County Agent L. E. Archbold appeared before the city council last evening and requested the use of city hall building for the domestic science exhibits of the 4-H Boys and Gi:ls club exhibit, August 18 to 20th. Mr. Archbold said the corridor and -space east of the counter would be sufficiently large to allow the display of dresses and other articles made by the club members. The matter was referred to the committe on public safety. The County Agent also announced that it was planned to stage a parade of club members on Satin day afternoon, August 20. in connection with the club meeting and requested that the city permit the use of the streets for that purpose. Several hundred (people are expected here for the annual roundup and club exhibit, Mr. Archbold stated.

Meeting Os Merchants Called For Thursday A meeting of local merchants and former members of the Decatur Advertising Association will he held at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Messrs. Fox and Quinn who have called on several of the local merchants relative to an attraction to be furnished in connection with a trade day will be here and requested that the merchants meet with them and arrange details. DEATH CLAIMS RETIRED FARMER Simon .1. Bowers, Formerly of Kirkland Twp„ Dies at Home Here Simon Joel Bowers, G7, retired | Kirkland township farmer, died at | his home. 109 South Eleventh | street, this city, at 7:45 o'clock this morning. Death was caused Iby cancer of the stomach with i which he suffered for several years. A year ago he retired from ! farming and moved to this city. (He was a member of the 1. O. O. I F. lodge and was well known here. ! Mr. Howers was born in Kirkland township. October 29. 1864. a son of Jonathan and Lydia BowI ers. He was confirmed in the Reformed church, south of Magley, I during his youth. Surviving is the widow. Effie Shackley-Bowers, a daughter. Mrs. Don Siples and a step-son. Morris Mumma. both of Fort Wayne: six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nelson Cassady of near Decatur, Mrs. Emma Thompson of this city, and a Brother. George Bowers of California. Twelve brothers and sisters and two twin daughters proceded him in death. The body was taken to the S. E. Black Funeral Parlors and will be removed to the Bowers home late this afternoon. Friends may view the remains after seven o'clock this evening. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock at the home and at 2:30 o’clock at the United Brethren church. Rev. R. E. Vance, pastor, will officiate and will be assisted by Rev. E L. Johnston, M. E. Circuit pastor. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Members of the 1. O. O. F. will act as pall hearers and will conduct a special service at the funeral.

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DECATUR MAN' ELECTED HEAD OF ASSOCIATION Avon Burk Named President of National Hay Association Today ANNUAL MEETING AT FORT WAYNE Fort Wayne, July (> (Special to Decatur Democrat) Avon Burk, general manager of the Burk Elevator Company. at Decatur, was fleeted president of the National Hay Association, Ind., today at the 39th animal convention held in the Fort Wayne (' hain b e r of Commerce building. He will succeed William L. Walton of Pittsburg. Pa. Mr. Burk formerly served as first vice-president of the national association. He has taken a prominent part in the affairs of the Northeastern Indiana Hay association which sponsored the national convention. • Other officers elected today are: first vice-president. Henry Freuchtenicht of Louisville, Ky.; second vice-president. J. S. P. Thompson of Toronto. Canada: secretarytreasurer, Fred K. Sale of Indianapolis. and traffic manager, J. C. Suttie of Omaha. Nebr. About 200 people attended the convention. Following the adjournment President Burk called a meeting of the new board of i directors and planned the budget so rthe coming year, and appointed committees. DECATUR WOMAN DIESAT HOME Mrs. Arthur Fisher, Died This Morning of Asthmatic Complications Mrs. Sarah A. Weldv-Fisher, 76. well known Decatur woman, wife of Arthur M Fisher, died at her homo. 227 Fourth street, at four o’clock this morning of asthma and complications. Mrs. Fisher bad been ailing for several months and was in a serious condition the past two months. She was born in Kirkland town-i ship. Octolter 4. 1855, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth BeeryWeldy, pioneer Adams county resi-] dents. She was united with the Brethren in Christ church during her girlhood and later was affiliated with the Christian church in this city. She was united in marriage to Arthur M. Fisher. October 5. 1872. No children were born to the union. Surviving is the husband, two sisters, Mrs. Noah Mangold and Mrs. Mary Gault of this city and COTINUED ON PAGE FOUR ST. PAUL BOY STILL CAPTIVE Haskell Bohn Has Not Been Delivered to Parents; Letter Sent St. Paul. Minn.. July 6 —<U.R> — Six days had passed today and Haskell Bolin. 20, son o fthe Millionaire refrigerator manufacturer still was in the hands of abductors holding him for $35,000 ransom. Police admittedly were worried over progress of negotiations for the youth's release, pointing out that in the majority of kidnap cases the victim's release is obtained after thres or four days. Authorities moved to take a more active part in the affair after standing aside at the request of Gerhard C. Bohn, the youth's fathe , to allow freedom of negotiation. The elder Bohn announced publicly he was willing to pay for his son's freedom. Rumors were current the young man was about to be released but police said they had no tanglCOTINUED ON PAGE FOUR

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ISon-In-Law Os Local Man Dies J. C. Miller of Marshall street received word today of the death of his son-in-law. Robert J. Kuebler of Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Kuebler ilied suddenly while visiting relatives at Bay City, Michigan. He is survived (by his wife and son Jack. X) s. Kuebler was formerly Miss Ella Miller of this city. The funeral will be held Thursday at Ann Arbor Michigan. o MULTITUDE OF BILLS GREETS LEGISLATORS Repeal of Wright Law To Be As Important As New Tax Measures SESSION OPENS THURSDAY MORNING Indianapolis, July 6. — (U.R) — A multitude of bills, demanding legislation ranging from tax relief to repeal of the Wright "bone dry” law and aid from unemployed, will be presented before the special session of the general assembly which convenes tomorrow, a United Press survey disclosed today. Although the emergency session was summoned by Gov. Harry G. Leslie to cope with the burdensome tax problem, it appeared that several legislators would try to squeeze through bills only remotely related to the issue. An advance study of proposed bills revealed that many assaults will be made on the fee system, | the three-mile gravel road law and probably for abolition or consolidation of townships. Proposals on extraneous subjects, it appeared, will be found on a claim of increasing revenue. It was certain that I a vigorous attempt will be made to 1 block nil such bills. One of the several bills aimed at abandonment of the gravel road i law has been drafted by Rep. Edward H. Stein, Greene county. It would "declare null and void all petitions asking for establishment” of roads under the three-mile law. CONTINI'ED ON PAGE TWO o ——— TOBACCO HEIB KILLS HIMSELF Smith Reynolds, Heir To $20,000,600, Dies From Bullet Mound Winston Salem. N. C., July 6— (U.R)—(Smith Reynolds. 21-year-old heir to the $20,060,000 Reynolds todtacco estate, died at 5:25 a.m. today of a self-inflicted bullet | wound. He was said to have been cleaning a gun just before the shot was heard. Young Reynolds, who recently had left his Broadway night club haunts to prepare for an aeronautics examination, married Libby Holman, night club and theatI rical singer, several weeks ago. A guest at a barbecue held at the. Reynolds estate last night ( said he had left Reynolds in his room and had returned downstairs to lock up the house for the night when he heard the report of the gun. "His wife screamed.” he said. "I ran upstairs and Reynolds lay on the floor, a wound near his right ear. Mrs. Reynolds had dropped beside him.” The young heir had been studying hard, this guest told the United Press, in order to pass examinations for the school of aeronautics at New York University. "He had a tutor down from New York to help him.” A few more years and Reynolds would have receive,d in full the $20,060,000 estate inherited from his parents, due to be given him on his 28th birthday. A smaller fortune has been available to him for several years, and only a year ago he established a $1,000,000 trust fund for his first wife, the daughter of Joseph F. Cannon, Concord. N. C., towel and linen manufacturer. Reynolds and Miss Cannon were CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

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NEXT STOP ON WORLD FLIGHT Mattern And Griffin Land In Berlin And Beat Post-Gatty Time MORE THAN TEN HOURS IN ADVANCE Berlin, July 6. — (U.R) — James Mattern and Bennett Griffin continuing their record breaking flight around the world, left for Moscow tonight at 9 p. 111., or 3 p. m. EST., more than 10 hours ahead of the Post-Gatty time at this point. The flyers refreshed by their brief refueling lialt here were in good spirits and confident of lowering the Post-Gatty record of 8% days around the globe. They carried 300 gallons of fuel for the 1,000 mile flight to Moscow, which they expect to make in seven hours. Land In Berlin Berlin, July 6. — (U.R) — James Mattern and Bennett Griffin, dashing over land and sea in a ..spectacular race around the world to 4>e:it the Post-Gatty record, landed at Tempelhof airdrome at 5:42 p. na. (11.42 a. m. EST) today, already ahead of the Post-Gatty time. They reached Berlin 31 hours (and 41 minutes after leaving New York and 18 hours and 40 minutes after leaving Harbor Grace. The j Post-Gatty time to Berlin was 34 hours and 34 minutes. Thus Mat- ' tern and Griffin had made up the time they lost while wandering in , the fog over Newfoundland yesterday. Since leaving New York at 4.01 I a. m. EST. yesterday, Mattern and . Griffin had covered approximately 4,100 miles, including 1.150 from I New York to Harbor Grace and 2,950 without a stop from Harbor t Grace to Berlin. Where they gained time was by not stopping after ' leaving Harbor Grace, whereas Post and Gatty refueled at Chester. Eng- ' land and Hanover, Germany. MatCOTINUED ON PAGE FOUR Picnic To Be Held In Irish Settlement The St. Marys Parish Outing, sponsored by the congregation of the St. Marys Catholic Church, Rural route 2, Geneva, popularly known as the Irish Settlement, will be held Sunday. July 17, it has been announced. The annual picnic will be held >n the church grounds, seven miles east of Geneva. A chicken dinner will be served at the noon hour by the ladies of the parish. Music will be furnished by the Harvest Moon Orchestra, and entertainment will be furnished by ■children and adults. The outing is open to the public and the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the church. 0 BANDIT REFUSES TO REVEAL NAME I ■ Man Who Killed Policeman Refuses to Reveal Identity; Near Death Elwood. Ind.. July 6.— (U.R) - A 1 young bandit suspect, who killed a patrolman while resisting arrest, • lay near death here today grimly ' Refusing to reveal his identity. The only information he gave police • Was that he was 25 and known as "Jack.” 1 Police said they believed he may 1 be Jack Faust, of Terre Haute and East Chicago. The suspect was captured after he had fatally wounded Patrolman Willard Vanhorn. 42, a member of the force for three years. Information given by Farrell Waymire, 17, r led authorities to believe that the suspect may be linked with several ’ recent holdups here. 5 Detectives Vanhorn, Murvel Cole 1 and Kenneth Horstman of Muncie 1 went to arrest the suspect, Ho opened fire as they entered tho 1 house where he was staying, tnor- ■ taffy wounding Vanhorn. Horst- ’ man returned the fire. Three bul- ’ lets struck the killer. According to police. Waymire ad--1 mitted that he and "Jack" had robbed a gasoline station at Frankfort ■ and a truck driver near here yes- ' terday morning. _