Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 16 July 1932 — Page 1

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Ire bills to [introduced lIEGISLATURE ,141 In lloppor Party aders Say Held Is Not Vet Covered I)WAY WAS MADK I'll IS \> KEK ianapolis. July lf>.— (U R) huiujh already crammed K hill. - all of them gjblv relief measures — na \ legislative hopper eloaded with many more sals next week, ding heads of both housveal that the nearly 200 measures have not overed the scope neeesUfase the o'er burdened tux |l was estimated that the „ nf hills would reach 2501 gtstblr 300. lie senate, which stepped int speed yesterday after two 1 munoton.Mis argument over I Ills. 71 measures have been iced. 11l addition to the apition bill, which passed both ! land has the governor's *igi tie others have received nate s approval. l definite progress has been In the house Its machinery len clogged by 123 hills and lys' debate on Wright law reinsures. It has not yet pass- • die! bill. tenant Governor Edgar D. j has on two occasions con-> Bed solons on their work., ire working hard and making | p," he said. The senate is i tomplimeuted.' _1 I said h- believed virtually | tuts in the 17 point citizen*i mn.itteo program had been d in bills now before the I lure. "I do not know how more will he presented,” he "but 1 believe that about l are now pending to assure lief” liter Walter Myers of the said he believed that several' bills were tieeessarv. "Not I the points in our program i yet been provided for,” he "I eipeet that quite a few will be introdueed.” [il Simmons, unofficial whip I i house, explained that more j would be necessary to com-1 the relief program drafted by tratic house leaders in a eauhursday night. no Undley. Rep.. Kingman, of the senate farm bloc, said j feved the outlook was bright j mi relief. “Passage of some bills now before both houses bring relief to farmers," he | terous duplicate and overlap-1 hiils promised to retard ae-| On re-allocation of gasoline Ho license fees aione there 1 bills. Eight have been inHi affecting the gravel road it have been presented which tith liquor law- repeal. Neardozen were offered con--8 various limitations and pro- * re *®rding issuance of counI township bonds, lough these will be ironed out mmittee, it will necessitate j *wl debate that otherwise 1 have been eliminated. “ re ,lie session convened, it lovtrnor Harry (J. Leslie's de-j 'hat a definite program be j "h’ and hills designed to specific needs be completed a( y for action. According to! gtslative reference bureau, an li)0 bills still were in in*p torm when the session Bed. Would Curtail Work , a " a^ lis ’ J “ly 16 —<u.R) — SerWatiment of the state highcommission's road building ■ and increased unemplov'■oidd result if a bill now i the Btate legislature li,. . 11 ,alte half of the state oml? 668 aiul K aß °Hne from ® BSion ' i 8 Passed, lialph ’■ 88 | 8 ' an t highway diVaGe'si'x' ee Men Injured In Auto-Truck Accident hr--' July 16—( UlR) _ Loud pie \ r ?" k H ° lmai1 ' 1, and’j i n T j 81us ' Crown I im-- .‘ Bre htn. Hammond, i«"wMch 8 l e h loUßly When the led wilh h hey were riding today aU unli B ht ed truck Wefe r6 ®oved to their homes.

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I Ladies Aid Society “Free Wedding” Fails I (Indianapolis. July 16—(UP)—A | ladies’ -Aid society social here suffered a anti-climax here last night 1 I when the main event of the pro--1 ; gram was unavoidably cancelled. 1 ; Topping the entertainment card I was a wedding—ring and all —first 'come first served, I Hundreds attended the program but no one could be induced to take advantage of the nuptial offer; not even after a hurried canvass ~f the neighborhood was made. BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS HERE Death Hate Under State Average: State Had 3,991 Hirth In May There were 22 births and 16 deaths in Adams county during the month of May, 19712, according tv a bulletin issued by the Indiana State Board of Health, today, i The bulletin shows that the death rate per 1,000 persons for Adams County during the month I was 9.6 and the hirth rate 13.2. The I death rate for the state of Indiana was 11.3 and the births 14.7. Important causes resulting in deaths in Adams county include the following: whooping cough, one lobar and broncho-pneumonli. two; influenza two; accidental, one: cancer, two. The report also shews Dial there were three children under one , year of age that died; one child ! from the ages of one and five years and seven persons over 65 years of age. The report shows that for the entire state of fndtina there were 3,063 deaths and 3.991 births. Os • the Important causes of death canleer claimed 29s lives; lub-reulosi* ) lM;"pneuomiua 184; and accidents , 176. o lioy Fatally Burned; Girl Expected to Die English, Ind.. July 16 — (ITP) — | : Robert Mather, 4. was burned ratal-j |ly and Carol in * Meredith, 9, was | expected to succumb to burns suf 1 sered when a cardboard packing I box in which they were playing (•aught fire. BOARDS MEET HERE MONDAY County Commissioners And County Council to Hold Special Meeting A speiial meeting of the county (‘ommlssioners . and the Adams County council will be held Monday the commissioners receiving bids on several bridge improvements while the counciimen will consider | requests for appropriations. The requests for appropriations total $2,444.00. the largest <»f which is SI,OOO for the special judge in the , Wabash river dredge case, scheduled to open next September. Bids will be received by the com- j ; missioners on the fierke bridge in j Root township, the Helhle culvert j in Preble township, the Sebnepp bridge in Washington township, tire ; Euhrman bridge in Root township I i and the painting of the Lewton S bridge in Root township. The board will be in session all day and tire consideration of tire budget for next year may be given some attention by tihe county counciiimen. Budgets must he compiled in August and adopted in September. McElroy’s Parents Get Word That Son Is Safe Medaryville, Ind., July 16—(UP) —The long wait of Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy for word of their son, Clarence, who crashed in a jungle in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, wthie flying a plane to Tegucicalpa, Honduras, June 27, ended today with definite word that he has been found alive. McElroy learned to fly at Kokomo 12 years ago and has never had a serious accident before the Mexico crash, his brother Dick, living wit/h the parents on a farm near here, said, 'The flier left his (home here after a short visit last June 4, for Troy, Ohio, whence he started the journey that ended in the Mexico crash.

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Demand Government Economy ■ ) If t tr\f ' i ■/hz* £y 1 \ * - - Business men attending a meeting in Chicago, under the auspices of the National Organization to Reduce Public Expenditures, have set a $750,000,000 cut in the federal budget as the first objective in their campaign. Attending the meeting are William Wilson, Sioux Falls, S. I).; W. H. Edwards, South Bend; I). <’. Horton, lies Moines.

COUNTY STILL HOLDS TRUCK Finance Co. to Hring Suit To Recover Rum-Run-ners Truck The rum-runners truck wrecked at the Monmouth railroad crossing, north of this city, Saturday, July 2 while carrying a load of alcohol, still remains in the Adams County highway garage. Sheriff Burl Johnson stated today. H. C. Wedren. attorney for the Rainey Finance Company of Cleveland. which holds a mortgage on the truck was in this city Thursday endeavoring to gain possession of iho truck In the interest of the company’s lien. The trucit was not turned over to Hie company. Sheriff Johnson stated, because of lack of legal profeedure. In all probability a replevin suit or some other legal action will be taken in the near future. Sheriff Johnson stated he would turn over the truck to the finance company as soon as he receives a court order to do so. No suit has yet been fi'ed but Feril I.itterer. local attorney who is representing the company stated legal steps wotdd be taken to obtain possession of the truck. I Police Hattie White And Negro Rioters Chicago, July 16 — (U.PJ —Squads of police 1 rattled several hundred rioting white and negro men and women in tlie heart of the blacktrelt today. Tlie 'disorder attributed by Lieut. Make Mills, head of tlie police industrial squad, to inflamatory speeches by communist organizers, spread over the area between South State and South Wabash streets and East Thirty-j third and Bast Thirty-sixth streets. 1

Abstract Os Taxables In Adams County The following table shows the assessed value of all lands, improvements, averages per acre on land and improvements, value At personal property and the total of all assessable property in the county, except the assessments made bv the state tax board. It is estimated that tlie stale's assessment of utilities railroads etc., will tie approximately $5,000,000.00. 'Bringing tile total value of all assessable property in tiie county to $26,377,555.00. This is a reduction of about $7,000,000.00. under the former year’s appraisement The mortgage exemptions this year’total $1,473,624.00, which total is about SIOO,OOO less than a vear ago. The table of values was made by members of the county board of review, composed of J. F. Felty. assessor; Albert Harlow, auditor; John Wechter, treasurer; Henry Blakey, J. F. Lehman. Average Value of Value Lands Average Lands Mortgage Township Lands Improv. Improve. Lands improve. Personal Total indeted. Bine Creek $ 590.724 $194,910 $ 785.634 $38.50 $51.10 $156,359 $ 941.993 $85,480 French 634 980 210.120 854,100 41.40 55.70 186.020 1,040,120 65,650 Hartford 680 380 254.650 935,030 44.63 59.20 207,680 1,142.710 67,090 Tefferson 641,690 183,260 824,950 42.00 54.00 111,990 936,940 92.610 t jrklall(l 653,570 245,565 899,135 42.34 57.80 150,970 ‘1.050,105 60,890 M()nroe 1,047.850 354,580 1,402.430 47.10 63.50 348,500 1,750,930 147,250 p ~ 670 550 261,990 932,540 44.50 66.60 331,290 1,263,830 64,275 R . 959,675 323,890 1,283,565 43.15 57.61 248,400 1.531,965 102,880 st Marys 598,584 188,125 786,709 38.83 43.40 119,335 906,044 78,320 rn} ' 681 020 197,590 878,610 44.10 56.90 138,300 1,016,910 91,150 Wat)ash 796.800 270,740 1,067,540. 37.00 47.70 244.770 1,312,310 99,485 Washington 1,039,883 322,335 1,362,218 47.00 60.70 245,670 1.607.888 102.404 p 229,250 821,170 1,050,420 203.70 1,570.00 731,700 1,782,120 111,880 Decatur. Root 9‘» 20 97 - 860 107.780 58.00 955.00 98,940 206,720 1,550 Decatur Wash 1 131,780 2,096,770 8,228,550 113.00 308.00 1,029,950 4,258,500 262.810 Ceneva ’ 23 ‘ 710 239,080 272,790 36.20 143.00 177,610 450,400 32,790 Monroe 15,800 93,610 109,410 129.00 745.00 68,660 178,070 6,010 Total $10,410,166 $3,365,245 $16,781,411 $4,596,144 $21,377,555 $1,473,524

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Orders Release of Walter Gillian Today 'lndianapolis, July 16 —(UP) —Ah order for release of Walter Gillian 1 from Indiana state prison pending lan appeal to the supreme court ,' from his conviction on a charge of 1 Banker's embezzlement, was sent today by the court to prtson authorities. Gillian, former vice-spresident of • the defunct Noble county bank and • trust ctimipany. Kendallvllle, was ! sentenced in Noble circuit court to two to 14 years' imprisonment. The . bank was closed in January, 1931. Gillian was sentenced May 20. He lias beeu in prison since sentence w.as passed. Exploding Kerosene Causes Girl’s Death 'j Fort Wayne, Ind., July 16—(UP) •injuries suffered by Miss Marine • Burgess, 27, when kerosene with ' which she was starting a fire at ' the home of her mother, Mrs. Asa i Burgess, near Antwerp, 0.. exploded ■| caused tier death in a local hospital. SELECT PASTOR WEDNESDAY _ — Presbyterian Congregation to Choose Pastor At General Meeting Members of the Presbyterian congregation will meet at the church next Wednesday evening to choose a misister to whom a call will he issued. The chifrch lias been without a pastor since the death of tlie Rev. H. H. Ferntheil last Christmas Eve. They have heard sev-er.il candidates and the last will preach tomorrow. The Rev. G. O. Walton of Cincinnati, will conduct the services Sunday morning and evening.. The con- , gregation is urged to be present at 1 tlie meeting next Wednesday night, j

BONUS MEN BID SOLONSGOODBYE Army of 15,000 to Say “Goodbye Hut Not Good Luck” To Congress F - I Washington. July 16 — (U.R) — The ! entire bonus army of 15,000 was i ordered concentrated on Capitol ! Hill today to bid congress “good- ■ bye but not good luck.” Walter W. Waters, commander of the thousands of veteran* whu have been idling on outlying camps for a fortnight, directed his tattered brigades to move on the Capitol and join the CaliforI I nia battalion which has been keeping a "death watch" on congress since Tuesday. i The veterans also were considering picketing the White House as soon as congress goes home. The mammoth demonstration at the capitol was to begin at 10 a.m. Waters planned for most of his men simply to move quietly into the grounds in small groups and stay there until congress adjourned. Adjournment was expected late today or tonight. The imminent massing of thousands of men at the capitol created j the most difficult situation for police since the world war veterI ans laid seige to Washington two months ago. Police SuperintendI ent Pelhan Glassford expected to confer directly with high administration officials before formulating his policy. Capitol authorities were de- ' manding that the grounds be closed to the veterans. Glassford has held that the best way to avert trouble was to keep the men under strict supervisio nlnit give them freedom of the grounds. Glassford and the capitol police board ,clashed sharply over the incident of Thursday evening when two companies of marines marched to the capitol, and were promptly sent bark to thei rbarracks by I CONTINUED ON PAGE SIN

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{INSERTION OF CLAUSE SAVES COUNTY $4,600 Clause In Contract With Highway Commission Saves County Nice Sum BILLS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAYS ADJUSTED Through tilt* insertion of :«! clause in the contract niatlej between the board ol County j Commissioners ami the Indiana Highway Commission. County Attorney Henry B. Heller has saved Adams countv taxpayers approxi-l matelv S:>.<MHI for right-of-wavs secured in improving state road No. 27, south from Berne. , The original bill for these right i of-ways to the county was i $10,462.50. At the time of making the contract Attorney Heller inserted a clause to the effect that the county would pay the cost for right-of-ways up to the north corporate limits of Berne and begin--1 ning at the south corporate limits, 1 south to the north corporate lim--1 its of Geneva. That clause saved ; Adams county exactly $4,631.75, because the county will not have r to pay for the right-of-ways { through the town of Berne and south of Geneva. The bill for the right-of-ways on > state road 27 and state road 16, east of Decatur, originally totaled 1 $12,373.14 and the state highway * commission informed the county - commissioners that if this claim was paid the commission would r lake over the road south from j Decatur to Willshire and from , Willshire west to the Wells coun--1 ty line. Mr. Heller referred to the , contract and figured out that the . commission had charged ail of the . right-of-ways to the county. He , and the board of county commissioners made a trip to Indianapo- . lis and laid the county’s claim Ix?- , fore the board and the matter was adjusted. The bill lias now been reduced , to $7,741,719. of which $5,820.75 is pl for tlie Berne and Geneva right-of- ■| CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE l a MANY ENJOYED SHRINE BAND I ~ Large Crowd Attends ('oncert by Mizuah Shrine Hand Friday Night The band concert .presented by the Mizpah Shrine bind of Fort Wayne at the Degion Memorial Park on Winchester street, Friday night, was attended by a large crowd. ' Automobiles lined each side of 1 Winchester and Oak streets around the park for several blocks and the park was filled with persons listening to the music. The band, under the direction of John L. Verweire of Fort Wayne played a number of classical and and papular numbers. The program opened at eight o'clock and continued until nine-thirty o’clock. The committee in charge wishes to express its appreciation for the fine attendance, to the Eastern Star organization which conducted the ice cream social, and to the members of tlie Mizpah Shrine Band. o Epworth League To Present Program The Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church will present a special program Sunday night at 6:30 o'clock, in connection with the union meeting of the League and the regular church service. Tlie program is being planned to boost for tlie institute which, will be held in Epworth Forest at Lake Webster, starting Monday, July 25, and continuing throughout Sunday, July 31. The regular Sunday evening worship service will be combined witli tlie Epworth League for the program, which will Include special musical numbers, talks and the usual League outline.

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Relief From Heat Greets State Today Indianapolis, July 16 — (U.R) — Considerable relief from high temperatures of the past two days was , promised Indianapolis today, as • the mercury climb was halted at 9 a. in. For three hours an early mornI Ing high of 82 degrees was ‘maintained, then it slid down two degrees to 80, and remained there at 11 a. m. This was 13 degrees lower than the 93 degree reading at 11 a.m. yesterday. VIGILANTES IN SHOOTING MATCH Practice Held at Rifle Range Near Herne; State Meet Sept. 26 The Adams County Vigilantes held a practice shoot at the rifle range, south of Berne, Friday afternoon in preparation for the state shoot which will be held September 26. In the pistol shot division on an average of 15 and 25 yards the following scores were made: Dan Grile, Geneva, 88; Leonard Baumgartner, Berne. 80; Fred Schurger, j Decatur, 41; Sheriff Burl Johnson, 1 37; Dave Dubaeh, Berne, 30; Leo Ehinger, Decatur, 30. The highest possible score was 100. In the rifle range on an average of 200 and 500 yards with a possible •score of 75, the foollwing scores | were made: Leonard Baumgartner,'! 64: Dan Grile, 60; Burl Johnson. 56; Dave Dubaeh, 52; Victor Huff-• man of Preble, 50; Fred Schurger. 47; Leo Ehinger, 43. Another practice meet will be held at the same place Friday, July 29. State Shoot Indianapolis, July 16.— (U.R) —The CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX Writes About Doings Os Decatur Colony An interesting letter from our old friend J. O. Sellemeyer, Los Angeles, , California, says “the Decatur colony out there are all fine, but like the rest of us, fighting the depression.” (He says the Democratic song this year should be “California here I came" for that state looks like a i landslide at this time. An enclos j ure with the letter included kodak I I pictures of the Hollywood Bowl, ! where Miss Martha Sellemeyer was one of 1,100 high school graduates; Mr. and Mrs. Sellemeyer and daughter. standing at the entrance to the bowl; a group of the crowd returning from u deep sea fishing trip, with Lloyd Beery. Frank Burns and J. O. in the crew. He siys they landed a lot of good ones and brought home 300 pounds of barracuda. yellow tail, sea bass and rock cod. They are looking forward to the Olympic games and expect to see a number of friends who will go west to attend them. A postscript to the tlie letter says “Martha just (had a call from school board members of Culver City, California, (10 miles from her house) saying the board had selected her as a teacher for next year. We are pleased that she has been so fortunate under present conditions." NOSE BITTEN OFF BY DOG Police Dog Attacks Lester Strahm, Age 10, And Hites Off Nose Lester Strahm, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Strahm of Wells county, formerly of Monroe township. Adams county, had his nose bitten off by a police dog this morning while he was visiting at the Emil Stauffer farm, Wells county. The boy had gone to the Stauffer home on an errand and stopped to pet the dog which had several small puppies with her. She bit him on the nose, completely removing it. The dog also attacked the boy biting him several times. The lad was brought to the Adams county clerk's office this afternoon in company with a Berne physician and received application blanks to be admitted to tlie Riley hospital at Indianapolis for treatment.

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SENATE PASSES TWO BILLION RELIEF BILL Sent to President For Signature, Who Will Sign It Immediately CONGRESS TO ADJOURN TODAY Washington, July 16. <U.R> Tlie $2,122,000,000 unemployment relief bill was passed finally by congress today with its reconstruction finance provisions still intact. The senate by approving the conference report completed congressional action and sent the measure to President Hoover. He was expected to sign the bill. It was probable congress would adjourn for tlie summer within a few hours. Loan Bill Delayed Washington, July 16—■ (U.R) —The senate today voted itself into continued deadlock with the house over the $1,000,000,000 currency expansion rider to the home loan hank bill. Over protests of senate Majority Leader Watson that the senate must recede on the rider or permit the home loan lank bill to die, a combination of Democrats and Progressive Republicans I forced the bill back to conference, j The vote was 44 to 20. o Sheriff Houses And Feeds Arrested Miners Sullivan, Ind.. July 16 (U.R) — • Sheriff Wesley Williams confronted with the task of feeding and housing 108 arrested miners in a jail that accomodates only six persons, described the situation this afternoon as "critical.” Miners from virtually all of ! western Indiana's coal fields congregated in the court yard where tlie 108 men were remaining voluntarily. Williams estimated the numbers of miners in the jail yard at more than 400. The situation, he said, was more tense by the fact that many of tlie miners were hungry and demanding food. DAMAGE SUIT FILED HERE Allen County Case Venued Here; Amy Schlup Seeks Damages Amy Schlup, 22, has filed suit against Carl Reckeway, owner of a taxicab which operates between Archbold and Waseon, Ohio, foe injuries received several months ago when she rode over the routs with Paul Reckeway, the driver. The case came here this morning on change of venue from the Allen Superior court, number two. Andrew W. Perry is attorney for plaintiff. The complaint recites that the driver was sending his car through at a terrific rate of speed and when npar Archbold, attempted to make a curve at sixty-five miles an hour. The car went in the ditch and the young lady received a broken back and numerous cuts and 'iTuises, which she alleges will make her a cripple for Ufa and which caused her much expense and great suffering. Estate Cases Theodore Miller has been appointed administrator for the estate of Richard H. Marker, who drowned last Sunday while swimming at Cline’s gravel pit. It is estimated that the estate includes personal property valued at $2,000 CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX — o Murdered Recluse Is Found Tied to Stall Fergus Falls, Minn., July 16.— (U.R) — 1 Tortured and murdered Mons Jacobson, recluse, living 20 miles north of Fergus Falls, was found dead by neighbors today. His burned and torn body was tied to a stall in his barn. Jacobson, although about 70 years old. apparently had engaged in a terrific battle. Physicians said he died from the tortures.