Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 191, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1932 — Page 1

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EVENUE MEASURE SENT TO GOVERNOR

looter’s New Stand On Prohibition Disappointing To Drys

|fts CHANGE ■EIGHTEENTH Ihenoment fliican Xominee l or Kident Delivers Acifleptance Speech KCREDIT FOR ■p | IJ.I-I \HO\ ( U.P' gfl. J£ . n.ciomi! prohi- ' ground tin u- of Cr-'si-Mr. I . He With fed- ■ • anil . - entire issue. ■ .. ■ a. . M: r r.-it.-rat v . . • Ha change. ..a;, .surprise. l flp> S alike ' |^Ki:.i-. \ < hairman ■ » • ' prohiluti n strai.'K'i he would' later. .■ uic li.ization. said they' • < e;»ineiiting. i •!.■ ■ ■ ...;:. Ml Keever’s flit for tlie presidency, is' ■titan tlie Democratic p.atM Bii.i.. • ::i. iiri t.tional refl <1 mint- .. toration of■ Bruni. mil. ration of the act. Hoover goes beyond Krubliian platform which pro[H)se< submission of a amendment for state ( hut lines not urge adoption' an amendment. giving his personal! '■"! d not countenance ■ttieii of a regime which about tlie bootlegger and and organized crime, than lie could countereturn to tlie saloon sysfl ’ I is intolerable” he declar-1 Europe might pay in some other form of perhaps by buying goods. against radicalism experiment, flledged a tight on all fronts fl depression. Democrats of sponsinflationary legislation Hr i.mm.ooo (B> raid on the flnxrup ON PAGE FIVE '*

per Does A Turn About-Face On ) libition Stand-Now Favors Change

IBgton, Aug. 12. — fIJ.R) —I, t Hoover’s declaration now' j >ange in the prohibition!, trasts sharply with his ac- • speech of 1928. At that , Hoover simply declared | against repeal of the 18th ? nt and for efficient enit. ' !nt sections of Mr. Hoolements on prohibition now years ago follow: 1932 ) - always sympathized with purpose of the 18th amend* 1 I have used every power omniand to make It effecthe entire country. • * * : icceeded in great measure 1 many communities where 1 >ty sentiment is favorable 1 at in other and increasing ! communities there Is a sentiment unfavorable to 1 opposed by majority seneate resentment which un‘•nforcemeut and in the d'ices degeneration and PPonents pledge the mem-! party to destroy every of constitutional and efsieral control of the traffic. ' ans over large areas the

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Kidnaped Cashier Released Last Night Silver Creek. Neb.. Aug. 12.—(U.R) i—W. C. Logan, kidnaped cashier of tl.e Farmers State Bank, was rei! leased late last night near Wichita. Kan. Robbers who sacked the hank and obtained approximately $5,000 released the banker nine miles • from Wichita, relatives were in- ■ formed. Logan was expected to arrive here today, driving from Omaha after a plane trip from Wichita. o STOLEN DRESS | WORN BY WOMAN I [Garment Taken From Local Store, Worn by Woman Who ‘Lifted It’ A woman's desire to were new clothes served to get her into difficulties yesterday when she appeared in Decatur wearing a dress which she “lifted" from a local store. On July 14th. an out-of-town woman visited a Decatur store and tried 'on a dress. She decided to take it land told the clerk to wrap It up. J There were two dresses hanging |in the dressing room and a few .minutes later the clerk noticed one tot them was missing. A search was made and the ownlers of the store walked the streets thinking they might see the person ■ wearing the stolen garment. No 'clues were obtained. Thursday afternoon about five o'clock everything came to light. I Tlie woman who had been in tlie .store on July 14. came walking into |Uta place of business; wearing the ; missing dress. She was identified and charged with shop lifting. Policeman Seph Melchi was call■cd and the woman, together witli her son was taken to Prosecuting Attorney Nathan C. Nelson's office. J She got in touch with re’atives [here and they agreed to pay for the !dress if the proprietor of tlie store 'did not file an affidavit. Arrangements were made and the woman ■ was released. : —„ —_— Indianapolis Club May Have Receiver Indianapolis, Aug. 12—(UP) —The Avalon Country Club here was f.c ed with a receivership suit today filed by the J. C. Perry Company for collection of a note. Tlie Periy company said the club owed SSOO of the S7OO note and that “A large j amount of current bills are unpaid. Elk’s Fish Fry Is i Postponed to Wednesday The fish fry scheduled for tonight at the Elk's home has been postponed until next Wednesday evening, O. W. P. Macklin announced today. The supper was .postponed because several of the members wished to attend the boxing match this evening and plans are being made to hold it next week.

return of the saloon system with its corruption. Its moral and social abuse which debauched the home, its deliberate interference with those states endeavoring to find honest solution, its permeation of political parties, and its pervasion of legislatures, which even touched at the capital of the nation. The 18th amendment smashed that regime as by a stroke of lightning. 1 can not consent to the return of that system. “At the same time we must recognize the difficulties which have developed in making the 18th amendment effective and that grave abuses have grown up. ♦ * * An Increasing number of states and municipalities are proving themselves unwilling to engage in such enforcement. Due to these forces there is in large sections an increasing illegal traffic In liquor. But worse than this there has been in those areas a spread of disrespect not only for this law but for all laws, grave dangers of practical nullification of the constitution, a degeneration in municipal government and an increase in subsidized crime and violence. I can not conCONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR

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■tale. National And International Siena

WALKER’S FATE . NOT BE KNOWN FOR PRESENT ) ; | Roosevelt to Withhold Decision Until Courts Determine Jurisdiction MUST SHOW CAUSE FOR PRESIDING State Capitol, Albany, N. Y.J | Aug. 12.— (U.R)— Decision on the question of removing May-1 1 or J. Walker from office may not come until after the general elections. This possibil- ■ ity arose today when Governor Franklin I). Roosevelt announced he would not render, a decision until the courts had, . been able fully to pass on his right to try Walker and to pass judgment on removal. The governor announced this determination today after a court order had been granted earlier which 1 required him to allow cause why he should not be restrained from rend--1 , ring a decision in tlie mayor’s ' case. The judicial! processes involved ’ may carry to the state's highest court the question of the governor's 1 authority to sit as a court on charges of unfitness against Walker, arising from the Hofstadter city in- ' I vestigation. Conceivably this process may '[last until after the general elections in which Gov. Roosevelt islands as Democratic presidential ; nominee. o Press Operator Fatally Injured Fort Wayne, Ind.. Aug. 12 —(VP) ' -—Seldon S. Morey, 58, former press 1 telegraph operator at the Journal : Gazette, was injured fatally last night when struck by an auto. i o COLLECTOR TO DIVIDE TIME R. F. C. Representative To Spend Three Days Each Week at Local Bank A. K. Wildman, field representative of the Reconstruction Finance ' Corp., announced today he would be at the Old Adams County Bank ' only three days a week and persons desiring to transact business with him should call on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. Mr. Wildman will spend three ' days each week at Upland, Ind., • where he will be in charge of col- ■ lections at the Upland, State Bank I which closed August 5. 1 The Reconstruction Finance Cor- > iporation collector his been in this ( city since June 18. Mere than half ; of the $71,000 loan made by the local bank previous to its close on May 17, has been paid oft, Mr. . Wildeman stated. ■ The change to the three day week > schedule will be effective next week i Mr. 'Wildman announced. Leo Yager, liquidating agent is in 1 charge of the bank and the process I of collecting accounts due the in- , stitution is well under way. I Luther O, Draper Holds Partv Reins i Newcastle, Ind., Aug. 12—(UP) > Former state Senator Luther O. Draper held Republican party • reins in the tenth district today, t having been named chairman to succeed Raymond S. Springer, cant didate for Governor. Springer rei signed because of his candidacy. ! Draper was elected unanimously. , o i M. A. Ryerson Will i Be Buried Tomorrow 1 Lake Geneva, Wis., Aug. 12. —(U.R) ’ —Martin A. Ryerson, 75, once cali- ' ed “Chicago's most useful citizen," will be buried tomorrow from his l estate here where he died last ' night. r The industrialist, philanthropist 1 and art collector for years was one 1 of tlie midwest's leading public fig- ’ ures. He had retired from active 1 business a number of years ago but ’ his interest in public benefactions ’ continued keen.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 12, 1932.

Vigilantes Hold Practice Shooting The Adams County Vigilantes I held a practice shoot at the Limberlost Miniature golf course at Geneva. Thursday afternoon. Several | \ igilantes participated in the pistol and rifle shooting and those having high scores included: Pistol shot: Burl Johnson. 40; Ray Dubach. 34; Dave Dubach, 34; Leonard Baumgartner, 31; Fred Schurger, 22. Rie shot. 200-yard range: Leonard Baumgartner, 21; Ray Dubach, , 21; Burl Johnson, 19; Floyd Hunt- , er. 18; Jack Ellsworth. 16. , 0 VETERINARIAN EXPLAINS TEST Federal Inspector Talks To Rotary Club on T.B. Testing of Cattle Dr. Edgar D. Wright, federal vet- [ erinarian in charge of the inspection of cattle in Adams county, gave an interesting talk before members of the Decatur Rotary club last evening. The testing of cattle for tuberculosis has a twofold purpose. Dr. Wright stated. First is the health standpoint and second the commercial or economic side. It has been shown, the federal in-' spector stated, that in foreign countries where the program of eradication of bovine tuberculosis has not yet started, 70 per cent, of the cases of tuberculosis in humans is traceable to cattle. In this conn-j try ,where inspection was started l in only 10 per cent, of tuberculosis cases are traceable to cattle. I Last year more than 13,000,000 head of cattle were examined, by federal, state and local authorities. Each yegr the number grows. Packers now pay a premium for cattle shipped from accredited tubercu-losis-free areas and in many cities milk will not be accepted unless it I comes from accredited areas. Indiana has a good standing in this respect. Dr. Wright stated. Dr. Wright explained how the j farmer was reimbursed for infected cattle. In this county, the cattle are shipped to Chicago, where they are killed under federal ini spection. If the tuberculosis is I localized the diseased parts are extracted. Whatever is paid by the packer for the cattle the owner receives. If the cow has been appraised at S6O. the federal government pays one-third, the state pays one-third and the owner stands onethird. George Krick was chairman of the program. o Bloomington Enacts New Limitation Law Bloomington, Ind., Aug. 12 —(UP) The new state $1.50 tax limitation measure took effect probably for the first time here when it halted sale of a $9,500 bond issue for construction of an addition to the Unionville school. School authorities were notified by Indianapolis counsel that the bonds would be' illegal under the new limit law. RESURFACING STATE ROAD 27 Kentucky Rock Top Being Placed On Highway North of Decatur Work began this morning on the resurfacing of state highway No. 27. north from this city to the Allen county line, an improvement badly needed and promised for several years. The force from the state highway commission began at the Bounty line, seven miles north and is working this way. The highway is receiving a cushion of tine stone and gravel and this will be capped with Kentucky Rock making the road similar to that between Monroe and Berne. At present the detour Is from the county line east to Hoagland and back to No. 27 at St. Johns on the concrete road. As the work progresses the detour will be moved up, completing the work in sections.

K. OF P. BAND COMING HERE Boys And Girls From State Home to Give Concert Here August 24 The Knights of Pythias Home Band of Lafayette will visit Decater, Wednesday. August 24 and give an hour's concert from four to five o’clock, under the auspices of the K. of P. lodge of this city. The band is composed of boys and girk from the K. of P. state home. There are 36 members in ' tile organization. The band is un-, der the direction of Director Louis I Elmore, well-known musician and Land director. I Carl R. Mitchell, grand keeper of [records and seal of the Knights of [Pythias lodge, advised the local lodge yesterday that the band was making a state tour and would lie plad to stop off in Decatur if arrangements could be made. The offer was accepted and a committee composed of W. A. Lower. Roy Mumma and Janies Bain was named to arrange the details. The stand will be erected up town and an enjoyable concert will be given by the juniors. Mr. Lower stated a complete program would be published in a few days. o Anderson Schools To Run Eight Months Andersen, Ind., Aug. 12 —(UP) — An eight-month school year, terminating May 12. is provided in conj tracts to be signed by teachers in i Anderson city schools this fall. An i aditional month will be added if | funds are available, superintendent W. A. Denny said. The new statute providing a $1.50 tax limitation will cause the curtail-1 ment, Denny said. Under its provi- [ sions the school levy in Anderson ' would be reduced from $1.25 to 50 i cents. MYERS RITES j HELD TODAY Services For John T. Myers Held at Methodist Church This Morning Business ceased in the downtown section this morning while a large crowd paid their last respects to John T. Myers, veteran business man of the city, whose death occurred suddenly Tuesday morning. The services were held at the' Methodist Episcopal church, with i Rev. B. F. Franklin as pastor and . the Scottish Rite Masons in charge. [ C. L. Walters, life-long friend of | the deceased gave an eloquent eulogy, reviewing the busy life of the man who had been in business here for forty years and who had taken part in church, lodge and commercial work during his lite. He paid him tribute in fitting language and said a touching good-bye. Rev. Franklin's sermon was impressive and the services by the lodge brothers completed the solemn and sincere occasion. The choir provided the music. Active pall bearers were O. L. Vance, C. D. Lewton. F. V. Mills, j Frank Downs. IH. F. Callow and W. P. Robinson while the following were honorary pall bearers: L. D. Adams, A. J. Smith, Judge James T. Merryman, Cal E. Peterson. Henry Schulte and B. J. Rice. Interment was in Maplewood cemetery. o BULLETINS Berlin, Aug. 12—(U.R) — Chancellor Franz Von Papen on behalf ofj President Paul Von Hindenburg tonight refused to make Adolph Hitler chancellor of Germany. The decision probably will result in a serious political repercusion, particularly in strenous Nazi opposition to Von Papen's present cabinet. Zurich, Switzzerland, Aug. 12— nounced today that he will start (U.R) —Prof. August Piccard an his balloon flight 10 miles into the stratosphere at 5 a. m. Saturday. Weather forecasts indicate that conditions will be ideal. Prof. Piccard planned to stay up at least 8 hours. He will study the action of the cosmic rays.

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PICKETS BLOCK WAY TO MINES INILLINOIS Workers Presented From Getting Things In Shape To Resume Operations UNION MEN OBJECT TO NEW WAGE SCALE Springfield, 111., Aug. 12—I UP) — I Armies of union pickets moved on [ Central Illinois coal mines today and blocked the way of workers en route to clean up the workings so production could be resumed. The demonstration so far without violence, was in protest against the New contract providing for a $5 b.isic daily wage, a reduction from the old contract of $6.10. More than 200 pickets surrounded the Peabody Coal Company’s mine No. 51 near here and turned back men sent to get the workings in readiness for resumption. Deputy Sheriff stood by with guns drawn but there were no blows struck. The authorities said that as long as: the pickets did not trespass on mine I property, no attempt would be! made to interfere with picketing.; Pickets converged also on mines [ at Anderson, and the Will Ryan [ and Peabody No. 57 mines near here. Union executives said the picketing was “a flash in the Pan which will die out as soon as the miners see that a great majority want to go back to work." They said it was a natural reaction of miners in the Springfield subdistrict who voted four to one against ratification of the contract in last Saturday's tract in last Saturday's referendum. Reports to headquarters of the | Illinois district mine Union here indictiited that 15.000 miners had re- ■ turned to work over the state today I according to John Moulin, chairman of the miners wage scale committee There are approximately 42,000 coal miners in the state. Trouble in Ohio i Nelsonville, Ohio., Aug. 12—(UP) A reign of violence in the Hocking Valley, where bullets, bombs and fire were implements of terrior during mine strike unrisings, ended I today. Three miners homes at Chauncery, 0.. were destroyed by fire. Tlie feed store of a miner’s father was damaged. Two exchanges of gunfire occurred between strike sympathizers and militiamen. A dynamite charge was set off on a hillside near Nelsonville, | CONTINUWD ON PAGE SIX o Rev. Dorie Williams Dies at Warsaw Today Warsaw, Ind. Aug. 12 —(UP) — Rev. Dorie Victor Williams, Warsaw, for 28 consecutive years secretary of the north Indiana conference of the Methodist church died in a local hospital today after a, two months illness. Rev. Williams had held several Indiana charges. The widow and one daughter survive. ADAMS COUNTY WOMAN DIES Mrs. Nellie E. Okeley, 54, Blue Creek Township, Dies of Paralysis Willshire, 0., Aug. 12—('Special) ' Mrs. Nellie E. Okeley, 54, wife of Frederick Okeley. died at her home in Blue Creek township four miles southwest of Willshire, Ohio, this morning at five o’clcck. Death was . caused by paralysis with which the deceased had suffered for a long time. Mrs. Okeley was a daughter of John and Mary E. Coffee. Surviving is the husband, a step-mother, and , two brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock (Eastern Standard time) at the Union United Brethren church in Blue Creek township with Rev. E. E. Bragg, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Tricker Cemetery.

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Mayor Elmer Lucas Resigns Position Hartford City. Ind. Aug. 12 — (UP) —Mayor Elmer Lucas has resigend his position as head of the local city government, in favor of some jobless man. because he "cannot conscientiously continue to hold office while so many are out of work.” Lucas’ resignation is effective September 1, four months before the expiration of his term. He is assistant cashier of a local bank, and feels that the $1,006 mayoralty salary should go to someone without another source of income. LAW IS BLOW TO UTILITIES Private Control of Utilities May Pass In Indiana Under New Law (Indianapolis, Aug. 12 — (UP) — The vast public utility empire which Samuel Insull envLsioned over Indiana today appeared destined to collapse under statutes enacted by the special session of the ( general assembly. With Insull himself deposed as i leader of his extensive utility domain his successors were not able to muster enough strength to suc- . i cessfully battle two measures sponsored by the new Municipal Rights League of Indiana. One of the measures, which originated in the senate, has passed the house and is awaiting the governor’s signature. Another, which started in the house, was ready for . third reading today in the senate. , Senator William Hoadley, Rep., Bloomington, said the latter was assured of .passage. ’ The measure awaiting action of the governor would provide that city councils would be permitted to order special elections to determine whether residents desired to condemn a utility plant and place it under the city’s jurisdiction. Rates would be fixed by the city council, securities with interest of 6 per cent could be issued to purchase the I property. This measure has no saving clause to save the remainder if 1 a portion is held invalid. The other originally the same as the first, has been amended to pro- ■ vide that municipally owned utili-' ties remain under jurisdiction of the Public Service commission. This bill has a saving clause. All votes on both measures were decisive. lit was pointed out by Hoadley , that 29 municipal light plants now are operated in Indiana. A majority ' of water works are eityiowine-d. several (Indiana cities, with WashCONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE Q 1 Bandits Get SIO,OOO St. Ixiuis, Mo., Aug. 12 —(UP) — Two bandits obtained approximately SIO,OOO from a negro messenger for the First National Bank of 1 Clayton when they held him up on ’ | a street car here today.

How Views Os Presidential Nominees Vary On Leading National Questions

Washington, Aug. 12.—(U.R) —The positions taken on major issues by the two presidential candidates in their acceptance addresses are: Prohibition I President Hoover. Recommended change in 18th amendment to give states control of liquor, with federal government protecting dry states and preventing return of saloon. Governor Roosevelt: “The 18th amendment is doomed." Supported Democratic plank urging complete repeal of 18th amendment and irn- > mediate modification of Volstead - act. Relief > President Hoover: “The federal > government should * • • use its ; powers to give leadership to the initiative, courage and the fortitude 1 of the people themselves; but it ; must insist upon individual, comI munity and state responsibility.’’ Governor Roosevelt: "While they I (Republican leaders) prate of econ- : omic laws, men and women are > starving.” l Government Finances President Hoover: Assailed ■ Democratic leadership of house for . passing $3,000,000,000 (B) in "treas-

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HOUSE PUTS FINAL 0. K. ON MEASURE Estimated That $8,000,000 Will Be Saved; Senate Takes Up Dry Bill MORTGAGES TO BEAR FEE CHARGE Indianapolis, Aug. 12 —AJ,R> —The Indiana Senate barricaded itself in its re-trenched position on prohibition today while the house passed and sent to the Governor a measure intended to save $8,000,000 revenue. After voting to postpone indefinitely consideration ot a resolution that wou 1 d memoralize Congress to repeal the Volstead act, the senate passed 33 to 14 the amended house measure calling for a referendum vote next fall on prohibition. The bill nowgoes back to the house which, originally passed the measure to provide for repeal of the Wright “bone dry” law. Wets who fought vigorouslyagainst substitution of the referendum proposal for the repealer, voted against the bill today. The house passed 60 to 36 the Rowley Mil calling for a filing tee of 50 cents on each SIOO mortgage. Passage of the hill terminated debate of an hour and a half over parliamentary proceedure regarding legality of voting again on the measure which was defeated yesterday. The senate made consideration, of the house bill on a tax on intangibles special order of business next Monday and then remanded the order. Glenn Slenker. Republican of Monticello, who made the motion for the special order said he would renew his attempt this afternoon. If successful it would virtually kill the measure. The house postponed indefinitely consideration of the Galloway measure providing for employment insurance. The senate resolved itself in’*'* a committee of the whole for a few minutes to report out without recommendation, the house bill providing for an income tax of from 1 to 4 per cent. Indianapolis. Aug. -12 — (U;R) —■ Proponents of an income tax in Indiana gained a technical victory in the senate todaj- when succeeded in bringing i report without recommendation from committee of the whole, on the house income proposal. Vote on the motion of Alonza Lindley, Rep., Kingman, one of} the strong advocates of the $1.5(1 tax limitation measure, to consider the income bill in a committee of the whole meeting, was 43 to 2. but was preceded by vigorous opposition. “There is no use wasting any time on this measure,” Earl Row--ley, Rep., LaPorte. said. “The session is near an end. We know what the governor will do if the bill ever gets to him. We should * ’co’ntinubd’on page’SlX* ’ ’

ury raids” which were stopped by Republicans; pledged himself to continue to insist on balanced federal budget. Governor Roosevelt: Declared government must be made solvent, with the President and his cabinet setting example in economy. Tariff President Hoover: “I am squarely for a protective tariff." Governor Roosevelt: Proposed international conference to consider tariff barriers to trade. Business and Finance President Hoover: "There have been exploitation and abuse of financial power. We will fearlessly and unremittingly reform such abuses." Governor Roosevelt: Endorsed Democratic plank for publicity on security issues to protect investors from “dishonesty of crooks and the lack of honor of some men in high financial places." Party Principles President Hoover: “The movement of a true civilization is toward freedom rather than regimentation.” Governor Roosevelt: “Ours must be a party of liberal thought."