Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 223, Decatur, Adams County, 20 September 1932 — Page 1

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si®EN. DAVIS IffOFDANCE ts Pennsylvania SenContinues In New k Federal Court LS DAVIS fMINATEI) LODGE York, Sept. 20. — <UJ9 Government today exfrom reluctant witthe story of the 1931 ball of the Loyal Ordoose which the govemharges brought in $3,lt claimed $150,000, Mooseheart Lodge oreand $173,000 to Unitlei Senator James J. frawylvania on trial on ■ourt charged with violafederal statute closing d interstate commerce to attaining to lotteries, feces a maximum penalty ira imprisonment and a if convicted. future also may be y as he is a candidate for * in November. ■ fork. Sept 2u —<U.R) —Donk edit of the Moose I came to the aid of Sen. ■ I>avis. Kepn.. Penn., m ■ court today die denie.d k - dominated the affair of 1 order Moose or held I over ail of its activ- ■ is on trial c harged with federal statutes prohibitd lotteries through ■its or in interstate com m He is being tried iu atk six • ■ ;.-.«>ns indictgrand jury tn. t investigatlotteries conducted by organizations. Davis. ■•cabinet officer, is a candi■r re-election to the senate in was under cross exam- ■ by Charles J. Margiotti, of »flf r x: En 0N PAGE THREE pMland Students ItH Study Dairy Herds ■ igrictilttire Hass of the Kirk- | school > studying Ani- !■ origin and history of the in „f the work the class t > representaherds Adams county, first herd to be visited will on the Henry Aesehliman ■ ln French township. .Mr. ■man. member of the Adams Uairy herd improvement ■hion and state president of breeders association, fine herd of purebred Ayr- ■ which are ideal for this |f NATIONAL ■HARDS IN CITY ■? ps Stay In Taylor- ■ le - HI., to Prevent ■ urther Outbreaks ■'■' ! was quiet today as 120 ynl Guardsmen sto d by at the ■ M of local officials in case of ■ r outbreaks in the bitter Illi■co»l mines dispute. Iroops had orders to prevent ■L } of citizens in any large ■ ln K»- A group of 3,000 miners ■ “fcetl to meet across the ■ ln county ■ °ops broke up a meeting in ■ er s park. ■ < tn. d, > IJnal Buard companies ■on ? re by Gov - L - L - E “' ■ aft er u double bombing E * t 0 off ‘e‘als that a ■L reak of vlolen ee was ■Union he Btrife centers over nn scale in the coal ■or l« e io r ° UP ° f miners holding ■pt is a a< * anot her content to ■ VI * 5 - daily. ■m 300 Ba ' k ■*> Wo** E‘ h ro ’ 111 - Sept. 20—(UP) — .0 .rk l red mln ‘ ,rß wil * returD *E/of. ere Friday blowing ill u J new wa K» scale con•■offlcer/ , Hil ' sboro Coal Co., ■Mnw.l,.- J’ the new ly-formed *■ The e M . ne workers AmK the nia ntraCt waa negotlat- ■ old scale of | 6 10 da(ly

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* ' H CUBS WIN PENNANT — Chicago, Sept. 20.—The Chi- ' | cago Cubs clinched the NationI al league pennant this after- < | noon by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game j of a scheduled double header at Wrigley Field, 5 to 2. Guy j I Bush was the winning pitcher * | l.for the Cubs. By the victory today, the Cubs qualified to. meet the | New York Yankees in the World Series, which will open in New York Wednesday, September 28. ♦-* ♦ NEW YORK COPS FOIL KIDNAPING Radio-Directed Manhunt Over Entire City Causes Return of Boy New York. Sept. 20 —(U.R) — A radio-directed manhunt over New York City foiled kidnapers of an 8-year-old boy in their plot to collect $25,000 ransom, ami resulted in return of the child to his home unharmed. John Arthur Russell, son of a stockbroker, was in the hands of the kidnapers 11 hours yesterday before the gang freed him. The kidnapers made two telephone calls to the Russell home before Intensive police activity frightened them into releasing the boy. The youngster was found trudging home by three telephone operators. They took him to his anxious father. Arthur S. Russell, junior partner in the firm of McClure. Jones and Co. That was at 11:35 p. m. John told Police Commissioner Mulrooney he was accosted by two men shortly after noon yesterday while walking from school to lunch. One man told him his father wanted him to come to his office, he said. The boy said he entered the automobile and was driven around for some time. Then, the child said, he was taken to an apartment where a woman treated him kindly, giving him sandwiches and milk. Finally he was taken for another automobile ride. When the car was stopped the woman placed him In a trolley ear, paid his fare and told the conductor where to let him off. Shortly after John was missed yesterday a man telephoned the Russel; home and demanded $25,000 for the child's return. The second phone call was made at 8:15 p. m. Police traced the call to a pay station in a candy store. The police radio dispatched a dozen cars there immediately. Later Acting Captain John J. Ryan, in charge of detectives in the case, gave this version of the second telephone call: “Can you raise $25,000 tonight," the kidnaper asked. “Not tonight. Give me time to get to the office tomorrow." “You’ll hear from me again. I don't want to talk too long. Don’t try to trace this call or it won't be well for you." — o Governor Roosevelt Arrives In Seattle Seattle Sept. 20—(UP)— Gov. Fnmklin D. Roosevelt and his official party arrived here at 10:55 A. M., and received a spirited welcome from a large crowd that had been waiting at the station since early this morning. “It's good to be here again—after 12 yong years. " said the Democratic nominee for President. — o —. Ambassador Edge To Help Campaign Paris, Sept. 20—(UP)—Ambassador Walter E. Edge will sail for the United States on the liner Leviathan October 1 to aid President Hoovers campaign for reelection. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Edge and Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania. — . Q City Council To Meet Tonight The city council will meet tonight and TltraJ action will be taken on the budget and city tax rate. The tentative rate has been fixed at 61 cents on the hundred dollars, a cut of 10 cents under the present rate.

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PRIMARIESARE HELD IN THREE STATES TODAY . Wisconsin, New York and Massachusetts Voters Choose Party Candidates INTEREST ( ENTERS ON WISCONSIN VOTE (By the United Press) ■ The last state primaries before the presidential election were held today in Wisconsin, New York and ' Massachusetts. National political Interest cenItered on Wisconsin contests which will determine the strength of the Progressive otganiza- , | tion in this year of upsets for many incumbents. In New York the prohibition issue played a part in many of the fights for party nominations ' for seats in the house and state legislature. i Gov. Joseph B. Ely. Democratic governor of Massachusetts, was ( unopposed for renomination. Four Republicans aspired to be his opponent in the November elec- ‘ tion. including Lieut. Gov. William S. Youngman. The Bay state will also choose party nominees for eight house seats. Indications were that a record vote might be east in Wisconsin where Gov. Philip LaFoilette is opposed for the Republican nomination by former Governor Walter J. Kohler. Senator Blaine, seek- ' ing renomination, has as an opponent for the party honor. John B. Chapple. Ashland. Wis„ publisher. The Democratic nomination for governor is sought by three can- ' didates. but Ryan Duffy is uuup- • posed for the party's nomination for senator. 1 Today’s climax to the series of ■ state primaries which have given : an insight into the political sentiments of American voters during , this presidential year, will leave i the stage free for the national election. Only a few run-off prini- . aries and state conventions remain. Ground Mole Opens Clogged Drain Pipe 1 Washington. Ind.. Sept. 20 —(UP) 1 A common ground mole was pressed 1 into service by Charles Honey, janitor at Washington high school. When a drain pipe in the schools I system became clogged Honey ‘ started a mole through the open 1 end. In a few hours the obstruction was cleared. ■ o WARN AGAINST ROAD PICKETS I Indiana And Illinois Officials Say Picketing Will 1 Not Be Permitted 1 Vincennes, Ind.. Sept. 20.—(U.PJ— Warnings were issued by officials of Indiana and Illinois today that picketing of roads near Vincennes by milk producers seeking price increases would not be tolerated. A few hours after a picket line was placed at the new Memorial bridge and three producers were forced to dump their milk in the river, local police said that similar actions would net be permitted today. At the same time, H. W. Noelting, spokesman for the picketera, told of plans to block all roads , leading into Vincennes. J. H. Malcolm, Illinois highway official, said efforts would be made to keep roads clear on the Illinois side. It was estimated the total loss of the three farmers forced to dump milk yesterday was 50 gallons. Open Negotiations Indianapolis, Sept. 20. — (U.R) — Negotiations looking toward an amicable settlement of the price . war between central Indiana dairymen and Indianapolis producers were to be started here tonight with a meeting of 25 men, representing participants in the controversy and a citizens' committee. Five men were named to represent each of the participating units, including the Central Indiana Dairymen's Association, the Indianapolis Dairy Producers Council. “Independent" dairymen, the Indianapolist distributors and the citizen's committee. ' CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 20, 1932.

Wants to Plow Way Through School ' I lr -- ■W a&|B . L>HBSK > Wk i hTb • ‘ ~~— iFI * 1 f « - *3s**3t .... • •> . ■ - ■ • - ~ T - - tn—'—’ - * BIIWM— Ji a Phyllis Crawford of Danville, 111., as she appeared before the main c building of Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, 111., and offersl ed to pay her tuition by working on the university's farms with her p plow and team. The school has been accepting farm produce in payment of tuition fees, Init Miss Crawford, having no produce, offered to work out her fee instead. She is seen talking terms with Manager Crabtree of the University.

! GANDHI STARTS : HUNGER STRIKE •I r Mahatma Gandhi Goes on Hunger Strike Protesting British Edicts r i- Bombay. Sept. 20 —(U.R) — The i-.Muhatma M. K. Gandhi, an 84pound man in a loin cloth, staked I his frail, brown body and his life fl against edicts of the British gov--11 ernment today in a “hunger i-1 strike”. ; Gandhi started his strike “unto 0 death" after his noon meal today ' at I>erovda prison, where he had ' been a prisoner of the Indian gov- ■ ernment at the pleasure of his majesty, the King Emperor. He ■ was technically freed just before > he began his fast but the govern- ' i ment did not remove him against ( I his will. 1 j The Mahatma struck against the . i British settlement of tlie communal problem. Reduction of his' 3 fruit and goat's milk diet and lim-i / ited exercise prepared him for' i the fast and reduced Ills weight, i from 96 to 84 pounds. With trembling hands, Mahadeo' Desai, Gandhi's faithful secretary! and fellow prisoner, handed thej Mahatma his usual glass of lemon juice mixed with sodium carbonI ate soon after the last meal. Gandhi. Desai, and Vallabhai Patel, I ex-president of the Indian nationalist congress and also a prisoner, prayed together when Gandhi an- . nounced that the fast had commenced. It was learned officially that Gandhi declined to spend the hunger strike at a private residence. as the government suggests ed. in view of the restrictions involved. ' . . The little brown man worshipped as a saint by millions regarded } his strike as a call from God. I “Only the certain prospect of , withdrawal of separate electorates for the depressed classes can warrant postponement." Gandhi , cabled a friend in London. Gandhi rejected earlier propos- ' als of the Indian government to ( remove him from his cell and place him in a bungalow on the prison grounds under conditions which he considered "humiliating." ' Under the government plan, he ’ would be able to receive not more f than six visitors at a time with- > CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO Adams County Men Released On Bond William LeFever, residing east of Berne, his son, Robert, and Guy ’ Bailey, of Jefferson township, were released on SIOO bond each and ordered to appear for trial at the November term of the Adams circuit court, when they entered pleas of not guilty to charges filed against ’ them Monday afternoon. William LeFever is charged with j being an accessory to the facts of a I robbery, Robert LeFever is charged . ' with larceny and Guy Bailey is ’ charged with vehicle taking. The charges grew out of the alleged theft of an automobile.

Former Decatur Man Dies In Fort Wayne William C. Coil. 68, Maysville road. Fort Wayne, died suddenly ! Monday night at the Methodist ll.>s- | pital in that city, as the result of injuries received September 7, when a ditch caved in at the water I filtration plant at Three Rivers park. Mr. Ci il lived in Decatur 30 years ago. He later moved to Garrett and then Fort Wayne. He was vicg-j>re-sident of the Coil Construction company Surviving are the widow. Mrs. lona Coil, two sons: Dr. Cecil D. Coil. Fort Wayne; and Herschal Coil. South Bend. Mrs. John Chronister and Mrs. L. H, Lake of Decatur are sisters-in-law of the deceased. o Men’s Brotherhood Picnic Postponed The picnic for the members of the Mens Brotherhood of the Evangelical Church and their families, which was to have been held j at Butler View, e ist of Decatur, to- | night, has been postponed until a date, it was announced to- . day. The picnic was postponed on account of the inclement weuther. i A definite date will be set later. o — JULIA WAGNER DIES TUESDAY Mrs. Wm. Wagner Passes Away This Morning at Monroe Twp. Home (Berne Ind., Sept. 20 —(Special to Democrat) —(Mrs. Julia HeadingtonWagner, 74. wife of William Wagner of Monroe township, died at her home northaist of Berne Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Wagoner had been ill for 10 weeks with complications. The deceased was born in Monroe township Feibbruary 4, 1858, the daughter of Lalbon and Sarah Headiugton. She spent her entire life in Monroe township. She was united in mariage to William Wagner in 1877. Surviving is the husband and three sisters and one brother: Mis. Minerva Murphy, Mrs. Daniel Mill"r and Belle Headington all of Monroe township and George Headington of near Berne. Mrs. Wagner was a member of the Christian Church in Blue Creek township. Funeral armngements have not been completed. o Herd Association To Meet Thursday iTlie Adams County Bairy Herd Improvement Association will hold its annual reorganization meeting at the Monroe High School building Thursday evening, September 22, i at 7:30 o'ckck. I Mr. G. A. Williams, extension dairyman of Purdue, will be present and assist in the reorganization. Officers will be elected and directors named to pilot the organization of the new year.

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BOY BYSTANDER SHOT TO DEATH IN STRIKE RIOT i Four Others Are Wound- ! cd In Textile Strike Riot In New Jersey STATE TROOPERS RESTORE ORDER South River. N. J., Sept. 20. —(U.R) | — State troopers restored order here] today after a textile strike riot in I which an 11-year-old boy bystander was shot to death and four other persons, including another boy, were wounded by bullets. Several others were injured less seriously by brickbats, stones and other missiles hurled in a clash between mill guards and strike sympathizers. Tlie riot occurred as workers were leaving the plant of the R. & P. Wash Suit Co., late yesterday. The mill had been placed under a guard of detectives when it reopened yesterday morning after a strike. There was a flurry of shots as a crowd of strike sympathizers descended on the plant. Walter Rozek fell mortally wounded. Incensed, several hundred citizens joined the strike sympathizers, swelling the crowd to an estimated strength of 3.000. It rapidly turned into a mob. Brickbats, stones and clubs began to fly. The detective force, increased to 40, was hopelessly overpowered. The guards fled eight blocks 1 through a rain of missiles to the Borough hall. More shots were fired, but none I believed effective. The detectlYt». however, suffered from the i bricks and stones. As detectives took refuge in the Borough hall the mob ominously circled the building. That was the scene as 20 state troopers arrived shortly before midnight. The detachment dispersed the crowd within half an hour without any serious clashes. After the crowd had gone home a survey of the injured revealed that John Wilczski, 13, another by--1 stander, had been shot in the leg. Others wounded were Frank Everard, 33, shot in leg and arm; an ‘ unidentified man, shot in arm, and ' an undentified woman, shot in leg. ' Three other guards were treated for minor wounds from missiles. 1 Two guards were arrested in ' connection with the riot, charged 1 with carrying concealed weapons. They were booked as Peter Coller, 36, and S. M. Majewski, 35. The two with 38 others allegedly involved in the disorder, were held as material witnesses and were taken to jail in New Brunswick early toF day- , Prosecutor Douglas Hicks announced he would conduct an inquiry in an effort to fix responsibility for the fatal shooting of the > Rozek boy. This mill town had been involved in a strike for the past two weeks with approximately 1,200 women > CONTINUED ON PAGE THERE —a Richard Cramer Has Leg Broken Monday Richard Cramer, small son of i Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cramer. 533 Studebaker street, suffered a brok- > en leg, Monday afternoon, when ! the wagon on which i;o was play- ■ ing near the South Ward school i building, upset. I The accident took nlace during tlie recess period at the school. The Cramer child was playing on I his wagon, turned ihe corner too ihort and upset. He was thrown I out of the wagon. The right leg ’ was broken above the ankle. Q - Daniel Zeser Takes Automobile Agency Daniel J. Zeser, automobile salesman of several years experience, has taken the agency tor the Rockne automobile, and will ’ have sales and display room at the Riverside Garage. I Mr. Zeser has one of the new I Roekne cars on display. The ser- ; vicing of the cars will be taken ; care of by the Riverside Garage. , The Rockne is a product of die Studebaker automobile company. i Mr. Zeser and Jack Ellsworth havej t recently returned from the factory | . at South Bend where they received i - valuable information concerning. - tlie mechanism and the make-up of the Rockne car. |

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♦ ----- -- ♦ GARNER'S MOTHER DIES | Detroit, Tex., Sept. 20 —(U.R) Mrs. Sarah Jane Garner, 81year old mother of John N. ) Garner, Democratic candidate for vice-president, died here i | today at 12:35 p. m. after a lingering illness. j The aged woman, feeble and frail, lapsed into a coma sev- | eral hours before the end came. | She diet! peacfeully. All her children were at the ' bedside. Speaker Garner, her | first born, set beside the four 1 poster bed as she breathed her | ' last. | ♦— ♦ NONE INJURED - ! IN COLLISIONS Occupants of Autos Escape Serious Injury In Two Accidents Here An accident occurred at the intersection of Monroe and Eleventh ! streets shortly after 4 o’clock, Mon- I day evening when the automobiles ! ddiven by Glen Bowman, son of I Russel Bowman, 1417 West Madi- j son street and Olga Miller of Chi-1 cago. 111., collided. The Bowman car w.is beitte driv- | en west on Monroe street, and was occupied by Glen and his brother and twe- sisters; Max. Margaret and Delaine. The Miller car was going north on Eleventh street. The two cars collided at the intersection and the Bowman car upset. The children escaped injury although they received cuts ond bruises. The front of the Bowman ! car was smashed. Meet At Intersection Two automobiles collided at the corner of Nuttman avenue and North Seventh street shortly before I seven o'clock last evening. Herbert I Hegerfeld of Fort Wayne was driv-1 fag west on Nuttman avenue and attempting to make a lefthand turn into Seventh street and Philip Baker was driving east on Nuttman avenue. The Hegerfeld car struck the Baker car. None of the occupants was injured. Policemen Arthur Clark and Ed Miller investigated the accident. — o SAMUEL HOCKER DIES MONDAY Grandfather of Decatur Man Dies Lasst Night Following Short Illness Samuel H. Hocker, 78, grandfather of Ralph Yager of this city, died at 11:15 o'clock Monday night at his home in Kirkland township, following a short illness of heart trouble and complications. He had been seriously ill since Sunday. Mr. Hocker was born in Ohio, October 24. 1862, a son of Stephen and Susan Weffler Hocker. Practically his entire life was spent in Weils and Adams counties. He was a retired farmer, and was a member of the Christian Union church. His first marriage was to Rachel Cline, who preceded him in death. His second marriage was to Mary Baumgartner, January 15, 1897. She passed away in Bluffton. Following her death Mr. Hocker moved to his farm in Kirkland township, which was tenanted by his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Will Yager. Surviving are two children, Mrs. Yager and Mrs. Joe Pease, east of Bluffton. 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Two grandchildren are deceased. Six brothers and one sister are also deceased. Mrs. E. B. Macy of this city is a niece and C. E. Hocker is a nephew of Mr. Hocker. ■Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Zion church at Honduras, in the charge of Rev. J. Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery. o Man Electrocuted At Linton Monday Linton, Ind.. Sept. 20 —(UP)— | Inva Moody, 31, was electrocuted at j the Twin coal mine ne>ir here late ■ yesterday when he touched a hig>lr pension wire. Moody was riding iu an auto and arose as the machine | passed under the wire.

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MAY ELIMINATE APPROPRIATION FOR DEPUTIES Council Considers Plan To Have Officers Fix Deputies’ Salaries CUT ALLOWANCES IN ALL OFFICES At 2:30 o’clock this afterI noon the Adams l.onniy i Council, which convened this • morning for the purpose ot ! adopting the countv budget | and fixing the tax levy for ; next year, were debating the I merits of two plans regard- ' ing the paving o.f deputies in : county offices, the cutting ot j their salaries or eliminating I appropriations for all deputy i hire and fixing the salaries I of countv officers at a scale .which would permit them to employ deputies or do the ' work themselves. At the morning session the | council had tentatively agreed to i cut deputy salaries to a maximum j of SSOO a year and reducing the i salaries cf county officers in acI cordance with the scale and form- | ula prescribed in the new salary act passed by the special session cf the legislature. During the afternoon session the board took up the question of eliminating appropriations for ail deputy hire, allowing Hie county officer the reduce! allowance in his salary and giving him or her the privilege of employing a depuI ty at whatever salary the officer wished to pay. This question was being debated at 2:30 o'clock and it appeared that some time would elapse before the mrtter would be I settled. I In the tentative figures preparI ed this morning the appropriation for a deputy in the surveyor's office was eliminated. Members of the board stated that no roads would be built next year, thus eliminating the need of a deputy. An allowance of S3OO was made for assistants employed by the surveyor in public projects. The salary’ of the deputy clerk anil auditor had been reduced to SSOO a year and that of the assistant in the county school superintendent's office to $320 a year. These salaries were not adopted as discussion of the other salary plan was brought up later. Pruning of appropriations in the budgets were made in practically every office. Items like postage, office expense, telephone rental, stationery, books and records were cut to the minimum. The council will not complete its session today and the members will have to assemble Wednesday to finish the work and figure out the county’s tax levy payable next year. The estimated budget totaled about $94,000.00, based on a 39 cent rate, figured on a valuation of less than $25,000,000.00. All of the members were present at the meeting and pencil notations were made of every appropriation allowed by the council. o PRESS INQUIRY INTO COLLAPSE Illinois State Investigators Travel Far to Probe Into Insull Affairs Chicago. Sept. 20 —(U.R) State investigators pressed their inquiry into the crashed billion-dollar Insull properties on three fronts today. One assistant state’s attorney, John Hampton, left for New York to delve into the records of the eastern companies which Samuel Insull and his brother, Martin, pyramided to national importance millions. Two others of the four assistants State's Attorney John A, Swanson appointed to go over the affairs of the utility empire, started for Springfield. 111., to investigate reported shortages in the corporation files. They were Charles Bellows and John O'Hora. Still other investigators in Chicago hunted the personal files of the Instills on the theory that they might throw some light on the intricate affairs of the com--1 CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE*