Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 224, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1932 — Page 1

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♦ - ♦ ROOSEVELT TONIGHT I Governor Franklin D. Roose velt. Democratic nominee for I President, will speak from Port land, Oregon, starting at nine ’ o'clock. Central Standard time " tonight. A radio hook-up, including WOWO will convey this | address to those who tune in. BOMB CHICAGO ’I JURIST'S HOME s _ d ll Youth Passing Judge’s [•! Home Loses Both Eyes; Young Woman Injured Chicago, Sept. 21. — (U.R) Gang I ster foes, vengeful of the militant ‘ campaign for their extermination £ > waged by Judge John P. McGoorty .were hunted today as the men who 9 bombed the jurist's home, blinding j a youth and injuring a young moths er - i Gang cases in which McGoorty, former chief justice of the criminal , court, was trial judge were studied f for a clue to the attackers whose j bornb seriously injured Lee Wilbur: 1 Koeppen. 16, and Mrs. Ada Miller | Moyer. 16-year-old mother. The blast shattered windows of the judge's home ami of other houses in the neighborhood. j Though McGoorty was hesitant r ito believe the explosive was intend- ’ ed as a threat to him, police investigators were convinced the attack ■ ’ was Intended to terrorize the judge 1 who two years ago led a tight from I the bench for the destruction of or- * ganized criminal bands. A hunt for James (Furl Santmons, notorious gangster recenttv j released from Joliet penitentia. v was undertaken. Sammons went lo' ' prison under a ruling by McGoorty 1 ’in 1931. The condition of the two victims 'of the bomb who were among a ' group of young people passing the ‘McGoorty home at the time of the ’’explosion was serious. The explosion tore out both of Koeppen s eyes, nearly blew off one ' foot and burned him severely. Mrs. Moyer may also lose her sight. She was badly burned on the face, arms and legs. The victims were aided to the 1 hospital by members of the McGoorty household who rushed to. ‘ the street when the house was shakjen by the bombing. GROWERS AGREE : TO SETTLEMENT ■ —■ Beet Growers Agree To Settle On Basis of Seven Dollars Per Ton E. J. Fricke, district manager of the Indiana Farm Bureiu, who with 35 other men attended a conference with att rneys in Toledo relative to reaching an agreement on the payment of the 30 per cent balance due beet growers in the Decatur terri-1 tory. stated today that (growers agreed to settle on the basis of seven dollars a ton. The contract for beets was $7.50 a ton and the Holland St. Louis Sugar Company has paid 70 iper cent, of the amount due growers on j that basis. Mr. Fricke stated that' creditors bad agreed to accept 901 per cent, of their claims. The agreement will be submitted to the judge of the Federal Court in Grand Rapids and Mr. Fricke stated he expected payment wouM be ■ made early in October. It is presumed that the entire beet bill will be settled on the basis of $7.00 a ton. the reduction of 50 cents a ton being deducted from the remaining balance. On this basis if a farmer sold 10 tons f - beets at $7.50 per ton. an addition- j xl Hve dollars would be deducted : from the remaining balance due on the 30 per cent. No information was obtained relative to plans for operating the beet sugar plant next year. < Important Red Cross Meeting Thursday The executive committee of the local Red Cross will hold an im-1 portant meeting at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the Chamber pf Com- I tnerce rooms. Urgent business matters will Me considered and every member of the committee is I urged to be present. I

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Ready to Curb Rioting -B> fl L--' • wWWgMMMMrr : -stufeiwas*w«««y saws•National guardsmen in the shadow of the fourth >use at Taylorville, Hl. where they prevented a mass meeting of 600 striking miners. The striking miners had planned a meeting to portest charges that they were responsible for two bombings, but left without disorder when the militiamen patrolled the streets under orders to allow no meetings and to prevent crowds from congregating.

MRS. C.E. HOCKER IS RE-ELECTED Decatur Woman Chosen President of Local W. C. T. U. Mrs. C. E. Hocker of Decatur] wm re-elected president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at the annual convention of the Union held in the Methodist L Episcopal church today. All of the officers of the organization with the exception of the treasurer were reelected. Mrs. I B. J. Rice who had served asi treasurer for the W. ('. T. U., for' the last nineteen years, asked to] he relieved of her duties, and Mrs ] S. E. Shamp was named in her, place. Mrs. Al Vorhees of Geneva was, named vice-president; and Mrs. L. I L. Yager of Berne, secretary. The convention was held in two sessions today, morning and after-1 noon. At the noon hour a lunch-i eon was served in the church din-, Ing hall. Rev. C. R. Lanman of the Christian church had charge, of the devotional services which opened the morning session at 10 o'clock. Reports of the work done by the* Berne. Geneva and Decatur Unions ■ were made, and various officers! and departmental chairmen gave] reports. Mrs. A. B. Brown sang l a vocal selection, and the Geneva' chapter also entertained with music. The Noontide prayer was given by Mrs. C. E. Sharrow. The afternoon program opened at 1:30 o’clock at which time Rev. B. H. Franklin of the Methodist church and Rev. M. XV. Sunderman CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO DECISION MAY STOP ELECTION Supreme C o u r t Justice Rules Against New York City Election New York, Sept. 21 —(UP) —The hopes of James J. Walker resigned Mayor of New York, to run for reelection in November on a “vindication" platform, collapsed today. Supreme court justice John E. McGeehan rendered a decision blasting the plans of Walker, in which he was believed t; hive the I support of Tammany Hall, and establishing his successor, Joseph V. ! McKee in the Mayor’s office until December 31. 1933. McGeehan granted a writ of mandamus prohibiting the board of elections from holding an election in November. At the same time he denied an application of the Tammany law committee for a writ to coipel the board I to hold the election. McOeehan’s decision will be appealed. The appeal must be settled I by October 15. which is the last day for the filing of petitions for the November General election. | The decision was far reaching, nt I * * CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 21, 1932.

Celina Lawyer In Congressional Race Frank Kloeb, Celina. Ohio attor ! ney who has spent much time here as one of the attorneys for the petitioners in the Wabash river* drain • case, is the Democratic! nominee for congress in the Lima | district and is busy with his cam-, paign now, speaking almost every evening. He stated this morning . | that when the big ditch case is concluded he will devote all his time to the campaign. The dis- , trict is normally Republican by alieut 5,000 votes but Mr. Kloeb expects to win by that much from, present indications He says his meetings are well attended and > . ] there is an enthusiasm that cannot I | be denied. Missionary Lecture At Honduras Friday) Rev. B. R. Oipper, returned mis-| i.sionary, Ceylon, India, will give a| i miss! nary lecture at the Zion] | Christian Union church at Hondu-' ras at 7:30 p. m. Friday. The lee- ! • I titre will be illustrated by lantern I i slide views of India. The public is I J cordially invited to attend this ser- ' vice. o FARM STRIKE * OPENS TODAY 1 Mid-West Farmers Strike In Effort To Raise Price of Products Des Moines, Sept. 21—(U.R>— A| wide spread farm strike, character-1 ized by its leaders as the "last I resort" of . thousands of farmers, whose lands are being sold for taxes and to satisfy unpaid mortgages, Began in the mid-west today. The strike was designed to 1 raise the price of livestock and I grain to the “cost of production.” | The strike does not restrict perishable farm products. The National Farm Holiday association I hopes to avoid violence by discouraging picketing. It was problematical whether the movement would materially affect markets. Supporters were enthusiastic, however, forseeing the strikes, throughout the country, binding together, thousands of farmers. The new organization is the National Holiday association, and Glenn B. Miller, president of the lowa Farmers Union, pointed out that this association, if the strike is successful, may take its place j with the big cooperative market-1 ing agencies in the country. If prices go up, Miller said, the CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO o Attempt To Steal Gasoline Frustrated Boys who tried to steal gasoline from a tank in the garage at the' Monmouth school house, were evidently frightened away last night and left so hurriedly that they left two five-gallon gasoline cans, one three-gallon oil can and a syphon.'] Sheriff Burl Johnson is investigating the attempted theft.

NEW ORDINANCE PASSED TUESDAY Decatur City Council Enacts Ordinance Forbidding Loitering The Decatur city council, meeting in regular session Tuesday night, passed an ordinance forbidding loitering aibout or in any public place |or wandering about the streets , without being able to give a sauafactcry account of his actions. The ; ordinance also states that any per- | son found carrying any article which may be used in the commis- | sion of robbery or burglary may also be im.pTisoned. I The penalty for violation of this I ordinance is a fine not to exceed < *sloo and imprisonment not to exI ceed 30 days for the first offense I and for the second and subsequent offenses, imprisonment not to ex- ' ceed 90 days. The entire ordinance follows: I Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Decatur, Indiana. Section 1 Any pers n found l.aiterim> about lor In any public place, street, alley hotel, depot, freight house, factory, commercial house, office or office 'building, pool room, or found wun- . dering around the streets, either day or night, without being able to give a sitisfactory account of him-| helf, or any per.in upon whom shall be found any device instrument or thing usekl in commission of burglary, larceny or other crime, or for picking locks or used in obtaining I money under false pretenses: and I any person who obtains his living iby criminal means and practices 'or who is the companion and assoconti'n’ueV on page five CLARK!LUTZ i IS CHAIRMAN — Decatur Attorney Named Chairman In Charge of Campaign Opening Clark J. Lutz, well known local attorney, has been named general chairman of the Paul McNutt meeting to be held here the night of October sth, opening the speaking campaign in this county. A meeting of every one interested will be held at Democratic headquarters Friday evening at i 7:30 o’clock. At that time, various committees will be selected and plans decided upon for the big event, which is to be a county affair. The meeting may be held in a tent erected near the court house. Tiiis and other plans are to be decided upon at the Friday night meeting. Mr. McNutt, one of Indiana's great orators, is the nominee for ' governor and his address here will be of much interest. Delegations from the entire district will attend. This year's campaign is one of ; the most important in years and (every citizen is interested in the outcome.

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LAFOLLETTES ARE DEFE ATED IN WISCONSIN Regular Republicans Overturn Powerful Lafollette Organization [other primary RESULTS GIVEN (‘By the United Press) An apparent overturn by regular Republicans of the powerful Lafollette onznnization in Wisconsin, and a group if dry vfetories In NewYork, today featured returns from the last state primaries before the Presidential election. Gov. Philip LaFollette and Senator Blaine, both seeking renomination in Republican primaries contests in Wisconsin, were trailing their "Regular” opponents. Other LaFollette organization candidates also were 1 behind. In New York at least three dry Republican congressmen apparently had withstood the challenge of wet opponents. Substantial leads were held by most organization candidates in both Republican and Democratic contests. (The remaining primary was held in Massachusetts. Lieut. Gov. Young led fi r the Repuhiblican a-übernator-ial nomination. Governor Ely was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Milwaukee. Wis.. Sept. 21.—(U.R) — The sons of Fighting Bob LaFollette who carried on after their father's death apparently have lost control of Wisconsin to old guard Republicans who have battled the LaFollette political dynasty for 32 years. Thousands of Democratic voters wbo usually cast their ballots in the Republican primary in support of the LaFollette Republicans apparently caused the sensational upset in the Wisconsin Republican slate of nominees. Returns today from Tuesdays record smashing primary indicated that the 35-year-old governor of Ithe state. Philip LaFollette. had lost I his tight for renomination to Walter J. Kohler, former governor; and that Senator John J. Blaine had been defeated by a fiery young Ashland editor, John B. Chapple. The upset was so general, as re- * ’continued on PAGE THREE MAKE PLEA FDR FARMERS VOTE Democratic Candidates Address Tri-County Rally Near Grencastle Greencastle, Ind., Sept. 21 -(U.R) —The Democratic party made its first plea for the Indiana farm vote today when Frederick Van Nuys, senatorial nominee, addressed a tri-county rally at the Hoosier Highlands near here. Putnam. Owen and Clay counties sponsored the outing. Paul V. McNutt, candidate for governor, promised a “new deal in Indiana” if he is elected governor. He promised strict economy in government and an equitable distribution of the tax burden. Representative Arthur Greenwood of the seventh district and candidate for reelection, and Mrs. Virginia Jenckes. congressional candidate for the sixth district, also made short addresses. Van Nuys opened his speech with a tirade on the “Republican agriculture marketing act" which created the federal farm board. He outlined what he termed the failures of the board in its attempt to stabilize the wheat and cotton markets and called the board “a speculator in farm products." Asserting that the Republican party had failed to keep its prom- """* CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO 0 Local Men Called To South Bend Today Policemen Arthur Clark and Ed Miller. Albert and Bernard Scheiman, Ben Lang and Herman Brunner went to South Bend this morning to appear as witnesses before the federal grand jury. Although no information was obtainable, it was presumed that the grand jury is investigating a local case.

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General Chairman I ’ I'Wx "’ J J * S Clark J. Lutz, Decatur attorney, has been appointed general chairman in charge of arrangements for tlie opening of the Adms Coun’l ty Democratic campaign, which ! will open in Decatur, Wednesday. 8 October 5. Paul V. McNutt. Democratic candidate for governor, will be the principal speaker. Ant j nouncement of the appointment of I Mr. Lutz was made today by John 8 . I Heller, acting county chairman of j the Democratic party. : LODGE MEMBERS ■- ' WITNESSES IN > DAVIS HEARING j Former Supreme Dictator e of Moose Lodge Proves Unwilling Witness * ATTORNEY CHARGES t TESTIMONY CHANGE (. >- New York, Sept. 21.- (U.R) Rod--11! ney ‘H. Brandon, former supreme (dictator of the Loyal Order of 8 ( Moose and public welfare director "i of Illinois, was accused of changf ing his testimony today while test!- ' fying in federal court at the trial '■jof United States Senator James J. d ( Davis. ' Brandon, a hesitant, unwilling ’ I witness, had frequent lapses of memory. Finally Assistant United Sta’tes Attorney Louis M. Treadwell protested Brandon's hostility to the bench and declared that his testimony differed from what he had told the grand jury. Davis is on trial charged with ■ violation of federal lottery laws in ■ connection with the Moose charity . halls of 1930 and 1931. Brandon was questioned about the drawing held at Mooseheart, jilll., in the 1930 contest which the government says was a lottery. He could remember little about it. He recalled that Davis made a speech a CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX (y S ' Local Woman's Niece j Dies In Michigan r Mrs. Jennie Rainier of West B Madison street received word today of the death of her niece, Mrs. r | Guy Richards of Bass. Mich., who I j wis formerly Blanche Dibble of this ._ i city. j, Mrs. Richards died Wednesday B morninig foil wing an operation four weeks ago. Death was due to cancerous condition. I Surviving are the husband and two daughters. Harriet and Virgin- ] ia. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at Bass, Mich. . o i Dr. Roberts Speaks To Lions Club i Dr. C. J. Roberts of the United 1 Brethren church was the guest ’ speaker at the regular bi-monthly meeting of the Decatur Lions club, “ held in the Christian church Tuesday evening. The ,program was in charge of Roy Mumma. 1 0 Anderson Funeral Services Thursday ‘Funeral services for John Wilr liam Anderson, 25. who died at his home in Bellmont Park, Monday 1 afternoon at 12:30 o'clock, will be - hetd Thursday afternoon at 1 o’- - clock fr m the ‘itme. and nt 1:30 - o’clock at the Methodist Episcopal s Church. Rev. B H. Franklin, pastor f of the church will officiate, assisted t by Rev. E. L. Johnston. Burial will •,l>e made in the Oaklaw.n cemetery | near Craigville.

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RATE ADOPTED TWENTY-FIVE CENTS PER SI 00 Salaries of All County Office Deputies Are Reduced Heavily ELIMINATE ONE COUNTY OFFICER The countv council's pruning knife cut a deep swath in the countv budget and fell heavily on deputies' salaries in the court house and completely obliterated the county attendance officer. The council adjourned this afternoon after adopting a 8 budget totaling $99.2(N>.00, of which only $60,000 will be 11 raised by taxation and fixed the countv tax lew for 1933. payable next year, at 25 cents on '. the hundred dollars. The rate is '• two cents higher than the 1932 • levy, due to the 25c drop in valui ations. Salaries Are Cut Salaries of all county officers were reduced in compliance with the new state salary law; all deputy hire was reduced to S3OO a year: the office of county attendance officer was abolished; no appropriation was made for a deputy surveyor and cuts were | made in the estimated expenses of ■ all county offices, departments and I institutions in the county. | Tlie budget totals $99,206.00. of ■ which $20,620 will be received f from revenue and credits other than that raised by taxation. From this total. $78,586.00, the sum of approximately SIB,OOO is taken for surplus balance, making the I amount necessary to be raised by ;> j taxation. $60,000. A 25 cent levy J on each one hundred dollars, based on a valuation of $24,600,000, will produce a little more than p $60,000. f r The proposed rate, based on tentative estimates was 39 cents on the hundred dollars. The 23 cent levy this year will produce about $75,000, figured on a valua- ■ tion of $32,693,000.00. Session Began Tuesday I The council went into session I Tuesday morning and worked until I one-thirty o’clock this afternoon. , Agreement was reached on the salary question by accepting the I schedule of reduced salaries as proscribed By the new state law. ( Tlie salary reductions are equal t to a 10 per cent cut on the yearly wages and more on amounts received for special services. In the t case of the county auditor who received S6OO yearly as clerk of the county council, this item was reduced to S2OO. , Following acceptance of the ] officer's salaries tlie council agreed to make all deputy salaries S3OO a year. This will affect the deputies in the auditor's and Clerk’s CONTINUED ON PAGe"eiVW*” INSTALLATION ■ HERE SEPT. 29 Rev. G. O. Walton Will Be Installed At Decatur Presbyterian Church Installation services for Rev. G. 1 O. Walton as pastor of the Dechtur Presbyterian church will be held Thursday evening, September 29, at the local church. Plans for the t installation were approved by the Fort Wayne Presbytery at the fall I meeting, which was held at Howe , Monday and Tuesday cf this week. , Dr. Samuel Callen, pastor of the First Church of Fort Wayne and ; moderator of the Presbytery, will r deliver the sermon. Dr. McGill, of the Third Church, Fort Wayne, will deliver the charge to the congregation, and Dr. C. O. Shirey, pastor of the Bethany Church. Fort Wayne ' will deliver the charge to the pasti r. Rev Walton, and W. H. Lee, of t the Decatur church, were appointr ed delegates to the 'lndiana Synod j of the Presbyterian church, which - will convene at Wabash during the ) -week of October 3. 1 ‘The Decatur church was reprer sented at the Fort Wayne Presbyl tefy by Charles D. Teeple and C. 1 J. Lutz, elders of the church. They f were accompanied to Howe by Rev. and Mrs. Walton.