Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 28 September 1932 — Page 1

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*wNESS OF JIIUSH LEADS '.'l CUB DEFEAT 'let ’’"■Walks In Filth InPave " ay Eor Rally 1 *Hi<; homers /W IN Ith INNING' inning* 000 305 Jtx —l2 8 2, -■l)\Y'S I.INEITS u, Combs, cf Sewell. 3b. Ruih. ! It Gehrig, lb. Lazzeri, 2b. nlib. Du key. e. Chapman. If. Crosetti. ss. Ruffing, p Kleni -’ nd Magerkurth, bmeen a-.: Van Gratian, Stadium, New York /■j*._ .UR) — The New g I the jump Chicago Cutis in the Sei ■■- team. A walk, single and j" K kome run accounted run.- .11 the fourth. scored in the fifth So hits. mainly because walked four men. Sl'uretl la|. e in thu on Circe hits and The Hart of the game ne.'.i -w.-nty of a heavy shower just a few minutes betime First Inning renter n g--i sharply to when the ball got past . Hern-an scored and ■ went all the way to third. | error tor Ruth. Cuyler swinging Stephenson to right renter, scoring ■ Moore str;i, k out, swing also fanned Two I hits, one error. , * Combs was railed out ‘ Sewell fouled out to ■ Ruth grounded out to ■ unassisted. No runs, no errors. BE Second Inning Hartnett struck out. < Koenig out. Ruffing to 1 Bush out to Gehrig un Sff’ No runs, no hits, no ( > K , out. Herman to t Mi, Lazzeri out. Bush to , ■. Dickey filed out to Guy- t runs, no hits, no errors. . Third Inning Herman out. Ruffing to i English out. Sewell to < f u >’ler singled to left censtole second. StephenNo runs, ’ ON PAGE "three * 1 Bld FESTIVAL ; I AT VERA CRUZ K. ”— 1 .■ u »i Mission Festival 1 ■ St. John’s ReformI cd Church ■ ? nnual Mission, Festival will I Kh tv e St ' Jl ’ l)n " Reformed ' ■“/' Vera cruz. Sunday. Oc- ■ wni~ he Sunday schoo ‘ Pro- ■ ''! T?® 1 9:30 and church E. ‘ 10 ; 30 - A service will be ■ :J ock in ,he • f t«™>o n K. m ‘ ng service will open Ehlman of Chicago. served as missionary to t Ct;v a . pan D wi " Bpeak at ■Xudl RevEhiman 18 at K d,ing ■ t)r a Ph. D. degree ■ rago Theological Semtn- ■ Ehlman I*T"* 1 *T"* Mri■hoonservu 1 BPea '‘ at the ■ speak at th ReV fih!niain wi » ■s win k« h 6 eyenin « service, ■of th e^h 8e 7 ed lni the baseI* ‘ y “t the churcL h * en ’

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I Senator Watson Speaks at LaPorte I-aporte, Ind. Sept 28—(UP)— Reconstruction activities of the I Hover administration have pre. vented existence of a “forgotten man.” Senator James W. Watson of Indiana t<4d a third district rally here last night. Watson cited the relief actions of President Hoover designer! "for all the people in the country." He pointed to the reconstruction finance corporation and to poor relief work. ROOSEVELTTO MEET NORRIS Will Attempt to Line Up Progressive Leader liehind His Drive Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 28 (U.R>-Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt prepared to reenter the farm belt today, ready for a council of war that will have for Its purpose the alignment of the powerful midwest progressive Republican bloc behind his drive for the presidency. The Democratic nominee was to confer tonight with United States Senator George Norris of Nebraska, Republican progressive leader, who has swung into the Roosevelt camp. The meeting, slated for McCook,, Neb., home of Norris, was expected to produce, in the opinion of political observers, a plan calculated to attract the progressive strength in all sections of the country. Norris, who' will take the stuiup for Roosevelt, will outline his campaign strategy, it was believ ed. and what he considers the best method of attack on the opposition. Whatever course of action he suggests was expected to receive the approval of Roosevelt CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO KIDNAPED MAN ISRELEASED Kenosha. Wis., SaloonKeeper, Is Released Unharmed Today Kenosha, Wis., Sept. 28. —<U.R) — Jess Minkowski, kidnaped Knosha saloon keeper, was released unharmed today, he telephoned police. Although reported held for |25,000 ransom. Minkowski said he money for his release. He refused to say where he was freed and would give no details of fcls capture. Minkowski disappeared Monday night when he left his saloon and carried a large sum of money, according to his friends. Arrest Suspect Chicago, Sept. 28. —(U.R) —A quick wilted telephone girl today enabled police to arrest a suspect in the disappearance of Jess Minkowski, 40, wealthy Kenosha. Wis., soft drink parlor owner, believed kidnaped for >25,000 ransom. The man arrested was Ray Nolan. 32, Chicago, who identified himself as an automobile salesman. He was arrested at a telephone booth in the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin station at Glen Ellyn, a Chicago suburb. Police seized him after a hurried trip to the station in response to a call from Anna Morris, a telephone operator, who Informed them a person at the station was trying to place a call to Minkowski's hoonie. Nolan denied CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR - ■—— - - o— Photographer Held In Lindbergh Case Harrisburg, 111., Sept. 28 —<U.R) — Dennis Lawrence, 30, Passaic, New Jersey photographer, was arrested here today and held for questioning in connection with the kidnaping of Charles A, Lindbergh. Jr. Lawrence was arrested at the request of Col. Lindbergh, police said. Col. Lindbergh forwarded to state highway police an anonymous letter which officers said accused Lawrence of "knowing something'' about kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby last March 1.

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Hundreds Die in Hurricane *** 'ML . t -If ft. '• ~ BHB jEt. '*T t V r ml ’MW 1 iUIiTJZ 1 *" W. lYnun A ZT^W 1 " r ” , B ' ' .J. ■. II MKieaaimm tomimoarLa ’■BBama«aaaa».wa»uua»«z-w--WB A severe tropical hurricane claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands homeless in the island of Puerto Rico. The storm struck San Jdan, capital of the island, with great intensity Monday night. San y Juan is pictured above.

DRUG COMPANY WINS VERDICT t Jury Awards Holthouse Drug Co, Judgment of $134.13 » - — r—- * The .Hoitlivuse Drng Company t was awared judgment on account . against Paul and Emma Schulte by i a jury in the Auams circuit court ' Tuesday night. The Jury reported 1 Its vertict for the plaintiff to Judge ' C. L. Walters after deliberating four hours. The case opened Monday morning with both morning and afternoon sessions <t that day devoted to the hearing of estimony by witI nesses. Arguments were 'heard | Tuesday afternoon the Jury taking the case at 3:15 p. m. and deliberating until 7:15. The verdict awarded judgment of >134.13 to the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged this sum due from the defendants for materials funntished by them for decorating at the Decatur Country Club, operated by j the defendants. John W. Everhart, if Monroe township, was foremam of the jury. Other jurors were James Blick. s John Loschje, Fred W. Beeler, J. O. I Tricker. John Neadstine, John W. ! Schaefer. W. O. Little. Harvey Tirt.ltham, Chas. D. Hawbegger, Charles Bentz and Jacob C. Bixler. HIGHWAY HEAD ; DIES SUDDENLY ; Col. Arthur P. Melton, of Gary, Dies Shortly After Heart Attack f Gary, Ind., Sept. 28 — (U.R) —Col. Arthur P. Melton, member of the ■ state highway commission and one s of Indiana's leading engineers, died ' at his home here early today a few 1 hours after he suffered a heart at--1 tack. He was 57. 1 Melton was- stricken at a Demo--1 cratlc rally at which he had spok- ' en. He was taken to his home and ’ die<l within a few hours. His widow * survives. ’ Melton, a World war veteran with an overseas record, was commander of the 113th engineers of the In- , diana National Guard. He organ- ' ized the unit in 1922. He was appointed on the highway " commission in 1929 by Gov. Harry ' G. Leslie. J Melton's long record as an en--1 glneer began when he was sent here in 1906 by the U. S. Steel Corporation to plan the »ity of Gary. e He was accompanied by Ralph How--6 ley. present city councilman, who mapped the steel mills. Melton and 9 Major Thoihas Cutler, of Jefferson 8 City, Mo., planned the city, regard- ?, ed as the state’s model community as tar as planning is concerned. h ... ON PAGE FOUR

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 28, 1932.

Ward Hiner Predicts Victory This Fall Indianapolis, Sept. 28 — (U.R) — Predicting his election with 400.000 votes. Ward B. Hiner. Indianapolis. National party candidate for , governor of Indiana, started a two weeks' campaign tour today which will carry him into 11 counties. Banks, utilities and gangsters wHi furnish material for his speeches. Starting at Martinsville tonight, Hiner will make daily rpeeches in the following order: Columbus, I Greencastle, Marion, Rushville, ■ Winamac, Rochester. Monticello, Knox, Plymouth and Franklin. o MANY VICTIMS OF EARTHQUAKE Violent Quake Near Greece Claims Many Lives, Others Lost i ~~ Athens, Sept. 28. — (U.R) — Two hundred refugee families from the Peninsula off Chalcidici, damaged ' by a violent earthquake, were reported lost today when the Island of Amogiana. where the refugees fled, vanished into the sea. The island is off (Tie Chalcidici coast. Much damage also was reported to relics of monasteries on Mount Athos, the “Holy mountain.” It was the center of Greek theology and learning in the middle ages. Villages, convents, and quarters fl. r monks are built on the mountainside. According to first reports received here, many survivors of the earthquake were driven mad by the veritable inferno, or were buried alive in mines destroyed at Cassandra and Startoniki. Streams of hot, red water were reported spouting from the ground. The village of Stagira was reported completely submerged. Former Evansville Gambler Sentenced Evansville, Ind., Sept. 28—(U.R) — James M. Boner, described by authorities as a former Evansville gambler, was under sentence of two years in Leavenworth penitentiary today on charges of conspiracy in the Boonville postal robbery. He was convicted in federal court and sentenced by Judge Robert C. Baltzell, Indianapolis. Install Indiana Legion Officers Indianapolis, Sept. 28. —(U.R) — Offi- ' cers elected by the Indiana Amer- ■ ican Legion at its recent conven- ■ tion in Kokomo will be installed at ’ a meeting in nationa. headquarters 1 here Sunday. 1 At the same time, executive pro- ’ grams /or the coming year will be ' drawn up by new officials. Ollie Davis, Tipton, who was renamed ’ state adjutant, will be in charge.

EXPECT CROWD AT BANQUET 500 Are Expected to Attend Porter District I C. E. Meeting i ) Five hundred young people are , expected to attend t'be Porter Disi trlct Christian Endeavor lianquet to . be held on' Saturday. October 15. at . the St. John's Reformed church in , Fort Wayne, when tlie Endeavorers from Allen. Adams. Wells. Huntington' and Whitley counties assemble fi r their annual fall meetings. Leaders fir the conferences to; be held during afternoon and even ! Ing sessions on October 15 are annoimced. Miss Betty Cooper of Indi ianapolis, state field secretary, will conduct prayer meeting conference and Miss Inda Sprumger of Berne. ’ state superintendent of quiet hour, will lead conference on quiet h ur. Other leaders are Nelson' L. Bradley of Fort Wayne, Christian Endeavor history; 'Andre Wehrle, of Fort 1 Wayne, music and Miss Pauline ' Roth of Fort Wayne, lookout. Miss Franees IBurk halter, of ' Berne, a graduate of M <ody Bible institute, will direct the convention singing at all sessions. Dr. D. L. Foster, dean' of men at 1 the Moody Bible Institute in Chiccago, will deliver the principal address during the session on Sunday afternoon, October 16. k o TURN FAMILIES OUT OF HOMES Indianapolis Judge Says 14 Foreclosure Suits Filed This Meek Indianapolis, Sept. 28 —(UP) — Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams Dem said today that loan companies are “rushing into court to foreclose mortgages and turn. Indianapolib families out of their homes before the home loan bank law becomes operative." ■ In support of the charge he said I that 14 foreclosure cases have been - tried in his court this week. “M st of the court’s time is being 1 absorbed with foreclosure suits, and - the court has no choice except to ! give plaintiffs a hearing," he said. “The Home Loan Bank law as written, will not aid property owners most needjng help, since it does . 'not apply to property owners delinquent more than six months on mortgages. “Loan and insurance companies will benefit most from the Home Loan Bank.’’ ! j Pointing out that the Home Owner has but one day cf grace to redeem his property after the mort- , gage holder forecloses and property , is offered for sale by the sheriff, t kludge Williams said the law should CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO *

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PUERTO RICAN GOVERNOR ASKS RED CROSS AID War Department Receives Plea For Aid In Stricken Area [OVER 200 DEAD. MANY HOMELESS Washington. Sept. 28 — (UP) — Govern..>r General James R. Beverley of Puerto Rico telegraphed the War department today, requesting Red Cross aid in the hurricane | swept districts of the Island. Dever ! ley said 200 pern ns had been killed and LOO) injured. 200 Dead San Juan. Puerto Rico. Sept. 28 (UP) —A hurricane which left at least 200 dead, 1,000 injured, ttiou-sand-s homeless, and caused immense, property damage in Puerto Rieo swept northwestward today tq Santo Domingo, where the storm lost much of its fury. Reports fr m Santo Dumingo said the capital suffered no property damage or loss of life, although crops were damaged where the storms struck the southern part of the island. The storm swept to Puerto Rico l from the Leeward islands, causing damage and s me loss of life in the Virgin Islands en route. It reached its greatest intensity as it swept along the Purto Rican coast, levell- ' in-g villages ruining citrus and coffee crops, and Heaving a trail of death and destruction with which j (island officials will be unable to cope alone. Property damage here was worse than in- the ID2B storm, when 271 persons were killed. It will be impossible to estimate the damage and loss of life at villages and in tbe countryside until c mmunicatione CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE FURTHER RELIEF PLANS AREMADE White House Makes Public Plan For Immediate Farm Relief Washington, Sept. 28 —(UP) — The White House today made public a plan for further immediate financial relief to farmers, particularly in connection witli the feed loans through the department of agriculture. ' The plan will permit the depart- 1 ment to accept only 25 per cent of the amount due on such loans, no further payment being required until congress acts to define terms I for payment of the remaining 75 per cent. The White House statement om the farmers’ predicament emphasized that the low prices for wheat now prevailing made it “partically I impossible’’ for farmers to repay' ; the crop production loans "without I incurring grave risk of need dur i.ng the winter." The text of the White House statement follows: “Present Tow prices make it prac- | tically impossible for wheat farmers to repay their crop production loans without incurring grave risk of need during the winter. On September 14 t'he secretary of agri--1 culture, tn order to clear up the 1 situation, issued the following statement in respect to these loams: “With respect to your recommendation as to deferment of collection of seed and feed loans made by this ' department, I am authorized by the I President to say that the depart--1 ment wishes to handle the situation with the utmost consideration 1 for the borrowers who are in diffi- ' culty. You will realize that the law CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO o Newspaper Editor 1 Shot In India » Calcutta. India. Sept. 28 —(U.R) — ' Sir Alfred Watson, editor of the Statesman, conservative British! newspaper, was shot by a Sikh I ' driver today as he was leaving! • his office. A similar attack was ' made on him last June, but he was unhurt.

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Complete Plans For Annual Fruit Drive ♦ Plans for the anmual fruit drive for the Adams County Memorial Hospital conducted each year by the Civic Section of the Woman's Club, were completed at a meeting of tile organization held Tuesday night. Mrs. Ralph Ro ip was appointed the chairman to have charge of the drive. Each year tlie Civic Section sponsors a drive throughout Adams County and Decatur for canned fruits and vegetables to be used throughout the year at the local ! Hospital. Anyone wishing cans in which to place tire fruits and vegetables may procure them at the Nickola Slice store, Mrs. Ben DeVor, chairman of the Civic Section announced today. Each year the csyis are returned to tlie Civic Setion iby the Hospital. CUBA IS RULED BY MARTIAL LAW I AFTER SLAYINGS Four Prominent Politicians Are Murdered. Others Wounded OFFICERS MAKE MANY ARRESTS Havana, Sept. 28. —(U.R) —Havana was ruled by martial law today to prevent reprisals for assassisnation of four prominent Cuban politicians, executed in the style favored byAmerican gunmen. Clemente Vasquez Bello, president of the senate and supporter of President Gerardo Machado whom he had been expected to succeed, and the three Freyre de Andrade brothers, members of the opposition. were slain in swiftly executed attacks that spread terror. Several other politicians were wounded. It was reported, and • later denied, that Dr. Ricardo Dolz, rector of Havana University and prominent conservative (opposi- I tionist). had been shot and serious- I ly wounded at Artemisa. He heads the counsel for three defendants being tried by court martial for alleged participation in a recent bombing here. The known dead and wounded i were: Dead Clemente Vasquez Bello. Gonzalo Freyre de Andrade. Guillermo Freyre de Andrade. Leopoldo Freyre de Andrade. ] Wounded ; Rep. Miguel Angel Aguiar. , Julio Suarez, chauffeur of Vas- ( quez Bello, both in serious condi- , tion. i The shootings were the worst in the city’s turbulent political history. Havana was near panic. , fearing more kilings. ( Police made wholesale arrests. Early today they had made no deti- ‘ CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR f ——O , BRITISH HEADS RESIGN POSTS t Cabinet Ministers An- ' nounce Their Intentions 1 To Resign • i London. Sept. 28 —(U.R)— Lord Privy Seal Viscount Snowden, Home Secretary Sir Herbert Sam- 1 uel. and Secretary of State for Scotland Sir Archibald Sinclair j notified the cabinet they intended j to resign today. The announcement brought to a j head the long expected party of ] free traders and tariff advocates | in the national government of , Ramsay MacDonald. Other resignations were considered possible, although the United . Press was informed that Foreign ‘ Secretary Sir John Simon and his followers would remain in the cabinet. The resignations were said to be ; due to the cabinet’s unwillingness i to delay legislation making effec- i ! five the decisions of the Ottawa i ■ imperial conference. The free ; | traders were opposed to adoption i of permanent tariff protection, i which they claimed the Ottawa • agreement represented.

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OVER $5,000 IN MERCHANDISE E. F. (lass Store Is Scene of Costly Robbery Tuesday Night MANY COATS AND DRESSES TAKEN One of the boldest ant! costliest robberies ever perpetrated in this city took place sometime hist night when thieves entered the E. F. (lass Store. North Second street, and looted the place of women’s dresses and coats and other merchandise valued at between $5,000 and st>.ooo. The thieves entered the store through the front door, chiseling out part of the lock and then using an instrument to spring the lever. All evidence indicated that the thieves left the store through the front door and evidently loaded the merchandise in passenger automobiles or trucks parked in front of the store. None of the night policemen had the slightest idea when the robbery was committed. Policemen Arthur Clark and Ed Miller are on duty during the night and Del Lake, special merchant’s police makes the round of stores to see that the doors are locked. He stated today that he tried the door to the store about four o’clock and that it was locked at that time. The policemen in making their rounds did not notice anything out of order. Policeman Miller stated. Took New Merchandise The thieves evidently were Judges of merchandise and knewvalues and styles, in looting the place they selected with care only the best of garments and merchandise and dresses and coats of tlie latest model. An irony of t'ate lay in the fact that the proprietors of the store had placed in stock Tuesday morning more than IGO CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO o PROMISE TAX, FARM RELIEF Indiana Democrats Open Formal Campaign Over Radio Hook-up Indianapolis. Sept. 28. — (U.R) — Promising tax relief, farm relief, and economy operation of government. Indiana Democrats formally opened their campaign last night with addresses over a state-wide radio hook-up. The keynote of the party’s campaign was sounded by Frederick Van Nuys and Paul V’. McNutt, candidates for the offices of U. S. senator and governor, respectively. Rut each of the 11 candidates for state offices was introduced to the radio audience by state chairman R Earl Peters. Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston and Thomas Taggart, Democratic committee members, spoke briefly. "The dominant issue of this campaign is tax relief." McNutt said. "And this relief must come from the strictest economy consistent witli the proper transaction of public business and by an equitable distribution of the tax load." Other major problems confronting the state, he said, are: "Control of public utilities. "The relations of capital and labor. "Relief for farmers without forfeiture of sound economic principles. "The achievement and maintenance of prosperity through stimulation of trade, revisions of the banking laws and conservation of natural resources." CONTINUED ON PAGE TTITtEE o Miller Funeral Services Thursday Funeral services for Chaltner D. Miller. 37. St. Marys township farmer. who died at his home Monday night, will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the home and at 2 o’clock at t'he Calvary Evangelical Church. Rev. M. W. Sundertnann will officiate at the services and burial will be made in Clark’s Chapel.