Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 5 October 1932 — Page 1

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BIS COUNTY ’J ADJUSTORS ■» TODAY the • -■djustment Boar d Preliminary Study Tax Budgets i\Sl\> KIRSCH emeK'lEß PRESIDENT <'"nnt. v board of tax k ' , K, l convn-l this niorn- |) e ,t officers and began a sttuiy . f rax budgets, devoted I a '.'earing trustees. IT is Kirsch of this city was president of the hoard. IV Ent. Berne, was named pre', n. and Albert Haraudita: was named the board. .. members of the hoard Dehner, Ben Kiting. Charles E. Magley. ■<.. w. re named > memltership of the council and three were by Judge C. 1.. Walters ■(us Cm -nt court. Mr. b. inenib. r by virtue ■ | following oath of office :. -■ I by County Clerk ne to members of the i swear that rhe Constitution of States and the Consti’he State of Indiana and fairhfv iv discharge ntv the law as a member cv Board of tax adjustsaid i ■ . eated by g be organized virtue oi , hapt.-i of the Session of General | of the st.,'. o'. Indiana !■ th» year iffl!.’ Before Board Today S from the following I appeared before the | Boot, Preble. | W.i.-'imgtmi. St. MaryI Wtreek. and St. uroe. Those for ’riinr-iiav are. Hart Wallash. .Jefferson and and tie treasurers of the ■Ls Monroe ami Geneva. On the board will hear reprefrom the school boards and Berne. Decatur and town of Berne. S Gathering Information |M board stated that no policy adept.d as regards fixON PAGE "five** _ _ PER OPENS IHIS CAMPAIGN ■ideni Starts Fight For V • Election With H Speech In lowa ■ Route to Washington. I) C, jßPrositient Hoover, Oct 5 - — Hoover struck back ■»t critics who have indulged when he spoke to f several thousand per■wnked around the rear plot- •■ of his special train at Fort Ind. believed in sportsmanW the President said, "hut I |M received widespread reports being spread in M>rea recently. it is said that I sat tn ■ Mis House without trying VP you with every ounce of er gy. then I say such state■,«.d< l,elil)erat,! ' intolerable ■im^°* ers grew an ■ swln? continued in ■ h Plon v " ,Ore enthusiastic ■ '! , T a,ltl, 'ipated and ,’ V lhe ovation accorded ■ 1 xr tvt ■ TTTurrTsix ■hiber of Commerce | Meeting Thursday ft H m Ph^ber ° f Oom Chama? ltR re * ul * r meeting Kday cv of Com rooms VUnt hn ng at 7:30 o'clock. M stness will be discuss- ■ lh Ward Faculty | ’"ves Tea Thursday ■ h ? Ve b *® n is * ut ’<i to B>l bu|“ d in Os , the South Ward Krve d by V° r / Ua Whlob wUI •“day aftsrn* faci ’ : ‘y members ■ ° n lrc,m 2:30 t 0

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Wins Nomination ~L, i / X. ’ f a -Ml ,w h — Herbert, H. Lehman, lieutenantgoverndr of New York, was nominated by acclamation Tuesday night for the gubernatorial race by the Democratic state convention at Albany, N. Y. Lehman was backed by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt and former governor Al Smith, SEEK TO ARREST MARTIN INSULL Toronto, Ontario. Police Instructed to Detain Utilities Head Chicago, Oct. 5 —(U.R) — Instructions II > Toronto police to arrest and detain Martin J. Instill were telegraphed today by State’s Attorney John A. Swanson as one of his aids raced Lo tUe municipal airport to fly there with copies of the indictment returned against the former utilities executive. Toronto. Ont.. 'Vt. 5 — (U.R) — Martin Insull, under indictment in Cook county in connectiotr with the collapse of the Insull Utilities, came to Toronto today but refused to discl?ee the purpose of his visit or his ultimate destination. Reporters traced him to a downtown office building, and it was reported, but not confirmed, that he was in consultation with a Toll nto legal firm. Insull hid in the men's room on the train until after it had pulled into Toronto and so avoided reporters. It was rumored Insull was confident his British citizenship would enable him to balk extradite n proceedings. Attempts to locate Ely Aaron. Insull's Chicago attorney, here were unsuccessful Chicago, Oct. 5— (U.R) —One of Martin J. Insull’s attorneys was in Chicago today. but the other could n!>t be located, nor could it •He determined whether he had left for a meeting with Insull. Ely Aaron is the attorney who oould not be located. Charles Aaron refused to comment when asked if he had arranged for a CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE COUNTY BOARD IS ADJOURNED County Commissioners Adjourn in Continued Session Until Saturday The board of county commissioners adjourned in continued session until Saturday at which time they will dispose of unfinished business. The board purchased a G. E. electric Ironer for the county Infirmary from P. Kirsch and Son. the bid being $119.50. One other bid, that of the Decatur Electric Shop was also filed. lAt the meeting Saturday the board will determine the plan of payment to be made to the Indian) State highway commission for right of ways on state roads 16 and 27 In this county. Requests to change the location of a t«w voting .precincts will also be considered by the board at tae Saturday meeting. Where possible the commissioners will endeavor to reduce the heavy charge for booth rental in the county on election day |and this matter will be discussed by the board.

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SMITH BOOSTS ROOSEVELT IN ALBANYSPEECH The “Happy Warrior” i Urges Governor’s Election As President HERMAN H. LEHMAN IS NOMINATED Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 5 —(UP)— ■Alfred E. Smith, grinning, fighting and lilappy. shook hands with i Franklin D. Roosevelt last nighl I urged his election as President and ! dramatically ended a person.d feud Hhat also may reunite party factious |in New England and elsewhere before November 8. It was a moment of high drama for delegates to the state demoAitic convention. Th“ two men had been battling for two days In behalf of a mutual friend. Colonel Herman H. Lehman, the lieutenant governor they wished jto make governor. John F. Curry, boss .es Tammany Hall, wanted to give the place to. J hn Boyd ThachI er, but failed as Lehman was nominated. The govern r was seated on the platform, just returned from a camipjign tour in the west. Smith came to thep latform to make the speech placing Lehman in nomination. “The happy warrior," happy once more, grinned, stepped across the platform, extended his hand to the G vernc.r, shook it vigorously and spoke so all in the front seats could hear: "Ho.w are you, you old potato.” a characteristic ..iffectionate greeting the 1928 candidate saves for old friends. The. crowd roared. The cheering, stamping, and whistling continued for Isl minutes. The two men sto. d still. "Al, this is from the heart.” Roosevelt offered. “Frank, that goes for me too.” Donovan Selected Buffalo, N. Y„ Oct. 5— (U.R) — New York Reputilicans In state convent! n Tuesday, fell into step behind Hoover, Donovan and Davison and began a big parade which they hope will lead them over the top to victory on November 8. To the stirring, martial music f I a song dedicated by a group of New York city world war veterans to "Wild Bill Donovan of the Fightcont/nited on* page two — 0 MONROEVILLE MAN DIES HERE Cecil O. Troyer Passes Away at Adams County Hospital This Morning Cecil O. Troyer, 28, Monroeville young man, died at the (Adams County Memorial H spital in Decatur at 3 o’clock Wednesday manning Death was due to blood poikoliing, which resulted from a pimple on the back of the young man’s neck. The poisoning, which developed Satur day spread over his bead and chest. The deceased was born in Car--1 ck, Illinois. January 18. 1904 the son of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Troyer, who survive. He was graduated fr. tn the Monroeville high school and attended Tri State college at Angola. For several years he wan employed at the Pennsylvania Railread. , * Surviving are Hie parents, three brothers and two sisters. The deceased was a member of the United Brethren Church at Monroeville. The b -dy was removed to the Painter Brothers Funeral home at Monroeville and was taken to the Troyer Hime, 314 miles north east of Monroeville this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o’clock at the Monroeville United Brethren Church. Burial will be made In the I. O O F. cemetery in Monroeville. City Council In Regular Session The Decatur city council met in regular session Tuesday night. Little business of importance was brought before the council members. Bills were allowed and ordered paid. A petitli n for the erection of a street light, or lights, on South Sixth street, was referred to the light committee for consideration.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 5, 1932,

Speaks Here Tonight III—I Mil——a S * # "•>,.V’ ; > 9 . if / ■■■■■■■■ ■fcSMF ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■ t "''Tirmirwrr" — it t— i—m Paul V, McNutt Democratic candidate for governor of Indiana who will make the principal address at the meeting tonight at the Catholic high school auditorium, officially I veiling the campaign in Adams county. Mr. McNutt is a former national commander of the American Legion and dean of the law school at Indiana University.

FOREST FIRES UNDER CONTROL Fires In Northwest Claim One Life, Cause Heavy Toll of Damage Portland. Ore.. Oct. 5.— (U.R) —! | Danger from forest fires eased Oregon and Washington today, leaving a heavy toll of damage, but only one life lost. A half dozen hamlets had been destroyed, a score or more of farm homes and barns burned, and damage of more than $2,000,000 wrought. The fires were burning in an area 200 miles wide and 500 miles long. The hard, dessicating wind which' fanned the blazes for 36 hours died ' during the night, the humidity rose and tite temperature dropped, materialy aiding the thousands of men fighting the blazes. Portland, Ore., Oct. 5. — (U.R) — Northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, helpless to prevent further ravages of the worst forest fires in white man’s history, today bent every effort toward saving lives. “‘'WH CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE Pot Luck Supper At Butler Grove The pot luck supper, sponsored by the Evangelical Brotherh n d for the members and friends of the First ' Evang-lical Sunday School, will be held at the Earl Butler grove next Tuesday night, October 11, 'providing tin weather is favorable. The supper was postponed some time ago.

Features And Line Os March For Parade R. A Stuckey, general chairman. The line of march and features of the Democratic parade to be held at eight o’clock tonight follow: Form on Marshall street, west of Second street. March east to Second street, south on Second street to Adams street, west on Adams street to Third street, north on Third street to Monroe street, west on Monroe street to Catholic high school auditorium. corner Fourth and Monftye streets. The parade will fl tin us follows: Three motorcycle policemen Flag bearer. William Holthouse, on horse Democratic Rooster automobile Six white horses with riders Berne Dunbar hand Col. Paul McNutt’s autl mobile Autos in the parade White inule with rider American Legion drum corps Marchers carrying red and green torches Decatur Merchants hand Horse back riders. Paul Saurer and Dee Flyback will act as marshalls of the parade. The public is invited lo join.

Roosevelt To Give Noon-Hour Broadcasts Indianapolis, Ind.. Oct. 5 —A serijies of four Thursday noon lunch ] h ur broadcasts over the Columbia system by Governor Franklin D. ! Roosevelt has been announced by !Otte Delu.se, State Chairman of the . Roosevelt Business and Profession|al League. I The first broadcast will be Thurs■jday, October 6, beginning at 12:30 P. M„ and continuing for thirty minutes. The other broadcasts will be on Thursday, October 13. 20 and 27 at the same b Ur. Indiana stations xvhich will carry , these addresses are WFBM. .Indianapolis. and WOWO. Fort Wayn?. o LAWYERS FILE SUIT FOR FEES Bluffton Attorneys Ask 15 Per Cent. In Studabaker Bank Case Bluffton, Oct. 5 — (Special) —A claim for attorneys fee® has been filed by Sturgis Stine and Sturgis in the case of Dona Gaiser against stockholders of the Studabaker bank in which, the firm of Sturgis, Stine and Sturgis retpreaanted Dona Gaiser and other depositors in an acti. n seeking judsmients f r liabil ity amounting to 100 per cent of the face value of stock. The attorneys ask fur fees amounting to 15 per i cent of the amount paid by stockholders. In filing their ilaim tlie attorneys set out that they accepted the else c,n. a ontingent basis, to the effect that if they reovered nothing they were t<> have no payCONTINt El' ON PAGE FIVE

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GUNMEN SHOOT FARM STRIKER ! IN MINNESOTA iPicket Is Killed, Compan-i ion Wounded, by Gunmen In Automobile FIRST VIOLENCE IN FARM STRIKE Canby, Minn,, Oct. 5. —(U.R)— Two farmers, a father and his son, were held today in connection with the fatal shooting of Nordahl Peterson, 25, a picket of the Farmers Holiday Association. Because feelinns ran high between sympathizers with the farm strike movement and those opposed to it, the suspects were removed to Granite Falls. They are Ale Anderson, 57, and his son, Leonard, 19. — | Canby, Minn., Oct. 5. —<U.R) —Vio-j pence entered the previously peace-j ful farm strike in Minnesota today | when an automobile-load of gun-1 men shot and killed Nordahl Peter-' son. 35, a picket, and wounded Fred! Hacker, a companion. The pair were on duty not far' from the western outskirts of the city when a speeding automobile approached, gunfire crackling from weapons Os the occupants. There have been no previous vio- j lence in the farm strike activities! in this district. Peterson, Hacker . and two other pickets were station- : [ ed along the highway to halt trucks! . hauling produce to this market. I CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE BEN SCHRANK DIES TODAY Well Known Decatur Man Dies At His Home Early This Afternoon Harve Bennet (Ben) Schrank. 1 . 67, life long resident of Adams | county and a veteran Decatur] barber, died at his home at 1041 North Tenth street at one o'clock, this afternjon following a five! week's illness. Mr. Schrank submitted to an operation five weeks ago. Complications developed and resulted: in his death today. Th» deceased was born in Pleasant Mills. August 28. 1565. the son! i of John and Mary Schrank. He was first united in marriage to Miss Nettie Blue and d- this' union three children were born,; one of whom is deceased. Those surviving are Mrs. Frank Maley of Goshen and Mrs. Clyde Beery of Decatur. IBs second marriage was to Mrs. Amelia Diller, who survives. A stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen Hillegass of Grshen also survives. Mr. Schrank was a member of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal [ church. For thirty years he was in the barber business in Decatur! in partnership with John Lose.! deceased. Surviving are the brothers and I sisters: Wilson A.. Cincinnati, O.;i Herman of Toledo. 0.. Mrs. A. D. I Fuller, Detroit. Mich.; Mrs. Lee! Stults lif Decatur. Funeral services have not been arranged. The body was taken to the Black Funeral Parlors and will He removed to the Schrank home I Thursday morning " I Democratic Rally At Berne October 24 J. H. Heller, acting Democratic I Chairman for Adams <• unty. an--nouneed today that a Geneva -IB'erne rally will be held at the Berne auditorium Monday night. October 24, with Mrs. Ruth Bryan-Owens, congress woman from Florida and one of the outstanding- women of America as the headline speaker. Mr. Heller will meet the Committeemen from Berne and Geneva soon to arrange plans which will be annotwiced as sO in as completed The event will be one of the big political rallies of the campaign and delegation from every township in the' county are “xpected to attend. Mrs. Owens Is a daughter of thr-tate William .Hennings Bryan and has been active in numen us national movements. She is an excellent j s»peaikeL <

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State Commander . 'v William Nelson, of Anderson,! state commander of the American | Legion, who will deliver an ad-1 dress at the installation of officers of the Adams Post number 43, tonight at the Decatur Country Club.; PLANAPPROVED I BY GOV. LESLIE Approves Plan to Allow Purchasing Department To Aid In Relief Indianapolis. Oct. s—-(U.R5 —-(U.R) —With) resources of the state purchasing' department thrown Fpen to agen-'j cies engaged in buying poor relief i supplies, local units today were expected to save thousands of dollars during the coming winter. ! The plan, suggested by John L.! Moorman, Knox, member *f the' j purchasing board and a trustee of ! tlie Indiana state prison, was approved yesterday by Gov. Harry | G. Leslie. “Agencies engaged in the pur- • chase and distribution of supplies j for poor relief in any municipality] in Indiana are invited to take ad-j vantage F.f the state purchasing] department," Gov. Leslie said. j “Through its centralized pur-; chasing, this department has been l able to save many thousands of dollars in the purchase of supplies j for state institutions, and similar! savings may be effected in the j purchase of poor relief supplies. “Hundreds of thousands : f dol-| lars will be expended in Indiana' this year by poor relief agencies. | There will be no disposition on the! part of the state administration I or the .purchasing department to' lake over these purchases, but; facilities of the department will! be I ffered so that local units can i take advantage of collective pur-1 chasing.” Under the plan, tlie purchasing; board would act as a central buying organization for all townships that wish to take advantage of the organization. Needs of each community w| uld be sent to the purchasing board, which would advertise for bids for the various products, just as it does in connection with the needs of state institutions. COURT GRANTS DALE’S APPEALI Election of New Mayor by Muncie Council Is Blocked By Order Muncie, Ind., Oct. s—(U.R)—Election of a new mayor for Muncie at the city council meeting last night was blocked by a temporary 1 restraining order granted a few hours earlier in Delaware circuit court by Judge L. A. Guthrie. Judge Gufbrie granted the order after Mayor George R. Dale, who is under a federal prison sentence, appealed for It on grounds that the council cannot legally oust him front office. The court concurred in Dale’s plea and held that the mayor's office can be declared vacant only in case of death or , resignation. It ruled that the council’s action two weeks ngo in vacating the office was illegal. "There is a legal way to remove Dale if he is guilty of the things! of which be is accused." the court] said, pointing out that a public I trial was necessary before an' official can be ousted. The council had declared the CONTINUED

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PAUL MCNUTT WILL SPEAK AT MEETING HERE Parade and Speaking Program to Feature CountyWide Rally Tonight STATE CHAIRMAN PETERS COMING Adtinis countv Democrats will parade, officially open the countv campaign ami cheer tor Col. Paul V._ McNutt, democratic candidate for governor and other state and county candidates at u county-wide rally Io be held in this city this evening, concluding with a speaking program a* the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium. •State Chairman R. Earl Peters, Pleas Greenlee, primary campaign manager for Col. McNutt; Ray Fleming, chairman f the Democratic publicity bureau; Dick Heller chairman of the state speiker’s bureau and Wayne Coy, assistant speaker's .bureau manager, all of Indianapolis, will he here for the meeting. Others who are coming are, ] Virgil M. Simmons of Bluffton. ! Fourth district chairman: Mrs. • Hazel Lucky. Wolf Lake, vicej chairman of the Fourth district: I James I. Farley, dem! cratic candii date for congress from the Fourth ! district; Judge Michael 1.. Fansler. I Logansport, candidate for judge of • the supreme court; George Cole, j state superintendent of public in- ' struction and Frank G. Thomps n, j Bluffton, candidate for joint repre- ! senlative from Adams and Wells ' counties. The Parade The parade will begin at eight ' o'clock, forming on Marshall i street, march east ’o Second street, south km Second street to ■ Adams street, west on Adams to ! Third street, north on Third street I to Monroe street, west on Monroe CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE MRS. HELMRICH DEATH'S VICTIM Mrs. John Helmrich Dies At Adams County Hospital This Morning — Mrs. John J Helmrich, 34. resldi ing on route 4, Decatur, died at the I Adams County Memorial Hospital lat 3 o'clock Wednesday morning, j Death was due to complications. Mrs. Peaßl G. S'miflh-Helmrich was born in Virginia, May 10. 1898. She was united in marriage to John J. Helmrich and they moved tr> this c unty about 21 years ago where the made t'lteir heme. Mrs. Helmrich was a member of the Magley Reformed Church. Surviving are the bubsaml and the following children: Hazel Marie, Rachel Louise, John Jacob. Jr., Richard Franklin, all at home. A sister Mrs. I.AJbert Nichols of Detroit, Michigan land tw*) brothers. N irman and Carter Smith of Washing', n. D. C.. also survive. | Funeral services will be held Friday aftennoon at the home at one o’clock and at the Magley Reformed Church at 1:30 o’clock. Rev. David Grether. pastor will officiate and burial will be made in the Magley cemetery. The body was removed from the h spital to the Black Funeral Parfnr, ami was taken to the Peter (Helmrich h -nie, one half mile weal of Mttgley late this afternoon. ——— o— — Receiver Appointed For Local Concern lllarry Fritzinger, rural mail carter, has been appointed receiver for the C liter Ice Cream Co., of Decatur. The apipointment was made by Judge (’. L. Walters of the Adams circuit court ou a|»plK'Hti<>.ti bv Jesse G. Niblick that a receiver be appointed. Mr. Niblick filed a suit on acccunt. alleging several months rental due him. Tlie court found that a jreceivership was necessary to conserve assets 'f the defendant. The receiver was appolntd and bond fixled at $2,000. L. A. Holthouse is general manager of the defendant company Stockholders of the company are IHierman Canter and France Coater.