Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1932 — Page 1

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jbcatur American Legion Officers Were Installed Last Night

W MEETING BHDUCTED AT Sntryclub Prominent Legion j Attend Adams j Services r Wall mcnutt ~ »ES SHORT TALK K| ot the most impres-l ever held in attended by Commander William i .‘^Ku.: a galaxy of formand state Legion | . ■■several hundred Le-i and guests, new i Adams Post No 43 , ar. I - t ‘K‘ < ’ n were at services held at Country Club evening. Bush--. Ossian. Fourth acted as in■ElSicer assisted i-_- Llo.d ■Xi.-.-<>f tit- local employee of the ether o. :■■ K -•.. first viceHditar Yoder, second Miles Roop. .latii-s Staley, adAlbert Mil ex.-, olive announced :< Officers - >•<■ Legion Hall eutlu o'clock. Follows lEpHmi; e,j by Ernest retiring post com.ailing the meet turn.'d the program 0 1’ :n..sler of cere|u.. gram was given ■B al',on ceremonbeing made by State Xe'son: Frank Me- ■■ l-'.i’a::-;...-: 'orniet state Pleas Grevnlee, form- j and Rev Father! K.i: Wayne, state! Bj.ii! M. \ nt. termer nationthe American Mp-sb- »-...k ,i Democratic; m this city earlier in i i-iid. ii the meetcalled on tor a short. "a- gi-eti a great ovation into the hall. Col. Me on legion topics. "illiam J Hosey of Fort Ia I led on and gave of the World War Sytin gave ~n inspiration‘..hut tin Legion has an,i the “good it can good." The State |M admonished all I.egionieniam mm to 'heir God. ami ((immunity and ON t’AGE FIVE ■ TO SPEAK Isl LINN GROVE ■P'essinan David Hogg H.Address Meeting I faturday, Oct. 8 man David H. H. gg of will S pe ak at the Linn house, Linn Grove ■ T by o. toltei 8111. Ralph Yacounty dhairiman ■B' w l today. win begin at 7-30 ■fr* ll ' l -»'<>ah A Posey, republifrom South Bl"' Preside at the .meetUs * v will also present liiogg. Kr"*' 1 Vtt Ker announced that H n ' a , n , H °Bgs visit to Linn M«“M be the first of several Kn\,'" H . Ct>ur,l y during the K* „He win malt .p a j n M al Bern e beiore the elecM.- Yj ser Stated. The dates MX UvWe<> la,er ' “>« chairBw&SMnian Hogg was renoinin- ■ -®gre«s j n a sptritad fight ■ r 'mury last May against Dr. ■7, ° r ,u ‘ rne - He intends to K i>J rv rl,y and town ,n the |g fore the election.

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{Candidate Dies On Campaign Trip Connersville, Ind.. Oct. 6. —(U.R) — A successor was sought hero today for Lincoln K. Tingley. 66. candidate for county treasurer on the Republican ticket, who died in Everton after returning from a campaign trip. Death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage The widow and one son survive. FIRST AUTUMN MEET OCT. 15-16 Porter District Convention of Christian Endeavor at Fort Wayne Pans are being made for the first ; autumn Porter district tanvention i of Christian Endeavor t. be held in the St. John's Reformed church in Fort Wayne October 15 and 16. Miss Alice Arnos, state superintendent of intermediates, has announced that she will hold a conference with intermediate members and superintendents of Christian EndeaVor on Saturday afternoon, October 15, in connection with the c tivention. Ray Sparrow of Fort Wayne, and enthusiastic young people's worker In the Reformed churcii is in charge of the banquet arrangements scheduled for Saturday evening al 7 o’cltock. Melville Blaisirrg of New Haven president of the Allen county union will be toastmaster- Tick- 1 ets tor the felk-wship banquet are I on sale at 25 cents. Nelson L. Bradley of Fort Wayne: who wil Head the conference on I Christian Endeavor history, is Allen county's aUitst C. E. worker, j He is third vice-president of the Allen County C. E. Union. Worship music, under the leader-; ship of Andre Wehrle, recently appointed minister c-f music at the First Presbyterian church in Fort Wayne, will b enjoyed by lovers of hymns and other religious music and literature. (He took his Bachelor of Music degree at DePauw last year and studied five years in Parisi with Dupre, the celebrated French organist. MRS. JOHNSON DIES AT BERNE Wife of Rev. Frank Johnson Had Been Invalid More Than 10 Years i Berne. Ind., Oct. 6 (Special to - Democrat) — Mrs. Lena Johnson. 62, wife of Rev. Frank J< ihnson of east of Berne died at S o'clock i Wednesday night at her home, i Mrs. Johnson had been critically . ill since Sunday. She had been an invalid for the last lb years. She was blind. Death was due to 1 complications. Mrs. Johnson was hi>rn September 14. 1870 tn Blue Creek town ship, the daughter of Henry ami Barbara Myers. She was married to Rev. Johnson on March 31. 1892. She spent her entire life in Adams county. Surviving are the husband an I 1 the following children: Ivan. Chattanooga, Ohl'i; Doru. Fort Wayne; f Mrs. Frank Wise. Wabash; Her- > bert, Peru; Minnie, Harley and Arley at home. Four grandchildren and a brother. George Myers of Marion. 0.. also survive f Funeral services will be held , Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at a the hl me and at 1:30 o'clock at the Bethel church in Jefferson j tonwship. Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope ccuetery. ' Frank Gregg Drops 1 Dead At Geneva t Berne, Ind., Oct. 6.—(Special to Democrat) Frank 8. Gregg, 82. of t Geneva, suffered a heart attack at i 8:30 o’clock Thursday morning and 1 dropped dead e Mr. Gregg had gone to the I). J i McWhirter home in Geneva to de- - liver some honey. He sat down on s the chair complaining that he was •• tired. A few minutes later he dropped over dead. i-‘ The deceased had lived in Get neva for 40 years. He was at one ■. time engaged as a photograher but o recently had done Interior decor eating. He is survived by one son, Harry Grogg of Geneva.

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Roosevelt And Smith Make Up x 'U-fWWMi ' , “' r ~~ '• . mt. Mk o 9’ fl e - ~ m :7TFT.i T • illll I 111 IWWraMMMIWII lIIiHNIIIIiIMIIBWIi niii ■lll— I Governor Roosevelt and Al Smith made their political peace before 8,000 frantically cheering delegates 1! the New York state Democratic convention at Albany, N. Y. Round after round of applause swept the convention hall as the Happy Warrior strode to the platform and shook Roosevelt's hand. Picture sl:l ws. left to right: Judge Norman E. Mack, Governor Roosevelt. Jim Farley and Al Smith.

CHICAGO RIOT CAUSES DEATH Unemployed Stage Riot In Chicago; Wreck One Relief Station Chicago. Oct. fi <U.R) -One man was fatally shot today when a eb.iwd of 500 unemployed descended on a west side relief station, wrecked the front of it and finally l were dispersed by riot squads after a battle. Joseph Shosab. 39. one of the rioters, was shot as the crowd fought with pi lice and died later in the Bridewell hospital. One policeman. John Touhy. was injured and six rioters arrested. W. Lamson. city secretary of demonstration was the first move the unemployed council, said the In a city wide pit test against a 50 per cent reduction in relief abutments to destitute families. Lamson said the demonstration was peacable until polite attempt cd to drive their automobiles through the crowd. ‘•The unemployed wl i-rkers refused to disband." Lamson said. ‘‘Then the police jumped out and began striking men and women with clubs. One policeman used a ■heavy wrench designed to loosen water hydrants. The workers re- ’ CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE o HOOVER RETURNS TO WASHINGTON President Is Highly Encouraged hy Reception On Speaking Tour Washlngl n. Oct fi (Ul’> The President returned today from his mast strenuous speaking tour soencouraged by the effect of the lashing he gave the Democratic party and what he termed the "Falsehoods'’ of its leaders that he ex ■pects to make another swing through the country. Mr (Hoover was somewhat last might after greeting several th usand persons who bad been standing for hours in a chilling rain at J'jhnstirwn. Pa. But he felt the trip was worth while, even In the face of several umtworad incidents Faint l>oos reached ‘his ears at times. Occasionally. as in the street parade in Des Moines, there was silence. Small boys sometimes shouted "Hooray for Roosevelt.”' at several sflops children delighted in screaming ‘‘We want beer.” but such off-key Incidents were either negligible bn volume or childish pranks. Mr. Hoover was met by large CONTINmiD ON PAGE FIVE

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 6, 1932.

Lions Club To Meet At Pleasant Mills | The Decatur Lions Club will hold | its next meeting al Pbaavut 'Mills, in accordance with a decision i made at the regular meeting this ■ week. Members of the duh will ■ have as their guests their wives and sweethearts. The women of the Pleasant Mills Methodist : church will prepare the banquet. J Robert Zwick was in charge of 'this week's meeting. He introduc- . ed the principal speaker. Kenneth I Schumaker of Geneva. Mr. Bchu J maker gave an interesting talk on . j "The Three Point Landing.” Mr. i Schumaker is a member of the 1 Geneva Lions dub. which was sponsored by the Decatur club. WASH BURRELL ' DEATH'S VICTIM * I I Well Known Decatur Resident Dies at Local Hotel This Morning George Washington Burrell. 73, . Spanish American war veteran and a familiar personage in the I old horse and buggy days when i he drove a hack to and from the i railroad statifuns in this city, died 1 at 7:30 o’clock this morning at the . National Hotel, corner First and i .Madison streets. Mr. Burrell had been in failing ' health for a few years He was up and around yesterday and retired I about ten o’clock. He became ill during the night and a physician was called at all nt four o’clock. He died suddenly a few hours later. Death was cause dby uremic [HMSOnill'g.. Before the days of the automobile Mr. Burrell was connected with several livery stables in this city. He was employed at the old Romberg stables and for a quarter , century was employed at the old HolthTiise livery stalde and later , at the Holthouse garage, operating a taxi line and delivering mail to . the night trains at the three rail road stations. He was known to hundreds of traveling men, who , on visiting Decatur became passengers of’"Wash's" hack and taxi . line. I He retired fltom active work a 1 CONTINUED ON PAG® THREE Prohahle Frost Is Forecast Tonight ' Indianapolis. Oct. 6—UP)—Continued low temperatures with probabability of heavy frost was fore--1 cast today by J. fl Armington, ■metenrol gist of the U- S. Weather I bureau ihere. I I Although the mercury fell to 3fi 'egrees early this imoitning no frost jwas reported in the vicinity of Ind- ! ianaplolis. ' Rising temperatures were predicted for Friday.

STATE POLICE I LEAD SEARCH II - Five State Cops Lead Posse In Search For Sheriff’s Slayer Shelbyville. Ind., Oct. 6. (U.P.) - ] Five state motor police today led j la posse of more than 100 persons! !in the search for James W. Web-' . ster, sought as the slayer of Sher-, -! iff Ray Compton of Rush county. ' I The posse searched fields near | ' j here all last night after Dave Jones, la farmer, and Raymond Compton, j Shelbyville, reported that a man answering the description of Web-' stes was seen on the Jones farm [and in a field along state road 44. I I The losse last night was led by I police dogs which followed tracks] ' left by the man until they reached | the Storhy farm, two and one-half | miles northeast of here. ' Stave police said that the foot prints of the man seen in this I vicinity are identical with the I prints of the slayer who jumped, 'out a second story window after! j fatally wounding Sheriff Compton ,j during a liquor raid on a farin- ’ I house near Rushville Monday. ? i According to Jones, who said he II encountered the man in the field, > I he was about 35 years old, five feet 11 seven inches tall, and weighed CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE I ; PAPAL LEGATE ENTERS TEXAS ( Legate Ordered Deported ; By Mexican Government, i Enters United States 1 Laredo, Tex., Oct. 6 —(UP)— The I Mort Rev. Leopoldo Ruiz Y. Flores, ; 1 Papal legate to Mexico orders d de- > 'ported .by the government. entered | the C"ited States here today. ’ The legate left his special train, ' which had bHen guarded by 30 Mexican Soldiers, at Nuev Laredo ’lacross the border from here. He was e-Mcorted to the international foot- ' bridge by Manuel Cantu Lara. Mexican chief of immigration. A nutnltr of Laredo priests and United States border officials met lithe legate. He was given permission to re- . ;maln in the country six montlhs. . j Regarding the controversy with .; the Mexican government, the legate , said: •I "With p ■ pie knowing the con I tents of the Papal encyclical, the i contents of President Rcdriguez's t reply and my own protest. 1 leave -! them to form their own judrmient.” All of the legate's expenses on . the trip from Mexico City were j paid by the Mexican government.

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ATTORNEY ACTS FOR RETURN OF INSULI BROS? State’s Attorney Seeks To Return Ex-Utility Heads To Chicago REPORT SAMUEL HAS LEFT FRANCE Toronto, Ontario Oct. 6 — (UP) —A fugitive warrant for the arreat of Martin J. Insull was issued today by a Canadian court. By the United Press The Insull billion dollar utility debacle entered its most dramatic stage today. Chicago authorities sought money and methods to return tc> Chicago from foreign refuges, the Insull brothers. Samuel and Martin, who held sway over one of America's mightiest industrial empires. They are under indictment charged with larceny and embezzlement. In Paris, Samuel Insull was missing from his usual haunts. | There were unconfirmed rumors j tliat he may have left the country! tb avoid extradition. It was! thought he might have gone to; Luxemborg. where he would be safe, or possibly that'he could have boarded the liner Majestic to return home voluntarily. In Orillia. Ont., Martin Insull refused to waive extradition and j return to Chicago voluntarily. He| retained attorneys to fight efforts of Chicago authorities to bring about his return. In Tod into, State's Attorney John Hampton of Chicago prepared to request Canadian authorities to jail Insull on a fugitive warrant — thus holding him long I enough to undertake extraditi) n I proceedings. Chicago authorities were barass- ! ed by a lack of funds. Governor| | Louis L. Emmerson of Illinois reI fused to ask the state department CONTTNTTWD ON PAGE SIX SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET AT BERNE — j Annual Adams County Convention to Be Held At Berne, Oct. 12-13 Ttie annual (Adams County Sun- • day convention will be held in the Menn'Cinite Church at Berne. Wednesday and Thursday, October 12 and 13. The ©un>g people’s meeting will open Wednesday evening, October 12. at 7:30 o’clock at which time H. G. Rowe, state superintendent of I religions education and younig peo I pie's work will be the speaker. | Prior to the evening program a banIquet will be served in the auditorjiutn. I The session Thursday morning I will begin at 9:30 o’clock aiad the !aftern<x»n program at 2 n'eh ek. Mir.s X'ellie Young superintendent of the I children's Division and H. G Roiwe | will speak. The program will close with the Thursday iilglit service at | 7:30 o'clock. o Two Decatur Men Report Losses Two Decatur men reported the ! loss or theft of their ix>cketlx>oks while attending the meettag f the Catholic school auditorium Wednesday night. H. C. Clark, one cf the victims, was deprived of 67 cents and the keys to his automobile by the theft. Ed Green reported tiiiat his loss was less than 20 cents in cash but he does value his pocket book. Schrank Funeral Rites Saturday Funeral services for Harve Bennet “Ben” Schrank, who died Wednesday nt rniikg at his home on North Tenth street will be held Sati urday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at • the home, 104 North Tenth street. ' Rev. C. J. Roberts, pastor of the United Brethren church will offi- ‘ elate and burial will be made In the Decatur cemetery.

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Berne Man Selected By Fraternity Danville, Ind., Oct. 6. —(Special) -—William H. Spurgeon of Berne has recently been elected to membership in Sigma Phi Kappa Delta, I national teacher training honorary fraternity at Central Normal college. The purpose of this fraternity is to honor those students who are outstanding in scholarship, who have shown leadership on the campus. who have the ideal of service and who are capable of reserch. Membership is limited to only those students who have been outstanding in scholarship and service. RAY SHEETS, 38, TAKES OWN LIFE i WITH REVOLVER Decatur Man Shoots Self In Kitchen of Home W ednesday Night POOR HEALTH IS BLAMED FOR ACT Raymond Sheets, 38, driver for the McConnell and Son wholesale tobacco company on Second street, i committed suicide at his home, 221 North Third street, sometime between 7:45 and 8 o'clock Wednesday. The act was motivated by domestic trouble and poor health. Mr. Sheets had resided in Decatur for the last 11 years and had been employed as a driver tor the wholesale tobacco company for several years. For some time he hud been in ill health. As a result of domestic trouble Wednesday night, Mr. Sheets became incensed and threatened to take his life. He left the home, going to the McConnell and Son company office a block away where he secured a 32 calibre revolver kept |in an office desk, and returned to his home. He ended his life by shooting himself in the head, while in the kitchen. Mrs. Sheets, the wife, I was at the Fred McConnell resi- ‘ (lenee. which adjoins the Sheets I home when the shot was fired. Mrs. I McConnell is a sister of Mr. Sheets and the two families resided in a double house on Third street. When Mrs. Sheets found the body, she immediately called the local police. Night Policeman Arthur Clark answered the call and then called Chief of R’.lice Melehi and Policeman Ed Miller. Mr. Sheets evidently stood in front of a mirror to fire the fatal shot. The bullet entered his head just back of and below the right ear. It pierced an artery and then came out at the chin. Mr. Sheets died very shortly after firing the fatal slil’t. The gun fell from his hand into the kitchen sink, in front of which he was standing. <■< >NTTNinOT> ON PAGE FIX RULE ELECTION MUST BE HELD New York City Must Elect New Mayor; Convention Tonight Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 6 — (U.R) — The state court of appeals today ruled that New Ylnrk City must elect a new mayor on November 8. The decision upholding the demands of Tammany Hall attorneys defeated the efforts of acting mayor Joseph V. McKee, to serve out the term i f James J. Walker who resigned under fire. The court of appeals ruling end [ ed a bitter legal contest carried up through the lower courts. It was a victory for Tammany which lias been malting a desperate fight to retain control in New York City. A democratic candidate for mayor will be chosen at a convention tonight opening tlie way for the nomination of Walker, should Tammany go thtbugh witli Its original plan to run the former mayor. Convention Tonight New York. Oct. 6 —(U.R)— Decision of (he dourt of appeals that a mayoralty election must be held CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE*

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PAUL V. McNUTT MAKES OPENING CAMPAIGN TALK Catholic School Auditorium Is Filled to Capacity For Meeting MANY CANDIDATES ARE INTRODUCED Adams county Democrats, their numbers swelled by party leaders from surrounding counties, opened the campaign with a wildly enthusiastic meeting here last night, described by veteran party ! workers as one of the biggest I rallies ever held in Decatur. I The cheering throng filled the I Catholic high school auditorI ium to capacity and many were (unable to gain entrance to the hall. I A rousing parade through the streets of Decatur preceded the meeting. The parade was led by a float carrying a large red rooster. emblem of the Democratic party. Party leaders on white horses, many automobile loads of enthusiastic workers, torchbearers, a crowd of pedestrians, the Decatur Merchants band and the Berne Dunbar band, and the Decatur American Legion drum corps were all in the line of march. An Old Timer Ji.'hn Mann, life-long Democrat of Adams County, living in Root township, carried am old time flag in the Democratic parade last night. The flag had on it pictures of William Jennings Bryan and Adda! E. Stevenson, candidates for president and vice president in 1896. Mr. Mann secured the flag at a political rally in Marion in 1896. Cheer McNutt Paul V. McNutt, candidate for governor and the principal speaker of the evening, was cheered wildly when he appeared on the platform and later when he rose for his address. Col. McNutt opened his speech by declaring that this “is not a campaign, it is a Crusade." a crusade for the return of government to the people. The government governs best which governs least, which puts the power in the hands of the people and excludes privilege." In speaking of the depression, the speaker stated that the source lay in the revelry and waste -of the Harding administration, the inaction of the Coolidge administration and the ineffectiveness of the Hoover administration. Tax Relief Speaking of state issues. Col. McNutt stressed the urgent need of immediate tax relief. In this matter there are two leading principles of reform. Mr. McNutt stated These are strictest economy and an equitable distribution of the burden of taxation. Under present tax laws, the burden of taxation in Indiana is on tangible property, with such property paying far more than its equitable share of taxes. The $1.50 tax limitation law, passed by the recent special session of the state general assembly, was first sponsored by teh Democratic party in the platform adopted by the last state convention. When this measure came to a vote in the legislature, only four dissenting Democratic votes were registed in the senate and five dissent ing Democratic votes in the house, Mr. McNutt stated. The bill . became a law without the signature of the Republican governor. Deplores Cost Col. McNutt stressed the rapidly increasing cost of government in the state cf Indiana umder Republican leadership, in tlie last year of the Samuel Ralston administration, the cost of government was $13,000.- ! 000. The cost during the last year of the Jackson regime was $46,000,000 and durtaig 1931. the cost lias grown to the astounding total of $59,000,000, more than fuui and one-half times the amount f t the same per I (l of time during Ralston's adtnin- ; istration, the speaker saidi Public Utilities Mr. McNutt stated that a com i plete change Is needed in the pub- • He service commission. He said that he believes in the rights of munici(paltties to own their own utilities - and that, if elected, he will make t every effort to make this possible. 1 He also stated that the assessment I CONTINUED On'pAGE ’FIVE*"*"