Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 240, Decatur, Adams County, 10 October 1932 — Page 1

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K COMPEL I'ETERS TO WHINES — * Guards Patrol «ict Enabling Mine ■To Reopen Bayonets. WeARG BOMBS -(U.R)-— i;,n« men. *"men anti ■Hmassed (■■ prevent re- ■ L a nr"- here. Illinois soldiers today com- !■ nearby houses. smuke and tear gas the soldiers K path r"iiuh the picket miners reporting for :■ treated to str; ::,’tiers' homes. i’t the houses took up a pafrol Mtsidr Streets in the vias Hewittville . a * w.-re cleared .id.-red to "keep i pme here, as a re,t#f»re»> - >f strike lead--.p .- ..i H is. to picket Coal company mine No. ■ ■;.- < mpany announced reopen today. ■the second mine to be re- ■ under the United Mine ■l of America $5 wage bv strikers on the ■ that the scale was signed N ’trickery.” The strikers ■omeil their own union. ■an identical wage scale ■ "force of necessity" and ■ picket all mines not sign ■with them. ■rk-t- assembled during the Bom Central Illinois mining H such as Hana. Gillespie, Tovey, Kincaid, Vir- ■ Nokomis. They came on ■d in passenger automobiles Beks, in a strong rain. yin was still falling as they ■> picket duty posts about ■ They had blocked all roads mine when the soldiers arling to ebev a command to '• the pickets defied the nen The soldiers hurled bombs, then threw tear gas ing masks and with bayonthey slowly moved toll* strikers who. blinded by oke and tear gas, retreated. of the pickets was allow advance toward the mine, desiring to leave were not K e the pickets here were weed back, soldiers at

fix' PAGE 'two' fcELINGS” IS IRIZE WINNER ■•‘p Ih-h School AnV Wins Third Place ■ hi State Contest t i le r >Pcatur hlgh ■ aann ual. has been awarded |K““' among high school pub- ■ " ln Indiana in the fourth ■ Recording to a decision an■L , Hp ,ndlana high school ■ aolM tUr annual raled a « rade ■a s . Wh “ e the wln:ier i« ■ ' had a grade of 83. points ■ h'Sh school finished first ■ class, with Rochester secKjj la “ che MeCror y wan facul|Jl(l Si™ 'a' 6 PFIZe winnin K -a«- ■ . S gdrd Anderson acted as ■ lai advisor. ■ romp.«te staff of the winning ■7. wa ° -follows: Ival tauf m ? l ' , ' r '““ tl,i ’ jf - ■Sarah KnJh as ’ oc^at « editor, and JJnetnef O s thia year 's ••RavtanaA 17 . ™ Cov6r, l«le. busiI bushes m Ck Mackiln ' aßßi ''- Kt. hnv! r "* n *«er; Rlc|urd mon 5 athletic editor; Ina frond .u' -B ’, Mitor. frkl a„ and and L( ' ul '’e frar id u hor " : Ruth Wi,ll >e» I WooirA Um » a ' snapsh& t e«l---|*<lltor s W v I J Vll8 ° n - ptw ' t(> S™I ‘'or. Sylvia R U hl. writcup fclZ l on« aW 7 de< ’ t 0 wlnn ’ king 10 f ~s at th e annual Iklin Fri i the Association at I ln Prlda X. October 21.

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Tammany’s Choice < 9Hn ■ M 1 Surrogate John P. O’Brien, who is the Democratic choice for Mayor of New York. He was unanimously nominated at the Democratic convention in Madidan Square Garden after it had been announced that former Mayor James J. Walker had withdrawn from the race. Walker radioed his decision from the S. S. Europa, at sea.

MEN'S MISSION OPENS SUNDAY Rev. Father Ernest Ott Delivers Sermon On “Salvation” Using for his text the words of Jesus Christ, "What profits man if he gain tihe whole world ant suffers I the losa vt bis immortal soul", the Rev. Father Ernest Ott, O. F. M., delivejed an inspirational sermon on ‘ Salvation” at the < pening of the Men's Mission at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Sunday evening. The services were largely attended, opening with the reciting of tihe rosary, Benediction of the Blessed Sacra'tnent being given after the sermon, The Rev. J. J. Hennes, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s was in charge. ‘The greatest evil today is that .men forget ab ut their souls”, the Franciscan Missionary stated. “If this life were the end of things it might he alright to live ti l joy and pleasure, but we know that this life does not end it all. We have an inrtnortal soul” The Franciscan Father related stories and anecdotes to stress the importance of salvrttion. “During this mission let ns think and be concerned with the biggest business in life, that ;cif saving our souls and the happiness in store for those who shall see God.” plead the missionary. Service will be held every evening at 7:30 o'clock with the Missionary Fathers. F’ather Ott and Rev. Father Cyril Georgel oelivering the sermons. Mission masses will also be said at six and 6:45 o’clock every morning and special instructions will be given by the Missionaries following the miasses. The wdmen’s mission whidh opened October 2, closed Sunday afternoon with special services held at two-thirty o'clock. Chamber of Commerce Directors To Meet A meeting of t'he directors of the 'Decatur Chamber of Commerce will be held at seven o’clock Tuesday evening at the CNvaimber of Commerce rot ms. Others Interested in the project to be discussed are also Invited to attend. Health Station Here Friday, Oct. 14 The Adams County Baby Health station, sponsored by the child hygiene division of the state board ot health will be tyeld In the Decatur public library Friday. October 14. The examinations are free and mothers of children under two years of age are urged tn bring them to the station for examination. The station is conducted lietween the hours of 9 to 11:30 a. m., and 1 to 4 p.m.

REED TO SPEAK I Senator James Reed of Misi sourl will speak at Des Moines. | lowa tonfpht. answering Press- I dent Hoover’s farm speech. The ; speech will be broadcast over . station WOWO at nine o’clock | Decatur tffne.

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Observe Columbus Day Here Tuesday The Knights of Columbus will celebrate Columbus Day on Tues day evening, October 11. in the council room in the K. of C. building. following the Mission services which are held each evening at St. Mary’s church. The celebration will honor the great patron. Christopher Columbus. and will not be a regular meeting, but a social gathering and smoker with refreshments of sandwiches and coffee. Addresses will be given by the Franciscan Missionary Fathers who are conducting the services at the church. All members of the lodge are urgently requested to be present at the meeting. o Dr. Edwin Post Dies At Greencastle Greencastle, Ind., Oct. 10 —(U.R) — Dr. Edwin Post, 80. whose career as professor and official at DePauw University had won him recognition as an authority on Tkttin literatures, died at his home here yesterday. Dr. Post had been ill several weeks. He resigned from the DePauw faculty last June after serving 53 years. For three years he was vice president of the university, fur 25 years was dean of the liberal arts college and for 17 years was librarian. He was author of two volumes and was preparing a third when he died. Survivors are a daughter, with whom he resided, and a son, Arthur. of Philadelphia. Dedicate Marker For Elwood Haynes Portland. Ind.. Oct. 10 —(U.R) —A marker at the birthplace of Elwood Haynes, pioneer auto manufacturer. was dedicated here yesterday. More han 5,000 persons attended the services. G. M. Williams, president of the Mannon Motor far company, delivered the dedication address. Four of Haynes’ grandchildren unveiled the marker. Several nationally known auto manufacturers were here. o PRESENT DEED THIS EVENING Deed For Public Park Will Be Presented At Council Meeting The deed for the 40 acre tract of land west of Decatur, donated by Oliver S. Hanna f Fort Wayne for a city park, will be presented to the city council in special session this evening. A committee of women representing the Civic Section of the Woman’s department and French Quinn, who received the copy of the deed ffom Mr. Hanna, will present the document to the council. The committee is composed of the following women: Mrs. Ben Devor, chairman; Mesdames David Adams Adrian Baker. Vernon Aurand. W. F. Beery, N. A. Bixler. Alva Buffenbarger, Earl Butler, Charles Champlin. Elmer C’ia-e Walter Deitsch. Harold Devor. G. F. Bhlchhorn B. R. Farr, Audrey Fenemore, Archie Foley, Fred Handler. S. E. Hite, Joseph Hunter. Robert Krick. W. H. Leatherman, Chris Lehman, Ed. Miller. M. J Mylott. Fred McConnell. R. A. McDuffee, Chester McIntosh, Jesse Niblick, Delton Passwater, Ralph Roop H. N. Shroll, Harry Staley, C. L. Walters, Martin Zimmerman, and Miss Blanche McCrory. Council Will Accept It was stated today that the council will accept the deed and with the cooperation of civic organizations make such improvements as finances warrant. > o Berne Pitcher Signs For League Tryout Berne. Ind., Oct. 10 — (HP) — Ralph Braun, left handed hurler of this city. Saturday signed a contract to report for spring training with the Baltimore Grilles, member of the International league. Braun signed the contract with J. C. Cambria. owner of the Baltimore team, who was in Rerne Saturda. Braun has ihad considerable success In semi-pro baseball circles in tlhis section of the state for the post few seasons.

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TAX ADJUSTORS MUST COMPLETE SESSION TODAY Belief Is That Board Is* Contemplating Making Drastic Cuts MUST REPORT BY THIS EVENING Although definite action had not: been taken at three o'clock this afternoon, it was believed that thej Adams County hoard of tax ad-1 justment, in final session today | for the purpose of fixing tax lev I ies in the 17 taxing units in the l county, would make drastic cuts in several township levies, school incorporations and probably prune items from the county and other budgets. The board met behind closed doors in the county auditor’s office and declnied to admit the local newspaper representative. County Auditor Albert Harlow, clerk of, the hoard and other members re-] fused to make a statement, stating; ‘‘We’D give it all to you when we| finish up." In answer to such questions as I ‘‘are you cutting the county levy,"i "are you eliminating appropria-i tions for janitors in the rural] schools.’’ “do you intend to order| cuts in teacher’s salaries" and] other questions were answered' with the statement, "I don’t know. 1 Ah soon as the board completes the work we'll let you know.” From the attitude expressed it was believed that the board was! making several cuts in proposed ’ levies and it is believed that an | effort has been made to get all I township rates down to the 11.501 maximum, allowed by the new tax law. Five of the 12 townships have tentative iptes over $1.50 I and these may be pruned to that figure or under. The board must complete its session this evening and report its action to the state board by six o’clock this evening. County Attorney Henry B. Heller was assisting the board and at a little I before three o'clock left the court house for his office to draft the I necessary ordinance fixing the rates for the 17 taxing units. Brotherhood Meets At Church Tonight The (Brotherhood of the First Evangelical Church will meet Monday night at 7:30 o’clock in tihe church basebent. Elmer Anspaugth is ehaidn ..n of the refreshment committee. 'AU members of the organization are urged to attend and to note the hange in time of meeting. $4,000 DAMAGE SUITJS OPENED Fort Wayne Man Seeks Damages in Death of Son, Leo Sullivan A damage suit for $4,000 against the board of commissioners nf Allen county opened before Judge C. L. Walters and a jury in the Adams circuit court this morning. The plaintiff in the case is Otto Sullivan, of Fort Wayne, who seeks the damages for the death of his son, Leo Sullivan, 18. The suit alleges that Leo Sullivan was killed in an accident through careless driving of an Allen county highway truck, driven by Henry Habig. The accident occurred on what is known as the Johnston road in Allen comity on the morning of January 30, 1931. Sullivan and his companion, Howard Swink, driver of the car, were fatally Injured in the collision. Jurors selected to hear the case are: John W. Schaefer and A. .1. Lewton, Root township; John W Blakey, Union twp.; Jacob C. Bixler and Charles D. Hawbnker, Wabash twp.; Charles Bentz and Fred W. Beeler, Hartford twp.; John Losche and J. O. Tricker, St. Marys twp.; L. C. Annen, Washington twp.; Harvey C. Tinkham, Blue Creek twp.; James Glick, Monroe twp. Attorneys in the case are James Forth and C. A. Lincoln, of Fort Wayne, for the plaintiff; and Campbell and Lease, Fort Wayne, I for the defendant. J

[Farley Will Speak At Freidheim Friday I Rudolph Buuck, central commit-t-ee.uan for north Preble has arranged a Democratic meeting to be held iat Friedhefni school house. Friday night. Speakers will be James I. Farley of ,Auburn, candidate; Tor congress and Huber M. DeVoss of i Decatur, candidate for judge of the j Adams circuit court. All the county candidates will attend the 'meeting which promises to be an interesting one, and a large crowd is expected. ELLEN COLTER I DEATH'S VICTIM ! ' I Pioneer Adams County Resident Dies at Home East of Decatur Mrs. Ellen E. Colter, 82. passed away at her family home four and one-half, miles east of Decatur, at 6 o’clock Monday morning. Death fo’lowed a several week’s illness 'of heart trouble and dropsy. Mrs. Colter was one of the early pioneers of Adams county, coming to this county from tne eastern | part of Ohio in 1881. She was a| idevoted member of the Mt. Tabor; (Methodist Episcopal church and.be-' 'longed to its several auxiliary! branches. Iler timely advice was . sought by her friends in church I and civic enterprises. Surviving are three sons. Ben S. I Colter, east of Decatur; Earl D. Colter, Decatur and C. H. Colter of Kendallville. Her husband. Henry Colter and one son, W. A. ( Colter preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held | from the family home in Bobo and ; ! the Mt. Tabor M. E. church Wed' 1 nesday morning, leaving the home ' at 10 o’clock anil at the church at 10:30 o'clock, CST. The funeral ' ■ will be in the charge of Rev. L. M. 'Pierce, assisted by a former pas-' it or, Rev. N. P. Barton of North | Webster and Rev. B. H. Franklin ' of Decatur. Burial will be made in the Maplewood cemetery at Decatur. REED ANSWERS HOOVER SPEECH Ex-Senator To Speak In Des Moines Tonight; Coolidge Tuesday Des Moines, lowa. Oct. 10—(U P) —Former Senator James A. Reed of Missouri stepped off a train into a wintry gale today and rushed to a hotel suite for an immediate long distance telephone conversation with Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Five minutes after the fiery Missourian was established In his three room headquarters he was I conversing with the presidential I nominee of his party over some last minute changes in the address which Reed will deliver here tonight in rebuttal to President Hoover’s Des Moines address. Des Moines, la.. Oct. 10— (U.R) From the platform from which President Hoover made his first > speech of lhe 1932 campaign last , week, former Senator James A. . Reed tonight will give to lowa voters the Democratic answer to i the Republican candidate's ad- , dress. Advertising the event, the Democratic slogan has been: ",No tickets: no troops." This was a reference to the fact i admission to the president’s meet- ■ ing was by tickets only and to the : .presence of thousands ot national ' guardsmen and regular soldiers in 1 the city to guard against possible disrespect to the nation's execu- • tive. i Democratic leaders quickly arranged the rebuttal after it was i conceded Mr. Hoover’s appearance had gone far to bolster his cause in this disaffected heart of the . corn belt. Coolidge To Speak i New York, Oct. 10 (U.R) Eastern Republicans clamored today , for seats in Madison Square Garden Tuesday night when Calvin , Coolidge breaks his three and a' half year political silence with al pica that his successor bte kept , in the White House. The big sports arena will not i hold half the applicants for tickets | for the Republican party's most 1 CONTINUED PTVE**

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He’s Confident M—B Jl||s V 4 If 1 \\ , JI ' t. I . I . I w raw?? ? Ik « Secretary of War Patrick J. I Hurley as he arrived at Chicago i on his way tb open the Hoover campaign in Wisconsin. In an interview he affirmed his belief in a sure Republican success on November 8.

State Motorcycle Cop Is Injured Matt Ober, state motorcycle policeman from Marion, suffered a broken leg and otlher injuries, and Ed Busby, state officer from Roanoke. sustained minor injuries, when the in torcycle in which they were riding collided with a stock truck at tihe intersection of state pads 3 and 28, five miles north ot Muncie Sunday. The officers were traveling east loa number 28, enroute to the home of Lieutenant Guy Sears at Redkey when they were struck by the truck driven by a Mr. Robins. Ober was taken to the Ball Brothers hospital at Muncie. His injuries were reported as not danger, us today. Occupants of the truck were only slightly injured, although the caib of the truck was crushed when the car turned over. COUNTY TO PAY RIGHT-OF-WAYS Commissioners Authorize $7,711.39 Payment to State Commission The county edmmissioners in special sessini Saturday, authorized the payment nf $7,741.39 to the Indiana state highway commission for the right of ways on state road 16, east of Decatur and state road 27. s.uth of Monroe and Berne. The claims will be paid this year, probably in two installments The cdmmissioneis and County 'Attorney Henry B. Heller will meet with the highway commission and work out a plan agreeable to both parties. The commissioners do not like to pay the entire bill in one installment 'preferring to make the second payment after the November tax payment period. The money will he 'paid out of the county 'highway department fund. Through pay'ment of the right of ways, the state commission agrees to maintain the road south of De catur to the Ohio line and the one fr m the Ohio line west througth M nroe to the Wells county line. The upkeep ot t'hese roads will a■mount in one year to nearly the amount . f the right of ways and the .commissioners wish to eliminate | this expense from the local higilnway 'fund. I The two roads will be marked and maintained is state r ads without any direct expense to the county, ( 'The two routes cover about 20 miles.

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Mrs. .John Landess Dies At Hospital Portland. Oct. 10 — (Special) — Mrs. Sarah Louetta Landess, 58, wife of John Landess of Redkey, died Sunday evening at the Jay county hospital here. Her death was caused from injuries received Wednesday when she attempted to start a fire with gasoline she had mistaken for keibsene. Surviving are the husband, four children, Mrs. Guy Sears. Ray and Carl Landess, all of Redkey, and John Landess of Muncie, and three brothers, Wehrly Myers of Utica, O.; Foster Myers of Mansfield. O-, and Sylvester Myers of Fort Wayne, and one sister, Mrs. Isaac Waters of Hartford City. o CONFESSES TO KILLING GIRL Arthur Metcalf Clubbed Girl Because She Refused His Advances Fresno, Cal., Oct. 10 —(UP)i——A calm, quiet-spoken Indiana farm youth w'as to be taken to Needles, Cal., toda to help authorities find the body of a girl he said he clubed to death because she refused .his advances. The youth, Arthur Metcalf, 19. Union Mills, Indiana told police and newspapermen that he accompanied the girl, Mildred Sheidler. 29. La Porte. Ind., on a hitch-hiking trip from Indiana; that he clubbed her; left her for dead, and made his way to her mother’s home where he successfully posed for days as the woman's long lost son. brother of the girl. Metcalf was arrested as an im poster when Mrs. Wanda Sheidler, unemployed waitress, became suspicious of his assertions he was her son. Orville, whom she had not seen for 16 years. He had joined Mrs. Sheidler at Tulare, moving with her to Fresno last Wednesday. The youth said he met Miss Sheidler during the county fair at Laporte. September 8. He explained that she asked him to bring her to her mother in California. Metcalf said he forcibly assaulted the girl the sight before he club:ed her as they walked along the highway near Needles. He said her resistance infuriated him, and CONTINUED ON PA VIE FIVE O STATE LEADERS SEEK SPEECHES Democrat Heads Want Roosevelt To Speak In Indiana Soon (By United Press) R. Earl Peters. Democratic state chairman, and H. Nathan Swaim. | Marion county Democratic chairman. left by airplane for New York today where they will confer with James A. Farley, national chair-1 man. in an effort to arrange a speaking date in Indiana for Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt. They plan to ’*» Roosevelt in Albany tomorrow. The presidential candidate’s tentative itinerary for his southern tour would bring him to Indianapolis, Sunday. Oct. 23. Peters said he would prefer having Roosevelt speak on a week day so that a state wide rally could be arranged He will attempt to have the date changed to Oct. 23. A series of conferences with Republican state headquarters was planned today b# Raymond S. Springer, candidate for governor. He made his 148th speech of the current campaign Saturday night at Frankfort. Springer attended a barbecue near Fort Wayne with members of the 40 et 8 groups of Indiana. Two national speakers will campaign in behalf of the Republican party tonight. William N. Doak, secretary of Inhnr will appear nt Gary and Renwick W. Dunlap, assistant secretary of agriculture, at Renselaer. Joseph Daniels, scretary of the navy under President Wilson, heads | the list of Democratic speakers for jthe w-ek. He will speak at Greeni castle tomorrow. Den David I. (Walsh of Massachusetts Is scheduled to speak at Fort Wayne Wed nesday. | Extended tours have been arranged by Paul V. McNutt, candidate [for governor.

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GREEK POLICE ARREST FORMER UTILITYHEAD Insull Tells Officers He Personally Lost SIOO,000,000 GRAND JURY TO QUESTION AIDE Athens, Greece Oct. 10—(UP) —Samuel Insull arrested by Greece on behalf of the United States will be released if the United States legation does not put in a request for him tonightit was announced today. Chicago Oct. 10 — (UP) — State's attorney John A. Swanson, apprised that Samuel Insull may be released in Athens, telephoned Gov. Emmerson today and asked the governor to communicate with the state department in Washington to request the American Legation to put in a hoild order for the former utilities magnate. Proper papers would be forwarded immediately, Swanson said, to insure detention of Insull. Athens, Oct. 10 — (U.R) Samuel Insull, arrested here today for probable deportation to the United States, told Greek police he had lost personally $100,000,0(M) in the collapse of the Insull Utilities interests, in connection with which he and his brother, Martin have been indicted in Cook countv. Illinois. Insull said his losses were exclusive of those sustained by his wife and son. He claimed that his personal expenditures now are only SIB,OOO a year, the amount cf pensions voted to him by liis companies. Insull was arrested on request of United States authorities. Police conferred with the United States legation before making the arrest. Insull. it was understood, would be deported either direct by steamer to the United States, or to Italy, from which country he could be extradited. Although the Greek - United States extradition treaty has not been ratified, there is in operation a consular agreement providing for the mutual exchange of fugitives, under which his case could be handled. Insull told policehe was chairman of the Chicago Gas and Electricity Co., and three other concerns which had gone bankrupt with liabilities of $300,000,000. Tn addition to his own loss of SIOO.000,000 he said his wife had lost $50,000,000. Insull declared he knew nothing CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE CLEVELAND TO HEAR HOOVER President Will Speak In Cleveland Auditorium Saturday Night Washington. Oct. 10— (IIP' — President Hoover will speak in Cleveland. O„ next Saturday night, the White House officially announced today. The announcement said that the president’s speech would hr* delivered in the auditorium at Cle\eland the night of Oct. 15. it will be the second major political address in the president’s personal campaign for re-election. It was believed that the president would arrange to speak briefly from his train at cities en route to and from Cleveland. Shortly after the White House announced the Cleveland speech, Postmaster-General Brown and Carmi Thompson of Cleveland «uut into conference with Mr Hoover, apparently to work out detailed arrangements for the address. Brown said President Hoover was still considering a political swing of the western states which would carry him to California but that "nothing has been decided.” The postmaster general indicated that the president in his Cleveland speech would touch on unemployment and problems growing out of low faitu prices. Ho would not amplify this hint.