Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 11 October 1932 — Page 1

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AX ADJUSTERS REDUCE ALL LEVIES

ftnuel Insult Is Released Unconditionally Today

iSIY HEAD d® TODAY BY >E HO LICE - l ived From Surveillance; - / H» Leave Lreece list stockholders |s, Greece, Oct. 11. — kmuel Insull, former biiiities executive toI released unconditionGreek police who had fcning him in connech proceedings for ex- | to the United States charges in connection lapse of his utilities Iso was released from ponitnce aid Insull was "absolnte——could leave Greece he desired. ; tile dramof lllin-'is officials to - 1 xtr.i iito'H came slida surprise after Ingranted freedom un-i lance. rH l“ ir:, 'd Greek juilicdecided they had no M- information which . dete> turn of Insull 1(1 Announce List • Oct 11 (U.R) The * r " list of 1 .as names of hatthe seven "preferred! ■ ■ ' - - .d! Wed to subscribe mark-' ruoires to $lB9 - " stock m Samuel Insilll's , 5 was announced today, tilled Ll'i closely typed I •* pages and was dott-l nan " l< (ls leaders in finau-; banking, political, so-j artistic circles. tereti^B 1 ' a " ,liv '’'‘‘urrance *’ iL ' 4 1 investment r companies which! blocks of stock at the! urgence. pm down for a i sun were listed fori to but Middle West I nerß stock and one ■ Bf' J< ' it-> ill Utilities In-‘ inc Only relatively | o f (i le amount were . ver paid. 4 Eb.OOO.OPU I underwrite 70,000 | Mid-: • West stock. at: V sl 'are, former in May iiQUidated in July, 1925,’ P r <>fit of 34 per the amount paid in. Ten I "f tiie subscriptions were alt subscribers. » those listed was Martin j » *25n.000; Samuel Insull. Halsey Stuart & C 0..: ■I P'nrh-m & Co., {100.000; l 1 x ational Electric Powny ’ Npw York, {20,000. Bids For | I’ostoffice Soon ■ Dll 11 (U.R) The' ■>’ announced it exB'" advertise for site bids ■ $<6,500 Hartford City, within the next ten will be posted ■ Hs, ' n ' po«toffice there. Wil! he opened Within' three weeks and a site 01 aligned to examine lo

| Taxes in Dollars and Cents

|» ldy of the tax situation in I county shows the average jy for next year is >1.58 as ■ ?.' w,lh *2-12 on the hun,rs ,hia year. This figure ■'* at by adding all of the ■ together and dividing by ■ number of taxing units In ■inty. l! "" a eounty valuation of I’MOO, the ,2.12 levy 111 * >roiiuce approximately | IOO in taxes. I -, 8 general average rate, KoonJ 11 * new vafuation of ■o 00 W "' produce about I md" het, veen ,693.I and ,388.680.00. | s what the Leo i Adamß county will f 11 taxes next year —a F about ,304,000.00.

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Vol. XXX. No. 241.

Fair And Warmer Weather Forecast Indianapolis, Oct. 11—(U.R) Fair and warmer weather was in prospect today after the mercury dipped to 34 degrees last night, the i lowest mark of the season. 11 A gradual ascent of temperature : will continue tomorrow, according to J. H. Armington. U. S. weather 11 forecaster. Frost is probable to- ' plight, however. MISSIONARY j GIVES SERMON Rev. Father Georgel Delivers Meditation On “Death” Monday i The Rev. Father Cyril Georgel, i Franciscan 'missionary, delivered a ; j meditation on “Death" at the Men’s Mission in progress at S’. Mary's ■ Cath lie church Monday evening. Father Georgel preceded his dis- , course with'a story of st. Paul ami , h'cw that zealous Apostle converted hundreds of thousands if people to the faith and related an incident , c -ncerninig the accidental death of , one of Paul’s hearers. I “It is not where you are g ing Ito die or when you will die, hut how are you going to die ’, stressed the i Missionary "Aie you going to div a I friend of God or are you goin>» to die an enemy if God", that is the I question for you to decide, stated the Missionary. i IA sincere plea on the part o-f the ’. Missionary was made to all men to (live as a friend of God. "There may I be exceptions but Uu general rule I is, "as yon live s > shall you die". ! Several hundred men attended I the second evening's service. The i special mission masses at six and i six .forty-five 'clock are also largely attended and short instructions ! are given by the Missionaries fol l lowing the masses. APPOINTMENTS ARE ANNOUNCED I David Adams, American I Legion Commander, Announces Appointments | David AdaNns, newly-elected cm- ' mander of Adams post number 4C. [of the American Legion, today announced his list of appointments of i Legionnaires to fill appointive pests during the present term of office. The appointment of athletic of- , ficer has not yet been made. Other app intmen-ts are as follows: ChapI lain. Edwartd |Adler; sergeant-.at- ' arms, Frank Linnlper; historian. Joseph Laurent; child welfare, Clif- | ton E. Striker and E. M. Webb, of i Berne; service a id graves regltrtra'tion, Leo Ehinger; uneinploy'nient 'and relief, William Linn and Dr. ‘Harry J nex, of Berne, conservation ! Hubert Corttran; publicity, David 'Adams; house comwiittee, Miles Roop and 'members of the evecutive ■ c. mmittec, who are Ernest Stengel ■ Joseph iaturent and Albert Miller, i Officers of the Adams post lor .1932-33, installed last Wednesday i'night, are; commander. David AdI a'ms; first vice-commander. Herbert Kern; second vice-commander, Ed- : gar Voder; adjutant, James Staley; i finance officer, Mlles Ruop: and the executive committee listed above.

The tax bill totals are for all purposes, such as collected by the i state, county, schools, townships, towns and cities. Two years ago the total bill in the county was about $850,000.00 A few years ago it exceeded ,900.000 The 23 cent eounty levy will produce approximately ,56,580.00. next year. No levy is made for highway repair in the county, the department receiving Its funds from the state gas and auto registration funds. The 40 cent levy for the city of Decatur will produce approximately ,19,396.00. The budget totaled ,29,644.00. The Decatur school city’s levy I of 60 cents will produce less than , ,30.000. The budget totaled ,86,618.00.

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CITY COUNCIL ACCEPTS DEED MONDAY NIGHT Council Accepts 40-Acre Tract of Land Given As Public Park CIVIC SECTION PRESENTS DEED ! The city council in session last [evening accepted the deed for the 140-acre tract of land west of cor- ' porate limits of Decatur, presented to the city by Oliver S. Hanna of Fort Wayne for a public park. A resolution expressing the city's gratitude for the gift was also ad opted and a rising vote of thanks [ to Mr. Hanna was given by the [ councilmen. The name of the park was established as the- "HannaNuttman Park." The deed for the ground was pre- [ sented by a committee of women representing the Civic Section of lhe Womans club, through Mrs. , Hen Devor. chairman. She requested that the city accept the gift and , assured the council that the women ! would gladly cooperate In furthering the progress of the proposed , park. French Quinn, to whom Hie deed was sent by Mr. Hanna, also ud , dtessed the council. He said: "Mr. Mayor and Members of the , Council: “I think that Mr. Oliver S. Han- . na has done a fine thing in deed , ing to the City this 40 acres for a park The wooded section <ST this I land has never been despoiled of its , natural beauty and the City is very I fortunate in acquiring it. The beauty of the spot will grow upon ! any one who tries to see that beauty and I am sure such a one will grow to love it. The place is the home of the birds. An astonishing of variety of our feathered friends live there and I feel that they will not resent sharing with CoNTINI’ED ON PAGE FIVE Dr. Daniel Poling To Speak Wednesday Dr. Daniel C. Poling f New York president of the allied forces for prohibition, will sipeak at the Decatur high scho 1 auditorium Wed nesday night. October 12. al 9 o’clock Dr Poling is chief editor of the Christian Herald and Is presi- [ dent of the United Society olt Christian Endtaor. Dr. P ling is on a pseaking tour for the allied forces for prohibition. ARMISTICE DAY BANQUET NOV. 11 Fourth Annual Banquet Sponsored by Legion Post Is Announced The fourth annual Armistice Day banquet, Sponsored by Adams Post of the American Legion and with the Decatur Chamber of Commerce R. tary a: 1 1 Lions clirbs cooperating will be held on Friday, November 1.1. David Adams. Legi n comman der announced today. Committees for the event from the different organizations were maimed last night at a meeting of the American l.egion. They are, Lians Club, Dr. Burt Mang Id. Harry I Knapp; Rotary club. Carl Kk’nper, , Ferd O’Brien; Chamber of Commerce, Theodore Graliker, William 1 Linn; Legion. Miles A.op, Herb ; Kern, David Adams. i It was decided to hold a fish fry and a committee will be named I later to select the meeting place an-il engage someone to furnish the • meal. . The Armistice Day program and i banquet is attended by several hundred men each year and the event is attend; d by several hundred men i each year and the event is dlstinc- . tive In brlnislng all the service or- : ganizatlicns together in a general meeting. The speaker for the meet- ’ ing will be selected later, Commani der 'Adams stated and a coimmlttee I will be named to complete arrangements for the big

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, October 11, 1932.

Samuel Insull Is Released 1 ' Biff' R MSB.' t. - yjK' 4 * I L m HniiFOHW wir** A recent picture of Samuel Insull at his desk in the days when he , headed many of the largest public utility concerns in the country. Tie was i eleased unconditionally today when Greek officials declared 1 they had no right to detain him.

AMENDMENTS TO' BE SUBMITTED I ( V oters Will Cast Ballots Nov. BOn Two Pro- ( posed Amendments p Two proposed amendments to, 1 the constitution of the state of In-1 diana will be submitted to the vot-| . ers of the state in the regular elec- ! . lion of November 8. 1932 These 11 proposed amendments concern in- - come tax and qualifications for ad ( mission of attorneys to the practice ~ of law in the courts of Indiana. These proposed amendments were first considered by the general as- i sembly of 1927 and resolutions ap-1 proving these amendments were < approved by both houses of the as-1 sembly. The general session of 1929 also passed a joint resolution approving these proposed amend-j ments and the 1931 assembly pass- ( ■ cd an act submitting these amend-; ments to the voters at the 1932 regular election. The proposed amendment regarding the income tnx is as follows; i That article 10 of the constitution!, of the State of Indiana bo amended j by adding thereto a new section to j be designated and numbered as section 8 to read as follows: Sec-|j tion 8. The general assembly may ; levy and collect a tax upon income, I, from whatever source derived, at I such rates, in such manner, andl, with such exemptions as may be prescribed by law. The proposed amendment regard- ; Ing qualifications for admission to the bar follows: That the const!-, tution of the State of Indiana be amended by striking out all of sec--1 tion 21 of article VII. ’rONTINUFTD ON PAGE SIX ♦ —♦ I I BROADCAST SPEECH — ! , Governor Franklin D. Hoose- . j velt will deliver a special message to the women of the | t | United States at 9 o'block i Thursday night, October 13. | . | This address will be broadcast | [ i for Indiana listeners over sta- . | tlons WO WO. Fort Wayne; WFBM, Indianapolis. and i | WHAS, Louisville, Ky. ' I * - ♦

Candidate’s Petition Is Filed Too Late The name <1: Charles H. A. Weiler. of Fort Wayne. Liberty party candidate f r congressman from the Fourth district, will not appear on the ballots in the November election. as the petition asking the filing of his candidacy was not receiver at the office of the Ada’ms county clerk until Monday. Under state laws, all candidates had to be filed on :>r before October 8. The petiti n for tiling nf Mr. Weiler's name, while mail'd I at Fort Wayne last Friday. October 7. did not arrive at the clerk's office, until Monday morning. The clerk's ' list of candidates was closed Satur- ! day -evenirig, ‘VICTIM’DENIES DEATH REPORT Girl, Whom Indiana Youth Said lie Clubbed To Death, Appears Fresno, Calif. Oct. 11 — (UP) — Arthur Metcalfe of Union Mills, Ind farm youth, ndmllied to police today that his story that he killed Mildred Scheidler, 20. • f LaPorte, | Indiana, his hitch hiking comipanh n at Needles. Calif., was a hoax, conIcocted to “protect Shorty." Metcalfe was questioned today regarding the murder or a airl In Newcastle. Ind , four weeks ago. The newest deel.pment was suggested to Fresno police as they awaited, arrival of San Bernardino , C unty authorities in whose territory Metcalfe said he clubbed Mildred Schldler. 29. cl Lt Porte. Ind iana his companion on a hitch hiking trip. The suggestion was made by the city editor of an Indianapolis newspaper. Metcalfe, meanwhile was held In solitary c. nflm ment at the county jail and interviews with him were refused. Police said they believed it possible Metcalfe made the "c nfession" in order to side track suspicion from himself in some other case. Los Angeles, Oct. 11—(U.R)—The purported story of a young interloper that he, killed a 20-year old CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX

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JIM REED FLAYS PRES. HOOVER IN ! IOWA ADDRESS Former Missouri Senator Replies To Hoover’s Des Moines Speech DECLARATIONS BRANDED FALSE Des Moines, la., Oct. 11. (U.R)— lowa’s corn belt was in the forefront of the 1932 political battlefield today as voters considered the fiery Democratic counter al tack made by former Senator Janies A. Reed to President Hoover’s initial campaign address here last week. Reed's speech, devoted largely to President Hoover’s record on agriculture and citing the Republican party’s “prosperity" pledges of the 192 S campaign was a study in contrasts. The vitriolic Missourian, an oldtime foe of the President, labelled i Mr. Hoover’s declaration that the I country at one time was within two weeks of being forced off the I gold standard as “absolutely un- - true." i Quoting Mr. Hoover’s declaration regarding the heavy foreign withdrawals of gold balances from the United States and the hoarding of I American citizens themselves. Reed asserted there was not a newspaper in the country which did not publish information on hoarding and withdrawals day by day as Hiey qccurred. “We were never within $2,700.000,000 (B of the lawful suspension of gold payments," Reed said in answer tn the President's statemNTTNl'FTn ON PAGE RTX PRISON GUARDS [ AREONTRIAL Defense Witnesses In “Sweat Box” Case Are Called Todav [ Jacksonville. Fla.. Oct. 11 —(UP) I —A defense witness in the trial of two Florida prison camp guards charged with murdering /Arthur ■ Maillefert, youthful convict today icorrohrated a major state charge al leging subordination of perjury by a state witness. James Birmingham, the witness, replying to direct questions of defense ec-uncil as to whether Bob Blake, a convict state witness, tried to get him to testify falsely that Maillefert committed suicide said: “Yes, he asked me to testify that Jersey (Maillefert's) .nickname) signalled Snider (another convict) that he was going to commit suidide hut I refused." Jacksonvil’e, Fla., Oil. 11.—(U.R) —Defense witnesses wpre called today in the trial of two prison guards charged with the torture murder of a convict, after the sta’c's pic tore of the "murder" had been reenacted for the jury and the victim's mother. The state closed its case against the two men, GeGorge W. Courson and Solomon Higginbotham, last niglif, willi the dramatic scone. A convict demonstrated his conception of how Arthur Maillefert died in a "sweat box." Al Weaver, the witness, took the CONTTNt’WD ON PAGE SIX Clayton Crawford To Speak At Berne Clayton C. Crawford, national vice-chairman of Allied Youth and president of the Florida Christian Endeavor state union, will address a temperance meeting at the Berne Reformed church. Thursday after- ' noon at 5 o’clock. Mr. Crawford, a young man of exceptional ability, will deliver his address following 'ithe afternoon session of the county Sunday School association. The general public is invited to ! this meeting, especially all young people and members of all young and adult Sunday ' | Schodl classes.

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BOARD MAKES HUGE CUT IN SCHOOL, TOWN, CITY RATES County Levy Cut to 23c; Probation Officer and Nine Deputy Assessors To Be Eliminated; Estimated That Tax Bill Is Cut In Half; Schools Will Be Affected: Decatur’s Total Rate Is $1.95 on Hundred Dollars; Three Townships Above $1.50 Rate. In one of the in<>st drnstic steps ever taken in Adams County to reduce the tax burden, the County Board of Tax Adjuslinenl. in final session Monday, cut every proposed levy, leaving only three townships in the county, the city of Decatur and the town of Geneva with levies above the $1.50 limit, the maximum specified in the new tax law. The cuts made in lhe levies resembled a blasting out of the entire trunk of the tree, rather than a pruning. The tax adjusters used ao ax instead of a pruning knife and down came taxes, a thud and crackling ot timber being felt over the entire county today. Many were caught under the

falling tree. Officials state that lhe city of Decatur may be faced witii a five or six month's school program; ornamental street lights may be turned off, at least part time; townships may be forced to curtail their school pro-| gram, and Adams County will not! employ a county prulnillnn officer: or furnish telephones to county, officers in the court house. There] will not be any deputy assessors in nine of the 12 townships and free beds will not be furnished county patients at the Irene Byron Sanitorium, Fort Wayne, as a re suit of the cuts and recommendations made by tiie tax board. This year will always be remembered as the great depression year and public officials, deputies, school authorities and men in 1 charge ot public institutions will Ue faced with problems never be- ■ f >>re encountered in public libs, all made in the name of tax re1 duction. The action of the tax adjustment board is so wide in scope that each municipality must be dealt with separately in order to give the reader a vague idea of what was done. With this in mind the county budget shall be taken up first. Rate Cut Two Cents The board reduced the county’s levy from 25 cents to 23 cents on I a hundred dollars. The budget and rate had been hammered down by the county council lust] month, all deputy hire being reduced to S3OO a year, the county attendance officer eliminated and a levy fixed which would produce . only $60,000 of the $99,206.00. 1 ■ needed, the balance being received . by credits and using of surplus. The tax adjusters eliminated the $3,1)00 heretofore appropriated for 1 county patients at the Irene Byron Sanatorium; SSOO for the ’ county probation officer; reduced the 4-H club appropriation from 1 $725 to $500; recommended that ’ telephones in the auditor's, clerk’s treasurer's, recorder's, surveyor’s, school superintendent’s, assessor's, highway superintendent's, prosecutor's and county agent’s office De eliminated They requested that deputy assessors in Union, ' Root, Preble. Kirkland. St. Marys. Blue Creek. French, Hartford and Jefferson townships be eliminated 1 next year. The saving on telephones for a 1 year is estimated at $414 for ail offices and the saving resulting fiom lhe elimination of deputy assessors is estimated at $245. These two items, together with Hie three other appropriations, total $4,384.00, not equal to a cent 1 levy on the county’s valuation of $24.600,000,. so further cuts will have to be made by the county ■ commissioners. Instead of raising I $60,000 with the 25 cent levy the

Tax Rates Fixed by County Board Tax levies fixed by the county board of tax adjustment, collectable next year, together with the proposed rates and the levies in effect , this year follow: Rate Rate 1932 , Unit Proposed Fixed Rate Union ,1.39 ,1.35 ,1.79 1 Root 1.4 S 1.45 1.65 1 Preble ... . 1.30 1.26 1.48 1 Kiikland .. . . 1.37 1.33 1.66 t Washington .... . 1.52 1.40 1.42 Kt. Marys . 1.48 1.44 1.73 . Blue Creek 1.95 1.88 2.02 . Monroe 1.37 1.34 1.76 . French 1.41 1.37 1.73 Hartford 2.12 1.88 2.47 Wabash 1.70 1.48 1.91 Jefferson 2.02 1.88 2.08 ’ Decatur-Root 2.35 1.87 3.17 ; Decatur-Washington 2.44 1.95 3.18 ! Berne 2.38 1.50 3.09 ' Geneva ... 2.67 1.93 2.86 Monroe 1.72 1.57 2.10

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23 cent levy will produce about $56,500.00. County a Stockholder In ordering the telephones out of the public offices, the tax adjusters evidently did not view' it important tiiat the County of Adams is a stack holder in the Citizens Telephon® j Company. When the local company , was organized -pat lulls had to sub scribe for stock. Adams County -purchased stock and today owns 150 J shares in the company. Big Cuts in Decatur The Decatur school board levies were reduced to 60 cents on the hundred dollars. The proposed rate was 85 cents on The SIOO, this - being reduced from $1.37. The i tax board reduced the school levies ;rs follows: Special school fund i' from 25 cents to 20 cents on the I hundred dollars, tuition fund. 6 ft . cents to 40 cents on the hundred dollars. The 60 cent levy will . produce less than $30,000 for the school board. The board receives about SB,OOO in school transfers , and other credits, making total credits about $40,000, while the ( budget for next year calls for an expenditure of $86,600. II M. F. Worthman, city superin--11 tendent of schools, issued a statej ment this morning that when the j board prepared its budget it veil duced teacher s salaries 10 per i CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE 0 BANQUET OPENS ! CONVENTION .1 w I Young Peoples Banquet Will Be Held at Berne Wednesday Evening I A banquet for Adams c-unty i oung people and all Sunday school wiorkers interested in the Christ tian education of young people will he held at the Berne Community , ha!) Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock - This banquet will precede the ope.n---i tag session lof the -Adams county 1 Sunday School convention. , Harry G. Howe of Indianapolis, , superintendent of the Vauug PeoI pies division -of the Indiana council I of religious education, will he the principal speaker at the banquet A i line musical program has been ar--1 ranged, with Miss Frances Burkhal- ; ter of Berne acting as song leader. Plans are being made to entertain . the largest group f young people i ever in attendance at this annual . banquet. Tickets for the banquet i are thirty cents per plate and these f tickets may lie secured from C. D. 1 Teeple. .Decatur or .Miss Inda ■ Sprunger. of Berne. Dinner will be ; served by the ladles of the Berne ■ Reformed Church.