Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1932 — Page 1

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W SCHOOL Ificers are ■ire-elected E. Striker Is ReJHed President of Organization CLOSED ■hum* Vi X It. hi E. Striker, Adams .:une!in!i‘iidenl of & 1.-i presiAtiams County organization. of the MSi'hnul convention ■ . O) B> r’ <■. Wed. Thursday. ope n e d evening with a . - Ml,. report ■! .. r:’r • . fr.||..«- Superintendent ’.Limas Leh ' : <’. D. ■K . tl>.' Yoiiiu ■ft v.l-li Miss Inda as<e:iiit; Frieda : Ray Smith. M|> ■ ■ .V'uli ■■’ w.,rtli- ; M - ;•;. 1'- -is and ■ yt? Young. snperinih» ('l-iidri-n's Division of Religious gat. the principal ad-' th? Th ir-day morning i-ia-i-s were eon- ’ :r -010 was play. Mrs A B. Brown of the song ■ H- -■ili-i ititendent of - re-pb-'s Division of the ■ t'-unu of Religious Edunx' PAGE TWO K Location For » w Home Loan Bank ■nairolis. Oh. 14_(UP)_Se■ot the former J. F. Wild as location for the distract federal home Htnk was announced today by of directors. F flail of Fort Wayne said ■ertnr- had vateil not to take ■sge of t n. pr-vision granting ■reaso.'nih , .i- , m.n nsation for ■>(l expenses incurred in perBee of their duties. ■nt-Teachers || Meeting Wednesday ■ interesting meeting of the club of Monroe B 6 he.d Wednesday evening ■ r 19 in the Stuckey building ■*’ Music will be furnished by Bnroe high school glee club. ■' Falks will be given by ■’ye Smith-Knapp county pro- ■ o-fitp-r and by J. c. Tritch, B’i of International College y.*” ac - Virgil Warmer, prin- ■ the school will preside. ■L ~— ■—'o [EVES LOOT W AGLE Y STORE chandise Valued At 18 Obtained In Thurs- • Night Robbery h.ha,ndise valued at about S6O ’ lined by thieves at the ’ Berber service station at UkTr'? e Thur ’‘-’«y night. lak -n included a quantity of i„,, L "’ al ' eUea ' ca,nly - tire patch- , ( ’ p wing and smoking toe thieve,, obtained entrance by lie « w ’d<>w at the rear f n wh I C6 stati<)n - It is not DijoJ 11 . ti,ne the robbery war ohe t's , ut Mrs - Gerber stated tll ■ 9be heard -noises L L°' lock last night. tl ® ry was not discovered Hess tm t,tiOn was °P ene <i for Son a „a 8 "’orni-ug. Sheriff Burl ihi wcr ck *ef at pc-lice Sephus noblxerv* ( Calle<l to Investigate i Worn 'f bUt only very ’nearer ® thie Ve l° Und that mlgUt lead !

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JOIN THE CROWD I James I. Farley, candidate for I Congress and H, M. DeVoss. I ] candidate for Judge will speak | | at the Freidheim school at 7:30 j [ o’clock tonight. A number I | from here will attend the Demoi cratic gathering and those de f siring to go* along, will be welj come. Several cars will be in front of Democratic headquart- ' ws at seven o'clock to take ]. those who do not have their own conveyance. STATE ROW 27 OPEN SATLIRD AY New Pavement North of Decatur Open Tomorrow; Make Speed Rules State road No. 27. north of Decatur to the Allen county line will be opened to traffic sometime Saturday. unless weather conditions change and a heavy rain should fall today or early Saturday. Floyd R. McNice, district engineer in charge of the resurfacing of the road stated today. Traffic on the Adams county stretch of the road, which has been resurfaced with Kentucky rock asphalt, will be limited to 20 miles an hour and this regulation will be strictly enforced. Patrolmen will be on the road and those who exceed the speed limit will be arrested. road officials stated. The limiting of speed on the road is necessary because the asphalt has not hardened and since it is the fall of the year, w’ill require a little longer to set. Fast travel on the road will injure the asphalt. Engineer McNiee and other road officials urged motorists to observe the regulations and to cooperate with the department in its request to protect the top surface of the highway as much as possible. To accommodate traffic the road will be opened to Sunday traffic and signs will be posted along the stretch notifying drivers that the speed limit is 20 miles an hour. Cliff Siniff. highway superintendent of Allen county made an inspection of the r a l today and commented that it was a "beautiful stretch” of road and that it would give wonderful service to motorists. Detours have been :n .<se between Decatur and the Allen county line since work on the road started and motorists will welcome the openimr of the Adams county stretch. The north end of the road front Allen county to Fort Wayne is built of concrete. o — —— Indiana State Claims City Title Terre Haute. Ind., Oct. 14—(UP) —lndiana state claimed the college ifootball championship of Terre 'Haute after defeating Rose Poly. 6 to 0.. The only touchdown came in the third period. A 45 yard drive placed th? ball on the Rose Poly three yard line from where it was plunged over for the sc re. Mayfield place kicked the extra point but state was penalized for holding. Hiis second attempt failed. Rose P ly made nine first downs as compared to five for the Sycomores. o Discourse Given By Rev. Georgel Thursday An instructive discourse on the institution of the Holy Eucbrist by Jesus Christ, was given by the Missionary priest, Rev. Father Cyril Georgel at the men's mission at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Thursday ■evening. Pre-ceding the sermon the blessing of mission articles took place, followed Benediction of the Bles. et! Sacrament after the sermon. » The mission will close Sunday evening. It has been in piwtgi'uss since last Sunday and the attendance has included practically every man of the congregation. Only Small Damage Is Done By Fire The local fire department answered a call to the E. Coy Martz residence, 341 Line street, Thursday afternoon about 4:15 o’clock, where a coal oil stove had exploded. No damage was reported to the house, but damage to the stove was e&iimated at |5.00.

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Where President Will Address Mid-West HLn.. WW - This scene, showing the interior of Cleveland, Ohio, Auditorium, during the Republican National Con-1 I vention of 1924, will be duplicated on Saturday night, October 15. when President Hoover (inset) makes | t his appeal for the support of Ohio and its sister States of the Middle West for re-election. This will be j the President s snood campaign trip, which may be expanded to other Ohio cities.

SOCIALWELFARE THEME OF TALK I Gov. Roosevelt Says Unsound Policies Ma d e Situation Threatening Albany, N. Y., Oct. 14. - - (U.R) — “Unsound financial policies" have 'made the federal treasury's Sftn-' lation, "not desperate, but at least! I threatening to future stability,” j | Franklin Roosevelt declared in the | course of enunciating a long-range social welfare program. His social welfare policies were based, he made clear, on his belief that “the first obligation of | government is the protection of i the welfare, the well being, the very existence of its own citizens.” | The governor's attack on federal' I financial policies came last night] (during the course of an explanation ] lof ills own policies on public building as a means of unemployment [ relief. All government treasuries, he i said, are hard put to keep their i budgets balanced. "It the policies! lof the present administration are] continued." he declared, "there will ] be deficits and yet more deficits.”, "All public works, including fed-' eral, must be considered from the point of view of the ability of the j government treasury to pay for them.” He reviewed means of financing, ■ by bond issues or out of current; revenues, and advocated encourage-, ment of public works that were “self-sustaining," and said the cases | of others, “honestly essential," CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE o HOOVER FORCED TO WITHDRAW — ■; Right Hund Is Bruised While Shaking Hands At Public Reception Washington, Oct. 14. — (U.R) — White House uides today said Piesidont Hoover had entirely recovered except for a somewhat bruised right hand from the effects of last night's strenuous reception from which he was forced to with-, draw after shaking hands with, more than 3.000 guests. Members of his staff emphasized] that Mr. Hoover was in good physical condition. They said the bruises of his hand, caused by too many vigorous handshakes, were the principle reason for the Presi-] dent’s retiring last night before, greeting all the thousands of guests attending the White House recep-l tion for members of the judiciary i and the American Bar Association. 1 . The White House said Mr. Hoo- ] ver after a good night’s rest arose] as usual at 6:30 a. m. to exercise | ( with members of this "medicine! ball cabinet" on the White House: i lawn. | After breakfast the President | went to the Lincoln study in the; | White House proper instead of goI *"cONTINUED UN PAGE THREE

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 14, 1932.

Poling Principal Talks To Rotarians —,— Views and impressions of urban' residents relating to markets, cus- i toms and shopping centers, were j stated in an interesting address by I G. Remy Bierly, cf Hartford township, principal oif the Poling high I I school in Jay county, before mem-] I hers of the Decatur Rotary club| last evening. 1 The meeting was held at the Rice I hotel, with Ed A. Basse, acting as I chairman. Mr. Bierly’s topic was presented jin a very Interesting manner and ] followed the aceeiAted understand 1 iug that the city and rural sections 1 (were united as one in bringing a-] bout better understanding, trading] facilities and that the success! of. p>o't'h depended on each ether. PLAN NATIONAL ] HIGHWAY HERE — Highway Commission Will I Cooperate With Other States In Plan Indianape.lis, Ind., Oct. 14—r(UP) I I—Plans for a new United States) (Highway starting at Newcastle. Pa.,] !and running through Decatur and] ! Huntington. Indiana moved forward] ] today following decision of the Ind-1 liana highway commission to cooper-1 late in its designation with Ohio, 'and Pennsylvania. The route west] I <-f Huntington was not designated. Yesterday's meeting -was lite first 'attended by Hugh Barnhart, Rochester, newly appointed member. He was nam’ed by Gov. Harry G. Leslie to succeed the late Col. Arthur P. Melton. Gary. A road pavement letting, condior ability to obtain funds] 'from the'Federal government undei ■ | the emergency relief act. was pu'thorlMMl by the commission. I The exact mileage was not determined but will depend upon hew | 1 the entire situation works out. i Roads financed from money from | the relief fund must be conitpfeted by July 1. 1933. The c. mmission decided to move headquarters of the Muncie Maintenance district to Anderson. Minimum wage for state highway construction work to be paid for by federal emergency funds win ralsled by the commission from the oriiginal scale of 30 cents an hotir to 140 cents. The change was voted because of the federal statute which limits the I working time per man to 30 hours ! a week. Ralph Simaoti, assistant director pointed out. o —- Mrs. Thomas Marshall’s Mother Dies at Angola | Angola. Ind.. Oct. 14 — (UP) — Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Stone IKimsey. mother of Mrs. Thomas Ir. Marshall, will be held here SunI day. ! Mrs Kimsey, mother-in-law of the late Vice President of the United I States, died here after illness of ! several months. Mrs. Marshall 'brought her here last spring from Scotts Bluff. Arlz., where she had been staying with a son, Morton.

CRAZED WOMAN MURDERS TWO Woman Hurls Niece And Nephew to Death; Then Commits Suicide Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 14.—(U.R) - Three bodies plummeted 16 stories to death from a downtown hotel •window and left today a strangi tragedy that its mad author hoped 'would be "something to remember ,me by.’’ ) Arms and legs bound tight with I silk stockings, Milton and Vivian I Libo, 4 and 5 years old, were hurl]ed to death late yesterday by their crazed aunt, Mrs. Aurelia Lorenz. 30. Mrs. Lorenz jumped from the Hotel Schroeder window after tossing out tlie children. A semi-coherent note left by the 'deranged woman revealed the twisted workings of her mind Apparently Mrs. Lorenz, who was I divorced, blamed her brother for . financial losses. The note said he Iliad more love for his dogs titan for ! her. I “I know what I have done,” read i the letter. “I have been forced to ]do it on account of a wrong my I brother, Rudolph Libo, did me . . . i They treat the dogs for human and ! me for a dog ... 1 wish they never ; forget in their consciousness what | they made me do so long as they | live . . . This is for revenge.’’ I Police said Mrs. Lorenz registered at the hotel Wednesday, and called for the children at their home yesterday, explaining she wanted to show them her hotel room. ASK REMOVAL OF i MAYOR CERMAK i Action Started Because He Is Named on Insull’s “Preferred List” Chi'ago, Oct. 11. -(U.R)— An action seeking to oust Mayor Antone J Cermuk because he was on litHull's “preferred list' climaxed to day's phases of the Install case in Chicago. Another was the departure for a Washington bound train of Assistant State’s Attorneys Bellows and Andrew J. Vlachos, en route to ! Greece to press the demand for ! Samuel Insull’s return here to face criminal charges in connection with the $2,000,000,000 collapse of Ids empire. Refuses Passport Athens, Oct 14. — (U.R) — Samuel Instill appeared safe today from extradition to the United States to face embezzlement charges, at least as long as the Greek visa on his passport is valid. He refused twice to surrender his passport to the American consul. The foreign ministry informed the United States legation that Insull cannot be extradited, or even deported to a country from which he could be taken back to Chicago. ’"continued ON PAGE THREE

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ROOSEVELT TO GIVE VIEWS IN - NEAR FUTURE; Announces Plan To Discuss Bonus Payment In Letter To Newspaper TO SPEAK BRIEFLY AT INDIANAPOLIS Can’t Support Hoover Satt Francisco, Oct. 14—(U.R,' — U. S. Senator Hiram Johnson of, California “cannot and will not”j support President Hoover for reelection, he said emphatically today in response to a telegram from 70 Southern California publishers asking him to make a declaration in support of Mr. Hoover. “I am a Progressive Republican: Mr. Hoover is not.” was the theme or the militant uantornian’s an-i swer to the publishers. “Mr. Hoover has justly earned the title! of ultra-conservative. The differ- ! ence between the two may be described as a generalization and' could be particularized in a hundred acts of the existing national administration.” Hammonton, N. J.. Oct. 14 —(U.R) ■—Franklin D. Roosevelt will announce his attitude toward immediate payment of the bonus in “the near future,” he said today in al letter to Thomas B. Delker, newspaper editor and correspondent. J Roosevelt's letter was in response to one from Delker, asking i his position on the question.' Roosevelt said he was “distressed” i Iby the bonus incident in Wash-| ington. Roosevelt’s reply follows: i “1 expect to make known nty views on the question of the vet-* erans’ compensation in the near, future. 1 believe that no one could i have greater admiration and affec-l tion for our ex-service nren than I i have, and I deeply appreciate their j services to their country. Coming in close contact with them, as I CONT INI’RD ON PAGE SIX SCHOOL TRIAL OPENED TODAY I Suit of School Town of Berne vs. Wahash Twp. Starts Today Th'e suit of the school town of, Berne against the Wabash school' township opened in the Adams circuit court this morning. Judge C. L. Walters is presiding in the ease, no jury being called for this trial. In this suit, the plaintifif asks judgment .of $1,782 which the plaintiff claims is due for the transfer cf 22 children who attended the high school and >gmde school at Berne during the school year of 1929-30. The main issue in the case is to determine whether or not according to state law, the town-. ship can be mtade to .pay for those. liuiisfers without written applica-1 tian f■ r such tranter or written orders granting such transfers. Three witnesses were heard tliis morning. E. M Webb superint’en-. dent of the Berne schools, Otis Burk, trustee of Wabash township | at the time named in the suit, amd Noah Ellenl>erg?er, whose six children attended the Berne schools during the year mentioned. Ollier witnesses were heard this afternoon and it was expected thn case would lie completed late this afternoon. Mother, 4 Children Have Narrow Escape Mari' n, Ind., Oct. 14 —(UP) —<Mrs. Ray Scott of Benton Harbor, Mich., and lier tour small children miraculously escaped death or serious injury today when their autoimiolbile crashed througli n wooden yard rail of a bridge near here, plunged 2d feet into the creek below and landed on its top in three feet «f water. iMrs. Scott, who was driving the car, received a broken arm. The children were uninjured. All managed to crawl from the car. The creek bed was hard shale rock preventing the car from settling. The accident occurred when Mrs. Scott lost contr 1 of the machine as It approached the bridge. She was en route to visit friends at Peru. The oldest child Is 9.

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r * FARLEY RECALLS || New York. Oct. 14.—(U.R) — ] 1 1 President Hoover's attack on I I ; “False prophets of a millenj | ium” in his Bar Association | speech recalled to James A. | : | Farley, Democratic campaign I I chairman, Mr. Hoover’s 1928 | j campaign reference to “two I | cars in every garage and a | | chicken in every pot.” "If that wasn’t a false proph- j j ecy there never was one," Far- | ley commented. “But the conn- ! ! try believed it. so now we | | have a mortgage in every home j i and two sheriffs in the parlor.” | I - ♦ . ♦ - REGRET ACTION OF TAX BOARD Tuberculosis Association Committee Regrets Budget Cut •I Members of the executive committee of the. Adams County Tuberculosis Association expressed regret today that the appropriation of $3,000 for sending county patients to the Irene Byron Banitorium. Fort Wayne, had been stricken from the budget for next year. Members cf the committee recited the many benefits afforded I persons afflicted with tuberculosis from services obtained'at the sana- , torium rated as cne of the best institutions of its kind in the country. They cf ed several cases where I cures had been effected and lives i saved, •| All cases sent to the sanatorium I were charity cases and affidavits j are on file in the Auditor's office.' i signed by the patients that they i were unable to pay for the services • of the sanatorium. | Tlie county connmission-ers were upraised by members of the executive committee for the way they liiandle.l the applications and cases presented to them. The board was I very careful in its investigations and members of the Tuberculosis Association expressed the opinion that they believed the appropriation was eliminated frem the stand-; i point of economy. Members of the Tuberculosis ; Association would like to see at ' least a part of the appropriation I restored for next year, because of | the several emergency cases which arise and the fact health can be restored and lives saved through services rendered at the sanatorium. Rally Day Sunday At Mt. Pleasant Church Rally Day will be observed Sunday at tlie Mt Pleasant church. , Sunday School will be held at 9:30 o’clock with a special rally day service. There are classes for all ages. Special music will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chase. 0 Revival Services To Start Sunday Revival services will begin at the I Church of God located on Cleveland I street, Sunday night and will conI tin-uo throughout thte next three i weeks. Special music and song will | be features of every service. The messages will be delivered ■by the pastor, Rev. Glen E. Mac shall. The public is invited to attend i iand enjoy this revival. Services will I begin i- h Ii ni'glit ut 7:30 o'clock, A Present Trophies At Pep Session Trophies for Northeastern Ind lana nference championships were presented at a special pep session at the Decatur high school this morning. The trophies were accepted on behalf of the high school by W. Guy Brown principal. Presentation of the tio-phy for the baseball chamtpionship was made by Coach Burchard Horton. Dean Dorwin. tennis c acli, presented the trophy for the tennis singles championship of the conference, won by Roland Reppcrt of Decatur. . —J ... - — -o— — — , .. Airplane To Be Here • Saturday, Sunday ’Thlrill’ seekers of Decatur will have an opportunity to take cheap airplane rides here Saturday and Sunday in a new Taylor Cub. a new type sport plane. The landing field will be just beyond the city limits west on Nuttman Avenue. Charges for the rides will be fifty cents.

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MINER KILLED BY GUARDSMAN IN COAL FIELD Slaying Occurs During Riots Between Guards And Mine Pickets ISSUE WARRANTS FOR 2 OFFICERS Taylorville, 111., Oct. 14. — (U.R)—Behind cordons of soldiers, separate military and civil inquiries began today into the slaying of a mine picket by a national guardsman while this war-torn coal town waited in ominous quiet for the verdict. At the state military barracks, a military court questioned witnesses to the shooting last night of Andrew Ganes,’ 45, father of three children, by Corporal Russell M. Myers, infantryman from Peoria. At the coroner's office, an inquest began over the body of tlie slain striker, latest victim in the strife that has turned the Christian county coal fields into an armed camp, led to shootings, charges of troop ers against crowds of men and women strikers and divided the population into hostile, suspicious antagonists. / While the dual inquiry progressed. troopers patrolled environs of the Peabody mines at Langleyville and Hewittville, guarding the diggers whom they had escorted to the workings this morning after driving pickets back. Sentries walked the streets here and in the villages near the mines, dispersing any groups of more than three persons. The slaying of Ganes, climaxed a day of disorder in which a postman, Hollis Butterfield, was wounded, seven persons, including Mrs. Annie Ganes, wife of the slain man, (were injured when a truck in which they were being "deported” to the county line overturned and troopers charged a barn fortress of the strikers, dispersing them with 1 warning shots. Taylorville, 111., Oct. 14— (U.R)—> Slaying of a coal miner by a Nafional Guard trooper brought a new crisis today in the war-torn Christian county coal fields. Warrants for arrest of two commanders of the National Guard forces were sworn out at Tovey. 8 miles from here, where the miner, Andy Ganes. 44. was shot down. The warrants, charging murder, named Col. Robert W. Davis and ('apt Carl J. Meacham, executive officers of the 500 soldiers patrolling the bitterly disputed area. Mayor Thomas F. Foster of Tovey swore out the charges before a justice of the peace. It was believed a declaration of martial law might be imminent. Slaying of the miner last night followed a day of gunfire, violence and attacks on pickets by guardsmen using tear gas bombs and bayonets. Excitement was at a high pitch. All assemblies in the county were forbidden. Swearing of the warrants against CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE HOLD MISSION i FESTIVAL HERE All-Day Meeting Will Be Held at Zion Reformed Church Sunday The annual Mission Festival will be observed at the local Zion Reformed Church Sunday. An all-day meeting will be held an t special sneakers have been gectP's-d to address the congregation at the various ■programs. Rev. C. M. Prugh o Dayton, O , supply pastor at the church, will deliver the morning sermon at 10:30 o'clock, following tlie regular Suu day Seln ol period. Tlie afternoon program will be. gin at 2:15 o'clock. Rev. H. 'll. I Meckstroth of Vera Cruz will deliver the sermon, assisted in the service by Rev. D. Grether of Magi ley and Rev. W. W. Banmuartner of ' Berne. The evening program will start at 7 o’clock and Dr. F. W. Kupnow of •. Fort Wayne will be the speaker, i (Special musical numbers will be furnished at all programs.