Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 18 October 1932 — Page 1

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■ROOSEVELT Irts second Bf AIGN TRIP Bjlratic Nominee Through MidEL Border States Mars today jl VI I’ITTSBI RGH N- V . "ft. 18.—W-R) I>. Roosevelt |M , i-. - t l ■ >i;.l major camt.nkiv hrough midam! border states, . reganieii as i erhim. ■ L s< limiuletl appearKj. twehe states having strength of 215 votes. These states. . solid south, ■ L,. hut; than the el. cti-ral college majorvotes. major events of the io be the statebis •■.mile toward the 1,,. R.-pu 1.1. in opponents tide," Roosei.i- ■ •ainp-iUii into Kutrimry. He is even going - - lu-d liepublican ■ , I’.li ania today to ■ .1 Pittsburgh. Ktiiu- Democrats find it hard ■tr'i' party lias a chance Um straw votes, priUm disaffection l':m hot. who has been controversy with the diliiiiiiisiration over relief, B encourage some It uisi-volt's more ensupporters. < ines at an ImportKu.:it in this history-making coast tour riding the Bh a wave. Spurred by reis-:: n-ratii- strength everyM President Hoover began aides describe as a "tightthis week to Detroit afspeeches in Des Moines Republicans are ■ing daily that the tide has that he is making milEnt votes by every speech. ■ ii'- using every device to Mnp the psychology of an Mh-lmur swing back to PresiglaPllOTer. Roosevelt now. will ■ himself against that situHe will be in action eight BtI.WEH ON PAGE TWO * ■.Steele Funeral ' Services Private ■ite funeral services will be Bednesd.iy afternoon at 2:30 ■ for Charles F. Steele, 57. BM at bis home al 122 North I street. Sunday afternoon. Bl services will be held at the ■with Rev. George O. Walton, ■ ut the Presbyterian Church Bing Burial will be made In Bcatur cemetery. HIT BADGES ARE AWARDED dur Scouts And Scoutisters Are Presented Badges Monday it badges were awarded last *’ the Boy Scout meeting to hmatur scouts, f hit scoutmaslß(! tha deputy coiiiiulssioner. Matiim of the badges was by Dr. Fred Patterson, chair- '■ the Decatur Court of Honor. ce Thomas, deputy co.mmis- • Steve Everhard, Lowell '• Edward Jaberg and James d. scoutmasters, were award--111 it badges in firemanshiip. leery was awarded a badge renuinahtp UIIJ gardening F.r'“f and D<ck Girod were "t'O badges for firemanship auid Art * lur Sunderman was ~atlKe,! I* l bcokbinding s| c, and Lewis Smith was a(1 merit badge Im personal ‘" lur Rc °utmasters and com--1,1 s will attend a special o/v m SCOUt exec ’>'Uves of the .. Wayne area at the Ch.imomnierce rooms at Fort i < 7 30 °’ cloclt tonight, special instructions will lyej W to the xecutives.

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Knightstown Woman Named President Columbus, Ind.,-Oct. 18—(UP)-— Mrs. Lillian Pierce, Knightstown, was selected president of the Ind- | iana women’s Christian temperance union at .the concluding session of the state convention hero. Mrs. Mortoai Fordice, Russiaville was named vice president; Mrs. ! Manual Green, Richmond. Sfecre- . tary and Mrs. Charles Mueller, Indianapolis, treasurer. Indianapolis was chosen for the 1933 convention. WILL INITIATE .12 CANDIDATES Decatur Elks Arrange Elaborate Program For Wednesday Night A class of 12 candidates will be initialled into Decatur lodge NF. 993 of the B. P. O. Elks at the Elk's home, Wednesday, October 19 and an elaborate program is being arranged for the event. Past Esalted rulers of the lodge I will fill the chairs and Albert L. ■ Colchin, wil Ipreside as exhated ruler in charge of tile ceremonies. A committee composed of R. A Stuckey, Lawrenc Beal and Mr. Colchin are plan.n..,g the program. The initiation ceremony will begin at about eight o’clock. Following the ritual work an taterestinig program will take .place and a cafeteria luncheon will be served lat“r in the evening. Members of the lodge are invited to attend and join in welcoming the new members. Most of the men who are joining are Decatur men. This is the second large class of sandidatee to be taken into the local lodge in the last year. L. A. IHioltliouse is exhalted ruler of De- ’ catur lodge. HOLD MEETING AT HUNTINGTON I Twelfth Annual Young Peoples Conference Will Open Friday I i The twelfth annual State Young ’ Peoples Conference will open at ! iHuntington Friday morning. Oct. 21 and close Sunday afternoon Oct. 23. Five mass sessions, six discussi n periods nad a business meeting arid the banquet on Saturday night are features of the conference. Resistrations will be made in. the I Huntington high school at 8 o'clock Friday morning and a mass session . will follow- in the school auditorium. I The theme of the mass session will be “Why Call Ye Me Lord and Mas- ’ ter amd. Do not the Things I Say?” The .principal address at that pro- , gram will be given by R. H. Mueller who will speak on "Making Reli- , igion Real.” During the Friday afternoon program in the school auditorium, Lucy Eldredge, director of Young People’s work, will address the mass session on the subject. “What Did Jesus Command About Reality of Religion?" Discussion .periods will I be held with the nine groups meetI |nij in the various churches of the city. Nellie C. Youflg, superintendent of the state children s division of Religious Education will have charge of the children. On Friday evening, following the special session held in the afternoon a Campers Banquet will he held in the First United Brethren i Church of Huntington with a special sjieaker and musical numbers sea- . tured. i Following the banquet Roy Burkhart. Associate Director of Young . People of the International Coutr- • ell of Religious Education will addI ress the meeting on the subject, i “The Challenge <f the Times.to the ■ Youth of Today." (Various mass sessions and group ' ’ ' CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO O [ Schultz Funeral I Rites Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. ChrisI tlna Schultz. 74, who died at her home at 729 Patterson street, Monday morning, will be held WediwsI day afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from . the home and at 2 o’clock at the • First Christian Church Rev C. R. i Lanman. assisted by Rev. H. W. , Thompson, will officiate at the II services. Burial will be made in the Decatur ccmetry.

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NORRIS URGES G.O.P.VOTERS TO FORGET PARTY 1 Nebraska Republican Senator Opens Campaign For Roosevelt WILL SPEAK IN CLEVELAND TODAY Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 18.—(U.R)— | Senator George W. Norris, Republican of Nebraska, calls for the I voters to “suiidue the party spirit" and elect Franklin D. Roosevelt a Democrat, their President. The white-haired-progressive opened his campaign tor Roosevelt last night in traditionally Republican Pennsylvania, a state that voted two to one for Herbert Hoover in 1928. Norris supported Alfred E Smith that year. He will speak in Cleveland tonight. Norris recalled last night that President Theodore Roosevelt, who ["stood manfully for the rights ot the people against monopoly, did I not hesitate to cross the party line whenever he believed the welfare of the country demanded it.” The same theories of govern ment which were advocated by Theodore Roosevelt are now advocated by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Are we going to cast aside the things we w-ant in government simply because of the party name? "A government by the people cannot exist when political parties are controlled by machines and bosses,” Norris declared. "There is nothing sacred about a political party. It is only an instrumentality.” Norris bitterly attacked the economic theory of President Hoover as that of the wealthy “insider." He flayed Republican leaders- w'.io fought against Hoover’s nomination four years ago — including VicePresident Curtis, an d Senators Watson ot Indiana, Dickinson of lowa, and Fess of Ohio-for urging CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE —o Rev. Schultz Attends Church Conference Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor rs she Zion Lutheran church in this city, is attending the fall Pastoral conference at Logansport. The conference convened today and will continue throughout Friday, Rev. Schultz will deliver a paper, the subject . I’ which is "Unionism.” Q Observe Rally Day At Church Sunday Rally Day will be observed in the United Brethren Church next Sunday, the pastor announced today. The goal set for attendance is 400. Sunday School will start at 9:15 o’clock followed with a Rally Day program at 10:30 o’clock in the church auditorium. LOCAL MAN HAS LEADING ROLE Dave Cramer Is In Major Role In Home-Coming Play This Week Indianapolis, Oct. 18. (Special) —One of the major roles in the home-coming play at Indiana Central college, Indianapolis. Oct. 22, will be taken by Dave Cramer, son ot Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cramer. Mr. Cramer is a senior this year and was recently elected president of the Philomusean Men's Literary society. The home-coming play, "R. U. R.’’, presented 'by the Collegiate Dramatic club, will be one of the highlights in the annual home-com-ing of Indiana Central college, Oct. 2', 22, 23. Beginning Friday evening with a camp-tire supper and baud concert, faculty and studect.t w,i’ be host to alumni, former students, and friends of the college. Intra mural athletic events will be featured Sat urday afternoon, and the home-com-ing play will be given in the Kephart Memorial auditorium at eight o'clock. Religious services will be conducted Sunday with the Rev and Mrs. Robert Parsons, graduates of ' the college and returned mission aides from Africa, as the pnneips' 1 speakers.

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6,000 Attend Slain Miner’s Funeral | w.-. w»a « i * .< - « .- t feslfwM ' ■rj ** - !f . . ..... — 1 Six thousand striking miners ot Christian County, Illinois, attended II the funeral services of Andrew Ganis, one of their number, who wash shot Thursday at Taylorville in an encounter«with a national guardsman. Upper photo shows funeral services held in Pawnee. 111., public park. Funeral orators extolled Ganis as a martyr to the cause of the j Progressive Miners of America. lx>wer picture shows part of flfleen- | mile procession of automolllies passing through Tovey, 111., where Ganis ; lived.

TEACHERS MEET AT FORT WAYNE Opening Session of Institute Will Be Held Thursday Morning The opening session of the Northeastern Indiana Teacher’s Association which- will be held in Fort [ Wayne Thursday and Friday, Octber 20 and 21, will be a general | 'session Thursday morning at 9 1 o’clock in the Shrine Temple on [ West Berry street. The Decatur and Adams County I ischools will close Wednesday night! for the remainder of the week, while' [teachers and principals attend the .assiociation meetings. Headquarters will be located orn the mezzanine floor in H. tel Indiana. Suiperintendent M. F. Worthman of t'his city is secretary and treasurer ot the organization. Milton H Northrop of Fort Wayne and Thos. | IH. Mahan of Huntington, are presi-1 dent and vice-president respectively. C. E. Striker is a member of the | Executive oammittee representing Adams County. Owen Mo re of Ossian is a member of the athletic sectional committoe, Bryce Thomas I Decatur, is on the grammar grade [ committee, Mrs. Bryce Thomas Is chairman ot the Junior Re<l Cross, and Edison Sprunger is a member of the manual arts committee. The genet al session Thursday morning will be opened with music [by the Allen County band, of which ’ | Merle H. Goble is director. Rev. Ar Ithur J. Folosom will give the invoca--1 tion and the address ot welcome will b-> given by Hon. Sam Jackson, attorney at law, of Fort Wayne. Professor Zaner Rae LaMasler, i supertotendeut of schools at La- , Grange will give the reap. .nse and announcements will be made by the association president. j Two addresses will be given. , "Shall the Public Schools be Maim- ( tained," will be given by Judge E. J. CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE 1 o ( Mrs. David Gerber Is Buried Today Funeral services were held this 1 afternoon for Mrs David Gerber, 69 1 who died at her home at 811 Nortili Third street early Sunday morning i following an extended illness. Services were held at 2 o'clock at the home and at 2:30 o'clock at the Zion ' I kwioriued Church. Rev. David ' [Grether of Magley officiated at the 1 [funeral and burial was made In the I Decatur cemetery.

so Hold Social At Kirkland Wednesday Plans have been completed for a social to be given at the Kirkland high school Wednesday night October 19. Numerous stands will be erected and an auction of plate lunches will be held. Free entertainment consisting of readings, singing, band music and other attractions will he given by school pupils. Following the entertainment a play entitled “The Arrival of Billy" will bo presented by members of the junior class of the school. An interesting feature of the evening's program will be boxing and wrestling. The public is cordially invited to attend this program. — n ... - Drum Corps To Meet Wednesday Night The American Legion Drum corps will meet in the Legion hall Wednesday night at 7:30 o’clock It is Important that every member be present. ASKS EMPLOYES TO BACK HOOVER Henry Ford Urges President’s Re-Election In Statement Today Dr-neb rn. Mil'll., Ort. 18 —(UP) — I’he re-election of President Hoover was urged upon employes of t'he Ford Motor t .impiny today In a nessage posted upon the bulletion soands of the River route Riant. "The Ford M tor Company is not nterested hi partisan politics. We lo not seek to contra! any man’s rote,” the sta ememt read. “We feel, however, that the coning election is so important to ininstry and employment that our employes should know < ur views. “President Hoover has overcome he forces that almost destroyed inlustry a,nd employment. His efforts o start the countiy l«> k to work ire beginning to show results. “We are convinced t'hat any break n his nr gram would hurt Indusry and employment. To prevent inies from getting worse and to teip them tn get better President loover must be elected. “These are our convictions and ve submit it to the serious consid‘ration of all Ford Employes hroughiut the country and their atnllies.” CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE~*

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EXPORTS SHOW GOOD INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER Heavy Cotton Sales Are Responsible For $23,000,000 Boost LARGEST MONTHLY GAIN THIS YEAR Washington, Oct. IS (UP) — lA $23,000,900 increase in United State exports during September was reiported today by the Commerce dell art ment. This is the largest monthly increase to be shown this year. It. was ascribed largely to heavy f reign sales of cotton. Am ric-bU purchases of foreign goods increased $7,000,0090 They totalled $98,000,000 for the month. Total United States exports were rep. rted at $132,000,000. As compared with $109,138,000 in August and $180,228,000 in September, 1931. Total exports for the iiin-e-miunth ■period ended Sept. 30 weie given as $1,188,894,000 (B) Imports were $1X115,301,00 (B). This left a favorable balance of $173,593,000 for th'd .nine months. The favorable balance for September was $34,000,000. The department reported that g. Id imports in September exceeded exports by $27,897,000 Imports were $27,957,000, against exports of cnly 60,000. During t'he correpsonding month last year, the United States ' had an excess of gold imparts of $20,561,000. For the nine month period this year, United States gold exports have exceeded imports by $589,425,000. o — GIVE CENTRAL SCHOOL AWARDS Scholarship Awards For Grade Pupils Are Announced Today — The scholarship awards at the i Central school for the first six weeks of the first semester of school have been announced. The pupils i deserving leader and digger pins were presented with the emblems. The leader pin is awarded al the close of the six weeks’ period to pupils of the tilth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, who have not less than live As for the period, do not fall below B in any subject, with every grade on the report card counted. The digger pin is awarded to pupils of the grade school who have ail grades of Bor above. The complete list of pupils who received the leader and digger pins is as follows: 8A Leaders Evelyn Adams, Catharine Jackson, Catherine Murphy. 8A Diggers Lewis Beery. Robert Brodbeck, Carl Cochran, Harold Zimmerman, Ruby Ladd. 88’ Leaders Lewis Fennig, Arthur Sunderman, Virginia Breiner, Jeanette Christen, Kathryn Kohls, Rachel Lehman. BB' Diggers Betty Campbell. Esther Fisher, Margaret Hoffman. 88 Leaders Eugene Fleldt, Phyllis Hoagland, Jane Krick, Emma Marquar' Mur jory Schieman, Irene Sell. 8B Diggers Donald Bixler. Richard Girod, David Macklin, Alice Baker. 7A Leaders Meredith Cline, Gilbert Egley, CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO Friends, Neighbors Husk Miller Corn The Members of Calvary Church and the neighbors and friends of Mrs. Chalmer Miller and family, went to the Miller farm Monday for a corn husking. There were 37 buskers that gave their services for the day. Had the rain not hindered them for a tew hours f the day, the en- | tire croip wo-ulidi have been huaked. I The ladl'-s of Calvary Evangelical [Church furnished the dinner. In all there were 59 persons (present. Mrs. /Miller desires Lo express her heartfelt thanks to all that took part In I this work. |

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Sister Os Monroe Resident Dies Funeral services will be he'd Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home for Mrs. Ora Frances Erp-Wright, 51, sister of Jess Erp of Monroe, who died at her home in Portland, Monday following an illness of dropsy and heart trouble, i Mrs. Wright had been in failing | health for two years. Surviving are the husband, D. E. Wright, and four children, Helen Kikendall, Opel Goff. Doris E. and Eugene at home. The following brothers and sisters also survive: Della May Cox of Indianapolis. May Scott of Anderson; Oscar Erp of Advance, and Jess Erp of Monroe. TROOPS AVERT SERIOUS RIOT Canadian Troops Avert Bad Riot In Largs Ontario Prison Kingston, Ont., Oct. 18.—(U.R) — Troops stood guard outside Can-| ada’s largest penitentiary today as-1 ter a three-hour riot of 900 convicts, unofficially reported subdued without loss of life. Prompt action of guards re-en-i forced by 2uo men of the Royal, Canadian horse artillery probably | averted a serious battle within the | prison walls. The artillerymen galloped into the prison enclosure | just as the riot reached its height [ yesterday afternoon. Gunfire was heard. Desultory firing continued from shortly after noon until nightfall. Mingled with the sound of gunfire, were curses of shouting con- 1 victs. Rumors were that the tel-; ons had barricaded themselves In i a great hall of the penitentiary and were holding troops, guards, and, police at bay. The seriousness of the situation ■ was indicated by the length of time j the artillery detachment was en-1 battled with the felons. The sold-. iers were within the walls more | than three hours. There was no! official statement of what had hap-[ pened. Observers pointed out that scores could have been shot, in the battle without the outside world learning of it. for the prison has its own hos-1 pital and medical staff. The justice department at Ot-[ tawa said firearms were used to in-1 timidate rioters. This comment , was made in answer to queries, but ■ was not in the form of an official statement. The department said [ the immediate cause of the riot was | a demand for cigaret papers anil more hours of relaxation. Wells County Man Dies Os Injuries Bluffton, Ind., Oct. 18—(UP) —'Injuries suffered by Isaac Morris, 54) when he was struck by a truck last night while repairing a tire on his own car, caused his death today. Morris, who lived near here, is survived by the widow and two sons. 57 PUPILS HAVE PERFECT GRADE This Number of Central School Students Are Perfect Spellers Fifty-seven pupils of the Central grade school received 1(H) per cent for spelling for the first six week"' period of the first semester of i school. The 6B class led the list with 101 members of the class receiving the high mark. The 8A and the 6A class ranked second with eight pupils having one hundred per cent. Following is the list of 100 per cent spellers for the six weeks8A Robert Brodbeck, Harold Zimmerman, Evelyn Adams, Viola Ellsworth, Margaret Howard, Catharine Jackson, Ruhr Ladd Ciillu r ine Murphy. BB' Mary K. Garner. Margaret Hoff man. Kathryn Kohls. 8B Eugene Freidt. Alice K. Baker, Emma Marquart, Marjorie Schieman. 7 A Kathleen Banning, Maxine Debolt, Goldlue KreUcher, Margucr ite Staley. I CONTINUED* ON*7aUE *TW’> * *'

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BOMBING PLOT IS DISCOVERED BY OFFICIALS Discovery Leads To Unusual Precautions At Taylorville Today EFFORT TO SLAY LEADER DECLARED Taylorville, 111., Oct. 18—(UP) —The Progressive Miners of America headquarters at Gill- ! ir.tie today ordered cessation off picketing in the Taylorville area for the purpose of "getting the troops out. At the same time it was announced that the Springfield machine gun troop of the National Guard which has been on duty here since September 21 has been ordered withdrawn. Taylorville, 111., Oct. 18. —■ I (U.R)-—Virtual martial law was in (he business sedition of this strife torn mining community today. Soldier I guards were thrown around business buddings and hotels. The guard around two state miilitia barracks was increas!ed. Reports of a plot to bomb [the soldiers’ barracks were responsib'e for the unusual precautions. The plot, according to Col. Kob- ' ert W. Davis, in command of seven units of the Illinois National Guard stationed here, was overheard in Springfield by a Taylur- [ ville citizen. ; As a result, tne guard around the [barracks was doubled during the night, and the usual day guard increased today. Soldiers were plac|ed at the front and rear of business buildings and of the Hotels Colonial and Antlers where some of the officers are quartered. Autoists traveling in the vicinity I CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE END CAMPAIGN I IN CALIFORNIA — President Hoover May Wind Up His Campaign Near Home Washington, Oct 18. — (U.R) — [President Hoover may wind up his campaign for re-election with a trans-continental trip which will bring him to his Palo Alto, Calif., home on election day. The President’s acceptance of [pleas of his advisers to keep ener[getically to I;is “tight role.” and , continue being in the public eye, increased the possibility today that lie would make the California trip. Mid west leaders were successful . in getting Mr. Hoover to come once more to the mid-west for one ot his major appeals for support, and he will speak in Detroit, Mich., next Saturday. The following week end may see him in New York, or some other eastern city. I Secretary of Treasury Ogden L. Mills, chief political adviser of the [President, has brought him first hand news of the situation west of ■the Mississippi. Mills, just back from the Pacific coast, has advised, along with other party leaders, that the California trip be made. "They certainly want to see the President out there," Mills said when he left the White House yes terday. ”1 found the people OVory where Intensly Interested In what the President has to say and in 'getting him to come out to say it in person to them, if possible.” The Detroit speech, exclusively forecast Sunday by the United Press, will be delivered at 8:30 p. m., EST. Olympia hall, the same auditorium where the President made his anti-bonus address to the American Legion convention a year ago. ■- — o Miss Alice Allwein Is Initiated Miss Alice Allwein, daughter of Mrs. Craee Allwein of this city, and a student at Ohio Wesleyan at ' Delaware, Ohio, has been initiated into the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorerity, it has been learned here. Miss Allwein was presented the. | pin by the Kapfpa mother, Miss Ulead of Columbus. Ohio, who la Jruslli captain for the sorority at • Ohio Wesleyan.