Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1932 — Page 1

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By leaders IpARE CITY |R speeches *Hft n t Hoover, Gov. Speak Friday Hi In Indianapolis Be I'AUADKS ARE ■iXEI) FOR BOTH Ipoiis. Oct. 26 — <U.P — Hoover's special train e at 4 p. m., CST, Friday nion station and he wiii Is Indianapolis speech at Ivan C. Morgan, state n chairman, announced dress will be broadcast NBC and Columbia netbrgan said. Itely upon his arrival, lent will be escorted by e to Gov. Harry G. Leslitive mansion, where he dinner guest. ftpolis, Oct. 26.—1U.PJ Ids of Indiana’s potlc reaching its bighFriday sent headof both parties into activity today in on for the addresses ent Hoover and Gov. Ritchie, of Marylliniled the event 1 B speaking in address lias not been speak at 9 p. I Hr Harry G. I>eslie was Birman of a committee to ] ■he President to Indian-] ■its visit, which is design-! ■knee the apparent gain ■ by Franklin U. Roose- ■ campaign trip here last ■on to the fleldhouse will lan C. Morgan, state chair luneed. No seats will be ■ The auditorium seats Itely 15,000 persons hut lions will be placed for ■ners, .Morgan said. ■rades are planned by both I precede the speeches. If ■are carried out. it is vir■tain that the lines of I veer within a few blocks fcoilitr. Preliminary aria es 1 for a reviewing ■ Governor Ritchie on ■ Circle and a parade for I Hoover from utjion stale fieldhouse on the north If the city. fr I.esli said he was jubipie announcement of Mr jrisit "It will provide the I Punch to put this state I Indiana chief MNttln Id. governor Leslie on the rejommittee Morgan named i Columbus, head of the lover-Curt Is club; A. N. pwfnrdaville, president of Pna Republican Editorial pin' El/s O Rogers. Leb|mer state chairman; Geo. [Mancie, national commitpniEri on page five N RALLY 111 MONROEVILLE irats Plan Parade x Roast at Monroei Saturday Night fats in and near MonroePlanning for a big rally to there Saturday evening, of the rally will be a paran ox roast, which wl 1 be 1 the Chevrolet garage, lug the parsde. a speaking "111 be held and among ll > will deliver talks are I Nuys, democratic candiI tilted States senator; riisend, democratic candi!l“utenant governor of In>o James I. Farley, demondldate for congress from th district. candidates will a'so atW HI be presented to the I’he public Is Invited. Dr. r ers of Monroeville was In today ijnd Invited Adams unocrats to be at the big

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Vol. XXX. No. 254.

Ex-Royal Socialist Once a member of a "royal family.” Miss Michael Strange, playwright and author, is shown as she made her debut as a member of the Socialist Party hv delivering a political address in New York. Miss ‘Strange is the former wife of afohn Barrymore, of the thespian royal family.

DECATUR MEN IN COLLISION W. J. Kunhle Is Slightly Injured: CraigvilleMan Has Ribs Fractured W. J. Kahnle. 128 Sou'll Third street, district manager of ihe Standard Oil Cm piny received minor injuries, and Dwight Bell. CraißTille agent of the oil company suffered several rih fractures and probably a lung punctur- in an automobile accident which occurred near Craigville at 8 o’clock this m rni ig. The coupe, in which Kuhnle and Bell were riding collided with an a.utomobile driven by Curtis Miller < f Decatur, at a crossing one half mile south and a mile east f Cra'.vill.' this morning Ralph Sehnepp also of this city was an occupant in the Miller car. In the collision the coupe turned lover throwing Mr. Bell out of the car. H« suffered fractures to several ribs arel probably a punctured lung. Mr. Kuhuie sustained a wrenched hack land an injilry to his right knee. The Miller ear was brought to the Riverside Garage in this city for repairs. Chicago Unemployed Protest City Relief ChloaiiD Ort. 26 —(UP) — A delegation of ah at too men and women made up of communists a,nil unemployed crowded into the gallery of the City Council chamber shortly before 2 p. m. today prepared to protest the city's roll f me i.snre A tidal' *25 paliconr n was in b,ilize I in an a-te-ro m. Approximately 100 police were In the building ready for action. Tiny hid orders to eject tin group in event of disorder. Earl Peters Urges .Hospitable Welcome t • Indianapolis Oct. 26 —(UP) — A "biuqnlable wtlc.tme" for President Hoover on his visit here next Friday was h i;ed for in a statement issued here today bv R. Earl Peters stat“ Democratic chairman. Peters commended on speaking schedules that bring Mr. Hoover and Gov. Albert C Ritchie of Maryland here on the same night. “This cciwM nation of circumstances brings to Indiana twio outstanding leaders," Peters said. Men Committed To Richmond Hospital James Ivetltch has been ordered committed to the Easthaven sani tsrtnm at Richmond by Judge C. L. Walters. The order was given on the request of Mrs. Ivetitch, who testified her husband had threatened her with bodily injury. Dale Miller has been recommitted to the Richmond sanitarium. Miller was released a few mouths ago but his condition became worse In the last few days and he was ordered recommitted.

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LESLIE ORDERS | PROBE OF POOR RELIEF FUNDS — Larger Counties In State Have Requested Heavy Loans For Relief EXTRAVAGANCE IS DISCOVERED Indianapolih, Oct. 26 —(U.fi> — A sweeping investigation of poor relief activities in Indiana's larger counties loomed as a possibility today following disclosure that examiners of the state board of accounts have looked into records of laike and Vanderburgh counties. Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the board, planned to go to Evansville today to personally direct the investigation there. Two agents, Walter Schreeder and Carl Coble, have been lu Evansville several days. Results of their examination were not revealed here. The investigation was ordered i by Gov. Harry G. Leslie, it was I learned. The Lake county inquiry follow-j ed a request by relief directors there for a million dollar loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Governor Leslie ordered an inquiry before sanctioning the loan and. according to subsequent statements made by him, evidence of extravagance in relief adminis tration was unoc”ered. Orr recently returned from Lake county. Governor Leslie was informed j of charges made against him ! n Lake county that lie is "playing politics" with poor relief and attempting to discredit a Democratic administration. Despite renewed] pleas, however, the governor has j stood firm in his statement that R. F. C. loans will not be sanctioned until all county relief resources are exhausted. Preliminary reports placed before the governor indicated that examiners believed a similar situation exists in Vanderburgh county. Governor Leslie said he had received several complaints on poori relief administration in the pockdt j section. Several other counties, including ] Knox and St. Joseph, have asked R. F. C. loans. It was pointed out that examinations might be madej of their relief records. Sellemeyer Services Thursday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Fred-i erick iSellemeyer, 77. life long, resident of Adams county, who] died at her home, 329 North Fourth ] street Monday night, will he held I Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock] at the home and at 2;30 o’clock, from the Zion Reformed church.| Rev. David Grether assisted by I Dr. Rupnow will officiate. Burial will be made in the Decatur ] cemetery. SEVEN ALLEGED BANDITS HELD ; —~~ j Men Who Robbed RanI so in. 111., Bank Tuesday, Are In Jail Today Sireator, 111., Oct. 25 — Seven men alleged to have robbed the First National Bank, Hansom,| of $2,000 yesterday, were in ju.il j ' today. Only $1,300 of the loot was recovered. Confessions were 1 ] claimed from two of the men. The prisoners are Mike Martino, Streator. hoB drink parlor owner; . Alexander Sorrentino. Chicago . Heights, Charles Smith and Joseph] Rino, Chicago, and Joseph Jesse. William Jacobs and Frank Vilone, Cicero. They were captured at Martino's home several hours ufter the robbery. Mrs. Martino also was taken I into custody and questioned. Confessions were claimed from . Smith and Rino, Implicating the i others. ' Ervin Kankara, Ransom garage mechanic, was wounded slightly In the head when the chase after the • gang started at Ransom. Leo H. ■ Gondolf, president of the hank, and Miss Elma Thomson, bookkeeper, were kidnaped, driven two miles into the country, and released unharmed.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, October 26, 1932.

Children Slain by Mother Jpllglk 'H| aßSHttur.—... .. ... .... Mrs Inez Steed Carrell, 29-year-old Chicago widow, who is held in a hospital at Mattoon, 111., on a murder charge following the drowning of her three children, Mary Ellen (left). 5; Robert, 7, and June, 11. Mrs. Carrell, despondent over financial reverses, first drugged the children with a sleeping potion and then drowned them in a bathtub in a hotel at Mattoon. The mother, who had taken a large dose of the sleeping potion, was found unconscious on the bathroom floor, but will recover.

DR. PATTERSON MAKES ADDRESS Decatur Dentist Gives Interesting Talk At Legion Meeting Here Dr. Fred Patterson gave an interesting talk on "Community Activity," before members of Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion last evening. Dr. Patterson pointed the way to several community projects and urged the Legion and service dubs to undertake a program next year which would help to beautify Hu city, and create civic pride. The members of the Lincoln Winners baseball team of Berne were guests of tbe Legion. The Lincoln Winners won the county championship in the Junior baseball league last summer and lust night they were presented with their trophies Robert Patterson of Bern.', manager of the team and 16 young players attended the program Earl Blackburn, district athletic officei of the Legion was in charge of the program and presented the medals to the boys. David Adams,, commander of tHe local post stated that plans were going ahead for the joint service club Armistice Day program to bo held here Friday. November 11. The dinner will be served at the K. of C. hall and :> prominent speaker will be obtains. 0 Danville Robber Will Face Trial Danville. Ind.. Oct. 26— (U.R) — William Rowland, fourth suspect in a bandit gang that robbed the North Salem bank of $3,000 Oct. 10, 1930, will be brought here for trial ill April oil his release from the Wisconsin state prison, local authorities announced. Rowland is serving a term on a robbery charge conviction, und William Bush, the other suspects were captured and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each.

Hold Services For Monsignor Gavisk Indianapolis, Oct. 23 —XI.R) In St. John's Church where he served nearly Half a century, funeral services were held today for Monstgnor Francis H. Gavisk, vicar of the Indianapolis diocese of the Human Catholic church. The office of the dead was read at 9:30 o'clock. The Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Ladvna, of Corpus Christi. Tex., was celebrated at a mass immediately following. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, bishop of Indianapolis, delivered the funeral sermon. Father Gavisk was buried in the priests plot in Holy Cross cemetery. PASTOR FACES LIFE SENTENCE Preacher Convicted Os Poisoning W ife Sentenced To Life Term Muskogee, Okla., Oct. 26—<U.R) The Rev. S. A. Berrie, convicted of poisoning ills middle-aged wife so he eould marry the young Sunday school teacher he courted with love lyrics, today faced life imprisonment at hard labor. The minister, 52, was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Fannie Berrie after a jury of 11 businessmen and one farmer had deliberated almost 24 hours. Although, in Oklahoma, the right to determine sentence rests with the judge, life imprisonment at manual labor was recommended. “He won’t live if they send him to the penitentiary,” his young wife, 19-year-old Ida Bess Berrie, sobbed, “lie can’t stand It. He’s not guilty.” Berrie and the attractive young gill were married secretly after Mrs. Berrie died In convulsions last spring. Judge W. J. Crump said lie would pronounce sentence next Monday. Defense attorneys said they would seek a new trial.

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GOV. ROOSEVELT ASSAILS G.O.P. AT BALTIMORE] Democratic N nminee Charges Republicans With Deceit In Policy PLANS CAMPAIGN IN NEW ENGLAND New York City. Oct. 26 (UP) — Gov. Franklin 1). Roosevelt came back to his home state today after denuuncing what he termed die •NFour n" f Re, übpeam leadership; “destruction, delay, dect it and despair”. He coupled Ibis in a speech at Baltimore with an advocacy of beer as a revenue measure. His train arrived ahead of the 8 A M. schedule but the party was ~ rmitted to sleep after the train I was shunted to a aiding. Ti day, Roosevelt prepared for his I final campaign swing'—a trip into | New England which, Democratic leaders admit, is less friendly territory than he has invaded in the past few days. The New rk Governor charged the Republican parly with deceit in its prohibition policy during an address last uight In Baltimore, where he promised Democratic "beer.” The Democratic candidate's next speaking engaigements take him into Massachusetts, where all indications have pointed to a heavy trend; toward President Hoover. Significantly, as Roosevelt enters eastern teritory again, he is talking pr: hihition more prominently. At Baltimore when he denounced the Rttpublicair prohibition attitude, as the most colossal “fraud ' ever perpetrated on the voters, he brought loud cheers from ihe audience which packed the fifth regiment armory. The outpouring of crowds everywhere and their reep use to his attacks on the Hoover administration convinced Roosevelt that the republican attempt to “turn the tide" had failed and that the Republican “Fear Drive” lias iieein blocked. Today Roosevelt planned to go to Democratic National headquarters in tile Hilt in re hotel after breakfast at his city home ire uptown New ""cJhmNGKn ON PAGE THREE TO INVESTIGATE SCHOOL BOMBING Demand Investigation Os School Neighborhoods In Chicago Chicago, Oct. 26 <U.R>— Bombing of Superintendent of Schools William J. Bogan's home last Saturday created today a demand for investigation of conditions in the neighborhood of certain high schools, where it was alleged speakeasies and gambling machines are operated. Representatives of civic groups, meeting in Bogan's office, appointed a committee to call on prose cuting and heallli authorities to j press search for the members ami to investigate conditions. Three men questioned in llcbombing, Herman Kallis and Peter Cribari, said to he employed by the Associated Retailers of Chicago, and Peter Tatooles, a member of the Associated Retailers, were free today pending comparison of their handwriting with that of threatening notes sent to school officials. The notes warned SnperintendCONTINUF.n ON PAGE THREE o Anti-Saloon League Endorses Candidates Indianapolis, Oct. 26 —<U.R) Republican congressional candidates in six districts and Democratic candidates in two districts are endorsed by the Indiana AntUSaloon League, according to an annunce- ■ ment at league headquarters here. The endorsements were: David Hogg. Republican, incuini bent, fourth district; Raymond Shuts, Repn., fifth district; Fred ; S. Purnell, Repn., incumbent, sixth district; Arthur Greenwood, Deni., incumbent, seventh district; Chester A. Davis. Repn.. nlnili ' district; Ephraim F. Bowen, Repn., : tenth district; Dale B. Spencer, I Repn., 11th district; Louis Ludlow Deni., 12th district.

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-- Kn: .r.X'J 4 — * ' 7a Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the Democratic nominee for the Presidency, is shown in the plane which carried her from Atlanta, Ga., to Newark, N. J. Mrs. Roosevelt whiled away the hours in the | air by knitting, just as if she were I at her own fireside. She was] greeted by a large gathering of her husband's backers on her arrival at Newark.

TOTAL TAX BILL WILL BE LOWER Auditor Harlow Is Compiling Figures For All Townships This Week The compiling of the abstract of taxables ami figuring the 1932 taxes payable in 1933 in the 12 townships will be completed by County Albert Hariow this week. The total tax bill in Adams county next year will just about be cut in half. Auditor Harlow stated. The bill, this year, tor all purposes is a ittle over S7OOJMHt and it is likey that ttm amount next year will not exceed $350,000. In Union township the tax bill this year is $24,000 and figures compiled on the new rate, $1.35 on the hundred dollars, shows the total to be a little more than $12,000 for next year. Tie lower valuations, plus the reduced rates in every township just about reduces the taxes ore-half, lAudit r Harlow pointed out. The rates in the 12 townships an fixed by the County B ard of tax adjustment for next year on each ores hundred dollars of valuation are, Union, $1.35; Root, $1.45; Preble $1.26; Kirkland $1.33; Washing--1 ton, $1.40; St. Marys. $1.44; Blue . Creek, $1.88; M nroe, $1.34; French . $1.37; Hartford. $1.88; Wabash , $1.48; Jefrerson. $1 88. Tlie completed abstract will be published in the Daily Democrat in . a few days. SAYS LOAN BANK REFUSED OFFER Indianapolis Capitalist Says He Offered Location Free Indianapolis. Oct. 2(1 —<U.R) An accusation that the new home loan hank here ignored nn offer to locate the institution free of charge 1n the City Trust building, leasing instead quarters in the .1. F. Will building at expense of S6OO for the first six months, was made today by George F. Marott, Indianapolis 1 capitalist. In letters to Rep. Louis Ludlow, Fornior S. Cannon, home loan bank • director, and the bank's director- ' ate, Marott charged the refusal to - accept his offer was a “doublet cross" by Sen. James E. Watson - and Cannon. "It is strange that the purpose of the bank was to help distressed - people and yet the board denied I accepting quarters so splendidly I equipped as those In the City Trust , building, .offered lent free for a , yeur and a small, reasonable sum thereafter," Marott's letter said, i "We feel we have been double- , crossed by Mr. Cannon and James , Watson who led the way to unanlt mous conclusion that conveys ‘hum-bug',"

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SELLING ORDERS SWAMP CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE December Wheat Drops To 44'/ 8 c Per Bushel At Chicago PRICE SETS NEW ALL-TIME RECORD Chicago, Oct. 20 —. (U.R) — December wheat dropped today to tli<' lowest price at which any future has sold on the Chicago board ol trade since futures trading began 70 years ago. At 44Vs cents a bushel, December wheat set a new, all-time low. Earlier in the day. the same delivery dropped to 44V5 cents a bushel, ail all time low up In that lime. The drop occurred oil a fresh influx of selling orders. Winnipeg's price for December wheat plunged lo 40V> rents, an all-time low there. The recession spread to other I months and wheat prices dropped !to new low levels all along the line. ‘Selling orders piled up overnight and swamped the wheat pits. Traders, disspirited by a drop to 47 Vi cents a bushel in the price of December wheat at Winnipeg — also a now all-tiine low record—j made only desultory efforts to stop the landslide. After the plunge to the lowest levels, prices edged back fractionally, both on the board of trade and at Winnipeg. All futures opened at new lows for the season on the board of trade. The quotations were: December, 45 to 45 % rents, unchanged to % cents lower: May, 50'4, off V 2 cent; July, 51%, off %. After dropping to 4414, December wheat added a fraction to sell at 44% cents at 10 am. Other 10 a. m. figures were: May, 50 1 4 cents; July 51 V£ cents. BORAH'S STAND IS UNCERTAIN Republican Senator Says He Is Uncertain For Whom He Will Vote Boise. 'lda., Oct. 26 —(UP)-The position of Senator William E. Borah, Repn., toward supporting and endorsing or rejecting President ' Hoover as bead of his party's ticket was covered with some 1 bscurity today after Borah had been quoted last night as saying he would be a Hoover voter. Borah today declared Jv? had as yet made no decision l as to whom he would support for the Presidency, thi ugh after his Nampa speech last, night attacking f rmer Gov E. Smith, he was asked by a United Press correspondent if this attack meant he would be a H over voter. “Yes,” The correspondort quoted him as replying. He also said Borah | refused 10 amplify the stitcl.nent but indicated he had no plans for actively snppirting the President’s campaign. B- rail told the United Press today when the statement was challenged : : “if that subject was mentioned, r cannot recall it. but I am sure your correspondent did not intentionally CONTINUED ON PAGE ill REE ! O Supt. Worthman Speaks At Indianapolis Meet — Indianapolis, Oct. 26.—(U.R) The 24th annual conference of the Indiana Library Trustees Association : opened here today with Rev. Frank . S. Wicks, Indianapolis, scheduled , as principal speaker at the dinner . | meeting tonight. [ A talk by Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner ot the slate board of u«j counts this afternoon, was cancel--1 led when Orr left for Evansville on I official business. Following registration and a t meeting of the executive commlt--1 tee ibis morning a general m4et Ing Jv.as scheduled for this afternoon. . (.Speakers will include Mrs. John F. - Brenneman, Columbia City, presiildeiit of the association; Mrs. Geo. - W. B'air, Mishawaka ; M. F. Wortlia man, Decatur and A. H. Pierson, ' Muncie.