Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1933 — Page 1

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ROPOSEPLAN ; TO ELIMINATE ANYSALESTAX n. Gottsc halk Announces Plan Formed By dll Budget Committee LAN PROPOSES NEW ST ATE LE\A Indianapolis, Jan I. UR), plati which would permit ic state to stiai.ohtcn out its ni>led finances without imisition of .a 1’14:01 salts lax is been involved by the stale ulfiet committee, ( hairinan KiJiurman A. (iottschalk. wjcinoeratie senator Iro in y*rne, annbunced today. i Tie said Ute plan is ready to be J d before -Governor elect Paul V eNutt and [ Democratic legisla leaders In the hope of olhn- ” ' atirtg “fiirth. r sales tax propa- ' nda." k "People in my district are vio- ■ ntly opposed io the sales tax," 4 ittschalk said. 8 “It entirety ignores the ability l , pay and is based on the pre ' ise of 'soak the poor.’ Ail ths I i amc.r for frits passage arises \am special I groups seekin; -icR al favors (from the tax system ■ tere is no deAaiu! for a s..P ■ x from the people as > win I. " Gottschalk's plan is to write inthe budget bill a state levy -vestiary to meet the appropriams and thus relieve the state 1 Iministration from political stig ; a which might arise from in s- eases, however necessary. Ju “The $1.50 property tax limita >n law has been effective Ini )o|Sin down the local rates,'' the r _ gator explained. “It is locally here the tax burden lias be-m latest. si)a loophole was left th; ake the rate sufficient to meet budgets through ap •al to the county tax adjust men' a a a •- • . ( ? weJuMTfNUEI) nN PAGE I HRh'K pe, — 0 ESIGNATIONS "ARE ANNOUNCES wo Public Service Com- ;' missioners A n nounce t Their Resignations DEll ' — ndianapolis, Jan. 4. (U.R) -Cliaii""in John Wf McCardle, In i ma Ms, and Jere (West, Crawfordsville, yesterday a members o’ e public service commission. Their resignations will bee ome ective Jan 9 when Governortet Paul V. McNutt t ikes office, •th terms (would have expired ty 1. Mo reason .was given by either nimissionerr for this action but is generally understood they reinert because of campaign throats ide by McNutt. He promised to olish the five-man commission , members witli be j C "utility minded.” I heir resignations left only How Ellis. Indianapolis, and Ralph , sing, Manele, on the commission , irry K. Cuthbertson, Peru, quit I ■eally because of M< Nutt’s . fate Mito. McCnrdle, Young and Ellis CONTtNfiF.D fix’ PAGE THRI-JK 0 Board Still In Session Dio county commissioners «ere II In neuston this afternoon. The poiatment of a member of the ard of trustees of the Adams unty Memorial hospital and the iking of the contract witli Henry Heller as county attorney were be disposed of before the eommisners adjourned. — II Ministers Meet The Decatur Ministerial Associ i- ' n held its r. gular monthly sesn at the home of Rev. M. W. , adermann, president ot the awe tfon this morning. An inspirationdevotional address was given by v. A. B. Brown of the Baptist utek The president announced the ap-intm-ent of the following stand ; committees: religious education W. Sundermonn. R- Lanman C. M. Prugh; inter church, H. Franklin, ,C. O. Walton and G. Marshall; public welfare, A, 13. C. J Roberts and F. L.

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Contracts Are Awarded : I Contracts for furnishing supplies! [al the county infirmary were I [awarded this morning by the coun-| ty commissioners. The following bids were accepted: Groceries, Walter C. Dcitsfli. $344 73; bread, Mil ■ ,1-f-r's Bakery, pound and one half | loaf, five and one-hall" cents. Oil' Inieal, 1000 |H>iiuds ut 11.00 pel 100; | cotton seed me.il, 1000 pounds at ] $l4O per 100 pounds, awarded to, Burk Elevator Company. Three bids were filed on thy bread contract, the other two pro ipouals being at six cents per loaf | One other bid was filed on the gro-( certes. i GOODFELLOWS ' CLUB REPORTS Local Charily Chib Shows Total Receipts of Near S3OO The Goodfeilows club, sponsored ' by the Delta Theta Tau sorority of this city, made its annual report today, showing to al receipts of, [5276.91 and expenditures tor clothling, toys, groceries and c.mdy for phe needy at Christmas time of n like amount. The report was made by Miss l Florence Holthouse, chairman of [the Goodfellows. Besides the items I purchased by tin Goodfellows, donations of food, clothing and toys! were also made by Individuals an t the Boy Scouts. Miss Holthouse expressed her appreciation to [James Elberson, who donated milk I for each basket. Mrs. W. A. Klep- - per. who donated cheese. Floyd 1 Baxter, who donated bread and the I Bov Scouts, toys. Several iudividtuals donated used clothing. [ The (hHHlfellqws Santa Claus visiied 45 hom»-S Christmas Eve and helped 132 children. Due to the fact the Red Cross distributed clothing to many needy families the Goodfellows were able to extend their work this year. The following items were pusIchased by the Goodfellows; 14 pairs overshoes and galoshes $11.94 1 5 pairs shoe-; 3.37 34 yards material 5.73 12 sleepers 6.00 4ti dr sses. girls . $22.25 Gloves 2.25 | Hats .1.05 I Scarf 50 ! U2 pairs stockings _ 16.70 I 53 pairs socks 10.60 '35 suits underwear 20.68, 21 pairs coveralls ... 14.41 3 night gowns 1.32 i 21 pairs bioomeis ... 6.21 22 pairs corduroy suits 42.44 30 shirts and idolises 16.13 7 pairs overalls 5 96 ,9 sweaters 6.85 10 pairs pajamas 5.03 Toys and incidentals 32.34 Groceries 34.65 Candy and nuts ... 10.50 Total $276.91 Miss Holthouse also expressed! her appreciation to the merchant ■- who sold lhe merchandise to the 1 Goodfellows for the discount given them. NEW OFFICE9S ABE INSTALLED Officers of Royal Arch Masons Are Installed at Banquet Tuesday — Newly elected officers of the Royal Arch Masons of the Decatur lodge were installed Tuesday! night. Wives of the members I were guests at the installation and ! the ladies of the Eastern Star prei pared the banquet. One hundred members and wives were present lat the meeting. ‘ Chalmer O. Porter, past high ; priest, had charge of the instal- . lation of the new officers. Officers who were installed and will serve . (luring the coming year were: : . I A. D. Suttles, high priest; L. C Helm, king; 1. Bernstein, scribe;: Earl B. Adams, secretary; C. A. Dugan, treasurer; Wilson I.ee, captain of the host: R. D. Myers. Royal Arch captain: C. C. Earnest, principal sojourner; Floyd Acker, master of the third veil; John S. Pe erton. master of the second veil: George Squier, master of the , first veil; Daniel Sprang, chaplin: , Charles Fttrdge, guard; H. T. Vail, marshal.

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CHINESE CITY ' IN RUINS FROM BOMBARDMENT Shanhaikwan Is Seized byt i .laps; Hundreds Are Reported Killed OTHER CITIES FEAR INVASION Peiping. Jan. 4 U.RV Japanese ! troops occupied Chinese territory I inside lhe great wall at Shanhaik-| I wan today after their terrific bom- ! bardinent left the city in smoking ! ruins with 500 Chinese soldiers | dead, and an undetermined numi her of civilians dead or wounded. The Japanese gained control of the Mukden Peiping railway and i entrance Into the rich province of ' Jehol, with losses reported oflii cially as eight dead, including one commissioned officer, and 13 seriously wounded. Chinese conceded occupation of Shanhaikwan after three Japan-, ese assaults from sea. land and: air. and intensive bombardment of the city. Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, young war lord who was ousted from his great Manchurian domain by the Japanese, considered the occupation of shanhaikwan a national emergency. He advised the Japanese commander at Shanhaikwan to address further communications to the Nanking gov-; eminent, and not to Marshal [ The Japanese insisted on regarding the Shanhaikwan fighting as a local incident which could be settled by local negotiations. Meanwhile Chang’s soldiers were ' reported to J>e reforming at (hangli, under protection of three armored trains. A “Japanese armored train was on patrol between Shanhaikwan and Chinwangfao, the port on the Gulf of Laio south of Shanhaikwan. I The Japanese repot ted the < apture of trench mortars, machine guns, grenades and stores of amCOVTINITF.n OV PAGE TWO WOULD ASSESS INTANGIBLES Republican State Representative Will Introduce New Tax Bill Indianapolis, Jan. 4.— (U.R) —A new bill to tax intangible property will be introduced in the Indiana General Assembly next week by Bert Evans, Republican of Newcastle. minority leader of the house. Five Democrats have promised ;to support the measure, Evans I I said. i It is hoped the bill will permit still further reductions on real property from the $1.50 limit established by lhe special session | last summer. I'nder provisions of the bill all 'intangible property in the state mus. be listed by the county auditor. tern by item, and all such property not so listed shall become nontransferable, non-negotiable and non-collectable until so listed and tax paid. The assessor must place al! Intangibles on the tax duplicates of !the county where listed. The levy Late shall not exceed $1 on each ,SIOO on true cash value of property Under the bill the owner of ""continued on page thp.ee 0 Hold Monthly Meeting The Adams county guernsey | breeders held their regular monthly meeting at Monroe, Tuesday, i After a brief talk by the president, [ , Peter B. Lehman, the Guernsey 4-H calf club members took charge; of the meeting and elected officers! and appointed committees for the! ytear. Regular meetings of this 'club will be held at the same time | as the breeders club. : The calf club elected James Moses as president. Kenneth Hirschy. vice-president; Ned Mosser, secretary-treasurer, Mabel Harvey, reporter. Members of the program ; committee are Kenneth Hirschy, Pollyanna Lehman and Mabel Harvey. Any boy oi girl in the county between the ages of ten and twenty may join this club. The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, February 7.

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Winnie Ruth Judd, “trunk murderess” condemned to hang in Arizona on February 17 for the murder of Agnes I<eroi ami Hedwig Samuelson, is shown here seated at radio in the warden’s office of th? Arizona State prison at Florence. Her attorneys have prepared an appeal to tlie United States Supreme Court.

BETTING BILL I IS PROPOSED Fair Associations Propose Legalization of PariMutuel Betting I Indianapolis, Jan. 4—(UP) — A proposal to legalize pari-mutuel betting on ilndiaca horse races was supported today by the Indiana association of county and district fairs. (Although the Association almost unanimously favored legalization of betting, its members couldn't agree on how much fees the state could collect and how limited the betting and racing should be. These details were left to a com- ’ mittee composed of the three officers of the association. They will i co-operate with legislators intend- 1 ing to introduce pari-mutuel bills. [ The officers, who were re-elected | yesterday, are C. A. Halleck ;<ens 1 selaer, president; W. E, Struckman, < Huntingburg, vice president, icd j E. J. Parker, Thorntown, secretary, j The betting bill of representative j Charles L. Allardt, South Bend, was , discussed by the association. It j provides that 20 cents of the admission go to the state, a dally die-use fee depending in amount on ( th? size of the citv where the track J < is located, and that 25 per tent of ( the state's collection be returned to county fair associations. 0 _ BABY HEALTH STATION HERE • ■ Monthly Health Station Will Be Held At Public j Library Friday — The lAdams County Baby Health i Station, conducted each month by t representatives .of the Child Hy- I giene Division of the State Board i of Health, will be held on the first flour us the Decatur high school I building, corner of Adams and Fifth streets, next Friday, January 6. Mothers with babies under two' years of age are invited to bring i them to the station and are re- I quested to use the south-east en- i trance to the high school on Ad- I ants street. Registration hours will he from 9 to 11:30 in the morning and from ' ll to 4 hr the afternoon. Some of ' the matters which will be discussed : at the regular Baby Health station I will be the care of the baby during l this epidemic of the flu and com mon colds. ■ Some of the warnings given to i parents are to keep persons having colds or conghs away from the babydo not overheat the baby by wrapping him too warmly when he goes out; never take the baby into a i crowded place; and do not let the : | baby get too tired.

Bell Grocery To Move i The Bell cash grocery is moving from the Smith-Christen building on North Second street to the Peoples Loan and Trust company building, corner of Second and Madison streets. C. A. Bell, proprietor, announced today that lie hoped to open tor business in the new location early next week. i The material and food stuff which was stored in the Trust company by T. R. Noll,. Washington township trustee, was being moved today to the old Moose home on North Third street. FEDERAL CASE NEARING END Prosecution Against Decatur Men Expected to Conclude Today Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jan. 4 —(UP) — The prosecution was expected to rest its case early this afternoon in the trial of Floyd Death and Bernard Hain of Decatur on charges of robbing freight cars. The morning was occupied by witnesses for the prosecution. After brief presentation of defense testimony the case is expected to reach the jury in Federal court about 3:30 p. m. The govenment called 36 witnesses in federal court yesterday during the trial of Floyd Death and (Bernard Hain, Decatur, on charges of robbing freight ears. I The witnesses, who came from various parts of the country, told of shipments of goods which the government contends w-re stol n ■ -<■-• « COV'rTVT'FID nN PAGE THREE Will Meet Thursday The monthly meeting ot the directors of the Decatur Chamb 'r of Commerce will be held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7DIO o'clock Thursday evening. o Announce Appointment ( The board %f directors of the Adams County Firm Bureau Association met at Monroe last evening, and transacted several important business matters, including the appointment of Ed. Newhauser of Bern.? as the director from this county for the Portland Creamery. The Portland plant has been operating several years as a county organiz tion but recently stock was taken by several nearby counties, Including lAdams. Plans w -re also discussed for a county-wide mass meeting of farmers to be held at Monroe in the Model Hatchery building, next Tuesday evening when Dr. W. D. Shelby of the state farm bureau will give an address. He is a splendid speaker and will have an interesting message.

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FIVE PERSONS SUFFER DEATH IN BAD FIRE I Apartment House In San Francisco Is Destroyed Bv Flames Todav OFFICIALS FEAR OTHERS ARE LOST — San Francisco, Jan. 4 —(U.R) —’ Bodies of five persons, trapped in flames which enveloped a downi town apartment house here early : today, were reported found by ! police and firemen. Eleven others were taken to ! hospitals for treatment for serious burns or injuries. . It was feared still others were I trapped in hallways or apart- ! meats nol yet reached by rescue 1 squads. All available fire apparatus was sent to the scene as the blaze leaped high in the air. attracting thousands of persons. The crowds hampered the work of the firemen and police. Traffic was blocked. Tenants of the apartment house were forced to flee in night clothing, so quickly did the blaze sweep through the three-story structure. Two of the dead were believed to be Claude Shepherd and his i wife. In their second floor apartment was found the charred body of a man while outside the door was the body of a woman In another apartment, on the top floor, were found the bodies of a man and women tentatively identified as Mr. and Mrs. P. Williams. ■ o Local Sorority Secures Picture The local Tri Kappa sorority has secured a picture. ‘iAutumn in Nashville,” through its membership in the Hoosier Art Salon, and the painting has been hung in the adult reading room of the Decatur Public Library. The picture was painted by Adolph Shutz, a native of Nashville. He is an outstanding artist, and is a member of the famous Nashville colony. He has visited in the East at various times and painted a number of scenes there. 1 The local sorority was able to procure the picture for a limited time through the Hoosier Art Salon. The membership is in the name of Mrs. William Bell, past president of the organization, who was instrumental in obtaining the picture. The public is cordially invited to call at the Library to see the painting which is a beautiful scene at Nashville Indiana. Club Will Meet The Kirkland Home Eco-nomics club will m et at the school at one o'clock Tuesday afternoon, January 10, to complete plans for the institute dinner. All members are urged to be present. STATE POLICE TO MAKE CHECK Safety Conditions In Indiana Have Shown 31) Per Cent. Improvement Indianapolis, Ind.. Jan. 4. — Inspired by the marked increase in automobile sat" ty conditions resulting from its checkovers of mi'chines, the Indiana state police will begin another check o>n Friday afternoon, Jan. 6. Announcement of the new campaign, which will continue until Saturday ight, Jan. 14, was made by Grover C. Garrott. chief of the state police under Secretary of State Frank Mayr, Jr. “I expect every officer to produce maximum results.c Chi' f Garrott said, pointing out that “the lighting situation is becoming unsatisfactory again." I “'impressed by the 30 per cent improvement in safetv condition of Indiana automobiles as a result of our all-state safety campaigns durI'ng the summer and fall, th general public is demanding further action,” the chief concluded, pointing out that periodic examinations are necessary to maintain proper conCONTINUED ON

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Report No Change New Yonk, Jan. 4 i UP) —Attendants at Medical Arts Sanitarium reported “no change” today in the condition of 70-year-old Amos Alonzo Stagg, dean of American football coaches, who is ill with inlnenza | Laid bronchial pneumonia. | Dr. Max Rohde's latest reports said “The upper chest is clearer, 1 but. he s-eems somewhat weaker physically. His temperature varies h tween 101 and 103.” WILL NOT MAKE ! FORMAL REPORT! City Council Decides Against Making Formal Favorable Report The city council will let the proposed new gas rate schedule \ go by without adopting a favor- \ able report on the matter, mem- ! bers of the council decided last 1 ! night. ' All of the councilmen expressed their views on the proposed op- : tional rate schedule of the North-! i ern Indiana Public Service Co., I ■ effective January 1, 1933 and con- | eluded that the city should not J make a formal report approving! . i the rates. , i Several councilmen expressed i the belief, that since the city had I' nothing to do with the making ot .' the gas rates here, they did not believe it proper to approve of , the i ates as it was up to the i Indiana Public Service Commis- ! sioli to do this. j! Favor was expressed for the f schedule of rates which means a [ saving to users who consume .! more than 2,000 cubic feet of gas | per month. Several of the counI cilinen stated they did not like th" I schedule because it did not mean 1 a saving to the small user and ‘ that in the future the present rate might be repealed. ’ The new schedule is optional i with the gas patron and unless - the quantity rate benefits the 1 user, he can remain on the old j r CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO LARGE FRENCH : LINER ADRIFT i Eighteen Million Dollar Ship Reported on Fire, Adrift Without Crew t Cherbourg, Jau. 4. — (U.R) —The $18,000,000 liner Atlantique, one of ' the most luxurious of French pass- ' enger ships, was adrift and on fire - without a crew today, probably a 1 total loss. Fire broke out at Cherbourg w’hile a skeleton crew of about 200 men but no passengers were 3 aboard. The Atlantique had been J taken off the South Atlantic run I '' for her first overhauling since her ■ maiden voyage in September, 1931. 1 The crew took to the lifeboats [when it became evident tint they could not check the fire. The Ger-, j man freighter Ruhr reported resell-1 ing only 80 men hut officials of [the sub Atlantique believed several ' steamers and dozens of other smal-' ler craft near the ship picked up i all the men French navy tugs rushed to the' scene, 25 miles west of the Gueru- [ ■ [«ey tslawts (ihoiif halfway between iCherbourg and Brest. The British 'steamers Falmouth and Fordcastle and other ships stood by. The ships were helpless to tight the blaze, and unwittingly added ’[to the confusion ashore. A jumble ot wireless messages of various lengths flooded northern ports, cre--1 ating such confusion that the own’|ers of the ship had no definite [news of their losses. Tlte burning of the Atlantique 1 and the loss of the Georges Philip* ‘ par several months ago on a maid--5 en voyage meant severe losses to European underwriters, as well as the French government which guar- “ anteed part of the underwriting ’ and the insurance. ’ i Lions Cluh Meets ’ The regular meeting of the Decaf tin Lions club wua held Tuesday f evening, ia charge of Rev. B. H. Franklin. Lowell Smith, scoutmaster of the Lions boy scout troop, was present with two members ot ? the troop, Ben Franklin, Jr., and p James Arthur Sundernian. The h boys told of the scout work and ’ their resolutions for the New Year.

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ANOTHER MINE WAR OUTBREAK ! CLAIMS LIVES I Two Are Killed. Twelve Injured During Battle At Taylorville, 111. WOMAN IS KILLED BY STRAY BULLET Springfield, 111., Jan. 4.—(U.R) I — National guardsmen were [ordered today into Christian county, scene of mine strife in which two persons have been killed and 14 wounded since late yesterday. After receiving advices from military observers. AdjutantGeneral Carlos H. Black ordered five companies sent to the county from central and southern Illinois towns in an attempt to [restore order. The detachments, from Danville. 'Champaign, Springfield, Salem .’.nd Sullivan, were ordered to entrain immediately for the third visit of national guardsmen into the turl: julent area in three years. Troops which bad been on duH ■in the county since last Septembet were withdrawn December 23 , when peace appeared to lu e descended. The previous assignment . of militia was in 1929. when factional strife also was responsible. I Taylorville, 111., Jan. 4.— (U.R) ! Warfare between rival mine unions ' broke out anew today with the 1 shooting of two coal miners and ' bombing of the home of a third. 1 The new outbursts followed a " brief, bloody battle late yesterday ! in which two persons were killed. 1 swelling the toll of recent deaths ( in the strife to seven. Twelve other persons were wounded. The two miners shot today were 1 Thomas Hickman and Fulton ' Smith. They were fired upon ‘ while driving to the Peabody C > il I company's Kincaid mine where yesterday’s fatal shooting occttrrjed. Snipers, hidden in tin abandoned house overlooking a highway, fired the shots. The victims were taken i to a hospital in Taylorville for treatment. The bombing occurred ut Iha [home of August Croso, also employed at the Kincaid mine. No one ’ was inside the dwelling at the time. The blast blew the structure apart. Hickman and Smith were reported to have been seriously wounded. Hickman was shot in the face and Smith in the head and arms. Taylorville, 111., Jan. 4.—(U.R) — The desperate guerilla warfare of ; the Illinois coal mines was waged anew in Christian county last night and today the toll stood at two dead and 12 wounded, some critically. i The latest hostilities between ! enemy labor tactions brought a threat that the state mililia on duty here for months could I" or.'ered out again. The guardsmen I GONTTNTTF.n GN PAGE TWO FARM BUREAU | MAY BUY MILL Counties In This Section Mav Take Over Large Flour Mill Todav II ' .ID Winteregg went to Aiibltr I i today wh<3re he is attending a met i- ■ ing of the managers of county farm ■ bureaus for the purpose of investi- ' gating and definitely deciding upon the taking over of a large flour > mill. At a tentative me ting a week • ago it was decided to appoint a • committee to proceed with the nee- > essary 'irrangemems and this has ’ been concluded and it is expected ■ the deal will be closed today. The > counties interested ire St. Joseph, Elkhart, Lagrange, Stueben, Nohl •, Dekalb, Kosciusko, Whitley. Allen Adams, Wells, Wabash. Miami, Jay and Randolph. The association this morning took >■ charge of the Decatur Produce Com- . pany plant here and this will be op- - rat il row under a cooperative . agreement with the farm bureaus f In Adams, Wells. Jay, Huntington, 1 Dekalb, Noble, Allen and Van Wert. • H. R. Molts is the manager and I Miss Fan Hammell. assistant nian- • ager.