Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1933 — Page 1

WEATHER Partly cloudy and colder tonight; Sungenerally fair; me *hat warmer northwest

CALVIN COOLIDGE LAID TO REST TODAY

ECATUR MEN CONVICTED Bf FEDERAL JURY I Ld Death And Bernard lain Are Found Guilty Friday Night kpOSE OF CASE FRIDAY, JAN. 13 Fort Wayne, Jan. 7 Lecial) Floyd Death and frnanl Hain, both of Deca-i I were found guilty as I krged in the indictment by [urv in federal court here' L|av evening. The case! |nt to the jury at 3:()‘> Bock Friday afternoon and; [jurors deliberated little! L-c than three hours Iteforei Lining their verdict. fudge Thomae W. Slick, who' hided at the trial, set next FriI January 13. as the date tor kosition of the case. The dele is expected to file a moL fur a new trial at that time, [th and Hain were allowed to; lain at liberty under their old Ids of ,5.000 each. Ihe Decatur men were charged I federal grand jury indictment , [ breaking into a sealed freight I lon the Erie railroad tracks at Ltur and stealing several [e of canned goods from an [mate shipment. ■iximum penalty for the of les charged in the indictment' ■ve years in prison and a fine 1110.000. The trial started Inlay morning, with a large ■ber of witnesses testifying Be alleged burglary for which; ■ i»n were tried was commit) ! fcly 6. 193 J, Death was shot > ■ the looted freight car by J Beeman Ed Miller who with Bet Art Clark had been called ■the scene. Death, who was. Bin the leg. walks with the; lot a crutch. ■th defendants, when called to I witness stand, denied their ■icipation in the robbery. Tho Ba of canned goods, allegedly ■<l Death’s automobile, had Bill vaiue of about SIOO. I Parr Rites Monday ■neral services for Mrs. John prr, 74. who died Friday mornfct her home. 329 North Ninth ft. will be held Monday afterB at 1:30 o'clock at the home. 18. H. Fr Win. pastor of the ■"( list Episcopal Church will Bate and burial will ite made in Bbeatiir cemetery. If MEN FIGHT MODIFICATION I Leader Dunford Says [oilier 3.2 Beer Bill Is | I nconstitutional [ashington, Jan. 7—<U.R>- Ed ■ B. Dunford, counsel for the ■•Saloon League, W. C. T I [other powerful dry organize i ■. today declared the Collier [per cent beer bill to he [arely in conflict with the. [ amendment” and hence tin[titutional. the brunt of the drvl ■went iu a scheduled alx-hout I [ in g before a senate judiciary I [‘omtuittse, Dunford as the I witnesH staked his case al j ent lrely on the contention I- per cent beer is intoxirs ’ He quoted scientific evi■e to support that contention, fnford was followed by an f Prohibitionist witnesses. I 1 ’*’ failure of the Collier bill j ■ two women who assert- , ■ r ■(! sale of beer to minors 1 ■ endanger the physical and , f welfare of 30,000,000 chil , [*’ w omen who presented this , jnent were Mrs. William T. 1 |*'''man of the National Con 4 | Parents and Teachers. , I Mr «- Henry W. Peabody, ["’'‘n of the woman's national . F'tee for law enforcement. ; ■ntp* 5 Wet or kanization«: were , F °ent the committee would ( | * t ' le bill that they did no i ■ 0 present testimony at the ■ 8 s - Rep. Beck. Repn.. Pa.. . an on const!- < [*,, aw ; w as to reply to Dun ( r-'HNUED ON PAGE*TWO*"* ’ I *

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Local Stores To Close | A number of local retail stores will close at 5 o'clock each night, | with the exception of Saturday night, with the exception of Saturdnight, beginning Monday and eo-ntiulng until the first day at I April, it was announced today. The .stores will remain open as usual on I Saturday nights. The stores which will close at 5 o’clock follow: Alva Nichols Shoe i Store. ('. J. Voglewede Shoe Store,! Anna Winnes, shoe store, Economy I Store, shoe Market, Miller-Jones. I Holthouse Schulte <and company. | Vano - and Linn, Boston Store, Mor-' |ris Five and Ten cent store, Teelne! land Peterson, Pumphrey Jewelry j Store and the R. C. Keller Jewelry; | store. COMMISSION I GRANTS ORDER Public Service Commission Permits Company To Adjust Rates Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 7. —(UP) —The Northern Indiana power company's petition to adjust rural elec-; | trie rates in 30 Northern Indiana icounties was granted late yesterday by the Public Service commission.' Savings totalling $42,000 yearly' I will be effected for 95 per cent of, I the consumers by the new rates, based on 1931 bills, according to i the commission. The Rochester district was cited [as an example. Os 290 consumers ! there, 244 would have reduced bills 'and while those of 46 would be in-* 'creased by the new rates, using a [ recent month as a basis, the order, ' said. The new rates for the whole rural , ( ’system, provide a $2 monthly min-1 < imam charge with kilowatt hour 'charges of 9 cents each tor the first) 130. 6 cents each for the next 30 and ; ' 3 cents each for all over 60. Counties served by the company I include Huntington, Whitley. Wa-| bash. Miami. Tipton. Kosciusko.' Hamilton, Madison. Marshall. Fulton. Cass. Carroll. Putnam, Montgomery, Fountain. Vermillion. Vigo ‘SnHvan, Clay, Greene and Morgan Increased electric rates for Lake ; resorts in Porter county were grant cd to th- N'othern Indiana Public I Serviie company. Returns to the company w re less titan 7 per cent under the old rates and Improve- j ments have been made to the power property adding to its value for rate making purposes, the commission’s order set out. Sister-in-Law Dies M:-. L C. Helm of this city re-cviv’-d a telegram today which iuformed her of the death of her sls-Iter-in-law Mrs. Scott McQueen of! Popular Bluff. Missouri. The message from Mrs. Helm’s brother stat i led that h wife died suddenly Thursday. Mrs. Helm is unable top attend the funeral which is to he I held there. |; <_ , Commits Suicide Bluffton, Jan. 7— (Special) Hat vey O. Michaels. 63, hang-d himself in a barn today at nis j Ijpme three miles west and two * miles north of Uniondale in Weils ■ county. His body, suspended . I from a beam in the barn, was , found by his wife al 1 o'clock I this afternoon. Hl health is given as the motivol j fur his act. No letters were left;' !by him. Surviving are the widow IJ 1 and the following children: Joyce.;! Talmudge and Claude Michaels.' 1 near Ma-kle, and a daughter. 1 Mrs. Maude Barr, near Bluffton. Rosa Klein Dies i Mrs. Rosa Klein, 73. wife of August Klein, died at 4:45 o'clock Friday afternoon at her home near Vera Cruz. She had .been ill nine weeks of complications. She was born in Huntington August 11, 1859, a daughter of George and Margaret Plunder. She ’ was united in marriage to Mr. Klein at Huntington and had been a resi- ■ dent of Wells county 51 years. Besides the husband surviving are the following children: Carl. St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Clara Baumgartner until recently a resident of Decatur; Mrs. Harry Lubsiger. Gary; Mrs. Lewis Bilbee, Bluffton. ' Funeral services will be held at 1 2 oclock Sunday afternoon at the I St. Johns Reformed Church in Vera t Cruz. Burial in the church ceme- r tery. 1

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TWO BANDITS THWARTED IN BANK HOLDUP Bullet Proof Glass Protects Employes of Kempton, Indiana, Bank BELIEVED ONE OF BANDITS WOUNDED Kempton, Ind., Jan. 7— (U.R) A volley of shotgun und pistol shots rattled harmlessly against bullet proof glass today as two young bandits were thwarted in their attempt to ro), the State Bank of Kempton. i They were forced to tfee without loot when one of them was believied shot in the hip by Cashier Geo iJ. Richman. Richman and his assistant, Mrs. 'Opal Mozingo were sliglity cut. The two bandits entered the! |bank about 10:30 and demanded | that Mrs. Mozingo open the door I leading into the cages. But bullet I proof glass had been installed recently for just such an emergency. She refused and Cashier Richman approached. I Without further ceremony the | bandits started firing with two shotguns ami an automatic pistol. At least 15 bullets spattered against the glass and protecting I steel. The glass was shattered but I not broken. A few of the splinters struck Richman and Mrs. Mozingo. Richman grabbed a revolver and fired one shot through a hole provided for that purpose. His bullet j was believed to have struck one of * the bandits in the hip.. They turn ed and fled, one of them limping As the bandits leaped into their waiting automobile, Richman fired twice through the front plate glass ■ window. The bullets cut cleanly :through without breaking the glass but missed their mark. In return the bandits fired through another plate glass window of the bank as they sped out of town. Thes" l shots also went through without breaking the glass. Meanwhile almost the entire COXTINI l'ti nW *»AGR FOTflt ' PIANIST WILL APPEAR HEBE — I Margaret Ringgold Will Appear on Redpath Program Jan. 19 A Decatur high school Redpath progfam. sponsored by the Girls' Glee club, will be presented in the , high school auditorium, Thursday evening. January 19. Margaret Ringgold, American pianist, composer, and eutertain-i er, will appear on the program, which will begin at 8 o'clock Thursday night. The public is urged to witness this fine program. Admission will be 20 cents. Margaret Ringgold came into a great deal of prominence a few years ago in her own stale of Oklahoma when she won first place in j piano contest which was held under the auspices of the Federal- j ed Music Club of America. Since liiul lime she Ims come into a great deal of prominence not only as a pianist lint also as an entertainer in many important places In America and abroad, where she con- i linued her studies on the piano. Miss Ringgold is more than a t pianist. She is an excellent entertainer. In all her programs Miss Ringgold includes a number of her own compositions. ( oSlight Fire Damage The city fire department made a run this morning to the Georgie Flanders residence on South Third < street and extinguished a small roof < fire. The Waze was caused by sparks from the chimntey. Jack , Friedt, fire chief, stated the damage was only nominal. o , Will Present Play The pupils of the Central School will present the play, “The Red s < Headed Stepchild” In the Decatur high school auditorium. Friday night. January 13. at 8 o'clock. Ad- v mission will be 10 dents for school children and 15 cents for adults, |

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 7, 1933.

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| View of the Edwards Congregational Church, historic old New England edifice, in Northampton, Mass., where funeral services for former President Calvin Coolidge were held Saturday. Following the religious services thV body of the former President were taken to Plymouth, Vt., his birthplace for internment in the Coolidge family plot.

MRS. WITTE, 43, DEATH'S VICTIM Former Adams County Resident Dies at Home In Buffalo, N. Y. Word was received here today of the death of Mrs. Edwin Witte,j 43, of Buffalo, N. Y.. daughter of Rev. L. W. Dornseif. retired Luth-; eran minister, residing in Rootl township north of Decatur. Mrs. Witte died early this morn-' Ing. The family did not know of her serious illness. They received a letter a few days ago advising that she had been suffering from quinsy and word of her death came as a shock to the family. Mrs. tVitte, whose maiden name was Tabea Dornseif, is survived by her husband, who is a bookkeeper in the office of an automobile concern in Buffalo, and two children, Robert and Fredrick Dornseif. She is also survived by her father and the following brothers and sisters, Rev. L. J. Dornseif. pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church, north of Decatur; Edwari Dornseif, job pressman at (lie Daily Democrat office; Herman and Walter Dornseif of Fort Wayne; Mrs. H. Hoile, Detroit; Mrs. Ernest Witte and Miss Lydia Dornseif. a twin sister of Kingston, N. Y. Funeral services will be held) Tuesday afternoon in the Luther-( an church in Buffalo and burial' will be made in that city. The Rev. F. R. Rubland will officiate. Members of the family will I leave today oi Sunday to attend; the funeral.

Adams County Residents Are Urged To Aid Red Cross By Enrolling At Once

For the first time in years, the Red Cross annual roll call has fallen below four million members and coming at this time, when the organization is making every effort to make ends meet. John Barton Payne, chairman of the national committee, has issued a call for additional efforts to secure membership renewals. Ths following letter was received today by Wai Wemhoff. chairman of the local chapter and he ■ and his assistants are hoping that I sufficient new members will come ; in to make up the requirement: My dear Mr. Wemhoff: According to present estimates' our Roll Call will fall below four million for the first time in six years. Never was there a time wh'en it was more essential to hold the Red Cross membership,' In every community there are:

Grocery Is Robbed The Walter Deitsch grocery, i corner of Seventh and Adams street, was broken into by thieves ; sometime Friday night, presum- ; ably after midnight. Entrance ; was gained by breaking the plate glass in the front door. Mr. Deitsch stated this morning that the robbers obtained between $lO and sll in cash and 1,000 cigarettes. The Decatur (night police were called by Mr. | Deitsch when he discovered the ' robbery as lie opened the store ; this morning, but little in the | way of valuable clews were found. FACES CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY Carl Bradberry Faces Charges of Hindering Murder Investigation Chicago, Jan. 7 —(U.R) —Charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice today faced Carl Bradberry, one ot the many witnesses whom police claim are hindering investigation of the strange slaying of Edwin O. Schildhauer, handsome bandmaster. The charge was placed against Bradberry, a former sheriff’s deputy, by Police Captain John Stege. It was the first in the complicated Inquiry into the private life of the musician and his wife. Arraignment of Bradberry was . scheduled today. “There Is great unwillingness.” | I said Stege, “on the part of all con-1 i nected with Schildhauer to talk to j ius. We shall use every legal j .means of our command to find out . CONTTNITED ON PAGE TWO

— and I am confident it can be done, men and women who, for one reason or another, are not now enrolled but who would respond to a personal appeal. A small increase by each chapter above its present estimate will mean sue- ! cess. . I I am asking that during ary the members of your execu- < 1 tive committee enroll as many i members as possible, in addition ( Ito those already enrolled. Simi- < lar action by each of our 3COO ( i chapters Is being urged, tnd is ’ ' necessarv if the indispensable ser- | vice of the Red Cross is to be . i nv’intained. Please write me whether you will undertake the , i service. ; I May I take this opportunity to I l express our deepest appreciation < ‘

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DEMOCRAT TAX I PLANS LIKELY TO BE BLOCKED I I Early Adoption of New Levies Appears Unlikely At Present Time HAD CONSIDERED NEW INCOME TAX ! Washington, Jan. 7. — (U.R) —The Democratic tax program was toss ed about today in such a sea of conflicting opinion that early adoptiwn of any new levies appeared , unlikely. Barely more than 24 hours after) they met with President-elect 1 Roosevelt at New York and an-j .nounced virtual agreement on a 1 l program of unprecedented peacetime income taxes, party leaders i were seriously c onsidering substitute means of raising biidget-bal-; ancing revenue. After testing congressional sentiment, some of them privately conj ceded the income tax plan would have little more than a 50-511 ; chance of passage. They feared I that if it were brought before congress, there might be a rebellion th.it would discredit the party on the eve of the new Democratic administration's inauguration. Mr. Roosevelt was represented as I feeling that it was up to the leadlers here to work out f the tax program. His advisors said it was ;the congressional leaders rather 'than the president-elect who presented the income tax program at I the conference. Mr. Roosevelt tentatively approved it. or rather 'did not disapprove it. i Today Speaker Garner, who personally announced the income tax program following the New York conference, was frankly unenthusiastic. He said he was considering “less painful” taxes which he might propose later. Democratic House Leader Rainey declared the higher income taxes should be resorted to only in the last emergency. He believed the tax program should be held in abeyance until the fate of the beer-for-revenue measure is determined. Chairman Collier of the ways and means committee, which must handle any new revenue plan, said he had no definite idea when he would call a meeting together to' considei the revenue problem. ' These indications of the confusion and uncertainty of party leadI ers led many to believe that nothing would be done to impose new taxes in this short session which ends March 4. Many Republicans, including 'House Leader Snell, promptly renewed agitation for the manufacturers' sales tax, which Mr. Roosevelt frowns upon “in principle.” Snell said the sales tax would be far less burdensome on small wageearners than the proposed income tax. The commerce department estimated that a married person earning $2,600 a year would pay about CONTTNITED ON PAGE THREE BOMBINGSTORY MEETS DENIALS — Brand as Ridiculous Story That Bomb Caused Rockne’s Death South Bend, Ind., Jan. 7.—(U.R) — A startling explanation of the airplane disaster in which Knute Rpckne met death —that a bomb intended for a witness in the famous Lingle case caused the fatal crash —renewed speculation today in the Notre Dame football coach's death. The explanation was contained in a copyrighted article in the News-Times which said it learned from "unimpeachable sources" that; government operatives discovered, evidence of such a blast. The storj- was met by denials of department of commerce aviation officials, department of justice executives and officials of Notre Dame university. The News-Times Slid the bomb apparently was intended for the Rev. Fr. John Reynolds, C. S. C., a witness whose testimony aided In the conviction of Leo Brothers for slaying Alfred (Jake) Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporler. CONTINUED ON PAGH THREE "

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Would Issue Script I Fort Wayne, Ind. Jan. 7 —(UP) — Issuance of script by the city government in payment for “made work" under an unemployment relief program was urged at a meeting of the Chamber of Labor here last night. ; The chamber, organized here recently to study uniemployment conditions. said the plan was working satisfactorily in Kansas city and other communities. | The script would be exchanged for merchandise at local stores and later retired by tnc city. S. C. Cleland, county Democratic chairman, was one of the principal speakers at last night's meeting. 0 DEPOSITORS GET LETTERS Adams County Bank Liquidating Agent Sends Out General Information Letters have been mailed to depositors of the Old Adams County Bank by Leo Yager, liquidating agent, showing the progress made in liquidating the bank since ii closed last May. The letter states that the bank has paid off the entire loan of $71,000, made from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and that the collateral posted as security for the loan has been returned to the bank. Mr. Yager sets out the progress of liquidation with the following statement: "We are pleased to report that we have reduced our liabilities $131,489.17. Our notes have been reduced $129,580.47 and our mortgage loans, $10,293.19. Cash on hand and in banks is $lO.- ! 709.38.” Other claims against the bank held by corresponding banks have been paid and all money now on hands and to be collected, will go towards distribution among the depositors. Those acquainted with bank liquidating point to the progress made by the local bank as exceptionally good and Mr. Y’ager is hopeful that borrowers of the bank will liquidate their loans as speedily as possible so that a distribution can be made. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Dayton Steele, Decatur Resident For Many Years, Dies Today Dayton Steele, 80, a former resident of Decatur, died at his home at 1206 Charlotte Avenue, Fort Wayne, at 2:40 o’clock this morning following an illness due to infirmities of age. Mr. Steele was well known in this city, making his home In Decatur for nearly half a century. He was engaged in the plumbing business with his brother, the late George Steele. He moved to Fort Wayne about ten years ago. ; Mr. Steele would have been 81 years of age on January 22. He was born at Peterson, Indiana. January 22, 1852, and was a son of Levi Steele. Besides the wife, seven children (survive. They are. Mrs. Charles Barnhart, Mrs. Hickman. Hammond; Mrs. A. R. Parker, Fort IWayne, Mrs. C. V. Imler, Cedar Springs, Mich.; Ernest Steele, (Laketon; Forest and Eugene Steele (of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 o'clock at the United Brethren church in this city. The body will lie in state in the church from 1:30 to 2:30. The Rev. Dr. Charles J. Roberts, pastor of the local church will officiate at the service. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Friends are asked to omit flowers. Rent Pews Sundav | j The annual renting of the pews in St. Mary’s Catholic church will take place Sunday morning following the 9:45 o'clock high mass. Tit- Christmas collection for the orphans of the diocese will total about $735. members of the board of trustees of the church stated today. Several dollars were received thia week and it is expected that a few contributions to the fund will be received Sunday. The co'leetion this year was larger than expected, the church trustees announced.

YOtTft HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

LAST SERVICES : ARE HELD FOR 1 EX-PRESIDENT 'll Funeral Services Are Held in Church Where Cool--1 idge Long Worshipped j. HOOVER AND WIFE i ATTEND FUNERAL Northampton, Mass., Jan. I 7 In the Edwards i ('tiureh where he had worshipped tor many years a ( ' funeral service of impressive simplicity was held today for I j Calvin Coolidge, thirtieth President of the I n i ted States. . I Although the nation’s great , I were present, the ceremony was by the same homely dignity that had characterized the famous New Englander's political - career. President and Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. ; i Franklin D. Roosevelt and her » son, James, were among those i who paid him silent tribute. Hut there was no pomp, no display, c The very atmosphere of ths - church was severe. i In a pew close to the front of • the church sat Michael Fitzgefr aid, former mayor, who was the ? city’s chief executive when Mr. Coolidge was formally notified h.> 3 had been elected vice-presiden’. » Fitzgerald, now a barber, made . an address of welcome on that r occasion. That address and the s present ceremonies were the only j formal functions ever conducted i. in Northampton for Mr. Coolidge. . since he left city polities for larger fields. > The chancel and choir ioft wer-t e 1 banked with masses of flowers. lt ' lilies predominating. The most 0 I striking floral tribute was an imi mense wreath of ferns interlaced ' with orchids, which had been { ■ sent by the diplomatic corps at 3 ( Washington. . 1 Outside the red brick edifice, 3 ; jamming the sidewalks and crowd- . I Ing the hillside nearby, were fully .! 5,000 citizens. Silently they . | watched the approach of the | nation's notables. Gov. Joseph B. Ely of Massachusetts was an early arrival at ' the church with his staff. As the church filled. Organist Thomas C. Auld played Chopin’s Funeral March I The soft strains were punctuated by he walls of a very young child, In the balcony. . Tlie President and Mrs. Hoover entered the church at exactly 10:30, as the organ ended the funeral march and began Mrs. Coolidge’s favorite musical selec- ■ tion, from Dvorak's new world > symphony. The President’s face was very grave as he came slowly down the ■ aisle, preceded by a military aide. The strains of a selection from t Dvorak’s new world symphony drifted out over the congregation . from the organ in front of Ilin ;, casket. It was the same selection ' I CONTINUED on PAGE two"’ —O TO INAUGURATE MCNUTT MONDAY * Chief Justice Treanor Will Administer Oath of Office To McNutt i . _ Indianapolis, Jan. 7 .U.R) Paul 1 V. McNutt, Bloomington, will bn ' inaugurated Monday as 33rd gov- > ernor of Indiana. 1 Elaborate preparations for the ceremony on the west steps of the • statehouse have been completed. The oath of office will be adl ministered by Chief Justice Wai- • ter E. Treanor of the supreme • court who also is a resident o£ Bloomington. M. Clifford Townsend. Marion, will be sworn in at the same time as lieutenant gov- » ernor. 1 When McNutt and Townsend • take the oath, Indiana’s state ! government will be completely > ii”der Democratic control. Seats to accomodate 500 perf sons have been construct ml on . the outdoor platform. And so 4 great has baeii the demand for r tickets that 700 additional sea a > will be constructed in front of the , rostrum. McNutt will be accompanied to CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE*