Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1933 — Page 1

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PAUL V. M’NUTT IS INAUGURATED TODAY

LITZ DECLARES appointment ■TO BE ILLEGAL Asoi ney-General S a y s Kaming of Gaylord I Morton Is Illegal 111 D FUNERAL FOR BROWN WEDNESDAY dianapolis, Jan. 9.— <U.P) [ ointment of Gaylord] lon, Republican, to the > tax board, was held iltodav in an opinion of Allorin-v (.eneral Philip Lutz opinion was given a V feß minutes after Morton fiM-aw appointed by Harry G. who was succeeded at noon a» do\.:ibr by Paul V. McNutt. had served as Leslie's Beerltai y in charge of prison and I applications for four years. appointment, although expected, deprived the ineoKg Democratic governor, of a ch®te to make a member of his to the position. formerly lived at Fort wßie. '©tkenior Leslie recently npppinjed his other secretary I ewi ; secretary the tax To Pay Tribute Iniianapoiis. Jan. 9 — (U.R) - tribute to John J. Brown. tax board member who died suddenly Saturday night. J"*>n|l>, paid at his funeral ini RoAiort tomorrow. died of a heart in his hotel room hove aftgl lii> usual day’s work at th ’ He had served only es his four year term on ■Beni. having taken office member of the taxj eight years before he be-1 director of tile state high- ' in 1929. lie until he returned to board a week ago on board member". tod.i . meeting e and other friends ana in his official life, will Rockport. Erowii's home fur tile funeral tomorrow. i| WIDE ESTATE 3 ST $250,000 J °f Galvin Cool■Mjc Place Estimate of ■Estate Unofficially Hampton. Mass Jan. 9.— (U.R) of Calvin Coolidge estiMB today that he left an estate at approximately $250,000. was mi official e.infirma||B9 idose to the former based their estimate might be expected to from his salary during :«H (>l public lite, including six the White House, ami «l ' ’'arnings as a writer ,;mi investments. estate, the Ben lies, like Jlo.uou. M<JNff Cui ‘ li|!H m ' ! ™ from a »J 2 a duplex department after I l * le White House, and he died suddenly ot a heart ] Thursday. lie owned consider —the Coolidge hom< the Coolidge farmhouse, sgSB acres of woodland and pas his native Plymouth. Vt.. :,i a hillside cemetery. Is to rest Saturday near the of five generations of his Coolidge left a will, of his immediate family 2?B®’Wo of the fact. Harry )0 ON PAGE TTTTURE BV o Bices Change Hands -<• Lk tt T ni P° li3 - Jan. 9—(UP> Two , offices changed hands K with that of governor. F. Straub, Indianapolis, heb; adjutant-general, replacing .»« I’otnbaugh India.: ipoiin. fl ly Lee retired as clerk of printing board, giving way new Democratic officer Mythen. Both are of Indian-

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Five Prisoners Shot Dorchester, N. B„ Jan. 9 (U.R) —Five prisoners were shot by guards at Dorchester prison Saturday, it was revealed today, after 300 rioting convicts wrecked lockers, chairs and cell fittings cell blocks and hurled basins, at their jailers. Thirty-seven convicts in the prison workshop armed with pick handles and pipe lengths started the riot. Forty guards armed with rifles, revolvers and riot guns tried to herd the rioters into their cells. When the convicts refused to obey orders, five leaders .were singled out and shot through I the legs. Warden George T Goad said I there were no fatalities. A tip a few hours before the riot enabled the guards to prepare for trouble, the warden said. The noise of the prison, where they stood outside fighting attracted townfolk to the the walls in a heavy gale and freezing weather. INVOICE SHOWS $2,951.75 LOSS Annual Inventory At County Infirmary Shows Loss From Last Year The annual inventory of personal property at the Adams County : Infirmary shows a total loss ot ■ $2,951.75, compared with last I year, the biggest loss reflecting in the value ot live stock. based 1 on the lower market this year. The value of the inventory | amounted to $17,457.60. Last year it was $20,409.35. The inventory was taken by George Shoemaker of Geneva and Jess Michaud of Berne, The inventory shows the following appraisement: 1933 1932 Value Value Live Stock $4531.00 $6363.00 i Grain and Hay 21116 00 2350.00 ; Farm implements 3500.00 3889.00 ] Clothing 170.05 165.85 Produce and supplies 2678.95 3803.50 Household goods 3737.50 3545.00 Miscellaneous 224.10 294.00 Total $17,457.60 In many cases the number of items and the number of live stock increased during the year, but due to the lower market prices the value is less. All of the property is owned by Adams county free of debt. -o Th ie ves Arrested i N j w York Jan. 9 — (UP) The .theft of 200 bank money orders from the Oak Park, 111., post office last month was reported solved to- ; day by postal inspectors who arrested two men booked as Elmer Boucher, 41. Chicago salesman, and Wesley Davis, 40, South Bend, >lnd.. The first due to their identities, the inspectors said, came through the arrest of Lillian Hall, a friend of one of them, in Chicago December 17. The inspectors the:: traced a number of complaints that two man were attempting to cas:i money orders soon after registering at local hotels. ON TRIAL FOR KILLING WIFE School Teacher Is Orv Trial Today For Murder At Marshall, Illinois Marshall, 111., Jan. 9.—(U.R)—Hubert C. Moor, 32, Robinson school teacher, went on trial in Clark county circuit court today on charges of murdering his wife, Majorie. 30, also a teacher in the Robinson schools. Selection of a jury started from a special venire of 125 men and women. Judge Charles A. Shuey, Charleston. presided. The state was represented by Prosecutor Carson M. Purdunn, assisted by C. W. Halleck. Rensselaer, Ind. William T. Hollenbeck. Marshall, and Alnert. Isley, Newton, conducted the defense. Purdunn has announced that he ] will ask for the death penalty Mrs. Moor was killed the night ■ of Aug. 15. 1932, while she and her) husband were returning to Robin-' son from a visit at the home ot her • CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR I

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BOMBS DAMAGE PROPERTY IN TAYLORVILLE Center of Illinois Mine District Is Scene of Latest Violence FEDERAL INQUIRY MAY BE STARTED Taylorville. 111. Jan 9 —(U.R) — The boom of dynamite bombs today brought fears of reprisals in Christian county's bloody coal mines feud. The bombs, which damaged prop- ■ erty but injured no one, apparent-1 ly were directed at members of the Progressive miners faction. Twenty-four hours after the bombings, however, the sheriff's office had no .informalion of any counterattacks. Steel-helmeted militia men who [patrolled the streets and roads of this war-torn mining community reported as quiet an evening as has passed since the first violence broke out months ago. Precautions were taken to prevent any concentration of hostile pickets as members of the United Mine Workers union went to work in the four Peabody Coal Co., ] mines today. The mines controversy r.iges over the operation of these mines by the established unton diggers. The newly-formed Progressive miners group for weeks lias sought to ihalt work. Three men died in the warfare in the last week. Most serious of the latest bomb attacks were directed against a general store conducted by Police Chief Albert Mattazzo of Kincaid, a Progressive sympathizer. He is CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR HOOSE LEADER OPPOSES BILL Representative Rainey Announces Opposition To Federal Aid Bill 1 Washington, Jan. 9. — (U.R) — House Majority Leader Rainey today announced his opposition to agitation for passage of a SIOO,000,000 federal aid highway bill. At the same time, Rainey made public a stinging circular letter j sent to It state governors who. had asked his support of the bill, i The veteran house leader asked I the state officials to suggest how' to get the money for the expenditure and reminded them the federal government was piling up a deficit of $100,000,000 a month. The highway bill to which Rainey referred already has passed the senate and has received a favorable report from the house roads committee. Rainey, however, pledged his opposition to any attempts to bring the matter before the house. "’T'liere is no danger of such a bill passing at the present session." he declared. “We will stop it if we can.” The leader did not publish names of governors to which his letter was addressed. In connection with his determiiiutioii Io reply chiefly oh | economies for a balanced budget iat the present session, Rainey ; reaffirmed his belief that the suggestion for higher income taxes, agreed upon at the New York confeTence. with President-elect Roosevelt, could not pass the present house. “There would be tremendous opposition to any kind of new taxes," he said. "We should try to balance the budget by economy and beer, and [ believe we can balance without restoring to taxation.” By this declaration, Rainey made known he has not changed the position which he assumed immediately after the New York meeting. Dr. David House Dies ilndiampolis. Jan. 9—(UP)— Dt. j [David A. House, 65, professor Erne-. riPis of the Indiana University] (school of dentistry, died here yesterday after a short Illness. Having; (served many years on the school's | [faculty, he was one of the most ( widely known men in his profession jin Indiana.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 9, 1933.

New State Executives

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w Paul V. McNutt

Inauguration ceremonies were held at Indianapolis today for Paul t McNutt and Clifford M. Townsend as governor and lleutenant-govei nor. respectively, ot' Indiana for the next four years. McNutt was | inaugurated at noon today, while Townsend took the oath of office in | the senate chamber at 10 a. in. These men were elected in the Democratic landslide of last November.

ARREST BANKER | IN LOUISVILLE . — I Defaulting Banker Is Returned To Rushville To Face Charges I Rushville. Ind., Jan. 9 — (U.R) — Robert L. Newkirk, 30, disappearing secre ary of tlie Farmers Trust (Company, was back in Rushville today facing charges of taking $7,599 of the institution's funds. He was arrested Saturday night | iin Louisville, Ky., and returned' here by Sheriff C. E. Compton. i Newkirk disappeared Jan. 2 after telling his wife he had resignled from the bank and was going ,to California for his health. The next day bank officials found $7.I 599 missing from the vault. A war- ' rant was Issued at the request of .President Bert L. Trabue. Newkirk was questioned at length in his cell at the county jail yesterday. He told officials that he came to Indianapolis first rented a safety deposit box in a bank and placed most of the monev there. The next day he went to Louisville, Ky., and registered at a hotel under the name of James L. McNuby. Sheriff Compton planned to open the safety deposit box today as soon as a time lock on the vault would permit. Newkirk, he said, did not know I how much ot the money w-as in the ■ box. The banker had shaved off his mustache and purchased a complete new wardrobe, Compton dei dared. — o Store To Stay Open ! Through an error, the name of 1 the Morris 5 and 10 cent store appeared in tlie list of stores that will close at 5 o'clock p. m. The m eager announced today the store will remain open until 6 o'clock each evening as usual, OPEN PORDUE ANNUAL MEET Agricultural Conference Opehs With Address By Dr. Estey Lafayette. Ind., Jan. 9— (U.R) — Revision of war debts, trade re- ' strictions and international agreement in regard to use and distribution of gold will aid In recovery , from the depression. Dr. J. A. Estey, head of the history and : economics department of Purdue university told rural residents of the state at the opening of the annual agricultural conference i here today. Citing present depressing cir-' cumstances as indicating a brighter future. Dn Estey said: “Depressions tend to wear , themselves out and to lay the I foundation for revival. Low construction costs and gradual deter- ( ioration of present buildings soon brings about increased activity in I the building trades. Confidence is I renewed and the climb from depression is under way.” To aid in this recovery Dr. EsCONTLNUED ON PAGE* TH REE*

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Auto Badiy Damaged _—_ The automobile owned and driven by A. F. Peddle, 2816 Clinton I street, Fort Wayne, was badly; I damaged Sunday evening, when it ( I struck a concrete abuttment on ! | State Road 27. throe miles south I of Decatur. 1 The accident took place near I the abandoned schoolhouse, midj way between Monroe and Deca1 tnr. Mr. Peddie stated that he , was blinded by the lights of anproaching cars and in turning out ; at the side of tlie road to give sufficient room for passing autos. | ran into the abutment. Mr. Peddie was not injured, bur j a companion, whose name was not learned, was reported to have reI ceived an in jured leg. The car was brought to the Riverside Garage in Decatur. TOWNSEND IS INMGURAIED Takes Oath of Office As Lieutenant-Governor At 10 A. M. Indianapolis, Jan. 9.— (U.R) —The Indiana legislature reconvened briefly today for the inauguration of Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend and announcement of appointments to standing committees. Townsend took the oath of office before a joint session of the house and senate at 10 a. m Following his brief inaugural address, both houses adjourned to attend the in augural ceremonies for Governor Paul V. McNutt. Both senate and assembly were] scheduled to convene again at 2 p. m. Following announcement of standing < oinmittees they will adjourn until tomorrow morning when Governor McNutt will deliver his message to the legislature. After that the first bills probably will be introduced. Importance of tasks confronting the legislature was stressed by Townsend in bis inaugural address. These tasks, he said, will be outlined by the new goverupr.iomorrow. "I hope that in the work of crystallizing into law the policies to be: outlined, you will be found laboring diligently and intelligently to CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE Hold Taxi Driver j Gary, Ind., Jan. 9 —(UP) —Police held Walter J. Smith, taxicab driver, today on manslaughter charge in connection with the death of Glenn Warren Gregg, professional golfer, in a fist fight. Smith said Gregg hired his call and then would not pay the bill. Police said Gregg apparently had been knocked down and struck the pavement in falling, breaking his neck. ! ° j Postpone Davis Trial , New York, Jan. 9 —(UP) —The trial of Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania and three other defendants charged with violating tlie Federal lottery laws, scheduled to begin today, was postponed for a week because of the illness of Fed-; eral Judge John C. Knox. , Senator Davis was tried alone on the same charges several months ago but a juror's indescretion caus-. ed a mistrial.

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SEVEN PERSONS KILLED DURING PAST WEEK-END Guns, Automobiles And Gas Responsible For Death Toll In State FORT WAYNE MAN KILLED IN CRASH Indianapolis. Jam 9 qj.R) —( Guns, automobiles and gas killed seven persons in Indiana over the i week end An automobile accident in I Mishawaka accounted for tlie | death of Homer Mooie, 38. Five 1 persons were injured in the acci- ( dent, including Peter S, Miller, 25 | Mishawaka; Mr. and Mrs. C. D. I McQuiston. Laporte, and Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Paul, Michigan City. , Glenn Wairen Gregg, a golf pro- ; fesslonal, was killed during an ; argument at Gary. Walter J. I Smith, a car driver, was held in i connection witli the shooting. I Smith told police he struck Gregg ~ with his fist. The golfer fell, I breaking his neck. 1 At Weisburg Edward Hemke, i; 60, postmaster, was shot and killj ed instantly at the home of his • ] son. Arthur. Leo Baker, 22, who . came here two months ago from . Kentucky,, was aritestiil. Police , say they had not determined a . motive for the slaying. Baker rj was taken into custody in a nearJby cornfield. He had a bullet i wound in his leg. Mary S. Wells, 48. was asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes t in her garage at Bedford. Roscoe Baker, 33, Fort Wayne, ' died Saturday from injuries re--i ccived earlier in the day when i his truck overturned on state j road 1. Arthur Gross, 28, Hammond. ( died yesterday from injuries rei ceived in an automobile accident ! near Fowler Dec. 28. Ho will be buried at Indianapolis where his parents reside. Despondency over poor health was blamed for the suicide of ' Harvey C. Michaels, 93, a farmer living in Union township. Wells county. He hanged himself. o > Officers Are Elected Officers were elected at the an- . nual congregational meeting of ilie .Zion Reformed Church Sunday j afternoon. The following officers ( Were chosen: Mat Kirsch, elder, . David Adams and Erwin Miller, deacons; Charles Beineke, trustee; Leo Kirsch, treasurer. M. F. Worthman was reflected secretary of the , congregation. Cigar Store Moves The Will Burns cigar store is moving from the Tonnelier building on North Second street to the Ellis building. South second street, opposite the court house. The Bell gro- , eery was moved today from the Smith-Christen building to the old Peoples Ixvan and Trust company, coiner Second and Madison streets. CONGRESSMAN ENDS OWN LIFE Rpp. Samuel A. Kendall, Republican of Pennsylvania, Is Suicide Washington, Jin. 9—(UP)—The body of Rep. Samuel A. Kendall, 73-year-old Pennsylvania republican will ba laid to rest Wednesday be side that of his wife, whose death drove him to suicide. Mrs. Kendall died last August, shortly before they would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The veteran congressman jin a farewell note to his children said he had been "unable to throw joss my grief’ over her death. Yesterday morning he breakfasted with his daughter, Mrs. Grace ■ Angus, then went to ills otffce in . tlie house .office building, made himself comfortable in an easy ( chair, and fired a .38 calibre bullet into his brain. A note on his desk said: I “My dear children: my work on earth is oompletefd. The sudden death of your mother was the most severe shock of my whole life, 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE "tHKEE* ‘

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Thompson Is Named Frank G. Thompson, Democrat, ; joint representative from Wells andd Adams counties to the state legislature, has been named on three house committees by Earl Crawford of Milton, speaker. Thompson is chairman of the committee on public libraries, buildings and printing, and is a member of committees on county and township business and phraseology engrossment and enrollment ot' bills. STOCKHOLDERS HOLD MEETING Annual Meeting of Decatur Savings And Loan Association Is Held The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Decatur Savings and Loan Association was held this ■ morning at the company's office in i the Paul Graham building. Three new directors were electi ed. They are, C. E. Bell. C. C. Pumphrey and Mathias Kirsch. : The board was reduced to five di- ■ rectors. The other two directors are Paul H. Graham and Albert . Mutschler. The annual report shows a protii table year, the net profits for the > year amounting to $6,099.68. A two i and one-half per cent, semi-annual > dividend was declared on the runi ning stock, which totals $118,690.05. • The last six month's dividend - amounted to $2,917.11, The undivided profits account shows a net surplus of $2,832.87, . after all dividends and charges ; were paid, including all of the 1932 dividends. The company has applied for . membership in the Home Loan ( Bank organization and a deposit of > S4OO has been .posted w’ith the In- j diana branch. Mr. Graham is manager of the; 1 company. The annual election of j officers will take place at a meet- , ing of the directors to be held toj night. TAKE GANGSTER FOR LAST RIDE Ted Newberry, Capone Ally, Found Murdered Near Gary, Ind. Chicago, Jan. 9—(UP) —The ride assassination of Edward (Ted) Newberry, last of the active north side gang “big shots,” was added today to tlie lung list of unsolved underworld killings on police records. Newberry’s body, riddled with bullets and shotgun slugs, was found Saturday on a lonely road some 15 miles east of Gary, Ind. It lay today on a morgue slab in Chesterton. Ind., awaiting claimants The widow was reported on the way from Miami, Fla., Gang associates of the slain man professed to know nothing about her. Ni'.’Wfb rry, a soßtJvoU'ied, suave tna i of powerful physique, had lived through thir major era of gang dominance. He started in with Dion O'Banton and lived to see All Capone behind prison bars. He was memo, [able as the only major g.mgst.r who ever turned traitor to one I gang and join another to live a>nd profit by his perfidy. Newberry had been allied with' George (Bugs) Moran and Joe Aiello Prior to the St. Valentine’s Day massacre in 1929 He had left the; garane wh-re seven Moran gangsters .were mowed down by machine gqn fire only a few minutes before the slaughter began. He was accused of having “put the finger on’’ the men in return for an assign ment of the north side territory by Capone's syndicate. Whether or no, he joined Capone immediately there after. When his body was found in a ditch, Newberry wore costly clothing, including silk underwear gnd a silk shirt, and had on one of the diamond encrusted belt buckles that Capone gave to his friends in his ’ heydey. n Held In Stabbing Watseka, 111., Jan. 9—(UP)—Hersh=“l Fitch, 36, H.mmond, Ind., was held in jail today on a charge of. stabbing John Hupple, 25. Kanka-1 kee, II!., 1-n a fight that followed a dance at Papineau. Hupple, a crip-1 pie and father of three children, I was in serious condition with «j (wound over the heart. '

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NEW GOVERNOR TAKES HIGHEST STATE OFFICE Inaugural Ceremonies Are Held In Open At Indiana Capital FIRST DEMOCRAT HEAD IN 12 YEARS Indianapolis, Jan. 9. — <U.R) —Paul V. McNutt, scholar and soldier, was inaugurated as Indiana’s 33rd governor today. Trumpeters of the 139th Field Artillery sounded attention as color guards bearing the State, National and post colors of the American Legion heralded his approach to the outdoor platform on the west steps of the statehouse. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Walter E. Treanor of tlie Indiana Supreme court, a resident of Bloomington, McNutt's home town. Accompanying the new executive to the rostrum was retiring Governor Harry G. Leslie, completing his four-year term. McNutt was introduced by R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman. On the speakers platform were Frederick VanNuys, United States senator-elect, and hundreds of other prominent Democrats who came to see the first member of their party inaugurated as governor since 1916. As former national commander of the American Legion and lieutenant colonel in the organized reserves. McNutt opened his inaugural address with a plea for ; peace time patriotism. “The struggle to restore economic equilibrium is as grim and 1 as real as any war,” he said. “Jt calls the same unselfish service, energy, intelligence and solidarity. “This is the time for perfect candor —no bragging, no pretense that tilings are better than they are, no tolerance of what should not be tolerated. "With all my heart I desire such patriotism for Indiana.” Tlie new governor, who resigned as dean of the Indiana university law school to head the state administration, outlined his idea of the immediate tasks with which he is confronted. “We must provide food, clothing and shelter for the destitute, the aged and infirm. "We must lower the cost of government and simplify Its operations; reduce and redistribute the burden of taxes, maintain an adequate system of public education; promote the efficient administration of justice; strengthen necessary social agencies; remove special privilege from the seats of power; offer every assistance in restoring economic equilibrium, and regain confidence in ourselves and in our institutions." He urged adoption of a constructive program, unhampered CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE LOCAL WOMAN'S BROTHER DIES Elmer Kline, Brother of Mrs. Curt Miller. Dies At Bluffton Bluffton, Jan. 9 — (Special) -• Elmer A. Kline, 60. brother of Mrs. Curt Miller, Decatur, died this morning at 7:15 o'clock at the Wells County hospital from per’tonitis which developed from a bursted appendix. He underwent an operation Thursday night. He was a barber, and also widely known as a cornetist. He was born in Adams county near Monroeville in 1872. a son of William and Nancy Mmnma Kline. His marriage to Lula Nelson took place at Monroeville in 1893. Surviving are the widow, a daughter. Mrs. Marion Thomas, Hartford City: a brother, and two sisters as follows: Frank Klint, I Monroeville; Mrs. Emma Neidlingen Warsaw, and Mrs. Miller, Decatur. Funeral services will be hold at i 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon jat the home in Bluffton. Burial in the cemetery at Monroeville,