Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1933 — Page 1

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IICKHOLDERS GREE TO PAY i fl ASSESSMENT i jM ‘ i Blhnldors of Peoples * -M;m And Trust Co., Bleach Yurcement f Mssments due ■! MKcuU day men ts ; J^K r „iir|) Mifrt-rmrnt r«*:ul<iaHt iidon t<><l:iv, Jiulfit’ (’. t»r the Allen eireiiil point, entered Hmiii! jo;iilisl Ihe sluek-)B|-S o! rlie old Peoples "H mid 1 1 list eompnnv for amount of their ense. eplilled Tile ‘ Srii»r other stockholders Trust company, was venV,,, ihe Allen county circuit months ago. It was • licet an assessment M th.- stockholders for the S.i of stock owned by them. was cindered against ot the stockholdThese cases will he tried attorneys stated. Named Receiver M Myers, local alloc- 1 named receiver for col- I the stockholders assess- t H-u-i an agreement was made 9< noiniii 1 fee he paid for his ; H «a- made in the case that 1 he made in four equal i X. namco 25 tier cent of the i amount on February 4; : August 25; November 25. i ent payments wilt bear six < interest. t Myers will also distribute,; Mint collected to depositors i tank The distribution will 1 rate from the one made by lidating agent for the bank II be in addition to whattes to depositors. iie> C. L Walters reprethe stockholders and Attor- I J. Lutz represented the Closed in 1930 Peoples la>an and Trust r closed lune 14, 1930. It apitalized at $60,1*00, of $4.4(M> worth of stock had ‘it sold. laical attorneys ed the belief that between and s:!o.nfto will be collectlatter amount being equal 1 pet cent payment on delargest holder of stock in dilution was Mrs. Joseph f Portland. She bolds 100 or SIO,OOO of stock. Seville stockholders live in * mty The largest amount k held by any local citizen fl. it was stated. stockholders are co-oper-i every way and this after-: tere making arrangements their assessments. Two or ave already paid the entire due and others stated Mild meet the payments on ** given. chuckle Named lapolis Jan. 26— (UP)— J. T. 8 RtishvtUn, attorney, was “<1 trustee of the state prison V Gov. Paul V. McNutt toIIH out the unexpired term 'del Foley of Indianapolis, ISPAPERMAN iCES CHARGES tor of Huntington Charged With Crimal Slander, Libel "Ston, lisd., Jan. 26— (VP)— H. Bungs, editor of the don News, faces cnarges of ! slander and libel today In ffidavits signed by John R. 'resident of the First State 1 furnished $5,000 bond to ‘i« release from jail, luntington Printing Co., was Mrty defendant in the case, ffidavitg allege that articles in the News between utiti lan. 23 "sought to de,e First State Bank of its ime ' credit and reputation." n ss told Joseph and Nellie yer the hank was mimfe fsttaded them to withdraw DOSitS.

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To Conduct Hearing Indianapolis, Jan. 26—(TIP)—The Senate education committee will conduit a public hearing tomorrow on the bill proposing repeal of the lhili act requiring maintenance of physical education courses in public schools. Request tor the hearing was made by Clara Fedler. Bloomington, president of the Indiana physical education association. The original bill, introduced hv Sen. Thurman A. Oottschalk. I)., Berne, lias been amended to make discontinuance of physical education courses optional until July 1 1936. QUARREL ENDS IN SHOOTING Pennsylvania Man Kills Wife And Daughter; Commits Suicide Erie, Pa., Jan. 26.— ftj.fi) — John Shaffer, fit, shot and killed his wife, Martha. 63, and his daughter, Virginia, 21. then committed suicide in their home here today, according to police. A son, Leonard. 27. only other occupant of the house, was awakened by the sound of the shots and tied to the street. He summoned police who found all three dead in the daughter’s bedroom. Phaffer, unemployed for two years, had wanted to sell their home, which his wife opposed, police were told. The quest 1 t brought frequent arguments, culminating in a quarrel today after the mother spent the night in her daughter’s room, it was said. Shaffer, taking a double barreled shotgun, went to the room this . morning. Police believed he shot tlie mother, then the daughter and himself. All three apparently died instantly. Coroner W. (i. Strolde immediately began an investigation of tintriple shooting. HONOR STUDENTS ARE ANNOUNCED Honor Roll of Catholic High School Is Announced Today Nineteen pupils of the Decatitr Catholic high school have earned a place on the high honor roll of the school, while 25 pupils were placed on the honor roll, at the * close of the first semester of school. A pupil must have 20 honor points and no grade below B to I lie placed on the high honor roll. Fifteen honor points and no grade less than B minus will qualify a pupil to be on the honor roll. Thp semester records of the school show that the following have earned a place on the honor rolls: High Honor Seniors Annette Lengerich, 27, Mary C. Leonard. 2fi; Margaret Rtimschlng. 21!: Mary Ulman. 24: Lucille Miller. 22; Mary J. Col chin. 21. Juniors Helen Bart he!, 25: Dorothy Lengerich. 23; Mary Woipert. 21; Patricia Fullenkamp. 20. Sophomores — Rosemary Miller. 22; Alfred Rtimschlng, 20; James Lose, 20. Freshmen—Leo Miller, 22; Dolore* Leonard. 22; Agnes Schultz, 22» Mary Schultz. 22; Margaret Wettzberger. 22: Julia Parent, 20. Honor Seniors — Agnes Wolpert. 20. Mark .Schurger, 25; Dorothy LaFontaine. 20; George Schultz. 17. Juniors —John Carroll. 19; William Lose. 19; Mary Margaret Keller, 19; Alverta Viatt 17; Albert Haiti, 16; Dorothy Miller. 16. ij Sophomores — William Borns, ’ 20; Richard Ulman. 19; Madonna Rlpherger, IS; Ruth Voglewede, 18; Robert Colchtn. 16. Justin I Spangler, 15; Julian Parent, 16. Freshmen — Mildred Rumschlag, i 19; Eugene Daniels. 17; Donald Hess. 17; Mary M. Hetman, 17; I I Mary M. Klepper, 17; Walter Baker. 16; Marjorie Carroll, 16; i Kloise Leonard. 16. ( j m- — Resumes Payments Philadelphia, Jan. 26—(UP)—The , Pennsylvania railroad company, ■ largest transportation system In the rlu_ s today resumed divident pay* in ent a uu ita cupitol Block,

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President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt and party in auto which bore them from private train to Muscle Shoals, Ala., where they inspected dam and power and nitrate plants. From left to right: Mr. Roosevelt, Senator Kenneth McKellar. Senator Clarence Dill. Senator George Norris, Governor Hill Me Allister of Tennessee, Mrs. Curtis Dali and Governor B. M. Miller of Alabama.

REPUBLICANS TO MEET SATURDAY City Chairman And Other City Officers Will Be Selected Here Ralph Yager. Republican county chairman, has called a meeting of the city precinct committeemenl and vice-committeemen for Satur-! day morning at 10 o’clock at his; office for the purpose uf.electing j a city chairman and other officers iof the Republican city central committee. A chairman, vice-chairman, secretaiy and treasurer art to oe named. Several names have been mentioned for Hie chairmanship, but as far as could lie learned l today no one was making a campaign for Hie post. The Republican committeemen and vice-committeemen in- the city ure: First ward “A." Cal F. Peterson, Mis. Maud Peterson; first , ward "B”, W. A. Lower. Mrs. W. A. Lower; second ward "A", Cal E. Peterson, Mrs. Ina Peterson; second ward “B”, Fred Major, Mrs. Dale Goldner; third ward "A". David Campbell. Mrs. Agnes Campbell; third ward “B", Carl Hammond. Mrs. Carl Hammond. There has been some talk of the Republicans entering a Citizens Ticket in the city election next May, but no definite steps havei been taken towards this proposal. The plans for the campaign will 1 more than likely he worked out by the new r city chairman and his committee. Mr. Yager is also city 1 chairman of the Republican party. Democrats Meet Feb. 25 J. H. Heller, acting county chairman of the Democratic party, announced today that the Democrats would perfect their city organization February 25. Dr. Burt Mangold is the present city chairman and the meeting must he called by the county chairman. HALLORAN CASE IS DISMISSED Charge Against Alleged Murder Accessory Ordered Dropped Phoenix. Ariz.. Jan. 25. —(U.R) —A . complaint charging J. J. Halloran. t wealthy lumberman, with being an . accessory after the murder of Agnes Ann Leroi was dismissed today after a preliminary hearing in i which Winnie Ruth Judd testified . that Halloran aided iter in disposing of Mrs, Leroi’s body. The decision by Judge J. C. Niles, was based partly on the failure of 1 the slate to prove to the court that ; Mrs. Judd murdered Mrs. Leroi, r Mrs. Judd, in an earlier Superior ; court trial, was found guilty of the murder and now is under the'death sentence. At the Halloran hearing, just concluded. Mrs. Judd contended she 9 shot Mrs. Leroi and Hedvlg Samttelson In self-defense. The court f> decided no slate evidence present- - etl at the hearing contradicted her I claim. t

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 25, 1933.

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Regular Meeting The South Ward Parent-Teachers! Association met at the South Ward j school building, Tuesday afternoon,! following school, for the regular l meeting of the organization. The meeting was opened with songs by Miss Eva Acker's pupils. They sang “Man in the Moon,'' "Twenty Froggies went to School" i and "The Little New Year. - ' Mrs. 0. K. Chammplin gave an ex' tensive talk on Child Health, Mrs. | ,C. O. Porter reviewed the PTA Billjletin and quoted a prominent educa-1 itionul leader as saying that "The; parents of today owe the same debt to'the children of the depression l as they did to tile children of pros-, perity.” A general discussion was eld on tile subject of Child Health. JUNIOR GLASS TO GIVE PLAY CatholicHighSchool Class Will Present Mys-tery-Drama The junior class of the Decatur Catholic high school will present the mystery-drama, “Speeding Along,” in the Catholic school auditorium, Sunday night. January 29. at 8 o'clock. The play is in three acts. Admission will be 25 cents and tickets for the play may he procured from the class pupils. The public is invited to witness this play. The cast of characters is as follows: Bobby Larrabee, the storekeeper at Larrabee Cove Marceline Gage Wuggins, “the man” in Bobby’s house Albert Main Charlie Dogberry, telegraph operator Joseph Schultz Molly Malloy, reporter on the “Sentinel" Helen B'arthel Granny. Bobby's grandmother Rosemary Rumschlag Paul Stevens, owner of "Flying Cloud” William Lose Jack Curtis, n stranger Edward Lose Mrs. Newrome, Paul Stevens’ guest . Dorothy Lengerich Angela, Mrs. Newcome's angel child Dorothy Miller Vivian, her grown-up daughter Alvera Vian Tlie Professor, fond of fishing Herman Knapke Miss Lavina, fishing for the Professor Patricia Fullenkainp . | Thornton Hathaway, owner of “Speed King" . John Carroll Radio Announcer Herbert Foos . Bobby's Friends invited for the radio party—John Kohne, Robert Cook, Mary Wolpert, Robert Wolpert, Mary Margaret Keller. -o Infant Dies (i Funeral services were held at 0:30 this morning for Michael ■ Kent Ramsey, two-day old son of 1 Mr, and Mrs. Ralph R. Ramsey, who died Tuesday at the home of the parents in Tocsin. Burial was ■ made at the Prairie cem» tery in 1 Tocsin. The mother was formerly Miss Nina M. Uartou.

EXTRA SESSION PROGRAM MADE — Congress Will Be Ex peeled To Deal Rapidly With Problems Washington, Jan. 25 — (UP)— PreI sident-elect Roosevelt lias informed Democratic congressional leaders :the forthcoming special session must be prepared to deal quickly I with a unified relief program strct ly along lines laid down by the ilicom'ing administration. The extra session is expected to convene in mid-April. Leaders already are trying to smooth the way for speedy enactment of legislation foi economic rehabilitation. Mr. Roosevelt’s goal is a 6n day session, which would he the shortest extra meeting of congress in the memory of legislative veterans. As far as congressional leaders have been informed, the Presidentelect will ask for a program centering around four major objectives: 1. Farm relief: some variation of the domestic allotment bounty plan together witli mortgage relief for debt-burdened farmers. 2. Prohibition repeal plus modification legislation. 3. Budget balancing; including some sort of a tax bill; governmen tal economies; and a tho'ough reorganization of the executive departments. 4. Banking reform and tariff legislation; The tariff measure probably to grant authority to the Roosevelt administration to bargain with European nations for reduction \ of trade barriers. Congress will he urged to hew to, the i ne of this program, and then udjouVn quickly. Many In congressional circles feel the president is doomed to disappointment, but they are tloiiig their best to make way for his suggestions. RAINEY FIGHTS REDUCTIONS Democrat House Leader Savs No Debt Reduction Will Be Made Washington. Jan 25— (U.R) — House Majority Leader Rainey said today that debt conferences authorized by President - elect Roosevelt will not result In reduction or cancellation of foreign obligations. Rainey said he was convinced that “the American people will not stand for reduction." lie expressed the hope the conversations might smooth tlie way for the coming world economic conference. “The meetings may pave Hie way for the economic conference" he added, “and result in a lower ; 'eg of trade harriers so thut the ’ European nations might he able to pay us." f "I don't think Hie conferences , will amount to anything at all so , fur us cancellation or reduction , of foreign debts go." Rainey ntl- ‘ CONTINUED ON*PAGETmREIi ~

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LOCAL COMPANY IS VOTED FULL MEMBERSHIP Savings And Loan Association Is Member of Home Loan Rank (JRANT COMPANY ’525,000 LOAN Tlic Decatur Savings and Loan Association has been voted a full membershiu in the Federal Home Loan Hank of Indianapolis and lias been granted a loan ol $25,000.00, Paul 11. (iralutm. general manager of llie local association, announced this m online. ' The $25,000.00 credit extended to the local company will be loaned to property owners under the eight year loan policy basis. Mr. Graham stated that the company had many applications for loans and that the entire amount would probably be loaned locally in a short time. “Many home owners want to remodel and repair their homes and until now finances were not! | available." Mr. Graham stated. "Now r we will have sufficient i funds to aid those who wish to extend money for repairs and remodeling or new purchases. The money is paid hack at the rate of i one and one-half per cent per month and the fund keeps revolving. I believe it will aid materially in loosening the financial .strings in this community and will he of great service to those who have property anti wish lo make improvements or buy a home." Mr. Graham stated. The . local association was commended for being able lo secure membership in the Federal organization. Investigation of its paper CONTINUED ON PA OF TWO PARAGUAYANS SCORE VICTORY Cavalry Virtually Annihilates Bolivian Infantry Regiment Asuncion, Paraguay. Jan. 25. — (U.R) — The famous Paraguayan “Aeevara" cavalry regiment of Guarani Indians virtually annihilated the 41st Bolivian infantry regiment in the sixth day of a bloody battle for possession of Fort Nana-, wa in the Gran ('ltaco, the war department said today. Official announcement of the victory caused a great celebration here. The war department announced that the Guarani cavalry charged the Bolivians and cut them down with machetes, native hatchets. Bolivian survivors tied after Hie first attack and were pursued by the Indians, the announcement said. Some hope was expressed in informed quarters that hostilities in Hie Gran Chaco, now In the seventh month, might he ended soon, Imt the foreign ministry said no new proposals had been received. Reports from Buenos Aires said that Hie Argentine and Chilean governments planned to act under an Argentine proposal for an antiwar pact among South American nations. One government official predictCONTINTTED ON PAOE THREE O Jesse Ball Dead i —— Bluffton, Inti.. Jan. 25—(Special) —-The body of Jesse Ball, 86, Civil War Veteran who died Tuesday at Muskegon, Michigan was brought to Bluffton Tuesday night. His death occurred at the home of a daughter Mrs. Grace Erhes. He was born in Adams County, in 1846, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Ball. He was married to Hester Catherine Meredith in Bluffton in ’ 1881. She preceded him in death August 9, 1910. Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. 1 Erbes; a sister, Mrs. J. F. Gerwig, 1 Wells County. Nine gandthildren and 14 gteat grandchildren also snr--1 vive. 1 Funeral services will be Held at 1:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Hie Thoma Funeral Parlors in Blufftop. Burial at Elm Grove.

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Merchants Meet i Indianapolis, Jan. 25. — A mass, meeting of retail merchants in alii lines is railed by the Indiana Council of Retail Merchants for j Thursday, January 26 at 10 a. m. j The meeting will he held in the Travertine Room, Lincoln Hotel, Indianapolis. Speakers, including G. Irving Latz, of Fort Wayne, -will he present and speak on the 1 proposed retail sales tax bill now before the Indiana Legislature. Merchants attending will he afforded a splendid opportunity of calling personally on their legislators at Hie State House and voicing their protest against Hie retail sales tax bill now before Hie legislature URGE CURRENCY INFLATION AND FARMER RELIEF Two Farm Organizations Support Measures To Aid Relief SAY NECESSARY TO STOP REVOLT Washington, Jan. 25—(UPI—Two great farm organizations today threw their support behind currency inflation and a wide farm relief program as essential to re-, habilitate agricutlure and stave off agi igian revolt. John A. Simpson, president of the farmers’ union, and Edward A. O’Neal. president of the American farm bureau federation, testified , before the senate agricuuture committee as it opened hearings on the! billion dollar domestic allotment farm bill. "You senators know the terrible condition of agriculture," O’Neal told the committee as it opened hearings on tlie billion dollar measure which already has passed tlie i house. ‘There is tio necessity fur me to go into details of that. "Unless something is done for the American farmer we will have: revolt in the countryside within, 12 months." Senator Thomas, Item., okla. asked wtiat was to he done to avert a revolt. “We think the exchange of money is a fundamental thing,” O Neal re-! plied. “ We h ive agreed that as a policy the amount of gold in the dollar should be reduced about 30 per cent "In other words, you mean inflation or reflation?" Thomas, a leader of the senate inflation group asked. ! "We must have inflation" O’Neal replied. "But this bill will bring hack to the country side confidence and faith and will lie immediately reflected throughout the nation." Senator Wheeler Dem. Mont., another inflationist, sad that tization of silver w'ould stimulate ’ farm purchasing power. —o — • , Spark Causes Fire Very little damage was done to tile Joe Brennan residence, 615 North Fifth street, Tuesday night, 1 when a spark from the chimney ignited the roof. The fire occured , shortly before 6 o'clock, and was quickly extinguished. TRANSFER ORDER IS RESCINDED Rev. John Bapst Will Remain As Pastor at Bluffton Church Rev. Joint A. Bapst, pastor of the Bluffton Catholic church, has received word that Rt. Rev. Bishop John F. Noll, Fort Wayne, has re-, scinded his order transferring him to the pastorate of St. John's Church, Hartford City. In connection with the change in plan to send Rev. Bapst to Hartford City, announcement was also made that Rev. Ambrose A. Kohne, Hammond, formerly of Decatur, who had been chosen to succeed Rev. Bapst in Bluffton, would he sent to the pastorate of (lie SS. Peter anti Paul Church at Good bind. Rev. Edward A. Honey, pastor of the Hartford City church, who had previously been ordered to Goodlaml will remain in Hartford, 1 City at least for the present. i

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POSTPONEMENT IS REFUSED BY HOUSE TODAY Measure Advances to Second Reading After Recommendation OTHER MEASURES ARE CONSIDERED Indianapolis, Jan. 25. llie administration's beer bill was advanced to second reading in the house of representatives today upon recommendation of the committee on public morals. A minority report, .signed bv Hep. Hobart Creighton, R„ Atwood, was rejected. It recommended indefinite postponement of the hill. Rep. H. Baxter Plow, !>.. Hyntera, a member of the public morals committee, withdrew his name from the maiorrty report because the bill permits the sale of beer only in bottles. “I am in favor of nickel draught beer,” he explained. Rep. H. 11. Evans, Newcastle, Republican floor leader, spoke ill favor of the minority report. "Y r uu can’t pass this law and make it constitutional,” he said, "as long as sale of liquor is prohibited by the federal constitution.” “How can you bring hack beer without permitting return o£ saloons?" he asked. "Any place that sells intoxicating liquor is a saloon.” Rep. John F. Ryan. D., Term Hattie, chairman of the public morals committee, defended the clause limiting the number ot breweries in the stale to 21. He said that before prohibition there were only 28 breweries in Indiana and that if thp liquor laws were repealed today not more than three plants would be ready to operate before a year. Other Bills Another bill advanced to second ! reading in the house today would raise Hie tax rate on chain stores. Its passage was recommended by * CONTINGGG ON PAOR THI*RE BEGIN COUNT OF IRELAND VOTE Street Fights \nd Rioting Are Feature of Election Dav Dublin, Jan. 25.— (U.R) — Street fights and rioting in many parts of Hie Free State during the general election were revealed today as counting of the vote began. Supporters of both President F.smon do Valera and ex-’President William T. Cosgrave made many charges of “repeaters." Several arrests for illegal voting were reported. The most serious illegal voting were reported. The most serious fighting ivas reported from Ashburton, county Monachal), where troops were called out. A heavy vote was cast and the race between De Valera and Cosgrave for control of the new dull was expected to tie close. Officials of the army and the police said most of the disturbances wero minor. Supporters of Cosgrave hud the upper hand in the Ashburton tight, until Republican reinforcements arrived from Donaghmoyne. The police were unable to control the situation and sent for the military. Troops from Carrick Macross arrived ready to use tear gas, but the fighters were dispersed without using the gas bombs. A mob attacked the civic guard barracks at Ballyduft, county Kerry, smashing windows. Voters in the district were intimidated. Troops drove the crowd away and restored order. Clashes between members of the 1 "Republican army" supporting lie Valera ami the "White army" backing Cosgrave were reported from AUycorny and other towns. In Klllaruey, members of the lianna fail party spoiled plans of Cosgrave supporters to carry voters to Hie polls in automobiles. The Republicans dismantled Hie (Cosgrutfe automobiles in their garages.