Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1933 — Page 1

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jw SHOWS Bans of more KHAN BILLION ■instruction Finance Corporation Files ■■ Early Report ■\( Y FOUGHT £ PUBLICATION Cshnigti’ii. Jan. 26.—<U-R) secrety which tor nearJias hidden early ac,if the Reconstruction Corporation ended t a report to the house loans totaling sl,- '■' H 11 '" K,- great lending agency. K * sa.e a nation's tinantitre, disclosed that tiie first six months of <■ it made more than to great eorpor- ■. banks and railroads. i|fc> Ic-mre was forced by a ■ c--*:.:**' sponsored by Rep. Howard. Pent , Neb. ' oi'ihii ation has ■ puld'. it v. holding it would its borrowers. TuKie -rremioiis prolesis. it i lerk of the house Trir.Me a voluminous, derep..t: of its activities from Ktistw 'll Feb. 2 to July 21. since .Inly 21 have been monthly. : id pages of maun .c. r.iws of figures the d.'d bow the governhundreds of mil K dorit:c the financial crisis ■ BB* state in the union and every city of any site was in the report. |Bdrtaileil :1 d antes made to hanks; to greit rail- ' pi r financing opei at ’i.etHious magnitude; ■eiiiiz institutions in the i enters of the nathe..- .. t ; loans, the balance January 6 was $838.H'.;,.. > rnents of principal ■ > ih.i< '!:>■ had totaled $267. far ih.e heaviest borrowers banks and trust companies, ■tin July .'l. loans of $7t)2.942.Mliad 1,... n authorized to them. .cid loan associations re- ■ .. -d advances of $64. n. .image loan companies. insurance < impauies, Ksl.sw> anil railroads. s22'l, M many instances the actual disbursed were somewhat than tii- amh.irized amounts. loans were extended to laud banks, joint stock banks, livestock and agricuiK credit corporations and credK^-- 1 and loans and direct agrirelief administered by the of agriculture. H*’ rp l-n accorded official con- ■* 11 ™ ~ i ; H ee large loans which figured in national political ■tbversi loans of 4li4.smi.nnn ng uvnr ctvg In INSTITUTE 111 MONMOUTH !£ est Metnhershin In History Is Enrolled For Next Year Root Township Farmers Httte was held in the Mon--1111 Community building Wednight, with Charlo Gage, trnian. Mrs. Harry Stephenan<l Maurice La fuse were the ,c 'Pal speakers for the evens membership enrollment for year exceeded 85 in number, argest membership ever en ** in Root township. The ln K entertainment was comentirely of local talent. wrumental music was played * school band under the difon of Boh White. a shadow ■ was given by Miss Margaret ll ' s Pupils, and the Mount .. nt school gave a play under c rect| on of Mias Lois FuhrHobo Minstrels, Forrest _ er ' John Walter, Freeman TP. C. o. Brown. Thurman R. O. Wynn, entertainlth Musical selections.

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Pleads Not Guilty I Van Wert, Ohio., Jan. 26—(Special)—Bernard Kiting, Decatur Ind.. entered a plea of not guilty in common pleus court here today to the 1 Charge of stealing a trailer and stock rack last December from Carl Miller of near Middlebury. The case was set for trial February 28 and Kiting was released on bond. | —(> TAKES CHARGE AS RECEIVER ’ Herman M. Myers Begins Duties To Collect Bank i Assessment 11. M. Myers today assumed his duties as receiver for the collection of the 100 per cent, asst ssrfient ' against the stock holders of the Peoples Loan and Trust Company . of this city, judgment being enter- ! ed against them by Judge C. R. Me Nalib of the Allen circuit court yesterday. Mr. Myers will collect the assessment and distribute the fund among depositors of the bank. Payments are to lie made in four equal Inst illI meats of 25 per cent each on February 4; May 25; September 25. and -limitary 25. 1934. Agreement of both parties was reached yesterday and judgment was entered. ! The suit against the stockholders was filed by the Schafer Company of this city and venued to the Allen ! circuit court. Tiie case was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff as to the defendants John G. Hoiesken, Esther R. Brigham. Rollo Reppert and Fauna M. North, guardian of Mary Helen North. The court found “for the plaintiff and all others similarly situated" that the liabilities of the I Peoples Loan and Trust company 1 exceed its present ussets ir eyces.i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE! BRYANT MAN IS FATALLY HURT James Adams. Prominent Business Man, Struck Bv Train Portland. Ind., Jan. 26—dJ.R) —James Adams, 74. owner of the elevator and phone exchange at his home in Bryant died In Jay county hospital today from injuries received when a Pennsylvania passenger train struck his autemoI bile. The widow and one sun survive. i Portland. Lin. 26 — (Special) — . James Adams, 74. prominent Bryant business man. was injured about 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon when his automobile was struck by , a north-bound Pennsylvania passenger train at the Elm street crossing in Bryant. Mr. Adams is owner , of tl(e Bryant elevator and the Bry I ant telephone exchange. i He sustained a fracture of the left . scapula ;nd three ribs were fractured. The flesh was torn from the left ilmud and forearm and hr h : num erous cuts and bruises. He was brought to the Jay county hospital here, where his condiI tion was described as serious. The machine whs badly damaged ' Mr. Adams declared that he heard no warning of the train as lie approached the crossing, ncl cording to hospital attaches Flour Is Received Wai Wetnhoff. chairman of the ’ local Red Cross relief committee, announced today that another carload of flour has been received ' here. This carload, containing 300 barrels, is the third received tliis winter. The flour is being distributed at relief headquarters on r South Second street. Seeks New Trial - Indianapolis, Jan. 26 — (U.R) - | Eight additional affidavits In sup1 port of his appeal for a new trial - were filed by the supreme court ; today on behalf of D. C. Stephent son. former Indiana Ku Klnx Klan I ■ dragon. i-1 The affidavits signed by eight - different persons including StepliI enson were filed by his attorney, j t B. ('. Jenkines of Gary. i Stephenson is under lite sentience 9t Michigan City s’tate pris- . on on charges of causing the ' death of ou Indianapolis girl.

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t Muncie Pastor and Accuser I f Ik ■f ‘ 4 1 - ' HHHHsSSr® The Revetend Lemuel Conway (center) of Muncie. Ind., and Helen Huffman (left). IS year-old Muncie, high school girl, who charges the pastor made improper advances toward her. At right is William F. Aurand, choir leader, who was slugged out of the choir box by Pastor Conway.

PRIESTS ATTEND MEMORIAL MASS !■ Seventeen Priests Attend Mass For The Late Rev. Seiinetz ' Seventeen visiting priests attended the Months Mind memorial j mass for the Rev. Father Julius A. Seimetz. at St. Mary's Catholic; church at 9:30 o'clock this morn-1 ing. —. ■ .... Ii I lie solemn leqmvui lilgu ui.<.--was celebrated by the Rev Wnth"r*' Ambrose Kohne. newly appointed i' pastor of SS. Peter and Paul church at Gobdland. Assisting were. Fathei Simeon Schmitt, of I Marion deacon; Father Joseph Hennes, assistanrf of the local parish. sub-deacon; Father Herman Miller, assistant St. Peter's, Fort 1 Wayne, Master of ceremonies. The visiting priests included, the Very Rev. Msgr. Charles Thiele, pastor of St. Peter's Fort Wayne; the Very Rev. H Joseph Kroll, pastor of St. Paul's, Fort Mayne; Rev. Joachim Ryder, pastor St. John’s the Baptist; Rev. Charles Girodot. pastor St. Joseph's; Rev. Curt Suelzer, assistant Cathedral if the Immaculate Conception; Rev. Thomas Conroy, pastor. Cathedral of the Immacu-' late Conception: Rev. Mathias Podinger, assistant of St. Paul's, all of Fort Wayne. The Rev. i.'edolim Hassler. Hessen Castle; Rev. John Bapst, Bluffton; Rev. Joseph Heffner. C. PP. S., St. Anthony's, Ohio;; Father Post. O. PP S, Cnrtha-i gena. Ohio; Rev. Carl Schnitz, | , Holy Angeles church. Gary; Rev. John McCarthy. Marion; Rev. Leo! Stembrunner. O. M. Cap.. Hunt-1 CONTINUED on PAGE TWO POLICE SHOOT NINE WORKMEN Nine Communists Killed, 11 Injured During , Dresden Riot Dresden, Germany, dan. 26-—(UP) I Nine communist workmen were killed and 11 were injured last night when police fired on an in-1 I furiated mob of SOO communists, j chairs, tables, and beer mugs were 1 hurled at Police by the communists packed in a public hall. The bloodshed was the most serious in Germany since the riots in 1 Altona, a suburb of Hamburg, last j July, when 17 men' were killed in I 1 hand to hand street fighting. Communist members of tlie Saxon 1 Diet charged that the nine men 1 were shot through the tack. They prepared a motion demanding an ex-; haustive inquiry and removal of the police officers responsible. The communists charged exits were , n jammed so persons on the gallery e were unable to leave when police y ordered the hall cleared. | e Police said the 800 workmen jamming the Bowlers home, in the laboring district, were Incited to tl violence by a former army officer, 0 first lieutenant Fraedrich. Police t ; halted Fraedrlch’s speech nnd dis- n , 1 *

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, January 26, 1933.

Pardon Board Meets Michigan City. Ind.. Jan. 26.—<(J.R) Trusiees of Indiana state prison, sitting as a pardon and parole board, met today to consider 106 applications for leniency. - It was the first meeting under the administration of Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The governor, however, was unable to attend because of business at the statehouse. He was represented by Wayne Coy. bls secretary. The meeting also was the first to be attended by J. T. Arbuckle, Rushville attorney who was appointed to the hoard of trustees to succeed Michael E. Foley, Indian.apolis. Foley resigned recently after serving on the board 25 years. FORM PROGRAM FOR RECEPTION Public Is Invited To Attend Reception For Father Seiinetz The program for the congregational reception to be held next Tuesday night for the Rev. Father Joseph Seimt z, newly appointed pastor of Si. Mary's Catholic church, was announced today. The reception will be held in the auditorium of the Catholic school building, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The public is invited. Father Seimetz succeeds the late Rev. Father Julius A. Seimetz. for 19 years pastor of the local parish. Father Seimetz’s death occurred December 28th. The new pastor is a nephew of the former pastor and for the past 12 years has been pastor of St. Patrick’s Catholic church at Chestertown. He was appointed Io the local pastorate on January 17, by the Rt. Rev. Bishop John F. Noll of Fort Wayne. The program for the • reception follows: High school chores For a greeting glee. Gi ides one, two anti three Rhythm Band. Recital ions by pupils Grades four and five Welcome chorus Grades six, seven and eight Welcome chorus. Welcome in behalf of the school Julius Baker. Senior high school girls, playlet—J “Our Aunt from California." Recitation—Mary Margaret Klepper. Welcome in behalf of the pariah W. A. Klepper. Response-—Father Seimetz. Following the program an informal reception will be held Tor the pastor and members of the parish and local citizens are invited to meet him personally. Strengthen Defense Tokio, Jan. 26 — (UP) — Japan's national defense has been strengthened to meet "any emergency" Minister of war Sadao Araki admitted during on interpolation in the house of peers today. The disclosure of extensive military preparations came on the heels of the -war minister’s statement that Japan is striving to build a military torce equal to that of Soviet Russia,

MO,OOO WORTH >. 7 OF BONDS SOLD First State Bank of Decatur Buys $35,000 of County Bonds County Auditor Glen Cowan toi day sold $40,000 of government bonds and certificates, held by the county as collateral security for ' county deposits in the Old Adams ' County Bank. ■ The First State Bank of this citv j purchased $35,000 ol thq. U, 8. I Treasury bonds, bearing 3’5 per cem interest, prying $99.75. on the hundred dollars and accrued interest. The Old First National Bank and Trust Company of Fort Wayne, purchased the $5,000 of U. S. Treasury certificates, bearing two per cent interest, for $99.75 on the SIOO and accrued interest. The certificates 1 are due March 15. 1933 Elmer I’. umgartner of the First Hank of Berne also was a bidder for the bonds. lie bid $99.50 for the 3’5 per cent bonds, the higher bid being accepted by Auditor Cowen. One group of bonds consisted of five U. S. Treasury bonds, maturing between 1946 and 1949, each for $5,000. The other issue was one SIO,OOO bond. The certificates were for SSOO each. The bonds were given the county when tlie bank closed last May. as security for the conn y deposit. The county had $73,000 on deposit when the bank closed. County Commissioners Dennis Striker and Phil Sauer also attended the sale. County Attorney Henry B. Heller supervised and approved the sale. BILL ADVANCED CUTTING RATES Measure Would Reduce Interest To Two Per Cent Monthly Indianapolis, Jim. 26. (U.R) • k 'bill reducing the interest rate on small loans from throe and onehalf per cent to two per cent each month was advanced to engrossment late yesterday by the Indiana i senate. Introduced by Sen. William P. Denuigan, D., Vim emits, the measure originally provided for reduction of the interest rate on all loans under S3OO to one and onehalf per cent. It was amended upon motion of I. Floyd Garrott, R„ Battleground. In urging passage of the bill.. Senator Dennigan charged that the Russell Sage foundation was responsible for the present “loan shark" evil. He said 42 per cent a year usury was foisted on the people by the foundation under the guise of philanthropy. He said this foundation gave its sanction to notoriousvand Injurious system of usury that'breeds fraud and bribery. "The loan shark people are powerful fin. ncially, politically and noj * (continued' on 'page f’i VE) ' '

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SENATE FINALLY PASSES CLASS BANKING BILL * Very Little Chance That Measure Will Be Carried In House WOULD CAUSE MANY BANKING REFORMS Washington, Jan. 26.—(U.R) —The Glass bill for far-reach-ing hanking reforms has passed the senate and today is being sent to a hostile house amid echoes of Senator Huey Long’s exultant cry “get the carcass out of here.” “We killed it, take it away,” the Louisiana Kingfish shouted last night as 21 days of filibustering senate debate ended and (lie measure passed by 54 to 9. “We don’t care now. It’s dead 11 and you can't breathe life into it. It has been de-bunked, de-horned and de-otherwise amputated. "Tliis bill hasn't any more chance of passing the house than I have of becoming pope of Rome and I'm a Baptist." Long said and smiled. Senators are convinced Long is ': riglit as far as this session is concerned, even though the house is controlled by the Democrats and . tiie author of the measure. Senator Glass. Dem., Va„ is the party’s foremost authority on banking legislation. Chairman Steagall of the house banking committee has ■ indicated he may not even hold 1 hearings on the bill.. The bill, product of nearly two years’ work by Glass, would re- ’ strict diversion of Federal reserve credit to speculative markets; pernio limited branch banking !:y l'OX'l INI ED ON I'A.'.i: (•■(VW TEACHER QUITS POSITION HERE Miss Ila Scott Resigns As Home Economics Teacher Here Miss Ida Scott, home economics teacher in the Decatur high school tendered her resignation to the school board Wednesday night, ard will leive Friday for Cltlloc o, Oklahoma, where she has accepted a puuitiun as teacher in the Chilocco .Agricultural school The school board accepted the resignation a (I secured Miss Dortha Gebhart of Oxford as supply teaclier in the home economies department of the high school for the remainder of the school term. Miss Gebhart was graduated froiti Indiana University, Bloomington, and has taught in the Middletown and Springfield. Ohio, schools. She will assume her duties here as .teacher Friday morning. Miss Scott will leave Friday for Chilocco where she will report for duty on February 1. She has been a teacher in tiie local school for tiie last two years coming Imre from Oxford. She will he one of five home economic teachers in tiie Indian school. Site will tench in tiie eighth grade of tiie senior high school.! There are Sfut pupils enrolled in tile high school and 60 leat hers are on the teaching staff. — o - Return Tomorrow County commissioner Frank Martial, county road superintendent Chris Eicher and county surveyor Ralph Roop will return Friday irom Purdue where they have been attending tiie annual road school. The school has been in* session -all week. —o— Case Goes To Jury Marion, Ind.. Jan. 26- (U.R)-—The case of Roy Robo. 43, charged with the murder of his former wife, Mrs. Oda Lippens was given J to tiie jury today. In his closing argument Prosecutor Ed Hays demanded the death sentence Clarence Renadutn, chief defense council, pleaded for mercy on grounds that Bobo shot in self defense. Mrs. Lippens and her mother were shot last November. The| ‘ mother recovered.

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Red Cross Bulletin The final distribution of Red Cross ! clothing will continue Friday us-1 ternoon at the Red Cross headquarters in the Chamber of Com-; tnerce room from 1 to 4 o’clock.' Needy families who did not call for ■ clothing Tuesday afternoon are re- , quested to do so Friday. The distribution of garments in ! ■ Decatur lias been in charge of Mrs. Charles Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. 1., ; Bernstein and a committee irom the Civic Department of tiie Woman’s Club composed of the Mes-1 ; dams H. N. Shroll, Chester Mcln- , itosh, Alva Buffenbarger, Chris; 1 ; Lehman, Fred Hancher, Charles; Champlin and Walter Brintzeuhofe. GREAT BRITAIN WILL DISCUSS DEBT REVISION England Accepts Roosevelt’s Invitation To Send Envoys Here WILL BE FIRST OF NEGOTIATIONS Washington, Jan. 26 (U.R) - Anglo-American conversations on reduction of Great Britain's $ 1.6(10,(MM).(M)I) (B) war debt and other economic issues were assured today. Britain in a note to this country has accepted Presi-dent-elect Roosevelt’s invitation to send envoys here early in March. These discussions will inaugurate a parade of European debtors to Washington. Italy, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, and Finland also have been invited to submit their leases for debt reduction. Latvia I is to be given an invitation today. Tiie British note was forwarded to Mr. Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga. Administration sources in, close touch witli the presidentelect regarded the British answert as satisfactory, despite its reservations as 'it Ute scope of the; economic discussions. "It will be recognized." the note said, “that decisions on matters which constitute tiie subject of the approaching world economic cotifeience and which affect other states cannot lie reached before discussions take place at that conference between all the states represented there." In an informed official quarter, this reset vation was interpreted merely as a friendly gesture to France — as an indication that there will lie no Anglo-American bloc at the economic conference and tliat France’s interests will not lie ignored. From the American viewpoint, the important consideration is whether Great Britain will be prepared to discuss a return to tiie gold standard. Nothing in yesterday’s note is construed as prerONTINtTED ON PAGeA'IVE DE VALERA IS VOTE LEADER: ( Takes Early Lead of Two To One In Ireland Election , li Dublin. Jan. 26. dj.R'' -Tim Re 1 publican party of Eamon de Vai- 1 era was leading the Cosgrave party ; two to one in returns from tiie ] election for members of the dail 1 today. ] Tiie latest comparative standing 1 of tile parties 011 dail candidates | elected was. ] Fiauna Fail (De Valera), 22; Cos- < grave party, 11; Independents, 4; ( Laborites, 1; Center party, 1. , Both President De Valera and ; former President William T. Cos- , grave carried their home constituencies and were elected to the dail. 1 Complete results of the election were expected today, or early Fri- I day. The use of the preference system of voting, in which proportional representation is determined by first preference votes, made final tabulation slow. The results of the first day’s , count showed that Do Valera had | increased his strength In many . parts of the country and indicated | that he would gain a clear majority. Most of the leaders of the liantia fail were re-elected easily. “ CONTINUED ON PAW Fira** 1

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CLAIM MEASURE WOULD REDUCE PROPERTY TAX Would Guarantee Minimum Salaries To All Teachers In State SALES TAX NOW SEEMS ASSURED lixli;iii;i|)i> is, Jttn. 26 (U.R) Passage of a sales lax in Indiana a|>|ieare<l almost certain today with introduction in the house and senate of administration bills proposing state payment of minimum salaries Io teachers in elementary and high schools. In order lor the state to pav the teachers' salaries will be necessary to raise additional revenue of more than $20,000,000, Anderson Ketchum >£ ; Greensburg, president pro-tem of ; the senate pointed out. He said the administration recommended litis money lie raised I through a sales tax, a bill for which is pending in the house. It is the administration hopo that by bearing the brunt of teachers’ salaries tiie state properly itax rate can be reduced by otuseventh. Minimum salaries of SSOO for elementary teachers and SI,OBO for high school teachers for a school term of 1611 days will be guaranteed by the state under terms of the hill. Gottschalk Signs Bill Local units will be permitted to pay their teachers as much moro I’.han these amounts as they desire, Ketchum explained. Signers of tire bill included Thurman A, Gottschalk of Berne. The house advanced to third reading the Ryan bill repealing the Wright bone dry law Its i passage is expected before the week-end adjournment. Kill Eight Bills Among eight bills killed tn the house today was one which would permit tiie state tax board to make property valuation assessments every year instead of every' four. Its opponents pointed out the measure would defeat the purpose of the $1.50 tax limit law. The bill would also deprive the county boards of review of imicit of their power. Tim senaite adopted a 1 esolutimt (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ROSIN A DUBACH DEATH'S VICTIM Aged Woman Dies At Home of Daughter In Monroe This Morning Mrs. Rosina Dubach. 86, died *t 2:15 o'clock this morning at tho home of her daughter. Mrs. Kmma Heyetly in Monroe. Death was dm» to senility and complications. Tiie deceased was bom it: (Mnton Bern. Switzerland. July 23, 1546. the daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. John Galli She was married to John Pwbacli in Switzerland in 1865 and they ctnte to this country in 1883. Mr, and Mrs. Dulatch resided i'r Wells K'ounty where Mr. Dubach died in 10045. In 1929 Mrs. Dubach moved to Moni'ne where she made her home with her daughter. Surviving are seven children: Mrs. Ben Speheger, Charles Dubach. Mrs. John Speheger and Mrs. Lena Stucky of Wells county; Mrs. Emma Heyerly of Monroe; Eli Dubach of Hartford Township: and Marshall David Dubach of Bettie. Seven children preceded her in death. One brother and one sister survive in Switzerland. There are 37 grandchildren and 34 great grand children. Mrs. Dubach wa» a member of the Christian Apostolic Church. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Schindler Fined Lewis Schindler of Jefferson township was arrested early this morning by Sheriff Btinl Johnson of Decatur on a charge of public intoxication. Mrs. Schindler, the wife, had called the sheriff. Schindler was taken before squire James Barr of Geneva where he was found guilty and fined $lO and costs.