Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1933 — Page 1

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Sport glass Eas accepted I APPOINTMENT ■diington Newspaper ■ays Carte” (.lass To Be ■Fsecretar} ot State ■tIOMAS I. WALSH I” is \LS<) NAMED ■H Wa r hin gt> ”. Jan. 27 (UP) Glass. Dem, Va.. asked to comment on publish|K' .pnorts that he had signified IKceptarce of the post of secof the trrasurey in the cabinet, said: M-Ti.pi-e ,S not a word of truth it and I told them so at 9 last night.' |H\Vjs)illlnt<in. C'll. 2/. (U.R) Washinjjlon Post toS ;ij ( | Senator ('. arl e r ran Virginia Denianti aiillioritv on lintinKi Itmiskilion. lias tieeeptetl Mpu/tii - J us secretary of in the Roosevelt ■SV- also said Senator J Walsh. Dem.. Montana. an. ;. "I the post of attorneyiss and Walsh declined the reports. It had known fur some time that -elect Roosevelt was givM serious consideration to their I ns i'.-i -aid formal announcelAnl of the appointments was exHK'ted within a few days from Roosevelt’s present headat Warm Springs. Ga | Offered Post United Press at the same learned authoritatively that Roosevelt has offered a c&bBBt post to Senator .iirain John K. California insurgent Repuband is earnestly seeking accentance. Johnson bolted own party and supported Mr. in the November elec■the negotiations with Johnson W' e said to center chiefly around 1 tie secretaryship of the interior. has been set aside for a Johnson, however, has Men given to understand that are other posts open to him he will join the Roosevelt addeclined to discuss the ■ cONTTVT’En OS’ PAGE FIVE IENIES HEPORT lOf NEW TICKET ■ e c a t u r Republicans ■ Deny Citizens Ticket To Be In Field ■Well known Republicans in this refute any statement to the ■oct that a Republican ticket Bght lye launched in the efty ■ction this year under the name Ha "Citizens" ticket or tiny other ■me except the regular RepubBan ticket. ■Ralph Yager, who holds the Ho-fold post of county ami city ■publican chairman, was quick ■ take exception to the statement ■tie in the columns of the Daily ■mocrat last Wednesday that Biticat rumor had It that the ■publicans might enter a ticket ■‘lff the name of a "Citizens" ■ket ■tr Yager stated he did not How anything about any such ■ns and speaking for himself. Bi*! that no such ticket would be ■med by the Republicans. Mr. ■* er was not quoted as making B® statement, but the Daily •mocrat reporter heard , the •tenient made by several RepubBans and as political gossip goes, B was confirmed by the regular ■Kunization. ■The election of a city chairman, Bee-chairman and other officers B the city committee will take ■<*<■(■ Saturday morning at ten Block at Mr. Yager’s office and B® chairman was much concerned B°t Republican friends might Bnstrue the statement made -in Be paper as coming from him. B e writer of the article, in JusBo to Mr. Yager, clears him of By such remark and as the Bairntan stated. “It was news B hiiu.”

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Chapel Program A (dever chapel program was preJ seated at the Decatur high school this morning by the public speaking class of which Dean Dorwin is the 1 instructor. The program was in the form of a radio over station RAZZ and initiation of new freshmen in the school. The entire program was arranged and planned by members of the I class, and included the theme song. Greenhorn Freshmen," several one act dramas and a variety program. Annotuqeefs were Marion ; Baker and Miles Parrish. 1 I Other members who participated in the program were June Linn. Frances Holthouse, Edwki.i Shroll Harold Fenimore. Helena Rayl. Charlotte Butler. Barbara Krick, f Grace Elston. Evelyn Kohls, .Milton J Huffman and Richard Mailand. TWO MURDERERS I € i ARE CONVICTED ■ I Juries Recommend Life ' . Sentences At Marion t And Plymouth I Marion, Ind., Jan. 27. (U.R) —A • jury in Grant circuit court last 1 night found Roy Robo, 43, guilty ] . on charges of murdering his form- f er wife. .Mrs. Oda Lippens. I Bobo escaped tile death penally ‘ [ which state's attorneys had asked * when the jury returned a verdict . charging second degree murder in- * - stead of first. The verdict calls ' for life imprisonment. During his trial. Bobo was pic- - tured as a physical wreck because j i of his service in the World war. ■ He testified the shooting was done ( in self defense after his mother-in- j law. Mrs. Anna McClain, threw a j > vase at his head, and his former , t wife had threatened him with a ( - JmllUMULkHile. Mrs. McClain was wounded. ! ( Mrs. Li ppens was killed Dec. 3 j : at her home here where site lived , 1 witlt her mother. A short time pre- j ■ viously she finished serving a term s ■ in Federal prison on charges of r parti'ip'ting in a fake matrimonial ■ agency. t ' Bobo tied after the shooting and f • surrendered several days later to j 1 Bennington, Vt.. police. He de- , ’ scribed himself as an ex-cowboy , 1 and said he wanted to go -back and ‘ "face the music." Taken To Prison Plymouth. Ind.. Jan. 27. —(U.R) ‘ Convicted on charges of murder ■ and sentenced to life imprisonment, Virgil Barber. 26, was an inmate of Michigan City state prison today. A Jury in Marshall circuit court 1 found him guilty of killing Arthur ] Pratt. Plymouth restaurant owner, after two and one half hours of deliberation.. Death had been demanded by I prosecuting attorneys hut the jury recommended life. Barber was vis- f ibly pleased when Judge A. B. Chap- v man accepted 'lie jury's recom- , mendation. ' Pratt was killed the night of . Nov. 14 in tlie rear of his restaur- ' t ant. Jealousy over a girl was a (CONTINUED* *O?\ *PAGE*SIX) 1 • o f MARTIN INSULL : ORDERED TAKEN < t : i Order Arrest on Charges c Os Grand Larceny And Theft t — ' Toronto. Ontario, Jan. 27.—(U.R) It t Martin J Insull. younger broth- t f er of Samuel Instill, former Chi- c eago Utilities magnate, was ord- T j ered arrested today on a warrant charging grand larceny, embezzle- a t meat and theft by bailee. t ; r ; Toronto. Ontario. Jan. 27—(U.R) —Martin J. Insull. former Chicago utilities magnate, was ordered io ’ ■ appear before a Toronto judge today on a warrant asking his , extradition to Cook county, llliJ nois. to face charges of grand , larceny and emliezzlement. The provisional warrant wasi I issued last night by Justice A. C. I Kingston of Toronto, of tlie Ont tario supreme court. It was served immediately at Insull's boarding house in Orillia. Ont., where he sought solitude f after tlie collapse of the Insull , utilities. , The action was identical with ‘ ’ *cojraNUHD ’on fage’six"'* ;

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BODY COMPANY ATTEMPTS TO BREAK STRIKE Grants Fixed Day Rate Per Hour In Effort At Conciliation ALL FORI) MOTOR PLANTS TIED UP Detroit, Jan. 27. (U.R) — A fixed day rate per hour was granted by the Briggs Manufacturing Company here today in an effort to break the strike which has paralyzed its operations and tied up the entire Ford Motor Company. Briggs officials said they believed tlie strike would lie ended byMonday and production placed back on full time. The new wage policy, it was explained, fixes a minimum payment whether tlie wor ke r performs enough work on a piece rate basis to be entitled to tlie amount or not. Detroit. Jan. 27. (U.Rk —Ford Motor Company plants throughout the Vnited States today were closed for an indefinite period while Ford officials and employes alike chafed at the delay and losses amounting to well over $1,000,600 daily. The shutdown order was put through late yesterday. Ford officials explained, when the company was no longer able to secure bodies from two companies that supply the bulk of the Ford auto bodies. A strike at the Briggs Manufacturing Company and subsequent laying off of 2,000 employes of the Ford division of the Murray BodyCorporation of America, stopped the necessary flow of bodies for new Ford models: The brewtrdown came just as Ford was getting into full production on his new 1933 models. Inability to get bodies from Briggs for procenj ing was given by Murray officials is the reason for the layoff of their men. It was the first time Ford has been forced to close bis factories due to labor trouble. Officials pointed out that the Ford Company itself was having no difficulties ’icONTiNIiEVoN PAGE SIX) ASK RETENTION OF TENURE LAW Indiana Teachers Urge Retentio.i of State Tenure Measure Indianapolis, Jan. 27 —(UP) — Scores of Indiana teachers today were urging retention of tlie tenuie law. One indirect result of their pleas was the decision of several sendators to amend the tenur? repeal hill so that tenure will he retained in cities of Ik.MHI population or more. Under provisions of this amendment.. which prubably will be introduced today by Sen. Valter S. Chambers. D.. Newcastle, tenure will be applicable to about 20 cities in tlie state. Chambers believes that his amendment will prevent five times as many teachers from losing their jobs, as would occur if the tenure law stood intact. He cited a report received from Mlie city of Clinton, where nine teachers, nearing the tenure period ot five years’ service, are about to be discharged. Senator Chamber*' move to amend the repeal bill will be made tod. y when it is called up on second reading. o Fififht Unemployed Chicago, Jan. 27—-(U.R) —Police and unemployed fought a pitched battle witli bricks, clubs and iron liars in front of a relief station today in the south side black belt. Seven policemen and two rioters were hurt seriously enough to lie taken to hospitals and scores of demonstrators were beaten by club swinging officers. Six rioters were arrested. Four other demonstrations were staged simultaneously, three on tlie south side and one on the northwest side. None of (hem appeared serious.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 27, 1933.

Bird’s Eye View O From Die (Written exclusively for the i Indianapolis, Jan. 27.—(Special) < , —With almost all of the administration measures now before the Indiana General Assembly, memk bers are concerning themselves with the work of sending the suggestions toward final passage. Real work is ahead and meetings and I conferences on various measures which have met opposition in some quarters have been numerous. Probably the most concentrated! opposition to any of the so-called; I administration measures centered ' this week on the sales tax. Hun-' dreds of retail business men from t all parts of Indiana have visited 4 the state house with remonstrances ’ against the retail siles tax Anderson Ketchum, president-pro tern ■ of the senate said to several of the, delegations that his attitude de-, : pended largely on tlie report of, the budget committee. He explain-1 ■ ed that if the sales tax was neces- > t sary the senate would favor pass-j i age. Otherwise he explained, the, 1 measure probably will be defeat-, ’ ed. The Wright repeal bill and the new beer bill are about ready to • leave the house and come over to t the senate. Dry forces are joining I distrusting hands with the drippl ing wet group in an effort to kill I the beer bill. The dripping wets (are still clamoring for draught beer and the administration forces t are holding out for bottled beer | • only. E A. Miles. Indiana dry leader » said that he believed that the beer • t bill was merely a camafiouge and: MANY TICKETS i REPORTED SOLD i; ) Good Attendance Is Ex- ’ pected at Chamber of Commerce Banquet Many tickets were sold today for j the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet and meeting to be held ’ Monday evening at 6:30 o’clock at . tile K. of C. hail. ( A committee composed of Robert Helm. Harold Niblick and Charles Hite was selling tickets today and at noon reported about 75 sold. Reservations have been made for 100 guests and a chicken dinner will be served by the C. L. of C. | Don Farr has been named ehrrirI man of the music committee and will lead the community singing ut the meeting. Theodore Graliker, president of the Chamber of Com- ‘ merce. will preside at the meeting and Avon Burk, chairman of the program committee wiil introduce Frank Struuse, Pennsylvania railroid executive, who will deliver the talk. Besides members of the Ohams her of Commerce, a special invitation has been extended to members , of the Rotary and Lions clubs and of the American Legion to attend the meeting. 1 The election of three new directors will take place at the’•ueeti.ig. Q CLOSE MEETING : WITH BANQUET > 19th Annual Road Show At Purdue Closes At Noon Today i i Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 27 (U.R) 1 The 19th annual road show ait > Purdue University closed at noon .today after three separate ses- > sions. »■ Group meetings were state highI way maintenance men: county surveyors and engineers and county highway superintendents. Dr. Edward C. Elliott, president of Purdue, speaking as toasitmast- ; er at tlie annual banquet last I night, warned against wrecking t existing functions of government ( in economy moves. "This type of false economy is ’ tending to keep men of ability , and altruism from public office." ( Dr. Elliott said. "There is danger , hat the spirit of public service for public welfare will be weakened and the next generation may , find its governmental scientific ( ervices carried on by second ( raters." David E. Ross, president of the 1 CONTINUED On' PAGE FlVe' * j

)f The Legislature ck’s Desk c Democrat by Dick Heller) (that it would be killed provided jthe repeal measure passed both houses. If the repeal measure ;passed both houses, then any federal measures passed would govern Indiana, because there would be no Wright law. This belief does not coincide witli the administration nlan. however, and it is generally believed that an ihonest effort will be made to pass I the present beer measure. The creation of a new state highway commission appears probable 'in about another week. The measure has passed tlie senate and is ■ready for second reading in the house. The tax on oleomargerine hill, jready for third reading in the I house is creating a lot of strife I among tlie manufacturers of oleo jin the middlewest. The bill, if [passed, would impose a tax of 5 [cents a pound on oleomargerine Isold in Indiana. | Bus regulatory bills, full crew ; train bills, and the usual number of “shake-down’’ measures are being talked. More than 250 bills have been introduced in the two houses, and Isith houses have been adjourning in the afternoons for committee meetings. It appears highly probable that the Assembly will be adjourned before the lapse of the 61 days. Next week will tell the story and [if the administration measures conI tinue their present speed it appears i likely that the assemblymen will •be through here in time to go to i Washington. March 4. District Meeting A district meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held at the Catholic Community Center at Fort Wayne at 8 o’clock Monday night, [January 30. Supreme (Director James H. Donahoe of Chicago and , state deputy John P. O’Donnell will be the principal speakers. Several excellent musical features have been arranged for the program. All officers of the local council have been requested by the Supreme Grand Knight to attend, and all other members are urged to be present. A meeting of .11 local officers and others interested will •be held at the K. C. Hall at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. AWAIT REPORT GF GRAND JURY Muncie Prosecutor Awaits Report On Preacher’s Misconduct Muncie, Ind., Jan. 27— (U.R) i Prosecutor Paul Lefler today awaited a report of the Delaware county grand jury on its investigation of charges against a Muncie minister previously aired before a church court. The investigation followed a fight in tlie Madison Street M. E. church last Sunday during whicn the Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, pastoi, struck his choir leader, William Am and. knocking him over the chancel rail. The minister and Aurand disagreed. it was said, because of misconduct charges against Rei. i Conway now being studied by j Bishop Edgar Blake, Detroit. Tlie charges have not been made public but were said to have been brought by an 18-year-old high school girl and her parents. The ‘rtr 1 testified before the grand jury Leffler said he does not expect a report on the investigation until the jury lias completed hearing testimony in several other cases. Examination Tomorrow The regular high school equivalency examination will be held in the courtroom at the Adams county court house Baturthiy morning starting at 8 o’clock, according to an announcement made today by •Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools. Burned To Death Marion. Ind., Jan. 27—(U.R) An unidentified negro was burned to death today when he became trapped in a burning garage at he home ot M. A. Bartels, near here. The fire started from an explosion of a 50-galloti drum of • gasoline, authorities believed. i

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EXTREME WETS STOP ATTEMPT TO RUSH BILL Block Efforts For Immediate Vote On Beer Control Bill FOUR AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED Indianapolis. Ind , Jan. 27 (U.R) —The "extreme wet" wing of the! Indiana house today blocked at-i tempts of administration leaders to rush the beer control bill to engrossment. The liill was made a special order of business for Tuesday morning when dry Republicans joined the insurgent Democrats! in mustering 54 votes, more than tlie majority needed to defeat immediate action. When the bill was brought out; this morning. Rep. John F. Ryan, D.. Terre Haute, one of its sponsors, offered four minor amendments. One would permit operation of three breweries in each congres- i sional district instead of only! two; another would eliminate monopolistic features of the provision limiting sale of drug store alcohol and whisky only to wholesale drug firms which had been in ! business three or more years. A third amendment would re’Tcontinued ON PAGE SIX) MEMBERS GIVEN DEMONSTRATION Uses of Rock Wool Demonstrated To Decatur Rotarians A demonstration as to the uses of ■ rock wool was given before members of the Decatur Rotary club at • their meeting lest evening at the Rice hotel by (’. W. Engle, ot Van Wert, Ohio. Mr. .Eagle, a former resident of Wabash, explained that rock wool was first quarried at (Alexandria and that a large plant was operating there in the iuJtiufaclurc of the product. Ro. kwool is used for insulation is fireproof and sound-proof. Besides its many uses for insulation it is used in broadcasting and movie studios to absorb sound. Mr. Engle gave several practical demonstrations of its use and stated that the quarries in I .diana were possibly the only ones of their kind in the country. C. E. Bell had charge of the program. Three Men Killed St. Paul. Jan. 27 - -(U.R) —Three men were crushed to death today when three tons of earth caved in upon them at South St. Paul where they were cleaning a! ravine McNUTT TALKS TO RETAILERS Governor Tells Merchants That Sales Tax Seems Inevitable Indianapolis, Jan. 27 — (U.R) Forces opposing tlie sales tax measure in the legislature were encouraged by their growing strength today but saw little hope of stooping tlie bill. For while retail merchants from all over Indiana displayed their strength in a mass meeting here yesterday, a bill with administration approval was introduced pro-! •viding that the state pay minimum salaries of all public school teachers in Indiana, an annual bill of $21,000,000. Since its passage is assured, a sales tax appears inevitable for a j few years at least because of the huge income needed. The retailers' meeting named 15 of its leaders to a committee to call on Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Asserting that budgets must be balanced. he asked them how they would do it if not by a sales tax. "Cut costs," they answered. 1 tontFnued

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De Valera Ahead Dublin, Jan. 27 —(U.R) - Hamon [ ; De Valera's Republican party ap-| j proached a clear majority in the; ■ new Dail today, needing only 20! j of 39 onitstunding seals IO Insure j I control even without support by j the labor party. At noon, De Valera had 57; seats, and other parties combined [ had the same number. With. ! seven labor seats counted on toi lera needed only 13 more to in-j ' support the Republicans. De Va-; ; sure a coalition majority. With-; [out labor's support, the Republi- ; cans n’eeded 20 seats to reach 77,1 : a majority. There are 153 seats in tlie Dail. REV.PRUGH TO BE INSTALLED Official Installation Services Will Be Held Here Sunday Rev. Charles Prugh will be officially installed as pastor of the local Zion Reformed Church at a service: [to be held Sunday evening, January; 29. at 7 o’clock. Rev. Prugh received a call from the local congregation October 30, j 1932. He was ordained to the ministry at Dayton, Ohio, November 20 [of last year and began the work of the pastorate in Decatur the following week. The installation services will be conducted by a committee appointed by the Fort Wayne Classis of the ; Reformed Church. Rev. B. E. Reemsnyder. pastor of Grace Reformed : Church, Fort Wayne, will preside and will preach the sermon. Rev. J. F. Tapy of the Fort Wayne Orphans' home will deliver the charge to the congregation. Elder E. W. Baumgartner of Fort Wayne will also have a part in the services. The Boys’ Choir will render special music. — 0 Commits Suicide Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jan. 27—Samuel Mathews, a barber, committed suicide yesterday bv shooting himself through the head. He had been despondent for a long time, police said. o TWO BURGLARS MAKE ESCAPE Escape In Volley of Shots After Kidnapping’ Two Men Washington, Ind., Jan. 27—(U.R) —Two burglars who entered the Vollmer wholesale house last night, apparently tn steal cigarettes. escaped in a volley of shots after kidnaping Carl Vollmer and a policeman. Vollmer suffered a wound in the right arm in the exchange of [ shots. Vollmer and his brother. Henry, ownets of tlie building, accompanied Policemen Henry Burkhardt and Damon Jones to investigate lights in the warehouse. Carl Vollmer and Burkhardt were captured as ‘they entered the building and forced to accompany the intruders out a rear door. A7 er escioif ing ithem several jaids away the bandits ran to safety while the policeman and Vollmer tired at them. Vollmer was wounded when oue of the men returned the fire. a Funeral Saturday Funeral services for James J. Adams, prominent Bryant business man who died at the Ja> county hospital at Portland Thursday morning, will be held at the Bryant Lutheran church at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Services will lie conducted by Rev. Habey of New Corydon, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Herbert Neve. Burial will be made in State Line cemetery east of Bryant. Mr. Adams was fatally injured shortly after noon Wednesd.ij when struck hy a Pennsylvania passenger train at a street crossing in; Bryaut.

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ANNOUNCE BILL TO REORGANIZE STATE OFFICES Measure Would Give Almost Unlimited Power To Pau! McNutt DEMOCRATS FAVOR ADOPTING MEASURE Indianapolis, Jan. 27.—<UR) —Provisions of an administration bill consolidating state departments and giving almost unlimited power to the chief executive were announced today hy Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The bill was outlined by administration leaders to Demo- | cratic members of the house and senate in separate caucuses today. It is intended to save the statfl $2,500,000 in costs of administering the government. Purpose of tlie bill was explained in a forward prepared by Gov. McNutt. "The intent is to simplify present laws so as to eliminate duplication of effort in state government," he said. "It provides for a radical reduction of personnel and all other [state servants. "It concentrates full responsibility on the elective officers. It reduces cost of the executive and administrative governments.’' Abolish Boards So drastic is the reorganization , that it would abolish all state boards and commissions except two. Those are the boards of trustees at Indiana and Purdue universities which constitute separa e municipal corporations. The state tax board, the state highway commission, the public service commission, the state board of agriculture, the state printing board, the board of trustees of all state penal and benevolent institutions would be swept out of existence when the hill would becoma effective June 30. The bill provides however that the governor could eliminate them before that time if he wishes. in view of reorganization measures for the public service and highway commissions already introduced in the legislature the bill is so shaped that the administrations wishes regarding them will not be impeded. At both senate and house caucuses today huge Democratic majorities sanctioned tlie bill which was drawn by Representative W ilfred Jessup. Democrat, of Centerville who never before had been a, member of the legislature. Early this afternoon 37 of the 43 Democratic senators had agreed to sign the bill. Eight Departments The memoranda, as originally drawn, provides for repeal of the present executive and administrative setup, and the creation ot eight new departments. Tlie new departments would he under the following headings: (CONTINUEIr*ON ’ CHICAGO YOUTH FREED BY JURY Model High School Boy Is Acquitted of Slaying Policeman Chicago. Jan. 27.—(U.R) —A “model” high school youth who spent the last hours of his murder trial praying for acquittal was free today of charges accusing him ot [slaying a policeman. A Jury in criminal court decided [that the youth, Varner Corry, 17, was mentally unresponsible for killing Patrolman Edward Smith on Memorial Day. 1931. After deliberating four hours, jurymen said they believed the hoy's mind had been excited by movie thrillers and lurid stories to such a degree that he was unable to discern right from wrong. “I know I'm going to !>• a good boy from now on," was Corry's first comment. A few moments before, brought from his cell to hear the verdict, he was praying and weeping. His parents, both emotional, rushed to his side. The trial was Corry's second. In CONTINUED On' PAGE FIVE**