Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1933 — Page 1

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ILD AGE PENSION BILL IS INTRODUCED

IF HITLER IS I CTE9 HEAD IVERNMENT Leader Assumes in ChancellorToday SELECTION PRISES BERLIN jer. fiery leader of j n Fascists, came in- j power in Germany i »n he assumed the: ihip in a new Ger-J those political rise the Nazis has been > amazing develop- j post-war politics. : the “all or nothing' j id held toward particlp government, lie ac-, 2 Von Papeli as Ills i lor and reichs eommisrussia. rmalion or a new gov-j iceeed that of General lohleicher took Berlin by surprise. Hitler, >renee with his party morning, and was re- ? holding out for ap- i s reichs commissioner i in addition to the p, which would have ontrol of the regular he efficient Prussian Hos 90,000 men. of the new cabinet 1 of office in the president Von Hindenburg rma.ior. of the govern-! mounced. to dominating power ’ before he became a mi. and actually while' in without a country. Irian, he lost his Ansdiip. He did not he-; I dun citizen mini iani lie ran for president Hindenburg, granted citizenship ppointment to a minor: i Brunswick, sentenced to jail aits attempt at a "beer failed a decade ago. career appeared to he e time. But he took discontent after his ild up the Nazi organ:n ON PACSE FOUR SERIES OF KS HERE unsCounty Farm Bur,u Plans Series Os Marketing Schools »Adams County Firm Bureau. phemanagement of Joseph I). kpfz is planning a aeries of pßg schools to be held weekly period of eight weeks. I)r. ‘“bplby will be the instructor. meeting win be held at! *" school auditorium at Monftpsday evening. February 7 at ' *^® ck - This same school will; JJ**tcd the following night, i 08. at the Si. John 1 .? ac 'oot i township and thereafter htigs will be held weekly *** locations. [“S the matters to be discussfDr. Shelby will : what tieirh g Pr ’ Ce of farm products.! in th* many hands eggs mav “ “• Process of marketing, a high quality egg !!!!^iovSnt w | Theater Guests !"p SIX of the patients at the Ison"!' 5, Infirnury were the; j„ Qo. , ' a ' V6r at the i.Adams matin "“ r , day afternoon, a speZT "* * iVen for their fe P " Untaine ' Hl|Perintenmtii inn nflrnM| y accompanied it l " I „ WO,nPn to the theater. Urtv \i 9 m * n an<i 7 wome n in ; «rt>- N oah R . ch trlwtee Qf Chr'i p provided 3 aeAiool j idem f Cher ' ,n,,nty road I* torn tarnished an autoler. ® y Mie patierts to the the firßt talkie that; 1 ,. er6 D f“ fl lnm ‘ teß h " d *«*n. Mr t a p® 48 ** 1 beyond words <s p»ttL.°e ntal,,e and al > the If, j^ d thelr appreciation

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Funeral Sunday [ Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon tor Ktlwln A. Wlhinrcy, 64, of Munele, who died Friday in Hall Memorial Hospital. He was active in Republican politics and was a member of Masonic orders. Mr. Whinrev wns a former resident of Decatur, having been employed as agent at the Nicklepiate railroad in this city about 30 years ago. Surviving is the widow, two sons, two daughters, a sister, and a broI ther. WILL SPONSOR INDOOR CIRCUS Emergency Relief Organization Will Sponsor Circus Here Dr. Burt Mangold, president of the Decatur emergency relief orgtnization announced today that Me organization will sponsor an indoor circus during the entire week of February 13. The circus will he held in the Bowers bbulldiug on Monroe street, lit will he open every night during the week. Clarence Winters of Fort Wayne formerly of Decatur, has been secured as manager of the circus. A nominal admission of rive or ten cents will lie charged at the door. Potatoes, eggs and beans also will lie accepted as admission fees. Merchandise which will lie given in booths and concessions will he donated by Decatur merchants. All profits derived from the circus will he turned over to the emergency relief organization to aid the needy I in Decamr. ANNUALBANQUET TUESDAY. FEB. 14 Ninth Annual Farmers Banquet Will Be Held At Monmouth The ninth annual farmers banquet will lie held in Ihe Mniniotith comnninfty building Tm*: day evening. February 14. The guest speaker of the evening will be Ken H. Petty, extension road engineer of Purdue University. Ralph S. Myers of Hartford township will act as chairman of this meeting, the purpose of which is to give recognition to adults in the county foi their achievements >ti extension work. The oldest extension activity is the dairy herd improvement association and while the rules have been made more strenuous this last year. Dan H. Habegger has been awarded a gold medal and Sol Mosser and Sam Williams bronze medals. Presentations of these awards will he made by Merwin Miller, Adams county cow tester. The past season was not highly favorable to corn yields in this county hut silver medals were won by Lawrence Blum and Carl E. Amstutz and John F. Heimann. Otto Lehman, Franklin O. Mazelln, Inland Ripley and W. T. Rupert won bronze fedals. These (CONTINUED "ox * PAGE~SIX) ACCUSES GROUPS AS UN-AMERIGAN j Legion Auxiliary Makes Report On Liberal Organizations 1 • Indianapolis, Jan. 30— <U.R) — A | score of national and internation!al liberal organizations were accused of being “un-American" in a report submitted to the* na i tional executive committee of the ; American Legion Auxiliary over j the week end. The report was submitted by 1 the committee on Americanizaition, headed by Mrs. William H. Cudworth, Milwaukee. The Federal Council of Christ j Churches In America, the AmeriI can Civil Liberties Union, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the • National Council for Prevention I ’ (CONTINUED *ON PAGE SIX),

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ROOSEVELT WILL NAME CHOICES FOR CABINET President-elect Expects to Name Officers In Few Days CELEBRATES 51st BIRTHDAY TODAY Warm Springs, Ga„ Jan. 30. — (U.P., Celebrating ltis 61st birthI day. President-elect Roosevelt | turned aside from war debts today to concentrate upon the choice of his official family. Mr. Roosevelt had no time for elaborate birthday observances, for he has only a few days left until Ihe stall of his yachting vacation. He expects to have the. |- make-up of his cabinet practically settled, and most other key posts , of the new administration filled. r before he leaves. I' The four men upon whom Mr. Roosevelt chiefly relies for advice on political questions were here o help complete the task of , selecting office holders who mlist [ satisfy the president-elect as in- ( dividuals, and at the same time [ fulfill the geographical political requirements necessary to insure harmony. The four are National Chairman James A. Farley; National Tieastner Frank (’. Walk--1 er; Edward J. Flynn. Democratic • leader of New York City's bronx; 1 and Louis McHenry Howe. Mr. ■ Roosevelt’s “political secretary." Joint Statement 1 Mr. Roosevelt declined to discuss his conference yesterday with Sir Ronald Lindsay. British ambassador, at which the basis for ')he Bi'it~4h debt continence 1 w.e- laid Sir KunaUl gave out the ; fo'lowing joint statement "The British ambassador and (lie president-elect had a wholly infoiuial and unofficial hut very sat,is,fan■ iry conversation concerning tentatively the arrangements for the coming meet bigs in ; Washington, it is hoped that it will be possible to start these meetings early in March." Lindsay declined to discuss the conference, hurrying away when it ended to go to Atlanta en route to Washington. He is scheduled to sail for London tomorrow. Before tlie conference he met news--1 pa perinea, but ltis answers to cnvTtvrEP nv p\or rnrtuK HOLD FUNERAL OF BFRNE MAN ; Sam Meshberger Is Buried Today; Dies Saturday Morning Berne. Did.. Jan. 30. —(Special! Funeral services were held at tO o'clock Monday morning at the Menu on Re church for Ham Mesliberger, 7f>, of Berne, who died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Elsie Patterson at Moweqna, Illinois, Saturday morning. Burial was made in the M. R. K. cemetery. Mr. Meshberger died Saturday while visiting with his daughter He had suffered for a week with blood poisoning. A splinter in his foot developed the poisoning. He had resided in Berne for a l number of years where he had been a street cleaner and also a teamster. He was born lit French township, August 15, 1857. the son of Jacob and Roslna Meshco’srrTNriTwn on pauf. six o Three Confess Indianapolis, Jan. 30. — (U.R) — Three youths under arrest here have confessed to binding and gagging an elderly man in his home a few days ago and ransacking the house for money, detectives said today. John Dambacher, 65, the victim, was left tied to a kkltchen chair! after being mistreated by the bandits. Tice youths held are leroy Hamilton. 21; Edward Frazier, 18, and Victor Benjamin, 28. Detectives said Benjamin hjd information That Dambacher had $2,000 con- i eealed in ltis home. Posing as insurance agents, (he three gained entrance to Dambacher's home and j threatened hint witli a revolver. They obtained tittle cash.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 30, 1933,

Stevens Arrested I Ernest J. Stevens (center), former director of the Illinois Life I Insurance Company and the head of two large Chicago hotels, is shown ; lieie as he appeared at the home of Judge Sullivan in Chicago to make hail following his anest on a charge of conspiracy. With him are Serge Patrick McNamara (left) and Lieut. Frank Johnson of the Cool; County state's attorney's office.

NINETY TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD More Than 100 Are Ex-j pected To Attend BanQuet Tonight — Robert Helm, chairman of the; tnket committee. announced that j 90 tickets had been sold at noon ; today for the annual Chamber of i Commerce Ikinqnet to be held at the K. of C. hall at ti:3o o'clock I this evening. More than 100 persons are expected at the banquet. Those who have not purchased tickets may j do so at the door this evening. ! The Catholic Ladies of Columbia will serve r "hieken dinner, j Tickets are (H> • ..:s < Frank Strouse, of Chicago, j assistant to the general manager ' of the Pennsylvania railroad, will i be the principal speaker at the i meeting. He will he accompanied j by A. E. Johnston, division freight j agent of the Pennsylvania. Theodore Graliker, president of the Chamber of Commerce, will act as chairman of the meeting anil Avon Burk will he the toastmaster. Don Farr will lie the song leader. The election of three directois will take place during the meeting and delegates from the service clubs and the American Legion post will attend the meeting. SEVEN PERSONS ESCAPE DEATH — Return Home Shortly After Residence Destroyed By Explosion Chicago, Jan. SO. — (U.R> -Seven persons escaped death by a few minutes here today when thei-twp-story hrick home was demolished by explosion and fire. They arrived at the home just as firemen were entering the ruins |in search of their bodies. They j said they had been visiting relatives since late yesterday. The blast rocked the entire neigh-j borhood, which is near the famous' Hull House of Juno Addams. Firemen said flames swept through the building a moment utter the explosion. They were unable to quell the fire until a half hour later when the entire building was in ruins. Joseph Oarselle, owner of tllie j

Autos Kill Two Indianapolis. Jan. 30- U.R) A j 10-year-old girl guul a city fireman j were killed in week end antomoj bile accidents here, j Rum PoyiUei ilicvl ' j injuries she received when struck ] Saturday night ! Joseph I’. McHugh, 37. died j yesterday as the result of an ! automobile accident earlier in the | publisher, and Miss Klva Arnstead i week. E, J. Hancock, 57. Oreensburg | 40, Oreensburg, were cut and ! bruised when their car collided 1 with another here Saturday night, j INSTALL REV, PRU6H SUNDAY I s — Zion Reformed Church Pastor Is Installed Here Sunday i j Formal installation services were ( held for the new pastor of the Zion i Reformed Church, Rev. Charles | Prugh. at the local church auditor- , mg Sunday night. T e call was extended In Rev. t Prugh by the local organization on 1 October 30 of last year. He was ordained to the ministery on the fol- < lowing November 30. at Dayton, i Ohio. j i\ committee' appointed by the 1 Fort Wayne Clasiis of the Reform-, jed Church conducted the installation services. Re>\ J. F. Tapy of the Fort Wayne Orphans Home presid- 1 ed. Elder E. W. Ratting.rtner of Fort I Wayne read as the Scripture, the jtonth chapter of John The musical selections, “Soldiers of Christ, 'Arise," was sung by the hoy's c' oir. 1 | Rev. Tapy presented the charge! 'to the minister. He said, “The office, of minister is the most exalted and 'sacred office committed unto men. He g ive two reasons why the office !is exalted and sacred. “First, the | relationship which Christ holds to the office. Jesus himself preached jand went forth to teii cue good news of the kingdom of God. The message of the Gospel today is the same message Jesus proclaimed. He I ordains others to carry out his work. j f CONTINUED* *ON * PAGE SIX) , — ; o i l Meet At Central The Junior Band will niec-t at the Central School building tonight at 7 o’clock for practice, instead of at the Decatur high school building. Tite practice was changed as the .Woman's Club will have a program [iu the high school building.

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VOTE TO REPORT BEER-WINE BILL TO THE SENATE Senate Finance Committee Votes On 3.05 Per Cent Measure WOULD RAISE OVER HUNDRED MILLION Washington, Jan. 30—(U.R) —The i senate finance committee todayvoted. 12 to 5, to report favorably to the senate the 3.05 iter cent beer-wine hill. Chairman Smoot explained that the fa voluble report related wholly to revenue features and that seveial senators voled with that specific reservation. The senate judiciary committee voted favorably on the beer-wine Dill a week ago. “The report was favorable as to tlie revenue features of tDo bill." i Smoot said, "because that is all | tills committee could consider.” “Some of those who voted to get tlie bill out are opposed to tlie hill." Smoot explained. The roll call on the motion to report the Dill to the senate was as follows; For making the report: 12, Watson, Reed, Shortridge. Bingham, Lafollette, Hastings. Harrison. King. George. Walsh, Mass., Bark- , ley, and Hull. Against reporting: 5. Keyes, Connally, Gore, Costigan, and Smoot. Smoot said the bill would he reported today. Secretary of Treasury Mills appeared before the committee to ' * CONTINTTFTr ON' PAflt? TWO JURY MEMBERS ARE SELECTED Grand And Petit Jurors Are Drawn By Jury Commissioners Jury commissioners Ot'o Holle and William Lower Ibis morning drew ate names of Adams county residents who will serve as members of the grand and peiit juries during the February term of the Adams circuit court. The six men cuosen for the grind jury are Truman H Goldner, French township; Anthony R. Holthouae, Kir lind; Homer Deßa.l», Jefferson. Henry Decker. Wabash; Jessp H. Steele. St. Mary's; Albert M. Manlier. St. Mary's. The twelve chosen for the petit jury are Walter Cable, Monroe township; Rufus Huser, Wabash; Ira Wagoner, Monroe; Henry Crownover, St. Mary's Adam Rienz, Union; Oirist Rurklutlter, Wibash, Elmore Cook. Washington; Henry J. Keiss, Root; David D. Mettler, Wabash; Harlow Mann. Rnnr: Henry Galimeyer, Prdble; James R. Crozier, Union. The February term of court will open next Monday, February 6. From present indications, no grand jury session is likely during the February term. JURY INDICTS MUNCIE PASTOR Rev. Conway Is Indicted By Delaware County Grand Jury Muncfe. Did.. Jan. SC- (U.R) Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, pastor of the Madison Methodist Episcopal church here was indicted by a Delawafe county grand jury today on charges involving his con-; duct with an 18-year-old high school girl. The Indictment charged him specifically with assault and battery in an attempt to commit a criminal attack on. Helen Huffman of Muncie. The grand jury also indicted the minister on charges of assaulting William Aurand, his choir leader. Aurand was struck and knocked over the chancel rail during services at the church January 22. Rev. Conway surrendered to ’ contlnued’on" page'three * 1

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Woman Sentenced Charleston, 111., Jan. 30 —(U.R) Mrs Inez Cnrrell, widow who killed her three children because site feared she could not provide for them was sentenced to one to 14 years In prison today on her plea of guilty to a manslaughter , charge.. The mother, driven frantic by financial worries drowned her {three young children in a bathtub as they slept and attempted in | vain to take her own life. LARGE AUDIENCE ATTENDS SHOW Catholic Juniors Present Class IMay At Auditorium Sunday A large and appreciative audience witnessed the Catholic junior class play, “Speeding Along," which was presented Sunday night in the Decatur Catholic high school aditorium. The cast of characters perform|ed in a splendid manner. The {scene of the play opened at Larrabee Cove and there Bobby Larabee. Miss Marceline Gage, the plucky young heroine, runs a resort store to support Granny Larrabee, played by Rosemary Rumschlag. anil Wuggins. Albert Haiti. Bobby's father, deceased, is the inventor of a famous motor, the Larrabee motor. Paul Stevens, played tty William Lose, is trying to win Bobby’s affection together with the boat races in which Mr. Hathaway is running a boat with the Larabee motor in competition with Paul Stevens. The speed and complications of the play rise to a great height when Jack Curtis, a gentlemanly tramp plays his trump card. Edward Lose plays the part of Curtis. Excitement runs high when Bobby is found, hound, and gagged behind the counter of her store while the returns of the race begin ' to come over the radio. Charlie DogjielTj, 'Bobby's suViUn h friend, and ally, too, rijpie to grief Joseph S« luiitz portrays the part of Charlie. Molly Malloy, played by Helen Barthel, newspaper reporter. makes I lungs snappy with quick repartee and decisive action. Airs. Newcome, portrayed by Dorothy I engprich, and her stylish daughter Vivian, Alvera Vian, create a situation and an interest m.VTIVURD ov PAGE THRE7E START SEARCH FOR MURDERER Aged Woman Is Found Beaten To Death Near Jasonville Jasonville, lnd„ Jan. 30—(U.R) — i Claude Dozier, an investigator for the state bureau of criminal identification, assisted local officials today in search for the murderer of Mrs. Mary Ellis, 70-year-old recluse living on state road 59, one mile south of Jasonville. Tlie woman’s body was found by a sister. Mrs. Ethel Saucerman, and Mrs. Virgil Terhune. They had become alarmed yesterday by failure to see Mrs. Ellis around the house. A window to the small home had been broken and Mrs. Ellis had been beaten over the head with a club which was found near the door. Her body was lying in a corner of tlie ltouse. Prosecutor Jack Wakefield and i Sheriff V. E. Mitchell said they thought robbery must huve been the motive. They said it had been rumored that the woman secreted money in her house. Investigator Dozier planned to j obtain fingerprints from the club. o • —— Condition Critical Harl Hollingsworth, 733 High street, slate motorcycle policeman, is in a critical condition at tlie Adams County Memorial Hospital. He underwent a major operation this morning. Obtain $2,600 Marion, Ind., Jan. 30 - (U.R) — Hammering the combination locks from two safes in the American Security Company office here Sunday, burglars escaped with $2,600. They gained entrance to j the office by breaking through I two walls.

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PENSION WOULD BE MANDATORY IN THIS STATE , Measure Provides Maximum Pension Shall Be $25 Monthly REORGANIZATION MAY BE ILLEGAL Indianapolis, Jan. 30.—< UR) —A mandatory old age pension system would be established in Indiana under provisions of a bill introduced in the House of Representatives today by Jacob J. Reisinger, Evansville, and William J, Black, Anderson. The bill provides that all - persons 65 years old or over | shall be paid pensions up to $25 a ■ mouth. A companion hill, introduced at the same time, provides for a tax ■ of one cent on each 10 cigarets and 10 per cent on all other forms of tobacco, the revenue to be used ■ by counties in paying the pension. Tlie Democratic platform contained a pledge to provide for an old ■ age pension system. Black said the Dill provides for ' a $25 license fee for retailers of ' tobacco and SIOO license fee for ■ wholesalers. Money received from • this source would lie turned back to the county in which tlie dealers • or wholesalers were located. 1 Money received from the tax 1 would go into a state old age pension funds against which the cotmE ties would file their claims. Special Business ’ Tlie biil increasing taxes on chain ' stores was made a special order of ' business for 11a. m. tomorrow, as--1 ter opposition developed in the • House today on an amendment to 5 exclude filling stations from ft* 1 provisions. Increases provided in tlie hill • would--Jjoswt .'axe" on every typi f of store. t At present the tax on each store 1 in a chain of 2il or more is $25. • This would increase to $l5O. under ' (CONTINUED ON PACE SIX) Highway Meeting J. D. Conner, of Wabash, Indi* • ana. piesident of the Benjamin Franklin Highway association announced this morning that a meeting of Ohio and Indiana officials of the road, including Mr. Pa.rnhart ami Ms. Stephens of I Ohio and Mr. Conner and a dele- | gation from Wabash, Huntington and Pent, will meet here at U o’clock tomorrow morning to tako I steps towards preventing the changing of this route to miss this city and other Indiana towns. Recently a movement to change tlie route to pass through Fort Wayne was started in Ohio but there seems to be considerable! objection. Theodore Graliker, president of . the Chamber of Commerce named Avon Burk, Jesse Riee and W. A. Lower to meet the visiting road men and to take such steps as they deem necessary for tin* benefit of this community. DECATUR MEN TO MAKE VOWS Brother Marinus Ulman And Brother Malley To Make V ows Notre Dame, Ind., .Tan. 30—(Special) Rrot'lier Marinas Ulman and i Brother Borromeo Malley. both of Decatur, will make the temporary profession of vows with 13 other brothers of Holy Cross from the St. Joseph novitiatp here Thursday i morning itt a private ceremony at . tiie novitiate. They will all stay here al Dttjaria • institute to study at the University t of Notre Dame. The Rev, James A. Burns. C. S. C. Pit. D„ provincial of the Congreg.ilion of Holy Cross, will p eside at TCurartiy’s ceremony. The Rev IC. M. Healy, C. S, C.. is master of i novires at St. Joseph noviate. i Thirty other men will receive the ■ habit of Brothers of the Holy Cross i Wednesday morning and will stay i at St Joseph novitiate for one year preparatory to making their temporary profession of vows.