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

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■directors ■[SELECTED ■DAY NIGHT w pirectors Named Mpecatur Chamber ■ Os Commerce »K STROUSE > gives wdress new ,!■!'•< tors of the Chamber of <'om--1 elecleil tit the anof ’he nssoeiaat the K. of (’. hall flk evening. H*o men attend■fbamniei ami meeting E. Strouse. of Chi- ■ neiftiint to the general K» r of the Pennsylvania Hp (r th- I i' lll address. Reppert of lih rit} was for a few remarks. , .1.. cl f>,< lankeuau and Ao organization of tin- board will be held K|v f.frl T'lrodoO- Gral-aoniniiii-ed today. Bad. a i>-il a- ■ f-:.’ .its! introdmed the Strouse spoke on ttie need r< regiisafeguards on public In part he said: of unregulated ■r ’o ■ not ■tola .’«<!' but industry H - : -m-ts p: icetil' l r al 't ither forms Muspurta not curbed, chans io industry. was a period, a few decMtto. wh<’n 'J', and rebate Min cam; r traffic, de ■ted belli tin- railroads and ■ire-. X-- tr.inntai-niioi knew Moprm- his g<, ds. Hl- did not Mwba: nil rate his competitol Mltttiitg. Insolvency for many Mte result. Then the railroads ■to regulate operation by etc ■bit* t:\--d i blished rates, ■kory is repeating itself in re■to unregulated competition Mhr forms . f n uisportation ■ ten,si o - ills for railroads ■tastry. The railroads are ■Bowed to meet rate competi■Ul“ the industrial plants, by ■k Uicertain rates, are head■f bankruptcy. along with the ■tds ■ * tin’s' important decision Mduwn Decnnber 5. 1932. the ■Bi’l.Hirt ,f the United States ■ffs.'lt is well-established law y* highways of the State are ■ properiy: that their primary pfterred use is for private fcs ' and tiiat their use for of gain is special and ex■nary, which, generally at Ute legislature ntav prohibit ’> ’■ « , , , , . . _ . , Jfbff'Kn ON PA OR TWPFtE ULBUSSICK DIES MONDAY ? Townshiu Resident les At Hospital After Short Illness IXBussick, 2ii. son of Mr. and « Bussick of Root TownIM Monday night at 10:15 Ju the A,,ams County MeHogpitai, following a short *th was due to inflammatory front which he had T 4 «ln>e last Thursday. He removed to the local ‘ Monday afternoon. The _ man had been ailing with ace the first of the year. 1 ’*«aa"ed was born in Root >.’ 8. 1912. the son . , D “ Mrs. Ed Bussick. He farmer. a member of the »M W rc . plfcß s °clety, and the ini„? kitheran church. besides the parents J ’ r ' ,thers “nd a sister: ten o »j° ot ,owns hip; I*ester, inemi * P ' r ' p d a . at home, homl ,ervil ’ P 8 »«1 be held at tecatur Th Pn > mllpß northeast o'clA J h " rR '’ ay afternoon at I'll) „■i ’ ,,a ’ l(, ard time, and «»»n 2° fk at the st - Peters ’ in Ck ? rch - Burial will be Rev i , c ' , ’ urell cemetery. t u J hornseif will offihfic? 5 ’ * a ’ ta ken to the W. 1 »as J- Son tuneral home kt*' la s "i' n ’ e ' 1 T “e«<lay after-

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Ix)cal Speaker XI tßr 1 JU El Frank Strouse, assistant to the general manager of the Pennsylvania railload, delivered the prin- . ctpai address at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet held at . tile K. of C. hall Monday evening. GEORGE n. DALE FACES CHARGES Muncie Mayor,Three Others Are Indicted By Grand .Jury Muncie, Ind., Jan. 31. —(U.R) — Mayor George R. Dale and three other Muncie city officials, including his two sons-in-law, provided bond of $6,000 each today when they surrendered to the sheriff on warrants charg ing conspiracy to commit a felony. They were placed in custody of the sheriff pending formal approval of the bonds by Judge L. A. Guthrie. ' Muncie, Ind.. Jan. 31. — U.R) Mayor- -George R Dale and three other city officials were named today in 26 indictments returned by the Delaware county grand jury charging eonspirary to commit a felony. Named with the mayor were his two sons-in-law," Lester Holloway, city controller, and Glenn Hutts, secretary of the fire department. 1 The fourth official Indicted was City Attorney Cary Taughenbaugh. Dale and Taugbenbungli were named in each of the 26 true bills. Holloway was named in eight and ’ Butts in 18. The mayor, city attorney and i controller were charged speeifical- ' ly with conspiring to collect slo a month ftom the wages of eight ci y ’ fireman in Nov. 1932 for use in a '"defense fund.” Taughenbaugh, Butts and Dale were accused in the other IS indictments of conspiring to collect 10 per cent of the wages of IS fire- ( men in August, 1932. Among the firemen , named was 1 Chief Carl Taylor. Most of the others mentioned were either lieutenants or captains. Each of the defendants was given until noon to surrender and furnish $6,000 bond. r investigation of the sot-ailed “defense fund ' was started once before by members of the city council. It failed when witnesses refused to appear. r It was alleged to have been started after Dile and other ei.y officials, including the chief of police, were convicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the prohibi- ’ tion laws. Much litigation followed, includ- ’ ing an appeal to the circuit court of appeals in Ch«.ago. involving * great expenses. The defense fund was used to meet this expense, it ’ was charged by niili-Dale members I in the council. Following his conviction on the liquiir charge. Dale was misted as mayor by the city council but he ’ refused to give up his job pending " a decision on the appeal. Taken To Easthaven 8 ' B i Mrs. Sarah A Straub was taken to the Easthaven SMnitarium at s Richmond this morning by Sheriff • Burl Johnson. I o j Appointed .Judge II t Indianapolis. Jan. 31 — (U.R) — t Judge John Lairy of Ixigansport I was appointed by Gov. Paul V. s McNutt today to hear the ouster b case against Mayor George R. ’. Dale of Muncie in Delaware suI- pertor court. Dale has refused to accept the '. I council's order removing him from e | office because of his conviction •• In federal court on charges of * violating tue proiubftiuu Uns.

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FIGHT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO BEER MEASURE Beer Bill Is Sent Back To Committee On Public Morals SENATE PASSES HOUSE MEASURE Indianapolis, .lan. 31 —(U.R) Administration leaders emp'oyetl strategy today to save their beer bill from drastic amendments proposed bv drv Republicans ami insuri'ent Democrats. The bill was sent back to the committee on public' morals shortly alter it appeared in the house on special order of business for eni grossmen t. Representative 11. 11. Evans of Newcastle, Republican floor lead er, was prepared to offer an amendment providing county option in the sale of beer. Insurgent Democrats representing the largest cities were anxious to have the bill amended so it would permit sale of draught beer. Representative John F. Ryan, administration leader, as chairman of the committee on public morals announced that another hearing will be held on the bill so the proposed amendments may be discussed. It is expected that the measure will be held in committee until administration leaders succeed in lining up the dissatisfied Democrats. Pass Measure The senate passed a house bill today which prevented approxiI’ONTINI'Rb ON PAGE FOUR MARY THOMPSON DEATH’S VICTIM Mrs. Harr y Thompson Dies Monday After Extended Illness Mrs. Mary Alice Thompson. 47, wife of Rev. Harry- W. Thompson, and a resident of Decatur for the last 11 years, died at the Thompson home, 115 North First street. Monday night at 8 o'clock, follow ing an illness of five and one half years. Death was caused by diabetes. Mrs. Thompson's condition had been regarded as critical for the last two weeks. She was born June 8. 1885. the daughter of George W. and Emma Dickens-Williams. She was united in marriage to Rev. Harry W. Thompson on November 25. 1909. Rev. and Mrs. Thompson moved to Decatur eleven years ago when Rev. Thompson assumed the pastorate of the First Christian church here. Surviving, besides the husband, are a daughter, Miss Gladys, who is in nurses training in Fort Wayne, her father. George W. Williams of Latrobe, Pa.; a brother. Charles 1. Williams. Latrobe. Pa.; and two sisters, Mrs. A. S. Livengood of Scottdale, Pa., and Mrs. George Ambrose of lj>s Angeles. Calif. Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending word from relatives from a distance FAMOUS ENGLISH NOVELIST DIES John Galsworthy Dies Today After A Lingering Illness London. Jan. 31. — -(U.R) — John , Galsworthy, dramatist and novelist. died today after a lingering illness. ' Galsworthy, who was 65, contracted a chill last November and i developed an illness from which he never completely recovered. His death was ascribed directly to uremia, an outbrowth of the original illness. His illness prevented him from going to Stockholm to receive the Nobel prize for literature which had been awarded to hint. Shaw and Kipling were the only i other British authors awarded the ’

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 31, 1933.

Oldest Automobile Cliicngo, -Jan. Ijfl - <U.R>— An automobile owned by an Indiana man was displayed at the National Automobile show in the Coliseum here today as the oldest car in the midwest. The car, a Duryea, made in 1595, was entered by Glade Ralihan, of Kendallville. Ind. The machine still is able to run under its own power. Second prize in a contest to select the oldest car went to Earl Brander. of Rockford, 111., who also entered a Duryea. His was manufactured in 1897. Judges included Barney Old field and Billy Arnold, both prom inent in automobile racing. RESUME WORK AT BRIGGS PLANTS Production At Ford Bodies Is Started Again At Factory Detroit. Jan. 31. — (U.R) —Production of Ford bodies restarted at the Briggs Manufacturing Company plants today with 600 workers on the machines and officials expectant that they will have 1.000 employed by nightfall. Employment of New Yorkers continued at a steady pace during the morning while police continued to guard the plant. Only minor diffi-i culties were reported. Salvatore Sued, 39, was found by . state police lying between two of .; the factor/ buildings where he said t he bad been thrown by strikers who attacked him when he announced he was going to apply for work. At Highland Park hospital I' his injuries were reported as not serious. Police continued to make sp&"adh- raids into the throng of 1.500 I strikers and sympathizers, in front of the main entrance, to arrest agitators. Frank Kitza. 38; Paul Pintye. 48; Melvin Bishop. 22, and WilI I Ham Briskin. 45, were seized. Kitza and Pintye are held for immigration authorities. C. E. Sorenson, Ford general manager, arrived at the Highland 1 Pink plant of the Briggs Company and hurried Inside for a conference with Briggs officials. No estimate was made as to the time necessary to get the factory under full production. ; 0 Lower Rates 1 Ldwer water rates hive been secured for residents of Berne, memI bers of the Berne Town Board an- , pounced Monday. The stat? public service commission has approved .the new rates. The mininlum L charge per quarter year is now $3.75 11 compared to $4 05 previously. Water consumers of Berne will be able to use 33 and L per cent more I water for less money than before. , The new rates are effective immediately. ’ o Receive $23.72 i Each of the eight county schools . entered in the annual Adams comity f tourney, received $23.72 as profits . from the tourney. Total receipts for i the tourney were $248 with expends itures of $58.20.

I Uncertainty Prevails Regarding Roosevelt’s Cabinet Selections

I Warm Springs, Ga., Jan. 31. — I (U.R; —Surprises are in store for I political experts who think they know the approximate make-up of I he prospective Roosevelt cabinI el, it was reported persistently today in the face of several published speculative lists. . Presidentelect Roosevelt still declines to comment on rumors of this or that cabinet appointment, prefering to wait until he can make public officially the com--1 plete list. A few appointments • can be forecast with reasonable t certainty, but it was considered doubtful here whether anyone be- ■ yond the! confidential circle of 1 Mr. Roosevelt’s advisers could do > more than guess at the choices for • several posts. ’ National Chairman James A. Farley, as postmagteir - general, Miss Fiances Perkins, as secre1 tary of labor, and Senator Thomas 5 J. Walsh of Montana as attomey--1 general are the three appointments which appear to be certain. ’ ' Authoritative sources also believed that Senator Carter Glass would accept Hie treasury secre-

OPPOSE CHANGE OF ROAD ROUTE Representatives In Session Here Voice Opposition To Change Determined opposition to a movement to change the route of i the Benamin Franklin highway was voiced today by representatives from cities between Findlay. Ohio and Wabash, Indiana At a meeting held in Tiffin, Ohio, last week a motion was offered and prevailed that the route be changed to run west from Ottawa, Ohio to Fort Wayne and thence west over state road 14. According to information at hand, the project of changing the route has the approval of Hugh Barnhart of Rochester, state highway director, and a meeting was to be held today at Winamac. Indiana, to discuss the change. The new route would go through Fort Wayne, Columbia City. Rochester and Winamac. At today's meeting John P. Kenower of Huntington offered a resolution protesting against the action and objecting to the fact that the meeting in Ohio at which the action was taken was called : for another purpose and without due notice to those cities affected by such a change. A committee consisting of Mr. ' Kenower. Mr. Bradley and Mr. Woosley was appointed to draft a resolution to present to the Indiana highway commission and similar action was also taken for the Ohio commission. These protests will be presented in person within the next week. The matter is serious because 5 of the fact that the 11. S. Engineers Association in June will designate the route as then approvrnNTTNT'RD CIN PAGE TTVO MUNCIE PASTOR FREED ON BOND Rev. G. Lemuel Conway Is Released L T nder $3,500 Bond Muncie. Ind Jan. 31. —(U.R) The Rev. G. Lemuel Conway, pastor of the Madison Street M. E. Church and the father of live children, secluded himself at his parsonage today while aw’aiting arraignment on {charges of attempting to attack an [LS-year-old high school girl. A few hours after his indictment by .he Delaware county grand jury, the minister provided bond of $3,000 on the attack charge and SSOO on another indictment charging him with assaulting his choir leid- , er. William Aurand. The girl, Miss Helen Huffman, told members of the grand jury that she was invited into the minister's automobile while on her way to school. She said Rev. Conway drove ihrough the business district, stopping on a side road in the country where he attempted to attack her. A passing motorist h illed his advances, she said. I Miss Huffman declared that she ! (CONTI NU ED ON * PAG E SIX)

taryship. Owen D. Young's reported desite not to be a member of the cabinet did not altogether stop reports that he would be secretary of state, though progres sive Republican senators supporting Mi. Roosevelt are not enthus iastic over having a “big business” man in that position. Many Rumored Rumored selections, which have nothing but rumor to support them, include Senator George Norris, Nebraska. Henry Wallace. lowa, and Frank Murphy, Minnesota. as secretary of agriculture; Max O. Gardiner. North Carolina for the navy; Henry I. Harriman, Boston, Bernard Baruch, New Yolk, or Jesse Strauss, New York, for commerce; and Governor George Dem, Utah. Senator Bronson Culling, New Mexico, and Senator Hiram Johnson. California. for the interior department. More authoritative were repot ts that four key ambassadorial appointments had been settled: Newton D. Baker, Cleveland, to Great Britain; Judge Robert W. CONTINUKU UN PAlili. JfOUR

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FORMER LOCAL SHERIFF DIES MONDAY NIGHT Harl ‘Spot’ Hollingsworth Passes Away At County Hospital DEATH COMES AS SEVERE SHOCK ILu i ‘Spot’ Hollingsworth. 48, ti member of the Indiana. state poiiee force anti former sheriff of Adams countv, died at 11:15 o’clock Monday night at the Attains (’otmlv Memorial hosnital of cerebral embolism, following an operation lor gall stones, hernia ami appendicitis. Mr. Hollingsworth was operated on Monday morning. In the course of the operation heart reaction developed and through the means of an oxygen machine lie was resusclated. Attending physicians stated Mr. Hollingsworth had stopped breathing for two minutes and that during this time the blood clot formed, causing his death 14 hours later. Appointed to the state poiiee force in June, 1931. Mr. Hollingsi worth was one of the most popn- ! lar and efficient members of the department. Ho was well known . throughout Adams county and in the district where his official duties took him and being in apparent good liealth his death comes as a shock to his many friends. The deceased was born in Wabash township. June 22. 1883, . the son of T. P and Margaret Hollingsworth. He spent most of his life in and near Geneva, being . a resident of Decatur sine e 1927. From 1915 to about 1920 he served in a lumber camp at Mills Citv,' Oregon. He solved as 'night policeman and town marshal of Geneva for I about six years. resigning the latter position when lie was elected sheriff of Adams county in 1926. He served two terms as sheriff, retiiing from the office January 1. 1931. His popularity in lhe county was evidenced in the large vote received by him in the primaries and general elections. On December 1, 1926. Mr. Holl--1 ingsworth married Ruth Shoemak--1 er of Geneva. They have one child. Betty Jean, two years old. A step-son. Edwin. 17, also stir--1 vives. The family lives at 733 1 High street. Besides the wife and children, 1 the following brothers and sisters ■ survive: Wilson of Richmond; James of Winchester; Grover and ' Martin of Oblong, Illinois; Miss CGNTTNITTCn ON PAGK FIVE OPPOSE HITLER AS CHANCELLOR . Communists And Socialists Call For General Strike Today • Berlin. Jun. 31 — (U,R) —Communists and socialists called for a general strike today against the gov- • ernment of Adolf Hitler. Nazi leader, while Hitler began his first day as chancellor by seeking parliam- , entary support to guarantee the r existence of his regime First strike efforts of the communists and socialists combined to form a united front against Hitler, were unsuccessful. Dockworkers . al Hamburg ignored the demands of agitators. Trani car windows were smashed and shots were fired ? before the communists were dis- . persed. Hitler received centrist leader, Dr. Ludwig Kaas, and was understood to have offered the centrists . the post of ministry of justice in i exchange for their support. Joh nines Bell, one of the signatories to ’ the Versailles peace treaty, was mentioned for the portfolio. The p centrists had not yet decided whether they would enter the govI ernment. Meanwhile, they were expected to abstain from voting either for or against Hitler in the reichstag. I There were various minor clash- . es between Nazis and their foes , outside Berlin. In a bitter street tight here early today two men ”' \wntinu’ed”on ’ PAGE* SIX)*

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Died Last Night i Harl ‘Spot’ Hollingsworth, state j motor policeman and former sheriff of Adams county, who died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital late Monday night following an operation performed Monday morning. GIVE PROGRAM FOR RALLY DAY Observance Rally of C. E. Union Will Be Held Thursday Miss Edna Reusser of Vera Cruz, president of the Wells County f Christian Endeavor Union announc- , ed the following program for the Observance Rally, commemorating j the 52nd birthday anniversary of iChristian Endeavor. The ra.ly, sponsored by Adams and Wells county i C. E. Union, is scheduled for Thurs-. • day evening at the First Reformed . church in Bluffton. . tra. i 7:15-7:3:i Liberty Center Orchestra i Song—Led by Carl E. Lt’ginhill, 1 Berne, past president. Ad.nms County C. E. 1 Welcome—Mi; tie Fulk. Bluffton, Porter District C. E. corresponding secretary. Response N'.tomi Neuenschwander Berne. Adams County C. E. secretary. Scripture Arlo Platt. Zanesville. Prayer— The Rev. W. M. Elliot, Bluffton, Wells county Pastor Counselor for Christian Endeavor. Mixed Quartet Reformed church, ; * Bluffton. . Anno incements Offering Address —‘"The-Cross at the Crossways'' J. Jerry Baboo, Gary President. C.ilpo District C. E. Union. Vocal Duet —Mildred Habeggei and Marjorie Wittwer, Berne. | "amtlelight Service—by tne Rev. . Matthew Worthman, IteformI ed church, Bluffton. A large crowd is anticipated to 'hear the guest speaker, J. Jerry Bi ■ coo, who is a native of Assyria, and has a host of Christian Endeavor friends throughout the state. Mr. Baboo is m king preparations towards entering study for the ministry. He will be the guest of • friends in Berne Wednesday. . 1 oBad Check Charge , Elmer Weaver of Geneva wus arrested by Sheriff Charles Intel of Juy county at Portland last week > for issuing a fraudulent check for $2.50. Weaver is the same person who gave County Clerk Milton ( Werling a fraudulent Check In pay- ( went for a marriiige license. He was I found guilty of the local charge and fined $lB.lO. — o Announce Earnings t i Fort Wayne. Ind., Jan. 31—(UP) - Earnings of $4.05 on each $lO share > for 1932 were announced by direct tors of the Lincoln National Life » insurance company here today. I Byron I). Mileler, president of the • F. W. Woolworth company, wna > elected to the board of directors. ; o Ministers Meet ( The Decatur Ministerial associatI ion will meet at 10 o'clock Wednes- ) day morning at the home of Rev B. H. Franklin. Rev C. R. Lanman will 'be in charge of the devotions,

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ROBINSON ASKS FORECLOSURES BE SUSPENDED Suggests Move Pending Enactment Os Relief Legislation LIFE INSURANCE GROUIS SUSPEND Washington. .lan. 31. <U.R) Senate Minority Leader Robinson suggested today that farm foreclosures be j temporariiv suspended peuding enactment of more permanent farm relief legislation by congress. Robinson aiipcared before a senate banking sub-com-i mitlee at a hearing on lhe sweeping credit relief program lie is sponsoring with the hacking of powerful farm groups. The program's principal feature is a billion dollar credit pool. In the belief such a program could not he enacted this session of congress he proposed as a temporary measure passage of the Hull bill. The bill provides for a. iwo year moratorium on mortgage, intelests and installments and delinquent taxes on mortgaged property in arrears more than a year. Under the Hull hill the Reconstruction Finance Coi'porlatioii ' would be authorized also to loan up to $1,1'90.000.000 (B) to farmi ers. The press of short session legislation might preclude the passage of a full program before Match 4. he said. ‘‘Every one understands th* necessity for prompt legislation relating to the subject of faun mortgages with a view to relieving the pressure that has arisen due to a decline in farm prices and a consequent decline in land values," he continued. Meanwhile opposition to tint domestic allotment bill continued to pile up before the senate agrij culture committee. Will J. Miller, past president of the Kansas Live Stock association. declared the hill was 'a scheme whi'h by arbitrarily cutting production would attempt to ; club consumers into paying higher prices," He recommended reduced taxes, scaling down of debts and a general strengthening ot" credit. Fred .1. Linghani, Lockport. N. Y„ flour miller, predicted it. would "distort" the price of wheat and wheat products. Suspend In lowa New York. Jan. 31- U.R) Other (CONTINUED ON~ PAGE SIX)” SMALL PERCENT BUY LICENSES Manager Estimates Only Half of Car Owners Have Licenses BULLETIN Indianapolis Jan. 31—(UP) —An indefinite extension cf the time for the legal Use of 1932 Automobile license plates was ordeied today by James Carpenter head of the license bureau “There will be an extension” he told the United Press. “But we haven’t decided for how long.” J. L. Ehler, manager of the local auto license, brueau estimated this afternoon that only half the auto i owners in the Decatur territory had secured their 1933 auto plates and licenses. Unless orders are received from Indianapolis tonight or tomorrow, those who have not secured their plates cannot drive their cars with* out becoming subject to arrest. Tha deadline for securing the plates ex- ( pires at midnight tonight. Mr. Ehler announced that today ( would probably be the lirgost business day in the history of the bur- ( eau. He expects to issue about 400 ( plates. At two o’clock this afternoon 1579 possenger car plates had been issued. Truck licenses total 208. Many cars were seen parked on Second street this afternoon that ■ did not hear the new number plates. ■ The time for ohbuining the plates . was January 1, but au extension of Lone month was granted by Frank Mayr. Jr., secretary of state.