Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1933 — Page 1

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TATE BUDGET BILL IS INTRODUCED

«" IF ENGINEER A SURVEY OF >TIIR PLANT "■Ploiincil Votes to Em'i''i, r# Indianapolis Ef- ’! Engineer TO REDUCE ■ ELECTRIC RATES ‘■■st t itv council in session voted to employ .. Bro.-tnan of Indianap-:'-wd Hticiency engin- ■ make a survey of the ! ' ! ;md distribution W i-; L the view of reelectric rates I'ollowmaking of improvereeummended by the = rl. ’’ entered into a con- ■- Hrosman to do the ' 1 work will re'n two I" tour weeks, it M “ Mr. Brosman and will personally do first will make a stir'all equipment at the city ; C.ake their rc-omntenda tl,u to what kind of new ma and methods should be inM t 0 oit production costs, inSSf(j the saving of coal and of the council believe 1 J - of this kind will be <*■( benefit to them and offi- ‘ MK| ■ i.-. tri< light and water determining what are necessary. •P(| HI a savin,’ in production and / cosis realized the ' contends that the city plant rates. It may to do all the work I ■| : - !n, ‘“ 1 ' within 0,1 p yoar, due I fart that much of the city IMB rwsprvp i S tl p (1 U p i„ I but steps will l»e tak t'nt end as soon as w ■». engineers come highly recand the contract drawn evening wag made subject ■■approval of City Attorney J. ■k F'tichte. of installing superand replacing steam driven ■>M with electric pumps at the I hern given much considKiel by the council and before is taken the recommendaan authority in such mat- ■ fcl desired, light department of plain showed a net prolit s ■^’* 99 -’ s - last year. about SB,- ■ than the 1931 earnings. 7 Hf rear the city plant will not any payment for street expense and fire hydrant these two items alone to- ■ on 't aking the survey will I ns the contract is R and the engineers can B Decatur. o |H PASTOR 111 #L 0 ATE SET SB M Conway Will Be Bird By Church Jury .’■March 15 And 16 - (U R) trial of the Rev. G. Conway, suspended pastor Pwy Madison Street M. E. Church will be held in Muncie 15 and 16, Bishop Edgar Detroit, announced here. Blake will preside as Muncie pastor will be tried |^B argeß involving Helen HuffMuncie high school ■ A Delaware county grand jury returned an indictment Conway with assault in criminal attack on - and defense counsel jury of 12 pastors were sent a meeting of Methodist on P*OF two 0 i | Meet At Factory of the Rotary club will at the office of the Gener d plant dn north Ninth street o’clock Thursday evening •■program and lumchenr, which ■ iharge of E. W. Lankenau. H superintendent and Paul Grao e be|d at the G. E. build-

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hi ratal irageay *-*#? '■ >’” F « X y > - jefe SMMWMramBBMM With hands interlocked, the bodies of Mrs. Rosemary Wallin (above), Hi, and Bernard Kinney. 21. both members of prominent Omaha. Neb., families, were found dead in the latter's automobile on the outskirts of Omaha. A tube had been arranged to conduct exhaust gas front the motor into , the body of the car. bidsTwardeo - FOR MATERIAL County Commissioners Give Contracts For Highway Material Proposals from four quarries to furnish stone and one to furnish sand and gravel to the county highway department were accepted by the county commissioners today. AIL. < ! j llte tiuarriow oc£are4 to ’ furnish stone at SO cents per ton and screenings nt 50 cents pet ton at the quarry. The deliveryprice on the roads ranged from $1 20 a ton in H rtford township to |1.35 per ton in Root and Preble townships. Several of the quarries submitt ed prices on stone delivered byfreight. The station price was only 10 or 15 cents under the price quoted for delivery on the road and the commissioners did tot consider the proposals. The commissioners stated that the county highway trucks would be able to haul most of the stone, the SO cent price applying on these purchases. The proposals were allotted to districts or townshins, where the lowest delivery price prevailed. The following quarries, all located in Adams county, will furnish the stone and screenings: Meshberger Bros. Stone Co; Plymouth Rock Crushing Plant; Blue Creek Stone Co; Erie Stone Co. Lucius Somers. Allen county, will furnish gravel at $1 00 per yard and number one and two sand at 60 cents per ton. at quarry. The contract for furnishing bridge planking and posts was awarded to W P. Robinson of Decatur. Planks were quoted at $35 per 1000 feet and posts at S3O per 1000 feet. The A. B C Corp., of Ligonier, represented by Cal Tost, was awarded the contract for furnishing culvert pipe. The prices range on the different size pipe For 12 inch pipe the price was 74 cents per foot. To Meet Gas Men Next Monday at nine o'clock the commissioners will meet the ■ wholesale gasoline dealers in the county at the court house and work out an agreement for the; purchase of gasoline and oil. The commissioners want to allot the gas contract on a monthly basis, alternating with the dealers and securing the two cent a gallon quantity discount on all purchases. The oil contract willl be * cnKTtKt'ptn IW*P»OF --TTVtw —o —— — No Appropriation The city of Decatur will be unable to render any financial aid tow.rds maintaining the rest room in the Library building, because no appropriation exists for this item,! H. M. Gillig. chairman of the finance committee informed the council last night. Tuei matter was brought to the attention of the county commissioners yesterday, and the suggestion made that a request be made of the county coun-1 Icil to appropriate’ funds to keep the < (omfort stations in 'he court house ioneu al nigly. and on Sunday.

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MANY LIVES ARE REPORTED LOST DURING STORM At Least 25 Deaths Result From Blizzard; Much Suffering GREATEST LOSS IN CHICAGO AREA Chicago, Feb. 8. — 'U.R> — Death, suffering and privation rode the gales of a blizzard that whipped across the upper North American continent today. At least 25 lives were lost and suffering among the unemployed and poverty-strick-en was intense, a United Press survey showed. Greatest loss of life was reported in the Chicago area where the storm toll was seven. The extent of the blizzard was shown in the reports of deaths, which came from southern California, western Pennsylvania. and most of the intervening states. Temperatures sank to 2S degrees i below zero at Fargo, N. D„ today [and forecasters saw no immediate ; relief. Sioux City, la., and St. Paul, Minn., reported 21 below, Omaha. Neb.. 15 below and Moline, 11!., 11 . below. In the face ot biting cold tfie snowfail in most sections bad abated and highways were slowlycleared. Little Relief Indianapolis. Feb S. —(U.K) —With I the Calumet region snowbound and temperatures dropping steadily. Indiana experienced i s first severe weather of the year today. .1. H. Armington, meteorologist at the I'. S. weather bureau, predicted that the official *herm<n»e+er would register at least 10 below in northern ami central sections of the state tonight. He said little snow would fail in this section but reported that it CONTtNtIRD ON PAGE THREE — o READY TO FLY OVER ATLANTIC Captain James Mollison Plans To Start Flight Thursday Morning Thies. Senegal. Feb. B.— (U.R) — Captain James A. Mollison landed here at 8 a. m. today and said he was reidy to begin his hazardous solo flight of 2,'hiO miles across the South Atlantic. The Scottish flier, who already has crossed the North Atlantic in the monoplane. “Heart’s Content," which he is using now. hoped to suit for Natal, Brazil, at dawn Thursday. He started from Eng land early Monday and stopped at Barcelona, Casa Blanca, Agidir, Morrocco, and Villa Cisneros, Rio de Orq. Capt. Mollison made an average speed of approximately 110 miles an hour on the "im-mile flight here from Villa Cisneros The flier hid intended to start Hie trans Atlantic trip tonight, but decided to wait until dawn so that the first part of the flight, when his fuel load will he heaviest, could be made in daylight. Pilot Crashes Oran. Algeria. Feb. B.—(U.R) —Victor Smith. 19 year old South Afri- [ can flier attempting to beat Amy Johnson Mollison’a record for an England-Cape Town flight, crashled when he attempted to land at | Senya airdrome today. Smith's face was injured but he was not believed to lie seriously hurt. His p ane was wrecked. — „ ■ -Q— — Announce Program The program for the Emergency relief committees big indoor circus to be held in the Bowers building February 13 was announced by Dr. Burt Mangold, chairman. Monday, tlie Decatur Junior Bind will play. Tuesday, a Valentine play will be given by Miss Grace Coffee's pupils of the Central school. Wednesday. Bob White's orchestra will play. Thursday, a Swiss band from Berne will play. This groan is cjlled "Lustige Schweizer” or in Engllish, the Jolly Swiss. Friday the (lermati bund from Wren wi 1 entertain. Saturday uight will be 0. E. : night.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 8, 1933.

ROOSFVELT WINS. Washington, Feb. 8.-—(U.R) — > The House and Senate in a , boisterous joint session today j discovered amidst cheers and | | rebel yells that Franklin D. | Roosevelt and John N. Garner Irave been elected President i and Vice-President of the Unit- j ed States Presided over by Vice-Presi-dent Curtis, defeated candidate ‘ | the two branches of congress | I heard four frock coated tellers j i solemnly announce the victory 1 of the Democratic national tic- | | ket. ASSURE POWER * TO ROOSEVELT Senate Approves Provision Granting Power to President-Elect Washington. Feb. B.— (U.R) — President-elect Roosevelt todayappeared assured of broad power to reduce the cost of government by reorganizing, abolishing and generally shaking np the maze of federal commissions, boards and independent bureaus. A provision granting this pow--er to the new president was approved bv the senate last night in passing the $165.000,00t) economy bill and the treasury-postoffice appropriation measure to which it was attached. The bill goes to the house where the Democratic majority is expected to assure approval of the grant of authority. Other economy provisions may lead to con- - troversies between house and senate. An amendment provides that any changes made by the Presi-, dent may be vetoed by a twothirds vote of eoiigtess. P.-.-.t i’ Democrats will have heavy majorities in both houses of the new H congress. Mr. Roosevelt should have little difficulty in effecting any readjustments he desires in the multitude of independent establishments ranging from the veterans' admi lisMition, interi state commerce commission, radio commission, farm board and shipping board on down to the national screw thread commission. In addition to authorizing the reorganization, the economy hill requires nil department and bureau heads to save at least five ner cent of their appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1. An amendment by Senator Costigan. Dem.. Colo prohibits further pay cuts or furloughs to effect the saving, estimated to to'al $142,000,000. Rut outright, dismissal of government workers was not barred. The senate agreed to continue most of last year's economy provisions. It refused to add an additional 1 2-3 per cent to the present S 1-3 per cent pay ent. or to reduce by 8 1-3 per cent all veterans" benefits exceeding SI,OOO a year. o HOLD FUNERAL FOR DR. LOSE Funeral Services For Decatur Physician Are Held This Morning Funeral services were held at St. Mary's Catholic church this morning for Dr. Frank W. Lose, well known Decatur physician, whose death occurred Sunday of blood poison. A requiem high mass was celebrated by'the Rev. Father Joseph Hennes, assistant pastor at nine o’clock Rev. Hennes also delivered the sermon. The church was filled 1 to overflowing. [t Draped with the American flag > the casket, carried by Martin My- 1 lott, H. P. Schmitt. Frank Barthel, 1 John Fisher, Ed Berltng and Joe < Laurent, was escorted by the Am- ' erican Legion color guard into the : church. The Legion firlag squad 1 conducted services at the grave. 1 Dr. Lose was a member of the S. A. T. C.. during the war and a i member of Adams Post of the Am- i erican Legion. As a'ntark of respect : many business houses were closed ’ during the fnner il. , Burial was made in the Si. Joseph i Catholic cemetery, l|

CROWD ATTENDS SCOUT BANQUET Large Crowd Attends Banquet Observing Anniversary Week The largest banquet the Boy Scouts of Decatur have ever had was held last night at the Decatur high school to celebrate the 23rd ■anniversary week of the founding of the organization. Approximately one hundred Boy Scouts, fathers. and committees of the four [local troops were present The four troops attending were: Rotary troop til. with Scoutmaster Everhard and chairman of committee Avon Burk; Lions troop 62. with Scoutmaster Smith and chairman of committee. Rev. B. H. Franklin; American Legion troop 63, with Scoutmaster Jaberg and chairman of committee. Jim Staley; K. C. troop 64, with Scoutmaster Murphy and chairman of committee, Charlie Voglewede. Others present were Mr. Hotchkiss, scout executive and Mr. Wood, scout treasurer. Carl C. Pumphrey, chairman of the local committee and toastmaster for the evening, and Bryce Thomas, commissioner of the local troops. Grace was said by Rev. M. W. Sondermann. Songs were led by I Lowell Smith with Miss Helen Haubold accompanying on the piano. The banquet was served by the girls of Miss Dorotha Gephart's domestic science class of the Decatur high school. After the meal Mr. Hotchkiss, area executive, spoke briefly on the history and future plans of the BoyScout movement. He said that the organization has se: a ten-year object by the end of which time it is hoped to have one in every ten boys in America a Roy Scout for four years. “The pnrpoae of this.". he said, “is to prepare the hoys to use wisely their leisure time when the development of the mn-hlve age. as predicted by the techno CONTTNVED GN PAGE THREE OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR YEAR BOOK Issue of “The Tattler” Will Be Memorial To Rev. Seimetz The editorial staff of “The Tattler." Decatur Catholic High 1 school's year book, in announcing the opening of its subscription campaign, made the following announcement: “This year's book promises to 1 he the best, the most unusual year 1 book ever published. It is not to 1 be merely a book to preserve the 1 schoolday memories of the gradn- ’ ating class, but it is to be a memorial, the monument that will preserve fond meinoties of our 1 pastor and life-long friend. Rev. 1 Julius A. Seimetz. who enter- d 1 upon his eternal reward on Do- 1 ceinler 28. 1932. “One of ibe most splendid wavs , of remembering our deceased friends is by keeping some one record in which a complete resume of their lives is given. The many friends of the deceased Father J. A. Seimetz will have the opportunity to secure such a record by purchasing a copy of the 1933 edition of “The Tattler” troin the students of D. C. II S This year's edition will contain a i resume of the life and labors of Father -Seimetz in Decatur. \ tribute and uti everlasting memorial to him is what the students f of D. C. H. S. are endeavoring to ] covTivrrgn nv page three Invite Merchants 1 Merchants of Decatur and Adams 1 [County and all farmers of the counity are invited to a banquel to be 1 served Tuesday noon, Fob-uary 21 1 by the Adams County Farm Bureau ' Cooperative association and the so- 1 el d educational board. The banquet 1 will be served at 11 o'clock in the ‘ Niblick building formerly occupied I by the Beavers. Fryback and Bear- 1 ers store. Mrs. H. M. Crownover is chairman of the social educational board 1 instead of Mrs. Harry Criwrover as was previously announced. Joe ■ [Winteregg of the Farm Bureau organization will be the general chairman in charge of the arrangements ' I for the banquet. I

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ROOSEVELT ANO GOVERNORS TO MEET MARCH 6 United Action For Relief Will Be Major Goal Os Conference TAX REDUCTION TO BE DISCUSSED Washington. Feb. 8. 'U.R> United Federal and stale action lor unemplovinent and morlt'atje relief is expected to be a major goal of the conference of state governors called bv Presidentelect Pioosevelt to meet here March fi. Tax reduction also will be discussed. The conference will convene at the White House less than 48 hours after Mr Roosevelt moves in. It is expected the exchange of views will assist the new president in developing a coordinated program to lighten the $8,500,000.000 (R) mortgage burden under which American farmers are struggling and in some places openly rebelling. Congressional leaders concede ! there is virtually no chance of any ‘ permanent relief being granted in the remaining three weeks of the [ jammed short session. They agree that will have to wait for the special session to which Mr. Roosevelt can submit his own proposals. The best that senate leaders [ hope for at this session is a temporary measure to lift from farmers the pressure of foreclosures and taxes until permanent aid can bo granted. This may take , the form of a short moratorium or temporary loans, from the 11. F. C. A senate banking Bub-com-inittee planned to go to work on ■meh proposals today. Mr. Roosevelt’s invitation to the 48 made public in New York by his secretary. Louis Howe proposed discussion of the following subjects in addition to ' mortgage relief: “Conflicting taxation by federal and state governments; "Federal aid for unemployment relief; “Better land use by afforestation. elimination of marginal agricultural land, flood prevention, etc.: “Reorganization and eonsolida(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Petition Liiiht i.A petition for an electric light in the alley between Elm street and the Erie railroad was filed by Oran L Schultz ami others with the council last night and referred to the electric light committee. Ed Ililand, local agent of the Nickle Plate railroad -appeared before the council and discussed the matter of meter readings for current used by the railroad. '1 lie matter was referred to I lie electric light committee. YOUNG BANDIT SHOT FATALLY Wabash Youth Fatally Wounded During Attempted Robbery Peru, Ind.. Fell. * (U.R) -Carl Lee Wishman, in. was wounded fatally here last night by two policemen who said they caught him breaking into a tilling station. A companion escaped on foot. Wishman. sou of Frink Wishman, Wabash, died en route to a hospital. Police were called to investigate ihe presence of two men reported near the filling station. Patrolmen Claude Clark and Howard Cliittum answered the call and said they found Wishman and his companion in the station. The police fired, they said, when the youths attemped to run. Wishman was wounded by a bullet that had ricocheted after being fired at the ground. A Dodge sedan stolen in Wabash yesterday was abandoned hv the youths. Two cans containing gasoline stolen from the pumps at the sta-| 1 ’ CONTINUED

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Engagement Denied " ‘ ‘ Still heart whole and fancy free. Barbara Hutton, world’s wealth-: iest bachelor girl, heiress to the Woolworth millions, is shown as she sailed from Los Angeles on the liner Lttrline for Australia and a tour of the Orient. Miss Hutton denied she was engaged to Prince Alex Mdivani, and characterized as “silly" the assertion of Count Emanuel Borromeo that he would FLIGHT RECORD BROKEN TODAY British Aviators Break Long Distance NonStop Records Capetown, South Africa, Feb. B.—(U.R) —Two British Royal Air Force fliers brought their big monoplane down at Wai/is Bay on the west coast of Africa, BOC miles north of Capetown today after setting a new worlds straight line distance record on a flight from Lon don. Squadron Leader Oswald A, GavTord and Flight Lieutenant Gilbert E. Nicholette who left Cranwell airdrome. England, at 7.15 a. m. Monday landed at Walvis Bay at 4:40 p. m. today sfter a flight of approximately 5.175 miles without a stop. London. Feb 8. — (U.R) — British aviators cap'nred the long distance non-stop flight record of the world tod ’y when an R. A. F. airplane enroute from England to Capo Town passed Otji, 50 miles north [ of Zesfonteiii, British Southwest Africa. The former record of 5.012 miles was held by the Americans, Rus-[ sell Boardman and John Polando, [ who flow from New York to Istanbul. When the British plane passed Otji il had exceeded this distance. The distance from Cranwell nildrome, the Stirling point of the flight, to Otji 's approximately 5,070 miles. The plane still was go-; Ing strong toward the Cape at last reports.. The British plane, a huge, specially constructed Farey-Napier, was piloted by spadron leader Oswald Robert Gayford and flight Lieutenant Gilbert Edward Nicholetts.' They left Cranwell airdrome curly Monday morning. Gayford had been experimenting' with the ship for over a year. Tests included a non-stop flight of 2.857 miles from Cranwell to Abu Sueir, mvTiwnvn nv PAGE TWO 0 Freed On Bond Roy Davis ?nd Hayden Cullv,; Willshire, Ohio, youths arrested on grand Jury Indictments for pet't larceny, W‘”m released la*p Tuesday afternoon on SSO bona each after, entering pleas of not gni'tv before Judge H. M De Voss in the Adams cir -nit < o'trt. 0 Named Constable William Blythe o f Decatur was appointed constable In Washington township by the county commissioners today. Blythe succeeds Ed Green i who resigned the post when he be- 1 came court bailiff.

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FOUR MILLION DOLL AR SLASH IS PROVIDED Reductions Are Provided For Most of Governmental Units EXPECT FURTHER CUTS POSSIBLE Indianapolis, Fob. 8 <U.R) Appropriation of $21,961,a reduction of $ 1.000,1 GO tinder appropriations bv which the state now is operaliiit’. is provided in the biennial state government budget bill introduceit in the house of representatives todav. 'Hie figure covers operation of the 72 state government departments, 19 penal and benevolent institutions, and four state colleges and universities for each of the next two fiscal [ years beginning Oct. 1. Os the total of 95 units, reduc- ‘ tions are provided in the bill for S 3. Reductions are provided for 62 departments. 17 of the institutions and all four of the educaI tional centers. Comparing the appropriations for the current year with those proposed for the next two years the reductions are: Departments, i from $7,122,492 to $6,316,856; institutions, from $10,604,581 to $8,524,310; and colleges, from $8,234,250 to $7,120,000. These reductions amount to still more when compared to the i amount appropriated for the current year by the 1931 legislature. The original figures for the current year were cut on an average [ of 15 per cent by the special session legislature last summer. A large part of the reductions is reflected in the state budg’t committee's stopping of all build- : ing programs. Gov. Paul V. McNutt, a* wltosa sanction the state budget committee drew up the appropriation bill, said today’ he hopes that still more reductions will ha effected as the bill goes through I the legislature. In addition to the figures for the departments and institutions, ■ tlie budget bill appropriates $23.- . 310,000 to the departments oper- | ated hy so-called independent funds. They are those which op- ; erate from their own revenue and which can be used only for their operation. They include the fira marshal and the store tax departments and the state highwnv ' commission which uses auto license and gasoline tax receipts. Their appropriations are made on anticipated revenue. Since it ; is declining, their budget dropped to its $23,310,000 figure for each [of the next two years from the current operating figure of $38.182,359. A large part of that reduction. however, is in the in- [ creased diversion of gasoline tax and auto license monies diverted ito cities, towns and counties by the special session legislature. HOUSE PASSES HIGHWAY BILL Reorganization Os Highway Commission Is Approved Todav Indianapolis Feb. 8 (UP) Tim □ dministra.tic.fi"*; bitt reorganizing the state highway commission was passed by the house of representatives today 79 to7. Only Republicans opposed it. The bill provides for establishing a three mac. full time commission instead of the four man part tints group. One of the three members will be appointed chairman and take over duties now handled by tho full time director. An amendment setting $5,200 as ,the maximum salary for each commissioner was added. The original bill provided that $5,200 should be paid, Gov. Paul V. McNutt now wilt have [tower to lower this nmoirnt if he sees fit. The bill is expected to save tho state $500,000 in salaries alone through elimination of many employes. Advance Beer Bill i India'iiapolis Feb. 8 —(UP)— AdCONTINUED TWo' ‘