Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1933 — Page 1

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ANGARA IS SENTENCED TO 80 YEARS

louse Passes Resolution Today To Repeal 18th Amendment PLEARSGUILTY

MIS ISSUE [states FOR RATIFICATION L House Approves [eal by 289-121 ; 15 |( es over Two-Thirds Itates must [approve repeal ■hington. Feb. 20.—(U.PJ | house today approved ■of the 18th amendment. ■ vote was 289 to 121. | was a margin of 15 i [two-thirds votes more I ■the required two-thirds. |action sends the prohi-i J issue back to the states ■ification or rejection of | than the necessary twoI rote was mustered in the Jas the Blaine repeal resoln-; ■pwwt last week in the sen Ku driven through to victory ■coiiition of Republican and Antic wets. ■idential approval is not re- ■ for submitting the proposed tendment to the states. But ■fourths —or 36 —of the 48 ■ must ratify the amendment ■it becomes effective. |r terms of the resolution ■skmal action will result in ■inlent of a great national I ■him on the controversial MpHtlon. Each state must ■ specially elected state cou-| |i which will pass on the M amendment. ■prohibitioiiists, while jubil- ■ the speedy congressional ae■alite they are just embark- ■ a bitter struggle to win ratiL. Thirteen states can -block ■ion either hy an unfavor■Ke or failure to act. I Seven For Repeal ■ Indiana representatives ■ today to repeal the 18th amht Four voted against ft. ■atative Crowe, Democrat. I* rote. ■ voting for the motion were ■ Canfield. Gillen, Griswold, and Pettingill. Democrats. ■smell. Repub ican. put the repealer were Greenlud Ludlow. Democrats, and ■ and Wood, Republicans. HI 0. ORFF El SATURDAY Dwayne Man, WellDown Here. Died Aster Long Illness Rtal services for Robert O. |W, a General Electric coinI official at Fort Wayne Tor PH. who died at his home, Inltraat; avenue, Fort Wayne laelock Saturday evening. P held Tuesday afternoon, pate service will he held at I ( dock from the home, folI with a service at the ScotTemple at 2 o’clock. fOcff had been seriously ill pout eight months suffering I sail disease. He was born P'Aayne and spent practicI■' entire life there. He was r" 1 with the General ElecPMpany f or 30 years, and L charge of the general , [ or the company. t *** 8 member of the Gen--1 i tric Quarter-Century [ Sol I). Bayless lodge. F. /’ J 1 and was a Knight TernL " a thirty second degree Is the widow, Mrs. Mensley O rff, formerly of F ■ the mother. Mrs. Corbp..;. and a thvughter, Mrs. I 1,90 - A granddaughter “ ter Mrs. R. h. Chadwick, survive. aS Dance Tuesday loj,* for F! p °- Elks memtu« T' 11 I,e K>ven Tuesday Hu.., ock ln the local Elks i i f ° r ,h ‘‘ nffa,r wil! be to.. Jy ,he Hoy il Collegers Wayne.

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Insull Witness i Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, is shown as he was sworn as a witness before the Senate Banking Committee during the hearing into the workings of the defunct Instill utilities empire. Traylor told of how his bank had loaned approximately $18,000,000 to 22 Insull companies. LOCAL PEOPLE ATTEND MEET Twenty-Five Decatur Men And Women Attend Annual Scout Meet About 25 Decatur men and women, including scoutmasters and leaders, attended the annual meeting of the Anthony Wayne Area, Roy Scouts of America, lurid at North Side high school, in Fort Wayne. Saturday night. The four Decatur scoutmasters’ were among those awarded the President Hoover awards. C. C. Pumphrey was re-elected a vice-president of the organization and Dr. Fred I. Patterson, of this city, was re-elected a member of the area executive council. L. H. Moore of Fort Wayne was re-elected president of the council and L. I- Hotchkiss was renamed scout executive for the district. A dinner w-as served at 6:30 o'clock in the dining room of thschool building, following which a program was held in the auditorium, the features being an address by Charles H. Mills, director of Scout activities in St. Louis, a pageant by the St. Louis Scouts and a scout service by the Fort Wayne Sea Scouts. Vice-presiden.s of the area, all of whom were re-elected are C. H. Kimmel of Kendallville; Carl Binie’ of Portland' Mr. Groth of Foil Wayne; I. E. King of Angola; ('. Pumphrey of Decatur, and I. B. Munn of Waterloo. Otto Marahrens of this city was re-elected are i .’nNTINI’RD ON’ PAGE THREE HOLD FUNERAL HERE TUESDAY Services Will Be Held Tuesday As ternoon For Mrs. Delia Franks Funeral services for Mrs. Delia Olive Franks, 74. who died at the home of her foster-daughter, Mrs. Bert Haley, 816 High street, Situr day afternoon, will be held at 2 I o'clock Tuesday afternoon from tibe Haley home, and a- 2:30 o dock at ' the Church of God on Cleveland street. The Rev. Glen Marshall, pastor of the church will officiate, ■ assisted by Rev. G. O. Walton. Burial will be made in the Decatur I cemetery. Mrs. Franks suffered a stroke of pai lysis last Wednesday, and remained unconscious until death at 2:05 o'clock Saturday afternoon She had spent practically her en- ’ tire life in Adams County coming to this county from Ohio, where she ] w-. g horn July 10, 1858. the daugh- ’ ter of George nr.d Rebecca Ann Car--1 ON PAGE FIVE

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McNUTTDELAYS INTRODUCING REVENUE BILLS Administration Measures Likely To Be Introduced Tuesday SENATE CONSIDERS BUDGET MEASURE Indianapolis, Feb. 20—(U.R) —Introduction of the administration revenue raising bills was delayed temporarily today by- Gov. Paul V. j McNutt. He said the bills probably would be presented in the house tomorrow. Meanwhile the senate planned to meet as a committee of the whole to consider the twenty two million dollar state biennial budget bill. The senate advanced to third j reading the old age pension bill of Rep. Wm. J. Black. D„ of Anderson. It provides payment of a maximum of sls a month to dependent persons 70 years old or more. It has passed the house. Senators became involved in an argument during debate which preceded passage 26 to 16 of a house bill providing hourly in- ' spection of Indiana coal mines. A bill requiring permanent registration of voters was passed to second reading in the senate. The house received an administration bill intended to restrain undeserving persons from obtaining poor relief and giving Gov. I Paul V. McNutt the power to remove township trustees who are • dtwel icl 4»r - t-lwsr duty oi—- hOmuuistering relief. Under terms of the bill all applicants tor poor relief would be required to furnish an affidavit stating their reasons for needing assistance. I pon motion of Bess Robins. D.. of Indianapolis, only woman m the leKisla’ure, rhe house killed ’by indefinite postponement a bill which would have made it possible for persons to bring alienation of affection suits. The house passed a concurrent , resolution asking the U. S senate to *ake immedin’e action toward -arrying cut proposals of the St. i Lawrence waterways treaty with POVTtVT’Vn nx- PA(;r i-’Vr | c EXTENSION MAN HERE THURSDAY P. T. Brown, of Purdue University. Will Visit Club Members P T. Brown, extension animal husbandryman of Purdue university, will he in Adams county Thursday and Friday of this week. Accompanied by County Agent U E. Archbold, Mr. Brown will visit all gold medal colt club owners. These men are: Henry Dehner, Otto Hoile. Edwin Neithauser. G. C. McCune. Henry Aschlemaa, Noah Augsburger, Palmer Augsburger. Elmer Dubach. Eli Habegger. Noah Neuenschwander, Enoch Yoder, Burkhart Lehman, Jacob Yoder. John Eicher. Leon Neuenschwander, Rufus Hirschy, L. F. Sprunger. Joel Nsuenscliwander. I Sam Baumgartner. Erwin Bauman, Sylvan Bauman, T. M. Parr, Osia VonGunten, Frank Habegger, ’ Gerhard Schwartz. M. M. Liechty, i Paul Liechty, Earl Haines, Amos Lehman, Gale Cook, C. E. McKean. Everett Hawkins, John Schenck, O T. Johnson, J. F. Merriman and David D. Habegger. A hoof trimming demonstration will be held at the David D. Habegger farm three miles east and one-half mile south of Monroe at two o'clock Friday afternoon. Mr. Brown is authority for the statement that many of the foot and leg troubles of horses are caused ,I by improper trimming of the colts feet. The gobi medal colt club <mmmlttee will meet at the Dan KautYmtinn home two miles east of ( Monroe Thursday evening. Members of this committee are Henrv Dehner, chairman; Dan Kauffmann, Frank Habegger, Leon -Neuenschwander, and Edwin Neubauer. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 20. 1933.

Banquet Friday A Father and Son banquet will be served in the Stuckey building at Monroe, Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock it has been announced. The banquet will be sponsored by the Monroe high school Hi-Y organization. C. H. Sprunger. secretary of the Fort Wayne Y. M. C. A., and formerly of Berne, will be the principal speaker, and M. F. Worthman, superintendent of the Decatur public schools will give a short address. Musical selections will be given by the Swiss Band of Berne, WOWO entertainers, and the Imperial quartet of Washington township. About 75 persons are expected to attend the banquet. MUCH INTEREST OVER MEETINGS Commissioners and County Council Hold Special Sessions Tuesday Much interest centers in the special meetings of the Adams county commissioners and county council to be held Tuesday at the court house. The commissioners will receive proposals for the furnishing of gasoline and oil to the county highway department, bids to be made on a 60 day basis. The matter of turning the highway department over to the county surveyor may also come up at the meeting. Governor McNutt signed the bill authorizing county commissioners to desginate the , surveyor as road superintendent. However the law is optional with ; (the commissioners. The surveyor can be named superintendent and i <the present superintendent can be named road supervisor. It is tot known what action; the board will take, or if the matter will be considered at the meeting. The county council will consider the need for issuing not tn exceed 8.000 <m of poor relief bonds. Several of the townships need funds to repay the advances given them by the county and to carryon their relief work during 1933. In Washington township, which includes the city of Decatur, request has been made for SIO,OOO. The council will also be asked to make several additional appropriations to pay 1932 claims and to create funds for 1933 requested expenditures. Bills amounting ,o ■about $1,200 remain unpaid from last year. o - Severely Injured Will A. Stepler, who lives at the home of Mrs. Emma Erhart, west of Monroe, was painfully Injured Saturday afternoon while shoeing a horse. The horse reared throwing Mr. Stepler to the ground and stepping on him. The injured man’s left leg was broken just above the ankle. He also suffered a severe injury to his right hip The full extent of his injuries cannot be ascertained until X-Ray photographs are taken. MUSIC FEATURE OF ELKS SHOW Many Song And Dance Numbers Will Feature Minstrel Next Week One of the features of the Elks Minstrel and Musical Revue, to be given February 27 and 28, will be the numerous song and douce numj bers interspersed throughout the show According to the committee in charge, most of this entertainment will he furnished by local tal-en-t already famllhr to the public, but many new performers will appear lAbout thirty or thirtytive songs will be heard during the three parts of the show. During the minstrel act which will be the first part of the show, there will be mostly blackfuce and comic songs. In "Memories,” the second part of the show, I the songs will range in time from "Alice Blue Gown" and "Down by the Old Mill Stream” down to | “When We Danced at the Mardl Gras" and other of the latest poptt CONTLNUW On'paGK Fivi

DANIEL ERWIN 1 : DIES SUDDENLY Prominent Decatur Resident Sutiered Fatal Attack Saturday 11 Daniel N. Erwin. 68, last surviving member of one of the promin- ■ ent families in Adams county and ‘well known retired real estate ' dealer of this city, died suddenly ' of acute indigestion at five o’clock Saturday evening at his homo, 1 327 Mercer Avenue. Although Mr. Erwin had not been in good health for several months, he was up town Saturday I morning. About noon he took ill and a physician was called. His I condition became serious during k the afternoon and death resulted ' a few hours later. Mr. Erwin was a native son of Adams county. He was born in Union township. October 11, 1864, the son of David and Mary Erwin. i being one of seven children, all of j whom preceded him in death. His brother, Judge Dore B. Erwin, died last July. , In early manhood he engaged in farming and taught school in Union township. He and two of bis brothers were honored with public office by the electorate of L Adams ■ county. In 1897 he was ’’ elected county sheriff and again in 1899. serving two terms from 1898 to 1902. His brothers. Rich- - ard K. and Dore B. Erwin, were • both elected judges of the Adams t Circuit court. The former was t also elected judge of the Indiana ' Supreme court. ‘ : Mr. Erwin married Miss Mantie Falk of this city. No children 1 were born to the union. Fnttrrwr ing his retirement from office. ' Mr. Erwin engaged in the real estate ami insurance business in ' this city. Several of the largest ' real estate developements in the ' city are the result of his endeavor. Mr. Erwin was the owner of the 1 building where the Fisher and 1 Harris grocery, the Western Union ' office and the Fred Kolter office ' are located. 1 The deceased was a member of ’ the Knights of Pythias and Ma- ■ sonic lodges of this city and was 1 also a member of the Decatur Methodist church. I Brothers and sisters who procnvi iwm nv vjvf : MRS. MEYER IS 1 DEATH'S VICTIM f Mrs. Fred Meyer Dies This Morning At Home In Allen County Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer. 51. wife s of Fred Meyer of Madison town- “ ship, Allen county, died at her s home at 3:10 o'clock this morning I from diabetes. Mrs. Meyer had been ailing for some time, but her condition had not been serious until the last two days when she was bedfast. She was born in Allen comity, I January 21. 1882, the daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Herderhorst, who are deceased She was united in marriage to Fred Meyer. September 25. 1915. " i Surviving besides the husband are the two children, Hilda and brother Ernest Herderhorst, a sister and one brother, Mrs. Henry Frnike and William Herderhorst all of Allen county, survive. p Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock, standard time, from the B home, and at 1:30 o’clock from H the Flatrock Lutheran Church of I which Mrs. Meyer was a member. Rev. William Aker, the pastor, ( ' will officiate. j The body was brought to the W. 11. Zwick Funeral Home, and * will be returned to the Meyer . home late this afternoon. t e Named Principal r ’ Miss 110 Johnson, former \d ims n County school teacher has been ap- ' pointed princip.il of Popular Grove ° School. Wells County, Indiana. Miss Johnson succeeds Jlames Frantz, ’ who died recently. Miss Johnson * 1 formerly lived in Union Township.

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ROOSEVELT AND LINDSAY CONFER TODAY ON DEBTS British Statesman Scheduled to Meet PresidentElect This Afternoon BRINGS OFFICIAL BRITISH VERSION New York. Feb. 20 <U.R>— A | private residence at 49 E. 65th | ! St. took official precedence today I over the White House and the j state department of Franklin D. i Roosevelt cleared his desk for a conven’ion - defying conference : with Sir Ronald Lindsay which j was expected to have a profound influence over international affairs. Ignoring, with their consent, ■ the leaders of the Hoover admiu- ; istration in Washington, Sir Ronlaid was scheduled to go direct ; from tlie liner Majestic when it; docked today to the old Roosevelt ' family home to report to the president-elect the fruits of his journey to England. The British ambassador brought with him the official version of i the British government on what ,the approaching debt conferences i could include. Sir Ronald was expected to tell Mr. Roosevelt today approximately how far MacDonald could be expected to go in considering tentative plans of the new administration to exchange modification ' of the British debt agreements for definite understanding that England would return to the gold standard or make other conces- ‘ sioiis considered vital to this country’s economic future. The British envoy also mav bring word, it was reported, that Premier MacDonald is willing io come to this country before the British debt mission, of which he probably will be a member, if personal advance discussions with Mr. Roosevelt would be likely 'o improve the prospects of agreement. Mr. Roosevelt conferred yesterday with Bernard M. Baruch, banker. William H. Woodin. president of the American Car and Foundry Co., and Professor Raymond I. Motey. chief economic adviser. all experts on war debts and international trade. Baruch and Wood in both have | been mentioned as prospective members of the Roosevelt cabinet. I The Majestic is due lo dock at 1:30 p. m„ and Lindsay is expected to drive directly from the ship [ to the Roosevelt home. o Postpone Meeting . The regultr meeting of the Knights of Columbus, which was scheduled for tonight has been postponed Until next Monday night. Feb. : 27, due to the Commodore - Fort I Wayne C. <’. game to be played at . the local gym tonight. 0 — II FULL RECOVERY IS PREDICTED Heart Specialist Predicts Recovery of Mayor Anton Cermak Miami, Fla.. Feb. 20—(UP)—The I “Full recovery" of Mayor Anton J. . Cermak or Chicago was perdlcted , today by Dr. Frederick Tice, famous ' Cook county heart and lung specitl- ‘ ist. “After conferring with the phy- ’ sicials and surgeons in charge of Mayor Cermak, looking over records, and after my own examination I It is my opinion that he is slowly but gradually improving." Dr. r ' Tice said. Physical examination reveals no evidence of pneumonia or congestion. “While there is some evide. ee of } heart strain there is nothing to J cause anxiety. I believe we can * look forward to full recovery of Mayor Cermak." Restless Night Miami, Fla., Feb. 2u — (UP) — I. " ’ continuedTin*page five**

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Suspense Unabated I Mrs. Anna Lou Boettcher (right),; wife of Charles Boettcher, kidnapi ed Denver. Col., broker, is shown i_as she left police headquarters at] Denver with Mrs. Edna Boettcher, I her husband’s stepmother. Mrs. Boettscher is keeping in constant touch with the authorities who are making every effort to trace the •abductors holding her husband for $60,000 ransom. CLUB LEADERS MEET MARCH 2 Economics Club Leaders Will Meet At Monroe March 2 A meeting of leaders and presidents of the various township home economics clubs of the county will be held Thursday. March 2 in the Model Hatchery building at Monroe. Miss Meta Martin of Purdue University will be present at the meeting ami introduce the 193" work for the clubs. The meeting will open at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning and this session will he for t ie local leaders and presidents of the clubs. 4t is especially important that every president be present at the meeting. A basket dinner will be served at the noon hour, and the afternoon session will began ..it 1 o'clock. Any Women in the county wishing to attend the afternoon program may do so. Miss Martin will show a type of dress adaptable to many figures.; suitable for many occasions, or all occasions for many women. The ] type to he shown is particularly economical because of its wide range 'of variations to different women and can well be fashioned from parts of many otherwise unused , garments. Following are the officers of the various clubs who will attend the meeting: Mrs. Jonothan Rumpel,; Mrs. Jacob Reef, Mrs Archie Smitley of Jefferson township Mrs. Ada Shoemaker. Mrs. Kathryn Lihy and Mrs. Ernest. Zeigler of Hartford township: Mrs. Dan Lehman, Mis. Gilbert Stinky and Mrs. E. M. Ray of the M. W. F. Club; Mrs. Harry Crownover. Mrs. Grant Syphers and Mrs. Otis Shiffcrly of St. Marys ] township; Mrs. R. O. Wynn, Mrs. Louis Houk and Mrs. S. P. Kunkel of Root township’ Miss Ruth Schwartz, Mis. J. E. Anderson and Mrs. : D. J. Schwartz of Monroe township, jand Mrs. Mary Macklin. Mrs. M. D. Welch and Mrs. Janies Lybarger of Wabash township. Leaders for Kirkjland and Union townships have not been named. Gen. Allen Dies Washington, Feb. 20 — (U.R) — Brig. Gen. James Allen, U. S. A„ ■ retired former chief signal officer died Sunday after a long illness. He was 84 years old. Allen was born in 1849 in LaPorte, Inti., graduated from West Point and first saw active mili- , 'ary service In the Indian cam , paign. He was awarded the dis- ; tinguished service cross for hero- ] sm in Cube. A pioneer In army signal corps ; operations, Allen was instrumental in laying the first army coin- ; tnunication cable front Seattle to ’ ■ Alaska.

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ON CHARGES OF ASSAULTTODAY Man Who Attempted Murder of Roosevelt Is Sentenced by Judge COUNSEL THINKS ZANG ARA IS SANE Minmi, Fin.. Feb. 20-W.R) • Giuseppi Znngartt. who fired a A'ollev of shots at Presi-dent-elect Roosevelt and was “sorry” he failed to kill him. was sentenced to 80 wars ininrisonment today after he had defiantly told xvhv he attacked the president-elect. Zangara, who had told from tile witness stand how 1 and why he attempted to assassinate Mr. Roosevelt, was sentenced i to 20 years imprisonment — the maximum—on each of four counts of assault. The prisoner calmly pleaded guilty to each count as the prosecutor went down the list of four. I including one involving the presi-dent-elect, and then, in a statement from tile witness stand, said he was ready to go to the electric chair -if the judge wanted to send 11 im there. Then the judge recounted tbs list of charges, sentencing the little unemployed bricklayer to 20 years on each of the four counts. The formal charges against the little bricklayer who declared his hatred for “Presidents and Kings’’ I were assault “with intent to kill" and included one charge referring; ' to his wild attack on the presi-dent-elect. in which five other i persons were wounded. i .The assassin's eyes were downcast as he stood before Judge I'T. (' Collins in criminal court Thers was a faint smile on his lips as '.he county solicitor read the first information, charging him with 1 assault on Russell Caldwell. Attorney Lewis T. Twyman, cheif defense counsel, then announced that Zangara was pleading guilty to all four charges, involving the wounding of Caldwell, Miss Margaret Kruis. William : Sinnott and the attempt to shoo. Mr. Roosevelt. Zangara, wearing checkered shirt and light trousers, was calm when arraigned in the crowded, tense courtroom. After the defense had been refused a delay, the charges were read. To each charge Twyman formally announced "my client pleads i guilty.” When the Roosevelt charge was Completed. Attorney Twyman asked Zangara how he wanted to plead. “Just like the others." Zangara said. Twyman then announced tint Zangara’s counsel had a statement to he read explaining some of the background of Zangara’s life and the impulses which caused him to hate (lie wealthy and powerful. WITHDRAWAL IS VOTED BY JAPAN Cabinet Votes To Withdraw If League Condemns Jap Action Tokio, Feb. 20.— (U.R) Japan placed squarely before the league of Nations today the necessity of deciding whether to precipitate , Tokio's withdrawal from the lea* ' gue. The cabinet voted definitely to withdraw from Geneva if the league officially condemned Japanese action in Manchuria. This action, expected to come after the league adopted the report of its committee of 19 condemning the Japanese course, was a surprise coming be- \, fore the league voted on the report. Tokio. by moving in advance of the league itself, apparently sought to shift responsibility for the break . onto Geneva. U was understood the cabinet planned to continue Japanese participation in the disarmament conference. Premier Saito anil Foreign Min* 4 Ister Uchida visited Emperor Hirohito Immediately after the Japanese cabinet meeting to obtain imj | perial approval of the 'break with CONTINUED UN CAGE THREE