Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1933 — Page 1

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Vol. XXXI. No. 14.

IEVENUE RAISING BILLS OUTLINED

w passes: JTEBUDGET BL MONDAY ure Needs O n I y jf Concurrence and f Nutt’> Signature —- — I * T E ORDERS SOME IN ( RE ASES anapolis I't’h- 21—<UR)j , biennial slate budget X.ise.l !<• $22,139,987. .passage bv the senate. I | onlv house* concur-1 to senate amendments , | lf novel aim's signature 1 tome a law tolav. bsennit* xi<l<io<i t figure agreed upon in QliSt . Mf n with the slight in-|, the general fund biennium 1( riition* are $3,821,338 leans ios** passed by the 1911: lure, and revised for the j t fiscal year by the | session. I senate passed the budget ; to 11. after considering it , otnmitlee of the whole yes- ; afternoon. tipal increases ordered in iper house include: K s« of lieutenant gover-.j ' «ffice $1,300; board of t milk and dairy depat - S7,WO; adjutant general. Hout Field at Mars Hill. I; vocational education. f agents salaries $30,000; nterways commission $2,800. , idjutant general item had g taken out by the house, rts of Republicans, led by Alonzo Shull. Sharpsville, i, ace the appropriations provlile because of the smooth ie administration tnachuti E Attempted iinsiiceessfuHy kinate the appropriation for a State teachers college at Haute. lie would create rwrtrn on pang thpct! 'PROGRAM MBSERVANCE ounce Complete Projm For Washington Dav Party Here program for the Washington Itaervance party of Adams tnnber 43 of the 'American Left’ completed today. The if will be held Wednesday ( at the Decatur Country lUrting at 8 o'clock, tons have beet: l extended to toice men, whether or not ft of the legion, to attend the ' observance. fter I). Porter will preside as 'of ceremonies during the , t The complete program fol»ira -By assembly. ic-Swiss band of Herne, •tcatiism -An address by T. I $ Ameiica Legion quartet ( Cooperation—Bob Piwchee. islktrict commander. jk—By the Two Swedes. •of Washington — Sam Cle-k-Swiw Band. *"■ "0 ———- .■■ i . • | Attends Meeting ® botch’ Whinger recentlv ; L'J* 19 I>aro|p “gent tor the Ryict. attended a meeting tofto board of Pendleton Reto u’ r will assume ’ March 1 and was reqneat- • Wt with the present board Jonthly meeting today. Mr. _ PPointed to the post 1 iotfi° r anf l the duties ' ■ W will be explained at to-. 1 Fftlon. " es Board of Review to. u < . . KeVoss, Judge of the treuit Court, has announc- i PMintment of members of tR S i> oUnty hoart * of review. K Rucheldeffer. of Geneva I 1 named the Republican . Md Winfred Gerke. of ■ haft been appol , tMl “* tlc member. Censor Felty, county !f . ’ a » and county treasurer kJ-' 1 ul ‘ build of re of cueir offices. h

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Friar Discharged I County clerk Milton C. Werling has received notice that Earl H. Friar, Allen county youth sentenced to the Pendleton reformatory irotn the 'Adams < ircuit court on January i •31. 1931, has been given his final I discharge from that institution. Friar was sentenced here after an attempted holdup of .Al Ac.ker’s filling station, lie Ind been out on parole since February 4. 1922, and having fulfilled all parole obligations. was discharged by the tins . tees. CITY OFFICIAIS ATTEND HEARING Decatur Men Attend Hearing Concerning Tax On Public Utilities City Attorney J. Fred Fruchte, M. J. Mylott .'.nd Charles Broadheck superinte; dents of the light and water departments of the-city plant attended the hearing Monday night before the Senate committee, relative to the bill which would place a tax on municipally owned utilities. Nearly every city in the state which owned municipal plants was represented at the meeting. Foctu and figures were given the committee and local men state an impression was made on members of the committee. -Mayor William J. Hosey of Fort Wayne, acted as one of the general spokesmen for the delegation. Mayor Hosey told the committee that if tile bill was passed taxing municipal plants that the city of Foil Way.e would not pay a cent of tax until the highest court in the land had decided the case. Mayor Hosey was quoted as saying. "go ahead md pass (his bill but the city of Fort Wayne will not pay it until the supreme court has passed on It. The bill is unconstitutional". . _ , The bill is known as House bill 165 and among other things provides that municipally owned plants shall be placed on the tax duplicate the same as privately owned plants. The Decatur light and water plum is now assuming much of the ex-' pense in operation of the city. No levy is made this year for ornameital lighting of streets, the maintaining and repair of the lig its and for fire hydrant rent .1. o— ..... Revenue Man Here Otis Heck of the internal revenue department will be at the Decatur postoffice Thursday. February 23. to assist lot al residents confer: ing income tax reports. o Vote Great Power Washington Feb. 21—(UP)—Far reaching powers were voted to President-elect Roosevelt today by the house to reorganize the costly federal govrnment structure. Denicci is won when they voted down 226 to 145 an amendment offered by represenative Beeily, R.. of Maine, wiich would hive restricted [the incoming executive’s grant of power in the senate economy bill. GRAZED MOROS MURDER SEVEN Two Men Crazed By Jungle Madness Shot Down by Officers Manila. P. L. Feb. 21 -(UP)— Two Moros crazed by the dread “Jungle madness,' slashed seven natives to deatli today with bolo knives, -and wounded three others before they were shot down by members of the constabulary, headquarters of the Philippines constab- . ulary here reported. The killers ran amok on Bongaw 'island of the Tawitaji group. They] ran from hut to hut, in a native village, slashing their victims indiscriminately. Other natives were w med by screams of the victims, and fled from their barrios, or native huts. Members of the constabulary were attracted by cries of "Juramentado! Juramentado!”— The warning that crazed killers were loose. i Constabularymen who shot the Moros said it wis impossible to take them alive. It was the first ■ recent outbreak of "jungle m'adnpss" which once was fairly com- ■ 'mon.

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COUNTY COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING Meets In Special Session Today To Consider Various Matters The county council met in special session today for the purpose of considering the making of special appropriations and the granting of the request to issue not to exceed. $18,000.00, worth of poor relief bonds. All of the members were present and the session proper did not get under way until about one o’clock this afternoon. The forenoon was devoted to hearings and to a study of the requested appropriations. Appropriations for the payment of claims carried over from 1932. totaled more tlitfi $1,200, while requests for special appropriations out of the 1933 funds, amounted to about $7,700. The councilmen were checking the items this afternoon and probably will decide what appropriations will be allowed by late this afternoon. The council will be in session Wednesday for the purpose of taking up the poor relief bon 1 issue and to confirm whatever action they take on the appropriations made today. A few of th° townships in the county have depleted balances in the poor relief fund and the county has been advancing them funds for several months. The county fund must be teplenished and the issuing of the bonds will be charged against the township where the fund is needed. The contract to furnish gasoline to the county highway department, beginning M ircli 1. was awarded to R. N. Runyon and Son of Decatur. Their bid was on Gulf gas, at three and one-half cents under the Standard Oil epnipa y's regular price for Red Crown gas. The price ■•applies at seven stations operated by Mr. Runyon in the county. The oil contract was awarded to the same firm, the price being, 45 cents per gallon for regular and 58 cents for supreme Gulf oil in drum quantities. CROWD ATTENDS FARM MEETING Over Five Hundred Attend Farm Bureau Meeting Here Today More than five hundred people attended the farm bureau meeting in the Niblick building on South Second street today. Dinner was served at nuon by tlie ladies of the Women’s Auxiliary. A business meeting was held in the morning during which the members of the board of directors were elected. Tills board later will select the officers for the county. Mrs. Raymond O’Neil, district chairman of the social mid educational departments gave a short talk discussing the departments and tlie organizations of the bureau. She said. 'The farm problem is not only the farmers’ problem but it involves every individual." During the intermissions and through the dinner hour the Jefferson township stringed : orchestra from Salem entertained. After dinner tlie program was opened by an address by E. J. Fricke, manager of the farm bureau in Northern Indiana and Illinois. Mr. Fricke began his tall, by explaining that the farm bur eau has been fighting radicalism from tlie inception of the organization but stressed the point that unless something was done ini' tlie United States in the next twelve months to relieve the situation there would be a revolution. He CONTI N't’ED ON PAGE FOUR Inspects Chapters A joint meeting of the Royal Arch Masons of Bluffton and Decitur was held in the local Masonic hall, Monday night, for the annual Inspection of the chapters. The gra;d inspector of Indiana. Herbert A. Graham, conducted the inspection. A large delegation from Bluffton attended the meeting. The Decatur organizition entert.iined with a dinner at 6:30 o'clock and talks were given by tlie various members. The meetimg was well attended and fine enthusiasm was shown.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 21, 1933.

Zangara Given 80-Year Sentence ' J - r V- ,' 1- ’ t * Mt klfAM r A. W • ' v i A,'MW: f/. H" e W Giuseppe Zangara (seated, right), who attempted to assassinate President-elect Roosevelt, was sentenced to serve eighty years in prisI on —twenty years on each of four charges of attempt to murder — is shown with counsel appointed to defend him. Loft to right are Aitor- | neys Lewis A. Twyman. James A. McCahill and Alfred A. Raia.

BEET ACREAGE ■ IS CONTRACTED Field Manager States Response To Contracts Is Gratifying Contracts for beet acreuge are I coming in tine, J. ward Calland. field manager for the Central Sugar I Company of this city, stated this I morning. Since Saturday Mr. Calland lias been so busy conferring with beet growers and farmers that he lias been unable to tabulate the amount of acreage so far secured. His office was alauit the busiest place itr tlie city today and lie has been unable to get out and check up re-1 suits with men who have volun-j teered their services in contracting| to grow beets. Tonight Mr. Calland will attend a meeting at Van Wert. At the request of farmers he was asked to go there and explain the contract which the company offers to farmers. Many contracts have been sent to the local office through the mtfils. A number were received yesterday and today and Mr. Calland does not have a doubt that the entire 12,000 acres will be contracted for in a short time. "I have been so busy the past! few days gettings things under way and conferring with farmers and others interested in tlie operation of the plant tliat I haven't i had time to make an exact check of the acreage so far obtained.'' Mr. Calland stated Io a Dally Democrat representative. Mr. Calland stated last Saturday that he expected at least 3,000 acres contracted tor by this week and from the response of tlie last j two days this number will prob-: ably bo exceeded. I

Prohibition Awaits Verdict Os Nation’s Voters On Dry Law Repeal

Washington, Feb. 2i. (U.R)—National prohibition today awaited the verdict ot the nation's voters. The machinery of the federal government was speeded up to refer to the 48 states the Blaine resolution for outright repeal of the 18th amendment. It was fresh from the house which yesterday adopted the measure by a vote of 289 to 121. Once copies of tlie resolution, have been sent to governors, the burden of offering voters a chance to make known their will on tlie' long debated question will rest with the state legislatures. Before the decision finally is known, three-fourths of the states,] or 36 in all, must by u popularly elected convention ratify the amendment or conventions in 13 ot the states refuse to ratify it. Only in the former case will outright repeal be accomplished. In event of the latter development the 18th amendment will remain in the 'statute books. 1 In an effort to act as speedily as j

Closed Wednesday i The Decatur post office will he closed Wednesday, February 22, in observance of George Washington’s j birthday anniversary. There will |be no rural city delivery and only Im-iil in tlie uptown boxes will be ■collected. *_ Draft Resolutions ■ J. T. Merryman, president of tlie | Adams county bar association, call.jed a meeting of the assoctarion I Monday to draft resolution s on the 1 death of Daniel N. Firwin members of the association, and Austin Wili1 iainson. Portland attorney. o MAIUDCERMAK RESTING WELL Attendants Report W ounded Mayor Snent Restful Night Monday ] Miami, Fla., Feb 21— (IJ.R) — Mayor Antc-n J. Cermak of Chicago was sleeping peacefully nt 8:30 a. m. after what attendants J described as a restful night. Attending physicians do not cail . on him until after 9 a. m. Miami. Fla., Feb. 21—(U.R)— Phy- ■ ! sicians continued their optimistic reports on the condition of Mayor : Anton J. Cermak ot' Chicago to- . day, but private reports circulated widely that his condition was I less favorable than was generate supposed. Mayor Cermak 1.a.-, been rest ' less throughout recent nights, when he was reported to have 1 been sleeping quietly, these re- ] ports said, and has suffered conI siderable abdominal pain It was ' CONTINUED ON PAGE FGTTR

■(Possible the state department work 1 ed far into the night preparing the formal notification which must bo sent out telling the states of the ' action of the house and senate. It was anticipated that early today 48 envelopes carrying sealed ,iand beribboned copies of tlie B'aine . amendment would be in tlie mails. [When they have been delivered to the respective governors the fedJeral government will have done all in its power to afford the nation a i chance to act. ' Reports from scattered parts of I the country and a survey of the 'situation ahead, however, indicated (that, despite congressional enthus'iasm, the fight is far from descid- . ed. Antl-prohibitionist leaders, while hopeful settled down to a long bitter fight. They anticipate a tense struggle. >| Essentially, two problems con- ! frofit the Jubilant wet forces. They , must persuade legislatures to call iconventions; and they must argue K CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR

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ROOSEVELT TO NAME CABINET MEMBERS SOON Expect Announcement Os Two Secretaries Within Next Few Days PRESIDENT-ELECT, LINDSAY CONFER New York, Feb. 21—’.U.R) — Envoys of France and Canada conferred with President elect Roosevelt today as he went steadily ahead with formulation ot nis administration s foreign policy. Ambassador Paul Claudel of France talked with him for nearly an hour. At conclusion of the conversation he was followed by William Duncan Herridge, Canadian minister. New York, Feb. 21.—(U.R) -Presi-dent-elect Roosevelt will announce the name of bis secretary of state, and possibly of his secretary of I i treasury, within a few days, it was believed here as a result of Mr. Roosevelt's conference with Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador. on war debt revision. The President-elect strongly inti- : mated that lie expected Sir Ronald and the incoming secretary of state; ; to confer before March 4 on plans for an Anglo-American debt con ference. Since the treasury department is vitally concerned in any | plans for debt revision, it was believed the new secretary of the I treasury might be a party to tlie J discussions. i Senator Cordell Hull of Tennes- ' see is widely reported to-be the designee for secretary of state in 'the new cabinet, lint neither Mr. Roosevelt nor Senator Hull has offered any public verification. Senatoi Carter Glass of Virginia is reliably understood to have made final his earlier tentative refusal to become secretary ot the treasury. The fact that William H. Woodin, ‘industrialist high in Mr. Roosevelt’s confidence, conferred with the presidentelect just before yesterday's meeting with Sir Ronald revived reports that be might receive the treasury portfolio. A brief statement, written by Mr. Roosevelt, was the only report available on the two and a halfhour discussion between the presi-dent-elect and the ambassador yesterday. It did not indicate whether any progress had been made to ward reconciling the British desire, for drastic reduction, if not cancellation, of the war debt and the incoming administration's insistence that debt concessions by this country must be balanced by economic action by Great Britain designed to improve world business con- > ditions. 0 _ HUNDRED DEAD IN EXPLOSION Gasoline Tanks Explode In Shanghai; Expect Death Toll to Mount Shanghai. Feb. 21 —(U.R) —Bodies of approximately 100 victims of two exploding gasoline tanks at the Zung Dali rubber vulcanizing plant here were recovered late today Police expected the death toll to: he considerably greater. Identification of ninny bodies is impossible Most of the victims were girls employed in the plant. It was reported IGO girls were missing. Cause of the explosion was not' determined. The two tanks blew up with a terrific roar, spraying gasoline over workers and setting fire to the plant. The shock of the blast crumbled walls of adjoining buildings and shattering windows of buildings several blocks away. Heat and choking fumes of burning rubber hampered efforts of firemen and police to rescue many injured workers from the structure. They burn-: ed to death. The plant was reduced to smoking ruins. were (illeti with the injured, many of whom were expected to die. Others, cut by flying] ‘ CONTINUED ON FAGfi’ FOUR* ’

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Spangler Acquitted A jury in the Adorns circuit court late Monday afternoon returned a verdict of not. guilty in the case of State vs CioisUo-ber Snangler. charged with assault ahd battery I on his divorced wife. The case opened Monday morning ■and was sent to the jury at 4:30 i p. rn. The jury deliberated only a short time, returning the acquital | verdict shortly after 5 o’clock. COUNTY BOARD TO NAME HEAD Commissioners Will Meet Before March 1 to Name Highway Head A special meeting of the county ‘ commissioners will be held before March Ist. for the purpose of nim-i ing a supervisor or head of the Adams County highway department, members of the board stated today. The board does not havf a copy ; of the law passed by the legislature which provides that the present office of highway superintendent ] shall be abolished and that the roads be placed under the jnrisdic-; tion of the county surveyor. The law also provides, officials state, that a road supervisor may be appointed. The commissioners 1 do not have a copy of law as passed and stated the only thing they knew ! about it wis what was printed in i the papers. The board wishes to know definitely what action shall be taken and ; as the law does not become effective until March 1, a meeting can be held before that date and the matter disposed of. Gas Bids Received The commissioners received bids for tlie furnishing of gasoline and oil to the county highway department. Proposals were received from tlie following firms and dealers; Lincoln Oil Refining Co:. Eastern Indiana Oil Co.; Western Oil Co.; Runyon and Son; Eli Dubach; Ge-] neva Auto Co ; H. O. White; Main Street Filling Station and Hi-Way Filling station. o_ JAPAN REJECTS LEAGUE REPORT Ultimate Withdrawal From League of Natsions Is Expected Geneva. Feb. 21.—(U.R) —Japan officially rejected today the committee report to the assembly of the league of Nations, blaming Japan for events in Manchuria. Tlie rejection covered both the report ot the committee of 19 and its recommendations, including restoration of Manchuria to Chinese sovereignty, it came as the assembly opened its final dramatic meeting to adopt the report, which . will entail Japan’s withdrawal from the league. | The assembly, however, faced with the most critical action in the league's history, refused to be hurried and adjourned until Friday before taking definite action. China will accept the report a d recommendations at Friday s sess- ' ion. it was forecast reliably. Paul Humans, of Belgium, who presided, read a formal statement reviewing the case and the failure of 17 months of attempted conciliation. He announced that concili- i ation efforts are not ended until the report is adopted. But added: "We hesitate to make a new appeal for conciliation, for it would be necessary not only that fresh proposals-acceptable to the assembly should be made to it, but also that it should receive assurance that the existing situation shall not be aggravated and that fresh military operations shall not he tinCONTTNTTED ON PAGE THREE Funeral Today Funeral services for Daniel N. Erwin, 68. prominent Decatur resident, who died at his home Saturday evening at five o'clock were held this afternoon from the Erwin home, 327 Mercer avenue. at three o’clock. Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the local Methodist Episcopal Church officiated, assisted by Rev. Seatheroff of Wren, Ohio. J. M. Doan liad charge of the funeral, I and burial was made in the Deca- j tur cemetery. I

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

PROVISIONS ARE OUTLINED Hl CAUCUSES New Rates Provide Taxes On Gross Business, Personal Income MEASURE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE MAY 1 Indianapolis, Feb. 21 ( U R > !'l'he administration's revenue raising program embodying taxation of gross incomes and retail stiles was outlined to members of the house and senate in separate caucuses today. After amendments are proposed and differences ot tipinion ironed out. lite bill is expected to he rushed to pasi sage under suspension of the rules. It is estimated that the bill will raise anywhere from $8,500,01)0 to $20,000,000 annually. Rates provided under the new revenue hill follow: Gross income of all manufactur- ■ ers, wholesalers and producers, one fourth of one per cent. Applies to farmers as well as intfna■trialists. All income of Individuals, one per cent. All retail spies', including tl-.o revenue of public utilities, ona per cent. Exemptions of SI,OOO are permitted under the excise tax. Ufa insurance policies and no-n prolit corporations, such as fraternal and cemetery organizations, also would be exempt from taxation. However the individual income tax applies to married men with families the same as single men. The gross income includes anything sold. There are no reductions for losses in business. Traded articles are not included. Tlie bill will become effective May 1. if passed. It provides that taxes may be paid in quarter■ly installments on Jan. 15. April 15, July 15 and Oct. 15. Returns must be made out. on prescribed forms. Administration of the tax raising program will he under the newly created department of treasury. taxpayers are given ’ the power to appeal either to Hie treasury department or to cireitit courts. Penalties are provided in the bill for fraudulent returns. All returns will lie kept secret by the department of treasury unless ordered to be made public by the courts. Five thousand copies of the bill will be printed and distributed among the counties. Other provisions of the sweeping revenue bill would discontinue distribution of one half the automobile license fees to counti «s, roNTTNtTFn on pu’.f two BANK BANDIT IS CAPTURED Automobile Tracks Lead To Arrest of Suspected Bank Rohher Brownstown. Ind.. Fell. 21 .U.R) —Familiar tracks of an automobile used in numerous bank holdups in southern Indiana resulted in the capture of Grady Sherrill, 21. Bedford. Sheriff Meredith K. Stewart said today. Sherill was captured while sleeping in the car :i few hours after the Farmers' State Bank of Freetown, had been robbed of S4OO late yesterday. He has been identified us one of the three men who robbed the same bank of $2,012.50 last Nov. 28 and is suspected in connection with two robberies of the Wili Hams State Bank in Lawrence ] county and an attempted robbery of the Medora Bank last October. "Those tracks leading back into the woods off a dirt road near Clearspriugs gave us our chance,” I Sheriff Stewart said. "Three men searching for Sherrill after tlie robbery at Freetown found the tracks and calh-d me. I found him there sleeping in tlie car. a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a gun beside the other [ on the seat. “He talked freely of the Free- ‘ CONTiNUBP ON PAGE ’thrb® *