Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1933 — Page 1

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iERMAK GIVEN BLOOD TRANSFUSION

■dlow Jackets Play Elmhurst In First Tourneu Game

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DECATITR DAITY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXXI. No. 18

RALPH ROOP NAMED ROAD SUPERVISOR; NEW PLAN ADOPTED

I Jehol (Governor » K X, W HI f * " 1 Declaring that lie will fight to the death any attempt on the part of Japan tn annex his province. Tang Yu-Lin labovei, Governor of Jehol. the scene of the latest Jap drive in Northern Chine, lias appealed fur national unity against the commoti enemy. One of the Japanese aims is to oust Tang and place General Ch.gig Hai-I’eng of Matichuktio in control of Jehol. BANK HOLIDAY IN MARYLAND Gov. Ritchie Orders Three Day Holiday To Stop Withdrawals Baltimore, Md.. Feb 25 -(U.R) — All banks in Maryland were closed today under a t!:ree-day banking holiday proclaimed by Governor Albert ('. Ritchie to stop heavy with drawals which threatened the stability of the state s tin .ncial institutions The holiday, impounding deposits of more than ss<to,ooo,ooo in 205 banks and trust companies, will continue at least through Tuesday. Governor Ritchie in a formal statement announcing the holiday expressed confidence the banks would be able to reopen on \\ edne.sdjy after passage of emergency legislation enabling them to restrict demand withdrawals to a given percentage of depositors' funds. The governor expected to work out details on the legislation today with Attorney-General William Preston Lane. The proposal will be presented to the state legislature when it reconvenes at Anmrpolis Monday night. Immediate passage under suspension of rules will be sought. Governor Ritchie announced the holiday last midnight after a six hour conference with leading Bal imore bankers al the Federal lie serve branch bank. To iiHMitre legality of the action, he also issued a proclamation de ehirltig today to be a legal holiday for all financial institutions in the state. He arranged to issue simil ir proclamations for succeeding business days until the emergency legislation is enacted . The crisis was precipitated by CONTINUED ON PAGE THUER O Gives Invocation The Rev. Father J. J. Hennes, assistant pastor of St, .Mary's Catholic church, gave the invocation at the morning session of the Indiana state senate today. Father He nett accompanied the Decatur Commodore basketball team to indianapie lis yesterday and was invites! by Dick Heller, secretary of the senate to deliver the invocation. Rehearse Tonight Rehearsal for the Elks Minstrel will he held at the Elks Home tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Final re- : hearsal for the producHon to lie presented Monday and Tnesduv nights, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Cut ho- • lie school. All members of the ■ east must be present at this prae- . 1 tiee.

National And lalrrnntlonal Nrwa

LEO KIRSCH IS SELECTED FOR CITY CHAIRMAN Decatur Automobile Dealer Is Chosen By Democrats Today OTHER OFFICERS ARE SELECTED Leo Kirsch, Decatur automobile dealer, was elected chairman of the Democratic Icilv committee at a meetinit of committeemen and vicecommitteemen held in thej t.hamher of Commerce rooms til 1 :3() o’clock this I til ternoon. Other officers elected were' Mrs. Charles Knapp, counts probation officer, vice chairman: | Dee Fryhack. local insurance! agent, secretary-treasurer. Dr. Burt Mangold, retiring city J chairman, presided at the opening j of the meeting and asked for nominations. Dr. Mangold, who has served two terms as city pilot and Mr. Kirsch, were nominated. I Mr. Kirsch received seven votes! and Dr. Mangold, five. The name of Mrs. Mabeliei . Myers was also subminted for' I vice-chairman, while the ele.rtnn of Mr Fryhack was made by ac clamat ion. Every member of the city com-i “ miltoe. composed of six men and | six women attended the meeting. 1 Today was the day fixed by the state central committee as the' time for electing officers of the! icily organization. J Dr. Mangold cengratiilated the: new chairman ami offered his services in the campaign. "If von need anyone to help, call on me I •vt’ l I ll be glad to cooperate with you." he s ited to Mr. Kirsch Dr. M ingold has piloted the Demo- 1 ' <rat'e candidates to victory, J through two city elections. I The new chairman is a well | , known nnto dealer here operating I . the Essex-Hudson agency and a f garage in this city for a number of years. He is a son of Peter Kirsch and al hough no' having! t ; taken an active part in partv j j politics Ims been a life-long ftemo- , crat. J He is a member of the Lions | ' club, a past director of the Cham- j J her <d' Commerce and is a member rnNTINtTEn OX’ PAGE THTIRR II o STATE SENATOR PERKINS QUITS South Bend Legislator Resigns As Member of General Assembly Indian polls Feb 25 —(I'P) Sen-I . ator Chester A. Perkins of South] Bend insurgent Democrat and bitter foe of the administratlo' forces re- ' • signed as a member of the Indiana h general assembly today. |t Without advance warning the vet-|' eran legislator rose to a point of] 1 personal privilege, addressed the chair and read a statement stating 1 his resignation. "1 shall not detain you long,’ he read. "This is the last time I shall . bother you. I do not want to see j democracy die. •| "It appears to me as though we are gravitating to a mob. The mob | is a monster 1 never could abide i detest the whole of it as a case of i ignoraux e, presumption, malice and | brutality which must pay Its own ] penalty. "I have fought a lone fight. You have ruthlessly borne me down. You , have scorned me. jeered me and de-j seated me here. "I will stay no longer and I feel , that I am doing my duty to myself , land my people. | have no malice i . itoward any of you as individuals I but 1 hate the forces you represent." j

ON L Y DAILY NEWSPAPER IN A DA M S COU NT Y

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, February 25, 1933.

Road Head County Surveyor Ralph Roop today was named county road supervisor by the countv commissioners and the 750 miles in this county were placed under his supervision. He will assume his duties March 1. when the law ' which abolishes the present office and department of road superin tendenit is effective. GUARDS PATROL ILLINOIS MINE — Violence Flares Again In Mine War In Illinois; Five Injured Springfield, 111., Feb. 25 (U.R)— National guards patrolled the capital and woodside mines today | as violence flared again in Illinois l ! mine war. Gov Henry Horner, who is hi Chicago, ordered three compani >s of national guardsmen to the min*' properties two miles from the i state house after one miner had been wounded, four others injured and two deputy sheriffs hurt in i rioting. The new outbreak came bei tween factions of itjie progressive ‘ miners union and the united mine ' workers. The four Peabody mines in which men had been working this week were closed until Monday ] so that the situation might quiet. Before the closing order was given, a bomb was hurled at the ] home of Glad Phillips, an employe i in the Cora mine of the Peabody company Although a large hole was torn in the house and all the windows were broken, none was injured. Joseph Poder, Springfield, was wounded when a bullet struck | his face as it was fired by a canii tai mine worker. He was in St. | John's hospital. Others were hint I when bricks ami stones were i hurled bv the two grouns. Gov. Horner issued the orders I (CONTINUED ()*N *PAGE TH R EKI 0 Succeeds Guriev As Times Editor Indianipolls. Feb. 25 —(CP) — .T’lcott Powell, assistant executive editor of the New York World Tele- | gram today succeeded Boyd Curley ias editor of the Indianapolis Times, a Scripps-Howard newspaper. Gurley goes to New York as special writer for World Telegram. ♦ 4 I ANDERSON SUSPENDED | Indianapolis, Feb. 25 —(U.R) — 1 Anderson high school was sus- l pended from the State High II School Athletic Association by the board of control today. I Readinlttaiice to the asso- ' I elation will be permissab’e Feb. i 1, 1934, upon applictaion and | ] acceptance by the board The suspension was for use ; 11 of Joe Hallinan. on the Ander- ■ son basket!)ill team during the i 1 present season and prohibits 1 ) the school from participating I in the state tourney to be play 11 ed in March.. 11 Hallinan was declared in- i 1 | eligible until Feb. 1, 1934.

APPORTIONMENT MEASURE KILLED Bill For Legislative Reapportionment Is Killed In House Indianapolis Feb. 25 (CP) I.eg islative reapportioninent unchangI ed itii Indiana since 1921 although a I readjustment is due every six years ] was postponed for another two ] yeasr today when Hie house killed: | another reapportionment bill. It was in trod need early in the .session by representative J. Clinn 1 j Eilyaon, I)., of Hammond and allow led greater representation Io counties containing cities. ; The house passed the senate teachers tenure bill after amendi. g , it to include repeal for consolidated schools. The repeal now applies to both township and consolidated ! schools. Sei.i.ite concurrence in the] ! house amendment is necessary before the bill can be signed. An administration bill permitting Jlie new state banking department ! created by the bank code to set the interest rate for petty loans was passed by the house. The bill prescribes that the rate must be no higher than three anil lone-half per cent a:.-, loans up to! $l5O and two and one-half per cent : on loans from $l5O to s:h 19 Bills Passed Indianapolis Feb. 24. (CP)-—] |Three intagibles tax bills with a<l- ■ ministration support and a senate ibill redu ing the residence require■ment for divorces from two years [to one were among 19 bills passed j by the Imliana House or repre.venta- I fives last night. The intagibles bills are those of | Rep. Wilfred Jessup. D. ( enteriville. They were se t to the senate ‘today for speedy action. All three of the measures imposes Jan annual stamp tax of 25 cents on teach SIOO value of intangibles. Two of Hie bills provide the same tax on bank deposits, bank stock .and building and loan stock, the tax | COVTIVI-gp ON I’X'.S- hoick ■ o Secure Passage Os Liquor Bill I Washington, Feb. 25 — (VP) : House anti-prohibitionists today followed up their recent repeal victory I by securing passage of the Deller bill greatly liberlizing restrictions ion prescription of medicinal liquor. The measure was carried by a , , j roll call vote of 168 to 160, and .now i | goes to the senate for action. -oFORESTER HERE FOR TWO DAYS — Extension Forester Will Be In Adams County Monday And Tuesdav T. E. Shaw, extension fore Her ' will be i. Adams county Monday and Tuesday. February 27 and 28. On Monday Mr. Shaw and L. K. Archbold, county agent, will Inspect three wood lots for the purpose of I classifying them in the Indiana forest reserve. Farmers entering their woodlots in this classification are taxed only at the rate of $1 per acre assessed valuation and have no cuttig restrictions placed on the ’ woodlot. The restrictions are for grazing and fires. j A meeting will be held in the I county agent's office at 7:30 p. tn. Monday. Wind-breaking planting will be discussed and the law of classification explained. Any farmer interested in securing windbreak planting stock is urged to attend. Tuesday, Mr. Shaw and the county agent will Inspect wind-break planting made last spring Men. sectirh'R planting stock last year were: Charles Jones. Charles Btirdge, Ralph Myers. William Bowers. Ben Schroyer. Frank Krick. John Everett. Albert Harlow. Krick Tyndall. ' Leland Ripley, Herman Boelmke, Fred Geimer, John Schultz, Beu Gerke. George Bright, Philip Sauer, , Louis Dornself and Mr. Werling,

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COMMISSIONERS shi " NAME SURVEYOR -/ V1 HEAD OF ROADS I Board Follows Provisions t • of New Liiw Which * " ' ] Abolishes Department 1 12 ASSISTANTS NAMED J ’AY FIXED Ihtlph Roop, county stir- ,j|| vevor, lodttv wus nunieil county lti<>lixv:ix supervisor is us Adams countv. the .ip- • Dointinent In itiß made lix lite, fWL hotted of conntv commission-> ers, in compliance with the noted Philadelphia new law. which abolishes sportsman, who was found the countv highway depart-1 ,|pa(i '» a ilu|p| in So1 "- ' ava - wi ' b Ilient, March 1 'a table knife in his heart. Fell The commissioner!. also '“ rt Mars p illes. France, a month ] named 12 msistant road T’ ' supervisors, seieclipg a man fr<»m' la ralerton, a lormer actress, lor each township, who will he em a worl(1 tonr ~e was a note(l ’ H>l ° ployed on an hourly basis and on p*’ avel a;,< * a or * 4 * ai veteran, order of the road supervisor, X«). wißiam Hugo PRISONERS I Gerke, Root; Rudolph Bum k. ' 5 I Preble. Janies Hower. Kirkland; Herman DUman. Washington ...... .. , .... Charles Troutner. st. v.u - Ed “ill Be i’reed When He Miller, Blue ("reek: Arman llabt-v SigllS Bill RepCllling' ger. Monroe: George Ringger. |{ nn p Dl'V I*lW French: Rufus Meshbergei. Hart' Dll LdW ford: Warren striker. Wabnsh: , , ~ , Indianapolis, Feb 25. (U.R) -All : Jacob Reef. Jefterson. i I The commissioners also fixed P''>«"" p '"' eolivieted on state chargthe wage* I'i.r nil road employes es (,f ix>ssessilig. transporting or The schedule follows: Teams wi:h Rp|ii,lK liquor will lie freed when drivers. 40 cents per hour: iinem ( e>\. Pau! \. M< \'utt signs tile bill ; ployed labor. 15 cents per hour i epealing ihe \\ light bone div law. skilled labor. 36 cents per hour; amminced tmlav common labor. 20 cents per hour;; Tllp l,iu has I’assed both houses truck drivers. )10 cents per hour; I” 1 ' lllp legislature ami will be sign- | assistant supervisors, 25 cents per pd as i,s '• is *" Proper form, hour. NTcNutl said he had no idea of Office Abolished I the number of prisoners who would Senate bill number three, pass-! o,)tain freedom. He said il will - ed by the present session of the take some time lor trustees to go ; legislature almlishes the present lvl ' r 1110 lisls -‘'“l determine who i.s i office and department of connly B* bp fifed. 1 highway superintendent and Sen- "•• these men are kopt in jail atate bill number one, provides that ler lb, ‘ " right Dw is repealed thi-v j the system of highways be turn- ] wnu'il he 'political prisoners." Meted over to the county surveyor or declared. i-to an appointee of Hie commis-1 Passes Senate ] sioners, who shall be known as I Indianapolis, Feb. 25.—-(U.R) —Reread supervisor. I peal of the Wright "bone dry" law Chris Eicher, who lias served ! needed only the signature of Gov. as county highway superintendent I’aul V. McNutt Io become a realitv i since January 1. 1930. will relm-, today. I quish tlie office March 1. Final approval of the legislature The intention of the new law is came late yesterday in the senate i to establish and maintain a uuf > where it was voted to eliminate the I versa! patrol system in each conn 'stringent state enforcement act. 34 ; ty of the stale and for that reason 1 •*’ I’’- | be commissioners named 12 j ■' few minutes lief ire the senate I deputy supervisors to look ait-r had passed Ihe administration's i the roads iin their townships. |bill controlling the manufacture and Draws One Salary .sale of beer in bottles only. The Mr Roop will draw only one vote on this tm-asuie was 30 to 111. salary for Hie combined office of Both bills previously had been ! surveyor and road supervisor, passed by the honsi The repealer His salary this year is $2520 foi h all ready for the governor's sig. I surveyor. lie will be paid thisluature but the beer ’.lll must go amount for 1933. plus five cents back to the house for formal conj pet mile lor each mile neeesiiarih j urreticc in senate amendments traveled in supervising the 7501 Willi the Wright law off the miles of road in Hie county. Th ' 1 statute hoiiko, physicians will be assistant road supervisors will lie I permitted to prescribe whisky for paid at an hourly rate for actual 1 medicinal purposes. All arrests lor time given to their work, no | liquor violations, except lor drnnkI weekly or monthly salary beinglen driving and habitual drunken- ] fixed by the commissioners. j ness, will have to be made hereofHas Wide Power Jer by federal agents. The new law gives the surveyor- An emergency clause will make supervisor wide power in the con-! the Wright repealer effective as trol and maintenance of tlie] soon as it is signed by Ihe goverroads. The law provides that the I nor. surveyor shall have police powr Shouts and c! eers from the senin the control of the roads and ate galleries followed passage of the shall determine the method of . beer control bill. maintenance best adapted to high-1 It 'provides for state control of ...............................|] lp sa j e an( | manufacture if beer, CGNTINITRn GN PAGE THRWR ... n limiting the number of breweries • • in the state to 21 Kills ( omnussioner, Then Commits Suicide To Give Play March 31 Celina Ohio Feb. 25 (I’P) K. B- A musicifl playlet in three nets. Morrison, 54. former Mercer conn-, "Goldilocks' Adventure. ' will be ]ty surveyor. Friday afternoon shot 'presented by the pupils of the and killed Charles Frysinger, conn North Ward School. Friday evei ing. ty commissioner, wounded Fred March 31. in the Decatur high Goetteinoeller. another commissio - school auditorium. er and then committed suicide. The pupils of the North Ward ■ Pile motive for the shooting is school present a play each year, alleged to have been revenge over Ihe musical playlet chosen this the result of the last election when year is based on the charming story Morrison was defeated for surveyor. lof "Goldilocks and the Three He blamed the commissioners for i Bears." written by Maud (Jrita Waihis defeat. Race.

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DOCTORS ORDER TRANSFUSION TO AID HEART Chicago Mayor Is Reported Weakening Rapidly Under Strain IS PLACED UNDER OXYGEN TENT TODAY Mitiitii. Flit., Feb. 2.> 'U fl) While members oi his family anxiously paced an tilljoin ini' porch, their eves sti'eamini*' with teats. Mayor Anton J. C.ermak underwent a blood transl ttsioti operation this afternoon. I'he transfusion, ordered lor Ihe purpose of renewing the fast weakening stamina of the wounded mayor, began shortly after 1 p. in. and still was under way at 2:15. Previously the mayor had been placed under an oxygen tent to give his strained heart and lunus some ren amid it i bance to recuperate. Aids Breathing Physicians attempting to save Mayor Atiloii .1 (’ermtilt of Chicago from the bullet wound he received last week in the attack on President-i'leet Roosevelt, decided today to put him under an oxygen tent at Jackson Memorial hospital. This device is designed to aid breathing and take some of Hie I strain off his heart. which is i weakening rapidly. The oxygen tent announcement was made shortly after the mayb or's physicians had issued the fol-'-lowing bulletin at 10:30 am.: “Mayor Dermak’s condition remains practically unchanged so far as can In- determined by physiI cal examination. The kidney function is improved according Io lab- . oratory reports. The lungs show i no increasing evidence ol conI gestion. However, his exhaustion is quite marked causing anxiety as to the ultimate out- , come. Tlie latest electrocardiogram shows evidence of widespread heart muscle damages. Pulse 12'1, respiration 24. temp T- ( ature 99.4." Dr. E. S. Nit hoi announc'd th' 1 , decision to use the oxygen ten;, i after Dr. Walter Hamburger, famous heart specialist, had examined the niayvr. Hamburger stud it ■ at length the electric cardiograph . recordings which measure thn mayor's heart beats. Legion Post U ill Entertain Scouts Adams post number 13 of Hie American Legion will entertain Edward Jaherg scoutm ister. and tlie Legion scout troop at the regular meeting at the Legion hall at 8 p. tn. Monday. The scouts will furni. It a special program at tlie meeting. CLASSES VISIT STATEASSEMBIY (i\ ic And Sociology ( lasses ol High School Make Trip Today The Civic class of the Decatur high school motored to Indianapolis today where they attended sessions of both houses of the Indian.! gen- ' eral assembly. Part of last semester's sociology class also made tlie ■ trip, visiting tlie Central Insane Hospital. The classes were shown ■ other points of interest in the state ' capitol. Dean T. Dorwiti, teacher of social sciences, was in charge of Hie trip. . and lie was assisted by principal ' W. Guy Brown and Glennis Elzey ot Hie faculty. This is part of the program of field trips, but is Hie first time a class lias ever visited india- ' ’polls. Last semester Mr. Dorwin . took his classes to the state school ’ for the feel He-minded at Fort > Wayne and the Pendleton reforma- . tory. Passes to the assembly were I ai ranged for by Dick Holler, i)Pe . ietary of the senate I Members of the class who made . the trip were: Dick Sutton. Tom i Burk, Tom Allwein, Minnie Moyer. ■ Mary Maxine Brown, Eileen Burk, ■ Kithryn Hower. Edwina Schroll. Sara Jane Kauffman, Ruth Elzey, Miriam Haley, and Virgiia Miller

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