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BANKING HOLIDAY DECLARED

fayor Anton J , Cermak Dies Early This Morning 91 ' m i

■let wound ■USES DEATH ■TER 19 DAYS L May o r Was Kd«l By Bullet FirK, !>res. Roosevelt ■Ui\ MAY (JET ■evih sI'NTKNCK r r t Ma-ch 6— (UPi — j,,, of Flcr da made itr move to ring Giusep io t ial for first defolic.ng the death of Mayor Anton J. ;f Chicago. jury of six men Hnui! an inquest shortly o. m. with the verthat "Anton J. Cermak death as a result of a ■ fmed by G uteppi Zan. ■ Flu.. Mar. C,.—(UP.)— Kj. CtTHiak — Tony from ■»i mines, who rose to of the nation’s sei■ty— died tinlav from the Hos a bullet fired by an Kin who hoped to strike ■ Franklin L>. Roosevelt. ■ heroic, 10-day battle of ■tilting mayor came to a ■end at 6:55 a. m. All ■k the u:tlit ivrmak had been Oppose ?’!;> sieians, friends ■taily aliti.- : i >giiizqd that Hr of ;hr .miaz.ny; i niies »irb ■he lias surprised those ■l birr. liefore emi'il not lie ■ferihis time. Hpenous *t inionia had set ■ sottipiCat- t!:e eolitics, and ■ heart stiain resulting from which cm through his In. touched his lung and M lodged in his spine. ► e ■ Med grand jury buttoned in meet later this ii: ctli. ■ useppi Zungara. b- assassin. for first degree S He is under sentence of IT! already on four counts of I wiih intent to murder, to Ih» pleaded guilty. Now It“ lit to lhe death penalty, pta has shown no interest in Ite. and he was exported to Mo aid ihe attorney whom trmrgri nv p ans: thrrs: N * Urse For Elks Minstrel Tuesday ®en taking |>art in tiie R of the Klks minstrel are w to be at rehearsal at 7: 3n Tuesday night at the Klks The show will he repeated ! ' kight. M reh 12 for the of the unemployed. Import ml that every mem •eras* attend t.iis rehearsal • Is Ihe only rehears ij that • held. Singers are needed

tortm Bank Was One Os Few That Remained Open In State Last Week

•Plying with thp proclamation" f* nt Franklin l). Uonaevelt cr itPr of the Indiana state •I commissioner, placing all Jj" a four-day holiday ami . In * flll banking activities, sta 'e Bank of this city p«pen fur business today. night, the local open for business one of the few hanks in . lr>" that operated without p*ny restrictions on depositTOfidtawala. The bank i>aid M <ll checks issued by its w as transacted "as Mt week and in only a few “W holders of certificates of request a cashing of the Under the terms print®t ‘ certificates, a 3b days w b be required by the bank. . Dugan, president of the stated this niovning, "We .comply with the president's i,® 1 * 011 Bl| d the order of the! “nkitig department. A holi a** 0 ' we cjnnot transact any *nd until we receive forthl bank will be closed. (I have opened for business had It not been for “live orders, i am glad

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

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Parent-Teachers Meeting Tuesday The South Ward Parent-Teachers I association will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Sout'h Ward school. A program has been arranged for the meeting. Katheryn Ixinise Yager will piny a piano selection a d Miss Helen Ifjuhold will sing a group of vocal 1 numbers, ia playlet will lie present ed by the fourth grade pupils of the school. Uev. M. W. Sunderntann, pastor of Ihe KirHl Kvangelical Church will he the speaker at the meeting. Patrons are invited to visit the school previous to the program. URGE BUSINESS MEN TO ATTEND Persons Interested In Obtaining Beet Acreage Meet Tuesday Night Decatur business men and citizens interested in lending an effort to obtain acreage for growing of sugar beets in Adams County, are invited to attend a meeting Tuosday night at eight o'clock at the Decatur C amber of (’■ mmerce rooms. Before the campaign of the Central Sugar Company ends,, a special effort will he made to secure contracts for the lust .TOGO acres of beets in Adams County. l T p to 1«t week less than 2.000 acres had been contracted for and the local management of the sugar company feels that 3.000 or more acres of beets whosrht he grown In this coubly Through the Chamber of Commerce. volunteer work by individuals will tie offered in calling on prospective beet growers with the idea of obtaining contracts from t'.iem. The local fieldmen will aiso assist in covering territory and it is hoped that the canvass will tesnlt in obtaining sever il hundred acres lor beet planting. James Klberson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, urged every local citizen interested in the open ing and oper tion of the local sugar mill to attend the meeting, farmers interested in securing acreage for the company are also invited to attend More than 8,000 acres of beets have been contracted for and the 12.000 acres desired can be obtained jin idHier counties, sug'r factory officials state. As the crop means ex tra money for the farmer, it is pointed out that a thousand acres of beets will mean several thousand dollars of revenue to local farmers and in turn put much money in circulation in the community. Brotherhood Meeting T ie Ftrotherhond of the first Baptist Church will meet at t! o'clock this evening in the Baptist church. ■After supper Professor Jonas Tritcti of Fort Wayne will he tlie* speaker.

1 to say we still have cash on hand and after the emergency is over, hope to resume business as usual.” Ont-of-town checks, drifts and even veteran's pensions checks could not be cashed Saturday, because bunks hud no way to clear them through corresponding hanks and receive currency in turn. Mr. Dugan expressed the belief that the closiug orders would tend to relieve the situation and that by Thursday a plan would be worked by President Roosevelt and the hankers to open the hanks and resume business without any restrictions. Decatur received much favorable comment throughout the state tiecause it had a bank open and operating without any restrictions on checking accounts and the confidence of the community was expressed in the institution through !the hearty support and cooperation extended. Open At Preble The Farmers State Rank at | Preb'e. of which Clarence Smith is the cashier, also remained open last week, no restrictions being TWO

State, National And laieraatloual New,

PARTY HEADS TO RUSH RANK LEGISLATION I Democrat Congressional Leaders Agree To Use Strong-Arm Methods SPECIAL SESSION MEETS THURSDAY Washington, Mar. 6—,U.K' — A three fold emergency program to deal with the economic and banking crisis was revealed today by Democratic leaders, The program was outlined in general terms as follows: I—Stop withdrawals from banks, already temporarily in effect through the national bank holiday. Z—Authorize the comptroller of the currency to compel banks to impound their good security as collateral and clearing house certificates or scrip. 3—Enactment of legislation that will insure the return of deposits to the banks. Washington, March 6.—-<U.R) j—Democratic leaders today to use strong-arm [methods to iam emergency j hanking legislation through the special session of congress which President Roosevelt has summoned to convene at noon Thursday- _ Majority Leader Robinson announced he would ask senate Democrats in a conference at ' 2:3(1 p. m.. to abandon tradition ! senatorial freedom of ae ion and, : agree to tie bound by party caucus' • in measures presented to Hie spec-1 ial session by Mr. Roosevelt. The caucus is a party lash both j feared and effective. A two-thirds j majority in caucus binds all pres-j 'em to support tlie party program j despite individual objections. The caucus long lias been used! in the house. Speaker-e ect Rainev ' is prepared to continue the system ttiere and back it up with a power-j ' fill steering committee which will! guide the Roosevelt program to] 1 quick adoption jnd prevent consid-: ‘ eration of all other legislation. I Seldom is the caucus resorted to in the senate, but leaders agreed individual views should tie put aside now in the interests of fast and if- ■ feetive action. Senator (Hass, Deni.. I Vu., joined with Robinson In urg- —- - --- —•- • (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) HOLD SERVICES FOR SEN, WALSH i ' Nation Honors Thomas J. Walsh In Services In Senate Chambers » ' Washington, Mar. ti — (U.R) —The nation honored Thomas J. Walsh 1 today at impressive funeral set- • vices in ttie chamber where the late Senator from Montana adI vanned from comparative obscurt Ity to u place of distinguished leadership. In the presence of his widow, , the president of the United States ami llie highest officials of the land, the burial service of the Cahollc church was read by Archbishop Curley of Baltimore. Tiie silver and bronze coffin j rested in the well of tiie senate. Flowers were hanked in profusion on the big desk before It. At the head of the casket gleamed tall white candles. A silver crucifix 1 reflected tile candle beams. Near the casket were the family of the late senutor. including his bride of a week in whose presence (Continued on Page Two) o Warren Bank Is Open Warren, Ind., March 8 —(UP) — i Despite the national holiday ordered for all banks the Exchange bank of Warren rein i ined «pen today to j change hills for its customers. Other [ business was suspended.

ONLY D A\LY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, March <i, 1933.

Chicago Mayor Dies Os Wounds ■ I A. Anton J. Cermak. mayor of Chicago, died early this morning of wounds inflicted a Miami. Florida. February 15. Mayor Cermak was j wounded by bullets intended for Franklin I). Roosevelt. The assassin | is expected to he sentenced to death within 56 hours.

BOARD NOTTS j ALLOW CLAIMS i —-— Adams County Commissioners Decide Not To Allow Any Claims j Because of the hanking situation and the subsequent tieing up of all deposits, !he Adams County] commissioners will not allow any ] claims at the present session of i the hoard. j i County Attorney Henry B. Hell-1. er advised the commissioners this I, morning not to allow amy of the I monthly claims as the orders could not he cashed. The county’s funds are tied Up in the hanks] in the county and it was deemed J best not to have the orders j j issued, pending (tie releasing of i I funds to pay them. Tlie view was . aken that every ] line should lie treated fan mu! | I the matter and rather Ilian dr criminate between one claim and! ! another. Mr. Heller advised the i j holding up n f all claims. Meet With Trustees Tiie commissioners met his morning with the township trus-l tees and discussed the matter of! working members of tho unem-i ployed group on the county roads j The trustees were asked to furnish ' tie commissioners w ith a I list of names of all unemployed j men so that they could be called | on when needed. It is the plan of the commissioners to give us j many men as possible work on the roads. Under this plan, the jobs will be rotated, some working two, three and four days a week, so ithat more men can lie employed. Bids On Tires At the session tomorrow the commissioners will receive proposals for the furnishing of tires to the county highway depart- i ment. o j Former Local Pastor In Charge of Broadcast Dr. S. D. Whttesell, a former pastor of the loial Baptist Church, will ] hive charge of the morning devotionals each morning at 7:15 o'clock [over radio station WMAQ. Local I residents will appreciate hearing the former pastor.

Township Trustees In Regular Meeting i The regular meeting of the tru.:jtees of Adams County was held I Monday morning in the office of | tlie county superintendent of j schools. Clifton K. Striker, i The new laws passed by the stale ] legislature fleeting teachers of the i schools and the school relief laws i were discussed. Will Present Play Tlie pupils of the St. Joseph's j School will give a play "The Magic flallery." Sunday night, March IS. lat 8 o'clock. Admission will he 25 [cents. DECATUR MAN SHOT SATURDAY Cause of Shooting of Bill Whittenharger Remains Mystery The reason why or the identity (of the person who shot William "Bill" Whittenbargev, age 33, in the calf of tlie left leg at about 11 o'clock Saturday night was still unsolved today. Whltteiibarger opera e* n radio | aid auto repair shop intheShamp filling station, corner Seventh und Adams streets. He informed city and county officers that he had gone to tlie station to get some gas for a friend und two men in a" automobile drove up to the station auul one of them opened fire. Tlie bullet struck him in the leg. Neighbors state they saw two men in an unto drive up to the station. They also heard the shots and went outside to see. Mr. Whittenbarger was li obbl in g laeross the street and stated lc> was shot. Sheriff Rurl Johnson and Policemen Miller and Clark were called. A satisfactory account of (lie incident has not been given, local officers state and an investigation Ih being made of the case. Whltteiibarger Is said to have remarked, "How do I know who sho* me and what for." He was helped to the home of his sister, Mrs. Harrlsoni Sudduth, comer CONTINUED ON FAIiE TWO*"*’

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LEGISLATURE i WILL ADJOURN | BY MIDNIGHT Cenera! Assembly Makes Effort To Rush Bank Relief Measures BOTH HOUSES TO PASS MEASURES lii(liiiiui|>olis, M:ir. ti ,f O.P) \Yith adjournment scheduled bv midnight the Inditmn legislature worked swiftly today in tin effort to rush to emictment hills thieving situations (rented by the national bunking holiday. In less tlinii two hours a bill wits introduced and passed under suspended rules by both houses which would permit local and stale government units to borrow from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation funds equal to those i led up in dosed hanks. It was pointed out that with money received on he loans Ihe governmental units would bo enabled to pay I heir teachers and other employes. A house hill authorizing county commissioners to issue script on trust funds not to exceed $100.0(10 was passed by Ihe sen a e. The scrip would he used mainly for payment of wages to persons employed on public works projects. A third relief hill passed in the senate would permit persons witu money in closed banks to writ* l (hecks for their May tax instaMf ments. Conn y treasurers would i j accept the checks and hold them 1 j cyiNTINTTIitri AN PAC.R tiip pi.DECATUR LADY ; DEATH'S VICTIM — [ ‘ Mrs. Mary Miller Omlor Died At Hospital Saturday Evening Mrs. Mary Omlor Miller. 65. 215 ! North Fifth street, a lifelong resident of Dera'ur, died at the Adams j County Memorial Hospital Saturday night at 7:50 o'clock follow- ’ j ing a three week's illness. Death J was due to a bowel obstruction ■ and complications. Mrs. Miller had been quite ill j for several weeks. She was rej moved to tlie local hospital Wednesday morning and underwent an operation Saturday morning. . She had been prominent in church and social activities. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic church. Ihe St. Mary's Society, the Si. Vincent do Caul | Society. Catholic Ladies of Columbia and the third order of St. Francis. • Mrs. Miller was horn in Decatur March 4. 1868. She was the daughter of Simeon and Anna i Haiti. Her first marriage was to ■; Jacob Omlor, who preceded iter in i death July lit. 1019. Ten children I: were horn to this union. Her second marriage was o Michael i Miller, who died eight years ago. ' Surviving are tiie children: I Gertrude Colchin, Agnes Tlnmsehlag. Edward Omlor. Lawrence 1 Omlor. Eleanor Braun, Margaret '! Miller. Celesta Steigmeyer, Her--1 j man Omlor, Hubert Omlor and ‘' Frances Clmatt. I j A sister. Mrs. Tom Durkin and 1 ! a brother, Simeon Haiti, also survive. Two sisters, two brothers > j and one stepbrother are deceased. mVTtvuFn r<v PACtst two ' f o , St. Marys Institute Entertainment Friday Ed. Koos. chairman of tiie St. Marys towshlp farmers isnstitute ‘ announced today that the evening * I entertainment program will be held ‘ . t the Pleasint Mills high school, Friday evening. March 10. This entertainment had been cancelled Ite- ' cause of religious services being ' conducted during the institute sea- • son. Township schools. St Marys r home economics club and a quartet will furnish the entertainment.

Price Two Cents

FOUR-DAY MODIFIED BANK HOLIDAY PROCLAIMED BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Proclamation By President Forbids Banks To Pay Out Cold, Silver or Currency; Special Session of Congress VViii Meet Thursday To Draft Emergency Legislation: Roosevelt Determined To Stop Bank Runs. Washington. March 6.— jU.fi) —I'he entire nation went on a four-day modified bank holiday today. President Roosevelt by an unprecedented midnight [proclamation forbade banks to pay out gold, silver or other | currency. _ ti In effect an embargo was placed on export of gold. Preparations were made to permit banks lo issue emergency currency in the form of clearing house certificates. These will supplement regular currency so business can carry on and people can buy groceries and other necessities. Congress was summoned to meet in extra session fit noon Thursday. It is hoped emergency legislation will be rushed through — ♦before the modified holiday

WOODIN PLANS CURRENCY AID i Secretary of Treasury Says Medium of Exchange Being Planned Washington, March 6— (U.R) — - Secretary of Treasury Woodin • said today that plans for a medium of exchange to meet all necessary demands were being . worked out and would he in oper- [ ation by tomorrow. . “The first consideration js to meet payrolls,” Woodin said. I | He explained that progress was , being made to supply scrip or j other forms of emergency cui reu- | cy and :hat a plan for operation 1 tinder this system on a national basis would he completed by the j end of the business day oday. Woodin said that no federal I clearing house certificates or scrip would be issued. That will lie a matter for local issuance, he said, but the federal government I will supervise it and provide a plan for its operation “Rules and regulations for difference par;s of Ihe country will be drafted hy the treasury today” , : Woodin said. “Under the proclamation issued 1 late las! night by President - Roosevelt, I have unlimited powrOVTTNTTF.n OM P ABE TWO —_— Arrested On Charge Os Child Neglect Paul R. Shaughnessey a suilor j 1 stationed at San Pedro. California, ' was arrested at Fort Wayne Sun-; day by Sheriff Burl Johnson and! i deputy sheriff fill Rawer, charged] i with neglect. When arraigned be-j i fore Judge 11. M. DeVoss in cir-: [ cuit court Ibis morning, the defend ant entered a plea of not guilty. , Bond was set at $ 1 fit).

Indiana Order Suspends Banking Business Os All Kind Four Days

Indianapolis, Mar. 6—tU.R,' — The state banking department moved to release “hoarded” money In Indiana today when Commissioner Luther F. Symons ordered all state banks to permit access to safety deposit vaults. In addition he ordered the banks to resume their real estate and insurance business as usual. Both orders are effective tomorrow. Indianapolis, Mar. 6—(U.R) — A four-day hanking holiday in fndi ama was ordered by Gov. Paul V. McNutt last night soon after , President Roosevelt had declared a moratorium for tlie nation. The Indiana proclamation was issued by Luther F. Symons, state banking commissioner, after lie had received a long distance tele plume call from McNutt at Wash- ! ington. It followed hours of discussion between Indiana hankers, members of lie Indianapolis clearing house association and representatives of the governor. An hour before President Roosevelt’s proclamation was announce

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[expires at midnight Thursday j night. President Roosevelt’s proclamation allows Secretary of Treasury Woodin within his i discretion to permit exceptionally liquid banks to resume [normal operations. It also permits him to authjorize banks to accept new trust accounts in which funds [deposited during the holiday would be subject to withdrawal on demand and without restrictions or [limitation. ■ Mr. Roosevelt acted under power ['granted hy the wartime trading . jwith the enemy act. "The United States is not (NOT) off Ihe gold standard.'’ said Secrei laiy of Treasury \\ qodin orally shortly after the midnight proclai mation was issued. “This is the start of the real !thing. I think we’re on ihe iHitlom [ and will not go lower. If people [[have confidence in the great leads er in the White House, the country will get out of lhe.se difficulties, quite readily.” | Treasury officials sent Wondin : | home shortly after midnight to get ■la few hours sleep while they worked through the night drafting the j detailed regulations for applying this drastic emergency regime, [These were to lie announced ;n soon as they were approved. President Roosevelt regards his iaction as a prmeelive step to give tiie exhausted banking structure a breathing spell while congress j fashions emergency legislation to carry through tiie crisis. He is attempting to do three things: 1. Stop bank runs and the drain | of gold. 1 2. Provide emergency money ill i the form of clearing house eenifiI cites which will enable individuals to transact their normal business. 5. Permit resumption of actual [use of regular currency by allow[ing exceptionally liquid hanks to [resume normal hanking after obtaining special permission, and by I also sl ow ing banks to accept new ciiVTtxi T Pn nv rinv Tivn

j ed, the Indianapolis clearing bouse i association had voted against a | moratorium for Indiana banks. Tlie action was contrary to wishes expressed by hankers front olier cities who attended the meeting here yesterday. it is probable that had Indiana bunks opened this morning they would have operated on a mote restricted basis Ilian five per cent. Legally they could restrict withdrawal of deposits to as little l»s one tenth of one per cent. Members of the clearing house association have called a meeting i for this morning to determine • j what steps may he taken to rn n>t I lie si nation. They also planned to discuss , jtlie placing of clearing house cer- , j tiflcates in circulation. . The governor's proclamation, circulated among all state hanks . through tlie Indiana Banking t‘sociallon, follows: , "Your atten'lon is called to the . nrorlamatinn issued by President , Franklin D. Roosevelt to the effect hat from Monday. th“ sixth day of March. 1933, to Thursday, the . ninth day of March, 1933, both ' I