Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1933 — Page 1

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PERMIT ISSUANCE OF SCRIP FRIDAY

JSth Indiana General Assembly Adjourned At Midnight

jSSION DREW Ihention OF .■ENTIRE NATION ■, Houses Ydjounwd "-Ke Minutes Before . Midnight Monday '■XY IMPORT AX T ■ME bl Ri> I’YSSF.d f ’'■ Mar. <.— <U.RK — Indiana general a«Kjv ailjoiiriif.i last night, a’legislative session ’ * jp-w ati.'iial attention stale ami 1 ’>“V. Paul V. Mutt. ■ijournnieiit < nine live nvn. -■Wore midnight, enabllegislators to come dl-dav limit set by ■ ■ II :Ve he. 'll to quit I he eveh ' :: aiiewc-d to die !><■ . oil 111 Hp*. Th.' -•-.’..itc wanted to ; dot 1 and the house ‘ the bill applied only to : Mpi-r( nl hills al.ow on tlm . losing day were » providing •iie-i i-nt tax on .i two-eent tax ■hi been planned to use rev ■ Inm ■ ' mea.' ttres - a.metal fund i .iVlilabie. -,i In the nation■honside r let;:-’...’ .. yesterday. w. is one eii persons to pay taxes by ' hnquem les tbc niotii'y is tied up tn Ki banks. M Permits Loans n.ible ern unit~ i boiniw from the porat i" on deposit in l.rl '.'.allow county to issue scrip on tails UH to >11111(100 The (vllbl lie pay count v salaries. other jess' >f the Indiana ■■ -o many drastic |Miir rwhbiz laws as those pit’ with ■' lustration supadministration on an important hill, wm -lonal uprisings, ‘hiclt ( ulmin ited in the (l f Se; : Cheste, A Pel 'sSouth Rend. Great Power ~rw' f the trcnic udons tllf ' I'' ' ratio ma.pn ity M'Xmt canm with I^Pj 1 , 01 "" 'Vue governmental bill |t gives the Wntlive almost unlimited :dates sime IGS .w nTAp'n'xvA* 111 SCHIMRT7 ■KITH'S VICTIM ■ifeof Re v [) Schwartz ■ ,les Ai Home Near ■ Berne Today ■ V? na Schwartz, 73. wife of ■V v >d Schwartz residing four " Pnh «> s t of Berne, died at f U * 4 15 0 'dock Tuesday following i several weeks ■j~*' lh complications. Hhji was bor ” Swil February 28, iB6O, the of Mr. and Mrs. John ‘ o eatne to Heine in early ' arp ,be husband and cb "dreu. Noah. Jos Mer n Schwartz, Hl of ■t k OUn ' y: l>avi<| . Jr„ John of ■i J [ * K. Schwartz. Ktr u ,labp KK*r. Mrs. Jacob ■■»„,■ nav id Graber, all of n ., P ' ai "’ an D. at home. ■ and n ?' Albert Steury <>f EikSteury of Monroe a ‘“o survive. ■b®sTh erVi<>Pa Wl " he hcld at ■tit ntorning at 9:30 ■ Sillv ' lal w| il be made in ■ cemetery.

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Commissioners Get Bids On Tires Today The county <ommissioners today received proposals from nine tire concerns and deilers for furnishing tires to the county highway department. Bids were submitted by the Limo Chemical Co; Highway Service Station. Elhersott Service station. Goodyear Service, Inc, Roy Dubach, Main Street Filling station. Easter i ’ Giles Porter. Roy Runyon and Son. Indiana Oil Co. The bids were submitted on i list price basis, less the discounts. It will require several hours to tabu late all the bids and tne contracts may not be awarded until Wednesday. BANK HEAD WILL SPEAK TONIGHT C. A. Dugan Will Speak to Meeting of Business Men Tonight C. A. Dugan, president of the First State bank of this city, will talk at a meeting of business men to be held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at eight o'clock . onight. Mr. Dugan will probably take up the matter of issuing scrip, following the plans suggested by Secretary of the Treasury Woo lin and the clearing houses in largo I cities. To open the avenues of business land get money or scrip in circulation so that trading c an be resumed. trasaury officials and bankers throughout the country are working out details for issuing scrip, redeemable later in currency. At the meeting toniglr' plans will also lx- made to assist th'’ Central Sugar Company of this city in the effort to obtain beet , acreage in Adams touts y. James Elhersott. president of the t hamher of Commerce, called Jhe meeting a week ago and since the banking situation developed over the week-end. problems pertaining to banking and present conditions will be presented at the meecing. All citizens, whether members of the chamber ot Commerce or not. are invited to 'the meeting. Local Shooting Remains Mystery No due or definite information relative to the shooting of William Whittenbarger last Saturday night has beer: obtained by local authorities. Chief of Police Seph Melchi Hiked with Whittenbarger this morning and he told the officer about the same thing as related to Sheriff Burl Johnson and the city policemen. Whittenbarger was shot in the left leg about 11 o'cloc k Saturday night, while in front of the Shamp filling station. o Regular Council Session Tonight The city cam cil will meet in teg ular session tonight. It w.is not determined if claims against the city and for w ige.c due Io firemen, po licemen and employes would be al lowed, because of the banking sit nation. Since the banks will not open before Friday, it is likely that some arr ingement will he worked out in the meantime so that employes can receive part of their w.,ges. Give First Lenten Sermon Here Tonight The first of the senes of Lenten sermons will be given at St. M iry ,s Catholic church this evening by Father Alfred Reinig. assistant pas tor of St. Mary's Catholic church Fort Wayne. The services will begin at 7:30 o'clock. Following the sermon Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be giver. Fatliei Reinig will deliver the Lenten sermons every Tuesday Will Give Program On Child Training ' The Women of the Moose will give a program on child cate and training Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Moose home, north ; Second street. There will be a good I speaker and the public la invited. ■

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INDIANAPOLIS BANK MEMBERS VOTE TO COMPLY M e in be r s of Clearing House Association To Observe Holiday MANY BANKS OPEN ON RESTRICTION Indianapolis. March 7 (U.R) Memliers of the Indianapolis clear ing house association today voted to observe the national banking holiday pending ao.ion by the federal reserve bank of Chicago. Many banks outside the capitol reopened on a restricted basis today upon authority ot William H. Woodin. secretary of the treasury und Luther F. Symons, stale hanking commissioner. A prepared statement issued at the close of the Indianapolis meet-1 ing said that a number of problems would have to be ironed out before local banks would find it profitable to open.In New York New York, Mar. 7 (U.R) Currency began flowing back into the channel of trade in New York and banks complied with ihe latest treasury ruling permitting withdrawals for payroll accounts and for food, medicine, and other necessities of living. The payroll payments were for checks issued by corporations to individual workers, provided the checks were dearly part of a payroll account. Grant Allowances For Prosecutors Indianapolis. Mar. 7.— (U.R) —Allowances of 6 cents a mile for transportation within judicial districts w.is restored to the prose- . eutors' uniform salary bill by a house-senate conference committee late yesterday Both houses concurred in the committee report after the senate previously had eliminated the mileage allowance. The houses also agreed to restore the $1,5011 a low ttce for clerical heli> in the Vanderbitrg county prosecutor's office and in re-fix ing the Wayne county prosecutor’s salary at $2,000 and the Floyd county figure at $2,900. ... n— — CERMAK RITES FRIDAY MORNING Will Hold Services For Chicago Mayor In City’s Stadium Miami, March 7—(UP)—Arraignment of Giureppi Zangara, slayer of Mayor Anton J, Cermak of Chicago in a bungled attempt to asrassinate Franklin D, Roorevelt he’e February 15 was postponed by Judge W. O. Thompson today until March 9, on motion of defense council. Requert for delay was based | upon derire of appointed coun- I ell for Zangara to confer with the defendant and to determine what bis plea to a charge ot first degree murdei shall be. Chicago, Mar. 7— (U.R) —Mayor ] Anton J. Cermak's funeral will be held Friday morning in the Chicago stadium, scene ot his most pretentious success. It was in the stadium that Mayor Cermak. as "boss" of the Illinois delegation to the Democratic national convention, swung his support to nominate Franklin D. Roosevelt ! for the presidency. Cermak, host:' to the convention because of his rnNTtviTRO ov I’Acr thpftf. Oyster Stew At Elks Wednesday Evening An oyster stew and oyster sandwiches wil Ibe served at the Elk's home Wednesday evening, previous ; to the meeting at which the annual | election of officers will take place Earl B. Adams and R. A. Stuckey have been nominated for exalted ruler. The members are urged to attend. i

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 7, 1933.

Mourn Montana’s Great Son IB : • •• Mrs Thomas J. Walsh (left). Cuban bride and widow of the late Senator Thomas J. Walsh, is shown here wslh Mrs, Emmet C. Gudger, daughter of the senator, and Emmet C. Gudger, I’. S. N.. ■s ‘hey left the Walsh home in Washington for the Senate, where the body of the senator was lying in staie.

INSTITUTE AT MONROE MAR. 9 Children’s Division Institute Will Be Held Thursday The program tor the Children’s bivision Institute promoted by the Adams County Council of Religious Education to be held Thursday. March 9, has been announced. The afternoon program beginning at 2 o’clock will be held in the .Methodist Episcopal church at Monroe and the evening program at 7:30 o’clock will take place in the Linn Grove Evangelical church A similar institute has been conducted annually for a numb*r of years, the purpose of which is to help the teachers and parents in their task of teaching the children he way of life. Miss Nellie Young, state director of children's work, will be in the county to lead in the discussions. She has been actively °i: gaged in going throughout the state inspiring parents and teachers of children ito take their work more seriously and to give mor<> thought and consecra ion in the preparation of the lesson Al! are cordially invited to attend and coMTWRn on MANY MEASURES AWAIT SIGNING More Than 100 Bills Await Signature of Governor McNutt Indianapolis, Mar. 7—(U.K)—Gov. Paul V. McNutt will have more ‘hen 100 bills to sign when he returns tonight from Washington. They were deposited in his office when the legislature adjourned. Many administration measures are among those awaiting execu- ■ ive action. Severn! received final house and senate approval in th? closing hours of the session. The house late yesterday passed the senate bill repealing tlio law authorizing horse thief detectivc association. Proponents of the repealer argued hat the lav has outgrown its use. They cited misuse during the Ku Klux Klan era in Indiana. Those favoring retention of the law claimed it CONTINUED ON 'PAGE NUUK* *

House V otes Million Dollar expropriation Indianapolis. Mar. 7.—(U.R) - The Indiana house of representatives | voted a >1.000,000 appropriation j late yesterday and didn't know it. ’ j A house hill giving the governor's I unemployment commission powerI fill jurisdiction in administering poor relief had been amended in Jthe senaie to make available sl.•000.000 from the state general fund for emergency relief. When the bill camo hack to the house, a motion was made to concur in the sen te amendments A ibrief expla ation of them had been made but no mention was made of ' the appropriation. ROOSEVELT TO OUTLINE PLANS — Holds Conferences Today To Complete Legislative Program Washington. March 7.— (UP) — Backed by the governors of almost i every state, President Roosevelt moved today to res'ore the confidence of the people as the first ; step toward success of his sweepI ing program for economic an I ■ financial recovery. He planned to center his atteutlon today on conferences with |. cabinet milliners ami banking exi perts in rounding out the proposals that will be submitted to , I congress when it meets Thursday I In ex ra-ordinary session. The president was hopeful that li'he public would react swiftly :o ‘i his plan to open new bank accounts which can be <uawn inor at once. Money put in such accounts must be kept available by the banks, deposited in the f d ral reserve harks or invested In government bonds. Mi. Roosevelt outlined this brief bit comprehensive plan to the governors and representatives from 31 states who gathered at cnvTTX’T’Fr' nv nmr -wnei’ O Miller Funeral Rites Wednesday Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Omlor-Miller. (>5, who died it her home, 215 North Fifth street. Saturday night, will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at the St. II Mary's Catholic Church, with the 1 Rev. Father Simeon Schmitt of ' Marion, a nephew of the deceased, 1 'Officiating. Burial will be made in ’'the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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REPORT DEATH OF WILL WOOD IN NEW YORK Veteran Indiana Republican Representative Dies This Morning SERVED 9 TERMS AS CONGRESSMAN Washington. March 7 U.R) Associates of former Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana were notified here today of his death in New York City. The at iiouncement was made by Miss Jessie I’. Lovell, his former secretary. Miss Lovell said Wood died al the home of a friend. James Mehan a about 11 t. m. today. Wood, defeated for re-election to Hie new congress, had been one of the veteran Republican leaders of the house. Tip to the time of his recent retirement he had served nine ecnsecutive terms, representing the tenth Indiana district. For many years he was chairman of the powerful house appropriations committee and was largely responsible for shaping the budgetary policies of the government during the Coolidge and Hoover admirterations. I'ntil recently he also had served in a high place in the Republican party's national organization as chairman of the Republican noMTINt'EtI ON PAGE THRF7E SIXTY ATTEND JOINT MEETING Brotherhood Organizations Met At Calvary Church Monday Night About 60 members of the Brother hixsl organizations of tae First Evangelical Church of Decatur and the Calvary Evangelical church enjoyed a join t meeting at the Calv ry church Monday night, . During the business meeting which preceded the ptogram plans were made to invite the Huntington Broflterhcod to attend the May meeting T L. Becker will be chairmat of the committee tor the meeting. C. E. Hoi ker h d charge of the I program and several interestin'? talks were given. Otis Shifferly talked on the Future Outlook for Farmers, and C. R. Smith of Preble spoke on the Banking Situation. James Darr told about “Creamery Business’’ and the final talk was given by Mr. Hocker on the “Other Fellow's Viewpoint." The Calvary quartet sang several selections and the song service was led by Da. 1 Helm. Following t'ae piogr m the committee in i-harge of the social hour, Charles Knodle, Dick Hannon and James Darr, served refreshments. COUNTY HEALTH STATION MAR. 10 Adams Count y Baby Health Station Will Be Held At Moose Home The County Baby Health Station will be held next Friday March 10. . in the new Moose Home on North Second street, it has been announced. Dr. Dorothy Teal and Miss Nancy Gibbs, R. N„ of the Child Hygiene Division of the State Board of Health, will be in charge. Careful weighing and measuring of the baby, as well as a complete , physical checkup, is a part of the ’ b by health station routine. It is , very much easier to keep a you g . baby well and gaining steadily than it is to have him regain lost weight, or to get him well after he has become ill. ] Mothers with babies and children f under two years of age are cordially invited to bring them to the station Registration hours are from 9 to 1 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

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Professor Tritch Spoke Here Monday Professor Jonas C. Tritch of the Businejis College in Fort Wayne gave an interesting talk to the Brotherhood of the Baptist church Monday night. He talked on "The ‘ Mirror of the Masses.” The address followed a supper ; served in the church parlors by the ' women of the church headed by Mrs. H. 11. Shroll, the committee in charge. Forty-five men attended the meeting and the talk by Mr. Tritch was : greatly appreciated. Ont of town guests at the meeting were Everett Johnson. Max Allen Tritch, Vance Maddox and Frank Baker and son. EQUIPMENT IS IN GOOD SHAPE County Highway Equipment Is All In Excellent Condition Ralph Roop, county road supervisor, today expressed his appreciation to Chris Eicher, retired county road superintendent for ' the splendid way Mr. Eicher and his assistants turned over the affairs of the department. An inventory of all the equipment, together with information where it was located, was made up by Mr. Eicher and turned over to he new road supervisor. The county has a good amount of equipment, including trucks, graders, snow plows and other necessary machinery required in the repair and maintenance of the roads. Mr. Eicher served three years anil two months as road superintendent and all of the equipment turned over is in good shape and usable. Bonds nf the assistant road supervisor' have been filed with he county commissioners and approved. Each assistant is required to file a $1,666 bond. The entry on the commissioner's docket shows that the highway department is to pay Supervisor Roop at the rate of two dollars per mile per year, same to apply on his 1933 salary ot $2,520. On this basis the highway department will pay approximat >- ly $1,500 of the superviiior’s salary. W. H. JOHNSON DIES MONDAY Decatur Resident Dies At Home On West Madison Street William H. Johnson, 63. for many years a resident of Dec itur. died at his home 1403 West Madison street. Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Death was due to dropsy and heart trouble. Mr. Johnson had resided in Decatur for the hist 23 years, and previous to that time had resided in Blue Creek township. He was horn in Ohio on October 6, 1869. the sen of Hugh and Catherine Johnson. He ntirried Rosella Cook, who preceded him in death December 18. 1923. Surviving are two sons and a I daughter, Ad tn and Daniel Johnson at home and Mrs. Forrest Johnson of Grand Rapids. Michigan. Three children are deceased. Two brothers and a sister, Ed Johnson of Decatur. Nathan Johnson of i Stryker. Ohio, a d Mrs. Lehman Bt.indyberry of Careysville, Ohio, and five grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock CONTINftED GN PAGE THIIRE O —- Man Is Seriously Wounded By Shots Fort Wiyne, Ind., March 7 —(UP) ' Shotgun slugs fired through the window of his farm home near Hamilton seriously wounded Leo Cameron, 50, last eight. William Parks, 55. his brother-in-law, was arrested and was said to have confessed shooting Cameron. He refused to reve.il a motive. Cameron was sitting in his home ' when he was shot. He is expected ' Ito recover.

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RESTRICTIONS AGAINST BANKS ARE LESSENED Secretary of Treasury Woodin Authorizes Scrip Issuance EARLIER ORDERS EASED CONDITIONS Washington, Mnrch 7 (U.R) Orders authorizing issue of scrip by clearing houses throughout the country beginning Friday were issued today. Some localities may be allowed to start issuing scrip ; earlier but only by special direct authorization from the secretary of treasury. Wuodin's orders provided that: (Scrip may lie issued by clearing houses and other authorized asso- ; ciations against sound assets of hanking insti iitions. Scrip may be delivered by each institution ,to its creditors and ; depositors on a pro rata basis. This was understood to mean that depositors probably would lie given a percentage of scrip agaiti-ii their deposits rather than the full amount, depending upon the judgment of clearing house authorities i in each instance. For the moment there was no authoritative word as to whether New York would be permitted to go ahead at mice with its scrip which now is physically ready for issue. "Wait until 1 p. m ." said treasury officials. Woodin's next press conference is at that hour This action followed earlier orders providing limited lif ing of 1 bank restrictions to insure meeting of payrolls, transport of food, tnedieines and other emergency needs, such as relief of distress, current necessary expenditures, and for maintaining emnlnymen But in no case may geld or gold certificates be paid out. The postoffice department advised postmasters in need of cash for meeting money orders and postal savings withdrawals an I other poslal expenditures to draw on banks in their (territory. The courage of the American people in meeting the emergency was praised by Secretary Woodin. “1 doubt if any nation in the World would have faced the situation in the same spirit as the American peonle," he said. Indications ’hat former officials were collaborating with the ulministration was seen tn the fact that the two hiehes' treasury officials of the Hoover regime were wi h Woodin today Former Secretary of Treasury Ogden Mills and former Under Secret’a'y Arthur Ballantine. Throughout the emergency regulations issued in rapid-fire order were designed to adapt the rigors of the enforced holiday to the needrtta convenience of the public. Arrangements were made Io permit cleaning up of checks written before the holiday provided no outlay of cash was involved. Throughout, however. emphatic, orders were maintained forbidding payment of gold or gold certifigates. Banks also were authorized to resume their functions as trustees of estates and other trust fiinils provided that no currency is paid out. Secretary Woodin ordered that where settlements for cheeks charged by drawee insi itutions to the drawer’s accounts on its books on or before March 4 is ineom(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE*) o— Tax Board Authorizes $7,021 Appropriation Indianapolis, March 7- (U.R/ ■ The state tax board today authorized a bond issue of $95,300 for poor relief in Delaware county. Additional appropriations were ' approved as follows: Johnson county, $1,992; Madison county, $5,69.1: Adams county, * $7,021; civil town of Yorktown, Delaware county. $3,560 for firo 1 apparatus. The appropriations referred to 1 in the above dispatch were made by the county eouiu-il a week ago. No word has been received rela- ‘ live to the request to issue $16,060 1 j worth of the poor relief bonds in this county.