Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1933 — Page 1

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MIT BANKS ' IBEOPENIN 51® CITIES :d S _— — F ? TS -Bdn Federal K <lserve Resume OperS ations Today ■pevings will ®\tf\ii n esd.w R°al I I■> 1 ' '*■ kgtin to I’copeii bllMiiess lotltiv k 'i pledge to the notion I "''H President Roosevelt will not have :tnepnh Hlic ol b'Hlk l:tiln y PuK* Hl-s licensed h\ the tl'<;i''II C ra^Kw . permitted Io Opell iii the I- kev I iiniiicinl < ill'> will'll teller '' b&nhs located. To '"'"Il Wrilm Hie reop-i:!-i^®s ;ii i„, |,.J through- . couixry. calling upon tlie nation banisliitiK fear,” promtlie bank; "will lid rrriiaitH clamped tight i ■—"t for hoarding. of Secretary of Treasury sls K,_ withdraw ale of deposits tu .'lie funds needed jy expenditures. fir”' duty of banks reopen- —— die ■•■ of the secre h the ireasiiry 10l the per- I ,>i tli.-ti usual functions th; tin primary needs | people a the necessaries ] e under 1.1 arp ln ,.| Woodin an- • ' withdrawals for prohibited and , • •ff t treasury rules , ir, t i S nun • "ill’ll eondi ions \ lirr, i-'..ibli-hed. transfers , la banks or their custi — — be limited to necessary ( York. Boston. Philadelphia. Richmond. St. Louis. , City. Pallas, (’leveland. , “ St". Minneapolis and Sc k : tv are the 12 cries in , licensed banks were per and federal reserve offi ny nmp -"rvn —Be Crowd Attends .. S Showing Os Minstrel itut'l ’• -sentation of he ■ Minstrel and Revue, given ■>. v night in the Catholic ' ..,■>l auditorium. as a means of fttnih tor the needy and f of the city, was wit t>.v the largest crowd the minstrel. Ht."lH*nil>iete report of the proreceived from the program be ma,|e Ullt jl Tuesday. , P-dav. The members, egn-^Bt 1 cast offered their services mlt'^B* I '' third production. The ’atlons were spoil-[ B[' ,v the Elks lodge. jokes dam es ;■ id features iffhided in the Sunday pro f and an appreciative crowd tlm minstrel and music nta^KY_ -— —. .Imtion cIMTESARESET >CM . ' ■inty Superintendent ■nnounces Dates For I County Schools " ■ a,es tor graduation excercises <>r '' le At ' u,lls countv ■Wls have been selected, it was ■citnctsl today by the county ■f rillt(, ndent of schools. Clifton ■ II Br'" B ’ >eft * ter f° r she commence- i ogercises has not Ireen . Yet, Mr. striker stated. ■ "Ke number of young people i Afadnated from the various ! H°° ’ the county this spring., 1 ■ ' PVPraI sc hools have the larg- ■ ■’'•umber of applicants for diI BUs in several years. I' ■ e ro,nn ’eticement dates are as ; B fri, ‘ va - April 24 Buford, April 25 t ■onroe. April 26 t K e^ IW M,,ls ’ A P rl > 27 i ■" r klam|. Apr!! 28 ■ '’umnitth, April 29 ■ elf erson, May 1. Ij

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Professor Blou<h Speaks Here Tuesday Professor W. H. Mlough of Wittenberg College, Springfield. Ohio, will deliver an address on “Higher Education" to the students of the Decatur high school Tuesday morning. March H at 8:15 o'clock Professor Blough represents one of the old arts colleges of Ohio wfilch wis founded in 1845 He attended an arts college and also a ; state university and is enabled to speak on the advantages of both trainings. LOCAL BANKS RECEIVE GOLD Gold Coins And Certificates Are Being Exchanged in Decatur bulletin Notice was received this afternoon by the First State Bank from the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, that the time for cashing in or exchanging gold coins and certificates had been extended to Friday. March 17. The time originally fixed by the Federal Reserve bank was March 13, but the appeal was being met in such force that banks could not handle all the items in the short time allotted. Oold coins and gold certificates were being exchanged at local banks today, the owners complying with the request of President Roosevelt and federal treasury regulations to turn all gold in by March 13. At the First State Bank, more than $4.0(10 in coins and certificates were turned in List Saturday, including the receipt of SI,OOO gold certificates from one individual. Leo Yager, liquidating agent’for the Old Adams County Bank, has also exchanged several hundred dol’ars in gold coins and certificates for the silver currency bills. It is expected that between sfi.000 and SB,OOO in gold coins and certificates will be gathered here by tomorrow. The gold will be sent to the Federal Reserve bank in (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) SENATE BEATS DOWN REBELS Rebellion Against Economy Bill Is Defeated In Senate Washington, March 13.— !U.R) The senate today beat down a back bench rebellion against the iidministration's plan to reduce veterans compeUßakion and federal payrolls. As Chairman Pat Harrison of the finance committee brought the $500,000,0110 economy bill before the senate. Senator McCarron. 1).. of Nevada, moved to sidetrack it by having it referred 'o he judiciary committee. A viva voce vote howled McCarron’s proposal Into tempi rary discharge but the grey haired liarly westerner shouted from his rear row seat that he wanted a divisit ir on the question. The test came on a proposal by Chairman Harrison of he finance committee that the freshman senator's motion be tabled. Harrison’s motion worn 60 to 20. Denounces Plan President Roosevelt's plan to reduce veteran's compensation by $400,000,000 was denounced in he senate today as “unjust, brutal and cruel.” (Senator Robinson. R., of ’lndiana, challenged the administration program which Mr. Roosevelt insists is essential to balance the budget and maintain federal credi’. The bitter controversy flaming around the economy program — mNTtNPED on PAdfi THItRR Commissioners Will Not Meet Tuesday The county commissioners will not meet Tuesday to allow bills, the meeting being postponed until the banks reopen. The monthly bills were not allowed at the March session last week, the hoard adjourning in continued session.

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SENIOR CLASS TO GIVE PLAY Kirkland II ig h School Class Will Present Play Friday Night The senior class of the Kirkland high school will present tie play, "The Spell of the Omage,’’ in the Kirkla d uditorium, Friday night. M rch 17. Tickets for the play will sell at 2(t cents for adults and 10 cents for children. A prologue precedes the play whic.'i is laid in the Castleman home during Revolutionary times. The characters who tike part in the prologue are ’.is follows: The Host Walter Levy Phyllis Castleman Mary Merriman Lord Burleigh I.ayke Scherry A Serving Maid Mildred Herachen Rupert Huntley Evan Yake A Gypsy Leah Griffiths The c st of (.haracters for the p'.' y follows r Kitty Aldrich —Secretly romantic Mildred Henchen Belinda —A maid, also romantic Mabl- Borne Mrs. Breckinridge—An aunt o ■■ the Castleman side Mary Griffiths Carolyn (Alexander Her closest friend Mary Rienh .rdt M' Donald Dunbar —A young millio aiie Evan Yake John Harlan —His friend and lawyer Eugene Johnson Terrence Donovan—'Adventure La.vke Scherry Ted An office hoy Raymo d Levy M's. V I’lAistlne An aunt on the Aldrich side Helen Mcßride Lester Ross — Managing editor of the Cl' rion Wendell Mana. Fredericka Farr A reporter Frances SVekmann Burton Mathews Business and advertising manager. Walter Levy I bury C i ter A political ca db date Bovd MRS. IDA MILLS DEATH'S VICTIM Sister of Mrs. John Rex Died At Home East of Ossian Saturday Mrs. Ida 'A. Mills. 71, of five miles east of Ossian, and a sister of Mrs. John Rev of Decatur, died 'it her home Saturday nigat. Mis. Mills, wife of Sylvestei Milks, was born February 6, 1862 in Adams County and was married May 8. 1881 at Decatur. Surviving are the husband, two sons. H'-mer of southeast of Ossian and John of Fort Wayne; two daughters, Mrs. Bessie Young and Mrs. Mildred Morris of Bluffton; a brother. W. H. Ruprlght of Ossi' n and tour sisters, Mrs. Alice White Mrs. Samuel Kreigh nd Mrs. F. P. Summers of Ossian and Mrs. John Rex of Decatur. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Ossian Methodist Epfscop.il church with the Rev. George A. Snider of the Markle M. E. church officiating. Buriil will he made in khe Oaklawn cemetery at Ossian.

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John Aesthliman Dies Sunday Night John Aeschlimain, 50. who had operated a greenhouse at Waynedale for many years, died Sunday I night a- 111 o'clock at the home of ['a sister, Mrs Joe is<-h, Bluffton. Death was due to pneumonia. ■Surviving are the parents, the 'widow and five children all at ! home. Brothers and sisters ini'elude William Aeschliman and . Mrs. Aldine Heyerly. both living . rear Monroe and a half brother. . i Joe Aeschliman of near Decatur. I Funeral services will be held at (12:30 o'clock Wednesday as er- ‘ noon at the home and at 2 o'clock . nt the Christian Apostolic church. , The body was taken to the home . at Waynedale this afternoon. o Broadcast Saturday i (Alice Yost. Kathery.a Sohroyer r and Zula Porter of this city broad- ( cast over radio station WGL in Fort > Wayne Saturday afternoon. Kath--1 eryn sang two solos and Alice ind , Zula gave readings. Alice also sang a musical selection. INDIANA BANKS OPEN TUESDAY t Banks In Nine Indiana Cities May Be Reopened Tomorrow Indianapolis. March 13—U.R)--Banks in nine Indiana cities hav ‘ ing clearing house associations ‘ are expected do open for business tomorrow on a restricted basis. Gov. Paul V. McNutt, after a ( conference wiih Luther F. Symons I state banking comtnisuioncr. revealed that he would advise reopened i 'stittt ions to limit with- . dtawals for the time being. Despite this restriction, he said, those banks which reopen will be iible to restore itbont 95 per cent of their normal service to eus oImers. The nine cities having clearing bouse associations include Evansville. Indianapolis, Gary. Hammond, Fort Wayne. Michigan City, • New All any and South Bend. Offelals of the respective assn ciations were awaiting final word from the secretary of treasury today before making defiti: e ■ annoiincemeirts about any reopen- ■ ings. If the question of restriction Is se’tled definitely, members of the Indianapolis clearing house askoi ciation will be ready for business I tomorrow. Both Symons and McNut are > stroi gly in favor of a uniform rei striction plan for state banks. > They point out that clearance of | •. • mNTTMTTTCD nN PAGE TWO 0 I Dr. Shelby To Speak i Dr. W. D. Shelby of Indianapolis will address the Farm Bureau marI keting school at Monroe. Tuesday 1 right at 7:30 o'clock. The program 1 will be held in the auditorium over the Model Hatchery. i! Dr. Shelby's lecture will be on i Improvement in Poultry and will be jiliuatrated by pictures.

DECATUR BANK PLANS OPENING First State Bank Will Reopen As Soon As Permit Is Received ■| i | C. A. Dugan, president of the ■ First State Rank of this city, an ' nounced today that he local bank I would open as soon as the state permit was received and that no ; j restrictions whatever would be . placed on checking accounts. • The bank has an ample supply of currency on haled and since last week many thousands of dollars have been lef' at the bank, the same to be credited to depositors' . accounts when the bank opens for business. If the state permit is received Wednesday, the day fixeu by I President Roosevelt for solvent , stare backs to resume general hanking business, the First Sta'e Rank will resume business r once. Since bciking business was curtailed last week on account of the hanking holiday ordered by Presidr t Rcosevelt. the local institu ion has been accommodating patrons by making change and receiving cash, for which receipts have been issued to the owner. ' These amounts totaling between j $20,000 and $25,000 will be credited to the owoers' account as soon as normal business can be resumed. Mr. Dugan stated. “We have . never placed restrio'ions of any . kind on withdrawals and do not intend to do so when the permit is issued to operate. We have all the cash we need and « ill resume business in the normal way." The bank was it busy place today. many customers calling to make change ami cashing in gold coins and gold certifica es. The ' entire force of the bank was cn dutv. TROOPS LAUNCH COUNTER FIGHT Chinese Soldiers Start Spirited Counter-At-tack Today i Cheng'efu. Jehol Province. Mar. ' 13 —TI.R) Chinese forces have lawiiclied a spirited couiv'er-attack i against the Japanese near Fanehiakow. A continuous battle he- ■ ginning Sunday, still was in pro- - gress today. Using swords and pistols. Chin- ’ ese engaged in hand to hand fighiing with mountain artillerymen of the Ha'tcri corps, caught 'in a surprise attack. First reports were that 14 members of the H'attorl corps were killed and 39 j wounded. Airplane, ambulances were n-ed o rush the wounded in base hospitals at Chinchow. Manchuria. Simultaneously, Japanese carried out an airplane bombing raid , south of Kupeikow. turning the , advance of General Wang I Che's j **CONTINUE£roN*PAaK*TWo’"*’

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APPROXIMATE QUAKE DAMAGE SIXTY MILLION Property Losses In California May Total $60,000,000 DENY EPIDEMIC IN STRICKEN AREA Long Beach, Match 13 —(UP) —A strong eat th shock, characterized as second only to the tremor which rocked this city Friday wight, war felt here at 5:16 today. The movement was long and rolling, and did not have the initial “jolt’’ which usually causes heavy damage. Within 45 minutes after the shock, the e were no calls for ambulances at Central police headquarters, and no reports of further damage except for the collapse of a few already damaQed walls. Los Angeles. Mar. 13. — (U.R) — Southern California, emerging from the terror and desolation of a major disaster, was able to approxi- ■ mate for the first time today the staggering cost of an earthquake I that spread dead in a score towns and cities. The list of fatalities from Friday , night's shocks hovered around 135 as authorities began checking individuals reported missing or unaccounted for. So great was the confusion that even coroner's deputies had conflicting lists of victims. The possibility developed that : property losses might reach $60.- , 000.000 in the 400 square miles visit- ( ed by the tremblors. This was almost ten times the initial estimates of damage sustain- , ed by Long Beach. Compton. Huntington Park. Los Angeles and oth"er cities within the shaken area. The problem of fehahilitation . was the more acute because of the , national financial crisis, and the fait th it southern California at the I moment was unable to help itself . through open banking channels. The rank and file of citizenry in i the damaged downs viewed with re- ' cnNTTVTTKn ON PAOHI twhfte SEVEN BILLS NOT SIGNED Governor McNutt Signed All But Seven of 296 Measures Indianapolis, Mar. 13. —(U R) —Only , seven of 296 acts passed by the 78th Indiana legislature were not signed by Gov Paul V. McNutt Os the seven, one was vetoed and l.returnetl to the legislature which , sustained the action. Six died ihrough pocket veto. McNutt signed five hills Satur- , day night, including the one increasing chain store tax rates. Tax increases provided in the new act are from $25 to $l5O for each store over 20; sls Io S2O for each store from six to 10. ami S2O to S3O for each store from 11 to 20. Old rates of $3 for single stores and of $lO for each store i from two to five were not changed. Following disposal of all tile legislature's acts, Harry Miesse, secretary of the Indiana Taxpayers Association, issued a statement J asserting that "we are hopeful that this session of the legislature has taken a long step in the right direcition” toward government economy. If Gov. McNutt uses wisely the wide powers given him in the state reorganization bill, a material reduction in costs should be realiz- ' i ed, Miesse said. The statement [also cited 35 acts under which sizeable savings will or can be made. Among other bills signed by Me Nutt late Saturday was that nulli ' tying any act of the 78th general assembly should it interfere with state government reorganization . cnvTTVt’Rn nw vagf twh ) <»■ Regular Legion Meeting Tonight Adams post number 43 of the ( American Legion will hold its j regular meeting tonight at 8 o’clock at the Legion hall. All ’ [ members are urged to attend this ’ ‘ meeting.

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Holy Name Monthly Meeting Postponed The monthly meeting of I lie Holy' N'line society of St. Mary’s Catholic [ [c.Jurch has been postponed on ac-• I [count of the C itholic Industrial co • [ ference being held at Fort Wayne ' lhis week. The meeting was scheduled for tonight and as several of the local • men are planning to attend the [Fort Wnyne conference, William, i Fanrote, president of the society, i announced the postponement. The Industrial conference is being held at the Catholic Community 1 (Center, Fort Wayne, under tihe dir-| \ ection of the Rt. Rev. Bishop John [ F. Noll. CAMPAIGN FOR BEET ACREAGE TO CLOSE SOON Field Manager Announces Campaign Will Probably End Wednesday 10,500 ACRES ARE CONTRACTED FOR The campaign to obtain beet i . acreage for the Central Sugar Com- [ . pany of this city will probably close 1 ; Wednesday, J. Ward Calla.’ d, general field manager for the comp my announced today. , “We have approximately 10.503 ! . acres contracted for and the remain- . ing 1500 acres are in. sight”. Mr. Cal- , kind stated. Including the 504 acres obtained Thursday and Friday in Adams county, a total of more than 1,000 . acres was secured up to noon today. .Os this amount, about 100 additional acres were secured in this county . and Mr. CallaiiMl expressed the be- . lief tnat tile acreage here would to- j . tai at least 2.500 acres this year. M'.iny contracts were received ; through the mails Saturday and to- , day and company officials are en- . thusiastic over the response given , by beet growers and cooperation , shown by cou ty residents in the ■ obtaining of local contn.cts. The company wants 12,000 acres ( of beets this year. This will assure a run of 80 to 100 days next fall and mean employment of several hundred men in the factory, yards and fields. Mr. Calland again expressed his appreciation to farmers beet growers, the towns'iip trustees. Decatur i merchants, officers of the Chamber of Commerce, the County Agent. Mayor George Krick and others who gave of their time in promoting the campaign tor local acreage a d for . contracting to grow beets. Tax Payments Here Show Good Increase Tax jayments at the county treasurer’s office have increacd the past two days. Miss Alice Lenhart, deputy, stated today. Several persons called at the office today and p id the spring installment. Within the past week the treasurers office rcieivml about $631) i.i gold coins and certificates, in payment of taxes. Tlie gold was exchanged at tlie First State Bank for silver certiciates and will be forwarded by the bank to Chicago. MRS. PLUMMER DIES SUNDAY I Mother of Mrs. Charles Steele Dies After Month's Illness Mrs. George Plummer. 83. of south of Tocsin, mother of Mrs. Charles Steele of Decatur, died Sunday night at 10 o’clock at her home, one and one-half mile south of Tocsin. Mrs. Plummer had been ill for the past month. The husband is deceased. Surviving are tlie following sons and daughters: Henry of Bluffton: Mrs. Rosetta Mentzer of east of Bluffton; Will and Elmer Pluminer of Tocsin: Alfred Plummer of ; Greenwood. Miss; Charles Plummer of Hooitington; John Plum- ■ nier of Linn Grove; Mrs. Charles Steele of Decatur and Myrtle : i Plummer, at home. II Funeral arrangements have not i been completed ponding the arriv-l l al of the son in Mississippi.

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ASKS CONGRESS TO PASS BEER MEASURE SOON • indicate Action Will Be Taken On Modification This Week BRIEF MESSAGE IS UNEXPECTED Washington, Mar. 13 <U.R) President Roosevelt asked C,ongress today lor immediate modification of the Volstead act and quick responses from both house and senate indicated action would be taken on a beer bill this week. 1 louse Majority I. ead e r Byrns said an effort would be made to pass the bill tomorrow. Senate Majority Leader Robiaj son said the selnate would consider a modification measure as soon as the pending economy bill is disposed of. Mr. Roosevelt sent a short and unexpected message to congress, declaring Vols'.ead act modificalion was of the "highest import--lance” because of the revenue i possible from this source. The message was received with enthusiasm in the house where impatient members cheered ami shouted, “Vote, vote, we want beer.’’ Robinson said he regarded he president’s message, one of the j shortest on record, “as a model of brevity and decisiveness." Leaders did not expect to in- [ chide a legalization of wine in terms of the modification bill. However, Representative Ixia. D., of California, immediately in', roduced a bill to permit manufac- [ ture and sale of wine of 10 l>cr cent alcoholic content. He indicated he would not altempt to have this bill included with 'lie beer legislation. Repeal In Illinois Springfield. 111.. Mar. 13—(U.R)— Gov. Henry Horner signed two bills today abolishing all Illinois prohibition legislation. The hills, signed at 11:24 u. m . became., effective immediately. One repealed the search and seizure act ami tbt other the s a’.e prohibition law. SCHOOL SAFES ROBBED SUNDAY Only Small Amount Os Loot Is Obtained at Decatur High School Safes in the offices of Superintendent of schools WortlinKin and Principal Brown were broken into semetime Sunday night, but the thieves obtained little loot. The thieves gained access Io (he high school building by breaking a window hi tlie rear ol' tlm building. Thev were (hen forc'd to break ano her window to get into the school building proper. Comliinnticns on both safes were hammered off. Only a few dollars ir change were obtained from either safe. Papers and other records in tlie two safes were scattered over tlie offices lint .is far as could be ascertained his Ufternoon. no valuable papers were missing. Most of the damage done hy the vandals was caused by hammering the safe combinations, ’t was estimated that approximately $25 damage was done to each safe. No definite clues to the identity of the robbers had been found today. Must Obtain Driver Licenses April 1 Indianapolis, March 13 —(UP) — Indiana motorists must pay for their new 51) cent driver licenses by April 1. Frank Finney, t ew chief of the license bureau, announced today. o Fire At Logansport Logansport, Ind.. Mar. 13.—(U.R) —Damage estimated at several [ thousand dollars was caused hy fire which swept through second floor [offices in the Winfield block downItown yesterday afternoon.