Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1933 — Page 1

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VINDSTORM CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE

lIIfOTEON MEASURE fJSffil TODAY -L ■ Believed Certain I? "B ass Measure Late ——-Shi' Afternoon !< ks . ‘ — —- "' T Tt wition to ■mu. (01 LAPSES lltry miles Mar 14 iU.R.* ittir o' 3 ’ P er cent -'y Mr \^Ber« helm '" 3lv v ' et house right cao } W chamber passed the bill and sent it on spurred by President message asking modification of the p u act to provide a new revenue have joined '-r,| Total eongression- • , j.jjfl - before the end of the unofficial house beer ‘‘l Mar. 1 I <U.R) "’i | ( .;| ( | ( >rs tudav push"hei r lor reveswif llt and sinoolhvirtually certain artWTi , A lini ' l vo,e '" | C, a^Khis:| ni'rn | ion. —tSosiiiun of the prohihihy minority collapsed Hie threat ol steam The chamber tt.’animoiis consent for — ui' .1 measure which. a year ago failed to a simple majority vote. W S bill, legalizing three amt heave federal tax“» ■ tn vield iinproyimatelv xl. in the first year of e moved with time table toward passage. consideration in that . af’e: ' i” pending economy , ul foaming brew of lp strength before of the week was a distinct that as breweries could Mon; and -tales arranged to its sale. •■ (■'i-'- of nib houses tnmbli J aflei ident Roosevelt I.- mi mossag • tamediate action to carry Dem.i. ratio beer pledge I new revenues for the federal treasury. house will pass the beer “■tf'T- .1. 'l'nment this aft." R Speaker llainev asserted. e Democratic leaders even a formal roll-call vote be needed. ” bill which apcertain to be written into —of he United States will ■the name of Rep. Thomas - Dem V V veteran chair'l the Tammany delegation. the bill would legalize al>-. porter and lager ol not ■J 1 by weight. It does not Sttor n ine. ■•if"' federal <ax would he on each barrel of beer. rs would pay a SI,OOO license n. their manufacturing perireasury officials here — ■’ a "''l the government would I” ”o federal regulation . Advertising Is permitted:, ■ sale to minors is permitted' M 'hoory that the beverage ’ ( ■> be non-intoxicating, t ■ »*" Whicll ll<> no * <letiire or sale within their ' - * 0,1,l| i °f course, be fully by both local and federEach state also 1 ■t have the right to regulate s» Bred hP ** r ln Bny wav '* ■Wor James Davis I Reported Better :« March 14 — (UP) — I K° a,eß Senator Janies J. •■* * as a little better today as- ■ rough night," Dr. John Shirer *■ OrniPll an for ap■"ttis on the Senator Kist Fri- ■ said. 'hief concern of phyaicians : Bi,.'"I’’ 1 ’’ k * av ' s hs* become a di- • ■ condlon from which he B ’ en suffering. Insulin injecB 111 ncre 'sing amounts have ■ administered. Dr. Shirer add, ' ■ 1 be continued indefinitely.

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Odd Fellows Complete Their Organization The organization of the Tenth District Odd Fellows Association was completed at a meeting held in jpe.mville, Monday night. Members of the local I. (). o. E. lodge attended the meeting. The tenth district comprises Adurns, Wells, Jay and Blackford counties and seventeen lodges are 1 .within its jurisdiction. Samuel Mirtain of Dunkirk was chosen presklent of the association; Fred Major, Decatur, secretary and treasurer; 1). F. Orile of Geneva, first vice-president. Mr Grile is also Adams county s representative on the committee selected io draft the by-l.iws of the association. Over 200 Odd Fellows were pre sent at the meeting and entertain mei t was furnished by the Penn--1 ille lodge. YOUTH INJURED DURING STORM Boy Suffers Fractured Arm During Storm Near Yoder Monday Yoder. Ind. March 14—(U.R> One person was injured and heavy property damage was caused by a severe wind and rain storm which struck the •'.mthern portion of Allr.i comity last night. Robert Bridges, “mall son of Stewart Bridges, farmer near here, suffered a fractured arm when the wind hurled him against a barn. As the terrific wind dipped at ■the eastern edge of town It destroyed the A'oder Missionary church, the home of its pastor. 1 the Rev. Clinton Moser, and a grain elevator. Two latke Erie & Western railroad box cars on a siding were derailed. Huntington Damage Huntington, March 14 -<U.R>—A twisting windstorm of near-cy-clonic veloci y struck Hunthigte i last night, unroofing 10 downtown business buildings and temporarily disrupting electric light service. First estimates placed prf ..er damage at several thousand dollars No persona! Injuries were reported The wind tore signs and awnings from their hangings and broke plate glass windows. Merchandise displays were damaged by the accompany! tig rain and hail. The electric current was shut off and telephone communications disabled after a falling roof had smashed a transformer and fall ing trees carried wires to tin ground Two downtown streets were closed to traffic until debris could be cleared away. Reports from outlying districts indicated little damage to farm buildings. At Warsaw Warsaw. March 14—(U.R) I.ivecnWTTVfFtn rg GF THRRF THREE DAMAGE SUITS FILED Portland Publisher. Wife And Son Seek Damages Os $70,000 1 Three suits hive been filed in the Jay circuit court in which James B. Simmons. John T. Sutton. Hirry Berger and Mortoi: S. Hawkins are made defendants. One suit is by Alfred A. Kist, Portland publisher, asking judgment of $50,000 for libel and slander. • 1 The other suits were filed by | Merle Kist and Robert Kist, wife ( and son of Alfred A. Kist, asking SIO,OOO judgment each. The first paragraph of the complaint alleges that the defendants i are guilty of libeling and circul ding 1 false written matter and oiusing to 1 be published statements injuring : the character and business of the plaintiffs. These statements, which are alleged to be false, malicious and nntrue in the comp!' int. are the outgrowth of a suit filed by the defendants, Simmon, Sutton and Berger, at the instigation of Morton S. ’ Hawkins, and relative in subject ; i matter to the old Portland Repub- 1 lican, a newspaper that wen pntilishied several years ago in the city of p Portland. 1 '

State, Natluuai And laleraath.nal New*

TWENTY-TWO STATE BANKS ARE REOPENED State Banking Department Grants Licenses To 22 Institutions DECATUR BANK IS READY TO OPEN The First State Bank of this city is ready to open as soon as the state permit is received, C. A Dugan, precidert. announced this afternoon. “We will open on a moments notice and it is our intention to resume business without ainy kind of restrictions on checking accounts or other withdrawals, complying with the regulations issued by the Federal government against withdrawal of funds for “hoarding purposes”. It is expected that the state permit will be received Wednesday or Thursday. I.rdienapolis, March 14. (U.R) — Twenty-two state Imnks in Indiana reopened today under licen.ier granted by the state banking department. All are operating under restrictions ordered for banks of class "A" rating, In addition to the state banks, national banks reopened in Indi anapolis. Vincennes. Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and South Bend. The complete list of state banks authorized to operate was announced by Gov. Paul V. McNutt 11s follows: Mishawaka: First Trust and Savings Bank. North Side Trust and Savings, West End State Bank. S. utli Bend: First Bank ami Trust company. Western State Bank. Fort Wayne: East Side State Bank. Peoples Trust and Savings, North Side State Bank. Terre Haute: Indiana State. Terre Haute Trust, Terre Haute Savings. Indianapolis: Union Trust Company, Security T.rust Company. P "ikers Trust Company. Peoples S're Pink. Livestock Exchange Bunk Ma»“»i'hiiseits Avenue State P,t k. Madison Avenue Sta “ Bank. Fountain Square Stat” p-ink. Fidelity Trust Company. Brightwood S ate Rank. India la Trust Company. McNutt said class "A" banks would be reopening rapidly for the next few days and that class “B" ba ks would start resiimp :f"i of business soon The followin'?, restrictions will be placed on class “B" banks: Prohibit withdrawals of savings and certificates of deposit for 90 days. Five per cent limit in withdrawal of checking accounts. Deposits made after the reopening will be held in liquid assets and no restrictions will be placed upon their withdrawal. C' iss ' H" banks may lie clui'it ed to class "A” rating at the dis ere ion of the state banking de part ment Class “A" banks are not permitted to pay out gold or gold certificates. >r are thev illowed to pay in cash a check diawn on another bank. They may disburse pavri/’ls in eash as usual but withdrawals on cheeking accounts or cashier's checks or eer ified cheeks may not exceed sls a day Elwood Man Named Indianapolis, March 14 - (UP) — Appointment of Martin L. Lang. Elwood druggist, as state food and drug commissioner for the board of health w’is inuounied late yesterday by Gov. Paul V. McNutt. He will succeed I. L. Miller, Indiauia polls. One of the board's activities now is oil and gasoline inspection. However. that work is expected to be transferred by governor to the new state department of treasury. May Recommend Relief Washington. March 14 —(UP)— The possibility of President Roosevelt sending to congress this week his recommendations of agricultural relief was indicated strongly today by Senator Smith. D. of South Carolina, chairman of the Senate I committee on agriculture, after a conference at the While House.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, March 14, 1933.

Photo of Public’s Confidence ■PWnWMMMNMMIHiI w- ' C ft BE - ■ s 1 <1; 1 a WTTWi’I *y jJUk yay ■ i ■■ wl > * This scene made in Hie First National Bank of Chicago Monday morning, and typical of other banks in the city, shows depositors at the deposit cages returning money to the liank. In so dsdng they ins dilated that they are uniting in “banishing fear." as President Franklin 1). Roosevelt urged Sunday night in his stirring radio address calling upc.'.i the people of the United States to have confidence and courage.

♦ - ♦ CYCLONE DATES Dates of former cyclones in Adams county follow: March 23, 1917 —Territory in Kirkland. Preble and Root i townships, centering around Monmouth, where much damage was done. 1 | March 28, 1920—The Geneva , k! | cyclone, five persons killed. Minh properly damage. 1 March 28. 1920.—Cyclone in .?+ vicinity of Hoagland, Monroeville and Friedheini district. Daniel. Hoffman died few days later from exposure. ' * « SUPREME COURT MAKES RULING I Rules Against Construction of New Court House At Kokomo Indianapolis, March 14. (U.R)--; 1 Efforts of Howard county com 1 misslotlers to construct a new court house at Kokomo were haltI ed today by the Indiana supreme i court. The old court house was torn I 1 down after being condemned in ■ 1928 by the state fire marshal, j ■ Since then county offices have been housed in downtown buildings and Hie courthouse squarej > has been converted into a publi 1 I park. Immediately aftei the old build ing was evacuated, county com missioners declared an emeremy for building a new court house i a I authorized a bond issue of

Decatur Woman Receives Letter From Sister Telling Os California Quake 1

i ’ —.— 1 Mrs. John Peterson lias received an interesting letter from her sis er. Mrs. Edward Wilson, of Loe Angeles, tellfng of experiences during tlie disastrous earthquake of last week. Tile letter, written late Friday night, tells of the first shocks and the experiences of he Wilson family during the I ’ quake. Tlie complete letter is as fol- ■ lows: "Dear Olive. Ethel and family: We hoped no news would be good news, so will send airplane letter. We are O. K. so far but have been going through an experience I ' i had hoped we would never go hrottgh. When the first quake came at six o'clock. John had been out playing ball, so was taking a bath for dinner. June decided to bake some of her biscuits. Edward and I were reading the evening piper. "Suddenly a low rumbling noise ' started and kept getting louder ■ aid louder, sounded like an enor- ■ mous truck driving right up to t your door, thrt) when the noise ’ arrived, so to speak, the chandet Hers Legau to swing, the pictures 'moved and the chairs danced and

MCDONALD MAY CONFER AT ROME England’s Prime Minister May Confer With Mussolini Soon Geneva. March 14—(U.R)— Prime ■ I Minister Ramsay MacDonald of 1 England may visit Rome Io coater j with Premier Mussolini in an , effort to save the rapidly crumli- | ling arms conference, it was learned today. Increasing tension throughout Europe since the rise to full powler of the Hitlerites tn Germany. Iras resulted in renewed efforts to ; rescue the conference. Decision leaving Germany with no possible excuse for re-arming 1 may be reached hero before the weekend. Should such decisions be under- ' taken without careful preparati .1 ard es ablishment of a united front, the action might meatn the complete collapse of the conference. Statesmen have displayed concrn ever evidences of sympathy between the governments of Italy ami Germany, both wilder Fascist control. MacDonald has conferred lengthily with President Taladier in ■ Paris, seeking a formula to save lithe conference. France has exi hibited great concern over the Italo-Germa. friendship. o Prepares To Pay Piris. March 14 (UP) —France is prepari g to pay her defaulted December 15 war debt installment to the United States, it w:s report'ed reliably today.

the house shook. I looked ut Ed iward and Jane and the expressions ’ j on the'r faces were like one in a iptra’ce The Instant we realized it was a quake we all ran out of 1 the house, neighbors were running 'in ail directions. Four or five ’ I times since the shakeup at six ■' o'clock we have had little tremors. i or the low rumbling noise but it dies out. The suspense is awful Hand we will all be glad when the , old mottn'ain decides to stay put. 1 1 “We tried to eat our dinner at ■ , seven lint none of ns had an appe- - 11 tile and even Jane's good biscuits ' I went begging. , I “Our neighbors, the young conI pie with the trew baby, wore back l and forth. Wo decided we would all be ns sate and as well off to ) I be out in the ear. so we took our money, locked our doors and drove ' until eleven, such sights as we _ saw-. “Edward was anxious to see if . his company’s building was still , standing, so we drove there first. , and found it all right, then out to . see Mrs. Kermit's mother and ( ' father, in every block some stores 1 1 * ’cONTTNUED ON*PAGE*TWO* * ’

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FEAR EPIDEMIC OF PNEUMONIA IN CALIFORNIA Widespread E p i d e m i c Threatens EarthquakeStricken Area UNEMPLOYED MEN CLEAR AWAY DEBRIS lain Angeles. March 14 (UP) —A fairly severe settling qii ike rocked southern Califoi iiat at 11:06 A. M. today. This was the first dlsturb'ince of any consequence noted since 4:21 A. M. No new dairgtge was reported immediately. Los Angeles. March 14.—(U.R) — A widespread pneumonia epidemic today threatened earthquakestricken Long Beach. Compton iind Huntington Paik. Pneumonia broke out as the recurrent earth shocks ceased. Sixteen patients had been brought into Seaside hospital and emergency receiving stations over night. Most of them were old people who had been sleeping upon the damp ground ini front of ruined homes. Two aged women wore found near death, too weak to call for aid. A younger woman with a baby boy in her arms was rescued |l>y an ambulance crew. The baby had pneumonia, the mother double pneumomia. The town was divided into patrol sections and ambulance drivers inspected the little out-door camps in front of Long Beach's 2.000 completely ruined homes. Those found to be inadequately sheltered, particularly older people, were taken to Bixby Park where relief agencies had tents iand warm blankets ready. Many went willingly. Others, judgment warpezl by malnutrition CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR o FAVOR MEASURE HELPING RANKS Senate Banking Committee Favors Permitting Loans To Banks Washington, March 14.—(U.R) — The senate banking commit :ec today voted to report favorably the Robinson resolution P'-imitt-ng state banks to borrow funds in the emergency from the 12 federal reserve banks. Sena e actfon, it was announced will be provisional on the outcome of a conference with Majority Leader Robinson, its sponsor, on whether existing law covers the scope of the resolution. Secretary of Treasury Woodin, meanwhile, reviewed the banking situation in a statement to the press. He said tiiat deposits in reopened badiks continued to equal or exceed withdrawals and ■ that the treasury would do everything in its power :o prevent large scale hoarding of gold or gold certificates. The Woodln statement: "About all I can tell you Is that today is continuing the fine record of yesterday so far as the banking situation is concerned. The people have been cooperating with us magnificently. I am beginning to believe a superstition I have long inaintaimed that is that 13 is my lucky number. Everywhere it is indicated that rhe era of fear that was so manifest befdre the banking holiday lias completely passenvriMT’Fn nv ptng thtirf o Telephone Service Delayed Few Days Telephone service to Fort Wayne will be delayed about three diys. H. F. Ehlnger, general manager of the Citizens Telephone compmy stated toiliy. The lines on the Poe road are down. Damage is estimated at SI,OOO. Messages were relayed byway of Bluffton. The section served with light and power by the high tension wires along state road No. 27, were deprived of service for a few hours. The poles did not blow over, but stood ut an angle of several degrees. The Hoagland and Monroeville .telephone lines were knocked out of * commission.

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Seven Prisoners Have Been Released | i Indiaimapolis, March 14 —(UP)— Seven prisoners have been released from the state reformatory > where they wore serving sentences on state liquor )iw violations, ' | Wayne Coy, secretary to Governor - Paul V. McNutt, announced today. He said only eight inmates of the ■ teformi.tory were eligible for re- ( pease under McNutt s ruling that all J persons convicted pnder the Wright ; "hone dry" la wshall bes reed unless J guilty of public drunkenness or driving while intoxicated. | . I— 0 — CLAIM OPENING IS SUCCESSFUL Chicago Bankers Are W ell ' Satisfied With First Dav’s Business Chicago, March 14 —(UP) —With Chicago lia'iiiks reporting their first dav under new government regulation us "successful," financial institutions in 18 clearing house cities in the seventh federal reserve district reopened today. i Deposits were greater than withdrawals as “runs" in the reverse order were registered here yesterday. State Street merchants and , others indicited the greatest buying since the pre-Christmas holidays. Two other developments held finaricial attention beside the gradual re-opening of banks: The resignation of Stanley Field, nephew of the late Marshall Field and prominent in Chicago social life, as director and chairman of the , Board of Continental Illinois National bank and trust company. The payment in full of depositors in the Security Bank of Chicago and the Second Security Bank, both of : which are going out of business, i Cities in which banks of the seventh federal reserve district reopen . today include: Illinois — Champaign, Danville. Decatur. Peoria. Rockford. Indiana—Fort Wayne, Indianapolis. Terre Haute. lowa—Des Moines, Ma ;on City, Michigan—'Battle Creek. Detroit, Gtand Rapids, Kalamazoo. I WisconsL?—Green Bay, Milw.ru- | kee. Sheboygan. Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National bank and internationally known finnneer was enthusiastic after the first day tl.'.t Chicago's banks had been open after the holidays. “Everybody is happy" he beamed. “The tellers will be busy until midnight counting . money we took In." Field's resignation as a leader of one of the "loop" Lenka resulted from his indictment Feb. 27 in connection with the defunct corporation securities company, a unit in the toppled financial Instil pyramid. Field also resigned as a director of the Commonwealth Edison company and the Public Service company of Northern Illinois. James Simpson, chairman of the Utility companies, accepted the resignations “with the greatest re- , luctancc." Simpson succeeded Sam ■uel Instill. Sr., now a fugitive in 1 Greece. Y'nNTTNHRD nN PAGE FOUR 31 ARE KILLED MONDAY NIGHT Spectators At Movie In Mexico Are Accidentally i Electrocuted II Ahnaluluco, State of Jalisco, ■ Mexico. March 14 -(U.R)— While 1 enthralled spectators leaned ' against the balcony rail of the 1 Hidalco Theatre watching a mevie film last night, a high tension wire fell against the metal 1 railing. Twemty presons were electrocut- ■ ■ed as the current shot along the railing, and 1.000 persons in the audience stamped for exits. Elev- ' en more were trampled to death ■ i iand at least 70 were injured in I the panic. I The audience represented a large part of Hie population of I litis little mining town. The i theatre was seldom used. The - show had been arranged by Efren . Ramos, owner of the theatre build- [ , ing and also owner of a coni grinding mill. He had assembled * the audience by distributing tick-: t: ets to the mills’ customers. 1 Ramos was arrested. ‘

TOURSOMi P A PERLIK EON E OF THE FAMILY

OVERSIOO,OOO DAMAGE CAUSED MONDAY NIGHT Cyclone Swept Through Northern Part of Adams County NO PERSONS ARE REPORTED INJURED Damage estimated tit more than was caused by a cyclone which swept through a section of country along the Adanis-Allen county line at 7:30 o’clock Monday night, leveling barns and out-buildings on about 35 farms and killing a few hundred head of livestock and several thousand chickens. No human lives were lost and no one was reported injured. Considerable damage was done to telephone and electric lines in the sector where the cyclone played havoc and in many cases destroyed every farm building, except tlie house. It was one of the freaks of the storm to dip down over the house and demolish the barn back of the house or at either side. In some cases the chimneys were blown off and sections of root's blown away. Os the houses damaged, the Fred Hoppe residence and the large house on the Henry Reitter farm were among the worst. The house on the Leo King farm was also damaged. The Hoppe house was torn to pieces, the kitchen remaining standing. Mr. Hoppe and his sister. Mrs. Minnie Koeneman, were in this room but escaped injury. Two Miles Wide Beginning at a point northwest of the Adams county line, the storm followed a path almost parallel with the Adams-Allen county line, traveling in an eastern direction. It covered a territory about two miles in width, bounded an the south by the St. John’s church and north on a line with the Albert Scheumah farm. Most of the local territory stricken by the storm lies east of S ate road number 27, beginning at the Henry Fuhrman tarm. Running east and west, the cyclone, which apparently originated “In Huntington county, traveled east, doing ccnsiderable damage at Yoder, where an elevator and church were razed, striking points near Poe and east to Williams, where it seems the storm reaiduid its zenith. Among the farms most seriously damaged were the E’ulirman. Ferdinand Bultemeyer, Arthur Schroeder. Herman Bultemeyer, Fred Hoppe, Henry Reitter, Paul Scheiman, Fred Scheintan, .Ed Butlemeyer, Fred Miller. Orvai Scott, Will Kline, Newt Houk. Honk Bros.. Andrew Fuelling:, Herman Weber, Lew Hoile, the Dawsen farm. Martin Scheuman And Ed Droege. Many head of cattle were killed on the Fuhrman. King, Miller, Houk, Sct.lt and other farms. Hundreds of farmers spent al! last night and today attempting to rescue live stock and rehabili- ; ate homes from which the roofs had been torn. Telephone communication was broken down In tlie storm area and many calls for help were useless. In Wake of Storm Other farms in the patlt of tlie storm were the Martin Boerger, Fred Boerger. Ernest Fuelling. Gits Btisick, Leo Berning. John' Berning. Henry Christianer. At the Martin Boerger house, the family is quarantined for diptheria. Windows were blown out nnd some damage done to the roof. Tlie other farms, buildings were twisted, some demolished and others roofs were torn off. Tlie farms of Clifford and John Houk. Rudolph Fuelling, Paul Shefman, Fred Scheintan. Conrad Doehrman were visited by the storm and consideralile damage done. At Hie Albert Scheiman Ainu, a part of the roof was torn away. The storm was accompanied by a terrific downpour and much damage was done to the interior of houses whan the roofs were torn away or pirtly destroyed and tlie water poured in. Fields Flooded The heavy rain and hail stonn , which flooded the fields and toads complicated the work. The poultry damage was especially CONTINUED ON PAOE TWO