Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1933 — Page 1

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HARLES E. MITCHELL IS INDICTED

■turscout fcITION TO ■pen TONIGHT hH j} a( jue Exhibition |H|Be Held hl NibKlick Building Mtf.en booths W EI \(, \RR \\(.ED the •lav l ’" 1 ' the g^K nIl b () f Ib-catur. ToHK at ; o'clock they will £K, t . terr:: •■mhf (lemon- , tit, Niblick blllld-l-hl'th street to different exhibiift ■ manged. At K momei:’ • was deeidur an aviation booth. f tri- obtainK >r .\. - worked mi IHU niclii pint.ng in model ■ the K., . linght Pour ■p,!. ’•' :l *e Senilis MiDmi’ ar'- hung in the : T:..,.p Ilans ami penMon•r i -m Ila del orations. ■ mhli will represent the .o quire a merit |ft in th'- Im the booth is -•'qinrements. Tile is- a' work on the pro- .. HSlration is ■: radio booth radios 11 d electrical male scouts and avlation booth ni'd'-l aer itdanes. The booth will demon■thr work o' making a pieEst - besiliiiim.' Io end. The ■b< booth has a bridge, tad ' i made withof A very inter ■ s.-".- experiments has 'he chemistry ■ - -m; booth lias •; -- lighting equip Ma : -;r.c ■ rlnnibiug tools ■rae. !-. — up m the plumbTli" lord study booth ■ tiambei mounted birds ft'-': ..v.nsive set of hint A demoii'tr.ibe in the first aid |H The dairying booth will - m testing milk, in'rre,: collection of ha- obtained forth" booth. - officers have ■ o ile'iioiistiation. 1U h- n..i Bryce Thomas is Sfoiit >. "innnssionei. C. C. is I entity scout chair 1.. e "-idem of 111,. Hor Area C >i;m-i|. Sim Burk ha - • Eno Lankenau at lie advisory board, ",s page fivid |B~ " _ " ■llf SOARD ■HI REPORT ■ur Board Has Bal■teOf Only $567.03 ■At End Os Year report of the Decatur M hoard for 11)32, shows a j.TtiT.m'f at the close ■ )' p ar as compared with sl.■<>n January 1, 1932. |ftbbiary Board, during the ■^* 1V "'I {t.Gf-,| i; all( | expendi ■pno $1,097.44. is faced this year witli ■* f >d problem which mem ■~ te will prevent them from ■ a single new Ixxik and pro barely sufficient to pay ■punning expenses. Worthman. secretary of in commenting on the ■ stated; ■ Library Board this year. have a hard time mak■v meet financially. In figiir- ■ 'loses' salary, janitor's ■? e Insurance bill, light and ■J • coal bill and a few other Incidentals the Library ft*'" be three month's delinft Th<l Library Board will not ft* *° h "- v 3 single book this ft Thls is a tragedy. But we to do the best we can. ■“Ottnt of money available ftff; 183 3, will be $1,81)8.58 ■ u «catur and $232.37 from BA?" lown! d'lp. making a toft tt.M0.95," B'fPori will he published In Saturday's paper

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Accused Ranker ■jt «***~ x <- tft If j | * IU 1 ■A; K ----- ■■ Charles E. Mitchell, recently resigned as chairman of the National City Bank, who was arrested on orders from Attorney General Hom er Cummings and charged with income tax evasion. The charge arose from Mitchell's testimony before the Senate Committee investigating the stock market, recently. The financier was arrested at his New York home and later released on $10.01)0 bond. BLUFFTON MAN GIVES SPEECH Frank G. Thompson Talks To Rotarians About Legislature Frank G. Thompson. Bluffton newspaper editor and representative in lhe state legislatute from Adanw-t»fi<l Weiis»r»'nnHes rave tm interesting talk before the Rotary Ciub last evening on the method and system of passing bills in the state assembly. Mr. Thompson dealt with organization and committee work of the legislature, enumerating several of the most important bills passed by the assemb’.y. Mr. Thompson, who served his flirt term in the house was a member of several important committees. Due to the death of one of tlie members, the body was comwed of 98 I'i.i. and one woman Following th> introduction of a bid. the mailer was referred to a t-iecial committe? by the speaker cf the horse. Mr. Thompson explained. If approval was given, the measure then was acted on by the assembly. Among the measures which Mr. Thompson mentioned as being of great interest to all people in the state were the statu reorganization bill, the teachers tenure bill, the gross income tax measure, the banking bill, the beer bill and the intangible tax hill. "I know everyone does not agree with every law that was passed, but action was taken with the idea in mind of redistributing the tax burden and to cope with the demand for economv in government through consolidation and placing 'the power to cut costs in the chief executive of the state." Mr. Thompson spoke a good word for the Boy Scouts and urged Decatur people to attend the Merit Badge demonstration which opens tonight in the Niblick building. Mr. Thompson and local Rotarians attended the exhibit last evening — -— oDr. Fred Patterson Sutlers Theft Loss Dr. Fred Patterson of this city was among those who owned an interest in the foxes stolen from the Hoosier Silver Black Fox Fann at Grabill. a few days ago. Alaiut 20 foxes were stolen, valued at $4,000. A number of Berne men also owned an. Interest in the farm and it is estimated that their loss will be about $2,500. Among the Berne men owning an interest in the tuxes were. Otto Stucky. Henry Amstutz and Fred K.imnolz Dr. Patterson did not learn if the foxes which he owned were stolen, or if others were taken. Favor Copeland Bill Washington, March 24 —(4JP)— ■ The senate judiciary committee to day voted a favor.)We report on the Copeland bill to remove .11 restrictions on the number of liquor prescriptions allowed to physicians.

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ADOLF HITLER FIGHTS REPORT OF REPRISALS Hitler Government Devotes Attention To Fighting Boycott POLITICIANS ARE PI T UNDER ARREST Berlin. Mar. 24. —<U.R)~The Hitler government, confirmed as an absolute dictatorship for four years, turned its attention today to the twin problems of answering atrocity reports abroad ami meeting threats of an economic boycott by Jewish business men in foreign lands. Chancellor Attott Hitler began his regime as chief of the "third reich" faced with boycott threats which in some cases already had resulted in actual chancellation of orders. His supporters set about to disprove reports of Jewish persecution which led to the economic reprisals and which threatened to result in diplomatic incidents. An immediate answer to the atrocity reports came from the Hitlerite newspaper. Voelkischer Beobachter. which announced that the government would take drastic measures against newspapers disseminating such reports and against. their Berlin correspondents. The suggested action includes exclusion of the newspapers from mail facilities in Germany, the publication slated. The Voelkischer Beobachter also pointed out that the economic boycott suggested in certain quarters in the United States should be considered in the light of the fact that eventually the United States would . hurx itself Iji Siuib action, a.s many is buying more from the United States than she is selling to that country. Moreover, the newspaper stated. “The question arises how private debts would be regulated." It asserted that the German government was watching developments closely and had instructed its representatives abroad to lodge a diplomatic protest in each indim'OX I IN't't’.D ON PAGi: I’IVE) APPROVE PLANS FOR RAILROADS House Committee Reports Favorably On Railroad Legislation i Washington. March 24. — (U.R) — ■ Two basic pieces of railroad legis ■ lation, understood to have the approval of President Roosevelt, were reported favor bly today by the ' house interstate and foreign com- ■ merce committee. One would retroactively repeal : the so-called recapture clause of ■ the interstate commerce act; the : other provided for federal super- ; vision of railroad holding compan- ' ies. I Washington, March 24. — (U.R) — Chairman Dill of the senate interstate commerce committee said tie i dav that the railroad legislation being considered by the Roosevelt < administration is tending toward a p'an which would place all railroads under supervision of region al ''coordinators. President Roosevelt holds that ; the railroads must straighten out their own affairs before they can get further financial assistance from the federal government. Dill , explained. The special railroad committee now working upon legislation inclines toward a grant of broad authority to the president to handle . this problem. The Association of Railway Ex-1 , ecutives had devised a plan of re- , gional systems. But the plan as . worked out Is not regarded with much favor by the special ■ legisla- ’ tive committee, it was learned. The ■ committee feels the plan fails to provide for sufficient economies. Joseph B. Eastman of the interstate commerce commission has submitted another plan providing for government operation of the railroads with a complete readjust- > ment of rates and substantial gov- ■ eminent financial support Under his plan, the government would • ivirtually guarantee railroad obligations.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 24, 1933.

Girls Choir To Give Program At Geneva The Girls Choir of the local Methodist Episcopal Church composed of 20 voices will present a program of music at the Methodis Church in Geneva, Sunday night. The choir Is directed by Mrs. Dan Tyndall aiisd Mrs. Avon Burk is the organist. Regular Legion Meeting Monday Adams post number 43 of the American Legion will hold its regular meeting at 8 o’clock Monday night. Every member is urged to be present as business of importance will he discussed. FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDING Favorable Weather Reduces Flood Danger In Southern Indiana I By United Press) Favorable weather conditions reduced the flood danger in southern Indian! today, but crests of the Ohio and Wabash rivers will not reach the pocket section until this week-end. Weather bureau officials predicted fair and continued cool for an.other 24 hours. The greatest flood damage has been caused in cities along the Ohio. Wabash and White river communities were more fortunate. The Ohio has reached nearly 45 feet at Evansville and may go a little higher before it recedes. In the memorable 1913 flood the maximum level was 48 feet. The Wabash passed flood stage at Vincennes when it reached 14.6 ..feet., ft is expected to rise to 16 feet by tonight. The waters continued to recede along the upper courses of the Wabash and the two forks of the White river. Rome and Tobinsport, two Perry county towns, were cut off from the outside world except by boat and wire. Only one highway was open to Derby. Two feet of water covered Main street in Tell City where conditions appeared to be growing worse instead of better. Scores of Tell City families were forced to evacuate their homes and take refuge in empty business I places. The southern railway station was surrounded with water and the tracks were three feet awash. Mail ' was removed from incoming trains by boats Only the tops of houses could be seen on lower Fifth street. The local Red Cross chapter there planned to furnish fuel attd food for the stricken families bo cause the Tell City welfare committee has exhausted its funds. Wabash and Ohio river ferries in the Evansville section were closeed because of the high water. Rise of the Kentucky and Green rivers has added to the damage at Evansville. LAW GOVERNING AID IN EFFECT Persons Seeking Township Aid Must Fill Out Applications A law passed by the 1933 session of the Indiana general assembly governing extension of aid by township trustees will become effective Saturday. March 25. Application blanks, which must be filled out by applicants for aid. ' have been received by the township trustees of Adams county. The 'trustees are obligated to follow the i laws passed by the last legislature Persons applying for aid must have been residents of the township for at least one year previous to applying for the aid. Persons owning their own property, such property being unencumbered, are not entitled to township aid. The information on the application blanks must be sworu to before the township trustee. The blanks require full informal ion concerning the applicant s family, any income which any member of the family may have, and articles of value, such as automobiles or real estate, owned by the applicant.

NOT ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 1 Will Not Accept Drivers License Application Before April 1 Appli-antions and payments for the new drivers license in Indiana will not be accepted until April 1. unless the applicant is without a license, in which event, his or her application will be accepted and a receipt will be issued by the author ized license branch. The new license will be delivered or mailed at a later date. These licenses will be issued in Decatur at the offiie of J. L. Ehler, authorized license branch office in Adams county. The general office in the state house will be under no obligation to mail a.i open’tor's license to any applicant if it can be shown that the applicant is living within a radius of ten miles of any authorized license brane i. The new law proviaes mat the annual drivers license fee shall be 50 cents. All applicjtio; s presented must be accompanied with the applicant last poll-tax receipt and no stamps or personal checks will be accepted. If the inswer is ‘Yes" to any of the questions as shown on the face of the application, the applicant will be required to take an examination. The license issued this year will be effective until December 31, 1933 when new license must be obtained. The law provides that every person who operates a motor vehicle upon the streets or highways of the state of Indian.! must have either an operator's or chauffeur's license The law further states *that the • licensee shall have such license in hki imfmediate 'possession at, all . times when driving a motor vehicle. ; o 1 Calvary Church Elects Officers Officers of the Calvary Evangelical Church were elected at a meeting held Thursday night at the church, Those chosen as officers are class leader. Mrs. Janies Darr; ' assistant class leader, Otis Shiffer- ' ly; trustees. Fred Harman and James Darr. 1 ( o CONFERENCE k ' AT HUNTINGTON l i North Indiana Conference Os M. E. Churches Will Meet April 4-9 The North Indiana conference of t|ie Methodist Episcopal church will 1 be held it Huntington April 4 to 9. 1 lie conference will close at 5 p. m, Sunday, April 9. when appointments will be read. 1 Conference examinations will be held the morning and afternoon of ' the first day. with the assignment ' of visitors to places of entertainment late in the afternoon. The board of ex .miners is headed byDr W B Freeland, of Mu. tie and the Rev. True S. Haddock of Alexandria as registrai. The first conference session is ( set for 7:30 on Tuesday evening with Dr. J. F. Edwards, host-pastor presiding, and special music by the choir of his church. Greetings will be extended by Dr. M O Lester. Wabash, district superintendent, for the Wibaah district; Yandell C. Cline, publisher of The HeraldTress for the city of Huntington, and Paul M. Taylor for the Huitti incton Methodist church. The res- • ponse will be made by Bishop Edgar . Blake of Detroit, presiding bishop ■ Elect Officers First Conference business at the first : session will consist of election of , conference officers, and a report by ’ (CONTINUED ON*TAGE *l*YE** Assessor Receives intangible Tax Blank I County Assessor John Felty has i received a copy of a blank which i owners of intangible property must ■ fill out in compliance with the new intangible tax laws. The former, designate) as "ached- - ule of intangible personal property” i takes place of sheet one of the person B property schedule, form one, • which formerly listed the intangible ■ property held by the taxpayer. Mr Felty Is having a snnplv of 1 the special blanks printed and will •issue them next week.

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LABOR LEADER FIGHTS FOREST WORK PROGRAM William A. Green Attacks Program At Committee Meeting DENOUNCES PLAN UNFAIR TO LABOR Washington. March 24 —(UP)— The charge that President Roosevelt’s dollar-a-diy forest work program "smacks of fascism. Hitlerism and a form of sovietism" was made j today before i joint congressional committee by William A. Green, President of the American federation of labor. Green denounced the "regimentation of labor, the subjecting of labor i.:. its hour of deepest distress to this sort of regimented service." Previously general Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of the U. S. : army, defended the President’s unemployment plan against charges that involved conscription and involuntary service. Director of the budget Douglas said it was planned to spend $40.000,000 on the emergency forest work before July 1. “Labor looks on this bill with grave apprehension," Green said. "We do not believe it is necessary to regiment labor and put it under semblance of military control." MacArthur had explained the army would receive the labor recruit for about a month of preliminary supervision during which the men would be clothed, equipped and physically examined. Green objected especitlly to army supervision and physical examinations which he said would make public the physical disabfftties of the men. [ House majority leader Byrns said he would attempt to obtain house . consideration of the President's re- . forestation plan on Monday which it is expected to be reported. Byrns said he was confident it would be passed in a form acceptable to Mr. Roosevelt. Chairman Connery of the house labor committee, who opposes the bill, said in the committee meeting that it was said in' the ETAI that it was similar to a war-time draff. “it doesn't seem so to me." M ic- | Arthur replied. “It seems to me to be entirely volunntary. These men I would not be subject to military discipline. If they didn't behave we would drop them." > 0 Wren Scouts Will Attend Exhibition Sixty Boy Scouts ind other perI sons interested in the movement are planning on coming from Wren , Ohio, to attend the demonstration i in Decatur tonight. Invitations have also been extended to the surround--1 ing towns in the county to see the ’ demonstration and the progress of the local troops. A large group of ■ out of town visitors are expected. ,: o MAY POSTPONE NEW YORK SALE New York Legislature Deadlocked Over Beer Regulations <By the United Press) New Yoik's welcome to the 3.2 beer era may be postponed beyond April 7 because of a legislative deadlock on measures regulating its distribution and sale. Legislative leaders, continuing > their conferences today with Governor Herbert H. Lehman at Al- . bany. disputed the question of setting up a central state board of control, as desired by the governor, or of creating county hoards. ■ as demanded by Republican legislators. More optimistic legislators ( promised an agreement early , enough to legalize beer by April 7. Governor Ely of Massachusetts . signed a bill permitting manufacture of 3.2 beer, and regulation measures will he rushed through . the legislature. Beer will flow in the restaurants of Washington. D. and even in the capitol. if the senate passes a model beer bill already adopted by r the house. I The district bill, designed as a (CONTINUED, ON PACE TWO)

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Slain Grid Expert K| ' Dr. Fonsa A. Lambert, noted football authority, for many years as- ’ sociated with the rules committee, who diod following a shooting in- • cident at his home in Columbus. Ohio. The shooting is said to have followed a family quarrel. Dr. Lambert's son, Samuel. 17, was questioned about the affair but released. HONOR PUPILS~ ARE ANNOUNCED Forty-one High School Pupils Are On Six Weeks Honor Roll The names of 41 high school pu--1 pils were entered on the honor roll ' for the first six weeks of the sec- ' ond semester. Mildred Koldewey ' led the list of honor roll students with four A pluses and 1-A. Nine ' pupils have grades of 4-A pluses. Following are the names of the honor roll A-Plus A B-plus , Mildred Koldewey 4A 1A Tom Allwein 4A Alice Jane Archbold 4A , Martha Butler , 4A , Robert Coffee 4A , Jack 4A ' Marie Grether 4A (<'<»N I'INI'ED ON PAGE THREE) CHICAGO HOTEL MAN KILLS SELF , Raymond Stevens Commits Suicide Rather Than Face Trial Chicago March 24 —(UP) — The younger brother of the Stevens fa- ' mily stood alone against the law ' today after hi:- brother had committ- ' ed suie'de and his father h id fallen gravely ill. The law, mashalled to prosecute the three on charges of defrauding the Illinois Life insurance company they controlled out of $4,000,000 bowed to death and agreed to postpone action a week Chicago, Mar. 24. (U.R) — Rayi mond W. Stevens, 59. who was to have come to trial Monday on charges of embezzling from the de--1 funct $140,000,000 Illinois Life Insurance Company of which he was president, is dead. Stevens fatally wounded himself at his Highland Park home yesterday. He died an hour later Stevens, his f ather now critical--1 ly ill from an apoplectic stroke, and ’ his older brother. Ernest, were ■ charged with conspiracy and embezzlement of $4,000,000 of the insurance company's funds to keep open the La Salle and Stevens hotels. which they controlled. The Stevens, which was built by the family, was the largest hostelry in the world. Raymond W. Stevens. Jr., issued the following statement regarding 1 his father's death: (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) . 0 . T Hahn Funeral Rites Saturdav Afternoon • Funeril services for William Hahn, 77, an inm ite of the Adams 1 County infirmary who died Thttrs--1 day morning, will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at t;ie county farm. Burial will be made in '|the Smith cemetery, one and onehalf miles south of Monroe.

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BANKER PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON ARRAIGNMENT Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former New York Bank Chairman IS CHARGED WITH EVASION OF TAXES New York, Mar. 24.—— Charles E. Mitchell, former ’ chairman of the National City Bank, pleaded not guilty to charges of evading payment ’of $573,312.81 in income taxes :for 1929, when he was arraigned today. Mitchell, who, as chairman of th? National City Bank was a powerful figure in international finance was indicted by a federal grand jury today. The indictment contains only one count and charges willful evasion of the $573,312 tax for 1929. Conviction on this count is punishable by five years in prison and a $U).000 fine. Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard received the indictment from George Z. Medalie, United States district attorney, who began investigating Mitchell's income tax returns the day after he admitted before the senate banking committee that he hada sold 18,300 shares of National City Bank stock to “a member of his family" for the purpose of establishing a tax loss. Unemployed Select Officers Thursday — New officers were elected at a meeting of the unemployed at the •; Adams county garage Thursday ’'night. Directors will he Ralph Lawson and Otto Johnson. Dr. Burt Mangold as chairman of 'he Decatur i Emergency Relief Association, will serve as treasurer. Doris Stalter will have charge of the road work for the county commissioners. About 75 men attei ded the meeting. Oklahoma Banking Examiner Killed Oklahoma City, March 24—(UP) —W. C. Ernest, state bank examiner. was shot to death today at the Citizens State Banik at Headrick, state bank commissioner, W. J. Barnett was advised. Barnett said he was informed J. C, Brock, president of the bank fired the shots after alleged disclosure of a shortage in the bank rec- . ords. o Explosion Claims Its Second Victim Indianapolis, March 24—(UP) — Harry R. Ale, 29, died at city hospital early today from injuries received at the Plaz-a garage Wednesdiy afternoon. He was the second fatality. Robert Kennedy. 20, having been' killed outright. Sparks caused by a short circuit ignited gas fumes and resulted in the explosion, officials said. o SEVEN INDIANA BANKS CLOSED Harlan Bank Amo n g Those Closed Permanently By State Orders Indianapolis, March 24 —(UP)- — Seven state banks were closed permanently by the state banking department today. Their assets will be liquidated as rapidly as possible and distributed , imong depositors. Examiners found that the banks would be unable to continue on a paying basis. All had been operating before the National banking holiday. The banks and their deposits follow: Henry county — Farmers state bank of Mooreland. $250,000; Henry county bank of Spiceland, $530,000, I Ea nDPFs State Bank of New Lisbon. $90,000; Mt. Summit State | bank. $155,090. . Huntington county—Markle State bank. SIIO,OOO. Hendricks couuty— Citizens State , Bank of Amo, $105,000. ■Allen county - Harlan State Bank $210,000. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TIXREE)*