Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1933 — Page 1

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IECATUR CLOTHING STORE IS LOOTED

Approves Administration Reforestation Bill

■ATE PASSES ME AFTER SHORT DEBATE ■ 5 Minutes Required ■pprttve Amendments ■f'oted By House I relieve ■ I \IM I’l <>A MENT EsliinUton. Mor. 30 <U.R) ■uress linallv approved ■ du- iidininistration relation bill I" , recruit ||MI jobless nu ll lor work |e public domain. |al approval was given | the Senate interrupted lieration ol the $.>00,|ni Wagner unemploy- | relief measure to an- ■ reforestation bill amend- ■ inserted by the House yes|>r than five minutes were |ii finally to enact into law ■ojert upon which President ■relt depends to give ini|e work to thousands of ■ Senate returned immediate- ■ the Wagner bill which ■ted increase of $500,000,000 ■onstruetion Finance Corpor■capilal for unemployment ■ grants to the states. ■ senate previously had ap- | the reforestation plan and ■dispute was expected over ■>use amendments. One proKthat no ore shall he barred K the conservation corps on ■nt of race, creed or color. I Kther is a mere technical |ngling as it went, the house ■ the bill last night, after an | battle featured by die-hard |lir-an opposition and a com■if errors on the part of the , Bcratie leadership. ■ting down a series of amend- ■ in decisive fashion, the |s calmly prepared for final ■e. Then Rep Beedy. Repn.. ■jumped up to point out that Kigh the hill appropriated ■ |2ii’\(sH».ooo of unexpended ■ works funds, it had not ■ approved by he appropria- ■ committee. Rep. Lozier. B. Mo., the presiding officer, ■forced to rule that vital sec- ■ of the bill Ire stricken oik. Be leaders went into huddle B huddle while Republicans Bled and Democrats glared at hurried meeting of the rules aitee was announced; the aittee reported a special the necessary votes were obit and the house abrogated WU regulations on the spot, e measure then swept through rerwhelming passage without tall vote. The victory, howNTiNI'F.D ON PAGE THREE) fflmiH BECATUR GIRLS man’s Club Will Enrtain Girls of City at Local Theater observance of national girls’ ” the Decatur Woman’s club Ohtortsin,between 200 and 300 M the Adams theiter Tuesday fooon April 4 National girl*' ‘ ls the first week in April. Kiris in the city public and «h«l schools in the fifth, sixth ■nth. and eighth grades will be to the pa rt y which wtll be lti.l * o’clock in the after- ' part y is a>i> annual event , Wonian ’» chri >- Invitations con sent to the committees ir f ’f the girls. a t,.u nlOr Arts Clkb wln B PO'>Mke during the week. Girls "b.tT h Pi K h,h Kradee ■gens ?!, 6 * 1 ' The con "nittee in h ® hlkt ' consists of tile k K Jitle Kailff man. Eileen ih? rsn Hl,wer ’ Sut•k, na Rayl, and Barbara ,n town • Te Uh th. “on’ething in keep re *** k - Plans for the “ear future' hP a "’ wmn< ’‘ ,rt !

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXXI. No. 76.

In Lindy Threat t A .8 i I J \ £, n ® r~ Clifford Clobridge, a crippled war veteran, is pictured in police headquarters. Miami. Flu., where he is held following his arrest, charged wkh sending an extortion letter to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh demanding $50,000. Clobridge, who is a former inmate of a New York State school for the feeble-minded, was held in SIO,OOO bond for the Federal Grand Jury. SCHOOL PUPILS PLAN PLAYLET Pupils of North Ward School Will Present Playlet Friday “Goldilocks' Adventure" a musical playlet in three acts based on bhe story of “Gotdilocks end the Three Bears," will lie presented by the pupils of the North Ward school Friday night. March 31, at 8 o’clock. The play will be given in the Decatur high school auditorium. Children in the grade schools will be admitted for 10 cents, and admission for hig.i school pupils and adults will he 15 <e. t<. The public is urged to see'this clever presentation by the school children. The play opens on Goldilocks' birthil :yand her mother is giving iter a party. Her little guests arrive, bringing gifts; they sing and dance and when they leave, beg of Goldilocks mother to allow Goldilocks to accompany them a part of t :e way home The mother consents and cautions Goldilocks about the dangerous heirs in the forest. The second scene is laid in the woods. After Goldilocks leaves her little companions, she stops to gather wild flowers for her mother, a. d becoming weary, she sits dow;n to rest and falls asleep. Pan, the little wood God. conies tripping in gaily, spies Goldilocks and decides to put "dream drops’’ in her eyes, so that she mty have a wonderful dream. He calls his wood nymps. who enter danci. g. The Light Bears also enter, and the flower-< in Goldilb<-> s' bouquet come to life and eac-k gives I a dance. On walking. Goldilocks finds that it has grown quite dark. Seeing a . light in the distance, she hutries toward it to seek help. It is the home of the “Three Bears." The remainder of the story is well known to children ami adults as well. The cast of characters la the play- . let is as follows: Goldilocks—-Katnryn Shroyer. Her Mother —Patsy McConnell Her Fathet —Junior Lake Pin Arthur Brown. Mother Bear—(Alice Yost. Fattier Bear —Mary Frank Cubby—Robert Mutschler. (CONTINI'I-TD ON PAGE TWO) O Dr. Palmer Eicher Will Locate Here A-nnounicenient has been made that Dr Palmer Eicher, son of John Eicher of Berne, will locate in Decatur in the near future. Dr Eicher received an \. B. degree at Indiana University in 1929 and his degree as doctor of medicine from the same school in 1932. Dr. Either spent eight months as an extern at Sunnyside tuberculosis sanitarium at Oaklandon. Indiana. He also spent a year at the IndianaI polls industrial clinic and one year lat the City hospital at Indianapolis.

State. National A.t laiernntloual News

EXPAND PLANS TO SAFEGUARD INVESTMENTS Administration Plans Stock Exchange Regulation, Bank Reforms TO HALT LENIENCY AFTER CONVICTION Washington, Mar. 30.- (U.R)- Administration plans to protect investors were being expanded today toward stock exchange regulation. banking reform, and legislation to comnel convicted bankers to serve jail sentences. Chairman Fletcher of the senate banking committee informed the United Press that justice department records showed that more than half the bankers sentenced in . a single year had avoided prison. . Federal judges have been releasing many on probation. Fletcher said he would seek to limit judges’ . iiower to parole bankers. Senate judiciary committee con- ■ sideration today will move toward . enactment the bi 1 proposed yestert day by President Roosevelt for federal supervision of securities. Mr. Roosevelt complained of unethical and dishonest practices. Fletcher’s committee is developing other phases of the administration program in conference today with Secretary of Treasury Woodiin and Ferdinand Pecora, counsel in the stock market investigation. Mr. Roosevelt plans additional measures to regulate stock exchanges, divorce banks from their security-selling affiliates, and tm-jw-jwl' H* 1 xkff Lllaa..Av- 441 VJIT■ porations in which the public holds . stock. Fletcher predicted submission of , an omnibus bank reform bill based on the Glass measure around which Senator Long. Dem.. La, built a rolorful and effective filibuster last session. That bill died in the house from wounds inflicted in the seniCOX rtNi’l-M* ON PAGE TWO) THREE DROWNED IN WISCONSIN Undertaker And Assistant And Beauty Operator Reported Drowned Lancaster. Wis.. Mar. SO — (U.R) An undertaker and his assistant who lashed themselves to a telephone pole with coffin straps when flood waters upset their hearse were dead when rescuers readied them today. Henry Concklin. Platteville, the undertaker, and Frank Kramer, hearse driver, were the victims. They were driving on a highway near Elluboro last night when a rush of water from the overflowing ' Platte river Hung the hearse on its side. ' Tile undertaker died of exposure. Kramer drowned. His head was under water when the rescue party > arrived. A fire truck, a tractor and a snow ' plow failed in rescue attempts ■ during the night. All of them 1 stalled A boat taken out from Lancaster finally carried a crew to ■ the pole where the men had perished. Near Belleville. Wis.. flood waters claimed another victim. She was Mamie Steiner, 27. Monroe beauty parlor operator. Waters of the Little Sugar river swept the automobile in which she and Sally Holcomb. Monroe, and Marian. Blumer. daughter of a Monroe brewer, were riding from the highway. The three started wading ta-ICOXTINfI-lti ON PAGE THREE) i BerghofT Brewery First To Pay Fee Indianapolis March 30 —(UP) —■ The Berghoff Products Co., of Fort Wayne is the first Indiana brewery to pay license fee for manufacture of beer, E. E. Neal, imternil revenue collector announced today. The brewery deposited $250 with the collector in payment of its II- ! cense for a quarter of a year ending June. 1. x

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 30, 1933.

Membership Drive Closes April 29 Lloyd Baker, chairman of the membership committee announced today that the annual membership drive of Adams post number 43 of the -Amertean Legion will close April 29. The membership committee will meet Friday night at the Legion hail. The local post's quota for this yeir is 200 members. One hundred fifty-eight members ■ ave been obtained so far ami the committee will make every effort to reac-ii the connty quota. The local post also is making plans for the junior baseball league. Detailed 'announcements of plans . for tile league will be announced 1 within the next few days. o APPOINT EIGHT NEW FIELD MEN I Store Tax Department Cut From Twelve To Eight Representatives Indianapolis March .30 —(UP) — , Reduction of the field force of the . state tax board’s store tax depart nient from 12 to S men and appoint- , ment of the eight riew fiel I repre- , sentatives were announced today at tlie statehouse. Formerly t'ie field men were . assigned congressional districts in which they lived. Now. however, the men will (over eight districts newly established for use h steid of 12 congressional districts. Appointments, effective April 1, are: J. E. Mellon, Hobart; Earl Miller. Portland; Lawrence Ainsnian, Lebanon; Alvin Summers, Loogootee. Elder L. .Miller, Evansville, and “Xhdrew Simon. Fort Wayne. The appointment of John Smoger South Bend, and John Harness, Indianapolis, already h-ad been announced. Salaries are slsfi a month with no expense allowance. The men seek inon-paying stores in their districts and otherwise supervise the territories. They also will act as field men (CONTINI I-71, ON PAGE*StxU' Frank Rudy Dies Near Bluffton Today Bluffton, Ind.. March »n— (Special)— Fran k Rudy. 80 died at the home of his son. Edward Rudy, south of Blnffton, at 1:25 tills mor • ing following illness of three days of paralysis. Surviving are two sens. Edward and Alfred Rudy, both south of Bluffton. Half-brothers and half sisters suriving include Fred Kolter. Alfred Kolter. and -Mrs. Tobias Steffen, all of Adams county. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. tn. Saturday at the Ed Rudy home i south of Bluffton, with burial at Six .Mile. THINK FRANCE WILL PAY SOON Administration Believes Defaulted Debt Payment Will Be Made Soon Washington, March 30—(U.R) — The administration, it was learned today, has found reason to believe that France’s defaulted war debt installment of $19,000,000 will be paid soon. At the same time it was learned that diplomats planning the world economic conference are discussing Iransfer of its meeting place . from London to Washington. June 1 is being mentioned as a tenta- : tive dale. Positive predictions on either point are impossible now because ( •the Anglo-American-Freneh debt at»d economic conversations are in a tentative and explorator stage. The Anglo-American phase of the convertations is to be continued tomorrow when Secre'ary of State Hui again will meet Sir Ronald Lindsay, British ambassador. An international "comedy of ; errors" is resulting from the I efforts of statesmen to prevent trte crystallzation of public opin--1 *~T continuetTon *p.*ge Vive* * ll

DECATUR GIRL WINS CONTEST Miss Dorothy Little Wins County Debate Contest Wednesday Night , Miss Dorothy Little, a senior ami member of the public speaking class of the Decatur public high school, won the Adams county forensic contest in a debate held at Monroe last night. Mias Little will represent the county as the district meet to be lield in Union City and iUsuccessful there will go 1 to Bloomington to the state con- 1 test. Miss Little had t'.ie affirmative I side of the question. "Resolved: That at least one half of our state : and local taxes should come from 1 sources other than tangible property.'’ Miss Lorene Rich, a stu- 1 dent in the Monroe high school took the negative side. , The district contest will lie held i in Union City, April 14. Winners of the following counties will par- I ticipaie: Adams. Jay. Randolph, and the following combined coun- 1 ties: Delaware-Grant. Wayne-Henry. I and We|Ls Huntington. The state contest "11 be held at Bloomington I on May 5. The state will be divided into eight districts. Tlie debate was judged on six 1 points: thought, form, delivery, 1 ability in extemporaneous speak- 1 ing. pronunciation, and grammar. The judges were Russel Handy. ' Ray Pittinger, and Orval Bechdolt, all of Bryant. Virgil Wagoner of Monroe was chairman of the contest. Dean Dorwin. teacher of public speaking was chairman of the Decatur local contest, and he also coached the high school’s entry in the county , ’ contest. Kindlespargcr Better Bluffton, March 30 —(Special)— Pat Kindiesparger, who was seriously injured several month* ago in an automobile accident at Reiffsburg. is improving and was able 1 to lie uptown yesterday. JAIL ILLINOIS CITY OFFICIALS 1 Mayor And Two Other Officials Are Arrested In Illinois Mine War Zeigler. 11l Miir 30—(U.R) Mayor Murphy Smith and two other city officials today were jailed by sheriff's deputies after a fire which the sheriff's forces claimed was an incident ot tb« bitter coal mines 1 strife here. The mayor claimed county officers had usurped the municipal government. The arrests excited this coal mining center which already is under virtual martial law administered by county officers. Water Commissioner A. C. Carr and Fire Chief Walter Kroski were arrested with (he mayor after fire destroyed the home of Ray Edmundson and John Moulin, prominent leaders of the United Mine Workers Union which is resisting an attempt hv the Progressive Miners Union to organize local mines. Benton police revealed today that Moulin and Charles Harris. West Frankfort garage owner, liad been secretly arrested late yesterday in connection with the slaying of John Ward, progressive miners (PONT I Nt'ED ON PAGE FIVE) Propose Resurvey Os Public Projects Washington March 30 —(UP) — i.A resurvey of public works projects heretofore undertaken is proposed by the administration. The administration will determine which postoffkes customs houses, wharves a>t:d jetties are needed at prevent and which are not. All letting of contracts for such work stopped March 4. The new policy was disclosed by budget director Lewis Douglas at a joint hearing of house and senate laobr committees on the administration for civilian conservation I camps. 1

Furulatird By Ctelted Hreaa

MORE TROUBLE IS REPORTED IN GERMANY Second Conflict Is Reported Between Nazi And Veterans Factions FURTHER PLANS FOR BOYCOTTS Berlin, Mar. 30. (U.R) A second conflict between Nazi brown shirts and the steel helmets (German war veterans) was reported today in the Palatinate, where Hitlerite troops arrested several steel helmet leaders ami raided labor camps at Galterswood and Germersheim. Tlie raids paralleled recent activities of the storm troopers in Brunswick, where the steel helmet was accused of accepting socialists in membership. Brown shirts descended on steel helmet headquarters in Speyer, Bavaria, and in Sweihrttecken, Beustand and Landstuhl, in the Palatinate. and made arrests. The new raids were inspired by the Hitler press, which charged the Palatinate steel helmet organization with receiving masses of former Marxist socialists into membership in preparation for a counterrevolt against the fascists. Formation of the government’s committee to manage the anti-Jew-ish boycotts effective at 10 a. m. Saturday, continued today. A national boycott committee at Munich is headed by Nazi Deputy Joseph Streicher. The wave of nationalism that has swept Germany in recent days was emphasized by reports from Kaiserslautern. in the Pa'atinate. where an immense crowd watched a public bonfire on which "al! seven locally owened copies of Remarque’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ were burned.'’ The orator of the occasion. Professor Engel, was cheered by the crowd when he declared that “all (CONTINTED ON PAGE FIVE) Issues Injunction Against Sales Tax Edwardsville. 111.. March 30 — lUP) — A temporary injunction against enforcement of the ew Illinois sales tax law was issued here late last night by Judge Jesse Brown in circuit court. The law. en cted at tlie present session of the general assembly, was scheduled to become effective Saturday. Irving Winters, lumber mill executive and head of an organization opposing the t’.x. applied tor the injunction on grounds that it was unconstitutional. Hearing on arguments tor a permanent injunction were set for April 8. SAYS PREACHER PROPOSED MOVE Testimony Offered Today That Rev. Conway Asked Dismissal of Charges Testimony that the Rev. G. Lemuel Conway agreed to move from Muncie if the charges were dismissed was offered today during his trial on charges of attempting to attack Miss Helen Huffman, 18year old Sunday School teacher. Chief witness for the state in the morning session was the Rev. Frank Daugherty, Muncie district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church. It was he who first informed Conway, then pastor of the Madison Street Church, that Miss Huffman had preferred charges and demanded a church trial. “1 called Mr. Conway to my office and informed him of the charges". Rev. Dangbenly said "He replied, 'they can't prove it.’ “He didn’t deny nor admit the I charges.’’ The superintendent then described how Conway had offered to move from Muncie ll' the charges were dismissed. Daugherty said he refused the offer and 1 Insisted upon the case being 1 heard by a church jury.

Price Two Cents

Ruled Mooney Trial BP*'' 1 ' I jp’* 1 Superior Judge Louis H. Ward, of iSati Francisco, who granted the motion of defense attorneys and ruled that Tom Mooney, who has served 1G years of a life sentence ' in San Quentin for alleged participation in the 19'16 Preparedness Day bombing, is entitled to a newtrial on an indictment which was unused against him at the time of his conviction. Judge Ward fixed April 26th for the opening of the trial. COUGHLIN HOME BOMBED TODAY 1 (Father Coughlin And J Members of Household Unhurt By Blast Royal Oak. Michigan March 39 — (UP)—Father Charles E. Coughlin. Catholic priest and militant leader of a faction in the bitter dispute over Detroit banki- g difficulties. ' narrowly escaped serious injury or ‘ death today when a crude, home I made bomb was exploded within a few feet of his bed. He was severely shaken and shocked by the force of ttie blast. Two other occupants of Lite 1 house. Father John Tully. Coughlin's assistant, and Father Williams a Franciscan monk, also were shak1 en by the explosion. The bomb exploded in the basel ment of the home, directly under - the bed where the priest was sleeping on the first floor. Windows of the basement were shattered and . canned goods destroyed ‘ Before informing police. Coughlin summoned Mayor Frank Murphy of Royal Oak. He was conferring 1 with the Mayor when police, sum- > moned by neighbors, arrived at the ( scene. The priest told officers tt\.m Roy1 al Oak and Detroit he believed the bombing was ordered by interests seeking to intimidate him. He said ho -has no suspicions as tn the identity of the bombers. Police also admitted they are 1 without clues in their investigation. 1 They pursued one automobile in the 1 vicinity, but releised the driver after questioning. Force of the blast was felt for r several blocks. 'Alarmed neighbors ■ hurried to the scene in their nightclothes to be assured that the priest ’ was not injured. Coughlin refused to comment ’ whether he believed the bombing to 1 be a result of his charges in con- ' nectlon with the banking situation. I Coughlin in the past years ■ achieved National fame through ' crusading sermons. Recently diis attention turned to the banking dlffl1 culties In Detroit «" d in the nation. Lust Sunday ifternoon in his regular sermon he lashed viciously at certain Detroit hankes and banking I groups and a (newspaper, naming . (CONTTNVED ON PAGE THREE * S Cancels Speech - MJintnsville .March 30—(UP)—- • Gov. Paul V. McNutt has cancelled his scheduled address before a comi munity celebration honoring Mar-ti'.’-svllle high school's state basket- • ball champions -here tonight. The Governor advised the local ■ Lions Club, sponsors of the event, I he would be unable to attend. He 1 is in alumnus of the local school. The banquet and celebration; for I the local team and Greencastle, run- ; inerup in the recent tourney, will be j held as scheduled.

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

' VANCE & LINN STORE ROBBED DURING NIGHT Thieves Gain Entrance To Store By Forcing Lock On Front Door ESTIMATE LOOT AT ABOUT $2,500 Burglars entered the Vance and Linn clothing store, corner Second and Madison streets sometime early this morning and stole merchandise, consisting of men’s top coats, men’s suits and hats to the value of about $2,500. Entrance was gained by pulling off the front door lock. The burglary was noticed by ' Chief of Police Seph Melchi at about 7 o'clock this morning. Wilbur Robinson, a customer, hud gone into tlie store, finding the door unlocked. He came outside and inquired of Chief Melchi. who was standing at the curb, if he had seen Lee Vance. Chief Melchi walked towards the entrance and noticed that the door lock had been removed. He walked inside and saw that the suit and j coat racks were practically bare of garments. He immediately called Mr. Vance and Will Linn, owners of the store, who at first glance saw that their store had been robbed. This is bhe second burglary of an uptown store in this city within ' the past six months. On September 28. 1932. the E. F. Gass ladies ready-to-wear store was robbed of coats and dresses, the loss being about $3,500. Entrance was also [ gained to the Gass store by removing the front door lock. Since the side doors were not molested or none of the locks tampered wiih. the burglars evidently took all of the clothing out through the front door. A cushion from an automobile, identified as a rear seat from a Ford, was found in the entrance-way to the store. The cushion was either removed from the burglar's car to permit the placing of the clothing in the auto or put there to throw off clues, the burglars possibly using a truck to haul awav their loot. Spring Coats Taken Every spring top coat in the store was taken. The owners placed the number at between 50 and 75. About four racks of suits wee stolen. The owners estimate tlie number between 100 and 150. Tlie best suits were selected from tlie racks. They included Kuppenheimer and Gold Bond brands and sizes tanged from 34 to 40. A few suits were left in the cases. About two dozen hats were taken. Establish Time It is believed the robbery was committed sometime between midnight and four o'clock this morn ing, officers state. At about 12:30 o'clock this morning. Night Policeman Ed Miller received a call to go to the Decatur high school building The call was given by William E. Elston. 221 South Fifth street, who thought he noticed someone in the building. A search was made by Policeman Miller, Superintendent M. F. Worthman and Princtnal W. Guy ('.Brown. Policeman Miller was at the school almut one hour. Frank Confer, who came to work (CONTINFED ON PAGE THREE) INITIATION AT DECATUR ELKS Seven Candidates Are Given Work by Bluffton Degree Team Wednesday Inhalation services for seven candidates were held Wedmesday evening at the Decatur B. P. O. Elks lodge. The initiation work was given by the degree team of the Bluffton lodge. The seven candidates, initiated last night were: Earl Moser. Walter Bockman. Walter Eicher, Kennetih Arnold, Bert Gage. M irk Braden and Roy Price More than 20 members of the Bluffton lodge, including the degree team, attended the meeting. More than 80 Elks attended the regular lodge meeting. Approximately 40 men attended (the free dinner served the home at 6:30.