Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 31 March 1933 — Page 1

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OOSEVELT SIGNS REFORESTATION BILL

mve Persons Are Killed In Airplane Crash In Kansas Today

| OTHERS iE INJURED ■ IN ACCIDENT ■\Vas Carrying Meni- \\ innipeg Toil- ■ Baskethall Team ■i.i.s rockne ■rage id \E\Rin Kansas March 31 R. h. Bromynge died County Hospital from injuries suffered tri-motor plane crashed northeast of here toll Oelth o' Bromynge brought to five dead Nine IBL,, vyere in the hospital. Kun.. Mar. .31 ■ i\n persons were killeleven others injured, of lliem seriously, ■:i cluirtvred airphtne six miles from Neotoday. plane was bearing the Toilers basketball aril from Tulsa, it had played a night. ■ • into a nose dive -<i ! .irtliward In oitub Neodesha. pilot of the plane was tn death as the craft :he sri.nnil. The other killed was not ininiediatethe injured was able to ■k in tin- - .. nf the crash the I-':-: injured were reBpSiiseriously hurt. Eg? were being removed to rur.'ity hospital at plane was a tri-motore.l tl.e designation crab did not catch fire was :i .!■ to turn off the the ground. Were identified OS— pilot of thn nlane. and M one of the Winnipeg ll.it of the injured: ■ !>'dds “silverthorne. J. Woolley. Z. Penwarden. — Brunof those brongh’ to the here were unconscious. of the members of the team said that a few heforo the crash, the EBXTINIIM. -iy PAGE SI Xi — - ■ »FOR IBS BOYCOTT ■ Storm Troopers ■bilize To Carry Out ■structions Tomorrow ■*»• March 31 ( rp> — Twenty ■hours before their scheduled ■-’■ide boycott of Jewish in and omrnerce, Nazi storm rs m °bilized tod iv for miss, ■> ill every city „f Germany, minute instructions issued ■ g " boycott committees set up Hitlerites to manage the ■* , was emphasized that to-' 8 action is not a govern ■ ° ut a Party activity, ■usands of civilian party memK Pre aammoned to “duty”,; 10 m,lfti but wearing distin- ■ larmbinds with the party’s emblem, to take the place ■ ri » troopers who are office j EL a , nd W ''° wl " not be able to. ■ t .^ e ln ,llp Picketing o t Jew■ulations f or , hp .. orderly .. bov . »that ? S m <I tOttey ’ They P™■ihon WouW ' h e Patrons of Jew ■ pniL" 1 ”*" n< ” be hindered Kiokei '"T a " y stor e*. but that ■ ««rmam' a " aW ’*“ l 10 them ' ■be uken" 13 , 1 ,oWn *- snapshots ■ buvlnj .* pat,(,n » W| ‘O Insist ■ th? ° Jewlsi ’ tradesmen.» ■he l’ 1 Ure “ *HI be published ■ ‘ooal press. K iu>sun <i t > ll ' lrPSaes ° r wlll be (Iken by

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Drug Store Chain Files Bankruptcy New York, Maroh 31 (CP)—<A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal court by Lewis K. Liggett company, operating a cluin of 450 drug stores in 35 states of the country. The petition was filed as a result of a resolution adopted bv the hoard of directors yesterday. The petition said the corporation is unable tn pay debts in full. PORTFOLIOS ARE GIVEN SCHOOLS Loc a 1 Schools Receive Portfolios From Schools In Foreign Countries The South Ward and Riley schools received this week portfolios from schools in foreign countries through the Adams County Junior Red Cross organization sponsored by the Adams County chapter of the American Red Cross. The portfolio sent to the South Ward school was from Nawate school, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, while the one received by the Riley ' school was from Volksschule. Altaussee Stmk, Austria. This is the third portfolio received from the school in Austria. One phase of the American Junl6r Red Cross work is international correspondence between schools enrolled in Junior Red Cross to promote better understanding and good will. Other schools which have received portfolios this winter are Berne, from Czechoslovakia; Geneva from Japan. Jack School from Mytilene. Greece; St. ojsepb from Japan and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MUNCIE PASTOR OFFERS ALIBI Rev. Conway’s Defense Presents Three Alibi Witnesses Today Muncie Iml. March 31 — UTIThree alibi witnesses were ptesented by the defense today in an effort to show that G. Lemuel Conway suspended minister, was not guilty of attempts g to attack Miss Helen Huffman. 18 year old teacher in his Sunday School. They testified that te was in the Williams plumbing shop planning a hunting trip on the afternoon of the alleged attack. Miss Huffman had testified that Conway offered her a ride about >2:30 p. m. December 29: that he drove her to a country road near DeSoto and attempted to attach her. She said they returned to Muncie about 4 p. tn. Hut the defense wit esses. J. Edgar Newbold. Willi nn Hidgewey and Joseph Sullivan, all testified that Conway was in the plumbing shop from 2 to 4 p. m. December 29. i The deposed Methodist minister displayed greater interest in the witnesses and seemed pleased with their replies to the questions of Rol1 (CONTINUED <>N PAGE —o Pass Beer Measure Washington March 31 (UP) —The Senate todaypa seed the district of iColumbia beer wine hili with a rider forbidding sale of the 3.2 per cent beverages in government buildings. eo Signs Bill Lifting Liquor Restriction Washington. March 31 —(UP) — President Roosevelt todav signed the Cope) iml Sellet bill which lifts i the restriction as to the amount of liquor a physician may prescribe. o License Deadline Expires At Midnight Indianapolis. Ind., March 31 — •(UP) —Motorists whose cars are not equipped with 1933 license plates tomorrow will be subject to arrest, i Original deadline tor the use of 11932 plates was Feb. 1 but several I extensions were traaited.

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Father Coughlin’s Home Bomhed 11 w ■MBQkte • ■ ..I ■ I j J Photo at lof shows windows in basement of home of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin at Royal Oaks, Michigan, which was shattered by a bomb early Thursday morning. At right detective is shown examining fragments of the bomb which exploded under he bedroom in which Father Coughlin was sleeping. The bomb caused slight damage and no one was injured.

RAY KOHNE TO PREPARE DATA Veterans Interested In Compensation Should See Raymond Kohne Raymond Kohne of the Callow-i Kohne drug store, who is service officer for Adams Post, has been requested by he state American Legion organization to list veterans who have been receiving compensation. or those who fieliete themselves eligible to pensions. As a result of steps to be taken by the government in reducing compensation to veterans as well as effecting federal employes payroll cuts, a new and comprehensive program is to lie mapped out upon the direct order es President Roosevelt. In behalf of all ex-service men. the American Legion is seeking to lay claims before the veterans branch of the government in away that is detailed vet clear and concise. Mr. Kohne has been designated to prepare the claims of Adams county veterans and today he issued the following call: “Please report to me your name, present address, veterans bureau claim number, if any, and brief statement of la as showing service connection of the cause of disability Do this whether application has ever been made or not. or you have service connected disability, but have applied for and received non-service connected allowance." Mr. Kohne announced that he will be prepared to start this work Monday. Applications must all be in (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) HIGHWAY HEAD CUTS PAYROLL Reduction of SIO,OOO A Week In Payroll Revealed By .lames Adams I .dianapolis. March 31 —(UP) — Reduction of the state highway department payroll by 110,000 a week through dismissal of employes was revealed yesterd y by James D. Adams, i hairm >n of the highway commission. in an address at East Chicago. Adams could not be retched here today for details of the personnel cut However. It is fcnowi, to extend into the office and field force, particularly the latter where many Engineers were employed. Adams’ statement yes te r 114 y would mean that the annual piyrol has been cut more than $500,000. It was stid at the highway offices today that a detailed announcement of the cut would be nude in a few days. Adams and two other commissioners, John W. Wheeler and Evan B. Stotsenberg, toured highways it the Calumet district yesterday. East Chicago civic leaders urged constiuctlon of a $.1,000,000 viaduct on Forsyth Avenue to complete U. S. 41 through Lake county.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, March 31, 1933.

Musical Playlet At School Tonight The music.il playlet. “Goldilocks' : Adventure” to be presented tonight I in the Decatur high school auditor-i ium by the North Ward school i 1 pupils will start promptly at 81 i o’clock. Tickets for the play will sell for ■ 115 cents for adults and high school I | pupils a: d 10 cents for grade children. The public is urged to witness I >this musical presentation by the j ichildren. A play is presented each; I year by the Norti Ward School; I pupils and the one selected this 'year promises to lie very entertaining. GEORGE LUCKEY DEATH'S VICTIM Prominent Educator. Native of Adams County, Died ThursdayGeorge Washington Andrew Luckey, 78, prominent educator, witter and lecturer, died at his home, 1439 R. street. Lincoln, Ne- ’ braska, Thursday night at 8 o'clock, ; following an jllness of pneumonia and complications. Funeral services will be held in Lincoln. Sat urday. according to word received here by telatlves. Mr. Luckey was born near Iteratin' in Adams county. February 11. 1855, the son of George W. and Druzilla Arnold Luckey, After completing the required course in the rural district school, previous to tile advent of high schools in the county, he began to teach in the rural districts and a'so attended 'the N. I. N. S. at Valparaiso. From that college he received his B.S. degree, and A ll degree from Stanford Universiiy in IS9I, an M.A. from Clark University and a 1 Pli.D. degree from Columbia University. He served as county superintendent of schools in Adams county from 1879 to 1883 and was city superintendent of schools in Decatur from 1883 to 1889. He served as principal of schools in Beaumont. California; was supervising principal of schools in Ontario. California, and professor of subjects in the various schools ’over the United States. In 1920 he acted as specialist in foreign education systems in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THItEF.t 0 Erma Gage Resigns As Agent’s Deputy Miss Erma Gage today resigned her position: as deputy to L. E. Archbold. Adams County Agricultural agent She had acted as deputy for the last six years. Miss Mildred Koldewey, honor student in the Decatur high school; and a worker in 4-H Club work fur the last three years, will succeed Miss Gage. Miss Koldewey was Junior leader in the club work last year and has won two scholarships to the State Fair School of Home Economics. She Is a daughter ot Lewis Holde twey. •

BEER DIRECTOR ASSURES SALE — First of Beer Permits Are Issued Bv State Excise Director Today Indianapolis. Mar. 31. —(U.R) —Assurance that 3.2 per cent beer will .be available in Indiana April 7 ; i was given today by Paul Fry, state I excise director. I With just a week remaining before the brew lc comes legal. Fry and bis first ass Giant. Frank McHale. Logansport, issued the first of the beer permits authorized by the recent legislature. Five importers, two breweries anti 12 wholesalers were among those receiving licenses. Three Indianapolis clubs, tlie Columbia. Elks and Athletic, were given permits to retail beer. Hundreds more permits, mostly to retailers, wiP be issued between now and April 7. Fry indicated. Under the beer control bill only ten importers will be permitted to operate. Each county may have al least oic wholesaler. Fry said that many Indiana druggists started selling medicinal whisky today for the first time since 1925 when the famous Wright “bone dry" 'aw was enacted. He planned io issue a number of wholesale whisky permits todav along with th” Iruggists' permits. Druggists will be permitted to sell one pint of whisky to a person, but only after it has been prescribed by a physician. Names of prominent Democrats are associated with many of the II’IINI'INUED ON PAGE FIVE) SOCIETY WILL GIVE PROGRAM Missionary Society of Evangelical Church Will Present Play Sunday The Women's Missionary Society of the Evangelical church will climax the Stewardship reading contest for the month with a program Sunday night at 7 o’clock. The missionary play. “Thy Kingdom Come." will be presented by a group of young people. Following is the program planned for the evening: Prelude —Mrs. Francis Eady. Hymn—Congregation. Scripture and prayer — Rev. M. W. Sundermann. Hymn—Congregation. Vocal duet —Misses Grace Elston and Elva Anspaugh. Sermonette on Stewardship — Rev. Sundermann. Whistling solo Mrs. Fred Hanoi. I Three at" missionary play—" Thy Kingdom Come." Offering. The young people of the church who will participate in the presentation of the play are the Misses Vivian Lynch, Elva Anspaugh, Madeline Spabr, Martha Jane Linn and Bernice H.innl, Messrs. Martz and William Elston.

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24 LIVES LOST DURING STORM IN SOUTHWEST Tornado Spreads Death And Heavy Damages In Southwestern States HEAVIEST DAMAGE DONE IN TEXAS Dallas. Tex., Mar. 31.—U.R) I —Death, injury and destitution were spread in southern and southwestern states today by a devastating tornado. Reports trickling in from remote communities and over damaged communication system indicated a toll of 21 dead, 100 or more injured and scores in privation. East Texas bore the brunt of the storm that weaved a jagged course, across the section. North Louisiana was hard hit. The disturbance apparently originated in east central Missouri, where five were in-' ; jured. Gathering force, it dipped over into Texas and file adjacent Louisi- ' ana area. The tentative death list was as follows: Mineloa. Texas, 2: Lufkin. Tex.. 2; Pennington, Tex., 2; Huntingjton, Tex., 5; Center. Tex., 4; Hal-: las Summit. La.. 5. Upward of two score persons I were reported injured in the Hunt-, ington community, 100 in Louisiana, two at Mineola, five at Richmond. Mo., and isolated cases elsewhere. Damage was heavy in the stricken at;eas. although the citizens were turning their attention to pero'uyi INl'I-pi on Page SOUTH MILFORD MAN MURDERED Charles Pvatt. Wealthy Farmer, Killed By Burglar Last Night South Milford. Ind.. March 31 — Search for the slayer of Charles Pyatt. 62. wealthy farmer living one half mile east of here, turned to the vicinity of Adams Lake today. Sheriff George Hetulerso of Lagrange county a."d Ray Fisher of F e state police traced the unidentified killer's automobile to the little lake northwest of here. The trail was lost but it was expected to be picked up again. Pyatt was shot last night when he and his wife surprised a burglar in the livi g room of their home. T ie intruder fired one shot of .45 caliber revolver, the bullet striking Pyatt in the aead and killing him instantly. The farmer and his wife had just returned front-a Sunday school party at the Fr.ink Seagley home here. Mis. Pyatt entered file house first and saw a man about 35, dressed in a dark suit, standing beside the money safe. Pyatt rushed at the burglar but was stopped suddenly by the bullet. In his hurry to escape t ie killer fell in the front yard while trying to reach his parked automobile. His fi.: ger prints and an imprint of the gun were found in the mud. The stite criminal bureau at Indianapolis was notified and promised to send a finger print expert immediately. o Face Indictments Charging Murder Sullivan, Ind., March 31—(UP) — Indictments charging both first and second degree murder were returned by the Sullivan county grand jury today against five Hymera men who forcibly resisted a farm mortgage foreclosure and ejectment suit. Each of the five men was charged with the sl'ayi; g of Andy Reedy. 55, and his son. Oral. 28. The elder Reedy held a mortgage on the farm , of Otis Turner. Those named were Turner Reedy, brother of Andy, Lewis Wells, Prank Vanderpool and .Janies Van-1 derpool.

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Amos Schwartz Taken To Lutheran Hospital Amos M. Schwartz, living north of Berne, has been taken to the ; ; Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne for special treatment. Mr. Schwartz had his right eye badly burned three weeks ago when contents of ; a chemical fire extinguisher came jin contact with it. He has suffered intense paint and the vision of' tlie eye has been permanently impaired. FRED MUTSCHLER DIES THURSDAY AFTER ILLNESS Prominent Decatur Business Man Dies After Illness of 9 Weeks FOUNDED LOCAL PACKING COMPANY Fred Mutschler, aged 68, founder of the Mutschler Packing Company, large land owner and a leading citizen and business man of this city, died at 8:15 o’clock Thursday evening at the home of his daughter. Mrs. B. F. Schroyer, 710 North Second street, following an extended illness. -•Death was directly attributed to a hemorrhage ot the brain, preceded by a blood stream infection, which developed recently. Mr. Mutschler had been confined to his bed forphe past nine weeks. Last fall he suffered a physical breakdown. lint recovered and was able to assume his business duties for several weeks. Mr. Mutschler. who was born in Heidelberg. Germany, September 27, 1564. came to Adams county nearly 50 years ago. He came to the United States in 1881, sailing from Rotterdam and landed at Castle Garde.:. N. Y. He spent several months in Pennsylvania, moving to western Indiana, where he became associated with his brother. Phillip Mutschler. in farming. A few years later he moved to Adams county and in 1902 moved from his farm to Decatur. Mr. Mutschler was married to Miss Catheiiue Kirsch, September : 29. 1885. Five children were born to the union. Mrs. Mutschler was also a native of Germany. She was born in Dossenheim. German/, and died in Decatur, July 1. 1917. For more than a quarter century. Mr. Mutschler was one of tlie leading citizens and business men of the community. In 1902 he en gaged in his first mercantile venture in Decatur and during the past 30 years his rise in the business world was rapid, the large meat packing industry in this city which bears his name being a monument to. his rugged honesty, business acumen and progressive spirit, Mr. Mutschler. before entering the meat market business, spent several years in agricultural pursuits and in livestock buying. About 30 years ago he established the meat market on Monroe street and for a number of years was more or less engaged in this line of business. In 1919, Mr. Mutschler purchased the plant of the old Hoosier Packing Company in the southeast part of the city and with his sons. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Jefferson Teacher Suffers Broken Arm Merril Thrap, teacher at the Jefferson township high school, suffered a broken right arm Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Thrap, track coach at the school, was showing students the proper way to high jump and in some manner slipped and fell. o Constitutionality Os Tax Law Questioned South Bend. Ind.. March 31— (UP)—Constitutionality of the new state Intangibles tax law was questioned today in 'a suit filed in South Bend superior court by Walter R. Arnold South Bend attorney. The complaint cited 13 reasons why the law should be declared unconstitutional. Among them was the charge that every assembly since 1921 has been tuiconstitutioual be cause the assemblys evaded the j constitutional mandate to provide j ifor reapportionment.

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BILL PLANNED FOR RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT President Roosevelt Hopes To Have Men At Work Within Three Weeks ASK APPROPRIATION OF BILLION DOLLARS Washington, Mar. 31 —(U.R) President Roosevelt todav signed the reforestation bill, first of a series of measures designed to relieve the unemployment situation. . . . ..Under terms of the act, Mr. Roosevelt hopes to have men at work in the torests within three weeks. The work corps ultimately will be expanded to include j 250.000 jobless, recruited in a ! coast to coast effort to care for the most needy. The President signed the bill in the presence of Senator Walsh, I)., of Massachusetts, Representative Ramspeck, D.. its congresi sional sponsors and two representatives of the America Forestry association. Recommends Program Washington. March 31 — (U.R) ~~ Appropriation by congress of a j billion dollars for unemployment relief and inauguration of a huge public works program was recommended today to Secretary of Labor Francs Perkins by William Greer, president of the American Federation of Labor. Green presented his program at the conference of economists, labor leaders and social workers meeting at Miss Perkins' request to discuss unemployment. “Hunger and distress have bei come so widespread and have increased at the point where we believe that no less than $1,(M)0,000.0(H) should be appropriated for relief purposes.” he said. "This amount should be made available to the states and local communities at the earliest pos- ' sible date.’’ Green said a huge public works program “should be launched a d inaugurated as quickly as possible.” Such a program, he said, should be supplemented by en- > couragement of self-liquidating projects, such as slum clearances. housing and construction of tunnels and bridges. There was no apparent display ,df animosity on the part of the labor leaders as he walked into the secretary’s office to meet tlie woman whom he itad opposed for the cabinet appointment. The American Federation of Labor program also Included adoption of a shorter working week, restoration of buying power through increased wages, unem(CONTINURn ON PAGE SIX) PINS HOPE ON INSANITY PLEA State Pardon Board Refuses Winnie Judd’s Plea For Clemency Phoenix. Ariz.. Mar. 31. (U.R) —• Winnie Ruth Judd's fading hopes of escaping the gallows were pinned on an insanity hearing today after the state pardon board denied her last plea for clemency from a conviction of murder. The "blonde tigress’ was under guard at Florence state prison to prevent a possible suicide attempt while her counsel sought the sanity test as one of the few remaining legal loopholes to avert her hanging April 21. Ruling Agnes Ann Leroi. former friend of the condemned nurse, "was not killed in self-defense,” the pardon board’s three members refused to intervene in her behalf except to set ahead the date of her hanging one week. The previous date. April 14 — Good Friday was avoided “out of respect to the day.” A. G. Walker, prison warden, refused to state whether he plans to ask a sanity hearing but indicated lie might do so. Arizona law, like that of many other states, forbids execution of insane persons. Mrs. Judd, whose own statej ments were held by the board to have brought about its decision, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)