Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 85, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1933 — Page 1

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PEN INVESTIGATION OF AKRON CRASH

resident Roosevelt Calls For Huge Development Program

fHORITY TO »ELOP HUGE fcoJECT ASKED lebpnunt of Muscle fcoals Is One of FeatHgri'< of New Plan ■TOR NORRIS Wavors scheme April 10. nl Roosevelt in iiiess.iLi« to congress lor the erention "■j Wnilessi < t.tllev nlltllorKa c;in v out a Utantie Enin lor industrial and Ea)h ;il ||< \ elopnient of including Muscle President wrote that should be wiili essary power these plans into effect. should he the rehahilitaMu-, le Shoals develupK< i ll ' e ordinal ion ol it K f|e wider plan.” which will no l.y Senator George Nur"Banj oil ■■ ■ .< .mill promote an si for reforest.!prevention of .mlonment of farm land" and the and diversification of id 'lm propram heMt I could l e financed at the about fifty million dollars li.iLoi, es. The remainder hr drawn from a bond T'"iio levelopinent is of the outstanding MM Mi li .o-eveifs broad pror.iiiru to good times. Hie power deveionthe Muscle he added that “it to national planna complete waler shed tnmany stales and the fitBBh'rs and welfare of mil-' ■BrixctT. i >\- pick two) Ilf FIGHT TO SUPREME COURT ■e .1 u r y Condemns Bianiii Negro to Death •*' Assault Charge fn-r. Ala.. April 10—(U.PJ—■erdict of a white jury conBt Haywood Patterson, 19B<l negro, to the electric Hon die charge of assaulting Be girl, will he carried again ■* l idled States supreme ■ >' was indicated today. Bl assuredly we will appeal Base," Samuel S. Leibowftz. ■lmk attorney, asserted iniB p l.v alter the jury annrmncB result of its 18 hours' de■iou yes erday. “Well lake BHto the highest court of our Bliat o.ice before hurled this back into the laps of the ■ and n.-ii continue to fi;le Hlmll freezes over, not only B* nine innocent men. hut to B the good name of our B' Im ihe rest of the world." Bnwlnle the state went ahead B Prep aiat i Olls for rel rying B« Weems, second of the nine y," charged with attacking B'hite girls on a freight train Bears ago. Weems’ case was Br a week from today, and a on face vnrin ihnis County Native Dies At Richmond F Lillian Krletemeyer. 33, of west William street, Port ® i former resident of Adams y died Sunday afternoon at s dock' at Richmond following Pens of one year. '■ Krletemeyer was born in Carve, itdsms County and *° Fort Wayne several years urtiving is the husband RusHetetneyer. the parents, Mr. r»- Edward Liddy: three bro•'“lson, Alton and Paul and *wtors, Helen and Dorothy, Amanda Roh ke and Mrs. RosJRler all of Fort Wayne.

DECATUR DALLY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXXI. No. 85.

Scottsboro Furore MB&y j* -jA •A&W'j'.i r v* \ r xy a Y Ruby Bates, one of the accusers ol the seven negroes in the famous Scottsboro case, who created a sensation at the trial in Decatur, Ala., when she took the stand and testified that the story she told at the previous trial was untrue. Miss Bates, who had been missing until her drama.ic appearance in court, told the court that neither she nor Victoria Price had been attacked by any of the accused men. RURAL SCHOOLS PLAN CANTATA Rural Schools of County Will Give Program At Berne Friday Night An Easter cantata and musical program will be given by the pupils in the seven rural high schools of Adams county at the First Mennonite Church in Berne. Friday right. April 14. a 7'30 o’clock. The schools which will take ‘part in the program are Hartford. Jefferson. Monroe. Pleasant Mills. Geneva. Monmouth and Kirkland. The teachers of music in the <ounty schoo’s are Mrs. Velma Fortney of Pleasan Mills. Ruth Mahoney of Hartford: Ger. Idi e 1 Runyon of Genova; Mina Collier Jefferson: Dorothy Sprunger oi Monroe; and Bob White of Monmouth and Kirkland. The program for the eveni 'g is 1 as follows: Organ Prelude Mrs. Rose Baumgart tier. Invocation—Rev. C. IL Suckau. Chorus. “The Joyous Morn.’’ E. L. Asford. Chorus. “Angels, Roll The Rock . Away,’’ John Brindle Scott. J Vocal solo. "Open The Gates of The Temple”—Miss Mina Collier. Chorus. "Ring Oil ! Christ is Risen!’’ W. Goodell. Violin solo F'oyd Johnson Cantata, “Christ Victorious." ’ Ray E. Nolte. Chorus. "Rejoice and Bo Glad". Bass solo. "Ride on in Majesty ’ >'] (CONTINUED GN I’VGE TWO) LOCAL WOMAN’S SISTER DIES Mrs. Virginia Miller Sister Os Mrs. George Hindenland. Dies Today I Mrs. Virginia Miller. 53 of Fort Wayne, sister of Mrs. George Hinilenla g of near Dec tur. died at 2 o’clock Monday morning at her home 2334 Welsjer Park avenue, I Fort Wayne, after a four weeks’ illness. Mrs. Miller was i member of the St. Peter's Catholic C inn h. She i h d resided in Leipsic, Ohio, before .moving to Fort Wayne 15 years ago. Surviving are the husband. Christian Miller, a daughter Ltiella. a sisi ter, Mrs. George Himlenlmg. Deea- | tur; and t brother. Alonzo Wilde- ! mood of Fart Wayne. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 8:30 o’clock . at the home and at !l o'clock at the | St. Peter s Catholic church. The V. Rev. Msgr. Ciiarles H. Thiele will . joffi. late nd buri .1 will be made in 'the Catholic cemetery.

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NEXT TASK OF ROOSEVELT TO RAISE PRICES Heavy Pressure Brought To Bear Urging Means To Raise Prices AGREE MEASURES ARE NECESSARY Washington. April 10 (U.K) The next basic task facing Presi-1 den: Roosevelt is to lift prices. Pressure for action to thisf end is crowding in from all sides in the form of talk for inflation. Officials are struggling with the problem. They recognize frankly that measures are necessary to counteract the drastic deflation which has continued through the first few weeks of the new administration as a. result of locking up of billions of dollars of bank deposits and in the drastic cunailme.it of government expenses and veterans’ paynfents. They are as yet uncertain how to proceed. Congress may force the issue at •my moment. Inflationists in the seiiate are talking about testing, their strength through amendments to the pending farm bill. Demands for action are based on the contention that business' will not expand until prices start up. Some in the administration want to wait in the hope that natural causes will start the climb. They point to current, rises in '■b-’hoaT 'boys .-r»d other farm pbhducts. They count on impending passage of the farm relief bill to confirm this tendency. They think this, plus the spurt on some lines caused by heavy beer sales, may prime the economic engine. Others, •notably Secretary of Agriculture Norris, believe more aggressive artificial restoration is needed. Two main proposals are urged. One is a public works bond issue iiwtXTt’t> <>K iwvm o.. NOTED AUTHOR DIES TODAY Dr. II e n r v Van Dyke, Famous As Educator and Author, Dies Today Princeton. N. J.. April 10 U.R) Dr. Henry Van Dyke, world famous educator, author, philosopher and clergyman, died today a: his home in Princeton, in his 81st year. Revered as "Th ■ - age of Princeton," Dr. Van Dyne enjoyed a career that brought him inte l '- national fame, professorships in foreign universities, and high acclaim i ’ Hie field of le ters. Death came peacefully, while he was in bed. He died in hi- sleep, aecordli f to the family physician, who said i that for several weeks his strength had been failing steadily A member of the household entered Ids bedroom a: 5 a. m. today and discovered he was dying. Mellow and urbane. Dr. Van Dykes philosophy, repeated through all his writings and lectures, was that the world is getting better." From his cloistered retreat at Avalon, his Princeton home, he had. up to the last, sent out to the world his messages of cheer. He was brrn on Nov. 10, 1852, at Germantown. Pa. His father was a minister, and Van Dyke foItroNTiNDWH nv rtnp twoi Holy Name Society Will Meet Tonight Members of the Holy Name society >f St. Mary's Catholic church are invited to attend the meeting to be held 'bis evening in the auditorium of the Catholic school building. Rev. Herman Miller, assistant pastor of St. Peter’s church, Fort Wayne, will give a talk on Ireland and the Eucharistic congress which wits held In Dublin last year. Father Miller attended I the international congress.

ONLY DAILY N EWSP AP ER IN A I) AMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, April HI, 1933.

White House Callers Hk W* ■# mraw * Andrew W. Mellon, former U. S. ’ Ambassador to Great Britain, and Frank B. Kellogg, a former Secretary of State ami father of the Kellogg Peace Paet, pictured as they called at the White House for a conference with President Roosevelt. Mr. Kellogg is one of the most tireless workers in ilie cause of international peace. DRYS ORGANIZE FOR ELECTION Many Meetings Are Held To Name Delegates For Repeal Election Indianapa is, April Hi. — ((J.R) While wets sipped the new 3.2 per cont beer today, drys were org.mizing to fight ratification by Indiana of repeal of the JBth amendment. From many sections of the state came reports of meetings to select dry delegates to the constitutional convention here June 211. Most )f these meetings were held in churches. Earl Crawford. Millon, Democrat and speaker of the House of Representatives during the last session of the legislature, w :s selected as one of the Wayne countj dry i delegates. His action was unexpected, although he never has been known as a wet. During the session he kept a promise not to interfere , with the carrying out of Democratic platform p edges. One of these pledges was repeal of the Wright "bone dry’’ law. Other Wayne county delegates 1 nominated were W. C. Dennis. Earl- • ham college president; Mrs. Char- ■ les Teetor, Hagerstown; Job n i Holaday, Richmond, and Frank McFall. Richmond. Lawrence county drys organized at Bedford at a meeting attended t by nearly 500 persons. D-degate U’ONTI.VI IID ON PAGE TlI Kl-li HOLD SUSPECTS AT INDIANAPOLIS I Two Men Suspected of So. Milford Man’s Murder Are In Custody i Indianapolis, Apr. in.—(U.R) -Two ■ suspects in the staying of Charless Pyatt. 72. wealthy South Milford i tarniei. March 30, were being held 'n the Marion county jail today. Charles Leroy IJndsey. 22. Fort i Wayne, was brought here yester- . day by state police, after being ar- ■ rested at his home. Emerson Vester, 29, Fort Wayne music teacher, was arrested Saturday at Steubenville, Ohio, and brought here. Both were slid to have confessed participation in the robbery j which resulted in tin 1 fatal shooting of Pyatt when he returned • home unexpectedly. Lindsey was i quoted as having admitted shoot- ; ing the elderly farmer. ■■ They were io be questioned flirth- - er by slate police today. Francis Carroll, Lagrange conn- . ty farmer, alleged driver of the i automobile in which the burglars escaped after the shooting, has i been held in the Lagrange comity I, jail since the night alter the at ‘ tempted robbery.

OBSERVEPALM SUNDAY HERE Large Congregations Attend Palm Sunday Services at Local Churches <AII of the churches in the city had 1 rge attendance at the services Sunday, held in observance of Palm Sunday, At the Zioi Reformed and Zion Lutheran chm he.) in this city and in a number of the Reformed and Lutheran churches in the county, confirmation services were held. The blessing am! distribution of palms Joci.i pl :ce at St. Mary’s Cath- : olic chtin h following the 9:45 o'clock high miss, iirall the • hutches the order of services for Holy we -k were read. Special services w ill be held during the week and on Good Friday a 'u .ion observan e of the Tsree Hours will be held at the Zion Reformed church and at the St. Mary's G itholic church. The ideal spring weather brought out m ny people and the attendance at the morning services was larger thai usual. Pre-iEa-ter and holy week sermons were delivered by the ministers in their respective ' chin. hes. — o Wells Funeral Rites Held This Afternoon Funeral services for John M. Wells. G 2, Geneva undertaker, who died ,'t his home Saturday morning at 1 o’clock were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home with the Rev. H. W. Fallis, pastor of the Geneva,. Methodist church officiating. Burial was made in the”i\;i"try cemetery. Regular Legion Meeting Tonight Adams post number 43 of the American Legion will hold the regular meeting at the Leghm liall at 8 o’clock tonight. All members of the executive committee are urged to be present. o GLUB LEADERS MEET THURSDAY Home Economics Leaders Will Meet At Monroe Thursday Morning Meta Martin, home economics dull leader from Purdue, will meet with the home economics leaders of Adams county at Monroe at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. April 13. and will continue her lessons in clothing. The lesson this time will lie on the alteration of commercial patterns, the leaders being expected to bring in the patterns they have been using, for alteration as needed. Miss Martin will explain how it is to be done. Tile fo'lowing leaders are expecting to attend this meeting: Mrs. Janies Lybarger and Mrs. Marie Welsch of Wabash township; Mrs Grant Syphers and Mrs. lona Shifferly of St. Marys township; Mrs. James Anderson and Mis. D. J. Schwartz of Monroe; Mrs. Arthur Kimberlin and Mrs. Chas. Ralibltt of Union; Mrs. Louis Houck and Mrs. S. P. Kunkel of Root: Mrs. Gelbert Slinky and Mrs. E. M Ray of the M. W. F.. Mrs. Ernesi Zeigler and Mrs. Kathryn Liby of Hartford; Mrs. Jacob Reef and Mrs Archie Smitley of Jefferson, Mrs. Leland Ripley and Mrs. Delmar Douglas of Blue Creek, and Mrs. James Manley and Mrs. Jessie Byerly of Kirkland township. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOl'It) Institute Chairmen To Meet Saturday Dallas Spuller. county ciiirman of the farmers institute, has called a meeting of institute clni inen for 2 o'clock Saturd y afternoon at tl“' lounty agent’s office. Can ty off! ■ ers will he elected and pl us laid lor the coming institute seasons. The various township institute chairmen are: Erwin Po.tlus. Geneva. Everett Rice. Monroe; Leon Neuenschwander, Bertie; C. H. Gage Decatur; C. D. Spuller, Decatur; Ed ward Koos, Decatur; Bert Sesseniguth, Monroe.

FurnUbrU Hr Prria

NEW MINISTER APPOINTED TO LOCAL CHURCH Rev. C. I’- Gibbs Will Succeed Rev. Franklin At Methodist Church REV. FRANKLIN IS TRANSFERRED Appointment of pastors for the coming year in tl -- Norther;. Indiana Methodist ( onference was read at the 90th annual convention which closed at Huntington Sunday. The convention was in session all week. The appointments were read by Lishop Edgar Blake. Rev. C. IP. Gibbs, who served as pastor of the Warsaw Methodist ' church for four and one halt years, was appointed pastor to the Deca--1 tur church, and Rev. B. H. Franklin. completing his third year as pastor in this city was transferred Io Garrett. Rev. Gibbs stated today that he I and his family would move to De- ■ catur some time next week and | he will deliver his first sermon in the local church on Easter Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Gibbs have three children: A’esper is a senior at McMurray College of Jacksonville. Illinois, from which she will graduate this June; Maxwell, a [ sophomore a' Indiana University: and John, who will graduate from the Warsaw high school this spring. -Dr Gibbs has been paster ol' i the Warsaw Methodist church for the last four and one-half years, going there from the North Church in Indianapolis. Only one other change was made in the ministers of Adam -. Il I>NTI\UI:I> ON PAfIE THHFF' ■ ———o Dairj Herd Meeting At Monroe Tuesday Members of the dairy herd improvement association will hold Hie regular monthly meeting at Hie Monroe high school building Tuesday evening at 7:30. G. A. Will-'-ims. extension dairyman of Purdue, will assist in analyzing feed records for the past year. Officers of the association are Peter D Schwartz, president; Noah Rich, vice-preside!)'; Dan D. Schwartz. secretary - treasurer; Sol Mosser. Henry Aschleman. directors; Noah Rich, Peter 11. Lehman and Ben D. Mazelin. program committee: Merwin Miller, cow tester. Other members are Et: Kruetzman, Dale D. Moses, Dan P. Steury, B. F. Shroyer. Otto Biebcrich. Daniel Mazelin. Steury and Schwartz, Dan Habegger and sons. Beaver and Harvey. Rudolph Steury. Dennis Striker, Jacob J. Schwartz. Otjo Bleeko. JoJin J. Schwar z, Dan Striker. ELISHA ELZEY DIES SUNDAY Former Adams County Resident Dies at Son’s Home In Ossian Funeral sei vices will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock for , Elisha Elzey. 88, a resident of Adams Count v for many years who died at the home of ills son, Abner S. Elzey >t Ossi in at I2:1n Sunday morning of heart trouble. Rev. Conde Hile of the Methodist Church will officiate at the funeral ( service, assisted by Rev. J. D. Smith of t e Ur. ited Brethren Church. Burial will be made in the Ossian emetery. Mr. Elzey was born March 1. 1845 in Clinton County, Ohio, a son of, Mr. and Mrs. J im-s Elzey. He mov ed to Ad .ms County when ■ you: g man and lived in and near Decatur until about 1905 when lie moved to Ossian. He married Rebecca Parrish in 18G7 d she preceded him in death in 1873. Surviving are son. Abner S. Elzey of Ossian, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren and seven step grandchildren. Mr. Elzey was a member of the Ossian United Brethren Church.

Price Two Cents

— To Philippines 1 ■ w|i|| r J ft 1 Mayor Frank Murphy of Detroit, Michigan, who has been named by President Roosevelt as governorgeneral of the Philippines STORY CONTEST WINNERS GIVEN Superintendent Striker Announces Winners In County Schools The winners in the slmil akory and essay contest held in the seven rural schools of Adams County, were announced today by superintendent of the county schools. C. E. Striker. Each class In the high schools pai h ipated in the contest ami the two best articles in each of the classes were sent to Indiana University where they were graded. The three best s-’.ories and essays in each class are listed below. together with the name of the writer a d the school represented. Freshman Short Stories 1. “Judith" — Francile Harvey, Monroe. 2 ‘The Undistinguished Guest' —Naomi Studler, Hartford. 3. Sei-und Fiddle" Louise Scntmer. Geneva. Freshman Essays 1. 'Why a Depression”—Beulah Augshurgei, Hartford 2. "Girl Scouting'' Lois Man :. Kirkland 3. "Aircrafts" — Dorvin Wolf, Monroe. Sophomore Essays 1. “The Playground of Europe” - Viola Habegger, Monroe 2. "The Wisdom of Thrift” —( Vivian Schwartz. Monroe 3. “Indiana’s World War Memorial" F. ill Pierly. Hartford. Sophomore Short Stories 1. “The League of the Double X”—An a Romey, Hartford 2. "The Haunted House" Velma Spade, Kirkland (CONTINUT7D ON PAGE TWO) _o Stillborn Baby Is Buried Here Today Funeral services for Delbert M. Hunter, stillhorn baby of Mr. " d Mrs Clarence Hunter. 910 West Monroe street, were held tills morn ing at the home, with Rev. Paul W. Schultz officiating. Buri 1 was made In the Decatur cemetery. The baby was born Saturday night. April 8, nd weighed 16 pounds at birth. Surviving are the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Claren e Hunter, grandfather George Weler of near Decatur, and three brothers and two sisters, George C. Viol i L.. Leslie R„ Henrietta R . tnd Clarence, Jr. Becomes Sole Owner Os Meat Market Here Thomas Casterline has become sole owner of tile Country Me t Market his partnership witli Brice Martin having bee d ! ,solved Work of installing new equipment, including refrigerators, counters and display cases, w s started this mor..ing and will lie . ompleted by the end of tile week. Tile meat m irket is located at 908 Winchester street.

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

BEGIN INQUIRY INTO CAUSE OF AKRON TRAGEDY Lieut.-Commander Wiley Testi lies At Court of Inquiry Today RECOVER BODY OF ADMIRAL MOFFETT New York, April 10. —(U.R) — The body of Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, navy air chief, lost with more than 70 other men when the Akron crashed in the sea off New Jersey, was recovered today according to a message received by naval communications. Courtroom, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J., April 10. —(U.R)—A torn anil watersoaked note book, the property of one of the men who went down with the Akron, was produced today as the naval court of inquiry began its efforts to determine the cause of the disaster. The note book was identified by Lieut. Commander H. V. Wiley, one of the Akron survivors, as the property of Lieut. James H. Dugan of Catonsville. Md. Tlie B book was recovered by searching vessels near the scene of the disaster yesterday and was rushed to the court room and introduced as one of the first pieces of evidence. Wiley said the observations noted in the book agreed “exactly’’ with his own recollections of the hours preceding the fatal crash. it contained details of buoyance, static conditions of the ship and other particulars not immediately so lowed up by questioning. Judge Advocate Pennoyer also (CONTINUED ON PAGE TltllKlL o Building Repair Work Progressing ',Vork is progressing on the repairing of the third floor and roof of the K. of C. building which was damaged by fire on March 23. Albert Colchin and W. E. Moon have the contract for the carpenter work. Most of this work lias been completed. o Local Moose Lodge Receives License The Moose lodge of this city has received its license to tell beer al the home on North Second street. The supply of beer w t reple itished today with the shipment, of 575 eases of Blatz brow from Milwaukee. The local restaurants continued to do i steady bus: ess today. TWO GRADUATE AT HOSPITALS Decatur Nurses And Two I’rom Geneva Will Graduate At Fort Wayne Two student nurses from Decatur, the Misses Florence Anderson and Marie Kolter, will be graduated from the Lutheran hospital and the Methodist hospital nurses' training schools in Fort Wayne Illis spring. Twenty-nine nurses will be graduated from the Ij’.lth“rnn hospital. Miss Pauline Bischoff, superintendent of tlie nurses announced. 'Commencement exercises will he held in the Concordia college auditorium Friday. May 12. and baccalaureate services will lie held on Sunday, May 7. Miss Florence Anderson of this city is a member of tlie Lutheran graduating class, and the Misses Mary Meyer and Eleanor Mathieu of Geneva will also he graduated this spring. The Methodist hospital will graduate n class of 15 student nurses. Miss Hazel Van Drew, superintendent of nurses announced. The dale of June 15 will probably he chosen for the commencement exercises for the class. Miss Marie Kolter of Decatur is a member of the Methodist hsopilal graduating class and also served us vice-president of Hie class : during the year. The gi adnate nurses will take |the slate board examination at Indianapolis.