Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 11 April 1933 — Page 1

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|W INTO KciC CRASH 1 |S CONTINUED Iflkiol Opinion Is Disi To Court of ' Kftquiry Today ■vES SHOCK I jSED COLLAPSE Room. Naval, Air Lnkdiurst, N. •1.. __(U.R.‘ A conflict of regarding emergency i save the Akron as t dirigible was fallier destruction was before the naval inquiry today. Commander 11. V. ' r Kv - ' sidied that swivelnot used. ~~B''>»1<1 >' '■ ■ D.-.-n de-irab’e.” £ Jt |.-, \.'-...cate Ralph G. time." Wiley _E(y ■r.i.- ’■ " ; >s that no given to the propelU - vjl*y testified. lift Kg propeller?" — appears to have been to tilt the propellers?” K de: - - - < irmimstaiict-s." K ..Bplcd. "how grave yon Khßilt emergency. It dehew at ->n prior the Akron had suffered t damage hot that all id Iteen repaired. these have caused perm"Hßßnu defects?" PenHK' none. The Akron Bis-; 'mill condition." that the Akron could * M F II hy lightning without being (’..mmander said he o"'<k which wrecked EAt w-i“ caused by the tie air-blip striking <he report,-d to Secretary of ■tjtv:,last week that lie ■sitdde terrific gust of wind. suggest to the court said, "that $ ahi of the this shoes was the Hie hitting the BSM Ako.n was wrecked by in mid-air with the stern into ttie ocean, no action -Bksnßi the commander could ship. ■ n — pry Trial Opens I In Circuit Court notes of EH Willard Robert 1.. Wilson went Special .lodge Ford j llr y the Adams ‘ tins morning. The -d to |„. completed al'eranuti (lI - Wednesday Bn prices K CRT HIGHER fhett Leads Spirited AdF•<?. Adding Millions ’ ■" Grain Value Fy Apr. 11.--(U.R)—Another Strain prices on the Chi(l f trade today added EW more to the 1150,000.(100 nations grain farme-s 1,1 their potential wealth U 6 # l wp eks. L "?* ,e< l a spirited advance at L^m nin K of trading in a feverof buying. Within a FB or two the price leaped r“W% to 2’4 cents on various wheat quotations rw’ay. 60, up 1% cents; July, Bl 1 ' W cents; September, 62 cents a bushel. 1111 °ats joined in the senCS 1 rise. Rye was 1% 1% HSOBher and oats were up frac- £/■' Corn dragged and was LjB I '' *h e mice dancing up and yesterday’s close. news of higher prices at s W°l ar >d the government's .'■'’ement that the winter i’B*’’’!’ w *’’ he the smallest in W s spurred the trade.

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Choral Society To Present Cantata The Adams County Choral Society under the direction of Mrs. L. A. Holthouse will present an Easter Cantata. “East er Angels" here Monday nig it April 17 at 7:.‘i1l o’clock. The program will b< open to the public and no admission will be charged. PAYMENT TIME IS EXTENDED Time For Placing Stamps On Intangibles Extended By State Board County Treasurer John Wechter was advised this morning by the state board of tax commissioners that the time tor placing stamps on intangibles, issued prior to March 4. 193.'!. had been extended to Mjy 28. The state board also informed Mr. Wechter that on all new intangibles, issued since March 4th of this year, stamps had to be placed on them within ten days of purchase. The law requires that stamps to the amount of 25 cents per hundred be placed on all intangible property. A thousand dollar note or bond requires $2.50 in stamps. Vp to noon today the treasurer s office had sold $1,4051.50 in stamps. The stamps come in denominations of 5. 10. 25. and 50 cents. sl. $1.25 and $2.50. Several extensions have been granted by the state in the time allotted to place the stamps on intangible property. The county received $2,750 in stamps and it is expected that ;i large percentage of this amount will have been sold during the year. laicalcorporations and tax bonds issued by Indiana taxing units are not’taxable under the law. Notes and holdings in foreign corporations and bonds issued on other kinds of property are tax tble. according to interpretations of officials. MELLETT SEEKS FORMER OFFICE Former Anderson Mayor Repudiates Previous Offered Resignation Anderson, Ind.. April 11.—(U.R) Jesse H. Mellett sought his former office as mayor today after repudiating a resignation which he submitted to the common council Jan 3 because of illness. The resignation had been accept- ' ed and Harry R. Ba’dwin. city controller. was elevated to the position of mayor. Accompanied by his brother, Lloyd Mellett, William Marine, city 1 councilman, Charles Neill, former police chief, and P. B. O'Neill, an attorney, Mellett appeared at the city hall in a wheel chair and claimed his foimer office. "You are hereby notified," he told the city council, “th.it I have this day discharged Harry R. Baldwin as controller of the city of AnderI son and have directed that he II cease to act further as mayor in any capacity. In future proceedings please govern yourself accord- , ingly." Baldwin was not in h.s office when Mellett so unexpectedly appeared When notitled of the action, he said: *~M*ONTTNUFH *ON PAGE TWO! ! Decatur Masons Attend Banquet 11 A number of Decatur Masons attended the banquet gl-’en by the Ossian Masonic lodge, Monday .right, i in honor of Ephraim A. Vajl on the I'occasion of his sixtieth ’ as a i' Masonic brother. , Judge D. E. Smith of For. Wtyne i wjs the principal speaker. Mr. Vail . formerly resided in. Ossian where I ihe became a Mason in 1873. He livjed for a number of years in Deca•lUir and is now m iking his home , with a niece. Mrs. Clem Wasson of ■ near Cr-tigville. i Those from Decatur who attend Led the celebration were Floyd Acker. A. D. Suttles, R. D. Myers, C. A. : .'Burdg, Frank Carroll, Tom Vail, C. i|i‘. Dugan, Din Sprang, Sim Burk, ■ Dr. Grandstaff. John Peterson, I. ilßcrnstlne A L. Bowe:., Bob Helm I Earl Adams and Cal E. Peterson.

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Tents for Foresters A </ /a X V J ■*J' 31 il L - WKS si'*”'; A Jobless young men from the Middle West will live in these tects and thousands like them at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, this week. Mobilization of the recruits to President Roosevelt’s conservation army will be held at the fort, where the men will be conditioned for work in forests.

GLUBSTOMEET AT ANDERSON 26th Annual Convention of Club Federation Will Be Held April 18 The twenty-sixth annual conven- i tion of the eighth district Indiana Federation of Clubs will be held in the Presbyterian Church at Auider- - son. Tuesday, April 18. The counties included in the district are Adams,Delaware. Jay, Madison, Randolph. | and Wells. Mrs. R. D. Myers of Decatur is president of the Adams County or- ' gar.ization. Mrs. Henry Heller is al member o« the Merit Flog commit-1 tee and Mrs. O. L. Vance is a member of the resolutions commUtee. The convention will be in two sessions, morning as.d afternoon. The morning program will open at 9 o'clock with registration and credentials. The reception committee will include the presidents of the Madison county clubs. Assembly singing will open the morning session. Greetings will be given by Mrs. Forest Freeman to which Mrs. John Peterson of this city will give the response. Mrs. Paul Powers of Gaston, president, will give the theme of the Convention. "Allegiance Thorough Service Tlie election of officers will take place during the morning, also the' awarding of the merit flag. The reports of the district department 'chairman will he held and Decatur will be represented by the following chairman: Mrs. Henry Nelreiter of Motion Pictures; Mrs. John Tyndall of the Juniors: and Mrs. Charles Knapp of the Child Welfare a d ' Correction. At 12:30 o’clock a luncheon will be served and luncheon reserva(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FRENCH REPLY TO MUSSOLINI France Replies to Italian Proposal For Four Power Treaty Rome, April 11— (U.R) —Henry De Jouvenel. French ambassador, delivered personally to PPremier Benito Mussolini today his government's reply to the Italian proposal for a four power treaty to; preserve the peace cf Europe The reply gained added siguific-j ance because it came at a time - when high German officials were in Rome conferring on proposals for an accord between Fascist Germany, Fascist Italy and the Vatican, designed to present a solid front against communism. Premier Engelbert Dolfuss. of Austria. Germany's war time ally., was to leave Vienna by plane today to join German Vice Chancellor Franz Von Papen and Hermann W. Goering, lieutenant of Chancellor Adolf Hitler who is seeking an understanding with the founder of principles which he adopted and carried to power in Germany. The French regarded its reply to Mussolini's proposal to maintain the peace so important that ■ it called De Jouvenel to Paris. Mussolini proposed an alliance j between France, Italy. Great Brit-; . ain and Gerrunuy to maintain ' *t*^NTTN^D^MTTAGE*FivEr 4 j

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 11, 1933.

!«. «i Business To Cease For Three Hours j On Good Friday As has been the custom for several years, all stores, offices and 'factories' in the city will close from , 'l2 to three o’clock Friday afternoon in observance of Good Friday ' ) Commemorating Christ’s death on I tae Cross, special services will he I held in the lo al churches during ' the Three Hours. A unic. service with all Protestant chin, hes participating will be held at the Zion Reformed church 'and Cutholics will gather at St. Mary's Catholic hnrch for services, i including veneration before the -cross and making the W-.;y of the | 'Cross. j For a number of years all business .where possible, has ceased during the Three Hours on Good Friday land attendance at the church services has more th in taxed rhe rapacity of the edifices-. Ministers of the different chinches extend an invitation to everyone to attend the services. — ~o FOUR DISTANCE FLIGHTS START Three of Flights Planned To Better Records of Amy Mollison I/mdon. April 11 - (U.R) —Four distance flights, all with England either as origin or itestination. were under way today and three of them were aimed at records held by Amy Johnson Mollison. Captain William N. Lancaster, best known of the four pilots involved. took off frbm Lympne airdrome at 5:35 a. m. seeking to lower Mrs. Mollison's record to Capetown. South Africa. She made the 6.250 mile trip in four days, six hours and 55 minutes. Captain Robbiano of the Italian army was flying between Aleppo. Syria, and Jask. Persia. He is trying to lower the record for a flight from London to Australia. He flew from Bari. Italy to Aleppo, a distance of 1200 miles, in nine hours yesterdav. Miss Jean Batten, seeking to lower Mrs. Mollison's woman’s record for a London-Australia flight had reached Alliens. Greece. She started Sunday from England. The Australian woman flier, Mrs. Bonney, left Brisbane yesterday for London. She also Is aim- , ing al Mis. Mollison’s record. Mrs. Bonney is a cousin of Bert Hinkler, famous airman who disappeared in the Alps recently. Weather conditions were ideal when Lancaster took off today. His first stop was expected to be in Oran. Algeria Mrs. Mollison . In her record flight made only four stops. Oran. Goa. Bengual;| and Mossamodes. Lancaster returned to England in October from Miami. Florida, where he was acquitted of a charge of murdering Hayden Clarke over the affections of Mrs. Jessie Keith Miller, Australian woman flier. o— Association Meets I The members of the Ray Cemetery Association will meet In the town hall at Monroe, Tuesday eve|ning. April 25. at 7 o’clock. Persons interested are invited to be • present.

CROWD ATTENDS SALE YESTERDAY Excellent Prices Are Received For Horses At Sale Here Monday Memories of the old days when the business of buying and selling ho: ses was an outstanding one in Adams county, were recalled to the more than five hundred people who attended the sale at the Bellmont farm, a mile east of De.atur yesterday. Thirty-four head of horses were sold and at excellent prices, many going for $l5O aa <1 the top bringing $175. sold to Dale Moses. The sale, which to’aled $4,600 also included 21 head of good cattle and 45 heart of hogs. (Mie cow sold for $74.00 and all the stock showed an increase over the low prices that have prevailed. The sale was conducted by Col. Roy Johnson a.'d Ralph Isch for Ed Ahr, Louis Sprunger and Ed Sayers who have engaged in the horse business since the first of the year and have bought and sold about five hiirdred head. Buyers were here from Toledo. 0., Detroit. Columbus, Marion. Indiana; Bluffton, Ohio and many other places and the ring re minded every one of the tim» wliei similar events occurred weekly and many tarmers earned good profits on their live sto. k. That there is a demand for good horses is admitted ion every hand as m-a-u.y farmers are doing much of their work by the use of horses and it is predicted by many that within a short time the i horse business will again be a leading industry. Twenty vears ago this county furnished about two million dollars worth of horses a year and Decatur was recognized as the best market between Pittsburg and Chicago. GIVE WARNING TO RETAILERS Paul Fry, State Excise Director, Warns All To Obey Beer Regulations Indianapolis, April 11— (U.R) Warning to holders of beer per mits to obey the regulations strict j ly was issued today by Paul Fry. beer excise director. It followed complaints of violations. They came mostly from competing permit holders, rather than from drys. Fry said. He also announced that one in ' vestigator will be named for each of the state’s 10 beer districts, i They will handle complaints and police the districts. When violations are found warnings will be issued. If the violator continues his law breaking. ills license will lie revoked. Fry asserted. Most common complaints were , that beer was Iteing sold without I food, that it was sold outside city limits at establishments without hotel accomodations for 25 and that restaurants were retailing ■ beer by delivering it. Four complaints came from ' Evansville, three from Terre , Haute, one each from Gary and . Fort Wayne and a few came from i Indianapolis. With the first rush of beer sales | ON* PAGE* S*X)**

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INFLATION MAY BRING TEST OF ORGANIZATION Inflationists Expected To Prove Test of Roosevelt Leadership SHOWDOWN MAY COME THIS WEEK Washington, Apr. 11.—-(U.R) —The battle to hold inflationists in check may become the most serious test of President Roosevelt’s leadership thus far. The issue is heading to a show- ’ down, possibly this week. It may bring a test of strength between the new administration and the veteran champion of the west, Senator William E. Borah of Idaho. Borah has a plan for issuing $2.,000,000,000 <B) in new currency against the farm mortgage bonds \ provided for in the pending farm bill. Several other proposals are being prepared in the form of amendments. Senator Thomas, Dem., Okia., intends to press amendments providing for expansion of currency by government purchase of silver, by revaluing the dollar ] or by issuing “greenbacks." government promises to pay unsecured by gold. While there may be a majority in the senate for some form of inflation, orders from administration leaders would be expected to hold this in check. In preparation for heading off extreme inflationary proposals, the house Democrats are to caucus tomorrow to change the house rules so that a majority of 218 members instead of the present 145 will be ( required to bring a bill forcibly from committee to the floor. One purpose of this move is to give administration house leaders a weapon to suppress undesired inflationary pm pose ils. It Is understood that two of tlie house inflationist leaders, Rankin of Missis (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O ; FEDERAL GRAND JURY TO MEET Federal Court And Grand .Jury Convene In Fort Wyiie Next Week Fort Wayne April 11 (U.R) Both federal court dud the federal ■ grand jury for the Fort Wayne district will convene next week. Cour: will be convened at 1:30 p. m April 17. On that day Judge Thomas W. Slick. South Bend, plans to dispose of all contested and agreed matters, including motions. demurrers and miscellaneous problems. Arraignment of defendants will start April IS and the federal petit jury has been called for April 24. It was not known whether criminal 'or civil oases will be tried first. Most important of the cases to be tried it) the spring term in- ! volve Mayor Jack Edwards of Marion; Sheriff Bert White ot (CONTINTTtm ON PAGE TWO) o Bootlegging Beer Indianapolis April 11 —(UP) — First reports that 3.2 per cent beer is being bootlegged into Indiana today sent state policemen to the Illinois border in the Calumet ilistrh-t. Paul Fry, state excise director was informed that two truckloads of beer passed into Indiana at East Chicago yesterday under cover and without payment of tlie five cent a gallon tax. o Adams County Poor Relief Is Granted Indi in-ipolis April 11 -(UP) —Au Adams County $16,000 poor relief loan was approved today by the state tax board. The interest maximum was set at six per cent. Tlie issue wis authorized by the Adams County Coiuiieil last December. It will be apportioned among the townships needing firds to carry out the poor relief program Washington township, where Decatur Is located, has requested SIO,OOO of tlie amount. Bonds will be issued iand charged to the respective townI ships.

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Father Herman Miller Talks To Society Here Father Herman Miller, assistant: pastor of St. Peter's Catholic church ' Fort Wayne, gave an interesting talik on Ireland, the Eucharistic congress and of his Europea.a travels last year, before members of tlie j Holy Name society, at Catholic high < j school auditorium last evening. A large crowd attended the meeting. Father Miller’s talk was very ■ instructive and entertaining. He described the beauties of Hie Emerlaid Isle a.r.d also told of his visit' to Rome and 'his audience before Pope Pius. William Faurote, president of the i local society presided at the meeting. SCHOOL CLASS WINS BANNER 8 A-l Class of Central School Wins Honor Banner For Six Weeks The BA-1 class of the Central school won the honor banner for the second six weeks period of the second semester Os school, it was announced today. The home room teacher of the j class is Sylvester Everhart. Thirty-, eight per cent of the class was leaders and 19 per cent was diggers for the period. Only one pupil in the class was tardy during. the six weeks, and the attendance i was 98.5; average spelling grade. 95; and attitude 98.7. The scholarship awards for the six weeks were announced today and are as follows: BA-2 Leaders Donald Bixler, Eugene Freidt, David Macklin, Alice K. Baker, ' •Rosella Heare. Emma Marquart, Marjorie Scheumann. Irene Sell. BA-2 Diggers Lawrence Anspaugh. Orville Ir-1 win. Jane Krick. BA-1 Leaders Robert Beavers, Lewis Feiinig, ( Arthur Sunderman, Virginia Greiner, Jeanette Christen, Rachel Lehman. Rosie Moyer. Kathryn Kohls. 88-1 Diggers Donald Arnold Russel Andrews. John Hoffman. Betty Campbell. 8B Leaders Meredith Cline. Gilbert Egly, James Krick, Ralph Steele. Mary Maxine Martin. Zula Porter, Marguerite Staley. 8B Diggers Harry Drake. Dwight Kimble. Kathleen Banning, Goldine Kreischer, Martha Summers. 7A Leaders Victor Kiess, Imogene Bright, Donna Belle Fenimore. Pauline . Light, Eleanor Niblick, Janet, Schrock. Lena Teeter, Jeanette Winnes. 7A Diggers Robert Lehman. Dorcas Hoagland. Dorothy Ogg. Hilda Williams. 7B Leaders Robert Bocli. Billy Hunter. Mar- * * GOV *1 NEED* ON *P A*GE *’* VE )* * O ______ SIX GOVERNORS ASK INCLUSION Ask President to Include Dairy Products In Farm Relief Bill Chicago, April IL—(U.R) —Governors of six midweatern states’ today appealed to President Roosevelt lo include dairy products in the farm relief bill pending before congress. Tlie appeal, drawn up at a fourhour meeting here last night, was signed by Governors McNutt of Indiana, Horner of Illinois. Herring of lowa, Schmedenian ot Wisconsin. Olson of Minnesota, and Comstock of Michigan. The governors’ conference was called in an effort to forstall a milk strike scheduled for May in Wisconsin. A similar strike prevailed In Wisconsin early this year and spread to surrounding areas The appeal called specifically for the same consideration for dairy products as is given other basic farm commodities in the farm bill , now in the senate and passed hy the house. It also urged fixation . of mortgage interest ra'es “consistent with the ability of the farm ! er to pay." Leo T. Crowley, chairman of Hie Wisconsin state executive commitI tee, outlined the dairy situation in that state. Between 1929 and 1932. (CONTINUED ON PAGE*TWoT*

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GEORGE NORRIS PRESENTSPLAN Os ROOSEVELT Republican Senator Presents Administration Program to Senate BILL REFERRED TO COMMITTEE Washington, April 11 —Senator Norris, Republican of Nebraska, todav presented lo the senate the adminis- . trillion’s sweeping program for use of the giant Muscle Shoa's hydro electric plant and development of the Tennessee river basin. A proposed extension of .interstate commerce commission authority to cover electric power transmitted interi state was not included in the hill but Norris contemplated offering it as an amendment later. The Norris bill was referred by the senate to the agriculture <tmmittee. At the same time on the house side Chairman McSwain of tlie military affairs committee introduced a companion measure : lalong the lines of the Norris bill, but carrying a provision for a 50 million dollar bond issue and an immediate 10 million dollar appro- ‘ priatum to expedite work. For the first time since he began fighting for government operation of the great Alabama power project the distribution of I cheap power to the south Norris was; assured of White House support. Assure Passage Washington. April 11— (U.R) — House passage of President Roose- , velt's two billion dollar farm mortgage relief bill without substantial alteration was virtually assured this afternoon when the chamber adopted a special rule barring all except agriculture committee amendments. The rule assured a vote after eight hours debate. Force Consideration Washington, April 11 (U.R) - Strenuous protests from house administration spokesmen today forced the banking and currency committee to begin consideration of the five hundred million dollar Wagner unemployment relief bill. The hili had remained in committee for more than a week without even the formality of hearings. South Side Pupils Win Most Honors Four South Side high school pupils. a Huntington a:.d a Woodburn school pupil were winners of the distri t Latin contest held at the Central high school in Fort Wayne Saturday. Forty students from 18 schools in the district took part in the contest. Forty-eight other district champions will try for the state Latin crown at Bloomington on April 21. Tlie pupils from Decatur who took part in the -contest were Marte Grether, Harriet Fruchte a.il Jack Grether. H rvey Hal>“gger of Monroe was the other representative from Adams county. p Funeral Services Wednesday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Krietemeyer, .33 of Fort Wayne who died Sunday afternoon at Richmond will lie held Wednesday afternoon •t -2 o’clock at the Mungovin .nd Sons’ .funeral chapel in Fort Wayne with Rev. R. A. Worthman officiating. Burial will lie made in the Lindenwood cemetery. Mrs Krietemeyer was a native of Adams County, hiving been born at Linn Grove. She had lived in this i county until a few years ago when she moved to Fort Wayne. Will Hold Special Services At Rivare Special services will be held at Rivare, beginning Wednesday evening at 7:30 and continuing each evening. A sunrise prayer service will be held t 6:15 Sunday morning. Sunday school will be held at 9:30, with a special Eawter message to follow. Sunday evening will close this series of Easter messages with a storylogue covering several Important events in tlie closing hours ot J the Lord’s earthly life. J. C. Peters will bring the messages.