Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1933 — Page 1

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■WINS Ipom bill I INFLATION Hsive Members of jfy Swing Support to Koosevelt Plan ■attempt TO ■> REVALUATION Brngton, April 25.—■(U.R) progressive Repubswung abruptly ■t h e administration ■ inflation bill in the as the conservaof the party sought Koii agreement on sil■restall revaluation of ■ dollar. ■vative Republicans ft®tiea!ly searching for foMula which would create ■ against that part of the authorizing President ■to cut tlie gold content money. The process ■s sweating the gold delmovement has not ■ into the open and none publicly the reinonetiKm<* unless a check of indicates a good it would be adopted. ■e sere indications, however, eefclver Democrats and conmay join in ■ partnership on a com■<metization at a ratio of gjj of silver to one ounce under contemplation, ■jg silver as a commodity, ■ent price silver and gold ■elation of about 60 to 1. what may be expected Senator Reed, Repn., ■sman of the gold guard ■to inflation. ■ll is so desperately had' ■>:d lie willing to tnke alas a substitute,'' he must preserve the gold ■lv disaster awaits a rub■t’Pl' ON PAGE TWO! ■ Grand Jury Indicts 110 Persons ■tyne. April 25 —(UP) — ■ indictments nrming 110 ■ Fort Wayne, Hammer'd ■d districts were returned ■he federal grand jury, ■those named were Mayor curds of Marion, police (er Veronet of Gas City. Diy of Gas City and sherWhit> of Grant county, bee named previously in ctments. tmes of those reWidicted Pounced. Others named e made public until warserved. HOAD 527 BE REPAIRED .ikelv Will Not Be ly Paved Until ext Summer Uaker, district super!•it°nhe state highway com mi s'arge of Wells and Adams visited here today and anhat the plans concerning vemont of road 527. from 'illshire now are to Immetpuir the road, filling up with stone and asphalt >g on an oil covering si milt one No. 16, to make fl for the World Fl Hr travel will be placed in good conI kept that way, according iker. » announced tbit a state s now being made, and •oon as that is complete. I letting a contract for an * rood will be made by the omission. This will prot be buiM until next year the preliminary work will care of this year. Whether will he of concrete or er material is not known t it is believed that if pree new road will be of coni’l expected that new route decided upoj which will , * ”*d iway from the Devbone.” Work on the repairstart, according to Mr. ®t as soon as the material i I

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Fry Will Appoint Investigators Soon Indianapolis, April 25 — (UP) — Permanent Investigators will lie ap- ■ pointed this week to check up on II holders of 3.2 per cent beer permits I Paul Fry, state excise director, said . today. They will be assisted in their in- , vestig.itions by county prosecutors. I The first two permits were re- : voked yesterday by Fry, one In MaI dis-on county and one in Huntington, ■ because the holders had not coml plied with regulations of the beer control bill. Fry slid it was his original intention io employ one investigator for I each of tile 10 importers districts . but that more will be hired if need- • ed. o SPEAKERTALKS ON PROGRESS Raymond Springer Gives Inspiring Address At Banquet Monday Night “Let us build, never destroy." With “Progress" .is his theme. Raymai d Springer, prominent Connersville attorney, delivered an inspiring and instructive address to' 76 in n gathered at the banquet held at the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity hall Monday night. Stressing the three themes of life —loyilty. -strength mid patriotism—Mr. Springer urged all to ever progress, stating that th- better tilings in life are accomplished by moving ahead, never by slipping hack or marking time. The speaker opened his address by briefly illustrating the progress made in this country, from the first days of the steamship and railroads through the days of the telephone, telegraph, electricity, automobiles, airplanes and the radio. Throughout,his speech. Mr. Springer emphasised the necessity fur .11 individuals and all organizations , to cooperate in furthering the community, state nd nation in order that this country may continue to retain its place as the world's leader. He elabor ted on the thr- e themes of life —urging all to “ever be loyal, let.ua build, never dc:,.roy —devote our strength to dii i" things tint ar? better for the community—he patriotic, build for the state and nation — "Build 'America' ”, Dr R. E Daniels, presiding toastmaster, called or several of those present for brief talks. Isxal men who spoke briefly w re Mayor George Krick. Rev. Harty Thompson. James E. Elberson, president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Fred Asbbaucher, Rotary resident. Norbert Holthouse, representing the American Legion, and former judge Jesse C. Sutton. Paul Deaton, national secretarytreasurer of phi Delta Kappa, spoke briefly, stating that whil- the organization is primarly a social group, it is always ready and willing to aid in any movement for betterment of the community. A delicious chicken dinner was prepared and served by the mem- ; b.-rs of the local chapter. The Decatur chapter plans to hold meetings of this nature at Intervals in the future. Otterbein Brotherhood Meets Thursday Night The Otterbein Brotherhood of the j United Br-thren Church wl’l meet at the church Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock Rev A. R. Brown pastor of tlie church, will deliver the address. Refreshments will be i served. I Rev. Sundermann To Preside At Rally Rev. M. W. Sundermnnn. pastor of the First Evangelical Church In this city, will preside at the “No , Saloon” Regional rally to be held in ; the Mennonit ■ Church in Berne, to- , i night at 7:30 o'clock. Bishop James , Cannon, Jr., of Washington D. C., will lie the speaker. -o ' I Arizona Bank Robbed Os Nearly $60,000 Globe. Artz. April 25—(UP)—Two 1 bandits blasted the safe of the local 1 branch of the Vail y bank of Phoe- * nix and escaped with $60,000 after !>■ king five employes In the vault. ■’ The bandits entered the 'bank 1 with a pass key through a rear door 1 and surprised the niployes as they j* prepared tor the day’s business. I

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. BRITAIN FAILS TO PROVIDE FOR DEBT PAYMENTS No Provision to Pay War Debts Included In British Budget THINK REVISION TO BE MADE SOON London, April 25—(U.R? —No provision for paying war debts to the United States age made in the current budget, Neville Chamberlain. chancellor of the exchequer, told the house of commons today. Explaining the omission, Cham-i berlain said "It must lie obvious" that no figures on war debts "can b> considered final," indicating Britain's confidence in a coming revision. Chamberlain said if it*liad not been for the Dec. 15 war debt payment of $95,550,006 which Britain met, there would have been a deficit for 1932-33 of only 3,300,000 pounds. ($12,705,000 with the pound at $3.85) instead of 32,000,000 ($123,200,000) as at present. He con: inued reciting the past year's figures in a monotone, witli a habitual professional gesture of stroking his chin. The Lausanne agreement. Chamberlain said, suspended certain reparations and war debts due to Britain. "They are a: present in suspense." lie said. “Sooner or later a final settlement will be made which will determine their distribution as well as that of our debt to the United States." In making no provision for war debt payments to the United States. Chamberlain also is not budgeting for any war debt or reparations receipts. Chamberlain praised the ox- > change equalization fund of 150.-. , 600.000 pounds which had been set aside to prevent a too-rapid rise of the pound after Britain abandoned” the gold standard. "We are entitled to claim that (CONTINUED ON PAGE TltliEKl DECATUR MEN AT PRESBYTERY Rev. G. O. Walton And C. J. Lutz Attend Meeting At Bluffton The two day spring meeting of Fort Wayne Presbvt ry which is being- held in the First Presbyterian Church in Bluffton, will close today. Cl rk J. Lutz of this city is a delegate from the local church to the i meeting, and Rev. G. O. Walton, De-1 c tur. is also attending th- sessions. ' The Fort Wayne Presbytery In-. eludes the Presbyterian churches in Adams. Alien. DeKalb. Elkhart, Huntirgton. L grange. Kosciusko, Noble. Steuben. Whitley and Wells counties. The meeting convened Monday afternoon at two-thirty o’clock at which time the Rev. P ill E. Chai fant, pastor ot the Presbyterian Cliur.h at Columbia City wis install d moderator for the e suing chnruli year. Business sessions were held dur ing the day and reports of the various perm inent committees were given. A worship servio- was eon ducted ai the Monday evening progn m. Rev. Sariuel Callen. I). D.. pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Wayne, and retiring moderator deliver d the sermon The service was concluded with the Third’s Supper. Rev. H. M. Allburt Huntiugton. presiding. The opening session Tuesday morning was held at 8:30 o'clock when Rev. S. A. Siewert, pastor of the W.irsaw "Pr'sbyterlan Church conducted a devotional service. Chicago Suffers April Snowstorm Chlc’go April 25—(UP)—Snow l> j gan falling in Chicago shortly before 10 A. M. today with the temperatur down to 38 degrees above zero That was u drop of 33 degrees since yesterday afternoon, when a brigh* spring sun shot th ■ mercury up to 71. The sudden change “was a surprise and still it wasn't to the i government forecasters, 1'

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 25, 1933.

A Bit of ‘Hell ’n Maria’ °-ypwfc Mb yg i - JI * ■k ■■■ ( hicago's school teachers have paraded the streets of that citv on several occasions to protest failure of the city to pay them, but on Monday they decided to "storm" the banks. A group of the teachers is shown here surrounding Gen. Charles Gates Dawes in the lobby of his bank, the City National Bank. Heckled as he raised his hand for silence aud attempted to speak, he displayed a flash of temper and for a moment was old "Hell n' Marla" again. He cried. "To hell witli trouble-makers!" He then went on witli what he had to say about tile tax warrant situation.

19 GRADUATE AT! PLEASANT MILLS Annual Commencement Exercises Will Be Held Thursday Night Commencement exercises for )9 seniors of the Pleasant Mills high school will be held at the school auditorium Thursday The presentation of diplomas will tie i made by superintendent of schools Clifton E. Striker. Tlie Honorable Barton Reese Pogue of Up’ nd will deliver the commencement address. Members of the graduating class re! Veda Ciolet Smith. Audrey E. Chronist r. M ry Edith Moser, Genevieve Norma Noll, Dollie DeLor-s Miller. Harriett Jean Williams, Emory Whittredge, William Leroy Davis. Harold Jacob Dolch, Thomas P. Halberstadt, Elton Davis Archer, Charles H. Myers, Floyd Junior Ray. Felix Wayr.e Halinert, Ralph Fiank Pynchon, Russell E. Edgell, Clair Garver. Ralph H. Burke. Noble M. Raudenbush. The complete • commencement 1 program: Music Orchestra. Invocation —Rev. J. M. Pynchon Music - Orchestra. Address—Barton Reese Pogue. Music- Orchestra. Presentation of diplomas—Supt. C. E. Striker. Music Orchestra. Benediction—Rev. L. M. Pierce. MANY VETERANS TO BE DROPPED Over 17.000 Indiana Veterans Wil! Get Final Compensation June 30 Indianapolis, April 25 - f(J R) — More than 17.000 Indiana world war veterans will receive their last government compensation checks June 30 as part of the president's economy program. As a result, pension payments in the state will 5e reduced by $240,000 monthly or $2,800,000 an- I nually. Veterans to be dropped from the pension rolls are those who have been receiving compensation I for disability incurred after the armistice. To be eligible for compensation under the new law. veterans must be suffering disability from service connected causes or must be totally and permanently disabled from nonservice causes. I John H Ale. United Sta f es veterans’ administrator hero, said that officials will begin a review of the cases of 8.760 veterans who are receiving pensions because of (CONTXJiUEO ON PAGB*t2rEE)T j

' Five Recommended By Rep. .1. I. Farley | Washington, April 25 —(UP) — i Rep. James I. Farley of the Indiana i Fourth district, lias submitted recommendations for five postmasters all Democrats, to Postmaster Geni oral Farley. | Th? congressman's list includes ' Marion 11. Rhe at Wolcottville, [ Douglas A. Blaising at New Haven Ed V. Myers at Fremont, Fred M. Briggs at Churubiisco ..nd Ervin Sell at Columbia City. In each case, the term of the incumbent Republican has expired. — - PERKINS ASKS ADOPTION Labor Secretary Urges Adoption of Federal Industrial Control Washington. April 25.— (U.R) — Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins today urged upon the house [labor committee the administration’s unprecedented program for federal control of industry. In the presence of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Miss Ishbel MacDonald and a large crowd in the house caucus room, Miss Perkins testified in a determined manner at opening of hearings on a measure to give the national government authority to fix wages, hours of work and quantity of production. Glaring kleig lights beat down on tlie slender madame secretary. The presence of the distinguished guests and the’ import nice of the legislation lent a new atmosphere of excitement to the hearing. Congressmen, senators, business and la'ior leaders crowded the caucus room. Sound cameras recorded the scene, their lenses turned on Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss MacDonald aud Secretary Perkins. The woman cabinet officer blink • led into the light as she said tlie real purpose of the bill under consideration was “to increase employ(CONTINI’ED ON PAID: THfiEE* Watch Thursday’s paper for big news to every shopper in the Decatur trading territory. I

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EXERCISES AT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOUUNE2 Nineteen Seniors Will Graduate; 28 to Finish Eighth Grade COMPLETE PLANS ANNOUNCED LATER Commencement exercises at the Decatur Catholic high school will take place Friday night, June 2. it has been announced. There are 19 applicants for diplomas in tlie high school and 28 candidates for the eighth grade diplomas. Plans for the commencement program have not yet been completed. Final examinations for botli eighth grade and high school graduates will be given the latter part of May. The 19 applicants for diplomas in the high school are Lucille M. Miller. Agnes C. Wolpert, Annette C. Lengerich, Dorothy C. Heimann. Dorothy F. LaFontaine, Margaret R. Rumschlag, Mary Catherine Leonard. Mildred E. Teeple. Mary Jane Colchin, Dolores Marie Klepper, Mary C. Ulman. Julius J Baker. George J. Schultz, Jerome H. Miller. Edward L. Wait. Edwin F. Hess, Roman A. Lengerich, Mark E. Scliurger, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 SENIOR CLASS TO GIVE PLAY Decatur Catholic High School Class Will Present Play Sunday “Amazon Isle.” is the name of the clever play which will be staged by the senior class of the Decatur Catholic high school Sunday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 2. The story centers about a chart showing where treasure is buried which is mysteriously stolen from Jack. He and his sweetheart. Rose, learned that it has by some means or other come into her father's possession. Not only that, but the determined father is fitting out liis yacht for a cruise to the South Sea Islands. Determined not only to win the girl, but the treasure as well, despite the father’s bitter opposition. Jack starts for the island on his own initiative. How the opnosing factions reach Tom-Tom Island, how they are received by the Amazon queen and her tribe of lieirri hunters. how they hazard life itself in the quest for gold and jewels, how Jack appears after he was given up for dead, how the coveted hoard reveals Itself, and how, of course. Jack forces old Cyrus to say. "Bless you. my children.” make an entertainment of thrills, (CONTTNCRD ON PAGE TWO) RATIFY REPEAL IN WISCONSIN Wisconsin Becomes Second Slate to Ratify Prohibition Repeal Madison, Wis. Apr. 25.— (U.R) Wisconsin climaxed a decade of growing opposition to di v laws today by becoming the second state to ratify national prohibition repeal. One woman and 14 men, elected delegates to the state's constitutional convention, unanimously cast Wisconsin's formal ballot for repeal of the 18th amendment. Michigan previously had ratified. The 15 delegates who met in the capitol here were chosen over a ticket of anti repeallists by an almost five to one vote of tlie state earlier tins month. They easily captured the objective toward which many others in and out of the legislature had fought at greater odds in years past. Their forerunners assailed prohibition in legislative chambers when such a stand was decidedly unpopular. Members of the W. C. T. U. ! stood in the balconies and waved , tCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)* 1

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Several Apply For Forestation Jobs Several applications luive lieen ■ filed with William Lian chairman of tlie Forest Camp committee by I ! young men who wish to join the government camps in th southern ' part of the state. Adams County lias a quota of 10 . • men. Applicants must be between I i tlie ages of 18 to 25, 'both inclusive, [ unmarried and members of families i who are listed as unemployed. The ! misn will receive S3O a. month while in (amp, $25 of which must be sent back to their families. » o WALTERS GIVES SPEECH MONDAY C. L. Walters Speaks For Prohibition at Fort Wayne Meeting One hundred ministers and i stewards from the 43 Methodist churches in tlie Fort Wayne district. attended a meeting held in the Simpson M. E. Church in Fort Wayne, Monday. Former Judge C. L. Walters of: this city was named one of the! new district parsonage trustees. Other trustees are John Liekert . of New Haven; C. E. Frederick. Auburn; Herman Thoma. Bluffton: J. W. Hostetler, Angola: L. I , B. Hart. Garrett; E. R. Johnson,' Trinity M E. Church. Fort Wayne. Ray Elsaman. Wayne Street M. E.. Fort Wayne: Mrs. W. H. Wat-j erfall, First M .E.. Fort Wayne. At the afternoon session the mihisters and laymen adopted a resolution to boycott all establishments selling beer. Former Judge Walters made a plea for the Methodist churches to take the lead in fighting for the enforce- ' ment of prohibition. He urged that the drys band themselves together to fight the wet movement in the state. C He stated that the work of fighting the liquor traffic must lie done over for a new generation and ' that the church is the only agent that can lead a successful fight. ’ Rev. J. H. Royer, pastor of the (POyTTNI’ETI ON PVGE TWO) FARMERS BUSY SOWING OATS I — First Favorable Weather Monday Causes Many To Work Late Adams County farmers here busier than Trojans yesterday sowing oats. It is estimated that more than 10,000 acres were sowed to oats yesterday acid with a day or two more of dry weather most of the work will have been dome. Farmers worked from early until late yesterday and in a few places they worked after dark, with the aid of headlights on tractors and automobiles many worked late in the evening. Another «rmy of tillers of the: ! soil started out this morning to disk the ground nd sow Hie seed, it is estimated that the usual acreage will be sowed this year. Last year 31,060 acres were sowed to O'ts and the estimate yield was i placed at 37 bushels to the acre or a total production of 1,347,600 bush els. Many farmers are sowing oats this year to obtain a good grass stand later. Some of the oats will be taken this year with sugar beets. Between 2,500 and 3.000 acres of beets have l>een (oatmeted for in this county and this amount will probably be deducted from the oats acreage. However more farmers will sow oats this year to obtain a grass stand. County Agent L. E. Archbold stated that with a break in weather all the oats will lie sowed by Thursday of this week. o_ Civic Section Will Sponsor Program The Civic Section of the Woman’n Club will sponsor u benefit basketball game and a program of gym nasties and physical art in tlie De <atur high school gymnasium, Tuesday veni g, Muy 2. at 7:30 o’clock. Tickets for tlie game will sell for 15 cents for adults am] 111 cents for , ( hildren. The gymnastic program ■will be preset#cd.U'ider the (lllection of Miss Jeanette Clark and.l I Herb Curtis.

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FRENCH PLEDGE AID IN BATTLE ON DEPRESSION Former Premier Herriot Pledges Country’s Aid To Roosevelt LEADERS CONFER AGAIN TONIGHT Washington, April 25 <U.R) l'he Anglo-American economic conversations neared an end today while the French representatives, settling down to more active participation, pledged support in a combined offensive against the depression. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Ramsav MacDonald of Great Britain conferred with their economic experts at the White House. It was their fourth day of exchanging ideas and plans for world economic recovery. Canadian aspects of the conversations became of increasing importance when it was learned ' that Prime Minister Bennett is prepared to discuss commercial agreements with the United States on many commodities not included in Hie Ottawa agreements. French and American experts on financial and economic qnesI tions conferred at tlie state department while former Premier Herriot of France prepared for tonight's three-cornered conversation. the first meeting of Mr. Roosevelt. MacDonald and Herriot. First Conference Washington. April 25— (U.R' — President Roosevelt gained a new recruit in his hattie for world recovery when former Premier Herriot of France emerged from his first long conference at I lie White House pledging support to tlie colossal efforts now going forward. This development added new hopes today for effective mobilization of leading powers to end tlie world chaos of the depression. President Roosevelt broadened ; his conferences today for a threecornered conversation between himself. Prime Minister MacDonald who leaves Washington tomorrow. and former Premier Herriot. Silver came Into the situation prominently overnight. It was learned that the three statesmen have agreed that the London conference should consider the practicability of utilizing some form of bimetallism to draft silver for limited duty as a supplementary money medium. President Roosevelt is expected to receive authority to act in this direction in the inflation bill now nearing a vote in the senate. Despite the joint announcement of President Roosevelt and Prime Minis'er MacDonald that all agreements would be reserved for the world economic conference, some of the participants in tlie conferences indicated they believed some tentative agrecmen's might be reached in advance. Canada struck a blow at gold hy comnleting her departure from the gold standard just as Prime Minister Bennett arrived to join in tlie series of conferences. At Ottawa tit was announced the Canadian government had suspended gold redemption of government bonds. Canada has controlled export of gold under license for more than two years. Unemployed Meet At Garage Tonight Mem lier« of the unemployed group ire urged to attend the meeting this evening at the County Garage on First street. Plans for cultivating the community gard n west of Decatur will lie made and those interested are asked to attend the meeting. o Saturday Final Day To File Exemptions In the opinion of Glen Cowan county auditor. Saturday, April 29. will be the last day to file mortgage exemptions. The law provides that moitgage exemptions shall he filed before May 1. April 30 falls on Sunday and consequent lv Saturday will be the last day to file, Mr. Cowan stated.