Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1933 — Page 1

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LOCAL EMPLOYMENT UPWARD

If EXPECTED fc inflation jILLTONIGHT of Debate IniJu Senate Will •JHureEarh Action AMENDMENT K | \( ING DEFEAT 27. |.iniil:ili"ii of debate ‘>l :il 2 i>. in. todav Kpijii' iliM llssioi) of the i n f I a I i <> n ' Hie farm bill. ' Jl Kiiiei leaders prep'io>i of the d oifl.ition-farin ’■l ■ reduelion <Sh- ■ lore adiourn- »•;- min’d to 15 minon each "BL: IPO :e ' ■ 15 minutes on itsd .! ' vol.’ would be ' rider hoK ■ Z U.R) -R” inflation medium of a i ■ eent in in:!” war debt payHouse ap loaders subadministration an would invite ■!•■' - all of Hiis '■■■ silver The ’ approxima'ely ! UH' I'"' unless some like’fhoo'l n’d veeeiv" ' ■ her debtors )'• world wide d“bill autlioritv g|^M r it- v.-1' to accent S^V 1 " ' from ' - oiinre. o week If dob re's H^B ; * ih'v ,i‘ cents ' which they ’ 1 ad accumulated HB 11 "'■ 'lie reduction '" ' ' aid be immediate ’’he silver section H^B I>: 'I '’'ides now that SI SMB 11 Icii'es bo issued I'lo" thus received accepted in disobligations. Hem. Va„ has determination to B' 'ration both on ' cm relief. A house attach immediate "t the bonus to in- '!"'' is causing con|H" ' Senator Rob 1 Ind., has offered hB 11 "" ' I'neni in the senate M^B $ lio.luled fur defeat. r '' «»<nrday ■k suspects Ire arrested M’*' Robberies Be■fvcd Broken Up hid. Apr. 27. (U.R) \ >. ,| responsible for seven hank robberies within the RM* months was rounded up the atTest of four In |B m num. one of whom con- ■■ runfession was signed by Kl h: Kiel. 18, sheriff Bert announced. Kiel implicated John former Indianapolis |k>- ' Ltmis R. Reece. 26. and Howard, 24. H robberies committed by the confession said, were ■ two at Center •j 1 " at Morgantown, one at ■“ s and an attempted holdup ■ •oot was more than SII,OOO. of the suspects were arhidlanapo'is on iqformaby state police, of■'■C'lNUED ON PAGE FIVE**

DECATUR I)AHA DEMOCRAT' ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXXI. No. 100.

Bomb Wrecks Home Os Miner Leader I Taylorville. 111., April 27—(UP)! j Two terrific Ixmib explosions rocki ed this coal mines community and j center of labor warfare today. The | blasts wrecked the home and ger- ! age of President Jack Stanley of the Progressive Miners Union iocili but no one was ipjured. Ihe first blast ripped off the I back poarch of the horn and the second razed a gar ge, damaging! two automobiles. They were the! •‘.9th ird 46th bombs detonated since the controversy between minpts’ unions began. '•lmp Herr *»ntur<l:n MACDONALD ON RETURN VOYAGE British Prime Minister Enroute Home After Conferences Here — New York. Apr. 27.—dJ.R>—Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald turned jhack to the budget and other domestic problems of Great Britain today after a whirlwind visit in which many observers believed he and President Franklin D. Roosevelt had made real progress toward momentous international i agreements. Aboard the liner Berengaria. I ‘which brought him to this country last Friday, the British premier and i i his daughter. Miss Ishbel. were en route for home. The premier con-1 eluded his American visit with an! jappeal for a closer, more personal! '"affectionate relationship'' between I Britain and the United States. The prime minister addressed a i I distinguished gathering of morel ! than 1.000 at a dinner at the Wai dorf Astoria given by the Pilgrims ! ■ Afterward the party embirked on! I the Berengaria which sailed just before midnight. "A Hances- 1 do not want them.; ' nor do you." MacDonald said in his i plea for closer understanding. ".Yfi i alliance is at bargain. Os what use I lis a bargain except for hampering i I purposes when hearts are beating! jin harmony, when minds are look-! ! ing to the same goal and when the ! determination of the bes; is guid-I ing feet toward (hat goal? That is ; the co-operation 1 want: the co-op-1 ! eration of free nations: the co-op-eration of peoples who c n talk candid y to each other: the com bination of sums when common re spect and common confidence de-| : termine a comnnuf policy. ‘Anglo-American relations, 1 hope, will always be that, because I that to you. to us, and to the world I at large is going to yield the most I precious results.' 1 Mac Don ad was introduced by I | Dr. Nicholas M’.trr.'y Butler, president of Columbia University, who | (CO.VnXITEH ON PAGE FIVE) | Here S:ilur<ta> Wells County Wet Candidates Chosen Bluffton April 27 (Special) -- About 50 voters in t ivor of repeal of the 18th amendment met at th Bliss hotel Tuesday evening and selected Frank McDowell, m niil'nc turer, and Melvin Klopfc stine, cigar storo owner, as candidates for I the positions of deleg ites from I Wells codnty to the state convention. Voters against repeal organized : bunt two weeks ago and select' d | Earl Deam. Bluffton, It. It. 7. a d I Walter Timbrook, Ossi -.n. as their . I candidates. Here Sntnrdny i 1 Schafer Co. Opens New Department ———— Th Schafer Store innources the opening of a new furniture depart- : ment out the second floor of the! 1 store, occupying the front 'rooms! 1 and ptrt of the space given to I household furbishing. The furniture is arranged in indf-! 1 vidtial suites of kitchen, bed living and dining rooms. Emi h room is separ te. The department will be opened !' i Saturday and a preshowing of new I furniture styl s will lie held Friday 1 evening. The public is invited to attend. Shop Here Soliirilo.* .Ossian Bank Open i Th.- Farmers State Bank of OssI ian h. s received a lldens' from the state b nking department whit'h i permits that institution to open as a Class A bank, on « full unresj tricted basis. |: shop Here sulurilay

State, National And Iniernailouul Newe

NATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SETTLE DEBTS Administration Expects Nations To Pay .lune Debt Payments NO AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE W shington April 27 (UP) N. ‘ice was served by President Roosevelt on Furor an war debtors tod y that they will be expected to make their regular June 15 payments. These total $144,000,000. This word, issued at the White House, was interpreted here ,a.s indie ting that Preside-t Roosevelt is determined to hold out America’s control ov r the debt situation to insure real resiths it the world economic conference. Washington. April 27.— (U.R) — The administration expects debtor nations to pay their June 15th installments to the United State's, it was said at the White House today. It was further emphasized in behalf of President Roosevelt that he has not entered into any agreements on war debts with either Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain or former Premier Herriot of France and that none are contemplated. This was saw! to apply particularly to reports concerning an extended moratorium on war debts. War debts, however, may be icoyi'lVFP'. .>y i.’-r-r:’ si’x’i” COLONEL YOUNG FACES CHARGES ! p’nrmor IT IlJ.gFuiruing' prnoor jq Tndi<*t°d By Fodprnl Grand Jury Indianapolis. Anril 27.— (U.R) — 1 lent. Col. Robert T. Young, forme- I nitml S'afes disbursing office” i for ihe In I ana National Guard. ! was one ’f 62 persons under indict- : ment today by the Federal grand Jury. He is charged with embezzling government funds He was arrested in Florida and returned to InIdianapolis when a shortage in his | accounts was found. Among others indicted were Bertram ('. Bennett and Daniel W. Wel'er. Jeffersonville, on charges of [counterfeiting; and Margaret MorI rison. alias Marv Anne Woods, and Katherine Murphy. aliass Mabel C. Hariss. both of Terre Haute, on charges of viol iting the narcotics law. Indictments returned against persons in the Torre Haute district named Georve E Sturgeon. Hubert T. Atkins. Evelyn and Virgil Frederic!: Mike Krist. William E Frawley Virgil C’arkson. John Sasso John R. Dotlich. Gust Gilmore and Edward D Runyon, all on charges of violating th” liquor laws: Warren 1.. Silvers and I f>e G’ld. automobile theft: Robert A. McGinty, embezz'ement. nd Vira E. Bee man. Violating the postal laws. Those named in the Evansville district were William lakes. Edward Johnson. John Holst, Carl anj Horman Bnckleman and Wendel Hicks, all on liqjtor charges: Herman Brandenburg and Walter Schr’mer. post office robbery: ClaVence Dosch and Leeman Everett. counterfeiting; James A. Cullen and Rov Cullen, theft of goods tn Interstate commerce and William Walther, automobile theft. F. Henry Prinz and Henry J Doernkamp. both of JeffersonviVe. were indicted on a conspiracy count involving income tax returns. They previously were indicted on charges of falsifying their returns. *’»♦»!» •••re Files Rnnkruntcy Martin Anni’nn. Adams county farmer residing no r Decatur, has filed air tition for 'involuntary bankruptcy with Mrs. lone Scanlon deputy U S clerk at Fort Wayre. Anmann listed liabilities of $lO.207.90. His assets are listed at $4.765 60 of which exemption of 765.59 is asked. Shop Here Saturday

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 27, 1933.

PRESIDENT’S DAY Some may ask, “Why a President’s Day?” Cynics might infer that we have too many designated days now. Walter Winchell, famous newspaper columnist and radio entertainer, claims lie was the first person

to suggest that a day be observed honoring President Roosevelt, in appreciation of the Chief Executive’s quick and courageous action in dealing with national problems. Anyway the idea spread. Void of any political' signficance, newspapers and radio entertainers promoted it. As a result. Sunday, April 30, will be observed nationally as President’s Day. Somone expressed it that it was following the wholesome old fashioned philosophy of “giving flowers to the living.” In churches, over the radio and through the newspapers tributes will be paid to the President. Visualizing the patriotic aspect of the movement and confident that headway was being made in restoring trade, reviving employment and business in general, Decatur merchants and manufacturers

join in the national observance. Through the columns of this j i paper, expressions of good-will and confidence in the Chief | 1 Executive are expressed, together with several pages of “new deal” bargains for the shoppers, purchase of any item here Saturday being sufficient proof that “better days are here again.”

BOMB CAUSES THREE DEATHS Home And Barber Shop Completely Wrecked by Explosion This Morning ' Ravenna, O. April 27—(U.R)-— A time bomb whidh completely wrecked the combined home and I barber shop of Edward Rock brought death to three persons and injury to seven others today. Rock's common law wife, Mrs. Dolores Taylor, and Silas Eldridge. 73-year old former sheriff, were pinned beneath a falling wall and were dead before firerpen could extricate their bodies. Sylvester Edwards. 78. fa'her of Mrs. Taylor, died later of injuries received in the blast. Seven others were ininred in the blast, believed caused by a time bomb placed in the baseme it of the home by racketeers. The blast shook the entire city and scattered debris for more than a block. The elder members of the family were playing cards when the blast occurred. Rock’s three sons William. 11. Francis 12. and Robert 17. were asleep. The blast caused walls and ceilings to cave in, burying the victims under debris. The injured were: Joseph Chill. 29. brother-in-law (CON I'INHEIJ ON PAGE SIX)

City-Wide tale S> tvrday New deal bargains will be offered the shopper in prac- i tically everv store in Decatur Saturday in observance of President’s Day. To express their appreciation, some say it with flowers,! others use the “King’s English”, but local merchants use a' language all can understand—Dollar-Saving Bargains Saturday in Decatur. The President’s Day city-wide sale promises to be one [ of the biggest shopping events ever staged in this city. Merchants are offering extraordinary bargains for the Saturday i

shoppers and those who appreciate values will be quick to grasp them. Erum beans to furniture, bargains in keeping with cen-tury-low nrices are offered to shopper. This issue of the paper contains 16 pages, of which more than half are devoted to Saturday shopping bargains. In addition manufacturers and leaders in local enterprises express messages of confidence and good will toward the Chief Executive, which combined with the others proves to the reader "that better days are here again." Read the following ads in this issue: Firm Page General Electric Co. 12 J. L. Ehler, insurance 12 Bursley's little Elf . 12 City Light and Power Plant 11 Decatur Daily Democrat 11 Fred Mutschler Packing Co 10 Citizens Telephone Co 15 Ashbiucher Tin Shop 16 Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 16 Decatur -Casting Co. 13 Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc 141

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.... Bad Check Writer Pleads Not Guilty Edward Wright, arrested Wed- 1 I! nesday by Sheriff Burl Johnson on | charges of passing several fraudu- , ! lent charges, entered a plea of not guilty when arraigr-d in Adams . ■ circuit court Wright was returned i to the Adams County jail pending ■ I his release on SSOO bond. Shop Here Sjitur«lu> EXAMINATION OF MEN STARTS ■ — Army Officers Start Examination of Conservation Corps Applicants Indianapolis, April 27 — (UP)— Regular army officers today started 1 examination of 1.110 Indiana men ordered to report immediately at the civilian conservation 1 corps ' camps at Fort Knox. Ky. ! The first contingent will contain 500 men from Jl arion county. 200 from Lake County, 100 e.ch from ■ Allen, Vigo. Vg d-rhurgh and St • Joseph .counties and 10U from i counties immediately surrounding • the work camps, according to Fred i Hoke, chairman of the st te unem- ' I ployment relief commission. ! Examining officers started la j ■ Indianapolis this morning and exi pect to finish with the Marion ■ • County group tomorrow. Medical ' (CON'I'INUFin ON PXGF SIX)

Mrs. M Moyer Vance & Linn 2 ! E. F. Gass Store 3i Morris 5 & 10c Stori Nichols Shoe Store " [ Frickles Place 3 Holthouse Drug Co. 3 Camels 3 Miller-Jones 4 Niblick & Co 4 Yager Bros. 4 Holt house Drug Co. 4 First State Bank 4 B. J. Smith Drug Co. 5 Fisher tt Harris 5 Sprague Furniture Co. f> Adams Theatre 5 Cort Theatre 5 Cash Coal & Supply Yard 5 Lee Hardware Co. 5 Igtnkenaus . 5 C. A. Douglas Co. 6 W. H. Zwick * Son 6 Holthouse Drug Co. 6 Economy Store 7 Holthouse Schulte & Co 7 Decatur Community Sales 7 The Schafer store 8 The Grocery and Meat Market .advertisements will appear in j I tomorrow evening’s paper.

FurnlNhrd By United Prr««

ROOSEVELT AND CANADA LEADER IN CONFERENCE President Confers With Canadian Premier On Important Questions TARIFF CHANGES ARE CONSIDERED Washington April 27. — (U.R) With Britain and France firmly enlisted in the b ttle for economic recovery, President Roosevelt today marched ahead into new territory in his quest for international action to heal the ailing world. First in order in another busy day was a long initial discussion with Prime Minister Bennett of I Canada, here as thfe representative of the United States’ second largest customer. Tariff adjustments and other means of increasing Canadian-Am-erican, trade to the mutual benefit of both countries were important on the schedule for this talk. Plans for bettering the price of the great output of wheat and silver from Canadian and American farms and mines also were slated for consideration. Offers of war debt revision, a consultative pact to help preserve peace in exchange for real arms reduction, and scaling down of tari iffs now stand out as the major American contributions to the cause of world recovery developed i in the European phase of the con- - ferences. French aspects of the debt and | disarmament issues were due for I further discussion this afternoon in ! Mr. Roosevelt's final lengthy conUerence with former Premier Herriot. who leaves tomorrow. The President soon will ask conl gress for authority to take definite action on the debts. While the ! nature of his proposals remains unknown, it is likely that a temp|orary arrangement will be made on the payments due June 15. The world economic conference, where a permanent adjustment is expected to be worked out. will be just ! starting at that time. Talk of a general moratorium on June 15 payments was described in official circles as "highly speculative." The President's policy has been to deal separately with each debtor. Hence, it was pointed out, he might ask congress for autnority to extend payments from nations he was convinced could not pay. Shop Here Siitlirdliy Two Indicted By .lay County Jury Berne, Ind.. April 27 —(Special to j Democrat)— Robert LeFever and ! Harold • Parr, young men residing east of Herne, were arrested Wednesday on indictments returned by the Jay coif ty grand jury. The young men were charged with steal ing grain and for malicious tresI passing. They were placed in the Portland j’.il and bond was fixed at SIOO. Shop Here *:iliir<lni SEEK CLUES IN MYSTERY DEATH — Farmer Found Dead At Home Near Plymouth Wednesday Evening Plymouth. Ind.. April 27—(UP) Authorities today wer without clues in the mysterious murder of ' Cassius Drake. 68. at his farm home four miles northwest of here. Drake was found <| ad yesterday j on th? floor of the home which he [had rented two diys before, it .45 caliber bullet had passed through [ his head, entering at the nose. The empty cartridge lay nearby but no gun was found. Walt r Neidig, who shared the home, found Dr ike’s 1 body as he returned from his day's work. A gold watch and sll in cash were In Drake's clothing undislnrls ' ed. However, no trace was found of s4.4liii In certificates of d posits which Drake's friends said he sometimes curried on his person. Drake liad been separated for years from his wife who lives here. Three grown children survive. They are Clifford Drake, Tavers i City. Mich., Louis Toledo, 0., and * Mildred, Plymouth,

Price Two Cents

School Pupils Hold Picnics Wednesday The pupils of the Bolk> grade school were .entertained yesterday | at picnics. The intermediate and grammar school pupils were taken to Geneva to visit the old Gene Stratton-Porter home. (After going through the house and grounds they enjoyed a picnic dinner before returning home. Hiarve ' Haggard j was in charge. The primary class held a picnic dinner at the school house with their teacher Miss Mardelle Hocker. This will be the last social event of the year as the school closes next Friday. Shop livre Snturdiiy CITY FINISHES CLEANUP WORK Annual Clean-up Week Work Completed by City Trucks And Men The removing of cans, bottles ! and other materials from the alleys and premises of the city, has been completed by the city trucks and a force of men, Amos Fisher, street commissioner, announced today. A complete circuit of the city I was made by the trucks and all the "rubbish placed in boxes and bar- [ rels along the route was gathered and hauled to the city dump. The annual, clean-up drive is sponsored by the Civic Section of | the Woman's Club. The drive (started Tuesday morning, and the '| work was completed Wednesday. It was observed during the drive ! that many persons in the city j throw cans and other materials on ' the streets. This .is against the (city ordinance. 1 Citizens are asked to cooperate with the city in keeping dirt off the streets of Decatur, as the city trucks will not be able to make ' I frequent-trips o’er the city on ac- ‘ count of limited funds. Shop Herr S:»turshi> SEVEN SENIORS WILL GRADUATE Monmouth Commencement Exercises Will Be Held Saturday Night ‘[ Seven members of th° senior ■ class o’ the Monmouth high school ' will receive diplomas at the annual commencement exercises Saturday, : April 29. The program will lie held al the Monmouth community building. starting t 8 o'< iQc)’ The Honorable Bar..a, uees Po gue of Upland will deliver the comment ment address. Mervitt Hostetler, high school principal, will make the- class presentation. Diplomas will he awarded by county superintendent Clifton E. Striker a.nd Phil Schieferstein. trustee. Members of the graduating class are Elmer Franz. Martin C. Fuelling, Regina Heckmann, Stella Hoile. Helen, Ireta May. I’aui Xu -rge .nd Doroth.i Pearl Roughia. The complete commencement program is as follows: March Invocation. Music Orchestra, directed by Bob White. [ Solo. "The Rosary” -Uv lyn Connor. Address —Barton Rees rogue. Music —Orchestra ' Presentation of class —Prin. Mervin Hostetler, Awarding of diplont s — Supt. Striker ai d Trustee SchieferstMu. Music- Orchestra Benediction. Music —Orchestra Shop llvr«* Department Called The local fire department was called to the Ray Walters residence 116 Eleventh street, Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock, where a chimney, burned out. No d.image resulted. Miop Herr *iHiirshi> Bonus Drive Halted Washington. April 27 —(UP) — Th drive of house advoc ates of the soldiers cash bonus was temporarily halted today at a conference be- * tween administration spokesmen □nd leaders of the veterans' bloc. R p. Patman. Dini.. Tex., recognized leader and spokesman for the bonus advocates, announced that his group would -not force a caucus on the controversial question Monday night as previously planned. Shop Here katurduy

President’s Day Edition

IMPROVEMENT IS NOTED LOCALLY IN ALL LINES Manufacturing Plants Increase Production And Give More Employment CITY-WIDE SALE ON SATURDAY A feeling of optimism, buoy[ant to a degree as far as a revival of trade and employment in this community is concerned, was expressed today by local manufacturers, business leaders and merchants as they planned to “carry on busiiness” in keeping with pro- [ gress so far made in national ! economic recovery. Manufacturers announced inI creased employment and production, retail merchants pointed to ! increased sales and individuals expressed an attitude of confidence, renewed faith and the pioneer spirit to lick obstacles and forge .ahead. A harness manufacturer announced an enlarged factory program. Confident that a wave of buying is underway, local merchants also announced a city-wide sale on Saturday, in keeping with the national observance of President's Day. Mayor George Krick made the statement that he bellieved Decatur and Adams county was far ahead of other communities in regards to employment and general I business conditions and said that ' there was less unemployment now than 60 days ago. Much Employment : I The General Electric Company is l now employing 176 people and time '[schedules have been increased from ■ I three to four days a week. The employment list has grown stead- [ ily for several weeks. The Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., which even during the past three ; years did not curtail or reduce the I number of employes, has shown a [ steady increase in production the ' | past four weeks. Employes at this year-around concern number 78. | The market prices of cream and ' [ butterfat have nearly doubled, giv- ' ing the farmer increased Imying j power. The Fred Mutschler Packing [Company now employs more than j 40 people on straight time and with the summer season ahead, several [ more men will be added to the I force. The Decatur Casting Company has increased its force to 90 people and the plant is running six | days a week. Orders are heavier [now than they were a year ago and frequently the plant runs at capacity. The LaFontaine Handle Comp .::y is employing moi - than 20 men. three to five days a week. Weather conditions have prevented the hauling of timber to the mill and this caused curtailed production over a short period. The I company's saw mill in the north [part of the city also employs sevi eral men and is running several [days a week. The City Light and Power Plant land the Northern Indiana Public [Service Company report increased ! consumption of electric energy and artificial gas by industries and individuals. April will show a pickup in the consumption of both j these products. The Citizens Telephone Coin- [ pany reports the installation of several new city and rural telephones this week and the toll business, which reflects increased ! trade has grown steadily the past j month. Local railroad offices also report [more shipments from and to Dell <atur. Coincident with opening of II the sugar factory and increased ■[production by local concerns, the ■ volume of shipments has increas- ■ : ed. The Central Sugar Company, Indiana's only beet Sugar plant, now [employs 25 mon at the plant. Several women are also employed In -the office, besides the heads of the ‘ , company. Employment at this place will grow weekly and a large force will be employed when the job of remodeling and rebuilding the unloading yards gets under ’ | way. Loes' elevators reixirt n heavier business, brought with the increas1 1 ed market prices for all grains and other farm commodities, Better (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVj!)