Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1933 — Page 1

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■E LEADERS CORE VICTORY IN FIRST VOTE ~ — iorib Party OpposiK n Imotliered Under Evakmche of X otes > f I CONCEDES ■tSSAGE of BILL IJnt-ton. Mav 2. /U.R) BL,.a iliDHiistralioii letulJ ( le;ir cut victory ■ ¥ 4n the first test vote U,|,:.| Itoosi velt's 1111K ( , ( X| ll | inflation pro■infflitv partv opposition E ejjLtl'• red under till *<(\ - ~i ])< inocrntic votes llhp chainlxr unproved Eders el a special rule on section of inflation farm relief 6u<.r on orders from the Be wni-' J " ready to enK iroreknl procedure today to EreEr?' adoption of the adLntii? < , carolled inflation exact form passed ■w section of the farm relief Roosevelt to release billions of K |<l < iirv»-n<-y will be ap- ■ tomorrow. made to Er.WB ! opponents was agreeKt& " ■ Mir* of debate this afternoon. Petnofavored fctslhe ■ a*" I" session for Others proposed Kti> t tother day. Ktpitt Republican cries of tin' Democrats fornot V tv* '"I" barring all the strong “bonus that issue as a rcieial expansion , ii ' there will not K MBiif'i ! "f votes asrains' the or, the Republican side." Leader Snell, vociferBONTI ri?b "X PAGE TWO) MERY GANG I IS BOUNDED UP free Youths, All From |arjl Arrested by State | ■’olive Today May !!.—(U.R)- Bru|t»4Bg ana robbing of motor- • Indiana roads was ■Bended today with arrest Brigiieii by state police. rCßsp.it . are Inwald Hang, Regan. 19, and Bill of Regan confessed to IS in each of which ■■ to {.',<) cash was taken. '■ Matt Leach, state poJausch refused to nighi riders preyed on ■■ with foreign license the cars off roads. BB l * (‘cupantH by striking gun butts and shooting according to Leach. 11 niainly on roads .30 the foreign cars pMthey figured out-of-state would be more difficult in ease they were caught. F“ ikclared. " Oa( i patrol obtain- > "J license number of the auto. It was owned by Lieuts. Chester ButWilliam Demont and PaKeller, Plymouth, [■" ear in a garage at Hanna Haug was taken into FB ail| l the other two arrests Mr o H’erkins Will J I Testify Wednesday fWngton May 2 — (UP) — Walsh of the Senate EduLabor committee- anmW today that secretary of 11|^B ins would testify Wedneshearing on the Wagner bill of a national entsystem. * Welsh said, will [■ a survey- of public employthroughout the ua-

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Carl Gattschall Buys Sether Store Carl Gattschall, well known Decatur man today purchased Motts I Sether's place of business, 250 N. Second street, from R. D. Myers, trustee in bankruptcy. Mr. Gattschall will remodel the j room, preparatory to opening a confectionary and lunch room. A new soda fountain will be install- ] ed and tables arranged for guests. The interior of the room will be decorated and Mr. Gattschall ■ hopes to have the place ready for business in a short time. ‘ BOY SCOUTS TO HOLD CAMPAIGN ____________ 1 Drive Will Be Launched This Week to Raise Fund of SSOO A campaign will he launched in this city this week to raise SSOO in behalf of the Boy Scouts, the amount being the county's quota in the Anthony Wayne Scout area No funds were raised last year for area activities and local Scout units were given full credit and the advantage of all services offered by the Scout area headquarters at Fort Wayne. Decatur has more than 100 enrolled Scouts and the money to be raised here is the local community's share in maint lining general headquarters 'n Fort Wayne, through which the Scout program is promoted. C. C. Pumphrey, a member of the Anthony Wayne Council, is general chairman of the local campaign. He will he assisted by local .men and women interested in the scout program as one of the effective and potential means of developing the boy. Decatur has four active troops, namely the K. of C, Rotary. Lions i and American legion troops and within the past two years great headway has lieen made in scout activities. By affiliating with the Anthony Wayne Council, all the privileges of concentrated effort and planning are offered local scout troops, together with the privilege of using the Limberlost Boy Scout camp at Rome City. Wear Red Feather Persons who donate to the fund will he given a red feather to wear i in their coat lapel. Large amounts i Tcontinurd '« PAGE TWO) Bridge Bids Are Received Today Indianapolis, May 2 —(U.R) Bids on 32 bridges were received today i by the state highway commission, I Low bid.- totaled $290,945, rtnt ning under engineer’s estimate of $368,380. Contracts will be let or, completion of tabulation. The projects and low bidders ' include: „ Bridge over Honey Creek. Road 21, in Miami county, in town of Amboy. Charles McAfee of Bluff ; ton. $6,192.54 Bridge over Rock Creek ditch. ( , Road 118 in Wells county. 1% < miles east of Poneto. R. H. Ellis 1 of Alexandria, $5,766.55. NAZI TROOPERS RAID OFFICES 1 German Trade Unions Must Work Under Nazi Organization 1 ; » . Berlin, May 2—(U.R)—Nazi storm troopers descended upon the offlees of trade unions throughout ■ Germany today. They arrested the , upper officials of each union and . assumed charge. , The raids were in charge of Rohi ert Ley. Nazi member of the reichstag, who announced that organized labor was being "harmonized” with the Nazi regime. The unions henceforth will func-| . tion under the guidance of a Nazi i organization. Among the arrested labor lead ’ ers was Rudolph Wlssel. socialist, former minister .of labor. Theodore Leipart and Peter Grassmann, leaders of the trade union federation. I were taken to a hospital. An of ficial announcement said they were > 111. . Storm troopers occupied the premises of the German Labor ißank, where the tiadcs unions do ♦ 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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EDGARD.BUSH I QUESTIONS TAX ON INTANGIBLES Former Lieutenant-Gov-ernor Attacks Validity Os Tax Law SEEKS INJUNCTION AT INDIANAPOLIS Indianapolis May 2—(UP) —Vai-1 idity of the new Indiana intangible l tax law was attacked, today in a : suit filed in Marion circuit court I by Edgar D. Bush, lieutenant governor under the Leslie administra- ' tion. The. suit asks an injunction I lialting enforcement of the law. * Defendants are Gov. Paul V. McNutt, Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor; William Stroen, state treasurer; Phillip Lutz. Jr., attorney general; members 6f the state tax board and Indiana township, city I and county officials. ' The law places tax of 25 cents on each SIOO of stock, bonds, bank - deposits and other intangibles. The tax on bank deposits must be paid j by the hankers. Busli complained the law is dis- , criminatory, o t Waldo Bowman Is Slightly Hurt Waldo Bowman is limiting around today after a narrow escape from serious injury. While washing the ■ceiling last evening at the Club Pool Room, the 12 foot ladder he 1 was sitting on toppled over and he 1 fell to tile floor. Fortunately the only injury - lie suffered was a ‘ bruised right leg. BLAMES GANGS FOR BOMBINGS Warfare of Chicago Gangsters Blamed For May Day Bombings Chicago, May 2.—(U.R)—Revival of warfare between Chicago gangsters was blamed by authorities today for five May day bombings in the downtown section, causing damage estimated at $75,000. While police were pushing an investigation of reports that a fight for control of labor organizations was responsible for the explosions. the home of Arthur Metzger. business agent of the Lake county local of the International Brotherhood pf Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers, was bombed last night. Thirteen officers of the organization were holding their monthly meeting at Metzger's home when the blast occurred. None was hurt. ' Police interpreted the bombings ' as a feud between the international teamsters organization and the outlaw Chicago union. Concluding May day activities in Chicago, a rally in behalf of Tom Mooney was held at the stadium I last night. Earlier in the day | three parades were held. Meanwhile members of the Chi(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o— -■ # Oil Inspectors Will Investigate Refunds Indiampolis, Miy 2 —(UP) — A new duly—that of investigating refund claims on vehicle fuels—has been added to activities of state oil inspectors, Floyd E. Williamson state auditor, announced today. Buyer of gasolin*? and other fuels are entitled to the 4-cent a gallon tax refwad of tl>e fuel is not used on highways. Claims now will be thoroughly inspected with less possibility of fraud. Williamson said. Twenty-seven Democratic appointees are oil Inspectors. They replaced 31 who were dismissed. —oPrepare Second Bonus Expedition Chicago. May 2—(UP)—Approximately 100 members of the Working Mens exservice league gathered ; here today for a second bonus army i march to Washington. The group will ride freight trains and hitch ' hike to Indianapolis where another group said to num- | ber 200 w ill join the Chicago' I marchers. ‘

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, May 2, 1933.

Victim of May Day Bomb * ■ yRoB tins -«- .ihmummhw.ibsiiiih Chicago officers are pushing the search for the penetrators of five bombings in the downtown district early Monday morning. The above scene shows damage caused at the Illinois Telephone Company building.

COUNTY OFFICE CLOSED TODAY Treasurer’s Office Closed Today After Heavy Payments Monday The county treasurer's office was closed today while County Treasurer John Wechter and assistants worked at the job of cleaning up details pertaining to the balancing of accounts for the spring tax payment. A few hundred letters received yesterday and today had not yet been opened at noon todatf. These i letters contained checks and money orders from taxpayers in payment of their May taxes. The rush Monday was one of the heaviest ever experienced at the treasurer's office. The crowd was there until the office closed about four o’clock last night and it was a couple hours later until those in the office and corridor had been waited on. The figuring of the interest on the delinquent taxes in compliance with the new tax law and the taking care of those accounts under 'he partial payment plan, on taxes delinquent previous to this year, required much additional time at the treasurer's office. It is estimated that the to'al payment of the May taxes will bo better than a year ago. In dollars and cents it will be much less because the total tax hill is only about half as much as a year ago. It will be several days until final figures ate obtainable. —-— Albert Raber Dies At Linn Grove Home Albert Raber. 67. former cheese maker of west of Berne, and night marshal of Linn Grove, died at his home on Linn Grove today from complications. PYAR SLAYERS ARE SENTENCED Three Men Who Killed South Milford Farmer Given Life Terms LaGrange Ind. M.iy 2 —(UP) — Charles Lindsey. 22. of Fort Wayne Francis E. Hackett, 29, alias Emerson Vester, a Fort Wayne music teacher; and Francis Carroll. 35. Allen county farmer; were sentenced to life imprisonment here yesterday by Judge Clyde C. Carlin after they pleaded guilty to charges of murdering Charles W. Pyatt, farmer near South Milford. The murder was committed during an attempted robbery at the Pyatt home on the night of March 30. The men fled from the home with only a few dollars loot. Carroll was arrested In Fort Wayne thie following slay. Hackett was apprehended in Zanesville. Ohio, a few days later and Lindsey was taken into custody In Fort | Wayne about a week later. The three men, were taken to the Indiana state prison at Michigan City late Monday afternoon. Sheriff George Henderson w is accom--1 panied by the regular deputy slierI iff and four special deputies.

Local Brotherhood Entertains Guests Twenty two members of the Brotherhood of the Huntington Evangelical Chun h were guests at a meeting of the Brotherhood ire Id 1 in the First Evangelical Church in , this city Monday evening. The Huntington orglinizatiOi presented an interesting program. Short talks were given, and a demonstration in the art of making brake lining was also given. Musical selections, solos and guarteties, were sung by the visiting delegation. Preceding the prog’ m a short | busin', ss meeting was conducted. | Mrs. Frank Butler's Su. dav school ■ class served a delicious two course t luncheon. JUDGE UPHOLDS ELECTION LAW Indianapolis Judge Upholds Constitutionality In Decision Indianapolis, May 2 — (UP) — Judge Earl R. Cox of the Marion circuit court Monday upheld the constitution alii v of the so-called I “skip eleiticn” law by which the recent session cf the Indiana ge ieral assumhly postponed municipal elections in th? state tor one year. The ruling was annou ced on the eve of the originally scheduled time of the 1933 primary elections. It was made in a suit by which Boynton J Moore, a R publican candidate for m lyor of Indianapolis, sought to mandate city officials to i hold the primary election today. Clinton H. Givan. attorney for Moore, announced he probably will ' appeal the decision to the Indiana supreme court. ■ln the ruling, Judge Cox sustained a demurrer to the original complaint. filed by the city legal department on behalf of Henry O. Goett, city (lei.,, and other election officials. Th? cqurt overruled a defense contention that the title of the act did not cover the subject matter. The Democratic state administra II tion, which sponsored the law de- | laying the elections, characterized ' the act as an economy measure. Approximately 61) per cent of munici- | pal officers in the state at present are Democrats, and th- rental der Republicans. Judge Cox in his ruling stated. "While the personal views of the court himself may be somewhat in , conflic t with the positive law of the . | casss decided and which are law in the state, a careful and ptinstak- ' Ing analysis and scrutinizing of . i these decisions clearly indicates to this court the constitutionality of . this act." , o Body Os Howard Hixon Recovered > Bluffton, May 2 —(Special)—The i body of Howard Hixon. World War ■ veteran, drowned at Lake Wawasee Sunday, was to h‘ returned to this : city late this afternoon. The body was not recovered until h.te last . night. Funeral arrangements will not :' be completed until the body is reI turned b re. ► t — i i The drowned man was well • known in Decatur, having enlisted ■ in Company A. which was formed • here He served overseas with the | Rainbow division.

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REPORT SHORT WORK MEASURE TO DE DROPPED Representative Connery Says House Will Continue Study SENATE LEADER SAYS BILL SHELVED Washington, May 2. — (U.R) — ' Chairman Connery of the House Labor committee said today that j the statement of Senate Majority Leader Robinson that the 30 hour i work week bill had been shelved i by the administration would have no effect on house consideration ; of the measure. Connery termed Robinson’s statement "discourteous." , Robinson’s statement was made after a conference with President Roosevelt yesterday. Today, Mr. Roosevelt was represented as feeling that the proposed industry control measure would be sidetracked should any fight over its adoption appear likely. The White House attitude is ■ that while Mr. Roosevelt favors I the measure in principle, he feels ! that to be workable it should be given more elasticity. As yet these changes have not been made by those in charge of the bill. Robinson, after yesterday’s conference, indicated that the short work week proposal would not be pressed because of the desire to adjourn congress by June 1. "Senator Robinson came out of the White House yesterday and said the 30-hour week bill is not in the picture,” added Connery, after an impromptu conference with members of his committee. "What the senator says is his business. “He is the Democratic leader of the senate but he is not the Democratic leader of the house. He's not the chairman of this cornmit- ' tee nor is he a member of it. “I’ve heard nothing from the White House direct. This is the first time in my ten years in the house tliat a senator lias attempted to announce anything for the house. , “I consider his announcement discourteous even though it makes no difference to me. This committee will continue its hearings this week and then go icto executive ’ session Friday to work out the bill." Franklin W, Hobbs, president of the Woolen Manufacturer’s association. immediately continued testimony concerning the bill’s possible effects on labor and industry. Virgil Wagner Tn Speak At Muncie Virgil Wagner, Monro's high i school principal, left today for Muncie where fie will teach at Ball State Teachers College during the mid-spring term. Mr. Wagner has taught there for seven years and this spring will teach Rece. t. American History and Modern European History. RHODE ISLAND FAVORS REPEAL Will Become Third State To Ratify Repeal of Prohibition Providence. R. 1.. May 2 —(UP) — ; Rhode Island will become the third i state to ratify repeal of prohibition when the all-wet convention elected i yesterday meets next Monday to tike formal action. Michigan and Wieronsln already have ratified. The entire wet slat l ? of 31 delegates was elected by a 7 to 1 majority. Complete returns from the state showed: Wet—150,244. Dry— 20,874 Tile wet majority was attained despite a dry -ampaign based on legalization of the beer saloon in Rhode Island. Dry leaders said the public hid been "betrayed." Most of th? wet vote apparently was cast between 4 p. m. pnd the dosing of the polls at 8 p. m. A light vote up to that time seemed to justify wet fears that overconfidence would ke p many voters opposed to repeal away from the polls. But Governor Theodore F. 1 *CONTINUED ON*PAGE THUEE)’

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Rotarians Receive Conference Program Programs for the annual conferI ence of Indiana Rotary clubs to b? held at EWMisville, May 17 and 18, 1 have been received here by Rotarians. Delegates from the Decatur club will be the new officers who | ■ will be elected soon. Besides the program pertaining to Rotary subi j-eiots many features and entertain- j , merits are listed for the two day ■ ■ meeting. LOCAL PASTOR AT CONFERENCE Rev. M. W. Sundermann Is Principal Speaker At Church Meeting Rev. M. W. Sundermann, pastor , of the First Evangelical church of ; this city, left this morning for Kendallville where he will attend the ' ' eighty-first annual session of the ' ' Indiana Evangelical church conference. -The conference opened Tuesday i morning and will continue throughout Sunday, May 7. The appointment of ministers will be read byBishop L. H. Seager. D. D., L. I. D., i of LeMars, lowa, conference chairman. at the closing session Sunday. Rev. Sundermann was the principal speaker at the afternoon program today when he delivered an address on the subject “The Minister and His Message." S. E. Hocker, lay delegate to , the conference will go to Kendall- I ville Thursday to attend the business sessions of tlie meeting, as a representative from the local church. Edward Martz, a membeY of the committee on religious education of youth, also went to Kenl (CONTTNURn ON PAGE TWO) . DELAY ACTION ON POOR RELIEF Commissioners Will Not Issue Relief Bonds Until Next Month No action on the issuing of the poor relief bonds will be taken un- . til r.?xt month, the board of county commissioners in session today decided. Recently the State Board of Tax Commissioners authorized the issuing of $16,000 worth of poor relief bonds in this county, the proceeds of which to h' used to reimburse the county for the money advanced to the townships and to create a surplus to carry out re- ■ lief work during the balance of the year. The commissioners this afternoon checked insurance policies carried on county buildings. Sever al duplications were found and County Attorney Henry B. Heller advised the canceling of these duplicates. The board did not take any action relative to fixing the per diem for members of the isleetio’. boards to serve at the special wet and dry election in June. The law states that 4ach member of the board shall be paid $2.00 for each 24 hours employed and action by the 1 board was unnecessary. Meals are to be furnished the members, the same as at a general election. ' Th,? commissioners will meet with Ralph Roop, county road upervisor this month and decide on ; 1 a. policy calling for the improvement of as many mud roads as possible to improve this year. No definite action has yet. be n taken on this program. ~ o Restr lining Order Hearing Is Venued Hammond. Ind.. May 2—(U.R) — Hearing on the state's petition for a permanent order restraining ! Abe Rosen, Gary, from selling 3.2 Ireer without a license, will be , conducted in Jasper circuit court l at Rensselaer. Tlie change of venue was obtained after attorneys for Rosen , charged that an impartial hearing r I could not be held la Lake county. Meanwhile Rosen continues to sell beer. He is protected by an ‘ order restraining Lake county officials or Paul Fry. stale excise director, from interfering witli ( I his sales. A hearing on this order was held before Judge V. S. Reiter ' j last week and a ruling is expected , 1 Thursday.

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KNOWN KILLED IN SOUTHWEST PLACED AT 55 Four Southern States Sus- ■ fer Heavily From Tornadoes Today HEAVY PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED SlireveDort, Ln.- May 2. (U.R) - Tornadoes that swept through lour southern states today h’l't a toll <»(' 55 known dead. 175 injured and nropertv damage estimated in excess of one million dollars. A revised death list compiled by relief officials showed : At Minden. La., 45. At Arcadia. 7. At Calhune. Ark.. 2. At Salem, Ark.. 1. I The town of Minden, in Northwestern Louisiana, bore the brunt of Hie storm. Deaths in Minden and the immediate vicinity were placed at 45. but it was feared a further search of wreckage might yield more bodies. The storm which wrecked Minden appeared first near Magnolia. Ark., just north of the Louisiana lino. It did minor damage in Magnolia aiid swept through Calhoun, a few miles to the south. Then it tore into Louisiana and | through Minden, wiping out an extensive residence section and damaging business buildings. Arcadia. some 20 miles east, next reported the tornado. Five In Illinois Chicago. May 2 —(U.R) —A tornado which swent across northern and central Illinois, following the valley of the Illinois river, caused at least five deaths yesterday, and two small children, missing at Canton were believed to have 1 perished. Scores were injured and much property was damaged. Frank Recendez. 47. was killed in Chicago when the wind tore a window frame from a house and hurled a piece of ft through his neck A brick wall, toppled by the wind, injured ‘hree persons. At Canton two children of Willard Mellert wore walking homo from school when the storm broke. After it had passed, scat, terieg debris everywhere, the children could not be found. Two other deaths occurred near Maples Mill. The victims were John Lillie. Jr. 55 and hi« mother. 86. Their homo was demolished and Lillie's wife and son were critically injured. Fourteen persons were seriously hurt in Fulton county and 50 others received minor hurts. Communication lines were disrnnted in Hie southeastern part of the county. Kenne’h Eilers 8. of Oakford, was drowned on his wav home from school when he fell into a swollen creek. Charles P. Weeks. 58, blinded by the rain, w-alked to his death in , front of a train at Morrison. At Peoria dozers of structures were damaged and one building was blown into the Plinois river. Wheaton reported huge hailstones. Windows and automobile tons were smashed. La Grange and Jolie? renortod damae-o. and in ontiving sections of Chicago I slight damage was caused. MRS. MERRYMAN DEATH'S VICTIM Former Adams County Resident Reported Dead At Indianapolis Word of Hie death of Mrs. Elmer Merryman of Indianapolis, a former resident of this county, was received h"re today by L. L. Merrym n. a nephew of the deceased, years old. She was Ixirn in Blue years old. She wish orn in Blue Creek township Adams county. The cause of her death was not learned. She was injured in an auto accident about a year ago and had been in falling health since. B sides tlie husband, four children iso survive. Funeral services will lie lield Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at Indianapolis and burial will be made in Crowo Hill cemetery. L. W. M rryman is also a nephew of the deceased and J. W. Merryman, also of this city is a I brother in law.