Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1933 — Page 1

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■r STRIKE UiinENT h $ EVENING 8,» an wi(k‘ F a r m e r s tike Appears Likely so Be Called In May bENT FAVORS NG OF STRIKE I, Moi),- I.>wa May 4—(UP) t a! ...i;< v a- oci ition r EiW ttniu n.itnr E. I'. Smith. ~ He ag< >-nltur ’ -titiee. I" ' l '' pacing the pro-Kaib-t’-'i :,ir " strike resohl■to a c ■' the a ;s<>eiatio:. Kgo A‘ die s: 1 ike would not E the.®- I" '"!’>■ tic.n guar- &(■>'' wniilil not 'be eliminin com g),s M tines, la.. May I. E3Bn;ili(in:il ( a rniers ike ap H'iin'il imminent t<>--■nie •solutions conimitt"e ■tbe ■atioii.il Farm Ho'il assfciation worked until ■lnigh' last night, took a it* hofi' lor slumber and fc |Kssemlile<l lodav t<> trails of a strike call ,1 tin the commodity KttSiat supply the markets fc» n«mi wave o f sen'iment iiational strike swept ■ugh the overalled ranks of the holiday meeting S ate fair grounds added to the snatk of when Wisconsin ■MML 'evaies declared bo milk strikes BOBto' . s resardless of the ng w H n l»y the meeting. ■mMk the resolution commit < of MinneK. ww dominated the famous ■■■n league it Nor'h DayaEn'i- ;|, .ro and has been a ■tressßtrii candidate in North -■ota and Minnesota. fce on which they ■t Wf' 11 - , ' ,f> f' na ' torches ■ed for a strike startine May which the slogan of 'enters will he ‘‘Buy nothing — stay ° 400 <lnln**n'nq worn wait inp »o y^pi ! >’ril<p call, which will two day convention, c.infi-lnr of more wideE ian waR achieved BWjjgf gn when a strike was highways were nickel--11:1 vp the majority of PJOTn nv n\r,r ftvr) Suit Opens In Circuit. Court replevin of the Michigan Company of Port Wayne | “nhtish. went on trial toJiuke H. M. DeVoss and >li‘' 'dams circuit court finished its testi- •^■> r 'lv after 3 o'clock this and the defense then beof evidence W AREKILLED SaBPORTLAND 11 pman And Daughter Killed When : 'T* n Strikes Auto May 4 - (Special) — Collins. 54, and her Ruth. 19, wer? instantly f JJ <>ni - v before noon Wednesfc.Tr 11 auto was struck by FWylvanla gas-electric train HB crossing, six miles south Muri. Mrs. Collins failed to see I ■ ° r ' f Beel,lK "• believed ■ '’cat it to the crossing. |V stalled on the trucks and BBried nearly a fourth of .a E^B en bit by the train. Both t|Bf ferp t,a( Ry mangled. the victims are the and father; a sou and It” Collins of near Zoar and a daughter and sister BB®coe Buhler of Winchester. f,lne,al services were to al 8 P. tn. today at the; church, with burial in i a! 'k cemetery.

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Must Obtain Driver License By May 10 J. L. Ehler, manager of the local auto license 'bureau, stated today j that 1400 driver's licensee had been issued. May 10 is the deadlier | for obtaining the licenses. Mr. Ehler estimates that betwen five and six thousand licenses should he issued at the local brunch and as j only a few days remai , for secur-' I ing them, drivers are urged to call at the local office. Drivers must appear in person at the local bureau ami obtain their license. The fee this year is 50 cents, which also includes the notary fee. LEGISLATION IS DISCUSSED Legion Commander Recommends Stand On Veteran’s Legislation Indianapolis, May 4.— (U.R) — Responsibility for “breaking administration promises dealing with veterans' legislation." was laid to Lewis W. Douglas, director of the budget, today by Louis A. Johnson, national commander of the American Legion. Johnson directed his criticism at Douglas while recommending to the Legion’s national executive committee a perm inent attitude toward veterans' legislation. “The administration promised that compensation for casualties of I battles would not he reduced more : than 20 per cent," Johnson said. “But now it has reached 50 per cent or more. "Budget Director Douglas failed to call in Legion leaders for advice until he had almost completed his draft of veterans pay cut provis ions in the economy act. Then only a few minor suggestions were (CON’TfNtTED OK PAGE ITVE) BEER CONTROL LAW ILLEGAL Hammond Judge Rules State Control Law Is Unconstitutional Hammond. Ind., May 4. — (U.R) — superior Judge Virgil S. Reiter today held the Indiana beer control law unconstitutional. The case will be appealed to the supreme court* by the state’s attorney genera 1 . Constitutionality of the measure was challenged by Abe Rosen. Gary bottler, on two points: 1. If the 3.2 beer is intoxicating, it cannot be sold legally. 2. If it is not intoxicating, then the state cannot regulate interstate shipments of imported beer or control its sale in Indiana. Rosen has been selling beer without a license under protection of an :order obtained in Judge Reiter's court which restrains Lake county i officials and the state excise department from interfering. In his suit, Rosen charged that he had been denied an importers license in l ake county because he I was a Republican. He tiled an aifii davit charging that a SSOO contribution to the Democratic campaign fund is demanded from persons seeking importers' licenses. Major provisions of the beer law were held unconstitutional last week by Judge Frank P- Baker in Marion criminal court Ping Pong Table Installed At Elks A ping pong table has been installed at the Elk's home on North Second street and are enjoying the sport. Earl Adams, exalted ruler of the lodge, invites memtbers to visit the home and enjoy the privileges offered. It is planned to place another table In the home and later on install a pi mo in the recreation room, giving members and their friends an opportunity to spend a recreational evening. Start Campaign The lAlpha Phi Delta fraternity started today an intensive tkiket sale campaign for Harry W. I Thompson's first reading of poetry ' in Decatur. The churches who are i cooperating have been working | i since Sunday. Invitations will be j sent to surrounding towns,

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Scene of Kidnaping 1 S I i \ I fill fl i * Mugs IBtlgl * > ySFtvB '■ ' , JHMk, b ®ls _ ■ in W M,ttaw WX... Mp J SH bk wI ' O M ’1 i > aPI ai' r .yw* i IH it Bt_ ' h I Search is being made for Margaret McMath. 10- year-old heiress, who was kidnaped from the classroom of the grammar school (above), at Harwich, Massachusetts, Tuesday.

DECATUR YOUTH NAMED EDITOR — Bernard Wemhoff Named Editor of U. of Detroit Publication Bernard J Wemhoff of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wemhoff, and a junior in the College of Commerce and Finance at the University of Detroit, will be editor of the 1933-34 Varsity News staff. Louis W. Kreig of Indianapolis will be managing editor; Marshall Glaser, ews editor and Arthur Hagan, sports editor. The new staff will begin its duties immediitely and will publish the three remaining issues of The Varsi*” News this year. Wemhoff also received special recognition when he was chosen one of thirteen ju iors for membership in th? (Alpha Sigma Nu. national Jesuit honorary society for this ye.ir. This is the highest honor that can be conferred by a Jesuit school. Two men 're chosen each year from the Ju.ior class in each col- |, ge of the University and three additional students from the Uni-versity-at-l.irge. Appointments are received for the high standing in scholarship, loyalty and service to the U. iversity. Bern.rd was a memb’r of the Junior Prom committee, news editor of The Varsity News, was president of his Sophomore and Junior classes, chairman of the Sophomore Snowball, was Tower reporter, and a Union Board representative for the Commerce nd Finance college. Wemhoff has been on the Varsity N’-ws staff for three, ye rs an 1 has worked in the capacity of reporter, feature editor nd news edi(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WADE H. MYERS DEATH'S VICTIM Former Decatur Resident Dies Wednesday At Skiatook, Okla. Word has been received here of the death of W.ide H. Myers. 52. of Skiatook. Oklahoma, brother of Richard D. Myers of this city, who died at his horn ■ Wednesday evening at 5:30 o’clock, following an illness from heart disease. Mr. , Myers had been ailirig for several years. He was horn and reared in Adams County on the Myers farm south of Decatur. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Myers. He resided in Ad.inis County, working on the farm for a number of years, later going to Oklahoma to the oil fields where he ha dbeen employed since. Surviving are the widow, one brother, R. D. Myers of Deiatur, and three sisters, Mrs. A. E. Elston of (Angola; Mrs. Nellie Lanitz of: Tulsa. Okl homa; and Mrs. Vera Harding of Dallas. Texas. Three brothers and one sister preceded j him in death. Funeral services will bo held Sat- 1 urday afternooa. |

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 4, 1933.

Dorothy Troutner To Broadcast May 10 Miss Dorothy Troutner of Plea-' | sant Mills will sing over radio sta- : i tion WOWO in Fort Wayne, Wed l ! (jesdiy aft ?rnoon. May 10 between ; 2 and 3 o'clock. CST. She will sing ' I one of her own compositions en- ' I titled “Memories of Mother." Mrs. ; ■ Bryce Daniels of Pleasant Mills j ; will accompany her at the piano. The St. Mary's Ramblers will al-' so broade st ov.?r station WOWO: in: Fort Wayne Thursday afternoon, May 11, between 2 and 3 o’clock. : Members of the musical group are | : Harry and Clyde Troutner and ■ Ralph Pynchon. CONVENTION IN TWO TOWNSHIPS Root And Union Townships To Hold Joint Convention Sunday The joint Sunday School convention of Root and Union townships will be held Sunday. May 7. it has been annouD.ed. The convention will be in two sessions, aft rnocn nd evening. The afternoon progr im will open at 2 o’clock and will be held at the Victory United Brethren church The evening program will be at th,? Union Chapel United Brethren church at 7:30 o'clock. The Bible Story Telling and Memory Contest will be held during the ' evening sessions, at which time the principal address will be given by Rev. Frink Engle. Spe cial musical numbers will also be furnished. Rev. J. M. Pierce and Rev. E. L. lohnstoiu will be speakers at the afternoon session. Rev. Pierce will talk on "The Purpose of the Sun day School," and Rev. Johnston':: subject will be "Evangelism in the Sunday School." Following ire the program.; tor both sessions: Afternoon, 2 o’clock Victory U. B. Church Song-Congregation. Invocation —Rev. Peters. Speci.il number —Clark's Chapel Sunday School. Talk. "The Purpose of the Sun-: day School"—Rev. J. M. Pierce. Men's Chorus. Union Chapel Sunday School. Talk, "Evangelism in Hie Sunday School" —Rev. E. L. Johnston. Special number Victory United Brethren! Sunday School. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Esther R. Brigham Is Re-Indicted Fort Wiyide, Mpy 4 - (UP) —'Esther R. Brigham, former secretary ■ of Joseph A. Long, once wealthy ’ Jay county produce dealer, was arrested at her home in Portland Wednesday by a federal marshal on a grand jury indictment charging eight separate courts of perjury. Her arrest grew out of the bank* i ruptey of Mr. Long and the J. A. Long company and concerns allegedly false testimony she gave dur- . ing the Long trial. Miss Brigham will be arraigned U l before. Judge Thom is W. Slick in i federal court here at 1U a. tn. Fri- i | day.

REPORT SCHOOL TO BE CHANGED Report Terre Haute School Will Be Made Junior College — Indianapolis, May 4—(U.R)—Facility shakeups known to be impend- ! ing at the Indiana State Teachers' 'College. Terre Haute, today caused ' reports that i would be < hanged inl to a junior college in Gov. Paul V. McNutt's plan to revise organizaI tion of the four state colleges and 'll niversities. When McNutt revealed that he would confer with presidents of Indiana and Purdue universities and Ball State Teachers' College, it was believed that the Muncie school would be the one changed into a junior college. But Indiana State became a jun- ■ lor college possibility on authority that L. N. Hines, its president, will resign and that many faculty changes will be made. L. A. Pittenger. president of the Muncie school, will be retained v McNutt, it has been announced . .lie statehouse. McNutt did i . . veal which of the two schools will become a junior college. President Edward C. Elliott of Purdue university, William Lowe Bryan of Indiana university and Pittenger will attend a conference which the governor will call. Hines will not attend. Curricula at the four schools will be studied at the conference preparatory to eliminating duplication, McNutt said. "It may involve transfer of some educational departments and undoubtedly will necessitate revision of the curricula." he added. CONSIDER LIFE TERM PENALTY Illinois Legislature May Pass Law Punishing . Bombers Chicago. May 4.—(U.R)—Efforts in the legislature at Springfield to punish persons convicted on bombing charges with life imprisonment were looked upon with favor by authorities here today while police disclosed a second robbery of a dynamite plant at Lemont. Rep. Benjamin Adamowski, Dem., Chicago, introduced a bill in the legislature extending bombing penalties from one to 20 years to 10 years to life. The Lemont dynamite plant, looted of 500 sticks last week a few days before seven blasts occurred in the downtown section, was robbed of 350 dynamite sticks March 8, police revealed. Nineteen explosions followed. Forty-one bombings have been recorded in Chicago since January 1. Police Commissioner Allman today ordered special guards at all dairies, as a result of bombing yesterday of a condensary of the Borden's Farm Products Company. Allman said that he feared attack on other dairies because of current: between drivers' unions. 1

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DECATUR POST LEASES LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB — Adams Post of American Legion Leases Club And Golf Course COMMANDER NAMES BOARD OF CONTROL The Decatur Country club and golf course was leased today by; Adams Post No. 43 of the American , Legion, possession of the place being taken at noon. The lease was signed yesterday ! by Frank JovJen of Chicago, owner ; of the property and accepted by officials of the local Legion Post this morning. C. K. Champlin and Walter J. Boekman negotiated the deal with Mr. Jovien, making a trip to . Chicago Wednesday. Acceptance of the contract was j I given today by the permanent Le- ' gion house committee composed of ■ David Adams, post commander and honorary member. Mr. Bockman. Joe Laurent, Paul Graham, Miles Roop and Harry Knapp. Commander Adams immediately named a board of governors to op- I erate the recreation center. The members are: Walter Bockman, Paul Graham, Albert Mutschler, Joe Laurent, of Decatur and Dr. Harry O. Jones of Berne. A one year lease, with the option of renewing for another year was i taken by the Legion Post. Plans for operating the club: house and golf course ijill be worked out immediately and every possible effort made to make the place one of the finest golf courses in this part of the state. The golf course has nine holes, the ninth hole being located just south of the club house. The Decatur Country club was 1 established in 1925 by Paul Schulte. (CONTIKITED ON PAGE FTVfc) o ELI G. BIERIE DIES AT BERNE Prominent Business Man, Church Leader. Dies Last Night Berne. May 4—(Special)—Eli C. Bierie. 65. well known business man and church worker, died at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening at his home aftpr two years' illness. He had been active in church life in Adams and Wells counties all his life. At his death he was president of the Bierie & Yager Furniture and Undertaking company and of the Dunbar Furniture Manufacturing company, a post he held since its organization in 1919. During its existence he was vice-presi-dent of the Peoples State bank here. He had been snperntendent of the Sunday school of the local Trinity Evangelical church for 20 years He was a former President of the District Sunday School association, comprising Adams. Wells. Allen and Huntington counties, of the Adams County Sunday School association and the Monroe Township Sunday School associa- i tion. Mr. Bierie was born in Nottingham township. Wells county. June 28. 1867. In that county he was j ordained a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and was pastor of that denomination’s church at Bluffton in his earliest life. He was also the first Republican to be elected treasurer of : Wells county, winning that office ; in 1898. He came to this city from Bluffton in 1908. Surviving are his wife. Elizabeth Beeler Bierie. three daugh- 1 ters. Orvilla Pearl, wife of Dr.: ! Sterling P. Hoffman of Fort ■ Wayne; Glenna Leona, wife of Harry Meshberger of west of ! Berne, and Florence, wife of Harve Ellenberger of Berne; a : son. Clinton Bierie of Fort Wayne. ; and a sister. Susanna Gottschalk of near Linn Grove, who is now the last of 15 children. Funeral services will he held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock it the home and at 2 o'clock at the Memnonite Church. Rev. M. O. Herman, pistor of the Evangelical Church of which the deceased was i 1 a member, will officiate and burial j will be made in the Six Mile ceme-1 1 bery, i

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! ♦- ♦ NO BROADCAST I — I Washington, May 4 —(U.R) — | l President Roosevelt’s discus- | ’ sion of industrial control be- | ; | fore the United States Cham- | [ her of Commerce tonight will ! be the first public address he | ' has delivered personally be- | I fore an audience since his ! : ■ inauguration. Emphasizing his desire to I : ' speak directly and frankly to ' I the nation's business leader- | ship, lie cancelled a scheduled I radio broadcast of the speech. * 4 CONTINUE HUNT FOR KIDNAPERS OF YOUNG GIRL Spokesman For Family Predicts Important Developments PARENTS THINK GIRL UNHARMED Harwich, Mass.. May 4. —(U.R) — A "very important" development. ! perhaps an arrest, in the search i for kidnapers of Peggy McMath, j was predicted today by a spokes- : man for her family. In a press interview, which previously had been twice postponed during a morning of intense ac- } tivity on the part of police. William Lee. business partner of j j Peggy's father, said: “I have nothing for you now, I but if you wait a little longer I j expect to have something very < important.” Meanwhile, strong police forces ’ sped to the village of Mashpee, 20 i miles away, and began intensive : questioning of the natives, many of whom are half breeds "bravas." (Portuguese negroes). "Will it be news of a contact | made with the kidnapers?” Lee was asked. “No.” he replied. "It might be anything—if might be an arrest. But we expect smething that will be good newspaper news." Lee declared that while nearly 45 hours of silence had elapsed since the 10-year-old girl was stolen from the village school, he and Peggy’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Neil C. McMath, "are very hopeful." Lee said Peggy's mother. an attractive woman of 38, was bearing up remarkably and aiding the search in every possible way. "We are all hopeful." Lee said, “and we have no reason to believe (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o —— Safety Supervisor Speaks At Schools J. J. Heavey, safety supervisor of the Erie Railroad was in Decatur today and spoke at all the school buildings on "safety first". Mr. Heavey emphasized to the children that they should not walk on the railroad tracks or climb i box cars. Railroad property is private property and trespassing is forbidden, Mr. Heavey stated. The railroad representative [ spoke in all the schools in the city arid was accompanied on his visit to them by M. F. Worthman, superintendent of city schools. JUDGE RULES LAW ILLEGAL Law Releasing Surety Bond Signers From Liability Ruled Void Marion), Ind. May 4 —(UP) —The law releasing from liability persons signing surety bonds on public deposits was declared unconstitutional today by Judge O. D. Clawson in Grant Circuit Court. It was pissed by the 1933 legislature without administration opposition. The law released hundreds of officers from obligations incurred in singing surety bonds covering one half of the public deposits in their respective banks. Judge Clawson issued his ruling in sustaining a demurrer to a complaint of Franklin P. Wise, bond signier who sought to enjoin t|ie Monroe township advisory board from taking his property to collect I a judgment for $9,000.

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REGULATIONS OF RAILROADS ARE PROPOSED President Roosevelt Sends Special Message To Congress EMERGENCY STEPS ARE RECOMMENDED Washington, May 4. — (U.R) —Speedy enactment of legislation which would provide a 3-point emergency program for rehabilitation of the nation’s railroads was asked by 1 President Roosevelt today in a special message to congress. Mr. Roosevelt, declaring he was not yet ready to submit a plan for permanent legislation recommended the following ! "emergency steps": 1. Repeal of the recapture proj visions of the interstate commerce commission act. 2. Placing of railway holding companies definitely under regulation and control of the interstate commerce commission. 3. Creation of a federal coordinator of transportation. Just as Mr. Roosevelt's message arrived at the capitol, Chairman Rayburn of the house interstate and foreign commerce committee J made public the legislation proposI ed by the administration for carry- | ing out its emergency proposals. The legislation provided for creation of the coordinator whose duties as outlined by Mr Roosevelt., would be: 1. Encourage, promote or re- : quire action by the carriers to avoid duplication of service, prevent waste and encourage financial reorganizations. 2. Maintain railroad employment at a fair wage. Outlining the problems of the j railroad, Mr. Roosevelt said that while they "still constitute the main arteries of commerce in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 2 AMENDMENTS CAUSE TROUBLE Only Two of 84 Inflation Bill Amendments Offer Difficulties Washington. May 4. —(U.R) —Only two out of 84 senate amendments to the sweeping farm relief inflation bill offered serious difficulties today as house and senate conferees met to compose differences and push the measure to final enactment. The multi-billion dollar inflation rider is in final form. The house by a vote of 307 to 86 yesterday accepted the senate provisions without change. One of the controversial senate amendments to the commodity price increase section added sugar cane and sugar beets to the list of seven crops to be aided directly. This may be eliminated. The second barrier is the NorrisSimpson amendment opposed by the leadership and by Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. It grants the farmer cost of production plus a reasonable profit on products consumed in the domestic market. House conferees are dead against the amendment, but the size of the senate majority which supported it makes it doubtful that it will be removed. Secretary Wallace need not make use of the plan unless he desires. Conferees hoped to compose all differences by Saturday or Monday, so that the bill could be finally enacted early next week. — O. L. Vance Home Damaged By Fire Fire caused by spontaneous combustion; damaged the interior of the O. L. Vance home, 603 North Second street, shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. Damage by fire was estim itsd at $25 but considerable damage wis done by the smoke. The fire started from a dust doth in the clothes closet on the first floor of the Vanice home. Articles of clothing in the closet were burned and damaged by the smoke.