Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 117, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1933 — Page 1

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Mitigation A UCTED BY hIE SURVEY i 0 i : Report Filed Decatur City JWCoJncil Tuesday ■ BBS Commendations I aw: \lso filed jjJjdMled r, ‘l»<>rt dealing H-jj thi pollution of St. I' A-'s i[io i' li otn Decatur. spißh te I'>' ! Wayne and •i Erihg 1 ,,|! M ‘"' rage system Nl,(l , l’ e river ■ beet prepared by the L of JhdiaiitL department and industry, “Mfciffli i»l puldie health. K ®ort was filed with she lt * , ii:ewll last night. The coun,’'|tas ftaware that such a sur|had 1 -•‘ti made. The report p. -Hod of five years '*■lß27 to 1932. The report ■ on file. it'• ■ Him-tion the report { JK “fl.<*• ''ivestigation of 1927 ( i i response to com K|<> ftariimg the condition of fcfthtriii: which were received , BtheS'’’" Board of Health. . ft Wther conditions during < Bsati tier of that season were Kwai sampling of the Kr in lie stream and other ■ wor'i was begun in the early Kw|f 1929. and continued Kgn i99i)" „ft St’ Out Conclusions ■dftlcwing conclusions were Wi Mi,ry ' s rivnr - unt ' er ” nr ' ■Mur stream flow condito gross pollu- ■ (inAg the sugar mannfacturin tiie section between of Decatur and Fort JOJlarr's river immediately ■jßreaas from Decatur, while effect of the local feoMrv ! material discharged it ■> it wo tn Blue Creek, is in cHMy good condition. 4ft Vnrv ’ 3 river, below all Bits ®f discharge of sewerage n B iadlstrial waste within the ' ftft I'fcatnr, show’s some Bctw tin- materia! discharged K ' nOt * n 8 ro ”d' , ’°' l MHE pollution, and ,at al! the investigation BW) aide to assimilate the on it by the sewerage ift waste of Decatur damage. normal or low stream ftftditions, the load of polluBWBatorial imposed upon the B*®"the wastes of the facft || th< Holland-St. Louis Co.. ft 8 « 'ess of the canabilities of ftwani receiving it. and con ft®s f gross pollution result. tlie present state of our te. well-established meth ■ ft'" disposal of nilgai man wastes have not been Vela*. pollution of St. Marvs in the following all of which are violastatute™ or common law. infringe itnon Ihe rights of downstream B*n® owners: « use of the waters of ’lie agricultural purposes. watering stock. Is Inter- . ■ J i,h: use of the waters of the for industrial purposes is pWed since the organic conwater ip so groat as to with its use in steam ■ '■and condensers: B®neficial aquatic life is dam on two occasions within , of this investigation nractlcallv destroyed: nuisance, interfering with and comfort of many resident in the immediate of the stream, has been | ft ro port then covers several as follows: the Holland St. Louis) f™ '’uinpany take such stens ns necessary tn prevent the ! l * l!! conditions which are O e<l by the discharge of from its factory into the ■ft fya river. annear the foregoing might he comby: a study of the plant { [ ***♦ ♦♦ • • *••••••*»•• VTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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♦ — 4 Favorable Reaction To Roosevelt’s Plea I or \\ orld-Wide Peace (By the United Press) World wide reaction to President Roosevelt’s appeal for peace and disarmament: London: Prime Minister Rantsay MacDonald and his government elated; preparing immediate acceptance. Paris: Governmental approval made evident in inspired statement of foreign office. Rome: Italy accepts without reservations. United Press learned on high authority. Moscow: Soviet, elated at tacit American recognition, let it he known plan coincides with own plans. Berlin: Doubtful, pending Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s speech before reichstag. Buenos Aires: Press comment favorable. Tokio: Roosevelt ignored intentionally or unintentionally Japan’s position in Far East, army spokesman said. Japan cannot pledge herself not to cross frontiers. Mexico City: Government wires acceptance to Roosevelt. Panama City: Panama also wires acceptance. Santiago. Chile: Press comment favorable. Peiping: General Ho Ying-Ching preparing Peiping defenses, says Roosevelt has offered Japanese ’ Magnificent opportunity" to withdraw." o ROOSEVELT MAY REQUEST SPEED President Reported Considering Appeal To Individual States Washington, May 17— (U.R) — President Roosevelt is understood to be considering appealing to ■ the states to speed repeal of prohibition. Convinced that national sentiment predominantly favors repeal. Mr. Roosevelt is said to feel that the process of removing the 18th amendment from the constitution, should be expedited as much as possible. Five states —Michigan. Wisconsin, Rhode Island. Wyoming and New’ Jersey—so far have ratified the repeal amendment or elected wet conventions which will ratify. Thirty-one more ratifications are necessary. The large amount of revenue which would accrue to the federal goverfiment from licensed sale of liquor is a leading reason why the administration would welcome fastest possible action on repeal. With receipts from sale of legalided beer exceeding the estimated rate of $150,000,000 a year, advocates of repeal believe liquor taxes would bring in about SBOO.000.000 annually. This amount of new revenue (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) REPEAL VOTED IN NEW JERSEY Eastern State Becomes Fifth To Ratify Prohibition Repeal Trenton. N. J.. May 17 —(U.R) — With the possible exception of a single county, all .New Jersey was listed as wet today with almost complete returns tabulated from yesterday's election of delegates to a repeal convention. Several counties regarded as strongly dry came in wet by two to one majorities. Hunterdon county was the only one in which the drys still held a chance, and even there wet candidates were leading slightly. Sixty-four wet delegates nt large were elected by huge majorities. At least 153 out of 157 district delegates at the convention will be wet. The heavily populated cities along the Hudson recorded only scattering dry votes. In Ho-; boken. 45 out of 49 precincts showed 8.955 wet votes to 81 dry , Several Jersey communities vot-' ed to void ancient blue laws and | permit Sunday amusements.

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REPEAL FACES FIRST TEST IN INDIANA VOTE Indications Are That Indiana Result Will Forecast Final Outcome SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD JUNE 6 Indianapolis, May 17.—(U.R) Pro- ‘ posed repeal of the 18th amend--1 ment will receive its first real test June 6 when Indiana elects its delegates to the state repeal conven- ’ tion. Wet and dry leaders were almost unanimously agreed today that if the traditionally dry Hoos- ’ ier state votes for ratification 1 enough others will follow her example to defeat prohibition. ’ Os the five states voting on the question so far —Michigan, Wisconsin. Rhode Island, Wyoming and New Jersey—all have ratified by overwhelming majorities. But drys claim these states were wet strongholds and do not reflect accurately national sentiment on the question. Until the legislature repealed Indiana’s stringent enforcement law in February this year, the state had been considered almost as much in favor of prohibition as Kansas. Despite the wet majority in the legislature, neither faction is anxious to predict outcome of the election since it will be the first time Indiana citizens have had an opportunity to record a popular vote ' on prohibition,-except in cases of local option. Analysis of normally wet and , dry communities, however, show’s that the state probably will vote for ratification, bu-t by a narrow margin. The wets have two distinct advantages. Between now and June 5. nearly $500,01)0 in taxes colfected under the state beer control law will be distributed among counties, cities and towns. This money will be used largely to help defray public **CONTINURD ON PAGE TWO) APPEAL LIKELY ON BEER RULING Indianapolis Man May Appeal Ruling On Constitutionality Indianapolis. May 17 — (UJ 5 ) — Appeal from a ruling holding the state beer control law constitutional was being considered today by Martin Levy, Indianapolis restaurant owner. Levy was fined $lO and costs on charges of selling beer wifjiout a license by Joseph T Marklev judge pro tern in municipal court. ißefore assessing the fine. Markey overruled a defense motion to quash th? affidavit on ground that the law is unconstitutional. Twice previously the law had - been held invalitd, once by-Judge Frank P. Baker of Marion county crimiial court and again by judge V. S. Reiter in Lake Superior court. "The beer law was passed under police powers of the state for the ■protection of the economic welfare health, peace and morals of the people and to prohibit forever the open saloon," Markey held. "And as long as the statute bears any relation to the public welfare, the courts may not declare it invalid, foi to do so would be a clear usurpation of legislative power.” — o— Error In Judgment Contributory Cause Washington, May 17 —(U.R) A naval court of inquiry reported today to Secretary of Navy Swanson that an "error in judgment” on the part of her commander was a “contributary cause" of the disaster to -the airship Akron last ' April 4. The court submitted a lengthy report, containing eleven separate points of opinion, declaring that final destruction of the huge ship was caused by a "down current of wind of such magnitude that Hie I lower fin struck the water before the descent could be checked."

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 17, 1933.

River Subject To Gross Pollution

In Dairy Strike Battle „ - ■'-a -irw-wwiiic a ataaaaimsMiM asaar -wav fe - BSiWI MW* *’■*» ’ 1 ■ WWBF mrWK&fl. . a. * . A deputy sheriff, with club in hand, is shown arresting Dan Cavey, farmer, who had just dumped two cans of milk near Mukwonago, Wis„ Monday. Cavey broke away, but was finally captured and lodged in jail.

FLOODWATERS [ NEARING CREST . Lowland Residents Evacuate Homes As Rivers Near Crests Evansville. Ind.. May 17 —(U.R) — Lowland residents evacuated their homes and dkive livestock to higher ground today as flood waters neared their crests in the pocket section of Indiana. Levees were strengthened witli sandbags and impromptu dikes were constructed in many places. The precaution was taken after the Shufflebarger levee broke one < mile north of Elnora, flooding thousands of acres of farm lands and 30 homes. No one was report- ' ed injured but serious damage was caused. Two more deaths were added to the current flood toll yesterday. Buddy Dielkes, 4. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dielkes. Posey county farmer, was drowned in a three foot ditch filled with overflow from the Wabash river. The death of Samvel Conner. 74 was attributed directly to the flood. He collapsed while attempting to reach his isolated home near Columbus. 1 The lives of two other children were seriously endangered. At Huntingburg Junior Stangelo. 12. was rescued from a quagmire 'cnNTTNUFm ON PACT! TWO) o RUMOR OF RIFT AMONG LEADERS Long Conference Causes Rumors About Highway Commissioners Indianapolis May 17 —(UP) — A two-hour conference between state highway commissioners and Gov. Paul V. McNutt in the latter’s office late yesterday caused rumors today of a rift between the governor and the commissioners. McNutt comment-d that “every- ■ thing had been; straightened out." chairman James D. Adams of the commission would neither deny or affirm reports of a breach. Reports have been current that Democratic leaders throughout the ’ state have been angered at their ‘ Inability to get “pick; a”<l shovel” jobs for friends on state roads. It also has been reported that commissioners have resented the 1 large number of persons Pleas E. Greenlea, McNutt secretary, has i sent to the highway offices to take ’. over jobs. McNutt denied another report 'that Adams had threatened to resign. i

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Indiana Men Will Go To California Indianapolis. May 17 — (UP) — Many Indiana members of the civiI lian conservation corps will work i in California forests. Orders received at Fort Benjamin Harrison s aid that 91 companies of the men at Camp Knox will b? sent to California by July 1. Men from Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana, comprise the companies. The first movement of men from th.q camp will be into Indiana, one company of four officers and 200 men will leave the camp Sunday, going to the Clark count state forest. Two others- will go to the Mor-gan-Monroe State forest south of Martine ville. LOCAL LICENSE BUREAU NAMED Branch Office Will Be Headquarters For Gross Income Tax Indianapolis, May 17 —(Special) — James L. Ehler, Decatur, has been notified by the department of treasury t.liat th j Adams county automobile license bureau, branch office has been designated as headquarters in the county for the state gross income tax division. Instructions Which will enable Mr. Ehler, to Ire of service to the residents of Adams county have been sent to him. Use of the automobile license branches in each county as a distributing point for blanks for making returns under the gross llx-ome tax law. ordered by Gov. Paul V. McNutt, will save the state of Indiana more than $20,000 a year in expense of mailing out returns to the individual taxpayers. The law provides that the taxpayer must obtain the blank, fill it out properly and completely, and mail it to the gross income tax division at the state house. The return must be notarized and the license brarcli managers are authorized to give such service at a maximum charge of 10 cents for each return. However, no taxpayer is obligated in any manner to have re- ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Official Parole Papers Received County Cl rk Milton C. Welling has received official parole papers for Mervin J. Donald announcement of whose release was made last week by the state clemency commission. Recommendation for clemency was made by the trial i judge and the prosecuting attorney. Donald was sentenced in the Adams circuit court last December i for grand larceny.

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RELIEF PLANS FOR EMPLOYED STARTED TODAY President Urges Congress To Adopt Two-Fold Relief Program NEW REVENUES ARE TO BE NECESSARY Washington, May 17. — (U.R) — President Rooseyelt sent to congress today a twofold unemployment relief program operating through a $3,300,000,000 public ! works plan and a "great cooper- i ative movement throughout all industry in order to obtain wide reemployment.” The president urged that con-; gress adopt this program before adjourment. For his cooperative program of industrial planning Mr. Roosevelt' proposed: 1. A shorter work week. 2. A “decent" wage. 3. Prevention of unfair competition and overproduction. 4. Limitation of the operation of anti-trust laws. New revenues must be provided to finance the public works program. Mr. Roosevelt said. In this connection, he said, repeal of the I ISth amendment now pending before the states, would restore former revenue laws which would: “yield enough wholly to eliminate these temporary reemployment taxes." Mr. Roosevelt estimated the 220 million dollars in additional revenue will be needed to service contemplated borrowings for the public works proram. “A number of suggestions have been made as to the nature of these taxes," he said. “I make no specific recommendatioh at this time but I hope the hous< ways and means committee will study the revenue plans and be prepared at the beginning of the coming week to propose the taxes which they judge best adopted to (CONTINUED ON PAGE THP.EE) ; 0 1 Muscle Shoals Bill Passed By House Washington, May’ 17— (U.R) —• President Roosevelt’s program for development of th» Tennessee Valley, centering around the great government owned power plant at Muscle Shoals, was given final congressional approval today by the house. The action sends the measure to the White House for President Roosevelt's signature, now all that is needed ’ to launch the first American experiment in large scale economic planning. In terms of the revised bill a government commission is created known as the “Tennessee Valley authority" which will have com plete charge of a tremendous development program for the entire regipn. WOMAN IS GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE Hammond Widow Who Poisoned 13-Year-Old Ward, Sentenced Hammond. Ind., May 17 —(U.R) —) Mrs. Daisy Harmon. 52. Hammond widow who confessed killing her 13-year-old ward with rat poison, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the women’s prison today when she pleaded guilty on charges of second degree murder. (Sentence was pronounced hy Judge William J. Murray of Lake criminal court. Mrs. Harmon told authorities that she killed Anthony Brahender, her ward, to colled a $4,2011 insurance policy on his IWe. Anthony was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fox. Hammond. He was placed in Mrs. Harmon's care at the request of his stepfather. Mrs. Harmon was indicted hy the grand jury on charges of first and second degree murder. She was allowed to plead guilty on the latter charge to avoid 1 death in the electric chair.

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Bank Examiners Will Explain New Code Two state bank examiners, N. R. Dexheimer and S. P. Good, will explain the new Indiana bankihg code adopted by the 1933 legislature at a dinner meeting of bunkers, bank directors, executives and senior i clerks from nine counties Tuesday i night, 6 ;p. tn.. May 23 at the Cathojic Community Center in Fort Wayne. Announcement of the plans for ; the meeting was made yesterday by W. A. Collings, Crawfordsville, president of the Indiana Bankers Association, who called the meeting at the request of Richard A. McKinley, state banking commls- | sioner and director of the new state department of financial institutions. which was created by the new law. ; D. P. McDonald, secretary of the Peoples Trust and Savings Company, Fort Wayne will preside at the reguest of the state bankers - association. Invitations have been issued to bankers, directors and executives in- Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Kosciusko, Whitley, j Allen, Wells and Adams counties. CITY COUNCIL APPROVES BOND Meshberger Bros. Contract For Furnishing Material Approved The contract and bond of Meshberger Bros., for furnishing road , repair and surfacing material to the city of Decatur wan approved by the city council last evening. The work of resurfacing the macadam streets in the city will begin as soon as weather -conditions permit. H. F. Linn, chairman of the street and sewer committee announced. The petition of Francis Costello asking that the grade line be established for sidewalk purposes on Gloss street was filed and referred to tlie street committee. Mr. Costello will build a Ujew concrete walk l in front of his property. The invitation for the city to join : the Indiana Association of Parks ws read and upon motion tabled. The dues in the association are five dollars a year. Bills were read by H M. Gillig, chairman of the finance committee, and allowed by the council. ” GASTON MEANS FOUND GUILTY Faces Possible Penalty of Two-Year Sentence, SIO,OOO Fine Washington, May 17—(U.R)—Two years in prison and a fine of $lO,000 was the maximum penalty sac ed today by Gaston B. Means and Norman Whitaker, convicted of attempting a $35,000 Lindbergh kidnaping hoax. Justice Daniel O'Donoghue announced he would sentence the men on Friday. This may be delayed. however, if motions are filed for a new trial. Means already is serving a 15vear term in Atlanta for swindling Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean out of $104,000 on the promise that he ; could find the Lindbergh baby. A jury in District of Columbia supreme court late yesterday found Means and Whitaker guilty of conspiring to obtain $35,000 more from her. The government termed Means a “modern Baron Munchausen" after he had sought to defend himself by telling the jury a long and fantastic story in which he asserted he knew the kidnapers, had (CONTINUE?! E*TW?)* * o— Parent Funeral Services Today Funeral services were held this morning at the St. Mary's Catholic Church for Frank T. Parent, 46. of Saginaw. Michigan, brother of William and Roman Parent of this city, who died at his home Sunday morning. Rev. Father John. Bapst of Bluffton officiated at tin- funeral ser- , vices and burial was made in the 1 St Joseph's cemetery.

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HAILS PLAN OF ROOSEVELT AS > FORWARD STEP German Chancellor Declares Germany Entitled To Equality VERSAILLES TREATY BITTERLY SCORED Berlin, May 17. — — i Chancellor Adolf Hitler faced ! the reichstag and the civilized world today with a demand for equality of arms for Germany. He declared Germany is entitled to demand rearmament unless the other nations fulfill their Versailles treaty obligations and disarm. Hailing the Roosevelt peace plan as a constructive step, he agreed to join any non-aggression pact, as ; proposed by President Roosevelt, but refused to adhere to a disarmai ment agreement, even if reached by a majority of nations, unless Germany’s demand for equality is luily recognized. Otherwise, he declared, Germany will resign from the League of Nations. The reichstag unanimously approved the speech. Hitler, tlie fiery crusader who led Germany from embittered accep- ■ tance of the restrictions of the Versailles treaty to a new, aggresive national consciousness, unbent but little in his presentation of Germany's stand on arms, awaited ’ eagerly by all nations. . Denouncing the Versailles treaty . as the cause of untold misery and 224.900 suicides, he again uncomi promisingly demanded its revision. 1 j Accepts Plans Hitler, in a word, accepted the . Roosevelt proposal and the Mac- . DonaTd arms plan if Germany’s equality demands are met. but ! threatened to wreck the world arms conference by withdrawing 1 from the League of Nations unless I Germany is given her full place in the sun, toe to toe with France and all other nations. After accepting Hitler's declaration, the reichstag which had been ( shorn of its powers and abruptly dismissed when Hitler took over ( the reins, adjourned indefinitely, having been summoned for this special occasion merely to endorse the chancellor's speech in behalf of all Germany. Makes Conditions The tone of Hitler's speech throughout was one of being willing to cooperate with other nations toward peace, but only on conditions. He promised to disband the Ger- t man auxiliary police and also to subject semi-military organizations ! to international control, provided other nations accept the same control. ; He accepted Hie MacDonald plan, endorsed by President Roosevelt, i as a basis for a disarmament agree.l ment. but declined to forego Germany’s present defense system for I any new settlement not identical (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o SELLS BEER ON ' DRAUGHT TODAY East Chicago Councilman Charges Beer Law Is Unconstitutional East Chicago, Ind , May 17—■ <U.R) —The new 3.2 per cent beer will , be sold on draught in Indiana for the first time tonight by John Tenckley, East Chicago councilI man. He will operate under a temporI ary restraining order, setting j aside the state beer control law. The order was granted by Judge E. Miles Norton in Hammond i Superior court. - Tenckley charged tliat the law is unconstitutional and in re- ( I strain! of trade. His complaint , declared that beer was an ordinary commodity and not an intoxicant. His immunity from the law will . continue at least until June 7 • when Judiee Norton will hear arguments on a petition for a temporary Injunction. , j Sale of draught beer is specific(CONTlN UWD*ON*PAG E *TW <*> r*