Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 121, Decatur, Adams County, 22 May 1933 — Page 1

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ilffORD LEE BTH PROBED I BY OFFICIALS ’ll I H . , KM Ward School JanK r lilies Early This |ft|ninil’ at Hospital ■nek zwick ■miccts probe ■ * ' of dctilh of C.lilEhi- South Ward school janitor, who died early ■ njirniiii’, is being inves"’Kteif hv county and city ■cial-. ;ind ('.ountv Coroner a Er( Zwick. who directed of the case. was pet lorincd ’iffiwbodv this morning by Zwick, assisted by ■SSAI I'l.jsicians, who in their * Krt ga v - ,lle l| l’ in ' on tliat ( l ea,!l E Mused from acute toxic ® ■ it H all(1 aortic stenosis, the n Kr J heart ailment, st K e tkoniacii anti contents were ■ top: chemist in Fort Wayne for examination jj diagnosis. Pending the [analysis Coroner Zwick ■ed L would not file his ver--0 KK based on the physician's Kpsy[report. it showed that the ■able cause of death was acute 1 it Kbolipm Tlie stomach lining ■ highly inflamed. ’’ Hr Lee • turned home about Sunday night. ApparKhe was in a normal condit. K atlun:' an hour later he t. Ills bedroom and fell <! H forward on the bed. He did ‘■Aar: consciousness and a ' B physician was called. To re jße his suffering, a stomach L■? ras llse d- His condition 1 ’Kwors. a "' l la,er Mr ' Lee was ■■ to the hospital. Keri Burl Johnson and Chief •' Seph Meicht were con- • investigation of the iKtOday. Herman Lee, a son of 1 ■ (■eased stated that he saw ■ t»er at the home of Edward ' on Niblick street and are investigating if liquor ! i (here. ■r. lee suffered from a chronic Bt gllment. which to some ex- ' , the probability of i Bick The silicide theory was 1 i B wiiig probed by officials. 1 Clifford Lee. 57. janitor Wartj school for 12 . at the Adams County ON PAGE TWO) ■ SLAWSON ■AHI'S VICTIM I B|s County Native Pfs At Bluffton Sat|Burday Evening May 22.—(U.R)—(Spec-■■-Yr- Catherine E. Siawson. of John C. Siawson, died in this city Saturday alter a long illness. bi.ru in Adams county |H a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her marriage to took place at Linn ■Bhi 1887. He was a Civil and preceded her in , ar e (wo snns Robert. Calif., and George. services will be held at ■ Tuesday at the home, with the Elm Grove cemetery. Hfl ' — 0 Not Guilty I To Petit Larceny i E Silverthorne, Jay county a plea of not guilty whe* k , K?r ei ' before Judge De Voss court this afternoon on 1 ■ " |JS °t Petit larceny. He was ' to the county jail pend- 1 on bond. is accused of gasoline at Keller's Bend ' or, h of Decatur, April 10. theft was for gasoline 1 W value of $1.38. B Prosecute I For Bad Lights ■ i |Bal police officers have been i automobiles for faulty I and taillights the past i They announced to- < lal further violations of the l faulty lights will ' B° S6 eutßd. I <

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District Library Meeting Thursday The (Indiana district library meet-1 ing will be held in Fort Wayne, May 25. The meeting will be in two : sessions, morning and afternoon, with -a luncheon at the noon hour in the Wolf a;>d Dessauer auditorium. The morning program will open at 10 o’clock, DST in the public library with Miss Mazel B. Warren.l state librarian, presiding. The speakers for the morning will be (Miss Warren, Mrs. Ethel Krueger, I of LaGrange, Miss Margaret Wade - of Anderson; Miss Florence Allman i of Hammon d. and Miss Eva Peck I of Fort Wayne. The afternoon session will be held in the Wolf and Dessauer Au- i ditorium at 2 o’clock with D. E. | Smith, president of the library board, Fort Wayne presiding. A ■ round table discussion, will be a feature of the afternoon program. REVOLUTION IN CUBA SERIOUS Seven Bomb Explosions In Havana Sunday Cailse Little Damage (Copyright, 1933, by UP.) Havana. May 22.—(U.R)—Echoes; of seven bomb explosions brought home to the capital today the reality of a revolution being fought without quarter in the provinces. The bombs caused panic among Sunday night Havana crowds, though little damage resulted and there was no report of casualties. Two bombs exploded in the Vig-' oria section. Others were reported near the home of General Alberto Herrera, chief of staff of the army; at three places in the Lawton section, and at Galzada del t'erho and Primelies streets in the Cerro section. This correspondent checked revolutionary activities in the Santa Clara rebellion zone Sunday, and | found about 600 rebels camping under arms. There were reported to be 1.400 more in the Santa Clara and Camaguey areas. At least 50 men were killed in the week’s fighting, about 40 of them rural guards of soldiers. Os 16 wounded soldiers taken to Santa Clara from Saacti Spiritus, eleven died It was suspected that the rebels' were using dumdum bullets. After visiting Santa Clara, Trini*7continued on page two) Catherine Murphy Wins Bible Contest Catherine Murphy of this city won first place In the Adams .conn ty Bible story telli. g contest held (at the Evangelical Church in Berne Sunday. Catherine will represent Adams County at the district contest to be held in Monpelier next Sunday afternoon. She is ; nt tuber of the First Christian Church. The Bible memory contest was ( won by Lila Springer of Berne, and Kathleen Foreman, also of the j Christian Church in this city, placed second.. There, were three entrants in the Bible story telling contest aid three in the Bible memory evpnt. The church was filled to : capacity for the occasion yesterday. THREE BANDITS TORTURE WOMAN Force Way Into Home, Obtain S3OO In Money And Jewelry Hammond, Ind., May 22.—(U.R) —i Three bandits forced their way into the home of Mrs. Martha Smaluk, 40, here Sunday and tortured her ( into revealing the hiding place of money and jewelry valued at S3OO. ; Three boarders who attempted ( to grapple with th bandits were , bound and gagged. They looked on ( helplessly while the woman was . abused. One of Mrs. Smaluk s three , children, Paul. 4, also witnessed j the torture. The bandits stripped off the woman’s clothes, stuffed rags in • her mouth, then burned her feet and breasts lighted cigars.; Her fingers were cut just below the nails. Mrs. Smaluk finally submitt-1 ed to the invaders’ wishes when | , they threatened to cut her throat with a razor blade and kidnap her I children. 1

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SUPREME COURT ACTS THURSDAY Will Rule On Beer Control Law; May Legalize Draught Beer Indianapolis, May 22. — (U.R) — • i Draught beer may be legal in In- . diana by the end of this week. Ruling on the clause in the beetcontrol law which permits the sale of bottled brew only is anticipated when the suprente court acts Thursday on the temporary writ of [ prohibition against Judge pro tern [ E. Miles Norton of Lake county i 1 superior court. I Judge Norton had issued an injunction preventing state and local, authorities from Stopping thei ,draught beer sales of John Tenkely, East Chicago city councilman. Herbert J. Patrick, deputy attor- , ney general, Saturday obtained a , supreme court writ restraining Judge Norton from further action in the Tenkely injunction. The writ is returnable Thursday • at. 2 p. m., when Judge Norton must show cause why he should not ] be restrained permanently from enforcing his injunction. In the interpretation of some attorneys, the question thus hinges on whether the injunction should I be made permanent or be dissolved. If made permanent, then draught beer may be sold legally by others j ias well as Tenkely. The case will decide whether the , law’s provision sanctioning only bottled beer is constitutional, many | attorneys believe. Critics of Gov. Paul V. McNutt : pointed out today that through a supreme court ruling legalizing draught beer, much of the attack on administration of the beer law would stop. 1 Criticism is aimed principally at the importers. Draught beer would mean cheaper beer, and thoughts of the importers’ profits would be j (would be forgotten, it was pointed out. o BERNE NATIVE DIES IN WRECK Henry Sprunger Killed Instantly Near Home At Saginaw, Mich. Berne, Ind., May 22—(Special to Democrat)—Henry Sprunger.. 47. of Saginaw. Michigan, a native of Berne, was instantly killed late Saturday afternoon when the automobile in which he was riding collided with a truck near Sagi-, naw. The deceased was born west of Berne. August 6. 1885, a son of Abraham and Catherine Sprunger. In early life )#’ was married to Ella Liddy of Berne, who survives. Mr. and Mrs. Sprunger moved to Michigan a number of years ago. Susviving besides the widow, ’ i are a son, Rolland, and the following brothers and sisters: Louis Sprunger. Mrs. Jacob Steiner, Mrs. Joseph Winteregg all of Berne; | Eli Sprunger of Bluffton; Abra-I ham Sprunger. Mrs. Mary Stauffer, and Mrs. Gideon Badertseller of Fort VVavne. Miss Della Sprunger. a half-sister, ami the step mother. Mrs. Amos Sprunger of Wayne County, Ohio, also survive. Private funeral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Sprunger’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Liddy at Berne, Wednesday afternoon and burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery. o Kathryn Archbold Graduated Friday Miss Kathryn L. Archbold of this city was graduated from Internal-’ ional College at Fort Wayne last Friday. She completed the work in the executive secretarial depart- • ment. John W. Watson of Geneva and Jean M. Newport of Hoagland were also graduated from the business college. Important Meeting I Thursday Evening Am important meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held I at the K. of C. hall Thursday evenIng. All members are urged to be present as matters of importance will be disposed of.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 22, 1933.

Honor Guest t y MB ■ - : i I Mrs. Anne Duemling of Fort I Wayne, grand president of the Psi ! lota Xi sorority, will be the honor guest of the local sorority at a dinner and reception at the Elk's I Home. Teusday night. She will conduct the annual inspection. REV. SEIMETZ IS SELECTED Pastor of St. Mary’s Church Will Give Commencement Address The Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz, pastor of St Mary’s Catholic i .church will deliver the address at • the annual commencement exercises of St. Joseph's grade school and the Devutur Catholic high . tudiooi on Friday. June 2. Announcement of Father Seint(etz’s acceptance to deliver the address was made today. The exercises will be held in the auditorium of the Cathoiic school building. Final evaminutions in the grade j and high school began last week. The tests will be concluded this week arid the school term will close ( a week from next Friday. There are 19 applicants for diploi mas in the high school and 28 candidates for eight h grade awards. The program for the commencement exercises is being arranged and will be, announced in a few days, the Sisters of St. Agnes, instructors in the school stated today. o Observe Ascension Feast Thursday The feast of the Ascecsion of ( Christ into Heaven Will be celebrated Thursday in the Catholic church. Masses at St. Mary's church will be at five, seven and nine o’clock. It is a holy day of obi ligation and one of the important holidays observed by the church. MRS. ARTMAN IS REELECTED Decatur Woman Is Reelected State Scribe of Ben Hur Lodge Mrs. A. D. Artman of this city was re-elected state scribe of the Ben Hur lodge at the Thirty-First annual Ben Hur state convention held in Elkhart, Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Artman has served in the capacity of state scribe of the state organization for the last 11 years, and was unanimously elected to the office. She returned to this city Saturday night. The convention was well attended throughout the sessions of the two days, and closed with a program and dance in the Eagles Temple Saturday night. The convention city for next year will be Terre Haute, and the meeting will be held in May. Other officers chosen were: C. ' 11. Wilcox, Fort Wayne, chief; Lewis Cook, Kendallville, past chief; Grpha Codey, Kokomo, judge; Ida Carr, South Bend, teacher; Mrs. Artman, scribe; Bert E. Kimmell, Indianapolis, keeper of tribute; Louvia Burns, Elkhart, captain; Maude Derring, Evansville, guide: Bertha Whitehead. Muncie, inner gate; Mary Blind; ' Lafayette, outer gale.

(FIELD MAN IN DECATURTODAY Earl Miller of Portland, State Tax Field Man, Leaves Supplies Earl Miller, of Portland, state i j tax field man, today was in Decai tur for his first conference with J. L. Ehler, manager of the local automobile license bureau. Mr Miller left a quantity of supplies for the license bureau here, most of the material being for use in connection with the store license , law. Applications for store -licenses and regulations setting forth the fact that every place of business must have such a license to oper ate without violating the law. i were among the supplies placed at the license bureau. It was announced that June 15 has been set as the deadline for obtaining 1933 store licenses. After that date names of delinquent store owners will be hand- ! ed to county officials for action as directed by the law. ■ The regulations show that store owners who have not obtained licenses became delinquent several months ago and that a long extension of time has been allow-ed : already. Supplies for the gross income 1 tax law. including blanks for making returns, will be available about June 15 at the license branch. Managers of all branches will attend group meetings as soon as the supplies are available so that they may become better acquainted with the gross income tax law. It was emphasized that the local automobile license bur eau is not a collection agency hut merely a service station for the convenience of store owners and < those affected by the gross inI come tax law. ,' : o SITUATION IN CHINA SERIOUS Thousands of Chinese Refugees Pour Into Citv of Peiping Peiping, May 22—;(U.R) —Peiping resembled a beleagured city today. with the eastern and northern gates barricaded and troops, many disorganized, crowding into the residential sections. The political situation was grave, with Chinese and Japanese officials in serious dispute, and the Japanese in threatening mood. An alleged insult to two high Japanese officials led to an apology. and Shoichi Nakayama, Jap anese charge d’affaires, announced he would demand an explanation from China for the presence of two divisions of Chinese, troops in the city. Chinese troops, unmindful of tin’s situation, went to the to>p of the city walls insisting they would . fire if Japanese troops advanced within range. Tlie Japanese troops closed in from north and east. Northward they weer but 20 miles away and • on the other front they were but five miles the other side of Tung- ; CONTtNTTFTD ON*PAGG * Thursday’s Paper to Every Home in County—■lll Availing itself of the postal ; 111 privilege to mail sample copies 11 of its paper at least three times Ij 11 a year, the Daily Democrat will | mail a copy of Thursday's edill | tion to every rural route box 11 out of the Decatur. Berne, MonI roe and Geneva postoffices. I The circulation on that day ( | will be approximately 5,000. This additional coverage will | | not cost the ad’ ertiser an ex- | tra penny, (regular rates ap111 plying), and those who wish to I 111 get their advertising message II in the hands of every person in 11 the Decatur territory are inI ; vited to use the advertising II columns on this day. i 'I Just another service offered ||| by the home paper to Its adver- | | tisers and in promotion of the | | Decatur trading market. I| llllllllllllllllllllllHllllllllll

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FOUR NATIONS APPROVE PACT TO KEEP PEACE Italy, Great Britain, France And Germany Agree To Treaty FORMAL SIGNING EXPECTED SOON Rome, May 22 (U.R)—A treaty binding Europe’s leading powers to keep the peace for ten years awaited formal initialing by ; diplomats today after approval by representatives of the contracting nations — Italy, Great Britain, France and Germany. Benito Mussolini wrote the pact months ago. He revived it this week-end as an ideal, and perhaps essential, basis for agreement by the disarmament conference at Geneva and the world economic conference which meets at London June 12. So swiftly did he obtain approval by representatives of the powers for his revived program that when the news was flashed out i last night it was greeted with I skepticism in other European capitals. Drafts of the pact were due to arrive today at London, Paris, Berlin and Geneva. The plan was for representatives of the contracting nations to initial the treaty at Geneva, in connection I with the disarmament conference. Mussolini prepared to announced its approvel in his chamber of deputies today or tomorrow, and if all went well to proclaim his success to the world over an international radio hookup. I It was easy to understand the surprise even in well-informed quarters at news of the pact, for I heretofore it has been viewed with | misgivings in many influential | quarters. It has been modified somewhat, it was understood, from its original form, but it still I envisioned eventful revision of I the Versailles peace treaty, though within the framework of the ' league of nations covenant. Credit for the pact goes to • Mussolini, though President Roosevelt and Ramsay MacDonald, British premier—antithesis of the virile, ebullient Fascist head t (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) . . o Woman Is Killed When Auto Stalls . Elkhart, Ind., May 22. — (U.R) — , Mrs. Margaret C. Ruhling, 56, was I killed instantly when her automo- , bile stalled in front of a railroad train near here. , The woman and her husband, Bernard, jumped from the machine as it stalled in front of the locomotive. Mrs. Ruhling became confused and ran in front of the en- . gine. , I o J. W. HARRIMAN ' TRIAL DELAYED I Indicted New York Banker’s Trial Is Postponed One Week New York, Muy 22. — (U.R) — Hi> | suicide attempt a failure, Josepli IW. Harriman, former president of | the closed Harriman National ■ Bank, today won a week’s postponement of his trial on charges of I; falsifying the bank’s books to cov- ; er deals in its own stock. i Harriman was jesting comfortI ably atx Nassau Hospital, Mineola, where he was taken after he stabbed himself late Saturday, Because ■ of his condition, and because United States Attorney George Z. Medalie was devoting all bis time to ■ the trial of another hanker, Char- . les E. Mitchell, defense and prosei cuting attorneys agreed on the ■ week's delay. Had the agreement not been reached, Harriman's $25.- > 000 bail would have been subject ■I to forfeit unless lie appeared in i court today. Harriman wys under surveillance ; of two operatives of the Concord Surety and Casualty Company, which posted the $25,000 bond tor I his appearance. The company has notilled the de- > tense that it wishes to be relieved iof responsibility and Harriman's I counsel, George S. Leisure, said; another bond would be obtained.

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Intangibles Stamp Deadline Is May 28 Indianapolis. May 22. — (U.R) — Deadline for buying intangibles tax ; stamps is May 28, Philip Zoercher. chairman of the state tax board. i warned today. The new intangibles tax law alI lows 90 days for buying the stamps. Residents having bank deposits | (outside the state are assessable | for those deposits, the board has ruled. Deferred payment accounts and conditional sales accounts also 'are assessable. — —o — CHARGES BOARD IS INFLUENCED Judge Baker Accuses New State Clemency Commissioners Today Indianapolis, May 22— (U.R) — ( Gov. Paul V. McNutt’s new state ' clemency commission was accused of being influenced by ‘‘pres-1 | sure of money and position” today ( by Judge Frank P. Baker of Marion county criminal court. Baker made public protest against the parole granted last week to Malcolm Berger, 20. former DePauw University student. f ; Berger was freed from the i penal farm after serving only a few months of the one-year sent- , ence given by Judge Baker on charges of holding up three In- | dianapnlis fillin stations with a cigarette case disguised as a pistol. ; The former student is the son ’ of David Berger. Columbus merchant. i o< Bowers Arrives i Madrid, May 22.—(U.R) — Claude G. Bowers, new American ambassr ador to Spain, arrived today. Mrs. I Bowers accompanied him. TEST MEANS TO RETIRE BONDS Suit Filed At Richmond Saturday Has Sanction Os Governor Indianapolis. May 22 — <U.R) State administration leaders look- , ed with hope today at a suit filed ' in Wayne circuit court at Richmond Saturday testing means for retiring poor relief bonds. 1 It was filed with the sanction I of Gov. Paul V. McNutt by four Richmond wholesalers with claims totalling $107,000 against Wayne ! township for poor relief supplies. Poor relief bonds have become practically unsalable in Indiana with bondhouse attorneys disap(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Edward Morcnce Trial Postponed The case of Edward Morence. • 24. living on Niblick street in the south part of the city, charged with assault and battery, was postponed by Mayor George Krick ' in mayor’s court this morning. Morence was arrested Saturday: I evening at about six o’clock, on ; |an affidavit filed by his wife, I I Doris Bailor Morence, who charg I ed him with assault and battery. I She failed to appear against her husband this morning and it was ~ 'stated she had gone to Michigan | . with her three children Morence | was released on itis own recog-1, i nizance. Mayor Krick stated. He , I pleaded not guilty to the charge I at the preliminary hearing held j Saturday night. Wabash Township Woman Dies Today Berne, Ind.. May 22 —(Special to Democrat)—Mrs. Martha T. Galla way. 43, wife of Russel Gallaway of Wabash township, died at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning at her home. Death was due to cancer with which she had suffered for several months. Mrs. Gallaway was born in Denmark. September 20. 1890. She was married to Russel Gallaway 18 years ago. Surviving besides 1 the husband are five children. Helen. Clarence. Violet. Virginia and Richard, all at home. Funeral services will be held I Wednesday ufle'noou- at 2 o’clock at the Springhill Church.

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PROPOSALS OF ROOSEVELT ARE STATED TODAY Offers To Cooperate In Punishment of Aggressor Nations PRESIDENT TAKES PEACE LEADERSHIP Gencvii, May 22 — ( U.R) , The United States called on all nations today to disarm drastically, and offered to consult and co-operate with other powers in the punishment of aggressors. President Roosevelt, boldly taking leadership of the world’s efforts for petice. even proposed to abandon his nation’s cherished neutrality in event* peace is threatened, anil virtually offered to scrap the bulk i of the powerful American navy, army and military air force, if other nations will do the same. Tlie president’s dramatic and sweeping proposals were presented to the general commission of the world arms conference by : Norman H. Davis, ills special am ' bassador to Europe. Warning that another war I threatens if armament races are not stopped. Davis- called on the nations for immediate action, and boldly proposed to reduce all armaments “to the basis of a domesi tic police force.” Outlining his country’s willingness to co-operate towards secur- , ity against an aggressor, Davis I said: “In particular, we are willing to 1 consult the other states in case of a threat to peace with a view | to averting conflict. “Further than tliat, in the event I that the states, in conference, determine that a state has been i guilty of a breach of the peace lin violation of its international | obligations and take measures against the violator, then, if we concur in the judgment rendered as to the responsible and guilty party, we will refrain from any , action tending to defeat such collective effort which these states may thus make to restore peace." Divis, speech was received with intense interest by, the delegates, and was regarded as perhaps the most significant yet made in th» ! years of disarmament deliberations at Geneva. He spoke in a low, firm voice which was difficult even for the delegates to hear (PONTINCED ON PAGE FOUR) O • • NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS All delinquent dog taxes are now ' due and payable to the township trustees. The law provides that all delinqufiut dog tax be turned over to the pro’sectting attorney for collection on June 2. 1933. All dog owners please taka notice. T. R. Noll, trustee. BISHOP CANNON HURLS CHARGES Noted Dry Leader Makes Charges In Speech At Marion Sunday Marlon, Ind . May 22. — (U.R) — Three former public officials and wet metropolitan newspaper Were • charged with fomenting public opinion against the Eighteenth Amendment in a speech here Sunday by Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Addressing a tri-county convention of drys. Cannon said the tour major reasons why prohibition lias become unpopular with people was Alfred E» Smith, former President . Hoover, Andrew Mellon and newspapers in the metropolitan areas. He characterized Al Smith as the leader of the repeal movement. Andrew Mellon was called "a financier not interested in prohibition who appointed enforcement officers who drank themselves." Former President Hoover was blamed by Cannon for failure to obtain adequate enforcement funds. Cannon made public for the first time a resolution passed in New York by the executive committee of the federal council of Christ churches. The resolution, he said, condemned President Roosevelt for a recent **CONTINUED*ON PAGH TWO* *