Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1933 — Page 1

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ill CONRAD w$ LIFE IN ■4hEB SUNDAY i-vjlnnt.' Suicide By ißi;Bo'* 1,1 Q uarr - v Mfr Decatur Sunday PW>R HEALTH SOME W EEKS Conrad, 53, a resiMaule'- for 47 years, . B own 1.1 by drowning morning in a pit ■ the Julius Haugk : | b ,rthwesl of Decatur. had been in ill £ a general breakdown ——Because of poor tin-id had moved to Dei<o week to make his a 'i'i-r. Mrs. Pan 'Weid--115 V left ,lie "’eidler ~ome ,Jp Sunday morning. ’ sit >rtly niter this time '• Hm I locator Casting pro; His sister, beflfegi Jarno ,1 because of his BEIt i. nii home within a * Jl 'tiflß llie ' n " Sheriff Hurl lid Ulman and Herw. li went to the river li trip. They saw a ' - lint lying about eight th- bank of tlie quarry noth -d footprints leading ’ water .... frfr mmediately noli The sheriff obtain- . JB ttok jci eonsidi-rabh-iemit^^B' 1 "" ' Hie body but was raise He then return ■ [ in,! made a stronger —Bsld with tlie aid of Robert [ili - .led in bringing l<> the surface. The body S at 3:15 p. tn. hail rolled up the cuffs trouser- before wading into His footprints showed had slipped and fallen Bt light --et from the bank. . ■ 7 I'"' whore his ha' J FoiM^^Kwi,1 dams county coronid. a verdict of suicide by Bit this morning, fl Born In Germany ’ *’ l Conrad, 53, was born in ?M! Rivaria, Germany, ''lssa, a son of Fred ami j. A<»^^B n p Conrad. of. v , , . he was stx year?, old he — B tlii- . o intry. making bis B: : M i. , He has been emas .i laborer and section o number of years, was never married. _ “'^B S a member of the Magley church. , are four sisters: Mrs. of Decatur; Mrs. . Kuehn of Petroit. Michigan: .. ■B 7 - 7 - 7 ■ McGill of Phoenix. AriMrs. William Hendth ks Diego. California. M| “M body will be removed this from the S. E. Black Fttnerto the Dan Weidler resiservices will be hold .ift rnoon at 1:30 o’clock Weidler home with Rev. M. Prugh, pastor of the Bp Rcfnr:i:,> l | Rev. Pat id wilt offfri a t e at the church Burial will be made in cemetery at Magley. ...dB 7~° ■fence Darrow’s gI Niece To Be Married (il j^B ar, 'mgo license was issued i" Bounty Clerk’s office Sat- *‘ !orpnce B&lle Darrah, bio- .‘ I Br tlst .'uctor at Oshkosh. Wis- — ■ an d Frank Werr.'er of Wisprospective bride told clerk that she is a niece of Clarfamous criminal liwChicago. She said that , her spelled his rame differently brother, the latter ching1® spelling to Darraw in presto Darrah. Mr. Werling had minutes conversation ■ the younig lady. ■ ni Pted Robbery I At Sullivan Fails B Irani, Ind,—May 29—(UP)— men attempted to rob the a '' llllts state bank today but to open the vault after off the combination, l,ral<e ' a fa,nier 0,1 ' lis W: ‘y with a load of live ■ - said he saw the men leaving ■ M -about 3 a. m. ,

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Vol. XXXI. No. 127.

The Greatest Fair Opens f* e: I I ■ J Il K WiMF w JRi • e. Thousands of men b women and children from every corner of the nation and even from distant lands, are shown here moving toward the main gates of A Century of Progress Exposition as the greatest fair ii. the history of the world opened.

General Pershing To Broadcast Tuesday ‘lndianapolis, Ind.. May 29 —Spe-cial--An America.::: Legion broad , cast Memorial Day by Gen. John I J. Pershing has just been anmounc-1 ed by national headquarters of the Legion here. General Pershing will, speak over the WEAK network from WRC studios in Washington from 5 to 5:'30 p. m„ Eastern Day-i , light Saving Time. The U. S. Army ; band will furnish music from the' ariwy-war college, tlewral Pershing will be introduced by Frank E. Samuel, national adjutant of the Legion, in the absence of National Commander Louis Johnson in t’oe far Northwest. SERVICE HELD HERE SUNDAY Memorial Services Held By Legion; Plan Program Tomorrow Annual memorial services were held Sunday morning at the Zion Reformed church by the Adams post of the American legion. More than 10(1 members of the Legion, auxiliary and veterans of other wars attended the services. The, memorial 'sermon was delivered by Rev. Charles M. Prugh, pastor of the church. Decoration Day services will be held by the local post Tuesday morning. All fersons participating in the services will meet at the Legion hall on South Second street promptly at 9 i. m Services will fiist be held at the Catholic cemetery for the late Dr. Frank W. laise. Services will then be held at Maplewood U-metery for the late Fred Mahan. Following the services at the cemeteries, a parade will be I’olin(>d on Third street, between Madison and Jefferson. The parade will move north on Thi:d to Monroe, thence east to Second and then south tn Liberty Way. Brief services will be held al. the Soldiers and Sailors monument. The line of march for the parade is as follows: I Colors; drum corps; firing squad; I Civil War veterans: city officials; Spanish-American War veterans; American Legion; woman's auxiliary; girl scouts, and boy scouts. Following the services at the Monument, the parade will leave for Berne, where services are scheduled to be held at 11 o’clock. All persons furnishing cars for services at the local cemeteries are requested to be at the Legion hall by 9 o'clock. Those furnishing cars to take the girl and boy scouts to ! Berne are requested to be at South Second street in front of the ball by 10:15 o’clock. — o- —“ Youth Drowns Wabash. Ind., May 29. - (U.R) - -Wabash county's first drowning o ‘the season occurred Sunday when Clyds Lovebdy. 14, succumbed Io | the swollen waters of Wabash river while swimming near here.

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INDIAN LEADER ENOS HIS FAST Mahtma Gandhi Breaks Self-Imposed Fast After Twenty-one Days Poona. India. May 29. — (U.R) — Mahatma Monandas Karanchand Gandhi ended at noon tow the 21-day fast he imposed upon himself to attract world attention to the plight of 60,000,000 Hindu "untouchables.’’ doomed by heredity to be outcasts. Gandhi weighed 80 pounds immediately after the fast. He weighed 99 three weeks ago. “I am breaking fast in His (God’s) name, with faith in Him," he said to the United Press. "My faith in Him is not less today. This is an occasion for singing the glory of His name. 1 do not know what work God expects of me now. Whatever it may be, I know He will give me strength for it.” Able to drink only orange juice, Gandhi distributed among those around him presents of fruits and candles that had been sent him. Gandhi's wife, who had eaten almost nothing all during the leader's fast, ate nothing at all during the last 24 hours. Said Mrs. Gandhi: "I rejoice today. It would be a greater joy if the untouchables were soon to be restored to fuller rights in Hindu society.” She planted a mango tree in the ; garden to commemorate termination of the fast. Weak, skeleton-like. swathed tightly from foot to head in white linen, his eyes glinting feverishly ’TTiNtTnI'EIi OX PAGF- TllliEE) TWO ARE KILLED IN AUTO WRECKS l ' Indianapolis Girl And Former Alexandria Athlete Are Killed Plainfield, Ind.. May 29—(U.R)—j One person was killed and five injured neai lieie Sunday when | ' their automobile was crowded in- ■ to the path of a truck by another “ machine which sped away. Miss Cora Utley, 18. Indianapo-1 ■; lis, was killed instantly. i ‘ The injured, all living in Indi--1 anapolis. are Arthur Brown, Mr. ( ; and Mrs. Fred Fishers and Mr. > j and Mrs. Irvin Miller. The most i ' seriously Injured suffered cuts and 1 bruises. The truck was driven by William Tune. St. Louis, Mo. The Injured told police another ' auto bearing two young women i hooked the bumper of their mft-1 chine as it went around them, causing their machine to swerve ' into the path of the truck. Police said they traced owner i I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, May 29, 1933.

WOODIN READY I TO RESIGN JOB IF NECESSARY Secretary of Treasury Is Ready To Quit Position If Desired SENATOR GLASS RECEIVES THREATS i Washington, May 29. — (U.R) — j William H. Woodin is ready to resign as secretary of the treasury if President Roosevelt feels ; that his usefulness is destroyed ;by favors received from J. P. Morgan & Co., in 1929, it was ; known today. In a frank discussion with the | president on a week end yachting trip, it w’as learned. Woodin dei dared his willingness to step out ! immediately if Mr. Roosevelt desired. But from the White House came ■ no indication of Mr. Roosevelt’s ‘ feelings regarding disclosures that his treasury chief was among the business and political leaders who received stocks from the , Morgan bank at bargain prices. While Woodin’s fate remained ‘ in doubt and senate investigators ! prepared for new disclosures when the Morgan inquiry resumes Wednesday, these additional developments were recorded: i Threaten Death Senator Glass, Dem., Va„ revealed that he had been threatened with death by anonymous parties ! accusing him of defending the J Morgan company. Senator Cotizens, Repn., Mich., pressed toward a showdown on accusations of irregularities in i the record of Ferdinand Pecora, senate committee counsel in the I Morgan inquiry. Rep. Tinkham, Repn.. Mass., announced he would ask a con- | gressional investigation of Nor- ! man H. Davis, American ambassador at large in Europe, another ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) BREWERIES ARE i BUSINESS AIDS Breweries And Allied Industries Aid Business In Indiana ; Indianapolis, May 29 —(IJ.R)--Em-I ployment and expenditure figures of the eight Indiana breweries i either operating or about to begih were cited as business aids today by Paul P. Fry, state excise director. A survey of his office showed L that hundreds are employed in the i manufacture of beer and allied . industries. Fry said. Employment in the eight brew- ■ eries now amounts to 718 men. compared to 181 prior to April 7 when beer became legal. Their I payrolls total $18,500 weekly. Cap- > ital investment in seven of them . totals $4,674,000, and new improvements either under way or planned aggregate $1,015,000. Six of the breweries have an ‘ output capacity of 587.010 barrels •he mechane into a ditch to avoid yearly and at the 5-cent a gallon I tax. the state's revenue from the | six alone would be $909,989 an- " nually. That amount is equivalent ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) ! Wednesday Circus Day in Decatur— The Russell Bros. Three-ring p , Circus will exhibit here after*i noon and night at-Niblick field, east of die Monroe street river r ; bridge. . Guest tickets entitling holders '■! to admission by paying only 10 cents sot service charge, are l- being distributed by the Daily Democrat and Decatur merchants. Tickets will be given away up until the time of the II show and those who are planning to see it are Invited to ask l_ for the free tickets. Reserved seats are 25 cents. The tent will accommodate 11 3,000 people and more than half 1- 1 of the seats are free. If the crowd is qxtra large, the circus e i management assures three performances. beginning at 12 o’clock. The two regular per- *• formauces will be at 2:30 and

♦ *1 Honor Five Civil War Veterans At Services Tuesday ♦ —-— ♦ Honors will be paid to the five living Civil War veterans of Adams County at the a: inual Memorial day services Tuesday. William Drummond and Washing ton Pyle of Decatur will ride in the Decatur parade. Howard Parr and | David Baker of Berne and Silas Hale of Geneva will ride in the i parade at Berne. An effort has been made to obtain the names of living Civil war veterans in this county and David j Adams, commander of Adams Post ! No. 43 of the American Legio.ni reported that the names of the five mentioned veterans completed the roster, as far as the Legion post could ascertain. Persons knowing of other Civil war veterans living in the county j-are asked to send tlaei-r name and j address to the Daily Democrat office. Pictures of the veterans are also wanted by the paper. TO ESTABLISH MAILING ROUTE Motor Route Will Carry Mail From Ohio City To Decatur Proposals for carrying United States mail from Ohio City, Ohio to Decatur and return, for a period of two years, beginning July 1, 1933. will be received by Postmaster L. A. Graham on June 13, at the local office. The schedule stated in the legal notice ser.t to Postmaster Grafiam by Jam.es A. Farley, postmaster general follows: ‘‘From Ohio Cißlr railroad station by Ohio City, Glenmore, Schumm. Willshire, Wren and Pleasant Mills to Decatur, 29.03 miles and ba<k, six times a week. "Box delivery and collection service not required. “Leave Ohio City railroad sta- ; tiom, daily except Sunday, on receipt of mails from train due about 7:15 a. m., but not later than 8 a. m arrive in Deieatur in two hours, leave Decatur 2:30 p m.. arriv in Ohio City. 4:30 p. m., A Irond-of SISOO is required with each bid. Mr. Graham stated that the motor route was (being established to take place of the regular trails dropped on the Erie and Nickel Plate roads, wtiich formerly carried mail. Catherine Murphy Wins Second Place The district Bible Memory and Story Telling contest was held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist ’Episcopal church in Montpelier. Ruth Lucille Fish and Ruth Ann Schultz, both of North Manchester were winners in the two events and will be qualified ot enter tlie state contest to be held early in June. Melba Hanauer of Huntington was second in the memory contest. In the Bible story telling- event Catherine Murphy of this city, a member of the Christian church, ' won second place. THOUSANDS AT WORLD’S FAIR 260,000 Pass Through Turnstiles of Fair In First Two Days Chicago, May 27.— (U.R) — Down the scarlet-margined avenue of ’ flags passed new thousands ot world's fair visitors today after a ’ brilliant week-end opening which had seen some 260,900 persons click through the polished turnstiles. j A bright sun displaced the rain clouds of Sunday and brought the vari-hued towers, arcades, pararolas, ninarets and sheer banks of | color into a fairyland panoramic , background for today's chief event —the arrival ■'•’ the world’s best known picture bv an American artist. Under guard of federal troops and special police, Whistler's fam- , ous portrait, ot his mother goes ’ from the union station to join the , $30.000,000 world’s fair art exhibit at the Chicago art institute. The , i famous painting, from the Louvre '.at Paris and owned by tlie French 1 ' "(CONTINUED ON PAG I* *(j IRE E)

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PENALTIES TO I BE ASSESSED Store Licenses Must Be Obtained By June 15 Under Penalty Penalties will be assessed; against store owners who have rot 1 I obtained their 1933 licenses by June 15, according to a warning! . issued today by Earl Miller ot' | ; Portl-ai.d, field service man for the I gross income tax and store license division, who is in Decatur today. Mr. Miller pointed out that gross j income tax return blanks will be i available June 15 and tlhat Clarence ■ A. Jackson, director of the division i has ruled that all store license matters must be cleared up by that time. Store owners who do not have j their licenses have been delinquent I sir.ee the last of February but if I they made application and pay their fees before June 15 no penalty will ibe added, Jackson has announced. Delinquent lists are being compiled and are now being placed in ' the hands of the field men for their immediate attention. Mr. Miller' called attention to the fact that it is the duty of the store owner to obtain! the application blank and ' , get the license and that the field i ■ men are not required to make collections. Under the law. lists of delinquents must be turned over to the county prosecuting attorneys for action. Jackson has decided to give ■ all store owners until June 15 before taking such action. 0 Charles Sether Has Ribs Broken In Wreck Charles Sether, 1139 West Mon-' roe street, suffered several broken ribs and a bruise on his head Saturday afternoon, in an automobile' S'ccfd nt which took place near Burkettville, Ohio. Mr. Sether was driving the car ' when it struck loose gravel and skidded. The car was badly damaged. A. D. SUTTLES MOTHER DIES Decatur M a n’s Mother Dies Os Heart Attack At Alhion, Pa. Word was received by A. D. > Suttles of this city, this afternoon. of the death of his mother, Mrs. W. B. Suttles of Albion. Pa., which occurred at about 11 o’clock this morning from a heart attack. Mrs. Suttles had been in poor health for sometime, but word of . her death came as a shock to her i son here. He did not know of her i , serious condition and believes that death was sudden. Mrs. Suttles was a native of Adams county. She was born in Berne. March 7. 1858 and followi .ing her marriage moved to Deca- .! tur, where the family resided for many years, moving to Albion about 25 years ago. The body will be brought to this , city for burial. The funeral party ‘ will arrive here at 3:58 o’clock Thursday morning and the body will be taken to the home of the I son on South Fifth Street. Besides the son living here, Mrs. Suttles Is survived by her hus- ; hand and five children, Mrs. Em ery Clark, Denver; Harold Suttles. ‘ Sharon, Pa; Robert Suttles. F.rie, Pa; Mrs. Walter McCommons. ‘Wesleyville, Pa; Mrs. Charles 1 Sauer, Yeng Byen, Korea, Japan, a missionary of the Methodist ’ church. 1 Funeral services will be held at i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ; o Four Fort Wayne Men Are Arrested Fort Wayne, Ind.. May 29. —(U.R) —Four persons were under arrest today following the first concentrated liquor raid in Fort Wayne ■ since the new 3.2 per cent beer was legalized. ' Richard Rodman was taken Into custody at the Mohawk Cub. Rus- ’ sell Goble was arrested at the Red ' Top restaurant, and Art Morris and Emil Fabian were arrested in near- ' by apartments. Police said a quantity of liquor was found. The cases were con-I tinned until June 2.

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New Senator F William H. Thompson, of Grand Island, Neb., a former Nebraska Supreme Court Judge, who was recently appointed U. S. Senator to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator R. B. Howell. Senator Thompson, who is 79, has had a distinguished career in State politics. KIDNAPED GIRL RETURNED HOME Daughter of Wealthy Kansas City Man Released After Ransom Paid Kansas City, Mo., May 29—(UP) Romantic sentiment intrduded toi day as a possible obstacle to the prosecution of the kidnapers who held Miss Mary McElroy captive j for 29 hours and collected $30,000 ransom. The 25-year-old daught-e-r of Judge H. F. McElroy, wealthy, powerful city manager of Kansas City. Mo., told the United Press: “I don’t think I'd like to see any of these men go to the penitentiary". Her abductors covered their trail well in a carefully planned and per- , feet executed plot, and authorities were left without a tangible lead. Explaining her attitude. Miss McElroy termed her kidnaping a great experience. “I don’t ‘bold any malace against the men. I really liked one, a young Irishman, awfully well. They treated me with the utmost courtesy and utmost consideration.” Miss McElroy’s release shortly after her farther and brother. Henry, met the kidnapers on a little used road in Wyandotte county, Kansas, yesterday, was the first public intimation of the perfectly staged abduction. Two men forced their way into the McElroy mansion about noon Saturday, found the heiress bathing. ordered lher to dress, and fled with her. Early that night a special delivery letter, written by Miss McElroy arrived. “I have been kidnaped." It said ■ * They are demanding $69,000. If this is reported to police or the newspapers they will as'k SIOO,OOO and I may not be returned. You will hear later where to send it. We are off the.gold standard so send curI rency.” Three telephone calls and anoth'er note warning against marked bills were rncoived. The city manng- ! er countered with an offer of $30,900 ransom, which was accepted. Sunday morning the negotiations were completed. McElroy and his son, following explicit instructions, drove to an address in Kansas City Kan. There they found a note directing them to a can buried three miles out of the city. The can contained directions which took them to a rural road where an automobile drew alongside. With two saw(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) —o See Assurance of Gold Bill Passage Washington May 29 —(UP) —Air overwhelming inflationist house majority today carried the administration gold clause repeal resolution to victory on a vital test vote. The action. Interpreted by Democratic leaders are virtually assur--I■< final passage for the drastic m-w fiscal legislation, came on aI doptioi. o fa sp.ckil rule for consideration ot the gold resolution

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ONE MEMBER OF GANG WOUNDED DURING HOLDUP Culver State Bank Robbed Os SB,OOO In Holdup Today TWO BANDITS ARE STILL AT LARGE Culver. Ind., May 29-<U.R) A fourth man suspected of participating in the SB,OOO holdup of the Culver State Bank today was captured by ; a sheriff’s posse a few hours after the robbery. He gave his name as Joe Cohen, 20, of Chicago, but said he was not a member of the gang. Two others were caught in a growth of underbrush near Ober when their car smashed into a tree and they were forced to flee on foot. Another was wounded during the holdup and was abandoned by his companions a short distance west of here. He was taken to Marshall county hospital at PlyI mouth. A posse of more than 500 officers and special deputies started beating the four mile area where the other two members of the i gang were believed hiding. Th other two under arrest gave their names as Eddie Murphy. 33, ! and Jack Gray. 23. both of New York. Part of the money was ' found in their possession. Murphy. Gray and Cohen were taken to the Starke County jail at Knox i for questioning. Cohen said he was walking along the road when the bandit car smashed up and was forced ,! to accompany the gang into the woods. Murphy was injured in the left leg and arm when the car "was . wrecked. Officials first said five men participated in the holdup but later declared they were positive that ‘ six were in the gang. The bandits were closely pursued when they ran into the tree. They wrecked the automobile which they liad stolen a short time previously from Dr. D. M. Mackey, Culver. Citizens were forewarned of the holdup when William Osborn, cashier, sounded an alarm. He asted after seeing the masked men drive up in front of the ban!:. Whim (lie bandits emerged from the bank they were greeted with a fusillade of shots One of Them was wounded and they returned I tlie fi r e. The wounded bandit was struck with a bullet fired by Oliver Shilling, a business man. who took up a post on a roof across the street. Kidnap Two The bandits kidnaped Carl Ad(CONTtNUED ON PAGE THREE) REPLEVIN SUIT ON TRIAL TODAY American Security Co., Sues Herman Gillig For Possession The case of the American Securities Co., defunct chattel mortgage I loan concern, vs. Herman H. Gillig. former manager nf the comI pany, for replevin of truck was ; being tried In the Adams Circuit court today and probably will go to the jury late this afternoon. Suit was filed in August. 19‘11 and ‘Sheriff Burl Johnson has had possession of tlie truck since that time. John T. Kelly is presiding ; as special judge and the regular jury, with the exception of Ed Engeler Is hearing the ease. Evidence brought out in the case, showed tiiat the truck was first owned by T. J. Durkin, who ‘ later transferred It to Mr. Gillig. he selling or contracting to sell it ' to the Miller Show Case company, which operated here a few weeks i in 1931. ' I C. J Lotz Is attorney for the defendant and Ferd L. Litterer renresents the plaintiffs. Members of the jury are: Sam Bertsch. William F. Hilpert. Glen ■ I Baumgartner, Sherman Archer, I Frank Heller. Thomas Griffith. : Rollo E. RaUdenbush. John Struse, • | Gram Owens. Freeman Walters, William Buuck, Ed Engeler.