Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1933 — Page 1

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fecat ur Light Rates Will Be Reduced Bu January 1. 19341

IWEOyiPMENT Il GUARANTEE MED RATES [tracts l or Over $20,[For New Equipment ■ Awarded Friday [ PRODUCTION ■ () ST(,I \ RANTEED [tracts for $21,366.88 of Knent ami material to be ■led at t!ie City Light and ■er Plant were awarded by ■ty council in session last ■ng. ■ motion was also made ■ local light rates be re- ■ bv January 1. 1934, the ■ment to be installed ■nteeing a reduction in ■ction costs, the savings to be ■,,1 immediately to the pat■«f the municipal plant in the ■of lower rates, X ■of tlie equipment purchased ■s effici, m guarantees by the ■hdurcrs. Charles Brosstnan. ■itiic engineer of ludianapKmployed by the city, esti- ■ that tlic miuipnieiit will pay Keif in twi and one-h.ilf years. ■ on the guarantees of the Kactures Contracts will be ■el on that basis. ■ment will-also be made on ■ basis. On the superheaters ■eonibnstioti control, one-third ■ amount is payable after a ■ trial, one third in six months ■nr-third at the cud of a year. ■ .Mylon, superintendent of the ■i< departne-nt, estimates that ■tarings will largely pay for. ■ two items o.er the first year ■ uiperh-ater manufacturers ■ntee a lb per cent saving in ■ based on a total expenditure ■,IW). for coal at present prices, ■fug in a saving of $3,000 a ■ combustion control manti■rers guarantee a live per cent ■g on the coal bill, estimated ■re sl,s)Mi yearly. ■th the installing of equipment ■st the water used in the boilIs saving of more than S3,QUO ■r is estimated on repair bills ■eblading the turbine. Due to ■middy condition and corrosive ■tits in the water used from ■fiver for laiiler purposes, great ■te is done to the turbine. Re- ■ biiis for the six months this ■ total |3.b00. These will be ■Uy reduced Mr. Brosstnan. the ■eer stated, through proper fil ■» methods, guaranteed ■?h the installation of the new ■ment. I List of Equipment ■ following equipment was ■Mended by Mr. Brossman and ■acts, subject to the approval ■e engineer. Superintendent ■t and the council will be en- ■ into. The name of the manti■er follows the item purchasThe Miracle Co. Wayne $ 283.00 ■leal feed machine—■emational Filter Co. ■cago x 280.00 fated tank — Chicago f ( i?e and Iron Co., feago ... 1,460.00 f r deconcentrators — pin Softener Corp., pin, 11l 1,699.00 f steam purifiers (4) — ■brane Co., PhiladelF ia .. 2,018.00 ►theaters (4) — Riley pher Corp., Worcester. !*"» 5,244.00 r> teed regulator -8.[forp., Cleveland 500.00 r r Drive, 2 boilers—-►■e-Shaw Co 1,540.00 f’ r and drive AmerlE ***•••••♦•♦■■*••••••• EffllTNUßp ON PAGE TWO) SHOPPING BRISK I pihopping was prink t o( ] a y a t F* 1 stores, summer clothing b'l women's apparel lines r ll "ig the list. The extreme pfher caused many to pur F»se lighter clothing and oth-r-'Pss of business also show- I F»n increase this week. Seva stores sold out of sizes I ‘orders were rushed to sac- | rit '< by telegraph and tele- I

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lakes Lead : * k ft 4 ' Br \ I i ! Johnny Goodman, youthful golfer from Omaha. Nebraska, startled the golfing world with a brilliant 66 Friday to take the lead in the national open tourney at Gleni view, 111. • HOT WEATHER ~ —JO CONTINUE No Immediate Relief Is Promised Bv Indiana Weather Observers Indianapolis. June 10 —(U.R) Indiana sweltered under a blazing sun again today and weather bureau officials could promise no relief for at least anoth-r 1 8 hours. The official forecast said: “Generally fair and continued warm tonight and Sunday.'' As a result of this prediction resorts, parks and other such places prepared to accomodate record breaking crowds during the week end. The heat wave has accounted for 17 deaths in Indiana. Many persons have been overcome and hundreds of farm animals have perished from the heat. Farmers have been required to do much of their work by moonlight in order to escape the burning sun. Official thermometers registered 98 degrees at both Madison and yesterday. It was 90 at Fort Wayne. 92 at Terre Haute 96 at Evansville. 90 at Soutli Bend. 91 at Paoli. 92 at Wheat field and 88 at Indianapolis. —o CROWD ATTENDS ANNUAL PICNIC Approximately 500 IN' r ' son 4 Attend Annual G. E. Picnic Today There was a large turn out to I dav for the second annual Genera Electric picnic and employes re union, held at Sunset park, south east of Decatur. , About 500 people. Including th< employes and their families at tended the picnic. The pienmkerleft the G. E. plant on Nlntl . sirecf. parading in 30 automobile) . to the nark. The parade was n nine o'clock and the hanpv crow< passed through the city waving t< friends and malting merry in an ticipation of the outing, At noon a dinner was served Ip the G F Club. More than 115 gal ln ns of lemonade and 20 gallons o ice cream were distributed. This afternoon a program fillet with athletic events was schedttl cd There were softball games running races, horseshoe pitchlni and other events. Burn ing started in ‘he pavillot a . three o’clock, a WillshiL ,) orchestra •furnishing music.

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MORGAN PROBE : IS ADJOURNED BY COMMITTEE Department Os Justice Will Study Records of Famous Bankers 1 SENATE REQUIRES TAX PUBLICATION Washington, June 10— (U.R) —1 Examination of income tax rec- ; ords of J. P. Morgan and Copartners passed today from the senate stock market committee to the department of justice. Senate investigation of the house of Morgan came to a smashing finale yesterday in revelation of tlie manner in which wealthy individuals may legally offset their income by sales of depreciated securities. Soon after the inquiry closed, the senate voted to require publication of future income tax returns. This will reveal to the public full facts about the tax retains of tho Morgan partners and everybody else. Senator LaFollette. Repn.. Wis., sponsored the provision, which was incorporated in the national 1 recovery bill. He declared it “will t do more than anything else to s close the loopholes through which . such men as J. P. Morgan escape tax payments.’’ The senate inquiry has recess- ' ed. J. P. Morgan, his partners and his aides have returned to New- York. But the senate investigators are not through with the ' famous bankers. ’ The senate committee probably “ will meet today to decide whether to resume the investigation in 10 days or await cool autumn weath--5 er. The tatter action was believed probable. A representative of the justice department was an almost unobserved spectator during the last day as Pecora questioned Thomas ? S Lamont. William Ewing and Harold Stanley about their per- ■- zonal stock transactions. Chairman Fletcher of the committee ' said a transcript of the testimony ( | was being furnished the department. Just as the heating was n ending, Pecora opened a possible , new li -e of income tax inquiry in p questioning Thomas W. Lamont—- „ the elder partner of that name—about stock transactions in 1930. Lamont made $263,194 in transac-' tions involving 1.786 shares of 4 I'nited States steel, of which he p was a director. He lost $100,517 s on 1.500 shares of Simmons ,f Petroleum. r Lamont could not recall either transaction. “I could forget about-a personal ,1 transaction of that kind in a t week." he said. The banker promised to submit 1 later to Pecora all details of his stock transactions. He stoutly insisted he had made no short sales. Another of the famous “preferred" stock lists came out. showing that William H. Woodin. now secidary of treasury, had not been 1 forgotten on any of the five barJ gain lists disclosed. Norman H. 7 Davis and John J. Raskob also were named, among those who bought Johns-Manville Corporation common from Morgan & Co. at considerably under its market price. . . —o > Decatur Lodge ii Holds Services 0- i ’ 1 The Decatur chapters of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian ' p Sisters will hold their annual me- *■ morial services Sunday afternoon. ' s Members of the organizations will h meet at the K of P. home at 1:30 ■s o'clock and will then go to the )t cemetery, wiliere regular services <1 will be held. LO O— Governor Paroles , y Frankfort Woman i. 1 )f li'dianapolis. June 10 — (UP)— Birth of a baby girl had won a per >d ole from the women's state prison ,p today for Mrs. Florence Nance, 26 s Site was sentenced to one tc ie two years ofter a jury found het guilty on charges of mnnslaughtei , n ]in connection with the death of a re I little iboy who had been struck bj ! her automobile.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, June 10, 1933.

SPANIARDS ON DARING FLIGHT Two Fliers Hop Off On Longest Over Water Flight Today Seville, Spain. June 19-(UP) — ■ Two Spanish fliers, embarking o>n one of the most daring aerial adventures in history, left their es- | cort of military planes at the Spanish coast today and headed over the Atlantic oa, the longest unbroken ’ over water flight ever attempted by a heavier than air machine. The fliers, Captain Mariano Bar-, beran and Lieutenant Joaquim Collar. hoped to be flying over Havana, Cuba, some 5,000 miles away, with in 45 hours. If they have enough ; gasoline they will continue an additional 1,000 miles to Mexico City without stopping; otherwise, they , will land in. Havana. The start was from the Tavlada lAirdrome at 4:45 A. M. (10:45 P. M. Friday edt.) They had only 150 miles to fly before reaching open t sea. The fliers had waited at the I field all night but when conditions grew more and more favorable with each hour, they ordered their heavy loaded plane to the Itae. “It is not intended to break any j distance record.” their manager told the United Press, “It is Simply I a straigiht line flight to try to reach Havanna and continue further to Mexico if their is sufficient fuel.” Their route led south to the MadI eira Islands and thence direct to : the West Indies, depei ding o ncelestial observation to guide them, ] The fliers planned to land on ’ some eastern island of the West Indies if they found their fuel woijld not take them as far as Havana. Their plane w,as loaded with 1,320 < CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ' JAMES MATTERN HOPS OFF AGAIN Noted Flier Takes Off On Last Leg of Siberian Section Beloye. (Siberia) U. S. S. R. Jure ' 10 (UP)— Jimmy Mattern flew his. Century of Progress on the last leg of the Siberian section of his flight todiy, heading toward Kha- . barexsk. The next stage if he reaches Khabarovsk safely, will be , the hazardous trip to Nome Alask i. ' He took off from the local airfield at 5:&0 a. m. today (4:50 p. m. , 1 Friday CST.) He hoped to make Khabarovsk, approximately 1,400 miles, in one hop. It was estimated that at least 10 hours would be necessary to complete the flight. 1 Mattern, had lost all chance of bettering the Post-Gatty record for an around the world flight, but he J still expected to-be the fit st man to encircle the globe alone by air. 1 He has covered more than half the distance. Mattern landed here at 7:45 P. M. ’ yesterday, after a smooth flight from Krasi oyarsk. He was on the ground five hours and fice minutes to refuel and rest. He was in ex cellent spirits and seemed well ’ Fortified physically for Hie long flight to eastern Siberia. This town is maar Irkutsk, which I is on Lake Baikal.

Baby Chimpanzee Shows Greater . Learning Capacity Than Infant

Bloomington. Ind.. June 10. —(U.R) ! —An account of how a baby ehim- - panzee showed greater learning ■ capacity than his human companion. the infant son of Dr. W. N. Kellogg of Indiana university, was ' made public today in a book pubS Halted by Dr. Kellogg outlining the unique experiment. Dr. Kellogg, associate professor of psychology, placed the chimpan--1 zee and his son under identical environment. They wore idential - clothes, ate similar food, played tor- gether. received equal attention n and had the same playthings. The 5, experiment began when the boy, o Donald. was 10 months old and the r ape seven and one-half months old. ■r I For eight and one half months a Dr. Kellogg and his wife conducty ed learning, memory and cooperI ative tests with the two subjects.

■ <» Heir Captured J r tKa j i I V'. - t '. f i e Balfe Macdonald. 17, wanted in Flint, Mich., in connection with : the slaying of his wealthy mother, Mrs. Grace B’. Macdonald, as he appeared shortly after his arrest in Nashville, Tenn. The youth denied he killed his mother. EXERCISES ARE HELD AT BERNE Annual County Eighth Grade Commencement Exercises Held Today Two hundred forty-two pupils of the lAdams county common schools receivcsi their diplomas at the ~i,n-nual nual commencement exercises held this afternoon, at the Berne auditorium. ! Rev. J. L. Conrad, pastor of the Berne Reformed church, delivered the commencement address. Rev. Conrad cihose as his subject, “Building Four Square". Eight it grade diplomas were presented the graduates by the various township trustees of the county. I Following is the complete prograin: Music —Orchestral Invocation —Rev. M. O. Herman. Music —Quartet Class Address -Rev. J. L. Conrad Music —Quartet Class Song "America the Beautiful" I Announcements —C. E. Striker Presentation, of diploma , TownI ship trustees Benediction —Rev. H. E. Tropf Music —Orchestral (j Man Sentenced For Beating Parents Wlwsaw. Ind., Jw.ie 16- (UP) — l Eli Schlabach, 26. Nappanee, was under 90 day sentence at the state farm today on charges of assaulting his father and mother when , they objected to his “dunki g" . : bread in fruit juice. , Members of the Schlabach family > were principal witnesses at the i ; trill. They said lEli became enraged • | when his mother asked him not I ‘to "Dunk." He threw a dish at ; | his n.other and struck his father, , the testimony said. t j Im, addition to the sentence young Schlabach wts fined SIOO.

In all three departments the chim- | panzee excelled the boy. But when the ape reached the | age of 16 months, his improvement declined rapidly, where the boy's I ability continued to increase more i i each day, Dr. Kellogg disclosed. Dr. Kellogg termed as the most • amazing feature of the experiment that fact that “the ape. if given the • i environmental advantages which • | the human child enjoys, develops ■ I many of the customary childlike I | ways of behaving more rapidly than - the child itself. i In Interpreting the results, Dr. s Ke’logg called attention to the fact , that the chimpanzee's life span is » shorter titan that of the child, and . consequently it reaches maturity s'and full control of its powers more - quickly. The experiment was conducted I. at Orange, Fla.

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IRA FUHRMAN ~ IS SELECTED | Local Insurance Agent Elected to School Board ■ By Council Ira Fhhrman,. local insurance agent, was elected a member of the Decatur school board by the city council, meeting in continued session last evening. There were five applicants for the appointment, Eugene Runyon, retired merchant of this city, be- ; ing the latest entry in the contest. Mr. Fuhrman received all of the five votes cast by the councilmen. The other candidates for the | office were: M. E. Hower, retiring member of the board; A. D. Suttles and Dr. R. E. Daniels. Mr. Fuhrman will take office 1 August 1. when the board organ- > izes. other members are Dr. 1 Burt Mangold, president and Mrs. ; Carrie Haubold. secretary. Mr. , Hower is the treasurer of the ■ board and has served two terms. I Written applications for the ap- I pointment were filed by the candidates with the city clerk and before a ballot was taken, their names wore read. The council voted by secret ballot. —— —o , Mrs. A. A. Kist Sues For Divorce Portland, June 10 —-(Special)— Merle Kist of South Pleasant street Friday filed suit for divorce with the county clenk against A. A. Kist publisher, Charges of adultry are made. Mrs. Kist also asks $50,000 alimony. The couple married June 10 1915 and separated in November of last year. R. D. Wheat is Mrs. Kist’s attorney. — o GREAT BRITAIN WILL PAY DEBT England Will Make Pay- * ment In Full of June 15 Installment London, June 10 —(U.R) Great Britain has informed the United States of her intention of meeting the June 15 war debt payment in full, the United Cress was advised today by trustworthy sources. The payment would be made in silver rather than gold. ThO payment would be charged against the equalization fund established to maintain the level of the pound with other currencies, thus preventing an additional burden on the budget. The argument that a full payment would be a heartening gesture to accompany opening of the world economic conference was coupled with the traditional honor of Great Britain in meeting her (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) SCOUT HONOR COURT FRIDAY ■ Dr. Fred Patterson Presented Awards And Badges To Scouts A Boy Scout court of horior was hold nt the Central school build- ' ing Friday evening, badges and awards being presented by Dr. ' Fied Patterson, chairman of the court. 1 The following scouts received ! awards: Second class: Robert Marhach, ; troop 61; Robert Stalter. troop 63. First class: John McConnell. ‘ troop 62; Donald Bixler, troop 6'.!. ' Star scout: Arthur Merriman, ' troop 63. ’ Merit badges: Dick Girod, troop 1 61. Bird Study and Swimming; Lawrence Johnson, troop 61. Fire- • manship: Marion Drum, troop 62. t Dairying: Donald Bixler, troop 63. ’ Chemistry. Public Health. Safety. 1 Wood Carving; Arthur Merriman. >’ troop 63. I’alhflmling and Plumbs ing; Dan Holthouse, troop 64, Firemanship and Pathfinding; 1 Fred Voglewede, troop 64, Fire--1 manship and Pathfinding.

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Speaks Today w 1 j > • i _ I I Rev. J. L. Conrad, pastor of the Berne Reformed church, Who delivered the commencement address at the county eighth grade exercises this afternoon at the Berne auditorium. BAPTISTS MEET IN CONFERENCE Salamonie Association Conference Will Be Held Here Sunday — The Slalamonie Association of the Baptist church will meet at the Decatur church. Sirnday for all day conference. Delegates will be pre-. sent from Warren. Montpelier, Liberty Cei’iter. Muncie. Newcastle, Bluffton. Dunkirk. Muncie Walnut street, and the Decatur churches. At two o'clock Sunday afternoon registration will be held, and at 2:30 o'clock (ievotirt als will be conducted by Winfred LeMasters. Dwight McCague and H. N. Sh roll. A stewardship hour will be held at 3:30 o'clock with Miss Keiser presenting the winner of the district stewardship speaking contest. A stewardship play will lie given by the Warrant B. Y. P. U., followed by a convention report. At four o’clock a free period will be held, and nt 4:30 o'clock there will be a cabinet meeting. The fellowship hour at five o’clock will feature a carry-in basket dinner, with Mrs. Baker in charge of the sieging. A model B. Y. P. U. meeting will be held at 6:30 o’clock by the Decatur young people. The evening program will begin at 7:30 o’clock witii Thomas N w in charge. The Decatur choir will furnish the music, wjth special music by the Junior B. Y. P. U. of Decatur. Rev. A. B. Brown, local pastor, will deliver the address. o Depression Caused Interest In Banks Indianapolis, June 10 — (UP) — j One effect of the depression has been to awaken Public interest in l>:ti iks, W. A. Collins Cr.iwfordsville, president of th: l Indiana Bankers' association, said today in a mil urging bankers to attend the association convention here June 13 and 14 New banking legislation and practices have brought new ert) to banking, he asserted. The new In diana Irank code will be a principal subject of study ait the convention.. Men's Brotherhood Will Meet Monday The Men's Brotherhood of the Baptist church will meet at the chfirch, Monday evening at six o'clock. Professor Gabbit Is Appointed Dean Bloomington June 10 — (UP) — Prof. Bernard C. Gabbit was appointed dean of the Indiana University Li w school by the board of trustees today to succeed Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Gabbit came to In diana University as a ting prof-ssor in the’fall . of 1929. a year later he was appointed professor. He was born. October 12. 1893 in . Saginaw, Michigan and attended I public schools at Hammond, had.

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CONGRESS MAY CONCLUDE ITS WORK BY NIGHT Industrial Control Bill Is Sent To Conference Today FARM CREDIT BILL PASSED BY SENATE Washington, June 10—(U.R) Driving toward an early adjournment congress engaged todav in a burst of speed whit;h steadily whittled away at the few legislative tasks still remaining before completion of a session unprecedented in peace time historv. The industry control bill, most important, of the measures forming President Roosevelt's program for economic rehabilitation was sent to conference between the house and senate for adjustment into final form. The senate, busy with nominations and other odds and ends in the last minute jam. found time to pass the Byrns farm credit bill, setting up machinery for production credit corporations, and cooperative bank loans to farmers. The senate also authorized investigation <>f ocean and air niail contracts. The house was expected to adjourn fter acting upon the veteran's measure, the emergency appropriation bill, and the industrial recovery act. Minority Leader Snell announced his intention to cooperate with the Democrats in attempting to bring about final adjournment tonight. Near Adjournment Washington, June 10— (U.R) — America’s most momentous peacetime congress neared adjournment today. Despite promise of another torrid day. Democratic leaders whipped up their followers for one last 1 grinding session which they hoped would see President Roosevelt's "new deal" measures wholly written into law. Four major measures were all that remained to bo finally approved to finish congress' part in the offensive against depression which the administration is pre(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) GEORGE WEBER IS FOUND DEAD Adams County Farmer Is Found Dead At Home Os Sister-in-Law George Weber, 69. retired Root township farmer, was found dead on the floor of his bed room at. 11:30 o’clock this morning, death being attributed to u stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Welier made his home with his daughter. Mrs. Esther Fritcha. living in Kirkland township, two miles west of Decatur. Mr. Weber ate breakfast and had gone upstairs, presumably to change clothes, he and his daughter planning to drive to Decatur. He did not come down stairs and one of the cliiWren went to see where he was. He was found lying on tlie floor. Coroner Robert Zwick stated that Mr. Weber had been dead a few hours before the body was found. He believed deatl) came a short time after he had gone upstairs. The deceased is survived by three children, Mrs. Fritcha. Mrs. Alma Huntei. Decatur, Mrs Edna Myers. Allen county. The wife and one daughter are deceased. Ten brothers and sisters also sur i vivo: Henry, Fort Wayne; Louis, and William. Adams county; Fred of Nebraska: Mrs. Minnie Beavers. Mrs. Velma Werling. Mrs. Mary I Park, Mrs. Lucy Sehusenberg. Mrs. Cora Ranking, all of Fort Wayne, ami Mrs. Clara Hower, of ■ Oklahoma. Mr. Welier was a member of the t ■ Zion Lutheran « liurch of Decatur. 1 The body was brought to the Zwii k and Son funenal parlors in this city. Funeral arrangements 1 had not been made this afternoon. Tlie funeral will be Monday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock at the home i and at two o’clock (C. S. T. at the 1 i Zien Lutheran church Burial will be In the Decatur cemetery.