Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1933 — Page 1

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Il mcglure ISCAPTURED I BY OFFICERS aped Convict Is Reared Wednesday Evening At Kingsland Vi\ DOOLITTLE ALSO ARRESTED aivin McClure, who escaprom t'ue state reformatory Pendleton, Friday afteri June 2. was recaptured 'Wednesday evening at Erie railroad station at gsland. Wells county, by riff Burl Johnson and e s of Police Sephus Melchi. IcClure was sentenced by ge C. L. Walters in the ns circuit court December 2. , to a term ot one to ten years the state reformatory after ding guilty to grand larceny ges. ip grand larceny charge resultrom the robbery of the Appelgrocery on West Monroe ■t on the night of October 27. More than $301) in cigarets. cco. and other merchandise w;.s n by the robbere. Iward Doolittle is now serving id year sentence after confessparticipation in the robbery, other youths, Edward Evans Elisha Gause, were given sitsled sentences of 1-10 years on game charges. Fifth Member Taken Ivin Doolittle, 607 Sturgis H, Fort Wayne, fugitive from "Adams circuit court since last ember, was arrested by the I officers in a Junk yard near gland a few minutes after Mee was recaptured. ooiittle is facing a charge of id larceny in connection with Appelman robbery, for which 'lure was sentenced. He is also rged with hiving violated a preg parole. .o — Children Threatened lew York. June 15 —(U.R) — HorE. Dodge,’ wealthy Detroit nnfacturer, returning with his lily today on the liner Europa, eiled that his two young chiles had been threatened with taping. said his Detroit home had hi guarded by 18 private detecT ■ children are David E.. 3. <1 Diana, 1. life Nava! Building Program Is Announced Washington, June 15— (U.R) —A 58.000.000 naval building prolm. involving construction of new warships within the next tee years, was announced today Secretary of Navy Swanson. 110 PERSONS ESCAPE INJURY °ung Man And Woman Only Slightlv Hurt In Auto Wreck •orothy Joseph 22. of Burton wood Cincinnati Ohio, suffered 0 slight flesh, wounds when the r in which she was riding with erbert Feinberg of Columbus, itio. turned over at the Pennsylinit* railroad crossing north of ontnouth on state road 27 alte ednesday afternoon. The couple *fe driving north in a light sport Mel roadster whe.n they suddenly * a fast passenger train apnaching. Feinberg turned the car 10 the garden on the Dugan farm the right side of the real and tf’Ped hitting the train. The car, however, turned over. n '>wg the occupants underneath. • ioyd Keller of this city saw the Warned car and stopped. He atJ*Pted to free them but was unto do so until other motorists T'etl. He took the victims to the T*® lß County Memorial hospital re Miss Joseph's wounds were ’used. Miss Joseph was able to leave hospital this morning. Feinberg hot injured. The car was pul'l'htoa local garage where it was fhd that the body was a total . • The motor was still in runnt order.

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Railroad Man Is Slightly Injured 1 , lSarnuel G - Raber of Youngs- | town, Ohio, general signal inspee- ; tor of the Erie railroad, is a Patient at the Adams County 1 Memorial Hospital suffering with a sprained back. Mr. Raber suffered the injury when he accidentally fell while ! crossing the tracks: Wednesday evening. A stone on which he stepped rolled, throwing him to the ground. • The attending physician stated today that his condition is not serious. REV. DEININGER DEATH'S VICTIM Father Leonard Deininger Dies At Oxford Wednesday Evening Rev. Father Leonard Deininger. age 35, pastor of St. Patrick’s i Catholic church. Oxford, and son of Mrs. Magdalena Deininger of . this city, died at 7:40 o’clock , Wednesday evening at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, Lafayette, of a bowel obstruction, proceeded by a . breakdown in health a few years ago. Father Deininger entered the hospital last Sunday in a weaken-' ed condition, thought to have been brought on from over exertion while working a week ago Monday in St. Patrick's cemetery. Oxford. Attaches at the hospital thought he had suffered a slight sun stroke. His condition became critical yesterday and his mother, brother and sister left for his bedside. Death resulted a few . hours after they arrived at the hospital. A few years after his ordination ' to lUe priesthood in 1925, Father Deininger suffered a physical breakdown and as a result was a i sufferer from phlebitis. He never fully regained his former good health. Bring Body Here Following a requiem high mass Friday to be said at Oxford in Father Deininger's parish church, the body will be brought to this city and taken to iSt. Mary's Cathi olic church, where it will lie in : ‘ state until the hour of the funeral , Saturday morning. The mass at Oxford will be I held at nine o’clock with the Rev. ■ Father Edward J. Frieburger. superintendent of the Orphan s , home at Lafayette. officiating. The funeral party will start for Decatur immediately after the service and is expected to arrive here about three o'clock Friday ‘ afternoon. Bishop Coming The Most Rev. Bishop John F , Noll of Fort Wayne will attend the solemn requiem high mass here Saturday morning. Beginning at 9:30 o'clock the office of the dead will be chanted by the clergy and at ten o'clock the funeral mass. Coram Episcopo. (in the presence of the Bishop) will be celebrated. ' The celebrant of the mass will be the Rev. Father Michael Aichinger. pastor of St. Joseph’s Catholic church. Logansport, under .whom Father Deininger served as ' assistant until named to the pastora'e at Oxford. Other officers of the mass Will : be, Rev. (Father Ambrose Kohne. pastor of SS. Peters and Paul church. Goodland, formerly of this city, deacon; Rev. Father Simeon Schmitt, assistant pastor at Mari ion. also formerly of this city, : subdeacon; Rev. Father Raymond ■ Derrick, St. Patrick s church. Ko-, , komo. thurifer: Rev. Father Char , les Seeberger, St. Ann’s church, Kewanna. cross bearer; Rev. Father D. L. Monahan, pastor St. Mary’s church. Lafayette, master , of ceremonies. Assistants to the Bishop will be named prior to the funeral. Father Joseph Seimetz. pastor of St Mary’s, stated he expected at least 50 visiting priests here : I for the funeral. Members of the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name society of this city will serve as guard of : ■ honor while the body lies in sta e in the church and vigil will be kept Friday night by members of both organizations. Burial will be in St Josephs : cemetery near the graves of the Rev Father Theodore Wilken and the Rev Father Julius Seimetz, former pastors of ‘"e local church in the plat reserved tlie~ fin al UcONTINUKD ON PAGE FIVE)

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INVITEWOMEN TO CONVENTION Woman's Auxiliary Members Are Invited To District Legion Meeting The Woman's Auxiliary of the ’ American Legion will attend the Northern Indiana Legion conven-1 firm ! : this city. Sunday, .hiua 41X. a special invitation being extended to them by the committee in charge oi arrangements. The program to be held as the Decatur Country club will be open to Legionnaires and their guests. According to plans made now a buffet lunch will be served. Due to 1 the large number of men and women exp eted for the convention, it will be impossible to serve a banquet and the committee has decided to sell sandwiches and refreshments at the club house. Piactically every post in the state has a Woman’s (Auxiliary a..d as in all Legion conventions the wives, sisters, mothers and sweethearts of the Legionnaires will attend. Word was received today by N., R. Holt, muse, ge eral chairman, that Frank Mell de of Logansport, former state commander and close associate of Governor Paul V. McNutt would be here. Ralph Gates I’ormei state commander and Ollie D iv is, state adjutant will also come for the convention. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce today joined in the plan to welcome guests to this city. Placards and bills inviting Legionnaires a d the women to this city', and assuring them of a hearty wel-' come will be printed and distributed throughout th northern part of the state. -—— o— LOCAL BANKER IS TREASURER Charles A. Dugan Is Chosen By Indiana Bankers’ Association Indianapolis. June 15. — (U.R) • — Staunchly supporting unit banking, tile Indiana Bankers' Association today asked President Roosevelt to veto the Glass-Steagall bill aiding centralized financial systems. Resolutions passed in the closing association convention sessions yesterday directed W. A. Collings, Crawfordsville, president, to telegraph the presdent. urging his veto. Collings retired as president, succeeded by Felix McWhirter, president of the Peoples' State Hank. Indianapolis. McWhirter was elevated from the vice presidency with M. J. Krelsle. Tell City, elected to that post. C. A. Dugan, Decatur. was named treasurer, and Miss Forha McDaniel. Indianapolis, Svas re-elected executive secretary. Charles A. Dugan, chosen treasurer of the state organization, is president of the First State Bank of Decatur.

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Ask For Donation Os Cabbage Plants Dorris Stalter, captain ot the unemployed, issued a call today for ■ donations of cabbage plants. The : men need them for their individual lots. During the earlier part of the , week the men planted nearly five acres of seed potatoes in the community gardens near the Krick and) Tyndall Tib Mill. Most of the Indi-1 vidual lots have already been plant-1 ed. Seeds and tomatoe plants were ■ furnished the men. St liter also said that they would -lifee to swil some cord wood. They , expect to make only the expenses of running their community work. This is the only source of revenue the men, have and they would be pleased if the people of Decatur would cooperate with them. OBSERVE FLAG DAY WEDNESDAY American Legion And Elks Lodge Hold .Joint Observance Last Night An impressive ritualistic flag day service was held at the Elk's home on North Second street last even ing. under the auspices of the Elk's lodge and Adams Post of the American Legion. The service was held on the spacious lawn in front of the Elk's home and chairs were placed there for guests. Members of the Elk’s lodge and of the American Legion participated in the service, Earl B. Adams, exalted ruler, presiding. The Legion Drum Corps made its first appearance of the season and played patriotic airs during the service. The men wore their new uniforms and marched through Second street to the Elk's home. Walter Bockman is the director ot the organization. , iA patriotic talk was given by Dr. Harry O. Ja.es of B j rne and a history of the flag was read by David Adams, Legion commander. The ritualistic work was in charge of the officers. This was tile first time , that a.n outside service was ever held in Decatur In observance of i flag day. ■ — 0 Balloon Crashes Cleveland, June 15—(U.R>— Five student balloonists received “emergency experience” they did not expect today when the Goodyear No. 8. largest balloon of its kind, crashed on the electric interurban track at Bay Village, a suburb. N<.ne of the seven persons aboard the balloon was injured, although all were severely shaken. Railroads Announced Reduction In Wages Chicago, June 15 —(U.R)— Raill' roads of the nation served formal . notice upon their union employes . today for a further 12'/4 percent reduction in wages. The reduc- •; tion would be effective next Octoi ber and comes after a 10 percent :; voluntary pay reduction had been ' operated for a year and a half.

THIRD MEMBER UNDER ARREST George Yake Arrested At Bluffton For Complicity In Chicken Thefts' BULLETIN Marion Barnthouse and Hugh Elston plead guilty when ar(aigned shortly before 4 p. m. Each was sentenced to 30 days in the Adams county jail and fined $1 and costs. Yake asked time to obtain an attorney. His bond was fixed at S2OO. George Yake was taken into custody at Bluffton today by Burl Johnson, 'Adams county sheriff, charged with complicity in the theft of 20 to 25 chickens from the Charles Bentz farm in Hartford township. Adams county. Yake is the third Bluffton man arrested in connection with the theft of the chiuke: s. Hugh Elston nd Marion Barnthouse were taken into custody Monday at the request of the local sheriff in connection with the theft and are now lodged in the Adams comity jail, awaiting arraignment. Charges of p=tit larceiv have been filed against the three Bluffton men. Yake is a brother-in 1 ■ w of Bentz, whose chickens were stolen. Adams and Wells county farmers victims of chicken thieves for several weeks, have advanced theories that the three men now in custody may be responsible for the majority of the thefts. ■ The three men wore scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Huber M. DeVoss in the .Adams circuit court at 3 o’clock this afternoon. LIGHT FROSTS ARE REPORTED North Central. Northeastern Portions of State Report Frost Indianapolis, June 15. — (U.R) — Light frosts in the north central and northeastern portions of the ’ state were reported to the U. S. ' weather bureau heretoday. 1 Cambridge City experienced the ’ lowest temperature, with the nier--1 cury at 36. Warsaw had a temper- ’ ature of 37, with frost jn lowland 1 sections, and Farmland and Fort Wayne both reported frost. ' The temperature at Far'and and ■ Marion was 38 and Soul th Bend re- ■ ported a reading at 39. Other cities ■ln the north portions experienced temperatures ranging front 40 to i 44 iiegrees. Persons who rushed to Kosciusko - county lake resorts during the ex I treme heat ware lasi week were t feeling the comfort of stoves and t fireplaces today. A gradual increase in temper - atures and fair weather was pre t dieted for the entire state tonight i and tomorrow by the weather 1 bureau.

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IOUSE MEMBERS VOTE TO STAND BY COMPROMISE iJemocrats In Caucus | Agree to Send Vets’Com- | promise to Conference | SENATORS CALLED I INTO CONFERENCE I Washington, June 15. — U.R) —The House voted today to sustain President Roosevelt's compromise veterans'economy program. By roll call vote, the chamber refused to accept the liberalizing Steiwer - Cutting senate amendment which tl would have eliminated approx- w ima+ely $130,000,000 in savings at previously ordered by the C 1 White House. w M Washington June 15 — (UP) — ' c ' House Democrats today voted 170 ~~ to 35 to stand by President Roose- ■ velt’s veterans' compromise and H send the independent offices' bill to ' • con fl rence. The decision of the caucus was ■ not a “binding vote" but merely ! an expression of opinion. Called to Conference Washington. June 15 — (UP) — Pit sident Roosevelt, in a last minute effort to break the congresaional deadlock over veterans’ econo- L niies, called Senators Steiwer Repn. Orc., and Cutting, R 1 pn., N. M. to the White House today. The Steiwer-Cutting amendment . liberalizing economies, approved by •' the Senate last Aight, has bekn opposed by the President. Housi Democratic leaders called a part caucus in a final effort to B settle the control! rsy which han si threatened early adjournment. A a presidential vote o fthe Independ- oi ent offices bill was promised unless ! P' appropriations meet the chief exe- 1 ol (CONTTNUMP ON PAGE TWO) o e VET COMMANDER IS FOUND DEAD ■ 0 Capt. Wright, National G. g A.R. Commander. Found t Dead In Bed a Pittsburgh. June 15.- (U.R) —Captain William P. Wright, national 11 commander of the Grand Army of 11 the Republic, died in his sleep in 11 a hotel here last night. Capt. Wright, whose home was in Chicago, was 83. The national commander came to Pittsburgh late yesterday to attend r the camp fire celebration of the Grand Army’s Pennsylvania en- ® campment. Afterward' he retired 1 to his room and died in his sleep. ' Encampment delegates found the body when they went to his room this morning. Captain Wright commanded Co. 1 D., 156th Illinois infantry, during the Civil War. He wins elected commander-in-chief at the Spring- I field encampment last September. I He had commanded the Illinois de- ' Apartment of the G. A. R. and had been chairman of the national: council of administration tor six years. Last year he led a fight to prevent the Chicago city council from putting arrangements for ] Memorial Day observances in civilian bands Prominent Club Leader Is Killed u LaPorte, Ind., June 15.—(U.R) — [ Mrs. M. E. Leliter, 50. was . killed i instantly near here late yesterday t when she drove her auto into the t path of a Baltimore & Ohio freight train. <> She was a prominent northern i Indiana club woman and was; r elected vice president of the 13th f district Indiana Federation of j Clubs recently at a convention in j South Bend. o 1 1 National Hotel Being Renovated ‘ Work was started this week on * repainting, redecorating and re- ( - modeling of the National Hotel at ' . the corner of First and Madison 1 streets, operated by Jack Meibers. ■I The building is being repainted; both outside and inside.

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Treasurer /- ’ \ M 1 \ K ' ■ Charles A. Dugan, president of : he First State Bank of Decatur, vas elected treasurer of the Indima Banker’s Association at the 1 dosing session of the organization 1 ; Wednesday at Indianapolis. Felix McWhirter of Indianapolis was •hosen president. I NATIONS NEAR AGREEMENT IN NEGOTIATIONS United States, England And France on Verge of Currency Agreement IAMES M. COX TO HEAD COMMISSION London. June 15. —(U.R) —Georges Bonnet, France's finance minister, said tonight that France, England and the United States had agreed in stabilization of the dollar, pound, and franc for the duration jf the world economic conference. All nations attending the conference probably will he invited to adhere to the monetary truce, he said. London. June 15 —(UP) — The United States, Great Britain and France are on the verge of an agreement for de facto stabilization of the dollar and the pound, Janies M. Cox. of the United States delegation. informed the United Press today. “We were extremely close to an accord this morning” Cox said. “The negoti tions are so delicatein detail that they can be upset, but barring unforeseen developments, I believe an announcement will be made anon.” Asked whether $4 to the pound would b a fair gue's, he replied: “It would shoot very close to the m? rk.“ It was widely rumored in the fin-' ancial district that the dollar sterling rate on which agreement had virtually been reached was $4.05. Rumor of the impending agreement had been current all morning and the dollar gained rapidly. At 3:30 11.I 1 . M. it was quoted a; $4.05. tlie "city’s” guess on the probable (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) DENY REPORTS OF KIDNAPING President’s Son Denies Baby Has Been Threatend By Kidnapers Boston. June 15. 4U.R) —A secret service man lias been assigned to guard James Roosevelt, son of the President, and his family, but young Roosevelt flatly denied today that the agent's presence was due to threats to kidnap his daughter. Sara Delano Roosevelt. 11 months old. The secret service man, Alphonsus L. McCormack, was on duty yesterday when fire damaged the Janies Roosevelt summer home at North Hampton, N. H. The Boston Post said it learned 1 that kidnaping threats had been received by young Roosevelt, and that he feared the tire was of incendiary origin, and was set to distract attention to facilitate kidnaping of the child. Roosevelt insisted that McCormack’s presence was in connection with President Roosevelt’s vacation trip to, New England waters, scheduled to start to*7comTNUED ON PAGB FIVaJ

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TWO COUNTRIES MAKE PARTIAL PAYMENTS DUE France, Poland And Belgium Defaults Total Over $50,000,000 ENGLAND, ITALY PAY PART OF DEBT Washington, .June 15 —<U W Tliree European countries defaulted their June war debt installment today while Great Britain and Italy made partial payment of tlie amounts due. Tlie defaults totalled more than $50,000,000. Defaulting nations were France. Poland and Belgium. As these countries notified the American government that the payments would not be made, the United Press learned that President Roosevelt still is determined to insist upon at least partial payment before any final settlement of the debt question will be made with defaulting countries. The Italian government, adoptng tactics similar to the British, notified President Roosevelt in a formal note that $1,060,000 was being forwarded as a “token” payment. This is less than 10 per cent of tile $13,545,438 due fn principal and interest. England Paying Washington. June 15— (U.R) — Great Britain today is paying the United States about 10 per cent of its present $75,950,000 war debt installment, pending early new negotiations for revision of its obligation. Italy. Finland. Czechoslovakia and perhaps some other nations are expected to follow Britain's example and make partial payments of the amounts due today. Altogether, $143,605,294 is due (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) JAMES MATTERN ON WAY TO NOME Around-the-World Flier Leaves Siberia For Long Flight Kharbarovsk, Siberia. U. S. S. It., Jun 1 15 —(UP) — Jimmy Mattern took off on his flight to Nome. Alaska, at 5:30 A. M. today (6:3'0 P. M. Wednesday E. D. T.) It was Mattern's second try at the Khabarovsk-Nome log of his flight around the world. He was forced to return here Tuesday by fog and winds nine hours after his takl off. The distance from K.’nadorovsk to Nome is approximately 2.360 miles. It is considered the most dangerous leg of the around the world aerial route. The route lies around tHe Arctic wistes of extreme northeastern Siberia a: il across the Bering sea along tlie Aleutian Islands. Fog and adverd weather condi- : tions prevail for most ot the year — o McNutt Will Fight School Moratorium Indianapolis. June 15 — <UP) — Gov. Paul V. McNutt will fight any attempt to place a moratorium on the operation of Indiana schools, lie told the Indian i county super- ; intendants' association late yester- ' day. "Some have indicated a desire for a moratorium on rsiucation in the interest of economy but 1 shall oppose it as long as I have tlie energy to fight." the governor said. He outlined methods of poor reI lief administration and asked the superintendents individually to aid township trustees in their relief activities. Election ot officers was to close the meeting today. Starts Sentence Goshen, Ind.. June 15 — (UP) — W Iter A. Huffman, former state representative from Elkhart County. today started serving a one to 16 years term in the state prison. ■, imposed four years ago. Huffman was convicted April 19. 1929, on a charge of issuing a fraudulent cheek. The State supreme j court recently affirmed iris convic- ' I tion.