Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1933 — Page 1

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■S, MAK I IN IKECAPTURED 1 ERIE DEPOT ■ Breaker Is Caught by ■leiiti Johnson Early Morning LaPED CONVICT Whom Arkansas ■hi « Martin, who escapAdams county evening, was re■uri at 2 o’clock this l>\ Sheriff Burl John- ■ tar! was picked up at railread depot, where waiting to board a train for Lima, Ohio, Klin is under a 60-day Km.. <■ for robbing the 'K l,.tt residence on Mercer night of Decoration Bj|teiisi',e search had linen Martin as soon as Ills ■e mas no'iced. All railroad closely searched and out of the city were Io cel. ret i IrMort in said he had been 5 in Decatur all day Wedawaiting a chance to elude ers. continuous questioning by Martin confessed to the M at the Della Clark home street Tuesday night. ■ ■ark identified a pistol and ring in Mnrtin's .posse. 4.articles stolen from het ■r ' aped man also admitted into the home of Rev on Twelfth street afternoon. He obtainIqt. unity of women's clothing. ■ and brush set. and a suit clothing. Rev. and Mrs. out of town at the presI Ecaped Convict further questioning by la|rrilT. Martin finally admlttBl» : be is an escaped convict, broken jail at the Little L Arkansas. penitentiary. Ihai originally arrested here, his name as Charles MarMting his home is at Water ■ Mississippi. He admitted ■riling that his correct name Boss, and that he also Me alias of James Hill, under he was sefiteneed to ■tie Kock penitentiary. He ■is age as 38. have been made of ■>vict. and will be sent to ■as 'authorities, to whom ■ will likely be released it ■ties there wish to return ■ the penitentiary. ■e Arkansas authorities fail ■n Martin, he likely will be ■ere for burglary and break B. both of which offenses ■cavy penalties, b AVIATORS ETILL MISSING r — •üble Search In MexIFoi Spanish Fliers: tports Unfounded ico City. June 22- (UP' — 1 of jungle land between 0 City and the coast was ’led today for Capt. Mariano tan and Lieut. Joaqitin Colpanish aviators, missing on a Mexico City flight. tdrons of military planes R ent out at dawn to fly 1 he jungle in Oaxaca state, lanes, soldiers and ordinary 1 s cooperated to run down a of rumors that the plane 1 sen located. ident Abelardo Rodrigues If joined in the search last On pis way to Tehuacan. ebla state, he was informed e of the rumors that the had been found near Huamht the state of Tlaxcala. He e <l his course and raced ,n R of the rumors today kl no authentic word of the hat had overtaken the flyers, here Wednesday afternoon, disappeared after having seen flying in bad weather te coast, with jungle and tains between them and the •I- Several reports were ’he flyers had been four"' ; tdians, one dead, the other I •d. None bore investigation.

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SANTA CLAUS DEMOTED * Washington. June 22.—(U.R) —When the annual classifica-' | tion reports were made public , | by the postoffice department I | Santa Claus, Indiana, was I among the 962 postoffices I I which were demoted from third ■ to fourth class as a result of r : slack business during the past * | year. I " A demotion of a postoffice 1 I carries with it reduction in the I I i salary of the postmaster. NEW WATERWAY SYSTEM OPENED Great Lakes to Gulf Waterway Officially Opened Today Chicago. June 22.— (U.R) — The new lakes to gulf’ waterway system. connecting New York. Chicago and New Orleans over a SIOO,000,000 channel traversing indus- , trial centers, midwestern farm lands and southern cotton fields, was opened here today with colorful ceremonies. . As the first string of barges to 1 come northward over the new wati erway chugged into Chicago, national officials and representatives • of the 22 states which will profit by the river system assembled at historic Michigan Avenue bridge for dedicatory ceremonies. Pageants depicting frontier days, addresses by state and federal authorities, gun salutes and a parade of flag draped vessels through the mouth of thet Chicago river marked the epic event linking fresh water of Lake Michigan with southern salt water from the Gulf of New Orleans. Mayor Sernmes Walmslfy of New Orleans, who accompanied the first barge on the northward trip, brought a container of gulf water which he blended with lake water in a ceremony with Mayor Edward Kelley of Chicago. Secretary of War George H. Dern was the principal speaker, making his address from the training ship Wilmette anchored at the mouth of the river. Nearby is the site of old Fort Dearborn and the John Kinzie home, where Ihe first white child was born in Chicago. Speaker Henry T. Rainey, Major General Lytle Brown, c lit- of United .States army engineers, Governor Henry Horner of Il'inois, Mayor Kelley, Mayor Walmsley and commercial and industrial leaders were scheduled for addresses fol-*7’*x-tixi'i:d ox page five) Adolf Hitler Bans Socialist Party Berlin. June 22- (U.R)— Chancellor Adolf Hitler continued his drive to consolidate the Nazis' control of Germany today when he issued a decree banning the Socialist party throughout the I country. The minister of interior prohibited the social Democratic party on the grounds that recent activity showed the socialists were preparing for 'high treason." Socialist party deputies will not be allowed to retain seats in the reiclistag or other parliamentary boiiies. No socialist n’w p per or periodical will he permitted to publish and party property will bo confiscated. — o— Postal Employes To Take Payless Furlough According to word from W ishing- , ton. Postmaster General Farley has ordered all postal employes, except rural null carriers, to take a nineday payless furlough b tween July . 1 and Sept. 30. The department esti- , mates that .a saving of approximately $0,500,000 Will be effected. —— o BULLETIN Court Room, New Ybrk, June 22.—(U.R)—Charles E. Mitchell was found not guilty today on both counts of an indictment charging violation of the in- , come tax laws. I Acquittal of the former chairman of the mammoth Nation- ( al City Bank and its affiliates appeared tc make safe from prosecution scores of boom year millionaires who, on advice of income tax experts and lawyers, followed procedure similar to Mitchell's in writing off capital losses to balance incomt and thus avoid . payment of heavy taxej.

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RAILROADS TO ABANDON CUTS FOR EMPLOYES Executives Sign Agreement to Abandon Proposed Wage Cut PRESENT SCALE IS CONTINUED Washington. June 22 — (U.R) The railroads were linked in the national recovery drive today u.ider a formal agreement abandoning their effort to clip millions of dollars from the pay checks of railroad workers. The new compact between the railroads and the labor brotherhoods continues present wages until June 30. 1934. The agreement was signed last night after federal transportation coordinator Joseph Eastman had intervened in lhe wage dispute and pointed out that any wage reduction would be wholly out of line with the government's efforts to increase purchasing power throughout the country as a basis for revived prosperity. As forecast by the United Press, the railroads cancelled their notice of intention to seek a permanent 22’ j per cent reduction in wages. The brotherhoods on their nart surrendered their opportunity to seek restoration of the existing 10 per cent “deduction " The time for filing notice by either party of intention to seek a change is advanced to February 15. 1934. Announcing the agreement. Eastman said both parties “have been reasonable and amicable and they merit the commendation of the country.” “This agreement." ho said. 2‘haa.. been reached because both the railrodds and the employes wish to do nothing which would in any wav embarrass or threaten the present policy of the administration. They realize that the government has now embarked upon a wholly new policy designed to promote business and industrial activity and to further the general welfare. "They appreciate that until the results of this policy can be more clearly determined, it will be difficult t > deal wisely with this wage controversy, and that (GONTINt’KD ox- PAGE FIVE) LOAD OF BEER IS KI-JACKED Truck Load of 3.2 Beer Stolen Last Night Near Sevmour 1 Indianapolis, June 22. (U.R) Hijackers stole a truck load of 3.2 beer near Seymour last night after kidnaping Rob -rs Freeman. 21k Louisville. the driver. Freeman was’ let out of the bandit’s ear al 1 a. in. this morning bout lit miles east of Indianapolis. He was told to walk down the road until he reached his truck. He found the empty truck and drove into Indianapolis where he reported the holdup. The truck contained 300 cases of Falls City brew being taken to Chillicothe. Ohio. The beer was valued at $750. Freeman said that six miles east of Seymour a large sedun blocked the highway. One man with a machine gun held him up. He believes the e were four mi n in the gang, two of whom took charge of the truck while the other two drove him around the country. The hi jacking was carried out in a manner similar to that used by bandits who held up a truck loaded with Pabst beer in northeastern Indiana Tuesday night. Two men driving the truck were hauled around the country all night while the truck was being unloaded. Their empty truck also was returned. Chief Os Police Taking Vacation Chief of police Sephus Melchi left this morning for Sturgis and Polo. Michigan for a few weeks vacation. Ed. Miller, regular night policeman. Is acting chief. Miller's place on the night force is being taken by Al Schneider.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, June 22, 1933.

' Forgives Wife in Death Plot i| ■ JHHk : T _ i ' W Mr don ' -w "W’t ' j ■. v MJ 'X-/ ’ma tn / IwLt, vfe Wo waft s > 11/ Vi a—- — she found her husband to be in a forgiving mood. Mrs. Bessie Opas of Chicago, arraigned with four youths on a charge of conspiring to have her mate killed so that she could collect his $30,000 ’ insurance, nevertheless was held over to the grand jury in bonds of ! $51,000. Mrs. Opas is shown here at the arraignment, with her hus- , band. Marlon Opas. who foiled the plot on his life.

MURDER SOLVED UNEXPECTEDLY Two-Year-Old Murder Mystery Is Solved By Police at Chicago — Chicago. June 22. —(U.R) —A two- , year-old murder was solved unexpectedly, police said here today, bv ' frustration of an alleged plot of . 1 Mrs. Bessie Opas against the life of her husband. Marie . for his insurance. Mrs.’Op-is, who at first admitted planning to hire four youths to kill her husband so she could collect $30,000, repudiated the confession : and later maintained that she was the victim of a ,“frameu.p.” Four I youths were arrested as her ac- I complices, and two others on suspicion. Clever interrogration by detec- > tives brought an admission from Joseph Devito. 22, one of the two . suspects, that he killed Homer R. ; Barnhart, 24, in March, 1931, following a minor automobile gcci-1 dent. Barnhart had “dared" him to shoot, Devito related. Angelo’ Masso, 21, the other suspect, add- ■ ed that “Devito never could take ' a dare." When police arrested Masso they found the weapon he I said Devito used hanging it the head of his bed. 1 The other four youths and Mrs. Opas were held for the grand jury, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) l_. .. -o RATES REDUCED BY COMMISSION I Public Service Commission Claims Near SBOO,000 Reductions Indianapolis. June 22. (U.R) — ! Members of the Public Service i Commission today claimed that I utility rates in Indiana have been reduced $799,374 annually in the | two and a half months ending May ( 31. Savings through commission ac- ; tion were itemized us follows: Voluntary electric rate cuts, S7B,- j 161: electric rate reductions ord-[ iered by the commission, $708,463; ; volnuntary water rate cuts. $4,500; , and voluntary gas cuts, $8,250. The figures do not include the $150,000 gas rate reduction ordered for I South Bend Monday. Commissioners today stqdied the petition filed by Sherman Minton, ' public counselor, asking that the i ’(CONTINUED *ON* PAGE*Ft’vEI” j

A. J. Beveridge, Jr. Is Married Today — Milton, Mass., June 22 —(U.R) — Miss Elizabeth Lincoln Scaife, daughter .of Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. 1 Scaife of Milton, was married to Albert J. Beveridge, Jr., son of ; the late U. S. Senator of Indiana, I at St. Michael’s Episcopal church ; here yesterday. Dr. 'William Greenough Thayer, i headmaster of st. Mark's school 'at Southboro, and the Rev. Vini cent Leroy Bennett, rector of the church, officiated. Beveridge is a graduate of DePauw University and Harvard i University Law School. The couple plan a wedding trip to Europe. SOCIETY WILL GIVE PLAYLET C. E. Society of Evangelical Church Will Present Play Sunday The Christian Endeavor Society of the ’Evangelical Church will present the play. “The Rose on the Dial", a drama on Christian faith, written by Irving W. Arnold, in the church auditorium. Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. The play is produced by special arrangement with the Walter 11. Baker Company oi Boston. Massachusetts. and is ably directed by a J local directress. '1 ue romance of I the Christian faith in the fourth | century is woven aroii'.u the story I of a eirl who 'oved, and a man who did not understand. The cast of characters include ] the following: Athenis. daughter .of he Proconsul Vivian Lynch I Claudia, her sister . Arline Becker I Gaius, a Roman centurian Dick Sheets ’ | Phillip of Alexandria, a young ; man who will someday be a bishop . ... John Newhard Bernice of Alexandria I Dorothy Spuller Marcius. prefect of Ephesus Arthur Sundermann | ( Fabius, Roman governor of | Ephesus Ival Newhard 1 Soldier Byron Tricker F'ower girls of Diana Maxine Martin. Patsy McConnell, Clej ona Elston and Ruth Hammond. Junior Band Will Meet Friday Night The Junior Band will meet in the Decatur high school gymnasium Friday night at 7 o’clock. Rehearsal will be held preparatory to playing in the American Legion parade ' Sunday.

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HEAT WAVE IS f BROKEN HERE I I Hot Weather Caused ’ Great Damage to Growing Crops; Rain Needed < Very little rain fell in Decatur and vicinity Wednesday evening, i following what appear'd to be a : ( storm brewing late in the afternoon At about nine, o'clock n light ' shower lasting a few minutes fell. : It was sufficient to wet the walks and all trace of it was gone a few | hours later. The temperiture cooled off sev- 1 eral degrees today and predictions were for unsettled weather and cooler. It appeared that a shower was in the offing. The hot weather had done great damage to growing crops and late sowings have not germinated be- ' is use of the la<-k of rain. The soil is exceptionally Im d. Farmers report the corn crop in , bad shape. Mn. h of it has not come 1 up and early plantings have not ' forged ahead. The oats crop is pro- 1 bably the the worst affected. The' 1 crop was damaged early in the sea- i . son on account of the heavy rains in April ami May and now the:' drough iias damaged it to a greater'' extent. Sugar beet seed is not making | ! any headway and a good soaiking ' rain is needed to get the crop start-; 1 ed. officials of the Central Sugar 1 ompany stated today. Reports are.' coming in to the local office today U a: <1 J. Ward Calland, field manager stated he would have a better ideal' of the. condition of the crop by the end of the week. A good rain with-j 1 in the next few days would do mar(CONTINUED ON PA GF; FT VID i ( PREMIUMS FOR FAIR SLASHED — Drastic Reductions In Premium And Purse List For State Fair Indianapolis, June 22. — (U.R) Drastic reduction of the premium, and purse list lor the Indiana Stale ■; fair was announced here today by Levi I>. Moore, member of the board of agriculture. Cash awards this year will total

$81,936 ns compared to $141,838 in 1932. a reduction of $60,000. The fair will be held September 2-8. inclusive. Major awards will be distributed as follows: Speed. $15,400; horses, $14,558; cattle. $17,538.81; sheep, $4,722: swine, $8,116; poultry, rabbits and pigeons, $4,884; agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and apiary, $4,986.75; tine arts. $1,270; applied arts, $1,095; calf club (beef), sl,134; calf club (dairy), $1,136; and pig club, $1,268. Nine scholarships worth $474 will be awarded at the annual state fair school for girls August 25 to September 8. The scholarships will be for Purdue, Indiana and Depauw universities; Earlham, Franklin and Indiana State Teachers’ colleges, ind Central Normal, Danvil’e. Mrs. L. T. Foster. Crawfordsville, again will be in charge of the school. o CONTINUE AIR TOOR OF STATE Fifth Annual Air Tour Continues: Flv Over Decatur Saturday Terre Haute. Ind., .Tune 22 —(U.R) —The fifth annual Indiana air tour resumed its circuit of the state today with all but two of the original starters taking off from Paul Cox field here for Lafayette and South Bend. Motor trouble forced Ed New. Indianapolis, and Wren McMains, Richmond, to drop out yesterday. New stopped at Shoals with oil , trouble. McMains was forced down near French Lick. Other small craft that became lost while battling strong head winds on the long hop from Louisville yesterday arrived here for the overnight stop several hours too late to participate in ceremonies dedicating the local air-| , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Committees To Meet Tonight AU members of committees in 'Charge of arrangements for the Northern Indiana district convention of the American Legion are requested to meet at the Decatur Country Club at 8:00 o’clock tonight. Every committee member is urged to be present, as business of importance will be transacted. SIO,OOO SUIT IS FILED HERE Case Venucd From Jay Circuit Court After Two Juries Disagree Damages of SIO,OOO are sought in a suit filed in the Adams circuit court this morning on a change of venue from the Jay circuit court at Portland. Cleo E. Miller, administratrix of the estate of Ray Miller, deceased, is" seeking the above amount as damages for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Ray Miller. Defendants in the suit are Clyde Money and the Portland Drain Tile Company, for which company Motley is a truck driver. The suit was tried twice before a jury and Judge Frank Gillespie in the Jay circuit court, the jury failing to agree in both trials. The first jury, on March 25. 1933, disagreed after deliberating 17 hours, and the second jury, May 25, 1933, failed to agree after 22 hours deliberation. The complaint alleges that at about 1 a. m. of June 11. 1932, Clyde Money was hauling a truck load of drain tiles for the defendant tjle company to Zionville, Indiana. The complaint states that the truck was unlawfully parked on the pavement lon state road number 67. about 1 two miles southwest of Portland. Ray Miller was riding in another I auto with Carl Downing. The plaintiff alleges that the truck was picked without proper lights and that Downing ran into the rear of the truck, resulting in Miller's death. The complaint states that the victim of the accident is survived by the widow. Cleo Miller, and four children, all of whom were dependent on the deceased for support. Roscoe D. Wheat and Whitaker and Mills are ■attorneys for the plaintiff, while the defendants are represented by Haynes and Jenkins and James J. Moran.

Mother of Decatur Woman Dies Wednesday Mrs. Hanna Handel. 70. of 2135 Miner street. Fort, Wayne, mother of Mrs. Mildred Darwa-liter of this city, died at the Lutheran Hospit 1 Wednesday afternoon at two thirty o’clock of complications. Mrs. Handel had been ill for the last two years. Surviving are two sons, Jesse Handel of Fort Wayne and Joseph Handel of Chicago; five daughters Mrs. Rose Godfrey of Ah-Gwah-Ching. Minne; Mrs. Christy Rairdin of Rockford, 111.. Mrs. Elsie Rogers of Minneapolis. Minn., Mrs. Ida Ber- ’ ger of Richmond and Mrs. Mildred Darwachter of I) 'catur. Two brothers, Donald McDougall of Springfield, 11l and Alexander McDoug‘l of Boston, Mass., and four sisters, Mrs. Fiori Kile and Margaret, Christina and Jesse McDougall all j of Boston, also survive. Three Judges Will Hear Test Trial Indianapolis, June 22 - (U.R) — Two "Other federal court judges • yet unnamed will sit with Judge Robert C. Baltzell here July 6 to hear tff’ suit of Ralph Wetzel, I South Bend, attacking constitutionality of the state government reorganization law. The United States circuit court of appeals at Chicago will name the other judges. Wetzel, state auto license branch manager at South Bend, filed suit against the law. showing that his position was endangered through the auto license department being transferred from the secretary of state to the department of treasury. Alabama Congressman Dies Os Heart Attack Washington. June 22 (U.R) Rep. Edward R Almon. 73. Democrat, representirtg the eighth district of Alabama, died in his lio'el apartment at 5:45 a. ni. today. He bad been in a critical condition: since suffering a heart attack l Tuesday.

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STATEMENT BY THIS COUNTRY IS SENSATION United States Turns Thumbs Down On Immediate Stabilization URGES LOWERING TARIFF BARRIERS London. June 22— ( U R) — The United States turned thumbs down on immediate currency stabilization at the world economic conference today, while the dollar dropped rapidly on everv important European exchange, making new low records since abandonment of the gold standard. Shortly after the American delegation had stirred the conference by proposing in general terms a world wide lowering of tariff and trade harriers, a real sensation was caused by a statement of its policy on stabilization. The statement said the delegation felt it could make a more important contribution to the conference by a move to raise price levels than by temporary stabilization. The statement was not regarded as closing the door entirely to a stabilization agreement sometime later in the conference. Wilh the dollar dropping rapidly, it was felt that the United States soon would be in a bargaining position where stabilization could be attained at a rate which would give President Roosevelt leeway to avoid any fall in prices—price raises being one of the chief : points of his program. I The statement obviously was ' calculated to shift the focus of the conference from stabilization to tariffs, trade and commodity t prices. Lower Barriers London, June 22—(U.R)—Cordell Hull, chief United States dele--1 gate, submitted to the economic commission of the world economic conference today a resolution calling on all nations to reduce tariff barriers “as quickly as possible.” Hull's proposal broke the long silence of the American delegation on its program for solving the world depression. The Americans had been under heavy fire from

oMier delegates for their lack of a program. Hull asked for either direct 'wo nation treaties to reduce tariffs or general treaties. It envisaged four points of procedure. Seven Renorted Out For Office Indianapolis, June 22 (U.R) — Seven men were reported camnaigning today for election as state commander of the American Legion at the annual convention in Evansville August 26-30. William O. Nelson. Anderson, is the present commander. Those hoping to succeed him are Txmis A. Roberts, Evansville; Albert J. Rumbach. Jasper; V M. Armstrong. Indianapolis; Leslie Hendrickson. Boonville: L. V. Hank, Horristown: J. F. McCurdy. Laporte. and A. R. Eton-Porter. Whiting. This years convention is expected to be one of the largest in history. o — Nelson And Gerke Given Appointments Congressman James I. Farley has recommended appointments of 16 persons of the Fourth district as attorneys and appraisers for county brinirhes of ( he National Home Loan Board. These men are to assist and adjust problems for the home owners in need of federal aid. Appointments for Adams county are Nithan C. Nelson, attorney; Winifred Oerke, appraiser. o — Montpelier Man Is Badly Injured Lynn Bennett. 62. of Montpelier suffered severe injuries near Geneva. Wednesday night, when he wag run over by a large truck. Mr. Bennett is the foreman of a pipe line construction gang. He was removed to the Wells County Hosipt il at Bluffton where he suffered a ruptured bladder and severe injuries.