Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 176, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1933 — Page 1

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■MOVERS ARE MN COPIES OF AGREEMENT isevelt Makes Urgent leanest To Put I’ro- • u gram In Effect TENSIVE DRIVE WILL BE STAGED -gag — July 27 <U.P> ,’oluntarv agreements to , r t(>n working hours and iblisii minimum wages re placed in the hands ol plovers throughout the ntrv toda® Attached to t printed forms- wa- a sonal tnesnug- from the salt nt of <he I nitr (I q», urging prompt signature I ' lll ‘ m»t drive now going forward t all the fervor of a war time •al to patriotism srtrnen were given the task cf ■■ (bating the agreement forms very one of the F.,(M>0.000 large small employers in the nation ie agreements provide a work k of 36 hoars and a wage of Hggt 40 rest an hour for far workers and industrial lafor clerks, store employes other ‘‘white collar" workers maximum work week is 40 rs. with a minimum wage of to sls a week depending on sire of the City. He administrate n wants the emetts to go into effect at > so there can be a quick ad of employment and inse in mass purchasing power campaign for aignatures, howwill continue in full force for or six weeks Every block »very city will be canvassed me the Job -is completed. employment of 5.000.000 or >OOO men bjKabor Day is goal. m.' real orga izations will be set ' ilong military lines, with gens. colonels, captains and privcarrying the messages of the - eagle, emblem of cooperation the president’s drive, into y factory, srtor> and housele gospel of NR A will be i hed through the press, radio motion picture- and by thount’ncfed ot* Page thi:ee> ephone Company To Improve System rman Ehinger. manager of Citizens Telephone company, muced late this afternoon the company will spend W 0 to improve the telephone em in Berne. The company - install an underground cable ’ install a complete new system. O ; joday’s Scores -ATIONAL LEAGUE ago 000 000 000—0 6 0 iburgb 010 001 OCx—2 8 1 >ot and Hartnett: French and First Game •on 003 000 000—3 8 0 . adelphia 000 001 30x—4 12 0 intwell and Hogsn: Moore and T ia Second Game M 010 000 000—1 5 2 adelphia 000 000 20x—2 2 1 itta and Hogan; Holley and Ik rfdyn 000 000 000—0 4 2 York 000 OOC 11x—2 8 1 -—ungo and Lopez: Hubbell and v arda. Innati .... 000 -ouis ... 001 ni*h and Hemsley: Vance and on. “MERICAN LEAGUE York 000 000 0 hlngton 010 001 0 iffing and Dickey; Stewart and ''all. ~ -ouis 101 113 oit 000 003 ells and Shea; Marberry and worth. adelphia 001 010 000—2 14 0 on 202 010 10x—6 13 1 tin and Cochrane; Rhodes and •41. eland 320 011 02 ago 100 000 00 racoon and Fytlak; Gaston and y(Fourtesy City Confectionery.

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Named On Board I / ik 'lf ; jy 1 Bdk Lew G. ESlingham. publisher of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette and former publisher of the Decatur Daily Democrat, has been ap pointed a member of the advisory committee of the Indiana public works organization. Other board members are Charles B. Sommers. Indianapolis, and John N. Dyer. 1 Vincennes. OCEAN FLIGHT IS POSTPONED Australian Pilot Forced To Delay Flight Because of Accident Portmarnock Strand. Ireland, July 27—(U.R)—The undercarriage of Charles I’lm‘s plane "Faith in Australia" collapsed as ft was being. rgfuelied _on the beach today~ for a flight toH arbor'Graced S’T New York. Several persons were pinned underneath the wing of the plane and slightly injured. They were sent to a hospital. Police and soldiers attemp'ed to save the plane from the incoming tide. Vim and his companions were inspecting the runway some distance from the place when its undercarriage collapsed while it was being moved to avoid the incoming tide. One ground mechanic's leg was broke and another received serious head injuries. It was expected the machine would be taken to Baldonnel atd repairs completed in a few days. Klopfenstein Farm Is Sold At Auction Mr. and Mrs. David Adams of this ity this morning purchased the Jeff Klopfenstein f rm. 95% acres located four miles south west of Dcatur. with good buildings and considered one of the finest in the county. The farm was sold at auction by the Nation ! Realty Company with Colonel Fred Reppert in charg and the bidding was spirited by the five who participated. The farm hroug'it $71.50 per acre. Col. Repp rt jrranged with several owners for similar sales in the near future. DAVID BR AMES IS BADLY HURT Son-in-law of Frank Schmitt Seriouly Injured In Collision David Brames, 30. 80S Passade.'a Drive. Fort Wayne, and a son-in-law of Frank Schmitt of Decatur, was seriously injured when the car he was driving collided with another auto at Pasadena Drive and Arlington avenue at 1 o'clock this morning. Brames was taken to the St. Joseph hospital, where he is reported suffering from a head injury and possible skull fracture. Two occupants of the second car were also injured, although not seriously. Miss Madalynne Sheets. 18, of 3132 Hanna street, driver of the car. sustained a scalp laceration and Mrs. Harmon • Sheets suffered minor abrasions. Misr.es Shirley Lentz and Lucille Sheets were uninjured. The injured women were treated at the Lutheran hospital and then were taken to their home

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ROOSEVELT IN BRIEF MESSAGE i TO CONFERENCE President’s Message Says World Conference Not A Failure SPEECH IS READ BY CORDELL HULL London, July 27. — (U.R) PreslI dent Roosevelt intervened dramat- | ically at the final plenary session of the world economic conference today to say forcefully and earn- - estly that it was not a failure and J that it was not dead. Delegates were paying little attention to the succession of speakers. reading, some of them with bitter sarcasm, wlut they' thought were funeral orations for the conference. Ramsay MacDonald, British prime minister and president of the conference, rose between speeches and announced that Cordell Hull, chief American delegate, soon would read a message from Mr. Roosevelt. Delegates stiffened and became silent. Tomas A. Le Breton. Argentina. read his speech. Then Hull rose and solemnly read the president's statement. It was in the form of a message to MacDonald, praising him warmly for his work as president of the conference. “Before the recess of the conference I want you to know of my sincere admiration and respect for your courage and your patience as its presiding officer," began the message. “I feel that because of it the nations of the world can continue to discuss mutual problems with frankness and without rancor. “Results are not always meis- ' tired Yfi'ternis of fbrnial agreerrtwwt They can come equally from the free presentation of each nation's difficulties and each nation's methods to meet individual needs. ’’ Americans understood foreign problems better because of the conference, the President said, and (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) TO ELECTROCUTE YOUTH TONIGHT 24-Year-Old Youth Will Die Tonight For Child's Murder Michigan City. Ind.. July 27 — (U.R)—Glenn Donald Shustrom, 24-year-old oil refinery worker and former Galesburg. 111., high school student, will die in the electric chair at the state prison here shortly after midnight tonight. His electrocution, on his plea of guilty to murdering Alberta Knight, 12-year-old Whiting girl, was definitely set by the supreme court for July 28 after three postponements. Tradition of setting electrocutions for Friday was- thus carried out by the high court. Tonight, another tradition of executing the death penalty a few hours after arrival of the day set—wi.l be observed. It had not been announced today whether Louis E. Kunkel, warden since July 1, or Harry D. Claudy, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO), o Sam Bailer Freed On Bond Wednesday Sam Bailer, held in the Adams county jail since last Friday on charges of enticing women to enter a disorderly house, was released on bond Wednesday night. Mrs. Bailer and Bud Morrison had previously been freed on bumd under the same charge. o — — - — Local Men Will Remodel Barn Phil Stuers and Will Colchin left 1 this morning for a point twelve miles west of Roanoke, where they i will immediately begin a two weeks > job of remodeling a large dairy barn owned by one of the big loan l>anks. Mr. Sauers will have charge of building a new foundation and making other repairs and Mr. Colchin will see that the building is re-1 painted and given the proper appearance.. Eight or ten men accompanied them and will assist in the work.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, July 27, 1933.

French Quinn To Attend Meeting French Quinn will go to Geneva tonig.it to attend a meeting to discuss steps to be taken towards 1 getting Immediate action on the proposed Llmberlost lake. It is be--1 lieved that if sufficient support Is ' given and the conservation department is interested, the necessary ' ( funds may be secured from the Federal government as a part of the i recovery program. Jt is believed the improvement, if made would employ several hundred mtn for a yeur or two and would add much , to this action of the state. A delegation from Portland will attend the nieeing and it is expected some definite steps for immediate action taken. STATE DEALERS WILL LINEUP Indiana Retail Merchants Are Expected To Endorse Program Indianapolis. July 27. — (U.R) — State retail merchants will meet in their respective districts within the next few days to align themselves with the national recovery program. The meetings were called by the associated retailers of Indiana whose executive committee todayhay decided to recommend that retailers begin operation under the president's blanket business code by August 1 or at least by August The committee, meeting here, : also recommended that uniform hours of operation be established for state stores. ■ As Indiana business continues ■ to “do its part" in the NRA pro i gram, a survey to determine exten}. of Indiana co-operation with - the program appeared probable, r* Louis J Borinstein. Indianapolis “ Chamber of Commerce president, i received a letter from Washing- ■ I ton asking such a survey for the capitol city. He said he underi stood it will be extended tlirougli- ■ out Indiana. 1 Bi.yh the surveys are ex; ected to follow today's mailing of NRA agreement blanks to 90,000 Hoosier business men and industrial establishments. More than 200 members of the ■ newly formed Indiana Restaurant Association approved the program at their session here last night. Directors of the Indiana Coal Merchants Association asked mem- | bers to observe the blanket code pending adoption of their national code. O h— .A— Essex Coach Stolen Wednesday Evening I A 1928 Essex coach owned by , Wilson Reed of West Madison , street, was stolen from its parking place on Liberty Way Wednesday , evening. The car was parked between 7:30 and 8 p, m. and was ' missing when Reed returned from the show. 'I o EXPECT BANK TO OPERATE SOON Indiana Home Loan Bank Will Be In Operation In Ten Days Indianapolis, July 27. — (U.R) — With 25,000 applications already rereceived, the Indiana Home lyoan Bank probably will begin functioning within 10 days, E. Kirk McKinney, state manager, announced today, McKinney said that he has recommended use of the old offices of the Farmers Trust Company here as state headquarters of the bank. Branch offices will be established at South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Evansville. The Indianapolis district office, is scheduled to be occupied by part of the personnel of the Home Loan institution by Tuesday but the actual operation will not start until ■ later. The district offices and thesubdivisions will be opened simultaneously for business with the local office. McKinney asked that no addi-1 tional loan requests be sent here, because when the district offices | are open, all requests must be allocated. “It’s not the purpose or desire to disturb the present mortgage | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

TO DISTRIBUTE SCHOOL FUNDS I I I "" County Auditor Cowen Completes Allotment For School Units County Auditor Glen Cowen has ■ completed the allotment of the common school and congressional school funds among the townships and school units in the county. The checks will be held up a i few days with the view of including the surplus dog funds in the distribution. All of the trustees have not yet reported the amounts they will pay to the county and if possible Mr. Cowen would like to include the totals in the school fund distribution. The distribution this year is made on the basis of the daily average attendance of school children. In previous years the enumeration figures were the I I basis of the distribution. Figured on 4,598 daily average attendance. I the distribution is equal to $1.560289 per capita. The following amounts will be distributed to the townships and school units, the totals including the common school and congressional fund interest: Blue Creek. $315.97; French, $349.88; Hartford. $351.27; Jefferson. $332.06; Kirkland. S3BO 05; Monroe, $734.92; Preble, $382.97; Root. $439.16; St. Marys. $381.53; Union. $325.95; Wabash. $788.55; Washington. $574.71; Berne, $623.41; Decatur. $1,687.46. The average daily school attendance in the townships and in ’ Ber.ie and Decatur, including all parochial school children, follows. Blue Creek. 182; French. 205; 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) . | o Retail Merchants To Meet Friday The attention of ret <il merchants - is .ailed to the meeting to he held ■ at two o'clock Friday afternoon in ■ the Chamber of Commerce rooms. A proposition will be submitted to the merchants and James Elberson, president of the Chamber of Commerce urged every me to be pre- . sent. I D GRAIN PRICES AGAIN ON RISE i Continued Reports Os Crop Damage Cause Prices io Soar ’ Chicago July 27—(UP)—A boomi ing wheat market, similar in its violent fluctations to that which 1 brought a precipitated decline last I week, dosed today with net gains for the day of seven and one half ' to 7 7-8 cents a bushel. Half an hour before the dose of the market, prices shot down to lows for the day. Almost immediately they zoomed back up to dose at the highs. Chicago. July 27.— (U.R) —Grain prices soared again today on the opening of the Chicago board of ' trade on the basis of continued reports of widespread crop damage in major grain areas. Wheat was up 4% to 6% cents at the opening , Corn and oats displayed great strength and prices advanced sevserai cents a bushel for both i grains. All futures months were well above the dollar mark for wheat. September sold at $1.03%, up 4'4 i cents. December sold at $1.07%, ■CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Newport Arrested On A And B Charge Ned Newport was arrested Wed-j nesday afternoon by chief of police Sephus Melchi on a charge of assault anti battery, preferred by Frank Straub. Newport appeared in mayor's court Wednesday evening but the case was continued to a , later date. o Hold Examination Saturday Morning Clifton IE. Striker, county st hool superintendent, announced today that a higli school equivalency exai mination will be given Saturday. The examination will start at 8 a.m. I and will be held in the circuit court room.

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RICHARD KING 1 BADLY HURT BY . FALL ON GLASS Three-Year-Old Son of > Fred King Is In Critical Condition PERFORM OPERATION • WEDNESDAY NIGHT ' Richard King, three year old son ' of Mr. and Mrs. Fred King. 505 1 Mercer avenue is in a serious on- ’ ditlon at the Adams County Memo--1 rial hospital, as a result of pun turl ing his stomach on a piece of glass when lie fell through a small show i case at the Christian church Wed- ' nesday afternoon. 1 An operation was performed on ' the boy last night and although > physi.-ians were encouraged with ' the progress made this morning, • they pronounced liis condition criti--1 cal.’ The youth accompanied his ' mother to the chur. h yesterday asI ternoon. While she and sever il I other women of the Toadies Aid • were doing volunteer work in the kitchen and dining room in the ■ basement, Richard and a tew com- ’ panions start dto play. Richard was standing on a church pew, stored in one corner of the room and when lie started to get off. fell in a show erase, used for placing ' pies and pastry when the women served meals at the church. His arm was cut and a gash was 1 cut on tlie left side. Thinking that I the cut was merely a flesh wound, it was dress d and a bandage ap- ■ plied. Last evening the boy became worse and suffered from hemorrhages. A physician was called and it was advis’d that he be taken to the hospital. An operation was per'ifmmed about eight o’clock last euaniiifl. i * I The piece of glass cut c.ear j through the flesh and pun. tur d his j stomach near the left side. None of ( the glass broke off in the stomach. The ole in the stomach was larg r ’ than the outside gash, physicians stated. The boy's father is employed at the Daily Democrat office, being in charge of the newsp per press and tlie sterotype department. Q , Discuss Installing i , New Flasher System Officials of tin- Pennsylvania railroad system met with the Berne ' Town Coumil Monday veiling for the purpose of discussing a flasher system for the crossings on Main and Water street in Berne. The sentiment of th citizens of . Berne in regard to the flasher sysj tern will be determined befor definite action is taken by the town ' officials. The feasibility of inst ill- ■ ing the system at Berne has been discussed frequently since tlie Memorial Day wreck in 1931 wlien five ( members of the Charles O. Miller family were killed. o LEADERS NAMED IN CONSPIRACY I Chicago Business Me n, Political And G a n g Leaders Are Indicted I Chicago July 27 —(UP) —Twenty I i four business, political and gang i leaders including Al Canone and his successor, Murray Humpries, were named in an indictment returned today charging conspiracy ! in the cleaning and dyeing, laundry and carbonated beverage industries here. Tlie indictments followed close i on announcement of a super cabinj et of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to fight crime : and all forms of racketeering. Aiderman Oscar F. N Ison. Republican leader in the citv council, headed the list of political figures named in the indictments. Dr. B. B Squires, nationally known expert and head of tlie cleaning and dyeing 1 institute also was listed. Nelson was floor leader for William Hale (Big Bill) Thompson, j during the regime of the latter as mayor of Chicago. He is one of the few republican leaders of the ; period who have survived tlie 1 strong Democratic machine built up by the Late mayor Anton Cermak i and is still a member of the coun-, cil. 1

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Public Works Head n l y f \ Daniel J. Tobin of Indianapolis, for many years leader in the American Federation of Labor and secretary of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who has been appointed midwestern regional director of the $3,3(M),000,000 public works fund by President Roosevelt. BLAST WRECKS TROOP TRUCK One National Guardsman Is Fatally Burned In Explosion Pan j. 111.. July 27.—(U.R) — One dead and 24 injured was the toll today from an explosion which wrecked a national guard truck . bringing soldiers to their homes from duty in the Taylorville mine area. As the truck was proceeding on state highway 20. a sheet of flame suddenly swept through the car. It was accompanied by a terrific explosion. The 30 militiamen in tlie truck were trapped by the fire. Morris Harper 20. was burped fatally. Sixteen others suffered serious burns before they were able to escape through windows They: were treated at local hospitals and the remaining returned to barracks in Christian county. Officials said a brokekn gasoline line caused tlie fire and explosion. Special Convention Sunday And Monday A special st it' convention of the Indiana Grocers and Meat Dealers will be held at the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis Sunday and Monday iXugust 6 and 7- A master code covering grocery distribution has been developed by the National Association and will be discussed at t.iis meeting. o * — ♦ Woman’s Club In Drive To Obtain Books For Library Have you and members of the family enjoyed the library? Do you feel that it is an institution worthy of support? W? arc' sure you cio and that you will be happy to assist the Civic Section of the Woman’s Club in a campaign to add Isioks to the shelves. Will you give a book or several to the Library? Owing to the lack of money and efforts to continue operation of the library, it lias been necessary to suspend buying of books the past year. The trustees have approved the proposition from the Civic section of the Woman's club to increase tlie number of liooks by a drive and are appreciative of this cooperation. The campaign will open tomorrow in charge of a committee composed of Mrs. Ben DeVor, Mrs. Noah Bixler and Mrs. Harold DeVor df you have a book-old or new -that you feel you can spare, call any of, these women or send tlie books to the Library. Perhaps if you don't care to give a book you would feel interested enough to give a dollar or two so thay tli - board may buy some of the latest liooks. It is hop ’d by this ! method to replentish the shelve and keep )he Library up to standard Several have already expressed their intentions of giving a number | of volumes and it is needless to say | that any gift, large or small will lie gratefully received.

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JURY DECREES OEATHPENALTY FOR KIDNAPER Walter McGree Is Convicted of Kidnaping Miss Mary McElroy DEFENSE GIVES NO TESTIMONY Kansas City, Mo.. July 27. (U.R Death was decreed bv a iurv here today tor Walter 11. McGree, convicted of the ransom kidnaping ol Miss Mnrv McFJrov. daughter of Judge M. F. McElroy, citv manager ol Kansas (.itv. Tlie jury' returned a verdict finding McGee guilty of plotting and leading the abduction and recommended that he be hanged for the crime. The recommendation of the jury is mandatory under Missouri law. The verdict of the Jury was the first ease in which the death penalty has been invoked in the war against kidnapers. “This verdict will serve notice to kidnapers throughout the nation that they max' expect the severest punishment for their crimes.’ slid Joseph B. Keenan, special assistant United States attorney general. Keenan came here from Washington 8o aid the state in the case. He will return today to the capi- ; tai. .Conviction of McGee came just two months after the abduction of Miss McElroy, who was seized at her home while other members of the family were absent. The abductors demanded $60.000 from Judge McElroy, hut she was released upoju payment of $30,000. most of which was recovered after arrest of McGee and others charged with participation in the abduction. Defense attorneys offered no evidence at McGee’s trial. H' made a confession immediate!? after his arrest and no effort was ’made to set aside the confession. His attorneys concentrated on a plea to the jury not to recommend the death' penalty. They ■ argued that Miss McElroy had not been mistreated dttri'g her captivity. and asserted that her cantors had shown her every possible rCONTINT'pyD ov PAGE STX.) Two Brothers Are Given Sentences Charles anti lee Ford, brothers, of Bryant, were arraigned before Judge Frank Gillespie in the Jay circuit court Wednesday afternoon, entering pleas of guilty to public intoxication. Charles Ford was sentenced to 60 days at tlie penal farm and fined $1 and costs. Lee was sentenced to 30 days and also fined $1 and costs. The brothers were arrested for causing a disturbance in Bryant Sunday. JUDGE REFUSES TO PROSECUTE Fort Wayno .Judge Says Pponle of Allen County Want Draught Beer Fort Wayne, July 27 —(UP) —Declaring that the people of Allen county want draught beer and thit he believed a liberal interpretation of thestate malt beverage act would maks possible the sale of draught beer, City Judge Bert A. Fagan took the cas? of August Hoffman, proprietor of the A. ind O. sweet shop at Ruunion and Higli streets, under advisement following a hearing of tlie evidence in city court Wednesday. Hoffman was arrested by police Tuesday on a chrage of sale of draught beer. He ' as a license to s 11 beer in his ?st iblisliment. Tlie action by tlie court in taking ' the case under advisement makes it appear certain tint persons who have state and federal licenses will not be found guilty of violation of i the state act by selling draught lieer. Judge Eagan before taking the case und r advisement stated that unless draught beer is quickly legalized in Indiana the state would slip ‘ back into the rut caused by pro(CONTINURD ON* PAGE* SIX)" "