Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 2 August 1933 — Page 1
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SIX BANK BANDITS ARE SURROUNDED
ItATIONS OF Kovery plan IE DISCOVERED L.n officials Order ■ c t‘ ( hock-up Os K; va >ioiis Made WZ m<* finployI Cber ivc employ | r .. tictmaire to all Kn lii I f gts a (-berk-tip r tom ti j ( 0 , adaptable also . canvasses and lfT r in - obtaining desir ti infer 2 The unionization is ii Ins f sid'.v Members S Hi; *' suit" recov y bo appointed late J stert -v " ill supervise 1 d t oral campaign of inquiries ft new ’ NI: Ais interpreted B - offk ng that many ’(CO* i •> iv PAGE SIX) : IPPROVE PLANS HUB! WAYS Is Announces Proi For Four Million foliar Program ap- Aug 2. HU.R)— I’roa $4,700,000 state highway ?nt poing program flnancFederal funds were an-! todav by James H. Adams, commission chairman, ist will he met by the $lO,receiitly allotted Indiana f public works hill. Notice v&I of tlie 27 projects was today from .1, T, Voshell, district roads engineer, tlie projects are 15a (■•• f ; ng. numerous bridge' iverheads, , construction * <■* ''passes grading preparapaving, and roadside landand speculations will lie Washington for approval to tlur many of the projects will way hv late summer or Os tie remainder of the $10,000,to Indiana. $4,800,000 used later for state highly <j spartment paving of city •ireeta n federal highways. Anr-| )U.tlUo will he used for feeder roads for which pßfcte being made. _ l ocal Barbers At BlulTton Tuesday of the local barber ttnon number 660 attended the barat Rluffton Tuesday The meeting was conducted by Hoy Andress, presid nt of the Twenty mem Bluftton, Zanesville, Poll(’ruz, Tocsin, Unioiulale. Albert Center and Ossian were in itato the local Union, barbers of the above towns to conform with the and hour schedule that union has adopted.
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Oil Czar
Oil Czar i' „ U James A Moffett, recenrly appointed oil czar under the National Recovery administration. Moffet resigned his position as vicepresident of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey following a disagreement with the company over his acceptance of the post. GROCERS MEET AT FORT WAYNE Schedule of Hours Mill He Adopted At District Meeting Thursday A meeting of grocers of the Fourth district will is- held in Fort Wayne at the Clumber of Comhif»«, Thursday rt!ph» bt «t r>Vt«rk. at which a si hedule of hours for grocery stores will he mad" Several local grocers are planning to att ml the district meeting. Next Sunil j.v and Mondav a state meeting of grocers will IK- heltl at ndianapolis. when the state grocer's code will he adopted he al groe rs stated. By agreement, the hours of employment in grocery and f«* d stores have been increased to 49 hours a we k As sw fort'n in the Presid- ' cut's re-employment agreement, work hours were fix d at 4b hours a week, but Gen-ral Johnson has agreed to a 4' hour week for employes of grocery and food stores Section 4 la) of the tentative , code of tile National Association of Ret ,il Grocers provides rhat tlie work week for the retail food and groi cry trad shall he six days, exI clmling Sunday. Local grocers romm-nting on toe adoption of the national code, ’ said, "retail grocers in this community will lie loyal to the President and will support him in every possible manner in the great effort I he is making to bring aliout letter conditions. S. K. Hite, representing local independent grocers, lias h on invited to att ml a meeting of the board of directors of the Indiana Retail Grocers and meat d-alers in Indianapolis, august ti. TRUSTEE ASKS FOR CLOTHING T. R. Noll Requests Donations of Outgrown Clothing And Shoes With the opening of shoot barely a month away, T. R. Noll, Washington trustee, has made a request sot outgrown clothing and shoes Anyone having clothing or shoes to donate to the m> dy. is requested to leave the articles at the Moose home on Tuesday or Saturday forenoon. „f unable to bring the articl s to the home, telephone to Mr. Noll and tlie articles will lie collected Mr. Noll stated that probably tin to 80 school children will need rtothing and shoes this tall and any help from Decatur or Washington township residents will be • greatly appreciated. The relief roll in Washington township has he- it reduced neatly • 80 per cent from the previous quarter. A number of persons who have i j required township aid have obtain- > ed employment in the past few . j weeks ami are no longer cm. the re- ' lief list.
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MASS MEETINGS HELD IN STATE ON AGREEMENTS Stat<* Recovery Hoard Is Appointed Hv National Leader RESTAURANTS A(iREE TO CODE Indianapolis. Aug. 2 HJ.R) Mass meetings, resulting in wholesale signing of agreements to comply with provisions of the NIRA blanket code, today marked recovery 'efforts In Indiana. In many cities the meetings were tailed by Chambers <d Commerce «ir civic h-a-lets and speakers ex plain d op-rations of the blanket code. In each instant", the majority o! business leaders present signed cooperative agreements. The drive for recovery was further speeded today witli the use of the second airplane in two days to gather signed agreements. Today's (light was over the s cithern siA tion of the state. Stops were to he made at Bloomington Vincennes. Evansville, New Albany. Jeffersonville. Madison, Connersville and Richmond. The plane which made the flight over the northern portion of ttestate yesterday landed at Schoen tie’d here with more than 8,000 signed agreements. These, com--1! hilled with those delivered directly to state headquarters here, raised the total on file with Francis Wells, state director, to approximately 15.000. From Washington today came announcement of the state recovery hoard, appointed by Col. Hugh Johnson, national recovery administrator I' is composed of Daniel Wertz, Kvansville; Adolf Fritz, Indianapolis: Rudolph T.-e-its, Richmond; Joseph M. Cravens. Madi son: M M. Dunbar. Indianapolis: G. M. Leslie, Fort Wavne' Fred-1 ‘ erick Kroeger. Anderson; W. P. Gleason Gary, and Charles Temp i Y-ton. Terre Haute. Outstanding among the mass actions taken last night was a meeting at Gre-nshtirg at which business and industrial leaders agreed to place the NR A code in effect throughout Tie- city and Decatur • •»••• 11 -i INTIN t’FJI I ON PA OK SIX) CIVIL CITY TO FAY FOR COST Will Pay Fo r Electric Current And \N ater Used At Parks The electric light and water works committees of the city council. reported to the council last veiling, that the civil city should pay for all electric current and water used at the city swimming pool, water works park and it Legion ' Memorial park. The swimming pool is filled with 1 1 1 an water ev ry month daring the bathing season. It requires about 25b.CN-0 gallons of water to fill the p,x) 1 ltd the water works committe lame to the conclusion that ti'i—j civil city should pay for the water used, since the department it <1 to ! bear so many Additional expens s ' of the civil city. Tlie electro light committee reported similarly on the question of . furnishing power and ele -trie current at the city park and at the . swimming pool. Tlie report covered 1 tlie year IP:!;! and when the budget j for l!t:!4 is prepar d an appropriation for such items will be included ! or those servi es The City Light and Water pla.nf j does not levy a penny for lire hydrant r ntals mil ornamental street ! lighting this y-ar and the Public j Service commission has ruled that ; the plant is entitled to and should I charge for thy water and electric , current fiirnishrd the civil city for public improvements. -It is estimated that the entire cost will he led ween S2OO and $;!b0 for tlie year. Local Youth (Jets # Marriage License A m Triage license was issued In the office of the Blackford County Clerk at Hartford City, Tuesday!' evening, to Russel Barker, 22, Decatur farmer, and Mildred Basey, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Basey of Montpelier.
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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 2, 1933.
Questions Regarding Specific NRA Problems Are Answered Here
Washington. Aug. 2 <U.R> Kenan- answers to,questions regard itig specific problems raised by President Roosevelt's voluntary ie employment agreements: Q Cun an employer work an employe In a retail store during the rush period In the morning, and then release him until another busy period begins in mid-after- - noon? A Tills would lit- interpreted ns a violation of the spirit nf the agreement. G Are luncheon and rest periods deductable from the number of hours worked to bring the total within the specified number? A Yes, within reason. Prolonged luncheon and rest periods would he regarded, however, a* opposed (o the spirit of the agreement. Q Is an employer obliged to j retain all present employes, regardless of their efficiency? A No, there is nothing in the agreement compelling an employer to retain particular employes, provided the ones In hires are paid at least the minimum wage. Q What would prevent an employer from discharging persons now receiving more than the minimum and hiring inexperienced workers at lower pay. tints treat ing a new group of unemployed? A Tliis would he regarded as a 68 FIRMS SIGN NRA AGREEMENT Many Local Firms And Industries Agree To Act's Compliance A total of fiß certificates of com- 1 pliance with the National Reeov- ‘ ery Act had been filed at tiie Decatur postoffice, at noon today. L. A. Graham, postmaster announced. Several of- the certificates were filed by individuals and firms not employing any extra labor in the conduct of their business. A score of firms have signed tlie agreements. which compliance with tlie NRA will mean tlie employing of several additional persons in conformity to the maximum hour schedules. Others will be affected bv the minimum wage scales. The certificates filed with Postmaster Graham today follow: Kustern Indiana Oil and Supply Co: K. F. Gass Store. Hemy. Knapp. Porter Tire Co.. Vern K. Crabill, Dr. Harold DeVor. The ! Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., S K. Hite, Nichols Shoe store. Miller Jones Shoe Co.. R. N. Rult yon 8: Son. H. L. Kern garage, c J. Lutz. F. McConnell & Sons. Wemhoff Monumental Works, Adrian Wemhoff. Decatur Auto Top and Paint Co.. George Appelmatt, Winnes Sh.oe store. Riverside Garage, Fisher A- Harris, Cort ; Theater, Voglewede Shoe store, Fred I. Patterson. Burt Mangold, Oscar Lankettau, Sheets Bros.. Mar;z Barber shop. Mutschler i Meat market, Klzey & Cowan. Saylors Motor Co.. National hotel. Macklin & Zelir. Phil L Mackli.i, Maier Hide and For Co.. M. Move, Decatur Floral Co.. Lose Bros . Vance & Linn. Barney Wertzberg(CONTINCBD ON PACK SIX) COLLECT FROM STATE EMPLOYES Democrat Party Leaders Plan To Form New Collection Agency Indianapolis Dug. 2 -(UP) —Org nization of th Hoosicr Democrai tic Club Incorporated, to ;ct as a; collection agency for campaign | funds from Democratic state cm-, ploves was plann- d today by party leaders. ( It is planned to m ike a voluntary , ( assessm nt of two per cent monthly j on all Democrats on the state pay | , roll earning more than $75 a month. | according to Dick Heller, secretary! to lieutenant-governor M. Clifford j ; Townsend. Tine movement is sponsored by i I Piers Greenlee and Wayne Coy, secretaries to Gov Paul V. McNutt. | Bowman Elder is slated for trea- i surer. He Is national tr-asurer of j , the American Legion and is one of McNutt’s closest political advisors. I ( Books of membership tickets! * *t CONTINUED sTx) *j !
violation of the ngreeme.it to spread employment and increase wages. There is no provision in tlie blanket agreement for a report tm personnel and wages added. but a quest ioiinalre is to he distributed Oil this point and ( those who have made no real contribution to reemployment will he deprived of the Blue Eagle. Q How do the smaller employers receive the blank agreement forms? A If the forms are not received through the mail they may be obtained at the local postoffice. Q I)o public utilities come under the recovery act so far as the blanket agreement and separate codes of fair competition are concerned? A Yes. Q Are railroads affei ted and will dispatchers, operators, eon- ; duitors, and trainmen lie put on shorter work weeks? A It lias been assumed that railroads are not tinder the NRA. Tlie NRA lias not made a specific ruling. Q —Does the NRA affect workers on large estates, gardeners, chauffeurs, maids, etc? A—No. Q How will hotel employes be affected? A They will be regarded as "service" employes with a maximum work week of 4n hours • ••••••••••••••••••*♦••• (FONTIN’FF.D OX FAdK 1!YK) Use Os Blue Eagle In Advertising Told Washington. Aug 2 (U.R>Hugh S Johnson, Nation 1 Re covery Administrator, explained the s) “cia 1 regulations under which advertisers may use the blue eagle emblem "Any newspaper, magazine or other publication is authorized to reproduce the emblem in the advertisement of an employer, provided such employer tiles with the newspaper, maea/tn" or other publication, a written statement that he has signed the President’s agreement, and affixes to his order one of the I‘Vinch -stickers." A similar provision governs printing of stationery, label, or advertising literature. Newspapers were asked to co-oper-ate in preventing misleading use of the insignia. ♦ ♦ PETTY SPEAKS TO ROAD MEN Purdue Highway Expert Addresses Adams County Road Workers Assistant road supervisors and their helpers attended a meeting at the court house last evening and heard Ben H. Petty, professor of highway engineering. Purdue University. speak on the "fundamentals of road improvement." Ralph Roop, county engineer ami Adams county road supervisor, presided at the meeting. In speaking of the Adams county highway system. Mr Petty said: "Adams county lias a total of 794 miles of road, made up if 52 miles of state roads and 712 miles of county roads The funds available for maintaining the 712 miles of county mads will tytal approxi mately SIOO,OOO for 1933. In 1931 a total of $131,700 was spent in maintaining these roads. "To the average taxpayer. Ibis SIOO,OOO looks like a rather large sum of money for the purpose, yet when divided hv the 742 miles ot county roads, it provides only slß.> per mile per year. Eliminating Sundays and holidays, we have available approximately 300 days in the year on which rood work can possibly lie carried on It we divide this $lB5 by 300, we gel the significant sum ot 45 cents per mile ! ptr day for the maintenance of the county road system. Anyone who (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Decatur Men Attend Code Meeting Todaay Jo" Lose, august Heiman. local l- staurant proprietors. Jess Rice, ihotel proprietor and Albert Miller, of tlie Miller’s Bakery, were in Indianapolis attending s stat' meet-' ing of restaurant and hotel men. Matters pertaining to the adopting of a code by the restaurant and ! hotel men will come before the j meeting.
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ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD REPORT HAS BEEN FILED City School Hoard Ends Fiscal Year \N ith $31,-956.-13 Balance LOWER RECEIPTS FOR PAST YEAR The Decatur School Board ended its fiscal year. August 1. with a rash hula nee of $81.95(1 12. accord ing to the annual report tiled with County Auditor Glen Co wen Dy M K Mower, former treasurer of the board. The cash balance, as Os July .11, 1982. was reduced $83.1*12.54 during the school year. I lie balance in all funds a year ago was s•>!.905.97. The balances on hand this year are divided into file following funds: Tuition, payment of teachers. , sll. S 5 4.4*4 Special fund, payment of Dills, janitor's salaries. $18,383.98. Bond fund. $1,718.04. Tlie treasurer's report shows the following receipts during the year, including the balance of $64,968 97, | oil hands. August 1. 19-12: From taxation, tuition fund * 29.ti19.39 From taxation, special fund 21.554.fi7 From state school fund 4.2t>9.1 1 From school transfers 8.910.13 From Old Adams County Bank 16,246 H From miscellaneous sources From H. 11 Myers, agent l.’vTl From interest. First State Bank 851.77 Total of all receipts $130,213 : '> s Recapitulation The treasurer’s report shows the following recapitulation of the tuithe tuition special and born! funds. Tuition Fund Balance 9-31-32 $3(1.477.99 From county auditor 9-1-32 to 7-31-33 33.979.5 ti From transfers v9l<v43 From interest. St.de Bank 651 77 Total 173.918.75 Total expenditures $«2,«64.29 Balance 7-2,1-33 \ $11,854.46 Special Fund Balance 9.) 82 $26,333.45 .....••a*.*********'**** ,<•< intinuui > ox I’aoi; six » Jesse Sunier Dies At Hlutlton Tuesday Funeral services tor Jesse E. Sunier, SI, uncle of (’. E Hocker of tltis city, and retired business man and former city sanitary m spector of Bluffton. who died at hi - home, 409 West Central Avenue. Bluftton, Tuesday morning at 1 o'clock, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home. Rev. I*. B. Smith will officiate, assisted by A. B. Cline. Burial will be made in Fairview. Three sisters survive: Mrs. Sarah Ewing of Oakland, f alii ■ Mrs. Josephine Biberstine. of Los Angeles. California; Mrs Justine Hocker, of Monroe. Three children and a half sister and two half brothers aso survive. Mrs. Sunier preceded her hush,ml in death on June 7. 1929. PHEASANTS TO BE SENT HERE 100 Ring Neck Pheasants Will He Distributed In This County Roy Johnson, president of the Adams county conservation association. tills morning rer Ived noth e from Kenneth Kunkel. head of , the state fish ml gam ■ department, | ment, that a shipment of Bin ring neck pli asants will lie distributed , here within tlie next two weeks. a. J. Hamlin of Portland, dis- ( tiiit gam warden, will lie in charge | of the distribution. Locations for placing the pile sums luiv not | been picked. Sportsmen an- urged ' | to protect there birds so I at there may ev> ntually be an open season on them. i Shooting pheasants at the pre- ( sent time is a law violation, as j ' there- is no open season on the ! birds, and game wardens ar? now ; covering Adams county to prevent | any violations of the game laws.
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Fatally Shot at Sea R g £ I . % i / lyu mtf IySP"* f Karl Werner Heye, 3rd, wealthy 26-year old broker, of Rochester, N Y., who was shot and killed aecidentally Dy his traveling companion. Charles Manger, aboard the liner Bremen while en route to Europe. Tlie Bremen's captain announced the matter must lie referred to German courts. ELIMINATE ONE GRADE COURSE Decatur School Board Drops Physical Training At Central School As a means to reduc * xpenses. the He atur school hoard has decided to drop the physical training course at the Central school, M. F Worthm in, superintendent -f' schools, announced today. Th ■ board also decided to ( lose the s' bool library in the high school for the first semester. The reference books will be placed in tlie Ass-mbly room for immediate use of students and ether hook- will be given out >y I’rim ipttl W. Guy Brown, th, superinUnden: - 1 a ted. The eliminating of tlies two departments will result in saving to the school and is made neees sary, Mr. Worthmun stated, b i ause of the reduced income this year. Contracts were given to janitors of schools to clean them up and get (CONTIXUFJD OX p ViK SIX) Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAdUE First Gane Brooklyn 000 300 101—5 13 1 Boston 000 222 20x—8 12 1 Beck and Lopez; Brandt and Hogan. Second Game Brooklyn 000 101 001—3 10 0 , Boston 000 010 0C0 —1 5 1 Mungo and Lopez: Frankhouse and Hogan. Cincinnati .. 101 00 Chicago 413 02 Lucas and Hemsley Root and Campbell. St. Louis COO 000 21 Pittsburgh 000 020 00 Carleton and O'Farrell; Meine and Grace. First Game New York 000 040 200— 6 11 5 Philadelphia 0 22 431 10x—13 12 1 Fitzsimmons and Mancuso: Holley and Davis. Second Game New York 333 1 Philadelphia 000 0 Parmalee and Mancuso; Moore and Davis. AMERICAN LEAdUE Boston 000 000 Washington 000 000 Welland and Ferrell; Crowder and Sewell. First Game Chicago 000 000 002 —-2 9 1 Detroit 000 100 000—1 71 Jones and Beery: Marberry and Pasek. Second Games Chicago 100 0 Detroit 0 .0 2 Gastcn and Berry: Frasier and Hayworth. Philadelphia 303C21 430—16 19 0 New York 000 010 101— 3 10 1 Earnshaw and Cochrane; Ruffing and Jorgens. Cleveland 005 St. Louis 400 Ferrell and Pytlak; Blaehoider and Shea. Courtesy City Confectionery.
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BANDITS LOOT SMALL KANSAS VILLAGE BANK Posse Is Reported Surrounding Robbers Near Coli'eyville. Kan. SAFE RECOVERED I ROM MIRED TRUCK (.nll t v\ ilk*, Kim.. Aug. - (U.R Six bandits who ruhlwd tho (.iti/.ens Hank ;tl Weir C.ilv, Kan., today, filler locking *2*2 persons in the citv jail, were reported surrounded near here. Details of the ambuscade were meager Slu rill Dave 1 fasenlaug'h, however, reported to 'he hunk at Weir City that the banks safe was recovered intact. The ' hree-ton strong box was hoisted on a truck sometime between 12:80 and 4 a. m. by the six masked men. Three women and the town marshal were among those locked •n die Weir City jail by the bandits, who captured all passersby who might have interrupted the robbery. None of the victims was injured. A company of national guardsmen was mobilized to aid officers in tlie chase that started about 4:20 a. nt. Tlie trail led to this vicinity where the truck carrying the strong box became mired itt the mud. The bandits pried open the front door of the hank Their truck was equipped with a winch to hois' the three-ton safe. E. J. Bennett, the town marshal, making his hourly patrol, discovered the men at work, hut was overpowered before lie could sound an alarm. Using his keys, tlie bandits took over the jail. They m xt captured Miss Agnes Adams, night telephone operator, halting communication She was locked in tlie jail. Two sisters. Agnes and Vida Britton, returning from a trip to the Missouri Ozark-, were halted as their automobile drove past tho ha k. They were locked up. As the robbery progressed, the CiINTIM'Rh OX PAGE SIX) Bar Association Meets This Morning The Adams County Bar Association mo this morning at tne court house library to dl< uss how best th y can support the National Recovery program. They will no doubt be regulated by a general code to be : tlopttd and approved later by the administration and the local as-ocMion d elded to meet after further developments have dear <1 tire problems. The next meeting will i" h *ld in about two weeks. Several of the attorneys h ive already signed up with tlie NRA. PROPOSALS TO BERECEIVED Bids For (iarhago Collection Will He Received August 15 Proposals from garbage collectors will be r reived by tlie city council on Tuesday. August 15, the contract to become effertiv September 1, continuing for one year. Charles Roop of this city now lias til contract to gather the garbage from t'csidi nres ,nd to dispose of it Some sentiment exists among housewives to request the council to sc k bids oil wrapped garbage. Many wont n prefer to wrap garbage in papers and place the parkge in tee garbage can. doing away with a lot of muss. The garbage col■r. in sent instances, refuses to tak the wrapped packages out of the ' ans. The local ordinance does not provide for wrapped packages of garbage. The gnrbug contractor contends that, part of the garbage is led to hogs and that -he cannot use it if it is wripped or tied in packages ,:n hot weather, women state there is less smell from wrapped g arbage and it is likely that a request will lip fil d asking a change in the local ordinance.