Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1933 — Page 1

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Officials Os Three Counties Endorse Limberlost Lake Project I'-—■ — I -■

■JNTY BOARDS ■citizens ■or project ■rlost Lake Project ’■doited \t Geneva BF Meeting Ay SPEAKERS PLANS il' 1 ”’ , v,,| '- v Iproject in.-1> as a Wv ami iieressary exii\ commissioners, lais, newsK* t *n ami leading eitiji- .. mid Adams tt h.> were the guests K j :; m.c! in'- Memorial at a banquet in ijH, Geneva last - 'o the proK, i|,- m ■ --woman VirTerre Haute a: be used ‘E ( Wab.i-h and l|H ■ • •Irede •• ■ K. ■ ■ 1,,.,-r, raised nt file river. . ng * i - the on fifty years • of Hie .i iak-- t‘ Ilie five famous Lob A -' M* ■: Association ■ \ -■■•me in Geneva fioin al'ion because of of fuiiilc It is estimated K| of a million wii. be needed to buy alone. i hminte a great ex A'lii" i .Hinty. Last Janordered the river The i entity fought the and is now planning an - conservast . rr. to make a state park if weald ty the land. It im; tactical at the ■MTb< IV S •! > slate park withmiles of the county. W. s* in ky, president of Memorial Assoopened tin meeting and lira w>■!,-imine address. -M, iiy WTE SIXi m — o — — B Permission E To Adjust Rates \|.l 11 <u.R) Perto adjust electric rates in by. lite Indiana Service ■f»tion Imlay 1,1 a petition til* the Public Service Coni Sr. B towns involved are Hoagn. Monmouth. Bryand Churubusco. Blay’s Scores Btional league B° 100 050 020—8 11 0 M >ur 9 h 000 000 002—2 9 0 and Hartnett: French and .... Q1 But* .... oo Bon and Lombardi; Vance and •fell. Samen scheduled. ■ E RICANLEAGUE B'ngton 100 010 006—8 11 1 and Sewell; Johnson and B* 000 000 000—0 7 0 By 000 COO 20x—2 7 0 K«'-y y and Ha X worth l Lyons York at Philadelphia, rain. ■ ' Barnes scheduled. City Confectionery.

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Figures in Kansas Bogus Bond Scandal ”3 BFV ’ tu J ■% hY <.B n.’V -mV/" llF’ . 1 J m I VW i 1 •r ’**./ ww \ Ronald Fhtney (left), bond broker of Emporia and Topeka. Kan., 1 who was arrested at Topeka on charges of fraud in connection with selling forged municipal bonds. At right is Thomas B. Boyd, state treasurer of Kansas, whose office was placed in charge of the state militia by Governor Alfred M. Landon, pending a thorough investigation of the office. Approximately $650,000 of the bogus securities was found in Hie vault of the state treasury at Topeka.

Governor Makes , His Contribution (Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. 11—(VP) i —Gov. Paul V. McNutt today contributed $13.34 to the new “two 1 per cent’’ Democratic Clnb. Th" club recently was formed by administration leaders to collect j campaign funds by voluntarily . assessing each state employe re- > reiving more than $75 a month two ' per cent of his salary. ■ - htrwrpnratonr' wor 'TTifyhe TnV f and Pleas Greenlee, executive sec-1 retaries, and Bowman Elder. Me-1 Nutt advisor. The governor’s contribution rep- ■ resented two per cent of his July | salary. o_ ACCEPTPLANTO RAISE PRICES Administration Adopts Suggested Plan to Raise Hog Prices Washington. Aug. 11.—(U.R) —The agricultural adjustment administration today accepted an emergency plan to raise hog prices suggested by the national corn-hog producers’ committee of 25 providing for removal from the domestic market of; 4,000,000 pigs and 1,000,000 sows about to farrow. The date for putting the plan in i effect was left open, as administrators concluded it would be imposs-. ible to work out details before next I Tuesday, the suggested date. The plan is to remove from the domestic market 500,000.000 pounds! of pork and pork products between > now and Jan. 1. and a total of 2,000,000.000 (B) pounds during the coming marketing year, "by any) one, or a combination of (1) encouraging the marketing of 4,000,-1 000 pigs from 25 to 100 pounds av-1 erage weight, between Aug. 15 ami ' Oct. 1 at $6 to $9 a hundred pounds., (2) inducing the immediate marketing of 1,000.000 sows above 275 r pounds soon to farrow, by offering • a premium of $4 a head, phi" the . (CONTINUED ON PAGE PGUP) Department Answers • False Fire Alarm A fire alarm which sounded shortly before 1 o’clock’ this afternoon proved to be a false alarm. A small tent at the C. C. Langston residence on West Monroe street [ caught fire and fear was hold that I the fire might spread. (It was quickI ly extinguished. o Angola Woman Heads District Auxiliary Mrs. Beulah Brooks of Angola was re-elected president of the American Legion auxiliary of the fourth district and Mrs. Edna Thomas of Angola was re-elected vicepresident, at the district meeting | held at Kendallville, yest-rday. The officers will take their positions formally at tihe state convention at Evansville this month.

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SAYS CUBA CAN SOLVE PROBLEM President Machado, In Interview, Denies Need Os Intervention i (Editor’s note: In the following tpxrtwstve interview with the UuU.. led Press, President Gerardo Ma- ! chado of Cuba asserts he will ask for a ’’vacation’’ if his supporters ask it, but he believes the political i crisis is being liquidated. He could I not foresee the possibility of inter- | vention. believing Cuba capable of ; solving her own problems). (Copyright 1933 by UP.) Havana. Aug. 11. — (U.R) —Cuba can solve her own problems and is proceeding to do so without foreign intervention. President Gerardo Ma--1 chado asserted vigorously today in an exclusive interview with the i United Press. He declined to consider the possibility of United States interveni ticn, expressed his belief that the revolution-like general strike was nearing an end and promised that the state of war which he declared as an emergency measure, would be ended as soon as conditions jus- ■ titled. Maintaining loyalty to party dis- ' cipline. he said he would relinquish | power if his party, as a patriotic matter, asked it. but he desired in any event to remain in Cuba to "live and die.’’ The President gave his interview (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) INDIANA PLANS RECOVERY DAY Roosevelt And Johnson Asked To Participate On August 21 Indianapolis. Aug. 11. — (U.R) —| I President Roosevelt and General (Hugh S. Johnson, National RecovI ery Administrator, today were askj ed to participate in a state wide recovery day program. Aug. 21. Telegrams to the two national leaders in the industry recovery movement jgere dispatched by Sen. Frederick VanN'uys and Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The President was asked to address a mass meeting on the Circle here, either by telephone or radio, and Gen. Johnson was requested to make a personal appearance here. Simultaneous with the local meeting. demonstrations will be under way in other cities and towns throughout the state. I Local leaders are planning a gigantic parade, in which NIRA co-operators will participate, to precede the meeting and addresses on \ the Circle. Francis Wells, state recovery ad- . ministrator, reported today that he had received more than 42.000 signed agreements to comply with NRA codes.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 11, 1933.

ASKS FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN MINE TROUBLES Miner Association President Asks Aid In Mine Violence TWO WOUNDED BY PICKETERS Terre Haute. Ind., Aug 11 -<U.R) i—A demand for federal assistance in halting violence at the Bunsen No. 4 coal mine near Universal was made by Vern Bennett, president of the Associated Miners of Indiana, today in a telegram to General Hugh Johnson, administrator of the National Recovery Act. Violence broke dut during the week and one man was killed because the mine refused to employ members of the United Mine Workers of America. Two Hurt Clinton, Ind., Aug. 11—(U.R>— Violence broke out in the picketing of the Bunsen. No. 4 coal mine i near Universal, today and two men were wounded, one of them by bullets. The two victims, John Swickard and Henry Drake, both of Clinton and employes of the mine, were taken to a Terre Haute hospital. Their injuries were not considered serious. Drake, riding with Swickard. was wounded on the head and arms by stones and clubs hurled by the picketers. SJiots were reported fired at a second carload of workers but 'nortie was hit. Picketing of the mine was started several days ago in an effort to have members of the United Mine Workers of America emON PAGE TWO) ROT ARV CLUB HEARS PASTOR Rev. C. P. Gibbs Gives Interesting Address At Friday Meeting The Rev. C. P. Gibbs, pastor of the First Methodist church of this city gave an Interesting talk at the Rotary club meeting held at Rice’s hotel Thursday evening. Rev. Gibbs paid compliment to the city of Decatur, stating it is one of the finest appearing, cleanest and best lighted county seat towns in which he has ever lived. "It is better than the average town of its sise and its shade trees are beautiful, homes are well kept and the streets well lighted," stated the pastor. The Methodist pastor spoke on the greatness of America, stating this country is the greatest nation on the face of the earth. He stated that its greatness is not only in natural resources, buildings and i commerce, but because of the . ideals, faith, pride and courage of > the American people. Avon Burk was chairman of the program. Janies Elberson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, called attention to the effort being ' made to have a large delegation go to Huntington, August 24. for dairy day and of the plans being made for the 4-H club show in Decatur, August 17. 18 and 19. Picnic At Home In Case Os Rain The committee in charge of arrangements for the Moose picnic to be held Sunday afternoon announced today that in case of rain the picnic would be held at the Moose home in this city. With favorable weather the picnic will be held in the Magley woods northeast of Decatur. A free lunch will be provided and no gate admission charge will be made, the committee stated. ♦ -♦ FREE TICKETS A list of stores giving free Treasure Hunt tickets for the | Treasure Hunt to be held In , Decatur. Saturday. August 19, | will be found on page 4. « 4

County Officials Visit Sanatorium County ofti< lais and members of the executive commltte* of the Ad- , ams County Tub rculosis aociety returned last night from Port Wayne where they were the guests of the management at the Irene Byron Sanitarium. A dinner was served at noon an<| a trip through the buildings and grounds was made during the day. — —.—o—- — BergholT Brewery Truck Hi-Jacked ChicagolAug. 11 —(UP)—A truckload of b.er enroute from the Berg* hoff brewery in Fort Wayne to distributors here was hijacked by three men on the near west side. John Jullinger, the chauffeur, told police one of the men took the truck while the other drove him ' three miles away. The load was valued at $1.91'0. MRS, LEWTON IS CHAIRMAN Mrs. C. D. Lewton to Collect Information On Adams County I Mrs. C. D Lewton. 6"9 North i Second street, has received tyord ‘ that she has been chosen chairman • of Adams County in the collection ■ of Information relating to this county to be preserved by the Indiana ■ Records Council, Indiana State LibI rary, Indianapolis. 1 The Indiana Records Council was organized to preserve all kinds of 1 records relating to Indiana and 1 especially those pertaining to the study of social science. Tiie (*oun- ' j cil was organized by the Social 1 Science Research Council and the 1 American Library (Association. The Indiana State Library was selected as the state records center library for Indiana with the hope that all kinds of documents. | records and every sort of primary : source material might lie collected I in this one ntral depository for ’ the university library for its collecI tion. The Indiana University Library has decided to become a select c-n- --, ter library and any information as to publications sent to the State Library will be utilized and then forwarded to the university library : for its collection. f It is the aim of the county organ- ’ ization to preserve the history of L the community. Suggestions were t made by the council to collect early as well as current records, if it con- ’ tributes any bit of information to ’ the history of the state or any part • of it. - Collect written as well as printed • records. Officials, county, city and 1 town publications and any written ’ records of importance, industrial L and financial records, biographical I material, newspapers. Archaeology 1 and miscellaneous material, are im1 portant. TWO KILLED IN I I BUS ACCIDENT » 1... ■ . Nine Others Injured In Bus-Auto Crash Near Plymouth ' Plymouth, Ind., Aug. 11. —(U.R) —- Two persons were killed and nine were injured when a bus and automobile collided today, five and one half miles east of here on road 30. One of those injured is not expected to live. All were brought to the Marshall county hospital here. The dead are Mrs. Elsie Poland, wife of Thomas Poland, Sidney, driver, and owner of the bus. and > William W. Motter, 25. Lima, 0., driver of the automobile. , The bus contained 24 persons, all residents of Sidney who were returning home after a visit to a j Century of Progress in Chicago. A passenger in Motter’s car was 1 so critically injured that little hope was held for his recovery. His , name was not determined immediately. Mrs. Dennis Andrews, Sidney, a, passenger on the bus, at first thought critically injured, was found on further examination to be only slightly hurt. Poland escaped with minor in- » juries, hospital attendants said. i

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HEARINGS FOR ! COAL INDUSTRY CODE CONTINUE NRA Continues Efforts to Establish Code For Coal Industry HOSIERY WORKERS STRIKE SETTLED Washington, Aug. 11. (U.R) The, National Recovery Administration. I already the medium of settling' strikes involving nearly 109,00') workers, continued its arbitration efforts today and moved toward an 1 inevitable showdown on the question of unionism in the bituminous coal industry. Leaders in the non-union section stood by their refusal to withdraw company union provisions from their code of fair competition during the hearings now in progress. Officials of the NRA went forward with consideration of other codes proposed for the coal industry. but a return to the controversial issue of the methods by which I the collective bargaining features of the Recovery Alt shall be carried on was regarded as only a matter of time. The national labor board, created by President Roosevelt after Administrator Hugh S. Johnson took over mediation of the Pennsyl- i vania coal strike last week, settled in three hours yesterday a strike involving 14,009 hosiery workers ini 33 mills in Reading, Pa. The board arranged hearings today on a shirt factory strike at Pottsville. Pa., and was expected ■ to act next in the Hollywood movie strike. The forceful and energetic Johnson addressed a mass meeting in Baltimore last night with a plea to "buy now under the Blue Eagle." "To support increased wages (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o ORDERS THREE TO EASTHAVEN Berne Couple, Decatur Young Man Committed To Institution Judge H. M. DeVoss in Adams circuit court this afternoon committed three people to Easthaven Sanitarium. Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Rnbert Bruechy of Berne, who were declared insane by examining physicians, were committed to Easthaven, following a hearing before Judge DeVoss. Robert Hesher. 22, Decatur, was also committed to the hospital for treatment of insanity by Judge De Voss, who had the case under advisement. Examining physicians also declared the young man was insane. The case of Mr. and Mrs. Bruechy has attracted considerable attention. They were brought to the local jail ten days ago. after neighbors in Berne discovered that they were on a hunger strike and had also refused food from those who offered it. Bruechy and his wife believe ; they have been reincarnated. Mrs. Bruechy stated on the witness stand that since December 1, •(CONTrNPED ON PAGE THREE) Salesman Arrested On Forgery Charge P. C. Mansfield, advertising salesman. was arrested by Fort Wayne police, assisted by Stat" Police officers Ed Rose, in Fort Wayne last evening on a charge of forgery. The affidavit was filed by Jesse Rice of the Rice hotel of this city, who alleged in his complaint that Mansfield had given him a check on a bank in Donora, Penn., and that payment was refused on it. The check was for sls. Mansfield appeared before Judge H. M. DeVoss this afternoon and was informed that he could defer entering a plea until he consulted an attorney. Mansfield claim’d he did not have funds to employ an attorney and the Court informed him t'liat one would be furnished. His j bond was fixed at S2OO and he was I remanded to jail.

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“Blond Tigress” W- w ’ / 5 - t I? IK Mrs. Eleanor Jarman. 29-year- , old Chicago woman, known as the "blond tigress” and sought since August 4 in connection with the . brutal murder of Gustave Hoch, I a Chicago haberdasher, was cap- j tured by police Wednesday night | in a hideout.

VIOLATORS TO BE PUNISHED Johnson Savs Removal of NRA Eagle Will Be “Economic Death" Washington, Aug. 11. —(U.R) —Removal of the Blue Eagle from stores found to be violating re-em-ployment agreements was said by Administrator Hugh S. Johnson today to be equivalent to "a sentence I of economic death.’’ Johnson was discussing "chiseling" and code violations, at h.s semi-weekly press conference. He 1 sato that code violations tor the • most part would be taken care of through complaints and trade as- . sociation planning committees and , that he did not want to invoke policing until necessary. He said the federal trade commission would be called upon when I necessary to use its policing powers. “We are going to assume good faith *til we see something different,” Johnson said. He added: "The time is coming when somebody is going to tike the Blue Eagle in a clear cut case and after W public is well-informed that’s a sentence of economic > death." Johnson said that most of the complaints regarding violations of individual codes would he taken ’ care of in the planning or admin-i 1 istrative committees set up under; the codes by the various industries.! Tlte cotton textile industry, for example, has its planning committee on which three members of the NRA staff sit without vote but with a veto power. Johnson said he preferred not . to take action against “chiselers” i until most of the industries are | under codes. He said profiteering complaints | would be dealt with throught the; ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Wheat Meeting Held At Geneva The wheat adjustment nt ’eting ! held in Geneva Thursday night was the final meeting of a scries of twelve held in Adams County to' acquaint the wheat growers with , the government plan. The proposition offered by the government is a guarantee of parity price for the domestic allotment made to each wheat grower who will join and i work with his neighbors towards * adjusting the wheat acreage. The , Geneva meeting was well attended as were the rest of the meetings. Favorable sentiment towards the wheat adjustment plan seems to be growing as peopllf get a better understanding of the plan and th? wheat situation. At the request of the Geneva bus- i iness men another wheat meeting is planned for Geneva at the Lim-' berlost Theater Tuesday evi ning, | ,lA.ugust 15. Anyone interested is in- 1 I vited to attend.

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CUBAN LEADER HAS PROPOSAL TO ENO STRIFE Reported Ready To Resign In Favor of General Herrera HERRERA IS ONE OF RIGHT-HAND MEN Havana. Cuba, Aug. IL—<U.R) A reliable but unofficial source said todav that President Cerardo Machado was proposing to retire from the presidency in favor of Gen. Alberto Herrera. The decision on the part of tlie president was described as a counter-proposal to , Ihe peace plan suggested by U. S. Ambassador Sumner Welles, whose formula was said to include the retirement of the president. The Machado counter-plan would provide for Herrera to become provisional president and form a I national cabinet. General Herrera is one of Pres- • ident Machado’s right hand men. He was acting secretary of state j during the absence of Secretary Orestes Ferrara in London and ! the United States. The essential- difference bei tween the Machado plan and the Welles proposals appeared to be j that the president was insisting I on the right to maintain a member of his own liberal party as i head of the new regime. Drafts Proposal Havana. Aug. 11 — (U.R) — President Gerardo Machado, strengthi ened by the almost unanimous . support of his liberal party, drafted today a counter proposal to American suggestions for solution of Cuba’s passive revolution. He | hoped it would lead to restoration | of normal conditions and maintain ' his hold on the island republic. Statements hy Machado in an interview with the United Press, and a series of political developments which on the surface appedFed contradictory, indicated strongly that Machado’s counter proposal, promised by Saturday i night, would involve his own retention of power and continuance of American sponsored negotiations with opposition parties. Announcement that the counter j proposal would be made within 48 hours came early today from Secretary of State Orestes Ferrara, i who has steadfastly advised Machado to retain the presidency ' and try by negotiaiton and firm action to end the political crisis. Previously the executive committee of Machado’s own liberal party which he thoroughly dominates. voted a resolution which rejected tlie American formula for ending the passice revolution. While tlie executive committee j met. the military rulers of Havana ordered shop keepers to open their stores under threat of heavy I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) DRAUGHT BEER LIKELY MONDAY j Governor McNutt Is Expected to Issue His Statement Saturday Indianapolis, Aug. 11.— (U.R) — i Draught beer by Monday appeared probable today as Gov. Paul V. Mc- . Nutt prepared to act on the quesl tion. He intends to issue a statement I tomorrow and tlie general opinion is that he will lift the ban on sale of 3.2 brew in kegs. "The matter of getting a draught ; beer setup is not as simple as some j people believe" he said today. “A question has arisen over I whether wholesalers can handle draught beer. The beer control j law specifically says that whole- * salers may deal in the bottled pro- | duct only.” Importers, however, are almost | certain of being allowed to handle ■ the brew in barrels. Breweries are expected to sell directly to re- , tailors. McNutt said the draught beer taxing problem is the one causing him the most concern. If the governor gives his approval. Attorney General Philip Lutz. Jr., is expected to issue a ruling that sale of draught beer is legal under the state beer control law.