Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 18 August 1933 — Page 1

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■T BATES : ■SPECTED IN I IfcEBGH CASE IK — —— — |K \ttempl <>t Übert •II I' Thwarted; IKrdcd Heavily k Um) SEARCH 1 IK'to SOI HI WEST I IK Colo., Aug. IS. — ' IKwhile heauly armed I todav stoi d outside KelU AH-rt L. Bates., ■ Kill fed* I Kirf’- wer<- reported to i I Kine In- at’ivities in a I'- IKe and Harve> Bai lev ; ■® hau . I.ee’i implicated IKkidnapiiie and slaying v IK infant >"ii "i ( olonel • Lindbt'rgh. S I < | Kl I- I ' jn , n . i-.1 b.-ruh ease r | a • ! ’” 1 I a-riv.-i i, I arrest. These men. it , I Kor-01. "T- the tw.< who I a "I's" .I'Omment" to Lindbergh ease. I Demes Knowledge I M,.., y .1 Aug 18—(U.P.) I Mfbaries H S< hoeffel of the' | st.t’e police. said toI Kq »" kiie" ledge of any I I I 0 s invests- | - ..ven informed I »-.•• 'eiested in AlI JI ,| H . . Bailey from ! I " he said. I H Extend Search j Hie. ■ U.R'— Having I th" one of t I who e.-utped from laid [olue trap here st.is author- ... todav as they hunted 'i '■ I; 'ger Toutiy side molt. John Meyers an d Mi K-■ surrendered tsi -t-r- a duminv s t.iin an ad r.msoni from John ■ th- Barbe:' Factor, identi.if Marlin lice Wagof the two SUSM kt.l:ia;~-: - s rocentfrom tl .■ Stillwater, penitentiary. i.n-d low aid a be■?rixra*sVpAGE*FiVE) * ■ers Leave For ■ Cannibal District ■.and Mrs Henry Moser and in 1,. ; left Thursday cannibal district of West ■li Africa whore they will en■hi missionary work. ■ Mosers went to Brooklyn. ■j-W. and will sail next week Kasai District, Beige. W.-st Central Africa. mi the steamer S. S. mission held is Incited five south of the equator. There three missionaries locatThis is the third trip have made into the of the cannibal region and to stay five years before Bung. o Way’s Scores Rational league ■* 310 000 000—4 10 1 ■" 201 COO 000—3 9 3' ■ ot and Hartnett; Betts and Mrer. ■" nat ' 000 000 001—1 10 0 1 01 ClO 01x—4 13 1 ■ c “ s and Lombardi; Fitzsimand Mancuso. M Louis at Philadelphia—Rain, games st heduled. •’ERICANLEAGUE ■ in ßt°n 004 000 0 Br* 002 010 1 Womas and Sewell; Miller and. B? °lO 000 00 B’r’* 1 •••■ 000 002 00 ■'“des and Berrell; Harder and B^ r - ■’ de| phia 100 202 0 ■JY 001 104 1 u aff ey and Cochrane; Sorrell ■ M ayworth. B York 000 ■ Lou '« 001 ■ At,a and Dickey; Hebert and B" y - R° a rt»»y City Confectionary. •

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Vol. XXXI. No. 195.

Receives NRA Kicks 'ft Protests on provisions of the NRA blanket codes will Ire directed to Milton H Pettie (above), former Kenosha, Wis., motor executive. He has been named chief of the bureau of exceptions by Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, national recovery administrator. NAME TEACHERS IN TWO SCHOOLS Geneva, Monroe Teachers For Coming Term Are Announced t The names of the teachers in the Geneva and Monroe schools have been announced. Several changes have been made at the Monroe school. It was deckled this year to drop basket ball and the former coach Lloyd Bryan has secured a position at Monmouth as teacher. One grade teacher. Miss Ruth Gilbert, was released from her position on account i of illness. Virgil Wagoner is principal of the school and other high school teachers are Rolland Sprunger. Vesta Riih and Dorothy Sprunger. The grade school teachers are Miss Mar-; delle Hocker who will teach the first four grades and Floyd John-' son, who will teach the fourth to 1 eighth grades. Glen Rupert will b“ the janitor at the school, succeeding Homer Winteregg. The Geneva high school teachers will include R. O. Hunt. Mrs. Nell Pyle. Blanche lAspy, P. W. Vitz. Esther Hutton and Mrs. Margaret Rhodes. The teaching staff for the grades is as follows: Andrew Cook. . Catherine Fravel. Magdalena Hirschy, Mary Wheat and Elizabeth. Kraner. Gordon Butcher. Mary Brennan. | Gladys Long and Harold Long will > be the rural school teachers. MISSOURI WILL VOTE SATURDAY Substantial Margin Os Victory For Repeaiists Is Predicted Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 18 — ■ (UP)—Missouri votes Saturday on ratification of rep al of the 18th amendment, and every indication today pointed to its becoming the 22nd consecutive state to join the! wet parade. Drys as well as wets conceded for the most part that the state would vote by a substantial majori ity to remove the prohibition amendment from the Federal consti- ■ tution. i The St. Louis district’s wetness | is traditional. At Kansas City, the state's other large city, a mass meeting was held this week. Every I speaker point' d his comment to preparedness for control of liquor after repeal of the 18th amendment. Statewide sentiment was compari able. Nevertheless, repeal leaders urg!ed their followers to take no , chances, to turn out in as great a number as possible “to show the, 1 on PAGE TWO)

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DRESS REVUE IS TO BE FEATURE OF SHOW TODAY Revue Will Be Held At Bellmont Park At 8 o’Clock Tonight ANNOUNCE FLOWER EXHIBIT WINNERS One of the outstanding events of the three <lay club show will lie the dress revue, which will be held on a stage near the grandstand building at Bellmont Park, east of the driveway, tonight at 8 o'clock. Home economics club members will take part and best dresses, utility dresses and made-over dresses will be displayed. Many persons viewed the various exidTiits Thursday and today and the largest crowd of the three-day | show is expected to attend tonight's revue. Airplane flights and glider flights will again liven the fair late this afternoon and Saturday afternoon. The judging of the exhibits of the Adams County 4-H and Rome Economics club show at Bellmont Park, east of Decatur, continued today. The three-day fair, given by the members of the calf and colt clubs. Girls 4-H and women s home economics club of the couni ty, will close Saturday night. The judging of the flower exhibit held in connection with the economics department display was completed today by Miss Gladys Klopfenstein, vocational teacher in the Monroeville high schoo'. Mrs. E. W. Busche, is in charge of the I women’s department. Mrs. R. (). Wynn of Root township club was presented the first prize in the flower exhibit, tor her ' artistic bouquet of petunias. She was awarded the set of sherberts ' presented by the Pumphrey Jewelry store. Mrs. David Schwartz of the Better Homes Economics club, won ON PAGE TWO) EXPLAINS PIG CONTROL PLAN Secretary Wallace Reveals Details In Speech At Chicago Chicago, Aug. 18. — t11.P.) —Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace today revealed details of the administration's "pig control program.” an emergency measure to increase hog prices and ease distress in the corn belt. Upon his arrival in Chicago, Wallace announced that his proposed hog reduction program had the I support of all the leading farm agency groups and packers in the I country which would insure Its | success. “Corn production,” Wallace ex- , plained, ' must fluctuate with the I decreases and increases in hog productio nor the market will become I unbalanced. With all the farm agency groups and packers behind ft, however, there should be little or no trouble in working out production.” The secretary of agriculture announced that since leaving Washington he had decider! to remain in Chicago another day and will address the world fellowship forum tonight, his second address of the day. He plans to leave here tomorrow afternoon. Speaking during celebration of farm week at the Century of Progress exposition. Wallace warned that the emergency hog slaughter >•♦»♦♦♦♦♦••♦♦*♦♦•******* (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Merchant Marine Book At Library Those interested in maritime matters will he pleased to learn that the Decatur Library has acquired a copy of “The American Merchant Marine,” a shipping handbook just issued by the leading American shipping associations in cooperation with the U. S. Shipping Board. The book is divided into 10 major sections, each introduced with a foreword from an authority in that specific field. There are also many illustrations, various charts and diagrams and a table of quotations indicating the opinion of eminent Americans on the necessity for an adequate commercial fleet.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, August 18, 1933.

File Applications Through Fort Wayne Nathan Nelson, attorney in Ad ams county for the Home Iman Bank of the Fort Wayne district, stated today that he has received . no blank applb atlons and does not j expect to from information he has. Persons desiring to apply for these loans must send direct to the of-' flee of S. B. Fleming, in the FedI eral building at Fort Wayne. Upon request they will be furnished a preliminary blank. After that is filed, the board in charge will deI cide whether or not they are entitled to a loan under the law and |so notified, if they are. they will ' rec“ive a complete form to be filled out and sent in. alter which an appraisal will be made and the matter concluded Ys rapidly as possible through the local officials. — o COUNTY SHARE TO BE 521,400 State Income Tax Division Head Announces Fund Distribution Estimates of funds to be received by school units from the state gross income tax law in January and July 1|)34. were made today by Clarence A. Jackson, director of the income tax division. The January distribution is figured at S2OO for every teacher on the 35-25 basis and the July distribution at SIOO for every teacher. The estimate of the January distribution for Adams county teach- . ers is $21,400. The July distribution would be one-third more or a ! total of $32,100. The figures given ( for Adams county are based on the . total distribution for January and July. 1934. Decatur would receive • | SB,IOO in the two distributions. The statement issued by Mr. i Jackson follows: ‘k “Gov. Paul V. McNutt's statei ment that every cent collected " from the gross income tax law will 1 j be used to pay school teachers on ' January 1. 1934. means that the schools of Adams county will rejeeive at least $21,400 on that date. according to estimates compiled by Clarence A. Jackson director of the gross income tax division. “Jackson announced today that I he was preparing to enlist the support of school patrons and teachI ers throughout the state in an at- ; tempt to obtain a uniform payment of the taxes due in October. All money collected in October, added to. the $1,700,000 already paid in to the gross income tax division, will be distributed to the schools except for a very small per ctnt which must be used to pay for administration of the law, Jackson i said. i "The money on hand amounts to ' about SBS for each teacher, Jackson said. How much more the . j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O Decatur Man Held On Wife’s Charges Ott Tombleson, of Dierkes street, was arraigned before Mayor George Krick in city court Thursday evening, charged with assault and bat--1 tery on his wife. He entered a I plea-of not guilty and the hearing was set for this evening. o — ADAMS COUNTY GIRLS HONORED Sara Jane Kauftnian And Jeanette Rich Awarded I. U. Scholarships _— Awards of Indiana University I scholarships were received today j by Miss Sara Jane Kauffman of this city, and Miss Jeanette Rich of I Monroe. Each year two scholarships are ’ awarded by the university, to outstanding students in the high schools of Adams County. The | scholarship covers the tuition for ! the first year at Indiana University. Os all the applicants applying for the scholarship, the two having the highest general average for the four year high school work are selected. Miss Kauffman has maintained a high standard in her school work and was prominent in school activites. She is a daughter of Mrs. Catherine E. Kauffman of South First street. Miss Rich is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rich of Monroe. I

CUBAN CABINET MEETS IN FIRST SESSION TODAY President De Cespedes Also Confers With U. S. Ambassador LABOR SITUATION CAUSES ANXIETY Havana. Aug. 18 (UP) —President Carlos Manuel De Cespedes called his cabinet together for its first official session today, planning prompt action to start Cuba s new deal. The new president conferred with Sumner WelUs. American ambassador, and had a series of talks with individual cabinet ministers. Following Welles' announcement that he had instructions to establish offilcal relations with the new government, Edwards Bello. Chilean charge d’affaires announced he would notify De Cespedes of | Choile's recognition and Mexican | charge d'affaires Spindola said that Mexico automatically recognized the government when it took office. The directorate of the powerful student's organization notified the I government that it would have the students' support provided it dissolved the present congress. At Santiago I.IHTO demonstrating students demanded that deposed President Garardo Machado’be held responsible for the murder of the student Mello, assassinated in Mexico City apparently by Porrista gunmen. ' The labor situation continued to cause the government anxiety. Sec- ' retary of treasury Joaquin Martinez appealed to port employers to accede to the do. k workers' demands i for union recognition. They refused . ; but continued for another day their I offer to increase wages. I I As te the political situation, the i ABC revolutionary organization, un(CONTINUB7D ON PAGE SIX)' RECEIVE FORMS FOR PENSIONS County* Auditor Rereives Application Blanks For Old Age Pensions Application blanks for seeking old age pensions have been receiv- " ed by County Auditor Glen Cowan. More than 75 names have already been filed with the AudMor by ' those who wish to make formal application for the sls a month pen- ' sion. j The application is printed on a blank 8% by 14 inches and every question asked must be answered by the applicant. Persons applying 1 must be over 70 years of age and must be dependent and without ’ children able to support them. !! The law does not become effective until January 1, 1934 and it is likely that several score of appli- ‘ cations will be made by thnt time. ' The county commissioners, together with the County auditor are . administrators of the pension law. I Persons who have transferred proI perty in order to meet require- ! ments as dependent persons will be I barred from the benefits of the pension. If a person owns property worth more than SI,OOO. he is not classed as a dependent. 1 Treasure Hunt Saturday — ' L Join the Treasure (Hunt in Decatur, Saturday afternoon and evening. More than 100 stores are giving valuable gifts to shoppers. Persons holding gift tickets are asked to make the rounds of the stores and 1 see If the numbers correspond > with those in the display windows. It they do the gift is yours. The hunt will start at two ’ o'clock and gifts not claimed ’ by 6 o’clock will be posted again, giving two opportunities to everyone to obtain a gift. A band concert will be given in Decatur. Saturday afternoon at three o’clock and again at 7 o’clock in the evening, i Merchants invite one and all to visit the shopping district and participate in the Treasure Hunt.

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Ex-Wife Held in Torch Death m i ** ■■ mH r _ s I Awl t V j*: «- > » Near collapse from intense grilling at the hands of police. Mrs ’ May Hanson, divorced wife of Earl Hanson, Rockford. 111., business executive who met death in a flaming auto, finds solace with her 12-ye.ir-old daughter, June. Mrs. Hanson agreed with authorities 'hat her former ma’e probably had been murdered, adding her belief tha* "some one holding a grudge against me” must have done Hanson to i death.

LOSE BROTHERS PLAN CHANGES Eats Restaurant and Cigar Store Will Form Enlarged Restaurant 1 " ' Remodeling of the rooms where ! | the Eats Restaurant and Lose Bros. ( cigar store arc located will begin j Monday and an enlarged restaurant ( with entrances from troth buildings] and'an archway between the two rooms will be made. Joe Lose, who operates the restaurant and his two brothers. Will and John, who own and operate the cigar stand, all located in the Lose, building, will form a partnership known as Lose Bros. Restaurant. The soda fountain located in the i Lose Bros. Cigar store will he mov- . ed to the-room now occupied by ' Joe Lose. Tablea for serving dinners and lunches will be placed in the space vacated by the fountain. 1 The archway directly back of the stairs will connect the two buildings and part of the room now occupied by Lose Bros., will oe parti-' . tioned off for dinners and those who wish to use the tables. A ladies' rest room witli ■ntranc s (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! o— Local Residents Donating Books A number of books have been donated to the Decatur Public Li- . bary by local residents, in response to the drive by the Civic Section of ' the Woman’s Club. i Part of the books which have been promised have not been called , for. Included among those who will give books are Lor tta Heckman. ' Mrs. Dan Erwin, Mrs. Bert TownI send. Carl Klepper, Mrs. B. F. Farr and Mrs. Ben DeVor. ED STAPLETON DIES TODAY — Employe of Adams County Lumber Company Dies Os Penumonia Ed Stapleton, 72, of 719 Patter- ! I son street, a resident of Decatur for (( i; 35 years, died at the (Adams County > . j Memorial Hospital at 4 o’clock Fri- ! day morning of pneumonia. Mr. i i, Stapelton had been a patient at the ■ [i hospital since Sunday evening. He had been employed for many . years as a lumberman with the adJams County Lumber Company. He was a member of the Christian i Church. The deceased was born in Cham- j I paign, Ohio, August 16, 1861 and ; had lived in Decatur for the last i 35 years. He was united in marriage : to Mary Marbaugh 10 years ago. the marriage ceremony taking place in i this city. The widow is the only survivor, i Friends may view the remains at ■ the S. E. Black Funeral Home. Fun- i eral services will be held Monday | afternoon at 2 o’clock. 1

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Fullenkamp Dancers Entertain Rotarians Patsy Fullenkamp and several of her dancing pupils provided a delightful program at the Rotary club meeting held at the Rice hotel last evening. Specialities of song and dance and tap dancing were given by the children. Those participating in the program were, Naureen Fullenkamp [ Wanda Leatherman, Virginia Lee I Kunkle. Harriet Kunkle, Jane Gra 1 her. Rosemary Fullenkamp and Bobby Porter. Miss Fullenkamp ! also appeared on the program in a musical comedy dance. ' Robert Freeby was chairman of the meeting and announced the numbers. Mrs. William Gass was the pianist. CHURCHES PLAN HOME-COMINGS Decafur U. B. And Salem Methodist Churches To Hold Observances Two church home-comings for next Sunday were announced today. The First United Brethren church of Decatur and the Salem Methodist church. 10 miles southeast of Decatur, will hold special programs in observance of home-coming day. The. Rev. Charles J. Roberts, pastor of the First United Brethren church in this city announced that the Rev. B. F. Dotson of Frankfort, and pastor of the local church when the new building was erected will be the principal speaker at the Sunday services. David Habegger, trustee of Blue' Creek township and general chairman on arrangements announced that the Rev. Alfred Burk former pastor would be the principal speaker at the Salem church homecoming. A basket dinner will be served at noon and a program, consisting of recitations, talks and music will be given during the afternoon. Other members of the com- 1 mittee of the Salem home-coming besides Mr. Habegger are. Marcellus Davison. William Burk. Homer Merriman. Members of the congregation and friends are invited to participate in the home-coming. Rev. J. M. Pynchon is pastor of>the ch urch.. •At the United Brethren church .dinner will be served in the dining room at noon. The afternoon service will begin at two o'clock and talks will be made by former pas(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Berne School Rate Estimated Higher The Berne school rate for 1934 is estimated at 75 cents on the SIOO, an increase of 20 cents over the 55 cent levy this year. The 75 cent lavy is estimated to produce $26,405. The rate this year will produce about $30(000. The assessed valuation in Berne dropped $415,658 this year, making it necessary to increase the rate on the hundred dollars. Transfer fees for township pupils was cut from S9O to $75 a pupil by the Berne School board. I

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HUGH JOHNSON REPORTS COOES NEAR ADOPTION Expect Oil Code ill Be Taken To President This Afternoon GREEN SUGGESTS A 30-HOUR WEEK Washington, Aug. 18.—(U.R) — The NRA moved today toward fiinal action on a revised code for the coal industry, calling a conference tomorrow at which it is hoped an agreement can be reached on code disputes. Deputy NRA Administrator Kenneth Simpson and NRA Counsel Donald Richberg suggested to industry leaders that the committee to meet on administration code proposals consist cf one member from each group sponsoring a code for the industry. Washington, Aug. 18. — — Administrator Hugh S. Johnson, reporting on this week’s burst of activity in the national recovery program, said today that substantial and decisive progress had been made in the basic industries of oil, steel and coal. Johnson said he expected , to take the oil code to President Roosevelt for nromulga : tion “sometime (his afternoon after I have looked at the protests.” ..“If any mistakes have been made, ‘ ’ I’ll change them." he said. Four groyps of the oil industry ' had presented objections to the • code before the 10 a. m. deadline. The protestants included Wirt ' Franklin, representing the indus- * try's "committee of 54." Franklin 1 wanted price fixing applied both to ' crude oil and ’he refined product. f Johnson said the troublesome ' question of price basing points of ’ j the steel industry was near agreement. He said matters of wages i and hours still were being discussed but indicated lie expected action on a completed steel code soon. I A revised bituminous coal code has been written by NRA officials for presentation this afternoon to coal men in conference here. Johnson said he hoped action would he I obtained soon also on this basic industry. Regarding the presidential reemployment agreements. Johnson said he was not going to attempt any “census" until the drive had been (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Sixty Employes Added At Berne Sixty persons have been given work in B me since firms went on an NRA basis. The largest employers of new labor are the Homer Furniture So.. 12: Nussbaum Novelty Co.. 5; United Milk Co.. 2; Berne Equity 2. Sev-ral firms and stores have employed one person or i more and it is estimated that 60 ' have gone to work since the first of the month. RAILROAD HEAD AT DAIRY DAY Erie Railroad President W ill Attend Huntingdon Dairy Day Huntington, Aug. 18. — (Special I ! —C. E. Denney, of Cleveland, president of the Erie railroad, will come | to Huntington next Thursday for Dairy Day, according to a definite announcement made here Thursday by William A. Klepper. of Decatur. general manager of the Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc. ! Some time ago Mr. Klepper wrote ' Mr. Denney, inviting him to attend j Dairy Day in Huntington. At that ’ I time Mr. Denney could not give I him a definite answer but Thursday word was received here that. | Mr. Denney would attend Dairy Day. Adams county will bring between 3.000 and 1.000 persons to Huntington for Dairy Day. according to word received here Thursday. The Decatur delegation will arrive in , Huntington at 9 o’clock in the morning. 42 Busses Engaged The chamber of commerce of *ON *PAGE* SlX)**