Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 200, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1933 — Page 1

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iath Toll From Floods And High Winds Passes Twenty Mark

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Five Trustees Fix Tentative Levies Five of the township trustees have completed the preliminary estimates of the township budget and I have fixed the tentative tax 1 vies for next year. The rates proposed I on each SIOO of assesses! valuation follow: Prebl?, 32 cents; Kirkland 89 cents; Blue Creek 11.30- Union. > 48 cents; Washington, 95 cents. The township advisory boards will meet next month and <dopt the budgets. Final action on the appro priations and levies will be taken by County Tax Adjustment Board at Its annual meeting next October. CLEAN SCHOOL FOR OPENING Decatur Catholic School Is Being Renovated For Fall Opening i —■ The Decatur Catholic school building ia being put in order for 1 the opening ot the fall semester, Tuesday,- September 5. Much work has been done in the buildmg. Next week the job of washing • windows on the first, second and third floors will begin and the annual task ot renovating the building and getting it in shape for the opening of school will continue until Labor day. Fred Baker, janitor at the school assisted by his children and the Rev. Father Joseph Sejmetz. pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church have been doing the work. Father Seimetz stated it was part of his rec--.eation and that he enjoyed helping ' put the building in spic and span order. * TfiUhall way walls have been . made like new and everything looks as clean as the day the building was first opened. Next year Mr. Baker hopes to clean the walls in the auditorium and classrooms. A curb around the east end of the children's playground, corner of Fourth and Madison streets was ' erected last w?ek and additional sewerage connection made to assure better drainage HOG CONTROL PRICES GIVEN Emergency Program Went Into Effect At Markets Wednesday 1 The emergency hog program ' which calls for the purchase of 4,1 01)0,000 pigs weighing from 25 to 100 pounds and 1,000.000 sows with a minimum weight of 275 pounds and showing definite evidence that they are due to farrow this fall, be--1 I came operative at six middlewestern markekts Wednesday. These 1 markets are Chicago, Omaha. Sioux City. St. Paul, Kansas City and St. Joseph.

The program will be inaugurated at other points where federally inspected packing plants agree to co-operate, not later than Monday. August 28. The points will be announced as soon as possible. The schedule of base point prices to be paid for pigs is as follows: Weight Price per lbs. 100 lbs. 25-30 19.50 31-35 9.25 36-40 9.00 • 41-45 8.75 . 46-50 8.50 51-55 8.25 56-60 8.00 61-65 7.75 66-70 7.50 71-75 7.25 76-30 7.00 81-85 6.75 86-90 6.50 91-95 6.25 96-100 6.00 These pigs will be purchased on basis of average weight per lot (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Aneta Habegger Severely Hurt — Aneta Habegger, nine year old I daughter of David D. Habegger, Blue Creek township trustee, reI ceived a severe injury to her right knee when she fell on a broken glass at her home Wednesday afternoon. The child was playing about the home when she fell on the 1 glass. Her knee wtjs cut to the bone.

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St. Louis Battles Sleeping Sickness Epidemic hssbs * ' Hflr Si; Ji OBl! e I v flfl ▼ < SCast W J ' fl / I fl K f * v i i . r *l' i ' ... am aw '«'■ -W».« ’.'«»'«• • Fourteen deaths from sleeping sickness have already been reported at St. Louis, where the rare disease made a sudden appearance early in August. This photo was made in the St. Louis County Hospital at Clayton. Mo., and shows five doctors examining a patient. From left to right: Dr. W. G. Patton. Dr. J. S. Hiller, Dr. R. F. Higgins, Dr. T. R. Usher and Dr. J. J. Casagrande. Patient, L. Hagan.

THOUSANDS GO TO HUNTINGTON Big Caravan Leaves Decatur This Morning For Dairy Day Program Several thousand enthusiastic boosters for Cloverleaf Dairy Day ■ left Decatw at » o’clock ttrt> nw»rning for Huntington to attend the fourth bi-annual dairy day program given by the Cloverleaf Creameries, i Inc., of this city. It was the first program of its kind ever held in Huntington, the three former events having been ; held in Decatur. Men. women and children were packed in school buses, trucks and passenger cars as the first unit of the Adams County-Western Ohio delegation left here this morning. Headed by a bus carrying the members of the Decatur Junior Band, the parade proeeded west on Monroe street and then followed state route number 16 to Huntington. State Police Officer Ed Rose, assisted by other state policemen at Markle, guarded the railroad crossings along the route. The parade, which started from the corner of Second ami Monroe street was more than a mile in length when it got underway. The buses, trucks and autos were parked along the east side of Second street from the Monroe street corner south to! Winchester street and along that | street to a point beyond the Clover-1 leaf creamery plant. Many Ohio delegations joined the parade here. Trucks and buses , from Paulding. Haviland. Eaton, **COXTINI'Bn ON PAGE TWO) RESIGNATION STILL RUMORED Rumors of Woodin Resignation Persist Despite Denials Hyde Park. N. Y„ Aug. 21—(U.R) Persistent reports that William j H. Woodin would soon quit his| job as secretary of the treasury cropped up today as President, Roosevelt prepared to receive him tonight at the summer white . house. Sources close to the administra-1 tion were equally vigorous in de- ’ nying that Woodin’s visit had un-; seen significance. He plans to I review with the chief executive the nation’s fiscal problems. As he awaited the arrival of his j treasury secretary, the President | reviewed the developments of the national recovery program, keeping an eye on the coal code situation that still is confronting General Hugh S. Johnson, national recovery administrator. Mr. Roosevelt was hopeful when he came to the summer white , house Sunday from Washington that the code for the bituminous I mining industry would be ready ' ' (CONTINUED 1 ON PAGE FIVE)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, August 24, 1933.

Parts Os Stolen Goods Recovered A portion of the cigarets and sue kers stolen from a freight car in the Erie railroad yards Monday ! I night, were recovered Wednesday I evening by Sheriff Burl Johnson I near the Erie station. Only one carton of cigarets was missing, but j ' about half the suckers had been taken. Id ntity of the thieves has not been learned. I o Bruechys Are Taken To Richmond Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bruechy of Berne, adjudged insane by three 1 doctors several days ago, were taken to the Easthaven sanitarium at Richmond Wednesday by Sheriff Burl Johnson. Robert Hesher will be taken to Richmond Friday. SAM GOLDSTEIN IS IDENTIFIED Man Sentenced Here Is Identified As Ohio Bank Robber Indianapolis Aug. 24 — (VP) — Sam Goldstein. 41. of Fort Wayne has been identified as one o fa gang which robbed the National Bank at New Carlisle. 0.. of SIO,OOO June 21 ! Captain Matt I/each of the Indiana 1 state police announced today. | One witness to the robbery said Goldstein was one of the robbers I but returned to New Carlisle to , | bring other witnesses to check his j identification. They were expected | ’ today. Meanwhile witnesses and victims lof two other Ohio bank holdups ' viewed Goldstein today but none ■ identified him. They were from Bluffton, Ohio, where the Citizens National Bank was robbed of $2,000 j August 14 and Leida, Ohio, where ' j the Farmers Bank was robbed of S7OO August 9. Captain Leach said Goldstein al--1 so had been implicated in robbery of the Wheaton, Ohio bank July 5. when $3,500 was taken and the SB,OOO holdup of the Citizens Bank of Cardington, Ohio, July 14. Goldstein has denied knowledge i of all the holdups. Neither h - nor Clifford Mohler, 33, also of Fort Wanye, life prisoner at the Indiana | State Prison whom Leach claims joined a bank robbery gang while paroled to receive tuberculosis treatment, was identified in any other holdups. Victims of recent robberies at . Daleville and Montpelier. Indiana, viewed the pair but made no identiI fication. Portland May Buy Government Bonds Portland. Ind., Aug. 24. —(U.R)— Purchase of government bonds with profits from the municipal electric | plant here in order to save interest on the money for the city, was ; I under consideration by officials to- ■ day. At present the profits are deposited in banks and interest is taken by the state for same.

MORE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED Wheat Adjustment Meetings Are Scheduled 4 For Next Week County Agent L. E. Aicnbo'd an-; i nounees that more information on | the wheat adjustment plan has i been mailed to Adams county wheat growers. A reply card is j included in the letter which the grower may use in making appliI cation for contract blanks. Wheat adjustment meetings will I be held every day during the week of August 28 at which the adjust- , ment plan will be explained. The following meetings scheduled are: Kohr school. Union township. 2 p. : tn.. Monday. Aug. 28; Monmouth at 8 p. in.. Monday. Aug. 28. The two meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 29. are French township at the Election •school at 2 p. in., and St. Mary's township at Pleasant Mills at 8 p. m. An attempt will he made to answer all questions in regard to the ■ wheat control plan, and a discussion will be given on Hie applications for contracts and the contract, as well as the supporting evidence necessary to accompany the application. By using your own acreage and production figures in the following example you can determine your base acreage and base bushels of I wheat: Sample Farm 1930 25 600 bu. 1931 34 952 bu. ICONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O NEAR MILLION FOR SCHOOLS Revenue From Beer And Medicinal Whisky To Go To Schools Indianapolis, Aug. 24. — (U.R) — Revenue from beer and medicinal whisky taxes for distribution to | schools in the state will amount to I $1,000,000, or about $1.70 per pupil, state Excise Director Paul P. Fry estimated today Distribution to schools will be on the basis of average daily attendance. Fry said. That part of the liquor revenue for school use now amounts to $683,000. Fry said. By Nov. 1 when the first distribution is due, it j should have reached SBOO,OOO, or, about $1.20 per pupil. He estimated that another $320,-. 000 will be available for distribu-J tion next May 1 when a second sharing of the receipts will be made. That would mean another | 50 cents per pupil, according to : Fry. The estimates were made to | ' guide school officials now drawing up budgets. The higher the revenue, the more I property taxes may be cut locally, i Fry pointed out. '

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NR A DRIVE TO OPEN IN CITY NEXT MONDAY Local Organization Will Make Thorough Canvass Os City DAILY REPORT TO HEADQUARTERS The NRA has come to Decatur to stay. An army manned by progressive citiz-ns and marching under the wings of the blue eagle will put the spirit of "33'’ into the hearts of hesitant patriots as did the fifes and drums of ’76”. General George Krick, adjutant-g-neral I. Bernstein, and captains Bert Lower. J. L. Kocher and Leo Kirsch will lead the fight. The NRiA board of strategy composed of Mayor George Krick. E. W. enau. Dan M Niblick. C. C. Pumphrey, H. C. Oksen., Dr. G-rahi Kohne Roy Runyon, Frank Carroll and James Elberson wil Idirect and report daily to the major in the state army. Early next week they will ask every one in town. "WHAT HAVE you’ DONE? WILL YOU COOPERATE?” Unemployed, employers and consumers will be called upon to do their part to win the war against the common enemy, depression. This w- ek a vast voluntary army is being organized all over the country. Next week the country will be surveyed. Soon after the heavy artillery will be fired at those points which the general in chief, Presi- ; dent Roosevelt and his first assis- ’ tant, Hugh S. Johnson, national recovery- administrator, think, best. Time means everything, if the president’s promise to materially lessen or abolish unemployment by winter. is to be carried out. The three captains appointed last evening at a meeting of the local NRA organization will choose II ufCONTINCED OX PAGE FIVE) CAPITALISTS GIVEN BLAME Father Coughlin Continues Testimony On Detroit Bank Failures Detroit, Aug. 24. (U.R) —Capitalism has done more in this country in the past 25 years to create com munists. empty churches and ruin men than the writings of Marx and others, the Rev. Fr. Charles E. Coughlin told the grand jury investigating Detroit bank failures today. "Capitalism,” he said, “rests on the commandment ‘Thou shalt not steal.’ In the past 25 years in this country capitalism has done more to create communists, empty churches and ruin men than the writings of Marx and others could possibly have done. “If the Mellons and Morgans have designated themselves as the capita'ists of this country I would count them Neronists —followers ot Nero. Ido not believe in capitalism as I saw it exemplified in the I United States in the past year.” Meanwhile Judge Harry B. Keidan announced he had not abandoned efforts to bring former President Hoover here as a witness. "When Mr Hoover learns that many of the men he designated as possessed of first hand information,” said the jurist, "have alreadyappeared on the witness stand here and refused to give us the information we sought, 1 feel he will reconsider his refusal to testify.” Corruption of political theory was assailed by the priest who ■ wedged his way through a restless, tightly packed courtroom that i greeted his testimony with tre- * ’continued on PAGE FIVE) 0 Application Blanks For Licenses Here Application blanks for the state barber license for union barbers can be obtained at the Pingrey and Carroll shop after tomorrow. Under a new state law all barbers must be licensed to work at their trade in Indiana.

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Social Workers To Hold Annual Session The forty-second annual session of the Indiana State Conference on Social Work wil) be held in Indianapolis October 3. 4. and 5. The first conference was called by the Board of State Charities in ISSM>. Headquarters will be at the Clay- j p<ml Hotel. The program this year ; will center about the un-mploy-' ment situation, its effect on home life and child welfare, and what is being done by federal state and local officials and agencies to alleviate it. Speakers of note will address the me-ting. COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE CAUSE OF TWO DEATHS Speeding Train Plunges Through Flood-Weak-ened Bridge ENGINEER AND FIREMAN DEAD Washington, Aug. 24— (U.P.) —A speeding Pennsylvania railroad passenger train plunged through a flood-weakened bridge near here early today. The engineer and fireman were killed and 13 persons injured, two seriously. A number of others suffered minor injuries and after receiving first aid treatment resulted their trip, leaving Washington at 7 a m. The engine crashed at 3:45 a.m. from a bridge into the flooded mud flats of the eastern branch of the Potomac river. A mail car turned over on the right of way beyond the bridge. A second mail car and two pullmans toppled into the swollen stream. Five other pullmans turned over beside ’he right of way. Only one of the 10 cars remained upright. Ambulances brought injured to Washington, and a relief train picked up passengers of the illfated limited which left New York last night bound for southern points. Wreck crews struggled to pene-1 trate the engine calfTburied in the mud. to recover the bodies of Engineer Arthur H. Bryde and Fireman A. H. Fay. Physicians said Benjamin Johnson, 45, Washington, track foreman and Claude Smith. 42. Wading River. L. 1, a postal clerk, were the most ser- ' iously injured. The wreck trapped C. S. Broeman. an official of the American Bakeries Atlanta, and his wife in the drawing room of car No. 97. the most badly submerged of the train. Mrs. Broeman, brought to Washington in a relief train, said she ’ was awakened by the bumping of the car over the ties. "Every light was out. It was * "continued ON PAGE FIVE) McNUTTTELLS OFREDUCTIONS Indiana Governor Speaks At Democratic Annual Picnic Peru, Ind, Aug. 24. (U.R) Two main objectives of the state administration — reduced government costs and redistribution of the tax I burden — have been accomplished, i Gov. Paul V. McNutt said last night, addressing the third annual picnic > of Miami county Democrats. State government expenditures in the first seven months of this year were *3,362,750 less than for i the safne time a year ago. he asi sorted. The gross income tax and . the beer revenue are serving toward lessening the property tax ■ burden, he pointed out. While all campaign pledges have, been kept, those two have been dominant, the governor told approximately 5,0(10 persons attending. ) Pleading for party harmony, he praised the leadership of R. Earl ' Peters. Fort Wayne, state Demo--1 cratic chairman, who a'so attended I : the picnic. McNutt also asked sup- ’ I port of the NRA program. Glenn Griswold. Peru. Fifth dis- >, trict representative in congress, i was chairman of the picnic.

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BLASTED STUMP CAUSES DEATH OF YOUNG GIRL Pansy Smith Killed Almost Instantly In Unusual Accident MOTHER WAS NOT BADLY INJURED Mrs Frank Smith, mother of the deceased girl, was reported to be resting well at the Adams County Memorial Hospital this Mrs. Smith suffered from shock, bruises on her legs and a sprained right ankle. The attending physician stated today that Mrs. Smith may be taken home Friday. Pansy Smith, 16, daughter of Frank Smith, Schirmeyer street, was killed almost instantly at about four o’clock Wednesday afternoon when struck by a stump of a sycamore tree blasted from the northeast vards of the KrickTyndall Tile factory. The tragic accident was one of the most unusual ever re- | corded. Miss Smith, with her mother, was doing the dishes in the kitchen when the accident occurred. She was standing near the door, which faces to the north, when the stump hurled against the entrance, striking her down. The stump was hurled through the air more than 6(H) feet, missing a house on the west side of the street. Estimates of its weight ranged from three to six hundred pounds. Mrs Smith was knocked down but aside from suffering trom shock was not seriously injures!. ■ She was taken 'o the Adams County Memorial hospital and an examination showed that no bones were broken. The girl’s father had just stepped outside of the kitchen to the rear of the house and was in the act of shaving when the trunk struck down his daughter. Alvin Fenig, South Eleventh street, an employe of the KrickTyndall Tile company and Virgil Krick, a member of the company were in charge of blasting the stump, which stood a few feet i above the ground. A five-minute ! time fuse was placed on the dynamite. which was ignited by Mr. Fenig. Mr. Krick and Mr. Fenig then proceeded to guard the roadway and crossings on Elm street. The blast hurled the stump into the air and carried the largest part of it in a southeasterly direction, ‘ striking the Smith home, a small one-story frame structure. Another large part of the stump was carried in a northwest direction, fall(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — o Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game Chicago 000 010 013—5 8 2 Philadelphia 000 000 000—0 3 2 Bush and Hartnett; Holley and □avis. Second Game Chicago 032 00 Philadelphia 002 00 Tinning and Campbell; Moore and Davis. First Game Cincinnati 000 000 000 —0 7 0 Brooklyn 110 000 OOx—2 8 0 Derringer and Lombardi; Mungo ; and Lopez. Second Game Cincinnati 200 0 Brooklyn , 100 0 Benton and Manion; Benge and Outen. St. Louis 200 01 Boston 210 01 Hallahan and Wilson; Brandt and Hogan. Pittsburgh at New York—Rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston . 012 020 100—6 10 0 Chicago 000 000 001—1 8 2 Welch and Ferrell; Wyatt and Grube. Philadelphia 010 032 0 St. Louis 000 006 0 Grove and Cchrane; Stiles and Hemsley. New York 01 Cleveland 00 Allen and Dickey; Hildebrand and Spencer. Washington 200 Detroit 201 Whitehill and Sewell; Fischer and Hayworth. Courtesy City Confectionery