Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1933 — Page 1

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■OOL BOARD i ■PROVES RATE I | NEXT YEAR ■Cents Per SUMI Bscrease ■ ol :,7 ( ENTS ■ [kcjlur school bonnl. ■,„ last nidit ad »<1 Khve rate lor lit *1 veaf ■JnSontlu ll.is. ■ the rah p.ivabh this ■ proposed rah. based ■L citv's assess <l_ '•ilua■nf <1 Jt''. I • ‘ ' vl " ’• ' *»' ° r than total requtr- ■ lhe bmk”'- T,; ' balance | K,fmn. nil*' .'tlmr and U'ira' about half 11 e 1,11 han't. d"t> 31. j propose! on each ■« fund 22 ‘ p n’ R Kg fund cents ■ fund « vents | ■ipoal hit. 1 tale will pro- : ■ $9.41', 'o the tuition ■s;<•-? (7 and t !.•• bond fund. K 1 eent rat. would raise ■ u.wtO more titan the fine 1 Kj, year. Tin- total esti- ; ■ expense *>t running the , ■ school «ts'"in for next K $69,498 57. In addition to . E.’V«> wlti. h would be raised , Kr rent rate, the school ( | takes credit for $13,200 of- - Tile credits inI s4.»< mist ellanfrous reve- ( fciW for <’••!>. $6,000 ] state teachers tuition tavd nn for 30 feaeti|ds4*o»frotn the common t Flhind distributes F W ... ! mtondent ' I bools stated that the average I teacher's salary is $l,OlO < high school on hers. $1.140. state plans to pay at least • towards the salaries on a average daily attendance 1 up to January 1. 1934. An ional credit ot SIOO for each 1 er nay be received next but as no assurance of this has been given, the school did not figure on it. i Worthman stated. "The , I board has cot and sliced i < aes wherever possible. How- i •one of the items could not j t. Besides the teachers’ sal- 1 other fixed charges of the < include. Insurance. $945; |< I payment. $2,500; interest on t • s’so; transfers to other H units. $960: fuel, $1,785.44; i I. $240; ]j K h( an( ] power, i r • board adopted the budget ■rv and final review of the Rations and levies will be ; I •by the county tax adjust-! t I board which meets next I ~~ — ( !e Winners Are Announced ' i taers of the prizes awarded ■ ’ ~* y in connection with the ; eaf Dairy Day program innouneed as fol'ows today J li Holthouse of the local ! nfat office. “ biood heifer calf to Donald j _ darkle Winners of the five : Krtable farm buildings, suit-! houses, tool sheds. I, bmer Tar. Warren; Frank , 1 barren; Charles Bonne-i ’Huntington: Willard Ruse. , H’ John Jackson, Warren. ' < ~, 0 were awarded to (; eorge Hanselman, ’■ Wilii ail! Hower, Water-; i 8 e Mescoe, Warren, was . '"" 8r in the hog calling con- i: Lloyd Ruse. Warren, 5° w ea *iing contest and ti . ar HR Hhoads, Bluffton, was i w m the husband calling ers Condition Is Still Serious let w?'*’ Hartford township ■ was critically Injured gening when k|dked iby ] kVlon ' Was to be RfiV" “ «*»<» >’« *dams lie ** a P at,ent fl t I ? ,6morial »<”>' letlon Wa . ~lajor emergency '•ThurJ’ Pwfor >»ed at midHe ottered nipt-

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Settle With Uncle Sam . it r Patrick A. Nash (leftl. Democratic leader of Chicago, who is reported to have made an income tax settlement with the government amounting to nearly $100,009. and Mayor E. J Kelly of Chicago, who, in 1932, paid the government between $105,000 and SIIO,OOO on unre|M>rted income for 1926, 1927 am! 1928.

Hold Services For Pansy Smith Today Funeral services were held at 101 o’clock this morning at the Gospel Temple tent on Monroe for Pansy Smith, 16. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Schlr-I meyer street. The girl was killed almost instantly Wednesday afternoon when 1 struck by a stump of a tree blasted from the yards of the KrickTyndall Tile factory. Rev. P. W. Barker, pastor at the Gospel Temple, officiated at the funeral services and burial was made j in the Decatur cemetery. . HOG MARKETS BADLY JAMMED Farmers After Government Bonus Overload Hog Markets Chicago. Aug. 26. — (U.R) -'Hog raisers may ship their pigs and piggy sows to the Chicago and Omaha markets and obtain the government bounty prices beginning next Monday, providing they obtain permits from selling agencies at the markets, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced today. The ruling does not affect the moratorium, ending next Tuesday at the Kansas City, Sioux City, St. Joseph and St. Paul markets. Chicago, Aug. 26 (U.R) Bonus payments to farmers for pig slaughtering was halted temporarily today while jammed livestock markets cleared away unprecedented shipments. The deluge of pigs from farmers anxious for government bonus payments under the new agricultural act ar? surpassed expectations. Pens at the six receiving markets were overflowing. The six markets continued to be crowded today as more than 90.000 pigs and sows arrived in the' six main markets. St. Paul topped the list with 25.000 animals, mostly pigs. The total holdover from Friday was set down as 148,000, said by hog officials to be an unusually large amount. Animals shipped up to last night ■ are included in the bonus payment officials said After those, none will be paid until Tuesday. Purchases after Tuesday will be only in specified numbers. Farmers must obtain permission before shipping animals. The plan provides for slaughter of 5,000.000 pigs and farrowing sows before October 1. Sufficient .animals wi'l he accepted each day to reach this figure by the end of the month, officials said. • o — A. C. Ross Company Moves to Van Wert The A. C. Ross Company, manufacturer of radio transmission ( equipment, has moved to Van | Wert. Mr Ross former'y lived in ; Fort Wayne and was connected with the Continental Radio Corp. The concern also issues a catalogue of supplies and does a general electric meter repair business.

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NRA CANVASS IS POSTPONED I City-wide Drive To Open Next Wednesday Or Thursday The meeting of the captains and officers of the Decatur NRA army I was postponed Friday night until ’ Monday evening because a meeting of the city council prevented Mayor I George Krick, general chairman, ' from attending The purpose of (the meeting was to name tthe solicitors for the city wide canvass and this will be completed at the ‘ Monday night meeting. The drive will probably open Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Captains who have been appoint'ed are: first ward, Bert Lower; second ward. James L. Kocher; and i third ward. Leo Kusch. Each ward captain will apistint two lieutenants. one for each precinct. Women workers a so will be added to canvass the housewives in the con sinner's campaign. Monday a plane flown by Captain Clarence Cornish of the Fort Wayne airport with Mayor William J. Hosey and Joseph Lassus of Fort Wayne, as passengers, will land in Decatur with official invitations to Mayor George Krick, county superintendent of schools Clifton E. Striker, and the school principals of the cunty. to participate in Fort Wayne’s Recovery , Day parade Thursday. , o BELIEVE TEXAS FAVORS REPEAL Former Bone Dry State Likely To Vote For Repeal Today 'l Houston. Texas. Aug. 26.— Unofficial tabulation of early votes , cast in fifteen metropolitan pre- ' cincts here today in the referendum on the 18th amendment gave the following: For repeal, 431; against repeal. 66. For beer amendment, 358; again. 39. Unofficial returns rom fifteen scattered Orange county precincts today gave the following totals: • For repeal. 341; against, 136. For beer, 277; against, 191. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 26— <U.R) — ■: The state of Texas, at one time | considered irrevocably dry, voted today on repeal of the 18th ’ amendment and there seemed little doubt but what it would be the 23rd state to repudiate nation- ! al prohibition. | The election opened the final ■ stage of the repeal drive. It was the first of 15 elections to be held between now and Nov. 7. If all vote wet. 37 states will have II approved the 21st (repeal) arnendi ment. one more than necessary to I add it to the constitution. There will be no wine for Thanksgiving, however. Ohio holds its repeal convention Dec. 4, Pennsylvania * ’(CONTINUED 'on PAGE SIX)

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, August 26, 1933.

AGREEMENT ON I' WHEAT EXPORT SIGNED FRIDAY 1 .Agreement Hailed As The First Step To World- i wide Recovery i WILL INSURE FAIR PRICES London, Aug. 26. —<U.R>~A world 1 agreement to limit wheat export. : signed and awaiting ratification of | paprllaments of some subscribing ■ countries, was hailed today as the ' first world wide recovery act, cab I culated to lead the way to general economic recovery. The agreement, child of th abor i tive economic conference at lam- ' don. is designed to insure fair I prices to farmers for their wheat and. through a two-year agreement to limit exports, eliminate the present world surplus of 440,000,000 bushels. It binds the exporting nations— ’ the I’nited States. Canada, Australia. Argentina and Russia, along with the smaller Danubian nations —to export not more than a total of 560,000,000 bushels in the 193319.34 crop year. In the 1934-1935 l crop year they would reduce this i by 15 per cent through decreased i production or otherwise. The importing nations agreed in , return not to encourage increase of wheat acreage during the agreement period, and to seek of their , parliaments lower wheat tariffs when the world price of wheat for a period of four months has reach.ed or exceeded 63.02 gold cents a bushel, equivalent to 84 cents as the dollar is valued now in foreign exchange. Russia’s share of the export I 7cON3UNCEn ON PAGE FIVE) POLICEMAN AND KIDNAPER DEAD Die As Result Os Wounds During Battle In a Crowded Street — San Francisco. Aug. 26—(UR) - * A kidnaper who held William Foristal Wood. 45. retired Sausalito capitalist and cousin of the late President William Howard Taft, for four days and a policeman who answered Wood's call for help were dead today after the man ran amuk in a crowded public market. The kidnaper was Howard S. Meek. 34. alias Ed Jennings, former ticket taker at Sausalito. 1 He was killed by an officer. In his maniacal reign Meek fatally wounded Patrolman Michael McDonald, 40, and shot i Mrs. Ella Bowers, a bystander, in the arm. McDonald died late last night. 1 . Four days ago, Wood related. Meek forced his way into the Wood residence at Sausalito; ' intimidated him with a gun and bound his hands with wire. Later the madman walked behind Wood with a gun in his pocket as they moved from hotel to hotel in San Francisco. ' During the four days Meek made j repeated attempts to obtain a withdrawal of savings from Wood's bank accounts. He forced I Wood to sign letters to the banks asking that funds be mailed. The (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o I Extend Time For Filing Returns Will H. Smith, collector of Internal revenue, announces that th© time for filing capital stock tax returns and paying of tax has been extended to September 29. Those ■ desiring blanks may secure same j by applying to the office of Will ' H. Smith, collector of Internal Rev- i enue, Indianapolis. - H. S. BOOK LIST I A list of books required by students in the Decatur High j School for the fall semester be- | | ginning September 5, is printed ’ on page five in today's Daily | | Democrat. The book list for | | the grade pupils will be publish- j ‘ j ed next week, copy now being j | compiled by the school ogieers. | ♦ ♦

Inflation Proposed tax levies affecting Decatur take big boost.— 1 Tentative Levies Total $3.34 on the SIOO. Tax levies for next yqar proposed by the different taxing units which go to make up the total rate in Decatur, total $3.34 on the SIOO. This is an increase of $1.39 over this year's rate of $1.95. Following are the rates, subject to final adoption: Unit Levy SIOO State ...............................15 Civil city 45 County .72 | Township poor .35 Township general .04 Township road bonds .61 Library board .05 School board .97 Total $3.34 o :—, WOMAN DOCTOR MURDERS ONE New York Woman Physician Stabs Another Before Stopped San Diego. Cal.. Aug. 26—(UP) — IA New York woman physician was under guard in a police psychopathic ward today, mind slowly clearing from effects of a maniacal outburst in which she stabbed one woman to death and inflicted serious wounds on a woman colleague. The assailant was Dr. Virginia Wilson. 36. who in a frenzied out break at the home of Dr. Anita Muhl, 36. last night fatally wounded Mrs. Anne Kiffe. 40. the housekeeper. and stabbed Dr. Muhl before the latter epeet-d her. Mumbling a story of being held a prisoner, Dr. Wilson was found a I block from the Muhl home by po- ' lice. Dr. Muhl. well-known phychia- ' trist, had taken Dr. Wilson to her home Thursday for treatm -nt after she had been adjudged insane by police surgeons at San Diego county hospital. The mentally-ill woman acted normally until after dinner (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O Postpone Action On Woman’s Plea — Indianapolis, Aug 26 —(U.R) —A regulation prohibiting ruling by the State Clemency Commission Commission on a life prisoner's leniency plea before ten years of the sentence have been served, today postponed action on the case of Anna Skibo. 50, convicted of killing her husband. Mrs. Skibo, mother of twelve children, seven of whom still are living, was sentenced from La Porte county in 1925 and has served seven years. o SAMUEL INSULL UNDER ARREST Former Utility Head Is Charged With Bankruptcy Law Violation Athens, Aug. 26- <U.R) —Samuel InsuU. refugee head of the once great Insull utilities organizations, was arrested today at the request of the United States government. Insull came to Europe more than a year ago. with his vast enterprises in difficulties. He was reported first in Paris, then he went to England. Finally he took refuge here, where at the time there was no effective United States-C.reece extradition treaty. Insult's passport was declared void by the state department in January. He applied for Greek ] citizenship. Refusing to return to the United States, he was given I permission to remain here until 1934. Insull on his arrest today was ' charged with a violation of the I federal bankruptcy laws. Under section 25, article 2 of the I Greek-American extradition treaty Instill will be retained for 60 days, after which he would he set at liberty unless the United States meantime produced duly ratified papers of prosecution. Officers of the general security service arrested Insull at the Grand Bretagne, Athens' most luxurious hotel, on a warrant **CONnNUED*ON PAGE FIVE).

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EPIDEMIC IN ST. LOUIS MAY DELAY OPENING Opening Os Schools May Be Delayed By Sleeping Sickness FEAR DISEASE IN THIS STATE St. Louis, Aug. 26—(U.R>—Public 1 I schools may not open September 5 when scheduled, it was said toI day. if St. Louis still is in the throes of the worst epidemic ot sleeping sickness in history. Thirty-two deaths and more I than 250 cases of encephalitis i have been reported since incep- i fion of the disease July 30. Three i more fatalities were added to the i growing list yesterday. All efforts to combat spread of . the malady have failed. Scienlists headed by three prominent physicians of the U. S. public health service have been unable' to find the germ carrier • and efforts to develop an immunizing serum have produced no tangible results. While keeping the schools clos- j ed will be left to the health com- ( missioners of their respective communities, many of the physicians who yesterday attended the meeting of the St. Louis Metropolitan health council advised all schools to remain closed until the outbreak subsides. Dr. William G. Patton, superintendent of the St. Louis County hospital bitterly criticized action of the council in leaving the matter up to the individual commissioners. Meantime. Dr. J. P. Leake. Dr. Charles Armstrong and Dr. R L. . fCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) GENEVA PLANS LAKE MEETING Big Demonstration Will Be Held In Geneva Wednesday Night Geneva. Aug. 26 — (Special) — ; Citizens of three Indiana counties and some from Ohio, will rather in Gen va next Wednesday evening in one big demonstration boosting the proposed Limberlost Ijike project. A big orchestra, numbering in the neighborhood •of 150 pieces, and composed of members of all the bands and orchestras'll) Adams. Jay and Wells counties, and Fort Re- • covery. Ohio, will be a feature of the evening's entertainment. invitations have been extended to a number of prominent people from Decatur. Bluffton, Portland, and other towns, and short talks will be made by distinguished men from our neighboring communities. The local orchestra organization is arranging for the big get-together meeting and invites all musicians, whether members of bands or ' orchestras or not to take part in. the musical program. The concert will be held in the street, so there will be ample room for everylKMly. The concert will, begin at 7:30. Junior Band To Play The Decatur Junior Band will participate in the concert. Mem- ' bers of the band are asking for volunteer transportation. Anyone able to take members to Geneva is asked to call Dave Rice or M. F. Worthman. 0 Fined For Fishing Without Licenses ) James Landers and William Chaptnan entered pleas of guilty to charges of fishing without I licenses this afternoon in tlie justice of the peace court. Each man was fined $lO and costs. They were arrested, along with Ralph Ford, southwest of Herne. Friday evening, by Game Warden Rodney , Fleming. Ford was to be arraigned late this afternoon on a charge of seining. He is alleged to be the | er of a trammel net the men were | using. Ford was expected to plead not guilty. '

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Public Works Solon I tik 1 J Risk ■B Wk Henry T. Hunt. New York attorney. who is general counsel for' the $3,000,000,000 public works administration. He was a member of the War Department Claims Board and Board of Contract Adjustment after the World War. ASK INCREASE OF FIVE CENTS * City Council Will Ask Increase in Rate to Provide Funds To provide funds for the employment of an additional fireman and policeman, the city council will ask for an increase of five cents in the civil city's tax levy for next year, it was decided at an executive session of the council and Mayor George Krick last evening. "The whole town lias gone on the NR*, and although firemen' and police officers are exempt under the President's orders, many believe firemen and policemen should be put on an eight hour day schedule with other employes. To do this an extra fireman and policeman will be neces-' sary. We are asking for a five cent levy to provide funds for paying these additional officers and if the levy is approved, the new men will be employed Janu- , ary 1. 1934.’’ O. L. Vance, city conncilman stated today. The council had tentatively agreed not to increase the civil city's levy over the present 40 cent rate per SIOO. despite the fact that in view of the drop in assessed valuations, the 40 per cent rate would produce nearly $3,000 less than that received this year. Mayor Krick is desirous of putting the firemen and policemen on an eight-hour work basis and after talking over the matter last evening the council decided to ask for a 45 cent levy next year. This is an increase of five cents over the rate paid this year. A 45 cent levy will produce approximately $20,000, figured on the lower valuation basis. o Adolph Hart Is Reported Better The condition of Adolph Hart, aged resident of this city, who is a patient at the Adams County Memorial Hospital suffering from a fractured right shoulder, was reported to be improving today. Mr. Hart fell off a step ladder while painting at the Pingry and Carroll Barber Shop on Monroe street Tuesday morning. o Rev. Father Hennes Returns From Fair The Rev. Father J. J. Hennes, assistant pastor of St. Marys Catholic church has returned from an eight day visit at the world's fair. Chicago, Father Hennes was accompanied by two former classmates, the Rev. James Haley and Rev. Urban Koenig, instructors at Elder high school, Cincinnati. Besides seeing the fair. Father Hennes stated they enjoyed several rounds of golf on the wonderful courses near Chicago. o Mother And Three Children Are Killed Traverse City. Mich., Aug. 26— (I'P) —A mother and her three children were killed near here today when the automobile in which i they were riding stalled on the railjioad tradks and was struck by a I Pere Marquette passenger train.

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$36,000 IS OBTAINED BY TWO BANDITS Truck Was Carrying Cash From U. S. Bank To Reserve Branch HOLDUP STAGED ON BUSY STREET Denver, Colo., Aug. 26. — (U.R. In the most daring holdup here since the famous mint rohherv more than a decade ago, two bandits todav held up a federal reserve, bank truck and escaped with $3(>.()00 loot. The truck, driven bv Richard Boden, was bearing the huge load of cash from the U. S. National hank to the branch bank of the federal reserve. Boden and two.bank messengers were just a sort distance from the bank when their machine stalled in the middle of a busy downtown 1 street. As they prepared to push the automobile to the curb, two men. described as Italians, drove up (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREffi) Escaped Convicts Are Recaptured Indianapolis. Aug. 26. — (U.R) — Three men who escaped from the state reformatory at Pendleton Wednesday night were captured here last night. Tlie prisoners. Ernest De Weese John W. Combs and Patrick O'Brien, all sentenced from Marion county on burglary charges. ; were riding with De Witt Parker i and Robert Prather, former convicts. when they were captured. Albert Aeschliman Purchases Statioi Albert “Chick’’ Aeschliman has purchased the former Gulf filling station, locat'd on State road number 27. soma of Decatur. The building is located on the ' Johnson farm at the southeast corner of the road. Mr. Aeschlii man intends to make several improvements, including the building of a dance hall and a place for serving meals. Work has started I on the building. o Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game Pittsburgh 000 001 000—1 5 1 New York 000 020 000—2 6 0 Smith and Grace; Hubbell and Maancusco. Second Game Pittsburgh 000 New York 010 Birkofer and Picinich; Clark and Richards. First Game Cincinnati 000 000 003—6 11 0 Brooklyn 000 102 010—4 9 2 Kolp and Lombardi; Heimach and Outen. Second Game Cincinnati 000 000 033—6 11 0 Brooklyn 002 Stout and Lombardi; Thurston and Outen. First Game Chicano 010 000 003 2—6 11 3 Philadelphia 030 100 000 o—4 12 1 Root and Hartnett; Ragland and Davis. Second Game Chicago 002 0 Philadelphia 001 0 Nelson and Caampbell; Moore and Todd. St. Louis 000 000 000—0 4 3 Boston 002 000 100—3 9 0 Haines and O'Farrell; Cantwell and Spohrer. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 100 Cleveland 002 Weaver and Sewell; Farrell and Spencer. Philadelphiaa 020 Chicago 002 Mahaffey and Cochrane; Lyons and Grube. New York 300 Detroit 011 Uhle and Dickey; Sorrell and ■ Hayworth. Courtesy City Confectionery