Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1933 — Page 1

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? Inn of ' liSMHT'S lIM UPHELD -d K (fDonodii.e Disi- K, Milk l’‘ ak ‘ rs Kindion Petition * ■kXVTIONAL 2 * BW' l '• IAISTS AST AUM. 2" . hr icichmU decision 1 Illi' i . I |-| l 'ullill:i | n-liust-pilose | KI( | Ix-ci! chalh n.umilk dealers. J us ‘ w trimmiMhiK' Keivlv irt-oclaiined ex-j of ;i national emt rgKhich I" said trans-' rights contract llrliuKl dismissed K) „!■ petition of two: Maii>r- aho sought |K | ,, Sx.ret.M of Agricultfon: ebforcfnp the |K m ilk inaA-iinK agreeMas the first of the a. ' < resting the |B ,ti e. ■■ .-tc.ncy organ|BH Hi ' • xtr.'iordin.ip era■■ !-'<| last spring. |Hi«ys tor !lu Economy HtMpr.y »'oi Milton Reek. ' liii ago. inj^Kth>>'' would han 'tn reyjew by the I . S. court. - decision • . , of Hgfe national exist ~ ‘ini 'he welfare . victory for first case, |Kc.-.c. ’ .r'fai'-ilh' going nV PMIE <IX> Bfvelt Issues ’ ■ Two Cold Orders Park. X V Aug. 29—t VP) I !< "<la> isstlM ing the ing regB'.- 'i'l.-nt of a regufor newly min d gold. Hflr-' order iuthoriz.es the of . ■ . ept newgolii on oiisignment for pe.t-r •: I'- specifically - - o’ be made “by ■ t foreign purchasers.” sour’d provid s for tlu-.uisli 'lie internal re- ■ - - .. gold holdings and bullion. Blay’s Scores Btionai. league M First Game 000 000 000— 0 5 0 |BVork 000 300 OOx— 36 1 a nd Wilson; Hubbell ■ Second Game ■bit 001 ana O'Farrell; FitzsimB and Mancuso. BK First Game Bt° COO 003 200— 5 9 3 B’’” 06 5 020 OOx—l3 18 1 B>ne and Campbell; Beck and Second Game Bp 000 0 Blyn 000 0 r "ri<' and Hartnett; Carroll |B lll,en - oto 000 Bblphia 000 000 and Grace; Hansen and ■*> games scheduled. W ERICAN league Bington 001 000 000 I—2 1 0 0 Btwart and Sewell; Hildebrand jßytlak. Bj® • 220 0 B re,t and Cochrane: Miller ■ York 000 0 B* - 120 0 ■ and Dickey; Marberry B" 301 01 - 100 02 Eley and Ferrel,: Gr, y arid W*urt»iy city Confectionery

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i Contest Validity Os Intangible Tax Anderson, Ind., Aug. 38—(UP)—■ I Two suits on file in Madison dr i cult court today contested validity | of the Indiana intangible tax law as applied to contracts for the sale of real estate. Janies V. Sansberry, Maude V. Sansberry and Anna E. Surbaugh. I plaintiffs, contended agreements to I sell real estate were obligations I i rather than assets. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Solomon llamma Dies At Portland After Four Weeks’ Illness — Solomon Hamma. 73, a resident I of Decatur for a number of years j and father of William llamma of , this city, died at the home of his ; son, Aaron Hamnia In Portland at i 8 o’clock this morning following a four week’s illness. Death was due to complications. Mr. Hamma suffered a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday ami since that time his condition had l>een regarded as critical. The deceased was born in Jay county and was a farmer. He resided in Decatur for a num tier of years making his home with his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. William Hamma. Two years ago he moved to Portland. Surviving are three sous, Charles, of Lima. Ohio; Aaron of Portland, ' and William, of Decatur. His wife preceded him in death several years ago. Five grandchildren also survive. Fun-.-ral services will be held from the Hamma home in Portland, pos-: ■ sibly Thursday. CITY SCHOOLS OPEN TUESDAY Decatur Public and Parochial Schools Start Fall Term Tuesday School bells will be heard in Decatur a week from today, the opening day tor the public and parochial schools. Hural grade schools in the county will open Friday. September 1. fur class organization and then adjourn until, next Tuesday. Labor Day next Monday marks the end of the vacation season and I the children will again trek back to their respective schools. Enrollment is expected to be near last year’s total and plans are being made accordingly by the school au-: thorities. Work has been going on for the past few weeks getting the grade and high school buildings of the public school system in shape for the opening of the fall semester! ■ next Tuesday The Catholic school building has also been put in read in-ss for next week. The program for the Lutheran grade school has not yet been of ticiaily announced, but it was ( stated that several classes would i be conducted this year. year on the opening day the enrollment in the public schoo s i totaled 924. In the Catholic school 405 registered and 25 pupils registered in the Lutheran school. T’hei enrollment at Berne was 151 in the high school and 300 in the grades. ———— —o —•— ONE DROWNS IN LAKE MICHIGAN Muskegon. Mich.. Youth Missing After His Sailboat Overturns Gary. Ind.. Aug. 29—<U.R>—A 21- j year-old youth who attempted to follow his two companions in ' swimming nearly five miles to i shore when their 18-foot sailboat overturned in the choppy waters jof Lake Michigan was missing : today. Lawrence Carlson. 21. Muskegon. Mich , owner of the boat, was \ sought ‘by coast guard cutters while hts companions who had ■ fought the cold water and treach- | erous waves to summon aid made shore. Glenn Smith, 25. Muskegon, and | ON PAGE FIVE),

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ARMSTRONG IS I CHOSEN STATE LEGION LEADER Indianapolis Attorney Is Elected State Legion Commander GARY WILL HOLD 1934 CONVENTION Evansville. Ind.. Aug. 29 -(UP) — ; IV. M. Armstrong, Indianapolis at- j torney, was elected state commander of the American Legion today at the closing business session of i the annual convention here. Gary was selected for the 1934 i meeting place. Members of the state auxiliary, molding their annual meeting in (onnectiong with the Legion con- : connection with the Legion con--1 state officers today. Presidential candidates, to sucI ceed Mrs. Sylvia Putnam, Boonville, includ'd Mrs. Blanche Robinson, East Chicago, and Mrs. John P. I itagsdale, Indianapolis. Mrs. Huth innis. Indianapolis. Mrs. Clara Brown. Versailles, and .Mrs. ‘lda Thompson, Summerville, were In the race for secretary. Two vice presidents will be selected from a field including Mrs. Enid L ndstra, Trenton, Mrs. Peg Barr. Princeton, and Mrs. Cecelia Osteri berge. Whiting. The contest for treasurer is between Mrs. Charles Huddl aton, Greensburg, and Mrs. Ruby McNee- ! ly. Fowler. Candidates for chaplain are Mrs. Neva Feller, La Grange, and Mrs. Paulin - Dossett, Goodland. Mrs. Jeanette Wesel. Lawrenceburg I is unopposed for historian. I The annua! award for tie gr-atest I community service activity was won by the Princeton Post and t iropilws lur tuwmliership “'--n** were given the Robert. E. Kenning(CONTINI t?f> ON PAGE SIX) Q Must Show 36-Foot Right Os Way Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 29 —(UP) ’ Cities and towns seeking construction of streets with part of the $lO,000,000 fed ral road allottment to Indiana must present a 36-foot iight-of-way before their petitions may be acted upon, James t>. Adams, chairman of the state highway ■ commission, said lie was informed today. Forty p r cent of the federal allotment will go to immprovement of streets and the remainder will be spent on highways. NRA CANVASS IS DELAYED Drive Again Postponed; Supply of Cards Not Yet Received The NRA canvass in Decatur was postponed today because t h e supply of official cards was not received by the local committee. The general committee, under the 1 leadership of Mayor Georg- Krick and the ward captains met last night and completed plans for t'he ■ city wide canvass hut were unable I to send out the solicitors to enroll every citizen in the NRA because the printed forms had not been received. Three sets of cards, one for the householder to sign, one for the em- [ ployer and one to list the number of unemployed in the city will be used. According to instructions from national headquarters and ’ General Hugh S. Johnson, director of the National Recovery Act. the public is expected to enlist under I tilie banner of the Blue Eagle. Employers are asked to give the num- ; ber of extra employes and the amount of increased wages paid ; since signing the Presld-nt’s re- ! employment agreement. Nearly all business houses are | 1 I operating under the provisions of | the President s agreement or their particular trade or industrial code. The purpose of the drive Is to enlist every citizen in the cause and to creaite enthusiasm in the great drive over the nation to restore business, create employment and increase wages. iAs soon as the cards are received , | the canvass will be made in this city, Mayor Krick announced.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, August 29, 1933.

To Wed Tenth Time L-Z C|B * a IB bF ■ IS r i ’-Ki ’ A Clyde Kinsey. 33. of Springfield. Mo, with Miss Lois Shook of Omaha. Neb., who plan to be married September 13. The wedding will be Kinsey’s tenih. Miss Shook is 28 years old and was Kinsey s eighth wife. Kinsey says all of his former wives are his friends and correspond with him regularly.

LOCAL PASTOR AT CONFERENCE Rev. C. J. Roberts Will Attend United Brethren Conference The 89th annual St. Joseph con- 1 flerence of the United Brethren Church will open at Winona Lake, Wednesday anil sessions will continue throughout Sunday, at which time the ministerial assignments will be read. Bishop H. H. Font of Indianapo is. will preside over the sessions and will read the ministerial assignments. Five thousand members of the churelv representing the entire district, are expected to hear the closing day sermon delivered by j Bishop Fout. Rev. A. F Knepp of Warsaw, is district superintendent.' Rev. and Mrs Charles J. Roberts and daughter Ruth left this morning for Winona Lake to attend the conference. They were accompanied by Mrs. Delma Elzey, who will represent the local church as delegates. A successful year has been re-1 ported by the local church. This! is Rev. Robert's first year as pastor of the Decatur church and the local copgregation has asked tor. his return. Forty persons were received into the membership of the church during Rev. Roberts’ pastorate. 0 _ ICKES GOVERNS OIL INDUSTRY Secretary Os Interior Is Appointed Oil Administrator Hyde Park. N. Y.. Aug. 29 (U.R) j —President Roosevelt today appointed Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes as administrator for the nation's oil industry. Ickes will head the planning and co-ordinating committee for the industry in administering the code it recently signed and also supervise price fixing. Within the next 24 hours Mr. Roosevelt will name the 15 members of the planning and co-ordin-ating committee from a list of 50 or more names submitted by Ickes who this morning completed his discussions of the oil situation and public works. Ickes, who also is public works j administrator, departed imtned-, lately by plane for Washington to , *'(CONTINURL>*ON*PAGE SIX) 1

Two Persons Killed East Os Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Aug. 29.—(U.R) —Two 1 persons were killed and four othj ers injured fourteen miles east of I here on state road 30 last night 1 when a lire blew out on their automobile. All were from Columbus. , Ohio. John Da’oia. 14. died en route to 1 a hospital and his mother, Mrs. I Mike Daloia. 32. died from loss of blood a few minutes later. The most seriously injured was Mrs Leon Montanaro, who received a probable skull fracture. Her hus- ' band was cut and bruised. Mike Daloia. husband of the dead woman. suffered a sprained back. Another son, Mike Jr., was recovering today from shock and minor cuts. GIVE PRICES FOR EXCHANGE Old Books May Be Traded In On New Ones This Year Changes in English books, second year Latin and junior history were made in the book lists for I schools this year. According to a l new state adoption, students are eni titled to exchange prlc s on their ; old books, when purchasing the i new study books. I The following books may be tak- ' en to the book store and t'he prices J set opposite the name of the books ! may be obtained: Denny. Our EnglisM—Canby, Opdyoke, High School English Book 1 .. ..... .15 | i Clippenger. Written and Spoken English—-Canby Opdyoke. High School English. Book II .18 Long. English Literature—Cross Smith. Good Reading for High School (English) .37' Long. American Literature. Cross Smith. Good R ading for High ’ J School (American) 32. Beard. History of the United States — Wertenbager. Smith. The United States of America .36 Scudder, Second Year Latin — Beery. Lee. Second Year Latin .24 Woodburn and Moran, Makers of America—Chapman. The Story of Our Early Ancestors 13 Federal Officials Insisted On Holiday Detroit. Aug. 29 —(UP) -Miehi- • gan’s hanking holiday —Forerunner ' of the National Bank distress—was I declared by Gov. Comstock at t'he | insistence of federal officials, Arthlur J. Lacy testified before the grand jury today.

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CONSIDER PLAN TO START BUY NOW CAMPAIGN Recovery Administration Considers Plan Os Purchases SUGGESTED BY INDIANA MAN (Copyright 1933 by United Press) Washington. Aug. 29 (U.Pj A 1 plan to inject 12,000.000.000 worth of new business Into America's I commercial life through a concerted "buy now" campaign was considered today by the National Recovery Administration. The plan would be carried out on a quota basis, with the amount of new purchases allocated to cities and towns in the manner of war-time allotments for Liberty Bond sales. The actual buying would begin when the entire 82.000,000,000 had been underwritten In agreements to buy automobiles, clothes, furniture and the hundreds of other commodities whose sales have dwindled during the years of dei pression. An idea of how much $2,000,000.000 ( Bl in buying would mean j to business is gained from a com- j parison with the entire export sales for the year 1930, which amounted to $3,843,000,000. At a signal from Washington an army of volunteer purchasers i would troop to the stores to buv and start the wheels of industry turning. The buyer's army would dig into bank savings, or earnings from reemployment agreement !CONTTNTtKT> nN PAGE I'W’m JURIES DRAWN FOR NEXT TERM Jury Commi s s i o n e r s Draw Grand and Petit Juries For Month Jury Commissioners Otto Hoile and William A. Lower and County Clerk Milton C. Werling Monday drew the grand anil petit juries for the September term of court which will open next Monday, September 4. Members drawn for the grand jury Charles O. Hobrock. Preble township; Albert Erhart. French township: James Foreman. Blue Creek township; Samuel Tester. Wabash township; William O. San’bine.' Kirkland township and Philip Strahm. Root township. Petit jury members drawn are as follows: John Tohner. French township: Dallas Spuller. Union township; Alphonse Kohne. Washington township; Peter Girod. Jes- . ferson township: Simon W. Bein- ' eke. Preble township; Noah Fox. Monroe township. John W. Marshall. Jefferson township: Oscar Ehrsam. Monroe township; Charles H. Windmiller. Hartford township: Rudolph Eickhoff. Preble township: Charles G. Kirchner. Kirkland township; John M. Parr, Blue Creek township. INVITE ALL TO LAKE MEETING Public Invited To Attend Booster Meeting At Geneva Wednesday — The public is invited to attend tile meeting if Limberlost Memorial Association which will be held at Geneva Wednesday eve-1 nirtg at 7:30 o'clock. Matters of interest pertaining to| the Wabash river flood control work and tlie Limberlost Lake pro-, .ject will be discussed at the meet-i ing. An entertainment will also' ! be provided. French Quinn of this city, ardent enthusiast for the Limberlost lake project, is general chairman of the association. Government officia’s in Washington are expected to take up the Wabash river flood control program in the near future and it , favorable action is taken the lake , project will in all probability be considered by state and federal departments.

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Request Maximum Operating Hours Indianapolis. Ind , Aug. 2 (UP) A request for maximum bourse of operation for retail stores was forwarded to NRA offices at WasHing ton today by the Indiana district NRA board. Francis Wells, department of ' commerce representative here, said his only function in the matter was ' to transmit the request. Many llndiana retailers are op--1 posed to establishment of maximum hours of operation while hundreds of others are said to favor tlie plan. RURAL SCHOOLS TO OPEN FRIDAY Final Arrangements For Opening Are Being Made At Institute Final arrangements are being made by county superintendent <rf schools. Clifton E. Striker, for the opening of rural schools in Adams ■ County. Teachers will meet with students in ttieir respective schools Friday. September 1 for organization purposes and the distribution of book lists. The first study session will be conducted the following Tuesday. The school opening is preceded by a three day institute for teachers and principals. Dr. John G. Benson of Indianapolis, director of Methodist Episcopal Hospitals in ndiana and Dr. John Guy Fowlkes professor of education at the University of Wisconsin, are the institute speakers and anpear in rotation at the teachers institutes in Noble. Whitley. Allen and Adams County. Both men spoke in Decatur to the Adams County teachers Monday, and th y will speak at Albion Th Noble county. Wednesday and Columbia City, Whitley county. Thursday. and Allen county, today. The Monday afternoon program | here was opened with singing, led by Mrs. Velma Fortney, with Miss Dorothy Sprtiii ' -r playing the accompaniment. Dr. Fowlkes talked on the subje i "Where Is .Modern Education Going” and discussed the various couises of study which are now oiffeietl the students. Dr. Benson continued his address on ''Social Personality". He urged teachers to 1> Ip pupils overcome handicaps and stressed the pyscliological side of teaching and enthusiasm for the work. V. R. Mullins of Indianapolis, state school inspector, gave a short (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o INSULL ARREST IS CONFIRMED Greek Appeals Court Ratifies Arrest of Insu 11 As Legal Athens, Aug. 29.—(U.R>—The appeals court today ratified as lega' the arrest of Samuel Instill. American utilities magnate. Instill was arrested at the request of the American government. Insull’s lawyers contended the arrest was unjustified because lui sull had made no effort to evade authorities since the first request; ; for his extradition was made last ’ year. The court had been expected to ratify the arrest on the ground 1 ; that it was in accordance with the j extradition treaty under which the ! American government asks that InI sull be extradited to answer charges that he violated liank- | ruptcy laws. The United States has sixty days (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Hold Sunday School Convention Sept. 10 The Washington township Sunday School convention will be held Sunday afternoon September 10, in i the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Decatur it has I esn announced. All protestant cliurdhes in tlie ' city and Washington township are 1 invited to attend. Asp eial invita- ; tion is extended to Sunday School ' teachers, pastors and church work- , ers. ■: IA. program of interest is being ‘; arranged for the meeting. Ray i Smith is the township president. I The complete progiani will be announced later.

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COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE CAUSED | BY HIGH WATER More Than 20 Injured In Passenger Wreck In New Mexico FIREMAN OF TRAIN BELIEVED BURIED Dalhart, Texas. Aug. 29.—(U.R) — ’ Two additional bodies have been removed from wreckage of the Golden State limited near Tucumcari, New Mexico, division headquarters of the Rock Island railroad were advised here today. The report said seven were known dead and one missing. Tucumcari. N. M., Aug. 29 —(U.R) The eastbound Golden State limited plunged through a flood damaged bridge near here early today, killing at least five persons and injuring more than two score. Flood waters sweeping down Petra Creek carried away the east approach of the railroad bridge and damaged the track for several rail lengths. The engine of the limited catapaulted through the weakened structure, carrying with it two baggage cars, a day coach and a tourist sleeper. The locomotive plunged into the soft hank on the east side of the creek, almost burying itself in the mud. The other cars piled up about it in the creek bed, one baggage car tilting at an angle of 45 degrees. Four passengers and the engii neer, C. J. Cross, were killed. ’ I Their bodies were brought here. James Randall, fireman, was missing and believed buried beneath the locomotive or washed downstream in the rushing flood waters. The scene of the wreck was approximately five miles west of Tucumcari. The Golden State limited is operated jointly by the Southern Pacific and Rock Island railroads. From Los Angeles to Tucumcari it travels on tracks of the Southern Pacific, and eastward from Tucumcari on those of tlie Rock ON PAGE SIX) o Eight New Cases Found At St. Louis St. Louis, Aug. 29 —(UP)—Spurred onward by a mounting death toll, medical science was organized h-re toda yunder Surgeon-General Hug i S. Cummings, head of the United States department of health for a concerted attack on encephalitis, or sle ping sickness. While Cummings and a staff of United States, St. Louis and St. Louis county Health experts laid plans for “our most vigorous fight” ■on the mysterious malady, eight new sleeping sickness patients were reported here, making a total of 318 known eases since July 3<l ONE VICTIM OF BLAST IS DEAD Three Injured In Whiting Explosion Reported Seriously Hurt Whiting. Ind.. Aug. 29.—(U.R) — Three of nineteen men burned in a gasoline explosion at the Standard Oil Company refinery here remained in a serious condition at an East Chicago hospital today. One man. Mike Balog. 60, Wliit- : ing, died of burns shortly after the blast and the others were expect- " ed to recover. Those on the critical list today were A, R Weis. 29. Huntington Park. Cal.; Andrew Garbor, 29, Gary, and Albert Walzak, 28, Chi- ■ cago. Weis, an employe of the Pacific Pump Company of California, was repairing equipment in the unit where tlie explosion occurred. His wife and brother were expected here today by airplane from Huntington Park. Plant officials said the unit in which the idast occurred had been ■ closed for repairs last week. They I could give no explanation for the explosion.