Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1933 — Page 1

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Local Junior Band At Ft. Wayne Today The Decatur Junior Bund left at 2:10 o’clock this afternoon for Ft. ' Wayne to participate in the big I Fourth District NRA parade A R. Ashbaucher furnished the I truck which conveyed the band members to Fort Wayne. The paI rade this afternoon was the climax I of an al’.-tlay celebration of the country's adoption of the NRA I delegations from over the district I attended. FARMER KILLS WIFE WITH AXE Madman Slays Wife, Threatens Others Before Being Killed Knoxville. Tenn.. Aug. 31- (UP) —A Nelson Hansard. 46. a farmer, beheaded his wife, attempted to burn the homes of two neighbors I before he was shot to deatl| near here today. Hansard, during a religious argument with his daughter, m naced her with an ax. threatening to kill her. When his wife interfered. Hansard became enraged and attacked her with the ax. Placing the beheadecj body on a bed. Hansard gathered newspapers and started a blaze under it. Several children, crouching in a corner, crawled out and extinguished the blaze as Hansard grabbed a shot gun and left the house screaming. Hansard ran to the home of J. W. Kelley, Still scr anting, he gathered wood and papers and began to build a fire. Kelley found Hansard starting the blaze, and thb deranges! farmer opened fire with the gun. Kelley ran to the , (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O JOHN BRODBECK DEATH'S VICTIM * St. Mary’s Township Farmer Dies Wednesday; Funeral Sunday John W. Brodbeck. M, well known farmer of St. Mary's township and father of Charles Brodbeck of this city, died at his home Wednesday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock following a short illness of paralysis. Mr. Brodbeck had been in failing health since the death of his wife in 1926 but had been up and around the home. He had eaten the noon meal and was resting waen death came. Paralysis of the left sid* wa." • the cause of deal t. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio July 5, 1850, a son of Miiha-l and ’ Anna Brodbeck, and resided in i Cleveland until a young man when he moved with hjs parents to Adams •County, residing in Union township engaging in farming with his father. »On March 19. 1874 he was united in marriage to Emelin McCullough : of St. Mary's township. Soon after i the marriage he moved to Decatur where h? engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in partnership with Frank Hlsky. This place of business was located in the building now oct upied by the , Winnes Shoe Store. In 1882 he sold his interest in the store and returned to farming on the farm he owned at tile time of his death in St. Mary’s towns tip. l Mrs Brodbeck preceded her husband in d- ath on September 1. 1926. I Surviving are five sons. Clarence . W. and William 0.. of St. Mary’s township; Rufus S.. of Indianapolis. Oliver E. of Elyria. Ohio, and Charles of Decatur. One daughter and one son died in infancy. Twelve ; grandchildren and five great grandI children two sisters, Mary Brod*<CONT?Nt*ED ON* PAGE THREE* Fort Wayne Man Dies Os Injuries Fort Wayne, Aug. 31. —(U.R) — Harry O'Brien, 46. died here last night of injuries received near , Pendleton yesterday when his automobile overturned. O'Brien was general superintendent of overhead lines for the Indiana Railroad. He was en route from his home here to his office in Indianapolis at the time of the accident. He suffered two fractured vertebrae, and was brought here by ambulance.

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Where Eigfht Were Killed % * Coaches of the < rack transcontinental train, the Golden State Limited, and girders of a steel bridge washed away by a sudden torrent, formed a mass of twisted wreckage following the train s plunge through the spat, early Tuesday morning, five miles west of Tucumcari. N. M. Eight persons were killed.

WOMAN GIVEN 199-YEARTERM Woman Killer Sentenced At Chicago; Three Sentences Given Chicago. Aug. 31. —(U.R)— Three | death verdicts in a month, two of, them within a week, find a 199-, year sentence for a "blond tigress”! accused of murder was the im ' posing record boasted by Chicago! | court officials today in their tin-j ' precedent drive on crime here. Since the intensive criminal com1 paign was launched a month ago by the veteran Judge John Prystalski following slaying rtf a policeman in a courtroom. 232 persons have been sentenced to prison. Many of them received maximum terms. . The heavy penalty against the woman whom police labelled th“ "tigress killer," Mrs. Eleanor Jarman, a simi’ar sentence against one companion and a death verdict against another was returned by a jury in criminal court last night ' It brought the criminal campaign to a climax as Judge Prystalski. who summoned judges back from their vacataions to hold special court sessions on a crowded docket, prepaared to resign the chief justiceship. Mrs. Jarman. 28. mother of two children, was implicated in the brutal slaying of Gustave Hoen. 71. a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) POSTOFFICE TO BE CONTINUED Pleasant Mills Office Will Not Be Discontinued At This Time The Pleasant Mills postoffice, oldest in the county, will not be abandoned at this time, according to information received this morning by Dr J. W - Vizard, who has ■ been taking an active part to prevent abandonment. An inspection of the office a few weeks ago disclosed that the office ■ I operated last year at a slight loss and is served by rural free delivery. indicating that under the i policy of the government, this ( might cause the closing of the post office there A petition shows j that this would interfere consid-, erably since the town also receives! mail from the star route and the I Nickle Plate trains. This petition was presented to Congressman J. 1. Farley, who promised to do what! he could to prevent the change. A letter to Dr. Vizard from the 1 congressman enclosed a communi- ( cation from Joseph C. O'Mahoney, j ■ first assistant postmaster general, Washington, T). (’.. saying that the office will not b" closed now nor in the future without a complete investigation by the department. Doctor's Office Damaged By Fire Laborartory equipment in the of- . fice of Dr. Myron L. Habegger, Berne, was destroyed by fire shortly after noon Wednesday. The fire started from a kerosdno stove.

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South Side Times Given First Prize Bloomington. Ind.. Aug. 31—(U.R) 1 The South Side Times, published ] by South Side High School, Fort 1 j Wayne, won first prize as the best | high school newspaper of six or. more columns in the seventh ani nual contest sponsored by the In-i i diana University chapter of Sigma | | Delta Chi. journalism fraternity, j [it was announced here today. I Other first prize awards in-! (eluded: division two, for papers of, I four to six columns. Arsenal Can-, non. Technical of Indianapolis; . (division three, for partpr of three' ' i columns of less. Alltold. Misha-, , waka High School. COUNCIL WILL MEET TUESDAY County Council To Study Tax Levies In Annual Session The first big job in t ie consideration of the county budget and the ■ fixing of a county tax levy payable , in 1934. will come next Tuesday and Wednesday when the County Council convenes in annual session at th' Auditor's office. The preliminary budget totals $147,149. with a proposed tax levy of 72 cents on the $l6O on ail county taxables. Tire levy is 49 cents high- ; er than the 23 rat payable this t year. Five cents of ths estimated levy is for bonds and interest on ( , the Scheimann bridge and the \d-! ams County Memorial hospital. Included in the estimates is about i SIB,OOO for additional services re-1 quired of the county next year. I These items include $9,000 for old ' age pensions, $6,000 for the primary and general elections and about $3,000 for voters' registration. ! About 150 persons have already fil- ' ed with County Auditor Glen Cowan seeking an old age pension of sls a month. Estimates made by county officials run as high as 100 persons. Following the action taken by the county council on the budget and tax levies, final approval of the appropriations and tax rate must be given by the County. Tax Adjustment Board. This board will meet in its first session on Monday ( September 18. 'lt is th u duty of the county tax board to review every proposed levy and budget and fix : the levies for next year.

Mr. And Mrs. Henry Fuhrman Will Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary

; Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Fuhrman aged residents of Adams County i who have spent their entire lives in this county, will celebrate their | Golden Wedding anniversary SatI urday, September 2, at their home six miles northwest of Decatur on i . the Winchester road Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman enjoy health for their advanced ages and take an active part in the work on their farm. A dinner will he served at the noon hour for the children and their families. Other guests will include Rev. and Mrs. Truelsch and Professor and Mrs. Uffelman. pastor and teacher respectively, of the St. Johns Lutheran Church on state road 27, of whioh Mr. and Mrs.

MRS. WIDDOWS GIVEN OFFICE — Mrs. Will Widdows Is Named Acting Postmistress At Geneva i Mrs. Will R. Widdows today was named acting postmistress of Ge--1 neva. her appointment being an- ■ I nounced by Postmaster GGeneral ! James A. Farley from Washington. Congressman James I. Farley of Auburn recommended Mrs. WidI dows for the post last week and stated that he expected the ap- ! pointment would be made in a few I days. 1 Mrs. Widdows is one of the best , known women workers in Demo-" ; cratic county politics. She is vice-j i chairman of th" County Central ■ Committee and is also a committeewoman from Geneva. She has taken an active part in party poli- ! tics for a number of years. Mrs. Widdows succeeds the late Earl Shepherd, who died about two weeks ago. Mr. Shepherd had, . served several years as postmaster at Geneva. The appointment is effective immediately. Mrs. Widdows is the second woman to be named postmistress in the county within the last two weeks. Mrs. Arthur Zehr was ' named Berne postmistress about the first of the month, succeding -Fred Rohrer, manager of the Berne Witness company. SEEK FEDERAL AID IN DISPUTE Ask Federal settlement Os Vehicle License War In Two States Indianapolis, Aug. 31 — (UP) — Federal settlement of a vehicle license war b twi en Indiana and Arkansas was sought today as the trouble threatened to involve Tennessee and Oklahoma truck and auto drivers Indiana state police here under orders to impound all Arkansas ve- [ hides unless their drivers displayed l (Indiana licenses, 1 Mark Rodenbeck. assistant state ! license commissioner, said he hoped federal authorities, with whom lie (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

Fuhrman are members. Open house will he held between 2 and 5 o’clock for relatives and i friends who wish to call and to extend their greetings to the honored | couple. i Mrs. Fuhrman was formerly SoI phia Kiefer, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Kiefer of Preble township. Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman were married at the Preble Lutheran Church on September 2, 1882 by Rev. Spiegi 1. They have lived their entire married life on the present fa rm. They have five living children: | Otto and Edwin Fuhrman of Fort Wayne: Mrs. William Werling and Mrs. Gust Koen t man of Preble and Mrs. Arthur Hall of Root township. I

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TEACHERS FOR RURAL SCHOOLS ARE ANNOUNCED List Os All Adams County School Teachers Announced Today COUNTY SCHOOLS TO OPEN FRIDAY The names of all teachers in the township schools of Adams County were announced today by Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent 1 of schools. The teachers have, been selected for the various townships but ' schools have not been assigned to them, according to Mr. Striker. The placing* will b" completed tonight and the t a hers will meet at their rsep dive schools Friday for organization of classes and distribution of book lists. Following is the complete list of teachers: Kirkland township, high school: R. J. Mann. Albert Coppess, Lucile ( Heavers and Glennys Arnold; grade r school, Robert Brown. William Griffiths, Elizabeth Leyse. Edna Borne, ' Oscar Geisd. Radella Andrews and Robert White. Mr. White will be in- ! structor of music in the school. Root township, high school: Mervin Hostetler, Ethel Piper and Catherine Weidler, Grade school. Elizab'tii Cramer, Margaret Schenck, Lloyd Bryan and Lois Fuhrman. St. Mary's township: high school Henry Snyder, Gerald Vizard. Agnes Yager. Velma Fortney, Grade school. William Noll, Matie Stevens. Myrtle Clements. Francille Oliv r and Pearl Ray. Monroe township; high school. V. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FORD EMPLOYES OUT OF PARADE Barred From NRA Parade Because Boss Refuses To Sign The Code Marquette. Mich.. Aug. 31—(UP) —Henry Ford, whose failure to sign t e automobile cod- brought him into a one sided conflict with the Roosevelt recovery program, hastened here today to confer by telephone with his son and business partner, Edsel Ford, who is in Maine. i tithough Ford refused to reveal the subject of his conversation, it was believed that Washington insistence upon an answer from the Ford Motor company r garding its attitude towards the automobile code and the NRA had brought the millionaire out of his secluded retreat 25 miles away whither neither telephone calls nor telegraph messages are permitted to penetrate. Detroit, Aug. 31—(UP) —The employes of the Ford Motor Company were barred from the Detroit NRA victory parade today because their employer. Henry Ford, lias not won the blue eagle by bringing his vast enterprises under the automobile 1 code. The motor magnate was isolated in the upper Michigan village ot Big Bay where he is vacationing. The United Press reached him by telephone. “I have nothing to say at all I about the NRA.” he said. Officials of his company were silent on the statement of General Hugh S. Johnson, National Recov--1 ery administrator, that if Ford did I not join in the drive for National recovery and obtain a blue eagle. , the public was likely to "cradk down on him." The automotive industry was i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —o Final Series Os Meetings Planned The last of the second series of wheat meetings in which the wheat application contracts are explained are scheduled as follows: Monroe, above hatchery, 2 p. m. Friday; Blue Creek, 8 p. m. Friday, at Jacob : school; Wabash, 8 p. m. Saturday at Geneva high school; Preble, 8 p. tn. Monday, at Preble school. Applications are being made rapidly and it appears that a large percentage of those who can estab- | lish a base are making efforts to I get on the preferred lists.

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Indianapolis Girl Tells Os Attack Chicago. Aug. 31- (UP) —Police I today were investigating the story ! of Yvonne de Mont, 20. of Indianapolis, who said she was attacked last night by two men, robbed of SIOO in jewelry, her baggage, and : SSO in cash. She told police Cliat two men fore-1 ed her into an automobile and took lier to a secluded spot on the west side, where sh ■ was attacked and robb d. o INDUSTRIES TO BE UNDER CODE IN SIXTY DAYS Complete Codification In Sixt* Davs Is Goal Os N R A EIGHTEEN CODES NOW IN EFFECT Washington, Aug. 31— (U.R) — : Complete codification of American industry within 60 days was ' the goal of the National Recovery Administration today as its coun-try-wide Blue Eagle campaign entered its most intensive phase. The reemployment drive will be followed by a check up of industries which have not come forward with either a presidential agreement or proposals for a permanent code of fair practice. These lagging industries will lie summoned to hearings with the objective of completing all codes by Nov. 1 or earlier. Bringing the country's 2,000,000 separate business enterprises under the national recovery act is a collossal undertaking, but the | driving force of Administrator Hugh S. Johnson has accomplished a seeming miracle of speed. ' As explained 1,1 the United ‘ Press by an NRA official who is heading up the work, the plan now is for about 300 "master codes.” The 2,000,000 businesses are being sifted down to this number of general classifications, witli tlie probability that local conditions will be cared for in variations of the "master agreements. Deputy Administrator Malcolm Muir lias made plans to clean up his desk here and return to his regular business by Nov. 1. Muir has been assigned some of the most stubborn industrial problems. But by organizing skill he has arranged to have the 37 industries assigned to him disposed ON PAGE THREE) ADAMS COUNTY FARMER DIES John W. Lusk Dies This Morning At Home East Os Berne John W. Lusk. 58, well known farmer, died at 6:45 o clock this morning'at his home two mil s east of Berne following an extended illness. Mr. Lusk had b-en ill for sev- ! eral years with diabetes and was bedfast for the last four weeks He was born January 16. 1875 in Allen county. Ohio, a son of Russel | and Louisa Lusk. He was married j in early life to Anna Lee. who pre--1 ceded him in death on November ,123, 1903. His second marriage was to -Mrs. Nellie Sturgis on March I 5, 1908. Surviving besides the widow are ' three daughters. Mrs. Virgil Haines 1 of Berne, Esther Lusk, an employee 1 at the Adams County Infirmary, and Lenora Lusk at home; one stepson. Russel Sturgis, and tnree i grandchildren four sisters and two ? brothers. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 1 o’clock at th?! home and at 1:30 o’clock at the Maple Grove church. Burial will be made in the M. It. E. cemetery. o Many Buyers Attend Oland Harvey Sale I | Many buyers from Michigan, ■ Ohio and Indiana attended the sale of dairy cattle, horses, hogs and ■ sheep at the Oland Harvey farm. » Cows sold for SSO a head, sheep • for $5.9n. Sixty-three head of c.ati tie were sold. Roy Johnson and Jeff Liechty werfe the auctioneers. I

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MANY OTHERS ARE INJURED DURING FIGHT Strikers and Strikebreakers Battle In Philadelphia Today TWO POLICEMEN AMONG INJURED Philadelphia, Aug. 31 'U.R) Two striking hosierv workers were shot and killed today and at least a dozen other persons were injured, including two patrolmen and several girls, in a riot at the ('.ambria Hosierv mills. Clem M. Norwood was dead on arrival at the Jewish , hospital and Frank Milnor, who was shot in the chest died two hours later. Those injured were Edith Rauel, . 22. striker, shot through the , hand; Blanche Bradbent. 35, fractured skull: and Police Sergeant Cornelius Emmerling. cuts ami bruises. The Cambria Hosiery mills, where a strike was called several months ago by the American Federation of Full Fashioned Hosiery workers seeking to unionize the plant employes, has been the scene of numerous disorders. Philadelphia police have clashed repeatedly witli the strike pickets, who have sought to prevent strikebreakers from working. Police reported that nearly 5.000 strikers from various mills of the city gathered in front of the Cambria p’ant early today intent upon oreventing the mill from operating without proper recognition of the union. As truck loads of strikebreakI ers approached the gates of ths mill the throngs rushed in and overturned the machines. The last truck, containing about 15 men, was rushed by several hundred men. Someone within the crowd fired a half dozen shots. o Will Sell Beer At Indiana State Fair Indianapolis, Aug. 31 — (UP) —Acceding to the wishes of Gov. Paul V. McNutt, the state board of agri culture today agreed to permit the sale of 3.2 beer at the 80th annual Indiana state fair next week. It will be the first time in at 1 ast 2'l years that anything other than soft drinks lias been sold legally on the fair grounds. o Three Anderson Men Under Arrest Fort Wayne, Aug. 31. —(U.R) Three Anderson men believed to have slugged P. J. Stanley, local auto salesman, and taken a car he was demonstrating to them, have been arrested at Anderson and will be returned to Fort Wayne by dep- : uties of Sheriff Fred G. I.nnz. , The stolen automobile, together with Ferrell Ridgeway. 23. Porter Pierson. 29. and Andrew Skelton, 25, were taken into custody. Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game St. Louis 600 000 400—10 12 2 Brooklyn 000 010 011— 3 8 5 Carleton and Lewis; Mungo and Lopez. Second Game St. Louis 30 Brooklyn 00 Haines and O'Farrell: Benge and Outen. New York 000 010 Boston 200 000 Parmalee and Mancuso; Cantwell and Spohrer. Pittsburgh 310 0 Philadelphia 060 0 Smith ana Grace: Moore and Davis. Only games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 206 70 New York 200 00 Rhodes and Ferrell; Pennock and Dickey. Cleveland 00 Chicago 00 Harder and Pytlak; Lyons and Berry. Only games scheduled. I Courtesy City Confectionery