Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 228, Decatur, Adams County, 27 September 1933 — Page 1

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EAR HOSTAGE SHERIFF IS MURDERED

MH GRAND |n RETURNS ■indictments ftjj ,|ur\ f iles Report ■th .Indue DeVoss ■ [, a te Tuesday ■i INSPECTION ■hi |\-i I II HONS ■ A unty grand KU I--' I’-en in sess- ■ interim- since Ihurs■epteniia’t' .. completed and filed ■report u'i; Judge H. M. ■ evening. ■•■ <- re returned ■, ..ji',,!- ’.m the names ML m.ln tell by the jury K,,. ■p.'.inced until ■s are made. ■.. >• ul '' '"' i " '' . Infirmary ■t'. .> . ' in t hvir re - M>: I. ■ " '' n ‘ K. / I’ll-- jurors com■ol si " .Hui Mrs. Burl j and M: cut Mrs Harve a .. , condition of , i■ . 'i... ■ ■ grand jury fol- ,: ■ ■■ . u M. De Voss. ■ I Court I ■ .» • Old jury for the K..,,.. 'li. Adams Ctr■our: .1: ■ I'iH ls as follow - ■ i:,.. ei.oM jury of Adams, K Stalo "I Indi tna. duly and ■ charged and K j- th. '■ premher term of ■fe:u- i ;. :i' Court, for the ||, into fe'oui.-s Mtrta' . '■.mors in and ■ body id d County of Ad- -. ssion ten days K-- nidi.'nietits. we also ■ that w- diligently inquired I Ml rase.- felonies and mis-1 Knars that have been reportHts and bii ti we have any KmeK also visited the county inand th. county jail and ■a' . : . . : e. tion of both institutions. ■ the (■■•ittity infirmary wel ■ev lean and whole-, KfriNVEb ON PAGE FIVE) ■ ~ KE PROPERTY Image caused

■ns er And Disease ■eaten Strickt n Me\- ■ ican Seaport .U.R> ut-case threatened Tu-:.;,.. . today as relief ■ »•>- oritaiiized and search ■ei li.s of hurricane ar.d iiyrht services were ■pi-h and medical suptie- hundreds of ill and »’’r. urgency needed. "ai--t - the I’anuco river ' miles away. 1.,.,i the poorer secthe thriving city. i,t the residential secunder six to ten feet ■iter. ■thorities feared many bodies ' homes. The present list stood at SO, but further ■®e Panuco anil the nearby ■hi river it was feared more would be added. ■“government at Mexico City ■•ted to se!l d relief at once in to appeals from General ■™o Macias, army zone cfcm- ■* w American Vice Consul ■Wd S. Carey and Walter G. manager of the .Mexican ■,‘ ,r Oil Company, volunteered of the entire American *♦♦♦• »•••••*•*•«• • e ■JJJTINUED on page FIVE) ■7? —"—° ■dies Organize I For Berne Election Ind - Sept- 27—(Special)—; ■?*' is being manifested here I * regular town election to be ■ "’ )v ember ~ and conventions ' held during the next ten ■ hy both parties, t'emocrats ■ ®ieet Friday evening, October ■ “«lect candidates and the ReK, c,ns have called their contor next Tuesday evening, Candidates for councllK,' lfrlt an( t treasurer will be F" and the campaign will con■W (inrir.,. ■ taw uioniQ.

DECATUR DATTY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXXI. No. 228.

‘Big Money’ Boss a k r J oX ' 1 z x. wI R > j ? 7 ■w''’ ; 3 ‘ m I 1 IBS i Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, the man who controls dis--1 bursement of the $3,300,000,000 federal public works funds, as he arrivI ed in Chicago ;<> talk to the National Conference of Mayors about pub--1 'ic improvement projects Several mayors greeted him at the station. Left to right: Mavor C. Nelson Sparks, Akron. O.; Mayor Daniel VV. Hoan, Milwaukee; Secretary Ickes and Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley of New Orleans. I i-L.itt uiixir-tnr t ~ 1 . ..... —. ... ■ . m -i—» n.» - I ''» ■

ST. JOSEPH'S ENROLLS 406 106 Punils Enrolled In Catholic High School And Grade School The enrollment at St. Joseph's ’ Catholic school has increased one since the opening of the tall semester September 5. The total is 406. including the Catholic high i school. In addition to the regular class j pupils, four young women are tak- . ing post graduate work this year. The attendance renort shows 157 I hoys and 162 girls In the grades, while in the high school there are 44 boys and 43 girls. The enrollment figures by classes and the number of boys and girls in each class follows: Boys Girls Grade 1 21 21 j Grade 2 13 -25 Grade 3 22 17 Grade 4 20 24 : Grade 5 22 22 Grade 6 22 16 Grade 7 17 16 Grade 8 20 21 157 162 Total grade enrollment —319. High School Boys Girls Freshmen 7 15 Sophomores 14 13 Juniors 13 5 Seniors 10 10 44 43 Total high school enrollment —87 TRIAL SPEEDS TOWARD CLOSE Bailey And Bates, on Trial For Kidnaping. Refuse To Testify Oklahoma City, Sept. 27. — (U.R) ~ The government prize catches in the huge $200,000 Urschel kidnaping case declined to testify for themselves today and the spectac- ! ular trial speeded KAvard a c ose Harvey J. Bailey, notorious criminal. accused as plotter of the i crime, and Albert Bates, one of the abductors, rested their cases without a word of defense. Their action came as a surprise ■ after the defense was completed for the three Shannons — Texas farmer folk, on whose place Charles F. Vrschel. the mutli-mll'ionaire oil man victim, was held for ranI som. Oklahoma City. Olila., Sept. 27. i _<(j p) _ The federal hunt for the i southwest’s fugitive outlaws will ! continue until all are caught, it was Indicated today. Federal | ON PAGE FIVEI

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A ♦ HOSEY THREATENED Fort Wayne. Sept. 27—(U.R) — Mayor William J. Hosey today I was in receipt of a threat that | unless taxes were reduced. something would happen to him and his entire family. i I The threat came in the form I j of an anonymous letter and ' i was signed "An Overburdehed [ | Taxpayer." Slashes totaling $23,000 are being considered by the county I tax adjustment board on which J the Mayor is serving as a . member. * * ADAMS COUNTY LADY IS DEAD Mrs. Tise Ulman Dies Early This Morning At Home Near Decatur Mrs. Mary J.ovi’ia Ulman, age 78, wife of Tise Ulman, well known retired farmer living one mile northwest of Decatur died at 4:45 o’clock this morning of infirmities. Mrs. Ulman had been ill for sometime. her condition gradually growing weaker, d-ath relieving her of suffering this morning. The deceased was born in Seneca County, Ohio. Mar h 25. 1855. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Staub and following her marriage to Mr. Ulman in 1878. moved to Adams County. She was a resident of this county for about 50 years. Mr. and Mrs. Ulman observed their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary last May. The deceased was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church and of the St. Mary's sodality. Surviving besides the hueband are seven children. Mrs. Robert Miller, Victor Ulman. Miss Lena Ulman, Alfred Ulman, Mrs. Florian Geimer, Miss Agnes Ulman and Bernard Ulman, i Brothers and sisters surviving are, Henry and William Staub of Tiffin. Ohio; Mrs. Ed Kinney, Bascom, Ohio. Mrs, Emma Brahfer. Toledo. Sylvester Staub, of this city. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at nine o’clock from ; St. Mary’s Catholic church with the Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz officiating. Burial will be made in St. Joseph cemetery. The body was removed to the horn this afternoon from the Yager Brothers Undertaking parlors and may be viewed by friends. o Observe Rally Day At Evangelical Church Rally Day will be observed Sunday at the First Evangelical church, Sunday School classes are divided into two sections, with Adolph Kolter captain of the Reds and Earl Fuhrman of the Blues. The contest 1 opens Rally Day and continues unI til Thanksgiving.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 27, 1933.

RANSOM MONEY IS UNCOVERED BY FEDERAL MEN $73,250 Os Urschel Kidnap Money Is Recovered At Farm MEMPHIS ATTORNEY IS UNDER ARREST Washington, Sept. 27 — (UP) — Departin nt of Justice agents uncovered an additional $73,250 of the Urschel ransom money early today on a farm near Coleman. Tex., J. Edgar Hoover, director of the division of investigation, said today. A special group of Justice agents was ordered to Coleman yesterday to the farm of Cass Coleman, Uncle of Katherine Kelly, who was taken into custody at Memphis, Tenn., 1 yesterday. A thorough search was made of Coleman’s farm. Hoover said, and at 3 A. M.. in a box a half mile from Coleman's house was found ' the $37,250 ransom buried in a cotton patch. Cass Coleman was taken into custody by department of justice agents. "Up to the location of the $73,250’’ Hoover eaid, "approximately $6,400 of the ransom money had been located; S7OO was found on (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O COULSON BOHR IS ARRESTED Bloodhounds Used To Capture Craigville Man For Postal Robbery Bluffton, Sept. 27 —(Special)— Bloodhounds were used to capture Coulson Bohr. 26, Craigville, suspected of robbing the Craigville postoffice Monday night. Bohr was arrested at his home shortly after midnight last night. He was brought to the Wells county jail, where local authorities said 1 he confessed the robbery attempt. Two business houses at Craigville were visited Monday night by Bohr, but investigations conducted Tuesday disclosed that no loot was obtained at either place. Places visited were the Harvey Ginter barber shop and the Frank Diehl restaurant. The restaurant also houses the U. S. postoffice. Postal authorities were drawn into the chase from the fact that three of four letters were opened. No loot was obtained from the opened letters. One of the letters container! a check, but it was left in the envelope. Entrance to both places was gained by breaking glass doors in the front of the buildings and unlocking spring locks by reaching through the broken glass. Record Rainfall Here Last Night A record rainfall in Decatur for the year was reported today byWalter Gladfelter. keeper of the water guage here. The rainfall during the night was 2.86 inches, ex- , ceeding the record of last year by .24 inches. The river is now over the 12 foot mark. Mr. Gladfelter stated. iA record of 2.62 inches of rainfall was reported on September 4, 1932.

Stafe Police Chief Says Escaped Prisoners Members Os Same Gang

Indianapolis, Sept. 27— (U.R) — The 10 men who escaped from the Indiana state prison at Michigan City yesterday were a picked 1 lot of the "worst desperadoes” in the institution, Capt. Matt Leach of the state police said today. Each of the escaped men has a long criminal record on file in the state police headquarters here. All were members of a gang headed by John Dillinger, bank bandit suspect now under arrest at Dayton. 0., Leach said. Dillinger has been identified as one of the robbers of the Massachusetts Avenue State bank here Sept. 6 and extradition papers for his return have been signed by Gov. Paul V. McNutt and are in the hands of Indianapolis police. An attempt to liberate Dillinger when Indianapolis police return him to Indiana was predicted by

If ESCAPED PRISONERS f I I Michigan City. Ind., Sept. 27. 1 (U.R) The prisoners who es caped from the Indiana stute prison here yesterday were: James Clark, life, murder. , Joseph Jenkins, life, murder. Walter Dietrich, life, bank | robbery. John Burns, life, murder. Joe Fox. life, bank robbery. I Edward Shouse. 25 years, | robbery. Russell Clark, 20 years, rob- | bery. John Hamilton, 25 years, robi | bery. Charles Mackley, 10 to 20 - | years, robbery. Harry Pierpont. 10 to 20 i years, robbery. YOUNG DECATUR MEN ARRESTED Virgil Cook And William Lough Are In Custody At Bluffton Virgil Cook. 21. and William Lough, 23, Decatur young men, were arrested in a cornfield along ■ the Wabash river on the Ralph Morrow farm, one mile east of Bluffton at 9 o'clock this morning, following an unsuccessful attempt to sell stolen chickens at the Harry Fox Produce and Junk yard on West Washington street. Bluffton. Sheriff Luster Bowman and Deputy Harold Bowman directed the roundup of the pair, assisted by city and state police and a posse of farmers. Following the arrest of the pair, they admitted stealing the chickens. officers said, but early this afternoon officers had not ques- ' tioned hem further to learn where ■ the chickens had been stolen. Sheriff Bowman was called on the case at 7:30 o’clock this morn ing when notified that two suspicious looking men were attempting to sell 165 pounds of chickens at the junk yard. When he appeared at the produce company, the two men hurI .. ««.•- • • rONTINT’ED TO FAGE FIVE O CHARLES MUON IS SENTENCED Umbrella Mender Given One To 10 Year State Prison Sentence Charles Caron. 74. Decatur umbrella mender, was sentenced to , one to 10 years in the state prison at Michigan City this morning by Judge Huber M. DeVoss. Caron was found guilty of second degree rape by a jury in the local court last Wednesday. September 20. after a trial which lasted three days. The jurors convicted the local man of criminal assault on a 12year old girl, but fixed their verdict ’ at second degree, which carries the one to 10 years s. ntence. o 4.54 Inches Rainfall Reported At Marion Marion, :nd„ Sept. 27 —(UPi —A record of almost 30 years standing was broken today when the U. S. weather bureau reported that 4.54 inches of rain had fallen here in 24 hours before 7 A. M.

Leach today. i “Delay of Ohio authorities in surrendering letters found when Dillinger was arrested prevented us from averting the break,” Leach declared. Among papers found when Dillinger was arrested by Dayton police at tlie home of Mrs. Mary Longneck, sister of Joe Jenkins, one of the escaped prisoners, was a detailed map of the Michigan City prison area. Leach said. Another letter found at that time was written from Dillinger to Mrs. Longneck and promised to effect her brother's release, the police captain said. An unsigned code message found in Mrs. Longneck's possession, was believed by police to have bean from her brother and ICONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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STATE ROAD TO WILLSHIRE, 0., WILL BE PAVED Contract Will Be Let Oct. 10 If Right-of-Ways Are Secured PAVING WILL BE DONE NEXT SPRING State highway. No. 527 from this city to Willshire will lie paved under a contract to lie let October 10. ' provided eight-foot right-of-ways can be secured during the next week and the work of securing these easements began today. j Mr. B. Hoffman of the right-of-way department of the state highI way commission has been here the I past week, securing all the necessary data as to ownership and Mr. Dunn of Indianapolis joined him today, making a tour of the road 1 and discussing values with various people. The “state will pay reasonable damages along the route. If the i property owners along the highway desire the pavement, tl>e com- ; mission expects their earnest co- [ operation. A letter from James D. f Adams, chairman of the state highway commission, received by J. H. He ler says: "This letter is to advise you that i we will put the paving of road 527 from Decatur southeast to WillI shire in our letting of October 10. I if we can get the right-of-way clearI ed. We are sending men there at l once and we will appreciate any assistance that be given them that will make this possible within the ’ next week. We cannot award con- , tracts without having first cleared the right-of-ways." f The new easements must start at the south corporation line of t Decatur and extend to the Ohio . state line, eighty feet excepting . through the village of Pleasant . Mills, where curb and gutters will , be built along the present route. It is expected that the contractor - will start building the grade im- - mediately, thus providing work for many and giving an opportunity for the grade to settle before the concrete is poured next spring. Dr. J. W. Vizard of Pleasant | Mills is assisting the commission representatives as local chairman I of the right-of-way committee It is hoped that nothing will arise that will delay the securing of the easements, so the contract can be let and work started as soon as I possible It means much for the community and for the territory traversed by 527. a feeder for No. 27 and reaching a large section of rich territory. Large Crowd Attends Bluffton Fair Today Bluffton. Sept. 27 —(Special)—A ■ huge crowd invaded the streets of • Bluffton this afternoon, taking in I the sights of the annual free street fair. 1 The fair opened Tuesday night, despite a heavy rainfall which held attendance far below normal. > Practically every concession space has been sold and indications point to the most successful fair of any held in recent years. LABOR LEADERS CRITICISE NRA l ’ Labor Will Voice Criticism In Annual Coni vention Next Week (Copyright. 1933. by United Press) Washington. Sept. 27 (U.R) — ' 1 The American Federation of La- ' bor, meeting next week in the , most important convention in its history, will demand that the na-. tional recovery administration ' 1 create further safeguards for org-1 1 anized labor. r It was learned today that a ■ laudatory report on the NRA had 1 been toned down and specific 1 , criticism included. The executive council of the A. F. of L., feels that the NRA; '' 1. Has not put sufficient men ’ I back to work. ’ | 2. Has resulted in a breakdown of wage differentials be- * | tween skilled, semi-skilled and - unskilled workers. ) 3. Has resulted in organizing I employers effectively while leav**(CONTINU»p ON PAGE SIX)

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Visits Fair ‘ i 1 I » ’| W 9 ’ ni ! * With fifty Chicago policemen on hand to guard against possible Communist and anti-Nazi demonstrations, Dr. Hans Luther (above) German ambassador to the United States, arrived Friday to visit the Worlds Fair. A large, friendly welcoming crowd greeted the ambassador. ESTIMATE 250 WHEAT SIGNERS Fin a I Tabulations On Signed Agreements Are Not Available E’inal tabulations of the number of farmers signing the wheat control agreements cannot be made until all the chairmen make their reports, L. E. Archbold, county agent, stated today. Mr. Archbold estimated that there would be about 250 agreements turned in. including many of i the larger wheat growers in the i county. Farmers in Root, Preble, Union, Washington and Kirk'and townships have responded heaviest to the government's request to reduce wheat acreage this fall. In the Amish settlements south of Decatur agreements have not been signed. Several of the largest producers are located in this section of the county, but as the j contracts and agreements must be sworn to. farmers state that members of the Amish faith declined to sign for that reason. Until all the agreements are turned in and totaled it will not be known to what extent the wheat growing farmers will benefit in the ■ parity prices guaranteed by the ' government. The extra price, over (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o —— ■ Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE First Game Philadelphia COO 000 100 —1 8 1 New York 000 200 10x—3 4 2 Grabowski and Davis; Hubbell and Richards. Second Game Philadelphia 00 New York 00 Pearce and Todd; Schumacher , and Mancuso. ! Only games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE First Game New York 010 010 023—7 13 1 Philadelphia 000 000 000 —0 7 0 Gomez and Glenn: Grove and Cochrane. Second Game New York 0 Philadelphia - 2 Allen and Rensa; Marcum and Cochrane. Only games scheduled. Courtesy City Confectionery

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OFFICERS FEAR SHERIFF SLAIN BY ESCAPED MEN Hundreds Os Possemen Tramp Woodlands In Search For Convicts TRUSTEES WILL PROBE ESCAPE Michigan Citv. Ind., Sept. 127 <U-R)—Hundreds of vigilant possemen. armed with shotguns and squirrel rilles, tramped through isolated Indiana woodlands tod a y hunting HI desperate felons who escaped prison vesterdav and possibly killed a hostage sheriff. No trace of Sherit/ Charles Neel has been found since lie was kidnaped in a daring break from i Indiana state prison. The search which was joined by i state police and peace officers and vigilantes of almost all Northern Indiana cities was spurred by a warning issued by Capt. Matt i Leach of the state police. "We fear Sheriff Neel has been ! slain,” Leach said. "The convicts were through with him after they got away in his car and abandoned it. They probably shot him shortly after commandeering the second automobile.” Adding to the belief the sheriff had been done away with was the fact five men first were seen riding in the automobile and later only four occupants were sighted The hunt for the criminals was concentrated in two areas —a swampy deserted tract of land near Chesterton, Ind., and the Chicago vicinity. A large force of men was gathered today to beat through the swamp land which would provide i excellent cover for the escaped ' convicts. Additional forces of naval reserve members were expected to be called at the request of prison authorities to aid the round-up. Neel was captured when some of the convicts commandeered his automobile after breaking from rhe prison. Antiquated construction of the prison was blamed for the break today by Deputy Warden C. H. Claudy. He pointed out all the gates were of open bar construction which enabled the convicts to get a drop on guards before the guards w 're aware of what happened. It also was explained that while turnkeys at the gates were armed, none of the inside wardens carried weapons. Intimation that an attempt at CONTINUED TO PAGE FIVE Walter Roop Found Not Guilty Os Charge WaJter Roop, west end grocer, was found not guity on a charge of having a seine in his possession in a trial held this morning before Squire John T. Kelly. The affidavit was filed by Rodney Fleming, state game warden, it was alleged that tlie seine was found in an automobile in Roop’s garage. MAGICIAN TO ’ APPEAR HERE Cliff (LaDelle) Kirkpatrick To Appear On K. Os C. Program Under the auspices of the Decatur council of the Knights of Columbus. Clifford lai Delle Kirkpatrick. former policeman and magician of Fort Wayne, will give a program at the Catholic high school auditorium, Thursday. October 5. The well known policeman-con-i jurer will give an entertaining and pleasing program in necromancy, proceeds from which will be used I by tlie Knights of Columbus in loi cal relief work. i Dan M. Niblick is general chair- ' man of the program and announcI ed today that tickets will be placI ed on sale at once The price of adult tickets are 25 cents and children tickets. 15 cents. La Delle, as he is known on the stage, is one of the wizards of I magic and his program always pleases those who witness it, aiI though many go away mystified 1 over some of the weird slight of hand tricks demonstrated by him.