Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1933 — Page 1

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Vol. XXXI. No. 231.

One Escaped Convict Captured; Sheriff Unharmed

LOCAL CLUB TO 1 OPEN SEASON Mrs. Frederic Krull of Indianapolis To Be Here Monday Mrs. Frederic Krull of Indianap--1 oils, a weil known entertainer, will speak before the Woman's Club in . this city, Monday night, at the l formal opening of the organization ! for the fall and winter social seas- ' on. The opening will be in the form ' of a banquet at 6:30 o’clock at the • Methodist church followed -vith the , address by Mrs. Krull. "Antics of . Antique™.” Mrs. Krull will appear In costume tor her lecture. This lecture will evoke laughter i in those who don't rave over antiques and those who do. It is an , original running commentary by Mrs. Krull on her experiences with antique™ from a black walnut inI fancy to the Washington Bicentennial Two heirloom costumes. Including a bridal gown, will be exhibited. Mrs Krull is active in social circles, is a member of the Indianapolis Woman's Club. Indiana Historical Society, Woman's Press Club of Indiana, Society of Colonial , Dames in Indiana, Indiana D. A. , R. Bicentennial committee, former regent general Arthur Saint Clair Chapter of D. A R.. former presl- . dent of the Indiana Branch of Associate Alumnae of Vassar college nnd former chairman of the Indiana I). A. R. Preservation Historic Spots. Site is a member of Christ Church. Episcopal, in Indianapolis. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Mary Hunsicker Dies In Hospital At Springfield, Ohio ■| Word was received here this afternoon of the death of Mrs. Mary Hunsicker. 76. widow of David Hunsicker, who died at , Springfield. Ohio. Mrs. Hunsicker had been in poor health for some time, and had been a patient at a Springfield hospital. The body will he brought to Decatur for burial, arriving in . this city Sunday afternoon at 4:52 o’clock on the Pennsylvania railroad The body will be removed to the S. E. Black Funeral Home. Mrs. Hunsicker's maiden name was Catherine Ahr. and she was bom in Adams county in 1557. a daughter of Jacob and Mary A. Blocher Ahr She spent her entire life in this county. ’ For 15 years Mr. Hunsicker engagi ed in the grocery business in Decatur. after which he traveled as i commercial salesman for a while. On the completion of the Fort Wayne and Springfield Traction company's road, he accepted the position as conductor, in which capacity lie was employed for a of years. Mr. and Mrs. Hunsicker resided for many years at the corner of Monroe *and Eighth streets in this city. Mr. Hunsicker preceded ills wife in death about five years ago., Mrs. Hunsicker had gone to Springfield. Ohio, to be with her daughter. Mrs. Vera Davis-Barber. Surviving are the three children: Albert D. Hunsicker of Bron-1 son. Michigan; Dallas A. Hunsicker of Bigler, and Mrs. Barber of Springfield. Ohio. One daughter. Ada, died in early life. Pennsylvania Convicts Riot Philadelphia Sept. 30 —(UP)— i Eastern penitentiary convict staged a new riotous demonstration early today. Informed by a committee of presoners that the board of trustees i refused to place radios in the cells I furnish newspapers daily,.and free ; certain convicts from solitary con- ; flnement,, approximately 1,500 inmates set up a wild hubbub in their cells. The prisoners rioted Wednesday but were quelled after 250 police had been brought within the walls. 1

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SHERIFF NEEL i WAS UNHARMED BY PRISONERS Clues Point To Presence Os Several Convicts At Indianapolis ONE CONVICT IS TAKEN AT HAMMOND Indianapolis Sept. 30—(UP) A prison shoe and sock were found on the Rockville road, west of here, today, substantiating belief that some of the--10 escaped state prison convicts were in the vicinity of Indianapolis last night. State police believed the apparel had been cast off by James Jenkins, one of the es caped convicts, tentatively identified as the man thrown from an automobile which eluded a trap at Ben Oavis last night. Indianapolis, Sept. 30.—4U.fi) —Eresh clues today spurred state police to feverish activity in their search for nine of the K* convicts who escaped trom the Indiana prison at Michigan City last week. Evidence that at least part of the felons are in the vicinity of Indianapolis added to the hope that they would be captured. From Greencastle came word that an automobile st< ien by one group of the convicts at Terre Haute was abandoned this morning The occupants pied into a large grey sedan which had been tollowing and sped away. There were five or six mm in ' the group, the same ones who missed being captured in Ben Davis, Indianapolis suburb, by a split second last night. Sheriff Charles Neel, Corydon, Ind., kidnaped by the convicts as they made their escape from the prison, appeared at Gary last night and was being returned to Indianapolis today by Captain Matt Leach of the state police. Neel was weak from hunger and lack of sleep. Shortly after his reappearance. Hammond police arrested James Clark, one of the convicts, in a taxicab there. He also was suffering from hunger and nervous strain of the pursuit. > While state police were investigating 'Neel's return last night, they were notified that four gunmen kidnaped a man at Terre Haute, stole his automobile and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o NEW ALTITUDE RECORDS MADE Three Russian Scientists Shatter All Balloon Records Moscow. Sept. 30—<U.P) —Three Russian scientists, exploring the stratosphere 11 miles above the earth in the giant government balloon USSR, today shattered all existing altitude records. Studying their instruments at the comfortable temperature of 71.6 degrees maintained in their gondola, the scientists cruised through space where the temperature was 8S below zero. Starting at 8:43 a.m. from the local airport, they reached at 9:58 a. m. an altitude of 17.9 kilometers (11 miles 204 yards). Soaring’ rapidly, they surpassed all previous records within 40 1 minutes after their start. After cruising about and studyIng their instruments, the balloonists ascended finally to 18.4 kilometres (11 miles 750 yards) at 12:30 p tn. ‘■We are feeling fine and send I best wishes.” they radioed to j (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) | New Game Laws Are Received At Office i New fish and game laws have} been received at the office of County Clerk Milton C. Werllng. | 1,000 copies have been received; and orders have been given to I dastroy all old copies on hand. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, September 30, 1933.

Hostage Sheriff Released ■ A .jB I ..A J I r i Mr t I 4 K __ Sheriff Charles Neel of, Croydon. Indiana, held cap’iv/e by the Indiana state prison convicts who escaped at Michigan City. Tuesday, was released early Friday morning by the felons. He made his way to Gary, arriving there last night The sheriff is pictured above with his wife and daughter.

URGES PAYMENT OF INCOME TAX Gov. McNutt Appeals To People of Indiana To Make Payments Indianapolis, Sept. 30 —(UP) —; Coincident with the opening of the i October gross income tax payment period. Governor Paul V. McNutt ■ today appealed to the people of Indiana to pay whatever they owe the state before the taxpaying deadline i is reached on October 15. Pointing out that the state has promised at least $3,800,000 to the schools of the state next January ‘ the governor said that allowance for this payment has been made when local tax levies were fixed , and that complete co-operation by the taxpayers is necessary to assure I successful conclusion of the pro- , gram. "The future of Indiana's educa--1 tional system is in the balance,” Governor McNutt declared. “Our I schools must be preserved but it is ■ apparent to everyone that property ■ taxes no longer can carry th" en- : tire burden. The gross income tax is the only other revenue means i now available." Estimates indicate that close to i 2410.000 Indiana individuals and business concerns will pay taxes during the current period Those , who paid in July will have an ex- j eniption of $250 to be deducted ■ from their receipts for the months I |of July, August, and September. I Those who did not pay in July and who will pay tax on receipts for the , five months the law has been in . effect, will have an exemption oft $416.67. Tax must be paid on all I receipts in excess of these amounts. o Minneapolis Chief Os Police Fired Minn apolis, Sept. 30 —(UP) —' Police chief Joseph Lehmeer of i Minneapolis was discarged by May-1 or A. G. Brainhridge today for testifying for the defense in the Charles Urshel kidnaping trial. ' o — Central Sugar Co. Sacks On Display The Central Sugar Company of' this city has received the first shipment of bags in which the produ t is to be packed and a sample is on •display In the Fisher and Harris , grocery window. The bag is of linen and carries in display the words “5 pounds, Sparkling White Granulat- ■ ed Sugar. Central Sugar Company, | Inc., Decatur, Indiana.”.

* CODE HEARINGS * t I O< t 2—Malleable iron (industry), n 2. —Machine tool 2. —Novelty curtain, drapes. 2. —Silverware manufacturing. 3. —Automotive paints. 1 3. Motion picture theater supply- • 3.—Printers equipment. 3.—Wholesale plumbing and heating. ! 3.- Hardwood distillation. 3. Set-up paper box. I 4. —Plumbago crucible. 4. —Smoking pipe. ' | s—Stationery, tablet and school paper. 1 s.—Automotive parts. 5. —Liquified gas. s.—Soap and glycerine. ' 5. —Coated abrasives. ’ | 5. —Fabricated metal parts. 1 5. Construction machinery. |» ♦ SEVEN KILLED IN CUBAN RIOT 'Communistic Workers Seek To Force General Strike In Cuba Havanna. Sept. 36 —(UP) -Com- ■ munistic workers sought today to I force a general strike. Bodies of ' seven persons in the morgue gave j evidence of the government's determination to suppress diso'ders by i arms if necessary. A communist demonstration i ' scheduled for this morning held ! possibilities of a disorder suffii dent for a repetition of the bloody i scene yesterday when soldiers fired i into a crowd in the center of the city. One of the wounded was an American citizen. Though President Ramon G'au San Martin gave permission for ■ today's gathering, he told the Unit- ' | ed Press that he had embarked on . a campaign forcibly to suppress any ; disorderly activities if the situation ; was regarded dangerous. Not only here but in the provine.« communists threatened open revolt. Politicians, who unitedly oppose the government, were asking Americans: “When are you going to land your , marines?” Four persons were killed outright and 23 wound d when soldiers 1 fired into a crowd of communists and other workers who were in the j Central Fraternit park to bnry the ! ashes of Julio Mellia. student pat- | riot assassinated in Mexico City | allegedly by ag nts of deposed PreON PAGE SIX) 1

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MANY FARMERS INSPECT YARDS AT SUGAR PLANT Several Hundred Farmers And Beet Growers Visit Local Plant MEETING HELD IN WAREHOUSE Several hundred farmers and beet growers gathered at the Central Sugar Company’s plant In this city this afternoon, were shown through the rebuilt yards and witnessed demonstrations in the weighing, unloading and distribution of the sugar beets into the flumes. A meeting was held later in the pulp warehouse of the plant at which Dale McMillen, of Chicago, president of the company and J. Ward Calland, field manager, spoke to the men. telling of plans for the opening of the sugar beet harvest and the operation of the mill. Several truck loads of beets were weighed, unloaded and distributed by conveyor system, giving a practical demonstration how the devices will work and the increased efficiency obtained in 'he h< .idling of the beets through ‘he new equipment. With the additional driveways and larger scales installed, trucks can be unloaded at the rate of alien' one a minute. The scales, having a capacity of 46.060 pounds (CONTtNCED ON PAGE FOl’Fl) WABASH RIVER IS OVER BANKS High Waters Causing Great Damage In South Part of County Berne. Sept. 30. —(Special)—The Wabash river is over its banks and the canope south of Berne is a large lake as a result of the torrential rains which fell throughout this territory Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Photographs of the unusually high tloiHl waters were taken today from an airplane piloted by ' Clarence Cornish of the gort Wayne Aero Service. The photographs were taken upon orders fronr Senator T. A. Gottschalk in interest of the Limberlost Lake Hood control movement. It is estimated that at least 5.600 acres of land are inundated at this time between Geneva and Vera Cruz. This includes the flooded area of the Limberlost and Canope. 1 the former south of Geneva and the latter south of Berne. Farmers along the stream are in the midst of one of the worst floods in history and thousands of dollars of damage is being done to crops. Corn shocks are floating down the river which is still rising. At Portland the city was inundated Wednesday and business was suspended. Row boats were us(>d in the down town districts Wedm sday. The water is over the road west of Berne despite the fact that Road 118 has been raised over a foot in the late construction The higli water has also inundated the road south of the Canope school south of Berne and the rive stage read ing made by H. M. Reusser this noon was registered at 16.5 feet. Considerable damage has been done to the muck crops east and m> theast of Berne. Potatoes and •(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 0Ministers To Meet Wednesday Morning The monthly meeting of the; Decatur Ministerial Association will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Baptist church. Rev. M. W. Sunderniann. president of the association, announced today. The establishing of a Community Leadership Training school, which will function through the churches, will be a subject of discussion at the meeting. Other i matters of interest to the minis ters and their churches will be! brought up during the meeting. I

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Service Company Declares Dividend The Northern Indiana Public Service Company has declared a dividend of one-half of its quarterly dividend on the Cumulative Preferred ■ Stocks payable October 14th to stockholders of record Septmbei 30, 1933. The dividend was seven - eighth of one pe' cent or 8744 cents per share of 7% preferred, threefourths of one per cent of 75 cents per share of 6 • preferred, and elev-en-sixteenths of one per vent or 68.75 cents per share of 544'r P re " ferred. There has been no pay ment on common stock since June 1932. The board of directors met in Chicago. AGREEMENT IS SIGNED TODAY BY ROOSEVELT President Signs MinersOperators Agreement; Hope For Peace EXPECT SPREAD OF FORD STRIKE (By United Press) President Roosevelt today signed a miners-operators agreement which lie hoped would restore I peace to the Pennsylvania soft coal fields where 75,000 miners are on strike, but there seemed no immediate prospect of peace between Henry Ford and striking workers in two of his plants. Strikers in the Ford plants in Chester. Pa., and Edgewater, N. J., expected the strike to spread to Ford plants throughout the couni try. The Ford company dismissed 510 of the Edgewater strikers, maintaining they had no reason for leaving their jobs. In Washington. NKA officials brought direct pressure upon organized labor to maintain peace during the crucial period of national recovery while industry is being codified. The national labor board sought' to bring peace not only between < Ford and his striking employes, but l in a dozen sections where strikes threatened the progress of the recovery drive. In Detroit Ford Company officials indicated Ford was . willing to discuss his labor troubles with government representatives. Mine union officials and operators expected all striking miners to return Monday when the coal code becomes effective. The agreement approved by the President specified that miners working in the socalled “captive mines” (nihies own ed by industries such as steel that (CONTINUER) ON PAGE SIX) o Funeral Services Held This Morning Funeral services were held at 9 o’clock this morning at the St.' Mary’s Catholic Church for Mrs. Tise Ulman. 78 who died at her home Wednesday morning. Burial was made in the St. Joseph cemetery. The Rev Father Joseph Seimetz officiated at the fun ral service. — o Today’s Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 10 Brooklyn 00 Fitzsimmons and Mancuso; Mungo and Lopez. Chicago 200 0 St. Louis 200 0 Bush and Hartnett; Dean and, O'Farrell. Philadelphia 00 Boston 00 Holley and Davis; Cantwell and Hogan. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 41 New York 00 Weaver and Sewell; Uhle and Glenn. Boston 200 000 000—2 5 0 Philadelphia 010 000 002—1 2 2 Weiland and Ferrell; Deitrich and Madjeski. Cleveland 000 Detroit 000 Lee and Spencer; Auker and Hayworth. I Courtesy City Confectionery

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SEVEN URSCHEL KIDNAPERS ARE FOUND GUILTY Three St. Paul Men Are Acquitted of Charges In .Jury’s Verdict PASS SENTENCES NEXT SATURDAY Oklnlioina C.itv, Sept. 30 (UP) Seven defendants were found guiltv todav hi the kidnaping of ('.harles I’. I rschel, Oklahoma oil millionaire. Those convicted were Harvev .1. Bailev. Albert L. Bates, R. G. (Boss) Shannon, Mrs. Shannon and son. Arnion, of Paradise, lexas. and Clifford Skellv and Barney Berman ' of St. Paul. Three other St. Paul men. Sam Kronick. Sam Kozberg and Isadore Blumenfield. were acquitted. The five St. Paul men had been charged with participating in the kidnaping conspiracy, for their alleged part in changing part of the $266,666 ransom paid* by ; Urschel. Bailey and Rates were pictured as the leaders in the abduction, along with George (Machine Gun) Kelly and his wife who is to be ; tried later. The Shannons were charged with providing their farm as the refuge for the kidnapers and their victim. The government announced sentences on the convicted defendants would be passed next 1 ; Saturday. Life imprisonment was the maximum penalty possible. The verdicts were returned ■ tinder the new federal Lindbergh *' anti-kidnaping law. Motions for new trials were filed immediately for Bailev and ■ Bates. Motions to arresr the judgments . so the case can he taken to the Denver circuit of appeals and also , to the U. S. supreme court also were entered. Attorneys for the Shannons and for Berman and Skelly announced they also would file new trial motions. The case had gone to the jury at 4:10 yesterday afternoon. The verdict was reported to have been reached and sealed sometime last night. Federal Judge Vaught had advised the jury that if its verdict was not arrived at until after 5:30 | yesterday, he would postpone re- . reiving it until this morning. WAY FOR COAL PEACE OPENED Mines Owned By Steel Companies Are Put Under Coal Code Hyde Park, N. Y.. Sept. 30—<U.R) -—President Roosevelt today opened the way for peace in bituminous coal fields by approving an agreement that places mines owned by steel companies under the coal code. Mr. Roosevelt expected the i agreement to put 160,000 men back to work on Monday. The Western Pennsylvania fields have been disrupted for days by a strike of 75.000 workers protesting because, the steel controlled mines had not signed the coal code. Approximately 35,606 steel workers were deprived of work because of the strike. “These operators (of “captive” mines) are already bound by the iron and steel code,”* a formal ' statement issued from the summer . " hite House said. “They agree |to comply with the maximum hours of labor and pay at least the minimum rates prescribed by the coal code already signed by the other coal operators.” Mr. Roosevelt signed the document in his little study in the presence of Donald Richberg, NRA chief counsel, and Stephen Early, his secretary. The agreement already had been signed by 1 mine owners and labor leaders. The White House statement explaining the complicated and technical language of the agreement, added: “They (operators) agree to subject themselves to all the terms . and conditions required by section (CON’I’INUEJD ON