Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1933 — Page 1

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■ants 11 B OTT HITS he RUN IN ■TENTH inning K Take World Series K Washington. l our ■ianii ' To One L FO LI QUE ■ 11l RIER Hrk 020 001 000 I—4 11 1 ■gt-n CCO 003 000 o—3 1 0 0, ■bday’s l ineups Hers Giants M.x.re. It r ( Critz, 2b ■ if Terry, lb OU. rs ■ cf Pavla. cf Jack.-u.n. 3b ■ 3b Mancuso, c Ryan, xs Kr p. Schumacher, p. K r ,.< Moran and Pfirman. ■ Moriarty and K. American League. ■filth Stadium. WashK. oct. 7 <u.r> Me l on. Klilcr id the New York K. blaxled out a long ■ run into the left cen- ■|,| stands in the tenth Ki todat to give the New K Giants the baseball K|)ionshi|> of the world. ■ the victory this ufter- ■ the Giants captured the ■ Series from the Washing■aainrs four games to one.; Luqae. veteran right-; ■[ received credit for tha i relieving Hal Schumach■he sixth inning after Wash ■ had tied the score, and ■t the Senators safe the rest i game poacher drove in the first ions in the second inning. Hants picked up (mother run i sixth but Washington came to tie it up when Fred | le drove out a home run with tates on base. First Inning Its: Moore singlet! to left I on the first ball pitched, flied to Goslin. Terry singled ater field Moore advancing H. Ott fanned. Davis forced I Cronin to Myer. No runs, j pts, no errors, lators: Myer flied to Moore. I singled to left center. Man-. Red to Jackson and Jacktoss to Terry doubled Goslin ; ht. No runs, one hit, no Second Inning Its: Jackson hit the first I tfor a single to left. With bant three and two. Mancuso M. Jackson going to second.i I out. Crowder to Kuhel, both frs advancing on the sacri-; I Schumacher singled to cenpekson and Mancuso scoring. * lined to Goslin. Critz flied plin. Two runs, two hits, no “tors: Cronin flied to Ott. 1 lie out, Critz to Terry. Kuhel to Moore. No runs, no hits. trors. Third Inning mts: Terry singled to right Ott fanned, swinging. It the second strikeout for Ott.; 1 filed to Cronin. Jack'on k out. swinging. No runs, nit. no errors. Mtors: Bluege out. Ryan to Sewell out, Ryan to Terry. pNTINt lJli ON PAGE SIX) 0 Kansas Prison Breakers Captured icumcari. N. M., Oct. 7—(UP 1 of the 11 convicts who broke 1 the Kansas State Prison last lorial Day were under arrest today, one was probably fatal- 1 ounded by a 3t! . aigh , ghoottng exico sheriff as he sought to . p... Jucumcari hospital, near death ‘Uli closely guarded, lay Robert ; Boy) Brady. a Jail tell, manacled,, lay Jim ■ exas and Oklahoma bad i)t nown a * a killer and bank i • rk at first was believed to be 1 ’ Ur Underhill, fugitive killer in &ight slayings and also a ~ in 11,(1 Memorial Day . Fingerprint impressions ,ed his Identity.

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yin Work Church Reunion At I Van Wert Next Week A reunion of the Auglaz Q confer nee of the United Brethren church will be held at the First Chuch in Van Wert, Ohio, next Monday and Tuesday. Fellowship hour will be held at 4 p. m. Monday, followed by supper in the basement. Dr. R. A. Powell sup rlnteddent of the Sandusky conference will preach at 7:30 Monday evening Rev. A F. Knepp, superintendent of the St. Joseph conference will speak at 11 a. m. Tuesday. Bishop H. H Font of Indianapolis will • preach at 3 p. m. and 7:30 p. tn. . Tuesday. KIDNAPERS OF i CHAS.URSCHEL ARE SENTENCED i Four Defendants Sentenced To Life; Kellys Plead Not Guilty i OTHERS GIVEN LESSER TERMS Oklahoma City, Okla.. Oct. 7. — | <U.R>— Life imprisonment—the ex- . treme penalty under the new ( Lindbergh kidnaping law — was ; imposed by Federal Judge Edgar , ,S. Vaugh - on four defendants. Th? penalty tinder the new ; Lindbergh kidnaning law — was i imposed by Federal Judge Edgar I S. Vaught ioday on Harvey Bailey, i Ali>ert L. Ratos. R. G. ißoss) i Shannon and Mrs Ora Shannon. They were convicted in the ttfuu.uAU rnnsowt kidnaping of • Charles F. Urschel. oil millionaire. from his palatial home here. Armon Shannon. 21-year-old son of the Shannons, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison but the sentence was suspended. Clifford Skelly and Edward Berman. St. Paul, convicted of handling part of the marked ran i som money, were sentenced to serve five years each for their i part in the sensational crime l which spurred the government's I drive against crime George (Machine Gun) Kelly also pleaded not guilty to implication in the kidnaping, despite announcement of his attornye that he would not stand trial. Both Kelley and his red-haired wife will go on trial In the same fortified federal court room next 1 Monday. The sentences culminated the 12-day tnal which ended a week ! ago today. It was one of the first major tests of the new federal , statute enacted to destroy kidnaping racketeers after the tragic kidnaping and murder of Col. *”’icovTiyrwi gk page six) NANCY PALMER DIES FRIDAY Mother of Mrs. Iva Miller, Craigville. Dies of Cancer Bluffton. Oct. 7—Special)—Mrs. Nancy R. Palmer. 77. widow of William R. Palmer, died late Friday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Kelly, two miles southwest of Roll. Blackford enunty. after a five weeks illness of ; cancer. ' Mrs. Palmer was born in Mercer county. Ohio, S ptember S. 1856. a daughter of William and Le, ' , Woodward-Tharp. She was married to William Palmer in December. 1878. Mr. Painter preceded h,r in death. December 7, 1926. Children surviving are Mrs. Bessie Castle, Temple City, Cal., Mrs. Myrtle Kelly, Blackford county; Roy Palmer, Wolcott; Mrs. Iva Miller, Craigville; Mrs. Ethel Pal-; 'titer, Blackford county; Ralph Pal-1 i nter. Monroeville. Brotiters and sis- | ters also surviving are Wklliam Tharp. Warren; (%car Tharp, Paw, I Okla., Mrs. Charles Selby. St. Marys i Ohio; Mrs. Almeda Vernon. Blufftoy. , Funeral services will be held at ! 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Roll M. E. church, in charge of Rev. Homer Studebaker. Burial will be made in Elm Grove cemetery.

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d Champ WOMAN SOUGHT FOR AIDING SIX OF PRISONERS Police Seek Woman Who Sheltered Escaped State Prison Convicts SAYS MAKLEY WAS ONE OF CONVICTS Indianapolis, Oct. 7.— <U.R) An Indianapolis woman who sheltered six escaped convicts from the state prison at home of Ralph Saffell. west of here, while he was held prisoner in his house, was being sought by state police today as they pressed their search for the r fugitives. f Saffell was held under technical arrest while police questioned him at length regarding his story that ( six of the 10 men who escaped • from the prison Sept. 26 arrived at his home with the woman less than 10 hours later and remained I for nearly 24 hours. The name of the woman was withheld by police pending arrest Her home was raided last night but she was not found. Saffell said he had been having dates with her a < short time. Since the prison escape he has learned she has a brother now an inmate of the state prison,' he said. According to Saffell's story to the state police, the woman and | the six fugitives arrived at his | home before daylight Sept. 27 and j gained entrance by telling him the men were "friends" from Chicago . whose car had broken down. Using his home as a temporary 4iid*-mit. SafiuU said, the jmm re-,, (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 — POOR RELIEF COSTS LOWER Washington Township Re- ' lief Cost Drops During September Poor relief cost in Washington township dropped more than S3OO during September, compared with August, the monthly report of T. ■ R. Noll, trustee, shows. Total expenditures for September were $900.51, compared with $1,204.31 in the previous month. Included in the September ex penditures is a charge of $177.13 for school books. The township I had to purchase books for a number of pupils unable to buy books this year. This Rent increased i the September outlay beyond the ’ ..mount required for actual poor i relief. The report shows relief was extended to 79 families, representing 369 persons. The same number of families was aided in Aug ust and the report shows that 79 families remained on the relief ! roll at‘the end of the month. Direct relief was given single pei'sons and two transients. The report shows the following expenditures for the month: Food, $216.00; shelter, $5; clothing. $17.09: fuel, $7; medical and ’‘coVTDTRn ON PAGE SIX) Bov Scouts Attend Game At Purdue U. Thirty-three Boy Scouts and six J ’ scoutmasters from Decatur and Monroe, left this morning tor Lafayette, where they - will be guests of Purdue University. Roy Scottis I from the entire state will be present. . j 11 Scoutmasters who accompanied the boys were Ed Jaherg. Steve Everhart, Lowell Smith, Bryce Thomas and Eno Lankenau of Decatur and C. Schwartz of Monroe. , _— — o— Velda Rose Pettit Dies In Colorado — Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts of Monmouth received word today of the death of Velda Rose Petit, four i year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doyt L. Pettit of Denver, Colorado, former resident of Monmouth. The child died Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock. No details of the death or funeral arrangements were received.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, October 7, 1933.

'ionship; Beat Senators To Tht‘ New Yards At Sugar Factory The above picture tak°n by Paul Edwards of the Edwards Studio, gives an idea of the great change made in the yard arrangement at the Central Sugar Company in this city. The view to the left in the foreground shows the hoist control house at the beet dump The stretch of concrete on the right shows the pillars which carry the l>elt conveyor and crane used in distributing the beets over the flumes. The yard is 600 feet long. The picture does not show the weigh station and scale houses, located south of Hie dump and along the new concrete drive which conne ts with the main road. The factory is located in the rear and at the right in the picture.

ARTBARRONE I DIES TODAY Young Man Dies At Adams County Memorial Hospital This Morning Arthur Barrone. 26, local General Electric tompany employe and a brother of Mrs. Fred Teepl“, residing on route 6. Decatur, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 5:30 o'clock this morning following a several week's illness. Death was caused by multiple abtollowing pneumonia. Mr., Barrone had been a patient at the ! hospital for the past month. He was born in St. Mary’s town-1 ship, Adams County on October ID. 1906 a son of Mr. and Mrs. John , Barrone both deceased. He was' never married. Mr. Barrone made his home with ! his sister. Mrs. Te-ple, near Decatur. an<l was an employe of the, General Electric plant here. Surviving are two sisters. Mrs. ' Teeple, Decatur and Mrs. Bertha' Cappaert of Clare. Michigan. One | brother is deceased. Funeral services will le held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Teeple home on route 6, Decatur. and at 2 o’clock at the First, Evangelical Church in this citv. Rev. M. W. Sundermann will officiate. The body will be removed to the I home from tile S. E. Black Funeral Home Sunday morning and the remains may be viewed until time tor the funeral. o Two Youths Killed As Auto Overturns Chicago, Oct. 7— (U.R) — Two Woodbine, la., youths were killed and three others injured here late last night when the truck in which they were returning from a visit to the World's Fair overturned as the driver swerved to avoid striking an approaching train. The dead were Wesley Smith. 18. and Dale Smith. 16. They were not related. Leo Greer, Orville Smith, a cousin of Wesley Smith, and Hudson Ehlert, all between 17 and 19, were injured seriously. The accident occurred at the Roosevelt road crossing of the . Indiana Harbor belt railroad.

Decatur Will Observe Hallowe'en With Huge Celebration October 31

Decatur will observe the time-1 honored festival of Halloween with appropriate ceremonies this year, ceremonies designed to drive out all the goblins, witches and other malIcous spirits. Local business men. at a meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday evening, decided to hold a monster celebration Tuesday night, October 31. for the residents of Decatur and Adams county. The outstanding feature of the celebration will be a great callthumpian parade through the business section of the city. Paraders will be attired in the weirdest and most grotesque cos-1 tumes. As tar as could be learned ■ this morning, no type of costume will be barred. (Lateness of the season, with the attendance cold

Gibbs To Speak On "Source Os Greatness” Rev. C. P. Gibbs has announced , i that he will give his forceful and I (logical sermon Sunday evening on' i "The Source of Our Greatness."; I Dr. Wyckoff, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Oak Park. 1 Chictgo. says. "Nothing given in I the Oak Park church within the ( ; five years of my pastorate has been 1 received with more enthusiasm 1 than Rev. Gibbs’ 'The Source of i Our Greatness'." Rev. Gibbs says. "It was a great ( audience last Sunday evening. We appreciate your presence. This ser-1 , vice will he big and outstanding. | | We invite the public to hear, this I address and enjoy the I vice.” o_ JUDGE IMPOSES PRISON TERMS .Judge Slick Shows Leniency To Minor Liquor Law Violators — South Bend. Ind. Oct 7.—(U.R) ~ Continuing to show leniency for minor liquor taw violators but im- ' posing severe penalties on other offenders. Judge Thomas W. Slick cleared numerous cases from the Fort Wayne division from his [northern Indiana district Federal court docket yesterday. The heaviest penalty pronounced during the day’s arraignment was a two-year term in Leavenworth penitentiary imposed upon Charles Sirhan. formerly of South Bend, charged with possession of counterfeit coins. A previous criminal record precluded leniency. Harry McKinley Smith, Logansport. charged with impersonating a federal prohibition officer to extort "protection" money from a I.ake Manitou resort operator, was sentenced to a year and a day in I eavenworth penitentiary. Two men charged with stealing postal money order blanks and using money obtained from there to make extended tours across the continent pleaded guilty before Judge Slick. | Thomas Brother, Fort Wayne, now serving a five-year term in Leavenworth under a conviction in ' TcONTINtTEIT ON PAGE THREE) - —*-

| weather likely will prevent any ‘Sally Rands'). . Not only will there be lots of fun and entertainment, hut prizes of actual worth will be awarded for the most novel costume, the most grotesque and so on and so forth. Funds will be solicited to make possible the awarding of prizes and to take care of the necessary expenses. Only small contributions will be sought, as the purpose of the celebration is to furnish a lot of fun for everybody. The general committee in charge of the observance will be Jess Rice, i I. Bernstein, Bob Helm and James ' Elberson. Various committees will I lie appointed later. Decatur service 'clubs and other organizations will be asked to aid in making the Halloween celebration the best of its type ever held in this city.

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ORGANIZE PLAN TO AID FARMER Commodity Credit Corporation Being Formed By Government Washington. Oct. 7—(U.R)—The ( government today began organiz- , ing a corporation to deal in commodities by methods extending immediate financial aid to farmI ers. Through these dealings. President Roosevelt could estah- , lish prices and control production Svf'irny commodity he chose. Known as the Commodity Credit ’ Corporation, the new unit will be operated in connection with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Its first activity will be to lend ID cents a pound on cotton to growers who agree to restrict ; their production next year. President Roosevelt and Chairman Jesse II Jones of the R. F. C. placed no limit on the possible operations of the new corporation. A White House statement said it would have authority "to lend funds on security of commodities." Jones' statemen - said it would have power to “buy. hold sell, lend upon, or otherwise deal in such commodities as may. in the President's discretion, seem for the best interest of the recovery program." The government will be in a position to raise the price of any farm commodity by offering to loan money on it or to buy it at the increased price. It also will be able to control production by making such government loans or purchases conditional on production agreements witii farmers. Jones revealed he hoped to arrange for banks to make direct loans to producers, under conditions prescribed by the R. F. C., which would discount the notes. Interest will be 4 per cent to the farmer. Initial capitalization of the corporation will be $3,900,000, but this could be expanded by executive order from emergency funds (GONTTNT'WD ON PAGE SIX) O Progress Made In Signing Easements Up to this morning, Mr. Hoffman in charge of securing right-of-ways on highway 527 from Decatur to Willshire, had signed up seventy per cent in mileage and more than fifty per cent in property owners. While there is no serious opposition there are many pieces of property in which the heirs or mortgagees have to eign and these matters necessitate considerable time. Mr. Hoffman estimated this morning that it would require ten days or two weeks to complete the work of securing the easenr nts. , What action will be taken by , the state highway commissior as to the letting of the contract, has not been announced. The next letting is ; Tuesday, Oct. 10, hut it is not thought likely that this road will be Included, since no advertisement of the same has appeared in any of the Adams county newspapers, it is [ possible that another letting will , be scheduled later in the month and if the right-of-ways are securI ed here, this project will no doubt * be included.

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>day, 4-3 Former Decatur Resident Dead Word has been received here that J. D. Kightlinger of Elwood, a brother-in-law and former business associate of R. D. lAdams of this city, died Thursday at Elwood. Mr. Kightlinger was a former resident, of Decatur. Mr. Adams attended the funeral services at Elwood today. $500,000 MAIL HOLDUP SOLVED Total of 29 Persons Under Arrest; 30th Suspect Is Dead Chicago, Oct. 7- (U.R)—Author! ties in eight American cities have arrested a total of 29 persons iu connection with a $509,009 mail robbery in Chicago last December, federal authorities revealed today A 30th suspect is dead, a victim either of suicide or murder on the eve of public announcement of his indictment. Chicago. Oct. 7— (U.R) —A half million dollar loop mail robbery was solved today by federal agents. The solution implicated Edgar B. Lehensberger. wealthy owner of the famous "225 Club” I and was announced a few hours after his body was found in his Venetian vacated gold coast home. Secret service agents considered two possible answers to the question of how Lehensberger met death. Either, they conjectured. he heard in advance that he had 'been indicted though the true bill had not been "made pub lie and committed suicide, or he 1 was about to turn state’s witness and was murdered. Simultaneously word came from Denver that three men and a wo-1 man were under arrest there in connection with the robbery. Indic’ed with the owner of the “225” club, a gay sport of Chi-1 cago night life, was John J. McLaughlin. a politician. McLaugh(CONTINL'BD ON PAGE SIX) 0 Beer consumption Lower in September Indianapolis. Oct. 7 —(UP) —Beer consumption in Indiana declined during the last lialf of S ptember, the state excise department's semi monthly report showed today. Beer taxes collect d from Sept. 16 to 30 totalled $30,338. For the preceding 15 days it was $36,080. o Decatur Native Dies At Hammond Funeral services for Chester Buhler of Hammond, a native of Decatur. will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Hammond. Mr. Buhler died Friday morning at 12:45 o’clock. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last Saturday. He was born in Decatur and reside here for a numb r of year He is survived by many relatives and friends in this city. PORTLAND MAN ELECTROCUTED I Frank Bechdolt Killed Friday Afternoon At City Plant Frank Bechdolt, 50, assistant engineer at the municipal electric power and light plant at Portland, was electrocuted Friday afternoon • while working among high tension . wires. ■ i He was found about 4 o'clock by : Lester Pettibone, chief engineer of the city plant, and was rushed to the Jay county hospital where a • pulmotor was used in an effort to > I revive him. No one witnessed the accident. - Bechdolt went into transformer t room where wires carrying about > 2,300 volts cross near the floor. It f was assumed that Bechdolt contacts; ed one of the wires near the floor s while working near them. IJ Dr. George L. Perry, Jay county i coroner, is conducting an investiga- - tion. I' Surviving Bechdolt is his widow, I Sadie Bechdolt.

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THREE HUNDRED MEN TO REPORT AT SUGAR MILL Plant Will Start Operations Tuesday II Rain Does Not Interfere PLAN THREE 8-HOUR SHIFTS AT MILL More than 340 men have been notified to report for work next Tuesday at the Central Sugar Company in this city, conforming with plans to start mill operations at eight o’clock in the morning. . The only interruption to the opening plans would be if a heavy rain should fall over the week-end. preventing the lifting and hauling of tlie beets. The rain last night caused a little delay in delivery of beets today at the mill At noon 193 loads had been unloaded and it was expected that the total would reach 299 loads by night, J. Ward Calland, field manager for the company stated. Yesterday 343 loads were delivered. The men have been notified to report on three-eight hour shifts. The first shift was requested to be at the mill at six o'clock Tuesday morning so that positions in the | mill could be assigned to them. The number of men to be employed is about a third more thaa the total employed the last year when the factory was known as the old Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co. H. C. Osken. plant superintendent. stated that the three eighthour shifts would increase the number of employes by 119, compared with the last year of the 12t hour shift. Mr. Osken said 344 men had already been notified to report for work. The hours will be divided as fol- ; lows in the mill and at al! places where it is possible to change men every eight hours: First shift, 8 'a. m. to 4 p. ni. Second shift, 4 1). m. to 12 o'clock midnight. Third shift. 12 o’clock midnight to 8 am. The company will follow the provisions of the beet manufacturers code, which has been tentatively approved in Washington and will comply with all regulations as is humanly possible to do. company officials stated. The rate of pay will be regulated by the code and officials themselves did not know the exact hourly scale today. Between 2.590 and 3.900 tonff of , beets have been delivered to the mill, ft is desired to have at least 5.000 tons on hand before mill operations begin, assuring against a shut down and great loss in operation of tlie factory in case growets Would be prevented in the next few weeks to get into the fields on account of rain. The mill has a capacity of more than 1.009 tons a day and in a day or two after operations begin it is i expected that it will reach its efficiency. — o Theodore Parker Dies At Salem. Wash. Th odore Parker, 20, son of Rev. and Mrs. Earl B. Parker, died last evening, at the home in Salem. Washington, following an illness of ; nearly two years from what is ' termed "poison heart." Funst’al ser- : vices will be conducted at Salem. Theodore was a student in the University of Oregon and had ma<i • excellent progress up to the time of his illness, being a writer of j unusual ability for his age. His father in pastor of the First Metho- ; dist church at Salem and formerly lived at Nappanee, Toledo, Ohio, and Mishawaka. The mother was formerly Miss Genevieve Hale and is a sister of Mrs. Olive Petersotof this city. Predicts Return Os Many Indictments Sullivan, Ind., Oct. 7 —(UP)— Return of 15 or 29 indictments by the Sullivan County grand jury investigating the death of one man i during picketing of tlie Starburn ; coal mine near Shelburn was pre dieted today by prosecutor Hex C. ■ Bridwell. Tlie indictmi nts will charge Union miners with rioting and nonunion workers with murder, he in- ■ di ated. The grand jury was called into special session yesterday to investigate the death of Frank Stalder, , Union miner, victim of a hit and ,' run motorist while walking on a road near the mine last Wednesday.