Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 248, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1933 — Page 1

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WHIM IS I Kwlent in ‘Ke district n K|S h Resumed In MW Mini s Without 5 I B'ther Violence V militia I W> !X READINESS Ynse calm prevails •cntial Illinois coal ilav. .is digging rrt two mines without itviied appearance of militia was held keep the peace in i MM) asscnlWed ProMiners I nion inemnpted to carry out anlans to picket the mines , |t ( .<l Mine Workers Vni >n tlrorking. Ready For Duty it-!.! I HI I ■ the i ompany here to- ■ ■ “ |B''W .'pressed applein renewal of the the Workers' Union. ■ Workers' to rhe sheriff and . . Oit of Sangani'in members of the .' mV PVGF =IV> <1 '■■s Seriously ‘| [ Hurt At Et. Wayne . :■ Ind-. Oct. 20 —(UP) ’■ettA - I Akron is in a ser•lasWui" ■ ; " a hospital here jM*iKg ■ itomohile accident inn |I.P(W< ' 11 mreil slightly were from the hospital after l! -nt They were Mrs |E$S>: aid's mother. Miss Warsaw: Elinore ami Sidney «EI>4BJ ar collided with the » others were rid|S * — McNutt To 11 iix * L "ay no |B<3«»rnor Paul V. McNutt will w. North Side School "’ Wayne next TttesfSj Wnir.v <> Sober 24. at 8:15 on lynitfe- to the state govaa.i will probably talk on intangible and - new to this state. 1 : :i is president of the Igtfjj’ in of Fort Wayne, nnIB»f"r- .'Pires the meeting is invited, ac- ' i from Mr. "■ reservations I is expected that quite Item Adams county gß’Wtwt.j , hear the governor state on tlte questions of to every • fcx-■ ' ° Farley •i Visits Here today iBB 8 '"' "i.r. James I. Farley of was a visitor here this BS^B 11 ' 11 nit ' e, thß a number of l|r M antl d'fenssing various I EtiJl IUS ,ba * w *" eome before '■'•ssion () f congress which ) jJ ( W°" Ven, ‘ in January. He exIE® to s " ,() Washington soon weeks, 11,, llere Mr. Farley also I fcielS lbat ’ le was now cons^er ’ for the Monroe I Bj.^r *" I°*’ but will not make until about De- . Ej 6 '' ’*■ A half dozen candid I or the place have asked I^V P .J nb ' lei ?ar!ey Was de!i ßhted that ! able *0 secure the retenPleasant Mills poste has received word from ■-yspartnient that that office Int >» i* 16 abo " s hed at the presKbL ■ Past ' The congressman on e of the speakers at a ng at Hoagland this evening'.

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Slew Parents , Bl ar r 1 ? ? t , Ralph Eddy. 17, of Charleston, W. Va.. who confessed to the slaying of his father and step-mother, the Rev. and Mrs. Frank Eddy, following his arrest at Dunbar. Va., where he had been hiding since the tragedy in September. According to the alleged confession. the boy committed the crime because his parents constantly quarreled "over little things." I TOWNSHIPS TO RECEIVE FUND Intangible Tax Fund Will Be Distributed To Townships Couitty Auditor Glen Cowan has i figured the distribution of the 14,- • 281 received by the state from | the intangible tax. apportioning the I amount to the townships and school ' units and to the county revenue fund. The distribution is made on the basis of real estate valuations in , the state and county and on down to the school taxing unit. The law provide® that 25 per cent o£ the total amount received by the ; county shall be plat ed in the county revenue fund. On this basis Adams County received $1070.47, leaving $3211.43 to be distributed among the townships and school units. The county's valuation of $15,204,368 is .0061325 per vent oAthe state's valuation. The law also provides that the amount received by each township shall be placed in the tuition fund. The distribution of the $3211.43 wae apportioned among the local taxing units as follows: Blue Creek. $147.49; French, $166.98; Hartford. $180.99; Jefferson, $161,57; Kirkland $175.62; Monroe. $262.86; Preble. 5182.79; Root $246.70; St. Marys, $148.41; Union, $164 12; Wabash. $202.67; Washington, $263.82; Decatur-Root, $23.05; Decatur-Washington, $620.18; Geneva, $51.95; Monroe, $21.78. Auditor Cowan stated that the > checks would be ready n a few days. . OPTIONAL GAS RATE APPROVED Public Service Commission Approves Optional Rate For Decatur Hammond, Oct. 20 —(Special) — The public service commission has i approved a new optional rate for - gas service for residential customers in part of the territory 'served with 570 B.T.U. gas by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, it was announced here today. The new rate, which is available to residential customers for general service, reflects a considerable reduction to large users and is expected by officials of the company to stimulate the use of I gas for home heating. A standard I rate was filed with the public service commission as a part of I the program of the company to simplify its rate structure. The amount of the reduction The new r rate is $3.00 net for the varies in different communities, first 1500 cubic feet or less used per month, 10 cents net per 100 cubic feet for the next 8500 cubic *7cosrriNUED ON PAGE FOUR).

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LOCAL SCHOOL I HEAD CHOSEN BY TEACHERS Supt. Worthman Unanimously Re-elected Sec-retary-Treasurer SPEAKS AT ANNUAL BUSINESS SESSION Superintendent M. F. Worthman of the Decatur schools was unanimously reelected secretary ; and treasurer of the Northeastern i Indiana Teachers Association at the annual election of officers held in the Allen county courthouse assembly room Thursday. Mr Worthman has been superintendent of the Decatur schools I for many years and has served as. secretary and treasurer of the teachers association since it was formed. Superintendent Orville M. Craig of the Bluffton schools was elected president and Superintendent Harry beWallen of the Kosciusko county schools was elected vicepresident. Superintendent Worthman adI ing of the association Thursday : dressed the annual business meetafternoon. stating that an alarming situation has developed in Indianft schools in regard to the increase of mentally subnormal or I deficient children in the schools. He stated that a survey has revealed that an averagd of 81 such , “special class” pupils has been found in each Indiana county, making an estimated total of more than 2.000 such hoys and girls of compulsory school age for the entire state. Superintendent Worthman cited Wisconsin as a state which, he said, is rapidly cutting down its ratio of child defectives. The association adopted a resolution urging the cooperation of teachers with parent-teachers associations and other agencies of the public interested in the citi*’*ToN'riN*'ET> TO FACE FIVE o CONVENTION OF WOMEN'S CLUB • Annual Convention Will Be Held At South Bend Next eek The forty-fourth annual convention of the Indiana Federation of Women's Club will be held in the Oliver Hotel at South Bend. October 24, 25, and 26. The convention theme will be ‘ The Federation and the New Citizenship." Delegates from the local Woman's Club are Mrs. Clayson Carroll. Miss Eleanor Reppert. and Mrs. C. O. Porter. Alternates are the .Mesdames W. Guy Brown. Lois Black and J. W. Tyndall Dr. Josephine U Peirce, second (.vice-president of the General Federation will be the honor guest Tuesday and Wednesday. The annual General Federation dinner will be served Tuesday evening land Dr. Peirce will talk on the subject, The Tomorrow of Citizenship.” Other distinguished women at the meeting will be Mrs. Laura Waples McMullen, chairman of International Relations department and a world traveler, writer and speaker. Mrs. Earl B. Padgett, chairman of institutes and Mrs Richard M. McClure, chairman of * PAGE FIVE) John Mower Is Held For Stealing Brass John Mower was arrested late Thursday one mile southwest of Middlebury. Ohio, Mower is wanted in Wabaeh for the theft of brass from the Erie railroad. Sheriff Burl Johnson assisted in the investiga- ■ tion which led to Mower's arrest. . — o Farmers To Make Entries Oct. 22 Farmers desirous of entering torn in the corn show and community sals. Saturday, Oct. 28, are asked to bring their entries to the Cash Coal and Supply during the week of Oct. 22. Liberal awards and an unusually attractive show are , promised by R A. Stuckey, who is staging the show.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, October 20, 1933.

Re-Elected EWI M. F. Worthman. superintendent of the Decatur schools, was re-elected secret ary-treasurer of the Northeastern Indiana Teachers Association at the annual election of officers during the association convention Thursday afternoon. Mr. Worthman has held this office since the association was first formed. O. M. Craig. Bluffton superintendent, was elected president. EXfORTIONIsf UNDER ARREST Indianapolis Man Threatened To Blow Up Hospital, Other Buildings Indianapolis. Oct. 20. — (U.R) — Charged with thieatening to blow up a hospital, a laundry and three homes unless he were paid SB,OOO, William O. Dillman. 52, a landI scaae gardner. was held by Indianfapolis police today. He confessed, police said, that he attempted to extort the money i from three wealthy Indianapolis men. His intended victims were Wil- ' liam H. Coleman, philanthropist 'and donor of a unit to the Indiana 'university medical center hospital; Blaine H. Miller, president of a laundry, and Ward H. Hackleman, head of an insurance agency. Coleman received one letter demanding $3,500 while Hackleman and Miller each received two letters. Hackleman was ordered to pay $2,000 and Miller $2,500. The letters were signed "secret dozen" and instructed the intended victims to leave the money in a culvert south of Indianapolis. The author of the extortion letters threatened to bomb the Coleman hospital. Hackleman's laundry and the residences of the three men unless the demands were met. The Months would be dropped from an airplane, the warning said. | Dillman was caught when police set a trap for him at the spot where he had instructed the money to be left. He confessed readily, they said, and declared he never had been in trouble before. He said he had no accomplices. MAY RECOGNIZE SOVIET RUSSIA Report Prevalent U. S. And Russia Exchange Messages (Copyright 1933 by UP.) Moscow, Oct. 20. — (U.R) — President Roosevelt and Nikhail I. Kalinin, president of the Russian central executive committee, have exchanged messages, preliminary to the opening of diplomatic negotiations in Washington, the United Press was informed today by a reliable source. M. M. Lltvitioff. commissar of foreign affairs, is expected to go to Washington as the soviet republic’s emissary, the United Press was informed. An official communique was expected at 11 p. m,Moscow time, (4 p. m. est.) Reports of a rapprochment between the two nations, looking to resumption of normal trade relationships which would be impossible without diplomatic representation on both sides, have been widespread since the election of President Roosevelt. The effect of Russia's import trade, and the potentialities of establishing a large market In the (CONTINUED ON PAOE SIX)

OHIO SENATOR GIVES ADDRESS State Senator Gunsett of Van Wert Speaks To Local Rotarians "Excessive improvements have made ex<(wslve taxes." State Senator Dan Gunsett of Van Wert. Ohio, slated in an address tiet'ore the Decatur Rotary club last eve ning. Senator Gunsett is a member of the Ohio legislature and was chairman of the senate tax committee and also of the joint committee on tax matters. The Ohio senator compared the present day tax bills, national wealth and income with that ot 1900 and 1929. At the beginning ' of 1933 the bonded debt, including ' national, state, county and local taxing units was as much as the estimated national wealth of $182,i 000.000.000. The national income , this year is estimated at only $35,- ! 000,000,000. Senator Gunsett said, taxes taking about $15,000,000,000. 1 Senator Gunsett told of his experience in the legislature and the problems connected with tax legis- ' lation. The Ohio budget, exclusive of gasoline tax for highway purposes is $43,000,600. the state legisI lator stated. It was reduced from ' t $68,000,000 a year ago Ohio has several special taxes, classified by the public under the head of nuisance taxes, percentage rates being levied on beer, theater. 1 baseball and amusement taxes, cosmetics, etc. The legislature defeated a general sales tax. The Ohio legislator asserted that the greatest bulk of tax money raised was spent on schools and f 1 roads. The public came to demand e improvements and now have to , have for them, since Winds were issued for their construction years r ago and in addition the improvements must be maintained. t Sugar Officials Present k . Dale W. McMillen, president of s | the Central Sugar Company of this , city and other officials connected with the company were present at t (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE' 1 — 0 TEACHERS FUND BONDS MISSING ) Seek Federal Aid In Search For $25,000 i Worth of U. S, Bonds — Indianapolis. Oct. 20. —(U.R) —Aid '■ of the Federal reserve system was ■i enlisted today in the search for e $25,000 in government bonds be- ■ longing to the State Teachers re--1 tirement fund. The Bonds have been missed for 8 1 at least a month. They were re- * moved mysteriously from a safety ■’'deposit vault in an Indianapolis ' bank. r Officials of the retirement fund as well as state -officials kept the loss secret until yesterday. i “We thought it would tie easier to locate the bonds if the loss was not generally known." explained ■ Robert B. Hougham, executive sec- , J retary of the retirement fund. i Hougham. Attorney Gen. Philip L Lutz. Jr.. Gov. Paul V. McNutt and ' William P. Cosgrove, chief examiner for the state board of ac- . I counts, have been conducting a quiet search for the bonds, it was understood. They enlisted the aid Os federal reserve system officials in the hope that serial numbers of the secur- ■ ities might be traced. Two of the . ’(CONTINUBD ON PAGE FOUR) _I o — > Nephew Os Local Residents Killed i ’! Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eichar of ; this city received word of the death r of a nephew, Bobby Eichar, three 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eichar of Rockford, Ohio, s who was crushed beneath a wagon load of corn, Thursday. 1 Hallowe’en Festival At Christian Church j A Halloween festival will be held • in the Christian Church basement, “I Tuesday, October 24 at 7:39 o’clock ‘ Stands for hamburgers and coffee ■ pop corn and candy, fishing pond, fortune telling tent, cake walk and *■ speaking and two free acts will be features of the entertainment. 8 The public Is cordially iuvlted to attend.

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SENATE PROBE ! COMMITTEE IS TURNED DOWN New York Stock Exchange Refuses To Produce Statistics “WHISKEY POOL’’ INVESTIGATED Washington. Oct. 20.-—(U.R)- The ’ New York stock exchange today stood firm in its refusal to obtain i for the senate stock market investigating committee statistics relating to pool and marginal speculation and other market data. Roland L. Redmond, exchange counsel, testified today in the committee's effort to force the dispute to a showdown. He told the committee that in his opinion the exchange should refuse to send to its members the suggested questionnaire.” Chairman Fletcher suggested a compromise whereby the exchange might submit the questionnaire to its members to be answered at the discretion of the members. Redmond thought that method might be followed. Whiskey Pocl-7 Washington. Oct. 20. — (U.R) —Alleged operation of a “whiskey pool" to skyrocket alcohol stocks on the New York stock exchange was revealed today to be under investigation by the senate stock market committee. Ferdinand Pecora. committee i counsel, has been furnished a re-; port on examination of the alcohol | share accounts of at least 99 members of the stock exchange by Richard Whitney, president of the exchange Whether charges of pool activities were borne out was not j I disclosed. The whisky boom began last spring and continued until July ot, this year and its investigation was revealed in connection with the committee's dispute with Whitney regarding data on stock exchange transactions from Oct. 1, 1929 to July 1. 1933. Whitney refused to : circulate a questionnaire which would give the public the first complete information ever available on : who and how many persons are gambling, speculating or trading and for how much and what it cost (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Geneva Men Held On Theft Charges George J. Dawson and Julius Hendricks, both of Geneva, are charged with the theft of 12 turkeys from a farm five miles west and two miles south of Rockford. Ohio. Dawson was arrested at Fort Wayne Wednesday when he attempted to sell the turkeys and Hendricks was apprehended Thursday afternoon. The two men will face charges in Mercer county. Ohio, fog the theft. When the fowls were sold, they brought a total of $13.15. Beth men ! formerly lived in Decatur. fAVOR TAXING OF PROPERTIES Two Tax Board Members Favor Taxing Property Now Exempt Indianapolis, Oct. 20. —(U.R) —Two members ot the state tax board, Albert F. Walsman and Gaylord Mor- . ton. said today they are in favor of taxing a large portion of property owned by religious, charitable, eduI cational and fraternal organizations. Philip Zoercher. the third mem-1 her, could not be reached. Their announcements were made at the request of the Indianapolis Times which is sponsoring a move to have millions of dollars worth of property, now tax exempt, placed on the tax rolls. Walsman said he had been collecting data on the subject for a long time. > ‘"During the last legislature I attempted unsuccessfully to obtain passage of a law changing the exemption rule," he explained. “Since that time 1 have been gathering information which is to be presented to the next legislature and to other board members. Morton said he would support (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Fight Injunction ''Viftis'i dy Z-... ' •’ir - jit * Alois S. Knapp (left), head of the Zoro Nature League, confers with his attorney, K. M. Smith, over plans to fight the mandate of the Indiana court which issued a temporary injunction against the use of Zoro Nature Park, near Roselawn, Indiana, as a nudist retreat. Knapp and his nudist followers will attempt to keep their Indiana “Garden of Eden " open. ( SCHOOL COSTS DROP IN STATE Savings of Over Ten MilI lion Dollars Reported In Indiana Indianapolis, Oct. 20. —(U.R) —Savings of $10,849,941 in operations of schools throughout Indiana during the- 1932-33 school year as compar- i ed with 1930-31 were announced ; today by George C. Cole, state sup-1 erintendent of public instruction. The per capita pupil cost dropped from $85.39 in 1931 to $67 12 in 1932, a 22 per cent decline, he said, i Total expenditure in 1930-31 was $57,667,426 and in 1932-33 it dropp- ■ ed to $46,817,935, Cole explained. The reduction was made, Cole said, in spite oi a double burden added increase in pupils from 675. 352 to 697.470. an addition of 22,118, and the added load placed on teachers because of a reduction in their number. Reduction in costs would climb to $17,238,645 for the period if debt service and capital outlay were 1 added to the operation cost figures. I Cole said. Decline in transportation costs also were revealed by the surveyin 1930-31. 173,733 pupils* were hauled 18.081.440 miles at a cost of $5,022,704 for an average of $28.90 per pupil and $44.45 a mile. In 1932, 196.756 pupils were hauled 23.615,200 miles at a cost of $3,733,898 for an average of $18.98 per : pupil and $25.30 a mile. Cost per mile traveled a day dropped from 28 to 16 cents. “The figures clearly show that public school administrations in the state have followed the request of taxpayers and the public in general to reduce school costs." Cole said. The reductions were met along with demands that efficiency should not be reduced, he added. He said I school administrators should be ! given credit for their success in ' meeting the public’s demand. o— Regular Legion Meeting Monday Adams post number 43 of the American Legion will hold the reguI lar meeting Monday night at 8 o'j clock at the Decatur Country Club All members are urged to be present. o Chicago Mission Worker Here Sunday Miss Louise Johnson of the Chicago Hebrew Mission will sing and speak at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening at 7 o'clock Misd Johnson has a great message and presents it in an interesting manner. The service will be spiri- ' tual and instructive. She will also speak at tlie young people's meeting at 6 p. m. Sunday. A cordial invitation is extended to the public.

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FARMERS WILL GO ON STRIKE SATURDAY NOON Association Leader Says Millions Will Join In Strike F. 1). R. CONSIDERS IMMEDIATE ACTION (By United Press) Three mid-western governors led America's Agrarian forces iotltiv in an outbreak of criticism anti protests ■ against the status of the farmer in the pre,sent phase I of the recoverv drive. At Washington, the administration closelv watched deve'opments in the mid-west | and it was said President RooseI velt was contemplating immediate i action. The cabinet was to disi cuss the situation. Dramatic gestures of protest ■ emphasized the difficulties of the farmer and the government which is attempting to aid him. In Nebraska. Governor Charles Bryan and former Governor Keith Neville, who resigned as sta'e NRA head, bluntly declared the farmer is suffering decrease in price of his products, while paying more for what he buys. I Neville attributed the situation 1 to failure of the NRA program. In the face of the government's ! extensive program for farm relief — costing many millions m taxes—the National Farmers association. headed by Milo Reno, called a strike of farmers in 25 : states, effective at noon Saturday. ! He said millions would join, re- ■ I fusing to sell, refusing to buy ■ except for necessities and refusing | to meet due payments. In North Dakota. Governor William Langer put up to tlie national i guard enforcement of his gesture ’i of protest-embargo of wheat in the state. Some wheat shipments I continued. Gov. Floyd B. Olson of Minne- ' sota said the rebellion of farmers ' was inevitable and declared farm (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Library To Close During Funeral The Decatur Public Library will be closed for one hour Saturday afternoon during the funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, i I , o Merchants Asked To Meet Monday Night i All merchants interested in the i Halloween celebration and Callithumpian parade in Decatur the night | of October 31. are requested to attend a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Further plans for (elei bration of the festive night will be I made at this meeting. AUTO LICENSES ON SALE DEC. 1 1934 Auto License Plates On Sale 15 Days Earlier This Year I : I Indianapolis, Oct. 20 —(UP) — . i Sale of 1934 auto license plates will II begin Dec. 1, 15 days earlier than usual. Nearly all of the 130 license ; branches now are supplied with i the midnight blue plates with white , figures. Frank Finney, commissioner of vehicle licenses, said today. , i He moved up the date of the sale because payments of gross income tax. drivers' licenses and the truck } weight tax all will fall due January I 1. he explained. Although he is in favor of no ; more two months' sale of the ■ plates, Finney would announce no - deadline for their use. Feb. 15 is the customary (leadline. Nov. 1933 poll tax receipts must s be shown before the plates or driv- ; ers’ licenses may lie issued, he ret minded. Truck plates nevi year will < carry a small, inset “Key" number y , designating the truck's classifica- > 1 tion. That change was made be- . cause too many heavy trucks are being operated on a small-capacity r 1 license. Finney said. Officers will : know the key number and should j I be able to tell from sight whether the right license is being carried.