Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 253, Decatur, Adams County, 26 October 1933 — Page 1

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■ observe ■MUON OF ■iIIKNOMENT ‘BRsoldi i- Monument |H ih.n tied octo.'Mhci •:.<> 1913 ■ IMPRESSIVE Kt \m i <>R i* vi e ago next ■ soldiers MonuiHF ’ v • l P'‘ ace ■ ■ • ;n 'he I nited ;■ <. all wars, was ' >,< rnor Samuel state ntli- ’ ’''’"‘k. state . 1,.' h c - Wemhoff a intent. Monday 3n, at three All sch sols of the be welattend '.i. to which will be - i invocation will ind welcome Decatui Bb > ho>l Rev Fath nietz. St. Mary's Decatur. As It Relates to i nlilren of Today” — T. A Gottschalk of Berne Boy Scouts will lower the ta;>> no sounded in the dis■B school children will sing songs, led by Albert Selleon his cornet and with piano will be made to have the of the Spanish-Ant-war and as many World War possible, present. A cord>n is extended to all of dedii ,i'inn of tlie monument was a splendid event. Col ■ Fordyce served as chairman ■ wi'tal committee, assisted W. Sholty, commander of ■ Henry Post G. A. R. The at that time contained ■»»es of 1.152 civil War vet ■- 111 front the Spanish Amer■conflict, eight from the MexiBfraeas five from the war of Band one from the Revolution. J monument is recognized as I B>f tlie most significant as well of the most beautiful in the ■T ||| o - frnier Preble Twp. Resident Is Dead B®eral services for Henry GenI® d Fort Wayne, and a forresident of Adams County, who a| his home on Stophelet < in Fort Wayne Wednesday i' will be held Saturday afterat 1:30 o'clock at the home a t 2 o'clock at the St. Johns rnied Church. B'- Genthner resided in Fort lyne with his two sisters, Mrs. ■*e'Altekruse and Mrs. Elizabeth Two sisters and a brother, are loasiMl M r Genthner resided in ■ io township where he was enI' d as a farmer until about 15 or pears ago when hlfl moved to Fort Jyne. JOO Reward For Escaped Convicts Michigan City. Oct. 26—(UP)— reward of SBOO is waiting the peror persons who capture eight '"lets who escaped from the 6 prison here September 26. Ie institution has a standing retd of sioo for information lead--10 the capture of any escaped

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Vol. XXXI. No. 253.

Five Diphtheria Cases In County Five cases of diphtheria are reported in Adams County according to the morbidity .report for the , week ending Saturday October 21. 1 this year. The report is compiled by the Indiana Division of Public I Health. LEGION PLAY IS WELL RECEIVED “The World’s All Right” Will Be Presented Again Tonight i The Catholic high school auditori him was comfortably filled last night for the presentation of the musical comedy, "The World's All I Right.” The show was sponsored by - the Adams Post No. 43. American ' i I-eg ion, One hundred and fifty local people took part in the presentation which was heartily enjoyed by the audience. The acene of the story was in the studio of the WAR broadcasting station. As the story opens Jimmy Waddell (announcer and owner of ■ I the radio station), played by Harold DeVor. and his secretary Jane Rogers, played by La Van Christen- ! er. are having trouble in operating 4 the radio station. Rill collectors threaten to close the studio and some of the talent refuse to appear because they have not been paid. . The audience is taken back stage in the studio, where they see how the numbers are staged before the microphone. Jimmy is forced to give several impersonations in order to keep II the aadie program Jsm. “ aie office boy), played by Elisha Little then comes to the rescue by presenting a sensational hit. (After Joe's broadcast. Mr. Dinkle (owner of the Dinkle Pickles, Inc.) played by Floyd Hunter, signs a big contract for radio advertising on station WAR. i Throughout the story a number of musical numbers were given. One of the best features of the radio program was the square dance presented by the Hill Bill's. The complete radio program is as follows: Tiny Tot Parade, featnring Mrs. I A Holthouse and a number of children: Hill Billy Number. Skipper Ericson featuring Chalmer Fisher: Vested Choir, Colonial Men and - Women featuring Mrs. Elmo Smith; Stars and Stripes Revue. Special Musical numbers presented bv the girls chortle were. "Smile the World's All Right." ’‘Whlstle--Blow Your Blues Away. The Old Fashioned Garden.” ' Harlem High Steppers,” and "Stars and Stripes Revu® '* A reading was given by Harry Thompson, and a one minute speech ' was given by Clarence Hetman. Mrs. Violet Squire Myers was pianist for the show. The show' was presented yesterday afternoon at a children's matinee. The musical comedy will be given again tonight al 8:15. — HENRY FORD MAY LOSE CONTRACTS Policy of Ignoring NRA May Cost Ford Government Contracts Washington, Oct. 26. (U.K) — Henry Ford today stood to lose valuable government contracts because of his persistent policy ot ignoring NRA. War department officials prepaiing to Ze orders for $10,000,000 of army motorizaztion equipment disclosed that none of the orders would go to Ford so long as he (10es not display the Blue Eagle. Ford officials In Dearborn, Mich., said their dealers had submitted I low bids for a large part of the equipment. . The auto code is held by NRA to applv to Ford even though he did not sign it. and officials say he is observing its terms. Nevertheless. he must sign a certificate , of compliance before he can dis play the eagle. I Ford, always a foe of government. ’ I interference ’in business, ignored NRA from the first. He did not, I ON PAGE TWO)

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TWELVE BANDIT SUSPECTS HELD' IN PEORIA. ILL. Three of Those Held Linked With Holdup Os South Bend Bank ' JOSEPH BURNS IN KOKOMO HOLDUP Peoria. .111,, Oct. 27 —(UP)— A dozen men and women were held in the county jail today as suspected members of a ring of bank robbers blamed tor a number ot Illinois and Indiana crimes. The suspects were rounded up as I the result of the recent confession of Hedley Casady, Kankakee, that he was a member of the gang. Police claimed dear eases against Louis Badget. Galesburg, 111.. Howard McDonald. St. Louis. Joe Alexander. Pana. Sam Harris. East St. Louis and on Potter. Champaign. Badget. Harris and McDonald are ' claimed to have been linked with ■ the holdup ot the Western State bank at South Bend. Ind. Others of the suspects are blamed for robberies at Laura, Cullom and Modesto, : in. Police claimed they had obtained a confession from Alexander. . Two other members of the group. John and Stella Butanas. South , Bend, are believed to have allowed . the gang .to use their beer resort as , a hangout. They probably will be prosecuted under the Dyer Act, po- . lice said. Floyd Logue, Shelbyville and 1 Gladys Chow. Pana, were arrested '' during a visit to the prison They were to be questioned about a robbery in Shelbyville. Fred Trudan. Kankankee. taken by police with I the others was released. Badget will be questioned alxiiit an extortion attempt at Decatur, 111., recently. Burns Identified Kokomo, Ind.. Oct 26 —(UP) —■ Joseph Burns, one of 10 convicts ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) . -0 FRENCH LEADER FORMS CABINET New Premier Announces No Separate Negotiations With Hitler i i Paris Act. 26— (UP)— Albert Sarraut, successful today in forming a cabinet to succeed Edouard Dala--1 dier's defeated government; imme- ; lately announced that France would enter no separate disarmament negotiations with Germany. Addressing a caucus of his radi- ! cal socialist group at the chamber of deputies, Sarraut interpreted as an invitation to direct negotiation* the radio speech made by Chancellor Adolf Hitler October 14 after he withdrew from the League of Nations. He said: "We want conversations with * several nations, but no direct comversatlons with Germany.. 1 intend I to follow out the. foreign policies of previous governments, during which all roads led to the League of Nations at Geneva." All French policy, lie said, would he based along the ideas of the late ' Aristide Briand on full cooperation ' with the league. •; He will face the chamber next Tuesday. Whether he will long survive—or whether any government will survive until a worse financial situation forces a strong cabinet —was doubted by many. Sarraut's ministry differs little from that of Daladier, in which he ■ j was minister of marine. At least six i members of the old cabinet will I retain their posts, it was under- ’ ■ stood. Sarraut arranged to submit his ■i list of ministers to President Albert Leßrun this afternoon, announce it tonight, and publish it in the ofI fivial journal either tomorrow morning or Saturday morning The new cabinet will seek its first vote of confidence in the chamber on the broad outline of mass , economies in the budget, as vitally , necessary to preserve the country's , 'credit intact. '

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 26, 1933.

TRUSTEES TO TAKE CENSUS County Unemployment Relief Census Will Be Made By Trustees Township trustees of Adams ‘ county will meet with Will Linn, c ounty poor relief chairman, at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 2:45 p. m. Friday, to make preparations for the county census of unemployment relief. Similar meetings are being held in every county of the state this week-end. The sensus is to be taken at the direction of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which is gathering similar statistics in every stateThe meetings of trustees have been scheduled by the state relief commission, and a representative of the commission will attend each meeting to explain the purpose of the census and the procedure to be followed. The census will provide complete and accurate information on the age. sex. color and the family relationships of all resident persons who received relief from public funds during October. Tiansients l people who have lived in the state less than one year) and persons who receive support from established institutions, such as those on county poor farms, those receiving mothers' pensions, and the like, are not to be included, as this is primarily a census of those on unemployment relief. Each trustee is requested to fill out a blaak form for each resident family or resident single person on tbs relief lists, In heavily populated townships this will require a ; great deal of clerical work, and in those instances the trustees may employ additional clerical help on a work relief basis. The forms are to be sent to the state relief commission office at the close of each day. They will be checked there to make sure that the information is complete, and then forwarded to Washington, it is estimated that the Indiana census will total 80.000 cases, or about 290.000 persons. The work is to be completed by November 7. "Witli the probability that unemployment relief, federal, state and 1 local, will continue for a long time to come, more complete and accurate information than we now have is necessary to an economical and adequate administration.” said Wil- . liam H. Book, director of the state, relief commission, “'n this state about $30,000 a day is being spent for public poor relief, due principally to unemployment. The federal relief administration now lias only the sketchiest information on which to base its plans for the future. This census will provide the facts which ' will insure that the money is spent to the best advantage, and that relief given will be sufficient and humane." RECOVER MAIL ROBBERS LOOT Nation-Wide Band of Criminals Broken Up; $500,000 Recovered Chicago, Oct. 26. —(U.RF“A nationwide organization of criminals which stole gnd marketed millions of dollars in securities has been broken up and $500,000 in bonds recovered. Chief Postal Inspector Walter Johnson said today. Os the bonds recovered. $200,1)00 worth were taken from the postoffice in Sacramento, Calif.; $200,000 in a Chicago mail robbbery last December, and SIOO,OOO taken from the steamship Leviathan as it docked into New York. Members of the gang, whose headquarters was in Chicago, have been arrested or forced into hiding, Johnson said. One member, Edgar Lebensberger, committed suicide, and another. Gus Winkler, was shot to death recently. Johnson revealed results of months of work by postal inspectors after two men sought in connection with the Sacramento rob bery were arrested yesterday. They were George W. Kern, seized here, and Arthur Kline, captured in Cali--1 '(CONTINUE*!) ON* PAGE THREB)’

DIVORCE CASE IS CONTINUED Lunz Divorce Case May Be Concluded Late This Afternoon By agreement between defendant and plaintiff attorneys a' 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Raymond Lunz. 13 year old son of Sheriff and Mrs. Fred G. Lunt of Fort Wayne, will not lie asked to take the witness stand to give testimony favorable or unfavorable against his parents in the divorce action suit being tried before Judge H. M. DeVoss in the Adams Circuit court. Attorney Guy Colerick, chief counsel for Sheriff Lunz made the suggestion to Judge De Voss that the Lunz youth not be called to the stand, but that the Court confer with him privately, relative to his custody and well being, regardless of the Court's decision of the case. Fay Leas, counsel for Mrs. Lunz. acquiesced. The divorce trial in which Mrs Lunz is the plaintiff, also seeking $50,000 alimony and custody of her son. started on its second day today. The case will probably be brought to a close late this afternoon. Sheriff Lunz will take the witness stand’ in his own defense before adjournment today. Only one other witness was scheduled for appearance before Sheriff Lunz is called. Arguments of attorneys will follow the presentation of testimony. Among the witnesses on the stand today was Harold Oettini;. deputy sheriff of Allen county, who testified that he saw Mrs. Lunz intoxicated on one occasion. William A. Raver, former president of the Fort Wayne city council, was the second witness. 'Clarence Kroener, jailer. Harald Albertsmeyer and Walter Meibers. sheriff's denuties, also testified Tlie most sensational testimony was given by Clyde Wasson, former roadhouse proprietor, who CCONTtNUEn OV PAGE THREE) PRESENT IDEAS ON LIMBERLOST Three Adams County Men Hold Conference With Conservation Heads State Senator T. A. Gottschalk of Berne. Kenneth Shoemaker of Geneva and Harry Meshberger of Linn Grove were in Indianapolis yesterday and presented their ideas regarding the improvement of the Wabash river and Limberlost lake near Geneva to the Conservation Department. Virgil Simmons, state director presided and after a full discussion of the proposed project'it was decided that later in the year. Mr. Simmons. Mr Gottschalk and Mr. Collins, also of the conservation department, will visit Washington in an effort to jar the proposition loose from the file where it has been pigeon holed for the preent. It will be remembered that the sum of $18,000,000 was allocated for this improvement through the efforts of Mrs. Jenckes, congresswoman from Terre Haute, but later tlie matter was indefinitely postponed because of the lack of support from government engineers who had investigated. It is believed. however, that these reports can been counteracted by a showing that river causes and average loss of two million dollars a year in this state. Senator Gottschalk has been, selected to lead the fight for this county. o Virgil Simmons Heads Two Per Cent Club Indianapolis. Ind., Ort. 26—(UP) Virgil Simmons, Bluffton, was revealed today as president of the Hoosier Democratic Club, state part campaign fund collection agency. Simmons aleo is head of the state department of public works. Name of the president had not heen made public previously, although it had become common knowledge that Bowman Elder, political adviser of Gov. Paul V. McNutt, was treasurer.

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LOCAL LEGION PLEDGES AID IN FIGHTING CRIME Adams Post Promises Cooperation With Authorities To Fight Crime SEND TELEGRAM TO STATE COMMANDER Decatur and Adams county mem-. hers of the American Legion have promised full cooperation with local and slate police forces in an effort to end the depredations of a roving band of desperate outlaws, who have spread terror throughout the state in the past few weeks. This cooperation was pledged at a special meeting of Adams poet number 43 ot the Legion, held this morning. Members present drafted the form of a telegram which was sent to V. M Armstrong, state commander. The telegram sent to the commander follows: "(Adams post number 4:’. awaits orders to aid in the patrolling of state highways in accordance witli the your plan and that of the safety directors. Commander Albert Miller". Burl Johnson. Adams county sheriff. had charge of the meeting. The local legion post will work directly with the sheriff and other local officers in any duties which may he i required to safeguard lives and property of Decatur and Adams coun- ' ty residents. State commander Armstrong, in a proclamation issued Wednesday to the 302 Indiana posts, called upon the Legionnaires to protect lives and property of Hoosier citigens against the desperadoes. The bandit gang is composed large of escaped long term convicts from the state prison whose latest outlawry was the robbery of banks at Greencastle and South Bend. The gang previously had freed John Dillinger, alleged bank robber and killer, from a prison at Lima. Ohio, killing the sheriff there and also had raided police arsenals at Peru and Auburn. The state commander pointed out i in his proclamation that he was following a pledge made at the recent national convention at Chicago when the legion went on record as willing and axious to join the fight [ to end.crime. 0 Phillips Station Being Remodeled The Phillips oil station ouilding , corner of Jackson and North Sec- , ond street, is being remodeled. Two . large entrances are being cut into the north wall and other improve- , ments made. Yost Bros, of this city have the general contract. The building is owned by Albert Mutsch- . ler and a long term lease has been ! ! signed by the oil company. o— —— MOVE TO BREAK FARMER STRIKE Government Takes First Step; Some Farmers Oppose Strike Washington, Oct. 26. (U.R)- The . government's first direct action to break the national farm strike, by ! partial surrender to the strikers' . demands, today took the form of i crop loans pegging the price of , ’ corn, with a promise to pump monJey to farmers, "not in driblets, but in millions.” The agricultural adjustment ad minisffation drove ahead both its permanent and emergency programs by announcing the extensI ion to corn of its crop loan plan already applied to cotton. Emergency loans will be made on warehoused corn on the basis , of 50 cents a bushel for No. 2 December corn at Chicago, to farmers who cooperate with its $350,000,000 permanent reduction campaign designed to balance corn and hog production with demand. The plan applies only to the re- ! gion of mo'st active farm rebellion. Loans will go into states having farm warehouse laws, thus restrict- ' *(CONT*NUED ON* PAGE THREE)

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Funeral Services Held This Afternoon Funeral services were held this afternoon at the St. Johns cemetery for Florence Cline, day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cline of north of Decatur, who died Wednesday night at 11 o'clock. Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church officiated at the service. The baby was born at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at the home eight miles 'north of Decatur on state road 27. Surviving are the parents and grandparents. This was the first child in the family. 40 HOURS TO BE OBSERVED Annual Forty Hours Devotion Will Open Friday Morning The annual Forty Hours devotion will open at St. Mary's Catholic church Friday morning, continuing until Sunday evening when the solemn dosing of the service will be held. The opening mass will be held at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, following which the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place. Masses will, also be said at 5:45 and seven o'clock in the morning Prayer hours will be held each afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 o’clock and services will be held each evening at 7:30 o'clock. Father Gilbert, a Capuchin missionary will be in charge ot the Forty Hours. (A. number of out ot town priests will attend the dosing services next Sunday and procession with the Bleseed Sacrament will take place. 1 Sermons will be given each evening by the Missionary. SAFETY PATROL PLANS ARE MADE Grade School Students Will Attend Program On November 3 Plane were formulated at a meeting of the Boy Scouts committee in Decatur for a program to be held in the Catholic high school auditorium on Friday afternoon. November 3. at which time the liadges and insignia will be presented to the Boy Scout members who will take part in the safety control project at the local school buildings. The Boy Scouts will patrol the intersections near tlie grade school buildings in this city during the opening and dosing of tlie schools. The meeting Wednesday night was , held in the Central School building. All grade schools including the Lutheran. Catholic, three ward buildings and tlie Central school will be dismissed Friday afternoon • November 3, at 2 o’clock and the program will open at 2:15 o'clock ’ in tlie Catholic auditorium. C. C. Pumphrey, president of the ' local scout committee, will act as : chairman and all scouts will be on ! the stage. The meeting will open with the singing of the first and last verses of "America", led by Dr. Fred Patterson. Rev. Father Hennes will give the invocation. Mr. Pumphrey will explain tin purpose of the meeting and introduce Scout Executive L. L. Hotchkiss of the For) Wayne area who will give an inspirational talk bow Scouts van help in this service program. Carl W. Rothert, director of accident prevention department of the Fort Wayne Motor Club will give the installation cerenitmy and in(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — o James Engeler Is Named Sergeant Bloomington. Oct. 26 —(Special) James E. Engeler of Decatur has received an appointment as a noncommissioned officer in tlie Indiana university R. O. T. C., unit, according to an announcement made today by Col. W. R. Standiford. commandant of the military department Engeler was appointed a cadet ser- • geant.

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GUARDS PLACED UNDER ORDERS OF AL FEENEY All Men Will Be Expert Riflemen; Equipped With Machine Guns LEGION MEMBERS ALSO TO ASSIST Indianapolis, Oct. 26.—<U.R) —Adjutant General Elmer r. Straub today placed 630 National guardsmen at the disposal of Al G. Feeney, state safetv director, for use in apprehending a desperate band of criminals which has terrorized the state for the past three weeks. The men will be recruited from 70 units. In 40 communities - All will be expert riflemen and will be equipped with machine guns as well as other weapons. They will be deputized by their local sheriffs. A National guard captain will be placed in charge of each unit. Keeney said the soldiers will be ( ailed for duty whenever a bank is held up or the bandit gang renews its depredations. The guardsmen will be especially valuable in blockading roads. Feeney declared. They can be called on a moment's notice any j time during the day or night. Feeney also revealed today that American Legion posts are organizing vigilante committees throughout the state to augment state and local police forces. These men will be used along with the guardsmen whenever the need arises. Activities of the entire force will lie dire' ted from state police headquarters here by Feeney. Legion To Aid Indianapolis, Oct. 26 (lkßs—National guard troops and 30,000 Ameri lean I.egion members stood ready I today to enter the apparently hopeless fight being waged against Indiana's steadily growing .crime j wave. Gov. Paul V. McNutt, alarmed over two bank robberies yesterday, the third and fourth in tlie state this week, said he probably would utilize the troops if the criminals are not captured soon. V. M. Armstrong, the commander of the American Legion, planned to confer today with Al G. Feeney, state safety director, over the possibility of organizing a "shotgun army” of legionnaires. Volunteers from the veterans ranks would be deputized, stationed at strategic points and thus form a blockade of all roads in tlie .state, according to a tentative plan proposed by Feeney. Open Skating Rink Saturday Night Julius Hatigk has constructed a skating rink on the second floor of his building on Madison street, over tlie Adams County Auto Company and it will be ready for-use Saturday evening at 7 o'clock when the doors will be open. The rink is one of the best ifl'this part of tile state with a 49 X 92 foot floor of hardwood. A phonograph and radio will furnish mu«ic and Gallogly and Peterson will act as floor managers. One hundred pair of tlie latest and best Chicago skates will be here tomorrow and tlie new rink will open Saturday night, continuing, during the winter. Admission to the hall will be free witli a 25c fee for skating. 80 Per Cent of Wheat Farmers To Aid Pain Washington. Oct, 26 (UP) about SO per cent of American wheat farmers have promised to reduce their acreage in tlie agricultural adjustment administration ' farm recovery campaign and will receive a federal bonus of about $102,000,000 tills fall and next sumi mer, secretary of agriculture Wall lace announced today. o Mother Os Attorney General Lutz Dead Boontille, Ind.. Oct. 26 (UP' — Mrs. Barbara E. Lutz. 76, mother of Atty Gen. Philip Lutz. Jr., died at Iter home here today. She had been i ill two weeks. Mrs. Lutz was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1872. She was a member of the J Evangelical church. Survivors include five children.