Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 256, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1933 — Page 1

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IWGATION -I •RS PASTOR ifevERSARY ’• i ,,euss <>f , ' rie ‘ | - E>jl L Honored On et I l» Anniversary feyrE HELD AT . la ii slnda) '. th'' was' J/Ea at a celebration ~ - the OH 11. a .-I , » Os J.U- . \ liiinip of Gary. ■ . i i k KeFri -->■• gati m. .-atu th'Kral i :>•’ morning “■(88,1 direction of the ■KJ iI• i: si a i 8 •■! - • ■ both i heir children and were present and in- . anil Mrs. P. F. Buuck BAW -rt. Estella and t■■ X w Haven; Mr. and if! *• ! " 111 unt ‘ °* •'" Lakewood. Ohio; A! f. Blumenberg of at.'l Gilbert of River ■kill; Reinhardt HeckKe‘ W ayne: Rev and I K W.l f tiss and Margaret j ■ Vefc Jasper, Minnesota; ■nd Ii - . F Preuss and How . Clifford of Lake■Bus :rley Ann of Fort ■MI XI" Vx PAGE SIX) ■EOF GOLD S |N NEW HIGH lited Stat“s Raises Price T013L96 Per Ounce; a | ®’ : i° n Market Up , ■m| oct. :io (U.R) Thi ■eiMent today raised its price i ■■ American goM to ounce from the $31.82 Saturday. The price was pre of 14 cents an ounce. London Market Up p. Oct. 36—xu.R)—The open feold rate was raised sharp- ’ after news of President St s decision to buy gold rorld market. The Ameridropped in value in Paris. th London gold rate was pil shillings 2% pence, inpremium of 9 pence on / l < I This rate :i fine ounce at file IBM X|, li. ll iue rate of st.7B-%. I rate was 129 shil- | • which at $4.78h Hiaw been $31,037. was a rise of 37.1 a left the world rate " tils below the price s“t for Saturday. Blngton. Oct. 30— <U.R) — at Roosevelt turned to the 1,1 foreign gold today to determination to raise B iiunmodily prices, if not K«y in another. ■ ' waa to boost com s by raising the price of ■"Wh forced depreciation in world marker, objective was sough' by purchases at a pretnnewly mined domestic ' for world operations possibility of a spo - i' leinational poker game 1 Wh the stakes would Ire lie. 1 ■ ffp I XI' EI >TO PAGE EIV E S o — V Os Guardians To Meet Tuesday Bering of the Board of Child- ■ E,jF Uanl ' ana has been called for L< fl " rli Tuesday afternoon at high school building. I F",* lnl) ers are urged to be pre-

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More Men To Be Employed On Roads Indianapolis, Oct. 30—Special Employment for several thousand I additional men will result from plans now being worked out by the* State Highway Commission, one the construction of twelve secondary or feeder roads, and the see. I olid plan, the application now be- ; fore the Public Works Board at Washington for a grant of approximately $300,000 for road construe-1 tion. The Highway Commission is spending about $500,000 in federal funds on the Improvement of the twelve feeder roads located in Lake, Boone, Steuben, Jackson, Harrison, Floyd, Clinton, Mar- ’ shall, Madison. Delaware amt Morgan counties. These roads are ( now part of the county highway systems in the twelve coutti ties and will remain county highways after the improvement. The counties are to provide an 8o foot | right-of-way and to maintain the roads after they are improved. Engineers have been assigned to each road and are already at work. CLERGY ATTENDS THE FORTY HOURS Msgr. Thiele And Visiting Priests Attend Solemn Closing Sunday Impressive services marked the closing of the Forty Hours Devotion at St. Mary's Catholic church Sunday evening, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles Thiele, pastor of St. Peter's church, Fort Wayne, and nine visiting priests attending. The Rev. Father Gilbert. Capuchin missionary who was in charge of the three day devotions, deliverer! the closing sermon and en-' i rolled the congregation in the society of the Sacred Heart of 1 JesnC ' Father Gilbert' read the pledge from the pulpi' and the words were repeated by the congregation. Procession with the Blessed Sacrament through the aisles of the church took ptace following the sermon. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and congregation singing of Holy God we praise Thy name, concluded the service. The ehurch was filled beyond , capacity. Father Gilbert in his closing remarks complimented the members of the congregation for their splendid attendance and sincerity shown during the 40 hours. !! ■ spoke on "Catholic Action and urged his hearers to so live that they exemplified real Catholic principles and by example impress others with their sincerity. The school children, priests, altar boys and servers marched in the procession. The officers of (he service were Father Froedlin Hassler, pastor St. Joseph's church. Hessen Castle, celebrant; Father Simeon Schmitt, assistant pastor. St. Paul’s church. Marion, deacon; Father Ambrose, Kohne, pastor Sts. Peter and Paul church, Goodland. subdeacon. Reader of Litany of Holy Name. Father Alfred Reinig. assistant ' pastor St. Marys church. Fort Wayne; chanter of Litany. Father John Dapp. pastor St. Jude's (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O—STATE WORRIES ABOUT CONVICTS Police Fear Further Raids In State After Lull of A Few Days Indianapolis, Oct. 30. (U.R) I °‘ lice officials of Indiana were apprehensive today of further raids . by the Indiana convict's gang aftei a lull of a few days. State police were without new developments, other than tops which were being cheeked closely. For a week, since the Central National Bank robbery at Greencastle. activities of the convict gang have been under cover I-ast week's robberies at South Bend. Fillmore and Modoc, have been attributed to other bandits. I Anticipating another raid soon by the marauding gang, officials were ready to act at a moment s|. i notice with an elaborate plan fol capture. It included National Guardsmen,, sheriffs and "minute men" organizations. police, airplanes and a| * ‘coNwYiiLi TP. FAWfi i’ lvE

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RETAIL CODE I EFFECTIVE IN ‘ NATION TODAY Nearly F our Million Workers In One Million Stores Are Affected PRESIDENT TAKES UP STEEL CODE By United Press Action marked all sectors of the ' NRA front today. A code became effective fixing the hours and wages of nearly 4,000,000 workers in 1.000.000 retail storeif of the nation. President Roosevelt railed s eel leaders before him to explain delay in settling a strike of 15,000 miners in the "captive" coal mines of Pennsylvania. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson mapped plans for airnlane tours tliat will take him to Chicago, the farm belt, and perhaps the Pacifi? coast, to study the workings of codes, get the country's reaction, and explain the administration viewpoint. Government lawyers considered intervening in a test case of the New York milk law. expected to provide a clear cut trial before the supreme court, of the constitutionality of sweeping emergency legislation. Rep. James Beck. Rep.. Pa., former solicitor general, declared the industrial recovery act. -in his opinion, was unconstitutional and would be invalidated hy the high tribunal. Henry Ford kept his silence. A showdown impended on government contracts which General Johnson sought to keep from Ford unless lie complies, affirmatively, with the automobile code. Charrman Wagner nt rhe board had assumed jurisdiction | al labor board announced the I over 75 strikes, three lockouts and 32 other labor disputes, and restored 200.000 workers to their jobs. GOVERNORS HEAR FARM DEBT PLAN Proposal Made To Midwestern Governors That Moratorium Be Declared Des Moines. la.. Oct. 30 (U.R) — A proposal that a moratorium be placed on all farm debts was placed before a conference of midwestern governors meeting here today at the invitation of Gov. Clyde Herring of lowa. The emergency conference was ( called to consider measures for relief of farm conditions that precipitated the calling of a national farm strike by (lie Farm, Holiday Association nine days ago. Other proposals placed before , the governors'atid their representatives included refinancing of i, farm indebtedness by tlie federal ' government at 1 per cent Instead , of a 41'2 a ,,( l 'i P” r cent, and there- ‘ monetization of federal currency on a silver basis. , Farm organization leaders, who ' advanced the remonetization proposal, held Ijttle hope the gover-' nors would approve it in view of President Roosevelt's recently an-j nounced policy ot a managed cur-: rency. They took the position, however, that until farm products can be exported the nation will continue in a furrow of depression. They argued silver money j would at once open foreign avenues for American farm products. (CONTTNTTEn ON PAGE FIVE) 0 . I Members Os Air Club , Hear Talk By Pilot Harold McMillen of the Central Sugar . Company addressed the members ot the Decatur Model Club at a meeting held Friday even- ; ing in the club headquarters. Mr. McMillen told about his experiences a pilot and aerial photographer and also answered all ques- ' tions asked by the members of the ' club and visitors present at the i . meeting. A meeting of the Club will be! held Friday night and all members i are asked to be present. A con- 1 test will be held Saturday.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, October 30, 1933.

_ - ■ ■ — ■ ■ ■ — — ' - — ■' From F. D. R. to Memory of T. R. i hOhtJ-IW 1 ! I IhjKMs I 1 j£h us u I .''hk ii * u® - I ' k 1 IF /-f. MTbßc 1 * S iyi if Ii H Sti s-O’ g ® Qi wl S » ai v•' it Kmb W l i I fly. IW 111 1 iLr ■/’ ’Jar j Brigadier General Lucius Hplbrook. pictured as he placed the wreath sent by President Roosevelt on grillwork surrounding grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, L. 1., on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the late President's birth.

DEATH CLAIMS ■ MRS.GOLDNER — Wife of Edward Goldner, Preble. Dies Saturday; Funeral Tuesday Mrs. Susan M. Goldner. 62. wife} of Edward A. Goldner of Preble, died at her home Saturday night I at 10:15 o’clock following an extended illness. Mrs. Goldner had tieeh in poor health for the past four years and had been confined to her b'ed during the last five months. Death was due to complications. The deceased was born in Preble township, Adams county, February 14, 1871. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Conrad. She was married on June 25, 1895 to Mr. Goldner. who survives. She resided in Preble township during her entire life with the exception of six years which she spent in "Suck county, Indiana. She was a memtier of the Zion Reformed church in this city and of the Ladies Aid Society. Surviving are two sons, Irvin J. Goldner of Preble, and Roy E. Goldner of Lansing, Michigan, one sister. Mrs. William Meyer of Pre- j ble. The parents, one sister and one 1 brother preceded her in death. Three grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Zion Reformed church in this city. ■ Rev. Charles M. Prugh wjll officiate and burial will be made in the De-; catur cemetery. The body was removed from the i S. E. Black Funeral home to the Goldner home Sunday.

Formation And Line Os March Given For Halloween Celebration Tuesday

Keep Lights Burning The committee in charge of ; Hie Halloween celebration rei quests that all business houses ' | keep tlie lights in their show , | windows lighted during the j evening, adding to the general ; | appearances and the spirit of 1 tlie occasion. The public celebration of Halloween and Callithumpian paraiio i to be held here Tuesday evening | will start at eight o’clock. Jess . Rice, general chairman, announced | today. Tlie parade will form on Third street. Cash prizes totaling S6B will he j awarded the masqueraders, the bands and winners of the several contests arranged by the committee. At least eight bands will participate in the parade. The formation and line of march for the parade follows: Paraders —Form on Third street,

Former Berne Woman And Sons Killed Berne. Oct. 30—(Special)—Mrs. Harve Sprunger, 35. and two sons, Muri. 12. and Richard, 4. were kill- ! ed Saturday night in an automobile accident near Kidron, Ohio it was 1 learned here. - Mrs. • Sprunger lived in Kidron, but was a former resident of Berne . No details of the accident were I learned. Surviving are the husband and a (laughter Marjorie, aged 7. REDUCE NUMBER OF PENSIONS Huntington County Allows 54 Pensions Out Os 352 Applicants Huntington, Oct. 30—(Special) — Forty-four of the 352 applicants in Huntington county will receive oldage pensions next year. The hoard !of commissioners and township ; trustees completed their investigai tion of the applications. An appropriation of $70,900 would have been necessary to grant all of the applications, the commission- | ers announced at the close of their i special session. The county council appropriated only $4,000 for the pensions next year, and the state is expected to furnish an additional $4,000, as provided by the pension sta- . tute, making the total amount available for distribution. $.8,100. The bulk of the pensions, offit- ; iais said, were awarded to widows : with no source of income, estate under the SI,OOO valuation *(CONT*NI7En ON-PAGE FtVEI

| between Madison and Monroe streets. Night riders —Form on Madison ' , street, between Third and Second streets. Bands Form on Liberty Way. Decorated autos Form on Jefj ferson street, west of Third street. All other unique “ features in parade assemble on ’ Madison ' street, west of Third street. The city police and Boy Scouts 1 will begin clearing Second street |at five o’clock. No parking will, be permitted on Seqond street : after five o’clock. The parade will take tlie follow-; ing line of niarcli: Corner of Third and Madison streets Proceed south on Tilled street to Adams street; east on Adams street to Second street; north on Second street to Marshall street; west on Marshall street to Third street; south on Third street to Monroe street; east on *(OONTINUED*ON PAGE FOUR)

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MONUMENT IS REDEDICATED TO PEACE CAUSE Inspiring Service Held At Soldiers And Sailors Monument Today SCHOOL CHILDREN ATTEND IN BODY The rededicati'in of the soldiers' and sailors' monument, dedicated 20 years ago today to the cause of i peace and honoring the memory I of the m?n wh > fought to preserve i the nation's peace and unity, took place at three o'clock this afternoon at tlie southwest corner of the court house. W. Guy Brown, principal of the Central school in this city, was general chairman of the program. The rededicatory program was sponsored by tlie school children of Decatur and Adams county and | several bundled attended the ser- ’ vices tliis afternoon. State Senator Thurman A. Gotts chalk of Berne was scheduled to deliver the principal address. His 1 subject was, "Future Peace, as it i relates to Hie school children of today." The invocation was delivered by M. W. Siinderman. pastor of the First Evangelical church. The Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz. pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church, spoke on the “Emblems of Peace.” Mr. Brown gave a brief history of the first dedication ot the monument, emphasizing that it was the first monument ever ; erected and dedicated to the cause of peace. He gave an excellent talk and cited the acts of heroism performed by the men of the Civil war. the Mexieaw* wav. Uhv World war. the Spanish-American war, all waged so that this nation and other nations might enjoy the blessings of continued peace. Tlie Boy Scouts assisted in tlie program and seated on the monument were a few of the Civil war veterans, including Silas Hale of Geneva. o Many Attend Sale And Corn Show More than two hundred farmers attended the Cash Coal ana SupplyCompany's Corn Show and Community Sale, conducted hy R. A. Stuckey last Saturday. Large exhibits of corn ami other farm products were displayed and awards in the Corn Show were as follows. Fiist prize, 20 rods 32 inch hog fence, Cal Baumgartner. Wabash township; second prize, 80 rods of barbed wire, Ed Foreman, Blue Creek township; third prize, 100 pounds Hog-Glad, W. H. leisure Monroe: fourth prize. Roll Dixie, roofing. Gus Yake, Kirkland township; drain tile given by Krick-Tyn-dall Co., O. M. Laisure, Monroe. Largest Pumpkin, C. M. Laisure, Monroe, one dollar; largest squash, W. L. Laisure. Monroe, one dollar. Music was furnished by tlie Berne German Aceordian Orchestra. FRENCH PREMIER DIES SUNDAY Paul Painleve, Last of W ar Time Premiers Dies After Long Illness Paris, Oct. 30 — <U.R) —France mourned today the last of her war time premiers, Paul Painlever, and prepared to accord iiim the honor of burial in the Pantheon, reserved for her greatest men. Painleve died yesterday after a , long illness. His body will lie in 1 state during tlie week and will be buried Saturday with full national lionors'. It was Painleve, who as premier in 1917, named Ferdinand Foeh a generalissimo of the army. , »rdinated the western front ami org anizerl the Salonica front, on which there had been lint desultory fighting. In 1927, as minister of aviation, Painleve welcomed Charles A. Lindbergh after his New YorkParis flight. Lindbergh was here today on his first visit since then. | * (CONTINUED* ON PAGE FIVE).

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Believe Berne Couple Eloped Last Saturday Sheriff Burl Johnson of tills city * and Dave Dubach of Berne conducted a search Saturday for Ben Etch--1 er, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eicli--1 er and Anna Schwartz, daughter of 1 Mi-, anil Mis .lolin I'. 8< hwartX Ot smith of Geneva. Tlie couple was not located and it was assumed that t they had eloped. WILL NOT TAKE OVER NEW ROADS Highway Commission Is Prevented From Taking Over More Roads Here It is not probable any addi- ' tional roads in Adams county will I f be taken over for maintenance and future improvements at the present! time, according to a letter received ; ’ today by J. H. Heller from the Indiana Highway commission There was talk that the Highway' Commission would take over road number 227. which extends from Union City south, intersecting road number 527 at Pleasant Mills and tliat another north and south road would be built three miles west of ' Decatur. ’ Engineers have been surveying the route over road 227 and it was : rumored that the‘state intended to extend this route east and west through Adams County. Due to ’ the fact that the highway commission now has 5.000 miles of road under its supervision, prevents any further improvements at this time. The letter received today reads:' i “There is no truth to the rumor tliat tlie State lias taken over some,' ' new foads in your county for main- ■ tenance. This Commission has not added any roads to the state sys- ! I tern due to the fact that our main- - tenance funds were so materially | i reduced, and it is not th?ir inten-; ' tion to add any this year at least. " »• it h» ;wwtrl»ic some action as to 1 taking over the proposed routes 1 may he taken next year, it was ' pointed out by those interested in the good roAds movement in this i county and the cooperation of every one was asked in this effort ILLNESS FATAL TOMRS.LOSGHE Well Known Woman Dies At Home East of Decatur Following Illness Mrs. John Losche, 66. of east of Decatur, died at her home Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Death was due to heart trouble and pneumonia. She had been critically ill for the last week. Mrs. Losche was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church, the St. Mary’s Sodality and the third order of St. Francis. Tlie deceased was born in Senaca l county. Ohio, April 24. 1867 a daughter of John and Theresa Wolpert. Following her marriage to Mr. Losche they moved to lAdams County, residing on the Studebaker farm for 36 years, later buying their own farm. Surviving are the following children: Leo. Herbert, Arthur, George and Mary, at home; Albert of Fort Wayne; Bernard and John of De- : catur, and Herman of Washington township. One brother Andrew Wolpert, and four sisters, Mrs. John ! Baker, Mrs. Tice Baker and Mrs. > Albert Seigrist of Decatur, and Mrs. i Anna Byanski of Fort Wayne, also survive. Funeral services will he held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the ! St. Mary’s Church with Rev Father J. Seimetz officiating. Burial will [ : be made in the Catholic cemetery.,' The body was removed to the home Sunday morning from the; ; Yager Brothers funeral purlors. o 1 ♦ ♦ LIKE THE BABE Indianapolis. Oct. 30—<U.R) I Babe Ruth, baseball’s home run king, drew cheers from Hie Indiana chapter of the W. ‘ 1 C.’T. U. He was praised hy Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, state president. for "turning down a fabuI 1 lotls offer to pose sos a picture I I with a stein of beer in his [ hand.” "Therefore he is tlie true | ideal of American youth," she I | added. , »

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CONSPIRACY TO STEAL CLOTHING COMES TO LIGHT Two Guards And Two Prisoners Had Plan To Sell Work Pants MEN PLACED IN CONFINEMENT Indianapolis. Oct. 30. <U.R> Details of a conspiracy bej tween two guards and two prisoners at the Indiana reformatory which resulted in the theft of 35 dozen pairs of work pants were announced today hv Pleas Greenlee, secretary to Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Both guards were appointed bv the McNutt administration. Greenlee said. An Anderson truck driver named Riggs confessed that lie haul--1 ed tlie pants and some shirts from the. reformatory after making a deal with the guards and prisoners, Greenlee said. Riggs’ confession named John Mahoney, former Marion county deputy sheriff, and W H. Thieslng as the guards involved, according to the governor's secretary. Both guards have been suspend- ' ed pending a complete investigation. Greenlee said. Governor McNutt refused to authorize their discharge without first receiving | affidavits charging them with the conspiracy. Tlie prisoners involved were George Dillon, Muncie, shipping clerk in the reformatory pants factory. and Bruce Michaels, Terre Haute, shipping clerk in the shirt factory. The pants were valued at $1 • pair, Greenlee said. It was not determined how many shirts were taken. Riggs said tliat Mahoney an 1 Thiesing came to Anderson and made arrangements witli him to I carry extra bundles oir of the reformatory for them, Greenlee said. "Riggs told us that he was instructed to take tlie bundles tn : the home of Robert Davey. Indianapolis." tile secretary explained. "State police and sheriff's deputies went to Davey's home yesterday and Saturday hut failed to find him.” Greenlee said tlia' Riggs had a contract to truck goods made at the reformatory. Dillon and Michaels have been placed in solitary confinement. 0 Back Door Os Auto Opens, Car Swerves Wltile Mrs. Milton (' Werling and three children of Preble were driving to Decatur Sunday morning the rear door of her auto opened. Mrs. Werling reached back to close tlie door and in doing so the ear swerved to tlie side of the road striking a telephone pole. Tlie ear was amaged slightly. Mrs. Werling and children were not injured. 20,000 MEN AT WORK ON ROADS Large Army Employed In Emergency Work Widening State Roads Indianapolis, Oct. 30. — (U.R) A total of 20.121 men are employed in tlie state highway emergency employment program, the state highway commission reported to ;Gov. Paul V. McNutt today. Another 1.500 will be added durling this week, the commissioners I announced. The men are employed in the "pick and shovel” road widening i program. All were taken from poor relief lists About one-fourth of the $1,000,1000 transferred to the highway ’ maintenance fund front its construction resources has been used in wages so far. Employment liy districts is as follows: . Fort Wayne district—s,2oo men at work from relief rolls In 16 counties with 200 others starting this week and 550 scheduled next week. Vincennes district —2,240 men at ON PAGE SIX)