Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1933 — Page 1

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sjftIANNUYS >A KS WITH JPARTY HEADS Times Says ' ||nat< >’ ln °l H ‘ n ,irea k Bit) Mens, Farley BHntment of v |l(Ei\er cause '—■"’■jsßngtiiii, Nov. 3. — W.R) dispatch from ifcijtun ■ the Indianap;;od today that fr.-uerick VaiiNuys openly with It. Ihmocratic state A. Farley, over KntVeid ' a receiver for j- ' .c-■ National Bank brought it T jpp.E. C. Miller, to <>i tried on advice of PetKi Farley. since closing its ■(I .ink has been under Frank Cutshall. ~~ ■denL « .is been serving as mKr .:.dvr authority of the I v I I V.ihXuys had reconiI i intnient of J. B. E.' I \ .in lines, a former I now is serving I agent tor three | - n Indiana, accord I -office at Wash IK^-S- 1 ' ■ -aid that Senator I < karued O'Conner with .ng rule by naming a r< sident of the com- 1 , uin !i the hank is local - - ,j—— Ki Tup. League | I Will Present Play ’ I Walther League ■W ’ !> will present the “U - i les Niece." Saturday Mb' i-li’s. November II - cordially invited to -- - will be furnished by ■■ " Orchestra. ■W will be announco ■ Eire Stopped jßWiili Slight Damage i. fir.- department was tin- home of Mrs. J. B. |M North Third street. night, where leaves in on the root had caught H'" from the chimney is to have ignited the leaves. started about 10 o'clock quickly extinguished. Man I Vice-Governor Nov. 3—(UP)—Pre- ■ today appointed Hayden of .Michigan to Hr • • nor of the Philippine k MINNICH [IESTHURSDAY Mut of Adams County resident Dies At Home' I I Near Bluffton L^K ton , Nov. 3 — (Special) — |WaiH y M. Minnich, 65 wife of Minnich, south of Bluffton. She had been ill only a few suffering from a hemorrhage brain. In Miami county. Ohio. ■y- 1 14. 1868, she .moved a few BB later with her parents to Del- i f~[ tount y. and in 1905 County. marriage was solemnized on i ar .v 26. 1887 at Eaton. Surviv(l a daughter and two sone. a| y E. Poling, Adams County ■* r B and John E. Minnich, County. |< eral servees will be Iteld at' Sunday morning at the home oclock at the Maple Grove) 1 of the Brethren, Delaware |, W’y, of which she had been a I ■ ber s i uce childhood.

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MAJOR ISSUES UP TO VOTERS I NEXT TUESDAY Ratification Os Repeal Amendment Is Predicted As Certain MUCH INTEREST IN NEW YORK ELECTION By The United Press (Copyright, 1933, by UP) Three major issues of national importance will confront voters in a dozen sections of the country next Tuesday in the most important balloting since Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President. Voters of six states are expected to eliminate the 18th amendment from the constitution by approving ratification of the 21st (repeal l amendment. Thirty-three states so far have approved ratification and these six —North Carolina. South Carolina. Pennsylvania. Ohio. Kentucky, and , Utah —would make three over the 1 required 36 ratifying states. The two other major issues are I municipal ownership of power I plants and the question of machine politics , Many cities where municipal ownership projects are contemplated will watch the result of elections in San Francisco, Knoxville, Tenn., Cincinnati, 0., and Salt Lake City. | The New York City mayoralty election, in which Tammany Hall faced probable defeat at the hands of one of two anti-Tammany candidates, attracted the attention of many cities where machine politics is an issue. San Francisco will note on $35.000,006 in bonds for 13 construction projects, the most controversial being $6,500,000 for erection of a power plant and a municipal transmission line and distributing plant. The proposal is bitterly opposed )by the Pacific Gas and Electric (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O PRICE OF GOLD AT NEW LEVEL Federal Government Boosts Price Os Gold To $32.57 Today Washington. Nov. 3—(U.R) — The Federal government boosted the price of gold to another new high today with simultaneous purof the metal in the domestic and world markets. The effect was to cause a further depreciation in the American dollar with a hoped for stimulus ) to domestic commodity prices. Through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the govern- ) ment offered a price of $32.57 an ) ounce for domestic newly mined I gold, an overnight gain of 21 ' cents. In London, partly • through rumored American purchases through the Federal Reserve Bunk of New York, the price of gold rose *o $32.29 an ounce, only 28 cents under the American price. In New York bankers publicly offered $2,128,744 of KFC no’es which had been used by the government in purchase of gold during the past week. The notes were offered at a % per cent per annum discount. They are due Fehrnarv 1. 1934. Buy In France Paris, Nov. 3—(U.RV The United States began its long awaited purchase of foreign gold with the acquisition of 10.000.000 francs ($607,900) of bullion by American banks, it was revealed today. It was not disclosed whether the purchase was directly for the I United States government in keeping with President Roosevelt’s new currency policy. The transaction was shown in examination of gold sales on the Bourse and the Bank of France. It. was made within the last 24 hours. _o Billy Brown Onlv Slightly Injured Billy Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Guv Brown of Linn street, escaped serious injury Thursday evening about 6 o’clock when the gas in the furnace at the Brown home exploded as he opened the furnace door. His face was only slightly burned.

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WILL ENLARGE I ROAD BLOCKADE 1 I Three More Road Blockade Units Will Be Added In Indiana Indianapolis, Nov. 3. — (U.R) — . Three more road blockade units t will be added to the single National 1 Guard unit now operating, Al G. , Feeney, state director of saiely. announced today. I “The guard unit we started using : this week has been so effective that 1 ■ we’ve decided to enlarge the system/' Feeney said. State police alone probably will be used in some of the added units, he revealed. The four units will work In widely , scattered areas all over the ! state. Feeney did not say when the other units will start functioning i The National Guard barricade was used last night near Pendleton on road 67. Tonight the guards-, men will move to another location. Established in the hope of snar- > ing the bank-robbing gang of con- > victs who escaped the state prison i Sept. 26 and their confederates, the - blockades so tar have yielded sev- - eral petty law breakers. More “tips” came to state police - today of the convict gang’s activi ities. i One was that some of the gang had been seen in a woods north-, . west of Anderson where they drew - guns and ordered two woodchopi pets to “get going." The farmers I said they believed the men were (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O REPORT RIOTS IN FARM AREA Cheese Factory Destroyed Bv Bomb And Resultant Fire - Milwaukee. Nov. 3—(U.RI Pitched battles in which deputies used ? tear gas to rout pickets, dynamit-:. ! ing of a cheese factory and the j destructive invasions of milk storage depots were reported today in Wisconsin’s farm strike. As outbreaks of violence per-; f isted. Walter M. Singler, presi-: dent of the Wisconsin cooperative , milk pool, predicted that farmers , 1 will vote ‘TOO per cent" to con- , Unite their strike. A mass meet-1, ing was set for late today in , Madison. The farmers seek to) shut off the movement of farm | produce to Milwaukee. Madison.: ) Minneapolis, and St. Paul until) ) cost of production is assured j ! them. ) Racine county was the scene of | the most violent outbreaks of the past 24 hours. One farmer who:, incurred the displeasure of the i, farm strikers used a gun to hold ! off a group of pickets until Wau-) kesha and Racine county deputy), sheriffs rushed to his assistance. |, The deputies threw tear gas bombs |, **CONTINUHD ON PAGE SIX) ('

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, November 3, 1933.

Walther League To Present Comedy The Zion Walther League will ' present a three-act farce-comedy. “Here Comes Charlie.” in the De-j catur high school auditorium, Thursday night, November 16. At a meeting of the organization held Wednesday night, members' of the play and ticket committees were appointed by Arthur J. Keller. chairman of the Walther Lea-1 gue. Oscar Lankenau is chairman of the flay committee and other mem hers’include Frieda Schearer, Arthur Keller and Edna Hoile. Mabel i Lehrnian is chairman of the ticket ; committee and she will be assisted by Mildred Werling. INDOOR CIRCUS NOVEMBER 11 High School Athletic Association Will Sponsor Great Circus Announcement was made today that the United Indoor Circus, Inc., from Peru, the "Circus City,” will present benefit performances at the Decatur public high school gymnasium, Saturday, November 11, in both afternoon and evening shows, the matinees to start at 2:30 p. m. and the night show at 8 o’clock. ! ; Profits from the show go to the high school athletic association. J. L. Keyes, advance publicity manager of the circus stated that engagements have been booked for . scuool gymnasiums and public auditoriums in cities throughout Indiana''and Ohio, under the auspices of schools in each city. Opened In Huntington The circus opened its season in Huntington, October 31. following i with appearances at Peru Wednesday and Wabash Thursday. The , circus is at Kokomo for shows today and Saturday and next week will appear at Hartford City, Alexandria, Bluffton and Richmond. The afternoon performance here will be given at 2:30 p. m. and in ■ the evening at 8 p. m. The local high school band will present a) ) concert prior to the performances. The band will also play during the, performances. Regular Circus Acts Officials of the circus stated that 1 the performances will be replete with the best circus acts from the various shows throughout the country and a show of practically two hours in duration will be given. These acts join up after the circuses have returned from their summer seasons. No expense has been spared in ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE FO(TK) 0 Veterans Will Meet Saturday Morning I All American Legion members and Spanish-American war veterans are asked to meet at the Le- : gion rooms on South Second street, | promptly at 9:45 o’clock Saturday , morning to attend funeral services | for Richard D. Myers. Military ' services will be conducted at the I cemetery.

RED CROSS TO CONDUCT DRIVE Annual Red Cross Roll Call Will Be Held November 12 To 30 The executive board of the Adams County Red Cross chapter met in the Chamber of Commerce 'rooms Wednesday evening. The ; main purpose of the meeting was 1 : to plan for the annual nation wide roll call which will open Sunday. November 12 and continue until November 30. | Wai Wemhoff. chairman of the local chapter, named the following committees to conduct the roll call: Decatur, first ward: Dr. Burt Man gold. Mrs. Harve Shroll and Mrs. P. B. Thomas; second ward: Isadora Bernstein, Mrs. Charles Knapp, Mrs. W. E. Smith and Miss Margaret Holthouse; third ward: Mr. and Mrs. Wai Wemhoff and Mrs. Avon Burk Berne: Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Habegger. Mrs. T. A. Gottschalk and E. M. Ray. Geneva: Jim Kelley. Mrs. J. A. Long. Mrs. James Briggs and Mrs. Richard Briggs. Township trustees and the Home Economics clubs will also be requested to assist in the roll call. The Red Cross membership fee is ondtdollar; titty cents of which I is retained in the county tor local relief and the remainder is sent to the National Red Cross for national relief. The committee in charge hopes to meet with the usual splendid response to the armual drive. FARMERS WILL BE BENEFITED Indiana Farmers Eligible To Receive 21 Millions Lender Program ) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 3 —(UP) : —lndiana farmers are eligible to ) receive $21,060,000 from the Federal government under the corn-hog i production control program, agricultural adjustment leaders said here today. Speaking before a meeting of agricultural leaders and farm extension heads of state universities in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky j and Illinois, the administration rep- , reeentatives outlined the recovery ; program. * Tlie university extension heads ' will direct the program in their res I pective states through county agents. In an effort to reduce corn acre- ) age 20 percent and hog production ) 25 per cent in 1934. the government ! will reimburse farmers for reduvItion in their average output of the last three years. j Corn raisers will receive 30 cents a bushel on the average corn yield j on land left idle. Hog raisers will) be paid $5 a head for each pig not: produced. ) The payments will be staggered ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUP.)

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MRS. LUNZ IS GIVEN DIVORCE FROM SHERIFF Wife Os Allen County Sheriff Given Divorce, $5,000 Alimony JUDGE DIVIDES CHILD’S CUSTODY A divorce and $5,600 alimony was . granted to Mrs. Lena Lunz from i her husband. Fred G. Dunz. Allen county sheriff by Judge H. M. DeVoss in the Adams Circuit court at two o'clock this afternoon on the grounds of cruel and inhuman ' treatment on the part of the de- ' fendant. A divided custody of a son Ray- ! mond Lunz. age 13 was granted by the court. Judge De Voss ruled that tlie father should have tile care and custody of the son during the l school term and that during the vacation period he should be turned I over to his mother. Mrs. Lunz sued for divorce. $56,666 alimony and the custody of the child. “The court finds from the evid- I ence in the vase that Mrs. Lunz does not care to have the entire' ) custody of the child and suggested that he be placed in a military school. The court does not vouch for the wisdom of divided custody, but in view of the circumstances believes it best to place the custody , of the child in tlie hands of the tather during the school term”, the court stated in passing his decision. Judge De Voss in rendering de I vision stated that the evidence ! showed that Mr. Lunz admitted slapping his wife two, three or four times" and that these acts constituted cruel and inhuman treatment. 1 Judge De Voss rendered his de- ■ vision in the presence of attorneys ! Francis Corbett of Fort Wayne and I Nathan Nelson, of this city repre- • senting the defendant, and newspaper reporters. Fay Lease, chief I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE'. JAMES FARLEY HITS CRITICS Postmaster General Challenges Critics Os Administration Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 3. — (U.R) — Postmaster General James A. Farley challenged the "snipers” today to come to Washington and do a better job than President Roosevelt. He denounced “petty criticism" of the administration, chided “socalled leaders who have offered no program worthy of the name," and made this blanket Invitation: “If anyone thinks he has a better way of winning the battle against the depression, or some idea of a more effective or speedier formula, let him submit that idea i to the man in the White House and j there will be no doubt of it having !an honest and sincere consideration." Farley spoke at the city auditor- ; ium under auspices of North Carolina Democratic leaders. His address was announced beforehand as being an appeal for North Carolina to vote wet at next Tuesday's | prohibition amendment election. I He made that appeal, the devoted the rest of his time to a resume of the President’s accomplishments and to a scathing criticism of the 1 "extreme reactionaries,” the "intnsely selfish interests” and the "extreme radicals," whom he charged with doing their utmost to scuttle Mr. Roosevelt's program. "We have the right to expect something more than petty criti-i cism from those so-called leaders ; who have offered no program ) worthy of the name, those who ap-) (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Hold Evangelistic Meetings At U. B. Evangelistic meetings will begin at tlie First United Brethren church Sunday evening and will continue each night except Saturday for two weeks. Rev. Abner S. Elzey of Ossian will preach and his daughter, Mrs. Beaty will have charge of I the music. Mrs. Beaty will have charge of! the chorus choir and congregation-) al singing, and will also sing solos, j The public is invited to attend these | meetings.

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To Retire wX 1 Edward B. Macy, postal clerk in the Decatur post office will lie retired from active service November 30. He will complete his 30 ) years of service, which entitles him to a monthly pension, on November 20. Mr. Macy has been a clerk in the local office since 1912. serving about 10 years previously as a railway mail clerk. (postal CLERK ! TO BE RETIRED Edward B. Macy Will Be Retired November 30; Has Served 30 Years Edward B. Macy, postal clerk in the Decatur Post Office will be retired from tlie postal service, No- | ve.mber 30, according to an order received by him from the Departi ment in Washington. Mr. Macy will have completed 30 years in the service on Noveni I her 20 and his retirement is in line I with ihe policy established by the Post Office Department to retire employes after they have served the maximum number of years. Mr. Macy, who began his career, i in the postal service as a railway postal clerk in 1903, will receive a pension of SIOO per month From the time a person enters the postal I service three and one-halt per cent of his salary is deducted every month and from this fund pensions are paid to eligible persons. Mr. Macy served about 10 years in the railway service. His run was first between Cincinnati ami St. Louis and in 1906 he was transferred to the Nickel Plate railroad,) dispatching mail between Toledo and Frankfort and Charlestown. Illinois. He entered the local office as postal clerk in 1912 when W. A. Lower was postmaster and also served under Postmasters .1. W. Bosse, Harry Fritzinger and L. I A. Graham. In his 30 years of service, Mr. Macy never lost a day of pay through unavoidable absence or (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOCI:) BOMB PLANTER IS IDENTIFIED Man Who Placed Explosive In Plane Is Known; Name Is Withheld Chicago, Nov. 3 —(UP) — The identity of the man who placed the explosive in the United Air Lines plane, which crashed near Chesterton, Ind., killing seven persons ie knowm, agents of the department of justice revealed today. Agents said the man. a known gangster, will be arrested and 1 charged with the murder of the) j four passengers and three members of the crew. Identity of the gang- ; ster was not disclosed. The air liner crashed 'after ex ) | ploding in the air. The explosion ! ) broke the huge twin-motor plane in two. Two women, a stewardess and a passenger, were among those killed. It was believed the man sought left the explosive.- possibly a bomb .on board while riding as a pasetiger on a previous trip, agents did not believe it was left with malicious intent, however. They believed he feared he would be searched at the end -of his journey, and to get rid of incriminating j evidence, put the explosive tn a . j pile of blankets kept in a closet in-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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PROPOSITION IS DISCUSSED BY GOVERNORS i Favored By Governors As Means Os Fixing Commodity Prices CONFERENCES WITH WALLACE CONTINUE Washington, Nov. 3. — (U W —The possibility of licensing all buyers of farm products as a means of fixing prices for commodities was discussed today by governors of midwest farm states and officials of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in an effort to find emergency relief for the farmers. Washington, Nov. 3. —(U.R) Secretary of Agriculture Wallace after a half hour's conference with President Roosevelt today said that middle western governors here seeking price fixing on farm products "have found that their proposal must he looked into with great care." Wallace planned to continue discussions with the five governors today and hoped that a concrete and workable program would be ready to bring to the President tomorrow. "We find that it is not quite so simple to work out details of the plan as we first thought it would be." Wallace said. “it is a question of getting them all to agree on somethfffg that is a workable program. “We are examining tlie minimum price fixing plan with the greatest care. I think the governors have found that it must be ' looked into with the utmost care." Wallace declined to disclose any 'details of the plan under consideration. but expressed hope that something definite and workable — "and I mean something more than a campaign speech” — would be completed by tomorrow. In connection with price fixing proposals, he pointed out that there would be serious complications unless such a plan were applied throughout tlie country. To restruct it to a few states, he said, would put those states in the posi(CONTINtyjD ON PAGE SIX) o One Os Escaped Convicts Captured Bryan, Ohio. Nqv. 3 — (UP) — Charles Harris. 35. convict who escaped from tlie Honor Farm at Michigan City. Indiana prison. Sunday, was under arrest here today. He was picked up on suspicion and examination of his personal effects disclosed prison numbers on his underclothing. Harris was serving ! a three to 10-year sentence for sec- ) ond degree burglary. o Myers Funeral Rites Saturday Funeral services for Richard D. Myers. 57. well known resident of ' this city who died at his home 337 Winchester street. Wednesday night, will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at tlie home with Rev. C. P. Gibbs officiating. Military services will be condm ted at the grave. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. Q— New Members Taken Into Rotary Club Six new members were welcomed into the Decatur Rotary club at the weekly meeting held at the Rice hotel last evening. A. R. Ashbaucher. Dr. Fred Patterson and Bryce Thomas were i-n charge of the pro- : gram and talks were made by them. Members of the club will attend the Armistice Day-Cervice Club banquet on November 11 and the I regular meeting will lie held, at the hotel next week, it was announced. Q Carmichal Family To Furnish Music "Phe Carmichal family of Montpelier. former Decatur residents, will furnish special music for both Sunday School and morning worship services at tlie Baptist church, Sunday, November 5. Rev. Stanley Whitesell of Warren will bring the morning message. There will be no evening ser- | vice. The local church will unite |in evangelistic services with the Warren Baptist church.