Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 268, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1933 — Page 1

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fCIIEVEMENT IpIDGRAMTOBE ' HELD SATURDAY _____ of 4-H Clubs e *’ I WB Receive Awards At Quint.' Meeting Here IswESSrCL YEAR I IS (’ON(’U’I)ED ■ Ttl|4' Club Achievement Day will be held Saturday, No Bviiibf 1' at 1 '■> !’• al ,l "’ ,) ‘- ■catur iub •" haul auditorium. he ■j n g «.| 11 !> year n Adams county boys ' "■rrls ®ave taken part in the work Bthanß'-' b-fore. 1.. E Archbold. agent stated. itt ■ At l ti nu 'iu- ■ vents ol t tie ■ past J "bl I''' reviewed an I the ■yreMit tiioney due the boys anil ■girls Bill be paid. The club activity in the ■ < tint is the 4 H Calf Club. The tot this clult ate Merwin I Miller Peter B. Lehman. Henry Sol Mosser. David J. Osia Von Gunten, and Dale ■ < are: Kenneth B Bold. ■' • Iltehei ich. Glen Griff:'lt. | BAritor: Mosser. and Hugh David who had Jerseys; Hugh I ■MB’" C'lCei. Ernestine. Kathar- * Bine, a i Thomas Lehman ami Wil ■ lard S net had the Ayrshire*; Iler. Eugem ■ Ms, Baumgartner. David It Eli W. Habegger. Joel Be. ■ Lester Via/. Sila - ■C. Elmer Nussbaum, l.e 1 ■ N'uAir: ' . Chester H. Schwartz. ■ Gerh R Schwartz, Leßoy ■ Sth* 1. Milard Schwartz. Clara ■ St*) Roy G. Schwartz. Franklin Byron Tricker, Peter J. liu. Clarence Schrock, Huldah leury, and Raymond Kolter |he Holsteins; Marion Burke, is Harvey, Rosanna Harvey. | Hill. Eleanor Hirschy. Helen toy. Kenneth Hirschy, Lewis iwey. Juanita Lehman, PollyLehman. Mervin McCoy. Max Ned Moser, and James and ird Moses. e girls' clubs numbered thirThe leaders and girls are: 'ord township: leaders. Miss Schlagenhauf and Mrs. Wm. Is who completed: Miry CathBentz. Margaret Bixler. Fern tr Dubach, Alice Geeding. Ola Ice Kistler, Betty Meshberger, hine Sales, Naomi Studler, iuth Yoder, Esther L. Kistler, e Studler, Irene Cline, and et Striker. >t township: leaders, Mrs. R. ynn and Mrs. Dale Moses. ■ girls who completed: ElizaBiehold, Lena Sauer, Harriet el. Margaret Moser, Sanna el, Elaine Gaffer. Elma June 1. Avonel Eeihold. Vera BeiBernita Lytle, Marguerite*KitBetty and Marcia Garner, and la Gaffer. nroe township: Leaders, Mrs. raber and Mrs. Virgil Wagner, is who completed: Drusilla lead, Marie Soldner. Lorena er. Doris Fricke, Margaret lead, Dortha Ray, Virginia artz, Vera Schwartz, Portia lead, Bernice Pickford, VirBurkhead. Fern Stucky, Irene r, Vivian Schwartz, and Ireta INTINUED TO PAGE FIVE CKING PLANT TRIKE SETTLED üble Between Strikers d Owners of Hormel Plant Ironed Out stin, Minn., .Nov. 13—(U.R> A s of employes of the George ormel Packing company wtas 1 off today and pickets withn by union leaders after a rence with Gov. Floyd B. 1. e strikers, who had been in salon of the huge plant since Saturday, abandoned their and prepared for a mass ng to consider a compromise isal on their demands for a increase. agreement was reached after aurs of conferences between officials, union officials and rnor Olson who came here the twin cities Sunday after Bra had stormed the plant. Bd officials and police, and HTJUUBR ON VagV FOUR).*

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Col. Boyle Elected Head Os Veterans Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 13—(UP) i I —Col. Guy A. Doyle. Indianapolis, was commander of the Indiana ' Commandery. military order of Foreign Wars of the United States, today. following his election at the 23rd annual dinner here. Lieut. Col. Meade Vestal. Nobles- ' I ville, was named Senior vice commander and Col. Bowman Elder, Indianapolis, junior vne command ' er. Lieut, Col. Louden A. Ilarri-i man. Princeton, was elected chaplain. I o TWO INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP Mrs. Fred Mahon And Son Receive Injuries In Accident On North Bridge Mrs. Fred Mahan and son Jack. I aged 11. of Monmouth, received severe injuries in an automobile accident which took place ( STui day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, on the bridge just north of Decatur. ’ on sta e road 27. Mrs. Mahan was enroute to De 1 catur to have her son's hand dressed. T*lie lad had cut his left hand and wrist when he slipped and fell, running the arm lirougn a glass window. As Mrs. Mahan approached the north bridge she did not see any cars approaching from the south, and started to drive around a large ruck which was also going . south. ’ The truck, turning on the curve before driving onto the bridge. ’ forced Mrs. Mahan off the pavement. She attempted to straighten the car in the loose gravel and also to miss striking the truck. She succeeded in getting onto . the pavement and as she drove onto the bridge struck an automobile in which Albert Yeoman and 11. G. Worthman. 3596 Gay s reel. Fort Wayne, were riding. The ' Fort Wayne car was going north. The Mahan car turned over sevI eral times on the bridge, damaging it considerably. The front of •be Worthman auto was damaged. Mrs. Mahan received a severe gash over her left eye and Jack 1 received a scalp wound and injuries to both legs. Mr. Yeoman and Mr. Worthman escaped injury. DEATH CLAIMS BLUFFTON MAN David Klopfenstine, Well- . Known Bluffton Citizen Dies Early Today David Klopfenstine. 71, retired ; ' farmer and president of the Farm- ' ers and Merchants Bank of Bluff- ' ton. died at 4:30 o'clock this morn- • ing at his home, 417 W. Lancaster 1 street. Bluffton, of a kidney ail--1 i ment. '■ l Mr. Klopfenstine was born in 1 1! Adams county. February 2, 1562, a; 1 son of Jacob and Elizabeth Meyer-, ' Klopfenstine. but had spent 50 “ years of his lite in Wells county. 1 His marriage to Mary Ann Ashbaucher took place at Vera Cruz [ on October 13, 1888. Surviving besides the widow are i six children. Mrs. George Hone, Portageville, Missouri. Mrs. Ed'S ward Hubner, Lafayette: Mel KlopI I fenstine. Harry Klopfenstine, and 1 Misses Velma and Malena Klopfenstine, all of Bluffton. Five sisters and three brothers surviving are Mrs. Sarah Meyer. ' Bluffton; Jeff Klopfenstine. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Lydia Strahm. Craigville; Mrs. Aldine Moser. Bluffton; Sjoe Klopfenstine, Portageville, Missouri; Jacob Klopfenstine. Bluff'ton; Mrs. Emma Baumgartner, De- . catur. and Mrs. Elizabeth Brazier, . Silverton. Oregon Funeral services will he held at the Vera Cruz church at 2 o'clock [ Wednesday afternoon. Burial will , [be at Six Mile cemetery. J o .’ Local Girl Member Os I. U. Glee Club L Bloomington, Ind., Nov. 13—(Spe- ' cial) — Edwina Shroll of Decatur 1 has been chosen for the Indiana ' university Girls' Glee club, accord- “ I ing to the announcement here to- ' day of Prof. John L. Geiger, direc- • I tor of the club. Miss Shroll sings 1 .soprano. Forty-nine coeds were sei- ’ ected for this musical organization.

State, National Aa4 latrraatloaal News

After Bitter Clashes in New Cuban Rebellion ’I J.— f : mm - - / I'T SL NNt 1 IT*" < O ’ • aMrwar - . hiGripped by fear of more bloodshed, all Havana is in a tension tollowing bit er clashes between soldiers 1 and rebel forces that have forced President Ramon Grau San Martin to declare the city in a sl ate of seige. More than 150 persons have been killed or wounded in initial clashes. The layout shows, right, part of la building she? away during the rifle fire; top. left, damage caused by bullets to a building and an (automobile; below, left, Boldiera poised with guns on a root

STORE TOPICS > TO BE DISCUSSED Cy Snyder. Known As “Tow n Doctor" to Speak Here November 20 Cy Snyder, “the Town Doctor." a speaker of national reputation, entertaining and at this time particularly valuable in an advisory way, will give a talk to all business and professional men and others in l erested at a meeting here next Monday evening. No- , vember 20th. The exact hour ami place will be announced within a day or two. James Elberson stated. Mr. Snyder will discuss sales- 1 manship, store decora' ions and Arrangement and other matters of, interes. to merchants and cl’.l-! ; zens. His services will be free I i and he will' devote the following day advising with any who desire his advice on problems or matters , I of interest to them. The meeting is sponsored by | the Decatur Chamber of Commerce through the courtesy of | the Decatur Lumber Company. Mr. | j Snyder is making a tour of the ! country under the supervision of the National Lumber Association. Further information concerning i the meet ing will be given this week. Mr. Snyder is recognized as one of the best business doctors In the country and his visit here will prove valuable to those who listen and follow his suggestions. Mr. Elberson stated. WORLD'S FAIR COMES TO END Exhibits Being Stored Today; Plan To Reopen Show Next Year Chicago. Nov. 13—(U.R)—Inside a Century of Progress exposition grounds workers (today stored exhibits for the winter. The 1933 world's fair had ended at midnight. It will be reopened next j June 1. At wo seconds before midnight Henry Running, medical college student who had been waiting for hours, dashed through the gates, to gain Ithe distinction of being the last 1933 visitor at the fair. He , was given a medal. Attendance at ithe final day was J unofficially announced as 92.912, 1 bringing the total attendance since i*he fair opened May 27 to 22,317.873 and breaking all records : (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) j

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 13, 1933.

State Meeting Os NRA W omen Scheduled I Mrs. Herman H. Myers of this | city has received a letter from Lenora M. Bussell, state chairman I 'of the women’s division of the NRA. informing her that Miss Mary E. Hughes, national chairman of the women's division of , the NRA will visit Indiana on Tuesday, November 14 A state meeting has been arranged for Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to be held at the Athletic Club in Indianapolis. An invitation is extended :o women from this community to attend. LAY BOMBING TO CRIMINALS Organized Crime Believed Responsible For Newspaper Office Bombing Mansfield, O„ Nov. 13. —(U.R) De- ' sire of the underworld to retaliate for a vitrolic editorial campaign against crime and vice conditions was believed responsible today for I the bombing of. the plant of the Mansfield News-Journal here early Sunday. A crude, make shift bomb was thrown through the front window of the plant, evidently aimed at the big printing prices. It fell short of its mark, hut wrecked the mailing room, blew furniture and fix-, tures to pieces, and damaged adjoining building. The explosion was the fifth ; newspaper bombing here in as many years and. like the others, ; was laid to organized criminals. ( Two mysterious telephone calls were made to the home of George (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Hartford Township Tax Rates Unchanged Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 13 —(UP) Tax levies for the Hartford civil and school townships. Adams coun-1 ty were ordered unchanged today by the state tax board. Alumni To Celebrate School Anniversary — The alumni of Decatur Catholic | high school plan to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the opening of the new high school with a banquet at the school. Monday j evening. November 27. a 6 o cfock. i All members of the alumni, and I I those members of the school since the first class in the commercial ! department in 1916 are invited to the banquel. Reservations may be | made, with Miss Mary Margat e' | j Voglewede.

TO ORGANIZE ; CORN GROWERS Next Step In Crop Reduction Will Be Among Corn i And Hog Producers The final sign up of wheat contracts in Adams County will take place early this week. L. E. Archbold. county agent stated today. The contracts will be forwarded to Washington and the chetke will be distributed as soon as 'hey are . received. Mr. Archbold stated that the first payment to the 250 wheat glowers who signed the Tontracts will amount to about SB,IOO. The total benefits will amount to more than $11,009, the balance to be received next year. County Agent Archhold l as been i instructed to set up a corn and hog reduction committee in the i county at once. The procedure will be similar to the wheat organizaI tion and will follow the plan as ex- \ plained by Secretary of Agricul- ’ Hire Wallace. Farmers are asked to i reduce corn acreage 20 per cent and hog production 25 per cent. Mr. cArchbold stated that he 'hoped to have the same members on the temporary corn and hog committee as those who served on the '■•heat committee, in addition to having three active corn and hog > producers in each township. Inasmuch as the contract and application will be on one form, it is highly Important that these forms , [ be tilled out properly when first *(GO** *Ni7eD ON PAGE JzjvE) HITLER GIVEN VOTE APPROVAL Germany Approves Dictator’s Withdrawal From League Os Nations Berlin. Nov. 13— (U.R) -Flags I flew through Germany today in celebration of a victory at the ! polls for Chancellor Adoll Hitler and his Nazis that was expected ito have important repercussions I on internal poll'ics and German [ foreign policy. Nearly 44.0h0.01i0 Germans turnjed out afoot, on bicycles or in motorcars to jam cases, restaurants and other polling places to ) vote approval of Hitler's withdrawal from the league of nations and disarmament conference and : to elecit 660 Nazi candidates to a ' one-party refchstag. The final official vote was: (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE).,

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HOPE TO AGREE 1 ON RECOGNITION PLAN FRIDAY 1 President Roosevelt Will Complete Conference With Litvinov EARLY SETTLEMENT IS EXPECT EI) Washington, Nov. 13 (U.R) — The While House has every hope that the negotiations between President Roosevelt and Maxim i Litvinov. Sovie foreign commis- 1 sar. will be successfully concluded by Friday. At the White House today in addition to this expression of confidence as to lie ultimate outcome, it was stated that the negotiations were progressing gradually and favorably. Asked whether recognition of the Soviet Union definitely would come by Friday. Stephen T. Early. President Roosevelt's secretary, declined to amplify tlie previous | statement which indicated an early settlement. At the same time it was pointed out hat the doors of the White House were open to Litvinov at all times in the negotiations. Friday is the da' e when President Roosevelt leaves for Warm Springs, Ga.. on a vacation. Some speculation followed on whe'her Litvinov might accompany the President to Warm Springs, or join him there. The necessity of having abundant state department files on hand during the talks was staled to be a i slight, though not insuperable, obstacle to such an arrangement. Faces Infirmary Unless Son Is Freed i 'lndianapolis Nov. 13 (UP)— A parents’ plea that "unless our son ' is released we'll be forced to live in the county Infirmary' was placed before the state clemency comniisi slot) today in the case of Thomas Burk, sentenced to life for murder in Fort Wayne in 1924. Bin k. 37, a painter, pleaded guilty on charges of killing Frank Albeski. alias Camp, when tile latter came to his home to kill him because of a grudge. ELEVEN DEATHS OVER WEEK END Traffic Accidents Take Toll In State; Three Killed At Anderson By United Press Traffic accidents accounted for a‘ least 11 deaths in Indiana over! the week end. Three of the deaths were attributed to icy pavements. : Two youths, Ai' hiir Harrington. 19, Rolling Prairie, and Gordon Henzell. 21. New Carlisle, were] held at Laporte today after the I automobile in which they were • riding fatally injured Charles McClure, 80. Laporte county. a pedestrian. The youths were arrested at New Carlisle on a ' charge of failure to stop after an , accident. Three deaths occurred in Madi-j ’ son county. At Summittville. Mr. i I and Mrs. Arthur Cox. Elwood storekeepers, were killed when 1 their car collided at a road inter- ' section with one driven by Miles : Gilmore. 32. Anderson. Four-year j old Alfred Warren Anderson was killed at Anderson when he ran ; into the path of an automobile. In Indianapolis, three persons ! were victims of auto accident injuries. Robert Crawford. 16. and Thom- , as J. Bohannon, 66, died in a hos(CGNTTNTTED ON PAGE FIVE) O. L. Vance Will Sneak At Holy Name Meeting ; O. L. Vance. Decatur clothier and i i local historian, will give a talk before members of the Holy Name society of St. Mary's Catholic church at the K. of C. Hall tonight. Mr. Vance will tell of th.' early history of Adams County and of the pioneer days in this section of the country when the white man liad his troublee with the indianas. The meeting will be in charge of William Faurote, president of the society.

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Prof. Webb Will Talk To Teachers Here I The city teachers of tile public ; schools will meet tonight at 6:30: o'clock In the high school building j for the third meeting of the semes- , tf*i. Professor E. M. Webb, siiperin- ; tendent of the Berne schools will I lecture on the subject. "Types of | Assignment and Assignment Material.’’ The city teachers are studying the teaching technique this semester. Meetings are held every two weeks on Monday evening at 6:30; o’clock in tlie school building, and the public is invited to attend these 1 meetings. JURY MEMBERS ARE SELECTED Members of Petit And Grand Juries Draw n For New Term of Court Grand and pettit jury members were drawn today for the opening iof the November term i f court whici starts November 20. The court calendar lias not entirely been made up and Judge Huber M. DeVoss stated that probably the , grand jury would not be called. Pettit jury members are: Otto Peck, preble township; William L. Ray. Wabash; Herman J. Franz, and William Goelz, Root; Lewis Worthman. Preble; Howard W. Manlier, Union: George Buitemeier. Kirkland; Charles Morrison. Blue Creek; Fred Blum, Monroe: James Halberstadt. St. Marys; Otto Bieberick, Kirkland, and Calvin Hamrick. Blue Creek. Members of the grand jury are Hugh V. Nidlinger, Root township; O. T. Johnson. Washington: I.ul .er Martin. Hartford; Fred Beader. St. Marys; William L. Foreman. Jef‘ferson.’ and William S. Stepler. French. ———O Decatur Priests Attend Funeral Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz. pastor and Rev. Joseph Hennes, assistant pastor of St. Mar) - < atholic church, attended the funeral services this morning tor Rev. Father John M. Schmitz at Peru. Father Schmitz died Friday. He was pastor of St. Charles Catholic church. Peru. The body was taken to Chicago for burial in St. Boniface’s cemetery. o *- Gasoline Dealers To Meet Here Tonight A meeting of Adams County gasoline dealers will be held tais evening at 7:30, at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the interest of the I NRA petroleum code. L. W. Stuckey, Geneva, is a chairman of the group and urge all memhers to be present. —— - —o— — Former Berne Man Dies In Wyoming I Dr. Elvin F. Seheidegger, 40. a native of Berne and a noted doctor, died Saturday of influenza and comi plications at Green River. Wyoming. He was born in Berne. September 16, 1893, a son of Mr. and Mrs. I David Seheidegger. He moved west : with his parents several years ago. A Don’t miss KNAVE’S GIRL by JOAN CLAYTON the story that depicts society’s latest thrill Begins Wednesday in i Daily Democrat

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RELEASE FUNDS [IN MANY BANKS [ THROUGH LOANS Government Will Take Up Mortgages In Country’s Closed Banks HOME LOAN OWNERS BONDS EXCHANGED Wsahington, Nov. 13.—*u R) —Action to clear up $1,000,(100,000 (B) worth of home loans and release the money to -depositors in closed banks was announced today by John H. Fahey, new chairman of the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation. The loans are in dosed banks'in New York. Illinois, California. Ohio. Michigan. New Jersey. Indiana. Pennsylvania. lowa and Massachusetts. Fahey also announced that chart- . ers had been granted for 16 of the new Federal Savings and Loan Associations which are being organized throughout the country with 50 per cent federal participation to furnish loans for new building. Preliminary organization lias started for 86 other such agencies. Fahey revealed that specialists have been or will be sent to the 10 states to dear up $903,694,472 worth of mortgages in closed banks so that the loans can be liquidated ' and Hie money restored to depositors. The liquidation will he accomplished through issuance of home loan bonds to the hanks in return for the mortgages. The bonds can be negotiated at the RFC for SO per cent of their face value in cash and the cash distributed in dividends. Fahey, who replaced William F. Stevenson, said the hoard was not perturbed over the hike warm reception of tlie pome bonds in banking circles. He said a full understanding of the nature of the bonds (CONTINUUM’ ON PAGE SIX) o Safe Landing Made By Col. Lindbergh Vigo. Nov. 13 (UPI — Customs officials at Tuy, near Caldelas De Tuy. announced today that Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh had landed safely in the Mino river. Some concern liad been felt for their safety upon reports that an unidentified plane had crashed near the little watering place where the Amru an fliers alighted. STORM SWEEPS OVER INDIANA Severe Wind Storm Originating on M estern Planes Hits Seven States Chicago. Nov. 13—(U.R)—A severe wind and sand storm that originated on tlie arid western plains and swept across seven s ates, spent itself today in Uli- : nois and Indiana. The sand impaired visibility, broke windows, unroofed buildings and blew down telephone and telegraph wires. Airmail anil pas- ' senger planes were grounded. | Automobiles ran slowly with headlights burning. In the Dakotas, where tlie s' orm ! began, the wind reached a velocity of 69 miles an hour. In Chicago. where a dust storm is a rarety. the wind whipped lie'ween I skvserapers at 62 miles an hour. (Small boats on Lake Michigan [ scurried to shelter. Scores of perIsons were treated at he emerg- ; ency hospital at the world's fair j for dust particles in their eyes. I Lawrence Linn of Whitehall. 111., ; was killed wlym he was blinded by the storm mid stepped into the I path of an automobile. In lowa and the Dakotas the I storm was described as tlie worst !in many years. In Omaha. Neb., plate glass windows were smashed. Street lights burned in midday. Sioux City. la., caught the i brunt of the storm. There houses were smashed, trees and poles howled over and automobile trafi sic virtually halted Minnesota and Wisconsin likewise were caughT in the storm. It was feared damage to fall wheat I would result in some sections. | where it had be» n especially dry ' during the summer and fall.