Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 14 November 1933 — Page 1

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WWOKIDNAPERS ®E IDENTIFIED f|N COURT TODAY Eye - Witness 'WJ Is Government Fight V..W On Gangsters iMaDER is among ■those identified Paul, Nov. I I Toiihv and Willie m louliv's 14:1111’ were tiunu that abducted today as iiieinliers Hanim. Ir.. wealthy 'l^K v r for <IOO.OOO ransom June, m a trial of four ■biliv cam.'sters on l.ind■ch law charges. identified by Dr. w t- ideiw ified by Daniel ,1 suipri-e government of Un- kidnaping. fox faced Touhy A pointed out before the jure man Mho left a ransom In a drug a'ore near the us William W Dunn. Hamm's manager. I \ e.is pointed out th" of Ihe black limousine *f^Mrl:i'l: 1■• kidnapers took the ■lltrer from the doorstep of bis June 15. window trimmer home is at the edge of the Hamm brewery pi disclosed as one person, who saw (two men. feignB* cordiality, seize the multi milf ter at noonday Jii'i--Dice him into their black was c alled to back up he victim's story that th* - wonts prevented his a good look at the " or at the chauffeur gave this as his excuse for to identity Eddie (Father McFadden, one of the deffiLl-- 'ion that the abduc of Hamm did not eseane was in itself a surprise, told his story shortly after crim-- bo it was suppressed, upon the foundation >.i“h Hamm's testimony. his experiences and esj that he was transported District Attorney ■ffij 2 " F Sullivan held within call ■* trout) of witnesses ready 1 o tell ontacts with the rau-om of these is Clarence .1. in whose drug st ore a note was left for delivery nv Pier SIX) ■■ — 0 Bounty Officials I Visit Indianapolis commissioners Dennis Frank Martin and Phil R ad supervisor Ralph Roop County Auditor Glen Cowan nl to Indianapolis this morning after official business. AuCowan called on the state lax relative to receiving an on petitions sent to the while the commi-stoners Supervisor Roop attended a material demonstration. The officials will return this Kning. |NO NEW HOPE I IN T.B. FIGHT Bs, 1 • t— ' * Bternational Tuberculos- , 'l l is Authority Reports 1 Findings Benton, Conn., Nov. 14.— (U.R)— ' bacteria were viewed by : 1 ■“■rculosis specialists today as 1 W Ssi, )le destroyers of tnbercule ’ B® 1 'I’’ 1 ’’ a new hope in '■ <■ ■* * on & battle against the white 1 ■ague. ■The growing of these types of ■cteria, described as cocci and I B‘ oc °rci was described to 1,800 j ■ysieians at Laurel Heights tuber-j ■ « iS san * tor * u,u by Dr. Stephen ! ■ Maher, international tuberculo-'j B a uthority, who developed the j ■ c nique alter 25 years of re- , ■arch. ■ Tuberculosis bacilli in human be J ■rs cows, and some species of f ■ras have been destroyed by these i s ■r «ria, Dr. Maher said. They are. , ■oduced from the tnbercule bacilli. B (CONTINUED ON PAGeVTveU 1

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Vol. XXXI. No. 269.

K. of P. Official To Speak Thursday E. D. Gray of Fort Wayne, deputy grand chancellor of the Eighth district of tlie Knights of Pythias, will at the regular meeting of the , Decatur chapter Thursday evening. November-DI. The meeting is seedtiled for S o'clock and all members are urged to attend. DEATH CLAIMS MARY MILLER Mrs. Paul Miller Dies This Morning After Year’s Illness Mrs. Mary Geimer-Miller, 78, , w'dow of Paul Miller, died ar her home, corner of Seventh and JesI ferson streets, at 9:30 o'clock ' tliis morning of complications. Mrs. Miller had been ill for the last year. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church. St. Marys Society and the Third Order of St. Francis. She was born in Bavaria, Germany on August 15. 1860. a daughter of John and Elizabeth Geimer. Following her marriage to Paul Miller which took place in Ger--1 many, they came to this country, making their home in Decatur. Mr. Miller preceded his wife in death two years ago. (Surviving are six sons and five daughters: Paul Miller. Tr„ at home: Mrs. George Apnleman. DecatuP: Leo Miller. Fort Wavne: Anthony Miller. Kalamazoo. Mich; Kefheryn Miller, at home: Edward Miller, Decatur: Mrs. H H. Hilyard. Akron. Ohio: Otto Miller and Mrs. Frances Heimann. Deca- , tur: Mrs. Gertrude Marklev and Leonard Miller of Fort Wayne. Two children are deceased. One sister and one brother also | survive: Mrs. Gerhard Kohne and John Geimer of Decatur, uwentyfrre grandrhtMren wnrt ‘seven great erandcbildren. The body will he removed from the Yaser B r others Funeral Par'ors to the Miller home this evening. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o’ lock at the St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz officiating. Burial will be made in the Catholic Cemetery. COLLECTIONOF TAX 5177.072 ConnfvTr<»fl«urPY Rp»Ofts Total of Taxes CoPected The November collection of current taxes amounted to $177,072.42, County Treasurer John Wechter reported today. This figure is in keening with the May collections when $177,703.60 in cash and $9,284.35 in restricted checks on the Bank of Berne W'ere given in the spring settlement. Tlie spring and fall collection of current taxes totals $354,786.02. The restricted 1 eeks were credited to the county’s account shortly after the bank opened, bringing the total collections up to $363,786.02 for the year. The current tax bill for the year is approximately $388,306.82. making a difference of about $24,000, or less than sexen percent of the total. The county treasurer has com-i pleted the totaling of the cash book and struck a balance for the November settlement and has turned the receipts and books over 'to County Auditor Glen Cowan for extension of credits on the duplicate. In addition to the payment of j $177,072.42 in current taxes, $23700.60, was paid in delinquent taxes which includes the $9,284.35 carried over last May in restricted checks. Insolvent taxes of $lO were collected, making the total November collection, $200,783.02. Chosen Members Os Club At Ball State Muncie, Nov. 14 — (fpeclal)Ival F. Newhard of Preble and Raymond C. Borne of Kirkland Adams county, became members of the Spotlight club at formal initiation services last week. The club is an organization composed of students interested in stagecraft 1 and dramatics. Newihard and Borne are both | members of the Navajo fraternity.

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INCENDIARISM 1 THEORY GIVEN __— — •! Bloomington Fire Chief Advances Theory After Seventh Fire Bloomington. Ind., Nov. 14. —I (U.R' —A theory of incendiarism was advanced by Fire Chief Burton Hgzel today after the seventh fire in five days here damnged :he Metzer-Black Lumber company. Origin of each of the blazes was suspicious, indicating the work of a pyromaniac. Chief Hazel said. The lumber comnany fire was discovered last night befbre it I gained much headway and damage I was limited to SI,OOO. The series of fires start ed last! Thursday with damage of S 3 000, to a residence. Other fires and I loss included, Indiana Theater i building, $150,000; two residences,] $1,025: saw mill. $5,500, and an apartment house, SI,OOO. State Investigates Indianapolis, Nov./ 14 — (U.R) — State investigation of seven fires at Bloomngto.i in the last five | days was smarted today by the public safety department. Al G. Feeney, director, said he sent Josenh Scherer, electrical inspector in the department s fire marshal division, to Bloomington today. He will investigate espec-<<-ovnvnEn nv piuf five) i NEW WORK PLAN IS CONSIDERED State, Federal Authorities Plan To Take 80,000 From Relief Rolls Indianapolis, Nov. 14— <U.R) — Removal of approximately 80.006 men from Indiana relief rolls by | Dec. 15, through a joint park con-1 servai'ion and road improvement, program, was being planned today . by state and federal authorities. I Tlie conservation program wouldemploy approximately 50,000 men and the highway project would, provide work for 30,000 men. According ito tentative informa-1 tion received here, the workers] will be given full-time employment 1 and be paid hourly wages in cash, by the federal government. The work will augment that of, ithe civilian conservation corps I, I camps, according to preliminary , I plans. : Workers will be drawn from re- , ON PAGE FIVE)

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 14, 1933.

Union Services For Thanksgiving Following the custom of recent , years, the Decatur ministerial asso- ] ciation is planning a union Thanksgiving service this year. The service will be held Wednesday evening, November 29. at the First Evangelical church. Rev. A B. Brown of the First Baptist church will de- | liver the sermon. In addition to the union service, brief services will be lield for the school children Wednesday afternoon in the various churches of the city. o— — DOLLAR GOES TO NEW LOW VALUE Gold Value of Dollar Dron« Tn Lnw n st V r alue In 68 Years Washington. Nov. 14 — (U.R) —A boost in rhe government's domestic buying price for gold to $33.»6 an ounce sent the gold value of the American dollar today to the lowest value in 68 years. i The further increase in the do- , mestic price was interpreted as , another indication that I’residen 1 ' Roosevelt was determined to carry* his dollar denreclation-nrlee lifting plan i‘o tlie limit Ye 'erdav Treasure Secretary Woodin announced his whole-hearted apI proval of the President'- "old nro- ■ gram, allaying rumors of treasury ] opposition. With the 11 cents boon today lin tlie domestic nrice to $33.56 ' where it was only three cents above i‘he world gold price, the dollar was valued at 61.59 cents, in gold. This was the lowest level it lias reached since March. 1865, when the Civil war green- ] back inflation sent the dollar 'to 57.50 cents. Today's gold value of the dollar, however, still was well above the record low of 38.7 cents reached in July. 1864. From now on it was believed likely I'hat the government would i pursue its dollar depreciation pro- | gram with caution to guard | against touching off a selling ] movement in bonds thait might shut it off from this means of I government financing. _ ~ Mission Band To Present Program The Mission Band of tlie Evangelical Church will present a Thank Offering Program in the church Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. The program will include recitations, readings, special music and a playlet, “Introducing a Mission Band.” lA special collection for missions will be taken.

URGE ACTION ON DEPOSITS : 1 Nevada Senator Will Urge President Roosevelt To Take Action Washington. Nov. 14 — (UP) — New action designed to speed the release or hundreds of millions of ' deposits in closed banks soon will i be urged on President Roosevelt by : Senator Pittman, Dem. Nev. Pittman proposes that tlie Pre- | sident take over the assets and pay 'off depositors in National Banks which closed despite efforts of the reconstruction finance corporation , to aid them and which cannot be ] reorganized quickly. The Senator expects to see the President within a few days, and urge his plan with especial referi ence to Nevada banks in which ' nearly 90 per cent of the state's deposits have been tied up for a year. All efforts to reorganize these banks appear to have failed. The R. F. C. now holds most of their liquid assets as security for a loan which was insufficient to keep the banks open. Pittman believes tlie plan also would give vital aid to other sections where many millions ot deposits still are tied up. Speedy relea; of deposits would lie a powerful stimulant to recovUcon ingei’on page FIVE) o — GATHER FACTS ON UNEMPLOYED Complete Information On Poor Relief Is Being Gathered In State Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 13 —(UP) ] Complete and detailed information on the age, sex, color and family relationships of persons receiving ' poor relief in Indiana is being j gathered under direction of the Governor's Unemployment Relief ! Commission as part of a nationI census for tlie Federal Emergency | Relief Administration. Township trustees and field in-1 vestigators of tthe state relief office are conducting the census. Results | of their work will be forwarded to I the commission’s offices here for incorporation into a report to, Washington. The information is being collect- ]. l ed on all persons Who received ] either federal or local .during the , month of October. “The purpose of the census is to ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND AID TO | WOMEN.GIRLS Hundreds of Thousands Out of Work In Country Will Be Aided WILL ESTABLISH RESIDENT SCHOOLS i (Copyrigh 1933 by United Press) Washington. Nov. 14 - (U.R) The federal emergency relief ] , organization today extended u| helping hand to hundreds of thousands of unemployed women and girls throughout the nai ion. The attack on unemployment i among women was two sided: I—The1 —The establishment of “residenr schools" where girls and ] women will receive food, shelter ; and clothing while learning new j trades or professions. 2 The creation of thousands of; ' jobs in federal, state and municipal institu'ions, financed from $400,000,000 alloted to the civil works administration by tlie pub-] i lie works organization. Heretofore little has been done I I to relieve conditions among uneinI ployed women. Regular relief' funds were available to those in dire need, but plans to create ' fobs for women and girls were shunted aside in the ba'tle to give work to the heads of families on relief rolls. Meanwhile the situation became increasingly acute. It was es’i-; mated there were between 800,000 and 1.000.000 women in the nation ( without jobs. Federal Relief Administrator Hopkins appointed blue-eyed, an- ' burn-haired, middle-aged. Ellen S. Woodward as director of women's work for his organization. Mrs. Woodward and members of , her staff evolved the two plans which they believe will meet the 1 sFua’ion until economic conditions become such that the nations offices, factories and mills will reabsorb their women employees. The “resident schools" are to be established everywhere 'hey are needed. Some cities will have several. Others where the unemployment problem is not so serious will have only one. Under < rnvTivrßn dm ptvfd o— COUNTY CLUBS TO AID DRIVE Hnme Economics Clubs Os County To Aid In Red Cross Roll Call As a means of cooperating in a worthy public movement. County Agent L. E. Archbold has written to the township chairwomen of the Home Economics clubs in the 1 county suggesting that the members aid in the annual Red Cross membership roll call. In past years the roll call for members has been made our side of the rural districts and in view of the extensive work carried on by the Red Cross chapter through- ■ out 'he county, Mr. Archbold beI lieves that the women in tlie towni ships can help materially in secur- ' ing members for the organization. The lec.ter to the township ; chairwomen reads: “Adams county, outside of our ] incorporated towns, has never | been given an opportunity to take part in (the Red Cross membership ] drive. This year the officers of' the local chapter feel that the ] entire county should be given the opportunity of affiliating itself with this wonderful work. “Mrs. E. W. Busche, your county chairman, and myself feel chat this is a wonderful opportunity . _ 1 ♦ a*- - ' - ’ - ' • • CONTINUED TO FAGE FTVF? Life Underwriters To iMeet At Ft. Wayne The Fort Wayne life underwriters will hold a one-day congress | Thursday, November 23, at the chamber of commerce building in Fort Wayno. Dr. Charles J Rock-1 well of Chicago, director of the Rockwell school of life insurance and editor of the “Insurance Salesman’ magazine, will speak at five sessions of the congress, which will begin at 9:30 a. m. Decatur life insurance agents are invited to attend the congrees.

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Governors Meet With Roosevelt I Washington, Nov. 14 - (UP) — i President Roosevelt will address i Governors, Mayors, aud relief administrators from all sections of the country tomorrow, placing before them details of the relief needs I of the nation and the administra- | tlon's program for preventing suferlng Gils winter. The conference will be held at (he White House at 4:30 P. M. It was expected that two score or I more governors would be in the [ delegation brought to Washington by Harry L. Hopkins, Federal re- | lief administrator, in his efforts to speed up and coordinate methods of ' assisting the jobless during the | winter. NRA CRITICS ANSWERED BY SECY WALLACE Secretary of Agriculture Answers Chicago Newspaper Critics WILL SPEAK AT MUNCIE TONIGHT Chicago, Nov. 14 (U.R)—Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace headed east 'today in his swing through the corn belt after adding i a stinging rejoinder to Chicago newspaper critics to his pleas io farm strikers for support of the administration's agricultural pro i gram. j Wallace, who will speak at Muncie, Ind., 'tonight, departed from a scheduled exposition of the government's farm relief program to answer outspoken Chicago ’ newspaper criticism of the Roosevelt policies. The viewpoint of certain Chicago newspapers, said Wallace, is "far more dangerous than the ou f breaks in lowa. If the people of Chicago cannot become possessed of a more statesmanlike knowledge of the narional crisis the consequences will be such that Chi- ' cago surely must become an ash heap." The Wallace statement was directed at an editorial which he quoted from the Chicago Daily News. Os five Chicago newspapers, only one. the Times, has supported the Roosevelt program in recent weeks. The edi orial which aroused Wallaces’ ire declared: “In the past every experiment nt price fixing has failed. Thus the cities have not protested as Secretary Wallace disregarded the lessons of the past. However, if a halt is not called on his taxlevying activities, the forgot ten men and women of the cities may (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O Gas Dealers Meeting Scheduled Tonight (Adams county gasoline dealers ] will meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7:30 o’clock this evening, instead of last night, as previously announced. All members are urged to be present, as the NRA petroleum code will he dis'cussed. FEDERAL BANK LOANS MILLION Louisville Branch Loaned Million A Day During October Louisville, Ky., Nov. 13 —(UP) — More than $1,000,000 a day was loaned by the Federal Land Bank of Louisville, farm aid organization, during the first 20 days of October, it was announced today by Ernest Rice, president. The Louisville bank was set up by the federal government to aid mortgage-pressed farmers of Kentucky. Tennessee. Indiana and Ohio. Loans made during the first 20 days of October totalled $19,357,600, distributed among 8,032 applicants, Rice said. Distribution by states ; was, Tennessee, $3,543,200; Kentucky. $6.96n,600; Indiana. $3,285,000, and Ohio, $5,577,300. Figures for the 12 Federal Land Banks in the United States show that the Louisville unit is approvCONTINUED TO PAGE FIVE

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DEMOCRAT HEAD QUITS POST AT MEETING TODAY Peters Announces Candidacy For Nomination As U. S. Senator ,! McCULLOCH MAY SUCCEED PETERS . . — Indianapolis, Nov. 14.—(U.R) —R. Earl Peters, Fort Wayne, ' resigned as chairman of the Democratic state central committee today and announced jiis candidacy so r United States senator. In a formal statement to i newspaper men, Peters said his resignation would be es- > fective immediately and that i he expected it to be accepted this ■ afternoon at a meeting of the state 1 committee here. He will open campaign head- , quarters in Indianapolis within two weeks. At the same time it was learned that the resignation of Marshall Williams, secretary of the state l committee, also will become effec- , tive today. The committee is scheduled to meet at 2 p. m. and Dr. Carleton McCulloch, Indianapolis, is expect- ■ ed to be named Peters' successor. ; Some opposition to McCulloch de- ; veloped among Marion county wo- > men Democrats this morning, how’i ever, and it is possible that the ■ Peters vacancy may not be filled - until the next scheduled meeting ] of the committee in a month. I "1 would not attempt to conceal 1 my emotions of genuine regret as f today 1 tender my resignation." Pet- . i ers said. >1 "My regret lies in my official ■ separation from the thousands ot loyal and enthusiastic party workers with whom 1 have had the hons or to serve, to tight, to sacrifice ? and finally to win triumphant vic- ? tories for the principles represent- - ed by our party. "While I desire at this time to - announce my candidacy for the - Democratic nomination for the i United States senate, I am a candidate for even a greater and more • coveted honor. ■ "I have no higher aspirations than to merit and enjoy the confi(CONTINUED ON PAGE F'VE) LINDBERGH MAY FLY ATLANTIC Report Flying Colonel May Make Non-Stop Flight Westward Caldelac de Tuy, Spain, Nov. 14. - UP) —Mrs. Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh will return to New York by steamer it was reported authoritatively today coincident with conflicting reports of whether Col. Lindbergh would fly hack along a southern trans-Atlantic route. Caldelas De Tuy. Spain, Nov. 14. (U.R, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh were reported by American consular officials today to be planning a non-stop flight to New York from Lisbon, Portugal, their next scheduled half. The flight would be one if 3.000 miles across ithe southern Atlantic and in the Lindbergh manner, would mark a new trail for west- ] ward non-stop flights. An American consular attache ] sent from Vigo to give the Lindberghs any possible assistance ini formed the United Press correspoh- ] dent of ithe reported plan. The Lindberghs were sleeping . * ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE STX) o- — —— Byrd Expedition Uses Beet Pulp T. E. Snyder, vice-president and i general manager of the Central Su- ' gar company of this city, ie in reI ceipt of a copy of “Feedstuffs” ' a weekly newspaper. The issue con- ■ tains a page ad. illustrated with 1 pictures of Admiral Richard Byrd ■ and showing that beet pulp was ■ taken to the South Pole as part ot 1 the rations for the three cows taken by the expedition. Beet pulp, dairy feed and alfalfa hay comprise the food rations for ' the cows. The beet pulp is the only vegetable food given the animals. ', The local plant produces dried beet ' I pulp for dairy cattle.