Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 282, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1933 — Page 1

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If PIED ROY FATALLY SHOT LATE TUESDAY Transferred When threats of Mob i | VioKce Are Heard (IRON I R OPENS * r w i '- 1 1 <r ~H)U i A coroner's inquest into slnwr <>l Kenneth Morair 18-v rohan.Bves owned here llus ftemooi w le Theodore [Jljot, 3" date game warden rho kill I Hie youth was ell in It ad'oininq county i avoid ISA Meaawlj’ Sheriff Alva Am ’ :ronfe Ol .*:•!•! coin ' »: -cutor Benton Pear J|on of ■■ 11 i’ judicial cii suit, were to confer on k possible grand jury investigates ot the shooting. I taken to the Orange Lu<*U! at Paoli late last night ’ By Sheriff Armstrong, who reportki hitter feeling throughout Crawjf>rd ptM y against tlie game fee i have formed but pen pint *fi - county are led Elliot because he WotflHi Morgan.” the sheriff \ was the sympathy of iA l3B wß' s ' ,ns because of his * I TMWfcling occurred late ves|lt<“rdsy®te Grantsburg afier the ' tlgamt- asked to see Morg l/i't huntp g license, the sheriff Slid he and a fellow offi- 1 tard Ketchum, saw the ling in a field west of and shouted to him to IT'D ON PAGE stxi i College Beats Anderson Ind . Nov. 29. (U.R> 1 . The Fran von 8 charity-bract ice basketball game '/bom Andi sou high school here j M nlghtj 35 to 23. 1 Irving, Franklin forward, scored 112 points Anderson is ineligible •/for high School competition until January 1 ■’Wf" o I nion Chapel Plans Quiu •terly Conference 1 The Union Chapel United Brethwill hold its first quar- ’ frrly conterenee Wednesday evenhtg, oicf )Pr i; at 7 : -;o o'clock. It was announced today by Rev. F. !* Engle. i nAll rep . -s are asked to be as i complete as possible and blanks will be Bist diluted at the church c Sunday horning. The general publir in ttftted. I -- o attorney will CONDUCT PROBE I ''•ories of Youths Con- 1 cerning California Lynchings Will Be Probed < „ S| » Jose, Cal., Nov. 29—(UP)— ■ I , tle district attorney's office today | 'J 'rctedlthe investigation into the < I'oasttui' stories of youths in their teens who talimed to have led the t mob whi<h lynched two kidnap'’l‘l.vern Os Brooke L. Hart here. If we can find any one to cor- | i| i>orate|these statements of course Will h,. |'o r , , d to take some av- 1 ■ion,” district attorney Fred Thom- 1 as said. < Jfr the statements several boys ( •■escribed how they had organized tl,e ‘ Lyn< hing party,” directed the ] <dtack on the old brick jail, and Procured t'he ropes ,used to hang Thomas Thurmond and John “olmesjThe prisoners had confess- ; to killing Hart before they made j ransom Hernande on his wealthy f Thomas was doubtful that “any(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 1

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ED MACY WILL QUIT THURSDAY Local Postal Clerk Will Retire Thursday After 30 Y ears Sen ice It is not likely that the vaeanci in the Decatur post office, caused by the retirement of Ed Ma. y. money order clerk, will be filled immediately. according to a statement made by Congressman Janies 1. Farley. Mr. Macy's retirement is effective tomorrow. He has completed 30 yearn in the postal service. 21 years of which was served in the local post office. Previous to his appointment here Mr. Mary was a railway mail clerk. II ■ was named the local clerkship when W. A. Lower was post master. Postmaster L. A. Graham recommended the promotion of one of the city mail carriers to the clerkship job, but as far as known the Department nt Washington ha.s not approved the appointment. The plan was to advance one of file carriers and promote the substitute to the regular force. More than one city carrier would like to have the clerkship job and will probably be applicants for the place if a civil examination is held. It is probable that a consolidation of at least one of the rural routes out ot the Decatur office will be made sometime next year W illiam Engle, carrier on route six. is eligible to retire on pension after 30 years of service and following precvedent of the department it is presumed that the route will be consolidated with other routes, giving the lo?al office one less carrier. In view of the Christmas rtKli at the local office it is likely that extra help will be employed to take care of business and to fill the gap caused by Mr. Macy s retirement. LARGE CROWD AT FALL FESTIVAL Catholic School Festival Attracts Large Crowd On Closing Night The fall festival given by the children of St. Joseph's Catholic school was a great smvens, closing last night after a two day s run. A large crowd attended the festival last night* and the stands, booths and other places of amusement did a rushing business. Ihe Sisters of St. Agnes, teachers in the school, were in charge and also assisted in the conduct ot the stands. Supper was served to ■ targe number of people in the school dining room last evening from five to eight o'clock and the sale of articles at the bazaar started about seven o’clock. Figures on the net proceed-s Hom the festival were not available today. but t ie statement was made that a -fine profit” was realized A Os the proceeds from the event will be used to redecorate the < lass rooms next sumniei ~vo ri The children and Sisters woik untiringly to make the eveut a sueeessful one and those In iharg were happy to know that their etforts proved productive. . . nations were received from bu«iCatholic Sisters express! H£ helping to stage the event so s cessfully. o ' — M. E. Choir Not To Rehearse Tonight Because of union services at the Evangelical church ton,R ’'' ' . llllt will be no rehearsal of the adu t choir of the First M. K. church this evening. o No Prayer Meeting At Methodist Church No prayer meeting will be held at the First Methodist church this evening. Rev. C. P. Gibs, in making this announcement, urged n embers of the church to attend the union Thanksgiving services at the First Evangelical church tonight.

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Batter Way Into .Jail 'T® 1 ■ I ■v 1 V ■. W John M. Holmes and Thomas H. Thurmond, con'essod kidnapers and slayers of Brooke Hart, son of a wealthy San Jose. (’al., department store owner, w : re taken from their cells in the jail at San Jose i Sunday night and lynched hy an enraged mol) of approximately 5,000 persons. Photo shows the crowd breaking down the jail door.

MRS. KNAP?TO i ■ HEAD PARENTS — Mrs. Faye Knapp Chosen President of Parent- , Teachers Croup t. 1 Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp wa s clvisen president of the Central ' School I’arent-Teachers Association at a meeting held at the Central school Tuesday night. I’. B. Thomas was selected vice-president; Miss Neva Brandyberry, secretary, and Sim Burk, treasurer. A large number of people attend ed the meeting and sixty persons ■ r gistered as members of the state association. A program was pre - sented during the evening by the I 5-A class of the school. Superintendent M. F. Worthman gave a talk it the meeting and Mrs. Knapp also addressed the organizatzion. » The girls glee club sang a Thanks- ' giving song ami the 5-A class also ! sang a selection. A clever Thanksgiving play, "G.aedmother's Story - was presented. Herman Moyer gave the recita-' - tion. “The Night Before Tlianks- » giving” and Betty Myers recited i "How to Show We Are Thankful.” > A piano selection was played by * Betty Zinsmaster and a recitation, "The Pilgrims Came” was given » by Dick King. The program closed - with the reading. "Girls Have a > Hard Time.” by Alice Yost. LAWYER HEADS I LIQUOR CONTROL I . .Joseph IL Choate Named Director of Federal Liquor Control Warm Springs, Ga„ Nov. 29. ((j pi — President Roosevelt today ! ' announced the appointment of . Joseph H. Choate. New York lawyer, as director and chairman ' of the federal alcohol control administration. Choate is a close, personal friend of Mr. Roosevelt and will be administrator of the distillers’ code signed this week which pro- ; vides, briefly, for temporary control measures by the government .! pending enactment of permanent , legislation. Other members of the control \ . administration named at the same time by the President are: W. A. Tarver of the department! of justice, present chief counsel of the prohibition unit. Edward G. laiwry. special assistant to the secretary of the treasury. Dr. W. L. Thorpe, of the depart-' ' ment of commerce and director of I the bureau of foreign and domes- ' tic commerce. Harris Willingsham, of the de-1 ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) j

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, November 29, 1933.

’Service Clubs Urge Use Os Local Sugar The Decatur Lions club lias a- - dopted resolutions urging that the ! state use Central sugar, made in ( - Indiana, in the various state insti-; tutions Similar resolutions have been adopted by the Chamber of I (ionimerce. Adams Post of the Am erican Legion, and hhe Rotary Chib, i These have been forwarded to Paul Fry. state purchasing agent, at Indianapolis and action will be taken December 15 when contracts will be let for the next ninety days. PLAN SURVEY OF LIQUOR CONTROL State Commission M ill Make Temporary Rules Pending Survey Indianapolis, Nov. 29. — (U.R. — j Temporary regulations will control whisky sales in Indiana pending a survey to be made by the state | liquor regulations advisory coinmis- 1 sion. the United Press was inform ' ed reliably today. The tentative rules were being - written today by Attorney General Philip Lutz. Jr., and his staff. They prohibit whisky sales by I the drink, it was learned, and bot-i tied liquor will be handled only by | drugstores which now have licenses to sell medicinal whisky. f‘We are not coveting the whole field of liquor control at the beginning.” a state official told tin- United Press. "Our work now will be i only for temporary use. Final regulations will be drawn only at(CONTTNUED ON PAGE StXl Decatur Volunteer 1 Annual Feat i Twenty-nine people including the i Decatur volunteer firemen, city officials and guests, consumed 14 chickens with all the trimmings at I the annual volunteer firemen’s feast held at the city fire department house on South Seventh street last night. Captain Jack Friedt and his men prepared a meal of mountain-high platters of fried chicken, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cold slaw, and bowls of chicken noodle soup and gravy. As hosts each ! year the firemen have one theory in selecting the menu. That is to j have plenty of good food rather ■ than a smaller amount with fancy trimmings. The test of their cooking at these feeds is that all shall lbe too full to talk. The brevity of the after-dinner speeches last night proved their abilities. | The headliner on the program was Charles Helm, a member of ' the volunteer firemen of Decatur , tor 39 years. Members of the city j council, light and water plants, and ! other officials expressed sentiments of appreciation. Mayor George

TOUHYGANGTO FACE NEW TRIAL Gang Acquitted of One Kidnaping Will Be Taken To Illinois St. Paul. Nov. 29 I I'Pl Four Touhy gangsters, acquitted hy a federal court jury of one kidnaping today waived extradition to Illi- '■ note and will be taken to Chicago | probably Saturday for trial on state ’ changes of abduiting John (Jake the barber) Factor tor SIO,OOO ransom last July. St. Paul, Nov. 29— (U.R) —Legal machinery for the extradition of Roger Touhy and three associates, acquitted on charges of kidnaping William Hamm. Jr., to Illinois to I stand trial on charges of kidnap- ! ing John Factor, former barber and stock plunger, was set in motion today. < I Touhy and his admitted members of a Chicago gang of hood- ■ lums were held in jail under heavy i guard on fugitive warrants served I immediately after a federal court jury found they did not participate I in the kidnaping and collection of ! ’•Hm.OOO ransom from Hamm last June. County Attorney M. F. Kinkead I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SUN! 0 I’robatiop Officers Must Undergo Exam Indianapolis, Ind.. Nov. 29 —(UP) AH probation officers in Indiana, appointed by courts, must take competitive examinations before th -y can be re-appointed. Atty. Gen. i Philip Lutz. Ji., ruled today. Firemen Hold .st - Officials Attend Krick acted as extemporaneous toastmaster. After the banquet the guesls played cards and enjoyed their annual get-to-gether in tire recreation rooms downstairs. Those present were: Mayor Krick, Mrs. Alice Christen, Mrs, Ada Martin, Herman Gillig, Martin Mylott, Charles Brodbeck. George Hill, Joe Hunter, Lee Vance. Fred Linn. Andrew Foos, Dan Davis, Kenneth Lough, Fred Engle, Charles Helm, fed Hurst, Herman Dierkes, C O. Meibers, Arthur Baker, Oscar Spieger. Joe Kortenbier. Harry Stults, Joe Smith. Charles Fisher, Ray Steel, Ralph iTentz, Javit Friedt. E. Elzey, and Robert Heller.

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GRAND JURY IS INVESTIGATING STRANGE DEATH Dr. Alice Wynekoop Defends Family History Press Interview ATTORNEY SURE OF INDICTMENT Chicago. Nov. 29. (U.R- Dr. Alice I. Wynekoop. load of a house that long has been known in the medical world, rallied he r tailing strength today in a sout defense of her clan. "The Wynekoop family is not nearly us strange as a good many • other families,” she declared, as she was wheeled into the comity jail infirmary on a hospital stretcher. While Dr. Wynekoop was talking to newspaper reporters for the first time since site was placed in lite county jail charged witlt murd er in connection witli tile mysterious slaying of iter daughter-in law. Rheta, witnesses were presenting evidence before the Cook county grand jury and assistant states attorney. Charles S. Dougherty said, "I am confident an indictment will be returned." A visit to the bedside of his mother had been planned for Earle Wynekoop today but after her rambling talk witli reporters Dr. 1 Francis J. McMamara, jail pliysi ■ ian, said his patient was in no con dition to see other visitors. Tip.* I meeting of mother mid son consequently was postponed. Seek Indictment Chicago, Nov. 29. (U.R)—Formal indictment charging Dr Alice L. Wynekoop witli toe murder of her daughter in-law. Rlieta. was sought , before a grand jury by Assistant ■ State’s Attorney Charles S. Dough i erty today. Dougherty summoned but live witnesses to appear before the grand jury, which was scheduled (CONTINUED ON CAGE THREE) ROOSEVELT IN CONFERENCES President Will (’ o n f e r \\ ith Many Advisors In Next Few Days Warm Springs, Ga., Nov. 29. — (U.R) ~A discussion of the administration’s credit expansion program was looked for today as President Roosevelt prepared to meet Governor Eugene Black of the federal reserve hoard and Henry Bruere, federal liaison officer on financial matters. Both were scheduled to visit here until after Thanksgiving. In that time, it was expected, they would survey with Mr. Roosevelt, tile entire credit expansion movement as well as various aspects of the government's monetary policy. During tlie day the President also planned to complete with Secre-; tary of Agriculture Wallace con-: versations on farm problems and | the government's temporary liquor! control program. It was learned that Mr. Roosevelt has not. yet decided upon an ! administrator of the distillers code : (CONTINUED ON PAGE sfxT* 0 Chib Organized At Public High School A group of people met Tuesday . evening at the Decatur hig i school to organize a club to promote extra I circular oral work. ,A committee I ; composed of Mary Kathryn Tyndall : Milton Hoffman, Lucille Myers, i -Gerald Strickler and Joyce Riker,: presented a constitution which was adopted. Following the adoption of the constitution the election of officers i was held and Marion Baker was nathed president; Helena Rayl, i vice president, and Helen Suttles, secretary and terasurer. Mari K. Tyndall was elected typist. The organization chose the name A. K. S. dull and thirty bers were enrolled Plans were . made to provide chapel programs j at the high school and to sponsor amateur productions.

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Lions Club Hears Harry W. Thompson Harry \V. Thompson, chief certb I lying officer for the local civil: works program, spoke to the Decatur Lions club at the regular meet- - ing Tuesday evening at the Rive' hotel. Mr. Thompson related his ex. perieuce.s as administrator and told of the misunderstandings t.iat have: developed and of efforts to admin- I ister the federal reemployment act equitably and according to plans outlined by the president. The Lions took under consideration tile sponsoring of the cleaning up and beautifying of the river hank approach coining into Decatur from tiie north. ('. L. Walters ami G. 11. Wehmeyer are in charge of this activity. RINGLEADERS OF MARYLAND MOB IN COURT Four Alleged Lynching Suspects To Have Habeas Corpus Hearing ARREST (TRDERED BY GOV. RITCHIE Baltimore. Md . Nov. 29 'U.R) The warden of the city jail and several deputies left here in two automobiles today for Princess Anne with the four lynching suspects. whose capture yesterday resulted in a battle between national guardsmen and citizens of the eastern shore. Warden Harry Martin said lie was taking the deputies along merely to maintain "technical custody" of the men, who will ap-I pear in a habeas corpus hearing this afternoon before Judge Robert S. Duer at Princess Anne, Somerset county, of which Princess Anne is the seat of government. made formal legal demand for the immediate return of two of its citizens, who were seized witli two others as alleged lynchers and brought here for safe keeping last night by state militiamen after a. furious battle with an angry mob at Salisliury. Sheriff Luther Daugherty ot' Somerset county arrived at Hie Balt'more city jail at 2 a. m., ami filed copies of writs requiring two of tlie prisoners to lie produced before Judge Robert F Duer in Princes.' Anne at 3 p. m. Tile writs were issued by tlie Judge for William H. Thompson, a druggist and Irving Atkins, a special police officer, both of Princess Anne, where they were alleged by tlie state to have participated in tlie lynching six weeks ago of George Armwood. 28 year old negro, who confessed attacking an aged white woman. , The writ originally required the two to be brought before Judge Dyer at 9 a. m. Gov. Albert (’. Ritchie in Annapolis oh(CONTINt’ED ON PAGE THREE) STRIKE ENDED AT STOCKYARD Strike of 8,000 Chicago Stockyard Employes Is Ended Today Chicago, Nov. 29. — (U.R) — The strike of 8,000 Chicago union stock yard employes was ended today i when the regional labor board of 1 the NRA obtained an agreement providing for a 10 pel' cent wage increase for the workers pending final negotiations of their demands for a 50 per cent raise. Within a few minutes after the agreement was reached all pickets were withdrawn, banners removed, and workers began returning to •heir jobs. Operations at the world’s largest livestock marketing center, disrupted since the walkout Sunday, rapidly approached normalcy again. The agreement was reached at a midnight conference of officers of the workmen's union and officials of the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company witli tlie Chicago regional labor board of the NRA. headed by Robert M. Hutchins. | **(CONT*NUED *O*N* ’PAGE* SlX)**

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YOUTH SEIZED BY MOB AFTER FIERCE BATTLE 19-year-old Negro Lynched And Burned At St. Joseph, Missouri CONFESSED TO ATTACKING (URL St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 29. (U.R: A mob estimated at 9,000 persons, many of them wildlv laughing jwomen. defied a tear gas barrage from officers and a national guard tank corps protecting the Buchanan countv jail here earlv todav anti lynched a 19-vear-old negro who had confessed to attacking a white girl. Gasoline was thrown on tlie still breathing body of Lloyd Warner. ! the victim, as it swung eight feet above the pavement of a downtown intersection. An approving roar went up from the maddened i throng as flames from his clothing ; flashed into the night. It was the second outbreak of mob violence in widely separated parts of tlie country since the lynching of two white men for tlie Hart kidnaping in California Sunday night. As in California, the mob battered jail doors with a long section of heavy pipe. Police Chief Charles Enos said today he had made no arrests and that he had no clues as to the identity of the mob leaders. Assistant Attorney General William Sawyer came to St. Joseph from Jefferson City, tlie state capital, to conduct an investigation. Attorney General Roy McKittrick had ordered him to investigate reports that the lynching was planned yesterday at a luncheon at a I local hotel. Tlie negro was surrendered to tlie mob by Sheriff Otto Theisen wlnm hut one thin door remained between the prisoner and those seeking liis life. Tlie battle had waged for five hours, and defending officers had exhausted their tear gas. Theisen said lie feared for the lives of 10 other negroes ! and 60 white prisoners confined in the jail. Tlie negro's victim, a Jewess 21 years old. was in a hospital here in a critical condition. The attack, which occurred Sunday night, became known after Warner’s confession late yesterdav. She will lie mutilated for life if she recovers, physicians said. Her name was withheld by agreement. Gov. Guy B Parks tried strenuously to sav.' Warner National guardsmen summoned from nearbv cities to reinforce tlie St. Joseph tank comniinv arrived too late to help. The governor and Atty. Gen. McKittrick said a thorough investigation would be made today. St. Joseph authorities, however, , planned no action against the mob or its leaders. o Members M ill Meet Tonight A meeting of committee members for Beet Sugar week in Adams county, will be held this evening at seven o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce rooms A few details must be taken care of and a short . session wiil lie held, Carl Klepper, I chairman stated today. Federal Project For State Is Approved Indianapolis. Nov. 29 — (U.R) — A new federal project, to employ | 320 men in a survey assembling data for future flood control, highway construction and o'her engineering activities in Indiana was announced today by the state civil works board. In addition to the new federal project, the state board approved j 156 projects yesterday to provide employment for 2.494 men at wages totalling $305,025. Employment for 59,656 men at wages totalling $9,719,171 have been approved by the board to date. I - . - —— —' —— NO PAPER THURSDAY | — The Daily Democrat will not | be published Thursday in ob- | servance of Thanksgiving Day. | i