Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 283, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1933 — Page 1

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||VE PERSONS I IS DEATH TOLL I |VER HOLIDAY — ■At ■F I ' t **' e * >ersons I* Meet Violent Deaths I OvL Thanksgiving ID WOMAN J ['HIM BURNED I IndjaiiiiP"!' s ’ Dec. 1. — <UP' B-W" llv " ia|-|e(l ThanksBgivin® i■ celebrations m ilniatt®‘ l, ‘ an;i homes. I'W-. • uersolis were ■victim- of violent deaths KgHr .me others were ini’ Fo® "f ’he fatalities were ■recorded in Indianapolis. Miss ■Kathß' Hoss. 22. an invalid, dgii. d anally when she «.i---itrappelin her apartment. I A »!■ ' 1,1 a phi- 1 ' ■er cast, prevented her from runIwi? o( the apartment. She Ijtruggh J t' l a telephone amt sue■ceeded i" summoning firemen. ■First id treatments failed to save started when Miss Ross fed to light a cigaret. Fluid fe lighter leaked out, bufst pies and ignited the bed [ Among the survivors is loss, Noblesville, a brother, containing poison were re le for the death of Gale hro-year-old son of Mr. and Sears, Indianapolis ■ The Aid took the pills from a medicß, i abinet while his mother was jAI .mug a Thanksgiving dinMr. 0. JL Pollock. 65. a merchant was killed here when );■ struck by an automobile last nte Paul Ahlers. 28. a meswas arrested as driver Mite n and charged with involmanslaughter. WilAin Tibbets, 66. Anderson, died t the wheel of his automobile Wile driving in Indianapolis yesttfejiut’. His brother, Clyde S. Tibbetp Indianapolis, prevented an ■Hb by grabbing the steering wheel. Death was caused by a (CONIINUFJD ON PAGE SIX) o HUE GANGSTER TIKES OWN LIFE Willi* Sharkey Hangs Self In Jail Cell At St. Paul Today „ ggPaul. Minn. Dec. I—(U.R)--Sharkey, one of the four nSv gangsters acquitted here this t eek on charges of kidnaping Hamm, Jr., hanged hiniMBi his jail cell today. D# jailer found tile body when he Ode his morning round to nonb Aoners to be ready for breakThe announcement, made s Mjy after 7 a. m„ said Sharkey hafflanged himself between 5 and 6 m. The rotund gangster hanged himself Kith his necktie from the top | fttitgi f the cell where he had been four months. He have been removed shortly •#®< ago to stand trial on charges John Factor. A Bearing on the request of Illiauthorities for custody of S'Sjy 1 >’■ Koger Touhy, Gustave jßbtfer and Eddie McFadden, the rap" in the Hamm C AW| was scheduled to be held torcyw Factor has named four Tctbx ixi-en os’page Vi ve> j o out Os Tire Causes Accident A truck driven by Frank Bohnke Decatur Lumber Co., was sliglijtiy damaged today noon when blew out. The truck slid into [ a y ll and lumber, tile and cement 0I ) the truck were damaged. The I dtfter was not injured. _Sy 0 Weekly Morbidity Report Is Made The weekly morbidity report for week ending November 25, one case of diphtheria rein Adams county. No other cases of contagious diseases were "•toil in this county. Allen county lead the list in number of '■Hreria cases, eight cases being IBrted for the week.

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Vol. XXXI. No. 283.

Program Repeated At School Wednesday The program presented at the' j Parent-Teachers meeting at the J ( entral School Tuesday, was given j | by tile 5H class taught by .Miss Mar- j I garet Moran instead of the 5A | class as previously reported. | The play given at that meeting I was repeated at the high school l Wednesday afternoon. Those takling part in the play were Annis | May Merriman, Patsy M Connell, l Norma Peterson, Betty Huffman ! John Krick. Paul Lord and Donald | Lee. SEAL CAMPAIGN i GETS UNDERWAY Tuberculosis Seal Campaign Opened In Adams County Thursday The annual tuberculosis seal campaign got an excellent start in this county yesterday when the Tri , Kappa sorority purchased a $25 health bond from W. Guy Brown. I chairman of the Adams County Tuberculosis Association. The national campaign for the 1 sale of Christmas seals opened yesterday and in this county the organization mailed several thousand stamps to firms and individuals. Those who wish to purchase five dollars or more of the stamps are l given a health bond. Bonds may be obtained in five, ten, twenty-five and fifty dollar amounts. The Tri Kappa sorority is sponsoring the sale of health bonds as a state project and every charter has pledged to purchase a bond, Mr. Brown stated. The money obtained from the sale of the Christmas seals is used in waging a national fight against I tuberculosis and in assisting individuals afflicted with the disease. this county 8n per rent of Hie ; money obtained from the sale of stamps and health bonds is used locally. An added feature here is I the furnishing of milk tc unernourished school children. Last year more than S4OO of the stamps and seals were sold and the officers of the county organization hope to exceed this amount this ' year. The officers of the association, besides Mr. Brown, are Mrs. E. W. Webb, Berne, vice-president and Dr. Roy lArrhbold. Decatur, secretary -treasurer. i An appeal was made by Mr. Brown asking everyone to support the sale of stamps, emphasizing the great benefits accruing to the individual and community through the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) OWill Observe Ninth Anniversary Sunday The ninth anniversary of the dedication of the First United Brethren church will be observed with [ special services Sunday. Bishop Henry H. Fout of Indianapolis will preach both morning and evening. The church choir will furnish special music for these services. A platform meeting will be held : at 2 p. m„ with former local pastor - and pastors of neighboring pastors I speaking. The ladies chorus of the j Tcosin U. B. church will sing. Dinner will be served in the dining ! room at the noon hour. THANKSGIVING DAY OBSERVED Family Gatherings Feature Observance of Thanksgiving In Decatur Family reunions and dinners featured the observance of Thanksgiving in this community yesterday. Young and old gathered around j the family table for the annual Thanksgiving feast and in view of the low price for turkeys many enjoyed a dinner witli the great American bird as the chief item on the menu. The weather was ideal, warmer land the usual brand of Thanksgiving temperatures, but nevertheless enjoyed by all. A Thanksgiving high mass was celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic church at 7:30 o’clock Thursday morning. A union service of Pro testant churches was held Wednesday night at the Evangelical church No fires were reported in Decatur One serious auto accident occurred.

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PLAN DETAILS I INOBSERVANCE OF SUGAR WEEK Stores Will Display Local Sugar; Enrollment Plan Arranged ESSAY CONTEST WILL BE STAGED Local stores will display sacks I i of Crystal White sugar, made by i the Central Sugar Company of this 'city, in store windows next week. I as one of Hie features of Beet Sugar I Week. Practically all details have been ' arranged for the week, which opens Monday, December 4. May or | George Krick will issue a procla- I matiofi asking everyone to unite in | ; the spirit of tlie movement to boost I j the sale and use of the product made by tlie local concern. On Tuesday evening a big mass meeting of farmers will be held at Decatur Catholic high school building with William H Settle, presi-1 dent of the Indiana Farm Bureau I as the principal speaker. Mr. Settle will explain the corn-hog allot-1 ment | lan as outlined by tlie AAA. Other speakers will be Dr. J. A. . Brock of Saginaw, Mich., educa-1 tional secretary of the Farmers and ■ Manufacturers Beet Growers Association. Dale W. McMillen of Chicago, president of the Central Sugar Company will also attend i the meeting and speak to the farm- , ers. W. A. Klepper, general manager of the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc, of this city will preside as chairman of the meeting. An effort will be made to enroll | every housewife in the county uni der the pledge to buy and use Crystal White sugar. Enrollment blanks have been printed and in Decatur I the Boy Scoute and Gill Scouts, assisted by members of the Woman's dub will make a complete canvass of the city. In the rural sections and other i parts of the county tlie enrollment ’ ’continued on PAGE FIVE) — o ROLPH, HOOVER IN CONTROVERSY Hoover Criticizes California Governor; Rolph Fires Back — San Francisco. Dec. 1. — (I J.R) — i Former President Herbert Hoover and Governor Janies Rolph, Jr., were embroiled today’ in heated controversy over the San Jose lynchings and the dispatch of army troops against tile bonus army in Washington. Hoover broke his long silence on public affairs by affixing his signature to a group statement which ; criticized Rolph's "laudatory" atti- ! tude in the lynchings of two kidnap- ' slayers last Sunday. The statement intimated that Rolph could have prevented the mob action by dispatching state troops. It also considered the I governor’s laudation of the lynchi ing as a "humiliation and shame” i i to the state and asked the world to ] believe that most California citij zezns repudiated both the mob ac I lion and the governor's approval. , “If troops had been called out I hundreds of innocent citizens might I iiave been mowed down, Rolph re- | I plied. "There was no shooting such as I that which occurred near the W liite i House during the bonus march Itroifble. Had I sent out tTOO Pa ON PAGE SIX) Seven Hundred Are Enrolled In Red Cross About 706 persons were enrolled in the Red Cross in this county, Miss Anna Winnes, secretary of the ' local organization announced today. Although the goal was set at 1000, I officers of the local chapter are | gratified at the large enrollment received and believe that many others will join in the next few days. It was announced that the enrollment campaign would be held open a few days and those wishing to join could do so by sending their dollar to Miss Winnes. Solicitors who did not complete their canvans were asked to do tlie work this week and make their reports.

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Sheriff’s Prisoner Lynched (Ml i s ' K Jk ■r IM Jml Lynch law settled tlie case of Lloyd Warner. Ht-year old Negro, 'who confessed attacking tlie daughter of a St. Joseph. Mo., family. In the photo above Chief of Police Charles A. Enos (left) and Sher 'iff Otto Theisen, both of St. Joseph, are shown looking at the vase which was broken by members of the lynching mob who stormed I through the sheriff’s home ami the jail

DECATUR YOUTH BADLY INJURED Wilbur Cook Suffers Fractured Hiu And Arm Late Wednesday Wilbur Cook, 14. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook, North Thirteen-' th street, suffered a broken right hip and a broken right arm when he jumped into the path of an automobile late Wednesday afternoon on road 224. about two miles east of Decatur. The Cook lad accompanied by Charles Marbach and Denver Mor- ; rison, both of Decatur was riding ■ east on a wagon loaded with fodder. ! The boys were going to look at traps they had set east of town. John Sparr of South First street I was driving east on his way home from Wren, Ohio, where ho is em-, ployed as section foreman on the | Wabash railroad. As Mr. Sparr met ; the truck, the Cook lad jumped I from the truck directly into the | path of the oncoming car. Mr. Sparr picked up the Cook youth and brought him to the Ad-, • ’ ams County Memorial hospital. No ■ blame was attached to Sparr as the ’ accident was held unavoidable. , Lone Bandit Gets $4,000 In Holdup North Olmstead, Dec. I—A1 —A bandit ■ held up the Bank of Berea here to-1 day. escaping with cash estimated at $4,000 and forcing the cashier to I hand over all currency in the mon-1 ey drawers. The robber escaped in an auto. BERNE WOMAN DIES THURSDAY Mrs. John Schindler Died Thursday Evening At Home In Berne Berne, Dec. 1 — (Special)— Mrs. John Schindler 48, died at 5:10 o'clock Thursday evening at her home in Berne. She had been ill for fourteen weeks and death was caused by gall stone and complications. Mrs. Shcindler was formerly Emma Stucky and was born June 28, 1885. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Stucky. Surviving are the husband and the following children. Floyd, Florence. Harold, and Margaret of Berne and of Detroit. The ■ following brothers and sisters also survive Wm. Stucky of Monroe Levi Stucky of Berne. Mrs. Bessie Elzey of Churubusco, Mrs. Amos Moser Mrs, John Barkman and Rufine, Stucky of Berne. One brother Samuel preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1: 30 o clock *at tlie home and at 2:00 o clock at tlie Berne Missionary Church. Burial will be minade at the M. R. E. Cemetery.

Runyon Candidate For City Council Roy Runyon, well known garage proprietor of this city today filed an application with City clerk Alice Christen that he was an applicant for the appointment of ounciimen from the First Ward. The council will meet tonight to select a successor to H. Fied Linn who resigned last week to become city street commissioner. One other candidate, E. A. Beavers, a former councilman, filed a few days ago. Other names’ were 1 mentioned in connection with the appointment Councilmen would not indicate today who their choice might be. VERENA MILLER DEATH'S VICTIM Aged Ladv Dies At Home Os Daughter Here Early This Morning I Mrs. Verenia Mary Miller, 83. died this morning at 2:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. AlIva Nichols on Mercer Avenue, j I Deatli was caused by infirmities of j old age. Mrs. Miller was formerly Verenia 1 Mary Keller, her parents were Pliilj lip and Mary Keller. She was born j at Konton, Switzerland on Decern- J j ber 29. 1850. She was married to I Xavier Miller June 10, 1876. and i ' lhey came to America in 1881. | Mr. Miller preceded his wife in I death in 1909. She was a member lof the St. Mary's Catholic church' I and tlie St. Mary’s Sodality. The following children survive: I Robert Miller. Mrs. Alva Nichols. Mrs. Anthony Koluie and Mrs. Claude Gay of Decatur, Henry | Miller and Mrs. Agnes Cortney of I Akron, Ohio and Leo J. Miller of] i Fort Wayne, j The body will be taken to the Nichols home from the Yager Broe. undertaking parlors Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held at the St. Mary's Catholic church Monday morning at nine o'clock. Institute Search For Gang Killers Detroit. Dec. I—(UP)— Government agents and police searched the Detroit underworld today for companions of Verne Miller, slain desperado and accused .trigger man in the Kansas City massacre. With the aid of Detroit detectives department of justice operatives were endeavoring to locate Miller's hideout. The only clue was the blanket wrapped around his nude body. 20 ’till .. .JSI

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JOHNBUETEL I IS SERIOUSLY HURTTHURSDAY Defiance, Ohio. Man Is Badly Injured When Autos Collide Headon OTHER PERSONS ARE UNINJURED i John Buetel, 65. 6u9 North Sixth I street, Defiance. Ohio, is in a serious condition at the Adams County 1 Memorial hospital from injuries suffered in a headon collision on state road 27 two miles north of Berne at 5:30 o'clock Thursay evening. Mr. Buetel was riding with his | son. A. L. Buetel, also of Defiance. They were northbound, enroute home from Bryant where they had been visiting relatives. Lee Rutledge. Fort Wayne, was driving south. In some manner the two cars collided headon. The reason for the accident was unde-, termined.. The elder Mr. Buetel sustained severe injuries about tlie face. I Practically every bone in the face was fractured and Ills face was I severely cut. He also suffered a , fractured left ankle. A L. Buetel, driver of the car. ami Mr. Rutledge escaped with only minor cuts and bruises. Mr. i Buetel was brought to the local hos-, pital for treatment and Mr. Rutledge was taken to the office of a Berne physician, where his injuries | were dressed. The Rutledge automobile was . badly damaged but the Buetel car was only slightly marred by the I I collision. Farce Comedy To Be Repeated Wednesday The sane comedy. "Here Comes Charlie", given by the Zion Walther League will be repeated on Wednesday evening. December 6 at 8:00 o'clock public high school auditorium. Tickets can be obtained i from the members or at tlie door. Reformed Church Special Service A thank offering service, con-' ducted by the Women's missionary ' society and girls guild will be held ' at the Zion Reformed church Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. I Frank Rupnow of Fort Wayne will ' speak. Music will be furnished by ! the girls’ choir. Improve Roads In Ft. Wayne District Washington. Dec. I. —(U.R) —Public Works Administrator Ickes today announced allotment of $26.- ! 543,053 to 71 non-federal projects | in 25 states and Hawaii. The state of Indiana received six | grants totalling $565,000 for high- | way improvement. A grant of | $125,000 will lie used to improve 197 miles of state roads in 17 counties located within tlie Fort Wayne j district. The total cost of this proi ject is $560,900 and 900 men will be I given employment for seven months. ISSUE CHECKS FOR EMPLOYES 350 Civil W orks Employes Will Be Issued Checks Saturday Pay checks will be issued to approximately 350 civil works workers tomorrow, Harry W. Thompson chief certifying officer for the local administration, announced today. The pay roll will total about $4.500, Mr. Thompson stated. The men will be paid for 30 hours. They did not work Thanksgiving, but schedules of three 8 hour days and one six hours have been carried out this week. The 350 workers, employed on drainage projects and in this city on street, park and water line extension work need not come to Decatur to receive their money. The pay rolls will be Issued to the foreman on each job, who in turn will distribute the checks to men. Regular United States Treasury orders are issued to the men. The pay roll was being made up today and will be ready for the foremen by Saturay morning.

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Wynekoop Fails To Win Freedom Chicago. Dec. 1 —(UP)— Earle | Wynekoop failed today in two at- ! tempts to win his freedonrfrom jail | on charges of murder in lite death of ids wife, Rheta. Action in two court proceedings I naming tlie young husband of the I beautiful slain musician was postponed by Judges Joseph B. David ami Jay Schiller to allow police furj ther time to investigate the strange ease. Earle was taken back to the county jail where’ his talented I mother. Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop, is studying (he Bible in preparation | for her self-predicted deatli. — o AUTO LICENSES ON SALE TODAY — Samuel Bentz of Decatur Buys First 1934 Automobile License Samuel Bentz of this city was the first person to purchase a 1934 auto license at the local auto license ■ bureau, J. L. Ehler, manager an-: nounced this morning. Mr. Bentz took out a passenger car license and was given plate number 427,001. The Goodyear Tire Service of ( ■ this city purchased the first truck license. Plate number 77.601 was issued to the concern. Today marked tlie opening of | the sale of 1934 auto licenses. It was announced from Indianapolis that there would not be any exteni sion of time after December 31, I 1933. in obtaining the licenses. Mr. Ehler emphasized that the law demanded that applicants show ' their poll tax receipts. Certificates of title must also be presented. It was also announced that dealj er's plates can be used only for demonstration purposes and that i operators of wrecking cars can not ' run their cars on dealer's plates The plates this year have a light blue background with white nuin- ! erals and letters. The local office will lie open every day and auto owners are urged to apply as soon as possible in order to avoid Hie | last week rush. —oNO FIXING OF RETAIL PRICES NRA Has Decided Not To Permit Any Actual Price Fixing (Copyright, 1933, by UP) . ■ Washington, Dec. I.—(U.R) —T he National Recovery Administration. . j it was learned today, nas decided not to permit price fixing of actual sales prices in NRA codes. Also, it has been decided to accept no code provisions which forbids the reduction by distributors of the producers’ stated retail price. Tlie decision not to permit flx- , ing of sales prices does not pertain to the listing of minimum .' prices such as was done, most recently. in the cleaning and dyeing industry's code. i Fixing of minimum prices imI poses a barter to chaotic price cuttI ing and its attendant evils of destructive competition. Fixing of actual retail sales prices would bo a tendency, according to NRA * economists, toward state socialism or rigid governmental control of business. . In code price provisions based ’ on costs, the NRA policy board has ruled that cost should be defined to the extent of indicating generally its principal elements Cost of •, production would be permitted to -' include a reasonable allowance for i! depreciation, but not a return on ’! on page five) ■ I O—, — Hotels Propose Own I Liquor Control Plan i Indianapolis, Dec. 1— (UP) — > Suggestion for a complete liquor t control plan tor Indiana was laid before the governor's commission > by representatives of the hotelr men's association. The plan was drafted by Harry - J. Fawcett, manager of the French s' Lick springs hotel, which is owned - and operated by Thomas Taggart 1 Democratic national committeeman ' for Indiana. ilt would allow sale of liquor by ?; the drink in bonafide hotels, clubs r ' and restaurants. Botli service and ii i sale bars would be allowed but nc curtains, screens or booths.

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WORK PROGRAM IS DEFENDED BY HOPKINS Administrator Quotes Figures In Answer To Alfred E. Smith TWO MILLION MEN ARE NOW AT WORK Washington, Dee. 1. — <U.H) —Federal Relief Administrator Hopkins replied to criticism of the unemployment aid program by Alfred E. Smith todav by announcing that on Nov.' 25, a total of 1,183,267 jobless had found work in 44 | states under the civil works set-up. These re-employment figures, Hopkins explained, represent the first week of activity of the I civil works administration. Hopkins said these figures were taken from reports complied Nov. 25 and added he believed the total j of all states today probably would reach 2,000.000. Referring to Smith's criticism. Hopkins said: "If putting 4,000,000 men to work puts me in the grape fruit business I’d be delighted to be in it. “1 learned the word baloney from Al and I suppose the term 'sour ' grape fruit juice' is his too." At the same time Hopkins announced that anthracite and bituminous coal operators and the nation's railroads had agreed to a substantial reduction in the cost of ' their services and product for relief purposes. The coal operators, he said, have agreed to furnish coal for the un- ' employed through the Federal Sur- : j plus Relief Corporation at substani tial price reductions. Anthracite operators have agreed to a reduction .of 70 cents per ton, ' j Hopkins announced, and the bituminous operators to a reduction of ' 10 per cent from tlie NRA code -1 price. The reductions are effective to- . day. The railroad agreement provides for the movement at reduced i freight rates for surplus commodities transported for tlie relief cori poration. The eastern lines have agreed to ' a reduction of 25 per cent ou all merchandise other than coal and 1 coke and a reduction of 20 per cent i for coal and coke, with a minimum charge of sls per car for road haul service. The western and southeastern roads, subject to federal land grant or bondaid reductions, already ‘ have agreed to cuts of from 35 to . 40 per cent below commercial rates I under these laws. I The' reductions, Hopkins said, j will result in large savings in • transportation costs while the coal ■ price reduction will make just that , much more available for the purchase of fuel this winter. About 8,000,000 tons of bitumin--1 oils and 2,000,000 tons of anthrat 1 cite coal have been estimated as . I the requirements of the corpor- :' ations.. It will lie distributed through io- . cal relief adminisratlons. DEATH CLAIMS W.T. WAGGONER I i Former Berne Postmaster r Dies Thursday After Extended Illness ’i r i Berne, Dec. 1. — (Special)—WilI ■ liam T. Waggoner, 76, former postmaster at Berne and a prominent retired farmer of Monroe township ' died at his home at two o'clock : Thursday afternoon, following an j extended illness of paralysis. Mr. Waggoner was postmaster _ about 30 years ago. He resided on r a farm about five miles northeast d i of Berne since retiring from office. II The deceased was born in Lex- '•, ington, Ohio, March 12. 1857, a son ' of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waggoner, y | His wife wha was formerly Miss h Julia Headington, preceded him In d death in September. 1932. No chllt. dren were born to the union. One n sister, Mrs. Mary Kerr of Berne ! survives. y Funeral services will be held s Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock d I from the home and two o'clock at o | the Spring Hill church. Burial will be made in Spring Hill cemetery.