Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1933 — Page 1

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[WELVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH

■jNATIONOF ■ER. PARADE it SATURDAY l« ro« ning Feature Mlket Sugar Week Mbservance Here ■thu XI.I.AM)TO ■ ko\\ \ i l> 01 FE\ H ,‘limaxi'ie feature of >.ck program K wi |i be the parade |K nt ; a’ two o\ lock afternoon. M v r<<' b;. the Decatur ■ W,. '• '•■ral floats de K the use of Crystal K Beet Sugar and the M of calle sugar in this ■unite I! !| e entered in Kr .;a; ; Iw.-t sllglir |M. ■ . ■ a Miss Martha ■ r.ilia "HI lake place .'I the pArade "ti ii, nt the Decatur ■| I.brarx >.a Third street : selected today (essibilitc ■.« ’ form on South the hit'll school J-..1 ed east on Ad aid -: i nm th pi,l to Marshall *-■ ■ I’t.ird street, south . to Set ■ c.sti to Liberty \\ ,i\ to the library. MVm. 1 i school bamt - in addition ■<:'ur .1 mr band. parade will be - : by the I local t lie l‘,i: cake, entered St Joseph schools. I. Bernstein ..- J the parti'!Truck. Boy Snmt Troup*. Band. Scout Troups. Ponies. Bru Coach, Display. Crystal White Birthday Joseph School. Bek load of Crystal White High School Band Display 1 - Peck and pis Bad Boy. by b. eatur Merchants. Mcks of Sugar Beets, of Mr. Sugar Cane, ■'nxi i.i' o.v page eight ■~ ■ ■ Brothers Get ■ Three-Year-Old Deer (MBM " ■ *l>r brothers, Lloyd and ■hive returned front a hunting ■«ar Wilkes Barre. Ba., bring■®e fine 3 year old buck deer. ■ both boys had the privilege ■obng. Two shore were new■to bring down the deer and ■t one of the brothers know ■ one killed the animal. The I’M displayed In front of the Schmitt meat market and will • re by Mr. Schmitt. It is 165 pounds. — o I Hoile Wins Several Prizes 1° Hoile, prominent Union *h!p farmer, won several * At the International Live * show, in progress in Chi- j this week. *■ Hoile received a letter her husband this morning a 8 that he won $97 in prize He did not state in what •sts. r - H°He entered three yearbhorthorn steers. 22 Chester * hogs, some alfalfa feed 9 ears of yellow corn. Col. "eppert, who returned yes- / rom t* l6 show said that olle won the first prize on “g carcass. II Works Checks Are Given To 315 ' amounting to $4,751.12 "Attributed to 315 civil work ers to day, Harry W. Thomp- . Assistant administrator, anWnnlng today the county's full o' 370 men were put to work I f and county projects. e men are given 30 hours of II a week. 1

DECATUR DATUY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXXI. No. 289.

I Sugar Demonstration At City Hall Saturday The Civic Section of the Woman's ( lub will hold a public demonstra | tton on the use of Crystal White Srtgar in the making of pastry and candy in the City Hall Saturday. A pastry and candy sale will be I held in connection with the demon|st rat ion which will begin at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. All [kinds of pastry and candy will he displayed. REED ELEVATOR BUYS BUILDING Holthouse Building At Second And Jackson Streets Is Purchased Tlie Reed Elevator Company of I this city has purchased the Holt-i I bouse building, corner of Second and Jackson streets from the American Life Insurance Company, of ’ Detroit, and will occupy it about January 1. A modern feed and grain store [ will be installed and the machinery from the elevator located along the Pennsylvania tracks on West i , Monroe street will lie moved to the new location at once. The deal, which was formally j closed this morning involves the | sale of one of the largest buildings in Decatur. The building, two; stories high with a basement under the entire structure, was occupied tor a number of years as a livery stable. It has a frontage of 66 feet on Second street and extends west 132 feet. In tile days before t'.iV auto, it was known as the Fashion I Stables and had the reputation of being one of the largest stables in this part of the state. The Reed Elevator Company is ■ owned by Jared J. Reed and .1. 11 Mi Makeii. botli experienced feed and grain men. Mr Reed has been a resident here for eight years and has had 25 years experience in tile feed business. Mr. McMaken lias been associated witli him for more than a year and has lieen engaged in the wholesale grain and feed business for the past 15 The company manufactures a I complete line of feeds for chickens, hogs, cattle and horses and has three salesmen covering a 25-mile territory around Decatur. They also manufacture a line of supplement feeds. i The old grain elevator, owned by a group of men who were former stockholders in the Adams Couny Equity Exchange, will be sold in order to close the estate of one of the stockholders. o EARL PETERS STARTS DRIVE Former Democratic State Chairman Ooens Campaign For Congress Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. B.—(U.R> — Encouraged by the ovation of his home town friends, R. Earl Peters, former state chairman of the Democratic party and recalcitrant Democrat, appeared the party’s choice for United States senator today Announcement of a definite campaign platform anticipated at a banquet here last night failed to materialize. He told 1.200 guests that he would fight for the Jeffersonian principles of democracy , i Gov Paul V. McNutt, with whom j Peters often has differed on party policies, was not present. He> was filling a speaking engagement in New York. .. Peters' prediction that he wo< be supported for the nonimation Ibv the state central committee was . borne out partially by the presence |of Mrs A. P. Flynn- Loganspotit, vice chairman of the state comm. - tee- Alex N. Pursley, Hartroru I City, and Thomas McConnell, Fifth district chairman. Dn Carleton B. McCulloch Im dianapolis. who succeeded Peters to the committee chairmanship, did not attend, but sent a letter predieting a Democratic v ' c, " ry " if old Republican Second district n the Foil Wayne candidate is given the narty’s nomination. i Neariv a H>ore of prominent partv workers pledged support for Peters' candidacy in nearly two Xs of eulogies that preceded his Mayor WilHam P. Krau. Elkhart: James D. Adam* 'Columbia City, chairman of I ON f’-WE SEVEN

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Back in Chicago for Trial I ► aimmri—i ~ ' .mms* * r 1 A I * A ' Va ■ ’ WHitn. -li—aniMWWr* w Roger Touhy and three of his associates are pictured here as they arrived in Chicago from St. Paul l under the watchful eyes of fifteen policemen armed with machine guns. They are under indictment for the $70,000 ransom kidnaping of John Factor. Left to right: Albert (“Polly Nose”) Kator, Eddie (“Father Tom"> MbFaddeti, (Ills ("Gloomy Gus 'l Schaefer and Roger Touhy

ANNUAL PARTY IS ARRANGED I General Electric CI u h Will Hold Annual Christmas Party Dec. 22 The fourth annual General Elec- j trie Club Christmas party will be held in the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium on Friday night, December 22. at 7:15 o'elo k. it has been announced. Bert Gage will lie chairman of the general committee in charge of the arrangements and lie will he assisted by E. W. Lankenau. Lohnas Mclntosh, Hubert Cochran. Elsie Brunnegraff, Leona Reppert. Ethel Tumhlesoti. Erna Weiland and Dora Miller. The G. E. Club membership tickets will admit all employes and • their families, who have beep working at the local plant during the i past year. Santa Claus will distribute treats and gifts to the children from one to 10 years of age inclusive. The tickets bearing the name ol each child must he presented to Santa ■ Claus to receive these packages. G. [ i E. balloons will be given the children as favors. i A children’s Christmas program on the stage will open tlie entertainment and will be followed by ■ motion picture comedies. Following the distribution of gifts and treats : by Santa, dancing will be enjoyed and music will be furnished by Bteberich from Fort Wayne. Employe prizes will be given this ' year instead of door prizes. Each ■ employe will be entitled a chance ■ bv means of his clock number. O- I Diphtheria Cases Reported In City ' Two cases of diphtheria were re--1 ported in Decatur today. Dr. .1. ' M Miller, city health officer stated that two members in the Charles | 1 Miller family, North Seventh street, [ we ,- e victims of the disease. In ( the county, outside of Decatur, there are three cases, Dr. J. M. Vizard reported. The latest case reported today was that of Richaid Biting, age 12. son of Mr. and Mrs. ’ ■ Ben Eiting. ——o W H. Zwick Buys Somers Residence A double real estate deal, involv- ; ing the sale of two fine Decatur resI idences was closed today. W. H. Zwic purchased the Dr. L. E. Som- . i era residence, the Zwick home be ■ iuR ttaded in on the deal. Both , 11()URt>s are located on North Second street, next door to each othei. The Zwick family will move into ’ the Somers property and will oc- > upv it as a residence and also as i a funeral home. A room will be built otr t'he northeast end of he ■ : house for a garage and embalming • room. Dr. Somers will lease the fot- ‘ mer Zwick home and will hold it as 1 an investment.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 8, 1933.

Local Factory Is Rushed With Orders The civil works program and the state road repair projects have creI ated a heavy demand for shovels I and axes, reflecting increased ord- , ers with manufacturers of these | tools. The La Fountaine Hanle com- ' pany of this city manufacturers of j farm tool handles is running two. ; shifts or 16 hours a day filling orders for handles. The factory is employing between 40 and 50 men and running five and six days a week. Peak production is being enjoyed at the factory and C. E. Bell, president of the company stated that he expected the rush to continue to the first of the year. ■ O 1 • CONGRESSMEN SEEK LOW TAX Members of House Committee Urge Low Tax to Drive Out Bootlegger Washington, Dec. 8. — ’U.R) [ President Roosevelt’s interdepartmental committee on alcohol con- i trol today recommended that con-1 gress levy a tax of $2.60 a gallon i on distilled spirits. i The recommendation was made ' in a report to the house ways and , means committee in which the i administration group estimated I that liquor revenue under 1 their proposed tax plan would bring in ! more than $500,000,000 annually. The president's committee rec-1 ommended that the tax on beer remain as at present. It recommended that a tax of 16 cents a i [gallon be imposed on distilled , w ines of less than 14 per cent alcoholic content, a 40 cent a gallon CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN

Huge Sum Allotted For National Real Estate Inventory; Many Jobs

(Copyright. 1933, by UPt Washington, Dec. 8 — (U.R) —A . public works allotment of $3,500,000 | has been made for initiation of a national real estate inventory which may mean the beginning of j a huge construction program as a ' means of stimulating re-employ-ment. The allotment followed publica- ! tion of a series of United Press articles outlining results of the work of the NRA construction unit and its statistical reports of the recovery possibilities in the construction field. ‘ The construction unit, a group i within tlie NRA division of plan- ■ ning and research, recommended • expenditure of $2,000,000 for the i real estate inventory but asked tor ■ $3,500,000 in the belief that the rei quest would be saved down. i Granting of the entire sum, it > was hoped, would accomplish two ; main purposes: • i 1. Immediate re-employment of i white-collar professional men such >as engineers, architects, account-

RULES ADOPTED ON EMPLOYMENT Rules Pertaining To Employment In Civil Works Program Are Adopted At a meeting of the township trustees held witli W. L. Linn and Harry W. Thompson, administrator and assistant administrator of j the C. W. A. in this city, an advisory council was formed and rules pertaining to tlie employment of the men were adopted. The following rules were unanimously agreed on and will he rigidly followed: 1. Any man employed must give jan honest day’s labor for the wages he is paid. 2. Any man appearing on any project under the influence of liquor will he instantly discharged. 3. Anyone working on C. W. A. : projects who got his position with | the understanding that he was to | provide for dependants and who | is later found to be wasting ids l money in self indulgence will he ' immediately removed from the (’. , W. A. labor roll. All of the trustees attended the I CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT 0 Berne Drug Stores Not To Sell Whisky The drug stores at Berne have announced that they will not sell whisky at their place of business. Wine also will not be sold. Beer , dealers, however, will sell the new brand of stronger beer. Decatur beer dealers have received a supply of the more potent ! bred. >lt was stated that tlie alcohol!ic content was between four and I six per cent.

I ants and appraisers on a wide scale in 50 or more cities. 2. Lay the basis for a study of I the real estate situation which l-would provide accurate economic i forecasts of construction needs. The plan is to proceed to the I work as rapidly as possible with a view to establishing the ground- ' work for any large-scale construction program which may be attempted under government financing. The technicians employed in the study have agreed that stimulation ot the heavy industries, particularly construction, is needed for any sustained movement toward prosperous times. i Definite plans for spending the J $3,500,000 in the real estate inventory have not been made but the survey will lie conducted along two . general lines of inquiry: 1. Listing of vacant homes, ' apartments and lots. 2. Collection of statistics on [ families which have <>o» bled _ U P ' *~CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN

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DISSENSION IN { FARM GROUP IS STILL GROWING Efforts of Roosevelt Apparently Fail To Pacify Factions RESIGNATION OF MANY IS RUMORED Washington, De?. S -(UP) An upheaval in the agricultural adjustment administration, regarded by many as the base of the recovery pyramid, today forecast a swivel shift of attack on the nation's farm problems. Efforts of President Roosevelt appaiently bad failed to harmonize warring so-called liberals end con- j servatives in the farm group and ti nsion increased. Speculation over resignations was revived in the face of denials, with expectations that new faces would bring policies and changes of emphasis in the government's drive to restore agriculture to 1926 parity with industry. Reports persisted that George N. Peek, Illinois industrialist, would quit as administrator of the AIAA. They' were embellished with rumors that lie would be succeeded byChester Davis, chief of the AAA production division, who has directed its campaign for crop reduction I > as a means of lasting farm relict. Secretary or agriculture Wallace conferred at length witli Davis last night, after two conferences at the White House during the day at which tlie rift in the department was discussed. Peek also tailed at the White House for two hours. Peek was reported to have under consideration proposals that lie i transfer to the NRA or assume a liig.i post in tlie state department to work on furthering his ideas of faun relief by the expansion of for- , eign outlets for American farm pro-1 ducts. Wallace, assistant secretary Rexford G. Tugwell, Jerome Frank, i AAA cousel, and other so-called liberals contend foreign markets cannot be revived in tlie immediate future. They t’eel Peek has put too much emphasis on this phase of possible agricultural relief. Longtime improvement, the liberal group believes, can only result from balancing crop production with

Continued on page seven —o — FOUR PROJECTS ARE APPROVED School Board Works Projects Approved By State Administrator Four aivil works projects petitioned for by the Decatur School Board were approved today by Willia H. Book, state Civil Work Administrator. Notice of the approval was re- . ; ceived here by W. L. Linn, local administrator of the CWA. The projects total $1,313.10 for' labor. The largest job of the four is the building of a sewer from the new athletic field and proposed site ■ for a new high school, connecting j it with the Eiting-Krick drain. The letter received by Mr. Linn, I specifying the jobs approved follows: Project 2,889, planting trees in! ! school grounds, involving 5 men,: labor cost, $25.60. Project 2,890, improvement of sidewalks at Riley ward school building, involving one man, labor cost, sl6. Project 2,891, tree surgery in five ward school yards, involving four men, labor cost. $204. Project 2,892, digging sewer from 13th street to Eiting-Krick drain, involving 25 men, labor cost sl,- , 067.50. J Work on the school jobs will be started at once. Mr. Linn stated, The petition for the work was filed by M. F. Worthman, superini tendent of schools. — O — Library To Close During Coronation ► ' The Decatur Public Library will . be closed Saturday afternoon from 12:30 to 3:30 o’clock during the i coronation of the Sugar Queen 1 . which will take place on the library steps. »

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Housewife’s Answer To Canvasser Shows “Sugar Week" Spirit • —♦ Deni Mr. Editor “I se" by th«»; Daily Democrat, that In order to promote the use of Sparkling Crystal White Sugar and to show appreciation for what has been done by I the Central Sugar Company, all sorts of attractive things are being planned. Having been one of the | helpers in the city drive. I wonder | I if what one good mother, 'housewife and home-maker, said to me. would he an inventive to every one. to tell their friends of tlie help it is ' to the community when we buy and ■ use Sparkling Crystal White, the best and sweetest sugar. "1 rapped at the door of the woman's home and getting no answer, rapped again, thinking as 1 stood there what 1 might say. when the door opened and the lady clasped her hands and said: "Oh, you want me to sign a pledge to use Crystal White sugar. Well 1 already do use it| and I'll sign every paper you have and , carry them to the bosses myself if it will help any more. Aside from the fact that we use Crystal White sugar for every thing and its all right, one of the things tha' is a joy to me is that my husband, along with other men, has work, the first in months, and we are all so happy. I hope the beet sugar factory will i be prosperous for years and years and that the farmers grow beets and men have work " "I felt Ike saying AMEN in a loud voice but said instead. “We are all wishing the same.” “A Canvasser.’ DEATH CLAIMS JAMES TOUHEY Well Know n Decatur Blind Man Dies Thursday Night At Hospital 1 James Touhey, who despite the affliction of total blindness tor the past 28 years maintained a sunny attitude towards life, was conversant with modern hav topics, an ardent baseball fan and enjoyed conservation witli Hie men whom he knew only by voice, is dead. “Jim," as he was lovably known to hundreds of people died at eight o'clock Thursday night at the Adams County Memorial hospital of

hemorrhages of the bowels and stomach, following an extended illness of jaundice, complicated with a kidney ailment. Mr. Touhey was taken to the hogI pita! last Tuesday and on learning that the end was near several ot his friends and admirers went to the hospital and were with him when he died. Today, stalwart men shed a tear when mention of Jim’s death was made to them. Their thoughts turned back to the many occasions when they engaged in verbal combat with the lovable character, who it seemed had an extraordinary gift of speech and opinions which no one was able to I sway. He loved conversation with men and could discuss politics as astutely as Al Smith. It was his inherent belief that the Democratic party was the people's party. As a boy Mr. Touhey met with i his first misfortune in losing the sight of one eye. He was playing with his schoolmates when a baseball was thrown and struck him in the eye. About twenty-eight years j ago Mr. Touhey was splitting wood and as he was in the act of throwing the wood in a shed, a splinter I on the door gouged out the other | optic. He was totally blind. Mr. Touhey was born in Bellfountaine. Ohio, the son of Jeremiah Touhey. The family came to Decatur when he was about eight years old. When a young man he operated a dray line in this city. In later years blindness prevented him from working For a number of years Mr Touhey made his home w r ith his sister, Mrs. Ellen Hyland of South Fourth street. About seventeen years ago ‘’cONTlN’t'En OV PAGE FIGHT ,1 • ’ o BUYS HEALTH BOND The Woman's Club of this city today purchasguy Chrtstm** Seal* B<l a * lft Health ■..--■'.--o Bond from the ? Adams County 5 < T " 11 er<■ul os i s I t c Association. ( 5 W Guy Brown. I the association } Fight Tuberculosis anno u need j The Christ- ’ mas seal campaign will close Jan1 nary 1.

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TWO FIRES TAKE HEAVY TOLL OF VICTIMS TODAY Seven Die In Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Fire; Five In Wisconsin OV ERHEATED STOVE CAUSE OF ONE FIKE Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Dec. 8— <U.R> —Two mothers and their live children were burned to death when a lire destroyed the home of Ernest llib'en early today. The dead: Mrs. Erline Orr. 19. Her daughter, Constantine, 18 months. Mrs. Genieve Hiblin. 31. Genevieve Hiblin. 8. Katherine Hiblin, 6. Jerome Hiblin, 5. Ernest, Jr.. 2. Overheated stove pipes were believed to have caused the fire. The body of Katherine Hiblin was found in her bed on the second floor. Her brother’s body was found on the floor next to the bed. Tlie other bodies were found on the first floor. The two husbands were at work when the fire occurred. Friendshin. Wis., Dec. B—<U.R) — Three children, their mother and grandfather -were burned to death today when flames swept their farm home a few miles north of here. The dead were: William Bratley, 64, Mrs. Lula Bratley, 25, and her children Lucille. 5, Elizabeth .3, and Freeman. 9 months. Adams Post 43 Will Observe Anniversary (Adams post number 43 of the Arn- ! erican Legion will observe the 120 anniversary of Indiana’s admission as a state at the regular meeting of local post Monday night. Gov. McNutt lias proclaimed Monday as the date of the anniversary. O. L. Vance will be the principal speaker anil will talk on early history of Indiana, bringing the history down to date. Elmo Smith's quarter will sing a group of old Indiana songs. The meeting will be held at 8 p. m. at the Decatur Country Club. Musical Performance At Kirkland School The Werling and Grotrian twins and their party will repeat the musical performance presented in the Decatur high school auditorium a week ago in the Kirkland gymnasium Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. The presentation here was well attended and the group has been asked to repeat the performance. The program is unusual and very entertaining. The public is invited to attend the program at Kirkland ‘ as it will likely be the last performance of in kind in lAdams county. FLYING COUPLE LANDS AT PARA 1 Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh Complete Thousand Mile Flight Today > Rio De Janeiro, Dec. B—(UP)—8 —(UP)— t Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh landed at » 1:30 p. m. est at Para. Brazil, after ■ a flight of 1,074 miles from Natal. 1 messages to Pan-American airways j said. Messages from the plane, sent • by Mrs. Lindbzergh, said it was 1 raining as they landed at Para, 80 ’ miles inland on the river Para, an * estuary of the Amazoti on the i north Brazil coast. The Lindberghs, after flying . across the south Atlantic, are enroute 'home. They expect to see their son, Jon, at Christmas time after an absence since July 9. They v have now completed 20.000 miles h on an aerial tour across the North ! Atlantic over Europe and to the i, Azores islands since leaving Anterif ica. n The last message from the plane 1. said: “Reeling in (the radio anten- . nae). Raining." i They averaged, the message said 148 miles an hour on today’s trip.