Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1933 — Page 1

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■affic toll ■VER WEEKEND ■PLACED AT TEN ■ an log And Drizzling Kain Make Highways ■ Hazardous KrT WAYNE MAN Hl.Vni.IA IN.II RED ■ least 10 persons were Ked in week-end traffic acKents in Indiana, a survey ■kv showed. .... ■jeatv fog and drizzling that made highways in intinv sections, responsible tor several Kthe fatalities. Kir. and Mrs. Hugh T. ■mice- Princeton, aged 70 respectively. were killed wh’ti their automobile by a fast pass, u train near their home. men were killed near Tell when the truck on which ruling Christmas An.ei lean Legion childrei was struck by a.: automoThey were George Feix. "a Lirmi Blaeke. 35. both of Till Fort Wayne. Fred I-'.. Hui ■ injured fatally by an autoinoby Al Grover. 28. New and Frank Ankenb: If V ielz. 24. dairyman. win- ■ his mail truck was by a freight train at Co suffered Wednei-il i; the death of Mrs. Harriet Duell Karschner. 39. was when an automobile driven |Hhi-r husband collided with a by Mrs. Alma Hopkins months old Ju—p>. M was crushed to death thrown from his mother s as an automobile driven by ■ father. Max frothers. Detroit down an embankment of Waveland. ■ ■ Wayne Theater ■ Damaged By Fire Wayne. Ind.. Dee is. .UP’ which swept the Family building here Sunday ■raing endangered lives of 2" of the main hotel, located second and third floors. from sleep, all were led while firemen fought a blaze. ■ ~ ■cover Stolen ■ Auto Saturday Essex sedan owned by In k le . stolen from its parking uth Second street slim' itn.l.-light Saturday, w.i;i minutes later on Wist street by officers Milb-i ■ Cottrell. |k native I HIES IN CRASH ■ r ' Meshberger, 42, In■tently Killed Saturday a In Wreck ■ a “ Meshberger 42, a native of and a resident of Adams for a number of years, was killed early Saturday ■f»ing when the truck he was was lilt by a Wabash train ■ Flint, Michigan. Meshberger was employed by firm, a companion riding I'ltn was also killed. Meshberger was born in ■j Ce March 23, 1890 a son of Mr ■; Mrs. Samuel Meshberger. In Ute he was married to MurBryan of Geneva. While resid- ■ '" thia county. Mr. Meshberg< r ■ rkwl in the oil fields near Ge■’fora number of vears. He la- ■ nw ved to Detroit. ur '’ivlng , a .re the widow, and sister, Mrs. Elzey Sparling of ■ 01s - The parents and one broPreceded him in death. B* body was brought to Berne funeral services will be ■ Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock ■ .” M »nnonite Church with bur- ■ 11 the M. R. e. cemetery.

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STRANGER USES 'SLICKER'CAME Local Filling Station Dealers Are Bilked Os $18.19 A smooth looking gentleman, ilaiming to represent the National ■ Textile Company of Bridgeport, I Conn., traveling with a confederate i in an automobile which tarried a i New York license plate, worked a j number of gasoline stations here Friday and Saturday, was eaught at Winchester but succeeded in breaking away and Is again on the wanted Hat. The man gave hie name as W. A. Burns but papers found in his suit case at Winchester indicated i that he uses a different name in each town. At Kokomo he was W. A. Allen, at Fort Wayne W. A. Stone and at Winchester W. A. Davis. Letters from his wife were dated from Chicago. Burns called on the filling stations here and took orders for uniforms and blouses from several of them. Then he showed them the advantage of paying in advance. Tnreeof the local dealers joined together and went to the h’irst State bank where they secured a draft i for $18.19 made out to the i-ompany-i which they gave to Burns, who cashed it at the Rice hotel and then left without occupying his room. Though he told Mr. Rice he hail no other money, he immediately took off a belt and disclosed a large roll of greenbacks. This created suspicion and Sheriff Johnson soon discovered lie had left town, going south on 27. Calls to various points resulted in a return call for the chief of police at Winchester that they had the man. but before local officials rear ed Winchester Burns (CONTINUED ON PAG® FIVB) SIGN PERMITS TO CLEAN RIVER Ralph Gentis And Roy Mumnia Secure Property Owners’ Permits Ralph Gentis and Roy Mamma, a committee representing the Detatur Lions Club secured permits from nearly every property owner with rights along the St. Marys river. Only one person refused to sign the easement or give written permission to carry on the river improvement program under the i CWiA to clean the hank along her I property. Work started on the river improvement program today with Bert Colchin in charge of the job He was selected by local CM A officers to personally supervice the grubbing out of the river and improvements along the banks. The project for which the s i ICWA appropriated $10,600. starts at the Erie railroad bridge eou h iof Decatur and extends north to ! the Pennsylvania bridge, near the Central Sugar factory. i The lack of a detailed pr<OT I or specifications showing what improvements are contemplated has held up work on the proje.t. . ha e been given by individuals, but !he job is such that a systematic program should be carried out. | County Surveyor Ralph Roop Is a--in forming plans.and it is likelv that a general committee or livic Clubs Will be held to a detailed program so that wnen the iob is completed it will add to iS: i'l’Ant banks. , 0 • Cecil Bess Held For Intoxication Night officers Ed Miller and Gr<> ver Cottrell arrested Cecil Bess late Saturday night for public inWxuaItion. Bess was lodged n :; U^ y bold B Hewlll be arraigned I later in city court. J»h" '*' ri $ ged i n Jail John Bverlua. by Sheriff uu t t)ireat . ! was reported E eral Monio e ened , ‘ t ° s Fverhart is lodged in residents. Eve hearing on the local jail pending < his sanity.

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Escaped (’onvict, His Victim and Woman Held in Slaying JrK- "Os z-OKI .. ” —■ r - Elaine D< Kent (left), companion of John Hamil'on (right), escaped Indiana state prison fugitive, who was seized when the desperado escaped after si tying Sergt. William Shanley (center) in a (hicago garage. Sergt. Shanley, who had been on the Chicago police force for seven years and cited for bravery many times, had gone to the garage to question Hamilton. Hamilton Is one of John Dillingers band ot escaped Indianu convicts. ■_ I

REPUBLICANS PLAN MEETING Pennsylvania Congressman Will Address Republican Editors Indianapolis, Dec. 18 — (UP) — Congressman James Montgomery Beck. Philadelphia, will be principal speaker at the Indiana Republican editorial association's mi<f winter meeting here. The section was announced here yesterday by the association's executive committee. March 9 and 10 were set tentaI tively as the midwinter meeting date, depending on convenience to i Rep. Beck. I Rep. Beck, who in 1930 urged repeal of the Volstead Act, recently attacked the NRA as unconstitutional. He is former assistant attorney general and solicitor general anil was acting attorney general for a time following the resignation of Harry L. Daugherty. The meeting will open with a gridiron dinner on the night of March 9 to be followed by business sessions the next day. according to present plans. Rep. Beck will address the annual banquet. A proposal to hold the meeting in conjunction with those of the Hoosier state press association, the weekly press association and the Indiana democratic editorial association Feb. 15 to 17 was rejected. In deciding on a different date, executive committee members, however said they would co-operate fully with the other organizations in any proposals for general improvement of the business. The committee announced opposition to the Tugwell bill '” te " ding to censor advertisements of foods, drugs and cosmetics. It was charged with being an effort W “get con*2 jf’ VEI MISSOURI WAS GOVERNOR DIES Frederick Dozier Gardner Dies Today After Three-Week Illness St. Louis, DeT7?-(U.R)-Fred-erick Dozier Gardner, {ormer governor of Missouri, died today after a three weeks illness from an nfected jaw. He was 68 years old. ! Death occurred at 2:45 a. m in Barnes hospital where two operations were performed upon the state's war-time executive in an effort to prevent the poison from spreading to his brain. Becoming ill three weeks ago Gardner had a tooth extracted, but his condition continued to grow worse He was removed to tne hospital and showed improvement following the first operation. Last week it suddenly became necessary 'to operate again to prevent immediate death due to spread of the unison He became steadily weaker doctors last night declared ! that death was only a matter of] members of the family are his widow, Mrs. Jeanette Vosburgh Gardner; two sons, William King Gardner, and Dozier Lee Gard , ner. and a daughter, Mrs. Robert Nicholas Hawes. Gardner served as Missouri s chief executive from 1917 to 1921.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 18, 1933.

Tornado Kills Four In Louisiana I Shreveport, La.. Dec. 18.— (lI.R) — I An off-season tornado which cut a i swath through two Caddo Parish I communities over the week-end : killed four persons and injured a ■ score of others. One victim was | | a white woman, three were negroes. The heaviest loss of life occurr-1 ed at Grayson. 17 miles north of here, where three persons were ] ■ killed. Another fatality occurred in the Soda Fount community. ■ near Dixie, La. Approximately 20 persons were! injured at Grayson, and four at Soda Fount. ' | A score of small cottages and i some sheds belonging to the Gray- ' son Lumber Company were demolI ished by the storm. > o _ BAND CONCERT TUESDAY NIGHT t Decatur Junior Band Will ‘ Give Program Here Tomorrow Night > Tlie Decatur Junior Band will present a musical program in the , Decatur high school auditorium ’ Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. This , is the first public appearance of , the Junior band in concert. The band is directed by Albert Sellemeyer, and tickets for the concert are on sale for 10 cents ' for adults and children. The pub- ’ lie is invited to attend this program, sponsored by the Pep ’ Champs of the school, for the benefit of the band, which will furnish music during the basketball games. ’ Following is the complete con- ’ cert program: ’ “The Patriot,’’ march Zamecnik “Golden Gate." overture. Southwell "The Blue Bird." whistling solo Kummer Miss Martha E. Calland “Alpine Echoes,’’ baritone solo Th. Hoch Miss Vera Porter ‘Twilight Hour.” meditation Zamecnik I Vesper Bells are Ringing,” ] brass quartette ... Van Norman ■ !“Jest For You,’’ brass quar- ~ tette Creighton “O' Come All Ye Faithful," saxaphone solo Miss Patsy McConnell . “Holy City," trombone solo Adams Miss Helen Kohls I I “The Rosary," saxaphone solo Nevin Miss Anna Jane Tyndall “Trees," saxaphone solo . Kilmer Miss Marjorie Miller . "America’s Finest,’’ march Zamecnik "Simplicity," selection Dorothy Lee "Benetia," saxahone sextette Reynard "Victory March," xylophone solo Shea i Clark William Smith “Zenith," overture Bennett March D. H. S. * Good Fellows Club | | Previous total $95.55 Two Good Fellows 2.00 A Friend -25 Roy Johnson and Family 1.50 Patsy & Shirley Lou Berling 1.00 j Bob, Dick, Pat and Tom Briede 1-0® A Friend i- 00 Total 1102-30 '

ISSUE RULINGS ON EMPLOYMENT Harry W. Thompson Issues Regulations On CWA Employment Harry W. Thompson, federal re- | employment manager in charge of ' CWA headquarters in this city, j issued the following statement, fol- : lowing a conference with Martin ' F. Carpenter, supervisor of federal reemployment for Indiana. i Relating to the employment of •single men and farmers, Mr. Carplenter instructed the local CWA ofI ficials to observe the following ] rules: "Unless it can be definitely ] I shown where a single man is defl-, nitely supporting a family lie can inot be placed on re-employment payrolls. As to the farmer problem, unless it can be shown that ] a farmer s'ands in dire need he cannot be placed on Federal reemployment payrolls. "I wish to make this statement in order to clear up unwarranted , gossip that favoritism is being shown in the local re-employment | office. Last Wednesday Mr. Drap- , ier, Federal inspector for Mr. Carpenter’s office was in this county and on the occasion of his visit ail the men then working on road 118 and road 27 were automatically transferred to i’WA rules which means that these men cannot be alternated. From the rate of this transfer these men will work a full I 30 hours week each and every week that this project continues, I weather of course permitting. Automatically about 100 needy men were left without employment. “From this date a rigid inspec- • tion of all the labor claims of farmers who are now employed and all single men whose names appear on our payrolls must furnish this on page five) 0 HIGH COURT TO DECIDE ISSUE I Fate of Liquor Law Violators Will Be Decided By Justices Washington, Dec. 18 —4U.R)—-The fate of about 500 liquor law violators who were indicted before repeal will be decided by the supreme court early in the year This was revealed today when I the court announced it would hear . arguments Jan. 15 on an appeal by the government from the action i of North Carolina middle district I federal court, which dismissed the ■ i indictment against two men | , charged with conspiracy to violate ] the prohibition law. The case arose when on the day I following repeal the defendants Byrum Gibson and Claude Chamb- • ers moved in the court to have ] the indictments against them dismissed because the 18th ame >d‘’Ttontinued on page 5 W| till rvJjR ! oDhristmojiS

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MANY PERSONS WERE INJURED DURING RIOTS Communist Sympathizers Attack 3,000 Parading Ukrainians ELEVEN RIOTERS ARE HELD IN JAIL Chicago, Dec. 18 — (U.R) — Ten men and one woman were held today as a result of a massed attack by communist sympathizers on a parade of 3,000 Ukrainians i marching as a protest against I Soviet Russia “atrocities." More than 100 persons were injured when bricks, clubs, eggs and Mother missiles were rained on the marchers from an elevated rail-i way station. Brass knuckles, j I blackjacks, fists and rifle bu’ts ! were used In the battle which was - ended only after arrival of half a dozen police squads. Nineteen persons were taken to hospitals and later to a police station. Eight were released and the others held on charges ot rioting. Two were booked on additional ! charges of carrying concealed weapons. All were to be arraign- : ed in boys' court today. , \Atroeity” charges made against Soviet Russia by the relief committee for starving Ukraine, which | is sponsored by tlie Union Ukran-j ian organization of Chicago, precipitated the clash. The committee charged several million Ukranians were allowed to starve to death this year by Soviet Russia. The paraders, led by a company of T’kranian siege guards in military uniform and carrying unload- ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) HALF BILLION I TO DEPOSITORS RFC Authorizes Half Billion To Free Frozen Bank Deposits — Washington, Dec. 18— (UP) —The i reconstruction finance corporation has authorized $540,000,000 for freeing of frozen deposits in closed banks under its $1,000,000,000 (B) bank asset liquidation plan, Jesse Jones, chairman .said today. At the same time, Jones revealed j that the RFC Had authorized pur- ■ chase of capital stock and notes in 1 3.160 banks at a total cost of $608,j 000,000. This figure compared with total unrestricted banking institui tions in the country numbering 14.500. The preferred stock and capital i ! note purchases of the RFC, Jones : said, “Will not run much over sl,i 088,000,000 (B) although there is no I limit to the amount we can pur- ’ j chase." Jones reported substantial proI gress in the freeing of frozen bank ! deposits in Detroit. Jones said that comptroller of currency O'Connor l expected to approve a plan to advance $5,000,000 within the next few days to the Guardian National' | bank of commerce in Detroit in or-! der that 103,000 depositors under SI,OOO would be reimbursed by 100 per cent. Jones said that he expected to **CONTTNUED TO FACE FIVE Dates For Barber Exams To Be Set Indianapolis, Dec. 18—Dates for the first examinations of Indiana ; j barbers and students of barber | schools for a state license will be (set at a meeting of the Board of Barber Examiners to be held on ; Dec., 22 and 23, it was stated Moni day by Arthur C. Wilson, president. ! All barbers who have been practic-1 J ing on permits granted by the Board will be expected to take the formal examination for a license, he announced. Foimal notices of the time and j place of the examinations will be j sent to all barbers now holding permits, it was announced. Under the law passed by the legislature last spring, the board must hold four examinations annually at times and places to be designated by the Board. The examinations are to include both a practical demonstration and written and oral tests embracing the subject usually taught iin schools of bartering approved j by the board.

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Brice Martin Taken From Hospital Sunday Brice Martin 27 year old son of ■ Frank Martin, Adams County Com-1 j mltvsioner, who attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself' Sunday night, December 10, on a I side road north of Bluffton, was removed to his home from the Wells I County Hospital Sunday. He was reported to be getting along satis- ■ fadorily. STRIKERS ARE REFUSED WORK AFTER RETURN 3,000 Men, Ordered by Labor Board to End Strike, Are Turned Down MEN ON STRIKE MORE THAN MONTH — Philadelphia, Dec. IS— (U.R) -; Almost 3,000 employes of the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing company who eitded their strike, as ordered by the national labor board, failed to get employment today when they returned to the plant. Under police vigilance, the strik- ■ ers marched to the company employment offices, left their names and addresses and were told “you j will be called when needed," Budd previously had informed ■ the labor board that his plant is operating at near capacity and that it would be impossible to rehire the strikers, as ordered, until increase in business warrants the action. “We are taking the names and 1 i addresses and shop numbers at 1 1 strike headquarters," Guy Basal, I president ot the striker*' usiOTT I said. “We will forward the list Ito the national labor board to prove our men have reported for work and have been turned back." A statement issued by the company said: “We will take the men back without prejudice as soon as possible, but we do not inte d to displace men who had been loyal to | us during the last five weeks just to make room for strikers. We do not hold any ill-will toward the men, and will take them back as' fast as jobs are open.” The men have been on strike, si. ee Nov. 14. o — Fort Wayne Night Club Is Held Up Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. IS.—(U.R) ■ —Patrons of the Atlas Gardens ' night club here were unwilling wit- ’ nesses to a bold hold up by four j bandits Sunday night. Ordering the customers to keep dancing, the four men took $l6O from the cash register and fled in an automobile. FEDERAL SALES TAX IS PUSHED — Battle For General Sales Tax Will Be Renewed In Congress Washington, Dec. 18—(U.R) —The battle for a general federal sales tax, defeated at the last two sessions of congress, was revived today by James E. Emery, head of the National Manufacturers Association. “Entering a fourth fiscal year of; deficits and enlarging public debt," ; Emery told the house ways and; means committee, "we urge, in the face of the demonstrated unreliability of income taxation as a major source of revenue, the seri ious consideration ot a gross fed- : eral sales tax with exemptions for food, clothing and medicine, as a i substitute for the many existing special sales taxes and the emergency levies' repeal.” Various house proponents cf the sales levy indicated they would: fight in the coming session to substitute it for the present nuisance taxes. Minority Leader Snell said that I “it anything could be done about | the sales tax, it must be at this session as the states are rapidly taking over this field." Rep. Crowther, Repn., N. Y„ and Rep. Treadway. Repu., Mass., have CONTINUED TO PAGE FIVE

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FIRST OBJECT IS ARREST OF RINGLEADERS Federal, Illinois Authorities Combine To Halt Criminals JOHN DILLINGER IS ONE SOUGHT Chicago, Dec. 18— <U R) — The remnants of gangs which sprang into power during the prohibition era were placed “on the spot” today in a new , combined state and federal campaign announced by State’s Attorney Thomas . Courtney. While the drive will he naliona 1 in its scope it will | be centered in Chicago, Courtney i said. Melvin H. Purvis, of the j Chicago office of the United States bureau of invest igation, has given assurance of federal cooperation. The first objective was as 1 nounced as a nation-wide manI hunt for Charles Connors, John Kultas, Basil Banghart and John Dillinger. These men are the most notorious survivors of at least five once powerful gangs. Dillinger was described as the No. i 1 criminal at large. Since 1930 underworld warfare and government drives have resulted in death or imprisonment of A! Canone. Jack Zuta. Harvey Bailey, Verne Miller, George KelIv and other known gang leaders. Scores of lesser leaders have been killed or sent to prison. Courtney believes surviving ' members of the five former gangs ! —the "College Gang" of Illinois, i the Touhy gang of Chicago, the old Capone gang, the Bailey-Miller i eang of the southwest and the Dillinger gang of Indiana — have united. “When their principal source of income, the beer trade, was taken away, the remaining members joined forces." CbflrtDey said. “The gangs are uniting, 1 and so must we." Dillinger, he believes, probably is the leader of the united forces. Khitas. a former state university student, is the leader of an i alleged gang of former students I who levied ransom of $500,000 or more on men who preferred paying to notoriety in newspapers. I officials believe. Banghart reportedly was a pal of Gerald Chapman and George (Dutch) Anderson, both now dead, and later a member of the Bailey-Miller gang of ' the southwest. Con 'ors is known as a "contact man" for the Roger Touhy gang, whose leaders are now in fall ; awaiting trial on charges of kidnaning John (Jake the barber) Factor. Dillinger is sought as the leader of a gang of escaped India ’a convicts who killed a sheriff j in liberating him from a Lima. 0.. 1 jail recently. An alleged gambler and his woman companion were held by police today in their search for I the Dillinger gang. The suspects gave their names as Arthur Johnso r. 29 and Mlsa Jean Helen Burke. Addresses and kevs of two apartments were found in Miss Burke’s possession and unsuccessful ambushes were set bv police in these apartments. Police arrested Miss Burke on i.-formation that she was a friend of Dillinger. One of Dillinger's followers, John Hamilton, is alleged to have kil’ed Police Ser--oant William T. Shanley last Thursday. Musica’ Moments At Monmouth Gym The Grotrian and Werling twins ' will present Musical Momenta at the Monmouth gym, Thursday evening, December 21. at 8, o'clock. This entertainment has been given several times in this county and lias been well received. *BUYSHEALTH BOND* ♦ The Eastern Stars have purchased a five-del-Buy Chrlstmaa Me 1a r bealth Hbond from the Adams County Tubercul o a I s Association, it was announc- « ,04., „• W. Guy Brown, Fight Tubareuloda pres ident of the organization.