Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 3 January 1934 — Page 1

WEATHER Snow north and •now or rain south A probable tonight | and Thursday: lit n tie change In temperature.

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OZENS OF NEW PROPOSALS ARE P TOCONGRESS uge Liquor Tax BiJi Tops Dozens of New Legislative Proposals iDIANA SOLON 1 BRINGS UP BONUS Washington. Jan. 3 TU.R) jpped bv the 1,000,000 -~W liquor tax hill, dozens of legislative proposals are introduced as soon as ingress convened todav. Chairman Doughton of the juse ways and means coinittee introduced the liquor venue bill which carries a, x of *2 a gallon on whiskv mpared with the sl.lO now in! Oa. Representative Dickstein, Demoit, New York, introduced a res;tion authorizing appointment a special comtni’tee to investite Nazi propaganda in the UnitStates. 4. bill to restore veteran's bene s was prepar.-d by Senator .binson, Republican, Indiana. It mid re-euact all previous laws anting to veterans medical or spital treatment. domiciliary re. compensation and other alvances. Robinson also prepared a meare to restore the pay reduction government workers. He would :ept members of congress from ? restoration. A bill imposing triple tariff ties o> all imports from na'ions default more than 10 per cent their debts to the United ttes was introduced by Reprertative Knu’son. Republican,■ nneaoU. 1 bill which would force mortfe holders who refuse to accent me owners loan or federal farm m bonds in, payment of mortgee's debts. <o obtain court per ssion to foreclose their liens s introduced in the house today Representative McKeown. mocrat, Oklahoma. A o ned Fn*- Driving While Intoxicated ‘Charles Teeple. arrested Decem- • 23 on a charge of operating a tor vehicle while intoxicated s fined $5 and costs and given a months sentence to the state ormatory bv Mayor George Krick city court Tuesday evening. The itence was suspended. Teeple’s ving license also was revoked for , a year. — O - - )cal Sororitv To Exhibit Pictures k collection of pictures by two ’Smlnent artists, Alex Fournier 1 Adolf Shultz will be exhibited the Decatur Library hall. Sun-; .• afternoon, January 7, under the ettion of the local Tri Kappa ■ority. Qha public is invited to attend s exhibit which will be held from o 4 o’clock in the afternoon. No nission will be charged. Theae t liras will- also be shown at the iman’s Club meeting on Monday ;ht, January 8. jyal Arch Masons Install Officers 4ew officers of the Royal Arch sons were installed last night a meeting held at the Masonic 1’he officers are: Arthur D Suti, high priest: Lewis C. Helm, g; Isadore Bernstein, scribe; A. Dugan, treasurer; Earl B. tms. secretary; Daniel Sprang, iplain; Wilson Lee, captain of ■its; Norman Lenhart, royal h captain; Douglas Haney, so- *' rner; G. H. Squier, master first / 1; H. T. Vail, master second 1; Floyd Acker, master third 1; Charles A Burdg, guard. ’he officers were elected in Denber. A large crowd attended meeting last evening. )ld Buying Price Remains Unchanged Vashington, Jan. 3—(U.R)— The vernment held its domestic d buying price unchanged al 1.06 per ounce today for the venth successive bu»iness day Secretary of Treasury Morgenu reported continued gains in nmodity prices coincident with itinuauce of the gold program.

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| With Our Subscribers | ♦ • George Lett of Convoy. Ohio came over and renewed his paper today. Camper Miller of route f> was a shopper in town this morning and | stopped in and renewed his paper. Ernst Tumbleson of route 7 renewed his paper for another year I this morning. Anthony Lengerich of route 2 I signed up for the [Wiper for another year this morning. John Hirschey of roirte 6. Decatur attended to business here today and renewed ids subscription to the Democrat. • o FORMAL ORDER OF SALE MADE Federal Judge Slick Issues Order Regarding Local Sugar Plant The foreclosure of the mortgage and the formal order of sale of the property of the old Holland St. Louis Sugar Company, in this city, operated last year by the Central Sugar company, was ordered yesterday by Judge Thomae W Slick in Federal court. The date of the sale was not fixed, but the statement was made by William D. Remmel of Ft. Wayne. ' United States Commissioner, as master in chancery to conduct the sale, that it would be held as soon as possible. A four week's legal notice of the sale is required by law. The sale of the property is one of the legal steps necessary to complete the transaction negotiated by Dale W. McMillen, president of the Central Sugar company and his associates in leasing the plant last year. Local sugar company officials expressed the belief that they did not think the sale would interfere in the least with the operation of the plant next fail. After the legal requirements and technicalities ON* PAGE* StX) —_—o Ask Installation Os Traffic Lights Col. Roy Johnson appeared before the city council last evening and requested that traffic signal lights be placed at tour principal street intersection in the uptown district. Col. Johnson stated he was acting as chairman of civic committee of the Rotary Club and requested that lights be placed at the I intersections of SeStond and Madjison streets; Monroe and Third streets; Madison and Titird streets and Second and Jefferson streets. Col. Johnson also requested that the signal be placed on the side of the street. The petition was referred to the i street and sewer committee and a report will be filed at the next meeting. ALL OFFICERS AREREELECTED Directors And Officers of Decatur Bank Are Reelected All former directors and officers of the First State Bank were reelected at the annual meeting of stockholders and directors he’d at the bank's accounting room in 4 his city last evening. The officers of tlie institution are: C. A. Dugan, president; J. W. Vizard, vice-president; Theodore Graliker, cashier; Roscoe Glendenning, assistant cashier. The directors are: Daniel Sprang, chairman of the board; Mr. Dugan. Mr. Vizard. Mr. Grai iker, J. P. Braun, Theodore Hobrock, Dynois Schmitt. It was the 51st meeting of the stockholders of the institution. The stockholders meeting was held during the day, the polls closing at 3:30 o’clock. Following the election, the board met and named the officers. A large increase in total depos- ! "is in the bank was noted by Mr Dugan. Since last March the deposits have Increased $250,000. bringing the total above the million dollar mark.

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: SENATE HEADS PLEDGE AID IN RECOVERY PLAN Democratic Majority To Give Full Support of Roosevelt Policy FOUR SENATORS TAKE OATH TODAY I Washington, Jan. 3—<U.R> —The • Senate convened today for a session which is expected to move swiftly and harmoniously along paths marked out in the Roosevelt recovery program. With the traditional pomp and | 1 ; ginning its work, the senate was i i ceremony of a t.ew congress be- > rapped to order promptly at noon 'by its president. Vice-president Garner. ■ The sena'e, coming together for brief formalities before marching i to the house chamber for the joint ! session, played its opening scene to scores of interested sfpec'ators. | , Democrats outnumber Republi- ! cans almost two to one in the , I sena’e. While there undoubtedly , will be some insurgent outbursts, .; the large majority assures President Roosevelt of adequate support on vi’al issues. The Democratic majority, con- . fident that the nation’s welfare 'is improving steadily, has in- ’ formed Mr. Roosevelt that he can , count upon his party following to , carry him through whatever] 1! storms arise. The situation has been canvassed thoroughly at meetings of sen- , ate democratic leaders. They , have agreed that the Presided has used the power given him at the special session tost spring ■ I (CGNTTNT’ED ON PAGE FOITRI ■ t ! o DEATH TOLL IN STORM CROWING I Los Angeles Fears Epidemic of Disease May ; Follow Storm Los Angeles. Jan. 3— (U.R) — t Authorities moved swiftly ’oday I to protect more than 2,000.000 1 residents of Los A gelfs county i from the danger of disease or epidemic, which it was might . follow a New Year’s cloudburst . and flood which took at least two . score lives. > County Health Officer -I. L. Pom- • eroy established a field office, I where free examination against i disease, principally typhoid, was offered. City and county health officials 1 broadcast instructions to boil all water used for drinking purposes. ‘ Ail reservoirs supplying the city 1 with water were chlorinated. Mea while, with heart breaking I regularity, names of those in the I missing list were transferred to, the deatli column. In the brush which lines the' j banks of the Los Angeles river. I under the mud banks of washed over streets and against houses, bodies were found and identified, j The known dead were counted |at 39 this morning. Nine others ; were missing and feared almost certainly dead. To this toll names occasionally were added from ths list of 66 unreported. ’ Corn-Hog Meetings j Planned This Week t ! L. E. Archbold, county agent, announced today that there are ( eight additional corn-hog production control meetings in the coun- > ty this week. Four have already . been announced. The second series will be as fol--1 lows: Thursday, Monroe above • the Model Hatchery 9 am.; St. . Marys township., Pleasant Mills ' . high school 1 pin.: Jefferson high school, 7:15 p.m.; Friday, Kirk- > land high school 9 a.m.; Blue Creek, Jacobs school 7:15 p.m., j Saturday, Hartford township high , school 9 am.: Geneva high school 1 p.m.; Monday, French township, f Election school 7:15 p.m. Meetings were held yesterday at, .: the Preble school. Meetings are being held today in Union, Root, and Washington townships. Mr. | i Arhbold stated indications are that ’ most of the producers will take ad- | vantage of the government plan of ■ reduction. '

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 3, 1931.

% I Scramble Ad Winners Are Announced Today « -» The fourth of the series of Scramble Ads appears in tonight’s Dem ocrat and everybody is invited to try for tlie special prizes. So many . unusual and attractive repliee were i received from last week's ad that , lit was with great difficulty the judges made their decisions. First prize was awarded to Sr. M. j j Helene. Decatur; second prize to I Miss Eniila A. Tonneller. Decatur ; ■ third prize awarded to Rose C. Fishi **' Honorable mention. June O’Don- ' nell, Anna Adler, Madeline Spahr. Thelma Gage. Mrs. Frieda Schultz. Ml*. Geo. M. Smith, and Robert , Wolpert. YOUNG GUNMAN IS CAPTURED Noblesville Mayor Frustrates Attemnted Holdup of His Store — j Noblesville, Ind., Jan. 3 —(UP) — I A young gunman captured here last night after holdup of a drug store owned by Mayor W. E. Gifford identified himself today as Lester Gilbert. 25. son of a laborer' living 1 on the outstkirts of Mitthell. The youth refused to name a companion who escaped after firing several shots. The missing gunman carried away about S3O taken from the drug store cash register. Noblesville, Ind , Jan. 3—(U.R) One young gunman was captured, another escaped and two persons were shot and wounded as Mayor W. E. Gifford frustrated an attempted holdup of his drug store last night. , The prisoner refused to reveal ' his identity. William E. Gifford. Jr.. 15-year- ! old son of the Mayor, was shot in i the heel and George Meara, automobile dealer, was wounded in tlie leg as he grappled with robber who escaped. The two young bandits drew revolvers as young Gifford was I counting out their .change from purchase of cigarettes. Mayor Gifford jumped astride i the back of one of the gunmen. I The youth fired four shots, one of which wounded the Mayor’s son. Meara was wounded slightly by the second bandit before Hie latter escaped. __() Plan Meeting At Kirkland Thursday The (social and educational department of the Farm Bureau will hold a meeting at the community building at Kirkland Thursday evejning at 7:30 o’clock. An interesting program is being arranged and a speaker from the state department will be present. ! Members and guests are invited to attend the meeting. START ARRESTS OF MOTORISTS State Police Have Received Orders To Make Arrests Today Indianapolis, Jan. 3 —(U.R) —Arrests of motorists driving without I 1934 license plates were started by sta'e police today while most city officials delayed definite action. “The state police department's special period of leniency ended at midnigh' last night and our men are under orders to begin i enforcement of the law at o’’«e,” ! Capt. Matt Leach of the department said. Reluctance to make arrests un- < til after the heavy rush at license bureaus has subsided and all annlications are filled was expressed by city officials throughout the state, however. A statement by Police Captain Otto Pe'tit at Indianapolis that he would not order arrests until applications had been filed was j typical of the attitude expressed by most city and county officials. Both auto plates and drivers ; licenses for 1933 expired officially a' midnight Dec. 31 and Frank Finney, director of the state lii cense bureau, said no extension I will be granted.

GIVEFIGURES ’ ON EXTENSION Estimates On Cost of Extending Service To New Site Given i Tentative estimates of vest of extending waler lines to the Decatur Homestead division, south of I Decatur, where 48 small modern ' houses will be built, were given at $15,000 to $20.00 by Cliarles Brod-1 heck, superintendent of the water department, to tlie council last evening. It was estimated that between | three and four miles of six ini li pipe would b erequired The pipe and j other material costs between $4,000 and $5,000 a mile, it was estimated that about 10 fire hydrants would be necessary. The hydrants cost about SSO each. The estimates were given on material only. The council has agreed to extend the water service to tlie government's small home division experiment and it is believed that labor necessary in constructing tlie j mains tan be obtained through the CW’A. The city would have to pay for the material, including the pipe lines and hydrants. Connection to the site would be made from High street an I either from Bush or Winchester street, eliminating “dead end” lines on the site So tar no plat has been made of the homestead and engineers do not know how the houses will be located on the 80 acre tract. Mr. Brodbetk stated that he was making the estimate on maximum miles to be laid as he did not have any idea how the lines would be run through the division. Councilman Herman Gillig in commenting the water line'extendsion stated that it was the city’s plan t otake the sub-division into ON PAGE TWO) DISCUSS AUDIT OF CITY BOOKS Employment of Certified Public Accountant Discussed Tuesday Tlie sauje i of employing a certified pubi :• nv'Hintant to make the annua! and. nail financial report of the water aid electric departments of the City iJght and Power plant, was disci ( ted by the council last evening. For several years the council has employed auditors to make up the detailed reports, including an audit 1 of all records. This year ’he state government is sending out accountants to audit municipal plan’s and some of the councilmen thought tne ' work was being duplicated. Expressions were voiced for and against the employing of auditors | and tlie matter was referred to the electric light and water committees, i The reports made everv year give in detail production costs, a balance sheet of assets and liabilities and profits and loss statements. I hey prove a valuable adjunct in the eoni duct of tlie business and provide the public with information concerning the municipal plant.. — -o ■ Miss Cora Burk Is Hurt This Morning Miss Cora E. Burk of 122 South Ninth street, daughter of Mrs. John iW. Burk who ’ s janitress at the Decatur Public Library building. ■ fell this morning while assisting her mother with the work at the library and fractured and dislocated her left ankle. The accident occurred about it | o’clock this morning when Miss Burk fell from a step ladder. She was removed to the Adams County Memorial Hospital, and will be takj en to her home this evening. ——o — Charity Board Plans Its Quarterly Visit The Charity Board will make its quarterly visit to the Adams County jail and infirmary Friday afternoon. This is the first meeting of the year and all members of the board are asked to be present. The board members will meet at 2 o'clock nt the Jail and following a visit through that building will continue to the infirmary.

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HOUSE LEADER CUNFIDENT DE FULL SUPPORT Speaker Rainey Foresees Quick Approval of Recovery Policies FIGHT LOOMS ON SEATING MEMBER Washington, Jan. 3 —<U.R> The I | House of Representatives, with nearly its full membership of 435, present, convened for tlie regular session of 'he 73rd congress today ready according to majority leaders to carry out to tlie full legislative wishes of President Roosevelt. Crowded galleries lent color to, the occasion. Reservations were | made for cabinet members, diplomats. drawn to tlie great chamber in the south wing, for the joint session at which President Roosevelt will deliver his message to Congress. Venerable white haired Sneaker He iry T. Rainey rapped the House to order, sending on i’s way the significant session which must give a new financial urge to the recovery program and new revenue sources to cover increased expenditures. Early tests of adminis ratio i strength were slated, which would give the leadership a cross section of sentiment among 'he 313 Democratic members and tlie 114 Republicans. Departmental appropriation bills, reciprocal tariff authority for the President, and revenue law revision proposals will bring hot debate early in the sessio n Speaker Rainey foresaw’ quick house approval of presidential proposals for continuance of the recovery program. He predicted tha the house would have the legislative slate cleaned by April <co\'TivT'gr> on p*ge thyieei o Valuable Purse Found Bv Mrs.. Wm. Watkins A bill fold containing more than $525 was found by Mrs. William Watkins of southeast of Decatur. The purse and money belonged to Francis Guinany, 1325 Michigan Ave.. Fort Wayne, who inserted an add in the Daily Democrat, offering a $75 reward to the person who found it. Mrs. Watkins returned tlie money to Mr. Guinany and received the reward. Mr. Guinany stopped at the Palmer Filling station, southeast of Decatur and told Mr Palmer that he believed the purse fell out of the car and upon the running board. He drove to Willshire, Ohio and there missed his money. The purse was lost a few days before Christmas and even though the owner may not have had a merry Christmas, he at least has occasion to enjoy a happy new year witli the return of the money. TU CUT AMOUNT UF RIVER WORK Annual Renort of Chief of Army Engineers Is Submitted Today Washington. Jan. 3 —<U.R> —A sharp contraction in the amount of rivers and harbors improvements and federal flood control work during the next fiscal year xAs forecast in the annual report of the chief of army engineers, submitted; to congress today. Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown„ until re- ' cently chief of army engineers, submitting his report for the year which ended June 30. 1933, recommended that for the next fiscal year the federal government should spend $31,225,000 for rivers and harbors work, and $13,180,000 for flood control on the Mississippi river and its tributaries, and the Sacramento River, Cal. These recommendations cover the period from June 30, 1934 to June 30. 1935. Last year General Brown recommended that $714,000,000 be snent on rivers and harbors, and $30,045,184 for flood control work during the period from June 30, 1933 and to June 30. 1934. These figures do not include amounts expended under the National Industrial Recovery Act, the ' ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

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PRESIDENT REPORTS NATION IS DEFINITELY ON ROAD TO RECOVERY Joint Assembly of Congress hears speech by President Roosevelt; appeal is voiced for real social and economic reform; confident hope for the future marks message; raps tax evaders and bankers grown rich at expense of stockholders and public. Washington, -lan. 3 —<U.R>--The nation definitely is in the process til recovery. President Roosevelt reported to Congress todav in a vital message on the state of the nation which he himself read from the rostrum in the crowded i chambers of the house of representatives. His message was general in terms and was regarded nv Ihe President himself as an appeal for real social and economic reform rather than for recoverv in terms ot

REACH ACCORD ' ON LIQUOR TAX House Ways and Means Committee Formally Agrees on Tax Bill Washington, Jan. 3 —(UP) The House Ways and Means committee formally agreed today on the $550. 000,000 liquor tax bill The Democratic members of the committee agreed unanimously on the bill. The nine Republican members. however, did not vote, leaving it purely a majority party measure. Approximately $36(1,000,000 of the total revenue expected to be raised by the bill will come from the sale of spirits and wines, while $160,000,000 will be raised by the levy on beer. iA tax of $2 a gallon has been placed on spirits. $5 a barrel on beer and from 10 cents to 40 cents a gallon on wine depending on tlie alocholic content. The present extra levy on blended spirits. 30 cents a gallon, will lie retained. — Judge Slick Gives Liquor Law Ruling Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 3 (I I’) Owners of buildings padlocked under the national prohibition act as liquor nuisances will be free to reopen them following a test ruling in federal court here yesterday. Decision was made by Judge Thomas W. Slick in the ease against Edward Malone and the Fort Wayne Printing Company, the court sustaining a motion for dismissal. Judge Slick's ruling was based upon the theory that repeal of the 18th amendment left the court with no jurisdiction iff such cases. o Frank Swank Held Eor Intoxication Frank Swank of Bobo was ar- | rested by local officers about 8, ! o’clock Tuesday evening in the De- 1 1 catur business district and was taken to the county jail- Swank was intoxicated at the time of his ar-j rest. Landscaping M ork In Courthouse > ard Uncle Sam has provided Decatur with next year's Christmas present ■ in the form of a Christmas tree standing on the northeast corner of the court house square. The tree a twelve foot Austrian pine, was moved there from near the peace monument by CWA lalior. The woi k was done by J. M. Gaskill. Do> Tumbleson. and William Snackley. The court house has been comipletely landscaped during the last week by these men. ■ hirteen trees ! which had begun to obscure the ! view of the monument, were moved to various points on tlie courthouse : yard. Two arbor vitae were placed ■ in front of Elephant Ro-ek. One arbor vitae and two evergreens were \ set out on the northwestern corner. ] T-wo Chinese arbor vitae were moved from the front to the rear of the monument to form a back ground. One was placed on each side of the monument. Spirea was moved from the northcorner of the yard to line the back walk. The county purchased twelve monumental bushes to set in front of the peace monument in place of the trees which were moved. Eight of these are Savin Junipers and four are Baotta arbor vitae.

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* older values. The President addressed a joint assembly ol house and senate shortly after the two chambers convened separately for the first regular session of the 73rd congress. iSa’lsfaction with the immediate past and confident hope for our country’s future marked Mr. Roosevelt’s message. Only in the field of foreign afj fairs did the President's optimism I fal'er. His judgment today is that fear of aggression, expenditure of vast sums on armaments and the constant erection of trade barriers prevent any great progress in peace or trade agreements. Permanent readjustment of many of the nation’s social and economic arrangements was the objective placed before congress by the President. The division is sharp and clear, Mr. Roosevelt said, between those who would recover by a return to ■( he old order and those to whom recovery means reform of old methods. Os that latter group Mr. Roosevelt is the head. “Civilization ca.-not go back," he said, “Civilization must not stand still. It is our task to perfect, to improve, to alter when necessary, but in all cases to go , forward." Save the genuine, important i things of our civilization and permit the vicious and wasteful pari of society to perish, the President I counselled co.’gress. 1 “We could not save it if we wished," he said. “They have chosen the way of self-destruc-tion.” “It is an integrated program, national in scope,” he earnestly told the congress as he approached the end of his momentous communication. The fruit of mechanical invention, the power of machine production to supply the people, the efficiency of industry, modern communication and the broad education which has become the i heritage of th l people, Mr. RooseI volt would conserve in that inte- , grated plan of reform. He would i foster and encourage organization among consumers so ’hat they ' may insist upon fair dealing in (CONTI NTTEn ov PAGE STXt ALLOT FUNDS TO BUY FARM LANDS Twenty-five Million Dollars Allotted To Buy Unprofitable Land Washington, Jan. 3 —(UP) —The Federal surplus relief corporation today was allotted $25,000,000 of Public works funds to initiate the government’s program of buying up unprofitable farm lands and retiring them from production. Development of the program will be worked out by the department of agriculture and the department of the interior in consultation with other agencies. An official announcement said I the alm of the program wa s “termination of attempt to farm and i crop lands which are not fitted for such purposes and cannot be made j cultiva.able in an economical manner under existing conditions.’’ It was said that sub-marginal lands taken out of production would be used for “such purnoses as are deemed advisable including additions to the national domain, Indian reservations, national forests, and parks."