Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1934 — Page 1

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),S, SEEKS [GISLATION ON VALUATION jident Asks Dollar Relation At Between 50 And 60 Cents jT OF MESSAGE CONCERNS SILVER r a sliin«t<»n. Jon. ir> [psident Roosevelt today to congress a message L for legislation limitultimate revaluation of, Hollar ala |M>int between U (50 cents. . i » asked also lor specific Llion to vest in the govbent title Io all Ameri- 1 bwned monetarv gold, himately 13.5M.000.W** of L now Is owned by the fedorLrve banks. asked, further, authority for Lretary of the treasury to In foreign exchange and aug-1 L ’.hat $2,000,000,000 from the Kial profit in gold seizure be Lto establish a fn’d for Uses and sales of gold, forI exchange and government I addition, he asked for Hment of existing legislation ng to purchase a<d sale of land monetary matters in ■1 to make the handling of I problems more convenient, loosevelt told questioners he Led the RFC gold purchase k. for instance, as clumsy. I latter part of his message ■evoted to silver but said !i I the government would wait levelopments under the Lon■wiferenee silver agreement I I acting farther in connection mat metal. I Roosevelt discussed hl« Ige at a small press conferlan hour before it was sent ■tgress. The President feels k genera! his communication | argument against starting ■oney printing presses on ■acks because the issue I be limited and retirement ■vided in the act. Las pointed out at the White I that the request that conI “fix the upper limit of re|T’’TVT t FD nV PA GF v TVRS |Fe!iows Met Saturday Night I winter session of the Tenth |t Old Fallows association of la was held in Decatur. Sat aright. The district included all I in Alams, Blackford. Jay [ells counties. [ge P. Bornwasser of IndiaV. grand secretary, was the fcal speaker at the meeting ■» second degree was conferrI lodge number 721 of Petro- ■■ Grile of Geneva, president ■ association, presided over ■eeting which was 'held In |*l I. 0. O. F. Hall. V *■*•“ 0 ——— farm Homes Surveyed Here ■ office of the Federal Farm I Survey, under the supervi- ■‘ Miss Lavon Christner, re■hat the work of the survey flog splendid progress. To ■he enumerators have sur-1 ■ 815 homes. The people have' I fine cooperation and the I ■ wto rs are now returning to . office an average of nine j ■ ichediiles a day, the super- ■ Mated. ■ complete this important ■ Adams county must have ■ farm homes surveyed. ■ Present rate of progress 801B 01 *HI be completed by f ry 31 the time limit set 1-y B'ernment. f* Roop Will Speak At Purdue t t L e " einwr Ra H>h Roop will f ‘ the speakers at the Ind-' R a^n, 00 '’ wllich opens Jan- ■ ’ *undue University, LaEr.? 00 ” was ask ed to l. j ’ e Mibjeet of drainage t... R ?°P has drawn many K„„ g “ is tertn of office, in- ■ 16 of Adams County ln?'n co,n,niss ioners, Den- ■ win . lk Martin and phi! IMr o* 80 att6nd the road Em ti ° P will a PP ear on the I ’ T “ ur *day, January 25. I

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In Federal Toils J ' ' c W ■ ■/ Arrested in Easton. Pa., by Federal agents who iharged her with broadcasting counterfeit bills, Jessie Hanley, eighteen and pretty, tearfully told of finding the bills at the Easton railway station and spending them, unaware they were phony. She identified herself as the daughter of a sociaMy promin ent New York family. PRECINCTS NOT TO BE CHANGED Voting Precincts LikelyWili Not Be Changed At This Time Veting pracißcta in ihe county and in the city of Decatur will not be changed now. according to opinion expressed by County Attorney H. B Heller today. The fact that four wards have been established in Decatur does not necessitate the designating of two additional precincts, Attorney Heller stated. The boundary lines for the wards merely regulate the selection of Candidates for the city'council and Mr. Heller and city officials believe that the same voting precincts as established now in the three wards can be used. The matter will be taken up further with the county commissioners and if it is decided that additional precincts are required, the change will be made and persons registering now in the six Decatur precincts will be changed to the new precincts. The commissioners expressed the hope that changes would not be necessary, because of the additional expense connected with the operation of the precincts. Add Steam Shovel In Work On Road Announcement was made today I that Meshberger Brothers have added another steam shovel in work on .state road 527. With the addition of the shovel, twenty more men have i been hired to work on the road. COAL MINERS START STRIKE Anthracite Miners On Strike In Pennsylvania Today Wilkes Barre, Pa., Jan. 15—«J.R) —A strike of anthracite miners became effective today, partially closing 50 colieries a id throwing about 30,000 men into idleness. Many mining operations in district No. 1, comprising Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, were; at a standstill, ft was said. The strike was ordered by the j United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania, a union organized in opposition to the United Mine Workers of America. Picketing began at dawn. Miners who desired to work were instructed to return to their homes. Bands of pickets guarded entrances to every colliery and breaker. The strike was a battle for union supremacy between the new union •and the old united mine workers. I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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CUBAN LEADER 1 RESIGNS POST President Grau San Martin Submits Resignation; Seek Successor Havana. Jan. 15. — (U.R) —Brest-' dent Hamon Grau San Martin to-1 day submitted his resignation to a revolutionary committee composed , of his own former supporters who | had invited him to step out. Members of the revolutionary committee met throughout the, night to selei t his successor. There was some threat of trouble, as radical and conservative leaders seem- ' ed to disagree on future policy. The committee, after many hours of vain argument over Grau's successor. adjourned until 10 a. in, without reaching a decision. Two main candidates for the vacated presidency were considered by the revolutionary committee —Col. Carlos Mendieta, nationalist i leader and perhaps the country’s most popular politician, and young i Secretary of Agriculture Carlos Hevia. graduate of Annapolis naval academy in the class of 1920. Grau's submission of ills resignation came after an exciting day during which the government seized control of the American owned ' Cuban Electric Company because it I failed to reach agreement with its employes on a new wage scale. The workers struck yesterday morning, and for hours the capital and provincial towns were without light or power. Antonio Guiteras. secretary of war, navy and interior, and Col. Fulgencio Batista, army chief of staff, were among those present at i the meeting. News that Grau's resignation had been submitted came at 1:30 a m. it was published as official in morning newspapers. HEALTH BOARD MAKES CHARGE Indiana Ci ties Fail In Anti-Stream Pollution Campaign Indianapolis, Jan. 15 — <U.R) Many northern Indiana cities are failing to give serious consideration to the state health department's antistream pollution campaign. it was charged by department officials today. Proof of the charge was contained in a detailed report prepared by L. A. Geupel. chief sanitary engineer, and M, L. Lang, chief of the division of chemistry. The report has been presented to Dr. Verne K. Harvey, state health director, who will confer with Governor Paul V. McNutt regarding it. During recent weeks 26 cities have been cited to appear before the state health board for hearings. Where city officials refused to cooperate in building sewage disposal pla..ts and halting industrial waste in streams, the health department issued orders demanding that they do so. In the case of both Fort Wayne and Anderson these orders have been appealed by the city to the circuit courts. Today's report discloses the following status of the 26 cases: Nine have plans completed and applications filed with the public works administration for loans to construct disposal plants, three have plans prepared with the intention to file for such a loan; four have completed plans but express no intention to borrow the construction funds, eight have taken no official action and the other two have filed appeals from i the state health board rulings. Northern Indiana cities, incltid-1 *rONTTNTTEn ON PAGE THREE) South Bend Women Uninjured In Crash — Mrs. William H. Long. Mrs. William Demlap and Mrs. Susie Hull, all of South Bend, escaped injury shortly 'before 5 o'clock Saturday ; afternoon when the car in which they were riding skidded into a bus at the railroad crossing north of Monmouth on U. S. road 27. The bus iliod stopped for the crossing and when the South Beaid | women attempted to stop, the an-| to skidded into the bus. The ear was only slightly damaged and the South Bend residents resumed their journey Sunday.

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Berne Woman Is i Seriously Injured ' Mrs. Emil Liechty of Berne was' ! seriously injured Sunday night at | : seven o'clock when she was struck by an automobile driven by Lofton ; Moser. 16, as she attempted to | cross a street in Berne. Mrs. Liechty was crossing West Main street when the accident oc-1 ■ vurred. She was brought to the 1 Adams County Memorial Hospital j | where it was found she suffered a i , fractured right leg. part of her lip | ' was torn away, a bad gash below i ; | the chin and severe bruises. , Lofton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. |, Amos Moser of Berne. POLICEMEN ON 8-HOUR SHIFTS — City Policemen To Work Eight Hours; Johnson Is Employed City policemen went on new shifts Sunday and Herman Johnson was aikled to the police force. Mayor George Krick announced today. The policemen will work on eight hour shifts and four regular policemen will be employed instead of, three. The schedule of hours for the of-1 ficers wollow: From 8 o'clock p. m. to 4 o'clock a. m. Officers Ed Mili ler ar.rj Grover Cottrell will be on duty during these hours. From 4 a. m. to 12 o'clock noon. Herman Johnson will be on duty. Chief of police Seph Melchi will go on duty at 12 o'clock noon and remain on the job until 8 o’clcck in -I the evening. • Recently the cuncil reocmmended that the policemen.be given one day off duty, the city employing an ex- ’ tra man to serve on the beats while i the regular officer was taking time i off. Under this plan it was difficult to arrange schedules. Mayor Krick stated and the employing of an extra man on full time will not cost much more than one on part time. ' so the change was made. Policeman Johnson started to work Saturday night and changes I were observed yesterday by the police force. County Recorder First To Register County recorder Walter J. Bockman was the first person to register at the county clerks office this morning. County Clerk Werling started the cards at number 100 and at 11 o'clock 15 people had registered. An effort is being made to register the oldest person in the county under number one. Three [ names have already been filed, the , parties being over 94 years of age. Simon Schwartz Auto Is Damaged The automobile owned by Simon , Schwartz of the Berne Review, was slightly damaged Saturday. The Schwartz car was parked in front of the Review office in Berne, when a trailer attached to a passing car became loose and struck the autoi mobile. o MICHAEL JOHNS DIESSATURDAY Resident Os Adams County Infirmary For Past 30 Years Funeral services for Michael Johns, 80, a resident of the Adams County Infirmary for the last 30 years, who died Saturday afternoon >at 1:30 o’clock, will be held Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock from the Yager Brothers Funeral Home on First street, and at 9 o’clock at the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be made in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Johns was born in Fostoria, Ohio, and spent practically hie entire life in Adams County. He was a son of Michael and Christine Johns. 'ln early life he was married to Ella Rice of this city, who preceded him in death over 30 years ago. Surviving are four sons, Harry, Medrick, Arthur and Leon, and a daughter, Frances of Fort Wayne.: Mr. Johns died at the county infirmary early Saturday afternoon. Death was due to apoplexy.

CLARK J. LUTZ IS APPOINTED Decatur Attorney Is Named Democratic Election Commissioner Dick Heller, Democratic county chairman, has announced the ap polntment of C. J. Lutz, well known attorney of this city, to serve aselection commissioner for the ensuing two years. The appointment filed today with the county clerk is according to the requirement of the law’. Mr. Lutz will serve with a representative of the Republican party to be appointed by Ralph Yiger, county chairman. Milton ('. Werling county clerk, by virtue of his office is the third member of the commission. Owing to the fact that the city election will be held ih conjunction with the county, state and township election, numerous legal questions may arise and the advice of Mr. Lutz will be of great value. The commission prepares the copy for the ballots, see that they are printjed and distributed and then receive and compile the vote. Their first duties will be in conjunction with the primary in May and they will also serve at the November election. During the past two years. Leo i Saylors, Democrat and Charles Iturdg, Republican, have served on the board. Schmidt Infant Dies At Berne Leah Schmidt, infant laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Schmidt of Berne died Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at the home of the grandfather. Mose Schmidt. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoo nat 1 o'clock at the home. YOUTH TELLS OF FORGED DRIVE High School Student Forced T(FDrive Two Gunmen To Chicago Indianapolis. Jan. 15. — (U.R) A story of a night drive to Chicago with two ginmen as unwelcome passengers was recounted today by John P. Devine. 18. Indianapolis high school student. Devine, son of Thomas J. Devine, a ballroom proprietor, returned from Chicago late yesterday. After taking his mother home early Sunday morning, the youth was en route downtown for his father when accosted by the gunmen. he said. The gunmen forced entrance to the car when it stopped at a traffic light. Devine said he was forced to drive west to state road 52 and thence to Chicago. At 83rd street and South Shore Drive in Chicago the men left him, Devine said. The youth drove on until he found a policeman who accompanied him to the South Chicago police station. There he viewed pictures of the John Dillinger gang and other known criminals in an (effort to identify his kidnapers. Roads to Chicago were Icy and ( he was forced to keep his eyes on ; his driving at all times, Devine said. He said was not robbed (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Revival Opens At Evangelical Church Revival services at the First Evangelical church will open tonight at 7 o’clock and continue for two weeks. Rev. J. W. Dauner of Kendallville will have charge. Services will be held each night at 7 o’clock with the exception of Satin day. o Edward Fisher Rites Held This Morning Mr. and Mrs. John O. Fisher attended the funeral services held at W o’clock this morning at the St. Charles church in Peru, for Mr. Fisher's brother, Edward Fisher, who died at a Chicago hospital Friday night. Burial w’as made at Peru. Mr. Fisher died at 9:45 o’clock Friday night. Surviving are the five brothers: James of Huntington; i John of Decatur; William of Indianapolis; Joseph of Miami, Florida, and Hugh of Chicago, and a sister, ' Miss Marie Fisher of Chicago.

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DR. WYNEKOOP NEAR COLLAPSE .! IN COURT ROOM Judge Orders Recess For Woman Doctor To Regain Strength STATE ATTORNEYS PRESENT ARGUMENT Criminal Court Building, Chi--1 1 cago, Jan. 15 — (U.R) — Dr. Alice 1 : Lindsay Wynekoop nearly col--1 lapsed today as defense counsel W. W. Smith started his a iswer > 1 to the opening statement of the 1 ; state in the woman physician’s j trial on murder charges. Judge Joseph B. David ordered 1 a recess for an hour and a half 1 in order to give the defendant an ’ I opportu >ity to reedver her ’ | strength. ’ The near collapse came just as Smith was telling of the happy ■ family life of the Wynekoops. ( The trial was delayed today as her attorneys argued that the | ! | aged woman be allowed to appear ! in court in a wheel chair during l her trial on charges of murdering ( her daughter-in-law. Rheta. ,1 After hearing medical test!-1 , mo y Judge David ruled that the ' defendant was not in such condition as to necessitate a wheeled | ! chair and the trial proceeded. Fearing that the frail but de- i ? termined physician might sue-; , cumb to the strain of the daily I f court appearances, her attorneys t asked permission to allow her to . t rest in a wheel chair. A vigorous opposition was pre-1 •- sented by Assistant State's Attor- »« • • i rCONTTNT’En ON PAGE THREE) j O Hartford Citv Plant Is Damaged By Fire ■ Hartford City, Jan. 15. —-(U.R* — I ■ Fire of undetermined origin de- ■ stroyed the bending and decorative plant of the Johnston glass factory i here shortly after 9 o’clock Mon- - day morning. In the absence of J R. Johnston, Ir.. who is ill in a hos- j pital In Miami, Florida, the total loss could not be estimated. Firemen fought for about three; i hours before subduing the blaze 1 i which threatened other parts of I . the plant, nearby homes and the , Sneath glass factory. All avails able fire fighting equipment in the ' city was sent to the scene. The loss, according to company officials, j I is covered by insurance. Masonic Family Party Wednesday *' ' | The Masonic family party, chick--1 en dinner, card party and dance 1 will start promptly at 6:30 o'clock j Wednesday evening. Music will be 1 furnished by Teeter’s nine-piece or--1 chestra. Specialty numbers will be given between dances. e j Sale of tickets will close at 9 i •, a. m. Tuesday and no tickets will ‘be sold at the door. Members of B the committee in charge of the party are I Bernstein, Charles ' Burdg and Dan Tyndall. Tickets are priced at 50 cents. ! I o DECATURMAN i IN ACCIDENT Walter Butcher Escapes Serious Injury In 1 Auto Accident t Kendallville, Jan. 15 —The condi- } tion bf Charles Strainer, 68, of 107 East Wayne street, who was injurj ed in ran automobile accident on . road 6 Saturday night, remains "extremely critical.” Dr. H. O. Williams his physician ,said today. Two others hurt in the same acciI dent were released from Lakeside r hospital today. They are Edward Holsinger, who has three fractured' - ribe and scalp wounds, Harvey t Engle, who was cut an dbruised. The Kendallville people were in- ', jured when the car in which they -; were riding collided with a Cloveri. leaf Creameries, Inc., truck, driven t by Walter Butcher of this city, e ' Mr. Butcher was not injured sev- ; erely. The truck was badly dami- aged and was brought to Decatur i, I by Butler’s Garage. •, j The accident occurred on a hill 1 near Kendallville.

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Swings to Repeal p-- .... wQ In a startling reversal of his dry attitude of long standing. Governor I. C. Blackwood has asked the j Legislature of South Carolina to i repeal the State prohibition law and to submit its action to the I people for ratification. The GovI ernor charged the State was bei coming a haven for criminals be- ' cause of its dry laws. REGISTRATION ~ STARTS TODAY Deputy Registrars Begin Registering Voters Os Adams County — . Thirty-four registration deputies were sworn in Saturday afternoon I and given the necessary supplies with which to start work todav. : | Several township assessors also i attended the meeting which was : held in the court room and they also received their supplies and instructions. County Clerk Milton Werling, chief registration officer was i.i charge. The deputies started work today, one in each voting precinct and wil continue their canvass j until every voter has been invited to qualify. Under the new law. , known as the permanent registration act, every voter must sign 1 and subscribe to the card which i gives his name, residence, place of birth, age and other qualifications. The deputy registration officers are divided over the county as near equally as to politics, as was possible, each covering his entire precinct. I t addition to these officials, the assessors, the county | clerk and the city clerk are ■ authorized to register the voters. Those who wiM vote in the May i primary must register not less than 29 days before the date of that election. The last day to j register is April 9. Any person who will be old enough to vote next November is entitled to register and vote at the primary. For each voter two cards must be filled out aid properly signed 1 and returned to the county clerk. After the registration, the clerk will prepare photostatic copies, ' two to be delivered to the precinct inspector and one to the county chairman of each of the two leading political parties. Additional lists will be kept at the I clerk’s office for public inspec-! i t.io.i. Deputies will receive five'cents ; for each name registered, while the county clerk will get only four cents. It is expected that the Job will be speedily and well accomplished in this county. -0 Geneva Man Freed Bv Justice Os Peace Homer Meshberger, a Geneva . CWA worker, was released by justice of the peace James Barr after he had been arrested Saturday night by Geneva officers. Meshberger was alleged to have badly beati en his wife last week and also with having locked his small son in his home, which was ,’ithout a fire. Meshberger was released when his wife refused to file chargs. o Mrs. Ivan Stuckev Unhurt In Wreck Mrs. Ivan Stuckey escaped injury ' late Saturday afternoon when the j rar she was driving ekidded off the road on 13th street near the Tile, Mill and fell into a 10 foot ditch.: Damage to the car amounted to I 1 about SSO.

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LITTLE CHANCE FOR RECOVERY OF MRS. ENGLE Paul Seesenguth Dies Sunday Night; Ohio Man Also Killed MRS. WM. ENGLE IS NEAR DEATH BULLETIN Bluffton, Ind.. Jan. 15. — (Special)--Mrs. William H. Engle, 54, injured in an auto accident south of Bluffton Sunday, died at the W ells county hospital at 3:15 o’clock this afternoon. Surviving are lhe husband and four children. Mrs. Milton Swearingen. Decatur; LaVere, John and Ruth, all at home. Bluffton, Jan. 15—(Snecial — Two persons were killed and six others injured, one perhaps fatally, hi a collision of two automobiles at the iunction of state roads 1 and tx, at Fiat 13 miles south of Bluff ton, shortly after noon Sunday. Paul Seesenguth, 49, farmer. of French townshin. Adams county, residing five miles ( west and one mile south of Monroe, died at 8:30 o’clock Sunday . evening in the Wells county hospital of injuries sustained in the accide’t. Mr. Seesenguth sustained a fractured skull, broken ribs and a punctured lung. Thomas Kyle. 69. Mainisburg, Ohio, died shortly after he was brought to the local hospital. He ; also suffered a fractured skull. Mrs. William H. Engle. 54, is believed fatally injured. She suffered several fractured ribs and seffious internal iniuries. Mrs. Engle was given a blood transfasio ’ Sunday nicht and the attending physician this afternoon held no hopes for her recovery. Others hurt in the wreck and the extent of their injuries are: William H. Engle, 54, head bruised and scratched. Mrs. Paul Seesenguth, wife of the fatally iniured man. fractured collar bene and head injuries. Mrs. Dora Stogdill. 50. Bluffton, broken and jammed right hip, fractured ribs and severe bruises about the chest. Mrs. Kyle, wife of the man killed, lacerations on face. Roy Hisey, 47. chauffeur for the Kyles, broken rirht arm and collarbone. Taken To Bluffton Occupants ot both cars were r"shed to the Wei's county hospital in ambulances from Bluffton and Pennville. Engle, a Decatur rural mail carrier, with his wife, Mrs. Stogdill ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 FARMER IS HELD IN TWO DEATHS Farmer Held Fo r Contrihing To Death Os Mother, Babe Boonville. Ind.. Jan. 15 — (UP) — Charged with contributing to the I death of a mother and a new-bom baby, Herman Gentry, 32, farmer living near Chandler, was being held in jail today. Police and Sheriff’s officers kept a close guard around his cell to prevent possible mob violence. Gentry w r as taken Into custody ; following the death of Mrs. Arvenia 1 Harris, 41. mother of 10 children. She died shortly after giving birth to iher Util child, a girl. It was born dead. While alone at her home the night of Jan. 6, Mrs. Harris was confronted by a drunken man at the door. He was armed with a shotgun and said he was a holdup man. The i stranger attempted to attack Mrs. : Harris and she ran screaming to I the home of a neighbor. Her husband. Charlee, returning , a few minutes later, saw a drunken man staggering near the house. Dr. Charles F. Martin, attending physician, said that Mrs. Harris’ 11th child was born prematurely , arud that death of the mother and baby was caused by “undue fright." I Gentry is married and has three daughters, all under seven.