Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1934 — Page 1

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■jSEVELTTO r*JNMONETARY 1111 l AT 3:30 JL i>r..Jdfiit Garner nKgns Measure; Up »(■' To President yUrrenuy war I 'U HELI) I XLIKEIA MuhinMton. Jan. M-W.» -WprcM.k r.l (.ariHT today the monetary bill. ■was the l: 'st Dreliniinarv ■gnalure oi the bl I bv the s, hedliled lor 3:30 BLedDtelv thereafter, it ■said, th' President will ■ into coni > fence with ■ur' officials and inone- ■" pt , rt .. e wolk out details .■btproeivn fnr taking title te I'.' gold and rethe dollar. White House said it was ■° y unlikely that any of the ■J a ' tiVe neiessarj to carthis program would be todas It was pointed out • ■ tbes' • ■■■!• tefluired careand study. of the bill by the ■ j. :i . t,,.!.,} was exported to ■ ■followed b) -■ series of exee.i- ■ orders nrinally taking title ) ■ll, f reserve Hanks' gold, sellin; fund and de- ■ the dollar to a range of ■u. till rents :n gold from its ■ rilue. : ... milled gold Os ■ werv- :■■<■- Hie government ■> ■■. M ■ I'.irnO in gold re ' -session, or moie H tl tn.rcl of the world's monojo j st. k- Temporarily - ' devaluation will the n<e of this gold to out- -ding dollar from previous level of 23.22. ■jtdT 'h.s the government ■ a-sure a theoretical “profit' K.ri ’o $4.000.000.tw0 upon the final stabilif th- dollar, because that gold would be set loose by ■ nsiiii-tint; ■’ the gold content. ■» will b. ...ukkeeping opera ■t not afte ting the country's ■pWriXTED ON PAGE FIVE) Is. INTAKE | MIN PROJECT ■abash River Dredging ■ Project May Come ■ Under I’WA ■’ortlaiui The Wabash dts-dgitig project, now pend io ind.ana supreme court ■ »Pf»-u! trim the Adams circuit will probably be dismissed ■s" <:: .?..n;e performed under a .• ks administration of L'nlted States government, it ■t preset ■ plans can be carried MU’ord has been received from ■t r! Griswold, congressman from fifth Indiana district, and from ■titlt I Kb • ». congressman from Celina. Ohio, district, that in :r judgment this work can be under the supervision and ■ ® the costs paid by the feder- ■ sorer inetit. and the project over a long time by the ■itvd Stales government in their works program now being ■tked out over the entire cotin■T.iis Wabash river project pro■J 8 ’ for the dredging of the Wa- ■’■ jN TIXUKI) on PAGE FOUR) feasant Mills Class ■ Presents Play Tonight ■pg- junior class of the Pleasant ■ils high school will present the ■J* comedy, 'Here Comes Char- ■ the school house at 7:30 ■ Oclt this evening. The play ■Aters about the confusion caus- ■ *hen Larry Elliott, young brok- ■ thinking he is becoming guard- ■? of a small boy, finds he has ■ en a girl to raise. ■ unlor class members taking part ■'“u production are Edith Wil- ■® s - Luther Sovlne, Marcile MyHoward DeArmond, Morton ■T 8 ' M ary Kathryn McMelen, ■“ Myers, Dorothy Habegger, ■* h Myers and Robert McCul-1

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Vol. XXXII. No. 26.

Psi lota Xis To Give Charity Dance The Psi lota XI Sorority will sponsor a Charity Dante at the Masonic Hall. Friday evening, following the Decatur-Bluffton basketball j game. Rudy Errington and his Col leglans. broadcasting, recording and vaudeville entertainers will fur- i nlsh the music. They will feature, Bert La Roy. baritone soloist. The committee in charge of the, dime iivcludes Mra. William Linn. Miss Betty Macklin, Miss Ruth 1 Macklin, Mrs. CO. Porter, Miss I Florence Magley, Mies Effie Patton. I Mrs. Jesse Rice. Miss Eleanor Punt- | phtey, an 1 Mrs. Frank Rawley. Admission to the dance will be 1 25 cents for students, and 35 cents , for adults. A large crowd from Bluffton and this (city is ,xpet-ted to attend the entertainment. MRS. MARTr IS CANDIDATE Mrs. Ada Martin Announces Candidacy For Clerk-Treasurer The first candidate for city office announced todav and several entered the field for the Demo--1 critic nominations for county and township offices. Mrs. Ada Martin, present citytreasurer. today announced her candidacy for clerk treasurer of, the city of Decatur. Peginnin: next year the offices of clerk and treasurer at the city hall will Ih* a combined office. Mrs. Martin was elected treasurer in 1929 and assumed office in 1930. Previous to being elected sire was employed as a newspaper solicitor. She lives on Winchester street in this city. Other Candidates Announce John Felty, present county assessor. announced that he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the same office. Mr. Felty is serving his first term of four years, taking office in 1931. David D. Habegger, well known . resident of Blue Creek townshin and present trustee, announced that he would seek the Democra*ic nomination this year. Mr. Habegger is holding his first term. Ervin Pontius of Hartford townshin. announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for trustee of Hartford townsliin. Two other candidates. Eli Dubach and J. K. Yoder, have a’so rnnounced that they are candidates for the nomination. Edwin Beer, trustee of French township. announced that he would seek re-election and be a candidate at the May primary. Mr. Beer is serving his first term as trustee of his township. Elks Will Snonsor Valentine Dance The B. P. O. Elks will sponsor a Valentine Dance at the Elk's Home on North Second street, Tuesday evening. February 13, it was announved today. Tile affair will be exclusive for Elks members. _— o COLLECT NEAR TWO MILLIONS State Excise Department Reports Nine Months Collections Indianapolis. Jan. 30. —(U.R)~The state excise department collected $1,856,856 from beer, wine and whisky licenses a d taxes during the first nine months of operation, Sam H. Lesh, department auditor, reported today. Total disbursements of the department, including distributions of i revenues to local governmental units and operating expenses, were $1,783,937, leaving a cash balance of $81,918, Lesh reported. The largest single item on the I department's budget during the nice months was a Nov. 1 distribution of $874,171 from excise collections to locai school units. Next largest was a total of s<o4.742, distributed on monthly settlement dates to county, city and township geenral funds for relief I of property taxes. Operating expenses of the de’paitment Included $31,245 in sal aries for 22 employes; $3,135 for office equipment; sl,o+o tor building UcONTIN'VED* ON PAQE TWO)

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MINEWORKERS I ARE ADDRESSED BY LABOR HEAD Miss Frances Perkins Speaks This Afternoon At Convention SHORTER WORKING HOURS FAVORED Indianapolis, Jan. 30 fli.P.) — Permanent legislation creating a shorter work day and a shorter work week temporarily established under NR A codes should be enacted to afford tile nation's wage earners adequate income, security, and leisure. Secretary of Labor Perkins said today in an address before the I'nifed Mine Workers convention. “Every man and woman in this country who is willing and able to work needs to be permanently and securely employed. I am convinced we cannot do this, that we cannot maintain permanent - and secure employment except by a short work day and a short work week,” Miss Perkins said. She pointed out that the United States would be able to undertake j this legislation because of development of industrial machinal ery, which should be made tlie ; "servants of wage earners and' pay them a share in their profits.” Referring to the NR A. Miss j Perkins said, “Results can be seen everywhere of the increased purchasing power that lias come in industry under the codes. More than $2.0u0,000,000 more purchasing power is in the hands of industrial workers today than they possessed last March. "The low level, to which suicidal competition had brought so; many industries, has been, raised by virtues of these codes." She said the depression had given the public a new conception of civilization, which included secrity. adequate income and leisure for the working class. She asked tliat proper safety conditions be established throughout the industry in all industries, points out that most accidents ould be avoided with proper safe(CONTTNUED ON PAGE FIVE) o JURORS DRAWN FOR FEBRUARY Ju r v Commissioners Draw And Petit Juries Today Jury Commissioners W. A. Lower and Otto Hoile and Milton C. Werling, clerk of the Adams circuit court, today drew the names of petit and grand jurors for the February term of the circuit court, which will open next Mon-: day. February 5. Members of the grand Jury are i Herman Kukelhan. Root townshin; Albert H. Heckman. Preble township; Ed Trickier. Blue Creek township: John A. Yoeinan. Monroe townshin: Asa C. Munro. Hartford township; Orel Gilliom, French township. Petit jurors for the February term are Adolph Bieberich. Root 1 township; Frank Gleckler, Union township; Fred J. Adler. Kirkland township: Thomas W. Bess, Washington township; George A. Gage. St. Marys townshin: Harvey Sine, Blue Creek township; Osa Von Gunton. Monroe township; John S. Moser. French township; Oscar Lankenau. Decatur; Bertram Parr, Wabash townshin: S. D. Penning. Jefferson township; Martin S. Venis, Decatur. Judge Huber M. DeVoss stated j this morning 'hat no session of I the grand jury is contemplated during the February term. Items Omitted Tn Township Report Phil L. ScMeferetein. trustee of Root township, calls our attention to the ommission of four items of receipts which should have been list ed in the township’s annual report, published last Saturday, The receipts. which were shown in Mr.; Behfeferstein’s report, but through i mistake omitted from the copy follow; Aug. 7, Ernet Worthman, I transfers $l4O. Aug. 7. Arthur Blakey transfers $32. Aug. 7 Glen Cowami. auditor, congressional school i fund $519.13; James Elberson, transportation, $3.50.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 30, 1931.

_ —• —-.—ii u—»lMaa IMIII - ~ i - ~ — . - — Happy Birthday To You .... ■ ii ’Sty* X' Franklin Delano Roosevelt. President of the United States, will be signally honored this evening, on the opservanee of his 52nd birthday, when 5,000 cities throughout tlie country will hold Birthday Balls for the President. Proceeds from the parties will endow file Warm < Spring Foundation at Wann Springs. Georgia. The local party will be held at tlie Decatur Country Club.

BREAK IN COLD WAVE EXPECTED Slowly Rising Temperatures Are Promised For Indiana Indianapolis. Jan. 30— <U.R> —A promise of slowly rising temperatures today gave hope that the winter's most severe cold wave in Indiana would lose its grip within the next 24 hours. Two deaths, property damage of more than $500,000 and a score of injuries have been attributed ■ to the sub-zero weather which set I in Sunday night. The eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hollers was found frozen to deatli a quarter of a mile from his home northeast of Bartlettsville, Lawrence county, yesterday. A 60 year old woman was killed in an automobile accident in Indianapolis. At Kokomo Minor Williams, 55. was in critical condition after being found near death from exposure. He was found by police, his arms and legs frozen. A searching party found the Hollers lad lying with his head on his coat beneath a bush where he had crawled for warmth. He and his brother, Walter. 12, had ’ set out to a neighbors a mile away. (CONTINURD oV P*AGE* Sl*X>* * RATE HEARING WEDNESDAY A.M. Hearing On City’s Petition For Lower Rates Tomorrow The hearing on the city of Decatur's petition to reduce the light and power rate of the Municipal plant, will be held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at the city hall. Pete Dawson, a member of the Public Service Commission will in all probability preside at the hearing. M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the city plant, Mayor George Krick and city officials will attend the hearing. It is taken for granted that the session will be merely a formal hearing of the petition and city officials believe that the vommission--1 er in charge may grant the reduced immediately. No objections to the lower rates are expected. If the petition is granted immepdiately, the lower rates tor both light and power users will become ; effective with the February meter readings. These readings stan a- : bout ’he 20th of the month. The total savings to patrons of the city plant are estimated at about SISXIOO yearly.

Municipal League Will Meet Friday I A group meeting of the Municipal League of Indiana will be held at the Anthony hotel, Kort Wayne, Friday, February 2. it was announced. Decatur city officials and super-, intendents of the electric light and water departments of the city plant are planning to attend. L Counties in the group, of which Mayor George Kric.k is a director, , representing cities of the fifth x class, include Alien. Adams. Hunt- ) ington. Wabash. Whitley and Wells county. ? Subjects of interest to niunici- ’ pal officials and heads of munieiI pal plants will he discussed at t the meeting. .ELBERSON TO HEAD COMPANY I James Elbprsnn Named President Os Decatur Homesteads Officers of Decatur Homesteads, • Inc., operating company for the SubI sistence Homestead Corporation, >■ were elected yesterday at the first - meeting of the directors. I James Elberson was elected pre- . sident of the local corporation. which will have the supervision of j the building of the 48 modern small horn s on the Alvira Cade farm, south of Decatur, as one of the homestead projects undertaken by the Federal government. Other others are: Mrs. Henry I B. Heller, vice-presid nt: Ferd L. Litterer. secretary: Carl C. Pumphj rey. treasurer. The officers, and the following men comprise the board of directors. James Cowen, E. W. Lankenau of this city and E. L. Middleton of Washington, a representa- : tive of the Subsistence Homestead division of the Department of In- . terlor. The articles of incorporation 1 were filed at the County recorder’s : office today. A nominal capitalization of SI,OOO was given as the I Capital of the local operating unit. ’ The common stock of the corpora--1 tion which advances funds to Decatur Homesteads, Inc., for the building of the houses and the sale of them on long time terms, is held by ' the Federal Subsistence Homestead * Corp., of the Department of Inter- , | ——— - I ) (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ’ i Local Red Cross Chapter Honored k I I I ■ *■ The Adams county chapter of ■ the American Red Cross has been t awarded the Honor Certificate for > distinguished achievement in the ’,1933 34 roll call. The local chapter, through the j untiring work of the officials, ens rolled a total of 804 members tor ' 1934, a gain of 326 members over ithe 1933 enrolimebt of 478,

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WILL OBSERVE BiRTHDfI Y BALL HERE TONIGHT — More Than 150 Couples Will Attend Ball At Local Club j GRAND MARCH WILL START AT 9:00 I’. M. More titan 150 couples will attend tlie Birthday Ball for the President at tlie D catur Country club tonight, N. R. Holthouse, general I • hairman stated today. The .sale of tickets has been Ii uvv and all of the solicitors have not yet reported. Dance and bridge tickets «an lie purchased at the cli’b house tills evening, it was stated. The grand marth will start at nine o’clot k. lead by Judge and Mrs. H. M. DeVoss, escorted by a group of girls dressed as Uncle Sam and Martha Washington. Several patriotic airs will be played by Earl Gardner’s famous in piece orchestra. The floor show will be held at about 11 o'clock. Bridge will start at eight o'clock and many tables have already been reserved. Yesterday members of the local ticket committee visited Monroe, Berne and Geneva, and since these three towns are not holding events ■ tonight, residents there purchased | tickets for the Decatur party. More u han 30 tickets were sold at the three places yesterday. The entire nation will observe the 52nd birthday of President Roosevelt tonight, the proceeds from the dances being donated to the Warm Springs Foundation for treatment of infantile paralysis. Washington, Jan. 30. (U.R) President Roosevelt was 52 years old today. He will celebrate tonight surrou ded by the friends who helped him wage his unsuccessful battle for the vice-presi-dency in 1920. As the nation joins in observing the occasion to honor the chief executive and to assist financially the Warm Springs Foundation for infantile paralysis sufferers, Mr. Roosevelt will gather with his old associates first for dinner and then to chat of tlie time he went forth as run Ing mate of James M. Cox. Later in the evening he will deliver a brief country-wide address to thank his supporters for observ-: ing his birthday and giving their j *7cX)*NTINt. T ED ON PAGE FOUR) i 0 Legionnaires To Attend Services All members of Adams poet number 43 of the American Legion and all ex-service men desiring to attend funeral services for Ishmael W. Macy, are requested to meet at the legion hall on South Second str et at 1:15 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. r— ■ ■ 0 DEATH CLAIMS L N, TEEPLE Fort Wayne Resident Dies Monday; Funeral Here Thursday Lawrence N. Teeple, 54, Fort Wayne died at the Methodist Hos ■ pital in that city at 6:05 o'clock Monday evening of complications. The deceased had been an invalid for 15 years, suffering from injuries received in a fall. He was a nephew of Mrs. Margaret Walters, who died at her home in this city a week ago. Mr. Teeple was born in South i Bend, December 23, 1879, a son of John P. and Mary Teeple. He was a member of the Sons and Daughters of Odd. Fellowship and the Methodist church in Fort Wayne. Surviving are the widow. Dora of Toledo, Ohio; two sisters. Mrs. Fletcher Buchanan of Los Angeles Calif.; Mrs. Fred Korporal of Fort Wayne; a brother, Orin Teeple of Fort Wayne, and a half brother. S. W. Teeple of Fort Wayne. The remains were brought to the S. E. Black Funeral home where funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. Rev. Charles Roberts, pastor of the United Brethren church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Tabor cemetery.

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Cold Wave Abates In This Vicinity The cold wave which struck Dej catur and vicinity Sunday apparently was broken today with street thermometers registering as high as 25 degrees above zero at noon. Little damage was reported in ! this section by the cold and all I schools in Decatur and Adams county were functioning as usual toI day. Predictions are for warmer weother Wednesday. RECORDER FILES ANNUAL REPORT County Recorder Walter Bockman Files 1933 Report County Recorder Walter J. Bockman, today completed his statistical report for 1933 and sent copies to the state department, Indianapolis. During the year 363 deeds were recorded. 254 being listed as one dollar considerations. Other miscellaneous papers filed totalled 179. There were 334 warranty and quit claim deeds, including executor's, administrator's, commissioner's deeds and $1 considerations. They amounted to $202,085.17. Sheriff's deeds numbered 29. valued at $138,532.70. The total consideration of ail deeds recorded was $340,617.87. The number of mortgages filed, including mortgages on farms and lands not in cities or towns, city and town property, school fund mortgages, chattel mortgages and liens, totaled. 684. Farm mortgages numbered 107, valued at $176,281.24 and city and town mortgages number 79, valued at $114,389.29. School fund mortgages numbered 5, value, $3,250.00. Chattel mortgages numbered 439. valued at $118,377.64. Liens filed numbered 54, valued at $5,743.<<• The amount of all mortgages and liens amounted to $418,041.94. Mortgage and lien satisfactions filed totaled 703, valued at $701,140.15. The satisfactions filed follow: Farm mortgages. 138. value $440,021.96; town and city real estate, 96, value $138.984.9.,; school funds, 5. value, $2,900; »«««•••> (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) HITLER CLAIMS EQUALITY RIGHT German Chancellor Celebrates Nazi Party’s Anniversary Berlin, Jan. 30.—(U.R) —Germany’s right to equality among nations a id relief from the burdens of the Versailes treaty was proclaimed by Chancellor Adolf Hitler today in celebrating the first anniversary of jthe Nazi triumph in Germany. Monarchial hopes were definitely crushed by Hitler when he de- ' dared: "Notwithstanding th e’ historic merits of monarchs, restoration of the fflbnarchy is out of the question.’’ The dynamic chancellor, triumph'ant ruler of all Germany, addressed a crowded session of the retchstag in the Kroll opera house as . the high point of a day of quiet, but joyous celebration throughout Germany. Standing before the symbolic background of a huge swastika hanging back of the speaker's dais. Hitler was tumultously applauded by the brown-shirted audience when he attacked the Versailles treaty as having destroyed Germany's independence. Referring *o the foreign policy of previous regimes, he said: "The fundamental error was to J trust in Woodrow Wilson's promises, but the nation, trusted, because it was unshakeably convinced j it (Germany) was not guilty of the I war—a fact which its extorted signature to the war guilt confession does not alter in the least." "Had not hate triumphed over (CONTTNUP7D ON PAGE SIX) o Decatur Lions Club Meets This Evening The regular meeting of the Decatur Lions Club will be held at the Rice hotel at 6:30 o'clock this evening. An interesting (program has , been arranged and all members are urged to be present.

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DIILINGERGANG MEMBERS GIVEN TO THIS STATE Dillinger Is Being Returned To East Chicago By Plane MAKLEYINCLUDED IN LIST OF THREE Tucson, Ai’iz., Jan. 30. , (U.R) Three members of the John Dil’jj’fier gang of niitl- , west bank robbers were remanded to the eustt>dy oi the state of Indiana today. In a hearing lasting less than 30 minutes, Superior Judge Ered Pickett waived aside habeas corpus act/ms i and turned the suspects over to (’apt. Matt Leach, of tlie Indiana state police, for extradition. Dillinger, leader of the asserted , gang of robbers, jail breakers, and murderers, was spirited away I last night by airplane. Those who attempted unsuccessI fully today to avoid extradition to he midwest were Harry Pierpont, known as the “trigger man" of the band; Russel Park, and Charles Makley. ('apt. taach. ' aided by a husky group of heavily armed guards, took tlie three men I to the rai’road station immediately. The extraditions were made possible on papers signed j last night by Gov. Moeur| Reports were circulated here I that Pierpont made an unsuccessI tul attempt to escape before he went to court. L The rumor was that he slugged j a guard and got outside the cell t before being overpowered. The sheriff's office said so such incident had occurred. Heavy Convoy I Chicago. Jan. 30 —(U.R) —Machine gun squads of Chicago police were . designated today to serve as a convoy for Indiana authorities who ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) - I —( o I Thomas D. Barr Is Reported Better Indianapolis, Ind., Jan.. 30—(UP) —lmprovement was reported today in the ccyi Jition of Thomas D. Barr former state banking commissioner who is suffering from self-inflicted throat wounds. • He was found in the bathroom of his home Sunday after attempting to commit suicide with a safety razor blade. He had been ill for several weeks. . o Hold Macy Funeral Services Wednesday ’ Funeral services for Ishmael ! Macy, whose death occurred Sunday night at Indianapolis, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday 1 afternoon from the J. H. Heller f home on Winchester street. The Rev. George O. Walton of the Pres- ' byterian church will officiate. Burial will be made in Decatur Cemetery. U. D. Macy of Austin, Minn,, a 1 brother ant Miss Mary Macy, a ■ sister whd had gone to West Palm Bead), Fla., tor a visit, arrived here ■ this afternoon. Miss Macy was at ■ Atlanta, Ga.. when a message reach- • ed her notifying her of her broth- ’ er’s death. o CONTINUE WORK : ON NEW THEATER 1 I ' 1 Force Os 10 Men Rer modeling New Home of Adams Theater > i * A force of 10 men is working on ■ the remodeling of the Waring Glove 1 building, new home of the Adams ? Theater. The first floor is being lowered, i the heating system changed, partitions removed and later the second r floor and supports will be removed. More men will be employed next week and. the work of remodeling the building into a modern and beautiful theater will be rushed as f rapidly as possible, 1. (A. Kalver, proprietor of the theater and owner ■ of the bulling stated. e W. E. Moon, contractor of this - city has been employed as general s ] foreman on the job. A. M. Strauss j ' of Fort Wayne is the architect for I the building.