Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1934 — Page 1

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IfENSE ends ■testimony in I kidnap trial Wense I<" Ro « er T .? uhv Ends Case M ith ■ Suddenness S n HANDITLLOF ( \LLED Kririnil Courts Building, K.M •’!. K , j) thf trial 111 Boger A,., Illi! I"° tOIIIIKIIIIUIIS ( 4riri2< '' "I kidnaning W n till Barbu) l aerested at ■Will, lodav. »| R . -dom came alter onlv '•! witnesses had Kjfi vi | tor the defense. ( of th* "•' gangsters k suud Assistant State's Wllb-ti Crowley tie na<l no rebuttal w .i---and it appeared that th--■Twould reach the jury by Bfeht. : William Sit K, ar t defense after Sa" "• testified il would p.-oble bill hot likely p.,, ■ 1 have ident il i. ,1 a- »re his abductors fr he des, lil ■<! bad be n expected to emi- s-ii'ation in tils d>ad , xpected him with such s;>e-l , ailed w erK.' priest Michael J. Hanra- ■ : t-norler. Em- ■ Ivans. "M Touhy family and 111 Wolf, an eye ' .. |O i, ed "I, I cc . w hen St-wait *■.'■■ h-r not b. limit IWidhis tin- II- would not give M. ael Feinberg how ■ »;•».; iilanneil to give ■■■ ■ lotlie his d-l-nse oS PAGE FIVE) k, HELLER I IS REELECTED ■h D. D. Hel’er Is Re- ■ Elected President Os ■ Guardian Board ■Mr- D D Heller was reelected ■"went of the Board of CliihiGuard,.ms at the annual or me-ting of the board Bwisy afternoon. W. Guy Brown ■> also reele-ted secretary. Otliet fckere of the board are Mrs. W. Smith. Mrs. Herman Ehinger li Mrs H-niy Krick, all of Decar. and Otho Lobenetein. Monroe. Mrs H-.i-i nas be-n president of a board ever since its orgunizaB. more than 25 years ago. Mr. own has a, led as secretary since ing appointed to the board in The annual report of tlie organHiwi was submitted at Tuesday’s sating. Dining 1933. nine boys and * girls were made wards of the trt. At the close of the year, a total Wchldren were under the JurisHon of the board of guardians, tty children ren-eived mother's i during the year. 28 were in free tnee. 14 were plaited In the or»U'a home at Fort Wayne; one •ni Is a member of the United He navy, and two were placed in national institutions. 'l‘andson Os Local Residents Is Dead '•‘“neral services were held at ® a - Ohio, this morning for Don- ' Eugene Butcher, 10-months old “of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Butcher. “Odied Monday morning of pneuonia. Mr and Mrs. A. C. Butrher of this J “re grandparents. Mr. Butcher “other relatives attended funeral 'Kiay. kcond Semester Enrollment Higher J'oomington, Ind.. Jan. 31—(UP) Second semester classwork at ith University began today .J® enrollment figures considery those of the spring w# of 1933. .U otal Os 2' 91 * 2 students has enso far as compared with 2.- , at a similar time last year. i

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Rev. C. G. Reynolds Dies In New .Jersey Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Mills of I this city received word today of 11he death of Rev. Clarence <;. Reyn- 1 I olds of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Death was caused by angina pectoris. Rev. Reynolds retired from the I ministry a few years ago. His wife is a sister of Mrs. Mills. Besides the widow he is survived by two daughters. Mrs. ('buries Van Anken lof New York state and Mrs. Elston Hiii' s of Elizabeth. Rev. Reynolds* father, tile Rev. A. J. Reynolds was pastor of the 1 Presbyterian church in this city in 1386. He was known in this city. Funeral services will lie held Friday at Elizabeth. BIRTHDAY BALL GREAT SUCCESS Large Crowd Attends Birthday Ball For President Tuesday The Birthday ball for the President held at tiie Decatur Country club, one of at least 5,000 similar events held throughout the country last night in observance of President Roosevelt's 52 (1 birth day. was a great success. ,A crowd estimated at nearly 350 danced, watched the door show or participated in the bridge party. N. R. Holthouse, general chairman, stated that he expected tlie net receipts from the event would total approximately $l5O. Not all of tlie members of the ticket committee had reported to Dan Tyndall, ticket chairman at noon today, so fical figures were not available. A financial report will be made Thursday, members of the committee stated. The largest i ,en > l,f expense was 176 for the orchestra and members of the floor show Tile use of the club house was donated. All of the net proceeds from the local event will be donated to the Warm Springs Fonndatio . the health resort sponsored by President Roosevelt for the treatment of infantile paralysis. It is estimated that two million dollars was obtained from the events held in cities and towns last night. The grand march of the local dance started at nine o'clock, led by Judge and Mrs. H. M. DeVoss, escorted by a number of young ladies dressed as Uncle Sam. As the dancers assembled in front of . the stage, the orchestra played the Star Spangled Banner and a large (CONTfNI’ED ON PAGE FIVE) Pleasant Mills Class Will Repeat Comedy The farce comedy, “Here Comes Charlie", presented Tuesday night by the junior class of the Pleasant Mills high school at the school building, met with such enthusiastic innroval, that decision was made today to repeat the play. The production will be given again Thursday night, February 1, at 7:59 o’clock. Admission prices will be 10 and 20 cents. FILING PERIOD FOR TAXES ENDS Period For Filing Gross Income Returns Ended Tuesday (Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 31 —(UP) —The period for filing gro?,s income tax returns for 1932’ ended last night. Department officials estimated today that 250.000 returns were filed during the 30-day period allotted. More than 5,000 persons filed returns in the Statehouse offices of the department yesterday, Clarence A. Jackson, director of the Division estimated. He estimated an additional 25,000 returns were received by mail. Auto license branches throughout the state also were acting as branch offices for the income tax department. The tax applies to al! persons who had Income of more than $666.67 between May 1 and Dee. 31. 193., Penalties ranging from one to 50 per cent of the tax, plus interest, and a tine and jail sentence are provided for violators of the tax i law.

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DRAWINGPLAN TO STABILIZE DOLLAR VALUE — Devaluation ol Gold Dollar Content DecXired Imminent CONFERENCE HELD THIS AFTERNOON - WashiiiKion. Jan. 31 (UP)—The government made final plans today tor beginning operations with a $2.tinO.OOO.OOO Hind to lend stability to the dollar and promote rising prices l for Am-Tican goods. Tlie litige stake was to he raised with tlie profits from an imminent formal devaluation of tlie gold conI tent of tlie Amari, an dollar to between 50 an.l 60 per vent of its former gold value of 23.22 grans. This was made possible yesterday by signing of the gold reserve act of 1934 by President Roosevelt. An executive order was expected 'to be issued today setting the gold content of the dollar between 11.61 grains and 13.93 grains of gold, giving the government a profit between that and the previous content of 23.22 grains. Oa the basis of the $4,029,100,000 gold holdings of the federal government, most of which was taken over yesterday from the federal government, most ofETa3 fed ral reserve banks, a profit of $2,686,166,666 to $4.029400,000 is realized by the government, the amount depending upon the level between 50 and 60 cents at which dollar is ultimately stabilized. ■ The profit is to be immediately deposited tn the general fund of the treasury department from which funds for the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund will lie acquired. I Finhl details for tlie set-up of tha ■ stabilization fund are expected to 1 be worked out today at 2 p. m. In 1 a White House conference of President Roosevelt, secretary of treasury Motgenthau. professors George Warren and James H. Rogers, it(CONTINt’ED ON PAGE THREE) COUNTY CLERK FILES REPORT Statistical Report For 1933 Is Filed By Clerk Milton Werling Milton ('. Werling. clerk of the Adams circuit court, today completed his statistical report for tlie year ending December, 1933. The total amount of money received in the clerk's office during the year was $22,816.54. Os this total, $19,969.52 are funds held in trust and $2,487.05 are county fees received. The county tees were received from the following sources: court costs. $1,329.35; marriage licenses, $996; miscellaneous fees, $277.70; docket fees, $181.50; jury fees, $32.50; tines, S3O. The total disbursements during the year were $22,470.55. Fifty-four criminal cases were pending in the circuit court on January 1, 1933. During the year 53 cases were tiled a d 46 cases were 1 disposed of, leaving 61 eases pending January 1, 1934. Following is a statistical report ; of the civil cases: Number of cases pending January 1. 1933. 355; cases filed during year (county), 225, venued from other counties. 43; total of cases filed. 623. Number ve : ued to other counties, 14; cases dismissed. 63; miscellaneous cases disposed of, 30; numlier disposed of by judgment, 66; Riley hospital cases, 4; unsound mind cases, 12; number decrees of foreclosures entered, 24; (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) | o— George Dollinger For County Assessor George Dellinger, former Washington township assessor, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for county assessor at the May primary. Mr. Dellinger served 12 years as assessor and eight years as deputy assessor. John Felty, present assessor, Tuesday announced that he will be a candidate for reuomination on the Democratic ticket.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, .January 31, 1931.

Dillinger in Chicago V ' ' ■ - ; i,<»oking over the shoulder of (’apt. John Egan of the Chicago • police department is John Dillinger, the killer-leader of the notorious Dillinger gang, shortly after he arrived by plane at the Municipal Airport at Chicago from Tucson, Ariz.

BALLOONISTS DIE IN CRASH > Three Russian Balloonists Are Killed When Balloon Crashes Moscow. Jan. 31 — (U.R) — Three daring Soviet balloonists, who as- | vended higher into the upper atmosphere than man had ever risen before, were found dead today at the end of their adventure. The gondola of their stratosphere i balloon became detached. The balloon, which ascended at 9:15 a. m. and went to a height of 12% miles within three hours, fell between 3:3ft and 5 p. in. yesterday ’ near the village of Potiiski Ostroc, cast of Moscow. Witnesses reported two explosions as the gondola hit the earth with terrific force. Tlie impact was so great that the bodies of the men' were niutiliated and the instruments milled. Their gallant achievement probably will be without scientific result, unless written observations are found in- ' tact. An official commission left for the scene to conduct at: investigation. The communist party congress, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIA’E) Harvey Tiernan In Race For Trustee Harvey Tieman, prominent township farmer, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nom (nation for trustee of the township, subject to the May primary. Mr. ! Tieman is a life long resident of the township and was a candidate for the office four years ago. I

Woman Sheriff Tells Precautions Taken To Prevent Dillinger Escape

By Sheriff Lillian Holley (Written for the U P.) Crown Point, Ind.. Jan. 31. —(U.R) ( —John Dillinger may be able to fight his way out of some prisons, but he won't break the Lake county jail. After all the warnings I received that John Hamilton and other Dillinger gang members were planning to rescue Dillinger, was glad enough to see him locked up in a cell We have taken every precaution i now’ against Dillinger breaking out or an attempt to rescue him. We brought out the machine guns when we heard that Dillinger and the others had been captured. Every day. the deputies have practiced with these machine .guns, and I have little tear that anything short of an army could take the jail. I can handle one of these machine guns myself. | It’s nothing new for us to have desperate men to guard. Recently-

Local Senior Class Will Present Play The Senior Class of the Decatur high school will present a threeact comedy, “L t's Be Somebody,” at the high school auditorium. Tuesday, February 20. The cast has been rehearsing the past few weeks and indications are the play will be a most pleasing en- . tertainment. Tickets may lie procured from members of tlie senior class for 25 and 15 cents. SUGDESTCWA PROSECUTION Investigators Suggest Prosecution For 10 To 15 Cases Washington. Jan. 31 —<U.R>~The division of investigation of tlie | interior department revealed today that of approximately 100 reports on alleged irregularities I in the CWA that it had submitted to Civil Works Adminisrator Hopkins “about 10 or 15" for suggested criminal prosecution This division and the United States department of justice have been cooperating witli Hopkins in: a widespread drive to eliminate graft and political racketeering ini the civil works and relief programs. It was understood tliat about, 200 investigations have been con- i ducted by the interior depart- i ment. Many, it was said, revealed that criminal prosecution was not warranted and that prevailing conditions could be corrected by disciplinary steps. Most intensive activities of the i’’continued on PAGE FIVE)

James (Fur) Sammons was held in the Lake county jail until he received a life sentence. Although Sammons, somehow or other, unsuccessfully gained liberty from Illinois jails, he was safe here. I'm not afraid of any gunfire, if it does break loose. I’m down ic the shooting gallery with the men | every day and I can handle a gun well enough to hold my own in a fight. I’ve been interested in guns ever since my husband was killed by a demented Gary farmer. I was appointed sheriff in his place and I made up my inind that a sheriff should know something about guns. Dill! ger went to sleep last night right after he was placed in a cell. He’ll get good treatment here as - long as he behaves himself. >; I have 20 deputies placed about the jail. They will not do any special favors for Dillinger or comimunicate with him in any way.

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RATE HEARING IS HELD HERE THIS MORNING City’s Petition To Reduce Rates Will Be Acted On Friday — NO OBJECTIONS FILED TO RATES Thv city of Decatur's petition to reduce, the light and power rates of the municipal plant will be acted on Friday, Pete H. Dawson. secretary of the Indiana Public Service Commission stated following a hearing on the petition • at the city hall this morning. I Tlie hearing was short and the ' proposed schedule of reduced I rates was read by Miss Mary McKean. bookkeeper for the light and power department oi tlie city plant. Mr. Dawson asked several questions relative to tlie proposed rates and Mrs. Mary Garrett, seeretary to Mr. Dawson, took stenographic notes of the hearing. Following the formal hearing Mr. Dawson asked if anyone wisli- ; ed to ask him questions or if anyi one had objections to file against the schedule No objections were ordered. Besides the city offiI cials, the Monroe officials and members of the Union township Farmers Light and Power company attended the meeting. Mr. Dawson informed those present that lie did not pass on tlie petition, but that the matter would be taken up by the board at the weekly conference Friday afternoon. Mr. Dawson stated, “These proposed rates mean substantial savings to patrons of the local light and power plant. With the exception of the minimum charge of 50 cents per month, there is no increase and 1 understand the monthly service affects only a few people. I believe the commission will act favorably on the petii tion." The light rates will be reduced 1 to six cents for the first 50 KWH, next 100 KWH five cents and all I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Reinhold Sauer Pleads Not Guilty Reinhold Sauer. North Fifth street, entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of assault and battery before Mayor George Krick in city ; court Tuesday evening. The case was continued to Monday, February a at 7 p. m. The charge was preferred by Herbert Reidenbach. a— - ■ Baptist Prayer Meeting Tonight The mid-week prayer meeting of the Baptist church will be held tonight at the home of Mrs. Harve Lammiman. Mrs. Abner will be the leader and a good attendance Is desired. Following the service Rev. A. B. Brown will have charge of the monthly business meetng. o PROPOSAL FOR SALES TAX OUT House Committee Rejects Federal Sales Tax Provision Today Washington, Jan. 31.—(U.R) —The house ways aed means committee today rejected a proposal to incorporate a sales tax provision in the i tax revision bill. At the same time the committee | rescinded previous action and struck from the tentative draft a provision requiring a joint income tax returns by husba ’ds and wives in community property states. By a vote of 17 to 4 the committee virtually sidetracked the sales tax proposal by referring the question to a subcommittee. Rep. Crowther. Repn., N. Y., had broached the sales levy, arguing it would bring in $400,000,000 and permit abolition of nuisance a:d excise taxes. The committee voted 13 to 12 to strike out of the draft thd joint, return provisions, which had raised noisy opposition from representatives from the eight states in the west having community property (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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* OLDEST VOTER — L. D. Brown of Pleasa 't Mills | | is the oldest voter in Adams | county according to a record ot voters lieing compiled by Mil- | I ton C. Werling. county clerk. | I Mr. Brown is 94 years. 3 month# and 20 days old. He is a DemoI j crat. Mr. Werling will register Mr. I Brown as "voters number 1" | unless some other voters in Adams county registers who is • still older, (’lose contenders for this position on tlie list include Alex Drummond of Root town- ' ship, age 92 years, and Mrs. Jane Acker, Decatur, age 93 | years. II HOUSE PASSES I BIC NAVY BILL Bill Authorizes Huge Building Program In United States Washington, Jan. 31. — (U.R) — Quick action which the “big avy" bill is receiving at the haiiiis of congress was seen today as tlie first step in a series of moves designed to extend the “new deal" to , America's national defenses. A bill authorizllig a huge wari ship buildi g program and con- , struction of 1.184 new airplanes passed the house last night and is scheduled foi*actif>n in the senate , before the week is ended. i Never before lias a measure of ■ this magnitude pertaining to arm- • ed forces of the United States bee ? ■ proposed and acted upon with such dispatch. The Vinson bill approved by the I house authorizes expenditures of I $475,000,000 for building 102 war- ■ ships in five years—a program ‘ which will*build the United States 1 navy to the full strength of the ‘ London treaty provisions. A counterpart of the house hill 1 was reported by the senate naval i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) oSAYS BIRTHDAY | HIS HAPPIEST President Roosevelt Thanks All Who Sent Greetings, Gifts I Washington. Jan. 31— (U.R) — Swamped by thousands of gifts and messages, President Roosevelt today looked upon his 52nd birthday as tlie happiest of his ; life. The chief executive, remembered by friends at home and abroad, by plain citizens and reigning kings, wound up a nation-wide celebration in his honor last night by annealing for a national consciousness in the fight against infantile paralysis. Himself a victim of the disease, Mr Roosevelt took cognizance of ) efforts to raise funds for the | Warm Springs Foundation by ; observing: “Warm Springs, through th® 1 generous gifts which are being 1 made to the foundation, will be able to increase its usefulness nationally, especially in the field of Infantile naralvsis. “We shall be able to take more people and I hope that these ] people will be able to come to us i on the recommendation of doctors itn every state of the Union. I want to stress, however, that the problem of the crippled shild is so great that in every community and in every state the local faci'ities for caring for the crippled need the support and the interest of every citizen. “Let us well remember that every child and indeed every person who is restored to useful citizenship is an asset to the ! country and is enabled to ‘pull his oxvn weight in the boat.’ In the long run, by helping this work I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) — V-o Schafer Company Has Harness Exhibit < The Indiana Hardware dealer's convention and showing is being held in Indianapolis this week at the Indiana theater building. Dealers in this city are attending and the Schafer Company, harness manufacturers have an exhibit of harness at the show.

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DESPERADO IS LODGED IN JAIL IN LAKE COUNTY Woman Sheriff Takes Elaborate Precautions Against Break OTHER CONVICTS ON WAY TO STATE (Copyright 1834 by United Press) Crown Point. Ind., Jun. 31. (U.R) —John Dillinger, “kijl crazy” Indiana desnerado, today clung to a vanishing hope lor "one more chance" to shoot his wav out of a new tight place, this time the > Lake county jaiil. Under the muzzles of submachine and riot guns, Di'- • linger sat in a l ake conntv jail cell, awaiting trial on charges of murdering Policeman William j P. O’Mal'ev of East Chicago. Mrs. Lillian Holley. Lake county's woman sheriff took e'aborate ’ precautions against affording Dilf linger another opportunity to • shoot it out. The long sought out- - law was placed in her charge last > night after he had been broueht back to his old stamping grounds - in an airplane. Dillinger entered - tlie lail with but one regret, tliat i he had been unable to meet the , Tucson, Ariz., police with blazing > guns. “Tfiev got me too ouick." Dilf linger complained. “I couldn't use a pistol that was on the dresser against, a gang of coos with submachine suns. I had a tommv gun 1 in mv grin but tliat didn't do me much good when they took me by storm." 1 Indiana authorities praised the Arizona po'icemen who beat Dil--1 linger to the draw. Thev nointe l ■* ont fha* in the nast all advantages have been with the desperado. They charged that. Dillinger ma- ' chine gunned O'Mallev after the ' policeman's bullets glanced harm- ' lesslv off a bullet proof vest. S’xtv-five Chicago and Lake county. Indiana, officers met Dillinget- yesfordav when he landed at the Chicago municipal airport iin custody of four Indiana offi- • (CONTTVCrn nN PAGE THREE) Condi f '°n Df t Traylor Unchanged Chicago. Jan. 31— “CU.R) —Physicians, attending Melvin A. Traylor, | banker who is seriouslv ill of pneumonia, revealed today that , thev have discovered in tlie case a rare bacillus which causes deatli I in 80 ner cent of pneumonia cases. 1 Laboratory tests disclosed the germ, tlie Friedlander Bacillus, . yesterday. “Tlie tyne of pneumonia caused ; bv this bacillus,” said Dr. William , R. Cnbbins. “is a verv unusual one, t carries a high mortality rate and [ usuai’v terminates early in a fatal manner." Traylor's condition was little changed todav from that of the j last wet>k. Cuhi'ins said but hope , was high for his recovery. I n POSTAL EXAMS FOR SATURDAY I Evorv>inotjnns Will Be Held For Mo"** And Geneva Offices , Civil service examinations for the . postmastership at Monroe will be . held at the Decatur post office SatI urday, February 3. Adolnh Hannl, prominent Monroe resident, has been acting postmaster since January 1. succeeding . G. H. Oliver, who held the post for I more than eight years. > Mr. Hanni will take the examinl ation Saturday and it is reported i that five or six other persons will , also take the examination. Applicants for the poetmasterI ship at Geneva will also take their examinations Saturday morning, these examinations to be given at ' Berne post offl'ee. I Mrs. Will Wlddows is acting posti mistress at Geneva, succeeding the ; late Earl Shepard who died while holding the office. Acting appointments at both the . Monroe and Geneva offices were made by James I. Farley, representative of the Fourth Indiana district.