Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1934 — Page 1

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SENATE ORDERS OFFICIAL’S ARREST

commissioners Approve Old Age Pensions

linn BOARD Iffroves list If PENSIONERS _ .. ■j Allowed Means Exdßenditure Os $9,546 ■aTE OF INDIANA -Bns HALF OF COST —— —- Bie County Coin■sionerx have allowed 112 ■Ace pensions, totaling ■jhLH* aud I*’ additional ..■bcations have been ai>for allowance 'a’er, Kinc _l o,al P cnsion to $19,758. ■ pension was allowed ■ mure than $lO per month ■ person. ■ err whv 541 anplicatlons ‘■with sn-Hal pension Invest!- >* F v Mills and of this num were granted. ■be eligible for a pension a ■gu must be at least 70 years ■ without means of support or ■iren financially able to care Several applications refused because it was learntbicant had ihildr-n care for them. persons who had applied vßpnsions died before their apwere acted on. county commissioners an'^Kei i that the payment of the would be retroactive to Cowar. will issue the orders. ■ Indiana law specifying that ■ luditor shall Pay lile orders. ■ pensions need nett be allowed t,y the commissioners. the case of other claims ■h>t the county. u4 pensions not grant■j) were rejected because the refused to convey proheld by them over to the ■rv The law provides that sha I be conveyed to the when by the 1 smallest pension allowed ■ for $5 a month. The other ai'uW'd were $6. $7. $7.50. $lO a month. max.num pension under the ■ana law is sls a month. The stated that in order ■-., 'be must people it was dee ■d to limit the maximum in ■ county to $lO a month. The has the right to allow any ■unit, not to exceed sls a a few cases a man and wife ■e each been given a pension ■7.50 a month. ■ The Pension Amounts ■ Total ■ Number Monthly Yearly ■ 36 $5 $2,160 ■ 3 $6 216 ■ 13 $7 1.092 B 11 $7.50 990 ■ 33 $8 3,168 ■ 16 $lO 1,920 ■ta 15 additional pensions ■cli were allowed, but payment ■porari... withheld, amount to ■l2 yearly. Several of these ■- unis now have employment, ■its staled, earning more than ■ Pension would give them. ■ State Pays Half ■oumy Commissioners Dennis ■ker. Prank Miatin and Phil ■ er ind County Attorney Henry ■ Heller, met with representa- ■* in the attorney general's ■ e and with State Auditor ■f6 Williamson yesterday in ■jtnapolis. They were informed ■' the state would pay as much ■ the county on pensions. In ■‘ r words, the state pays half ■be county has appropriated for pensions. The state ■cOXTINURn *on ’page SIX) ■ - o—■thorities On | Intensive Hunt ■ Raul, Feb. 9—(UP)— Guided ■ information that Edward G. ■®er, baak president, obtained ■“'I? his three weeks’ capatlvity, ■era! agents and police today ■klu a band of half a dozen kid- ■ e rs which wag t 200,000 ■ som for his release. ■ rWn er's observations were given ■eral department of Justice agents ■wail. He revealed that during B ° ng captivity he became "quite ■ a «ly with the kidnapers.”

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Stricken Wk ; . I wer/ ■ML ' f *U*r . ' <4- • u <A\ Mrs. Samuel Instill Jr., whose condition was improved after a serious kidney operation Thursday morning. Mrs. insull had been confined to the hospital since January 26 for observation and treatment.

GRADUATE LIST IS ANNOUNCED Monroe And Hartford High School Graduates Are Listed — The largest class In history will be graduated from the Monroe high ' school in April. Rolland Sprunger, principal of the school, lias announced. There are 27 young men and women in the school who will be applicants for diplomas in the ’ spring. The names of the Monroe seniors are as follows: Robert Striker. Max Bahner, Roger Bluhtn, Helen Bluhm. Ireta Egly, Neva Fricke, Louis Hendricks, Wava Holloway. Mabel Hurst. Donna McDaniels, Nellie McClain. Melvin Liechty, Donna Landrum. Elmer Ludy, Alma Morgan. Othelia Mattax. Ruby Rupert. Esther Hirschy, Dorothy ’ Strickler, Roy Strickler. Ernest Schwartz, Omer Yoeman, Laura Soldner, Roy Musser, Anoli Wai- ' ters, Glen Ctucky, Marcel Everhart. Thirteen members of the senior ‘class of the Hartford township high school are candidates for diplomas, Lester Kerr, principal announced. They are: Lucille LeFavor, Louise Shoemaker, Roger Meshbergerg Arthur Ballinger, Raymond Eckrote, Fannie Studler, Louise Studler, Lavern Beitler. Truman Biery, Violet Augsburger. Ruby Zimmerman, Luella Steiner, Josephine Sales. ONE KILLED AS TRAINS CRASH Trainman Killed, Many Injured In Train Crash In Wisconsin Antigo. Wia.. Feb. 9.—(U.Rh-One trainman was killed, several others ’ were injured and a dozen passengers were cut and bruised when a 1 south bound Chicago and North--1 western road passenger train crash--1 ed into another train near Monico 1 last night. A temperature of 30 degrees be--1 low zero added to suffering of the 1 injured. The locomotive of one of the trains. No. 112, a fast passenger train bound from Ashland to Mil- , waukee, jumped the rails and hurtll ed down an embankment. The I coaches continued several rods * further and crashed into the engine ■ of an accomodation train which ' was waiting for the faster train to • fpasa a siding The collision occurr- ' ed at 9:26 p. m. Dan Jones, tireman of No. 112. ’ was buried under the wreckage and was dead when rescuers, work--1 ing in waist deep water, dug him 8 out. ’ Tom Hanson, Antigo, engineer 9-. - - I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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DILLINGER IS REFUSED PLEA BY PROSECUTOR Offer To Plead Guilty In Return For Life Term Is Refused TRIAL DATE SET FOR NEXT MONTH Crown Point Feb. 9 —(UP) —John Dillinger, notorious leader of a gang of eg' aped Indiana convicts, offered today to plead guilty to first degree murder in return for a life sentence. His proposal was refused by states attorney Robert G. Estill and he was held after arraignment for trial March 12. Estill said that the offer was made In the chambers of Judge Wil- * Ham J. Murray before Dillinger was 1 arraigned on a combination charge ' of murder in the act of robbery. 1 The latter crime makes a death penalty mandatory upon conviction. ' Dillinger was accused of shooting fatally policeman William O'Malley of East Chicago in a holdup of the First National Bank there. The desperado who is reported to have obtained more than $150,1 000 In holdups after escape of himself an! -his gang from prison cells in Indiana and Ohio, appeared in court frowsily dressed in unpressed : trousers and wrinkled linen. He I wore no coat. The courtroom bristled with guns as a score of guards patrolled the corrtdwr sod’ upproa-Wv of the county bulking. Authorities still 1 fear that an attempt will be made t to rescue their prisoner by members of the gang still unapprehended Attorneys for Dillinger fought . vigorously in a two hour hearing to t obtain a later trial date than that ‘ set. Estill urged that the trial be started in 10 days. Judge Murray set the March date as a tompro- . mise. ORGANIZATION : ACT ATTACKED f ' ' Suit Claims Townsend’s Duties Are Unconstitutional r i Indianapoiis, Feb! 9. — (U.R> A i, new attack on the state governI ment reorganization lact, declaring the administrative duties of the ■■ lieutenant governor are unconstitur tional, was on tile in Marion county circuit court here today. i The suit was filed by H. L. Seegar. a Marion county taxpayer, it 1 seeks to enjoin Lieutenant Governor M. Clifford Townsend from serving as head of the state department of commerce and industry and as a member of the boards of control of other state departments. 1 Return to the state treasury of $5,000 in salary drawn by Townsend Is demanded. The government reorganization act, passed by the 1933 legislature r at the request of Gov. Paul V. McNutt, gave the lieutenant governor a salary increase from SI,OOO to $6,000 annually and made Townsend an administrative officer of - the state. 11 Previously the lieutenant governor had served only as presiding 1 officer of the state senate. Under ' the state constitution he is to bej (CONTINUED ON PAGE - Many School Children 8 Have Been Immunized 8 A total of approximately 1,060 ! ' needy school chldren have been im- ’ munizevi from diphtheria during the ‘ past two weeks. Five -hundred and B five were immunized this week in 9 Berne. Monroe, Monmouth and Ge--8 neva schools. 1 Misses Florence Anderson and 8 Irene Gerke, county health nurses, '■ are. in charge of the work and are being assisted by Misses Ruth Stucky aud Loreua Lehman, regls--0 tered nurses. The Adams county medical association is sponsoring 11 t'he program and doctors are aiding in the wofik. The children will be r given a second treatment In three ’ weeks.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 9,1934.

$716.10 Intangible Stamps Sold Here County treasurer John Wechter sold $716.10 In Intangible stamps during the month of January. Owners of notes, stocks and other intangibles which are taxable have until March 10 to pince the 1934 stamps on the documents or papers. Intangibles dated previous to February 28, 1933,, must have new I stamps placed on them toy March 10. Notes md other intangibles issued after February 28, 1933, run for a year. 3'hat Is, If a note mortgage or other item of Intangllle property was issued last July and stamped at that time, the stamps are good for a year, or until next : July, ,-v— -- — COLO WEATHER HITS DECATUR Thermometers Register < 15 Below Zero; Official Is 10 Below * DID YOU FORGET? • I — „ Il A year ago today, February 9. | J the temperature dropped to 14 | degrees below zero. It was one 1 of the coldest days on record, j Today’s official reading of ther- ’ mometers registered 10 below. | , ♦ 1 With street thermometers legist--1 ing from 10 to 15 below zero and 8 the official government reading standing at 10 below this morning, 5 Decatur was experiencing one of 8 the coldest days on record. The temperature shot down dur- ‘ Ing the night. It was near zero early in the evening and at mid- ‘ night sub zero weather was at ' hand It continued to drop during 1 the early morning hours, hitting J 10 below before sun up. 1 For the second consecutive day the weather man failed to "hit It f on the head." Cold weather was predicted for Wednesday night, but the temperature dropped to zero early Thursday mdrning.' Last night all predictions went hay-wire. None of the weather reports predicted the big drop in temperature I and the old mercury slid down, almost forgetting to stop. Coal men were busy delivering coal and everyone was stoking fur- , naces and firing stoves early this ’ morning.. It was a Job to combat the cold indoors and residents reported that house temperatures dropped below freezing during the 1 night. Many automobiles were stalled ; or frozen and had to be hauled in. ? Rural mail carriers started out . from the Decatur postoffice on . time, but their job was not the warmest that could be found. City . carriers did not have a snap eitht er, facing the winds aud zero .. breezes. The Fort Wayne weather bureau t announced that since 1912, the s temperature has dropped only 12 t times under 10 below. ANSWER ATTACK BY OGDEN MILLS ' ! ) Ickes, Richberg Answer f Former Treasury Head’s Attack ; New York. Feb. 9—(UP)—Former secretary of the treasury Ogden L Mills' recent attack on the New Deal was answered last night by Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the interior, and Donald R. Richberg, | general counsel of NRA. The administration leaders speaking before j different audiences, took eepecial pains to compare the new order ’ with the old. I Ickes characterized Mills’ speech t at Topeka: “IA faint voice" telling ’ "the free thinking hard hitting farmers of the middlewest that it was j tar better to starve by strict constitutional methods, that to live by a liberalized Interpretation of that i fundamental document." Dichberg’s reply was centered f upon Mills’ criticism of the planned economy espoused by the new deal. J "Here Mr. Mills is evidently speaking his profound convictions," B he said, “Because he sacrificed him--1 (CONTINUHD ON*PAQE THREE)

VERNE SANKEY TAKES OWN LIFE Confessed Kidnap Gang Leader Commits Suicide In Jail Cell Sioux Falls, S. I)., Feb. 9. <U.R> Verne Sankey, confessed leader in two abduction plots, was dead today, having committed suicide rattier than face life imprisonment. Sankey hanged himself from the bars of bis cell in tile South Dakota state prison last night by a noose fashioned from his necktie. He faced a life imprisonment sentence for the confessed kidnaping of Charles Boettcher, 11., of Denver. He also confessed to the abduction of Haskell Bohn, St. Paul youth. Sankey was questioned about the kidnaping and murder of the infant son of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh but denied participating In the clime. The suicide occurred while two Federal marshals. Frank Gilmore and A. P. Nealy, stood within a few feet of his cell. Sankey wadded up a handkerchief and crammed it into his throat to drown sounds of strangulation. The marshal were inspecting the cell of Gordon Alcorn, Sankey's chief lieutenant in the Boettcher kidnaping. Sankey had been despondent ever since he was brought to Sioux Falls from Chicago, where he was captured as he sat in a barber’s chair. Alcorn was arrested there the following day. Sankey announced his intention to commit suicide when arrested. Federal officials who in charge of prosecuting Sankey mor--1 ed today to bring Alcorn into court to plead guilty. They likewise prepared to prosecute Mrs. Fern Sankey aud other persons who will be charged with violations of the Lindberg* anti-kidnaping law. United States District Attorney (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) CONFERENCE ON GODES PLANNED General Overhauling Os NRA Code Structure Is Planned Washington, Feb. 9—(UP)—Administrator Hugh S, Johnson is planning to summon representat’ves of more than 200 code authorities to a conference in March for the first general overhauling of the NRA Code structure. I'he summons wll go forth in the midst of what Johnson predicts will become a movement to repeal the National Industrial Recovery act. fit is under hot, but scattered fire on Capitol Hili. The, best brains of the administration are engaged in shaping the conference agenda. Weaknesses have developed in various codes. There are trouble spots and what Johnson calls "compie cities.” The objective of the March meeting Is to harmonize codes and fix upon general prluioles in their administration. Johnson told a New York audience Jan. 19 of inconsistencies in codee and ■ promised: 'j “We are going to have all the I 200 codes opened in one of the most i significant public conferences ever ’ ’ ’cONTINUHD* ON*PAGE TWO) o Two Men Excused From Jury Duty Martin S. Venis and Oscar Lankenau have been excused from jury duty during the February term. The-names of Charles Schenk, St. Mary’s township and Charles Ray, Jefferson township, were drawn to replace the two excused. The -v i as been called in for 9 A. M. February 13. 5 ——o I—•— W. L. Thornhill Trustee Candidate W. L. Thornhill, Wabash townshp 1 ' farmer, has announced his L’andl--1 dacy for the Democratic nomlna- ■ tlon as township trustee. Mr. Thorn- ’ hill Is a former trustee, retiring from the office 19 years ago. He has ’ j lived in the township for the past 40 years.

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BANQUET HELD IN OBSERVANCE OF SCOUT WEEK Local Clubs Join In Celebration Os 24th Anniversary Thursday MANY AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO SCOUTS : :—.— < TO HEAR BROADCAST Boy Scouts and their friends I are invited to attend the roundup at the Central school build- j < | ing at 10 o’clock Saturday morn- , I ing. An address by President i I Roosevelt will be broadcast and arrangements have been made to receive the talk over the | over the radio at the school. Dick Girod of Rotary troop 61 became the second scout in Adams county to be awarded the coveted Eagle Scout badge at the banquet celebrating the 24th anniversary of Boy Scouts Thursday right at the Rice Hotel. Participating in the celebration, besides the four local troops, were members and representatives of the Rotary Club, American Legion, Lions Club, Knights of Columbus and fathers and friends of the Boy Scout movement in the city. Because of a conflicting basketball game St. Joe troop No. 64 was unable to attend. During the course of the evening the trophy for the best equipped Scout troop in the city was awarded to troop number 61. sponsored by the Rotary Club. This award, which is to be given each year, was purchased through the proceeds of banquets. It was received by Scoutmaster Steve Everhart. The affair was opened by Don Farr, accompanied by Miss Helen Haubold on the piano, who led in the singing of several old time Scout songs. After the two course dinner songs cosed the informal ; part of the program. A court of honor was held after the dinner with Dr. Fred Patterson in charge. Part of the formal ceremony usually held in connection with the court was omitted because of lack of time and space. Besides the Eagle Scout award to Dick Girod a Gold Palm badge was given to Jamts Burk, holder of the first Eagle Scout badge in the county. . Awards Given Awards were as follows: Life, Don Bixler, 63; Lawrence Anspaugh, 63; Lewis Smith, 63; Harold Zimmerman, 61; Star, Robert Beavers, 61; Robert Worthman, 61; Donald Arnold, 63; Monroe Fuhrman; First Class, James Highland, 63; Meredith Cline, 62; Robert Brodbeck, 61; Second Class, Frederick Kirsch, 63; Guy Koos, 61; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o NEW CABINET IS COMPLETED Gaston Doumergue Completes French “Salvation” Cabinet Parts, Feb. 9 —(UP) — Gaston Doumergue completed his "salvation” cabinet today as 8,000 troops marched into the capital and camped at public buildings and barracks. Doumergue completed his cabinet at 1 P. M. He decided to take only the prime minister instAd of occupying also one of the ministerial portfolios. The 71 year old Doumergue planned to announce his cabinet list ■ this afternoon after President Al- j bert Le Brun decrees it as official. It will be published in tomorrow’s journal as final. The troops, symbols o fthe Re- , public’s authority, came to reinforce the Paris garrison in antlci- , pation of a 24 hour general strike. ' called by labor unions In protest against the possibility of a dictatorship under the concentration , government, Doumergue called in Leon Jouh--1 aux, general secretary of the fed- ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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King of France? j I The presence of many prominent royalists in the vanguard of Paris rioters, obsrevers say, indii cates that the present crisis might possibly develop into an attempt to overthrow the republic and re i store the monarchy in (he person of the Duke de Guise (above), pres tender to the 'French throne

NEW DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED Farm Bureau Elects Directors At Annual Meeting Today Directors of the Adams Conn*v Farm Bureau were elected at the annual stockho'ders meeting held in the audi'orfnm of the Catholic high school buPd'ng. Reports for the year were read at the meeting. The bureau did a total business of $35,000. rea’iz'ng a net profit of approximately $4 Oeo. Cash benefits •Msbu'rsed among the members amounted to about $3,500, J. D. Winteregg, manager of the local bureau stated. The directors named were: David Emenheiser, Root tnwnshin: Harrv Crownover, St. Marys; O. V. Dilling, Kirkland; Jerry Liechty, Monroe; Sol Mosser, Jefferson; Ralph Myers, Hartford. Edward Arnold was elected a delegate at-large. The two other directors at-large who ho'd over are Bert Seesenguth and Noah Rich. Officers of the Bureau had not been elected at three o’clock this afternoon. O. V. Dilling, secretary of the organization stated that the directors would probably meet later in the day and name officers. Jenv Leichty, president of the \ -local Farm Bureau, presided at the 1 business session this morning. During the business meeting a i motion was made and carried I amending Article 6 of the Articles |of Incorporation. The provision dealt with membership in the Tarin bureau and the change was made to conform to the suggestion made I by the Indiana Farm Bureau. Speakers on the afternoon program included Paul Engle, former executive of the Indiana Farm , Bureau; John Sims of New Al- ‘ bany and J- Ward Calland of this ! city. Messrs. Engle and Sims talked on the benefits of fertilizer. E. J. Fricke, district manager for the Farm Bureau, told of activities oi s the state organization. Mr. Calland spoke on beet sugar and mentioned ihe advantages offCONTTNfrwn nv ptw fstX) —, -4— Q • Lunz Trial May Go To A Jury Today Fort Wayne, Feb. 9—(UP) —Trial of Fred G. Lunz, Allen county sher iff. charged with violating Indiana liquor laws in 1931, is expected tc reach a jury in circuit court here late today. Evidence against Lunz. chargee specifically in four grand jury in dictments with illegally transport Ing intoxicating liquor In an auto , mobile was started late yesterday Lunz, also is plaintiff in a civi action brought by an Allen count) grand jury in November, whitt I asks for his impeachment.

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ORDER ISSUED FORTHEARREST OFM’CRACKEN Former Government Official Refuses To Give Testimony SAYS VIOLATION OF HIS RIGHTS Washington, Feb. 9.—*U.R>s— The senate today ordered the immediate arrest of William P. MacCracken, Jr., after the former assistant secretary oi commerce had challenged the senate’s constitutional right to question him further regarding airmail contracts. On a motion by Majority Leader Robinson, proceedings against three officials of major airline eompeuies, summoned to ai> pear with MacCracken, were suspended until the Hoover administration official can be brought be fore the bar of the senate. MacCracken, in a letter to VicePresident Garner, refused to appear before the senate on the 1 ground that the senate’s functions were legislative and not judicial. Chairman Black of the special ' senate committee which has been investigating airmail contracts of--1 sered the order proposing MacCracken's arrest. It was adopted after objection by Senator Borah. Repn„ Ida. MacCracken's action was a surprise to the senate. The airline officials. Harris M. I’lanshiie, president of Western Air Express, Gilbert L. Givvin, Hanshue's secretary, and Col. L. H. Brittin, vice-president of Northwestern Airways, were waiting in - an anteroom while the senate heard the MacCracken communication. The MacCracken defi provided a sensational development in the in- " qulry which is dealing with awards e of airmail contracts under former d Pos'.master General Brown. c The senate sat in silence as it .co-: rtX’l’F’l GV OXGF <T\> J o * Special Service At Mt. Pleasant d' — o lA< missionary service will be presente.l at the Mt. Pleasant Metho- ■ dist Episcopal Church Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Rev. Marvin Le >man of Berne, will be the : speaker. Rev. has been en- > gaged in home missionary work in i- the Kentucky mountains. 0 — 1 Scarlet Fever Case Reported In County e. One case of scarlet fever was ret ported in Adams county for the s week ending February 3, the state v morbidity report shows. e No cases of diphtheria, influenza t or measles were reported for the week. Allen county still leads the e list of counties in the number of e diphtheria cases, 13 being reported. ’ EASTERN U. S. s : SUFFERS COLD e t* — New Low Temperature i Marks Are Set In Many Cities; Many Die I (By United Press) Cold, sharp and keen, struck eastern United States today and sent a score of persons to their deaths ® in the bitterest temperatures ever 1 1 recorded by many cities. The subzero wave reached west ’ to Wisconsin but was most intense ' in New York state and New England. In New York City an all time low record was set with a reading of 14.3 degrees below zero. f In slum districts families suffered severely. Lodging houses were 1 stormed by transients seeking re--1 1 lief. Traffic in New YTork harbor a was hampered by floating ice and ° the upper reaches of Hudson river were frozen from shore to shore. The lowest temperature in the east was recorded at Mt. Washington, N. H„ where a 9'J-mile northwest wind dropped the mercury to 40 below zero. Boston established an all-time cold record of 18 degrees below V h zero and six deaths were reported ’’(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)