Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1934 — Page 1

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|H TRIAL ■IIDNAPERS Ripened today L e Denies. Defense ■jetion Seeking A , ■ Change <>f Venue L| C DEFENDER I| S ALSO REFUSED luo.Keb.. 13 <U.» ' K lin of ;i “’W for the Kd trial »t Boger louhv Kuo members of his ■on chutes of kiilnai)K)iin(l.ike the Barbel) ■JL lxton to<lav after K Michael I'einbere <leKdefcnsi motions for a ■L o f venue am’ amw.int■T| a public defen'ter. sitn-.i .THO'l'ly illVHH'lthe state's attorney .|>posit box mainMrs. Jessie Touhy. sisK, of R< ger. and fon>’d ■ tfvoai insurance policies Kvefnts for premiums. of the box had by Baltimore. ■ authorities, where Mrs. I ■> is nnd-r arrest, on the Option it might contain the p ransom monev or loot U Charlotte. N C. mail role is!B oi of veniremen, sumhj last in anticin;,*'"” (art of the trial, was called fdiate'.v after Feinberg s rtil- - The first trial resulted in a J jurv. IMuMs bv \\ illiam Scott nr a:! il '■ ■ ■” 1 torch .l»r»". he’s, to withdraw from the i were thwarted by Jude° fe-e who said he warned lit the start of the nrevln'is tta thrv w.uild ii»t be not - _ »l to »...w until the ease concluded. W ae at’omnted to delav the with motions for a change within Cook county, a p of venue to another connadmittance of Touhy. Gustave lesser Albert Kator to I and a continuance to allow | ifcr oreoara’ion of a defense. I rinbere asserted that because dreamstanror deman din >' i" he intended to push, the to a conclusion. lie referred lewni’in. .xtradition to Etteof Factor, wanted there on | Its of defrauding investors (Pions of dollars. He allowed wt SO davs however, in h to file a bill of exceptions b acts. <hr and his companions »s.r were more nervous as Ston of the iurv was berm, (urine their nrevious trial, 'have been in jaß since early ■Il when they were arrestiWiwonsin for kidnaping of •® Hamm. Jr, St. Paul ft They were acquitted of •urge. »el guard..- patrolled criminal building corridors and led the court room. MANGE MAN IS found dead Batforpd Rndv of Sn found In Michigan Is Identified ** ia Mich . Feb. 13—(UP)— Wet-torn and battered body £oun, l dead along a little road between Reed City he j' n Sunday night has been J* 4 as Donald Cherbor. 33, *range. Ind. ai * e county and Michigan Authorities who are working I case say that they believe 0 »as murdered in a sued Li . 01 n,ac hine operators in this s- l *u J ' tound by Fry, , ’ "Abigail had been beaten ( !a " p with a blunt instru- • according to Investigators 0 through the face and back j ’Ball calibre gun. had been so badly discalt < * 6nti£itation wa " made plication labels had been re- >. ’’° m Nothing that Chesbro ».'? a small box of medicine borP tbe name of a I-a-Physician. . u of the body 6 ' ast ni ?bt by relatives on PAGE FIVE)

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Suggestion Made For Location Os Museum In Decatur 1 A suggestion has been made that a small museum be started in the corridor of the court house. 1 using CWA labor while it is yet I available. The need for such a collection of the historical objects and records of Adams county has I long been felt by civic leaders. The plan as proposed is to place | a number of show cases along the I walls for historical objects. Re •- I ords and files could be kept in a locked cabinet and be made availj able to anyone interested in Adams county history. As a starter, Carl C. Pumphrey has offered to donate a show case with a good lock. It is believed that there are a number of su'-h cases which could be located with a little effort. The exhibits would i be placed in these and locked to I prevent injury by handling or loss I by theft. Harry W. Thompson, federal re-1 employment agent for Adams; county, in an interview this, morning, stated that he believed I that several CWA workers could be used if a project were asked i for this purpose. A girl to classi-1 fy the loans as they were received ' and several men to move the' heavy objects and the show cases ' would be needed. A Decatur Daily Democrat re-1 porter who interviewed a dozen > or so county and city officials and i several business men found al- ■ most unanimous approval of tie* I proposal. If the space should bei found too small, larger headquart- j ers could be found later. o Wm. Krueckeberg For Committeeman I Wiliam Krueckeberg has an- i nounced his candidacy for precinct I committeeman of East Union township on the Democratic ticket subject to the primary. May 8. Mr.! K»ueekel>erw (mm a res Mem of’ that precinct since his birth and , has been a life long Democrat. ALLEN COUNTY FARMER DIES John L. Sheehan Dies Monday Evening At Local Hospital John L. Sheehan. 65, prominent farmer of Monroe township. Allen County, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 5 o'clock Mon-. <fc>y evening. Mr. Sheehan under-1 went a major emergency operation i at the local hosptal Sunday and his condition remained critcal until death. Death was due to obstruction of i the bowels, due to a ruptured gall bladder. The drainage operation was performed Sunday. He had recently suffered a stroke of paraly-1 sis. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. | Bertha Sheehan, and nine children: j Mrs. Mabie Rosswurm and Mrs. Mary Dodane, of Fort Wayne, Ervin. Richard, Rebecca, Russel. Isabel, | Raymond and Harold Sheehan, all at home. Four sisters and one brother also survive. Mr. Sheehan was a memliber of the Odd Fellows lodge ab Monroeville. He bad spent his entre life in Monroe township, near, Monroeville. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the United Brethren Church in Mon-1 1 roeville, with the Rev. R. D. Smith officiating. The body was returned to the Sheehan resdence from the Painter Brothers funeral home today. _— o Complete Some CWA Projects This Week Several of the CWA projects will j be completed this week and others are expected to be finished soon, j County Engineer Ralph Rcop has sent a number of proposed projects to the state CWA headquarters. He ; expects that they will be approved sometime this week in order that i none of the men will need to lie laid 'off. 0 — Myers Is Fined For Intoxication ! George Myers, South Eleventh street, after pleading guilty before i Mayor George Krick in city court Monday evening to a cha-ge of pub-1 lie intoxication, was £med $1 and I costs.

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Battle in Vienna Streets ' «W’ MFIMII J—l ■ .-j wmihi i< ■aaH.jHBM Vwf. ,*-«>..« WM --j arw Scene in front of the Palace of Justice. Vienna, after former rioting. Clashes Monday resulted in ■ heavy loss of life. The general strike was called by Socialists in protests against alleged attempts by ‘the Dollfuss government to convert Austria into a Fascist state.

DEFENSE PLAN IS OUTLINED Dillinger Attorneys Say Prisoner Has “Morbid Fear” | Crown Point, Ind.. Feb. 13—'U.R) ■ The possible defense of John Dil- I ' linger, notorious bandit of the > midwest, on charges of slaying a police officer was revealed today • to be “claustrophobia." Webster’s dictionary defines 4 as, “tjie morbi-1 fear of being confined." Today Attorney Joseph E. Con- . doy, who said he represented DII- - linger, outlined the hopes of the 1 defense. "Dillinger is a victim of this . strange disease.” said Conroy. "It 1 explains why he has this fear of i jails and prisons.” To Sheriff Lillian Holley. Indi-: I ana's only woman sheriff and re-j I sponsible for the jail where the desperado is held, the defense theory came as the best laugh of the year. “There's nothing new about this ' claustrophobia, cr whatever they call it,” she said. "It may seem strange to the defense attorney, but almost every one of my prisoners appears to have symptoms J of the same disorder. “They all have a fear of being confined — especially in jails. I shouldn't wonder if the prisoners had their way that they wouldn’t ; stay here at all." But the sheriff believed that the defense would have a difficult time showing Dillinger's “morbid fear of being confined." "Why, Dillinger is the most happy and contented prisoner I've , i ever had," she said. “He’s just as confident as you please and doesn’t seem botheied by being in jail." Sheriff Holley said she trusted that Dillinger's disorder would not impel him to seek escape from his confinement. SERVICES FOB LENTEN SEASON Zion Lutheran Church Plans Snecial Services For Lent The Lenten season, beginning to-, morrow with Ash Wednesday, will ibe observed by the Decatur Zion Lutheran church as in former years and a series of six special passion ! sermons will be given. Services this year will be held , 'every Wednesday evening at * . o'clock. This first of these service® will be held tomorrow evening. : Rev. Paul W. Schultz, pastor of I the church, stated, “the Lenten season has been brought into usage ' . to afford all Christian people time and opportunity to mediate intensely and in a special way upon the vicarous and meritorious suffering and death of the Lord. Jesus Ohriet, I and no other six weeks of a year ■ could be set aside and dedicated to a more beneficial and sacred pur-;, pose.” r The church extend® a hearty invitation to the public. Addressee will be delivered by Rev. Schultz. j

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Benjamin Eiting Out For Trustee Benjamin Biting, well known farmer living at the south edge of De- ' catur. announced today that he will i be a candidate for the democratic ■nomination for trustee of Washing-! I ton township. Mr. Eiting has been a member lof the >.4dams County council for | the past four years. He served as .democratic committeeman in his precinct for 15 years. He stated that ' he believes in giving his constituents the best service possible at the lowe_st cost. Mr. Eiting is the fourth candidate to seek the trustee nomination in Washington township. The other candidates are Jess Hurst, Ira Fuhrman and George Strickler. _—o R. EARL PETERS ASKS SUPPORT — Candidate For Senator Pledges Allegiance To Roosevelt Indianapolis. Feb. 13 — (U.R) Pledging allegiance to the leadership of the Roosevelt administration. R. Earl Peters. Fort Wayne, asked the endorsement of Marion county voters for his campaign for the Democratic U. S. Senate nomination in an address here last night. He praised the recovery efforts of the Roosevelt administration and said the President’s greatest , contribution during the first year in office was “to instill faith and hope in the hearts and minds of our people.” Peters made no reference to the state Democratic administra-, tion of Gov. Paul V. McNutt. The two have severed political relations since the last election. Peters was preceded by Albert H. Stump, Indianapolis attorney, twice the Democratic nominee for senator, who praised the candidate's record of seven years as ' chairman of the state Democratic central committee. Stump said Peters remained "adherent to the presidential candidacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt, even though' it endangered his j i own popularity with powerful and influential forces.” Democratic leaders from scattered sections of the state endorsed Peters’ candidacy in brief speeches during the meeting. Airport Engineer Here In Few Days Charles E. Cox. Jr, airport administrator for Indiana, has written the secretary of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce that he will have an engineer in Decatur some time this week to interview Col. Fred Reppert ccmcernng the construction of an airport here. -a o Second Clinic For Children Friday All indigent children who received their first toxoid for diphtheria January 26 to 30. will be given their I second treatments Friday, February 16. The Clinic will be held at 8:30 a. m. in the domestic science rooms i of the Decatur high school building.

START SIGNING OF CONTRACTS I I Deadline ForSigning Corn-Hog Contracts Set For March 5 I I Signing of corn-hog contracts by Adams county farmers will start . Thursday. February 15, according to an announcement today by L. E. Archbold, county agent. ' The deadline for receiving applii cations has been set for March 5. ’ As Indiana is the first among the ■ corn-hog states to pay taxes, the administration is making every effort to have the money from these contracts distributed to Indiana farmers before the May taxpaying period. i Six sign-up stations are being arranged. These stations are as follows: Union township: Immanuel Lutheran school, with signers using the ’ south entrance to the basement. St. Mary's township: Bobo school. Root and Washington townships: Home Economics room of the Decatur high school, south entrance. Preble and Kirklaud townships: Preble Bank. French and Hartford townships: Linn Grove school. Blue Creek township: Jacob school. Jefferson township: The Jefferson township school likely will be used. Monroe and Wabash townships: Directors’ room of the People’s State Bank of Berne. Producers will be notified by the ■ count)’ agent’s office as to the hour, i date and place they should appear before the committeemen. All producers are asked to have applications in order when appearing so they may receive their money before the taxpaying period. By scheduling 45 producers each day, the work can be completed on or before the deadline. Monday, March 5. o REPUBLICANS ATTACK POLICY ——— Prominent Hoover Republicans Attack Roosevelt Administration if — I New York, Feb. 13.—(U.R) — The I bitter denunciation of the Roosevelt new deal here last night by ' two Republicans prominent in the Hoover administration was accepted in political circles today as another G. O. P. move to strengthen its position for the next congressional elections. The attack was delivered at the 48th annual Lincoln Day dinner of i the National Republican Club by I Representative James M. Beck, of Pennsylvania, and Arthur M. Hyde. ' secretary of agriculture In the Hoo- : ver administration. Meanwhile, in I Boston, former Senator George H. i Moses of New Hampshire, was launching an arraignment of Roosevelt policies, even more severe than the Topeka. Kan., speech of Ogden Mills, former secretary of i (CONTINUE® ON PAGE TWO)

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EIGHT KILLED IN ATTEMPTED PRISON BREAK Seven Prisoners, One Guard Die In Walla Walla Prison TEN OTHERS ARE REPORTED WOUN DED Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 13 —(UP) —The death list in the bloody penitentiary riot mounted to nine today with the death of Edwin Olonzo Ware, 27, a convict. Ware died of machine-gun bullet wounds WaTTa Walla, Wash., Feb. 13. - (U.R) Rigid prison discipline was clamped on the tense Walla Walla state penitentiary today following an unsuccessful jailbreak in which eight men were killed and ten oth--1 ers either wounded or stabbed. ' Warden J M. McCauley believ- - ed that the trouble was over, but lie took no chances. Extra guards manned the high walls of the redlirieked prison. National guardsmen stood by for possible emerg- » envies. Prisoners known as troubleI makers were placed in solitary confinement. I Six convicts were killed, a guard _ was stabbed to death and a prison- ' er described as “an innocent bystander" was wounded fatally. The desperate attempt at wholesale jail delivery failed because of the uny erring marksmanship of prison t guards who refused to be “bluffed.’’ g Four of the wounded were guards. stabbbed by the rioters: tlie other six were prisoners. i- The jailbreak attempt develop- ; ed suddenly after the lunch hour o yesterday. Twenty convmts, pushe ing seven prison officials before f. them as hostages, marched on the e • •« • (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) a o SIO,OOO SUIT ON TRIAL HERE ? i Case Venued From Jay Circuit Court Opens This Morning I A SIO,OOO damage suit, venued here from the Jay county circuit court, went to trial this morning before Judge Huber M. DeVoss and ( a jury. ' A jury was obtained shortly before the noon recess and opening arguments of, counsel were present--8 ed. The case is titled Cleo E. Miller, administratrix of the estate of Ray 3 ; Miller, vs. Clyde Money and the Portland Drain Tile company. The case has been tried twice ' previously, both tmes resulting in 1 jury disagreements. The suit was then venued to the Adams circuit court. ’ The complaint alleges that Ray Miller was killed on road 67, two miles southwest of'Portland, short--1 ly after midnight July 11. 1932, 1 through the negligence of the de- ’ fendants named. j The plaintiff alleges that a truck owned by the Portland company and driven by Money was parked on the highway without warning lights. Ray Miller, who was riding with Carl Downing, was killed when (OONTINt'ED ON PAGE FIVE) — o City Lights Off For Short Time The city lights were turned off at , about 7:50 oclock last night when a 1: boy, w-ho had stopped in to warm irmself, accidentally shut off the , emergency on the large turbine at j the city light and power plant. When the emergency is thrown off the turbine quickly loses velocity I and is unable to make a pull. About ten minutes is usually required to get up sufficient speed to light the p city. f o 150 Crows Bagged By Hunters Monday '' Thirty-five men participated in II the ctow hunt staged by the Adams '■ county conservation league Mons day night. The men, under the su- ’’ J pervision of game warden Hanlin, 6 ; hunted the birds on land southwest £ of Pennville and bagged 150 crows. 1 Another hunt will be held as soon as Mr. Hanlin finds another flock.

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1 Rev. J. M. Dawson Named Local Pastor Rev. J. M. Dawson of east of the ’city, a former pastor of the Decatur Christian Church, has again been named pastor of the local church. He has conducted special services at the church for some time. Rev. Dawson is a preacher and an evangelist and he has been in the j evangelistic work for the last 20 ly-ars, until his health failed him. He will conduct services each ' Sunday. Next Sunday he will preach ; ' on “The Bible Hell." Persons who I do not have a church home are in-1 vited to attend this ehtirch. o M'CRACKEN IS TAKEN DEFORE SENATE TODAY Trial On Contempt Charges Is Resumed This Afternoon OTHER DEFENDANTS ALSO IN SENATE Washington, Feb, 13. — (U.R) ' Trial of William P. MacCracken. Jr., on contempt charges growing out of the air mail investigation I was resumed by the senate at 1:51 p. m. today. The three other defendants in tlie case: Col. L. H. Brittin, vice- , president of Northwest Airways: Harris M. Hanshue. president of Western Air Express, and Gilbert l , L. Givvin. Hanshue’s secretary; also were taken before the senate. Washington, Feb. 13. (U.R) Backed by a court decision uphold- ' ing its authority, the senate pre- ‘ pared today to press contempt ’ charges against William P. Mae- ’ CracKen, Jr., whose four-dav tight ‘ for freedom ended dramatically last night with his “imprisonment" bysenate sergeant-at-arms, Cliesley Jttrney. The former assistant secretary of commerce spent the niglit in a i hotel room, closely guarded by Jurney after Justice Daniel W. O'- , Donoghue of District of Columbia Supreme Court discharged a second writ of habeas corpus by which ■ MacCracken had hoped to escape senate custody. Thus was ended a legal game of hide-and-seek which MacCracken I •• (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 0 Fred KolterOut For Township Trustee Fred E. Kolter will known insurance man of this city today announced his candidacy for the democrat nomination for trustee of Washington township. Mr. Kolter made two previous races for the same office and finished second each time. Decatur Lodge Will Observe Anniversary i The seventieth anniversary of the local Knights of Pythias lodge will , ibe celebrated with a party on Fri- • day, February 23, for members of the lodge and their families and members of the Pythian Sisters organization and their families. <A> program of speaking, dancing and card games, is being planned : for the occasion and open house ; will be conducted. The committee in charge of the arrangements in-; ; eludes Mr. and Mrs. Riley Chrisi man. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Farr and ■ Mr. and Mrs. Janies Bain. , o — Scouts To Set Date For Good Turn Drive Local scout officials stated today that the date for the Decatur BoyScouts’ national good turn as sugl gested by President Roosevelt i . would be set after the get-together ’ banquet which will be held in Fort , Wayne soon. No action has been , taken yet as it is expected that the i entire Anthony Wayne Council will ’ make a drive on two week-ends. By j all working on the same date there 1 i will be the advantage of a combin- ' ed publicity. Four local scouts and Seoutniasi ter Ed Jaberg attended the Lincoln : Memorial services at the Lincoln ■ statue in front of the Lincoln Life insurance Co., in Fort Wayne, yes- . terday. This is the first of annual Lincoln pilgrimages to be held on . his birthday. Others will be held i at various memorials over the mid-1 die west. ;

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SOCIALISTS 10 CONTINUE WAR ONGOVERNMENT Artillery Brought Into Action In Vienna And Other Points GENERAL STRIKE IS REVOLUTIONARY Vienna, Feb. 13 w Artillery fire crashed tn Vienna anti ala dozen prosincial points today as socialists stubbornly fought for combined forces of the stale. File government issued an ultimatum that fighting must ■pfise bv 5 p. in. today or “sharper" measures would be a'lonted. The general strike the socia,ists declared yesterday, in anticipation of a fascist drive that meant their political death, now was frankly revolutionary. Authorities announced surrender of two important socialist strongholds here, the Karl Marxhof, the city’s largest building, and the Ottakring district Socialist headquarters. It was predicted officially that collapse of the revolt here was near. Firing broke out in a new quarter of the city, tlie Erdberg district, however. Casualties so far were estimated unofficially at between 400 and 500 dead, including 150 to 200 here, 100 each at Linz and Steir. and from 25 to 50 each at Bruck and Kapfenberg. Neighbor fought neighbor, war veteran fought war veteran, as the socialists, many girbed in the forbidden revolutionary Schutzbund uniform, tattled police, soldiers, auxiliary volunteers and Heimwehr storm troopers. Government forces bombarded with light guns half a- dozen socialist fortresses in the outer nortions of the city- where the workers -live, while the city's inner circle was quiet, ribboned (CONTTNUFTf ON PACE TWO)' 0 All C VV A Employes W orking This W eek All CWA employes are working this week. George Andrews, assistant federal re-employment director for Adams County, estimated Hilt this week's payroll would run over $6,000, making it the largest since the hours were cut several weeks ago. The men are now working 24 hours a week. H O' Prepare Report Os Pensions Granted County Auditor Glen Cowan is preparing duplicate reports of pensions which were granted by the ; Commissioners last week. One set must be sent to the state for approi val before the $7,000 will be paid to match similar amount appropriated by the. county board. It is understood that this is a matter of form and there will be no difficulty. The other set is sent to the pensioners. — —-o FAMOUS BREWER TAKES OWN LIFE August A. Busch,Sr.,Commits Suicide By Shooting Himself St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 13.— (U.R) — August A. Busch, Sr., 68, head of the Anhettser Busch Brewing Company and one of the wealthiest men in the state, shot himself to death I at his home here today. An unsigned note bidding goodbye to his family and written in : pencil was left by Busch. It said, “Good-bye precious mama and adorable children." His chauffeur was in the room where Busch had been confined had been confined with heart I trouble and gout when the aged brewer fired the fatal shot. Busch asked the chauffeur to tune the radio in and the chauffeur was turning the dials when the dials when the shot rang out. A physician who was called to his rural estate several miles from , the city, pronounced him dead, a suicide. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)