Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 81, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1934 — Page 1

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ILTON WERLING IS FOUND GUILTY

■MER LOCAL |«IS BILLED ■TULSA, OKLA. ■ x |). Wertzberger K J In \iH" Xccidcnt ■ Last Nitfht ■iii|Ai details S)| I K \RXED HERE ■i; |S j) WeilzlH/fier. ■unul * itiz.n <>t lulsa. M lorn’...!'’ <•! Deca H'r in mi .ititoiiiobilr ■ dl , h-l "i 'lit. .iieonlini* , IIIV , tii’rivid Illis ■lol'll bvtlH; Dailv DemM 1,-, hii IbibiTt WertzK ,!,.. ro,( rive furtli■ills. Welizl"' " as a S,,n v . \\ . ri/b.-rvei He £K., :l li<r ■■■•'■ .'ears ago K. 4 .. one of the bu-in, in that I ,art country. w . ■ was president ■. . lerriek com 1 «bi, li furnished for th,' drilling of till HRh ni... ~nd Texas He A-/ „f trial < ilizen ; a e ... TV • ■■ r visited in r at hat He was j„ Ad..!’ ' Oiinty. He was in years of age. t.itntly lie is surviv K ih;. Will of BenjKlr'. : Mi.i. : Edward of ,■ of Sapulpa, ■ Miss Marriet 'nd Mrs. Hiram of Marion. ' ’ Hiity Treasurer B Receives Cheek V\ -r. Warns- conntv h.e • . ved a check $24 22. as the county' : a d'stribut ion for ’ - ii'iary, F< hr ~o ' KFJ.RE EARLY NSULL TRIAL ■S. Attorney Plans Immediate Trial of SamI uel Insull Bicago Apr : (U.R) —United Mt* Attorney Dwight H. Green ■y prepared for immediate ■of Sanni-I Insull. iSr.. to start Boon as p,.> ible after the fugiB utility magate’s return to Bruited States. Bte said lie will go before Bgal Judge Janies H. WilkerB*ith a in >tion to speed up the M BB Boon as be learns the y ol * - date ~f Insull's landing y Instill together with other B*s of tli.. Corporation Securi ■company will face charges of Bl the mails to defraud or of BHng the federal bankruptcy R tkf mail fraud case argilB> on a defense motion for a ■of particulars have been conB*ti until May 15, but Green Ruk that this hearing be held B 15- A demurrer filed by [ Afonso has been overruled, j B® will ask for a date for trial I ■’ defendants. ■*eu was uncertain whether ■’ill be ade to try Insull on ! ■ bankruptcy act charge under ! ■ extradition order from Turkey.' B Is permitted, he will press i |<’harge first. I Pi flhts Extradition Bianbiii. Turkey, Apr. 3—<U.R) Piuie odds that seemed hope- ► b.imuel Isull today appealed ■' f ">i't\Tpn r>v page six) I' ' — o pl.lO Sold In Intangible Stamps ■ ** II I 0 '""'’ Treasurer John Wechter c“ nced today that intangible F ps amounting to $2,061.10 p din his office last month. L month of February I ' worth of stamps were h n tm reP ° rt wa ” filGd for Jan ’ L th,g makes the total of Int durln * ,he first hoar--01 this year erpiai $3,217.15.1 Bla t Wnpares to * 5 ,9°8.55 worth i 8l amp» sold last year. I

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Mail Flier Killed / Or * I I I Vs ’ ! wl >' r >» ' " \ ■ Lieut. Thurman A. Wood. U.,S. • army- pilot who crashed to his death near DeWitt, la., while flying the mail His was the twelftii death since the army took over the air mail from private lines. DAMAGE SUIT IS NEAR JURY $25,000 Damage Suit Continues In Adams Circuit Court The plaintiff in the $26,000 damage suit o’ Harry Hunter of Ossian vs. tile Sherman White company now being tried in the Adams cir- ; cuit court complete 1 its case shortly before t <■ noon recess today. Harry Hunter, the plaintiff, testfjfied that he was riding witli Glee I Summers of Ossian down Baker j street when a truck driven by John , Gcthings for tlie Sherman White company suddenly and without proper warning drove out of an alley land struck their automobile. The car was turned over and I knocked fifty or sixty feet down the ~street, according to Hunter’s test!i mony. He received numerous injurion. the most serious of which were ito his risht hand, right shoulder 1 and neck. To support his case, Charley Wy-1 bourn. Ossian physician was called to the stand to tell of Hunter's pre-' vious health condition. With the exception of a diabetic condition lie : was in “excelent" health, said Dr. Wybourn. Dr. C. C. Rayl of thia city testi-1 tied as to his present condition. X-ray pictures were also offered by | the plaintiff to support the case, j Eugene Striker, Fort Wayne news boy, gave an eye-witness description of the accident. The defense opened the case by putting John Kethings. driver of, the ti tick, on- the stand. He testified i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX! O — MEETING HELD MONDAY NIGHT Twenty-one Apply For Membership In Knights Os Columbus Lodge Ao enthusiastic meeting of the Knights of Columbus was held at ■ the K. of C. Hall last evening. Twenty-one applications far mem-' bership in Che local council were reported and action on them will be taken at the next meeting. It is planned to hold an initiation in this city sometime this spring' 1 and it is expected that the class will ', be one of the largest ever inducted Into local Knights of Columbus cir- i (* 1 v*s Details pertaining to the Initial; tlon will be disposed of during th<> next few weeks ami arrangements j 1 made to obtain the degree team. | Committees have been named. The first dance following Raster i : will be held next week at the K. of C. Hall, Elmo SmiWi was named i I chairman. 1

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ILLINOIS COAL MINES CLOSED ! BY CONFUSION Three-Fourths Os .Mines In State Closed By Operators Today FORMER CONTRACT (AFSES TROUBLE Chicago, Apr. 3 <U.R) — Nearly three fourths of all coal mines in Illinois were closed today because of confusion among operators regarding the new sevenhour day for mine workers, it was announced by W. S- Jenkins, i president of the Illinois Coal Operators' Association. .leukfns' statement was made as the operators, tepresenting between 48,000 and 50,000 employes, met in a hurriedly called confer- ‘ ence here to determine what action will be taken toward comH'lanco wMh the 354 hour week order of Gen. Hugh C. Johnson, national recovery administrator. ' The confusion among the Illi- ' nois owners and operators was j attributed by Jenkins to an existing contract with the United i .Mine Workers of America estale ’ lishing an eight-hour day and expiring March 31, 1935. Nearly all Illinois mines were’ represented at the conference. ■ according to Fred S. Wilkey, sec-1 retary of the operators’ association. “I do not know how strong the i pentiment will be among the op- ■ orators against immediate adop-, tion of the seven-hour day in view of the present contract.” I I Tonkins said. The 50 operators attending the ; , conference said that operations today were confined principally jto less than-carload loadings to trucks at the mines. At Brazil, Ind., members of District No. 8. Hie Brazil Block i .POX’TtX'l’FMi <>N PAGE RTXT TWO SCHOOLS IN MUSIC FESTIVAL Berne And Hartford Townshio In Ball State Music Festival Muncie, Ind . Apr. 3— <U.R) —' The first contingent of eastern Indiana high school students from township and small town schools! arrived here today for the opening of the eighth annual music | festival at Ball State Teachers | i college. The musical festival, designed to stimulate greater interest in 1 music and create a higher stand- i ard of musical performance among high school students, is sponsor-i led by the music department ofjl I the teachers college. Two groups from schools which 11 conduct eight-month terms will i give their presentations tonight ! and tomorrow. . Schools having longer terms will participate in another session here May 7-9. 1 Bands, orchestras, boys’ and girls' and vocal and Instrumental I ensembles are included in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SfX) o Five-Year-Old Boy Drowned In Creek Sullivan. Ind.. Apr. 3 — (U.R) — { Wandering away from his home, j Philip Wence, 5, was drowned i yesterday when be fell into a creek. He was found in three feet ' of water by his mother, Mrs. Donald Wence, Shelburn, but efforts ' I to revive the child failed. oCommissioners Met With Van Wert Board i The Adams county commission- I ers met today wit'll the board from : Van Wert county. Ohio, relative to . ' the maintenance of the state line I road in Union and St. Mary's town- 1 i ships. A trip of inspection was made by 1 the county commiasionera and En- 1 iglneer Ralph Roop this morning.! The hoard will adjourn this evening. The quarterly reports of the county officials were tiled with the ■ board and approved.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 3, 1931.

Clerk Convicted Milton C. Werling, clerk of the Adams circuit court, was found guilty by Judge Sullivan in the federal court at Chicago shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon. Werling was on trial for possession of counterfeit money. FINAL PAYROLL FIGURES GIVEN Filial CWA Payroll In Adams Countv Brings Total To 8103 961.17 The last CWA pay roll which includes work done last Friday and Saturday In Adams county ! amounted to *1.003.57. The total expended for the 1 county during the CWA nrogram was $103,951.17, according to ■ figures at the local office. This i sum does not include the expenses ol tb« administration and reemplovment staffs in the countv of which there Is no local record. \n itemized statement will he released later. The 10-al federal reemployment ' office is sending out an apneal to •ill tiiose who registered for federal employment, and who failed j to reregister on the new federal application cards to do so at once. When the program of CWA was ! set up in this countv. temporary ' cards wore printed by the local. ! officials. However, when the pro- : grain got under wav. tlie fede-al labor department furnished the local office with official registra tion cards. Most of the men registering answered the appeal of 1 the local office to reregister. About 750 registrants failed to reregister. It is to the ones who i failed to reregister that this ap- ’ peal goes out. In order to codify and classify . these registrants it will be neces- ' sary for them to visit the local federal reemployment office to complete the case history which the new cards contain. Chair I)e<troved Bv Fire At Elks Home A cigarette was dropped in one of the overstuffed chairs in the Elk's home last evening, destroying the chair. The smoke filled the downstairs and the blaze was put out by Ken-nv Beard, custodian. WOMAN ASKS SUSPENSION * - Former Bank Cashier Seeks Suspension Os Penitentiary Term Terre Haute. Ind., Apr. 3—(U.R) T’nder sentence of a year and a day in the federal women’s prison at Alderson. W. Va.. Mrs Mae K. Brinton. former assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Clay City, today planned to ask for a suspension of the penalty. Mrs. Brinton was sentenced by Judge Robert C. Baltzell in federal district court here late yesterday on a charge of embezzlement. She pleaded guilty at Indianapolis March 21 to theft of $21,617 over a period of 10 to 12 years. The shortage was discovered last February during negotiations for a merger of the First National and Farmers and Merchants bank of Clay City. Lonnie Abraham, Richmond, Ky. was convicted in a charge of transporting a stolen automobile in interstate traffic in the only jury trial of the day. He was , ’*(CONTINUE Tin* pagL* SlX)**

RECORDER FEES I SHOW INCREASE Quarterly Report Is .Made By County Recorder Walter Bockman Fees collected by the recorder's office showed a gain of ?2!'6.71 ioi I tlie first quarter of this year over I I the corresponding quarter of last | year, according to the report tiled' by County Recorder Walter J. Bock ' I man. The total money collected by the ' i office amounted last quarter to $824.05. This is tlie largest sum ever collected by a county recorder, according o available records. I The increase may he traced very largely to the greater number of mortgages tiled These came as , tile result of the Home Owners Loan Corporation and the National Farm Loan Association. The com panies are working at top speed to refinance mortgages with government money at lower interest! rates. The decrease in deeds tiled from 157 to 124 is also a healthy sign. I Last year a large number of i roperties were l>elng taken back by I former owners, hanks ami lite in ; surance companies. This practice has been greatly decreased by the . money released by the two loan companies and slightly better bn. iness conditions. Other fees in the itemized report I were quite similar to the first quai l er of last year. This indicates tliat with the exception of tile activities of tlie two loan companies there has been litUe change in business ‘ conditions. I Q Small Roof Fire At Fristoe Home A small roof fire was caused at the Jim Fristoe home on the corner -of Rugg street and Mercer Avenue this morning at nine o’clock when : the chimney burned put. The blaze > was extinguished by tlie city fire ■ department at a loss of a Ism I sl. I _ 0 THREE DIE IN TRAIN WRECK i! ■ Freight Train Is Derailed Near Hudson. Wis., This Morning i > Hudson, Wis., Apr. 3. — lU.R) —1 ■ Three persons were killed in a ' ! freight train derailment on tlie Chicago and Northwestern railroad near here today. 1 The victims were: ’ J. Utter, Minneapolis, engineer. I 1 . C. W. Lang. St. Paul, fireman Glen Parle. Minneapolis, brake- I I man. The engine and 12 cars were de- '! railed and plunged over a steep r ! grade. A washout in the St. Croix river, along the railroad right of way. was the cause of the wreck, rail- | road officials said. The train bad just taken on a . pilot engine to conduct it down the ’ steep grade into Hudson when tlie; wreck occurred. The pilot engine managed to get over the weaken ed tracks safely, but later became derailed. Its crew was uninjured M. C. Martin of the pilot engine' walked into Hudson at approx! mately 3a. m. to bring help. The I , train was wrecked about half an ! hour earlier. The bodies of Ijing and Parle were quicly recovered by rescue crews sent from Hudson but the i body of Utter was not recovered j until 8:30 a. m. ■: | ... 0 K Improvement In I Business Shown 1 Indianapolis. Apr. 3—"(U.R) —Gen-1' I eral improvement in business! 1 conditions was reported today by 1 Wiray E. IFFeming. collector of ! customs for the internal revenue i' department in Indiana, with an-H . nouncement that duty collected 1 on imports in the Indiana district ; 1 during March were approximately seven times tliat of the same l time last year. H Collections for March this year were $35,526, as compared witli F. 1 $4,848 for the same month a year ! j ago. ! 1 March of the present year was one of the busiest in more than j I i 50 years of operation of the local 11 customs office, Fleming reported. 1

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BLUNK, CAHOON ! ARE NAMED BY GRAND JURORS Deputy Sheriff and Trusty Are Indicted Bv Lake County Jury STATE OFFICIALS BITTERLY SCORED Crown Point, Apr. 3. —■'U-I’S !— Deputy Sheri tl Ernest ! Blunk and Sam Cahoon, Lake county trusty, were indicted itoday for aiding the escape of John Dillinger from the county iail. The indictments were returned by a special six-man grand jury which had been in session three weeks investigating th»- Loy pistol escape ol Dillinger, the ration's No. 1 public ■ enemy. Blunk, finger print expert at the ' jail, was kidnaped by Dillinger and 'carried across, the state line into Illinois. Cahoon was turnkey un der Sheriff l.ijlian .M, Holley. Both officers were arrested a few days after the jail delivery on warrants pr> ; ared by Prosecutor Rob ert G. Estill and have been at lib ! erty on SI,OOO bonds pending Hie grand jury's report. The grand jurors' lengthy report bitterly scored state officials. Cir cuit Judge Win. J. Murray to whom their findings were submitted amt William Schrot der. president of i the Lake county council. Judge Murray told the United I Press shortly after lie received the 1 report that he "still insists he had ! no legal right to order Dillinger's , transfer to the state prison." "My position is unaLerable," he | said. "A judge is permitted to ord ler a prisoner’s transfer only when ', it is shown there is danger of mob violence and there was no danger of that.” The jury said it found "no direct (CONTINUED ON P AGE SI XI William Bull is Named By Judge Fort Wayne, Apr. 3 — (U.R) William Duff, F< rt Wayne, lias been appointed by Federal Ju?lge Thomas W. Slick as federal referee in bankruptcy to succeed Wheeler Ashcraft, Portland, in the Fort Wayne division of north i ern Indiana. He will begin his new duties with expiration of Ashcraft's term April 21. Five Candidates File Declarations Five candidates filed their de- , clarations at the office of County , i Clerk Werling today. They are: David Adams. Democrat, committeeman. Decatur 2-B. Joseph Brennan, Democrat, county clerk. John W. Dickerson, Democrat, sheriff. Albert Burke, Demffcrat, committeeman South Blue Creek. John H. Borne. Democrat, ad- | visory board of Kirkland town i ship. NEW DIRECTORS ARE SELECTED Three Men Named Directors Os County Conservation League Two hundred members of the Adams county fish and game conservation league attended the monthly ! meeting of tlie organization Monday night at the American Legion hall on South Second street. Willis Hanlin, Portland, state game warden, was present and explained many matters of interest to the! members. A board of directors was elected by the club members. The directors are Ross Hardin, Frank Dellinger, Clyde Beery. Hubert Cochran and Herman Lengrich. Appointment of deputy wardens was discussed and names of the appointees will be announced later. A speaker from the state deparijnent of conservation will address the members at the next meeting of the club, Monday. May 7. Membership of vlie club has now grown to 336. Charles Knapp, vicepresident, had charge of Monday night's meeting. 1

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Victim of Massam* Mrs. Eugene Chenevert, known on the stage as Peggy Vincent, who was one of six found slam late Friday night in a summer home near Brenjerton, Wash. CITY WILL JOIN !N YOUTH WEEK Decatur Will Observe Youth Week F r o m April 27 to May 5 Decatur will join in the national observance of Youth week, April 27 to May 5. inclusively and a nineday program is being arranged by local committees, sponsored by tlie Decatur Rotary club. Youth week takes the place of national boy and girl week anil a nation-wide program is being turanged, covering activities iu which lioys and girls are intereted. Martin F. Worthmail, superintendent of city school schools is general chairman of the local program, assisted by Dr. Fred Patterson, president of tlie Rotary dull and committees named by the latter. A preliminary meeting of the chairmen was held las evening at the Rice hotel apd steps taken to organize tlie program here. Following is an outline for tlie nine days: Youth Recognition Day —.Parade Friday, April 27. Committee: Bryce Thomas, W. A. Klepper. A. R. Ashbaucher, and H. C. Oksen. Youth Recognition Day—Hobby and Pet Day—Saturday. April 28. Committee: C C. Pumphrey. Sim Burk. O. B. Wemhoff. George A. Thoms, and James Elberson. Youth Day in Churches —Sunday, April 29 — Committee: Rev. J. J. ■Seimetz. Charles M. P’rugh, Arthur Suttles, and August Walters. Youth's Vocational Day—Monday, April 30 —Committee: A. R. Holt house, Donald J. Stump. Harold W. McMillen, and Oscar Lankenau. Youth's Health Day — Tuesday, May 1 — Committee: Dr. Palmer Eicher. Charles A. Brodbeck, O. L. Vance, and Wilson Lee. Youths Day in Entertainment (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) c Peoples Supply To Discontinue Business Giles V. Porter, who has been 'operating the Peoples Supply company at 2'3 South First street, will discontinue business Friday, when tlie entire stock of farm machinery, household goods and auto accessor- ! ies will be sold at public auction. Mr. Porter will devote his entire 1 time to his auto tire business on Winchester street. The building in which the company has been located will also be sold at auction Fri day. Roy Johnson will have charge i ■ of the sale. Legion Meetings Are Announced Albert Miller, commander of Ad- ' ams post number 43 of the Ameri can Legion. Ijas received notice of [ several meetings of interest to all legionnaires and ex-service men. A spring conference will be held at the Antlers’ hotel, Indianapolis Antlers' hotel, Indianapolis, start- ' ing at 9 a. m. Sunday May 6. Nation al commander Hayes will speak, Hayes will also speak at Marion Sunday, May 20. Marion hospital days will be held the 19th and 20111 of May. A nationwide broadcast will I be made by tlie Forty and Eight at 10:30 p. m. Friday, April 6. The Fort Wayne 4 '-8 will hold a stag party at Junior hall, Fort Wayne; I Saturday evening, April 28.

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CLERK'S TRIAL CONCLUDED IN FEDERAL COURT Milton C. Werling Asserts “Detective Complex” Responsible CLARENCE KINTZ GIVES TESTIMONY Chicago, Apr. 3.— U.Ri—Milton Charles Werling. amateur Indiana detective, and his cousin, Clarence Kintz, were found guilty in federal court late todav on counterfeiting charges. Judge Philip Sullivan postponed the sentencing of the pair until April 17, pending an investigation into “family traits" of Werling. Both men remained at liberty on $3,00(1 bond each. Chicago April 3—(UP) - Milton Werling, clank of the circuit court of Adams County, Indiana, was on the verge of sobbing in federal court today as he asserted that , a “detective complex” was responsible for his arrest on counterfeit- ■ ing charges. > Werling. testifying before Judge Philip Sullivan, denied he admitted to secret service agents after his arrest last November 22 that he was involved in t ie counterfeiting 1 plot. ‘ I "I said I repented ever going in ' ■ this thing, but that was because I realized the terrible mess I had gotten into because of my detective '; complex." he said, his voice chok--1 ing1 i He told in detail how he had i' learned of a counterfeiting gang’s 1 activities in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and enlisted the aid of his cousin, Clarence Kintz in an attempt to snare the passers of the bogus money. Werling said that on the night of November 18. Kintz went to his home in Preble, Indiana, and said arrangements ha t been made for Werling to obtain $1,200 worth of i counterfeit bills. "I still wanted to trap the counterfeiters but it began to appear a . little risky." he testified, "so I told i Kintz to report back that he had : been unable to find me.” Isiter, he said, he regained his courage and he an I Kintz came to Chicago to obtain some samples j of tee njoney. Kintz, in a few minutes on the ON PAGE SIXT Twelve Miners Hurt As Elevator Falls Terre Haute. Ind.. Apr. 3.—(U.R)— Twelve employes ' of the Black ; Betty coal mine north of here were ! injured today when an elevator cage fell 15 feet. Three of the miners. Aliter Stanfield. Floyd Gaines and Richard Kehoe, suffered broken bones but ' tlie others were not believed serI iously hurt. The accident was caused when a bolt broke in reverse of tlie hoist • ing 'engine. HARVEY DURBIN DIED AT GARY Funeral Services Will Be Held Wednesday At Pleasant Mills Funeral services for Harvey Ali lan Durbin. 38. of Gary, who died ! Sunday night at 9 o'clock, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’,clock at the Methodist Episcopal ■ Church in Pleasant Mills. Rev. J. M. Pyncheon will officiate and burial I will be iu Springtail! cemetery. Tlie body was taken to tlie Lobenstein funeral home in Monroe from Gary and was removed to the J. I). Durbin home in Pleaxsanl Mills j Monday night. Mr. Durbin was iborn January 6. 11896 in Pleasant Mills, a eon of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Durbin. He formerly resided in Fort Wayne, later moving to Gary. Surviving besides the parents, are the widow, Etta Durbin; two sons, La>wrence and Robert, and | two daughters Esther and Edna I May. Two brothers and one sister also survive.