Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1934 — Page 1

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I DILLINGER IPORTED SEEN ■INDIANAPOLIS Lions Outlaw FugJ, Reported Seen In ■ Capital Monday Sorted DRIVING Leu u tomobile Bliaii.ipolis. Apr. I <U.P> ■ inn '' saitl today it was Mnied bv a lifelong friend ■jm Dillinger that the ■ tl \ public enemy No. 1, K tl | in Mavwood. an InBmolis suburb. Monday. | ■ informant said that Dll-; Hpve him Jill to buy a pair Km and that the transaction Krltn-"'-'' by two employes i KtUity company. ■ns walking in front of a 1 Hi" Maywood when a car Kd a” 11 someone called me ■v nickname.” the as saying. K :| < .tartied to see Johnny i iib laughed at the expression face and said. ‘I won’t K. talked for about 15 minutes ■ noticed some linemen workHearhy They didn't seem to cchiize Dillinger.” H notorious despeiado was Knc a gray suit, and had no ■L informant told the Times. Has driving a new Chevrolet. Hu look kind of seedy,” the Kant quoted Dillinger as sayK him. Hres ten bucks, buy yourself j ■ shoes.'' Hinger then waved his hand ■ drove away, according to ■tOP H Informant asked that bls ■ be withheld because he ■vtimcti gn rank Rtxv fl PASS SUGAR BILL ■ashington. Apr. 4— U.Pi — ' ft Jones bill for rigid control ftugar production was passed ■the house today without a ■rd vote. ■he bill guarantees beet ■r growers a 1934 production Bta of 1.550.000 tons. Domes- ■ cane production is fixed at ■DOO tons. ■vportations from Cuba, Haft and the insular possessions ■to be limited by Secretary ■ Agriculture Heryy A. WaiDRY HUNTER WINS DAMAGES |ian Man Is Awarded IWMi Damages Against Company I Brry Hunter, Ossian, was ■tied judgment of *2,000 ■st the Sherman White com- ■ of Fort Wayne by a jury in ■Adams circuit court this aft"" The plaintiff sought ■Ki for alleged personal inBe case went to the jury at [o'clock this morning and de■atinns were concluded shortly f p 2 o'clock this afternoon. Baring of evidence in the suit Istarted Monday morning, with [Plaintiff presenting testimony ■ay and Tuesday morning. B"' plaintiff alleges that ho |r«l severe injuries when an i Bnoblle in which he was riding I struck by a truck owned by F"fendant company. r p defense rested its case I Tuesday evening and the jury I dismissed until this morning, r Huber M. DeVoss read the ftr’kins as soon as the jury PVTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) pl Lions Club Entertains Ladies Ito' atur Lions club entertain- ' wiv <* and sweethearts at regular meeting Tuesday evenat the Rice hotel. The ladles j I "d during the meeting. 5 !)ur t Mangold acted as prer • Mrs. W. F. Beery was in f" of the music and Miss Helen l* 01,1 ,et! *-■’« singing. Mrs. C. L. /‘■gave the invocation. Mrs. P n Roop Introduced C J. Lutz, "Poke on "Dreams ", Muss Aleta , i os assisted Mrs. Roop in ar- j r ing the program.

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Vol. XXXIL No. 82.

Local Creamery Extends Thanks For Fine Service ♦ ■ Appreciation for the splendid service rendered by M J. Mylott. superintendent of the city light and power department of the mu-1 nicipal plant and his crew of hard ! working men. in restoring electric ■ service in this city, following the i sleet storm, was expressed In a | letter sent to Mr Mylott by the; Cloverleaf Creameries. Inc., of , this city. The letter was written by W. A. ( Klepper, manager of the local ‘ | creamery company. A paragraph reads: "Il makes one rather proud to live In a town where the word •service’ is so keenly lived up to and we know that you deserve a ' full measure of grateful thanks, so here's a feathpr for your cap | and your helpers." Mr. Klepper expressed his appreciation over the fact that’ the city employes kept the wheels of } industry turning the day following the sleet storm. The men worked during the entire night of the storm and extra lines were strung to keep the factories running the next day. A line was strung to the Decatur Casting i Company to keep that • concern running the night of the storm. DIRECTORS MET TUESDAY NIGHT ■■ • Wheat Control Association Directors Held Meeting Tuesday 1 The directors of the board of wheat control association met In the office of County Agent L. E ; krchbold. Tuesday evening. One of the main topics of discussion i was'the poisibUUKjd re-arraughur i the budge! to take care of expenses ■ until the first of July The budget originally carried the .following items: secretary. s3o; I allotment committee, SSO; clerk ‘hire. $69; community committees. S9O; field inspectors. $250; mileage., ‘sl2o; stationery and supplies. S3O; printing. $120; postage. $125; mis cellaneous expenditures, S4O. Amounts actually expended to' date are secretary. $1.50; allotment ; committee. $17.40; clerk hire, ; $37.50; community committeemen. 1 $92.50; mileage, $62.75; stationery land supplies. $4 25; printing. $120; 1 postage. $3; miscellaneous, $lO This leaves an unexpended balance ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE VIVE) Wertzberger Rites Today Or Thursday Mrs. Adelia Walters, of Marion. | sister of Dallas I). Wertzberger of Tulsa, Okla., who was killed in an , auto accident Monday, wrote to Cal •i Peterson in this city, informing him that funeral services for her broth■er would be held either today or; : Thursday at Tulsa. Mr. Wertzlberger was on his way I , home from Oklahoma City wfhen the accident occurred. The accident occurred a>l>out 5:30 o'clock Monday , evening. Mr. Wertzberger was a former resident of Decatur. ORA WERLING DIES TODAY Brother of County Clerk Dies This Morning At Newcastle — Ora Werling. age 36, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Albert Werling of Preble I and brother of county clerk Milton C. Werling. died today at Newcastle Indiana, following a short illness. Mr. Werling was born in Preble township and had been in poor health for a number of years. Besides the father and mother and one brother, the deceased is survived by five .sisters, Mrs. Pearl Snarr, Phoenix. Ariz... Mrs. Ireta LeiChtensteiger, Decatur; Mrs. Florence Baumgartner. Preble; Cleo and Iverna of Preble. Mrs. Werling an! daughter TverIna accompanied by Ed A. Atdtbau-; cher of this city, left this morning [ I tor Newcastle in response to a mesI sage that their son and brother was | I seriously illThe father was on the jury hear-I ; ing the damage suit case in Adams ‘circuit court and could not leave. | ‘Funeral arrangements had not been made late this afternoon.

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COUNTY CLERK I NOT TO APPEAL HIS CONVICTION Milton Werling, Adams County Clerk. Found Guilty Bv Judge MAY RESIGN FROM Oi l ICE OF CLERK Milton C Werling. Adams county circuit court clerk, was at his office today and announced he , would not appeal his conviction I in federal court in Chicago yester- j day on counterfeit charges. Mr. Werling was found guilty by Judge Philip Sullivan, who announced he would defer imposing sentence until lie investigated j "family traits” of the defendant. ' The judge announced sentence would be given April 17. When Mr. Werling returned home last evening his family received a message that his broth er. Ora Werling. was dying. The I brother is 111 with pneumonia and ■' Mr. overling's mother and one sister left today to be at the bedside of the sick man. Mr. Werling's father. Albert Werling. well known resident of Preble township is a member of the jury hearing the damage suit in the Adams Circuit court. Greatly moved and naturally disappointed over the verdict of guilty rendered by Judge Sullivan. Mr. Werling however maintained a somewhat cherry attitude and expressed his willigness to abide ,by the decision. "The people here know I am not a crook and I guess I'll have to take my medii cine. I made a mistake in mv effort to obtain evidence against | the counterfeiters. I am sorry for my friends and members of my family, for I know they grieve." Mr. Werling will make a decision about his office in a few days. Mr. Werling will probably resign. "I wish to be agreeable in the matter and do the right thing, whatever sacrifice that requires,” the Tlerk stated. Chicago, 'lll., April 4 (UP — ' Conviction on the three counts possession, purchasing and con j spiracy to pass counterfeit money carried a possible maximum penalty of 27 years in prison. 1 Werling. Adams county. Indiana, circuit court clerk, was downcast (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ANNOUNCE LIST OF DELEGATES Two Women Included In Delegates For Democratic Convention — A petition for the nomination of delegates to the Democratic state convention, was filed at the , county clerk's office today, signed as required by law by ten qualified voters of the party. Tn the selectiorf of candidates, the women were recognized, two from Decatur being included for the first time in this county. The convention will be held at Indianapolis June 12 and due to the interest manifested in the | contest for United States senator as well as the state offices, will be of unusual interest. Those listed from the various districts as outlined by the election comI missioners are: Anton Thieme, Union and East Root; Henry Gallmeycr. W. Root land N. Preble; Henry Briener, S. Preble and N. Kirkland; Thompson Noll. Washington: Roy Hook, St. Marys and Blue Creek; Henry (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) j O—— Contracts Awarded By Commissioners The county commissioners concluded their 'April session witH; the awarding of contracts for supplies at the county infirmary and coal at the court house. Fisher and Harris were awarded ; the contract for groceries, amount $299.62; Niblick and Co., dry goods $132.64; Cash Coal and Supply, car .of Pocahontas coal at rourt house, $5.95 per ton; Miller's Bakery, bread, one and one-half pound loaf, eight cents. The commissioners were not in session today.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, April 1, 1934.

Around the World -taw — ■w ) i « ? j- i S 3 ’ ; B Miss Ivt-ila Roosevelt (left 1, cousin of President Roosevelt and the late President Theodore Roosevelt, and her travel-mate. Edna Olmstead. are shown here as they arrived in Chicago with the motor car in which they have covered the world. They traveled all over Europe, America, Australia and a good part of Asia.

CHARLES HEARE IS CANDIDATE Superintendent Os Telephone Company Announces For Council Charles Hears, superintendent of the Citizens Telephone Co., and well known resident of this city, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for councilman from the new first district. Mr. Heare lives on North Second street and in the redistricting of the city is in the territory comprising the first councilmanic district. Mr. Heare has been employed by the Telephone company for the past 32 years. Since 1926 he has been the superintendent, in charge of construction. He formerly lived in Berne. Mr. Heare is secretary of the Moose lodge in this city. i Democratic candidates from the four councilmanic districts have now announced. The other candidates are Albert Miller, Andrew Appelman and J. Henry Faurote. Four candidates have already announced for the Democratic nomination for mayor. They are, O. L. Vance, Clarence Stalter. C. J. Carroll and Arthur R. Holthouse. Other men have been mentioned as prospective candidates for the nomination, but up to noon today none had announced his intentions. CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATOR Dr. Atwood Buckmaster Seeks Republican Nomination To Senate I Dr. Atwood Buckmaster, veterinary surgeon at Montpelier, Indiana, today announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for joint state senator for the district comprised of Adams, Blackford and Wells counties. The candidate was born and reared in this county, attended the schools at Monroe and graduated from tlie veterinary college at Grund Rapids. Michigan, in 1908. He is the son of the late Henry Buckmaster, former well known resident of this county. He has practised in Montpelier continuously since graduation, excepting three years when he lived in Pennsylvania and represented the George H. Lee Company of Omaha. He served four years as councilman at Montpelier. Dr. Buckmaster was here evening to file his declaration and visit old friends.

Price Os Coal I'sed Bv Municioal Plant Reported Advancing The city light and power plant has about 2,990 tons of coal on , band. M. J. Mylott. superffiTWAcnt of the department announced today. The city purchased the coal before the advance in price came. From 25 to 45 cents a ton was sav- • cd. The city uses about 1,09-J tons ■ of coal a month. The price ot the grade of coal now used by the city is $1.95 per > ton. The freight rate from the mines to this city is $2.70 a ton. ■ An additional charge of 2(4 cents a ' ton is made for hauling, bringing • the total cost to $3.95. Mr. Mylott stated that the increases made in the price of coal I will amount to 45 cents a ton. bring- ‘ ing the total cost over $4 a ton. ' o DEATH CLAIMS MRS.SPRUNGER ’I Mrs. John A. Snrunger Dies This Morning At Berne Home Berne. Ind.. Apr. 4 (Special to Democrat! — Mrs. Catherine | Sprunger, 74. widow of the late . John A. Sprunger, died at 1:15 ' o'clock this morning at her home . on East Water street. Berne. Death was due to cancer and ' heart trouble. She had been ill , for several months. Mrs. Sprunger was born September 20. 1859 in Berne, a daughter II of Christian and Elizabeth Snrung- . er. She was married in early life I to John A. Sprunger. who preced- ! ed her in death a number of ■ years ago. ' Mrs. ‘Sprunger was well known jin this community. Sb? and her husband formerly operated an (CONTTNUEn GN PAGE FIVE) 0 — G. E. Officials Visit Local Plant . i —— I Walter Goll, general manager of the Fort Wayne works of the General Electric Company and G. H. i Matson, superintendent, visited the lochl factory last evening and vailed on frien Is here. They expressed pleasure with the progress being made in installing the new machini ery and eoufoment. preparatory to the manufacture of a new motor ' here. The outlook is very good and I with the general Improvement in I business, it is the belief of every 1 one that great progress will be i‘made during the next few months. . The motor to be manufactured here : will take the place of the one which I has been so generally used the past [twenty years.

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GEN,JOHNSON I OPTIMISTIC ON RECOVERY PLAN NR A Administrator Hopes To Put Two Million Back To Work FIRST CONFERENCE IN LAST SIX WEEKS Washington. Apr. 4 <U.R) Gen. i Hugh S. Johnson hopes to put 2,000.000 men to work during the .spring and summer through shortened working hours for Industry and a nation-wide building program. The blustery NRA administrator told reporters in his first press ; conference in six weeks that he was optimistic about the recovery drive. He pointed to settlement of automobile and bituminous coal disputes and the lead taken by the two industries and steel firms in shortening working hours and raising wages. A million men should be absorbed by industry through the short--1 ened hours, Johnson believes. AnI other million, he hopes, will gain ‘ employment tlnough the national emergency council's billion dollar home modernization program which Johnson will direct. The program is almost ready to be started. Johns n indicated no weakeni ing in the drive to cut work ■ (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SOLOMON LORD TO HEAD MOOSE * Decatur Man Is Elected Dictator Os Local Moose Lodge Officers of the I.oval Order of Moose of this city were elected at ' a meeting of the lodge members held at the Moose home on North Second street last evening. Solomon Lord, well known young man of tjiis city was elected dictator. Other officers elected are:. William Foughty, vice-dictator; Albert Miller, prelate; Tillman Gehrig, treasurer; Joe IT. Bren nan, trustee; Adam Schafer, delegate to national convention; Ralph Burnett, alternate. Mr. ' Schafer is the retiring dictator. A large crowd attended the meeting and nine new members were voted into the lodge. The initiation of a large class of candidates will he held here April 24. it was announced. The degree and drill team of Van Wert. Ohio, will put on the work and plans are being made to I entertain a large crowd of visi--1 tors. The national convention of the Loyal Order of Moose will be held in Atlantic City, the first week in July. The local order has a membership of more than 300 and an effort is being made to increase this to the 500 mark within the next year. JURORS NAMED FOR APRIL TERM — Jury Commissioners Draw Grand And Petit Juries For Term Grand and petit juries for the Adams circuit court have been drawn by jury commissioners W. A. Lower and Otto Hoile. The April ; term will open next Monday. April ;9Members of the grand jury are Esaias Jones, Washington township; Kermit Bowen, St. Marys; Elmer Runyon. French; August Bohnke, Root; Fred T'lleme, Jr., Pnlon and Edward Liechty, Berne. Adams county residents chosen for service on the petit jury are L. j C. Annen. Decatur; William Strickler, Washington township; Roy Dubach Hartford; Floyd Stoneburner. I Kirkland; Wilbert Fuchs. French; ; John M. Bollenbacher. Jefferson; I Francis Stults, Root: Adolph Kolter Monroe; Austin McMichael, St. ' Mary's; Richard A. Briggs, Geneva, ! Otis Burk. Wabash; Leonard Baumgartner, Berne.

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Auditor Sends Out First Pension Checks | County auditor Glen Cowan Is ■ j mailing tide first old age pensions ‘ I today. The checks range from sls I Ito S3O each liased on the monthly tate approved by the county com- ■ i missioners of $5 to $lO a person ‘depending upon the need. | A total of 128 checks were mail- | |ed out and total $2,711.00 for the I first three months of this year, i 'They were given to indigent per-' sons over 70 years of age. Q SAMUEL INSULL continues™ FIGHT RETURN Former Utility Head Fights To Escape Extradition To U. S. INSULL ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN FUNDS Istanbul. Turkey, Apr. 4.—(U.R> Samuel Insult, querulous, iespalr ing. hut still fighting extradition, I moved to replenish his empty war chest today unknowing that Mme. | Zeh r a Couyfoudjoglou. mystery 1 beauty, had tried to land here to aid him and had been turned away. . Calling on the remnants of his! $100,000,000 utilities fortune to save; him. Insull through his lawyers cabled to London for SIO,OOO. L was revealed that when he landed here he had but ten Turkish pounds —58.20. He kept his spirits by conferring with his attorneys on plans to de- . feat plans of the Turkish and Amer , ican governments to send him to i the United States for trial for ■ ; fraud. The lawvers gave him some hope, ! but all government and Judicial [ ; authorities seemed agreed that he I I I made his last stand and lost. Officials awaited a warrant from I American Ambassador Robert P. Skinner and were ready to turn him over to agents of tlie bureau ‘ of investigation of the department i of justice or any other qualified | agent. Mme. Couyoumdjoglou tried to' land here and was told to keep on ,' to Atheng. She sailed from Athens last ; week for Roumania, hoping to get i the aid of Mme. Madge Lupescu. | King Carol's sweetheart.’and ar(CONTINURD ON PAGE SIX) LIGHT GLOBES | ARE DESTROYED Plain Clothes Men May Be Hired To Apprehend Local Vandals — ■ j Plain clothes men may be employed by the city to apprehend the . boys or men who are breaking the ornamental street light globes, it i was reported at the council meeting ' last evening. During the month of March the ‘ electric light department paid out $302.32 for bullbs. globes and post | fixtures which were destroyed by l vandals. A statement was filed with the I council showing that 193 new light | ‘bulbs, costing $90.10 and globes and . I fixtures, costing $212.22, were re- j ■ placed during March. Members of thacouncil expressed ’ the opinion that it would be advisable to employ a plain clothes man i to patrol the city in the effort to I run down the bovs who maliciously I destroy the lights. ' Three of the light standards which were knocked down by motorists were paid for by the car owners. Committee Report The finance committee reported • ’ that an agreement had been reached on the rental charge for the city hall. The electric light department i will pay S4O and the water depart- ' ment S2O a month for the building. ‘ The rental charges go to the civil j city and are used in maintaining ; the building. ; —O Joe Kortenber On Local Police Force Joe Kortenber started work on . the city police force today. Erman , Johnson, asked for a leave of a.b- ■ sence and Mr. Korteniber took his place on the beat this morning.

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IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF GUNMEN LAST SATURDAY Eugene Green, Ex-Con-vict, Wounded In Attempt To Escape WOMAN ALSO HELD FOR QUESTIONING St. Paul, Apr. I Identification of John Dillinger, Indiana outlaw, as one of the occupants of a St. Paul apartment where a machine gun battle occurred Saturdav, was followed today bv renewed activity in the Edward G. Bremer kidnaping. Werner Hanni, northwest chief of the federal division of the investigation, called the banker, who was kidnaped here last January and held 21 days for $200,000 ransom, into his office for a conference. The purpose of Bremer's visit was not disclosed by Hanni, but it was learned that it was in pursuit of a theory that the St. Paul gangsters who helped harbor Dillinger may have been involved in the banker’s abduction. Only one of the gangsters, Eugene Green, ex convict, of St. ■ Paul, is known to he under arrest, but a procession of other St. Paul underworld characters have filed into and out of Hanni\ office dur- ; ing the last 24 hours and some of i them were reported to be in at I least temporary custody. Green, who was critically wound!<d when he attempted to escape ; from federal agents last night, i underwent constant questioning in a hospital room today, except for interruptions when ho lapsed Into semi-consciousness. Green's supposed "wife,” a red haired woman who was captured with him, was detained at Hanni’s headquarters during at least part of tlie morning. She was questioned repeatedly. It was di closed that she stubbornly refused to (CGNCTNUED ON PAGE FIVE) Habegger Infant Dies At Fort Wayne Berne. Ind.. Apr. 4 —(Special to Democrat I — Flossie Jean Habegger, three months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Habegger of three miles north of here, died at the Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening. Death was due to double pneumonia. The baby had been a patient at the hospital for three days. The body was removed to the home near Berne and private funeral services will lie held Thursday afternoon. Surviving besides the parents is a sister. Helen. 0 — Investigate Theft Os Harness Sets Sheriff Buri Johnson and Marshal Dave Dubach of Berne are investigating the theft of two new sets of harness, at the Ed Affolder farm Rear Berne. REPUBLICANS HOLD MEETING — No Decision Reached As To Candidate Fo r Mayor of Decatur The republican candidate for mayor of Decatur was not selected at tlie meeting of committeemen and party workers held in the ofi fice of Earl B Adams last evening. J M. Doan, city chairman, preat the meeting and interest in the city election wae manifested by the men present. It was announced that three men had accepted places on the ticket 1 for councilman, They are Floyd iA.eker, Forrest Elzey and Sim ' Burk. Mrs. Horace Callow of North j Fourth street will be the party's I nominee for clerk-treasurer. Declarations of candidacy will be filed by 'the candidates today, Mr. Doan announced. Tlie names of E. B. Macy, retired postal clerk and E. W. Lankenau, superintendent of the General EIec*\CONTINUED ON* PAGE* SIX)’ *