Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 93, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1934 — Page 1

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LEGAL Not i< t * The legal notice giving the names of all candidates and the | office they seek is printed on | page five of today's paper. County Clerk .Milton Welling I made a request that if errors | were made in the spelling of i names or in listing the names under the wrong title of office I the candidate should notify the | clerk's office so correction can lie made before the ballots are I printed. • ♦ SECOND FISHER HEARING HELD Compensation Claim Os Mrs. Amos Fisher Is Heard Todav Edgar A. Perkins of the Indiana j Industrial board held a second hearing today for Mrs Amos Fisher. whose husband was drowned in the spray pool at the city municipal water plant September 6, 1933. Mrs. Fisher is asking damages against the city. Under tile law the city is liable up to $5,000. The ; city is insured. At a hearing held several months ago the board denied Mrs. Fisher’s request on the grounds that feeding the gold fish was not part of Mr. Fisher's duties as street commissioner for the city of Decatur. A new hearing was granted on the grounds that new evidence had been disclost d. Attorneys for Mrs. Fisher attempted to prove that this was part of his job. Mayor George Krick, superintendent of the municipal plant. Andrew Foos. Herman Gillig. member ot the city council, and Ed Miller city polU-uiuan. ware called to testify for Mrs. Fisher bv her ' attorneys. Clark J. Lutz and Herman Myers. Tile testimony was introduced that Amos Fisher brought the fish to Decatur in a city truck from Rome Citv and Ohio with the approval of Mayor George Krick and -several members of the city coun- ' ell. The city purchased the food for the fish. Mr Fisher was expected to move the fish from the three ponds in the city to the overflow basin at the city plant in the winter in order that they might have the advantage of the warm water. In addition to this job of feeding the fish Mr. IFislmr was ordered to repair a fence at the spray pool the morning of his death. This order was made at a meeting of the city council the night before the accident. The testimony of these witnesses was taken down by a stenographer and will be added to the previous testimony of the first hearing when the board makes its decisions at a meeting in Indianapolis. o RFC DIRECTOR DIES MONDAY .John .1. Blaine, Former Wisconsin Governor, Dies Os Pneumonia Boscobel. XV is., Apr. 17. —(U.R>“ John J. Blaine, director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and prominent leader in the LaFollette Republican political party, died last night of bronchial pneumonia at his home here. As a follower of the late Senator Robert Marion LaFollette, Blaine was elected to the governorship for several terms and the United States senate. He also served as a Wisconsin state senator. The fatal attack came after a ! week’s illness. Blaine rallied sev- ' eral times during the course of his ' sickness with the aid of oxygen, but his weakened condition tailed to respond to treatment yesterday as five physicians worked to save him. His wife. Anna, and his daughter, Mrs. Don Farris, were at the bedside when he died. Blaine was believed to have been suffering from pneumonia when he came to Mad ison a week apo to confer with RFC officials. He decided to take a vacation at Boscobel to recover from what he called a cold. In his last campaign. Blaine was defeated in the primaries for the ifivE)

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GRAIN PRICES i AGAIN SINK TO I NEW LOW LEVEL ('hicajfo Board of Trade Has Most Hectic Day Os Trading of Year — SILVER STATEMENT IS GIVEN AS CAUSE Chicago, Apr. 17 (UR) —The grain pits of the Chicago boar,l of trade were thtown into turmoil todav with the most hectic trad ing of the year. Prices sank to new low levels tor the year 1934. Wild scenes approaching the pandemonium of last July when wheat skyrocketed to $1.28 a bushel, prevailed in the terraced pits. Rv strange contrast the scene today was the result of a wave of selling that sent prices tobogganing to new lows instead of skyrocketing. Wliite-lacketed traders, stumbling over each other as they foneht to execute selling orders ahead of th' dronping market, tattled .nd shouted. Messenger bovs. scurrying from brokers' telephones along the fringes of the great high-ceiling-ed mart with orders to buy and ■tell, were caught in the jam of fran'ic activity. The din of the pits reached a deafening crescendo at 11 o’clock when wheat the great grain of barter—fell off in a new decline after a brief rally. The sweating traders, collars torn onon and hair disheveled, pushed savagely into the pits and frantically waved their cryptic signals A flicker of a finger meant the sale of 10.000 bushels of wheat. So sensational was the great wave of trading, precipitated hr yesterday’s collapse of wheat. innvi'tvri’n ov cry, WILL INITIATE 50 CANDIDATES Knights of Columbus Will Cooter Degrees Here Mav 20 The Knights of Columbus will hold an initia’ion in this city. Sunday. May 20, according to plans made a' the meeting of the council members last evening. A class of more than 50 candidates will be initiated. At the meeting last night the committees re- . ported that applications for 42 new members, nine re instatements and one transfer from another lodge had been received. The applications were passed on favorably. Details of the program have not yet been worked out. Preliminary : plans call for a large turn out of the Knights of Columbus, they at- ; tending mass in a body at St. j Mary’s Catholic church. District Deputy Henry Haesley of Fort Wayne attended the meeting last evening and conferred with lodge officers relative to securing i of the degree team. It has not yet been decided which team will con fer the third degree. There are three degrees in thej Knights of Columbus initiatory! ritual. The first degree and prob- ' ably the second, will be conferred | by the local lodge officers. A number of visitors from other towns are expected to attend the initiation. Dillinger Is Now ‘Seen’ In Detroit Detroit. April 17—(UP) —Detroit police were notified today to pick up for investigation a Buick coupe bearing Indiana license plates 4517554 after an unidentified woman reported to Ferndale police .she believed John Dillinger, notorious bandit, was riding In the car. The woman, whose identity the police would not reveal —said she sighted tihe car at Woodward and Fight Mile road and followed it toward Detroit for two miles hoping to sight ‘a police ear. She abandoned the chase when she thought her pursuit was apparent, she told police. Police officers placed little credence with the report but sent out reports as a pre<'autionary measure.

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Fine Residence Is Sold At Auction The Adam Buettel property on South Third street was sold at pubj lie auction Monday evening to Mr. land Mrs. Arthur Shock, who will I make the residence their home '| The sale was conducted by Roy |Johnson. * Mr. Shock is a retire,! command er of the United States navy and (during the past year he and his 'wife have been living at the lti<-e j hotel. They will occupy the Buettel residence and Intend to make Decatur their home. The .price paid was $2,925. SET APRIL 28 AS HOBBY DAY Exhibit of Collections And Reliques Will Be Made That Day Saturday, April 28, the second day of Youth Week, will be known as hobby and relique day. The committee in charge of this day is ('. C. Pumphrey, chairman.; Sim Burk. () B. Wemhoff. George A. Thoms and James Elberson. On that day an exhibit will be made of coll >ctions and hobby in the Erwin building, recently occu pied by Fisher and Harris grocery. A day and night guard has been obtained by the committee to watch the exhibit. The committee is issuing a plea to any man, woman, boy or girl who has anything which might be used to get in touch with them. The exhibits will he catalogued and the safe return guaranteed by the com mittee. As suggestions to what may be used the committee has listed the following: coins, autographs, post age stamps, picture post cards, rocks, pressed flowers, shells, mounted moths and butterflies, pewter ware, badges, knives, relics, rare books, old papers, scrapbooks, antiques, models of old boats, model wagons and airplanes. A permanent Adams county museum will be started in the court house after the exhibit. Exhibitors may loan their In’ibys or relics l to this if they desire. Regular Meeting Os Elks Wednesday The regular semimonthly meet ing of the Elks lodge will be held Weinesday*night at 8:00 o’clock, This will be the last opportunity to nominate officers for the May election. o — Program Tonight To Start At 8 o’clock The woman’s dub annual athletic program, which will be held at the D. H. S. gym tonight, will start at 8 o’clock, according to an announcement ma le this afternoon. Following the program, two basketball teams made up of local mer,liants will play ALLEN COUNTY LADY IS DEAD — Mrs. E I « i e Hederhorst Died Monday Night At Local Hospital Mrs. Elsie Hederhorst, 40, of two and one half miles northeast i of Hoagland, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 8:30 [ j o'clock Monday night following a week's illness. Death was due to complica1 tions. Mrs. Hederhorst underwent an operation at the local . hospital last Thursday. She was born in New Haven March 5. 1894. She was united in f marriage on June 5, 1913 to William Hederhorst. Three sons and two daughters survive; Edwin, Edna. Lawrence, Paul and Frieda Hederhorst at home, and her foster mother. Mrs. Susanna Bruick. Mrs. Hederhorst was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran church at Flatrock. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:45 o’clock standard time at the home and at 2 o’clock at the church. Rev. William Aker will officiate. The body was removed from the Zwick funeral home to the Hederhorst home near Hoagland this afternoon.

DISTRICT MEET AT WINCHESTER Federated (’lubs To Hold Convention Thursday, April 19 Tim annual convention of Federated Clubs of the Eighth district will be held in Winchester Thursday. April 19 A large number of delegates from Decatur and Adams iCoimty will attend the meeting. During the morning session interis'ing reports of the district and i minty chairmen and an address by the district president, Mrs. Paul Powers, will be given. Mrs. Powers will speak on the subject, "Se< ur iity." Mrs. Frederick G Baltz. associate editor of The Club Women magazine will talk on the subject, "’’o Become Permanent Keep Moving.” During the afternoon session iMrs. Robert A. Hicks of Cambridge City, new president of the Eighth dis trict, will address the meeting on the subject. "Federalion in Step with the Times.” Os special interest to Decatur ! club women will be the awarding of the Merit Flag to the club (bringing the best report of work done along all lines required by the federation, i Decatur Woman's Club has received the flag four icnsecutive years, and is hoping to bring it back again this year De autr women taking part in the program are Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, Mrs. Charles Knapp and Mrs Henry Neireiter, district chairmen; Mrs. Lois Black, credentials; Mrs Clayson Carroll, resolutions; .Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, memoriam; Mrs. R. D. Myers, report of county presi lent The meeting will he held in the Church of Christ on Smith Main street. Winchester and registration and credentials will be at 9 o'clock Thursday morning with the morning session opening at 9 30. Ltiuvh eon will be at 12:30 o'clock follow ed with the afternoon session at 1: 30 o’clu k. G. C. McCLURE DIED SUDDENLY Adams County Resident Dies Suddenly At Wren, 0., Monday George Coyle McClure. <l2. a resident of Adams county for a number of years and a former music teacher, died suddenly at the home of his sister, Mrs. M. F. Rauch in Wren. Ohio. Monday noon. Death was due to a heart attack. Mr McClure had been working in the garden at the Rauch home when he suffered the i attack. He was removed to the home and died shortly after. He had spent most of his life in Adams and Van Wert county. He had made his home in Huntington before going to Wren to reside with his sister. He was born in Crawford county. Ohio. June 22. 1871. a son of David and Sarah Beavers-Me- ! Clure His first marriage was to Della Beavers, who preceded him (in death in 1897. His second mar- ! riage was to Nellie A. Hart. She died February 27. 1920. Surviving are the children: Mrs. i George Fulton of Huntington; William David McClure. Decatur; Morris Austin McClure and Donald McClure of Huntington; Mrs. Clav Wagner, Bippus and Dorothy McClure of Huntington. Three children preceded him in death. Brothers and sisters surviving ! are Mrs. M. F. Rauch and Mrs. Florence Pomeroy of Wren. Ohio; Mrs. Wesley Smalley and Mrs. Frank Chandler of Bucyrus, Ohio: and Mrs Rhoda Keller of Chandler, Oklahoma. Five sisters and three brothers are deceased. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 (CONTINUED ON PAGE TUBER) j 0 City Council To Hold Meet Tonight The city council will meet in regular session this evening at the ; city hall. Among other m'atters to receive action of the council will probably be the designation of the annual “Clean up week” in Decatur It has been the custom for several years to designate one week each year for a city wide clean-up of | yards, alleys and streets.

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GOVERNOR OF I NORTH DAKOTA IS INDICTED Gov. Langer, Other Officials, Indicted By Federal Grand .lurv SOLICITED FUNDS OF RELIEF WORKERS Bismarck. N I>. Apr. 17 -<U.R> United States District Attorney P W. Izinier today prepared to serve warrants of arrest upon Gov, William P. Langer and eight 1 ‘otheis. including state officials, who were named in indict men. s ; charging a conspiracy to solicit funds from federal relief workers. The indictments were returned by a federal grand jury last night alter a week-long investigation, during which 14<» witnesses testified. Langer was removed from the position as head of federal relief activities in the state recently, after charges that subscriptions to his party organ, The Leader. were being forced upon relief employes. Langer denied the charges and characterized the prosecution attempts as a ’’political frameup." The investigation was ordered, he ‘aid. ‘’becam e I am the only Republican governor west of the Alleghany mountains." Langer, who is head of the nonpartisan league ticket, was recently renominated for the goverI norship race. Others named in the indictments were State Senator Oscar Erickson, publisher of the paper; Oscar Chaput, its business manager; State Highway Ctnmissioner Frank A. Vogel. , Harold McDonald. Paul C. Yeater and ('. A. Hamplo. subscription solicitors; R. A Kinzer and his son. Joseph The suspects were charged with ICOXTIXTEP ON PAGE THREE) o Seventy-Three Men Approved For Work Seventy-three men have been approved to work on the extension of the ity light lines and water mains to the subsistence project south of the city. The men are working in ; two shifts to expedite the project. Ten projects have been sent to Indianapolis for approval under the new FERA program. Five were ap prove!. Work has begun on none except the homesteaJ project. Crowd Attends Church Flay Monday Night A large crowd attended the play presented by group four of the Christian church at the church Monday night. The play was a two act comedy. "Our Church Fair” and was directed by Mrs. Oran Schultz. Miss Evelyn Fetters played several saxaphone solos accompanied at the piano by Miss Mina Collier. REFUSES CALL TO GRAND JURY .Judge Murray of Lake County Postpones Calling Jurors Crown Point. Ind.. Apr. 17.—(U.R) —A hitter remark by Judge William J. Murray of criminal i court which drew a soft answer from Prosecutor Robert G. Estill was believed to have resulted in j a truce in the two Democrats’ .political fight until after the primary election May 8. “I’m through letting the grand jury be used for political purposes, j ' as it has been in the past,” Judge; Murray said in announcing that he , would not call a meeting of that body until after the primary elec- j tion. When informed of the judge’s announcement, Estill said: j “I believe the attitude of the court in postponing the grand jury session until after the primaries is ! commendable. An investigation now would be interpreted by many as a political move." The prosecutor added, however, that he would take official action if the state government files any affidavits in connection with its injvestigation into alleged irregularFIVE) 1

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PLACES The loca’ion of the 34 voting || ■ precincts in Adams county is j given in a legal notice printed | on page two in today's Daily i . Democrat. No changes have been made in any of the voting places. The memners of the election | | I boards are being compiled and > will be published later, election officials stated. MACHINERY IS UNDER REPAIR Central Sugar Company Repairing And Overhauling Machinery The work of repairing and over hauling the machinery at the Central Sugar company’s plant in this city continues and much headway lias already been made. A force of about 30 men is engaged on the job. 11. (’. Oksen, plant superintendent, is in charge of the ; overhauling program.' All the machinery in the huge plant is overhauled following the sugar making campaign. Old and worn parts are replaced and general repairs made throughout the factoryPlans are being prepared for installing new filters and evaporators in the factory. This additional equipment will aid >u plant effi ciency and also serve in improving methods of the sugar. Mr. Oksen stated that he expect el the new equipment would be ready to install in the next 60 to 75 lays and that it would be ready for use by the next sugar making campaign. Local suar company officiate are much concerned over the passage of the Jones-Costigan b*»et sugar (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) DEATH CLAIMS HENRYMORGAN Aged Blue ('reek Township Resident Dies Today At Infirmary Henry Morgan. 78. a resident of Blue Creek township. Adams County for a nunJber of years, died at the Adams county infirmary at 6:45 o'clock this morning of complications and old age. Mr Morgan was born in Darke County. Ohio on July 5, 1855. He resiled in Blue Creek township for a number of years. He entered the , infirmary on January 17. 1922. Surviving are three nephews. Perry and Charles Morgan of Decatur and August Morgan at the Adams county intirmary and a niece, Mrs. Durr of Darke County, Ohio. (Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the infirmary with Rev. Vernon Riley, pastor of the Frie-wl’s Church at Monroe officiating Burial will be made in the Tricker cemetery. The body will remain at the S. E. Black funeral home on (Adams street until time for the funeral. (i — Clarence Manion To Talk To Rotarians Clarence ''Pat” Manion, dean of I the law school of Notre Dame university, will be guest speaker at the Rotary meeting to be held at the Rice hotel Thursday evening. Mr. Manion is , of the most able orators in the state and a large crowd is expected at the Rotary meetingThe program will be in charge of ; IM. J. Mylott. The dinner will be served at 6:30 o’clock. 0 Senate To Consider Mail Legislation Washington April 17— (UP) — The ■ senate voted today to begin consideration of air mail legisl'ation. embodying President Roosevelt’s sug-! ( gestion for appointment of a com- ; mission of experts for a general a-:, vlation policy. Piotests from many republicans and democrats that it was “untimely" to consider the measure now were overridden. The proposed legislation was called up by chairman Kenneth McKeller, Democrat. Tenn., of the post; office committee. The vote was 48 |, to 45.

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LAURENCE TODD IN TESTIMONY TO COMMITTEE Three Women Witnesses Testify Wirt Monopolized Conversation WOMEN DENY THAT NAMES WERE USED Washington. Apr. 17 <U.R> , Laurence Fotltl, corresnontl(>nt tor the lass Soviet News ai<encv. tlenietl today before a house inxestimating eoinmitte" Ilia! he called I’residenl Roosevelt ‘‘a Kerenskv at the Wirt dinner partv last tall in Virginia. Todd, fourth witness today at the "Red plot” hearing, said ha did not tell William A. Wirt that “President Roosevelt is only the Kerensky of this revolution." “Did you use the words, 'We think Mr. Roosevelt is the Kerensky of this revolution?"' asked Rep John J. O’Connor, D, N. Y. “I did not," replied Todd. “Are you one or those who desire to see a Red flag waving from the capitol?" asked O'Connor. "It is well known I am a Socialist. but as a news representative my views should be my own. in i that capacity.” Todd revealed one of bis ancestors was one of the first settlers i of Connecticut, and that “one of my paternal uncles helped found the Republican party.” Todd was preceded on the : stand by the three women who were present at the Virginia dinner last fall. Like Todd, they. , too. denied that the names of Kerensky and Stalin were used at the dinner, adding that Dr Wirt monopolized the conversation at ;I he party which he charged a week ago bristled with communj istic sayings. Todd identified himself as correspondent for the Tass agency, which he described as "The Associated Press for Soviet Russia. Todd at the time of the dinner I was representative of the Feder- , ntod Press. He said he first met Wirt at the dinner party. Todd ■ admitted he was late for the party. “coming in when the dinner was half over.” He d nied the Wirt statement which claimed he had said “we have Mr. Roosevelt in the middle of the stream.” Chairman Alfred L. Bulwinkle asked: "Was the President's name mentioned?” Todd "Only on the way home, as I was driving Wirt to town.” (CONTINUED ON PACE SIX) o Countv Receives Tax Distribution County treasurer John Wechter ! today received a check from the treasurer of state. . :iJianapolis, for $1,854 98, representing the county’s (share of the intangible tax distribution. The payment includes the distri bution up to January 1. Mr. Wechter stated. The next distribution will be made after July 1. for the first six months of the year. EXPECT CROWD HERE THURSDAY Democratic Woin a n’s Club Will Hold Meeting Thursday Night 'Extra chairs will be placed in the circuit 'court room of the court house Thursday night by the Adams County Democratic Woman's club. The Democratic candidates are invite 1 to the meeting and candiddates for state, county and city offices will be presented to th§ •crowd. Joe McNamara, assistant to Phillip Lintz. Jr.. I ndiana attorney-gen-eral. will be the principal speaker at the meeting. A number of state officers from Indianapolis will accompany him here The pulblie meeting will open at eight o’clock. At 7:30 o’clock the women will hold a 'business session an 1 the election of officers is scheduled to take place. The members are urged to be persent on ! time so that business details can be |disposed before the opening of the speaker’s meeting.