Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 94, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1934 — Page 1

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ILAIMS DILLINGER BRIBED WAY OUT

if HIMES KSUITS ON MESA.HSLEY KLs ( ><tt*i;ition of ForlerAir Mail ( onlracls; gBVk Damages Lmaster is M..1) PERSONALLY ■ Apr. 18 -UP) Elt.e |o loicc |ts|(>r:iK j cjecelleil air mail lilt'd I >is- < ..hinibia supreme bv lour airlines Elß.' Hi.-s durum tin administration. Kfj \u Transport lii«-. \n Inc., Pa » ■fg In. ’>ll are sjtb.ti- ... I nihil Aircraft and corporation. HBE .:inc..nation ■gL i ■: damages resulting E £ ■ 1.. . ontraets to the department. charged ■ acti . «a- a "weak effort to |- t i.,w which prohibits suing the governpermission.” lA| ;r c... ~ urt of claims,'' He explained if the or.h i had been signed Tjb nostma ■prst ion might proper--.■tat : taken against him 1 the h taking up i to ami recoin ox page three) MOVE NAMES IOF DELEGATES Thompson Am! L. [■Hrch I told Wilhd ra w n jSFrOm Delegate Slate |^Mi■ of Harry l.awr. n.e Ar withdrawn : neither of Hie '■i> ir names were filed ' oim consent. Are'niitold had filed a : county election den ~n ling that his |M' le ".: that bis office is < |^M h . I’H-I may eo.st him Ills '■Jt 1 in his statement gV>' ■ '-cion as federal reA,lams i'iie.l him from faking l|M[ ■> '' In all it ion lie .said KMg 1 ' 1 '- '* ‘ L-’nt >c-,r>-i t. ||p has alI^^B ,l, - i,, l"i >'<i himself as an inIg^g'Tuesday for candidate IMS’ a ' '" tllP slall ' Oetnocraih IMV His di.striel tepieocni:: 1 S ’ Uth HI|IP < ’ irf ' pk an ' l gU* 11 ' I South St. Mary's. |[Wn Music Will | Feature Carnival 1 feature of the carnival KM T'm.sore.i by tile Decatur IB'"" 1 '‘ ,ll,e ’ic as.wiation at building Thursday and B^g. ni " ll,s - will be the program n niUsic by Jack Mover of is a prominent violin|«aj'’'liana and the public is urgthe carnival and hear Esf Usicai program Thursday 9 o’clock. r lety of entertainment is beE< lanKl ' 1 ' f° r the two evenings, gdg" feature attraction of the ■WES night will be the crowning kl " s and queen of the earn!O'led in the intertainment CT the S. and S. exhibition of FMPeeiavuiar wonders.

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i Fort Wayne Man Is Saved After Cave-In •Fort Wayne, iin 1., April 18 (UP) I I -August .1. Wieginan was alive to-I | day only because of his own pre . isene® of mind and the heroic efforts 1 of his fellow workmen. Buried under eight feet of earth I | yesterday when the sides of a sew i er-pit he was digging caved In on . him. Welgman managed to get his face close enough to the mouth of I I the sewer pipe to breathe laborious- I | ly until dug out. | Itescuer.s worked furiously’ tor [several minutes. When they rtwli ■ed Wefgman they found him alive' land inhaling scant, foul air of the pipe. He was bruised but otherwise unhurt MRS. DON LUTES IS RE ELECTED Officers Named For South Ward Parent Teach- » ers Association Mrs. Bon I.utes was re-eiected president of the South Ward Par-ent-Teachers Association at the meeting held Tuesday afternoon at I t.he South Ward school. Mrs. L. A. (\>wen« was named vice-president. Miss Helen Shroll, secretary and Miss Mary Suttles, treasurer The meeting of the association was well attended and an interesting program was given. The children of the first grade sang a group : of songs. "There was an Old Woman," "The Kite." ‘‘On the Way to Svhool." and ’Come on. Grey Pony.” Mrs. R. I). Myers gave a fine talk on "Home and Recreation " She explained the advantages that the children had who were dose to nature in a small town rather than 'Chilian living in a big city. _M&s Eleanor Pumphrey talked. on “Mental Hygiene” and told of : the need of the opportunity room in the community. She stated that i ■ any of a number of reasons could \ 'ibe nartie.l that caused children to ibe placed in the opportunity room [and explained the help derived i from stie.li a room. A report on the district converi- ' rfon held at Bluffton on April 12 was given by Miss Eva A ker, the I delegate from the South Ward [ association. Mias Mary Suttles gave I the treasurer's report. I The high school trio composed of the Misses Helen Suttles. Margaret Campbell and Mary Katheryn Tyndall, accompanied by Miss lixiuise Haubold. sang "Brown Bird (CONTINUWH tW PAGE SIX! O Senate Delays Vote On Sugar Measure WaslWngiton April 18—(UP) —<Ai controversy over senatorial courtesy delayed progress on the adI ministration sugar bill today and [resulted in an arrangement under the senate agreed not to vote on the ' measure until tomorrowAdministration leaders hoped to have the senate approve the hill. ■ which makes sugar beets and sugar cane basic commodities under Hie I AAA after a few hours of debate toj lay. QUESTION GIKL ABOUT OUTIAW .. ■ ■- Anting Girl Tells of Being With Dillinger After Warsaw Raid Valparaiso, Ind.. Apr. 18—<U.R) Federal department of justice agents were expected here today to question a 19-year-old Lansing, Mich., girl who told local police she was with John Dillinger shortly after he looted the Warsaw police arsenal April 13. The girl, arrested on suspicion at a local filling station while attempting to get a ride to ( hi- [ cago. gave her name as Geraldine, I Bailer. She said she was a resident of j ' Lansing but refused to give her j address there or the names of | relatives. I Police described her as a [ blond, five feet three inches tall , j and weighing about 120 pounds. Federal operatives at Chicago were notified after the girl told Police Chief R. L. Felton she knew Dillinger and had coinmuni*\CONTlNUED ON I’AGE SIX)

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NEW WELL SITES GIVEN APPROVAL BY STATE BOARD State Board of Health Approves Location Oii Winchester Street OTHER MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED (Note: Other council proceedings ami matters brought before the councilmanic body in session last night will be found on page one of today’s paper). Approval of the site for the pro- I posed new city water wells on the Niblick lot, west of Winchester stieet. near lite South Ward school building, was given to the council | by the state board of health, pro siding certain regulations are car I ried out by the city. in a letter to the council from the division of public health, de partment of commerce and industry. the state board issued the fol | lowing order: ' This well site is approved pro vidlng the city of Decatur prohibits I by ordinance, the construction or [ maintenance of any privies, cess- ' pools, septic tanks, .private or putt- j lie sewers or any like source of | such contamination within a radius of 2m) feet of the wells proposed to lie located on this tract. Due to the fact that the. present layout of j the mains offer an adequate outlet. it is satisfactory to connect a new well to these six-inch lines.” Tlte department stated it was impossible for them to pass on the prospect of water yield front tlte site and suggested that tlte matter lie taken up with the engineering , department. The city may drill one or two j 'new wells this summer. awsMdng ■ an ample water supply for residents of Decatur. The east end of the lot will be taken over by tlte Decatur school board as a public playground for school children. Other Council Matters Easements for Hie Charles and tCONTINTTWO r»N PAGE SIX» BULK FILLING STATION PLAN Permission Sought Os Council To Build Plant At Adams And Seventh Arthur Suttles, Jr., appearing for i a client, asked the council last eve--1 ning for permission to build a bulk [ filling station at the northwest corner of Adams and Seventh : streets. Mr. Suttles informed the council that his client wished to start a filling station and bulk sales plant at the street corner. He told the council that the building and tanks would conform with ail state tire [ marshalls regulations and state laws, pertaining to the operation of j j such a business. There is a small tilling station at | I the corner now. it was understood i that this building will be removed | I and a more modern type sti ucture . erected. The matter was referred to tlte committee on .public safely with power to act. An attitude favor- | able to the granting of the permit was expressed by the council and action will b? taken in a day or j two. The name of the operator of the ; business was not divulged. Investigation Shows Reports Are Untrue Harry W. Thompson, federal em-1 ployment manager, paid a visit to [ Plea-sant Mills yesterday on a tour, of investigation. Reports have been rife that lite contractors in charge [ of the work on road 527 have not been complying with the re-employ-ment clause in the Federal Recovi erv ActMr. Thompson went into the matter with Mr. Harvey, superintendent of the work. A careful check of the payrolls in the Pleasant Mills [office of the MesWberger Bros, failed to show -any violations of contract on the pant of the contractors. Outside of the technical force regularly employed by the contractors, very little common labor lias been employed on the work.

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Troops to Halt Land Sales «r* \ ■g BL* ■ . .mMB -* • Oklahoma national guardsmen went on duty in about a dozen counties with instructions to prevent resales of property for delinquent ‘ taxes and to arrest any county treasurer who attempts to hold a sale, i In the above photo an officer accompanied by national guardsmen is ■ seen serving R. N. Phelps. Garfield County treasurer, a copy of the ! order issued by Governor Murray stopping all sales.

ROADSIDE INN MAY BE BUILT Herman Meyer May Build Inn Near Bridge At North Edge of City Herman Meyer, well known farm"er. is contemplating starting a roadside inn on the west side of U. S. road 27, near the Julius Ilaugk stone quarry, a few feel south of the Smith bridge. Mr. Meyer nas obtained a lease from Mr. Hatigk for part of the ground necessary as a site for the proposed building. The stretch of ground formerly used by the old I interurban company has not yet ' been leased. Tlte Indiana Service Corp., owners of tlte interurban track, is holding up the leasing of tlte tract pending investigations. Mayor George Krick informed the council that representatives of the Woman's club had approached him on the proposition and that they were opposed to having a roadhouse in the city limits. Mayor Krick also informed the j council that he had written to John : McKay, manager of the Indiana Ser- , vice Corp., expressing the sentiment of the women opposed to the location of the roadhouse. Mr. Meyer told the council that lie wished to erect a suitable building on the proposed site. The ground is private property and since the city does not have a zoning law. official action could not lie taken. The matter was referred : to the judiciary and public safety i committees. PREPARE ROAD FORBRIDGES Raudenbush Bridge And Bowen Retaining Wall Blasted Today The Raudenifrush bridge and the Bowen retaining wall, located on state road 527, south of Decatur on state road 527, south of Decatur were blasted at about 6:30 o’clock this morning. Four sticks of dynamite were ttsed. The blasting was in charge !of Yost Bros., contractors on the [ job and workmen were busy today [ clearing the sides of the creek banks for the new and wider bridge. The detonation was heard through out the city. The stone and concrete scattered within a. short distance of the site. No damage was done to neattby ibuildings Otto Yost of the contracting firm stated that the bridge near she Country Cluib grounds would be blasted. The stale demands a wider ibridge on the state roads. The road work is progressing rapidly. A detour has been built ea,st of the old Raudebush bridge so traffic can pass.

Two Names Drawn For Jury Service Walter Conrad, Kirkland township, and John Chilcote, Washington township, have been drawn by the jury commissioners W. A. Low I er and Otto Hoile to serve on the petit jury during the April term of Adams circuit court. They will replace Floyd Stoneiburner and . uvlolph Kolter. who have been excuse! front servicei Other members of the jury are r L. C. Annen. William Strickler. Roy ’ ; Dubach, Wilbert Fuchs, John M. 1 ■ Bollenbacher, Francis St nits, AnsItin McMichael, Richard A. Briggs »i Otis Burk and Leonard 'Baumgurt- ' ner. FORMER LOCAL PASTOR NAMED Dr. F. F. Thornburg Is Vice-President of M. E. Church District ■j Dr. F. F. Thornburg, pastor of the Simpson M. E. church at Fort 1 Wayne and former pastor of the [Decatur Methodist church, was [elected vice-president of the Fort ’ Wayne M. E. district at the annual conference held this year at I Auburn. ‘ I The Bluffton Methodist church •[was selected as the meeting place '[for the 1935 spring conference. ' I Other officers elected at the I meeting were. Dr. J. Thomas Bean. H Fort Wayne district superlntendI ent. reelected president and Rev. , A. R. Sanks, New Haven, secrei tary treasurer. Trustees of the district parson- | ages will be: J. W. Hostetler, AnI gola. (’. E. Frederick, Auburn l[ Herman Thoma. Bluffton; E. R I Johnson, Frank Chalfant. Ray ' j Eixemait and L. A Wood. Fort i Wayne; Claude Moon. New Haven j and L. B. Hart of Garret. laiy [ members of the area council are [ A. B. Cline, Bluffton; Judge C. L. Walders. Decatur and Clyde Kry- | der, Leo. Resolutions relating to temper- ‘ [ ancc. law obset vattcc and peace i ! were presented by a committee i[ composed of Dr. C. H. Smith, Fort ' | Wayne. Rev. .J. F. Stephenson, Montpelier, ami Rev. James C. Bean. Poneto. • The war and peace resolution • was: • “We denounce the whole war (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o , Legion Citv Band To Hold Concerts The American Legion city hand lis continuing practice sessions weekly, meeting every Thursday ‘ night at the Legion hall on South : Second street The liand plans to ' start a series of converts within [ three or four weeks. | There are still a few vacancies for musicians. Instruments now needed are a bass horn and two alto I horns.

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NEW LINDBERGH KIDNAPING CLUE IS DISCOVERED Believe Photograph Found of Go-Between In Famous Kidnaping CALL ( ON DON TO IDENTIFY PHOTO i- ion. Apr". 18 «JJ» U. B. [ Marshal John J Murphy has se-| 1 cured a photograph which ho said he believes m:ty be that of the | man who took the $.70,QU0 Lind- , bergh baby ransom money from ' Di John F. (Jafsie) Condon. Murphy informed the U. S. [ marshal at New York of the de-' velopnient and asked that Jafsie [ be located an 1 sent to Boston ini I mediately — preferably by airplane —to view the photograph. I Confirming Murphy’s announcement George West, acting chief of the division of investigation of Hie department of justice at Bos I ton. asserted that a “new lead” in the seemingly blind search for [ the kidnapers and slayers of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., had been uncovered in New England. Assistant Attorney General I Sweeney, after a recent visit to tlte office of Francis J. W. Ford. U. S. district attorney for Massa- ! chusetts, admitted that he had discussed aspects of the Lindbregh ‘ case, and affirmed that "the trail had led into New England." Mnr- ■ phy would not disclose how lie . had come into possession nf the photograph which he thought might be tliat of the fugitive gobetween who made away with the ‘ ransom money that Jafsie tossed f over a cemetery wall in the , Bronx. 1 Condon already has been to (CONTTNf’Ttn <>N PAGE sttX) o Pilot, 3 Passengers Are Burned To Death < Dallas. Tex., Apr. IS. —(U.R)—The charred bodies of four Dallas men and women killed in a plane crash 20 miles northwest of here were i returned to Dallas today. The victims, burned almost be1 yond recognition after the Bellanca; I cabin ship burst into flames last night, were: Harry Fowler, veteran pilot, who , was at the controls. Lillian Rose. IS, Fowler’s fiance. . Jack Poole. 34. printer and friend of Fowler. An unidentified woman. o— — Negro Killed In Alabama Mine Area I . . Birmingham. Ala.. April 18—(UP A negro wae killed and another was wounded as violence flared in Alabama’s coal strike today. Deputy sheriff N. E Kirkland , an I chief of police L. H. Mason of , Leeds shot and killed E. D. Engi land. Negro, when he drew a pistor ,' on them as they were investigating ' the earlier shooting of a negro Clisby, wounded by fire from ami bush. LOIS CALLOW DIES TODAY r \ I ' Mother of Mrs. Esther Young Dies Near Middlebury, Ohio Mrs. Lois Callow. 70. wife of John .' Callow, and mother of Mrs. Esther [ . Young of Decatur, died at her home near Middlebury. Ohio, at 4:10 o'clolek this morning following an extended illness. Death was due to cancer. i' Mrs. Callow was born at Clyde, Ohio on November 10. 1863. She ■ was a daughter of David and Eunice King On Septemlber 10. 1886 she was united in marriage to John Callow and to this union were born [seven children. I Survivors are the husband. John Callow, two daughters. Mrs. Lottie Baxter at home, Mrs, Esther Young : of Decatur and one son. Elijah Cal- ■ preceded Mrs. Callow in death. low of Fort AVavne. Four children ! i, Fourteen grandchildren survive i Funeral services will he held FriI day afternoon at 2 o'clock. EST., at [ i [ Pleasant View Baptist church, two '[miles north of Wren. Ohio. Burial j 11 will be in the Van Wert, Ohio ceme-1 •tery.

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Ex-Chirago Beer Runner Arrested Hollywood, April 18 —(UP) A j man Identified by police as Edward (Spike) O'Donnell, former Chicago [ beer runner, was arrested here early today by detectives. They said I he is wanted by department of jus[lice investigators at Chicago. He was arrested on a technical I charge of suspicion of robberyPROTECTION IS ASKED BY TOWN City Council Is Asked To Give Fire Protection To Linn Grove A leter from Harry Me-sliberger. prominent stone quarry owner of Linn Grove to Mayor George Krick [ of this city was read to the council i last evening, a request being made to extend fire protection to Linn Grove. Mr. MesWberger informed Mayor Krick that Linn Grove was without fire fighting equipment. Tlte town of Berne will not permit its truck to go outside of the town limits. Heretofore the truck was available I in ease of fire in Linn Grove. Mr. Meshberger asked that the Decatur truck be permitted to make a run to Linn Grove in ease of fire.! He also inquired as to the cost of making the trips The matter was referred to the committee on pttblie safety. The council showed a willingness to cooperate, if suitable arrangements I could be made. Shall Truck Stop? On the subject of fire protection. Councilman George AppelnQtn brought up the question it the fire i truck was required to stop at designated street stops when going to a fire. The policy followed now is that the city fire truvks do not stop at the street crossings when going 'to a fire. The stop signs are observed on the return drive. The city does not have designated fire I routes and this matter may be taken up by the committee. It was referred to the committee on pntl>lic safetyYOUTH WEEK TO OPEN IN PARADE Parade Ou Friday, April 27, Will Officially Open Week — Youth Week in Decatur will be officially opened with a gigantic parade, Friday, April 27, at 2:30 ■ , p. tn. in which 1,300 to 1,400 children from all the schools in the [ city will take part. The parade will begin on Adams street, turn at Second street and go through the business district to Marshall street. Front there the parade will go to Third street i where it will be disbanded. The parade will be headed by | the Decatur Junior band. Tire com-1 niittee is endeavoring to obtain sev- [ eral other bands to take part. Boys and girls wlto own bicycles are asked to decorate them and j ride in the parade. A call has also | been issued to those who own pon- j ies. The four Decatur Boy Scout ■ troops and rhe city Girl Scout [ troops will march in uniform. Oth- [ er marchers will carry banners. The committee in charge of the ■day is: chairman. Bryce Thomas, ■ AV. A. Klepper, A. R. Ashbaucher and H. C. Osken. The Central school children will I form on Third street facing Adams. The South Ward will form on Short Third street facing Adams. St. Joe will form on Fourth street facing Adams. The high school will form on Fifth street facing Adams. Cars Collide At Street Crossing — A minor accident occurred at the Five Poant intersection shortly as [ ter noon today. The car driven by | Chester Debolt turned completely over when iDebolt attempted to keep from hitting another tar at the intersection. No one was injured. Harold Thieme was driving north on Adams street- Debolt was also j on Mercer avenue anti turned west ; driving north on Winchester street [ i and turned quickly to keep from | | striking the Thieme car, turning I the Debolt automobile over.

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ATTORNEY SAYS STATE TO PROVE BRIBE WAS PAID Deputy Attorney General Says Only Minor Link Still Missing REPORT DILLINGER SHOT AT ST. PAUL Indianapolis, Apr. 18 aj.R) l ite state virtually is ready to prove that John Dillinger, ’lndiana’s most notoriousout- [ law, bribed his way out of (lie Lake eountv jail March ! 3, Edward .1. Barce, a deputy attorney general, said today. “Only one minor link is missing in the cbai.ii ol evidence to prove that certain Jail employes took a large sum of money from Dillinger,” he an- ' nounced. ! In addition to charges of alleged graft in connection with the Dillinger escape, Barce said he will also present evidence of political corruption in laike county to a grand jury which will be i called after the primary election ' May 8. During a recent grand jury investigation into the escape, Charles Baran, chairman of the Lake , county board of county commisi sinners, was forced to shift his offices from Crown Point to Hammond to get away from alleged poliitcal tampering. Barce said he had learned* AVhile Barce was outlining plans of the attorney general s office for the widespread invest.i- --: gat ion. state and federal agents kept a close watch on the southern Indiana border for traces of i Dillinger. The search was directed to the | south after receipt of word from » Louisville. Kv.. that authorities there had maintained a day and [night vigil on information that Dillinger was in the territory. The report came originally from a physician with offices in the Stake building in downtown LouisI ville. Tlte physician said that a man whom ite identified as Dillinger j appeared at his office last Saturday an 1 made an appointment to have his leg examined with ' X-Ray. During the visit, tlte stranger wore an overcoat and kept one hand in his pocket, the physician reported. The physician made an appolnt- [ ment to 'treat the leg yesterday [ and notified police. Thirty armed | officers guarded the office but the j man failed to appear. In announcing that the state [ intends to prove that bribery enabled Dillinger to escape from Crown Point with a wooden pis- [ tol, Barce confirmed veiled hints dropped recently by Gov. Paul V. McNutt. In several speeches around the I state, the governor has indicated ' that the escape was made pos- [ sible through collusion. Barce investigated the jail break and succeeded in obtaining , indictments against two employes [of the Crown Point jail. Ernest (CONTINHFtn ON PAGE SIX) CLEAN-UP WEEK STARTS MAY 1 City Council Designates May 1 As Start of Annual Campaign The city council in session last evening designated the week of May 1, as clean-up week in Decatur. The street department will be I organized to haul away all the rubbish, tin cans and debris from the alleys and streets and assist, jin a general clean-up drive I throughout the city. Citizens are asked to gathqr the tin cans and other rubbish Strom the yards and alleys and place it in containers so the street cleaning crews can gather it up and haul it away. The campaign will be carried on throughout the week and the city' trucks will travel through i every alley in town. The rubbish i will be hauled to the city clump. Members of civic organizations ■ joined in making an appeal to I citizens asking all to cooperate in the clean-up campaign.