Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1934 — Page 1

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IAILROAD WAGE PROBLEM IS SETTLED

Uilton C. Werling Given Suspended Term

fcs TERM KWERLIMG [SUSPENDED A Clerk Given Sen- ■ ln Chicago FedB|i Court Today PROBATION ■federal JUDGE Kferltnq had not returnKe at 2:30 o'clock this K n and consequently a Kt »rom him pertaining Knu'-e of his office could Kbtained. 80. Apr. 26.— (U.R>— ■'. Welling, clerk ol Kit court of Adams ■tnli.nia. today rteeivKended year and a day ■ on counterfeit chargBr.tl court. Bu.'pension of the fed■teiitiary sentence bv ■hilip Sullivan, Werl- ■ placed on probation ■; ears. Kin Clarence Kintz, Fort Kef- t a similar suspendamt was placed on pro- ■ two years. ■_ w 'io tdamed a “detecK.x for his troubles, was ■ilti by Judge Sullivan ■ Kiatz was convicted at I; it.tKins . unity clerk testified Ki I use that he learned ■ of counterfeiters passing Krs at Fort Wayne and ■in- aid of Kintz in an eflap the counterfeiters aiul Ki over to secret service ■ in Chicago negotiating ■ill if” of tile bogus money ■ was arrested, he said. Kullivan told the two de ■ li> regarded the guilty Bas efficient punishment ■ig tneir prominence and Btli.il 'lie passing of bogus Bas frustrated by secret ■gents.

buntry would not be lieneany way by pu.ting these ■in prison," he said. g who dropped out of the I for renomination because terges against him had no t to make and said he was J w. at he would do after let* - his present term as lerk next December. g. K utz and William Mean Pelt were arrested in November 24. 1933. A of hve-dollar counterfeit found in their auto. — o h Trustees Chosen Wednesday listens, each of whom will three years, were elected ay night at the regular tioual meeting at the ingi lical church. The men re E. Hocker, Eugene Henry Adler. Earl Butler Fuhrman. NG GIRL IS IELD CAPTIVE Jar-Old Arizona Girl Id For $15,000 lansom Money », Ariz., Apr. 26—<U.R> — luctor who kidnaped June 6. daughter of a wealthy Arizona family, and desls,ooo ransom. was today. "as the second child vicikldnapers since Charles A. fell. Jr., was stolen from > and murdered in 1932. McMath was stolen at HarHass„ May 2, 1933, and '1 iwo days later on pay- ’ $70,000 ransom. Her kidlow is serving a life sentthild was seized as she turning home from school *?• The kidnaper threater with death unless the Was paid within two days. ‘ suspects, a salesman ami ?WV£Jfe QN rAOJi XJY.OZ

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TWO TRUSTIES ’ ARECAPTURED Negroes Who Escaped State Prison Sunday Caught at Indianapolis Indianapolis, Apr. 26 !U.R Two life term convicts who escaped from the Michigan City state pris on Sunday wore captured here to day. The prisoners. Charles Irwin and Willard Butler, both negroes, were caught on information furnished by Vernie Dean. nlgro, who Irove them to Laporte from Michigan City. Dean said he was stabbed by Irwin after refusing to drive the convicts from Laporte to Indiana;) I oils. Dean was arrested when lie drove into Indianapolis Sunday with bloodstains in his coat. Irwin and Butler were arrested at different addresses. Both were with negro women. A long bladed knife was found in a dresser when Irwin was captured Irwin was a janitor in the prison barber shop and Butler was employed as a cook for Warden Louis Kunkel. Police still are seeking three other convicts, including two life termers. who have escaped from the prison since April 21. Butler told police that he was 1 permitted to have :ates outside the prison with girls and that he had worked in a girage away from the rcONTiN't'Rn ov page stxi I 0 Give Master Mason Degree Here Friday '■ ■ onT?*To'g?’’trill • rt!t?er the Master Mason degree on two candidates at the Masonic hall Fri- ' Jay afternoon an I evening The , ceremonies will be held at four and six-thirty o'clock, followed by a , fish fry at six-thirty. Members of the lodge are iiuit- | ed 'to attend. The ritualistic work ; Will be in charge of the lodge ol'fi- , cers. o -■

DISCONTINUE LOCAL OFFICE Federal Re-employment Office \V ill Be Discontinued Saturday The Federal reemployment office | in this city will be discontinued Sat- ; urday in keeping with the consolidation policy of the government. The work of the 14 counties in this district will be handled through a main office to be established at Fort Wayne. Hany Thompson, who has been direcetor of the local office since ■ ■ its establishment last fall, will resume his ratio repair work and adult classes Miss Mabel Hill, who has served as his stenographer will r te tiansferred to assist Miss Violet I Van Note, case investigator. The FERA will be. administered ‘ as before from the headquarters located in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. At the present there are 85 (CONTINCWD ON PAOK TWO) Ministers Meet Friday Morning The Decatur ministerial a-ssocia-tion will hold a special meeting ■ Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the court house. The committee on reli- ' gious education will report on the plans for the daily vacation bible ■ ] school at this meeting. I 0 ; • Elks Initiate Three Candidates I ■ ’ Three candidates were initiated J into the B. P. O. Elks lodge in this , . ity last evening. Albert Colchin •! acted as installing officer and the • ritualistic ceremonies were in •/charge of the lodge officers. Tony Metzler was the esquire in charge ■ of the candidates. The local lodge II has taken in several new members ■ and another initiation is planned “ for next month. ■ i The election of officers of the 1 lodge will take place, Wednesday ' I May 2.

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Left Behind by Dillinger and Pals Wlfci ■•*... - - wsswte.■V 1 * fa K ■ ■ S&-. MKMttMMswu-: m_ iww —» '■*” ■<».<»»» ■.m him— m— «—i— Here are the three girls, all in their early twent e . who were companions of Joint Dillinger and liis •tang in their northern Wisconsin hideout. Success til it: d ilging al! other aUeinpts to photograph them, hey were caught off guard by the camera after tear ",:s had torc.-d them to abandon their refuge in Little Bohemia t- sori near Mercer. Wis. They have refused to reveal their identity.

LEGION POST JOINS DRIVE Aerial Membership Drive Os Legion Will Be Conducted Sunday O - “e-j J~ J'tj' I ' : Witli the membership of the IndI iana American Legion approximately 1.40 ft ahead of last year and that ■ of tile national Legion running SO,imft ahead of the same date of last year tile local Post of the Legion will join the aerial membership Hive cm April 2.1 The legion this year lias had a proud membership record in the fa' i of unsettled economic conditions, lit is the belief of state headquarters of the Legion that the membership at the conclusion of , 26.657 mark which was the total , the aeiial drive Sim Jay will pass t membership for last 'year. Tlte local post commander and adjutant will compete for a set of t burnished gold wings in the aerial drive, awarded on a basis of cards ; turned in. A full schedule of the airplane stops to pick up member- , ship cards for the state Sunday has ' * been announced. Walter Gladfelter - is local chairman. The aerial drive last year, Wil- . liam Sayer, department adjutant re-1 t ports, brought in 2.300 cards. It was i expected that the total this year t will be larger. One man in each count.' has been selected to co--i ordinate the movement of cards ’(continued on pack five) PETITION NEW ' RATE HEARING ;i Public Service Company Asks Abrogation Os Reduction Order l’ Indianapolis, nd., Apr. 26—(1 PI Abrogation and rehearing of an or- - der wlii h would cut electric rates : of the Public Service company of " Indiana May 1 was asked in a peti- • tion on file to'ay before the pub- ’ lie Service commission. ' The order was issued Iby the commission April 17 and will result in an estimated annual savings of f ' sßoo,Of b for customers of the util-, , ity in 270 cities, towns and com-, munities. In asking that the order be rescinded the utility charged that the' ' reduction was not in accord with, ' evidence presented. The rehearing ’ was asked in oraer to present new ! ' evidence that operating costs have increased sipce the original hearing was concluded last NovemberTlie petition attacked the comj mission's valuation of $43,500,000 as "arbitrary am! capricious." ansi ( demanded that the utility's engin- ] ’ eer estimate of $50,000,000 be recog-1 ‘ * aCQNTAKVjBII UN PAUL FIVEI '

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 26, 1931.

End Membership Drive This Week Tlie sorority girls who have been making the canvas for members in tlie 'hamlier of Commerce, will complete their work this week. Dan Tyndall, president of tlie organization announced today. More than 100 members have already been reported to Jess Rice, Several of the sorority 'committees have not vet reported and it is believed that the total will be near 200. Following the citywide canvas of the sorority members, Mr. Tyndall and Mr. Rice will call on those not enrolled and endeavor to obtain a one hundred registration of all merchants, professional men and manufacturers in the Chamber of CommerceCLUB TO GIVE SPRING PARTY Democratic Wo m a n’s Club Wil! Give Spring Party Monday Night The lAdams County Democratic Woman's Clulb will give a spring party Mon lay evening. April 3 . at the Decatur Library. The party will begin at 7: 3ti o'clock. Mrs. John Tyndall, chairman of the program committee has announced the following program: Vocal solo, "Trees"—Miss Lucile Winteregg. Berne Playlet, “At the Edge of the Wood" by Elizalieth Hall Yates—i directed by Mrs. Charles Knapp, Decatur. A group of selections on the accordian. "My Wild Irish Rose" and "The Mocking Bird"—Miss Gretchen Stuckey, Geneva. Talk, Importance of Women voting tlie Primary,"—(Mrs. John Parrish. Decatur. Violin Solo — Miss Winteregg, Berne. Tlie program will be followed with a social hour which will be in the charge of the following committee. Mrs Leo Kirsch, chairman and the Mesdames Jack Brunton, Philip Macklin, W. Guy Brown and Chester Millntosh. The committee in charge of the party will be assisted in welcoming the guests and other arrangements for the party by the hospitality comicoNTtNittiyn nN' >• \’i o— — Six Rearrested By Local Officer Sheriff Burl Johnson rearrested Bui Morris. Edna Morris. Elmer Bailer. Erma Bailer. Samuel Bailer and Edith Bailer late yesterday afternoon on charges of contributing to the deinquency of a minor child. Their attorney filed a motion to quash the charges which was overruled by Judge Huber M. DeVoss. A jury trial was set for the cases ■ May 3.

WIRT FAILS TO PROVE CHARGES Committee Votes To Report Educator Failed To Prove Charges • Washington, Apr. 26. -(U.P> The 1 committee which investigated Dr. . William Wirt's brain trust red . plot charges voted today to report > to the house that the Gary educati or had failed to substantiate his I allegations. I The vote was three to two. a t strict parly division. Wirt charged that tlie Roosevelt brain trust plotted social am! political revolution in tile United Stales and would supplant th> President wrtli "a Stalin." In an intei'-iew with the I nited Press. Wirt subsequently nimed Prof. Rexford Guy Tugwell, assistant secretary of agriculture, as the leader of brain trust revolutlon- , aries. Tugwell almost immediately was nominated by President Roosevelt for promotion from assistant to i undersecretary of agriculture and • in a speech here Mr. Roosevelt as- , sured listeners he would continue i to use "gray matter—brain trust [ or otherwise." The Republican minority of two j committeemen also plan to submit a report to the house, presumably challenging the majority and com , plaining that Wirt was gagged by (<’l >NTIN'fIEI> ON I’AOI-: fIVE) > , -o i— ORIGINAL TAX BILL CHANCED — Lower House M ill Act Monday On Huge Tax Revision Bill i > Washington. April 26. — (U.R' - House leaders charged today thar 1 acceptance by conferees of senate , revenue increases in the tax revisI ion bill was due in part to the fact new federal income was needed for ■ veterans and paycut increases vot- : ed over the President’s veto. i The hill as agreed on in confer- . ence last night carries approximately $157,000,000 more than tlie original tax measure passed by the house. Chairman Robert L. Doughton. D.. N. and Ren. Samuel B. • Hill. D., Wash, of the wavs and | means committee estimated that I additional revenues of approximate- ■ ly $10,000,000 were due to the vet- . erans and paycut action. The tax bill as passed by the , house provided for $258,000,000 in new revenues. The measure as it j came out of conference was for $417,000,000. exclusive of the Couzens 10 per cent Income tax increase j amendment which house conferees j * (CONTINUED. ON PAGE TWO)

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CRITICISM OF DILLINGER HUNT IS WIDESPREAD Federal ‘.gents Bitterly Criticised At Methods In Manhunt FEDERAL AGENT TALKS TO FEENEY St. Paul, Apr. 26— (U.R —Dr. N. G. Mortensen, city health officer, has been suspended by Commissioner of Public Safety J. H McDona'd needing investigation cf reports that Dr. Mortensen failed to report an attempt by John Dillinger and John Hamilton to obtain medical aid for gunshot wounds six weeks ago. I y I’nited Press Vnclc Sam. hading a "shoot to kill" army of s,mln num across the bad lands of the northwest in search of John Dillinger, today fought oil widening criticism against the manner tn which the great federal manhunt is being conducted. From scattered parts of six states where heavily armed peace oifieers hunted the desperado came complaints against the department ■ <;f justice's activities. Pat Roche, famous crime investigator. said in Chicago that the army of federal agents were not properly trained to cope with an outlaw like Dillinger. Albi rt G- I'o' ney. Indiana director of public safety, placed blame noon tin government operatives tor refusing to cooperate witli state and local authorities. (’ommi-• ioii 't' <)><:ir G. Olander of the Michigan state police declared ilia! failure of the government to cooperate with liis men probably cost the capture of Dillinger in northern Michigan last week. At M.-rcer. Wis.. in the heart of tile north wood.-, where tlie out-

tOONTINt'I-m ON PAGE TWO) MANY FEDERAL AGENTSINAREA Report Agents Working On ('lues In Lindbergh Kidn.if'ng Case Boston, Apr 26 (U.R) Thirtythree heavily-armed federal agents have been concentrated in the Rutland. Vt.. area, reportedly hi connection with the investigation of tlte Lindbergh baby kidnaning case, it was learned here today. Their operations 'iothed in absolute secrecy, there was no official explanation of tlie agents' activities. hut it was reported reliai lily that, they concerned, directly or indirectly, the Lindbergh ease. Clarence D. McKean, chief of the New England division of investigation of the department of j justice, and regarded as one of i the department's crack investi- ! gators, lias not been at his office here for Ift days. William Keefe, a federal agetit who has been working in northern New England the past six weeks, ' has made several trips to Boston during that time, apparently for conferences in connection with , the investigation. Virtually all of the 33 agents reportedly concentrated in Rut- ] land and vicinity were said to tGONTTNIjFm nN PAGE 'rXVG> Each Scout Troop To Be Represented At least one patrol from each of the three active Decatur Boy Scout troops will be sent to the , Hoy Scout camporee to he held at Franke Park in Fori Wayne June ! 8, !». an I Ift. The boys will be invit- ! ed according to their merits. The scout masters and officials I will attend a meeting of the area ' oTtncil at Fort Wayne this eveni ing where further details will be announced. The camporee will be a | pretequisite of other state and naI tional events to be held this sutni mor.

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Portland Man Is Sued For $35,9011 A snlt for $:’.5.000 for seduction ' was filed in Jay circuit court, Portland. against tA. A. Kist, former publisher of the Portland Dally Sun by Jean Miller, 134 West 3(»th street ' Indi itiapolis. The complaint sets out that the defendant promised to marry the plaintiff, following his divorce from I his wife. Merle Kist. The Kists j were divorced January 31. llt-tl The complaint also sets out that the defendant an 1 plaintiff lived to'Cther at intervals as man and wife , aid that the plaintiff had every rea on to believe that defendant would marry her. GIANT PARADE TO OPEN YOUTH WEEK IN CITY Youth Week In Decatur Will Open With Parade Friday Afternoon ROTARY CLUB IS SPONSORING WEEK A giant parade Friday afternoon at 2:30 will officially open Youth ' Week in this city. The week is sponsored nationally by the .American Legion and locally by the Decatur Rotary club. Unofficial observance of the week will begin Friday afternoon at '’one o’clock when the boys and grils of the city will vote upon candidates for seven city offices who will gov- ' ern the city Friday afternoon May 1 The boys and girls of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades have been ■ ontesting all this week for medals to the awar led on youth's ! day in entertainment and athletice, Wednesday. May 2. Tlie parade Friday will be healed by the Decatur Junior band and ,- po-sibly one or two other local bands. The girl and boy scouts will mar h in uniform. Other children

will carry banners, ride decorated bicycles or ride ponies. The election, which will be held in the Decatur library just before the parade, will the under the control of an election board composed of Marjorie Massonie. judge, Helen Kohne. clerk and Viola H'unter, clerk. Saturday will be -youth re. ogni(CONTINPED ON PAGE FIVE) O —' One Diphtheria Case Reported One case of diphtheria and 12 eases of measles were reported in Adams County for the week-ending Saturday, April 21, according to the Indian:: Division of public health morbidity report. A total of 1.07) cases of measles were reported in the state and only 15 eases of diphtheria. EIGHT INJURED IN BUS CRASH School Bus With 28 Passengers Swerves From High way Into Pole Sullivan. Ind.. Apr. 26. .'U.R)— A picnic at Turkey Run state park ended tragically late last night when a school bus loaded with 28 I (Carlisle hign school sophomores i '(swerved from the highway and struck a telephone pole eight, miles north of here. Seven passengers and the bus I driver were brought to Sullivan ; hospitals, the most seriously hurt , being Mrs. F.a Sbeffler, Carlisle, a chaperon. She received internal injuries and a possible skull frac- ( ture. Others in 'he hospital are Mrs. (Wayne Campbell. Carlisle, a chap|eron; Jeanette Meek, Paxton: Ger- . aid Lovelace, Paxton: Lloyd Trtm- ( ble, Carlisle: Isabelle Charley, Carlisle; Veda Wilson. Carlisle, all students, and Elmer MeMammon, t j Paxton, the driver. All excep: MeMantmon are suf--1 sering from severe scalp wounds ' ON PAGE FIVE).

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SETTLEMENT IS REACHED TODAY IN CONTROVERSY Labor And Management Reach Compromise After Six Weeks WILL RESTORE 1(1 PERCENT PAY CUT W'tisliinghiii, Apr. 2(> 'l ite six - weeks -old I 'tili'otul xviti’e controversy was settled today bv compromise between labor :oid iiiiin.mt*ment. t lie settlement an*omtilietllv removes a strike ihre it from the na t io n s railroad emnloves. Terms of the compromise provide llitt two and one-half per cent of tlie present Ift per cent Wag ' reduction shall lie restored July 1, 1934: two anil one half per cent more on Jan. 1. 1935, and the remaining five per cent April 1, 1935. Chairman Alexander F. Whitney. of the Railway Labor Executives assoc iation. first announced terms of the compromise as two ' and one-half per cent restoration July 1. five per cent January 1. 1935. and two and one half per cent April 1, IT'.5. but later corrected the announcement. Tlie settlement after negotiations appeared deadlocked was hailed in labor and management circles as a victory for "coclhended" direct negotiations in the interests of national recovery in which l oth sides made sacrifices. Tlie now rate of pay shall continue until May 1. 1935. The settlement automatically remov >d any possibility of tlie board of mediation being invoked after midnight tonight, when the settlement time limit expired. under term, of the National Railway Act and removed possibilities of President Roosevelt appointing a fact finding body to settle the dispute speedily. SEEKS DEFEAT OF ROBINSON Gov. McNutt Says President Wants Indiana Senator Retired Bloomington, Ind.. Apr. 26 —(U.R) Retirement of Arthur R. Robinson from ihe U S. senate has been requested by President Roosevelt, Gov. Patil V. McNutt declared at a seventh district Democratic rally here last night. "The President did not say we ought to retire Sen. Robinson, but said we must retire him,” Gov. McNutt said in relating a conversation he had with Mr. Roosevelt in Washington recently. Tlie rally, held in the Indiana university gymnasium, brought out a new senatorial candidate in Finnic Culbertson. Vincennes. Culbertson is a former state sena'or and has ' taken an active part in the developi ment of the George Rogers ('lark l memorial at \ tncennes. Other candidates for the senate ' who were present at the meeting i included Sherman Minton. New Albany; R. Earl Peters, former state chairman, of Fort Wayne: Nelson White. Covington attorney: Robert . E. Proctor. Elkhart, and George Rauch. Marion. Seventh I’istrict congressional i candidates, other party leaders, including Dr. Carleton B McCulloch. rrAMTTNr’rsn r>v near sttxr Pupils Will Give Operetta Tonight The three acts oneretta. "The Magic Beanstalk" will be presents 1 by the South Ward school pupils in the Decatur high school auditor- , him tonight at 8 o’clock. Admission will be Ift cents for everybody and i the public is invited to witness this , pre -mutation. One hundred five children will ■ take part in the operetta- The story centers around the well knowtlt ’ i children's storv of “Javk and the Beanstalk." Principal characters will lie interpreted by Jack Porter. Janies Eglev. Joan Cowens. Charles ' JChamnlin, Jr., and Billy McGill. Eugene Melchl, Jr., Atola Jane Eady, Bill'y Lynch and Dick Linn. The reimaintler of the pupils will be in choruses and groups.