Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 103, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1934 — Page 1

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Hot on trail of dillinger gang

Intact with Mnapers is Established 'i ou ng Arizona I fill Waits Specific I jPi l ' ,ruct ' ons iIIJrHONE CALL ,| r|( HIVED FRIDAY ’■Tuflp- Ariz., Apr. 2K, |» J’'- Higiiished luinilv ’■ Jliftf Nobles, (i-vear old IlnJB- victim, reassured J I jI” " i iHiimunicatioii :il)due!ors, awaited lix'full specific m-1 lor the delivery "I i |G.iK)Uiii ransom. Ia tbcri having called oft - ...„, the kidnap- ■ tow " falllilv a dear pa'h questioned at' *st»-d In Phoenix, of an automolE> Ibl ■ lebled tile one in i| nt* ' '' w ‘ l * ' a '' ri “' l awav IL M&hoii.. call deceived at K hojfr 'f Fernando Robles, I for further instruc brightly all The father L, ttel '.; with the baby’s I ■!i<lfatic ; r. Bernabe Robles. ...I cattleman. Iticipaad further word from the L,, (W rs ransom de-I the denominations awaited the kidnapers' K tile hi t, civilian ■ a state of tense -Bik4^K<' v ”r the town where -of were Bk'«! & st the abductor* if on page FIVE) » W CLAIMS I US. J. MOSES ■B. lames Moses Dies After ExI >'tided Illness <’ Moses. H.'t3 North of Decatur former teadtB® th- \ lams couhty public ■ols. c at her home at 10:30 Bek tl i ii.ug of pneumonia. Blß*'.- had been ill for .some W s , ’" ni in A.lam« minty in 1854, a daughter of ThoDailey Mrs. *i’ a member of the Pre.sindi here and early ’ ' Kssftil in the .schools for a numM"' 9 ' grvivbi., include the husband. ~.e. two sons. Pale 1). BpJB It", attic Carroll Moses WA ne. a fostei daughter. Bj||Bb McCoy of Fort Wayne. ■ sUtkrs. Mrs. Mary Jones of Mrs. Rd S. Moses, and MBB|lhet - James, K. W., and all of Pecatur. Five also survive. W'W 1 spr '’ices will be held at 1 on North Second Friends are asked HsSfoWers. flfl? Ballots | Are Mutilated and girls of the citv ( excellent citizens if the a check-up of the Youth's Friday is an indicaRotarians who exam ballots after the election only 17 of the 459 votes were in every way to the ballots of a regular ®OB, a very short explanagiven to the young voters, error made was marking ■MBes in some manner other MB- « Myaymond Noll Is Vicar General jpHt'iinent of the Rev. RayBBC Noll, pastor of the St. ®Lj-eri church here, as Vicar the Indianapolis Catholic k S fiy ias announce, d today by myoseph. E. Ritter. Father F to.| native of Fort Wayne.

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i Father of Victim p- ■■ U W * * r * > Ek ik <• Fernando Roblen, operator of an electric store in Tucson, Ariz., i and father of the kidnaped child, is willing to meet the ransom : demand.

CONFER DEGREE HERE THURSDAY — Eort Wayne Lodge Will Confer Master Masons Degree Here — The Summit City Masonic lodge of Fort Wayne will confer the Mas ter Masons degree on a group of candidates at a meeting of the Masonic lodges of surrounding towns and titles here next Thursday niglu. | Two lodge sessions will be con-1 I ducted, the first opening at 4 I o'clock Thursday afternoon, follow jec.l with a dinner at 6 o'clock. The | steak dinner will be served for 35 cents a plate. ilnvitations have been extended to the Masonic orders in Willshire. Ohio; Geneva. Bluffton. Poe. Ossian Monroeville and Fort Wayne to atI tend the meeting. Judge P. Burns Douglas of Fort Wayne will be the speaker at the ' meeting Tickets may .be procured ' from Bob Freitag, I.eigh Bowen Dan Tyndall and Cal E. Peterson. o Farm Bureau Meeting At Monmouth Tuesday The social and educational department of the Adams county farm ; ' bureau will hold a meeting at Monmouth Tuesday evening, May 1. A ; state speaker and local persons will , ' address the meeting. These speakers will stress the dairy problem. I Everyone interested in the selling I of fluid milk and cream should at'tend. i— -o PLAN TO RETARD RECOVERY PLAN Administration Leaders May Retard Drive For A Few Weeks I (CopyTlght 1934 by United Press) Washington, Apr. 28—<U.R>—The administration, confronted with four pressing problems demanding solution, was said in capitol sources today to be planning to retard its recovery drive for a few weeks in order to take stock of the situation. Congress is on the threshold of concluding work on the controversial tariff bill for reciprocal trade agreements. While senate debate rages the administration will be able to evaluate its recovery program and determine whnt additional legislation may be necessary. Outstanding among problems to he faced are: 1. Curtailment of huge government expenditures. 2. Aligning activity of industry and agriculture under the NRA and the AAA. 3. Possible adjustment of the monetary program due to belief the gold program has not worked as well as expected. 4. Reviving enthusiasm in Will* WK VAUE KX.YEI

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SECOND MAN IS HELD TODAY IN BREMER KIDNAP Former Chicago Politician Is Arrested On Conspiracy Charge CHARGE FILED IN FEDERAL COURT Chicago, Apr. 28- <U.R> Federal agents today held two suspects lin their dual drive against the kidnapers of Edward G. Bremer. St. Paul banker nad lhe John DWI linger outlaw gang. The men held were John J I . (Boss) Mclaiughlln, former Demo erotic political leader, and Wil- , liam E. Vidler, reputed gambler, I ami bootlegger. They were charg- 1 i ed with conspiracy in connection ■ ' with the Bremer kidnaping. Arrests of McLaughlin and Vid-1 ler were made yesterday on a ; warrant sworn out by United States District Attorney Dwight 11. Green. Green's action was; i based on statements made to him by Vidler and on a complaint I issued in St. Paul, he said. In the complaint MeLaiiglilin and Vidler were charged with “con-i j spiring to kidnap Edward Bremer at the intersection of Lexington) and Goodrich avenues in St. Paul , ! on Januaty 17 and Richard Roe' and John Doe did kidnap and . transport Bremer.’’ The coinplaint was drawn to j i charge a violation of the federal ) anti-kidnaping law. Green revealj ed that in bills which were I paid in the Bremer ransom were: *-♦**♦*♦•**«♦*-•*« • (CONTINUED ON PARE FIVE) MRS. GEELS IS DEATH'S VICTIM Mrs. George Geels Dies Fr i d a y Evening At Home In Decatur Mrs. George Geels. 82. well known I lifelong resident of Decatur died at her home at 110 South Fifth street at 6:05 o’cldck Friday evening Death resulted from a stroke of paralysis which Mrs. Geels suffered on April 3 of this year. She had been i ailing for the last several years with dropsy. Mrs Geels was horn in Decatur lon January 28. 1852 a daughter of ! Anthony and Anna Klaphe Kohne. Her father was one of the first members of the local St. Mary’s ' Catholic church and helped exten- ' sively in the building of the church. He was also the first trustee of Adams County. Mrs. Geels spent her entire life 'in this city She was married to George Geels in 1885. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, St. Mary’s Sodality ami of the Third Order of St. Farncis. Surviving besides the husband are four children. Mrs. Julius Rrite. Jos- | eph and John Geels of Decatur and - Sister M Ernestine of Muncie. One brother. 'Alphonse Kohne and eighteen grandchildren survive. Two sisters and a brother are deceased. A solemn funeral mass will be said at the Catholic church Monday morning at 9 o’clock with R.ev. Father Ambrose Kohne of Goodland nephew of the deceased officiating assisted by Rev. Father J. J. Solmetz and Rev. J. J- Hennes. Burial will be in the,St Joseph cemetery. The body will be returned to the Geels home from the S. E- Black | funeral home this afternoon and the remains may be viewed after 7 . o’clock tonight. o Airmail Bill Is Passed By Senate Washington, Apr. 28— <U.R) — The Black-McKellar airmail bill, embracing President Roosevelt’s recommendation for appointment of a commission of experts to develope a pei manent government air policy was passed by the senate today. The measure now goes to the house where speedy action has been promised. There was no record vote. Passage came after administration forces successfully heat down counter proposals for immediate restoration of air mail contracts to former operators and creation of a federal commission to control the entire aviation structure.

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, April 28, 1934.

Bible School Will Start Monday, May 21 The Decatur daily vacation Bible school will open Monday morning May 21, and will continue for three weeks, ending June 8. Rev. Charles J. Roberta will serve as dean of the school, and will be assisted by Rev. George O. Walton and Charles M. I Prugh All sessions will be held in the I Central s' liool building. The followI ing churches will support the school I this year: Methodist. Reformed, I Presbyterian, United Brethren. 1 I Christian, Baptist. Church of God I Evangelical anJ Union Chapel U. B. Further announcements regarding teachers and courses of study will be made in the near future. COUNTY BOARD TO NAME CLERK Commissioners To Name Clerk Today; Start Session At 2:30 The appointment of a county clerk to succeed Milton C. Werling. who resigned yesterday, will be; ma le late this afternoon. A meeting of the county commissioners, who make the appointment. ’ was cheduled for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and a member of the lioard announced that someone would be selected for the post before they adjoprned The commissioners met last evenj ing in the auditor’s office in the j court house and remained in session until near midnight, without ! arriving at an agreement as to who would be named to the post. Mr Werling's resignation liecanie ) effective at four o'clock Friday asIternoon. He resigned following the outcome of his trial on counterfeit. charges in federal court, Chicago. About a dozen applicants are being considered by the board and much interest has been shown in the selection. Both men and women have applied for ttia position. .Jerome Mylott Is Accidentally Shot Jerome Mylott, son of Mr. and. Mrs. M J. Mylott, suffered a severe injury to his left hand 'Friday | evening. Mylott was attempting to fix a gun when it accidentally fired a blank cartridge going almost entirely through his hand. —, o City Assessors To Finish Work Monday The city assessors will conclude their work of visiting property owners. Monday, April 30. After that time it will be necessary for owners so come to the court house to be assessed. Ilf this is not done last year’s assessments will be used This will be a disadvantage as assessments this year are lower than last. City as-' sesaors have until April 10 to complete their records ARTHUR DAVIS HEADS OFFICE Ft. Wayne Man In Charge Os District Federal Reemployment Arthur Davis of Fort Wayne will become director of federal reemployment. Indiana district number 3. which will replace the | local offices in eight counties, inj chiding Adams, Monday. April 30. 1 The counties which will be under Davis’ supervision will be ' Allen. Lagrange, Steuben. Noble. DeKalb, Whitley, Wells and Adams. Locally the assignment of men will be done by Miles Roop, work director for the FERA in Adams county. The time will be handled through different channels. The FERA office in the Chamber of Commerce rooms will continue as usual. The staff will be: Miles Roop, work director; Miss Violet Van Note. case investigator and stenographers, Evelyn Miller. Mary Yost and Mabe! Hill. Harrj' Thompson, federal re- ! employment director, will end his 1 services today. William Linn,' 1 chairman of the Adams county i FERA board will continue under' the new setup to he in charge of 1 all money spent in the county) which is under the direction of I: the state.

OFFICERS KILL TWO CONVICTS San Quentin Fugitives Are Killed In Running Gun Battle San Bernardino, Cal.. Apr. 28 (U.R> The statewide manhunt for ) two escaped San Quentin convicts I had ended today with both fugi--1 tives killed in a running gun bat- ' tie with deputy sheriffs near Victorville, 45 miles northeast of here, and their two policemenhostages freed unharmed. The convicts, Wanda T. Stewj art, 29-year-old Texas and Los Angeles robber, and Walter H. Wyeth. 40. Stanislaus county, i were killed last night shortly after they had released Phil Le Corner and A. M Dewey. San | Rafael police officers, in San Ber- ' nardino. Since Weilnesdaj afternoon when they slugged a guard out- ' side the prison, the convicts had i fled, without eating or sleeping, over roads spanning half the state. Within half an hour after freeing the officers Stewart and Wy- ) eth robbed a drug store and i doubled back on their route of ) flight toward Victorville. At Palmdale turnoff. Deputy Sheriffs R. S. Snedigar. M. M. Black and Lewis Miller saw the fleeing automobile. Catching up, ) the officers were met with a hail of revolver fire. The deputies returned the fire, blew out three of the fugitives’ tires, and as the stolen police car careened to a halt the body of Stewart tumbled out. The body of : Wyeth was found slumped behind the wheel. Both had been shot through the head. RECOGNITION DAY OBSERVED Exhibit of Relics And Hobbys On Display At Local Building I Youth recognition day is being observed today by an exhibit of 1 relics and hobbies in the Erwin building on South Second street, formerly occupied by Fisher and , Harris grocery. A number of show cases have been filled witli exhibits and col--5 lections by the committees and the boys. The largest space is occu- i pied by a display of model airplanes. J. Henry Faurote has loaned a number of guns, spinning wheels and wood carvings. Dr. Fred Pat- ; terson has a display of 108 statues lof elephants and 39 other figures. I 'C. W. England loaned enough old •coins and paper money to till a show case. Charles Brock has a show case I containing a number of relics I which he has saved or inherited. I Bryce Thomas has an exhibit of guns, shells and other equipment , used in the. World War. Several hoys have wood carvings , ) and other things made or collected | by themselves as a hobby. Jay Alton has a large model boat For- . rest Zimmerman has a stamp col-) lection and one of toy soldiers. Additional exhibits were being ' brought in ail afternoon. Several show cases will be tilled by single exhibits. Relic day will officially close at 9 o'clock this evening, Carl C. Pumphrey, chairman of the day, announced. Other committee members are Sim Burk. O. B. Wemhoff. George A. Thoms and Janies El Person. Sunday will be youth day in the j churches. Tht Decatur ministers ‘ and priests have agreed to have) sermons or programs adaptable to youth on that day. Monday will be youth day in vo(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Business District Threatened By Fire Kokomo. Ind., .Apr. 28 —(UP) — The downtown district of Kokomo was threatened tor several hours j late yesterday when fire destroyed ) four two-story buildings and badly' damaged the Hurwick iron and coal I company. Damage to the Hurwick concern was estimated at $20,000 All fire equipment of the city was called to fight the blaze which threatened to spread throughout the entire 'business district. I

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GANG MEMBERS ARE HUNTED IN . INDIANA TODAY Reports In State Say Dillinger Sighted: Others Are Seen I NORTHERN LAKE REGION SEARCHED Indianapolis, Apr. 28. (U.R>—Two widely separated sections of Indi- . ana were being searched today by i law enforcement officers checking reports that John Dillinger had been sighted. . The lake resort region in the ex- . treme northeast section was being i' searched for three men ami two ■ .women, believed members of the i Dillinger gang, who threatened a Noble county farmer when he fol . lowed them in an automobile. I ' The other investigation was in .'Greene, Sullivan and adjoining •Icounties along the southwestern ■ i border following a report that three carloads of heavily armed 1 men had obtained gasoline at a Sullivan filling station. The search in the lake region I was instituted after repeated reports that members of the Dilling- '. er gang had been sighted near South Bend. Kendallville and Fort ! Wayne. i Perry ('. Granvil. Noble county ; - farmer, said he was threatened by la machine gun from the rear seat ,!of'an automobile containing three men and two women. One of tlie ‘ men resembled Dillinger, he re- ' ported. i Granvil’s report came shortly as- ) ter A. E. Forsyth. Fort Wayne, re- ) ported that he had directed three men and two women, believed ) gangsters, to the central district of that city. L Police were ini lined to believe lithe two men had seen the same ' automobile. Another tip from Fort Wayne said that Homer Van Meter, known Dillinger associate, had been seen ■ on a road near there. A South Bend filling station pro- ; prietor said he sold gasoline to a man resembling Dillinger. Tlie southern Indiana search was ) based on a report of Jess Lowry, ) Sullivan filling station attendant. Lowry said one automobile occupied by three men and bearing Minnesota license plates stopped at his station for refuelling. Two other cars, both bearing Texas license plates, drove in almost immediately afterward and Xcompanied the first car east on state road 54 toward Linton after the tank of the first vehicle had been filled, he said. Community Tax Meeting Monday A community tax meeting will be held at the Monmouth gymnasium Monday evening, April 30 at 7:30 o'clock ADAMS COUNTY RESIDENT DIES George W. Raudenbush Dies Friday Night At County Infirmary George Washington Raudenibush, S 3, farmer of Adams County and a . resident here for the last 67 years, died at 8:30 o’clock Friday night at | the Adams tCounty infirmary of ) complications. Mr. Raudenbush was born in Sen- ) ecca county, Ohio, on September 16 I 1851. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. j Isaac Raudenbush. When he was l four years of age his parents moved to Elkhart county where they resided for six years- They later moved to New Haven and six years later I tnove.i to .Adams county residing on a farm three and one-half miles southeast of Decatur. Mrs. Raudenbush preceded her husband in death 20 years ago. Sur- i viving is a son, Homer Raudenbush of near Decatur. One son. Wilson, i ) died in infancy Two brothers. WilI liam Raudenbush of Willshire, Ohio [and Henry D. Raudembush of Kirk- i land township, also survive. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the S. E. Black funeral home on. Adams street. Burial will be made: in Decatur cemetery. Friends are' asked to omit flowers-

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' Suspended Doctor ! ' [ ' 1 ' K fl M « ■ 1 ' . Dr. N. C. Mortensen, suspended St. Paul city health officer, who; 1 I admitted he treated John Dillinger ! ' ) and John Hamilton for gunshot' i wounds early in March. He said) 1 I he did not suspect they were crim-' ; inals until Im saw one carrying a) . machine gun. They failed to re-) ' ; turn, he said. His story is being ! brought before the grand jury. j

ADAMS COUNTY SHARE $39,227 — Distribution of $1,854.98 Received From Intangibles Tax “ With the distribution this week of $1,854 98 to Adams county from the state intangibles tax. the county's share in general distributions: 1 ' under Indiana's new tax laws reached a total of $39,227(74. The first distribution was made ; | October 15, 1933, from the intani gibles tax, and Adams county received $4,281.90. On November 1. . funds collected through the beer or ', excise tax were distributed by the I state to schools, ami the schools of ' the county got $6,115.34. The distribution of funds from collections; of the gross income tax was tlie largest of all, Adams county receiving $26,975 52 early in January from this source. All distributions except those from the intangibles tax were made )to schools, and replaced taxes which otherwise would have to be ■ levied against property for school , operations. Seventy-five per cent of the money received from the intangibles tax went to the schools and ; the remaining 25 per cent went to , the county general fund, as provided iby law. In May the county’s schools will I ; receive further funds from the exI cise tax -and in July will get money ; from the gross income tax, completI ing a year of distributions under the : new tax laws. These distributions are in aiddi-), tion to money received by govern- 1 I mental units of the county as their | | shares of liquor license fees collected within the unit, which are paid back by the state each month. o ( Issues Warning To ( Obey Safety Signs < State highway men working on 1 U- S. highway 27 north of Decatur; t announced today that unless local I > motorists regard the traffic and!) safety signs posted on the road, ar-) rests will be made. Reckless driv- 1 ers are endangering the lives and , 1 property of the state, and PWA; I workers. i, The highway men pointed out that they had the same authority to make arrests of motorists as state ' policemen. The workers are having ' difficulty only with local motorists. ! Tourists uniformly have obeyed all ' ! the signs. 1 o ( Monday Final Day To File Exemptions Monday, May 7,' is the last day ( I for filing mortgage exemptions at the county auditor’s office. Many t property owners have already filed i their blanks < The maximum mortgage exemp- < tion is SI,OOO or more than half of j I the appraised valuation of the pro-| perty. i

GANG MEMBER IS BELIEVED NEAR ARREST Nelson Is Reported To Have Stolen Car in Minnesota Today TOMMY CARROLL THOUGHT TRAPPED St. Paul. Apr. » The trail of George (Baby Face) Nelson, diminutive machine-gunner of the Dillinger gang, grew hot today i when two men, one believed ! to he Nelson, stole an automobile at Pine City, Minn. ‘Tse every precaution in apprehending." a police radio liroadcasl warned. Pine City is on the highway between the Twin Cities and t Superior, near where Nelson is believed to have had a gun battle with Al Johnson, special deputy ; sheriff, Friday night. Minneapolis and St. Paul police ; immediately ordered blockades ; thrown up along all highways ' leading to the northern part ot i Minnesota. Bridge heads along the St. | Croix and Mississippi rivers also , were under heavy guard. The two mon, dressed in old J clothes, stole a 1934 gray Ford V-8 coach, the police broadcast ) said. They headed north on high- ' way No. 1, toward Duluth, where I officials also were warned of the theft. The license plates on the stolen i automobile were 8147.538. Trapped in a swamp near Lae Du Flambeau was a man believed to be Tommy Carroll. St. Paul ; gangster. The swamp was surI rounded by federal agents. Indian i guides and Wisconsin farmers. • Capture was believed imminent. George (Baby Face) Nelson, i Dillinger mobster accused of the machine gunning of Federal Agent W. Carter Baum, was believed to be the occupant of a fleeing automobile who tired on special deputy Al Johnson near Solon Springs. Wis.. early today. Johnson, who was patroiling the highway, attempted to halt the automobile, but his attempt was met by a blast of gunfire that shattered the glass in his machine. The other car. described as a (CONTINCED ON PAGE THREE) Senate Confirms Two Postmasters Washington, April 17 — (UP) — The Senate late yesterday confirmed the following postmaster nominations: John C. Crosby, Huntington. Ind., Hugh G. McMahan. Rochester, Ind. OPEN PROBE OF PRISON BREAKS Secretary To (Governor Opens Investigation Os “Walk-Outs” Michigan City. Ind., Apr. 28.— (U.R) —Wayne Coy. secretary of tlie state clemency commission, today opened an investigation of recent escapes from the state prison here. The investigation was ordered by Gov. Paul V. McNutt after five trusties, including four men serving life terms tor murder, walked away within five days. Two of the escaped prisoners, Willard Butler and Charles Irwin, negroes, were captured at Indianapolis Thursday. Butler told Indianapolis police that in his capacity as cook for Warden Louis Kunkel he often slipped away from the prison for dates with women. He said further that he and certain other trusties belonged to an unofficial "social” club and engaged in crap shooting, betting on races and buying baseball pool tickets. His charges were branded aa "ridiculous” by Warden Kunkel and other prison officials. Members of the prison board ot trustees, at their meeting here this week, also took little cognizance of the escapes. They explained the escapes of trusties were inevitable. It was from the prison here that 10 members of the John Dillinger gang escaped last September,