Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 118, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1934 — Page 1

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■VIATORS ■ORCED TO ®0 IN ERIN Fliers, Keach Irish ! Ba'i Safely Lj| \| LTY FUEL Re® "iy i i<*‘ l |{| K |H|h — Irish Free State. | P ( csillU S.litchi | (Ms ■ B. 1*011(1. rested their Lnliim surveyed their Leon o field two miles h here lodav and prepaiIto rt®im<'• perhaps late L tMi Sew York Rome Bl listed among the forwho <he flight believed they could L repgfi the slight damage undercarriage and Ee Jrttv gasoline and oil |Lm|* F>’h the aid of a Free' . • • 111. ■ field, Dublin. Lggsgi thi Italian Sabelli was the worst of that extended back • world war in which Iw sßlred miles from shore brre&v doped in blinding, ■ng so through which they Mown lor 24 hours. Neither Bne n< oil would feed pro-; climbed from the; ■fcjKmni' oil into the mot|The plane, perilously close Be iSrr rose to 1,000 feet. ' ■Mger every moment of a |i la® ns: at sea which would ■MHPh'.vond hope of rescue. ' seem vent on for nearly fqurj ■B® they Ha w green fields I Illis® cottage roofs which ■hM®h-v were over Ireland, ■y eltrled over this little j I and found a small field I c«ap down at 8:30 p. m. • P.B! EDT.) yesterday at I 49 Biles southeast of ('lit John Alcock and J. W. d after the first transstiuck a fence and was damaged. Pond had been in nN nt or <S(X) I To Give Address Bosse, of the state deeducation, will deliver commencement address P® jja'luates of the vounty i schools. Clifton announcp Anniencement exercises H®<l Saturday, June 9 at 2 I in |lie Decatur high school pg The program and list of be announced later. Be plans ft NOTREADY iMindleton Visits Lo-gay-e Site, Says Plans ■in Washington head of the sublet Homestead division of the of the interior, spent a||9n the city last night on Washington, D. C. examined the project south of town of the progress made. p*®sion of the city water probably be completed The electric light been erected and gas been laid around the and specifications of are still in Washington IgMthe approval of officials Middleton said it prob-, be some time after the , ®’" approved before actual be begun on the build'w- 1 for the contractors to “E their, before bids can be' new ruling co.itractJ’B’id for ail or any number This will give local who might not. be able the whole project, an to bid on some of the

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Vol. XXXII. No. 118.

V.M. SIMMONS IS RE-ELECTED DISTRICT HEAD Bluffton Man Unanimous, Choice For Demo cratic Leader PURSLEY NAMED IN sth DISTRICT — Angola. Ind., May 16—(UP)—Virgil M. Simmons. Bluffton, was the ' unanimous choice for reelection as 1 | fourth district Democratic chair- | man at a reorganization meeting I here today. Simmons is head of the I ; state department of conservation. Mrs. Clara Parrot. Fort Wayne was elected vice-chairman. | James D. Adams, chairman of the I state highway commission, spoke before the meeting and predicted ' that no candidate other than R. I Bari Peters, Fort Wayne, would be placed before the state convention when it nominates Senatorial candii dates next month. Adams, in his talk, stressed that re-election of Simmons and the wholehearted support of Peters by 1 the fourth district group was ati tained by both sides making con- ] cessions. Pursley Named Morion, .Ind., Alex Pursley. Hart- ! ford City, was re-elected fifth disI trtet Democratic chairman today, and Mm. Esther Fischer, Frankfort, 1 was named vice-chairman. I The committee adopted a report . of the credentials committee reci ommending that a contest over the ' election of Elijah Ebhart, Warren, ] as Huntington count? chairman, be j i deferred until a later meeting for : final determination. Ebhart was permitted to vote in {the district meeting today. CONVENTION TO BE HELD HEBE Pythian Sisters District Meeting Here Tuesday, May 22 The twenty fourth annual convention of the Pythian Sisters of District No. 4 will be held in Decatur Tuesday, May 22. Counties in the district include Huntington. Wabash. Miami. Grant. Blackford, 1 Wells, Adams and Jay. The convention will be in two sessions, morning and afternoon. A luncheon will be served at noon at j the Methodist fhurch. Lodges to be represented at the meeting are North Manchester, iHuntington, Portand. Bluffton. Decatur, Peru. Andrews, Pennville, Ossian, Red Key, Roll, Marion, Van Buren. Montpeier, Tocsin and Gas City. Following is the complete program for the two sessions: 9 A. M. Registration Call to order. Opening—Flag Salute. Song. "America the Beautiful." Prayer—'Lydia Leverton, Huntington. Introduction of Grand Officers. Wecome —Mrs. James Bain, Decatur. (Response—Cora Hood, Blutton. Roll call of District officers and committees. Minutes of last convention Greetings, placing of convention . .report of temples by delegates. Opening in ritualistic form -D£ catur. Exemplification of ballot — Die- * * CONTINUED ON PAGE RIX) —-—O — Brotherhood Will Give Supper Here The Christian Brotherhood will serve a supper In the church base-| ment Saturday evening from 5 to 7 o’clock to which the public is Invited. Funeral Rites For Infant Held Today Funeral services were held ail 3:30 o’clock this afternoon from the I I Otho Lobenstein funeral parlor in Monroe for John Snyder, Jr., infant I son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Snyder of route 2, Monroe. Burial was I made in the Ray cemetery. The baby was born at 6 o clock this morning. May 16, at the Snyder home, and died shortly after birth. It was the first child 12 family..

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Exhibited at Fair Jr 1 1 I • i ’ll ■ ■■ L • I The Bible, the most published hook in the world, will have its place at the Chicago World’s Fair. Leonard Mounteney (left) and O. M. Forkert of Chicago show the facsimilie of the priceless Gutenberg Bible which they have completed. The original Gutenberg Bible, the first volume to be printed from movable type, is in the Library of Congress, Washington.

MOTION PICTURE STUDIO COMING M-G-M G lobe Trotter Studio Will Stop In Decatur Next Monday Fascinating secrets of sound recording and projection of talking motion pictures will lie revealed to the general public for the first time Monday. May 21. when MetroGoldwyn Mayer's elaborate Traveling Motion Picture Studio visits this city on its world educational exhibition tour. The traveling motion pictures studio, which was designed and constructed to specifications by the M»’fYW-CnrdWrn Mmm* - uau pany, at a cost of $150,000, will be placed on exhibition from 9:30 I a m. until 10:00 am. at the new Adams theater. East Monroe i street, according to announcement made by I. A. Kalver, manager of ' the local theater. This studio on wheels, he said, combines facilities for both the I recording as well as the projection of sound motion pictures, and ; I the sound equipment aboard the: ' studio is in Itself valued at close to $50,000. It is the regulation apparatus used in the Hollywood studios and in principal theatres ' throughout the country. During the studio’s brief visit i here, this equipment will be open for public inspection by citizens of this city. They wi'l he permitted to enter the studio, and will have an opportunity not only of seeing the equipment which makes the talkies talk, but will be able. to see the operations manifested i in both the filming as well as the ' projection of sound films on the screen. Sound technicians from the Met-ro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Cul-j ver City. California, are number-1 ed among the distinguished Holly- i wmod party traveling with the I studio, and visitors to the studio-; on-wheels will he privileged to | (CONTTNURD ON PAGE SIX) ELECTION COSTS ARE ESTIMATED Based On Sheriff’s Race Cost Runs About 40 Cents For Each Vote It cost Adams county approximately forty cents for each vote' cast in the primary last week, according to figures computed by I Glen Cowan, county auditor. As all the bills may not be filed and the county commissioners may change some of the charges, the exact cost of the election is ' not definitely known. The precinct boards filed bills ! totaling $2,068.61. The printing of the ballots and similar expenses ' totaled $453.00. Election supplies cost $82.80 The canvassing board filed bills amounting to $325.00. The total of all bills filed to date I is $3,029.40. Democrats cast a total of 6.424 , votes for sheriff Republicans cast a total of 1,055 votes. The total number of votes In that race was 7.479. By dividing the number of votes cast Into the money spent the figure of .4051 is given as the approximate cost of each vote iu the county. ,

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 16,1934.

Kelvinator Dealer To Hold School The H. Knapp and Son hardware -store of tins, newly appointel dealers for the Kelvinator electric refrigerator, will conduct a hostess school in this city Thursday and Friday afternoon. Tile school, to which all women are invited, will be held in the Cloverleaf cream station buiding. first 'door north of the Knapp store, on Monroe street. Sessions will be held at 2:30 o’clock Thursday and Friday afternoon. A competent home economist will give instructions in the art of being the "perfect hostess”. The subjects of discussion are of specia interest to the women an I menus. food buying serving and other suggestions will be given. 0 REV. WALTON TALKS TO LIONS Presbyterian Pastor Speaks On “Success of Organizations” Rev. George O. Walton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, ad dressed the Lions Club Tuesday night, at the meeting held in the 1 I Rice hotel. Clifford Saylors was j : chairman of the meeting. Rev. Walton talked on the sub- : ject, “The Success of an Organization." He stated "that the success of an organization depends on loyalty, the test of which is made ; in times of difficulty." An illustration was taken from the life of | I Nathan Hale. The second point I was cooperation, “which is tile working law in life and makes up ; for that which is lacking in each , other. It is a universal fact as well las an established spiritual truth, • that no man liveth unto himself.” "The successful organization has , ' no room for prejudice," Rev. Walton staled. "Many of our civic and ; spiritual organizations are stifled I by prejudice of its members. Many 1 times one imagines he is thinking through a situation when all he is : I doing Is re-arranging his prejudices.! . Someone has said that prejudices 1 are like rats and men's minds like traps, prejudices can get in easily but it is doubtful if they ever get out.” j Rev. Walton stated that "to make ' an organization a success one must ; stand by its visions and ideals." ; The speaker referred to the Lions ■ "as an organization of business and I professional men united for the purpose of promoting good government and citizenship, encouraging efficiency and improving business ; and professional ethics. The total ; membership in the United States and Canada is about 80,000. Its attainment can never be reached 'by wistful thinking; it demands I courageous action and consecraj tion." o Supreme Officer Visits Local Lodge I "Ralph Benson of Canton, Ohio, ? supreme auditor for the Loyal Order of Moose, completed the an- , nua! audit of the books of the local lodge yesterday. Mr. Benson i attended the meeting of the lodge ■ last evening and made his report, j The local lodge is in good I'inan-. cial shape and the officers and. members were complimented by Mr. Benson. A lunch was served following the meeting.

RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED Catholic Women Adopt 13 Resolutions; Name Committees Resolutions covering 13 points, pledging unconditional support to the bishops’ committees in their, campaign for clean moving pic-, tures; provisions for the religious; education of all Catholic children; ‘ safeguarding of youth and a de-; velopment of its recreational pro-. grams; encouraging temperance and urging that abuses be reduced < to a minimum; creation of public opinion favorable to peace and reduction of annaineny greater aid for rural parishes; pledging sWVTce ' [to the restoration of the Christian I ideal in family life, opposition to jdivorce and artificial birth control; , recognition of the demands of so- j I cial justice;' restoration of the I I working mother to her home 'through provision of a sufficient! wage for tlie family man were I ! formally adopted by the Fort Wayne Diocesan Council of Cath- ! olic Women at its closing business i session of the first annual conven tion at Catholic Community center in Fort Wayne. , Most Rev. John F. Noll, D.D.. bishop of Fort Wayne and host of ; the convention took an active part , in the deliberations and presented a program for the ensuing year which will be promoted by clergy and laity. Gary was chosen as the next place of meeting in May, 1935. ' •for the second annual convention ( of the N. C. C. W. The invitation j was extended by the Hammond ' deanery through its president, Mrs '■ Alvina Kllligrew, a resident of Ho- ' I hart. South Bend deanery through I Mrs. Kenneth Dempsey, deanery 'president, invited the convention. I Miss Anne Sarachon Hooley, LL. 1 i 8., of Kansas City, Mo., national ' president of the N. C. C. W., was ; formally presented the audience . I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —O PURSUE SEARCH ; FOR KIDNAPERS June Robles Rapidly Recovering From 19 Days Captivity Tucson, Ariz., May 16 — (U.R) — Ace federal and state investigators today pushed search for the kidnapers of six-year-old June Robles, as their child victim rapidly recovered from imprisonment in a hot desert hole. Experts from Washington joined Arizona and Tucson authorities I in examinging material clews and running down leads imparted in the little girl’s own story of 19 terrible days she spent in the kidnapers hands. I She retained a slight limp from ian ankle lacerated by the chain i which bound her in a filthy hole ! in the desert, nine miles from her , i home. Tlie effects of exposure in ' blistering sun and scant, improper ; foods almost had disappeared, j Federal agents pursued a warmi ing trail in the search with the I identification of two garbage cans ! found in the desert cage from which the girl was liberated. Two unnamed suspects, both J ’TcONTtNUBD. ON PAGE FOUR)

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CITY TO DRILL I WATER WELL ON SOUTH GROUNDS Water Supply To Be Increased This Summer; Will Contract Soon MACADAM STREETS TO BE IMPROVED A new deep water well will be | drilled on the city lot between Winchester and Line streets by tile Water Department of the city plant. I it was reported to the council in ; session last evening. The new well will probably be | ' located beyond the center of the ' 'lot, between Line and the Fifth; street line. The latter street does not extend through the lot. Au i effort will be made to have the I well in operation by hot weather. ; assuring an ample supply of water! 'during the summer. Another reason for drilling the i i well immediately is to prepare for ! ( the extra demand for city water to] the Decatur Homestead site at the south edge of the city. The 48 1 j homes will be served with city | water and councilmen are fearful, ' that the extra pull may weaken the I water supply in the north part of the city. The water works committee of which Joe Hunter is the chairman, will meet Friday evening and de-! termine when bids will be received.; The safety committee reported i that plans were progressing for the reopening of the city swimming ' pool at water works park. The. j council authorized tlie committee, to employ life guards and contract] i with someone for the supervision | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) EIGHTH GRADE * PLAY ENJOYED Large Crowd Attends Presentation By Central Grade Pupils i An appreciative audience witnessed the presentation of “An Old Fashioned Mother” by the eighth ’ grade of the Central school Tues | day night. Tlie play was present-' ed in the Decatur high school audi- [ torium, and was directed by Miss ! Grace Coffee, a teacher at Central.; Between acts Ethel Margolis gave a reading and Donnabelle i Fenimore presented a tap dance I and song number, accomapnied by Mrs. William Gass at tlie piano. I 'Barbara Burk accompanied the] numbers during the play. The play centered about Aunt; | Deborah Underhill, played by j Imogene Bright, and the neglect and ingratitude of her children. ‘ Aunt Deboran is the mother of tour: boys and two girls, ail of whom have married and moved away witli ; the exception of John and Charley. I 1 played by Max Odle ami Richard , I Jackson. The story opened with a) rehearsal of the village choir which I ' is interrupted numerous times by I i Jeremiah Gosling, a comical counI try hoy always trying to swop ; something. This part was cleverly played by Jay Alton. The son John brings home a poor exhausted tramp, played by Doyle I Gay, and Aunt Deborah cites the parable of the Good Samaritan. Charley, the elder brother, brings his fiancee in for tea. when the county sheriff arrives and arrests John. Tlie part of the liancee Is played by Naomi Ward, and that of the sheriff by Art Merriman. Three years pass during which Charley persuades his mother to put a mortgage on the home in ordiroNTTNTTryn nsr pao-e stxi ——o Local Man’s Niece Dies In Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Sephus Melchi went to Sturgis, Michigan, today where they will attend the funeral services for Mr. Melchl’s niece. Mrs. Aaron Krontz, 33. mother of nine i children, who died Monday at the home of her brother. Reuben Melchi. near Sturgis. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Foglesong Funeral home in Sturgis with burial in Oaklawn cemetery. Mrs. Krontz is survived by the husband, seven eons and two daughters, her mother, four brothers and a sister.

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A GOOD DEED | Monroeville, Ind., May 16. j 11 (U.R) — What sounds like some- | | thing from the pen of Horatio | | Alger became a nullity with | I, Michael L. Fowelson, 24-year- | 11 old milkman, when it became I 1 known today he had been be- | ! queathod $47,000 by the will of j | John Smitley, Rochester, New | ; York, for saving the latter's life | I seven years ago. Young Fowelson unboastingly | admitted it was lie who one day in 1927 pulled Smitley from the | clutches of a dangerous under- | tow al Atlantic City. "1 thought j it was legal duty to save the| l man,” Pow.-lson said. “Mike,” as he is known to his j . friends, and three other youths | I spent a few days at the Atlantic | | seashore in 1927. Seeing Srnlt- , ley in dire need of help. Mike i jumped into the surf ami saved | ' his life. * LANDIS MAY BE OPPOSITION TO SEN. ROBINSON Logansport Man May Oppose Indiana’s G. O. P. Senator RE-ELECTION OF IRWIN FORESEEN Indianapolis, May 16—(U.R) — Senator Arthur R. Robinson's plan to gain control of the Republican state central committee was defeated today when it was decided to re elect Don Irwin, state chairman, and all other officers gs the state com- | mittee. Noel C. Neal. Noblesville* Robinson’s candidate for state chairman, told the United Press that decision to reelect the present officers was reached in a I round table discussion shortly after district chairmen and vicechairmen met to reorganize the state committee. Indianapolis. May 16— (U.R) — A growing belief that Arthur R. Robinson will be opposed for the ! Republican nomination for United ' States senator at the state con- ; vention next month was evident i today as district officers of the party gathered lure to reorganize ! the state central committee. Throughout corridors of the Claypool hotel, party members i gathered to discuss the senator's ! apparently inexplicable desire to : win control of the state commit(GON'TINURn AN PAGE I'TI’R) O Health Conditions Improve In County Only two cases of measles were i reported in Adams County for the ! week ending Saturday, May 12, acI cording to the morbidity report of | the Indiana Division of public .health. A total .number of 1296 cas;es of the 'disease was reported for the entire state. SENATE PASSES CRIMEMEASURE Federal Government Is Readv For Finish Fight With Criminals •Washington. May 16.—(U.R)—The federal government was ready today for a finish fight with the underworld witli passage by the senate of bills providing new powers against kidnaping and interstate crime. The legislative action followed the return home of two kidnaping victims and was expected to strengthen federal forces against future crimes. Cheered by the progress toward solution of the Robles and Gettle kidnaping eases, department of justice officials planned to modernize the department and increase personnel with $3,000,000 of new funds so as to take full advantage of the new powers given it by congress. Among the new anti-crime bills which now go to the White House for President Roosevelt’s signature are those enabling federal officers (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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{KIDNAPERS GET LIFE TERMS IN GETTLE CASE I Three Men Enter Pleas of Guilty And Receive Life Sentences WOMEN HAVE NOT BEEN TRIED Los Angeles, Cal., May 16. (U.R) Prison walls closed/ about the khlnapers of William F. Gettle todav. a week after James Kirk, Roy \\ illiams and Larrv Kerrigan planned the ransom abduction of the Beverly Hills milI liona'.re. Swift justice was meted the trio last night when on their pleas of guilty, they were sentenced to life imprisonment under CaliforI nia’s new kidnaping law. Under the California kidnap law 1 as interpreted by Judge Charles i W. Fricke, the trio will be doomed I i)i li'o Impijsonmenl but "with the possibility of parole.” They agreed to plead guilty to escape I a possible death penalty, permitted only if a victim has been harmed. Gettle said he was not. Two women arrested with the gang. Loretta Woody and Joan Burke, remained in jail, uncertain of their fate. Prosecutors said ' they might be charged with conspiracy to commit kidnaping. The wealthy retired oil man was jubilant over the outcome. "It’s a great day and a great i country’,” he cried. The kidnapers will be transferri ed to San Quentin prison late to- ] 'lay- A Spurred by public* indignation ■ over the kidriaping, the district I attorney’s office moved with unI preeedented speed -to bring the I kidnapers to trial. District At- • torney Huron Fitts yesterday as--1 ternoon interrupted the reunion of ! Gettle with his wife and four I children to summon him before I the grand jury. While Gettle was j telling the grand jurors how he I was abducted from his fountry [ estate in Arcadia by two masked ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE POUR) TRIED SUICIDE UP IN CLOUDS » I J Pilot Prevents Youth ‘i From Jumping Out Os Airplane; Lands Safely Muncie, Ind., May 16.— (U.R) —A { desperate struggle above the clouds ; in which Raymond Williams, Mun- ■ cie airplane pilot, knocked out a ; passenger who attempted to com- ,' mit suicide, was related today by ,! officials of city airport. i Williams brought his plane to ■ ! earth with his unconscious pass- . I enger after regaining control of the . I ship at 5(10 feet. Reis L. Schwer. 19, arranged for i a flight at the airport yesterday as- ; ternoon. Williams was assigned to take him up At 2.000 feet the pilot noticed Schwer was attempting to crawl out and had one foot ! on (he wing. Williams seized Schwer’s coat but ' rUONTINTTEn ON PAGE FtVUD n ———— Five Candidates i List Expenses Five additional candidates filed their expense accounts for the primary last week with County Clerk David D. Depp today. The candidates ar.?: Jonah A. Cline. Washington township assessor. $5.00. John T. Kelly, mayor of the city of Decatur, $43.25. H. M. Gillig, councilman, first district city of Decatur, none. Charles E. Marshand, trustee of Washington township. $12.75. Dent Baltzell, sheriff. $125.75. o - Spanish-American Vets To Attend William Noll, commander of the 1 local post of the Spanish-American war veterans, urges all members to attend the Memorial services to be hold at the First United Brethren church, Sunday. May 27. Commander Noll also announced that the regular monthly meeting ' of the post had been changed from ' Thursday to the first Friday night of the month, beginning in June.