Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 17 May 1934 — Page 1

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fl GAINS ICONTROL jOMMITTEE ■linistration Wins ■ng Victory In districts ■k SLATED ■mittee head ■olis, May 17. —(U.R) Kng victory in dis■nization meetings ■administration of ■ V. McNutt undis■rol of the Demo- ■ in Indiana today. Bl district chairmen ■ chairmen elected, Bas favorable to the ■faction led by R. Wayne, candidate ■,n for United States ■ former chairman of Mtic state central com■mimittees were reormm rilay in all but the Hh The newly elected ■<l vice chairmen will ■aturday to reorganize Krral committee. ■k ion. Greenfield. 11th Ki nan, is slated for state Ku Mrs Alta Sembower, K probably will be nam■anan. ■Li B. McCulloch, nam ■I ifter Peters was oust■i Nutt forces, is not a Mor re-election. Keith mon. will be reelected K the the treasurer has ■p < ed upon definitely. fc. dee. patronage secre■governor and leader of ■eis forces, was jubilant ■» results of the district

■ results oi tne uisirici Komplete vindication of ■dministration." he said, ■hat the people approve ■tration. 1 certainly am ■let elections were con ■erly in the second and ■;i:r> on page five) I BULLETIN lie. 111., May 17—TJ.P' ■ four men who robbed ■ County Bank here of ■lay were captured a Kr later four miles west ■id not learn the names Bly but said they were ■ourth bandit, driver of Bed car, was Glen Mont- ■ 3. son of a well known Bier. Bnery drove the car I bank to a side road, It three men dismount■n there, police said. Bry drove to the barn Ifihboring farmer, and Id the car, escaping on MINE POLL fORS F. 0. R. Jesuits Show PoliFavored By 2 to | 1 Margin Ik. May 17.— (U.R> —First f the Literary Digest's le poll on public sentiLrd President Roosevelt's Irogram indicate the men feet favors the new deal kin of more than 2 to 1. bounced in a radio broadbight. hots were only from seats in the'New York area, bbulated on the question: thole, do you approve or b of the acts and policies bsevelt administration?" 19 votes returned, the [162. f>s7. have been sent to the the same list used for lous polls conducted on Issues. Its purpose is to hatever change in politIment that has occurred Bident Roosevelt’s inauglightly more than a year Brs are asked to state hey voted for Mr. Rooseloover. •e city, Poughkeepsie, N. d a majority against the It neighbors Hyde Park, dent’s home.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

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June Robles’ Prison Box k’' ■ • ™ ■ BMB'm.'ls ' * ’V A. 1 JM i > w jßgg&jgiaaßMaa t s k - * [ Sir Nairow box in which the brutal kidnapers of June Robles of Tucson, Ariz., had chained her and buried her in a desert hole where she 1 : was confined nineteen days, (k.unty Prosecutor Houston of Pima I 1 County, who found June, is holding the steel bar to which she was I i chained ■ -

» ' State Policemen / Named For Duty .1 Indianapolis May 17 —(UP) — A flying .squad of three state police- . men will be on duty 24 hours daily at headquarters here, was named ( I today by Al G. Feeney, superinteni dent of state police. In the past no definite schedule t of men on duty has been followed, but someone was present at all . times. [ Patrolman Ernest Pierce, who I was promoted to sergeant, Roger > McCormick, formerly stationed at

I the Pendleton barracks, and Oscar ■ Burkett.- finger-print expert will comprise the headquarter squad, Feeney said. CHURCH TO GIVE i RELIGIOUS PLAY St. Luke’s Church To Give Play Sunday At Kirkland Gym St. Luke's Reformed church will ; present a religious play at the Kirkland gymnasium Sunday evenling, May 20, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The play .entitled "Simon's Wife’s Mother" takes place in Simon’s wife's mother's home along the Sea of Galilee, when Jesus was !teaching and preaching. The cast of characters is as follows : Simon, a Galilean Robert Brown Adah, Simon's wife—Ruth Seesenguth. Zillah,i. lAdfch’s mother—Delores Egley. Andrew, Simon’s brother—Lloyd Roth. Rizpah, a neighbor—lreta Egley. Mary, Rizpah's daughter —Donna--1 belle Roth. John, a flishermMn— Dale Hoffman. ’ James, a fisherman — Freeman Stepler. Hannah, friend of Adah Mileta Egley. Ruth, friend of Adah-Verrea , Roth. ... . , Phoebe, friend of Adah —Virginia .Zimmerman. I No admission will be charged to ! ’witness the play but a free will of- ! feriug will be taken. The public is '! invited to attend. 4-H Calf Club Met Tuesday At Monroe • I The regular monthly meeting of t i the 4-H calf Club was held Tuesday evening at the Monroe high > gc hool building. The program was in charge of the president. Ardon Mosser, and vice-president, Joel Habegger. The meeting was ope - > ed with a lively pep session led bj ! Roland Sprunger. principal of Mom i rot 1 hifih school. > The record books were distribut- . ed to the members of the club. 1 special music was furnished by - Chris Zuercher. Marcus Schindler. ■ and Peter Bixler of Berne. Juanita . Lehman ad Ardon Mosser gave in- : testing reports on their recent trips to the Purdue Round-up Merwin Miller made an excellent talk i concerning dairying. After the meeting was adjourned bags of pop ’ corn were distributed as favors, j

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REV. WORTHMAN TO BE SPEAKER — Bluffton Pastor Will Speak At Sunday School Convention i Rev. Matthew Worthman of, ’ Bluffton will be the principal speak- , * all er at the Sunday School convention L :n r Vi i tnnmohin to ticx hultl i

r in Washington township to be held I at the St. Paul church.-Sunday. , The program will open at 2 o'clock ■ and it is of vital importance that: 'every Sunday school worker in the township be present. The complete program for the ■ afternoon is as follows: . 1 Song service —Ernest Foreman, leader. Invocation—Rev. Frank Engle. Selections by saxaphone quintette ! ’—Mary Kathleen Fryback. Patsy > McConnell. Marjorie Miller, Berneta Lytle and Anna Jane Tyndall. I Sacred mus i c by Worthman Brothers quartet — Rev. Matthew Worthman, M. F„ Lewis and ErnI est Worthman. , Cornet duet Eileen Jackson and . Zulu Porter. Address—Rev. Worthman, Bluffi ton. Cornet solo —Marion Friedt. ■ Trombone solo — Helen Jean 1 i! Kohls. Offering. Sacred music—Worthman Brothers quartet. , Report of secretary. Announcements of county officers. , Selection by saxaphone quintette. Benediction. II ——o GWA CLASSES ARE STOPPED 1 c. E. Striker Receives J Notice To Suspend All Classes Clifton Striker, county superin--1 tendent of schools, has received ' ! word that all CWA classes will be 1 : suspended in the state this week. ■ Comprehensive examinations will ’ be given at UrJianapolLs next week for college credit. ! As the Decatur CWA school started later than most in the state ' it has been unable to complete the ■ work. W. O. Little, instructor, is i' making an effort to have the local i J school continued until each student is prepared to take the exa- ■ mination. | At the present time there are I three classes being given at the Decatur high srhool. They are EngI lish. algebra and psychology. The English class, which is only a three . i hour course is nearly complete and if arrangements San be made to take the examination nearer Decai tur. W. O. Little has offered to ’ donate his services to complete the ’ work in order that the students may get college credit. It is believed that a second term may be given. Instructors for this work are paid from government funds.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 17, 1934.

SILVER ISSUE I COMPROMISED IN CONFERENCE President Will Send Message To Congress In Few Days — SILVER LEADERS ARE WELL PLEASED Washington, May 17.—<U.R>~For I jthe Nth time the silver question! was settled today with a final com-1 i promise which both President ! Roosevelt and the senate silver ■ bloc were sure would end wrangling over the issue. In a day or two the President I I will send a message to congress asking legislation to: Establish silver as primary money with treasury reserves to be 25 per cent silver and 75 per cent gold. Authorize and direct the treasury To buy silver until the price ■ reaches $1.29 an ounce or silver holdings equal 53 per cent of gold I reserves. Authorize the President to condemn and nationalize all domestic silver if he wishes. The program was agreed upon at a White House conference. It \ follows weeks of negotiation which i have given rise first to reports that I no silver legislation would be forthI coming and then that silver de- ' mands had been met. This time all parties said they were satisfied. As the draft of the proposed bill was read by Herman Oliphant, general counsel of the treasury, he i came to the words "authorize and i direct" with regard to silver purlchases. ■ The President repeated the words

I —the phraseology for which the stiver group had fought and which ’continued on page seven STATE ROTARY I MEET OPENED — Hoke Tells Rotarians NRA Responsible For Better Business Bloomington, Ind., May 17. —(U.R) ! —The national recovery act is di-1 rectly responsible for improved J business conditions during the last ! year, Fred Hoke, Indianapolis, state i director of national recovery es- ! torts, told Indiana Rotary club t 1 members in 20th annual convention here today. Hoke quoted bank statements to show that 32 industries which suffered losses totalling $45,000,000 in 1932 showed profits totalling $440,000,000 in 1933 as a result of the NRA. In answer to critics of the recovery act he said: "There is nothing in the NRA that does not square with the tenets of Rotary Internationale and of the Christian religion." Gov. Paul V. McNutt was prin- | cipal speaker on this afternoon’s ’ program. Three candidates hope to succeed Oscar Cravens, Bloomington. 1 as district governor in the election tomorrow. They are Louden Harriman. Princeton; Raymond Willis, Angola, and John R. Nutter. Jeffersonville. Other speakers for the two-day session include Arthur H. Sapp, Huntington, past president of Rotary Internationale: Carl Bimel, Portland; Rev. Michael Aichenger, Logansport; Robert E. Keun, Richmond; William Hodges, Gary; Charles Watkins, Muncie; Ben Sherwood, Bedford; Charles Gratton, Muncie; Will Price, Muncie, and Ralph Howard, Putnamville. Delegates from Decatur attending the convention are Bryce , Thomas and Rev. Charles M. Prugh, , newly elected president and secretary, respectively, of the local club. > -o Yake Farm Home Is ■ Destroyed By Fire i Fire completely destroyed the > farm home of Henry Yake, one i mile north of the Kirkland school Adams County, Wednesday morni ing. Other buildings on the farm i were saved by a bucket brigade. : nt is not known how the fire started.

1 Five Candidates File Expense List Five additional candidates filed their expense accounts for the primary May 8 with county clerk Da vl'l I). Depp. They are: Sim Burk, councilman second I district, none. Fred Kolter, trustee of Washington township. $13.20.. Hibberd H. High, trustee of KirkI land Township, $7.50. Otto S. Sales, sheriff. SB.BB. Edmund A. Boe.se, prosecuting J attorney, none. FINISH HOUSES SEPTEMBER 30 Federal Man Says Homestead Site Homes Will Be Finished Then ‘IAU 48 houses of the Decatur i subsistence homseisteads project will be erected by September 30”, | I said H. W. MacGregor, supervisor . of purchasing for such projects in the United States, who visited in Decatur today. "A project manager will be ap- ' pointed soon and work will be be- ■ | gun 15 days after the plane are re- ; . ceived in Decatur” MacGregor con ' tinued. Prepared by Architects | Quinn and McNally of Chicago, the plans and specifications are now | in Washington where minor revisions are being made. Mr. MacGregor complimented the I fine spirit of cooperation shown by j citizens and officials in Decatur and the county. He said, “The Decatur project is far ahead of the other homestead proje ts being i constructed in the United States ’ The preliminary work is nearly done. I think the spirit you have' shown here is grand.” 1 George 'Andrews, chief account- ' , ant and disbursing agent, for the

UIII aiiu local project, took Mr. MacGregor over the grounds and showed him the work already done. Mr. MacGregor said that the plans would be tiack in the city and the Contracts let by the first of ( July at the latest. He is expecting i this to ibe Jone sooner. The bids will not be advertiser! | legally as is done in most government contracts. The notice will be 1 posted in the post office and some advertisments will be mailed. The ■| bids will be handled in government ' fashion after that. Low bids will be accepted from responsible contractors. They will be opened publicly ! in Fruchte and Litterer's office. Building will be begun as soon "Yontinued on page eight o— ' Ohio F'armer Killed By Train Wednesday Payne, 0., May 17 — (UP) ! George W. C. McGrew, 78 prominent farmer living near here, was killed instantly yesterday, when he stepped in front of a Nickel Plate train along th eright-ow-way which runs through his farm. TRUCK DRIVER KIDNAPS WOMAN I Negro Kidnaps Kentucky Woman At Indianapolis Wednesday ■ Indianapolis, May 17. — (U.R> —A ! negro truck driver who kidnaped a j 49-year-old Hopkinsville, Ky„ white woman was sought by police here ■ ! today. ' i The kidnaping was reported by 1 ! the woman’s husband, Sam Cox. 62. ■! Cox said he and his wife were '! walking along U. S. highway 31, ■ near Seymour, late yesterday when I I they were offered a ride by the negro. ■ They rode to Indianapolis city limits where the negro said they would have to leave because he was not allowed to carry passeng1 ! ers, Cox reported. ■. Cox said he dismounted with his arms full of personal belongings ■ and the negro grabbed his wife and forced her to remain in the truck. The abandoned husband said he hailed another truck shortly after- ! I ward but lost trace of the vehicle containing his wife. ! Cox said he and his wife were i hitchhiking to Indianapolis in I search of a daughter who had been - missing nine years. i The negro had said he was en . route to a town near Chicago and ■ would return to Hopkinsville, Ky., soon with a load of merchandise.

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ROBLES KIDNAP SUSPECTS ARE UNDER ARREST Tucson Police Chief Declares Abduction Is 1 Near Solution ANOTHER GETTLE SUSPECT IS HELI) Tucson, Ariz., May 17 — (U.R) — | ' One man was held incommunicado and two others were being ques ■ Honed by authorities today in a i general roundup of suspects In the kidnaping of six year old June Robles. Department of justice agents said that, after the questioning. 1 the suspects were to be viewed by June for purpose of a possible identification. Large crowds gathered threateningly about the county jail : where the questioning was in progress. i Women wit.i children in their ‘ arms mingled with cowboys and Mexicans, wearing the high-heeled i hoots and 10 gallon hats. “We have several other very ' likely suspects we expect to pick | up today for questioning," Chief of Police Woolard said. "I believe we are close to a solution.” Gettle Suspect Los Angeles, May 17 (U.R) — ; Complete solution of the kidnapping of William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was claimed today by authorities with the arrest of Clyde Stoddard on suspicion of kidnaping charges. A few hours after James F. Kirk, Roy Williams and Larry ' Kerrigan were whisked away to I San Quentin to begin serving terms of life imprisonment, Stoddard was arrested and charged

iPON'I-rNt'ED nN PAGE ETVE) — o FIRE DESTROYS BUILDINGS HERE Garages Are Destroyed By Fire Earlv Wednesday Night Decatur was treated to a spectai cular fire at 8 o’clock Wednesday night when the garage and dog house at the rear of the Clydt* ; Beery residence, 709 N. Third street caught fire and spread to garages on the north and south and to two woodsheds on the west side of the alley back of the Jesse Cole home, 710. North Fifth street. The Beery buildings were burned to the ground. The garage back I of the Fred Finkhousen residence, [17'15 N. Third street was so badly charred that it probably will be torn down. The north end of the Oscar Lankenau garage, adjacent to the Beery garage, was burned, but the asphalt shingles prevented the flames from destroying it. The two buildings across the alley back of the Cole residence were destroyed. The smaller building used as a woodshed was filled with shingles and soon was a mass of ruins. The loss is estimated at a SI,OOO. some of the buildings being covered by insurance. Cars Around Hydrant There was some little delay in getting the water lines to the scene of the fire. It is claimed that when 1 the fire trucks arrived so many automobiles were parked near the hydrant at the corner of Third and Maple streets that the truck drivers could not stop. Connection to a I hydrant was made on North Fifth [street and on North third street, a few blocks from the scene of the 1 fir A Streams of water were poured on | the fire and in a few minutes the blaze was under control. Firemen CONTINUED GN PAGE SEVEN o Missionary Will Speak Friday Night ■ Miss Uda C. Shumaker, on fur- • lough from the India Mission field, will be at the Pleasant Dale church i Friday evening and will tell In her i Interesting manner, of her experi fences. She has had a number of years i of service as a missionary in the I I’ndia Mission field. The program . will begin at 7:30 o’clock and the public is cordially invited to attend.

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(Kidnapers Sentenced : Y j — r- J J w I w I K j j 1 % L W ■pi VM ■ $ I J IPX - «; jw x x James Ward Kirk (at right of ' upper picture) and Roy Williams (below), sentenced to life terms' 1 after confessing to their part in i , the kidnaping of William F. Gettle! ' California millionaire. Larry Kerrigan, not shown in the above - . «i I picture, was given a like sentence. OFFICERS FOR ”! ' CHURCH NAMED > I

First Methodist Episcopal Officers Named Wednesday Night Officers of the First Methodist ' Episcopal church were elected at 1 the adjourned session of the fourth quarterly conference of tlie church Wednesday evening. Preceding the 'Conference, Dr. J. | T. (Bean, district superintendent, | gave a devotional address, follow-, ing which he conducted the meet-' . ing. The report of the supply pas- . tor. Dr. U. S. A. Bridge, showed : some interesting facts in consider- ’ ation of the short time he has ' been in Decatur. Ten members have been received, announced or , to be announced. Six children have : , been baptized. Dr. Bridge has delivered 23 sermons and made 142 pastoral visits. In his former pastorate here, he reI ceived into membership an average !! of about five persons per month for , the entire time. That average has been reestablished in the few weeks he has been here. , A strong rsolution of apprecia- , tion for the services of Dr. and , Mrs. Bridge was passed. Dr. Bridge was called as supply pastor here CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN ( o BIBLE SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Daily Vacation Bible School Will Run For Three Weeks The Daily Vacation Bible School i will open next Monday morning at 1 the Central school building in this 1 city. Sessions will be held daily ’ except Saturday and Sunday, for three weeks. The school will open each day at ’ 8:30 a. tn. and close at 11:15. All ’ | children in the city and vicinity be--1 tween the ages of four and 14 are Invited to enroll. A- splendid faculty has been secured to have charge and classes for all will be provided. Special art rangeinents have been made for boys work as well as for girls. Many children have been enrolling in the school buildings this i week. Nine churches of the city are • cooperating and an opportunity will . be given to enroll in all Sunday Schools next Sunday. i The faculty will meet in the Cen- > tral school building offices Saturi i day morning at 9 o'clock. All mems 1 bers of the faculty are expected to , attend this meeting.

NATIONS SEEK ARMS EMBARGO TO HALT FIGHT Chaco War, In Progress Two Years, Taking Many Lives FEAR COLLAPSE OF ARMS CONFERENCE By United Press International efforts centered today on stopping the Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay and on .salvaging something from the wreck of the world arms conference which threatens an uncontrolled arms race and a new war. The Chaco war, first one formally declared since the World War, has been in progress two years and cost an estimated 40,000 lives and untold suffering. It was strongly condemned at ing in Geneva and an arms embargo ing in Geneva ad an arms embargo, with the United States particlpati ing, was urged by Great Britain London took separate action in i a note to Bolivia and Paraguay, protesting reported excesses, such as the bombing of towns and reprisals on prisoners. All capitals, meanwhile, were conI cerned over the expected final coli lapse of the arms conference when ' it meets May 29. An effort will be made to disguise the surrender of I effort and soften its effect on pub- | lie opinion. The best forecast was I that the conference will slide gracefully from the picture and turn the problem back to the league council. Two early pronouncements by i the United States concerning its I .12. — * a, n ,1

I disarmament policy and attitude 'on war munitions were expected. ! President Roosevelt and Norman Davis, roving ambassador, were preparing a disarmament statement. A presidential message to i congress on munitions was indicat- ’ ed at the White House. England Leads Geneva, May 17.—(U.R) —Leading * CONtTnUED ON PAGE EIGHT NAMEVANMETER AS ACCOMPLICE Federal Agent Names Him As Dillinger Gun Battle Accomplice St. Paul. May 17—(UP)—John Dillinger s accomplice in the spectacular machine gun battle that exposed his St. Paul hideout was iudentified today aa Homer Aan ! Meter, Indiana convict. The identification was revealed by federal agent, Rufus C. Coulter at the trial of Evelyn Frechette and two co-defendants on charges of ,[conspiracy to harbor and conceal Dillinger. It was the first time that Van I Meter had been linked with the gun battle, which occurred when I Coulter and two others made an ' investigation of Dillinger’s apart- .! ment March 31. Coulter sard Van Meter appeared in the hall while the officers were ! trying to get into Dillinger s apartment. Van Meter said he wafl a ,' soap salesman and went downstairs [ where the agent encountered him [a few minutes later. With an oath and the words, "it ! you want it, here it is." Van Meter drew an automatic and chased Coul ter from the building. lit was while Coulter was ex- ' changing shots with Van Meter that Dillinger and Miss Frechette escaped behind a screen of machine gun bullets. Fear Rescue Effort Fearing an attempted rescue of ■ Marion Evelyn Frechette, John Dillinger's sweetheart, the guard aibout her was doubled today as a general alarm warning all police and sheriffs’ squad cars to be on the lookI ON PAGE SEVEN o Important K. of P. Meeting Tonight 1 ■ A speaker from the grand lodge will attend the meeting of Knights •'of Pythias lodge number 65 tonight - at 7:30. Initiatory work will be ■ given and business of importance > will be discussed. All members are urged to attend,