Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 145, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1934 — Page 1

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Missing Child Slain s " <—~— t - < f ” v* *- ' jt- - •» Bl k ■ i . / fl < i: xx' St This is four-year-old Iw*ah Dilley i whose partly burned body was found on a funeral pyre of brush three miles frpm her home at Sharon. Pa. She had been miss-. ing since June 3. Police arrected Homer Sanders. 42, who told a weird story of finding the child's body at the home of a neighbor. PENSION BILL UPTO F.D.R. Compulsory Retirement Measure Is Ready For Signature — WSBtngton, June 18—(UP) Comwith paymMrt of annuities would be provided railI way employes under the railway I Pension act, sent to the White House today for signature. The a t also provides for the i establishment of a railway retire- ' meat board of three memiters apI pointed by the President. Railway employes having attainled the age of 65 or completed 30 i years of servi l e would l>e paid an i annuity, based on the service period I of the employe, determined by mulI tiplying the number of years of ser | vice (not exceeding 30) by the fol- ‘ lowing percentages of monthy compensation: 1 Two per cent of the first SSO; I one and one half per cent of the , j next $100; and one per cent of the I compensation in exi rew of $l6O. No part of any monthly c impen sation in excess of S3OO will a rei-j ognized in determining the annuity , of an employe. Retirement will be compulsory on employes reaching 65 but the tar-, 1 Her and employe may. by an agreement with the board, extend the time for retirement of 70 years. I Under the act. employes will pay an employe contribution amounting to two per cent of hia compenaa(CONTfNUEP ON PAOK FIVE) SIX EMPLOYES HELD CAPTIVE Four Bandits Work Hours In Futile Effort To Crack Safe Indianapolis, June is.—(U.R>—!' i ' employes of the Fame Laundry | here were held captive yeateri ay by four bandits who spent sou . hours in an unsuccessful attemp to crack the office safe. The captives were left bound t chairs when the safe refused to. y *Three of the employes were in I the laundry when the bandits broke, in The captives were held unde g",„.T » th, »«i» "“'e ;ja crowbar and a charge of explos .I’t, «iw ™vW“ ,h. laundry « rfS safe ' u a»« »tl wore handkerThe bandits an chief.s over their faces. 1 Bef ° re volver from Ha ri. <p ay . watchman, and stun . lor, boiler room employe over head.

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SEEK REMOVAL OF ARMY AIR CORPS LEADER House Committee Report Demands Housecleaning Os Air Corps general foulois answers report A'ashinglon, June 18. — (U.R> — House cleaning of the army air | corps, beginning with removal of I Major General Benjamin D. Foulois I as head of the flying personnel, I was demanded by a house invest!- 1 gating committee today in a report tilled with charges of Ineffi-1 ' ciency and law violations. The acid wortfeß document, bristling with denunciations of Foulois for favoring negotiated plane pur-1 chase contracts and for his atti-1 tude toward army flying of the air-1 mail, was construed as a challenge ' to the war department to overhaul! the corps. The committee report is the re-: i suit of a four month investigation; into army plane purchase methods. It minced no words in putt ; ing the military affairs sub-commit-tee unanimously on record with charges against Foulois of "gross ■ misconduct and inefficiency.” His I subordinates likewise were sharp-, ly criticized. Foulois quickly charged that the I report was "most unfair and unjust.” "1 understand that in this re-1 : port,” said he. "I have been accus-! led of ‘dishonesty,’ ‘gross miscon- 1 duct,’ ‘inefficiency,’ 'inaccuracy,' | unreliability.' incompetency’ and; ‘mismanagement.’ ”1 am ready and willing at any | lime to meet my accusers in open court.” Deliberate flouting” of the afr' corps act of 1926 as it related to competitive bids on planes bought i in quantity was charged against air corps heads. The committee report was made I after four months’ inquiry under, the chairmanship of Rep. William N. Rogers, D.. N. H. The house has : appropriated $20,000 with which the i * *CONTINItED ON PAGE FIVE) CHECK REPORTS ON REDUCTIONS Corn-hop Control Committee Cheeking Township Reports The A lams county corn-hog control committee is examining and! .-necking the preliminary reports of i 1 the township committees on the pig ' reduction reports for this year. The committee is checking Root . township today. ha« completed part ; of Kirkland township and finished Preble township. Unless unexpect-1 led difficulties arise the committee: ! will have the preliminary work: I completed in two or three weeks, and be ready for the examination I by government officials. Adams county farmers, who have’ Lalten a Wantage of the govern-, ment’s hog control program, must . furnish complete records of their j 193" and U*33 hog sales. An averI /ee" for the two years Is struck \nd the farmers must agree to rei .'luce the number of pigs raised this I >t . a r .by 25 per cent based on the ' „ um ber raised in the two preceodI vears. Five dollars a head will be paid for this year’s pigs, minus ~CONTiN’URU*~N PAGE TWO) i _ a— Rainfall Here This Morning Rain which fell over the county ' th is morning did considerable good Ito the crops. However, many far,;;;rs reported today that.nore ‘is ne- essary to insure even a fan "Feld A' number of farmers who harvesting their hay crops had to postpone it because of the ra ?he rain was slightly heavier in the 5?’Z-t Berne measured renorted in the southern pait was reportea m a[ong Few drops fell in this city.

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Mrs. Dall Seeks Nevada Divorce -- JT~~ ■ 1 ; ‘"bl W. ■ ... iwiffi .nf.iiwr A year after her brother, Elliott Roosevelt, went to Reno to divorce his first wife. .Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dall, daughter of President Roosevelt, is en route to Nevada where she assertedly will seek a divorce i from Curtis Dall, New York and Chicago broker. The Dalls, who were married in 1926, and their children. Anna Eleanor (Sistie), 7, and Curtis, Jr. (Buzzie), 4, are shown above.

LEIGH BOWEN IS APPOINTED Decatur Man Is Named Supervisor Os Rural Rehabilitation I Indianapolis. June IS —(Special) i Completion of organization of rural i rehabilitation division of the gov-: ernor’s commission on unemploy-, ment relief, with the appointment' ■ of ten district supervisors and their ! | assignment to districts, was an-1 ■ nounced by the commission Satur-1 I day. Their duties are to work with : ; county rural rehabilitation advisory j I committees and other relief agencies in selecting families which j j shall be assisted so that they will j bo able with their assistance to sup-' [ port themselves. The supervisors named and the , counties covered by each include: Earl Robbins of Columbia City; ' Elkhart, Kosciusko, Wabash, HuntI ington, Whitley, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Lagrange and Steuben. Leigh Bowen of Decatur; Wells I Adams, Jay, Blackford. Grant. Madison, Delaware, Randolph, Wayne I and Henry. The commission and the state { rural advisory committee announc- ! el that families to ‘be aided under I this program must be residents of ■ rural areas and must be certified ‘ as eligible for relief by the county I case wodker. Families found eli-: (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) WAR VETERANS HOLO MEETINGS Civil War Vets Gather At Muncie; Spanish Vets At Bloomington Muncie, Ind., June 18 (ll.R) Less than 100 Civil war veterans met here today in the 55th encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Six affiliated patriotic organizations met in conjunction with the G. A. R.. swelling the convention attendance to more than 1,000. The others are the Women s I Relief Corps. Ladies of the G. A. R„ Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans, Daughters of Union Veterans, and Federated Patriotic Societies. The aging war veterans were thrilled with a colorful air show | yesterday. After the exhibition. [ which included maneuvers by j national guard and civilian ships, 18 of the veterans were taken for plane rides. | The air race was won by Garland Pack, Dixon, Tenn. Pete Williams. Muncie, was second and Derby Frye, South Bend, was *7continubd*on PAGB FIVE).

Annual Conference Opens At Ft. Wayne Fort Wayne, June 18 —(UP) — The annual conference of Missouri Synod Lutheran churches, central j district, opened here today with ap- ’ proximately 50'0 delegates in attendance. representing 255 parishes in Indiana, Ohio, and parts of Keni tucky and West Virginia. I The first .business session of the five day meeting was scheduled for 2 p. m. today in Concordia college concert hall. The opening convention sermon I was preached at Concordia church this morning by the Rev. F. L. Lanj kenau. D. D. of Napoleon, Ohio, vice I president of the Synod YOUTH ON TRIAL FORKIDNAPING 14-Year-Old Boy Goes On Trial In Chicago Criminal Court Chicago, June 18—<U.R) George Rogalskf, who is just beyond grade school age, went to trial in crimin- : al courts today charged with kidnaping tiny Dorette Zietlow. George was dressed in Sunday best, his hair smartly combed and I oiled and with a friendly smile creasing his face. j He seemed unable to comprehend the serious charge that has been placed against him. In addition to the kidnaping allegation the state holds an indictment accusing him of slaying the pretty, curly-haired child who died of exposure after she had been left unclothed in a neighborhood ice i house. A The state kept its plans for I prosecution a secret but it was I learned a major point in the I strange case will be the question of the young defendant’s exact [ age. His lawyers will try to show that George is 13 years old. The state hopes to prove he is 14 and ON PAGE FIVE) What Familiar Names Mean Beginning in today’s issue of the Daily Democrat, a new feature, under the heading of “What Familiar Names Mean” appears. In many instances the names, their origin and meaning are local. Family and given names are given. If you are interested in what your name means turn to page three, namely the society or local page. The names in today's feature are, “Armand,” “Arnold.” “Tommy Atkins,” “Bridget.” The definitions are prepared by Dr. Harry A. Deferrari of Springfield, Ohio.

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HAVANA RIOT BRINGS DEATH FOR FOURTEEN Ten Loyalists Killed, GO Wounded; Attackers Are Slain MACHINE GUNNERS FIRED ON PARADE Havana, June 18--(U.R) —Presi-1 I dent Carlos Mendieta was consol-1 I idated in his office today followj Ing one of the strangest and bloodiest Sundays of Cuba’s re- ■ j cent history. In a sudden clash between gov-1 I ernment supporters and gunmen l of the extremist political group, 10 loyalists were shot down and ! killed and at least 60 injured. . Four of the gunmen paid with i their lives for the outrage shortly I afterward. A week ago the ABC revolution- ; party, backers of the government, ■ announced a demonstration for Sunday. Followers of Ramon Grau San Martin, “new deal” provisional president whom Mendieta succeeded, called a general strike as a gesture of opposition. The ABC supporters started a I parade from the center of the I city. While bands were blaring, ;'a red sedan carrying New York I license plates roared in from a side street. Its occupants thrust ' machine guns from the windows and in a brief fusillade killed 10 . of the paraders and wounded 60. I The parade went on but from i the ranks of the marchers a hundred men went out to follow the sedan. They cornered it at one | of the city’s busiest intersections. ; The four occupants remained inside while the others milled around. Suddenly one of the pur- - suers opened the gasoline lank, retreated and tossed a match into ' it. There was an explosion, a I burst of flame, and (lie car burned with its four occupants. In the meantime the ABC par- ■! ade, in which 50,000 persons ■ marched, proceeded. When it ended, Joaquin Martinez Sanez, secretary of the treasury and ABC leader, said: “We hold our parade and we did not lose a single flag. When I the ABC party consented to join ■ in the Mendieta government we ' suggested strong measures to end j terrorism. They have not been adopted. Now I believe they will be.” The cabinet Friday adopted a series of decrees prescribing the death penalty for acts of political terrorism. Yesterday’s machine gunning was an answer. j There was some fear that the outbreak would inaugurate a civil - war. The Grau supporters were under cover but the ABC m< n ■ were expected to avenge the death I of their paraders by hunting down ; sympathizers of the Grau regime ■ I and subjecting them to retaliatory murder. JACK EDWARDS' PLANE MISSING > Marion Mayor's Plane, With Wife And Four Others, Unreported i Marion, lind., June 18— (fUP)—< ■ A frantic call to all airports be- ■ I tween Chattanooga, Tenn., and I Marion was made today by Mayor Jack Edwards in an effort to locate . his private plane and five occupants missing since yesterday^morning. The plane has not been reported since it took off from Chattanooga. Occupants of the craft were Edwards’ wife, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Gladys Holmes, Sig Alexander and Lieut. Harold Barnes, pilot, all of Marion. Barnes flew the women from Marion to Chattanooga, June 15 for a national sorority convention. Mayor Edwards received a wire informing him of their departure from the Tennessee city yesterday but lias not heard from them since. Mayor Edwards bought the ship, a Hyan monoplane, little more than a year ago. lAt that time it was painted silver but the mayor now has his name emlblazoned on the fusillage in huge letters. He uses it frequently for private and business trips.

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Missing Boy it ’* - l J j 5b I» i « Vt Edward Graham Jr., 7-year-old ■ j Chicago boy, who disappeared ■ ; three days ago. A wide search on i the part of police, relatives and ’ ’ playmates lias failed to reveal any j I clue as to the child’s whereabouts. I YOUTH COMMITS | SUICIDE TODAY — Fort Wayne Hijjh School Bov A Member Os “Suicide Club” Fort Wayne June 18 — (UP) — i Membership in a youthful “suicide - cluib” today was counted as the sole motivating force prompting a 16 year old North Side high Mcbool . ! student to hang himself here last| night. Howard Shelley, Jr., son of Mr.. i and .Mrs. Howard Shelley, is believ-1 ' ed to have died at the end of a rope I ; in his father’s basement, while try- ' ing to see how long he could ; . - strangle himself without losing l , ; consciousness. i That was the objective of a sec-1 J ret club to which Howard "belong(CaNTtNtTWD ON PAGE SIX) — o WEEK-END TOLL IS SEVEN LIVES Warm Weather Leads To Toll Os Traffic Deaths; One Drowning J Indianapolis, June 18. — (U.R) —AI JI toll of at least seven lives was I I counted in Indiana today after a , i week-end of warm clear weather I I which sent record crowds to j beaches and on the highways. Six of the deaths resulted from I ' traffic accidents. They were: Arthur Bleau, 7, Hammond. Harry Matliisen, 43, Gary. Ernest Zedich, 18, Monticello. Elmer Davis, 22, Bloomington. Arthur W. Hall, 22, Logansport, j Oscar Campbell, 23, Bartouia. I The eighth drowning of the year | in Marion county was recorded when Betty Jean Nevins, 4, sank in White river while wading. I Gary, Ind., June 18. —(U.R)- —The heaviest traffic of the year resulted in three deaths from motor accidents in northern Indiana over the , week-end. Tlie dead: Arthur Bleau, 7, Hammond. . , Harry Matliisen. 43, Gary. , Ernest Zesich, 18, Monticello. Mathisen was killed when his car I was struck by a Pennsylvania train I at Gary. II The Bleau child was killed when I he ran in front of an automobile I driven by Ralph Johnson, 18, East Chicago. ’ Zedich, a civilian conservation corps worker, died from burns re- ’ ceived when a flare he was hold- , ing ignited the gasoline tank of a . truck. Winchester, Ind., June 18. —(U.R) * — Oscar Campbell, 23, Bartonia, ' was killed, and three companions were injured, one seriously, last night, in an automobile collision near Spartansburg. Murlen Camp--1 bell, brother ot the dead youth, was brought to a hospital here in a , critical condition. Bloomington. Ind., June 18. —(U.R) ON PAGE SIX)

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PARTY LEADERS LOSE CONTROL LATE SATURDAY House Leaders Hoping To Force Adjournment By Tonight PERSONAL DISPUTES SLOW ADJOURNMENT Washinftton, June IS (U.R) ‘ Congressional adjournment nlnns were ieoparizetl today bv bitter senate feeling over charges that the Pennsylvania railroad and Wall j street bankers are controll; : ing factors in disposing of ; pending labor disnutes and ! bank legislation. House lead- - ers hoped to force adiourni inent todav. Charges, angrily uttered SaturI day night near the close of a 1411 I hours continuous session smashed weekend plans to quit. Senators I who walked weary and cursing I from the chamber Saturday night i gathered todav jittery and likely I to spin again into bitter dispute. House Majority Loader Joseph | W. Byrns announced just before J noon he would introduce the ad- | journment resolution soon after I the house convened. But he did not dare fix a specific adjournj ment time. A senate torn by per- ■ sonal feeling might balk further i to comnlicate the efforts of leaders to regain the control they lost in spectacular turmoil Saturday night. Back To Work Washington. June 18 — (U.R) — Congress went back to its labors i today, resentful at the circumtmNTTNtTFn nv page ftvf.i I —-a—- - Crowd Expected To Hear Noted Speaker l\ large crow-1 is expected to hear [ Mm. Adah Mae Halger of Albion, Illinois, a well known speaker, who will .deliver an address at the Methodist Episcopal church here I We-lneeday night at 8 o’clock. The program planned for the evening Includes musical selections and readings Mrs Halger is espeI dally interested in young people ! and the pulblic is invited to hoar . her. o Esther Sundermann To Attend Conference Miss Esther Sundermann, daugh- ; ter of Rev. M. W. Sundermann of I this city, and a student .at Ohio i Northern University at Ada, Ohio, I will leave Wednesday afternoon for [Geneva, Wisconsin, to attend the I national Y. W. conference. (Delegates from most of the col- ; leges in the United States and some i representatives from foreign -.oun- ! tries will be present. Miss Sundermann will return in two weeks. o— BAND CONCERT HERE TUESDAY Decatur Junior Band M ill Present Concert At 8 P. M. Tuesday The Decatur high school junior band will present its second open air concert of the season Tuesdayevening at 8 o’clock on Court street. The first concert, presented last week, was well received by a large crowd. Albert Sellemeyer, director, announced today that the band will practice at 7 o’clock tonight. Two solo numbers will feature tomorrow night's concert. Harold Teeters will repeat the cornet solo played last week, as many requests have been made for the repetition. Clark William Smith will present a xylophone solo.. The complete program follows: The I. B. A. March—Waters. Overture Satellite —Slay Smith. Cornet solo by Harold Teeters. Boots and Saddles march—Luck. Overture Simplicity—Lee. Victory march —Shea. Xylophone solo by Clark Wm. Smith. Zenith overture —Bennett. Liberty Day march —Zamecnik. Overture Golden Gate — Southwell. Lassie O’ Mine —Walt. Normal March—Bennett.