Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 19 June 1934 — Page 1

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■UHIENTOF |[El STRIKE MED NEAR £ — ■ ■„ I’ropose ■Jr.l’oint (’omproK s e Plan Today ■or SECRETARY ■| U \ PROPOSALS ■lUllgtoll. IlllH' 19 <U.R) ■,,,.,,1 ~l the threatened ■’ (rl | x , w believed imKs ItMlav. . I K||v alter steel union Kliamh-d Secretary <>l ■ l-ranees Perkins a ■p,,int coinproniLse |> an ■nouneeil she would lav ■ |’ie-’<!> al lioosevell n ,,n - nnimlttal. Miss th. union executive K„ h.,ui a by Mike Tighe, ■t ...I optimistic. ■J,,,, -.avers also saw I- ■ and expressed iel a (Lenient was Im- ■ . ui ik. would Kd off if tile Iron and Steel K.. th. op-raters' oruani/.a ■oppted in. union proposal. ■ institute reportedly was Hg in New York today to ■r the offer. ■ offer Proposals ■kinrton. June IS— lU.R) Knion leaders offered to ■> Steel sti ike truce perm ■ today, but conditioned the ■ 'lent accept.in. Kosals of their own roakins. ■ iaid a four point peace ■ ti>f. Secretary of Ijibor ■i Perkins. It was based ■tpr.pioposals draft'd Klum lae.n. president of ■> .<r f < deration of laibcr. ■ .! the union conveH- ■ Pittsburgh last week. ■ring only slightly from the ■nrnt s mwly enacted labor ■t conciliation law, it pro- ■ l tri-p.irty mediation board. Ktep’w 'page Avitrn) ■_— — (,

;nt on for GOVERNOR JOB th Dakota Governor, evicted Os Crime, Maintains Position —*— Bank. X [). June 19.—<U.R> I Dakota politics became as ■as a whirling dervish today, the state uncertain whether it Me governor, two governors * fetal soldiers guarded a fed.judge and deputy sheriffs hlf'i entrances to the execu-' :offiees of the capitol, while William H. Langer and Lieut. I We Olson wrangled over rights . e gubernatorial office. <®> contending that conviction •governor Sunday on a federblony charge automatically *1 his position, declared him the new governor, took the I of office and demanded that teorney general take steps to bis rival. •ger replied with guns, ordersheriff of Burleigh county teit no one to hie capitol of ®cept persons carrying a per V signed invitation. tte same time he announced f° r a whirlwind finish to his •ign for renomination on the hlican ticket in the primary "• next Tuesday. His attorfesterday filed notice of an 11 from his conviction. Judge JJFtWbd on pag*r*six) »nd Jury Will Probe Shooting H Wayne. June 19—(UP)—An L™ Unty Brand jury today was •u to begin immediate invesT? °f the fatal shooting of usel. 34. former Lake county J sheriff which occurred yasNorton, Kiesel’s escommon law wife late yes y signed a written statement > county prosecutor Otto W. J. >n which she is said to have the shooting. e 9 L y6a, 01< l woman Police say ud she fired five shots at r ” aan argument at her home , an M,lei Pected meeting at a ••’em.

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Congress Hmm * I Important Bills In Closing Rush I “ I Washington. June lit. (U RL -Last minute bills passed by congress before adjournment included: Administration housing act: Provides for a billion dollar home repair. modernization and building drive intended to rehabilitate con- I struction industry. A 1200,000,000 fund is provided for home modernization loans. National mortgage associations are authorized. Home | Owners Loan corporation capital is increased to >3.000,000,000 (Bi. I Mutual mortgage insurance system Its authorized and guarantee of I building and loan association deposits. Deficiency appropriation bill: | Provides >525,000.000 for drought I relief; more than >1,000.000,000 for direct relief. UCC and PWA; atith-; I orizes president to spend >soo,uno. 000 unexpended RFC funds for' , emergencies Frazier-Lemke mortgage relief I bill: Provides virtual 6-year foreclosure moratorium to farmers un I able to obtain reduction of debts, I property can be appraised at actual I cash value and farmers then given 1 6 years to redeem at this price . j Rent would be paid mortgage hold ' I ers but rental would apply on full i payment. President may veto the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) APPLICATIONS ARE STILL OPEN May Still Be Filed For One of 48 Houses At Homestead Site The board of directors of the I I Decatur Homesteads. Inc., an-t-nouncegl today that it is not too | late to tile .JJJIS- *•s.. It he 48 houses to be built south of - the city. A. A. Watrous, project manager. today said that the .home- ! steads project is not a dole or ■ gift to the poor but a sale of I valuable property from the gov-: I ernment to responsible citizens.

In order to determine which families will be best in the promotion of the back to the land program it will be necessary for the board ito have more applicants from I which to select. There are already on file enough I applications to fill the 4S houses which will be built. Some of the : applications may be refused by the local board or officials at I Washington for technical reasons ! and it is thought best to have a . sufficient number of families to take care of all emergencies. i The board also has heard ruI mors that many persons have re- | trained from applying for houses I under the impression that the dead line for filing applications had passed. The board is desir- | ous of giving every person in the I city an equal opportunity to pur- ■ * fcONTINI'Etv OX' PAGE FOUR - FATHER DEMANDS LIFE SENTENCE Asks 14-Year-Old Kidnaper Be Sent To Prison For Life Chicago. June 19. — (U.R> *" y IIP father of baby PoretteZietlow p t to die in an abandoned ice he use. today demanded that her 4-year-i old kidnaper he sent away to P ' on for life "so he can’t do any mor< ! such terrible things." The father, color rising in h s cheeks as he listened to the state Enactment of the crime J. which young George Rogalski icharged, clenched his As s ' wa 1 ? him put away for the because he would be smarter an p stood before Rogalski, 'ni „„ h iat r ists as a 4oze n fa™u* JW ( hiid „' glncfl Chicago’s problem hodv April the finding of,|P ’ ' rinl demand 8. paid no heed to the grim seemed more attracting ix

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COURT UPHOLDS SENTENCES FOR TWO GANGSTERS Death Sentences For Pierpont And Makley Arc Upheld WILL APPEAL TO HIGHER COURTS Indianapolis. June 19— <U.R) — Undaunted by a verdict of the third district Ohio court of ajipeals yesterday which affirmed death sentences given Harry Pierpont and Charles Makley, Dillinger gangsters. Miss Jesse Levy, Indianapolis. defense counsel, planned today to appeal the case to higher courts. "We will appeal the cases to | the Ohio supreme court and if , not successful there we will take them to the United States supreme court,” Miss Levy said. She said she planned to confer i soon with C. C. Miller, Lima, coI counsel, regarding the next step I in the fight to save the gangsters from execution. Several constitutional questions are involved in the case that warrant an appeal to the United States court, she said, pointing out that the trial was conducted in a courtroom filled with armed ; i guards. Prejudice prevented a i fair and impartial trial in Lima, j she claimed. Pierpont and Makley were | I charged with being two of five I gunmen who killed Sheriff Jesse Sarber last year in a raid on the > Lima jail which freed John Dillinger. held on a bank robbery | | charge. Pierpont was accused of; i the actual killing. Russell Clark, third member of the gang tried for the slaying, is ! wjife jieuUßce.. ja, Ohio | I state prison. His case also~has i been appealed. Pierpont and Makley were sent-1 enced to die Friday. July 13, in | i the electric chair at the Ohio state I I penitentiary at Columbus. BEULAHCHAPEL PLANS PROGRAM

Children's Day Program Will Be Presented Sunday Night A children's day program will be i ~ presented at the Beulah Chapel, i ■ one half mile south of Preble Sun-| day evening at 7:30 o’clock. The program which includes readings, ; .' musical numbers and, recitations, , is as follows: Song—Choir. Reading—Mr. Dilling. Prayer—Rev. Bruner. Song—Choir. Welcome—Phyllis Dilling. Recitation—Marvel Johnson. Vocal solo —Donald Shady. Dialogue—Primary class. ' Recitation—Miriam Hoffman. I Dialogue—Four Boys. Song—Group. Recitation —Jack Andrews. Recitation —Stanley Mcßride. Vocal duet —Doris Johnson and Velma Spade. Recitation— Rodney Dilling. ' Vocal solo— Phyllis Dilling. Pageant—Junior girls. i Recitation—John Grandstaff. Vocal solo—Buddie Johnson. Recitation —Robert Johnson. Remarks by pastor. Offering. Uatomine— Four girls. Recitation— Donna Grandstaff. Instrumental duet-Gertrude and Berneta Hoffman. Dialogue—Four boys. ‘"‘/OONTTNT'ETt OV PAGE StXV Mrs. Instill On Way To States Paris. June 19-(UP)-Mrs. Sam,.Pl Instill was in Paris today, planning to leave for Chicago on the Olympic tomorrow or the Majestic i June 28 to join tier husband, awaiting trial on charges of fraud tn connection with collapse of his utili''Mme’zXa Coumdjoglou. beautl- .... mV sterv woman who befriended the "financier in Athens, met Mns. Instill at the station here. ■‘l believe my husband and son are honost men." Mrs. Insull said a m glad to be going home and /shall be happy to be with them again.”

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and Boy Kidnaper I s o <r "I MM * Lie Judge Allegretti of the Criminal Court in Chicago is shown here j with George Rogalski, 14-year-old boy. who Is charged with the kid- . naping of Dorette Zietlow. the 2%-year-old girl who was lured to an I abandoned warehouse and died there of cold and exposure. The judge bad a talk with the young kidnaper before the trial opened Monday.

JAMES HURST TO BE GIVEN HONOR Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters To Observe 50th Anniversary Tlie Knights of Pythias, the ' Pythian Sisters and their families ■ will unite Tuesday. June 26, to [ honor James Hurst, who will cele-; brate the 50th anniversary of his becoming initiated into the Knights of Pythias lodge on that day. The program has not been completed but it is planned to have the celebration in the Knights of Pythias home on North Third ! street. The committees appointed by Elmer Chase, chancellor commander, plan to begin the program with a pot luck dinner in tlie evening. This will be held in the dining room of the building. The dinner will be followed by the play "Damon and Pythias” by ' the original cast. Only one memI ber of this cast has been changed. in the years that the play has been given. After the dinner a dance will be | held in the home. The orchestra (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —■ o Burned Two Farms After Foreclosure Mt. Vernon, Ind., June 19. —(U.R) —Angered because an insurance company had foreclosed on his father's farms, George Clifford Cor- ! nick, 47, New Harmony, burned two I barns on the property, he confess- ! ed today after being arrested on an arson charge. |

Adams County Jail Void Os Inmates For First Time In Over Two Years

At noon Monday Sheriff Burl: Johnson broke a record of two > years’ standing, and the jail was! empty for the second time sim e Mr. Johnson became sheriff on January 1, 1931. Monday, the jail had been empty j for three days. The only other. time the building had been free i of “non-paying boarders" during! the time Mr. Johnson has been sheriff was in the spring of 1932 when it was empty for three days. Mrs. Nellie Oakley who was committed to the state hospital at Easthaven Friday was the last j person kept in a cell at the institution. While talking to a reporter from the Daily Democrat Monday, Mr. Johnson became reminiscent about his three and a half years residence in the Adams county jail- , Mr. Johnson said that recoid set two years ago was ended by a series of raids over the county which netted 22 chicken thieves. The incarceration of these men incidentally established a record for the largest lumber of persons

Terre Haute Man Is Again Elected Indianapolis, Ind.. June 19 —(UP) | —John T. Beaeley, Terre Haute, I was re-elected president of the Ind- ; Jiana taxpayers' association here last night. Four new vice presidents were named. They are E. E. McCray. Kendallville; David E. Ross, Lafay- j <-tte; John Zin>me.rman, and Hugh Barnhart. Rochester. Other officers re-elected were Raymond C. Morgan. Knightstown, first vice president; S. E. Rauh, Indianapolis, treasurer. REPORT CHILD IS IMPROVING Bahy, Born With 50 Broken Bones, Is Steadily Improving Indianapolis, Ind.. June 19—'(UP) Steady improvement in the condition of Caroline Ruby Mercer, month-old Jxaby born with 50 broken bones, was noted today as physicians prepared to remove the casts from her tiny body. Dr. J. E. Rigg, attending physician, said he would remove the casts Thursday in an effort to determine whether Caroline can survive her baffling ailment. Since shortly after birth, Caroline has been strapped to a narrow board with her feet suspended by strips of gause to an improvised framework. The precaution was taken to prevent further fractures. ‘'Caroline is much better” her 20-year-old mother, Mrs. Hansel 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

lin jail during Mr. Johnson’s ■ occupancy. Four of these alleged thieves “drew a bye," Mr. Johnson said. Eighteen of them were kept all j summer as court was not in sesI sion and all eighteen were con- ! victed. ! During the present sheriff's oe- ! cuipancy, 330 persons were held in the institution. The most time spent there by any person was i spent by a man who later was committed to the state insane ! hospital at Easthaven and is now ia patient at the hospital. This man was hold in the jail for 108 days. Thirty persons have been hold in the jail, during the three and a half years, for insanity. The rest were committed there or held there for every crime from murder to petit larceny and public intoxication. Figures gleaned from Mrs. Johnson’s record book show that 14,137 meals were served during their stay. Each of these meals - e *•••• • • • • » • (CONTINUED CN PAGE TWO)

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AUTHORITIES OF THREE NATIONS SEEK SOLUTION Police Seek Clues To Disappearance Os Woman Attorney POLICE IN VIENNA QUESTION SUSPECTS - By United Press Rapid developments today inI tensified search for a solution to j the amazing mystery of the dis- ! appearance of Miss Agnes C. TufI verson, Detroit and New York j lawyer. Police of the United States, England and the continent I busily ran down clues. There was strong police suspi- | cion that Miss Tufverson was murdered, but no evidence of it and nobody to establish a corpus delicti, without which there is no case. Major developments: New York — Police planned to • seek the return from Vienna of j Ivan Poderjay, who went through ■ a marriage ceremony in New | York with Miss Tufverson before I : she disappeared last December. [ The charge would be larceny, has-1 ed on finding Miss Tufverson’s effects in the Vienna apartment occupied by Poderjay and his European “wife,” Suzanne Ferrand. An indictment also may I name Miss Ferrand. Vienna — Police, questioning Poderjay and Mile. Ferrand, defi- | nitely established that Miss Tuf- | verson's baggage had been found in their apartment, and that efforts had been made to erase the telltale labels bearing her name. London —Evidence was uncovered indicating that Miss Tufverson did not leave New York, unless "sffb was killed and her body shipped. A woman's torso found cheeked at the railway station at Brighton did not appear to be that of Miss Tufverson. The legs I which probably belonged to the (CONTTNTTBJD ON PAGE SIX) —o— End Examination Os Mortgage Exemptions The Adams County board of tax review today completed examining and allowing mortgage exemptions. The board is now totaling and checking township assessors’ books. Brother Os James Watson Is Dead Winchester, Ind., June 19—4U.P) Seward E. Watson, 77, brother of former Senator James E. Watson, died at the family homestead here last night. Watson was connected with the Winchester Journal for many years and was prominent in social, civic and business life. Besides the former senator, he is survived by another brother. Charles. Indianapolis, four daughters and two sons. TEN CLERGYMEN ARE ORDAINED Missouri Synod of Lutheran Churches Underway At Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, June 19—(U.R)— Ten newly ordained clergymen .and five new congregations today held memberships in the Missouri > Synod of Lutheran churches, central district. Applications for memberships were accepted yesterday at the first business session of the annual district conference being held here this week. Clergymen receiving memberships include: J. Baumgaertner and N. E. Borgart, Cleveland, ().; EL D. Boyer, Indianapolis; L. F B'regitzer, Painesville, O.; O. Horstmann, Rushville; W. O. Pasche, Toledo. O. Victor Selle, Covington, Ky.; A. P. Starck, Indiana Harbor; E. P. Schmidt. Westville, and Theodore Schroeder, Plymouth. New congregations are Bethany Lutheran, Covington. Ky.: Calvary Plymouth; Concordia. Toledo, O.: St. James, Cleveland, O.; and Trinity, Lowell. The 1935 district meeting will bo held at Cleveland in connection with the general synod conference.

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Edwards Funeral Riles Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Edwards, 86, of Ninth street, widow of the late John W. Edwards who died at her homo Sunday night, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the S. E. Black ' Funeral Home on Adams street. Rev. C. J. Roberts, pastor of the United Brethren church here, will officiate at the funeral service and burial will be made In the Decatur cemetery, GOV. OLSON AND SHIPSTEAD WIN Minnesota Farmer-Labor Office Holders Polling j Large Vote St. Paul, June 19.—(U.R>— Farmer- j Labor party leadership of Governor Floyd B. Olson and the veteran. Sen. Henrik Shipstead apparently j I had won a striking vindication today as partial returns of yesterday’s primary election rolled up j huge majorities for both. 1 Shipstead, for 12 years the party's | lone exponent on the senate floor, I led nose-punching Rep. F. H. Shoei maker with a three to one majorI ity. Returns from 803 precincts of the ' 3,695 in the state gave Shipstead 42,978 votes to Shoemaker's 12,886. John Lind, namesake of a former governor and only opponent of the Progressive Olson, had but 4,257 votes to 75,082 for the governor. The number of Democratic votes in the counted precincts trailed only slightly behind the total of Farmer-Labor ballots, an ominous portent for the Progressive party if the Republicans and Democrats carry through a threat to combine this fall to unseat Olson and his administration. Four of the eight Democratic candidates for governor obviously were outdistanced. John E. Regan. Mani kato attorney, and Fred Schilplin, ; St. Cloud publisher, raced On aI*IcONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) FIVE OUT FOR G.A.R.HEAD Five Candidates For State Commander; Sessions Continue Muncie, Ind., June 19. — (U.R> — Five candidates for the office of; state commander were in the field today as the first business of the 55th annual state encampment of! the G. A. R. was conducted by the council of administration. Those who have announced for the post are J. F. McKinley, Leban-1 on, W. H. Cooper, Indianapolis, W. S. Meade, Spencer, Frank M. May, Indianapolis, and Dr. John Stone, Kokomo. Today’s program will be climaxed by a reception for all members of the G. A, R. and six affiliated patriotic organizations meeting in I conjunction with the veterans’ enI campment. O. N. Wilmington, Indianapolis, veteran was elected honorary presi- | dent of the Federated Patriotic SoI cieties yesterday, succeeding David N. Foster, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Gail Roberts, Indianapolis, was elected active president, succeeding Mrs. I Gertrude Fox, Fort Wayne. A memorial bench was dedicated in Heekin park by the Daughters of Union Veterans. Mrs. BerI nice Hecht, Elkhart, state presiI dent, made the presentation. More than 75 veterans of the Civil War are registered for the convention. State officers attending include Jasper N. Callicott, North Vernon, state commander; John H. Shelton, Rochester, junior vice commander; David Kinney, Indianapolis, chaplain’; Joseph B. Henning, Indianapolis, assistant adjutant general; John H. Hoffman, Ligonier, chief of staff : Charles E. Male, Logansport, and C. N. Wilmington, Indianapolis, patriotic director. — Man Is Arrested For Public Intoxication Jeff Addy was arrested at 9 o’clock Monday night in front of the Adams County jail by Sheriff Burl Johnson and locked up on a charge of public intoxication. No date has been set in mayor's court for the hearing.

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ADJOURNMENT ACCOMPLISHED MONDAY NIGHT 73rd Congress Will Go Down As The Most Active In History ADJOURN SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT Washington, June 19 —<U R > I The 73rd congress which enI acted into law the framework lof President Roosevelt’s “new deal” went home todav. The end come undramaticallv al 11:1.") p.m. last night jto the congress which had I vested the President with powers greater than anv ever held hv a peace time exeeni live. At the moment of adjournment, I a blustry summer rain, symbolic of the storms which have beset the nation in recent years, beat down on the capitol. Today congressmen and senators, most of them seeking reelection, were treking homeward, anxious to learn what the country at large had to say about the new course which they have charted for the nation. And the nation, with congress out of the way. was at liberty to start the business recovery which so many have said would begin as soon as it was known just when the law-making would cease. It was a drab ending for a congress which first assembled in scenes of high drama. Even the house, where traditionally boisterous celebrations are in vogue for the final sessions. was subdued and quieter than usual. The senate, where Satttrtlay's abortive attempt to adjourn collapsed, was too busy guarding against anv new revolts to indulge wholeheartedly in paeans of thanksgiving at the end of its labors. Sticking resolutely to Its task, the senate broke a filibuster against the railway labor act, ap(CONTINUWD ON PAGE 'tWO) * o Holiness Group To Meet Sunday The Adams county holiness association will hold its monthly meeting in the Monroe tabernacle Sun--1 day afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Grant Whltenaek, Portland, will bring the message. Special music will he given. The public is invited to attend. o Sorority M ill Sponsor Movie Members of the Psi lota XI .sorority are selling tickets for a benefit I,show to be given at the Adams Theater. Wednesday and Thursday. “Melody in Spring" with Charley ' Ruggles. Mary Boland and Lannte Ross, will be shown. Tickets are selling for 10 and 15 cents and are good for either Wednesday or I Thursday night. o MARY REBER DIES TODAY j Widow of Ezra Reher Dies This Morning At Home Os Daughter Mary E. Reber, 73. widow of Ezra Reber, died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Van Bowman, two miles west of Monroe. Mrs. Reber was ,bom December 29, 1860, a daughter of Noah and Ellen Stalteir. Her marrage to Ezra RtNber took place on January 1, 1878 He preceded her in death six years ago. The following Children survive: Marlon Reber, Mrs. Van Bowman. Mrs. Noah Hendricks, Earl and George Reber, all of Adams County. Twenty-eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will ibe held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Bowman home, and at 2 o’cloak at the Christian Union Church at Honduras. Burial will be made in the Pleasant Dale cemetery. Rev. Jay Smith will officiate. S. E. Black will have charge of the funeral.