Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1934 — Page 1

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RECORD HEAT WAVE SWEEPS NATION

I ICE SHOOT |WN PICKETS ■ MINNEAPOLIS K ■y. Seven Pickets Are Bounded; Pour ReJ ported Dying ■SION IS EASED | in OTHER CITIES H ( By United Press) ■niieapoli* seethed in a ■ W ar hxlav as strike ■„n eased over the rest ol Ration. ■irtv-seven pickets were I down bv Minneapolis R. who suffered two easR.< National i<u:>rdsinen,j R stroni’. natrolled the ■ | ieht arti’lerv, machine ■ and'truckloads of gas gren- | were placed at strategic R Approximately 10,000 pick Kamed the streets in a belllg- ■ nitxid. All mediation efforts I abandoned temporarily as I striking truck drivers led Rfensive. K Francisco rapidly was reKs to normal after its gen■ptrike A vote by teamsters ■turn to work left only mart-' ■ workers on strike. Arbitra■of all disputes was expected ■ under way by Monday. Rtland. Ore., shipping moved Rarly normal pace, indicating ■n week deadlock was broken. RttP polii e held the waterB after routing pickets in a Rttack. ■hler. Wis., strikers kept a Kd front, but danger of a water ■are was eased. The Kohler ■ Co. showed no sign of yleld■o workers demands. liana textile workers contin■theii strike. Estimates of I number idle varied from ■O to 22.000. Fear Violence ■nneapolis. July 21 — (U.PJ — ■ifapoJis was a gigantic pow■ouse today, ready to explode ■entarily into bloody street ■rty nine men lay in hospitals. ■ reported dying, as 3,000 ■>nal guardsmen rumbled into ■city with light artillery, male guns and huge truckloads of ■ grenades. ■ousands of union pickets ■ovnxvt-pi ON P4C.R SIX) EXICAN GIVEN FINE AND TERM Ise Velez Is Fined And Sentenced In Wells Circuit Court iuffton, July 21. —Following the horary impounding Thursday It of a Studebaker automobile led and operated by Jesse Velez, lacier in the Mexican beet worklolony of Adams county, the let was charged in circuit court I Friday with the operation of I automobile without proper Rise plates. fclez appeared in court with his I and after lengthy explanations I Prosecutor Glass and Judge Iter, entered a plea of guilty to ■charge. p penalty there was assessed a I of $5 and costs, totaling $16.55, I'li was paid, and a 90-day penal r sentence was suspended on i behavior. pe provision of the suspension I Velez’s promise, officers reH that he would discontinue fit liquor business in which they I he admitted he had been enter |is promise was said to include [agreement to destroy a liquor nt, pen Sheriff Orv Lantis and pty Fleming French took pe of the Velez automobile, l ltl was parked adjacent to a f Held In Wells county, it boro I license plate which had been hd to Velez for an Oakland PUiobile which he owns. [he son explained to the court f to* reason they did not have pct license plates on the Stude|er was that they did not have F' adding that they had expectL° iXbeure license plates after r 1. when they could be procural one half price for the rest of I year. r seemed to think this was a pable explanation, but it was I satisfying to Judge Decker.

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Vol. XXXII. No. 173.

Twenty Deaths, 38 Births During May The .May report of the Division of Public Health, bureau of vital etatiaticß, credits Adams county with I 20 deaths and 38 births during the month. The death rate is equal to j 12 for each 1000 persons and the birth rate 22.8. In the state there ' were 3,202 deaths and 3,922 births during the month of May.’ Wells county ha<j 17 deaths and 16 births reported. Q— — PARK ASSEMBLY OPENED TODAY * Oakwood Park Assembly Os Evangelical Church At Lake Wawasee The Oakwood Park Assembly of the Indiana conference of the Evangelical church opened at Lake Wawasee today and will continue throughout Sunday, July 29. The assembly will include Girl’s camp conference, young people’s oonyention| Misekonarjl Society convention, school of leadership training. Dally Vacation Church school, Ministers' conferences, Evangelistic services, Bible study and Boy's camp conference. About 20 young people from the local Evangelical church left for Lake Wawasee today to attend the young peoples conference. The meeting of the council will be held at 4 o’clock and the annual convention fellowship banquet for the Indiana Conference Young People's Union will also be held at that ] time. Among the outstanding services will be the Indiana conference Albright Brotherhood Supper, Satur- . day, July 28, the recognition service for the school of leadership .'training and awarding of credit ' certificates by the dean and awarding of scholarships and honors, and the annual Missionary service of the W. M. S. Jubilee. The Jubilee Tea will be served in the . lobby of the Hotel Oakwood on ■ July 25. Ministerial conferences will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday under the di- > rection of the district superintendi ents. Guest speakers at the 42nd an- ’ nual convention of the Indiana conference branch of the Woman s Missionary Society will be Dr. Paul S. Mayer Tokyo, Japan, superintendent of Japan Mission; Mrs. J. S. Stamm. Kansas City, Missouri. president of the Woman's Missionary Society: Dr. W. L. Bollman, Cleveland, Ohio, executI ive secretary-treasurer ot the Missionary Society, and Miss Anna Speicher. Beverly. Kentucky, missionary at the Red Bird Mount- [ aineer mission. I This year marks the fiftieth an- ' ntversary of the organization of the General Woman’s Missionary Society, the organization being > effected in Cleveland. Ohio, October 13. 1884. 'j o — French Township Lad Suffers Broken Arm ' Delbert Kauffman, 9. son of Mr • and Mrs. Jacob Kauffman, French I township, suffered a broken right i arm Friday while cranking a gasoil line engine. The same arm was i broken two months ago when the i lad fell from a straw stack. 1 • o CITY SCORCHES IN HEAT WAVE — — Temperature Rises To 100 Degrees At 9 o’Clock This Morning ■ Local weather prophets were disl appointed Friday when no trace of rain appeared. They pointed out J.that it had rained for the tour pre- . j ceding Fridays. i' Indication that today will be the i hottest day of the year was fore- , seen when the themometer rose i just above HOC degrees in the shade at 9 o’clock this morning. il Unless there is rain and cooler weather in the next few days there i will he a complete lose of late crops. The oats are too far along to ' be affected by the last heat wave. • Most of them are cut. ’ The greatest damage will probably be done to corn, soy beans, sec- . ond and third cuttings of alfalfa, i and garden crops. Pastures also are being destroyed.

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Four of the Eight Types of Homestead Houses |a f ; "“’Hui FT Ji ' ■ ~ r--—I W SB" *k I n it I 4-4.-S™ *" ' ■ L ~ r ' xAV’’ .i, ■ **** I !WI> W MllF Ea , .- ’2-Z 3; A < ■- ; i v ■' •i - 7 ’ .a v'_. ... . ♦ V.Y'tfu v • . v*-’; x ’• ‘A •- s V' t *■ •- * •- ; 1 ■■ v * <.. "Q- h. ?- •. »♦. ... .. InfcJSMhfc— iwffr v 1 : AA v i4' i .xln ■. 'aw ifk iii ■’ ’J. I® S '?.■ fa Ji \ul/e /.* < L* The picture above shows four of the eight different types of hous es to be built by the government in the experimental homestead dis- ! trict on the Cade farm, just beyond the south corporate limits of the city. On a tract of 80 acres the government, through Decatur Homesteads, Inc., will build 48 modern small houses. The center picture s hows a general view of the tract and the location of the houses, as designed by the architects. Decatur is one of the few cities in the United States to be selected as a site for the homesteads.

INCREASE IN ORDERS SON General Electric President Reports 52 Per Cent Increase In an official statement released at the Schenectady offices of the General Electric Company, President Gerard Swope announces a ■ 52 per cent increase in orders for the company during the second quarter of 1934 as compared with I the second quarter of 1933. 1 The statement reads as follows: ‘ Orders received by the General Electric Company for the second quarter of 1934 amounted to $54,005,988, compared with $35,539,858 for the second quarter of 1933, an increase of 52 per cent, President ' Gerard Swope announced today. "The second quarter of 1934 was the largest since the third quarter of 1931. "Orders received for six months amounted to $92,154,642, compared with $61,051,502 for six months last year, an increase of 51 per 1 ' cent." For Fort Wayne Works, includ- ! Ing Broadway, Winter Street and 1 Decatur, the orders received in the | second quarter of 1934 were slightI ** Z'Z-SZSZ I fCONTTNtTTOn GN PAGE STX) Sentence Five Men To Death In Russia .Leningad, July 31 —(UP) —In a vigorous effort to wipe out a wave , of brutality and public disorder, the Soviet court today sentenced five men to death and handed down prison sentences to 51 others, on | charges of public violence. L Only one of 57 prisoners was acI quitted. The group was charged ' with raiding workers' clubs, beating and slabbing the members. The raids took place apparently without reason except possible class pre-' judice. Adrording to the press, the group was composed chiefly of sons j of Kulaks and other declassed per- j sons, although it included "A few misguided workers.” h

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 21, 1934.

Houses At Homestead Site Will Be Modern; Different Styles Available

Tentative plans for the 48 houses to be built soon on the Decatur subsistence homesteads project south of town call for four or five room houses complete with bath, basement and furnace. The specifications which will soon be given to bidders will contain alternates to provide for the event that some of the features will be beyond the limits provided for in the budget. The 48 houses will face the park or a drive; none will face an outside road. Each of the plots of ground will contain land varying from one to 1% acres. On each plot the government will plant a small orchard, consisting of two apple, two cherry and one pear tree, purchased at a cost of $474. Garages and poultry houses will also be included in the purchase price if the contracts for the houses are low enough. It not contractors will furnish special low prices for these outbuildings if built at the same time as the houses. The garages will be large enough for one car. Garden space will be provided by the landscaping of each plot which will be sufficient to keep the individual homesteader in vegetables for the year. HOUSES ARE MODERN The houses as planned by the architects McNally and Quinn of Chicago for the government will be extremely modern. The purpose in the building of these homes is to demonstrate the practical value of constructing a number of modern low priced homes for laboring men and small wag earners which will combine city conveniences with ample gardening and poultrygrounds. The homestead will probably cost from $2,400 to $2,700 each. As only $125,000 has been appropriated here from the government’s $25,000,000 set aside as a revolving ' fund for subsistence homesteads projects this amount can not be ex- | ceeded in building the 48 homes. , Eight types of houses have been prepared by the architects and the i purchaser will be permitted to se-

I lect the house best suited to his needs. The houses will vary from four to five rooms not including the bath. The out side dimensions will be from 22 by 30 feet to 24 by i 32 feet. A basement will be dug under I half the house. It will contain • stone or cement blocks in the wall ■ and concrete floors. A hot air furi nace will be installed and room I provided for a coal bln and fruit , cellar. The dimensions will be 14 , : by 20 feet. The kitchen will have the dimr ensions of 9 by 12 feet. Following 1 the latest trend in small houses , 1 the kitchen will be combined with , 1 the dining room. It will contain a > combination laundry tray and sink, , ’ suitabl built-in cupboards, broom , closets, sufficient space for stove , 1 with gas connections, refigerator ! space and two or three windows. , The living room will be about ' 12 by 15 feet with an entrance hall. , The bathroom will be built on 1 ' the first floor with dimensions of < , six by seven feet. It will be equipp- I ed with bath tub and lavatory with I I hot and cold water furnished by a i gas hot water heater in the base- I ' ment. It will also have a toilet, I heavy linoleum floor and medicine cabinet. A linen cloket will be built i in outside the bathroom. I Two bed rooms will be built: down stairs measuring about 9 by 1 I 12 feet and one up stairs or one on 1 , the first floor and two on the sec- " ond. These will contain sufficient I built-in ward robe space. 1 The house will be roofed with , cedar shingles or alternates. The . ’ sides will be of drop siding, shipI lap or stucco and painted by the , contractor. Hardwood floors will be used throughout the house and , it will be completely insulated against cold and heat. A cistern will be built in each yard and the water will be brought ' into the bouse through the means : of a hand pump in the kitchen. Running water will be brought to the house through the water mains ’ recently built to the project by the I I city. Gas lines have also been ex- * '(CONTINCED ON PAGE SIX)

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REFINISHING U.S. ROAD 27 Stretch South of Decatur Refinished To Prevent Freezing A crew of about 50 men under the direction of W. E. Edwards of the state highway department is refinishing 3.46 miles of road on U. S. highway 27 between Decatur and Monroe. The state department ordered the road coated to prevent water from seeping between the crevices and freezing in the winter time. Ice under the road would cause it to swell in the winter and destroy I the pavement. This is a usual treatment. Traffic was being detoured over the road today. The road probably will be open Sunday morning. The contract calls for 13,000 gal-1 lons of liquid asphalt and 650 tons of number four stone. The stone ' is comparatively heavy. Seventy- 1 five tons of number six or chip stone will be rolled into the completed job. This will seal the surface and make it water proof. Twenty-two state trucks, with graders and other equipment are being used to speed the job. j' The resurfacing was started at j i the south city limits and will con-1 tinue to the curve in the road near i Monroe with the exception of a < small section around the railroad ; crossing. o |i Legion Auxiliary To Name Officers ' _ ( The nomination of officers of the I American Legion Auxiliary will be held at the meeting of the organization to be held in the Legion hall," Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Plans will be made at the meet- ' ing for the state convention which ‘ will open in Gary on August 28. The members of the local auxiliary , plan to entertain 10 children from 1 the Knightstown home the first week in August.

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> • ' Decatur Homestead Officers Are Listed; Elberson President j The officers and directors of the . ’Decatur Homesteads, inc., are: iPresident, James Elberson; vlce- ! president. Mrs. H. B. Heller; secre-! 'tary and attorney, Ferd L. Litter | er; treasurer, Carl C. Pumphrey, I land directors. E. W. Lankenau. I James G. Cowan, and E. L. Middleton. Mr. Middleton Is director of i homesteads In the middle west for ' the Department of the Interior. A. A. Watrous is project manag-' 'er of the homesteads; George Anidrews, chief accountant and disbursing agent, and Evelyn Miller, secretary of the board. o I ENTIRE STATE IS SWELTERING Temperatures Heading Toward All-Time Records In Indiana Indianapolis, July 21 — <U.R> —' ' Search for William H. Williams. 25, handsome farm hand, was con-. ducted with renewed vigor today lon the strength of a statement j naming him as the slayer of his I employer. Alfred C. Pearson, 48. ; Marion county farmer. The statement was made hv Mrs, Ethel May Pearson. 11, i widow of the slain man, after I nearly 12 hours of grilling, police said. She was to be questioned further today regarding certain details which po’iee said were left out of ’ the original statement. The slaying occurred at about daybreak July 16. according to . her statement. The body, with the head crushed by two heavy i blows, was found in bed about four hours later, she reported Police have ascertained Williams was in Indianapolis the day of the slaying and cashed a cheek made out to Pearson and endorsed by his wife. The search was directed to Louisville. Ky.. upon information Williams had told a friend he was going there to visit relatives. Wil’iams left the Pearson farm r , r»>T’T-T\’’T' , T7»r-v r»\C!T QTY) q Saylors Returns From Convention Clifford Saylors returned Friday evening from Grand Rsplls. Michigan where he attended the 18th annual convention of the International Association of Lions Clubs in session there since Tuesday. Mr. Saylors represented the Decatur Lions Cluib as delegate. Gover- : nor Comstock of Michigan Ed. Hays national commander of the American Legion and many other notable were on the program, representing foreign countries who have Lions organizations associated with Lions International. o To Press At Noon This edition of the Daily Democrat was printed at noon today, for the purpose of giving the printers and office employes a half-day oft. — o RESUME SEARCH FOR MURDERER Widow Os Slain Marion County Farmer Says Farmhand Killer Indianapolis, July 21. — (U.R) — Temperatures soared toward all time records in Indiana today with no relief in sight. Throughout the state the mercury was four to five degrees higher at 9 a. m. than at the same time yesterday. “Fair and continued warm tonight and Sunday,” replied J. H. Armington, meteorologist at the U.' S. weather Bureau, when asked if there would be a break in the rec-' ord smashing heat wave. Highest temperatures of the year were reported yesterday when Wheatfield and Lafayette both had official readings of 108. It was 106 at Rochester, 105 at Cambridge City, 104 at South Bend and Columbus and 103 in Indianapolis. In contrast the southern cities in the state were the coolest, Evansville reporting 98 and Vin*"*(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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DEATH TOLL OF i SEVENTY LIVES I OVER COUNTRY Farmers Fight Frantically To Obtain Sufficient Water WATER FAMINE THREATENS CITY Chicago, July 21. — <U.B — Death, famine and new afflictions for millions of farmers rolled eastward across the I United States and southern Canada today in the shimmering air of a record heat wave. At least 70 deaths were traced to heat. Thousands were prostrated. Cattle died almost unheeded in western fields as farmers sought water for their families. Crops burned terrijfyingly in a dozen states. Winds , became so hot that human skin cracked and blistered at its touch. Thermometer columns boiled over the 100-degret- mark—in several places almost to 120 degrees i—from Utah almost to the Atlantic coast, and from Medicine Hat to Port Arthur. Gov. Alfred M. Landon of Kansas, speaking at Emporia, declared that the nation is confronted with "a great disaster.” Emporia has not seen the mercury below 100 degrees for 32 days, ft was 118 yes- ' terday. No rain lias fallen tor I weeks. Thousands of farmers and even i large cities fought almost frantic- ' ally for drinking water. Five thousand residents of Falls City, Neb., were said to be in actu- > al danger of a water famine. The i city water plant was unable today • to pump water from the lowering t Nemaha river. A temperature of 114 degrees sent thousands to beer - taverns. r Credton, la., planned to enlargs daily shipments of 46 carloads of - water by rail from Council Bluffs, i In Chicago and in Kansas City, i city authorities pleaded for water i conservation. Chicago pumped more than a billion gallons from Lake MG higan yeeterday without being able to maintain normal pressure in the mains. The maximum temperature here * rnwTTNT’vm nv pagb" <stx> O- ————— FARLEY WORKS FOR BEET MEN Indiana Congressman Voices Opposition To Crop Curtailment Opening a drive to protect the sugar beet industry In this section of Indiana, Cong. James I Farley telegraphed to President Franklin ' D. Roosevelt Friday morning his opposition to any further increase of tbe preferential arrangement by which Cuban sugar is imported. As a member of a special comI mittee with Cong. Prentiss Brown i of Michigan, Cong. Farley while j in Washington heard requests of ) the sugar beet group for a smaller importation of Cuban cane sugar, and also conferred with the Cuban I sugar interests on their needs. “The section of Indiana which I represent includes large producers of sugar beets,” he wired President Roosevelt. “Any further increase in Cuban sugar preferential is strongly opposed by the best beet-grower farmers. They feel that Cuba has benefited to the damage of themselves and I respectfully urge that no change in the present quota be made. “There has been a movement on to increase Cuban sugar Imports and damage the beet sugar industry,” Mr. Farley said Friday. “I I am opposed to any such move and ‘ would rather act to reduce the j imports in order that we might . I benefit American agriculture 'hauler than tlyj capitalists and foreign officials who control the Cuban sugar production." Cong. Farley said he would work with Cong. Brown in an attempt to prevent any Increase in the Cuban sugar import authorized by the government. “We have an industry here in Indiana—the beet sugar crop is one of tlie finest cash crops the farmer can raise today — and 1 propose to do everything humanly possible to protect that industry,” he declared.