Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1934 — Page 1

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I“B«TGEDMAN 'RESIDENTIS MS TO DEATH j U ar Hero May Not Live Throughout The Day [AHOLD REPORTS (i HIS CONDITION rlin, Julv 31—<U» — ident Paul von HindenGerinanv's aged war ’and beloved peace-time r, was critically ill toie cabinet was summonurriedlv from all parts ernianv. I ie rutted. 86-year old 3 r, although weakened by is of serious illness, refused j his head to the enemy. He Is bed this morning, took a nourishment and showed interest in his surroundings, he returned to bed, his doI innounced. ‘‘and entered a ful sleep ” For months he uffered from a bladder comhas shown complete mental ,• and until yesterday was io receive the usual daily ’ s on the state of the nation.' public meanwhile went. its daily tasks, unaware that ational idol was gravely ill. j iress has been ordered to h no extras. mid afternoon, no further represident's condition been issued and it was as»un»--unchanged since the bulletin. • M,-n when the it one. The official < -.s. speedy recovhas I visited by a physieach week, as his health is bad. i r <6 years old. He as a s;.-neral in 1911. only -ca"-'. • , tn,, army in 1911 «in brilliant victories. He again, and was called by (i-ma’ d to reunite Ger- -> presiden* in 1925. He' 0 , y , „ y Oar term, and ,h at foj, ae p would tni’l -u.K >.| s country necdhim and h<* was elected again for a term expiring Ap'i! M 1939 is revert d in Germany, the Nazis, who have footed r leaders since Adolf Hitler. ' h “ ta'h. sr.-war days began drl-t agmi - what he thought destructive old order of have rune out of their way show him difference. a:?i with the build and a mastiff, he has been re.i'o vs-Iv,• ~•/ <’y ,** *” It ASK CHANGE 111 STATE LAW ®>ntend System of GasoB line Tax Distribution ■ Is Unfair Bend. Ind.. July 31—(U.R) Ending that the present sysof " ,a te gasoline tax distribun.is unfair. St. Joseph county lci als will ask Gov. Paul V. Melon >orrow to make revisions ■ the law. County officials claim the pres-: B Method is leaving St. Joseph B 1 n -> with insufficient funds to Ia? <OStS u Pk ee P on county ■ '«■ and no money with which I J U! np °ded equipment. B ‘a i" Same c °tnplatnt has been IdL ,r ° m 1,1 her large northern B >n'-i na CDUn ties and the South I rnn aP3eal 13 ex P ec t p d to start | e law” 6 ' 1 dr ' Ve for revlsion of Eley J ° Beph cor.nty officials claim H th SWt ap P r °ximately $1,000,000 it e Btate treasury in gas taxes received only II CONTIN b'I?D ON Pa7lE Sl*X)**

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXXII. No. 181.

Jailed for Refusal to Speak E-Bt— —— —ißl»g^ t J I I A i n isiß g t * v rlh’i's O j Jack Durham (left) and Wesley Carty, both newspaper men of Danville, Ky., pictured in jail after they were sentenced for contempt of court fcr refusing to tel! Judge J. W. Harlan what they knew about i rhe banging in effigy of a legislator.

Name Rev. Carson Associate Dean Rev. H. R. Carson, pastor of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church was named associate dean at the final conference of the Epworth League held in Epworth Forest Sunday. The office is for the year 1934-35. Other officers elected are: A. R. Teeter, Winchester, dean; A. P. . iitMMik. -giber Mot, otsoctot* de«w: C. C. Wfschmeler, Ligonier, man ager; H. C. Brown, Fort Wayne, : secretary; Rev. C. B. Croxall. Warsaw, treasurer, and D. C. Souder, Roanoke, registrar. GIVEN REPORT OF EXAMINERS State Auditors File Reports On Examinations Made Here The county auditor received today the reports of theetate field examiners for department of supervision of public offices of the check made of the books in the court house several months ago. The examination was made by A. M. Doyle and Frank R. Simons. The reports will be approved or rejected by the county commissioners who will meet the first of next month. The examination covers the records of the following officers: M. E. Hower, treasurer of the Decatur school city, for the year of August 1, 1932 to July 1, 1933; Hiram Liechty, treasurer of the Berne school city for the year August 1, 1933 to July 31. 1933; Walter Bockman. county recorder, for the year ! January 1, 1933 to December 31, .1933; Clara Anderson, county recorder for the year January 1, 1931 to December 31, 1932; Burl Johnson sheriff, for the year January 1. 1932 to December 31, 1933, John Wechfer, treasurer for the years January 11, 1932 to December 31. 1933. and Glen Cowan, auditor for the years, January 1, 1932 to December 31, 1933. o Special Services At Union Chapel Sunday at the Union Chapel church will be known as Victory Sunday. Special services will be held during the morning, with the program to appear in Friday s Democrat. The young people of the church will have charge of the program. — o- — Hitchhiker Is Killed By Truck Fort Wayne, July 31— <U.R> Fred Alberts, 60. Albany. N. Y., a hitchhiker, was injured fatally on V. S- road 30 near here last night v hen struck by a truck owned by the North Judson Fruit company. , He died in an ambulance on the way to a hospital.

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NEW WELIS IN USENEXTWEEK Water Wells At City Lot Are Being Connected To Mains Charier Brodteck. superintendent of the city uarer department, iannounced today that the two new wells recently drilled on the city lots in the south part of ‘own are being connected to the city water mains. The wells will be ready for use next week. Mr. Brodbeck stated that while there was no danger of a water shortage, that during * the last three or four days of the heat wave last week the pumps and the wells at the city plant were worked to capacity. The water plant was able to keep up with demand during the day with only a slight drain upon the reserves. At nicht the reserves were brought up to normal. During this time both the wells at the city lot on Seventh street and the air driven wells in the water works park w-ere used. The wel’s on Seventh street are used every day to supply water and have a capacity of about 450 gallons an hour. The air driven wells in the water works park give between 100 and 125 gallons an hour and are used in times of emergency. The two new wells when connected will double the city s water supply. They are expected tn g(ve 450 gel’ons an hour. Mr. Brodbeck said that the city need not fear a water shortage for manv voars when these are used. HALT PROBE OF OILLINGER TIP State Police Abandon Efforts To Learn Who “Sold” Outlaw Indianapolis. July 31— (U.R) — Capt. Matt Leach of the state police definitely has abandoned his efforts to determine who furnished the tip which enabled federal agents to trap and kill John Dillinger in Chicago. Al G. Feeney, state police commissioner, is believed to have instructed Leach to end his activities so far as Dillinger is concerned. “It’s none of our business who j ripped off the federal men,” Feeney said. “We are interested only in the fact that Dillinger is dead and buried. “No member of the state police department is eligible to receive any part of the $15,000 reward offered for the capture of Dillnger. “I feel that the federal agents are entirely capable of taking ’’continuet' on' page’ si’x)’ * '

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 31, 1934.

WORKERS DEFY I GUARDSMEN IN MINNEAPOLIS Strikers Renew Picketing In Defiance Os Martial Law GROCERY TRUCKS ARE OPERATING Minneapolis, July 31 — (U.R) — Striking truck drivers defied national guardsmen today with a renewal of picketing on the largest s< ale since the proclamation of martial law. "We'll see if the soldier hoys have the nerve to shoot us down,” angrily shouted William S. Brown, president of the union, after protesting the troops were "breaking • the strike" by allowing increasing categories of trucks to operate. The crisis in the 15-day-old strike of 6.000 union drivers and inside workers apparently was at hand after Governor Floyd B. Olson’s refusal to grant the union's request that all trucks be stopped for 48 hours pending reorganization of the militia's permit system. The refusal was marked by a new modification of the permit system announced today by Adju'ant General Ellard A. Walsh, who has been the city's military dictator since martial law was ■ ii reclaimed Thursday. All grocery trucks, both wholesale and retail, Walsh announced, will be allowed to operate on per- ' mit in order to replenish the supplies of canned goods, staples and other necessities on grocers' shelves. The modification brought under the permit system the largest remaining class of trucks not al(coNTTNt’itn o« v»*air rrrg) WILL ENFORCE LIQUOR LAWS Chicago Will Be First Spot For Clean-up Drive Os New Era Washington, July 31 — Chicago, the trouble spot of prohibition has been picked for the first clean-up drive of the repeal era. Secretry of the treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.> today was marshalling his forces of alcohol inspectors with the Intent of making Chicago a model of new liquor law enforcement. (Experience gained in the Chicago campaign will be applied in other districts of the country, Morgenthau eaid. “We picked Chicago eo they couldn’t say that we were sissy,” o-nvTTWP'n nv pagp ptvri

State Inspection Bureau Urges Improvements In Fire Department

Citing that Decatur’s fire loss for the past three years was only 61 cents per capita, a very low figure on the average, the Indiana Inspection Bureau, through W. P. McGuire, engineer, recommended more than 22 improvements and additions in local fire fighting equipment, the fire department and water distribution system. Mayor George Krick is in receipt of the ’’complete report on the general fire protection and physical hazard of Decatur, Indiana”, which ■ deals with the inspection made here by Mr. McGuire. The report supersedes the report made in 1924. Following a general summary of existing conditions, facts, description and explanation of the fire fighting system, protection, water lines, streets etc., the engineer makes his recommendation for better fire protection, with a notation to the effect that early adaption of the most important ones is urged. Among the most important recommendations, are: Installing a 250,600 gallon pressure tank In the southern part of the city; “Employing four additional full I time firemen; increase volunteer

Law Is Harassing Dillinger Family Indianapolis, July 31. — (U.R) — Once more the law is harassing the family of John Dillinger, slain public enemy No. 1. A writ of attachment for box office receipts of their act at a local 1 theater was served last night on John W. Dillinger, Sr., his son, Hubert, and his daughter and sonin law, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Hancock. The writ was sworn out by Guy D. Salee, a painting contractor, against the Dillinger family and their manager, Harry A. Casteel. Salee charged that Casteel owed him S7OO for painting two railroad locomotives used in an act which the latter promoted at the state fair grounds several years ago. F.D.R. HEADED TOWARD OREGON Many Matters Os Vital Importance Interest President Aboard the U. S. S. New Orleans, with President Roosevelt, July 31. —(By radio to the United Press.) —President Roosevelt found more work than play occupying his time today as the Cruiser Houston bore him toward Oregon and an inspection of federal projects in the Pacific northwest. Radio communications from Washington and elsewhere brought to the President's desk aboard the cruiser the latest foreign and domestic developments. He studied the reports closely but reserved all public comment. Mr. Roosevelt is looking forward to his arrival in Portland, where he will he met by Mrs. Roosevelt and by his secretaries. Louis Howe and Stephen Early. The secretaries will have with them data on many matters requiring his immediate attention. The Houston and the New Orleans moved into cooler seas today. The crews abandoned tropical white uniforms for the heavier blue i outfits. The ships continued gunnery practice as they moved eastward at a speed of 22 knots an hour. The president took time from his work yesterday to wa*bh the gun and signal drills. Later he was a guest of the Houston’s petty officers at luncheon. o — Vacation Visit Ends In Tragedy Greensburg, Ind.. July 31 —(U.R) A vacation visit to Greensburg ended in death for three residents of Florida last night when their automobile was struck by a Big Four passenger train at a crossing five miles southwest of here. The dead: Arthur R. Kroft, 71 Mrs. Kroft, 68 Miss Mildred Kroft, 45. All were from Vineland, Fla.

r department to 20 men. 1 “Employing a fire chief on a full e time basis to inspect buildings; ‘ilstalling a 45 foot motor service ladder truck, equipped with booster 0 or chemical tanks. I- “Installing additional hydrants In up town district." Commenting on these recommendations, (Mayor Krick stated it t would be practically impossible to c comply with all the recommenda--1 tions. The cost of a pressure tank It is estimated from $25,000 to $30,000. b The adding of four additional •• men and a full time fire chief would cost the city more than $6,000 a f year in wages, figured at only SIOO per month per man. g (Mayor Krick and city officials) r looked at the recommendations as r inconsistent with facts and experr fences found in Decatur. The fire loss in Decatur for the three years ending. December 31, 8 1933, was only $9,565. The average loss per fire was $95. Based on an .. average population of 5,200, the 3 average annual number of fires per s 1,000 population was 6.3, a very high figure, and the average an--1 nual loss per capita was 61 cents r ( 'continued ON PAGE TWO)

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!APPROVAL OF ALLOTMENT TO ; COUNTY GIVEN County Corn-Hog Control Allotment Is Approved Today TOTAL PAYMENTS ABOUT $284,320 The Adams county corn-hog control committee has received a telegram from Purdue University today stating that the county allotment here has been approved. This will mean a total of albout $284,320 to be paid to the farmers of the county by the government. It is expected that the checks will be received here in about two months. The allotment was determined from the applications. The I final applications will have to be typ d, signed and mailed to Washington. The checks will be mailed to the county allotment treasurer who will distribute them. The allotment will be based on 250.000 bushels of contracted corn and 111.044 hogs. The contracting farmers have ' agreed to plant from 20 to 30 per s cent less corn this year than the • average annual yield for the last ■ two years. They are paid 30 cents ■ a bushel for the estimated yield of the acres not planted this year. i The excess acres are being planted in forage crops which will be : consumed on the farm and not sold. The contracting farmers have I I agreed also to decrease the number I of hogs by one fourth. On the remaxuag three fourths they will be I paid $5.00 a head. A number qf ’ ways have been offered to dispose • of the extra hogs, one being to do*?CON I TNT’En ny Ptr.R FIVE) REV. ROBERTS' SISTER IS DEAD Mrs. Marienna Creek Dies This Morning In Wells County Mrs. Marienna Creek, 71 died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Winifred Barnes, Nottingham township, Welle county this morning of heart trouble. She was born in Blackford county, February 15, 1863. Her marriage to Jasper Creek, who died , in 1930, took place in Blackford . county in 1881. She is survived by two daughters, ' Mrs. Barnes, and Mrs. Blanch Ballard, Cass County; two sons, O. M. . Creek, Wells county, and Roy Creek, Bellefontaine, Ohio; three brothers, Endsley Robert, Blackford County; Rev. Don T. Robert, Indianapolis and Rev. Charles J. Roberts, Decatur, and two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Perfect, Blackford county and Mrs. Vienna Conelly, Hartford City. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Olive Branch Friends Church in Blackford county of which she was a member. Smith Endorses Tammany Hall New York, July 31— i many Hall moved from the mourner’s bench to a seat directly beneath the pulpit today, its reform and regeneration having received . the rirect blessing of its greatest son, Alfred E. Smith. Smith ended his long estrangement from the mother of his political career last night by appearing at a Tammany rally. With him were . Senator Robert F. Wagner and Foley, who, like Smith and despite Tammany afitiliations. have names that stand for integrity and pub-' lie affairs. 'bulletin Mrs. Bertha Emma Spuller, 51, wife of Dallas Spuller of route 3, Decatur, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital at 2:15 o'clock this afterI noon. Mrs. Spuller had been 111 for the past three weeks. She was removed to the local hospital ( Sunday night for treatment, i Death was sudden.

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Jails Newspapermen aww?”' ' tew Up. Io ■. & Judge J. W. Harlan of Danville, Ky., who sentenced two newspapermen to jail for contempt of court who refused to tell him what they knew about the hanging in effigy of a legislator. HOLD FUNERAL ’ OF MOVIE STAR Simple Funeral Rites Are Held Today For Marie Dressier Hollywood, July 31—<U.R>—With the simplest ceiemony, Marie Dressier will be buried today. Only a few of her closest friends, ranging from producers to properry boys, will attend services at Forest Lawn Memorial park. Police were prepared for a crush of ! thousands expected to fight for a glimpse of celebrities. The film industry’s farewell to lhe famous star will consist of a poem, a song and a eulogy, just as she would have wished it. The poem will be placed in the casket beside her body, ravaged by disease to the point that none was permitted to view it. It runs: “Perhaps she learned the truth when time was young— And comes aga’n with Heavensongs of mirth; And leaves her gods and goddesses alone To live with us a little while on earth.” Jeannet'e MacDonald, screen far, will sing “Abide With Me" ■>nd “Face to Face.” Then Miss Fithcrine Lewis will play the organ for the last time for the ’•’nd veteran who employed her as ->. "sideline” pianist during makof the old silent pictures. S'x pallbearers, all director-’-’ends of long standing, will car- — *ho o <rnnie hronjp ske“ to ‘he grave. The pallbearers will be W. S. Van Dyke, William K. Howard, Mervin Leroy, Charles V. Riesner, Jack Conway and Clar- ; ence Brown. GUARD SLUGGED BY PRISONERS Two Prisoners Escape From Monroe County Jail Monday 'Bloomington, Ind., July 31.—(U.R) —Despite an all-night search by ’ state police and county officers, no . j trace has been found of two prisoners who slugged their way out of ; the Monroe county jail late yesterday. The prisoners, Marvin Roach, 27, Indianapolis, suspect in an Amity filling station holdup, and Roy ; j Weaver, 31, Paragon, auto theft I suspect, escaped after slugging Walter Gillaspy, 52, a guard. Both were quartered in the bull : pen of the jail with several other j prisoners. When Gillaspy opened the door to place seme soap in the bull pen, Roach and Weaver forced the heavy iron door open enough to allow their bodies to pass through. Weaver first hit Gillaspy over the head with au iron bar and then ** CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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TWO NAZIS ADE HANGED TODAY DYGOVEDNMENT Confessed Killer And Accomplice Executed For Slaying NEW OUTBREAKS THOUGHT LIKELY’ Vienna, July 31.—(U.PJ—The fascist Austrian government hanged two Nazis today for the murder of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss, declaring war to the death on Naziism and forcing a showdown on the party’s threat to start a new revolt. Otto Planetta, who confessed to firing the fatal shot, and Franz Holzweber. one of his accomplices, were hanged in the yard of the court building where they were tried and condemned. They were the first of the 144 Nazis involved in the raid on th< chancellery when Dollfuss wat killed, and others of their accomplices also appeared in danger of the gallows. The Nazis have threatened to blow up St. Stephen’s cathedral and kill priests if Nazis are hangj e d. The hanging was a grim business. No one was allowed to see it. Troops occupied the court building and machine guns were placed in the entrances, pointing into the streets. Newspapermen and spectators j who attended the trial were forced ' to leave. Holzweber went to the gallows first. He was hanged at 4:35 p. m. Planetta followed him to death at 4:45 p. m. Soldiers, hehnwehr men and police were alert over the country for the first signs of a new revolt, which this time might plunge the countrv into civil war unprecedentfrnKTTNT’RD AV PAGP FTVE) KILLER WINS FOURTH STAY Louis Hamilton, Scheduled To Die August 3, Granted Stay Indianapolis, July 31 — (U.R) A stay of exception until Sept. 22 was granted by the supreme court today to Louis Hamilton lola, Kan., scheduled to die in electric chair at the V’A’ana .state prison Aug. 3 on charges of murder. It was the fourth time that the court had delayed Hamilton s execution. He was convicted in Indianapolis on charges of killing Lafayette Jackson. Indiananolls chain store owner, during a holr’un in 19’2 ' comnan’on. Charles Ve _ non JV’’t. was electrocuted Nov. 24, 1933, as era high court denied a petition for rehearing. Hamilton first obtained a stay o Piracy Reports Are Found False Chicago July 31 —(UP) —A commercial radio dispatch from the steamship City of Grand Rapids this afternoon said a coast guard speed boat had boarded the ship, found no traces of piracy and departed. Coast guard headquarters here believed this almost definitely established that the piracy report was unfounded but said they would await confirmation by direct radio from their own craft. Subsequently the coast guard headquarters received from Kenosha verification of the report that the piracy rumors were unfounded. o Make Plans For Berne Festival A tentative program has been arranged for the 4-H and extension club fair, which will be the feature of annual fall festival at Berne Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 9, 10 and 11. E. M. Webb, Berne school superintendent, is general chairman of arrangements. Many special features will be arranged for the festival.