Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1934 — Page 1

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Ivetownship JfiilWN FUND fUESLOWERED n * — — ■i Os Total Rates Are ' ower Than Those Now In Effect iting \TI R RATE ■ js I\( HANGED i> you Kp, smooth running SOS-1 ria ((f |h( . vimns county X„M adjustment board a<l- ' a at ii'"oii today, all -■ completed and ' hartal ]( . vies i,,i- the different units beiin’ fixed lxadjournment. . : inane i.n| T- townships in n funds in the speH cl. including £ f. r Ad.niH county, the city Decatur and the towns of , Berne and Geneva. uniniy r.m which applies and taxing units is 50 cents on IliHt. including a five cent for the bond fund. state of 15 cents on JIW also applies to all taxing ast. in the county. Ilin. i>f th.- ’al rates, payable i.ix id-- property are than those effective this savings to taxpayers • VMr " i!l ; "” ount ,0 many of dollars. Cuts Are Made townships in which the ■ fund levies were reduced Root, asked 12c. set at Washington, asked 18e. set . Pk : St Marys, asked 19c. set' 01 ' 111 : Blue I rook, asked 24--. set " Kr: Jefferson, asked 18c, set the levy fund was reduc from 20 tn Id cents. These the hi Iv changes made by tax adjustment board. ■ redpetii.p; in the tuition ' cam., largely in the credits , to • townships from the cross income tax distributhe budgets not taking into ON PAGE FIVE) j n ■’eppcrmint Oil ■ Distillery Open |B Berne. S.y t 18--tSpeciaD—Dis-ut pepperment oil began at John E.e ier distillery a few ago. Farmers who gr.w peplight harvest and Mr. Eicher that the dietilling will not be a big j ,b this year. t»ur::;- th usuilly heavy downj^B)ur of rain Saturday evening, the. ' cam., near being drowned out. BBOrought an . winds this summer n.:i. i o f the peppermint, east town. ■AMES v a nette I FOUND GUILTY ]® U D In Adams Circuit ill Court Returns Verdict ■ Monday Night A i' ll ')' > n the Adams circuit court about 10:30 o’clock Monday |^f yenin R returned a verdict of of assault against James |^r a,e 'te who was charged with as. an <! battery. The case went th# jury at 4 o’clock Monday as- ■ The jury fixed Vanette’s punish-1 ■J’”' 11 ' at imprisonment of 60 days ■? tlle Adams county jail and $lO ■ Vanette. who was placed on the ■■• and in his own defense Monday i ■•to-inisin, denied all the charges: ■wb< Ilght agalnst hf m by the state, I wh claimed that he was the per-1 ■ •on who grabbed a young girl on ■ August 17. ' ane -te rested his defense on ’ !■ e grounds that the place where ■ , ea " 6 8®d attack was made was! ■oo dark f or a,lyone t 0 be positivelasi' entlfiwl - He claimed he was attack 41 the time ° f ttle allegeli

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Tax Rates Following is a table of the total I tax levies in the townships, towns and cities in Adams eouiiI ty, as fixed by the Adams County I Tax Adjustment Board, together i with a comparison of the rates I applying this year on the SIOO. in every case the rate payable ' next year Is lower than that paid this year. Unit 1934 1935 Union $1.39 $1.32 Root . 1.85 1.42 Preble 1.26 1.13 ' Kirkland ... 1.77 1.42 . Washington 2.24 1.62 ' St. Marys 1.78 1.64 ! Blue Creek .... 2.62 1.92 Monroe 2.22 1.81 French 1 55 1.41 | Hartford 2.53 1.90 Wabash . . 2.61 1.92 Jefferson 1.61 1.37 Monroe-Washington . 2.60 1.96 Monroe-town 2.58 2.17 Berne 2.71 2.36 I Decatur-Washington 3.15 2.71 Decatur-Root 2.88 2.48 | Geneva 3.56 3.46 o— — Fifteen Take Exam For Berne Offices Berne, Sept. 18—(Special)—Fifteen persons took the examination f.r the assistant carrier and clerk job for the local post office here Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock. .The examination was held at the Berne ethool building with Carl Amstutz in charge. Postal Inspector W. C. Lytle. Ft. Wayne, formerly of Cincinnati, spent some time at the local office last week and plans to return this week it was learned here today. Those interested tn the .postmaster "appointment here recently received their grades following a special investigation some time ago. I Only two divulged their grades, Ernest Stengel and Roy Girod. o THREE GUARDS UNDERARREST National Guardsmen, Former Bank President Indicted By Jury Indianapolis, Sept. 18 — (U.R) — Three national guard officers and a former president of a bank were under arrest today as the resu’ts of indictments returned by the federal grand just here last Saturday. The jury returned 100 indictments against 125 persons. The majority of the true bills were against liquor offenders and I counterfeiters. Arraignments will be held before Judge Robert C. Ba'tzell Friday morning. Claude S. Kltterman, former ( president of the First National i bank of Cambridge City, was arrested by U. S. Marshal Frank Holmes at Cambridge City yesterday and was brought here to i arrange bond. Kitterman is alleged to have i signed three notes, totalling apI proximately $5,000 with the name | of ‘lShroyar Farms, by C. S. Kitterman, agent.” The money, the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ■ • ■ — l,l ■" i — 1 Men’s Brotherhood To Meet Wednesday The brotherhood of the First Christian Church will meet at the country home of Rev. and Mrs. J. ■W. Dawson, Wednesday night at i seven-thirty o'clock. An invitation i is extended to the entire memberI ship cf the church to attend the I meeting. o Meshberger Employe Badly Burned Monday Howard Tewel), 20. Bluffton, an employe of the Meshberger Stone j company of Linn Grove, suffered severe burns when a can of gasoline exploded. He was setting fire to brush piles along the road grade north of Bluffton. His employers stated he had been told to use oil ! and not gasoline. Tewell was burned about the arms, face and chest. While some of the burns are deep, his recovery is expected.

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Party for Lindberghs — ’4a,- . . • • -A? A'.. ■ < <Wt a ■ wT . T l ”' 9 w j SBWKBLi Au.— ‘" ■ ■■ a When Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh were forced down in Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Aikens, in whose home they stayed for three days, gave a country party. Left to right . Mrs. Gar- ; land Aikens. Garland Aikens. Ella Vance, Mrs. Homer Aikens, Mrs. Lindbergh, Col. Lindbergh, Homer Aik.m-. Mrs. Harriaon Parson and Harrison Parson. |

SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETSPLANNED Several Sunday School Conventions Planned In County Plans are being completed for ( several Sunday School conventions and a convention of the Christian ’ Endeavor Society to be held in Ad-, ams county. The Adams County Sunday School convention will be held Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7 al Berne. The Sunday af-ernoor. j ' session will be held at the- First Mennonite church at 2 o'clock. C.. i E. Striker, county superintendent of schools and president of the Ad. ■ ams County Sunday School association has announced. Dr. Raymond Schutz, professor , at North Manchester college will I be the principal speaker at the j meeting. The Monroe township Sunday ’ School convention will be held; next Sunday afternoon and eve-1 ning. Officers will be elected. The I afternoon meeting will be held at the Springhill church, northeast of Berne, at 2 o’clock. Rev. Charles | M. Prugh. pastor of the Decatur Reformed church, will be the principal speaker. lire evening session will be held at 7:30 o’clock at the Monroe! Methodist church with Rev. Andrew "(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) SOVIET RUSSIA JOINS LEAGUE I League Os Nations Assembly Votes To Admit Russia Geneva. Sept. 18-(UP)— Admission of Soviet Russia to the Lea-| igue of Nations was formally voted: j tonight by the assembly. The assembly also vote! Russia | a permanent seat on the consul. > The vote on admission was 39 to : ‘ three, those voting not including' Portugal. Seven natl-ns abstained, from voting, deluding Switzerland! and Argentina. Floodlights were turned on the; 1 speaker's platform and cameras clicked as R. J. Andler of Sweeden, I presiding announced the vote. The 1 assembly was hushed when he re-| ■ vealed that Russia had received far lin excess of the necessary twoi thirds vote. , ’’Therefore, I declare the Soviets I elected members of the League” he After that, it was planned that . the Russia delegation, headed by : Maxim Litvinov, brilliant foreign minister, should enter and seats. Lltvihov was expected to make i his maiden speech at once. He had not intended to appear until tomorrow.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 18, 1931.

Allege Attempt To Wreck Train Erie Railroad officials today expressed no alarm over alleged attempts to wreck Erie trains south of the city. The arrest of two 'Decatur boys Sunday, they believe, will clear up the rumored attempts to derail trains. The two iboys. <ne ten and one eleven, have been turned over to Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp, county probation officer. No action will be tak’Wn against them. The attempt was discovered Sunday when a light motor service car (passed over "creepers” placed on the track. As these did not wreck the light motor car, it is believed they could n t have derailed a train. CHURCHES TO MEET FRIDAY M. E. Churches Os Adams County To Meet Here Friday A church council in which the ministers and laymen of the sixteen Meth dist Episcopal churches in Adams County will participate, will be held next Friday in the Decatur M. E. church. A series of round table discussions, led by Dr. Harvey ! Reeves Calkins, world traveler and ; "Father of the Modern Stewardship Movement”, will open at 10:09 A. M. and continue through the day. I : Dr. Calkins will address a mass I ■ meeting in the evening. The pro- , gram is as follows: ! 10:00 A. M. Period cf Prayer and Thanksgiving, led by Dr. F. E. Frib-j |ley. 10:30 A. M. Keynote Address, I “The Larger Stewarship" by Dr. H. R. Calkins. 11:00 A. M. Ministers forum. The general theme for f ur or five minute discussions will be, "Why Is. The Church's Purpose Os Personal; and Social Evangelism Continuous- ’ ■ ly Thwarted?” 12:15 P. M. Pot Luck Dinner. Two I j speakers will discuss "The Church j Os Tomorrow”. A speaker for the ! ! * Decatur Members Attend Meeting i Thirteen members of the Decatur ! lodge and 11 members of the Gene- j | va lodge attended the district meet--1 ing cf the Knights of Pythias at I Bluffton Monday night. Plans were i made there for the doming year. ——o— — Arthur Schiderer Has Arm Fractured Arthur Schiderer, 919 Winchester street, received a fracture of his right arm at the wrist, Monday night about 7 o’clock, while crank ing a car. Mr. Schiderer was taken to the Adame County Memorial Hospital for x-ray and to have the fracture set.

INQUIRY BOARD INSPECTS LINER Shin Disaster Probe Board Inspects Morro Castle TodayNew York, Sept. is.— (U.R)—The federal board of steamboat inspectors today transferred investigation of the Morro Castle disaster to the liner’s fire-blackened hulk at Asbury Park, N. J. It was the board’s first inspection of the death trap for 137 per Isons. Members were prepared by new testimony yesterday to find: j Twenty-six of the burned ship's I fire-fighting standpipes never opened against the blaze that swept the New York-Havana pleasure cruiser Sept. 8. Two others of the 40 available standpipes were too burned to give evidence. Asbury Park Fire Chief William S. Taggart told the j I ward. Fire doors unclosed against the ' draft of a starboard-bow wind. Testimony further vividly pictured how the gale, while the liner continued plowing almost directly into it. and later pointed into it at anchor, whipped fire in the reading room rapidly hrough the ship ' “like a fog.” Chairman Dickerson N. Hoover, boiler inspector James Smith, hull inspector Karl Nielson, and district supervising inspector John L. j Crone were to inspect minutely a "(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) POLICE SEARCH FOR BABY GIRL Two-Year-Old Rhode Island Girl Missing For 24 Hours Richmond. R.1.. Sept. 18—<U.R)— A theory that baby Nancy MarI shall might have been killed by a hit and run motorist and her bodv concealed bv the roadside today tnurred state police and volunteers in a wide search through I nearby’ woodlands for the missing j chi'd. The blonde, two vear old Nancy . has been missing almost 24 hours, i Nancy, one of ttye 11 children of ! Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, left j the isolated and weatherbeaten ! Marshall farmhouse here yester- ' day at 2 p. m. to play in the near- ■ by woods with two young sisters I and a brother. The older children returned an hour later but Nancy has not been ‘ seen since. The hit-run death theory arose when police, questioning Nancy’s : companions, 'earned that they had i irone with the missing baby to ’ Carolina road, a quarter mile i from home. The road, connecting the New "(CONTINUED" ON PAGE FIVE)

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FARMERS GIVEN FIRST PAYMENT ON CORN,HOGS Residents of Six North Townships Receive Checks Today OTHER PAYMENTS TO BE MADE LATER Fanners from eix north townships in the county came to Decatur today to receive corn-hog checks. , Committeemen from the townships were in charge of the distri-1 bution. Receipts and other forms ! had to be signed iby the producer J and land owner before the U. S., ; treasury warrants were turned over j to the owners. Not all of the checks had been received up to noon today. The blocks missing included those from !“K to Z” in Union township; “A to S” in Kirkland tetwnship; “M to Z” in Wabash township; Jeffersoc | j township, no checks received. Henry Auman of Root township I received the first check this mornj in?. It was for $155. The amount of the checks ranged from $6. the smallest to $641.50 for the highest. Payments today, the first of three ' to be made to corn-h g signers represent two dollars on a hog and 15 'cents a bushel on corn, on the, amount and number reduced. i The distribution today included payments to farmers in Preble, Root. Union, Kirkland, Washington and St. Marys townships. Checks n t received are expected anytime. Kermit Bowen, treasurer and Amos Stoneburner, secretary of the Adams County Corn-Hog contract association, stated they might be received late this afternoon or within the next few days. Notice 7c6ntlnUED*On’pAGE FIVE) OFFICERS FOR CLASSES NAMED Decatur Catholic High School Classes Select Officers The officers and guardians of the four classes in the Decatur Catholic high school have been selected for the year. The classes have been reorganized and plans are being ■made f-r the fall and winter season. Williams Borns was named president of the senior class; Edward Ehinger. vice-president; Ruth Voglewede, secretary; Richard Ulman, treasurer; Rosemary Miller, historian. Sister M. Regina was chosen class guadian. Leo Miller will head the junior i class; Mary Margaret Klepper will be vice-president; Julia Parent, secretary; Edward Wolpert, treasurer; iLgnes Schultz, historian. Sister M. Helen Clare will act as class guardian during the year. Josephine Wclpert was chosen (president of the sophomore class; Loretta R.se Lose, vice-president; Herman Hain, secretary; Charles I Cook, treasurer; Marjorie Brown, historian. Class guardian, Sister M. Agnes Terese. The Freshman class president will j be iLouis Wolpert; Paul Schmitz will act as vice-president; Helen Kohne, secretary; Agnes Reed, treasurer, and Jeanete Rumschlag historian. Sister Barbara will be the class guardian. n Knights Os Columbus Plan Series Os Dances The first of a series of fall dances to be given for Knights of Columbus, members of their families and acI companied guests, will be held, Tuesday, September 25 at the K. of C. j hall. Elmo Smith has been named chairman of the dance and entertainment committee. ,A local orchestra will Ibe engaged to furnish music for the evening. The committee announced that the charge for dancers would be 25 cents a couple; 25 cents for single 1 men and 10 cents tor single women. ■ Guests must be accompanied by ' members, the committee announced

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Governor Flies To Fort Wayne To Talk; No Speech Scheduled Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 18. —(U.R) —Gov. Paul V. McNutt flew here from the state capital yesterday to address Fort Wayne citizenry celebrating the 140th anniversary of Gen. Anthony Wayne’s entry ! into this territory—but there was no address. It was just a misunderstanding, however, the governor receiving two separate invitations to visit the city, and he is expected to return later for the speech-making. One group had asked the governor to appear in connection with the Wayne celebration which started yesterday; another wants Gov. i McNutt October 22 when the actual founding of old Fort Wayne will be commemorated. Fully prepared for “the occasion," the governor carried his speech in a portfolio yesterday as. teraoon as he was whisked from municipal airport to the Women's I Club. Whether it was on Anthony Wayne or the establishment of the old fort, no one knows save the state’s first citizen who was never given the opportunity to use it. MORE VIOLENCE REPORTED FROM STRIK£AREAS Twenty-nine Textile Mills Are Reopened In Georgia AWAIT REPORT BY MEDIATION BOARD (By United Press) Reopening of 29 textile mills in Georgia since state troops were I called out was reported today as isolated instances of violence in the general strike occurred. All arbitration and peace negotiations in Washington awaited a report by President Roosevelt's special board, with the possibility that executive action to end the walkout might be suggested. Strike headquarters in Washington considered calling out 120,000 more workers in the Cariet and Synthetic rayon industries. Police ad strikers clashed at Passic, New Jersey ad hand to hand fighting ensued. Roosevelt May Act (Copyright 1934 by UP.) Washington, Sept. 18. — (U.R) — Tightening textile strike lines suggested today that personal intervention by President Roosevelt ultimately may be required to settle the deadlock. A report on the situation, requested before Oct. 1 but possibly to be submitted earlier, will be (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) AWAIT RESULT OF PRIMARIES Wisconsin And Mississippi Are Casting Ballots Today By United Press Wisconsin and Mississippi today provided a double test of new deal sentiment with new primary voting to add to the widespread polls , of last week. For the first time voters will record their opinion of the experimental third party launched by the LaFollette forces of Wisconsin. Sen. Robert M. LaFollette is the progressive candidate for senator and his brother, Philip, will try again for the governorship. There is no contest facing either LaFollette but adherents hope to roll up as high a total as possible in order to make a favorable com--1 parison with the Republican and ’ I Democratic primaries. Five candidates are fighting for Democratic senatorial endorsement. They include former Repub. ; lican Governor F. E. McGovern, ' Milwaukee, State Senator W. L. ’ Carroll, Mrs. Gertrude Bowler, national committeewoman, John M --T--1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

FARMER KILLED ON HIGHWAY 27 SOUTH OF CITY Monroe Township Resident Fatally Hurt While Riding Mower INDIANAPOLIS MAN HELI) BLAMELESS Harvey Lewis Kessler, 52, prominent Monroe township farmer, was fatally injured at 6:20 o’clock Monday evening when a mowing machine on which he was riding was struck by an automobile on highway number 27 four and one-fourth miles south of Decatur. Mr Kessler was brought to the Adams County Memorial hospital, where he died at 8 o’clock ! last night. He sustained a frac■tured skull, internal injuries and i hemorrhages, a broken jaw, fracItured collar bone and was badly i bruised and lacerated. The accident victim was driving south on the highway, returning the team and mower to the home | of his brother, James Kessler, Mon. I roe. As he neared the Henry Lengerich farm, an automobile, also approaching from the north, struck the rear of the mower. The force of the impact crushed the radiator of the car and the hood struck Mr. Kessler in the back of the head, inflicting a deep gash and fracturing the skull. The auto which struck Mr. Kess. ler was driven by George W. Hess, 35. 2956 East Michigan avenue. Indianapolis. Hess was accompanied by John H. Weghorst. 808 North Jefferson street, Indianapolis. Escape Injury Neither occupant of the Indlani apolis car was injured, although | the front of the auto was badly , damaged. Mr. Hess and Mr. Weghorst both i stated that another car was approaching from the south and that : lights of the auto blinded the driver, I making it impossible for him to see I the mower. There were no lights ■ on the mower. The tragedy was investigated by | Sheriff Burl Johnson and Coroner i Robert Zwick. The latter returned a verdict of accidental death. Monroe Twp. Native The deceased was born in Monroe township on November 14. j 1883, a son of Ferdinand and Lucinda Belle Kessler. His father pre!ceded him in death. Mr. Kessler was married twice, i His first marriage was to Emma j Steele, and one son, Kenneth, was ' born to the union. Mrs. Kessler died 24 years ago. His second mar’(CONTINUETO ON PAGE FIVE) Economy Store Closed Wednesday Sam Brooks, manager of the Economy store on North Second street. ! announced today that the stere will Ibe closed all day Wednesday on account of a holiday. o ♦ *> I “Marrying Parson” Winning Fight To Legalize Weddings | Crown Point, Ind., Sept. 18. —(U.R) —The Rev. Oscar Stevens, Crown Point's "marrying parson,” and central figure .In the cut price marriage business here today virtually had won his fight to make his 480 wedding ceremonies legal. | Except for a few unfinished legal debates, approval was given marriages performed by Stevens during the past several months when ' County Clerk George Sweigart announced he had filed the certifi- ! cates and would continue to do so i in the future. Sweigart altered his stand that the Rev. Stevens was not qualified !to perform marriage ceremonies after Circuit Judge C. V. Ridgely j issued a declaratory decree holdl ing that the parson was duly quailj fled. Sweigart contended that Stevens was not qualified because he had no direct connections with an In. diana church. Judge Ridgely ruled, however, that the minister was a member of the Presbyterian church and could perform ceremonies in any part of the country despite local connection. Stevens came here from Oklahome several months ago.