Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 25 October 1934 — Page 1

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I. S. BANKERS PLEDGE COOPERATION

American Legion Favors Bonus Payment

J|« VETERANS W! MEASURE W LARGE VOTE ■ Uelii-’ l ''" ls I>assed Bv I Huge ' °ie ,d I [Against 183 — - — IriJiixation or I 11 \ i I. REST ASKED | Ifianii. l it.. OH. 25 <U.»| ■ The AiihH' hi Legion loday ■ r<|ii<st the /iih ■ coiwri " 1,1 ” ,v **ie sohliers" I iniiix’diatelv. nt the Kith I n atH pI coinention on a presented by tin* W ' eoimnittee. passed by tile tP i. taken during a ■ advocates of fmI m«dk< l-<-n:is payment booed . refused to side: the controversial x announced after - -l> 'egates had forced tuniander Haves to a i. 'I ''all. He had alreadv f resolution passed by ■ (•. voce vote. ■ ■ I !■-■'•' "hich may force the I - ■ distribute almost I SW’ it'iong veterans of pB-i 'ost already paid on payments on adjusted . ■ >rtifieates. not due until ■ - adopted ■ makes its request

congr,"S oh grounds that it ■ i«to ■ ■ -ent gov •• -mt -.: I poll v of snending vast sums of ■ $B ■ aid business recovery. - ■ ven ion ha'l as bonus payment s In ard s'ltc after state I add oiiota of deleea'es to the ■ "ay " column that totalled up to - i- caps of the ve’eran -. I joletl in convention in an annual I p *W* n 'b' r of world war services, f y the air in approval ‘of vote. boos roared out when the I WW”’™ ’hat remained steadwith the legion's previous ■Mf ’ refusal to demand bonus cast their "nay" votes. Mexico's delegation reeelv■Ha s’inilar set of derisive shouts it refused to cast its ballot lU' 1 demanding the immediate iit of th“ bonus the legionwent counter to what was here as the wish of Pres|*nt Roosevelt. The President opposed payment of the bonus on grounds that it ox; PAGE EIGHT ■B o

fcs To Hold Dance Tonight ■ Th “ first of a series of fall and ■nter dances will be held at the |B P () home on North Sec-■ street tonight. Jimmy Hun- ’’ s orchestra will play for danc- i front 9to 12:30. The dance is 'i Elks and their families. _o—- — Party At K. of P. Tonight The card party which was to have i «en held at the Knights of Pythias ome last week will be held Fri«y night at 7:30 o’clock. Prizes! ’■‘l ibe given for bridge itnd inochle. Refreshments will be ervd after the games. Tickets fir the ,ai ’ty may be obtained for 25 cents. — Hospital Committees To Meet Here Friday The hospital committees of the Methodist Episcopal churches of ’he county will meet in th» Decatur church at 7:30 p. m„ Friday. Taiko will be given by Henry B. Heller, Rev. W. B. Fallis, Geneva; Dr. E. T. • ranklln, Fort Wavne; and Dr. [George W. Myers, field repnosent-i---five of Indiana Methodist hospitals.

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Work Is Started Moving Residence Work has started on moving the J old Gloss residence on North Third i utreet, from its .present location to the lot north. The lot Is being vacated to make room for a mod- rn two .story brick building to be built by | Frank MoConnell and sons. The . first floor of the new building will | lie occupied by the International I Harvester Company and the second floor will be made Into apartm nts ‘ or used as a wareroom tor the McConnell wholesale tobacco c mpany. LIST CHAIRMEN FOR HALLOWEEN Total of $133 Will Be Given In Prizes Halloween Night Chairmen of the committees for the Callithumplan parade to be held in this city oik Halloween night. Wednesday, October 31. were announced today by Jess Rice, general chairman. The chairmen are: finance, I. Bernstein; parade marshalls, Paul Sauer and Joe Itaurent; bands, Ilan Tyndall; decoration of autos. Charles Massonnee; horses. Dr. Palmer Eicher; judges, Herman Ehinger; red fire, Robert Helm; advertising, Sim Burk. A total of $133 will be given in prizes for best costume, characterizations and bands. Five dollars each will be given for the best comical lady’s costume I and the best comical man’s costunfe. Three dollars each will be tgivew-iw the best girl’s and the best boy’s costume. The most comical couple will receive $lO. Five dollars each will be awarded to the most comical fat man. the most comical slim man. the most comical fat woman,

and the most comical slim woman. Five dollars will be given for the ■ best impersonation of some comic strip and $5 each for the tallest man and the tallest woman over eight feet high. The most comical . group of three will receive sl2 and , the owner of the best decorated in- , dividual auto will be awarded $lO. Four prizes of S2O, sls. $lO and $5 will be given to the best bands or drum corps in costume. An old time tiddlers contest will > also be held following the parade. The contest will be held in front , of the court house, with the dancers to select the best tiddler and , award the prizesAll meanbers of the general committee are asked to meet at the Rice hotel Friday evening at 7:30 ; o'clock. — o RECORD IS SET BY FAST TRAIN New York City Mayor Grets Crew As New

Speed Record Set New York. Oct. 25.—(U.R>—The : bullet-shaped M-10001, fastest train i ever to cross the United States, : rolled into Grand Central station today with a new record of two days, eight hours and 55 minutes ■ from Los Angeles to the heart of I Manhattan. A crowd of about 1,- ! 000 persons, headed by Mayor k H. Laguardida, greeted the train. A red cap band played as the ' train arrived at 9:55 a. tn. Red carpets were rolled along i the station platform and high officials waited sedately as the new Union Pacific speed monarch endled its dash from coast to coast. But the sparkling canary and brown train did not touch its goal i under its own power. An electric engine, attached at Mott Haven station in New York City, propelled the new streamlined speedster into Grand Central station because of station regulations. The powerful Helsel engines which had sent the M.IWIOI across the continent at an average of j close to 57 miles an hour were | silenced on the last 20 minutes of the journey through New York City ' The record of 56 hours and 55 minutes set today compared to the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

State. National AU laleraatlunal News

CHIEF ALIBI FOR SUSPECT IS EXPLODED — New York Construction Man Retracts Alibi Eor Hauptmann DEFENSE ATTORNEY HIRES NEW AIDES Flemington, N. J„ Oct. 25. — (U.R>— Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon has become convinced that Bruno R. Hauptmann is the mysterious “John” to whom he passed the $50,000 Lindbergh ransom, the United Press was informed by a reliable source. Flemington, N. J., Oct. 25.—<U.R) —Faced with the loss of his chief alibi witness, counsel tor Bruno Richard Hauptmann, charged with the Lindberg ! baby murder, began preparations today for the trial here on January 2. The witness. Joseph L. Furcht, former construction superintendent, who had made an affidavit saying that the German carpenter was employed on the day of the kidnaping, recanted in a signed statement to Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, Jr., of Hunterdon county. Furcht, according to Hauck, said he had been "mistaken.’’ Date for trial was set yesterday after Hauptmann pleaded not guilty to the murder indiement. The first step taken by defense counsel James M Fawcett after the arraignment was to retain new investigators. George H. Foster and Edward Roberts, operators of a private detective agency. Foster lived in Hopewell, scene of the kidnaping of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., for 18 months in 192 J and 1930. • ♦♦ • ♦

CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT q— MRS. VOGLEWEDE DIESJHURSDAY Mrs. Mary Voglewede Dies At Her Home Early This Mornins Mrs. Mary Adeline Voglewede, 82, widow of the late Henry Voglewed - and a member of one of the -pioneer families of Decatur, (jieJ at her home at 5 o’clock Thursday morning following a week's illness. Death was ,due to infirmities pneumonia developing TueeJay. Mrs. Voglewede spent her entire t life in Decatur, having been born here on January 29. 1852, a daughter of John W. and Catherine Melbas. Her marriage to Henry Voglewede took place October 23. 1872, ani in 1922 they celebrated their golden weJding anniversary. Mr. Vcglewede preceded his wife in death on September 26, 1926.

Mr. Voglewede was a former shoe mer hunt in this city and served two terms as county treasurer. Mrs. Voglewede was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the •third order of St. Fnincis and the ■ St. Mary’s Sodality. Surviving are the following children- Charles Voglewede. Decatur; Mrs. James P. Haefling, Fort Wayne; Clem, Bertha and rence Voglewede of Decatur; Mrs. Tom Haefling cf Indiunapolis; Mrs. John Fisher of Decatur; Mrs. Fred : Schaub of {Cleveland, Ohio, and Bernard Voglewede of Indianapolis. Twenty four grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Brothers and sisters deceased are Mrs. Elizabeth Uhl, Mrs. Christina Archbold and Henry G. Melbers. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o’- lock at th-? Catholic church with Rev. Father • * * -• ♦--♦ ♦ * ♦ * CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT 0 Plan Halloween Social At School A Halloween social will be held at the Dent school, two miles northeast of Decatur, Friday evening at ,7:30 o’clock. A program will be presented by the school children and a ; box supper will be served. Miss Elizabeth Cramer is teacher at the 1 school.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, October 25, 1934.

Favorable Coments Are Received On Daily Democrat Christmas Club

Favorable comments on the plan of the Dally Democrat's Christmas I Club, first announced in Tuesday’s issue were heard on every hand, from business men in Decatur yesterday. The abs ilute fairness of the offer —to pay cash prizes as high 1 as SSOO to those who do the best work, an 1 at the same time guarantee that everyone will receive payment for whatever they do through the cash commission to be , given to all nontprlze winners — ' appeals to the spirit of fair play fn everyone. Lock of a complete understanding of the iplan of the Christmas Club is probably responsible for many who would like to take advantage of its liberal cash awards not sending in th-eir names more promptly to the campaign manager. The following questions and answers should prove enlightening on points that are . I most often not clearly understo.d: 1| Q. "What are my chances of winn- , tag?" A. You are absolutely guarantee l that If you Join th? club and reJ main active you will be paid for whatever you do. The least you can win will be 20% cn new sub MAILCARRIERS MEETSATUROAY District Meeting of City Carriers Will Be Held Here r . t \ The quarterly district meeting of t ■ city mail carriers and their families i of surrounding counties will be held r at Sun Set park, Saturday, October I - 27. A crowd of between 150 and , , 200 is expected. The mail carriers and their fa- > milies are asked to meet at the

De’.atur post office at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon. They will ba taken cn a tour through the Centnd Sugar company's plant. India- - na’s only beet sugar factory, the grounds of the Decatur Subsistence Homesteads .development, the only project of its kind in Indiana, the General Electric plant, and other industries and points of interest in -' the city. The meeting here has been an- - nounce.l ever tudio station WOWO at Fort Wayne. The committee in , charge is attempting to proveto the i visitors that Decatur is the greatest town in the United States. The committee in charge of the program includes the four city mail carriers. Leland Frank. Jesse Schwartz, Merrill Peterson, and M. A. Frisinger. After the tour the visit, rs will ba *~CONTINt'ED ON PAGE EIGHT FARMER SHOOTS COONOOG THIEF

John Townsend Is Wounded When Surprised Stealing Dog John Townsend, 48, of Kokomo was shot this morning at 12:30 o’clock by Ora Neuenschwander, Hartford township farmer living east of Vera Cruz. Townsend is alleged to have been a member of the giang which stole -a coon dog from Neuenschwander this morning. Between 35 and 40 buckshot were removed from Townsend's right hip an.l leg this merning at the Adams county memorial hospital. Attending physicians stated that unless an infection developed his condition would not be serious. Neuenechwan. ier told Johnson that he wiis awakened early this morning by the sound of men prowling in the yard of his home. He got out of bed and ran into the i yard -in his his night clothes, carry- - ing his shot gun. He saw two men i run for a car parked in his drive. I taking his coon dog which be vlilued at about SSO. Neuenschwander shot a’, the car but failed to stoip the men. who drove away. Shortly after he heard a m»tn running on the other side cf I his house. He chased the man quite I a distance before he was table to CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN

scribers and 10%> on renewals if you fail to win one of the regular prizes. O. “What ■cooperation will be given to me?" A. Right from the start you will be offered every possible worthwhile suggestion as to best methods to secure subscriptions—plans that have been successful in many oth- r similar campaigns. Q. “How will I secure lists of prospects ?” A. When the campaign starts you will be given lists of all present s ib-. scribers and their expiration dates. This lissb furnis[!i| s “easy’’’ iproapects to start on. And everyone yon conta-. t who is not on the list is a prospect for a new subscription. Any other question will he gladly answered and without any dbligation by the campaign manager. Those who would like to know more about it ar? urged not to delay. Turn to the advertisement ia this issue and clip and send in the coupon at once so that full detail*; and plans can be explained putting you on the "ground floor" to make a quick getaway when th? official storting date is announced. Give Warning Against Destroying Property Chief of (police Sephus Melchi ttx’oy issued a warning to the young boys who have been .destroying property in the west phrt of De.atur as Halloween pranks. Many resi-. dents in that part of the ci-ty have | reported that the boys have been throwing tomatoes against houses. | Six windows have been broken. - One group of the boys has been - brought uip before Mayor George] Krick. They were dismissed with I warnings when it .was f und that [ they w- re too young to have crim--1 inal charges filed against them. If more cases ere reported Chief Melchi stated that the boys will be

: 1 turned over to juvenile authorities. SPOTLIGHT IS ; > ON GOVERNOR McNutt’s Promise To Ret- veal Startling Facts Brings Spotlight ■I (By United Press) The political spotlight was focus- , ’'ed on Gov. Paul V. McNutt again ' 1 i today as the Democratic state committee made plans to continuei the governor’s new form of camI paigning by conducting open for. > 1 . ums. For the third successive night the governor was the principal speaker at a forum at Indianapolis. On both occasions he promised ! "startling revelations" in connec,|tion with the escape of 10 prison- , ers from the state prison at Michigan City Sept. 26, 1933 and John Dillinger’s "wooden gun” break at Crown Point last March.

He amplified his promise to make ’ public hitherto unrevealed facts , about the two escapes when he announced at bis regular press con ference yesterday that arrests > would be made ‘‘at most any hour” I lit his address last night, McNutt denied that he was connected with ; an insecticide company which re--I cently was given a large state conJ tract; that the state was buying j II furniture from Bowman Elder, a ! Continued on page eight O—- ’ Helen Suttles Is Glee Club Member ' • 11 Miss .Helen Suttles, u graduate of | I the Decatur high school >md a stu■■ ■ dent of the Ohio State University. ■ . has been selected a m tnber of the ; i glee club of the university, it has j been learned here. She was chosen . out of a class of 62 freshmen. o i | Young Democrats To Banquet At Berne _— The committee in charge toduy; announced that the Young Democratic Club’s banquet, which will I be hell in Berne Thursday Nov-m-l 'i ber 1, will be held in the Peoples j j restaurant. Because of the lack ot ’ I accomodations there the tickets | sold will be limited to 100.

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DEMOCRAT CLUB MEETING HELD Scavenger Hunt Held Wednesday Night By Young Democrats The, judges for the scavenger hunt sponsored Wednesday night by the Young Democratic club met with unexpected difficulties when nearly every team reported with i the entire list. keipticism was aroused when 15 teams brought in county chairman Nathan NelsonM blue and white polka dot ties. A telephone call to I Mr. Nelson by the committee failed to aid them as Mr. Nelson swore that they were all his. The committee finally awarded prizes to the first six teams reporting with the entire list. The teams ' which were given prizes were captained by Dr. R. E. Daniels. Cleo Werling, Chaim--r Deßolt, Dorothy Miller. Mabel Staley and Sam Wagoner. The list made up by the committee from suggestions made by the . contestants was: a strawberry -pop top. cne cigar butt, one v. ad fly, lone marble, one old toma’o can, a I 1928 calendar, a breed crust, a - sugar beet, two white hairs, one fish worm (bottled), tangee lip stick , (bulk or print), one fat pork chop, one gre-n tomato, a head of cabbage, a dead mouse, a thimble a ! pair of lady’s hose, a safety razor blade, Nathan Nelsen’s «meck tie j (blue and white polka dot only), a stray cat, a gold safety pin, a letter 1 opener, a Coca Cola top, a light i bulb, colored, and a large potato. I During the meeting held Wednesday Fred Schurger was elected an honorary member by the chib for his activities as mzfiter of ceremonies at the recent party. It was also ] voted to send letters of thanks to Mrs. A. R. Ashbaucher. Mrs. Char-

les Lose. Mrs. John W. Tyndall, Mildred Niblick. Aleta Harlow and - Fr?d S’ hurger f r their services at I the -party. The membership chairman, Her- ' man Omlor. announced a campaign i to obtain 1,000 members b fore ele - J tion. He stated that th re are now 1 approximately 450 members. The treasurer, Severin Schurger. -; announced a balance of about S4B I in the treasury as .er the bills had ' been staid. The report of the insignia com--1 nfittee given by Kenneth Runyon was approve I. He reported that the ; cost of badges, if ordered would serI iously deplete the treasury and that the length of time required to have them made would leave only one week before the election to wear them. o — CITY SCHOOLS ARE REOPENED Schools Reopen After Re-

cess Caused By M orthman Death All the city schools were open today and classes were scheduled as usual. The schools have been closed since Monday morning because of the death of Superintendent M. F. Worthman, who died Saturday night. Nearly all of the public and parochial school children paid their final respects to Mr. Worthman by either viewing the body as it lay in state in the Zion Reformed church or attending the funeral services. Because of Mr. Worthman’s wishes that whatever happened “school must go on” all activities and classes are being held us planned. The . football game scheduled Friday afternoon with Bluffton will be played as scheduled. The players will have an added incentive to "carry on” for the chief who was instrumental in bringing football to the local schools. Permanent tributes to Mr. Worthman will be printed in the I “Ravelings." yearbook published ■ by the senior class. The book will . be largely devoted to the superinI tendent’s work in the Decatur school system.

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Rotarians Furnish Blu(Don Program I Decatur Rotarians furnished the program at the meeting of the Bluffton club Tuesday evening at the Bliss hotel. Bryce Thomas, preaid- | ent of the 'Deoitur club, presided and Rev. Charles M. Brugh, pastor, told of his visit to Germany. Rev. Prugh also showed moving pictures taken in Germany and Switzerland. Dr. Fred Patterson and Albert Sellemeyer were in charge of the music. SCHOOL BOARD TO NAME HEAD Acting Superintendent of City Schools Will Be Appointed An acting superintendent of the Decatur public schools will be na:n--led at the meeting of the school board to be held this evening. Dr. Burt Mangold, president of the board announced. The ap-x’intment of a successor to Martin F. Worthman, beloved superintendent, whose death occurred last Saturday, will be made I sometime within the next 30 days, members of the hoard stated. The other two members of the board are Ira Fuhrman and Mns. Carrie Haubold. The trustees have not discussed - the appointment. The only meeting they held was relative to agreeing that an acting superintendent would be named to serve, until a permanent appointment Is made. Many applications are b ing received by the board. Dr. Mangold had 11 written applications an.l ha<l received six telephone calls up to noon today. Applications were received from out of-town applicants, several being wire!. At least five of the Decatur men *~CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT

JOHN ADAIR TO SPEAK FRIDAY Former Indiana C ongressman Will Speak Here Friday Night Plans are nearly complete for the ' Democratic meeting to be held in the Deoatur court house at 8 o'clock Friday night. John A. M. Adair, former congressman from the old ' eighth district will be the principal . speaker. The public is invited to attend. Mr. Adair was born in Portland and i is well known to many Decatur ! and Adams county people. Mr. Adair now lives in Washington, He has accumulated a vast amount of information concerning I the last several administrations and I has the last minute data on national 1 affairs. I While a resident in Indiana he . was one of the most popular Democrats in the state. He served five terms in Congress, representing the old eighth congressional district, which at that time Included Adams 1 county. • He is an effective speaker, having gitined his experience from his pro1 session of law and his activities in Congress. Mr. Adair has been making a tour ’ of Indiana during the last several months and his speaches have ' everywhere met with the approval • , of the large audiences which heard ! him-. A large number of Adams I • county people heard him when he ’' talked at Bluffton recently. The committee in charge is urg- - ing citizens of-the county to attend I I this meeting and renew their ac--1 | quaintanceship with their former 1 congressman. I , ■■ —— 0 ■■■"—— ’ Forty Hours To Open Friday A. M. i —— • Forty Hours Devotion will open at St. Mary’s Catholic church FriI day morning. The Rev. Father Simon. C. P. iP. S., of Carthagena, . Ohio, will conduct the devotions, i The evening services will be held I at 7:30 o’clock and the closing deI votions will be held Sunday even- - ing. Members of the congregation r will receive Holy Communion Sundp.y at the early masses.

F. D. R. SPEECH WELL RECEIVED BY ASSOCIATION American Bankers Pledge Cooperation In Recovery Plans EARLY BALANCING OF BUDGET URGED Washington, Oct. 25 (U.R) i The American Bunkers association pledged its coopertt- ] tion with President BooseI veil’s recovery efforts today I in a significant gesture of response to the President's reassuring address calling for shoulder-to-shoulder action. Recommendations of the resolutions committee calling for continued cooperation with the administration and urging early balancing of the budget were adopted unanimously in a conciliatory spirit in sharp contrast to the anti-new deal sentiment prevalent at last year’s convention. The stand of the 4,000 delegates cleared the way for a cooperative arive for recovery along the lines suggested by the President in his address last night. “The time is ripe for an alliance of all forces," he said. The association went on record as recognizing the temporary need of large emergency expenditures, and as viewing President Roosevelt as “an understanding : statesman" for "setting a time : schedule for expenditures to be ' made for relief and recovery." Balancing of the budget, the approved report said, "would I eliminate fears of currency inflaI tion." The bankers at the same , time held that stability of the > ’ monetary system is “fundament- . al" if business is to improve. An indirect slap w r as taken at suggestions for creation of a central bank—one of the reports worrying bankers—when the association recorded itself as having complete “faith in the present banking structure.” Industry and trade were called CONTTNI’En ON PAGE EIGHT O Halloween Carnival At Monroe Tuesday A Hallowetfen carnivpl will be •sponsored by the Monroe s'chool Tuesday evening, October 30. at the awarded to the pennons best maskschool building. Prizes will be awarded to the persons best masked. An -entertainment will be .presented during the evening and side shows will be special features of the program. Games will be played anti refreshments served. The proceeds from the carnival will be used , to purchase school equipment. Home economics classes 9 and 10 of the Monroe high school, taught by Mrs. Virgil Wagon°r. visited the Central Sugar beet plant, Mutschler’s meat packing plant and the Cloverleaf creemery in this city today. A total of 45 girls enjoyed the tour. o CUTHERINEPECK PLEADS GUILTY Woman Wanted For Adams County Robberies e. With the plea of guilty made by Catherine Peck. 24, of Fort Wayne in the federal court at South Bend ’ Wednesday to a charge of robbing the Ontario post office, local authorities believe that the last of the gang which looted and terrorized Adams county general stores ’ last spring has been rounded up. Catherine Peck is wanted her? on a charge of robbing the Peterson and Magley general stores. She is pccusad of being the one • who held the gun at one of the robberies. Part of the loot at the i Magley store was postal receipts. Since Miss Peck has pleaded - guilty to a federal offense at , South Bend local authorities will ■ make no effort to have her return--1 ed for trial here. She will be • sentenced at South Bend Nov. 1. Two other members of the gang, i Mildred Davis and Earl Putman • are now serving sentences in Ohio prisons on robbery charges.