Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 260, Decatur, Adams County, 1 November 1934 — Page 1

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PURVIS TO BE cllled into PROSE CASE V Fedeml Government Will Sift Dillinger Break ‘ Mm Crown Point BAR®"* WAS twbatened by mob > Fort Aavne, Nov. I—(U.R) __The » 'i<‘''a• government today toll a hand in the inon of John Dillinger’s “tit ’ gun” escape from the Cr "u I’oint jail last; .torch _ I L'nis I States Attorney ■ lames fit. Fleming, of northern in' ana federal district court I received instructions®' Attorney-General Hom er 8. One :i Washington, to launch •' immediate investigation ot the t» 'ous break. Th® Jl' step in the Investlga tion. Fit ling said, will be to en its! the I'Tvices of Melvin H. Pur f in tis#(l :>t the Chicago bureau of invesHglion. Fleming said he »otddTi>ntact Purvis this after now. S' OrtWs for federal subordinates to ent«i the case came as state' authorftii • were holding eight "key wltnewe in Indianapolis in con nectienklth an investigation ord. ered by ov Paul V. McNutt, and which *4>' oke” this week. "Fed»F 1 agents began an in vestigatl’ i of the Dillinger escape mmedia ly after he 'bluffed his way to [freedom.” Attorney Flem ing said "but it was dropped by ltM> dKe intent of justice when it biatuelu: parent that the break was • tlai for Stole .in' horitii-s Hl® r - “I i now just what steps are W 1 iu *” ,r investigation ®i; I have conferred with Purvis lor the Chicago bureau. Fleming diled. Defends Barce Secret) laintained by J. Edward Barcefcieputy attorney general, in] qiiestfotiiug eight witnesses in con section | with John Dillinger's estCONT fed on page three) S|TH READY fOR LAST LAP Austi lian Flier Has Ready For Flight Io Oakland, Cal. ulu. T. H„ Nov. rles Kingsford-Smith's dark noplane, "Tile Lady SouthIs" was poised at Wheeler ir a take-off at noon today; nt. CST) for Oakland, Cal. npletion of the west 'o-eani >ver-water flight from Aus traliaßo the United StatesCleat ng weather permitted the Austral an flier to move up one; day tli itnie for attempting the ■ last let of a 7.200 mile flight. If all cues well on the 2.40'1-mile I*P jit t ahead, Sir Charles and ilapt. I G Taylor, his navigator, should be in Oakland for a tre- ■ mendltn civic reception within 18 hourslafter their departure from Mono® it, where they landed Mon. day tnbining after flying 3,100 miles njfc.K.iselai Beach, Fiji Islands. In jelectin; Oakland as a land in? Pie e Sir Charles is returning io th| Held from which he lifted 1 "Th# (Southern Cross" in 1928 on the®lr' ~t his successful east-to-trussing. Attorney For Reaves Appointed Reaves, accused of petit iarotnj was today granted an attorJudge Huber M. DeVess in nis circuit court. The tboy's r SQWs' was granted after he plead that Ike w.is financially unable to nife one. ii. it. MoClanehan was apby Judge DeVoss to defend him. e, a Mexican, is accused of canned fruit form the bas?®Wt of a neighbor near Berne. He **®rrested several days ago by Sheriff Burl Johnson and is being l ®Min the Adams county jail until ■ n< * of can 1)6 met. Th® ;w®P>'obably will be held during the later part of this week. He has "'e*.! not guilty.

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Vol. XXXII. No. 260.

Raps College Morals ■■ is-j IV ' Pretty Louise Luckey, above, i dropped a bombshell into the . midst of the Southern Baptist . students’ conference in Memphis. I Tenn., when she charged that I moral conditions at the University I of Missouri are “at a very low ebb in relation to what the Christian ideal of morality is”. Miss Luckey. ‘ student representative at the i conference, is a graduate student ! at the university. LOCAL MASONS TO TAKE PART Scottish Rite Degrees To Be Conferred By Decatur Men At Ft. Wayne Elaborate plans are being made j by the Fori "lyuui <SoiU.sU, lUU i bodies to cctetirate the silver an. niversary cf the dedication of the Scottish Rite Cathedral and the annual fall convocation November 13, 14 and 15. A class has been assembled to take the work from the Fourth to Thirty-second degree during the three day session. The annual celebration banquet, to be held Wednesday evening. ] Novemlber 11. will head the events of the three days. Approximately 1,200 Scottish Rite Masons are expected to atteniT Samuel D. Jackson. Thirty-third degree, will preside as toastmaster. Plans are be ing made to secure an outstanding Masonic leader to give the principal address. Music will be furnish, led by the Scottish Rite choir and 10. E. Richard's orchestra. Rehearsals for the degree work are being held under the direction of A. A. Vogelsang. Thirty-second degree Representatives from near- | by lodges will officiate at the work. Fairmount lodge will give the Seventh degree work; Decatur, Twelfth degree; Noble county. Fifth degree; Huntington. Twentyfourth. and Mari on, Twentyseventh. The program for the three-day ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o PITZER RETAINS CORN CROWN Fountain County Man Is Champion Again In Corn Husking Contest Vincennes. Oct. 31. —(UP)—Lawrence Pitzer, Fountain county, retoined his state corn husking championship here today by harvesting 23.2 bushels of the grain in an 80minute contest. Approximately 10.000 persons witnessed the event. In addition to the title and a $75 cash prize, the victory gave .Pitzer the right to represent Indiana ngainst champions of eight other midwestern states for the national I crown in competition tentatively i set to be held in Minnesota within ' the next two weeks. Clarence Ivers, Knox county, won I second iby husking 23.09 .bushels. His gross load weighed I.6Bo'ponnd.s ' more than that of Pitzer, but contained 14% pounds of gleanings, as I compared to 12 pounds for the champion. O'her cont f stants. counties they represented and their totals follow: J € Johnson, MadUon, 21.46, Vernice Keller. Montgomery. 20.77; Harold Thraipp, Carroll. 20411 L Keo I ’’c.ont’nueiT’on PAGE SIX)

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GENEVA RALLY SATURDAY WILL BE FINAL EVENT Democrats To Close Campaign; Son Os Congressman Farley To Speak OTHER MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED , The closing rally of the Democratic tampnign in Adams County | will be held at Geneva Saturday i night, County Chairman Nathan . Nelson announced today. The speakers will be Lew Dunj ten, well 'known attorney of Fort . Wayne and Thain Farley, son of Congressman James I. Farley. Mr. [ Farley, who lives In Auburn, has ( been employed in Washington end I is returning home for the final days . ot the campaign. There wil Ibe a big -parade at 8:30 | j o’clock. Richard Briggs is the par- j ade chairniHtJ The meeting will be I held at the Masonic hall. Russell Steiner, is general chairman of the rally and Mrs. James Briggs, vice-, chairwoman for the county is chair-] man of the reception committee. Dick Heller Coming Dick Heller, former Decatur newsI paper man and secretary to Lieu-j tenant Governor M. Clifford Town send, will be Ph? principal speaker at a meeting to be held ut the Mt. Pleasant school in West Root U>re-, cinct Friday night. Mr. Heller has I been speaking over the state in the I .present campaign. Meetings Tonight Tonight meetings will be held in Jefferson and Union townships. At the Jefferson township meeting i State reprsentative Frunk Thompi son of Bluffton and Herman Myers, D catur attorney will speak. T At the Union mwnship utreting County auditor John Tyndall and candidate for election to the office. Ed Bosse, prosecuting attorney and candidate for re-election and G. *((*ONT.INUE.D ON PAGE SIX) — SNOW FLURRIES ARRIVE EARLY — Decatur Receives First Taste Os Winter Weather Today Decatur had lbs first sample of winter weatller today when the thermometer fell to near freezing on J changed yesterday’s drizzle into o’ casi nal snow flurries. The weather changed during the night, an 1 the early risers reported that there was a bit of snow on the - ground at 6 o’clo.k. The snow was most noticeable on shingle roofs. I but also hung to the southwest side of tree trunks und posts. During ! the forenoon there were several flurries, one between 10 and U ' o'clock locking like a real snow ■ storm for a few minutes. The snow ! melted as rapidly as it fell. The snow this morning was the 1 earliest that fell in recent years, I and was a complete contrast to the ' clear and warm fall weather that I I prevailed k’.st week. Last year i the first snow arrived December 11. I when two and a half inches fell, ’ and the year previous the first enow was on Nov. 16 when a blizzard started that blanketed the county in ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Legion Membership Committee To Meet Charles Massonee, chairman ot . the membership committee of the American Legion, asks that all , members of the committee meet at • Walter Gladfelter filling station at l 7:30 o'clock this evening. A short • meeting will be held and matters I pertaining to the membership cam- • i palgn distussed. II — o Thieves Steal Cash From Fruit Market 11 Thieves broike into the Dixie I Queen Market on North Second ‘I street in this city about 6 o’clock ’ Wednesday night and escaped with . 1 about five dollars which they took ’ 1 out ot the cash drawer. They also took several dozen oranges. Entrance to the store was gained iby using a wire to trip the cross ’ | bar Which locks the back door. No other damage wae done.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 1, 1934.

Catholics Observe Two Feast Days The feast of All Saints was cele. brated - today In the Catholic churches. It is a holy day of obligation and one of the principal feast days of the ecclesiastical year. Masses were said at five, seven and nine o’clock at St. Mitry's Catholic church and many of the congregation reeelv-d Holy Communion. Weather permitting, a requiem high mass will be said at eight o’clock Friday morning in St ] Joseph's Catholic cemetery. The | Rev. Father Joseph Seimetz, pas- . tor. will sing the requiem. Friday | is observed as all souls' day, ami although not a holy day of obliga- ] ] tion. priests are permitted to say | j three masses on this day. The | first mass at St. Marys church will . be at six o'clock. The last ached- I ; uled mass will be said at 7:15, the field mass following at eight , ! o'clock. o HALLOWEENERS ' TRY TO WRECK WORLD’S FAIR Crowd of 300,000 Runs Wild; Buildings Wrecked; Shows Called Oft GREAT SHOW ENDS IN NEAR RIOT — Chicago. Nov. I—(U.R) Rioting | Halloween merrymakers wrecked i I large areas of the $55,000,000 world i fair in its closing hours early today, tearing buildings apart, trampl ing elaborate gardens, throwing i 1 hundreds of benches and chairs | , into lagoons and tosit.ng police in .; behind them. Tlie mob. 300,000 strong at mill night, took complete possession ol i 83 miles of streets and concessions. ] 'drank everything in sight except I Lake Michigan and snatched every j thing movable as souvenirs. Men. women and children tainted in the crush along the street of villages, where barkers abandoned their posts to aid guards in keep ] 1 ing the crowd outside their gates. Police were called to quell dozens ‘of hst tights and two ambulances of the exposition's emergency hos. j piial screamed their way continI ually across the packed grounds I Harried fair officials said they I would be unable to determine com- | plete attendance figures until late ! today. Plans to close the gates at midnight were abandoned after a screaming mob li a d battered through 200 police reserves and de- ' molished a section of fence. Buses. ‘ taxicabs, streetcars and private ’ automobiles still were pouring thousand into the grounds at 3 ' a. tn. The year’s sixteen-millionth visi- ’ tor passed the turnstiles yesterday *7c6nTJNUED ON PAGE SIX) —o- — MAKE REPORT ON EXPENSES Democrats Spend $92,294.45 Between Sept, 1 And October 25 Washington, Nov. 1 (U.R) ' The Democratic national committee today reported campaign expenditures of $92,294.45 between Sept. 1 and Oct. 25. The report of the Republican t national committee, filed previousi ly with the clerk of the house. f showed expenditures of $92,660 ' for the period Sept. 1 to Oct. 20. I The Democratic report showed receipts of $83,102.91 while the Republican report showed contributions of $90,205. 1 Unpaid obligations on past cam- • paigns totaling $477,767 were listed in the Democratic report. It showed, however, that $15,000 had been repaid on a loan from John J. l Raskob, former national comrnit- ' tee chairman. The committee k still owes Raskob $60,250, accord- ' ing to the report. The party’s deficit amounted to : $456,472.55, since a balance of 1 $21,294.45 was reported in the : current Democratic campaign ’ fund. Democratic contributions of 1 SI,OOO or more included: 1 ss,ooo—August A. Busch. Jr., St. > -— tCONTINUED ON PAGE THREiE)

CROWD ENJOYED CALLITHUMPIAN PARADE HERE Streets Were Lined As Masqueraders Joined In Halloween Party I PRIZES AWARDED TO MANY PEOPLE , A crowd estimated at 5,000 | braved the threatening weather ; Wednesday night to view the Callii thunrplan parade held in this city, i The committees, judges and oth-] ! ers connected with the affair issued i a statement of thanks today to all i those who participated and the crowd which lined the streets to ' ! watch. Polite reported the lowest property damage here in the history of IHalloween celebrations. Plans are already being made for ' i another CallithumpSin parade nex* year and J ‘-sse Rice, general chairj man announced that the prizes will be larger than before. The committees ore urging that prospective conI testants < begin now to developed ■ ideas for future stunts. Only on ■ thing occurred last night Ito mar the clock-like precision of! | the parade. After the event was : I over, a small boy ran b tween the ‘ legs of Chester Adams of Willshire ] who was one of the outstanding conj testants, walking on high stilts and ; dressed in a clever costume. Adams I I fell hard to the ,pavement and suf-! fere.l severe bruises. The boy eluded I the city police. The judges for costumes in the] parade were: ‘A. R. Ashibaucher. Rev. C. M. Prttgh. Rev. Joseph J. | Hennes, E. W. Tainken>iu, W. A. | Ixtwer, Virgil Krick. William Bow- ; ers .ind Wai Wemhoff. The judges ;of the bands and floats were R. A. Studkey. Dale W. M< MITTen. W A. Kltpper. Barney Wertzberger, ‘Roy Mamma and Oscar Lankenau. ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) AUNT OF LOCAL PEOPLE DIES Mrs, Mary Congleton, 87, Dies At Home In Monroeville Mrs. Mary -Congleton. 87. widow j of the late Hiram Congleton. died 1 j at her home in Monroeville at 8 j o’clock Wednesday night of infirmities. Mrs. Congleton had been in '! ill health tor the past several years. I Hiram N. Congleton. her husband. Civil War Veteran, is deceased. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frank Cline and Mrs. Hattie Meese both of Monroeville. Mrs. Oongleton was an aunt of Mrs. Dore B. Erwin, Mrs. Lula Swearingen, Homier Lower, Mrs. Fred Linn and \X .A. ' Lower cf this city. Funeral services will be held SatI tirday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the ' ! home in Monroeville with Rev. D. I K. Finch officiating. Burial will bl made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Monroeville. The body was returned to the Congleton home Wednesday evening from the Painter Brothers funeral home in Monroeville. Plank Falls And Breaks Man's Leg I Glen Vian, route 5, suffered a 1 fractured leg yesterday while working on the construction of the plant ’ for the Central Soya company. 1 Vian was helping to erect forms ’! when a piece of lumber dropped 1 ! from the slip form above him and hit him on the left leg just below the knee. He receive 1 a simple fracture. Vian is .1 patient at the Adams County Memorial hospital. t -o — I Women Also Invited To Republican Dinner Mrs. J C. Sutton, chairman of , the banquet committee, announced ( that both men and women are in- , vited to attend the Republican dinj ] ner and program which will be | held at the Christian church Frif 1 day evening. As there are only I 200 tickets for the banquet and only I a few left all persons desiring to at- | tend are requested to tall Mrs Sut- , ton at once.

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Australian Ace Poses With Son Sr IB ■ wl ik Ju Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. Australia's premier airman, is pic-1 'urt-tl with his young son at Brisbane, shortly before the flyer took off | oti his sensational flight from Australia to the United States. - . - — - - — •

FEW DAYS LEFT FOR TAXPAYING Rush Is On At County Treasurer’s Office; Half Os Amount Paid With Monday the last day to pay taxes with, ut paying penalties fixed ] by law. many taxpayers are bring- ‘ ing or mailing money for the Nov- ‘ ejnber taxes, to the comity treasurer's c.ffi- e in the court house. Wednesday $11,180.46 was paid. > At closing time Wednesday night a total of $127,533.39 in taxes had I be n paid. Os this am tint $119,364.- ! 67 was for current and $8,165,70 for i delinquent taxes. The sum of $3.02 ' was paid in for taxes under the ! moratorium act. Several large checks have been ] mailed to the office for taxes due on i corporations with property in the ! county. Os these some of the larg-1 I est are: Nickle Plate Railroad $5,- ' , 720.86; Citizens Telephone Company. $2.2151.45; General Ele’.-tric ] j Company. $4,497.35, .mJ the Illinois | Pipe Line Company. $2,069.17. The total tax bill for Adams coun!ty in 19",4 is SSOB 586.42. The Nov- ! ember payment amounts to half of . this figure or $254,293.21. .Delinquent taxes in May amounted to $36,709.74. At that time $6,360.95 was added to the hill for taxes go- ] ing delinquent at that time. . Taxes which are not paid on Mon-; ! day, November 5. will be placed on - the books as delinquent. A three percent penalty plus eight per tent in- , t .-rest are added to the tax. A book- | keeping charge of 50 cents will also . 1 be added to taxes going delinqut nt. B. HAUPTMANN WANTS MEETING Believes He Can Convince “Jafsie” On Ransom i Flemington, N”. J.. Nov. I—(UP)1 —(UP) ! ' —-.Bruno Richard Hauptmann be- | lieves he can convince Dr. John L F. (Jafsie) Condon that he is not] ■ i the man who took the $50,000 Lind- ] bergh ransom money. According to Harry Whitney, 1 ! chief defense investigator. Haupt-1 I mann expressed the hope of another I meeting with Jafsie. Dr. Condon,! ' after viewing him at the Hunterdon ■! county jail recently, was under | stood to have decided Hauptmann 1 was the ransom receiver. "If we talk long enough again | Doctor Condon will see that I am ] not the man he gave the money to", Whitney quoted the defendant as • saying. Despite the implication of Whit- ' ney's statement that Jafsie definiteI ly recognized Hauptmann, James M. - Fawcett, defense attorney, instead - that "As far as I known, there had • been no recognition. Informed of Whitney’s statement,' • David T. Wilentz, state attorney- • general, said he would ask Haupt- ■! mann today whether he actually (Wants another Interview with Dr., Condon. |

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■ Freak Potato Vine On Hawkins Farms ♦ • I A rare freak ot nature was brought into the Democtut office today and is on display in the win- ' dow. W. W. Hawkins, route 5. found a vine in his potato patch that had j potatoes growing on the vine. There] was a nice hill of potatoes under it and in addition there were twelve small ones growing above the, ground. The largest Is about an inch through, and over an inch long. Several of the potatoes are sprouted. and show tiny le.-tvew Mr. -Hawkins reports that a number were; ’knocked off when he plowed out the vine. i Seed balls growing on potato vines are not uncommon, but actual potatoes growing there are rare. YOUTH MEETING i AT VERA CRUZ First Annual Meeting To Be Held Sunday At Reformed C hurch The first annual youths' conferI ence of the Reformed church. Fort Wayne dassis, will be held Sunday. Nov. 4. at the St. John's Reformed I church at Vera Cruz. The theme! will be. "Youth in a World of To- ] day." Homer Attgsburger of Berne, ; , state (' E. president will be the l leader. Dinner will be served in the , evening by the Vera Cruz Chris- ! . tian Endeavor Union. The program follows: i 2:30.3:00 — Song and devotional; period. [3:00-4:30 —Address and conference on the subject, "Youth in the , Church ot Today," Miss PaulI ine Roth. Fort Wayne. | 3:45-4:30 Address and discussion | on the subject, "Youth in the' Home of Today." Rev. D. Grether, Magley. Ind. 1:30-5:15 —Address and discussion! on the subject, "Youth in the ' Amusement Life of Today," i Rev Mathes. Goshen. Ind. 5:15-s:3o—Quiet period led by Mr. Homer Augsburger. 5:30-7:30 —Luncheon an d Fellowship period. 7:00 —Youth at worship. Sermon 1 by Rev. H. Harsh. Culver, Ind. ' My Sermon for Young Peo- j CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT —.——— Club Leader To Speak Here Monday Night Dr. J s-ephine Pierce of Lima, Ohio. fir«st vice-president of the Na- , tional Federation of Woman's ‘Clubs ! will address a meeting of the lo'al Woman’s Club Monday night at the Library auditorium. The meeting will open promjptly at 17:30 o'clock. The Literature Department will be In charge of the I evening's program. Dr. Pierce's address will be "Woman and the New Era.” Anyone not a member ot the club who wishes lo hear the address, may procure tickets ter 35 cents from mentbera | of the Literature department.

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ASSOCIATES NOT TO BLAME FOR DOWNFALL Aged Utility Head In Tears As He Testifies In Federal Court POINTS FINGER AT 16 DEFENDANTS Chicago, Nov. 1 (U.R) —■ j Samuel Instill, tears rolling I down his ruddy lace, testij t ied in federal court today that the Iti men on trial with him were “not in any way responsible” tor the collapse of his two-billion-dollar utility empire. The government charges Instill and his associates with mail frauds aggregating $143,000,000. | Instill s exoneration of the other | defendants, including his son. : <-reated a flutter of excitement in ! the packed courtroom as he point,ed a finger at the array of his one-time associates. "If I feel some embarrassment sitting here I feel it infinitely 1 more for these younger men whe have no responsibility whatever I in this situation." he said. Tears welled in liis deep-set I eyes for the second lime during his testimony and his voice j trembled. “If the prosecution will excuse I me, these defendants have no more to do with this case than ] you have. "These men were not in any ; way responsible for what happen- | ed." Yesterday 15 of Insiill s co-de-fendants — mostly officials of the crumbled Corporation Securities ] company—made a futile effort to CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT O $4,812.30 Paid For Intangible Stamps I Figures compiled in County Trea- [ surer John Wechter's office today ! revealed that $4,812.30 has been j paid into the treasurer's office for intangible tax stamps since January 1 of this year. Last year $5,781.05 was paid into ! the office for the same purpose. The ! county has received $10,780.99 back from th ■ state from the fun I derivi ed from this tax. - " ■ 1 •“■ 'O’ ' •— Berne Bank Pays Out 15 Per Cent. Many former depositors of the ' Peoples State Bank of Berne have called at the bank this week to get i their portion of the 15 per cent disi tribution being made. This distribution was begun Monday and makes a total of 40 per cent paid on the deposits since the first distribu- ! tion. Rudolph Schug is the liquidat- ] ing agent. GERMAN CHURCH HEAD RESIGNS Rumor Says Mueller Is Out As Reichsbishop Berlin. Nov. 1— (U.R) — Resignai tion of Reicbsbishop Ludwig Mueller. head of the Evangelical church government, was rumored today ] after opposition leaders won a major victory in their fight against his Nazification policies. Mueller was understood even before the rumor started to be ready to resign. In the interest of ' reconciliation, the moment he I learned Relchsfuehrer Adolf Hit- ■ ler desired it. Oppositionists won their victory , which may prove decisive, when ! it was announced last night that Bishop Theophil Wurm of Wuerttemberg and Bishop Hans Melser ' of Bavaria had lieen reinstated i and would resume their duties to- ’ day. Both were deposed by Reichshishop Mueller and August ! Jatger, his lay aide, for leading' ’ | the opposition. ’ Last night the Rev. Martin NleI moller, a pioneer oppositionist, an- ! nottneed to a festival meeting of 5.000 Evangelical churchgoers: '] "I have just come from a talk ', with Bishops Meiser and Wurm, < ♦♦••®®* ■®“ • e ® -r• ♦ (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)'