Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 270, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1934 — Page 1

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■ALTER KRICK NAMED SCHOOL HEAD

«9 SEIZED ,■ KIDNAPERS jgllll MISSING Nashville ■f ' K| Missing Since IfAer willing I Bro l’A> RANSOM iIB Vnk X.'V- 13 U.P> WVe' |l,st I'llllst. I rlilH ss-1 man, totlav an'■iwunßsl lie was willing to EB •\iiiv intermediary" it|w>lii< nailers of his stx-vear-t-. Dorotliv Ann, iSßKliuve to facilitate relerhli the ehihi abducted le. last Sept. 19. apparently refreshed * hours of sleep in his hotel room, where he ■ iias ws led in )">P e l ’’ at ,he I;id ’ ESHr' !J ugain c ° ntact |ii,n - ■ rfetdß’ t said he had received BjgK] s'm <■ Hie hist message advising him to ■ comest New York for further ■ iiwtrttßons. *■ “The: ? is only one party we ■ want ■ get in touch with." he that party wants to i tnediury. we'll be only ■ 111 " ol,t wiltl thenl thal ■ Dorlh'. Ami disappeared from "■a Nasi rille street on her way* ■ tomaia-em school. The abductor' .nimuni' ation-' to the K|3K $; i’"" ransom in bills of •'‘•■ininat ions ready for, ■ Tfeg/ ■ adv ised Di ■ Mm* ■ ■“ ' s o !he X’ew Yorker BlgMSere. mike himself as eon-' ■ spteMß as possible and await I KB| Previously he had sent a Ifrlewl lere. but the kidnapers j ■ madeßo efiort to deal witli him. : . ' accompanied by his broflßin-'uw. W. Lloyd Hamil-] ■ ton. m wered questions in a soft —■vsMßHe appeared cheerful de- - testations that he Ind "gMtjßrd from the kidnapers. revealed that all ■B"' .i'iuik from l.i'i ipers were print-d. no wn-ds appeared ' ■'!■• of >1: ■ mile- w-.. from New York. tlmoiy. that Doruth.-. Bw T ' ;i ' Rr> ON PAGE SIX) Iwflington Townshin W iPoor Relief Lower aggH l '' >' for po ,r r'-lief in Wasli■■Ml 11.-Iiip lor October was ■HHa-' ompared to $637 CO in according > report today by T. If. Noli. trustee. St MfS* l ' were 64 families, including HBtw on relief in October as ■BHle'i to 91 families covering in September. De- 1 BP***! ■ sl > "ii in nearly every B*sM G,,|o ' ,er report. Kgs®'*"'■ 7■! Berber report is: clothing. $24 IS; fuel IrSr*® I!: dieal and dental care, J»4l® hospitalization; $85.25; ! nli '' $49.1'1; all other items of si k. $22. and total ■LS. YOUTH brer arrest Are Held In Con!tion With Running Gun Battle nington, Ind.. Nov. 13.—(U.R) Indianapolis girls and a |K_'^B !1 Stcm youth were under arjPßere today and two youthful !E5 SUSPeCtS Were sought in con a runnin K gun battle yesterday. 188* 8 "I'’ 1 '’ are Virginia Ebert, 17, Taylor. 16, ■ [B’ accompanied the two men EK lllc ~|laßP but were exonIK 1,1 ally cl 'inie. Police said !EbW oul<l be fnleased today or toIJM" |K B^* enn i n K. Bloomington youth, rested on a charge of aiding K to e9ca P e after he told suspects how to elude trap. fcul Bir ’ S said they knew the nlp n only as ‘‘Bill’' and £ES' 1 ’

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Vol. XXXII. No. 270.

Scene At Dedication Os Road jHfc Above is pictured the scene at the formal dedication of state highway 527 last Friday afternoon. James D. Adams. Indiana highway director, is shown cutting the ribbon stretched across the road between Indiana and Ohio at the state line. Several thousand people from the two states attended the ceremonies. The road is an important link between the two states and heavy traffic Is expected over the new highway throughout the year.

JURY MEMBERS ARE ANNOUNCED Petit And Grand Jurors For November Term Are Drawn The members of the Adams tir- ■ cult court petit and grand Juries j for the November term were anI nounced todiiy by County Clerk ' David D. Dvtfp. The men were drawn this week by jury commissioners W. A. Lower I and Otto Hoile. ' The grand jury will be called in jon tin- first day of the November I term of the court. Monday, Novemi her 19. The jury ie required to visit i the county institutions. There are I no criminal mattei-s now known • which will require investigation by 1 this body. Members of the petit jury are: | Charles Troutner, St. Mary’s townI ship; Russel Bowman, Decatur; John R. Gage. Monroe township; ’ Fred Sc(h>arer. Union township; ! Glen Workinger, Blue Creek township; WilEiim F. Stepler, French i township; Harve Beer. Kirkland 1 township; Henry I. Rumple, JefferI son township; Henry J. Fuelling, ■ Root township; Harry Moore, Warbash township; Martin C. Bieherich, Preble township and Peter iavshe, Washington township. Members of the grand jury are: ; Os-ar Ehrsam. Mcnroe; Jacob Mitch. Blue Cnek township; Oscur I E. Price, Hartford township; Wil--1 liam Heeter, Geneva; Gustav Eh- | lerding. Preble, and John Heiman, ' Washington township. OFFICIAL VOTE FOR CONGRESS — Mrs. .lenckes Has Majority Os 383 Votes In Official Count Indianapolis, Nov. 13 — (U.R) Mrs. Virginia Jenckes, Terre Haute, retained her seat as con- j gresswoman from the sixth dis-1 trict in last week's election by a 383-vote margin over her Republi-1 can opponent. Fred Purnell. Attica, official returns filed with the secretary of state showed today. Mrs. Jenckes polled 67,521 votes and Purnell 67.138. In the third district. Samuel D. Pettengill, South Bend. Democratic incumbent, received 55,283 votes as compared to 52.410 for Andrew J. Hickey. La Porte Republican, the official count showed. The Socialist candidate for conON PAGE SIX) o Postal Jobs To Aid Unemployed i Washington. Nov. 13 — (UP) Chris'mas cheer for the unemployed in the f-orm of temporary jobs' with the post office department will, provide a $2,500,000 payroll for the. destitute this year. This estimate is slightly higher , than $2,346,000 spent for emergency j workers last year when 4.289,000: hours of work was supplied for the iisGtly- ' Unemployed persons with depend-, ents in some 4.000 cities with .ins and second cMss post officers will receive the money. Department regulations require these people be taken on first.

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New Home Ready For Chicago Stock Show Chicago, Nov. 13 — Finishing touches are now being made on the mammoth new home for the international livestock exposition i which will celebrate its 35th anniversary at the Chicago stock yards from December 1 to 8. When completed, it will be the finest structure in the world devoted to such uses. The central 1 section, or amphitheatre, will seat nearly double the number who could be accommodated in the old building which was destroyed in the fire that swept the Chicago stock yards last May. CITY OBSERVES NATIONAL WEEK National Cheese Week Is Being Observed Through out Country Endorsement of National cheese t week has been given by Mayor [ George Krick of this city, in eon- . nection with the observance of the week sponsored by the Cloverleaf .' Creameries. Inc. Grocers in the Decatur territory are .also cooperating in displaying ‘cheese nnd promoting the sale of ’ the dairy product this week. Mayor Krick expressed the community's attitude towards the ob- , servance of national c-heese week . when he stated, ''the more cheese we buy and eat this week the better iit will be for the dairy industry, j A surplus of cheese exists and if we increase consumption, dairy I concerns, including our own cream- | ery plant will be able to operate i more steadily and pay the farmer higher prices for milk and cream ” i The Kraft-Phenix cheese com-] i pany, of which the Cloverleaf | Creameries is a subsidiary, mantiIfactures all varieties of cheese. The local plant also makes a cream I cheese. These products are being displayed in Decatur grocery and meat market stores. The Cloverleaf Creameries employs a number of men in the cheese plant, open. 1 ing a new factory about a year ago. ! In addition to the package cheese 'made by the Kraft-Phenix com- ] pany, a variety of loaf cheese and ■' giant loaves are also included in ; the line. —o Knights Os Columbus Dance Wednesday Eve The third of a series of fail dances will be given at the Knights cf Columbus hall for the members -nd invited guests, Wednesday, November 14. Hal Teeter's orchestra of this city will furnish the music. The pt ice of admission is 25 cents per couple. The dame is for members and their guests only. Elmo Smiin M chairman of the event and extends tin invitation to brother members to attend. — Official Church Board Will Meet — —* The official board of the First j Evangelical church will meet this j i evening at 7 o'clock. The third quar-, ' terly conference of the Evangelical I charge, including First church and Calwiry, will convene at the local ! church at 7 p. m. Thursday, with D A- Kaley, district superintendent, presiding. A lay delegate to the Indiana annual conference will be selected.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, November 13, 1931.

SOUND MONEY POLICY WILL BEWINUED Treasury Order Removes Restrictions Against Capital CONFIDENCE GROWS IN AMERICA DOLLAR Washington. Nov. 13 — (U.R) — The Roosevelt administration today turned its back on further devaluation of the American dollar for the present in favor of continued conservative monetary ■ policy. That was the genera! interpretation placed on a treasury order removing restrictions against the movement of American capital or , currency to foreign countries. The move was believed to indicate the administration had little ' J fear of possible inflation moves 1 , by this winter's congress. ■ Because of returning world 11 confidence in the American dollar ■ 'and American fiscal affairs, treasi ury officials said there was no longer need for barriers against I the "flight of capital." The bars ■ were erected nearly two years I ago when formulation of the j Roosevelt monetary policy was i begun. ■ Effective today. Americans can. I without government approval} i send their currency or credit abroad and deal in foreign exchange, just as they could prior to the financial crisis of March, 1933. "This order”, undersecretary of i treasury Thomas Jefferson Coolidge explained, "will permit peo- ' 7CONTINUED* ON~PAGe" FIVE) o r Called Meeting At South Ward School A called meeting of all persons , interested in the South End play . ground will be held at the South Word school Thursday evening at , 7 o'clock. Plans to beautify the -[grounds near the school building ] will be discussed. ; i 1 Several Dogs I T A v-w . W

Are Reported Poisoned Here I Dog owners living in the vicinity of MansNill and North Second street ore incensed over the poisoning of ’'dogs. week three dogs were I poisoned. Otto Kirsch. George Thoms and Maurice Haney each lost I a valuable animal. ' Mr. Kirsch icet a valuable chow i dog. The pet come home ill last Friday and died within a few minutes. Mr. Kirsch made a search of the nearby premises and found a hunk of tallow, which he had a veterinarian examine. The veterinarian examine. The veterinarian found the tallow soaked with strychnine and Mr. Kirsch is of the opinion that his dog ate of it. Several dogs have been killed in the neighborhood and the owners are making every effort to find out if the poisoning is done maliciously or if the dogs come across the meat set out for rats.

Sen. Huey Long Would Guarantee $5,000 Fortune To All In Nation

(Copyright 1934 by UP.) Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 13 —(U.R) —Sen. Huey P. Long today unveil,ed the national program which his friends and political associates say he hopes will put him in the run. nlng as a presidential candidate in 1936. In an interview with the United Press, Long was vague about presidential aspirations, but should lady luck smile, he intimated, he would not be asleep. He said: “It I was running this country, I'd guarantee a fortune of not less than $5,000, and more if necessary, to every American family to provide for a home, the education of their children, and something to eat and something to wear. “I’d limit Hie amount of any I man's fortune to $10,000,000 or less, |if it is necessary to guarantee a home and comforts for all people " Long gave his Interview in the new $5,000,000 state capital where his closely controlled legislature is in session passing laws he says will make Louisiana a Utopia. Both houses met in special session last

THREE INJURED RESTING WELL I 'Vivian Burk Will Be Released From Hospital Today or Tomorrow Word from Wadsworth. Ohio, today. stated that Mr. and Mrw. G. T. Burk and daughter, Miss Vivkin all jof this city, who are in a hospital 1 there suffering from injuries receiv- > ed in an automobile ac: ident early I Monday morning, were resting well. ] ■ j Mias Burk was expected to leave] •'the hospital sometime today or to-' '. morrow. J Mr. and Mrs. Burk received scrI lous injuries in the accident whii h ■ occurred near Wadsworth, Ohio. ] I while they were enroute to this city j s from Akron, Ohio, where they had 'I visited with their daughter. Mrs. '' Harry W. Sutton. ] Mr. Burk suffered a fractured hip land severe cuts and Mrs. Burk sus'I tained a fractured leg. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Burk left this citj Monday for j 1 Dadaworth, and stated in a teleI phone message to relatives here to-1 1 day that both Mr. and Mrs. Burk , were resting as well as could be, ' expected. Miss Burk ro--eived cuts 1 >ind bruises, but was not badly in- 1 i jured. 1 ; The accident is said to have oc- ] 1 curred when an automobile in front ’i of the Burk car suddenly stopped, 1 ] on the road. The BUrk car skidded j on the ley pavement, when an at1 tempt was made to stop. The car I struck a cement -bridge and over- •] turned. The accident occurred on ‘ I federal road 221 two miles east of I Wa ’sworth. , —— 0 NRA INSIGNIA LOSINGFAVOR I New York Survey Discloses Few Stores Show Blue Eagle I (Copyright 1934 by UP.) i New York, Nov. 13. —(U.R> -Most . of the Blue Eagles which once re- | posed in the windows of virtually 'every business establishment along ' Forty-Second street, one of Man- ' I hattan's busiest thoroughfares. I' have deserted their roosts.

A survey by the United Press, 1 taking in both sides of the street, ! which runs across the width of ' Manhattan Island from the East river to the Hudson river and in- ■ ter'ects Fifth Avenue and Times Square, revealed today that of the ‘ 437 ground floor establishments on ’ the avenue, only S 3 displayed the Blue Eagle of the NRA. I Forty-Second street was chosen for the survey because of the variety of its business enterprises, including restaurants, clothing stores, pharmacies, shoe stores, sporting goods shops, theaters, garage, a brewery and even a ship ! chandler. Only a few of those showing the NRA emblem displayed the eagle prominently. The block displaying the largest number of Blue Eagles was that between Nintli and Tenth avenues, on the south side, where 10 out of 33 store windows contained the **(CONTINUED *ON PAGE SIX)

night to pass Long's program of i "poor people's laws", including a moratorium on ail debts tor two i years, a plan for scaling down r burdensome private debts, and a ■ . measure to force drastic reductions ; i in gas and electricity rates. These bills, Long said, are a part ] ' of his national program. If he ■ were running the entire United ' States, Instead of just Louisiana, 1 which he controls with an iron hand, he'd .‘‘guarantee every man • immediate postponement of all 1 debts which he can't pay. and I'd • provide for scaling them down." Also he would give a pension to all persons over 60, and would pro- ' ] vide a 30-hour week for ail workI ers, with a month's vacation every year. “I’d store surplus farm products ; rather than burn them up or dump them in the river, and distribute a sufficient amount of the surplus to ' feed and clothe the hungry and ! needy," ue continued. "The sider--1 al government’s funds would supi — — (CONTINUHD ON PAG® FIVE)

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ROOSEVELT TO MAKE DEFINITE RELIEFMOVES President Will Renew Pledge That “No One Will Starve” BROAD PROGRAM BEING PLANNED — — Washington, Nov. 13—(UP) —Direct action to investigate charges of wasteful relief expenditures was taken today as relief officials scoffed at reports that the government was planning a gigantic system of government shops and factories to absorb the unemployed. A plan of this kind has been worked out but is, not to be put into operation in the immediate future. Washington. Nov. 13. — (U.R) i President Roosevelt Is preparing ■to renew his pledge that "no one will starve" this winter, it was I learned today as his economic se. icurity advisers were ready to dis■cush a broad social legislation pro I gram for the next congress. Administration officials said the president's ‘-fireside" talk to the nation next month would outline a cold weather relief plan involving speedy action by congress to retill an almost empty federal pocketbook. Mr. Roosevelt is expected also to answer Sen William E. Borah, R„ Idaho, and other critics who charged that relief money was diverted to political uses and wasted j ’shamefully" on persons capable I of caring for themselves. Need for speedy action on the reI lief problem once congress asi se'mbles was seen when the RFC I reported it had already advanced '5215,000,000 to the FERA of the ■ $500,000,000 fund authorized last i spring. Relief officials sai.l that $80,000,i 000 of the total was spent during ' October and the remainder would; ;be spent this month. Borah, who had projected the reI lief question into the forefront of debate, injected a new issue when | he revealed that he might favor cash payment of the veterans’ bonus if a plan was devised to pay it » » « 4» • • -4

(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Knights Os Pythias To Initiate Class ! i The K. of P. lodge will have a ’I called meeting Wednesday night at ']7:3O o'clock to take in a clase of 1 ; candidates. INSULL TRIAL ! MAY END SOON — Defense Attorney Says Character Witnesses Not Necessary Chicago, Nov. 13. —(UP)—Sam- ' uel Insull’s reputation is so great that he needs no character witnesses to defend him against cliirges of swindling a half million. ' investors, his attorney said today. Floyd E. Thompson, lawyer for the one-time financial wizard, anInounted in federal court that Instill’s life is an "open book" and that he will depend upon It to save his client from imprisonment. There had been reports around the mahogany-paneled courtroom of Judge James H. Wilkerson, where j Insull and 16 associates are on trial | on mail fraud charges, that Harvey j l Firestone. Henry Ford, end Owen IT. i Young might appear to testify to i insull's integrity. “Our position is that Samuel Instill’s reputation, whether it be good or bad, is known to everyone and there is no reason to bring a lot cf men before the jury to tell them what they already know," Thompson, former chief justice of the Illinois supreme court, said. Among the character witnesses '(CONTINUED* ON*" PAGE FIVE) Glee Clubs Give Concert Tonight The public is invited to attend the Decatur high school glee club concert which will be given in the D. 11. S. auditorium tonight at 8 o’clock. No admission will be charged.

Price Two Cento

New Superintendent i I | \ Walter Krick, principal of the Van Wert. Ohio, high school, was appointed superintendent of the Decatur public schools by the city school board Monday night. Mr. Krick will succeed the. late Martin F. Worthman. who died a few weeks ago after serving as super- . intendent for 18 years. Mr. Krick J was principal of the local high , I school for several years before j going to Van Wert. ELECTION COST ~ 36 CENTS VOTE Bills Filed Indicate Cost To County Little Over 36 Cents It will cost A Vims county and the city of Decatur approximately 36 cen's for every vole cast in the recent general election if all the bills are allowed which have been filed with the county auditor and city 1 1 treasurer. '] Tlie tentative cost per vote whs -. emputed in the offices of the coun- ] ty clerk and county auditor today ] from the number of voles east in i the election and the bills filed. | ISia.ilar figures in the spring primary gave the cost per vote al 40 I cents. Another interesting fact disclosed by the county clerk today was that if all the registered voters had vot- { ed they could have changed the re-1 suits of any office in the county. w zxn- 111 4nr Ail 1

There are now 11,143 registered ) voters. The 24 candidates for trits-1 tee received a total of 8.460 votes, j This leaves .1 total of about 2,6.83 ’ citizens. c«| able of voting, who t either did not go to the polls, failed to vote for a trustee or mutilated > their ballots. This does not take into consideration the number of persons in the county who can meet the requirements for voting but who did no-t register. The highest candidate in the | county received a plurality of about j 2,500 votes. I The largest number of votes cast i *contFnued*on*page~fwej’ J —O Will Give Passion Play Reproduction A reproduction of the Passion! Play of Oberammergau will be pre-1 sented by Dr. Ira P. Berry and his] assistants, at the Monroe Metho- j dist Episc.-pal thurch, Sunday even-] ing at 7 o’clock. Dr. Berry was trained by the j Oberammergau actors in Bavaria and speaks in exact tones of eigh-1 teen different actors. The Passion ] play is a vivid picture of Christ's death and resurrection. Dr. Berry and his assistants give ; the unique presentation by combin- 1 ( ation cf pictures which have been] painted by one of America’s load-: ( j ing artists. The .public is invited to l ■ witness this reprodir tion which has been presented over 2,200 times. An ], offering will be taken. ‘ ( Brice Martin Trial Starts Late Today] Indianapolis. Nov. 13 (UP) —j Brice G. Martin, son of an Adams | county commissioner, wus scheduled to go on trial in district federal court h< re late today on a charge of sending obscene letters through < the mail, defaming the character of Miss Ruth Johnston, former Bluffton school teacher. At a commissioner's hearing shortly after Martin was arrested it was charged that he quarreled with Miss Johnston and sent obscene let- [ ters to her associates in Bluffton, | which necessitated her leaving the ( state.

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PRINCIPAL AT | VAN WERT WILL | HEADSCHOOLS Mr. Krick Served As Principal Here For SixYear Term WILL TAKE POST ON NOVEMBER 26 Walter Krick, principal of the Van Wert, Ohio, high ] school, formerly of this city, I was ap|>oint<‘<l superintendent of the Decatur high school, succeeding the late Martin F Worthman. Mr. Krick will assume his ] duties here about November 26. or as soon as he can Im* relieved of his position at Van • Wert. ] Unanimous selection of Mr. Krick was made by members of the Decatur school board In session last night. A ballot was not ' taken. The board composed of Dr. Burt Mangold, president, Mrs. Carrie Haubold, secretary, and I Ira Fuhrman, treasurer, following a several hours’ conference, vot< S |as a unit to employ the former Decatur high school principal. ' Mr. Krick will be given a con- ' tract for the balance of the 1934- > 35 school term and an additional t< rm. beginning next September. The board had about 80 applit cants for the position. Mr. Krick. W. Guy Brown, principal of the high school and Bryce Thomas. principal of the Central school, were the three given the most ’ ' consideration. The board had ’ i practically agreed that a local man or one formerly connected ' j with the Decatur schools be seI lected. Mr. Krick is a Decatur ' young man, son of Mrs. Henry ■ Krick, n graduate of the Meat ’ [ high school and for six years : principal of the high school. I Other applicants given cnnslder--1 ation included: Owen Moore. I principal of the Ossian high school; D. L. Downing, superini tendent of the Covington high I school; L. E. Michael. superln- , tendent of the Cloverdale schoola; Roger Q. Downing, principal of the Connersville high school; E. V. I Minnier, principal of the Garrett | schools: Lee Eve. principal of the

South Whitley schools; E. T>. Jarvis, superintendent of the Eon Recovery, Ohio, schools: J. B. Hartman, principal of the Troy. Ohio, schools. Mr. Hartman is a son of H. A. Hartman, who served (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _ o TWO MILLIONS FOR IMPROVING i Streets In 45 Indiana Cities Will Be Improved By Government Indianapolis, Nov. 13. —(U.R)—Approximately $2,000,000 will be spent Iby the federal government on 'streets in 45 Indiana cities during 11935, Janies I). Adams, chairman of the state highway commission, announced today. The $2,000,000 federal allotment iis in addition to $4,000,000 which will be spent on federal highways in rural sectionsAt the same time it was announced by the commission that highway construction estimated to cost $1,622,400 would be up for bidding Nov. 27. The major share of these projects are to be financed with state funds. Sixty-one projects calling for resurfacing and other improvement of federal aid highways over city *ON PAG® SIX) - ■ •-— o — • - - Claims Self Defense In Partner’s Death Gary, Ind., Nov- 13.-(U.P,)—Claim-ing he acted in self defense, Emil Lascovich, 37. Gary, was held today on charges of slaying l}is business partner, Harry Shestak, 36. Lascovich said he returned home early to find his wife and Shestak together. The prisoner confessed stabbing Shestak but said the latter altempted to strike him with [ a stove poker. Before police arrived at the .home, neighbors said Mrs. Lascovich fled with a third man.