Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1934 — Page 1

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HUGE WAR-TIME PROFITS REVEALED

KITE SCORES | KMT AGAINST IUS.SAUNDERSI US.SAUNDERS ■physician Says Woman ■ Admitted Plan To S Poison Husband Buys he thought ■ XDI’.KS INSANE M Lebanon. Ind., Dec. 13. ■j y (i;.!, n«. witness scorpoint lor the state in the Iriul of Mrs. Neoma Kaun<l<rs todav when it w;.s ■Ljilie.l that the comelv .(.• K r phi widow wanted to ■ mi her Imshand. Gavlord ■v Siimd' is former minister, Jan. 19. M Saund. rs was found shot to in ids automobile on a ■*, h ' Street in Indianapo'is KTb. 2. , , , |W j-rjer questioning of <l.dense ■uo-'nevs Dr. Doster Rhamy. Wathe Saunders' family physi■bn'testified that he was called ■„->-» Imine of Mrs. Mabel Balke. Ki 19. M present at the party were ■fa>iiu|.-r-. bis wife and Mrs. Hall:. and nurse of the family. "Saunders was drunk and s i ■prim armmd. ’• Dr. Rhamy said 9b “His wife told me that she callbecause Iter condition w-i-s I had been treating her ■tor sone- time. She was nervous run down. ■ “Sh- said they had just returnbed from North Manchester and ■hat while putting the car in the ■prrEe her husband struck het. ■ “She told me she had a gun in ■her hand at “ time but was ■ .-aid to pull the trigger. ■ 'Then she asked me about some of poison, if I knew anything ■letter than strychnine, to kill ■>er husband. ■“1 told her not to be foolie'.t. ■that there were better ways. ■ “I meant it wou'd he best to Stave Sa aiders committed to an ■insane asylum. 1 was convim ■ d She was insane." ■ fir. Rh'-'iny testified that a few Mta'.'s later he jrenared papers ■asking that a sanity examina ion Mie given Saunders. ■ The papers, brought into court ■kr Grover Arnold. Wabash cin uif ■court clerk, were identified by th’ physician. Under ouestior.ing of defense attorneys. Dr, Rhamy said he had heard a conversation at one tint ' Io the effect that Saunders had •ttempted to kill Theodore Ma'h•ts, 19, Coalmont, at Indianapolis. o —_ . County Agents Meeting Today Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 13—TVP) H's northeastern Indiana district *ricu!tttral agents’ association opened a one-day meeting here tofay with delegates from nine north Mstern counties in attendance. The 4-H club progmm for 1935 *nd the soils and crops cutlook and frogr-tn will be discussed at the nteetiiifr. Representatives of the Uricultural extension department of Purdue University will be the Principal speakers. The counties represented at the meeting are Allen. Adams. Whitley. DeKalb. Noble. tHuntington, Waj te-i. Gmnt and Wells. o Berne Man Is Fined On Reckless Driving L- W. Lehman, cashier of tin' First Bank of Berne, was arrested this morning by state policeman lid Rose on a charge of reckless drh■nK. Lehman allegedly ran the traffic light at the Intersection of roads •' a nd 118 in Berne. Pleading guilty before justice of <i» peace C. H. Musselman, Leh■nan was fined $1 and costs. — oLittle Hope Held For P. Graham's Recovery Little hope was extended th! a afternoon for the recovery of Paul If Graham, manager of the Decatur Savings and Loan company and • Prominent Legionnaire of this city. Mr. Graftam’s condition became critical yesterday. Pneumonia has developed and he has been unconscious throughout the day. Mr. Graham became ill several "’eeks ago from a kidney ailment, I followed by a dropsical condition.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXXII. No. 295.

Santa ( laus Will * Visit In Decatur i Again Saturday Santa Claus will be in Decatur again Saturday astern on and evenI II ; . • at 2:45 o'clock in the afternoun -and will also be on the streets at 6 o'1 clock in the evening. He sent word to the Dally Demo- | crat that he wished to see the chlld- ’ ren and 9 rat he had a treat for I them. Decatur stores are now open in ( the evenings for Christmas vhoppers. Practioilly every line of business, except grocery and meat markets. is open each evening until 8 o' - .lock or later. The stores will continue to be open in the evenings the balance of this week and all of next. The usual hours will be observed on Saturday. Windows are decorated in the holiday spirit and merchants aro making every effort to satisfy the wants of the Christmas shoppers. — -(>—■• ——————— I I NEW OFFICERS I GO IN JAN. 1 New County And Townshio Officers Assume Duties Next Month Four county officers and nine new township trustees wil take office on January 1. Two newly elected county officers will not take office until January 1. 1936. Only three township trustees were reelected. They are Edwin ißeer. French township; Charles Abnet Jefferson township, and David D. HabeggeV, Blue Creek township. Among the county offkers who with remain in office are: David D. Depp, clerk of the Adame circuit v U qrt v J a. W. ’KjumliU. aaisliwr; John Wechter. treasurer; Phil Sauer, commissioner of the first district. Frank Martin, commissioner of the second district, Walter Bockman, recorder. Jeff Liechty of Berne, treasurerelect; and G. Remy Bierly of near Geneva, clerk-clect, will not take ided by law. office until January 1, 1936. as provided by law. Walter Gilliom, surveyor-elect Ernest W.rthman. ♦assessor-elect; Mcsee Augsburger. successful candidate for commissioner of the third district and Dallas BrQwn. sheriff elect; nd will he sworn into office on January 1. 1935. Gilliom will replace Ralph Roop as county surveyor. Mr. Worthman succeeds John Felty as assessor and Mr. Augsburger sirceeds Dennis Striker as commissioner. Brown will succeed Burl Johnson. I All the new county officers are Democrats. Three of the new trustees will be Republicans. During tlae -„ gt year only one Republican held office as trustee. Tlle new candidates are Howard «« Marys David D. Habegger, Blua Creek Ei**n H. Gilliom. Monroe; Edwin Beer. French: Eli Dubach. Hartford; Je« E. Mann, Wabash. '(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) i • 0- ' INFANT DIES THIS MORNING Daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Albert Baumann Dies Today Agnes Marie Baumann. 13 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Baumann of 1104 Elm «treet. dbed at her parental home shortly 'after midnight Wednesday. The baby had been ill w“ b bronchitlS Whe " T I monia developed. She was ill only a ( f< The child was born in necatu '' November 3. 1933. a daughter oUAlport C. and Golda Baumann. ! lg besides the parents, is a brothe. Carl A grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Sson of Wren. Ohio, also, services wi.l be held SatVbToX pastor of the Baptist removed to tiro home this evening from the S. E. 'Black funeral home.

cimi.iiiTz IS APPOINTED AS LIQUID ATOS Decatur Attorney Named Liquidating Agent For Berne Bank ■ WILL CONTINUE AS LOCAL LIQUIDATOR Clark .1. Lutz of this city has been named special liquidating agent for the Peoples State Bank of Berne, his appointment from 'he department of financial institutions for Indiana, being filed in the Adams circuit court today. Mr. Lutz succeeds Rudolph Schug of Herne, who has been the liquidator in charge of the closed instiI tutlon since October 21, 1933. Mr. Lutz is also liquidating agent for the Peoples lx>an and Trust company in this city .and will continue in that capacity, the merging of the affairs being done as a matter of economy the department of financial institutions ani nounced. The department also renamed Nathan Nelson as attorney for the bank. Compensation or salaries of ’the liquidating agent and attorney have not yet been fixed. Heretofore Mr. Schug has been paid SIOO per month and the attorney SSO per month. Mr. Schug. during his term as liquidator for the bank paid two dividends of 15 per cent each to depositors. The two distributions amounted to more than $43,000. When the hank closed it had deposits of $143,379.21. This amount has been reduced to approximately $98,000. Mr. Schug announced that he had in trust $13,500 in cash to apply on another distribution to depositors. Under the law stockholders in closed banks do not re-, cefve a Uisfrlbbtive shar? tmtlvt-' dends made in the process of liquiation until dividends declared total the amount of their stock holdings. Depositors in the Peoples Loan CONTTNVED ON PAGE SEVEN ADAMS COUNTY FARMER DIES Aaron Lautzenheiser Dies This Morning After Long Illness Aaron Lautzenhei.ser. 79 year old resident of Blue Creek township, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Tinkham in Blue Creek township at 11:25 o’clock this morning. D°ath w s due to complications. Mr. Lautzenheieer had spent his entire life in Blue Creek townsh)p where lie engaged ia farming. He was one cf the pioneer settlers of the townsh'i? and was well known throughout the county. He was born in Blue Creek township on January 17. 1555 and was a son of John and Margaret Lautzenheiser. H« was united in marriage to Eliza Williams who pre(ceded him in death in 1901. Surviving are the following childiren; Frank Lautzenheiser, Mrs. ! Myrtle Tinkham, Clinton Lautzenheiser of Blue Creek townsfalp, and Mrs. Emma Teegarden of Winchester Three children are decreased. On? sister, Mrs. Belle Young of Blue Creek township, also sur- ■ vivee. , ~ _ , Funeral services will be held Sundav afternoon at 2 o’clock at the i Salem church and burial will be made in the Tricker cemetery. ' The body will be returned to the Roy Lautzenheiser home, which is the old home place, Friday afternoon from the S. E. Black funeral heme in tlhis city. Purdue Dairyman To Be Here Tonight E T. Wallace, extension dairymen of Purdue university will meet witl'i the directors of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Adams County dairymen in County Agen L. E. Archbold’s office this evening Jt Representatives of the Guernsey breeders and other tattlemen in this district have been invited. Plans will be discussed for the (proposed club show and agricultural exhibit to bo held here next sumin er.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 13, 1934.

Calls for Fight on Crime Wllii Bit I Calling for a co-ordinated attack on the criminal element of the nation. President Roosevelt is pictured delivering keynote speech at the crime conference in Constitution Hall, Washington, attended by ( crime experts from all parts of the nation.

FLIER RESCUES I I ' PARTY OF FOUR Three Men And Woman Rescued After Nine Days Os Privation An-horage, Alaska, Doc. 13 — (UP) —Saved from death by starvation -end cold on a bleak uninhabited waste between here and McGrath, three men and a woman were recovering today from the effects of their nine days of privation. Tho party was rescued yesterday by Roy Dickson, one of several aviators who had been searching for several days. The four. Mrs. Hazel McClung. David Strandberg. Weiner Puntallo and pilot Oscar Windh--1 ell w-re forced down on a flight ) here from McGrath when ice form- - ed on the wings of their plane. As the r e forced the plane lower , Winchell picked out a level space ’ and set the plane down evenly in the snow. The temperature of the Arctic winter was below zero. An abandoned one-room cabin ot- - sered the only shelter. There was , no food and the heavy snow made , it difficult to locate firewood. The : cne blanket was assigned to Mrs. ■ McClung. THere was no food on the plane ; but Strandberg. who with Puntallo ■ operates the Takonta mine, shot . several grouse. These birds providi ed the party with their only food in I the nine days they waited for aid. Water was obtained by melting • snow. i Winchell melted the ice from the ■ wings of his plane, but he could not ■ get it into the air because drifting • snow partially buried it. A -crude CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN • 0 —■ ■ Moose Family Dance Tonight The Moose Lodge will hold a dance at the home tonight for their members and families. A splendid program has been arranged and a large crowd is expected to attend. Music for dancing will be furnish- ' i ed by the Braun Brothers orchesI

A WEALTH OF SUGGESTIONS What a wealth of suggestions for Christmas shoppers the Daily democrat contains tonight! Nearly all the leading business houses in Decatur have come forward with suggestions to help solve the gift problem. Here is a list of the firms advertising tonight and the page

on which their ad will be found: Name Pa 9® Burk Elevator Co 2 Sprague Furniture Co 2 England's Auto Parts 2 Porter Tire Co 2 Nichols Shoe Store 2. 4, 8 Morris 5c and IC-c Store W. H. Zwick and -Son 3 Decautr Flor.il Co 3 U. J. Smith Drug Co. 2. 3,5, 8 H. Knapp & Son 3 Schafer Hardware Co. 4 I Franklin Security Co 4

* BLYS HEALTH BONI)* ♦ ♦ Bl I V The local Moose • Lodge purchas- | CHRISTMAS ( , ( | a [j V(! dollar seals Health Bond simutlAZ from the Adams ( ! SUSOHSa®’'*’ : county Tubera. J cnlosis Associi i > ation. it was an- ' A- A > nounced today 1 : by w - Gu y ( * J Brown, presi- • ; dent of the asLJ E I D soefotion. nt L r FICHT TUBERCULOSIS SLATE BYRNS AS HOUSE SPEAKER Tennessee Representative In Line For House Speakership i , Washington, Dec. 13.— (U.R) — Withdrawal of two of his chief ■ competitors today virtually assuri ed Rep. Joseph W. Byrns, D.. Tenn., > the speakership of the 71th con- > gress. The lanky Tennessean's candidacy gained momentum as addi- ' tional state groups added their supi port. West Virginia's six Demo- ; cratic representatives joined Pen- ■ nsyvanii’s 23 in announcing for 1 Byrns. Rep. Sam Rayburn, D., Texas. ; considered Byrns' principal rival for the office made vacant by the > death of Rep. Henry T. Rainey, D., t 111., withdrew a few minutes after ;■ the West Virginia vote was an- > nounced. Rayburn’s decision was announced in a terse three-sentence statement: "I am no longer a candidate for ' speaker. There are no alibis. Under the circumstances I cannot be elected." 1 Rayburn's withdrawal was pre- ' dieted by that of Rep. John E 1 Rankin, D„ Miss., who announced L he would seek the post of floor ■ leai»‘r instead. Rep. William Bankhead. D„ Ala., (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Name Pa 9 e Mutschler Packing Co. 4 First State Bank 4. 6 Decatur Electric Shop 4 A. and P. Food Store 5 Goodyear Service, Inc. 5 Peterson and Everhart Co— 6 (’. A. Douglas Co. Holthouse Schulte & Co 8 Adams Theatre s Cort Theatre 8 Holthouse Drug Co 8

CONTINUE HUNT FOR BODIES OF HOTEL VICTIMS' I List Os Identified Dead Is Now Placed At Sixteen I 24 BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED lainsing, Mich., Dec. 13 —(UP) — Michigan and its state capltol today planned a group funeral ceremony for the unidentified dead in Tuesday’s hotel Kerns fire. As the search for the bodies of victims continued slowly through the ruins it became -apparent that ! the death toll probably will not ox- i ceei 40, but that a number of the victims, charred beyond recogn-i- ; tion, may net be identifier! even by relatives and close friends. The present list of known dead and missing totals 30, and 24 bodies have been recovered, leaving with little question at least 10 bodies in tl.ie ruins or pinned beneath masonry in the grand river at the rear of tho hotel. Police officials, however, are making allowances for additions to ths tell from tho finding of bodies of victims not yet reported as missing and they are of the opinion that when the debris is completely cleaned away the total loss of life will have mounted to nearly 40. Os the 24 bodies recovered this morning 16 have been definitely identified. Four have been conditionally identified while four others are unnamed. Pciice tl.ris morning released a list of 190 survivors of the disaster and this added to the list of 30 missing and dead would bring tho known number of guests and employes of the hotel to 220 which is close to all informed estimates. Os the 10 believed mPsing in the **;ONTT.NI'E>' GN PAGE SEVEN o : High School Pupils Visit Local Plants The chemistery and commercial geography classes of the Decatur high sch ol visited at the Central Sugar company and Soya Bean fact ry today. R. A- Adams is tearf-ier of the chemistery classes and H. L. Curtis is instructor of the commercial geography classes. o — Light, Power Line Being Constructed An electric light and power line is being constructed southwest of Decatur by the city light and power plant. The line begins at the old Hessler farm, runs west to the Lengerich farm a’ld then south to the Celling farm, a distance of 1.6 miles. Seven new customers will be patrons on the line. FERA labor is being used in the construction of the line. The cost to the patrons for tlie material, poles and - wire is $557.55 each. The city is also considering extending the rural light lines east of town, pa. - * ib.e Studabaker farms. FINAL DELIVERY : OF SUGAR BEETS —1 Central Sugar Company Will Finish Run Dec. 18 Or 19 The last of the sugar beets are being delivered to the Central Sugar company today, J. Ward Calland, field manager announced thin morning. About 30 loads still remained out today and one side cf the automatic dump operated to take care of the unloading. The slicing of beets will probably ( be completed by Saturday and the mill will operate a day or two longer, closing about December IS or I'9. The first -payment to beet growers will be made December 15. They will receive $4.00 >a ton as an advance payment on more than 65,000 tons of beete delivered to the fa' - tory up to December 1. The harvest of beets this year will in all probability exceed 75,000 tons final figures not being available untill all the beets have been delivered. Tl.ie mill started operations October 10 and a force of about 350 men has been employed during the campaign.

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Bluffton Men To Open Store Here R. A. Lee and Chris Bergman, both of Bluffton, will open a grocery I store in Decatur Saturday morning. ' The store will be opened in tho room formerly occupied by tho A. and I’, storo on North Second street. Mr. Lee was formerly manager lof the A. and I’. store at Bluffton. Both men will move their families Ito Decatur in the near future. The I new store will carry a complete line I of groceries and meats. o VICTORY PARTY HELD BY CLUB Samuel Jackson Eulogizes President Roosevelt In Address I “Never in the history of the world has there been a man who 1 was as courageous, wise, strong ( and kind as President Franklin . Delano Roosevelt,” said Samuel ; Jackson. Fort Wayne attorney at I the Young Democratic club ban-1 quet in the Masonic hall Wednes-1 day evening. A representative crowd attended I the party which was held both to commemorate the victory at the | polls in November and to make \ plans for the continuation of the ( organization. Henry B. Heller acted as tempor-l ary chairman during the banquet. | - Mr. Heller introduced the speakers. ( Mrs. Mary Briggs, Democratic county vice-chairman, was first called on by Mr. Heller. Mrs. Briggs in her talk discussed the part young Democrats might play, | in elections and government. Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, presi-1 dent of the Democratic woman's club of Adams county, addressed , the crowd on the part young vot-, ers and women can play in poll-, tics. "Politics offers the ideal career ( to women." Mrs. Knopp said, j “There are no age limits. Grandmothers are as capable as young 'kV.NTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — 0 — ...—I—EXPECT LITTLE PENSION CHANGE — Total of SIB,OOO Apnpropriated For Old Age Pensions 1 -No great change in the administration of old age pensions is expected when the county tommisei tiers meet in J-tnuary. Tie appropriation has been inere’sed this year to SIB,OOO for the old age pensions in the county. Last year the amount was $14,000. Os this amount half is paid by the state and half from the county general fund. ' There -ire now approximately 150 persons on the pension list. This 1 number will require most of the SIB,OOO- leaving very little money f r the acceptance of new appli-1 I cants. The -pension list was increased ( j pvery month since the beginning of I the policy tbi-s year. Once on the list Hie aged persons are certified and are not required to file new ' applications. They may be removed, however, by the commissioners. I 'The commissioners are now paying monthly sums ranging from $5 -to $lO a person. In addition the I county must pay for hospitalization and medical care of all persons on 'pension. For this reason pensions can not be given to enough persons to use up the entire sum appropriated. i Pensions are now given to perYcontinued ON PAGE TWO) To Initiate Five Candidates Tonight A class of five candidates will be' initiated into the second rank tonight following the’regul rr meeting of Knights of Pythias. In addition . an election of officers will be held , All members are urged to be present. o * Good Fellows Club - Previous Total $60.30 I Zion Senior Walther ■ I League 2.00 Proceeds from benefit • I basketball game 3.50 Total $65.50

HUGE PROFITS BY MUNITIONS PLANTSSHOWN One Profit of 362 Per Cent Is Disclosed By Committee PRESIDENT PLANS NEW LEGISLATION Washington, Dec. 13—(U-M - War-time profits by munitions manufacturers, ranging up tu 362 per cent on invested capital in a single year, were revealed today bet ore the senate munitions investigating committee. Within 21 hours alter President Roosevelt organized I a special board to draft laws for I "profitless” and efficient mobilization of resources in time of war, ( the committee revealed its first ' figures on what corporations made I during the world war. Statistics introduced showed i profits of from 40 to 80 per cent on invested capital in single years were frequent results of the speedy war time buying. It was testified that many of ’he profits, which were net taxable ( incomes after reduction of allowable items, came from the dlsput- ' ed cost-plus-ten per cent system used in awarding many war contracts. The 362 per ernt profit, according to the evidence, was made in 1918 by the Bethlehem Loading ( Co., a shipbuilding firm. Administration leaders sought ' to smooth over differences with the committee and work in co- | operation to draft the new war ( preparedness law. (Secretary of War George H. ' Dent promised to aid the commit- | tee in bringing out new data regarding activities of munitions firms and their relations with the war department. Senator Bennett Clark. Mo., I Democratic member of the comi mittee. conferred with President j Roosevelt and he saw reason for | conflict between the senate inI vestigators and the President's board, said lie believes taxing away of virtually ali war time profits was the best way to I achieve the President's goal. "People should be allowed »o make money during a war, but they shouldn't be allowed to keep it,” he said. Meantime, It was revealed deI tailed legislation for economic mobilization and limitation of profits was drafted by the war policies commission in the closing I days of the Hoover administration, but never placed before congress. Alger Hiss, committee investigator. introduced statements showing that United States Steel realized a 3 per cent return on its investment in 1914. 10 per cent ia )1915; 25 per cent in 1916; 35 per cent in 1917; and 29 per cent in 1918. Planned By Hoover (Copyright 1934 by United Press) Washington. D. C„ Dee. 13. -- I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SEEK NATIONAL CRIMINAL FORGE Permanent Institute Os Criminology Sought By Experts Washington. Dec. 13 —(UP) —The Attorney general's conference on crime ends today with 600 delegateexperts determined to establish a permanent national institute of I criminology. The institute would wage a relentless fight against the public ' enemy, whether dope peddler or tank robber, kidnaper or forger, and so attempt to slash the country's annual $12,000,000,000 crime bill. I The conferees, who have said that the country's law enforcement agencies must be reorganized and •coordinated, intended to adopt res- ■ olutlons at their closing session late today recommending that the con’(ference -be lheld annually. ! They also sought a permanent body of their leaders, guided by the -attorney general, to keep the anti-erime crusade alive. The plans !’’’CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)