Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 32, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1934 — Page 1

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MEFEDERAL ■ HLiCWORKS I fund advised ■Ten Billion hollar Fund ■ To Battle Future l)eI pressions Recommendations ■ (;i\E\ PRESIDENT ■ Dec. 17 <U.R) ■ \ M 0.000.000.000 Federal ■public works fund to bntt’c ■future depressions at their ■nutsd was recommended Io Kvsident Roosevelt today bv ■L national resources board. ■ \ reserve program of that Raffnilnde. said the board bv s<cre»arv of inter■or H'rold 1.. Ickes, should ■p nlanned in advance and held ■ R3( |v to be thrown into operation ■to take no employment in case of Kjnt'ier industrial let-down. ■ fteected minimum public worke Km!.,vs by federal, state and city Kjrernnieiits during the next 10 the board placed at $24,000.KiW. based on the rate of exKenilitures during the past year. ■ There are proieets of ‘ needful ■imblie service.” it said, on which Btfip enormou* sum of $105,000.Ki'iiieO might be sner.t during the Kat 20 to 30 vests. But whether ■the country couhl afford such an ■monnt the board was not prepirKi to say. ■ The board advanced four other ■pone: of suggestions in fulfil’, ■he the purpose of its creation by Ks President—to draf* a broad ■sitiine which could be followed to ■jfesf-rv- and utilize the nation's ■natural resources for benefit of ■ tip masses. They were: I 1. Land: Retire 5.000.000 acres submareinal land each year for. ■&> next 15 years at an eettnrrtrd" ■wt of $375,000,000; a new pro- ■ rani of rural rehnbi’itation and ■tfclamation: extend federal con- ■ trol of grazing land: enlarge na- ■ to"al and state fcresta and parks. I !. Water: Develop more pro■fcetlve use of water; eliminate |flood dangers and soil erosion: ItwlroHzo pollution and modify ■ waste through run-off and drainI S. Minerals: Industry control ■ under public supervision of caparI i'v. production, stocks and somoItimes of price in various mineral I industries: nromnt attention to I stranded populations dependent on Imines now closed: governmental I promotion of scientific research. I <■ Continued planning: Create jwmanent public works. land. I water and mineral planning Ihoards: establish permanent naItional hoard to coordinate findings land recommendations. I “It is the judgment of the Itoard." said Ickes, “that the ‘CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 22 Ont More Week For Christinas Shoppers Only one more week is left to Christmas shoppers. There is still a good opportunity to get what you want for presents in the Decatur stores. Most stocks of merchandise are still com- j Plete, and although Christinas shopping has been heavy this years, the stores are stocked to take care of shoppers this week. It is better to shop eaily in the w eek, as this will keep yon out °f the last minute jams, and will also give you a wider selection of merchandise. Decatur »lores that cater to the Christmas trade are opeu every evening during the week now until 9 o’clock, thus giving yon several extra shopping hours every day. Make the Daily Democrat your source of Christmas suggestions. This week, again, every paper will contain a number of worthwhile suggestions for you. If you take advantage of these, you can save hours of the time you would otherwise spend in Christ-, tnas shopping.

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Vol. XXXII. No. 298.

RETURN GANGSTER TO INDIANA

Ecuador Minister I 'lOr 1 I This is Antonio C. Gonzalez, of I I New York City, who has been apI pointed minister to Ecuador by 11 President Roosevelt. Gonzalez •i succeeds Roy T. Davis. GRAHAM RITES HELD SUNDAY Paul H. Graham Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Paul ii. Gra- • iiame. Decatur business m.in and former commander of Adams Post of the American Legion. were held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Presbyterian church. Rev. George O. Walton, pastor officiating. The body, escorted by the American Legkn color guard, active and tonorery pall bearers wan taken to tlie Presbyterian t-hurch, at 12 o'clock and lay in state until time . f the .funeral. It w:u> necessary to • transfer the holding of the aep ~yTT*fiS ffonFtKe Graliaai home toThe church to accomodate the large crowd which desired to attend. Scottish Rite ritualistic services were held at the thurCX Edward Wilson, of Fort Wayne, acting as master of ceremonies, assisted by William Geake, Fort Wayne, Dr. Fred Patters n and Cal Peterson of this city. Rev. Walton read the scripture land delivered the sermon. Paul Sourer, s-ng “The end of a Perfect Day”, at the conclusion of the service, accompanied by Mrs. Carrie Haubold at the organ. Members of the Masonic lodge and the American Legion attended the services in a body. Military rites were held at the grave by Adams post of the Legion, the blessing being pronounced by Rev. Walton. Among the legionnaires from out of the city Who attended the servU were Wilfred Linstrom, Pleasant Lake. Fourth district commander- W. O. Nelson. Anderson, ormer state Legi n commander; former Fourth district commander Lcr bar and others. four persons I ESCAPEJIEATH road Crossing I Four Adams county young P pn “ at the Erie railroad mossing Mercer avenue. , n . j Kobert BU ' n k f tlFe car was acship. dH ' e ' Leste r Workinger, =t mP Ma?B lowns,,i ”' an \ th f Misses Esther and Alice Coo , o east of Monroe. coming Burke stated that a u . Mercer avenue from va onto Mercei « t] street forced him to veer to su hU auto crash into demolished. taken to' Tll6 young people wer \\“, ? ' th e Adams county memorial hos Pital Charles Knapp. 1 confined tn the no , Hom ShOC Vd internal injuries. the

COLLECTION OF COUNTY TAXES IS REPORTED More Than $240,000 Collected During Last Six Months Os Year DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS ANNOUNCED The December settlement sheet for the last six months of 1934 Just compiled in County Auditor John W. Tyndall’s office shows that of the $290,576.71 in taxes due last i November a total of $238,648.92 was collected. To tills figure the bank tax and moratorium tax should be added, ■ totaling $3,348.40. The total of all j the money brought in by taxation I was $241,997.32. The state auditors require that ■ before the taxes can be distributed I the fees for special Judges and the county treasurer be deducted. Special judges received $l9O. The county treasurer received fees to- ‘ taling $39.17 for collecting back taxes. The amount for distribution will be $241,768.15. The state will receive $20,770.17; the county, $67,986.51, and the : townships, civil cities and school cities, $155,927.06. The state will receive a total of $2,520.59 from sources other than taxation. These funds are derived as follows: common school funds. $2,679.73; permanent endowment funds, $158.86, and docket fees, SB2. The taxes were collected as follows: current tax charged, $246,901.20. collected, $227,797.60; current May tax delinquent. $19,105.15. collected. $7,131.97; former whole year and M ay installment delinquent including penalties. $11,228.04. col-’ lected $1,403.65;. former years sec*ond~ installment’ delinquent* inchiding penalties. $13,342.32, collected, $2,315.70; and total current and delinquent taxes due, $290,576.71, collected. $238,648.92. The distribution as to the state (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ANNUAL MOOSE PARTY DEC. 19

Christmas Party Will Be Held At Catholic High School Plans are being made to enter--1 tain about 500 children at the annual Moose Christmas party to be held at the Catholic high school auditorium, Wednesday, December The program will begin at <:3O o'clock, Floyd Hunter, chairman of arrangements stated. The pregrani consists of singing Christmas songs and carols, instrumental music, speeches and talks (by the children, dancing and playlets About 30 children wil participate in the program. Among those taking part are: George and Glen Clark, Winfred Morrison. Phyllis Hunter, Rex Heare, Arthur Brown, Lawrence R«h. Marcella Tutewler, Carl Rash, Betty Hunter, Betty Noll, Robert Hunter. Donna Belle Roop. Max Heare, Patsy Fullenkamp, Rose Mary Fullenkamp. Don™ IPelle Fenimore, James r -J e " n ® r ' Ja-1; Porter, Virginia Lee Kuhnle, Ros Ila H«-re, Kathryn Murphy. SXe and Juanita Noll, Betty Ho ■ man Evelyn Burnett, Vivian No h The committee °‘ Bert - mcrarn is composed of Mrs. Bert Haley, Mrs. Will Noll and Miss erne Lichtensteiger, Front row X wi" reserved for the Moose children and 500 sacks of candy will be distributed by Santa- Claus. Funeral Held Today For Garner Infant Funeral services for B^ ra jean Garner, stillborn baby of Mt and Mre. Pa“> Garner ' We '' 6 ® 2 30 o'clock this afternoon at the CaGrner home with the Rev. Spencer officiating. Burial we.s made in '’ChX'Xborn at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning, a daughter of I aul and Velma Niblick Garner. Surv.veral home-

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 17, 1931.

♦— Good Fellows Club • • ■Previous total $ 89.27 Friend 1.00 Woman's Club 10.00 Total $100.27 The Art department of the Woman's Club presented the Good Feb | lows Club with a number of toys ' to be distributed among the poor . children. Niblick and Company donated underwear to be used as gifts tor nee-iy families at Christ- ■ mas time. WOMAN CLUBIO MEET THURSDAY — Democratic Wo m a n’s Club Will Hold Meeting At Berne ' A program meeting of the Demo-1 eratlc Woman’s club will be held jin Berne Thursday evetdng. A banquet will De served at 6:30 o'clock, followed with a short business sess- ' ion and program. Rev. O. O. Walton, pastor of the Decatur Presbyterian church, will be the speaker at the meeting.. Following is the complete pro- - gram: I Christmas carols — led by Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Decatur. Welcome in Christmas greetings l i—Mrs. James Briggs, Geneva, vice-! chairman of the county. Music—Berne. I Address—Rev. G. O. Walton. Decatur. Music — Geneva, xylophone numbers by Virginia Egley and Dorothy Wells. Musical selection. “The Infant Jesus" by Yon—Mrs. Tyndall. Decatur. j Christmas reading. “The Other Wise Man” by Henry Van Dyke— Mrs Charles Knapp, Decatur. Tickets nuty he obtained from any member of the hospitality committee in Decatur for 40 cents. The committee includes Miss Florence Holthouse. Mrs. Ada Martin, Mlm Mildred Niblick. Mrs. Leo Saylors and Mrs. Leigh Bowen. 0 — Two Decatur Girls Struck By Motorist Misses Helen and Lucille Rick-j ord. North Second street, escaped injury late Sunday night when they were struck by a hit and run motorist near the Acker cement works.

The young women were found , by Ervin Schindler, Ralph Braun ' and Carl Sprunger, all of Bern. 1 , , and taken to the Adams county j memorial hospital. They were re- ; leased when they were found un- . injured. No due has been found . to the identitiy of the motorist . who hit the sisters. I 0 Firemen’s Auxiliary > Plans Christmas Party • ————— The firemen’s auxiliary will hold , a Christmas party at the engine ( house on Seventh street Tuesday ! evening. A -pot luck supper will be served at 6:30 o’clock. All members and their families are invited to at- , tend. FORMERLOCAL RESIDENT DIES Jesse Breniman Dies At Fort Wayne Hospital Sunday Evening , Jesse Breniman, 52, of Fort Wayne, a former resident of Deca- ! tur, died at the St. Joseph hospital Sunday evening at 6 o'clock of com- , plications. Mr. Breniman was born at IBluffton. On July 4. 1902 he was united in marriage to D. Ellen Lewtan, who survives, together with three daughters, Mrs. Bert Herrman. Mrs. i A. Lyle Poinsett and Mrs. Walter Sdinepp cf Fort Wayne. IT las mother . Mrs. Frank DeVilbiss of Bluffton, also survives. Mr. Breniman resided In Decatur i for five or six years, about 18 years ago. He served as station fireman ■ at the local fire department. From Decatur he moved to Fort Wayne : where he also was employed as a fireman. •I Funeral services will be held i Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock > at the First Methodist church in Fbrt Wayne with Dr. Charles Smith (officiating. Burial will be made in I Linnwood cemetery.

ADAMS COUNTY TAX BILL LESS Real Estate Taxes Will Be $84,000 Less During 1935 Adams county's 1935 tax bill on I real estate and personal property j will be $84,869.82 less than the ' amount levied this year, according I tz estimates prepared today. | The total bill payable this year ' is $5118,582.42 and the estimate of taxes levied for 1935 is $423,716.60. ! Title is a decrease of IG.C per | cent. The tax bill, payable next j year, is one of the smallest ever ! levied here In the last 20 years, i The 1933 total was the lowest, it being approximately $388,000. Taxes on real estate and personal property’ will amount to i $7,828,566.13 less In 1935 than the total of $99,199,421.31 levied against real property in 1934, according to an announcement made bv Harry Miesse, secretary of the Indiana Taxnavers association. Next year's total will be $91,370.855 18. The property tax weak in , Indiana was reached in 1930 when the total was $150,470,858. Sime ! then Mr. Miesse points out. the general demand for greater econo- ! mies in government have borne fru't. Sixty-three Indiana counties will ' collect less in pronerty taxes next i year than were collected this year, whi'e increases over this year will ! lie found in twentv-nine counties. The reductions range all the wav from $1,452.89, in Washington ! county, to $3,329,376.98 in Marion county. Other large reductions in I totals include $710,923.39 in Vanj derbnrgh county; $609,842.55 in St. Joseph county; $565,136.75 in Madison county: $416,045.34 in 1 Cass county and $246,976.29 in Allen county. Tlie largest increase I o v er this vear will be in Lake county, wile re tire additional taxes to he collected will amount to $657,116.06. The .smallest increase is $73.90 in Grant county. Other (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MONROE WOMAN IS ON PROGRAM Mr«. E. W. Bnsche On

Program At Purdue Conference Adams county home economics ■club are sending two leaders front I each township club to the Purdue agricultural conference. The foilI owing women are scheduled to make this trip: Mrs. E. W. Busche. i county Home Economics chairman. Mrs. David J. Schwartz, Mrs. Eli ’ Graber. Mrs. Albert Huser. Mrs. Fred Blum. Mrs. Glen Workinger. I Mrs. Hiram Wittwer, Mrs. Jim Ken- . ney, Mrs. Dan Baker, Villa Beeler, , Grace Stanley. Miss Verle Runyon. , Mrs. Lavanga Kieler, Mrs. Ollie i Heller, Mrs. Noah Neuensohwander. Mrs. Henry Bauman. Mns. Fred Hammond. Mrs. Artie Jackson. Mrs. Chas. Schenck, Mrs. Joe Hunter, Mrs. Blanche Elzey, Mrs. Jesse Byerly. Mrs. Edward Kolter. Mrs. Helen Rice, and Mrs. Frank Kitson. The conference occurs between I January 14 and 18. The following ) is a program for the week’s activities and will be of considerable interest to Adams county’s 500 or t 1 more home ecanomits club memibers. Monday, Jan. 14 Storage spaces in the Home, ! Mary L. Matthews, Purdue. J Demonstration, Revamping the . Old Meals. I Amy Bloye, Elsie Zohner, and ■ ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I *BUYS HEALTH BONI) . •— —— ♦ • The Shakespeare Club has pur- - chased a $5 Health Bond from Bl i W the Adams CounU I ty Tuberculosis Christmas Association, acseals cording to an AAAA&AAJLAf announcement , ; susooSatETiHCS ; this morning by ■ T* 1 W. Guy Brown, , ] y ; president of the . i a 1 assoefat ion. ‘ J ‘ Money from 1 MnliKdter I these bonds is i ] i used in the fight <■’****•**’ t 0 stamp out I F 4 E L P tuberculosis 1 r-lOHT and ’ 8 added to ! TUBCHCULosit receipts from Christmas Seal sales.

DEFENSE ENDS I ; TESTIMONY IN t MURDER TRIAL Two Lebanon Physicians State Mrs. Saunders Temporarily Insane ! * STATE ATTACKS ! THEIR EVIDENCE ,1 I Lebanon, Ind., Dec. 17.—(U.R) — . The defense rested at 1:20 p. m. today in the murder trial of Mrs. | . Neoma Saunders, Wabash. Mike Morrisey, Indianapolis police chief, was the first rebuttal (witness called by the state. . Two Lebanon physicians testified , today that Mrs. Saunders was , ■ temporarily insane when her hits-1 I band. Gaylord V. Saunders, former, . Wabash minister, was slain. , The physicians. E. C. Higgins , and John D. Coons, were called as witnesses by the defense. Dr. Coons replied that from evi- ! I dence in the trial, he would con--1 sider Mrs. Saunders temporarily unbalanced mentally at the time of , I the slaying. Ben Scifres, Boone county prose-1 , 1 cutor, attacked the testimony on ground that Mrs. Saunders had, I sense enough to direct her husband's funeral and make arrangements to have the death gun and ( other evidence destroyed. I Scifres drew an admission from ( Dr. Coons that such actions were the work of a sane person. The physician insisted, however that for a few weeks preceding and up to the slaying Mrs. Saunders apparently was not in her right mind. i Mrs. Saunders is being tried in Boone circuit court on charges of first degree murder. Her husband was found shot to death in Indium apolis February 2. Presenting -Dr. Higgins as his i j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE' C. E. Striker Car Is Badly Damaged The automobile owned by Clifton E. Striker, superintendent of the Ad,ime Ccunty schools, and driven by hie brother, Robert Striker, wite I considerably damaged Sunday night wfnen the car stmek a telephone i pole near Geneva, when Striker failI ed to negotiate a curve. No o-ne was hurt in the accident. o — Mrs. John Nash Is Found Dead In Bed , I t Mrs. John Nish, 65, residing sev- > eral miles southeast of Berne, was - found dead in her bed Saturday > morning by her husband. Death was due to a heart atta’k. She had been ill for three weeks. I Mrs. Nasf.l- was born in Jefferson . township October 12, IS >9. Her maiden n-ime was Dora Hisey. Sur- ■ viving besides tlie husband is a daughter, Mrs. John Leightner. Funeral services were held at ■ l:i30 o’clock this afternoon at the Bethel church and burial was made 1 near Chattanooga, Ohio. o TERMS LIQUOR REPEAL FAILURE . Dr, L. E. York Attacks Handling Os Liquor Problems — Wabash, Ind., Dec. 17. — (U.R) — j , The first year of national repeal has demonstrated the greatest faili ure in 100 years in dealing with the liquor traffic. Dr. L. E. York, super-1 intendent of the Indiana Anti-j Saloon League, said yesterday in ' an address at the First M. E. church here. 1 "The people of Indiana have experimented with national repeal for one year and with state repeal for 21 months without satisfactory '! result,” Dr. York said. I Charging that repeal is not the ‘ solution of the liquor problem, lie listed 10 specific complaints. They were: • “1, All attempts of states to | ' regulate the liquor traffic have fail- ■ ed utterly. 1 “2. Automobile accidents, intoxi-, 1 cation ard drunken driving hate ■ increased alarmingly. ■ “3. The saloon is running wide 1 open. ’ “4. Bootleggers are doing great- : ...... (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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I Sold Death Potion? R «■ wt fl K V. aLJC Solomon Miller, above, proprietor of a Portland, Ore., drug store has been released under slti,thM) bond following his arrest on I charges of manslaughter in conI nectlon with the sale of denatured alcohol. Police charged that 22 persons had died as a result of drinking the alcohol.

ANOTHER DEATH IN TULSA CASE — Body of Third \ outh Found In Ditch; Kennamer Arraigned Tulsa, Okla.. Dec. 17— (U.R) —; A third youth was found dead by violence under mysterious circumstances here today. The well-dressed body was discovered in the water of a ditch. There was no Indication immediately of a connection with the shooting to death of John Gorrell I and Sidney Born Jr. Authorities however, started checking the i whereabouts of youths reported I terrorized last week after Born | was killed. ( t Tlie victim appeared to be about 15 years old. Several I young men were reported to have left Tulsa or gone into seclusion after Born’s death. Philip Kennamer today was bound over for trial on a murder charge growing out of the death of Gorrell. Authorities accused him of implication in activities of an alleged "society gang" of I Tulsa youths. Discovery of Gorrell’s body on ( Thanksgiving night, blood running from two bullet wounds In the head, touched off an investigation which led to allegations of widespread racketeering among a clique of youths from Tulsa’s upper social strata. The hearing lacked sensations investigators had predicted. It cleared up none of the mystery shrouding the subsequent (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o

Ohio Man Returned To Local Hospital Gabse Williams, Middlebury. O . ; who has been a patient at the j local hospital several days, sufi sering from a broken shoulder and fractured arm. suddenly decided Sunday morning to leave the hospital. He was found by officers at 10 ; a. m. Sunday, walking about the ; streets in hospital attire. Ho was returned to the hospital for furI ther treatment. 11° was found on i a road several days ago by Dr. L. ( M. Githens, who brought him to ; the local hospital. Report Poll Tax Collection Made — A total of 1.187 ha’f-year poll taxes were collected by Adamo county during the last six months of this year, according to the December settlement sheet just compiled in the county auditor’s office. There were 2.482 half polls due at the time of the payment of the November taxes. A total of 295 went delinquent. The state receives 75 cents for each half year poll collected. SevI eral other taxing units in the county derive income from this tax. The stated share will bo | $2.1)89.39. The money collected from poll ( taxes during the last six months will be distributed ns follows: state revenue, 51.392.91; state school revenues. $696.48; tuition. $33.79; special school $320.51; corporations, $324.37, and total $2,768.06.

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JOSEPH BURNS CAPTURED BY CHICAGO COPS One of Few Surviving Dillinger Outlaws Is Taken Sunday MAY BE LINKED TO BROOKLYNROBBERY Chicago. Dec. 17— <U.R) —- Postal authorities announced today that Joseph Burns, escaped Indiana kuler and one of the last surviving members of the John Dillinger gang, will be turned over i to Indiana authorities. The 11 year old outlaw, seized in a south side flat, was one of 10 convicts who shot ' their way out of the state prison at Michigan City, Ind., on Sept. 26. 1933.

Chief postal inspector Walter Johnson, who participated in a i swift raid that resulted in Burns 1 capture without the firing of a 1 shot, said the prisoner would be taken to Indiana sometime today. It appeared probable that Burns would be taken under heavy guard direct to the Michigan City prison. Johnson, holding Burns and a woman companion of the outlaw ! in a locked room in the federal i building, said that hours of ques--1 tioning had failed to draw from ; the prison breaker any informa- . tlon regarding a J 427.000 robbery in Brooklyn, N. Y. Scribbled notes on the cover of an old magazine, indicating a 12way split of $462.0041 in loot, linked Burns with the Brooklyn armored car robbery of last August. Police ('apt. John Stege and postal authorities said no other recent holdups would have yieldi ed «uch a sum. I 'We haven't given up Investlga- ' tlon of the Brooklyn angle.” Johnson said. "But whatever Is to be done along that line will be handled from Indiana." The woman found cringing in a bedroom of the apartment where Burns had lived for two months in ! quiet luxury was believed to be his sister. Burns was serving a life sentence for murder at the time of the Indiana nrison break, engineered by Dillinger from outside the walls. He was convicted June 5. 1921, of the killing of a bystander during the robbery of a hank at Culver, Ind. His capture in Chicago was the first of any member of the Dilling- ■ er desperadoes without gun play. Sleepy-eyed and in pajamas, ho i appeared at the door of his apartment with his hands aloft and ’(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

greeting XI Z / Vt 8 / V Christmas Greetings Editions Saturday And Monday The annual Christmas greeting section oi the Decatur Daily Democrat Is now being prepared. This section will be included in ■the Saturday Dec. 22. paipers that g out by mail, eo that the farmers and others around Decatur who get the paper by mail will receive it on Monday. The section will be included with the city edition Monday night. This arrangement puts the paper in every home on the day before Christmas. Plans and preparations for this section have been carried on by the staff of the Daily Democrat . I for two weeks. This week an attempt will be made to see all the business and professional men of Decatur to give them an opportunity to send out greetings in this way. It may not be i possible to see everyone, that would like to be represented tn > this edition. If no one calls on you, just call 1000 before Thursday evening, and our advertising l staff will prepare a greeting for ybu. *