Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 4 January 1935 — Page 1

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MI MANOS IOFFE WANT AS ■the kidnaper ■ ■ « — — ImJcs Positive Identififltion While Testifying Today 4 Bexse counsel si uprise x. •hill. I 3HSi Tile trial <4 Bruno llunitnianii lor the , r of i.harles A. l.ind■bwi 5 lr .. r.:ich<<l another Un's lather hramled, prisoner as the Kjpsi who swiml ed him out ■of f.'xi.iMU nii'h-r nromise to '■rein !! the child alive. . ■ Col. L:nd- ■ bwf i. 'l mail- lo= positive de-1 M. nsation was ! by <l. tense* forces, I b. .ittaik upon his inference that of Lindbergh's own ■■j. 4 might h;,Vt; committed • ■ the krime. identification the of nuplete .■: -lioikitnr crime, protiio ■ hmax for which the ■■ ■ Utlty eourt- ■■ . y.| the mu-id.- world — ■§■ been waiting. ■: flat-.' heekthe Ger-jc.-nt. u- the man who > all-i i-. John r Condon from' ■■■ a UMII.'I. ' . fence Hey dec,"d who then took I ran.-oni nuuii-y from the doehands, was by voice only. . Lindbergh was positive. tlie of he said. which c i .<! T. Wi'ent'. -ally i la., d Lindbergh's di|M?OXT WED ON PAGE SIX) COMMITTEE TO I IFLAI REPORT [■ate Tax Study CommitK Htee Enable To Agree E On Proposals u:ana?.>'. ; ■. .Lit i - <U.P.) — Tnto agree ’e. ommendatfons important tax legislation, the special tax study comtoday had I t : red complotits prel. gislature report un Eg! January 9. |BThe committer, of 22 represent|Mi'es from i t-mess, labor, fannand other interests adjourned |M« yesterday after heated dis-j g®* sion of changes in the grass in|^F* le tax, a three per cent sales I and removal of the emergency i Manse from the f 1.50 tax law. was taken when it' that the discussion would , MV I lead to definite recommenda-■ group now will be forced to | ■ Mc!l agreements on the three tax j ■“ estions at its next meeting, since i legislature, to which they must I ■" mil the recommendations, con-' ■ e " es the next day, January 10. assing hurriedly over minor Es;, reconi mendations, the commit- ■ ® tentatively approved several ■ ° utons - Thp y asked repeal of now granting tax exemptions N ,Wff TINLED ON PAGE SIX) ' ■Und Bodies Os | Youths Frozen ■anem'rV' Ja “' 4 ~ (CT> > While| ■them , countr .vsi<le searched for ■Melvin u/a I)linding du«t storm, j ■ Edwin 'h “r 6 ' and hi « Mother' ■3OO. mJ;'.,. rMe . ,O dearh within I ■ That' f Hleir pjrentft ’ ■home, i ■ bodies rame t 0 !igllt when ■in a field J bOy,J were fOUDd i H Thn i ° d i o| n>nß the barnyard. ■ lost in th Ot l WS ah l' ar ° r )tly 'became: I a stiff #torm biown up by |i rt U lnd whleh a "-’ ■ been soa . h f !° W zero ' T!le y had ■ tJ r ° Ups ot . farmpr « I bor f, w 7J “ the honie o£ a neigh-1 I niCht f ° Wn ,b(Mne Wednesday I

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Message Highlights Washington, Jan. T — (UP) - I i Highlights from President Roose-1 | velt's “statft of the nation" menI sage to congress: "We hive undertaken a new order of things; yet we progress to- . ward It under the framework and i in the spirit and intent of the Ame.ri an constitution. We have proI ceeded throughout the nation a I < meanurrabie distance on the road I toward this new order.” “I ran report to you substantial I I benefits to our agricultural popuj lation increased industrial activity, I and profits to our merchants.” "The outlines of the new econom- ' ic order rising from the disintegral tlon of the old, are apparent. We | see where we have built wisely and i where we can do still better.” “No wise man has any intention i cf destroying what is known as the fprofit motive; because by the pro- ‘ fit motive we mean the right by work to earn a decent livelihood for ourselves and for our families ” ■ . ‘•America .must foreswear t. »it. . onetgition of the sequisitian of wealth which, through excessive ii rofits, creates un tie private paw- ! er over private affairs and. to our misfortune, over public ass irs :m well." “Our first and continuing tack; (1) the security of a livelihood through the better use of the national resource! of the land in which we live. (2) the security against the traKr hazards and vicis-1 situdes of life. (3) The sec urity of decent .’..onifs.’' "1 am now ready tn submit to 1 -. h i congress a broad program de-1 i signed ultimately to establish all these factors ot security. V\e cannot ■ afford to lose valuable time in haphazard public 'policies which can- , not find a place in the broad outI lines ;f these major purposes.” “The stark f>’ct before vs is that great number; still remain tinemploy®. 1 . • • • Work must be found for able bodied but destitute warki era. Trie federal government must and shall quit this business of re-1 I lief.” “I am no- willing that the vitality of our people be further -sapped by | the giving of arfh, or market basi kets. of a few hours of weekly work I cutting grass, taking leaves or picking up papers in t'.«• public ; ark-. “It is my th tight that . • All emergency i ulilic works shall be united in a single new and greatly eni larged plan. With the establishment of this new system we can supercede the federal emergency relief administration with a coordinated authority . . START SURVEY FOR EDUCATION — Survey Will Determine Classes To Re Held Under FERA Program A nine-day survey of the educa- ; ti .n J nee s of Adams c cunty i; bei ing made by theiAdams r ounty edu- ' cational council. The results of this survey will be used to determine the cla ses to be held under the. federal emsrgency educational program. A meeting vr.s held in the court house Thursday in which plans for the survey were made. Heading the survey are Walter J. Krick of Dec tur, county chairman, and W. O. Little of Decatur, . county director of FEE classes. Others who are assisting in the i survey are: Mina Calller, Deoitur, Fanny Reynolds. French t.wnshlp, Mrs. E'yth Chew, Geneva. Benjamin Tecf le. Decatur. Emerson Wheeler, Geneva. Person® interested in taking any jof the classes were requested today jby W. O. Little to communicate with any of the people making the : survey. The classes will be conducted I largely by the discussion method, j Attempts are being made to limit I classes to subjec.B dealing with t.ae I employment ot leisure time. Coraj mercial oubjocts will ‘be disCONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN

LEGISLATURES WILL CONSIDER TAX PROPOSALS Sales Taxes Will Be Chief Proposal In 41 Legislatures OTHER ISSUES TO BE SUBORDINATED (Copyright 1935 by UP.) Chicago. Jan. 4.—(U.R) —The legislatures of 41 states, meeting this month to tap new tax sources for financing unemployment relief, will give major consideration to sales tax proposals, a survey indicated today. Sales taxes, now rolling penny ; by penny into the coffers of seven states, stand out above a scattering of revenue proposals that range from tax o n each pack of cigarettes to a levy on every employed person s income. The 6.800 law-makers about to start the biennial grist through the legislative mills—more than a third I of them are novices—appear to re- ■ gard a gross sales tax as the fast-1 est and surest means of building iup flattened treasuries. Real es-. i tate, they maintain, is overburdened now. Where other taxes yield from 50 | cents to’sl.so per person the gross turnover taxes produce an average of about $3.50 per capita. The federal government's decis-1 ion to place the burden ot all un- ' employables—those unable to participate in federal work programs upon the states has made relief' . financing the big bogy in virtually! all of the legislative chambers. Subordinate to the issue of relief are such proposals as: I—Revision and strengthening of | liquor control and taxation. , 2—Reduction of local govern- ' went costs and abolishing of overlapping authority. 3—Perfection of state and inter-, (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Mm E. GERARD DIESTHURSDAY Aged Adams County Woman Dies At Home Os Daughter Near Monroe Mary Ellen Gerard. 77, a resident \ f Adams county for many years, j died ai the home of her daughter. | Mrs Amanda Blowers of west of Monroe at 4:30 o clock Thursday i : evening. Death was due to carcinoma. Mrs. Cerar 1 resided in Adims i county until about 30 years ago when she moved to Michigan. She ad made her home with her daughter of near Monroe f r the last I couple of weeks. She was born in Adams County August 22. 1857. a daughter of CornelltH and Elizabeth B.ker. She I was married twice. Her first marI riage was to James Myers, who preI ceded her in death 17 years ago. She ; then married Charles Gerard, who 1 diAd December 2, 1'934. Surviving are the following hi'.d!ren: Thomas Myers of Morley, Michig-n; Mrs. Rosie Bucher of ! Merrill, Michigan; J-hn Myers of Freelanh Michigan; Mrs. Lizzie Baumgartner of Fort Recovery. O’io and Mrs. Amanda Blowers of near Monroe. One son is deceased. Funeral services will be held at the Friends Church in Monroe Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with Rev. Vernon Riley officiating. Burial will be made in the Bunker Hill remetery east of Ceylon. The body was rem ved to the Blowers home this afternoon from the Otho Lobenstein funeinl parlors in Monroe. — o League Members To Meet At Legion Hall Roy Johnson, president of the Adams County Fiah and Game Connervadoa League tcd>iy esked that all members in and near Decatur rei poN at the American Legion Hall at 7 o'clock Monday evening. The DeI catur delegation will go in a body j to tlie meeting in the Berne high I school building.

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Lindy And Wife Testify I L-iL j ! ' ‘ iV > .I Col. Charles Lindbergh and ills wife, the former Anne Morrow, testified Thursday afternoon at the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. ' charged with the kidnaping and murder of the Lindberghs' infant son. Col. Lindbergh continued his testimony when the trial was resumed > this morning.

GIVE APPROVAL FOR HOMESTEAD — Proposal To Install Sewers At Homestead Site Is Approved The proposal to install sewers at the Decatur Homesteads project was approved today in Washington. D. C. The telegram received by A. A. I Watrous, project manager of the homesteads reads as follows: "A. A. Watrous: j "Manager Decatur Homsteads. "Decatur, Indiana. "Sewer system as submitted approved. Make application for labor required for laterals. Bids on material and main line. Excavation will begin immediately. “C. E. Pynchon, "General manager.” The plan as approved will call for the excavation for the main line to be done by contract. The sub sewers running to each house will be done by FERA labor. The sewers will probably be completed shortly after all the work on the houses is finished next spring Today all but 14 of the houses Here roofed. The roofing will he completed as fast as the weather permits. In view of the fact that the superstructures of all the houses is now above the ground snow does not seriously handicap the workmen. They are unable to work in cold weather. The stacks for the furnaces are baing built. The installation of lhe registers will be begun together CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN

A Letter From A National Advertiser N. W. AYER & SON Incorporated ADVERTISING HEADQUARTERS PHILADELPHIA, January 2, 1935 Democrat Decatur, Indiana Dear Sir: Os all letters during the year—this one gives me the greatest pleasure. For I can say sincerely — "Thank you — you have helped make this another good year for the Kellogg Company!” An all-time high was reached in sales. Employment was the I .rgest in the Company’s history. Work was continuous —and purchases of materials from farmers and other manufacturers represented the greatest volume the Company ever had. The Kellogg Company gives full credit for a large part of this record to newspaper advertising, and to the splendid cooperation -f newspaoers with their men out in the field. Your help in securing tie-in advertising—and in the many other ways you have worked with the Kellogg salesmen, is appreciated more than I can tell you. It has proved successful again—and in 1935, as in the years past—newsoapers will continue to be the backbone of the Kellogg advertising effort. I do not need to ask your continued co-operation. It has been given so generously in the past. We are aiming for another all-time high in 1935—and ycu can help a lot in putting it over. Thank you—and may the old gent who has been hiding “Just around the corner” come out and walk right into your front door this New Year. Sincerely yours, C. L. JORDAN, Vice-President.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 4, 1935.

Mrs. Helen Gillis Before Grand Jury Chic go n. 4 —(L’P) —Mrs. II 1en Gillis, widew of the slain George (Baby Face) Nelson, was taken beI fore a federal grand jury today to , testify against John Pau) Chase, described by tlie government a.- Nelson's companion in tlie killing of i two fedetal agents. Summoning of the diminutive widow. who abandoned her two small children to follow her husband, revealed that she was returned secretly to Chicago a week ago from the federal women's prison at Milan Michigan. o — STATE LIQUOR LAW IS UPHELD Indiana Liquor Control Law Upheld By Federal Judges Indianapolis, Jan. 4. — (U.R) — A three judge federal court today upheld validity of the Indiana iiquJf control law. The ruling was made in suit of three large out-of-state brewries attacking constitutionality of the importer and licensing system of the state law. passed by the 1933 legislature. The court denied petition for an interlocutory Injunction restraining state officials from enforcing the act. Citing numerous rulings of the United States supreme court, the court ruled: “The state has a perfect right' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

INDUSTRY HEAD I TillS TO CLUB Decatur Rotarians Hear Walter Goll, General Electric Official Industry's role in bringing forth new inventions and scientific discoveries through the methods of research and development, was romantically painted by Walter Goll, general manager of the Fort Wayne works of the General Electric company, at a meeting of the Rotary club last evening. Mr. Goll dwelt entirely with the development of scientific discoveries which the laboratories of Anier- ' ica's leading industries produced. "Every device in general use and tlie comforts and conveniences which we accept more or less as a matter of fact, involve similar development. The every day conveniences such as telephones, auto- J mobiles, vacuum sweepers, washing machines, sewing machines, ,ype-w liters, incandescent lamps moving picture machines, radio equipments. X-ray apparatus were given to the world after long and patient and expensive processes of research and invention and development, and these processes are continuing incessantly in order to improve and cheapen these articles and so broaden their sphere ot usefulness and make available their blessings to a larger number of people.” tlie industrial head declared. The General Electric company is one of tlie leaders in the research field. The company spends from ' one and one-half to two million dollars per year on research work and several times as much per year on engineering design and development. One of the latest inventions is the wizardy of tlie wirephoto. Photos can be reproduced over electric wires from coast to coast in less than eight minutes. Clifford Matson, superintendent of the General Electric plant, accompanied Mr. Goll to Decatur. Eno W. Lankenau, manager of the Decatur G. E. works, was chairman of the program. o George Alagna Is Called To Testify Fort Wayne, Ind.. Jan. 4 —(UP) — George I. Alagna. who served as I first assistant radio offi r er n tlie I illfated S. S. Morro Castle, was 1 called to New York City yesterday j by his attorney in connection with I an investigation which is being made into the ship's fire diea iter cf last Sei.-teaiber. lAlagna has been studying rad'o engineering here for the past few weeks. He was one of the few who condemned the acting officers of the ship f r their actions following the fire at the inquiry held in ! New York immcliately following the tragedy. — o — — EHLER RESIGNS LICENSE POST Dee Fryback Succeeds J. L. Ehler In Auto Li- , cense Bureau J. L. Ehler, manager of the De - atur automobile license bureau since December 29, 1930, has resigned that office, effective this morning. Mr. Ehler will be succeeded by' Dee Fryback, one of the proprietors of the State Automobile Insurance agency in this city and Demo- ratio precinct committeeman of Decatur 1-B nrecinct. Rollin Place, Indianapolis, traveling auditor ot the state bureau ot motor vehicles, was in Decatur T'hurs'ay and Friday checking rec-| ords of the local office. In imnounceing hio resignation. Mr. Elder stated that he will devote his entire time to his duties as agent for the New York Life Insurance company. Mr. Fryback this morning an-j nounced that he will retain license headquarters, -t least for the present, at the present location at 222 . West Madison street. Mr. Fryfiack will also retain Mias Betty Macklin as assistant t ashler.

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i Farmer Is Robbed By Four Bandits Fort Wayne, Ind , Jon. 4 —(UP)— | Four men held up Herseliel Keller, | a farmer living ntar Zulu, last night i and escapel with S2O In cash. The ' bandits approached Keller while he i was doing Ids evening feeding on i I lls farm and after asking about I same elm timber he had for sale, drew guns and forced him into the , | house and then to hand over the, money. The bandits bound Keller I to a chair and covered him with a blanket before leaving. He freed J himself shortly after the men left and went to a neighboring farm and notified officers. —o PRODUCERS TO MEET MONDAY Beet Producers Will Meet At Decatur High School Sugar beet producers of the territory of tlie Central Sugar Company of this city, will meet at the Decatur public high school Monday evening. January 7, at 6:45 o'clock. The new agricultural adjustment administration's contract for sugar ' beet acreage reduction will be discussed. L. E. Archbold, countyagent. will be in charge of the preliminary work relating to the project. All beet growers arc urged to attend, as this will be the onlymeeting before an election a few days later to determine the local permanent control officers. Details of the plan will be discussed and an effort made to answer the various.questions which will arise. All landlords and tenants who had interest in sugar beets in 1933 or 1934 should attend. Under the AAA plan of acreage control, each factory district in the United States has been allotted a certain acreage, thus preventing a sugar surplus. Growers, in turn, will lie given an acreage allotment somewhat less than their usual plantings, Ln return for which they (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) CHARLES TRUE DIESSUDDENLY Former Decatur Merchant Dies This Morning Os Heart Attack ■ '" cries True, about SO years of age. a former well known business ii ’ n cf Decatur, died at his home in Winona at 1> o’clock this morni ing of a heart attack. Mr. True had been ailing for s. me time. Mr. an I Mrs. True redded on the old Lutz homestead at Pee for a number of yearo. until recently Mr. True was in business in DeI catur for a number of years. He was laasoeiuted witli Daniel Sprang in ; the Sprang and True store, th? first five and ten cent store in this city. I He continu d in this business from 1882 to 190 t) when he opened a store | with Eugene Runycn, known as True and Runyon store. Mr. True was married twice. His first wife, Mary Lutz. < receded him in death 10 years ago. His second wife, Catherine True, survives, toIgetter with a son by his first mar-; riage, illryce True of Daytcn, Ohio. Clark J. Lutz and William Lutz are brothers-in-law of the decease Funeral services will be held at , Winona Sunday afternoon. The body will be brought to Decatur for i buri 1 in the Maplewood cemetery. 0 Time Is Set For Pension Discussion John M. Doan will introduce Charles E. Milt'haler of Milwaukee, i Wisconsin, who will talk on the! ; Townsend old age pension plan., Milthaler will speak at the Chamber of Commerce rooms here Wednesday evening January 9 at 7:30 I oY.lock, The Townsend plan is a proposal |to give each pers.n over 60 years of tige S2OO a month pension with the stipulation that the money must j be spent each month and the peni sioners must agree to refrain from I gainful employment.

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CHARTS SECUND PHASE OF NEW DEAL PROGRAM President Lays Down New Policy Os Living For Americans PROVIDE JOBS FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL Washington, Jan. 4. — — President Roosevelt charted today before a joint session of congress the outlines of a new American economic ; order to make individuals and families in this country secure. He revealed the new deal’s second phase. Major of the program which he asked congress to enact: 1. Provide every able bodied individual with a job. 2. Abandon the dole system o' relief. 3. Transfer relief of unemployables to local authorities. 4. Old age and unemployment insurance, plus a start toward benefits for children, mothers and others handicapped by dependency or illness. 5. Unification of all emergency public works in a new and greatly enlarged plan. 6. Orderly displacement of the federal emergency relief administration by the new emergency works agency. He assured congress his program would “be within the sound ; credit of the government.” Mr. Roosevelt spoke in the hall of the house of representatives. Senators and representatives jammed the floor. Visitors’ galleries overflowed with a tense crowd eager for this message of far-reach-ing consequence. Mr. Roosevelt said the outlines of the new economic order had become apparent. He laid down a new policy of living for the American people. in past years, he said, reform had become confused and frustrated because it was attempted in piecemeal fashion. “As a result.” he continued, "evils overlap. We lose sight, from lime to time, of our ultimate human objectives. “In spite of our efforts and in spite of our talk, we have not weeded out the over-privileged and we have not effectively lifted up the j under-privileged.” In general terms Mr. Roosevelt defined three major factors of his security project: 1. Security of livelihood through ' the better use of national resources. 2. Security against the major hazarda of vicissitudes of life. 3. Security of decent homes. ‘ I am now ready to submit to the congress.” he said, “a broad program designed ultimately to CONTINITED ON PAGE SEVEN FORMER BERNE RESIDENT DIES Dore Howard Parr Died Thursday Night At Owensboro, Ky. Word was received this morning I of the death c< Dore Howard Farr, 37, who died at 11 cXlock Thurs- ■ day night at his home at Owensboro, Kentucky. Death was caused by heart trouble. He had been bedfast sines August. Mr. Parr had resided in Kentucky for the last five years. He was employed in the oil fields there. He was born in Berne, May 26, 1896. a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert i Parr. On May 23, 1926 he was married to Ida Graber of Berne. No ; children were born to the union. Surviving are the widow, the nether cast cf Berne, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. I W. D. Teeters of Flint. Michigan; Mrs. Harve Riesen un i Mrs. 'Satara | Sauders of Berne; Mrs. Simpson Farlow of Freeland, Michigan; Lewis P.irr of Marion; Dale and Muri Farr of IBerne. The body will be brought to Berne where funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the hieme of the sister, Mrs. Sauders. Rev. John Parr, and uncle of the deceased, will officiate and burial will be made in the M. R. B. cemetery.