Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1935 — Page 5

fO!1 SLAIN Y POLICEMEN police KHI Kentucky nk Robber; Loot Missing faced a nostery today pearß nce of the loot lain man. George Hall. 28. poß ed to have had all bub portion of the stolen mons than *3OO was found in ptS. . * m companions, Ora Miller, Garv policeman, and Geo. of oaktown, Ind., both convicts, are under arrest cas shot in a trap laid by it a rendezvous to which he trio Planned to return "paratlng at Burlington eir automobile broke down, as captured a few hours afrobbery in Covington, Ky.. lice found Wornich in a Saturday. From them efl learned of the rendez-, th Hail, who was to bring 'policemen awaited him in I car outside an apartment ■ last night. Hall approach- ] ig h an alley. When one of I leers commanded him to . fled instead, tiring back-1 th a revolver. Four shots m. JAMS COUNTY XCED FROM PAGE ONE id gold medals for produc■ords of over 400 pounds

r>rt and Published Statement ROE ST ATE BANK (In Liquidation) Monroe, Indiana c, and LIABILITIES as of December 31. 1904 TS and DISBURSEMENTS, and ASSET riod from July 1, 1934 to December 31, 1934. ASSETS SECURED CREDITORS: Loans None iscounts . None iteed by U. S. Government None itiee - None anking House) None - None Loans None Discounts (Including mces to Estates and iteed by U. IS. Government None MK nd S uritivs 1.924.75 House — $4,122.12 ' and Fixtures 4.125.00 8.24,.12 Oil r Real Estate and Real Estate Contracts None and Unrestricted Bank Accounts 302,91 Bank Balances None I Assets None Si tJ| Unpledged Assets L. 488.02 E-jBl of Bank Assets -- 17,488.02 —| LIABILITY ASSESSED W’T UNCOLLECTED 15,222.17 ANU OTHER ASSETS FROM STOCK ■ Lability (Held in Trust) None GI IND TOTAL BANK AND STOCK ASSETS $32,710.19 LIABILITIES pED CLAIMS Payable (Old) None Loans (New) „ None itred Deposits None - . To pl Secured Claims None PR P’ERRED CLAIMS None M( IAL LIABILITIES 41.25 ESS (ASSETS OVER LIABILITIES) $32,668.94 CASH RECEIPTS BANK ASSETS: Estate Mortgage Loans $ 816.62 3ther Loans and Discounts (Including Oversfts and Advance* to Estates and Trusts., 4,590.17 Is Issued or Guaranteed by U. iS. Government 420.32 r Real Estate , , 4.048.80 r Asse s None AL BANK .ASSET RECEIPTS $ 9,875.91 iREST AND OTHER EARNINGS 659.21 AND OTHER LIQUIDATION LOAN RECEIPTS None M STOCK LIABILITY COLLECTIONS ithdrawn from Trust) 25.13 —— JND UNRESTRICTED BANK AC ■ I*ol NFS FROM REPORT June 30, 1934 ... 393.62 I TOTAL CASH AND RECEIPTS $10,953.87 ■K., DISBURSEMENTS RED CLAIMS PAID Funds $ 434.03 Se. tired Claims Paid 434.03 I lu, iEI ' ' OAIMS PAID None CLAIMS PAID <12%%) 8.593.51 K'S <astl Payments j! 4m. s . ment Returned ... 1,284.00 TAXES, ETC 339.42 P’SBURSEMENTS $10,650.96 IB'( U\T‘\ D pn» NRESTR,CTED BANK AC I ROM THIS REPORT u 302.91 ■ TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS AND CASH $10,953.87 IBnk a , ASSET accounting c . T ° tal frora Re Port June 30, 1934, $30,987.37 ““-68 bet-off N . None ? 141 Profits .... None Loans None n i Om Liability Collections None Assets Acquired None Hartal Assets and Additions $3,1,646.58 ■t. uff (A .. C , credits and assets Arnings) None U7 Lo S . None • B S, fe es Indian ,? Aswts $31,646.58 i I i. w. s s s t h 0u , nty of Adaras ’ ss: ■Mimnly swear f J’ Agent for the above named bank, do feet as shown at the at)ove statement is true and 'he accounting 'scribtd ana t W. S. SMITH an ~ 8 'Orn to before mg this 7 day of January. 1935 E '* Commission „ Chas. E. Bahner, Notary Public ■ E *Pires December 31, 1935.

per cow. Dairymen were allowed to omit from their ’yearly records heifers that had been on test lees than J 300 days, cows more than 12 years old. and cows permanently disabled. It was also provided that_ heifers tinder three years of ago. on test 300 days or more, must produce at. least 280 pounds of butterfat. Two Adams county herds are listed among the medal winners. A silver medal will be awarded 1 Sol Mossnr, Geneva, for his Jersey herd; and a bronze medal to Dan Habegger anti sons, Monroe, for a Holstein herd. o 1 TOWNSHIP FUND CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE 1934 he received fib. 787.51. He disbursed during the same year $15,069.68. He has $476.04 in the closed Peoples Loan & Trust Co. The balance is divided among the following funds: township. $3,034.72; special school. $4,266.31. tuition, $8,247.84; dog, $241.20; poor, $383.18. STATEMENT OF CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE deemed from tax sales and $5.24 1 of this money was disbursed by | the county leaving a balance of $8.24. One interesting fact shown in I the report is that although the I county collected only $5,050.20 ' from intangibles stamps but had 1 56,498.79 for distribution. In other words the state returned to the county $1,448.59 more than the county sent to the state. The county received and distributed $14,869.14 from excises taxes derived from revenue stamps on liquor and other sources. Dog owners paid $1,386.30 into ■■■■■■■— I" ■

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1935.

Women Figure in Massacre Trial ■ SW ' ■ -w. V fey * jir * IJUMK ' '"W ’»•’ Bl /•■ IM ' ■»- ***.B / JI i In i kws. ' Wl 0 t > •*< F wfe wwf *■■ . ' i\ t J ... .. . . i Edith Wood* Mrs. Frank Nash <> Hattie Bongert These three women have important parts in the trial of six persons •t Kansas City accused of plotting the rescue of Frank Nash, con- ’ vict, from federal agents in the Kansas City Union station Cfe in which Nash and four officers were killed. Edith Woods, left, and Hattie Bongers, telephone operators of Hot Springs, Ark, testify for the government regarding phone calls made by the defendants; Mrs. Frank Nash, inset, widow of the slain convict, who pleaded guilty to the same charges and is being used to bolster th< government’s case against the other defendants.

the county dog fund and $1.113 45 w s expended, leaving a balance of $272.85. Several small amounts are listed in the statement which were collected in delinquent moratorium taxes for funds against which levies are no longer made. o EMPLOYMENT TO CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE_ rolls. There appears to be less official anxiety over government s ability to provide work for 3,500,000 or so employable persons now receiving the dole. Mr. Roosevelt’s two messages to the Ttill congress avoided any estimate of the number of employable Americans now jobless. He estimated, merely, that 4.(100.000 persons had been veemplqjxd. since President Hoover left the white House on March 4, 1933. The American Federation of Labor estimates in excess of 11,000.pno persons are without jobs. It administration hopes are realized this number will be reduced by the end of this year to 4.000.000 or fewer. An old age pension system would materially relieve the unemployment problem. But there is no dependence among new dealers upon unemployment insurance for any assistance in the current emerg-

in Charter No. 469. Report of Condition of the FA KMERS ST AT E BANK OF FREBLE in the State of Indiana, at the close of business on Dec. 31, 1934. BANKING ASSETS , , , $74,064.01 Loans and Discounts ’ 4 -- C 's''Government Obligations direct and fully guaranteed,, 28.599.19 Other Bonds and Securities ... , nil " YU' u Banking House $3,200.00 Furniture and Fixtures $2,600.00 5,800. )0 Other Real Estate Owned ■ „ ••• "• * Cash on Hand and Balances with other banks 6 ,9b4.-» Exchanges and Cash Items Securities Borrowed Other Assets „ 7 F. D. I. C. Premium Account —•• Total Banking Assets $185,987.74 BANKING LIABILITIES Demand Deposits Individual ’ m Time Deposes, including Time Cert, of Deposits b 4.428.59 Savings or Thrift Deposits • U S Government and Postal Savings Deposits. None Depo its "f the State and Political Subdivisions 33,210.66 Deposits of Other Banks, Cashier’s and Cert. C’ks. 7.00 Total Deposits Payab!e ■ :: None Rediscounts Securities Borrowed Reserves tor depreciation and losses wuue Other Liabilities „ n Bond Premium Account • Customers Bond Collected Total Banking Liabilities $155,692.06 Capital Account: " Capital Stock $,0,000.00 Total Capital M. 000,00 Surplus J'nQr'J Undivided Profits—Net Reserves lOO ’° . Total Capital Account ... ->- 2____ Total Banking Liabilities and Capital Account $185,987. ,4 "Include; proceeds of $12,500.00 of debentures sold to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and $2,500.00 of debentures sold to local interetts. which debentures are subordinated to the rights of creditors and depositors. , Included in Loans and Discounts are Loans to Affiliated Cos. None included in Other Bonds and Securities are Shares to Affil. Co’s. None Included in Deposits are First Lien Trust Funds None Included in Total Deposits are Deposits Secured by Loans and Investments None Loans and Investments Pledged to Secure Liabilities U. S. Bonds and Securities ~, None Other Bonds and Securities None Loans and Discounts (excluding rediscounts None Total Pledged (excluding rediscounts None State of Indiana. County of Adams, so: i, c. R. Smith, Cashier of the Farmers State Bank, of Preble. Indiana. do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best i f ray knowledge and belief. R. SMITH. Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day df January. 1935. ; y e al) Mary Macy, Notary Public My Commission Expires April 6, 1935.

ency. If jobs to go around are found again, unemployment insurance would become a protection to workers against new unemployment. That is all. April 1 is the deadline for the ptart of federal public works under the new program. Sometime in the autumn the work of slum clearance. grade crossing elimination, highway building, rural electrification and related endeavors is scheduled to be generally under way. o MRS. PHILLIPS CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONR daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Miefsse. Her father was an early tavern keeper in Decatur. Her marriage to Edward A. Phillips tcok place on July 31, 1877, and two sons were born to the union, both of wh mt survive: William C. Phillips of Lima. Ohio and Charles Phillips of Fort Worth. Texas. Mr. Phillips wts a well known newspaper man in Adams county. He came to Decatur in 1876 and the next year he and W. S. iCongleton started t.’.ie Decatur Free Press, the second Republican newspaper published in the county. In 1880 Mr. Phillips became the owner and editor of the Decatur Weekly Journal. H ? sold his interest in the pulper and started the Geneva Enterprise, later returning to Decatur. He also

edited a paper In Pierceton. Ho preceded his wife In death about 10 years ago. Surviving besides the two sons are five grandchildren and one great grandchild. iS- E. Black went to Lima, Ohio today and returned the body to this city where funeral services will be held. Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’lock at the 8. E. Black Funeral 'iome. Burial 'will be made In the Decatur cemetery. ATTORNEY GOES CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE’ inunication of attorney and client, he has said. “I've been framed," he said when he learned two plastic surgeons had confessed to performing facial operations on Dillinger • and Homer Van Meter and were ready to testify that Plquettlf hired them. “Attorney General Cummings j was referring to men like Piquett ! when he told the American bar I association to clean house," Green | said. "This arrest is one of the | most important in years.' Those who came into Judge J William H. Hollys federal court I today were wide-eyed in anticipa- | tion of the "rattling" of Dillinger's', skeleton by government witnesses. Government attorneys intimated that the “real story’ of the Hoos- I ier outlaw's "toy pistol" jail | ’break will be revealed. Mrs. Lillian Holley, sheriff of the Crown Point. Ind., jail when 1 Dillinger made his escape, will be I a witness against Piquett. It is charged that Dillinger, through Piquett, paid SI,BOO for his liberty, a share going to a northern Indiana public official. Two other officers of the jail at the time of the sensational break. Warden Lew Baker and Deputy Ernest Blunk, also will 1 testify. Both were indicted on charges of collusion in the affair but the charges were dropped. I MONROE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. John Crist spent the |" week-end in Fort Wayne, the guests I cf Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Myers. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Meyers visited Hiss Madge Hite at De atur Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Sudvino] were the dinner guests of Mr. and I Mrs. Ira Wagoner Sunday. Mr. end Mrs. Fend Smith of Fort ! Wayne spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Balmer and fa-1 aiily. Mrs. M. F. Parrish of Sturgis.] Michigan .-r ent Tuesday night with

They couldn't resist the spell of the islands! DON’T MISS THIS THRILLING DARING V A ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH SEAS! 'SSrIE W The Lady Beautiful, exotic Vanya came to the South Seas to yy dance and forget. Mark, young, rich, handsome, came in search of adventure. Neither wanted to by MARGE STANLEY r H - i k m . fall in love, but they could not resist its dangerous fascination, under a tropical moon • Here uCQt'HS * s fl am i n S’ daring romance, with the alluring glamor of the South Seas for its setting—a thrillSaturday. Jan. 12 ing, dramatic love story with beauty and breath- ’ J e less suspense that will hold you from beginning Daily In The to end. Be sure to watch for Tfo Lady Dances. WHiJLiai ■ Ill■l■lll■lmlllll wi i Decatur Daily Democrat

Mr. and Mrs. Jim A Hendricks. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Beals of Portland were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Rupert Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller of nenr Markle spent Sunday with Mrs. Mil ley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hahnert. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klopfenstein of Bluffton i ailed on friends In Monroe Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Taiiler and Mrs. Frank Coppess visited Mrs. Tablet's daughter Mrs. John Moore and family at Fort Wayne Sunday. Mrs. H. E. Farrar of Bryant, Ind., spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kessler. Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Hendricks spent Saturday in Fort Wayne with their son, Clyde Hendricks and fa-

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mily. Mias Ruth Bahner <4pent tihe past week In Fort Wayne, the gue«t of her sister, Mrs. Ford Smith Fear Entire Ship And Crew Missing San Pedro, Oil., Jan. B—(UP) —, A major marine disaster In which the British tanker La Crasentu sank with all hands lost was feared todiiy after receipt of a wireless message by the PJdlo marine corps., i from the skipper of the freighter Athetbeo. h, United Molasses steamship Co. line. T.ie massage: “Advised p.ssed large patches of oil, longitude 35.92, north; latitude 1:64 west. 'Possibly from British tanker La Cresenta. Her last known 1

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position in this vicinity Signed, Athelbeech, captain-” [Shipping men here faired the tanker may have gone down with Its crew of 25 or 30 man in a typhoon two weeks ago. Nothing has been heard of the vessel since then, when its (position was 900 miles northeast of Hawaii. Orchestra Wednesday night at Riverview Gardens.

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