Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1935 — Page 1

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CALL SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET Adams County Council Will Hold Special Session Feb. 2 i A special meeting of the Adams I county council has been called by County Auditor John W. Tyndall I for February 2, to tmnaider proposed appropriations totaling $2,797.54. This is both to make up deficiencies in 1934 and aditiolfni appropriations for 1935. Requests for appropriations totaling $1,009 54 will be aoked to make t»p deficiencies in the 1934 county budget. The largest amount will be I asked for the drone Byron sanatorium. totaling $461.0ti. More patients enter 'd the hospital than had been I contemplated when the original i budget was made. Other 'proposed appropriations for 1934 are: county clerk, books and stationery, $75.91: school superintendent, books and stationery, $1 25; treasurer, 'books and stationery. $53.20; legal advertising S4O 42; board of guardians. White’s Institute. $97.50; court house, electric current, $42.99; court house, water $11.78; jail, electric current. sll/18; Jail, insurance. $12.35; special judge S7O. general .heGth fund, antitoxin $130.30; total. $1,008.54. The additional appropriations renuceted for the 1935 budget amount to $1,788. Six items are included. One item Is a requ st for $l2O to repair the court house sewer, whi' h extends from the court house to the St. Mary’s river down Madis;n street. The other reqm'uts for 1935 are health nurse, mile'ge $600; Margaret Myers, salary, $118; clerk, filing cabinet. $300; bovine tuberculosis expense, $500; general health fund, antitoxin, $l5O. and total. $1,788. 2 <i — .hihn Duff To Head Township Institute John Duff. Hartford township farmer and dairymun. is chairman of t’e Hartford township farmers' institute which will be held on Wedneeday, February 6. Ervin Pontius who was elected chairman of the institute, resigned after moving to Fort Wayne. CISTERN BIDS ARE REJECTER All Bids For Cisterns At Homestead Site Are Turned Down A. A Watrous, proje t manager of the Decatur homesteads received a letter from Washington today stating that all the hids received I there for the construction and inebillation of cisterns for each of the 48 houses, had been rejected. The bids were rejected betause of errors in filing or because they were too -high. The letter stated that Mr. Wat-1 rone could take three courses in i expediting building of the cisterns. Either he could ask for more bide, use FBRA. I Jbor. or hire the work done on time. The letter, however . stated that if lie hired the work ■ done the cost should not be larger than the original estimate. Unvittitions to bid on the sewers also were received. The main sewet In the homesteads is to be done by contract while the laterals connecting the houses and the drain hooking ttip the hcmesteids with the Charles Knapp drain is now being layed with FERA labor. The bids for the main sewer will be received in Washington on January 26. An announcement was also made that the government was receiving bids on vitrified tile to be used In the project. It ie r;lanned to have the sewers laid and connected to the buildings by the time the houses are ready for occupation next spring. — Dan Costello Is Reported Serious Dan Costello w«is reported at 2:30o’clock this nfternoon to have a • hance for recovery. He undewent an emergency operation Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock tor ulcers of the stomach. The poison had already gone through his system j leaving him in a serious condition. I

(Jang Slays Cashier and Sheriff -a n 1 £ < r »w' WL ?, - M fl f B£ Fighting a running gun battle, four members of a bank robbing gang killed two men. wounded two others and a boy. ami seized two persons as hostages before being captured following an unsuccessful attempt to rob a bank at Leonore, 111. Melvin l.iest. one of the bundils. killed himself with a machine gun rather than give up. Another of the bandits. Arthur Thielen, lies sei iottsly wounded in the La Salle hos- , / pitul. Othem killed were J C. Bundy, the bank's cashier, and Sheriff Glenn Axline of Marshall County. Shown above in the back row at extreme left is Joe Gromanii of the state police, who was shot by a machine gun bullet (note bandaged hand) when capturing John Hauff. seated at left in the trout row; seated on tlu right is Fred Gerner. whose confession inipli<ttleil th*- other three bandits, and seated in cent.'r is sheriff of lai Salle. Ralph Desper. who. with the aid of hi. deputies, state police and private citiz« ns. captured all four of the bandits. All of the ba mills are Iroei Rocklord, 111., except llauli. ol ( hictlgo.

WESTERN UNION WILL ALSU AID Will Donate Wires To Swell Fund On President’s Birthday i The Western ITnwu AuUigraph company announced today that it will donate its wires Wednesday night. January 30 to the taunmlttees , for the birthday ball for the president to be held in over 5.000 cities in the United States. The following greeting will he sent to President Ro sevelt: “Hup-1 py birthday. Mr. President. 1 am proud to know that tibe coot of send-. ing this greeting will help in the great fight against infantile paralysis, to which yon have given your leadership and loaned your birth-' day." It will bo signed by all who pay 25 cents to the Western Union of- ’ fice and who leave their names. The money will all be turned over to the nati nal committee. The national committee then will remit! 70 per cent of the money originating from eac-’.i community to th? local , hairman. Theodore Graliker is the ■ tre surer here. The money will be used locally for infantile paralysis sufferers. The thirty per cent re- J tained by the national committee; will be used for research work. The ball will be given at the De-! i catur country dub. Carl 5 tings : orchestra will furnish the music. The tickets are now on sale for one ' — i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ALLEGE BARKER ■SOLD' MOTHER —— Gangster Accused of Betraying Mother To Gain Clemency — Chicago, Jan 18 - (U.R)--Arthur (Doc) Barker, the big and lough' leader of the southwest's most no-, torious gang, was accused today j without denial by his captors ofi betraying his mother and brother; to death in an effort to win clemency for himself. The outlaw chieftain had no op-1 portunity to ccftnment on the report himself. Despite official announcement in Washington that ho, had been held here by federal agents since Jan. 8, the < hicago agents refused to admit they have him. Presumably lie is held In-, cotnmunicado in one of the secret j cells of department of justice: headquarters in the loop Bankers building.. Belief that Barker was guilty indirectly of the deaths of his mother and brother arose from the fact that his arrest preceded the slay-, ing of the two in Oklawaha, Fla., ( by just eight days. His 60-year-old mother, machine ON PAGE FOUR)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, .January IK, 1935.

II! Health Causes Pastor To Resign Rev. J L. Conrad, pastor of the Berne Cross Reformed churt h lias tendered his rusignation to the church officials. Hi« resignation was made because of ill he Ith. It was accepted by the congregati in and will ibe effe tive February 6. No steps have yet been made to name a sik cessor. . Rev, Conrad -Jid his family inine to Berne from Portland. Oregon, , Nove l ber 29. 1929. He resigned his f • position in November of 1933. in hopes of regaining bis It tilth- He was rehired in February of 1934. For several months during 1932 he i was a i atient at the Irene Byron ' sanjt rium in Fort Wayne. Rev. Contad and his f miiy have ' I made no plans for the future. 29 GRADUATE FROM CENTRAL — First Semester of Decatur Public Schools Is Ended Today l !' Gradu ition exercises for the eighth grade graduates were held ( this astern on at the Central e; hool and they were presented with dip- , , lomas. Final awards to the SAs wi'.io t i received 16 A grades during the two ( semesters they were in the eighth grade, were presente dto Barbara ( Burk. Katheryn Knapp. Marjorie i Massonoe and Florence M Connell, i Rev. Il R. Carson, pastor cf the | I Methodist church, wa-s the comi mencement speaker. The 4A pupi’.u , I who will enter the Fifth grade ai> ( ! Central from the ward buildings, 'were introduced by P. B Thorn's, | principal of tee Central sch 01. The first semester of the Deeaj tur public schools cl sed today and ; the second semester of work will open Mond y morning. Superinten- 1 dent Walter J. Kri.k announced to-; j <lay. Report tards for the completion : of work of the first semester were Issued to the pupils of the various ; | schools today. j Twenty nine boys and girls of the ' eighth grade at the Central school ' ' will enter high school Monday and 11 I the following subjects will ibe of- s ! sered to them: English, commercial r ■ rithmetlc, genera! science and an- ! ' cient history. W. Guy Brown, prim ipal of t.'ae 1 'high school, stated that the’boys ‘ and girls t; lanning to enter high T school are to meet with him Satur- ' day at his office in the high school | ———— — — l (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) t o i t Gross Income Tax Agent Here Monday ] Earl Miller, field man for the , state gross income tax division, will t ■ be at the Decatur auto license four- t eau all day Monday, January 21. to ( assist local residents in filing tax H returns. All gross income payments ( , must be made by January 31.

DISCUSS FARM SURVEY PLANS Adams Countv Farm Enumerators Meet With District Supervisor Kiri Boswell, district supmvisor cf the farm enumeration survey to be conducted in Adams county soon, mot with the local enumerators this morning at the Decatur high school. The men were assigned to their districts today. There are eleven men on the survey in Adams count}’ and e ch will be required to visit about 125 farm operators. The enumerators are: Frank Heiman. Kirkland and Preble townships; Harve Tieman, Ra t township: Herman Wolpert, Union township; Paul Nelson, Washington township; Gro-.e Tope. 'St. M ry's townshi'p; Roy Heller, French township; Lemuel A. Mann, Monroe township; ATbort Burke, Blue Creek township; Daniel Studler. Hartford township; Rufus Boz?. Washington township; Forest Harshbarger. Jefferson townshi'p. The report which will be filled out by the enumerators is in eight sections and deals with every phase of farm management. Tho names will all be confident! tl. Only -the totals will fie revealed by the government. The results will be used for future farm legislation. Some of the local enumerators (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SOLCNS CLEAR UP MINOR BILLS Imoortant Administration Bills To Be Introduced Next Week Indianapolis. Ind., Jan. 18 —(UP) —Member's of the Indiana legisla-1 ture will adjourn for the week-end j t day after cleaning up minor bills I and paving the way for the finst of several immportant administration measures expected to be introduced next week. Many of the 148 bills introduced in the house since the legislature j convened Jan. 10 either have been ■ passed or advanced to third re»td-, ing. Four of the measures have be n signed by the Governor. During the week-end recess, administration leaders are expected to work out a plan to coordinate tho i state’s old age pension program with the plan proposed yest ’rday: by President Roosevelt Under the federal tplan It is estimated that the (pension would cost the federal government $4,00'0,000, the state $2,000,000 and the various counties $2,000.0'00. Old age pensions in Indiana last year cost sl.- ■ -— (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I

PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM PLAN IS OUTLINED State Planning Commission Advocates Huge Works Program SUBMIT REPORT TO LEGISLATURE Indianapolis. Jan. 18. — (U.R) — A definite course to leud Indiana back to prosperity was charted today by the state planning commission in a report outlining a $211,000,000 public works program for the next lit years. The voluminous report, designed to outline a program which can he followed if private industry is unable to provide work for unemployed, was submitted to the Indiana legislature. The planning commission, composed of eight leading Indiana citizens, is headed by John \V.. Wheeler. Crown Point. It was appointed by Gov. Paul V. McNutt a year i ago. The governor recommended in his message to the legislature that tlie planning commission be made permanent. While no provision was made for funds to *arry out the extensive program. Wheeler said that phase will be considered when the need arises. The 10-year program touched on activities in J** public health diI vision; state board of charities, t state conservation department and ' the state highway commission. A sewage and water supply program. involving improvements in - 76 counties and costing $20,520,985. was recommended by the commission. Construction of modern rest rooms in all of the 92 counties, having a total cost of $7,842,449, r atwn was recommended. > Improvements and additions to State hospitals, penal and correctional institutions were recom--1 mended with a total expenditure 1 of $10,352,000. Purchase of land, new forestry development, acquisition of two 1 new state parks, development of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ADAMS COUNTY MAN SELECTED Henry Aschleman of Berne Heads Breeders' Association Lafayette, Ind., Jan. IS.—(U.R)— General discussions on rural lite , problems today ended the annual . Indiana agricultural conference at Purdue university. Principal speaker for the closing session was Prof. J. H. Kolb, | of the University of Wisconsin. Mrs H. S. K. Bartholomew. Goshen, was elected president of the Indiana State Home Economics Association at the closing session of its annual meeting, held in conjunction with the conference. Mr. O. L. McCay, Romney, was chosen vice president; Miss Aneta I Beadle. Purdue university, secreI tary-treasurer; Mrs. Fred Hetrick. | Logansport, senior executive com- ; mittee member, and Miss Christina Lowe, Columbus, junior executive . committee member. “Distinguished Purdue alumni I certificates’’ were awarded Lee B. Florea, Milton, and Charles L. Chambers. Kokomo, at the annual t banquet of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association. Speakers were ■ Dean A. R. Mann, Cornell University; Dr. G. I. Christie, president of Ontario agricultural college, and Dean J. H. Skinner and Presidnt E. C. Elliott of Purdu. F. M. Modisett. Ixigansport, and Webb Robeson, Tipton were elect(CON’TINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Theater To Install Ventilating System I. A. Kalver. manager of the Adams theater announced todny that he .lta.s purchased a “Kooler-Air” ventilating system similar to that used in 1,500 larger theaters in the United States. The new system will thange the air and purify it every three minutes. It will keep the tempeniture in the building at a variance of less than one degree. The system will be installed by ventilatI ing experts and be ready for use a* 1 the advent of warm weather.

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Two Men Are Killed In Head-On Crash Rushville, Ind., Jan. 18 —(UiP) — Two men were killed and <t third was injured criticully today in u I head-on collision on state road 44, seven miles east of here. William P. Richardson, 51, Richmond truck driver, and Harry Johnson, 21, Connersville were kil'ej instantly. Lester Crowning, 23, Connersville riding with Johnson, was taken to the Fayette county hospital at Connersville in serious condition. * SEE PROSPECT :: OF INCREASE IN PENSIONS Il' c Many Changes Are Expected By Congress In Security Program ■ TOWNSEND PLAN DRAWS INTEREST t- ■' \ Washington. Jan. 18. — (U.R) Prospect of an increase in the 11 amount of old-age pensions beyond I figures proposed in the administrae tlon's security program developed substantial backing today in con- ’’ i gress. p Congressional reaction to Presi- '' dent Roosevelt s special message l ’ yesterday and the legislation introduced to carry out his program indicated the hill was destined for '' considerable rewriting before be- '• ing enacted into law. 11 The thousands of letters received by senators and congressmen in ’’ support of the Townsend plan, 11 which proposes S2OO per month in ’’! pensions to 'begin at 60 in contrast ’■ with the administration's S3O be--1 ginning at 65. have exerted a tre- ” mendous effect on congress’ atti--1,1 tilde toward the old-age problem. It is against siu h a background 0 i that committees of both house and ‘ senate will begin next week the l_ task of putting social legislation p ! Administration leaders will not atttempt to hasten that process. ' in shape for floor debate. . a Much of the effectiveness of the ‘ security program depends on the ' states. Administration officials would rather have thorough discussion and certainty of results than speed and confusion.. Sen. Robert F. Wagner. D., N. Y.. who guided framing of the legisla-i Ition, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and others will testify before the committees. Chairman Pat Harrison, D„ | Miss., of the senate finance comI' mittee. said Dr. F. E. Townsend i could appear to press his S2OO-! ■ pension to be spent every month plan if he desired. Sharp-shooting at particular ’ parts of the legislation already has ; started and more will follow. Sen. 1 Wagner and others who helper! ‘ draft the bill have realized certain defects and intend to correct them. ''Other parts admittedly need clari-j ' tication. There appeared to be general ‘ agreement the sls per month pro- >! (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o MBS. ANNA DULL MARRIED AGAIN Daughter Os President Roosevelt Marries Newspaper Man l j Washington, Jan. 18 — (UP) —’ 1 President and Mis. Roosevelt today ‘ announced the marriage of their ’! daughter. Mrs. Anna Dill to John, j Boettiger. former Washington! newspaperman. The ceremony tock place in New York. Mrs. Dall, who was divorced some time ago from Curtiss Dall. New York broker, became Boetrtiger’s bride in the Roosevelt home at 49 East 65ti!i street. Judge Frederic Kernochan. an old 1 family friend, performed the ceremony. 'lmmediately thereafter. Mr. and Mrs. Boettiger departed for an un-' I announced destination. At the ceremony, which occurred ' at 9 A. M., were Mr. Roosevelt, the ' President’s mother, Mrs. Sara DeI lano Roosevelt of Hyde Park. N. Y..! Mrs. James Roosevelt, daughter-in- ( ’ law of the President, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Elliott Roosevelt. John Roosevelt,! ’ and Harry Ijooker. an old friend of! (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

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SHOUTS 'UAH' - AT WITNESS IN MURDER TRIAL Former Neighbor Testifies Hauptmann Had Sprained Ankle TESTIMONY STUNS DEFENSE COUNSEL Flemington N. J., Jan. 18— (UP) —There will be no session of the Hauptmann trial tomorrow. Justice Trechard announced at the opening of this afternoon's session. Flemington, N. J., Jan. 18. _(U.R)—Testimony that Brune Richard Hauptmann had a sprained ankle two days after the Lindbergh kidnaping and a passionate outburst by Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, wife of the accused man, caused a sensation today at Hauptmann s trial for murder. Mrs Hauptmann’s outburst, with a cry of lying” duplicated yesterday’s outbreak by Hauptmann, as witnesses continued to pile up damning evidence against the Bronx carpenter. Mrs. Hauptmann's angry shout of “you are lying.” at a former neighbor, Mrs. Ella Achenbach, came when her former neighbor and employer testified—1. That Mrs. Hauptmann, visiting her directly after the kidnaping, said she and her husband had : "just come back from a trip. ’ 2. That Hauptmann, walking with a limp, said he had sprained his ankle. Bruno Hauptmann's "limp” was also of great significance. It is the state's solemn assertion that wheu he kidnaped the child and carried his "bundle” down the home-made ladder, the ladder broke, precipitating him to the ground, probably killing the •Child in the fall, and undoubtedly injuring the kidnaper. Mrs. Hauptmann, her eyes blazI ing with passion, raised a shrill voice in the silence that had followed Mrs. Achenbach's first reply. Again there was a commotion In ■ court. Justice Thomas W. Trench(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ADAMS COUNTY RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Levi Frauhiger Dies This Morning At Bluffton Hospital Mrs. Mary Frauhiger. 45, wife of Levi Frauhiger of Adams county, died at 6:30 o’clock this morning at the Wells county hospital. Bluffton, after an illness of acute infection ' of the liver. Mrs. Fruuhiger resided seven miles east of Bluffton in Adams (ounty. She was horn in Wells county on July 13, 1889 and was a ! daughter of John and Caroline Fiechter-Heyerly. Her marriage to I.evi Frauhiger took place 26 years ago. Surviving are the husband, tie mother who resides at Craigvihe, and eight children: Earl, Ivin, Har- ' ry, Irene, Dora, Berniece. Melvin I and Freeman Frauhiger, all of Adams county. Brothers and sisteis are Mrs. Joel Klpfer, Craigville; [Jeff Heyerly of near Cniigville; Albert Heyerly, near Honduras; Wil- ! liam Heyerly and Mrs. Samuel ! Kae.hr of Adams county; two half brothers and a half sister, Harry and Amos Dubach of near Bluffton !and Mrs. Maurice Cook, Fort Wayne i Three brothers and sisters are de!ceased. Funeral services will be held at the Christian Apostolic church, of which Mrs. Frauhiger was a memtber, Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Burial will be in the church ceme!tery. , at o Holiness Monthly Meetings Sunday The regular monthly meeting of the Adams county holiness association will be held Sunday, January 20. Services will be held at the Monroe Friends church at 2 p. m. and at the Geneva United Brethren church at 7:30 o’clock. The Rev. Jacob Hygeman anfl the male quartet from the Fort : Wayne Bible school will furnish the program at both services.