Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1935 — Page 1

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Vol. XXXIII. No. 38.

DIVORCE SUIT ON TRIAL HERE! For M ayne Divorce Case Is Being Tried In Local Court A large crowd of Fort Wayne witnesses and friends are attending the trial today in which Luella Union of Fart Wayne is suing her husband Oscar Braun, for divorce. The case was venurd here from the Allen superior court. The couple were married on June 25, 1925 and were separated in July of 1934. T ?y have one . child, Louis. 6. By filing the cross complaint, Oscar Braun agr ed to the divorce but asked custody of .the child which now belongs t the i mother. They are "Iso fighting for! the possession of a Fort Wayne property and a lake cottage register'd in a joint deed. In thia mornings session Mret. ■Braun accused her husband of unfaithfulness, that ’.te cursed her, I>. canie intoxicated . nd struck and ■heat her. When cross examined Mrs Braun I admitted she was a habitue of Fort ' Wayne night clubs, had made a trip ! to Chicago with another girl .nd accompanied by two men, one of whom paid her hotel bill, that she bad ~ursed iher husband and that! she had. since her separation been seen in the company of other men. j whom she claimed to have met in Fort \V,yn night clubs, at late j hours. o INTANGIBLES INFORMATION County Assessor Will Make Intangibles Appraisal March 1 County Assessor Ernest Worthman today announced that no annual intangibles owned before February 28, 1933 can be reappo'.ised by him until March 1. "The value of intangibles must be determined by their worth on March 1 and any appraisement now would only boa predict lan f their worti’ March 1, 1935," he stated. This applies only to intangibles which were purchased or owned be--1 fore the intangibl ? a t became a law on February 28. 1933. February 28 i« ths d te for which a value must be set on the property. However, intangibles acquired since that d»ite must b? assessed for the anniversary <f date on which they were originally stamped. The law requires that the acquirer of intangibles properties must affix stamp on them before ten days after the date possession is taken. A large portion of the intangibles property in the county was owned before the law came into eff.’ct and thuß will be assessed' for March 1. Mr. Worthman etated tcd»iy that , at least a month will be given after March 1 in which to apply for and affix the intangibles etamps for this yenr. The stamps may be pur hased from the county treasurer. —o — Bockman Condition “Not So Good’’ Today The condition of Walter J. Bockman, Adams county recorder, was described aa “not so good" this morning by his physi ian. He is suf- ! sering from a fractured hip nd numerous bruises and lacerations suatain-sd whsn his car struck the cement base of a stop light at the five pointe intensecticn Sunday i night.

REVAMPING OF GOVERNMENTAL UNITSPLANNED Economy Bill Proposes Maximum Os 5 Townships In Any County APPROPRIATION FOR STATE PRISON Indianapolis. Feb. 13. — (U.R) A governmental reorganization act even more drastic than the one adopted in 1933 is proposed by the state committee on governmental economy in a bill ready for introduction in the legislature. The recommendations propose: Consolidation of all rural and town schools into a county system. Reduction of townships to a maximum of five and minimum of one in each county. Amendment of the constitution to make the office of state school superintendent appointive instead of elective. Abolition of tlie board of county commissioners and township advisory boards. Abolition of boards of trustees of state penal, benevolent and charitable institutions, centering control in a nine member hoard of public welfare Appointment of a state personnel director to establish a merit ! system for state employes. Reestablishment of a state high- . way commission of three members to serve in an advisory capacity to a director. Establishment of a state public welfare department and bipartisan county boards of public welfare. Reorganization of the state police system by appointment of a t Ui uaxtuuut Uwud Uy Ute gaxjjjpor, I with power to supervise bnf not j operate the department. The board : would appoint a director. Patrolmen would be appointed on a merit i basis and members would be chos:en equally from the two major : parties. Construction of a now state’s women's prison outside the city of Indianapolis, to be built on the I cottage nlans. Establishment of the county manager type of government. The county council would become the legislative body, make appropriations. levy taxes and make contracts. The countv would be divided into five districts, and the five councilmen elected would select two minority members from their defeated opponents. Establishment of the county auditor as executive head of countv government- He would prepare the budget, make purchases and keep accounts. Removal of the county assessor from an elective basis to make his office appointive by the county council with approval of the state tax hoard. County would be unit for making assessments. Removal of all highway duties from county surveyor, placing such duties under state highway commission. Appointment of the county at(CONTIXUED ON PAGE FIVE) TWO DECATUR MEN ARRESTED Tmck Drivers Fail To Display Flae« Or Fiares In Fort Wayne Fort Wayne. Ind., Feb. 13—(TTP) In a drive against violators of state motor vehicle laws, state police •'nd motor vehicle inspectors arrested nine truck drivers here yesterdav. Ralph Klefnknight and Donald Koca. both of Decatur, and Herbert Linn meizr. Fort Wayne, were arrested for operating trucks without red flags or flares. John G. Pyle. Bryant, 0.. was apprehended f r oper ’ting »i semitrailer with a gross weight of 3.000 pounds wit/’out brakes and aleo for for operating without flagß and flarefl. Paul Pot'i' 1 . Calfcrnia, Mo., Harold Stout. Fort Woyne, nd B. O. Heiner Sioux City. .'a., were charged with driving trucks without public service commissions. The state police authorities indicated that the drive will continue here for at least a week.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, February 13, 1935.

Kennamer’s Trial Opens w-. -■«<*-« t --•*> at J JFT - Mll . ’ ■ Phil Kpiinanipr, 19-year-o’d son of Federal Judge F. E. Kennanier of Oklahoma, is shown as he started his march to hi-' trial for the murder of bis friend. John Gorrell, 23. Kansas City dental college student, from the county jail. 200 feet across the open plaza to the Pawnee County courthouse. With him. at left, is Sheriff BerkdoH, and at right. Jailor Marion Hamby.

# —* Money Found And Returned To Owner The givzst of the man in Grecian mythology who spent his life seeking an honest man would have ended if he had met J. D. Krick of North Sixth street today. Mr. Krick returned sl9 in currency to Margaret Vian who lost it several days ago. Miss Vian lost the money in Decatur Monday, it was in the form pf'a ID, a five and four oze dollar bills. Tuesday she inserted a "Lost Ad" in the Daily Democrat, hoping that an honest man would find it. Today Mr Krick came into the Democrat office with the money and asked that the owner be notified. FOUNDERS' DAY TO BE OBSERVED Parent-Teachers Unit Will Give Program At Riley Bldg. Friday The Parent-Teachers association of the Riley school will ob-szrve, Founder’s day in a upeci 1 program Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at' the schoo] building. The day m also being observed through,ut the nation in the form of special services, pageants and programs in commemoration of the two founders cf the association. | Mrs. Alic? M. Birney and Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. The first Mother’s Congress was . in Washington D. C. in IS: 5. In February of 1897 the National Congress , of parents and teachers was found-! ed in th? same city. Th > movement | h s now grown from two or three hundred tn over 3,000,009 members. Birthday gifts in the form of < I free-will offerings are collected on j Founder’s day for the us ■ of clhild welfare in verey city and state of the Union through the facilities oil Congress, The Riley school has arranged 1 a program for the anniversary in | th? form of a pageant and candle) lighting ceremony. A group of j mothers and several teachers will j •comprise the cast of characters. 8 me of the parts to be portray- j ed are: “childhood", showing the! childhood of the world as the citizen of tomorrow, pleading with the 1 parents and teachers to give each child a fair chance tor sound health I happy home life, the gift of learn- ( ing and all those things that make: for happiness; “natioral’’ will answer the call of childhood by' th? great expense of th • work being carried on in tho national con-i grass, "state branches” portraying I arms of the n tional congress and •; "district”, “council" and "local”. In the final ceremony candles will! be lighted in memory of the two! founders. Mrs. Walter J. Krick will , sing a tribute to the anniversary. All numbers of tea association ■ have bee nurged to attend a>« well ; as the parents who have not yet : affiliated with the organization, j

DEFEAT CHANGE IN RELIEF BILL Administration Forces Beat Proposals To Make Drastic Change Washlntgon Feb. 13— (UP) — Administration for es today regained control of the S4.SBOJ)UXUUIO work relief bill by beating down three proposals which would have altered the m asure drastically. The senate appr priations committe ■. completing action ou th? bill made three important changes which put the measure back in a j form satisfactory to the White : House. The committee, whi h will re- ' port L’’e bill to the senate tomorl row. voted: 1. Approval of the substitute amendment giving Pr sident Roose- ' velt authority to fix work relief I wages without being bound to any rigid “prevailing wag ” requlrem uts. 2. Rejection of a proposed am ’ndi ment which would have reduced the ‘appropriation to S2,S 0,000,009 and required a "dole" r tber than a work relief system. 3. Elimination of a provision which would have required con- ■ tracts f.:r all projects In which 10 I per cent or more of skilled labor was used. —o Decatur Fire Chief Is Reported Better Charles Robenold, Decatur fire (liief. is recovering satisfactorily j from a major operation performed at th? Adams County Memorial ihosI pital Tuesday morning. STOP ST BLOW OFWHISTLE Traffic Violators Are Summoned To Stop By City Police I City police are making every effort to have motorists comply with speed and traffic regulations and 1 where violations are noted, drivers 'have been n tified to appear before ) Mayor Holthouse in mayor’s court. The license number of a Berne man driving through town at an ex- ! cessive rate of speed the other [ night was obtained and the offend!er ord red to appear before the 1 mayor. Several who ran tee stop ! lights were also cautioned by police I men to stop the practice for fear a serious accident would occur. Policemen expect motorists .to ! stop when they sound the whistle. The policemen are desirioua of cooperating with the public and will ! not make arrests for small infractions of the law, but do insist that drivers stop when so commanded, j Affidavits will be filed against con- | slant offenders.

Jury Deliberates Fate Os Alleged Lindbergh Killer

Charge Given By .Justice Trenchard To Aid Jury In Decision REASONABLE DOUBT FAVORS DEFENDANT Flemington, N. J- Feb. 13 —(U.S) —Justice Thomas W. Trenchard today delivered a charge to the jury that will do much to determine the guilt or innocence of Bruno Richard Hauptmann. “The officers will now close the doors, permitting no one to go in or out and th" jury will be charg- | ed.” he said. "l.adicH and gentiemen of the j jury. The prisoner at the bar. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, stands indicted charged witli the murder of Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr., in Amwell township, on the first day of March. 1932. "It now becomes necessary to render a verdict on his guilt or innocence, on the degree of his guilt. "In the examination of ail i questions of fact, vou are the sole ! judges of the evidence, and the i credibility of the witnesses. "Any comments that I may • make upon the evidence will be , made not for the purpose of < onstrolling your opinion, but only to qid you in the facts of law. “you must not only consider l tTe evidence to which I will refer. You must consider all the eviI deuce. "In tills case as in every case, the defendant is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty. "To support the indictment and fCONTTNTTED OX PAGE SIX) 0 E. W. BIISCHE IS PRESIDENT ■ Officers Named For Factory District Sugar Beet Association E. W. Busche of Monroe was elected president of the Decatur factory district sugar beet controll association at a meeting of the beard of direietora held in the county agent's office here this morning. The board of directors is made up of the chairmen of the nine districts which are nerved hv the Decatur Central Sugar tactary. The other officers elected thus morning from the board’of directors jar’: Clyde Schultz of Union City, vice-president; Albert Coppesa of Monr e se retary; and P. D. Morris. of Van Wert. Ohio, treasur r. F. W. Busch ' >ind Clyd-' Schultz will nerve an members of the control board by virtue of their offices. Three others were elected members of this board and a fourth nam|ed as alternate. They are: Martin Etgler of Convoy. Ohio; George | Allenhost cf Fort Jennings, Ohio: i Allen Lamont of New Haven, and alternate, E. L. Knoblauch of Woodburn. L. M- Busche of the Purdue University extension department and government representative of the sugar beet section of the AAA in Indiana attended the meeting this morning. In this afternoon’s session the board of directors expect to complete the budget for the year. The control board for the Decatur Factory district will be similar in organization to the county corn-hog set-ups: 0 “Cappy” Johns Has Wrist Sprained Will “Cuppy" Johns is displaying a sprained wrist today which happened when he was thrown over by a dog that chased a >cat through Chick’s roadside inn last evening. The chain on the dog became entangled around Mr. Johns’ leg and caused him to fall tn the floor. Mr. Johns is employed at the inn.

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FIEND KILLS AGED WOMAN I Van Wert Woman Found Dead In Bed Bound And Gagged Van Wert.' Ohio, Feb. 13 — (Special)—Police and county ofl’i- ■ cials, as yet do not have a clue i as to the murderer of Mrs. Mary 1,1. Woodruff, 86, who was found i dead in her bed Tuesday night by ■ neighbors. The fiend, who l>oiind and i gagged the aged woman, apparent- ■ ly killed Mrs. Woodruff Monday ■ I night after entering her home. ’ I intent on robbing her. She lived I alone. I I According to a coroner’s report. Mrs. Woodruff probably died of 1 I shock. .Neighbors who were accustomed ' ■ to seeing Mrs. Woodruff about her house every day noticed her ab- ' i senee yesterday and also noticed I that all the shades were drawn. Late last night a neighbor, fearing ' j for her health, pried open a window and entered the house. <)n 1 a bed in a downstairs bedroom he found the body. Mrs. Woodruff’s mou+h had been stuffed with a handkerchief and a . piece of her percale apron. Her ' hands were securely bound with ’ I rope end these were tied to her left leg which had been drawn up I under her body. The aged wo- , man’s desperate efforts to rid her i mouth of the stifling gag were Idndicated by wounds on her lips. The entire house wa-? ransacked, j Furniture was ovei turned and I cushions from chairs and daven- ! ports were strewn about the room. 1 Rugs were turned back and pipers and other con'ents of drawers in desks and tables littered the entire house. Despite the systematic search, (CONTINITEID ON PAGE JHVE) Contest Winner Is Related Here I Jercme O’Dowd, Central Catholic ■ high school student of Fort Wayne, who won the state oratorical con- . test,, in a nephew of Mrs. William ■ Bowers of this city. Mr. O’Dowd entered the state ■ contest after winning the county and district honors. He «’»n first i plate in the state iccnteet. debiting i the question, "State control of paro- ,' chial RChoo'.B". The young man has ’ j visited his aunt in this city several - times. o LIQUOR BILL IS PREPARED Measure Abolishes Importer System; Road Houses Not Licensed i . Indianapolis, 'lnd., Feb. 13 —(UP) —The Administration’s liquor bill. ; providing for legalization of sales by the drink and abolishment of the . importer system, was reported . ready for introduction in the Legislature today. Intended as a model piece of leg- . islation to replace the haphazard law now in effect, the bill was drafted after several weeks of careful study, by a committee working under direction of Gov. Paul V. Mc- . Nutt. I The bill is s.iid to provide for a reduction in the liquor tax from 25 '■ to 12% or 10 cents per pint and a reduction in the beer tax from $1.55 to $1 a barrel. Throe types of retail licenses will ■ be available to dealers — beer, whisky wine. Minimum annual license fees of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Fate Os Man Accused Os Murdering Lindbergh Babe Up To Jury I INSTRUCTIONS OF JUDGE FAVORABLE Flemington, N. J„ Feb. 13.—<U.P) —A jury of four women and eight men began their deliberations today upon the guilt or innocence . of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, ac- . i cused of murdering Charles A. . I Lindbergh, Jr. Justice Thomas W. Trenchard, I in a strong charge to the jury, ad- , vised them they could return one of three verdicts. They are: I 1. Guilty as charged in the ini dictment. 2. Guilty with a recommendation for life imprisonment. ' 3. Acquittal. The justice concluded his charge at 11:15 a. m„ but the jury did not • at once retire. Trenchard asked ■ t them to remain in the jury box un- ; til their room was prepared, with I ' its exhibits. ■ I They left the court room at 11:20 - while the spectators remained in I j their seats, and counsel for both .! sides went into a conference at the - judge's bench. . ' In the course of his charge. Jusi tice Trenchard had ruled: J 1 That if Hauptmann entered • the Lindbergh nursery by opening J the window, it was burglary, and t ! that the resultant death of the .'child was first degree murder. ( | 2. That it was possible to recr ommend life imprisonment, if I Hauptmann is found guilty, but I that th? recommendation “must be . | part of the verdict.” 3. That if there is any reasonable doubt on any important point implicating Hauptmann in the ’! crime, the verdict must be acquit--1 l tai. ’, The justice cautioned the jury to ■ pay particular attention to tho 1 testimony of Dr. John F. Condon 1 i regarding the rinsom negotiations, land pointed out that his evidence I was corroborated by "several oth- . er persons whose credibility has not been questioned.’’ He also called attention to testimony of Amandus Hochmutd to the effect that he saw Hauptmann ( on Marell Ist near the Lindbergh home witd a ladder in his car. and asked, “Is it not possible he could have remembered the incident be- ' | cause the child was kidnaped that ’! night?" i H? mentioned the fact that eevI oral of the defense witnesses had ’ l bee n convicted of crime, and said ! that fact should be given consideration in determining their crediI , bility. ’ Regarding Hauptmann’s own I I testimony, he said the jury should ‘ disregard the fact that he was an interested party in the case, but that it should also consider his credibility from the standpoint of his own criminal record in Germany. Orders Lunch j Flemington. N J.. Feb. 13.—(U.R) ’ —At 1:15 p. m. today, the four women and eight men who are considering the fate of Bruno Richard . Hauptmann had been locked in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o ---- — — Sister Os Local Woman Died Monday Mrs. Annie Whittern, 74. of MonI roeville, a sister of Mrs. Ed Green :ind an aunt of Mrs. Alpheus De Bolt and Lawrence Green, all of this city died of Bright’s disease MonI day night. Surviving are four eons. Raymond ! W. of Palo Alto-, California, Charles E. of Monroeville, Harry H. of Muncie and Noel H. of Fort Wayne; three daughters. Mrs. Violet C. Cra- ( bill, Mi-s. Lora L. Etter and Miss ; Ruth A. Whittern of Monroeville: , two sisters, Mrs. Ed. Green of De- ; catur and Mrs. Mary Hart of Convoy, Ohio and 15 grandchildren. I Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the St. Mark’s Lutheran 'Church f with the Rev. P. W. Hanshaw otfi- . ciating. Burial will be made in the Monroeville St O, O, F. cemetery.