Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 204, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1935 — Page 1

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||E ENGINEER I IJjfSDM NIGHT |[)WWPL»NS ■ |baI |~. Hurd I* Signed ■ T , Design Plans For 9 Disp° sa ' Pl an * MB MM j[ Hurd, consulting | ■ was cm- ■*%.! last nigl *‘ ■T. '!>■’ v ' lla,!S for ■f'.pwaee d.-l-al plant and Wi,, ‘ ’ l,e Vh ‘ W ■Lking 31-1-- • 11 P " A HL, ami , IM;. H„r,l in Decatur last and nut with H>o board 9B> ■ r ii Tl ‘" ">ntra< t was . IMLj by Andrew Appelman. Hunan II Myers. ! Mrtb-ruu' R l,ol < ’ mayor. I fiuai l'-"'- • i, “ l spocifica- . ,’di not be prepared by the. (■Xiing firm until aftt >’ ,ht \ ,hai been made by the PWA. hopes to obtain a 45 per grain on the project. ■I tar to lie holiness of time in plans ami the application , publ'i- works adminls-, in imliaiiapolis, five engi-’ jKpr< wtii »»rk Thurs,:i nukin- necessary stirand compiling data for the Yomtday am le-r week was Mni from the : me ill which appliHntion< may be filed. The dead|Km» has for September and speed «dl be necessary in ' nquir Kin riling 'I;- preliminary plans application. :■ Mr Hurd it was impossito give an estimate of cost ' project until a survey had ■htn made am! information ob- 1 on the '.ntercop'or sewer, sewer is one of the large of exp> in connection ■lltb the building of a sewage plant. ■ Mr Hard is oie of the veteran ■ansultiiig emtirmers in the sta’e. * ■Hr has .'(.nsum ted and designed ■■re than J" plants in Indiana' Mad is tonsid'-r.-d one of the fo'e■nod autimi ~i. sanitation and stream pollution. IfllHS HEADS I STATELECION ■Convention ( loses With ■ Demand U. S. Real main NeutraJ ■ Indian: lad.. Aug. 2S—(UP) ■-ii? 1 ?! ti-mtres s attered to hone day. nding a bila-four-das - ale conv.ntirn <-!i---d by.. | mand that the UnitStates :. iain neutral in Italohostilities. ■B Demand • . immediata cash paynt of tae bonus and condemnaonm nni-stic activities in the ■■L'atted Stat..- w r? prop ounded in resolutions. BB Hr. G, Bromijey Oxnam. presi-■<--m of i).. p ;iuw university, was acof radicalism and inexctt.s■*W- pivjudi . against the I. gion " Th? veterans chose Dr. A. R. Kill■r 1 - Latay.-tt" dentist, for their new tom l ander after L. V. Hauk. i)j s on ] y opponent, ■ "idiam Hyland. Evansville, was ■'•tied southern vice commander ■•nd Rusoe.i Rhodes, Peru, northern ■"« commander. 9 bl ' le rnf:i ers chosen by the con■Wien were the Rev. Dan Hogan. ■Kokomo, haplain; John Ruddick. ■ “dianapolis. finance officer; Isa- ■ °re Levin -, La Porte, national com■aitteexan; Bruce Peters. Cam- ■ / ft)’. judge advocate, and ■ aode Holmes, Gary, sergeant at ■ anus. ■ A C. Duddleston. Terre Haute;; ■ rank Koasa, Jeffersonville, retir-■-M- S i ate comman der; Otto Ray, ■ (CnXTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ■ ~~ o—|Hi?h School Pupils I Register This Week ■h W GUy Rrown - Principal of the! M , atur high school, announced ■ tsT dates so registration and ■ whoo” 111 nt ° f classe ' s in the -' ich ool- ■ <.. JUniors antl seniors will be regI J 1 ' 11 Thursday all day. SophoI Phu' 9 WIU be registered all day B'liday 7 freshmen ' aU da y Sat ' | h Mr - Brow n stated that his office ■ l Uring registration will be ■ in. 30 to n'clock in the morn- ■ ih/ f rom Ito 5 o’clock in ‘ ■ V afternoons.

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BULLETIN 3:45 I’. M. Yorkville, 111., Aug. 28— I <u.Ri—John Hamilton. No. I public enemy since the death of John Dillinger and George (Baby Face) Nelson, was found buried today near Oswego. 111. The discovery was reported to the county coroner here after it had been ( made by agents of the federal department of justice. How long Hamilton had been dead is not known. J. Edgar Hoover, of the federal bureau of investigation, believed, however, that Hamilton was slain either in the famous “battle of Little Bohemia” between the Dillinger gang and federal agents in Wisconsin last year or in a later brush with G-men in St. Paul. Minn. Federal agents had believed for some time that Hamilton was dead but from time to time rumors in the underworld persisted that the ace public enemy was alive. o SCHOOL SYSTEM CHANCES MADE Mid-year Promotions Will Be Abolished In Decatur Schools Effective immediately, the sys-; lean us mid year promotions will l be abolished in the TAecatur schools. Walter J. Krick, superintendent of schools, announced ! today. The midyear promotions have been abolished in the majority of ■ small school systems in Indiana, Mr. Krick stated in making the announcement. The decision to end the system in Decatur schools came after a i consideration of the proposal for several years. The system has ■ proved unsatisfactory for a number of re-asous, one of the most Important being the cost of employing teachens for two sections in each grade. Many of the sec-1 tions had only 10 or 15 pupils in I the classes. This is less than ! half the number recommended by I the state board of education. Last year only one boy was graduated at the end of the first | I semester in the "high school. Because of the elimination of i three teachers in the school sys- | tern this year at a savings in total payroll of over $3,000 the schools would be undermanned it the , tCONTTKT’FTV nx - P»GF SIX) o ; Alex Wilhelm Is Reported Improved Physicians have announced that ! Alex Wilhelm, who is a patient in . the Fort Wayne Methodist hospital, has an excellent chance of | recovery. They are pleased with ' the improvement made in his condition since the autoniobile accident north of Fort Wayne, Monday morning. o UTILITIES TAX VALUATIONS CUT Reduced Earnings And Property Valuations Lead To Reductions Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 28 —(U.Rk —The state tax board this year has lopped off nearly $27,000.0001 from tax valuationt of 300 tilities. including steam and electric railroads ad telephone, telegraph, gas. water ad electric companies. Reduced earnings and property valuations, receiverships and bank- ; ruptcies were given as the reas lon for the huge reduction in the ! valuations. The reductions will result in loss of several millions of dollars in taxes to local and state govern- ! ments Total assessments for 1935, up'on which taxes will be collected -in 1930, were set at $654,531,945. ascompared with $681,486,310 in ! 1934, a net reduction of $26,954.365. Steam railroads showed the ! irgest single reduction, the total assessment being reduced from $355,575,881 to $318,485,094. a drop of $17,090,787. Virtually every railroad operating in the state has shown sharp i reductions in operating revenue, | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

REPORTS SIXTY I SLAIN IN RAID ON ABYSSINIA Adolf Hitler Enters Crisis With Move Toward Austria By United Press Today’s developments in the Italian-Ethiopian crisis: Santa Margherita, Italy — Mar- , coni announces imminent perfec- 1 tion of experiments to halt air- i | planes, warships, automobiles with I ultra short waves. Bolzano —ltalian cabinet meete ' under war conditions. London — Eden confers with Spanish ambassador on position of Gibraltar, world's greatest fortress, in event of war. Vienna — Adolf Hitler enters European crisis with move for | At;-3tro-German rapprochement. Raid Reported Addis Ababa, Aug. 28— <U.R> — The governor of the Eastern Ethiopian province of Aussa, bordering French Somaliland, reported today that the Issa tribe of French Somaliland had made a raid into Ethiopia. He reported 60 persons killed, i Aussa. fertile and water-fed. Iles on the edge of the Danakil ; desert, one of the most deeolate i regions on earth. Details of the raid may be revealed in a communique later. Eden To Geneva (Copyright 1935 by United Press! London. Aug. 28—<U.R> —Anthony Eden, Great Britain’s chief delegate to the league of nations council meeting, intends to go to Geneva Monday without halting in Paris to see Premier Pierre Laval, it was said on reliable authority today. la Parts it was announced that three veteran premiers, all of whom have served as foreign minister, will lead France's delegation to the council—Pierre La(cnvTtvrEn nx pic.e five) MONTHLY MEET HELD TUESDAY Youth’s Council Os Christian Holds Meeting The monthly meeting of the Youth's Council of Christian Education was held at the Union Chapel church Tuesday evening. I A short sermon on “Dare to be a | Christian” was given by Rev. : Frank Engle of Union Chapel. , The meeting was opened with i congregational singing under the direction of Robert Clem of ! Clark's Chapel. Rev. J. L. Brunner of Mt. Pleasant, had charge of the devotions, using for the scripture text Mark 8:34-38. Minutes of the previous meeting i were read and 39 members re-1 sponded to the roll call. Six quests from St. Mary's township ' were present at the meeting. A contest of hymns by Mt. ! Pleasant, Clark's Chapel and ; Union Chapel was enjoyed. The grading system was used, and Union Chapel was pronounced the winning group, securing a total number of 99 points. Mt. Pleasant was second with 90 points, and Clark's Chapel was third with 77 points. The meeting was closed by prayer by Earl Chase of Union ; Chapel. A social hour was enjoyed and games were played out | of doors, under the supervision of Earl Chase. Refreshments of pop corn balls and apples were served by the ■ young people of Union Chapel, i The next meeting will be held September 30 at Mt. Victory. ■ o P. W. Smith Funeral Services Thursday Funeral services for P. W. Smith 84, of Richmond, and brother of A. J. Smith of this city, who died Monda ynight in Petoskey, Michigan, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs.' Florence Mds of Rkhmond, a daughter of the deceased. Burial, will be made in the Richmond ceme-! tery. o County Agent Has Club Camp Photos The pictures taken at the Adams county 4-H club camp at Lake Webster last week are finished and maybe seen at the county agent's office. They may be obtained by ordering! icopies from the county agent.

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, August 28, 1935.

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The campaign of midwest farmers in defense of the A.AA and against the Hawley-Smoot tariff act. which favors industry, got under way as Adrian Bowers, left, secretary of the League for Economic Equality, accepted a check from Sam Hollinger, a farmer, at the league offices at Sioux Falls, lowa.

RURAL TEACHERS MEETING TODAY Second Day Os Annual Teachers’ Institute Held At High School Elementary rural teachers met this morning with Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools and rural high aclurs this afternoon, at the annua! county teachers’ institute held Tuesday and today in the Decatur high scuool building. Tuesday afternoon two addresses l were delivered by the institute speak' re. Dr. Allen D. Albert and Dr. Henry Arnold. Dr. Albert, from his personal experlen.es, spoke on “What Has Made th? Trouble in Abyssinia." Dr. Albert, as epe ial negotiator of the 1 Unit.d States several years ago, visited every country in ths world, inviting them to attend the Century of Progress. He was forner president of Rotary International. One of his sons was an ethnologist and th? ether an archaelogist, .both formjerly located in Abyssinia. For these reasons he made many visits to the African country now preparing to fight Italy. "Mussolini may be dumber than I think he is,” Dr. Albert said. “But 1 do not believe he is dumb enough to really bring war against Abyssinia. Military strategists have declared that .Abyssinia could be defeated, bat that it would require four y ars of incessant fightI ing and 20 years of itermittent fighting to completely subdue the natives. No dictator could afford (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Moose Will Hold Fish Fry Friday The Moose Lodge will hold a fish fry at the Moose Home, Friday evening at 6 o’clock. All members are invited to attend.

Marconi Experimenting With Methods To Halt Plane Motors

Santa Marlherita, Italy. Aug. 2S—<U.R>—Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy, announced today that he was working on experiments which he believed would permit him to halt airplane motors in the air. He said he hoped to perfect ■ some tests within the next few weeks and that the experiments generally were in an advanced stage. It was reported that he had disclosed his secret to King Victor Emanuel and Benito Mussolini. His revelation, after years of secret experiments, came as he ’ volunteered, at 61 years of age, for active service with the army at the front in East Africa. One of the groat scientists of all times, Marconi revealed that he expected the revolutionary ultra (short waves with which he has been working to be an agent by which he may alter the history of military aviation as he did tliat of world communication. | He said he believed the ultra short waves would be powerful

‘ Federal Housing Head Resignation Accepted F Washington. Aug. 28 — (U.R) — President Roosevelt today accepted the resignation of James A. Moffett as federal housing admin1 istrator, effective Sept. 1. The resignation and its acceptance, long expected, was revealed in an exchange of correspondence between Mr. Roosevelt and Most sett. The administrator had sug gested several months ago that he be released from his duties. s Mr. Roosevelt was expected to s appoint Stuart MacDonald of jr Missouri, now acting administrator, to succeed Moffett. I 0 : SHOOTS THREE, ENDS OWN LIFE 8 p Defiance Farmer Kills Self After Shooting Affray Last Night i- “ Defiance, 0., Aug. 28 —(U.R>—Ed--1 gar Burd. 40, farmer, was dead tor day following a shooting affray in s which his wife and alleged rival, '■ Fred Kline, 35, were critically wounded. His 14 year-old daughter, l a t Helen, received a minor head b wound and is expected to recover, t Police believe Burd shot his 3 wife, Kline and the daughter and e then killed himself. During a gay party last night in ■" the Kline home. 14 miles west of ' here in Martin township, someone 'j crept up to the living room window and blazed away with a shotgun. The three victims crumpled to the floor with shotgun slugs in their heads. A short time later Burd's body r was found in his home a mile away, apparently a suicide. i Burd’s wife sued him for divorce I- about a moth ago and police said i- brooding over his marital troubles was the motive for his act.

enough to halt various types of motors, Including those of airplants. Hence, apparently, his work will not even be limited to delicate airplane motors but maj- be susceptible of use on others. Marcoai made his announcement to a group of newspaper men just after disclosure that he had volunteered for active service. He intends to sail for Brazil in the liner Augustus Sept. 10 to inaugurate a powerful short wave radio station at Santos. He will return to Italy about the end of Sept-mber—at the time when the Italian-Ethiopian war is ■expected to start —and enroll in the army as a volunteer in the engineering signal corps. To do so he will renounce his present rank as captain in the navy. Marconi refused bluntly to reveal the exact nature of his experiments, but admitted he hoped to perfect some phases before he leaves for Brazil. No definite an- ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

U. PRESENTS SOVIET REPLY TO PROTESTS Secretary Os State Hull And President Will Confer On Note k Washington, Aug. 28 —(UP) —Secretary of state Cordell Hull was expected to confer with President Roosevelt today on America’s ansI wer to the almost sarcastic note of Russia refusing to curb anti-Ameri-can activities of the communist in- ‘ ternational. The Ru&dan note Intensified the j crisis in American-Soviet relations engendered Sunday by the emphatic I "protest against communist activities in the United States lodged with the Soviet foreign office by ambassador William C. Bullitt. The Soviet reply gave the state d partment no comfort. It disavowed any connection between the Soviet government and the third International, declared the government could not be expected to control the International, and flatly denied it had violated the agreement of President Roosevelt and Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinov that result- i d in America recognizing Russia. The note Bullitt delivered spoke of the “most serious consequences" resulting unless the soviet govern--1 m.nt curbed the, International. As a : result of Russia's reply, the state | department today faced the difficulty of visiting these consequences upon tree communiat state. The phrase, “The most serious consequences." had been generally • interpreted as meaning little short of a rupture in diplomatic relations. • There were definite Indications ■ that no one in authority at the state department wished to take sbeh, ■ drastic action. What secretary Hull meant to ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 LIONS CLUB HEARS HOWARD WISEHAUPT Local Man Compares Living Scales In United States And ■ Other Nations • Howard Wisehaupt was the speaker at the Lion club meeting held Tuesday night at the Rice iiotel ’ Mr. Wisehaupt, who travels extensively. stated that the av rage American citizen lives on a scale far above comparative people in most foreign countries. Even our so called depression is less severe than ■ former similar periods and much i asier for the American people than is exrerlenced in other countries, be said. "Most Americans who really want ■' to work can find some occupation to .ay an existing wage without the aid °f relief, hence no relief should be given where physical fitness 1 for work cr la,bor prevails,” Mr. Wisehaupt said. "Unnecessary relief I i causes over-burdened taxation upon those who are willing to and who do | work steadily and earnestly day after day. Only twenty per cent of I • relief moneys is given to the "helpless; the "eighty per cent is given l ; to many who could work if they so desired.” Ed Bokne.ht had charge of the : program for the evening and introduced the speaker. Lloyd Cowens. , j pr sident cf the club, presided over the meeting. o CITES SPECIAL SESSION NEED Indianapolis Expert Says Action Needed For Security Plan Indianapolis. Aug. 28 — <U.R) — A special session of the state legislature is necessary if Indiana is to receive full benefit from the national security act, Virgil M. Shephard, governmental research director of the Indianapolis chamber of commerce, said today after a study of the new law. Indiana is wholly unable to participate in the unemployment insurance feature unless there is a special session, Shephard said. He pointed out that the bill levies a payroll tax on employers with the provision that they maxreceive credit up to 90 per cent if contributing to a state unemployment fund. “Otherwise, the entire tax collected will go to the United States ■ treasury, and employees of Indiana will not be benefited,” he . ■ said. ■ i The tax starts Jan. 1, 1936, and ■ | is collectable in January the fol(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

WILL DISCUSS ' WORK PROGRAM County Officials Will Meet At Fort Wayne Friday Night Public officials of Adams, Allen, Huntington, Whitley and Wells counties hava baen requested to meet with district representatives ! of the works progress Administration in tbe Chamber of Commerce Building at Fort Wayne on August 30 at 7:30 p. m. to discuss plans for employing additional men and women taken from relief rolls on de- ' sirable projects under the WPA. To date there are approximattely 75 i.-'ersons who have b | or being assigend to projects in Ad-1 ams county. These persons have 1 been taken from relief rolls and need no long r be supported by local relief funds, Additional assign- ! ments are being made as rapidly as possible, and in the near future WPA officials hope to place all able bodied m:n and women now on relief rolls to work on useful public works, the benefits of which wil laccrue to the taxpayers and i citizens of the community tor which the projects are sponsored. In ord-er to do this it is necessary i to plan desirable public improveI ments. th? submission of proposals ■ for such improvements being entire-1 ly up to local governmental offic-1 late.. The discussion to be bsld will ove rthe types of projects most i desirable, the procedure for submitting same and a brief outline of the I :ollci;s to be followed by the WPA ! under this program. Wages of works progress admin-! istration workers, taken from re- ' lief rolls ar? paid in their entirety i lby the government through the! WBA. Local contributions toward the cost of materials and supervision are necessary in order that' most permanent nd useful projects may be carried on. It is obvious that if the men and women on relief are not employed under this program (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O APPLICATION IS FILED FOR LOAN Application Filed For New Geneva School Building Ths applicatio nfor a 45 per cent federal grant towards the building of the new school house in Geneva was filed y sterday by Herman H. Myers, one of the attorneys representing Wabash school township, 'applicant for the loan. The application estimated the total cost of th n w building at $107,866, will a credit of $19,09i6 for salvage of the old building. Charles ii. Houck of Muncie is the architect for the building. His plans were filed with the application, together with the estimated cost of the project. A grant of 45 per cent, based on $95,000 cr $42,750 was asked of the 1 government. The balance of the cost will be defrayed by general obligai tion bonds to be issued by Wabash i township and sold on the open mar- ' liet. It is believed the bonds can be sold readily and at a lower rate of interest than charged by tbe WPA. The government grants this privilege to any municipality to sell its ! bonds. The bonds will be retired over a 25 year period. The building of the new school depends on tbe action of the state i board of tax commissioners. A remonstrance has been filed against ! the building of th? school and if the i state board upholds the petition the projec t will no doubt be approv- , i d by the federal government. The school has been vacated and ' Trustee Jess Mann has arranged to hold classes in six different store buildings in Geneva. It is proposed to construct the new building on the I site of the old one. Infant Dies At Hospital Today Lowell Edward Lewton, two year old child, who had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Garner on rral route one, Decatur, idled at the Adams county memorial hospital at 1:45 o’clock this afternoon. The boy had been a patient at the hospital since August 16 sufferrlng from lobar pneumonia. He had been in the oxygenaire tent sinces August 24. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. WEATHER Indiana: Fair tonight and Thursday; slowly rising temperature | Thursday.

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REVEAL FUNDS NDT AVAILABLE FOB SECURITY President Unable To Find Funds Available To Aid Needy Washington, Aug. 28— President Roosevelt today said $72,0C0,C00 in benefits for the aged, widowed mothers and crippled children apparently would have to be held up four months because of Sen. Huey P. Long's fillibuster which killed | the third deficiency bill. Mr. Roosevelt said that a careful study revealed no sotirce of funds to provide the benefits and that the situation looked discouraging. Washington, Aug. 28 —(U.R) — President Roosevelt is unable to find funds to finance the social security program’s proposed benefits to crippled children, dependent widows and the aged, he revealed at a press coference today. Tbe bill appropriating money for the program was killed Monday night by Sen. Huey P. Long’s fivehour filibuster. The president, with legislative and fiscal experts has canvassed every avenue in the hope of finding away out of the situation, but he said the prospect seemed discouraging. Mr. Roosevelt does not believe ! any benefit payments can be made ! out of existing funds, although he feels that the administration can ' go ahead and set up the necessary machinery for projecting the program once tbe money is obtained. Between $66,000,000 and $72,000,000 of social security funds were I tied up as the result of Long's ac- ■ tion on the closing night of con--1 gress. Mr. Roosevelt pointed to a wire basket in front of him on his desk which was laden with bills requiring action. He said he planned to remain in Washington until Saturday night and then head for I Hyde Park, N. Y., to spend a month at the summer white hone. 1 He revealed that he signed the gold clause bill last night; that , today or tomorrow he would approve the neutrality resolution, and that he was ready to sign the Guffey coal bill. The president described the neutrality resolution as entirely satisfactory except, that it does not include any power to control financial aid to belligerents. The projected embargo on shipment of munitions to belligerents meets the need of existing situations, he explained. W! at more can anyone aek? he observed. Furthermore, he pointed out that by the time the situation changes, congress again will be back in session. 1 Asked about his impending trip to the west coast, he said that while no definite dates had been fixed, he hoped to go there toward the end of September. This far only two stops nave been arranged. At Boulder Dam and the San Diego, Cal., Exposition. Mr. Roosevelt eaid he hoped to return byway of the Panama Canal. He probably will make that trip on a fast navy cruiser. O : BROAD HEALTH PROGRAM PLAN Health Insurance Studied For Action At Next Session (Editors Note —The following is , the first of several dispatches in which legislation of vaet social importance enacted at this session of congress will be discussed in detail. Others will deal with the Wagner bill, the banking bill and President Roosevelt’s plans for study and revival of a modified NRA next session.) By Edward W. Lewis United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright 1935 by United Press) Washington, Aug. 28 — (U.R) — A broad program of health insurance to round out the administration’s sweeping social security system is being studied with a view to congressional action next session. The social security act, designed to safeguard 25,000,000 working Americans against old-age destitution and unemployment, failed to i make provision for economic proI (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)