Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 242, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1935 — Page 1

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iff T 9 GIVE fcmiow IN SlfflEß TRIAL ■ all( .r Will (Jive EviMonday In Chicago I r * a ' d ,t <u.p» -Mrs■t...,:,-: ID.i. H'.-tiy 23- ... ■ ••■i'''-"* 1 K„. r »«l a!,k,>ll Monday that 1 flu-ar*. w 1,1 |W‘ ~ for murdering ; performing milatom With penknife, the loved for the Kin. e Mf*|>,.en RL„ I ante here Mo. after s death July 31. ...... KjLim.. ami unshaken ~n. .. < KT I a.’.'i confidences confessed murK. f.i.'lr-'t J- 'tidy Zenge. ■ that the story was a William (Dago, K made Zenge appear simple minded in his ■L about Chicago before Bauer was murdered. that the farm youth crazy after Zenge purhad told of 'cutting a defense, cross examin- | D t, wa«> unable to ex- ■ fts remark to a suggestion ■ jnge might have been inMb - just a slang of mine.” said, "lie was normal testimony by restaurant | hotel and flophouse keepanother cab driver corLeinnert'e story of with Zenge. defendant joined when Morris I<e hand clothing dealer.

c.ju'ui id.-ntify a $4 sulf ■ i'.l Zh; . because I had it three years trying to !.- negro restaurant testified he saw the name an . in. lope which l.ein■H slid Z.-iic- ii.id given him to Defence . ounsel Joseph asked how "Bauer" was Kfe'l on tile letter. Hesitating, yr replied: 3* appearance of Mrs. Batter the highlight of the trial. fir<t came to Chicago A.\, .I).. ( |j,| not b e ii e ve sweetheart was refor the crime. Since it..' issued no statements. as a state witshe will testify fTIXUED ON PAGE SIX) ■> Organize County ■ I -Minister Association ||i I't'ratui Ministerial associaJ 1 aiirsi meeting Tuesday Monroe M. E. church to a county ministerial asooas is known there has ■NJ’" u a county ministerial "ti There are approximateProtestant ministers in the who are eligible to join. meeting will be- . ’ 0 clock in the afternoon. M. D. of Kansas City. ■ will be the speaker. Trial Motion s Is Filed To Date for a new trial in the case has not been ■B 0 -’ tllp defendants. The dehave about a month to motion. attorneys say that, the Ml" . <lamai:e verdict obtained Ratliff against Dr. and ■Br harl?S Caylor and Dr. Trua.'lor is the largest ever ‘ ' 4 jl,ry ’ n 'he Adams cirAnd I Fascists In Clash H* York, Oct. 12—(UP)—Fagand anti-fascists ■3. ''ng 400 on each aide, clashHhireT" 11 "’ 3 C ‘ rCle tCda - V dUrin « Day celebration. ■kT* swun « «“d heads were F’hfe ratr lth sticl{s ,)ea >'ing plaF<ld n m- g Premi6r Mussolini I W d public enemy No. 1." and IW. uncomplimentary tePms ratii'ti? mounte d policemen, with 1 rdfcto th a f n<l toot police >nen, wadF’Wlothe fighting crowd.

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Slayer Takes Life ike? /fl «Vv > fepiSk. » ’ fll r W / fl sBiS? ’Bl ■ w ci - > ■ * |B<' ‘ Ferrin Rowland, shown above in ja.il at Pontiac, Mich., hanged himself with an improvised rope made of pillow cases after he had been arrested for drowning his two young stepdaughters. GOV.McNUTTTO SPEAK TONIGHT Indiana Governor, Rep. Farley To Address Columbus Day Gathering Gov. Paul V. McNutt will deliver the principal address at a Discovery Day observance at the Shrine audltoyium in Fort Wayne tonight ... a . -lai * *■* - m ■■■■al, lawr A

jat J. 38 o'clee4»- A- number- og AiM lams county Democrats are expect , ed to attend. Other speakers will be Dr. V. A. I i Lupenta, royal consular agent of Italy for the state of Indiana; Rep i James I. Farley of Auburn; Attor--1 ney Dan Flanagan of Fort Wayne ' and Joseph Colone, president of ' Columbus lodge No. 1448, order of I the sons of Italy in America. Gov. McNutt and Rep. Farley ad- . dressed an overflow crowd at the DeKalb county court house in Auburn Friday night, at a meeting sponsored by the young Democratic I voters' club of that county. Gov. McNutt said that “this is a testing time for representative government. ‘‘Our high enterprise is to prove insufficient in every circumstance and for every task which can come ; to free people. We face a magnificent opportunity in which we, as lovers of freedom, dare not , fail." The governor was vigorously applauded by a crowd estimated at several thousand, when he said | , that the record of the Democratic party in power has been one of achievement. "It has been. is. and , must continue as the party of the , people.” He said that this is the time for "perfect candor, no bragging, no pretense that things are better than they are. no tolerance of what should not be tolerated. For the first time in many years, we have such candor in Washington today." Gov. McNutt paid a tribute to the splendid services of United States Senators Frederick Van--1 Nuys and Sherman Minton of Indiana. and Rep. Farley of the Fourth district. They have served their party in Washington with distinction, he said. Rep. Farley, who made the first address at the rally, said that "we are coming out of the depression, and if you don't think so —look at the financial pages of any morning newspaper.” There, he said. I you will find reports of increased business throughout the nation. The congressman noted the growing amount of total bank deposits in the country as compared to a tew years ago, and the return ing prosperity among the farmers and business institutions. Among the many accomplish(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — o Church Juniors Will (iive Play The juniors of the United Brethren church will present a playlet Sunday night at 7 o’clock in the church auditorium The title of the j playlet ii “Hands and Hearts for JeHthß.” |

KIDNAP TRIAL NEARING JURY ' THIS MORNING Prosecution Does Not Ask Death Penalty For Two Robinsons • Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 12. — (U.R) — | Closing arguments by attorneys today was expected to place the case of T. H. Robinson, Sr., and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frances Rob- I I Inson, in the hands of the jury by noon. i Assistant U. S. Attorney Oldham Clarke did not ask for the death sentence in his summation last night of the government's case against the father and wife of the fugitive kidnaper of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll. The Lindbergh law. under which the two were indicted, states that the death penalty may be imposed for kidnaping if recommended i by the jury. Clarke asked the jury to return i a verdict of guilty and let the court ; pass sentence. Clarke's chief charge against the : kidnaper's wife was that she used part pt the ransom money. Mrs. Robinson testified that she acted • solely to save Mrs. Stoll. The government attorney argued that the 63-year-old father misled federal agents as to his son's whereabouts and that he insisted I -1 the Stolls provide more money than was necessary for Mrs. Robinson's trip to Indianapolis, inferring that Robinson senior wanted to be sure his son would have j enough unmarked money to es- , cape. Mrs. Robinson's attorney. Jack Norntan, of Nashville, spoke for more than an hour stating that if Mrs. Robinson was guilty in the , case, so were Mrs. Stoll's relatives who planned the trip to Indianap ; olis when Mrs. Robinson delivered the $50,000 ransom. o Discovery Day Observed Here — ~i. ilisuoAeLK LUU, marking '

I the 443rd year since the discovery of America by Columbus. Merchants of the < ity displayed their flags today. The Find State bank was closed. BERNE MEETING OPENS SUNDAY Berne Mennonite Church Plans Series Os Meetings Opening Sunday I Dr. Walter L. Wilson. M. I)., of Kansas City, Mo., will be the speaker in a series of evangelistic meet- , ings to be held in the First Men-' nonite church in Berne on Oct. 1318. Plans are being made to hold three and four meetings every day. I

beginning with a Sunrise Prayer Meeting at 8:00 Sunday morning. | On Sunday evening at 5:00 o’clock there will be a carryin fellowship supper at the church. The meeting on Thursday and Friday afternoon will be devoted especially to young people of grade and high school ages. Among the subjects on which Dr. Wilson will speak are the following: “By Himself," “Let the Spirit Lead." "David's Boyhood Days," "We Would See Jesus. A hearty welcome to attend these meetings is extended to all neighboring churches and communities. It is hoped that a large number of people will find it possible to attend the sessions. The following program of meetings has been scheduled: 8:00 a. tn. —Sunrise prayer meeting. on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. 10:00 a. m.—Sunday—Morning service. 2:00 p. m.—Sunday afternoon meeting and Thursday and Friday special Young People's Meetings. 5:00 p. m.—Cunday—Fellowship “Carry-In” Supper. 7:00 p. m. —Every evening. Meetings terminating Friday evening. 5:00 p. m. — Sunday Fellowship —Adult Meeting. o Armv Airplane Is Reported Wrecked Peoria, 111.. Oct. 12—-(UP) An army airplane waa reported to have crashed 11 miles north of here to day. . ~ Captain Rafel Baez of Seott field at Belleville. Illinois, took off for a weather flight at 4 a. m. and it was feared the wrecked ship was his.

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Berne Speaker ; . *!**■ * Dr. Walter S. Wilson, Kansas City. Mo., will be the speaker at a series of evangelistic meetings at the First Mennonite church in Herne October 13-18. The services will open with a sunrise prayer service at 6 a. m. Sunday. CONFERENCE TO SETTLE STRIKE Striking Dairy Farmers Claim Higher Prices Will Be Obtained Chicago. Oct. 12--(UP)— Striking dairy farmers today claimed they were working on a settlement of Chicago’s violent milk strike which would bring victory to a new marketing organization. While a conference with dealers was being arranged, scattered reports of violence came from dairy districts. Pickets poured kerosene into 6,000 gallons of milk stored in a warehouse at Hebron. Near < Winthrop Harbor. 1,500 gallons escorted safely from Wisconsin waa dumped and two truckloads were dumped near Antioch. Strike leaders meeting at Elgin refused to reveal details of the “definite program” on which they were working. They indicated they

- planned trt-dFnt dttretly with tne association tnilk dealers, eliminating th- pure milk association, mar- ! keting organization which has op--1 posed the strike. Don Geyer, general manager of PMA. reported, however, that the ' backbone of the strike was broken and that “loyal" PMA members I were moving an increasing amount I of milk into Chicago. Dr. H -rman N. Bundensen. president of the Chicago board of health. | reported that the city was getting 60 per cent of its normal suptply. The strikers originally demanded $2.50 a hundred pounds for all milk but reports today said they were willing to accept $1.65 during a truce period when a new market- ! ing arrangement would be worked : out. Since the start of the strike, PMA members have been paid $1.75 for all milk they could get through (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

CROWD HEARS I NOTED CHORUS Scottish Rite Male Chorus Gives Program Here Friday Night The Presbyterian church in this ‘ city waa filled to capacity Friday night when the Scottish Rite male chorus presented a musical pro- ' grant. This is the only appearance of the chorus in this part of the state and a number of local and out of town persons took advantage of the opportunity to hear the group. Miss Nondas Rudig. concert pianist who accompanied the choir, displayed unusual ability and played several difficult numbers on the program. She won first prize in the Chicago Cities contest and has also | appeared as soloist with the Chi- ' cago Symphony orchestra. The program last night was prepared by Frederick G. Church, director of the chorus. The first group ~f detections by the choir comprised classical numbers, the second, popular songs, and the third group included sacred numbers. The program closed with the chanting of I the Lord's prayer. Archie Spice sang a tenor solo, i and Mrs. Spice and Mrs. Kaade i ■ sang a duet. "In the Garden. ’ David i ! Erwin also sang two solos. Following the program members of the choir and a number of local ■ persons visited the new Masonic hall -on North Third street, and a i luncheon was served in the dining hall.

GERMANY PAYS ALL DEBTS AND QUITS LEAGUE Germany Will Officially Quit League Os Nations October 21 Geneva. Oct. 12.- <U.R> - Germany paid all her debts to the League of Nations today and she will cease to be a member at 11:30 a. m. October 21. Germany announced her with-' drawal from the league October ■ 14, 1933, in anger over alleged unfair treatment at the world dis armament conference. She notified the league officially of her resignation October 20. 1933, and Joseph A. Avenol, league secretary general, registered it as formally received the next day. Two years notice is necessary for resignation. Japan's expired several months ago. She resigned because the league condemned her in the Manchurian dispute. Par aguay resigned during the Gran 1 ; Chaco dispute but the league hopes she will not insist on it. as peace , is being arranged. ! It is necessary also for a nation to pay all it owes the league before its resignation is accepted. o Plan Conference At Local Church The Old Auglaize conference reunion will be held at the First United Brethren church in Decatur i Tuesday and Wednesday of next ; week. Dr. Carl Vernon Roop of Marion, Ohio, is president. This conference was organized in 1852 and disbanded in 1905. Living memi bers of the conference, however, ■ meet every two years. Among the speakers will be Dr. Roop, Dr. Powell, superintendent of Sandusky, Dr. H. R. Cain, super- ; intendent of St. Joseph conference. i Dr. C. W. May. Dr. Mills and others. Night lodging, with breakfast, will b 1 furnished. Dinner and supr • . ... ...fW V.. ...t.o/.J It hz* ■ i trv o

pier wilt be served In the timing • I room of the church for 35 cents. ■ ; The public is invited to attend. . I o i SOCIETY WILL i GIVE MUSICAL Portland Ladies Will Present Musical At Local Church Tuesday The musical which the ladies of the Portland church will present ' at the Autumn Tea, to be given | at the Decatur Presbyterian church 1 Tuesday afternoon, is entitled, “A i Cultural Latin American ‘Mate Yerbe’ (Tea)’’. This will be given in costume, and aside from being most entertaining, is of special interest to all groups using the interdenominational study themes of Latin America. The following is the program: Hostess Senora Hall Concertino Solo —La Paloma Sebastian Yrodier Senorita Russell ’ Soprano Solo—El Marenito A Biozze Picca Senora Thomas Story —Christ and the Thistle Gabriel Mistral Senora Hall Soprano Solo —Estrellita Ponce Senora Thomas Poem—l Was Born Today Amado Nervo Senora Hall Trio—La Spanola. Vin Di Chiara Senora Dawnhauer Senora Bihler Senora Thomas Organist Senora Freeman “Hosta La Vista” Committee: Mrs. J. C. Webb, Mrs. Donald Hall, Miss Mary Rus sell, Mrs. A. C. Thomas. Mrs. MaurI ice Freeman, Mrs. Vernon Bibler. The publie is invited to share this program and all door fees of twenty-five cents will go to the Missionary work. oTricker Funeral Services Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah J. Tricker. 74. who died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Bauserman near Petroleum, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Joe Zaritee home. 618 West Ohio street, Bluffton. Rev. H. W. Thoimpson. 1 pas-tor of the Church of God. will officiate. Burial will be in the Salem cemetery, two miles east of Decatur.

PLANNING BOARD MAKES REPORT State Board Makes First Annual Report Os Activities Indianapolis, October 12 Prosperity of Indiana citizens is depenl dent in large degree on the state lof the rest of the nation, is the conclusion drawn by the Indiana State planning board, in its first annual report. The book, which was assembled and produced by the emergency educational division of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration as part of its plan ' for adult education in Indiana, is I now being distributed to public libraries and other similar intftitutions throughout the state. The state's income depends on the surplus of farm and factory products shipped out to other states and countries, the report points lout, citing the stone and coal industries as further examples of : this fact. “This report constitutes a prell-1 ininary estimate of the state's status in physical, economic and social development,” said John W. Wheeler, chairman of the state planning i board. “It is a starting point for | detailed studies of a similar nature which will be made in regions and counties of the state.” First established as an appointive body by Governor Paul V. McNutt. the state planning board bei came an official agency under an I act of the 1935 legislature. The act making the board official also • authorized the planning of a ten . year program of public works. It • asked the board to assemble and - report on data and make recom- ■ mendations. Out of this act grew . the plan for developing the state [ along social, economic, and cultural lines. , | Tacked to the wall of the board's Indianapolis offices is a huge blue- . print, on which are outlined in ' graphic form the division of activ- - ity of the board, and the govern- . mental units it touches. ■ I Each of the four divisions of . the general program, economic, - physical, social and governmental. . it! viripd ns follows:

: is wulKlivioeo as ioiiows Physical: highways, charitable, j correctional and penal institutions; ! universities, conservations, parks, forests, game preserves, public buildings and national safety. Economic: transportation, water resources, taxation plan, farm management, industrial and mercantile plan, mineral resources and • power. Social: public health, housing, education, recreation and leisure ' time, care of the dependents and resettlement. -Governmental: Ten year public i works plan, emergency public works, general, local, city and county planning; governmental organizations and methods. The board will carry out its program by coordination of existing agencies rather than by setting up i new agencies. The report constitutes one of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) HIGH COURT TO SETTLE DISPUTE State Supreme Court Will Settle Peru School Argument Logansport, Ind., Oct. 12 — The state supreme court will be asked j to settle the Peru school superini tendent controversy, attorneys said j today. The announcement was made after Cass Circuit Judge John B. Smith ordered the Peru school board to reinstate G. W. Youngblood as superintendent, a position from which he was ousted August 1, 1934. Judge Smith also ruled that Youngblood's salary imust be paid to him in full from the date he was dismissed and that J. P. Crodian, who succeeded Youngblood, a Republican, was dismissed on a vote of two Democratic board members. Judge Smith held that the board | acted arbitrarily and in bad faith, i violating Youngblood’s rights under the Indiana teacher tenure act of 1927. He added that the defense - charges of Youngblood's insubordination were not supported by evidence. o WEATHER Increasing cloudiness tonight and Sunday, possibly showers northwest Sunday; rising temperature tonight and west and north Sunday.

\ltalian Export Goods Boycott Proposed Today

Heads Convention John A. Moorhead. D. D„ New York City, president of the third Lutheran world convention, which will lie held in Paris. France, October 13 to 20. HUNDRED NAMED BY GRAND JURY Total Os 91 Indictments Returned By Federal Jury Friday 1 South Bend. Oct. 12.—(U.R>—A total of 91 indictments naming 100 i defendants, including 24 bills in f the Fort Wayne division, were re- . I turned by the federal grand jury ■ I here Friday after a week’s Investi- .. • ■ I _ . Z — I.K X a ■ - n

gation of liquor law violations. ', counterfeiting and internal rev- ; enue infractions. The Fort Wayne ' division indictment name 32 defendants. Fifty-one indictments were returned for the Hammond division and 16 for the South Bend division after 138 cases were considered ’ by the 22 jurors. Defendants in 68 of the true bills are in custody or are releas!ed on bond, and capiases have been issued for the arrest of those named in secret bills. Three sei cret indictments were returned | against defendants in the Fort Wayne district. Named in one indictment in the I . Fort Wayne division were six de- j fendants arrested by federal agents j in a huge alcohol still raid on a farm one mile west of Portland. The six, who were charged in I the indictment with possession and operation of an unregistered still still used in the manufacture of untax-paid liquor, included Clarence Green, formerly of Portland but recently of Celina, 0., Clyde ] McGahey, owner of the farm on which the still was found; Linas Keller, St. Henry, O.; Russell ' Saputo, Gary; Joseph Babo, Gary, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Two Indicted As Poison Murderers Minenola, N. Y„ Oct. 12. —<U.R> — Mrs. Mary Frances Creighton, plump housewife, and Everett Applegate, former American Legion commander, were indicted late yesterday on first degree murder charges in the poison slaying of Mrs. Ada Applegate. Applegate also was indicted on charges growing out of his relations with Mrs. Creighton's 15-year-old daughter. Ruth. The murder indictment against Applegate, short, greying veterans bureau employe, came as a surprise. Mrs. Creighton exonerated ! him in the confession in which she . admitted giving arsenic to the ailing Mrs. Applegate because she held her responsible for rumors about Ruth’s conduct. .— o Pulling Contest Winners Named The winners of the heavyweight pulling contest at Berne Friday were: Dan Lehman, first; Eugene Farlow, second, and Enoch Yoder, third. The weight pulled by these horses was 4.970. Today the county suckling colt show is being held in Berne. Entrance in these events was open to all Adams county horse breed- .•«••• . ■ v aa

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Battle Testing Strength Os Ethiopia Believed Imminent; Will Involve 150,000 Men. TO NAME EMPEROR Geneva, Get. 12— (U.R) —World wide boycott of Italian exports was proposed to the league of nations “little” committee on penalties by Captain Anthony Eden today when 17 key nations began I consideration of punitive measures to halt Italy's illegal war on Ethiopia. Britain’s minister for league aJTairs, most strenuous advocate of ewift and severe measures to check Benito Mussolini’s African adventure, offered the drastic proposal at a private meeting of the committee of 17 as soon as it assembled at 3:45 p. m. (8:45 a. m. CST.) Earlier a sub committee approved the general outline of a program designed to make it impossible for Italy to borrow abroad. The spread of the quota system, Eden eaid. had taught nations how ' to restrict commerce of other countries. He then urged that league members "reduce to zero” ! their- import quotas on Italian f goods. If the proposal is approved by J the league, it was pointed out, Italy’s supply of foreign exchange would dwjndle rapidly, ultimately ’: making it impossible for her to I purchase abroad the raw mater- ■ ials and foodstuffs she must have ito prosecute successfully her invasion of Haile Selassie’s king- ’ | dom. ) j Battle Imminent i (Copyright 1935 by United Preset „ . Hara. Ethiopia, Oct. 12—(U.R)-—* A battle involving 150.000 men * ' that will test the fate of Ethiopia ' appeared imminent today at the

.(edge of southern Ethiqpia Plateau. I have just returned from Jig- ■! jiga, 40 miles from this Djibouti* • j Addis Ababa railroad point, have iseen thousands and thousands ot ■ savage tribesmen intrenching to 1 1 meet the Italian army of 60,000 i from Somaliland, and saw the vet* 11 eran ajid formidable Ras Maibu, I commander of Ethiopian forces in j the south, depart to take personal command of his front lines. I Even as he rode out of Jigjiga l at the head of a column of fast cavalry', couriers brought him word that Italian ajrplanes were bombing the Webbe Shibele riveti valley, great natural trail to Jig* (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o DATES ARE SET FOR HEARINGS Objections To Tax Levies Will Be Heard Here October 18 — The three remonstrances against the township proposed 1936 tax levies will be heard by the state tax commission Friday, October ■ 18 at the county auditor’s office. Remonstrators who signed the petition will be requested to be present at the hearings. The township officials will also be present to give their reasons for asking an increase in the levies. The first hearing will be that of the Hartford township school and civil townships at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. The Jefferson ' township school and civil town- ’ ship hearings will be next at 3 o’clock. t The board also set a hearing ’ for the Root township civil township hearing at 3:30 o’clock. Thia ' is believed to be an error ae no 1 remonstrance was filed against this hearing. At 4 o'clock the ! Root school township hearing will be held. Other budgets will become effective at the levies approved by the county tax adjustment board. I No remonstrances were filed against them. The state tajc board will make the final decision as to the three , township budgets against which remonstrances have been filed. No objectors appeared before the county tax adjustment board when it met last month. The board made reductions only where errors had been made in the com- • pilation of expenses or estimated ( revenues.