Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1935 — Page 1

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fed editor i MONDAY no GUNMEN Bggett, Crusading Ks, Assassinated Hast Night Bjis. Dec. 10.—<U.P>— The slayers of Walter 3t national? known cruedjKr, was complicated toa host of men commonly ■his enemies. Having tee Underworld and attackML in vitriolic fashion j through his news-1 the number of his enemies ] Bthmit limit. apparen“y simple., s fcs: ssination today took uncertainty of a Kui -*r mystery. lie was two men last night Kiik an armload of groccar to his house, surmised that Hen slain by an enemy the fiery columns of Ker. They began checkenemies and f<Jund so Mnthe obvious clue appearKru< to the militant ditor Qli.nl predicted frequentla lout roversial newspaper, ■wrote that “someone is Hine" afer one of his at-■b-e and gambling in the Hr was held. Liggett's who, with their daughter sat in the car kunmen shot him. partly [the prisoner. He was [id Cann) Blumenfeld. keen frequently in Ligkveet American, a radlf newspaper, as a boot-1 ks. Liggett named anoth He was arrested, questIUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHANDLER IKES OFFICE ” Chandler Sworn s Governor Os Kentucky t. Ky-, Dec. 10 —(UP) — tens from the hille joined 1 Kentucky aristocracy—--50,000 in all—to witness I nation of Albert Benja- ! y” Chandler as Governor . truly historical occasion ! mmonwealth of 2,600,000 loon today when the 37handler, who wrecked a. Hilltical machine in the] election with his pledge ’ x repeal and reorganiza-1 government, takes the | Ice. appearing because of, s figure and known to his I is as the man “with a I Is face and a song in his , ause he is something of Chandler replaces Ruby i head of the Common- i a four-year term, iltal was gaily bedeckoccaskm and those who > for the inauguration ring to celebrate as only is can celebrate a meevent. Special trains indreds here and motor ht hundreds more, dramatic moment when a iage, drawn by four dapUEn on page Four.) om Funeral jrvice Wednesday al services will be held I Sara C. Corn Wednesday iat the Black funeral home [2:30 o’clock at -the ChrisIrch at Markle. Mrs. Corn [the Adams county mentorHlal Sunday night. r od Fellows Club I ► « Iponsors of the club wish M you that used articles Ung are very welcome as [money. So if you are unI contribute cash, you can one of the Good Fellows tlcipate in this noble work* ‘lng some article of clothlildren's shoes, hose, dresickers, or a.ny wearable - W, H be most welcome. Hen Holthouse at 137 and 9 will pick up the article h to donate. 9 <is total $115.00 ,a Rea 5.00 $120.00

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Portland Elevator Destroyed By Fire Portland, Ind., Dec. 10—(U.PJ The Haynes milling company elevator here was destroyed today by the second firn in tho structure | within 12 hours. Damage of $2,500 was done yesterday afternoon. A new fire broke out before dawn this morning, destroying 12,000 bushels of grain, a flour mill and other structures. Total loss wan estimated at $25,000, TWO ESCAPED MEN CAPTURED [ THIS MORNING Two Suspects In Indianapolis Shooting Caught By State Police Indianapolis, Dec. 10— (U.R) —i Two escaped felons from the Indiana state prison farm, suspects in the shooting of two Indianapolis police detectives, were cap-1 tured by state police early today near Milroy, in Rush county. The men, Paul Pierce, 26, and Donald Joseph, 28. both of Indianapolis, were brought immediately to state police headquarters here for questioning. Nino state police officers, led by Sergeants Leo Moore and Ernest Rlchardsson. captured the men without firing a shot at the home of Sylvia Headlee. 47, an ex-convict. The fugitives were sought in connection with the shooting of. Detective Sergeants Orville Quinette and Russell Chatham in a' gun battle in a.i apartment on the near north side here Dec. 7. Quinette still is in a critical condition in City hospital from wounds suffered in the abdomen Chatham was struck in the foot. Both the bandits were shot in the apartment fight and their wounds were treated at state police headquarters today by Dr. Charms R. Baird. Pierce was the most seriously wounded. He was shot in the left side, the bullet striking a: nerve plexis and causing paraly-| sis of the left arm. Joseph suffered a superficial wound in the chest near the left arm pit. Headlee was arrested by state police on charges of harboring felons. Joseph and Pierce admitted I they stole an automobile in Anderson on the night of Nov. 21, I but denied any connection with: | the fatal shooting of Frank M. ' (Pete) Levy, Anderson, patrolman. , which occurred the same night. Levy was shot when ho invest!-j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o — Radio Interference Here Is Reported Reports of considerable radio : interference within a few blocks ' of the Decatur business district > have been received by radio men. i The radio men expressed their opinion that the interference is I caused by flasher lights installed ' for special Christinas purposes. MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION Sixteen Miners Killed, 14 Escape Serious Injuries Lethbridge, Alta.. Dec. 10.-4U.R) -Sixteen miners were killed in an explosion in a coal mine at Coalhurst last night. A cave-in followed the explosion, burying the victims. The explosion occurred as they descended into the colliery to relieve the day shift. The bodies were found bur • i ied deep in debris. Thirty men went into the tnu . officials said. Nineteen were trapped. Sixteen were killed and tnree managed to crawl to safety with but slight Injuries. The other 1 were not hurt. The bodies were dug out several hours after the blast, but were not brought to the surface. A crowd, comprised mainly of wives, children, and other relatives of the 30, gathered al the mine hear. i None new whose husband had been killed and whose had not. They j awaited daylight when the bodies will be taken to the surtace o identification. The cause of the explosion was not at once ascertained. First news d I OnTaGE FIVE)

MOVE STARTED 1 FOR EXECUTION OF HAUPTMANN Only Executive Clemency Likely To Save Bruno’s Life Trenton, N. J., Dec. 10—(U.R)— Federal and state courts began action today to electrocute Bruno Richard Hauptmann approximately 30 days after Christmas. His attorneys indicated that they believed only executive clemency could save him. At the same time there were new indications that Gov. Harold G. Hoffman believes the former German army machine gunner innocent of kidnaping and murdering the infant son of Col. Charles l A. Lindbergh and may at least j postpone any date set by the courts for his death. Hauptma.nn, stolid and expressionlees as usual in his cell in the state prison death house, held tightly to hope that “the people I of the United States will know me as I am. not as I have been painted." Col. Mark O. Kimberllng. principal keeper, said he was apparently little discouraged by refusal of the United States supreme court yesterday to hear an appeal of his conviction at Flemington, N. J. He expected to see his wife today and discuss “new evidence” that both of them hope will yet save him. His attorneys were less optimistic. Egbert Rosecrans, young attorney who filed the appeal to ! the supreme court, sa.id with gloomy face that he was not certain even an attempt would be i made to obtain a new trial. Other ' lawyers said that unless new evi- ; dence was of startling importance it would be almost futile to ask one. 1 Rosecrans seemed to pin most i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) JAPAN DEMANDS NAVAL STRENGTH Japan Formally Presses Fight For Parity For Her Navy London. Dec. 10 —(UP) —i.’n the! ] first business session of the five power naval conference, Japan today formally pressed forward her fight for a navy as strong as those of the United States and Great I Britain. Tokyo’s notice to the conferees I that she was standing pat on her demand for parity was given by; Admiral Osami Nagano, head of the I Japanese delegation. He pufmiitted Janan’s <t«-«”d I hat a ::common upper limit” be set for the world's tnree largest navies. He said Japan could not proceed with discussion of qualitative limitation—limitation by classes of ships until the question of quantlta- [ tive limitation was disposed of. American delegates, leaving the: meeting in Clarence House, after j listening to Nagano’s reiteration of Japan’s firm standard for parity, told the United Prees. “We got down to brass tacks today.” Except for the statement by the I chief Japanese delegate, today's dis- i cussion was generalized and brief. I A foreign office communique issued after the meeting, which lasted two and a quarter hours, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) - -o — Receives Word Os Death Os Sister Word was received here today of the death of Mrs. William Barthels I of Madison, Wis., sister of Dale, Sprague of this city. Mrs- Barthels, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Sprague of Syracuse died of pneumonia after a brief illness. o— < -A ] * HEALTH BONDS J < buy ‘

’ The Decatur His- 1 i torical Club has ; purchased a $5.00 ( ; health bond, W.; f ; Guy Brown, presi- ; dent of the Adams , ; county tuberculosis ( ! association, announ- ; ced today. ; I i 1

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Decatur, Indiana. Tuesday, December 10, 1935.

Defends Farm Policies R 1 .7 I il|» o’, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown with Edward A. O'Neal of the American Farm Bureau federation, just before he began his speech Monday at the Chicago Union Stock Yards.

MAKING PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS Business District To Be Gaily Lighted For Holiday Season — Preparations to complete the biggest Christmas season since 1929 have been begun by the merchants ( and the city of Decatur- A few of ( the stores are now staying Oipen in the evenings. The majority of them have indicated their intentions of remaining open in the evenings from next Monday until Christmas | eve. The municipal light and power comipany will turn on the first of -Uie 1,600 colored Christmas bulbs in Decatur Wednesday night. The light and power company is donating all the equipment, labor and current to furnish the city with the best Christmas lighting in its history. The first circuit to be turned on, will be on Second street. Wires have been strung from the new ornamental light standards. From these have 'been suspended hundreds of Christmas colored light bulbs. Arrangements have been made to string Christmas lights through the Court house trees. The Christmas tree in front of the court house will also be decorated. Something new in Christmas decorations will be a system of Christ- ; mas wreaths suspended from each ornamental light standard in the : business district. Within these 1 ' '’Teathes will be three candles, lighted by electric bulbs. All this will be turned on Wed- ' nesday night for the first time. Additional lights will be strung 1 over the streets leading into Sec1 ond street and around the corpora- . I tion limits. Several other districts will be decorated with the lighta. <, Herb Curtis Speaks At High School Chapel — Herb L- Curtis, former athletic I director of the Decatur public high school, addressed the high school students at a special chapel program this morning. Mr. Curtis spoke chiefly concerning activities while he was associated with the local ' school for several years. Mr. Curtis resigned last summer ‘ to accept a more lucrative position as principal at Southport in Mar- 1 ion county. He and Mrs. Curtis were guests at the school today.

Santa Claus To Visit Decatur By Airplane Next Saturday

Santa Claus is “going modern.” Saturday afternoon he will circle Decatur in an airplane. He will drop into the city by a parachute. Mr. Claus accepted an Invitation of the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce to visit Decatur. He notified the club that he will arrive over the city in bis latest airplane at 1:15 o'clock. For 15 minutes he will circle the city, looking for a soft place to land. At exactly 1:30 o'clock he will leap in his parachute over the city. As soon as he brushes off the snow he will come uptown and will be in front of the court house to visit with the children. He will be uptown at 2 o'clock.

Knights Os Pythias To Present Minstrel The Knights of Pythias Lodge v;ill give a home talent minstrel show at the Catholic auditorium Monday and Tuesday. January 27 and 28. A cast of 40 local persons will be in the play. Before the production an old time minstrel parade will march through the city streets with the cast in black face, top hats and saw tail coats. 1] Practice will begin soon, it is expected. The production will be under the charge of the entertainment committee of the lodge which is composed of: Don Stump, chairman; Robert Shraluka, Dr. 11. V. DeVor and George Morris. o MAY IMPROVE ARMORY UNITS Two Million Dollars Approved For Work On National Guard Units Indianapolis, Dec. 10.—U.R) —An extensive program of national guard armory improvement, calling for construction of eight new units and repairs to 28 others, has been approved by the works progress administration. Wayne Coy. state WPA director, announced today. Coy said Comptrolier-Heneral J. R. McCarl authorized expenditure of nearly $2,000,000 on the program. Approval of the projects by Washington officials does not guarantee they will be undertaken. Coy pointed out. “Upon approval in Washington, they become a part of a project pool, from which specific projects are selected by tile state administration,” he said. Coy pointed out that the armory program callrf for considerable skilled labor which isn’t available in large quantities in most localities. The armory program provides for expenditure of $1,392,927 on new structures and $407,073 on repairs and rehabilitation of old buildings. New structures contemplated under the program include: Indianapolis: $350,000 for a naval militia building. Evansville: $350,000 for a national guard armory. Michigan City: SIIO,OOO for a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

As he can not visit all the chili dren in the country before Christi mas he extended an invitation to . them to meet him in Decatur. Santa Claus has purchased a new electrically heated red suit > and has installed a heating pad in • his whiskers to keep him warm. Santa Claus urges every child ■ to be in the city at exactly 1:15 I : ! o’clock if they expect to see him leap from his airplane At Huntington last Saturday i Santa Claus met a crowd estimated at 30,000 persons. A low ceiling of 200 feet prevented his air--1 ■ plane from rising high enough to i i make it safe for him t<T leap. HbwI ever, he landed his ship in the country and came in to town.

PRESIDENT IS CHEERED OVER HIS RECEPTION Roosevelt Returns To Washington After Speeches Os Monday Washington, Dec. 10— (U.R) I President Roosevelt returned today from a whirlwind one-day speech-making tour of the mid-] west to find the capital reacting along traditional partisam lines to his strongly worded defense of new deal farm and recovery policies. The president’s special train pulled into the union station at 10:30 a. m. Mr. Roosevelt, obviously good | humored over the hearty reception given his address to agriculturists at tho American Farm Bureau Federation convention at Chicago and his appearance at Notre Dame University at South Bend. Ind., motored immediately to the White House. At the White House a multitude [ of tasks awaited him. the princi- ! pal being the completion of the budget for the 1937 fiscal year and the preparaiion of his recommendations to congress. Mr. Roosevelt scheduled a budget conference with secretary of the treasury Henry Morgenthau and acting budget director Daniel Bell as his principal business of the day. He was met at the train oy Secretaries Cordell Hull and Daniel Roper and conferred with them briefly en route to the White House. The president’s speech-making flurry ye.-terday was one of his busiest since the campaign days |of 1932. He made four speeches ' in the course of a few hours — ] two prepared and two extemporaneous. On his train eastward he also received r. close-up on the latest | reports from the political front presented by Postmaster General ■ James A. Farley. Reaction here on Mr. Rooae-: velt's pronouncements yesterday divided generally along partisan lines, with Republicans disapproving and Democrats cheering the president’s statements. Democrats said the president's remarks indicated lie intends to push forward with his farm program. which they hailed as highly beneficial. Republicans predicted the farm belt generally would not be impressed by the speech. “Allotment chocks don’t help nay off mortgages,” said Rep. j Usher L. Burdick, R., N. D. "Generally speaking, the speech could not make much of an impression in states where farmers a.re mere- ] ly existing on the allotment (CON'CTVI’FI’i DN PAGE FOUR) — .. —-O Church Board To Meet Thursday — The regular meeting of the official board of the First Christian church will be held at the home of Dorphus Drum on Fornax street. Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock. A good attendance id requested. o KIDNAPERS HOLD WEALTHY CUBAN Multi-Millionaire Cuban Is Held For $300,000 Ransom Havanna, Dec. 10 —(UP) — Police authorities ordered a house to house search throughout the capital today for kidnapers of Nicolae Castano, 66, multi-millionaire held for $300,000 ransom. Castano is said to be worth S2O, 000,000. He is owner of vast interests in sugar mills and cattle lands. He was seized by armed men yesterday from a sedan in which he was driving through the Vedado suburbs to town from his home in the fashionable Miramar section. Police were secretive, and Castano's relatives sought to suppress news of the crime in fear that the i victim might suffer. Determination by authorities to get the kidnapers as well as Cas-: tano was made evident last night when his three sons and his son-in-law were arreeted as they drove through the Vedado suburbs, where ■he was kidnaped, apparently on : their way to contact the kidnapers. Learning of a demand for $300,000 , ransom, authorities ordered all po-! lice in the capital on emergency duty and made plans for a search | of every house in the city.

Officials, Field men Will Attend Schools Officials and fieldmen of the Central Sugar company here will attend a feed and fertilizer school at Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio. Thursday and Friday- | Officials who will attend the ! schools are: J. Ward Calland, R. O. McMillen, Henry Egley, Avery Dodge and Harold W. McMillen. The nine fieldmen will also be present. o EVERETT JURY TO BE DRAWN Special Venire Os 25 To Be Selected As Prospective Jurors Thirty-seven persons will be a- | vailable as Jurors Monday when the Joseph Everett case comes to trial j in the Adame circuit court. A special venire of 25 names was ordered today by Judge Huber M. DeVoss. Everett will -be tried on charges of second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and assault and battery with intent to commit a felony in connection with the death of Doras Werling at Pleasant Mills in 1931. Judge Hanson F. Mills of Portland will be the special judge in the case. Judge DeVoss declined jurisdiction because of his having been a defense attorney in the first case. Prosecuting Attorney Edmond A. Bosse will prosecute the defendant. Everett will be defended by former Judge C. L. Walters and John L. DeVoss, appointed by the court which sustained Everett's plea as being without funds to employ connsei. The members of the regular panel of the petit Jury which will be first examined by attorneys are: Henry Aeschliman, Theodore Becker, Cal- ) vin Dubach. Reed Caston. Calvin ] Hamrick, Jacob Alt, Henrietta Ger-] ke. Carrie A. Moser. Bessie Gates,! Martha Oettinger. Clinton Hart and I Charles Hawbaker. Today Judg' l DeVoss excused (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) FARMERS HEAR SECY. WALLACE Agriculture Secretary Defends Trade Treaty With Canada Chicago, Dec. 10—(UP)—Secre-1 tary of agriculture Henry A. Wallace, today urged American farmers to take the long-time view of the recon 'v announced Canadian reciproI cal trade treaty. Speaking before the American | farm bureau federation convention which yesterday heard President Roosevelt, Wallace termed the treaty a distinct aid to agriculture! and “one important link in the chain iof new international friendship.” He denounced "Bitter, Venomous" attacks on the treaty as "inspired by the same interests, which, working through both (political parties, have fought every attempt by the farmers to gain economic fair play." "They are the same implacable enemies of agricuuture,” he continued, that fought the McNary-Hau-gen bill and the debenture, put through the Smoot-Hawley bill and are now out to kill off the processing taxes and the adjustment programs. "They are for effective tariffs for industrialists put against giving agriculture the same degree of protection- They are equally enemies of the farmers and the consumer.” Wallace detained the advantages for agriculture in the new trade agreement. “The difficulty is,” the secretary (CONTINUED nN PAGE FOUR) o Criminal Cases Dismissed Here Two criminal cases in the Adams circuit court, set for trial today, were dismissed when Prosecuting Attorney Edmond A. Bosse filed motions for nolle prosequi. One of the cases was a fraudulent check charge brought against ' Ollie C. Chronister. The other j was a farm embezzlement charge against Harry R. and Edward S. Anspaugh. No action was taken on the Willis Fonner case, set for trial Monday. Mr. Fonner is charged with operating a barber shop without a license. o WEATHER Cloudy and colder tonight; becoming fair Wednesday with slowly rising temperature.

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NATIONS DOUBT HOPE OF PEACE VERY IMMINENT Peace In Europe Hangs In Balance As Proposal Is Studied By Louis F. Keemle, (UP. Cable Editor) Peace in Europe hung in a very delicate balance today and the optimism that prevailed in Paris and Rome over the chances of success of the Franco-British proposals for settlement of the Ethiopian war was not shared elsewhere. It depended entirely on whether Emperor Haile Selassie and various powers at Geneva, notably Russia and Roumania, would consent to Italy's taking over nearly half of the emperor's kingdom. There are powers at Geneva who have made it quite plain that they will not consent to what they regard as a “grab” by Italy, on the ground that it would condone the act of an aggressor by sanctioning his seizure of the spoils, thus setting a precedent under which no weak nation would be safe in the future. There was little indication at Addis Ababa that the emperor would consent to the plan as outlinetf officially. Thus, even it Italy accepts it as a basis for discussion. there is no guarantee a settlement will be reached. It was made clear in London today that Britain insists any settlement must be accepted by Ethiopia and the league as well as by Italy. ! and that there can be no question of pressure being put on Ethiopia to force her to accept. Britain, however, has insisted throughout that she will support the league loyally at all tlmee, and 'act with the other powers to enforce the terms of the covenant. Thus. Britain's course is marked - tor her. If the present negotiI ations fail. Britain will be in the position of having absolved herself of responsibility for bein’g the leader in enforcing oil and other sanctions against Italy. The British can point out that they made every possible concession to Italy in the cause of peace, and are acting on sanctions not individually, but with the other naI tlons in concert under her pledged ' ] duty to the league. In Paris, terms of the new J French-British proposal for settlement of the Ethiopian crisis aro expected to be confirmed to Premier Benito Mussolini late today as official. Premier Pierre Laval hopes for lan indication of Mussolini's attitude by Thursday, when the League of Nations general staff meets at Geneva. The terms are subject to minor altera CT* is at the request of the British cabinet, hence the delay. But it is indicated that they really may be minor, and unlikely to alter the situaion materially. This situation is regarded in Paris as most hopeful. It is learn(OONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Rev. Thompson To Speak At Meeting The Rev. Harry Thompson of this city will address the young people of St. Mary’s townsnip at a meeting to be held in the Bobo Methodist Episcopal church this evening at 7:30 o’clock. BECKMEYER TO HEAD SOCIETY Lawrence Beckmeyer Is Elected President Os Holy Name Society Law'rence Beokmeyer was elected president of the Holy Name church of the St. Mary’s Catholic church at at annual meeting of the organization held at the K. of C. hall last evening. Ed Myens, well known attorney of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, delivered a paper on '‘Communism” and led in the discussions which followed. Other officers elected were, Robert Gage, vice-president and Father Joseph Hennes, assistant pastor of St- church was renamed secretary. More than 125 members attended the meeting. Father Josepn Seimetz, rector of St. Mary's church, gave a short talk. Leo Ulman is the retiring president of the society. Mr. Beckmeyer served one year as vice-president of the organization. The new officers will be installed at the first meeting in January.