Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1935 — Page 1

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)||ANS ARE I |DEDDEFEAT I ETHIOPIANS lig Continues; PreLaval Wins Vote f Confidence 9y United Press) war developments: ■ " ,u,h 11,11 lmß l 1,1 KSK-uirm-t meeting to speul; ~ Khen W ta< es commons. -■ ” wl " sI;i1hI Solidly K.jMfc.-.sne luivil tells pallia -K'.s de per.ite effort to avoid KeWfol I’ l * llll, into WHr j Haile Selassie UKlzt^K l ' l l "' "* 'oV.lldire of league. W Defeat Italians .1 : ltp3( ot! the northern Ethiop " E", frdit h:iv' I attacked and IlKfestM l'. v tin overwhelmingly Ethiopian force, a com disclosed today. lighting is continuing officers. KiitS Jldiers. and several score K Eritrean native troops in the * e are known to have or wounded, and three Kfheetßiave been wounded. ti indicated that the enteenier might prove the most ’• Be. pniw' so far on the northern to be of the war Kors ■ tlte tierce Has Siyoum. “■romiaijki ng the most advanced' fchlopten forces on the northern fce rnpero: only with difficulty ■rent Sacking the Italians. ■ The IB- l - ' ocelli red 0,1 ll.' r. miles west north-. ’fcatßMakale, which is the peal; ■a thritaliaii front line, on th.route back to Adiroute the line of Btoauntmii ation to the front and Btes been harassed constantly I ■ KthkSti guerrillas. I So ' te of Confidence I'' 17 — (U.R> ■Pierre Laval, declaring to the deputies that the Anglo-French peace to pic ■rent Ethiopian wai from ■tpreadiig to Europe, won a vote of today on his policy. was on an opposition for immediate debate mi ■te PBeo plan. The government Bros, :|(i; to 252. Laval insisted ■that debate be neld on Dr. demanded t. vote con- ■ r,N PAGE SIX. — -o—■ |l oca Auto Dealer I In Los Angeles ■ *IB Schmitt, local Ford ami:. B* l ®-W Angeles, looking after bin interests. He motored and had to miss the stat ■ K o *JP wniu - due to a quarantine Br meiiigitj.i. jje expects to Mfee by Christmas. Mr. S< liB* !tt a (i taT,il - v r rmerly liv <1 in Ahgees. ■— o - ■Heriian Lankenau To J Head Phi Delta Kappa In Lankenau was elected t of the Phi Delta Kappa y of this city in the annual of office™ Monday evensr officers chosen are Dr. tniels, vice-president; seceverin Sehurger; treasurer ;e; master of ceremonies, Daniels; sergeant jut-arms thar; outer guard, Ed Massr guard, Gerald Smith, eting was held at the home an Lankaneu in the homedition. Officers will be int the next social meeting, Id at the home of Dr. DanB o WEALTH BONDS * W. |suy Brown today announce.l H (j V that the Decatur notary club has *j ALS ** purchased a »a.OO B health bond. The money will be added to that previously collected by the Adams County Tuberculosis Association to provide care for victims of Bthe disease and to JT'T’ Provide milk for un- **-■• dernottrished chil-i uuo »'« dren. 1

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Doom G-Man Killer | * i ■l * . WL / I Ci k3l IM George W. Barrett, above, Kentucky feudist awaiting execution in Marion county jail at Indianapolis, Ind., is tlie first to receive the death penalty under a new i federal law aimed to stop interI state crime. He was convicted of killing Nelson Klein, government operative at West College Corner, Ind., when the latter attempted to I arrest him for killing his mother I and sister. EXPECTMINERS TOO. K. SCALE Indiana Mine Workers Expected To Approve New Wage Scale Terre Haute Ind., Dec. 17 —(UP) I—Formal acceptance this week by i a mine workers’ scale convention i-el~een tracts providing approxiinatelly $1,300,000 increased wages an- - nually was anticipated today in of- ! filial quarters hereIt was considered probable that ! the miners’ sc ale committee which I negotiated the tentative agreement j with Indiana operators would report I to the district convention tomorrow ior Thursday and submit revised I proposals supplanting those reject-, j ed by the convention last week. Although the first .proposal was ' rejected by virtually a two-thirds ! majority, district headquarters of i United Mine Workers minimized j pc-isoiliti s of a state-wide strike., -Scale committees representing both shaft and strip mine workers re-convened after the conventions refusal to ratify the first draft oCj the agreement. Officials would not divulge what features were objectionable but it was believed the minens were de | ntanding changes in working conditions. William Snead, Washington, international representative of the miners. Union, .pointed out that the tentative agreements offered Indiana ainers one of the best wage s ales in the hietory of district N<>. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) RELIEF WORKER MURDERS FOUR Crazed Los Angeles WPA Worker Kills l our, Wounds Others Los Angeles, Dec. 17.—W.R) — Charles M. Layman, 45. crazed reUps worker who killed four men on a WPA project and wounded four thets seriously, today muttare | tn his county jail cell that he “missed two other guys. Au enraged mob imposed mamly of fellow relief workers trapped him in a blind alley and threatened to lynch him. Officers su - rounded Layman and forced h I way through tlfs crowd to police appeared at the drainage ditch being constructed by- - government with at• ■ ver in one hand and a r.fle it olher . Standing on a dirt hea above, the ditch where the Mbot ers were working, Layman shott - ed M said I’d get you guys,” and ° P He Ptl brought down Pete Coxlit. Aw HoM»- «, .nd U»yd |,.,l Halev and Sprout ret*r "mor wounds, but Uejondittan | ON PAGE FIVE)

REPUBLICANS [ NAME JUNE 9 FOR MEETING Traditional Party Lines Likely To Be Abandoned In Campaign Washington, Dec. 17 — (U.R) — ' Activities of both major political parties indicated today that traditional party lines would be trampled ruthlessly under foot next year in the scramble for the presidency. Republicans are going after the Dentoc ratic votes. New dealen-t are attempting to win over the more liberal elements among the Republicans. Winding up the meeting a.t which it was decided to hold the Republican convention in Cleveland on June 9,193 G, Republicans i yesterday invited “the millions of constitutional Jeffersonian Democrats" to help them In ousting the Roosevelt administration. The maneuver was reminiscent of the Rooeevelt appeals to Republicans in 1932 and to the consistent efforts of new dealers to minimize strict party allegiance and strike out tor broader objectives. More recent developments have been the new deal sponsorship of the Republican senator from Nei braska, George W. Norris, and the wooing of the eo-called "progressive” bloc of Republicans in conI gress. The one-day session of the Re--1 publican national committee brought out the theme time and time again. It also struck some keynotes for the convention next year ami indicated the principal attacks upon the new deal will l>e i on the charges of waste,- incompetence and invasion of .states’ | rights. In opening the meeting. Chair-, man Henry P. Fletcher told a, i story of the Spanish war, of how l (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) . O - 1 - — ANNUAL PARTY lAIILI BE HELD Cloverleaf Annual Christmas Party At Huntington Thursday Elaborate preparations are being l made for ths annual Christmas; party of employes of the Cloverleaf; Creameries, Inc., which will be held | ■it Huntington on Thursday even-1 insThe party will be hsld at the | Masonic temple in that city and, about 450 persons are expected. A I J rabbit dinner will be served and au interesting program givenChildren of the employes are invited and Santa Claus will distribute gifts t > them. Employee and their families from the Decatur plant, Fort Wayn? and Warsaw and the Huntington factory will attend. An invitation has been extended o C. H. Kraft, vlceuresident of Kraft-Phenix cheese corporation, to iaddrc-'S the Cloverleaf family. A Christmas greeting letter from J. 1.. Kraft, president of the company I will be read. W. A. Klepper, general manager of Cloverleaf Creameries and Carl Kl pp r, manager of the Huntington plant will welcome the gueste. \ dance will follow the dinner i an d program, it is planned to hold next year’s Christmas party in tills I city. G ————— Walter Bockman Is Home From Hospital Countj- recorder J. Walter Bockman returned last night from V terans Memorial hospital, Hines, Ulin. is. where he underwent an operation on his hip and leg- Mr. | 1 Bo liman was Injured about a year ago in an auto accident. His leg is I in an iron brace and it is believed lv will bo able to walk in the near future. o- — Kirkland Township Farm Is Sold Today The 80 acre Gerber farm, sold by Old Adams County bank this morning in Kirkland township brought $3 235 fr m Jake Barger. This is more than the ap raisal. Two other farnld m Adams county were to be 7 >d by the bank this afternoon. * WEATHER Unsettled, snow flurries tonight, Wednesday cloudy; not 1 much change in temperature.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 17, 1935.

L *1 Stores Report Brisk Business On First Night Staying Open The ntores will remain open j again this evening and each evening this week until atout 9 o’clock for the accomodation of Christmas ■shoppers. Large crowds greeted the first night of the city-wide stare opening after supiper last evening and merchants report a brtak businessPractically all lines of business are Included in the night opening hour schedule. Most of the stores remain open until 9 o'clock and shopipers are urged to avail themselves of this additional service given by the merchant. SOUTH WHITLEY BIDDER IS LOW Bids For Geneva School House Submitted To Washington Contracts for construction of the new Geneva school building have been forwarded to Washington for auditing and final approved, according to word received by Herman H. Myers and Henry B. Heller, attorneys for the township. William O. Curry and Sons of South Whitley, submitted the low - bid on tiie general construction at I a figure or $61,101. This bid Includes alternates numbers two. eight and nine. The low bid for the heating,! ventilating and plumbing contract was submitted by M. L. Greene and company of Muncie, a.t sl6 - 997. The bid includes alternates numbers one, two, five and seven for the heating and alternate number throe for plumbing. Tlie Johnson Electric company of Huntington submitted the low electric wiling bid at $2,526. This bid included alternates number I I one and seven. These low bids, if finally ap1 proved, will make the total cost, l of construction $80,624. Added to tills is the use of material of old school buildings which have been demolished. This material has been valued at approximately $13,000. Os the cost of new construction, the federal government will make an outright grant of 45 per ; cent. The balance of the cost will be paid by bonds issued by ! the civil and school units of; i Wabash township. Fins.l approval will be given through the office of F. M. Logan.! Indianapolis, state PWA director. City Council Will Meet This Evening The regular meeting of the city | council will be held this evening at the city hall. Letters of instruction from F. M. Logan, state director of the PWA relative to the contracts for the building of an adition to the city light and power p.ant, the installati- n of the turbine and other equipment will he read. Several other matters demand the council’s attention and these will be disposed of. A special meeting of he council will be held during the last week of December for the purrose of allowing hills and complet-' ing unfinished business for the year. GIVE FUNDS TO | LIGHT STREETS Funds Solicited To Light Residence District Os Huntington Huntington, Ind., Dec. 17—(U.R) — Encouraged by restoration of street lighting in residential sections of Huntington, the Municipal Light and Power Company, l Inc., today sought funds to include the downtown district in the i system. While residential street intersections and alleys were lighted with arc lamps downtown streets - were in semi-darkness, broken only by vari-colored Christmas decorations and traffic signals. Money to finance lighting of the' residential sections, discontinued Dec. 11 under order of Mayor Clare W. H. Bangs, was obtained from a solicitation by the newlyorganized municipal company, under the direction of J. O. Young, president. Mayor Bangs, whose fight with the Northern Indiana Power company precipitated the lightless nights, first refused the offer of aid. •'I am interested in no proposals j (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

DEATH PENALTY ASKED IN CASE Ask Death Penalty For Woman Charged With Killing Girl Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 17—(UP) — Deputy prosecutor C. Byron Hayes pleaded with the jury In Allen cicult court today to take the life of Mrs. Laura Doermei in payment for the murder of her 13-year-old step-daughter, Bernadeno. Bernadene died last April 11 after a meal at which ccttage cheese, in which arsenic is alleged to have been sprinkled by Mrs. Doermer, was served“A cock and bull etory" was the way Hayes characterized Mrs. Doerner'u story that It was sugar and milk she put in the cottage cheese rather than Arsenic. “You have a right,” he told the Jury, “ to disregard her testimony completely if y u believe she lied In order to save her own hide.” He recalled the testimony of Bernadene’s 16-year-old sister, Imogene, who said her mother reached in her lap for a pinch of something, which she sprinkled into the cheese after both girls had coxxlalned that it ! tasted "peculiar.” Imogene also suf- ! sered fr.m the poisoning, but re- , covered after a serious illness. Fastening on every Inconsistency in Mrs. Doermer's story. Hayes re- ! minded tlie jury that she had testifield previously to being shocked that the girls, who -prepared the ; fatal supper, had put a halt cup full i of sugar into the cottage cheese. “Then why put more sugar into I it?” h - asked, “if we can believe that kind of a story," he said, “Then we can believe in fairy stories.” The jury-10 men and two women —sat stiff and attentive while Hayes recounted the details of the investigation by detective sergeant - Walter Kavanaugh, who -obtained a ' signed confession of the crime. Mrs. - Doermer’s story that she did not j know the contents of the confession was attacked as part cf what ho I (<Y>NI JNI'ED ON PAGE FIVE) — —o SEEK $50,000 RANSOM MONEY Police Refuse Comment In Alleged Kidnaping Os Wealthy Youth Philadelphia, Dee. 17. —<U.P.) -Alleged kidnapers of Caleb J. Milne. 4th.. have communicated with his wealthy, aristocratic family and have demanded $50,000 ransom, it was said in authoritative quarters today. Although police officials in New York City, where young Milne was reported to have been abducted, continued to say he merely was “missing,” lederal agents and the activities of the Milne family Indicated that he actually was in the | hands of kidnapers. It was reportI ed that members of the family had made contact with men representing themselves as ageffts of the kidnapers. Federal agents revealed that the family had received a communica- ■ tion from persons claiming to hold 1 Milne captive. They would not divulge its content, but described (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Busse Infant Dies Monday Evening , Ronald Busse, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Busse of 115 North Tenth street, died at his home Monday at 9:30 p. m. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrage. He was born December 14. Surviving are the parents, a twin sister, Ruth, and the following other brothers and sisters, Wanda May, Paul Junior and Ralph Eugene. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Zwick ’ Funeral home by Rev. Paul Schultz ! with burial in the Decatur cemetery. BULLETIN J. B. Carson, two miles west of Monroe, received a telegram today stating his son, Victor, bad been killed in an automobile accident near Valparaiso. No details were given. The Daily Democrat late this afternoon received the following United Press dispatch: Valparaiso, Dec. 17—(U.R) —Victor Carson, 55, Morgan township justice of the peace, was killed instantly and Mrs. Doris Parker, 40, Des Moines, lowa, was Injured severely today In an auto collision at the intersection of two state ; roads east of here.

MOVIESTAR’S DEATH PUZZLE TO OFFICIALS Death Os Thelma Todd Complicated By Further Investigation Hollywood, Dec. 17 — (U.R) —lnvestigation of the death of Thelm” Todd, blonde screen star, wan complicated further today by a report that the actress talked to ' Mrs. Wallace Ford, wife of the actor-director, at 4 p. m. Sunday Mrs. Ford informed police that Miss Todd telephoned her Snn- \ da.v, saying she would be late for u cocktail party. The information ■ upset police theories as to the time of the actress’ death. Her body was found in an isolated garage overlooking the Pacific ocean Monday. An autonsv surgeon said she died of acciden’o.' ■ carbon monoxide poisoning and - nolice at first believed she succumbed a few hours after leavinw a Hollywood party early Sunday. Mrs. Ford said she had talked to Miss Todd for a few minutes ■ and recognized her voice. ; “She a«ked me if she could bring t'.nother guest and said she would be a little late,” Mrs. Ford said. “1 am sure it was Miss Todd’s voice, having talked to her ! . frequently.’ Another report worrying police ' . 1 was that Miss Todd was seen driv-| ing on Hollywood boulevard a lit- - tie before noon Sunday. An uni-! dentified person telephoned auth- | orities that he had seen the ac- j tress at 11 a. m. and she was driving the same car in which her: body was found. ; A preliminary autopsy conduct-, , ed by Dr. A. F. Wagner revealed ; , 70 to 80 per cent carbon monoxide , | saturation in Miss Todd’s blood. 1 Dr. Wagner said further examinaI tion of the lieait. stomach and: j brain will be made in an effort, i to establish the exa-t cauac of j death. Dr. Wagner said his early exam- ■ Ination, performed last night I after the body of Miss Todd had been removed from her home in i Pacific Palisades to the county; I morgue, convinced him death was I , accidents.!. Police officials desired to learn | additional facts before closing the | '! ease. Police Capt. Bert Wallis, who; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 0 William Parent Buys First Hunting License William Parent, city electrician - and meter reader f r the electric! department of the City plant, claims to be the first person in the state ■ to obtain a 1936 hunting and fishing license. Recently a supply of the new licenses were obtained at the county - clerk’s office and Mr. Parent asked! j G- R my Bierly, county cier-k-elect I | to isue the first license to him. The license is number 501 and is signed by Mr. Bierly, who will as-' sumo office January 1, 1936. dt’s iprobably the first license issued out-; side of the state house. Mr. Parent is an enthusiastic j fisherman and often hies to Rome ! City cr some other northern ilndi iana lake for a day's angling. o SLASHINTEREST RATE ON FUNDS Interest Rate On Public Funds Is Reduced To One Per Cent (Indianapolis, Dec. 17—With euf ! ficient balance on hand to meet all j contingent claims, the state board of depositories today reduced the interest rate on public funds from one and one-half per cent to one percent. In the report to Governor Paul V. McNutt by Ross Teckmeyer, secretary, a financial statement of the state sinking fund shows that receipts and balances from July 1 to November 30, 1935, totalled $674,614.46, while disbursements for the sanO period totalled $407(670.874, leaving a balance on hand of $266.943.72. The report further shows that there are a total in contingent claims against the sinking fund of $273,972.35, with a balance due from dividends from closed banks, amounting to $2,320,418.45. The report shows that total claims paid by the sinking fund from July 1 to November 30. 1935, totalled $141,555.29, and that the I total claims paid since Jan. 1, 1933,. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

State Opens Its Case Against Joe Everett This A.M.

Film Star Dead I ' ?W* ■ • wo So Thelma Todd, noted picture comedienne, was found dead in an automobile in her garage. Latest ; developments add mysterious angles to tlie beauty’s death. BRUNO MOTHER ASKS LENIENCY Hauptmann’s Mother Writes For Leniency From Gov. Hoffman Kamenz, Germany, Dec. 17 —(UP) ! —Pruno Richard Hauptmann’s 1 mo'ther has written Gov. Harold G. ' Hoffman of New Jersey begging I that he remit the death sentence ! against Hauptmann and impose a prison sentence instead, It was disI closed today. Mrs. Hauptmann sent the letter ; Saturday. She exipreeed the con- ! victl.n that her san never could have committed the crime of kid- ! naping the Lindenbergh baby. His I offenses against the law in Ger- ! many, she said, were committed i only under the duress of hunger. ! She pleaded that he always had been a good eon to her, and had been reared in a God fearing family. The loving father of an only son ; Mrs. Hauptmann told Gov. Hoffman, Hauptmann would certainly I have broken down during his long I imprisonment had he been guilty. Hauptmann’s letters to her, Mrs. Hauptmann said, written from prlI son, had asured her several times (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o ♦ Make Christmas Happy For Youngsters By Aid j To Good Fellows Club | Is Decatur going to be guilty of failing to provide a Christmas for any boy or girl? You no doubt have wondered many times on Christmas morning whether Santa had forgotten any little kiddie. When you see your own family enjoying perhaps luxuries and joys not even dreamed of by the less fortunate, have you not felt a bit guilty for failing or ! neglecting to contribute to some ' charitable organization that would assure these children of some measure of Christmas joy and keep their faith in Santa? The Good Fellows club stands willing to seek out these kiddies, and make their Christmas a happy one, provided the people of Decatur give them their co-operation and support. Fifty families have already been investigated and the club will need more funds. Do not fall to place your contribution in one of the boxes today. Your own Christmas will be much happier with the knowledge that you have been responsible in some degree for sparing some little tot the bitter pain of disappointment that Santa had forgotten him. Previous total $162.93 Junior C. of C 5.00 A friend 10 I Total ’ $168.03

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Eye-Witness To Killing Os Doras Werling Is First Witness Called In Murder Trial. JURY SELECTED Jamee Franklin Halberstadt, 23, an eye witness to the fatal shooting of Doras 'Werling of Pleasant ; Mills on June 29, 1931, was the first witness called by the prosecution In the second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and assault and battery with intent to kill case being tried in the Adams circuit court against Joseph Everett. Special Judge Hanson Mills of Portland is presiding. Halberstadt testified that he had his back turned to Werling and Everett when the first shot was fired and was scuffling with Everett when the second shot was fired. Five women a.nd seven men were accepted late Monday afternoon on the Jury. The Jury is: Theodore Be; kcr, Henrietta Gerko, Martha Dettlnger, Bessie Gates, Carrie Moser, Calvin Dubach, Reed Caston, Charles Haw baker, Clinton Hart, Lulu Swearingen, Ralph Clevinger and Fred Thieme, ' Jr. 1 Bertha Runyon, Jacob Alt and 1 Calvin Hamrick were excused from the regular panel. Frank Habegger, William Grandllnard and Alfred Goldner were excused from the special venire. Os the six jurors excused two had served as witnesses in the first case and ■ i one man was slightly deaf. Less ! difficulty than was anticipated was i met in selecting the jury. This is the largest number cf : women ever to sit on an Adams I - , circuit court jury. In Everett’s i first trial three women were call- ! ed for service but were dismissed by counsel before the case camo to trial. This jury, on December ) 6, 1931, convicted him of first de- , gree murder. The jury wars accepted lata Monday afternoon. They were ’ sworn in and turned over to ‘j Eugene Runyon, special bailiff. 1 laist night they were lodged in the ‘ National Hotel. They were not permitted to read newspapers or j magazines or allowed to listen to ’ a radio because they might read 1 i or hear something which would ' I prejudice their minds. Lock Up Jurors ’ I Until the completion of the trial 1 they will not be permitted to • separate or to talk to any one ex--1 cept the bailiff. They have sworn 1 not to discuss the trial until the ■! completion of the evidence and the final arguments. 1 This morning Prosecuting Attorney Edmond A. Bosse and defense ' : attorney C. L. Walters made the ( opening statements when the ■ story of the fatal shooting was ■ told the jurors. Prosecutor Bosse • indicated that the state would i! — (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o DEATH CLAIMS LENA HINKLEY Sister Os Mrs. William [ Miller Os This City Dies This Morning Mrs. Lena Hinkley, 45, native ’ of Hartford township, died at the ' home of a niece, Mrs. Ora Intel, 1 Fort Wayne, early this morning of cancer. She had been bedfast 12 ’ weeks. Her husband, Ben Hink--1 ley, died suddenly last August at 1 his home in Kendallville, since 1 which time she had made her home with relatives. 1 The deceased was born in Hart- • ford township October 3, 1890, a, daughter of Jacob and Mary Baumgartner-Flory, both of whom 1 preceded her in death. Surviving are the step-mother, living in Oklahoma; and the fol--1 lowing sisters: Mrs. William Miller, Decatur; Mrs. John Bixler, near Geneva; Mrs. Edna Robertson, Fort Wayne; Mrs. William Boice, Roa.noke; Mrs. Levi Stucky, Berne; Mrs. John Nuding, Toledo, O. Two sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. The body was taken to the Bix- ■ ler residence near Geneva this morning, where funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. 'Friday, 1 followed by services at the Linn • Grove Evangelical church at 2 -, o'clock. Buplal will be made in 1 j Greenwood cemetery.