Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1935 — Page 1

■ \X\III. No. 300.

MSENATOR | Wit HURT ||f htomobile Thomas I). Schall flcriticalh Injured ■ I Thursday Night H up ? w ,., umis I' Sclniil .million today H" was slunk niuht «l“l' -. I ~ possible frill |K ..1 Ihf loft leg lb Casualty Im-.-.,ff of surgeons 10 determ w th of injuries. ■ tin dost K ... tical. and .said HH,. . "serious head in \ ?■■••■ report, issued by r y;. ' ■ . by Mrs. Schall, said ■s.. ill was struck while being ■■--th" highway by O. Il a , lerk in his office. Leen . hospital, suffeiirt -ea.i . and shot k Hi- ... believed set .. reported that Lester G of Hyattsville. Md . was automobile He ■■: •: ate. lini, i irge -< lining but was rebuis >ys : bond per... . Dec. ■,.--■■--,:■: S. i-ai in d the center "f tin horoughfare. He was pi. k : ■ and uncoils. ■ ■ f friends. James Laughlin Hirkeland, who :ving with him to his . nd Leen had iet't tie Hr L make a purchase. ::::a ' of t lie < ..His.on - the the giass in the - i ar. Lang..ln. I: tie -. nator. called ■ nearby rescue s i ■f Schall and Richard, a son. rushed 'to the hosA . i.'.li.-r Visitors weie Schall described !. - condition as “serious' ■ s-. . 'old newspapermen °f ban luck that has bit seems as if our fatnilv ■ ' keep out Os id, nt.explaining that she was who had not injured. who entered the at,.; was re-elected in I' l --" of presentatives. He w.,< wh> n a cigar lighter <-\ in Ins face shortly artMl th-- practice of law in Mint ■ ofti ", compared liimseli Paul who was struck blind B -aw the light.” senate career re ( .iiti\ uated by a series of bn B('i"\"’i.v, ed on page six, —Be A Good Fellow — ■tnnessee Valley s Authority Upheld B 3 ?-- Tenn., Dec. 20 il'l'i it. uiality of th? Tcnne.seeo mt ority was uph-dd by n dJudge John D. Martin M’ ii onnection with the trial of B'.' : ,;i officers and eon.spiraib. ■<>"' Martin, the first federal ■ !l > uphold constitutional:' e AAA procesisng tav - under "general welfare' clause ■ **'* c netitution. ruled Hi TVA constitutional on the same Hfcds bling argued by the gov cow before the I’. S. one court. grounds (principally ar government has a right to power resulting from of dams to aid navi- ■" and flood control. BE —Be A Good Fellow — B*oodFellows Club S' Good Fellows club feels .con- ■ that there are a lot of Good w s in Decatur, due to the fa. : fund is rapidly growing and hope to be able to provide a Ghrlstmas f r every litt'.c buy in Decatur, that would w forgotten. I * e A. and P. Grocery has donatbasket of groceries and be delivered to some needy total $267 33 I tschler Meat Market 10.00 ■Me Club 5.00 I f ll Winner 1.00 ■ tal 1J283.33

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Chemist Speaks To Rotarians Thursday T. C. Smith, chief vhcmlat at the Central Sugar company and a mo m . ber of the Decatur llotury club HPohe on "Making s w " llt . k b Un 'i : day evening at Um Rice h it.-l Mr. Smith dku UHsed the origin of I aoap making and told of tin' ; > ■ green made In manufacturing procesaes In later years. Jant<v Elber I son, prtMident, mad' the .nnu-; | tpreeident .S prouyntation of ci ir i. , . niaa gifts to each nteni'i . \..- ; nouncement was made tlmt n meeting will be held next week. Be A Good Fellow— ATMOSPHERE IN WAR SITUATION IS CLEARED UP British Disavowal Os Peace Plan Leaves Nations Committee By Louis F. Keemle, I UP. Cable Editor) i The emphatic disavowal by the British government of the FrancoBritish “peace" plan for settling i the Eethiopian war left the EtUoiPe a n atmosphere considerably i cleared today, with the nations . definitely committed to a policy of preventing any unjustified attack by one power on another. The frank statements by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and Sir Samuel Hoare in the house of commons yesterday permit it to i be said without danger of seeming to editorialize that the plan was pretty bad; it gave Mussolini almost everything and Ethiopia pra ically nothing. The abashed Sir Samuel explained to commons that the plan was a ujsperate expedient to avert a general European war. That statement leads logically to the contusion that if danger of a European war existed before the plan was drafted, it still exists now that the pian has been killed. Dispatches from various United Press correspondents in various 1 European capitals, however, inai--1 ate, that they still b lieve v.-a i an not he avoided. The belief is | based on the supposition that Mussolini can be punished sufficiently by a long, bloodless war of attrition; that the cutting off of . credit and the strangling of Italy's j export trade, already in effect, will bring him to terms The real danger of war lies in I the possibility that Mussolini, rathJ er than permit himself to be starved out. will prefer to decide the ’ issue by resorting to arms against Britain. France is committed to I (.t.'ON'riNl’Ef) OX PAGE EIGHT) General Electric Party Saturday The annual Christmas party for i Genet al Electric -mi'leye- and theii i families will ae held at I:'.- Catho- | lie uchool auditorium Saturday evening at 7 /clock. i Treats for the kiddies will be i follow d by a m. ecial program and i social hotii'. —Be A Good Fellow— CHICAGO GANG WARS KILL TWO Former Capone Associate, Italian Murdered In Chicago —_ Chicago, De 20 -(UP) - The body of a modestly dressed Ita.ian, ;ak n for a gang ride and left bound and so badly beaten that identification was was found on the outskirts of Chicago today. ,it was th second gang .tilling witl I in 12 hours and police considered the possibility that one of the tnmder/wa-) in rev nge of the otlie The find victim was J ee.lt ( pe: ) Genaro. erstwhile associate of Alphonse (Scarfaee Al) Ca ‘ ,cnP ' who was standing nonchalantly at the bar in a tavern rolling dice with a londe when a typical black and without license .plates rolled to a stop at the curb. One of the three occupants m the machine leaned f)'.m an open window and fired twice plate gltuss Tavern f>'o t Genaro, wad killed instantly. Jessie Wai n’en the girl in front of him, was “'ponce qul-kly arrested two men and three women for questioning before they had made any eu • Se very ‘ f the second gang victim. The body ON PAGE SEVEN)

FOUR INDICTED I FOR FRAUD OF UNITED STATES Dealer In Surplus Army Supplies, Three Others Indicted Washington, Dec. “o, (U.R) Jos.ph Silverman, Jr, millionaire dealer in surplus army supplies, >nd three others were indicted to day on charges of conspiracy, They were alleged to have conpie d to prevent Frank E. Spelch- - r. auto tube salesman, from test!- , tying before the house military aftaii- lommiltee during its invest!--’.itinn last year of alleged irregularities in war department con- ■ trails. Others indieted are Brig. Gen. Alexander E. Williams, since dis-mi-ed front nerviec for h llciting a s2,'ion loan from Speicher; Thomas I. Ryan, former New York con gressntan. and Silverman's brother, | Nathan. The district grand jury returned the indictment less than 24 hours after Silverman and Ryan testified in what Silverman described as a move to “quash once | and for all" any possibility of ac- i tgnn against him. Both waived immunity. The indictment charged that the I four defendants “did conspire to . entice, induce, and coerce" Speich-1 er "to seclude and secret himself and avoid appearance as a witness before the committee" when they knew he was "a necessary and important witness." They are specifically charged j with conspiracy to defraud the I United States. Conviction carried a maximum jail sentence of two years and a SIO,OOO fine. Overt acts listed in the indictment included four telephone conversations between Silverman, ir. Washington, and Speicher in New o ■ ■ ■>' ■ ■- ■■ , | —Be A Good Fellow— COLO WEATHER i HITOECAfJL Temperatures As Low As 10 Above Experienced In City Altii ugh winter does not officially arrive until tomorrow. Decatur ' erii need the first wintry blasts, now and low temperatures last night and today. The therm meters dropped to 10 dev . above zero at 5 o’clock and a lev. 'tie * tliermoni'-tei’e registered in a : that figure earlier in the ■ morning M re than an inch of snow covers i the a uind and the high wind han a .- l drifts along some of the ; country rads and windswept plaes. County l oad supervisor \\ alter ; Giiliotn reported that none of the I county roads was dceed Where dri’" were re. ort'd men were die-1 patched to clear the wayThe snow was not deep enough to Ido, k lanes and farmers could I ,o to th highways without any trouble. A..to I ■. t experienced the us- ... -■ in starting oJd .... but no serious accidents from i. y pavements were reported. Warmer temperatures were predi led 1 i today and Saturday. Slight Relief Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 20 (I P) Littl u-li 1 is in sight from a cold wave which sent temperatures in tit -fate to new lows early today, according to J. H. Armington, meterologist at the U. S- weather bureau here. ndi inap >ih was the coldest »pot in the "late with a temperature of five a!> ve zero at eight o'clock this morning. Armington said. The previous 1 w for this year was 10 above recored on December 4. Fort Wayne reported eight above and Ten- Haute and Evansville each had 10 above. I owest temperature tonight will he around id above, said Armington Clear weather will prevail, with ■omewhat warmer temperatures tomorrew. Be A Good Fellow — Riley Students Christmas Party The annual Christmas party for the children of the Riley schoM was i-eld this afternoon. The entire school joined in the singing of their Christmas songs. There was great •origin when Santa appeared, bring--ng peanuts and candy to the boys . ld girls. Following his visit, the teachers served ice cream, cakes ( and candy.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 20, 1935.

I Garners Back Home From Japan • •- ■ : . ,:L w* : y . r-”'— -z- nr ■ w-A - f I 5 " I Vice President John Garner end Mrs. Garner were enthusiast h ' about their trip to Japan but confessed they were glad to be back n United States when they arrived back in Washington.

BRIDGE REPAIR PLANS STARTED Bridges On Pennsylvania System Near Here Being Repaired • A bridge repair program between Portland and Fort Wayne along the G. R. & I. division of the Pennsylvania railroad is underway. Two small bridges north of the St. Mary's river bridge, north of Decatur are being repaired. The bridges span creeks. The large bridge over the river is not included in the program. S. W. Gyton. master carpenter of Cincinnati and T. B. Greene, acting supervisor from Richmond, are in charge of the work. A gang of men is employed on the job. New abutments, eye beams and other repairs are being made to the briges. with the idea of in- ! creasing safety standards and making the structures more substantial. Walter Gard, local Pennsylvania agent, stated eight bridges were being repaired. Freight shipments and passenger service has increased greatly during the year over (COX'mtNUIll) ON PAGE SIX) —Be A Good Fellow — Zion Reformed To Present Pageant The pageant, "Christmas Through . The Ages", wil lie pi' -tented at the ! Zion Reformed Church in this city j Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. More | than 40 i. eruone, 'members of the •liur.h will take part in this eer-, ■ vice. Th? music through ut the page- ■ ant will be sung by the combined ; vested choirs of the church, with | ! Miss Lulu Gerber at the organ, i The public is cordially invited to I : attend this presentation of the I Nativity. —Be A Good Fellow— DEATHS RESULT FROM GOLD SNAP Several Deaths Recorded From Bad Driving Conditions Indianapolis, Dec. 20. —(U.R) —At least five deaths were recorded in Indiana today as result of perilous ; driving conditions caused by low temperatures accompanied by ice and snow. Frank Allen, 50, lonia, Mich., was killed when his automobile skidded from the highway near Elkhart. August Craft. 45, also of onia a s:n of the victim, was injured. Earl McLaughlin, 51, of Star City, was killed and Ralph and Albert Fox were injured when an automobile in which they were riding skidded from state road 29 near Logansport and overturned in a ditch. William Cassity, 57, was struck and killed by an automobile as he walked a?sng a highway near Greencastle. The accident occurred during a snow storm. Claude Summers, 55, was killed instantly when struck by an automobile as he drove a team of horses along state road 62 near New Albany. An automobile struck and killed instantly Marshall Mason, 45, at f Istieet intersection here last night.

Remains Os NRA To Be Split Up Washington De". 20—(UP) The new deal intends to split up the remains of NRA between two or three executive departments for the rest of its legal life, President Ro.sevelt revealed today at his press conference. Mr. Roosevelt said the details had not yet been worked cut but that he exp : cted to make an announcement within two or three days. He did not say which department would receive what is left cf the recovery agen y, but it was believed that the commerce department, the labor department, and 'perhaps the agriculture department would take over those few functions left to the organization of the Blue Eagle. —Be A Good Fellow— FATHER KILLS INVALID SON “Mercy Killer" Shoots Son And Then Takes Own Life Bedford. la.. Dec. 20.—(U.R)-Wil-liam Reed gave up hope today that his son ever wotild recover from a brain tumor, so he killed him. After the “mercy killing" the father committed suicide. j Reed. 60-year-old wealthy farm- ' er and stockman, had been despondent since the recent return of his 16-year-old son. Raymond, from a St. Joseph, Mo., hospital where he had undergone a delicate operation ' far removal of the brain tumor. i He arose early today. Without | awakening his wife and three other children, he took his shotgun from a closet, loaded it, and went to Raymond’s room. He sent the I first blast from the .12 gauge gun : tearing through the head of hie invalid son. A second blast was fired into his own head. A brief note, found in bis room explaining: “This is the best way out.” Raymond, after he was released from the hospital, had been given encouragement that he would re- 1 cover from the effects of the growth which was removed from his brain. i His father, however, feared he would remain an invalid for life. This fear, officials said, obviously prompted his actions. —Be A Good Fellow— J. M. Doan Receives Embalmer’s License J. M. Doan, member of the funeral directing firm of Gillig & Doa.n. today received notice from the state board of embalmers that he passed the state examination and was given an embalmer's license. Mr. Doan previously held a funeral director's license. Announcement was made that the firm’s new funera.l home in connection with the H. M. Gillig residence, West Marshall street, would be completely outfitted by the end of the week. The firm recently )urchased the Yager Brothers undertaking establishment. —Be A Good Fellow — ACgular Legion Meeting Monday The regular meeting of the Adims pest number 43 of the American Legion will be held at the Legion hall Monnlay evening at 8 j’cl.c'k. All members are urged to be present as extremely Important business will be transacted.

Everett Defense Surprises By Resting Case This Afternoon; Prosecution Begins Rebuttal —■ ——i II - - ■ ■ ... I .. .. . .... -

STAR'S FORMER HUSBAND CALLED BY GRAND JURY Ex-Husband Os Thelma Todd Asked To Return To Hollywood ■ - Hollywood. Dec. 20.—<(J.R) Geo. Rochester, formal) of the grand jury investigating the death of Thelma Todd today sent a wire to the-actress’ former husband. Pas j quale (Pat) Di Cicco, asking him to return summarily. The foreman asked that Di Cicco return here troin New York by Monday. "Your hasty departure raises numerous questions." Rochester said. ; Di Cicco, an actor's agent, left Hollywood by plane Tuesday, the day after his former wife was found dead of carbon monoxide poisonfng in her automobile. He said he previously had arranged for tne trip. Hollywood. Dec. 20 —(U.R) Kidnap threats against a witness in the investigation today caused authorities to station a police i guard at the home of Alex Hounie, Maitre de Hotel at the Trocadero 'night club. Miss Todd attended a party at the Trocadero a few hours before she was found dead in an isolated garage overlooking the Pacific ocean. Hounie appeared at police headquarters early today and appealed to Captain Blaine Steed for protection after receiving the second threat. Early yesterday, Hounie said, he received a postcard through the I mail at the case which said: “Wouldn't hold testimo / for kidnap trip." ruzzled by the message, Hounie dismissed it as a joke and stuck the card in his pocket. Late last night when he was on his way home from the case, a large sedan forced his car to the curb. One of two men in the car jumped out, stepped up to him, Hounie (I'ONTINI’ED ON I'AGI'. SIX) —Be A Good Fellow — Grant Injunction Against Coal Tax Pittsburgh, Dee. 20 —IUP) — A temporary injunction was granted here today restraining the federal : g .vernment from collecting the full I 15 p r cent tax imposed on coal op i erators by the Guffey coal bill. The injunction was granted to the Pittsburgh coal company and the union collieries, the concerns which had refused to sign the “Litple NRA" cf th? s ft coal industry. Federal judge F. P. Schoonmaker: issued ths injunction. —Be A Good Fellow — GANG HIDEOUT IS DISCOVERED Alvin Karpis Is Suspected Os Connection With Milne Kidnap Doylestown, Pa., Dec. 20 — ( UP) — ■ Clues found at an abandoned mountain farm house and fingerprints on ransom notes have revealed the identity of at least one of the f ur kidnapers of Caleb J. Milne. 4th, it was reported today. The young heir to a textile and banking fortun' who disappeared in New York Saturday and was bound and gagged in a ditch near, Doylestown yesterday gave federal, agents informal! n that sent them in quest of a gang of such efficiency and disciplin? as to indicate that a major criminal is its leader. Evidence that 45 federal agents had turned their search to Ohio — particularly the vicinity of Cleveland —caused reports that they suspected ,Alvln Karpis, Public Enemy No. 1 In department of Justice rankings. Karpis, it was said, had been in Cleveland within the last few we'iks. He has been suspected, however, in scores of crimes during the months he has be n a fugitive, f'r which other men were later arrest-' ed and convicted. The agents kept secret the locaON PAGE EIGHT)

LIGHTSHIP IS CRASH VICTIM British Freighter Collides With Lightship In Heavy Storm Boston, Dec. 20. (U.R)— The 3,-500-ton British freighter Seven Sens Spray crashed into (In- 376j ton Boston lightship in a heavy maze and snowstorm today. Tim Lightship called for aid and half a dozen rescue vessels sped to the scene. Early reports did not say whether there were any casualties. The wooden Lightship, which has guarded the entrance to Bos ton harbor for 43 years, radioed that she was "leaking badly" near the waterline and fears were felt foi- the safety of Captain Ernest 1., Snow of West Harwich and his six-man crew. Captain W, H. Roberts tinned his Seven Seas Spray back to Boston. At 10:30 a. m. he advised coast guard beadquarters: "Damage apparently above waterline. Anchoring quarantine." There was nothing to indicate any of his 25 men had been hurt. “e freighter was heavily cargoed with hundreds ot tons of scrap iron consigned to Billion. The coast guard and lighthouse services collaborated in extending aid. From Point Allerion coast guard station, nine miles away, a motor lifeboat sped to the scene with five guardsmen in command of Warrant Boatswain I. L. Hammond. Meanwhile the cutter Mojave, a coast guard speedboat, the Boston pilot boat, the Lighthouse tender Arbutue, and relief Lightship No. 85 converged on the scene. 17 miles off Boston. —Be A Good Fellow — TWO KILLED AS TRAIN HITS BUS Three Others Injured Seriously When School Bus is Struck Ronkonkoma. N. Y . Dec. 20. : (U.R) Two children were killed and ' ! three others injured seriously when , a Long Island railload train hit a| ; school Inis at a crossing in Holl-1 brook today. The dead were Alice Geilell, Hi. | and Robert Seeknap. 17. both of I Hollbrook. Seriously injured were Edna | : Bedell, sister of the dead girl, j 1 Eleanor Nagel, and August Ring. The condition of the three was de- , scribed as "extremely critical." August Slaske, of Sayville, also | was seriously injured. He was \ taken with the other injured to a hospital at Baysmore. The train. Express, carried the wrecked bus 150 feet beyond the crossing. —Be A Good Fellow — Way Opened For Early Coal Test Washington, Dec. 20 —(UP) —The new deal today opened the way for an immediate test of constitutionality of th? Guffey C al control act by filing in supreme court a cross appeal in the suit of James Walter Carter to have the law declared invalid. Carter already has appealed from a decision of justice Jesse C. Adkins in the District of Columbia sui preme court that the law was valid | in all but wages and hours provision. —Be A Good Fellow— Convoy, Ohio, Man Crushed To Death Van Wert, 0., Dec. 20 —(UP) — ! Bern Hertel, 28, Convoy, Ohio farmer, was found crushed to death late yesterday in the wheel of a tractor which apparently had been | running In circles on the farm for hours. Each turn further mutilated the body. John Fritz, of Convoy, Hertel's father-in-law discovered the accident when he investigated on the • '-ength of a preniminiti' n of tragedy. —Be A Good Fellow — WEATHER Generally fair tonight and Saturday; rising temper- | ature Saturday.

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Joseph Everett Gives Own Version Os Fatal Shooting Os Doras Werling; Refutes Evidence Os Others. DEFENSE RESTS BULLETIN The itate rested its case at 3:30 o'clock tis afternoon. Arguments will be made beginning at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. Each side will be be granted an hour and a half for the arguments. The case probably will be given to the jury early Saturday afternoon. In a surprise move, attorneys for the defense of Joseph Everett rested their case at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The motion to rest the case came before Prosecuting Edmund A. Bosse had competed his cross-examination of the defendant. By resting their case the defense lost their right to re-examine the defendant. The motion to rest the defense case came just after the state had completed its preliminary crossexamination of the defendant. Prosecutor Bosse asked for the right to call the defendant back to the witness stand. Defense Attorney C. L. Walters objected. The prosecutor then asked for a short recess. Mr. Walters then moved to rest his case. The motion was sustained. The state began its rebuttal. Lifts Ban Special Judge Hanaon T. Mills iasuid an order today jurors In the Everett cane to read copies of the Decatur Dally Democrat. Previously newspapers and I radios have been barred from the 1 jury for fear they might prejudice J their minds. All articles dealing I witli th? Everett case and other crim s will be deleted. Everett Testifies Everett went on the stand in his own defense at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The direct examination lasted about an hour. The grand jury indictment on which lie is being tried is in three counts: second degree mtirtler, voluntary manslaughter an'rf assault with intent to commit a i murder. The penalty for a con- , viction on a second degree murder t charge would be life imprisonment, j Voluntary manslaughter carries a penalty of two to 21 years. The | penalty for assault with intent to commit a felony is one to 11) years ' or a minor sentence or line. Prosecuting Attorney Edmund A. ' Bosse this morning issued 13 more subpoenas. There is a possibility that the case may be given to the jury before court closes Saturday ! afternoon. Thursday afternoon the defense called more than a score of character witnesses who told the jury that Everett's reputation for peace and quietude before the shooting (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) —Be A Good Fellow— CCD WORKERS AID INCOME Camp Members Boost Income By Broadcasting Over Radio Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 20 —(UP) -Members of the Civilian conservation corps camps in Indiana who get S3O a month from the government for planting trees and digging ditches are augmenteing their incomes with radio programs. Musical organizations from four camps in the slate are presenting programs, with “Hill Billy” types r redominatlng, over five radio stations. Company 1532 at Lake Wawasee has a quartet singing over station WOWO at Fort Wayne. The "Hill Billy Trio." heard over W'HAS of Louisville, Ky., and WGBF at Evansville is drawn from oninany 1536 at Mitchell. M mbers of company 1585 at ■ Frankton br adcast each week over WHBU at Anderson. Stati n WIND at Gary presents a I “real" hill billy band from company 1583 at Valparaiso. Jay Roark, Strawberry. Ky., band leader, ob- , tained guitars and fiddles from his I native Kentucky hills.