Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 33, Number 310, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1935 — Page 1

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Lindberghs Land I On British Soil I To Protect Son

l a w Guard Os Officers ■On Hand To Avoid Anv Ipitlit ulty: Lindbergh ■Refuses Interview. I LAND IN RAIN I iCopyiß* ll lfl3r ’ ~y 1 ' H|yf<rpool, Dec. 31.— (U.R) Col. ■ y rs . Charles A. Lindbergh Hjpj on British soil today with ■/gon .Jon for whom they are ■ mto voluntary exile ■„ United States liner Amer- ■ importer, with the l.indbergns ■only passengers, was warped ■ its dock by a tug just after ■ today after Us voyage from ■ York. ■,.. Lindberghs stood on d-ck ■he fog and driving rain. Mrs. ■ibergh with Jon in her arms Kotlatid yard men. local police ■ steamship line officials huu ■a..,! the ship as it lay at an h . the docks, awaiting the turn ■be tide. ■ •-.- ship docked, tin Scotland ■ men and the Liverpool men ■,6 lines on each side of rh<and rushed them ■re througn a lane of p.flice■te Lindberghs were taken ■ik'.y througn the shed of t.idocks between long lim - ■olkem- a, handed into ;• ■ liaiousine —one of seve>.<i ■docks with liveried . Jui.ift ■: .. was rutinii K.: . and sped away to destination. the ship was mooo d at ■ do-.k. the Lindberghs w- i.- ■ It was half an hour b-for---appeared, to run down tie onto the dock. Lindbergh was llrst Lindoergn, dressed blue business suit ■ ii: his arms. The baby skiing suit. was done with rapidity. It was I ■instant aft' r the Lindo .tl their limousine 1,,-lm Kiir was speeding au;.> ■tin. C. 'Z.-ll ypa |» | automobiles raced Bit. the car with the I.indb heavy sei man in a Be was described ■> a. m> iodramatii to the strangi ■Mr X." said that the mm. made the arrangetm ir MB Lindberghs' transport .■ the ship. delay in docking w.c te en due to a talk l>. ' • • ■l*r.i. and two immigration and a homo office who had hoarded i ■STINTED GN PAGE TUI Illi PARiIfS ■FOB NEW YEAR ■atur Ready To Ob■rvc Opening Os A ■ New Year Here plans have been mam properly usher in the N'ew Ue.atur. Watch parti-t "*rh announc d by a mi.r.O' churches. ■» dances will be held in Cm ■ Ti >e I*. P. 0. Elks wil. bold [Annual New Year’s <U..ce at room for members Year's even dance at ' Club is sponstred by the ■ a sorority. A la-ge ticket been reported for this as in the city plan to evening In Fort Wayne . liquor law wi'i shorten !.^■ e ‘; ivi, i sat 'public bars and the law the sale of the week must eml ..^■’ c, °C'lt N? provision is mad. ■ la "' for N w Year’s. The statthat the law will be •,^B“ 3 T enforced tonight. all of the stores in the 1 be cl:sed New Year’s day a “ most of the industries ■ l ' And the court uouse will ■■led. Mlaaster p hll MapkHn au . today that there will bo no t .’! ery in either the country Wnenday. The post iff:. ■ CL 1 open. ■Ba 11 b Jlyl ”tt, superintendent arK ' Power plant, an on PAGE SIX)

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— — —— Named in Bruno Plea • - - ■ - i -'*vv. ""--irv f I i I C; A 'Jg V > I ■ ■ _ ■’ The name of John Mohrdieck' • above), of Brooklyn, N. Y„ is said to have been brought Into the Lindbergh kidnap case through Bruno Hauptmann s plea for a new trial. Mohrdieck knew Isador Fisch from whom Hauptmatm claims to have received the ransom money. TOWN OFFICERS TO OPEN TERMS New Officials To Take Office In Berne, Monroe And Geneva , Three county officers ana al! . towm officiate in B’rnc. Monroe and Geneva will begin new terms Wednesday, January 1. G. Remy Bierly of Hartford township will succeed David 0. Depp of i Bern? as clerk of the Adams circuit c urt. Jeff Liechty of Berne will sue-. I ceed John Wedlter I f I’leasant , Mills as county treasure". Phi! Sausr of Union township I wil succeed himself as county comI .nissioner. He begins his second ‘ three-year term. All are Democrats. I The Bern town officers are all Berne I Dentjcrata. David D. Stauffer replaces John Myens as t wn clerktreasurer. The trustees w’r> rej ele Jed and are first ward. Paul Feliber; second ward; Henry WinterI egg, third ward C. D. Balslgcr. Monroe The entire Monroe b ard, all i Democrats, was reelected. Th' off- | leers are clerk-treasurer. Earl L. Sauders; first ward trustee, A. D. Crist; second ward trust,--. Martin 1 L- Hoffman, and third ward trustee i Oth' L- beiustein. Geneva No changes will be made in the Geneva ofi. iate. all of whom ar ■ Republicans. The men who will new terms are; clerk-treasurer, horrent Deitsch; first ward t tist e, Alvin 11. Windmiller; second ward trustee, Ralph Snyder, and third ward trustee, J hn LenhaM. Rush Experienced At License Office i Dee Fryback, manager of the loI cal license bureau, announced today that no extension has been otdered for the time of obta aing au onieuile license plates. Arrests ;ro - ' ably will be made Wednesday o. ', drivers of cars and trucks with 1.- ■> platesMonday was the heaviest day ' perien.ed this year In the local burJ eau. Between 700 and 800 plates , were issued. A larger crowd janim- : yd the ofifee today. Over 3,000 plates havp aluad. ! been issued by the local bureau for ' 1936. There were only slignt-b’ nwr than 3,300 1932 ,'lates Issued. I bulletin I Indianapolir, Dec. 31 (UP — The Indiana State highway ■ commluion today awarded the > contract to the Middlewest ’ Road company of Indianapolis ‘ for the construction of U. »• road 224. west of Decatur to Magley, on their bid of sl’9. 942. The stretch Is a little mo e i than five miles in length.

JUDGE HOLDS COAL CONTROL LAW INVALID Federal Judge Rules Guffey Coal Act Is Unconstitutional Kansas City, Mo., Doc. 31--(U.R) —-The Guffey coal act was declared unconstitutional today by Judge Albert L. Reeves In federal district court. Judge Reeves based his opinion chiefly upon the tax clause of the constitution, which, he said, did not authorize congress to impose a 15 per cent tax on comuani s that decline to submit to the act. The Reeves decision was one of several given In federal eour's in tlie Guffey act. The most notable previous one was in District of Columbii). supreme court, which held the wage and hour provisions unconstitutional but unheld con- • titutionality of the price fixing md other provisions. The tax. the onlnlon said, was Intended primarily as a measure of coercion. Tiie opinion was Issued in the npnllc'itfon of six Missouri eoal companies for an Injunction to prevent Dan M. Nee, collector of internal revenue, and other government officers, from enforcing Hie act. Judge Reeves said he wou’d grant the infunction. ’ The tax Imnosed in this case, according to the evidence, is so burdensome and onerous as to destroy the business of the plaintiffs." Judge Reeves said. The action was brought by the Hume-Sinclair Coal & Mining comnanv. Huntsville-Sinclair Mining company. Minden Coal company. Teso Coal company. Reliance i Coal comnany, and the Windsor Co«l company. "While it is undoubte<llv withhi ’he- congressional power to destroy bv imoosing a destructive tax. yet, in this instance, the act provides (co'”-nv p,GE TWO) COUNH BOARD ACCEPTS BIDS Contracts For Infirmary Supplies Are Awarded Monday T’ne Home grocery of Decatur was awarded the contract at i 5197.98 to furnish groceries tor the county infirmary for the next three months, nt the meeting of the county commissioners Monday. A bid of $199.25 was submitted by Walter Deitsch. Walter Deitsch was the only bidder mi tobacco and was given ! the contract at $133.55. Tlie dry goods contract was given to Niblick and t ompany of Decatur at $59.19. A second bid . of $79.90 was submitted by Lankenan’s of Decatur. Bulk’s Elevator was given a contract at'ss7 to furnish six bushels of clover seed. Contracts for the county insurance were not awarded. The commissioners ordered County Auditor John W Tyndall to obtain binders on present contracts for 60 days. ! The commissioners are consid-; ering the possibility of procuring 1 an appraisement by an appraising , c.mipany m all immty propertyjn j (Pnv-tvi F,n nN PAGR SIX) _ o bulletin Auburn, Ind., Dec. 31 (U.R) Lvston Webb, 18, today confessed, officers said, that he murdered his father, Earl Webb, and was indicted by a DeKalb county tirand jury on first degree murder charge. The youth implicated his mother. Mrs. Edna Webb, in his confession to the grand jury. Mr. and Mrs. Webb have been divorced. A signed statement by young Webb said that his mother promised to give h''’ l SL OOO of his father’s insurance and to place him in charge ofjhe farm. Public Schools To Re-Open Thursday Public schools in Decatur will open Thursdav morning. The first l e .t . « .I1 end January 18 and ne w semester will begin, Jan,v. 21 . By openini Thursday, two days earlier' pup lte. 'Vim Decatur Catholic school will xinndav, January 6.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, December 31, 1935.

Rotarians To Hear Howard Wisehaupt Howard Wisehaupt, prominent Decatur lecturer who travels throughout tho nation, will speak i at the weekly meeting of the Deca- | tur Rotary club at the Rice hotel Thursday evening at 6:39 o’clock. Mr. Wisehaput will apeak on "The , human element lu business." Dr. Palmer Eicher will have charge ot the iprogram. SWEDISH RED CROSS UNIT IS BOMBED MONDAY Official Announcement Says Nine Swedes And 29 Ethiopians Killed Addis Ababa, Dec. 31— (U.PJ — An official Red Cross announcement said today that a Swedish Red Cross unit comprising nine Swedes and 23 Ethiopians had been wined out except for tlie unit commander by an Italian aerial i bombing attack. Tlie commander, Dr. Fride Hylander, was slightly wounded, the announcement said. An official communique which preceded the Red Cross statement said that the attack was made yesterday in the Dolo area. It was planned to dispatch an ' airplane to the scene a.s soon us oossible. Soon after announcing the I bombing, the Red Cross announced | receipt of ah appeal for gas masks, to be sent by airplane to Daggah Blur, the Ethiopian advance base on the southern front. Red Cross officials said they believed the town might already have been gassed, though they ■dded that it wav possible a gas i attack had not occurred but was feared to be imminent. j According to all available in- ■ formation, there are hardly more > than 500 gas masks in all Ethiopia. The Swedish Red Cross unit has been assigned to an area in southeastern Ethiopia between 1 Dolo and Nigella. 369 kilometres (223.56 miles) to the northwest. A communique describing the bombing said that damage wa.s ' ’’important." | Red Cross officials expressed great indignation and said they : intended to protest to the international Red Cross. A telegram from Ras Desta Demtu, tlie emperor’s son-in-law i who is commander-in-chief in the far south, said that the Swedish I mission in the Dolo area was I most clearly marked, in a camp isolated from the Ethiopian fighting forces. Dr. Ralph Hooper, of Toronto, Ont., has been with Desta Dent- , (CONTINUED ON PAGE TH DEE) Public Library To Close Wednesday The Decatur public library will be closed all day New Y’ear's day. MURDER TRIAL AT PORTLAND Modoc Man On Trial Thursday For Killing Step-Daughter Portland, Ind., Dee. 31. — (U.R) — The trial of Ray Dawson, Modoc, charged with the poison death of his 14-year-old step daughter, Mary Kriteh. will open in Jay circuit court here Thursday. Dawson was implicated in the crime by his wife, who pleaded guilty to murder charges and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the women’s state prison at Indianapolis. After serving a year of her sentence, the child’s mother made a statement which caused Dawson's arrest on a grand jury indictment returned in Randolph county. He was released on bond and the case was brought to Jay county on a change of venue. A plea in abatement was sustain-! ed last spring for the reason that women and negroes were excluded from the grand jury that indicted Dawson. He was re-indicted and a change of venue again was taken to Jay county. He was denied a habeas corpus petition seeking release on bail. The child died from poisoning in 1932. o WEATHER Light rain or snow beginning late tonight or Wednesday; No decided change in temperature.

i GIVE FIGURES : ON PAYMENTS i Adams County Fanners j Receive Large Sum In Benefit Payments t : Farmers in Adams county received Agricultural Adjustment administration payments totaling | $389,508.35 since 1933 from corn bog, wheat and sugar beet payments. These payments were made to farmers signing control contracts since the Inception of the govern- | inent adjustment policy. Tlie amount wan determined by the secretary of agriculture to equalize tho incomes between farmers and indun- . trial workers. Payments in the counties in this district were; DeKalb: Wheat. $69,151.61 (began in May. 1933); and corn-hogs, $30,047.41 (began in the fiscal year 1934-1935). Adams: Wheat, $28,842.93 (began In May, 1933): corn-hogs. $328,1 576.30 (began in the fiscal year 1 1934-1935); and sugar. $23,089.12 1 (began In the fiscal year 19341935). 1 Wells: Wheat, $15,861.42 (began in May, 1933); corn-bogs, $49,894.92 (began in the fiscal year 19341935); and sugar, I began in the fiscal year 1934-1935). Noble: Wheat. $48,389.82 (began In May, 1933); and corn hogs. $343,434.20 (began in tho fiscal year 1934-1935). Huntington: Wheaf, $36,214.82 ' (began in May, 1933); corn-hogs. $432*24812 (began in tlie fb»?al year 1934-1935); and sugar. $1,396.22 (began in (he fiscal year. 1934I 1935). ' Lagrange: Wheat. $74,386.10 (began In May, 1933; and corn-bogs, ' $251,144.80 (began in (he nseal year 1934 1935). Steuben: Wheat. $79,187.81 (began in May, 1933); and corn-hogs, $243,515.81 (began in May. 1933). Whitley: Wheat, $37,099.73 (began in May, 1933); and corn-hogs, , i $279,778.37 (began in the fiscal year 1934-1935). FILES REPORT ON LICENSES II — Nearly $2,000 Obtained In County By Fish, Game Licenses , j County Clerk David D. Depp announced today (hat tlie sale of 1935 , i hunting and fishing licenses had i realtzezd in Adams county $1,862.75 ■: for the state fish and game depart-, ment. Thia figure does not include tho • 19 i. hunting and fishing licenses already sold. There w re 1.771 resident hunt ing and fishing licenses sold in tho state at a cost of $1 each. Sixteen 10-day non-resident fishing licenses were sold at a cost of I $1 each. Thirteen full year non-resident fishing licenses were sold at $2 25 ; each. i Three non-resident full year hunting and fishing licenses were sold at a cost of $15.50. Through an arrangement worked Hout by Mr. Depp between members ct the conservation clubs in the ! county licenses were sold at various ■ places in the county. In this way ipensons were able to obtain licenses J near their home and after 5 o’clock ; without coming to the county i clerk's office. J The new 1936 hunting and fishing lice’nses will go into effect Wednesj day. There is no extension on them. A heavy advance sale has been j made on the new licenses but all | have not been reported by the dis- ! tribu'ors to the county clerk’s office.. All funds raised by the sale of licenses are sent to the state conservation department for tho maini tenance cf gaxe farms and fish hatichertes and the distribution of fish and game. Special Services At Zion Lutheran Sylvester Eve services will be I held at the Zion Lutheran church this evening at 7 o’clock. An address ; will be given by the pastor, Rev. ' Paul Schultz. — o , PUBLISH AT NOON In accordance with annual custom, the Decatur Daily Democrat will go to press at noon Wednesday with the New Year’s edition. All copy must be in this office not later than 10 a. m. Wednesday for publication In tomorrow's | paper.

ENTIRE NATION I TO CELEBRATE ■ THE NEW YEAR Owners Os “Whoopee" Joints Predict Night Os Untrammeled Joy (Copyright by United Press) America is stepping out tonight, ' plans lo eat a lot, drink a lot, shout 1 a lot, and isn’t counting tho coet. The New Y’ear wil be greeted for the first time since 1919 with the combined influences to merriment ' of legal liquor and fr«o flowing ■ money. A survey of (preparations for good byeing 1935 and helloing 1936 r< - i vealed that restaurants, night clubs theaters, taxicab companies, liquor dealers and policemen expect a i brand of joy unrefined In the haurs around midnight. The inescapable conclusion from adding together all t lie reported reservations for dining rooms, tables and theater seats at double and triple depression prices was that a mere handful of Americans would he at heme tonight and that the bankrolls of those not at home would suffer terribly. I Restauranteurs and liquor purveyors in ail major -cltiew confidently predicted that revelers will spend more money ton k.ht than on any ether New Y’ear’s eve since the font of whoopee wealth dried up in 1929 Official figures substantiated the reports of ths business men In Now York City, where Ihe granddaddy of ali New Year's Eve celebrations -annually turns Times Square into 1 a species of nut-house, tlie alcoholic beverage control board issued twice as many special liquor licenses as last year. Police commissioner Lewis Valentine order d 1,700 patrolmen to Times Square and his whole f rce of 19,(W0 men to midnight duty through tho city. Reservations for almost ovefry form of celebration where reservations were required were sold days ' ago. Tin' Waldorf-Astoria, tho Plaza, i the Havoy Plaza, the Ritz-Carlton, ’ all charging fr m sls to S3O a couje for supper, dancing and ns- ' s rted noise makers and toy balI (CONTINUED ON I'AGE THREE) ' o Glasgow Is Named Jay County Agent Portland, Dec. 31.—(Special) — John Glasgow, son of James Glasgow of Pike township, lias been mimed .1 a y county agriculture . agent to succeed C. V. Kimmell, who has resigned to accept a similar position in Allen county. Mr. Glasgow is a graduate of Purdu * university and at present is f-'a hing his first school as vocational instructor at Brownstown. Two other candidates filed ap-1 plications for tlie position. They were: Edward Richman, assistant I county agent for Jay and Adams counties, and Francis North, president of the White county farm bureau. o JAPS OPPOSE MILITARISM Japanese Christian Leader Says People Oppose Militarism Indianapolis. Dec. 31.—(U.R) increasing opposition to Japanese militarism among Japan’s own people was forecast here last night by Dr. Toyohiko Kagawu, celebrated Christian leader of the Far East, who claimed western nations were ■ responsible for those war-like tendencies. "People in the world blame and | condemn Japan because she is inclined to militarism,” Dr. Kagawa said. "But who taught militarism J to Japan? It was a western nation." Kagawa pointed out that with ithe gradual spread of Christianity, however, Japan was changing and j the majority of her people were beginning to mistrust militarism. The small, intensely-zealous missionary. spoke before 5,01’i persons at the student volunteers move- ( ment convention hero. Through- | out the day hundreds obtained in- ; terviews with the Orient’s foremost Christian leader and other hundreds were turned away. Dr. Kagawa deplored the barf riers to Christianity which were , j established in Japan centuries ago i but forecast brilliant progress for the missionaries among future Nipponese generations. "The Orient is t.hiraty to find tho (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Business Outlook For 1936 Better; Optimism Shoivn

Sued by Actress F V I » ; w i U X Herbert L. McNary, above, show censor of Boston, is co-dofendunt with Mayor Frederick W. Manefield of that city In a suit for $50,000 damages filed by Anne Revere. leading acress in the stage production, “Children's Hour." Tlie actress charges sla.nrter and libel in connection with comments made about the show, which was banned in Boston. WILL INSTALL FLASHERS HERE PennsyCrossings At Monmouth And Decatur To Be Protected Plans for the. installation of i flashing light signals at fifty highway intersections are being ((implied by the state highway commission. James I). Adams, chairman, announced today. Rids on ' the materials are io lie received within the next few weeks witli tlie installations to lie made by the railroad (otnpanles under agree ' j ment with the highway commission. ■ included in the list of crossings where flashers are to he installed are lite two Pennsylvania crossings near this city. One is at Monmouth and the other at tne south city limits. Both of these crossings are dang-; | erous traffic hazards, particularly ! the one at Monmouth. Several persons have been killed at the Monmouth crossing, the latest a ' few months ago taking the lives of three Fort Wayne residents. Another crossing to be protested I is the interurban crossing on state road 1. north of Bluffton. Tlie flashing light signals at rail- j I road crossings will supplement the' grade separations and the warning signs by which the highway commission Be?ks to increase the safety of motorists using the state. ' highway system. The cost of pro ' -tecting the fifty crossinge with > flasher signals is estimated at $120,000, an average of $2,400 per| crossing. This program will be financed with federal funds allocated to Indiana by the HaydenCartwright act. By installation ot flashing light signals, protection will be afforded motorists at fifty crossings for approximately the (CONTI—URD ON PAGE FOUR) 0 Magazine Subscription Donated By Rotarians The Decatur Rotary club has made gift subscriptions of the Rotary Internatirnal’s official publication, “The Rotarian” to the public library and the two high schools of the city. The magazine is (published monthlyo Floor Show Feature At Elks Dance Tonight The committee in charge of the annual Now Year's Eve ball at the B. P. O. Elks homo tonight announce that a floor show will be presented at 10:45 p tn. Music for the dance will be furnished by a seven piece orchestra. Turkey sandwiches will be served. Admission to ths dance, which Is limited to members only, will be $1.50 per couple. Special New Year’s favors will be given. For table reservations, call 115. |

Price Two Cents

Executives Os Decatur Industries Reporting Better Business During The Past Year. 1936 BETTER Au optimistic tone was expressed by executives of local industries today as they expreM>Ml confidence in tho future and figured that tho gains in production enjoyed in 1935 would continue to pile up in 1936. Tlie past year, with few excop. lions, has been one of tho best Industrially since 1929, when peaks were reached in many industries. Retail merchants declared that. 1935 was one of the !>est years since 1929. In many cases gains of 25 to 50 per cent were recorded in sales. Increased buying power was attributed to better employment conditions in the city awl imoroved market prices for tho farmer. The cltv light and power plant. • manufactured 6.920,(H>0 killowatts ■ of electric energy, M. J. Mylott, - nlant superintendent stated today. ' Tills is a lilg increase over 1931, when 6 324.500 killowatts were I manufactured and only 76.000 killowatts under the 1929 peak when 6,996.000 were produced. Tho exna.nsion program con- ' tinues at tho Central Sugar comI panv. Central Sovu company and 1 the McMillen Feoil Mills. Another new factory building, providing , (1.750 snuare feet of floor space is under construction for tho McMil- , ion feed mill. The 1935 sugar processing cam- ' naign of the comnany was five • days longer than tlie 1934 run. I Beet tonni’.ee was greater. Tho I sova beau nlunl will ouoj-ate prae- , tic-ally every day in 1936, exneiting to process about two millioii bushels of beans, officials stated Tlie Decatur Castine comnany enjoyed a big vear. Tlie bringing out of tlie 1936 auto models lust, fa.'l, made Um last quarter a busy one. About 150 men are emnloyed. 11. E. Bromer. plant manager stated. Tho company makes castings for several automobile and i lawn mower comnanies. Production and likewise employment at the General Elec.rie works was better in 1935 than i 'iv year since 1929. E \V Ijmkenau. superintendent stated. Tim outlook is good for 193(1. Thh plant is now employing 355 per- | sons. Butter production at the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., was increased nearly 50 per cent during 1935, W. A. Klouner, general manager of tlie companv stated. During the year tin: local plant was exj pawled, new equipment installed and all butter operations transferred flom tlie Huntington plant ICIIVTIVI’M' ON PAGH FOUR) ALVIN KARPIS ! ELUDES POLICE Nation’s Public Enemy Number 1 Escapes After Gun Battle Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 31. —(U.R) —One of two men who engaged officers in a running gun battle today, said after his capture that his companion who escaped was Alvin Kurpis, public enemy No. 1. The prisoner, an ex-convict, refused to divulge his identity, but police, convinced the story of Karpls was true, sent every available officer into the hunt for the killer and kidnaper. The police, armed with machine guns, rifles and revolvers. started on the hunt. Karpls and his companion first j were flushed by two radio car ■ patrolmen when it was noted their ■ car carried license plates stolen recently In Nebraska. When tho I officers tried to overtake them a chase ensued. The man subsequently cdfßured, took refuge In a school house, leaped from a second floor window and ran through a dwelling, eluding police. His companion doubled back to the abandoned car in tho meantime and escaped also. Later he was seen 20 miles from Kansas City but police later learned ho had doubled hack and was in the. vicinity of the school house j trying to pick up his companion.