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Merman L. Confer K Candidate For I Indiana Governor

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■S«S EVIDENCE FAVORS BRUNO Hollman Says New May Aid ■Bruno's Appeal p Ti > on XJ • Jan - 10 ~'<U.R>— *'■ Hoffman I'OVeuli I I- he has evidence that sigh heavily in favor of Richard Hauntmann when dbergh baby killer appeals tomorrow to the state E pardons. governor announced that | irt would convene in the ouse as customary, and Em go to the sta'e prison to I Hauptmann to make a per- I for clemency. governor has received | jIB from a N ew York hand- ■ expart tentatively the author of a recent note, asserting that is innocent, with a J believed to have : □gT ! *2.980 in Lindbergh rana year before Haupt- ! arrested. We J? f r !lan receiv ed the note two n Z« ugo - Signed “ J - J Faulk 'liged the court of nardons Hauptmann clemency e ' it said, he was innocent, hinted, without claimconnection with the kldOs Charles A. Lindbergh, hadt inferred that Hauptmann u ■ rebased the ransom money . money. Hte fault, the ON PAGE EIGHT) I

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

For Governor W .1 iiWte. Herman I* Center, former Decatur man, last night announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Mr. Confer, I now deputy treasurer of Lake County, was assistant secretary i of state under L. th Ellingham. BLAST CAUSES FOUR DEATHS AT PENDLETON Pendleton Town Hall Is Destroyed By Explossion Night Pendleton. Ind.. Jan. 10.—(U.R) — A definite tpll.oL £uur xUad and 13 injured was set today by workmen clearing away debris of the town hall, destroyed by explosion. With four bodies recovered.l workmen doubted theye would find additional victims as they neared I the bottom of the twisted and 1 charred wreckage. Investigation of the explosion,, ostensibly caused by sewer gas col-1 lected in an abandoned cistern beneath the building, was begun by two representatives of the state fire marshal’s office. Improvement in condition of the injured, taken to an Anderson hospital. was reported. Guy H. Kelsey, Indianapolis, consulting engineer, was released after treatment. William Longtoft, 60. president of the town board, and Raymond Cory. 28, town electrician, were the only ones remaining on the injured list. The explosion occurred just after the town board started its first meeting of the year. Five memj bers of the board and Garland [ Brookbank. the town marshal were | among the injured. Sewer gas in a cistern beneath I the hall was believed responsible for the blast. Taylor dropped *nis eye-glasses through a crack in the . floor. He apd Brookbank lifted a [cover from the cistern to get beneath the flooring and one of them otruck a match. The explosion foli lowed. Roy Mills, night policeman who [had just left the structure to start his rounds, described the explosion. , i “I had taken about a dozen steps when there was a loud report." he said. “It spun me around. The sides of the building seemed to bulge I out and the roof was raised. “Then it settled back in a tottering heap and flames began to shoot upward. A wall gave way and I saw the second floor had dropped I ( ONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O Gilbert Funeral Rites Saturday Hollywood. Jan. 10.— (U.R) —The body of John Gilbert lay on a mortuary slab today while the world mourned the death of one of the last of the silent screen's great matinee idols. For Gilbert the “Big Parade” was over. His friends will bid the happy-go-lucky doughboy of “The Big Parade” a final farewell at pri-i vale funeral services tomorrow morning. Gibert, the “Prince Charming" to millions of women who worshipped him for his romantic screen roles, died with only a nurse at his side, although he had court|ed and married four women.

DEMOS CHOOSE PHILADELPHIA . FOB MEETING National Convention To Be Held In Quaker City June 23 Washington, Jan. 10 — (UP) — Democratic political leaders reshaped campaign plana today to conform with the national committee’s unexpected decision to hold | next June's nominating convention lln the east instead of in the corn belt. Philadelphia won the convention I auction with a certified check bid I of $200,000 .plus $1,500 in cash prizes to delegate* and the offer of free I use of the municipal auditorium. The Denocrata meet June 23. The Republican national convention will meet in Cleveland, Juno 9. Farm belt new dealers who had ' expected to profit locally bj’ havi Ing the convention excitement close to home town voters must look now wme other 'political stimulant, If i any is needed. Eastern democrats. | especially the re-born democracy of Pennsylvania, have gained an unexpected advantage in the 1936 poll- ‘ ing. Decision to re-noniinate ’’resident Roosevelt and vice president Garner on the Atlantic seaboard instead of on the prairies upset plans of chairman James A. Farley to put on the quadrennial Democratic political carnival in the farm country. First obstacles to Farley’s plans developed a month ago when Kansas City refused to to become enthusiastic over (becoming host to the the Democrats. The Missourians evidently would have welcomed a republican convention but were not I eagar for any other. The choice then looked like Chicago where a jackpot of $300,000 had been raised —half as a bid for the Republican convention and the remainder to tempt th? Democrats. Twelve hours before the national committee m?t at the hotel headquarters here Farley and ofKer leaders believed Chicago was a certain (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) C. C.BANQUET HERETHURSDAY Annual Banquet Will Be Held At New Masonic Temple Here Tickets for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet are being sold this week by a committee front the organization. At this meeting three directions will be elected for three year terms. Chamber of Commerce officials today pointed out that the address to be given by Albert Stump of Indianapolis on the tax question will be of the utmost importance to business men and citizens of Decatur. Mr. Stump is recognized as one of the leading authorities on the tax problem in Indiana. As an Indianapolis attorney and former Democratic candidate for United States senator, he has studied the question from nil angles. He will discuss all phases of the question, local, state and national. His talk on the processing tax will be especially timely. The banquet will be held in the new Masonic temple, Thursday. January 16. at 6:15 o'clock. Tickets are selling at 50 cents each. The banquet will replace the weekly meetings of the Lions and Rotary clubs. The members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will alm attend and will elect directors for the coming year. Directors of the Chamber of Commerce requested that tickets be purchased immediately, it is (CONTINUED ON "PAGE SIX) O - ; Young Zerkel Child Dies This Morning Robert Wayne Zerkel, 22-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zerkel of 130 South Fifth otreet, died this morning at the Riley Hospital in Indianapolis, where he had been a patient since December 30. Death was due to pneumonia. He is survived by the parents ■ and the grandparents, Mr. and Mi's. Hubert Zerkel of Decatur I and Mrs. Mary Savieo of Monroeville, Ind. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Union Chapel church with the Rev. Mrs. Hollingsworth officiating and burial will be in the I Decatur cemetery. ]

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 10, 1936.

Screen Star Dies r jgMßk 1 f A H Ip ’- -rsr > M Al L - WW *4 John Gilbert, 38, famous star of the silent screen and the Don Juan of many a screen and life romance, died of a heart attack at his Hollywood home. FARMMORTGAGE REDEEMED HERE First Redemption Os Foreclosed Property In Several Years An indication of returning agricultural prosperity was shown Thursday when, for the first time in several years redemption of a foreclosed mortgage was filed in Adams county. The property is a 120 aero farm . in Root township, formerly owned > by William Lammert, Elizabeth ■ Lammert, Rhoda Lam Tert, the . First State Bunk of Decatur, Addio M. Goss and Anthony H. Lammert. I On September 4. 1934, the Union . Central Life Insurance (company . foreclosed a mortgage on the farm and obtained a judgment for $4,152.37. The farm was purchased by then on November 10, 1934. at a sheriff's sale for the amount of the mortgage. No action was taken in the case until November 9, 1935, when the i First State Bank of Decatur, deposited $4,550 40, with former County Clerk David D. Depp to redeem the ' land. Under the law owners of properties taken away by foreclosure • have a right to redeem their property within one year of the date | of sale. The action of the bank was dis- j . I rupted by ths Union Central Life Insurance company which claimed that the amount of the payment was not equal to that of the judgment plus interest of eight per cent. On December 4. 1935 the First State Bank made a second payment to former County Clerk Depp amounting to $88.60 This was ac- | cepted by the Union Central Life Insurance company Thursday. The deed for the property was obtained from Sheriff Dallas Brown. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) 0 CHURCH PLANS FOR SERVICES Special Service At Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning A special service for the celebration of the Communion of the Lord's Supper has been arranged for next Sunday morning at the local Presbyterian church. The service will center around a candlelight program which will consist solely of music and scripture reading. The following program has been prepared. Organ prelude Call to worship. Invocation. , Christ’s dedication to his work. Hymn “O Happy Day" Christ’s rejection at Nazereth. Organ Solo "Out of the Ivory Places" Mias Helen Haubold. P/.citation "O Master Let me Walk with Thee" Kathryn Knapp. Christ's Ministry of Healing. Solo "The Stranger of Galilee.” Mr. Paul Saurer. Christ's promises. Duet "Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us’ 'Janet Schrock, Harriett Kunkel. The Supreme Cost Organ Solo "My Faith Looks Up to Thee” Miss Heen Haubold. The Supreme Sacrifice. Sok) "Going Home" Dr. Fred Patterson. The Communion.

HENRY FAUROTE TALKS TO CLUB — Local Grocery Owners Sneaks To Decatur Rotarians Thursday Henry Faurote, Decatur grocery proprietor, spoke to the tlecatur Rotary duh at the weekly meeting Thursday evening at the Rice hotel. Mr. Faurote spoke on “Americanism and other Isms." Among the leading ’lsms.’ Mr. Faurote listed socialism, communism. Fascism, and Nazism. Socialism, the speaker said, is the father of all tho others. Each of the systems, he asserted, depends largely npon the disposition of the leaders. In Russia, communism depend* on the individual leadership and views of Stalin, in j Italy Fascism under Mussolini and in Germany Naxism under Hitler. Communism, Mr. Fuurote said, is a disease of the mind and if contagious, spreading through (lie minds of discontented and dissatisfied individuals. These mental processes have been stimulated throughout tho entire world by tho depression, whereas this mental dissatisfaction is not prevalent among a ' happy and contented people. Such thoughts endanger the [ social security of the nation and 1 the individual. Mr. Faurote said. • Outgrowtlis of discontent in many j parts of the country have led to I the advancement by Sinclair of I his EPIC (End Poverty in UaliforI uia) plan, by Townsend and his S2OO a month pension plan, and by the late Huey P. Long's sharc-tbe-wealth program. The communistic movement in this country ij a real threat to tho nation, the speaker warned, and I all organizations should concern themselves with taking steps to oombat the forces. At the last national convention of the American Legion, this organization recognized the threat of communism by adonting Americanism as its leading slogan. Ed Lose was chairman of the meeting. George Thomas of the Central Soya company was introduced as a new member of the club. 0 MURDER TRIAL NEAR TO JURY Closing Arguments Today In Murder Trial At Portland Portland, Ind., Jan. 10 —(UP) — Closing arguments were scheduled today in the murder trial of Ray Dawson. Modoc charged with the i poison slaying of his 11-year-old step-daughter, Mary Kritch. The defendant denied accusations i of his wife, Mrs. Mae Dawson, who implicated him in the crime after serving one year of a life term received when she pleaded guilty to participation in the alley murder He admitted exiperieweing domestic troubles but said they were because of the Btep-daughter, who obI jected to their "very poor” manner of living. He denied being at his wife's home on the night of Nov. 15, 1932, when his wife alleges he held Mary j on the bed as she died in convulsions from strychnine placed i.n her I medicine by Dawson. Several character witnesses, including Oren Foster and David Smith, of Tipton. were introduced by the defense in an attempt to refute tesetimony by Mrs. Dawson (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) — O To Test Loyalty State Employes Indianapolis, Jan. 10.--(U.R) —“Loyalty" of state employes since dismissal of Fleas Greenlee, patronage secretary, will be tested in a questionnaire to be distributed soon, it was reported here today. Greenlee issued a similar questionnaire to test “loyalty" early in the present administration. Earl Crawfords, successor to Greenlee, refused to comment on content of the questionnaire but denied it would inquire into employes’ attitude toward gubernatorial aspirations of the ousted secretary. ■ -—o Orchestra Committee Will Meet Tonight - i A called meeting of the orchestra committee for the Birthday I Ball for the President has been i set for tonight at 7:30 o'clock in ’ the Decatur Democrat office. It lie important that every member jbe present.

MARTIN MYLOTT IS INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT City Plant Superintendent Suffers Broken Leg; Others Injured Martin J. Mylott, superintendent of tho light and power department of the city plant, suffered a fractured right leg in an auto accident which occurred at. the Dettainore bridge, southwest of Portland at about 5:30 o’clock last, evening. Mr. Mylott, together with Councilmen Andy Appclman, who was driving. Herman Gillig and Albert. Miller, were returning from Indiani apolis. where with other city officials they appeared earlier in tho day before the Indiana Public Service commission and filed rs petit ion for lower power rates. As their auto approached tho bridge, it evidently skidded on the ice, striking the guard rail on the opposite side and then careened across the road, hitting the steel [ framework of the bridge. The right hand side of the auto; was caved in and part of the top crushed. Mr. Mylott was sitting in the back seat on the right hand side. Ke stated he tried to brace himself as he felt the car swerve and the impact against the bridge ; caused the jam which resulted in breaking his leg. i Sixty Today The irony of fate today caused ! “Marty" Mylott, who through tho years has received great happiness in being of service to the other fellow, to celbrate his 60th birthday in the hospital. Mr. Mylott was born 60 years ago today. Despite his misfortune he still wore his Irish smile and wanted to get back to work. Mr. Miller and Mr. Gillig received severe wrenches to their backs \ I and spines. They also received several facial cuts from the brok;an glass. Mr. Appelman was thrown from the driver's seat into the back of the car. Mr. Mylott and Mr. Gillig were knocked unconscious, the latter also riding in the back seat. Mr. Miller received cuts on his head,' neck and face and probably suffered the most serious injury to his . back and vertabrae. A large truck was traveling behind the Decatur car and with quick presence of mind. Mr. Appelman made a valiant attempt to flag down the truck driver before he crashed into their car. He slipped on the ice and was forced to ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) I o Directors Os Junior C. C. To Meet Monday There will be a meeting of the board of directors of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. It is imperative that every member be 'present as this will be the last meeting before the election of new directors. . o MORGAN DENIES MANIPULATIONS Financier Denies Manipulating Foreign Exchange In 1915 Washington, Jan. 10—(UP) —The Senate munitions committee today sought to learn from portly, 68-year old J. P. Morgan whether chief responsibility for lifting of an American Embargo on loans to the allies should be placed on his firm or the Wilson administration. Morgan, squeezizng forward in his smal red leather chair, denied vigorously that J. P- Morgan and Co., had manipulated foreign exchange rates in 1915 as a “lever" to force the government to lift the loan ban. He sat glumly silent, however, when committee members placed in the record a memorandum from secretary of state Robert Lansing to President Woodrow Wilson. The document was intended to support a committee contention that the wartime adminstration placed greater weight on maintenance of an American war boom in exports than one continuing a policy of 1 neutrality. “The record shows," said Sen. J Bennett C. Clark, D., Mo., “that Mr. I Lansing and Mr. William G. McAdoo, secretary of treasury, believed our export Interests were superior to any consideration of neutral(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Bonus Bill Passes House By One-Sided Vote Os 355 to 59

Upholds State NRA ft* U VV'- ‘J! ■»'' 'A-' '' Decision of Clilef Justice Rosenberry of tho Wisconsin supreme court tha.t tlie Wisconsin recovery ■ ■ law. patterned after the NRA, was constitutional paves tho way for additional codes under state jurisdiction. CONSERVATION PROGRAM PLAN OF GOVERNMENT Roosevelt, Wallace Point To Conservation To Replace AAA i Washington, Jan. 10. —(U.R) —Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. I Wallace today pointed away toI ward replacement of the destroyed AAA through soil conservation and called upon farmers and the nation at large to bend their efforts toward solution of the problem. The administration's tendency to. favor the soil conservation idea I was strongly emphasized when ’ President Roosevelt, at a press conference coincident with Wallace's speech, described his farm program as meaning controlled production rather than any form of export subj sidles. The president laid special j emphasis on avoiding "any agri- [ cultural policy that will result in [ the shipping of our soil fertility to foreign lands." The administration, he said, would try for legislation designed Ito retain and regain soil fertility; J and keep farm prices stable. Facing a hundred farm leaders ■ summoned to the capital to aid in I rebuilding the Roosevelt agricul titre deystone, the secretary lash- ’ ed "obstructionists" and indicated i that the AAA solution may lie in ! production control through a soil ; conservation program. Without an immediate control program, he said, the nation must | expect a 16,000,000 bale cotton I crop (as compared to the 10,500,000 Bankhead quota) and a sur- , plus of 500,000.000 bushels of corn. | The normal corn production is I around 2,500,000,000 bushels. A hint of future plans cante as .: Wallace warned the farmers that I they faced an emergency equal toj that of 1933. At the same time, he urged that | any program they might agree on would take into consideration “full protection to consumers" and “long . time conservation of our soil." Describes Program i Washington, Jan. 10. —(U.R) —Analyzing the national farm program, , President Roosevelt today describ- . ed his agricultural program as . meaning controlled production rath- > er than any form of export subsidies. Hewing to the general AAA line . of production control as a solution of the nation's farm problem and j ' pointing out that subsidies prob--1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o WEATHER Snow north and rain south portions tonight and Saturday; rising temperature west and south tonight; colder southwest Saturday afternoon.

Price Two Cento

Near-Record Vote Cast For Measure Which Is To Provide Cash Pay For Veterans. UP TO SENATE Washington, Jan. 10 — (U.R) —• Overwhelming support swept, tho $3,500,000,000 (B) united front (auah bonus bill to house passage today, just one week after ■Convening of the second session of the 74th congress. The house approved the bill by a vote announced as 355 to 59. It was one of the largest pro-bonus totals ever rolled up in the chamber. An official breakdown of the vote siiowed 275 Democrats, 71 Republicans, six Progressives and three Farmer-laborites supporting tho bonus bill. The • measure now goes to the senate where bonus leaders are racing witli neutrality advocates I in an effort to bring the issue to a vote before tho end of next week. If President Roosevelt vetoes the bill, repassage over the veto ' is expected by bonus adherents. The final vote came after sup- | porters of tlie bill, which is inI tended io settle finally the bonus ' issue after 17 years of congresl nional strife, beat down efforts of tall, silver-haired Rep. Allen T. Treadway, R.. Mass., to provide payment of tlie bonus from unexpended or unallocated emergencyI relief appropriations. The vote : was 319 to 89. Republicans and Democrats united as the Vinson-Patman-McCor-mack bill was shoved along to paa-age. It was untouched and unciumgj ed by amendments. Tlie bill carries an authorization ■ for full and immediate cash payment of veteran*’ certificate*. It does not specify how the money shall be raised to pay them. Proponents say the bill will require only $1,000,000,000 (B) in additional cash outlay. Inflationary forces took up tbo battle immediately to force payment through issuance of new i currency against liugh gold reserves now in tlie treasury. Rep. Wright Patman. D., Tex., one of the sponsors of the united front ■ pansion battle. A bill by Patman, which would nav the bonus through issuance of $2,200,000,000 in now currency, was approved by the house, 319 to 90, last session, it passed tho senate, 55 to 33. When President Roosevelt vetoed the bill, tho house overrode him 322 to 98 but tlie senate sustained it, 54 to 40. The united front bill affects approximately 3,463,000 veterans 'of the World war. They hold certificates with a total face value (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) —o Regular Legion Meeting Monday Adams post number 43 of tho | American Legion will nold the first \ regular meeting of the year at S ; o’clock Monday night at the halt : on South Second street. AU meny hers are urged to attend. NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Knisrhts Os Pythias Lodge Holds Installation Last Night New officers of the Knights of Pythias Kekionga lodge number 615 were installed Thursday night at the lodge home on North Third street. Fred Mills acted as installing officer. Dan Christen was installed as Chancellor 'Commander. Other new officers installed are: Bob Shraluka vice chancellor; Robert Heller, prolate; Joseph iA. Hunter, keeper of records and seals; James Bain, I master of finance; W. A. Lower, master of exchequer. George Stults, master of work; George Morris, master at arms; Will Dellinger, inner guard; L- A. Marshall, outer guard: Elmer Chanse, Henry Dellinger and L. C. Annen, trustees. The new oficers will assist in the production of the home talent play, "Minstrel Flashes,” which will be presented by the lodge Monday and Tuesday, January 27 and 28,