Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 11, Decatur, Adams County, 13 January 1936 — Page 1

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SIO,OOO SUIT ON TRIAL HERE Mali nd a Darwachter Seeks Damages For Accident Injuries At noon today the attorneys for the plaintiff had not introduced all of their testimony in the SIO,OOO damage suit being heard in the Adams circuit court. The suit was filed by Maiinda Darwachter of this city against Fred Stauffer and Amos Stauffer. The suit is the result of on accident which occurred on Seventh street near the alley, a halt block sou tit of the intersection of Short and Seventh streets. The complaint alleges the accident occurred on December 21, 1932 at. 7 o'clock in th<» evening and that it was dark at the time. The complaint continues, alleg Ing that Mrs. Darwachter started to cross the street near the alley when an automobile driven by Amos Stauffer, a minor, and with ' Fred Stauffer, the owner, as a | passenger, struck her. She said that before she left the curb she looked in both directions but could see no automobile. She was struck about two or three feet from the curb. The complaint alleges that th« car was driven “carelessly and negligently on the wrong side of the road, without lights and in excess of 40 miles an hour.” It is further alleged that the defendant failed to apply his brakes or sound hit horn and that the accident could have been avoided. It was alleged that the plaintiff j was a widow, aged 75, and that as ! the result of the accident she was unconscious for three days or more at the Adams county metnor- ' ial hospital, that she received bruises and contusions to her body, lacerations to her forehead, j that her hips and back were bruls- | ed and injured, and that since the (t’OXTINI’RD ON PAGE FOUR)

CENTENNIAL TO BE ORGANIZED Organization Committee For Centennial To Meet Tonight A meeting of the organization committee for Decatur’s Centennial 1 Celebration next summer will be ; held at 7 o’clock thin evening at the Rice hotel. The ball will be started in motion for the big community affair ; to be staged by the people of De- ! catur in observance of the city’s 100th birthday. Mayor A. R. Holthouse han been invited to attend the meeting and will give a short talk. Although no defeinite plans have been made for ths Centennial program, many opinions have been expressed and civic, service and church organizations have taken steps towards formulating programs during the tix.e the celebration is staged. The actual birthday of the founding of the city is May 18- On that date in 1836 the plat of the city was designated and the name given. It is believed that the community celebration will be held in the late summer or early fall, combining it with a pageant and historical show and oth.r features which the general committees will work out. Standing committees will be named in lhe near future and conceret effort devoted to making the event one of the outstanding community demoenstrations in the history of the city. o ■ Damage Suit Is Filed Here Today A $l5O damage suit was filed in the Adams circuit court this morning by Melvin Nussbaum, 20. through his next best friend, Frank Nussbaum, against Ora Haskinson. rne complaint asks damagee for injuries allegedly sustained when the ijoy was struck by an automobile driven by the defendant at the intersection of Main and Line streets in Geneva, on November 26, 1935. o— Holy Name Officers Installation Tonight New officers of the Holy Name society of St. Mary’s Catholic church will be Installed at the regular meeting of the society to be held this evening at the K. of Cball. Lawrence Beckmeyer is the new president of the society Father Joseph Hennes is the secretary. Mr. Beckmeyer succeeds Lee Ullman-

Bonus Sponsors Hail Victory for Soldiers lirl uL w x * w >•*' T® A. X s ■w*' * l*l!s eH* i/ jw' * <■'V i \i 41 a Left to right are Rep. John McCormack, Rep. Fred ‘Vinson. Ray Murphy, national commander of the American legion, and Rep. Wright Putman in four way hand clasp at Washington after House passed their soldiers bonne measure by overwhelming vote.

POSSIBILITY OF REPRIEVE IS DOUBTFUL Possible Reprieve By Governor For Bruno Is Held Illegal Trenton. N. J.. Jan. 13 — (U.R) - The hope of Bruno Richard Hauptmann to escape the electric chair next Friday all hut died today. New Jersey law barred his way to ; every avenue except a forlorn appeal to federal courts. A possible reprieve had been ruled illegal. Except for the remote possibility that a federal court might intervene in the entire burden of I deciding Hauptmann's fate dei ocended upon Gov. Harold G. ’ i Hoffman. And his authority was | ( dubious,. Attorney General David T. Wilentz declared that he had no power whatever to grant a re- i i prieve. Attorneys for H a u p t m a nn luanched their last fight for his life by employing a Washington firm of constitutional lawyers to; advise them in preparing an appeal to a federal district court Cor a writ of habeas corpus. The application for the writ will stipulate that an appeal fa to be taken to the U. S. supreme court on new I constitutional grounds. Lawyers outside Hauptmann's I counsel believe almost unanimously that the writ would not be : granted. The supreme court already has refused to intervene. Despite opinions that a reprieve would be illegal, Gov. Hoffman indicated that he may order one. It probably would be respected, since precedent has been established by several governors over a long iroviXllEn OX PAGE FIVE) o DELEGATES TO PURDUE MEET Twenty Five Adams Co., Women Will Attend Conference Twenty-five Home Economics club women of Adams County will leave for the Purdue agricultural cons ren c Tuesday morning. Every year the Home Economice Clubs send two representatives from each i club to the conference. In meet, cases the clubs send the leaders who have served a year as a reward for their work. However, sev- j eral clubs are sending the new' leaders who will bring back the j information to the members in their clubs. The ladies will return i Tuesday evening after the banquet. The following ladies are making the trip: Mrs. E. W. Busche. county home economic club president; Blue Creek Club. Mrs. Rolla Randenbush and Mrs. Dwight Raudenbush; Hartford, Mrs. Leonard Ireland and Mrs. Alva Glendenning; Wabash, Mrs. Mary Fenstermaker ana Mrs. Mabie Armstrong; St. Mary’s, Mrs. Leland Ray and Mre. j W. L. Johnson; Root, Mrs. Arthur Hall and Mns. Albert Johnson; M. W. F„ Mrs. Omer Lehman and Mrs-1 Wilbert Nussbaum.; Monroe, Mrs. > George O. Smith an d.Mr«. Everett Rice; Decatur, Mrs. Arthur B. Miller and Mrs. J. E- Anderson; Kirkland, Mrs. Homer Arnold and Mrs. Wm. Scherry; Union, Mrs- Glen Roughla and Mrs. Roland Grote; Berne—the ladies have not been chosen as yet; Jefferson—Mrs. Janies Kenney and Mrs. Sol Moeser.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 13, 1936.

MOOSE LODGE IS PLANNING EVENTS Feed Is Planned After Meeting Tuesday; Dance Will be Held Wednesday Night Two events to be held at the Moose home this week were announced today by William Foughty. One Tuesday evening, following J the regular lodge meeting, a feed i will be served the members. Joe Burnett is chairman of the event and has a uurprfae menu in store for the men. Wednesday evening a round and square dance will be held. Joo Geels orchestra will furnish music. Both the feed and dance are free to the members and all are invited to attend. Besides Mr. Foughty. Phil ! Strahm and Ed Keller are members i of the committee in charge of the dance. FILE CURRENT BANK REPORT Current Report Os Old Adams County Bank Is Filed Today The current report of the Old Adams County Bank was filed today in the Adams circuit court "oy Clark J. Lutz, special representative for the Department of Financial Institutions. The report covers the period from January 30, 1935 to December 31. 1935. Cash receipts during the period were: collections on real estate mortgage loans, 16,264.68; collections on notes, $22,515.62; collections on sale of bonds, $8,170; sale; of real estate, $25,430; sale of other assets, $3.10; earnings. $8,045.88. and total. $70,434.28. To this should be added collec-' tions on stockholders' assessments. $4,947.39, and cash on hand at the beginning of the period, $29,318.80. making a total of $104,700.47. Cash disbursements during the period were: 15 per cent distribution to depositors, $69,757, expenses, $7,529.83, and total cash disbursements, $77,28083. Cash on hand at the end of the period was $27,413.64. making a total of $104,700.47. During the period losses were i taken by the way of compromises. of notes and mortgages and losses on the sale of real estate in the ■ net amount of $18,956.08. The toal amount due depositors on July 1, 1935 was $298,372.19. { The 15 per cent payment on November 1 to depositors was $69,-! 757. There was sTTiI due to depositors on December 31, 1935. $228,615.19 As a supplimentary report to the | current report for the same period the following accounting was offered on the collection of stockholders' liability. The inventory on June 30, 1935, showed an uncollected stockholders' liability of $54,530.40 and amount due from banks of $7,832.92, making a total of $62,363.32. (CONTI'THWn ON PAGE FOUR) 0 Report Auto Stolen Here Is Recovered An automobile owned by Jess: eßrun of thte city, etoleu from its parking place here November 5, has been recovered by police at Columbus, Ohio, according to word received by Sheriff Dallas Brown. Ae the insurance company has made settlement with Mr. Leßrun, the auto is being held for the company.

ENTIRE SHIP’S CREW DROWNED DURING STORM Freighter lowa Sinks With Loss Os All 34 Members Os Crew Astoria, Ore., Jan. 13. — (U.R) - Coast guardsmen patrolled the sands lining the mouth of the Columbia river today seeking the bodies of 29 of the 34 sailors drowned when the S. S. lowa sank on Peacock Spit, dreaded “graveyard of ships.” A change in the wind and the tide was expected to wash ashore most of the bodies. The guardsmen, who were prevented by high seas and an 80inlle gale from reactffhg the lowa as she sank slowly in the sandy spit yesterday, spread their patrol over a 28 mile front abutting the scene of 90 similar tragedies since the Columbia river was opened to navigation. Watchers on the Washington side of the river could see a slen- , der foremast bobbing above the waves, all that remained visible of the 5,724 ton States Steamship company freighter which wind and wave and sand broke to pieces in incredibly short time. Rescuers were held back by the gale which sent the lowa to her doom. The wind knocked down the breeches buoy ropes fired by coast guard boats which approached the scene and the waves prevented boast from coming close enough to board the wreck. The lowa was a victim of a sudden storm which produced a 90(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) 0 — FORMER LOCAL MANHOn Dr. Frank C. Mann Honored For Scientific Activities Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 13. —Dr. 1 Frank C. Mann, a native of Adams county, and now on the executive committee of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., was one of two Indiana university alumni whose ! scientific discoveries for 1935 were i listed in the review of important ! scientific achievements carried in , Science Service and published in many newspapers and magazines. Dr. Mann was cited for ms work ! on the treatment of liver diseases. I Dr. Oscar Riddle, of Carnegie Institution of Washington, honored for his studies of the influence of hormones derived from the pituitary gland. Dr. Riddle w r as vice-president of the zoology section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science during the past year. He gave two addresses at the recent meeting of the associj ation in St. Louis. His address ou “Life, Science and Man,” was ! broadcast. Two faculty members, Dr. W. W. Patty and Dr. Lee Norvelle, were ‘ made presidents of Phi Delta Kappa and Theta Alpha Phi, national education and dramatics fraternities, respectively. Prof. Frank G. Bates was made vice-president of j the American Political Science association. A fourth I. U. faculty member, Dr. Frank M. Andrews, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

CROP PROGRAM APPROVED BY FARM BUREAU American Federation Approves New Crop Production Plans Wasliington, Jun. 13—(UP) —Tho administration’s new crop production control program through a system of soil conservation won formal apuproval today from the executivo council of the American farm bureau federation. At the eamo time, the federation ■council adopted a resolution recommending the retention of the act setting aeide 30 per cent of the customs collections for development of agriculture. In his buget message to congress. President Rooeevelt had recommended repeal of the act, terming it “unwise’’ and saying that it had been passed without iproper thought and deliberation. The farm, bureau federation said money derived from the 30 per cent, estimated at approximately $90,000,000 annually, should be used for export bounty payments to aid in developing foreign markets for Amercan farm products. Meanwhile, chairman Marvin Jones, D„ Tex., of the house agri- i culture •committee, predicted that I legislation will be enacted for a j new farm program within the limits lot the supreme court's decision ibut I protesting rights of both producer) ' and consumer Jones said: “Our tariff system makes a farm I program necessary in the interest of the entire nation. Complete and permanent recovery can be had on ■ no other basis. “This country must not be per-! mitted to sink back to the deptlis 1 it had reached in 1932. "After carefully considering the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) CHURCHPLANS FOR BUILDING Zion Lutheran Church Launches SB,OOO Building Program An SS.OUO laiilding program was ■ j launched at the annual voters' assembly of the Zion Lutheran church of this city Sunday afternoon. The church also held an election of officers. The members voted to install a new pipe organ this year. The Lutheran congregation in . thfa city was organized 35 years . ago. in the last eight years it has [ experienced a fine growth in members. The congregation was doubled during this period. At Hie meeting Sunday the ; building program was determined by an almost unanimous veto. The construction would include rebuilding and enlarging the present church building to give it a seating capacity of over 400 persons. New officers elected at the : meeting were: Fred Heuer, elder; Henry Krtiekeberg,deacon; George Rentz, church trustee; Enno Lankenau, finance board; Oscar | Lankenau, chairman; tho Rev. I Paul Schultz, secretary; August Walter, treasurer. Victor Miller and Arnold Ger-; herding, school trustees; Lorenz ; Conrad and Hugo Franz, ushers | for the German services; Harold (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o WEATHER Fair, colder extreme east tonight; Tuesday increasing cloudiness, snow north, rising temperature. o Prominent Berne Couple Separated Suit for divorce was filed today in the Adams circuit court by Mrs. Esther A. Schug against Everett J. Schug. Former Judge W. H. Eichhorn of Bluffton presented the suit in behalf of Mrs. Schug. The Berne law firm of Musselman & Unversaw is in charge of the intercut of Mr- Schug. The couple were married in 1916 and are the parents of two daughters, Anna Louise, age 18, a student at North Central college, and Isabel E., age 11, in school at Berne. During the pendency of the action Mrs. Schug will continue to occupy the family home at 523 High street, while Mr. Schug will reside at the home of relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Menno S. Hirschy. It ie reported that Mr. Schug will not contest the suit. Mrs. Schug was formerly Miss Ether Action of Bluffton.

Latest Supreme Court Decisions Weaken Neu) Deal

Seeks Nomination Raymond S. Springer, Connersville. has announced his candidacv for the Republican nomination for governor of Indiana. Springer was the unsuccessful candidate against Paul V. McNutt in 1932. SPRINGEROUT FOR GOVERNOR Commersville Ma n To Again Seek G. O. P. Gubernatorial Race Indianapolis, Jan. 13—(U.R) —With a platform advocating tax reform, I Raymond S. Springer, Connersville, Republican candidate for governor in 1932, was back in Ui<* race again today. Springer formally announced his candidacy for the gubernatorial nomination at a Plainfield rally Saturday night. The state party standard bearer I in 1932, defeated for election by Gov. Paul V. McNutt, made his announcement in an address devoted largely to a lashing of the pres- , ent administration for its “distatI orship. racketeering in liquor traffic and reckless spending.” Springer also proposed repeal of the gross income tax law, emergency clause in the $1.50 tax limitation law, the state reorganization act and said township consolidation would be effected “if the iocal I units want it.” His announcement brought the I field of Republican candidates to | nearly a dozen, some of whom in- | elude Clare W. H. Bangs, HuntI ington's utility-fighting mayor: 11. H. Evans, Newcastle legislator, and George R. Hill. Michigan City political leader. Others considered likely candidates are Mayor Henry Baals, Fort Wayne; Mayor George Freyermuth. South Bend; Ivan Morgan. Austin, former state chairman: Glenn Hillis, Kokomo; Ralph Gates, Columbia City; and M. Bert Thur-j man. former collector of U. S. rev-1 enue hero. Tho Democratic gubernatorial j field also was broadened over the i week end with the announcement jof Herman Confer, Crown Point. (CONTINUHD ON PAGE FOUR) HEART TROUBLE PROVES FATAL — Elzle Thompson, 16, Dies At Home Near Tocsin Sunday Night Elzie Thompson, 16, died at 7 ip. m. Sunday at the home of his (parents, Ira and Mary Ward Thoimpson, one-half mile east of Tocsin. Death was caused by heart trouble after an illness of seven months. The youth was born in Hunter, Ark., February 20, 1919, and came to Indiana with his parents 15 years ago. The family lived in Adams county, near the Antioch church, for three years. Surviving are the iparents, one sister, Mrs. Vivian Williams, Bluffton; four brothers, Ray, near Toesia; Walter, Raymond and Stanley, all at home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m- Tuesday at the Tocsin United Brethren church, with A. S. Elzey of Ossian in charge. Burial will be made in the Prairie View cemeteery.

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Process Taxes Held In Escrow To Be Returned; Ruling On Bankhead Act Is Avoided. INVOLVES MILLIONS Washington. Jan. 13. — (U.R) — A ten-minute session of the supremo ' court today cost the now deal two hundred million in processing taxes, left status of one billion dollars in other processing levies In doubt, and avoided ruling directly on constitutionality of the Bankhead cotton act. This resulted from two decisions: First, the court held that protested processing taxes, actually in escrow— $200,000,000 — must be returned to the processors. By failing to decide upon validity of an AAA amendment, however, the tout left in doubt the chances oil any recovery of the one billion in levies already paid to the government by processors who failed to obtain anti-tax injunctions. Second, the court threw out an attempted test of the Bankhead act lon technical grounds Thue, it postponed until sometime after January 20 a final ruling of the act's validity. The question will be raised at that time on a suit brought by Gov. Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, new deal foe. The only question the court undertook to decide today with respect to the Bankhead act was whether a federal district court has the right to grant or withold an. injunction against the act. The court decided that it was within I the discretion of the lower court to adopt either procedure and that there was no cause for it to intervene in th<> specific case on that specific question. Lee Moor, Texas cotton planter, brought the action in a federal district court seeking to enjoin the i government from assessing the pro- ■ hibitive Bankhead tax against cotI ton which was outside any BankI head act quota. The district court refused to grant the injunction and | Moor stopped it. The processing tax decision was | unanimous. It said: “In praying a writ of certiorari the petition asserted that by reason of tho provisions of section 21D it would be impossible to recovI er taxes collected, even though tho act were unconstitutional, since the section forbids recovery except upon a showing of facts nor, (susceptible to proof. "This court granted the writ and | restrained collection of the tax upon condition that the petitioner should pay the amount of the accruing taxes to a depository, to the joint credit of petitioner and . ! respondent, such funds to be withdrawn only upon the further order . of the court. “The cause was advanced for hearing and has been fully argued on the question of the constitutionality of the action and the inadequacy of the remedy for recovery | of taxes paid.” Rev. Thompson Will Broadcast Rev. Harry Thompson of this city will broadcast a series of his poems from WOWO in Fort Wayne Tuesday morning at eight o’clock. He will appear on the Breakfast Club Hour. LOCALOFFICIALS TO ATTEND MEET Officials Will Attend Annual Road School At Purdue University Next Week Programs of the 22nd annual road , school to be held at Purdue Univer- , sity, Lafayette, have been received by county and city officials. The school opens January 20 and continues to January 24, inclusively. County commissioners Phil Sauer, Frank Martin and Moses Augsbur- , ger and county road supervisor ; Walter Gilliom, are among those who are planning to attend the sessions. Among the speakers are James D. - Adams, chairman of the state highway commission; C- W. Siniff, eu- ■ gineer for the slate highway commission and Donald F. Stiver, atate : safety director. Governor Paul V. McNutt and • Dr. Edward C. Elliott, president of ; Purdue university will deliver ad- ■ dresses at the banquet on January 23.