Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1936 — Page 1

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fcflgue Os Nations WirneJ By England ■Of Pending Action

idu ■jp Ready To Take InHpendent Action If Efforts Fail. \d\ \N<’E <uR) x:rrat k.in( ti.>Ti» against Italy, and spy'll followed one by Ba- ... K - ■ : .. i\,i i against Italy. m maintain existing ' . -•-- •- sanctions. ■*& ■k* the league should persist in .. . aHH| Pre; pt. ■Hi . •!: ' ■fryor Haile Selassie’s warend ’. wa it A-:.:. - A 1 -.(.(>:« ■ - portion if the country, railway farther east. ‘"Z h ' of 'lS'.'lh ell lean." of nations capital at ■■ Huge Pa-ade -'" I ailed I ■h Apr. (UP) Fuehrer ' zxz“ -XZ i:;> n\- page five) “ ■ ■ Hogan Will E Speak To Lions ■ lu 1’• ■ Wayne bank ■ »! aililr.-ss members of ,n the K-. ~ hotel on Tiles Dr li.-n [iiihe is in e °t the program. All Lions to an. -ml. as this is to ■•’!-•■ nt.-resting pro arranged -|,o members "■ * ■■ ■strict meet [WELL ATTENDED genty. |'j ve Members | From Decatur Attend ■ I Moose Meeting ■° Ut 75 mt ‘ n ‘ lber3 of Adams 1,11 of ’he Loyal Order of attended the district Monee » 'lonheld in Fort Wayne Sunernoon and evening. ■he inii*i° Cal Ordel P arti cipated in , lalory wor ' < c °nferred on a K f d n ° f ' a,l< l‘dates. including L, U / a ' Ur Which werp taken g nu ®bered into the hundof mately 500 to 600 meme.en 10dses ln lh - <!'«• ■wi. h Jr S ' stered at tl >® <onvenEj- f . rr a> 1,1016 in attendance, [tile Prinrin'? tat ° r Ibuf( de >'’i<’red ■ h d ad<irPfiS d,,rin « ’ et ZiS d °U h * lodgo here F* Wavne |? ran "P° r tatlwi to hiiiv,. f ,h6y w ere unable r Wf are' nL? Cars ' An rae ®’ F** ” aeetiw t0 _ atton <l oe’t £s h “S, on Tueeday »‘sht

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Exposed Bond Ring 1 I 111 ’fy t * * Brj b da Rt; *<* wBIF Recent arrests in X.-w York of alleged members of an international bond theft ring are reported to have resulted from attempted sale of stolen bonds by an alleged member of the gang to Pia, Ferrari Davico. Two mispocts have been arrested in Paris by Police working on the case who say the ring Jt.tiim.nno in Anieri. an b.md< INDICTMENTS TO BE SOUGHT Seek Indictments Os Seven For Hamm Kidnaping At St. Paul St- Paul. Minn . April 20 - (UP) Indictment of teven accused of complicity in the kidnaping of William Hamm. Jr., three years ago will die asked of a federal grand jury tomorrow, U. S. district attorney George Sullivan said t. day. Sullivan .said he would press for an immediate trial for three suspects. Charles Pritzgerald. Edmund liartholmey, the John (Jack) Pfeifer. , Bartbi.’mey, former Bensenville, ill., postmaster, and Pfeiffer. St Paul night club owner, were re moved to the St. Paul jail immediately after their arrest by federal agent last week. Fitzgerald was arrested in Txts Angeles and authorities refused to reveal whore he was being held Others against whom indictments were to be asked were: Byr .n Bolton, Barker-Karpis gangster who haa been in the Ramsey county jail since hks arrest a year ago in the Edward Bremer kidnaping: Elmer Barnier, convicted in the Bremer Kidnaping and now serving a .prison term; Arthur (Doc) Barker, coleader of the Barker-Karpis gang (CONTINL'EP ON PAGE SIX) DEMOCRAT WANT ADS GET RESULTS For Rent—2 room apartment, fiwt floor, private entrajice, modern home. 310 N. 3rd street or phono 511. The above “For Rent" advertisement appeared in a recent issue of the Daily Democrat and several hours after the paper went to press the apartment was rented. Twelve interested parties made * inquiry from this ad Just more proof that Decatur Daily Democrat classified ads DO pay. Try The Want Ads.

CONFESSES TO ' GIVING AID IN WENDEL KIDNAP Confession May Lead To Implication Os Politicians New York. Apr 2'> (U.R) District Attorney F. X. Geoghan of King; County .ought .in Immediate indii irnent today of Martin Schlot.unnn, confessed participant in th" kidnaping of Paul II Wendel which furnishi’d one of th'. I;',st u-nsations of the Lindb< rgh kidnaping case. He indicated guardedly that his investigation of Wenders abduction was pointing toward Now Jet politicians as accomplices of the abductors. The grand jury, he said, might indict "one. two, thw-e. or more" persons today. Attorney Genera.' David T. Wilenlz of N<-w Jersey made an appointment to confer with Geoghan today here. Police activities indicated that one or two men identified as Schlossman's accomplices were under arreet or observation in Detroit. Fem' detectives flew there in a chartered plane. Geoghi’.’i refused to discuss their errand. but police at Brooklyn headquarters admitted it had connection with the Wendel kidnaping. Schlossman. a dapper young married man. signed a confession at 10 o’clock last night. Geoghan sa.id. that confirmed in every detail Wendel's charge that he was hustled into an automobile on a New York street last Feb. 14 and tortured in a Brooklyn house for 10 days before he signed a confession that he kidnapped and i murder -d Charles A Lindbergh, i Publico,tion of the confession. , which Wendel has repudiated, dell ONrINrED on PAGE SIX) EARLY PAYMENT OF TAXES URGED Final Day For Paying Taxes Only Two Weeks From Today I With the final day for paying I taxes but two weeks away. County 1 Treasurer Jeff Liechty today urgI ed all taxpayers to pay their spring ! taxes as early as possible, in order i to avoid the last minute rush. May 4 is the last day for taxpaying. without paying the delinquent ; penalty The office of the county ■ treasurer has been busy for the past few weeks, but the usual last minute tush is anticipated, espec ially from taxpayers in Decatur. A total of $!i3,707.3S has been col- | lected to date, with the major portion t>f this amount paid by rural residents Residents ot the city have been slow about paying their taxes, according to reports from the office. Os the amount collected. $7.3,005.55 has been tor current taxes, $61.50 for moratorium and $12.94 in insolvent tax. The total 1935 current tax payable in 1936 amounts to $455.507.39, for both spring and fall payments. From the above figures the office has readily anticipated a heavy rush, since but a small portion of the spring payments have been made. The balance of the amount collected to date, $20,627.09 has been paid on delinquent taxes. The total delinquency is $46,306.94. . o TO MAKE TOUR I OFPROJECTS Tour Os Drainage Projects Will Be Made Tuesday The 1936 drainage maintenance program has been launched at the Fort Wayne CCC camp and the work is in full swing since word came just prior to April first that none of the darinage camps will be removed. The Fort Wayne camp area includes all of Allen county and substantial parts of Adams. Wells. Huntington, Whitley, Noble and. DeKalb counties. The camp work' is now being carried on In all ot the counties named. The county agents concerned have named drainage committees to work with the camp. For Adams county, they are Ed Zwlck. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Dccalur, Indiana, Monday, April 20,

Carson Returned B «>'?>■ 1 Wf# *««<• sjw&s R’-v. Herman R. Carson, pastor <>f the Decatur .Methodist. Episcol pal church since June, 1934. today | was returned to the local charge, i at the annual appointments at the | district conference at Kokqmo. LIST WINNERS OF EXAMINATION — Winners In Scholarship Examinations Are Announced Winners in the annual Adam, county high school scholarship ex- ! amtnations were announced this afternoon by county superintend--1 ent ot schools C. E. Striker.' Grading of the examinations in the IS i subject i was completed today. The . j exam wu.s held last Saturday with more than 200 participants. In several of the subjects students tied for the various winner's i position, and like awards were i made. Only the winner of first | place received the scholarship A. I These winners received a red and white letter A with the name of I the subject stamped thereon. The complete list of winners of i the first three positions in ch.'-h of the subjects: English I I. i. jane - Ol< ndening, Hartford, 243; 2. Howard (' St-my. Monroe. I I 229;, 3. Floyd Windmiller. Geneva. ; 222 (Possible score 259.) English II 1. Dorothy Adler, Kirkland. 241 2, Jacqueline Teeter, Geneva. 237; 3, Leßoy Schwartz. Monroe. 221 ’ ( Possible score 290.) English 111 1. Anthon Brewster. Hartford. ' 255; 2. Pauline Liechtv. Geneva. 245; 3. Juanita. Lehman. Kirkland. 249. ( Possible score 307. i English IV i 1. Eloise Christy. Jeffers m, 25.".; i 2. Lois Mann. Kirkland. 276; 3, ' | Rosemary Ray. Pleasant Mills, 169. (Possible score 307.1 Algebra I 1. Denver Morris. Pleasant Mills 48; 2. Franklin Stenry. Monroe. 41. 3, Dorothy Mankey. Kirkland, 37. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) * MEET TONIGHT All members of the various pageant committees of the Celt tennial and the general executive committee are asked to attend the meeting at the city hall tonight at 7 o’clock. This will be first general meeting of ' the pageant committees and every member is urged to be present. ♦ ♦

1 I• • • :: ATTENTION — •• :• FORMER RESIDENTS '• The executive committee of the Decatur CenJI tennial celebration, August 2 to 8, desires the | < . names and addresses of all former residents of ' • Decatur and Adams county, in order that these ” 3 former residents may receive invitations and ■ ■ • • publicity regarding the Centennial celebration. ’• ” Former residents, relatives and friends of C ii former residents knowing the latters' addresses. '■ are asked to fill out the following coupon. If j; you know the address of any former resident, ~ ii mail the coupon to the committee. •• ii * • ;; Name " ;; Street II • • ; City State ■; J! Sent By J ; Send the above coupon to . > i i Mrs. R. D. Myers, 337 Winchester Street, <■ ' ' Decatur, Indiana. J J t+++++++iM-++++<M-+4>++++'i-+-H-+++++4-++4-4-+-I-4-+"M-4-++4-++-

REV. CARSON RETURNED TO LOCAL CHURCH Rev. Herman ( arson Is Re-Assigned Pastor Os M. E. Church The Rev. lb i matt It Carson, [.aetor of the Decatur Methodist I Episcopal church since June of 1934. today was re-assigned to the local < hurge. Appointments of the various ministers were lead al the close of the district conference at Kokomo at noon today. The only ministerial change made in this vicinity is the Deca tur circuit, where the Rev. J. W. Reynolds will replace Rev. lister G. Brunner. Appointments in the Fort Wayne district are as follows: Fort Wa.vne district Supt. S. E. Fribley; Airline. H. E. Forbes; Bluffton. P. B smith; Bluffton circuit. A. S Clark; Decatur, IL IL Carson; Decatur circuit, J. W. : Reynolds; Fort Wayne t First! C. .11. Smith. (Forest Park) 11 J. | Brown. (Simpsonl A I’. Teter. (St. I’unll C. F. Pegram. (Trinity) N I J. Burns. (Wayne Street) E. Burns [Martin, (Waynedab‘l C II Jett1 nines. Fort Wayne circiilt. Ed- ! ward Boase. Geneva. \V. B. Fa.llis; Geneva I circuit. .1. W. Rhine; Harlan. E A Overton: Hoagland. L M Hile; Huntertown-Wallen. W E Loveless; Leo-Grabill. J. F Lutey ; Monroe. E. S Morford; Monroe■ville, F. T. Champion; Mt. Tabor. (Decaturl G. W. Bailer; New Haven. E. B. Megenity: Ossian. A. G. : Simmonv: Pleasant Mills, c. E. Smith; Peoples Chapel i.Monro"ville) Wa,rr< n Hamm; Poneto, Kenneth Smith. Here Two Years Rev. Carson tame to Docatur in I Juno of 19:14 from Portland, where j . V -V. SZS- ' (< ’ONT! XI’ED ON PAGE SIX) GRADUATES WILL HEAR REV. PRIJGH Zion Reformed Pastor To Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon The Rev. Charles M. Prugh will ! preach the ba. cataureaete s -rnv n to the 55 candidate* for graduation, from the Decatur high .school at nervi. es to be held at the Zion Reformed church here on Sunday. May 17. The program will be arranged byRev Prugh. Il i.t provable that other Decatur minister* will assist R v. ! Prugh. Bae alaureate ex.” t ice* are I held each year in either the Methodist Episopal cr the Zi ,n Reformed churches, whi.h have the large*' seating <a.pacitii* o*' the Proestant i hnrhes in the city. Commencement exercises will be held in th • gymnadum of the Decatur high *chool, Friday, May- 22. Dr. “ Robert Williams. pre*ider.t of Ohio Northern College at Ada. Ohio, will deliver th- om nem .-ment addrese. A senior tecoptv.n will be held I r guest* of the . lass immediatelyfollowing the commencement gramOther details of the (commence l m -nt week will he ann. .unced by W Guy Brown, principal of the Decatur high school and Walter J Krick, superintendent o fthe Decatur pub- > lie rfche

Three Hundred Work Madly In Effort To Save Entombed Men; One Os Trio Is Dead —....... < — .

PLAN ADDITION AT COURT HOUSE Plans Being Made I o Provide Quarters For Welfare Board Plans are being drawn by conn ty surveyor Walter Gilliom to re model the < ourt house, to accomodate the new county welfare board, which requires two rooms Tentative [dans made by the (■minty eoitncil ami county commis sinners in joint session last week .all for ’he housing of the new board in the basement of the court house. As all the rooms are now filled in the court house it will be ne.-es sary to move out one of the present offices or construct new rooms The council expressed the opinion that it would be cheaper over a period of years to build new ottice space than to rent offices outside of the court house. As planned now. a coal bin will be excavated on the south side of the court house weat of the en-j trance to the men's rest room. The [ top of the bin will be near or slightly above the surface of the ground. The rooms where the coal is now stored in the court house basement will be refinished. These will be used for the county welfare board. The top of the new coal bin may be used for parking the sheriff’s and surveyor's cars. A peliminary estimate on the cost of the improvement was maue at sl,Bl'o. However, complete esti- ■ mates with plans will be presented to the county council in spec ial session, probably early in May — o— French Quinn Talks On ".Midwesterner" The’ address of French Quinn, delivered at the Evangelical church last evening was well received. Mr. Quinn, whose tujk was sponriored by the brotherhood i 'of the church, spoke on 'The Mid--westerner." w it h the theme centeri c-d on civil and religious rights. The speaker told of the advantages offered to residents of this *ection of the country with special I emphasis placed on (hose opened 'to [>eo|ilc> of Adams county. The subject "Midwesterner." Is < being generally recognized over the territory as one of the most inspiring offered to citizens of the ' midwest, having been given by j Mr. Quinn on several occasions. Betty Zinsmaster a,nd her three brothers presented special nittsio. o WEATHER Probably local showers or thunderstorms beginning tonight or Tuesday; slightly warmer south tonight; much cooler Tuesday and Tuesday night. SELL TICKETS FOR CABARET High School To Stage Cabaret Dance At Sunset Friday Unreserved tickets for the cabaret dance to be sponsored by the Howling Hosts -of the’ Decatur high school went on s'ale today at 50 cents a couple. The danco will be held at Sunset park Friday night. Members of the club announced today that there are still a number of reservations open for the tables. These sell at 75 cents a couple. They may be obtained from any of the following student*: Junior Barker, James Ehingen Robert Brcxlbeck. Lewis Smith or Robert Asbibaucher. A few single admission tickets will be sold tor 35 cents each. Plans for the affair are progressing rapidly. The floor show is rehearsing daily with Gene Johnson’s orchestra, which is to furnish the music. Members of the association announced today that the cabaret dance ia being staged at the request ot persons who attended the affair last year. Money raised will be used to defray expenses met at the closing of the school year.

( enlennial (|ueen w Fibi Fiances Nalle, 21. of Dallas, has been (hosen as the official hostess of the Texas Centennial exposition which opens in Dallas, June 6. A committee of painters and ■ sculptors selected her as the typical ’Bluebonnet Girl" from a group of 3(H). LAUNCH YOUTH MEETING PLANS Youth Conference Will Be Held At .Monroe Next Month I Committees for the Interdenom-in.-itiomil Youth conference to bo held at the Monroe high school May 15. 16 and 17. were announced j today by E. .1 Fricke, president of i the Adams County Holiness A■>-1 < iation. Inc. The committees were named at < a meeting of the association reI cently. This is the second confer-1 <-nce held in the county. At a simiilar conference liu-t year 1.210 , young people were, registered. The Rev. 11. 11. Mueller of Indianapolis. well known youth leader. ' will be the principal speaker. A meeting of the sub committees will be held tonight at the Monroe high school to ma,ke final plans for the general program. The committees are: Rev. E. S Mor 1 general [ch tirnmn, Clyde Sprunger. assistant general chairman. Song leader: Freeman BurkhaltI er, assistant song loader. Bernie I Franklin. General pianist: Opal Sprunger. Seiretart Louise Niles. i Publicity committee Helena I Mai’ Liechty. Everett Johnson. Ari lene Becker. Naomi Franklin, I Agnes Burley. Program committee: Mabel ' Fricke. Cephus Jackson. Blanche Fugate, Majgaret Lewellen. Norman Moser. Music committee: Roland Sprunger. Esther -lirenneman. Opal Sprunger. Bob Dtfeko. Freeman Burkhalter. Entertainment committee: Max Bahner. Margaret Bttrkhead. Doris Fricke. Harvey Laugltrey. Christine Andrews. Registration committee: Louise Niles. Waldo Liechty, Norma Stauffer, Bob Martin. Harold Fricke. Camp fire committee: Glenn Stucky. Ruth Bahner, Maynard Stucky, EVan Yoke. Denver Yoder. o Report Irene Sells Is Much Improved The aendition of Miss Irene Sells, , seriously injured in an auto acci- , dent last Wednesday was reported to (be much better today Rumors . that the girl was dying were reported as unfounded by hospital at- - taches. who stated that she is now i conscious, although her condition I di'.°6 not warrant use of x-rays to determine the extent of her injurI les,

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Workmen I ighl Desperately To Save Lives Os Mine Owners Entombed Since Last Sunday. ONE MAN DEAD Moos* River. N S.. Apr. 29. <U.P> Three hundred men worked like mad today in a (-rumbling, perilous shaft in one last <les|>erat>’ effort to reach two Toronto mine owners rapidly dying of cold and ex posure after more than seven days’ imprisonment 141 ieet beneath (he surface. One of tile three who was trapped a week ago Sunday night, ' Herman B Magill, already was dead in the cavernous mid wet tin del-ground prison. Through an iron pipe driven i from the surface into the mine, the other two. Dr. 1> A. Robertson and Alfred Si adding begged the workers "In the Name of God. hurry, hurry." The doctor, able only too well to diagnose his own possible fate, feared be and Scadding could last only a few bouts longer. Rising water in the mine added Io the perils of exposure. Hot brandy and concentrated soup, lowered in tubes tnrougn the pipe, buoyed them somewhat. And at 9:15 u. tn. they were tremendously cheered by the fact that they could hear the rescue workers ' tunneling furiously toward their prison. "How much longer do you think we'll have to wait?" Scadding ' pleaded over a little microphone ’ I that was lowered to them so thru they could conserve their waning energy by not having to shout. C. H. Ivey, brother-in-law of In I Robertson, was at the other end of the circuit. H He told them only an hour more. | But neither Ivey nor anyone else lon the surface dared hope that it I j would be that soon. There still was probably 30 feel ;of rock to penetrate. At 10:30 a. j m., however. Robertson, talking to j his wife, was more hopeful and I said they could hang on 10 or 12 ! hours or perhaps longer. Tears streaming down her lace, I her voice choked. Mrs. Robertson | spoke into the microphone. “Eddie, Edd/-. they’re coming. "It’s Pauline Were coming, j Hold on. darling." "You bet, dear." "ie doctor replied. trying to calm her "We're ; all right. If they van get a fellow I here in 10 or 12 hours or even (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o— Catholic Seniors (Jive Play Tonight "Hold Everything" a .play «rs action, suspense and humor will bo (presented by the senior class of this Decatur Catholic high school tonight in the school auditorium, dress reheaersal has been held ami a good evening’s entertainment has been promised, o DELEGATES TO ATTEND MEET Annual Convention Os Eastern Star At Indianapolis Delegates from this city are . planning to attend the sixty-second . annual convention of the Order of Eastern Star, which is to open at 9:30 Wednesday morning in the , Murat theater in Indianapolis. ! Mrs. W. Guy Brown and Mrs. I Dan Tyndall are the delegates from the local order, with Charles ! Burdg acting pro tern for Dan TynI dull. Others who are planning to attend as visitors are Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Bowen ami Mrs. Burdg. Registration is scheduled to open at the convention headquarters in ■ the Claypool hotel Mrs. Josephine ' A. Brown, of Rushville and worthy grand matron of the order is to • preside at the meeting, with mem- • bers of 452 Indiana chapters in ut--1 tendance. Th organization has a ( state membership ot 76,372 women A banquet will be held at 6:30 - Wednesday evening. Following the banquet will be the annual Nettie i Ransford memorial fund ball at j 8:30 o’clock The ball is sponsor- . ed by the matrons and patrons ofi the Eleventh district.