Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 27 May 1936 — Page 1

■ XXXIV. No. 127.

CROUCH CONFESSES KILLING

■e/ay Examination w Twelve Members ■Of “Black Legion’

Hr.ination Uljourned Days To Permit Hrther Inquiry Into K) arrest more K., > Ma' to (UPI-Examin-of the Black ■ , «it l> th“ kidnaping HE. ~| Ch u leu A. Poole 32, ... i -ix da.ve ■ pi;.-': Judge Ralph W. .Hdri-ed returned to Judge Ralph \V K u,ii, requested the its inquiry. p-„niised the court that four »r five days I anticourt and have al for all of them at one « '-."i ' " who "knew ■z: iriee into the '>> he extended h Mk»: -I, Il Ar-ull could he 11 vigilante group. called lourt that the defend- : charges ■ testimony of onl) and the medical exHF<- ■ >:-n*-<l the autopsy body the former WPA - B K [ "'i“i defense attorney BerCruse The attorney reHB' •• the prose tn., delay so he can HfE ' ftice and deter- ' '"-ehs himself has v: >"h tt ays 1 had anywith this organization B* liloseclltur .shouted ill : ' ndaiits, lading Harvey self-stylefl "colonel” of the :r.; Dayton Dean, and allegin the shooting of M ,n 'lay 12. looked up with ■r -c argument iprogreseon page five) jtUSE DAMAGE Ptcity park ay Cause ConsiderDamage At Hannap I ' uttman Park ( 'als during the past few weeks |KL niany of the conven‘'nd beautifications at the ; ta ' a » park, according to Elzey, city councilman and ‘tn nf tit,, marks committee. ~P birt t( ’ afford the people ( a picnic ground and rec s k'>l the city installed brick K/, n<l ot ' lerw * se improved Ktri'lii,! iml)s flom treevs were to small chunks and hauled jfe! for fi ' ewood. ■ h "'-* ta '" (i ll,at '""ch <>f the JB ' t ,een ' : ' art ' e <s away, autoBiie, '’ -'ft'g ipast the posts deNKcn.? 6 *’ 1 ’ niotor vehicles out K nf n' d carryin S away large |fe., al ‘ 116 firewood. B"Rama«a ,he fire P !acea have ■U broken "'° OdeU benC ”‘ eri "vj IW , a3 I ked tllat anyone seeBij’i ce a?' 8 8, 1 work report to ■hi-,.. park'* that a " pereons who ■phi,, ! n * en, ieavor to,keep the HK(] f > r a Htatp of cleanliness

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1 Carolina Queen * Wl s ■ jK i ’ I bi, AW I When students of North CaroI lina university at Chapel Hill i selected their 1936 campus queen they loyally voted for a Carolina beauty. Miss Nan Norman, above, who was officially crowned “the prettiest co-ed." TWO SOCIETIES HOLD BANQUET Zion Lutheran Church Leagues Hold Annual Service I The junior and senior Walther league societies of the Zion Lutheran church entertained their par- • ents and the last confirmation class • of the church at a fellowship din- . ner at the Lutheran school last . evening, which also marked the third annual and national candle ' i light service. Sixty-five guests were present. I Short addresses were given by .'Albert Keller, the retiring presi- ' dent of the junior league, and by i Clarence Stapleton. Jr., the newly I elected president. Karl Krudop . 1 represented the senior league in the absence of Arthur Keller, and also served as toastmaster for the evening. The program included group singing and an address by the educational director of both leagues, the Rev. Paul W. Schultz, wh ospoke on the topic, "Christian Fellowship." The address of Rev. Schultz, in part, follows: “There are blessings of unusual magnitude in the wake of Christian fellowship. This can be ascertained very definitely when we become ' fully conscious of the necessity, the value and the power of thtis fellowship so aptly exemplified in the ' Walther league and other ybung peoples' societies and endevors. “The necessity of Christian fellowship rises to paramount importance before us. when we consider ' the increasing complexities of our ’ modern era of living, when we see 1 how unscrupulous and ungod y 1 companions and associates and tin 1 Christian environments are tuck- ' ing at thte very soul of many fine young people, and are taking them arnil ln arm and lea -'2^3^ 1 I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Mixed Choir Will Give Program Here I — ■ The mixed choir from the Feder- ' ated Church of Spencerville, Ohio, will give a program at the Chils > tian church in Decatur Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. > The Spencerville high sc i quartet will accompany t ie c 10 and will sing several “ unbelß : ■ This quartet may be heaid > radio station WOWG, Fort Wayne, i Friday afternoon at 2.30 o > The public is cordla ". y ‘"sunday ; attend the church services Sunday evening.

DISPUTE OVER NEW TAX BILL . IS CONTINUED . Tax Rebels Fight Against Administration Pressure Washington, May 27. — <U.R) Democratic tax rebels fought today to hold their lines firm against strong administration pressure to re write the corporate tax plan once more along lines suggested by Gov. Marrlner G. Eccles of the federal reserve board. Adoption of a modified Eccles plan providing for a flat 15 per cent corporate tax rate and a scale of surtaxes upon withheld surpluses would mean the end of the compromise tax program upon which the senate finance committee virtually was agreed before last night's conference with President Roosevelt. The president, it was understood, pointed out that the compromise failed to meet his revenue need by approximately $500,000,000. New study of the Eccles plan as a means of making up the difference was suggested. Democratic rebels who joined with Republican committee members in rejecting the house corporate surplus tax program were hopeful nevertheless of holding their . lines firm in spite of strongest adI ministration persuasion. i They forecast that even if the i committee did approve a modified , Eccles plan a hitter floor fight ■ would ensue with prospects that adjournment would be delayed. The rwntitieit Hccles program was. , understood to comprise: A 15 per cent flat tax on corporate earning. $15,(100 exemption from surtaxes. I I A surtax of 25 per cent of the first 20 per cent of retained income. A surtax of 35 per cent on the I second 20 per cent of retained in(CONTIXUED ON PAGR FOUR) 10 ABE LISTED AS NOMINEES More Names Are Added As Nominees For Centennial Queen The list of nominees for queen of ' Decatur's Centennial was increased to 10 today with nine additional ' names entered in the race. The time for filing nominations 1 Joses midnight Saturday, May 30. Letters imay either be brought or 1 mailed to the Decatur Democrat this week. The election will begin next week ■ and continue four weeks. The nine nominations received today are: Patricia Fullenkamp, 522 West 1 Madison streetFrieda Scherer, West Monroe street. 1 Lenore Teeple, West Madison street. Kathryn Engeler, 105 W. Adams ■ streetRuth E'zey, 622 West Monroe Alice Allweln, 311 West Madison Ruth Voglewede. 509 West Monroe street. Dorothy Young, 915 North Fifth . street. Margaret Laube, 413 West Adams ; Mildred Teeple of 122 North First i Street, was nominated Tuesday. Qualifications for nominees are that they must be i.ninarjied girls between the ages of 17 to 30, inclusive. and residents of Decatur. - The winner will be given $25 In credit good at any store in Decatur which purchased a Centennial bond. The to runners-up will ibe ■ named attendants, No Expenses To Obtain Nomination Robert Zwick filed a declaration today with County Clerk G- Remy Bierly stating that he had expend-' ed no money in his camripaign for: Democratic nomination tor county! coroner.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 27, 1936.

U. B. Brotherhood To Meet Thursday i The Otterbein brotherhood of the First United Brethren church will meet Thursday evening at the j I church. Dick Shaffer, vice-president,' | will preside and Ollie Mills will lead the singing. Rev. J, W. Reynolds, pastor of the ; Decatur M, E. circuit, will be the principal speaker. The seripAitre reading and comments will be made by Jesse Hurst, with prayer by Frank Baker. Special music will ibe presented. Refreshments of strawberries and home made ice cream . will be served. The refreshments committee consists of Frank Hurst, chairmanl; Junior Drake. Donald ' Drake, U. 8. Drummond, H. W. 1 Franklin, Arthur Puling, Harold l Hitchcock, Raymond and Robert ' Sheets, Donald Bohnke. CLUB OFFICERS ARE NOMINATED Lions Club Nominates New Officers For Coming Year Nominations of officers for the coming year featured last night’s ■ meeting of the Lions club at the Rice hotel. I W- F. Beery was nominated to ■ succeed L'oyd Cowens as president ■ of the club. His nomination remain- ■ ed unopposedWalter J. Krick was nominated for the office of first vice-president with Alva Nichols and Ed Boknecht ' for second and third vice-tpresidents 1 respectively. Dr. N. A Bixler and Roy Miwn.ma were nominated for treasurer and secretary, respectively, both holding the offices at present. Harry Knapp, Clifford Saylors and Herman Kruckeberg were nominated to the board of directors for ■ a two year term. Andrew Appelman and Ed Boknecht have one year to serve on the board, being elected last year.. , The office of Tail Twster was the only one to afford -opposition in the nominations, Robert Zwick. George Morris and Dr. Pen Duke al! being nominated for the position- Merle Ellenberger was nominated to fill the position of Lion Tamer. The election of the nominees will | i be held on June 23. Andrew Appelman. as delegate to the recent state convention held in Fort Wayne,' I made a report to the club last night on the Decatur Lions club features at the state meeting o Report Church School Enrollment Is 252 l The Rev. Charles M. Prugh, dean of the Vacation Church school, reported total enrollment today at 252. This Is only three Jess than the enrollment for the entire school i last year. Registration will be continued all this week and a record number of students is expected for the four-weeks course. Roosevelt Will Distribute Fund Wa3hington, May 27 —<U.R) —The senate appropriations committee completed action today on the $1,425,000,000 relief program and voted to give the huge fund to President Roosevelt instead of WPA Administrator Harry Hop- ( kins. The committee also approved a plan to permit PWA administrator Harold L. Ickes to make grants ps well as loans from the $250,000,000 revolving fund with the reconstruction finance committee.

We Must Eat With the closing of the stores Saturday in observance of Memorial Day, it will be necessary for housewives to lay in a two day supply of food. STORES WILL THURSDAY’S Democrat will carREMAIN OPEN ry the re fl ular Food Advertise- —— ments of the Groceries and Meat FRIDAY Markets. Shop Friday for the two ———— ■ days! You'll need supplies for EVENING the Decoration Day trip or picnic and the regular Sunday meals. Read the Food Bargains in Thursday’s paper.

WELFARE HEAD ' GIVES REPORT Total Os 175 Old Age Pension Applications Are Received Mrs. Faye Smith-Knapp reported last night at the regular meeting of i the county welfare board that a total of 175 old age assistance applications had been received to date. It is hoped by the board that all applications for assistance will be made before June 1 to enable the board to complete their report to the state by that time. Applleante for the pension are allotted 30 days to reutrn their applications, but it was pointed out by the board that it would be to the advantage of the pension eeeker to have his application returned by June 1. Investigation of the applications will begin immediately after all have been received. Pensions now being received will be continued at the same rate until re-investigations are made, according to th? board. Miss Mary Poling, former Decatur young woman will be sent here in the near future by the state welfare board to assist in the work of investigation. Miss Poling is a graduate of the local high school and Taylor university and a trained social worker. Salary and traveling expenses of Miss Poling will be (paid by the! state welfare department and no expense will be relegated to the county, according to the board. W. Guy Brown, president of the board stated that in regard to the applications for dependent children, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Community Gardens Are Ready For Use John M. Doan. Washington township trustee, announced today that community gardens have been staked off and are ready for assignment. He also announced that persons desiring food orders this week must obtain them Friday as stores will be closed all day Saturday. FINAL REPORT BY RED CROSS Total Os $1,178.59 Raised In County For Flood Relief The final report was filed today I by Miss Anna Winnes, secretary of the Adams county Red Cross chapter, showing that $1,178.59 has been raised for flood relief. At the last report citizens from he county had subscribed $1,150115. Additional subscriptions were: Bertha Loser, sl. Loose change In boxes,s2. Elks club, $5. Loretta Auman, sl. From one who has been in a 1 flood,slGeneral Electric, $2.23. Berne subscriptions, $4.85St. Peter's Lutheran church $10.96 Grand total, $1,150-55. Miss Winnes announced that four checks have been sent the National Red Cross organization for flood relief. These were $310; $350; $366, $152 59, and the total $1,178.59. Miss Winnes, on behalf of the county chapter and the national organization of the Red Cross, expressed her thanks to the citizens of the county for their cooperation in raising the (pledge.

Slayer Os Federal Alcohol Agent Captured Today And] Confesses Hammond Murder

. I WILL INSPECT STATE PRISON Life Imprisonment Is Urged For Parole Violators Indianapolis, llnd-, May 27 —(UP) i — Inspection of the Indiana State reformatory at Pendleton, Ind., was scheduled today by more than 4<(o delegates attending the third annual central state (probation and parole conference. Mrs. Rose G- Beatty, superintendent of the Ohio girls industrial ■ school, was to deliver the principal I address at the general session. Only other address was to be giv- ' en by Frank T. Flynn, case work director of the University of Notre Dame, who was to discuss aspects of the relationship of parole treat-; rnenl to community organization. The four-day conference will be 1 climaxed tomorrow with the governor's banquet and ball at which ! Gov. Paul V- McNutt and executives i 1 of six other states will attend. In the principal address last night' Stanley P- Ashe, warden of the Western state penitentiary in pennsyl-, vania, urged life imprisonment for ; parole violators. Advocates of longer (prison sen-1 tences for criminals and those who are enthusiasts for parole and probation are without facts to prove ' that either method will lessen crime he said “Imprisonment certainly makes it safer for the public in those cases in which we permanently incarce-j rate or execute, but 1 do not expect the indeterminate sentence, probation and parole to prove to be a panacea for recidivism or anywhere i near approach it." he asserted. “I do believe that carefully super- ■ vised parole, with proper personnel. and with vastly increased facilities } in our school system for adult edu-1 cation, along with, perhaps, a na- : tionally organized system for Job t analysis and placement and supervised amusement centers, will les- | sen recidivism.” ; She said many conditions make rrnNTTNT’ED ON PAGE FIVE) Arrest Portland Man For Traffic Violation Ray Brookirnan of Portland was arrested Tuesday night at 11:20 o’clock by city night policemen on a charge of running the red light at the intersection of Second and Monroe streets and driving 65 miles an hour on Winchester street. He was ordered to appear before Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse tonight. GIVES REPORT ON DELINQUENT Total Os $11,325.81 Os Spring Taxes Goes Delinquent A total of $11,325.81 in spring taxes were allowed to fall delinquent this year, according to figures released in the offices of County Auditor John W. Tyndall today. This amount represents barely over four per cent of the total $244,799.30 which was payable on the spring installment. The records also show that $6.239.59 was paid on the fall installment of the taxes. Taxes yet to be paid in the county on the fall payments amount to $237,468.50. The delinquency left on the books from former years amounted to $24,610.61; nearly half of that amount being paid during this spring's tax payments. People of Decatur allowed a total of $4,329.20 in spring taxes become delinquent. This amount is smaller than in former years, according to reports. Taxes yet to be paid in the fall payment by citizens of the city amount to $60,961.43.

Backs Roosevelt ’ Ffh I I K ’ p I B S H 'Hb j I Bianding the supreme conif ‘as an anti-labor group and “Sanw Claus to the open ehoppers,” Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in speaking before i the biennial convention at Cleveland. above, urged delegates to work for re-election of President Roosevelt. MAKESURVEYS OF HIGHWAY 27 ——__ Survey For Possible Rerouting Os Federal Highway Here State engineers ,are in Adams county this week making surveys for proseipctive reroutings of U. S. j highway 27 in and north of Deca- ] tur. Several objections have been filed ' with the state department in connection with the present route tor the road. Tourists have complained that it is almost impossible to drive over 27 down Second street in the evenings and on Saturdays because of the .large number of cars parked or driving through the trading area. Another objection against the present route is the abrupt turns made at the North river 'brbidgeThe existing route crosses the Pennsylvania railroad at two points. A route, which has been proposed is one that would come In from the south on 13th street, cross the river on the west side of the Pennsylvania railroad and join the existing road north of the intersecetion of the Pennsylvania railroads. This would eliminate two railroad crossOther routes have been suggested. . Several will be surveyed. The susrveying does not indicate official action of the state highway commission, but is only a basis for later consideration of proopsed rerouting. 0 Elks Initiate Class Tonight I A class of candidates will be initiated into the B P. O. Elks at 8 , o’clock tonight at the home on I North Second street. The ritualistic work will ibe exemplified by the i local degree team. All members are urged to be present as this will be . final initiation until uext fall. o I WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat cooler northeast 1 and east-central tonight; - warmer extreme northwest Thursday.

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Harlan Crouch Captured In Apartment; Gives Self Up Without Any ASK INDICTMENT Indianapolis, May 27 — <(J.R) — Harlan Crouch, pulgy middle-aged rum - nmner who surrendered meekly in a hideout today under the threatening guns of 25 peace officers, has confessed the slaying of John R. Foster, federal alsohol agent, according to local police. “J thought we were being chased by hi-jackers and let them have it," Lieut. Roy Pope of the city police homicide squad quoted the prisoner as saying. Foster was shot between St. Johns and Crown Point, in Lake county. May 14, while he and Guy Goodin, another revenue agent, chased a car containing two rumrunners. James Jacobs. Indianapolis, a confessed bootlegger, was arrested iin Hammond a abort time later ' with an automobile containing 200 I gallons of contraband alcohol and i named Crouch as the slayer, i Pope staid the statement was I made orally to him and was not taken az? a signed confession, however. He quoted Crouch as saying that James handed him a rifle and Crouch himself did rhe firing. Pope also revealed another arrest in connection with the case but refused to disclose any details except that the prisoner gave his name as Paul Mueller, Indianapolis. He was held under $20,000 bond on a vagrancy charge. Lieut. Thomas McCormick led the city police and George Winkler. inspector of ithe federal alcohol tax office, directed the federal agents. Crouch was named as the actuaj slayer of Foster by James Jacobs, known Indianapolis rum runner, who was arrested by police at Chicago Heights several hours after the death of the federal agent. Jacobs said he was one of two men which Foster and his companion, Guy Goodin. Hammond, attempted to apprehend as rum runners as they had recognized the license plate on the car. i Goodin gave up the chase to take his companion to the St. I Margaret’s hospital at Hammond. The apartment where Crouch was captured was operated by Earl Hall, an employe of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVH) O DISTRIBUTE EXCISE FUND Decatur To Receive $666.67 As Distributive Share . Indianapolis, May 27. — Paul P. > Fry, state excise administrator, toi day announced that $192,092.79 for . the civil units and $94,487.51 Tor school units will be available for distribution as of .iJiue 1. from the , excite fund. , Os the amount available for dis- . tribution to civil units. $66.67 will be available for Adtrns county. This will be distributed as follows: Decatur, $666.67. At the same time, figures for the first year of operation of the 1935 t alcoholic beverages act were announced, showing total collections . for the twelvemonth period to be ; $6,433,845.11. j These collections were divided , as follows: from liquor, beer and > wine permits, $2,846,998.69; from. , malt licenses. $6,180; from other } licenses, $14,876.25: from liquor taxes, $2,296,311: from beer taxes, $1,150,929.19; from wine taxes, $59,755.92; from malt taxes, $51,661.58; and from miscellaneous taxes, $7,137.71. Fry announced that the total collections for the year were distrib(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)