Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 129, Decatur, Adams County, 29 May 1936 — Page 1

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Souvenir Collection Displayed At Store A collection of prize souvenirs collected in the Civil and World Ware are on display at the Englandstore here. Numbered among the collection are uu officer’s hut ami mtrnket from the Civil War. World War souvenirs included the dreud- ' ed saw-edged bayonet employed by opposing forces during the World War and a collection including gas masks, German officer's huts, shells, and other spoils of war. A picture of Company A, 4th Indiana infantry and Battery A, 139th field artillery, in which Decatur soldiers were enlisted complete the display, which was arranged by Frank Wal’ace. CLUB PICTURE TO BE SHOWN Free Talking Pictures Os 4-H Activities Here Tuesday Two and a half hours of talking pictures, featuring the film dramatization of the famous 4-H, novel, “Under the 4-H Flag." will be shown free to the people of Adams county next Tuesday, June 2, at 7 p. m. according to an announcement made this week by ; Mrs. Helen E. Mann, club agent forr Adams county. The show will be given at the i Decatur high school gymnasium. I There will be no admission charge land no collection ot any kind. The program was produced primarily in the interest of the 4-H I movement but families and friends I of 4-H members and all others interested in agriculture are invited i to attend. In addition to the six-reel feature picture, a 4-H newsreel showing important events in the 4-H and agricultural calendar, an educational shout called "Hidden I Values." a.nd a cartoon comedy : will be shown. Os further interest to those who 1 attend the program, two contests whotfe award money totals $5,000, jare being held, concurrency with i the showing of the picture. The 24 counties whose attendance at the (show is greatest in ' proportion to the counties' rural 1 population will share in $2,000 in awards. The counity winning first awa.rd will receive the first prize of SI,OOO which will be turnied over to the county foir use in 4-H programs. ' A second contest, whose award . money totals $3,000, js an essay contest based on the educational shout, “Hidden Values." Entry blanks will be distributed at the showing and everyone who attends will be allowed to compete for the prizes. The prize money in this contest is divided into two sections. (State awards will be made as soon as the tour is finished in each state. Then the , state award winners will be enter|ed in a national competition, 'which will close when the national tour of the picture is concluded. BORAH DELIVERS FINAL ADDRESS Speech Last Night Seen As Threat To Bolt G. O. P. Party Washington, May 29— (U.R) A thinly disguised challenge to Gov. Alf M. Landon’s presidential candidacy and a direct appeal to Republican parity masses to repudiate four notable oldguard leaders echoed today' in Sen. i liam E. Borah's final address in quest of the GOP nomination. Borah warned that the nation must choose between a. decentralization of corporate economic power and a possibly revou o ary concentration of governmental power. Ab examples of concentrated governmental powei te cited Fascist Italy, Nazi German, land Communist Soviet Ru99la ' The speech, broadcast night, more clearly defined potentialities of a Borah bolt than I any preceding it. Borah “anti-monopoly” the ton iss L his wind-up campaign speech . said the choice between cont nued |decentralization of Ind, r er and expansion of fede * alP — constitutionally or otherwi - was perfectly evident. ]er “What the party d ™ 9 .? hel present conditions, t eie . said, "I must regard ar,_ finab That language was inteipited here to mean that it bl 9 ' . to nominee and platf° n , Ignored in Cdeveland 11 b]loan . fuse to ' I PAGE TWO) I

COMMITTEE IN SENATE VOTES j OUT TAX BILL * Finance Committee Votes To Report Compromise Tax Bill Washington, May 29 —(U.R)—The i senate finance committee voted ■ today 'to report the new cotnpro- > mise tax bill, including a one per ’ cent increase on income surtaxes starting at $6,000 and extending up to $50,000. The compromise measure, rejecting President Roosevelt’s suggestion for higher graduated tax on undivided corporate profits, | was estimated to raise as high as |; $700,000,000 including surtax increases and the windfall tax but fell short of the administration's • request for a total permanent and temporary revenue of $1,137,000,000. The committee decided to change the flat 18 per cent rate on corporate earninge to a graduate rate of 15’/4 to 18 per cent and to drop the proposed SI,OOO ' exemption for corporations witli under $15,000 income. The seven per cent flat super tax on undistributed profits was retained. Sen. William H. King, D., Utah, presiding in the absence of Chairman Pat Harrison, D„ Miss., said that he had “confirmed” his earlier statement that the corporate ■ earnings tax would yield $87,000,000, more than the treasury experts estimated. This would ' boost the total yield ot the bill to some $789,000,000 as compared to ' i the house bill total of $803,000,000. The vote on reporting the bill was described as “unanimous” al- | though Sen. Robert M. LaFollette, P., Wis . and Sen. Daniel O. Has- ' tings, R.. Delaware, announced they voted merely to get a bill ' out and took “no responsibility.” '! n WEATHER Fair tonight and Saturday; ' . continued cool tonight, not ' i so cool Saturday afternoon. l, . . NOMINATIONS END SATURDAY Nominations lor Queen Os Centennial To Close Saturday ' Nominations for 'the queen of Decatur's Centennial will close Saturday at midnight. No nominations received after that time or bearing a postmark later than midnight Saturday will be consid- , ered. Tlie list of nominees, compiled at noon today showed a total of 25 in the contest. The names of the new contesltants are: Isabelle Odle, 230 N. 7th street. Bernice Closs. 927 Walnut st. Catherine Murphy. Bth street. Kathryn Hyland. 122 S. Fourth. Sylvia Ruhl, 1039 Vine streeit. Rosemary Miller, 606 Indiana. Elaine Gaffer, Eighth street. Esther Deßolt South Eighth. Gladys Harvey, E. Monroe street. Several nominees are already preparing for the election, with (sororities, lodges, factories, stores and individuals pledging their I support to the election of the favored candidate. Gowns of chic design have already been designed for the "queen” and hei' 14 attendants, including two runners-up. The other twelve attendants will not be voted upon. These girls will be chosen by the Centennial publicity committee, one from each ot the twelve townships in Adams ■ county. One nomination was received bearing the maiden name of a young married woman. This nom--1 ination was not considered. Attention is again called to the rules: The nominee must be between the ages of 17 and 30. in- ■ elusive, and unmarried. She must be a resident of Decatur. A nomination carries 100 votes. More than one nomination is not; considered. The voting for the queen opens Monday at all stores who have purchased Centennial bonds. — -o Heller Funeral Rites To Be Held Sunday Funera’ services for Mrs. D. D. Heller will be held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John W- Tyndall, 203 North Fourth Street, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The Rev H. R. Carson, pastor of the Decatur Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Burial will be made in 1 .]j 6 Decatur cemetery. The body may be viewed at the Tyndall reeid- | ence until the time of the funeral. |

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May 29, 1936.

Plan Delivery of Bonus Bonds - Special arrangement* Lor mailing ot veterans’ bonus bonds, which will be jMisted the night of June 15, were made when Postmaster Vincent E. Burke, seated, of Washington, conferred with veterans’ leaders on plans to insure speedy delivery.

TALK ON SAFETY IS GIVEN CLUB Fort W’ayne G. E. Official i Speaks To Rotarians • Thursday > W. J. Hockett bead of the perl mna' dennrtment of the For’ ’ Wayne branch of the General ■ Electric comnany, delivered an interesting discovrse on safetv at 1 the weekly meeting of the Deca--1 tur Rotazy club Thursday evening ! at the Rice hotel. 1 Mr. Hockett chose as his sub- | ject, “Present conditions necesei- : tate safe driving." He stated 1 that the automobile traffic toll is . increasing, although not in as great a percentage as the increase ’(in motor vehicles. I The speaker quoted figure* to ■ show the increase in fatalities ( and injuries from traffic accidents. In 1910, there were 468,000 pleasure cars and 10,000 commer- , clal vehicles in the United States. l ln 1934, these figures had inI creased to 26,000.000 pleasure cars and 3,500,000 commercial ears. Commenting on the traffic doll, Mr. Hockett quoted figures to J show that in 1933. there were ; 31.000 dearths, 90,000 persons perI manently injured and 1,000,000 . slightly injured. These accidents are estimated to have cost $680,- ' 000,000. By 1935, the traffic toll had inj creased to 36,400 death*. 107,000 permanently injured and 1.170,000 ~ slightly injured. The cost was $800,000,000 in loss of wages and for medical care ajtd a similar amount in property damage. Two(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ADAMS COUNTY MAN IS DEAD Peter Neuenschwander Dies Thursday At Home Os Mother Peters Neunschwander, 36, died Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the home of his mother, Mrs. Abraham Neunschwander, in Wabash township. Death was caused by heart disease and dropsy. He was born in Wayne county, Ohio, the son of Abraham and Mary Moser Neuenschwander on August 3, 1899. The family mov ' ed to this county several years ago ' The deceased was never married. Surviving besides the mother are ( four brothers and five sisters. Funeral services will be held at' the home, two miles west and onehalf mile south of Berne at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Burial will be made in the Moser ceme- | tery west of Berne. ■ ■ o Former Local Baptist Minister Is Honored The Rev. Faris Daniel Whitesell, ' former pastor of the Decatur Baptist church, was awarded an honorary degree of doctor of divinity by ‘he William Jewe.'l college at Liberty, Missouri, May 26 it was learned today. Rev. Whitesell was pastor here before the Rev. A. B. Brown. After leaving here he became associated with the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago, occupying the chair o£ evangelism at the | institution-

Alleged Burglary Ring Investigated Frankfort, Ind., May 29. —(U.R) — I State police and local authorities car\l their investigation of an alleged burglary ring into Carroll, I Tippecanoe, Benton, and Montgomery counties today. Joe Budreau, of Boyleston, who police said has served terms at the Indiana state prison and re- ■ formatory, was arrested last night and questioned. Three truckloads i of stolen goods and five persons i have been taken during the investigation. James Darling, Henry Hataway ■ and his wife, Edna, were apprehended a week ago. Edward . Smith, Mechanicsburg, was captur- . ed last Tuesday after he was wounded attempting to escape ar- , rest during a raid on his home. II o REVIEW BOARD MEETS MONDAY Board Os Review To Meet In Annual Session Next Month Assessing records to be checked by the board of review arrived this morning, according to County Assessor Ernest Worthman. The records were bound into individual books, according to townships and corporations. The board of review will convene Monday morning at 8 o’clock in the assessor’s office. After Monday and Tuesday the board will meet in the commissioner’s office. Persons ha.ving complaints to register on assessment* are to report in person to the board, and a date for the hearing will be set. The board will be in session during the month of June, to hear [ the complaints, equalize assess-j I meats and check the records. Members of the board are John Baker and Grover Oliver. Exofficio members are Mr. Worthman, John W. Tyndall, county auditor, and Jeff Liechty. county treasurer. o Roop Infant Dies At Local Hospital Donna Lee Roop, aged 1 month and 28 days, twin daughter of Mr. I and Mrs. Orval Roop. 916 Nuttman , avenue, died at the Adams county memorial hospital last evening. I Death was caused by pneumonia. The infant was born on April 1. I Survivors, other than the 'parents .are: the twin sister. Rose Marie, three sisters, Bfetty Jane, Bonnie 'Lou and Annabelle; the grand mothere Nettie Roop and the grandfather, John Burkhead. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the home and 2 o’clock at the United Brethren church, with the Rev. H. W. Franklin officiating. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. o Reports Receiving Hindeiburg Letter Harold Zimmerman of West Madson street is the second person In Decatur to announce that he has received a stamped envelop (brought this country on the recent trip of the Hindenburg. His letter arrived a week ago. A few years ago Mr. Zimmerman received a stamped letter brought to the United States on | the Graf Zeppelin.

REV. SEIMETZ TO CELEBRATE 25TH JUBILEE Local Priest To Observe Anniversary Os His Ordination An apostolic blessing from Pope Pius XI in Rome wao received today through Most Rev. Bishop John F. Noll of Fort Wayne for Rev. Father Joseph J. Selmetz. pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church, who will celebrate the silver jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood Sunday. FinaJ preiMirations were being made by the congregation for the anniversary service* which will be held Sunday morning in the church and the public reception for the beloved pastor in the Catholic school auditorium in the evening. Beginning at 7 o’clock in the morning, Father Seinietz will act as celebrant of his jubilee solemn , high mass. He will be assisted by i Father Ambrose Kohne. pastor of I SS. Peter and Paul church, Goodlanti. formerly of Decatur; Father ' George Moorman, pastor Sacred Heart church. Whiting; Father ! Bede Scully. O. M. Cap., Huntington and Father Joseph Hennes, assistant pastor of St. Mary's church. Father Moorman, former pastor of St. Mary's church, Michigan C'.’y, Father Seimetz' home parish will deliver the sermon. Penediction of the Blewsed Sac--ament will be given by Father Seimetz, following the mass. \ nrocession from the rectory to the church will take place preceding the morning service. Father Seimetz will be escorted to the sanctuary by a group of 40 servers. wearing cassock and surplice. An honorary escort will also be formed. | Members of the parish will reI ceive holy communion during the masses, there being three other services at 6, 9. and 10 o'clock, in addition to the jubilee mass. Those who partake of the sacrament are requested to offer it for Father Seimetz' intention. The parchment, through which ' Pope Pius imparted his blessing ! with his signature, was signed, I "Pius. Pope.” A picture of the pontiff graces the top of the instrument, which reads: “Most Holy Father. John J. Noll, bishop of Fort Wayne, humbly prostrate at the feet of your Holines* begs the favor of a special Apostolic Blessing for Rev. J. J. Seimetz on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of his ordination to the Holy priesthood." Program In Evening The public reception and program honoring Farther Seimetz will be held at 8 o’clock. The program is being arranged by Father Hennes, general chairman and (’. J. Carroll, assistant. It (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O WOMAN KILLER FREED BY JURY Jury Acquits Chicago Blonde On Grounds Os Insanity Chicago, May 29 —(UP)— Mrs. Betty Martin, who killed her hueband, Andy, because he “done her wrong," was freed today by a jury of 10 married men and two bachelors. After 10 hours' deliberation, the jury decided she committed the crime but was temporarily insane when she putniped the contents of a revolver into Martin as he entered a tavern with a burnette. “Oh my God,” screamed the deaf defendant "nobody knows what I've been through.” She collapsed among her funs. The verdict ended one of the most unusual murder trials in Chicago in many years. Most of the testimony and arguments were delivered in a high-pitched scream in order »hat Betty might understand. Another feature was the defense based | on the nhllo-sonhy of the old barvnom ba'lad. “Frankie and Johnny.” Bettv shouted that she “loved her pan" even though he beat her un*P her hearing was impaired. She edm't’ed she killed him because he “done her wrong" by throwing heri ever for the brunette. “This is the estimony on which we will ask you to free this Httle ’ady." the lawyer to’d the jury—and the jury crashed through. The case went to the jury at 3 p. m. yesterday. The jurors deliberated noisily and at 9:30 p. tn. came • (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Rumors Circulate .1 About Fort Wayne And Black Legion

COUNTY BOOKS ARE EXAMINED I . , — - -- Books As Adams County Officers Are Found Satisfactory l —. Results of the examination of the books of several of the county officers have been received by County Auditor John W. Tyndall. The report was announced by the department of inspection and supervision of public affairs. All of the offices examined were found to be in good shape. State accountants spent two months in Decatur during the early part of the year, examining the books. Books examined were: Glen Cowan, county auditor. January 1, 1934 to July 1, 1934; John W. Tyndall, county auditor, July 1, 1934 to December 31, 1935. Walter J. Bockman, county recorded, January 1, 1934 to December 31, 1935. David D. Depp, county clerk, April 28, 1934 to December 31. 1935. John Wechter, county treasurer, January 1. 1934 to December 31. 1935. Burl Johnson , county sheriff, I January 1. 1934 to December 31, 1934. Dallas Brown, county sheriff, January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1935. County hospital, January 1. 1934 to December 31, 1935. The check of books of the county auditor's office includes records of the township trustees, and many other phases of the county government. 0 CITY TO HONOR HEROES OF WAR American Legion To Conduct Morning Services; Suspend Business Decatur will pay honor to its war heroes, living and dea, with special services Saturday morning, conducted by Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion. Practically all business will be suspended in the city tomorrow, Decoration Day. With the exception of restaurants, confectioneries, cigar stores, theaters and garages, all retail establishments will be closed. Meat markets and possibly one or two groceries will be open for a shorf time Saturday morning. The First State bank, postoffibe, public library and all county and city offices will close all day. No city nor rural deliveries will be made. Only special delivery letters and packages will be delivered. The Daily Democrat will suspend publication for the day. Annual services honoring the dead will be conducted by the American Legion Saturday morning. The services will open with ceremonies at the grave of Daniel Costello in the Catholic cemetery at 8:30 o’clock. This will be followed with similar services at the grave of Harvey James in Maplewood cemetery. At 9:30, services for deceased sailors will be held at the Monroe street bridge, and will be followed with services for the soldier dead at the court house monument. Two band concerts will be presented at the court house during the morning. The American Legion City band will offer a program at 9 a. m., and the Decatur Girls’ band will play a concert at 10:30. o Conservation League To Meet Monday Night The Adams county fish and game icnservation league will hold their regular monthly meeting at the Moose home Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. | Several matters of importance, In- | eluding the fishing contest, which has been an annual event of boys and men of the league, will be dls- ' cussed. Plans cal' for the awarding 1 of prizes to winners In the contest. ' I Plans for the annual picnic of the ’ club will also be discussed and the ' date set for the distribution of the ' chick pheasants being hatched.

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Secret Meeting Alleged (’ailed For Tonight As Denials Are Made; Push Probe In Detroit. NEW EVIDENCE Fort Wayne, May 29— (U.R)— V. F. Effmger of Lima. Ohio, reputed national leader of the Black Legion, was named today by Lawrence F. Hoeltje, former local township official, serving a bribery term at Michigan City state prison, in a statement today. Effinger, Hoeltje was quoted as saying, came to Fort Wayne “as a court of appeal” and ordered him to discharge John , Goleeke, a deputy township assessor. Hoeltje said he had ignored a previous order by local terrorists. Fort Wayne, May 29 — (U.R) — , Fantastic, but weighty enough to be given credence by city and county officials —traveled in whispers here today fortelling a new and bolder organization of Black Legion (terrorists. Police officials were informed that members of the Black Knights, described as a Black Legion affiliate, had been ordered to appear at some secret meeting place tonight. Meanwhile two men named yesterday as members of the cult by Lawrence F. Hoeltje, former Wayne township assessor in prison at Michigan City on a bribery conviction, made vigorous denial of their connection with the organization. James W. Joseph, angular, strong jawed railroad conductor described by Hoeltje as a leader ■ of the local terrorists, said he “knew of no affiliation” with the cult. In a belligerent statement, however, he said he would Join immediately any organization which would promote return of I the public whipping post to chasI tise wayw’ard officials and crlm--1 Inals. Denying Hoeltje’s charges, he asserted (that statements of both Hoeltje and Marion O. Miller, former chief deputy were untrue. Miller had confirmed Hoeltje’* story, and added that both had been forced to join the Black Knights. Heldon W. Wollmann. former deputy assessor in Hoeltje’s office, denied any knowledge of the cult’s existence. It was Wellman, according to Hoeltje and Miller, who maneuvered their initiation into the Black Knights organization and who took them to ajl inquisition at Joseph’s house al which they were ordered to discharge Catholic deputies and were threatened with flogging if they disobeyed. While city detectives and sheriff’s deputies pushed an ever-wid-ening investigation, Circuit Judge Clarence R. McNabb characterized Hoeltje’s story as "bunneobe.” He (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) O FRANK E. BALL DIES IN CRASH Son Os Wealthy Muncie Manufacturer Dies In Plane Crash Muncie, Ind., May 29. — (U.R) — Funeral services were arranged here today for Frank E. Ball, 33, treasurer of the Ball Brothers . Manufacturing company and sportsman pilot, killed in an airplane . crash at Findlay, Ohio. . The body was expected to reach here this afternoon. The plane crash victim was the son of Frank C. Ball, president of the manufacturing company bearing the family name, a member of one of Indiana’s most prominent . families. ' He was president of the Indiana Aircraft Trades Association and for several years had been director of state-wide air tours. He had been a pilot for six years. ' Young Ball was the nephew ot George A. Ball, Republican nation- ’ al committeeman from Indiana, and I was a brother-in-law of Alvin E. ' ( Owsley, former national command- • er of the American Legion and ; now United States minister to the • Irish Free State. s A brother, E. Arthur Ball, is a ! former state commander of the II American Legion and is prominent |in state political circles.