Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 35, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1937 — Page 5

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BEST TWO AS CHECK WRITERS State Police Close FourYear Search With * Couple’s Arrest Indianapolis. Ind., July 20 —(U.R) -State police closed a four year search today after the arrest of a ,'ouple they say have paseed thcusands of dollars worth of fraudulent (b,.,kr in a dozen Indiana cities and indirectly were responsible for an nt soman serving 13 months in prison. Arrested at their home on the outtk'rts of Indianapolis, Fred Dorsett, «. and his wife. Vivian, 20. confemed their fraudulent check activities, according to Capt. Matt Leach of aute police. Lea< h said Dorsett’s wife "almost Identically'’ resembled Nancy Loufee Botts of Brazil, who wan arrest-1 ( J :n October, 1934, and eentence.l to prison for issuing bad checks. She was par. Jed in December, 1936, »hen former Gov. Paul V. McNutt tecame convinced site had been arretted and imprisoned through “tnisuuen identity.” State poice entered the case four years ago when bad checks began Ipeannz throughout the state. They sere reported in Logansport, Frankfort. Peru, <’ lumbus, Kokomo. Lebanon, Terre Haute, and Martinsrille After arrest of Nancy Botts and her subsequent parole, the checks continued to appear. State police officers again entered the case and last night arrested Dorsett and h.s, wife. Leach said officers discovered at the couple's home a press on which they had printed checks on livee.ck commission houses such as the Hubbard-Ragsdale Company, Statement of Condition of the BAKKERS AATIOWI. LIFE INWIRAVCF. CO. .Montclair, N. J. 2S Park Street On the 31»t Day of December, 1936 ft. H. LOI'NSBIMtT, President ! W H. CHAMBERS. Secretary Amount of Capital paid up • « 29f1.a00.n0! QROSS ASSETS OF COMPANY | Real Estate Unincumbered _» 218,787.311 M naagn Loans on Real Estate {Free from any prior incumbrance) 382,485.27 Bonds and Stocks Owned (Book Value) 3,397,085.82 1 Cash In Banks (On Interest and Not on !nI teresti . .... .... 184,»08.86l Aerrued Securities (Interest and Rdnts, etc.) 55,485.09 1 : Other Securities' Loans to Poficjeholders 397,951.56 i hue from other ■ companies for paid lops on claims 2,57 4.00 Breslums and AcOo!lnt» due and in process '/>f collection .. ... 476,049.99 Accounts otherwise se-« ■tred ■■ 36,369.31 Payments on Annuity. ' supplementary and > visahility oontrtacts . made In advance . ■■ 524.83 Total Gross Assets .. 65,482,222.10 De6uct Assets Not AdI anted * 44.384.28 Set Assets »5,437,837.82 t, LIABILITIES (•eserve or amount necassary to reinsure Uststanding risks 63,877.733 13 WMes due and unpaid None w »»ea adjusted and not . d »e 67,120.35 l-osaes Unadjusted and m suspense 25,500.00 silt* and Accounts un- . I*|>l 3,154.09 Amount due and not due ; o r other credin,!* r *, None other Liabilities of the company 049,723.86 Cs??, 1 Liab llitiss ... $ 1,623.237.13 i hJr l'lus ... $ 564,600.39, Tl>, a> 65.437,837.82 Om*T E ,°, F INDIANA. ~ . ’ or Insurance Commissioner , undersigned, Insurance cerHf! ! *!‘l oner ot Indiana, hereby cnnv the above is a correct diti A „ of -the Statement of the ConhowJ 1 the above mentioned C->n> [ Ifta* on t *' e * lfi t day nf Decemb*.*.' «tatADi as * shown b >' thG origj'iali a and that the said originoffi<e lemen t now on file ir this tn l !„? s ‘ l . m ony Whereof. I ,'iereunrAuti ' r,b " t”' - name and affix mv ls"« Seal, this 9th day of July ' r; BO H N3ve BA (ER n, Insurance Ch.mmissioner R Mutual Company so state. July 20

Cincinnati, the Gillespie Commission Co., Intiianaipolte, the Sedwick Commission Co., Indianapolis, and the Montgomery Co., of the Bourbon Stock Yards, Leuisvllle, Ky. In carrying out their activities. Leach said the couple would appear dressed as farmers and frequently were accompanied by a email girl. He aald they often passed as many as a half-dozen bad | checks in a town In a single day, an average of >3l over a four-year period. Dorsett reportedly used aliases including Harley Griffin, Dennis i Johns-.vn, and Lyle Johnson. D. R. Schmidt. Logansport, sheriff of Cass county, told Leach the couple Is wanted in his county for] issuing bad checks. The sheriff was | at state police headquarters when I Dorsett and his wife were arrested | Leach said state police would [ hold the couple a few days before deciding to which town to surrender them for prosecution. Strike Closes Plant At Covington, Ind. — Covington. Ind.. July 20 —(U.R) —j The Asbestos Mfg. co. was closed I today when members of the United Auto Workers unien walked out on strike for higher wages and union • recognition. Approximately 250 em-' ployes are affected. The plant makes brake linings and other accessories for autos. Herbert E Lamont, manager of the plant, said only half of the employes are union members, but that he closed the plant to prevent violence and damage. Picket lines were established by union members. o Pele Club Expands j Honolulu. (U.R) The Hui O Pele or Pele club, whose requirement , for membership is that the applicant has stood on the brink of Kilaueu. an active volcano in the United States National Park near here, has reached a total of 15,000 members. Statement of Condition of the Dint LIFE IASI RANCE < OMI’AM Hartford. Connecticut 151 l-’armington Avenue | On the 31st Day of December, 6 i M H BRAINARD. President I JAMES B SUMMON. Secretary Amount of Capital GROSS ASSETS OF COMPANY I Real Estate ''nlncumb- J ered 13,,, 9.>, , Mortgage Loans on Real Estate (Free from any I prior incumbrance) 46,b15, i Bonds and Stocks Owni ed (Market and Am - . ... „ e1 I ortised) . Cash, in Banks (On Interest and Not on I""-. . 8 ! terest) 21.3a8.49,.68 Accrued Securities (Interest and Rents, ete.) 7,4a1,963.3, Other Securities Loans on Policies 69,8»3,363.48 I Premiums and A'counts due and in process of ..I collection . ... 17.912.12, Oo j Accounts otherwise se- I cured - 854,6,6.30 Total Goss Assets 6560,442,518.91 D ‘^t C t t ed ASßetß NOt - Ad > 12.838,00 i.BB Net Assets $547,604,514.03 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks Contingency Reserve 8,600,006.00 Losses due and unpaid N°n e Lo n S rd o e a<,JUßted 11.172.116.79 ; Losses unadjusted and , in suspense -sons Bil ps-d' ld AveOU, " S . Un ' 308.397.31| Dividends due. apportioned or left to ac- | cumulate 6,609,.a9.1) Other Liabilities of the 94 ! 1 Company . <a,• Total Liabilities 6514,336,084.43 I Capital >15.000,000.00 i (Total surplus as re- [ 8 P 266;?29.60 I - . , 15 47.604,514.03 Total ♦ ' I STATE OF IND'ANA, t°h« In und a ersl'gned. I n Commissioner of .Indiana. , t | certify that the above is■ v , . o, ’ e ■,onv of the statement " f ‘£ Jr"" > al statement is now on file tn this °®n e Te.tlmony Whereof. I X'md to subscribe my name and a^ x . k ’ official seal, this 9th day of .lull. la 'Jk.v> GEO H newbauer Insurance Commissioner. •It Mutual Company so Statw

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1937.

NEW EXAMS IN WELFARE WORK Gottschalk Announces New Exams For Flunked Workers Indianapolis, July 20. — (U.R) — State welfare director Thurman 1 !A. Gottschalk announced today , that all persons on county welfare i staffs who flunked the recent merit ! system examinations will be given I another chance to pass them next: month. This action was taken after vig-l i orous protests from both Republi-; 1 cans and Democrats had been j 1 made to Gottschalk about the per-1 sonne! examinations, which slash- ■ ed the eligible lists to such an ex-1 tent that welfare work would have i been at a standstill. Last week i ’Gottschalk said the merit system I examinations were still in the “ex-! | perimental stage.” A special committee composed of I I Gottschalk, Mrs. Richard Edwards, I 1 Republican member of the state i welfare board, and Virgil Shep- j. pard. director of the public assist--1 ance division considered the complaints and decided on the re-ex-aminations. "The committee . . . felt that i some of those who failed the merit I examinations had, for some reason j or other, failed to do themselves I justice,” the committee report said. "The county welfare merit | exams, conducted in written and ' oral form, were the first of their kind ever held in the state and it I was thought by the committee that the newness of the procedure may have placed some qualified persons at a disadvantage.” The committee revealed what happened to the state welfare personnel when it took the first merit tests. j “In the first examinations 518 I Statement of Conditi'n of the 4( A( IA Mt Tl AL LIFE 18*1 KAM E 40. Wallington, D. C. 51 Louisiana Avenue N. W. 'On the 31st Day of December, 1936 I W.M MONTGOMERY. President S. E. Mooers, Secretary j Amount of Capital paid I up * I N,.,,.I GROSS ASSETS OF COMPANY Real Estate Unincumbered 67.397,823.51 Mortgage Loans on Real j Estate (Free from any prior incumbrance > .. l,«SJi.sa | Bonds and Stoc-ts Owned (Book Value) 9.6aa, 290.81 Cash in Banks (On Interest and Not on Ini terest) 1,390,013.<Jv Accrued Securities (!n1 terest and Rents, etc. > 601,503.19 I Other Securities Cash r ., 0 , 0 . in Office Collateral Loans 4h,zii..i-t Loans to Policyholders 17,254,879.25 ; Premium Notes b.Sal.-l '.Premiums and Ace- unts due and In process o£ collection 3,160,181.-6 Accounts otherwise secured. All Other Assets - 2,»8,614.b.> Total Gross Assets $66,602,697.37 Deduct Assets Not Admltted $ _.(b, Net Assets $66,305,871.65 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks $61,961,462.83 Losses due and unpaid None Losses adjusted and not •>•>.>-$ due -- . H 6,332.01 Losses unadjusted and in suspense .43, > Bi i,aid and . At : C °" n,R .“ n ' «,988.58 I Amount /ue and nol due hanks or other credli tors . None Other Liabilities of the Company 2,373,401..0 Total Liabilities $64,766,293.44 c.nit-,1 $ None Surplus ' > 1,539,478.21 Total $66,305,871.65 ' ESTATE OF INDIANA, I Office of Insurance Commissioner ,1 the undersigned. Insurance Commissioner of Indiana, hereby certify that the above Is a correct copy of the Statement of the Con--1 dition of the above mentioned Comtpanv on the 31st day of December I 1936, as shown by the original I statement and that the said orlgin■al statement is now on file in this I l ’^n e 'Testimony Whereof. I liereun- ■ to subscribe my name and affix my 'official seal, this Sth day of July, 19 ? Seal) GEO H. NEWBAUER Insurance Commissioner. •if Mutual Company so state

Loading Food for Nantucket ~ 13 Ms Bi S i • i ... j -, kN ■ < ' .z I wi i ■ U : ... — Pressed into relief service during the strike of seamen on the regular steamers which ply between Nantucket Island and the mainland, fishermen are shown loading supplies on their craft at Woods Hole, Mass. Islanders have issued urgent uleas for government intervention.

persons took the written and oral tests,” the committee said. "Ninety- j two, or 17.7 percent, of them fail-1 ed. This included 13 out of 92] county directors, 31 out of 278 tak-, ing the social workers exams and ] 48 out of 148 taking the clerkstenographer tests.” _———io BRADY GANG AGAIN ( f nMTT\’T’'irn 6s'T»rx«» r**.Ttr r\Vtr» county obtained the belief that the thieves were the Brady hoodlums. At Indianapolis, Capt. Matt Leach of the Indiana state police mustered all available officers ir. the attempt to isolate the southwestern Indiana area where the robbery occurred and block all roads. Then Leach left for the scene himself. When the robbers were driving out of town they passed John Randolph, cashier of the bank, who was driving from his home in Brazil to work. Brady, Dalhover and Schaffer disappeared the morning of May 25 when they robbed the Goodland State Bank of $2,500, shot to death State Policeman Paul Mln-, neman and wounded Elmer Craig,

Cuban Dictator Takes Test •<:. •' { r Jr’lr U ** - . - ' Jr n - I .ylgk « ■w? ’sP W W. ” V 'Mr. , WBf‘®pW'‘ > ’■ is«« .¥' : ' X. > I ? '<X F -'WF' .JtaS ' ®S : i>F -■ J#*? *.. ■<..w? < .s jhb Ov s .«yw £” v t Fwlk x» f * 17fW X I/ / ••'2t ■*»! >.aa IBL -X./JT ? F » ' • v^^xfe.■-JiravitfV Ife I WWK ; : - y ’>■ •Z w , — ■ ~ ■ ..— i ■ - "-■ ■— Colonel Fulgencio Batista, strong man of Cuba, receives a tuberculosis injection from Dr. Morton C. Kahn at the new hospital built under the H dictator’s direction at Havana, Cuba. Dr. Kahn and an associate, Dr. | Edgar Mayer, are aiding Col. Batista in his fight to eliminate tuber- , culoaia ia Cuba, - ■. [

I Cass county deputy sheriff. They I encountered Minneman and Craig ; ] during their escape, turned around I and established an ambush at a ] country schoolhouse cutside Log- ] ansport and deliberately mowed ] the officers down with rifle and shotgun slugs. Leach organized a "Brady squad'' at once which has been combing the state in the search for a clue to the hand of killers. Federal agents were assigned to the Brady gang and are still hunting their trail over the midwest. Combined efforts of these officers has failed to produce a tangible clue, so completely did Brady and his mob fade out. Purdue Coach Is Reported Better Lafayette, Ind., July 20 —(U.R)— Hospital physicians today reported Noble Kizer, Purdue University football coach, in an improved bat st-ill "semi-critical” condition. Kizer was brought to the hr-spital unconscious from a nephretic ailment, but ] began recovering consciousness last night.

INDIANA DEATH RATE DECLINES ' Despite Traffic Toll In- I crease, State Rate Shows Decrease Indianapolis, July 20. — (U.R) —A; total of 20,745 persons died in In-) ; diana during the first six months ‘ of 1937, a decline of 604 from the number of the same period in 1936, I Dr. Verne K. Harvey, secretary of ; the state board of health, report--led today. Only important categories to ’ show increases were the deaths i from automobile accidents, which leaped from 541 last year to 630 this year, and the number of per-1 sons who committed suicide, 286' persons taking their own lives] compared to 214 last year. Violent deaths decreased as a' whole, however, 1,326 dying un-i natural deaths compared to 1,423 last year. Homicides dropped from i 80 to 73. Pneumonia was the largest j single cause of death in Indiana' this year, causing 2,138 deaths even though this figure is a reduction from last year's total of 2.272. Cancer followed pneuomnia as the most frequent cause of death, 1,804 persons succumbing to this disease, a reduction from the 1,870 . last year. Indiana's birth rate also dropped] slightly, the report showed. There were 23,776 births the first six months of this year compared to 23,836 last year. Deaths from other causes were: Tuberculosis (all forms) 874 859' 1937 1936 Smallpox ~w 3 Typhoid fever 7 13, Diphtheria 23 64 j Scarlet fever 76 78 Measles ... 10 4 1 Whooping cough 80 291 Diarrhea (under 2 yrs.) 82 641 Influenza 940 737 : Goiter 73 79 Syphilis 116 94 ! o JAPANESE ARMY - (CONT INUED F ROK . AOK ON*) I over Wanpinghsien, distributing! hand bills warning residents in the. vicinity of the town's walled castle '

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to evacuate. , The hand bills said that the Japanese could no longer tolerate Chinese "provocation.” Japanese infantry advanced from their lines along the Yungting river and shells began exploding In the castle vicinity. Japanese sources said that at the commencement of the firing the observation towers of the old castle fell in ruins. The Chinese batteries opened up from the lines of the 29th Chinese army and killed one Japanese sold-, ier and wounded one. Cabinet Acts Tokyo, July 20.—(U.R)—The Japanese cabinet decided in an emergency session today that Japan is compelled to take adequate selfdefense measures in North China. The decision was based on the cabinet’s belief that the Chinese apparently are lacking in sincer- | ity in observing the truce agreei ment around Peiping. Foreign Minister Koki Kirota reported the decision to the throne. Gen. Hajime Sugiyama. war min--1 ister, called army leaders into con- , ference to decide on their action, ] which may be independent of any ] action by the government. | The conferences were called upon receipt of news that the Japanese army in the Peiping area had opened a puniTTve operation against the Chinese. One cabinet meeting had been held to consider the Chinese situation, and to fix a definite policy. But for the present the fighting j overshadowed diplomacy. I The war office, in a communique issued as fighting continued early this evening, asserted that the Japanese were compelled to return Chinese fire in the Peiping' fighting and that Chinese troops advanced against Japanese in the Wanpinghsien neighborhood south | of Peiping. Olympic Swimming Star Asks Divorce 1 Cleveland, July 20 —(U.R> —Elean- ( r Holm Jarrett, Olj’mpic swimming star, said today she had asked her] crooning and reading husband Ar-.; thur Jarrett for a divorce. She ac-; knowledged reports that she had phoned her husband yesterday in Dallas, asking a divorce. Jarrett could not be reached today. She said her contemplated di-] vorce was a “matter of two car-' eers.” She said she had seen little

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FINICKY APPETITES OFTEN ONE RESULT OF CONSTIPATION When nothing tastes right, and you don’t eat as you should, the trouble may be common constipation. Poor appetite is one of its symptoms. Others are headaches, listlessness and sallow complexions. Constipation is usually due to i “low-bulk” meals. Serve your family Kellogg’s All-Bran —a generous source of “bulk.” Within the. body, this food absorbs twice its weight in water, and gently exercises and sponges out the system. How much better than taking pills and drugs! All-Bran also supplies vitamin B to tone up the intestines, and iron for the blood. Two tablespoonfuls daily are usually sufficient. ’ Three times daily, in severe cases. Serve as a cereal with milk or cream, or cook into appetizing muffins, breads, etc. Sold by all grocers. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek. of Jarrett for 18 months and that there would have been no talk of divorce if their careers would have permitted them to be together. Mine Workers Union May Expel Wm. Green Washington, July 20—(U.R) —The international executive board of the ' Unitej Mine Workers unicn met here today to diseuwe expelling Will- ' iam Greene, president of the American federation of labor, from the ' union. Opinion about the 18 board members was divided as the conference began. Several officials believed that ousting Greene would tend | to make the mild mannered federa- • tion leader a “martyr.” Many of the , more militant board members felt ' of the union constitution outlawing that Greene had violated provisions I "dual union” movements that he 'should be expelled from his membership ,e.f four decades. o Odd Petrified Wood Found Batesville, Ark. —(U.R)—Discovery of an unusual form of petrified wood, metallic rather than rocklike, by Dr. L. B. Roberts, profes- | sor of science in Arkansas college, | has been recognized by the Field ' Museum of Natural History, Chicago.