Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 87, Decatur, Adams County, 12 April 1939 — Page 5

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I ’ waling lug ported for parlies] bate, tiu wag reduced fr<m» four wee«» to two. and the •rvuiid wafuug period during th* AenaHi p. ..i .... j neon removed. I Benefit right* will be dented to 'turion* who voluntarily leave their job* to marry or bocaum ut We Hr- 1 otligaiiou*, who voluntarily leave to eater selt-etnpluymcul, or who ere discharged tor dlshoueaty. according to another cbang*. Benefit* aie also denied to person* who urn , unending school or college or are i employed by » work relief agency. ’ Mr. KUmlller Mid. > taut year when benefit payment* * tint began, a similar meeting wat ' !>eld The educational value was so ' remarkable that a targe crowd la expected thia time. Mr. Klxmilter ' added. o ■ MISS HOPKINS < CONTINUED FltuM PAGE OMNI , ho«pltaliMtlon." she assorted, "leaving but I: 40 for food. <lotbin* and fuel. In Mart h of thia year the average per person wss I 14.02, based on the total amount spent and th« number of person* aided. " she said Mias Hopkins commended the WPA sewing project now in oper--1 at lon tn the township and asserted that It has accomplished much i tn towering relief costs, as welt as I helping the needy. One-half of the ' coat of matertai* and all of the i labor Is paid by the government, while the towpship pays tor only i the other half of the material cost. , she stated in explanation of the project Sh>- also explained the aid given , to the poor by the federal govern- ’ meat in the way of furnishing com- ' modifies, purchased by the government from manufactorers and ' concern* that have a surplus stock. '| There are 112 families now receiving from 4-1 to IS worth of food ' per month direct from the govern- ' meat in thia manner, she stated. ! at a coat of only 121 per month to the county fur transportation, or an of of lb cents per family. She said that 11.50 worth of food is allotted to one person. *2 to a family of two to five. *2 M to a family of five to eight and 13 i to a family of over eight <>■■— ——■' CARL PUMPHREY • CONTINUED FROM PAGE ON XI movement In Fort Wayne and the , Anthony Wayne area attended ' Those present. beside* the | above mentioned men were: J. R McKay, manager railroad division Indiana Service Corp.. Fort Wayne, chairman area camp com '"mWtw of the Hoy Heoitt* | Otto Marahrens. vice-president and manager of Horae Telephone Co.. Fort Wayne, treasurer and

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12. 1939.

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HKNRV FORD. hl. .OU. Kdsej, ■ i and Kdsel's son. 3* ■ year -old ! Henry Ford 11. were caught by th* cameraman when they met In Now York recently to Inspect the Ford Motor Company • Exposition at the New York Worlds Fair. Henry Ford cam* on direct from Detroit for the reunion; Edsci stopped off on his way north from Florida, and Henry Ford It came down from Tale Vniverslty where he is a mem her of th* Junior class, and majorIng I* the social sciences Young Ford Is assistant manager of the I

vice-president of Anthony Wayne council. Homer L. Smeltzer. Indiana Service Corp., Fort Wayne, district commissioner of Scouting. Allen county. Roy Hunt, photographer. Portland. scoutmaster L Il Monre Fort Wsyne. past president of Anthony Wayne area council. A. W Keitler. president Indian* Engineering and Construction Co., Fort Wayne, president Anthony Wayne council. Joe P. Doody, vice-president Wolf and liessauei. Fort Wayne, area commissioner. Gray W. Woodcox. instructor Garrett high school, scoutmaster of Garrett. The group discussed possible says of helping to bring Scouting to those areas and commui.isie* where it ha* so far been impossible to establish Scouting for boy*. The hope was expressed -hat men could be obtained in ths rural areas to help advance the scout movement and bring the advantages to the boys in those communities. It was significant that the tnen who have been honored l»y thNational Council, wish to render greater service to boyhood in all communities and to promote th<-

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fundamentals of good citix.-t.ehlp. which Scouting nut only uocoar* ages, but actively cu.rtea out. JOHNNY TORRID IS SENTENCED Ex*Caponc (ianxster Sentenced To Sene Two And Half Years N<-w York. April 12—tVP)—Johnny Torrio. once the most powerful :igur» in the Chicago und-rworld, was sentenced today to two and one haM years in Federal prison for failure to pay inccane taxes of Isg.'HNi dating the years 1U33 t»i ll»3«. He was placed on probation for 10 years following completion ol the jail term. The middle-aged little racketeer standing before the bar with his' fingers crossed, agreed just before s-entenct- was passed to forfeit to the government the tluu.uw vatu iMiil his wife posted when he was first arrested. This wil satismy the income tax claims as well as interr»t. Federal judge Jonn W. Clancy at first imposed a total sentence of in years. He suspended sentence si seven years and then, later it had been assumed Torrio would serve three years, announced be had changed his mind aud would accept the government’s recommendation for a two and one-half yea: term. The court also aeMpled the U. S. attorney's recommendations iu tho < aaea of two co-defeudauts who had l eaded guilty. WHliam Slockbower. •<>e gangster's hruther-in law, was giv«u a suspended sentence of a year and a day on each of three ccunts and James La Penna, onetime millionaire liquor dealer, was sentenced to nine months in prison and five years probation. They had been charged with conspiracy in Torrio'* Income lax evw sion. Two other emdefeudaut-i wl'.v were uaranted a miatrlai when Turtle. Slockbower and La Penna changed their pleas to guilty on Monday. *re free on hail < ♦B.'MMJ each awaiting new tfial*. They are John D'Agostino and lx>ui» V. LaC'ava. Torrio. Hlockbower and La Penna 'changed their pleas to guilty after iti day* during which the govern-tn.-ui produced numerous witnesses to link Torrio with the operations 'of a prefltablu llcjuor firm ala time i 1 when he insisted he had no income. I Slockbower was acc used of aiding in the c:onspuaey as a tiunt man I for the Prendergast-Davies Liquor company, ami l«t Penns was brought Into the caae when itemij refettring to "J. T." wore lound U his ledgers. Torrio. It wax shown, was a dotninagi figure in an Ulktoni combination that controlled the supply c*t liquor In the last days of pro-

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STATE FOR SEN. LEWIS National Otticialw Attend Funeral Os Senator J. Ham Lewia Washington. April 12. — <U.R> — The nation's highest officials • rep resenting th* executive, judlcisl and legislative branches of the government -assembled in the senate chamber today to pay tribute to the late Sen. James Hamilton Lewis, D. 111. Fun.-ral services for the color-t-il* 7* year-old senator, who died Sunday nlgbt of heart disease, were held at 1:30 p. m. ('ST. In the presence of President RooseI velt. members of his cabinet, justices of the supreme court, the diplomatic corps and congress. It was the first state funeral since that of Sen Joseph T. Robinson. I>. Ark., who died while leading ihe preeident'e fight for the supreme court reorga mxatiou bill in I July IM7. Lewis' body wss placed In the wel of the chamber—ln which he ( often displayed hla famous red I whiskers and fawn-colored vesta- : prior to the aervlce*. Hla widow and relatives sat beside the flowerbanked casket while the Rev. Zebarney T Phillips, senate chaplain, conducted the brief services Flanking the casket on either side were the- president and his cabinet, and the supreme court justices. A committee of senators aud representativs was chosen to | escort the body to its burial place in Abbey mausoleum In nearby Virginia. Lewis' birthplace. O—BAYS PLEDGES <CONTINI'KD FROM FAGD ONE) t present. Rays was hl* per-wmal i selection for the chairmanship. | Hays will continue to hold hi* I post on the Indiana public service commission for about two or three week* and then will resign to devote all hi* time to readying the I party for the crucial 194 u campaign Leading candidates for Hays' public service commission joic reportedly are Marshall 'Villiams. '• member of the state tax Ixtard: i Richard Chirley, secretary ol the alcoholic beverages commission; I land August Mueller, former secreI tary of state. GROCERY STORE 1— tCONTINUEU FHOM FAGE ONE? ior of the store was apparently not c.amaged. The fact that the fire was more disastrous than It wu* at first be'coved wss attributed by many to the sharp wind*. It is blieved by spectator* that after the tire had broken through the roof the draft pitched by the cold breexer returned the blaze to the front of the i"-". STRIKE CALLED I —— OONTINL'KD FROM PAGE OXIBi chine* and also does some assembling for distribution to midwest and i western dealers. Picket lines were placed about 'I the plant entrances today, but fore- > men. maintenance men and offieu workers were pllowed to enter the factory without molestation. URGE NEUTRALITY ' .CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONKi European quarrels Healy urged retention of the. /arms emlutigo. stating that the. j German submarine warfare of, H 1»!5 and H»IS was largely direct-! I ed at V. 8. sales of munltimis lu, ‘ the allies. Ai his ptess conference pester-’ ’ day. President Itooeevelt urged ' early action by eougreaa to make l i punsible the barter of farm stirI pluses for ttn and rubber held by -| Great Britain. Holland and BelI hibition. Thus Torrht. who fled stung bul-| J leta In Chicago ami established him- ! self as an Important underworld i tiguru in the followed Al Ca- , i»onc. his pupil iu lurge-scalo racketi eerlng. into Jail on an income tax . offense. Both had succeeded in avoiding proaocutiun on otUcr i hmgre. The govarnment bad ready a deposition against Torrio given: by Capone In his Alcatraz prlsou cell. i

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gium. The propoiml to fortify | thi* country and Great Britain with much-needed war aupplleai wua proposed by gen. Jame* F i Byrne*. D.. S. C. and ha* recetv-, ed administration and cougre* 1 •ional support. Only minor legislation author-> I Ity to acqttiru title to farm stir-' pluses would he needed to put the Hytiie*' propoccal into operu- i , Hou. It was undantood that th---elate department will initiate con-1 i vernation* with the nation* iu volved at once Mr. Roosevelt declined tu die-' cum the international significance j ' of the barter plan, referring to It : merely as a mean* of dl*i>oalng of farm aurpluaea. Likewise, he declim-d to aay whether Germany ' and Italy would lie included. Thoie- two nut ion* — heretofore ! the chief proponent* of the barter i J pilnciple in internutiotiul trade | were virtually ruled out. however. I {because they have nunc of the' matcrialM needed Ity thl* country ' Thu preildeiit also tnadc clcai 1 at hl* pres* conference that Ills farewell to friend* In Warm , .Spring*, Ga . Bunday night wa* an i indirect warning to the totalitar-

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j ian nation* that they must reckon; with the United State*' morn I. if j not physical, force in any majot : war. At the conclusion of hi* 10 day i | vacation In Georgia, he said. "I'll I be back in the fall, if we don 11 have a war.” Asked to comment on tlw< , •latc-ment. the preaiden' referred, eom-Kpondent* to an editorial ap-1 peaiing in yesterday** Washing I ton l*o*t. He tcaid the Writer of: I that <-dttortal seemed to under-' i Htand what the farewell meant and ' that he would like to hate It in•erted in the minutes of <iu- pre**: eonfereiice *o that poHteiity might!

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■ know what hi* vivwa were. Th.' •■rtliorial naM Mr- Ityvoevelt'a word* ware no taaual utter- ■ ance and concluded that a world . war "can at 111 lie averted if the free nation* are wtUlng to Hhow I that they will take a aland before it Mt too late." Deaf "Hear" Sermon Hobart. Okla (U.R> lu-af |«er- ■ miiim "heard'’ a aertnon here on ' the flliKera of the Rev. J. W < Gardner .of Waco, Tex. Deaf for ! the laat aeven year*. Gardner aaid j he H|te< ialtaea in "bringing God to ! the hard of hearing."