Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1930 — Page 1

■ LEATHER ■ Generally fair to ■ ht a nd Sunday: colder Knday I" central K d north portions.

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111 commence MK THURSDAY Kpointinents Wil! Not He Made Until January ■ 1; Four New Men UII’STEES TO f BEGIN TERMS county’s ollicial Kj|v will lx* changed in Kernl instances next TliursKipcrniirt'. when lour new 'Mckils lake the places of Krnt county officers. Two Kflv officers., Ralph Hoop. Byeyor. and Nathan Nelson. will succeed Kpselves for second twoterms. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff H will succeed himself as corfor another two-year term. jurisdiction of Adams iii - for a six-year term, sueJudge J. C. Sutton, only ever to hold the office in Adams county. Judge not formally announced Kfuture. hut it is understood lie ■ return to the offices of his Ker partner. J. T. Merryman. Erwin has disposed •H large part of his law library it is reported that Ed A. Hie will occupy the Erwin suite after January 1. Judge Hon was first appointed judge circuit court by CoverT. McCray to fill the made by the death of John C. Moran. Two years Judge Sutton was re-elected six-year term. Johnson will become sheriff iHkdams county, taking the place Hollingsworth, who has four years in that office. Hollingsworth and family ■ move to the Beineke house on Hh street the first of next week H Sheriff-elect Johnson and his will move to the jail resinext Wednesday. The new Hill will take office Thursday ■ g. Hieriff Hollingsworth retires H a record of having captured groups of bank bandits. ■ has not announced what he "■do in the future. Hmty Assessor J. A. Cline will Hrn to his farm home and will ■succeeded by John Felty for a ■•year term. Mr. Felty and his ■lly moved to Decatur recently Wabash township. Huiinty Commissioner Frank Hiner will retire Thursday after HONTIN’UED ON PAGE FOUR) ■S o — Bandit Ends Own Life Kry. Ind., Dec. 27.—(U.R)—Tri- pa store which he attempted to obtain money for his iniwedding, Leon Rows 11. ■by police to be a minor hoodcommitteed suicide rath" be captured alive. B suicide occurred yesterday H> clothing store where Rowell K purchased some articles. As Weiner, one of the propth-:-H started to wrap the parcel. Kll flourished a gun and <>bs9 from the cash register. was then commanded ’<> Hfeto the front door of the estabAs the merchant neared H opening, he dashed outside. Ing for aid. — o LL TO SEEK STATEOPINION nate Proposed Act Give Indiana Liquor Referendum itanapolis, Dec. 27.—(U.R> — A Providing for a state ret’eren--I°f the liquor question will be rtited to the legislature by ‘tor John L. Niblack, republiholtlover from Marion county. W<l today. the referendum Senator NibProposes there would be six trions upon which voters might. Innate their wet and dry opinI 1 It would be voted on in No- •>«, 1931. toicee to be voted upon would 8 follows: retention of present ■ modification; repeal of eighth amendment; repeal of In--8 state laws; legar return of lße saloon system; federal conot liquor.

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101. XXVIII, No. 305.

On Vacation '*x, *••. C / ■ i 1181 ELM fl ■M K "*> ■ 1 ■9 V. iHLIu A Sgt" - Gen. John J. Pershing, photographed as he passed through Chicago on his way to Lincoln, Neb., where he will spend the holidays with his sister's family.

RUTACED CLUB ” HASJLECTION Young Men’s Organisation Names Geral Smitlev As President Gerald Smitley was re-elected president of the Rutaced Club at a business meeting held in the clubrooms, Friday evening. Other officers elected include: Harold Murphy, vice-president; Ronald Parrish, treasurer; Glen Mauler, secretary; members of the council. William Merryman. chairman, Jesse Sutton, and Robert Biting. The officers elected Friday will be installed on Thursday evening, January 1, 1931 and will serve for six months. The club members made plans for an athletic dance to be given at the Masonic Hall on Friday, January 9, after the Bluffton-Deca-tur basketball game. The public is invited to attend. Other business included plans for the first annual celebration of the founding of the club, which will be in the form ot' a banquet to be held January 16, 1931 in the clubrooms. The club is composed of high school fellows and was organized a year ago. It maintains clubrooms and fa purely a social organization. — Policeman Is Suspended Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 2<. (U.R) City Patrolman Jesse Beasley today was given a 45-day suspension from the police force after the board of safety found him guilty of a charge of neglect of duty which arose out of his failure to capture a theater box-office bandit. Beasley was charged with standing in a building across the street and making no attempt to halt the robbery until after the bandit ha I walked away from the ticket of flee. o — Gary Gets Factories Gary, Ind., Dec. 27.— (U.R) Re moval of the three Chicago plants of the Associated Apparel Indus tries Inc., to Gary, was announced >v Captain H. S. Norton, P r « sldent O s the Chamber of Commerce he, e. The removal, which will start JanX 1 culminates a year's effort O s the Chamber of Commerce a nK »> Sl Emp’. r oymeißof t ‘» (l ' ) men will immediately am' a the xxx?--- * - factory.

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Will OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OFLOCALLODSE Knights of Columbus To Observe Twenty-Fifth Birthday Jan. 6 SUPREME KNIGHT MAY BE HERE Plans are going forward r or the observance of the wentv-l'il’h anniversary of Decatur Council No. 86-1 ofi he Knights of Columbus on | Tuesday, January (>, 1931. An invitation has been extended to Hon. Martin H. Carmody, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus to attend the celebration which will be held at thfi K. of C. hall. Other men, prominent in Knights of Columbus circles, including the state deputy also have been Invited to attend and the event promises to be one of the outstanding affairs in the history of the local council. D. M. Niblick, grand knight of Decatur council is naming committees for the event and final details will be completed next week. It has been decided that a banquet will be held at the K. of C. hall at 6:15 o’clock, followed by a program at which Supreme Knight Carmody will deliver an address. The local Knights of Columbus council was established here In February 1905. The late E. X, Ehinger was the first grand knight. Due to conflicting affairs the observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary was postponed last spring and later it was decided to wait until after the holidays for the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) O — Chicken Leads to Loot Logansport, Ind., Dec. 27. —(U.R)— A chicken that wouldn't "stay put” was the undoing of Bert Hughes, 37, of near Monon. Authorities were questioning Hughes at his home concerning chicken thefts, but had no evidence against him. Then a hen started a muffled cackle. Covers on his I bed were drawn back and 25 stolen fowls were recovered. WAR LORD IS . GRAVELY ILL Marshal Joffre, French World War Commander Has Foot Amputated Paris, Dec. 27. — (U.R) — Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesare Joffre, marshal of France and commander-in-chief of her armies during the World War, was in a serious condition today after an operation for arteritis performed eight days ago. The marshal’s right foot was amputated on accotmt of gangrene. It was understood that Joffre wanted to go to the hospital because he was certain that the monks would remain silent about his condition. "The marshal's condition became very grave Friday night," Dr. Boulin said, "after he had made good progress during the week." Professor Le Riche performed the operation, which was deset ibed as urgent. The following bulltin was issued after the operation: "The marshal’s condition is very grave,” Dr. Boulin, one of the physicians who attended the marshal, told the United Press. _ as ON PAGE FOUR) O New Filling Station Opens In City Today Announcement is made in tonight's Daily Democrat of the opening of the new filling station in connection witli the MeDuffee Tire Service corner Third and Madison streets. The filling station was recently built by Martin Gilson for R. a' MeDuffee owner of the MeDuffee Tire Service. The station will be operated under the same name. The filling station completes the one stop service station idea for motorists and convenient driveways from Third and Madison streets lead to the pumps. Mr. MeDuffee came here a few years ago and his enlarged business is evidence of its steady growth-

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 27, 1930.

Hoosier “Fat Man” Is Victim of Paralysis George Butterforth aged 60, of Portland, once a 500 pound carnival I and fair trouper, died at his home I Wednesday morning, tollowing an I attack of paralysis. Mr. Butterforth traveled with carnivals many years and when not on carnival and show circuits made his home In Por'land. Mr. Butterforth had been in his usual health Tuesday evening, but was found unconscious the following morning when a neighbor call-; ed at the home, where the deeeased lived alone. — o SHELL BURSTS; MAN INJURED Jesse May Has Left Hand Hurt When Shotgun Shell Explodes Jesse May employe of the Mutschler Packing Co. of this city suffered a painful accident Christmas day when a shell In his shot-gun exploded forcing part of the steel barrell of the un through his lett hand. Mr. May was preparing to shoot the gun which was loaded with a regular shell. The shell exploded, prematurely bursting the side ot the barrell and splintering his hand with steele and probably some ot the gun-shot. A physician was called at one" and one large piece of steel was removed from the hand. The attending physician stated that the injury was not of a serious nature,, but was quite painful. If no infection sets in. it is thought the in-' jured man will have the use of his hand in about two or three weeks. o STOCK SWINDLE IS UNCOVERED $89,000 Worth of Forged Stocks Found in Chicago Offices Chicago. Dec. 27.—<U.R>—A stock swindle in which thousands of forged share certificates of Fox Film and other large corporations havei been sold to brokers and investors was revealed today after $89,000 worth of the fake certificates were discovered in Chicago. Stock exchange officials and brokerage firms in Chicago, Ntw York and other large cities were reported to have been notified of I the scheme aud a nationwide checkup started to determine th“| authenticity of all stocks in circulation. Chicago brokers admitted that the swindle might have extended over the nation. Stocks of at least two corporations in addition to Fox Film were said to have been counterfeited. Arthur Wood, president of tbo (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) MANIAC KILLS TNREEiCAUGRT War Veteran’s Mind Becomes Clear Before He Kills Wife; Self Tennyson, Ind., Dec. 27—(U.R) The maniacal rampage of Shirley McNeely, 35-year-old farmer and world war veteran, in which he killed his mother, stepfather and uncle, ended just as he was preparing to slay his wife, her mother, and a half-brother, when his mind (.feared and saved them. McNeely first killed his stepfather, Mike Breidenbach, 63, and Thomas Watson, 59, his uncle, crushing their skulls with a machinists’ hammer, he then killed his mother, Mrs. Michael Breidenbach, 60. *Then McNeely went to an adjoining farm, intending to kill his half-brother, his wife’s mother and himself, but during the search for the brother, he said, his mind cleared, and he loft for Evansville. Relatives there induced him to give himself up to county authorities in Boonville. McNeely had been acting queerly for several months, relatives said, and had the reputation in the neighborhood of being mentally unbalanced.

LYLE WOULD GLEAN CHICAGO I Says Too Much Money Is Spent in Government of the City Chicago, Dec. 27.— (U.R) —Judge, John H. Lyle wants to be electid mayor so he can "drive out the bunglers and knaves and stop Chi-| cago from spending so much money," he told the United Press today in an interview. "The city governmental machine in itself is all right," said Judge I Lyle, Chicago's fieriest anti-crime campaigner. "It's the operators of, :the machine. Too many of them are unprincipled and crooked. “They are the reasons that {enough money is thrown away by the municipal government every year to feed all of the hungry men in tlie city’s bread lines.” Judge Lyle lias gained a national reputation in the past few months as a dispenser of quick and vigorous justice. His policy of "go out and get ’em and slam ’em in jail” lias provided discomfort for many gangsters. “Criminals, gangsters, racketeers I and thir kind have defaced tlie name of Chicago with their reign of terror,” the militant judge declared. “We spend $20,000,000 a year to run the Cook county government. "We hire 98 judges, 1,500 bailiffs and other attaches of tlie courts —and 6.000 policemen. How much progress are they making in the battle against crime? "Something ought to be done abcut it. That’s why I'm running for mayor. And if I'm elected, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _____ _ Industrialist Dies London, Dec. 27 —(UP) — Lord Melchett, noted British industrialist, died today after a brief illness, lie was 62 years old. The powerful industrialist, who formerly was Sir Alfred Mond, was stricken with phlebitis. He was head or a director of many companies, including the Mond Nickel and Imperial Chemical companies,. He was a minister and member of the privy council when the liberal party was in power 'but later changed his political alliances. o CONDITIONS ARE UNCHANGED Rediscount Rate Reduction Features Week of Light Trading New York Dec. 27 —(UP) —With General business in the midst of 1 the usual holiday lull there were] few indications of a prospective I change in trend during the past | week according to reports from | various financial and commercial, centers. One development of the week which may have far reaching effects was the announcement of the reduction of the New York Federal reserve bank rediscount rate ot 2 per cent from 2% per cent the lowest rate ever put into effect at any Federal reserve center. Meanwhile further banking suspensions served for a time to unsettle somewhat the stability of several sections bout these suspen(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Three Badly Hurt Logansport, Ind., Dec. 27. —(U.P) — Three of the eight members of the Lawrence Nice family suffered severe injuries and the other five escaped hurts when their auto overturned within 200 feet of their home. The father, mother, and their sou, Keith, were taken to a hospital with fractured skulls. Confesses to Murder Chicago, Dec. 27.—(U.Rk-Howard P. Donahan, 28, was scheduled to be charged formally today witli murder for the killing of Paul Tulupan, 40, proprietor of a restaurant, during a robbery. Several witnesses, police said, have identified Honahan as the bandit who calmly shot Tuiupan after the restaurant man had handed him the contents of the cash register.

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POWER GROUP IS CENTER OF 1 PARTY STRIFE I I — Watson SaysCoinmissions Have Been Signed and Action Is Too Late — BROOKHART IS REBELLIOUS Washington, Dec. 27.—<U.R) —Majority Leader Watson today smilingly challenged the plan of insurgent republicans and democrats in the senate to reconsider the confirmation of Chairmain Geo. Otis Smith and others of the new power commission. "We will beat such a move if it is made by a vote on the floor," Watson said. "But the confirmations cannot be considered. Tlie commissions ot the commissioners have been signed and they have been sworn in. If an effort were made to remove them by reconsideration of their confirmations, I believe the commissioners could beat the case in court." Opposition to the new power commission flared up this weeK when Solicitor Charles A. Russell and Chief Accountant William V. King were discharged. Watson intimated that the senate interstate commerce committee before which the prospective commissioners appeared prior to confirmation, had been informed Russel and King were to be dismissed. Senator Drookhart, Repn.. la., a member of the ccmmittee and a leader in the effort to remove com(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o — School Bus Is Struck Logansport, Ind, Dec. 27—(U.R) — Three school children and a bus driver escaper injury last night when a train struck the vehicle near Rockfield. Those in the bus were Charles Jones, 19, driver; his sister, Margaret Jones, 15; Helen Smith, 18, and Mary Landis, 17. They were returning from a class party at tlie Rockfield school. Although the truck was damaged badly, the four persons were bruised only slightly. o Hubbard Funeral Monday Indianapolis, Dec. 27. —(U.R)— Funeral services for Kin (Frank McKinney) Hubbard, creator ot the "Abe Martin” caricature sketch, who (lied yesterday, will be held at 2:30 Monday afternoon at Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, ! Indianapolis, it was announced today. The Rev. Frank S. Crorawicks, All Souls Unitarian church, will officiate. i Burial will be in Crown Hill | cemetery, Indianapolis. Tlie body will remain at the I home until Sunday evening. Pallbearers have not yet been I announced. WOMAN POISONS THREE PEOPLE Two Die; Third Gravely 111 From Arsenic Poison Plot Taylor, Tex., Dec. 27. — (U.R) — The carefully laid murder and suicide plans of a mother who was “tired of this life of pain” had resulted today in the death of two , persons, and the critical illness of [ a third, all victims of arsenic pois- > oning. Mrs. Fritz Heise, 61, who spent . Christmas day deliberating the death of herself and her sons, was „ the first to die. A son, Rudolph. I 23, died last night while her funeral was in progress. A second non, Fritz, 26, was near deatli today. A note scribbled by the despondent mother explained that she planned the deaths as an act of ’ mercy. ’ After giving her two sons a glass ’ containing the poison, Mrs. Heise ’ laid out a complete change of ' clothing for them and polished their shoes. These, according to ' the note, were to be their funeral clothes. r Shortly after administering *he i~ — — (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Lyle Out for Mayor I 3 1 Municipal Judge John 11. Lyle of Chicago, who has announced < his candidacy for mayor of that city, on a promise to "finish the 1 (ii'ht I've begun on the bench” ' against gangs.

RAILROADS ARE NEAR PRICE WAR Drastic Cuts Believed to Be Start of NationWide Rate Decline Washington, Dee. 27—(U.PJ—The nation's railroads were on the verge today of declaring a rate war on the motorbus and airplane, their more modern competitors I which in the last decade have an-1 nexed 42 per cent of passenger rail business. The campaign, finally decided upon by the railroads after years of patiently watching invasion of the transportation tielid, in the end probably will benefit no one but the public. This is the opinion of one old railroad man here, who claims to have witnessed innumerable rate slashing fights. With passenger fares being cut drastically, in some cases becoming the lowest in a quarter-c°n- • ury, a great opportunity will be afforded persons of moderate mean.s to see the country cheaply. The first move in the forthcoming general passenger rate slashing was made by the St. Louis-San Francisco which reduced its rates , to a two-cent per mile basis. Other western carriers will followsuit, according to C. J. McGuire, I director of the Western Passenger' Association, the general passenger agent for lines west of the Mississippi river. This is expected to be followed by reductions on eastern and southern lines. Railroad men here vigorously denied today that fare reductions were a "rate war.” They said, it constitutes an attempt on the railroads’ part to regain the tremendous volume of passenger traffic i lost to the buses and airplanes in the past 10 years. "The new reduced rates will be placed in effect in an effort to bring back to tho railroads the huge amount of passenger business lost to them through bus, airplane and private automobile competition,” said one prominent railroad man livre who requested his name be withheld. British Steamer Burns Aden, Arabia, Dec. 27. —{U.RX The British steamer Queenmoor was afire near Aden today, with flames leaping above the hatches amidship. The bridge of the ship also was afiire and it was unable to make steam. The American steamer Jeff Dav's stood by ready to rescue the crew if they deserted the ship. The Queenmoor, of 4,862 tons, belongs to the Moore Line of London. The Jeff Davis is a U. S. shipping board vessel of 6,171 tons. New Orleans is her home port.

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FEAR ICE TOO THIN FOR AID TO REACH MEN Lake Erie folds Fate of Fishermen; Sheet Heads For Open RESCUE MUST OCCUR RAPIDLY BULLETIN Sandusky, 0., Dec. 27.—(U.R) —More than 100 men and boys were rescued from a runaway ice floe in Sanducky Bay near here today. The rescue was made just before the floe reached open water of Lake Erie where it began to break up slowly. A fiee't of small boats rescued the men and boys who were fishing through the ice when the 3-acre theet broke away from the main land. The boats were manned by policemen, fire emergency squads, and scores of volunteers. Sandusky, Ohio, Dec. 27 • (U.R) One hundred men were reported trapped on an ice foe and drifting into Lako Erie, north of here today. Because of the thin ice rescue was thought to he almost impossible. Police and fire emergency squads from Sanduskv were called to assist. Coast guardsmen from Marblehead were headed toward the drifting ice. The men were said to he fishing from th® ice in Sandusky Bay. Many of them were in huts on runners. The huts provided protection from tlie cold while the men fished through the iee. A stiff westerly wind carried the ice an eighth of a mile into the bay in a short time. Tlie sheet of ice was said to contain it acres. Theodore Miller, who lives along I the shore, said the men were gathering about tlie edges of tlie floe. "It looks as If they will break off smaller plei-os unless they spread themselves over the ice.” he said. The ico was said to bo safe for a time but probably will crack up If it drifts into the rough open water of Lake Erie. Small floats, used for fishing and put up for the winter were taken by police and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Faces Serious Charge Indianapolis. Dec. 27. — (U.R) — Clarence St. Clair was held today on manslaughter charges under $5.000 bond as a result of the death ! of Stephen C. Pollcck, 74. St. Clair was accused of being the hit-and- : run driver whose auto struck Pollock yesterday. o K. of P. Lodge Will Hold Special Meeting All members of the local Knights of Pythias lodge are asked to meet at tlie home tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Important business will lie transacted, officers slated, and it is desired to have every member present. FIND CAMPERS HALF FROZEN Sheriff and Deputy Rescue Destitute Family Near This City A call from east of Monmouth last evening took Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and Deputy D. M. Hower out to where a party of two , men and two women and two half t grown children had built a fire ( along the road and were preparing to stay all night. They had no food and one of the women., seventy years old, was ' quite ill and was lying in an old wagon without covering. They claimed to be from Ohio and had 1 been two weeks on the road here, en route to South Whitley where they have relatives. They were brought here and • made comfortable and this morn- • Ing Sheriff Hollingsworth took th® • women in his cur to their destin- ■ ation while the men went on with their wagon.