Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 3 June 1931 — Page 1

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■GOVERNOR Iters race : fe PRESIDENT I | U hllr May B«* ■K Nominee; Hoover ■ lIK ALSO ■ H ( UNTENDER ■mLi> I|< k. Ind . >un< 3 t In , \\tnl-. !■ mill limLiV ili< Ini <»f strong m (Im* r>32 prvM■S i <„-ri Ritchie V.«- » i*n>< a* r>r< l«w»t,*l 111- l> ><>*r<la> Governor >. .., »<» <>ti (nr »» addrcan MixliM tu ne««t>a|» i i f (aimer* and nii'.i 1•...!<). in Hoover Hoovers belief wheal .ir?ln-, world problem, and 'he »ltuation < ..| the prorram »ha’ of bushels <rf wheat iK toumpll'in of wheat restored to a pre-war | .-i ,< demand (or the increase IJB.OOO ..Km l annually, he contended. “more-wheat” cam-i ~l r e<! nationally, with similar Hie EE(.«*a' campaign started with those who belie'" •ii'wiil should keep its << business except m i»- necessary to iion<*Ki nracticew and an for all" Ritchie i.m.-nting upon working But the dollar* which VB j rofita of industry are made by the brain* of ... direct American bnxii are no less due to thej that Home provision Im tor the working man dm HHriwidon period*. "If Indus these profit* when good." he a*ked. "should I make some provision labor instead of turning fcrjWr'' when period* of adON PAGE TWO) Hy Tour To Be Held Bhi'l for the annual dairy tour County were dis, ussed at g ot the program comniitBof 'ln Hairy Herd Improvement held at the Dan PTuesday evening. The be held during the week ■ J’® 21-27 and County Agent 1. was instructed by 'he to communicate with at Purdue University, and K W a dgfiuit® date. As soon as selected a complete out tour will he made by the <>f the program cointnit'ide Peter B. Lehman, chairReuben Lehman, Dan P■B and L. E. Archbold. I HAS NEW FISHING LAW rs Must Obtain se After July 31, -aw Provides notice ot Ohio's new fishe laws was received here . County Clerk Bernice The new regulations will , e July 31 and will require a people who fish in Ohio tea license annually. The i tor non-residents of Ohio 00 for any type of fishing. 1 ima'ed that thousands of ndiana people will be af- ' the new law, because It many Hoosiers motor and fish in the Reservoir ' WED ON ?AGB TWO)

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- .Man IrrrMrd Three Time* In Ninety Bays IMi*Mp>di* buw 1- <UJ» Three larrMt* l* nine day* uu liquor I vtedallMi ■ haras* wa« the re. ord jttf Inin <Hillman her* III* aggr|«*l« l*w»«l WB* fixed al IIC.HOM. Golltnan w*> arvwatad la»t waak | *nh hi* brmhwr. M>ui* An anio and nev-rd pint* nt whisky w*r* roaßMul.d Two <lay* later ha ww* «rl(*-d while making a liquor delivery, padl.r *a|.| |fe was arivnted mnir( last, niabt while I making another alleged liquor delivery Hollman prnvlded the londs MERCHANTS ASK NEW ORDINANCE Move to Halt Practice of Peddling In City Without Licenses A petition signed by several I m»r< hunt* asking that the council I pa** an ordinance prohibiting i street peddler* and vendoi* from j working in Decatur wa* presented Ito the city coitnHl last evening. I The petition asked that it reme;dy of lhe street peddler situation Ibe inaugurated. The matter wa* | referred to the Jmlidary commit- , tee and will probaHy be reported : at the next meeting. ' The contract for the Chris Mari tach electric line in Union town I ship, served by the city light and power tompany. wa* filed and I accepted by lhe council. This line i is one of th« extensions recently I built In Union township. Streets for Fair A communication from P B. j Short, secretary of the Decatur | Free Street fair a»so< iation. aski ing that the streets be turned over to them for the fair was read and I referred to the coiiimittee on I public safety. The fair association askerl that the same streets as ’ used last year he turned over to them for the fair next fall. Sep- , t ember 14 to 19. To Purchase Material The water works committee was authorized to purchase pipe, pumps and motors necessary to complete the equipment at the city swimming pool. It is planned to open the pool about June 15. AGED MAGLtY WOMAN DIES Mrs. Sophia Korte. 83, ot Adams County Diesat Daughter’s Home Mrs. Sophia Friedricke Korte, 83 Adams County woman died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Martin Hilgeman at Magley. at 9 o'clock this morning of complications. Mrs. Korte had lived with her daughter at Magley for the last 19 years. Site was a member of the Sale-n Reformed church. Mrs. Korte was born in Lienen, Teklenburg. Germany, -September 22, 1847, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eberhard Henschen. On September 30, 1876 she was united in marriage to Ernst Korte who diet six tears ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Martin Hilg«man and «'-■ Christ Horne c' Magley a son. August Korte ol Boulder. Colorado brothers, Jacob Henschen of Kirkland township. George Henschen ot Fort Wayne, anti a brother and sister i„ Germany. One brother preceded her in death. Funera't services will be • Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o doc (Central standard time) at the ge „ lO n home and at 2 o clock (CS’D at tl ,e Magley Reformed Church with Rev. D. Grether, pastoi. otfi ciatiits. Burial will be in the Magley (Tmetery. _ ————— Superintendents Elect of the Marion County senoo. president. V S a ß n °d m : rt hur n H'ines, Riehmond. treasurer. . j uv th» assoResolutions ciation contained a stand Os the 1931 legislature foi it • promise to keep expenses i imum.

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FORMER LOCAL MAN EXPIRES George Galbreath. 72. Is Death’s Victim: Resided With His Niece 1 George W. Galbreath. 7J. former; Adams county man, died Tuesday ( ", morning at 3:40 o'clock at the; - Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne j after an illness of about five years | He res*ded w.th a niece. Mrs. Her- ' ma Moulton at 2329 South Haria- ' on s.reet, Fort Wavne. j He was born in Adrms county. near this city, and moved to Fort ’ Wayne about four years ago. Hej was a member of the Simpson | Methodist Episcopal church at Fort: Wayne. Surviving are three nieces. Mrs. ( Boulton of Fort Wayne: Mrs. Des I sie Strebig of Detroit, Mich., and II Mrs. Edith Gilbert of Howe, and two nephews, George Mann. Fort i Wayne, and Wilda Dean of Toledo, ’ °hio. . Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Boulton residence and at 2 o'clock at the Simpson M. E. : church. The Rev. Louis N. Rocca ■ will officiate, assisted by the Rev. , Fred F. Thornburg. Burial will be in the Maplewood cemetery in this city with short services at 3:30 o'- ; dock (D. S. T.) MRS.HAUBOLD IS RE-ELECTED School Board Secretary to Start Third Term Next August Mrs. Carrie Hauhold was reelected a member of the Decatur School board by the city council in session last evening. Mrs. Haubold's name was the only one submitted to the council and she received all of the five votes. Mrs. Haubold is concluding her second term on the board. 1 he new term will begin the first of August at which time the board members will meet and elect officers. Dr. Burt Mangold is president, M. E. Hower, treasurer and Mrs. Haubold secretary of the board. Mrs. Haubold was the first woman to be elected to the local school board, following the passing of a law designating that a woman shall serve on the board. She has been a member of the board since 1925. — Egly Funeral Is Held Funeral services for Samuel Egley, Geneva business man who died Monday morning, were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Defenseless Mennonite church, west lot Berne and burial was in the j church cemetery.

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IoPASS THE CICAKS In compliance with an ancient , l' custom. Attorney A. C. Huich- | er of Decatur owe* County Clerk Bernice Nelson and Mis* 1 Anna Smith. Adam* circuit court reporter a b • of candy, I and here's why: Every time a case is filed in I court which nnmber end* in , ■ oft or 00». the attorney filing 1 the esse owes the “cigars. ToI day Squire Butcher filed case | j number I.4<HJ In civil court. 1 The thirteenth thousandth case |i was filed in January, 192 k It is understood canny will | i , be used as first alternate, liecause neither of the women Atnokefl cigßP*« [churches PLAN UNION MEETS Sunday Night Services In July And August ro ’ Be Combined The Ministelial Association cf Decatur met in session at the Old Adams County Bank building. Wed nesday morning, and outlined the program tor the Union services which will be held through July and August. As hus been the < ustom for the last several years, the protestant | churches cf the city will hold ij Union service In the various churches of the city on each Sunday night of the two simmer months. The churches which wilt participate in the union services thl i year are the Presbyterian. Evangelical. Baptist Christian, Methodist, ami the Zion Reformed. The I tUted Brethren church will not ent' the Sunday evening 8e (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Mary Poling To Get Degree From UpHnd Miss Mary Charlotte Poling ot this ci.y will be graduated from Taylor University, Uplamh I' ll luc* with a Bachelor or Arts decree, June 10. U“3l. Miss Poling hus been active in student life at the university and is a member of the Philuletiiean Society, the Soagetaha Debating Club, the French Club and has played on the Philo Basket ball team. She is the daughter of Mrs. E. E. Poling. 427 Fornax street. Twelve Believed Dead Bordeaux. France, June 3 -ll i’> --A joyful holiday turned to tragedy today when the new bridge St. Denis De Piles, spanning tin- hie river, a tributary of the Gironde, collapsed during a test and threw 50 pedestrians and nine trucks Into the river. Children especially released from school to see the inauguration witnessed the aecUen from lhe river bank.

SWIMMING PDuL TO OPEN SOON Yost Brot Bsers Expend ~~B'liousand Dob ‘ lars < >w. New Beach 1 Cal tost t<bd “ y pl *“* I re beitur rw ,lle ’ lini an<i briber. Yort. to open the: Green Swimming pool, north Ls Dra utur. tMiut June 15. I Work on • ••• ~IJ 1" arry - whlth i* fed by- K -einr* sot under full I sway lasi w M" 1 niucb h ‘‘ l “ ,w, n r ll *"Yn*t llrtw* owners of the quarry I'and •<* *«!*■<“"« b *' »• r * anti in making j the placv ...w* of the finest bathing pool* in »»— ‘ I mer* wb- th « M I clear -ramflvr vouch 'hat there I will not tra- 0 I* l *® “ any plu.e <»• the state, outside of P' a "am* **-* **■•’ ** ll ** M aronn.l « •»“ H«»rry at the east half. Ans. lie er«t.Ml <»«> ,w " 1 - Ing direct) > t« '*<* * 3,er 1 Tht* «r-et><! of th** pool will l> for childrcem. "* l,n ' inter*, the w n'er level starting nt p f«w f.-.-t *»nd getting deeper toward* the fitter. A M walk wil | s.-,e-r..« -- ''•" I’ l ,ur ' "" • (CON'ri.'N'V >l’ I’AOE TWO) JOHN J. WELCH DEATH'S VICTIM Cancer ®*rovea Fatal To Adams* County Farmer; F'u r-» **ral Friday Inhn 1 ty fartne-r. aied at the Adams County M.- a riorlal Hospital at 7 o'clock T.s*ra-s<lW evenink <>f <'»«cer. Mr Wel< i> became seriously 111 Sunday r* underwent an operudon early He WHM ** farm** - - residing on the Will MeHhlmtger farm three and - b.df "oulh of this city t.sw- the past year. Before that H„i« BMF ll ' , ' d He ww i’ <,rll ‘ onvoy. Ohio, March 14 1 land Welch. Surviving n. the w »*«.'* Mrs. May Welch, and the T« flowing children: Jfflts Welch Mrß ' Luclle Brod be. k S'- M ,° : Ethel f».-“VVitt. Willard. Ohio: Ralph VV. ■ <■". Decatur, ami Jerry, at honu x step fat her. Jo»h liarmon. ami i" Pandchildren also survive. IT- ■*<’ » l » wr * ' h ® . deceased »w» death. Fnner 1! wit' be held ' Fridav afr *-«•>•<*« 1:30 o ’ cl °® k ' , (Central time) at the • home an.t if o'doik «t the b . Paul . .hurch «*r m . . elating. »* 1 w, “ bo ln ,he E “"' ' Salem c«-i» watery.

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KRUDOP TRIAL STARTSTOOAY Jury Hear* Larceny Case of Adams County Farm* er in Court Here The case << the glute W. George Krudop. PreHe township farmer, ulli'glng larceny, opened In Adams droit court today. Krudop Is diargcd In a grand Jury indictment with removing poles sbaniloned hy the Indiana Service Corporation from a farm which did 1 not iM-lons t<> defendant The Jury selection was com-pl.-led al It' .30 o'clock this morning and Prose, utor N’utlinn Nelson began questioning state'* witnesses 11. it. Heller la attorney for Krudop. The trial was slowed by objections of lioth sides on questions asked witnesses and two recess.-* w.-re taken during the morning. A number of witnesses have been siib|HH.naed on lailh sld.* anil it Is believed the rase will- take more than n -lay to try. Adams county farmers living near Krudop In the north end of th* county and a few Decatur people are witnesses In lhe case. The indictment was returned lust i spring hy the grand Jury and the lomplaint charges that the valu* of the poles alleged to have been stolen was about $35. Hoosier Planes Return Indianapolis. June 3 — (UP) — Indiana’s contribution to the giant lair armada which maneuvered over | ■ astern states during the past two i weeks was back in the National I Guard hangars here today. Five of the squadron's planes Joined the National Air peace time attack. Funeral Held Today , Funeral services were held Wednesday morning for .Mrs. Mary IVemboft, who died Sunday morning following a short Illness. Services were held at 8:30 o'clock from the Themlore Grallker home, where she had lived for a number ot years and at 9 o'clock from the St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial was made lu lhe St. Joseph cemetery. KIRKLAND IS BACK IN JAIL Awaits Decision Which May Increase Present Prison Sentence Valparaiso, Ind.. June 3—(U.R) — Virgil Kirkland was back in the county Jail today awaiting action by Judge Grant Crumpacker that might result In a heavier prison sentence for his conviction on charges ot assault with Intent to attack Arlene Draves, 18, the girl he said he loved, at a liquor party. He hail served nearly a week ot a one to 10-year sentence in the state reformatory when Judge ('rumpocker ordered his return for the purpose of reconsidering the penalty. Attorney General James M. Ogden announced ul the close of the trial last week that the judge erred in not imposing a heavier sentence as provided by Indiana law for similar charges. It was the youth's second trial. At the first, he was sentenced to life Imprisonment In the state prison. To Drill New Well The water works department of tlm city plant has decided to drill u new water well oil the Water Works lot at the southwest corner of the park. The well will be drillml west of the spray pond at the plant and work will start Immediately. The well recently drilled on the city lots on Seventh street proved a failure and to Insure an ample water supply this summer the council deenn-d It advisable to drill another well at once. Mrs, Krause Buried Funeral services for Mrs Anna Parent-Krause, former Decatur woman who died Sunday night at Fostoria, Ohio, were held at 8:30 o'clock title morning at the home, 3015 South Clinton street, Fort Wayne, and at 9 o’clock at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Burial was in the St. Joseph cemetery In this city.

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Callanda Will M ove To Detroit, Michigan J. Ward t'alland of this city, who .for the last two and one bull years lia-i been associated with the Holland St. Louis .Sugar Company uh district manuaer has accepted a position with the Union Joint Stock Unil Bank of Detroit. Michigan. Mr. cailanu will act as field nian-j uger (or the hank which recently purchased lhe Joint Stock laind Bunk of Cleveland Ohio, and hia work will be largely with the field men in the two banks. Mr. Cslland will begin hi* new duties immediately. Mrs. t'alland and daughter Martha Elizabeth, will remain In thia city, until late in the summer when they will aleo join Mr t'alland and move to Detroit. CITY ORDERS ALLEY OPENED Attorney Fruchte Will Present Order to Contractors at Once The city council in session laet night Instructed City Attorney J. Fred Fruchte to notify Anderson and Company, general contractors on the Post Office building to repair the alley south of Liberty Way and lielween Second and Third streets within 10 day*. E. A. Beavers appeared before the coumll and complained that since the new sewer was placed in the alley tenants of building* on South Second street could not travel through the alley and that it was impossible for him and other merchants to get to the rear of their stores with trucks. The dirt along the route of the sewer is heaped up, making it impossible for anyone to travel over, .Mr. Beavers stated. Requests were made to the subcontrac tors and to Hie (tovernmeut supervisor on lhe job amt each one refused to act, Mr. Beavers stated. He appealed to the council for immediate action in clearing the alley. Must Open Street The council also instructed Chief of Police Mejchi to see that Liberty Way was opened to traffic today. The street was closed yesterday at lhe west end. contrary to the understanding that the countractor could use half of the width of lhe street for unloading material. o Leslie Slaps Assembly French Lick. Ind., June 3—(U.P) —Governor Harry G. Leslie took a slap at Hoosier legislators in addressing the governors’ conference here yesterday afternoon. The work of the Indiana legislative reference bureau, in charge of Charles L. Kettlebrough. was described by Leslie as lieing "too efficient," This efficiency, Leslie contended, Is such that often the legislators are bewildered and unfamiliar with the contents of their own hills. PROGRESS MADE BY FARM CROPS Corn, Wheat, Clover In Indiana Show Improved Condition Indianapolis, June 3.— —<U.R)v —Virtually all crops in Indiana made excellent progress during the past week, according to the weekly report Issued by the United States weather bureau here today. Warm weather marked the first portion of the week, making growing conditions for the period good. Wheat was heading in northern sections and was fully headed in the south, the report said. Oats made good advance but was found to be short in some localities. Corn was reported as improved, but cut worms continued their activity, making considerable replanting necessary. New clover was said to he fair to good. Some al(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) BULLETIN Washington, June 3.—(U.R)I—- -— James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal Ohuich, South, today filed in the District of Columbia Supreme court a libel suit for $500,000 damages against Representative Tinkham. Republican, Masa*chu*ett».

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CHURCH, STATE ARE AGREED ON CLUB CLOSINGS Note, Explaining ( losing of Clubs Is Issued By Vatican CRISIS SAID TO BE OVER Rome, June 3.—XU-R*—Term-ination of the. Faseist-Vatican controversy appeared today when an inspired note wa* issued from tne Vatican, enumerating extenuating circumstances in the closure cf Catholic clubs in Italy by the government. "Among the causes determining the closing order." the note said, ' was the intention of preventing attacks against and invasions of the clubs in an effort to prevent outbursts, not alone against UlO Pope but against the King." "in all the clubs.” the note said, "there were portraits of the Pope, Hie King and Premier Mussolini. In many case* the portraits of ths King suffered the same mutilations us those of the Pope. Premier Mussolini's portrait generally was respected, but in one place it disappeared and it is not known where it can be found. "Front our investigation, it has been confirmed that the provision closing all Catholic young men's clubs was not a formal application of the decree recently issued but only a police measure. The police said some clubs had been closed only a few days. In others, documents were not taken away but the . doors were closed and sealed. s 1 Rome, June 3.—<U.R>—A crisis in 1 the controversy between the Vati- ■ can and the Fascist state was an- ’ tieipated today. A special meeting of the central directorate of the Fascist party was called by PremieAßenito Mussolini to be held at his official resi. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) - —■ —o- — Three Children Die Greensburg, Pa.. June 3—<U.R) — Three children were burned to death in a liarn near New Alexandria. Pa., today when the structure was ignited with ir®trtte« with which they were playiag The dead: Clay Rubble. 7}' Eva, Rubble. 5, and George Rubble, 4. Tlie barn was destroyed and an automobile and a horse were burned. The bodies have not been recovered. Ogden At Bedside Os His Injured Daughter Chester, Pa.. June 3—(U.R)— Janies Matlock Ogden, attorney general of Indiana, arrived here today to be at the bedside of his daughter, Mary Ann Ogdeji, 10, who was injured in an automobile accident near here yesterday and taken to the Chester hospital. 1 Although Miss Ogden suffered a H fragturetf skull, physicians said she probably would recover. She was injured when the automobile in which she was riding with Henry Parrish, 25, of Riverton, N. J., collided with another car near here. Parrish also was injured. Miss Ogden has been visiting friends at Riverton tor 1 several months. 0 CHICAGO SEEKS FINANCIAL AID Mayor Cermak Asks Legislature For Aid In “Greatest Crisis” Chicago, June 3.—-l(U.R)i— Mayor Anton J. Cermak and County Treasurer Joseph B. McDonough led a delegation to the state capital at. Springfield today to demand that, legislation be enacted at once to relieve Chicago and Cook county in a financial crisis which Cermak declared was leading to certain chaos. "If the legislature does not aid us. we r-ust by July 1 reduce the city force* to a minimum, regardless of civil service," said lhe mayor before leaving to beg that (CONTINUED ON PAGE 81X1