Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 192, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1929 — Page 1

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PODGE CHIEF TESTIFIES IN SNOOK TRIAL Savs Snook Appeared to Enbv Questioning Before He Confessed Murder ‘ DEFENSE PROCEEDS j WITH REBUTTAL Courtroom. Columbus, 0., Aug. 13—(U.R) —E * ldence in tbe ® nooi< " Hix murder trial was completed at 2:30 o.m. today. The jury was dismissed from the courtroom while E. O. Ricketts, for lhe defense, presented a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that the real cause of death was not named. The state claims that the actual cause of Theora Hix’s death was severing of the jugular vein. The , defense has presented evidence i that other wounds were equally i likely to be fatal. Court Room. Columbus, Ohio, i 13 —U.F —Dr. James How- ’ aid Snook smiled and “seemed ( to lie enjoying himself immensely" throughout the many hours of questioning which followed! his arrest for the alleged murder of Theora Hix, Chief of Police Harry E. French testified at Snook’s trial today. "He seemed amused by it all, said French. "Nothing seemed to break his (aim demeanor. He was the mos’ unruffled prisoner I have seen ques-| tinned in 29 years of police work." French was called to resume his testimony of rebuttal tor the stale. The defense has charged tliat "third degree" methods were used in the examination. * ... E. 0. Ricketts, chief defense counsel. objected to this line of testimony. “Does the fact that a man is composed: that he is calm and unruffled justify the use of violence (against him?" demanded Ricketts. The court overruled the objection. French's testimony was interrupted while Dr. Joseph M. Dunn, who last week made an intimate examination of Dr. Snook in company with another physician, testified that marks found on Dr. Snook in his belief were not more than three, weeks old. These marks, the defense has contended, were made by Miss Hix the night she died—eight weeks ago. Dr. Snook looked worried and strained as he sat in court today listening to the closing phases of the evidence. Testimony was expected to end this morning. "Did Snook ask you to explain the differen: degrees of murder?" Chief French was asked. “Yes and Dr. Chester explained the various types of homicide.” “Did Snook say to you ‘all right, will you believe my story when I tell it to you?" “Yes." French testified Snook asked that the confession story be withheld from (CONTINUED ON P.\£»E TWO) o _ GID eUUDING WK NEARS END Brick \V ork To Be Completed Thursday: Roofing To Start at Once Th? new city power building is nearcompletion and has reached the ■ a ?e where even a layman can see -nat lt i s going t 0 be a genuine lm . Pavement. Yost Brothers who have contract for the brick work will ,J “ ish ® d by 'Thtirsday of this week Will ' e a J. ey rom P a »y of Lima, Ohio immediately start on the roof. tne new structure will be as fine okmg as you can find, being of the Dower T Webster modern style for six*een P t an * S ’ The Bteel is Up aud tbe the ,n I" <rane has been erected, Dilint 8 haV<? h® 6ll atren ßthened with five ton the additlon of ,hir, y building I Stee1 '. The front of to the t? n ° W beillg finished adding 10 te at tractive appearance. the interi 16 contractors have finished, pantec ° f the hui,dlpg wil > »e tobel i s ?h I f o , mP ‘ eted and about Oc ’ tur Pnw' ’ lt I s pre,licte <l- the Decaready fort and L ' ght plant wi)l be house oroh m ectio "' At tbat tlme °P el > P'tblic gi v ba y Wllbbe held a »'l the ca 'l and « a . cordlal invitation to they own W ‘ at a “ up ' to<late Plant

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Must Face Trial [ — L 1 ■ John M. Heath, wealthy Detroit engineer, will be tried in a federal lather than a state court on charges growing out of the death of Richard J. Sandlands, ptonibition agent, wiiose body was found in the Detroit river following a struggle aboard the Heath yacht. TOWNSHIP TAX LEVIES MADE Washington and Blue Creek To Have Higher Assessments For Next Year New road construction will increase the townshin road bond and interest levies in Washington and Blue Creek townships, the only two townships ot thp twelve where increases will be made for next year. In three of the townships the levies will be the ijame next year, while in the seven other townships the levies will be lower than those of this year. In Union, Root and Monroe townships the levies will be the same, while Preble, Kirkland. St. Marys, French. Hartford. Wabash and Jefferson will enjoy lower tax rates for next year. The total of principal and interest on the road bonds to be paid this year is $167,901.41. while the tax levies in the several townships will raise $171.698.42. The levies to be assessed next yeai, together with those in effect this year are: 1928 Levy 1929 Levy Unit on SIOO on SIOO Union 68 .68 Root 48 .48 Preble 56 .51 Kirkland 56 t .49 Washington 40 .50 St. Marys 50 .44 Blue Creek 72 .73 Monroe .*. .60 .60 French .63 .57 Hartford 63 .54 Wabash .60 .53 Jefferson .70 .67 Although the above tax levies are tentative and subject to change, it is practically assured that they will be ; adopted on Tuesday, September 3, at the regular meeting of the county council and the county commission ers. o New York Town Bars Airports In Limits Pelham Manor, N. Y„ Aug. 13. — (U.R) — The board of trustees of this village has outlawed the airplane. The board passed the following ord’nance last night: “The construction or use of any property in the village for an airport, aviation field or other similar project or for the commercial development of airplanes, seaplanes, dirigibles or other flying devices is prohibited.” — q CHARLES BURR IMPROVED Charles Burr, of Monmouth, who was injured last week when he was struck by an unknown motorist while he was returning to his home from Decatur is slightly improved. Mr. Burr is able to sit up part of the time. MAN Klli.EC IN CYCLONE BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 13.—(UWOne person was killed and several injured. some seriously, by a ter Hi-' cyclone which struck the town of Cauelas, near Buenos Aires, late last night. Extensive property damages weie reported.

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LOCAL OFFICE IS RANSACKED Daylight Thieves Fail to I Obtain Entrance Into Ira Fuhrman Safe Daylight thieves today noon broke into the insurance office of Ira Fuhr- I man in the Schafer building and ran- [ sacked tbe safe. The thieves were unable to force their way into the cash drawer of the safe, where about ■ S2OO was placed. The Incident occuired while Mr. and Mrs. Fuhrman were at home for" lunch. Mr. Fuhrman stated'that nothing of value was taken. Entrance to ’be suite of rooms was obtained by prying a sharp instrument through the door and releasing the safety lock. The outer door of the safe was closed but not locked. The safe door was opened by the vandals and papers were thrown (about, apparently in an effort i tain money. Effort also had been (made to break Into the strong box where the money was kept, but the i thieves eviently were away. o , To Observe Holy Day The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be observed in the Catholic churches Thursday, August 15. At the St. Mary's Catholic church masses will be held at 5, I 7 and 9:45 o’clock. o- . Local Pastor And Family Return From Winona Lake — Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Fledderjohann and family returned yesterday from Winona Lake after a five weeks stay. During their stay Rev. Fledderjohann : | attended the Winoira School of Theology. A spelling contest which is held at Winona annually and which is always a source of interest was won this year by Mrs. Fledderpohann who was awarded a ten dollar gold piece. Second prize of five dollars went to Miss Alberta Gault of Urbana. II!, Proi. Douglas of the Winona Normal School pronounced the words and Pref Davison acted as judge. During Child Health Week which was conducted by the Indiana State Board of Health under the direction ot Dr. Ada E. Schweitzer, a symposium was given on meeting the needs of the child by a parent, family physician, a nurse, a civic head, a dentist, a teacher and a minister. Rev. Fledderjohann spoke on the needs of the child from the standpoint of a minister. o Hoover Relative Dead Cambridge City. Ind.. Aug. 13. —(U.RI —Rudolph Hoover, 79, distantly related to President Hoover, is dead at his home here. He was a descendent of the pioneer Hoover family which settled in Wayne county. CORT THEATRE TO HAVE “TALKIES" DeForest Phonofilm Equipment To Be Placed In Decatur Theatre A DeForest Phonofilm, one of the latest talking picture machines, has arrived at lhe Cort Theatre here and I will be installed in the next few days, Jesse Leßruro. owner of the Court, announced today. The sound from the t new machine will be taken eff the side of tbe films and transmitted by ; light rays to lhe screen and then into the audience. ’ The new equipment, which also in- ■ eludes a new transparent, screen, will ’ be installed soon. Mr. Leßrutn stat- ■ ed. The DeForest installation man- ■ ager will arrive in Decatur in the next day or two to supervise the installation. according to a telegram received by the Cort management today. ) Mr. Leßrum said that he was un- ’ certain just when the first “talkie” ? would be produced at his theatre, but i thu-: it would probably be a week . from next Sunday. The sound taken • from the edge of films is transmitted by a radia arrangement to the audience from lhe screen, itself, according to plans ci the new I jachine. The tone can be controlled by a • lever in the operate, s booth. The ■ new transparent screen can show t either still or talking pictures. The t openi. g announcement : >r the new i machine will be made in the next few days, the management stated.

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- Church Os God Annual { Encampment Opens Aug. 16 — The annual Church of God camp meeting for members of that denoniinulion residing in Northwestern Ohio and Northeastern Indiana will be held at the camp grounds at Payne, Ohio, August 16 to 25, it was announced today. There will be services three I times each day during the encampment and eating and sleeping accommodations can be secured at the camp grounds. DEATH CALLS HARLEY BUDD Brother-in-Law of Mrs. William Schumacher Dies Monday at Fort Wayne Word was received this morning by Mr. and Mrs. William Schumacher. Line street, of the death of Mrs. Schuma< Iler’s brother-in-law. Harley Budd. 43, who res'ded on Winter street. Fort Wayne. Indiana. Death was said to have been due to a complication of diseases, from which he has been suffering for the last two years. Two weeks ago Mr. Budd was confined to his bed, and departed this life at 11:30 o’clock. Monday evening, August 12, 1929. Mr. Budd formerly lived at Van Wert, Ohio, moving to Fort Wayne twenty-one years ago. where he became assistant yard foreman at the Pennsylvania railroad. Mr. Budd was well known in Decatur, having visited here frequently. He is survived by his wife and two children, Mildred and Leonard, and one sister who lives in Minneapolis. Minnesota. He was preceded in death by one child, nineteen years ago. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but will be announced later. NEW HOSPITAL TO BE OPENED .Jewish Institution Offers, Free Treatment To Poor Tubercular Children Felix Maier of this city is in receipt of a letter from the National Jewish Hospital of Denver, Col., that a new children's unit is being built at the Hospital in memory of the late Louis Heineman and asking Mr. Maier to communicate with the Hospital at once if there are any children in Adams county, who are suffering from tuberculosis and whose parents are unable to send them to a sanitarium. The new addition of the National Jewish Hospital will be opened Sep-' tember 1 It will be of a non-sectarian I nature and all children accepted will be cared for free of charge. The new unit will specialize in the treatment of | joint, glandular and joint tuberculosis and children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis also will be treated. The letter which was from the general secretary, Mrs. S. Pisko, emphasized the fact that all treatment was free and that any child suffering from the disease in this county was eligible to enter the new hospital, provided the parents were financially unable to bear the expense of treatment. The attending physicians of the new institution are working on the theory that to conquer the disease in this country it is necessary to pay the most strict attention to cases in young children -and thereby stamp out tbe disease in the young generations The National Jewish Hospital also maintains a preventorium far children with tubercular tendencies. This phase of the treatment also is free for children without funds. Mr. Maier has asked that anyone in the county desiring to apply for entrance into the institution communicate with him. The new unit of the Hospital is being built at a cost of more than $150,000 and will be of the latest modern type. __o w Rev. Vance To Officiate Rev. R E. Vance of the United Brethren church of this city will officiate in the funeral services to be held for Mrs. Nancy Bell Hughes Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hughes home at 1125 N. Second Street. 0 — COMPLETES LONG TRIP Agua Aliente, Mexico, Aug. 13. — (U.R)—Tex Rankin, Portland, Ore., aviator, was here today after having completed a dawn-to-dusk flight, from Vancouver, 8.C., in 12 hours and 8 minutes.

STORMS DELAY CRAF ZEPPELIN Schedule Now Calls for Take-off’ Thursday Morning To Tokyo Friedrichshafen. Germany. Aug. 13. — (U.R: —Owing to storms in the east and to unfavorable meteorological reports from Siberia, the Friedrichshaf-en-to-Tokio leg of the Graf Zeppelin's flight around the world will not be started until early Thursday morning, I it was reliably reported here today. The exact lime of the take-off probably will not be set until late tomorrow. when additional weather information will have reached Hugo Eckener, commander of the flight. It was believed here, however, that the huge dirigible will be started on its way for the longest High’ ever attempted by 5 a. m... Thursday. o Officials Probe Fire In Hammond Store Today |/ Hammond, Ind., Aug. 13 —(UP) —L Officials from the state Marshall's of-h fice are investigating the $25,000 Ko-! vach department store fire today at | ■ East Chicago. The fire occurred in 1 , the middle of the basement and raged ~ there with what firemen said was sus-1 picious force. Heavy locks on the building kept firemen from entering for some time. o Hopes Abandoned For An Early Settlement —«— London. Aug. 13.— (U.R) —Hope for an eaily settlement of the current dis- ] pute between Russia and China was considerably dimmed today with reports that the Chinese delegates who had been sent to Manchuria to liegin negotiations were returning to Harbin,- ascairding to the London Daily Mai] correspondent in Manchuria. The correspondent reported that the Russians were continuing their intimidations along the border where Soviet , and Chinese troops are concentrated. , He said the intimidations included ; | arson and abbotage, damages from I which already have been estimated to be $10,000,000. i O , Former Commissioner Dies New York. Aug. 13 —(UP) —Former police commissioner Joseph A. Warren of New York City died today at Greenwich, Conn., according to word 1 received here. —o BANDIT CAPTURED Chicago, Aug. 13 —(UP)— Willie Doody, the Wizened, pint sized bandit who lias defied the Chicago police force for several months, was captured today in a flat on the west side. OMER NOWELL IS DAIRY MANAGER Quincy, 111., Man to Assist Sister In Operation of Homestead Dairy Announcement was made today that Omer Nowell, of Quincy, 111., has moved his family to Decatur and will become supervising manager of the Hemestead Dairy, owned by his sister Mirs. Burton S. Niblick. Mr. Nowell already has taken over his new duties at the dairy. The millj lines and dairy will be conducted as usual it was announced and there will be no change at present in tbe personell of the organization. Mr. Nowell takes the place of lhe late Burton S. Niblick, who was owner and managei of the dairy. The concern has been in operalion for several years and recently installed a pasteurizing machine, and the dairy now furnishes either pasteurized or certified milk. The buildings on the Homestead farm east of-the city are being repaired and repainted this week. Mr. Nowell formerly was the owner of a general contracting establishment in Quincy. o Fire Damages Carriage The self-propelling machine belonging to Lawrence Schlagel of this city caught fire in front of the Winnes Shoe Store last evening and It was necessary to call the fire department to extinguish the blaze. Considerable damage was done to the rear of the carriage. Mr. Schlagel was not in the machine at the time of the fire and the cause is unknown.

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Lost in Arctic i Wl» SliKf ■ — •v C. A. “Duke” Schiller, famous Canadian war ace and first man to reach the crew of the trans-Atlantic plane, Bremen, when it made a forced land- ' /ing in Greenland last year, is reported lost in tlie Arctic Circle witn three companions, his mechanic. Jack Humble, Tom Creighton, and an unnamed prospector. Cruising planes sent out to rescue them have found no trace of fliers or plane. COUNTY COUNCIL CALLED AUG. 21 Special Meeting Called To Consider Estimates Filed By County Officials The Adams county council has been notified to meet at the county auditor’s office in the court house, on Wednesday. August 21, at 9 o'clock a.m.. for the purpose of considering the estimates filed by the various county officers and to compile the budget of estimated expenses for next year. This will lie a special meeting of the board and preliminary to the regular meeting of the county council which will he held on Tuesday. September 3. for the purpose of adopting the budget and fixing the tax levies for next year. The meeting next week is the firfist one of its kind to he held in this county and was called at the suggestion of County Attorney Henry B. Heller, who desired to have tbe county council pass on the estimates filed by the cou«t.y officers before the budget was compiled for publication. This method of procedure will enable the members of the county to pass on every item in the estimates filed by the county officers and heads of the different departments and to make up the budgets as they see fit. Heretofore the county council was | called for the annual meeting and the budgets as published were submitted to them for their final approval. Budgets which will be submitted to the county council at the August 21st ( meeting will be the general budget, the bridge budget, township road bond and county highway repair budget. o TO BUILD HOTEL Anderson, Ind., Aug. 13. — U.R) —A hotel and auditorium to cost $109,(100 will probably be built this year at Camp Chesterfield, owned by the Indiana Association of Spiritualists, officials of the association announced. - President Hoover May Visit In. Mexico Mexico City, Aug. 13.—(U.R?—It was reported semi-officially here today that President Herbert Hoover would visit Mexico next December. The details of the presidential tour, the reports said, were still incomplete. o— Says Report Is Unfounded South Bend. Ind., Aug. 13. (U.R) In the face of reports that the U. S. government plans to prove existence of protected vice in Lake county that will "shake the foundations of Indi ana," District Attorney Oliver M. Loomis today stands by a previous announcement that only alleged vote frauds are- being probed in the county. The victing stpry was published in a weekly paper which has an office in Glen Park, a Gary suburb. The ■ paper has stated that more than $5, i 090 of the city's annual payroll is i wasted in supporting a conspiracy for protection of liquor, narcotic and gambling operations.

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TWO ARE HELD I IN CHICAGO FOR ALLEGED GRAFT Dr. M. F. Schick Claims To Have Paid $176,000 for Worthless Land FIRST PURCHASE WAS MADE IN DECEMBER Aug. 13. <U.R) A Boulder Dani land scheme in which two Chicago promoters are alleged to have delranded Dr. M. F. Schick. Fort Wayne. Ind., of approximately $176,(MX) was being investigated by postal authorities today. W. L. Irwin and L. C. Connor, who, postoffice inspector F. E. Albertis said, formed the Southern California Land company, with offices in North Michigan avenue, were held in $20.000 bonds, charged with using tbe mails to defraud. Dr. Schick told government agents he purchased 42.500 acres of desert land in southern California from the two . It all appears to be worth not more than SSOO, inspector Albertie said. Efforts were being made to learn whether others bought some of the land from Irwin and Connor. Tlie Fort Wayne physician related that he began dealing with the Southern California laind company last December. He first purchased 12.000 acres, located about 200 miles from Los Angeles, on the representation that the Boulder Dam project would make possible its irrigation. Dr. Schick said he was told the land would cost $1 an acre and paid that for it to Irwin and Connor. Inspector Albertie asserted the promoters gave only 50 cents an acre for it to the Southern Pacific railroad. Dr. Schick next bought 28.000 acres in tbe Coachella valley, acquiring it in three parcels. He paid $1.75 an acre for the first tract and $1.50 for the third, he disclosed. Irwin and Connor obtained one of the tracts f ir 50 cents an acre and the other for 75 cents an acre. Inspector Albertie charged. The physician's third purchase was four sections of land at Durmid, Calif., near tlie Mexican border. He bought it as town site, paying SSO an acre and SIO,OOO for “improvements." Durmid today is only a railroad shack, . Albertie said. And the promoters al- - the land, he asserted, for sls an acre and nothing for improvements 0 Apple Tree Blooms I Apple blossoms are very unusual in this section at thie time of the year, but Rudolph Weiland of Union township has a tree containing apples and bearing blossoms at the same time. He brought a branch to this office today and it can be seen in tbe ( window. It contains five apples and several blossoms. Mr. Weiland has an orchaid of about, fifty trees but the blossoms have appeared on only one of them. He says the apple crop in his territory js the poorest in years. NEWBERRY PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED Contract For New Modern Building Here Will Be Let August 20 Information has been received that, the contract for the new building to be erected by the J. J. Newberry com- - pany on the lot recently purchased from B. J. Smith and bis sister. Mrs. Christen, will be let August 20th, the 1 work to be completed in about sixty days. According to the specifications the building will be one story, with walls e to carry aditional stories if required |( later, 43 x 100 with a basement under . the entire building and with an ornamental front, twenty-four t'eet in heighth. The building will be constructed ot' brick and stone and will be modern in every way. Several contractors were here today planning to bid, among them being 8 Glen Arbaugh of Portland who has 9 the contract for remodeling the building recently purchased by the same 8 company at Hartford City. The new • v structure here should be ready for ocJ cupancy by November Ist according to contractors.

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