Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1929 — Page 1

i weather unsettled to fair ■anight and Satur | SligHtly colder

DECATUR MEN GET HEAVY SENTENCES

MATE highway ■pt„ starts ■legal action Suits Filed in Court ■■o Complete Road ■II Improvements ARE SEI' ■ FOR HEARINGS niii.il i< >f i pi' l >,■<■< <liiips Admits county ni ls have been lib <1 circuit court bv of Ititliatia ilirouji (icucfal .Limes ()omil Connor I). Boss, ml. lor tin slate liiplil"' ,H ' ( 'i'<l |H n s lime bcc:i >S fifeai st'carab’lx mil concern of bud in orili-e .-ill, ■ ''' l,v ,1 '” ,|i ‘i' o' The priu-eeiliii li.u n .■inainst i roads IC. whuh Hi" depart ii’.' in plaint i llit'llt the a ks each action that land ■< needed n ’ passed dep:. > . lire spelt land. to the plaintiff plaint iff < onrt appoint tic Ail.tm. tli<*e three \ iew tin B 'V*' ‘ Pieces of land loticermt |HmHu l"'"eeedinus ; i I award dm to the And same be done to the court. proceeding • ion..-in tat. 27. south Decatur road 16 nine cases have I . . filed and notices mid ordered n turnable on .Iminm T.. I'' ; " the others are on returnable January 15 State vs. W. Me Jr.; State Heffner; vs. Joseph I.arm-nl; William 11. I.i< HB 'nlierger, First St'" I Bank; State is. J. Lydia 1. Dio bin. Ltiella Snlli..in: Jacob Koos, l-lliz.'liel h Koos; vs. Eli W. Steele. returnable Fein n.i |M' State vs. John Lett. Lanni ; State vs. Marion ■NOW starts M TO MELT AWAV and Streets Are IBtiH in Hazardous ( onI | difion in County the abrupt t" in t<mt;•••«•:<■ of th" last tWO day s ha ■• -Cl 1 J snow to begin to melt. county road ami mo orists have HHlty county road offiei ils 1.1 dre" fully. roads in the conic \ are op ti £■ motorists now and lite above lemper.it lire of I lie lasi a has melted much of the |H|avy traffic has caused d ■ Hues and tracks and these make extremely hard weather is predicted lo" ■ Indiana lute id's all ••> k|H tonight with continued idomli Some snow flurries are pro for parts of north, ru Indiana state weather fore pr.'il.et ■■ow-fre zing temperature Iml" ■■fUirday night. ■ streets were baza idoim and local policemen ■ motorists to dti'. i .iieiulli ■■<‘ snow-banks in the street, where the snow had gathered along the eur t- | Bn has been shovelled. were slur I^B dwindl'ng away. I serious mishaps wore reported ■ Ihe county as a result of the conditions. A few minor acciin which cars were damag'd ■ ■hlly were reported the last two gHh's, but no injuries to people have ■ reported.

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Vol. XXVII. No. 306.

Pavlowa of the Tee Arrives In New York ' 'S. M® \H & ’ 1- ■ Pretty seventeen-year-oid Sonja Heuie. whose ice-skating feats have dazzled the world, arrives uu the S. S. Stavangerfjord from the ‘Jords of her native Norway. She will participate in the Ice Carnival to lie held January 6th in Madison Square Garden, giving spectatois a chaiK-e to see whv she w.ts three times crowned champion of figure skating throughout the world. REVIEWERS TO FILE REPORT Find No Damages in Ohler Road Vacation Case, Report A th'rd set of teviewers, appoint'd recently in the Older road v.teaion < as . prepared today te file a .spoil with the Adams county comnissloners finding that the Ollier ■cat! S.mul.l be dosed without awardin’' damages to Adam Bienz ind William Schtfer. The ievil wers, Harry Meshher;or, Chris Eicher and Julius Brite. net Thursday and investigated the road in I'ttion township. The case his < . at d much interest in northern Adams county and after a second set of r ’viewers hid rewarded lamages o Bienz and Schafer a te-non-tr: lee was filed by other resi-i lents of Fit on township. The Commissioners heard the I -use .iiti'i d ami decided that the amount of damages wjs excessive. The p sent reviewers were then appointed. Accordin'-’ to on' 1 of the members of the reviewers the finding was |i:,i tits Oltler road should ■emaiti < li'seil, bitt that there were no damn" and consequently Schafer and Bienz would receive nothing for the road closing. Din ing the h< ‘ling, a large crowd ,>f farm is gathered at Commissioner's court and the case lasted some 'me. It is understood the reviewers' report will be tiled with the commissioners at once. — —o I —— Salem Rabbit Hunt Nets Eighty-Five The annual rabbit hunt sponsored by the Salem Methodist church was held yesterday with Captain Billy Patterson, aided by the Habbegger and Davie boys and about fifteen others on the firing line. The result was k 5 rabbits ami a cracking good lime. The game was disposed of today for a total of $20.49. , , o This fund is the nucleus sot a big ovster supper and box social to be' held at North Brick one mile north of Salem on New Years eve next Tuesday, to which yon and’ yours are cordially invited with a guarantee of ae good » time as von ever had. There will 2 only be •« t 0 Mt music tainment including special music bv the Berne and Salem quartettes ;'X Id'is in store.

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COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING Final 1929 Session is Held Today At Court House The board of comity commissioners held the final session of the year today, allowing bills during the morning and clearing the docket for the beginning of the New Year. Henry Dehner ami John Wechter were appointed appraisers to help take tlx* annual inventory at the county farm on January 1. The county commissioners and County Attorney Henry B. Heller will also assist in taking the invoice. The commissioners will also elect a pt i -idem of the board at the New Year day meeting and John Hoffman will begin his second term on i New Year's day. Regular Meeting Jan. 6 The regular meet tig of tile hoard will be held on January 6 and 7. On Monday the appointment of a ■ounty road superintendent will take place. There are about 25 earn! dates for this job. C. IC. Magley is the present superinteii lent. The commissioners will also appoint a member of the- board of trusties of tlie Adams county Mem orial lieepital at the January meetfug. To Start Road Program Frink Breiner, president of the hoard stated this afternoon that the toad program for 1930 would be stalled it the January meeting Pct lions will b tiled ant ordered publisheil, Mr. Breiner said, and the toad improvement started for the year. There will be a number of petitions for improved roads, its was stated. z — — Bui in Ambassador Resigns His Post Washington. Dec. 27 —(UP) — Ja- | oh Gould Schttrman, ambassador to ■ Berlin, has resigned and his resignat on has been accepted by President He,over, the United Press learned >n good authority today. DEATH CALLS LOCAL WOMAN Mrs. iiomer Malony Is V ictim of Organic Heart Ailment •Mrs. Homer Malony. 32, died at 10 o'clock Thursday night at the Adams County Memorial hospital. Death was caused by organic heart d sense from which Mis. Malony had been suffering for several years. Mis. Malony was taken to the local hospital Wednesday and a child was born yesterday. The attending physician stated that in all probability the child will live. Mrs. Hoslna Malony was horn in Van Weil county, Ohio. December 11. 1597. the daughter of Gottlieb and Nellie Klrchenbauer. who'are both living. Only July 15, 1926, she was united in marriage to Homer Malony of this city. Since the marriage Mr. and Mrs. Malony have resided tn this city. To this union was ftoru one child, the infant, Franklin Charles, who survives. Tlie following brothers and s sters also survive the deceased: John Klrchenbauer, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Anna Fegley, near Wren. O.; Edwin and Paul Klrchenbauer of this city; Harold and Lester Kirchen batter of Wren, Ohio. The deceased was a member of the St. Paul's Evangelical church of near Wren, Ohio. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock (central standard time) at the home on 722 Walnut street, with Rev. M. W. Sunderman. pastor of the local Evangelical church, officiating. Services will also be held at 2:30 o'clock (eastern standard time) at the St. Paul's Evangelical church, east of Wren, Ohio. Rev. M. W. Snndetman will deliver the English services, and Rev. Graber, pastor of the St. Patil's Evangelical church, will deliver the services in German. Burial will he made in the church cemetery at Wren, Ohio

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 27, 1929.

Hoosier Roads Are Watched For Bandits Imlianiipidis. Dec. 27 (U.R) Police today were 'watching roads in to Indianapolis on the lookout for In trio of bandits who figured In a i shooting affray following the robbery of a bank at Oakland, Ky. Two of the bandits were belli veil Io be Imlitinapolis men, according to a telegram received here yesterday by the chief of detectives' from IXtpuly Sheriff Jesse Stone. Bowling Green, Ky. A Kentucky banker win kil'ed ; and another shot when citizens of Smith’s Grove attempted to stop tile bandit car. The telegram gave the names and descriptions of the three men. one of whom was believed to have been shot in the neck and another in the hand. REMOULDING OF ORT PERSONNEL IS PREDICTED Borah and Hoover Hold Conference at White House MORE CHANGES ARE FORESEEN Washington, Dec. 27. (U.R) -The administration has been quietly remoulding the personnel of the nation's liw enforcement army during the last few weeks and further •hangos are contemplated, It was learned authoritatively today. Five administrators have been shifted within the last few weeks •and a sixth lias been dropped with- '' out any other explanation than that it was “for the good of the service.” The assurance that further changes are contemplated has been passed along from the White > House, by the grapevine route, to the congressional drys who re- . eently rallied behind the statement I of Senator Borah, Repn., Idaho, that personnel, from top to bottom,’’ is what is wrong with prohibition enforcement. These asssrances will be bolstered publicly when the law enforcement coinni ssion submits a report to congress early in the new year, as exclusively reported by the United Press Dec. 25. The . report will support Borah’s contention and make recommendations lor corrective legislation, including proposals to enlarge the holder patrol and diminish the number of ports of entry, as well as the plan 1 to relieve court congestion by en- . larging the power of the lower tribunals. The manner in which Ihe swift I developments came within the last few days to stir a political prohi- : bition furors over the holidays is t one of the strangest of official Washington stories. I It came just as preparations were being made for celebrating (lie t tenth anniversary of prohibition. ■ Jan. 16 ami as the Anti-Saloon i league leaders were writing the ■ agenda for their annual convention at Detroit next month. Senator Harris, dry democrat (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX I FORMER LOCAL MAN WILL TALK Rev. Howard Brumley to Deliver Sermon Here Sunday Nijjht i Rev. Howard Brumley of Liber- • ty, Mo., will preach at the Baptist : church next Sunday evening. Rev. t Brumley is the son of Mis. i Louise Brumley, 329 Line street. He is a graduate of the local high school and now a senior in William Jewell college of Liberty. ' Along with his school work lie has successfully carried the work as . pastor of two churches. He has a large circle of friends who always hear him with delight. Rev. Brumley is regarded as one of the boys of the local Baptist church. He and his wife, formerly Miss Grace Shi oil, are visiting friends and relatives here during the holiday season.

DEMANDSVOTE OF CONFIDENCE Premier Briand Has Opposition To His Foreign Policy Palis. Dee. 27 (UP) — Foreign | minister Wrlstide Hr tin.l replied to , t violent a tack on his foreign poli'ey today with u demand for u vol" ; >f confidence in the chamber tn I deputies. Brliiid. who drew cheers wh n he d tended hii policy last night, Imet with combined opposition of the right and left wing insurgenti ‘>efo. ■ th,- adjoiirnm nt for lunch od y. The foreign minister then I old the chantbei lie would ask vo'e this afternoon so he conld go I I o the llagtii' t.‘partitions confer-1 •nee to represent France "with ail I j if my force." II my Franklin-Bouillon led the i i. tering attack on Briand's recon illiat'on policy. He ecus d the! foreign minister of < et|ing to Ger miny all disputed points. Josep'i I “mtl-Boncour followed with a de-l I claration to a Franco-German military alliance would never provide security for France. He pleaded for n international entente dashed on he pi tic pies of arbitration, seenry and disarmament. Briand, d fending his policies with al of his old skill and petsua: ive power, said be would, if necessary, continue to catty out his socalled "dangetous policy” until th" last m'nute because he had completed faith in it. He said be was not following th" policy of either a conqueror or a conquered nation but was showing his country had no fear. "I ani ready to go into the conn try as a pilgrim, despite my age. If I ani unald ‘ to make my voice heard from by present post.” th" foreign minister told the chamber. o Two Identified As Peru Bank Bandits Peru, Ind.. Dec. 27.--(U.R) Three Lafayette men, two of them positively identified and the other partly so. as members of a gang of seven gunmen who held up and robbed ihe First .National Bank here of $93,000 on October IS. were today unshaken in their claims of Innocence, fo’lowing four hours of questioning yesterday. John Nolan, 29. and Harry Cook. 35. wore positively identified, and Jack Ho t. 31, partly identified. They were brought to the Miami county jail at Peru yesterday from South Bend. Report that a group of Chicago gangsters, confederates of the men. might attempt a jail delivery, resulted in the arming of jail guards with machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. ASKS VETERANS TO FILE CLAIMS Rep. Louis Ludlow, 7th Indiana District, Writes Letter to Adams Post The Adams Post of the Americ tn Legion, wlr'ch has been interested, ever since its origin in legislation faiorabl to disabled war-veterans has received a letter from Congressman Lottis Ludlow, seven' ll Indi il Btrivt. warning all veterms that the time for filing adjusted contpeiieation cl iitns will expire January 2. 1930. Congressman Ludlow, who is a member of the World War Veterins Legislation Committee of Congress. also stated In ills letter that tlie time for filing dependency allowance claims expires January 3. 1930. He urges that all ex-service men. eligible, file their claims at one . ’ Tlie complete letter is as follows: “My dear Commander: Because I am a member of the World War Veterins LegisLition cotnmitte of Congress, I feel thi't 1 am very dose to the veterans of Indiana, whom I earnesUy wish to serve and whose interests I desire to protect in every possible way, and 1 am doing so to the best of my ability. The specific purpose of 'this communication is to suggest that you direct the attention of all of the members of your Post to the fact (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Sponsors Move to Merge LI. S. Railroads I ■ -I Claude R. Porter, of New York, [ has devised the Isisis for the plan I which it is believed the Interstate Commerce Commission may follow • in conso {dating tlie railroads of the I’nited States into a limited number of groups. The step comes following the repeated requests of tlie commission to Congress that it lie relieved of Hie tlgtrny prol>lem, mid is said to reflect the opinion of lite While HotisV that progte s in bringing about the merger is long overdue. DEFENDS COAST GUARD SHOOTING Downey’s Vessel is Referred to as “Rum Running” Ship Washington. Dec 27. —(UR) Assistant Treasury Secretary Seymour Lowman, in a formal statement today defended action of it I linffola coast guard crow itt Urine, upon a craft in lite Niagara river which resulted in death of Eugene i F. Downey, Jr. Lowman's statement referred Io j Downey's vessel tut a "rum run tier.” Tlie fact that no liquor was ■ found in the Isiat was not proof Io the contrary, Uiwman said, "because there was plenty of time to have thrown the liquor into Hie lake.” Tlie coast guardsmen were pro•ceding nndet authority of the tariff act, which Lowman sledured gives them ample power to stop any Istat at any time in American waters for inspection. Prior to firing of the fatal shots a! Downey's craft Lowman said the con. t guard Isiat fired six | blank shots after the ship ha I j failed to obey the usual hailing signals. "The suspected craft kept on its course and the coast guard craft ! fired between 12 and 15 pistol I shots into the rum runner with I ; the intent of disabling the motor”! . Lcwnian added. Indianapolis Has Traffic Troubles Indianapolis, Dec. 27. (U.R) Icy 'Pavement was hampering all kinds of traffic in Indianapolis today, folowing the first thaw after the holiday cold wave. Slush was two to three inches ' deep on streets and sidewalks considerably deeper in gutters from tlie warm sunshine of Thursday afternoon. A forecast of colder today held a threat of continued Icy conditions. —o Attack Is Repulsed Bedford. Ind., Dec. 27 (UP) A sanity hearing will be given Claude Elza, 30, Loogootee, who barricaded himself in a house after attacking it s family. Elza stood off a posse until a young woman acquaintance engaged him In conversation. A neighbor then ctnie up from behind and overpowered the allegedly deranged man.

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FLOYD DEATH SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS AND F. J. SCHMITT, EIGHTEEN MONTHS AT LEAVENWORTH PRISON Both l ined S.nhi hv .iudire Slick; Begin Sentences December 31; Ed Miller Given Three Months in Allen ( ounty Jail; Plead Guilty to Operation of Still; Dan Lamorte, Sentenced. Fori Wtiyne, Dee. 27. (Special) l-'loyil Dc:ilh, 37, I'rtmeis .1. S' limill, 3(i. tint) I'.tl Miller, 2’3, ol Deetiliir, tin<l Dtin l. iMotle. 31. of Chicago, got heavy sentences in l ? e<leral com I here this al lernoon for violations of the federal prohibition law. Dealh was sentenced (o two years in Ihe federal prison

DR. C. C. RAYL IS ROTARY SPEAKER Explains “Spinal Anesthesia” to Local Club Members Thursday Dr. C. C. Rayl gave an interest- ! Ing talk on "spinal anesthesia," I the new anesthetic used by |>liv slcuins in operating on patients. ' before the Decalin Rotary chib las' evening. I The nnesthesia is injei teil into | the spine and the patient does not iHM'ome unconscious. It is used (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) j _ - o ■ Fryhack Auto Burns The local fire department made i run to the Dec Fry bin k on South Fifth street, nt 12:30 o’clock this noon, wherv the Chry“lit automobile owned by Mr. Fry buck had caught fire. j Mr. Fryback wits in tlie car eit ! dctivoi ing to start it when sudden ; ly the fire started in the motor , Defective wiring is thought to i have been tlie < ,mse The extent . if the dainagfa to tlie motor have , not been ’ ascertained as yet but no damage wa > done to lite body of Hie car. The firemen extinguished the fire in a very short time Infant Miller Babe Dies This Afternoon Richard Paul Miller, infant son’ 'if Mr and Mrs Otto A. Miller died I !:it the Adams County Memorial i I hospital at 3 o’clock this afternoon j i Death was due to inflammation of l the bowels. Little Richard became ill Tues , day ami was removed to the local I hospital today for treatment. Ricliatd was horn in tills city Julv 3, 1929, son of Mr. and Mrs. I Otto A. Miller. Surviving besides | tlie parents is one brother, John, at home. Funeral services will he held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Marys t'itholic church. Burial will be made In the St., Joseph cemetery. o Man .lumps From Room In Hospital Michigan City. Ind.. Dec. 27. (U.R) Thomas Ames, 29, in a delirious i [condition while suffering from' pneumonia, jumped from a second story window of a hospital here and ran down the street attired only in a bathrobe. Police caught him in an alley near the hospital. Ames, who had high fever, was ordered placed in i straight Jacket. 0 OFFICES TO CLOSE Three Adams county ofIkcH will close at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning and remain closed for the remainder of the day to get out the quarterly report, it was announced today. Tlie offices which will close are the Re< order, Clerk, an d the Auditor. Miss Bernice Nelson, county clerk, announced that t anyone desiring a hunting, fishing, or marriage license for the first of the year should obtain it before Tues- | day noon. I _J

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•it Lc.ivi nworlh, Kansas, and tired SSOO. Schmitt was sentenced Io IX months in federal prison ■< Leavenworth and fined SSOP Miller was senlenced Io three months tn the Alien county I jail, and was not fined. IgiMorte was siuitencnl to Ihe i Allen conntv Jail for five months ! and fined SIOO. Joe O'Berto, of Chicago, who re- < elved a sit'iiended sentence sevt eral weeks ago in federal court a'so mis connected in the same ease. The four men pleaded guilty on three counts. They were: Illegal possession of intoxicating liquor. Conspiracy to violate the federal prohibition law. Unlawful manufacture of intoxlI l ilting liquor. To Begin Sentence I All four of tlie men had pleaded i guilty al separate henrings. They will all fi. .> start serving their eiiteiices at noon December 31. Until that time their bonds already furnished will hold and they will lie pennitted to return I to their homes. Schmitt mid Drath will leave [ for Jxuivenworth. Kansas on the , night of December 31. Miller und [ IgiMorte will ls*gin their seuten- : ces at Fort Wayne nt Ihe same time, Mil'er was given credit for I eight days, already served and ' UiMorte got credit for two months already served, before he was able to obtain Is,nd. Death Sentenced Each of Hie four defendants was called to the witne-s stand and questioned separately, bv Federal Judge Thomas Slick. Death wns !■ .i led first. He stated that Im lia<l ! hiied an attorney to appear for t himself amt Aliller, but aftfr a i watt of three hours. Judge Sin k I ordered the case to proig'ed Withi out an attorney. Death was singled out nlnrg with Schmitt as the highernp in (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 1 930 HUNTING LICENSES HEGE ('It’ll: Begins hsuingNew Licenses; Are Good For A Year Miss Bernice Nelson, county I clerk, today announced (hat the I 1930 hunting and fishing licenses 1 have been received and may be secured nt any time. They will Im datid ahead for January 1. She also stated that the 1929 licenses will expire Tuesday and anyone wishing to enjoy the privilege of hunting yr fishing over New Year’s Day should secure the new license before Tuesday noon, when the office will be closed for the quarterly report, i I Jeanses may he secured at the clerk's office in the court house. i from Amos Hirschy at Berne, or 1 from Oral V. Hoffman at Linn Grove. ... p—_— w — Two Autos Collide A slight accident occurred on | Sta e Road 27, this morning at 6:30 I o 'clock when the automobiles owned by Clyde Harden and L. J. Shady 'of Preble collided. The 'accident occurred near St. Johns Church. Mr. Shady endeavored to drive to one side of tlie rotd to permit Hie other rar to pass him when Hie automobile tm tied completely across tin road Mr. Harden, in older to avoid hitting th'> cat. drove into the ditch | Neither car was badly damaged an.l | they were removed to the H. L ► Kern Garage.