Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1930 — Page 1

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»DAMAGE ■ GREAT IN »MS COUNTY gJ|HI jjfht and TeleWires Are Down j®arts of County WATERS ■ are receding m <> Alia i it > today, were busy all day I remirini' light and telephone h e n •! heavy sleet which than 12 hours. severe loss was suf - manv parts of the the ,■ aped wiilii’i't ::ny serious damag”. iiuf.. <<’®<l i in Decatur last night. hi l.u k this morning ill l,ai ' *’ een repaired. it wat'stab ' at ’lt” city hall. WtßßSfePlrstood that all circuits repaired the for while Thinshe in service by this th" the to 12 degrees above 'he snow almost as hard On the the snow and sleet with to the 4 broke up a long period !•■”' -IMF' '•' weather today and •hermoni'ii'is advaniIBHr y ”' nnl 12 degrees ahov, o'clock to at 1 o'clock this asters The Bhang” in weather condito be serions flood the county. Both the St anil "'{»bash rivers were to be receding rapidly todayand it is thought that all bo passable late today, damaa;e4BB roads, it was staled today tM*<t county roads are pas--workmen will begin .:s filling up the deep ' )y ~ip pnnstant rai: > several days. river waters had filled pastures there are large i*WB f ice today. Init it is genthroughout the I’WH? P 13 ’ ,llp danger of a serions driving was hazard night and few veni tuS O ,i ' Tl ’ e s,eet was mostly north and made driving HNBBtlmost an impossibility. minor automobile reported, but none was j <^B !XLIED Ox PAGEI IVK) ■) BLOSSER KIDS RED MEN Hegular Meeting This Week I ’■■lation was held for membi r lodge of Improved Rod Men at th” tegular I“B" :11 ' 8 week'. .1, M. Breiner, Decatur lodge man. «ho : k*fcjßv<-d ' n every post of the local I w|Bmi's lodge acted as install _.Sw Plosser assumed tite duties in which corresponds with and he will have active ; Aalß 11 :11P lodge lor a six month ' l! iilosser has been aitiv ■ i l!l lodge for some time. I J^B r mficers installed included Aitranii, senior sagamore; |®Bm" '••ngarinor. junior sagamor. I sßft ( ' !<er . prophet; A. N. Hilton, ! (Bl n| r ® c °rds; Clarence Weber. ■ , ' <^Brr: Charles Heare, first san|"J^B’ a ’ er Lister, second sannap; ■ '.W 1 ebhraluka, guard of the Ctrl Hower, guard of the wH officers of -t(he lodge Will six months.

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Convict Scales Wall And Avoids Capture' Moundsville, W. Va„ Jan. 10 — (U.R) Erank Hull, Logan county bad man, scaled the walls of the state penitentiary here today and escaped. Hall was serving five years tor shooting a state trooper and bootlegging. He escaped from a train in August, 1928 while being brought here but was captured in Indianapolis, Ind., last October. Mrs. Adda Wickham, matron of the women’s department, saw Hall crawl over the wall today, but he vanished .before guards could be warned. DECATUR YOUNG MAN SENTENCED . Harold Tester Gets One to Five Years; Fined Dollar and Costs Harold Tester, young man of this city, who Thursday was arrested and confessed to a charge of petit larceny in connection with breaking in o the Becker grocery on South Winchester .street several days ago today pleaded guilty in Adams circuit court and was sentenced to from one to five years in the state reformatory at Pendleton. Tester also was fined SI.OO and costs and was disfranchised for a pen:oil of two years. The robbery occurred several days ago and shortly afterwards Tester disappeared, not returning to this city until Thursday. Chief of PoPce Sephu-s .Melchi Aues'ion d the young man yesterday morning and he admitted the robbery. He was taken to jail and w-a< a'.raigned in court this morning. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth is confined. to his lied at present suffering with a severe cold, but he stated thrt he would take Tester to Pendleton rn soon as possible, probably next Monday. 0 — Five Fire Victims Are Buried Today Indianapolis. Jan. 10.—'.U.R} —Five members of the Donald Kluesner family were buried in Indianapolis today while six-months old twins, only survivors, fought with an even chance to recover. Slight improvement was noted in the condition of the twins. The family ‘was burned when Kluesner poured a fluid believed to have been gasoline on a fire in the living room heating stove. Mrs. I-ottie Shuey, sister of Mrs. Kluesner. returned to Terre Haute last night because of serious illness of her husband, and was unable to attend today’s funeral. Charles J. West, Peoria, 111., father of Mrs. Kluesner, was the only one of her relatives present. o — Blind Woman Killed Indianapolis. Jan. 10 — (UP) — Twice wiithin five days the sighties • eyes of residents at 1338 Eugene street. Indianapolis, cost them heir lives. Mrs. Maty Shaefer, blind and 60 attended the funeral ye-tetday of John Elmore 67, a blind peddler of brooms, who was struck down and killed by an auto last Sunday. Enroute home from the funeral M.s. Shaefer paused a moment at the corner where Elmore was kill ed. then stepped out into the street. An auto stiuck her and'inflicted fatal injuries. o __ Bandit Is Captured Peru, Ind., Jan. 10. —(U.R> —Burton Mitchell, 21, captured after a filling sation holdup, has confessed to police that he robbed the attendant of $29. He said he was aided in the job by Carl Neusbaum, and that the two had robbed another station about five months ago. Mitchell was captured by Charles Phillips and John Rademaker when they saw tjie bandit pair speed away from the gas station, and went in pursuit. The robbers' auto crashed into another car and Mitchell was caught, but Neusbaum escaped. Mitchell attempted- to draw a gun and accidentally was shot in the hand. firemen called The local fire department was called to the Nate Haley residence on Niblick street at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon. |The extent of damage was not learned.

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CASE TRIED IN 1926 HERE IS HELD CORRECT Supreme Body Upholds Adams Circuit Court in Liechty Case OLD CASE IS DISPOSED OF I Word was received here toda; that the case of State vs. Ervit ' I '.echty, ft...- rape, tried in Adams I circuit court in 1926 had been ati firmed by the Indiana supi-eyte court. Leichty at present Is saM to be residing in Illinois, having been I released pending his appeal on a $5,000 bond. The case was filed in Adams circuit couit September 7, 1925. John T. Kelly was prosecuting attorn“y and I). B. Erwin was apiadnted as special assistant. R. ('. Parrish was attorney foa- Liechty. After a pos.ponement the case came to trial before a jury March 20. 1926 and Liechty was found guilty of rape. A motion for a new trial was overruled May 7, 1926. An appeal was taken to the Indiana Supreme courtyfind the case has been in th” bands of the higher court since that time. 1). E. Smith, of Fort Wayne lep.esented Liechty in the higher court, it was stated. Under the law a 5 to 21 year sentence was mandatory for Liechty and the sentence was pronounced shortly as er the jury found Liechty guilty. He was 26 years of age at the time of conviction. An appeal bond was filed and Liechty was retea ed pending ap peal to the higher court. It was sta ed today that Liechty now has 60 days in whiei to appeal his case to the Supreme court for a re hearing. Liechty formerly resided in Adams county ami was well-known in this city. He formerly was employed as a railroad brakeman. Judge J. C. Sutton, of the Adams circuit couit was judge in the casd. o 1 Flier and Family Rescued From Death San Francisco, Jan. 10—(UP) — Out of the frozen fastnesses of Niagara Creek 7,000 feet above sea level H. Mermo led the Nightingale family to safety last n ght. Mushing through snowdrifts two to eight feet deep, Mr. and Mrs. John Nightingale of Stockton and their son Stanley, 7, arrived at Cow Creek on snowshoes and skiis just, as new searching par ies were being organized. o REPORT WILL GO TO CONGRESS Hoover Will Send Law Commission’s Report , to Congress Monday Washington, Jan. 10. — (U.R) — President Hoover will send the report of the law enforcement commission to congress next Monday to be dealt with in any legislative manner that congress may choose, it was learned at the White House today. The White House made plain that it has no interest in the manner of parliamentary procedure adopted and desires only to expedite legislation to deal with the prohibition situation. These facts were made known today following the action of house leaders in refusing to set up a joint congressional committee to receive the law enforcement commission’s report. Such a committee already had been provided for by the senate. Administrative officials of the government, will placed at the disposal of" the house committees to render what help they can in making prohibition enforcement stronger, it was said at the White House. The administration's view of the present legislative situation is that the plan of setting up a joint committee was an expedient agreed upon by house and senate leaders many months ago. Technical difficulties arose from the fact that the resolution passed by the senate would not permit'direct report of bills from house (Continued on page three)

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Contract for Baby • r . -a* jx * ■ ■ IIIL M I X Jf. Fthel O yette Amelia Oen, of Sun Prairie. Wis., believed childless marriages are seldom happy marriages, so she and her husband. Wil'iam K. Moyer, a writer, shown above with her, stipulated that if they have no child at the end of two years, either can ask a divorce.

JOHN COFFEE EXPIRES TODAY Well-Known Resident is Victim of Death; Funeral Monday Morning John Coffee, 76, one of the well known older men of the county, died at the county infirmary at 6 o’clock this morning, following an illness of several weeks from coinplications. He was born in Decatur April 15. 1853 and was age.l 76 years 8 months and 25 days. In the old days Mr. Coffee was a familiar figure and was known atnpng h's many friends as “Sheriff Jthin.” He took an active part in politics for years and was recognized for his ability to successfully pick the winners in the primaries. For many years he engaged in the horse business and until recently re ided in Fort Wayne since leaving here some ten years ago. He was the last of a large and well known family. The funeral will be held Monday morning at nine o'clock from the St. Mary’s church and interment '.Mill l.e made at St. Joseph cemetery. — o COUNTY GETS SCHOOL FUND Will Receive $10,914.28 From State for Distribution in School Units County Auditor Albert Harlow received notice today that Adams county would receive $10,914.28 from the state school fund. Adams county paid in $12,206.85, the loss to the county in the distribution of the state school funds, being $1,392.57. • The state received a total of $2,342,840.97 and distributes sl.536,080.74, a 45% reserve of the December tax rttetiribution being retained by the state. The state school funds are distributed on a per capita based on the number of children of school age in the state. Adams county is credited with 6,088 school children, the per caipita distribution amounting to $1,793. Each of the 92 counties collect a special state school tax and to this total is added school fund interest, unclaimed fees and show licenses collected by the counties. The school fund is distributed among the various school units in (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Four Decatur Young Men Enlist in Navy | Four well kmfwn Decatur young men have enlisted in the navy and expect to "see the world” the next few years. They are Harry Baumgartner Gordon ('lick, Cal McClure and Keith White. The boys signed up at the Fort Wayne recruiting station and are now here awaiting orders. They expect ito go to Fort Wayne Monday or Tuesday and from there will go to the Great Lakes training station in Chicago for a several months training after which thev will lie asigned to ships or naval stations. The enlistment is for four years after which the lads may continue in the service or return to follow other avocations. BRAVE WEATHER FOR MEETINGS Hundreds Attend Local Services at Seven Protestant Churches Braving the worst sleet and wind of the winter, hundreds of Decatur people attended t.he simultaneous Revival meetings at the seven Protestant churches here Thursday night. Great sermons and fine music were the features at all meetings. All local pastors stated today that they were highly satisfied with attendance so far, but that I efforts were continuing for 100 percent, attendance of Decatur residents for the remaining part of the services. Sunday will l>e a great day of worship in Decatur, according to the committees in charge anil efforts to have every member of every church present at the services will be made. United Brethren Church A fine attendance, unusual for the bad weather, was present at the revival services at. the United Brethren church last evening. The interest of the people was portrayed throughout the services, and enthusiasm marked last evening's program. The Bpok sisters, a ladies quartet, from near Ohio City, phio, wi l be present at the services tonight, and a large crowd is anticipated to hear the splendid musical program. Presbyterian In spite of the wind, rain, sleet and snow there was a large crowd in attendance at the services of the Presbyterian church last night. Those who weathered the storm (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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D. B. ERWIN TO RUN FOR JUDGE Local Attorney to Seek Democratic Nomination In May Primaries Dore B. Erwin, Decatur attorney for rhe last 32 years today announced his intention of being a Candida e for Judge of tho Adams circuit court subject to li’.:e decision of the Democratic voters in the May primary- elections. Mr. Erwin has never held an elective office. He was the Democratic candidate for the office of judge in 1923 ami was defeated in the general election by Judge J. Sutton. Mr. Erwin is a native of Adams county and prior to practicing law he taught school. Mr. Erwin moved with his family to Decatur in 1898, and since that time has practiced law. He served two terms as a member of the Deca’ur city school board. He statc-l that he would begin soon to make a thorough canvas of voders of Adams county. So far, Mr. Erwin is tihe first candidate in either party to announce as a candidate for judge. He stated today that his record as an attorney and as a citizen of Adams county would be his primary platform and if nominated he would do all in his power to aid in the election of a complete Democratic ticket. He has been prominent in political affaiiH of Adams county and the state for many years and several years ago held the office of dhan cellor commander of the Knights of Pythias lodges in the state of Indiana. ’-O —< Prisoner Hanged Folsom Prison, Calif., Jan. 10 — (UP)—Walter E. Burke, 32. Sacramento theater bandit, was hangsd here today a® the first of two men to be executed, for his part in the prison riot here in 1927 in which 13 persons were killed. Burke dropped through the trap at 9:04 A. M. and 13 minutes later was pronounced dead by Dr. P. M. Day, prison physician. , , o Coolidge Talks To Insurance Officials St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 10.— (U.R) — America has achieved its greatness because of the spiritual values of its people? and these qualities have not been diminished by its accumulation of great wealth, former President Calvin Coolidge declared in his first public address since his retirement from office nearly a year ago. Speaking last night at a banquet given for the board of the New York Life Insurance company, of which he is a director, Mr. Coolidge's address was broadcast over a nation-wide network. The nation’s' weal 'h is being more and more equitably distributed, Mr. Coolidge said, with a large part in the process being played by insurance, which he characteiized as “of the very essence of democracy." SNOW GENERAL IN MIDDLEWEST All States Feel Pangs of Winter Weather; No Relief is Predicted Chicago, Jan. 10.— (U.R) — Snow barrage had made a no man's land of the midwest today, leaving a toll of death, suffering and crippled transportation and communication facilities. Stragglers of the wintry army attacked outlying regions as far west as the Pacific coast and eastward to the north central and New England states. The repercussions were heard as far south as the upper gulf belt, where either ram or snow carried the seasonal war into usually neutya] climes. A practically unbroken realm of white stretched from upper Texas to the Arctic and from the Rocky mountains to the Appalachians. It approached record depths at many points in the midwest. Galesburg, 111., had recorded 18 inches of snow and more was expected. Six deaths attributable to the storm were reported. In the Chicago area the wet flakes pelted down for 20 hours (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Senate Committee War Is Not Over Washington, Jan. 10 —(UP)- The failure to include senator McMaster. independent republican, South Dakota, in the Senate Republican peace agreement prevented ratlfi- ‘ ca.lion of committee assignments at the republican conference today. McMaster protested in the party council against his failure to get on the senate -interstate commerce committee and discussion continued until time for the Senate to ■ meet, thus preventing a final vote on the agie meat; befote totnor- , row. TO SEEK LONGER : ‘NAVAL HOLIDAY' U. S. Delegation to Make Effort to Continue Naval Inactivity i ■ Abroad S. S. George Washington, at Sea, Jan. 10. — (U.R! —The first objective of the American delega- , tion to the five power naval coni ference at London will be the extension of the present battleship I construction 'holiday." i This appeared to be the opinion 1 of well informed persons aboard ship today. I No formal agreement with Great . Britain on this vital subject to be considered at the conference has f been reached, the f’nited Press was - told by persons in the American group going to London. However, it is certain sentiment among the delegates favor a continuation of the “naval holiday” on - battleship construction because it - is one of the projects which, they I feel, has the best chance of getti ing quick results. ’ A decision unanimously snpport--1 ing such a plan would aid the morale of the conference, it was ’ pointed out. This question has been left open in the agenda submitted by the British recently. Their initial program provided only for the opening address by King George and I the appointment of committees. The order in which the categories will he taken up probably will ’ be decided in the preliminary con--1 vefsations in London. 1 Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald ■ may take up the question of a battaleship construction hol’day as an i opening stroke, advocating a continuance of the recess in building • this class of warships after the Washington conference agreement expires in open. Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, head of the American • delegation which sailed from New York yesterday, said he had agreed to give the delegation a rest prior . to starting the shipboard confer- ■ ence which probably will start ’ Monday. 1 In the meantime, one of the ■ chief topics of conversation or board is the announcement 12 per cent beer will be on sale tomorrow. o Ship Is Grounded ' Block, I land, R. 1., Jan. 10—(U.R) —Coast guards on land and ships hurried to the rescue of the grounded freighter Edward Luckenbach today in a thick fog. More than five hours after the vessel's first call for help went out, coast guardsmen had been unable to locate the vessel, whose last message before the auxiliary i radio sending set went out said , four fathoms of water were in the . after hold and that she was tilted . on rocks at the southeast end of the island. O— — Drunks Must Tell Where They Got It < Evansville, Ind., Jan. 10 —(UP) — ■ Drunks hailed into Evansville City i Court must tell where they obtainj • ed their liquor or Judge Charles J. Eichel will mete out stiff sen- • ;ences, it was announced. ■ Two men who refused to give , their bootleggers names were given DO-days sentences yesterday. ■ o _, Lutheran Board to Hold Meet Tonight > The church board of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church will ; meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock in , the school hall. All members of ■ the board are especially requested i to be present.

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PROBERS WILL FILE REPORT MONDAY.RUMOR Say Activities of LowTariff Advocates Are “Reprehensible” WOMAN CALLED BEFORE GROUP W.lsllilßjtolL JtllL 10. (U.R) The bnllle over the promised 25 per cent increase in I the sugar tariff took a new j turn toiiav when it became •ipparent that the senate lobby investigating committee would renort Monday that the activities of low diitv advocates were reprehensible. The advocates of the highest duties seized upon the point and Senator Broussard, Dem., Louisiana, centered a speech in the senate today upon it. Broussard charged “money was poured into Washington" against the increase, proposed in behalf of the cane and beet sugar growers. "Many thousands of dollars were spent to spread misinformation,” he said, “to prejudice the people so they would insist upon a reduction. or at least no increase. “These dollars came from interests not representing the United States, but from Cuba and those who have capital invested there," he said. The publicity advocate of the low' sugar people, Mrs. Gladys Moon Jones, frankly told of her fears in testimony earlier in the day before thenobby investigating committee. Senator Walsh, crat, Montana, informed her three members of the committee were known to be advocates of a lower duty, but did not speak of the report. What each side spent has not ’ been determined. but together more than a million dollars was used for lobbying and publicity. The report may have an influential effect upon the vote expected early next week in the senate on the pending Harrison amendment proporing to retain the present 1.76 cents a pound rate in preference /.o the tariff bill proposal to raise it to 2.20 cents. In his answer to what he called propaganda, Broussard asserted the increase cow'd not possibly cost more than $1 a year for each American family. He argued, however, that in the last 30 years increases in the sugar duty have always resulted in decreases of the price of sugar. He contended, therefore, it. was reasonable to expect the public would not pay more this time. The low- duty advocates thus far have held off their guns in the senate, although Senator Borah of Idaho was prepared to unleash the first attack against the increases later in the day. Little apprehension was caused (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) K.OFP.INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS H. Lammiman to Serve As Commander: No Meeting Next Week Harve Lammiman, well-known Decatur resident was installed Chancellor Commander of the Decatur Knights of Pythias lodge at fie annual installation of officers held last night. The meeting was held last night, because the constitution and by-laws of the lodg” made it necessary, but other K of P. meetings have been cancelled until after the simultaneous Revival meetings are completed, by local Protestant churches, it was announced. The officers were installed by David Adams, acting as grand chancellor. Mr. Adams previously had served as -chancellor commander of the local lodge. Other officers installed last night -included: Fred Blosser, vice chancellor; Grant Frye, M. of A.; Marion Hoagland, prelate: Fred Christner, outer guard; John Stults, inner guard David Adams, lodge deputy. Garth Hoover, retired as commander of the lodge. The next meeting of the lodge will be held January 22. A district meeting, to which all local members have been invited will be held a’ Fort Wayne January 23.