Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1930 — Page 1

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fol CHILDREN It taken FROM ME IN GENEVA fl Enters Boyd Booher Kmc With Gun Drawn Hml Takes Children fl\ U’ ( BARGE MAY BE FILED Heneva. lan. I!.—(Special) fluidic and Loretta Booher, of Mr. and Mrs. Hd Boolvr. of Geneva, were K. from the Booher home at about 4 o’clock this Mnim r bv several men in ■ automobile, who entered ■ Boomer house and at the of n gun held Boyd ■her. f-'ther of the children ■av with a gun. -tated that he recognizon,' man as Roscoe Eckrot", '>r brother of Mrs. Booher, stated that Eckrote ent«rhouse with a gnn drawn i Uul that Booher remain commanded Booher’s wife to children, which site did. ■ Booher also le't with Eekrote other men. whose identity learned. nr the children from the home was the culmination ...' ;.‘s of estrangements in the household. Mrs. Booher this week was refused a from Booher. She had ■ residing with relatives in afternoon Booher wen' to Bluffton residence of Mrs. and got the two children, he learned that the divorce not granted. Tie said that their residence was still in he wished to care for them. Booher stated that sh? Mid like to go with Booher to Msva and visit her sister who Mies there. Booher consented ■ when the Booher car drove up ■lie home of Mrs. Booher’s sist■he started to take the children ■ her. Booher stated that he ■hl take them home with him. ■frs. Booher went along. ■rs. Booher remained at th 1 ■e in Geneva all afternoon, ■y in the evening an automo- ■ drove up and Mrs. Booher ■t outside and talked with some ■tie in the auto. Bl was then quiet at the Booher Be until about 3:30 o'clock this ■CONTINUED ON f>AGE SIX) arles C. Abnet Seeks Trusteeship Varies C Abnet, announced to that he was a candidate tor the tocrut'c nomination for trustee Jefferson township. Mr. Abnet he f'rst Democrat to announce the nomination. He lives near center of the township and is ioyed at present as jaintor at Jeff-rson township'high school o IAMS COUNTY MAN EXPIRES ristian Helmrich, 61, )ies at Home in Kirkland Township hristian Helmrich, 64, prominand respected farmer living ehalf mile north of Honduras, Kirkland township, Adams coundied at 12:05 this morning, owing a two years illness of alysis. * r - He'mrich was born in Gerny, November 6, 1865 and came this country when a young man. had been a resident of Adams nty for the last 40 years. )n August 30, 1891, Mr. Helin- ’ was married to Ella Burkett. children were born to the on. lesides the widow, the deceased survived by one brother, Peter inrich, who resides in Kirkland l ' ns hip, two sisters and one uher who live in Germany, '"neral services will be held ”dav morning at 10:15 o’clock ui the Christian Union church, which Mr. Helmrich was a Amber. The Rev. Jay Smith, ’tor will officiate. Burial will be de in the Zion cemetery at nduras.

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i Virginian May Take » _ t Post in Cabinet w \ n '■k ' Jr— — 4 ‘■ - - vSS Wil'iam N. Doak of Virginia, vice-president of the Railway Trainmen, is named as a candidate to succeed Secretary of Igilior James J. Davis, who retires on March 4. It has l>een reported that Secretary Davis wi 1 seek the gubernatorial notaination for the State of New Jersey. HEAR EVIDENCE IN LIQUOR CASE More -Witnesses Tell of Conspiracy in Calumet Liquor Ring Hammond, Ind . Jan. 11.—(U.R)— Federal attorneys entangled four more of the 27 defendants in its web of evidence in the East Chicago conspiracy trial at Hammond when they linked Brice Chandler, alleged vice lord of Indiana Harbor; Sanford Overall and Eldridge White, all negroes, and policeman Ralph Hart with the alleged liquor plot.. City Judge Michael* Havran told of a conference wfth Chandler, Overall and White at which all three admitted they were paying “piotection money,” but did not say to,,whom, or what it was for. Chandler was reported as tell ing Judge Havran he paid $250 a week for protection for the two tesorts he was operating. Charles Maroski, alleged bootlegger, testified he paid S3OO to Policeman Hart, after his saloon was raided, so that he would not have to face trial. Leon Torron, department of justice official, told of alleged conversations with Overall, White and Chandler. Chandler told him. he testified, that he was paying SIOO a day graft to officials and that it was too much. . Statements of Overall and White were identified by Torrow, and filed in the evidence, along with Chandler’s statement. They were skpectjd to be read in court, after passages objectionable to counsel for other defendants had been struck out. Secretary of State Otto Fifield s name was brought into the trial when Lyle, negro prohibition agent, told the court he had been detailed to duty in East Chicago during the 1928 election by the secretary of state. o Indianapolis Schools Will Open Monday Indianapolis, Jan. 11—(U.R) Indianapolis public schools will open Monday after a prolonged Christmas vacation during the spinal meningitis epidemic, according to an order by the board of school commissioners following a conference with Dr. Herman C. Morgan, city health officer. All other institutions, including But’.er University, which suspended activities as a precaution against the spread of the disease, were expected to re-open the same day. Interruption of the school program resulted from the recommendation over a week ago not to reopen until the trend of the epidemic was determined. Dr. Morgan said that sporadic cases are likely to occur throughout the winter, but that precautionary measures probably would halt the epidemic stage. A negro died at Indianapolis City hospital last night bringing the city's death toll from spinal meningitis to 47, with 10 outstate deaths. Twenty-two cases were being treated at city hospital here. O—N —' To Hold Rehearsal The members of the Zion Reformed church choir will meet for rehearsal promtply at 7 O’clock this evening.

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PAVEMENT WILL STOP AT BERNE TOWN LIMITS Highway Commission will Adopt “Hands-off" Policy in Controversy THREE ROUTES ARE DISCUSSED The state highway commission has adopted a ‘‘hands off" policy in the matter of securing the right i of-way for state road No. 27, ; through the town of Berne, accord- . ing to a letter recently received I there and which will be duly preI sented to the Berne council at the next meeting. For two or three years efforts have been made to secure easements through Berne and at least three routes were considered, none of which met the approval of every one in the community. One of these passed through property owned by the school board and held for future improvements; another through the Mennonite church property and a third down ' Harrison street. The state commission is anxious to complete the road and has decided to do so up to the city limits each side of Berne and to finish after agreement han Iteen reached in some manner by the citizens of Berne. The letter from the commission j follows: Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 9, 1930 j Town Clerk, I Berne. Indiana, Dear Sir: At a recent meeting of the Highway Commission it was decided, in view of the controversy concerning the route of the state highway No. 27 through your town, that we not attempt to condemn btir way through that city. It was decided that we -will construct the road on'y to a convenient point south of and outside the city limits. For your information this department has considerable doubt as to our right of condemnation through either school or church property, as both are already devoted to public use and until that town sees its way to get together on this proposed route that would he reasonably serviceable and practical, considering the welfare of traffic, we will refrain from attempting to establish a right by litigation. Yours respectfully, State Highway Commission, John J. Brown, Director. o — WOMAN SUFFERS FRACTURED HIP Mrs. Mary Bailey Falls on Ice Near Home; Is Reported Improved Mrs. Mary Bailey, residing on Decatur route 9 was painfully injured this morning when she slipped and fell on Hie ice near her residence. Mrs. Bailey suffered a fractured hip. A physician was summoned at once and after the injuries were de termined, Mrs. Bailey was brought to the Adams County Memorial Hospi’al where her fracture was set. It was stated by the attending physician this afternoon tthut while the injury is painful, it is not regarded as serious. Mrs. Bailey wa.s resting easy following the setting of the fractured hip and she will remain at the HoSiptal, until the injury is improved. o Two Negroes Attack Indianapolis Woman Indianapolis, Jan. IL—(U.R>— Police were conducting a vigorous search at Indianapolis today for two negroes, about 45 and 20, who abducted a white woman last night, drove her in an auto north of the city, and attacked her. Returning to within a few blocks of her home after the assault, the assailants threw her from the car where neighbors found her hysterical. Mrs. Mary Conrad. 45, was seized by the larger of the two negroes as she was walking'near her home. He stuffed a scarf into her mouth to prevent an outcry and dragged her into the machine, where his companion sat at the wheel.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, January 11, 1930.

WEATHER HERE MORE SEASONAL Little Damage is Reported Fr o m Sleet and Wind of Thursday After several days of -iln and sleet, winter weather 'has settled down in Adams county, helped abate tlie flood siiuu ion and caused general optimism after more than a week of extremely inclement weather. The mercury hovered around- the 18 degree mark today and while the sky was overcast with clouds, wea'her forecasters predicted litti? snow, if any the next day or two. Other parts of the middlewest were much harder hit than northern Indiana. Little damage was reported in Adame county as a result of t'he sleet Thursday and Friday Some light and telephone wires we.e knocked out, but the damage was not regarded as great. With the colder weather came aba terne nt of flood waters in the outhern part of Adams county. Both the Wabash and S . Mary’s rive, s have receded 'the last 12 hours and it is believed that unless more rain falls in the next few days the flood condition will l>e relieved. Many fields and lowland s. thcouj,'’.out the country are still covered with water, but no serious damage has been reported. Roads are reported to be in fair condition. The snow and fleet have filled up, temporarily, many ruts nad? by the heavy rains of a few lavs aa-o. It was learned today that as soon is workmen could get to the surface of the conn y toads the work of filling in the large ruts and holes would stc4|. FT. WAYNE MEN TO FACE TRIAL Manslaughter and Accessory Charges Filed For Friend’s Death Fort Wayne. Ind.. Jan. 11.—(U.R) —John P. Shaffer, 27, and Charles W. Harris, 26. arrested in connec-1 tion with the fatal shooting of Robert W. Tisdale, 31, in a contractor’s field house at Fort Wayne on Jan. 1, will face trial Jan. 20. Shaffer is charged with involuntary manslaughter, named in an affidavit as the man who fired the shot that killed Tisdale. Harris is charged with being an accessory after the fact. It is alleged Harris aided Shaffer to conceal the crime. The men said they had. heen drinking, but a coroner's investigation revealed no alcohol .in Tisdale’s stomach. Both men denied the gun was pointed at Tisdale, claiming that the bullet glanced off the floor or stove and struck the victim in the temple. Both men are held under SIO,OOO bonds, but the bonds may be reduced to $2,000. Neither has produced bail, even in the Smaller amount. o Colters Get News They Are Grandparents A telephone message from Oak Park, Illinois to Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Colter of ithis city brought the glad news that they are the grandparents of a .six and a halt boy baby, born at 8:30 this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Colter. Mrs. Colter was formerly Miss Schuitker of Chrismas, Illinois. This is the first child in the family and the first grand child for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colter. Every body doing nicely and every body happy. —q Mayor Johnson Is Confined to Home Gary, Ind., Jan. 11. —(U.R) —Mayor R. O. Johnson of Gary was still confined to his bed today, the victim of a second nervous collapse at city hall Wednesday. He was to be kept In “absolute quiet” upon orders of his doctor until tomorrow. Mayor Johnson’s illness has prevented completion of his cabinet and reorganization of city departments, a task which is believed to have "been largely instrumental in the breakdown.

I * —— ■— •- * — * |l I WILL TO ATTEND Now York, Jan. 11. (U.R> Wlll Rogers was on his way to London today as a "surprise-” delegate to the fivepower naval conference. He said he found himself with a three weeks’ vacation on his hands, so he decided to sail on the Bremen last night to "fix things up." 4 4 START SEARCH FOR AVIATORS Altitude Record Seekers Are Missing Since TakeOff’ at New York New York, Jan. 11--4U.R) —An air feet started in the bitter cold today to search for two men who yesterday made an attempt to find out how high their airplane would f.y and have not been seen since. Danie] Marra and William Kirkpatrick went aloft in a Fairchild cabin plane at 8:45 a. m.. Friday with sty hours’ fuel. They wanted to make an altitude test and hoped to attain at least 18,000 feet. The take-off was easy. The plane, equipped with a 425 horsepower motor, gained the air ami finally it melted into the horizon. During the early afternoon a thick ground fog rolled over the section around Farmingdale, L. 1., from where the take-off was made and when the fliers had not landed by 3 p. m., field attendants assumed the plane had descended without anyone knowing altout it. Today the air search, which during the day may gain in scope, was started. Marra is former army pilot who left the army service a few months aeo to become a commercial flyer. Kirkpatrick is a observer for an aviation corporation. Anxious officials at the Fairchild field could offer little in the way of a satisfactory explanation for the fliers absence. “There is little chance that they might have frozen in the plane and lost control of it that way,” said one, “for it was a warm cabin plane. There was almost no visibility,” he continued, “and they may have crashed in some eparseiv settled wooded district in New Jersey. Or they may have unconsciously drifted out to sea and fallen into the ocean. The prolonged silence causes us to suspect that they have been injured and cannot communicate with the outside world, and it is particularly for a cracked up plane that the searchers are looking.” The six army planes took off (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Road Petitions Are Ordered Published The county commissioners have ordered petitions published for the improvement of the folloj.ing roads: C. O. Manley, William L. Frazier roads in Blue Creek township; Jacob U. Amstutz road the North Point roods in Wabash town ship and Mary ,1. Niblick road in Jefferson township. Hearings on the roads will be held on Tuesday. February 4. before the board of commissioners. It is likely that the commissioners will also order several more petitions published next month. NO LIQUOR FOR PARLEY GROUP Twelve Per Cent Beer Barred From Ship is New Order Issued Aboard S. S. George Washington, at Sea, Jan. 11—(U.R)—A near war was precipitated on this onetime “peace ship” when word passed around the liner carrying the American delegates to the London naval parley that the promise of 12 per cent beer could not be fulfilled. It had been understood beer produced on board would be available today, but it was indicated an order had been issued preventing the on this trip. Thirsty passengers may therefore have to resort to private stocks.

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‘PARROT FEVER' CLAIMS LIVES; IS SPREADING Peculiar Disease Carried by Parrots is in United States TWO ARE DEAD FROM MALADY Two deaths in the United States I were attributed today to that j fright and musing domesticated I bird—the parrot. Physicians said they lielieved | Mr-*. Percy Williams, who died at Toledo, O„ Wednesday, and Mrs. Louise Sihaeffer, who succumbed in a Baltimore hospital yesterday, were victims of the strange fever, Pslttachosis. whose germs are said to lurk in the feathers of the talking. tropical pet. Doctors were awaiting reports on tests made on Mrs. Schaeffer’s organs before definitely assigning “parrot fever” as the cause of her death. From various cities and towns the United Press received reports of eleven persons fighting the ravages of the mysterious disease. Annapo'is reported four. Baltimore three. Toledo one and Warren. Ohio, three. Meanwhile United States health service experts were working night and day studying the malady. In Phi’adelphia three doctors and 15 senior students of the Pennsylvania Veterinary echool are conducting hurried experiments* seeking a remedy for the disease. Annapolis. Md., Jan. 11 —(U.R) — Many citizens of this quaint little capital may be walking around with deadly Psittachosis — parrot fever — germs lying dormant in their systems. Officials of the U. S. Public Health service admitted to the United Press today they feared further outbreaks of the rare South American malady which already has infected eight victims here and in Baltimore. They disclosed for the first time today that many persons had come in contact with the diseased parrot blamed for all the cases, at a card party given by Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Kalmey, two of the victims. The period of incubation of the germ is from seven to 25 daye. Within that time the disease may (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o CALLS "SECRET PACT" A JOKE Dr. Maloney Says it Was Written and Published As A Farce CALLS SECRET aUreu 22 Washington, Jan 11.—(U.R) —The sensational “secret British document’’ referred to by William B. Shearer, big navy propagandist, was idetnified before the Shearer investigating committee today by Dr. William J. Maloney of New York. Maloney, the first witness called after the committee resumed hearings, said it was a satire which he wrote and published in 1919. “It was a joke,” said Maloney. "It was meant as such.” Maloney’s story served to blast another of the sensations created by Shearer who told the committee several months ago that he had a mysterious British state paper, supposed to have been written by Sir William Wiseman, he.ad of the British secret service. The document revealed a distinct anti-American tone and was used by Shearer in his attacks upon the British-American disarmament proposals. o BULLETIN Herman Reese, prominent Preble township farmer, died suddenly at his home this afternoon, according to word reaching the Daily Democrat. No details of the death were available. Mr. Reese was active in politics in Preble township for several years.

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Congressman Indicted in Chicago Graft Case Ew i fl Wt The indictment net caught Representative Stanley H. Kunz in Chicag owhen It was disclosed before the Grand Jury that the lawmaker had accepted money to “fix up policemans jobs" for several. GRAFT CHARGES HIT THOMPSON Government League Head Says Money in Chicago Is Misused Chicago, Jan. 11. — (U.R) —Every family in Chicago and Cook county could buy a new automobile every year with the funds wasted in misgovernment and eaten up by graft and racketeering was the manifesto of E. J. Davis, superintendent of the Better Government Association. flung at Mayor William Hale Thompson and the city council today as they wrangled over the city's financial woes. Urging election of a county hoard that would act through a special grand jury to stop “the criminal waste of public funds by all local governments in Chicago and Cook county," Davis pointed to a total indebtedness of “more than a half billion dollars” and an annual toll on each family of SBOO as the penalty thq people are paying. lie declared the cost of running the various local governments has increased $350,000,000 in 10 years, the annual toll of racketeers is $136,000,000 and the yearly cost of crime is $150,000,000. While the Better Business Association superintendent was laying the blame for the present monetary fiasco at the doors of the governing bodies, the city council was slowly wresting the upper hand from the mayor, who threw a bombshell into aldermanic ranks by | vetoing $37,425,060 of their “economy budget” of $55,272,205. o Drug Store Adopts 13-Month Calendar Gary. Ind.. Jan. 11 —(U.R)— The 13-month calendar has been adopted by the Muir Drug company, a chain store organization, with headquarters at Grand Rapids, Mich., the branch in Gary has! l>een informed. Revision of the calendar for the Muir business was done in the interests of bookkeeping efficiency. The new year started on Sunday, Dec. 29, and from that date, the months are divided into four weeks each. The extra month comes between June 15 and July 13. Holidays and business contracts witli the outside will be carried out according to the standard 12month calendar. . — o Principles Meet At Monroe High School Adams county principles and superinte'ndents attended a meeting at. Monroe high school this week. M. F. Wonthman and Clifton striker were the chief speakers, following a banquet. The next meeting will bo held at Hartford township high school in February. — o—■ — Former Local Young Lady Gets Appointment Mrs. Rebecca Eady received word this morning that her daughter, Miss Vera Eady of Fort Wayne, has been chosen as secretary to the new chief of police of Fort Wayne, Michael Laughlin. Miss Eady has served as secretary to Chief of Police Walter Kavenaugh for the past four years.

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RIVERS RISE TO NEW HIGH MARKS TODAY North Rjvers Reported to Be Abated; Many Seek Safety ADDITIONAL RAIN IS PREDICTED Indiiiniipolis. Jun. JI —(U.P) Southern liulitinn rivers ; tn<l streams continued to rise •odnv, although abatement of flood tides in rivers in the north-central portions of the state oointed towards a check in rising waters in the south. Additional rainfall tonight and Sundav was forecast today by J. 11. Armingion, U. S. Weather Bureau meteorologist. Armington declared, however, indications were that it would not be sufficiently heavy to create new flood dangers. Northern Indiana today was emerging from a thick blanket of s’eet that coated highways, and paralyzed telephone and telegraph communication. Interurban eervice. suspended because of icy rails and wires, was being resumed on all lines today. At Seymour there was danger of the worst flood since 1913, witii the east fork of the White river at 14.5 feet above the low water mark. Thousands ’of acres of bottom lands were flooded. The Wabaeh river was reported falling considerably except in the extreme southern portion. At Mt. Carmel the river stood at 23.7 feet, near'y four feet above flood stage. The rise was expected to continue until it had reached 25 or 26 feet. White river was flooding lowIpnds of Greene county with the waters seven feet above flood stage. At Elliston the river was seven feet above the flood level, and more than four feet above at Edwardsport. Several families were marooned by high water near Rocky Rippol, northwest of Indianapolis. Efforts of police to reach them failed, but they were in no danger, and the river was subsiding slowly. Several state highways were blocked by water. Roads in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Bank Robber Faces Preliminary Hearing Bowling Green. Ky.. Jan. 11 — (UP) —Guarded by eight soldiers and four peace officers, James E. Grayson, 21, Indianapolis, was brought here from Louisville today for preliminary hearing on charges of murder and bank robbery. Grayscyi was captured recently after a bank at Oakland was robbed bv three bandits who iater killed Robert Kirby, president of a bank at Smith’s prove, when he and other members of a passe attempted to waylay them. —o EXPECT RECORD CROWDS SUNDAY Protestant Churches Plan Great Services and Programs A record attendance is expected at the seven Protestant churches of this city Sunday as the middle of the Simultaneous Revival services is reached. Large crowds have braved the weather all this week to attend the meetings and it is predicted that the attendance at churches tomorrow will set a new record for this city. Special services will be held at the Evangelical, Presbyterian, Reformed, United Brethren, Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches, witli musical features also sharing a part of the various programs. The services wfll continue all next week, ending with a great religious roundup next Sunday. Special church committees have been co-operating with the various pastors in getting all members out to the services and these methods have met with great success. Few lodge, social and school meetings are being held at nights to interfere with the services. The public, whether members of any church, are invited to attend any of the churches tomorrow and each night next week.