Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1930 — Page 1

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BOYD BOOHER FACES MURDER CHARGE

list TERM is WfffICTED FOR £ CIRCUIT COURT ■uch Business TransactB e d on Opening Day; ■ Cases Are Set Bkket call B tlesday a. m. Baj jh- was busy H, ht . .-u.iry t.-rni of com! ■L Inilo Jiioiis are that the will 1 rowdeil until the B-- Oiv- an<l many ;,b ras “ ui ” be hcan ' I '■ Sutton was busy toM], Imiinary arrange|V,. , ls <, "i!i- dates for trials ■i b ,. a The docket will be K , ■: nins at 9 o’clock. K tl<l ,n ! .! Walter D. Cross. oneva. were among the to appear court today. D. .■ :itur, .lames FleinPortland and Simmons and |K n ,,. „f |" iTion appeared for |Mp. W !)„ i< charged with entI>e. ember grand a2I es parties the two were real iliued Io the April m ■! bond was posted sßrarh rase at SI,OOO. 18, was ii,seated whether the K.j rp V U» lid be called. Proser '■ '. Won. who has been -ral days, was in Mgr; Mny. bat it is likely he will > tiis home for a f“W a.- ing from a seve 'e HH Obtains Divorce a di. Hom .lames Phi'- ' -:,is morning and her luni- ’ itaehel drove w.as The plaintiff charged and inhuman treatment. Dedid not appear. ■ Seeks Guardian bHwiA ■! fil-d a petition ask for a guardian for Elizabeth Th- summons was ordered returnable February IS. ■ Other Court News Hfk case of state vs. Harold •,,> transportation of inliquor was set for trial mm of state vs. Harold Bliwr'z fur violation of the proMbition lav. was set for trial Feb ■try 19. ■Die case of state vs. Elmer for rape was set for trial Me Willard Steele has brought against Robert L. Wilson on The summons was ordered returnable February 15. case of the state vs. Otto R. ■ifman. failure to support, was for trial February 20. ■Several 1 . r legal matters were of during the morning and court then adjourned 1 1 o'clock this afternoon. o liIRGE YAKE I FACES CHARGE ■tested in Connection S With Taking Geneva | Children ■Erorgp Yake of southwest of De■tllr «as at rested and arraigned ■ A'lams circuit court on a charge ■ with intent to commit a ■® n f. Yake's arrest was in con■ctil)n with the kidnapping recent■of three children belonging to ■*>'le Booher of Geneva. ■ t was alleged that Yake was in ■* automobile which took the Boo- ■>■ fhlltlren away from their Gene- ■ A brother-in-law of Booy ” also is sought as the man who ■ * ioKKI to have pointed a gun at ■"’“‘t and held him at bay while ■* children were taken. ■ , was released on a recogniz■7, lM, ’id. pending arraigment ■ s h will occur soon. He is now re■**'l on bond on a charge of violaM 1 of tb<? Prohibition law. B ~ o I Five Are Arrested ytniington, Ind., Feb. 3—(UP)--y® persons, Including deputy sher- ■ Spo t'. and townslll P trustee y M. Roush, were arrested and K. *1 for driving their autos y 1 o,( t license piates at HuntingB* I? 1 ! h a<l new plates in their cars, ■ aa heglected to put them on.

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Sued for Alimony ; i < 'V. ’ ' £ wW IP* t > <W alWli > V ; m /WA - tv £ B \ s L if W Wm J * 3| Mrs. Sadie Kaplan O'Connell Goldblatt of Chicago, whose husband, Harry Goldblatt, is suing for half her $250,000 alimony from a former husband. John Everett O’Conne'l. According to Goldblatt's bill, a pre-nuptial contract was signed to the effect that if he gave up his job as a clothing sa'esman Mrs. Goldblatt would give, him half of her first husband's alimony payments. PRESENT WAR PLAY TONIGHT Local Post of American Legion Will Give Great Stage Show The American Legion production, “Journey's End" will play tonight and tomorrow night at the Catho’lc high school auditorium. No work has been spared to make the show a success, and the Legion fee’s confident tha teveryone will enjoy this show, which is a picture of war life in a British dug-out. An exceptional cast of local people will present the entertainment and the Legion hopes that everyone can see the show. Proceeds will go to the local Drum Coups. Reports from tickets sold assure a full house each night, and patrons are urged to be there early in order to secure the best seats. The curtain wi'l raise promptly at 8 o'clock each night. The case for the show follows: Captain Hardy V. J. Borman Lieut. Osborn Walter Bockman Private Mason Harry Knapp Captain Stanhope France Conter 2nd. Lieut. Raleigh Dr. J. G. Neptune Lieut. Trotter Paul Briede 2nd. Lieut. Hibbert Herman Myers The Colonel C. O. Porter Company Sergt.-Major James Staley German Soldier Ed Adler British Soldier Win. Murtaugh British Soldier .Earl Bietiz MYSTERY PLAY WILL BE GIVEN “Cat and Canary” to he Enacted by HomeTalent Cast Here The Civic Section of the Woman's club has chosen the popular play, “The Cat and Canary.” a production of the Samuel French company, and a damatic mystery play to present in the high school auditorium. this year. The play is scheduled to be given Thursday, February 27. and tlie cast is being chosen now. Practices for the event will begin at once. Each year the Civic Section pro- . duces a play and the one chosen this year promises to be one of the , best productions of the past several years.

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CHICAGO GANG WRATH REACHES CLIMAX TODAY Three Stores Crumpled By Bomb Explosion Early This Morning ALL ESCAPE UNINJURED Chicago, Feb. 3. —(U.K) —A terrific bomb explosion crumpled three stores into debris and rocked the entire southwest side early today, climaxing a reign of criminal terror that had listed four gangland murders in as many days and another liombing. that of a theater crowded with women and children. Thousands of residents within a radius of two miles were jarred by the early morning bombing and treetv tilled with terrorized men. women and children, many in their night clothes. Despite the fury of the blast, no one was reported injured. Buildings a half mile away were shaken until pictures fell from the brick building. The bomb was exploded in a grocery operated by Samuel Donia. His stock was reduced to a smear of vegetables and other goods and plastere dall over the ditrict. A butcher shop and a tailor shop were cpiartered in the other two divisions of the building. Police ascribed the bombing to te: rioris s who resented Donia s presence in the neighborhood. Traffic on nearby street car lines and on boulevards was tied up for an hour as crowds massed in the streets to watch firemen clear away the debris. The bombing was a spectacular high point in the almost unparalleled cycle of crime of the last few days that has ranged from terrorism and murder on a grand scale to holdups, robberies and that have kept the long unpaid police department on the run and brought demands for drastic action from citizens. Joseph (Motor Car) Cada, dude gangster, one time race track daredevil. racketeer and a hale fellow in all the haunts of the underworld, was the latest victim of gangland vengeance. He literally ‘took himself for a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) FORMER LOCAL MAN SUCCUMBS Michael Meibers Dies Following Accident; Funeral Here Michael C. Meibers, 54, of Rome City, former Decatur resident and well known here, died at Fort Wayne Saturday night, from Injuries sustained when the car in which he was riding was struck by a Pennsylvania engine last Monday near Rome City. Death was due to internal injuries. Mr. Meibers and Bernard Blank, also of Rome City, were driving north in Blank's automobile at the time of the accident. The car was carried about 400 feet down the track when the engine struck It and both men were injured. Mr. Meibers was removed to the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne the day following the accident when it was learned his condition was serious. Complications later developed. Mr. Blank who also was injured is reported to be improving rapidly. Mr. Meibers' body was removed Sunday to the home of his sister, Mrs. Rose Clark of Decatur. Surviving besides the sister, are the widow and two sons. Walter and Eugene of Fort Wayne; a brother John W Meibers, another sister Mrs J. J. Tonnelier, and a half- sister Mrs. Maty Voglewede, all of Decatur. Mr. Meibers resided here for many years, moving to Rome City some time ago. While at Rome City he conducted a motor boat repair shop and also was a state game warden for several years. Funeral services will be held at St. Marys Catholic church in this city Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock and burial will be made at St. Joseph Catholic cemetery. Mr. Meibers was a member of the Fort Wayne Elks lodge. Decatur Elks will have charge of the funeral.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 3, 1930.

Commissioners In Monthly Meet Today The board of county commissioners met in regular session this morning, it being the February meeting of the board. Several matters are to come up before the comm> ssioner at this session including receiving bids on a machinery shed and improvements at the county Infirmary, hearing on road petitions and taking action on petitions filed a month ago. Tuesday will be road day. AUTO LICENSE DEADLINE SET State Police Ayers to Arrest All Drivers With 1929 Plates State police started today to round up all violators of the Indiana automob le license law. District police officer Hal Ayers of Portland was in Adams county today with orders to arrest all automobile owners who did not have their 1930 license pla'es. Officer Ayers stated that he expected to make several arrests in Adams county this afternoon. Local and county police officers also were instructed to arrest all violators. Convic ion on the charge carries a heavy fine and also suspension of a driving license. Officer Ayers said that Adams county auto owners were the best in his district in complying with the law. o Adams County Man Is Sent to Hawaii Mrs. Belle Dague of Decatur route 8 received word from her son Delbert M. Smith, who enlisted tn the aviation department of the United 'States army several weeks ago. Smith is now at Fort Hayes, Colum bus. Ohio. The letter stated Smith would leave soon for the Hawaiian Islands where he will be stationed for aviation training. Smith asked that he be remembered to all his friends in Adams county. o Health Speaker To Appear In Decatur (Louis Schafer, prominent food and health speaker will deliver an address Tuesday night at the United Bre' hren church at 8 o'clock. No charge will he made and the public is invited to hear the lecture. Mr. Schafer will speak on health and natural foods. Those who have heard the noted lecturer say that his lecture is interesting and well worth the time. ■————O— Huntington Attorney Heart Ailment Victim Huntington, Ind., Feb. 3.—(U.R) — Howard R. A. Wiley, 28, prosecuting attorney of Huntington county, died today of a heart attack, following illness of a week of glandular infection and erysipelas. The widow, a small son, parents and two sisters survive. Funeral arrangements had not been made. DANA.STUDLER IS CANDIDATE Hartford Township Man Seeks Democratic Nomination of Treasurer Daniel A. Studler, prominent Hartford township farmer and present township trustee today announced his intentions of being a candidate for the office of county treasurer subject to the decision of Democratic voters at the primary election next May. Mr. Studler stated that his office as trustee expired next January and that the office of county treasurer did not expire until a year from next January, Therefore, he stated he would be out of office a year. He made this explanation, he said, be cause several people were of the impression that he would take his oath as treasurer, if successful, the same day he relinquished his present office. Mr. Studler .has been active in Democratic politics for many years and for the last eight years he has successfully conducted the office of Hartford township trustee. He stated that if successful h-3 would continue his campaign for election in the fall and would work untiringly for the success of all Democratic candidates.

DRUG COMPANY CHANGES HANDS R. I). Myers and .John S. Falk Buy Zimmerman Drug Shop Today John S. Falk and R. D. Myres today closed a deal for the purchase of the Enterprise drug store from John Zimmerman and took immediate iiossession. The store will be known as the J. and D. Pharmacy and both of the new owners will be active in the management of the store. Mr. j Falk is a veteran licensed pharma- | cist, having had flrirty-one years! experience in the drug busine-s. , recently retiring from the Smith. 1 Yager & Falk company. Mr. Myers is also an experienced business | man, having for twenty years been t a member of the firm of Gay, Zwick & Myers, sel’.lng his interest about a year ago on account of I his health. He has entirely recovered and stated today he is baptpy to be back in business. Mr. Falk will take care of the drug end of the store while Mr. ' Myers will give especial attention to wall paper, paint and other lines. A department for that pur■pose wi’l lie opened in the basement of the store. The stand is ; one of the oldest in the city and lias always enjoyed a splendid patronage. Mr. Zimmerman came here several years ago and he and his family have made many friends here who wish them success. Mr. Zimmerman stated that he had as yet made no plans as to his future location or business. The new proprietors expect to make some changes and improvements hut details of these will be worked out later, they stated. NAVAL MEETING IN THIRD WEEK Delegates Jockeying For Strategic Positions In Session London, Feb. 3 —(U.R) —The London naval conference entered today upon its third week of diplomatic jockeying for position, with America. England. Italy and Japan seeking a means of meeting — or conunromislng with — French proposals regarding the distribution of tonnage among various types of warships. No formal meeting of the “Big Five” was scheduled before tomorrow, and at the next meeting France's chief delegate.. Premier Andre Tardieu. will be absent. The written observations of the four delegations on what tonnage they would require in each class of warship, were to be in the hands of the conference secretariat today. No definite figures were expected to lie given, but it was understood, the powers would outline their view* on the policy of transferring tonnage from one class to another, America and Great Britain were expected to reiterate their opposition to permitting an unlimited shift of strength from battleships to lighter vessels or submarines. From the American standpoint, the problem has resolved itself into an attempt to persuade France that unlimited transference of tonnage from one type to another, is not, in effect, limitation. The Americans believe the "transfer privilege” should be limited to light cruisers, submaries and destroyers. A second principle to which the United States apparently adheres Is that the percentage of tonnage that may be shifted should be limited to not more than 15 per cent of the total. If these two principles are agreed upon, it is understood the Americas are willing to proceed on the basis of the French proposal. Extensive discussion of the French compromise proposal was believed underway among the Ajnerican delegation and it was not expected the delegates' consideration of the compromise would be completed in time for the full committee meeting tomorrow. Rene Massagli, the French expert, conferred with Hugh Gibson, American ambassador to Belgium, at noon, presumably to discuss the French proposal. Secretary Stimson and Prime Miister Mac Donald will meet at 5:30 p.m. today for another conference.

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CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT RESIGNS President Withholds Comment on Resignation For Present BULLETIN Washington, Feb. 3—(U.R) — President Hoover this afternoon appointed Charles Evans Hughes of New York to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, succeeding Wdliam Howard Taft who had resgnied a few hours earlier. Washington, Feb. 3.— (U.R) ~Chief I Justice William Howard Taft resigned as chief justice of the I'nit- . ed States supreme court today and I thus brought to a close, dramaticalI ly, one of the most brilliant careers in the country's history. Broken in health, the man who rose t'o the pinnacle of the political preferment as president of the United States and then became head of tlie nation's highest tribunal, submitted h’s resignation to President Hoover through his son, Robert Taft. Taft is now in Asheville. N. (’.. where he went for a rest when he was forced to give up his work on the supreme court by overwork and grief over the death of his brother. Charles I’. Taft. His condition was accentuated by a recurrence of an old bladder ailment. President Hoover has not acted upon the resignation, it was said at the White House, and it is presumed the retiring chief justice will confer with the president soon after he arrives here-. The aged chief justice was strick-, en heavily by the death of his: litother. Only a few days later, h« ; was forced to give up his place on the bench upon orders of bis physicians. About three weeks ago, He left for Asheville. The retiring chief justice is 72 years old, having been born in I Cincinnati, 0.. on Sept. 15. 1857, the son of Alphonso Taft, once attorney general of Ohio. He was educated in the Cincinnati public schools and at Yale university, receiving a bachelor of arts degree at Yale in 1878. Graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in ISBO and was admitted (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DECATURMAN IS ARRESTED Warren Wilkinson is in Jail on Fraudulent Check Charge Warren Wilkinson, of this city was arrested late Sunday night in Fort Wayne, charged with issuing fraudulent, checks in Decatur Sunday afternoon. He is alleged to have issued checks totalling about SSO or SGO at local stores. Wilkinson told Sheriff Hollingsworth who brought him from Fort Wayne to this city early this morn ‘ng that he issued the (hecks. Wilkinson is being held in tlie Adams j county jail. It was not decided whetlnA’ a charge would be filed or whether Wilkinson would be returned to the state prison at Michigan City, where he was released recently on parole to serve the remainder of his 14 years sentence. Wilkinson was sentenced several years ago from A lams circuit court to two to 14 years in the state prison on a fraudulent check charge and it is likely he will be returned as a parole violator. — Chicago Employes Agree to Wage Cut Chicago. Feb. 3. — (U.R) — More than 1,300 city employes agreed to a 15 per cent slash in their salaries today rather than see 200 of their number discharged because of the financial crisis. The workers, 320 of whom are policemen, are employed by the South Park district. They will be paid on a basis of six days’ work each week instead of seven. When told by Edward J. Kelly, president of the South Park board, and George T. Donoghue, superintendent, that 200 of them would have to be thrown out of work because funds to pay them were lacking, the workers unanimously voted to follow the "one for all and all for one” policy and accept a , cut.

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Flying Princess A < Z 1 . . ■ Princess Dalia Pattra el Kannl I of Cairo, Egypt, posed for this photo at the Chicago airport upon her arrival there by plane from Detroit. The princess has spent eight years studying conditions in various lands in order that she may be able to teach her sisters ot Egypt the ways of the modern woman. CHILD MAY LOSE SIGHT OF EYE Mahel Steury Strucky by Icicle Falling From Roof of Her Home Mabel Steury, three-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steury of Monroe township underwent an operation at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon following an accident at the Steury farm, which according to physicians will impair the sight of the little girl’s left eye. The child was playing in the S eury yard-a few days ago and an icicle fell from a shed, striking her in the eye. Her eye became sore but her parents did not think it was a serious injury. Friday the child was brought to Berne because her injury did not I improve and it was discovered the eyeball had been pierced. The Berne physician recommended an immediate operation. The child was taken to Fort Wayne, but the attending physician stateil today that the eyesight ot one eye probably would be lost. [Murder Case Goes To Jury In Muncie Muncie. Ind., Feb. 3. — (U.R) — A circuit court jury today was to take under consideration the case, of James E. S. Wood, Kentucky war veteran, charged with the murder of George and Elizabeth! Heath, aged farm couple of near] Muncie. The case was to be given tin jury today after final arguments by attorneys for both sides, and In-1 stractions of Judge L. A. Guthrie. | Wood's sole defense to the donblmurder was his insanity plea, and it was admitted Saturday, before final evidence in the case was completed, that the state had partially succeeded in tearing down expert testimony that the killer was not responsible for his actions. RELATIVE OF LOCAL MAN DIES Brother-in-law of Martin Gilson Dies in Chicago Home Word was received here Saturday afternoon by Martin Gilson that Peter Michels of Chicago a brothel-in-law of Mr. Gilson, died Saturday morning at his home in Chicago. Death resulted from complications that followed an automobile accident of a year ago. Mr. Michels had visited in this city several times at the Gilson home and had several friends here. Mr. Gilson left, immediately for with his sister Mrs. Michels and family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Chicago.

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GENEVA YOUNG MAN ARRESTED THIS MORNING Faces Grand Jury Indictment Charging Murder; Trial to be Soon ATTORNEYS TO ENTER PLEA Boyd Booher, 28, of Gcncvti, wns arrested today on «> grand jury indictment charging murder. the arrest resulted from an alleged poison li(| no r indictment which occurred al Geneva June 2, 1929. and which resulted in the death of Arch Beerbower. Booher was brought'into Adams circuit court and D. B. Erwin of tliis city and Eichorn, Gordon and Edris of Bluffton appeared for him. Tli(> defendant did not plead, but .it was undenstoo<| his attorneys | would enter a plea for him TuosI *’ av - Booher was turned over to i Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth and wi’l remain in the Adams county jail until his trial is held. It was understood that the case will be set for the present term of court. Booher's arrest was on a grand jury indictment returned by the December grand jury. Booher offered no resistance when Sheriff Hollingsworth called at his home early this morning. He recently figured in a kid- ] napping case at Geneva, when he ! was held at bay by a man, believed to be his brother-in-law, while his three children were taken from his home. Later the children were returned to Booher. ’ Today’s arrest was the result of an incident which happened at Geneva last June 2. Booher and I Arcli Beerbower. 39, went into a rear room of a Geneva pool hall, allegedly to take a drink of liquor. ! i The two left the hall and tt short , I time later Beerbower was dead , and Booher's mouth had been , burned from poison, to ’ have been placed in the liquor. Beerbower told witnesses just , before he died that Booher had I given him the liquor containing the , poison. On the afternoon of June b I 2, Booher was brought to the Ad(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 Feast of Saint Blase Celebrated i The feast of St. Blase was celebrated today in the St. Marys Cathi olic church. St. Blase is the patron saint of those afflicted with throat trouble and the custom of blessing throats is observed in the Catholic church. Throats were blessed Sunday afternoon after the holy hours and this morning after the masses. A service was also held ' this afternoon. TWENTY-ONE ARE ' ■ ’ DEAD IN STORMS . I Twenty Drowned When Ships Goes Aground During Heavy Gale I‘ondon, Feb. 3 —(U.R)—Twentyone persons are, believed to have ' lost their lives today as the result ‘ of destructive storms that pounded shipping from the gulf of Finland to tlie Mediterranean. Twenty of tlie crew of tlie Dan ish steamer Nelly were reported drowned when the ship went I ashore in the Gulf of Finland, ic- ) cording to a telegraphic union dispatch to Berlin. The British passenger ship Avelona Star, bound from Rio de Jani eiro to London, was reported pulled off the rocks at the mouth of the Tagus, near Lisbon, after being grounded for six hours. Ohe mar was swept overboard t from the British steamer Trevean, - 250 miles southwest of Falnouth. ■ The stedmer, badly damaged, was '. proceeding to port at half speed. s Another British steamer, the - Lakewood, reached port at Sheerness after a terrific battle in which she lost three propeller blades. 1 Reports from Brest showed the r Dutch steamer Helen still ashore and in danger of breaking up, near ( Brest. Thus far, attempts to refloat the stranded vessel have fail1 ed.