Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1930 — Page 1

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Si® MAGLEY GUILTY !e® RAPE CHARGE geiurii' Verdict At- ’ "■rßi’in!! Ollt Than Hours oh Case ’’'■hi ASK FOR W* \|W TRIAL! IKlmcr 21. of this! fiiiiml guilty ol rape j 9K, ; lirv in Plains circuit ■ ’■‘J, n "I o'clock this! I'll,- ( h.-irge carries! » nl; ,whlon sentence ol ■ti ,i to 21 vents in the fKL |l;l slab' iWhoii. Majjlev IKtin "hni the veros pad ami showed "f^K s i.qi of surprise. ■ uaiyi-d by Judge sent •<» ,h, ‘ . . ~ k Tuesday usVI. r a.doling until 10 I'le jai: recalled 1 verdiet was durinv the night, it n k r t .. and kept in the mi^K r „i until 9 Hie ''ling. jr-r failed to agree howinned to ballot maht. At times it ! < verdict was the b .Voting continued |K lt j o'. 1... k this morning there t! .■ door of the jury |Kfc iniirati-iL a verdict ■^Li■ ■ ;. f..nse attorneys court room at k. 16 and 21 min- ’ • ivom the case, the jKfc was I to the court. read 'if verdict which the- jury find ElF Kip} g nit' rape and find age is 24 years. ' charge <-,.rries a sentence |K law caim.,.' be suspended. one woman were :■ t':i'' verdict jS* l Tll “ -’"’A ’ ,V!,S diseharr.Old the regular was '"'l back at 9 ? J'iß 5 T " u,s ■ !|! " rni|iK ,o si * 1 IHBI jury in t' I ase of state vs. Bool:-r d with murder, tie I off t jury session last few years in Adams court an i when the 12 men |Kont Cron, t'.eir all night quarthey app. med tired and was apparent ■Kmiict was n d near, Magley taken by sheriff Holllngsto die Adams county jail ■Mhlie hundred people who were Mk for the verdict departed, SHiahierioli. court bailiff |BM in the court room the night. in.!:. • !Uy defense attor■KjWday that a motion for a new I®STINTEI) OX PAGE THREE) I«,OFFICERS lISIT DECATUR Key Sullivan and .1. T. ■ Harris Visit Local S Lodge Tuesday ■■P 1 " .■> members of the Knights at'ended the meeting r “tiir Council No. 864 at the ■B* 1 - hall last evening, features AB” 6 meeting being the talks John T. Harris. Washingexecutive secretary Sullivan, Huntington, 18U ct deputy of the Knights of M. Niblick, grand knight, K. 1,1 at the meeting and called Tera ' O s the lodge members or > talks. A short talk was SW®atlf> by R ev father J. A. Pastor of St. Marvs Cath- . ei S |^K' ’ Harr,s told of the developW** l operation of the Gibault nrl) °ys at Terre Haute. Mr. ■H.,’ 18 connected with the staff ■K® now caring for 71 boys. K*’ Deputy Sullivan told of activities and discussed , Horn of the coming class w hich the local council «K* M ; Grand Knight Niblick '^Bkin° a c ' ass membership ant ’ it is hoped that at BE, np w members will be seK* the class. the lodge meeting a aSji, . anJ lunch was served by Sugt ' " Pt ainment committee. JOL

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!South Second Street Is Severely Damaged South Second stre«d, between Adams and Jefferson sli»'ul, stalled to break through today and in I several places the bricks are uprootled. Heavy traffic on the street, to gether with the spring thaw, has <aused the street to break in several places and unless immediate are made the street will be impassable in the near future. A petition is before the council to re sisrface the street. PROBE CAUSE OF REFINERY BLAST i Ten Lives Lost In New Jersey Explosion; Many Are Badly Injured Elizabeth. N. J. Feb. 19 —(UP) — Photographs and blueprints of the Bayway refinery—scene of an explo sion yesterday which took ten lives —will be used by prosecutor Abe J. David in an attempt to discover the cause of the blast. More than 50 persons still are ir. New Jersey hosiptals suffering from injuries received when flaming Naptha gas shot through the Standare. Oil plant at Linden.. David began his investigation by questioning William J. MeCallum, assistant superintendent of the plant and Hugh H. Slavin, Jr., construction foreman. “I am unable as yet to determine the seat of the trouble,” Dawd said. "I also am unable to determine at just what points the fumes escaped Out investigation is not complete. Today we will have blueprints and photographs made of the wrecked plant and compare them with picturetf taken before the blast.” A list of the dead contuined the following names: Dominic Boinl. Elizabeth: William F. Casey. Elizabeth; Arthur Croft, Union; Clarence Croft. Bayonne; William S. Dtrffy. Bayonne, Howard A. Holiday, Bayonne; John Lubes, Elizabeth; Joseph Lukasiewicz, Elizabeth; George Robinson. Roselle; ami John Sullivan. Elizabeth. Many of the injured were blinded and it was said of them were in a critical condition ami might die before night. o Local Men’s Uncle Dies At Glenmore, 0. Word was received here today I that Peter Schaat of near Glenmore, uncle of Paul and Ed. Kirchenbauer of this city, died at his home, ai five o'clock this morning. Death was said to have been due to complications. Mr. Schaat has heen ill for the last eight or nine weeks. He is well known here and , has spent his entire life at Glenmore. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Riot Convicts Get Sentences of Death — Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 19 —(U.R) — The three convicts who last week were found guilty of the murder of one of their fellows in the Auburn prison riot of December 11. today were sentenced to die in the electric (hair at Sing Sing during the week of March 31. Automatic etay of execution, however, came when appeals were filed on behalf of the condemned trio — Claude Udwine, William Force and Jesse Thomas. 0 Anderson Gets 1930 W. C. T. U. Convention Indianapolis, Feb. 19. — (U.R) — Anderson was awarded the 1930 , convention of the Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance Union , today by the state trustees, and 1 dates were set for October 10. 11. 12 and 13. i Business sessions -will be held In 1 the First Methodist church, Mias Clara M. Sears, treasurer, announced. ' —„. o Bluffton Man Killed When Auto Overturns 1 1 Bluffton, Ind., Feb. 19—(U.R) A ’ broken neck suffered by Jack I Hankins, 70, when his truck overturned a mile west of Bluffton last night, resulted in his death. Williams, a eon of the deceased, and Steve Murray, who were rid- 1 Ing in the car, escaped with minor 1 injuries. The widow, two sons and two 1 daughters, survive. 1

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COUNCIL GETS OBJECTION TO . RESURFACING Remonstrance Filed by Citizens of North Second Street Tuesday COUNCIL ORDERS STREET LIGHTS A remonstrance against the re[surfacing of North Second street, north from Monroe street to the intersection of Third street, was | filed with the city council last evening by property owners along the street. The remonstrance churned that the improvement was not needed and that it was illegal to specify the kind of asphalt material in the petition with which to improve the street. The petition to resurface all of Second street, north from Adams street to Third street, was filed with the council two weeks ago. It requested that the street be resurfaced with Trinidad asphalt. No objections were filed against the improvement from Ad-1 ams street, north to Monroe street, a greater part of the stretch being In the uptown business district. The remonstrance was referred to the street and sewer committee. Street Lights Ordered City Engineer Orval Harruff was ordered to prepare plans and specifications for the installation i of ornamental lights on North! Seventh street, north from Monroe I stieet to Nuttman avenue and for! Eighth street, north from Adams street to Monroe street. These, lights will be erected this spring . and the ordering of the improve-1 ment is the first link in the 193n| program to continue the ornament-1 al light program in Decatur. Other Council Matters A water bill against the Holland St. Louis Sugar company was re ' ferred to the water works committee for adjustment. The condition of the ventilators at the City Light and Power plant was discussed by the council with Architect Walter Gilliom of Berne and the matter left in the hands of the committee for adjustment. The finance committee slowed bills and the session adjourned. PLANS ORDERED FOR FIRE HOUSE Ft. Wayne Firm Employed To Draw Plans For New City Building The city council in session last evening tftithorized the employing of Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, architects of Fort Wayne, to prepare plans and specifications for the fire engine house, to be erected at the corner of Seventh and Jefferson streets. A one story building, of the residence type is proposed. The building will be built of brick and the council has suggested that space be provided for three trucks, the suggestion being made that in the future the extra stall might he leased to the north townships ' ii» the x-ounty for a fire truck I which would be used in the rural district. The details pertaining to the erection of the building are being mapped out by the council. It is planned to have the electric light department of the City Light and Power Plant provide the funds for the building, it receiving in return the ground floor and basement of the city hall on Monroe street, i The first floor of the present city , hall would be used as office rooms and display rooms for the electric light department. 1 Members of the council have < visited several fire engine houses ; in cities near Decatur and have a ; tentative outline of what will best i fulfill the needs of the city. < The plans for the building will probably be submitted to the coun- ( cil at its next regular meeting and : work on its construction will start | this spring. Fall Proves Fatal Gary, Ind., Feb. 19 —(UP) —John Work, Gary, stooped to pick up a 1 bundle of washing and fell down a < flight of stairs in the home of Mrs. < Ella Softer. He died of a broken I neck. '

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BEARING GUEST OF LIONS CLUB — College President Gives Fine Address to T<ocal Service Club —r~ ■ Dr. W. P. Dearing. president of Oakland City college, Oakland City. Indiana, was the chief speaker at the regular meeting of the Decatur Lions chib held Tuesday night at the Christian church dining room. Dr. Dearing spoke on the | naval conference and his subject was "Think Londonward and Pray Heavenward.” Dr. Dearing stated that the cause of unrest, today is the result of indifference and thoughtlessness following the war. He stated further that too many people believed in war. “China, is in our back yard," he continued, "and all other nations are at dur doors, because* of modern means df communication and transporatfon. We must learn to live peacably.” Following the address, ('. L. Walters of this city became a new member of the local club. The guests besides Dr. Dearing included M. F. Worthman. Rev. O. E. Miller and P. B. Short. ASSESSORS TO MEET THURSDAY Will Discuss Problems Pertaining to Annual Invoice-Taking The twelve Adams county township assessors will meet with conn ty assessor J. A. Cline and state representatives of the tax depart ment tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock to receive instruertions for the annual job of assessing real estate and personal property in the various townships and cities of the county. The meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Madison street and Mr. Cline will preside. Tne assessing will start soon, Mr. Cline stated today and all problems which arise when the assessqrs. begin their, work. W’H.be discussed at tomorrow’s meeting. It is understood that there have been several changes in the work of the assessors and Mr. Cline stated that it was necessary for all township assessors to attend the Thursday meeting.

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Search Starts For Hartford City Man Hartford City, Ind.. Feb. 19.—(t1.R) A posse was searching in wooded land north of Hartford City toI day for William Hall, 29, who shot land seriously wounded Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wickersham near the city yesterday. Wickersham. 22, was in the Biackford county hospital with a shotgun wound in his neck. His wife. Lydia, 22, was at thb home of her father tear Hartford City with wounds in the shoulder and arm. Both were expected to re cover. SIX CHILDREN LEAVE TONIGHT Fogle Children Depart For Mooseheart Where They Will Reside ' , . V • r-rr-r-.-T-. • • < Six Adams county kiddies. Erwin Fogle, 10; Dailey Fogle, 8; Mildred Fogle, 12; Joseph Fogle, 5; Sarah May Fogle, G, and Betty Fogle. 3, all children of the late Fred Fogle of Geneva, will leave tonight for Mooseheart, 111., where they will make their permanent residence. The Fogle children were admitted to Mooseheart several weeks ago. and since that time have been i at Geneva awaiting a call from i officials of that place. The chil- I dren will leave late tonight accompanied by Charles Heare, of the i local Moose lodge. ; The fami'y will be kept together i at Mooseheart and each child will, i receive a. high school education. The Fog'e children were accepted at Mooseheart at the same time ( the Wilkinson children of this city 1 were accepted, but their departure was delayed because of a lack of room at the city of childhood two weeks ago when the Wilkinson . children left. Ford Visits City James E. Ford. Fort Wayne, ' regent of Moosehaven of the Loyal I Order of Moose, addressed the ■ members of Decatur Moose lodge 1 at the Moose home off’Third street ' last evening. Mr. Ford told of Moosehaven, i the home for the aged which is I maintained by the Loyal Order of ■ Moose. Moosehaven is located < about 15 miles south of Jackson- > ville. A report on the member- < ship drive wh.ich, ,f.s, .being conduct- ( ed by the local Moose lodge was made at the meeting. 36 applica- < tions having already been turned , In. The membership drive will ( continue for a short time, Charles , E. Heare, secretary of the lodge, ( stated this morning.

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NAVAL PARLEY ADJOURNS FOR WEEK'S RECESS Governmental Crisis In France Causes Delay in Five-Power Parley DELAY MAY BE LONGER| London, Feb. 19.—(U.R)—The five; power naval conference, its pro- ! •ceedings brought to a standstill by Hie inability of the French dele- i gates to function during the Paris cabinet crisis, has adjourned for one week, an official communique | said today. Although the announcement I merely said that adjournment hid | been taken until Feb. 26. it was believed the delay might be long er, depending on a solution of the French governmental problem. The communique said the subcommittee of experts would continue work during the adjournment. The official communique” l revealed that all the delegations were in agreejnent on adjournment, indicating that they considered it futile to atteippt further progress without settling the French demands. "As a result of consultations between the heads of all the delegations now in London," the communique said, the conference shall stand adjourned until Wednesday next." a Chautemps Asked To Form New Government Paris, Feb. 19 — (U.R>— Uamille t'hautemps, leader of the radical and radical socialist party in the chamber of deputies, was proposed today as President Gaston Doumergue's choice to form a new government. Q Attempt To Break Coal Mine Strike St. Clairsville. O„ Feb. 19.—(J.R) —Eleven arrests were made today at Powhatan by Sheriff Ford Moore and 20 armed deputies in an effort to break up violence in the coal mine strike here. The prisoners are charged with various offenses but mostly with assault with intent to kill against Eugene Bently. miner, who was attacked and knocked unconscious as lie left the mine. Hurling of pop bottles and other missiles at workers featured the patrol at the Powhatan mine today. _o Gold Rumor Strikes -Comity tn Indiana Anderson, Ind., Feb. 19-(U.R) — A “gold rush" has been started in Indiana, despite the absurdltj' ascribed to it by geologists. Cecil Bronnenberg is said to have told friends that "nuggets" taken from his gravel nit a mile north of Chesterfield, were analyzed in Indianapolis and declared to be gold. The report said that he sent the “nuggets" to Chicago for final analysis. Although considerable excitement was aroused by tile report, and the property has been placed under guard, the general reaction to the report has been in a lighter vein. Strange Ailment Is Baffling Physicians Princeton. Ind., Felt. 19. (U.R) — A mysterious ailment, believed to be poisoning, today baffled health... officers and physicians' as they fought to relieve violent suffering among 40 Fort Branch grade school children, stricken suddenly in the classrooms yesterday afternoon. Nearly one-fourth of the school children, from 6 to 13 years old, became violently ill, and physicians were called to attend the z sufferers. Thirteen cases developed within five minutes, it was report ed, and all cases occurred within an hour and a half. Classes were dismissed and the school was turned into an emergency hospital, with doctors and teachers hurrying to attend the victims, as the list of cases mount ed rapidly.

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Local Banks Will ( lose Saturday The Dei .tiir bunks announced to | day Unit they would be .dosed ull day Sa urday, on uecount of Washington's biithday. a legal holiday. Those who have payrolls to make! up for the week will pl ase loo). | after this job on Friday. The po. "-| office will also be closed Saturday! and there will not be any mail de I livery on that day. RADIO TROUBLE IS REMEDIED — Local Interference Locat-i ed by City Light Em- • ployes Tuesday - * The radio interference, which caused so much trouble to radio reception in the west and north parts of the city lias been located and corrected, Martin J. Mylott, superintendent es the City Light and Powei . plant stated today. Aside front regular static last | night, radio reception was good throughout (he city last night. The interference, which was prevalent for more than a week, was caused front a defective arc light at th<* corner of Twelfth and Madison street. The binding post in the light burned out. causing a short circuit. Employes of the Electric Light depaitment worked for a week in trying to locate the .trouble. Ever; .street light and circuit was inspected and the radio tester which the city owns did not show any trouble until the test was made on West Madison street. The trouble was run down and corrected at once. Chicago Millionaires Pledge Financial Aid Chicago, Feb. 19. - - (U.R) — Fifty millionaire minute men rallied today at Chicago’s call for volunteers to seive in the financial crisis. The half ahundred men, among the city's largest tax payers, indicated they would gather at 4 p. m at the Mid-Day club where Silas H. Strawn,. Robert F. Carr, Lewis E. Myers and Ernest R. Graham, leaders in Hie relief movement, will outline their plan to raise $74,090,000, or as much of it as is possible. Samuel Instill, utilities magnate and one of the wealthiest men in the middle west, was reported ready to pledge $10,000,000 to help Chicago carry on. SELLS FACTORY AT HUNTINGTON - -. L. C. \V aring VV ill Move Branch Equipment To Decatur at Once The Huntington branch of the Wai ing Glove Company was sold today by ,L. C. Waring to the Huntington Chamber of Commerce and the machinery and other equipment will be moved to this city at ome Mr. Waring announced today. The business of the Huntington branch will be carried on from the! Dei'tittir oific-e. Mr. Warin'” stsleii I and the building at Huntington will j be used for other manufacturing | purposes. it was stated at Huntington today that the Waring building will be occupied by a rubber caster manufacturing concern. The plant will be moved to Huntington from Elkliart. 0 Elks To Banquet At Local Home Tonight O A supper will be served at the Elks home on North Second street this evening for members of the .Elks lodge. R. A. Stucky, is in charge of the menu and stated that the supper would be served at sixthirty o’clock Members of the Elks lodgd are invited to attend. o „Saluda Dam Breaks Columbia, S. C., Feb. 19—(U.R)— The Saluda Dam. $20,000,000 hy-dro-electric development on the Saluda river, 11 miles from here, broke at 7 a. m. today. New Brookland, a town near Columbia, was reported in grave danger of being flooded. The Saluda river is the boundary line between Lexington and Newberry counties. It is 100 feet in depth and more than eight miles wide above the dam.

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FIRST MURDER TRIAL SINCE 1903 TO START Geneva Young Man Faces Charge; First of Kind For Judge Sutton OTHER CASES ARE RECALLED Legal matters have been cleared Iron) the dockets and everything is in readiness for the opening of the case of the stale vs. Boyd Booher, of Geneva, charged in a grand iurv indictment with murder in connection with an alleged i poison liquor incident which ; occurred at Geneva last .lune, ’(‘suiting in the death of Aldi | Beerbower. According to Genova residents ' Beerbower is said to have accused i Booher ju t before he died. A coroner's inquest found that Beerl«>wer had died of strichnine poisoning. The case lias created wide attention and a large crowd is expected to fill the court room, while th» trial is in progress, it is thought that several days will be taken in selecting a jury to hear the case. Attorneys for both sides stated today that they were ready for the trial and Judge J. C. Sutton stated today that he was ready to proceed with the ease. It is the first murder trial here since 1903, and incidentally it is the first case of this nature in which Judge Sutton has presided. Cases Recalled The ap’iroaeh of the Booher trial recalls to Adams county historians other murder incidents and j trials in the county. Seven murders have Iseen recorded in the county, according to statistics in the files of the Daily Democrat. First Murder The first recorded murder occnred on First street in Decatur. It happened about 80 years ago. John Fetiek shot and killed a man named Muldone. Mtildono was alleged to have assaulted Fetick's sister, and the case never was prosecuted. In 1872 John Zimmerman shot and killed John McClean at the corner of Fourth and Monroe streets. Zimmerman later was acquitted, by a jury here. Backesto Case One of the most famous of Adams county's murder cases, wns the murder of Amos Backesto, of Blue Creek township in’ 1884. After much investigating. Fred Richards and Cliaries Wurst, were arrested. Richards was charged witli the murder and Wurst was charged with being an accomplice. Many interesting events occurred during the Richards and Wurst trials. A mob, at one time attempted to hang Richards and he was take.u to Fort W;fyne whore the trial was concluded. Ttieliards (CONTINUED ON PAGE TIIUEE) WILL EXAMINE RABIES FRIDAY ! Monthly Health Station to Be Held Here Next Friday The Baby Health Station which is being conducted in Adams County each month by a staff composed of a doctor and nurse from the State Board of Health, assisted by local organizations, will be held in Hie Decatur Public Library on Friday February 21. from 9 o'clock in the morning to 4 o'clock in the afteinoon. All children up to three years of age may be brought to the station by mothers and each child will be weighed. m(*usui(d, any given a complete physical examination If medical or surgical fare is indicated the case will be referred to the family physician. * Permanent records of these examinations will be kept and mothers are asked to bring their children to the Health Station from time to time, so that progress in the case may be noted. The Health Station is being con-’ ducted for the benefit of all children in the county and mothers living in the country are especially invited to bring their babies before the busy spring work of the farm makes it impossible for them to avail themselves of the opportunity. ..