Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 24 February 1930 — Page 1

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ROMAN KILLED; TWO INJURED BY TRAIN

hies State Witnesses Testify In Booher Murder Trial

kfTESTIFY M STATE IN |®F SESSION If p. Hinchman Is Ed; Battles J Occur Often b evidence F is WITHHELD I I Bulletin ■C. R. Pt' ce of Geneva *nd b’la Eckro'e. mother-ift4aw Ip Boeder were called as state Ets late this afternoon in the Bnurder t tl. [pf.ee told of several events L the death of Beerbawer and Btkrote told of a conversation ■fceherhad had with her and Lbard Harvey Eckrote and I oi.gMer. Pearl Sootier in ■hthreatened the life of Beer- ■ The conversation. Mrs. Eck ■ I xc rred some time last [c, April. The defense in j fcmlnation brought out that Lil feel,»s existed between and Booher. lits.l !1 "hich both [broke about even de|d in the case of the |v-- Bovd Bootor, charg- [ first degree murder in L circuit’ court today. KP. Hi hnian, one of mies witnesses for the I v*t o' ’he stand for [than an hour this afteriilleged death statement W ■her naming Booher as the fetntnr of the strichnine to L liic urn ■■ of most of the L & li. E. Smith, r for tin- prosecution rjites- ■ Dr. Hinchman. <p--' fee lime daring the quest ionp Jury was ordered to rethe | -■'• ile the Mate and b I'artji.'ip •fd in g legal fen , ther ifinchman lißwer th- quetaion of what feet's mother said to him [entering the Beerbower I after th alleged incident lejection was sustained and he ked Hinchman P>w said anything conKJfli ion his mother feThini about where he got feff'' The objection to this W. was ov. ritled and Hincb fasted that Beerbower mut Itlf words ' Boyd Booher.” r the state questioned Dr. pin concerning what he did f 5; the death of Beerbower. Filmed to my office,” Hindifewered F was there?” the state askP Booher. Hinchman spirt. [’late then asked Dr. Hindifeat Bonder said, and the fWi.'ed that Booher said he hfIJED ON PAGE THREE) BATE FDR BORO-SCHOOL • Fanners Enroll In to be Held Here Tuesday Afternoon wi on the keeping of farm l . or farm bookkeeping will i in the Decatur Chamber K,° rce room on Madison . dnesday afternoon, FebL‘.’. at 1:15 o'clock. This e one formerly occupied agent. Jl farmers have enrolled - school and all others in- . “'ll be welcomed and i q ™ lo ' lß will be available. , Johanningsmeier, an la the farm management I rh", ” ur, ' ue University will 1,1 CT of the school. He It th a ' e a ’’ books, completiar °t PaSt Jear ’ brought in Wze/ 0 80 t,lat they can b e tviu| ,tle banks of the county il ' ,0 s<?n <l a man to this to h Bat f^e ’' r Patrons may Ueop 'i"' ,or I,el P in ca! T 9 " h e>P at any time.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY K • a

Vol. XXVIII. No. 47.

Two Men Nominate Ton Litter Entries Peter B. Lehman of Washington township and Otto Hoile of Union township have reported some find' litters of pigs to be nominated in the Adams county ton litter club. Mr. Hoile is also nominating four '’wives in tun t ong pound calf del;. Several other farmers have enrolled in this work, but to dat” these men are the only ones to report litters. Enrollment blanks in all the adult clubs. fi,ve acre corn contest, ton litter, gold medal colt club and 1,000 pound calf club will be I'qnnd in all banks of the county and atrihe cojinty agents office. . o le-r— START WORK ON STATE ROAD 16 ® I Workmen Begin to Cut Through East of Decatur to Ohio <d' < obstructing amt paving abmit six-mile-' vs state road 16. east of Dficatnr to the Ohio state lin - has started and workmen todav were working on the construction of it- bridge where the road Bill cut •hrough the edge of Bellmont park across ( dhe ditch which runs north an’d sorffh Uonngh the park Th- new state road, the contract for the navfng of which, was let last ’all bv the state highway commission. will leave the old Bellmont pai?< pavement within an eighth of a mile from end of the park and eta. through several farms in a straight line to the In-diana-Ohio road. The road* .when completed will cut down Hip distance between Decatur and the Ohio state ffne and also cur..t>ut several eitry.es Mid a dangerous turn. 0 The superintendent in chargA of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) O —! Post Office Employes Have Big Rush Today The hanks and postoffice were opened again today after >ein.: dosed Saturday in observance of Washington's birthday. Employes at the banks and at the postaffice wei more than busy today frying to catch up with their work. Nrr mail deliveries were made Saturday and the carriers had a three day's load this morning. The banks were also very busy. — o ® ASSESSORS TO MEET SATURDAY I .1. A. Cline Calls Special Meet to Distribute Township Supplies ' —@ Tlte township assessors will meet in this city next Saturday with County A»-«snor Jay Cline for the purpose of getting their supplies and receiving final instructions as to assessing personal property next month. Mr. Cline stated this morning. ‘We will follow the schedule of as esjsments as suggested by the state board as near as possible.” Last Friday at a meeting of county assessors held at Auburn, Ray R. Shank, of Angola, special rifpresentative of the state board of tax commissioners, spoke to the assessors and submitted schedule: «g>“An agreement was peached to assess filling staticni pumps and accesories at SIOO, grain at local prevailing market prices, automobiles at the rates fixed by the state board and other personal property on the following basis: Horses, $80; mules, $80; 'milch cows, SOO, other cattle at the market price; sheep $lO, sows $25, other hogs at the market: foxes SSO to SIOO, and poultry at $lO a dozen. Dogs will be assessed in accordance with the orders of the county commissioners in each county.” The counties in the district are Wells, DeKalb, Allen, Steuben, Lagrange, Elkhart, iNoble, Whitley, Huntington, Wabash, Hamilton, Miami, Howard, Tipton and Adams.

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RECEIVERSHIP IS GRANTED IN FRIENDLY SUIT Holland-St. Louis and Continental Sugar Companies Get Receiver COMPANIES WILL BE REFINANCE!), “The receivership iiroceeil'iiffs insliiiiled :i.<taiiisl lhe i Continental Sugar company ■'ml the Holland-St, Louis Sugar company, will in no! wav interfer Avilh the operalion of the local Migar factory." J. Ward Cnllai'd, field mtmaifer from lhe Decalur factory, stated this afternoon. A friendly Suit asking for a re ceiver for the Continental Sugar company and the Hollan T St. Louis Sugar company, was filpd tind granted in Federal court last Saturday. The Detroit and Trust Company of and .Col. ' Jhomas. G. Gallagher. Toledo, were named receivers. The suit was filed, ,jt was staled today, to prevent any embarrassment in dperatitn ifnd financing of th'» several plants of the two companies during the operating season and those who speak with •v knowledge of affairs, state that ‘he companies will T>e in bettor 1 Ir—te financially with the receivership thitn before. -’® ’ , Mr. Walland stated that the ’ooai p'ant would ff-ontirtne to oi>,-r« ate as heretofore and that an effort ( (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) WILL PRESENT MYSTERY FLAY “Cat and Canary” Will he Presented Here Thursday Night Farley Is Candidate "The Cat And The' Canifry.” a melodrama in three acte, in John Wiflirril will bg_ presented bv the Civic Department of the ! ' Woman’m Club in the high school auditorium, 6 - Thursday evening. Each year the members of the Civic department presents a play to help defray the expenses of the civic improvements which the department sponsors in thissyity. The very popular mystery play will be he'd in connection with i the regular Woman's (lab program, and the members of the Club will be admitted to the play free upon presenting their club tickets. The patronage of the public i-- also solicited Mid admission of fifty cents for" adults and tvten-ty-five cents for children will be asked. The tickets are on sale and may he procured from any member of th? department or admission may be paid at the door. The play wf:l liegln at 8 o'clock (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE), DROWN SEEKS COUNTY OFFICE I • s Washington Jwp. Farmer i Is Democratic Candidate For Sheriff I < . f L. D. Brown, Washington town- s ship farmer announced today that < he was a candidate for thajflemocratic nomination for county sheriff 1 subject to the decision of the voters I at the primary election next May. 1 Mr. Brown lives five miles south < miles west of Decatur. He I is engaged in farming and stated this morning "I have been a Demo- ] crat all my life and have never asked for political office." Mr. Brown is the fourth man to announce his candidacy for this of office. The other' three candidates : are Burl Johnson, Roy Baker, Deca- i tur and John Dickerson, Geneva. 1 It was rumored today that other i candidates would announce for this : office before the primary.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 24, 1930.

Pretty “Gun-Toter" in Philty Miss Hilda ■■magi ' ' .< Carlton, alias Calloway, of Rs&yJsl 5 ” - Newark. N who is said to ** , "pack a gun'" at her hip. *'! She was captured at Philadelphia ' after a mid- MIWwIbB ■* pursuit. shots were tired, ' Besides KbHmE ; the gan HI l strapped to lifter thigh, the j brunetre car ried an extra round of .38- £ * calibre cart- ’ I She was '» ' questioned 1 regarding re- A cent "bandit ! , Vrl" rob- JS/P tlnternattona! !■—■■ ' >' ■■ ■" * ■ Ntwaieel)

SEED CORN TEST I BELOW AVERAGE Farmers Urijed to Secure Planting Corn at Once; i Tests Are Poor ; • .• j SaHiples of corn for tlie garmin- ‘ Ition test were gathered from various psu'ts of the county about I ‘hr»e weeks ago by County Agent j Lawrence AMiltoid And .‘■ent to Purdue for The resuhs awisted b»'lo'v-. The samples ware secured by making one grain from each sfaears. i Union crib corn 76*?-; | L'nimf towiudiip, field selected: hung-in slied ... 60' Washington twp'„ crib corn 4«% St.'Marys township, crib corn 6<19? Wapash township, field selected. t'hi’ dried 40% KiiViland toyvnship, nib corn -SS~ Preble M’.'."t»liip, crib corn.... st>*-’;. j Rqpt townshfp, ‘helpcted, 1 wining in tlie crifi 84*1 ; Root toWnsJiip, crib torn. - 40% I lefferson twp., crib corn 30" Hartford township, crib corn 76 < % The above figures are a fair tverage of those Jilting reported from all over the belt ind indicate the most serious (CONTINUED ON PAGE I-TVE) D.L BRISTOL IS BURIED TODAY Aged Adams County Man Succumbs to Stroke of Paralysis Saturday Funeral services were held at 2 t’clock this afternoon ft>r Oscar 1.. Sristol, 72, Adams County farmer viio died at 3:25 o'clock Saturday iftjgj'iioon at the Adam* county jail ' vhere he had been receiving care. : ) Mr. Bi is'ol suffered a stroke of I >aralysis Thursday afternoon and lever regained consciousness-. Tlie deceased Asas born hi Michi;an, November rSrhe past | (even ye:*ni he had resided on the iresent Bristol farm in Root Towu-i ihip, 4 miles northeast of this city. | Four children (survive the de-| ■eased, one who liyey Michigan, ind three at hornff' R’nff widow also mrvives together with two grandhildren. Funeral services were held the lome northeast of this city-witli lev. R. E. Vance, pastor of the Jnited Brethren church of this ci’y, ifficiating. Burial was made in the Jecatur cemetery. o Decatur Woman Is Seriously 11l Today • Mrs. Winifred Russed, aged nother of Mrs. Emil Baumgartner n this city, is seriously fl! at the lome on Russiel street, Mrs. Russel has been in a critical condition for the last week, atuLher children lave been, called to her bedside.

i fFort Wayne Elks To Build Club Housei The Fort Wayne lodge of Elks) will construct a new $150,000 club-! (house and administration building on tlie gi'onndS of the Coun- | try Club, nortliivest of Fort Wayne. 1 Work on the building will start i tliis spring and A. M. Straus-*, I architect has been employed to ;draw the plans. The. new dubI hodse will be lhe initial Milling in a utiit of buildings to In ere ted by the lodge. DEATH SUMMONS DEGATUR WOMAN I ' —— Mrs. Rosannah Dailev, 82, Dies at Home of Her Daughter, Saturday Mis: Rosannah Dailey, 82. prom-. Finest Decatur lail.v* died at the , I homo, of her daughter. Mrs Han'v, I .Holtz on Fourth street. Saturday afternoon pt-3 o’clock. Death wan caused by [metimonia from which the deceased had suffered for the hist week. Mrs. Dailey contracted pneumonia last Monday but prior to that time hud enjoled, usual health. The deceased was a well-known Decatur lady, having lived in this city for ninny years. For the pa.sf ten y»'ars she has resided witli- lier i daughter. Mrs. Moltz. Mrs. Rosannah Dailey was born September 28, 1848, the daughter of Halstead P. and Mary Mills, near Willshire, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Nimrod : Dailey who died forty-four years ago. Surviving are three Cliildren Mrs. Anna Mo’tz pf this city, Mrs. Olive Pierson of Cromwell. Conn., and Jesse E. Dallev of Paulding. Ohio. Four grandchildren also!, survive the deceased. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FLOOD RELIEF FUND. SI 00.33 1 Local Citizens Give to Red Cross For Recent Disaster 14 B. M. Gillig, clutieman of the Red Cross Flood Relief in this city, reported that $100.33 had been donated by the people of frecatur fpr aid to the floo dsufferers. The report for this week’s donations i° as follows: Frederick and Kathryn Shroyer j..,, SI.OO Mrs. Bryce Thomas 1.00 So Cha Rea 5.00 Union Chapel Sunday School 10.00 Mrs. Mary Welnhoff 1.00 Vs) Kirsch 5.00 Peter Kirsch , 1.00 Friends ... 4.00 Change /, ’ . 1.45 Sarah Fisher 2.00

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ELEVEN KILLED IN EXCURSION TRAIN MISHAP; I Electric Passenger Train ] Hits Auto and Then Collides With Freight MOTORIST TRIES TO BEAT TIMIN Kenosha. Wis. Feb. 24.- U.R»--Anottn r motorist -who tried to beat a train to Hie crossing suit Ji .speeding electric passenger train loaded with Sunday excursionists hurtling into the wreckage of an 1 electric freight train at a north c..ty crossing at H o'clock las’ niglit. Eleven persons were depd, today :uid,6t* iujured. Most of the 130 mon, ■ women 1 and children on the southbound Chicago, North Shore ;md Mi]-’ waukee electric train of five comb- 1 es weie dozing Is the train speif | I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) NEW CORYDON RESIDENT DIES F • • ! George Luteman, 64. Is Victim Today of Illness of Some Time Geneva. F. b. 24. — (Special)—• Georce Luteman. sis, prominent resi 'deir of New Corydon died at his' home at !) o'clock this morning fol l lowing a serose v»f paralysis. Mr. Luteman had been in ill I health for several years. He was ’ a well known resident of New Cory- 1 i don and served as Trustee of Wabash Tocwushtp. Jay County, for ‘three terms, resigning from publilife a few years ago because of ill i health. George Luteman was born in Wabash Township, Jay County, SerI tember 7, 18(16 th son of Mr. ami | Mrs. Michael Luteman. both deceased. On S ptember 16, 1800 ho was ; united in marriage, to Miss Dora A. Macklin who died several years ago. To this union were born four chile-; re.n who survive-the diteease l. They are Olan Lutep»n of Wells Coiintv Mrs. Ada Jndv ol Jay County, Allan Luteman-at home. and. Mrs. Lula I Fennig.of New’ Corydon. The deceased was a retired farmer and a member of the I utheran Church of New Corydon. Funeral services will be helil Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Lutheran Church at. New Cprvdon with Rev. Habey. pastor, off!iating. Rev. Haber will be assisted by' Rev. Osburn of Geneva. Burial, will be made in the cliurcii cemetery I at New Corydon. Braun Funeral Held _ Funeral services wore held at 9 o’clock this morning at the St. Marys Catholic Church for John Braun, who died Thursday night a‘ The Adams County Memorial Hospital. Burial was made in the SI. Joseph's Cemetery. -o Automobile Is Stolen The Studebaker sedan belonging to Fred Fullenkamp of this city was stolen last Thursday at Fort Wayne Mr. Fullenkamp had drived to Fort Wayne ami parked the car on Harrjsen street. ffVhen he returned tlfacar was gone and no trace of it has bpen found. The cW was Insured. ,^_ 0 125 People Are 11l From Food Poison San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 24.— (U.R'-— Stricken with food poisoning at a banquet 125 persons w’ere ill in San Francisco hospitals, hojfls, and homes today. ® At least eight cases were considered serious, but all were expected to recover. What food caused their illness had noK-beeilfeletermined. The stricken persons became ill a few lours banquet whiclmclosed a young peoples’ conference late yesterday.

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Friend of Maynard ' Family Dies In South Word was receive I today by I John .Maynard *:.itlrfg tlmr his life lona fri&nd M. B. Stultyoi' HuntingI ton, Indiana,'had died spddenh SatI urday evening'' -tit St'. Petersburg,! iFlorida. ( li.u' reitiaius iiave i>e n Drought toj I Hunting on where the funeral ser«j • vices will be held. ■ ( Mr SUilts was a membei of 'he' Stale Board trf Embafmer* for th’ 1 ' past . thirty years. EJe was also ai | thirty third degree Mason, a prohiiti I lent member of the Med hodist Epis-| eoptjl church of Huntington. nnd: j was president of the- Huntington! Trust end Savings Association. Mr c d Mrs. Jiayuard left today! tor I, ‘ntington where they will re main idr.the funeral services. SPRING FEVER HITS COUNTY - i Mild Weather of WeekEnd Brings Thoughts of Summer Weather l The most, ideal Febriipry Week ] end, that any living resident of! j Adams county can recall, according I I to ninny o)J time citizens has jus* ■ passed. Saturday and Sunday wer< j said to Haye been the mildest of any ’February days and hundreds of Adams "county citizens felt the call o, ! spring in the air. Sunday was ideal and paved roads of th> county were jammed wi ll tourists and motorists all day. Many people protninaded the streets of Decatur, while kiddies took advantage of the first "touch” of spring and played outdoors from mornine tin il night. Gasoline stations reported the heavi.st Sunday of any February of the last a years' in number of salea of gasoline and oil. The streets in liie business section of Decatur were crowded all day with motorist..' and local c onfection ty stores anti I restaurants reported a mid summer i rade. Boys bad baseball and basketball games on most every'vacant lot in and near Decatur. A few of the braver discipl s of Izaak Walton | were down to the various stone qu.ui les in lhe north part of the city with rods and reels. The temperature was far above normal for this time .of year. While the main roads were in good condition, motorists did not venture off the main highways. Tin (CONTINU ED ON PAGE Sl\’ MONROEVILLE YOUTH HURT - - ’A Howard Sawyer Suffers ! Fractured Jaw in Auto Mishap Near Here Howard Sawyer, 20, Monroeville ■ •young man received a fractured low ■ or jaw and other injuries when his 1 car ran into the ditch this morning, { at 4 o’clock. The accident occurred between Fort'Wayne and Monroeville. - , Mr. Sawyer fell asleep while driving to his home in Monroeville' i and ran ipto the ditch. Later he was found iuLtln unconscious condition mnd was brought Io the- Adams County Memorial Hospital where it was learned that his lower jaw bad been fractured on both sides, and other bones about the face were .broken. A deep gash was also suffered an the chin. Thd attending physician stated that the young fnan is restiiuj well today tat,(hat the injuries received were of a serious nature. 0 Examiners Find Bank Funds Short In Prohe Pierceton, Ind., Feb. 24.—(U.R) With an apparent discrepancy of s62,ty)o revealed by an audit of che books* of the defunct Slate bank ; of Pierceton, which closed its doors one week ago, T. G. Inwood'. Indiana bank examiner and Gene Hart, .former cashier of ed institution, were making a recheck of the accounts today, with a view of traewg certain no'tes, totaling more than SIO,OOO, -wliicn are missing.

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ERIE FREIGHT CRASHES AUTO AT CROSSIHS Mrs.N.P.Bartnn, Geneva. Dies of Injuries; Acci- ■ dent at Winchester St. •loose freight car HITS GENEVA AUTO One person was fatally in-* lured, two others were seriously injured and a fourth person escaped injury when an uncoupled freight car from tra'n No. 31. on the Erie tracks crashed into an automobile driven by' Miss Gladys Aspy, Geneva, at the Winchester street crossing in this citv at 9:40 o’clock this morning. The dead: Mrs. N. P Bartnn. 54. wife Rev. N. I’. Barton. Method»«t minister, Geneva, died at 12:40 p m.. «1 the Adams Co»nty Memorial hospital. The injured: Mis« Vpv, 39. proprietor of millHen' store Geneva, fracfi” , ed pelvis and both legs ! «e"“relv e»»t. Mrs W’V’am I. Hoefer, IS. 1 Geneva, injured chest and 'he°d. - h'«cap«<l up'ni"red; Mr t s. Ben F. Harlow. 15. minor scratches and shakeup. j Train Was Switching Tl"’ train crew, in charge nf C. V Schoomemaker. Huntington, conductor, ami L. Dc-muth. Hunt- . fngton. engineer, were switching freight cars from the Erie spur onto (lie main track when the nxcid'ent hannened. The engine had just pulled a string of freight •ars from (he pur. The cars wore hooked to tlie from end of the > engine, the engine iuu-king east with its load An'empty freight ear had just been uncoupled ami ! was being Bent to the main track. Miss Aspv who w’fls enroute to 1 Decatur, had stopped at the south side of the tracks. The watchman. Ira OsW’dd. stated that he had ju t lowered bis "stop" sign and motioned sot tlie aittomobi’es to' come across. Oswald stated that Miss Aspy did hot at once start. About that time the train rrew had given tlie signal to move. __ Miss AsMy started across the tjacks and Oswald motioned to her'.to stop. The wet nayempnt evidently, made if impossible for her to stop until she reached the main trpeit. directly in front of the string -of i freight ears. The loose car crashed into her automobile, a Chevro let coach and carried it several foot, pinning it between a. ear ’located on the east' side of the | crossing. Robert Krick, employe of the American Rai ; way express < otnp.iny and Omar Beter.son, were Ivo of the firs* riot-sons who saw th.’ dent. They immediately ran to ■ (CONTINUED ON,PAGE FIVE) HUGHES IS U. S. CHIEF JUSTICE Takes Oath of* Office at Washington Today; Is Eleventh Chief Washington, Fob. 24.«—(U.R) < Charles Evans Hughes became the eleventh" chief justice' of the United States in n brief bgi. ified and solemn ceremony today. The supreme Obtirt of which hfjbecame the head induced him into office by administering tw% oaths, one in closed session with only the black-robed justices present and the other in the crowded courtroom in the Senate wing of the capitol. ‘ ® Resignation of Chief Justice , William Howard Taft, chief of the court for nearly nine years, was announced from the bench wh-'ti the court convened at noon. While the energetic new chief justice * ■ was being sworn in Mr. Taft lay seriously ill in his Wyoming avenue home. Mr. Taft dropped his court work because of a breakdown early in January and inform- . ■ ally resignftl three weeks ago to day. The new chief justice will be 68 in April. Taft is 72.