Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1930 — Page 1

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fa TRIBUTE t TAFT HELD ■WASHINGTON L- president Buried' Kinton I hi* Alter■n; Ollicials Attend Irnment is K hKI D I OK I’Ai i ■ Kt*)'.,, Il ‘U.R) ■ „ ~r , .n today to R1,);,. !„,<! ~f William HowK '" H" ;il hon - K.lt . nation whose K< - he held. K, A < c> die and be ptlt K, . -triple way ih K bl i: s high honors. ■, ■ Pi.■ I services at K. 1 , • ■. •: Church, the ■ . I.n with military Krom residence on KV- I > til.' Capitol to K n <- 'hat those ■ t- ■ final tribute K> hr. ■l'ttble clerks and Him. w.io and children K ~u :- p Lmi e the east H th.' < '"1 building. Many H w;e>. ■! "ti 'l' ll same spot ■., ? |! -1 years ago Ki". Taft inam-’itrated. K Hie rotunda, ■th dull sepulchral light ■ ( np- down from its high ■-.,.. .one black-draped Keen which rested the ■ Garfield and Ks i*rr:itic-l that his body ■ho taker, to the Capitol at ■ - rearm until noon. The ■ P[ - of the government ■ for the day. Thousands ■ars on the rottte from the ■cm" to the capitol. to the ■ *. : - S'. 'enth and ColumK and out to Arlington ceme■x)v>. th. Potomac and the j ■ whore n grave was dug on ■p in a little grove of oaks ■e tomb of Koltert Todd Lin■lt overlooks the national I where Mr. Taft served the ■ foralmo-t the span of a ■tion. ■.lent and Mrs. Hoover Bed to attend the funeral! Band ac.onipany the cortege ■incton. ■escort containing the army ■arine bt Is with muffled ■ was ord. red to accompany ■>dy from tin home to the 81. In the procession also B battalion ea< It of infantry. By. marines and one company Bejailots. Maj. Gen. Fred V,'. Bt commanded the escort. I route of the procession |'h- Taft home followed for ■ block; on Wyoming Avenue. I into Connecticut avenue, ■TIMJED OX PAGE FIVE) I o —— wIIBSHIP MOS MADE Fal Officials Release per and Digger Award |* ,r Six-Week Term l ( 'la'ship awards for Central I I Pupils of the fifth, sixth. Ill' ami ~ yhth grades were ante,l today by the faculty comrut Central. There were 108 I made. Seventy pupils won pl' st award presented durl school year. Leader pins, I "fi received Digger pins. r •t'vartls are made each six f ami are based entirely on r’bip achievements. Since f B,l * as started more than a I'tg’i. the general school averL s Ireen steadily gaining and J ll ' lll has received fine com- . ron all over the state, bv ! oftifials, llo«illg j a the ]j s t o f awar( j s 1111 'he six weeks just closEight A—Leaders ! Steele, Helen Becker, r '°wan, Marjorie DeVoss, foreman, Ruth Foughty, Hakey, Barbara Krick, ,p| f. Paul Strickler. James 1 . huiaeio Hernandez. Myles " -lirgaret Campbell, Faye • athryn Engeler, Marcella • hired Hesher, Marv My,p7a Porter, Helena 'Rayl, in'? Ellen Uhrick, Melvena )n TINUED on PAGE SIX)

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Fort Wayne People Are Charged With Violation Fort Wayne, Ind., Mar. 11. (U.R) | \ new indictment charging conspiracy to violate the Federal pro-1 | hlhition law was returned by the j Federal grand jury of the northern Indiana district. Capiases were | served yesterday on eight persons, including former Sheriff Guy Ernt wrick of Allen county, j Others charged with conspiracy were Mrs. Emerick, wife of the former sheriff; George Blemer, John Kelley, Ralph Rosenwinkle. ) Ed Martin, Claude Mason, and Alex I i S“ewald. All were released under |2.000 i bond. CHICAGO GANG LEADERS MEET Chief of Detectives Has “Informal Reception” for Four Gangsters Chicago, March 11—(UP)—New light was thrown on the private fortunes of Chicago gang chiefs today after chief of detectives John Stege had held “open house” in his office for some of the better known gangsters, including George “Bugs" Moran. "Point k Joe" Saltis, Julian "Potatoes" Kaufman anti their "pistol secretaries." Moran has just invested $125,000 in a northside t leaning ami dyeing plant Saltis said he has retired with a fortune from making the beer that made the southside famous and Kaufman mentioned casually that he s'ill has $600,000 or S7OO 000. Sal'is came down from his Barker Lake. Ws. golf club to attend) he funeral of his gangster protege John "Dinkbat" Oberta. Norman ami Kaufman were arrested in the loop for the fourth or fifth time in as many months. Moran, who still heads his gang that was decimated hy the Valentine massacre, was at companied by his bodyguard Leo Mongoven. Kaufman, named “Pota toes" betause his father was a commission merchant, had no "pistol secretary." Saltis was escorted by "Pighead Paddy" Sullivan, who ac companied his chief into Wisconsin exile. Saltis went to Stege's “open jhoti.se" to ask permission to go to a funeral but the others were there by invitation of two policemen who found them wandering around the loop. As the “open house" was about to end. Stege was informed that "Big Dave" Earsman. one of the old time safe trackers, had died a natural death after an appendicitis operation. "He’s the first gangster to die a natural death in two years.” Stege remarked and waved his "company" ' out. Dry Agents Win In Court Decision Today Denver, Colo. March 11-(UP) The Colorado supreme court has ruled that prohibition agents who purchase liquor as evidence cannot be made parties to the violation. In a decision on record today, ' the high court denied an appeal front a conviction made by J. M Adams, who contended two agents 'violated the law by purchasing [ liquor from him. The court ruled that to bold the agents guilty would "put additional :»nd unnecessary impediments in the way of those charged with en- ' forcement." Three Killed When Auto Strikes Boys Elkhart, Ind., Mar. 11. — (U.R) — Three lives were lost when a former convict, driving a stolen auto. , crashed into the two boys on V. S. , 20 near Elkhart last night. The driver was killed when the car overturned after he swerved to I miss the boys in the road. The dead are: , Paul Hendershott. 15. Ivan Swarm, 10, his stepbrother, i John Thompson. 25, driver of the . auto. Tlte Hendershott boy and Thompson died instantly. Swarm was picked up.alive, but died soon afterward in the Elkhart hospitat. The driver was identified as John Thompson, released Thursday from ! the Ohio reformatory at Mansfield, , 0., where he served a five-year , term on a burglary charge. It was , said the car he was driving was stolen from Mishawaka. The two boys were playing in ’ the highway in their homemade push cart when aut ocrashed into them. Witnesses said the car was traveling at high speed.

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CLOSE PRIMARY RACES LOOM IN ADAMS COUNTY I)em oc rat ic Can did ates Are Busy Campaigning; Several in Every Field G. O. I’. TO FILE FI LL TICKET Adams county politicians and office seekers are having their turn this month political gossip is heard n every part of the county. Many Democratic aspirants to township and county offices already have started their primary campaigns, while others are expecting to get started in the next week or two. Two contests appear at present to be creating the most interest. The primary race for the Denns cratic nomination for commissioner of the third district holds the interest of the entire county. While the office is a third district office, the entire county selects the comm ssioner, and consequently there is interest in all parts of the county concerning the! office. At the present there are five candidates for the D mocratic nomination and there is a strong) possibility that one or two more! will file before the period of filing, s over. All of the candidates are active.) and have started soliciting votes j all over the county. George Shoemaker, Incumbent, has not stated whether he would be a candidate I Many of Mr. Shoemaker s friend-1 have mg' d him to make the race but he stated today that he had;' , not yet decided. When liis present , i term expires he will have served) i' nine years as commissioner, li The Democratic primary race for I judge promises to he interesting, i; At present there are three avowed 'candidates. I). B. Erwin. Huber De- • Voss and Henry B. Heller, who : seek the Democratic nomination. All three men have practiced lawin Decatur for many years and all three have scores of close personal friends throughout the county. 1 Several township trustee primary races promise to lie closely con- ‘ tested and in a few instances town--1 ship contests for assessor nomin(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) , 0 —— QUIET RULES MINERS' MEET No Signs of War Seen at Annual Convention in Indianapolis Indianapolis, Mar. 11—(U.R) —Outi wardly, the United Mine Workers > convention is as calm as a confer , enee of social workers. At the opening of the second . day of the 31st constitutional sesi sion this morning, there was no sign of dissension among the more ' than a thousand delegates g;»ther- ' ed in Tomlinson Hall. Apparently all of the dissenting group was ‘ attending the rump convention at | 1 Springfield, called by insurgent 1 Illinois mine union leaders for the purpose of organizing a newnational union. There, were rumblings today of an impending fight over wage con- ; tracts, but either the opposing forces lack leadership or they choose to withhold their fire until - the problem ik brought up in the regular order of business. The convention presents a much > different aspect than those of for- • mer years, which resulted in vig- , orous oral, and even physical combat. Indications were that the delegates will stand unanimously behind John L. Lewis, president for If) years. It was believed today that the question of punishing the insurgent unions in Illinois will not ( create a very strong feeling. This was the underlying reason for calling the convention, and was expected to cause a split, in the ' delegates gathered here. Observ- ' ers feel, however, that the reprej sentatives will fall in line with Lewis on whatever the executive 1 committee suggests. ' There were more than 100 delegates from Illinois mine unions; at ' the meeting today, representing more than 85 per cent of the union 1 men in that staff. • (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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FORMER LOCAL M A N EXPIRES Jesse Roe. 50. Dies at His Home at .Midland, .Mich., This Morning Word was received here today hat Jesse Roe, 50. former Pleasant M Ils man and well known in this city, died at 5:30 o'clock this morn ing at a hospital in Midland. Michi gan where lie had been receiving care for the past 2 weeks. Mr. Roe was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Roe and lived in Adam;; County until 12 years ago when tie moved to Midland. Michigan whenlie resided at 106 Grove Street. Surviving is the widow and a sister. Mrs. Leah Dove Winans of Fort Wayne. Funeral arrangements have nor been completed. — o Gary Police Chief Will Arrive Friday — Gary, Ind.. March 11 — (UP) — Gary's “mys ery police chief" is A. IS. J. Woods, Berkley, Calif., a veteran of 4't years in police work and $ iminology stt|;ly. Mayor R. O. Johnson has revealed. Wood will arrive Friday to take up the task of maintaining law and order in Gary. He is 61 years of age. WINGERS HF.ADS STATE LEAGUE Succeeds Late E. S. Shumaker as Anti-Saloon League Manager Indianapolis, Mar. 11 —(U.R)—Dr. C. H. Winders today Irecame Indiana Anti-Saloon League superintendent, at a reorganization tno'-t---ing of tlte league's headquarters committee. He succeeds Dr. E. S. Shumaker, who died several months ago. His selection came when committee members today unanimously ratified his nomination, sent to the local office by F. Scott Mcßride, national superintendent of the anti-salotjn league. Winders acted in the post during Dr. Shumaker's long illness and after the former leader’s death. Want Shrine Built Indianapolis, Mar. 11 —(U.R)— Plans to erect a national memorial shrine at the grave of Dr. E. S. Shumaker, former superintenden of tlte Indiana Anti-Saloon League, were considered today by headquarters committee of the state organization. It is expected the committee wi’l ratify the nomination of Dr. C. H. Winders for the state superintendency. Winders was nominated by F. Scott Mcßride, national anti-saloon league superintendent. The proposed Shumaker memorON PAGE SIX)

Police Commissioner Grover Whalen. Hew York City, giving a five-thousand-dollar reward to Clodcrmro Ruiz, an honest taxi driver, who returned a bag he found in hia cab. The bag contained jewels worth $45,000. With the reward Ruiz plans to take his sick wife to a farm m Porto Rico where he hopesi she will regain, her health U!:t,.. J M r|, s)•’

Lenten Service To Be Held Tonight The f rst of the Tuesday evening I Lenten services will be held at the St. Marys Catholic church at seven 'thirty o’clock this evening. Rev. j Father John Bapts of Bluff.on wil' deliver the sermon. Father Bapts ) will give a series of sermons every I Tuesday evening during Lent at the Catholic church. o ._. Boy Is Injured When Kite Catches Fire Michigan City. Ind., March 11 — I t UP) William Glanz, 15. was burn ed on the hands and feet when a I kite he was flying became entan- ; gled in a high tension line at Michi . gatl Ci y yesterday. The boy had attached a wire leader to the* kite which carried tho . electrical current to him. Ho escap- : ed death when the thin wire melted under the heavy carge. — 0 PROBE REVEALS KILLING FACTS i Believe Double Murder at South Rend Was Orgy Result i South Bend. Ind., Mar 11.—(U.R) —The story of Leo Dembinski. 24. that he kille dhis wife ami a negro physician to uphold the “honor" of h’s home, was broken to piec; s i under questioning of South Bend , detectives. Dr. f. D. Crtimpackor. coroner, su'd he had evidence that Dembin- . ski and Dr. J, I, Curtis, negro physician, had spent most of Thursday even'ng before the double murder, in a drinking orgy. The coroner said he had an affidavit j - from the speakeasy proprietor who • sold them the liquor. Neighbors told authorities they ■ hoard shots in the Dembinski home > nt 11 o'clock Thursday njght. nearUy two hours before Dembinski • said be killed the negro doctor and ’ his white patient. • The coroner said he had not ‘ heard anyone hearing shots at the ' time Dsmbinski is alleged to have • fired them. 3 Authorities are working on the possibility that Mrs. Dembinski I ' was killed late Thursday night, 4 land that Dr. Curtis was shot at ■ I the same time to cover up the (crime, or killed early Friday morn- " ing when he discovered Mrs. Dem--1 i binski was dead. Investigation is centered around l(: the question of an illegal operation. ' Search of Dr. Curtis' suitcase left in the Dembinski home, revealed instruments used in the performance of illegal operations. ’ A point at issue is whether Dem- ' binski was trying to force h's wife to sulynit to an illegal operation, ’ although he did not mention the operation in a sworn statement to the coroner. He said his wife was . expecting to become a mother again.

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PLAN PASSED BY REICHSTAG Second Reading of Younjf Plan Passes in Berlin: Trouble Averted Berlin.Mar.il. (U.R) The refchstage passed the second reading of th<> Owen I). Young reparations [dan today after n split among polities supporting the government had I been liealeir' f empin'arTiy ro 'TiW'VWIt I tlte fall of the cabin, t. The second reading of the plan I was passed by a vote of 251 to 174, I with 26 absentlons. The majority was large enough, however, to relieve the plan of danger of defeat and to ease the cabinet situation. The communist deputies attempt ed to delay the second reading by obstructionist tactics but were unsuccessful. The Bavarian folks party abstained fiotn voting, expressing dissatisfaction with the cabinet's domestic financial program. Other parties supporting the cabinet, but opposed to its financial program fell into line, however, to permit passage of the reparations plan and its accompanying agreements. After passing the Young plan, the reichstag passed the second reading of tlte German-United States debt accord by a rising vote. — o Will Judge Contest Miss Dessolee Che-ter, instructor of music in the public schools of this city, has been chosen to judge a music contest of the grade schools of a cen ralized township school, to night at Convoy. Ohio. M-ss Chester served in the same capacity at a similar contest last year. —————— O~ *——————— Economy Store Has Fire This Afternoon An over heated furnace causal employes of the Economy Department store to <all the fire depart inent to the store at three o'clock this afternoon. The store is headed with a pipeless furnace and the heat dome became red hot. The intense heat caused the dust i around the furnace to smoke and for several minutes it looked as if the floor around the furnace would burst in flames. Firemen wont to the basement and got the furnace under control. The room was filled with smoke for several minutes. 0 Demonstrator is Here An Essex Challenger, 1930 model automobile created considerable interest in Decatur today. The front of the automobile had been propped up in order that people could see the structure of the car. Leo Kirsch, local agent for Essex had charge of the car. o —■ - Grain Prices Lower Chicago. Mar. 11. (tj.P>— -Further declines were recorded on the board of trade at the opening today when the situation showed no signs of recovery. Liverpool was dull and declining with no demand and a lack of confidence though the farm board has announced that it. would not attempt to sell or dump any American wheat in Europe at the present low prices. Buenos Aires was uneven at tin 1 opening i hut was unchanged just before j noon. Corn led the decline with oats following the major grains. 0 Stolen Car Returned To Its Owner Today M. F. French of the French "Motor Co., of Valparaiso was in Decatur today to recover a Ford auto- ! mobile stolen from the dlsnlay rooms of the French Motor Co., several weeks ago and in this city recently, wh«r the two men driving it fled when stopped by officers. Mr. French returned with his car late today. Jasper Bank Robbed Jasper. Ind., Mar. 11. — (U.R) — Southern Indiana authorities today were searching for three men who held up and robbed the tierman American bank at Jasper of $2,008 yesterday afternoon. Two unmasked men forced four customers and bank employes to lie face downward on the floor as ter firing several shots to terrorize them. One bandit stood guard while the other rifled the cashier's till The two made their escape with a man waiting outside in an auto.

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Slonebreaker Seeks Cass County Office Logansport, Ind., Mar. 11. (U.R) Homer Stonebraker, famous Wa- j bash college basketball cent r. y< s ) terday filed notio- of his candidacy i for the office of Cass county slier-) iff on Ho- Democratic l. ket. Fifteen candidates are working for tlte office. Stonehraker was on the V.Tngute high school team, twice winner of the state tournament, and later went to Wabash. Since leaving i college tlte former college star lias been [flaying independent liaskeiball sl-uriug tlo- - wiuxex..mjil...H±dliiig.[ insurance in Logansport during lhe| summer. BURNS FATAL TO JACOB BIERIE Geneva Farmer Dies at Bluflton Todav; Suffered Burns Wednesday Bluffton, Mar. 11 (Special) — Jacob Bierie, 60. prominert Hartford township. Adams county, farmer, who was severely burned last Wednesday afternoon, died today at tlte Wells couny hospital, here. Mr. Bierie resided near Linn ' Grove, south of the Union Chapel, Church. Ou last Wednesday afternoon while burning rubbish in a doods near his home, he suffered a heart attack and fell into the fire, suffering severe burns. His clothing, shoes and hat were burned but he extinguished the flames and returned to his home where Mrs. Bierie was summoned. loiter he was removed to the Wells county hospital. He was born in Wells county, near Domestic, on January 1, 1871). the son of the late Christian nnd Anna Sutter-Bierie. His marriage to Miss Clara Dunwiddie of near Geneva occurred on February 22, 1902. No children were born to this union. Surviving is the widow and two brothers and two sisters, who are al' that remain of a family of 16 children. They are Eli Bierie of Berne, Emanuel Bierie of Flint. Michigan. Mrs. Nora Gottschalk of near Linn Grove, and Mrs. Mary Shinn of Linn Grove. Funeral services will bo hold Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the Union Chapel Church, with (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) GLEE CLUBS TO GIVE OPERETTA Pupils of Decatur School Glee C lubs to Have Charge The Decatur high school Gleo Clubs will present an operetta "College Days," a three-aef college play, at the high school auditorium. Thursday and Friday nights, March 20 and 21, b< ginning at 8:15 o'clock. The production is a good musical comedy and is filled with songs and dance.. Miss Dessolee Chester, supervisor of the Glee Clubs, has charge of the direction of the parts and the choruses, and [stated today that great interest is being shown hy the east. The cast of characters and choruses includes fifty people from the boys' and girls' glee clubs. They have been working hard for the last week and have nearly completed the first act. A special dance-chorus is composed of boys and girls from the freshman mixed chorus. The choruses are composed of all part work which includes solos, duets, and part singing. The songs and dances are collegiate and those In charge say that the operetta will be one of the best ever pre seated by high school talent. Because of the fascinating plot and modern choruses the east and choruses have taken a great amount of interest in their roles and are working hard to make it one of the best ever produced. The operetta which was given last year by the high school glee club was "The Ghost" by Cadman and the experience which the pupils received is helping to make “College Days" a success. Miss Chester has appointed several committees who will have charge of the stage craft, costumes, property, and advertising. 1® ■

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FARM BOARD TO RECEIVE TOTAL OF $100,000,000 Senate Appropriation Committee Passes Emergency Fund Bill OTHER EXPENSE IS INCLUDED Washington, Mar. II ( U.R) An ('ineri’ciicv appropria'ion of s1(WI.(i(M).()(M) for the Icieral farm hoard was incltid'(l bv the senate appropriation connniltee todav in •b" <l> liciencv apiM'opriation bill. The amount was recommended hy President Hoover in a special message to the house last week, tcr-ause of the difficulties encountered bv the board in meeting tho wheat situation. The deficiency bill will bo the next appropriation hili to be passed hy the congress and incltiHion of tho farm board sum in it. guarantees that tlte money will be made available within the next few weeks. Other increases made by tho senate included $3,060,000 for the Porto Rican hurricane relief commission for loans to planters and the rebuilding and repairing of schools: $7,000,000 for the department of agriculture for seed grain loans on the crop of 1930; $1,100.000 for the bureau of Indian affairs including $30,000 for additional clothing: $50,000 for noon dav lunche- in the schools: $50,000 for reclamation investigations on the Green river and other tributaries of the upper Colorado, and $50,000 for additional soil and topographical survey on the Columbia basin Irrigation project: $150,000 more for the naval conference delegation expenses at London; $50,000 'or investigation of Haitian conditions. The rivers and harbors work of the war department was increased by $12,000,000, These increase- raised the total «um carried in the bill hy $123.628,000 from $45,241.000 as carried in the house to $171,869,000. o Vare Withdraws Name As Senatorial Seeker Philadelphia. Pa.. Mar. 11 -(U.R) —William S. Vare today withdrew as a candidate for th,e U. S. senate and pledged his support to tho anti-Grundy-Mellon ticket to l>e headed by Francis Shunk Brown for governor and James J, Davis for senator. Vare's formal announcement of his withdrawal was made as he departed for his winter home in St. Lucie, Fla. FOUR INDIANA MEN ARE WANTED Claim English Merchants Are Members of Ring of Incendiarists Indianapolis, March 11. (U.R) Four English, Ind., merchants said to be wanted in Alabama as membets of the “incendiarists' ring" will not be arrested until the southern ,-ta'te provides warrants, State Fire Marshal Alfred E. Hogston said todgy. Luther Patrick, assistant attorney general of Alabama, had wired for a month." the stale fire mar"This matter lias been discussed for a month," the s-ttae fire marshal said, “but the sheriff at English refuses to arrest the men without warrants. I agree with him in his stand. “If Alabama wants the men, let that state provide warrants and start extradition." Those said to be wanted include Alson Roberts; his son, Clyde; Alfred Turley, and Joseph Merrilles, Turley's father-in-law. Claude Roberts, another son of Alson Roberts, is said to have surrendered to authorities at Gadson, Ala., yesterday. The men are alleged to have shipped heavily insured goods from English to Alabama where it was arranged that it was burned in warehouses. Roberts and his sons are engaged In the monument business and Turley is head of 4fjwagon factory