Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1930 — Page 1

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»BATTLE Jot resumed fefa HOUSE L Ihcided at BreakiftAeeting Today; i ( S Mort is Ready [ |< EXPECTED . April 24. —XU.R)I month-old tariff | ■it 1 w ■’ resumed in the w>k. plans for ~n the measure jEr"! :<■! ided upon at ,Eliitel l breakfast conat the breakt on the bill K !,(, t tin' house first ■ sous, report will be itW "" l wi ” put ""KjefK 'i. \: Thursday. •■we t President Ker Hl were S.n K<* t'fali; Wit son. K, J W | .rev floor leader, ■shotfli'' It pit.. Calif.; and K qjjl ;>!i . Ore.; TreadK [je[H Rep. Baclntr- ■ Repnl X J Speaker ■voA 'he house. Senator ■ary*: • ■•. t -,>n. assistant reKu th c-.ider; Hep. Tilson Kenner majority leader of ll' l 1 Snell. Repn., N. ■ (hainh ' "f the house I tilts Kittee Waller Newton. Mr. Bfer>, Llitii-al secretary. ■e <■'. nee was called to ••: ■ the ■ hast- 'I fion. the conferKIWf i 'le president was Inli no dis- : agreement B he® '■-!< lied on practically the K* ijEi' ■ .aid house tariff conK.'A fed their work after devoting three all but eight ■ 1,25(1 :-a 'oversial items, ■he Mi b: unfinished items, to W 'he house and senKlTMtl ,'i - on sugar, lumber. ■ admi .';\e changes in re-tb-xihle tariff-making ■®r. th -i -a export debenture BPWB: " recognition of the light anticidebenture plan, ■te tv- th,, president's de ■to k> Ute debenture out of ■ bill a voted for it. Another expected Itefore is Will Reopen April 24— (UP) — oik of Lapaz, closed in series of bank gj 1 Hr 11,1,un, y- has been and will resume opera|^^BM -o 1. State Banking de officials said today. lie required to BKo io depositors to moot Thomas 1). Barr, b nking commission BE GAINS ( 3(6 IN COUNT ' S 3U o p u I a t i o n For ■he Is 1,883; Is ■Largest Gain of Berne for 1930 |*^W u ‘'eording to a letter from fitch, of Muncie district The figures were . o^K| .v announced in the Daily ’"'^B 1 last week and the official , arrived here today, Berne's population was ■ the net gain for the 10 is 346 or an average of S I. II is reported to be ■Mh" largest, gains of any of of the district. None of bißth district cities have yet W ftoi ted officially. of several factories 111 il le last few years, and 'h-.it, that community is one enterprising in Indiana try ll as the reasons for the ' growth of Adams county’s ■Bf ity. Fitch stated in his letthe official count ,!llun >eration was subject change.

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Body of Convict Is Returned to Muncie < Muncie, hid., April 24. — (U.R) - The body of Joseph Kowalski. 29, one of the 320 convicts who lost their lives in the Ohio State prison first Monday night, has been returned to Muncie ijpr funeral services and burial. Kowalski was convicted on a charge of complicity in the robbery of a Defiance, O„ bank, and was sentenced to serve a 25-year sentence. COUNTY DEATH RATE DECLINES No Child Under 15 Died In County In First Two Months Not a single child under 15 years of age died in Adams county during January and February of 1930, according to figures released today by the Indiana State Board of Health. The record was equalled only by 12 other counties in the entire state. Tlte figures for all of the counties exclude still births. During the first two months of this year there were 32 deaths in Adams county compared to 55 deaths during the same period in 1929. There were 27 births during the first two months of this year, the figures show. The annual death rate for the county up to March 1. 19311 has been cut down from 14.5 per thousand to 8.1 per thousand. Among major dea h causes are listed the following: Two died from pneumonia; one died from influenza; three died from cancer and external causes were responsible for one Adams county death. In 1929 the death rate in Adams county was 1.2 a thousand above the rate average but for the first iwo months of 830 the rate was 3.7 a thousand Itelow the state average. The Adams county death rate is ope of the lowest in the state this year. The birthrate is slightly below the state average. Adams county has had a large number of cases of small pox during the present year but to dat no fatalities have resulted, the state report shows. o Porter Home Remodelled The Giles Porter residence on South Winchester street has been completely remodelled and ace ment drive has been built on the north side of tlie residence. Mr. Porter. who conducts a t»**e business at his residence has built Lis business rooms in the basement of his home. The remodelling, besides the basement includes complete rebuilding of the first and second floors of the residence. o — Milnor Will Head New National Grain Concern Washington. April 21 —(UP) — Election of George S. Milnor to head the Farmers National Grain corporation was announced today by chairman Legge of the Federal farm hoard. Milnor, who already is president of the grain stabilization corporaion, succeeds William Ke.Hog who recently resigned as manager of the Farmers National. Railroad Crossing Toll Heavy Since January 1 Greensburg, Ind., April 24. (UR) —Deaths of three motorists at a railroad crossing in Greensburg yesterday brought the total number of persons killed at Greensbuig crossings since December, 1927, to IlFive persons have been killed at a single crossing in two different crashes. Eight persons met death at three other crossings. Tells of Plan To Bum Ohio Prison Knoxville, Tenn., April 24—(UP) —Plans to burn the Ohio state penitentiary were made three weeks ago by inmates of the "idle hojise" Charles Carroll, recently released prisoner claimed here today. Carroll, brought here from Columbus to answer to housebreaking charges, said, “1 knew all about a plot to burn the prison. There was one little hitch and the scheme failed. The scheme was laid by about 400 men in the "idle house’ and a note written telling all the other convicts, was passed around. “but the note must have got In the wrong hands and our plan went wrong.’

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OLIVE TEETERS RETAINS LEAD I). 11. S. Honor Roll for Second Period Announced Today Miss Olive Teteer, a sophomore, again led the pupils of Decatur high school with five A plusses and one A. according to the honor roll computed by Walter J. Krick today. The freshman class led all other classes, having 12 pupils on the honor roll, with the sophomore and I seniors tying for second place with jll each, and the junior class having only four members on the hon-1 or roll. Following is the honor roll for the second six week's period as announced today: A A B plus plus Olive Teeter 5 1 Eileen Burk 5 Kathryn Hower 5 Mary Coverdale 4 1 Elizabeth Frisinger 4 1 Ival Newhard .... 4 Mary G. Zimmerman 4 Minnie Moyer 3 2 Crystal McKinley 3 1 Ina Anderson 3 1 Edgar Krueckeberg 3 1 Mary Catherine Toney 3 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Sentence Is Suspended — Lagrange, Ind., April 24 —(UP) — Advanced age brought suspension of sentence to Mrs. Ida Lutz, 78,1 who pleaded guilty to Arson l charges in Lagrange circuit court, and was sentenced to one year in the Indiana women’s prison. ■lt was charged Mrs. Lutz set fire to a residence at Lagrange with intention of collecting insurance. After the fire was extinguished, oil soaked rags lying against the fundation of the house led to arrest. o To Probe Fund Shortage Washington, Ind.. April 24 —(UP) The Daviess county grand jury will convene at Washington Monday with consideration of the John H. Waggoner case said to be its most important task. Waggoner, former township trustee. is serving a prison term for alleged irregularities in handling funds during his term of office. The disclosure was made by the state board of accounts. At the request of Homer Beasley, prosecuting attorney, the state Board of accounts withheld a report on its examiners' work, pending examination by the grand jury. o : STARTS DRIVE TO HALT FIRES Fire Marshal Hogston Says Losses Are Apalling Last Few Weeks Indianapolis. April 24. —(U.R> —An educational campaign to decrease the "appalling" fire losses in rural towns was started today by Alfred M. Hogston, state fire marshal. "Fire lossess have decreased in all cities and towns but have increased in the rural districts.” Hogston said. "The chief reason for this is the lack of suitable fire fighting apparatus and an organized system for immediately combatting fires.’’ Hogston said he had instructed , his deputies to encourage the construction of fire resisting buildings in the Smaller towns and wherever possible he recommends that build- ; ings that are fire hazards be vacated. "Until the smaller towns become cognizant of the necessity for building fire proof buildings and for providing adequate fire fighting apparatus, they can only expect a , mounting fire loss," he said. “The total property loss in cities over 5,000 population for the six ; months ending April 1. 1930, was J 1,175,275,” Hogston said. "The loss in towns under 5,000 popula- i tion $470,757, and in rural districts and small villages it was $1,457,625. "Compared with the same period ; of the previous fiscal year, the fire losses In cities of over 5,000 population have decreased $875,219; in towns under 5,000 population they have decreased $399,563; and in small villages and rural districts they have increased $2263,107,’’ the fire marshal reported. u

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 21, 1930.

Warden Rests After Quiz bbb ■ w 11 « *<. TMII li p * wi * iL - W Ojfob. B-- f '~~" y; - -'V x fe -’ i' I WWBUt'- 'Wet ~ Ki Warden Preston E. Thomas rests with his wife, Mrs. Mary Thomas, after he has been grilled by the investigating committee which is attempting to find the cause and fix the blame for the disastrous Ohio penitentiary fire. Insert shows Miss Amanda Thomas, daughter of Warden Thomas, who finds the ordeal as hard to bear as doos her father.

CAST FOR PLAY IS ANNOUNCED Miss Grace Coffee to Direct Annual Play of Eighth Grade “The Absent-Minded Bridegroom" a farce in three acts by Larry E. Johnson is the name of the annual Eighth-grade play which will be presented on Thursday and Friday nights, May 1 and 2, at the Decatur high school auditorium. The play will be given by the members of the eighth grade ami is under the direction of Miss Grace Coffee. Rehearsals have been in progress for the last few weeks and indications are that the play will be one of the best produced by the Eighth grade in former years. "The Absent-Minded Bridegroom" is a comedy that is full of laughs from beginning to end. The cast of characters will include: Timothy Sheat-—the bridegroom Robert Arnold Patrick Rooney-his friend Milton Hoffman Jimmie Rooney- Daphnay’s son Frederick Schroyer (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) GETS REQUEST FOR DIPLOMA Former Blue Creek Resident Asks For Schoo! Diploma at Once The value of an education was again shown here today when a request from Warren A. Hamrick of Fort Wayne, graduate of Blue Creek township common schools [ more than 35 years ago, was received by County Superintendent Clifton E. Striker for a duplicate ol his diploma. Mr. Hamrick stated that be had accepted a position as a -barber in Illinois and that among the requirements of bartering in that state was a rule that all barbers should be common school graduates. Mr. Hamrick stated that he had misplaced his diploma and desifed a duplicate. Mr. Striker looked up Hamrick's record and found that he was graduated from the Blue Creek township common schools of Adams county. The duplicate bore signatures of John F. Snow, who was then county superintendent; Jacob Wechter, who was trustee and Clark Calderwood, who was Hamrick's teacher. The diploma was forwarded to the applicant. Frequently Mr. Striker gets requests from various parts of the country for diplicate diplomas, which shows the necessity of education in all lines of endeavor.

CHORUS CHOIR TO GIVE PLAY • “The Golden Trail" to be Presented by 40 Local People I The St. Mary’s Chorus choir will 11 give a home talent play on May 11 J and 13 at the Decatur Catholic high school auditorium. Tire play selected in "The Golden Trail ", a three act musical comedy, written b yCharles Wakefield Cad- ‘ man. It deals with the gold rush days of 1849 and is filled with inter- i est and pleasant comedy. There will be about 40 persons in , | the cast Mrs. L. A. Holthouse wilt direct the cast and Mrs. France Confer will preside at the piano. The play is given for the benefit 1 of 'he Catholic school fund and tick- , • ets will be nlaced on sale in a shot’ lime, Mrs. Holthouse announced. DAUGHTER OF PREMIER WEDS - Edna Mussolini Becomes Bride of Secretary of See Legation Rome, April 24.— (U.R) —Edda Mussolini, daughter of JTemier Benito Mussolini, became the wife of Count Galoazzo Ciano, secretary of the Italian legation accredited to the Holy See, today. The marriage vows were read hy Mgr. Giovenale Pascucci, priest 1 ( of the Mussolini's parish, in the I Church of St. Joseph, one of the j less imposing churches in the city < of Rome. ‘ Tlte ceremonies were simple, in ’ accordance with the orders of 11 Puce, but the profusion of flowers about the altar, in every part of 1 the church, and the gorgeous tapestries and carpets that had been placed for the occasion, lent an air ' of grandeur. Automobiles brought the wedding party to the church, a. two-minute j drive from Mussolini's villa Torlonia. Signorina Mussolini entered on ( the arm of her groom's father. f Count Costanzo Ciano, Italian min ister of communications. t The young count, her bridegroom, ( followed her, with Signora Mussolini on his arm. Behind them walk- ( ed the Premier and the Countess . Ciano, followed by the official witnesses and the few invited guests. The service was hrief, and was g followed by the nuptial mass. As- ( terward, the count and his bride t drove to St. Peter's to follow the ( Roman custom of praying at St. . Peter’s tomb.

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DEATH CALLS DECATUR LADY Mrs. Samuel Workinger Dies at Daughter's Home in This City Mis. Samuel Workinger, 69. Adams County woman, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Homer Smitley on South First street, this afternoon: at 1:31) o’clock. Death j was caused by cancer from which . the ileceased had been suffering lor the last lour years. She had been I bedfast for eight months. Mrs. Ruthey Workinger was born at Crawford County, Ohio, February 11. 1861, the daughter of William ;.ml Ruthey Drake, both deceased. Her hrsband, Samuel Workinger preceded her in death one year ago Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Smitley. three grandchildren, and two great glandchildren. Three brothers. William Drake and John Drake, residing east of this city, and Dorwln Drake of Muncie also survive. The deceased was a member of the Salem Evangelical church during her youth. She spent most of het life on a farm near this city. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. O —; Negro Suspect Hanged By North Carolina Mob Walhalla, S. ('.. April 24—(U.R)— Sheriff John Thomas was in a hospital at Anderson today recovering from wounds suffered last night when he was overpowered by 200 men who broke into the county jail and carried Allen Green, negro, two miles from town where they riddled him with bullets. Green was being held on suspic- ' ion of attacking a white girl. The mob forced its way into the , Jail at midnight. Thomas was struck over the head and seriously injured when he attempted to protect his prisoner. One man, Jodn Sanderson, was arrested today on suspicion of leading the lynchers. o Tom Mix Is 111 Chicago, April 24 —(UP) — Tom Mix. former motion picture star who transferred his talents to the circus at a reported salary of $15,000 a week, has been threatened with pneuronia, it was learned today. A double has taken the actor’s place since Saturday, his secretary said. Mix is expected to be back leading the opening parade in the stadium today, the secretary said. ——o ~ Mail Contracts Let Washington, April 24 — (UP) — Postmaster General Brown awarded today three new Ocean mail con tracts with the United States line calling for construction within the next four years of six new vessels costing $78,000,000. PARDON BOARD HOLDS SESSION Ten Clemency Pleas Rejected in First Part of Meeting April 24 —(U.R)- Indiana state prison trustees sitting ns a board of pardons to pass judgment upon the pleas for clemency of 122 prisoners had considered 10 cases during the first half of today’s morning session—but all were denied. The prison was packed with friends and relatives of the imprisoned men, begging a chance for freedom. Among the nervous, anxious crowd of visitors often could be heard the whisper “that ghastly Ohio fire —” and the rest was lost ns a worn-looking mother told a friend how hard “John will work if he only gets out.” Among the petitions denied was that of Howard Walters, sentenced from Wayne circuit court on Dee. 19. 1923, to 10 to 21 years for robbing a Cambridge City resident of SSOO. The plea for commutation Was rejected after the board heard the recommendation of the trial judge, which urged serving the maximum sentence. The roo’her and two sisters of Frank Heater, sentenced from Grant circuit court, appeared before trustees asking commutation of a five to 21 year sentence for (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Junior Class Play To Be Presented Tonight “Anne, What’s Iler Name." a comedy in three acls will be presented by the members of the Junior Class of Decatur high school at the high school auditorium tonight and Friday night, beginning at 8:15 o’clock. The price of admission will be 35 and 50 cents and tickets may be seemed from any member of the . Junior class or at the door. The play is being directed by Miss Vetneal Whalen and is an interesting comedy which contains la mysiery element. TWO KNOWN HERE PERISHIN FIRE I < Men Implicated in Linn Grove Bank Robbery Die at Columbus Two of the 320 convicts who lost 1 their lives at the Ohio State Prison fire last Monday night were known ! ( in Decatur it was revealed today l , Edward Meadows, who was arrest-11 ed in connection with the first Linn 1 1 Grove bank robbery in 1927 and 1 who later was taken to Celin t where he was sentenced to 20 years | on a charge of robbery in Ohio and Edward Axe of St. Marys. Ohio, , who also was connected with the , first Linn Grove robbery, were among those who burned to death . according to reports from the prison. Harry Smith, who was sentenced at St. Marys with Axe escaped death. All three of the men with several others were arrested at ' Hammond in 1928 and brought to the Adams county jail, charged with the robbery of the Linn Grove bank in 1927. Meadows and Aze were later taken to Ohio where more recent charges were pending and botli were sentenced to 20 years in Ohio prison. Meadows was well-known in and around Decatur. There are rumors current that others known here parished in the recent disaster, bur ; a near accurate cheek shows that Meadows and Axe are the only two now known to have died who have any connection with Adams county. 0 Inmates Are Saved I ( j Valparaiso. Ind., April 24. —(U.R) —Fifty inmates of the Porter i county asylum were led to safety last night when fire broke out in the building. i Sparks from the chimney were i believed to have started the roof ; blaze. Fire companies kept the i blaze from spreading to the interior. < NEW PASTOR IS ENTERTAINED • I' Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Are Honor Guests at Methodist Open House Rev. and Mrs. Benpamin Franklin and family of the Methodist church, were honored with a recei>tion given at the church, Wednesd-1 day evening by the members of the congregation, the various organizations of the church, and the Decatur Ministerial Association. VV. F. Beery was toastmaster and introduced the numbers of the program which began at S o'clock. Mrs. Dan Tyndall and Mrs. Clyde Butler sang a duet after which Mrs. Tyndall sang a group of songs. Mrs. R, 1). Myers gave a short address of welcome from the Ladies Aid Society, after which the other , church organizations responded with similar addresses. Mrs. F. W. Downs spoke tor the Sunday school Mrs. C. D. Lewton for the Hofnc Missionary Society, Mrs. Ed Beery for the Foreign Missionary Society; Paul Hancher for the High School League, and William Little for the church congregation. Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil, president of th<‘ Ministerial association gave the principal address of the evening, welcoming Rev. Franklin into the. association. Rev. A. R. Fledderjohanu and Rev. M. W. Sundernian also gave short talks. The addresses were responded to by Rev. and Mrs. Franklin. A general social time was enjoyed alter the program and refreshments were served. The committee in charge of the refreshments and enterttainment included the Mesdanies W. F. Beery, Leigh Bowen. Ben DeVor, Floyd Manley, ami Fred Hanchet.

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FEAR OF RIOT IS EXPRESSED BY OFFICIALS (luardsmen Ordered to Be Ready to Enter Prison Walls STATE INQUIRY WILL CONTINUE BULLETIN Columbus. 0., April 24. — (U.R) — With the suspension of Warden P. E. Thomas, expected momentarily the state penitentiary where 320 prisoners were burned to death or suffocated Monday night seethed with unrest late today, and open revolt was expected. Only the removal of Thomas was believed capable of staving off rebellion. More than 1,600 convicts who blame the warden for Monday night's catastrophe were milling about, openly defying guards, and refusing to work or submit to prison discipline. "Remove Thomas or we'll tear the place down,” prisoners shouted up and down the corridors of cell blocks. A heavy military guard' was drawn up outside the penitentiary wall prepared for eventualities. Inside guards augmented by state troopers were stationed in guard rooms. Columbus, 0., April 24. — (U.R) — Rioting among surly convicts at the state penitentiary was expected momentarily today as nerves of prisoners and guards, fraved by the aftermath of Mondav night’s holocaust in which 320 men nerished, reached the breaking point. Prison officials said they were in momentary fear of an organized insurrection but they hoped, by diplomatic treatment, to avert an actual outbreak. , "The situation is the worst since the fire," Warden P. E. Thomas told the United Press. "We're just waiting. We will do everything to prevent trouble and if the worst comes to worst, we'll rush soldiers inside." Trouble was believed brewing in sections A, B, ('. and D. where 1,600 defiant men were confined. Cell door locks were jimmied again last night and only range doors at the corridor ends kept the prisoners from reaching the prison quadrangle. All the men refused to work and dared guards to “come and make ns." Cat-calls rang through the troubled section and a squad of soldiers was concentrated witli guards in the guard room outside tlte sections. Twenty-five additional civilian guards were ordered to the scene by State Welfare Director Hal 11. Griswold, and Col. Robert Haubrich id the Ohio National guard, and several junior officers, after a conference with Warden Thomas, went inside the prison walls to investi(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) NEW FEATURE IS ANNOUNCED World Tour Planned by Local Sunday School Class Friday Night An interesting and unique program lias been worked out by the Wotk and Win class of the ftnited Brethren church, called a "Tour of the World." The different countries to be visited are Germany. Africa, Japan, China, Ireland and our own home land. These countries are located at different points in the city and at each place a short program of fun and frolic will bo given. Each place will be decorated and everything arranged to imitate these countries. A light lunch will be served at several points, in native style. The tour will start at the church at 7 o'clock Friday night and every ten minutes thereafter a car will be ready to take another group. Price of the trip is 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. The public is Invited. Here is your chance to see the world in one night and for a conservative figure, the committee points out.