Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 138, Decatur, Adams County, 11 June 1930 — Page 1

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IS INDIANA WINGS TO I9E INCLUDED Ltions Are Bill Will K> Passed In Short ■ Order ■ KES NEW I building HERE ■isliin.ul" ll - Junc It—(U.R) K. seci'iul deficiency hill, ■>l ilu major anpropria■nicasiires to be considerthe present session Knuress, was reported to ■louse ludav bv Chairman ■| <>f the appropriations Kiittee. bill carries approxiK| v Sbb.2IM».(MM) to meet K, ni .j P 's in previous appropriate! to provide supplemental ■priations for the fiscal years ■g June 30, 1930 and June 30, addition, three indefinite , are included for the settleof German, Austrian and jrian war claims against the d States which may aggressl,ooo,ooo. A total approon of $101,000,000 has been irized for this purpose of 1 $.',11.1100.000 already has appropriated. The present rill make the remainder availif needed. e largest individual item car in the measure is $10,660,000 beginning work on Boulder This was included on the nmendation of President rer and Secretary of Interior ur total of $4,641,472 previously apriated for the army air i is continued by the present and made available until exled to l>e used in the developt of army flying fields and air us throughout the United M and possessions. major portion of the bill is deli to appropriations designed arry out the administration's itic public buildings program. Ming for construction of post- ?. Federal and other public lings throughout the United K. These projects included: (burn, Ind., postoffice, etc., iOOO. catur, Ind., postoffice, etc., fi ■ ■ncie, Ind., postoffice, rernod--INTINUED ON PAGE TWO) II Present Pupils Os School Os Music iss Ruth Castle, under the aus--1 of the .European School of if. will present a number of her I pupils in a costume recital to e!| l at the Decatur Catholic i School auditorium, this evenat 8:15 o'clock. The public is fd to attend the recital and invitation to the affair is not ssary to gain admission to the torium. MOT FUND IS BIVEN BOOST 'veral Contributions well Total; Drive Almost Completed be Boy Scout fund was given a “ increase today with the re--4 of several contributions. " e employes of the Decatur iing company donated S2O and employes of the Holland St. is Sugar company contributed bi-sr contributions received were fdard Oil Co. (Indiana) $lO, Ad--1 Post of the American Legion, meeting of the campaign exe"e committee and general chair- ’ "111 be held at 7:30 this evetiat the office of the Citizens ’Phone company, H. F. Ehinger. * ral chairman of the campaign the meeting for the purpose ■becking reports on the drive. . campain for funds has been iiug along nicely and M r - Ehing- [ at ed today that he wished to i* l all contributions this week close the drive.

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Seeks Widow’s Share In Wealthy Estate Elkhart. Ind., June 11.—(U.R) A woman, claiming she is Mrs. Mollie Shively, widow of the late Joseph C. Shively, wealthy Elkhart shoe merchant, filed suit in Superior court to recover one-third of the $200,000 estate. It was not known that Shively, who died December 8, 1928, was I married to the shoe merchant at Memphis, Tenn., in 1906, and now lives in Los Angeles. Site said she was positive no one in Elkhart knew of the marriage. ' 111 health, she said, prevented her from coming to Elkhart sooner to claim what she charges is her - "widow's share.'' CRITICISM IS GIVEN POLICE Chicago Gang Murder Probes Continue; No Clues Announced Chicago, June 11. —(U.R)— Torrents of criticism tor the police department and a paucity of promising clues marked developments today In the war on crime which has been touched off here by the assassination of Alfred “Jake" Lingle, star reporter of underworld activities for the Chicago Tribune. Public patience seemed to have reached the breaking point and from all sides came demands for an abrupt end to conditions which brought about the murder. Citizens who were inclined to accuse outsiders of “picking at Chicago's reputation because of the prevalence of murders among an unimportant underworld element, rose to accept the Lingle killing as a challenge which must be met. Aidermen made public accusations for the first time of an alliance between policemen and gangsters, newspapers forgot political differences for the moment and united in demanding that Lingle’s assassin be apprehended and executed and that the conditions which made his murder possible be promptly rectified: the association of commerce threw its “Secret Six” committee into gear to aid investigators. The real! estate board added its voice to the outcry' against organized crime and called upon authorities to drive all criminals out of Cook county. William Russell, commissioner of police, John Stege, commissioner of detectives, John Swanson, state’s attorney', and Dr. Herman Bundesen, coroner, announced that they were united in an effort to solve the latest murder, although harassed by the criticism which ew’irled about some of the department heads. Today’s announcement was that from now on all clues are to be kept secret to prevent the murderer from receiving reports of the investigation’s progress. All that is known about the killer is that he fired a .32 caliber bullet into the back of Lingle's head in a pedestrian subway beneath Michigan boulevard from a stubby pistol held in the left hand on which he wore a silk glove. The pistol and (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Orchestra Entertains At Lions Club Meet Speicher’s orchestra of Berne furnished the entertainment at the regular meeting of Decatur Lions Club Tuesday night. An interesting program was presented. Lloyd Wilson. of Angola was a guest of the club. —— Murder Suspect Is Taken To Police Chicago June 11 - (UP) ” S ®™ Hunt dapper henchman of Scarface Al" Capone and hunted by all law enforcement agencies as a susoect in the assassination of Albeit Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter, was surrendered to police today by his attorney. .. Hunt, said by two secret witnesses to resemble the Lone Gangster who murdered the newspaper man Monday in a P edest ’; ,an B n ' ler wav was accompanied by formei Alderman John Johntry and Ralph Merce night club owner identified with Ralph Capone, brother of Al.

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FRANK MfITR,JR„ HEADSTICKET FOR DEMOCRATS South Bend Man Named Secretary of State Nominee Tuesday SIMMONS QUITS ON sth BALLOT DEMOCRAT TICKET Judge of Supreme Court. First I District — Walter E. Treanor, j Bloomington. Judg“ of Supreme Court, i Fourth Dlstrlct-Curtis W. Roll, Kokomo. Judges of Appellate Court, ■ First Division—Posey T. Kime, Evansville; William 11. Brid- : well. Sullivan. Judges of Appellate Court, Second Division —A. C. Wood, Angola; Harvey J. Curtis, Gary. State Superintendent of Pub- 1 lie Instruction —George C. Cole, 1 ' Lawrenceburg. Secretary of State — Frank Mayr, Jr., South Bend. Auditor of State — Floyd E. Williamson, Indianapolis. Treasurer of State—William ' Storen, Scottsburg. Clerk of Supreme and Appellate Courts — Fred Pickett, Richmond. J Indianapolis, June 11. — (Special)—Frank Mayr, Jr.,l South Bend jeweler, will head | the Democratic state ticket at the November election as its nominee for the office of secretary of state. Mayr was named on the fifth ballot after a hectic | scrap, in which six candidates took part. At times it was necessary to call additional police and sergeants-at-arms to send the delegates back to their seats in order that balloting might continue. Mayr’s nomination came on the fifth ballot after Adams and Allen county concentrated their strength behind the South Bend man and j Virgil Simmons, Bluffton, withdrew in favor of Mayr. A Hamrick stampede, which started at the close of the roll call on the fourth ballot almost sent that veteran politician across as the party’s nominee for the fourth ' time. Delaware county, the only delegation in the eighth district which had refused to support the district’s nominee, Simmons, started the Hamrick stampede by changing its entire delegation to him. Lake county followed with 82 votes and several smaller counties climbed on what appeared to be the winning rally. The slide was stopped however and convention officials called for the fifth balloj. At this point Simmons withdrew and sent his controlling force to (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Injury Proves Fatal Terre Haute, Ind., June 11. —(U.R) —William Glosson, 52, Cloverdale, Ind., injured when struck by a car driven by Mrs. Ethyle Smallwood, Terre Haute, Sunday night, while walking on the National road near Seelyville, remained unconscious today in a Terre Haute hospital where he was brought following the accident. Hospital attaches described his condition as serious. Undergo Operations Roscoe and Billie Smith, sons of Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Smith, of Ligonier, Indiana, formerly of this city underwent operations for removal of tonsils at the Adams County Memorial hospital today. They were accompanied here by their parents. — _ 0 Forest Fires Rage Winnipeg, Man., June 11—(U.R) — Five monster fires raged through 60,000,000 feet of timber at Birch Bark Lake, 60 miles northeast of Prince Albert, Sask., today and swept on toward the vast timber reserves of the north country. Two hundred fire fighters were driven back in confusion.

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Vaudeville King Wins Fight ■ J r- MW r ( i rfwwßF > ■ / 1 ' Victory crowned the long and hitherto va:n battle of Alexander Pantages for release from prison on bail, when the State Supreme Court j ordered his release pending decision of the Appellate Court on his ap-1 peal. Plioto shows Pantages in his cell prior to leaving on bail (left to right) Alex. Pantages. Mrs. Alex. Pantages and Carmen Pantages.

Former Decatur Lady Dies At Sims, Indiana Word was received here today oi the death of Mrs. Charity E. Robinson, widow of the late C. C. Robinson and former resident of near Decatur. Death occurred at the Robinson home at Sims, Indiana. Mrs. Robinson was 75 years of age and had been in failing health for several week8 t Tlie Robinsons left Decatur about eighth years ago and since that time have resided at Sims. Mrs.' Freck Hower and Mrs. W. Guy Brown of Decatur are grand-daugh-ters of Mrs. Robinson. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home at Sims. o PROHIBITION LAW IN TEST Transfer July 1 To Be Decisive Test Is Belief Now Washington, June 11. —(U.R) —The Hoover administration is preparing for the big decisive test of the prohibition law which will begin with the transfer ot prohibition I enforcement machinery from the treasury department to the justice department July 1. For the next year, perhaps a little longer, President Hoover will attempt to demonstrate decisively whether thp Volstead act is workable or whether there must be a change. It is unlikely, according to informed quarters, that any fundamental changes will be proposed before the results of that test have been made clear. Revamping of the enforcement machinery, coming after the first decade of Federal prohibition, is regarded in informed quarters as one of the most significant milestones in the nation's long struggle with the drink question. Experts in the justice department and the treasury are now drafting regulations and orders in preparation for the transfer. Control of industrial alcohol and medicinal permits will remain with the treasury but all permits must be issued (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o :— 75 Paroles Are Granted Anderson, Ind., June 11 —(UP) — Indiana reformatory board ot trustees granted 75 paroles when they considered 97 applications yesterday. Twenty-two of the cases were continued. Superintendent A. E. Miles reported 22 parole violators had been returned to the institution and that there now were 1,963 prisoners. o Ellis Opens New Store Word was received here today of a community festival held last Saturday at Cassopolis, Michigan, by all merchants of that place in honor of the opening of a new variety store building by Scott Ellis, formerly of this city. Mr. Ellis has been in the variety store bsiness in Michigan for the last five years and when he opened his new store, which is said to be one of the finest in Michigan, other merchants of the Michigan town honored him. Mr. Ellis is a son of Mrs. Bertha Ellis Os this city and a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bocknecht.

REPAMTIONS PLAN EFFECTED Bankers of Nine Nations Sign Agreement In Paris Today Paris, June 11. — (U.R) —A great , drama in international finance came to a climax in a Paris hotel room early today when representatives of banks of nine nations gave ' final approval to the issuance of the Young plan $300,000,000 reparations loan. The loan will bear 5% per cent interest and the issue price will i 90 everywhere except France. The Wrench issue wil probably be sold ■ 1 at 98, there being no tax on these bonds in France. The immediate result in the United States probably will be the off ring of the American share of $98,250,000 —or nearly one-third of tlie entire loan—to the people shortly. 0 _ Chicago Makes Gain In 1930 Census Count Chicago, June 11.—(U.R) —Chicago gained 672,048 persons in the decade since 1920, bringing the popula- ’ tion to 3,373,753, according to final ! census figures announced today at a gala luncheon of tlie Association of Commerce. The announcement ■ signalized a big celebration through- ! out the city. Ticker tape came spiraling down from loop skyscrapers, flags were hosted on building tops and whistles blew for five minutes. o TARIFF BILL POLL IS CLOSE Republicans Attempt Clever Manipulation, Critics Say I Washington, June 11. —(U.R) —AU . doubtful senators save the two Pennsylvania protectionists, Reed and Grundy, were definitely assigned to positions for or against the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill today as tight lines were being drawn for the vote at 2 p. m. Friday. The United Press poll showed 47 for the bill and 47 against with only the two Pennsylvanians yet . marked undecided. Reed announced he would make his position clear in a speech upon the floor later in the day, but Grundy is keeping silent. The other two doubtful ones were eliminated when it was learned Senator Bratton, Dem., N. M., intends to announce his opposition to the measure in the senate today ■ and Senator King, Dem., Utah, has (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) _o BULLETIN Miami, Fla., June 11—(U.R) An airplane bearing $2,000,000 in cash arrived here from Jacksonville at . 2:05 p.m. today to meet a financial situation caused by the closing of , the Bank of Bay Biscaytte and four others. President Roush of the First National Bank announced the money would be used through other Miami banks to pay ' off all concerned in the closed houses.

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iSHIP RAMMED j AT SEA; THIRTY BELIEVED LOST Tanker Sinks Off Boston Coast; Survivors Begin To Arrive FIRE FOLLOWS THE COLLISION Boston, June 11.—(U.R) —Explosions and tire at sea. following the ramming and sinking of an unidentified oil tanker by the coastwise passenger steamer Fairfax, | took a heavy toll of life during the night. Stories told by survivors who were landed here early today by the rescue steamer Gloucester indicated that the death list might exceed 30. Manager Herbert McCarthy of the Shell Eastern Petroleum com--11 pany's plant in Chelsea expressed I the belief that the sunken tanker might have been the Pinthis, a shell craft. The Pinthis carried a crew of about 15 under command of Captain Jones, McCarthy said. The $1 tanker, cut in two when rammed amidships, burst into flames and sank quickly after the crash, which occurred in a dense fog off Scituate on the southern Massachusetts coast. Flames feeding on the oil tanker's cargo swiftly spread to the big ' passenger ship which had rammed her. The clothing of seven pas(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — O’ BIZZELL TALKS TO GRADUATES I. U. Seniors Hear Oklahoma University President Bloomington, Ind., June 11. —(U.R) —Education is one of the greatest stabilizing influences in the world today, a fact that was brought out forcibly after the World war, President William B. liizzell, of the University of Oklahoma, said in an address to Indiana university's graduating class last night. Dr. Bizzell spoke on the subject, ■ “Our Changing Intellectual Climate.'’ and discussed particularly the pessimistic attitude and the intellectual uncertainty whicli he characterized as growing out of a loss of perspective of modern life. “The crisis following the World war taught one lesson tliat we should never forget.” lie said. “Those nations with the highest percentage of illiteracy failed to 1 make satisfactory adjustment when the crisis came. At the beginning of the war, 61 per cent of the Russian people were illiterate. When the revolution came the nation had no choice but to go over to bolshevism. Italy with more than 30 per cent of her people illiterate, had no choice but that of Fascism. ' “But France witli less than three per cent of illiteracy passed (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Butler Moves Garage Clyde Butler is moving his garage from the southeast corner of First and Jefferaon streets, to the Beri- ■ ing Building, northeast corner of First and Jefferson streets. The garage was being moved today and in addition to general auto repairing, Mr. Butler will operate a filing ; station, selling Sinclair oils and gas. . He will operate a day and night service in the garage. Anderson Banks Plan Merger Next Month Anderson, Ind., June 11. —(U.R) — Plans for the merger of the Citizens i Bank and the Farmers Trust Com- , pany, at Anderson, subject to apt proval of stockholders on July 1, I have been announced. f It is th > second large bank mergI er in Anderson within a month, f Three weeks ago the Anderson . Banking Company and Madison I County Trust Company were cont solidated. Completion of the new I merger would leave Anderson with only two banks.

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Minister Says Drinking o f Students Not Sinful Chicago, June 11—(UP) —It's not | sinful for college students to in-1 dtllge in moderate drinking, in the j opinion of the Rev. Dr. Bernard I iddings Bell, Warden of St. Steph-1 ens college, affiliated with Columbia University. In an article in the magazine ot the Chicago dloscese of the Episcopal church he took the stand that ‘■educators are not justified in insisting students have different standards from those of the community in general or their parents in particular.” "It is true that alcoholic beverages are prohibited by statute, but the statute is not observed, and it is doubtful if it ever will lie enforced. TRUSTEES PLAN ANNUAL PICNIC Lehman Grove At Berne To Be Scene of Annual Picnic Plans were completed today for the annual past and present Adams county township trustees' picnic to be held tomorrow at Lehman park Berne. All who have served as township trustee of any township in the county and their families are invited to the picnic. A basket dinner will be served at noon and a program will be held after the dinner. Contests and games will follow and the entire day will be spent at Lehman park. State Senator Thurman Gottschalk will be the chief Speaker. The program will be in charge of County Superintendent .Clifton E. Striker. Indications are that more than 100 will attend the picnic and it will be one of the largI est ever held. 0 Decatur Young Lady Will Tour Europe Miss Victoria Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Mills of this city left yesterday for New York City, where Friday she will sail for a summer’s tour of Europe. Miss Mills will witness the Passion Play in Germany and while in the old country will make many tours of interesting places. She will return to Decatur September 1 for a short rest before leaving for Rochester, Indiana, where she is Latin instructor in the Rochester high school. o Concert Draws Crowd A large crowd enjoyed the outdoor band concert given by the Decatur Junior Band at the Central School yard last evening. The members of tlie band wore new uniforms This was the first band concert of the summer and others will be held every Tuesday night, Dave Rice, leader stated. o Use Dog In Defense Olathe. Kas., June 11. — (U.R) — Elicit, a Shepherd dog. guided his blinded World war veteran-master into court today to vindicate his profession. By Erich's presence and his master's testimony, attorneys’ for R. L. Gray, vice-president of the Sheffield Steel corporation, hope to prove that the steel man's hobby of training dogs to act as “eyes” for blind veterans is not a nuisance, as charged by suburban residents of Kansas City, Kas. Erich's almost human intelligence has delivered F. R. Fitzpatrick, Salina, Kas., real estate man, from a state of dependence by guilding him safely through days of business and lines of traffic. Ami to repay Gray. Fitzpatrick came into court to tell how much Erich meant to him. Erich is the first dog Gray's trainer, Albert Henze, has brought to perfection but several others are learning rapidly. And Erich probably will be the last to come from the school if the court action to abolish or remove the kennels is successful, Gray said. o Scout Meeting Planned The members of K. of C. troop No. 64 of the Boy Scouts will meet this evening at seven o'clock at the K. of C. Hall. The scouts are asked to wear their uniforms. Plans will be completed fd • the troop to go to Camp Limberloit, Rome City on Saturday evening.

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOOT STILL UNDETERMINED ■I Chief Melchi And Police Working on Few Clues Obtained THIEVES WORK AT TOP SPEED *- LOSSES, AS REPORTED The following busineas firms | i reported thefts to Chief of Po- | lice Melchi in the safe robbing I epidemic which struck Decatur | | last night: Decatur Lumber Co. Loss about $l5O, S9O of which was | United Brethren church funds. Kocher Lumber Co. Loss not | determined. P. Kirsch and Son, auto sales, j I Loss. $82.34. Campbell's Super Service StaI tion. Loss, about $8 or $lO. | W. D. Porter garage. j I about $7 or $lO, Chevrolet Sales. Loss not j | determined. Cash register | | rifled. | Saylors Motor Co. (Dodge). | laiss not determined. | Staley's Service Station. I Loss not announced. *- K BULLETIN A check-up late this afternoon re vealed that Staley's Service station North Second street lost between $275 and $350 in tne epidemic of todberies in Decatur last night. Thieves entered eight Decatur firms last night or earlv this morning and escaped with cash estimated at between SSOO tintl SI,OOO. L'hoek-iips at the various victimized places were slow and the exact loss at several places was not announced. Chief of Police Sephus Melchi began early this morning working on several clues. Other city and county enforcement officers joined the work today of tracing down the few tangible clues. Entrance to the various buildings was gained by prying open doors and windows. The thieves, according to police, wore either new overshoes or tennis shoes, and tracks were visible at each of the eight places. This was taken by police as an almost certain fact that the rol>beries were effected by the same thieves. In several places blinds were pulled down in order that a light could be used In opening safes and passersby could not (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Local Boy Is Honored Thomas Durkin, Jr., was elected Valedictorian of his class and graduated cum lattde (with honors) from St. Joseph's College at Rensselaer, Tuesday. Tow has returned to this city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Durkin and daughter Naomi, who attended the graduation exercises, and will spend the summer months here. — o DECATUR FIRM CHANCES HANDS Lobenstine And Maynard Dissolve Partnership Here Lobenstine and Doan, is the name of a new undertaking firm at Beavers and Fryback furniture store. The partnership of Otho Lobenstine and J. U. Maynard, which conducted the funeral parlor at the Reavers and Fryback store was dissolved late Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Lobenstine will remain as 1 sole owner of the business and sen--1 ior member of the firm. J. M. Doan who has been a resident of Decatur for several years will be the junior member. The new firm was opened this t morning and announced that som-j I remodelling of the undertaking par- > lore would be completed soon. I Mr. Maynard, who came to DeI cutur from Winchester, stated that > he had no announcement ut this i time but that he would remain a resident of Decatur.