Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1930 — Page 1

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iIRCHES TO JfflLD UNION j SR VICES HERE Night Services to "inliined in July I I And August BEGIN | ON JULY 6 ■ni.M have been made by th. MHieterial Association n services Sunday fcn fti the months of July and The following s-chedul*' Lb**:: w °rked out as to place' and the minister 11, at the Presbyterian Rev. R. E. ’Vance :lt ,ll ‘‘ noforni*-*! <ln:r* IjthWlev. Harry Ferntheil as r 2O, at the Evangelical Rev. H at the United Brethren Rev. B. 11. Franklin 3, at the Reformed Rev. B. F. Franklin 10. at the Baptist Jrlth fcv. R. B. Hurt as speaker. ' 17, at the Christian Rev. M. W. Sunder■B- speaker. Ifhttrcßwith Rev. O. E. Miller as b;eal| I aK’ 31. at the Evangelical Rev. A. R. Fledderspeaker. I W ri " !ra m of music will |. in |U«o t the pastor of the church is being held. services heretofore l|b*-en*) predated by the public an I IlhafWKen well attended and th" fa*tion is, that large* crowds ||knHend this year. The servi. at 7:30 o’clock on Suu lings and continue* an hour ——o ■A Life to Save j 117 Fellow Aviators II CMgo. June 26 — i UP 1 - I. ■ ' iMßfr Evanston Hospital toda\ ■fts|‘|isking his life to save 17 fliers from I WWb taking off las: niciu fr on Field, Fieldman's airplane teuMldit in the “backwash " from fMßpellors of the 94th purm t pqtaKn. here from Selfridge field maneuvers. his airplane might horfKtangled in the wings of tin sideslipp'd out and' crashed before be righted. pinned the < o* fractured. ! o ®de Shows Increase trading in Deea’ur showed a».®er*-ase today as most mera three day *• M|Kpecials. Values at union, being ■‘grabbed up" by many t. -ly purchasers and Indi* tiooßAeri* that hundreds would a 'ailthimselves of the great savings MHki few days. o — ION LITTERS ME INSPECTED Pinal Nominations in flblinty Contest Are Mfade Wednesday Wuijam Linn, president of the Oecatur Chamber of Commerce* and I* E. Archbold, county agent made stteSSpection and nomination of ton litter tour Wednesday. The trip took the two men to all parts of the. and favorable reports on f arnW|>nditions were heard everyplace. I'lttAer nominations for this year “re (flhed by Daniel P. Steury. Solomon Mosser, Jr., Ardon Mosser, l,n >en temstutz, Benjamin I). MazeUn, Hugo Boerger, Otto Hoile, Enoch fp. Habegger, L. F. Stranger, Reuben Schwartz. The |ton litter division of farm work hct'A ities Jis sponsored by H. P. Bchrnitt of this city. Besides CMmrizes the owner of the heaviest litter at weighing time is a ' warded a silver loving cup.

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| Bible School Plans Picnic Here Friday The Bible school being conducted at the Central school building is in the third week and the Interest is keeping up with splendid attendance. Friday afternoon, the faculty has planned a picnic at the American Legion park from 2 to 4.30 oclock for the boys and girls ot the school. The parents are invited to enjoy the afternoon with their children. Games and sur- i prises of various sorts are being| planned. The school will continue until next Thursday. Parents and' friends are cordially invited to visit the school. The worship ser-' .vice is held at 8 : 30 o’clock each I morning in the Baptist church and | the class room work in the school I building. O - FARM HAND IS PLACED IN JAIL I hree Charges Outgrowth of Alleged Heated Argument Everett Poindexter, 18-year old farm hand at the Mattie Young farm jsoutheast of Decatur, was lodged in i the Adams county jail late Wednesi day and today faces three charges I in the court of A. C. Butcher, justice of peace. Poindexter will be arraigned at 5 o’clock this afternoon on charges of assault on Miss Young and as- . -ault and battery on Mrs. Lucy B. | Frye, sister of Miss Young. A surety of the peace affidavit also has been i filed against the young man. According to Poindexter the I charges are the outgrowth of an aigmujmt at the Frye farm Wednesday. Poindexter claimed that he agreed to farm the land on a share and share alike basis and that because of several arguments with the two ladies he offered to take i SIOO for his labor and leave. It is alleged that the offer 1 was turned down and hot words and accusations by Poindexter led to the final charge of assault and battery on Mis. Frye. Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth was called to the Frye farm Wednesday and Poindexter readily submitted to arrest. Sheriff Hollingsworth said that the young man admitted striking Mrs. Frye following an exchange of words. The affidavits were filed today in Squire Butcher's court, and Poindexter, who came here a year ago from Ohio will be arraigned this afternoon. o Jail Break Principals Get Long Sentences Rising sun, Ind., June 26— (UP)— Two principals in a jail delivery on June 15 were given long reformatory sentences. Alex Giesking 27, Indianapolis, pleaded guilty on a charge of auto banditry and was sentenced from 10 to 25 years, Henry Shelton, 2-, Indianapolis, whose guilty plea was on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony, was sentenced to from two to 14 years and fined SI,OOO. Casey Named Editor Bloomington, Ind., June 26—(U.R) —Word has been received at Indiana University of the appointment of Ray D. Casey, formerly of Terre Haute, as editor of the Pennsylvania News, a semi-monthly newspaper published by the Pennsylvania railroad for more than 25,000 employes of the weetern rpirion • Casey was graduated from the university in 1916 and later was a member of Indianapolis newspaper staffs. —o — “ Ben Hur Lodge To Assume New Title Crawfordsville, Ind., lune 26 (up)- The Ben Hur Life Insurance association is the new name adopted by the organization formerly known as the Tribe of Ben Hur. The charge was approved at Crawfordsville by delegates cons dering the recommendations of tne ,aW N anX?Xreme officers of the organization also were changedl to President, secretary, treasurer and medical director. senior Nearly 600 Junior and Senior numbers are attending the quadrenX?'convention which closes today It U been suggested that Crawfordsville be uftned the home flee of the order

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BANKERS BUSY WITH AFFAIRS Peoples’ Directors in Session Today; Old Adams to Meet A meeting of the board of direcl tors of the Peoples laran & Trust I Company was being held this afternoon and W. A. Lower, secretary iof the institution and temporary ' liquidating agent, stated that in ail I probability a statement would be | made to the public. Friday. Assessments on stock were still I being met at the Old Adams County bank and at two o’clock this afternoon $77,(100 had been paid in. It Is hoped this will be increased to near SIOO,OOO by the end of the week, a most remarkable achievement. The committee named to discuss plans for rebuilding the capital stock or for making arrangements to reopen the bank under sound conditions will meet at 7:30 this evening in the directors room for the purpose of organization. It is expected the bank will lie turned over to J. W. Tyndall and J. G. Niblick, the liquidating agents the first of next week. The outlook is certainly much brighter than a week ago though there are of course a number of problems still to be solved. o Faces Mann Act Charge Terre Haute, Ind., June 26 —(UP) Joseph Bowman, 34. was held here today on a charge of violation of the , Mann act. Bowman is charged with i transporting a woman from Louisville. Ky., to Indianapolis. o — Demented War Veteran Taken to Vigo County Terre Haute, Ind., June 26 —(UP) —Fay Williams, 35, demented World War Veteran, who Tuesday morning fatally stabbed his 18-year-old sister Ruth, at their home in Brazil, was transferred to the Vigo county jail here last night. Sheriff Thomas Tiffee, Clay county brought the confessed slayer to Terre Haute to ease Williams’ nerves. He suffered a collapse following realization of the crime he had committed and feared mob violence. CAPONE GANG LEADER GUILTY Jack McGurn is Found Guilty of Carrying Concealed Weapons Chicago, June 26. —(U.R) —“Scarface” Al Capone’s crack machine gunner, Jack McGurn, appears doomed to follow' in the footsteps of his notorious chief and serve a year in jail for carrying a pistol, i McGurn, who cast aside his real name of Demore when he became a “big shot” in gangland, was convicted yesterday by a jury after two ballots. His usual suave court demeanor was ruffled by the conviction, the first any leader in the Capone mob has drawn. The dapper gunman seemed more astonished than frightened when the jury foreman pronounced the words, “guilty as charged.” McGurn was the second gangster to be convicted on gun toting charges since the murder of Alfred J. Lingle, Tribune reporter, renewed the crusade against gangsters. Anthony “Red" Kissane was convicted several days ago and sentenced to a year in jail. The charges against the gangster who at one time was indicted in the St. Valentine’s day massacre, date back several months to the time when he was caught riding in a taxicab with a pistol tucked under the waistband of his powder blue trousers. Hie attorneys contended the search was illegal and announced they would demand a new trial. s— —o- — Harry C. Stotz Dies In Indianapolis Today Indianapolis, June 26— (UP)— Harry C. Stutz, 53, organizer and founder of the Stutz motor car company and a leader in the auto industry died at Methodist hospital at Indianapolis today after an operation for appendicitis. Stutz was brought to Indianapolis his former home from his present home at Orlando, Fla., Tuesday. Funeral arrangements have not been made. I

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Fliers Span Atlantic Ocean ‘r <ia Ml tO » i 11 Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith and his three companions who successfully spanned the Atlantic, but were forced to land at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. The trip which ended Wednesday was the second successful crossing of the Atlantic westward. The fliers will arrive in New York this afternoon.

BRYANT BANK GETS RECEIVER Hearing Held at Jay Circuit Court; Leila Huckreide Named Portland, June 26 — (Special) —A receivership for the Farmers and Merchants bank of Bryant was granted today in Jay circuit court and Miss Leila Huckreide of Bryant was wamed receiver by the court. The bank was closed June 19 by the state banking department and after a check up of the concern the department petitioned for a receivership. The hearing was held at 10 o’clock this morning and the evidence showed a receivership was necessary. Miss Huckreide was placed under $15,000 bond and assumed her duties of dissolving the bank at once. Frozen assets and a steady withdrawal of funds from the bank were given as causes for the closing. o Mayor Hosey Better i Fort Wayne, Ind., June 26 —(UP) —Mayor William J. Hosey, Fort Wayne, was reported resting comfortably at St. Joseph's hospital to-i day where he underwent an emergency operation yesterday. The mayor was stricken Tuesday night. He is 75 years old. ■ -n,————— Two Die At Vincennes Vincennes, Ind., June 26 —(UP) — Two men. Lawrence Sims, 37, and Ralph Miller. 60, were asphyxiated by smoke here early this morning when fire swept through their home The bodies were removed before the blaze reached I hem. Sims' wife and two children at first thought to have perrished in the fire, were found at the home of a relative. Coroner N. E. Beckes immediately began an investigation. One Day Left Shoppers were busy today picking up Dollar Day bargains at the Dec at u r stores. These values will be extended over Friday. If you want your dollar to count take advantage of these offerings Friday. Don’t forget the special shopping day Saturday.

Sunday School Workers Plan Conference Here The Sunday School Workers Conference of the First Evangelical Church will meet Friday Night at 7:30 o'clock. This will be an important meeting and all officers and teachers, and all class presidents are urged to be present. Subjects of interest to every department of the Sunday School will be considered. STORY REMAINS AS FIRST TOLD Harold Schroeder Refuses to Change His Original Story Indianapolis, June 26. — (U.R) — Nothing which would throw any further light on the death of the auto pyre victim found near Indianapolis last May 31, had been gained after a long night’s "rigorous” questioning of Harold Herbert Schroeder, so far as revealed today by Judson L. Stark, prosecutor. Schroeder was awaiting arraignI rnent on a charge of murdering an unknown man, but in the face of all methods known to Indianapolis questioners, stood substantially by his earlier story that the man, a hitch hiker, sustained a broken neck in an auto accident before Schroeder set fire to the car. The nocturnal questioning was enlivened by a quarrel which resulted in a physical encounter between Ira Holmes, defense counsel, and his son, Horace, a young lawyer, and deputy sheriffs. The elder Holmes had demanded that Schroeder be returned to jail, after four hours of questioning by authorities. Stark re-fused the demands, and Holmes shouted through the walls to his client to "tell nothing.” He refused to leave the office, and stood his ground with fists when deputies endeavored to oust him. His son, Horace, joined in the fracas. Holmes bitterly attacked methods used to elicit information from the defendant, and sought a writ to stop what he termed illegal and inhuman procedure. “Even defendants,” he said, "have some rights —but not’many." 0 Athens Babies Victims Athens, Greece, June 26—(UP) — Three hundred Athens babies were . victims today ot an epidemic of Atrophic infantile paralysis. Physicians and the public were indignant at the alleged Inability of authorities to obtain the necessary serum in time to stave off the , epidemic.

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ROTARIANS TO CHOOSE HEAD — ... International President to Be Selected Friday Morning Chicago, June 26—(U.R) —A spirited contest between a Californian and a New Yorker for the presidency of Rotary International rea< he<l Its climax when the thousands of delegates attending the organization's silver jubilee convention cast their votes today. Supporters of Raymond K. Knoeppel, of New York, and Almon E. Roth, of Palo Alto, Calif., had the convention buzzing with parti- 1 san talk that intensified after the two men were chosen presidential nominees yesterday. Campaigns in their behalf resulted in considerable lobbying and series of "booster” dinners. Other candidates up for election included ten nominees from among whom five will be named to represent the United States on Rotary's board of directors; the outcome of the balloting will be announced at the close of the convention tomorrow. Rotary's participation in what was described as a renaissance of the ethics of business practices, was the subject of an addrese today by Arthur H. Sapp, of Huntington, Ind., a past president of i the organization. He declared j high-pressure salesmanship to be a thing of the past and said the principle of “let the buyer beware" was being abandoned. —o

OFFICERS ARE KILLED IN IOWA Auto Bandit Murders Sheriff And Night Watch: Escapes Washington. lowa, June 26 —(U.R) —Sheriff Fred Sweet and night Marshal Martin Bailey were murd-‘ ered today by an automobile robber whom they had arrested. Tho two officers were shot as they started to search the suspect ■ in the sheriff’s office. The killer: then fled from the building and escaped in an automobile. He wan believed to have been slightly wounded.' A posse was quickly organized to give chase. William Bailey, brother of the slain marshal and himself a night watchman, saw the fleeing murderer and emptied his revolver at him. The gunman staggered but recovered and continued to run, Bailey said. Notified of the original nuto theft by Ottumwa, la., officials Sweet and Bailey were waiting for the thief at the edge of town. He submitted quietly to arrest but after he had been taken to the sheriff’s office suddenly drew his gun and began shooting. Meanwhile William Bailey at the sheriff’s request had left the office to guard the stolen automobile from which the keys had been removed. Hearing the shots Bailey started again for the office just in time to see the gunman, whom he described as about 35 years old. running from tho office. The watchman followed, firing as he ran, but soon lost trace of the murderer. Description of the killer was broadcast throughout southeastern lowa hy telephone. County officials and posses of volunteer citizens began patroling the roads. The fugitive was of medium build, wore a grey suit, and had black bushy eyebrows, Bailey said. Volunteer Firemen at Warsaw for Convention Warsaw. Ind., June 26 —(UP) — Tho northeastern Indiana volunteer and Industrial firemen’s association meeting at Warsaw in its 25th annual convention today elected R. ' I. Spaw, Fort Wayne president. Other officers chosen: vice president, Paul Grimme, Fort Wayne; secretary, F. C. Duryee, Fort Wayne directors. J. G. Banks, Fort Wayne: Leolin Moon. Warsaw, and Harry i Starke, Fort Wayne. Appointed di- ’ directors are William Kerfoot, Bluffton, L. Carohers, Brenen, and Thur- > man Yoos, Markle. ’ Next meeting place was left to • discretion of the executive commiti tee, with probability that For*. Wayne will be selected.

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Woman Gets Sentence of Life For Murder' Muncie, Ind., June 26 —(UP) —A life term in prison was the sentence pronounced upon Mrs. Catherine Nicely, 22, upon conviction on a charge of murdering Spence Tuttle 48. because he wouldn’t puy her a $2 debt contracted during an evening of carousal. A confession made by Mrs. Nicely |. was finally admitted into evident** after a legal battle. In It she said I that she beat Tuttel to death with an automobile crank ami that she; and Mrs. Helen Bennett threw him, from the cur onto a highway where the body was found. Mrs. Bennett stood upon her con stitutional right to decline to testify. | The circuit court jury returned its' verdict after short deliberation. BRINGS LARGE DAMAGE SUIT Radio Manufacturing Concern Sues ’’Radio Trust” Today Kansas City. Mo., June 26—(U.R) I - The Grigsby-Grunow company oft Chicago, manufacturers of radio receiving sets, sued the so-called "radio trust” tor $30,000.(100 dam | ages today on charges of illegal , competitive practices. The action was filed in United, I States district court with former United States Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, and Ernest R. Reichmann of Chicago, as attorneys for the plaintiff. These five companies are named defendants: Radio Corporation of America, General Electric Co.. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co.,' RCA Victor Co., Inc., and RCA Radioton Co., Inc. Grigsby - Grunow manufactures “Majestic” radios and claims to be the world's largest independent maker of receiving sets. Its petition charges that the defendant companies caused Grigsby-Grunow to suffer actual damages to the extent of $10.00011(10 by enforcing competitive measures which were in restrain of trade. Under the Clayton act the plaintiff is entitled to recover three-fold the actual damage. Thus the suit seeks to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) MERCURY DROP BRINGS RELIEF More Rain Falls in County Early Today; Cooler Is Forecast MERCURY DROJS Some relief from a drastic heat wave was felt in Adams county today, after a cooling rain fell in most parts of the county early this morning chasing the temperature down Into the 80 degree column. While the sun made an effort nil day to send the temperature back Ito where it was earlier in the week, the weather was several degrees cooler and forecasters predicted further relief in the next 24 hours, with possibly some rain. Other parts of the state wore relieved also, and the forecast for cooler weather was general In the middlewest. Farm crops continued to thrive under the almost perfect conditions, and while some localities were hopeful of more rain, the general attitude was that, crops were ahead of the last several years. Indianapolis, June 26 —(U.R) —The weather was pleasantly cool in Indianapolis today after a heavy rain during the night. Skies today ■were overcast with the sun breaking through occasionally. The weather bureau predicted cooler weather, with showers, for today. Government ob ervers said tho ' heat wave was due to a low pressure area over eastern Kansas. The hold of the recent high tem- • 'peratures was believed breaking. ■ - Q- —■ Call Money Drops To > Lowest Since 1917 ■ New York. June 26-(UP)-Call ■ Money dropped to 1 1-2 per cent • today, the lowest rate since Aug- • ust 1, 1917. Call money, which is used to fin- > ance stock transactions with stock ■ for collateral, was in large supply ’ due to lack of demand from specula tors.

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DEPART EARLY TODAY AFTER FUEL IS ADDED New York Plans to Entertain at Series of Parties PLANE WILL TOVR COUNTRY BULLETIN Gloucester, Mass., June 26 — (U.R) —The Southern Cross reported her position at 100 miles “easterly" of Portland, Maine, at 1:30 p.m., EST time today the Gloucester coast guard station announced. Lt. N. M. Nelson, commander of the aviation unit at the station planned to take off immediately to join the plane. BULLETIN Country Harbor, Nova Scotia, June 26.—(U.R) —Capt. Charles E. Kingsford-Smith’s trans-At-lantic airplane Southern Cross was sighted over Country Harbor at 10 a.m. eastern standard time today. Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. June 2(>. — (U.R)-- Capt. Charles Kinjjsford-Sniith and bis three companions started their flight for New York at 3:0"> a.m. EST todav. Their plane, the Southern Cross, stained by the wind and weather of the two oceans over which it has flown. U expected to land in NewYork this afternoon if all go***? well. By so doing it will have completed the flight that started from Ireland and was interrupted here yesterday by shortage of fuel. The four fliers were up before daybreak and had breakfast at their hotel, and (hen. escorted hy several Harber Grace residents, they went to the airport for a final Inspection and warming up of their plane before taking off. The Southern Cross —the same old ship with the same three motors that made aviation history ■when it crossed tho Pacific in 1928—-was freshly fueled, inspected and pronounced in perfect condition during its pause here. When the plane was found in perfect order, Capt. KingsfordSmith climbed aboard, followed by his companions. The four were in high spirits as they acknowledged the cheers of the watchers. The Australian thanked the people here for their interest In his flight and their cooperation, and congratulated them on the excellent landing field at Harbor Grace. He said It could lie developed into a first-class airport at very little additional expense. Plan Celebration New York, June 26—(U.R)—New York is ready today to welcome ('apt. Charles Kingsford-Smith and his companions when they land their trans-Atlantic monoplane. Southern Cross, at Roosevelt Field from Harbor Grace, N.F. The cit yhas planned to greet the crew in Its traditional manner assisted by foreign diplomats from (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LINGLE'S STOCK DEALS PROBED Police Believe Huge Profit And Loss Is Key to Murder Chicago, June 26 — (U.R) —Dlsasterous stock market deals of Alfred J. Lingle, murdered Chicago Tribupe reporter, and William F. Russell, his former police commissioner friend, furnished state's attorney's detectives with ifed and sensational evidence today in their ' investigation of the reporter's gang murder. Lingle, who received $65 a week as a police reporter, and Russell, on a SIO,OOO annual salary, had ' more than SIOO,OOO in paper profits on brokers’ books at one lime on 1 an initial outlay of SIO,OOO. The t former police official told PtU: • Roche, chief investigator for tbt< state's attorney. The stock market i- depression last October wiped out k the account, Russell said Tti<{ • former official said no money was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)