Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 13 November 1930 — Page 1

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COMMISSION MAY URGE WINE AND BEER

h TO ATTEND PO'JET HERE I FRIDAY NIGHT W Masonic Officials to Ki.r Cal Peterson Kth Dinner Party ■ Leslie ■ WILL ATTEND |(M) Adilins countvl Hite Masons and *25 M:,.h Wavne will idlenil at the Decatur hall rridav night at in honor of the () |- Cal E. Peterson, Ir |<> the Supreme I hirlv-Third deI was elected at the , n .... tine of the council the initiatory s> I’t■ niher at the conn-; at Detroit. al-o will he Riven r th. Decatur members! u i,o took part in the! of Hie Twelfth degree . ...| (tally of Fort Wayne ■j,' (tito convocation last S\ 1...-lie. high ranking i lie Indiana Masonic attend tomorrow’s banwl! a number of other Masons. the banquet and iriwrant which is being in the Fort Wayne men ''or the Adams county Rite dub will be organchairman of the 1 in committee for the ban-J that all men con-' attending should let t as there would be no made. All Riti Masons are invited K - o Host Check-up Is ®ompleted In County .’i-ai corn club plots yesComity Agent Archbold said The figures that h? secur-■i-'ii to Lafayette and will As soon as they are they will be published. ■ ' iiu u completed the work They were: John E. Edwin Fuelling. Otto S. Myers, Robert MyE. Amstutz. Franklin C. Eli M. Schwartz, Osia Von Martin D. Habegger, Rufus Novitas Moser, Chris, A. B ’tij. D. Mazelin, E. W. and Frank Habegger. — o Bbinson Will Speak Haute. Ind., Nov. 13. —(U.R) R. Robinson, junior Unitsenator from Indiana, ■ tn arrive here this afternoon add less before a meeting of S'n ice men of Terre Haute ■Cliogram by the Veterans of By ll " ars tonight. a major during his B'dcn overseas, will talk on vetHvgislation in Washington.

WI WATER IS ■ SCARCE HERE of Fall Rains Is As Reason For IBWater Shortage ■ ’oft water situation in Depr* as bec< me acute, according local home owners. Beof the long summer drought absence of the usual long | U“ 1, ' I| > 1 this fall many cisterns a check-up of the city refß. la ' na t ' le ' f ew days ■Wr i(| i been sufficient to send amount of water into cisterns and it was stath would take several hard Hf’ 0 replenish the diminished water. ■■r than 50 home owners have the last few days to |^r r c fty water into their soft Plumbing systems. Local EB rs have warned all home who have water systems coils that if the water B» ut of the pipes, the pipes in f ■instances will melk.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXVIII. No. 269.

Identified as Senate’s Mysterious “Dry Spy” !r' IB ; a H 1 Roger Butts, the 20-year-old boy, 1 was identified as the Federal Pro- i j hibition Agent who so effectively spied on bootleg liquor sales in the ’ United States Senate Office Build-' ing during the recent session of ptliat august body. PROHIBITION ~ PLAY PLANNED Murder Trial Drama to Be Given at Kirkland Monday, Nov. 17 “Who Killed Earl Wright?" is the title of a play which will be presented in the Kirkland township I gymnasium, Monday, November 17, I under the auspices of the Indiana ' Anti-Saloon League, and the churches of the community. The drama will be the re-enact-ment of an actual murder trial. Smua-uionths ago the attorney for the lowa Anti-Saloon League witnessed a trial in which the defendant was convicted of the murder of his best friend. It was brought; out in the trial that the murder was intoxicated by liquor bought from a bootlegger and did not know what he was doing when he committed the crime. The bootlegger was! permitted to operate because of a lenient judge, a negligent prosecut-1 ing attorney, and indifferent community sentiment. All but two characters in the cpst of twenty-six will be local P‘ ople and include the judge, bootlegger, defendant, sheriff, bailiff, coroner, witnesses and the jury. The parts of the attorneys will be taken by Anti-Saloon League representatives who have been especially trained. The cast for the production is as follows: Judge .. .Rev. S. D. Pugh Bailiff H. H. High Mrs. French Mrs. D. D. Henschen Sheriff ‘ William Griffiths Defendant. Frank Lloyd Herman Sautbine Mother of defendants Mrs. D. M. Byerly Coroner. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff Couft reporter Miss Ruth Yake Jack Stiles, the bootlegger George Yaney Wife of Earl Wright Miss Fern Dilling The twelve jurors for the court si-ene will be: William Yager, Frank Delhi. Mrs. James Manley, Milton Huffman, Carl Mcßride, | George Bright, James Manley, Mrs. Ed Arnold, Mrs. Ed Barger, Mrs. Ella Helmrick. Miss Glennys Arnold, Mrs. Joe Baumgartner, Miss Sue Zimmerman. Prosecuting attorney and the counsel for the defense are men fiom the Anti-Saloon League of Indianapolis. No admission will be charged for this drama.

— o — Geneva Woman’s Father Dies In Logansport Funeral services were held this afternoon in the Olive Branch Friends church in Blackford county, for Jasper Creek, 73, of near Montpelier, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Ballard in Logansport, Tuesday. Mr. Creek is also the father of Mrs. William Barner of Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Creek had gone to Logansport to visit with then daughter, when Mr. Creek was stricken with apoplexy, which caused his death last Tuesday. Surviving besides the widow and two daughters, are two sons, Ora Creek of near Rockford and Roy Creek of Bellefountine, Ohio.

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EIGHTEEN FILE EXPENSES FOR 19 30 ELECTION December 4 Is Deadline For Filing of Accounts of Money Expended TREASURERS HAVE 60 DAYS Eighteen countv and township candidates of the recent general e’ection in Adams countv have filed their expense account with County Clerk Bernice Nelson. The law remiires that all candidates file statements within 30 davs alter the election. The law states the statement j must be filed regardless of whethler any money was expended. Several candidates already have filed statements that they spent nothing in their campaign. The last day for filing expense accounts for individuals is December 4. Miss Nelson stated. The treasurers of the county committee have 60 days in which to file their list of contributions and expenditures.

Following is the list to date: Phil L. Schieferstein, Dem., Trustee Root twp., $13.50; August F. Baker, Rep. Trustee, Hartford twp., $2.50; Byron L. Hart, Rep. Assessor, Hartford twp., $1.00; Sim Burk, Rep., clerk of Adams. 1 circuit court, $43.35; Elmer Waltmire. Rep., trustee Union twp., jlOc; Dore B. Erwin, Dem., judge, $274.40; John C. Grandstaff. Dem., | coroner, none; Orlen S. Fortney, Dem., trustee St. Marys twp., $3.01; Benjamin McCullough, Rep., assessor St. Marys twp., none; Clement L. Walters, Rep., prosecuting attorney, $14.00; Thomas .1. McKean, Dem., trustee Hartford twp.. $35.00; John F. JJeiu., I county assessor. $42.00; George W. I Cramer, Rep., trustee Root twp., $8.33; Charles C. Abnet, Dem,! i trustee Jefferson twp., $41.50; Noah Rich, Dem., trustee Monroe twp., $16.85; Joseph K. Yoder, Dem., assessor Hartford twp.. none; Edwin Beer, Dem., trustee French twp.. none; Willis 11. Laughrey, | Dem., assessor Blue Creek twp.. none.

G.O.P. REFUSES JOINT CONFAB Chairman Rogers Views “With Caution” Peters Political Letter

Lebanon. Ind.. Nov. 13. — (U.R' — The Democratic olive branch has been viewed with suspicion in G. 0. P-. ranks, and Elza O. Rogers, Republican state chairman, has made it plain to R. Earl Peters, Democratic chairman, that he is going to deal cautiously with all proposals from the opposing camp. Rogers spurned the suggestion made by Peters, that the two parties appoint a joint committee to work out a reapportionment bill satisfactory to both. He remarked that the Democratic threat to prevent any unsatisfactory bill from being adopted, was one more likely to damage themselves as Republicans. Peters had mentioned that unless the two parties agree on reapportionment. all 11 congressmen will be elected at large in 1932. Rogers reminded him that the presidential election is in the habit of going republican, and that in such an event the Democrats stood an exceedingly strong chance of losing in congress, with very little chance of gaining, in event all were elected at large. Peters said the Democrats would lend their support to as fair a reapportionment measure as could be devised, despite Rogers’ attitude. Both chairmen were "to confer with Governor Harry G. Leslie today, and it was believe the reapportionment subject would come up for discussion.

Nathan Nelson Admitted To Supreme Court Bar Nathan G. Nelson, Adams county prosecuting attorney, was admitted to the supreme and appelate court bar at Indianapolis yesterday. The petition for the right to practice before Indiana's highest court was concurred in by a majority of the Supreme judges.

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 13, 193(1.

Orders for Journey Santa Claus gave his first orders today to the Toyland Inhabitants to prepare for the big trip to Decatur on November 29. His order follows:

STATION SCT (Santa Claus Toyland) Santa Claus Announcing, To All Toyland Inhabitants: Listen to this! Santa Claus announces to everybody in Toyland that he has received many invitations from the good children of Decatur to make them a pre-Christ-mast visit to learn what they wish for Christmas, and Santa Claus has sent them' an answer, stating that he will be in Decatur, Saturday, November 29. That means that everybody in Toyland will have to work hard, the reindeer that have been wandering over the country since last Christmas, will have to (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX,

UNEMPLOYMENT PLAHFFERED American Legion Group Forwards Plan Today to Nation’s Headquarters Indianapolis. Nov. 13 —(U.R)— A proposal that every firm in the nation which employs ten or more men, add ten per cent to its personnel!. was made by the national unemployment commission of the American I,egk>n to Col. Arthur Woods, chairman of the emergency committee for unemployment in Washington, D. C., today. The Legion proposal came during a meeting at national headquarters, and was transmitted to Col. Wood by telegram from Ralph T. O'Neil, national Legion commander. Addition of one man to every ten employed, would effectively relieve unemployment and restore prosperity, in the opinion of the Legion commission. A telegram likewise wan sent to President Hoover urging that former service men with dependents be given preference in the extra work to be provided in the postoffice department. O'Neil's telegram reads: “In accordance with the unanimous approval of the national unemployment commission of tho American Legion, in session here today, I have the honor to offer to you in your work of relieving the existing unemployment situation, the entire strength of our organization, comprising 10.000 posts, in every section of onr (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o

SEES UNITY OF ALL CHURCHES Archbishop of Canterbury Says Reunion of Churches Is Possible London, Nov. 13—(U.R)—The reunion of all Christian faiths during the present generation was depicted as a possibility today by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, in a speech before the lower house of the convocation of Canterbury. The same theme, envisioning Christian reunion, was simultaneously put forward by the Archbishop of York, the Most Rev. William Temple, in addressing the full synod convocation of York at York. The Archbishop of Canterbury, in discussing the future development of Christianity, expressed the belief that the Church was moving toward greater unity. “The proisipect now opening before our eyes is of groups of churches in all parts of the world, all of them self-governing and free to develop their own character on their own lines,” he said. “Yet they are in communion by virtue of their existence in the common bond of faith and order. “Therefore, we may see in our (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

LANDSLIDE IS FATAL TO 70 More Slides Feared: Families Ordere to Leave Homes Lyons, France. Nov. 13. — (U.R) The fear of a new landslide in the industrial section of Lyons, where I I about 70 persons were killed eally today, caused rfficials to evacuate residents over a large area. The families living in the antiquaille quarter, which is on th ■ opposite side of the hill where the I first slidts occurred, were evacu- | ated. The slides were said officially to have been due to infiltra-

| tion of water from the flood river; i Saone. An employe of the street car company, named Jean Cohindrd, who was injured in the first slide,; said the earth fell in with a thun-l derous crash. “I was sleeping peacefully,” he said, “whena nolsa like thunder! awakened me. I found my home wrecked. I lay there until ths; Hi emen rescued me. A few mo-1 ments later the second crash engulfed my rescuers.” Troops and Red Cross work rs labored in the dark amid the ; screams and groans of the iujui cd. j A Red Cross ambulance carrying ' victims to the Cathedral cf St. .Jean was caught by the third land-! i slide, which came unexpectedly j when the danger was believed past, and was buried under the towns of rocks and earth. At daylight, the scene of the disaster showed a yawnin;; hole in the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

WEALTHY WIFE KILLS HERSELF Oregon Woman Goes To Apartment of Husband’s Secretary; Stabs Self Portland, Ore., Nov. 13. —(U.R)— The last conversation of Mrs. Leone] Bowles, wealthy young society I woman, before she plunged a serrated bread knife through her heart] in the apartment of her husband's former stenographer, was revealed today. “Mrs. Bowles came to my apartment yesterday and we sat talking in the living room,” the former secretary, Miss Irma Loucks, told authorities. “After a few minutes Mrs. Bowles said: “ I understand you are in love with my husband.' ” “ I think a great deal of him, but I wouldn't break up your home,’” the young stenographer said she answered. "Mrs. Bowles appeared to be under a great nervous strain, but she wasn't angry. We talked tor some time about an affair which she had heard existed between her husband and myself. “Then she walked into the kitchenette, saying she wanted a drink of water. A minute later 1 heard her scream.” Mrs. Bowles died less than a half hour after she stabbed herself with the knife, which had a wavy edge, resembling teeth on a saw. Her husband, Nelson C. Bowles, Miss Loucks and the Bowles family physician, Dr.*Paul B. Cooper, were with Mrs.. Bowles when she died. Bowles had withdrawn the knife from his wife's body. Mrs. Bowles was 33 years old and the mother of two young children. Bowles, who was called to the apartment while the two women were discussing him. said that Miss Loucks left his office several months ago on Mrs. Bowles' insistence. He said he and his wife had been separated several months and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

State, Natloaal A*4 Inlrraatloaal New*

LESLIE TRIES TO COMPROMISE WITH CHAIRMEN Calls Rogers, Peters To Office Today; No Results Obtained ROGERS ASKS MORI] TIME Indianapolis, Nov. 1.3. — (U.R? — I Governor Harry G. Leslie today ma lea bid for Democratic legislative suppi rt by calling the state I Republican and Democratic chair- [ men to his office and espousing the “get-together” idea for writing a reapportionment bill, as suggested by R. Earl Peters. Democratic state chairman. Elza (). Rogers, Repuolican chairman. had openly flouted the Idea ‘.advanced by Peters and in a letter ' to the Democratic chairman yesterday, condemned the plan. 1 Tcday Rogers spent half an hour in the governor's office, listening -: to the chief executive argue for ' Peters’ suggestion. ■ Peters thanked Leslie on behalf •of himself, the Democratic party, • and the “large number of indepen- ■' dent voters of the state."

Rogers told the newspapermen present that he would net decide 'on tlie bi-partisan committee “for |at least ten days.” Peters wanted i to make tlie selections this afternoon. At one point, Rogers sought compromise by urging that the combe composed of legislators, • but this was overruled by the gov'ernor, with Peters' endorsement. Both Leslie and the. Democratic ■ chairman pointed out the advantages of the committee plan and the i need to draft a fair bill which can 1 l>e> pass, d by a Democratic house . ami a Republican senate. Parole Is Approved Washington, Nov. 13 — (UP) — j Parole of Bert D. Buckley, former Ohio state treasurer who has been I serving a term in Atlanta Peniten- ! tiary, was approved today by the Federal parole board. The parole becomes effective Nov. 20. Buckley was sentenced to

serve two and one half years on a charge of bribery and conspiracy. He still had a year of his sentence to serve. o Foremen Hold Banquet More than 200 men from Fort (Wayne, members of the Fort Wayne ‘Foreman’s club, enjoyed a banquet and meeting at the Decautr Country | Club last evening. The men attending are foremen in several of Fort I Wayne's industrial plants. Follow,l ing the dinner a trip of inspection i was made through the Holland St. I Louis Sugar Beet factroy in this | city. The meeting was in charge of the Fort Wayne men. BELIEVES BANK WILL PAY OUT With Orderly Disposal Indianapolis Bank Will Be Solvent Indianapolis, Nov. 13 —(U.R)—Belief that “an orderly liquidation” of the City Trust company, which ’ closed its doors October 23, would prevent loss to depositors was expressed by D. A. Murphy, the (bank's vice president and secretary, at the receivership hearing in Marion circuit court this afternoon. The institution was not Insolvent when directors placed its affairs In the hands of the state banking department, but lacked cash to meet limning expenses and heavy withdrawals, Samuel P. Good, ] state banking examiner, testified. Two hundred depositors and ] creditors of the institution crowded Judge Harry O. Chamberlin’s court for the hearing on the petition, brought by State Banking Commissioner Luther F. Symons, through Attorney General James ' M. Ogden. Ogden and Symons were in (he courtroom, while William L. Taylor represented depositors. Examiner Good testified that when the bank was closed it had a margin of net assets of $345,000 I iover liabilities, according to book I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

Price Two Cents

Investigates “Red” Activities in U. S. I L1... u Chairman of the Congressional committee, now in session at Boston. Mass., is the position being held by Congressman Hamilton Fish, of New York. The committee is investigating Communist activities in America. IH.IED MAT" IS IMPROVED Purdue Professor Said to Be Better; No Clues to Bomb Case Lafayette, Ind.. Nov. 1.3 —(U.R) — William F. Heidergott, 54. Purdue University instructor, was reported slightly improved today by attaches of the Lafayette hospital, where he lay suffering from wounds inflicted when a bomb attached to his auto exploded yesterday. He ha-s been conscious since the blast hat wrecked his auto and the garage, although one side of his face was blown away and an (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o_ Set Revival Date Revival meetings at the First Friend's Church in Monroe will begin Thanksgiving evening, November 27. Rev. V. Riley, is pastor of the church and will deliver the sermons each evening at 7 o'clock. Miss Kessler of the Second Friend’s Church in Van Wert. Ohio will have charge of the singing and assist in the services.

MARTIAL LAW : IS NECESSARY I Several Americans Killed 1 In Peruvian Mine Workers Uprising i Lima, Peru, Nov. 13.—(U.R)—Mill- , tary law was invoked in Lima and | in the Andes copper mining region s forming working agreements with who had turned upon foreigners, ■ and all workers’ organizations were , dissolved to prevent a 24-hour gen- - eral strike which its leaders said - would paralyze the nation. ( Two Americans and one Austrian were killed by the Indians in the mining camp of Malpaso, near Derro de Pasco, more than 15,000 I fret high in the Andes. Three Americans and several other foreigners were wounded. Twelve of the rioters were killed and some 25 wounded. The American casualties were: Dead John William Chapman, Chicago. ’ E. L. Tripari, American, address unknown. Seriously Injured Morguer, American, address unknown. Whitley, American, address unknown. Albert Diamianti, American, address unknown. Troops were ready to meet any emergency in Lima ‘and Callao. Picked forces were sent to protect foreigners tn the mining area and to escort trains bringing refugees from the 350 American and British and 200 other foreigners in the Cerro de Pasco mining region. A state of siege was declared in the departments of Lima and Juntin, the latter including the troubled mining area. A hostile atmosphere has prevailed in the mining region, particularly at the Cerro de Pasco mines, for several weeks because of labor troubles. The American and British officials have had difficulty (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

ENFORCEMENT CROUP NOT YET READY TO TALK Hoover Commission Is Believed Dissatisfied With Conditions MAY PRESENT MODIFY PLAN BULLETIN Washington, Nov. 13. —.'U.R' — Attorney General Mitchell said today that the attitude of the Federal government toward the home wine maker will continue to be one of non-interference. He cited as I epresenting the department’s attitude a statement issued in 1926 in which it was said that the government would not prosecute a person who has made wine from fruit juices for exclusive use in the home. Washington, Nov. 13.— U.R) President Hoover’s law enforcement commission is considering various proposals for changes in the dry laws, including modification of the Volstead act to permit light wines and beer, but has not yet decided upon definite recommendations to be submitted to President Hoover, the United Press learned today. Chairman George Wickrsliim called the full membership into session today—the first time during tlie present deliberations that, the entire c< mmission has been summoned—to canvass still further the numerous alternatives tlr.it have been offered. The commission during the past month has been on the edge of a decision, a situation which has he r n responsible for the many rumors of its intention, but at this time nothing final has been decided. It is not possible to predict at this time that the commission will decide on a plan in time to present, it in a report at the opening of congress three weeks hence. That report may be merely an outline of its work on prohibition up to this date. On the other hand, the commission may reach a decision and broach a plan for some sort of modification in a ri port to congress within the next few weeks. This is the situation in the commission today. It explains the two recent statements that all reports as to what it would do are “pure conjecture." But it is considered highly important that the commission is scrutinizing all sorts of proposals, indicating that some of its members at least, have been convinced that the present prohibition laws are not satisfactory and should be revised. Modification to permit light wines and beer is one prcposal that lias received considerable attention. The commission also has studied the Canadian and Swedish liquor control systems.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX, — -o BERNE TO HAVE MAIL CARRIERS Two Town Carriers Are Named bv Postmaster Fred Rohrer Guytress D. Eley and Karl Ililty have been named town mail carriers in Berne, pending the establishing of the free delivery system at that place. The routes will be established in the near future, it was stated. Congressman Albert Vestal will dispose of the necessary details when he returns to Washington, tt was stated and it is likely that service will start this year. Thirty-three men took the civil service examination, 17 of whom made a passing grade. Mr. Eley made the highest grade of 93.4. Mr. Hilty. who is auxiliary clerkin the Berne postoffice was third. The fact that Harry A. Gunion, Frankfort, who made the second highest grade, did not live in Berne barred him from the appointment. The appointment of the two carriers was announced by Postmaster Fred Rohrer.