Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 289, Decatur, Adams County, 8 December 1930 — Page 1

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■TRIES ARE larrmng AT I MINTY SHOW \||.('ounty Event To Kpen Tuesday Morn- ■ j nK With Program S ( ]| INTEREST ■ being shown III the Adilins couiiK’urn show were beini! re- ■ vl ,i toiliv bv Avon Burk K,| lulin E- Ileiinnn til the K'MI building on West street. W\biiul one dozen exhibits hr, II ri reived up to noon |K. n mid several inquiries received during the signifying that many \ori- interested and inr,| to int.r their corn in the |K ; , consist of ten ears Htiin; They must be placed in ■ s „ r small boxes and the e 'arraiiiie.l on long tables in ■ Only one entry in any s is allowed in the show, alJH.. i.’.il entries are made in ■ ; . T - different members of own, -s family. The corn iliis morning was good Arent L. E. Archbold ~ morning that emphasi- |. • made on the fact that show and all sessions held 'll- week were free of farmers and the public invited to attend ptMuram- which begin Tues-Tlu-re is no charge for enter'dr. Archbold stated, entries must be in by nine Tm-day morning, Mr. Bii'k today. The exhibits of the. |Hr.. mils 411 clubs are plat - H< si-param tables at the show school sessions will Tuesday morning in the l)eLilir.ii auditorium on Third Th.-re will be sessions ai o'clock in the morning one ami three in the after Hr. T. Gegory and M O. nf Purdue univer.-iity will in charge of the school and -lise.-s subjects of interes' growers. Wednesday there will be on seed corn, the Purdue men laying 'in charge, sessions will be held in the JCONTINTED ON PAGE TWO) o ■Gangsters’ Wives Held Dec. 8. — (U.R) wives of two Indiana gangwere held on vagrancy today, accused of aiding v-hide thief to escap SB*r he was wounded by police. IB I’!* 1 ’!*- are Mrs. Theodore Geiskand y .. John Gauley. Geisks t a t e reformatory trial for an alleged jail an 1 Gauley is serving a prison term for transport liquor. women are alleged to have Hobart McDade, IS, to th -ir n> *‘ aim j,i, vid d medical attenfor his wounds when he escappolice who were pursuing o — l«Y NYE HAS K AMPUTATED wiilshire Young Man Is Sr'ctim of Auto Mishap || Sunday Morning B Harr y Nye, 24, of Willshire. 0., Ceiv ed painful injuries early Sunm<)Tiiing when the automobile jH“ as driving sideswiped a trut h le Fort Wayne road north of Nye was taken to the AdCounty Memorial hospital 11 Waa necessary to amputate ■ 'eh arm. coming south of stat'returning from Fort Way tie he is employed with the Sin Oil Co., The truck, which is frst °od to be an egg and protru<L't. was going north. tw o cars sideswiped and Nye in such a position that e hartn was badly mingled. He sRL. rou Kht t 0 the local hospital ■K" e iniurpd arm was immediate pitated. He received other ‘Djuries. lending physicians today stated condition was favorable and Kli'“ e w °ul<l recover unless an inE‘ 51 set in.

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Vol. XXVIII. No. 289.

Farm Bureau Official of Indiana Hies Sunday Indianapolis. Dec. S. _ tU.R> 1 "i y "■ frane, 46, secretary of the Indiana Fann Bureau Federation, died at h's home yesterday In Bloomington. HI., according to word leceived here. He was widely known among agriculturalists cf Indiana. ( rano was born in Boone county and since the World war has operated the Crane farms there with his brother, Victor.

DEFUNCT BANS ASSETS SOLD Studabaker Bank's Remaining Assets Sold For $10,500 Bluffton, Ind., Dec. B—(Special) —At receiver's sale Saturday all residue as-ets of the defunct Studabaker bank were sold to Thomas J. Flynn, of Robinson, 111., the highest bidder, for $10,500. This amount was paid in cash according to the stipulations of the receiver, Morris Stults. ■ There were four other bidders. F. F. Engeler. E. S. Walmer, William Kunkel, Jr., and Paul Graham of the firm of Graham & Walters, of Decatur. The bidding was started by Mr. Engeler. who bid SI,OOO. He dropped out after the bidding went beyond $4,300. Mr. Kunkel dropped out after entering the sum of $4,500. Messrs. Graham and Walmer bid back and forth until the amount of $9,500 was reached. At that juncture Mr. Flynn entered his first b'd, that of SIO,OOO. Mr. Graham refused to bid higher than 89.500. but Walmer raised Mr. Flynn's amount to $10,025, whereupon Mr. Flynn called $10,500. Mr. Walmer declined to bid higher. It was stated that the assets included all real estate that the receiver had been unable to sell since the bank’s closing about three years ago. All notes with one exception were past due, he added, and fall taxes on all real estate, some of which was encumbered by mortgages, were paid. “When the buyer takes over these assets he is simply stepping into I the shoes of the receiver and can continue handling them in the same way he has done,'' Mr. Stults explained. Included in the list of assets (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Revival to Continue The revival meeting which has been in progress at the First Monroe Friends church will continue indefinitely, it was announced today. Both attendance and interest is the meetings are increasing. The song services and special singing is conducted by Miss June Kessler of Van Wert. Ohio, and the pastor of the church. Rev. Vernon L. Riley, presents the message each evening. The services begin at 7 o’clock, and the public is cordially invited. o Alcohol is Fatal To Angola City Marshal Angola. Ind.. Dec. 8.--<U.R)— Tlie death of city marshal, Charles Keller, 53, yesterday, was caused by alcoholic poisoning, it was stated today by Coroner Frank B. Hump ireys The body, with a small quantity of alcohol beside it. was found in bed by Mrs. Keller. The marshal had been intoxicated several times during his term of office, according to city o ic ials, but he had been retained in office because of efficiency in * He is survived by his widow and ei x children. Funeral services will be held tomorrow. o “ " Winchester Bank Closes Indianapolis, Hee. Farmers and Merchants State Sa™ of Winchester failed‘o fnr business today as th * 7,T Saturday, it was announced by ° f of was given as $• • BUrp ius 000; deposits, J79&J ■ and undivided proftaJW- 00 . Phillip Kabel is presuuem D. M. Simmons is cashier.

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EGG THROWERS PLEAD GUILTY AT HUNTINGTON Five High School Pupils Fined and Sentenced For Attack OFFICIALS ARE APOLOGETIC Huntington, December 8 — (Special) Five Huntington] high school pupils pleaded guilty in city court today on charges of assault and battery in connection with the throwing of eggs at the bus carrying Decatur high school basketball players after the Huntington - Decatur game here Saturday night. The boys, all high school pupils were given a severe lecture by the city court and were fined $1 and costs each and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The sentences were temporarily suspended and the boys were ordered to report to city officials at intervals for an inde-1 terminate period. Principal S. E. Byers of Huntington high school added the following penalty: The boys found guilty were disfranchised from athletic, social and governmental activities at Huntington high school as long as they attend that school. They also will be barred from witnessing home athletic events. The convicted youths are: Claude Todd, Jack Bischoff, Louis Nye, Paul Kennedy and Heiney Wagner. Todd was a star basketball player on the team last year and would have been eligible for the team again after the first semester of this year. Principal Byers, city officials and other Huntington citizens sent letters to Decatur high 'School authorities apologizing for the incident, which occurred when the automobile carrying the victorious Decatur team left the gymnasium and neared the business section of W-W xZ 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) LINDSEY WILL FIGHT CHARGES Former Judge Pleads Not Guilty When Arraigned In New York New York, Dec. B—(UP8 —(UP) —Former Judge Lindsey pleaded not, guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct today when he was arraigned in West Side court in connection with his eviction yesterday from the Cathedral of St. John, the Divine. His hearing was set for 2 p. m. Friday, after Lindsey explained to Magistrate Dreyer that he had ell? gagements —one in Reading. Pa., today and another in Hartford Conn.: on Thursday. Lindsey referred to a group of clergymen who had permitted the former Judge to address them on companionate marlage after Mann ing had expressed his disapproval of the speech. George Creel, Director of Public information during the world war, was in court with Lindsey. He charged Manning had misrepresented lindsel’s ideals on companionate marriage,, even after receiving a telegram advising him of the former judge’s stand. •‘Bishop Manning has done more to shame Christianity than any atheist or enemy of the church," Creel said. Creel emphasized that Hays was in charge of the presentation of Lindsey’s case and said Clarence Darrow, noted criminal Lawyer, would be consulted only if action against Manning was ON PAGE FIVE) —o Noted Pastor Expires New York, Dec. B—(UP) Funeral services for Dr. William E. Barton, prominent clergyman and author, who died of pneumonia yesterday at Long Island college hospital. Brooklyn, will be held at Broad way Tabernacle tomorrow. Burial will be Wednesday at Foxboro, Mass., summer home of Dr. Barton. his bedside when he died were two sons, Bruce Barton, writer and advertising man, and Charles Barton, Sheridan, publisher. Dr. Barton was 68 years old.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, December 8, 1930.

Remorse f wMaataL M ■ 1 -b, i ■ 4 ' Z 4 X w ‘ F h .Bi al „ Virgil Kirkland, one of the five youths held in the attack and killing of Arlene Draves, Gary, Ind., girl, sobs in his cell as he recalls the drinking party that ended in the girl's death. SENIOR PLAY TO BE TONIGHT Mystery Drama Will Be Presented by Beniors of Decatur High For those who are interested in the delightful romance and the thrill of the. unexpected, the enlor class of Decatur high school present "The House of the Flashing Light," a three act mystery play, tonight and Tuesday night at the Decatur high school auditorium. Tfie curtain will rise each evening at 8:15 o'clock. The play is filled with thrills and chills, and is an amateur play that promises to please everyone. The plot deals witli the lives of several ordinary people in the midst of several extraordinary events, it tells the story of a ruby known as "The Devil’s Eye” stolen years before from the image of Naga. the holy one in the Western China. The action takes place in the living room of the House of the Flashing Light on the California Coast amt concerns the efforts of several persons to obtain possession of tha jewel. Through the entire play runs a pretty romance. Miss Verneal Whalen, instructor in the English department, is director of the production which was written by J. C. McMullen. The cast of characters includes members of the senior class, who have been working hard for the past few weeks to make this one of the best plays of the year. The price of admission will be 40 and 25 cents, and tickets may be secured from any member of the senior class or at the door. Everyone is invited to attend. o ASSESSMENTS TO BE RAISED Industrial Centers Valuations to Be Boosted Tax Head Relates Indianapolis, Dec. B.—(U.R) —Property assessments in the industrial centers of the state will be increased between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000 this year, it was disclosed today by James Showalter, chairman of the state tax board. In Lake county alone, the increase will total more than $lO,000,000. Much of the property has been underassessed in past years, Showalter said. Counties affected will be Marion, Madison, Allen, Vanderburgh, Lake and Laporte, and probably Vigo and St. Joseph. Increases in each of the counties has not yet been completed. —o Hartford City Man Is Accidentally Killed Hartford City, Ind., Dec. B.—(U.R) —Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning or James I. Ford, 45, who was killed instantly late Saturday when his pistol fell from the holster at his side and discharged accidentally. Burial will be made at Fort Recovery, 0., Ford’s former home.

MEMORIAL IS HELD SUNDAY Elks Pay Tribute to Deceased Members At Lodge Home Impressive memorial services' were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Elk's home by Decatur lodge No. 993 of the B. P. O. Elks in memory of the 38 deceased members of the local lodge. The memorial address was lellvered by Ray Miner, Warsaw, district deputy of the B. 11.I 1 . O. E. and the eulogy to the dead was given by C. J. Lutz, Decatur attor-l ney. An excellent musical pro- ] gram in charge of Mrs. L. A., Holthouse was given in connection witli the service. Vocal selections were rendered by Elmo Smith, Leo I Dowling, Paul Briede, Dr. James G. Neptune and Ernest Forman. The ritualistic work was given, by the lodge officers and a number of visitors attended the service.; The first Sunday in December is designated as memorial Sunday throughout Elkdom and every lodge in the United States held similar services yesterday. The names of the deceased members were read during the service. One death, that of John U. Meibers, one of the charter members of the Decatur lodge, occurred during the year. Mr. Lutz paid tribute to the memory of the Decatur men and in fitting words eulogized their lives, i District Deputy Miner read Ins' address and in part said, "As memory's wand touches our hearts (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Robber Is Arrested Indianapolis, Dec. 8. — (U.R) — Frank Thomas was held by police today as one of two bandits who shot and rebbed Enoch Yount. 68, grocer, Saturday night. Anothcr man, said to have been with Thomas during the robbery, was being sought. Yount was wounded when he offered resistance to the two men who robbed his store. 0 FOUR MANIACS ARE CAPTURED Escaped Criminally Insane Convicts Caught In New York City New York, Dec. B.— (U.R) —Four of the seven maniacs who made a spectacular escape on Thursday from the state hospital for the criminal insane at Beacon, N. Y., | were back in the hospital today through the quick work of a young, third-grade detective. George E. Webber, assigned to Brooklyn headquarters, held the four desperate men and a woman! at bay for nearly halt’ an hour In | a bare, dimly lighted apartment] before dawn yesterdy until other detectives arrived to arrest them. The four recaptured are William H. Nelson, 21, the insane burglar who escaped two weeks ago and returned to liberate six other inmates; Harry Gordon, known as I (CONTINUED ON PAOE TWO) o Rev. Sunderman Returns Rev. M. W. Sunderman, pastor of the Evangelical church, returned this morning from Urbana, where he has conducted a very successful two weeks evangelistic campaign. He will meet with the choir tonight and it is very important that every member of the choir be present to rehearse for the Christmas cantata.

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LINN GROVE IS THREATENED BY SERIOUS FIRE Two Barns Destroyed; Two Dwellings Partly Damaged Sunday LOCAL FIREMEN ANSWER CALI. Fire here at 7:30 o’clock' Sunday night, originating in a large barn owned by Byron j Hart at Linn Grove threatenled to destroy the entire town lin southern Adams county and caused an emergency call tA be sent for Berne and DeIcatur fire fighting equipment. Three other structures; a barn 'belonging to Walter Hout and two ! homes, one occupied by Dr. T. J. I McKean and the other occupied 'by Carl Sales were damaged before control was finally gained. The origin of the fire was not determined. The Hart barn was completely destroyed and the Hunt barn was almost completely ruined. Botli residences were badly damaged. The loss of the fire was estimated to be several thousand dollars. When the blaze was discovered it had gained much headway and when a northwest wind fanned the ' Hames oth r structures caught fire. A bucket brigade was organI ized immediately and calls were sent for the Berne and Decatur fire departments. The B ine department arrived first and had the fire well under control when the Decatur equipment got to Linn Grove. The residents of the town fought valiantly and it was largely due to their efforts and those of the Berne firemen that tlie town was saved. The fire lasted several hours and drew hundreds from nearby who aided in extinguishing the flames. o Traitors Not to Die Moscow, Dee. B—(U.R)—The death sentences imposed yesterday on five Ru-sian technicians, accused of plotting with foreign powers for a war of intervention on Russia, were commuted today by the Zik (central executive committee of the Soviet union—equivalent to the parliament of other countries.) Steal Evergreen Trees Huntington, Ind., Dec. B.—(U.R) — Many persons tired of waiting for the county commissioners to agree on the Chamber of Commerce's proposal to plant an evergreen tree on the courthouse lawn for a community party, have stolen trees I from in front of stores, merchants complained. The proposal to plant the tree was made to save the expense cf buying a new tree every year. PRODUCTION OF WHEAT UP Thousands of Bushels To Be Fed To Livestock This Year Washington, Dec. S — (UP) — Wheat to be fed to livestock this year will total 236,000,000 bushels, the department of agriculture estimated in a special report today. This compares with only 90,000,000 bushels of wheat fed to livestock last year and was attributed to the shord corn crop, owing to the drought, and the federal farm board's campaign for feeding wheat to livestock. Supply of wheat for the 1930-31 season was estimated to total 1,115, 000,000 bushels. After allowance for the indicated amount to be fed to livestock, for seed requirements, for 500,000.000 bushels to be made into flour and 70,000.000 bushels already exported, the wheat surplus is reduced to 230,000,000 bushels, the report said 1,000 Men Return South Bend, Ind., Dec. B.—(U.R)— One thousand employes cf the Oliver Farm Equipment Company returned to work at the South Bend plant totay, assured of steady work for at least six months, according to George X. Deaudway, plant manager. The working force had been laid off since November 16.

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John I). Andrews Is Celebrating Birthday John I). Andrews, who has spent liis entire life In Adams County,| celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary today. Mr. Andrews was | born near the Washington Church in Adams County, December 8, 1951). He enlisted in the Spanish American War in April 1898. and is the oldest member of the regiment of the 160th. Volunteer Infantry, ami | as far as known, the oldest Spanish I American War Veteran in Indiana o GOODFELLOWS | INVESTIGATING I ———— Worthy Families To Be Cared For Sorority Announces Today The Delta Theta Tau sorority, sponsorers of the Good Fellow Club, started investigations yester- 1 day, to secure the names of the needy people in the city, whom the sorority will make happy with contributions of ft od. toys, and clothing at Christmas time. persons living outside of Decatur in Adams county, who i wisli in some manner to help make! Christmas a happy time for the! n. edy people, may do so by donating food, canned fruits and vegetables, lard, butter, milk, or any farm products which they may wish to give. The sorority will appreciate any (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 0 — Invitation Refused Indianapclls, Dec. 8. — (U.R) —Attorney General James M. Ogden, long known as an ardent dry, was invited to go to Washington, D. C., today and aid in drafting a program for amending the prohibition laws so that drinking and buying liquor will again be ligitimate. He will net attend. The meeting was called by the National Constitutional convention. The Invitation came to Ogden as president of the Indiana State Bar Association. — o DAIRY MEETING SPEAKER NAMED E. T. Wallace of Purdue To Speak al Monroe Meet, Dec. 16 E. T. Wallace, extension dairyman of Purdue will lie the principal speaker at a Dairy Herd Improvement association meeting to be held at Monroe high school, Tuesday night, at 7.45 o’clock, December 16. His address will be "County Dairy Program, Its Value and What It Should Contain.” All Daiirymen whether members of the a sociation or not are extended a cordial invitation to attend this meeting. Mr. Wallace will also be the guest of the Lions Club luncheon that evening and will discuss "Indiana's Geograhical Situation, as Regards the Major Markets for Dairy Products." He also will speak on the importance of l-II calf club work in developing the local dairy program. Asks Death Penalty Crown Point, Ind., Dec. B—(UP)8 —(UP) —Tlie death penalty will be demanded for five Gary, Ind., youths accused of the murder of Arlene Draves during the drinking party a week ago, special prosecutor John Underwood announced today. Underwood predicted the return of murder indictments for all five. After the special grand jury has been inpanelled today. He cited written confessions of the men. Virgil Kirkland, David Thompson. Leon Stanford, Henry Shirk and Paul Barton, as the principal evidence h» will introduce. Wiggins Jailed Again Indianapolis. Dec. 8. — (U.R) —Howard (Chuck) Wiggins, 31, heavyweight boxer, was in Indianapolis city prison today, still suffering from the effects of a blow to the head with a hammer. Police said Wiggins attempted to collect a loan from Anzel Williams, 30. In the short fight that followed, Williams allegedly struck the athlete with the tool. Both were charged with assault and battery.

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PRESIDENT IS PESSIMISTIC OVER REPORT Little Hone Felt For Passage of Court Proposal Before March — HOOVER GETS SENATE WORD Washington. Dec. 8. — (U.R) I President Hoover was advised today that at least 20 sen|ators will, oppose the Root, world court compromise. The word came as the president was making ready to transmit a message to the senate enclosing the Root treaty and asking its ratification. It meant to the president ami his associates almost complot ■ abandonment of whatever feeble hope they might have had that the treaty would he ratified before tho present congress expires in March. As a minimum figure it also foretold the possibility that enough lukewarm senators might be converted by the opposition to defeat the measure when it is brought up. A twe-thirds majority is necessary tor ratification. By far the greater danger, however, lies in the prospect that 2) senators could indefinitely delay a vote. The London naval tr aty was held up for three weeks in this same senate last summer and only seven senators cast their votes against it. Oppositicn to the Versailles treaty was not as strong as opposition to the court at this stage of that fight a decade ago. Yet the treaty ultimately was rejected. Being fully advised of tills situation. the president has ben-ri presented in rumors circulated at the capital as having decided to delay submission of tlie court formula. These rumors have been denied at the White House. It is said there that Mr. Hoover’s message of transmittal would go forward without any unnecessary delay, probably today. It is known at the Whit» House that opponents of the treaty are eager to get their hands on it. I They want it brought up at this session because their group is made up largely of those senators who also feel an extra session of congress would be a good thing. Republican friends of th " president such as Floor Leader Watson (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Feast Is Celebrated The feast of the Immaculate Conception was celebrated today In tho Catholic church. It is a holy day of obligation and one of the principle feast days observed by the church The masses at the St. Mary's Catholic church were held at five, seven and nine o’clock. Following the seven o'clock mass I lie children of the congregation numbering 306 were enrolled in tlie Children of Maiy society. The Rev. Father Joseph Hennes, director of the society officiated at tlie services. BOMB IS FATAL TO CHICAGOAN Tony May, ex-Newsboy Is Injured Fatally When Gift Is Unwrapped Chicago, Dee. 8. — (U.R) —Tony May. an immigrant who became known as "the millionaire newsboy," died today of injuries received when a powerful bomb, concealed in a box which he believed contained a birthday present, exploded in his hands. May, who would have been 64 tomorrow, was fatally injured and his son. Eugene, 16. was seriously hurt, when, urged by Eugene, the father decided to op n his "birth--1 day present," received by parcel ’ pest, ahead of time. The box was delivered last Thursday. It wae 13 inches long 1 and 3 inches square. It bore the label of a mail order house. It was so arranged that when tho lid was “ lifted the explosion was set off. The blast was so powerful It (CONTINUED ON °AGE TWO)