Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 17 December 1930 — Page 1

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lr RULING fc AMENDMENT | [is explained K Jersey Judge Says ■nstitutional Conven■ions Are Necessary I I. GO TO ■ <1 THEME COURT ■ Hjwark. N. J., Dec. 17.— K-The eighteenth amendKto the United States ■titution has been held inKhv United States Dis- ■ Judge William Clark, on ■ ground that it was imKrlv ratified. Ke decision, which will go Ktually to the United StatKprernc court, is based on Ke;, of th? constitution —the KdniL' article—which provides. ■ pinion <>f Judge ('lark, that ■ transfer of power from the Bid.ial states to the Federal Kim nt must be ratified by Ktutienal conventions rather ■ ,|p state legislatures. Ke Clark held that the ques- ■ covered by his decision was Kly a new one, and not the ■ as the point involved in the Kle.l natimal prohibition cases Ks’ii. when the eighteenth] Kment was upheld by the sit■e court. x K those cases," he said in a ■ary of his decision, ‘‘the ■ was considering the constituKity of the subject matter of Knenilm-nt. and was not asked Kcern itself with the manner Kiich it was adopted." ■erase on which Judge Clark: ■ was that cf William Sprague, ■rmer. of Wantage, Sussex Ky. N. J., who has been indict- ■ a charge of transporting and K beer. The case was defend- 1 ■y prominent counsel of New ■ and New Jersey, who had |, ■ to Sprague's aid, without fee. ■rder to make a test case of it. ■e decision, however, will not ( ■t the present status of Feder■ohibition enforcement in New ■y. Judge Clark said, since it ■t binding on the other district ■ judges in the state. It the office of John D. PenningI prohibition administrator for ■sylvania, New Jersey and DelKe. it was said there would be ■et-down in enforcement. Kited States Attorney Philip ■an, who represented the gov■ent in the case, said: ■he government will, of course. Eal the decision. Meanwhile. I understand ft, no other judge Ee United States nor the judges ■s district are bound by this ■ion, and therefore the enforce■t cf the Volstead act will con- ■ iu New Jersey until the r? ■Ping three judges of this bench ■decide in agreement with Judge Irk or until a decision of the ■r court is reached upon this ■ton." ■ge Clark said he did not think I decision on the eighteenth fcdment would apply to prefcs amendments passed under Be 5. The decision was con I’ONTINUED ON PAGE SIX» HE ATTACKS tamCTION pneie Mayor Says He pill Run for Governor “If Necessary” pmcie, Ind., Dec. 17.— (U.R) — por George R. Dale of Muncie r served notice that he will run I governor of Indiana, if necesp- “to get these parasites off the I'e's shoulders” — meaning the f ,p tax board. P a le’s remarks came subsequent I a dash between himself ami pd members in Indianapolis yesover Muncie's 1931 budget. “Ite tax board told Dale that it ' ta ke no further action in the *teet matter. It had approved a °Posed list of expenditures rec’tended by the city council, ilch was not entirely satisfactory Dale. Commenting upon the board s i ‘bn, Dale said that the 19301 d * et will be used next year, and Anybody wants to take the mat'fto the courts, it will be all !at with me.”

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Vol. XXVIII. No. 297.

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Tony (' Mops'') Volpe, henchman | of Al Capone and listed as one of Chicago's public enemies, who j was seized on a deportation warrant issued by Secretary of Labor William N. Doak. Return to Italy! faces Volpe, who is not a citizen of the I'nited States.

DEBATERS HOLD PRACTICE MEET Decatur High School Schedule For Year Is Announced Today Tbs’ Decatur high school negative debating team met the North I Side high school affirmative ‘ear.i in a no-decision debate at the Library Hall Tuesday evening. Both teams presented many interesting arguments on the subject,. "Resolved: That the installment buying of consumption goods should be condemned.” Miss Betty Frisinger of this city was time keeper, and Paul Hancher was the chairman. The members of the local team who performed were Edward Martz, Eileen Burk, and Helen Hain, and the North Side team comprised Oscar Dennis, Robert Gallmeyer. Rolland Meeker, ami | Miss Dye as alternate. Clifford Richards, coach of the Decatur team announced the schedule for the decision debates to be held during the coming months. Fol lowing is the schedule: January 27,1931, Decatur affirma-1 tive here. February 3, 1931; Decatur negative at Madison: Decatur affirmative meets Dunkirk negative here. February 10, 1931; Decatur affirmative at Chester Center; Decatur negative meets Elwood affirmative here. Mr. Richards stated that there would be several more no-decision debates before the regular series starts. — o Health Bonds Sold W. Guy Brown, county chairman of the Tuberculosis League today announced the sale of two health bonds, cne for $5.00 to the Knights of Pythias lodge, and the other tor $5.00 to the Eastern Star. —o Distribution Is Made The December distribution of tee November taxes was being made today by County Auditor Albert Hat low. Cheeks to the township trustees will be ready Thursday. Auditor Harlow stated. The cheek for | the state’s remaining 40 per cent distribution was forwarded today. K ~ ° -W * Good Fellows Club * C. E. Baughman donated two dollars worth of merchandise from the Baughman Five and Ten Cent Store, to the Good Fellows Club, it was announced toother contributors to the good cause are as follows. $270.13 Previous total ' “ ’ phi Delta Kappa 10^00 Friend Wendell Macklin ’ E . Lautzenheiser, Monroe • Fisher & Harris Grocery 5.00 Friend 35 Friend , $303.33 Total

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FILTER SYSTEM DISCUSSED BY CITY COUNCIL Water Purifying System May Be Added at Municipal Swimming Pool — BUSINESS IS DISPOSED OF The treating filtering of the' water in the municipal swimming ! pool was discussed by the city I council in session last evening. A representative of an equipment company appeared before the i council and explained how the ■ water could be chlorinated and: filtered. Chlorinating tlie water would i ' make it sanitary and would com- | ply witli state regulation of swimi rning pools. Filtering the water I would make it as clear as that i used in indoor pools. The equipment would cost about i $6,000 and it would be impossible i for the city to purchase the entire' I outfit at one time, members of the council explained. The matter was referred to the committee on public safety. Other Council Matters A petition for a street light at the corner of Washington anil Walnut street was filed and referr-' ad to the electric light committee. The council ordered an extension I telephone placed in the basement 1 of the new fire engine house on Seventh street. M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the electric plant, reported that a light had been erected on Line' street, in compliance with thoi order of the council. No Report on Signals No report was made on the I matter of erecting flasher .signal traffic lights at the Pennssyslvanla railroad crossings on Adams, Jefferson and Monroe streets. The matter is in the hands of the committee. Bills were read by 11. M. Gillig, chairman of the finance committee and were allowed by the council. Plans for extending the city's electric lines to the rural districts were brought up by Councilman O. L. Vance, and a report made as to the progress of this extension. MURDERER IS BEING SOUGHT Missouri Teacher Attacked and Killed by Unidentified Man Maryville, Mo.. Dec. 17.—<U.R)~ A posse of 100 men sought today the unidentified slayer of Miss Velma Colter, 19, who was attacked and brutally killed in a country school house where she taught. The countryside, shocked by tho discovery of the body last night, joined in attempting to apprehend the murderer, but with only meagre information. Bloodhounds were used, but failed, in the cold and darkness to pick up the trail of the slayer, and were taken from the hunt shortly after midnight. Will New, a young farmer told Sheriff England he had seen a man lurking near the school yesterday. The prowler leaped behind a tree to avoid being seen when Miss Colter emerged from the building, j New said. The young teacher's body was found by T. H. Thompson, at whose home she lived. He went to the schocl when she did not arrive home at the usual time. Entering the room, he came upon her body. She had been beaten on the head and her clothing was torn from her body. Disarrangement of furnishings of the room and blood stains on the floor indicated she had struggled to protect herself. Dr. C. V. Humberd of Branard, Mo., Nodaway county coroner, who made an examination, said he found evidence of a criminal attack. Miss Colter was serving her first term at the school. She attended high school here, was graduated in 1928, and was enrolled for one year in the Maryville Teacher’s college. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Colter, live on a farm eight miles from here.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 17, 1930.

Rensselaer Bank Is || Closed For Protection I Rensselaer, Ind., Dee. 17 —(U.R) I The Trust and Savings Bank of i Rensselaer lias been closed by directors to protect the interests of depositors. Capitalization of the bank was SIOO,OOO, deposits $830,000, loan;:. $770,000, and undivided profits SIO,OOO. E. J. Ranton is president and Judson J. Hunt, secretary and treasurer, _ STATE POLICE i TO ADD PLANE: r Chief Garrett to Purchase 1 Plane to Aid in Bandit Chases Indianapols, Dec. 17. — (U.R) —At least on.? airplane will be added to the state police equipment for , combatting lawlessness, according ito Grover Garrett, state police chief. t "If funds permit, more than one ' plane will be added,” the chief 1 said, following yesterday's attempt tc assist in the capture of five bank 1 bandits with airplanes. 1 “If we had been equipped to | carry on the pursuit from the air 1 inihitjiately after the robbery oc- £ I curred, the capture could have i been brought about much sooner, Garrett said. Rex Risher, state police captain, . is a pilot and owns his own plane, ( | Garrett pointed out. This ship will he used in law enforcement t werk, and Garrett indicated he t would ask the legislature for funds | to purchase a state-owned plane. , o t W allace Visits County 1 Mr. E. T. Wallace, extension ' dairyman of Purdue was in the county Tuesday and in company ' with County Agent Archbold visited a number of she members of the 1 Dairy Herd Improvement associa- 1 tion and in the evening spoke to 1 the association members at the Monroe High School. Mr. Wallace 1 complimented the members of the progress they have made with the dairy program so far. but calle.! their attention to some of the problems that are confronting them at the present time. They were very | much interested and asked that a | speaker be secured and a meeting held before the conference week at Purdue, so that if they see fit, they may send a delegation to this conference. o GENEVA LODGE HAS ELECTION Eastern Stars Select Mrs. Katherine Aspy As Worthy Matron Geneva. Dec. 17—(Special)— Mrs. Katherine Aspy was elected j worthy matron of the Eastern Star lodge of Geneva at the annual election of officers held Tuesday night. Earl Shepherd was chosen as worthy patron of the order. Other officers were: Alpha Chew, associate matron; A. R Farrar, associate patron; Blanche Shepherd, secretary; Eva Shepherd, treasurer; Betty Chew, conductress; Myrtle McWhirter, assistant conductress. The Geneva lodge is one of the strongest Eastern Star organizations In northeastern Indiana. The newly elected officers who will serve for a year will be installed at the first January meet . ing of the order.

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CONGRESS MAY NOT ADM FOR HOLIDAYS W atson Promises Action On Relief Measures Before Vacation BUSINESS TO COME FIRST Wa- hington, Dec. 17 —(U.R) - Congress will not adjourn for the Christmas holidays until emergency bills are passed to aid the | Jobless in the cities and the drought stricken on the farms, President Hoover was assured today by Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, Republican lender of 'he senate. Watson said that the $118,000,000 bill to speed up federal construction projects should lie on its way to the White House tonigb; .ith legislative action completed onight. He predicted, however, that differences over drought relief legislation probably could not be ironed out before next Tuesday. The Christmas recess originally had been planned to begin Saturday. Democrats yesterday had served gotice they would try to hold congress in session until final action was taken on tlie relief bills over which tlie administration is at odds witli the minority party and with insurgents in its own ranks. Tlie Democratic challenge was at once taken up by Republicans. “If we can possibly prevent it, there will be no adjournment for the holidays until these bills are passed," Watson said after his visit to the White House —his first this session. “We would be condemned by the country if we <li«l otherwise, and we ought to be condemned. "I will be happy, however, if we can get away by next Tuesday. “Tlie president is facing the greatest problem that any president ever faced in peace times. He has encountered them through no fault of his own and I think he is meeting them courageously. —probably better than we are up m the hill.” Secretary of Agriculture Hyde. (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) ACCUSES YOUTH OF KILLING TWO Girl Says Lover Killed Men to Impress Her; Is Arrested Independence, Kan., Dec. 17.— (U.R) Everett Haldiman, 17-year-old leader of a youthful bandit gang was confronted by police today with his girl friend's story tnat he killed two men to Impress her. The girl friend, Fern McNabb, 14, recounted that Haldiman, herself and another couple fled into | Texas after the killing of William Price, a bakery wagon driver, during, a holdup in Kansas City. At Tyro, Kan., she said, Haldiman killed another man, John Seibel, an attendant in a gasoline filling station which they robbed. With Fern and Everett when hey were captured iu Dallas, Tex., were Willis Hartley. 17, and Fern's cousin, Aletha Rush, 16, of Sioux City, lowa. Aletha and Fern said the boys laughed in telling about the rob bery of an aged man in which they took his life savings. "He got down on his knees before us and prayed and cried," Haldiman was quoted as saying. <‘lt was too comical for words." Fern told police that the Kansas City bakery driver was induced to stop when Haldiman shouted that he wanted to buy cake. When Price saw it was a holdup attempt, she said, he attempted to get back in his truck,. “When the shot was fired,” she said, "our automobile was past the truck. Everett, Willis and another member of the gang were in another automobile some distance behind us. “However, we saw the man fall to the ground and struggle to rise We circled the block, caine back land saw him lying on the ground.' Fern said the filling station robbery at Tyro was committed in order that Haldiman might demon strate his accuracy with an auto (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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BANK BANDITS ABE IDENTIFIED Wounded Deputy Sheriff Dies in Hospital; Loot Is All Recovered BULLETIN Terre Haute, Ind.. Dec. 17. — (U.R' —Joe Walker, Dana, Ind., deputy sheriff died in St, Anthony’s hospital here today from bullet wounds received when he attempted to halt the flight of five bandits that had held vn the Citizens State Bank of Clinton yesterday morning. Walker was struck by a bullet frern a machine gun the bandits had mounted on the rear of a stolen truck. Danville, 111., Dec. 17—(U.R)—The score of a bandit-posse gun-fight which began in an Indiana bank and ended in an Illinois cornfield, stood today as follows: Two bandits dead, another seriously wounded; two others in jail; a deputy sheriff dead; $13,000 in loot recovered. Joe Walker, Dana. Ind., the deputy was dead in a Terre Haute, Ind., hospital. He was shot in the stomach as he, Chief of Police Everett Helm of Clinton, Ind., and others, chased the bandits 50 miles i: across country in as determined a battle as ever was waged in the j midwest. 1 1 At Sidell, 111., near where the • battle ended, two dead bandits were identified last night as E. W. Landley, 65. Frankfort, Ind., and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) i o To Issue Park Bonds Indianapolis, Dec. 17 — (UP) — The board of park commissioner :s of Fort Wayne were authorized by tlie State Supreme court today to issue bonds totalling $250,000 tor establishment of a city park. In a decision affirming action of the Allen superior court. Judge Jul ■ ius Travis held that the park law 1 of 1917 was constitutional and tho c city park board has authority to es- • tablish a levy for creation of parks. ’ James T. Johnson and others contended that the law was unconstitu- • tional and sought to restrain tlie board from issuing bonds for park construction. 0 Will Present Play I “The Dutch Detective" a three | act farce, is the name of the play which will be presented by the Young People’s Society of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, in trie ■ school house located I*£ miles north and % mile west of Preble. Saturday and Sunday nights, December 27 and 28. A number of young people will take part in ‘he play, and rehear- .. sals are being held. The public is t invited. REVOLT BREAKS • IN GUATEMALA i Provisional Government L Is Overthrown Accordgr ing to Latest Word a New York, Dec. 17 —(UP) —Revfl olution has broken out in Guatema,f la and the government has been overthrown, private information res ceived by business men here today ). said. y The advices reported severe fighiing in the streets of the Guatemalan capital yesterday, in which the min- •' ister of war was killed. . A provisional government headed by General Orellan has been set up, s the information said. 0 The fighting had ceased today t and the capital was quiet. n i Washington, Dec. 17 —(UP) — A l ( ' rvolution broke out in Guatemala late yesterday and there was sharp e fighting in various parts of the city , t tlie state department was advised j. today by William J. McCafferty. n American charge d’affaires. e Guatemala City. Dec. 17 —(UP) — I] The government of provisional Pre , sident Baudillio Palma was overk thrown by a revolution yesterday. ■ | General Manuel Orellan, commanj der of Fort Matamorros, who led ’'the revolution, was named provi j i atonal president. Minister of war I General Mauro De Loon was killed JI during sharp fighting in the center I of the capital.

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Claire Fahy, well known aviatrix and widow of Herbert Fahy, noted i te-t pilot, was seriously injured when her plane nose-dived and crashed at Tonopah. Nev., Monday, She suffered a fractured skull.

DECATUR MAY GET FACTORY Representative of Toy Factory Inspects Several Local Buildings . Talk of a new factory in DecaI tur, for the purpose of manufactuf- ' ing a child's riding vclflcle. w.ts heard today following the visit here of a representative of a toy concern yesterday. The representative held a long conference with William Linn, ' president of Decatur Chamber of Commerce and other local men and he will return in the next few ' days, at which time the matter will be fully determined. It is understood that the concern asks no stock sale, but merely is looking for a building suitable for manufacturing its article. Several Decatur sites were inspected yesterday and it is under- . stood that two of the buildings - obtainable met with the approval > of the representative. Mr. Linn stated he would call ■ the directors of the Chamber of 1 Commerce together soon and ex- , plain the matter to that group be- - fore the representative returns. o COURT ACTION IS POSTPONED Senate Group Refuses to Consider World Court Protocols | Washington, Dec. 17-flJ.R)—The senate foreign relations committee voted today ten to nine to postpone reporting the world court protocols to the senate until the ■ new congress meets in December, .- mt. I Democratic members of the com- ■- mittee vot<)l solidly againtit de y lay. Chairman Borah voted with the Democrats. One Democrat, - Senator Walsh, Montana, was abII sent. Had he l»een present, the 1- vote would have been a tie because he has publicly urged conI sideration of the court issue as 1, soon as possible. The committee’s decision was a y victory for President Hoover who disregarded protests of Republican leaders when he submitted the V court issue to the senate this sesa -ion. He was warned submission p of «■<> controversial a matter might y necessitate an extra session. But ii the pret ident insisted the court bad to be submitted and that the senate could take the responsibility of forcing an extra session if - cne came. '• The vote was: 'Io postpone: Republicans — Johnson. Moses, Capper, Reed, '• Fess, Goff, Lafollette, Vandenberg, II Robinson of Indiana. Farmer '• Labor, Shipstead. >' Against postponement: Republi- *• cans Borah, Gillette. r — (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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EMRICK.BIEMER FOUND GUILTY AT FORT WAYNE Two Acquitted by Jury After Ten Hours Deliberation on Case 22 INDICTED AT OPENING Fort Wayne, Ind,, Dee. 17. —(U.R)—Eight men were found guilty and two were acquitted on charges of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition laws, by a federal court jury today aften ten and onenaif hours of deliberation. Those convicted were Dr. Guy Emrick, former Allen county sheriff: George A. Biemec, case proprietor; L. Blakely, former deputy sheriff of Allen county; | Elmer Kerns. Cecil N eds. John I Dornick and John Kelly, all of | Fort Wayne. Those acquitted were Claude Mason and Leo K. Miller, also of Fort Wayne. The eight men will be brought before FederSi Judge Thomas W. Sliek Friday for sentencing. At the outset. 22 persons wore indicted, but 12 cases were <1 sntissed for lack of evidence. Defense for Emrick yesterday presented Mrs. W. S. Mason. Waynedale, past president ami present vice president of the W. ('. T. I'., as a character witness for the former sheriff. I Several prominent Fcrt Wayn.i citizens testified for the defense as to the character of Biemer. o Governors to Confer In Indiana Next June Washington, Doc. 17 —(Ul’t Tti • next conference of Governors of the 48 states will be held at West Baden. Ind., on June 1, 71 was decided today at a meeting of the executive council of five governors. The group included govnYnors Franklin I). Roosevelt, N. Y.; John Garland Pollard, Va.; Gov. Dern, Utah; Gov. ( ase. R. I. and former Governor Hardy, Fla. o Man Ends Own Life Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 17 —(U.R) O. M. Bowers, 57, former Hammond store manager, committed suicide late yesterday by shooting himself through tlie head witli an automatic pistol at the home of ilia sister in Morocco. Friends said he was believed to have been deranged following a nervous breakdown several months ago. — -o Moose Plans Party The annual Moose party and program will be held at tlie Decatur 'high school auditorium, Tuesday December 23, at 6:45 o'clock instead of Monday evening as previously scheduled. A Christmas progra mwill be presented and all chil l ren will receive their annual tjea . o RELIEF WORK IN NEW PHASE State Game Division Head Feeds Qual, And Other Birds J Indianapolis, Dec. 17. — (U.R) — . Drought relief was extended into . a new quarter today as Walter i Shirts, chief of the state fish and game division, planned feeding i quail in southern Indiana. > Not only game wardens, but also - residents, are to be ask> d to aid. J Shirts explained. "Because grain and other crops t were burned out. there in little t left this winter for the quail to t scratch for and unless they ar? t given food they will starve" Shirt < » said. "Our warden force will be espec--1 ially instructed to take care of them, but farmers and residents of the villages and towns can also cooperate and will be asked to do [’ so. " “Birds of all kinds must be fed 1 in tlie winter in the areas where is heavy snowfall, and it is hoped that people everywhere in the state - will make an effort to provide feed."