Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 28, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1930 — Page 1

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ACCIDENTAL. GUN DISCHARGE IS FATAL

INITE SCRAP f PPE ARS NEAR | finish today I jver Told That His labalization Bill Will Be Passed iI’SE ALSO 1 OR PASSAGE bulletin Dec. 18—(U.R)— , house today passed by ,nimous consent a bill glv- . the federal farm loan |r(j an additional $150,000, I t or its (stabilization proim. The bill was passed immedtly after being reported rorably by the house approations committee. Washington, Dec. 18. —(U.R) mplovment and drought f programs were caught v in a no-man’s land of |r between President ver and Democrats in the ie and senate. Further v appeared inevitable. — harsh controversy which ■m! ii>' between the White Kq'-md congress with the (it |IIC short Session - mptoms of failing vital“^■^iit':,an Floor Leader Tilson |i,nine called on President >!,i< morning and assured -ba' ’ "satisfactory" drought bill would be passed by the. today. .son said the measure would SC.O.i'mo.OOO for seed and feed which is $5,000,000 more president asked. The new Tilson paid after his call. satisfactory to Mr. Hoover. |Mhp si lb .Ji and Democratic lead agreed to remain in s?s-| mi'll drought and unemploi■t relief measures are passed - far as drought relief is co:; ih” project in hand merely authorization and its pawsa ■ signature by tlie president not make a dollar available |Mstrii‘k‘!i farmers. It would be however, to expedite iron the appropriation itself ■it was expected this, too, lie passed before adjournm the house finds Reloaders carrying out Mr wishes in attemptiong to Democrats to accept a ■UOO.O Irought relief nte.isii would permit loans for feed. fertilizer, gasoline ami oil ■ none for the purchase of food farmers. jealousy between lhe and the farms figures here. are indications some New Democrats may desert their Sr-' to su PPort Mr. Hoover in to refuse loan ■continued on page six SH o ■■ CLINTON I BANDIT DIES ■entity Is Not Complete■b Ascertained; Two |g Others In Jail ■ a >iville. 111., Dee. IS — (IT) — confirming Jtis identity. ■»>n believed to be E. IL Hunter Haute, Ind., one of five who held up the Citizens ■ le Bank, of Clinton, Ind., last j^B S( lay, died in the Vermilion hospital here today. Hunter's companions wen' he was wounded in the aband two companions were ■Mreil near Sidell, 111., when a W Be 'aught up with them after a machine gun battle across of highway. A deputy slierslain earlier in the flight. condition was so si r ■ 8 that he could not be question hoarding the gang’s activities, refused to tell his name, but ■ °f the posse recognized him as and the initials. "E. 11. IL." W‘ ,(l °e<l on hj 8 arm, confirmed the ■yUticatlon. ■hunter's body was taken to a ■° r sue at Sidell, where the bodies ■^ is two slain companions lie tin- ■^® e '-l- An Inquest in Hunter's ■®‘“ was held this morning. ■ ae two unharmed bandits are in V at Newport, Ind., undergoing WWioning about other activities ■ th e gang. The $11,500 stolen front ■ e Clinton Bank was recovered returned.

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Hearst Manager Named New York. Dec. IS.- (U . R ). Ap . pointment of T. J. White as general manager of the Hearst newspapers was announced last night by I>. E. Town, chairman of the executive committee of the Harst publications, in behalf of William Randolph Hearst. He succeeds Col. Frank Knox who announced his resignation Tuesday. The new general manager was vice-president of Heart's Intel national Magazine Company. DISTRIBUTION IS COMPLETED FOR NOVEMBER Trustees, School Treasurers Get Checks From Auditor Harlow $18,804.61 STILL UNPAID The December distribution of the November taxes, totalini' $413.519.73 was completed yesterday bv County Auditor Albert Har 1o w and checks to the township trustees, treasurers of school boards and other taxing units in the county have been mailed. The November collection included $20,555.73 of delinquent taxes, which amount was one of the largest ever collected in this conn|ty. The state government received ! $53,064.75 of the November taxes, $17,404.00 of which was advanced to the state treasurer before the distribution was completed. I The amounts received by the I various taxing units in the county 'were: Blue Creek, $7,801.56; (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. 0 DEATH CALLS SENATOR GREEN Vermont Solon Dies at St. Albans Hospital After Operation St. Albans, Vt„ Dec. 18.—(U.R) — Senator Frank L. Greene, republican, died late yesterday at St. Albans hospital after suffering a relapse from his operation fcr a hernia. Members of his immediate family, including his wife and mother, were at his bedside when he died. Surviving are the widow, Jessie Emma (Richardson) Greene; two sons, Capt. Richardson L. Greene, attached to Fort Sill, Okla., and Stewart Greene of Boston, and a daughter, Mrs. Haris W. Alexander of this city. Funeral services will be held at the Congregational church Saturday, with interment in Greenwood cemetery. Frank Lester Greene was born in St. Albans, February 10. 1870. Family reverses forced him to quit public school at the age of 13, and he served as errand boy. later as stenographer and finally as chief clerk in the Central Vermont railway. In 1891 he entered the newspaper business as a reporter tor the St. Albans Daily Messenger. Light years later he became editor. Greene became interested in politics at an early age and attended several state and national republican conventions as a delegate, e never sought nor held office until elected to the 62nd congress to serve the unexpired term of th late David J. Foster, in 1912. Since then he served in the h ° u *® until 1922 when he was « ected t the senate to succeed the late Sen ator Page. Greene was re-elected to the senate for the term ending or whether he had any Greene attained a rank of cap tain during the Spanish-American war in which he saw active serM«L At the close of the conflict he was commissioned colonel. RUtl John V F'’ wVk^ U erTfn O a XnTspeSion tour, announced '» ”* s'eX successor to — (CONTINUED on paqb sIX)

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LOCAL AUCTION SCHOOL OPENS | DECEMBER 29 — Col. Reppert Announces Twenty-Second Term of [ His Famous School 50 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED The twenty-second term of! I Reppert’s Auction School, natI 'onally an d internationally 'known as the greatest auction I school in the world, will open [here December 29, it was announced today by Col. Fred Renpert. president. To date there are 43 students enrolled from 16 states and three Canadian provinces. Several probable students have not yet enrolled, but officials of the school stated total enrollment when the school opens would total about 50. The winter term of the school will be held in the Hensley building on South Second street, it was announced today. The lower rooms will be used as class and study rooms and the second floor will be used as a dormitory for the students who wish to stay there. The front part of the first floor also will be used each night and Saturday afternoons for auctions to which the public is invited. The first aucton will be hold Saturday i afterncon, January 3. All the members of last summer’s teaching staff will return, Col. Reppert announced and one now instructor, Col. Fred W. Ronan, Deborah, lowa, expert livestock judge and member of the firm of Ronan and Sons, importers and breeders of registered horses and livestock, has been added to the 'arge staff of experts. In commenting on the drawing power of the Reppert School, Col. Reppert stated that graduates of the local school were in every state of the United States and every province of Canada. Many have i become leaders in the profession [and are constantly securing more students for the school and boostling Decatur as one of the "finest and friendliest cities in America.” BUILDING SITE BEING CLEARED Niblick Lot Being Made Ready For Construction of Postoffice The house owned by Mrs. John Niblick, located on the new federal building site is being moved to a lot on West Adams street by the owner where it will be converted into a modem house. The clearance was ordered by the government a tew weeks ago, in preparation for the construction of the new federal building. The house is being moved in *wo sections and when located at its new place, will be remodelled. The other building on the lot at the northeast corner, now occupied by a restaurant will be moved soon, it was learned today. It is generally understood that construction of the new federal building here will start as early in the spring as weather permits. Contracts for construction will be let early in January. The site formerly was owned by Mrs. John Niblick and when it was sold to the government the agreement was that the buildings on the site should remain the property ot Mrs. Niblick until the government started building. Shopping days till Christmas

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 18, 1930.

Son Slays Parents; Flees F . W .- ?l . t 1 * Isi - ift /. k ft ■Mr / k, « I I f ’ Fl PF I I W i t BK JMBB > ■* i Mr. r.nd Mrs. Lee Brown (left) of Nashville, Ind., who were shot and killed by their son, Paul Brown (right), 29. who then set fire to their home and fled. The young man is thought to have become mentally deranged from Intensive work as an inventor. He claded a hastily formed posse ami officials are now scouring the country’ Ide.

COMMISSIONERS RE-APPOINTED John Peterson, Martin Smith to Draw Juries For 1931 Court Martin L. Smith. Berne, Democrat and John S. Peterson, Decatur, Republican today were re-appointed to serve during 1931 as jury commissioners for Adams circuit court by I Judge J.C. Sutton. The appointment | is made in December each year tor | a period of one year. The two commissioneijs were or- i tiered by the court to meet Decent-1 ber 22 to make preparations for the I drawings of juries for the four 1931' terms of court. Mr. Peterson and Mr. Smith both . have served as commissioners for j a number of years. Following the ‘ completion of preparations, the commissioners meet a week before ! each court session opens and draw i a petit jury of 12 men and a grand ’ jury of six men. The names are drawn from names | selected off tax sheets duplicates j and only free holders anil householders are eligible to serve on the circuit court juries. The jury commissioners are assisted in their duties by the county clerk, who at the name drawings records the names of those selected for jury service. \ $28,000 BACK TAX GOLI ECTEO Treasurer Gets Large Amount of Overdue County Money The collection of delinquet taxes during 1930 by County Treasurer Ed Ashbaucher was one of the largest ' in recent years, the total being more than $28,000.00. The county treasurer will receive $1,748.58 in 6 per cent fees this yea? which amount is almost three times as much as the amount received in former years. The fall collection of delinquent taxes amounted to $20,555.73 and the treasurer's six per cent tees amounted to $1,233.33. The spring collection of delinquents was $7,498 . 70; which with a credit of $65.00 ■ from previous year made the trea- • surer's fees $515.25. The law provides that the county treasurer shall receive a six per cent on delinquents when the taxpayer permits the tax to run until the next year. The county receives an additional 10 per cent penalty on all taxes which go delinquent. The recorders in the county treasurer’s office show that $18,804.61, remained uppaid on November 3, the final date for paying the fall installment before a penalty is added. , o — Lions Hold Meeting Members of Decatur Lions club and their lady guests were entertained at Monroe Tuesday night. A dinner was served by the Methodist church ladies of Monroe. E. T. Wallace of Purdue University was th* chief speaker following the banquet. Other guests of the club include L. E. Archbold and Roy Price.

Physician Is Injured I Dr. Van Buskirk of Fort Wayne received a number of minor cuts and bruises in an automobile accident which occurred at the N’or'h bridge, noith of this city on state road 27. at noon today. Dr. X ’an ( Buskirk's car was sideswiped as another car attempted to pass on th ‘ bridge. He was brought to the Adams County Memorial Hospital where his injuries were dressed and where it was learned that his in- ( juries were of a minor nature. 8 O METHODISTS NAME OFFICERS; iW. Guy Brown Is Sunday School Superintendent; > Others Announced I | W. Guy Brown, principal of Deca- [ I tur high school was elected super-!' intendent of the Methodist Sunday; I School to succeed Earl D. Colter, at i I the annual election of office) s held! i Wednesday night. Prof. Brown will' I take office the first Sunday in Jan- j 1 uary. W. F. Beery was elected associate I I Superintendent, other department j heads were named as follows: Intermediate superintendent Miss I Effie Patton. Beginners superintendent, Miss Mary Suttles. Primary superintendent, Miss Bernice Nelson. Adult department superintendent, Russell Owen. I Missionary superintendent, Mrs. I Giles Porter. Temperance superintendent E. N. Wicks. Home department superitendent. ! Mrs. Leigh Bowen. Associate to Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. W. O. Little. Cradle roll superintendent, Mrs. A. D. Suttles. 1 Freeh Hower was chosen to serve . ' as Sunday School secretary and J. M. Doan was elected assistant sec- : retary. Fred Hancher was chosen as librarian and Leigh Bowen was ' selected as assistant. John B. Stults was elected treasurer. 5 The teaching staff for all classes 1 will be chosen by the new officers and announced when the newly 1 elected officers assume their duties. I 0 MUBDEBSWIFE; ENDS OWN LIFE r i Plymouth Couple Found Dead Late Wednesday; To Probe Case Plymouth, Ind., Dec. 18.— Death of Edward Baker, 55, and his wife, Sarah, 47, whose bodies ’ were found in their homes in Plymouth yesterday afternoon, was believed the result of a murdersuicide pact. Authorities believed that Baker , shot his wife to death, then slashed his own throat and fired three t bullets into his ’heart. t The razor and the revolver used . in the slayings were found in the r room. Mrs. Baker was to be given a ■ sanity test, as the result of a court i. application. I

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SCOTTISH RITE . 1 PLANSPARTIES 1 Children's Party Planned For Near Christmas; Committees Busy The Scottish Rite Club of this ’ i city is planning several delightful social events for the next few ( weeks. During the holidays a com- , mittee of which Dan H. Tyndall is < chairman will give a party for the i children and plans are being made , for a real time. On Tuesday, January 20, a party to all the members of the families , of the Scottish Rite members will be given at the Masonic hall here and the program which will be announced in detail soon, will include games, luncheon, dancing and music 1 by a special orchestra. The committee in charge of this event includes John S. Peterson, Carl Pumphrey, Dr. Fred Patterson. R. D. | Myers and C. A. Hurdg. Members ot the organization as I well as their families are looking forward to some happy affairs during the year. —.—o — Three Bonds Sold Three Health Bonds were sold' to local organizations today, W. Guy Brown, county chairman of the Tuberculosis League announced. They were a $5.00 bond to the Research Club; a $5.00 bond to the W. C. T. U„ and a $5.00 bond to the! Shakespeare Club. FRED ABN IS DEATH'S VICTIM Jefferson Township Farmer Dies Suddenly From Heart Ailment Fred Am, 72. for 25 years a, resident of Jefferson township, died suddenly at his home at 7:30 o'clock this morning. Death was said to have resulted from a heart attack. Mr. Arn was born in Switzerland October 26. 1858. When a young man he came to America j and 25 years ago came to Adams county where he has since resid-1 j ed. Surviving are the widow and j six children. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:15 o’clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Mennonite church at Berne, where the deceased was a member. Burial will be made at M. R. E. cemetery. o — Get Big Distillery Peru, Ind., Dec. 18.—(U.R)— Miami county's largest confiscated distillery, capable of producing approximately 150 gallons of sugar alcohol daily, was taken in a raid yesterday afternoon at the Frank Russo home in Pent. Russo, William Caffrey and Homer Buckalew were captured in the raid. They were taken to South Bend, and released in Federal court on high bonds. It took seven raiders six hours to destroy the distillery.

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To Continue Revival The interest in the revival meetings which have been held in the Antioch church for the last several weeks, is Increasing It was announced today, and the meeting* will con tinue indefinitely. The church Is located 4 miles went unit one hult mile south of Decatur. Special musical numbers will be features ot the Sunday church sessions, when two young men will entertain with banjo and mandolin duets. The Sunday morning services will begin at 10:30 o’clock and tne evening service at 7 o’clock. VALIDITY OF AMENDMENT TO SUPREME COURT Government Decides to Appeal Direct In New Jersey Liquor Case SETTLEMENT WILL BE SOON Washington, Dec. 18. —(U.P.) —The government’s decision to take directly to the supreme court the New Jersey ruling that the 18th amendment is invalid was taken today as an indication that the issue would be settled by early March. In the ordinary course of appeals it would take about a year for a supreme court decision to be reached. Attorney General Mitchell decided to speed up a decision by the highest court by eliminating the usual appellate court procedure. His instructions to this effect were issued, it was believed. in order that prohibition enforcement would not be handicapped by any cloud on the amendment. l>egal experts generally seemed to think that as a matter of actual (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ADAMS COUNTY MEN ARRESTED

One Confesses to Theft of Hogs In Allen Co.; All Well-Known Lloyd Bieberstine, 22, of near Berne; William Moser, 32, of Berne ! and John Hendricks, 26, of Wabash township were arrested today by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth, special deputy Wayne Burger and Dave Dubach, Berne town marshal I (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) General Electric Co. Employes Plan Party The employees of the General

I Electric Co. and their families will enjoy a Christmas program ami i party at the K ot (’. Hall, Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. A real Sanjla Claus will be present and will I distribute treats ot candy, oranges, and apples to the children. A pro- I gram including a two reel comedy motion picture will be presented, atI ter which round and square dancing j will be enjoyed. The General Elec- ; trie orchstra will furnish the music for dancing. I Fred Engle, general chairman of ’ the affair, stated today ’hat more than 300 children are expected to attend and there will be plenty of L : entertainment and refreshments. I I All employees of the General Elec- , 1 trie tor the past year are invited to ' I come, and may c all at the factory tor their tickets. [I —o ' Hunting And Fishing i Licenses Here for 1931 i ♦ The new 1931 Hunting and Fisht ing licenses have been received by County Clerk, Bernice Nelson, and may be secured now. They will not go into effect, however, until the first of the year, but those desirin'.; I to purchase the new licenses in advance may do ho. The old 1930 licenses will be good until January 1, 1931. The size of the 1931 license is ’4 x 2 1 /-! inches as compared with '■ a former sixe ot 6% x 5% inches, and is a more convenient size to '■ carry. The prices will remain the 9 same as in former years: SI.OO for H residence hunting, fishing, and 1 trapping licenses; $2.25 for nonresidence tlshfng licenses, and $15.h 50 for non-residence hunt/ig licenses.

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

SCHOOL BOY IS HILLED HEBE AT NOON TODAY Aloysius Lengprich. 11, Fatally Injured When Rille Discharges BOYS PLAYING ALONG RIVER Alovsius Lengerich. 12-ve:ir old son of Mr. tint! Mrs. August Lengerich of southwes! of Decatur, was accidentally shot and killed at noon today |hy discharge of a gun in the i hands of Vincent Lengerich, 12. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clement Lengerich of west of Decatur. The tragedy occurred along the St. Marys river hank south of the Monroe street bridge. Several boys were playing along the river during the noon school recess. The rifle, a 22-calibro gun, had been emptied of its bullets but one of the boys in tho crowd had brought some bullets from home with him. Vincent Lengerich picked up the rifle and a bullet was inserted. As the lad turned, the end of tho gun struck some object and discharged. The bullet struck Aloysius Lengerich a fraction of an Inch below tho heart, severing a vein. The lad fell over and one or two of tho other boys ran for help. The boy was taken to tho office of Dr. S. D. Beavers, hut tho lad only lived a few minutes. Coroner J. C. Grandstaff was called. Vincent Lengerich, who was holding the gun when the fatal tragedy occurred, told tho same story as other playmates told. Tho lad was grief-stricken concerning the accident, and his father Clew ent lingerie?!, who arrived at tho scene shortly after tho tragedy I also expressed grief over the sad mishap. Vincent was taken home, al. most in a state of collapse. His playmates have the highest praise for him and all assert the tragedy was entirely an accident. 'CONTINUED on PAGE SIX)

0 _ * Good Fellows Club * The Decatur Casting Company and the Woman’s Club swelled tho fund of the Good Fellows Club today, by donating twenty-five dob i lans each. The money will he used | by the Good Fellows Club to make the poor children of Decatur happy ' on Christmas day. ; Previous total $303.33 Decatur Casting Co. .. 25.00 The Womans Club 25.00 W. A. Klepper family 10.00 H. P. Schmitt Meat market 5.00 Friend l.ou Friend I jut Friend .30 Employees of the City Light Plant 5.0 D Total $ v.;

LONE BANDIT GETSSS,OOO Plainfield Bank Robbed And 15 People Locked in Bank Lavatory Plainfield, Ind., Dec. 18.—flj.R) — One bandit locked 15 persons in a lavatory in the First National Bank here early today and escaped with between $4,000 and $5,000 cash. The hold-up did not become known for several minutes, when the postmaster walked into the bank and heard the prisoners boating on the door. Representing himself as a traveling salesman, the well-dressed bandit was waiting at the door for the bank to open. When C. E. Pike, cashier; Harry Hollingsworth, assistant cashier; and Margaret Plummer and Beulah Rader, bookkeepers, opened the bank, he ordered all except Pike into the lavatory. Eleven customers, entering the bank cne by one, were met at the door and tak n back to the room. Then the bandit forced Pike to open the vault; he then imprisoned him with the others. No one knew how he got away, or whether he had any accomplice.