Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1931 — Page 1

WEATHER lerally fair and mer torught; rday increasing ijnees; somewarmer In i portion.

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STERASKS ANGE OF RULE s j BASKETBALL S. A. A. Chief Says Mailing” In Game Is Going to Stop H INTEREST IS AROUSED 11 ianapolis, Jan. 2. — (U.R) Jl'irtual ultimatum that " “stalling” is eliminatMom basketball by the rules committee, the InHigh School Athletic iation will make its own lion to bring this about osier court play, is conM1 in the bulletin issued L. Trester, commissionlat.ions and responses coni to sportsmanship and -?y among players, students, . s and fans are lost when llisg takes place,'' the bulletin _ out. “There is little or no iK, physical, mental, moral •ial, for the players or oththe stalling game.’’ contended that “stalling’’ is ,ht which affects no other an nes rules, playing regulations ales eiiiiiinatu stalling almost U ly in football, baseball, tenrack and field work, swimgolf, etc.,’’ the bulletin says, e I. H. S. A. A. has never tat it should make the game ““for the playing of its games oes not desire to be forced uch a situation that it should uW ' game rules. There is a joint '.ball rules committee whose •''•■‘tßa it is to make games rules. e I. H. S. A. A. does recog- '' the undesirable features of —>g in basketball, however, and •eg the fact that much ill- . (dRg between schools and comi Hies has been engendered by There are many vements that can be made _ existing game rules.” ard rap is taken at the tolerfor stalling in the statement . "schools having teams that H*- n the stalling game can be accused of taking money unfalse pretenses, and these Is can present no legitimate ions to returning gate rei to the real owners. rhould not be necessary, howfor a tan to request the reof his money, paid to see an ic contest. If games are not to be played, public announceshould be made in advance is effect and the fan can go here. ie claim that high school athassists in the development 19 irness, honesty, courtesy and ;() other virtues, receives no >rt from a stalling exhibition. 1 too frequently athletic conTINUED ON PAGE THREE) — * o ACHING CASE "RIAL RESUMED ;3dl of First Defendant [a; Four At Marion Completed ' 'cion, Ind., Jan. 2.—OJ.R)—Trial obert Beshire, suspect in the ..Sbfirg of two negroes here last st 7, was resumed today asdjourument over New Year’s ren witnesses appeared for itate Wednesday’ and endeavas being made to complete the this week. rile four others charged with dicity in the lynching awaited at this term of circuit court, s. were indications that Shericob C. Campbell might not be d to face charges placed _ ist him by Attorney General rs M. Ogden. Campbell was seded •in office yesterday by White. convicted on a charge of negof duty, Campbell’s maximum shment would be removal from e and a fine of SI,OOO. As he ,anger holds the office, the fine * d be the limit of the penalty, lould Beshire be acquitted on complicity charge, it was also as somewhat doubtful if other seven men under indictt, would be tried.

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Sentenced «OKT Ur > Helen Carr, former justice of the peace of Galesburg, 111., who was sentenced to serve from one to twenty years in the Joliet penitentiary following her conviction on a charge of extortion. A jury found Miss Carr and her uncle, David Farrell, guilty of obtaining $25,000 from Dennis Sullivan, 70-year-old railroad man. LOCAL STORES TO HOLD SALES Mid-Wiriter Stock Reduction Sales Begin; Merchants Optimistic Decartir retail merchants today were preparing for their annual mid-winter sales Several will start this week and others will get unierway in the next 10 days- Local merchants started the new year with much optimism, due largely to the increased Christmas trading compared to a year ago. Retail salesman in all lines stated today that their business the two weeks before Christmas was far ahead of a year ago. With merchandise prices lower than a year ago and with local merchants offering lower prices than city stores increased trading is predicted here in all lines. Local manufacturing heads predicted an increase in 1931 business, but were prone to believe that in the manufacturing line business would increase slowly, probably slower than the shut-off of business several months ago. Adams county farmers had more cash this year than usual during mid-winter, due largely to the high prices paid for sugar beets and the fact that the general drought was not felt in this community as much as in others. The local beet sugar mill is just completing the second longest run in the history of the local plant and executives of that concern say that the run will be a profitable one, provided the price of sugar does not fall lower. o Hoffman Is Appointed Among the appointments made in Allen county by the new county officials was that of Dr. S. P. Hoffman as infirmary physician. Dr. Hoffman formerly lived in Decatur and came here from Linn Grove. He has been a practicing physician in Fort Wayne for several years. To Build Filling Station Col. Fred Reppert announced today that he had let contracts for the construction of an automobile filling and service station, on state road 16, east of the city at the Bellmont park twin bridges. The station will be built at once and will be open for business in the next few weeks, Col. Reppert stated. An attendant has not yet been named for the station. o — Quake Is Registered Denver, Jan. 2.—<U.R) —An earthquake of "first degree instensity” was registered on the seismograph at Regis College here today. Father F. W. Forstal, seismologist, estimated the center of disturbance was “not far off the North American continent,” Father Forstall could give no further information until he made a thorought check of his instruments, he said.

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HALL WILL BE | CHIEF SPEAKER Purdue Man to Speak at Farmers’ Banquet at Monmouth Prof O. F. Hall, member of the staff of the department of education of Purdue University and columnist for a number of farm papers will give the principal address at tno seventh annual Farmer’s banquet at Monmouth, January 22. Prof. Hall is no stranger in Adams County, having appeared or. previous Farm Banquet programs. His coming visit will be pleasing news for his many friends in Adams County. Tickets far the banquet are avail able now and are in the hands of Roy Price County cow tester; Miss Thelma Cogan of Monmouth high School and the county agent's office at fifty cents a ticketE. W. Busche well-known farmer of near Monroe will be the toast master at the seventh annual farmers banquet to be held in the Com rnunity building at Monmouth at i 6:30 o’clock Thursday night January 22. Mr. Busche has long been interested in extension work and community activities and those interested in the agricultural welfare I of the county are more than pleased to have him act as toastmaster. A number of Adams County farmers completed the farm record project in 1930 and those who wish to do this work may secure the farm record books at the county agent's office. Brotherhood to Meet The Men's Brotherhood of the Methodist Episcopal church of Decatur will hold an important meeting net’. Monday night at the church it was announced today. A program includ ing an address on a timely subject by a prominent Fort Wayne minister will be given. All men of the local M. E. church are invited to attend the meeting. Plans for the Brotherhood supporting the annual Methodist Revival services also will be made at th') Monday night meeting, it was stated. Special Service Held First Friday of the month services were held at the St- Mary's Catholic church this morning, a number of persons receiving Holy Communion during the 7:30 o’clock mass. Following the mass, which was said by the Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, the Rev. Father Joseph Hennes gave the Benediction of the Blessed SacramentBEULAH CHURCH PLANS REVIVAL Adams County Methodist Church to Start Services Next Sunday Plans were announced today for a revival meeting at Beulah Chapel Methodist Episcopal church by Rev. Glen Bryan, pastor. The first meeting of the series will occur Sunday morning with the pastor, The Rev Mr. Bryan, occupying the pulpit. The Sunday morning service will start at 10:30 o'clock. Two young ladies, Miss Blanche Harlan, Pianist, of Union City and Miss Harriett Davis, chorister, of Adams county will assist in the revival services and will organize special singing groups. Sunday night, Kenneth Shoemaker, Geneva banker and prominent Adams county young man will deliver the principal address. Rev. Bryan announced that several special speakers would assist him in conducting the series of meetings. No definite length of time for the revival has been set, and the meetings will continue as long as interest is shown, the pastor stated. The meetings will be held on week days each night at 7 o’clock, central standard time with the exception of Saturday evenings. The Sunday morning services wiii start each week at 10:30 o’clock. Rev. Bryan is starting his second year as pastor of Beulah chapel church. The public is invited to the revival meetings both during the week and on Sundays. Editors note: Photographs of Rev. Bryan and the Misses Davis and Harlan will be found on another page of tonight’s Dally Demo-, crat.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 2, 1931.

I I HELLO 1931! Phillip Edwin Aughenbaugh, I a 7-pound boy baby, was the | ; first baby born in tills city dur- | , ing the year 1931. He is the I second son of Mr. and Mrs. | Daniel Aughenbaugh and was born at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mag'ey on North Fifth street, ’ | at 11:20 o’clock, Thursday § I morning, January 1, 1931. Mrs. Augenbaugh was formerly Miss : I Dora Marie Magley of this city. | Both mother and baby are get- j ting along nicely. » ® o DEATHS LOWEII DURING YEAR Births Make Gain in Representative Cities of Nation Chicago, Jan. 2 —(U.R) — Fewer couple? were married and fewer died, but more childrfh were born ;in 1930, the year of economic depression, than in 1929, it was shown fn a survey compiled by the United Press today in 11 representative American cities. A notable fact brought out by the survey was that in all except one of the cities listed there were marked decreases in the number of marriages. In almost every instance, the county clerk or judges said the decrease was due to economic depression. The exception was Albany, N.Y., where there were 1,195 marriage in 1929 and 1,380 in 1930. In Detroit, County Clerk Thomas F. Farrell predicted a survey for the entire country would show there was a decrease in births for 1939. “The decline is not confined to Detroit,” said Farrell, in speaking of the decrease there from 33,710 births -in 1929 to 32,585 in 1930. “It is general all over the country,” he continued. “Increasing knowledge of birth control and economic stress of married couples are the most important factors. Babies cost money.” While the number of marriages decreased in all but one of tlie 11 cities in the list, the number of .births decreased in only four. The number of deaths was larger , in three cities, smaller in eight. In most cities where figures were available, increases were shown in the number of suicides nnd homicides in 1930. In Chicago, there were 487 homicides in 1930, compared to 391 in 1929. The number of suicides increased from 506 in 1929 to 581 in 1930. Not only was the marriage rate lowor than ip 1929 in practically all sections of the country, but, in most cases, it was lower than in a decade. In New York, where 63,337 couples were married last year, the rate was the lowest since 1910. The number of births and deaths also showed marked decreases in the country's largest, city. In Chicago, the number of marriages and deaths decreased, but there was an increase in births of more than 3.000. Divorces also increase here at an amazing rate, jumping from 9,772 in 1929 to 10,100 in 1930. More divorces were granted last year than in any year in the history of the city. Desertion and cruelty were cited as grounds in 75/3 per cent of the casee. It was estimated that about 80 per cent of the couples divorced had no children. Auto Fatalities 99 Indianapolis, Jan. 2.—(U.R) —Fatalities in auto accidents in Indianapolis in 1930 were 99, the same as in 1929, but there was an Increase in the number of persons injured, despite a healthy decrease in the number of accidents. o School Teacher Missing Warsaw, Ind., Jan. 2. — <U.R)' — School authorities at North Webster, eight miles northeast of here, began a search today for Miss Virginia Bowman, 25, mathematics instructor, who has been missing for a week. She failed to return to resume work after the holiday vacation which ended last Friday. Miss Bowman was last seen at Marioin en route to her former home at Jeffersonville. She carried only a grip, and her other belongings are still at her North Webster rooming house, prompting a fear that she might have met with foul I play.

RECORDER HAS 1,741 ENTRIES Many Official Documents Filled With County Ofcial During 1930 Mrs. Clara Anderson, county recorder, entered a total of 1,741 instruments on record during the year of 1930, according to the annual report filed today. This is an increase of 107 over the number recorded during the preceding year of 1929. Increases were noted in the number of chattel mortgages, sheriff's deeds, auditor's deeds and miscellaneous documents. The greatest increase was in the number of chattel mortgages, there being 773 recorded during 1930 and only 561 In 1929. Decreases were noted in the number of warranty and quit claim deeds, mortgages and mechanic's liens, for the year 1930. There were 506 deeds recorded in’l93o and 547 in 1929; 322 mortgages in 1930 and 415 in 1929; 773 chattel mortgages in 1930 and 561 in 1929; 39 mechanic’s liens in 1930 and 64 in 1929; 8 sheriff'.? deeds in 1930 and 5 in 1929; 1 auditor's deed in 1930 and none in 1929; 92 miscellaneous papers in 1930 and 42 in 1929. -— o Attend Relatives’ Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Sephus Melchi, Mrs. Cecil Melchi, Mrs. Russel Melchi and Mrs. Hubert Cochran went to Convoy, Ohio today to attend the funeral of Mr- Melchi’s nephew. Niel Gregg, who died at Toledo, last Tuesday. Services were held this afternoon. Rev. Brown to Speak Rev. Cletus Brown of Waynetown Indiana will occupy the pulpit at the local Baptist church Sunday morning and evening it was announced today. All members are invited to attend the two servicesQ Nine Are Killed Chicago, Jan. 2. — (U.R) —A fast Chicago to Montreal, Grand Trunk passenger train struck an automobile in' the suburb of Harvey last night, killed nine persons and brought the total auto fatalities in Cook county on New Year's day to 17, a record. KIDNAPED DOT IS RETURNED Heir to Brewery Millions Returned Unharmed To His Parents St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 27—(UP)— Adolphus Busch Orthwien, 13, who looks like Prince Michael of Roumania and is destined to inhere more than $50,000,000 rested toda.v at the estate of his grandfather after spending almost 24 hours with a kidnaper who did not harm him. Mystery surrounded the return of the boy to his parents, who were determined to keep a promise which they broadcast many times on New Year’s Day, that “Any amount” would be paid for his release “and no questions asked.” A belief that the kidnaping was merely an incident to the* robbery of the Orthwein chauffeur was expressed by members of the family and attorneys who declared not one cent of Ransom had been paid Although tired. Adolph himself was willing to talk after his return late yesterday, but was prevented by his parents and their attorney's from saying anything which might incriminate anyone or reveal the details of the release agreement. The bey was kidnaped on New Year’s Eve by a man who held up Roy Yowell, the Orthwein chauffeur as Yowell was driving out of the Orthwein estate. Yowell believed the man was a negro, but Adolphus did not know. “Then he drove me back and forth,” the boy told newspapermen last night in giving a censored account of his adventure. “Finally he said, "I got lost. Wc went with the lights on the car out for maybe 10 miles and then tne man made me get into another automobile. He had his collar around his iace and I couldn’t tell whethei he was a negro or a white man- I couldn't identify him now. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Funerals Arranged For I Railroad Crash Victims Funeral services for the three Convoy, Ohio, youths who were killed ’by a Pennsylvania train a few minutes after midnight on New Year’s morning, will be held Saturday and Sunday. Funerals for two of the victims, ! Deral Burley, 19 and 'Ward Mc- ! Daniel, 18, will be held Saturday land that of Morris Kreischer, 15. I will be held Sunday. The tragedy took place at the South Main ! street crossing in Convoy as the boys were driving home from a New Year's dance. The boys were killed instantly. BANKER TELLS KIDNAP STORY Claims Bandits Robbed Vaults; Locks Hold Doors Closed Chicago, Jan. 2 —(U.R) —The locked vaults of the Lawrence Avenue National bank defied mechanical ingenuity today, holding fast the proof of an employe’s story that four men emptied the safe deposit boxe-', kidnaped him and drove him to Milwaukee. Bank officials, told by a locksmith that the vaults could be opened now only by wrecking them, sat around tlie doors uncomfortably, facing a 48-hour wait until the time lock is released. John E. Malloy, assistant cashier of tlie bank, returned to Chicago in the company of a detective, although he was not under arrest, after appearing at central police station in Milwaukee, with hie tale of robbery and abduction. Malloy eaid he spent New Year's day at the bank, doing extra work. A mysterious telephone call to the bank, Malloy told the police, informed him that a bank examiner would call with three other men, to inspect tlie institution's books. Malloy said when four men appeared at the door, he admitted them without question. “They stepped inside, covered me witli pistols, and locked the outer door,” Malloy asserted. . “They remained in the bank for five hours, searching desks, and cabinets. “We have two vaults, one for our own records and money, the other for safety boxes. They got into the safety vault, which I had left open, and went through the boxes, but could not open the other. “When they finished, they marched me to an automobile, I dijove to Milwaukee, changed automobiles, and put me out,” Malloy’s story was telephoned to the bank officials. A safe expert examined the t’me lock? on the vaults, which had been set to open at 8:30 A. M. but didn't, and announced that the mechanism had been jammed, so that it would not operate until 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Until then, he said, nothing could be done without destroying the vaults. John H. Jeffries, vice-president, decided to wait for the automatic release. o Birthday Observance of K. of C.’s Postponed Due to the illness of Martin H. Carmody, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus anil the inability of other national directors of the Knights of Columbus to come to Decatur, the 25th anniversary celebration of Decatur council scheduled for next Tuesday has been postponed. The general committee, composed of Dan M. Niblick, chairman, met Thursday and decided to postpone the meeting indefinitely. The observance of the 25th anniversary of the local council will be held later, members of the committee stated. o Building Is Destroyed Baltimore, Jan. 2 (UP)—Fire that destroyed the four-story building of the Baltimore Post last night resulting in the death of one man and sligh* injuries to four others, failed to prevent publication of that newspaper today. Through the courtesy of the Baltimore Sun, which offered the use of its plant when it became known | that tho Post's structure and machinery were completely ruined, the. Post, a Scripps-Howard paper, immediately was enabled to transfer its operations and prepare for the Day’s publication.

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Father Guiltless in Son’s Death yr ■ BgaKM&.jga. -.— ■. ■- ■**j Dr. Cart A. Hinckley, well-known Chicago dentist, whom a coroner’s jury cleared of any suspicion that he had put his crippled 21-year-old son to death to end the youth’s! life-long misery. With the dead boy in his arms, the dentist was found Saturday in a gas-filled room of the family home. A pulmotor squad revived the father, but fail-' ed to resuscitate the son, while' the father insisted that he had died earlier of a heart attack. The dentist decided to end his own life' when lie was unable to revive his son following the heart attack. PRAYER WEEIT WILLjIE HELD Presbyterian Ladies to Hold Meetings During Week of January 5 The week of prayer will be observed by the Missionary Society lof the Presbyterian church start- | ; ng Saturday, January 5, 1931 at 9:30 a. m. and lasting not longer than one hour each session. The first meeting will be held at tlie home of Mrs. C. A. Dugan, 420 Monroe street. January 5. at 9 30 o’clock a. m., and Mrs. D. B. I Erwin will be the leader of devotions. The second meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. C. D. Teeple, Tuesday, January 9 and Mrs. W. A. Lower will be the leader. The fourth meeting will be held Wednesday. January 7, at 9:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. James Westveld and Mrs. J. U. Maynard will be the leader of devotions. The pastor will be present at all of the meetings and give a short CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE); o COSTLY FIRES START NEW YEAR Several Thousand Dollars Lost In State In 1931 Flames (By United Press) Flames got off to a roaring start in 1931, taking several thousand dollars’ toll in widely scattered ections of Indiana. An incendiary fire destroyed the residence and out-buildings at the Oscar Reed farm, three miles south of Winslow in Pike county. Loss, including two autos burned with the garage, was estimated at $7,000. Four buildings were destroyed in the village of Atlanta, Hamilton county, the loss being estimated at $15,000. They were the residence of Mrs. Rosa Phetias, barber shoip and lunch room of Garland McNew, and Church of the Nazarene. Fire, which originated in the John Ritter general store in Glenwood, Rush county, destroyed the store, the Ritter residence, and an | adjoining home. Flames also damaged the William Springer: home some $2,000. Loss of $40,000 was sustained I when an elevator at Liberty, Union county, burned New Year's morning. Destruction of the Callahan dry goods building in the business district of Rushville, caused an estimated loss of $30,000 yesterday. A $5,000 loss was sustained when the home of Earl Koidyke, Marion dairyman, was burned. Celebrations over New Year’s (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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PRESIDENT IS CAPTUREDiNEW LEADER RULES Captured Head Refuses to Resign and Says He Never Will Quit U. S. MARINES ARE ON DUTY Panama City, Jan. 2.—<U.R) —Revolutionaries seized the j capital today and proclaimed I a provisional government headed by Dr. Harmodio Arias. a 44-year-old lawyer. There was a brief conflict, marked by heavy machine gun and rifle fire. Insurgent I leaders said eight men had been killed and an undetermined number, including an American newspaper correspondent, wounded. President Florencio Harmodio Arosemena, Liberal party leader who took office on Oct. 1. 1928, for i four years, was taken prisoner by revolutionaries who slipped into the presidential palace from t inbalcony of an adjoining house and descended on tlie loyal police guards from the rear. The rebels met Aros menu on the second floor, taking him prisoner and holding him under guard in the palace. I I have not resigned and 1 will never resign,” was the statement which Arosemena gave the Unit d I Press after the palace was captured. A truck load of United States soldiers arrived from the canal zone to protect the American legatin. American Minister Roy T Davis conferred with Arias, who was proclaimed head of the provisional government. Arias is not a member of any political faction. Military police guarded the palace outside and civilian guards occupied the debris littered and, in some places blood-stained interior. Wild shots damaged the presidential palace. The movement against tho Arosemena regime was carried out rapidly during tlie night by youthful insurgents, many of whom did not even know how to handle their rifles. Thousands of persons stood on balconies in their nightclothes, watching the frantic gathering of rebel forces in tlie district where i the presidential palace was guardjed by police, armed with machine guns. The revolutionists were a colorI ful lot. A sturdy man who appearI ed to be one of their leaders wore la grey sweater tucked inside his I belt and snapped the trigger of his i empty rifle as he talked to tho correspondent. He did not appear at all worried or excited. Another, a large fellow in a soiled linen suit and wearing a felt hat, was summoned to the police station and started trolling off toward the palace with a message. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) MARINES SEEK BANDIT GANG Killers of Eight U. S. Soldiers Sought by Large Posse Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 2. -(U.R) —A patrol of 50 United States Marines today hunted a group of bandits who attacked a small Marine patrol from ambush, killing eight men and wounding two with heavy rifle fire. The wounded men, Private Mack | Hutcherson of Shreveport, La., and Private Frank Austin JackIson, of Lawrenceville, Ga., Were i expected to recover. The dead and wounded were brought here in trucks. Bandit casualties were reported as eleven killed and four wounded. The eight Marines killerl were; Sergeant Arthur M. Palrang. next of kin, father, Arthur M. Palrang, Fort Lyon. Colo. Private Ist Class, Irving W. Aron; next of kin, mother. Mrs. Cecilia Aron, Brooklyn, N. Y. Private Lambert Rush; father, Richard H. Rush, Gay Minett, Ala. .CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)