Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 20 January 1931 — Page 1

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bPPOSE REPEAL OF DRY AMENDMENT

■OOVER AGREES Itrongly WITH I THE REPORT ■tends lo Ask For More ■ efficient And Rigid || Enforcement ■’PROVES STAND ■gainst its repeal ■vishinilton. R) I ■ I’n'silciil Hoover today ■ ;t position stronglv ■ ( ; continuing th'' IMh ■niulliient and •’‘‘•oral Pro■ii'nn as no\k administered ■t intends to press lor still ■r, elliciml enliirceiiient. ■l(e announced this decision ■~; with manv political ■abilities. in his message transt| lf . Wickershain prohtbt- , ■ report to congress. K, f., r ;. s Mr. Hoover's influence ■ s the Republican party nation- ■ 'must -land firmly behind the K amendment or else repudiate leadership. ■•,. Hoover registered strong. of tlie cotnmisflionTl genK report opposing repeal of the K amendment and opposed any ■-sion of ii. as recommended by of tlie commissioners Kvidnaily. to give congress lati- ■ e in regulations—implying the to restore liquor traffic. r Hoover Interpreted the ISsu's of a majority of the commie■n as opposing repeal, apparentsince, only two members stood unconditional abolition of the ■endment. The other objectors ■ the present regime favored re■ion. not complete abolition, of ISth amendment. Hoover stated: "The fontby a large majority, docs ■ favor the repeal of the 18th as a method of cure the inherent abuses of the ■lor traffic. I am in accord with ■g view. I am in unity with the ■rit of the report in seeking steps to advance the ■lional ideal of eradication of social and economic and poevils of this traffic, to prethe gains which have been ■lr. and to eliminate the abuses ■iih exist, at the same time with an open mind the diffiwhich have arisen under ■s experiment." added that he saw serious ■ections to. "and therefore must ■t be understood as recommendthe suggested revision of the ■ h amendment, proposed as a ■ttible alternative in event the system does not prove ■ fONTINURH ON PAGE SIX) 'UTE OFFICER ISPEAKSIAN.JT ■rs. Florence Riddick gi 'Oys Will Speak Here On “Probation” Florence Riddick Hoys, stat's officer, will speak at a ■die meeting at the Decatur high ■mid auditorium Tuesday evening ■ uai 'y 27, at 7:30 o’clock. The ■ atins has been arranged by the ■ent-Teacher Association of the ■h M. F. Worthman, superin’endof the city schools. Mr rs - Bn > s has been invited tx> t.ie subject of “Probation” ■ hat citizens, teachers, county, ■''ship and city officials mav the possibilities of giving as ■ anrp in this important work per■>hg to the welfare of children ■> youth. ■’’-'png the past year, Mrs. Boys ■ dedvered raore than tive httnd■addresses in Indiana. Results ■ Adams county are expected to ■ a i arge audience to hear ■ "Peak. K ■°Pulatio n In 1930 Remained Constant Boyette, Ind., j an . 20-(UP)-o'm 11 '" 1 ’- 1 Ot I ' afa - vet to during ■ hhtr? " ed conata «t. unaffected f ths and deaths. ■ gures in the office n f Dr. M. M. ■ heaPh <let | ary Os the city boartl B deaths l° W6d 600 hirths al,cl ■ and th ? e death rate increasV'l Dr t V IUI >rate ‘bopped over ■ ’ Ur - Lairy said.

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Chicago Officer Beaten To Death Chicago, Jan. 20. —<U.R) —A Chi cago policeman, Hugh Kennedy, 35, was found beatt n to death today in Cicero. His body was found on a railwu,. > right of way. He was not in uniform, but was wearing his star. Neither a gun nor holster was found on his body. Kennedy had been struck squarely on top of th? head with a heavy instrument, Dr. Joseph Petrotski said. His hands were bruised, indicating he bad attempted to ward oft the blow. There was no doubt, police said, he had been killed somewhere else and his body taken there. o BAD CHECKS PASSED HERE Strange Woman Passed Worthless Checks Saturday Totaling $32.50 Two worthless checks, totaling $32.50, were passed on Decatur merchants Saturday afternoon by a strange woman. One check, for $22.50, was cashed at the North Second street Kroger store, and the other, for $lO, was presented at the Home Grocery. Both checks were signed with the name, Fred H. Cook. The larger check was made out to Joe Heimann, and was written on the First National Bank, of Decatur. The $lO cheek was made out to Mr. Smith and written on a Fort Wayne bank. Both checks were endorsed by the woman presenting them, who obtained merchandise and ca h for the checks. The woman was described cs being) 25 to 28 years old. weighing about 200 pounds and dark coinpfeWnrd. She was accompanied by a younger woman and a small child. No trafe has been found of the forger and her companions. o Election Supplies Given (Jut Today Election supplies had been obtained at 3 o’clock by 19 of the 34 precinct inspectors for the special election to be held Thursday. None of the supplies were given out-until 1 o'clock this afternoon. The election is to name a successor to the ’.ate George L. Saunders, of Bluffton, representative to the state house of represenatives from Adams and Wells counties. Members of Country Club Meet Thursday There will be an important meeting of the members of the Decatur Country Club at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on East Madison street. Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock. All 1930 members are requested to be present. —o Bomb Explosion In Buenos Aires Today Buenos Aires, Jan., 20 (UP) The explosion of bombs in three railway stations of Buenos Aires today caused wide alarm and a dozen casualties. Police information from the scenes of bombing, which were widely separated, said only two persons were believed dead. RIOT TODAY BY UNEMPLOYED Three Hundred Men Storm And Wreck Grocery Store In Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 20(UP)-~ Three hundred unemployed wrecked a grocery story at noon. The outbreak occurred at Reno men in search of food stormed and and Robinson streets, two blocks from the center of Iho business section and was quelled only after deputies threw tear bombs into the ranks of the rioters. The mob overpowered clerks and the owner of the store, tore food from the shelves and smashed dis- . play windows. About 75 city police [ and county officers answered a rio. call ad began making arrests. At least 700 other men looked on as the mob looted the store.

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS GIVEN Central School Pupils Presented Awards and Pins By Principal Final scholarship awards, and, leader and digger scholarship pins were awarded to 109 pupils of the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of Central school at the close of th° first semester. Seven' pupils recetv d final awards, 70 pupils received leader pins and 32 pupils received the digger pins according to a report made by Principal Bryce Thomas today. Final award pins are given to students of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the A section who meet certain requirements arranged by the faculty members. The requirements for a final pin are: a student must hold the leader pin four of six periods', a total of not less than sixteen A's must appear in the semester average column tor the two semesters representing the work done in the A and B sections of a grade, and a student must not fall below B in any subject in the semester average column for the two semesters representing the work done in the A and B sections of a grade. Miss Mary Kathryn Tyndall and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Purdue Students Need Employment Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 20. —<U.R> — One hundred or more Purdue University students are in need of employment in order that they may continue their training. M. L. Fish er, dean of men. announced. Many of these students will not be able to return for the second semester if unemployed. Dean Fisher said. Several women students have reported similar financial difficulties to Miss Carolyn Shoemaker, dean of women. o — COACH ESCAPES KIDNAPERS Leslie Reeves, Yorktown, Reports Attempted Abduction to Officers

Muncie. Ind.. Jan. 20. — (U.R) — 111-feeling over the Delaware countyhigh school basketball tournament of last Saturday was climaxed late yesterday by the kidnaping of Leslie Reeves. Yorktown high school coach.

Reeves escaped the kidnaping by i wresting a revolver from the man i who had him “covered" 1” the rear f seat of an auto, am' leaping i from the machine -le w s bruised, but not seriously. 1 Reeves believed that gamblers, ’ incensed because they believed he , contrivd to “throw" a game, wera , responsible for‘the kidnaping. York town supporters were angered , when they learned that Koontz, . star guard, was not in the tourney ( lineup. Reeves said he was out with an injured .ankle. The kidnaping took place at the Yorktown school, where Reeves was decoyed to the auto on the; pretext that representatives of an independent basketball team wanted to hir him as coach. o Ex-Cashier On Trial For Embezzlement Sullivan, Ind., Jan. 20—(UP) — A jury was selected and two witnesses for the state were questioned in the trial and Sulivan circuit of Richard Kirk, former cashier ot the defunct Shelburn State bank, on a chare of bankers’ embezzlement. Kirk is being tried for the second time on a charge of accepting a deposit from Claude German. Shelburn, when lie knew the bank was insolvent. His first trial result ed in a hung jury. —— — o Purdue Chemistry Head Dies Today New York, Jan. 20—(UP)— Dr. Richard B. Moore, dean of the Chemistry department c»f Purduu University, Lafayette, Ind., died today at Memorial Hospital.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, January 20, 1931.

1 11 Conclusions And Nine Recommendations Made Wickersham Committee Report Opposed to Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment, State eral Control of Liquor Business And Offers Recommendations For Enforcement.

Washington, Jan. 20. —<U.PJ Conclusions and recommendations of the Wiekersham commission's report on prohibition, signed by ten of the 11 members subject to individual reservations embodied in separate reports, follow:

“1. The commission is opposed to repeal of the Eighteenth amend-1 1 ment. “2. The commission in opposed to the restoration in any manner of the. legalized saloon. “3. The commission is opposed to the federal or state govern- j ments, as such, going into the! liquor business. “4. The commission is opposed to the proposal to modify the, national prohibition act so as to! permit manufacture and sale of: light wines and beer. "5. The commission is of the I opinion that the cooperation of the state is an essential element,' in the enforcement of the eigli-; teenth amendment and the nation- i al prohibition m t throughout the territory of the United States: that the support of public opinion in the several states is necessary in order to insure such cooperation.

“6. Tlie commission is of opinion that prior to the enactment of the bureau of prohibition act, 1927 tlie agencies for enforcement were badly organized and inadequate; that subsequent to that enactment there has been continued improvement in organization and effort for enforcement. “7. The commission is of opinion that there is yet no adequate observance or enforcement. “S. The commission ie of opinion that the present organization fdr enforcement is still inadequate. “9. The commission is of opinion tliat the federal appropriations for enforcement of the eighteenth amendment should be substantially increased and that the vigorous and better organized efforts which have gone on eince the bureau of -prohibition act, 1927. should be furthered by certain improvements in tlie statutes and in the organization, personnel, and equipment of enforcement, so as to give to enforcement the greatest practicable efficiency.

“10. Some of tlie commission are not convinced that prohibition under the eighteenth amendment is unenforceable and believe that a further trial should be made with the help of the recommended improvements, and that if after such trial effective enforcement is not secured there should be a revision of the amendment. “Others of the commission are convinced that it has been demonstrated that prohibition under the eighteenth amendment is unenforceable and that the amendment should be immediately revised, but recognizing that the process of amendment will require sometime, they unite in the recommendations of conclusion No. 9 for the improvement of the enforcement agencies. “11. All tlie commission agree tiiat if the amendment is revised it should be made to read substan-j tially as follows: : “Section 1. Tlie Congress shall have power to regulate or to prohibit the manufacture, traffic in

BOARDS NAMED FORELECTION Adams County Chairmen Name Officials to Serve at Special Election AU election boards for the special election Thursday, January 22, have been named by County Chairman Ed Bosse, Democrat, and Paul Graham. Republican. The County electio board, as reported in Monday’s Democrat is Bernice Nelson Adams county clerk and Rayipond Kohne and Harry Essex, Democrat and Republican election commissioners. The complete list of election boards follows: Democrat Board Berne C Inspector, Grover Baumgartner; clerk. Art A. Lehman; sheriff, Charles Marks. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into and the exportation thereof from the United States ami al) territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof flor beverage purposes. “12. The recommendations referred to in conclusion number 9 are: 1. Removal of the causes of irritation, and resentment on the part of the medical profession by: "(A) Doing away with the statutory fixing of the amount which may be prescribed and the number of prescriptions: “(B) Abolition of this requirement of specifying the ailment for which liquor ie prescribed upon a blank to go into the public flies; “(C) Leaving as much possible to regulations rather than fixing details by statute. “2. Remove! of the anomalous provisions in section 29, national prohibition act, as to cader and fruit juices by making some nni- ! form provision for a fixed alcoholic content. “3. Increase of the number of agents, storekeepers-agueers. pn> hibition investigators, and special j agents; increase in the personnel of the customs bureau and in the . equipment of all enforcement i organizations. "4. Enactment of a statute authorizing regulations permitting access to the premises and records ‘of wholesale and retail dealers a<> ias to make it possible to trade products of specially denatured ' alcohol to the ultimate consumer. “5. Enactment of legislation to prohibit independent denaturing plants. “6. The commission is opposed to legislation allowing more latitude for federal searchers and seizures. “7. The, commission renews the recommendation contained in Its previous reports for codification of the national prohibition act and the acts supplemental to and in amendment thereof. "8. The commission renews its recommendation of legislation foi making procedure in the so-called padlock injunction cases more effective. “9. The commission recommends legislation providing a mode of prosecuting petty offenses in the federal courts and modifying the increased penalties act of 1929, as set forth in the chairman’s letter to the attorney general dated May 23, 1930. H.R. Rep. 1699 “There are differences of view among the members of the commission as to certain of the conclu ions stated and as to some matters included in or omitted from this report. The report i« signed subject to individual reservation of the right to express these 1 individual views in separate or supplemental reports to be anI nexed hereto." AH members of the commission signed this report except Monte M. Lemann ot Louisiana.

THE SWEDISH PLAH Editor’s note: Several members of the Wiekersham commision suggest, in annexes to the commission s report on prohibition, that, a modification of the Swedish state liquor control plan might be feasible tor the United States. A description of the Swedish plan follows: New York, Jan. 20.—(U.R) —The sale and distribution of liquor in Sweden has been regulated tor the past 10 years by a st/ni-official company which handles the entire “prohibition” problem. The government adopted ths system as outlined by Dr. Ivan Bratt. The Bratt system works, briefly, , at. follows: The semi-official company (known as Vin & Spiriteentralen) is privately organized, with shareholders, but the government appoints a majority of its board of control. The government also names its (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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PUBLICITY CUTS PROFITS — !l!:noif! Financier Cuts Interest Rate From 50 To 10 Per Cent. Belvidere, 111., Jan. 20—(UP) — National advertising .even though it was free, hasn’t helped the mysterious business of Albert W. Benham. it was indicated today after his first “payoff’’ since he gained countiy-wide prominence because he paid from 25 to 50 per cent interest on money Invested with him. Benham who said the only difference between him and banks was thaf he gave his depositors a “cutin" on his profits, has reduced his rate of interest to a flat 10 per cent his investors learned yesterday when when they called for their money. The financier's little office located in a garage, was "urronnded by husky guards, who had orders to admit no newspaper men, when the weekly payoff began. During the last two years since Benham left his job as a factory shipping clerk and became wealthy in his mysterious business, he always paid off on Monday night. He has decided to discontinue this practice and paid off his notes during (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o State Engineers To Inspect Park Site Portland, Jan. 20—A letter lias been received by O. C. Fraser of this city from the department ot conservation, informing him that engineers from the department will come to Portland within a few days to conduct an investigation of the district in the northern part of Jay county and the southern p»rt of Adams county the site of tjje proposed park to be built as a memorial to Gene Stratton Porter. A bill is being prepared for presentation to the legislature providing for establishing the park. o — GIRL SHOOTS DAD'S SLAYER Helen Spence, 19, Shoots Alleged Slayer In Arkansas Courtroom Dewitt, Ark., Jan. 20 — (UP) — Helen Spence’s only explanation today of shooting to death Jack Wbrls 22, in a courtroom was that “he killed dad.” The 19-year-old girl drew an automatic pistol and shot Worls four times in the circuit courtroom as argument in his trial for murdering Cicero Spence closed. Murder charges were filed against her, and she was held in jail today. Worts’ trial opened yesterday, and was completed but for the jury decision when the shooting occurred late in the day. Self defense was the plea of the youth’s counsel. Spence was shot to death In a boat on White river. Worls claimed the two quarrelled, and he feared for his life. The girl was married to Buster Eaton, but they had been separated for six months and she had resumed her maiden name. WINTER WEATHER ARRIVES HERE

Snow Falls Today ;(’loudy And Colder Weather Promised Indiana Typical Hoosier winter weather greated Decatur residents this morning. A fairly heavy snow before a driving wind, started falling early this morning, and coming on top of the Monday freeze, made so ing slightly precarious, to say the least. Weather prediction for tonight and Wednesday is cloudy and colder. This condition is general in the country from Chicago eastward. The mercury dropped 15 degrees in Chicago in 12 hours and was still going downward. Blizzards are pre valent throughout the New England states. However, in the west alid southwest, the weather continued moderately mild.

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Man Charged With “Furniture Bootleg” I Terre H iute, Ind.. Jan. 20 —(UP) — Louis E. Rohs, 26, Chicago wos arrested here lust night and placOd under $:"<()o bond on a charge of “furniture bootlegging” placed by the Terra Haute Merchants’ association. The merchants charged Rohm owes the state more than S2OO in transient merchant taxes. Investigation of Ross and his wife was begun last week when local residents reported to the Merchants’ Association that furniture purchased from the Chicago couple for $475 had been misrepresented. Mrs. Ross returned the money when requested to do so. ■ ■ ' O —- — WOULD REDUCE SCHOOL DEBTS Bill Introduced To Decrease Bonded Indebtedness of Schools Indianapolis, Jan. 20 —(U.R) — A bill by Senator Earl Rowley, Republican, Laporte, intended to reduce the bonded indebtedness of school corporations, was among the six bills and one resolution introduced in the senate today. Senator Rowley's bill would establish sinking funds in cities of first, second, third and fourth classes to support construction aaid repair of school buildings. The funds would be raised by annual tax levy not to exceed five cents on each SIOO of taxable property in school cities. The money would be invested in tax exempt securities. Another l>ank association bill, offered by Senator Winfield Miller Republican. would limit Joans of private banka to 20 per eent of the capitalisation) ami of other banks to ten per cent. A resolution by Senator Frank S. Southworth, Republican, Plymouth, would authorize the governor to make an annual proclamation setting October 11 as General Pulaski day. General Pulaski was a Polish military leader who fought with the colonies in the revolutionary war. A bill prohibiting sale of mortgaged real estate until one year after foreclosure was introduced by Senator J. Clyde Hoffman, Republican, Indianapolis. At present, sale may lx 1 made immediately after foreclosure, with mortgagee holding right to redeem. Fights Lieber Indianapolis, Jan. 20 —(U.R) —The fight of Representative M. H. Evans, Republican, Newcastle, against Richard Lieber of the state conservation department, was carried before the house of representatives yesterday in a bill providing removal of the fish and game department from jurisdiction ( of the conservation commission. Untfer this measure the game department would be under a superintendent appointed by the governor, with approval of the Lieutenant governor, state auditor and speaker of the house. Sponsors were Evans; George E. Stolte, Democrat, Fort Wayne, and William B. Connor, Democrat, Indianapolis. State boards of health and education would be shorn of power to condemn school buildings, which would be transferred to local authorities, in a bill by Senator Lee J Hartzell, Republican, Fort Wayne. o 893 Pupils Enrolled In City Public Schools A total of 893 pupils are enrolled in the public scbols of Decatur for the beginning of the second semester this week, M. F. Worthman, sup erintendent of the public schools announced today. The enrollment is distributed atnong the five buildings as follows: North Ward. 107; South Ward 95 Riley building 115; Central building 292. and high school 284. There are 50 candidates for graduation in the senior class of the Decatur High School, at ‘he spring closing of school. o Hoover Will Dedicate Harding Memorial Washington, Jan. 20 — (UP) - President Hoover will dedicate the Harding Memorial at Marion, 0., Sometime after the month ot May this year, it was announced at he White House today.

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COMMITTEE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF AMENDMENT Ten of 11 Members Sign Report, Monte Lehman Favoring Repeal of Law SWEDISH PLAN IS FAVORED BY FEW Washington, Jan. 20.—-U.R) —The Wickersham commission’s prohibition report was sent Io congress today by President Hoover with 10 of the 11 members signing, with reservations, a general statement of facts and conclusions opposing repeal of the 18th amendment. However, a majority appended separate opinions favoring either repeal or revision which would permit congress t:> “regulate or prohibit” the liquor traffic at its discretion. After laboring months for an agreement upon a solution of the prohibition problem, the eoinmiHsion appeared to have end'd its d - liberations in an irreconcilable deadlock. Four of the 11 members endorsed a plan put forward by Henry W. Anderson of Virginia, a dry republican, for adoption of a modified form of the Swedish plan for controlled sale by private corporations under strict regulation, in states wishing to adopt it. Two other members favored this plan conditionally in event the present regime, after further trial, proved unsuccessful. The Anderson plan could be enacted by congress only if the ISth amendment were revised to permit jjjjmJation gj tjie ..liqupr traffic. ’ The commission agreed that if the amendment is to lie revised, it should give congress latitude either to regulate or prohibit manufacture and traffic in liquor. The purpose of this change would be to remove the compulsion on congress to prohibit all beverage liquor and to permit a more flexible system under which states desiring some form of liquor sai ■ could be permitted to have.it. Such revision was favored in five individual reports by commissioners Anderson, Loesch, Mackiutosli, Pound and Comstock. Baker favored it as an alternative in <-v; nt unconditional repeal failed, and Kenyon and McCormick favored it on condition that the present sys tern, after a further test, failed to succeed. Baker and Lemann favov(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o ENGINEER FILES DAMAGE SUIT Injured When Truck Derails Locomotive; Asks $20,000 Damages South Bend, Ind.. Jan. 20. —(U.R) —The man bit the dog here today, figuratively speaking, and it made a story. John J. Gasper, a Michigan C( ntral engineer, brought suit against tlie G. E. Bursley Company, Mishawaka, for $20,000 damages liecause one of tlie company's agent . drove a truck into the path of Gasper’s locomotive, derailed it, and sent Gasper to bed for four months witli scalds. The accident happened in May, 1929, at a crossing in Dowagiac. Mich. The truck not only derailed tha engine, but likewise a whole striti" of freight ears behind it; tore up the road, and otherwise disrupted transportation. o— — ■ Excused From Jury Duty On New Plea South Bend, Ind., Jan. 20. —(U.R) —A new excuse for escaping jury duty won out for A. J. Ballard, Marion, when he told Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick that his father was “serving a 60-day term in th sttae senate.” . Responsibility for the Ballard business interests fails on tin- son during the senate term of his fath- > er, Jesse Ballard, lienee his request was granted.