Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1931 — Page 1

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;|ai EFFORTS 'WTO AMEND] •oQLMEASURE Kcratic Senators Mus-1 •\®SuHicient Strength Beat Opposition |K WOULD ABOLISH Kl’NT'i OFFICERS I Kwapoli*- Ee»>- <U.R) -Dem-] ' senators mi«v led today t | lt . Dooes school atten-i ■ bill t ’ engrossment | ■thir l rt'.j'iine without amend ! H despite effort- of Republibring about abolishment attenilance officers. measure would abolish H\nd count' attendance olTi-] Hand place th" duty in hands H't Sensing deal of the measure, Senator K Clements. Republican, proposed an amendKo abolish miinty officers, the state officers. HLrats rallfsl behind Senator Hr Cuthbertson. Democrat, H, a(l d obtained very sufficient votes to kill the by a vote of 22 to 21. K>vn bills wei-e introduced in and a dozen were ad to engrossment and third Hianapolb, Fe>-. 9— (U.RV-A bemass of legislation pro■l, confronted Indiana salons they ri-convened at 11 a. m., with one half the seventysession still to run. r determination to "do| a'seit -he tax situation as so on j as on the open-1 hu’ ryone apparhad his own views on what should Im taken. jar. the lawmakers have |M marking time, a waiting erysot some of the many for new means of raising rev It appealed likely today that would !„■ made this week ■ minor matters for conflation of the various taxation Senators will go into a of the whole tomorrow dismission" of the probThe disi ussion probably will HoN'TINCF.D ON PAGE SIX) IB —tjHed Adams County Homan Has Hip Broken wmdilion of Mrs. W. E. <4. who suffered a broken when she fell at her home, Route five, Friday evenH remains about the same to- ■ Mrs. Kintz is a patient at the n,s County Memorial hospital, she was taken Saturday Hoch Eady Home Is ■ Scene of Two Fires ■? lf> Decatur fire department two runs this morning to the Wen Eady residence, corner of ■ en!!l and Madison streets, small roof fires were re- • The first fire occurred at cclock and the second at 11 H* ' his mor ning. Both were by sparks from the chim- t a »<l about $4.00 damages ■ e reported. o— Will TROOP ■ATTENDS MASS ■ °f C. Troop Observes ■* COut Anniversary by I attending Services the twent -y--irst amp- ■ the » th v C ° y Scouts °f Ameri- ; ■ he members of K of c trooi> ■p^ anied by Scoutmaster Jim ] K t the children's . ‘ ( 8 , :3 ,° °' clock at the St. . ■it. . th ° lc chut 4 ;b Sunday. The t ■ their unifor,u< » and the , ■non . joseph Hennes in his Kizadn ° n the Boy Scol,t ■ the c n father Hennes stated Bed t„^° Ut plP ~ lge shon!d be en >- ■ toe hearts of every Ameri■e h? tbat Scout principles i ■t wao kee P f ng with everything ) ■| Un » Bo °i <l and that boys who 1 ■ter ao >. 0 the Scout Pledge could 1 ■ fn» n Ve ,heniselv es their God I Bed a B o>, I ' ather Hennes has i Kj, lla Plin of a Scout-troop I ■vitiea earnest worker in Scout ■ ■ S ' 1

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Mrs. Claude Ballington Booth, wife of the commander of the Volunteers of America, photographed in Chicago, where she plans to make a study of the organization's work in the Middle West. She will visit the penitentiary at Joliet. Mrs. Booth founded the Prison League in 1896 and her prime interest is in reforming convicts. DELINQUENTTAX SALEHELDTODAf — Property Offered in Com- ! pltance With New I,aw; Few Titles Sold — The sale of real estate for delinquent taxes was held this morning by Ed A. Ashbaucher, county treasurer in the east corridor of the court house. Fred Sehurger acted as auctioneer and called off the descriptions up for sale. When the notice of property offered for sale 81 were advertised 1 and at the sale today only 41 <ere offered, the other 40 having been paid previously. The sale was held in compliance with the new’ law passed by the legislature last week. The sale included only the delinquent taxes and did not take in the current tax payable in 1931. The law heretofore provided that the current taxes became due when a previous year's tax remained unpaid. The new law provides, “that the lauds and lots which have been returned delinquent for the nonpayment of taxes and which are sold at public auction on the second Monday in February 1931, shall l>e sold for the delinquent tax, interest and penalty only, but the current tax due and payable in Maj- and November of the year 1931, shall not be included and the delinquent taxpayer shall have the right to pay the taxes due and payable in 1931 on such lands and lots in Maj- and November 1931, as he would have done if such lands and lots had not been sold for taxes.” The penalty on delinquent taxes was six per cent, interest and the cost of advertising each descrip(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Attorney Myers To Address Society Lee Myers, attorney of Fort Wayne will address the members of the Holy Name society of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, at the regular meeting of the society to- be held at the K. of C. Hall tonight. The members of the society attend mass at the St. Mary’s Catholic church Sunday and received Holy Communion in a body at the seven o’clock mass. _o District Deputy Will Install Officers Donnelly Sullivan, Huntington, district deputy of the Knights of Columbus will be in charge of the installation ceremonies of the local K. of C. officers this evening. Dan. M. Niblick, grand knight and his staff of officers will be installed, following the Holy Name meeting which will be held at the K. of C. hall at eight o’clock.

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GENERAL BUTLER COURTMARTIAL CASE IS ENDED Secretary of Navy Adams Administers Reprimand To Marine Officer ITALIAN OFFICIALS REFUSE TO COMMENT Washington, Feb. 9 —(U.R) —The ! Butler-Mussolini incident appari ently was a closed chapter today, i ■ with all the figures concerned 'le i (•lining further enlightenment on * the abrupt ending of the intermit-1 ionally famous case. The general court martial of Major General Smedley D. Butler, scheduled to begin next Mondiy In Philadelphia, was called off with dramatic suddenness last night by Secretary of Navy Adams. At the same time, Adams, who instituted the proceedings after Butler's Philadelphia speech concerning Premier Mussolini of Italy. I made public the text of a repri-i mand administered to the veteran i marine officer. In cancelling the court martial. I Adams gave as the basis of his j action a letter from Butler in i which the general stated he I “greatly regretted the incident and. the fact that'my indiscreet remarks have caused embarrassment] i to the government.’’ Butler's letter contained no reference to Mussolini, and did not mention the part of the speech in I which he is alleged jto have detected the Italian premier as a hit-and-run driver and a menace) ‘ to world peace. The letter explained, however, that Butler believed what he said before the Contemporary club in Philadlephia January 19 was not to pass beyond "four walls,’’ all fCONTfNT’W ON PA4J» S'M ] I o County Bee-Keepers Will Meet February 13 The annual Adams county BeeKeepers meeting will be held at 7:30 p. m. Friday, February 13, at the Amish Christian .church in Monroe township. W. W. Hawkins, pres!/.nt of the organization, will have charge of the meeting. C. O. Yost, of the department of conservation, will discuss the status of bee-keeping. Plans will be made at this meeting for the annual inspection. ' ——— ■" o LUTHERAN HOME AT KENDALLVILLE Old People’s Home Will ( Be Established at Ken- i dallville Soon s Kendallville Ind. Feb. 9 (Special) 1 The Lutheran Old People's ’ Home Association of the Central 1 district, Lutheran Missouri synod, J in a special meeting Sunday after- J noon at the Lutheran hospital chap- ’ el Fort Wayne, voted to establish 1 the purposed old People's home of , the district at Kendallville. have charge of maintaining a home | have charge of maintaining lie home comprises Lutheran churches scattered throughout Indiana. Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. A delegation from Kendallville interested in the location of the new r home there was present at the meeting. The group included Mayor William Auman, Ray Rehwinkel of the Kendallville Chamber of Commerce and Rev. Martin Kretzmann, pastor of the St. John's Lutheran church of’Kendallville. A meeting of the board of direc- 1 tors of the Lutheran Old People's J oCNTINUto'’ ON page THREE) t o- 1 Two Checks For t Premiums Unclaimed < f William Linn, treasurer of the ( premium fund of the Decatur Free t Street fund has two checks for premiums won last year ?vhich he is i unable to deliver to the owners, t The checks are written out in the t name of Jay Charles Mann, for one dollar and the other to Ray B. Thomas for fifty cents. He mailed the checks the other day and they were both returned. The owners are requested to call at the Vance and Linn store and claim their checks.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, February 9, 1931.

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Principal P. Seshadri, of the Benares Hindu University, who will head the Indian delegation to the World Conference of Educational Associations, scheduled for next July in Denver, Col. Mr. j Seshadri is regarded as one of the | foremost modern education authi orities of his country. ROSA MG DONALD DIES HERE TODAY Wife of .1. W. McDonald Dies at 1:30 p. m. After Heart Attack Mrs. Rosa McDonald, 54. wife of J. W. McDonald died at her home, 127 Monroe street, at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon following a heart attack. Mrs. McDonald had suffered with heart trouble for the pas' few months, and had been betjfast for the last four weeks. She was born at Bluffton, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob AVerts. For the past 14 years she had resided in this city where she was a member of the Church of God. Surviving is the husband, and six children: Raymond Ralston and Bert Ralston of this city; Mrs. Loretta Henley of Fostoria. Ohio; Mrs. Ireta Schmiehl of St. Marys, Ohio; Cozy and Floyd McDonald, at home; a step son, Lawrence McDonald of this city; one brother. Jesse Werts of Van Wert. 0.: four half sisters. Mrs. Mattie Pace of Poneta,, Mrs. Flora Kirkman. Miss Ella and Miss Eliabeth Werts a'l of Rinchmond, and ten grandchildren. Two children preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. _ o— —— Fruchte Child Is Brought Home Sunday Margaret Fruchte four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fruchte of North Tenth street, who suffered a fractured skiUl when struck several weeks ago by an automobile driven by Ben DeVor, while playing near her home, and who underwent an operation at an Ann Arbor, Michigan, hospital, was removed to her home in this city Sunday. She is reported to be greatly improved. FINAL ROUND OF DEBATE LEAGUE Third Round of Debates Will be Held Tuesday; Three Schools Leading The third and last round of the debating league in this district will be held Tuesday night, Clifford Richards, coach of the Decatur high school debating teams announced today. The undefeated Elwood affirmative debating team will meet the Decatur negative team in the Library Hall in this city Tuesday night. The local affirmative team will go to Chester Center to contest with the negative team there. • The second round of the debating league was completed last week, and the standing of each team in the district is as follows. Won Lost Elwood 3 1 Portland i 3 1 Chester Center 3 1 Decatur 2 2 Madison 2 2 Dunkirk 1 3 Eaton 0 4

LARGE AUDIENCE' ATTENDS PLAY' Biblical Drama Is Pre-' sented at Zion Reformed Church Sunday A large audience attended the presentation of the Bible drama, ,|"The Women of the Bible" by the Phopbe Bible class of the Zion Reformed Sunday school last night. , The pulpi: platform afforded appropriate decoration of ferns, greenery land bulrushes. All the characters appeared in costume' and lighting et-' I feet was used for the different scenes with the accompaniment of pipe organ music and vocal music Interspersed by Mrs. B. F. Shroyer and Mrs. D. Goldner. The play was given in three parts The first part presented 'he finding of Closes together with the charac--1 ters. Sarah, Rebekah. Jochabed, Mir'jiam. the Princess, the three Maid ’jens and Aaron. The second part ' characterized Deborah, A lah, Naomi iOrpha, Ruth and Esther, together ■ i with the pantomime “Lead Kindly ’Light”. After Esther finished speak ' ing a group of children marched I from the rear of the church singing, |"O Mother Dear Jerusalem". The I | third part presented Mary the Moth- ■ Her of Jesus with the manger scene, the Widow of Nain, Martha the '] Worker and Dorcas Electa together .CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXt o BULLETIN Fort Wayne, Feb. 9—(Special) — The condition of Edward G. Hoffman, prominent Fort Wayne banker and president of the local Chamber of Commerce, was re- ' ported as critical at 3 o’clock this . afternoon. Mr. Hoffman suffered j : a fractured when nfe was thrown from a horse while riding in Franke Park Sunday afternoon. ■ Physicians were in consultation i tms afternoon and may perform an operation. lo' - ■ ■ British Freighter Ashore Off Florida Washington, Feb. 9—(U.R)--The I navy department was advised tol day by the commandant of the . Key West, Fla., naval station that] the steamship ‘British Chancellor’ | . was reported ashort off Gallenas | , Point, on the coast of Colombia i and in need of assistance. The steamship Statendam was reported to be 100 miles from the i distressed British Chancellor. The British Chancellor is a i freighter of 7.000 toils and is not ■ believed to be carrying passengers. 0 COMMITTEE WILL QUERY CANNON Activities of Bishop .In 1928 Campaign Will Be Investigated Washington, Feb. 9. — tIJ.R) — Activities of Bishop James Cannon. Jr., in connection with the 1928 presidential campaign, will be the subject of inquiry by the senate campaign funds investigation committee, Chairman Nye announced! today. The bishop was subjected to a ] lengthy investigation last week, by a church board which decided late Saturday night that the charges I made against him by four elders did not warrant a church trial. The church inquiry was understood to have covered Cannon’s political activities as well as his personal affairs. Nye did not announce when the new senate investigation would begin. Authority of the committee to in. I quire into the 1928 campaign was ' extended recently on motion of ’ Senator Glass, Dem.. Va., a polit- i ical enemy of Bishop Cannon. It was understood the commit- 1 tee would attempt to learn from 1 Cannon the disposition of a $48,000 sum regarding which he refused detailed information when he 1 appeared before the senate lobby ' investigating committee last session. 1 Bluffton Mgn Killed By Interurban Today i Bluffton, Ind., Feb. 9 —(UP)— ] Orla Dicken. 45. Bluffton, was injured fatally here today when the , auto driven by his brothen-in-law Oscar Markley. 50, was struck by an ] interurban. The auto was demolish- ( ed. but Markley suffered only slight - injury.

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COASTGUARDS AND FISHERMEN ! ARE RESCUED Ten Men Marooned on Ice Floe in Lake Erie Rescued This Morning MEN WERE MEMBERS OF RESCUE PARTY Pinehurst, N. Y., Feb 9.—<U.Rk — I Seven coastguardsmen and three who hdd drifted on an ice tloe in I ake Erie since rescue attempts w re disrupted last night by a broken line, were taken from the Hoe today, the coast guard announced. The men were rescued by guardsmen who had set out from shore at dawn to trudge some six miles across an ice shelf to reach the floe. The men were seen leaving the ice first by a plane, which flew over Pinehurst and dropped a note containing the information to the coast guard station here. I As the fog lifted, the United I Press correspondent on the shore here could see the landing of the I coast guard shift, which ha d brought the stranded men across the open water from the floe to the ice slielf. Dim figures of men, mere pins on th? horizon, could be distinguished. Upon landing, the guardsmen and the men they had' rescued started the long walk back across the approximately six miles of smooth ice shelf to Pinehurst. Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 9.— (U.R) — Coast guardsmen Und volunteer workers renewed efforts at dawn today to rescue three fishermen and seven guardsmen marooned on an ice floe from which 16 other fishermen and a boy had been rescued after more than a day and a night of drifting. The guardsmen marooned had been members of the original party taking off half frozen and fright (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) | o Report Coal Mine Explosion Accident — Linton, Ind., Feb. 9—(U.R)—The explosion which took 28 lives in the Little Betty coal mine near here January 28. is termed as “unavoidable accident” in the report by Albert C. Dally, state mine ] inspector, and Walker McKugh, l coroner of Sullivan county. Gas was blamed for the tragedy. I Wabash College Will Abolish All Hazing Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 9 —(U.P) —All forms of physical abuse in hazing, including the popular amusement of paddling freshmen during “hell week,” have been banned at Wabash College by agreement among the five Greek letter fraternities. With the passing of “paddling” lias gone the last semblance of recognition of “hell week.” SEN. CARAWAY MAY FORCE VOTE Arkansas Senator Threatens Action on Payment of Veterans’ Bonus Washington, Feb. 9. —(U.R) — Senator Caraway, Dem., Ark., today threatened to force a vote in the senate on payment of veterans' compensation, if no action is taken on pending legislation by house and senate committees by the end of this week. Caraway, on the senate floor, warned Chairman Smoot of the finance committee that he would move to discharge that committee from further consideration of his bill providing full cash payment unless some action on the various proposals is assured. Smoot said the committee merely was marking time until the house framed a bill satisfactory to thi> majority of proponents of the measure. He said some action was expected this week. Senator Couzens, another member of the finance committee, told Caraway he had informed the Re(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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Miss Amelia Earhart, noted i I woman aviator, who married George Palmer Putnam, wellknown New York publisher. The I wedding took place Saturday at | the home of Mr. Putnam’s mother! at Noank, Conn. MAN CONFESSES MURDER OF WIFE jCharles Nicelli, Chicago, Admits Killing Wife Early Sunday i ( Chicago. Feb. 9. — (U.R) —Charles •.Micelli, 35. was charged todaj- with ■ ] killing his wife and ' leaving her i body on their doorstep all night I while he slept. I! Chief of Detectives John Norton ■ | said Michelli had confessed killing I Frances Micelli. 30, because he be- ! lieved she had been going out with 'other men on nights when she told | him she was working. I Micelli himself had not worked for two years. Mrs. Micelli was employed nights as a bookbinder for a printing company. Usually she arrived home about 1 a. m. A fortnight ago, Norton said, Micelli learned that his wife had not I ■ j (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | mm s, new WILL TESTIFY Former Postmaster General Will Appear Before Committee Soon Washington, Feb. 9—(UP)—Former postmaster general Harry S. New today wrote to chairman Blaine of the Senate committee investigating leases of postoffices re- ; questing that he be permitted to appear before the evidence taken by the committee. The committee has heard a variety of testimony containing charg jes or implications of irregularities in leasing postoffices during the time that New was postmaster general. Blaine told the United Press today he had informed New he would be invited to appear. Blaine said New’s letter was a brief request for an opportunity to testify and did (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. - —— O I —— Appoint Governor General of Canada L London Feb. 9—(UP)—The Earl ; of Bissborough, Vere Brababon Pon- ; sonby. was appointed today as gov- | ernor General or Canada, succeed- | ing Lord Willingdon, who has been , named Viceroy of India. , The Earl of Bessborough, ninth of the line created in 1739. was on , Oct. 27, 1880, and served in France , during the World War. ——o— — | Senate Committee Appoints Marshal Washington. Feb. 9—(UP)—The!' Senate judiciary committee today < agreed to report favorably the fol- l lowing nomination: I Alf G. Meloy, to be U. S. Marshal f of the southern district of Indiana. I

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SENATE LEADERS WILL PROPOSE PARTY ACTION Republican Caucus Agrees to Extra Meetings to Discuss Measures BONUS AND DROUGHT RELIEF DISCUSSED Washington, Feb. 9.— <U.R) —A program of night sessions ami party action with respect to the soldier bonus ami drought relief was tentatively worked out today by a senate Republican caucus. Majority Leader Watson said the caucus had discussed only the three matters. The republicans agreed night sessions would be resorted to after tonight if the legislative situation warrants. The hold of a single night session tomorrow had been agreed upon previously. The senate finance committee's decision to suspend action on veterans’ compensation legislation until tlie house committee has acted was acceptable to the caucus, and Watson said the administrations' interpretation of the drought relief program also was generally acceptable. There was no formal action at today's meeting. Watson said. He read to the caucus Secretary of Agriculture Hyde’s interpretation of the manner in which drought ri - I lief would be administered. The majority leader said his understanding was that farmers with credit could borrow funds for any • purpose connected with agriculture unless a specific agreement to the contrary were attached to the loan. “Secretary Hyde's int -rpretation « was satisfactory," Watson said after the caucus. Watson emphasized that the government would have no money "to give for food.” The tentative agreement today among Republicans does not lessen progressive Republican opposition to the drought relief compromise. Minority Leader Robinson was scheduled today to announce in the senate the formal Democratic interpretation of the drought relief compromise. In the house the relief compromise was denounced as "a sham and a fraud and a fake” by Rep. Parkes, Dem.. Ark., ho said “my leaders can not compromise me.” “I'll go down,” Parks shouted in the first outburst against the com(CONTINUED ON PAGa; SIX) o : British Government Not To Call Meeting London, Feb. 9. —(U.R) — Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald told the House of Commons today that the government is not considering any proposal to summon an international round table conferejice on the subject of Interallied debts and war reparations. MacDonald's statement was m reply to a question asked by Cojnmander J. M. Kenworthy, v*lio sought to bring the question of a readjustment of war debts—which recently has aroused wide comment in unofficial circles into the House of Commons. CASH PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN Fifty Dollars in Cash Will be Awarded Winners in Ton Litter Contest Fifty dollars in cash prizes will be awarded th? winners in the Adams county ton litter contest this year by H. P. Schmitt, Decatur butcher. The pfirsjj prize, sls, will be used to defray the expenses of the winner to the Farmer's Agricultural conference in January, 1932. Second prize will be $lO. third $7.50, fourth $7.50, fifth and sixth, $5. All prizes, other than the first award, will be presented at the eighth annual farmers banquet. Entries in the ton litter close March 1 and may be made at Schmitt's meat market or at the office of the county agent. Adams county has at previous times led the state in number of entries and has had the heaviest litter in the state and it is hoped to surpass this record this year.