Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 17 February 1931 — Page 1

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Wflion Post Endorses Paul Graham For State Commander

■newillbe ■ESENTED AT ■district MEET ■j I’tbt to Sponsor to Elect DecaK r Man to State (Mike Strict meeting Wyfj.uooi). i I B. 22 Post IP- of .Ute Krriam 'Wcnliuin. Ih.aiur insur.■finan anti luinur post l^K, l| . ll|l | lT . as a cantii<late i tiiiim "I tli' - Legion. ■ (,r:ili:iin' s name was Kd la Um 'if'- Harrv a- ■ i."» " ask■K, local post to u<> on record jMJ,/.' of present inc Graham’s to tie ' :in<l s,a,e Tbo Post unani|K|,p .'..s’ stop ill f’-u til. ring Mr. candiilai y uii! be tbe •_■ his to tie- disat Elwood on February :'2. The state will Is- hold in AmlerAus’ist. 1.00 Ehing.-r, that t lie an Mr Grn■wi d ■ 10. nl post -.. .if' .n :1 .. .i ■' nr-s.-nt nt - i. r notiof the post's action and the o uionr mil that if.- ha in po-t In- p<-r- --•< sres-iit Ids 1.11110 to the leeting. Gr.li.iir -■ .a tho world - for more nr.-d an (i .. r . man prison |Me; :•■ .I n-.m'im. prior to of tin- Armistice. IS? hr was e lec ted com- - , ost and set vihsiiiirti..n a that capac|B He is w.'l known in Legion at. wit.; s niport of the of (hr a, liv t . contenders for honor. meeting las’ aight was atn' >'•• than ijs members local post, 0., hiding about Witness Takes Court ■ Order Literally Oloundsviile. \y v K . a R) ■ lbi ' court order "take the wit■*Bta<" was interpreted literc* today by Mjke Noval who stopped while leaving the room with the witness stand broad shoulders. a witness in a civil trial, ordered to "take the witness b> ' Judse James F. ShipK', Picked it up an d startl'd the room, K, ’’ as Noval ' s first visit to a •STMEMBERS ftIECONVENED £ ount * Grand K r °rs Meet This MornAlter Adjournment , CoUnly grand jury ■|L,.„ c tOday for hearing of ■L,.," £ ases sublni, ted by the j |lr - v * lad been adKZn e laat Frl dav. ■H"* 8 ‘ oday were tha t the ■ts ar(l m *i finisb its investigaKt ; ‘ p a^e its report to Judge ■hi/,; some ti'ne this week. ■ been | lhe third week the Jury ■’sued m Session - T he jury was ■’ins iLv° n , day ’ Febr uary 2. the ■"■andh °c f the Februar y court ■ a »<i invt S c >een hearin S witness- ■ bought h!?" nS SCVCraI mat ’ IB efore the members. ■ ree Persons Die I In Tenement Fire ■X we?' r eb ' 17 --AU.R)—Three ■fed an? ;A Urned t 0 deatb - eight ■ when f. 4 ° others r ®scued toKof inr [ re beiieved to have ■u«h\ ", dlary fir *Kin, swept g ’ “‘istory tenement here.

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Endorsed by Post * iiii 1 • ■rl w M - mHHHHHHHHBIHMHiB Paul H. Graham s' Decatur insurance man who was >' \ endorsed by Adams Poost No. 4.1 ’ I for State Commander of the Amer- - 11 ican Legion. Mr. Graham is a s i former commander of the local ? I post and his name will be present- ■! ed to the district meeting at I Elwood, February 22. AMENDMENT TO > WRIGHT DRY LAW e IS VOTED DOWN L J . House of Representatives t Votes to Kill Medicinal ■ Whiskey Bill, 51-45 ' HEATED ARGUMENTS FEATURE SESSION ’ Indianapolis, Feb. 17—<U.R) —The 11 Wright bone dry law will stand unaltered for another two years at 1 least, by action of the House of 1 Representatives late yesterday, in killing a bill that would have per- ' mitted physicians to prescribe whisky for medicinal purposes. The vote was 51 to 45. I Twenty-two of the 51 votes B against passage were cast by ReL pulicans, only three voting with the wets. With such a majority opposing a liberalizing measure, similar uc8 tion against a bill to repeal the L Wright bone dry law was considered certain. This bill now is pending before the committee on public morals, which deferred action on it until the medicinal measure had been acted upon. Arguments became so heated during debate of the medicinal bill that it was necessary for Speaker 9 Walter Myers to hammer for order 8 several times and. at one juncture, ' to order the aisles cleared of assemblymen as they wave d II clenched fists at each other and 8 shouted their demands to be '■ heard. 1 The first outburst came when a roll call was ordered on a motion 1 to substitute the majority committee report, calling for indefinite postponement for the majority report favoring passage. A demand that absentees be called was made by Fred A. Egar, I Democrat, Gary, author of the bill, i but only two were found missing. | One was J. Clinn Ellyson, Democrat. Hammond, and the other Thomas Hawkins, Democrat, Shelj byville. Ellyson was found outside the chamber and voted with the drys, but Hawkins could not be located after a search of- the lobbies. He 7 had answered the afternoon roll f call, however. .CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o i Gary Millionaire Gets Prison Sentence rt Hammond, Ind., Feb. 17. —<U.R> — Lazarous Goodman, 60, millionaire. Q former Gary department store own- ' er, was sentenced to two years in the Federal penitentiary at Leaven- , worth and fined $5,000 after he j pleaded guilty in U. S. district court; yesterday to charges of receiving and selling stolen interstate merchandise shipments. S Federal Judge Fred L. Wham ruled that Goodman also must pay the e costs of two trials, yesterday's and t another in 1928. The costs mav >- total $70,000. In the 1928 trial e Goodman was sentenced to two it years and fined $20,000 but he won s. an appeal.

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LEGISLATURE ACTS ON TAX i RAISING BILLS Pari-Mutuel Bill Advanced In Senate; House Passes Boxing Bill HARTZELL’S TAX MEASURE ARGUED In<litina|x>lis, Feb. 17 <U.R) Specific proposal for revenue raising measures held the attention of both houses I of the state legislature today. The Senate advanced a measure which would province an estimated three mil- . lion dollars per annum as J the House advanced the parimutual betting bill, which sup- , porters contend would raise more . | than one million dollars. . The Senate received the DemoI cratjlc platform inctome tax bill and voted to consider it as a special order of business in a committee of the whole tomorrow afternoon. The measure provides taxes on personal income similar to the federal bill. The House also advanced a bill which would license promoters lof boxing and wrestling events. I This measure it was said, would I add between 300 thousand and 500 ' thousand dollars annually to the state revenue. The Senate bill which was . argued for nearly two hours, would , tax all property of lodges, frateri nities, and sororities. Lee Harti zell, Rep.. Fort Wayne, author of the measure, estimated that the bill would place more than 100 million dollars of taxable WDperty on the tax duplicate. House votes unanimously Indianapolis, Feb. 17 —(U.R) —The I House bill proposing a personal income tax was passed by a vote ’jof 92 to 0 when it was brought up I I for third reading today. It now ’ goes to the Senate. Fail to Change Bill Indianapolis, Feb. 17.—(U.R) —Re- ' peated attempts of Republicans to 1 1 alter the personal and corporation ' income tax measures were repulsed i (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) r — ■ — . ■ o — ~ GOVERNOR WAS HONORED GOES! 1 L , Berne Chamber of Comi merce Meeting Attended By Governor Leslie . More than 100 members of the ’ Berne Chamber of Commerce atl tended the Lincoln and Washington 1 day program of the Berne organiza- > tion held there Monday night. Governor Harry G. Leslie was an I i honored guest of the Chamber of i commerce. He was accompanied from Indianapolis to Berne by State > senator Thurman Gottschalk, Berne ■ State senator Myron Huff. Martinsville, chairman of the state budget > committee. Representative Virgil , M. Simmons, Bluffton and Fred > Cunningham, also attended the ■ meeting. The meeting was one of the lar ' gest ever held by the Berne Cham- • ber of Commerce. O. F. Gilliom. president of the organization presided ’ at the meeting. , Talks were made by Charles 11. I Buesching, president of the Lincoln > National Bank, Fort Wayne and by I Dr. Louis A Warren, who represented Arthur F. Hall, president of the Lincoln National Insurance com1 pany, Fort Wayne. Dr. Warren, director of the insur(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ! o Credit Association Met Monday Night 1 The Decatur Automobile Credit Association held its monthly meet--1 ing Monday night at Campbell’s Tea '■ Room. This organization was forrn- ■ ed to exchange credit information • and the listing of past due accounts After the business session a two • course dinner was served the fol > lowing members: R. N. Runyon, I William Johnson, Clifford Saylors, ’ Herman Dierkes, Herb Kern, Jack I Ellsworth, Ed Ellsworth, Clyde But- > ler. Ray McDiiffee, John Bright, ) John Beineke, Perry Short, Dave Campbell, and Leo Kirsch.

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[Campaign For Books Will Close March 1 The committee of Rotarians, nam|ed to gather books for prisoners at the Reformatory, Pendleton, stated (today that the campaign would be J continued until March 1. at which time the books will be ‘■hipped to Pendleton. The committee stated that persons who wished to donate books could leave them at the Lee Hardware Store, Schmitt Meat Market, Lankenau's or the Omlor Confectionery. Those who have books and are unable to deliver them to one , of the above stores are asked to tele- i phone and a messenger will be. sent to collect them. Books of fic'ion. ' travel, biographies and history will ’ be accepted. Magazines will not be accepted at the Reformatory l o VOTE MEMORIAL TOE.G.HOFEMAN > — r— Anthony Wayne Area Council of Boy Scouts Adopts Resolution Carl Pumphrey, Adams county . chairman, attended a special meeting of the Anthony Wayne Area council. Boy Scouts of America, at [ Fort Wayne last night. The organization unanimously adopted a memorial to perpetuate the meini ory of the late Edward G. Hoffman. . The camping grounds of the scout summer home at Limbe.rlost, Syl- ( van Lake, near Kendallville, has [ been officially designated as the . memorial and has been named the . Edward G. Hoffman Boy Scout ■ camp. . Mr. Hoffman, at the time of his i deith, was president of the Fort . Wayne Area. He had been intensely interested in all phases of Scouting since organization of the ( national body 21 years ago. 1 Representatives attended the . meeting from the following coun-j > ties, comprising the Anthony i - Wayne Area council: Allen. Whitley, Huntington, Noble. DeKalb, Steuben, Adams, Jay and Wells. A resolution adopted last night, i by the council in honor of Mr. , Hoffman is as follows: “Whereas, it hath befallen us to lose the wise and able leadership of our distinguished president, to whom we are indebted beyond the power of language to express', And, Whereas, it is the desire of this body to perpetuate his memi ory and acknowledge the debt of gratitude that is ours; Therefore, be it resolved by the Anthony Wayne Area council. Boy Scouts of America, that, the camping grounds at Limberlost on Sylvan Lake, Noble county, Indiana, be. and the same is hereby forever officially designated and named The Edward G. Hoffman Boy Scout . camp and that the same be prop- ■ erly marked by a suitable perman- , ent marker.” LOnERYSCHEME IS UNCOVERED Thousands of Tickets on State Basketball Tourney Are Seized Indianapolis, Feb. 17. —(U.R) —Police and state officials joined hand’s today in investigating a high school basetball lottery scheme, as the result of the seizure last night of thousands of pool tickets on the state tournament to be played in March. These tickets, together with others on horse races at various Mexican tracks, and the Canadian Veterans’ Association sweepstakes were found in a stolen auto. Each ticket stated the holder was entitled to a share in “The (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Mid-Week Services At Lutheran Church During the season of Lent the Zion Lutheran Church of this city will conduct passion services every Wednesday evening beginning tomorrow night. The services will begin at 7:30 o’clock. The first of these services will be in charge of the local pastor, Rev. Paul W. Schultz. The topic of his address this week will be "The Doctrine ot Substitution.” The public is heartily invited to these services.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, February 17, 1931.

EXAMINATIONS > WILL BE GIVEN Baby Health Station Will Be Held at Library Friday, February 20 The Baby Health Station which is being conducted in Adams County each month by a staff composed of a doctor and nurse from the I State Board of Health, assisted ny the Psi lota Xi Sorority will be held in the Decatur Public Library on Friday, February 20 from nine o'clock in the morning to four o’clock [ in the afternoon. . All children up to three years of: age may be brought to the station I by mothers and each child will he weighed, measured, and given a complete physical examination, if medical or surgical care is indicated the case/ will be referred to tho family physician. Permanent records of these examinations are kept and mothers are asked to bring their children to the Health Station from time to time, so that progress in the ease may be noted. The Health Station is being conducted for the benefit of all children in the county and mothers living in the country are especially invited to bring their babies before the busy spring work of the farm makes it impossible for them to avail themselves of the opportunity. o Labor Secretary's Mother Dies Monday Washington. Feb. 17 —(U.R) —Secretary of Labor William N. Doak left today for Bristol, Va., where his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Doak, died last night of pneumonia at' the age of 86. ■ ' , ---o — Township Assessors Held Meeting Monday I Adams county township assessors met in the Chamber of Commerce room here yesterday. They were instructed in their duties by field representative Shank, of Angola. All assessors except W. H. .! Daugheroy, Blue Creek were present. Mr. Laugheroy was unable to i be present because of illness. The i assessors will meet again February , 28 to receive their supplies. ADAMS COUNTY WOMAN IS DEAD > ■ Mrs. Lucinda Mallonee, 79, Dies at Home in Washington Township Monday Mrs. Lucinda J. Mallonee, 79, well . known Washington township woman, died at her home, five miles southwest of this city, at 8:20 o’clock, Monday evening. Death was caused by diabetes with which the i deceased suffered for many years. Mrs. Malonee had been ailing tor several months, but had been bedfast for only a few days. She spent the greater part of her life in Adams County, living on a farm in Washington township. She was born in Ohio. December 22. 1851, the daughter of Isom and Sarah Elzey, both deceased. Her husband, Galleher Mallonee, preceded her in death two years ago. Surviving is a son, Melvin of [ Washington township, and a daugh- [ ter. Mrs. Mary F. Jones of Upland, three grand children, two great 1 grandchildren, a brother. Harve El- , zey of Bluffton, and two sisters, Mrs. Abe Hesher of Bluffton, and Mrs. Ida Hayes of Portland, Ore. Three , children, two brothers, and two sist ters preceded the deceased in death. Mrs. Malonee was a devoted member of the Washington Methodist . Episcopal church tor many years. , Funeral services will be held Thursday forenoon at 11:30 o’clock i at the home with Rev. Lester Wisner of Poneto officiating. Burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. County Hatchery i Meeting Postponed < The meeting of the Adams coun- - ty hatcherymen, Originally schedul- - ed to meet last night, will be held f next Monday, February 23, at Mons roe. The meeting was postponed . because of the Chamber of Comi merce meeting at Berne. Anyone r interested in 4-H poultry club is r asked to get in touch with county agent L. E. Archbold.

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KING ALFONSO HAS DIFFICULTY WITH CABINET Snanish Monarch Must Choose Between Liberal or Conservative Rule ATTEMPT TO FORM NEW CABINET FAILS Madrid. Feb. 17—(U.R>— King Al-1 ! foil so XIII faceil the danger of a] ' stalemate today in his efforts to raise a new and more liberal gov-1 ! eminent out of the collapse of Spain's seven year dictatorial | regime. The King, admittedly willing "to make all sacrifices necessary for Spain’s welfare," was carried by the rapid developments of the last three days to a point where he must choose a future course, apparently either toward Republicanism or with the "right” conservatives. Don Jose Sanchez Guerra the veteran liberal who became reconciled with the King in the present crisis, deeply disappointed the monarch when he reported he was unable to secure the support of socialists and republicans which | was considered essential to forma tion of a new cabinet. The King was then forced to face the necessity of turning back to the more conservative monarchial factions for leadership or of swinging further toward the mounting republicanism of the nation by following Sanchez Guerra’s suggestion that Melquaides Alvarez Gonzales, the reformist leader, ne asked to form a cabinet. “It is improbable that the King , will sele< t me to be premier,” ; Alvarez told the United Press, I “because of my conditions and policies. 1 believe it is improbable that a constitutionalist government will lie formed.” Meanwhile, Sanchez Guerra explained he had carried a completed cabinet list to the palace when (CONTINI’ED ON PAGI? SIX) o Escaped Convict Is Recaptured Today Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 17 —(UP) — Marion Smith, 28. an escaped convict from the Indiana reformatory iat Pendleton, was in jail here today awaiting the arrival of refor- | matory officials. He was arrested here yesterday by detectives of the VVein.'.iardt agency. Smith escaped from the reforma- ' itory September 14, 1930, after serving five and one half years of a 10 to 25 years sentence for robbery of a bank at Marion. Authorities believe he participated in the robberies of banks at Upland and Nobles ville recently. 0 LEGION FAVORS FULL PAYMENT Local Post Again Adopts Resolution Favoring Immediate Cash Payment Regardless of what Congress does in the matter of passing the Veteran’s loan measure, Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion, favors payment in full of the adjusted ser- ■ vice certificates at once. Members of the Post went on rec- ’ ord again Monda night as “unani- ■ mously in favor of immediate cash payment of the adjusted service ' certificates” and telegrams to that ■ eifeyct were sent to Senators Janies Watson and Arthur R. Robinson 1 and to Representative Albert H. ■ Vestal of the Eighth congressional ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE S'X) 0 Purse Found After Being Lost Two Years Millersburg, Ind., Feb. 17 —(UP) ■ Harvey Kauffman’s pocketbook ■ containing $54 has been recovered I after being lost two years. ‘ Truman Lecount. railroad section i bald, found it as he stooped to pick • up his lunch box near a fence along ; the railroad right of way. j Most of the purse had deteriorat- • ed, but the money, old bills of large size, was intact.

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Report Stone to Replace Legge * I w it James C. Stone of Kentucky | who is reported to be elated for post as chairman of the Federal Farm Board in the event of resig1 nation of Alexander Legge. VETERAN'S LOAN BILL PASSED BY HOUSE [I ~ House of Congress Overrides President Hoover I By Vote of 363 to 39 • . SENATOR HARRISON PREDICTS PASSAGE Chicago, Feb. 17. — (U.R) —A pre- • diction that the soldiers' bonus bill ■ will be passed by both houses of 1 congress even if it is vetoed by President Hoover, was made by Senator Pat Harrison. Dem., Miss.., in an address before 2,300 Chicago coal dealers and their guests. Speaking at the 25th anniversary banquet of the Chicago Coal Mer . chants’ Association, Harrison add- . ed that "there is no reason why ■ the treasury cannot refinance the . $7,000,000,000 bonus bill out of the . annual surplus." I "If the President votoes the bon- > us measure, congress will over-ride his veto," he said. “The treasury ■ has built up a surplus in excess of • the sinking fund of more than i $600,000,000 in one year, and while ' the bonus bill, if it passes, will ■ call for spme re financing by the ■ Federal government, it can be done with the aid of this surplus.” Washington, Feb. 17.—(U.R) —The veterans' loan bill poked a smiling face into the senate today, carrying one of the most favorable endorsei ments ever given by the house of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Exports Increase In January; Total Oft’ Washington, Feb. 17 —(U.R)—The United States in January exported $67,000,000 more of goods than it imported, but total foreign trade decreased by $287,000,000 in that i month, the commerce department announced today. Exports were $250,000,000, as compared with $410,849,000 in January a year ago. Imports were t $183J)OO,OOO, compared with $310,- , 968.000 a year ago. For the seven months ending in . January the United States exports t decreased by $1,010,956,000, while imports fell by $916,045,000. o Former Berne Girl Is Buried Today Funeral services were held at I 1:30 o’clock this afternoon at the Fort Wayne Missionary church for Esther Louise Lehman, ten-year-old ; daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus LehI man of Fort Wayne and formerly of Berne, who died at the Lutheran i hospital, Fort Wayne, Saturday night following an operation. Bur- , ial was made in the M. R. E. Cemetery, west of Berne. The deceased is survived by her ■ parents, three sisters, and a brother, all at home.

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POSTAL DEFICIT MAKES INCREASE NECESSARY President Hoover to Send Message To Congress In Near Future BIG LOSS FACES THE DEPARTMENT Washington. Feb. 17. <U.R) President Hoover will i shortly stud a message to I congress recommending an increase in postal rates, lie personally announced at the White House today. At the same time Mr. Hoover said he had signed the Kendall bill providing for a 44-hour week for postal employes. Pointing to the prospect that the deficit of the postoffiee department this fiscal year will bft close to $100,000,(8)0 the President said it. was alwolutely necessary that congress pass some legisla- | tion to bring the postal books near | i balance. The mounting annual deficits ot I the department are due largely to the free franking privileges and . aviation and merchant marine subsidies, he said. His message, he added, would take the form of a suggestion that | eongrese appoint some . sort of committee or provide a congressional investigation to determine a plan for increasing the postal revenues. ! Tlie message will contain no ! | specific recommendation for inI creases, but will recommend that I the . program for readjustment of 1 rates be left to the investigating I committee. Mr. Hoover said lie recognized the necessity of increasing tlie pay of postal employes and reduction in their horn's of labor. He added, however, that the government cannot continue to lose around SIOO,i 000,000 a year in this service. Mr. Hoover's action follows • closely tlie recommendation of I Postmaster General Brown that .■ first class postage rate be raised . from two to two and one-half , cents an ounce. Brown also transmitted to the interstate commerce 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Family Farm Will Not Be Displaced Lafayette, Ind.. Feb. 17.—(U.R) — . Large scale corporation fanning probably will not displace the fam- . ily farm in this country, although . it is likely the family farm of tho ■ future will be larger than at pres- ' ent, Professor Andrew Boss, of tho i University of Minnesota, said to- ■ day at a luncheon here, held in 1 connection with the annual farm ■ business short course at Purdue > University. Professor Boss predicted a future period when consumption will over- . take production of food products ; and intensive farming will supplant the large scale, low yield . farming now regarded with so ’ much favor. o . REPUBLICANS PROPOSE PLAN i [ k Congressional Reapportionment Plan Introduced: Adams Co. in Fifth ’ Indianapolis, Feb. 17. — (U.R) —A. 1 congressional reapportionment plan ! believed to embody recommendations of republican party leaders, was before the senate reapportion1 ment committee today. Seventeen [ republican senators signed th • ’ measure, which was introduced late yesterday. At the outset, it provides for 14 districts and one congressman to ’ be elected at large. Lake county was made a separate district as > well as Center township in Marion > county. The remaining Marion .■ county townships were attached to I two other districts. Survey of tlie proposed new disf tricts revealed that normally i republicans should, according"" to ' past alignments, gather majorities • in the first, second, fourth, fifth. • sixth, and possibly the ninth districts. The tenth and.eleventh districts (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)