Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1931 — Page 1

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,>IS FORCE "_W MENS •fMB HOLDUP mH .— RoadH Residents of Cedar- ■, Kas.. f orced to Mi n B lp 1,1 Bank K,,l,bery ndav Bcleviij.e bank sale. BeNEOI ROBBERY lion ■ Kan.. Keb 19 d’E’l — citizens were kidlares Hh’daF anil compelled to be M wi ijns assistants of two banH., rubbery of the Citizens Na- • The robbers escaped eS ..i-li and $15,000 in r ent bonus alter cutting telca:i.l i.capn a ire sto thwart “ ==^B 3l .-nt ( ,f :rains on the Mis railroad w is paralyzcut telegraph wires. masked and carry-Hriilo-rs and shot guns, appearK t at the Santa Fe railroad ami , mtnanded Carl Oswatchman, to accomthey went lo the Missouri station and awaited A. C. a . a:.-n reported for f > Ke ails io'.er.-d by shotgun.,, fellows are going to K rob tin- bank." one of the informed Crosley and Osmoved up the street National bank buildand (’shorn were told open the door. otit- r door was broken open four entered the bank. and Osborn were put to with the preparations open one safe. ■ u.mbinatton of one safe was »fi and .i drill was used H tie- . nitrogly9 tore be'ii doors front their J■ of C aplites todgged flyI of metal. I the money and t e lionets. | hastily left the bank. I throituh." said one to tiie I "You can go now.” The ran down an alley, entered and drove away, a woman kidnapp -d is .i telegraph operaLewis. Kan . earlier in the am! forced hint to drive to toward Cedarvale. young lain lits escaped with I Bntinued ON PAGE FIVE) 3 19 ° — ■due Specialist ■ Will Speak Feb. 26 I was made? today . i Bounty Agent 1.. E. Archbold |B-'lonroe McCown, horticulture specialist of Purdue UniH'Y will speak in the seventh roonl "f 'he Community ■torium in Berne at 7:30 p. m. February 26. McCown will discuss small and the spraying of orchards, of Adams county farmers signified their intentions of an acre or more of these fruits and these farmers and inte rested are urged to ■<l the meeting next Thursday, own will answer any ques- ■ concerning the small fruits laying of orchards. ■NERAL RITES ■ELDfORINFANT F 1 of Mr. and Mrs. Mil■n Swearingen Dies Pne Hour After Birth funeral serv ices were held clock this afternoon for ■ - ‘‘’ton Swearingen, infant son B,i ‘?' 1 Mrs - Milton Swearingen ■J*' 1 at the Adams County MeH Hospital at four o'clock WedEi y afteri “>on, one hour after The services were held at the Mrs. Lula Swearingen cor- ■ p and Marshall streets, and B ’ R- Lanman, pastor of the K, ,an church officiated. Intelwas made in the Decatur ceme It V ,‘ VI P S are the Parents, Milton ■ldn ' a "“ felc owearir.gen, me ■. P rents, Mrs. Lula Swearingen M ’city and Mr. and Mrs. Wil- ■_ Engle of near this city, and grandmothers, Mrs. Sarah ■L® of ne ar Monroe and Mrs. Helm of this city.

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Mystery Man Hurt ** "* * ' * -m. r? | yu * ~ ’Jbdßx I B W. Perkins Bull, friend of King Creorge of England, whose mysteriotts affairs have been involved with those of members of the millionaire Horlick family of Wis consin, was hurt, perhaps fatally, when an auto in whWt he was racing toward the Canadian border crashed at Quincy. Mich.

HAY FORKS ABE SENTTOSWEDEN Local Plant Makes Shipment of Handles to Eskelstuna, Sweden A shipment of 9.000 hay fork handles, manufactured by the La FCntaine Handle company of thia city was made this week to Eskelstuna, Sweden. The handles were shipped from Decatur to New York to a broker and from there will be shipped across the Atlantic mean and Baltic sea to Eskelstuna. The handles are made of ash lumber and were manufactured in thoj local plant and by Decatur labor, it is the first shipment of handles to Sweden made by the ’oral plant. In 1929 C. E. Bell, owner of the La Fontaine Handle company visit ed with W. J. Mougey former Decatur boy, then managing director of the General Motors plant in Stock holm and at that time became acquainted with the buyer who receives the present shipment of handles. Mr. Bell stated that export business was bolding up fairly good and that there was a little more activity in the foreign field than in this country. Many of the farm tool handles made here are shipped to England. General Butler Will Retire From Service Buffalo, N. Y„ Feb., 19.—U.RX— Major-General Smedley D. Butler plans to retire from the service next fall, he announced here after an address last night before the University Club of Buffalo. He already had notified officials at Washington of his intention, he said, and expected no refusal of his application to be filed soon. “No. I'm not retiring because of the Mussolini incident,” he told questioners. The fiery Marine corps officer had been ordered court martialed for a speech in which he implied the Italian premier was a hit and run driver. His reference was to that incident. "I’m going to deliver a series of lectures between October, 1931, and May, 1932,” he said. Monroe Glee Club Will Give Operetta The Glee Club of the Monroe high school will give an operetta at the high school Friday evening, February 20. The title of the play is “Love Pirate of Hawaii.” It is! being directed by Miss Viola Carter, teacher of music in the Monroe high school. The program will start at 7:30 o’clock and the public is invited to attend.

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OPPONENTS WIN MINOR VICTORY ON BONUS Bill Attempt to Limit Debate On Bill Is Defeated by Sen. Reed’s Objection HOOVER EXPECTED TO VETO MEASURE Washington, Feb Ift—(UP) —Opponents of the Veteran's loan bill in the Senate won a minor initial victory when the measure came up for debate at the opening of today's session. Senator Harrison, Detn., Miss., 'asked unanimous consent to limit debate, but Senator Reed, Repn.. Pa., objected. Reed's .objection serves only to defer adoption of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Woman. Two Men Take Dress From Berne Store Berne, Ind., Feb. 19. — (Special). —A strange woman and two men companions, whose identities have not been learned, escaped with an expensive dress from the Richardson Dry Goods Store, here Wednesday afternoon. The strangers visited the Spruuger Lehman store and were caught-’before they left with some stolen merchandise, and then visited the Richardson store. The theft was reported to local police but no trace of the strangers has ! been found.

Slayer of Three Is Convicted of Murder Boonville, Ind., Feb. 19—(U.R) - Conviction on a first degree murder- charge, was voted late yester- ' day in Warrick circuit col'rt herb for Shirley McNeeley. 37. confessed slayer of three relatives, with a recommendation that he be sentenced to life imprisonment. McNeely’s defense was built entirely on an insanity plea. He killed ids mother. Mrs. Mike Briedenbach; his stepfather, Mike Briedenbach, an an uncle, Tom Watson. The defendant also admitted, it was said, that he intended to kill four other relatives, including his wife. McNeely beat the three to death at the family home near Tennyson last December 26. o TO START DRIVE FOR MEMBERS Chamber of Commerce Committee Will Start Drive In Two Weeks — Leo Kirsch, chairman of the membership committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce stated today that plans were being made to launch tiie membership drive during the first wwek in March. Mr. Kirsch and his committee will meet tn the near future and plan details for the campaign. There are 15 members on the committee. Mr. Kirsch and A. R. Ashbaucher, president of the Chamber of Commerce hope to obtain two hundred members in the membership drive. Last year less than 90 men joined the association and tjie committee in charge of the drive hope to convince every merchant, professional man and manufacturer that he should join this year. It is planned to assign certain districts to the members of the membership committee and to complete the drive in one week, Mr. Kirsch stated. o Accountants Check Books of City Plant J. H. O’Neal] and T. R. Hindman of the state board of accounts are making a check-up of the books of the City Light and Power plant for 1929. Their report is being made up for the Indiana Public Service commission and will be filed with that body when completed. The Public Service commission had ordered a check-up of the books of all municipally owned plants in the state and the audit now being made .has nothing to do with the civil city.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, February 19, 1931.

Two Golden Wedding Anniversaries Observed Mr. And Mrs. William Drake, Union Township, Celebrated Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Tuesday; Mr. And Mrs. Ernest Schlickman To Observe Theirs Friday

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schlickman, residents of Decatur for the last 25 years, will celebrate their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, at their home, 311 North First street. Friday, February 20. Mr. and Mrs. Schlickman will be at home to their many friends, who may wish to congratulate them, during the afternoon. At the eveining celebration, the children and I other relatives will be present to i make the affair a happy one. I Fifty years ago Friday, Mr. and Mis. Schlickman were married in ithe Magley Reformed church, the Rev. George Beiser, pastor of the church, officiating. They made their home on a farm in Kirkland township, eight miles from Decatur, until twenty-five years ago when they moved to this city. | where they have resided since, i Mr. and Mrs. Schlickman have I five children, two of whom came ; from Denver. Colorado, to attend ithe anniversary. The children, together with one adopted daughter I are. Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. William A. Lawrie, Mrs. Rose Sage, and Martin Schlickman, all of Den ver, Colorado; August Schlickman of Kirkland township, and Mrs. H. B. Macy of this city. There are also six grand children and one great grandchild. WOULDEMBARGO FARM PRODUCTS; Rep. Burtness Proposes Embargo on Cereal Grains, Other Articles Washington, Feb. 19. — (U.R) — I Legislation to embargo farm proI ducts has no better than a 50-50 chance of passage by the present, congress, Rep. Burtness. Repn.. N. ! D., author of an embargo bill, admitted at a hearin gtoday before I the house ways and means committee. Burtness’ bill provides for a complete embargo on cereal grains, flour, palm oil, dry beans, butter and eggs. He said he believed a| prohibitive tariff on these products might be better ,but added that he had introduced the embargo bill because he did not think the ways 'and means committee would approve legislation affecting the tariff on specific commodities. He said there was a possibility that efforts might be made to include numerous other products once the bill goes to the senate. He opposed inclusion of embargoes on sugar, wool, and flax, saying his bill was only intended to protect (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PLAINTIFF WINS $1,320 DAMAGES William Boren Is Given Judgment Against City of Fort Wayne A jury in the Adams circuit court' late Tuesday afternoon returned a finding for the plaintiff in the damage suit of William Boren v$ tne | City of Fort Wayne. Judgment of $1,320 was awarded the plaintiff. Boren was suing for $15,000. The case went to the jury shortly after noon Wednesday and the jurors deliberated until 4:30 p. tn. when they returned their findings. The trial started last Friday and the evidence was concluded Tuesday afternoon. Argument by opposing counsel took up most of Wednesday morning's session and th s instructions of the court were then read by Judge Dore B. Erwin. ' Boren alleged in his complaint that he suffered serious injuries when he fell into an excavation on North Clinton street on the evening of November 7, 1927. Members of the jury which hear the case were: W. H. Patterson, foreman; Otto Hoile, Charles Sell enck, Loren Yager, Charles Abnet. J. W. Everhart. Martin J. Graber, Frank Neadstine, Ed Miller. John W. Cook, Ed Rumschlag and Fred H. Koeneman.

Mr. and Mrs. William Drake, residing east of this city, in Union township, celebrated their Golden ' Wedding anniversary, Tuesday, | February 17, 1931, with a dinner and social day. The affair was held at their country home where they have resided for the fifty years of their married life, and guests included members of their immediate family. The Drake home was beautifully decorated with yellow crepe paper streamers and at the noon hour n chicken dinner was served. The table was centered with a bouquet of pink carnations and yellow appointments prevailed throughout the dinner favors. Yellow tapers decorated with gold burned at either end of the table during the serving of the dinner. A family picture was taken after the guests were seated at the table. Many lovely and appropriate gifts were presented the honored couple, ami during the afternoon music was enjoyed. Couple Married 50 Years The couple was married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Krick in Union township. February 17, 1881, by Justice of the Peace. John Cline. ' (CONTINUED ON I'.OIE EIGHT) W orld Day of Prayer Program Announced The program for the World Dav of Prayer, which will be observed |at the Methodist Episcopal Church, i Friday afternoon, February 20, at 2:30 o'clock, has been annoiuited. The program follows: Music— Mrs. Carrie T. Hanboid .organist. Silent Meditation. Song, “Joy to tiie World'., Song,—“The Churches One Foundation”. Scripture lesson and prayer by Rev. B. H. Franklin. Offering. Solo, "How Beautiful Upon tne; Mountains” —Mrs. Dan Tyndall. Sermon. "Witnessing in a New Era" —Rev. Harry Ferntheii. Season of Prayer. Song, “O Zion Haste”. CITY OF MARION NEARLY BROKE Unemployment Aid Depletes Treasury and Officials May Lose Pay Marion. Ind.. Feb. 19.—<U.R>—Efforts of the city of Marion to help ithe unemployment by rushing street repair work, and other projects, have so seriously crippled the financial situation that the council was faced today with the likelihood of having to operate without funds for a month or more prior to payment of May taxes. So serious has the situation become, that a secret council meeting has been held, it was learned, in an effort to find some means of tiding over the crisis, but the only solution offered was that of skipping the monthly payroll. This would amount to a donation of a 1 month’s pay by every city employe. Another council meeting will be held Saturday night. | A plan to transfer $25,000 from the city bond and interest fund, and SII,OOO from the waterworks fund, miscarried when City Clerk Ray Norman was informed by the state tax board that it might make him liable. With this warning, he transferred $60,000 from time warrants to those two funds, leaving the city only $24,000 with which to operate until spring taxes are paid. The city cannot issue bonds to ’ carry itself, over, it was under--1 stood, and may be penniles for a month or more. ' Services Continue At Church of God The revival at the Church of God will continue until at least Sunday night. The attendance has been large and a number have been , converted. Rev. Bragg is preachi ing. A special service v’ll be held I tonight, to which the public is cordially invited.

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SENATE RIPPER Bill IS SENT TO | SECOND READING Measure Would Create Full-Time Highway Commission of Four Members — MINORITY COMMITTEE REPORT IS ADOPTED Indianapolis, Feb. 19 —<(J.R) —The jiSenate’s “Ripper" mil, which would create a full time highway commission of four members, one from each highway district, to be ipaid $6,000 per annum, to replace the present part-time commission, was sent to second reading today with adoption of the minority committee report. Vote was 26 to 19. Two members of the committee favored the bill, and four opposed it. Support of the bill was led by Senator Anderson Ketchum. Democrat. Greensburg, co-author of the | measure with Senator Charles Strey, Republi< an. Wabash. Senator Earl Rowley, only opposing speaker, charged that the bill | was fostered by personal animos-' ity of Strey for existing commission membens. He contended that no attempt to “smear tip" any state commission until graft has l>een proved or strongly indicated, and that the bill never should have l>een introduced until completion of the present investigation of highway affairs, and then only in event discrepancies were shown. Ketchum based his plea on the argument that any commission spending more than S2O,tMH),OOO of the state’s money per annum should be a full-time body. He asked, however, that second reading of the bill l>e delayed until after the investigating committee has roportetl. •The House bill fostered by Sigma Delta Chi journalistic fraternity, providing that judges in lower courts may not sit ’n indirect contempt cases in which they brought the changes was passed by the Senate, 39 to 4, and sent to the governor. It was written primarily to protect newspapers i against citation and trial by ' aggrieved judges, and would require transfer of the cases to other judges. o Democrat Editors Will Meet Tonight Indianapolis, Feb. 19 —(U.R) —Editors of Democratic newspapers from all parts of Indiana were arriving in Indianapolis today for the annual mid-winter meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, which will get under way with a banquet at six-thirty this evening. At an election of officers tomorrow, it was understood that Claude Brodecker, Brownstown, will be chosen president of the association for the coming year to succeed Dick Helper, Decatur.

TOWN'S MIDAS IS INDICTED Man Who Paid 50 per Cent, to Investors. Leaves Town Before Arrest Belvidere, 111., Feb. 19.—(U.R)’-A. W., Benham, the "Midas” who paid his investors as high as 50 per cent interest for the use of their money, was under indictment today on charges of operating a confidence game and obtaining money under false pretenses. His bonds were set at $12,000. The Boone county grand jury returned the indictments late yesterday after a score of men and women, most of them aged, testified they lent their savings to Benham when he promised them high rates of interest. Warrants for Benham’s arrest were issued when it was discovered that he and his wife had left Belvidere for the second time in two weeks. They were said to have disappeared some time yesterday, after leaving a guard at their home. His office was closed. Many persons who had invested their life savings with Benham's Blackhawk Finance Company, believed the indictments marked the (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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Wolheim Dies Mi Louis Wolheim. famous “bail man” of the movies, who died Wednesday in a Hollywood hospital, following an operation. Wolheim, who was 50 years old, had won great fame on the screen and I stage through his characterization lof the liard-lMjiled soldier. CHECK RECEIVED | FOR ROAD FOND ! y |Adams County Share of I State Gas Tax Fund Is $41,652.81 For 1930 The Adams county share of the state gasoline tax fund for the year 1930 is $41,652.81. A check for this amount has been received by county officials. The total amount is based on 752.1 miles of improved |roads in the county. The fund this year is $1,335.85 less than that received last year, when the total was $42,988.66. Last year's amount was based on a total 725.08 miles of improved roads in Adams count vj» GOVERNOR OF WYOMING DEAD

Gov. Emerson, 47, Serving Second Term. Dies of Pneumonia Attack Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 19.—(U.R)— Gov. Frank Collins Emerson, 47, serving his second term as chief executive of Wyoming, died last night after a heart attack induced by pneumonia. He had been ill five days. Emerson's wife and three sons were not present when lie died, all are ill of influenza. Secretary of State Alonzo M. Slark, under state law, automatic ally becomes chief executive until a successor is chosen by special election. Emerson, a graduate of the University of Michigan, came to Wyoming from Saginaw, Mich., 25 years ago. He soon became a republican leader and entered politics as state engineer. Serving two terms in that office, he entered the gubernatorial race against Mrs. Nellie Taylor- Ross and defeated her. He was re-elect-ed last November, Wyoming’s third governor to be re-elected for a second term. Funeral arrangements have not been completed and may be delayed pending recovery of members of his family. 0 Tuffy Griffiths To Fight King Levinsky / Chicago, Feb. 19 —(U.R)— Tuffy Griffiths, Sioux City heavyweight, aid King Levinsky of Chicago, signed today to meet in a 10round bout at the Chicago Stadium March 6. Griffiths accepted a guarantee of $25,000. Tommy Loughran has agreed to meet the winner in a match here March 30, Lewis said.

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VOTE IN FAVOR OF INCREASING EXEMPTIONS Law Provides $1,300 Mortgage Exemption; New Liquor Bill Up SEEK TO CURB INTEREST RATES Indianapolis. Feb. 19 (U.R) Introduction of a new whisky bill in the house of representatives and favorable action bv the senate in sending to second reading the “ripper” measure, providing for a full time highway coinmission of four members, featured today's session of the state legislature. The house also passed over the veto of Gov. Harry G. Leslie a bill increasing mortgage exemptions from SI,OOO to $1,300, by a vote of 54 to 32. Delph McKesson, Plymouth, Democratic floor leader, was author of the measure. Action was started in the house toward enactment of a law to reduce the monthly interest rate on loans under S3OO from 354 t° 2'/j per cent, when it concurred in a majority committee report recommending such steps, designed to curb the so-called “loan shark” evil in Indiana. The new bill attacking the Wright “bone dry" law in Indiana, which apparently had solid back(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Q [Former Cashier Is Sentenced to Prison

I Kokomo. Ind., Feb. 19—(U.R)—A .prison term of from two to 14 I years was faced today by Charles C. Price, 49. former cashier of the now defunct Farmers Trust and Savings Bank here, who was convicted by a jury last night on a charge of unlawfully borrowing from the bank. A fine of $6,600. double the amount of the alleged tnisapproi priation, also may be levied against Price. Price faces charges on several other indictments. At a previous trial the jury disagreed. Use Muzzle Loaders For Target Practice Churubusco, Ind., Feb. 19—(UP) Several old residents of this vicinity are engaging in target practices with the old muzzle loading guns used many years ago. The marksmen are making their own bullets and carry the old fashioned powder horns. The guns range in age from thirty to fifty years. Despite the crudeness of the guns and the aged hands which hold them, some excellent shooting is being done. John Crow. 74, a pioneer merchant here, declares better shooting can be done with old firearms than “with any high powered rifle made today.” Among the other marksmen are Charles Russell, Lou Parks. Laurence Giesiking. Tony and George Campbell and Peter Hull, who is 74 years old. Owing to the weight of the guns the one owned by Hull weighing twenty-four pounds-they are rested on props during the target shooting. oINDICTMENTS ARE DISMISSED Five Charges Against I). C. Stephenson Are Dismissed at Indianapolis Indianapolis, Feb. 19—<U.R) —Five indictments against D. C. Stephenson, former Indiana Klan dragon now serving a life sentence in the Indiana state prison after conviction on a charge of murdering Miss Madge Oberholtzar in March, 1925, were dismissed in Marion criminal court today by Judge Frank P. Baker on motion of prosecutor Herbert Wilson. The indictments, returned in April. 1925, charged kidnaping, assault and Ivattery with intent to kill, commission of a statutory offense, malicious mayhem, and conspiracy to commit a felony. Another indictment jointly accusing Stephenson. Earl Klink (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)