Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1931 — Page 1

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l,: HODUCED AS JeIT SENATOR J INDIANA ■ Udler Introduces Y ■ a |ter Myers as Next ■ I’. S. Senator .I'lH. VTI<’EIHTORS AXM Al. MELI ' l ' l- 2».-- | (U.R>—The |K| niiil winter banquet of the ■ pa I"'"' l ’"'''’ 1 ' editorial Asso- ■„\.... trab-turnK'd into a genUwiiti. alien f"ast last night in „1 th.. In moeratic land■lasl fall and the "greater pros- ■ f ( , r addiiion.d conquests in ■ the midst of the celebration, firs’ tentaiive announcement ■ made that the speaker Walter ■ ~f the House of Represent- ■ would be the Democratic ■date for United States senyears hence. it had been rumored Myers was 1., be the party s far senator io run against ing ii’. .I.nnes E. Watson, ike ■ ii>' " li rail indication ulliHmaile by Dick Heller, presirer "■ " -”'0.1(101:. when lie ck' M - V, ‘ rs !IS ll|p next 8en ‘ Indiana." |H|aryuinil has Ritchie," Heller ■m!. Y<,lk lias Smith P V. thank Hod. Ini' has Walter Myers." introdiu ti- r brought the fido women to their feet in a nutlrirst of cheering and ‘ 1 as Myers stepped before r, launch into the address of tin evening, speaker s w. re Colonel Paul next governoi of Indiana;" <’ . nlv member of the legislature: Tlr. m.m Gottschalk, and Peters, stale chairman of party. ■oXTINUED OX PAGE FOUR) Kai Holiday Will ■ Be Observed Monday Monday. February 23. will as a legal holiday by tant.s. Washington's birthday legal holiday will be observed day following. The banks m and Adams county will not for business next Monday, of the holiday. o ■T. “Butch” Haas M Will Speak Monday ■- '- "Hnti h” Haas of Fort vi, e-commander of the Kthern Distiiet of the Indiana dei.i the American Legion, a, the regular meeting of p l)s t y 0 q;; o j j] )e at the Legion hall here ■* da l night :tt eight o’clock. Mr. ■ s »'ill give a talk of vital interevery legionnaire in the connevery member is urged to be " aas has made a number of IM) addresses in the interests of jMcash payment in the past * e "ks atid is well known In ■ " ' h.neheon will be served 1 !P business meeting. I|!g —o—lOIENCE MH KATURE VOTINS of Violence Are ■JJhmated by Chicago ■Mayoralty Candidates reb. 20.— <U.R) —The -cornered fight for the Republi- !■ .""’"ination to become Chiworld’s fair mayor threaten- ■ 'oaay to develop into a battle ■ Piystcal as well as verbal viowith two of the candidates openly that gangsters ■ """ to use “strong-arm’ 'tacK' n an "'Tort to govern the bal■n? ■“"’’•‘ring charges that he was I K *“ llv Al Capone and that ■nn.‘’ rs Were P'°Uing to “steal ■ lor him.” Mayor William ■ lho 'npson startled his audi- ■ ast nig ht by’ charging that ■v t , ers of Judge John H. Lyle KL importl hK 200 St. Louis K,, ers for the primary." tt.~ violence during the voting feared was ad■°NtiNUED on PAGE EIGHT)

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i Figures in Mystery i|L ■ M 1 IlSgi \. '■ Mrs. Mabelle Horlick Sidley of | the wealthy Horlick family, whose confidential adviser, W. Perkins • Hull, noted Briton of Canada, was ' injured in a smashup of his automobile at Quincy, Mich., during a mysterious flight to Canada. Ball was to appear Friday, February 20, before Master in Chancery James P. Harrold at Chicago on a suit filed against him by Dr. John S. Sidley, estranged husband of Mrs. Mabelle Horlick Sidley.

ATTEND COUNTY AGENT MEETING L. E. Archhold, Adams County Agent, Others Attend Meeting County agent L. E. Archbold attended a meeting of county agents of the Northeastern Indiana district Thursday at Fort Wayne. He was accompanied to the meeting by Oita D. Bieberich. Otto Hildebrand, H. H. Aiderman and J. W. Calland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the agriculture outlook for 11931 W.'W. Underwood, marketing i specialist, and L. E. Hoffman, assistant state count yagent leader, both of Purdue University were in [charge of the meeting. During the ed on some specifc phas ofSSHSH discussion each county agent talked on some specific phase of the outlook for farmers in 1931. J. W. Calland, district *ield manager for the local sugar beet factory was asked to give a brief talk. He said that last year's crop had been the best cash crop for farmers but he could give no assurance at present as to what the company might do in 1931. Mr. Calland said that this matter is in the, hands of the federal receiver and their action will depend on the sale of the crop, the bulk of which is still on hand. — o — Small Fire In Kitchen of Confectionery Fire and smoke damaged the kitchen of the Green Kettle confectionery at 8:30 o’clock Thursday evening, causing an estimated loss of $75, V. .1. Bormann estimated, '"h ; fire originated from a kettle of butter which was being meltqd on a hot plate in the kitchen at the rear ol the building. The flames spread to pieces of furniture and damaged some of the stock, walls and the windows. The flames were put out by persons in the store. o —■ — County Treasurer Speaks to Rotarians Ed Ashbaucher county treasurer gave an interesting talk on taxes and the procedure used in assessing taxes, before the members of the Decatur Rotary club last evening. Mr. Ashbaucher stated that the total tax bill payable in Adams county in 1931 was $807,000.00 and that the mortgage exemptions on file at the beginning of the year totaled more than $1,500,000. A discussion on tax problems followed Mr. Ashbaucher’s talk. Eighth District Meeting at Elwood Elwood will be the scene of the eighth congressional district meeting of the American Legion Sunday February 22. A number of legion naires from the Adams Post No. 43 are expected to attend. It is likely that the name of Paul Graham Decatur man, will be presented as a candidate for the office of sta-.e commander.

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DEMOCRATS WILL PROPOSE PLAN Indiana Congressmen Have Drawn New Reapportionment Measure Indiaanpolis, Feb. 20. .U.R) The state legislature will have another plan for congressional reapportionment presented it within a few days a plan drawn up by Indiana's .democratic members in congress. A letter, accompanying the plan which was received by Senator Anderson Ketchum. Greensburg, indicated that the republican members lin ccngtess were satisfied with the new plan. Chief features of the plan, according to Representative Harry C. Canfield. Batesville, are that it would retain the four democratic districts in the southern part of the state and the seventh district. It also would provide a district for Will R. Wood, (tenth district)-and Fred S. Purnell (ninth district). Districts as drawn are: First—Lake and Porter. Second — Warren, Benton, Newton, Jasper, Tippecanoe. White, Carroll, Pulaski, Starke. Marshall, [Fulton, Cass. Miami and Kosciusko. Third —Laporte, St. Joseph and I Elkhart. Fourth — fgtGrange, Steuben, Noble, Dekalb, Whitley, and Alien. Fisth —Wells. Adams, Blackford, (CONTINUED ON PAGai SIX t Former Wells County Judge Seriously 111 A. W. Hamilton Bluffton attorney i who Suffered a nervous breakdown 'recently, has been taken to the I Lutheran hosiptal at Fort Wayne I for special treatment, ilis breakdown has resulted in a complication of bladder trouble and his condition is reported as serfous’. Mr. Hamilton completed a six-vear term as judge of (he Wells county circui* Court January 1. o

NEW PASTOR TO BEGIN DOTIES Rev. Arthur B. Brown Will Conduct Services at Baptist Church Sunday Rev. Arthur B. Brown, evangelistic preacher from Chicago will begin his duties as pastor of the local Baptist church with the morning and evening services. Sunday. Rev. Brown, his wife, and three children will move to this city tomorrow. Rev. Brown is well known throughout this part of the country for his evangelistic work which he has conducted for the past several years. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute at Chicago, and also was graduated from a college in his home state. North Dakota. He has had a varied experience as a preacher and evangelist and comes to this city highly recopimended for tne ministery. His wife is an accomplished pianist, and has assisted her husband by taking charge of the evangelistic singing. Every member of the Baptist church is urged to attend the Sunday services to meet the new pastor and his family, and the general public is also invited to the services Rev. Brown will succeed Rev. O. E. Miller who left this city several mouths ag& tor a new charge at Mitchell, Indiana. —— o Sam Palovana Will Speak Here Sunday An especially interesting program has been planned for the Sunday evening service at the Methodist Episcopal Church in this city, Rev. B. H- Franklin, pastor of the church has announced. Sam Palovana, an Austrian, better known as “Sam, the Methodist”, will be the principal speaker of the evening and will tell the story of his life. Mr. Palovana. who came to this country about 20 years ago, is an unusual character. He has spoken in more than 400 Methodist churches in the state of Indiana, and for the last several years has been employed by the Board of Foreign Missions of the M. E. Church to tell the story of his life. Those who have heard him will especially be interested in his message, a*id a large crowd is anticipated to attend the service to hear his address. The program will begin at 7 o’clock.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, February 20, 1931.

FIFTY YEARS OF FIDDLING - i • 7 j n HrTreasuring the fiddle with which his father played before him. this patriarchal Virginian happily manipulates his l«>w while his admiring helpmate looks intently on. The old man. who has been playing this violin for fifty years, is one of the picturesque characters who will participate in the VVirginia music festival at Charlottesville.

SIMMONS WILL I INTRODUCE BILL Representative From Adams And Wells County to Introduce Measure — | Indianapolis, Feb. 20. — (U.R) — A biH providing funds for purchase of' the George Rogers Clark memorial site at Vincennes was expected to be introduced in the house of representatives today by Virgil Simmons. Democrat, Bluffton. The measure would provide a 1.5 I mill state levy, the revenue to be | turned over to the memorial fund, i Frank Culbertson, vice president lof the memorial commission, who I drafted the bill, said it was neces- [ sary that the money be obtained if Indiana is to proceed with construction of the memorial. “We are to obtain $1,500,000 from the Federal government for the memorial proper if Indiana secures the site,” Culbertson told the Unit |ed Press. “Four years ago we introduced a measure to levy ten | mills for the site fund but this was [ cut to eight mills on the agreement tliat the remaining amount would be raised at a later session. This present appropriation request is not for an additional amount but merely to obtain the sum agreed upon originally,” Culbertson explained. PLAN VACATION FOB PRESIDENT Arrangements Are Being Made For Hoover’s Long Delayed Vacation Washington, Feb. 20. —(U.R) 1 Arrangements are going forward to enable President Hoover to take a [ long delayed vacation- and to make two or three add)esses af»-” congress adjourns March 4. The speeches probably will lie made at the annual meeting of the Republican editors of Indiana at Indianapolis in April and at a gathering of national newspaper editors in New York about the same time. The dates have not yet been set. The vacation plans are giving the President more difficulty. Three alternatives have been suggested. Mr. Hoover could take a trip to (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Water Line Bursts Here Friday Night The city water line on North Sixth street at the approach to the driveway of the Dr. Roy Archbold residence burst last evening and tne water soon came to the surface. The leak was reported and the service shut off until this morning when it was repaired by workmen f the city water department. Orval Harruff. superintendent -of the department stated that the line was an old galavanized one an that this was the second leak in tfie line within recent weeks.

Elementary Teachers Wijl Hold Institute AU Adams county rural elemen tary teachers will attend an institute which will be held at the Decatur Central school building Saturday morning and afternoon. At the morning session, which will open at 9 o'clock. French Quinn will deliver an address on “Washington” Following this address, there will be a general discussion on reading. In tlie afternoon. Miss Fred J. Lancaster, supervisor of geography in the Fort Wayne schools will speak and Miss Lillian Dinnius, of Ball State Teachers College will talk on “Reading”. THANK OFFERING SERVICE SUNDAY Missionary Society of U. B. Church Will Hold Service Here The Women’s Missionary Association of the United Brethren Church will observe its annual Thank Offering Service, in the church, Sunday evening at 7 o’clock The public is cordially invited to this service. Each member of t’.ie Missionary Society is requested to bring her Thank Offering box to the Sunday evening service. A very interesting program has been planned for the special meeting and follows: Piano prelude- Mrs. Gavlie Hoag land. Worship Service — Mrs, R. E. Vance. Reading—Lois Sovine. Duet Mrs. Ves Baker and Mrs. Clarence Merryman. A playlet “A Measure of Thanks” The Guild Girls. Special music on the saw —Miss Alice Vance. Reading. “The Message of the Thank Offering Box”--Hilda Williams. Short talk —Rev. R. E. Vance. Consecration of Thanks Offering. Benediction. o g gt I . I Buying Food In Modern Stores - It’s a pleasure to buy food i j stuffs in Decatur's modern and | high class groceries and meat | markets. No city in the, state 1 can boast of finer grocery I stores and meat markets than j Decatur has. The finest, of | foods, fresh vegetables and j | delicious cuts of meats are sold j by these stores. The propri--1 etors and clerks strive and always wish to be of service to you. Foods for the week-end are advertised in tonight's Daily Democrat. New low ; prices on many items are listed in the advertisements and - it’s worth your while to read the ads and stop at the stores j where you know you get the | best of merchandise, service and price.

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HOOVER'S VETO EXPECTED SOON Senate Passes Veterans’ Loan Bill by Huge Majority Thursday Night Washington. Feb. 20. — <U.R> — President Hoover is expected to veto, presumably within the next few days, the. veterans’ loan bill which passed the senate last night by a vote of 72 to 12. Senate and house udvocates of the .measure are confident of encuglt votes to override a veto, tin- house having voted nine to one for the bill, while the senate’s approval was in the ratio of six to one. The bill will be signed today by Speaker Longworth and then dispatched to the White House. According to Senator Norris, Repn., Nebr.. and others in the senate. Mr. Hoover may have the opportunity to exercise his right of "pocket veto.” They assert that less than ten legislative days remain before the close of the present session of congress, explaining that March 4, the final day of the session, nor the day upon which the bill is sent to the White House,

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DEAD WOMAN IS FOUND GUILTY Mrs.Guyßates Post, Dead 10 Months, Convicted of Murder Santa Ana. Calif., Fell. 20. —(U.R) —Although Mrs. Guy Bates Post was found guilty 10 months after her own death of murdering Mrs. Boris Murray Palmer, attempts will lie made to vindicate her spirit, A. Moresby White, attorney and friend of the former "Dresden China doll" declared today as he prepared to appeal the unusual verdict to the Supreme court. Mrs. Post was found guilty in Superior court yesterday of killing Mrs. Palmer last April in their Laguna Beach home. White pleaded that Hie crime be considered no greater than manslaughter. The unprecedented ease was brought about when heirs of Mrs. Palmer fought her will which left $1,500 to Mrs. Post. They contended the bequest was illegal because a murderer could not benefit by the estate of a victim. White contended shat while a coroner's jury had decided Mrs. Post was guilty of murder and suicide, a superior court trial war necessary to preve her guilty. His contention she was insane was overruled. SISTERS RESCUE 200 CHILDREN Bravery of Nuns Saves Children From Death in Orphan’s Home Fire Kingston. N. Y., Feb. 20. —(U.R) The bravery and presence of mind of a half dozen sisters at Sacred Heart Orphanage, West Park, near here, saved the lives of more than 200 children today when fire burned one of the orphanage buildings to the ground and for a time threatened to destroy the entire institution. One sister discovered the fire in the school building adjoihing the dormitories in which the children were sleeping at 2 a. m. She roused other attendants and they wakened the children, many of them under two years of age. and told them they were having a fire drill and were going to spend the rest of the night in the next building. Huddled in their bed clothing the youngsters were led into the cold and for the first time realized there was a fire. Some were frightened (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Gift Day Changed to Saturday, March 21 William Linn, president of the Decatur. Advertising association announced today that the next gift day, in Decatur would he Saturday. March 21. The event was changed from March 7 to the later date, Mr Linn announced.

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Governor Dies iK * ■S - Os ■K- 1 i ■ ' / Governor Frank Collins Emerson of Wyoming, who died Wednesday | night. He was stricken with inI fluenza last Friday and the ailment (developed into pneumonia. Governor Emerson, who was 48 years old. was born in Saginaw, Mich., and was a graduate of the University of Michigan. Mi™ IN PERU TODAY Rebels Fail in Attempt to Seize Presidential Palace in Lima, Peru Eima, Peru. Feb. 20—(U.R) —The I government artillery bombarded | the ancient Fort Felipe at Callao late today and “completely dominated" a counter revolutionary movement, which originated there shortly before dawn. • The government announcement said 60 rebels besieged in the fort had been "killed or captured” by loyal forces. Lima. Peru, Feb. 20 —(U.R)— A group of armed civilian and military men from Callao, Port of Lima, today attempted to seize the presidential palace. I They were turned tack by the I guards, who closed the doors. I The conspirators retreated to Callao, without a clash and barricaded themselves in the ancient fort of Real Felipe. There were about 60 persons in the group of revolutionaries. The minister of interior described the outbreak as a movement originated by followers of the deposed and imprisoned president, Augusto B. Legnia. whose regime was ended by the revolution last year. The ministry said the counter revolutionaries apparently were headed by General Pedro Pablo Martinez, Colonel Cesar Zorrilla Lujan and Colonel Victor Bustameute. Troops from the Lima garrison were sent to Callao, seven miles from the capital and laid seige to the rebels in the fort. The capital was comparatively calm. Home Economics Club Holds Meeting Thursday The Jefferson township home economics club met Thursday night with Mrs Gilbert Hlrschv president in charge After a brief business session county agent L. E. Archbold briefly described 4-H club work in Adams county. Miss Evelyn Goff Berne high school teacher gave a talk on her experiences as a club girl. C. E. Striker county school superintendent then indorsed the club work and said he believed that such work would lead to closer contact between parents and their child ren and that club work with its re-'.-poslbilities would make better students of the boys and girls. Miss Miriam Small and Miss Clara Reppert also attended the meeting.

AGREEMENT ON BILL ASSURES ENACTMENT House Accepts Senate’s Amendment Lowering The Exemptions SENATE TO DEFEAT CORPORATION TAX Indianapolis, Feb. 20. <U.R» Developments in the slate legislature todaV pointed toward certain enactment of a law taxing nersonal incomes, and probable defeat in the Senate of a corporation tax l)ill which was passed by the House. The Senate, in committee of the whole, considered the measure, which was passed in the House early this week. The House had amended it, raising exemptions, but a Senate amendment lowering exemptions to be introduced by Sen. J. Clyde Hoffman, chairman of the tax survey commission, had been agreed upon by Senate leaders of both parties, according to Republican Floor Leader Leo Hartzell, Fort Wayne. It was believed (hat the amendment would be concurred in by the House. The measure would add many millions of dollars to the state revenue. Another House measure, which would tax corporation incomes, probably will be killed in the Senate, Hartzell told the press today. In its place, the Republican senator hopes to pass a bill placing a weight tax on - autos. ! President Hoover Nominates Four Men Washington, Feb. 20 — (UP) — President Hoover today' sent to the Senate the following nominations I for postmasters. Earnest W. Gallmever. Fort Wane, Indiana. Charles W. Foulks. Goshen, Ind. Howard W. Dubois, Rochester. ■ Indiana. Amanda B. Gosnell. West Terre Haute, Ind., o 4 Huntington College President Speaks Mr. Mummart, president of Huntington College delivered an address at the regular chapel period at Decatur high school this morning. Mr. Mummart spoke on the advantages of a college education, and described the institution he represented. His talk was very interesting to the high school pupils. Carmel State Bank Open For Business Noblesville, Ind., Feb. 20. —'U.R) —The new Citizens’ State Bank of Carmel, a reorganized institutioi; to supplant the one closed three weeks ago, opened its doors for business today with a paid tip capital stock of $30,000. Depositors agreed to withdraw not more than ten per cent of their money during the first 60 days, and not over an additional ten per cent during the following two months. TESTIMONY IN CASE FINISHED SIO,OOO Damage Suit Expected to go to Jury Late This Afternoon The SIO,OOO damage suit of the Genevieve Jordan vs Mrs. Monta Brogan was expected to go to jury in the Adams circuit court late this afternoon. The case is one ventted here from Allen county. The plaintiff alleges that she suffered severe injuries July 28, 1929, while riding in an automobile.owned by the defendant and driven by a cousin of the plaintiff. Miss Agnes Brogan. The complaint alleges that faulty steering apparatus caused the auto to swerve and turn over on the Pennville Pike, southeast of Montpelier. Evidence in the case was concluded at two o’clock this afternoon and argument by counsel started shortly after. Samuel Jackson of Fort Wayne is attorney for the plaintiff Lawyers representing the defendant are L. B. Harper of Fort Wayne and Ferd Litterer of Decatur.

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