Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1931 — Page 1

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ata causes £»AT DAMAGE ■EAST COAST a va- Kmn Seaside Kmes: Two Towns iW Are Isolated ■moi th ROCK is i .fcERC.EI* m TIDE -’M M.U U.R' EpFflh wr -iu” »’ " I » ini *’ rht ■ n . t . sea* yesterday dama*’’ e-rimut.•<! at $2./Z.WaionS a- - oa-t. ■ nidnight high tide, generalan I at .-'"ii" points suryesterday ’* anil d!p^B tr( , p ... >,o\ih for soar ami hundreds of (’-■><- Army and <wl guards were for than 300 and resi 'ting motorists caught in the J the sea■hr the trea herons overt a swollen tide. th'' wind switched l‘Co^Bi' n "’- IPa - ! rcrthwest and ;.v -l this would lessen extent the tidal hazards. fear was felt that tilsli w.if.'r due shortly noon in this section, would ■ th" enormous property already suffered. •rn of Nanant. former ’he late United States M.-.m-y <’idiot Lodge, was f-mainland when ■r-’ata.-l water covered the road. Ro. i,. i.ii.du.,' place Pilgrim..- ->>!.merge'!. ||B t"”l waterfront streets in Portland, ami other cities - alone 'll. were !v tid--, and at HampX.H . a popular sumcottages and amusestands w. r» demolished. BB Persons w.-r.- rescued by Pi:."ds with rowboats from <>> „, nF civ Contractor 9 Gets State Position Mar.:. . Special >—(iroBa ungai ’n-r of Herne, a of the B. . ml H. Construegi\ing a position offices th.- State Auditor, ami began his »Mon:; t v collei tor of deliri*&s County Farmer, ■ Wife, File Petitions liman and Mary Ulman, !■ Route No s. Decatur ha v e jßHWati* petitions for bank Wayne. Ulman listed at .70 assets at $2.and claim, d $109.75 exempJlrs ! listed liabilities a' $2 609.25 and Hi' l amount of exemp|ls HOSPITAL ■ BE ENLARGED sff 1 ,. Increase Indianap•lis Hospital to 250 (9 Bed Capacity na ’"lis. Mar. 5—(U.R)—Ennt of the proposed VeterjML ,>l>ltal in Indianapolis to a ''apacity is assured followwptance of an increased |K it 10n |,ro ßram by con- . was announced Imre to■c American legion and ■ML” of commerce officials. Wg 11 of $20,000,000 for exMB Dlapin 111 the buil(ling program, ■or i. S ' ,r for erec&n. rans ' hospitals and alloMl Pranr P 'r I<ii ;" res u,,der (!p »’ * u s ,i„ ; Hlnes ’ veterans’ I ’ S!rator ’ provi(le for here. ’■Ci™ ? mmit,ed himself to K *" n J ot a 100 bed addition Whized m . hospital already Or lnd ianapol’js, ami ■urL° t ; ißtrUC,io “ of a $45.°me, it was announc- ' h ' ! first '“lt was exB ' within two weeks.

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Mis. Sarah Clare Gammons,! South Shore. Mass., society matron i (above), plunged into the icy waters of Hunter's Pond, at North Scituate, Mass., and rescued a tour-year-old child, but failed to save her own adopted son, Charles three years old. Both children yoke through the thin ice. AUTHORITIES PROBE MYSTERY Mysterious Deaths Near Nashville, Ind., Investigated Again Nashville, Ind , Mar. 5.— (U.R) — R°"ilde r ment surrounded the mvsterious death of two persons in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brown, of near Nashville, as authorities started today a new effort to solve a mystery which they believed to have been settled three months ago. Identification late yesterday of the bodies found in the ashes of the burned home, as those of an "Merly and a younger man. has torn down every pillar of the story, beyond the purported facts, as related by the only known witness to the crime enacted — Chester Bunge, a workman on the Brown farm. Previous examination, conducted by two Brown county doctors, had established identity of the badly charred bodies as those of a man and woman, presumably Mr. and Mrs. Brown. This dove-tailed with Bunge’s story that Paul Brown. ■ their son, in a fit of apparent dementia, had shot his parents to. death, wounded Bunge critically,! fired the home, and escaped. The latest identification of the bodies, as those of men. was established by Dr. Thurman B. Rice, Indiana University School of Medicine, after exhumation of the bodies had been ordered by Judge Charles B. Staff. Prostate glands, found in both bodies, made the identification positive. Dr. Rice said. A new theory, based upon the assumption that the bodies are those of Paul Brown and his father, leaves the location of Mrs. Brown, or her body, a mystery, and throws an element of doubt into the remainder of the theory built upon Bunge's statement. (CONTINUED ON PAGE UVE) - ——o —• — Double Funeral For Terre Haute Couple Terrq Haute, Ind.. Mar. S—(U.R) Double funeral services were being planned today for Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Boyle, aged 75 and 50 resipectively, who died within SO Ma)'.. Boyle died Monday night houns of each other at a hospital, and her husband died last night. Both had been' taken to the hospital after contracting pneumonia. Hoover Mav Appoint 300 Postmasters Washington, Mar. S—(U.R5 —(U.R) — A loophole has been found in the law which will permit President Hoover to appoint all the 300 postmasters who failed of confirmation In the senate, it was learned todav ■>t the White House. Away has been found by which nil will receive their pay for work 'one until their nominations are confirmed or rejected by the senate next December. Os the 300 nominations, 171 are reappointments and 129 are new.

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RECEIVE BIDS FORTRUCKSAND ROADS IN APRIL Commissioners To Buy Two Trucks For County Highway Department BUILD TWO ROADS AND ONE BRIDGE The county commissioners will] receive bids in April for furnishing .two heavy trucks for the highway department and proposals from contractors for building two macadam roads in the county. Bids will also be received for building the William Frazier bridge iin Blue Creek township at the 1 April meeting of the board. Heavier and larger trucks are | required by the highway department and the two old trucks now I in use will probably be traded on I the new ones. Bids for improving the Harvey Lawson road in Blue Creek township and the William Wyant road in St. Mary's township will be received by the board on April 7. It is estimated that the cost of con--1 struct ion on each road will be less I than $5,000 and in that caso notice Ito taxpayers is not required by I law. Viewers on the William P. Barkley road, the Herman Koenemann, I the I. Bernstein street improve|ment, the Frank Myers and Bart I Boice roads asked for an extension of time in filing their reports. Time was extended to March 26 and action on the improvement of the roads will probably be taken at the April session of the beard. o Noted Pianist Will Give Program at Berne

J. Menzies van Zandt, noted pianist, son of the late Marie van Zandt the Creator of “Lakme” will present a program of music in the Bern" Community Auditorium, Tuesday evening March 10. Mr. van Zandt has player! in many foreign countries and t’.ie principal cities of the United States and Canada. His name is familiar in music journal* and listed with the most outstanding artists of the day. He is also a student of Paderewski. Mr. van Zandt will take his own instrument to Berne with him and all music lovers in Adams Countv are requested to plan to hear him. The recital will begin at 7:45 o’clock Tuesday evening and admission will be 50c for adults and 25c (for children. SEEK NEW TRIAL FOR BANK HEAD Mai Daugherty, Convicted of Misusing Bank Funds, Asks Re-Trial I Washington Court House, Ohio, Mar. 5.—-(U.R) —Attorneys for Mai ' S. Daugherty, 68-year-old president • of the defunct Ohio State Bank, prepared today to seek a new trial 1 for the aged hanker, convicted of misusing hank funds. A jury late yesterday returned a verdict of guilty on five counts of an indictment charging violation of state banking laws against Daugherty, brother of Harry M. Daugherty. United States attorney general during the Harding adminj istration. ! Sherman Deaton, one of Daugh--1 erty's counsel, said that if the mo(tion for a new trial is overruled, lan appeal will be filed with the Ohio supreme court. . | The indictment on which Daugherty was convicted charged misapplication of bank funds, misapplication of bank credit, making of false entries, embezzlement and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o Monmouth Play Is Postponed To Mar. 26 The play "Mary’s Castle in the Air," which was scheduled to he given by the. members of t'he junior and senior classes of Monmouth i high school on March 12, has been postponed until Thursday, March 26. This change was made because of illness of a member of the cast of characters, and those w’ho have purchased tickets or have planned to attend the play are requested toi note this postponement. I

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■ Inspects Royal Arch Masons Wednesday Herbert A. Grahm, a member of the Elkhart Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, No. 33, had charge of the inspection of the Imai R. A. M. which was held in this city, Wednesday night. The meeting was well attended, and members from Monroe and Geneva, were also presentand members from Monroe and Geneva, were also present. Troy L. Puckett of Winchester, ead of the Royal Arch Grand Lodge attended the inspection, and surprised the local chapter with his presence. Following the program, a luncheon was served by the members ot’ J the Eastern Stars. HEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Dr. 11. (). Jones, Berne, Elected Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge Here Dr. H. O. .Tones, Berne, was elected Exalted ruler of Decatur lodge No. 993 of the B. P. O. Elks at the annual meeting of the lodge held last evening. i Dr. Jones served one year as Esteemed leading knight and was elevated to the highest post in the lodge by the unanimous vote of the members who attended the 'meeting last night. Other officers elected were: L. ,A. Holthouse, Esteemed leading knight; Charles Weber, Esteemed jloyal knight; James Cowen, esteemed lecturing knight; Robert Meibers treasurer; L. E. Beal, secretary; R. A. Stuckey, tiler; C. C. Schafer, trustee; A. C. Foos, retiring exalted ruler, representative to the grand lodge convention; J. G. Niblick. alternate to the national convention. , The national convention of the Elks will be held in Seattle, Washington, next summer. The state convention will be held in South Bend, June third and fourth.

The lodge donated $lO to Boy' Scout fund, it being one of the first contributions to be received in the campaign to raise Adams county's quota in the Area council drive. The new officers will assume office April 1. o Henry Hagist Dies In Oakland, Calif. — Word was received Wednesday by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirchner and family of Preble, of the death o; Henry Hagist of Oakland, California, who died Wednesday morning. Death was due to heart trouble. Surviving the deceased are the widow and one daughter, Miss Emma Hagist.. The deceased formerly lived in Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Oakland the message stated. Former County Man Dies In California Word was received today of the deatli of Gu's Kraner of Los Angeles Cal., former Jefferson township resident and father of Edward Kraner of Geneva. The body will be brought to Geneva tor burial, and funeral arrangements will be announced later. BANK BOBBERY SUSPECT FREED Columbia City Robbery Suspect Is Released At Minneapolis Columbia City, Ind., Mar. 5.—<U.R) —A link in the Columbia City State Bank robbery of two years ago, in which a woman bystander was killed, was found and lost again, it was revealed here, with the recent arrest and subsequent release of Phillip (Flippy) Share, underworld character, in Minneapolis. Share had a gun, which has been identified as having been stolen from the local bank on the day of the robbery. A report which gained wide circulation here yesterday, that Joe Saraceno, serving a ten-year term in the state prison at Michigan City, on a bank robbery charge, in connection with the local holdup, had confessed and implicated (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, March 5, 1931.

RASKOB SPEAKS TO COMMITTEE » Chair ma n Addresses Democratic National Committee Today — Washington Mar 5-(I P) —A pro-' posal for additional amendment to j the constitution permitting states to manufacture transport ami sell liquor within their borders was ptt* forward by John J. Raskob, clliairman of the Democratic National 'Committee for the consideration of Ithe party today. Raskob explained that his proposed amendment should not be affect ive until it. had been ratified by the states through conventions of the I people. [ Under this plan as Rascob explained it the 18th. amendment would be repealed. The effect of this would be to ! permit states so desiring to conitinue to operate under the 18th. | amendment with full protection of Ithe federal government. States de-i 'siring to change would be free to do Iso without federal'interference and Icould adopt any methods desired of restoring and controling the liquor traffic. In effect the proposal would be a revision of federal prohibition to permit state option. Raskob presented his plan to the committee meeting here asked for the committee’s support of his proposal and advised it to be submitted to the next national convention. This plan prevents reutrn of the saloon" he said. Washington. Mar. 5. —(U.R) — I Chairman John J. Raskob of the j Democratic National committee i today told party leaders gathered I here at the committee meeting I hat he opposed forcing action on CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX o Withdraws Petition Against Highway Head Bluffton, Mar. 5—A brief written I request for dismissal of a petition lon file in the auditors office asking Ithe dismissal of County Highway superintendent Charles E. Hyde, was filed Wednesday afternoon with Ithe auditor by Oris Masterson. He is the loan party who filed the petition in January asking the removal of Supt. Hyde. The written motion for dismissal was very brief, consisting of only a few lines, and stated no reason I for the reversal of Masterson’s position in the matter. The board this week had set March 12th as the date for a hear- . ing on petition for removal. PRESIDENT MAY TOUR COUNTRY Hoover Plans to Visit at Least Half of States This Summer Washington. March 5.— (U.R) — 1 President Hoover plans .to go out to meet the country this summer, ft was learned today from his associates, although his itinerary still 1 is indefinite. He is expected to make several speeches. The President's itinerary maytake him across the country by a northern route to his home in Palo Alto, Calif. In that case, he probably would return by a southern I route, thus affording him an oppor- | tunity to visit at least Half the IS states. This journey is being discussed tentatively at the White House for sometime in June. Meanwhile, Mr. Hoover is looking forward to the prospect of a brief vacation, something he has ( not had in the past 12 months. His , friends and secretaries are urging , him to take his fishing pole and j visit Florida or* some other south- ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) 0 > McDuffee Recovering From Inhaling Fumes i i R. A. McDuffee, proprietor .of -the I McDuffee Tire Service Company. is recovering from an illness caused -by inhaling methyl gas early Tues- ■ day morning. Mr. McDuffee was fill i ing a radiator of an automobile and i the gas fumes that escaped from the i anti-freeze solution poisoned him and made him violently ill. The at- [ tending physician stated that his condition showed improvement toI day.

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TESTIFIES BLOW ON HEAD KILLED ARLENE BRAVES jChicago Medical Expert Testifies For Defense Today — DENIES EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL ATTACK — Valparaiso, Ind., Mar. 5 —(U.R)— ■ | A blow on the head killed Arlene, Draves, Dr. Joseph Springer, Chi-[ |cago medical expert, testified to ‘ I day before a crowded courtroom ’’lit Virgil Kirkland’s trial on I charges of murdering the girl by criminal attacks during a drink-; ing party. Dr. Springer, called as a defense witness, declared he found no evi I dence of a criminal attack in the j second autopsy which he and j three others performed when Ar-1 • i lene's grave near Reynolds was . i' opened yesterdaV. i The grey-haired veteran of ■ '125.000 autopsies, conducted while ’ jhe was a Chicago coroner’s physitcian. was permitted to testify despite strenuous objections by 11 John Underwood, chief deputy prosecutor. Underwood renewed the protests . he made over Arlene's coffin yesterday. declaring Dr. Springer was not qualified blecause he did not l ave an Indiana medical license, but Judge Grant Crumpacker cut short this argument, "The state requested that medi- - cal experts for the autopsy be . qualified by Indiana licenses," . Crumnacker admitted, "but the I court rejected the motion.” ; Dr. Springer, a gray-haired man i in his 60s, was questioned by Richard Oldham, defense attorney. Oldham asked about the results of the autopsy. "What, in your opinion, was the [ I cause of the girl s death?" Old I ham asked. ! ■"A blow on the head,” Dr. ) j Springer replied. -1 “Did you find any evidence of J 1 a criminal attack?” Oldham queried. i “No,” said Springer. (CONTINUED ON PAG® SIX) 0 Lewis Armstrong To Speak at Canton 1 j Lewis Armstrong of this city will ■! deliver an address before the Lion’s | Club at the Hotel Northern in Carlton. Ohio, nekt Wednesday noon. ■ Mr. Armstrong will leave Sunday for Akron. Ohio where he will remain until Wednesday, when he will go to Canton to attend the Lion's Club meeting. F Revival Services At Mt. Pleasant Church Evangelistic services will begin l at the Mt. Pleasant Church, north east of Decatur. Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock,' (cst), Rev. Glen Bryan, pastor of the church, announced today. Services will be held each event ing of next week at 7:30 o'clock, and the pastor will be in charge of ’ next week at 7:30 o’clock, and tne ] pastor will be in charge of the pro- , gram, assisted by visiting ministers and workers. The public is in-’ vited to attend these services. o WEST IS SWEPT BV BUIZABB 1 1 Cold Weather, Snow Extends From Montana 1 To New Mexico s 3 Denver, Colo., Mar. 5.— KU.RM — ' North winds whipped a blizzard 1 from Montana to New Mexico today. . Wyoming was engulfed by snow and the raw March blow thretened to bury highways in Colorado. Railroads maintained schedules $ with difficulty. The Burlington dispatcher at McCook. Neb., reb ported snow drifting near Akron, . Colo., with train delays likely. 1 Bus traffic lagged. Travel bu- - reaus advised motorists against I- venturing out. 1 Dispelling fears of a drought and e water shortage, the snow freshent ed up the ranges and filled great ■ reservoirs, assuring water for irris gation. i-1 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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School Head Out — - " 1 1 t s ■ M 1 W MM - I xX I t' — i David G. Millard (above), princi- | pal of Rochester, N. Y.. High School, ousted after a row with two students, Lyle Knapp and Stuart MacDonald. Three hun-1 dred pupils of the school, it is reported. threaten to strike unless Knapp is returned to the school roster. PHI DELTS WILL" GO TO WABASH Will Attend Installation of North Manchester Chapter Sunday j A large number of members of . the local Phi Delta Kappa fraternity are planning to attend the installs- . I tion of the newly formed chapter of the fraternity of North Manchester, which will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, in Wabash. This cefibmony will be a part of the ' wdek-end meeting of the various . chapters over the state, which will itake place in the Phi Delt rooms in ithe Citizens' Bank building in Wabash. Fifty chapters over the state will be represented at the two day meetling. which will open at 10 o’clock. (Saturday evening with a dance at the Indiana Hotel ballroom, for the i members of the organization and . their guests. The installation services will be conducted Sunday afternoon by tht (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o OPLIGER TRIAL OPENS FRIBAY 1 Former County School Superintendent Charg?d With Insanity The trial of Lawrence E. Opliger on an instanity charge, will open in • the Adams Circuit court Fridaj’ . morning. Henry B. Heller, was named spe- ■ cial judge in the case and a num- ■ her of witnesses have been summoned in the county. Sheriff Burl Johnson was busy today serving notice on witnesses to appear at the trial Friday. Opliger, who is a member of the I Adams County bar, a former county school superintendent and a candidate for the democratic nomination for state senator and for representative in congress from the , Eighth congressional district, was arrested on November 14, 1930 on a vagrancy charge. The insanity charge was filed against him at the same time. An inquest was held by Dr. T. J. I McKean, the attending physician . assisted by Dr. L. E. Somers and Dr. F. W. Lose ami a report purporting ■ that Opliger was of unsound mind . was filed with the court. Attorney C. J. Lutz was named by , the court as attorney for Opliger i and the doctor’s decision in the case . was contested. Opliger has been confined to the Adams county jail since last Nov ember. Portland Man Given Sentence For Assault Portland, Ind., March 5—(UP)— . Walter Crampton, 74, was given a (one-to-ten-year prison sentence upon his plea of guilty on a charge of ' assaulting an eig’ht-yearold girl.

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PROSECUTORS SALARYMEASURE IS CONSIDERED House Bill Proposing Uniform Salaries Goes To Conference AUTO LICENSE FEE BILL IS DEFEATED Indianapolis, Mar. S.—(U.R)- -The senate today turned its attention to the house bill establishing uniform salary for county prosecutors, while the house rejected a senate measure designed to replace approximately $6.(10(1,000 in property taxes by diverting auto license fees into the general fund from the highway department. The auto license fee bill was defeated, 83 to 12, after opponents pointed out that it would curtail highway improvements. It was introduced in the senate by Frank Southworth. Republican. Plymouth, and other Republicans opposed to the corporate income tax bill. I The prosecutor’s salary hill was heavily amended by the senate and probably will be delayed in passage by the necessity of being sent to a conference committee. A bill creating a state employment stabilization board, aimed at averting serious depression per iods, was advanced in the house on adoption of a one-man minority committee report. Indianapolis, March 5. — (U.R) | Numerous amendments to the l house bill fixing salaries of county prosecutors and deputies, were expected to be made by thei senate today, when the bill was taken up i as a special order of business. The ' biennial budget bill, carrying appropriations aggregating "early $76. 000,0(10, also was slated for numer- . ous changes. When it comes up (CONTINUED ON THREE) i — — o * Taylorville Man Is Wounded By Bandits Columbus. Ind., March S—(UP- - • A serious bullet wound was suffered by Stanley Hunt. Taylorville, last night when one of the two bandits who held him up. opened fire. He was brought to Bartholomew county hospital here. Hunt said he struck at one Os the men. whereupon they opened fire, and subsequently robbed him. o — Harry K. Thaw Must Pay $16,000 Damages New York. Mar. S—(U.R) —As the result of an alleged paddling with ' a hair brush which he gave Miss Marcia Estardus in his apartment Jan. 1, 1927, Harry K. Thaw must ipay the young woman $1(1.000. the supreme court has decided. I The decision ended the secoml i trial of Miss Estardus’ suit for SIOO,OOO. A verdict of $75,000 in favor of the complainant whi'h was rendered by the first jury was reduced to $25,000 by Justice 1 Arron J. Levy and later set aside by the appellate division, which ordered a new trial. o STATE TO FINISH EVIBENCE SBBN I Trial of Harold Cchroeder on Murder Charge Continues i ■ Indianapolis, Mar. S.—(U.R) -Step by step the state continued today ’ to take the story of Harold Herbert Schroeder, leading up to nis ■ confessed burning of the body ot ■ an unidentified man in his auto ■ last May 31. and batter it with witnesses' testimony. 1 By tomorrow Prosecutor Herbert Wilson expected to have the defense wall so thoroughly shattered that he will be ready to turn the case over to Ira Holmes, defense attorney. Carl Louderback late yesterday told the court that it would lie impossible for an accident of the nature described by Schroeder, to occur within ten miles ot the place I where it was purported to have occurred, in the statement made by Schroeder to Mobile autorifles. 1 Over defense objections. Louder- ’ back detailed the character of the e .CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)