Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 57, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1931 — Page 1

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( |.'iay ( <1 final '< :!•■ until today, . n h jell wa U’O.'.'Tm u\ PAGE FIVE) Bys Hoover Will H Run on Dry Platform IB U.R> lb rw:!! | )e renominated lf "I an national conven--i mi a ]>one-dry plat-’ anwihi.u to United States U.du-rt M LaFollette. Jr. ii, - nrg • ■ nt and wet re-[ ■ St *‘ aki: - | tl( . Philadelphia* at tin- Academy of Music U.iP 11,-tte said he could W so possibility of a third party B‘l in the republican ranks he now and the next presidenelection. IMS POSITION 111 FOOT WAYNE ■ —— —— ■ I ■f* Armstrong Accepts [Position With Old NatI lonal Bank There B Lewis S. Armstrong, former sec “in? tlle Peoples Loan and s 1 on 'Pany of this city has ac- , a position with the Old Na"al Bank of Fort Wayne. no Armstrong was notified this ni 'tg of his appointment and will ’ ln his duties. March 16. kj ai !' < L'utshall, well known Norbe niL* (liana Lattner is president of . uld Natiol »ai Bank. Mr. Armbin'? S ! atei ’ ,f *at it was not deterJ” which department he °“ l<1 be connected. j. r ' Armstrong came here from wllere he was connected bant , Farmers and Merchants Bevs ltlat blace and he has had banvi yeara experience in the "anking business. L|, e an<t his wife and son Tommy Marni* 11 ?? 6 t 0 For L Wayne about 11 U, Mr. Armstrong stated.

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Fort Wayne Doctor Indicted By Jury Fort Wayne Mar. 7—Dr. Franklin B. Ladd, 1925, South Calhoun street, was charged with abortion in tin indictment reported by the Allen county grand jury, Friday morning. Dr. Ladd, who was taken into <• >:>■ tody by deputies of Sheriff Fred C. Lunz, was released on $3,000 bond. He was accused of having performed an illegal operation on Mrs. Mildred I’arisot. 23 who died of peritonitis, February 28. The deceased was the wife of Clarence E. I’arisot of 203(1 Brooklyn avenue. ,o — - SEVERE GALE IN BRITISH ISLES Worst Storm Since 1917 Strikes England Today London, Mar. 7 —(U.R) —Th • worst March gale since 1917 swept the British isles today as Britain received her share of 10.000.000 tons of air rushing from the northern to the southern hemisphere and creating weather havoc throughout the world. "This transference of air occurs every season between January and July." Sir Napier Shaw, fam- : oils British meteorologist, said. “It is not surprising that it does | not always cross the equator without immense friction." The portion of the "friction'’ received by Britain caused immense damage and discomfort on sea and land. Huge seas in the, English Channel sent all shipping rushing for shelter. The Thames rose rapidly and reached its most [dangerous state since the disas-, [trous floods of 1928. The river overflowed at Putney and Wandsworth. The vicious winds, lessened betCONTINTTED ON °AGU TWO NEW MEMBERS MUSTBENAMED President Will Appoint Four to Federal Farm Board Soon Washington. March 7. — <U.R> President Hoover within the next few months will be confronted

with the task of selecting four j new members of the Federal farm .board. J One vacancy is to be filled be ! ■fore the end of the month. This j ■was created yesterday through the resignation of Chairman Alexander I Legge. Vice Chairman James C | Stone of Kentucky was elevated to. the chairmanship, while Commissioner C. C. Teague of California was made vice chairman. Teague, however, plans to re[sign this spring to return to his fruit and nut business on the Pa- J Icific coast. The terms of two other members, former Governor Samuel R. McKelvie of Nebraska and William F. Schilling of Minnesota, expire on June 15. Os the three, only Schilling has I indicated a willingness to continue. I There has been no indication from t the White House, however, as to whether Mr. Hoover intends to reappoint him. Schilling has beon[ f active during his term in campaign-1 ing for cooperative organizations | ‘ in the dairy industry. L Legge's retirement, although hot ‘ i, unexpected, cjime as a blow to ( (board employes, with whom the , 1 jovial chairman was extremely ( J popular. Legge was in Chicago to-1 day, having left here prior to form-| ( al announcement of his resignation i, at the White House. He is resum ( (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI • o ' Odd Fellows to Hold Special Meeting 1 A special meeting of the St. , Marys Lodge, No. 167, of the I. O. , O. F. will be held in the Odd Feb . ■ lows hall in this city, Monday night, March 9. The first degree will be couferr- , , ed by the degree staff of the Zanesville lodge. This team comi prises thirty members, and they ■ I have received much praise tor i their manner of conferring the I work. Visiting lodge men are expected to be present from Poneta, Will- - shire, Ohio, and other places. Ret freshments will be served at the close of the meeting.

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BERNE BEARS WIN WAY TO FINAL GAME is**-* ftW wpl Am . f MTiJu ui ► <-■ i i'T’W 1 bfg /’> V» 41 ml i»I M ? m I ‘4m mb ' u M Front row. left to riuht —Smith. Lantz, Yagor, Hiflman, Stauffer. Baumgtirtner, Ihai ker. Brandt. Back row Supt. Webb. Habegger, The Berne B**ars are considerably weakened for lhe tourney with the loss of Hoffman, regular tenter, who was declared ineligible lH*caime of low grades. The Bears won the Adams county tourney a tew •verks ago at Berne.

GEORGE TAGL’E OIESSUDDENLY — Drops Dead in Deitsch Grocery Friday Afternoon at 4:30 i George Erastus Tague, 57, well known telephone lineman, died suddenly Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from apoplexy. Death | occurred in the Walter Deitsch grocery, corner of Adams and Seventh streets. He was talking to a salesman in the store when suddenly lie threw his haudw into the air, and fell off a stool, dead. Coroner J C. Glandstaff held an inquest late Friday afternoon and [stated death was due to apoplexy. iMr. Tague- hud suffered with I heart trouble for a number of | years. The deceased had lived with a niece. Miss Ilda Patesch, 345 [South Tenth street, for the past three years, and was employed by I the Bell Telephone Company as a I lineman. Prior to living here he J resided at Willshire, Ohio and ■ Pleasant Mills. He was born at Willshire, Ohio, j lune 27. 1873. the son of Cyrus [end Nancy Hudson-Tague, both i deceased. He was married, but

was divorced many years ago. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Delilah < CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI LEW CORE DIES FRIDAY NIGHT State Representative From Elnora Succumbs to Pneumonia Indianapolis, March 7. — <U.R> — Representative Lew S. Core, 62. Democrat, Elnora, died here last night after a critical illness of several days with pneumonia. Core, a Daviess county farmer, I served in the house of representatives eight years ago. was once J county auditor, and had taken an I active part in the current legislative session. He was chairman of the reapportionment committee, and author of the reapportionment bill passed by the bouse. Survivors are the widow and two daughters. Mrs. R. M. Wright, of Wayne, Mich., and Mrs. R. R. Myers, Hammond, Ind. All had been at his bedside for the past few days. Core was the second member of, the house to die this session. Representative George L. Saunders, Democrat, Bluffton editor, died on the eve of opening the session. Although a successor was chosen for Saunders, Attorney General James M. Ogden said he did not believe it would be necessary to elect a successor to Core, with only two legislative days remaining. —o Man Commits Suicide By Using Hatchet Franklin, Ind., Mar. 7. —<U.R> —A hatchet was used by Floyd Beeler, 44, of near Trafalgar, to end his life. He had been ill following a nervous breakdown.

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Local Men Attend Boy Scout Meetins C. C. Pumphrey, Sim Burk, Avon , Burk, James Burk, M. F. Worthman. E. W. Lankenau, Robert i He'm, A. R. Asblihm her, James I Kocher, ami Scoutmaster Boggs attended the Boy Scout meeting lin Fort Wayne last evening. The meeting was held at the i Chamber of Commerce building ’ and Dr. James E. West, chief scout executive of the United States, was the principal speaker lat the meeting. Plans were made for the openling of the budget drive which will I open Monday. Solicitors have | been named to canvas the business. residence and manufacturing Idisui/ts next week. Mr. Pumphrey stated. OPLIGERCASE ! IS CONTINUED Father of Defendant In Insanity Hearing On Stand This Morning The hearing on an insanity char uagainst L. E. Opliger which opened in the Adams Circuit court Friday n.. ..ixntinnorl of h AOI, t, ,

morning, was continued at noon to day until Monday morning. Five witnesses testified this mon, ’ ling, they being Chief of police Sep'i Melchi, John T. Jelly, Roy Runyon I Samuel Opliger father of the de idendant and Ed Rose, Bluffton, bro ■ther in-law of Opliger. The feature of the morning ses- . sion was the testimony given by the .elder Opliger as to his son's mental condition. He was on the stand | more than one hour. Opliger's father testified that his ’ son showed signs of mental suf-[ Ifering 14 years ago. He testified that his son told him his picture is on the cracker-jack boxes, that it was his likeness on the soldiers' amt 1 sailors' monument in this city and j of his popularities. The elder Opliger became a little , confused as to dates ami circum-, stances under cross examination.' 1 Attorney <’. J. Lutz introduce] into evidence letters of recommenda-I Ition received by L. E. Opliger wiien the served as school superintendent i ’ in Walkerton, Indiana and in Pleasant Planes, Illinois. Tile later let ter was written in 1922, when Opliger served as superintendent there. ON PAGE SIX' Petition For A Receiver Is Filed Shelbyville, Ind.. March 7—(Special)—A petition for the appoint ’.merit of a receiver for the Nation- ■ al Five and Ten Cent Stores Company. was filed here today by R. (>. i Stevens, manager and one of the ■ company’s stockholders. C. J. Voglc- • wede. Decatur is president of the i corporation. The company operates . stores in about seven cities. i , Mr. Voglewede when interviewed today stated he "did not know Mr. Steven’s reason in asking for a receiver”. Mr. Voglewede stated “our company owes only a few thousand : dollars on open accounts which are I not due. We do not owe any money . j to any Decatur bank or to any bank • in the cities where we operate stores i and the assets of the company are i ample to cover all liabilities" Mr. Voglewede stated.

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MEN'S CLUB HAS MEETING FRIDAY Presbyterian ( hureh Cluh Hears Otto H. Krieg, Huntington A good attendance of the Men's Club o. the Presbyterian church last evening enjoyed one of their regular meetings. Ladles of the thurch served a delicious dinner and the speaker of the evening was Otto H. Krieg, attorney of Huntington. former prosecuting attorney ami member of the legislature. , J. R. Horton, president <H’ tlt» (board of trustees called the meeting to order following the dinner and presented Dr. Fred Patterson i who stated the purposes of the meet ing and introduced Mr. Kreig who (gave an interesting thirty minut* address on the subject of "Mans responsibility to his church." He I handled his subject in a cleat man- ! ner giving a number of illustrations o. now in the rush of life ami business we overlook the most important job that of standing for the ! church and its principles. i During, the evening Paul Saurer led the boys in a number of songs and the i vent was thoroughly enjoyed. M,. Krieg was accompanied here ' ey Dr. Fred Houck of Huntington.

The Every Member canvas for; 11931 will be made tomorrow with I I every indication of success. FIOWERS ARE RECEIVED HERE Democrat Office Receives Flowers From Cincinnati Mayor The Carl Fisher Green House [Company this morning delivered to this office a pot ot growing iiyacinths from their hot houses ami I bearing the following explanatory ' card: • “Greetings'. "Upon this occasion the opening ■ of the 12th National Flower Show [in out city allow me to express the ■good will of the people of CincinI nati to the people of our city by saving it with flowers by wire ‘ The mercury way.' This flower token was made possible through the world wide organization of bonded members of the Florist’s Telegraph Delivery Association Inc". Russell Wilson Mayor of Cincinnati. The flowers are beautiful and we acknowledge the wonderful spirit back of the offering. The flower Show will of course be the great success it always is and will attract the attention of thousands o’, admirers of things beautiful . Fort Wayne Dealer . Is Named President Indianapolis, March 7.—<U.R)"— H. W. Davidson, Fort Wayne, was elected president of the Indiana Egg and Poultry Association at the closing session of a joint convention with the Illinois Egg and Poultry Shippers’ Association here. Other officers elected were C. E. i Schlosser, Indianapolis, first vice- > president; Ray Citzler, Huntington. second vice president, and Frank Lloyd, Greensburg, secretary. *

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PHYSICIAN SAVS ARLENE9RAVES DIED OF ATTACK Hammond Doctor Testifies In Murder Trial This Morning HEARING DELAYED BY SEVERE STORM —_ Valparaiso. Ind , Mar. 7 -(U.R) I nqitailiiod testimony that Arlene Di lives was killed by the injuries an I shock of criminal attacks was given today at Virgil Kirkland's rial on a charge of murdering her, ilj- Dr, E. S. Jones. Hammond physician ami primecution medical expert. Dr. Jones presented his findings from the second autopsy, which he performed when Arlene's grave was reopened, as the 20-year i'.l Clary athlete's trial proceeded swiftly toward a conclusion. The insinuation of a state's witness that Arlene permitted Virgil to pay for a party dress she bought was attacked through \rl< lie's sister Elsie Draves. a school leather, and her brother, Ed. With those thrusts at the defense contention that Virgil's relations with his 18-year-old sweothiart were of an ultra-Bohemian i character, the state rested its re- | Imttal. i Barring surprise moves by either side, Virgil's guilt or innocence ! will be entrusted to the jury of 112 men some time Monday, exactly one month before his 21st birthiday. ('losing arguments and Judge I Grant Crumpacker's charge remained to be heard.

A blizzard which caught the ( trial's principals in their daily' automobile trip from Gary caused (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) * ELEVEN NEGRO CONVICTS DIE I Burn to Death When Fire Destroys North Carolina Prison Kenansville, N. C., Mar. KU.R) j—Eleven negro convicts were burned to death early today when fire; [destroyed the Duplin county pris-! l on camp on the Wilmington-Ken-ansville highway, several miles ; south of here. There were 52 con ; | victs on the stockade. Guards and I [citizens rescued 41 of them before [the raging blaze halted their ac-. I tivities. Os the 41 rescued. 11 were white I men and 30 negroes. The alarm was sounded about 2 , la. m. by Camp Superintendent John i Best. Only one telephone was ( available to summon help from • CONTINUED ON PAGE FIV®» o Missouri Educator Will Speak at Berne Dr. W. A. Albrecht, head of the Soils Department of the University; of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., will be j the principal speaker of the Herne. Chamber of Commerce meeting on I (Monday evening, March 16. it was! ; announced. Dr. Albrecht will speak on Rus-| [ sia, where he did extensive re-' I search work a year ago. —().— — I. ['.-Cincinnati Debate on The Air Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 7.—<U.R) —Radio station WLW, Cincinnati will broadcast at 6 o'clock tomorj row evening a debate between In- . i diana university and the University (of Cincinnati on "Resolved, That! .(the Ontario method of liquor con-1 (trol should be substituted for the 18th amendment to the constitution." Indiana, arguing the negative side, will be represented by Harold Achor, Anderson, and Aaron ’ Steiger. Cleveland. O. _o Local Youth Pledged I To Delta Sigma Pi j ■ - Bernard J. Wemhoff, freshman - at the University of Detroit, has [ been pledged to the Theta chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, national fra--iternity at Detroit University last . week. Initiation services for the ; I Theta chapter will be held at De-, troit, the first ot May.

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Driver of Death ( ar Confesses to Police Fort Wayne, Mar. 7 (VP) Kuril Kratzsch, 28, 205 West Fourth street confessed Ft iday that he was I tlie driver of the death ear which | struck and killed Daniel D. Neuensi i wander, former Vera Cruz rem-' dent, early last Monday morning : Kratzsch, active in basketball ’ uud other athletic circles In this city was arrested at his home. Friday afternoon. After the confession he] was charged with involuntary man-, slaughter and his bond (pis set at | $3,000. SLEET AND RAIN CAUSE DAMAGE Communication Lines Are Damaged Bv Storm; No Serious Loss — A heavy snow, driiven I>y a bitter I wind, struck Decatur about five o'clock this morning, giving local residents a belated sample of real winter weather. The snow piled 'high in many spots on the side-. I walks and streets, causing much, inconvenience and discomfort to. I pedestrians and autoists alike. The snow changed to sleet about I the middle of the forenoon and| ; later lhe sleet turned to rain. The tain was freezing as fast as it fell ' this afternoon, making w-alking and driving precarious. Wires were icoated witli ice and the court house ' clock was frozen up promptly at 1 12:45 p. m. If the freeze continues, consider-j 'able damage probably will be caus*ed in this section of the state. Chicago, Mar. 7. —<U.R> —All main [ highways in a radius of 100 to 200

[ miles of Chicago will be blocked I by Sunday morning, if the heavy snowstorm continues overnight, the |Tour Bureau of the Chicago Motion Club told the United Press today. The club warned all motorists 1 : contemplating trips tomorrow to remain at home. I Snow and sleet swept across the [southwest, blanketing most of the area with the heaviest fall of the winter. Busses were hours late on most (lines, although operators fought the (drifts in an attempt to maintain 1 [ schedules. Communication lines were disrupted in many communities. Several towns were cut off from out- ■ side wire connections. Central Kansas, northern Arkansas. all of the Missouri and Oklai homa. north Texas and most of | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MAN ARRESTED ON INDICTMENT Jesse Burkhead Is Charged With Violation of Prohibition Law Jesse Burkhead, 49. former black smith of Decatur was arrested last night by Sheriff Burl Johnson on an (indictment returned by the Adams [County Grand jury, (barging him [with violation of the prohibition I law. I He was released on SSOO bond tc- | (lay. The true bill chrges Burkhead [with violation of the liquor law on January 24. 1931. Witnesses were I given as Frank Hower. William Sch [ raluka. Frank Everett. Edward Kna- > vel, John Burkhead, Herman Burk-1 head and Harry McGill. Burkhead is the sixth person to be arrested on indictments return ed by the Adams county grand jury which concluded its session a week ago. o Snow, Slippery Roads Have Caused Two Deaths Indianapolis, March 7. — (U.R)j — 1 Snow and slippery roads caused two deaths in Indiana during the past 36 hours. Sanford Coryea, 47. Worthington, died of a fractured skull at Linton last night after he had been injured in an auto accident near Switz City. Coryea was changing a tire on his auto when another . machine crashed into him George A. Williams, 40. Indian- ■ apolis, was found dead in his auto yesterday. It had skidded from i the road and plunged into a creek (near Zionsville. Death was due to I drowning, a coroner said.

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YELLOW JACKETS AND BEARS WIN IN SEMI-FINALS Defeat Geneva and Kirkland, Respectively, This Afternoon FAVORITES WIN IN LOCAL SEC TIONAL Monroe 26, Monmouth 1G Geneva 29. Pleasant Mills 9 Berne 22, Hartford twp. 19 Kirkland 44, Jefferson 18 Decatur 43, Monroe 13 Semi-Finals Berne 13, Geneva 12. DECATUR. 23; KIRKLAND. 17. 3’lie Decitur Yellow Jul i - ets and Berne Bettis will meet in lhe linal ytiine of’ the sectional lournev toniohl at <X o’clock as lhe result <»( victories scored this a I ternoon at the expense of Kirkland and Geneva, respectively. A capacity crowd saw the Yellow Jackets and Berne come through in their games thie after- [ noon to advance to the championship round. Decatur piled up a seemingly safe lead in the first quarter, 10 to 5. and maintained litis margin at the end of the half. 16 to 11. Kirkland rallied in the third quarter and at the end of this period, the Yellow Jackets led by only two points, 17 to 15. With four minutes of the game left to play. Decatur, led, 23 to 17. Decatur stalled out the last four ' minutes of the time, winning by a score of 23 to 17.

Berne Enters Finals The Berne Bears won their way into the finals of the tourney this, afternoon by defeating the Geneva Cardinals in a hard fought garni. (13 to 12. Geneva put up a real liittle all the way. holding an S-3 lead at the half and a one-point margin, 10-9 at the end of the third quarter. The scoring for Berne was evenly divided. Baumgartner scored four points, Stauffer three and smith. Lentz and Yager two each | Berne’s victory came in their [margin of free throws scored. I The Bears sank five foul tosses while Geneva scored only two. Glendening and Runyon scored all of Geneva’s points, the former registering (fight and the latter four. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o New Haven Upsets Fort Wayne Central I New Haven gave the old dope bucke 1, a mighty kick at Fort Wayne in the first semi-final game this afternoon. eliminating the Central Tigers, 19 to 17. New Haven held a slight lead all the way. _ o _ Mildred Akey to Be Initiated Sunday Miss Mildred Akey. sophomore at Indiana University, Bloomington, will be ilFitiated into Alpha Oinii - ton Pi. national col leg ■ sorority. Sunday afternoon. MURDER TRIAL IS ADJOURNED — Trial of Herbert Schroeder Adjourns Until Monday Morning Indianapolis, March 7 U.R’ A single additional link was in the chain of evidence against Harold I Herbert Schroeder, alleged auto | pyre murderer, as the state com- ! pleted its second week of testimony and the trial adjourned until Monday. Clarence Golder, detective, testified late yesterday that Schroeder refused to take authorities to the spot near Marshall. 111., where he contended his auto had plunged into a ditch, and that his hitchhiker companion had thereupon suffered a neck fracture, resulting in his death. ’; Golder will be up for cross-ex- '! amination by the defense as the first witness Monday, and it was expected that the state's case (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)