Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1931 — Page 1

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■jiTOR NORRIS fcs MEETING (fe.HNGTON ■,,. KevruH. \ddress * ° n " ■ ference ■ wealth’' MEN •■|-\KT> ( ’» x 1 K,)L ■ruion. (U ' R '. ■ m.ike pres-j ». ■■■-hds' : ‘" r vl " w K .. ep.ning tlu> t ■ ><i.i >. , ( > . v I hli-'I as kupttii:- !•• personal l ’ le m "hah lie refer'H,‘. . ||P '-I money in A minimal capi- ■ i : y own of welbriefly today by v, , . Indiana. I ( |. sp r-il*. 'lie Veteran I ' lie pr ogresK>. ■ - ■ pretenda polit at party and are organize a political , the questions' would be tJwi bis own I machine." Norris con tin-' ■'.? V,.a a senator He used to be a seeking lavors for great Mir ■ - ?.t the hands of conH I pr sinne his former mastpleased with his I th.ut outside the con-i of th- finest people in Rrir are m Indiana but , Mmes tla y • ■., comical things. I certainly played a gigantic • «. ’! ■■ < omit: y at large when 1 feted Utt’. Jimmy Watson Unit- 1 States Senate." hs suggested that Watson I "gather tip his marbles and , lip that h.n Lucas (Robert 1 M. executive director of the I lican national committee) ogether thei could have a I line playing in the backyard ITINUEI) ON PAGE FIVE) ■ —- — ,I tai Mourns Death of Joseph I’. Cotton hington Mur. n.—(U.RX—OfWashington today mourned i Joe" i'.>tton. undersecretstate, who died late yesterBaltimore after a protracted ■ The Xew York lawyer who t"ied a lucrative practice to President Hoover's official two years ago had earned lique reputation as a plain- "■ jovial diplomat of the i-sleeve" school, and eminent>ular with all who knew him. eral services will be held to- * afternoon at 4 o’clock in ttthew's church, Bedford, N. »e body will be sent to New City, where it will be transsliortly after 2 p. nt. to a wing for Bedford. KEBUR KHEAD Heads guilty cd SIOO, Sentenced to 0,1 Lays on Liquor Law Charge indicted recently Adams county grand jurv Plt?a of gullty t 0 a charge 'on of the liquor law in k.' rcuit CO "G late Tuesday ead 'hanged his plea from guilty which he had enn<Uctment r6Bted W€ “ ek 0 “ C'.P.?, re B ' Erwin ' assessed a lurki' ", an(l foots and sentenchead to serve thirty days Adams county jail. ji„Z M ' S . tlie hhird person who id hi o. U ’ lty t 0 illdic tments renum ? e erand jury - The other Were given fi nes when ami . BU *’i y t 0 charges of asai"l battery.

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Boy Scout Workers For Up-Town Named .1. C. Sutton, daptain of the up I town solieting teain for the Boy I Scout fund named the following I lieutenants to canvas the district. I i They are, Robert Helm, Oscar! i Lankenail. Roy Mnmina, William! Bowers, Roscoe (Hendenning. Leo i Ehinger, George Stulls. The mon 1 will work this week in the retail , business section of the city and, hope to complete the job in a few I days. DECATUR WOMAN NAMED OFFICER Mrs. E. 1). Engeler Is Chosen Vice-Presi-dent Tuesday Mrs. E. I). Engeler of this city was chosen first vice-president of the Eighth District Federation of Women's Club, at the twenty fourth annual convention which was held in Bluffton, at the First Reformed Church. Tuesday. Other officers chosen were: president, Mrs. A. M. Decker of Anderson; second vice-president. Mrs. (). E. Shafer of Bluffton; sei rotary and treasurer, Mrs. F.jE. Waugh of Anderson. The morning session began at I 1 :- 130 o'clock, during which reports made by the various officials and committees of the organization. I Mrs. Frank Ashbaueher president of the Wells County Federation, .made the welcome address, and a I response was given by Mrs. J. W. ■Tyndall, of this city. Mrs. Tyndall expressed appreciation ot' the great effort which had lieen made by the Bluffton chapter ; for the spring convention. She said. I “Another district year is ending I Another mile-stone finished. Today : we are ekosing our books or at leas’ putting them in order for another, year/’ Mrs. Tyndall stated that a good business man takes an inventory at I least once a year, and that in like manner, the organization had me: I for the purpose of talking things over, to get new ideals, and thus 'bind the ties of friendship closet, j in concluding her address Mrs. Tyn-! ■dall read a paraphrase on one of 'Riley’s poems, which applied to the i meetings. A luncheon was served in lite j church parlors at the noon hour, followed by the afternoon session ami 1 program. I Mrs. Edwin F. Miller of Peru, pre- i [sident ot the Indiana Federation ot I Clubs, gave a splendid and helpful i address on “Our Common Goal" The afternoon’s program was intel -1 spersed with musical numbers. Mrs. Florence Springer Starr oi Bluffton sang “Allelina". "Bird Song at Eventide”. by Coates, and “Russian Slave Song" by Kounts. Mrs. George Mosiman was the accompanist. The resolutions committee o. which Mrs. A. F. Meeks ot MitnciJ was the chairman, reported tile resolutions which had been adopted. Those from this city who attended the convention were the MestCONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Buechner Funeral Services Thursday X Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Buechner, former Adams County j woman who died at the Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne, Monday I evening, will be held Thursday after-1 noon at two o'clock (Eastern time) at the home, two miles south ot Convoy, Ohio, and at 2:30 o clock (E. T.) at the St. John's Lutheran church near Convoy. Chas. Baker Funeral To Be Held Thursday i Funeral services for Charles Baker, well known Decatur man who 'died at his home Tuesday afternoon will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home, 216 South Eighth street, and at two o’clock at tihe r Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. B. H. Franklin wilj officiate and burial will be in the Decatur Cemetery. The Casket will not be opened at the church service. .— o —~ Services Held At St. Mary's Church The regular Tuesday evening Len ten services were held at the St. ' Mary’s Catholic church Tuesday {evening. The Rev. Charles Girardot, 1 Fort Wayne, delivered the third o’ •his series of sermons and answered ' questions placed in the Question Box following the sermon. Bene■|diction of the Blessed Sacrament was given by Rev. Joseph Hennes.

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KIRKLAND FOUND GUILTY BI JURY TIIESDAIIMT Jurors Verdict Fixes Punishment At Life Imprisonment | MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL PROBABLE Valparaiso, Ind., Mar. 11.— tU.Ri — Virgil Kirkland slept late in his Porter county jail cell today, untroubled by the prospect of life imprisonment for the murder of Arlene Draves, and uninterested in his attorneys’ plans for an appeal. “I'm relieved that it wasn't the electric chair." Kirkland said of the jury’s verdict convicting him of first degree murder and fixing his sentence at life imprisonment. Deputy sheriffs reported that : Kirkland fell asleep, exhausted after the ordeal of the 18-day trial, as soon as lie threw himself down on the hard cot in his cell, and was still slumbering today, 13 hours later. Kirkland will lie brought again before Judge Grant Crumpacker Monday to be committed to imprisonment. He will lie taken to the Indiana state prison at Michijgan City later in the day. ! , Barrett O'Hara. Chicago counsel for the 20-year-old athlete, indicatled he would not oppose Kirkland's {removal to the prison, because it will not prejudice defense plans to ask a new trial, and if the motion is denied, take an appeal. Confined in the same jail with , Kirkland was Leon Stanford, another of the five youths indicted on murder charges in Arlene's death, 'and the next to go tw trial. Stafiford was brought from the Crown Point jail late yesterday and met Kirkland twice last night once at dinner and again after the Kirkland jury reported. The youths exchanged greetings stiffly and did i not discuss the trial. Stanford probably will go to trial during the present term of court. The others indicted. David Thomp(CONTINCED OX °AC,F. TWO’ o DECATUR MAN'S FATHER IS DEAD - William H. Elberson Dies At Portland Tuesday Night William H. Elberson. 71. father of James E. Elberson of this city, and well known Portland business man, died at his home in Portland, at eight o'clock Tuesday evening. Death followed an illness of three weeks and was due to influenza and apoplexy. He had been in a critical condition for the past three days. The deceased formerly lived in Adams county, and ten years ago was associated in the hardware business with his son. James, at j Bryant. Prior to his death he was associated in the accessory busiincss with another son, Maurice, lat Portland. The deceased was born in Mercer county, Ohip, on September 8, 1859. the son of Samuel and Sarah Elberson. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Jennie Butcher-Elberson, and the following children: Maurice and Mrs. B. E. Day. bbth of Portland, and James of this city; a grandchild. Mrs. John Bright of Winchester, and two sisters, Mrs. George Watson of Portland and Mrs. P. F. Neardhart of Spencer(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Final Lyceum Course Program Tonight The senior class of Decatur high school will sponsor the final Jyceum program of the season at tjie high school auditorium tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Elliott James, liquid air demonstrator will present an entertaining and educational program . showing the qualities of liquid air, and its relation to well known sub- , stances. The public is invited to attend and sinble admission tickets may be i secured at the door. Those having season tickets are requested to note that this program was change! . from March 23 to March 11.

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Guilty ... I it... I Jr x. f F / j?'' ' fe.. fK I K A . * 7?' fem ' / I s 4 ; / ■' L r. *.-* ' 1 , ■ ■ i , - 1 Virgil Kirkland Convicted by a jury in Porter circuit court of the minder of Arlene > Draves at a “gin" party held in Gary last fall. The jury recommended II life imprisonment. Kirkland is 2" years of age.

FOUR MEXICANS '[ ARE ARRESTED I Taken to Fort Wayne to Answer Charges of Larceny , Four Mexican laborers were tab-1 en into custody late Tuesday I.' Sheriff Rurl Johnson and this morn- I' I ing were turned over to Fred Lunz, ! Allen county sheriff, and taken to, ‘Fort Wayne to answer charges of [larceny in connection with the theft of a flock of chickens from the Van ' ! Buskirk farm five miles northeast (of Ossian last Saturday nig.it. II Sixty Plymouth Rock chickens | (were taken by the thieves. Raieal Lopez and Felipe Torrez were ar- j rested at Ceylon. Ttjey implicated , Steve Hernandez, living near Gene- ’ va. in the theft. Hernandez was taken into custody by the local sheriff and confessed to the theft. Felimon , Equia was the fourth Mexican to be ~ i taken into custody. i I , L The chickens had been kept loc.c- --$ ! ed in a cell house at Ceylon Sunday. , [Twenty of the chickens had been; .[sold, six bad filed and three were 5 eaten by the thieves. No trace was i ’found of the remainder of the flock i ' Sherif Johnson was assisted in t [his investigation by officers David [Dubach of Berne and Bert Reisner i 'of Geneva. The chickens sold were > [ found at Berne. i REDISTRICTING BILL IS SIGNED — Governor Leslie Signs Measure Late Tuesday ’ Indianapolis, March 11. — <U.R) - Governor Harry G. Leslie late yes- [ terday transformed the congress 1 ional reapportionment bill, passed ■- in the last hours of the legislative - session, into law, by affixing his signature to the measure. Twelve districts thus were made to replace the previous 1:1, with no 4. apparent gains of consequence by I either political party. Under the new division Repub--1 Heaps are claiming a distinct ad- [[ vantage in five districts, Demo-1 n -crats in four, and three of them j’. are classed by leaders of both .. parties as “doubtful." a The bill signed by the governor I [ places Adams county in the fourth district, along with Wells, Allen. Lagrange, Steuben, DeKalk, Noble I [and W'hitley counties. e I The other counties now in the I g I eighth district have been divided ej among several other districts ttn--1 der the new measure.

Services Postponed Because of Weather The revival meetings at the .Mt. Pleasant Chnrch which kegau, last [Sunday evening, have been postponed until next Sunday evening, March LI. The meetings have been (hanged on account of the snow [which has. drifted over the ecyintrv [roads, making it impossible for the < hurch members to attend the reIvival services. A speiial program lias been planned for t'.’.e Sunday evening service, [which will begin at 7:30 o'clock, and i I be public is invited. DEATH CLAIMS DECATUR WOMAN Mrs. August Walter. 61, Well-Known Decatur Woman Died Last Night Mrs. Anna Knapp Walter. 61, [wife of August Walter, well known I business inanj died at her home, [329 South First street, at 7:20 (o'clock Tuesday evening from pneumonia and heart trouble. Mrs. Walter had suffered with heart [trouble for more than three years, and had been bedfast for the past nine weeks. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran church of this city since 191 k when she moved here from Root township. Prior to that time rhe was a member of the Fuelling Lutheran church. j She was born in Root township. Amril 25. 1569. the daughter of [Mr. and Mrs. William Knapp. On I (CONTINCED ON PAGE TWO» o Big National Advertisers Use the Daily Democrat .... Several of America's leading manufacturers, nationally known on account of their advertised product, are using the columns of the Daily Democrat to reach the buyers in Decatur. Adams County and community. A circulation of 3.300 daily in homes of those | who buy in tiie Decatur market means much to the advertiser. I Evidence of the national advertisers select io n of the “Home Paper" is shown in the ads in tonight’s paver. Page Camel Cigarettes 5 Chesterfield Cigarettes 3 Ford Motor Co. Buick Motor Co. 4 Chrysler Motor Co. f> Johnson Candy Co. Build greater sale volu in e through the Columns of the Daily Democrat!

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TWENTY-THREE LAWSARESIGNED BY GOV. LESLIE New Laws Added to Statute Books Yesterday And Today NEARLY 100 BILLS AWAIT APPROVAL Indianapolis. Mar. 11. (U.P) Twenty-three new laws were added to the statute books yesterday I and last night when Governor I Harry G. Leslie signed legislative I bills. Approximately 100 other | bills awaited his approval or rejection today. Among .those signed were: Congressional reapportionment , and the $76,000,000 biennial appro-! priation measure, which is an em-1 ergeney measure. A lull providing a one and one-; half-mill levy in 1931 and 1932 to aid in completing the George Rog-1 i rs Clark memorial at Vincennes The World War memorial bill ( providing a four-mill levy to com-1 plete the shrine in Indianapolis. A measure exempting from taxation gasoline used in airplanes I 'when sold at airports, ' The house bill legalizing divorces I granted on petitions in which the complaints and affidavits of resii donee were not iiled on the same I day. Divorce actions now pending are not affected. A bill providing for a referendum in towns where municipal utilities , are proposed to lie leased to cor- ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I JUDGE HAMILTON FXPIRESTUESDAY Well-Known Bluffton Jurist Dies at Home Tuesday Afternoon Bluffton. Mar. 11 (Special)— 1 Judge A. W. Hamilton. 57. who | concluded a six-year term as judge !of the Wells circuit court January 11, 1931, died at three o’clock ' Tuesday afternoon at his home | I in re following an illness of sever- j al weeks. He suffered from a | I streptoccie infection and perntci ious anemia was a feature. Blood ! transfusions failed to give him reI kef. Judge Hamilton was born near Zanesville, August 30, 1875, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton. ,He had been a member of the Wells county bar since 1900. He 'served as mayor of Bluffton from ' 19U6 to 1910. and as judge of the Wells circuit court from November. 1924 to December 31. 1930. The most important decision handed down by Judge Hamilton 'was one holding that stockholders jof state banks were not liable to 'assessment. This decision was reversed by the state supreme court la few months ago. but the case is (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) INCOME TAX Bill RULED INVALID Attorney-General James M. Ogden States Opinion On Bill Indianapolis. March 11.—(U.R)— The personal income lax bill, passed by the seventy-seventh general assembly in its last mad scramble ! for something to relieve the burden of property taxes, is unconstitutional, in the opinion of Attorney General James M. Ogden. Ogden informed Governor Harry G. Leslie that writing placed on tlie bill by Walter Myers, Democratic speaker of tlie House, invalidated tlie bill, and the governor was expected to reject it. Tlie only objection to tlie bill mentioned by Ogden was what Senator Walter H. Chambers, Democratic minority leader in tlie Senate, had termed “mutilation of irnblic records." The question of signing the lull on March 10. a day after the legal limit of the secs,on. which would have cast doubt ci’ other important legislation. was not In ought up. t., slie said today Hint lie would (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Robbery Suspects Are Held In Florida Columbus, Ind., Mar. 11.—<U.R> Police here were informed that Morris Kelley, 25. and Ralph Smith, 22, of Johnson county, suspects in tlie robbery of John Morris at his grocery store here, three months ago. are in custody at St. Augustine. Florida. Kelley was said to have been wounded in a gun battle tlie two engaged in witli police after robbery of a filling station. His wound was said to be critical. WOMEN ATTEND MEETING HERE — Salamonie Association Conference At Baptist Church —-——— Fifty women from Hie various 'churches in the Salamoiße Association are attending tlie Women's Missionary Conference at the Baptist jch.ireh today. The churches represented are Newcastle, Muncie First Baptist church, Muncie Walnut I Street church, Dunkirk, Bluffton. I Liberty Center, Pleasant Mills. Monipelier, and Decatur. Tlie largest delegation present i was from tlie two Muncie churches. A nominating committee, com- | posed of Mrs. (’. E. Bell, chairman. Mrs. Tuttle of Muncie and Mrs. MorIris of Montpelier, was appointed during tlie morning business session ( and a report of the officers nominal-! ed for the coming year will lie made ! (late this afternoon. | The principal address of the fore-. noon session was given by Mrs. L.C. I Trent, state president, on the sub-1 'ject, “Msisionary Arithmetic." Stie 1 advised the women to add their pre sents, talents, hospitalitv, friends ship, and courtesy to make the I meeting brief, brisk, and newsy. She !recommended all to become "Missionary minded,” in order to interlest other people and to give tlie j needed information and inspiration ;to help others. Mrs. C. E. Bell had charge of the devotional*, and nine letters were read by Mrs. Grace Brumley and Mrs. C. E. Peterson of Decatur, from the churches represented. Special music was furnished by Mrs. Editli Garret and Mrs. A. R. Brown of (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CROSS-COUNTRY PLANE CRASHES Captain Ira Eaker Forced Down In Kentucky Corn Field Cavinrock, 111.. March 11—(U.R) —Tlie attempted cross-country flight of Capt. Ira Eaker which I began at Long Beach, Calif., and i ended in a corn field near Tolu, j Ky.. was not wholly a failure, the tirmy flier indicated today. Beyond admitting that he had telegraphed lying Island. N. V. officials that his motor had “'gone dead," Eaker had little comment to make until he had heard from his superiors. Eaker drove here from Tolu ■ last night, and was reticent to ■ talk about tlie accident which ended his attempt to demonstrate to I the government the feasibility of transporting troops across country in huge transport planes. He was flying at a high altitude when the motor stopped, and the plane, heavily loaded witli gaso line, dropped. It was so badly damaged in landing that Eaker said a continuance of the flight was impossible. The army flier had covered 1.725 j miles in his secretly constructed | Lockheed-Vega monoplane before |he landed. He pointed out that the length of this flight had partially proved ( that it was not impossible to move troops by airplane. Using 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Lions Club Members Hear Rev. Franklin Perry Short had charge of the program of the Lions Club meeting which was held in the Christian • Church, Tuesday evening, and Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the Me thodist Episcopal Church gave the principal address of the evening. He j spoke on “The Job of Being A Dad", [and presented some very tine thoughts and ideals on the subject. The Lions Club members discussod plans for the activities of the Boy Scout Troup which it will sponsor.

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COLUMBIA CUT ROBBER SUSPECT UNDER ARREST Flippy Shares May Be Returned To Face Murder Charge ALSO FACES CHARGE AT MINNEAPOLIS ('.(iliiiiibi.i ( ilv. hid.. Mtir. 11 (U.R) I’rosrculiiiL’ Attorney Benton Bules lei I here iiodtiv tor Indiannoolis. where !he will ask (>ov. Ilairv l.eslie Io issue extradition ! oapers for the return ot Phililin “Fli|>nv" Share. Iron) ■ Minneapolis to Indiana Io il'ace a tharj>e of murder m connection with the death <>l a woman during a hank hold up here several months ai!<). Minneapolis, Minn.. Mar. 11 (U.R) Phillip "Flippy" Share, sus- !' ecled gunman wauled on murder charges in two states appeared for arraignment in Hennepin County district court today and promptly was sent to tlie county jail. Judge E. A. Montgomery announced Share will lie held in the jail here until it is decided whether lie shall stand trial on a muri tier charge here or on a similar I accusation in Columbia City. Ind. Minneapolis jiolice said Indiana I authorities probably \\ ill arrive Thursday to attempt to obtain Share's extradition to Indiana. A ! warrant for Share's arrest has been received from Columbia City. Judge Montgomery was prepar ling to forfeit Share's $25,000 bond ' ’ when tlie alleged gunman appetr--1 ed in court witli his attorney. At • the court entrance Share smash- ■ ed a newspaper photographer s ’ camera. Share lias lieeii charged ■ will the killing here of Sam Miller. Minneapolis racketeer. Tlie Columbia City killing for which he ■! is wanted grew out of a bank robbery there. Q Special Program At Pleasant Dale Sunday —— I Tlie i’leasant Dale local educational committee iias planned a | special program for Sunday evening. March 15. Mrs. D. M. Byeri Jy will give an address on “Clean (Life." Mrs. Byerly lias made this a subject of study and has given addresses in several churches. Special musical numiiers will be given by the young people, and everyone is cordially invited to attend this program. Unidentified Man Is Killed Near Ft. Wayne I ■ Fort Wayne. Ind.. March 11 — | (UP) —One unidentified pedestrian was killed and his companion. Jim Murphy, was injured seriously when the two stepped in front of an inter urban car five miles east of heie ■ ! last night. . | Both men were well dressed, but. there was ro indication where thev I were from. One full bottle of bay Irum. and another which was half ■empty, were found on tlie men. PLAINTIFF IS GIVEN DAMAGES Judgment of $12.88 Is Awarded C arl Noll by Jurv Todav — ‘ Judgment in the sum of SI2.SS > was awarded the plaintiff by a jury ' in the Adams Circuit court this :if i ternoon in the damage suit of Car! : Noll vs. Jesse Sheets. The case was heard by tlie jury and James T. Merryman, special judge. The suit grew out of an automobile accident at tlie intersection I of Second and Jackson streets in this city, August 7. 1930. A car » driven by the plaintiff's wife, Mrs. ; Amelia Noli, was damaged in a col ( lision with a car driven by Jesse Sheets. The case was first tried in tlie > court of A. C. Butcher, justice of > the peace. Judgment was awarded . the plaintiff for $23 at that time and the case was appealed to the . Circuit court. H. M. DeVoss was I attorney for tlie plaintiff and Hu- ’ bert McClennahan for the defend- . ant.