Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 83, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1931 — Page 1

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KILD HEALTH PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED

. fcCESTO iimiNST | ilffl PLANS Ej bl jon Wing Makes JWoft to Counteract c > Letter (leads fl \|.\\ | <)R( ES April 7. <U.R) pi-olnbition forces llg iniii i i»:»rtx lia'e juainst the -i Basko!) il committee Io <|io\\ilo\\ ii on the H iioils of nasI tor exnresr ~ ihidi'l'. i' iin nliters U, (~,11. les indicat'd er^^B n,jn -mprised influ- ■’ 1 Pl'ose him. ? • ■■" ' M " ‘ "' ll all<l 11 ' ILtsknb apparinforms! far. but the n .. . systemthe chairopinion is sik. tie- prolribition _HEcnb" aronp that Rasfor expressions of q>ii:i‘‘i: will dhcover against Hull. I >'in.. Tenn., foriln' national foresaw n.-xr days - < hairman's .:, i iz.-il members with a plea for , i anomie probappeals j until the com ' March 5 tn side- , pr.diil.it i.m issue. ms." says the ' uiar. "Includ■WED OX PAGE SIX) ■«i Plan Program X V . - ,'J.R’.— Arami program for the . to |, ( . il.alcn. Ind., begin- ' formulated at executive comApril 17 and IS. nielli!.. s ~f || lP executive "i'i -fu sts of GoverRoosevelt while out agenda. The hivernor Case X Cover- “ I '.. Governor Cauliss :: Governor Pollard, Governor Hardy vg^^V' J and Governor * 1 " ■rke To Be Arraigned Michigan April 7- '' ■ l: 11 Li . alleged machine Mil! waive examination KM < ’' K " '' !,l| irder charges tow"'•' taken before justice Joseph Collier. |®li‘iision. made by Charles t'ey tor the notorious will mask surprise eleF n the state's case against m his defense until ha - o I MT AREA ■WORT FILED IfJary Hyde Tells W v <* Press ConferI I enceof Visit April 7 — (UP) at President Hoover's desk agriculture Hyde today Lori'i t* and the press EX.. 01 what he found on his ET'P'lirough the drought area ■La,.' Hoover ’« request the took over the president's and announced g : is over and there ly ipeet for a fine crop. KTL ani °unting to, *27,472.000 lX f '" ttde Up t 0 this morning EXlrl T ral drought relief fund, fefoL ,>,• number of families . government aid was Mwmiv % ' ng an average of $ 153 ET euIh INUED ° N pag 1L THREE)

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Baby Swallows Open Safety Pin

i ” ■ f* I ‘ I l Richard Paul Fortin, seven-months-old Chicago boy, wh o swallowed a two-inch open safety I pin. The pin lodged in the child's esophagus where it was impossible to remove it. By feeding the pin was transferred to the stomach as shown in the X-ray photograph. Surgeons at the County Hospital are literally stuffing the boy in I the hope that the pin will become inclosed in a IMI of food not easily digested and forced through his system. Should this fail it will

Install Fire Alarm At Schafer Co. Offices « M. J. Mylott, superintendent and workmen of the city electric department of the city plant, were stringing a cable today from the! fire engine house on South Seventh street to the Schafer wholesale house on First street. The cable is used in installing fire alarm system direct from the Schafer company office to the fire engine house and is being installed by the Schafer company. ——o Harve Sprague Better • Harve Sprague, local liarber, who 'suffered painful injuries when he was thrown from his bicycle three , weeks ago. is improving very slow-1 jly at his home. 1132 North SecoAdj street. Mr. Sprague's condition became worse a few days ago when; [■he suffered a slight infection. — o ALLEGED BANK BANDIT TRIED Phillip Share, Wanted In Columbia City Faces Murder Charge in West Minneapolis, Minn.,. April 7. —<U.R> —A district court jury today was deliberating the case of Philip (Flippy) Share, a racketeer charged with the killing of Sam J. (Doc) Miller, Minneapolis bookmaker. • 1 The jury retired at 11 p. m. last night after arguing for five hours without reaching a verdict. De-[ liberations were resumed today. During the trial. Col. Calvin Goddard. Northwestern University ballistics expert, identified four bullets found in Miller's body as having bepn fired from a pistol discovered in Shares possession. A ballistics expert called by the defense, however, testified that the bullets were not fired from Share’s guns. Both experts based their testimony on markings on the bullets. Share also is wanted in Columbia City, Ind., on charges of killing a bystander during a hank robbery. —o Gets Life Sentence Noblesville, Ind., April 7-fU.R) - A life inprisonment penalty was passed upon Floyd R. Strange. 23, Indianapolis, when he appeared late yesterday before Judge Fred E. Hines in Hamilton circuit court, and pleaded guilty on a second degree murder charge. He confessed that he fired the shot which mortally wounded Owen Crickmore. attendant at the Midway Filling station on the Indianapolis ■ Noblesville road, last October. Strange implicated Gerald Haywood. Charles McCammon and Robert Ingersoll, all but the latter of whom have confessed implication in the hold-up. Ingersoll and McCammon are, charged with first degree murder, and Haywood with auto banditry. The first degree murder charge against Strange was dropped when he pleaded guilty on the second degree charge.

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FISH SUPPER IS HELD HERE Coon Skin Club Holds Fish Fry; Several Guests at Party The Decatur Coon Skin Club, strengthened by guests from Pau Idling and Willshire. Ohio, met last night at the Masonic Hall in th's city and enjoyed a fish fry. The sup- ! per was prepared under the tutelage of Mrs, Leigh Bowen an<T tile 190 fish consumed by the crowd I were sent to Decatur by Albert [ [ Bieck of Kelly’s Island, Ohio. The party started at 6:30 o'clock I with the members and their guests [meeting at the local Masonic hall. I Following the supper Rev. Benjamin Franklin presided as toastmaster. Roy Johnson. Harl Harvey and [Robert Fritzinger of, the local club gave short talks and Harve Smith of Paulding, Ohio delivered the principal address. [ The Paulding guests have a sportsmen's club composed of fish(CONTINUE!I ON PAGE SIXi — p Finance Board To Meet The finance board of the First \ Evangelical church will meet in the church parlor tonight at 7:30 o'clock. It is important that every member of the board be present, 1 since this is the last monthly meeting before the annual conference session. The board will review all the financial interests of the coni terence year. o CHICAGO CASTS VOTES TODAY Fist Fight, Arrests Feature Mayorality Election Activities Chicago, April 7.-W.RJ—Sporadic fist fights and the arrest of an entire election staff in one precinct accompanied heavy balloting today as forces behind the mayoralty candidates of William Hhle Thompson and Anton J. Cermak settled their differences at the polls. I Bitterness that marked the campaigns of those two giants of Chicago • politics was reflected in the voting which took place under the surveillance of thousands of guards and partisan watches. Judge Edmund K. Jarecki, head of the election board, reported before noon that his headquarters was swamped with calls for officers to quiet minor disturbances in the troublesome wards. The foresaw no major outbreaks. Three women and two men comprising the staff of election officials of the 16th precinct in the 27th ward were arrested and replaced by Judge Jarecki', s investigators for failing to file suspect notices after the primary of last month. Republicans who deserted Mayor Thompson after he had been nominated by his party for a fourth term were reported to be carrying (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 7, 1931.

COMMENCEMENT : PROGRAM MADE PUBLIC TODAY I Dr. Homer P. Rainey, President of Franklin College Is Speaker MAY 20 IS FINAL DAY Dr. Homer P. Rainey, president of Franklin College and a prominent educator will be the Decatur high school Commencement speaker at the graduating exercises to be held at Decatur high school auditorium May 20, it was announced today by Superintendent M F. Worthman. The Commencement week festivities start Friday night May 15 ■with the annual Junior-Senior reI < -ption occupying the spotlight. I The annual social function will be ■ held at the Decatur Country Club. The Baccalaureate services will j he held Sunday night, May 17 at the Methodist church with the Rev. M. W. Sunderman, pastor of the First Evangelical church of Decatur officiating. The annual Senior /reception will follow the Commencement exercises May 20. Following is the complete Comi ment ement program for Wednesday night, May 20: March, "Innesonian’’ Ellis B. Hall Decatur Junior Band Invocation Rev. C. R. Lanman (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Noted Specialist Dies Baltimore, Md.. April 7. —4U.R> — Dr. William S. Baer, world-famous [orthopedic specialist, died at Union ■ Memorial hospital at 10:40 a. m., j today, of paralysis, by which he ' was stricken Sunday at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Doctor Baer had been unconscious since yesterday and no hope for his recovery had l?een entertained by the hospital staff. MEN’S MEETING WELL ATTENDED Evangelical Brotherhood Holds Interesting Session Monday Night The Evangelical Brotherhood held an interesting meeting Monday night at the First church here. About 40 men were present to enjoy the literary and social features of the evening. The principal addresses were given by Martin Zimmerman and Ralph Gentis, salesmen for the Schafer Co., both members of the April section of the Brotherhood. Mr. Gentis gafve the history and the scope of business of the Schafer Company, and how it relates its- | self to the community interest of Decatur. Mr. Zimmerman presented the salesmen's viewpoint, and gave the scope of territory covered, and how ■and where the goods handled by this institution are secured. Bobby and Dickie Schnitz, members of the Harmonica Club, entertained the men with several numbers upon their harmonicas. The president of the Brotherhood, T. L. Becker, presided over the business session. C. E. Hocker and E. B. Macy gave short booster speeches in favor of the needed enlarged building of the First church. Their suggestions were heartily endorsed by all present. Refreshments were served by the April section of the Brotherhood. The public services next Sunday night will be in charge of the Brotherhood, sponsored by the April section. o To Receive Communion Members of the Holy Name society of the St. Mary’s Catholic church will attend the seven o’clock mass Sunday morning at the church and receive Holy Communion. It was announced Sunday that the members of the St. Agnes society would receive Holy Communion in a body. This was an error and C. J. Voglewede, president of the Holy Name society asked members of the society to take notice of the change. The regular meeting of the society will be held Monday evening at the K. of C. hall.

Milan, Known Here Is Plane Crash Victim ♦ ♦ Among the victims of the airplane accident at Bazaar, Kansas, last Wednesday in which Knute Rockne, famous Notre Dame coach, was killed, was W. B. Miller, of Lawrence, Mass., an insurance man en route to Dos Angeles. Mr. Miller was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller, pioneer residents of Union township. Adams county and was known here. The Joseph Miller family resided on what is now known as the Christ Marbauch farm for more than thirty years, moving from here east some years ago. They now live at tile Methodist MemorJ iai Home at Warren. Indiana. Their son, Rev. Edward Miller, is pastor of the Methodist church in Lawrence, Mass. W. B. Miller was an expert life insurance salesman. He represented one of the large companies and death entirely in group insurance, his errand to the Pacific coast being to close a deal with a lafge concern. His remains were sent to Lawrence where the funeral was held. ROAD, BRIDGE CONTRACTS LET Dick Tonnelier Is Low Bidder on Two Road Projects in County Contracts for two road improvements were awarded today by the board of county commissioners to Dick Tonnelier. low bidder on both projects. Charles Arnold was awarded the contract for the Frazier bridge in Blue Creek township on his bid of $644.00. The bids on the bwo roads follow: Lawson road, Blue Creek township: Paul Striker. $3215; John Feasel, $3074: Phil Sauer. $3100; Charles Arnold. $3121.40; Dick Tonnelier, $2793; Cowen and Stet'er, $2982. Wiant road. Jefferson township: Karch Stone Co., $3460; Charles Arnold. $3492; Dick Tonnelier. $3442. Receive Truck Bids The commissioners received proposals from truck for furnishing two three-ton trucks to the county highway department. The award had not been made late this afternoon. (CONTINUED ON P4.GF. THREE) o King George Improved Windsor, Eng., April 7.—(U.R) — King George is suffering from sub acute bronchitis, an official statement issued at Windsor Castle said today. The sttaement said he is, however, progressing slowly but satisfactorily. ■ — ———o CLASS PLAY TO BE PRESENTED Pleasant Mills Seniors to Give Play Friday and Saturday Nights "Tony The Convict", is the title of a five-act piay to be presented Friday and Saturday nights by members of the Senior class of Pleasant Mills high school. The play will be presented at the Pleasant Mills high school auditorium The play is centered around Sing Sing prison and the cast has worked hard to make the performances one of, the outstanding school plays of the season. , The play will start each night at 8 o’clock and the public is invited to attend. Tickets may be secured from members of the cast or any Senior of the high school. Following is the cast of characters as they, appear: Warden Burrows, of Sing Sing prison, a real warden (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXi o Eight Die In Fire Gallipolis, 0., April 7. — <U.R)I — James White, 59, a squatter, and seven of his eight children, were burned to death today when fire swept their log cabin at Swan Creek, on the banks of the Ohio river, 10 miles south of here.

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ESSAY.STORY WINNERS ARE NAMED TODAY County High School Winners Announced By Supt. C. E. Striker PAPERS GRADED AT INDIANA U. Winners in the annual short storv and essay contests held in the rural high schools of Adams county were announced today by Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent. The manuscripts have been returned to the county superintendent from Indiana University where they were graded, with recognition for first, second, and third places. The stories'and essays are sub--1 mitted by freshman, sophomore, junior, and senipr classes of the rural' lj>gh schools, and are then sent to Indiana University. They are graded there and rated according to merit and returned to the county superintendent. | Following is the list of contest I winners: She. t Stories Freshman Class First, “Under Western Stars,” John Weils, Monmouth. Second, "Freedom Has Its Price,’’ lonise Studler. Third. "Money Is Not Everything,” Neva Fricke, Monroe. [ (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO I o Buhler Funeral Held Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o'clock a* the Linn Grove Evangelical church lot I Fred Buhler. 85, who died suddenly {at his home in Linn Grove, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Death ! was caused by a heart attack. The deceased was born in Ohio, May 29, 1845. He was married to Caroline Moser, who died eight years ago. .Surviving is a daughter j Emma and a son Edward. SIX COMPLETE TRAINING WORK Adams County You ng Women In Fort Wayne Hospital Classes Six young women from Adams county will be members of the graduating classes of the nurses’ training school in Fort ayne hospitals this .year, it has been announced. Four young ladies are members of the Lutheran Hospital graduating classses and include the Misses Juanita Baumgartner. Esther Beery and Pauline Niblick of thia city; and Ruth Stuckey cf Beine. Commencement exercises for the Lutheran Hospital class | will le held Tuesday evening. May 10, at the Catholic Community Center auditorium, and diplomas will be awarded to 34 student nurses. Miss Florence Lichtensteiger of this city and Miss Esther Durbin of Pleasant Mills will be members of the graduating class of the Methodist Hospital, and commencement will be held for the 16 members of the class at the Wayne street Methodist Episcopal church, Tuesday evening. May 26. Bishop Edgar Blake of Indianapolis iwtill be the speaker. o New York Senate Is For Wet Referendum Albany, N. V. April 7—(UP) — The state senate today voted 32 to 17, to petition congress for a referendum on all phases of prohibition. The senate adopted the Strei* bill, previously passed by the assembly and the governor’s approval now is required. Under the terms of the bill the referenda would be conducted in the states by congressional mandate. Prisoners Sent Home Petersburg. Ind.. April 7 —(UP) — It was cold here last night and the jail was crowded It was apparent that four prisoners would have to do without beds. Rather than see the men suffer, Sheriff Hal Nelson sent the four to their homes with orders to return today.

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| Smile of Hope I* j 'J J IHI 4. JiSBl • * Jr < Virgil Kirkland, former Gary, Ind., high school .. football star, under conviction for the murder of his sweetheart, 18-year-old Arlene Draves, was granted a new -trial by Judge Grant Crumpacker at Valparaiso, Monday. The date for the new trial was set for April 29. This photograph was taken just after the judge granted the new trial. LOCAL BOYS TO GET AWARDS ——— 9 Scout Merit Badges to Be Presented at Meeting Here Thursday Forty-nine Boy Scout award medals will be presented to local Boy Scouts at a public presentation meeting to be held next Thursday night at Decatur high school Auditorium at 7:30 o’clock, I it was announced today by members of the Decatur Boy Scout executive committee. The merit badges will be awarded to local boys who have completed their tests in various departments of the work and shoit talks will be made by various local people interested in the i Scout movement.' Much interest has been shown among both the boys and their parents in the Decatur Scout organization and it is desired by those in charge that all interested persons attend the award presentation Thursday night. The meeting will last one hour, those in charge stated and will start promptly at 7:30 o'clock. o ————— DISTRICT MEET STARTS TODAY Reformed Church Women of Ft. Wayne Classis Meet at Berne The two day session of the Woman's Missionary Society classical of the Refornfed churches in the Fort Wayne ClasSis opened in Berne today, at the Cross Reformed church, and delegates from each of the twenty churches in the classis attended the session. Business sessions of the organization were held throughout today and the election of officers was held. The Girls’ Missionary Guild will serve a banquet to the delegates at 6 o'clock tonight, in the basement of the Berne church. Following the banquet a public service will be held, and Mrs. Calvin K. Staudt, (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o—S Firemen Answer Call The local fire department was called to the John Stults residence on North Fourth street at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon where a roof fire was reported. The fire started from sparks from the chimney and burned for about twenty minutes. Total damages to the roof were estimated at $20.00.

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NOTABLES ARE TO APPEAR ON LOCAL PROGRAM Bishop Noll, Dr. King and Dr. Carlo Are Among Principal Speakers SESSION TO BE TWO DAYS The official program for I the Adams County Conference on Child Health and Protection was released to'*av by Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, count v probation officer and general chairman of tlr' two dav conference, April 10 and 11. Sessions of the conference will be held ip library hall of th? Decatur Public library, in the Adams circuit court room and the Decatur high school auditorium. The conference will bring to Decatur several of the leading child and health authorities and educa-’ tors in the state. The subjects to be discussed and the’-addresses to lie delivered by the speakers concern child health and protection and will prove of great interest and benefit to these who have the I welfare of children at heart. Bishop Noll Coming ’ Among the headline speakers at j the conference, whieli opens Fri- • day afternoon are. the Rt. Rev. I Bishop John F. Noll, D. D., Fort | Wayne; Dr. William F. King, sec--1 retary of the state board of i health, Indianapolis; Dr. Ernest i Carlo, child specialist. Fort Wayne ! Dr. Ada E. Schweitzer, of the state ! board of health, Indianapolis, and Mrs. R. D. Rood, Washington, D.C. i Dr. Fred 1. Patterson. Decatur, will speak, on “Dental Nutrition and Hygiene.” Teacners to Attend All the school teachers of Decatur and Adams county will attend the conference on Saturday. C. E. Striker, county superintendent of schools, who is chairman of the Saturday program. stated that attendance at the meeting would take the place of the regular monthly institute and he urged every teacher to attend. The Local Program The Adams County conference on Child Health and protection is a follow-up of the conferences called by President Hoover in Washington last November and the Indiana conference held in Indianapolis last January. The Friday afternoon session will he CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO! _o J— Judge Merryman Has Newspaper of 1851 Judge J. T. Merryman brought in a copy of the Adams County Democrat, published in April 1854. pro-' bably the oldest copy of an Adams county newspaper in existence. It was saved by the judge because it was published the year he was born and he has that fact recorded in his own hand writing, placed on the margin of the paper fifty-five years ago. James B. Simcoke was editor of the Democrat at that time and the copy contains the names of the county officials and many merchants and professional men, familiar in the pioneer history of the county. The judge is considering having the paper framed and placed in the library. o— FALL FIGHTS CONVICTION Will Appeal Case to United States Supreme C ourt, He Declares Alamogordo. N.M.. April 7—(UP) —Albert B. Fall was determined today to continue his fight against conviction of accepting a bribe. "1 must consider my family,” reiterated the 69-year-okl man who waa seretary of the interior in President Harding's cabinet. "For myself I would be willing to serve the sentence and thus rid myself of the worry and bother of this long fight,” he said. Fall, ill and disappointed, was at his former ranch home at Three Rivers, N.M , last night when the tinted Press brought him a complete story of the appellate court's decision in upholding his fine and conviction of accepting a bribe in (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX*