Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 17 April 1931 — Page 1

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Counterfeiters Taken By Secret Service Men Indianapolis, Ind., April 17—(UP) Secret service operatives today were planning federal action against an alleged counterfeit ring here, following Hie arrest of a fifth suspect. More tnan 100 spurious SHI hills are believed to have been pass-t ed by the Men. The latest suspect is Thomas Shroyer, Indianapolis. Roy Lockwood, 24, and Clarence J. Cones. 2:’.. both of Indianapolis, held in Louisville under fugitive warrants. They were arrested on burglary charges. The other two are Russell Lockwood, 19, Roy's Brother, and Fred Windman, 21, Also of InuiaInapolis. Several stolen radio sets and 'other loot aggregating $5,000 were' [recovered in a searo'.t of the Lock-i wood home. Charles Matey, secret servke chief, said. Mazey also said Plates from which the counterfeit' bills were made had been found in a < anal near here. TRi-KAPPAS IN STATE CONCLAVE Miss Isabel! Hower Is Representative From Decatur Chapter Miss Isabell Hower, delegate from the local chapter of the Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority, left Thursday afternoon for Indianapolis, where she will attend the bi-ennial state convention of the sorority, being held there today and Saturday. Special features of the convention w.'.l include an address by Dr. 1 W. P. Dearing, president of the Oakland City college, and a tea at the governor's mansion Friday afternoon. at which Mrs. Harry G. Leslie, wife of the governor and a member of the Tri Kappa sorority, will be hostess. An address by James Coulter and a program by the Depauw university choir also are parts of the program. Mrs. Beryl Showers Holland of i Bloomington and eight other women founded the Tri Kappa sorority in 1901 with Charity and scholarship as its chief purposes. The sorority now has a membership of more than 8.000. The promotion of community funds, milk funds, and child welfare work are some of tile activ I ities which the sorority sponsors. Since 1913 approximately $175,000 j have been given to a thousand girls for scholarship. Many art scholar-, ships are also given. In 1924 the | sorority donated $12,000 to the Riley Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis. * The Misses Mary Suttles and! Miriam Parrish, and several other! members of the sorority are planning to attend some of the sessions of the convention. MBS. MEIBERS AWARDED $4,000 Estate of Michael Meibers i Wins Suit Against Pennsylvania Railroad Mrs. Michael Meibers of Rome City, formerly of this city was awanled $4,000 damages in-her suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad in Federal court at Fort Wayne, as the result of the death of her husband. Michael Meibers several months ago. Mr. Meibers was killed when the automobile in which he was riding was struck by a train at Rome City. The suit was for SIO,OOO. Bernard Blank, driver of the automobile at the time of tlie tragedy was awarded $3,000 in his suit against the railroad. Blank has been unable to walk since the mishap and was brought into court on a stretcher. He was the principal witness in his on case and that oi Mi’s. Meibers. Mrs. Meibers brought the suit as administratrix of the estate of hei husband. Smith and Parrish of Fort Wayne represented both plaintiffs and Fred E. Zollars of Fort Wayne represented the defendant. Johnston Funeral Is Held Here Today Funeral services for Maynard E. Johnston, Decatur man who died at his home Wednesday, were held at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon at she home and at 2 o’clock at the Evangelical Church with Rev. M. W. Sunderman (officiating- Interment was in the Decatur Cemetery.

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NEW TRIAL FOR D.C. STEPHENSON NOT PERMITTED I Hamilton County Judge Says He Does Not Have Jurisdiction In Case MUST GO TO HIGHER COURT Noblesville, Ind., April 17. —XU.R)—Circuit Judge Fred E.> Hines, Hamilton county, to-i [day dismissed the coram no-1 [bis proceedings brought by attorneys for D. C. StephenLson, who was seeking a new trial on allegations of error based on pleas of intimidation. Lack of jurisdiction was cited by Judge Hines aft his reason for dismissal. The case was tried by Judge Will N. Sparks, Rushville, who is now judge in the IT. S. court of appeals in Chicago. Action of Judge Hines throws the case back to the state Supreme court, with the problem of determining jurisdiction added to the nutercus issues brought before that body by Stephenson in the six years since his conviction on a charge of murdering Madge Oberholtzer, Indianapolis. Stephenson | is serving a life term in state pris-J on, Michigan City. Deputy attorneys General Joseph Hutcheson and V. Ed Funk repre-! sented the state here today, and I .CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX» o Brothers Granted Time To File Appeal Case Chicago, April 17. — <U.R> — Two weeks additional time in which to prepare a plea for a new trial for Leo V. Brothers, convicted of murdering Alfred J. Lingle, Chicago Tribune reporter, was granted defense counsel today by Judge Joseph Sabath. I The continuance was obtained when Brothers was called before the court to be sentenced in accordance with the jury's verdict, which carried a penalty of 14 years in prison. Imposition of sentence was postponed and the hearing on the mo’tion delayed until May 1. COMMENCEMENT IS ANNOUNCED Kirkland High School To Hold Graduation Wednesday Night, April 22 Kirkland high school commence*' ment activities will start next Sunday night with the annual baccalaureate services which will be .held at Kirkland high school auditorium. . Rev. Matt Worthman, former Adams county resident, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Commencement exercises proper will be held at Kirkland auditorium next Wednesday night at 7:00 o’clock with Rev. L. C. Heser of lowa delivering the chief address. Following is the baccalaureate program: March. In vocation. Vocal music by Miss Jahn. Sermon by Rev. Matt. Worthmail Vocal music. Benediction. The public is invited to attend both the baccalaureate and commencement exercises. Following is the commencement program. March, by Junior band of Kirkland high school. Invocation. Music. Address by Rev. L. C. Hesser. Music. Presentation of graduating class Presentation of diplomas. Benediction. Music. — o. Church And State To Be Separated In Spain Barcelona, Spain,, April 17—(UP) Separation of church and state will be one of the fundamental principles of the Catalan Republc, Franesco Macias, head of the Republic, informed the United Press today. However, he said, it will be a delicate and complex matter and it would be permature to contemplate putting it into effect immediately.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 17, 1931.

Convicted I j ’’ v ■ wo-? w&k aHo Jr Former Congressman Harry E.! Rowbottom of the First Indiana i District, who was convicted of [ selling postoffice appointments by a jury in Federal Court at Evansville, Ind., Wednesday. The former congressman was sentenced immediately to serve one year and one day in Leavenworth penitentiary ami was fined $2,000. GENEVA PLANS COMMENCEMENT i [Twenty-Three Seniors To Receive Diplomas at Annual Exercises Tuesday 'rfie commencement exercises for ! the senior class of the Geneva High School will be held at the Geneva United Brethren church, Tuesday evening, April 21, at 7:30 o'clock. The address to the graduating class will be given by Dr. Louis C. Hessert, and County Superintendent C. E. Striker will award the diplomas to the 23 members. The baccalaureate program will be held in the Geneva Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday morning, April 19, at the regular morn- i ing worship period at 10:30 o’clock, j Rev. W. B. Fallis will deliver the address. The list of graduates follows: Luella Hofstetter, Lawrence Mosser, Verena Burry, Carl Howe, Harvey Hendricks. Robert Miller, Ear! Mendenhall, Lillie Kneuss, Arthur Weaver, Ernest Hanni, Lyle Vorhees, Don Aspy, Arthur Hunnicutt, Irvin Moore, Leonard Runyon, Anna Lehman, Juanita Bell, John Bauman, Tilman Augsburger. Lester Pontius, Vernon Sommer. Robert Long, and Richard McCollum. GOnSCHALK TO BE SPEAKER Moose Memorial Services Will Be Held Sunday P.M. at K. of C. Hall Senator T. A. Cottschalk of Berne will be the principal speaker at tne Memorial Services of the Loyal Order of Moose lodge to be held in the Knights of Columbus Halt. Sunday afternoon, April 19, at 1:30 o'clock. Tht public is invited to this service. Following is the complete program for the afternoon services: Song, “Nearer My God to Thee — Audience. (CONTINUED ON PAG“E SIX) — 0 Class Holds Meeting The C. M. B. class of the Christian church held its regular monthly meeting and pot-luck supper at the church Thursday evening. Paul Whlthouse furnished an evening of delightful entertainment with piano and violin numbers. Instrumental numbers by Merle Ellenberger, Rev. C. R. Lanman and A. N. Hilton on trombones and French horn were also given. Those present were Messrs. Bob August, Luther Clase, Merle Ellenberger, Manley Foreman, Ed Henricks. A. N. Hilton, Fred King, C. R. Lanman, Hank Lichtensteiger, Solomon Lord, Carl Luse, Harry Merriman, Jud Ray, Orin Schultz, and Paul Whithouse.

LARGE CROWD ATTENDS PLAY More Than 250 See Opening Night of Central School Play More than 250 persons attended the fifteenth annual Eighth grade ! play at Decatur high school audl- | torium, Thursday night. The play this year. “Looks Like Rain - ' was I presented in a splendid manner by ithe youthful pupils under the direc'tion of Miss Grace Coffee. The play will be repeated tonight | at 8 o’clock. The evening's program began with selections played by the Central school orchestra under the direction of Miss Gladys Schindler, supervisor of music in the Decatur schools. Included in these selections were “Intermezzo from L’Arlesienne,’’ “Suite” by Bizet, the popular number “When Your Hair, 'lias Turned to Silver’’ and several: | marches. The members of the or-[ Ichestra were Robert Ashbaucher, [ ' Donald Bixler. Richard Brodbeck, | I Donald Robert Brodbeck, I Martha Jane Linn, Eula Myers, Marceil Leatherman, Martha Erma Butler, Harry Moyer and Evelyn Kohls. These boys and girls, from the 1 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade of the Central school played like a group of professionals and much credit should be given them for their splendid work. | “nF Looks Like Rain” is a play in three Yicts, carried by seven characters. The action of the play takes place in the library and writing room of the Sherwood Inn in (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) :—o Former Decatur Woman Reported Seriously 11l Mrs. Frank Fenker, former Decatur young woman, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Alberding, who has been ill with the i flu the last eight weeks underwent [ an operation at St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne yesterday. Mrs. Fenker’s condition was regarded as serious but it is believed she will recover. Mr. and Mrs. Alberding and daughter Lucile and son Edward and Mr. anil Mrs. I Elmo Miller motored to Fort | Wayne to be with Mrs. Fenker. CLrY ENGLE IS DEATH'S VICTIM Decatur Man Succumbs to : Heart Ailment After Long Illness Clay Engle, 44, life long resident of Adams county, died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital Friday morning, April 17, at 12:45 o’clock, following an extended illness from heart trouble and complications. Mr. Engle became ill last November, and since that time has been confined to his home at 816 Winchester street, and the local hospital for a number of weeks. ' The deceased was born in Adams county, near Decatur, February 9, 1887, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Engle. His father, Mr. Engle, survives. He was employed at the General Electric plant in Decatur for the kjfct nine years, and was a member of the local Moose lodge. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Delota Beery-Engle, a daughter, Bernice, and three sons, Robert, Hugh, and George. One sister, Mrs. Geo. Wolf of Fort Wayne, also survives. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the home, 816 Winchester street, with the Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church officiating. ' Burial will be made in the Decatur ’ cemetery. —o- — Fight Serious Fire Kelliher. Minn. April 17 —(UP) — ’ Businesses and farms were teinpor- ! arily abandoned today as every 1 able-bodied man here and for miles around was called to combat the 1 most serious of 20 forest fires now ■ burning in Northern Minnesota. Armed with spades and axes, the • crews of emergency fire fighters . attacked a stubborn blaze which ' had laid waste 1.000 acres of brush , and timber land, threatening for a time to destroy the village of shook

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GOVERNMENT AT SPAIN STARTS ITS FUNCTIONS First Steps Toward Establishing Republic Are In Efleet MANY CHANGES arf: planned Madrid April 17-(UP) —The proI visional government of Niceto Al-: tala Zamora put into effect today [ its first measures for establishment, of Republican government in Spain [ With comparatively normal con-1 ditions restored the government a- i dopted a decree dissolving the per-: manent section of parliament which [ included 180 senators who held of-1 flee for life under the monarchy, j By means of the Senate the | Ithrore had been able to retain con[trol of parliament under virtually |any conditions because the king: I was certain of the loyalty of t he! [ life appointees. The chamber of deputies is elective. I Simultaneously the government indicated its plans for changes in [ relations of the church and state, al I though government ministers em[phasized that everything would be. done “respectifullo.” “Until the meeting of a constiuent parliament, the giwernmenjt will make no radical changes in the re lations of the church and state or distarb church property,” The United Press was informed. The minister of justice, however told church officials that the government expected the church to adopt policies similar to those existing in other countries where the republics exist. “There will be liberty for all creeds, and the cemeteries will be under juristdiction of civil autorifles insjtead of ecclesiastics, be(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Speaker Says Too Much Economy Is Practiced Lafayette, Ind., April 17. —;U.R>— | Economy is being practiced too | severely in the United States, Prot F. R. Ormes, Wabash college, said here today at the opening session of the Indiana Association of Economists and Sociologists, meeting at Purdue university. “The fundamental cause of de-1 pressions,” Prof. Ormes said, “is, that business and industry da not! provide enough buying power for [the consumer.” Other causes of] the 1930 depression listed by Prof. Ormes were war debts and reparations. Russia, the government in business, and the bull market. I Prof. W. F. Ogburn, Chicago university, will be t!he speaker tonight. The conference will close tomorrow afternoon. o— — CROP PROSPECT GOOD IN STATE Wheat Crop May Be Best In Indiana Since 1919; Above Average Now Lafayette, Ind.. April 17.—<U.R)‘— Prospects for a good 1931 wheat] crop in Indiana were better April 1 than at the same date in any other year since 1919, it was revealed today by the Purdue University agricultural experiment station here, cooperating with the U. S. department of agriculture. The condition of the Crop was re- ’ ported as 93 per cent normal, 22 points above the figure a year ago, and 18 points above the 10-year , average. The rye crop in Indiana is 92 per ’ cent normal but pasture conditions are seven points below the aver- ! age, being 73 per cent normal. This reduction was blamed on the drought by the experiment station officials. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Cuthbertson Named On Public Service Board : Indianapolis Ind., April 17 —(UP) ■ —Harry K. Cuthbertson, Peru, has been appointed by Governor Harry i G. Leslie to the Democratic ]K>si- : tion of the state public service coni- : mission now held by Calvin F. Mc- : Intosh. Worthington. Howard Ellis. Indianapolis, was : reappointed to the commission.

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L. E. Opliger Will Be Committed To Asylum Committment papers from Richmond State Hospital for Lawrence E. Opliger were received today by Sheriff Burl Johnson and Opliger will !><■ taken to the state institution Saturday morning by Sheriff Johnson and Chief of Police Sephus Melchi. Opliger was found to be insane 1 by Henry B. Heller, special judge,] several weeks ago and application for admiaison to the asylum was filed immediately. Because of the crowded condition of the institu-i tion Opliger was kept in the local | jail. Attorney for Apliger has filed a motion for a new trial and he ] 'will be confined at Richmond pend ! ] ing the outcome of the motion.] i Opliger formerly was county superI intendent of schools in Adams [county and later was a Redpath ! Chautauqua manager. He was twice a candidate for congress in the democratic primaries and at [one time was unsuccessful in a race j for the state senate. ROTARY ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS Miss Eleanor Pumphrey Is Speaker at Regular Weekly Meeting Miss Eleanor Pumphrey of this city gave a talk on “Physical I Education” at the regular weekly [ meeting of the Decatur Rotary | Club at the K. of C. hall last! night. Miss Pumphrey, who is a[ graduate of the physical training I college in’ the south explained [ the necessity of training of children. Following the program, which! was presided over by C. C. Puni- 1 phrey, past president of the local | club, directors were elected for: the coming year. Ed Ashbaucher,! Clarence Beavers, Roy Johnson, | Ferd O’Brien and A. D. Suttles I were named as directors for a I period of one year. I The five directors will meet j Monday afternoon to elect officers I for the year which starts June I.' J. L. Kocher is president of the club at present; Clarence Beav-[ ers is secretary; Ed Coffee is vice-' president and Will Bowers is treasurer. LABOR WINS IN BRITISH SCRAP MacDonald Cabinet Safe After Attack by Opponents Is Defeated London, April 17 —(UP) —The labor government has turned the most powerful attack yet made by the conservative oppostion into a demonstration of strength on the i part of Prime minister J. Ramsay MacDonald's cabinet. Defeating a conservative motion of censure on unemployment by l the surprisingly large margin of [ 54 votes, The MacDonald cabinet [ escaped what was supposed to have | been a grave threat of disaster and! appeared today to be more strongly entrenched than al any time in its term of office. The vote was 305 to 251. Stanley Baldwin, leader of the conservatives, had made the attack at what appeared to be the most favorable moment for defeat of the government, and he 'had worked the motion of misconfidence on the government’s unemployment policy in sucn a manner that it could be supported by the Liberal party of Da- , vid Lloyd George and even by the independent laborites headed by Jamis Maxton. —o Will Calls For Statue of Lincoln At Wabash Wabalh. Ind., April 17.—(U.R> — Erection of a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Wabash is provided tor in the will of Alexander New, a New York financier, former resident here, who died in Tucson, Ariz. The [ will of the former capitalist disposes of between 10 and 15 million i dollars. , Three sisters, two living in In- , iliana, are legatees and will share . a life interest in a $200,000 trust . fund, and in the residuary estate. - They are Mrs. Nellie Livington and Mrs. Janette N. Blumenthal, Marj ion, and Mrs. Rosetta N. Myers, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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FRED BLUMER HELD FOR WEEK, IS UNHARMED Kidnapers Release Man at Decatur, 111., Hotel Early This Morning REFUSES TO MAKE COMMENT 1 (Jiictiifo. April 17. — <U.R) - Fred (i. Bluiner, 52-vear-old Monroe. Wis.. brewer, who was kidnaoed mysteriously from his home eight days ago, was released at Decatur, 111.. 2(M) miles away, early today. Blumer was freed from a hotel room, where he had been shackled to a bed, all night. [ while his captors hastily arranged to surrender him. when authorities were closing in. Three hours later. l>efore his escape became known to authorities, he started lack to Monroe, ‘n the company of Sheriff Myron West, of Green county, Wis.. by a. secret route. His brother, Jacob Blumer, who had conducted the negotiations with the kidnapers, met him at Wenona, 111., 80 miles north of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Unique Program Is Presented Here Today One of : le most unusual acts ever I presented before the pupils of the I Decatur High School took place Fri,<lay afternoon in the school auditorlium. when L. O. Wertenberger of ! Laketon. father of Miss Dolores [Wertenberger, domestic science iteacher in the Decatur schools preisented his three small trained dogs lin a program. [ Mr. Wertenberger who has trained dogs for the last twenty five ! years opened his program with a [musical number on an Italian accordian which he had made himself. I This accordian was arranged with a miniature hidden phonograph, so [that when Mr. Wertenberger finished playing his musical selection, the phonograph continued playing the same selection. The accordian was also made to emit pecular noises and sounds, representaing chickens, steam engine whistles, and others. The three trained dogs included Cappy. aged 2. weighing six pounds Mickey, 8 months old. Wishing eight pounds, and a small black nog 1% years old and weighing three and one half pounds. The small black dog appeared in costume and danced over the stage, keeping time with the music. Many unusual feats were exhibited by the dogs such as walking on their hind legs, jumping through whoops, walking and running on a revolving barrel, climbing a ladder, driving a [bicycle, and playing horse. One of | the dogs answered arithmetic questions by rolling over ,and represented a dead dog when sihot by a toy ' gun. The clever act was greatly appreciated by the pupils of the school, and a number of other persons invited to the program. o POWER CONCERN MERGER SOUGHT Two Indiana Companies Seek Permission of Publice Service Commission Indianapolis, April 17. — (U.R'i — Merger of the Indiana Electric Corporation into the Public Service Company of Indiana, formerly Interstate Public Service Company, is proposed in a petition filed today with the Public Service Commission of Indiana. The Indiana Electric Corporation ' serves several communities in cen- ’ tral-western Indiana which lie between territories served by the Pub- ■ lice Service Company of Indiana. Both companies are in the group : controlled by the Midland United Company, an Instill concern. The companies ask approval of ■ the merger plan and permission to issues 161.451 shares of common . stock, no par value, of the Public. I Service Company of Indiana, in ex- ■ change for all the preferred and , common stock of the Indiana Electric Corporation.