Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1931 — Page 1

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MT CHARGES Efhwmw lIIIHANY CITIES antes Brought in Eire of Investigations Ci■Thi »u;’ • ’*>ui Nation Imi are I INDICTED fcew-York. April 23. — W.R) ■■ a or more of £ n c.iies is under inwith some indictKtelii ' • returned, some Eatt already .jailed and ouster charges, !’re<s survey today ■■kt< 111 inefficiency are j n drawn ■L.lr < ni<>s scattered 1’.,,.', iu the Atlantic '• Chicago K dental has gone to Governor! .KjK for removal of Mayor , J \Va k. I oi New York City | . A legHK . . .t ;nf body has been ■p. el |t ( > inquire into affairs’ of ,i.;i i and already are underway on the fit- - Kofll' ,: Attorney Thomas ! «Kf ■:t i ' l ' l oll ' cl ‘' s’olicp s ’ olicp •|iK S .sod ill connect io 1 ) *"’■ cY 'hat they ■framed'' prostitution eharghave been' Alleged '"’■tets ki'e iind, r survey of grand; ft second largest; ial grand jury I ■inwtiuatbank accounts of j Commissioner I El Al. nek down." Already! ■b have been ordered to; K sci d- of the bank ac- ' Kb of IT police captains. One Bte C so annual salary h t 0 ’’*’ 'lttestiotied over I has banked SIOO,hearings start today in K Aides uno charges that the Hospital is inefficiently ■anirteioi! liy Dr. N. W. Wood I ■er •tei ’ under direction of Flank L. Shaw are al■ed to Inn disi overeif that Itos- ■> Etn taken bi i niployes. Shaw re■M:ru public welfare comBBy ~ vi " ::l H:,l, ion fcr dismissal ■s?Ktl failed to carry. 5 ■ieft Le< Angeles there is a tight dismissal of Dr. K. .1. | snpi l iniendent of Whit- ' ■ |lir •"’Yss. a state re■DNTaCED UN PMJJfi ElGH’l ■ I B ldren Quarantined Mam- ester, Ind., April 23 — Every child in North Manwas under virtual quaranMay as medical officials to halt the spinal meningitis it- that has taken four lives Ms month. Mrs. Eva West kt night, bringing yesterday's BS tO tWO. State board of health has ikerl to send a representative take i barge of the situation, tools have been dosed and fearerf the entire town would rantined. US BREAKS AIR RECORDS I lean Flier Returns England With More ne Marks Smashed 9n Airdrome, England, April Rh—('apt. Erank Hawks, the an flier, arrived from France smashing two more Euroecords to finish off his two > flight betweefl London and official announcement said terican speed flier who yesset a new mark of five hours minutes fnjm London to had broken two records on Iht from Paris to London, from Le Bourget, near Pareached Croydon airdrome in ates to break the 96 minute Recently set by Commander ■idstijn and then continued ton airdrome to set a new °f 59 minutes. { s arrived here at 12:51 p.m.

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Alfonso in Ixmdon »■ 'Mowwas JV* * W ■ gu| *" > S<H ERNE j SB w inmw r First picture of deposed King of I Spain arriving in England from | Paris. Alfonso is shown stepping I from an auto after receiving a boisterous welcome By royalists. i The King is in London to bolster I his ebbing finances. NEWREPORTIS FILED ON DRAIN Krick Drain Cost Cut Down From Original; Type Is Changed A new report on the Henry Krick I drain, west of Decatur, was filed ! today with the board of county commissioners by Ralph Roop, county engineer The drain has been changed from a sanitary sewer to a storm or common tile drain and is 6.500 feet in length compared to more tha 1 two mile stretch for the first petition for the drain. The estimated cost of construction of the new drain is about $9,300 while the original estimate for the longer drain was $26,000. The obi ginal petition was filed in 1926. Sewage cannot be emptied into the proposed drain wit.iout going through a septic tank. The original plans called for a sanitary tile sewer which would have carried sewage. The proposed drain begins wes' of Decatur on tne Abe Schnepp farm, runs south and then crosses I'hirteenth street west of the Ben Kiting farm and then north to the open drain just north of Monroe street, terminating at the propertyline of the Decatur Public cemetery (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o State Lets Contracts Indianapolis, April 23 —(UP) — contracts for one paving project and six' bridges, involving expenditures of $289,366.18, were let here by he state highway commission. The paving job provides for com--1 pletion of the state's first superhighway to be known as road No 20, between Gary and the Michigan state line. Contract for paving Road 20 from one mile west of Porter to one mile east of the town was let to the ' Henry P. Downey Construction com pany, Hammond $250,735.50. ’ The bridge projects and the companies receiving the contracts were Bridge on state road 22 over Deer Creek in Grant county, Albert B. HaHsh, Sanborn. $11,580.07. Bridge on U. S. Highway 24 over ' Hoagland ditch in White County. E'. R. Campbell. Sandborn $10,622.8.) Two bridges on U. S. highway 24 over Honey's creek and M aid s ditch in White county R. L. Shutt. 1 Indianapolis, $12,484.91. ' Two bridges on U- S. highway 3b over Little Raccoon creek and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks in Vermillion county. R. McCallman Inc., Dannville, 111., $33,914.81.

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PLANS FILED FOR 5 BRIDGES TO BE IMPROVED Specifications Filed By County Engineer With Commissioners WORK MAY START SOON Plans and specifications for five bridge improvements have been tiled with the Uoard of countycommissioners by Ralph Roop, j county engineer. The commissioners will probably order a feiw of the improvements next month. One of the improvements is for a new bridge, the other four being repair jobs. The improvements are the Ges Bohnke bridge repair, Root township; William Bleeke bridge repair, Union township; Tricker bridge repair. Washington township: A. M. Wagers bridge repair, Blue Creek township: Scott McDaniels. new bridge. Jefferson township. The bridge improvements were included in last year's appropriations and funds are available for doing the work this year. Johnson Drain Filed The report of the viewers and plans and specifications for recleaning the Johnson drain, commonly known as Yellow Creek, (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Bridge Hearing Friday The hearing on the remonstrance filed against the issuing of $30,000 worth of bonds for the building of the Scheiman bridge accross the St. Mary’ River in Preble township, will be held in tiie court room Friday. in all probability the hearing will be held in the library room, if court is in session. Albert Harlow, I county auditor stated. A representative of the state board of tax com- ■ missioners will conduct the hearing. This is the second time that the matter of building and issuing bonds for the bridge lias been up. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD FRIDAY Services For Mrs. Amos Beatty To Be Held At Methodist Church The remains of Mrs. Margaret Jane Beatty, whose death occurred at the Masonic Home at Franklin, Indiana. Tuesday, arrived here last evening and were taken to the Lobenstein & Doan funeral parlors, where they may be viewed by friends any time prior to the funeral whicta will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist church, Rev. B. H. Franklin officiating. The children. Simeon P. Beatty of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mrs. Florence Kinzle of Columbus and a granddaughter, Miss Margaret Kinzle of Toledo- are here and Carl Beatty, youngest son, of Minneapolis is expected to arrive this evening. Mrs. Beatty was born near Dixon, Ohio, June 7, 1854, and died at Franklin, Indiana, April 21, 1931, aged 76 years, 10 months and 14 days. Her maiden name was Brown and when a young lady she married Amos P. Beatty. They resided on a farm near Convoy, 0., several years, moved to Ceylon in this county where Mr. Beatty learned telegraphy and while working at that studied law, locating here about forty years ago. M». Beatty died July 20, 1913, and Mrs. Beatty continued to reside here until about three years ago. She was well known and the many friends of the family are grieved over her death. Frost Danger Over Indianapolis April 23 — (UP) — Rising temperature which will eliminate frost danger was predicted tor Indiana today by the weather bureau here. Rain is forecast for most sections of the state tomorrow. Frost last night caused a varying degree of damage, Farmers reported. In the central area, the frost was heavy and exposed vegitation was hit, experts said, but fruit trees were unaffected. Danger of frost tonight will be very slight, it was announced.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, April 23, 1931.

Sterilization Law Is Signed In Oklahoma Oklahoma City, April 23- (UP) — Governor W. H. Murray has signed a bill giving the stale board of affairs authority to orde rthe sterilization of insane inmates in state institions and habitual criminals in the state penal institutions. The law was written by Dr. J. T Gray, Stillwater, a state representative. It provided for sterilization of men under the age of 67 and woman under age of 47 is s:ate hospitals. The Senate amended the measure so that it applied to habitual criminI ais in any state institution. The patient will be subjected to a medical board for examination, the stale board of affairs then orders ! i the operation. The patient can api peal to the district court through a guardian. 0 HIGHWAY GROUP PROMISES AID W. A. Lower, Avon Burk Interview Highway Commission Men Avon Bu'rk and W. A. Lower who went to Indianapolis yesterday to represent the Decatur Chamber of Commerce before the state highwaycommission report a fine interview with Mr. Brown. Mr. Titus and Mr. Hinkle and an encouraging outlook for improvements here though it is doubtful if much can be done this year since the budgets have been made up. Mr. Hinkle will be here during the rext few weeks when the survey of No. 16 is to.be made between here and Huntington and at that time will also go over the Willshire road. He stated that unquestionably this connecting link will be taken over soon and it may be included in next years program. No. 16 will be at least partially paved next year and perhaps the entire 30 miles can be included. Much will depend on the organization and enthusiasm here. The commission has partically decided to resurface the seven miles north of here with Kentucky Rock at a cost of about $6,000, per mile and this is being worked out as rapidly as possible. Plans to have Mr. Titus meet the committee and as many as are interested in the various projects here will be made and organization perfected to keep in touch with commission so ‘hat all the work may be pushed as rapidly as funds are available. o Longworth Widow Not To Enter Politics Washington. April 23. —(U.R)— Fears — and hopes — that Alice Roosevelt Longworth would take an active part in politics following her husband’s death have been dispelled by the “princess” herself. Commenting on a vice-presiden-tial bbom started in her behalf by a Minnesota newspaper, she announced that the statement made by her brother, Archie ..Roosevelt, two weeks ago would stand. The brother's statement said: “My sister never has sought political office; I do not believe she will enter politics.” o EVANGELICALS PLAN MEETING Seventy-ninth Conference To Be Held At Berne April 29 The seventy-ninth annual Indiana conference of the Evangelical Church will be held in the Trinity Evangelical Church in Berne, beginning Wednesday April 29, and continuing throughout the remainder of the week and Sunday. The Junior conference will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at which time the examiners will meet to examine applicants for the ministry. An ordination service will be held in the First Mennonite church Sun day afternoon, May 3, for those men who successfull pass the examination of the board. A half hour concert will be'furnished by the Mennonite Men’s chorus. More than 60 delegates are expected to attend the annual conference and will include ministers and representatives from the seventy eight churches in Indiana five fields in Ohio, five in Illinois and two churches in Kentucky.

SIO,OOO ASKED BY RAY BOOTH Former Adams County Man Sues Morris Stults In Wells County Ray Booth of Bluffton, and for-1 merly an Adams County man, is plaintiff in a complaint filed in the ' Wells Circuit court against Morris • E. Stults in his capacity as receiver for the Wells County Bank, in which judgment is asked for damages in the sum of SIO,OOO. The complaint is based on allegations that misrepresentations were; made to Booth when he purchased i 18 head of cattle on July 2, 1929! from John M. Moon, an agent for j Receiver Stutls. Booth was said to have given a promissory note for I $1,785 in payment. The cattle were represented as being healthy, but according to' Booth, they were diseased with a I contagious malady known as conI tagious abortion. It is alleged that I after they were moved to the farm in Adams County the disease was communicated to five head of other cattle owned by Booth. He alleges it became necessary for him to dispose of all cattle on the farm of a total value of $2,500 and that he spent another $1,500 for feed, and that he suffered heavy damages in addition due to the fact that he cannot have cattle on (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX/ o Judge Ends Own Life New York, April 23. —KU.R) —William E. Carnochan. 63, well-known as a Surrogate’s lawyers and so-1 cially prominent, was killed today . when he plunged from the roof of an 18-story building at 40-Fifth Ave Police said he committed sui- ; cide. —o New Hedge Is Placed — A hedge is being placed around , the grounds of the Methodist parsonage, corner Monroe and Sixth street. The work is being done by E. N. Wicks and the hedge will be placed north of the residence and west along Sixth . street. i o *- DEATH CALLS ORUZ CHILD ; Root Township Baby Is Victim of Short Illness of Pneumonia ' Condida Orliz, 2 year old daugh- ’ ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Orliz of! ' Root township, died at her home. Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock of pneumonia. The child had been ill for several days. She was born at Paulding, O„ June 5, 1929, the daughter of John and Isabelle Orliz. The family j resided near Monroe for several months and for the past year lived in Root township, near the Holj land-St. Louis Sugar factory. Surviving are the parents and the following brothers and sisters: Luciano, Florence, Avelia, Mercedes, Germannez, Mrs. Mary Ayula, and Mrs. Anthony Garrigue. Funeral services will be held I Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock | at the St. Marys Catholic church and burial will be in the St. Joseph cemetery. Royal Infanta Dies Madrid. April 23.—4U.R>~The infanta Isabelle of Spain, aunt of the ■ exiled King Alfonso, died today. 1 She was 79 years old and had been in feeble health. o 1 To File New Demurrer Indianapolis, April 23. — KU.R) I — > The contention that it is the duty [ of the secretary of state to publish . all bills signed by the governor, will be set forth in a demurrer which I was to be filed today or tomorrow ! against suits to prevent publication , of house bill 6. Action making the bill, which r strips towns and cities of bus and > truck line control, an Indiana statute, was delayed pending outcome ■ of charges that it passed the sen- - ate in a form different to that in I which it was signed by Governor t Harry G. Leslie. Complaints seek--3 ing permanent injunction against J publication of the bill started the suits.

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FAMOUS HOME TALENT PLAY ‘RESURRECTED’ ; Local School Faculty To Present “Deacon’s Second Wife” I WAS PRESENTED HERE IN 1917 — Faculty members of the De-! catur Public schools have, “resurrected” dust covered | manuscripts of “The Deac!on’s Second Wife,” a comedy, | which they will present at the Decatur high school auditorium, Thursday and Friday, iMav 7 and 8. The proceeds | will be used for the benefit of the Junior Band. The same play was presented at the Bosse Opera House Tuesday evening, January 16, 1917 and several of the same characters : who took part at this time, will again appear before the public in ' their same roles. W. F. Beery, will return to the stage as Deacon Barachias Fitz, who “is just a big boy himself”; Miss Grace Coffee will again portray the role of Mrs. Brown, a neighbor who gives no encouragement for “such carrying on”; M. F. Worthman will resume the part of John D. Bullock, a rich broker of the firm of , Bullock & Bear, who advises "getting corn started the fall before in two-inch pots under glass"; Mrs. Dore B. Erwin I will take the part of his wife, Mrs. . Bullock. who though “summer trash" doesn't expect a WaldorfAstoria in the country; and W. Guy Brown will take the part of Ernest Rench, one of the city j (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) _____o— _____ Funeral Services Held Laporte, Ind., April 23. — (U.R)i — Funeral services for Rear Admiral Royal Rodney Ingersoll, 83, U. S. N., retired, who died at his home here Tuesday after an illness of several weeks, were held here today. Rites were conducted in Eason Chapel, built by Mrs. Ingersoll's father, and burial was in the cemetery here. —o Burke Arraignment Is Delayed Again In Court St. Joseph. Mich., April 23 —(U.R) Fred Burke’s arraignment on a charge of murdering Policeman Charles Skelly was delayed again today by the illness of Judge Charles E. White who sent word that he did not expect to convene the April term of Berrien cifcuit court until Monday. Burke was to have been arraigned Monday, but Judge White became ill with a throat infection, and the opening of court was postponed until today. The notorious gunman, extradited to Michigan after his capture in a St. Joseph, Mo., farmhouse, is reported ready to plead guilty to the murder charge and .accept a life term in the Marquette, Mich., state prison. MANY TAXES STILL UNPAID Treasurer Warns That 10 Per Cent. Will Be Added To Delinquent Taxes That there is a lot of paying still to be done by the taxpayers of Adams county is evidenced from the fact that up to 10 o'clock this morning the total so far paid in is $133,723. The entire amount due for the spring installment is $442,000, leaving a balance to be taken care of the next 10 days of abput $209,000. Ed Ashbaucher county treasurer said that so far there has been no rush of business and inquiries have not been as numerous as other years. There seems to be a mistaken idea that in cases of delinquency this year, only six per cent interest can be charged. Mr. Ashbaucher has official notice from state authorities that this is not true, the law which passed the legislature, effecting only the sales of (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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In Riley Band ii & - -“mir j I * wgß J i * Tn James and Junior Vance, sons of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Vance of this city are members of the Riley Harmonica band. They will ap- 1 pear Friday niglit at Decatur high school Auditorium in the play,!' “Tad's Inspiration," and will give a special number. BANK STOCK TO BE LIQUIDATED Peoples Loan & Trust Co. Stockholders To Get Face Value Peoples Loan and Trust Co., local bank 'which merged assets with the Old Adams County bank several weeks ago, iesued a letter this week stating that the face | value of SIOO a share would be j paid stockholders next Monday, | April 27. j All stockholders were asked in the letter to bring slock certificates to the Peoples Ix>an and Trust Co. Monday where the liq'iß dating committee would make; settlement. A paragraph of the letter ex-, plained that since some of the | furniture and fixtures of the com-1 pany had not yet been sold, 1 lie 1 complete liquidation had not been completed. CONSTRUCTION WORK STARTED Material For Federal Building Here Arrives; Work Starts Work strated today on Decatur’s new Post office building corner Third street and Liberty Way and the job of building the foundation wil start Friday Theodore Swimmer superintendent in charge stated. Anderson and Company Chicago general contractors for the building have sublet the building of the sewers and the foundations to John Blats Fort Wayne. Stakes were being placed today and work started this morning on excavating for the dfewers. The foundations will be constructed of hard brick with concrete footings. Mr. Swimmer stated. The building is to be built of stone and Mr. Swimmer stated that probably Indiana limestone would be used. The excavating for the basement was done by Yost Bros, of Decatur and work on the project has been at a standstill for several weeks. A tool and implenjpnt shed was erected today on Third street and the steel which goes into the building was being unloaded at the site this morning. Mr. Swmmer stated that work on the balding would continue now and that local men would be employed in Hie construction of the building. Philosophist Expires Philadelphia, April 23. - (U.R) — While preparing to open the 204th annual meeting of the American Philosophical Society here today. Dr. Francis X. Dercum, president of the society, collapsed and died within a few minutes. The business (session had just) ended and Dr. Dercum was standing at the chairman’s desk as the halls were, opened to the public. He appeared to lie looking at something on the desk as he fell forward. Two Philadelphia , physicians who immediately attended him prononced him dead within u few j minutes. '

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WINTER MAKES COME-BACK IN MANY STATES -Gales Are Accompanied By Snow, Sleet And Rain In West UTAH SUFFERS HEAVY DAMAGE Denver, Colo., April 23. — (U.R) — Rain and snow, driven i by strong winds, prevailed toIday throughout most of the Rocky Mountain region. Storm conditions were general in Montana, Wyoming, i Colorado and New Mexico, with forecasters predicting a continuance tomorrow. Denver had snow late yesterday I and the fall continued intermittentjly throughout the night, with the temperature falling to near 20 degrees. In Wyoming and Montana, temperalures were reported comparatively high, but the fall of snow was said to be heavier than in Colorado. Conditions in New Mexico were unsettled. Salt I-ake City, Utah, April 23. — (U.R>—A mile a minute gale which whipped across central Utah and southwestern Wyoming last night leaving widespread destruction in its wake moderated only slightly today. It was the worst windstorm in Sa(| Lake since 1874. At times the velocity reached 70 miles an hour. Roofs were wrenched off houses, i automobiles literally blown off the i Salt Lake-Ogden highway and signs torn from their fastenings. Heavy damage was sustained in the CenterviHe, Utah, districil. where hundreds of acres of newly planted vegetables were laid bare. Communications were disrupted belt ween Salt Lake and Ogden and {lights were out for some time. Many homes were damaged when ; uprooted trees toppled onto roofs. Streets and highways were strewn with debris. o Rev. Franklin In Charge Rev. B. H. Franklin had charge of the program presented before members of the Lions Club, Tuesday evening. Bud White and the Lion’s Club troop of Boy Scouts furnished the entertainment which followed a six o’clock dinner served in the Christian Church basemeat. o Socialists Start Riot Toulouse, France. April 23—(UF) —Rioting occurred today when socialists tried to break up a luncheon at which former Premier Andre Tardieu was speaking. Tiie socialists threw chairs, bricks and rocks at tne police Mounted guards charged the rio‘ers and beat them to the ground. Several were taken to the hospital. 0 .. Dick Odle 111 Dick Odle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Odle, is - confined to- his home at 230 North Seventh street, suffering with streptococcic infection of the throat and brain fever. Mr. Odle has been seriously Hl since Sunday, but his condition is a little improved today. SIX ARRESTS IN DOPE RING Terre Haute Men Face Federal Narcotic Charges Following Raid Terre Haute, Ind., April 23. —(U.R) —Federal narcotics agents today believed they had destroyed the nucleus of a SIO,OOO dope ring here with the arrest of six Terre Haute men. all on charges of selling drugs. The six men. Wilbur G. Berry, 57, alleged ringleadS-; George J. Barrett, 54; Harry Sprague, 36; George “Sody” Harris, 51; Otto Call, 59. and William Hughes, 49, will be arraigned before U. S. Commissioner Clyde Randel today. Undercover men for the narcotics investigators have been working in Terre Haute for nearly a year, gathering information in regard to I the alleged “ring." The arrests ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)