Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 24 April 1931 — Page 1

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h K LESLIE MAKESPEARE MSPEAKER E Spring Dinner Is Kded By More ■ Than TO Persons E’ROCRAM II IS PRESENTED Haling the forty-ninth ■ oi their existence, the Shakespeare Club of Star eni"\ ed with a numK&uests, about 70 in all, ■ual meeting Thursday Etkl hi all their happy K hone have been more Shthil or successful. was held in the' EUit of the Zion Reformami ,i dinner was served L Io the Ladles Aid that church, every apK nl( , being perfect and the I ftpcions. The ladies who L;, , tarried out the club colors bine and yellow gowns Ijs Charles D. Teeple, presithe dull, presided in a manner and her pleasant added to the proRev. B. H. Franklin prayer of blessing afld following the dinner by a series of three ■). -old Refrain,” "Summer by Paul Saurer ■ ltrs. Fred Smith presiding at. gave a brief history telling of its organiza-; ■in SS2 by the late Mrs. Davidand introduced, the' Hing charter members, Mrs. ■th Morrison and Mrs. Hardaughters of the Leslie, Van Wert banker, Mt and business man, then in ■ entertaining manner, took on a trip through Ala several weeks ■of hat country, made in 1924. ■she gave an interesting achis trip there and back, ■ the varied climate and the! ■ons in the three sections of 1 ■rth territory. His descrip- i ■ the scenery was augment-] ■some s<t photographs which ■rculated from table to table ■talked. Certain sections of ■ boardering on the Japan! ■ have a temperature similar ‘ ■t of Jacksonville, Florida,] ■thers are so cold that there ■INUED ON PAGE SEVEN) ■Branch Receives ■ New Colony of Bees I'- H. Branch of this city for | years has enjoyed a hobby | has been most pleasant and ■ble of producing honey, •ining a hive of bees and se- ■ hours of recreation in car- ■ them. ■erday he received from Jes- ■ Ga., fifteen packages, * two ■ s each and a queen bee, of ■talian and Queen bees, form■colony that he expects to pro-, ■two ton of honey during the ■er His hives are kept at his ■nee, 220 North Thirteenth I — ——□_ MIC IS BEING STUDIED pical Men Join in Es- | or! Fo Stop Meningitis Spread ’ - ♦ |H‘i Manchester, Ind., April 24 I I—State and local medical I 8 arted their fight against the f meningitis epidemic, which | aken f our lives her6i with a P 1 tc search for “carriers" of fraease. L Harvey, Epidemologist bseriting Bt ate boar(l of I'!' Baitl a laboratory would be Fished for examination of all L 8 sua Pected of being carriers. L nß ? v <ases had broken out I ne past two days, and it I oped that the quarantine L * as closed all schools, movie ■tow con Hned children of hi i n , t ? own premises, ... Ie I'fted within ten days. iit^^ 8 remain ed in the com- ' bu , t , ,he area in which Mancted C ° ege * 8 located- was not :l a93eg an d the school continued

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| New Thrill for Blind Genius i lyyMHMr ® War ■■ i 11 & !■ .It ; Hiy "*■'* X wkW* ■gggsm» ' was k X x -A. \ i.-w i -i 1 , - BMfe Climbing into a plane at Newark. N. J., airport for her first transport flight. Helen Keller, famous deaf and blind teacher, lecturer and writer, is assisted by her secretary, Mrs. Polly Thompson. She flew to Washington, I). C., to attend a conference on work for the blind. Miss Keller immensely enjoyed the thrill of soaring through the air in her first aerial trip. She headed a delegation from thirty-seven ountries in a visit to President and Mrs. Hoover.

WAR VETERAN EXPIRES TODAY I William Murtaugh Dies After Four-Week Illness of Pneumonia 1 i I William J. Murtaugh, 38, World I War Veteran died at the Adams I County Memorial Hospital at 12:52; j o'clock this morning of a coinplicaI tio'n of pneumonia and streptococcic , infection of Ufa throat. He suffered i an attack of the flu four weeks ago! and when pneumonia developed two weeks ago he was removed to the' hospital. Streptococcic infection de- 1 veloped and the complication of diseases caused his death. Mr. Murtaugh was a member of Company “E” 302nd Engineers in the World War. and served in , France from September 1, 1918 to | May 2, 1919. He was a member of, • the Adams Post American Legion I | and the Legion Drum Corps. He was employed at the General, Electric Company of this city for [ many years. He was born in Woodruff. W. Va., 1 j December 2, 1893. the son of Wil-|' I Ham and Mary Finnigan-Murtaugh.; IHi 1913 the family moved.to Decatur where they have since resided. Surviving is the mother, Mrs. Mary Murtaugh, two brothers, James of Chicago and Joseph of this city, three sisters, Marie. Jean, and Anna at home. One son, Billy Murtaugh was drowned in the Decatur (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o — KIDNAPED MAN REPORTED SEEN St. Louis Physician Is Believed To Have Been Seen Near Office St. Louis, Mo.. April 24.—(U.R) 1 — Dr. Isaac D. Kelley, missing wealthy physician for whose ransom a demand of SIOO,OOO was rumored served last night, was observed alone in a restaurant here early today, two acquaintances told police. James Markedes, owner of the restahrant, and Paul Johnson, garage attendant, declared that Dr. Kelley," wearing thin-rimmed glasses, appeared dazed and had a large bruise on his face. The two said they hesitated to question “Kelley” and while Markedes telephoned police, the man walked out. Johnson said he tried to follow, “but lost him within a couple of blocks." Dr. Kelley's residence denied he had returned, or that any clue to his whereabout had been received. The physician has been missing < since Monday night whenH'eJeJ* (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —o Man Seeks Divorce Hammond, Ind, April 24 (UP)— The spectre of seven years of bad luck, along with the injuries sustained, was cited by Riley Harris as the motivating influence in his suit for divorce from his wife whom , he alleged broke a mirror over his head, and slashed him with a knife.

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- — I I < - | I Goucher College Head Is Inaugurated Today The inauguration ceremonies for David Allan Robertson, president of i Goucher College, Maryland, were broadcast by station WFBR this afternoon from 2 * o’clock to 4:15 o’clock. A description of the scene wits given and Latin hymns were sung by the students. Addresses were given by Professor Cullis of London, president of International Federation of University Women; Dr. Millikan, the i Nobel prize winner in Physics; and j [Dr. Robertson. Honorary degrees were conferred on several disting- , uished persons. Miss Lee Anna Vance of this 1 city, a teacher in the Decatur high school was graduated from Goucher College, Maryland. WILL PROBATED IN LOCAL COURT J. H. Voglewede Estate to Go To Wife During Remainder of Life The last will and testament of John W. Voglewede, prominent Decatur citizen whose death occurred April 11, was probated today by Ed Bosse, attorney for the estate. C. J. Voglewed\ was named executor of the estate and Clem J. Voglewede and Anthony Voglewede were witnesses to the will. After making several bequests, a life estate is bequeathed to Mr. Voglewede’s wife, Christina Voglewede, with power to sell or convey, and after her death the residue of the estate is bequeathed to “the Rev. J. A. Seimetz, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church or his successor—to be used for the benefit of St. Mary's Catholic church of Decatur.” The estate is valued at more than $13,000 of which most is . (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) WEALTHY MAN TAKES POISON Husband of Heiress To Woolworth Millions Is Suicide Victim New York, April 24.—(U.R)l—James P. Donohue, broker-husband of the ' heiress of the F. W. Woolworth fortune, was found by the medical examiner today to have died from poison taken “with suicidal intent." , Donohue's eldest son, Woolworth, 18, was quoted in the report of Dr. Thomas A, Gonzales, acting chief medical examiner, as saying his father had been ill and “somewhat despondent” for several days before taking the poison. Dr. Gonzales performed an autopsy six ' hours after Donohue died. He said < he had determined that Donohue J took six bichloride of mercury tab(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) I

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, April 24, 1931.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN TO MEET IN THIS CITY Missionary Group of Fort Wayne Presbytery Plans i Two-Day Session COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED The two-day session of the fifty-fifth annual meeting of] the Fort Wayne Presbytery i will open Tuesday, at the Pres-' bytenan church in this city. ! The meeting will continue through Wednesday with sessions being held each morning, afternoon, and evening. Committees will be appointed, reports will be made by the various officers election of new officers will take place, and musical numbers will be features of the meeting. Addresses will be given by Mrs. Edwin W. Simpson, a Presbyterian missionary at Islampur, India, who has been engaged in evangelistic and educational work, and has been in the foreign field since 1905. Mrs. Simpson will tell of the many accomplishments made in India by the Christian missionaries, and of the vast (territory yet to be covered and the multitudes to be told of the Gospel. The meeting proper will open Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock when an executive meeting will be (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Lodge Names Officers Indianapolis, April 24—(UP 1 )*— Appointive officers of the order of Eastern Star were named at the | two-day state convention here. They are't Grand Chaplain. Alphonse P. Woods-, Angola;) Grand Marstial, Harry Emmons, Indianapolis; Organist, Mrs. Florence Smith, Michigan City; Grand Adah, Mrs. Josephine Brown, Rushville; Grand Ruth. Mrsk Louise Wolf, Peru, grand Esther; Mrs. Nettie Class, South Bend grand Martha, Mrs. Lena Cory, Colfax, grand Electa, Mrs. Crystal | Thomarsaus, New Albany; grand warder, Mrs. Mary Nichols, Valparaiso. grand sentinel, Mrs. Florence Carr. Indianapolis Delegates Are Elected James Kocher, president and Clarence J. Beavers, secretary of the Decatur Rotary club were selected delegates to the 20th district conference of Indiana Rotary at Michigan City, May 13 and 14. J. Ward Calland and A. D. Suttles, were named alternates. C. E. Bell was named delegate to the International conference of Rotary at Vienna, Austria. o THOMAS RAY IS DEATH'S VICTIM Life-Long Resident of Adams County Expires At Hospital Today Thomas Franklin Ray, 63, lifelong resident of Adams county, died at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 6:40 o’clock this morning of peritonitis of the ihng. Mr. Ray suffered with flu and two weeks ago underwent an operation for the removal of an abscess on his lung. He was a patient at the local hospital for more than two weeks. Mr. Ray was born in Adams county, June 23, 1867, the son of Mary I. and Cyrus Ray, both deceased. He spent his entire life in Adams county, living on a farm near Monroe until recently when he moved into the town of Monroe. SutMving is the widow, Mrs. Edna Ray, and the following children: Loma, Dorothy, Franklin, and Pearl all at diome. Four brothers, John M. Ray, Dayton, Ohio; Jesse A. Ray, near Monroe, Josiah Beatty Ray, this city; Hosea A. Ray, Ridgeville, and a sister, Mrs. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Two Workmen Injured New York, April 24. —t(U.R)' —Two men were injured, one seriously, when a three-story frame building collapsed at Far Rockaway in Queens today. The men were demolishing the structure when it fell in.

[Former Local Pastor To Deliver Seripon Here ] Rev. L. ('. Hessert, D.D., of Plymouth, Wisconsin, former pastor of the local Zion Reformed church, now professor of psychology, will occupy the pulpit of the local Reformed church next Sunday m e ruing at 10:30 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Hessert will supply for Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann, who as president of Fort Wayne Classis will make his classical visit with the Trinity and St. John’s Reformed charges at': Hudson. Indiana, on Sunday. Services will begin on daylight saving time. There will be no evening services nor Christian Endeavor meetings Sunday night. Rev. ] Hessert is delivering the address | at the commencement exercises of I the rural schools in Adams county 'this week. W, J. HOCKETT SPEAKS HERE — General Electric Official Addresses Rotary Club Thursday W. J. Hockett, personnel director I of the General Electric company ! Fort Wayne, delivered an interest- 1 ing talk’on "Relationship between employer and employe" at the meet- : ing of the Rotary club Thursday eve 1 ning ’ Mr. Hockett in his address contrasted the difference in feeling and practice between employer and em- ' ploye today as compared with the time when “the employer always wanted all the work he could get 1 and we wanted to pay just as little as possible for it. The employee wanted all the pay he could get and he wanted to do just as little work as possible to get it. These two opposing' desires have been the cause of a lot of trouble. Etiployers are becoming convinced that higher pay. shorter hours and steady ( employment are all good for business " Continuing his talk Mr. Hockett stated; “Employers also believe that ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) GRAND JURY PROBE STARTS Author of House Bill No. 6 One of First Witnesses Called Indianapolis April 24 —(UP) — William B. Conner, Marion County state representative and Edward Knight, corporation council, testified today as the grand jury opened its investigation of charges that conspiracy and fraud obtained in passage of House Bill 6 in the last legislature. Other witnesses have been subpoened to testify tomorrow and Monday. Some of these are expected to be Indianapolis newspaper men who covered the Assembly. Conner, author of the bill, and a member of the conference committee on the bill, is named in com- • plaint that utility interests conspired to have the bill changed and made a law. Injunction to prevent Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary of state from publishing the bill, stripping (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) NET TOURNEYS MAKE BIG SUM Total of $178,725.23 Is Reported Earned in Basketball Classics Indianapolis, April 24 — (UP) — Indiana basketball tournaments in March to determine the state championship netted the Indiana High School Athletic Association .$178,725.23, it was announced here. Receipts from sectional games ■ were $98,538.83. Regional contests brought in $40,499.90 and the finals at Butler University here returned $39,686.50. The association kept $42 464.35 and the remainder was sent to competing schools. The largest sectional earning was reported from Gary, where $6,137.90 was received. All but two of the 64 centers reported incomes of more than SSOO. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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BOYS'WEEK TO START SUNDAY Plans Made by Local Rotary Club For Busy Week In Decatur Findl plans have been completed for the annual observance of Boys’ Week in Decatur, beginning Sunday, April 26. On Sunday the program will be carried out in the churches with the boys attending the services and the pastors delivering appropriate sermons. Avon Burk is chairman for the day's program and the cooperation of every pastor has been assured. Boy's Loyalty day will be observed Monday and talks will be given in the Public and Catholic schools. C. J. Lutz will speak on "Loyalty To Community," and Rev. A. B. Brown will speak on “Loyalty To Nation." Dr. Fred 1. Patterson is chairman. On Tuesday fathers and boys and girls are asked to visit their children in school. A program of visiting hours is being arranged. M. V. Worthman, superintendent of | schools is chairman of the program. Wednesday will be boy's day in athletics. Ferd O'Brien and Coach Herb Curtis are in charge. Ribbons will be given to the best five boys in each athletic event, namely: 100-yard dash, 50-yard dash, baseball throw, running high jump, running broad jump and basketball i throw. The age groups are nine to 16 years and the ribbons will be . (CQNTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Father-in-Law of Local Man Dies In Indianapolis Funeral services were held Thursday at Indianapolis for Charles M. Cooper, father of Mrs. Harry R. Daniel, New York City. Mr. Cooper was a prominent citizen of Indianapolis and was president of the United States Encaustic Tile Works. Mr. Daniel formerly lived in Decatur, being publisher of the old Decatur Herald. —: o Foundry Workman Hurt 1 Clarence Hilyard, moulder at the Decatur Casting Company, suffered painful injuries to his right foot when he accidently spilled a large quantity of hot melted iron on his foot at 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon while moulding a form. The molten metal completely removed the skin of the foot and the burns are very painful. Mr. Hilyard was taken to his home, 213 Rugg street, where a physician was summoned to dress the injuries. He is reported to be resting fairly well today. o D. A. R. MEETING NEARS CLOSE Mrs. James Crankshaw of Fort Wayne Elected Vice-Regent Washington, April 24. —(U.R) — Mrs. James Franklin Trottman, Milwaukee, Wis., who was defeated yesterday for office as vice president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, charged today in a formal statement that there had been waged against her a “false and malevolent campaign’’ in which she was described as a pacifist and a socialist. Mrs. Trottman said the statements made against her “were unfair and unconsionable and even wicked." She was one of two of the nine candidates defeated in yesterday’s balloting. “The source of the public attack that was made upon me as a candidate for the office of vice president general is known", Mrs. Trottman said. “The statement (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o Redkey Man Is Named President of Fanners Indianapolis. April 24 —(UPb —H. E. Rathfon, Redkey, was named president of the Indiana canner’s association at the spring meeting here to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Claude Gregg, Vincennes.

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| I i A King's Successor | ’K 1 F An excellent new photo of Niceto] Alcala Zamora, first President of I the newly created Republic of, Spain. The overthrow of Alfonso I XIII brouglff Zamora from a prison cell to the zenith of power. W.CJ.U. HOLDS ! COUNTY MEET All-Day Affair Is M ell Attended Thursday In This City A large number of members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union from Berne, Geneva, and I Decatur attended the Adams Coun- | ty Institute meeting of the organization which was held in the local Presbyterian church, all day Thursday. Mrs. Clovis Oberli, county president. had charge of the meeting; and addresses were given by Rev. B H. Franklin and Rev». M. W. Sunderman. The morning session of the institute opened at 10 o’clock with devotional services conducted by Mrs. John Hill of this city and prayer by Rev. H. H Ferntheil. Committees were appointed to look after (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o — BRIDGE HEARING IS HELD TODAY Each Side Presents Five Witnesses; Ray Shank Presides In Case The hearing on the remonstrance against the building and issuing of $30,000 worth of bonds for the Scheiman bridge across the St. Mary's river in Preble township, was conducted this morning in the Adams Circuit court by Ray Shank, special representative for the state board of tax commissioners. The petitioners and remonstrators each had five witnesses to give testimony to the court. Mr. Shank stated that he visited the bridge Thursday and would also inspect it again this afternoon on his way to Fort Wayne. County commissioner George Shoemaker, president of the board of county commissioners testified that the bridge was closed to traffics last Monday because it was unsafe. The witnesses for the petitioners included August Gallmeyer, Mr. Shoemaker, Ralph Roop, county engineer, Chris Eicher, county road superintendent and Orlin Darling, county engineer of Allen county. They all testified that the bridge should be replaced with a new bridge and that if it was repaired (CONTINUED (IN PAGE TWO) Lodges Plan Pot-Luck The 112th anniversary of the Re-bekah-Odd Fellowship will be observed in the Odd Fellows Hall, Monday. April 27. A reception and social time will be enjoyed during the afternoon, and a pot-luck supper will he served at 6:30 o’clock. All members of the Rebekah lodge and their families, and the Odd Fellows and their families are invited to the anniversary observation, and are urged to attend the program and supper. Following the supper games of Bunco will be held, and during the evening an interesting program will take place. The committee in charge of the affair comprises Mrs. Noah Fry and Mrs. Minnie Teeple, Fred Mayor, and Alva Baker.

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REBELS BEATEN IN IMPORTANT INLAND ATTACK Representatives Continue To Purchase Munition In This Country OFFICIAL WORD IS RECEIVED Washington, April 24.—tU.R) I — The government of Honiduras informed its legation [here today that the rebellion in that country has been suppressed. The Honduran secretary of ! state in a dispatch from Tegucigalpa timed 8:40 a. m. said: “Revolutionary movement quelled.” ; This message followed an earlier one from President Colindres who said the government forces won a decisive victory in an engagement ! with rebels yesterday at ChameleI con. | Honduran representatives in this country are nevertheless proceeding in their efforts to buy munitions for use against insurgent elements. Ten Lewis machine guns have been bought in New York, it was said, and shipped to Honduras. The Honduran government also is seeking to buy quantities of bombs to be used in aerial attacks. It has six military planes, and five more are under construction at an aircraft factory in Kansas City. A (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Riley School Presents Musical Here Tonight “Tad’s Inspiration" a musical play in two acts will be given by te pupils of Riley Building at the Decatur high school auditorium, tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The pla.w is an interesting story that features a Harmonica Band and is entirely different from anything that has been presented by other schools this year. The story takes place in Merryville school, and centers atout a lovable fat boy of the school, called "Tad" and John Gentry, the professor, affectionately called “Prof. John." A group of boys and girls under the direction of Prof. John have learned to play the harmonica and through “Tad's Inspiration" are given an opportunity to play for Sara Jane Matthews, one of their schoolmates who is recovering from a serious accident. A surprise birthday Harmonica Concert is held and the Band goes to the Hospital to give crippled boys and girls a musical concert. The closing scene of the play is "Good Night Ladies." The cast of characters incitides pupils of the Riley Building and members of the Harmonica Band, also take part in the play. The public is invited and tickets may be procured at the door for ten cents for children, 12 and under, and twenty-five cents for adults. SCHOOL GIRL IS MURDERED No Motive Seen: Girl Is Stabbed 22 Times By Unknown Attacker San Antonio, Tex.. April 24.—(U.R) —Detectives searching for the slayer of Merle Springer. 11-year-old school girl whose body was found in a ditch with 22 stab wounds in the breast, set a watch around a suspect's home today after bloodhounds had traced out a could trail without results. The girl's body was found late Wednesday by her step-father, Elmo Dickey, when she failed to return from school. She was killed only 300 yards from her home in Leming, south of here, and 100 yards from where she waved goodbye to her school friends and started home alone. Near the ditch where Merle's body lay, officers found a bloody jumper and suit of overalls. Taking the trail scent from these garments. bloodhounds led officers to (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)