Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1931 — Page 1

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It STARTED Salt many -■ionapings ‘left he —— Kg Than Score Have ~.. tlAbducted in MidK’est In l ?ew Weeks ay ■auKsIVE ■KeixG PLANNED Lft fcXo, May 7.- <u.r:i -a a score of kidnap-, ' men in recent Kwiiavr SO alarmed midcitizens that moveunder way in today for an or- .•), ■ -1-. e against what ■y'j.mv has become one of 1 lucrative of all the - t porarily at Staun-wlx-r.- citizens actually » i arms” because of toliMs kidnap a rich lumberc was carried on •d > Wnri<-<l ilci’o-.-s of intensity in ( ,i<. Indiana, and Wises'iai.i!.' several hundred chl Kan dollars has been paid to in states in recent All CUI ate check was because many victims 1 and w’nre released lie to police. Most refused to talk for reprisals. M . U ' '* amount, week. In- believing he ■ .riaping gangs to ' i" ,| iniless. -inc in Staimlon from threats against F. J.i m oi. who moved his. i a hotel after he receivsaying he or his sons Kd lie killed if he did not pay citizens learned of the armed themselves with and waited all night in a ■etc:.. but the kidnapers did not claim a "dummy” ransom ■tap The citizens/ declared Kt nbulil all go armed constantly ■I t 1 e scare was over. K Wisconsin, where Fred .1. Ernei Monroe, near beer matinwas kidnaped recently, ON PAGE THREE) Ks Bridge Party ■ Opening Is Postponed series of public Bridge par--i by the members of the ■tat ir lodge of Elks to take place Elks home have been postBed one w,., k. it was announced of the parties had been il lor next Monday evening. MrU> wi ll the two following at'K* May is and '25. However. of the social afairs of in this city which place next Monday • ■mi' - have been moved up one will 'ake place on Mon- -. 25. and June 1 instead BU) itnle i of tickets for the tour- ■" have l>een sold, and large are i xpected to attend each Blkets may be procured from of the Elks lodge or at the Democrat office for one for the three parties or fifty for each affair. Im MEN WORK I AT SAME JOB Mps County Has Tangle ■)ver Highway Job; K Court to Decide [nd., May 7—-Special — Rook and Charles E. Hyde, EM claimants for the office of ■fI’’ 1 ’’ highway superintendent, ■T l,lPil ' respective, supporters B marking time today, while awaited developments in the ■ mversy over the incumbency office. ■J 1 " case will probably not be W. e . (1 until the court renders its F 'on on May 16. Both men working today. ■J'" Hyde claims that he is the ■” ,u! claimant to the office, un- ■ “ n ap,K ’ intmen t made by the K!L ot commissioners in 1930, ■’N'i’LNUED ON PAGE THREE)

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E. W. Dailey Elected Local Bank Director At the regular meeting of the board of directors of the Old Adams County bank last evening. E. W. Bailey, well known citizen of St. Marys township and for many years a stockholder in the bank, was elected a member of the Itoard to succeed the late Frank M. Schirmeyer whose death occurred April 21s'. I The board adopted resolutions in memory of Mr. Schirmeyer. LOCAL WOMAN GIVES ADDRESS Mrs. R. E. V ance Talks at ( U. B. Missionary Meet- 1 ing Wednesday Mrs. R. E. Vance, wife of Rev. '1 Vance, pastor of the local United'' Brethren church, gave an interest ing address at the Wednesday ' morning session of the St. Joseph ' 1 branch of the Women’s Missionary,' Association convention which was held in the Calvary United Breth- ; i ren church in Fort Wayne. Mrs.) Vance talked on the subject, “Feed i My Lambs.” The convention opened Tuesday morning in Fort Wayne, and closed with the program this morning. One of the outstanding features of the 1 convention was the addregs by Mrs. J. Hal Smith of Dayton. Ohio, a i returned missionary from Africa, i China, Japan, and the Philippine Islands. The convention in 1932 will be ’ held in Hammond, it was decided 1 Wednesday morning at the business meeting. The following officers,' were also chosen: Mrs. Charles L. Raymond, Huntington, re-elected, for the tenth time as president of , the association; first vice-president, Mrs. Florence Roberts Yund, La•fttyFTter escond vice-president, Mrs. M. R. Garber, Huntington: secretary of Otterbein Guild, Miss Ethel Smith, Warsaw; secretary, Mrs. S. F. Eberhart, Huntington; treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Lake, South Bend; secretary of Thank Offering, Mrs. Ada Bailey of Monroeville; secretary of stewardship, Mrs. C. J. Roberts, Peru; secretary of Living Link, Miss Wolheiter of Elkhart. The convention closed Thursday morning, and branch officers and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Receive Bids on Coal Bids for furnishing coal to the court house and other county buildings will be received by the county 1 commissioners on Monday, May 25, ' at a special meeting of the board. ' Bids will be received on the following deliveries, two cars of White? Ash. delivered at the court house; three of White Ash for the county infirmary; one car of Pocahontas 1 at the county jail; one car of White ash at the Adams County garage. I The bids will be opened at 10 o’dock standard time, the legal notice ' states. 'TRAPPED', TITLE OF LOCAL PLAY I D.C.H.S. Pupils to Present Comedy Two Nights, May 8 And 10 “Trapped,” is the title oi the four act comedy which the pupils of the Catholic high school will I present in the Catholic school I auditorium, Friday night, May 8, and Sunday night, May 10. The play will start each night at 8 „ o'clock, daylight saving time, and ' tickets will bte sold at the door of the auditorium or may be procured from members of the high school. During the evening, orchestra v numbers will be played, and lovf ers of music will be pleased with , the musical presentations, as well s as with the clever comedy, s Rehearsals have been in pro--3 gress for several weeks, and a fine f cast has been chosen to present the annual play. The play starts 3 wth the arrival of Dr. Orla I. 3 Baker of the Royal Grand Oi t Corporation, who comes to board with Mr. and Mrs. Goodenough, » and a very humorous plot sur- - rounds his arrival and continues 3 throughout the entire presentation >, and is eventually unravelled^ l>y ) (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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AGRICOLTORE IS TOPIC OF WORLDCROOP ■ ■ II - • Controvery Concerning World War Debts Is Still Brewing AMERICANS WILL PROTEST Washington, May 7.—<U-R)i— The International Chamber of Commerce turned its attentio ntoday to the world agricultural depression, silver, and the rising costs of distribution and service. At the same time an incipient controversy simmered under the surface involving divergent views of American delegates on the one hand, and German and British on the other, as to World War debts and reparations. British delegates, it was learned, are considering a broad resolution which would put the convention on record as favoring study by a continuing committee of the possibility of revision of reparations and war debts, as well as turning over to such committee also the silver and disarmament questions. American leaders will oppose strenuously any resolution touching on war debts, especially at this time and at this place. Quiet efforts were under way today to head off any such resolution, if possible before it gets as far as the resolutions committee, which will meet today. 1 There is a possime compromise ■in a veiled resolution which would , not mention reparations and debts | ~~ — (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) | o __ f Gecode Dance Tonight The dance to be sponsored by the | members of the Opcode Girls Club pt she local General Electric plant will take place in the Knights of Columbus Hall tonight. Ladies will be admitted free to the dance, which will start at 9 o'clocß. Dee Fl yback's eight piece orchestra will furnish music for the event. I and a special singer will entertain with songs durng the evenng. The pubic is invited. DEATH CALLS LOCALWOMAN Maggie C. Cottrell, 63, Dies Wednesday of Heart Ailment Mrs. Maggie C. Cottrell, 83, wife of Clarence Cottrell, 428 McBarnes street, died at her home, Wednesday night at 10 o’clock, the result of heart trouble. Mrs. Cottrell became ill last Thursday and her condition gradually became worse until Wednesday night when death came. Mrs. Cottrell was born in Adams county, near Berne, January 28, 1868, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burdg. She was marred to Clarence Cottrell who survives, July 3, 1895 and two daughters were born to this union Blanche Cottrell of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Oscar Teeple of rural route 6. Decatur, both of whom survive. Mr. and Mrs., Cottrell resided near Berne until six years ago when they moved to this city and made their home on Mcßarnes street. One sister, Mrs. Minerva McDaniels of near Berne, survives, and two brothers are deceased. One brother, Anderson Burdg of this oity, died here two years ago. One grandchild survives. Funeral services will be held at the residence, 428 Mcßarnes street, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, daylight saving time, and the Rev. M. W. Sunderman. pastor of the First Evangelical Church, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Decatur cemetery. — — 0 _ — Raymond Gass, Jr., Hurt Raymond O. Gass, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. IJaymond O. Gass, Huntington and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gass of this city was struck by an automobile driven by Jacob Riggs in front of the Gass home Tuesday evening. The youth suffered a slight concussion of the brain and minor injuries, his conditon is considered critical. Antitoxin was used to prevent

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Famous Physicist 11l nnm ** BSJf /I /M y P - Dr. Albert A. Michelson, famous physicist, who has been ill at his home in Pasadena, Cal., is growing gradually weaker and attending physicians expressed a fear he may not recover. Dr. Michelson, who is 79 years old. was the first physicist in this country to win the Noble prize for scientific achievement

DEATH SUMMONS MGS. HUGH DULL Wren, Ohio, Woman Is Victim of Death Wednesday Afternoon Mrs. Elizabeth Dull, 53, wife of' Hugh F. Dull of Wren. Ohio, died at her home late Wednesday afternoon. Mis. Dull was born in Adams County near Decatur, and moved to Wren when a small child. The deceased was born August 8. 1877. the daughter of James and Emma Manlier. On April 19. 1903, she was united in marriage to Hugh F. Dull, who survives. Five children - I were born, three of whom survive, I Harry, Robert and Eular, all of Wfen. Two children are deceased.! Two sisters, Mrs. Austin McMichael’and Mrs. Bess Heckett of Van Wert, Ohio, and two brothers, James W. Mauller and John C. Manlier of Wren, Ohio, survive. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, eastern standard time, in the United Brethren Church at Wren, of which Mrs: Dull was a member. The Rev. Fetterholt' will officiate at the funeral services, and burial will be made a: the Wren>pemetery. o QUIET RULES MINE DENTED Two Kentucky Counties Are Under Martial Law; Communists Charged Harlan, Ky., May 7. —KU.R)' —Quiet prevailed in this small mining community today as armed citizens and sheriff's deputies patrolled the streets until 350 National guardsment arrived to quell disorders which already have claimed 12 lives. The troops, ordered out from 12 Kentucky cities by Governor Sampson after an urgent appeal from Harlan citizens, were expected here today to augment the forces of Sheriff John Henry Blair. The sheriff said he believed peace would prevail after Colonel Dan Carrell and the guardsmen take charge of the situation. ' The two counties in which the trouble is centered are under martial law. Blair made a vain appeal for military forces, but the governor later retracted his refusal when the sheriff telephoned him a petition signed by 5b leading business men and county and court officials. The list was read over the telephone to the governor and he said he would (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 7, 1931.

Elks Plan Mother’s Day Program Sunday Plans are being made for giving a Mother's day program at the Elk's home Sunday afternoon at three o’clock (D. S. T.) by the Decatur lodge B. D. O. Elks. A musical program in charge of I Mrs. L. A. Holthouse will be given ' in connection with the service and | C. J. Lutz will deliver a short talk. | The ritualistic work will) be in charge of the lodge officers. The public is invited to attend the meetng and members of the lodge are asked to actompany their mothers to the service. 75 FIREMEN ~ AREOVEHCOME Buffalo Has $5,000,000 Fire; Armory, Chuch Badly Damaged Buffalo, N. Y„ May 7. — <U.R> — Seventy-five firemen were overcome by smoke in fighting a $5,000,000 fire which, early today, destroyed five-story Graystone armory and a church in tlie Masten hill section. Numerous houses in the area of the fire were damaged and 20,000 rounds of small ammunition, stored in the armor, were set off by the flames. Police kept the crowd as far away from the scene as possible because of the flying bullets and no injuries, other than those Suffered by filemen, were reported. The armory, headquarters of the 106th regiment, covered two city blocks and the American Scandinavian church, which was destroyed, was five blo'cks from the massive, fort-like structure. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined, but regimental officers said an investigation would be started promptly. It was tinder stood that a quantity of shavings (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Four Hundred To Attend Father-Son Affair Here Reservations for four hundred places have already been mahe for the breakfast to be served Sunday morning at the Decatur Catholic school to men of the St. Mary's Catholic church who will attend the i seven o’clock mass and receive Holy Communion in a body. The breakfast will be served Im- . mediately after the mas# and Dan ■ Flanni'gan, Fort Wayne, will deliver . a short talk at the meeting. Fath- . ers will attend the mass with heir sons and then go to the school for , breakfast. C. J. Voglewede. presi- , dent of the Holy Name society, I which is sponsoring the father and Sou meeting invites every man in the parish to attend t'he mass.

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LARGE CROWD IS PREDICTED Faculty to Revive Old Play, “Deacon’s Second Wife,” Tonight A record crowd is expected to witness the presentation of "The' Deacon’s Second Wife,” a comedy ; which will be presented by members of the Decatur Public School faculty in the Decatur high school auditorium, tonight and Friday nights. This play was presented in the | old Opera House in 1917, and sev-' eral members of that cast will I again make their appearance in the same roles. Proceeds from the play will be used for the benefit of the Junior Band. The play yvill start each night at 8 o'clock, daylight saving time, and the public is invited to witness this second appearance of some of Decatur's star players. Tickets may IV procured from members of the I/ecatur Junbir Band or at the door of the auditorium on the nights of the performances. Among some of tiie former players who will again take part in “The Deacon's Second Wife,” will be W. F. Beery as Deacon Baraehias Fitz; Miss Grace Coffee, as Mrs. Brown; M. F. Worthman as John D. Bullock; Mrs. Dore B. Erwin as Mrs. Bullock, and W. Guy Brown, who will take the part of Ernest Rench. The action of the play takes place in the sitting room in Deacon Fitz's farmhouse during the (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o More Seats Added For Overflow Attendance Special arangements have been made to accomodate the crowd which will attend the presentation of “The Deacon’s Second Wife” by the members of the Decatur public school faculty in the Decatur High School auditorium tonight and Friday night. A large number of folding chairs have been ordered to make extra seating capacity in. the auditorium ami the public i« urged to arrive early to secure good seats. The play will start promptly at 8 o’clock each night daiyligiht saving time. o Fair And Warmer Is Word of Weather Man Indianapolis, May 7.—YU.R) —Fair weather and rising temperatures were predicted for Indiana tonight and tomorrow by the United States weather bureau here. A light frost is possible tonight, J. H. Armington, chief forecaster, said, but he believed it would not be heavy enough to cause damage. The lowest temperature last night was 37 degrees, reported from several sections of the state, Armington said. Cloudy weather and mists prevailed today but a warm sector in the northwest is moving toward Indiana, Armington said. o THREATENS TO DRAFT JURY Kirkland Attorneys Are Stil 1 Deadlocked On Talesmen Selection Valparaiso, Ind., May 7. —tU.R) — Sheriff Burney Maxwell planned to go out on the streets today and "draft” men and women at random as an temergency measure to get a jury for the second trial of Virgil Kirkland. The drastic measure, unprecedented in this district, was necessary, Judge Grant Crumpacker decided, because of the apparent unwillingness of persons to sit in judgment of the 20-year-old Gary youth charged with the gin-party slaying of Arlene Draves, 18, whom he said he loved. As tlie trial entered its ninth day attorneys had agreed on only three men to sit in the jury box. If 12 jurors were selected at this rate, attorneys said, the trial would become the longest in the history of American jurisprudence. Under the emergency draft system, it was hoped that a jury might be completed before the end of the week. The prejudice that has prevented selection of an impartial jury (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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Decoration Day Flags Ready To Distribute Flags for the decoration of soldiers' graves on Decoration Day, May 30, can be obtained at Teeple and Peterson clothing store any time now until Muy 29. All persons who take care of the decoration of graves of all soldiers buried in Ad atns county are asked to call for the dags as soon as possible. SUGAR COMPANY HEAD EXPIRES — Charles M. McClean Dies, In Michigan; Has Mell Known In Decatur Charles M. many years president of the Holland St. Louis Sugar Company and well known frorti his visits in that capacity, died a: his home in Holland, Michigan one week ago today ' and the funeral services were held : from the Hope Reformed church j there Friday afternoon. Mr. McLean who was a brother of Mrs. Fred H. Hubbard, was one of the men who located the sugar plant here twenty years ago ami made many visits to Decatur during the years he was connected with the factory. He wa« an educator and banker and was identified with many enterprises in Holland, where he located in 1892 as superintendent of the city schools. He was president of the board of trustees of Hope College and president of the Holland hospital board at the time of his death. Surviving are the widow and four sons. Sears B„ James and Harold of Holland and Rev. E. Paul McLean, head of the department of religious education in Hope College. A news dispatch published in the Grand Rapids Press gave the following account of the funeral services: Funeral services were held Friday in Hope Reformed church for Charles M. McLean, educator, manufacturer, financier and civic leader, who died Wednesday. Burial was is Pilgrim Home cemetery. The tower chimes in Hope Memorial church, which Mr. McLean and his sons donated as a memorial to Ida Sears McLean, hie first wife, played sacred hymns as the funer(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) LOCAL YOUNG MAN HONORED Arthur Voglewede Elected Chancellor of National Law Fraternity Washington May 7 —(Special) — Arthur Voglewede, junior law student at Georgetown University here was elected Chancellor of Gamma Eta Gamma, national legal fraternity. Mr. Voglewede will have fifteen chapters under his jurisdiction. He has been an active member of lota Chapter of Georgetown having held all offices of that chapter. His election as chancellor is in recognition of his servee to the fraternity. Mr. Voglewedeis a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Voglewede of this city. He has attended Georgetown university the past three years and previous to entering this school took . preparatory work at the univensi y of Notre Dame. He was admitted to the Adams County bar last year and will be graduated from the Washington university next year. 0 County Council Calls Special Meet May 25 A special meeting of the Adams County (ouncil has been called for Monday May 15 to consider action on several appropriations. From the 1930 midget requests for $630 is made. From the 1931 budget the requests total $3,138.83, the largest item being for the coal bin to be constructed at the southwest corner of the court house. A requests for $468.83 for insanity inquests and care of the insane is also made in the 1931 items. • o Dog Bite Is Fatal Franklin, Ind.. May 7.— <U.R> — Clarence Mason, 48, Union town- , ship farmer, died of rabies which followed a bit from a dog several weeks ago. State health autorifles said they believed it was the first fatality in Indiana from rabies this year.

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SENATE PROBE GROUP HALTS INVESTIGATION Miss Ada Burroughs Is Threatened With Prosecution For Refusal IS RECALLED TO TESTIFY Washington, May 7 <U.R) — Efforts of the Nye committee of the senate, attempting to investigate activities of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methotlist Episcopal Church, South, in the 1928 presidential campaign, failed at least temporarily today when Miss Ada Burroughs, an aid to the Bishop, refused to testify. After a half hour parrying, the hearing closed, without overcoming Miss Burroughs' refusal to answer questions on the ground that the committee was without authority. After being once excused Miss Burroughs was called back by the committee and told that her refusal to answer might lead Io prosecution and punishment. “You are willing to stand on that position. notwithstanding that prosecution may follaw,” Senator Dill asked. “I stand on my statement,” said Miss Burroughs. “We want you to be under no illusion.” Dill replied, “and to know that you understand prosecution may follow.” ICCNTINUED ON PAGE THREE) —o- — —: — Dick Heller Ordered To Produce All Records Indianapolis May 7 —(UP) —Dick Heller clerk of the house of representatives at the 1931 legislature today was directed by Marion Circuit judge Harry O. Chamberlain, to produce the journal of the house in court Saturday. The document contains entries relating, to passage of House Biil 6. a bus and truck regulatory measure, which, it was charged was passed in the last hours of the legislature. to give the public service commission control. Chamberlain's directions to Heller were given after a petition, was filed by James Deery, Indianapolis city attorney, in the cases oKlmlianapolis and Muncie against Frank Mayr, Jr. Secretary of State tp prohibit publication of the 1931 act. D. J. Darkless Offered Post As Bank Cashier Berne, May 7 —(Special) — The Board of directors of the Peoples State Bank of Bertie, met last night and accepted the resignation of Raymond Riley of Marion, who had been chosen as cashier of the bank. James Harkless. former cashier of the Old Adams County Bank of Decatur, who has been in Berne for several days checking up the tanking situation, has been selected as a probable cashier of the bank. His acceptance is expected to be forthcoming: soon. One year ago tixlny the Peoples State Bank closed. The date of opening has not definitely been decided upon. , o HELENE LEAVES NATIVE LAND King Carol’s Estranged Wife Starts Trip To Jugo-Slavia Bucharest, Roumania, May 7. — (U.R) — Princess Helene, estranged wife of King Carol, has left Bucharest for Belgrade, Jugo-Slavia. it was disclosed today. Her son. Crown Prince Michael, who has been ill of angina, was reported recovered. His mother nursed him constantly during his illness. In the absence of any announcement regarding Princess Helen’s departure from Roumania, or the probable length of her stay in Jugoslavia, considerable speculation arises regarding the status of th© (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)