Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 133, Decatur, Adams County, 5 June 1931 — Page 1

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Perry on Way to Trial j ®... - ... »«!S~ ' . .-Hnt 3 ■ George W. E. Perry, alleged slayer of Mrs. Cora Belle Hackett, photographed in Chicago upon his arrival there from California, where he was arrested. He will be taken to Eagle River, Wis., to stand trial i n the charge that he muidered Mrs. Hackett.

NEW ADVENTURE IS ANNOUNCED Lindberghs Plan RoundTrip Flight To Orient By Airplane (Copyright 1931 by United Press) New York. June 5 —(U.R) ■ Pol. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife plan to make their forthcoming aerial “visit" to the Orient a round trip by air, he told thp United Press today. The “visit" as he terms his new venture into the air, was announced at the state department as a flight to China and Japan, but it was not stated whether he would come Hack in his plane. "We haven't contemplated coming back any other way," he said today in revealing that his plans contemplate a round trip journey. Lindbergh now is (equipping his jdane with pontoons at the North Beach airport for the over-water jumps on his itinerary. The itinerary incidentally is not yet complete, but Lindbergh said that he (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) FRENCHMAYOR SNUBS PARTY American Mayors On French Tour Ignored In One Town Lille, France, June s—(UP)—The second snubbing of their European ' jaunt was administered to Ameri-j ca’s group of junketing mayors to- ( day when Mayor Roger Salengro socialist mayor of Lille, refused to | receive the delegation at the Lille town hall. Mayor Salengro pointed out that he was a sympathizer with Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, whose trial and execution in Massachusetts attracted world-wide attention. Deputy Mayor Spriet. however received the group and endeavored to spread oil on the ruffled | waters by delivering a eulogy ot ( President Hoover. A speech in response was made by Mayor J. B. Bright of Richmond , Va • I The mavors climbed Viny Ridge and started exploration of the trenches. When an effort was made to hurry them away to keep up with their schedule, some ot them became angry and hid in the dugouts, delaying departure of the partV- ’ A previous snub had been given the mayors at Strassbourg when city officials left in order to avoid meeting them.

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Final “Inklings” Ready For Distribution Today! The final edition of the Catholic | High School paper, “Inklings” was i released today and distributed to j the pupils of the Catholic School I and subscribers. ' j The paper this month was one of | the finest ever published by the I school and contains many articles ' of interest. The publication was a | success due to the work of the edi- | tor-in-chief Mary Helen Lose the as- ■ I sociate editors. Flothilda Harris and 'j Patricia Holthouse, and the manag- ■: ing editor Leo Dowling and a large I i editorial and business staff. PARISH SCHOOL IS DISMISSED I st. Joseph And Catholic High Start Summer Vacation Today — I I The St. Joseph’s grade and Deicatnr Catholic high schools closed today for the summer vacation. J The annual commencement exer- ‘! cises of the school will be held at I eight o'clock this evening in the 1 auditorium of the school and the | Rev. J J- Hennes, assistant pastor | of St. Mary's Catholic Church, will deliver the address. j A one act playlet “Climb, though I the rock be rugged", will be staged in connection with the commencement program. Diplomas and a. <vard« will be distributed by the Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, pastor. The pupils and students attended mass at the St. Mary’s church and a majority of them received iloiy Communion. The high school graduates wore caps and gowns at the I mass. Twenty one pupils will receive ; diplomas from the high school this , I year. Diplomas to the eighth grade : pupils will also be distributed and ; individual awards will also be made. The public is invited to attend tlie program. There will not be arfy admission charge. Welch Funeral Held Funeral services for John J. Welch Adams County farmer who died at the Adams County Memorial Hos- ' pital Tuesday evening, were held at 2 o’clock (Central Standard Time) 'this afternoon at the St. Paul I Church with Rev. J. Smith officiati ing. Burial was in the East Salem cemetery. David Cramer Honored David Cramer ,son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cramer of Decatur, Route 3, was elected business manager of the Indiana Central College year book for the coming year. Mr. Cramer will be a junior in the college and is a member of the Literary Society and the Booster’s Club.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, June 5, 1931.

CAPONE SYSTEM IS UNCOVERED, AGENTS CLAIM Twenty Men Arrested In Clean-up of Alcohol Distributing Plan HAD ELABORATE ROAD SYSTEM Chicago, June s.—XU.RX—Federal agents declared today, : they have broken up an enter- > ! prise attributed to “Scarface I Al” Capone which distributed 10,000 gallons of alcohol week-| ly to the mid-west and operated a “protection system”! under which liquor could be | transported over hundreds of | miles of highways. Daniel Anderson, assistant district attorney, said that 20 men' connected with the scheme had i j been arrested in raids at Aurora,! i 111., headquarters of the enterprise, and at Waterloo, la. Anderson said that under the leadership of Mike Myers, a Capone lieutenant, the syndicate had been operating for four years. Undercover agents have worked since last November to obtain the evidence on which arrests were made, he said. Myers whose only customers were said to be about ten big liquor dealers of the mid west, was not arrested. The federal agents said an indictment will be sought (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) JURY INDICTS GANG LEADER — Al Capone Faces Six 1 Charges In Federal Grand Jury Return Chicago. June S—(UUP5 —(UUP) —“Scarface Al” Capone was indicted today • by a federal grand jury on charges | ■ of evading payment of income taxes on the hundreds of thousands of dollars he wrested from Chicago rackets. It was reported at the federal building after the indictment was returned that Capone would surren- | der this afternoon and plead guilty. 1 William Waugh, Capones attorney told the United Press that he was negotating for bonds. 1 With the indictment was revealed the story of how government agents conducted a secret 2 year investigation into Capone’s financial at-1 fairs, questioned one thousand per- j ’ sions who had dealings with him j 1 and called several Hundred wit- , nesses before this and previous ' grand juries before rounding out their case against Capone. ' The indictment charged that Ca(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I o DEATH CLAIMS MONT EVANS Former Adams County Farmer Dies Thursday At Fafayette, Ind. Mont Evans, 75, former Adams . County farmer and business man 1 died at his home in Lafayette Thursday evening, according to word received by relatives here today. Mr. Evans formerly operated a store at Monmouth and later was a farmer. He moved away from here 25 years ago. He was born in Fulton County, Indiana, July 5, 1855 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans. His first wife. Ola ißainter-Evans, died 20 years ago, and his present wife, Mrs. Stella Sterling-Evans, survives together with a daughter, Mrs. J. B. Dutcher of Bloomington, and two grandchildren. Three brothers, John R. Evans of this city, Ed Evans of Fort Wayne j. C. Evans of Sturgis, Michigan and two sisters, Mrs. A. B. Daugherty and Mrs. James Smith of Fort Wayne also survive Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at the i Odd Fellow’s Cemetery at Kewanna, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann and Mr and Mrs Will Evans of this city will attend the funeral.

James E. Anderson Is Rotary Club’s Speaker James E. Anderson, well known farmer and daiyyman living south of Decatur on state road No. 27, gave an interesting talk on “Fanning as a Business", before members of the Decatur Rotary club last evening. Mr. Anderson gave several reasons for successful farming. First, the successful farm must be laid out correctly in regards to buildings | and fields, rotation of the proper crops must be observed and much attention must be given to management. which includes doing things I correctly and the watching of markets. | Col. Fred Reppert was in charge 'of the program. FIRES GAUSE ! LITTLE DAMAGE I — Firemen Make Two Runs Here Today; Losses Reported Small The local fire department made two runs at noon today, one at 11:10 o’clock at the Robert Mai bach residence on North Tenth street, and the other at the Charles Brock residence on -.vest Monroe street at 12:30 o’clock. The Marbach fire was caused by sparks from the chimney and damaged the roof of the house with a total loss of $2.00, Jack Friedt, city fire chief announced. The Brock fire was caused by defective wiring and only a small portion of the attic, just inside of the roof was damaged. o _ Convict Gets Vacation To Help With Threshing Oklahoma City, Okla., June 5.— I(U.R>-Jim Crowell has been given a seven months “leave of absence” from the Oklahoma state prison because he owns the only threshing machine in his part of the state. Crowell’s neighbors petitioned acting Governor Robert Burns to grant the “leave” because, they [said, they had to haV6 him and his machine to harvest their crops. The prisoner was serving a 12year sentence for manslaughter. BERNE WOMAN DEATH'S VICTIM Mrs. Edna Beer, 27, Is Victim of Tuberculosis; 111 A Year Berne, June 5. —(Special)—Mrs. Edna Beer. 27, wife of Ermin Beer of Berne, died Thursday night at 10:05 o’clock (CST) at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Rich, northeast of Berne. Death was due to tuberculosis, witli which she has been ill for the last year. Mrs. Beer was removed to the home of her parents last November and has been bedfast since. She was born September 24, 1903, in Monroe township, the youngest daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Bailey Rich, who survive. She was married to Ermin Beer, and they resided in Berne. Surviving besides the husband are three children: Kathleen, 7, Roman, 5, and Flossie, 2. One brother, William Rich, and a sister, Mrs. Rufus Nussbaum of Monroe township also survive. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Ermin Beer residence in Berne, and at 2 o’clock in the Berne Reformed church. Burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery. Find Bonds On Farm Ke Ind., June 5. — (U.RI — Lord ami tate authorties have undertaken thte task ot finding the , origin of $16,500 in federal bonds, mostly Liberty bonds of 1918 and ■ 1919, which were dug up by Mr. , and Mrs. Roy Cool at their farm near Lake Village. Besides the glass jar, in which the bonds were found, Cool found several sticks of dynamite, and some .38 calibre revolver cart- ! ridges, which led authorities to believe that the bonds were part of a rich bank loot. The plot on which the jar was found, had recently been cleared of timber.

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LOCAL GIRLS AWARDED TRIPS , Gertrude Brandyberry, Evelyn Kohls Will go to Lake Dew art for Week ' Gertrude Brandyberry and Evelyn ' Kohls were successful in winning ' a week’s outing at Lake Dewart, the Fort Wayne Girl Scout Camp, as a result of the point system ! which has been conducted in the local Girl Scout organization, Mrs. Bryce Thomas, captain, announced | today. The assistant patrol leaders of each patrol had charge of the system. and the two girls who had the most points wil ibe privileged to spend a week at the lake, the expenses to be paid for each by the local organization of Girl Scouts. Gertrude Brandyberry had a total of 303 points and Evelyn Kohls had 275 points. The result of the contest was made known at a breakfast which the_girls enjoyed at Sun- | set Park, Friday morning. Martha Elizabeth Calland, Mary I Maxine Brown, and Margaret Campbell will also enjoy an outing at the lake, and any other members of the Girl Scouts who would like to spend the week there are asked to make arrangements with Mrs. Thomas. Definite plans were completed for the picture show which the Girl Scouts will sponsor at the Adams Theatre, Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26, at the breakfast this morning. o Church Group Elects Winona Lake, Ind., June S.—(U.R) - —W. K. T. Thompson, Mercer, Pa.. was elected moderator of the 102nd Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church of North America at the business session here. . Dr. D. C. Mathews, Greeley, Colo., was named clerk and Rev. D. Bruce Martin. Beaver Falls, Pa., assist- , ant clerk. . Dr. Clarence E. McCartney. Pittsburgh was the principal speaker . last night. i Convention Is Planned i — A. joint Sunday School Conveni tion of the Linn Grove Missionary Church and the Berne Missionary . Church will be held in the respective churches, Sunday, June 7. Rev. C. J. Gerig of Woodburn, will give the principal address at the afternoon meeting, opening at 2 o’clock in the Linn Grove Church, and , he will talk on "The Duty of Cooperation of Parents with the Sun- | day School.” An interesting program lias been planned for the meeting, including ■ special musical numbers, round table discussion and a business session. The evening session at 7 o’clock in the Berne Church, will be open- • ed with congregational singing and ■ musical numbers. Rev. Gerig wiil also speak at this session on the subject, “The Present Day Chall1 enge of the Sunday School.” The public is invited to this con- • vention. i o SHECKLERGETS LIFE SENTENCE l I Noble County Farmer Convicted of Killing His Nephew in 1929 Albion, Ind., June 5.—<U.R) —A ' penalty of life imprisonment was 1 inflicted here last evening against Charles Sheckler, 59, after a Noble county circuit court jury had convicted him on a charge of murder--1 ing Delmar F. Sheckler, 16, his nephew, on July 14. 1929. The murder was long a baffling puzzle to authorities. Young Sheckler's nude body with a bullet hole through the head was found in a clump of bushes on a farm, five ■ days after he was last seen alive, ■ leaving a church party for young ’ people in Whitley county. . Evidence of frequent quarrels beI tween the uncle and nephew, to- • gether with statements of witness--1 es that Charle Sheckler had told what happened to the youth, before i the body was found, played strong I parts in the conviction. I On tlie first anniversary of dis- - covery of the body scores of people ■ gathered at the site, in answer to f a widely publicized statement ot a clairvoyant, that Charles Sheckler i would appear at that time, to tell I who killed his nephew. Nothing occurred, however.

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SUBMARINE IS PLANNING TRIP Wilkins Will Explore ley Regions; MacMillan Is Captain Provincetown, Mass., June 5. — <U.R> —The submarine Nautilus was on the Atlantic today on the first phase of a voyage which will carry Sir Hubert Wilkins and a crew of 18 to Spitzbergen and eventually into the icy waters ot the Arctic circle. The transformed navy craft was being accompanied as far as the Grand Banks by the coast guard I i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) FEE GRABBING IS CONDEMNED John E. Frederick Says System Kept at Minimum In Indiana French Lick, June 5 —(U.R)— Fee grabbing in receiverships has been held to a minimum in Indiana through action taken by the state chamber of commerce, John E. Frederick, president of the national organization, said at tlie group's convention here. He urged delegates representing nearly every state in the Union, and Canada, to take similar steps in their local units. The Indiana state chamber has been the saving factor in the life • of several industries placed in receivership. Frederick said, in relating how the chamber asked courts to disregard politics in appointment of receivers. The organization votpd to hold 1 its next convention April 25 to 28 in Richmond, Virginia, concurrent ' with the 1931 governors’ confer- • ence. Officers elected to head the 1 national organization were: President, Julian H. Hill, of the Vfr- ( ginia chamber; and secretary and treasurer, Leroy Hodges, Rich- > mond, Va. i o > Woman Fatally Hurt : Indianapolis, June 5. —KU.R> —Mrs. Nellie Kitchen, 65, Bowling Green. ■ Ky„ was injured fatally in a crash ■ here when the auto in which she • was riding, driven by* her son-in-l law. Herschel Kitchen, 36, collided ' with another. : Mrs. Herschel Kitchen, Nora. Ind., was injured seriously. Two - children in the wrecked auto were i unhurt. > O i Civil War Vet Dies I Westfield, Ind.. June s—Nathan ; Johnson 86. a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home here.

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i PLOT TO RUIN BUS COMPANY IS UNCOVERED Detroit Men Arrested After Driver of Bus Confesses Part 11 PERSONS ARE ARRESTED Chicago, June 5 —(U.R) - Nine persons were under arrest and eleven others hunted today as the result of what Assistant State's Attorney Julkus Skyrdlewski said was an attempt by the purple gang 'of Detroit to ruin an interstate bus company by forcing drivers to have take accidents. Skyrdlewski said that William Howard May, a driver, had confessed that he intentionally wrecked his bus near Pontiac, 111., last April 28 while enroute from St. Louis. Damage suits totaling $30,000 were filed aftier the accident. Among those arrested were May and Dennis Zenos, who works for an attorney who specializes in personal injury suits. Others arzrestfed were passengers who filed injury claims. According to Skyrdlewski’s charges, the wreck “victims" arrested were among the plotters and filed their claims although they had not been injured. TTay was a driver for the Colonial Bus Stages, a subsidiary of the Interstate Transit Corporation of Ohio. Investigation of th® "wreck” was started by the United States FWlelity and Guarantee company, which held the bus company's insurance. Skyrdlewski said that confessions by May and Zenos disclosed that the Purple Gang had wished to ruin tlie bus company by flooding' it with fake injury claims. The gang, he said, intended to start a rival bus line. He said that two gangsters known as “Brown" and "Scotty” forced him to run his bus into a ditch. The plot had beien. he said, to have more such “accidents.” o Jealousy Is Cause of Deaths of Three People • Maltaviile, N. Y. June S—(UP) — Believed to have been enraged by jealousy, Clyde Clements. 45, today shot and killed Grace DeWitt 19 and her uncle Gordon De Witt, 56. who tried to save the girl, then committed suicide. The tragedy occurred in the De Witt’s home, on the road between this place and Round Lake. , o . Fall To Be Examined , Washington. June 5. — <U.R)I — United States District Attorney . Leo A. Rover today announced he i had asked Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of the District of Columbia , supreme court to appoint a phys- , ician to examine Albert Bacon Fall, I former secretary of interior, to determine if Fall is tit to come here to be sentenced for accepting a 1 bribe from Edward L. Dohney, oil magnate. o PERRY IS BACK IN WISCONSIN Alleged Murderer, Wife Deserter Expected To Waive Preliminaries Eaglje River, Wis.. June S—(U.R) —George W. E. Perry, former Eagle River brakeman, was back in Wisconsin today to face authorities who accuse him of murder, desertion and bigamy. Smiling, and gracious to photo--1 graphers, Perry last night greeted 1 more than 100 former neighbors who were waiting at the home of Sheriff Thomas Maggregor when Perry returned from San Francisco where his arrest climaxed a ' nation-wide search. At a preliminary hearing before Judge Alex Higgins in municipal court today it was expected Perry would be faced by his poverty stricken wife and thrpe children. J He deserted them nearly two years (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)