Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1931 — Page 1

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[HIGHER IGHT RATES I RAILROADS Cent. Increase To sked On Most sses of Freight HANGE BY EARLY FALL rk. June 12.—(U.RJ-Hav-that 15 per cent blanket in all freight rates and w |i| be necessary to lift EaSR jut of their present finan- | 4*r ( -~sion, carrier officials today that Washbe forthcoming with relief by early autof executives of M important carriers in the members of the and southern railL grLps adopted a unanimous EjKi to ask for the increase ■K torized a committee con■Mk the chairman of the three ES(. prepare and tile a joint fellegtjeii with the interstate comKj< inmission and the state hmisjion. apjfW. l of the resolution follow-LAri'-s of meetings conducted GMthtee groups in an effort to feet jli' heavy slump in earnings talep ii'ted by all the railroads, the application, which J! be made public by the interne Bommeree commission. While an increase of 15 per cent rater will be asked for, some of e cßunodities affected will not ' ible to stand this nipcil of an uc and in these cases the ■rill make downward revisjKaking the net result, if the ■cent rise is granted, about peli ent. M the decline in railroad Mght income from the time the commerce commission lierjl a general freight rate rertirn of lb per cent to aid deHMjri business in 1922, M. J. "xecutive of the American M.' Association, said freight ■t - nave suffered a total drop H*>, 706,000. Tijr ignores entirely the fact itAteady whittling away of the £®rui ture has also been gosince that time, which lias ■Kb iffected railway income.'' said. "Tlie railroads had Ke stull) reduced tluir ■ operation by 20 per cent ■ the past decade, they would ■eported a net operating de- ■ $100,000,000 for 1920.” the necessity for rail■to be able to maintain their ■ch Ling power, Gromley said ■a period of financial starvaDMTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Lnjelia Earhart Crashes — ■ene, Tex., June 12. — tU.R> — ralutogiro plane which Amelia Bi" Putnam flew from the east ■to the west in a demonstraIfot its safety, crashed before #»'•! today as Mrs. Putnam was K off for Dallas on her return W reports said no one was in■f queer looking craft, which ■evolving blades on a shaft ® extends straight up from the fc arose about 30 feet and then ■ed back to the ground. ■RY DEEPENS lEATHMYSTERY y York, London Police ork on Clues In Faithful Death w York, June 12 —(UP)—A sllkcovered diary, which bares frankly-written pages the love s Into which Starr Faithful estously flung herself, and as lly forgot, was relied on today see her strange death definite--1 the category of premedlated ler. nvinced that he has one of the amazing cases of circumstanevidence that have arisen here ea rs, district attorney Elvin N. ards of Nassau cdunty will 1 laying it before the grand today-and before It is finisn--1 threatens to involve either as klpals or witnesses, some of the INTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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In Fatal Air Crash i I * " ) a .V 1 V -a-l ' flB I » * UVHI I - ! Thomas White (above), estimat- ■ ing engineer tor the Chris Paschcn s Company of Chicago, was critical- 1 : ly injuried and Capt. Michael Rub- • ner (inset), veteran Chicago pilot, was killed when the plane in which they were flying crashed at - Walbridge, near Toledo, 0.. and 1 burst into flames. > : MAIL BANDIT MEETS DEATH r| t' ‘ Participant In Theft of Millions Is Shot Down By Police 1 Stilwell, Kan.. June 12. - U.P> - 1 Herbert Holliday, former Joliet con- ‘ vict, and confessed participant in > 1 the Roundout, 111., ntaii trait, rob■jbery several years ago when $3,- ’ 000,000 was stolen, was shot and ■ killed here early today by railroad 1 special agents as he sought to steal I five tires from the express room ’lot the Missouri Pacific station. I J. I. Harmon, said by officers to t have served a term in the Texas ‘ I state prison for robbery, who ac- ' I companied Holliday, was shot in ’ | the arm, and was arrested with a I young woman who said she was I I Holliday's wife. 1 1 The Roundout, 111., robbery occurt1 red seven years ago to the day. An I attorney and a postal inspector ■ Holliday. A 25 year term imposed Holliday. A 25-year-ter miniposed • on Holliday was reduced to two r years, and he was freed on parole 1 a year ago. The shooting occurred shortly at- ‘ ter 2 a. m„ when the two bandits • walked into a trap laid for them (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o HOOVER TABLE J GUESTS NAMED ‘I Wife of Governor To Be , Seated Next To Presit dent at Meet i Indianapolis, June 12 — (UP) - Announcement of the persons who will be seated at the speakers' table for the Indiana republican editorial association dinner Monday night, at whch President Hoover will be F speaker, was made by the committee in charge of the affairs here. Seats wil be limited to association officers, their wives, public officials state officers of the G. O. P-, organ--5 ization. ami ministers, it was reveale<Paul R- Bailsman. President of the association, wil Ipreside. On his right will be President Hoover Mis. 1 Harry G. Leslie; Walter F- Brown, ’ Postmaster General, and ts. 3 lam es E. Watson. Seated on Baus- • man s left w«" be Mr9 ' H °° Ver ' ’ Governor Leslie. Mrs. Brown. Sena- ' tor Watson and Mrs. Bausmam J Others of the table include Mayor Reginald R. Sullivan, M. W. , Pershing, only surviving charter ’ members of the aBBOL ’ lat ‘“"' ”' h ‘ and Mrs. Samuel E. Boys. 3 A M Smith. Crawfordsville, Ml. ' and’ Mrs Neil D. McCallum, Bates--1 i Mr. and Mrs Arthur K. Pein--1 1 For Wayne; M. Bert Thurman ; S Dorothy Cunningham Eliza O. Rogers, Miss May Sleeth. Rev. U. ’ G Leazenby, Monticello and Rev. ) Charles Woodman, Richmond.

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TRUSTEES HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC One Hundred Attend Celebration at Berne; Is Annual Event Approximately 100 past and prei sent trustees of Adams County and I their families attended the annual picnic held at Lehman’s Park in Herne. Thursday. The forenoon was spent in a social gathering, at the noon hour a basket dinner was servi ed, and a program was presented in I the afternoon. Clifton E. Striker, I I county school superintendent had charge of the day's program. E. W. Baumgartner, cashier of the Bank of Berne, was in charge of the afternoon’s program which consisted of talks by Jonas Neuen- ; schwander of Vera Cruz, Samuel Hocker of Kirkland township, Isaac Brown of this city and Mr. Baumgartner. The trustees and their families who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Studler and daughters Hilnia and Fannie and son Bob, Mr. and Mrs. Orlen S. Fortney and daughter Christene, Mr. and Mrs. 10. J. Suman and son Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Rich and daughter Lorene and son Dofton, John Steiner. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blakey, Henry Blakey, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. I Beer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Rauden-' busch, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kleine, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bollenbacher and children, Mr and Mrs Martin Moeschberger, Mr. and Mrs. Eilaest 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Arrests Show Decrease Indianapolis, June 12 —(UP) —Arrests in Indianapolis were fewer in 1930 than for many years past, despite the depression and its influence 1 toward increasing certain types of (law violation, according to a report by the municipal courts probation office. Last year there were 22,000 arrests, more than 8,000 under the previous year, the report showed, it had been several years since the number went under 30,000. SMITH ESTATE IS SOLD TODAY Adams And Second Street Residence Sells For Price of $5,150 The bankruptcy sale of real estate , of the A. J. Smith estate was held in Decatur today with Col. Roy Johnson acting as auctioneer. The first three pieces of real estate sold were bought by Jesse Rice, local owner for a total of $8,775. Mr. Rice bought the Smith residence. where Mr. and Mrs. Smith now live at the corner of Adams and Second street for $5,150. The property is valued at almost twice the amount by conservative realestate men. The house just north of the Smith home known as the W. P. Schrock residence was purchased by Mr. Rice for $2,900. The house known as •he Patterson property was not sold Paul Graham's bid of $2,200 was not accepted. It is understood that the company which Mr. Graham represented already has a mortgage of more than $2,200 on the property. The vacant lot next to the Nation al hotel on Madison street was purchased by Mr. Rice tor $725. The sale then moved to the south part of Decatur where several lots and a house were scheduled to be sold. Mr. Rice dirt not say whether he was representing some other person or himself in bidding in the properties. —— — e Program Made Public A Chidren’s Day program will be presented at the Antioch church, Sunday evening. June 14. beginning at 7:30 o’clock (Central Standard Time). The public is cordially invited to attend. Evanston Bank Closes Chicago. June 12—(UP) —The Illinois state bank of Evanston was closed today by the state auditor's office due to depleted reserves, it was the 28th bank suspension of the week in the Chicago area and the second in the suburbs. The institution capitalization was SIOO,OOO and its deposits at the time of its last statement amounted to $«50.000, making It one of the smallest banks to be affected.

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Decatur, Indiana, Friday, .lune 12, 1931.

Berne Business Men To Greet Local Merchants Next Tuesday afternoon, June 18, the members of the Berne Chamber of Commerce, in an auto procession, will go to Fort Wayne to attend a joint meeting with the Fort Wayne passing through this city about 5 o’clock in the evening. A note from O. F. Gilliom president of the Berne C. of C. says they will stop in Decatur to say “hello” and every man here is asked to be out to extend a welcome. The Berne boys are a fine lot of men. active, cordial anu progressive and will be greeted with sincere “howdys” from the Decatur folks. PLAN PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL' — Knights of Pythias To Hold Annual Services At Home Sunday The annual memorial service of the local Knights of Pythias lodge will be held at the home on Third street Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, daylight saving time. Roy Mumma will preside at the service to which all members of the lodge are invited. Invocation will be given by Mrs. C. L. Walters. There will be singing led by Mrs. Ed Wicks. The lodge memorial service will be conducted by Roy Mumma, chancellor; Marion Hoagland, vice-chancellor; Grant Fry, prelate; masters at arms, David Adams and Elmer Chase. The roll call of deceased members will follow. James Hurst and Janies Bain will have charge of decorating the mound. Following group singing Jonas C. Tritch, principal of International Business col-1 lege of Fort Wayne will deliver the memorial address. Mr. Tritch is a former Decatur resident and is a member of the local Knights of Pythias lodge. Injunction Is Denied Washington, June 12. —(U.R> —Justice Jennings Bailey in the District of Columbia supreme court today denied the petition of four subs-| I diaries of the Radio Corporation of America for an injunction restraining the Federal Radio commission from proceeding with hearings at which licenses of Radio Corporation and Associated Company broadcasting licenses will be in jeopardy. o Program Time Changed The Children’s Day services to be given at the Decatur M. E. Circuit, . Mt. Pleasant church. Sunday evenI ing will begin at 8 o’clock (D. S. T.) I instead of 7:30 o'clock (C. S. T.) as previously announced. The pub- . lie is urged to note this change in i time. , o LIQUOR CARGO SINKS IN SHIP > 1 British Boat Collides With Destroyer Off Eastern Coast New London, Conn., June 12.— 1 (U.R>— The British ship “Shuben i Acadia" sank today with a cargo ■ of liquor after collision with the i coast guard destroyer Davis 50 i miles south of Montauk Point, L. > 1., Commander John S. Baylis, commandant of the coast guard base ! here, announced. 1 Radio reports to the coast guard ’ said the vessel’s crew of 10 had been rescued by the Davis and the Marlon, another destroyer which was trailing the Shuben Acadia. Commander Baylis said his ad- ’ vices were indefinite as to the exact ’ cause of collision. The Davis reported there was no contact boat in sight when the accident occurred. The Shuben Acadia was said to have remained afloat for an hour after the crash. o Funeral Plans Made i i Hranklin, June 12—(UP)—Last ; rites for Dr. Charles E. Goodell, > former president of Franklin Coli lege here, who was killed in an auto crash near Bloomington, 111., will be i held here tomorrow. The body ari rived in Frankin today accompanied ■ by Dr. Robert H. Kent, who went to i Bloomington to assist in funeral arrangements.

KIDNAP PLOT IS CONFESSED BY GARY MEN F. K. Daum, Bookkeeper, Is Arrested; Crime Plans Are Uncovered MANY SCHEMES ARE DISCLOSED Gary, Ind., June 12—(UP)—Ferd- ; inand K. Daum, 54-yearold book- j i keeper, whose dreams of a life of I crime were so vivid that he believed [himself on the threshold of becoming a second “Scarface Al” Capone, I was under arrest today in connecI tion with a kidnaping plot against two wealthy men. With him in jail were James Clayton, 28, and Ted Hartman, 30, whom Daum enlisted in schemes ranging from extortion through armed Robbery and stock market demoralization to counterfeiting. None of the propects progressed much beyond the stage of fantasy. Daum was tired of sitting on a stool and writing figures -in books. He planned to embark in crime to free himself from the monotony of his work. As a brookkeeper, he had the respect of his employers, the Tittle Packing company. As a prospective raffles, he bungled. The middle-aged clerk took Hartman and Clayton into his confidence on his plans. He intended to flood brokers with forged stock share certificates.. He visioned himself directing a gang making cunning counterfeits of United States Money. He saw his hirelings seizing Rich Busness men for ransom. Daum went as far as to send Clayton to consult a Chicago engraver and obtain samples of his work. He instructed Hartman to go to Joseph Tittle, president of the Tittle Sons Packing company, and demand payment of $4,000 extortion money. He told the two sharers of his dreams to get ready to abduct J. J. Kelly, wealthy packer. Clayton had ambitions of his own Fearing Daum would fail anyhow, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) BRIDGE SUBLET | TO YOST BROS. Local Contractors to Build New Scheimann Bridge In County P. B. Putman, Fort Wayne, contractors for the Scheimann bridge in Preble township, northwest of Decatur has sublet the contract for building the bridge to Yost Brothers of this city. Yost Brothers, local contractors, were one of the bidders on the job Lutman was the low bidder his contract price being $23,835.75. The state board of tax commissioners in approving the bond issue for the bridge ordered that the contract be awarded to the low bidder. The commissioners have approved the sub-letting of the contract to Yost Brothers and as soon as the bonds are issued, work will start. Mr. Putman has filed bond for $48,000 double the amount of the contract, agreeing' to construct the bridge according to specifications. The new bridge, replacing the old Scheimann wooden bridge spans the St. Mary’s river. Two 100 steel spans will be constructed. New at hutments will also be built. o Makes Good Threat Hammond, June 12. (U.R) —"Big Bill” Win'eroff. mayor of Lansing, 111., a suburb of Hammond, elected this spring with a slogan “no beer flats in Lansing,” has started to make the campaign promise more than an election catch phrase. “Big Bill” personally conducted a raid on a distillery near here. With the assistance of his officers, he took all the equipment to Lansing and smashed it. The distillery, which was running when the raiders arrived, was said to a capacity of 5,000 gallons. —o Youth Is Paralyzed Brazil, June 12—(UP) —Paralysis affecting every part of the body of Elmer Cox. 18, excepting his head, resulted from a dive into a pond near here, in which he struck his head on the bottom. His spine was injured.

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Dr. Rayl Is Speaker At Rotary Meeting Dr. C. C. Rayl gave an interesting talk at the meeting of the Decatur Rotary club last evening. His subject was "Abuse of Health” and he cited many instances where persons injured their own health by trying to "doctoring” themselves, when the best thing to do was to let nature have a chance. HEARING DATES ARE ARRANGED Board of Re view Sets June 15 For Individual Tax Hearings Dates for heatrings before the county board of review have been set by the board. Hearings of individuals and corporations will begin June 15. The schedule made out by the board follows: June 15,16,17, individuals and members of corporations summoned before the board to answer questions about supplementary sheets. June 18, taxpayers of Decatur, Monroe, Berne- and Geneva. June 19, taxpayers of Preble, Union, Root. Kirkland, Washington and St. Mary's townships. June 22, taxpayers of Blue Creek • Monroe, French. Hartford, Wabash and Jefferson townships. Any person who has a brievance to present to the board on account of assessments of personal property are invited to appear before the board and present same. The work of the county board of review is running along smoothly and so far no changes have been ordered by the board. Will Observe Day The Salem M. E. Church in Blue Creek township will observe Children's Day, Sunday. June 14, with ' a . special Children’s Day program, beginning at 7:30 o’clock I Central Standard Time). J. H. Hahnert, Sun day school superintendent, is in charge of the program. o j Injuries May Be Fatal Brazil, June 12 —(UP) — Injuries I which may prove fatal were sufferI ed today by Robert Hunter, conductor of a Pennsylvania yard crew, When the caboose of his train was 1 thrown on its side as it struck a broken rail. 0 Conduct Cattle Sale I Cols. Fred Reppert and Roy Johnson conducted the Van Wert County pure bred Guernsey cattle sale yesterday and it was a very successful one. A large crowd attended and the better class of Guernseys sold for from $125 to $l9O per head. Prices received i throughout the sale were pleasing to the consignors. E. A. BARNES IS HONOR GUEST G. E. Pays Tribute To Retiring Supterintendent Os Factory A program honoring E. A. Barnes, retiring general superintendent of the Fort Wayne Works of the General Electric cotppany was held last evening at the G. E. auditorium, Fort Wayne. Mr. Barnes was the honor guest and all the employee organizations of the General Electric company were represented at the meeting. Talks were made by Dr. Charles A. Eaton, member of congress from New Jersey, Miss Irene Meyers and Walter S. Goll, general manager of the Fort Wayne plant. A gift was presented to Mr. Barnes by Mr. Goll. M. J. Mylott, superintendent of the City Light and Power plant was among those from here who attend-1 e<’ the meeting. C. H. Matson will become superintendent of the Fort Wayne G. E. works on June 15. Mr. Barnes has been with the company 42 years. o Student Ends Own Life Chicago June 12 —(UP) —An honor student at the University of Illinois committed suicide with a revolver last night, mystifying parents and friends who protested "he had everything in the world to live for ”

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Heads Radio Makers r j M J. Clark Coit of Chicago, president of the United States Radio & Television Corporation, who was elected president of the Radio Manufacturers' Association at the [ association convention in Chicago. | NIEZER HE ABF | BANKING GROUP Fort Wayne Man Elected President of State Bank Association Indianapolis, June 12. — <U.R> — Careful management of credit during prosperous eras was urged upon Indiana bankers, meeting here, as the most effective means of forestalling periods of depression. Dr. W. H. Keimhofer, University of Wisconsin economist, reiterated the warning, made by several other speakers, as he addressed the closing session of the Indiana Bankers' Association convention. Dr. Kiekhofer advised the financiers to guard against unwarranted expansion. The time of economic independence is past, he said, explaining that when a surplus is reached in any products, economic disaster is invited in many lines. “The interests of labor and capital are neither wholly harmonious nor entirely antagonistic,” he said. “They are interdependent, and the problem is to promote effective working power of these two groups.” Charles M. Niezer, president of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o 0 —y — 0 Pageant To Be Given A pageant, "Gods Gift to June,” will be presented by the children of the United Brethren church, at the annual Children's Day program, Sunday night at 7:45 o’clock. Recitations, songs, and readings will be a part of the program, which is as follows: Prelude Mrs. Ralph Roop Processional—“ This is My Father's World” Young People’s Choir Scripture Lesson followed by prayer. Anthem—“ What a Beautiful World" Young People's Choir Children s Welcome song. Announcements and Offering. Welcome Elane Roop "Welcome to You" Donald Williams Spring Song—by Mendelsohn Mrs. C. E. Merryman Pageant—“ Gods Gift of June” Pauline Hakey takes the part of June. The children are dressed in a colorful fashion and beautiful costumes represent the spirit of the June time, as trees, grasses, breezes, flowers (daisies, blue bells, rosebuds, sunbeams), birds (robins, blue birds, thrush, canaries, red birds). The solo entitled “Trees" will be sung by Miss Rosamond I Hoagland. With music, recitation and song, arranged in harmonious effect with the color scheme, a lasting and appreciative effect is produced; showing the Heavenly Father’s care over all nature and the whole race of man. The committee has taken the greatest care and pains to make this Children’s Day worth while. The message that it conveys will justify you In your attendance. You will go away feeling that it was good to have been there.

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PROSPECTS FOR GOOD CROPS ARE BEST IN YEARS .June Survey Shows Almost Normal Wheat And Corn Crop Prospects CLOVER CROP EXTRA GOOD Lafayette, June 12. —(tJ.Piu*. Indiana crop prospects were better on the first of June than for many years, as the result of recent favorable weather, according to officials of the Purdue University agricultural Experiment Station and United States Department of Agriculture here. The condition of wheat rose to 97 per cent normal, whereas a loss is usually reported for May, M. M. Justin, statistician, said. The estimated yield increased during the month from 17.5 bushels an acre to 18.5, with an indicated total production of 31,450,000 bushels. Last year’s output was two and one-half I million bushels below that figure, I and the 10-year average is almost [five million below it, Justin reported. Rye was reported at 91 per cent | normal, with an indicated yield of 1 14 bushels an acre. Oats was held at 82 per cent., four points above the 10-year average. The clover crop in the state was said to be slightly above average, even though a large amount was killed last year by the drought. Alfalfa was shown to be two points above average, and other hay crops also slightly better than in former (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Confess To Robbery Muncie, June 12—(UP) —Authorities today were planning an inquiry into testimony given in Circuit court here by two brothers, William and Forrest Bright that they committed the robbery for which Harry Stoneberget, M>i”cie lawyer, and Samuel Ev< r t‘, s taxicab driver, are serving sentences in the Indiana state prison. The brothers testified that they and Jesse Lamson, who died since, held up the cab driven by Everett ami robbed George Sage of S3OO. Both are serving prison ternfS and were brought here to testify in a hearing on a petition of error coram mobis filed by Stoneberger. Tow-In Plans Is Scored Indianapolis June 12 —(UP)—Dur ing the “Armistice” which has temporarily halted operation of Indianapolis’ new tow-in regulation for parking law violations, a thrust at the practice was made in a resolution by committee on transportation and traffic, of the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic clubs. Committee members voted unanimously in favor of fines, instead of impounding of machines, for violations. Flaws which caused cessation of the tow-in practice, are scheduled to be corrected at next Monday night's city council meeting. Meanwhile the tow-in danse in the newtraffic code has been the principal target of attacks from numerous individuals and organizations. 1931 ACTS TO BE PUBLISHED I Attorney General Approves Plan To Omit House Bill 6 Indianapolis, June 12 — (UP) —• Preparations for immediate publication of the acts of the 1931 legislature were being speeded by Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state, today, based upon an opinion by Attorney General James Ogden that publication would be legal if house bill 6 was omitted. Mayr replaced a tentative order to Fort Wayne printers with definite directions to rush the publication. expecting that the acts would be ready for distribution in ten days or two weeks. Ogden gave his decision to Mayr after weighing three opinions hand(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)