Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1931 — Page 1

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BONE LOSES »MONEY ■agents CLAIM _ .flernnient Optimistic fl ni . er ninn indietmeats .fl Against Man fl COMPROMISE la (U.R) —Al Ca V. r : i; ( vicious modern ~’ bay today before Mates government, es money, power ami -tang leader w.is ulmi. armored hotel i|j s circle" was in "BH ~ to escape. His nim.-is indicted and L’4 h'litr-s Capone must -.. ! Judge James l| .inswt r two indo tOne i barged evasion tax on the millions lie: from the under and up ] The other charged -.ms of the nation ! B, laws over a 10 year Kl «li ' machine gunned from the post of a Brookcrime syndicate only power he ev r o' I. cancster-Uke. was r.whining for mercy. ■ . the indictments are !■,. miiunta.ins of evident seiretly and paiiistakbv the largest force of govagon's ever brought to ■: ■■ , rinimal organize i’ayene's battery of high atiermys were reported Mine in compromise with the ■yninmn’ on the charges that ■»"" in lines in case of convicHr Th- i"nipr.ni>ise efforts won. by the ■ flabby, oily ■ipohtan. who. cornered, chose Mitratii'ii and money as weapons Mbr than ilie machine guns th it KU'iwn so many of his enemies. Hit the office of District Attor S' George E. Q. Johnson, to ptn goes most of the credit for hung Capone to earth, there pearad no disposition to com*i- Instead prosecutors wer 1 lipping into shape the last bits evidence they rely on to reire Capone from the nation's picture once and for all. The government prosecutors ar" ierans in the business of courting gangsters of evading inne tax laws. Within two years rich gangsters have come bee the federal court and the gov-I CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — —=- Funeral Service Held krne. June 15—(Special) — FunH services for Bernard Habegger •tenths old son of Mr. and Mrs. fred Habegger of Busby. Mont.. U formerly of here, were held “day. The infant died Saturday faing. Surviving are the parents n brothers and sisters. SBOR LOSES IM PROPOSAL Saves British Government And Cabinet Continues }«ndon, J une 15.—(U.R)r—The LaJ government was defeated in ■ "'use of commons today on a amendment to the : "enmenrs land tax bill. * as not believed the governwould resign. ■r<-mie r j Ramsay MacDonald ' •ouueed that the government ace •he amendment, thus eliminPossibility of a crisis. , ,' e defeat consisted in the ac- 1 I, J h< 9 the house by a vote of I not f 2 ' 8 ° f an amendmen t to exllii rOn ’ tlle tax cultivation le p ? f . any lan<l unit, not merely I u tivation value of agrieultnr•laud only. £ e '' ls a Peer’s parked estate would ; I ein Pt from tax to the extent ; 5„... . S agricultural value, even < aend “ Ot ÜBed for farming. The 1 lon Jj ent was Presented by the 1 Deer War< * C- Cabogan, son of I 1

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ROAD WILL BE I OIL TREATED 1 Willshire Road Will Be Made Dust-Proof In Few Days Several macadam roads approach- 1 ing Decatur will be treated with oil: 1 in tlie next few days, it was learn- ! ed today. The much travelled road: 1 east to Willshire, known as the; 1 Willshire road will be treated. I ' starting tomorrow. Meshberger Brothers, who have done most of ' the oiling of streets and roads in J this part of the state have the con- 1 tract. The Willshire road will be oiled ’ from the end of the pavement a ( mile southeast of Decatur on east to the state line. A light stone is placed on the road along with the oil and this is pressed down on the present road bed. The oil is heavy and mats with the stone. The j / treatment is made to prevent dust.!' The state highway department; has ordered state road 16 west to( Huntington treated with oil and | this work will start in a day or two it was learned today. Many towns in the county and 1 this part of the state where there are no paved roads and streets j (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) ' < o g IW. A. DULL DIES ■ AT HOSPITALf Willshire Man Victim ot r Diabetes; Funeral To Be Wednesday r W. A. Dull, 60, well known Will-1 shire, Ohio business man, died at r the Adams County Memorial j hospital at 11 o’clock Sunday night v of diabetes. Mr. Dull had suffered y with diabetes for the past ID years r and was in a serious condition for r the past week during which time p he was a patient at the local hos- g pital. He was proprietor of the Dull Poolroom at Willshire, for many years. Surviving is the wife, Florence Dull, three sons. Russell of Wren, Ohio; Merril and Clifford j ( of Willshire, and two daughters, Leonora Milier, Cleveland, Ohio, s and Vera, at home. g The deceased was born near ! j Ohio City, Ohio and spent greater part of his life in W ill | shire. I Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock (eastern standard time) at the 1£ home in Willshire. O. Burial will w be in the Willshire cemetery. G o — n Young Boy Is Drowned s Logansport, June ?5.-XU.R)HRich- y ard Renkenberger, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Renkenberger, Log- n ansport. was drowned in our feet bi of water in the Wabash river neat a here while three men, stand ‘"* ' nearby, refused to offer aid. The a body of the boy. who was caught h in a swift current, was recovered, b

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State Road 16 Improved Work has started on repairing state highway sixteen from here to Huntington and with a couple ot week you will find it in excellent condition. The road has been dusty and rutty the past few weeks so many complaints reached headquarters that it was decided to use the new oiling process as a means of saving maintainence until next year when it is expected it will be paved. The improvement now includes scraping oft the large stones and replacing them with filler over which oil is spread and after a few days the roa<i becomes almost as good as a pavement. The work started just west of Decatur the latter part of last week. o SWIMMING POOL TO OPEN SOON Children Will Register Wednesday; New Filterer Is Secured The Decatur municipal swimming pool will be opened in the next few days, W. Guy Brown, manager, stated today. At present Mr. Brown stated it is necessary to wait for receipt of some pipe which will lie used in the pool in connection with a new filter system. The pool then will be cleaned and the summer program will be announced. Registration of children up to 14 years of age will start Wednesday Mr. Brown said. All chldren of Decatur are permitted to use the pool at certain hours, free of charge, provided they Tave , registered and secured a health certificate. Boys are asked to report at the pool Wednesday afternoon and 1 o’clock. Girls are asked to report Thursday at the.same time. Schedules of time and other announcements will be made in a few days, it was announced. Cool water will be used in the pool this year. The concession stand at the pool and the bath houses are prepared to open as soon as the new pipe is placed in the filtering system. o Band Will Rehearse The Decatur Junior Band will hold rehearsal tonight at 7:15 o’clock at the high school building. All members are urged to be present. The regular concert will be given by the band members, Tuesday evening 8:30 o’clock on the Central School lawn. o — Urges Large Army Columbus, June 15 —(U.R) — A larger army for the United States was urged by Maj. Gen. William Q. Everson in an address at a memorial service of the United Spanish War Veterans of Indiana here. The serviqe was part of the • veterans' annual state convention. Attacking the inadequacy of the nation’s military forces, Everson said tliat they were insufficient for i i national policing program. "New i York has more policemen than the i irmy has commissioned officers,” io said. "The entire army could < de assembled in the Yale bowl.” 1

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COUNTY AGENT PLANS MEET FOR THIS WEEK M eed Specialist Will Be In County; Horsemen To Make Tour SPEAKERS WILL HOLD SESSIONS — Two groups of important farm' meetings have been arranged for, this week lily County Agent L. E.! Archbold, it was announced today. I Farmers interested in weed, eradication are interested in the inspection meets of places in the county that were sprayed with calcium and sodium chlorate a year ago. These inspections will be held this week. The other important event will be the tour of the county by people interested in horse breeding and the meeting at night tor all horsemen. The weed meetings will be held Tuesday and Wednesday of this (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) MAGLEY CHURCH 75 YEARS OLD Diamond Jubilee To Be Observed By Congregation During Week This week, June 17 to 21, the Salem Reformed Church at Magley, is obfserving its Seventy-fifth anniversary. There will be special services Wednesday evening, Friday evening, and Sunday all day. l On Thursday afternoon, June 18, a community picnic will be held in Barger’s grove, a half mile south of Magley, and the Orphans Home band of Fort Wayne will furnish the special music. The Magley congregation has used ten regular Reformed minisj ters during the past 75 years. Os these only two are living, Rev. Otto Engelmann, who expects to be present for the celebration, and the present pastor, Rev. D. Grether. The congregation has given back to the church eleven sons who are all engaged in the active ministry. Seven of these intend to be present to take part in the observance. Salem Reformed church was organized in June, 1856. The eight deceased former pastors are: Rev. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FORMERLOCAL MAN EXPIRES John F. Kiess, 75, of Fort Wayne, Dies Sunday Morning John F. Kiess, 75, of Fort Wayne former resident of Adams county, died at his home, 429 West Brackenridge street, Sunday morning. Mr. Kiess was an employee for 42 years of the General Electric Company in Fort Wayne, and was retired five years ago. He was born in Medina county, Ohio, February 23, 1856. When a boy he resided in Adams county, later moving to Fort Wayne. Surviving are the widow, two sons, Carl C. Kiess ot Washington, D.C., and Marion Kiess of Louisville, Kentucky. Three brothers. Charles Kiess and Joseph Kiess of Adams county and Rev. Frank Kiess of Logansport; and two sisters, Mrs. Louisa Mann and Miss Sophia Bieberich of Adams county, also survive. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:,30 o'clock at the home in Fort Wayne. Friends are requested to omit flowers. o Country Club Plans Tourney For Members Members of the Decatur Country Club will hold a club tourney Wednesday afternoon, it was announced today. Two teams will be selected and the winning team will be entertained at dinner by the losing team.

Mrs. Passwater Plans Trip To West C'oast Mrs. Delton Passwater will leave Tuesday morning with Miss Grace McDonald and a party from Fort Wayne for Los Angeles, California where she will surprise her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Passwater with a several week’s visit. The party will travel to California through the southern route and will return the north route, stopping off at Yellowstone National Park and other points of interest. Mrs. Passwater will visit her son i who lives n VaV Nuys, a suburb of I Lob Angeles which is built along I a boulevard 120 (eet wide. She will i return in six or eight weeks. I — CHILDREN'S DAY ! IS CELEBRATED; Local Churches Observe Home Mission Day With Special Programs Children ruled in almost every I Adams county Protestant church Sunday as Children’s Day was appropriately observed. Pageants, special programs and services took I place at all local churches and al-1 most all of the rural churches. Some of the programs were held during the Sunday School hour in the morning while other special programs were presented in the evening. Songs, recitations, special music and playlets and pageants were in order in all churches. The offerings collected at the various programs will be over to the respective church missionary societies for establishment of and equipping of Missions and I Sunday Schools in isolated parts of the United States. All programs were well attended j (yesterday, and many of the churches reported overflow crowds. Sunday School children had charge ot the programs. BRIDGE PLANS ARE UNDERWAY Road Curve Will Be Eliminated When Scheiman Bridge Is Completed Deputies in the office of the Adams county surveyor estimate that it will require about 134 tons of steel to build the new Scheiman bridge, across the St. Mary's river in Preble township. The super structure will require 117 tons and 17 tons will go into the re-enforced concrete work, the deputy engineers stated. To build the abutments and center peer about 1,225 barrels of cement will be used, it was estimated by the engineers. The bridge will have two 100-t'oot spans and will have a 20-foot roadway. It will be one of the largest ' bridges in Adams county. The new bridge will be located east of the old bridge and about 400 feet ot new road bed will be con(CONTINUED ON °AGE TWO) ELEVEN DEAD BY VIOLENCE Auto Victims Smaller Than Usual Over Past Week-End Period Indianapolis, June 15. —<U.K'' —For the first time in several weeks auto fatalities were in the minority among violent deaths over the week-end in Indiana, figures compiled by the United Press today, disclosed. Five of the 11 deaths were caused by auto crashes, two by lightning, two persons committed suicide, one drowned, and one was slain. Auto victims were Mrs. Jamon Barr, 34, Jackson, Mich., killed near South Bend; Carl Beeman, 40. Three Rivers, Mich., killed near Mishawaka; Mrs. C. C. Brear, 35, Romney, killed near Lafayette; Mrs. Warren Chapman, 35, Knox, killed near Wanatah, and John Pollak, 21, killed in Indianapolis. Robert C. Youkey, 16, and Thomas Hurt. 14, were killed by lightning near Thorntown. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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PRESIDENT IN INDIANA FOR G.O.P.ADDRESS Hoover And Family Are Guests of Governor; Speaks Tonight ADDRESS TO BE BROADCAST Indianapolis, June 15 —(U.R)—ln- • dianapolis was ready today to take • the leading role in the state's! welcome to President and Mrs. i I Hoover and their son, Allan,! I scheduled to arrive late this afternoon. 1 Tonight the President will be speaker at the Indiana Republican ! Editorial Association dinner in the i manufacturers' building at the I state fair grounds. More than 5,000 persons were to attend the dinner. The president’s visit to Indiana marks the opening of a three-day I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) DEDICATION IS HELD AT GENEVA Bird Bath Dedicated At Limherlost Cabin Sunday By State Group More than 500 persons attended the dedication of the Stone Bird I Bath Memorial to Mrs. Gene StratI ton Porter, noted author who spent | many years of her life at Geneva land in Adams County, at the Limberlost Cabin in Geneva. Sunday afternoon. The Memorial is a gift of the Indiana Federation of Business and Professional women in recognition of Mrs. Porter's great work in teaching “love of nature" among all people. The bird bath is located in front of the Limherlost cabin the author's former home, which has been purchased by Dr. C. Price and l opened to the public. The program was held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Among the speakers were Mrs. Mabie Ward of Union City, state president of the club federation who had charge of the dedication and unveiling French Quinn of this city delivered one of the principal addresses on the subject "Mrs. Porter —The Naturalist and the Author,” and Miss Jennie Rea Hersch, of Portland (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CLAIMS RULE IS OBSERVED Swimmer Says Only Local Men Can Work on Federal Building Theodore Swimmer, superintendent of construction for Anderson Company of Chicago which concern is building the new postoffice structure here, called today to inforfn us that the rule of employing local labor only is being carpied out here and will be.'.He said the matter was adjusted when Commissioner Dynes came here and that they are doing their laest to live up to the agreement. He said his company reserved th right to discharge such man as they felt were not endering service equivalent to their wages but that they would adhere to the home employment rule as closely as possible. He said the only controversy the past few days has been over a Mr. Steele, who is a stone setter. He was born and reared here and has a permit, according to Mr. Swim'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Admits Murder Charge Pittsburgh, Pa., June 15.—(U.R)— Paul Crissman, 30, pleaded guilty today to a murder charge in connection with the death of his wife, Mrs. Minnie Crissman, 24, formerly of Mt. Vernon, Ind., last April 11. Crissman was charged with slashing his wife's throat and then attempting suicide by cutting his own throat. Testimony was being taken to determine the degree of gilt.

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Saw' Husband Die ■■feu n I Waiting in the “getaway” automobile, Mrs. Margaret N. Holliday! (above) saw a railroad express I agent shoot to death her husband,' Herbert Holliday (lower left), as he attempted a holdup at Stillwell’ Kas. Holliday was a participant in the Rondout, 111., mail robbery seven years ago and was released i I from Leavenworth penitentiary about a year ago. J. R. Harmon (lower right), escaped convict, was wounded. He and Mrs. Holliday were taken to Olathe, pending charges. LOCALWOMAN IS HONORED Bernice Nelson, Elected Vice-President of Fort Wayne Epworth League Miss Bernice Nelson, clerk of the Adams Circuit court, was elect.ed second vice-president of the Fort Wayne District Epworth League at a conference held at Montpelier, Friday and Saturday. Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the local Methodist church, was chosen athletic director for the Epworth Forest Institute. Rev. R. L. Sanks ot New Haven was chosen president of the district. These officers will attend a cabinet meeting for all district officers at Fort Wayne, Thursday night, at which time yell leaders for the institute will be named. Miss Kathryn Hower and Marion Baker are candidates from the local society. The two-day session was held in the Methodist Episcopal church at Montpelier, beginning Friday afternoon and continuing until Saturday night when a banquet was served to 250 people. Those from this city who attended the conference were Rev. and Mrs. B. 11. Franklin and daughter Elizabeth, Miss Gladys Thompson, Miss Bernice Nelson, Mrs. John E. Nelson and daughters Doris and Agnes, Miss Helen Eady, and Paul Hancher. Members of the local Epworth League will attend the Epworth Forest Institute at Lake Webster the week of July 1!) to July 26. Rev. Franklin announced. Plans for the institute were discussed at the Friday and Saturday sessions. o Lodges Hold Memorials Two lodges in Decatur held Memorial services tor deceased members Sunday afternoon. The Odd the Odd Fellow building on North Second street and the Knights of Pythias held services at the K of P. Home on Third street. Both Memorials were conducted by the lodge officers, and Prof. J. C. Tritch delivered an address following the ritMalistic service at the K. of P. Home. o Lightning Kills Two Thornto'v i. June 15—(UP) —Two youths, hurrying across an open field to their homes near here to escape a storm, were frilled by lightning. Three companions were injured. The victims were Robert Youkey, 16, and Thomas Hurt, 15. Rex Hurt, 10. and Lewis Youkey, 10 were injured by the flash. All had been swimming and were in the open when struck.

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BEACH COMBED FOR BODIES OF SHIP VICTIMS Excursionists Panicky VV hen W aves Sweep Onto Ship’s Deck ONLY A FEW ARE SAVED Saint Nazaire, France, June 115. —XU.Rk—The beaches of the j Bay of Biscap for 20 miles be- | low the mouth of the Loire river were strewn today with bodies of victims who were on the excursion Saint Philbert, sunk in the worst steamship catastrophe in the maritime history of France. The dead were estimated at a minimum of 350 persons, more than half of them women and children. The Saint Philbert sank in a hurricane at dusk lust evening with nearly 400 persons, the families ot French workers returning from a day’s outing. More than 60 bodies, mainly woollen and children, washed up on the beaches between the villages of Pornic and Fromentine, below Saint Nazaire on the south side of the Loire. Tugs searched hopelessly for possible survivors of the tragedy. So far, only seven have been saved. The seven survivors included four Frenchmen, two Austrians and one Pole. The owners of the Saint Philbert, the Messageries de L’Quest of Nantes, said they did not have the names of all the passengers on board but doubted that any Americans were among them. Government experts questioned survivors and decided that the tragic accident was not due to overloading the boat, but to the fright of passengers who crowded to the starboard side to escape the wind and high waves breaking over the I little vessel. The rush to one side caused the Saint Philbert to list at least 30 degrees. On an angle like that, the expert said, the next big wave easily turned it over and the ship sank, keel up, in less than a minute. The Saint Philbert went down in plain view of the semiphore station at Saint Gildas Point. The excursion boat, filled with a happy holiday crowd, was not five miles out as it skirted the coast on its homeward journey to Nantes, up (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Q New Attacks Primary Indianapolis, June 15. —"U.R> -An attack on the Indiana primary law was made by Harry S. New, former postmaster general and former Indiana senator, in an address here. Responsibility for public policies should be taken by political parties. New said. He predicted that prosperity such as prevailed in 1929 ; would never again be reached in , the United States, but felt that conditions were tending toward nori mal. New, here for the Indiana Editorial Association convention, planned to leave tonight for dedicatory ceremonies at the Harding memorial in Marion, Ohio. G.O.P. EDITORS START SESSION Watson Seeks Senate Post; Praises Hoover Administration Indianapolis. June 15—(U.R) —Indiana Republican newspaper men were in Indianapolis today for the ,53rd annual convention of the Reipublican Editorial Association, to be climaxed tonight by the dinner at which President Hoover will be speaker. Governor Harry G. Leslie and other state officials attended the opening sessions. Samuel S. Boys, editor of the Plymouth Pilot, was to take over the presidency of the association today from Paul R. Bailsman, editor of the Washington Herald. Charles Becker, secretary of state in Missouri, was speaker at a luncheon at noon. Announcement of winners in various editorial contests conducted l»y the association during 1930 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)