Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1931 — Page 1

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WARD TAKES i »LEASE ON! \MTY PROGRESS Plea Gives EnFeeling That •is ■ Gang' De Whipped w tn ■Il RS WILL H 1 HE \RRAIGNED Hu ■ .lune 17 -W.R) Al” Capone is as in prison, Chicago &L. Illi ('ll todav. and the ■m i , | the citv's eriniin-B-g ;i P' s l’>' ,, ken lorever. BcaLin . Ins power shatter- * li ilcral governmeni "* B« jin luding. reportedly plans under which in liquor, eanib be on eease. eane 1.-a. i> ■ imli mi.'ll'- i liiireii. - iruiiil anil conspini ' prohibition laws »us 1... A vuforcenii'llt .(,.. n- ■ ll'-st victor V 111 the I I ampaign to i.aiiizeil crime. organizations wlii.li ‘ cov.-l A..! k in I . h MB 1 'in two to fivi years in a statement: .. •at of Capone marks • rly step I’liiiaeo's rime. Resources are to continue the fight ■ mid-west is just an history. We .ya! government - ~11 imp. n'tant al t. Tneys pr< tile definite eml -n 1,.- appears before .la: s li. Wilkerson for |B&vice. '.me he will be hi::. several in the federal* petiiat Leavenworth. Kun month — allowing ' • ..,-k.s wllicll ’ iraighten out his bus, lite' rsonal affairs he his way to prison. 1 .• . manizations tli.it on pare SIX' - o - &■ iI(I t rmu t h Re-elected Jun.- 17. HJ.RI " .i'mi erm u 111. f Indiana i'niversit. ai Bloomington Sainr.ia > . stay illegal, as contended by m.ral James M trndmi H. Aas assured of iioldiim however. wliii ease was decided. told that the der a IbJl a. living outside Imliana Br 1 ll '‘ believed tli.it sin.'.' th- ' eff.'.'tiv. not legal, l.lrrniuth. to succeed himself, ami retain the position o'l was chosen at th. next "• which wilt not be until HM' - — — ■EA SURY OWES [OVER BILLION f ■Jrtage Reaches High IBhrk; Income Tax Rell | ceipts Aid Little |Basliingt, in . June 17 -(U.R) Th■fimEs,l,’y deficit took a jump of jjß" lllan $8,000,000 on Jun* 15. income tax payments lor KV second quarter which began ■F'onie into the treasury on that the treasury statement today. The deficit was |^83.903,063 ’ on June 15. come tax returns tabulated dose of business on June 15 of the amount received but only the amount dee *i in federal reserve banks MB to 10 o'clock Monday. Taxpayuntil midnight to mail r checks covering the second

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I Watch Your Step! &.L ■ Brt tsß IB ■■■•• ill Here's a grizzled veteran who I fought for Germany during the I W orld tt ar and who lias received ' sin Injury to his head, wearing the newly issued yellow bands with three large holes, which warn motorists that the man is mentally defiicient and thus unable properly Ito escape the dangers of “pedes- | trianism.” FARMMEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED Water Hemlock Is Found On Adams County Farm; Weeds Discussed O. C. Lee, and County Agent L. E. Archbold held a meeting yesterday morning on the Ed Stahly farm in Hartford township which the division road men attended and a discussion was held on spraying I Canada thistles with sodium or calIcium chlorate. The afternoon meetj ing was held on the Peter D. Schwartz farm where spraying was 1 done last year. Oh the plots where sufficient chlorate was used the kill was good but where not enough ' chlorate was used to kill the grass and clovers the thisfles are making I some growth. ’ On the Ringger farm in French township the sprayed plot observed was along the side of the road, where the thistle were not disturb- ' ed there was a good kill but where the thistle had been disturbed by the road grader after the spraying the kill was light and the thistle made a good growth. After the three meetings were held, Mr. Lee and the county agent (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) , i o : — GANG WAR IS STIRRING GARY I Murder of Gangster Is Believed For Control of Liquor Racket I 1 Gary, Ind., June 17. —lU.R)1 —Tony Greco, 25, a suspected gunman ( and racketeer, was killed and a woman he had been visiting was probably fatally wounded early today by shotgun slugs fired from ambush. Greco was shot down as he left the home of Mrs. Paul Perconti. 31, widow of an alcohol wholesaler I who was murdered a year ago. Police said Greco formerly was Perconti’s bodyguard and chief assistant in a large liquor business. It was the third killing in six 1 weeks in what authorities said is a war for control of the liquor industry in northwestern Indiana. Nine suspected bootleggers have i been killed in the last year, t Police believed the killers of Greco were imported gunmen and • that the shooting of Mrs. Percent! i was accidental. ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) - — Building New House i Julius Haugh, well known seal > estate man of this city is building t a five room cottage on W est Mon- . roe street, near Thirteenth street fiThe basement is already in and -1 work on the frame of the house 1 will start this week. Mr. Haugl I is supervising the building of the house.

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RATE INCREASE BEING SOUGHT BY RAILROADS Petition Is Filed Today By All of Nation’s Railroad Companies REASONS ARE MADE PUBLIC Washington, June 17 —(U.R)— Railroads of the United States to-j ; day unanimously petitioned the interstate commerce commission ' for a 15 per cent increase in all I freight rates and charges. The petition, signer! by J. S. , Pelley, chairman of the eastern , group; H. A. Scandrett, western ’ and Mountain Pacific group, and j W. R. Cole, southern group, term,ed the present situation of the )' railroads as an emergency threatjlening serious impairment of their j I financial resources and “their , I capicity 'to assure the public a ! I continuance of efficient and ade- . II quate service.’,’ . j Embodying 20 printed pages, , 1 1 the petition set forth in detail the . plight of the roads with earnings 1 falling off to a return of 2.24 per • cent on property investments precarious status of railroad bonds . I which would make securing of j additional capital difficult; heavy Il competition from trucks and busses and the problem of wages for railroad workers. In connection with wages, the | petition said: "The policy of the ] | j federal government, concurred in by managements of most leading (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o ——: —. .. Cemetery To Be Cleaned " •_ i ! All parties interested in the Mt. I 3 Hope Cemetery, located in Blue j Creek Township, are requested to < , report at the cemetery, Saturday l morning for the purpose of cleaning i it- I ; -o— i WILL RECEIVE : BIDS JULY 7; 11 City Hall Will Be Remodelled; Offices To Be Down Stairs l : ' 1 ; Proposals from contractors for ’ remodeling the City Hall building ■ on Monroe street and making e ground floor offices in the building • t for the city clerk and treasurer will i be received by the city council on Tuesday July 7. Plans and specifications, prepared by Architects Pohlmeyer and Pohlmeyer, Fort Wayne, were ap- I proved by the city council last even- ’ ing. It is estimated that the improve ments will cost $5,000, exclusive of the office furniture and fixtures to be installed. The front of the building will be ’ remodeled and two large windows will replace the doors. A fireproof safe will be installed on the first floor, and the door at the rear of t . the building will be closed, a new front and rear stairway will be con--1 strutted, the hose tower removed 1 and the room on the second flpor , formerly occupied as sleeping quarv ters for the firemen will be made into a council chamber. The galt vanized covered shed at the rear of the building will be removed. No adr dition will be built to the building. The basement under the building will be used as a wareroom and workshop for the electric light department. t Work on the building will commence as soon as the contract is awarded. The improvement will be paid tor out of tlie earnings ot' the electrit' f|ight and water depart--3 ments of the city plant and each de- . partment will continue to have : offices in the building. ————— gI No Extra Police For Vacation, Mayor Rules Mayor George Krick has informed Chief ot Police Seph Melchi and policemen that the city will not em--1 ploy extra meh this year to work in i their place while taking their vacations. If the policemen want a vaca- . tion those on the regular force will 1 have to substitute for the man off e duty. Formerly the city employed li an extra man to fill the vacancies e while members of the force were taking their two weeks vacation.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, .June 17, 1931.

New Picture of Slaiir Girl ' '" ' 77—.1 Sir ItIMOSF >, r ww X * * W . A* * MHirrii'i 7 A newly found portrait of Starr Faithfull. New York madcap beauty, whose body was washed ashore at Long Beach, L. 1., under circumstances which indicate murder but which have baffled police. An idea of the girl's beauty, appeal and charm can be gained from this picture. Love letters of the strange girl are being carefully checked for clues following minute perusal of the frank diary kept by Starr.

ARGO SUDDUTH f HIT BY AUTO | Decatur Young Man Is In- , jured; Runs Into Path of Car t Argo. Sudduth, 19, employee of j the H. R. Moltz Company received minor injuries when he was struck ; by an automobile driven by Robert Zwicfc. at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday ; evening. The accident occurred on South Third street, across from • Central School building where a ( band concert was given by the Junior Band. Mr. Suddutli ran across the street into-the path of the automobile which was being driven south. The fender of the car struck him and threw him several feet bruising and injuring him. Mr. Sudduth was taken to the Adams County Memorial Hospital!, where X-rays were taken which j revealed there were no bones bro- j ken. The attending physician stated the injuries will be painful, but are not serious. Mr. Sudduth failed to see the Zwick automobile approaching when he ran across the streetj, directly into the path of the car. Two cars were double parked on the side of the street from which he came, and it is believed they cut off his view. FIRE DESTROYS BIG MOTOR SHIP Bermuda, One of World’s Largest Motor Ships Is Totally Destroyed Hamilton, Bermuda, June 17. — (U.R) The Furness liner Bermuda, one the largest motorships in the world, was destroyed today by fire in Hamilton Harbor. No injuries were reported. The fire broke out in the fore part of the superstructure early today. It ate backward down into the ship, burning the pumps as it progressed. The Hamilton fire brigade was unable to check the flames. At 4:45 a.m. The engine loom staff was forced to leave and the fire continued to burn steadily while the ship listed toward the wharf. From the first it seemed obvious that the craft was doomed. The membeih asleep on board were awakened and they left in their night attire. Naval authorities lent assistance, but the fire burned fiercely and at 10 o'clock, with A, B and C decks golie, the ship was resling on the bottom of the harbor with a heavy list. The motorship was built in 1927, a vessel of 88 tons, and was one of the most palatial liners in the New YorkJßermnda service. It was 525 feet long with a beam of 74 feet. The Bermuda was to have sailed for New York this morning, to arrive Friday.

Berne Business Men And Wives Make Trip More than 125 people from Berne, including members of the Chamber of Commerce and their wives, attended a joint meeting of the Fort Wayne and Berne Chambers of Commerce in Fort Wayne last evening. A parade of 27 automobiles passed through Decatur. The cars stopped on Second street while a group > of men sang a couple of songs. Carl ‘ Habegger was in charge of the j singing. Talks were made by Berne men at the meeting. Among the speakers were SS'ate Senator Thurman Gottschalk and O. F. Gilliom. president ‘ of the Berne Chamber of Commerce. | BEE ORDINANCE IS AGREED ON — iCouncil Orders Attorney To Prepare Law Governing “Bee-Farms” The city council has agreed to draft and pass an ordinance regulating the keeping of honey bees in the corporate limits of Decatur. At the meeting last evening the bee problem was brought up again and Councilmen Joe Hunter and George Appleman stated several complaints had come to them from citizens relative to the keeping of bees. A few weeks ago a delegation of j citizens from the west part of the ; city appeared before the council and nformed the cty Dads that the bees were so thick that a person dared not step out of the house. Housewives complain that the bees stain their washings and it appears that the fire has spread. The councilmen instructed City Attorney J. Fred Fruchte to prepare an ordinance regulating the keeping of bees in Decatur. Mention was made that many persons had bee hives. The council does not wish to prohibit the keeping of a few swarms of bees and the ordinance will probably be drafted to prevent “bee farms” within the city limits. The,ordinance will be prepared for the next week and if it is adopted will be effective two weeks followng publcation. Councilman O. L. Vance who is a former bee owner stated that the honey season would soon be over and 'hat in the meantime satisfactory arrangements might be made with owners of the hives where complaints are being made. o B. R. Farr Is Injured B. R. Farr, proprietor of the Farr Laundry, was Injured at 8 o’clock this morning when the bottom of a large glass bottle which he was carrying fell out, cutting the artery and two muscles of his right wrist. The accident occurred in his dry cleaning establishment. Mr. Farr was taken to the Adams County Memorial Hospital where it was necessary to take 17 stitches in the wrist. The attending physician stated the injury is not serious Mr. Farr is reported to be resting well.

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COUNTRY CLUB I PLANS PICNIC .July Fourth Celebration To Be Held By Members; . Tourneys Planned An all-day picnic and golf program has bepn arranged by the | Decatur Country Club entertain- I ment committee for July Fourth. I it was announced today. The program will start at 10 o'clock in the morning with a men’s tourney and I will close at 10 o'clock at night witli j a display of fireworks. ! The first event of the day will be i ja men’s medal tourney for nine; I holes. Prizes will be awarded for I low gross, low net and blind bogey. [Herman H. Myers will be in charge 1 of the first event. At noon a picnic dinner for all I members and their families will be j served on the grounds. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, there will be a mixed two-ball foursome tournament of nine holes. Award will be made for the lady and man with the low gross score. Robert Mills will I have charge. At 2 o’clock ladies who do not play golf will attend a bridge party with awards for high and low aggregate of four games. Dr. J. G. Neptune will have charge of the bridge tournament. At 4 o’clock there will be a flag tournament with awards for the two winners. C. K. Shamplin wil lhave charge and at 7 o’clock Mr. Champlin will conduct a driving contest. At 8:30 o’clock until 10 o'clock there will be a tire works display with William Bell in charge. Other feature entertainments will be added the committee on arrangements stated and all members have been asked to arrange to spend the ; day at the local club with their fa- | miiies. i Advertising Assn. To Hold Meet Tonight Members of the Decatur Adverl tising Association are urged to : attend the special meeting of tlie I association to be held at 8 o'clock this evening at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Matters of importance to retail merchants will be discussed and the officers ot j the association desire to have the members present and take part in the discussions. o Two Men Arrested Indianapolis, June 17 —(UP) —Edward Beitz, 24, and Fred Wirk 21 were under arrest here todav. charged wth beating and robbing a roadside resort owner near here and also suspected of connection with the murder of Lafayette A. Jackson, Standard Grocery president. Two young women, believed 1 implicated with the men in the robbery, were being sought. FOUR HELD IN STOCK SWINDLE I Fort Wayne Man Loses Life-Savings; Police Have New Clues Muncie, June 17.—(U.R;—Search ' for the men who swindled Masil ’ Naume, Fort Wayne, out of his life ’ savings of $10,200 in South Bend. * turned to Muncie today with the arrest of Peter Michaels, suspect- ’ ed of being a member of the gang. i He was arrested on request of South j Betid autorities. Three other suspects were held in South Bend. They were Gladys Smith, 24; Walter* Smith, 44; and '. Betty Maddox, 29, all of Ft. Wayne. I Police reported that Naume was . swindled out ot his life savings by . a fake stock market transaction. ’ His brother became alarmed when 5 he learned that Masil had withdrawn the $10,200 from two banks, and notified police. They went to a tourist camp near South Bend and arrested the three suspects. The man who was purported to have held Naume's money, and : three other persons, were still sought. Air Tour Planes Leave Terre Haute, June 17 —(UPI i Planes of the Third Annual Indt iana Air tour left Dresser field 1 tills morning after an all light stop. - The frsit ship took off at 8:40 A. i M. and was followed at short inter- ; vain by the other planes. The tour will stop at Lafayette for luncheon.

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I Pastor Jailed . I* B |»K S k ***** J ■tl W .. yr iw] "I used the car to further the Lord's work," says the Rev. Gean Poer. popuiaT 25-year-old Moorvland, Ind., pastor, who is shown bjehind the bars charged with stealing the automobile he used to visit parishoners. If convicted he faces a prison term of from one to ten years. His congregation is ■ rallying to effect his release. TABERNACLE TO CHANGE HANDS Big Indianapolis Auditorium - To Be Sold To Religious Group Indianapolis, June 17. —<U.R)» —The dream of a great interdenominational house of worship, realized by E. Howard Cadle when Cadle Tabernacle was dedicated here several years ago, then blasted by financial reverses, appeared today to lie again near fruition. Six years ago Cadle bowed to defeat as he turned the structure over to the tabernacle association, and the loss became more keenly felt when it was put into use as the city's principal arena for fights and other sporting events. It was announced by Cadle today that the new owners have failed to keep up payments to the Fletcher Realty Company, and that Ralph K. Smith of that concern will recommend that his company make concessions in price to an organization which will operate the building for religious, educational, music and civic purposes. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o—• Field Examiners Elect Indianapolis, June 17. — (U.R)i — Legal expenses incurred by two examiners of the state board of accounts, who were recently cited for contempt ot court in Gibson county in connection with a drainage ditch report there, will be defrayed by the Field Examiners’ Association, it was voted at the group’s convention here. The examiners who incurred the expense were Cart Coble and Walter Schreeder. James F. Smith, Indianapolis, was named president of the group. Edward A. Cooper, Greenfield, was elected vice president; U. M. Frazer, Indianapolis, secretary; Luther I). Hutchins, South Bend. Edward Breenan, Indianapolis, and J. T. Crabdell, New Albany, directors. Gunmen Get SIOO,OOO In Valuable Jewels New York, June 17.—"U.Rt— Three gunmen raided the home of S. Stanwood Menken, prominent lawyer, civic leader and advocate of heavy armament, today, forced Mrs. Menken to get out of bed and open a small wall safe, and escaped witli jewelry worth more than $100,009. Menken had left his office, 52 William street, when tlie robbery occurred. A man appeared at the front door of the private home shortly before 10 a. m. and said lie had a box of flowers to deliver. He asked a servant to sign for them. ' The servant opened the door and started to sign the paper offered. Two other men rushed up from tlie sidewalk, joined their confederate and forced their way inside, displaying pistols. They trussed three servants and an upholsterer, who was at work in (he house, and went upstairs to Mrs. Menken's bedroom. Mrs. Menken still was asleep. The bandits awakened her, orderled her to get out of bed and open the wall safe in which she kept her jewels. They then scooped up tlie gems and ran. The jewels were insured, it was reported, for $150,000.

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PRESIDENT IN SPRINGFIELD FOR ADDRESS Speaks To Illinois Legislature; Party Arrives From Ohio iPARTY THEN TO START EAST BULLETIN Springfield, 111., June 17— (U.R) —President Hoover, Mrs. Hoover and their special party , arrived at 9:16 a. m. today J from Marion,, Ohio. J. _TJhe -presidential party went , ; from the train to the executive i mansion after being greeted by , Governor and Mrs. Louis L. , Emmerson, A composite troop of state cavalry and a group . of state highway policemen formed the escort. Aboard President Hoover's Special Train, en route Io Springfield, 111., June 17 (UP) . As if to draw from a Republican party shrine new inspiration for the critical . battle just ahead. President Hoover set this day aside to spend in surroundings forever identified with Abraham . Lincoln and to dedicate the J remodeled tomb of the great , | emancipator. The pilgrimage was regarded by some as symbolic of the president's 1 public acceptance of facts, for it followed closely the address at an 5 Indianapolis chicken dinner where he made his most bindhng declaration of the basic Republican tenet ' of tariff protectionism. ’ Little interested in the petty rivalries of party politics during ’ his long years abroad, Mr. Hoover ’ returned to the United States to embark on a political career barely h decade ago amid some doubt as ’ to his political affiliations. After public speculation had con1 tinned some time, it was formally announced in 1920 that he was a ; Republican of progressive leanings, and though unsuccessful in ’ obtaining the presidential nomination then, Mr. Hoover was taken into the Harting cabinet, against the opposition of some old line Republicans around Harding,, and more in response to demands from (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O T 25-Foot Fall Is Fatal r Loganspcf.’t, June 17 —(UP) —• / Marian Benson, 11, died here ot i concussion of the brain suffered in ;| a fall from a 25-foot cliff. Tlie child was unconscious 4S hours. o Expect Murder Charges Terre Haute, June 17 —(UP) — :• Murder charges were expected to (. be filed against Hubert Biggs 30. s Sand Cut, and Joseph Hoskins, 24. ■ of near Burnett, Authorities said tor day after the death last night ot 1 Frank Rauhala, 65, who was wound '. ed fatally during a sls robbery at his refreshment stand April 24. Tlie two men, arrested by police as 'he two bandits and charged witli shooting with intent to kill while ’ committing a robbery, are free under bond. NEW PLEA TO : BE HEARD SOON I, '■ D. C. Stephenson To Get Hearing In LaPorte Superior Court Michigan City. June 17—(UP) — ;1 Hearing on the latest plea of D. C. I. Stephenson to obtain freedom from e the Indiana State prison here will e be held Tuesday morning before i. Judge Harry Crumpacker in Superior court, it was announced today. ,1 Judge Crumpacker will hear the u former Klan dragon’s arguments on „ his plea so ra writ ofhabeas corpus. Stephenson's plea set forth six allegations. He charged that the constitutionality of tlie state and nation was violated in his sentence of ", life imprisonment on charges ot imr plication in the death of Madge e Oberhoitzer. Indianapolis. He contended lie was denied a fair trial S - — (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)