Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1931 — Page 1

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111 Ltl I tn Irriers hold MEET AT BERNE §. Beery Named DisR-! President; Mrs. ■jeery Is Honored Lia chosen I FOR NEXT MEET ■larm' represent;! t ion of ■ carriers and their wives R|,,| the annual eighth ■ci convention of the ■ Letter Carriers assoK n and the ladies auxil■conveidion which was ■at Lehmanns Park at ■ Saturday afternoon. ■ Misses Doris Neaderft r and Esther Lehman, B ers ni Berne letter carriers, ■n charge of the registration ■e selling of the banquet K afternoon program was held ■ park pavillion with state ■nt of the organization, Wilft mack of Uniondale, pre- ■ D, J. Sprunger, Berne car’ ft,| tlie assembly in an open■iig period, assisted by Miss Hrhouser as pianist. ■ Oilliom, president of the ■ Chamber of Commerce, deft the welcome address, and ftaponse was ably given by ft Dick of Farmland. ■hr absence of Mr. and Mrs. I Armstrong of Niles, Miciii■president of the National I Letter Carriers association Hie Ladies Auxiliary, respec- ■ John Hoyt, Michigan state ■ary of Bellevue, Michigan, ■is wifle, Mrs. I .ora M. Hoyt, lent of the Michigan ladies ■try, delivered messages on Bork of the organizations. ■Hoyt also read a letter of It from the Armstrongs for ■absence at the convention. I speakers as the afternoon Included the following state Is us the men’s organization: lent William H. Black of ■dale; Secretary Ross I mmol ■w Paris, and District CommitITIMTED ON PAGE FIVE) I o Irm Bureau To Meet I Farm Bureau policy holders ■old a rally in the Monroe high I. Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’- ■ iC. S. T.) Well known speakK) be present from the State I Bureau department and the Im will be educational and enling. The entertainment will luished by local talent and all I holders and their families are Id to the rally. lamination Continues I Hutchens and C. F. LauztenI. state hoard of field examinIturned to Decatur today andled the checking of the county |ls The field examiners were ■ anapolis last week attending Innual meeting of the state I Mr. Hutchens also attended Indication o fthe Harding MeP at Marion last Tuesday. SONINGS ARE PROBED V Die After Eating Indwiches At Family Reunion (onfield, June 22. — (U.R) — A jli of all drug stores and drug I) houses in Hancock county (tarted by city and county of- ( here today in an effort to ptrychnine and capsules which I placed in sandwiches made | family reunion, resulting in fath of two small girls and the P lB illness of three other per- [■ John W. Simmons, who made Jandwiches, mother of the two j girls, Alice Jean, 10, and Vir--1 Id, was questioned, but not A search of the Simmons | revealed no clues, according piclala. r Persons critically ill as ‘a reeating the sandwiches at reunion, held near Lebanon, f John Simmons. 48, father of ['•Tims; Lester Carr, 18, and [[ Jackson, 55. All live near (NTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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J Congrats, Mama! i In this case it’s a proud daughter felicitating her mother at a graduation exercise—instead of the commonplace other way 'round, i Tlle two-year old congratulating her mother is just as proud as any girl her age could be that Mama. * Mrs. Warren B. Meixner, an honor . student, has won her Bachelor of Science degree at Temple University, Philadelphia. BONDS WILLBE SOLD JULY 14 [ ; Seheuman Bridge Bonds of $25,000 Issued; To Be Retired Annually Bonds for the building of the 1 Scheifmann bridge in Preble town- , ship will be offered for sale by County Auditor Albert Harlow on Tuesday, July 14. The issue will be for $25,000, divided into 50 bonds of SSOO each. 1 The bonds will bear four per cent, interest, payable semi-annually, the first iKMid becoming due July 15, Three bonds of SSOO each will be redeemed every July and January thereafter. Work on the construction of the bridge will commence following the sale of the bonds. The contract price for building the bridge is $23,800. P. It. Putman, Fort Wayne contractors, have sub-let the job to Yost Brothers of Decatur. The bond issue will be the second group of bonds owed by Adams • County. About half of the bonds on the Adams County Memorial hospital have been paid off and the bonds on the Smith Bridge were paid in full last year. The Scheumann bridge spans the St. Mary’s river and two 100 foot steel spans will be erected across the river. Melcher Funeral Held Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Melcher who died Friday afternoon were held at 2 o’clock ID. S. T.) at the home, 6 miles northeast of this city and at 2:30 o'clock (D. S. T.) at the St. Peters Lutheran church. Rev. H. B. Kohlmeier of New Haven officiated and was assisted by Rev. L. J. Dornseif, pastor of the St. Peters church. Interment was in the church cemetery. Poison Found In VV ell Shelbyville, June 22 — (U.P.) — A report given by a state chemist revealed that water in the well of Thomas Martin, living near, was highly charged with strychnine. In 25 teaspoons of the water there was enough poison to kill three persons, the report said. Martin said he noticed powder on the handle of the pumip at the well of ills home, and on tasting the water was convinced it was not pure. A sample was taken to a state chemist for examination. Martin became ill after drinking the water, but his condition was said to be not serious. Bandmasters To Meet LaGrange, June 22.-<U.R)-Tlie fall meeting of the Indiana Bandmasters’ Association will tie held in Indianapolis September 2b and 27, it was decided at the closing session of the organization’s assembly at the Wain wright band camp at Oliver lake, near here. Ihe law passed by the last legislature permitting towns and cities t» a d municipal bauds, was explained t the delegates.

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FRANCE HOLDS I FATE OF WAR DEBT PROPOSAL Other Nations Willing To Accept Proposal of President Hoover MIGHT HELP WORLD TRADE Washington, June 22.—<U.R)«—The outcome of President Hoover's pro- i posal for a one-year suspension of all war debt and reparations payments appeared today to depend upon France. Other nations seem from unofficial indications to he agreeable, with Germany jubilant. But a note of hesitation is heard in France, ancient foe of Germany. And France’s decision is vital, for it seems unlikely here that the plan could succeed in its original form without the participation of such an important power. The French cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss the Hoover program. France is watching the proposal carefully. It has cost her more in dollars and cents than any other country except the United States. France is called on to sacrifice $96,000,000 in the year beginning July I—the1 —the difference between what she receives from Germany and what she pays her creditor nations. The j United States would sacrifice $246,000,000. What President Hoover proposes jis a year's suspension of all payments, principal and interest, on all governmental reparations and debts which are the heritage of the World War. He proposes that it be done in one sweeping, all-inclusive gesture. to become effective ill just eight days. it is not so much money relief that is involved, although that is a considerable factor. More important is the psychological tonic that Mr. Hoover is endeavoring by one hold stroke to administer to an economically ill world. His aims (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) DEATH GALLS MONROE MAN Lewis F. Lobenstein Dies After Illness of Six Months Lewis F. I<obenstein, 81, well known Adams County retired farmer died at the home of his son, Otho Lobenstein at Monroe, at 10 o'clock this morning. Death was due to senility and followed an illness of six months. The deceased had been in a critical condition for the past few weeks. Mr. Lobenstein was born in Saxony, Germany, August 21, 1849. He spent the past 50 years o this life in Adams County and the last 37 years in Monroe where he was a retired farmer. His wife Margaret Lobensfeindied 16 years ago. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Bertha Hendricks, Monroe; Lawrence Lobenstein, Fort Wayne; E. W. Lobenstein, Grand Rapids. Mich.; Olho Lobenstein l , Monroe, Water Lobenstein, Detroit Michigan; 3 grand children, Ora Hendricks, Goldia Kessler of Fort Wayne and Lewis Hendricks or Monroe; 6 great grandchildren, Maxine Hendricks, Virginia Hendricks, Ruby Hendricks, Betty Hendricks, Bobby Hemjricks, and Dorwan Kessler; a brother, Ed Lobenstein of Piqua, Ohio and a sister Mrs. Caroline May, Piqua, Ohio. Five children preceded the deceased in death. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock (CST) at the Otho Lobenstein residence in Monroe and at 2 o’clock (CST) at the Friends church with Rev. Vernon Riley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Ray Cemetery. Water Line Has Leak Tlie water line on North Six'h street along the Dr. Roy Archbold property line sprung another leak yesterday and the water is seeping through the ground. Orval Harruff superintendent of the water department made an inspection today. The line, which is one of the old ones in Decatur, was repaired last fall and it may be necessary to replace the old pipe with a new main.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 22, 1931.

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Rev. Seimetz Observes Ordination Anniversary

Local Catholic Pastor Was Ordained Thirty Years Ago June 21 The Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, beloved pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic church in city, observed the thirtieth anniversary of his ordination to tlie holy priesthood Sunday. No public reception was held, but members of the congregation remembered Father Seimetz with spiritual bouquets, felicitations and individual gifts. Offerings in the spiritual bouquet were compiled by the Rev. J. J. Hennes, assistant pastor and placed on a hand painted card and presented to him. The message of I good-will read: ’’The parishioners I of St. Mary’s congregation con- i gratulate you, Father Seimetz, on | this the thirtieth anniversary of j your ordination to the Sacred j Priesthood. “May this spiritual bouquet not only add to your joy on this day of happiness, but also be a token of our appreciation of your zeal in our behalf.” The spiritual bouquet contained the following offerings, holy masses read, 30; holy masses heard, 1,438; (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) START TRAFFIC REGULATIONS New System of ‘No Turn’ Installed In City Saturday Night A hew system of regulating Saturday night traffic at the corner of Monroe and Second streets, was inaugurated here Saturday by city police on recommendation of state police officers and Mayor George Kriek. No cars were permitted to make either a left or right hand turn at the Monroe and Second street corner. This system left the street open to north and south traffic and permitted pedestrians to cross the street without danger of an auomobile striking them as it made a turn. % Entrance into Second street could be made from any other intersecting street .namely Jackson, Madison. Liberty Way or Jefferson. Mayor Krick statetj that state police officers had recommended the change. Saturday night traffic in Decatur is unusually heavy and to safeguard against accidents city officials want to cooperate with the public in some way to avert them. Mayor Krick stated that less double parking was noticed Saturday night. This practice has caused more than a little trouble and many serious accidents have been averted. Double parking also slows up traffic and since Second street is part of Federal road No 27, requests have been made.to relieve the congestion. HEAT RELIEF IS TEMPORARY High Humidity Causes Much Suffering Following Cooling Rains Indianapolis, June 22. — (U.R)< — Thunderstorms which struck central Indiana Sunday afternoon brought only temporary relief fron* the heat wave which has gripped the state for three days, it was announced today by the United States weather bureau. Torrid temperatures returned today with forecasts that they would continue at least through tomorrow and probably longer. The storms Sunday prevented what, forecasters said, would undoubtedly have been tlie hottest day in years. The mercury had reached 92 before noon and was climbing rapidly. It fell to below 70 as the storm broke, and did not (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Man Ends Own Life Lafayette, June 22—KU.R) —Selfadministered poison ended tlie life of Jacob Nicewander, 68, in a local hotel Sunday. The widow and two daughters survive.

— j Charles Keller Gets Responsible Promotion Charles Keller, formerly of this city and who for some years has been connected with the Wabasli Railroad Company in various capacities has been promoted to the position of yard master at Fort Wayne, a very responsible place. He is one of the youngest men in the United States to hold such a place, his appointment coming because of the splendid record made by him the past six months while j serving the place for the regular yard master who was ill. Mrs. Keller was formerly .Miss Lois Peterson of this city. Q DELINQUENTS WILLBEFiNED Prosecutor Prepares 8 Affidavits; Others To Be Filed Later i ■ • i Eight affidavits against persons who have failed to pay their dog iaxes wiii be filed soon with a Justice of the Peace by Nathan Nelson, prosecuting attorney, the latter said today. These affidavits are for delinquent dog raxes in one township of Adams County. Other arrests will be made as soon as the | township trustees file their reports with the prosecuting attorney. The dog taxes were due 10 days , after the assessors made their report and the first extension of time terminated last June 2. A special extension of time was given to tax payers from June 2 to the present time. An extra fine of SI.OO is added ’ to the regular tax when the affidai vit is filed with the Justice of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Band Will Practice : The Junior Band will meet on the - Central School grounds tonight at t 7:15 o’clock to practice. I o ; SUN STROKE IS ' FATAL TO MAN Otto H. Baker, Jefferson J Township Farmer Ex- ) pires Saturday • ‘ Berne, June 22 (Special)—Funeral services for Otto H. Baker, 56. J well known Jefferson township ' farmer who dropped dead at his * home, 7 miles east of here late ’ Saturday afternoon, were held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon at the 5 home and at 2 o’clock at tlie Belli--5 el church. Burial was in the Mt. s Hope cemetery. According to Dr. J. M. Miller, who is performing the duties of county coroner during the absence of I)r. J. C. Grandstaff, deatli was due to sunstroke. Mr. Baker had been cutting grass 1 in the field when lie suffered the sunstroke. He left his mower in tlie field and walked to the barn where he met his son, who noticed his father's pale face. When lie 5 asked him about his health, Mr. Baker slumped to the ground, dead. Tlie deceased had been in good health. He was born in Jefferson town--1 ship. December 16. 1874, the son of William and Celia Baker. On I April 18, 1896 lie was united in marriage to Sarah Shank. 3 Surviving are the widow, four children, Walter, Van Wert, Ohio; Avis, Auglaize County, Ohio; Wilt inert aud Wilma at home; four brothers, Daniel and Marion, Jefferson township; Noah, Fort , Wayne; Jacob, Ohio; and four sisters, Mrs. Tena Wendle, Mrs. t Kate Smithley, Jefferson townI ship: Mrs. Laura BolUmbacher, Mrs. Emma Dubacher of Mercer f county, Ohio. A brother, John, j preceded him in death. War Veteran Expires Sullivan, June 22 — <U.R)— John Hopkins Giles, 86, one of the last • five survivors of Company G, 3 Eleventh Indiana Cavalry, Union 1 army, in tlie Civil war, died in a 3 hospital here Sunday. He was a native of Sullivan county.

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ONE IS KILLED; I EIGHT WOUNDED IN MINE BATTLE Miners Disobey Orders of Court And March Into Mining Area DEPUTIES IN PITCHED BATTLE Pittsburgh, June 22. — (U.R)j i—One miner was shot to death! and eight others were wound-1 ed today in a bitter battle between striking miners and special deputy sheriffs after a large group of miners, carrying an American flag, marched to a mine at Wildwood, Pa., in defiance of a court injunc- | tion. As the first fatality in the three j weeks strike of more than 15,000 j miners occurred in the Allegheny Valley district, the third bombing occurred on property of tlie Vesta Coal company at Richeyville, Pa., at the other end of the 70-mile strike area. None was injured when a bomb blew out one end ot the powder house of the Vesta mine No. 4. At Wildwood the marching men took a position at the intersection of the Gibsonia and Wildwood roads about 500 yards from the mine. Three automobiles carrying workers to the mine were stoned, deputies said. The cars proceeded on to the mine and two automobiles carrying 11 special deputies armed with rifles, revolvers and tear gas went up the road from the mine to meet the strikers. Deputy Silver Braun, in eliarge of the group, said he told the men they could not picket the mine un-1 der the injunction handed down last week. The men refused to halt their march, Braun said. “They started to march,” Braun said. Stones began to fly. Then we fired into the air to stop them but our shots seemed to bring more bricks. One of our deputies was struck in the face. When the first volley failed to halt them we fired into them." Girls Selling Tickets Tickets are being sold by the members of tlie Girl Scotit Troop No. 1. will sponsor a benefit show at the Adams Theatre. Thursday and Friday nights. June 25 and 26. “River’s End” a James Oliver Curwood story, is the title of the show, and admittance will be lUc and 25c. The public is asked to assist the Girl Scouts in tueir work by buying tickets to the movie. Interest Is Reduced Evansville, June 22.-hO).R*—lnter-est rates in all Evansville banks will be reduced from four to three per cent., effective July, 1 according to announcement by the Evansville Clearing House Association. FIEND SOUGHT AFTER ATTACK Young Woman and Escort Captured Near Indianapolis Indianapolis, June 22—(U.R) — A fiend whose only object in kidnaping a young woman and her escort here last night apparently was to criminally attack the girl, was the object of an intensive police hunt today. The girl victim staggered into a farmhouse early today. She was hysterical, hut later gave a good description of her assailant. Walter Martin, 20, was forced from the machine by the attacker. The auto was found abandoned in ti wooded area, and police hope to find the fiend there. Local Woman Fined Mrs. Art Baumgartner of this city was arraigned in juvenile court Saturday on a charge of contributing to tlie delinquency of a minor. Tlie woman was found guilty am) fined $lO and costs by Judge D. B. Erwin. The name of the minor was not made public.

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Captured liilii ~ Ifr Elmer Magley, convicted by a jury in Adams circuit court in 1930 on a charge of lape, who escaped in March 1930 from the Adams; county jail was captured Sunday j by Sheriff Burl Johnson and Deputy Charles Baxter in Michigan. YOUNG PEOPLE AT CONVENTION U. B. Training School Opens At Wawasee; Closes Saturday The Young People's Convention and Training School of the United Brethren Church in the St. Joseph Conference opened today, June 22, j at Oakwood Park, Lake Wawasee, and will continue until next Sunday. June 28. The theme for the convention this year is “Our Share in Building; , a Christian World.” Rev. R. E. Vance of Decatur, Is the treasurer of the organization. An especially interesting program lias been qilanned for each day of the conference and will include class room work, discussion groups, Bible study, inspiring addresses and supervised recreation. Those from Decatur who will (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX’) EUROPEAN TRIP IS COMPLETED United States Mayors Back After Five Weeks of Dining, Touring New York June 22 —(UP) —Tired and travel-worn, and somewhat resentful of public criticism of their actions in France 19 American mayors arrived in New York today aboard the lie De France after one of tlie most strenuous junkets of modern times. In the course of five weeks these mayors and their wives representing every quarter of the United States, have traveled SB,OOO miles, eaten 66 formal dinners, listened to 128 speeches consuming in all 34 hours, and explored 14 French cities. They have been toasted in everything from the oldest of Port wines to the dryest of champalgnes and to most of them today, the question of prohibition holds an aca- . demie interest. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) New Stamps Arrive A number of Red Cross postage stamps have been received at the ( local Post Office, printed in celebration of the 50th. anniversary of the American Red Cross organization, founded in 1881. Only a limited number have been received here and after their disposal, there will be no more order--1 ed. Miss Anna Winnes. Adams County secretary of the Red Cross was I the first person in this city to pur- • chase some of the new stamps. o ' BULLETIN St. Johns, New Brunswick, June 22—(UP) —A devestating fire which raged for more than 4 hours and threatened the entire city caused locs estimated at $10,000,000 on the water front of the west side here today. Shortly after 3 p. m. (EOT) the - conflagration was under control but all available firemen and fire boats . remained at the scene in fear of a fresh outbreak because of a stiff wind.

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MAN,SOUGHT 15 MONTHS,CAUGHT EARLY SUNDAY Sheriff' Johnson, Deputy Baxter Get Former Local Man In Michigan STARTS TERM AT PENDLETON I'.liiht Mtigley, 25), who | escaped from the Adams j county jail March 27, 1930, where tie was being held (awaiting transfer to ttie state reformatory to serve a sentence of from 5 to 21 years for rape, and for whom a nation- ! wide search lias been conS ducted for 15 months was arrested Sunday morning at 3 o’clock by Sheriff Burl Johnson and Special Deputy Charles Baxter at Hart. Midi. 350 miles north of ticre. Magley now faces the five to 21 year sentence, plus a grand jury indictment returned last February charging jail-breaking and local authorities also stated that charges of automobile banditry, bigamy, child desertion, wife (Insertion and a fugitive from justice could lie filed. The man was brought into Adams circuit court, in vacation, this morning and refused to enter a plea on the grand jury indictment. Sheriff Johnson stated he would take Magley to Pendleton immediately where he will start serving the one sentence. He probably will be returned here next fall to be arraigned on the grand jury charge. Magley’s arrest ended a 15-month Bearoh, during which time local authorities were almost up with his trail on several occasions. The first information concerning the convict’s whereabouts was gained by ex-hejuff llarl Hollingsworth. (CONTINUED ON PAG4C SIX) Motion Is Overruled Judge O. E. Grant. Fort Wayne sitting as special judge in the controversy over the position of the Wells County Highway superintendent, C. E. Hyde, overrulled a motion of the commissioners to dismiss appeal and tlie case was venued to the Grant Circuit Court at Marion. - Damaged Sub Arrives Queenstown, Ireland, June 22 — (U.R) — The submarine Nautilus, I towed by the U. S. S. Wyoming, arrived at Cork harbor early today. The Nautilus broke down while crossing the Atlantic on the way to England and thence northward on a projected cruise under the ice to the North Pole The expedition is commanded. by Sir Hubert Wilkins. Tlie Wyoming stood by and towed the Nauicus into port when the submarine's engines went out of commission. STOCK VALUES MOVE UPWARD World Markets Make Big Gains Following Debt Plan New York. June 22—(U.R)—Finuncial centers today acclaimed the Hoover proposal for a oneyear debt moratorium, and world markets on stocks and commodities soared in the most active trading since the bull market days of 1929 The New York stock exchange rose 1 to 15 points at tlie opening on a pace of 10.000,090 shares for a full session. Prides gave ground after the initial orders on profittaking, hut Steel Common regained its setback and led the list upwards, with tickers unable to keep pace. Initial blocks ranged from 1,000 to 20,000 shares. Gains of fractions to 4 points were recorded on other stock markets Including Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia ami Boston. German bonds advanced 1 to 4 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)