Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1931 — Page 1

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•St CIRCLING lIERS AHEAD I OF SCHEDULE ifejl And (kitty Continue 'flL May Break World'(■Girdling Record >1 RUSSIA THEY »|, HA TO ALASKA Kiissia, .lune U.R’ The Winnie Mae. V Will \ Post and Harold united at Blagovesttins evening, en rou'< ■ Irkutsk. laiuli.'ie was made at 1 p is a,m. E.S.T.), the plane ij.i a mud hole as they down to the field. Despite escape at accident liesaid they intended to re-‘.■tln-ir flight toward Knabar about $ pm. Hi:-.el el their time srhednl. Il.itiv were certain. of arriving back at within the 10 days set w. : I girdling tour. Their from Irkutsk, which they Mt 1 I" a m. (EST) was mainat the average rate of ■at which they crossed the ■U arriving at Khabarovsk, it ■ believed they would cut across the far east, to Alaska. —o — ■Minute Boxing ■Mait h at Terra Haute June 27 —(U.R)— A investigation was b Id in Hie death of Lawrence IS. Terre Haute, late ■nla* id injuries suffered in a bout with Cyril Shuppert. here Thursday KEftl: round and nev.-r regained Physicians said to hemorrhages of the brai l caused death. —o ■ion Members S Gather For Meet ■ianapolis, June 27.- (U.R) ■riran Legion memlners from ■fvtiotis of Indiana began arriv ■hero today for their annual ■stli district round-up Sunday. ■* meeting, an allslay picni■toad Hippie Grove, is exps teil ■raw mure than lO.OOb Legion ■e feature of the day will be ■ state contest between drum ■s sponsored by Legion posts. ■ than di) groups are expected ■y to wrest the title from the corps, last year winners. ■' —-O ■rchists Busy || In Spanish City ■»<>a. June 27 —(HP) — Fmtr exploded in various so, turns city early today, one cans ■damage near the royal palm e. were reported. ■« bombings were laid to amir Similar incidents occurred ■"b' in Turin and Bologna.

ION SERVICES iEGIN HILT 5 l r st Sunday Evening h‘ r 'ice to Be Held at Evangelical Church r first of the union services of Protestant churches Will be held r ay evening July sat the Evanpl church. Services will be held P Sunday evening during July I A'lgUßt. r laymen's organizations of the F’nt churches will be in charge n services next Sunday even- [ *he men will also furnish the shin on the first Sunday in Augian|l the pastors of the churches r'lfatlng in the union services, P a ve charge of the other ser- ‘■ !l church will hold its own fe on Sunday morning. There pc some curtailment of services J* the summer months and the ay evening services have been “ere for several years. ?“ services will be held at one * different churches each week Members of al] congregations ’hvited to participate.

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Plunges to Death jig W Ah W I■’ * A ■' F i|||l IHI \ W < Andreas Pavley, internationally I noted dancer and former director! of the Chicago Civic Opera ballet. I plunged to his death Friday from ! the sixteenth floor of a Chicago! hotel. An examination of his room indicated he had committed suicide. CAPONE’S POWER WIDESPREAD Gangsters Rum-Running Business Extended Over Several States Chicago, June 27.— (U.R) — Scarface Al Capone, recognized and convicted underworld ruler of Chicago, j was revealed today as banker and ruler of powerful gangs which levied tribute from whole states in- ! stead of cities. With indictment hy the federal government of 61 men on charges of operating a huge midwestern alcohol ring, more details of the true! extent of Capone’s power became i known. The scarfaced gangster is awaiting sentence next week on charges of defrauding the government and ! of operating a beer syndicate that collected approximately $20,000,0001 a year from thirsty residents of | Chicago, northern Illinois and part I of Indiana. The world was amazed when Ca-| pone was indicted with 68 follow-1 ers on those charges and it was revealed that hit} annual traffic in! beer alone brought him enough rev-1 enue to pay the debts of several < countries. Now, with the return of the new indictments, the revelations have ( become staggering. Not only did i Capone run a $20,000,000 beer business here, it was revealed, but so powerful did publicity and machine gun bullets make his name that gangs in four states paid tribute to him on something like 4,000,000 gallons of alcohol which they smuggled every year to smaller towns and even to the farms. Federal agents, who worked secretly for a year before returning the indictments, said that probably $13,000,000 was added to Capone's income in four years through the “rural” traffic which he con trolled by the simple process of forcing all the "small town” liquor runners to buy their alcohol from him. Anyway you took it. they pointed out. the whole thing was a matter of guns, not brains. Agents said the 61 new indictIments. making a total of 130 issued within two weeks against the Capone "ring,” marked the end of three extensive “country” gangs directly associated with the one big Capone organization in Chicago. These gangs, the agents said, were the principal source of alcohol supplyjor Jllinois. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) Decatur Boy Enrolls In Winona Band School Winona Lake Ind. June 27-Rol-len Reppert. of Decatur has enrol - ed in the seven weeks band and orchestra school, which opened this week a Winona Lake under t e dir ection of Coloston R Tuttle, of Marion. Indiana, who is director of the famous Marion High School Band. Tlie student body is composed mostly of High School boys an girls, who have taken honors n State and national contests. The students of this school will help fur nish the program for the gre Winona Chautauqua by B ivi ' ig certs in the afternoons and evenings.

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INJURES FATAL TO WESTERN MAN Lloyd West, Los Angeles, Known Here, Injured In Cleveland, Dies Lloyd West of Los Angeles, California .who with his wife. Mrs. West sister of Frank Uhrick of this city visited here last week with relatives and friends, died in a Cleve- , land, Ohio hospital where he had I been removed following an autorno- ' bile accident, last night. Mr. and Mrs. West were visiting! 'in Cleveland. Ohio, ami while drivl ing near that city lust evening were i crowded off the road. Mr. West died j soon after being taken to the hospitai and Mrs. West is still unconscI ions. The extent of her injuries I have not been ascertained. Mr. and Mrs. West were expectled to have returned to this city next week to visit at the Frank Uhrick home. Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock at | the home of Mr. West’s mother in I Rockford, Ohio. o 36 Paroles Granted By Parole Trustees Michigan City, June 27—(UP)— Thirty-six paroles were granted by the trustees of Indiana state prison here out of 57 cases considered. At the pardon hearing 27 cases were studied and nine grantd. The life sentence given Edward I McCoy, convicted in Delaware coun-l ' ty 12 years ago on a charge of salyi ing a negro was commuted to from] ! 15 years to life. o BULLETIN Rochester, Minh.. June 27.— (U.R) — Reports of physicians I who conducted a diagnosis of I the condition of Heartly “Hunk" Anderson, Notre Dame football coach, today revealed that he was suffering from meningitis. The reports said that Anderson, if he responded to treatment as expected, would be able to assume his coaching duties in the fall. EDITORSHEAR SENATOR LEWIS Illinois Solon Urges That President Hoover Help American People Gary, June 27- -(U.R)—Assurance that prohibition will be a major issue in the Democratic platform in 1932 was given the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association convention here in a message from Jouett Shouse, national executive chairman. The problem must not be evaded or soft pedaled, a special telegram from Shouse, which was read to the association, said. Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, Illinois, addressed the editors in what was considered an answer to President Hoover’s speech before Republican editors at a meeting in Indianapolis two weeks ago. Lewis agreed mildly with Mr. Hoover's debt moratorium plan. bMt assailed his projected 20-year program for improvement of the nation's homes and facilities for an increasing population. Cheers greeted Lewis as he climaxed his attack with: “This groat architect and engineer should provide a plan to save the homes we now have.” Lewis laid the depression directly on the G. O. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —o —————— Princeton Student Favored To Uin Olniphia Fields, Chicago June 27 (UP) George T. Dunlap Jr., freckle faced Princton boy, was favored to retain the national intercollegiate golf championship today in his 36hole final against Robert Kepler of Ohio State. Dunlap gained the final yesterday by eliminating Tommy Aycock > ale 1929 intercollegiate champion who was out of competition last year Kepler eliminated his Ohio State teammate, John Florid, 6 and 5, In the other semi final.

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Ocean Fliers * if • ■ -V. * O J ■J: ' ■- fgfugagy Catptain George Endres (upper), ami Captain Alexander MagVer are ready to hop off from New York for Budapest, Hungary, via Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, in their special low wing monoplane named "Justice for Hungary.” The intrepid Hungarian airmen have been balked several times by unfavorable weather. DIRECTORS OF SYNOD ELECTED Missouri Synod of Lutheran Church Closes Convention With Election The closing session of the fiveday convention of the Central district of the Missouri synod of the Lutheran church was held Friday at Concordia college Fort Wayne, The convention opened Monday and closed with the naming of three laymen to the board of directors of the organization. The men chosen were Edward Kirn of Lancaster, Ohio; Henry Vogle of Lakewood, Ohio; and George Roch of Akron, Ohio. Final reports of all committees appointed at the opening of the session were made and reports were made on the minutes of the Ohio pastoral conference, the Northern Indiana pastoral conference, Southeran Indiana pastoral conference, Ohio teachers' conference, Northern Indiana teachers' conference and the Southern Indiana Teachers' conference. Milwaukee was chosen as the meeting place for the 1932 convention. STOCKMARKET TAKES SPURT Rise of One to Four Points Adds Billion Dollars To Stocks Today New York, June 27 —(U.R) —The stock market added another billion dollars to its values today on a rise of 1 to 4 points, which brought the value of stocks listed up $7,000,000,000 in seven sessions. Sales totaled 1,900,000 shares, the largest for a Saturday session since March 28 when the total was 2,119,170. A week ago sales were 1,508,105 shares. (Sales of the week ended today totaled 21,608,306 shares, the largest week in almost exactly one year. The week of June 21, 1930, was the only one intervening with larger sales and in that period volume amounted to 26,487,000- shares. The advance today, on a market which started weaker then renewed the vigor of the past few sessions, meant an increase in quotations of from 5 to 25 points for the week. The list had recovered almost 45 per cent at the losses suffered between February 24, the high point of the year, and June 2, the low. No such rally has been seen in the stock market since ON PAGE TWO)

FINAL CENSUS FIGURES ARE PUBLISHED Bureau of Census Issues Booklet Containing Figures For Indiana ADAMS COUNTY HAS LOSS; DECATUR GAIN Official and final figures of the 1930 census have been published by I the U. S. department of commerce. The booklets give in detail census figures for the cities, towns and counties in Indiana. Adams county is credited with a population of 19,957 in 1930, a decrease of 546 since 1920. The 1910 census gave Adams county a poulation of 21,840. The table showing the decreases and increases in the various townships is as follows: Township 1930 1920 1910 Blue Creek 726 929 1168 French . 796 863 974 Hartford ‘ 888 1079 1285 Jefferson . 706 887 1093 Kirkland 888 927 919 Monroe 2926 2914 3050 Preble . 958 996 1051 Root 2217 ' 1134 1264 St. Marys 855 995 1085 Union 847 865 956 Wabash 2785 2788 3171 Washington 5365 6126 5824 The population of the city of Decatur has increased since 1920 by 394. the population in 1920 being 4,762 as compared with the 5,156 in 1930. Part of Decatur is included in Root and Washington townships. The population of Berne and Geneva has increased, as shown by the census figures. The number of residents in Berne in 1920 was 1,537. and that number was increased to 1,883 in the census of last year. The number of people in Geneva increased from 879 in 1920 to 895 in 1930. A decrease was noted in the population of Monroe, there being 62 less residents in that incorporated place in 1930. The figures give Monroe a population of 384 in 1920 as compared with 322 in 1930. SEEK EMBARGO ! AGAINST RUSSIA U. S. Proposes Iron-Clad Embargo On Imports From Russia Washington, June 27—(U.R) -The United States treasury is planning to seek an iron-clad embargo against all imports from Soviet Russia, the United Press learned today. The action, if successful, would be the most drastic of its kind in recent history. The plan now is to put the emargo into effect next January 1, when provision of the HawleySmoot tariff law forbidding importation of any products of forced or indentured labor become effective. The treasury expects to take the position that all labor in Russia is forced or indentured. Its interpretation is based on the fact that Russian manpower is drafted to werk under the five-year plan and is subject to penalties if the Soviet's industrial orders are dis(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) . o Aviator’s Trouble In Spain Settled Madrid, Spain, June 27. —(U.R) — The Tablada Airfield incident, in which friends of the Spanish aviator, Ramon Franco, threatened to revolt when he was dismissed from his command, has been completely settled, it was officially announced by the provisional government today. Q Detroit Has Severe Wind Storm Today Detroit, Midi. June 27 —(UP) — Scores of persons were being treated today for injuries suffered in a storm of cyclonic proportions which killed 2 men as it swept across southeastern Michigan from Saginaw Bay to Lake Erie, uprooting trees and small buildings and causing serious damage to crops.

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Raul Grimme Heads Industrial Firemen The Northern Indiana Industrial and Volunteer Firemen’s association opened in Fort Wayne Friday with a banquet and continued throughout Saturday. More than 250 persons attended the opening ban quet in the Anthony Hotel Friday evening. Paul Grimme of Fort Wayne was unanimously elected president of the organization and will succeed R. I. Spaw, who has served for the last year. The 1932 convention will be held in Columbia City. AUDITOR MAKING OUT TAX CHECKS- — Local Taxing Units to Receive Share of Tax Bill; Amounts Given Checks .for the semi-annual distribution of taxes to the townships and other faxing units in the county are being made out by County Auditor Albert Harlow and will be ready for distribution next Wednesday. The city of Decatur receives , $24,863.92 and the Decatur school board receives $46,753.68 of the tax funds. Each township receives its distributive share of the May taxes, the amount being determined by tlie total rate levied in the taxing unit. i The following amounts will be received by the local taxing units: Blue Creek, $6512.98; French, $6581.77; Hartford, $9042.93; Jefferson, $5958.66; Kirkland, $6763.13 Monroe, $10870.94; Preble. $2939.43 Root, $6274.95; St Marys $8064.12, Union. $4862.48; Wabash, $9451.43, Washington, $7184.40. Berne School corporation, $15,005.22; town of Berne, $11,531.64; Decatur School board. $46,753.68; city of Decatur, $24,863.92; town of Geneva, $3566.95; town of Monroe, $461.60; City Library, sl,289.26. The balance of the $433,000 tax plum is distributed to the state and to the various county funds, including the general fund, highway repair and township road bond funds. o Miss Neptune Still Confined To Hospital Miss Mary Neptune, instructor of art in the Toledo, Ohio, schools and formerly of this city, is a patient at the St. Vincent Hospital itj Toledo, where she is suffering from an injury to her back which she received about three months ago. Miss Neptune slipped and fell on the gymnasium floor of a school in Toledo, ami has been bedfast for the last twelve weeks. She was re- ' moved to the hosiptal six weeks ago Miss Neptune is tlie daughter of Mrs. Celecte Neptune a former resi- ’ dent of this city. jGAPTAIN LOSES LIFE IN BOAT John Mattson, Veteran Skipper Loses Life When , Ship Catches Fire , Chicago, June 27 (U.R) —A veter- . an skipper, Captain John Mattson. 42. was given up today as dead after the motor cruiser he was demonstrating burned and went down in Lake Michigan and he failed to make any report of the loss to the owner. Captain Mattson set out into the lake in the $15,000 cruiser Aloha, 1 which had been offered for sale. With him were two men and a ’ woman. ' Thousands of persons were j seeking relief from the fieat along (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Ohio Storm Took Toll of Seven Lives Cleveland, Ohio June 27—Northern Ohio was recovering today from ■ storms which took a toll of 7 lives, t laid waste property estimated at t $2,000,000 anu crippled transportsi tion, communication, and lighting ■ systems. ; More than a score of persons • were being treated today for injuries.

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Grand Master I /wm Perry W. Weidner (above) was elected Most Eminent Grand Master of Knights Templar at Minneapolis when the thirty-eighth triennial conclave was held there recently. Mr. Weidner was elevated to his high position from the rank of Right Eminent Deputy Grand Master. POISON MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED Persons Attending Picnic to Be Questioned Regarding Girl’s Death Greenfield, June 27 —(UP) —The hunt tor a solution to tlie Greenfield poison murder mystery reverted to this city today, with attention certtered on persons who attended the fatal reunion at Lebanon Sunday Authorities from Boone county returned here and planned to ask each Greenfield person at the picnic to trace events which cultimated in the death of Virginia and Alice Jean Simmons. By comparing this evidence with testimony taken from Lebanon par 1 ticipants, authorities hoped to be able to re-enact the picnic and perhaps learn whether the strychnine capsules were placed in the sandwiches at Memorial Park in Lebanon or previously. Testimony regarding actions of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simmons, parents of the victims, also was being studied. Mrs. Simmons began her third day in the Lebanon jail today, held pending action of file special grand jury which is expected to be called when John W. Hornaday, judge of Boone circuit court, returns from a vacation monday. It was considered not likely that a habeas corpus writ would be.sought to obtain Mrs. Simmons’ release, since she would immediately be faced with an affidavit charging murd<.y. which has been prepared by prosecutor Ben (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) — o Police Claim That Witt Admits Murder Indianapolis, June 27 —(U.R)—Police today claimed a confession from Charles Vernon Witt, that be and Louis A. Hamilton, who was arrested in lola, Kans., Wednesday perpetrated the robbery in which Lafayette A. Jackson, chain store owner, was slain here May 27. Details of the hold-up, during which both bandits were wounded, after they had shot Jackson am! Charles Bauer, detective, wiere related in a statement purportedly signed by Witt. Bauer recovered. Witt said that be and Hamilton fled to lola, Kans., after the unsuccessful holdup. o Colt Club Membership To Be Completed Members of the Gold Medal Colt Club committee will meet at the Leon Neuenschwander home in Wabash township, Tuesday evening June 30. The enrollment in tlie club should be completed by July 1, officers stated. During the week of July 1 to July 8 the colts enrolled in the gold medal colt club will be weighed and those making a weight of 650 pounds or more in one year from that time wil ibe eligible to be shown In all club shows, local fairs and the state fair. The members of the committee are Henry Dehner, ; chairman, Leon Neuenschwander, William Mitchell, Frank Singleton and Ed Neuhouser.

Time of Sunrise 4:18 A. M. Sunset 7:18 P. M. Time of Moonrise 3:15 P. M. Moonset 1:51 A. M.

ELEVEN DEATHS IN STATE FROM SIZZLING HEAT Six Persons Drown Attempting to Cool Oft’; Five Prostrations NO RELIEF IN SIGHT OVER THE WEEK-END The mercury soared to a high mark this afternoon. Street thermemoters registered as high as 98 at three o’clock. No deaths or prostrations were reported from the heat in the city. Hundreds of persons continued to seek relief in the bathing pools in the S City. (By United Press) Eleven persons an Indiana have lost their lives due directly to the I record-breaking heat wave which . has held the state during the past I two days. Six these were attributed to drowning, the remalndei being caused by heat prostraII tion. , The United States weather bureau here today revealed tliat there was I no relief in sight, except in occasional thunder showers. The highlest temperature in Indianapolis yesterday was 97. Other cities reported equally high mercury read- » ings, witli official and street temperatires mounting to more than 100 in many localities. William Morris. 25, drowned while swimming in the Ohio river near B Evansville. I Mrs. Laura Stewart. 54. mother 3 of 11 children, died after being . overcome while doing the family B washing at her home in Sullivan. v Teddy Cox, 13, was drowned in White river at Indianapolis. j Irene Stites, 15, who lived near c Clinton, drowned when she fell into j a deep hole while wading in tha j Wabash river. James Kulow, 13, drowned whila j swimming at Kokomo. F. Achenbach, 60, was a victim , of heat prostration near Noblesville. , Charles Whitehead, 83, was overcome by the heat and died in Evansville. Simeon Cain, 59, died of effects of the heat on ills farm near Kendallville. Samuel R. Parms, 15, drowned at I Argos. I Isaac Moore, 40, Negro, died bl I heat effects in Indianapolis. I Frances Bonnett, 19, drowned in 1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) 1 n 1 Denies Merger of Big Steel Companies Cleveland, June 27. —(U.R) —Tom Girdler, president and chairman of ! the board of Republic Steel Cor- . iporation, third largest in tlie country, iesued a denial today to reports that Republic is entertaining a merger proposal with the Corrigan McKinney Steel corpota- ’ Hon of Cleveland, in a $410,000,00') combine. Girdler’s denial was " issued in reply to a purported an--1 nouncement of William Mlth-'r, e controlling stockholder of Corri--3 gan McKinney, that the merger ' was in process of formation. DANISH FLYERS 5 ENJOYING REST I. 1 Hillig And Hoiriis Enjoying Week-End Rest In Copenhagen 1 Copenhagen, Denmark, June 27. —(U.R)- -Otto Hillig. from Germany and Liberty, N. Y., and Holger Hoiriis, sought quiet and rest over p the week-end today after a stren--1 uous air journey over the Atlantic 5 and a tremendous reception on 11 their arrival yesterday. The enthusiasm of the populace apparently remained undiinlttished, f and the fliers were the heroes of tlie hour in the Danish capital. 11 Hillig. 55-year-old photographer who backed the flight, and Hoiriis, 11 30-year-old flier who piloted the e big Bellanca monoplane Liberty 8 across the Atlantic, said they had 8 no plans in particular'. r, lloiriin said he would fly Hillig ’, to the latter’s birth place in Gern many, and after that he would "look around.”