Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 152, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller Pres. and Gen. Mgr A. R. Holthouse Sec’y & Bub. Mgr. Dick D. Heiier Vice-President Filtered at the Postoffice at Decacur, Indiana, as second class matter Subscription Rates Single copies ...J .02 One week, by carrier 10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail .35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at cgl'iee 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Advertising Representati tSCREERER, INC. S 6 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member The Indiana League of Home Dailies Its beginning to look easy to fly the Atlantic but even at that we haven't worked up any tever to try it. Germany has invented a new paper money that will not burn, tear or crumple. That is fine as far as it goes. But, will it stick to your pants?--Los Angeles Times. If Andy is still wearing his winter underwear as he claims we can understand why his,fifteen minutes each day has dwindled to ten and gets a little draggy at that. The corn almost jumped through itself this week. If you were out in the country last week-end and go back this week-end you will notice a considerable change. President Hoover has improved his standing with the people by his recommendations for a moratorium but if it doesn't turn out as well as the people are expecting—and it probably won t — then? Wheat is ready to cut and much of it will be in shock before the F< urth. That's stepping right along. Now a steady rise in prices, if it could could be arranged would bring out smiles a yard wide on the faces of those who have any wheat. There is no use denying that these are tough days and few are so optimistic as to do so but remember that only those who keep light on trying, fighting and "smiling will come out with flying colors and they will just as sure as any thing can be. The markets continue to hold to such a degree that many are inclined to believe therj is a reason 1 r it. Won't take much to get the boys going again but it would certainly seem that the lessons of the past fifteen months would teach them to step carefully if they feel they must step at all. , Don't fail to warn the children about over exertion while at play while the warm weather is on. They do not realize until they become exhausted and often these prcstrations are serious. Care about what we eat and drink and what we do is important for young and old these days. Cut the weeds. We notice that

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on some of the vacant lots and-, the yards of two or three unoccupied residences they are growing rank. The street commissioner and his force will soon have to cut them at your expense if you don't do this job yourself and you ought to do it as a matter of pride it for no other reason. At noon yesterday the thermomctors were registering about DO de- ' grees. Within an hour the temper--1 ature fell four or live degrees, a 1 relief that felt like twenty degrees. I Most of us can stand a lot of heat but when it reaches above ninety • ven the greatest lover of warm weather has a queer look in his eye and his tongue hanging out. i = = A movement is afoot to have a three-day Fourth of July over the country next year, celebrating the 200dth anniversary of the birth of George Washington. The plan is to start on July 2nd which is really (he day when congress voted independence, the date two days later which has generally beon observed being the occasion when Jefferson's draft of the declaration was adopted. » There is some evidence that many people feel the Young plan for German reparations a failure but this is unfair for the Young plan contains in the fifth provision, just such a thing as is being done now. The paragraph says that if an economic depression occurs, Germany may have the right to ask for a suspension of payments for a term not to exceed two years and that other governments may if they so desire, suspend the payments entirely. So its perhaps just another little case of taking credit for an olu idea. Mrs. Nellie Taloe Ross of Wyoming, speaking to the democratic editors at Gary last evening gave this wise suggestion: “It bodes well for the future that Demccrats all over the country indicate renewed allegiance to the fundamental principles of Democracy; a determination that the next national convention shall be actuated by one single purpose, and that is to offer to this stricken nation curative, rehabiliating policies so plainly bearing the stamp of sincerity and honesty that they will command the confidence of the electorate. They indicate likewise, their determination that there shall be no division in our forces; that even upon controversial subjects the opinions of the majority shall find crystallization in platform pronouncements and then all get behind them. With reference to the selection of a standard bearer the one important consideration is that lie be a man who has the soul to feel the needs of the people, a brain to devise wise ways to serve them, and the will to execute his program in the fact of the strongest opposition.” • « ANSWERS TO TEST QUESTIONS . Below are the answers to the test questions printed I • on page two 1 I ♦ ♦ 1. The storming of the Bastite. 2. Ithaca. N. Y. 3. No. 1 4. Danish. 5. Alaska and Hawaii. 6. “Thus ever to Tyrants.” 7. Warren G. Harding. 8. As a place where people go to obtain an easy divorce 9. Doctor of Laws. 10. Greenland, if Australia is classed as a continent. •, o Household Scrapbook By | ROBERTA LEE | * fIJ.R) * Paper Towels Keep paper towels in a conven- ! ient place in the kitchen for drying I raw vegetables that are to be used 1 immediately. Dusting Use a damp cloth or a sponge for dusting. The dust will cling to it. It is far preferable to a feather 1 duster. Stained Fingers. Before canning paint the ends of ! the first finger and thumb with colI lodion. Let. it dry and there will be no stained fingers.

Ohio Death Chair to Get Its First Woman Victim * * * « * * For the First Time in State History, Ohio Justice Imposed the Supreme Penalty on a Woman When It Sentenced Mrs. Maude Lowther.

LIHk * • ( * r * ’A B -w . %m r 101 11 » ,1.. WEI w'l ' 7 \»\” Z > ■' t / P—\ \ < ; ' : S , /fl I r n \ V 17 / p Hl! a. vdc / 1 Smith e £ When Mrs. Maude Lowther, 23-year-old West Virginia mountain girl of Indian ancestry, met and fell in love with Trilby Smith, trucking contractor, of Ashtabula, Ohio, one of those triangles was formed that nearly always have the same inevitable end. For Smith, already married and dissatisfied with his wife, planted seeds of murder in the heart of his new love, which had a climax in the shooting to death of Mrs. Clara S mith, his wife, by the half-savage mountain girl. Now Smith is awaiting execution and Mrs. Lowther has been sentenced to death in the electric chair, the first woman on whom the State of Ohio has ever imposed the supreme penalty.

Jefferson, Ohio. Jupe 27 — With stoic fortitude, Mrs. Maude Lowther twenty-three-year old West Virginia mountain gir] of Indian ancestry, stood up in the prisoner's dock and heard the judge pronounce the words that sentenced her to deatii in the electric chair for the murder of a fellow human. It is the first time in the history of the State of Ohio ’hat a woman has had to undergo that ordeal. The death sentence was the final curtain rung down on another of the all too common socalled “triangle dramas." This drama began last May when Mrs. Low:her met and fell in love with Trilby Smith, twenty-six-year old trucking contractor of Ashtabula, Ohio. The fact that Smith was already married did not prevent his carrying on an affair with yie mountain girl for two weeks, during which, according to the girl's testimony, lie repeatedly complained of his wife's nagging and evidenced a desire to get rid of her. Euclid, the greatest mathematician of all time, taught the world many things about angles and triangles. but among, his teachings there is none that advocates the elimina ion of an unwanted third side by the remaining two. It is extremely unlikely that Mrs. Lowther ever heard of Euclid, but she had heard the words of one even greater than he master geometrist which commanded “Thou shalt not kill.’’ What are divine commands to a wild mountain girl compared to the wishes of the man she loved with the wild passion of a tempestuous nature? So. according to Mrs. Lowther's story, she and Smith plotted the murder of Mrs. Smith, after which they would go away together and live happily ever after, like people

PREBLE NEWS * ♦— — 4 Mr. anti Mrs. Albert Weriing anti . son Ora and daughters Cleo and j Irene had as their guests Sunday ’ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leightensteig-i er and family of Decatur, Mr. and j Mrs. Doris Weriing and son. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Baumgartner and Mr.! and Mrs. Milton Werlir.g and son Jean. Dr. and Mrs. Roy Goldner and i family a d Miss Elidra Miller of j Lansing, Michigan who spent sev-1 eral days visiting Mr. and Mrs. E.! A. Goldner, returned to their home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Mcßride and l son of Decatur were the guests of I Mr. nd Mrs. Otto Dilli: g and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Freitag and sou of Chicago. Illinois are spend- ■ ing a few days visiting Mr. and M;s. Wm. Freitag and son Hobby. Mrs. Louis Stetter and daughter Paula and Robert Marshall of Fort W ayne spent Wednesday evening visiting Mrs. John Kirchner and daughters. Marraret and Aldine Bultemier who have beeh visitirg Mr. and Mrs. Henry filler and family returned home Sunday. Misses Gertrude Hoffman, Agnes Rupert, and Radell Andrews of Fort Wayne spent Tuesday evening visiting Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hoffman and family. Mrs. Henry Decker of Geneva is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan and daughters. Rev. Oscar Linnemier of North , Judson spent a few days visiting I his mother and brother, Mrs. Kath- J

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in story books. it is a great pity that Mrs. Lowther didn't read the newspapers instead of the story books. She'd know then that such a happy ending as she visualized rarely occurs iu real life. Two nights before tue murder, she says. Smith came to see her and gave her a revolver and her final instructions. The stage was set. On May 29. Smith made his big entrance. On the pretext of taking them to Austinburg a village ten miles distant, to pass Memorial Day he loaded his wife and two children into a truck ami drove out of Ashtabula. At a thickly wooded point some eight miles out he stopped at the roadside and alighted with the excuse that the motor was giving trouble. That was Mrs. Lowther’s cue. She had been waiting in ambush at that point and now she stepped out and opened fire, killing Mrs. Smith, who was holding her three month-old baby. In scene two. we find Smith telling a story to the police of being held up by bandits who shot his wife for spite because theer was no loot for them. Bur Smith wasn’t of the stuff of which heroes are made and under repeated grilling he broke down nd confessed. He is now awaiting execution for his share in the crime. The next scene is merely the usual police routine. The putting together of two and two which resulted in the conviction ot the woman who had longed and sinned for the happy ending. The final scene lias aiieady been described — the pronouncement o fthe death sentence iipo i a woman for the first time in the history of Hie State of Ohio.

vine Linnemier and Rudolph Linnemier. Mr. and Mrs. Dorothy Shady and ; sons’ of Fort Wayne visited the i .ormers parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ali bert Shady Sunday. Mrs. Eli Goldner who has been pisitiug Mr. nd Mrs. Harry Chalfant and daughters and Mrs. David i \\ erling of Griffith, returned home I Monday. Mrs. August Rupright and daughi ters Irene nd Phyllis of Nework, , Ohio are spending a few days visit- ! mg Mr. and Mrs. Otto Koenemann and family and other relatives in I Preble. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Minnerwish ' and daughter Helen, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hurstman and baby, Mr. and M. s. Skiles and baby of Decatur vis- ■ t< d Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Goldner and .dr. and Mis Will Heyer Sunday. Mr and Mrs Will Meyer had as their guests for dinner Thursday evening Mrs. August Rupright and daughter Irene ml Phyllis of Nework, Ohio, and Mrs. E. A. Goldner. o ; ♦ — — Lessons In English * — —— : ♦ Words often misused: Do not say I "I meant to go.” “1 intended to go’’ iis preferable. Otten mispronounced: Dividend. Pronounce both i's as in "it”. Synonyms: Inhabitant, citizen, denizen. Word study: "Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in- ! crease our vocabulary by mastering | one word each day. Today's word: i Redress; reparation of wrong; amends. "He sought legal redress.”

* BIG FEATURES 1| OF RADIO Copyright 1931 by UP. All C. 8. T. WJZ (NBC network) 5:15 p.. m. —The Jesters. WABC (CBS network) 6 p. m — Pryor's Baud; Orchestra. WEAF (NBC network) 7 p. m. — Orchestra and Floyd Gibbons. WABC (CBS network) 8 p. m. — Show Boat. WJZ (NBC network) 8:45 p. m. — Kremlin Air Quintet. p Sunday's Best Radio Features Copyright 1931 by United Press Central standard time througfioijt WJZ (NBC network) 5;30 p.m.— Theatre Scrapbook. WABC (CBS network) 7:00 p.m.— Grand Opera Miniature. WABC (CBS network) 9:00 p.m.— Continental String Quartet WJZ (NBC ue(work) 9:30 p.m.— Tango Orchestra. WEAF (NBC network) 10 p. m.— South Sea Islanders. o ROADS ON WHICH OIL HAS BEEN SPREAD OR WILL HAVE BEEN APPLIED BY NEXT WEEK Road 16—Decatur to Huntington; detour marked. Road 26.—Howard county line to Rossville; detour marked. Road 35.—Salem to junction of road 50; no detour available. Road 39. —Delphi to Monticello; detour marked. Road 41. —Railroad gap at Hartsdalle north of Schererville; detour marked. Road 46. — Newpoint to Batesville; detour marked. Road 50. —Medora -to Seymour; detour marked. Road 53.—From Rensselaer four miles north; detour marked. Road 59.—Brazil south; same road from 214 miles north of Linton to 2 miles west of Howesville; Detog rs marked. Road 61.—Vincennes south about 15 miles; detour marked. Road 67.—Bicknell to Sandborn, detour marked, and from Mooresville to Martinsville; no detour available. Detours, length, surface conditions. at this time are: Road I.—Detour from Brookville to Connersville account of paving, is 23 Vz miles. Road 2. —Detour at west edge of Lowell account construction, is % mile. Detour from Hebron northeast account of paving, is 14 miles. Road 3. —Detour at Avilla account of paving is 2*4 miles. Road 6.—Detour at Brimfield account of overhead bridge construction. is V 4 mile. Road 7,—Detour between Columbus and North Vernon account of paving, is 32 miles over paved roads 31 and 50. Road 9. —Detour at 4 miles north of Huntington account of bridge construction, is 6 miles. Five-ton limit on temporary bridge 2 miles north of Wolcottville. Road 12. —Drive carefully past grading operations from MichiganIndiana state line. Road 14. — Detour from Fort Wayne city limits to 6 miles northeast over paved road, is 6 miles. Road 15. —Detour at one mile north of Marion account paving, is 8 miles. Detour from Goshen to junction of road 20, account paving. is 8 miles. Road 18.—Detour from Roll to 1 mile north of Fiat on road 3, account bridge construction, is 14*4 miles. U-. S. road 20. — Drive carefully past grading operations east of Michigan City. Road 22. —Detour from miles west of Greentown to 1 mile north of junction of roads 9 and 22 account of paving is 18 miles. •U. S. road 24. — Detour from 1 mile south of Wolcott to 3 miles west of Monticello account paving, is 19 miles. U. S. road 24 and 30.—Detpur at east edge of Fort Wayne account pavim* is 2 miles over paved road. Road 28. —Detour from Tipton to Elwood account of paving, is 11 miles. Detour from 4 miles east of Elwood to Alexandria account paving, is 6 miles. Road 29. — Detour from Marion county line to road 28 account paving. is 34 miles. Detour just south of Star City account of paving, is 2 miles. Road 35. — Detour from Marlon county line to Gargersville account paving, is 10 miles. U. 8. road 36.—Detour at 3 miles west of Montezuma account of bridge construction is 4 miles. Detour from 7 miles east of Rockville to intersection with road 43 account paving, is 19*4 miles.. Road 43.—Detour at east edge of Don’t forget Decatur's next Community Auction sale will be held Friday evening commencing at 7 o'clock Daylight saving time. There will be a large crowd of buyers present. If you have a horse, cow, hogs, sheep or in fact any livestock or farm machinery that yon wish to sell bring it to this sale. Consignments will be accepted all day Friday, or may be brought in . Thursday evening. It

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Wanatah account overhead bridge construction, is 1 mile. Detour from Crawfordsville south to junction with road 36 account of paving. is 27 miles, with 21 miles paved. Detour at 1 mile north of Wanatah account of construction, is 6 miles. Road 46.—Detour from Bloomington to Spencer account paving, is 20 miles. Only fair condition. U. S. road 50.—Detour in city of Washington account street paving, is I*4 miles. Road 56. —Detour from Madison west account grading, is miles. Road 61. — Detour from Petersburg north account paving is 7% miles. Road 65. —Detour at 1 mile south of Cynthiana account grading, is 2 miles. Road 66.—Detour from Hatfield to Rockport account grading and paving, is 13 miles. (Narrow road and bridges). Road 68. — Detour from Poseyville to Cynthiana account of grading, is 6*4 miles. Road 144. — Detour from Gargersville to Franklin account paving, is 10 Julies. Roads not mentioned and parts of roads mentioned but not specified, and ail detours not otherwise described, are in good surface con dition. r _ O-W— Get the Habit —Trade at Heme.

Making Hay / i Adam ( ounl* Ac t: 1 ' i■'i l n 1 ■’• WHEN the sun is shinipg in the summer of life—man’s most capable earning period—thep is the tiiye to make frequent visits to the bank. A growing bank account is the greatest safeguard against winter and age. It’s there working for you vheu the hey-day is over and it’s time to rest. sa\ e TO KEEP THE SUN SHINING . Old Adams County Bank “Friendly Service”

e + r Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE ♦ (U.PJ ♦ f i, Q. Who furnishes the bridesmaids bouquets? A. The bride. 8 Q What is the customary and correct form to follow when addressing ( an envelope, as to margin? A. The straight margin is now preferred. u Q. Should cream be poured into ; the after-dinner or demi-tasse i- coffee? 2 A. No; cream should be omitted. o CARD OF THANKS We wjsh to thank the neighbors ' and friends and all who assisted us in any way during the illness and death of our daughter and sister, and to those who gave the lovely (flowers. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Hilton and Mary Maxine Hilton. o s 8 * _ REUNION CALENDAR >♦ — ♦ Sunday, June 28 Daniels and Cramer reunion, Curl tis Muser grove.

OIL MAN OR[ CONTROL F| Oklahoma City A uniflue Plan, «” nation 8 crude oil pr , “1 try. has beep forniuft Stump, Wichita Fall ’ led J Pendent proda.-er T6t Stump would allo w „ ou the basis of three ? each 100-foot depth u s Plan does away wj t |, „ h ’ Enforcement of the be effected easily S(I .J .k?."’' Uolalor, would be lators would be re s(rict duption rate of onwhaln yield for a year. 1 But when stati ß t lclan estimates to the plan, it ‘ that present Potential n r J some of the best wells int continent area would n’t as much oil as the al i under the stump p ian For instance, the p i an ow a 4,000-foot well a dm, 120 barrels Many SMh not produce more than 5v wide open. Thus, the proration "rtf would be removed. AGO TODAY From the Daily Demoent June 27—Miss Ethel Butt Mr. Alph Gentis married Semans. Ordination and instalfit Rev. W. H. Gleiser occun Presbyterian church. Cloverleaf officials here. fer to build new depot if tl will donate the ground. Miss Myrtle Pruchte i Most Excellent Chief of I Sisters. Mayor Teeple issues ords no fire crackers be dischai city until July 4th. Catholic picnic held at grove. Miss Matilda Sellemey| Miss Ella Mutschler will Im day for California. Miss Mary Heffner and !(| Moohr wil ibe married at Colorado tomorrow. South Wlijtley raises rtiicement to have Vail 1 Company rebuild plant re-.etf troyed there by fire. Hicks predicts unusuah July.

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