Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1931 — Page 1

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■ANGE MADE It new post I OFFICE SITE ■ — ■Contractor Dismissed ■y Anderson And Company SBKK HELD AT STANDSTILL ’ TJieodore Swimmer, super-1 ■idciii iii charge of the! ■ lor Anderson and Com-1 Chicago, general con-| for building the Post building, stated this that his company over the sub-con-from John Baltes. Fort and that Anderson ComiKinv would comfl the work. Swimmer stated Anderson had taken over the! because “Baltes would rate with them.” Work at a standstill this at the building.. Baker, government inon tlie job. was here last Efland final notice to Mr. Baltes to him by Mr. Swimmer iwtflaturday About a dozen men employed by Baltes, includfl:.n.:a:i laborers, brick and masons. Baltes had the subfor this work. Eflp installing of the electric been awarded to the v company of Port Wayne pfc'rorkmen were on the job toinstalling conduits. The is being installed by the Plumbing company of ■ city. had been paying common on PAGE SIX) —O I Socialism Denounced Iwtfh union. July 6—(U.R) —Soctendencies were denounced pemh nce day orations by members. Secretary of deplored “the break of local self-government” warned against further extenfederal jurisdiction. Assisof te Navy Janncke advocates of governownership of utilities. SecPtwT of Labor Doak said unernHB<nt in the U. S. was due ■By to immigration. Haw ■ing Bandit Captured Bend, Ind., July 6 — (U.R)— liaoust, IS. an alleged banauto thief who'is recorded records in Indiana and as a "desperate charactP^fr as in jail today on his own EB 1 He surrendered at Elkhart a few hours after Hint bis sweetheart, Gerda 15, had died. Hr* wasn't use to carry on the Daoust said, “when I knew jßjd” t go back to Gerda anylfl,n, ‘ time, Daoust led a small r*B 111 peace officers in a chase ill,liana - Each squad of pobeen given orders to shoot E. escaped after three runHis first encounth authorities resulted in gunflyl,u|id.s to Miss Strobel and rj bought about her death. IB south faces charges suffisend him to prison for at years, authorities said. larb rejects I SUGGESTIONS ■jit Not To Be Taken ■« Market For Stabilization ■’hlngton. July 6.— (U.PJ — The arm board today rejected ( suggestions that the board giain stabilization corpor- ■ withdraw government wheat " ,arke ‘ until It reaches I Th. Sor P er bushel. ■ Proposals were made in per■n r. Ce Presidel >t Curtis and . Capper, Repn., Kan ■ rman James C. Stone receivtapper at a morning ■■Vo visit Curtis ' "Peaking for ■an . rß J upon thetr departBern S ,one h ad repeated ■t ‘he board's policy on W ’ ann °unced last Tuesday

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Indicted Mrs. Carrie Simmons, 48. of Greenfield. Ind., who was indicted | by the Boone County grand jury Friday at Lebanon, Ind., on two charges of murder in connection with the strychnine deaths of her daughters, Alk-e Jean. 10, and Virginia, 14. at a family reunion and picnic held at Lebanon, June 21. NOMIE CANAN FUNERAL HELD Former Ldcal Girl Dies at Goshen; Funeral Held Sunday Funeral services for Nomie Ruth Canen, daughter of Rev and Mrs. Irvin Canen, formerly of this city, who died at her home in Goshen, were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her grand mother, Mi's. Judith Lehman at Berne. Rev. Clouser officiated, assisted by Rev. Suckau. The child died of meningitis at 2 o’clock Saturday morning. The deceased was born at Berne, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Canen. Rev. Canen was the pastor of the Antioch church for the last three years, resigning about six weeks ago because of ill health. Since that time the Canens have resided at Goshen. Surviving are the parents and a brother, Paul Irvin, at home. The body was taken to Wakarusa today in the Ix>benstein and Doan ambulance where short funeral services were held at 1 o’clock this afternoon, with burial In the Shaunee cemetery. o Will Give Concert The Junior Band of Decatur will meet at the Decatur High School building, tonight at 7:15 o’clock for practice. All members are urged to be present. FINANCIER IS FOUND GUILTY Rogers Caldwell, Southern Banker Guilty of Breach of Trust Nashville, Tenn.. July 6 —(U.R) — Rog> s Caldwell, who as head of Caldwell & Co., investment bankers, became one of the south's leading financiers, was found guilty today of a charge of fraudulent breach of trust and larceny in connection with a 8200,000 road bbnd deal. Caldwell's attorneys, immediately after the verdict was read, filed a motion tor a new trial. Under the sentence he faces not less than one year in prison, nor more than three. The 41-year-old Tennessee financial figure, long active in politics as well as finance, heard the verdict calmly, seated with relatives and friends. The jury had been out since Saturday. The verdict of the circuit court jury carries an automatic sentence of not more than three years in prison. Caldwell had been on trial several weeks. The state charged he Illegally substituted collateral in the bond deal, evidence in connection with which was gathered after failure last fall of the company he headed.

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QUIET FOURTH IS OBSERVED No Casualties Reported In County; Cool Weather Brings Optimism Decatur citizens witnessed one of the quietest Independence day observances of years. No serious accidents were reputed and al business was at a standstill over the holiday and week-end. Hundreds of people visited northern Indiana lake resorts over the double holiday week-end and many I who remained at the home visited I the municipal and Green Water swimming pools in an effort to keep cool with record breaking temperatures in vogue throughout tlie country. Cooler weather arrived Sunday evening and weather forecasters say the more seasonal weather will remain for at least another day. Local showers and slightly cooler was the prediction for Adams county today. There was no public celebration of Independence day Saturday. Many local people spent the day at the Decatur Country club where a social and golf program was enjoyed, featured with a fireworks display at night. Family reunions and picnics were enjoyed by a number of Adams county people, while others remained at home enjoying a first west breeze of a week which was noticeable Saturday night. Local physicians stated that a few- minor burns among children celebrating the Fourth were reported, but -no serious mishaps occurred in the city. One or two automobile accidents, featuring bent fenders and wheels were ropVrteu but no Serious injuries were report ed to physicians or pofice. Rain fell for a half hour Sunday afternoon and it was followed by a decided drop in temperature which made last night the coolest night recorded here in two weeks. Weekend vacationers who spent the double holiday at lake resorts returned to their homes today and business was resumed as usual. JOHN GERHART DIES SUNDAY Well-Known Farmer Is Victim of Paralysis; Had Been Bedfast John Gephart, 71, well known Wren, Ohio retired farmer, died at his home near Wren at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon of paralysis. Mr. Gephart had suffered a number of strokes during the past five years and was bedfast the last seven months. He was born in Adams county, January 16, 1860, the son of Henry nnd Mary Gephart. On April 10, 1888 he was united in marriage to Amanda Hocker. Surviving is the widow, and eleven children: Edward, of Fort Wayne; Joseph, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. May Hullinger, Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Clarence Drake, this city; Basil. Wren, O.; David. Warren, O.; Owen, Van Wert, O.; Mrs. Byron Myers and Mrs. Curt Tumbleson. Wren. O.; Forrest, Warren, Ohio; Lucile Lillichs, Fort Wayne. 21 grandchildren, and two great granddaughters. One brother. C. C. Gephart of Ohio City and two sisters. Mrs. Margaret Flager of Ohio City, 0., and Mrs. John Helm of this city also survive. The deceased lived in Adams county until 40 years ago when he moved on a farm near Wren, Ohio where he spent the remainder of his life. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock (EST) at the home and at 2:30 o’clock (EST) at the United Brethren church of Wren. Ohio. Rev. Vernon Sullivan of Custer, Ohio will officiate, assisted by Rey. R. E. Vance of this city. Burial will be in the Wren mausoleum. - o Fair Weather Promised Indianapolis, July 6—(U.R)—Fair and somewhat warmer weather was forecast for central Indiana today, following a Sunday with scattered showers and mild temperatures, only a few degrees above normal.

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“Spot” Hollingsworth Is Assigned Territory Former sheriff Harl Bollings worth of Decatur today was aligned to Adams, Wells, Randolph, Blackford, Grant and Delaware counties under the state police system by Grover Garrott, chief of the department. Three other patrolmen will assist Adams county's fomer sheriff all working under the direction of Lieutenant Guy Sears of Redkey. MANY HORSES DIE IN COUNTY j More Than 50 Casualties Reported From Intense Heat More than 50 head of horses died last week in Adams county and nearby territory, from the heat and over eating, F. J. Schmitt, of the Decatur Rendering company, stated. Last Friday 14 horses and on Thursday 13 horses were picked up by the local company. One farmer had two horses to die from over eating. They got in a wheat field and were found dead the next morning. Forty-nine head were brought to the local rendering plant up to Friday night. A number- of hogs died during the week. No cattle was reported killed from the heat. Mr. Schmitt stated. All the horses were heavy ones. LEON MAURER IS ARRESTED Alleged Beer Runner Arrested Sunday On Delinquency Charge Leon Maurer, self-nominated “Chicago beer runner" was arrested by Sheriff Burl Johnson, east of Decatur last night and was placed in the Adams county jail on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case was filed in juvenile court and the name of the girl was not made public. Maurer was raised in Adams county he said, but for the last several years, at intervals, he said he had resided in Chicago, “running some beer and alcohol.” Sheriff Johnson received the warrant for the man, whose age is about 28 years, last Friday and made several searches east of Decatur in the neighborhood where Maurer was said to be residing temporarily. Sunday night, with the assistance of several deputies Maurer was picked up. He offered no resistance to the arrest. A young girl was with him at the time of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SOVIETS PLAN NEW SYSTEM Russian Leader Says Intelligentisa Is To Be Recognized Moscow, July 6. — (U.R) — A new era in the Soviet government’s basic social attitude, recognizing the value of utilizing the intelligentsia in a proletarian state, lias been proclaimed by Joseph V. Stalin, the nation's leader. Stalin, in a speech to a conference of economic leaders, delivered June 28 but made public yesterday, in effect told his colleagues that they had to get down to work and cease endless “writings of papers and discussion." “We cannot govern this way any longer, comrades," Stalin said in one of the most important pronouncements he had made in his remarkable career. “Let the chairman and some few of his assistants remain in the ad(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Report Is Encouraging Washington, July 6. —(U.R)—The department of Commerce report on business conditions noted the most encouraging trend In weeks. Stock prices, wholesale commodity quotations, prices of farm products and car loadings all increased.

MARRIED NURSE RULE ADOPTED; SALARIES CUT No Married Women to Be Employed at Local Hospital, New Ruling WAGES REDUCED TEN PER CENT. Married nurses will not be , employed at the Ada in s County Memorial Hospital, it was decided at a meeting of the hospital board, last Friday. This ruling will become effective August Ist, and pertain to nurses regularly employed at the hospital. Special nurses will not be affected by this ruling. No changes were made in the nursing staff at the hospital by this ruling, it was stated today. The only married nurse employed at the hospital was Mrs. Carl Wilson of Ossian, who resigned July Ist. Her position was filled by Miss Edna Hougk, a nurse at the hospital. Miss Florence Miller of Linn Grove was employed to fill the position formerly held by Miss Hougk. At present the hospital staff includes nine regular nurses, including Miss Emilie C. Christ, superintendent, all of whom are unmarried. Salaries Reduced The board also determined a reduction in the salaries of all I nurses employed at the hospital, to become effective August Ist. The reduction will save the county approximately $l,lOO per year, A. J. Smith, president of the board of hospital trustees, stated. Contracts Let A contract for labor for painting was* let to Allspaw and Fennig ■ of Berne, and the contract for furnishing the paint was let to the • Gilliom Lumber company at Berne, i The labor contract is for $96.00. i Several bids were received by ■ the board at the meeting Friday, ‘ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) SCHOLARSHIP I AWARD MADE . - Adams County Girl Is Given Tri-Kappa Honor For Next Fall Miss Pearl Ray of St. LMarys ' township today was awarded the 1 Tri-Kappa state scholarship, which : provides funds for Miss Ray to atI tend college at Ball Teachers college at Muncie this fall. It is the first state scholarship ever awarded to a girl nominated by the Decatur chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority. Miss Ray is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ray. She was graduated from Pleasant Mills high school in 1929 with excellent grades. The scholarship which is granted annually by the state scholarship committee of Tri-Kappa, is awarded to the Indiana girl who proves the most worthy in tlie opinion of the state officers and committee. The sorority spends several thou- ! sand dollars each year on various . scholarships and each local organization also provides funds for , worthy girls who desire to attend college but who are unable to be provided with the money from other sources. Miss Ray was selected for the Tri-Kappa honor from a list of nominations representing more than half of the counties in the state. , The notice of the selection was received by Miss Ray and Mrs. Wil- . liam H. Bell, president of the ! Decatur chapter. •Meeting Is Planned The Evangelical Men’s Brotherhood will meet in the church basement, tonight at 8 o'clock (DST). The July section of which C. E. Hocker is the chairman will have charge of the program for the meeting, which will follow the i business session. Clarence Smith, of Preble, a member of the July section will display pictures of the World War. Following the program, a social hour will be enjoyed, and every man of the Brotherhood is urged to be (present at this meeting.

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Berne Man Attempts To Take Own Life Berne, July 6 —(Special) —Benjamin King, father of 8 children, attempted to commit suicide here, ‘ Sunday, by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. A physician was summoned and it was learned today the man will recover. A deranged mental condition was ■ blamed for the act. o HOLIDAY TOLL MOUNTS HIGHER >' I Heat and Drownings Take Greatest Number of Lives ! (By United Press) Drowning ended the lives of 14 , persons in Indiana over the holiday weekend as fireworks, auto accidents and other causes raised the toll to 28, the highest in the state in 1931. Five of the drownings oc- ' curred in and near Gary. Three of these were at one beach, where two r persons and a would-be rescuer were victims. , Fireworks caused only one fatalf ity, but numerous injuries were re--1 ported from holiday displays. Auto , crash deaths were unusually low, only three persons dying from this cause. Two persons, a pilot and his passenger, were killed when a stunting airplane fell near Peru. Eight deaths were attributed to other violence. Two were killed by lightning; one child died from ( eating pills; another was killed by ] swallowing gasoline; one suicide was reported; two persons died of heat prostration. r Cooler weather which accompan- . ied the holiday week-end kept the 1 heat toll at the low figure. Both victims were men, one an Indianapolis doctor. ; Peru, July 6.— (U.R) — Milo Poss. - 33, and Raymond Cunningham, 17, s Peru high school athlete, were kill- . ed instantly near here when the plane Poss was piloting crumpled in r a high wind and crashed. The ship , was going into a stiff bank when the fuselage buckled. It narrowly missed a home as it fell. Poss was president of the Circuit (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o ' Commissioners Meet ■ The county commissioners met in session this morning and devoted the forenoon to checking up and • allowing of bills. The commissioners went to the south part of the county to inspect roads and bridges this afternoon. The board will be in session Tuesday at which time road and bridge ' bids will be received. Proposals ’ for the improvement of Second street in Decatur will be received by the board at the Tuesday session. 3 ■ COUNTERFEIT 1 : RING ADMITTED 1 i’ South Bend Man Confesses To Passing Fake ‘ S2O Bills - Brazil, July 6. —(U.R) —A confess- * ion that spurious $lO and S2O bills - had been scattered over many Inr diana cities was obtained from Roy I Brough, 25, and his wife, 22. both ) of South Bend, it was revealed by r authorities here today. Brough was reported having told s police that he purchased the count- - erfeit money from a Chicago man, i paying $35 for SIOO in $lO and S2O . denominations. He said he had - passed the money in South Bend, - Fort Wayne and other northern s cities. Thousands of dollars of the spurious paper is in circulation in the state, police said Brough told them. Brough and his wife were arrest- . ed while making small purchases j here. He offered to reveal the t source of the money if he and his j wife were given suspended sentenI ces, police said. ' Bee Inspector Dies Following Auto Mishup r s Indianapolis. July 6.—(U.R) —Char- - les O. Yost, 56, chief bee inspector -for the state conservation depart- - ment, died in a hospital here today 4 of injuries suffered in an auto accident at Fortville Friday.

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Wins Freedom by Law Studies '*• J' 1 KT ' fr / T f ’ I f L Carl J. Bates of Chicago, who was sentenced to ten years in ■ Joliet penitentiary two years ago. ■ is free today because he devoted > all his spare time in prison to the • study of law. While studying law ’ during his i mprisonment Bates • discovered that while he had been 1 indicted on a charge of larceny he was tried and convicted of embez- > zlementa and also that the niittiI mus sending him to prison was imi properly drawn. He petitioned a ' Chicago judge for a hearing, argued s his own case, and was freed. f ATTACK STORY H 0 T VERIFIED ' Sheriff Investigation Fails To Reveal “Bad Man" West of Cjty 1 Answering a cal! Friday evening 1 that a young girl, residing west of Decatur had been captured by a man and her hair cut from her head 1 Sheriff Burl Johnson hurried to the Mcßride farm west of Decatur near the Adams-Wells county line, where a number of people had gathered. A young girl of that neighborhood t had told a story of going down to a . shed, quite a distance from her 1 home where some man. whose description she gave to officers, had » grabbed her and cut several curls t from her head. Hes dress was torn. Accoding to the story the girl had . managed to escape before an actual > attack had been made. t Sheriff Johnson immediately 1 started a thorough investigation of 1 situation. The neighborhood 'had - been aroused to a high pitch. The Sheriff talked to the girl and gathered the information that there had been some discussion in the family concerning the girl having her curls cut off and her hair bobbed. | (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) Rural Carriers Elect Mt. Vernon, July 6 — (U.R)—Charles H. Woodward, Mt. Vernon, was elected president of the Indiana Federation of Rural letter Carriers at the organization's convention >• here, Covington was selected as ’ the site for the 1932 convention. Other officers named were L. L. )’ McConnell, Indianapolis, vice-presi- • dent, and James Bradshaw, Boons vllle, secretary and treasurer. Herman Becker, Boonville, was 1 named president of the First Dis- • trict Postal Employes, whose con- • vention was held in conjunction ) with the carriers’ meeting. 1 o Cadle Has Heart Attack ' Indianapolis, July 6 —(U.R)— A j heart attack yesterday threatened for a time to end the crusade of E. Howard Cadle to complete the fund which will restore Cadle a Tabernacle, with its 10,000 seating a capacity, to its intended use. 8 Cadle collapsed while addressing 4,000 persons. He recovered an hour later. The tabernacle was recently returned to its original owners, after J ‘ being used for several years lor fights, marathon dances, and other ’• sporting events, but there remainr ed a fund of several thousand t- dollars to be raised before it was y cleared of indebtedness. Cadle 1- built the tabernacle 10 years ago in memory of his mother.

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GOVERNMENT SUBMITS PLAN AS SUBSTITUTE Officials Believe New Plan Will Be Acceptable to Foreign Nations SETTLEMENT THOUGHT NEAR Washington, July (> — (U.R)— ! Acting Secretary of State [ Castle announced today that a “new and simplified formula" had heen submitted to France as a basis for President Hoover’s proposed inter- ' national debt moratorium, jHe added he believed it would “meet the entire situation." The new formula went to Paris early today. Secretary of Treasury Mellon will communicate it to the French. Castle said he was hopeful that the negotiations between the United States and Frame might he ended today. Regarding the new formula he said confidently: “We feel that it will offer a constructive solution to the various difficulties." The only remaining unsettled point is whether the technical committee to be appointed to discuss disposal of current contracts for reparations “in kind” shall be left free or instructed to act within the spirit of the Hoover proposal. Castle’s formal summary of the situation today was as follows: “We have no that the president's plan will become effective. The French government did not accept our note of July 4. which was published July 5, as the basis of an agreement. They have raised several new questions which have not been hitherto discussed, many of which involve relations between the signatories to the Young plan to which we are not a party, and which, of course, we cannot pretend to be aide to negotiate. They also asked our government to undertake obligations in the providing of loans to other governments and to facilitate the floating of securities in the United States, which questions lie entirely outside of the province of our governments“These suggestions are drrt»; no ON PAGE SIX) " o — -*■ Assessors To Meet Adams county township and county assessors, past and present, are invited to the annual assessors’ picnic to be held next Sunday, July 12 at Lehman* Park. Berne, J. K. Yoder, president of the organization announced today. Tlie picnic will open Sunday noon with a basket dinner. There will be singing and an informal program, with each of the present assessors contributing to the program. G. E. Band Will Give Concert Here Thursday The General Electric Band will give a concert Thursday evening beginning at 8:30 o'clock at the Central School building. A conrpl«te program will be announced later. FORMER BERNE WOMAN EXPIRES Frieda Sprunger, 26, Is Victim of Death Sunday at Auburn Berne, July 6.—(Special).—Mrs. Frieda Sprunger, 26, formerly of ' this place died at her home in Au--1 burn at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Death was caused by a blood 1 clot on her brain that resulted when ' she fell backwards, striking the back of her head on a bathtub, six weeks ago. She became unconsclous last Thursday and her right side was paralyzed. She was born in Jefferson town--1 ship. August 10, 1904, the daughter of Charles and Maud Brewster. On ‘ April 16. 1922, she was united in marriage to W. S. Brewster of (CONTINUED ON PAGE HIX)