Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1931 — Page 1

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B DENIED fcPENSION I OF JAIL TERM Hter Cabinet Officer E H| ust Serve Sentence IV 1(11 Bribery ■ SERVE IN | TEXAS PRISON I. W.isliiiujton. Julv 11-— Secretary of the Albert B. Fall today relh'l I roll! the tjtepce ”• one vear ’ ail Ej ;| ntiu l iiu imposed liiin as a result of his Krdrlioii of liavinn taken a E- I- Bohenv m Kn n ,>,'tion villi llie lease ol K Elk Hil> naval oil re- . Bailey denied plea in District < f Kilfttii i supreme court. motion, BailK* tli>- «a' "I*" 11 for possible of Fall in a Texas J. Hogan, counsel for of medical reports which ■Steetl Fall to be suffering from organic ailments. said he would entertain ■ Maa. next Monday to amend .. .. onginallv set for SO that it WOOH ■within the authority of the Lv getu ial to shift the place a-• i. h ■ ■ pg < litna I ■ suitable for Fall's failing I ' .'ould L confinement here. ■give the department of jus|h- fMMian aathority in latter, the sent) wou’d ■o be changed from one year L,. day Ate, li-Ili-tri, ot t'olumwould require! ■t . to be served locally i-ui-’.h. more than a i a . io hear the which mean he must go to first cabinet officer to ■b ft.:- '■■< I .. riminal charge. Btite: announced his decision in Bast.. room oti the second floor ■ft In-itiH ot Columbia courtFee. persons were there as Bte ji - :■ i ward slight■CO! TINTED ON PAGE TWO) ' 1 — ■■ — ■■dell Gives Statement Wadded, newly appoint- ■ ■nag- -i 11.-iatur Country ■ub a sic st-.t eluent Erftiblication today: management of ■ejk-.-atur (. utry Club properB*- t'll'.y • iliz- my responslbilithe people of Decatur, and I ping to bend every effort to these people feel that it beto them We have spacious a beautii-.-i chib house, one ■|, lare-.t bun ,'iet and dance M it: 'll" country which is acreBt > any large , ity, and a golf Bonn which cannot be outclassed < \y e want all people of Deiatur to enjoy IIS’ 1 only the people ot ur 'he surrounding ' to convince you that n this I am referring you to ' Golf Course. Then the Judge! |llon asked I TO QUIT POST HBI —— ■ ir a a lr - v .. Secertary Is B 1 ® 11 Fire By Minne|B s °ta "ar Veterans Minn., July 11.- (U.R) — of Andrew Mellon, for ten ,,f the treasury, was a resolution adoptthe Minnesota Veterans of |^V n war convention. ' p ter.ms asked congress to d "solution asking for "the BB'! " f thi « enemy of the K. "• Public welfare and this tesomuon charged that Mel s. ' a, " lg federal statutes Mt..., " u,l(l eommerce and indirectly or Indirectly in B VMS t“ P . ° r operatl °n of seaH ’ f ru >n holding his of

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Vol. XXIX. No. 163.

, Praises Women —l An increasing number of daily newspapers will be edited by women, it is predicted by Mrs. Eleanor Patterson (atlove), editor of the Washington, D. C.. Herald. Women will be real editors as powerful as notable male editors, she told a national audience ot her sex when she broadcast recently.

HOOVER, CURTIS IN CONFERENCE Vice-President’s Decision Not Announced To Public As Yet Orange, Va.. July 11 —(U.R) — President Hoover had a chance President Charles Curtis, undertoday for a conference with Vics stood to have been a prime mover in Mr. Hoover's pronouncement yesterday against “short sellers” in the wheat market. The vice-president, regarded as the big question mark in the Republican . political situation, was invited to camp along with his (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI JOBLESS ROAM CITY STREETS 850 Men Turned Out of Detroit's Free Homes; No Funds Detroit. Mich., June 11. — (U.R) — More than 800 homeless, hungry men. carrying their worldly goods in paper bags-or knotted handkerchiefs roamed the streets of Detroit today, turned out of the cities free lodging homes because the city is out of funds. At the order of the city council —nearly bankrupt by, relief expenditures —the largest of the three lodges for unemployed single men, was closed last night. Out of its doors filed 850 jobless men who have the alternative of seeking their living on the streets or becoming inmates of the county poor farm. Meanwhile, it was announced that by virtue of the drafted cut in relief expenditures, from $14.000,000 last year to a $7,000,000 limit for the fiscal year just begun —the city will probably be able to stave off financial disaster through a $T>9.500,000 loan from banks and auto plants. o Stock Prices Decline New York, July 11. —(U.R) —Huge withdrawals ot credit from the Reichsbank that sent the Berlin bourse crashing down near the close were responsible for a sharp decline on the New York stock exchange today. The German situation was magnified when it was learned that only quick action of bankers saved the bank from a run. It was also reported that the negotiations with France for extension of credit to Germany had ended with a set of demands from France which may result in a German cabinet crisis. o Adams County Woman Taken To Newcastle Sheriff Burl Johnson, Miss Bernice Nelson, Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court, and Miss Alice Ijenhart accompanied Miss Pearl Hirsclry, 31, of the Blue Creek township line to the epileptic colony at Newcastle, Friday.

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MACHINEGUNS GUARD AGAINST STRIKE RIOTS State Troopers Armed With Tear Gas; Mill Strike Continues COMMUNISTS TO LEND AID Central Falla, R.1.. July 11—(U.R) Machine guns were mounted! atop mill buildings today and state troopeijs were armed with j tear gas bombs and riot guns to 1 prevent recurrence of the vicious •Hrike rioting which has resulted in many injuries in the past 36 hours. , Two new outbreaks,, involving more than 2,000 strikers and sympathizers. late yesterday and last night, increased the tension, which was only partly relieved by the announcement that the plant of the General Fabrics corporation, scene of a protracted strike, would be closet! indefinitely. Efforts to operate this mill with a few non-strikers started the riots Thursday and Friday. Appearance of the machineguns, it was believed, resulted from persistent rumors that Boston communists planned to come here. These rumors were given some credence by authorities in view of other reports that a motor truck loaded with tear-gas bombs and small arms and ammunition was enroute from Boston to the local communist headquarters. Orders were issued this morning that no crowds would be permitted to gather at any point near the strike zone. Meanwhile arrangements were made to keep Governor Norman S. Case of Rhode Island in constant touch with the srtualiou. although it was considered doubtful that he would find it necessary to call out the militia. The strike at the General Fabrics plant began May S last when be(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO! " o— Butler Farm Yields 475 Bushels of Wheat Fourteen acres of wheat on the Earl Butler farm, a mile east of Decatur have given a yield of 475 bushels of wheat, an average of about 35 bushels to the acre. The wheat was sown by B. F. Butler and son. Henry Dehner thrashed the wheat which was sold for the high bid of 43 cents a bushel.

PENNVILLEHAS $50,000 FIRE Jay County Town Has Costly Blaze In Business Section Today Pennville, July 11—(UP)—An'entire business block was destroyed by flames here today, causing damage estimated at $50,000. The blaze started in the postoffice and a drug store, and spread rapidly to adjoining buildings. As Pennville has only mer/ire fire fighting equipment, firemen and pumpers were summoned from Portland, Montpelier, Hartford City Bluffton, Redkey and Dunkirk. They succeeded in bringing the flames under control. The fire lasted for several hours and it was feared for a while that the rest of the village would be wiped out. It was the most disastrous fire Pennville has had in its history. Firemen with apparatus from nearby cities finally gained control of the blaze, but it was some time after that, that the fire was finally extinguished. Employes Will Take Two-Week Vacations Chicago, July 11—(UP) —Each of city employes must take a vacation without pay of two weeks, it was announced today in Mayor Anton J. Cermak’s latest economy cathpaign. The city will save $2,400,000 through the system,, it was announce. An ordinance providing for the enforced vacations was passed by the city council by a vote of 43 to 5.

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Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 11, 1931.

First Public Library Was Organized In 1843

Early Settlers Sense Need of Public Library For Decatur People — o- 0 LIBRARY HISTORY I I The attention of readers is called to a series of historic articles, written in narrative form, starting in tonight's ! Daily Democrat, concerning I j public libraries in Decatur. The articles were prepared by |: Miss Annette Moses, librarian of the local public library. Miss Moses has sent the orig- ! Inal of her narrative history to : the state library department | for filing at the State House , and also has a complete copy i of her work at the local library, j o 0 (By Annette L. Moses On September 5, 1843, the first!, meeting of the trustees of the Adams County Public Library Association was held in the Auditors office in this city. The Library.! with its 44-1 volumes of good books, 1 mostly histories, acts of the legis- i lature, and books of sound and edu-1 cational reading, a few of fiction, I and only two magazines, was being located in the Auditors office. At this meeting John H. Nevius, George A. Dent, Samuel Patterson. James Patterson, James Crabbs, Ed G. Coxen, and Samuel L. Rugg met. They were appointed by Judge . W. Borden, Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District and the following officers were elected: Samuel L. Rugg, the founder of Decatur, President; Ed G. Coxen, Secretary; James Patterson, Treasurer; and John H. Nevius, Librarian and Corresponding Secretary. The Adams County Library was organized under the provisions ot Article 10, Section 1, of the Constitution of Indiana. The good and POSTAL CLERK HOURS REDUCED Local Employes Work 44 Hours Week Starting Immediately The new postal law which reduced the working hours of the postal employees from 48 hours a week to 44 working hours, went into force at the local post office today, with all but two employes having a half holiday. The post office remained open Saturday afternoon, however, until 5 o'clock (Standard time) and patrons could secure stamps, envelopes and other supplies and get mail from the lock boxes. The 44-hour week law became effective July 1, but as the Fourth of July fell on last Saturday, making it a legal holiday, the new schedule did not begin until today. The two clerks who remained at the post office today to sort the mail for the lock boxes and special request, and to care for the patrons. will receive a four-hour holiday some time during the next week. 0 Arraigned For Murder Andetson, July 11.— (U.R) —Arraignment of George Dollar, 71, indicted on a first degree murder charge by the Madison grand jury, was expected to be held here today. Dollar was charged with slaying Herbert Gooding at the family home near here June 16, wounding his wife, Stella, and Wendon Barkdull, 19. Dollar attempted to end his own life shortly after the shootings, and several times since. o Refuse To Sell Grain Noblesville, July 11. —(U.R) —Farmers in Hamilton county are refusing to sell their wheat at the present price, 39 cents a bushel, according to reports to the county farm bureau. The grain, much of which is being thrashed in the county, is either being stored to be sold later, or being fed to hogs. o Legion Will Meet Members of Adams post. American Legion are asked to meet at Legion hall here Monday night at 8 o'clock, daylight saving time, for the regular meeting. All members are asked to attend.

thoughtful men of that day, writing into the Constitution an article to the effect that of all lands sold in a Couny seat, then called the Seat of Justice, that 10% of the amount be set aside for the establishment of a Public Library. The Constitution was adopted on June 129, 1816, and provision pertaining !to the establishing of a Public Library shows the foresight of the splendid men who wrote the original document at Corydon, Indiana, ! under the big oak tree. The trustees of the new Library 1 adopted by-laws and among the | items of interest therein, was a | provision that any member who I neglected to attend one of the quarterly meetings in the Auditors office should be fined 25c, I which amount would be turned over | to the Treasurer of the Board, the Library charge for the books taken out by the readers;—Four weeks was the limit allowed for the use of a book and the fees were based on the size of the book, five cents being charged for a book not ex- ! feeding four hundred pages, and ten cents for all books over four .hundred pages. From the minutes kept it showed that four hundred and forty-four volumes were in the Library and that the total value j was J 339.36. The records show that the last meeting of the Adams County Library Association was held in 1854, John McConnell, being the President, and O. T. Hart, the Secretary. The Decatur Public Library is in possession of one record book containing names of members, books loaned, and fines assessed. Mr. H. B. Heller, of Decatur, also has one of the original hooks that had a place in the Library, the number being 317 and the volume entitled "Wilson's American History." Editor’s note: The second chapter of the Decatur Library History will appear in the Tuesday, July 14, edition of the Daily Democrat. Telephone Operators Brave Fire Hazzards Warsaw, July 11 —(U.R) —Fifteen girls in the local telephone office remained at their posts, handling all calls, despite a serious fire in the attic of the building, which filled their room with smoke. J. W. Scott, plant manager, finally ordered the girls from the operating room, when advised by firemen that their positions were unsafe. Cables and the building were damaged considerably by water. BELIEVE DEATH WAS LINGERING Muncie Youth Probably Lived For Some Time In Air Shaft Muncie, Ind., July 11.—(U.R) —Investigates believed today that Perlie Guelsby Hogg, 16-year-old orphan, suffered the agony ot a lingering death at the bottom of an air shaft in Central high school where his skeleton was unearthed by workmen. Opinion differed as to whether he had fallen down the shaft accidentally or had committed suicide. But the fact that one shoe had l>een taken off and a pocket knife opened. they said, indicated he probably had attempted to work himself up the walls before he succumbed, crouched in a sitting position. Identity of the bones was established yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper, uncle and aunt of the youth, who recognized a pair of shoes, bits of corduroy cloth and the knife as belonging to the boy. They said he disappeared Dec. 16, 1922, after making threats to run away because of an argument with (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) To Receive Bids For Construction of Road Bids for the building of the Frank Meyers road in St. Marys township will be received by the board of county commissioners on Tuesday. August 4. The engineer’s estimate on the cost of the road is $3038.25. The proposed road Improvement is a state line road and is about one-half mile in length.

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OWNERS’ RIGHT LAW ENFORCED Yost Brothers Given Dredge Contract At Yellow Creek / Contract for dredging and cleaning of the Noah Johnson drain, known as Yellow Creek, Beginning in French township and extending east to Washington township where it empties into the St. Mary's river, will be awarded to Yost Bros., of this city on the ownership rights contract. Three bids were received on the job. They w-ere Nelson Cole and Son, $9,087; O. W. P. Macklin. $7,790; Jay Martin. $6,396 . Yost Brothers, who own land which drains into the ditch agreed to take the job at the low-est responhible bid submitted and Engineer Ralph Roop stated that the contract would be awarded to them. Engineer Roop was advised by County Attorney Henry B. Heller that the law provided that the contract should be awarded to Yost Bros., based on the ownership rights’ law. The engineer's estimate on the Johnson drain was $10,119.42. Bids on the Henry Krick drain in Washington township, located west of Thirteenth street in Decatur, were rejected by Mr. Roop. The lowest bid submitted was $8,200. The estimate was $8,192.60. Yost Bros., submitted the bid and P. L. Macklin, submitted an ownership rights proposal. Mr. Roop stated that he would re-advertise the job later. o — Shotgun Wounw Fatal Tipton, July 11 —(U.R) —Accidental discharge of a shotgun resulted in the death here last night of Mrs. Stella Shubbard, 44. Her husband was cleaning the gun when it discharged.

STATE BAR TO SHIFT EFFORTS Will Study Plans To Increase Power By New Program Lafayette, July 11 —(UP) —Plans were laid at the 35th annual meeting of the Indiana state bar association here for a four-fold campaign to strengthen the association position in the state. The campaign will be opened at a meeting in Indianapolis August 8. Frank Richmond, new president of the association, outlined the objectives of the program. They included a renewed battle against alleged illegal law practice of large corporations, Investigation of a law providing a bar organization to which all practicing attorneys would belong, continuation of the fight for simplified procedure in litigation, and continuance of the struggle for nonpartisan election of judges. Judge Frederic R. Deyoung of the {lllinois supreme court, attacked statutory procedure for courts “Every situation cannot be anticipated by law". Judge Deyoung said. “The responsibility of efficient administration of justice rests upon the courts, and they should resume their ancient power to regulate their methods of procedure." An attack on the legal profession made by Dr. Edward C. Elliott, president of Purdue University here was reiterated by Eli F. Seebirt, South Bend, who said "we are losing our leadership and the respect ot' the public because we have no respect for our profession." Frank H. Hatfield, Evansville, was named vice president. He will become president automatically next year. __o Water Shortage Feared Seymour, July 11—(UP)—Repair work on the dam across White river near here was rushed today in an effort to avert a water shortage in Seymour. The supply dwindled rapidly as a 40-foot section of the dam undermined by the river was carried away, leaving the upper part suspended. An order to halt sprinkling of lawns and streets was issued by Mayor C. . Burkart. A serious situation would result if much water was used in case of fire, Burkhart said.

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“Dead” Nine Hours * || ;i j William Dugan (above), of Philadelphia, not only knows what it’s like to be alive, but he has memories of how it feels to be “dead” for nine hours. Dugan fell from a l.'pat on Laurel Lake. N. J., was I stunned and believed drowned.' Doctors and nurses worked over i him for nine hours to revive him. ■ He said “death" was like a peaceful sleep, undisturbed by dreams. INSTITUTE TO BE SHORTENED Annual Teachers’ Meet In County Is Reduced To One Day Affair A one-day session of the Adams County Teachers' Institute, is being planned for this year instead of the usual two to five day event, C. E. Striker, county superintendent of schools and chairman of • the institute program committee, announced today. Dr. Jesse Adams of the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., and Prof. George H. Topy, head ot the department of Education at Wabash college, Crawfordsville, will be the chief speakers, it was announced. The date of the annual event will be determined in the next few weeks, Mr. Striker said. It is probable the institute will be held either at Decatur high school or at Central school the week prior to the opening of schools in the county next September. Attending either the institute here or in some other county in Indiana is required of all Indiana teachers and the enrollment at the local event each year in the past has been large. TWO NATIONS NEAR BREAK Denmark And Norway In Argument Over Land Ownership Copenhagen, Denmark, July 11. — (U.R) —A serious situation threatening a possible break in relations betw’een Denmark and Norway was feared today over a dispute on ownership of a section of Greenland. King Haakon of Norway last night at Oslo signed a formal declaration of Norway’s occupation of East Greenland between 70.30 and 75.40 degrees north latitude. Denmark suspended negotiations over the dispute — which had become critical in recent weeks —and is referring the question to the! Hague for settlement. A special meeting of the cabinet was called for today to consider further action. The press meanwhile in Sweden so far has been favorable to Denmark in the dispute. The report of Norway's action caused consternation in Copenhag(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o Auditor And Family To Leave Sunday For East County Auditor Albert Harlow, Mrs. Harlow and daughter Aleta and Miss Helen Deltsch of Geneva will leave Sunday for a two week's motor trip throughout the east. They will visit at New York City, Washington D. C., and Atlantic City N. J. Miss Bernadine Shraluka, clerk will perform the duties in the auditor's office during Mr. Harlow’s absence.

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CONDITION OF REICHSBANK IS CRITICAL French Demands Remain ■ Unanswered Conditions Are Growing Worse LUTHER TRIP IS FAILURE Berlin, July 11 -(U.R)— A tacit and unofficial threat that pressure for French and British demands upon Germany would result not only in retirement of the Bruening cabinet, but resignation of President Von Hindenburg if anv government acceded to the demands, was believed today to assure at least a tempor- . ary shelving of the proposals. The demands in question were i for German suspension of building I work on the second "vest-pocket battleship”, together with relinquishment of the Austro-German customs union program. The question of ship construction had come particularly to the fore in connection with Dr. Hans Luther's hurried visit to London and Paris in i search of Reichsbank credits. It was learned that France also had asked the German government to dissolve several important nationalist organizations. including the World War veterans' league “Stahlhelm." but this request had been found inacceptable especially Jiince President Von Hindenburg was an honorary member and patron of Stahlhelm. Arthur Henderson, British foreign secretary, was understood to have suggested shelving of the battleship building program, but he had defrained from making the proposal of this or abandonment of the customs union project as condition to extension of German credits. The amount of the credit which Dr. Luther requested was $300,000.000, it was authoritatively learned today. Withdraw-als of foreign credits from Germany were resumed today, totaling over 80,000,000 marks. It was confirmed that the federal reserve bank had intimated that participation by United States in a rediscount credit for 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI Indianapolis Police Charged With Rudeness Indianapolis, July 11 —-(U.R)— New troubles were heaped upon the Indianapolis traffic department today, with a protest from the Hoosier Motor Club that hotel guests and other out-of-town visitors have been subjected to outrageous treatment by patrolmen. A communication from the motor clulj recited that one man who had left his auto in front of a hotel while he registered, was given a sticker, and when he attempted to protest upon reappearance, was told gruffly to “tell it to the captain.” Meanwhile a hearing was called before Superior Judge Joseph Williams today on suit for an injunction which would make inoperative those sections of the new traffic code prohibiting downtown parking, and authorizing tow-in of machines parked in violation of the law. o FEDERAL MEN IN FORT WAYNE Road Houses Closed In Raids; More Than 20 Face Court Charges Fort Wayne, July 11.—(U.R)—Popular Fort Wayne roadhouses and resorts were under padlocks today following the most extensive dry raid here in years. Major Howard Long, head of the Northwest Indiana prohibition enforcement department, and Paul Hanson, special officer from Cleveland, led the federal officers in the raid. Twenty persons, including many women, were arrested as- the officers closed down on virtually all resorts near here. Musicians and entertainers were arrested along with the proprietors. All equipment was pulled from the walls and hauled to the federal headquarters.