Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 164, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1931 — Page 1

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BEET FAIR Iterest is ,1 BEING SHOWN er ■; Committee Starts Kfa-k For Annual Event Sfo Be Held Here •t'Y contracts Halreaio SIGNED "BB ny coiiees.'ion contracts P'vaiur Free Street ■ it^B" i,v he!(l ht ‘ n> Se i )temb " , 19 inclusive, have in the last few Paul H. Graham, gener-.-nan today. Inare that the midway annual event will be crowded than ever. has brought “f rides to the fair years told would bring ■ the 1931 fair, inBwir a nierrv-goround and ferplan will used on free ‘‘'l' l ,lh ’ complete .ringed after the . - A num ■ ... . been and the complete free an:,,. 1.. will be made SB ' ' Indiana state fair will be week pilot to the local M and about a third of the jiid concessions will come ilireit from the state' !£.■ .: and agricultural; will be larger this year it was indicated and ,| s committee chairmen alare receiving entries in the departments. stated that incorporpapers for Decatur Free Fair Wi'itld be taken out this members of the genas incorporators. Mr. Graham the general includes. W. A. Klepper, Mutschler. L. E. Archixiit. Schmitt. Lloyd Baker. WilM Gnm Elniae Smith, George fciel Leo Ehinger and Perry minm books will be ready B distribution next week it was today and the premiums ■"ial ni .re cash than at any previous fair held on the local • BA financial drive for merchants' i,,ul 'ons will open in the city ■OS'TINUEI) ON PAGE THREE) |||B — o ■aFollette Is Boomed July 13.— (U.R) _ The ■ " ar Veterans' Association today it will support La Follette of WisconPresident of the United in 1532 - S' w '" att.-nd every national ■>"Pn,en, of the American L«e- ■ 'Gtcrans of Foreign wars, Spanish War Veterans and ''’''tails from every state La Follette." the assoannounced. are being prepared, it ■ t u place the WisS name on the 111preferential ballot in 1932. ' ■OUTING MEET | IS SCHEDULED •’•antes To Hold ConAt Limberlost FriI day Afternoon ■nmetii°"' I,y Vigllan,e « hold shoot next Friday asHr'L al 1 O ' tloctl al the Limber- ■ t **’ a -" llle ,lor,h of Geneva roau *?' *1 wa » announced ■ Part'fo’th 8 ar ® rpqueßted to ftr i he meet and avera &e BbulatS ; e h V °! Ver will Hr; niemt he beßt niarks mon of ■ couS Th" repreßent Adt >at the annual state » ready X O r B, th rani?fi ‘ 8 beil * ■ " for TnJ? lhe Bhoot and a ■ \' o Char ' ators will be roped B’Mndie P rt W !" ** madp a »<i K’ l " would 7, ,hat “ number of JKfy orgatnzeH nd tbe Bhoot ' Tho m"’," haS bee “ bold ' ■* n Contim eelS thlß BUm mer.

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Will. Explore Arctic e fMBHBBB*-. ■wkw.,-/,-.. w.v -, bR - I * l ' A BBMKu '" i ? 1 IHIWIIHBI With a camera and a notelbok as his equipment. Hartley De Geraid. 12-year-old Chicago schoolboy, will leave on a month's exploring trip into northern Canada and the Arctic Circle. The boy is an experienced globe-trotter, having explored islands in the Caribbean Sea and South America. The trip to the mouth of the Mackenzie River will be 7.9 M miles from home.

FLIERS START BUDAPESTTRIPi Hungarian Aviators Leave New York Today On Long Trip Roosevelt Field, L. 1., July 13.— (U.R) — Captain George Endres and Captain Alexander Magyar. Hungarian fliers, left here today on a proposed flight to Budapest. They had been waiting for favorable weather for more than two weeks. They expect to land at Harbor Grace, N. F.. on the first stop. The fliers plan to obtain more gasoline—making their total supply 630 gallons—at Harbor Grace, and Jhen to fly to Budapest without a stop. Their plane is a Lockheed Sirius, with a 425-horse-power j Wasp engine. It has a top speed i of 167 miles an hour and a cruis-i ing speed of 125 miles. It is named “Justice for Hun-; gary" for the professed purpose of calling attention to the condition in w-hich Hungary finds herself as a result of the operation of the treaty of Trianon. "The name of our plane explains the object of our flight," said Captain Endres. Captain Endres, pilot of the plane, is 37. He was one of his country's best war fliers, having shot down a dozen allied aircraft. The navi(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) , - ■ o Fights For Life El Paso, Tex., July 13—(U.R>—A ! huge army ambulance plane was racing death across the country today with Private Olaf Nelson, 39, a Fort Bliss soldier, strapped i in a borrowed parachute and slowly choking on the false teeth which he had swallowed. “Only one man in the country, Dr. Chavalier Jackson ot Philadelphia, can save Nelson’s life,” declared Maj. Daniel Franklin ot' William Beaumont hospital after repeated efforts to dislodge the bridgework from the soldier's throat had tailed. ——— - —o— — Robbery Suspects Held Hartford City, July 13 —(UP) — Hartford City authorities planned to leave today for Middletown. O„ I to view four suspects arrested there In connection with the robbery of the citizens state bank here Wednesday. The suspects, two of them Mexicans answer descriptions of the bandits, who obtained *11.797 reports to local police said. The men arrested were Juan Mendoza 23, Findencio Galvan, alias Fernando Gonzales 22, both former ly of Mexico. William Kelley 23 and I Mike Ryders 27. The Mexicans were j to be detained until the arrival of a' United States immigration inspec-| tor.

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Quartet Is Feature Os Union Services Interesting special features took I place at the union service of the i Protestant churches held Sunday evening in the Presbyterian Church ■ Rev. M W. Sunderman. pastor of the First Evangelical Church delivered the sermon. One of the outstanding features was the minister's quartet, comprising Rev. Sunderman, first tennor; Rev. A. B. Brown second tenor; Rev. B. H. Franklin first bass; and Rev. <\ R. Lanman second bass. Paul Saut er also sang a vocal selection. Rev. Sundermann's sermon was based on the text, “In my Father's house there are many mansions..’’ und he presented sornt very fine thoughts. o J. H. HABEGGAR EXPIRES TODAY Monroe Township Farmer Dies Following Illness Os Some Time Berne, July 13. —(Special)—Joe H. Haheggar, 56, prominent Monroe township farmer, died at 11:30 o'clock this morning at his home, three and one half miles northwest of Berne. Death was due to cancer. with which Mr. Habeggar had been suffering for the last year. He had been bedfast since April. Mr. Habeggar was born in Monroe township. November 18. 1874. the son of Jacob and Catherine Oberli Habeggar. While a small I boy, the deceased and his parents moved to Wabash township, and on January 6. 1896 he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Mazeilin. In 1911 they moved to Monroe township in the present location. He is survived by his wife, and the following children. Berena, David. Barbara, Reuben, Esther, and Agnes, all at home, Noah of Berne; Mrs. Menas Graber and Mrs. J. D. R. Schwartz of Monroe township. Two sons died in infancy. There are two brothers, Two sisters, four half brothers, and one half sister also surviving, four brothers and two sisters’ have preceded him In death. He was a member ot the A. C. Parochial church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon lat 1:30 o'clock at the home, with burial in the Hilton cemetery. o Fliers Burn To Death Chicago, July 13 —(UP) —Chester R. Bailes, 32, Kansas City, and William Warren, 24, San Antonio, Tex. Two veteran tramqiort pilots, were 1 burned to death yesterday when '| their plane crashed from an altitude of 500 feet. Municipal airport i officials believed the motor failed I and Bailes was unable to control the ship.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, .July 13, 1931.

MUCH DAMAGE IS REPORTED Vandals Loot Rural Schools; Prosecutions May Follow Several Adams county township trustees, meeting here today in their monthly session, stated that much loss had been sustained in the various townships from vandals breaking into school houses during tlie summer months. Several of the trustees who re-! ported the misdemeanors stated ' that clues had been obtained and ; that prosecution would follow unless the persons damaging the property called immediately and made preparations to repair the damages. Several Blue Creek township school buildings have been damaged in the last few nights by young people who have broken into the buildings, destroyed furniture and broken windows. Other trustees reported the same | sort of destruction. It is understood i (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) I o Plan Ice Cream Social There will be an ice cream social at the school lawn at Craigville, Wednesday evening, July 15. The social will be sponsored by the United Gleaners Class of the United Brethren church at Craigville. Everyone is invited to attend. DAM PROJECT IS DISCUSSED Local Enthusiasts To Feel Out Possibilities of Dam Here Several Decatur men are active in stimulating interest in the construction of a dam across the St. Marys river to make the body of water navigable through Decatur. Letters have been written to government officials and data is being secured as to what steps are necessary for the construction of a dam. With deep waterway projects, being started in many parts of the country, local people interested in the darning of the local river, to be I followed with bank beautification | and cleaning, believe that the time is near for action. It was pointed out by one enthusiast that a dam at the north end of Decatur would not submerge any land but would make the river several feet deeper at low water mark and would make it navigable for several miles southeast of the city. Members of Adams Post of the American Legion also have been considering Itacking the dam project and members also have signified their willingness to aid in beautification of the banks. o INCENDIARISM IS INCREASING Fire Marshal’s Report Shows Arson Is On Increase In Indiana Indianapolis, July 13 —<U.R>—lncendiarism increased in Indiana during the first six months of 1931, according to a reiport made public today by Alfred E. Hogston, state tire marshal. During the period the arson department investigated 178 fires. Thirty-one of the number were rural blazes. 21 being barns. "Overinsured barns are ac'essories before the face in the crime of arson," Hogston said. Out of 30 arrests, 23 persons confessed and 14 now are serving prison terms. Nine were given suspended sentences and seven were held for grand jury action. o t Newspaper Plant Moves New York, July 13 —<U.R) — The New York World-Telegram today moved into its new' 10-story $3,000,000 home on Barclay and West streets. The transfer from the old plant at 53 Dey street was accomplished over the week-end..

YIELDS ARE HIGH Wheat thrashing began early last week in Adams county and reported yields were from 22 bushel up. A good many re-' ports are about 30 bushels and as high as forty. The highest yield reported so far was by Frank Hurst who lives south of Decatur on road 27. His report | is slightly more than 50 bushel j an acre. POOR RELIEF IS PROBLEM Trustees Ban Aid To Families Owning Automobiles In County New poor relief rules for Adams county township trustees are being suggested and considered by the 12 trustees of the various townships of the county. One of the chief new rulings being considered is one that no resident of Adams county will Ike eligible to poor relief if there is an automobile in the family. T. R. Noll. Washington township trustee has the most trouble with people owning automobiles applying for funds for food and fuel. He stated that he already had put in effect the ruling and was not giving aid to any family where an automobile is owned and used. Many instances have been reported where people have applied for fuel and stated they would be glad to drive their automobile to the coal yard and get the coal if it was given to them. Trustees have been careful during the summer months in giving out funds and most poor funds still have money in them, the trustees awaiting tor cold weather before lelief is given. BULLETIN Tampico. Mexico, July 13.— (U.R) —A relief plane left here this afternoon to aid Seth Yerrington and Edward Maloney, forced down on the beach between Mataxoras and Soto la Marina. MRS. MYERS IS RE-APPOINTED County Attendance Officer Named For Another Year; Wages Cut Mrs. Mabelle Myers of this city was re-elected Adams county attendance officer at the regular monthly meeting of the board of education, held in the county superintendent’s office, this morning. Mrs. Myera has served three terms as county attendance officer. and will begin her fourth term next August 1. The term of office is for one year and will terminate August 1. 1932. Losier Eckrote of Kirkland township was the only other candidate for the office. Mrs. Myers is the wife of George E. Myers, fireman at the city power plant. She was chosen for the office by th 3 members of the board of education of Adams county which is composed of the twelve township trustees, Vilas Schindler, president cf the Berne school board. Dr. Burt Mangold, president of the Decatur school board, and Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent. The salary was reduced from *3.60 a day to *3.00 a day. The menilHers of the board ware entertained at noon dinner todav at the Eats restaurant by Mrs. Myers. o — Roy McClure Arrested Roy McClure, of this city, was arrested Sunday morning By Sheriff Burl Johnson along the Clover Leaf railroad, west of Grant street after reports were sent to Sheriff Johnson that he was sleeping on the railroad track. McClure was taken to the Adams county jail, A charge of intoxication was filed against the man this morning and he was released on bopd. McClure is a farm hand and is employed east of Decatur.

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EVERETT, HITE BUSINESS TO BELIQUIDATED Fort Wayne Concern Is Transferring Stock of Wholesale House NO STATEMENT FROM OWNER The stock of merchandise of the Everett & Hite wholesale grocery company, recently purchased by E. C. Duguid. Coldwater, Mich., is being liauidated by the L. C. Mercantile Co., of Fort Wavne. Mr. L. J. Heeger, representing the Mercantile ContDanv, was supervising the transfer of the stock of goods today and stated that it would be disposed of through the channels of the Fort Wayne company. Mr. Duguid purchased the company two weeks ago and has been operating the business since. It was stateik that he intended to liquidate the entire business and that the old Everett and Hite company would be closed. Mr. Duguid was out of the city today and his plans for the future of the business were not learned definitely. Mr. Heeger stated that his company was employed to sell the present stock of merchandise and convert it into cash and he did not know if Mr. Duguid would continue in business here or not. Several truck loads of merchandise was hauled to Fort Wayne this morning and will be distributed to the trade through the Mercantile company, Mr. Heeger stated. The Everett and Hite company operated the wholesale grocery company in this city since 1914 and previous to that time were engaged in the wholesale fruit business. o Emboyd Theatre Robbed Fort Wayne July 13—(UP) —Two bandits who held up four officials in the RKO Emboyd theater here and looted the safe, obtained approximately *2,000, it was announced by operators of the theater. One of the men entered the office, threatened the officials while he rifled the safe and escaped in an auto in which his companion was waiting. Bootleggers Are Nabbed Warsaw, Ind., July 13. — (U.R) — Liquor deliveries, made in garbage cans to cottages on Winona lake, religious center and summer home of Billy Sunday, resulted in the arrest of Clarence Shaffer. 26, and James Ewing, 19, both of Warsaw. Police said the two were arrested while placing beer in a hideout near one of the cottages. DEATH CALLS JOHN JANEC Interpreter At Beet Plant Dies Following An Operation Funeral services for John Janec, 47, Olenmore, Ohio man, who died at the Adams County Memorial hospital at 9.50 o’clock Saturday night, were held at Ohio City, Ohio this afternoon. Mr. Janec died following an operation he underwent about 10 days ago. For the past several years he was employed as an interpreter at the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company in this city, until it closed several months ago. Since that time he resided near Glenmore. Mr. Janec was born in Austria and came to America 20 years ago. He was a naturalized American citizen. Surviving is a son in Austria and a sister in New York. Will Present Concert The final band concert by the General Electric Band will be given Thursday, July 23. it was announced today. The bund lias presented two musical concerts at the Central School grounds, and the next concert in two weeks will mark the closing event.

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Held by Kidnapers jy Lucille Smith, 20-year-old Chicugc taxi dancer, writes to her motliet that she has been kidnaped by gangsters, who demand *6OO ransom, failing which they will "take her for a ride.”

POLITICIANS DET'RAZZING' Anonymous Book Gives Frank Opinions Os Nation’s Leaders Washington, July 13. —(U.R)-Ruth-less and caustic characterizations of leading figures on the political scene today are presented in an anonymous book, “The Mirrors of 1932,” just published by Brewer, Warren and Putnam. President Hoover is described as "our first hair-shirt hero.” The author says “no chief executive in modern times was so vacillating.” Former President Coolidge is termed “crochety. querulous, selfish and wearisomely loquacious.” Al Smith has "gone high-hat, high brow, and high-life,” but it still ambitious for the presidency, the anonymous author says. Os Franklin D. Roosevelt, he says “those who have his ear last usually prevail." Senator Morrow is found to be a "bigger and better man than recent republican presidents." but "too backward and bashful to make a deep or immediate imprint upon a capricious public." The book describes Mr. Hoover as “the first presidential nullifier" in regard to prohibition. "Every day in every way he seeks to ease the discontent of the wets without losing the affection (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Horse Show Committee For Street Fair Meets Dr. G. F. Eichhorn chairman of the Horse Show committee for the Decatur Free Street Fair met Saturday with his committee .Mr. Geo. Krick, Henry Dehner, Ed. Neuhouser and County Agent Archbold. The decision was made to confine the show to gold medal classes. A Horse-pulling contest also is being arranged to be held in a similar manner as in other years. BULLETIN El Paso, Texas, July 13.—(U.R) —Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, agreed today to a proposal under which he would serve his year's jail term in a prison where the climate would be better for his health than that of Washington, D. C. Justice Jennings Bailey of the District of Columbia supreme court at Washington, is expected to rule soon on the legalities of the proposal. o Program Is Announced The Decatur Junior Band will present its weekly band concert, at the Central school building, Tuesday evening beginning at 8:30 o’clock. Following is the program: March—Normal Bennett Overture —Bondsman Noel Walts —Chalma Harold Fox Trot —Indian Boy Bennett March —Haut Monde Vandercook Serenade —bile Fancy Bennett Finale—Star Spangled Banner Keys Members of the band are requested to meet at the high school building at 7:15 o’clock tonight for band rehearsal.

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STRUCTURE OF NATION HANGS ON DECISIONS Officials Make Effort To Stay Off Panic And Bank Closings WILL MEET FRENCH DEMANDS Berlin, July 13 (U.R)—Ger- ; many’s desperate financial i situation caused an internal | crisis todav, with emergency > measures in effect by the govI eminent and leading bankers ; to prevent hank runs, panic and further closing of banks. It was apparent that only a substantial fore i g n loan would save the situation, and the indications were that the loan would be forthcoming. The international bank met at Basle. Switzerland, with American, British. French. German and other nationalities represented. Dr. Hans Luther, president of the Reichstank, flew there from Berlin with a proposal which was expected to I bring the necessary credit —posslI bly a *300.000,000 long term loan, I with extension of *150,000,000 short term credits due this week. Germany, it was disclosed, has I decided in her extremity to meet at least half-way the political demands imposed by France as the price of foreign participation in a loan. A trustworthy source said j Luther took with him a German ; compromise proposal which, )iow- | ever, did not include an agree- ! ment to cease building the second German "pocket" cruiser, as demanded by France. News that the United States federal reserve tank might be willing to participate in the loan had a tremendously cheering effect here. Developments in Germany were' rapid after a week-end devoted to frantic conferences by government officials and financial leaders The Dannstaedter und National bank, popularly ailed Danat, one of the largest in Germany, had to close. The Dusseldorf Rheinprovinz tank, a large provincial institution, also closed for two weeks. Runs began on various banks here, in Cologne and other cities. To halt the runs. Berlin banks agreed to Hit withdrawals of deposits to comparatively mnali amounts. The Berlin bourse' was suspended for two days. Ail emergency decree was issued” by (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 Thiemes Are Injured Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thieme, prominent residents of Union township, were injured Saturday by an infuriated cow. Mr. Thieme was I leading the cow's calf to the barn I when the cow became angry and knocked him down. His wife ran to his assistance and she was also was knocked down by the cow. They were both trampled by the animal. A son Ernest Thieme arrived on the scene in time to drive the cowoff. Mr. Thieme received cuts and wai also injured when the cowtried to horn him. ALL MARKETS SHOW DECLINE German Financial Crisis Believed To Be Principal Factor New York, July 13—(U.R) —World markets declined sharply today in response to the closing of the Danatbank in Germany.- The Berlin bourse was closed on account of the tank closing; Paris closed for holiday; Ixmfon stocks broke sharply. The New York stock exchange opened sharply lower on sales ranging to 10,000 shares. Prices reacted 1 to 5 points. Trading turned dull on a subsequent recovery. Bonds were lower with German issues down 1 to 9 points on the New York stock exchange and curb exchange. German 7s, German bank issues and German made new lows. Turnover was heavy. German liionds on the Ixm(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)