Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1931 — Page 1

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JjENING GOES ■CONFERENCE; BEAR ISOVER Ln Chancellor To ■ n f e r With French ■Officials At Meet ■ PLAN is ■ protested Win. July 17— (U '. R) ~ De :' ■, f,>r |’ ;ll is tonight. ot| ■ r, . 11, ;t.i .. I: l.nn-nii.g ■ for " - .time smce •i. \ .'it "i a <liTman Kllnr a.MHt ill office to ■rench iri’i'a!. He Will ■•cr.rn-i’Y Foreign ■ter Julius Curtis, ■meets I'"'' ' I ' approach■aris mu! London conter- ■ a: ■ '• mm-day. but ■tism became manifest today. ■ mil might ■d that a new big loan to Ger ■r, saa' ■ -in i'd'-r ■j li.-i ■ the lien. ■ u!1 ,.,. 'i'"i of such . .. ' ’’ NN ilhelm- ■ _ o II measur.-s iuiro'bc'-a in China. I nratt■ r the ■ today said. fl rr a- advices ■d that the French would fl,-. I'olit misgivings that the ■h a-si ■ ' throng!'. ' "di* ill t ,! ld Press . ' • ffectu ■ Ci ati. and j ■t. "... Hlsue■i. : ~ ■ natbmw ide ■> .<- a: - - ' ■ Young ■ntim Hl OX PAGE SIXt ■junction Is Issued tU.R) A |u ohilMting ’ 1 uriti"s | ■ ' SUSpetl.j Cities. ■- Ci'ili' Kan-as ■ " ’ ■ court today. fl n- ■ ■ court. ■Conference Begins ■ U.R) Th.' Intfl""- ' experts *ilh year's war "Tai-Oons holiday a! 'Io treasury at ■ Km ■ sxpert- prepare the fl *ork mi winch the plan fl*’' " al action. and alld |H I"" pay incuts ■ !’■“ • 'd July 1. WAN HEADS I LIONS CLUBS ■ W "rth Man Named fluent of Interfl National Group ■l' 1 '" " ll! ■ Ju!.' 17 (Special i fl'' 1 ' Hyet ( ,f Hurt Worth. ■ ■ ■ to , ■ a Hudu... . . v,.., V1 .,. k ■V/ '!>•• International of l.jons Clubs. ,l "‘ 'Utnax id' Annual Convention fl? ' leli-ga hi i'" " 1 ,ll ' ,l American ",>as Mr. liver flp "i ofnee with 2.5"0 k |'" ,l "' asso<i ation and Hv ' U """ '"enihers. llas !l " son >e time ex ■ a Bervii e ■ ls l ommunily. '* ? he believes ■to p ‘l av ’.' lulw llav r a distinct |^B-'''--'-. ln __" t ' ll; ‘re and social ON PAGE TWO)

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Sportsman to Wed Oklahoma Belle t ■ i o A ■ Z W ■ ■* ' I ■SShb r, -* WH !■ jt I'MKMWRMr < «■» Capt. Eugene F M, Donald Jr . Chicago yachtsman, radio manufacturer and explorer, and Miss Ella Inez Riddle of Seminole. Okla., were married in th" bride's home at Seminole Thursday night. Miss Riddle’s family is historically interwoven with the early development of the Southwest and directly descended from Zachary Taylor, twelfth ' President of the United States. Her father. Howard Taylor Riddle, is ! I resident of the First National Hank <rf Seminole.

ENDRES, MAGYAR | ARE PROCLAIMED Hungarian Fliers Get Great Ovation: Landing Is Forced Budapest. Hungary, July 17. —(U.R) —George Endres and Alexander Magyar, transatlantic fliers, were national heroes today Joyful cheering throngs lauded the men who spanned tin Atlantic lin their monoplane. Justice for ! I Hungary, and narrowly escaped I I death when they were forced down; 115 miles outside Budapest, their goal, last night. Despite failure to land in Buda-' prst with their propaganda plane the daring flight was inspired by a I desire to call world attention to, purported injustices done to Hungary after World war—their pluck in flying it until the gasoline tanks went dry and they cracked up. tired popular imagination. Neither was injured, but the; plane lost its propeller and one I wheel of the landing gear in the 1 perilous landing at Bicske, outside. Budapest. They had pushed on to! the last minutes, although their motor was faltering and they knew ' I their gasoline supply was almost; gone. In sight of Budapest, they heard , their motor die, so landed in a soft field. Emerging from the plane after 26 hours and 15 minutes of flying from Harbor Grace, Nfd.. Magyar went to a nearby railway station and telephoned news of their landing to Budapest. A passenger plane was sent out and they were transported to a tumultuous reception at the Matyasfold airdrome in Budapest. Magyar said they came down hard in the field at about 7:40 p. m. (1:40 p. ni. EST), covering 3,4()0 miles over the North Atlantic and Europe in record time. Their average speed for that distance was (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) ——<F— Threats Are Disclosed Beloit, Wis.. July 17 — (UP) Threats by the big eight gang" upon the life of the former Miss Flor, ence Yates, heiress* to millions of dollars, were revealed today after she had become the bride of David Penuistone Scoble, young Chicago broker, and left for a honeymoon , in the east. Miss Yates, daughter of the late ’ Porter B. Yates, founder of the Yates American Machine company was married Wednesday to Seobie, I but reports of the threatened kid naping were not disclosed until hours later

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Sale Os Railroad Is Authorized By Group Washington, July 17 —(U.R) —The | interstate commerce commission today authorized the acquisition I by the Baltimore & Ohio of prdperties ol the bankrupt Chicago and Alton railroad. The acquisition was authorized in the form sought by the Baltimore and Ohio (hrough a company organized by that road to be known a.s the Alton company. The commission's order author- | ized this new company to issue not more than $25,000,000 of comi mon capital stock, consisting of 250,000 shares of a par value of SIOO each. o OGDEN RULING IS DISCUSSED Bond Issue Power Is Removed From Local Units, New Rule I County officials in the court house today were discussing a rulI ing which Attorney-general Ogden j made recently relative to the issuI ing of bonds for the building of j roads or other public improvements. Officials stated that the AttorneyI general had ruled that all bond isI sues, regardless if no objections had een filed against the issues, had to be referred to the state board of tax commissioners before legal authority could be granted to issue them. The law heretofore has been that after the county or taxing unit iiad given notice of the determination to issue the bonds and no objections ; were filed, the final ordinance was then adopted authorizing the issue. Appeals to the state board had to be made within a certain time and a(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Auto Mishap Is Fatal Newcastle, July 17—(UP) — A young woman was killed, two others were seriously injured and a'man slightly hurt when the auto in , which they were riding crashed into a Pennsylvania freight train three miles west of here todayMiss Evelyn Gary, 17. Muncie, was killed; Miss Grace Rush, 18, aiyl Gerald Thornburg. 20, both of Muncie, were injured seriously, and Elmer Shannon, 20, of Selma, was hurt. The accident occurred when the young people, returning to Muncie from a dance here, attempted to drive around the train which was on a siding.

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RATE REVISION FOR LIVESTOCK IS AUTHORIZED Most Freight Rates To Be Lower; Short Hauls Are Increased RULING WILL AFFECT MIDWEST Washington, July 17 —(U.R) — A ; general revision of ■western livei stock freight rates was ordered i by the interstate commerce comi mission today. Whil? substantial reductions were ordered for the most part, the order prescribed increased rates on short hauls and higher rates for movements in the northern parts of Missouri, and in lowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The commission's livestock rc- ' port covered 200 pages condensed from a record of 15.000 pages of testimony. 4.700 pages of exhibits l and 4,000 pages of briefs. HearI ings in the matters were concludj ed in 1926 and the report said no effort had been made to take into consideration any development since May of that year The rate readjustment was made after western trunk line carriers had asked increased rates on the ground that present earnings were insufficient to maintain adequate transportation and that livestock traffic failed to participate adequately in producing railway operating income. At the time of the investigation livestock price levels were describ(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) BLAST CAUSES EXCITEMENT — Time-Bomb Discovered At Vatican; Removed From Cathedral ■ Vatican City, July 17. —(U.R) A sensation was created in the Vati- . can today by the explosion of a , time-bomb in tile Vatican gardens. . None was hurt. ’ The infernal machine was dis covered in St. Peter's cathedral last night and removed to the gardens, where is exploded harmlessly dur ing the night. The bomb exploded at 2 a. m . as guards sationed at suitably safe distances watched ami waited for I it to go off. • The niacnme was discovered by sextons in St. Peter’s cathedral. It was near the famous tomb of Pope (Carlo Della Torse Rezzonico) Clement XIII in the right transept. On protests in the Osservatore Romano, Vatican organ, the Italian authorities arrested four persons charged with circulating the pamphlets. Fascist youths in recent demonstrations during the controversy denounced the Pope, shouting “down with the Pope!” and declaring the Pope “a traitor.” Political differences between the Holy See and the Fascist regime caused the controversy. UNFAIR METHOD IS ALLEGED Charge Made That Influence Was Used To Aid Rate Advance Indianapolis, July 17 —(U.R) — Charges that efforts were made to influence the public service commission to allow increased rates for the Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph company, were hinted in a special hearing here. George Hufsmith, deputy attorney general, said the company was using unfair methods in seeking higher rates. The charges came in a hearing ; on the company's suit to prevent the commission from interfering with a higher schedule in 30 ' southern Indiana cities. Hufsmith claimed that the company should Re given no standing in the court because it ’’attempted ’ to influence” the order of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday., July 17, 1931.

Rev. Franklin Speaks At Rotary Club Meet The Rev. B. 11. Franklin, pastor of the First Methodist church in this city, gave a patriotic talk on “Whither America," betfore members of the Decatur Rotary club last evening. Rev. Franklin concluded his address with the advice that as long as Americans were willing to hold the fight for their homes, their church, and those institutions which meant for American progress and individual con(entment that the nation would continue to be the greatest on ! earth. Marion Heare, assistant manager of the Rotary junior league ball club also gave a short talk. Glen Beavers was in ! charge of th? program. BRIDGE BIDS I ARE AWARDED State Road Projects Are I Sold To Low Bidders By Commission Indianapolis, July 17 —(UP) —The ' , state highway commission today an | , I nounced low bidders on construe-1 t tion of five bridges which will cost $50,236.84. > Bids and costs were:: II State road 22. one bridge on road ‘ west Greentown. Howard county; !' low bidde" Albert B. Hash. Sanborn • j $20,679.90. c State road 43, two bridges, one ' north of Medaryville, Pulaski coun- ' tl, and the other North of San Piere, Starke county; Haines and 1 Haines. Dowagaic, Mich.. $11,291.87 Two bridges, one on state rqad I l 68, east of Poseyville. Posey county, j The other on State road 6I(. South I of New Harmony. Vincennes Bridge company. Vincennes $18,265.07o—- ' Says Beer Was For Anderson City Officials Anderson, July 17 —(TIP) —Fed- [ 1 era! dry officers here seized 36 cases of beer, consigned, according to its owners, to Anderson city officials, and dumped all but five of the 864 pint bottles. Drivers of the truck bringing the ( liquor here. Russel Riggsby and Ray Boyer, said the beer was from Capone breweries in Chicago. Each paid a fine of SIOO after pleading t guilty to a charge of liquor possession. GAS PROJECT BLOCKED AGAIN L Officials Refuse Plan To Place Pipes Over Indiana Land Indianapolis, July 17 —(UP) — ■ Marion county officials today blocked for the second time the proposed . gas line from Texas into Ohio by re- • fusing permission to the Ohio fuel ; and gas company to lay pipes across . the northwest section of the county. The project, according to attorneys > for the company, is virtually com- . pleted except for the portion in this county. Thg refusal hinged upon the case of the Kentucky Gas and fuel company, pending before the public service commission, said permission to I lay the line would be denied the Ohio company until the commission settled the case of tjie Kentucky company. County officials refused to be . moved when the Ohio company pointed out that, whereas the Kentucky concern desired to supply gas in Indiana, it planned to serve only Ohio clients. Gas wells in that " state are near exhaustion, 85 point--1 ed out, and an emergency supply is ‘ needed. i o Church Meet Planned T ’ District one of the United Brethren church will meet at 7:45 o’j clock tonight in the church parlors for a social meeting. E. A. Crider is T chairman of the district and all l members are requested to be present. District all memj bers of the United Brethren church living north of Madison street east of the Pennsylvania railroad. _ The church has been divided into I four districts for the summer’s program and social meeting s of the various groups will be held during the coming weeks.

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OFFICERS GET BIG HAUL AT STRAUB HOME Frank Straub Charged With Violation of Prohibition Laws GETS RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE A raid by Sheriff Burl' Johnson and Night Poliee- ' man Arthur Clark ueted the ! arrest of Frank Straub and I confiscation of 150 bottles of {alleged home-brew at the Straub home in the northwest I part of Decatur last nii'ht. Sheriff Johnson and Officer I Clark made the raid after a search warrant had been issued several days ago. After a thorough search of the Straub home about 100 bottles of the beverage were found in a cupboard. The officers were about ready to go when they discovered a I loose place in the floor of one of I the rooms. Investigation disclosed that a large tub had been erected under the floor. The tub contained ice and a number of cold bottles o«f tjie alleged beer. It was stated by Sheriff Johnson today that Straub would be arraigned in Mayor's court either today or tomorrow on a charge of violation of the prohibition law. The raid was conducted after several complaints are said to have been registered with the prosecutor and sheriff concerning Straub's place. , (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN? SEPARATION TO BE TEMPORARY Mrs. Kennedy Says She Will Remarry As Soon As Mix Is Settled .Los Angeles. July 17—(U.R) —Mrs. Minnie “Ma” Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPherson, and the Rev. G. Edward “What-a-Man" Hudson, who was married to her just three weeks ago, temporarily pursued separate courses today after the filing of an annulment suit by Mrs. Kennedy. The separation, Mrs. Kennedy and Hudson agreed, will end just as soon as Hudson’s tangled matrimonial adventures can be straightened out. Pending that. Mrs. KenI nedy warned, “Those ether janes Ltetter leave my man alone." The veteran evangelist’s suit was filed late yesterday after it was determined definitely that the Rev. Hudson, whose nickname “What-a-Man” was given him by Mrs. Kennedy, had failed to dissolve at least one previous marriage before he took the vows with Mrs. Kennedy. “It was the only way out,” sighed “Ma” as she explained the legal action. “Another woman claims she still.is legally wed to my man. So we will have our marriage annulled, live apart until he is freed, then get married all over again." "Isn’t that right,” she asked of the Rev. Hudson. “Sure,” replied the minister. “And, furthermore,” added Mrs. Kennedy, “1 wouldn't want a man who couldn't interest other women. He does, but just let those other janes follow him until they fall down in a heap. They can't have him! I'll fight for him because he's mine. He’s going to stay mine, too. “I'm in for a long siege of being lonely, but I’ll put up with it until (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Man Is Found Dead Raleigh. N. C. July 17 —(UP) —B. Mabry Hart, nationally known cotton manufacturer of Tarboro, N. C was found dead in the bathtub of his quarters at the Carolina hotel here early today. His body was discovered after a fire which burned over his room and part of the hallway outside. Coroner L. M. Waring started an investigation based on evidence that hart had participated in an all ' night party with seven other people. Two young women were ordered held for the Coroner's inquest They are Julia Clark, Kingston, and Norma Brewster, Tarboro.

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Heads Lions Clubs ■ ■ mLi io E I JULIEN C. HYER ~ - , LIONS INTERNATIONAL - « Julien C. Hyer, Fort Worth, Tex. I today was named president of i Lions. International. TThe annual convention is being held at Tok ronto, Canada. FLIERSHAVE NEAR MISHAP I ' World Plane Plunges Down Embankment As Aviators Take-Off ! I 1 Roosevelt Field. L. 1.. July 17. — [ j (U.R)—Clyde Pangborn, pilot creditI; ed with 17,000 hours in the air, and j Huge Herndon, Jr., son of wealth, - planning a flight around the world q “just for the fun of it,” narrowly escaped death this morning on an attempted take off in an effort tu beat the time of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty. f ' Their huge Bellanca plane, after their one-mile run down the field, ran down a 20-foot embankment to Roosevelt Field No. 2. Their plane was loaded with 830 > gallons of gas. The ambulance and the early morning crowd of spectators rushed across Field No. 1 in pursuit of the plane which momentarily had • vanished from view behind the em f bankment. ‘ Then the Bellanca shot into the air. A steady stream of gasoline ’ j was streaming from its tanks. After circling the field a few moments, Pangborn came back to t — (CONTINUED ON °AGE TWO) OGDEN RULES ON NEW ACTS State Aid Districts to Get Large Sum of State Taxes Indianapolis, July 17. —(U.R) An interpretation of two acts of the 1931 legislature, made by James M. Ogden, attorney general, provides 1 that $1,105,000 will be paid state ’ aid school districts as the first in- ' stallment of the year's quota. The opinion was given by Ogden on re- ’ quest of Floyd E. Williamson, state I auditor, who will issue warrants for payment. F Ogden was asked to decide whether $250,000, to be appropriated for four years from the school ' tax fund, should be deducted from I I the fund before a distribution of ' 45 per cent of the state seven-cent r school tax levy was made. Ogden ' ruled that the deduction should be ? (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE', f 0 Accident Is Fatal 1 Elkhart, July 17.—(U.R)—A collision between an auto and a truck near here today resulted in death to one person and injury to two others. James Lamb, 19, Chicago, was . killed. Mrs. Nellie Morrison, Chicago was injured seriously, and f Catherine Murphy and Mrs. Ida I Lamb, who was driving, also were hurt. » ... . i Vigilantes Hold Shoot u Adams county vigilates. under dierection of Sheriff Burl Johnson I- gathered at Limberlost shooting !. range on state road 27 this afteril noon for a competitive match to dey termine who would represyit Ad ams county at the state shoot later iu the stfmmer.

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WARM WEATHER PROMISED FOR ANOTHER DAY Local Showers Predicted In Some Parts of State Saturday PRESENT WAVE BREAKS MARKS BULLETIN Indianapolis. July 17—(U.R) — A possibility that cooler weather may break over the state tomorrow was seen today by J. H. Armington, senior meteorologist at the U. S. weather bureau here as reports arrived of tailing temperatures in western areas. Relief in Indiana, however, Armington said, will not be from eastern moving storms, ! but from local thundershowers. “Conditions are ripe for thundershowers in several sections of the state,” Armington said. “Rain is probable tomorrow afternoon in the central and northern portions.” Street thermometers in Decatur registered 103 degrees ; this afternoon. The government thermometer at Berne had advanced to 198 degrees at 2 o’clock and j was slowly climbing higher, according to a telephone »nes--1 ] sage from that place. '' State weather forecasters ■ held little hope for relief from the | extreme heat wave gripping all of 1 Indiana and almost all of the mid- ‘ west. Local relief was promised some places with a prediction of showers Saturday afternoon with slight drops in temperature. j Adams county farmers stated today that rain was badly needed for ( corn and other crops and that gardens had practically dried out. South- . ern Indiana reported a drought and much damage. Indianapolis, July 17. — (U.R) —Indiana residents scanning the skies for heat relief were given little hope for a cessation of the torrid spell today as the U. S. weather bureau again issued a forecast of fair and continued warm. The high ! temperatures, general over the midwest, will continue through tomorrow at least, forecasters said. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Insurance Companies In Merger; Plans Are Made Indianapolis, July 17 —(UP) — Merger of the old trails insurance company, Indianapolis, with the fedeial surety company, Davenport, lowa, into a $4,000,000 concern was announced here by R. W. Smith salesmanager of the Old Trails company. It also was anounced that the Liberty insurance company, Dayton, Ohio had been reinsured by the fed- ’ eral company. Ray A. Venter, former insurance commissioner of lowa, will be head of the new firm The old trails company will continue to operate here as a branch office. J. R. Jones, former head of the Liberty company, will be a director and manager of the Dayton division. T F. Hyers, president of the old trails company, will be a director in the federal companyi FRENCH LOAN IS PROMISED Germany Must Agree To Resume Raparations At Year’s End ) Paris, July 17—(UP) —An international loan to Germany will be made conditional on her solemn promise to renew the Young Plan 1 payments on expiration of the one * yeai Hoover Moratorium, the United Press was informed today. The pledges of political peace which France requires from Germany may constitute a "political • Moratorium" period corresponding i to the term of the internat\nial ; loan, probably ten years, during - which Germany would have to agree - not to change her present status. - Thus, presumably, she would shelve r the customs union with Austria and halt her cruiser building program