Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 169, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1931 — Page 1

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Ins county h FIGURES [eannounced ■ ( . Township Has ■ Farms GovernKnt Figures Show ■arms ■ \RE LISTED ■ I ■ IS county is credited i ■ ipi farms, comprising i ■|i acres, according to ■nsiis report for Indi■<q>ies of which were ■| here today. , ■ report shows that the ■ i, divided as follows: ■harvested, acres, 131,073; ■lures. 3.891; idle or fallow plowable acres, 34.acres. 15,359; all ■ rPS . ;1.7f,e; woodland not ■ pasture, 4.874; all other ■ farms. 9.948. assessed valuation as ■ 1, 1930, are given in the Th,, report shows the ■f farm land and buildings, lings, iarmers' dwellings implements and machineach township. These ■are the same as those pub■l.u :n the valuation ut townships. for the county are: i and I nildii.es, $16,735,Itiildings. $iK551,290; ■ i.v.dlines, $3,239,630; farm ami machinery. $1,174,nnlwr of acres it, th.- county are follows: H No. Farms Acres ■e-k 166 15,133 ■tl 148 14.584 ■f 144 14.175 ■ 165 14,683 K 141 15.101 E.. . , 265 22,207 K 154 14,68*1 225 22,962 ■vs . 152 14,818 K 149 15.245 ■ 215 21,999 ■ton 216 22,181 county is credited with - ~mi; r:sing 218.4'19 Whitl.-y county lias 2,026 ft: . 2<»",4:;.'. acres. Jay cotinfarms and 229,187 Allen county has 3,477 ■xpayers To Meet ■)t y c.,-1 < ■ |■ nion township a meeting at the Kohr in I'nion township, evening, July 20. at 8 o:'m ml t ime Re stands will he erected offered for ■ (::.( Wmkit.aer All taxpayto attend. ■uhrnian Will ■>" Graduated Aug. 6 Lis Fuhrman, a member Mt I’h-asant Methodist church of near this l>* graduated from the bible Institute. Chicago, August 6. with a class si,.. w ||i receive from tlm General and Education courses ME SUIT I IS APPEALED ■*l Board Attorneys ■ r J (ase To Appel■e Court of State ■""I. July is—(U.R)--Attor-Bl tie Elw «od school board, V >n their effort to oust school teachers, ■ “ ,he ’ r case to the state ■L '"'trt. in an appeal front ■T," court decision. ■ ‘ Jl " lge Alonzo L. Blaes, favored the teachers, ■ , nB constitutionality of ■p„ " lenure *aw, which ■ . j|, ' ;i 'ke ( i the Elwood ■v , e hel<t ll 'at there is no 'l-nies a married woman s of tenarg en j O y e d by ea< ler> man or woman, ■”5 ‘"'married. Counsel ■ ‘ lOOl ‘ , . < ' ar 'l was given 30 . ls Dill °f exceptions. Kth W “ re diß charged as ■lnate El n 00d bo * rd ’ 8 Policy ■F Uclur Positions.

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Vol. XXIX. No. 169.

How Happy We Are | pWw a " ■ ■||r purely Mr. and Mrs. Irving ThalKerg look as if nothing interfered with their happiness as they smile for the photographer and their' homeland as they return to the old U. S. A. at New York from Europe. The smiling beauty perched on the ship's rail is better known as Norma Shearer, star of the films. Her husband is a prominent picture executive. dady health STATION HELD Eighteen Babies Examined By State Board of Health Group Eighteen babies were examined at the Baby health station conducted by the state board of health in this city, Friday. Eight of the babies were new babies and ten were balies returned for re-exam-inations. Dr. Dorothy Teal and Miss Nancy Gibbs, R N. of the state board of health had charge of the examinations. Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, county probation officer, was in charge of the registrations at the station. Mrs. Charles Champlin and a committee of members of the Civic section of the Woman's club including the Mesdames Otto Kirsch, N. A. Bixler, Harry Staley and C. Lehman conducted a personal publicity campaign for the station. Babies from Washington township, St. Marys township. Berne, Root township, and Decatur were brought for examinations. Films were shown to the mothers in the afternoon on “Garden of Childhood," "Importance of Sunlight” and "Best Food Baby.” The next lialiy station will be held the first Friday in September. Pulmotor Wins Fight Terre Haute. July 18. —(U.R) —The Wabash river here, a few moments after it had claimed the life of a swimmer, was cheated of a second victim by efforts of firemen who manned a resuscitator recently purchased by ’the city. Mary Fisher, 18, was taken from the water 35 minutes after she had gone down. It was the first time the instrument had been used. An hour before, John Sinko, 42. was drowned in the river. He was in the water 45 minutes. 0 Will Hear Petition Terre Haute, July 18. —(U.R)—The petition of the Kentucky Natural Gas company to obtain a change of judge for the hearing on the injunction suit to prevent it from laying pipe lines here was to be acted upon in circuit court today. The injunction charged that the company's operations obstructed highway travel. o Embezzlement Charged Rushville, July 18 —(U.R) —Three indictments charging embezzlement and perjury, were returned by the Rush county grand jury against Thomas K. Muil, president of the defunct Manilla bank, and he was released on bond of $6,00b. Mull has been defendant in several civil actions since closing of the bank;

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WORLD FLIERS ! IN WORLD-WIDE CONVERSATION Hook-up Made By Air For World To Listen In On Messages POST-GATTY BOTH CONVERSE Schenectady. N. Y.. July 18.—-(U.R) —The round-the-world fliers, Wiley Pest and Harold Gatty, held a round-the-world conversation this morning with Sir Kieth Smith, noted Australian fliers in Austria. A short wave, two way hookup between W2XAF, the General Electric station here, and 2ME, Sydney, was rebroadcast through WGY, and NBC stations in this country so that thousands were able to hear Kieth Smith interview his fellowcountryman, Gatty, and reveal a hitherto undisclosed incident in which the fliers met an English girl at Khabarovsk, Siberia. "What's this I hear about you meeting a girl at Khabarovsk?" Kieth Smith inquired after congratulating Gatty. "Oh, somebody's been telling you things,” Gatty replied, laughing. “She was an English girl of 16, born in London but who went to Siberia at the age of 10. She spoke English with a mixture of a Russian and a Cockney accent, but she was the only one the crowd who could speak English.” After aviation officials in Australia had introduced the flier who flew the Pacific, Kieth Smith congratulated Gatty on the trip. “We've all been interested in you in Australia and were happy that you completed your magnificent flight. Those of ns with a kmnvtedge of aviation, knowing the difficulties you encountered, consider it as all the more wonderful. "Are you likely to come to Australia soon?” "Yes, I expect to, before long. I am going to come out there with my wife and children," Gatty said. (CONTINUED ON °AGE TWOI o Fall Proves Fatal Indianapolis, July 18—(UP) — A fall into a large condenser pit at the Big Four railroad shops here caused the death of Albert Hendricks,so, an engineer. Other employes believed lie slipped while turning off a water valve ami struck his head on the edge of a condenser line. o PHOTOGRAPHERS ARETHREATENED Albert B. Fall Refuses To Permit Cameramen To Snap Him El Paso, Tex.. July 18—(U.R)—Albert B Fall, former secretary of interior, today held the threat of a shotgun over cameramen who are seeking to photograph him as he leaves to serve a prison sentence at Santa Fe, N. M. Police, called to the Fall home last night after a disturbance, reported they found the former secretary in pajamas as usual, sitting in his room with a shotgun across his knees. The officers were called by Mrs. Fall after an unidentified photographer was alleged to have thrown a stone and struck Mrs. C. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Noted Hoosier Dies Chicago, July 18—(UP)—Edward Morton Holloway, 69, Clerk of the U. S. circuit court of appeals and the founder of the Indiana society of Chicago, died today after an ill ness lasting a year. Born at Centerville, Ind., Halloway organized the Indiana society here 26 years ago- Since that time the society has became famous for its annual banquets which attract such noted sons of Indiana as George Ade, Author. John McSutcheon, cartoonist, and many other outstanding men who were born in that .state. Holloway was graduated from Cornell University and became deputy clerk of the Federal appeals court here in 1891. He was nametl clerk in 1898.

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, July 18, 1931.

Public Library Opens Here On July 19, 1916

Early Effort Recalled By Librarian; Healthy Growth Is Recorded Editor's Note: This is the fourth of a series of articles prepared by Miss Annette Moses, Decatur Librarian, concerning the history of the Decatur Public Library Another article will appear in the Daily Democrat next Tuesday. A happy and appreciative audience packed the auditorium and witnessed the impressive ceremonies incident to the dedication to tlie public of this magnificent building. Clark J. Lutz presided, first introducing Rev. Alfred Fowler, who spoke in a pleasing vein and who said some good helpful things. Father Valentines’ commanding figure and rich voice, was next seen and heard and his thoughts were such as to inspire the cause of moral and intellectual improvements. Mrs Morrison, as President of the Board, spoke of the work accomplished in which she has ever and always been, a patriot, devoting time, energy, money and gifts, to the advancement of this Library cause. E. X. Ehinger, as Treasurer of the Library Board, gave an exhaustive statement covering the two years' life of the Board. The report was complete and proved very acceptable to all the citizens interested. Clark J. Lutz spoke appropriately and feelingly and presented to the city the Library building. In accepting the same, Mayor Coffee, on behalf of the citizens of the city, spoke appropriately and at some length. After singing America the doors of the Library were thrown open and the beauties of the building were thoroughly inspected. It is a beautiful building modern in eyery respect, built by Decatur contractors, heated, lighted, and piped, with the improvements of the times, by Decatur business men, furnished by Decatur merchants.

DEATH CALLS CLARK STANLEY Wabash Township Man Dies At Hospital After Short Illness Clark Stanley, 67, life long resident of Wabash township died at 6 o’clock Friday evening at the Adams County Memorial Hosiptal following a stroke of paralysis he suffered Thursday evening. Mr. Stanley was found at his home, one mile southeast of Geneva where he resided alone, in an unconscious condition at 7:45 o’clock Thursday evening. He was brought to the local hosiptal immediately for medical treatment. The deceased was born on the Stanley farm, southeast of Geneva, where he spent his entire life. He was never married. Surviving is one brother, Wade Stanley of Findlay, Ohio His parents an<h two sisters preceded him in death many years ago. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the United Brethren church in Geneva and burial will be in the Riverside cemetery at Geneva. PARIS HEADY FOR MEETING World Conference Will Begin Monday; Delegates Are Arriving Paris, July 18—<U.R>—Paris was the capital of Europe today, with leading statesmen gathering here for a hastily arranged conference on economic and political problems growing out of the German financial debacle. Members of the governments of five nations—the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy—will hold conversations over the week-end in an anxious effort to solve these problems. Seldom has so rare a spectacle of cabinet ministers hurrying from capital to capital been witnessed. Only a crisis of extreme impoitance, it was admitted, could have determined the governments, including America to break away (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

and is altogether a monument to Decatur enterprise. Everything is complete and beginning at noon, July 20, 1906, the buildings will be opened and Annette L. Moses, appointed Librarian, will be in charge of the work. The first month’s record show: No. Borrowers cards issued 188 No Books loaned .. . 502 No. Gift books 27 Total No. books 1926 First annual report, July 20, 1907. No. Borrowers cards 925 Average monthly circulation 1800 Gift books 389 Total books in Library .... 2500 January 7. 1908, handsome lights were added to the front of the Library building made possible through the efforts of the Shakespeare and Historical clubs, creating the fund by presenting a home talent play in the Bosse Opera House. July 1908, C. J Lutz was succeeded by H. B. Heller, as Secretary of the Library Board. July 1908 Mrs C. D. Lewton was added to the Board. Tire present Decatur Library Board consists of the fol'lowing members: President, Mrs. | Elizabeth Morrison; Vice-President ■ Mrs. E. G. Ellingham; Secretary. 'H B. Heller; Treasurer, E. X. Ehinger; Mrs. C. D. Lewton, M. Kirsch, and T. C. Corbett. September 1911, Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, President of the Library Board, , since the very inception of the plan and activities, in securing the i Decatur Public Library, resigned I to leave for her home in Oaxaco, I Mexico, and on September 29, 1911 Mrs. John Niblick was appointed to ■ succeed Mrs. Morrison, as Presld- ‘ ent. With the removal of‘Mrs L- G. Ellingham, to Indianapolis November 1911, and her resignation as (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR)

Equivalency Tests To Be Held Here July 25 The high school equivalency exa-1 minations will lie given in the Adams County Court room, Saturday, July 25, it was announced by ClifI ton E. Striker, county superintendent, today. The examinations will be given by Mr. Striker for all persons who have never completed their high school courses, and who desire a high school diploma. The examinations will be given anytime during the day, beginning at 8 o’clock Saturday morning. GIRL SCOUTS PLAN OUTING Local Troop To Spend Week At Lake; Funds Are Being Raised The members of the local Girl Scout troops are planning to enjoy an outing at a lake, this summer, Mrs. P. B. Thomas, scout captain, (announced today. The girls will spend a week, the latter part of August at the lake, and are worKing diligently to earn money for the event. • Mrs. Thomas will be in charge of the girls on the outing, and several other adults will assist. Any registered Girl (Scout wishing to spend the week at the lake is asked to notify Mrs. Thomas. According to the plans of the organization, four dollars will be required for each girl on the outing. The puhiic is urged to patronize the Girl Scouts at the band co 1certs on Tuesday and Thursday night, where they sell ice cream, pop, cracker jack, and candy, and help defray the expense of the vacation. o — Will Attend Convention Don Leßrun and Glen Beavers will attend the national convention of the Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity at Louisville, Ky from Sunday to Wednesday. The local men will represent the Plii Delt chapter of this city. o Prisoner Dies of Heat Greencastle, July 18 — (UP) — George West, 41, Vincennes, died of heat prostration at the Indiana state farm, where he was an inmate.

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CITY'S WELLS STAND STRAIN OF HEAVY DRAIN — Engineer Foos Asks Co- 1 operation of All To Prevent Shortage THURSDAY WAS BANNER DAY A total number of 3,362,0001 A’ailons of water were puinp-i e<l from the city wells lor use] in Decatur during the last seven davs, A. C. I'oos, engineer at the Decatur water works, announced today. W'ednesdav, Jplv 15. marked the peak dav of the week, when 543,000 gallons of water were disposed of, and Friday, July 17, was the smallest day of the week, with only 350,000 gallons pumped an<] used from the wells. Mr. Foos also stated that 2,300 K.W.H. were used to pump the water from the wells, and 3,160 K.W.H. were used to distribute the water through the mains. The water supply at the city water works is holding out very well, Mr. Foos stated, and no limit has been placed on the amount of water to be used by the residents of the city. All persons in the city, however, are urged to be saving with the water supply, as the heavy demand has lowered the supply. Many surrounding cities are suffering from the effects of the low water supply. The newly constructed well at the plant will be completed and in use by the latter part of next week, Orval Harruff, superintendent of the water department stated. Installing New Mains Several loads of 6 inch cast iron mains have been unloaded, and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) STONE CHARGES ARE ANSWERED Officials Say Granite Will Come From Vermont Quarries Bloomington, —July 18—(UP) — Members of the George Rogers Clark commission who voted to build the monument of Granite believed there were voting for Vermont stone, representative Arthur I Greenwood said here. Greenwood, a member of the commission, who favored the granite in preference to Indiana Limeston for the monument at Vincennes, said the commission was not aware that the material to be used would come from Canadian quarries, as charged by Indiana Limektone interests. Greenwood defended the commission's action in voting for granite over protests of represenatives of limestone concerns "We were acting on the advice of expert architects and engineers," Greenwood said. Meanwhile word was received from the George H. Perkins. Vermont state geologist, that material for the monument would be quarried i nthat state, Stanstead granite interests will take Clark granite from Vermont and ship it to Vincennes on a United States railroad. Perkins said, answering charges that the stone was to be mined in the Stanstead Canadian quarries and shipped on Canadian railroads. 0 Four Die In Crash Bedford, July 1 B—(U.R)— Four persons lost their lives when a Monon passenger train demolished the auto in which they were riding near here. Three of the victims were killed instantly, the fourth dying within a few hours. The victims were: Mrs. Alma Beasley, 26, who was driving; Mary Gladys Beasley. 5, her daughter; Henry A. Todd. 85, Mrs. Beasley's father; and Mrs. Sylvia Winnegar, 45. Members of the train crew, unaware of the crash, did not stop the train. The auto approached from the fireman's side of the locomotive while he was stoking tlie engine. The victims, all of whom lived near Bedford, were returning to Todd’s home after a visit at the Beasley farm.

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Takes Love Vows •J iwi Al Grace Moore (above), beauteous American songbird of the stage; and screen, and Valentine Paraia. j Spanish motion pkture actor, were | married at Cannes, France, the other day. The civil ceremony j was followed by a garden party i attended Ity the elite of the Riv-' iera. Miss Moore and her Spanisli mate met on an ocean liner two I months ago. MOB THREATENS BANK BANDITS Trio of Bandits Who Killed Sheriff Are In Illinois Jail Watseka, 111., July 18—(U.R)— Fearing mob violence, officials of, Iroquois and Ford counties maintained a heavy guard today aJM>ut the Watseka jail where they were holding three bandits who robbed a bank at Buckley, killed a deputy sheriff, and were captured after one of the most exciting man hunts in the history of eastern Illinois. The men held were Joseph Mulchowski, 32, Chicago; Pierce J. Lanigan, 38, New York; and Edward "Jake" Byrnes, 32, New York. Mulchowskl and Byrnes were wounded by a posse. Mulchokski was identified as the actual slayer of Deputy Sheriff Henry Innen, 45, who was shot down as he stood, helpless, with his hands in tlie air, his emptyrevolver at his feet where he had (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o LOCAL WOMAN’S FATHER DIES Dan I). Moser Expires At Berne Following Paralytic Stroke Dan D. Moser, 75, well known retired Adams County farmer and father of Miss Della Moser of this city, died at his home in Berne at 8:30 o’clock Thursday evening of paralysis. Mr. Moser had been in failing health more than a year, and six months ago suffered a stroke of paralysis. He was a life-long resident of French township, except the last three years when he lived at Berne. He was the son of Peter and Mary Amstutz Moser. In 1886 he was united in marriage with Malinda Fuchs who survives with a number of children. Surviving are several children including Miss Moser of this city; the Misses Racheal, Bertha and Elma Moser, members of the Moser Sisters’ Trio of Louisville, Ky„ Brothers and sisters who survive are Adam Moser, Jefferson township Emma Neuenschwander, Berne Mary Kohler, French township, Sarah Bieberstein, Linn Grove. The parents, one child, Aldine, a sister, and a brother preceded him in death Private funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the home. Burial will be in the M. R. E. Cemetery. War Veteran Expires Warsaw, July 18 —(UP)—Rev. A Z. Friberger, 86, retired English Lutheran minister and civil war veteran, who had served numerous charges in Northern Indiana and Ohio, died here today of Heart Disease, after an illness of several months.

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COOL WEATHER PREDICTED FOR OVER WEEK-END Weather Forecasters Say Relief Will Be General In Midwest MUCH DAMAGE IS REPORTED BULLETIN A shower which fell in Decatur about 2:15 o'clock this afternoon brought a little relief from the intense heat of the last three days- Street thermometers dropped from 98 to 95 degrees and the accompanying wind aided some. Rain fell in several parts of the county today. Indianapolis, July 18.—(U.R) —Relief from the heat wave which has gripped the state for a week was due today, aci cording to forecasts of the ! United States weather bureau I here. Cloudy skies will prevail in many portions of the state, the forecast said, bringing rain before nightfall. Cool weather already has reached western states, it was reported by J. H. Armington, senior meteorologist. He was confident similar declines in temperature would be felt in Indiana. Several persons were overcome in the state yesterday but no deaths due to the heat were reported. Five were overcome in Anderson, where the mercury soared to 97 degrees. Showers fell in some areas of the state but were attended by only I slight relief. The mercury went back to 98 in South Bend an hour after a noon shower. In Lafayette the temperature remained not far from the 100 mark despite a shower Tlie official thermometer reading there was 98. Rain in Wabash drove the mercury down 17 degrees to 84 following a thunder stotm. Readings of more than 100 were reported from Columbus, Huntington and Peru. In Crawfordsville, the temperature was 99 and in Seymour 97. Crops were beginning to suffer (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX> o — McKay. Case Wedding Is Held In New York New York, July 18-(U.R)—Clar-ence H. Mackay, whose fortune was started on the Comstock lode in the gold rush of 1849, and Anna Case, village blacksmith's daughter whose golden voice won tier fame with the Metropolitan Opera company, were married this morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church, Roslyn, L.I. Only members of the immediate family of Mackay, now head of the Postal Telegraph and Cable tompany, and the bride, were present. They included Miss Case’s mother, Mrs. Peter Van Nuys Case of South Branch, N.J., Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O’Brien. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Berlin, and Mr. and M-s. John W. Mackay. Mrs. O’Brien. Mrs. Berlin and John W. Mackay are children of the groom. DOMD SUSPECT IS ARRESTED Bedford Mystery Is Being Probed; Two Brothers Held Bedford, July 18 —(UP)— Raymond Cannedy 24. was under arrest here today as the second suspect in the bombing of the Marley Brothers barber shop Tuesday night. Raymond’s brother, Roger, 22, was arrested Wednesday morning and released on $5,000 bond. Roger and Raymond, together with their father, Bert Cannedy, operated a barber shop. Raymond was identified by Elmer Craig as the driver of the auto seen behind the Marley shop a few moments before the blast Roger was arrested after it was learned, according to police, that he had recently purchased pipe similar to that in which the explosive was placed. Tlie Marley brothers believed their shop was bombed because they cut the price of shaves from 25 cents to 15 cents.