Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1931 — Page 1

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ITIMSON SAYS U.S. BANKS WILL ASSIST

■egate asks BER NATIONS ■ACCEPT PLAN JLt Member AddressSession of Kehl Conference ■ONAI.D IS FIRST SPEAKER H>n. July 21—(U.R)— Secrois confident big 8 ,-i( in banks will help Germany. ThfT will cooperate toward unta ninK German credits pro- ( in other countries ' I sir ilarly, in his belief. a seven-power plenthis morning, he made cia* that American banks have any of their credits and some even have their credits. sources were reticent proceedings before the summoned to aid GernvKnd to avert possible flnan--1 iisis throughout Europe. ■ other authoritative sourit as learned that state secretary out- ■>, United States’ attitude but made no definite ■l. Stimson denied having definite plan or proposal. Itn|mn suggested. non-Ameri-revealed, that the governments agree to their central banks to in■at all banks in their counevery possible measure ■t withdrawals of credits ■m-e ministers will discuss The French mennthey were ready to such a course. ■bers of all delegations ex-1 ■m Japanese, it was learned, ■ and displayed general ■ent that the first thing to was to insure that all ■ granted Germany at this not be withdrawn. ■as suggested that Germany ■dNUED ON PAGE EIGHT) o ■helicals Plan Sunday School Picnic ■ Sunday School of the First ■lical church will hold its an- ■ nii at Lehmau’s Park in ■ Friday, afternoon. July 24. ■ o'clock to 8 o'clock. All mem■f the church and their fa■are urged to attend. ■ transportation committee re» ■ all who desire transportation ■t at the church at 1 o’clock ■ afternoon. Any person desir- ■ go. and who is unable to ■<’ tile church should call S. E. B chairman of the transporta■mimittee | program committee is ar■g stunts and games to inter- ■ classes and ages every min- | the afternoon and evening, ■icnic dinner will be served ■ clock. The food will be ar- ■ on a long table and will be | Pot-luck style. Each family ■tested to bring enough food ■ members, and its own table ■onade will be served and •ne is urged to bring his own ■g cup. RUEBS HOLD IS3I CROPS | ana Survey Shows Ins Well Filled BeI cause of Prices Lnapolis, July 21—(U.R)—InI farmers, pushed to the wall ►cent unprecedented declines f Price of wheat, are wlththe 1931 crop from the | James R. Moore, of the r 4 Farm Bureau, said here I- Moore, who just completed py of grain conditions in the I’ of the threshing season, l“ted that between 75 and 8b put of the crop was being P on farms. f' Indiana situation, however, pid, was favoralSe compared I the crisis faced by western W growers. “We have verified [t». Moore commented, "that brs in Nebraska and Kansas, facilities are inade*TINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXIX. No. 171.

0 o CATCHES LIMIT C. D. Teeple, of Teeple and Peterson Clothing Co., is tell- : ing a fish story today, but he ■ brought the fish home with him | \ to prove it. While casting at Rome City yesterday afternoon, Mr. Teeple caught the limit of * bass and the one he brought i home weighed four and a half ; pounds. It was one of the : i largest bass ever caught at i Sylvan Lake. 0 0 ROTARY SCOUTS TO TAKE OUTING Six Members of Troop No. 61 To Leave Sunday For Limberlost Six Decatur Boy Scouts, members or Rotary Troop No. 61, will leave next Sunday for Camp Limberlost, Rome City, to spend a week's outing. The Scouts are, James Beavers. Lewis Beery. Erwin Bucher. Wendall Smith. Elfis Squier, Harold Zimmerman James Burk, assistant scout master of the troop, will have charge of the boys. This is the first group of scouts to attend the camp this year. Other scouts, members of the different troops in the city are expected to go next month. The scouts will camp out and otherwise enjoy the sports offered at the camp during the same week. Each boy earned his own money to pay for a portion o fthe most at the camp. o STATISTICS ARE RELEASED Deaths In County During May Outnumber Births By Four There were 20 births and 24 deaths in Adams County during the month of May, 1931 according to a report received from the State Board of Health, today The report shows that the annual death rate for Adams County per 1000 persons is 14.4 and the birth rate per 1000 population is 120. The deaths include 2 persons be-1 tween the ages of 1 and 5; 2 between the ages of 5 and 15, and 8 persons 65 years of age and over. Tuberculosis claimed 2 lives. Typhoid fever, 1, lobar and bronchopneumonia. 1; influenza 1; accidents, 5; cancer, 2, and puerperal causes 1. The report also shows that there were 3,183 deaths in the state of Indiana during the month of May, and 4,289 irths. The death rate for the state per 1000 is 11.7 and the birth rate per 1000 population is 15.2. Cancer caused the most number of deaths in Indiana during the month of May, claiming 316 lives, with accidents second, taking 201 lives Marion county had the largest number of deaths, and births, there being 467 deaths and 581 births. Life-guard Drowns Indianapolis, July 21 —(U.R) —Jack Shaffer, 21, a lifeguard at Broad Ripple pool here drowned when he was held prisoner in 13 feet of water by the suction of an outlet stream. Shaffer, one of the best known swimmers of the state was head lifeguard at the pool. Shaffer was diving with other lifeguards when the suction of the outlet drew him into the drain pipe. It was 25 minutes before his body was recovered. Police and Red Cross officials worked five hours with pulmotors in an effort to revive him. -.._ .— ... _ Three Killed In Mishap Gas City, July 21—(UP) —Three persons were killed north of here when the auto in which they were riding struck a bridge and was hurled into Walnut creekGeorge Lugar, 47, and Mrs. Lugar 41 died instantly. Frank Long 40 died today in Grant county hospital in Marion. Long was driving the auto, owned by Lugar, when it skidded on wet. pavement, swerved onto the low steel framework of the bridge and plunged into the water.

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STATE POLICE START DRIVE . Drunken And Reckless Drivers To Be Arrested On Highways Every mile of state highway in Indiana is being patroled daily for the next several weeks in a drive against drunken driving and driving without proper lights on passenger autos and trucks, it was announced today by the state police depart men:. Patrolmen received orders to continue their duties until late at night and to warn all road law violators that unless the practices stop, prosecution would folliTw. Patrolmen are asked to take the name and license number of each driver stopped for law violation and according to Chief Grover Garrott. > osecution will follow on the second warning. A number of state policemen and many other people have been injured on Indiana highways during the last few weeks, according to reports at the state police department at Indianapolis. A drive will continue until motorists obey the driving law of the state Patrolman Harl Hollingsworth has been assigned to night road work in several northern counties and he stated today that during the last two nighes he warned scores of violators of the dimmer law and other violators. o Taxpayers Will Meet A meeting of the Union Township taxpayers was held Monday evening at the Kohr schoolhouse. A large crowd of farmers attended the meeting of the temporary organization. Martin Krueckebetg is chairman and William Noll is secrefSFy of the taxpayers organization. Martin Jake Barkley, and L. E. Ormerod were appointed as a committee on | reorganization Farmer Loses Life Anderson. July 21—(UP) —A fall from the running board of an auto caused the death of Claude Celling, 53, farmer, while he and his son Homer, were pursuing a runaway team of horses. PAVING CASE BEING ARGUED Black Top Question Is Nearing Settlement In Marion Co. Court Indianapolis, July 21. — (U.R) — Arguments in the case intended to determine whether the state highway commission legally may receive bids on "blacktop" road work, without inviting competition by cement and brick interest, were held today before Judge Harry O. Chamberlin in Marion circuit court. Last of the witnesses in the court battle of Robert E. O’Conner, Fort Wayne contractor, to secure an injunction against the highway commission and halt "blacktop" paving on state road 9, from Columbia City to Huntington, testified late yesterday. Road experts and several witnesses, who, plaintiff attorneys revealed, are identified with companies dealing in “blacktop", or bituminous road materials, were asked to testify by Merrill Walker, attorney for "blacktop" material interests, who also represented the highway commission. Albert H. Hinkle, state highway maintenance superintendent, who was said to favor bituminous road specifications, testified that bids on three types of "blacktop” call for three distinct types of roads, as provided by Indiana statute. Officials of the Ohio and Illinois state highway departments gave the same testimony. Hinkle said 200 or 300 miles of "blacktop” roads had been built under his direction. Albert J. Wedeking, chairman of ' the highway commission, testified that “I am not familiar with state road 9, under question in the suit.” He explained that ‘ ‘blacktop" specifications were drawn by the maintenance department so that tlie old road base “could be salvaged and money saved."

ONLY D AILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, July 21, 1931.

Kigrht Die in Oil Well Explosion W? -Ik. -* ■ \> I' ■■ ' / ? fx* /i J' ’***>W? Iff « iWj Eight persons were killed and three injured by an explosion and tire which started in storage tanks of a newly brought in gushing well in oil fields of Michigan, near Mount Pleasant. Photo shows smoke and Hames shooting sixty feet in air. Flames spread from the storage tanks to the well, which war estimated to be a 2,606-barrel-per-day flow.

FALL ENTERS STATE PRISON Former Cabinet Member Begins Term For SIOO,OOO Bribe Santa Fe, N. M., July 21. —Albert B. Fall, former secretary of* the interior :n the Har’ing administration, was a convict today in the New Mexico state penitentiary. Fall was received last night as I a federal prisoner to serve a year, and a day for accepting a SIOO,OOO | bribe in the oil scandals. He was sent directly to a room in tlie pris-' <yi hospital. "I'm sorry for my family, but 11 don't give a damn about myself," j he said. The once mighty politician faced today the ignominhus ceremony of being photographed or "mugged," (as his 542 fellow convicts term it and measured in the prison bertillion department. His photograph, front and side. I and his fingerprints will be sent to I Washington to he placed in rogue’s gallery. He also faced a physical examination by the prison physician, Dr. I (CONTINUED UN PAGE EIGHT I o Strike Is In Effect Seville, Spain, July 21 —(U.R) — Industry was halted throughout Seville today by the general 48hour strike which began last night. No newspapers were published. Civil guards had isolated one section of the city where a number of leaders of the striking group had taken refuge. Ono hundred and fifty had been arrested up to midday.

Library Now One Os Finest In Entire State

Many Prominent Local People Have Assisted In Steady Growth Editor's Note: This is the concluding article of a series concerning the history of the Decatur Library system, written by Miss Annette Mopes, librarian. The complete set has been filed at the local Public Library ami also witn the State Lill'ary commission. On June 1922 the lower north room, formerly the room occupied by the City Council, was splendidly furnished through the efforts of the Civic Section of the Woman's Clubs, aided by gifts from citizens, and has since been maintained by

Miss Sellemeyer Urged To Return To China Friends of Miss Esther Sellemeyer here have received wor.i that Dr. Bartholomew, secretary t+4-foreign missions, is urging her to return to China where she did such excellent work for ten yegrs or more and where she still holds the confidence of both the missionaries and the Chinese. Miss Sellemeyer returned from China aout a year ago and speii* several months here before going with her mother to Los Angeles where they are now residing. It is not yet known what her decision will be as to returning to foreign fields. o COURT SCORED FOR SENTENCE Allen County Representative Asks Governor To Probe Case , fhdianapolis, July 21—(U.R)—Re- • quests that leniency* be shown a 13-year-old motherless boy now in the state boys’ school, flooded I | the office of Governor Harry G. j Leslie today. • Resentment was expressed from numerous sources over the eightyear sentence pronounced upon John Tooley. Princeton, when he failed to leave Gibson county promptly, upon orders by Judge Claude >Smith. Ono letter from A. Eugene Martin. Fort Wayne, state representative, asked the governor to demand Judge Smith's resignation and call a special session of the legislature for ills impeachment I if he failed to get it. Investigation of the case was (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

the Civic section. Residents and transients find this room one of the most restful and pleasing to be found in the state. . The Library Auditorium has Ween the center for hundreds of Community meetings of city and county, lecture courses, club programs, and farm federation organizations. At one period of the Library's existence the first floor was arranged for class rooms to aid the crowded condition of schools during the erection of a new school building. January 23, 1924, death came to E. X. Ehinger and in appreciation of his faithful service rendered as (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN/

State, National And luternatloual Newt

RAIN GENERAL THROUGH STATE Crops Drenched With Much Needed Rain, Reports Disclose Indianapolis, July 21—(U.R)—The first continuous rain in more than a month drenched Indiana crops with much-needed moisture today after a week of shearing heat. The precipitation began at 9:33 o’clock last night, according to the U. S. weather bureau here and at 7:30 o’clock .33 of an inch had fallen. Weather bureau officials contrasted the present rain with a heavy shower which fell Saturday night, when a precipitation of .94 of an inch was recorded. They explained that the Saturday showers, although much heavier, were scattered and ran off almost as rapid- ; ly as the. water descended, where- ! as the present rain, falling gently | and steadily, was permitting parchI ed crops to absorb the moisture. It also was sinking into the cracked and dried earth instead of washing off into streams and gullies. The forecast for Indiana today was partly cloudy and probably continued rain. Many sections of the state»reported a break in the heat wave overnight, and storms struck several places. Some crops were damaged by a windstorm at Vernon, it was reported, but the relief w’as welcomed by farmers. Damage from wind and hail was reported from Tipton, and a heavy wind leveled a few fields near Crawfordsville. U. S. AIR MAIL PILOT KILLED Was Enroute To Indiana From St. Louis; Caught In Severe Storm Centralia, 111., July 21 —(U.R) — Frank Hamann, airmail pilot, was killed today when his plane, en route to Evansville, Ind., from St. Louis, crashed in woodland eight miles west of here. A farmer named Bach, who heard the plane circling around in a heavy rain before dawn, called I neighbors. The searching party found the wrecked plane several hours later. I Hamann apparently had been instantly killed. Hamann, whose home was in Evansville,'left St. Louis at 11 ’,30 p m. despite a heavy rain, carrying 12 sacks of mail for southern (points. The plane was making connections at Evansville with the Nashville-Atlanta airway plane. Bach sai.l he was awakened at 2 a.m. by a plane that circled several times over his farm. Then he heard it crash. With neighbors he began a search for the craft at daybreak. The plane, operated by the (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o INDUSTRIAL CASES HEARD W. A. Faust, Commissioner Hears Compensation Cases Here Two state industrial board hearings were held at the Adams county court house today by W. A Faust, commissioner of the state industrial I board. One case was for compensation and the other was brought to end the payjng of compensation. The first hearing was that of Cictor C. Graber vs. Berne Equity Exchange. Graber asked for compensation, charging that he was injured while unloading cement while working for the exchange The second case was on a petition by representatives of the Hol-land-St. Louis Sugar Co. to stop compensation paid to Vern Crabill, who was injured while in the employ of the local sugar company. Commissioner Faust stated that he would take l>otli cases under advisement and would render decisions, probably next Friday. Faust lett Decatur late this afternoon for Portland and Hartford City where lie will conduct hearings Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

Price Two Cents

G. E. Band Program To Be Given Thursday Night The General Electric Hand will present a concert, Thursday evening, July 23, on the Central school lawn, beginning at 8:30 o’clock. Following is the program for the evening: Sesqui — Centennial Exposition March John Philip Sousa Overture —Au Printemps I. C. Arnold Vaise Dansehse Walter’E. Miles Intermezzo —In The Jungle F. W. Lerman Selection from “Prince Charming K. L King The First Heart Throbs R. Eilenberg Selection —Martha ... Al Hayes I Finale Auld Lang Syne John Philip Sousal o LOCAL BUREAU FILES REPORT $30,464 For Licenses Handled By J. L. Ehler, Local Manager A total of $30,464 has passed through the local automobile license bureau, at the Adams County Auto Co., building on Madison street, according to J. L. Ehler, Adams county bureau manager, since December 1. 1930. The six months period is regarded as being unusually large. The money is sent each day to the state department at Indianapolis, but it is all transferred through a checking account. More than 4.000 automobile pa^-, senger licenses have been issued during the first six nionV>. the semi-annual report hows. Six hundred truck licenses and 500 tiller licenses have been issued, Ehler | stated. Beginning August 1, license plates for new automobiles will be issued for one-half the regular price ■ and the license will be good until January 1, 1932. Effective now a 25 cent handling fee is charged at every bureau in . the state, and that amount also pays for the notarizing of the app,\ations according to the new state ! law. The old law made it possible for an application to be notarized when presented and the local bureau manager then issued the license ' and made the report without collection. MISSIONARY IS UNDER ARREST Chinese Violate Treaty With America; U. S. May Intervene Peiping. China, July 21--(U.R) — A sensation in foreign quarters was caused today by an announcement at the United States legation that Dr. Francis Tucker, a medical missionary, had been arrested by the Chinese in Shantung province. The legation statement said that Dr. Tucker had been removed to Tsinan-Fu, capital of Shantung, and placed in prison. The reported action is a litreac’ii of the extra-territoriality treaty with the United States, whisn Washington has refused to permit China to abolish. Dr. Tucker's reported arrest at Tsinan-Fur followed an incident at Tenchow, Shantung, recently, when he fatally wounded a Chinese worker in the missionary hospital with which he is connected there. Dr. Tucker said he shot, thinking the Chinese was a burglar. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) b Two Taken To Prison Sheriff Burl Johnson motored to . Putnamville today, where he took , John McClure and Adam Deihl who will serve sentences. o Dixson Funeral Held I —— , Funeral services for George W. Dixson, Decatur man, who died at his home Sunday morning were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon ac the home, 615 Indiana street, and ■ at 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist : Episcopal church. Rev. Fred F. • Thornburg of Fort Wayne officiated ! and was assisted by Rev. B H. - Franklin of this city. Burial was in the Decatur Cemetery.

YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

TERM LOANS ARE PROPOSED AT CONFERENCE U. S. Delegate Submits Plan For Bankers To Arrange Big Loans PLAN WILL BE CONSIDERED Washington, July 21.—(U.R) —The American government (through its representatives at 'the London conference today proposed an international agreement of bankers be made to maintain short term credits amounting to $1,200,000,000 which have been extended to Germany. The proposal was made as a means of safeguarding the German economic structure. The plan provides further that European nations eliminate present political friction for the economic benefit of Europe. It suggests that an international committee, probably under the auspices of the Bank of International Settlement, provide the machinery for international co-operation to maintain short term credits for Germany. The American plan does not envisage any immediate long term credit to the Reich. It does provide that immediate consideration be given to the ultimate conversion of some short term credits into long term obligations. The American plan was made public here today by Acting Secretary of State Castle. It was outlined to the seven-power economic conference in London by Secretary of State Stimson. President Hoover communicated the plan to Stimson and Secretary of the Treasury Mellon last Friday. The two cabinet officers discussed the plau in broad outline with the French and Germans in Paris on Saturday before going to London. o Man Killed In Battle Kansas City, Mo., July 21 —(UP) —One man was killed and five others sei iously wounded in a hand-to-hand battle between federal ofti cers and police and gangsters in a florist shop, believed to have housed a large liquor supply. The agents found John Calic, 23 asleep in an upstairs room when they entered the shop last night They took a gun away from him, ! but Calio produced another and shot two of the officers. Calio was killed by Lieut. E L. Nelson, city detective, as they fought in the dark for possession of the detective's riot shotgun. o Would Raise Revenue Indianapolis, July 21—(UP)—A. plan to increase revenue from auto license plates by forcing dealers to equip each machine with separate plates was being formulated by Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state today. Dealers licenses are to be used only on cars that are for sale. Myer said. He charged that many dealers in the state shift the plates to several autos and trucks. ATTACKER IS BEING SOUGHT Y outh Murdered And Girl Attacked By Man In Colorado Colorado Springs, Colo., July 21. —(U.R)—With orders of “shoot to kill on sight,” every available law officer in this mountain resort city today sought a man who shot and killed a local youth and attacked his girl companion. The slaying was not discovered until today when Glenda King, 18, daughter of a prominent local family, appeared at an outlying home hysterically screaming for help, A short distance away in an automobile was the body of Louis “Buddy” Palmer, 19, son of another prominent family. After recovering sufficiently to talk. Miss King said that she and Palmer had been parked in the automobile in Prospect Lake Park (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)