Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1931 — Page 1

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MARTIAL LAW RULES TEXAS OIL FIELDS

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Plan Ocean Flight Cleveland. Aug. 17.—(U.R) —Edwin I 1 . Peston and Robert H. Collignon : probably will leave Detroit this I week on a projected flight to Eur 'ope, trans-American Airlines officI ials an • unced today. The / o fli rs. both veterans of ■ trans-American service, plan to fly I the northern route across the At-' . lantic on the same mission as Park- ■ er D. Cramer and his radio oper-1 ator, Oliver Pacquette, who disap | peared while charting a projected i air-mail course to northern Europe.! ONE TOWNSHIP | BUDGETREADY. — w St. Marys Is First To Be Published For 1932 Levy The first of the township budgets and proposed tax levies is publish-: ed in this issue of the Daily Demo- i crat. the notice being that of St. | Mary's township. Orlen S'. Fortney, trustee of the township proposes to reduce the levy six cents on the hundred dollars. The proposed rate for next year is 86 cents on the hundred dollars. The rate this year is 92 cents. The cut in expenditures, which j I enabled the lowering of the township rate was made in the levy for tition. .The levy this year is 40 cents. The proposed rate for next year is 34 cents on the hundred dollars. The levies proposed by the township follow: Township fund, eight cents; road, one cent; tutition, 34 cents; special school, 32 cents; bond fund, nine cents; poor fund, two cents. With the exception of the tiution fund all the other levies are the same as those applying this year. The 86 cent rale will raise a total of 116,543. This yearLthe total budget was $17,288. 1 The number of polls assessed in the township this year 139 and the net valuation is $2,925,409, a decrease under the total this year. The County Budget County Attorney Henry B. Heller stated today that the budget and proposed levy for the county and the highway department levy would be published this week. Knights Os Columbus Hold State Meeting French Lick, 17—(UP)—A golf tournament and a tour of Southern Indiana, with stops at St. Minrad's Abbey in Jasper and at the Nancy | Hanks memorial in Lincoln City comprised today's program of the 49th annual convention of Knights of Columbus. With National officers already here, the remainder of the expected 1,000 delegates and visitors were anticipated today. Preceding the first business session tomorrow morning a field mass will be held with the Rt. Rev. John Floeron, laiuisville, as celebrant. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand. Indianapolis, will give the sermon. Governor Harry G. Leslie will extend an official welcome to the delegates after the ceremony. Eelction of officers will be held Wednesday. "i ■■ —o i — Peterson Funeral Held Private funeral services foj/Henry Clay Peterson, who died at Newcastle, Friday night, were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Petqrson, 521 Penn street with Rev. Harry Thompson officiating. Burial was in the Decatur Cemetery. — o— Gass Store Plans Sale R. O. Gass, son of the late E. F. Gass, stated today that the stock of merchandise of the local E. F. Gass and Son store, would be closed out ht once. Mr. Gass stated announcement would be made soon relative to the sale and that the store would be closed for a day or two this week to-prepare for the sale. The sale of ready-to-wear garments is being held at this time to close the estate, Mr. Gass stated and every piece of merchandise in the stole would be placed on sale. Twelve Killed In Wreck I Vianna, Austria Aug. 17 —(UP) — Twelve persons were killed when the Rome-Vienna express collided - with a freight train near Loeben yesterday. Four others were believed fatally hurt, and 14 badly Injured in the I wreck.- The express locomotive plunged into the river Mur.

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GRACE DEBOLT ! BADLY INJURED IN COLLISION | Cars Hit At Berne At Main Street Crossing Sunday Afternoon LIITTLE HOPE FOR RECOVERY Miss Grace Debolt, 18-vear-jold daughter of John Debolt lof Washington township is in ja critical condition at the 'Hoffman Hospital at Berne today, suffering with a fractured skull received when a car in which she was riding and another car driven by Abe Wahli collided at the intersec - I tion of Federal road 27 and l West Main street at Berne, Sunday .'afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Debolt was riding in a car owned and driven by Edward Ault, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ault of 4)4 miles east of this city when the accident occurred. The Ault car was going south on federal road 27 I and the Wahli car, in which Mr. and] Mrs. Wahli and their 10-year-old | Ison, Junior, of 2% miles west of Berne, were riding, was going east on Main street. The Wahli car hit the Ault car! at the intersection, turning the latter car around several times. The door of the Ault car fell open and Miss Debolt was thrown to the sidewalk. She suffered a bad fracture of the skull and other injuries and is in an unconscious condition. She was taken to a Berne physician immediately after the accident and later was removed to the Hoffman Hospital. Little hope is held for her recovery. Mr. Ault suffered a number of bruises and was unconscious for several hours following the accident. His condition is greatly improved today, the attending physician stated. Mr. Wahli suffered a gash on his foreheaij and Mrs. Wahli and son escaped uninjured. Both cars were badly damaged. EARTH TREMOR STRIKES TEXAS Much Damage Reported But No One Was Injured In Two States Denver, Colo., Aug. 17. —(U.R) — An ’ earthquake of third-degree intensity wrecked houses, threw sleepers from their beds Sunday and caused hundreds to flee their homes in terror in west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Considerable damage but no injuries resulted. The quake, the first in more than a quarter of a century, was described as being just short of "highly destructive" The shocks were recurrent. The main quake lasted 38 minute and was felt over an area extending from Dallas, Texas, to Tucumcari, N. M. The quake was apparently centered at Fort Stockton, Texas. A number of houses were wrecked in Valentine, Texas. The Comanche Springs, flowing 60 million gallons of clear water a day flowed muddy for an hour after the quake. Chimneys fell at Carlsbad, N. M., and the city standpipe was badly damaged. Reports that the quake damaged the famous underground caverns, 30 miles from Carlsbad were denied by Superintendent : Boles and members of the United States park service. No one was (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o Railroad Sues Truck ! ji Hammond, Aug. 17—(UP) —The Monon railroad company began action in Lake circuit, court today to recover damages suffered when one of its trains was wrecked and allegedly by a truck. Several coaches were hulled from the tracks and considerable damage was done to the roadbed, the suit alleged. Henry Duowney, Hammond contractor. was named defendant. The company alleged that a truck owned by Dt\owney caused the wreck, which occurred May 25, 1928, on a crossing near St. Johns. At the time of the crash, it was said that the truck stalled on the tracks.

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Decatur, August 17, 1931.

Peaches Galore! ■■ v S| j® B9ML^rO f l\ g u I' . isssst xx — 111 » These thee well-known gentlemen were too usy to make any corn-'; men on the quality of th eaches they were consuming when the pho- ; tographer happened around, but the expressions on their faces would 1 indiccate they were thoroughly enjoying the process. From left to right,, Mayor Anton . Cermak of Chicago, Walter Williams vice-presi-dent of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and L. A. Downs, presi- 1 ddent of the Illinois Central Railroad, are shown as thye sampled part' : ot the 4.350.000-bushel peace crop of Illinois. The crop is valued at $4,000,000.

CLEANING JOB IS UNDER FIRE — Contractor Sues Officials For Failure To Advertise Work Indianapolis, Aug. 17.—(U.R) —Gov-' erpor Harry G. Leslie was sued for: $10,090 on his personal bond in a | suit filed in Marion superior court today demanding that the contract for cleaning and certain repair work at the statehouse be decreed unlawful, fraudulent and void. Guy D. Sallee, Indianapolis contractor, who filed the suit, charged that he would have done the cleaning work for less than the contract price. He also is seeking $10,009 each from Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary of state; Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor; Frank Caylor, superintendent of the Capital'buildipg. and William Storen. state treasurer. The plaintiff contended that the cleaning contract was awarded "secretly, clandestinely, fraudulently and unlawfully" by Governor Leslie and the other defendants, to the Cincinnati Building and Cleaning Company for $57,475, plus another $7,325 for painting and varnishing. Sallee said he would have done all the work for $35,000. Sallee also sought SIO,OOO damages from C. H. Norman, paint contractor, and from the Cincinnati Building and Cleaning Company. Their suit asked the court to restrain the defendants from proceed- j ing further in performance of contract. INDIAN REVOLT ISTHREATENED Disobedience Campaign Is Feared Against British Control Bombay, India, Aug. 17. — (U.R) — Serious threat of a revival of the civil disobedience campaign against British rule in India was fearad imminent today. Leaders in the all-India congress, nationalist body, were reported prepared to proceed with a renewal' of the campaign which a year ago I disrupted trade and caused disturbances throughout the country. The Mahatma M. K. Gandhi, who previously said he did not plan to renew the campaign he led a year ago, was quoted as calling on Indian leaders to be prepared "for any eventuality." "Don't expect anything from London,” Gandhi said in a speech Saturday at Almedabad. "If, however, it is to be peace, do not disturb our calm; if war, the people will not be slow to respond.” The reference to London apparently Indicated Gandhi had little faith in the outcome of the second India round table conference sched(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Relates Bandit Fight Indianapolis, Aug. 17.— (U.R) —A fight that lasted an hour between Sergeant Alfred Cahill, 48, and an ' unidentified bandit in a wooded sec-| | tion near Fort Benjamin Harrison i resulted in a partial victory for the j soldier, he related. Sergeant Cahill told officers at i : the fort that the bandit attacked ( ihim while he was in the woods with Miss Elsie Smith, also of the fort. | i The two struggled for an hour, Ca-j | hill related, until, with the aid of J Miss Smith, he succeeded in over-' powering the bandit and beating l him into unconsciousness with the' bandit's pistol. Cahill said he then made his way to his auto and drove to the fort for assistance. Deputy sheriffs investigated, but the bandit had fled. o YATES FAMILY I RETAINS FAITH Wife And Daughter At Bedside of Wounded Political Leader New York, Aug. 17. — (U.R) —The family of Senator Roy T. Yates of New Jersey rallied to his aid today j as he fought in a local hospital to recover from bullet wounds. Mrs. Yates and her daughter. Olive, issued statements at Paterson, N. J., expressing their confiI dence in him, their solicitude for j ills recovery, and* their readiness to stand by him in his present ordeal. Meanwhile, Ruth Jayne Cramer was in Bellevue hospital awaiting; arraignment on a charge of felonlions assault which may be made I tomorrow. It is alleged the girl attacked Yates during a drinking bout and argument in his apartment.! Jersey relations indicate that she ’■■as carried on tlie state payroll as a “research worker” at Yates order, and Yates now faces the possibility of impeachment proceedings. His wife and daughter Olive, however, held that the "truth will prevail,” and that the senator on recovery will have a chance to put a different face on the situation. "In the meantime," his wife's statement read, "we shall be ready at his beck and call. This seems (like a nightmare. We can't believe 'it." She painted him as “such a decent fellow," devoted to his legislative work and especially interested in relief work. Four Are Electrocuted Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. 17.—(U.R) — Four men paid Pennsylvania’s deAth penalty in the electric chair today for killing Louis Hoffman of Adams township in 1928 during an alleged hijacking attempt. The four were: Carl Crow, Joseph Pars!. Frank Cantilla, alias the "Ace of Spades," and Frank Powell. Pars! pleaded guilty to the killing, the others were convicted by juries. •

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AUTO STRIKES AMISH BUGSY Six Arc Hurt When Car Hits Rig On State Road 27 Berne, Aug. 17. — (Special) — Six persons were slightly injured when l a car driven by Lester Nussbaum of this place ran into an Amish I rig at the new river bridge over the Wabash river on federal road I 27, about two miles south of here, i Saturday night. The Nussbaum car ran into the i rig, completely demolishing the buggy and throwing its occupants, | Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hilty and baby lof north of here, onto the pavement. Mrs. Hilty received a number of bad bruises and suffered considerably I from the shock. Mr. Hilty suffered an injury to his left arm, and ! I heir baby escaped uninjured. The occupants of the Nussbaum automobile were the Misses Hazel and Martha Garber of Columbus, Ohio, and Vilas Whittwer of Bsrne. Miss Martha Garber suffered sevieral broken ribs and Miss Hazel I Garber received a number of cuts about her face. Mr. Whittwer re- ! ceived a bump on his head and the driver, Mr. Nussbaum, was uninjur(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o — REPORT MADE BY TREASURY Huge Deficit Shown In Financial Statement Issued Today Washington. Aug. 17. —(U.R) —The (story of the government's financial* i difficulties was told today in the ■ precise columns of a final treasury statement on tax collections for the (fiscal year that ended June 30. Total tax collections were $611,916,978 less than in the previous year. $2,428,228,754 against $3,040,145,732. The federal deficit was $903,000,000. Most of the decrease was In inI come taxes, where the effect of the j depression was marked. Income I tax collections totalled $1,860,040,- ' 497, a loss ot $550,218,732 from the j 1930 total of $2,410,259,229. Corporations and individuals received refunds of $69,476,930 on ac- ; count of taxes collected iiTFgally or ! erroneously. Errors on the other .side of the ledger, however, resulted lin additional assessments of $382,788,085. Two states contributed more federal income taxes in 1930. Collections in Colorado increased 27 per cent to $15,272,280 and those in Vir.CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Berne Man Injured Berne, Aug. 17. — (Special)—Alfred Clauser of this place suffered a broken left leg Saturday afternoon while participating in a baseball game at Bluffton. Mr. Clauser was sliding into base when the misI hap occurred. o , FRANKLINS TO HOLDTOURNEY Four Minister-Brothers Start 360-Hole Annual (Jolf Match Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the Methodist church of this city and his family, Mrs. Franklin, son Benjamin Jr., daughters Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jean, left Sunday for Lake Webster where they will spend two weeks. While on their vacation the annual golf tournament between the Franklin brothers will be held. The first round will be played today at the Tippecanoe course. The brothers are, Di. E. T. Franklin, president Southwestern College, Winifield, Kaa; Dr. S. P. Franklin, professor of Religious Education, BaldwinCollege, Berea, Ohio and Rev. E. E. Franklin of Muncie. Rev. Franklin won the 1929 trophy and Dr. S. P. Franklin won the 1930 contest Tire brothers will play 36 holes every day for six days and the one ' with low score will be awarded the trophy. They have been holding the ternument so rseveral years.

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Whiteman Weds Again Chicago, Aug. 17. — (U.R) — Paul Whiteman, mastro of jazz, and his film actress bride-to-be, Margaret Livingston, left by train today for Denver, his home city, where they will be married in the Whiteman family home tomorrow. Brief announcement of the departure and wedding plans was made by the National Broadcasting company. Whiteman’s band has been playing at the Edgewater Beach Hotel here. Q CLEAN-UP DRIVE AT TOP SPEED Michigan Officials To Rid State of Liquor In State-Wide Raids Lansing, Mich., Aug. 17 —(UP) — Offcicers of Michigan waged a relentless war today on "White Mule" j liquor, the agency blamed as the | indirect cause of last week’s torch murders near Ypsilanti. The demand of Governor Wilberm Bucker that rural traffic in moonshine liquor be stamped out was meeting with a ready response from state troopers and deputy sheriffs. Oscar G. Clander, state commissioner of public safety, mobilized the uniform and plain clothes members of the state police and ordered | them to close up every farmhouse in the state where "white mule” was I sold. Officers were told to act without search warrants, because evidence in small communities is too hard to get. “We can’t make arrests or get (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Thousands Hear Concert Berne, Aug. 17.— (Special)—Several thousand persons from Berne and neighboring towns and cities attended the Berne Community Music Festival held at Lehman's Park. Sunday. The famous Community Chorus that will participate in a music festival at Chicago next Saturday, was a feature of the program. CUBANS MAKE FINAL EFFORT Loyal Forces Attempt To Crush Revolt In All Sections Havana. Cuba, Aug. 17. — (U.R) — President Gerardo Machado's government forces in a smashing offensive today sought to crush a waning revolution whose unkempt but prud leaders they placed in Cabana fortress Sunday. Fierce fighting over the week-end was reported in Santa Clara province. A bamj of 800 rebels was said to have repulsed federal attacks in the Sierra Morena hills. Government authorities, however, were optimistic of rapid success in quelling the revolt. Army headquarters reiterated that a final drive to stamp out the rebellion was under way. President Machado remained at f!anta Clara, directing the campaign in that rebel stronghold area. Rebel attacks were reported at Corralillo, Pomento, Yaguajay, Quin- , ta and other points in Santa Clara ' province. Federal reinforcements were rushed from Havana, Matanzas, and Camaguey into the region. Dispatches to the army office said ! the government troops had the , "situation under control." The rebel cause suffered a stagi , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) . o ■ ' ' —- Brings Whale Suit Fort Wayne, Aug. 17—(UP) —A s “whale" of a suit, which attacks a > mammoth fish story, was on file in I Federal district court here today, i The Pacific Whaling Company, I exhibitors of huge embalmed whales • brought the action against Philip r Sher, whom, the suit alleged, dis ■ plays papier inache whales as bona • fide products. Sher has even used i the name of the plaintiff in advertis- . ing his “Big Sea Monsters," The suit charges. s Tlie company, in addition to 3 asking damages of $3,000, requested a a restraining order to prevent Sher ; from exhibiting in Indiana or any other part of the United States.

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TEXAS WELLS CLOSED UNTIL PRICES RISE Second State Effects ShutDown; Guards On Patrol of Lands 10,000 WORKERS ARE UNEMPLOYED Kilgore, Texas., Aug. 17.— !(U.R)—Brig. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the 56th cavalry brigade, issued formal shutdown orders today to all oil company officials and employes operating in the East Texas field. The order was in conform; ,ity with the proclamation of martial law issued earlier in the day by Governor Ross Sterling jin cooperation with the effort of (Governor W. H. Murray of Oklahoma to force crude oil prices up to $1 a barrel. While 800 National guard troops, all cavalry units, swarmed into the oil field area to back up the martial law. Brigadier General Wolters served the formal notice immediately upon his arrival with the headquarters staff. Ten bus loads of guardsmen mov|ed into Kilgore today after traveling all night. Four camps were established today. Several truckloads of troops went to the S. S. Laird farm, a mile and a half south of here, and established a headquarters camp. Two loads went to Gladewater tc camp within the city limits. Others went "to Wrightville, a boom town near Arp, and the. fourth group established camp a mile from Overton. ' Col. L. S. Davidson, Dallas, commander of the 124th cavalry, was appointed provost marshal and began issuing commands from temporary headquarters at the new $30,090 city hall here. Mayor Malcolm Crim, picturesque Kilgore mayor, estimated that at least 10.009 workers'will be thrown out of jobs by closing in the big field. “It looks like a tough winter," said Crim. "I don't know what we ll do to alleviate the suffering that's bound to follow. Women and children are going to be in a bad way. Neither the city nor the county has funds to aid. It may be a case tor the Red Cross. I hate to thffrk of it." Crim said most of the old settlers regret the coming of troopS 11 'nnt want 2 price of ofl raised and are willing to submit to martial Jaw 4f an increase can lie obtained in tills manner. Landowners receive a one-eighth royalty on oil. At the average East Texas price of 15 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Four Man Arrested Indianapolis. Aug. 17. —(U.P.)—The fourth arrest in a series of narcotic raids by police resulted in charges today against Max Gerstein, 23. Police said Gerstein admitted accompanying a load of narcotics from Chicago to the Hotel where he was arrested. James Toniasella, Morris Cohn and Robert Goblinger were the others arrested in connection with the Yaids. o SHOUSE SEEKS HOOVER PLAN Democrat Leader Says Nation Ils Entitled To Know Plans Washing’on, Aug. 17 — (UP) — President Hoover returned at 11:25 A. M. E.S.T from Camp Rapidan Va, where he has been since late ' Satin day. He went Immediately to 1 his desk. 1 The motor trip from camp was uneventful, but rather hot. Tlie Democratic National com--1 mittee through its executive chairman. Jouett Shouse, has called on ' Mr. Hoover to announce his plan ' forthwith. “What tlie country is entitled to from the President is more positive action and less theoretical investigation, ShSouse said. “If the Pres- ’ sidetit hus any concrete plan, the. country has a right to know what it ' is.'; (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)