Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 221, Decatur, Adams County, 18 September 1931 — Page 1

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|BTS HOLD ■FAMILY; ROB 18. ESCAPE Ln<in Bank Looted Ks $5,000 Alter I’am- ■ ily Is Captured |(’o\D THEFT ■ IX TWO DAYS ■KltonJunction. Wis.. Sept. ■.(U.Ri—Five iuniilits, who Kj| n | themselves in the Kof John A. Paul, presiKof the Farmers Bank, ■ veSertlav. and held Pan! ■ h<> family captive during ■ night, obtained $5,000 K the bank today and esKir 1 threat Hied lotii with guns. Ki him into a bedroom and K|«aU-<l arrivul "I oilier memK of the family. Km bis sons. Paul. Jr., and ati.i a dauul '• Janet, ar lhev. too. wet, la rded into Ksdnetn «r banker. The ■B appareiHb were well inKrtMt.r.:.:- ’ ■ I m .!> s memKhandits toid the Pauls, iron■h“make V'-ur-Kes at home Kl'r-y-t a long wait." chatted Kutly until this morning. Kh they ordered Malcolm to ■spiny them, tied up the other ■bm of the family and walked Ktbaitk. Admit’-d by Malcolm, ■ (tripped the safe of bundles KrrixrED ox pace five 1 ksDORWIN IS CRITICAL ■rmer Decatur Lady ■tar Death In LafayI ette Hospital ■r condition of Miss Eva Dor- ■ year ol dl.afayette school ■btr who is believed to have ■pied sui. id,- Munday by shootBbtrse'f in the lung, remains ■*l today. Miss Dorwtn was yto the St. Elizabeth Hospital ■ffette b-iiew - . th.- accident. Btbuli-t. which pierced the lung ■ located in her spinal column. Attending physician stated danger of pneumonia ■Wme. and that the outcome ■Atful. ■nr Over her father (’. T. Dor*ho has a studio in ■tte is believed to have been ■ ttason tor the attempted suiBMiss Dorwin is a former De ■ woman and is a cousin of fftnl Smith of this city. Mrs. P ,as called ty> Lafayette folWw the accident and returned ■tbome Thursday noon. PHI Name Delegates piifton, Sept. 18 _ ( UP) _ ■ arsons who will represent K una Methodist conference ■Mwieral conference at AtlanF” 0 * 1 May were to be elected r lll,llll assembly of the state here today. Ordination P“ «1U be held next Sunday. ET 1 ' ran > is J. McConnell, jJ presiding Bishop of the addressed the delegates I rii- ? n ,nd ' alla -” a concert Idio'r >S DePauw UniverL~~~~ ND SURVEY I IS PROPOSED & Way Chairman Is of plan To Purvey System a ,^!’’, Sept ’ IS--(U.R)-A |(Js at Indiana conduct al2 (Utrihmi ” Urvey t 0 disclose • state T" f tranß Poration in toj (~r " I< ' ““ H have been mainlw has > n&ny years b X several Mine- u made by Albert J. Ivav e " halrman ° f ’ "hnniission. 118 that the fei, “ ra J eoteL’r. ’ ' roads «x>P«rate In w..«Wxe, as It has ln a few Tlf< b’ED ON PAGE FIVE)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Vol. XXIX.

No. 221.

Fatalities Are Less Indianapolis, Sept. 18 —(UP) — Four fewer persons lost their lives in Indiana in auto accidents during the first eight mpnths of 1931 than in the coresponding period of 1930, it was revealed in a report released today. Deaths from this cause in the nation, however, increased from 11,598 in 1930 to 12,246 in 1931. On September 1 last year 592 persons had been killed in Indiana, compared with 588 on that date this year: A reduction of .68 of one per cent. Nevada reported the smallest number of fatalities, with 8. and California the greatest number with 1.458. RURAL CARRIER WILL RETIRE Henry Foreman To Be Retired November 30 As Letter Man Henry Fuhrman, veteran mall carrier on rural route four out of Decatur, will be retired from service on November 30, 1931 and RaySmith. carrier on. route six will be transferred to Mr. Fuhrman's route. Orders effective December 1, 1931. have been received by Postmaster L. A. Graham to make the change and to absorb rural route six by distributing the mileage on routes three, four, five, seven, eight and nine. Following the change, route nine will be dropped and after December 1. will be known as route six. There will be only eight rural routes out of the Decatur postoffice after the change is made. The carriers on routes three, four. five, seven, eight and nine will receive S3O a year additional per mile for the mileage added to their routes. The policy .of the post office department at Washington is not to fill vacancies on rural routes when a carrier Is retired on pension. but to distribute the mileage among the other carriers. The maximum mileage on a motor route is 75 miles anil the Decatur carriers are under this figure. In distributing the mileage on route six. Mr. Graham made the St. Mary’s river the dividing point /CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

ARRESTS NEAR IN SEA MYSTERY District Attorney Says Evidence Is Gathered For Indictments Huntington, L. 1.. Sept. 18 (UR) —District Attorney Alexander G. Blue expects to 1 have “sufficient legal evidence to obtain indictments’’ against the murderer or murderers of Benjamin Collings at the conclusion of the inquest into , his strange death, which was scheduled to open today. Blue announced that he now has “a clear picture of the events on the Penguin.’’ the motor boat on which Collings was brutally beateii and tied, and from which he was thrown into Long Island Sound, while his wife, according ■to her story, was a frightened prisoner in the little cabin. The district attorney has expressed the belief that Mrs. Collings has nqt told the complete story of the aftair. Meanwhile, counsel for Mrs. Collings not only asked the pubii" to accept her version of the arnazfCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) Angola Youth, Held In Jail, Is Suicide Angola, Sept. Iff—((J.R) —A new belt, given Ova Caskey last week by his mother when she visited him in jail here, was used by Caskey today to commit suicide. His body was found suspended in a corridor of the Steuben county jail. Caskey was being held on a first degree murder Indictment, charging him with the fatal stabbing of his father, John Caskey, in a quarrel June 27. Caskey, who formerly lived in Kentucky, surrendered to authorities at Moorhead, Ky„ August 11, and was returned here to await trial.

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THOUSANDS AT THURSDAY FAIR Estimate Placed At Over 12,000; Midway Is Packed For Hours always the big day at the Decatur Free Street Fair was an exceptional exception this year, according to all concessionars and others connected with the annual event. It is estimated that between 12.000 and 15.000 people jammed the midway last night; visited the stands; saw the shows and free acts anid stayed until after 1 o'clock this morning. '1 he various riding devices were packed for several hours and waiting lines predominated at most of the rides. Eating stands were crowded. People seemed to come from everywhere all of a sudden and at 9 o’clock the crowd was almost too big for the length of the midway. Thousands saw the last performance of the three free acts as new ones will be set up for today anil tomorrow. The crowd was orderly There was little evidence of drinking and only a few minor fights marked the big night. Thieves and pickpockets got in some licks. Several people reported thefts of automobile parts and spare tires and one or two reports of pickpockets working were heard today. No gambling losses were reported. Special police officers, state police and county officers had the situation in hand at all times. It was one of the bigest crowds ever (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

EXHIBITS ARE BEING SHOWN Petitioners In Drainage Case Start Actual Trial Today In the Wabash River Drain case, this morning was devoted to the offering of exhibits, including copies of records, receipts and other documents concerning the filing of the original petition and papers. Every inch of the way is being fought with indications’-that if the case goes to a conclusion here, appeal will be made to the Supreme court. At least, the records are being very carefully made. Objections to the exhibits offered up to noon were each overruled by Judge Kister. As these were offered separately, attorneys for the remonst rators objected and on most of them discussions followed but in each the motions were overruled promptly as were the motions to strike out the evidence offered and exceptions granted. There are sixteen of these ex hibits. The trial promises to lie long drawn out and tedious, most of the matters entering in the trial being technical or legal.

SEEK APPROVAL OF BAR GROUP Resolution Asks Members To Re-affirm World Court Plan Atlantic City. N. J., Sept. 18 — (U.RX-The American Bar Association was asked today by its committee on international law to reaffirm its approval of United States membership in- the world court. In a resolution prepared for presentation at today's session, the committee, of which James B. Scott of Washington, D. C. is chairman, said: “Your committee, believing that the permanent court of International justice Is the greatest of international instrumentalities for the preservation of peace and justice among nations, recurs to the approval given to the participation of the government of the United States in the world court, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the protocol of accession of the United States.” F. Dumont Smith, of Hutchinson, Kansas, announced that the committee on American citlzeniCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, September 18, 1931,

66 Years Later SB■—W—BU—lnog——SMS - U Mr >• 1 ST v >"i ■wo . mwW '|p ■Mkr -Ji ■.-■»»»-« W.VMMaWMMV . fIBK S .- >H—W Jolin S-walding (left) of Oskaloosa, la., and S. H Wills of St Frances, Kan., who were members of the Fifty-second Volunteers met for the tlrst time since the civil war at the annual encampment of the G. A. R. in Des Moines, lowa.

JOHN HESHER IS ARRESTED Local Man Alleged to Have Peddled Liquor To Concessioners John Hesher, Decatur man, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with violation of the prohibition law. Hesher is alleged to have peddled liquor to concessioners and showmen at the Street Fair. The man was arrested by Chief of Police Sephus Melchi and was taken to jail. Later he was released until this morning when he was arraigned before Judge D. B. Erwin on the liquor law violation charge. Hesher asked for more time to pl Had his case and the request was granted. Bond was fixed at S2OO. It is understood Hesher will secure the services of a lawyer and fight tiie case. He has been in local courts before. Erman Johnson and Roscoe Elzey took Willard McConnehey of this city to the state penal farm at Putnamville today where the latter will serve a sentence for violation of the prohibition law. Papers have not yet been received by Sheriff Burl Johnson for Noah Bryan, who is at the local jail awaiting transfer to the Richmond State hospital.

NEW FREE ACTS ARRIVE IN CITY Complete Change Here For Last Two Days of Street Fair Three new free acts arrived in Decatur today and gave their first peiformances to crowds this afternoon. The acts will remain during the rest of the fair, giving two shows today and two more Saturday. The three acts which pleased and thrilled the crowds of the first three days went to Montpelier, Ohio for the rest of this week. Fuji and Yuki, Japanese performers appear at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and at 8:30 o’clock-at night at the platform in front of Campbell's on North Second street. The performers are said to be one of the highest class acts in carnival life. The two Franconis at the corner of Second and Jefferson streets appear at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and at 10 o’clock in the evening. Smith’s diving ponies, located on Monroe street in front of the city hall appear at 5 o’clock in the afternoon and 11 o'clock at night. The diving ponies are the only act of this sort on the road. All acts'for the fair this year were secured from the Barnes-Car-uthers Fair Booking association of Chicago. Earl W. Kurtez, representatives of the concern is here this week supervising the acts. Colonel Mulhall Dies Mulhal, Okla.. Sept. 18—(UP)— Col. Zack Mulhall, famous Oklahoma rancher and showman, died at his home here today. The 84-year-old pioneer .was stricken Tuesday. Grief over his wife's death last January was said to have broken his health. He died at 5:05 A. M.

Graf On New Trip Friedrichshafen. Sept. 18. — (U.R) —The Graf Zeppelin began its second round trip flight to Brazil within a fortnight at 1:15 A. M. today. The Zeppelin carried passengers and mail over the South Atlantic route to Pernanbuco. The recent flight, aimed to demonstrate the practicability of trans-Atlantic airship service, was made in good weather without incident. The Zeppelin passed over Lyons. France, at 3:30 A. M. and reached the Mediterranean over Saintes Maries de la Mer at 6:45 A. M. The ship was maintaining an average speed of approximately 100 miles an hour. HENRY KNAPP IS INJURED Gasoline Can Explosion Occurs Thursday At Hardware Store Henry Knapp, veteran hardware dealer of this city was recovering today from painful burns suffered Thursday afternoon when a can of gasoline exploded. The blast occurred at the Knapp Hardware store on Monroe street. The fire which followed was extinguished by Charles Knapp, a partner in the firm before serious damage was done The flames were out before the local fire truck arrived. Mr. Knapp was at the work bench in the rear of the store. He was lightning a blow torch and when the torch became ignited it threw a flame across the table to a can of gasoline. The can exploded throwing fire over Mr. Knapp and around in the store. Charles Knapp took a fire extinguisher and managed to put the fire out. Mr. Knapp suffered painful burns on both arms. The attending physician said he would recover. RUM RUNNER IS CAPTURED Indianapolis Police Has Gun Battle With Two Bootleggers Indianapolis, Sept. 18 — (UP) — One of two alleged liquor runners was captured here today after a running gun battle at 65 miles an hour with motorcycle policeman Harold Morton. The auto with its 171 gallons of alcohol dashed through the heavy traffic of the morning rush hour, a spray of lead coming from an automatic shotgull stuck through a rear window. Morton rode his motorcycle with one hand and fired his revolver with the other. Neither the bandits ner the policeman found the mark, although bullets an dshot struck passing autos and street cars. R. J. White, constable, joined in the race, using his auto, and Morton abandoned his motorcycle. Near the edge of the city the liquor runners abandoned their auto and fle<| on foot; Morton captured one of them, who gave his name as Sam Porter, 30, Indianapolis. The other escaped.

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FEAR BRITISH MONEY VALUES WILL DROP OFF Bank of England Governors Issue Warning To Government IS DISCUSSED AT CONFERENCE London, Sept. 18. — (U.R) — ■ Warning that the present ■grave situation in Great Britian may cause an “alarming l fall in the pound sterling” was (given the government by the board of governors of the : Bank of England, the Daily (Mail said today. The precariousness of the exchange situation was said to I be mainly the result df the “passive strike" of enlisted men of the Atlantic fleet and rumors of a general election. According to the I Daily Mail, officials of the Bank of i England requested the government Ito announce definitely that a genjeral election was not contemplted I soon. A cabinet meeting at which the government was said to have received the views of the Bank of England ended at 11 P. M. last : night without an announcement of what took place. It was understood that Prime Minister Ramsay MacI Donald urged an early decision for lor against a general election. I The Laborite Daily Herald con- ■ firmed the Daily Mail’s report that a committee of bankers, headed by deputy governor of the Bank of England, Sir Musgrave Harvey. | (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) - Case Being Heard Auburn. Sept. 18.—(U.R) —Two em- | ployes of the defunct Garrett Savings. Loan ami Trust Company withIdrew most of the money they had lon deposit the day the bank closed, lit was revealed in the trial of I Monte L. Green, president of the I institution. Green is charged with accepting a deposit when lie knew tlie bank I was insolvent. Accordng to the testimony, Miss (Ann Weber, cashier, cashed a check | for $931.25. leaving sls in her ac- | count at the bank, and Angela i Schiffli, clerk, withdrew $1,500. | leaving $83.27 on deposit. MOTIVE FOUND I FOR DROWNING Authorities Believe Another Woman Figures In Alleged Murder Hampton Va., Sept. 18—(UP)— Elizabeth City county authorities claimed today they had established a motive for the alleged drowning of Mrs. Jenny Graham King with I which her husband, professor Elisha Kent Kane of the University of Tennessee, is charged. The influence of ’another woman" who is said to nave written Kane that .“a little nerve and a very little time" were all needed to "get rid" of his wife was announced as the accepted motive of the crime charged by Dr. George | K. Vanderslice. coroner. The 38 year old professor was accused of the "deliberate ami premeditated murder" of his 30 year old wife by the coroner in a verdict yesterday after four days of inves(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) W. O. Robinson 111 W O. Robinson of south of Decatur suffered a slight stroke Thursday afternoon. Mr. Robinson was in a field gathering seed corn, when he suddenly became stricken. The attending physician stated that lie probably would be recovered in a few days.

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Vice Halls Raided Chicago, Sept. 18—(UP) —Raids on 82 vice resorts and five gambl ing houses was the police department’s answer today to mayor An--1 ton J. Cermac ultimatum of ’’results 1 in 10 days or a department house cleaning." 1 he mayor threatened a shakeup from captains down to patrolmen unless vice and gambling places were cleaned out within the stipulated time. SCHOOL BOARD WORK EXAMINED Records Are Approved by State Board Examiners For Last Year The records of the Decatur School board, have been approved by the state board of accounts, copies of the reports made by O. A. Hutchins and C. F. Lautzenheiser being received today by M. E. How-1 er, treasurer of the school board. The examination of the records covered a two year period ending August 31, 1931. The fiscal year of the school city ends on August 31. Al funds were reported in balance and notation made that all records were properly kept. The reports also showed the balances on hands in the three funds kept by the school city, namely the tuition, special and sinking funds. The annual report of the board will be published this month, M F. Worthman. superintendent of the board stated today. o COLLEGES CALL LARGE NUMBER — Adams County Schools Send Many to Various Schools, Colleges Graduates of rural Adams couni ty high schools who are entering college this fall were announced today by Clifton E. Striker, county superintendent of schools. Those who are entering college include graduates of 1931 classes and former graduates. Following are the names of the various high school graduates and the colleges they are attending; Jefferson townhhip high school: Malfle LeFever, Miami University, Miami, Florida; Elizabeth Mosser. , Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne; ! (Henna Duff. Moody Bible Institute. Chicago; Norma Burke, Henry Ford hospital. Detroit Mich. Geneva high school: Albert Stalily, Manchester college. North Manchester; Lawrence Moses. Depauw, Greencastle; Dorothy Mussel. Esther Hutton. John Bauman. Betty Kraner, Jay Arnold and Theodore Hendricks, Ball State Teacher’s college, Muncie; Elsie Glassburn. Indiana Central college. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) STATE TAX MAY BE UNCHANGED Board Indicates Rate of 29 1 Cents Will Continue For 1932 .. ■■ ...... • Indianapolis. Sept. 18.—(U.R) —The state tax rate probably will continue at 29 cents on each SIOO of taxable property, it was indicated by the state board of tax commissioners. They believed the rate would be unchanged despite a deflation of more than 100 million dollars in the value of property in the state. The commissioners, who are attempting to hold the levy at a minimum, see several new sources of income for next year. They anticipate $500,000 in old inheritance tax , collections, being made by Clarence (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) 0 — Man’s Hand Is Found South Bend. Sept. 18 —(UP) —A person who recently suffered amputation of a hand is sought by author ities here; the hand, severed less than a week ago, was found in the > city dump.

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CROWDS GATHER EARLY FRIDAY FOR BIG EVENTS Stock And Cattle Parade Closes Week’s Marching Program MIDWAY IS BUSY PLACE ♦ ♦ TONIGHT'S PROGRAM (Daylight Saving Time) BLUFFTON DAY Complete change of free acts . at 8:30. 10 and 11 P. ,M. | 8:00 P.M. Legion Baud concert Post 47. Ft, Wayijc. i 8:45 P.M.—Coon Chase through midway. | 9:00 P.M. —Hog calling contest, ; Second and Jackson streets. j 9:15 P.M. — Milking contest. Second an <1 Jackson I Streets. SATURDAY'S PROGRAM BIG MAORI GRAS Free acts at 8; 30, 10 and 11 P. M. Band concerts by Willshire I Junior Band, 2:30 and 8:45 P. M.

Hundreds of Fair visitors took a last look al the many exhibits and disnlavs in the agricultural departments today and then tilled the midwav with another record crowd. The exhibits will be in full swing until noon Saturday at which time prize winners will be returned to their owners to lake home. The second parade of horses and cattle was held this afternoon. The line of inarch was changed, starting on', First street and then returning down Third street instead of down the midway. The sun continued to shine and by noon the crowd started to form. Bluffton day will ho celebrated today and tonight at the fair and reports have been received that several hundred people from the Wells county city will be here. (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BULLETIN Omaha Nebr., Sept. 18—(UP) — James J. Patchell, Lfnion City, Ind , today was elected unanimously president of the national association of post masters to succeed Harry L. Weekes, Patchoque, N. Y. Patchell had first been vice-presi-dent and the association followed its usual custom of moving up its officers BULLETIN Indianapolis. Sept. 18. — (U.PILicense of Federal Surety Companies. Davenport. lowa, to do business in Indiana, has been revoked. it was announced today by John Cramer, chief deputy state insurance commissioner. The company, now in receivership, took over the Old Trails of Memphis. Tenn., which previously had assumed the Old Trails cf Indiana. Hundreds of Indiana persons are policy holders, it was understood. Policy holders will not be liable, however, It was explained. Any loss which may be sustained will fall upon stockholders. MOYLE. ALLEN PLAN TAKE-OFF Tokyo Fliers To Leave Soon For Nome Radio Reports Reveal Toklo, Sept. 18. —<U.R>— Don Moyle ami Cecil A. Allen, undaunt ed by the storms that ended their attempted trans pacific flight on a barren island halfway, reported by radio today that they intended to take off from Navarin Island for Nome, possibly at once. Moyle sent a message from the Russian steamer Buriat today Io the Asahi newspapers here statin.; Iliat the flight will be continued as (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX*