Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 230, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1931 — Page 1

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lOOLIDGE WILL NOT OPPOSE PRESIDENT

■THEIL IS ""'■COMMANDER 1 LEGION POST an ore . Minister "' Wceed' Leo Ehinger Wldani'l uminander -■iGLE named Ut* |t J. ( OMM WDER Harrv H. I'erntheil, ■. ' " Th -hyterKurJi of this city and . haplain ot tne : 1 ■> y■ ’ "h' elected of Adams post, Kkan Legion at the an- < otlicers held r.ijrlii h''\. I 'erntheil ;► nomination by ■ .. , ■ • ' and Vernon : Ul , . ■ Albert during 1 ■ '< d adjutant K, wll> , ■■ .1 tin officer coming year. i. |<,v. i Biker and’Teo r .• ■ ■ . ■ :• uiders S. the executive 'lew year. Os- ■ >. Monday night c »■ < ontrol of the October 1. . meeting. Col Paul "i... state and nat|H, r tio- American ile'.iv.-!. short address present. Col. McNutt •to this city from a meeting BtTIVTEP ON PAGE TWO! K?ht Men Identified --tu.pt of ;j [> , ~ieii men on trial ■ chares! ».••• rioting at the nun-- identified in ■ k ■ - ribbener. one victims of the attack. tiie men pulled IM* am! -■'! r vic time from autos and beat them with fists. vii-tmis of the attack 'o appear as wit■t today. - o Ills COUNTY ■UN EXPIRES ■><“ Kaehr. 82, Dies’At •me East of Bluffton ■ Monday Morning Mari. Kaehr. 82. Wells coundied at 9 o'clock Monday ■*“* at her |, o me east of Bluffinfirnutics o fold age. She bedfast about, two weeks. ■> Kaehr was born at Canton, swit/. i iam| a i H | came t o ■*■» M >'-tirs ago. She was born - h I't'.i. n er huband. MaKaehr. t,> whom she was marJuly s IS7O, preceded her ■* lh in 1916. are the following child- ■ John Kaehr, Bluffton; Mrs. ■ r Reinehisel, Wells County; ■ ’“'l' l ' t;e|h,, r \y e || K county; ■/ Daniel. and Joseph Kaehr. ■•so'U'ity Joel Kaehr. Callfor- ■'"* R übeii Kaehr, Bluffton. ■ l ' ! ' r ’XT'ED on page six. lench envoys I return home ■man Peace Mission ■j ’eyed Successful; I 'ptimism Prevails Sept. 29.-(U.R) Premier ■tld » 1 a " d F ' ,r,,| b' n Minister ■ of France started ■ ‘"i ntis today after their mlsre< onelliation in Francoaffairs. ■. statesmen travelled in a ■J. Citr attached to the Paris Kor. having Wilhelmstragse ■,. . ‘ “ m ' Adjacent Blw| Were 1 as they had K ar . the French party arrivr~~-^ n<i - ay ' but ° niy a ~n' a il ■° n TINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Vol. XXIX. No. 230.

Legion Commander MW wi j k Rev. Harry H. Fernthtil. pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city and past state chaplain of the American Legion was elected commander of Adams post at the annual election of officers held Monday night. Rev. Fernthell server! during the World War In Frame.

BENEFIT SET AT DOUAR AN ACRE Witnesses Testify At Wabash Dredge Case Here Before Judge Kister Land in Washington township. Merceb county. Ohio, has a present cash value of from thirty to seventy five dollars per acre and would be benefited one dollar per acre by the improvement of the Wabash river, according to the testimony of Henry F. Post, one of the petitioners, a resident of Mercer county and with a knowledge of the values of property in the section affected by the proposed drain. Mr. Post was the chief witness today and seemed to know the territory. He testified that a 16tl acre farm, no improvements, is wot th 150 per acre now and would be worth |sl if the drainage was improved; that an eighty with good improvements is worth J6O now and s6l if the river is dredged. The David Crissel farm. 40 acres rolling, with old house and stable is worth S3O per acre now aud (CONTINUED r ’N PAGE SIX! o Local Men To Attend 139th F. A. Reunion The annual convention of the 139th Field Artillery Association, which was held in Decatur a year ago will be held at Columbus, Indiana, Saturday and Sunday of this week, according to invitations received by local members of the Several from Decatur are planning on attending the two-day session. which will start Saturday noon with a tour through Brown county. The conclave will close Sunday night with a banquet.

BANDITS AND POLICE B ATTLE Loan Company Board Meeting When Robbery Is Attempted New York, Sept. 29—(U.R) Two bandits, surprised in a hold up of a loan association officers meeting in the Bronx, barricaded themselves against police and fought a pistol battle through the door panel that left three holdup victlnjs critically wounded. One of the bandits suffered a broken hip attempting to get away, and was captured. The other escaped. A policeman was grazed by a bullet. The society was meeting when two men entered, carrying revol(CONTTNUKD ON “AGE TWO) o Burns Prove Fatal Rochester, Ind.. Sept. 29—(U.R) — Burns suffered when kerosene which Mrs. Howard Hartman was pouring on a kitchen range fire, ignited, caused her death in a hospital here. Flames, started by the explosion, damaged the Hartman farm home near here.

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MCNUTT SEES OPTIMISM FOR ENTIRE NATION Dean Os Indiana University Law School Speaks At Berne ATTENDS MEET OE LEGION “It is the duty of every citizen to aid in overcoming present day problems bv taking tin active interest in government, schools, churches and conduct of youths,” declared Col. Paul V. McNutt, dean of Indiana University law school in an address before the members of the Berne Chamber of Commerce and a number of guests last night. McNutt placed the responsibility an'd the solution squarely on the citizenship of America and saw nothing but optimism in the shadows of the future. He said that America had had its problems before and had solved them and that America would do it again. Col. McNutt received a great ovation both at the opening and the closing of his address. O. F. trillion!, president of the Berne Chamber of Commerce presided at the meeting. He introduced Senator Thurman Gottschalk, who introduced a number of guests and then turned the meeting over to Dr. H. O. Jones who introduced (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI Local Lady’s Brother Expires In Texas Word was received here by Mrs. Catherine Schneider of the death of her brother. Frank Weber, Sr., 81, of Barger, Texas, Mr. Weber, a for mer resident of Adams County, died at his home Monday afternoon at 12:50 o'clock. The deceased lived here until about 50 years ago. He is survived by his wife. Elizabeth Omlor Weber two sons. Flank and Roma;, Weber of Barger. Texas, and one daughter Addeline Truce of Bailie Creek, Michigan. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

NEW SERVICE ‘ IS INSTALLED Citizens Telephone Co. Brings Latest Call System To Decatur The Citizens Telephone Co. of Decatur today announced the be ginning of a new and more modarn system of completing longdistance telephone calls from the local office. Persons now desiring to communicate with a party in another town, merely give the operator the name and address and hold the line while the connection is made. The service is believed to be twice as fast as the former method of giving the party and tljen waiting for a call from the operator after the call had been completed. “The new system has been used in the larger cities for several years," Herman Ehinger. general manager of the local company said today, "aird we are anxious to give local patrons every possible means and method of first-class service." It is believed that Decatur Is one of the smallest cities in the middlewest with the new service. Long distance calls are completed much faster, with less time consumed both by the caller and the operators making the connection. The new system is completely installed and is now being used for all long distance calls from Decatur. Offices Will Close To Make Quarterly Audits The offices of the Clerk, Auditor. Recorder and Treasurer in the Adams County Court House will close at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday noon and remain closed for the afternoon while officials get out their quarterly reports. Those having any business in these offices are asked to take care of it during the forenoon.

Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, September 29, 1931.

Anniversaries Os Two Couples Are Observed

Mr. And Mrs. William Bleeke Observe 50th Anniversary Sunday The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Bleeke in Union Township was the scene of a double wedding anniversary celebration Sunday, Sept--27, when Mr. and Mrs. Bleeke celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary, and their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heuer of Washington Township, celebrated their Silver Wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Bleeke were united in marriage September 27, 1881 in Root township, Adams County and later moved to Union townsiip. Mr. and Mrs. Heuer were married at the home of Mrs. Heuer’s parents in Union township in' 1906. The elder couple are the parents of ten children: Mrs. Herman Heuer, Washington township; Gus Bleeke, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Charles Kirchner. Preble; Mrs. John Heuer, Root township; Miss Hulda Bleeke and Will Bleeke at home; Adolph Bleeke, Indianapolis; Richard Union township; Ferd Bleeke, Milwaukee, Wis.; Miss Louise Bleeke at home. Mr and Mrs. Heuer have one son Harry Heuer, at home. The two families attended services at the Emmanual Lutheran Church during the morning Mrs. Bleeke formerly resided in that community and came to that church as a bride. In honor of the occasion, the mixed choir saug “The Lord is My Shepherd." The beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Bleeke was decorated

SHOOTERS AT ANNUAL MEET

Adams County Riflemen Awarded Medals For Exceptional Scores Seven! Adams county special deputy sheriffs and Roscoe Glendenning. of the First State bank of Decatur attended the annual state shoot sponsored by the Indiana Bankers’ association held at Fort Benjamin Harrison Monday. Dan Grile, Geneva; Cecil Bess ai|J Fred Schurger. Decatur, participated in the pistol shoot and while no badges were awarded the Decatur team finished high in the state ranking. Each of the three made exceptionally good scores. Leo Ehinger, alternate on both teams, did not take part in the shoot. Leonard Baumgartner and Dave Dubach. Berne and Fred Dubach, Linn Grove, eirtered the rifle shoot as the Adams county team. Each member of the rifle team was awarded a sharpshooter medal. Dinner was served at Fort Harrison in army style and members of the regular army acted as waiters for the hundreds of visitors. This is the fourth year that Adams county deputies have entered the meet.

DIXON STANDS TRIAL TODAY Request For Change Os Venue Denied; Jury Gets Evidence The 4irst of three cases of state of Indiana vs. William Dixson, Marion, charged with entering a building with intent to commit a felony opened in Adams circuit court today with Judge D. B. Erwin presiding. Dixson was arrested early on the morning of June 22. last, when he was found on the roof of McConnell and Sons building on north Second street. Being unable to furnish $15,000 bond he has been held in jail pending trial. Attorneys Dempsey and Burman of Marion appeared today for Dixson. The first defense move was a motion for a change of venue. This was denied by the court. Several members of the jury were discharged by the defense before a suitable group was assembled. Sheriff Burl Johnson gave the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

I with huge bouquets of late autumn flowers, the predominating colors being silver and gold. The dinner was served in three courses. The long tabid was laid with white linen and decorated with a baud of gold and silver across the 9 length of the table. The center piece consisted of a large three tiered cake on a stand which had been in the family for fifty years. The top of the wedding cake was 1 ornamented with silver and gold 1 leaves, roses, and iu the center, a • golden wedding bell and the dove of ’ peace. Bouquets of yellow roses in silver vases were placed at either ' end of the table. ' Covers were arranged for Mr. 1 and Mrs. William Bleeke and ten ■ children, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heuer and son Harry, Rev. and Mrs. 1 Frosch, at the bridal table.. Place cards were of gold and silver wedd--3 ing bells. The remaining wedding guests found their places at two 3 large tables in adjoining rooms, 3 and these tables were also decorat- • ed in silver and gold. The dinner - was served to the 70 guests by the 1 grandchildren. • Services were conducted at the table by Rev. Frosch, and a love 3 gift was lifted which will later be sent to missions. 1 The oldest child, Gus Bleeke, pre- ■ sented his parents a purse of gold, from their children ami to their sis- > ter and husband they presented a f purse of silver. Many friends and 1 relatives remembered the honored 1 couples with beautiful gifts and 1 cards of congratulations. H As the guests departed, each one was presented with a piece of the f wedding cake tied with ribbons of 1 silver and gold.

Research Club Gives Magazine To Library The Decatur Public Library is in I receipt of a two year subscription to The Bookman Maggazine this gift being voted upon at the opening of the Research Club Monday September 28. The Board of Trustees and the Librarian appreciate this fine gift from the Reserach Club members, which has been given by them for a number of years, adding a fine periodical to be enjoyed in the Reading Room through the year, and two bound volumes for the Reference Department at the close of the year. LIME WILL BE DISTRIBUTED Arrangements Made For Farmers To Secure Product Here At Cost H. C. Oksen, superintendent of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co., has permitted Albert Mutschler ami Ben Schroyer to open the dyke of the lime sludge pond on . the property and remove the lime ' sludge for agricultural purposes. They are loading a fleet of trucks, using a caterpillar crane owned by Phil Macklin and Son. This lime is being placed on the farms at a cost of handling charges. Mr. Oksen stated last evening that he believes practically every farm in Adams county needs lime for his land and that the sugar company would only be too glad to have them secure the lime. In case any farmer wants lime at present Oksen would like to have the farmers come to the mill and make arrangements through him. H. R Muller who is in the county at present helping conduct the low cutting demonstrations stated that this deposit of lime was a gold mine for the farmers of Adams county and should by all means be a thing of which they should take advantage. o- —. Farmer Is Suicide Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 29—(UP) — When an attempt to drown himself proved futile, Elijah Morris Boyer 54. farmer of near Uniondale was not discouraged. Boyer removed his wet clothing, after he found that the water tank In which he had jumped, was too shallow. He replaced the clothing with dry overalls, got his shotgun, went to the parn, and fired two charges of shot into his chest. The widow and one married daughter survive.

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DAIRY DAY TO BE BIG EVENT Program Committee Will Get Free Act; Treasure Hunt Planned In addition to the many gifts to be given by Decatur merchants on Dairy Day, Wednesday, October 14, a program of entertainment will be provided shoppers and those who come here for the big event. The program committee and members of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce met last evening and drafted a tentative program. Following the program at the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., during the day. the dairymen, farmers and visitors will be the guests of De- I catur merchants. Several band concerts will be given early in the evening. E. W. Lankenau and IJoyd Bak- j er were appointed to select a free act to be given sometime during | the evening and the matter was taken up today. One of the features will be the treasure hunt among the Decatur stores early in the evening and the awarding of a grand prize as the I final event of the day. Decatur merchants wish to be host to the thousands ot persons who will be here for the Dairy Day program and every effort is being made to make the day an enjoyable and profitable one for all. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce members and the program committee will be held Thursday evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at which time final plans will be worked out.

FUN MAKERS TO APPEAR HERE High School Lyceum Course Opens With High Grade Talent The Fuller Song and Fun Makers. comprising one of the most popular male organizations ever presented by the Redpath Bureau, will appear at the Decatur high school auditorium at 8 o’clock tonight. This will be the first of a series of four Redpath Lyceum course programs to he presented by the senior class of Decatur high school this winter. TTTe leader ot the quartet is Hugh Fuller, star singer, humorist I and impersonator. Associated with him in this company are Fred Schroeder, first tenor; Donald Kurtz, second tenor and pianist; Worth Kramer, baritone. The quartet will sing everything from concert classical numbers to popular songs of the day. Their arrangement of college songs is unusual. Among the characters to be presented by Mr. Fuller is “Uncle Eben.” an old darkey whose story of "De Lan’ Bellin' de Moon" takes a moonbeam carriage, loaded with (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) FOSTER CASE BEFORE JURY Lagrange Prosecutor’s Actions Under Fire At Hearing Os Jury LaGrange, Ind., Sept. 29 —(U.R) — Reports that an inquiry was to be made into charges against Ralph Foster. LaGrange and Steubfen counties prosecutor, attended the LaGrange county grand jury as ft was reconvened today, after a recess over yesterday. Advices from ordinarily reliable sources were that the jury had obtained the aid of a special prosecutor to replace Foster. This was interpreted as meaning that an investigation was Intended into charges that Foster had accepted bribes from bootleggers. These charges were contained In two petitions drawn up by LaGrange and Steuben county residents in an effort to oust Foster. He termed them- an attempt to silence his investigation of the closing of the LaGrange County Trust company, which resulted in indictments against three former officials of the Institution.

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| COURT HAS TROUBLE Chicago, Sept. 29— (U.R> A j I personal injury trial was about j | to begin in Superior court. The I j room was crowded with pros- j pective jurors. "Reilly,” called the bailiff. Four men stepped forward. After much confusion, it was . | determined the men really j | were all Reillys, Jerome, John, i | James, and James E. “Kozlowski,” then called the j bailiff. Again four men stepped for ward. They were Alex K„ Ed- I j ward, Albert, and Alex Kozli owski. When the jury was complet- | | ed, all the Reillys and all the ' | Kozlowskis except Alex were ' | in the box. Somewhat amused, the judge j inquired It the Reillys were re- j | lated to each other. They were j 1 not. Neither were the Kozl- | j owskis. “But," plained Albert Kozl- I owski, “I’m a cousin of one of j I the Reillys.”

WOMAN’S CLUB PLANS OPENING Local Organization To Hold Annual Banquet Monday, October 5 — The Woman's Club will open its social season of activities with a banquet at the Decatur Country Club, Monday evening, October 5, at 6:30 o’clock. The year book for the Club is nearing completion and an interesting and instructive program is being arranged by the various departments for the year's work. The Club is the largest social i »nd cultural organization in Decatur. It also engages in civic work for the city and vicinity. Mrs. E. D. Engeler who has acted as president of the organization for the last two years will assume the presidency again this year. Other officers include Miss Elizabeth Peterson, vice-president; Mrs. Ralph Yager, secretary, and Miss Rose Christen, treasurer. Civic Department There are forty women in the jCivic department and all are active in the club. One of the out(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — o W. C. T. U. PLANS COUNTY MEETING — ;Geneva U. B. Church Will Be Host To Annual Convention of Women The Adams County Chapter ot the Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold its annual convention in Geneva, Thursday, October 1. The meeting will be held in the United Brthren church in Geneva, and Mrs. Clovis Oberli of Berne, the county president, will have charge of the meeting. The convention will be in two sessions, morning and afternoon, and dinner will be served at the noon hour by the Geneva Union. The morning session will be opened with devotional services conducted by Rev. piety of Geneva, after which the reports of the presidents will be read. Special music will be furnished by the Berne chapter. At the convention Thursday, the election of officers will be held. Rev. Fallis of Geneva will conduct the devotionals at the opening of the afternoon session, and reports will be made by the county directors. Mrs. C. C. Sprunger of Berne (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o- ——- Busche Names Leaders Mrs. E. W. Busche, president of the Adams County Clubs, and the following club leaders of the township organizations, the Mesdames Gilbert Hirschey, Oliver Shoemaker. Charles Schenck, D. E. Lehman. John Floyd, and Charles Barnhouse, together with Norbert Holthouse, secretary and I. Bernstein, assistant, secretary, began this morning to purchase the prizes from local stores to be awarded by the Cloverleaf Creamery on Dairy Day.

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EX-PRESIDENT NOT CANDIDATE FOR THIRD TIME Urges Renomination Os Hoover By G.0.P.; Obstacle Is Removed REQUESTS ARE NOT HEEDED Washington, Sept. 29.—<U.R) —The biggest potential obstacle to the renomination of President Hoover appeared, in the opinion of most political leaders, to have been definitely removed today. Former President Calvin Coolidge has just written of support for the renomination of Mr. Hoover. Mr. Coolidge was regarded as having indicated a desire that he be eliminated from consideration as a possible candidate. Mr. Coolidge’s pronouncement in support of President Hoover and against his own presidential candidacy in 1932 “puts to rest" the question of Mr. Hoover’s renomination, Chairman Fess of the Republican national committee said. “Mr. Coolidge’s attitude as expressed in his article was well understood by most of the countrybefore it was made,” Fess said. “It ought to be a complete answer to the promoters of anti-adminis-tration sentiment. It puts to rest the question of the re-nomination of President Hoover and will be a determining factor in his assured re-election." The article in the issue of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CAPONE MUST STAND TRIAL Demurrers Are Over-rul-ed By Cour; October 6 Agreed On Chicago. Sept. 29.—(U.R)—Al Capone’s last ditch battle to avoid going to trial October 6 on charges of evading income tax was lost today when Federal Judge James E. Wilkerson overruled demurrers to two indictments. A conference between government and defense attorneys decided trial of the gang lord would take approximately two weeks. Judge Wilkerson said Capone could plead to the charges when he appeared in court next Tuesday. In the final legal attempt to save Capone from trial on charges he concealed rich profits of his beer, vice and gambling rackets to avoid paying tax. Attorneys Michael Ahern and Albert Fink, who will represent Capone at the trial, sought to show that the indictments would not stand. They contended that “no crime against the United States was charged," that the indictments furnished “no facts to show Ca(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Death Beats Justice Newcastle, Ind., Sept. 29- (U.R) — Death defeated justice in the case of John C. Ross. 43. Ross, who was awaiting trial on a charge ot selling beer, died in the county jail of acute alcoholism. THREE DIE IN TRAIN MISHAP Passengers Are Shaken As Illinois Central Train Turns Over , IKankakee, 111., Sept. 29 (U.R) ‘ Two trainmen and an unidentified negro were killed last night when an Illinois Central local train over- ' turned 25 miles south of here. A score of passengers were .lij’uised • and cut by glass. ' The identified dead were Frank Fogarty, engineer, and Charles Nolan, fireman, both of Chicago. 1 The negro was believed stealing a ride. The train, en route from Chicago (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)