Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 231, Decatur, Adams County, 30 September 1931 — Page 1

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■0 SERIES ■|HS READY ■ for OPENER Khali Teams Start K|>| a} Thursday ■hers are ■ [\n Ml\l l> ■ I.oUS. >’T'- tU ' R) mgipl IK" v ' ll >•' series, ■edition, rue 1 \ I" two ■ollie. so nil pen in Inch the I ml\thbtns Hid St. ■ t;ir.li:nS i. <1 almost ■gin,ul tin o ison. wilr ■« Sports- ■ s -. .. r l, !>.!•;. l'o«<l of ,p. . f.ilors, |H V; , • .-rest ■ . \ o world ■mi ;e- lav..riles to . I. i I liert o H,.'. ■t, l a'il Dorring-'r. i >r • ■ I" Pi'' Hl 1 game. :i - ■ : ■ tolling • ■ ■ started the last - . the Card Mud w.-n, and it he isn't winnii with his ■left arm -r ■» it will !«■ Mj «tr .- on the ■iNT'XT'KB o\ PAGE SIX) h SOCIETY ■ONATES FRUIT ■ ■incent de Paul Group Rive C anned Goods I To Poor ■ St. Vim ent de Paul Society ■ St Mary's Catholic church ■yesterday and canned 144 ■ and one pint of fruit aud ■ties whirl, they turned over ■ United Charities organiza[l° he use din releiving the ■ during th- coming winter, [inning included apples, to- ■*■ beans and plums and the was limited to the number y lB U*ey could secure for at I ■HK'lunion of the day they doB a bushel of apples, a half-1 ■ "! beans and a bushel and B« Os tomatoes which were B* over to the domestic ■a ciass of the Decatur high ■ and which are being canned ■ of United Charities o:: page three) ■Ship Is In Distress ■“bi. Ore Sept. 30—(UP)— pualian Tanker Alberta Lite ■ “ugent need of "immediate ■TI*' 1 *' this morning; a mes- ■ <‘-iv l .,| b,. | h p Merchants ex- ■ radio said. ■CO HAS finance plan f ma k • ers Proposal p Raise Money And | Ke «P Taxes Low S<?Pt ’ 3 °'—^.PJ — A ray 1 01 financially depressed t and her unpaid school r" "as seen today after it »8k" t 'i li ll ‘ at Mayor Anton Joad worked out a scheme »l„* t,le difficulties without taxes. tnayers scheme was said p, ° ave been P' ace d before Ibv 8 revenu e commis»«tak r iot Controller M. S. o ’ erilla k’s representative, •ted nt principal Items in the tedimo n propoße< l a pennants m ? n ° f about D. 000.000 a jot. cit y expenses. »,*»»??? pro P° Be d the sale ■'■•'^ b i°2' 0 2 0 wor,h ot 1930 ‘''TINUED ON PAGE TWO)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXIX. No. 231.

Dead and Accused Mrs. Carrie Barnett Simmons with Alice Jean, one of the twe daughters she killed with poisoned sandwiches, according to charges Mrs. Simmons is on trial for her life at I.elfcinon. Ind.

SCHOOL CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED Cheering Clubs For Athletic Events Organized At Decatur High School The Pep Champs and Howling Hosts, cheer organizations of De catur high school, held organiza-1 tion meetings this morning au'l elected officers and yell leaders | for the year Louis Litterer was named pre- . sident of the Howling Hosts, and ; other officers include Carl Hurst. ; vice president. Bud Townsend I secretary-treasurer, and Hugh Andrews, faculty sjHinsor. Officers of the Pep Champs are Sally Brandyberry, president; Ina Anderson, secretary; Laura Lail j kenau, treasurer, and Jeanette I Clark, faculty sponsor. Yell leaders elected from both i organizations are Marion BakeT. J Roger Kelly, and Miss Kathryn Hower. The Pep Champs and | Howling Hosts are organizations | of pupils who sponsor high school i athletics, attend all games, and | help the various teams win games | by giving them cheering support MISS PUMPHREY GIVES ADDRESS Parent-Teachers Club Opens Fall Program Here Tuesday Miss Eleanor Pumphrey of this city gave an interesting address on "What is Physical Education? at tlw> first meeting of the South Ward Parent-Teachers Club this! year, which was held in the South | Ward school building. Tuesday if I ternoon. following school. The meeting was in the form of a tea.) and Miss Mary Suttles presided at • the teh table. Mrs. C. O. Porter, president of the Barent-Tea-her® association al the South Ward school, had charge of the business meeting, during which Miss Helen Shroll was chosen secretary of the organization. to fill the vacancy caused by Miss Florence Magley, who is now teaching at the Nortli Ward building. Miss Mina Collier sang a groun of songs. Mrs. H. H. Ferntheil explained the Child Welfare maga-1 zine to the twenty-five member* (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Demonstrations Held Two low cutting demonstrations were held in Adams county this week. H. R. Muller of Purdue , University and Henry Schultz of the Indiana Department of Conservation were in charge. The , first demonstration was held on . the Henry Coyne Farm located 1 miles north of Monroe and the . second one was held on the Otto , Ewell farm In Preble township. The meetings were well attended.

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Will Receive Bids Indianapolis. Sept. 30. — (U.R) — Bids for gasoline, oil and greases for the state highway department ■for 1932 will be opened October 14, [John Brown, director of the highway commis sio n. announced. Brown'believes the supplies will 1 cost approximately $500,000. The bids will be made on 2,800,uOO gallons of gasoline, 60.000 gallons of kerosene, 110,000 gallons of motor oil, 120,000 pounds of I grease and minor items. W. A. KUNKEL SR. ) EXPIRES TODAY —— Prominent Bluffton Man | Dies Following ThreeDavs Serious Illness — | William A. Kunkel, Sr., 63, a leading citizen of Bluffton and well .known here where he had a num’her of relatives and hundreds ot i friends, died at 6:20 o’clock this 'morning at the Bluffton hospital. I following an illness of only three days from a perforated intestine, due to an ulcer "and followed by I (leritonitis. I He became ill shortly after arising Sunday morning and was rush- ) ed to the hospital where an emerglency operation was performed. : Until last evening it was thought Ihe had a chance for recovery alI though his condition was known to be very critical from the start. He had been in declining health several yeArs and his strength was insufficient to tight the poison which gathered in his system. Mr. Kunkel was born in Wells county in January. 1868, and resided on his parents farm until a young man when he went to Bluffton. He was elected county surveyor before he was twenty-one years old and assumed office a few weeks after he had attained that I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MT. PLEASANT PLANS RALLY Rural Church To Hold Home-Coming Sunday, October 4 The Mt. Pleasant Home Coming and Rally Day will be observi ed Sunday October 4. at the church I located three miles northwest ot Decatur. The program for the day wil be in two sessions, morning and afternoon. Sunday School will be held at 9:30 o’clock in the morning with the superintendent, Jesse Single ton, in charge. There will be classes for all who attend, and a large .attendance In each class is desired. The Singleton orchestra will play during Sunday School and other services throughout the day. Preaching service will take place at 10:30 o’clock with Rev. Edgar Johnston in charge. Special musi(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, September 30, 1931.

SIMMONS TRIAL JURY PROBED ; ABOUT THREATS I I' Final Jury Not Selected In Lebanon Murder Case Against Woman LETTERS ARE INTIMATED Lebanon, Inti., Sept. 30 (U.R) An intimation that prospective iurvmen in the trial of Mrs. Carrie Simmons here have received threatening j letters, came in court today | as examination of talesmen began. Questioning 12 prospective jurors. Special Prosecutor) Roy Adney asked each of them ] concerning letters they were said j to have received from Hancock: county, home of Mrs. Simmons. | Each denied that he had received . any correspondence of a threatening nature since being drawn on the special venire to try Mrs. Simmons on a charge of poisoning (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) OBJECTIONS ON LEVIES FILED Civil And School Tax In Three Townships Are Objected To Taxpayers in three townships have filed remonstrances against ! Die tax levies in their townships. | The townships in which remon- i strances were filed are Wabash. | Hartford and Root. The remon-' strances covered the civil town ship levy and the school fund levies. Remonstrances were also filed against the county general levy and the county highway repair levies. Monday, September 28 was the final day for filing remonstrances against the tax levies collectable in 1932. County Auditor Albert Harlow has sent copies of the remonstrances to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, but has not yet heard when hearings will be held. I The Wabash township remonstrance was signed by Gideon Weaver and 15 other taxpayers and was the last one to be filed with the county auditor. o DREDGE CASE PROGRESSING Petitioners’Attorney Says Evidence Will Take Another Week Attorney Kloeb of Celina, one of the attorneys for the petitioners in the Wabash river drain case, predicted this morning that the evidence as to their side of the cause would be in by the latter part Os next week. Following the evidence to prove the ownership of land and to check the descriptions now in progress, and which will require the balance of the week, it will be necessary to also offer evidence to substantiate the claims as to benefit which will be done through engineers and will require several days. Henry F. Post was still on the stand today, describing the various parcels of real estate effected in Mercer county estimating present values and price per acre if drain is constructed. Tile lowland ground it was estimated would be improv- , (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Fire Causes Damage Berne, Sept. 30 (Special)—Fire ) damaged the Ed Bollenbacher gar- , age and gralnery, east of here, at 3 o'clock this morning with a total ( loss of |2.500. The Berne Fire Department was called to the fire , and was able to save the farm house. The garage and two automobiles )) and the gralnery were completely ) destroyed by the fire. It is believ- ', ed the flames started from an au . tomoblle in the garage.

Mrs. IL A. Fuhrman Is Donor Os Canned Fruit | Mrs. H. A. Fuhrman this morning brought in her donation of fruits and vegetables for the needy I and finished her job by providi ing every thing an dbringing the | goods in canned. Her donation con- ) sisted of four cans of beans, four of apples and four of tomatoes. Her gift is of cour; ■ greatly ap I predated. DAIRY GROUP . NAMES TESTER Mervin Miller, Bippus, Takes Place Os Roy Price In County Mervin- Miller of Bippus was ' I employed today as cow tester tor ' Adams county, succeeding Roy . I Price, of Monroe, who held the , | position for the last seven years. , j Mr. Miller will begin his duties | Thursday. October 1. He lias had experience as a cow tester in Wa- , bash county and was highly recom- . mended by the Dairy Extension staff of Purdue university. The selection of Mr. Miller was s made Tuesday evening at a meeting of the board of directors of the ( Dairy Herd Improvement Associa- j tion hel<) at the Chamber of Com-i, merce rooms in ’his city. Officers I• ; of the association who attendedL lhe meeting were Otto D. Bieber-1 ich, president; Peter B. Lehman,!, vice-president; Peter D. Schwartz, , secretary-treasurer; Ernest Kruetz- j man and Henry Aschleman. , Mr. Price resigned about a , month ago to accept another posi- , tion. He made a fine record during his seven year's service. MVmbers of the Adams County | (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) MANY ATTEND PROGRAM HERE I Fuller Quartet Opens Lyceum Course With Fine Program A large sized crowd enjoyed the versatile program presented by the Fuller Quartet at the Decatur i high school auditorium, Tuesday evening. The program was the first of a series of tour Lyceum programs to be given under the auspices of the senior class this winter. The next program will be on Thursday. December 17, when Robert M. Zimmerman, a deep sea diver, will relate his unusual exper- < fences. Outstanding among the members | of the Fuller quartet, who presented many songs and impersonations I Thursday evening, was the perfect and harmonious blending of voices ( Several songs were sung by the four men, including classical numbers, negro spirituals, negro jubilees, and fraternity songs. Hugh Fuller, leader ot the quartet, who sings second bass, also 1 presented two clever impersonations, one of an Irishman reciting 1 the ride of Paul Revere, and the (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o | NEW TRIAL IN SANDERS CASE Fort Wayne Woman Is Principle In $20,000 i Insurance Case Danville, Ind., Sept. 30.—(U.R)— 1 A new trial in the case of the Employers Liability Assurance Company against Miss Margaret Sanders, Fort Wayne, was granted today by Judge Z. E. Dougan. No date for the trial was set be- 1 cause counsel from Indianapolis ■ was not present when the decision 1 was handed down. The court said, however, that it would agree to a date during the November term. In the first trial, held in Hendricks circuit court, a jury awarded Miss Sanders full payment of a [ $20,000 insurance policy made in her favor by William H. Latta, her | fiance. Latta was killed in a cross- | ing accident near Indianapolis in | (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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LEADERS SEE RENOMINATION OF PRESIDENT Coolidge Statement Is Believed To Be Final Hoover Approval DRAFT Rl MOR IS DISPLACED Washington, Sept. 30.—(U.R) —As a result of Calvin Coolidge’s pledge of support,) President Hoover stands forth today as almost certainly de-1 stined to pilot the republican! party through the fateful) presidential campaign of 1932. j Murmufs that Coolidge) might be drafted next year) apparently have been thoroughly I hushed by his article in the current Saturday Evening Post. His key statements were: “It would be a distinct disservice to promote a factional conflict against a President in office.’’ "A retired President, ought to be an example of loyal support of his successor.’’ "In an emergency like the present the responsible elements of our party should offer a solid front in their support of the President. That is the course I propose to pursue.” Balanced politicians never gave much weight to whispers that the party should call back the former President. But the possibility was | there. It was talked about suffi l ciently to disturb some of Presi-' dent Hoover’s friends. Now the air is cleared. There still remain J Senator William E. Borah who is • due to return here today or tomor-, row, and Governor Gifford Pinchot, who might lead a revolt, but the chief source of worry was Coolidge. That is removed. Almost all politicians in both parties now regard Mr. Hoover’s renomination as cer- j tain. This tearing away of an under- I brush of whispered conjecture came at the most beneficial time (CONTINUED ON D AGE TWO) o Opening Is Tonight Formal opening of the new r E. F. Gass and Son store will be held at seven o'clock this evening. The interior of the store has been remodeled and a complete line of new merchandise and latest styles , will be shown. No merchandise | will be sold and the public is cor-1 dially’ invited to attend the fashion show and visit the store. AULT FREED ON CHECK CHARGE Clifton Hart Case Is Heard By Judge Erwin This Afternoon Charles Ault, Lima, Ohio, formerly of Decatur, arrested several weeks ago on a charge of forgery and held in the Adams county jail since that time because of his inability to furnish bond, was acquitted in Adams circuit court today of the charge. Ault's trial was held before Judge D. B. Erwin, without a jury. I Several witnesses testified in the case tor the state but only one witness was positive in his identification of Ault as the man who gave Richard McDuffey, »if this city, the alleged bogus check. ; Ault and a woman who accompanied him to Decatur the day of the alleged forgery and two other Lima, acquaintances testified for the defense. Prosecutor Nathan S. Nelson represented the state and H. M. DeVoss represented Ault. Hart Case Heard Clifton Hart, charged with violation of the prohibition law went on trial this afternoon before Judge Erwin. Because of Hart’s inability to raise funds with which to se(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) 1 — (>- — - Meeting Is Announced The teachers and officers of the Zion Reformed Sunday School will meet tonight at 7:30 o’clock in the church. This will be an important meeting and all teachers and officers are requested to be present.

Price Two Cents

To Get Millions? waH| Mg ~ | W j F ~ ■ '' : / i 1 ' i a £1 | M iss Rose Dew (above). 71-year-old spinster of I Vicksburg, Miss., who may come into $5,000,000 from the estate of . Ella Wendel, New' York recluse. f DIXSON GUILTY ; JURY REPORTS Man Found On Roof Os ) McConnell Building To Be Sentenced — William Dixson, Marion, charged in Adams circuit court with enter- ) ing a building with intent to com- : mit a felony was found guilty at I 9 o’clock Tuesday night by a jury after an all-day trial in which Dix- , son took the Stand in his own defense and stated that he was on the roof of the McConnell building on the night of July 21 to get i “away from shots being fired down I the alley.” Dixson's alleged accomplice will face trial in a few days on a similar charge. Attorneys Burman and Dempsey of Marion defended the man. The penalty is a sentence of from one to 10 years. Judge ; Erw in has not sentenced the young , man formally yet and it is likely ; he will not be sentenced until Pearl Hogston is tried. The jury retired at about 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutor Nathan Nelson called a numI ber of witnesses in the state’s , case and each was carefully exam 1 ined by defense counsel. Dixson, . lat the time of his capture told j officers that he was on top of the ) l McConnell building because he was a real estate man. Later, after spending several days in jail. Dixson is said to have confessed to Sheriff Burl Johnson and asked for leniency. — o Appropriation Allowed County Auditor Albert Harlow ( was advised today that the State Board of Tax commissioners had approved the special appropriations made by the county council in session September 2. Several ot the appropriations were for transfer of balances in other funds and for the allowances of the special judge in the Wabash river dredge case. 0 BALANCE LEFT IN STATE FUND Reports Show Million And Half Dollars At Close Os Year 1 Indianapolis, Sept. 30—<U.R) —An estimated balance of $1,600,000 will remain in the state general fund at midnight tonight, the end of the fiscal year, it was indicated by figures on file in the office of the state auditor. The balance at the end of the fiscal year 1930 was $1,859,646.06, and in 1929, $2,993,084.88. On September 19 of this year there was a balance of $891,880.33 in the general fund. Basing calculations on figures for the past two years, that sum will increase by the close of the fiscal year by $700,000 to SBOO,OOO, making the balance for 1931 about $1,500,000. Reports from most state institu'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)

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ACTIVITIES IN 1928 CAMPAIGN TO BE PROBED Grand Jury Calls Twenty Witnesses; Secretary Is Summoned WILSON WILL PRESENT CASE Washington, Sept. 30. —(U.R) —United States District Attorney Leo A. Rover announced todav that charges Bishop James Cannon, Jr., had violated the Federal corrupt practises act would be preesnted to the grand jury here October 8. Rover said the charge was based on Cannon’s activity in 1928 when he was a leader on anti-Smith democratic forces in southern states. Miss Ada L. Burroughs, secretary to the anti-Smith organization headed by Cannon, also is to be presented to the grand jury, Rover said. The presentment to the grand jury will be by Assistant District Attorney John J. Wilson. Twenty witnesses were said by Rover to have been subpoenaed to testify Thursday. The number includes several prominent New York bankers and several Methodist ministers. Plan Quilt Display A quilt display will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church parlors, Friday afternoon at 2:31) o’clock, under the auspices of the Ladies Aid Society. Four displays will be exhibited and awards will be made tor the oldest quilt, the best appliqued quilt, the best patchwork quilt, and the best specimen of quilting. Two capable judges will be secured to determine the best displays, and the public is invited to enter quilts in the exhibits. A must cal program will be given by ths Mesdames Avon Burk and Dan Tyndall, and an interesting program wil lie presented A silver otfeiing will be lifted and refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. q Evangelicals To Meet The services at the First Evangelical Church, tonight will begin at seven o’clock. The Rev. M, W. Sundermann wil speak upon "Job's Answer to Elipaz.'' The Junior Choir wil Irehearse at 7:4t). PARLIAMENT TO QUIT SOON General Election Is Averted In England For Present Time London, Sept. 30. — (U.R) —Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald an nounced in the House ot Commons today that Parliament would ad journ. The announcement was taken to indicate that the question of a general election would be held temporarily in abeyance. The date for adjournment of the present emergency session, lie indicated, probably would be Oct. 7. la>rd Reading'in the House of Lords also announced that the session would end Oct. 7 "unless something unforeseen occurred.’’ While parliament was sitting to hear the government’s eagerly awaited decision on an election, crowds of unemployed surged through London's streets, fighting (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Three Buildings Bombed Chicago Sept. 30 —(UP) —Three buildings were bombed. Windows were broken out of five stores, ami a stench bomb was tossed into a movie theater during a wave of minor terrorism which swept Chicago last night and today. Two of the buildings bombed were inside the city, one a home, in the suburb of Oak Park. The two here were occupied by paint companies. George Enrhardt, Jr., owner of a paint company is the owner of the Oak Park home which was damaged.