Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 237, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1931 — Page 1

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Asks Job Release The matter of enforcing the contract with George Brown for the collecting and disposal of garbage in Decatur was referred to the Judiciary committee and the City Attorney at the meeting of the council last night. Mr. Brown wishes to be relieved of his contract. He was low bidder on the job last month and lias filed a personal bond, being unable to secure a sure ty bond, due to the low price of his contract. He has informed the councilvthat he is losing money on the job and wishes to cancel his contract. TOWNS PREPARE FOR ELECTIONS Three Towns In Adams County To Hold Elections November 3 Three Adams county towns will hold elections November .3 for town officials. At Berne, for many years a Tepusdstan stronghold, only a democratic ticket has been placed in the field and these nominees will automatically be elected because of the failure of the Berne G. (). P. organization to name candidates before last Saturday'. Ferd Mettler. present town clerk-treasurer will begin his second term next January 1, being unopposed by the republicans. Paul Felber will be elected councilman without opposition. Berne however will have a general election on whether the citizens of that town will be taxed one mill for band and orchestra purposes. The referendum will be accepted as the will of the people, it is explained, and if the vote favors the extra assessment, steps will be taken by the council to make the tax effective. Geneva has two tickets in the field. Democrats nominated recent ly at that town are Edwin Moser for councilman and Harold Maltox for clerk-treasurer. The republicans 'CONTINUED ON PAGE TWOI . o BONDS SOLD BY TREASURER Peoples State Bank Is Successful Bidder For County Road Bonds Ed A. Ashbaucher, county treasurer today sold the bonds for the building of the McGuffigan road in Jefferson township. The bonds were sold to the Peoples State Bank of Berne, the issue being for $1,900, the banjt paying a premium of $27.62 for them. The bonds bear tour per cent and the issue has been approved by the state board of tax commissioners. The state board has notified the county treasurer to readvertise the bonds for the building of the Frank Myers road in St. Mary's township, along the Indiana-Ohio state line. The board has ordered that the interest not exceed four per cent. The bonds were originally advertised at four and one-half per cent. The issue is for $2,080. Both the road improvements are small stretches of mud road and the petitions asks that they be improved with macadam. Contract for lytilding the roads has been let by the commissioners. Plan Fall Festival A fall festival will be given at the Monmouth High School Friday evening. October 9. Various appropriate amusements have been planned and an enjoyable time is assured all who attend. A cordial invitation is extended the public. An admission fee of ten cents will be charged adults. All school children will be admitted tree. - o Rev. Shirey Elected Franklin, Ind., Oct. 7.— (U.R) — Rev. V. O. Shirey. Fort Wayne, was elected moderator of the Indiana Synod of Presbyterian churches at the 106th annual meeting here. Rev. A. H. Llinouze, New York, secretary of the Hoard of National Missions, was scheduled to speak today. The Synod’s annual dinner will be held tonight.

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LOCAL STREETS WILL BE OILED Unimproved Streets Os City To Be Oiled At Once, Linn States The unimproved streets in Decatur will be oiled at once, H. F. Linn chairman of the street and : sewer committee of the city council reporting to the council last night ■ that contract had been entered Into with Meshberger Bros., of Linn Grove to do the work. The city of Decatur, through! the street department, will pay for i all the oiling. Nearly all the ma-j cadam streets in the city will be I oiled. Work on oiling the streets will | begin as soon as the weather permits, Mr. Linn stated. Must repair Crossings The Pennsylvania railroad was 1 notified to repair its crossings at I Jefferson and Washington streets and to widen the crossing on Jefferson street. The street and sewer committee reported that the curb at the southwest corner of Third and Adams street was being rounded. Permission to C. E. Bell to cut the curb on Third street for a driveway was granted bv the council. ROAD CONTRACT IS LET TODAY’ Dick Tonnelier Is Low Bidder On Road On Indiana-Ohio Line Contract for building Hie Sheets road in Union township, along the Indiana-Ohio state line, was awarded to Dick Tonnelier by the county commissioners on his bid of $2,164 Other bids filed were. Michael Crow $2,474; O. W. P. Macklin. $2,568: Phillip Sauer, $2,225. The road will be improved with macadam. The bid of Fisher and Harris tor furnishing groceries at the County infirmary was accepted by the commissioners. Their bid was $328.87. The dYy goods contract was awarded to Niblick and Company on their bid of $98.50. Holthouse-Schulte Co. was awarded the contract tor supplying clothing to the Infirmary inmates at their bid of S6O. The contract for furnishing two beds with spring backs was awarded to W. H. Zwick and Son on their bid of S3O. Yager Bros., was awarded the contract for furnishing three dozen chairs at $85.80. Beavers and Fryback was awarded tlfe contract for furnishing 10 beds at the infirmary at their bid of $83.50. The commissioners adjourned last evening to meet next Tuesday. Bankers Name Haas Atlantic City. N. J., Oct. 7. —(U.R) —Harry J. Haas, vice-president of the First National Bank, Philadelphia. today succeeded to the presidency of the American Bankers Association, succeeding Rome C. Stephenson of South Beud, Ind.

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Rioters Found Guilty Princeton. Ind., Oct. 7. — (U.R) — Nine Bicknell men, tried here on charges of instigating a riot at the I Liberty mine last June 8, were i found guilty by a jury in Gibson I circuit court. Seven of men. John Brown. Ed I j Beeman. James Gillen, William | I Sage. Henry Hart, Ralph Abbott ■ and George Tillie, were fined S2OO I and sentenced to 60 days on the ■state farm. John Jones was fined I slo and sentenced to 20 days in jail. Leon \ Carnahan was fined S4O and i sentenced to 30 days on the farm.! Judge Claude Smith instructed! the jury to find Leonard Lewis .Charles Holt and William Purcell,' the remaining three of 12 men 'tried, not guilty. They were not i identified by state witnesses as .'participants in the riot. NOLL APPEALS FOR ‘FLOP HOUSE' Trustee Asks City to Pro-i vide Shelter For Many j Homeless T. R. Noll, trustee of Washington | township, appeared before the city i council last evening and suggested | that the city open a "flop house" or I establish a shelter for those who; are now roaming from place to j place. Mr. Noll told the council that he | | received many requests for lodging j I and shelter during the winter I months ami that the township did not Rave any place to send them. I Recently many women have ap-1 plied for a place of shelter at night. Cases of women with children have also been brought to the attention of the trustee. Many of the men, commonly call ed tramps, get a warm “bed" at (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) CABINET QUITS GERMAN POSTS Bruening Is Asked To Form New Group; Dictatorial Power Given Berlin, Oct. 7.—(U.R)—The cabinet of Chancellor Heinrich Bruening resigned today. A rigid dictatorial regime was established and basic constitutional rights in Ger-| many were suspended. President Paul Von Hindenburg accepted the cabinet’s resignation and commissioned Chancellor Heinrich Bruening to form a new ministry. The cabinet resignation had been expected in order to give Bruening a free hand in reorganizing his administration before the. Reichstag meets Oct. 13. Dictatorial powers were given! the government in an emergency! decree issued today by the 84-year-old president. Among the basic constitutional rights suspended j were inviolability and personal freeiCONT’NUED ON PAGE SIX) ;

ROBENOLDGETS CITY CONTRACT City Hall Will Be Remodelled; Walter Gets Plumbing .lob Charles Robenold, local contractor was awarded the contract for i remodeling the city hall building lon Monroe street, bids being re- . ceived by the city council last evening. Mr. Robenold's bid on the general contract was $1,294. His contract did not include plumbing and the I electric wiring and fixtures, the lat|er to be furnished by the electric j light department of the city plant. The plumbing contract was ai warded to August Walter on his | bid of $412. Mr. Walter was the on- ! ly contractor who submitted a bid j for the plumbing. i Work on remodeling the building will start at once. A new front will I be placed in the building and a few I minor changes made. The old floor | will not be removed. Linoleum will lie used to cover the floor, this item ! being extra. The new specifications for re- . modeling the building and moving i the offices of the city clerk and j i ity treasurer to the first floor. ! (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) PHI DELT CAST IS ANNOUNCED Home Talen Play To Be Given October 15 And 1G In This City Don Gage, a popular Phi Delta Kappa, is to play the part of Elwood Greyson in the big musical comedy hit, "Why Not,” The show is to be staged October 15 and 16 in l the Catholic high school auditorHum. under the auspices of the Phi Delt Fraternity. Elwood Greyson is the serious minded suitor of Cecelia Strand, played by Edwina Shroll. Elwood is trying to get a valuable piece of property owned by Hiram Witherspoon, a gentleman from the sticks. Don Far as Hiram is exceedingly funny and with him is Tom Haubold. known as Ted in the show. Tom is a salesman for the Delphine supersix. nonstalling, air cushion- ! ed, twin motored special, and Tom says he's going to sell a Delphine to every member of the cast, chor(CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Glee Club Organized The Decatur high school Girls' 'Glee Club was organized Tuesdev ; and officers for the comir.„ year I were elected. Miss Gladys Schindler. supervisor of music, will be (lirectoress, and officers include 'Miss Mary Jane Short, president; l z Miss Bernadine K'olter, secretary I treasurer; Miss Louise Haubold. I pianist; the Misses Mary Kohls land Grace Ellston, librarians.

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GOVERNMENT STARTS TRIAL OF GANG LEADER ■Capone Faces Federal Court As Case Opens I In Chicago Today I WITNESSES TO BE SUMMONED I'edenil Building, Chicago.' i Oct. 7 (U.R) Assistant Unit-! jed States District Attorney ! Dwight F. Green launched the government’s first l>roa<l- ' side at Alphonse Gapone toi day in an opening statement iat the gangster's trial that; linked him with Cicero j gambling interests and placed his income from the und-| erworld in a given six years at more than $1.(100,000. Green, calm spoken, with graying temples, is tlie man who started the government’s campaign against gangsters on the • income tax front. The years of s study he put in on such cases already has resulted in the con-1 viction of several of Capone's i right hand men. “Capone, the gambling house overseer, owes the government 1 $215,000 in tax on that $1,000,000 income between 1924 and 1929,” Green said. That < harge, specified in tv | indictments, is the one the ga*ig ' despot went to trial on yesterday. An attempt to change makeup of the jury by the defense failed shortly after the session opened. Attorney Albert Fink, declaring one juror had not been "quite I frank in his statements yesterday. ’| if what Attorney Ahern heard I l overnight is true," demanded an | Investigation of the jury. The jurors were dismissed and 1 attorneys for both sides went to ’ I chambers to confer. After a few ’ I minutes they returned and Judge (CONTINUED ON °AGE TWO) ANNUAL MEET ; HELD TUESDAY 1 Mrs. Maybelle Myers At i Attendance Officer’s Conference .. A meeting of the Attendance off | ficers from the northeastern part I i of the state was held in the Catli•Jolie community building at Fort - j Wayne, Tuesday forenoon with 1 Miss Blanche Merry, state attendance officer in charge. Each officer reported the conditions in her district and named the relief work being done. It was learn Ii ed that the attendance officers will lie able to handle the relief situation locally this winter and no children will have to miss school because of lack of food or clothing, i Many young people were reportI ed back in school who were out of I work. Attendance officers are taking a leading part in relief work a and are assisted by other organizaj (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ,v I 0 PLANE STRIKES ii , AUTO;3DEAD 8 ■■■ '' Ship’s Motor Stalls And Crashes Into Parked y Automobile ir. Columbia City, Ind., Oct. 7.—(U.R) c —An airplane crashing into an i- auto parked on a downtown street n here last evening, killed two pere sons in the auto and a passenger r- in the plane. Kenneth Magley, 28, ' pilot of the ship, was injured critically. Melvin Miller, 58, theater owner, was seated in the auto watching progress on a new building. Wil--4 Ils Keininger. 53, was seated on the running board, talking to Milr ler. Both were crushed to death. *' Virgil Blumbaugh 42. Churubusco e ;lnd„ Magley's uncle, who was rid- '“ ing in the plane, also was killed. ■ Witnesses said the motor of the ship stalled and Magley apparently *• was trying to land it in a field near — —-~ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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♦ . . ! I SERIES FIGURES Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 7.— s (U.R) —World series statistics: W L Pct. | Athletics 2 2 .500 | Cardinals 2 2 .500 j i| Results of games: j First, Athletics, 6; Cardinals, 2. | Second, Cards, 2; Athletics, 0. | Third, Cards, 5; Athletics, 2. | i Fourth, Athletics, 3; Cards, 0. | Schedule of gumes: | Fifth game: at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 1:30 p. m. EST today. | Sixth game: Sportsmans I i Park, St. Louis, 1:30 p. m. CST ' I i Friday. Sevent games, if necessary, i j Sportsmans Park, St. Louis, ( 1:30 p. m. CST Saturday. . I BfGCROWD AT~ SECOND DAY OF BURNS TRIAL State Continues Calling Witnesses; Examinations Are Long GIRL’S MOTHER STATE’S WITNESS The second clay of the criminal operation trial of Dr. Elizabeth Burns, Fort Wayne physician, opened in Adams circuit court this morning with the cross-ex-amination of Dr. L. E. Somers, called late Tuesday as a witness for the state. Dr. I Somers was one of the physiI cians present at the autopsy held l|y Coroner J. C. Grandataif at the S. E. Black Fipiteral Home last December 26. Richard Odle followed Dr. Somers on the witness stand. He was questioned only a few minutes by the state and no cross-examination was made. Odle testified that he was at the hospital on the morning of December 26 when Wilma Marie Case died, but said that he I was not in the room at the time of the death. Odle’s mother, Mrs. Nettie Odle was the next witness and she also! stated that she had visited the girl at the hospital. She was not cross-examined. Mrs. Jesse Case, mother of Wilma was questioned for more than an hour and a half by attorneys. She told of a trip to Dr. Burns’ office at Fort Wayne (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) MANY MEN SEEK JANITOR'S JOB Thirty-Two Proposals For Court House Job Are Submitted The selecting of a janitor at the Adams County court house will be made by the board of county commissioners on Tuesday, October 13. The board received 32 proposals yesterday from men who wanted the job. The contract will be made effective November 1, 1931, and run for one year. I Mat Breiner is the present Jan- | itor at the building. The county council at its September session reduced the appropriation from i $1,200 to S9OO a year. Mr. Breiner ‘ offered to take the job at $720 a year. Bids as low as S6OO for the year were received by the board. The ; men who offered to take the job , and the price they agreed to work t for follow: Otto Fuelling, $845; . J. W. McDonald, $780; J. M. Brein- . er, $720; John Yost, $775; Frank ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o Few Attend Hearing Attendance was light at the Wa- ! bash drain case hearing today and the matter of establishing the present fair cash value of Mercer coun- ! ty farm lands, effected by the big dredge, continued with Mr. Bolenbaclier still on the stand. Attorney , Whitaker continued his direct ex- , amination and it was expected that , cross-examination of the witness requiring several hours would begin this afternoon.

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MARTIN LEADS CARDINALS TO THIRD VICTORY Hallahan Wins Second Game Os Series For St. Louis NEXT GAME TO BE FRIDAY Score by innings: RHE Cardinals 190 002 011 —5 12 0 Athletics 000 000 100 —1 9 0 TODAY’S LINEUPS Athletics Cardinals Bishop, 2b. Adams, 3b. Hass, cf. Watkins, rs. Cochrane, c. Frisch, 2b. Simmons, if. Bottomley, lb. Foxx, lb. Hafey, if. Miller, rs. Martin, cf. Dykes, 3b. Wilson, c. Williams, ss. Gelbert, ss. Hoyt, p. Hallahan. p. Umpires: Klem and Stark, National league; Nallin and McGowan, American league. Shibe Park. Philadelphia. Oct. 7—<U.R) The St. Louis Cardinals beat tin* Philadelphia Athletics 5-1 in the fifth game of the wor'.d series today. The series standing is now ! 3 victories for St. Louis and two for Philadelphia. Wild ■ ! Bill Hallahan held the A’s at ■I bay and won his second game of the nreseift series 'without exerting himself to ' tiny great extent. First Inning ' Cardinals: With one strike call1 ed, Adams hit to left for a single. High went in to run for Adams. ■Watkins flied to Simmons. High ■ holding first. Frisch hit to ceni ter for a single. High went to third anq Frisch took second on i the throw in. Martin; flied out to ■ Simmons, High scoring after the catch. Frisch held second. Hafey out, Williams to Foxx. One run, two hits, no errors. Athletics: High playing third (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Beery Funeral Today Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie F Beery, 74, who died at her home, 816 Winchester street, Monday afternoon, were held at the at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon with Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor o£,dhe Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Interment was in the Beery Cemetery, west of this city. Former Decatur Man Expires In Goshen Word has been received here of the death of Percy Williams of Goshen, former well-known photographer of this city, who died at • his home in Goshen, Tuesday afternoon about 2 o’clock. Mrs. Williams was survived by his wife and four children. He Lived here with his family until about ten years ago when fie moved to Go- ‘ shen. He conducted a studio in the building where the present Edward’s Studio is now located. J Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon. > NEW AUTO LAW IS EXPLAINED L- — — Responsibility La w Is ! Misrepresented. Mayr And Aide Declare t ' Indianapolis Oct. 7 —Charges that motorists are being misled into buyE ing insurance through misconstruction of the new financial responsibility law, effective October Ist have come to the attention of Secretary of State Frank Mayr. Jr. Many motorists have been led to believe this is a compulsory insurance law. according to Ira J. Shobe, Director of the Financial Responsibility Division of Secretary ’ Mayr’s office. " "This is not true,’ Shobe said. "The law affects you in no manner until you have been cited by the 1 Secretary of State to furnish evidence that you are financially res- , (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)