Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 239, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1931 — Page 1

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Governor Harry G. Leslie To Be Guest Here Next Wednesday

MOR AND ■IFF COMING ■fOR DAIRY DAY ■ _ ( hid Executive ■jße Eue.'t < H " • A. Ktepper October 1 I ■ KRAIT IS ■ O\ PROGRAM ■ -i here at ■ that (.uu-rnor K v i■ hail re-ar-111- '"- v el'k's St hetiKdAvoiil.l ill Decatur .A <), t-.b.-C It for K,., p tl . rror Leslie ■j K . a gm '' "> ’ ’loverleaf ami the Heratur of Commerce. K. J] ">sivr ■ hieftian will .... sell, dill ■ deliver address next ' ' v no' '• ' 1 wo i • >• in li.-:-.-K:/ Mh-rii-.r 1.- " ill d.'iivci an .-- ■■ . at Mem ■ par): » -‘ at the . ream deal at tin- saii'iuet in the 1 ■r . on he veit to lie..atur ■ m and Mr< Er--I Cunning■of Martinsville. al,-., will he Mt- li'-r-riiel The Les- ■ during the visit in this city ■te SUests nf Mr and Mrs. W. ■Depprr ami family. chi': of 1 tairy I iay ■ aiartat l:3i' oi-hick and will ■r.; Ml Hl- I'.irk. opposite ■>- South \\ m street. Gov. Leslie and .1. ■b:' ■ . ; Ki at: Phenix ■STM !-T> p.viE KIGHT) ■ Plan Dance Friday Hantf will in- held in connocI with the Fun Festival at tho Mouth School. Friday night. Bit will be I nrnishod by Iho I Fry back orchestra. The proII will beifin a! ■ iuh! o i lack folM by the dance. •sic ( luh Federation To Hold District Meet fourth district Federation of k Cubs will hold the annual •ation in Port Wayne, SaturlOrtoher bi at the Trinity En- • Lutheran church. l.adies in*"l in music from this city are w tn attend. Satiations will be held at 9 •'« Saturday morning and the r*”i will begin at 11) o'clock. *“° n a luncheon will be served flturch and reservations are J/"'" to Mrs. Erank Noble »m»moiir Avenue. Kort Wavne »" »H1 be 75 cents. •informal tea will be held in •nwioon with the State presi--0,ll"r Prominent officers wiidam-e. w ~ O—DISON death DRAWS NEARER — Ut- . n y en^or Enters Is Believed To " e Death Stupor Oct - 9HU ' R) Kor ini E<| ison entered a 1 tot aiw ni >rntng wh,ch usually tia in i ,a ' 8 precedeß - th® deathDr , «f illness. 1 Physi’V S ,iowe ' hta attendm?r^ an ' waß Prepared tor h.L ‘all at any moment. "fishniei,? 8 1 ,ak " n Bcarc °ly «ny Mai I? H l nie da y before yesK night . . a reßlful 81l *P 1 m fie n< Was aroUHe <l about *■ to L nOU : lßhment ' He wae '•real an,? n y “ few B P«onsful >» ,h " ntupor. 800,1 " llppe '‘ t,ack hit bui";' . thl , nk dea th is immi--1 Mcelved » UM ” Ot be Bur Prlsed 'foment' D " n ”; rsency ca “ at or. Howe said.

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♦ ♦ DAIRY DAY EXTRA! In recognition of the importance of the dairy industry to the community, the Daily Democrat. in cooperation with a number of Decatur industries ■ and stores will issue a special Dairy Day section next Monday. As Dairy Day will be a special shopping for visitors a | number of retail stores will I advertise bargains for the day and these advertisements will be published Monday an d Tuesday. The Monday paper will be mailed to every mail ! box on the Decatur rural | routes. Decatur stores will be opeu Wednesday night. TREASURE HUNf LIST GROWING Over 75 Retailers To .loin In Dairy Day Feature Plans Reveal Mote than 75 Decatur Stores will , give prizes in the Treasure Hunt I to be held in this city Dairy Day. I October 14. Valuable prizes total ing nearly |SOO will be given. The Treasure Hunt will start a' four o'clock Wednesday evening, i ! following the program at the Clover leaf Creameries Inc. The search will continue until ail prizes are I called for. Each person who will register at the Creamery Wednesday will receive a, merchant's ticket, and tick-; ots will also be given at the Decatur stores The public is urged to read the list of Decatur stores who will particiflate in the Treasure Huiif and save the list for reference. Following are the stores who will participate in the event: Morris, ! Five and Ten Cent Store. Holthouse Schulte and Company. C. A. Bell Grocety, Keller Jewelry Store. C. A. Douglas. .Miller-Jones, Decatur Daily Democrat, Vance and Linn Clothing Store. Lose Brothers, Cal lew and Kohne Drug Store, Winnes I Shoe Store, f*. Kirsch and Son Sheets Brothers. Miller's Bakery Decatur Electric Shop. O. K. Bar | her Shop, Voglewede Shoe Store, i National Five and Ten Cent Stores, j Home Grocery. Teeple and Peterson. Schmitt Meat Market. Pumphrey Jewelly Store, E. F. Gass and, son. J. T. Myers and Co.. Baughman j Five and Ten Cent Store. Loses I Barber Shop, Service Barber Shop. (CONTINVED ON PAGE TWO) , o MAN’S SLAYER IS IDENTIFIED Lagrange Widow Tells Jury She Is Sure Johnson Killed Husband laigrange. Ind.. Oct. 9. — (U.R) Mrs. Bert Frye, widow of the murdered Seybert store keeper, and her son, Charles, took the witness stand in the trial of Herbert Johnson, 3.3, here today and identified Johnson as the slayer. Mrs. Frye 1 and her son were the state’s chief witnesses in its attempt to prove that Johnson murdered Frye during a holdup last June. Sheriff John Luttnran testified regarding the finding of tlie shotgun with which Frye v.as believed to have been slain, at the farm where Johnson was staying. The state, represented by Prosecutor Ralph Foster, was expected (CONTINUED UN PAGE EIGH'I Revival To Continue Revival meetings at Pleasant Valley church, south of Decatur have been in progress for the last six weeks and great Interest has been shown. Rev. R. O. Wine is conducting the services each night at 7:30 o'clock and they will con tinue indefinitely. More than 50 people have been received at the altar and interest has been shown throughout the county. Many Decatur people have , been attending the services The public is invited.

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CONFIDENCE IN ! HOOVER’S PLAN! GAINS GROUND Prosperity Pool Will Be Incorporated Saturday, Report Says THINK MONEY WILL STIMULATE Washington, Oct. 9. — (U.R) —A spirit of confidence and : optimism is manifest in the Hoover administration on the eve of formal inauguration of its plan to inject a vitalizing stream of money and credit into the sluggish veins of business, industry and finance. The $500,000,000 banking pool, which is being characteri ized as a "prosperity pool," is expected to be incorporated by toI morrow. Within tw r o weeks it should be ready to operate througii' the 12 Federal Reserve districts lof the country, attacking the weak spots which have unduly affected the whole financial structure. While the government sponsors I this temporary instrumentality of private bankers, treasury and Federal Reserve officials and menibi ers of congress are formulating : legislative proposals so that the Federal Reserve system itself can [meet a future situation through the 'same methods. So eager are some Democrats to get at this problem immediately that they have started a campaign, ; promoted by Senate Minority leader Robinson, Ark., and Senator Walsh. Mont., to call congress into extra session immediately. President Hoover, it can be said, has | tCONTINT’Eti ON °AGE TWO) CAPONE TRIAL WITNESS TALKS Florida Attorney Is Government Witness As Trial Moves On Federal Building. Chicago, Oct. I<).—(U.R) One of Al Capone s pleasure jaunts to the Florida coast as i a "man from Chicago who's in the I ( leaning and pressing business" ■and his later admissions there that 'he was owner of dog racing and gambling interests were described at his income tax fraud trial today. Vernon Hawthorne, state's attor* ney from Dade county. Florida, the second witness, told of a conversation between Miami officials and Capone in the summer of 192 S when the gangster was called to explain why he was there. According to Hawthorne, Capone said. "I'm just here to rest." "I asked him what his business was." / "His Attorney A. F. Parker, objected. but 1 hold him that if we didn't talk with Capone there wasn't any use of having the conference. Capone then said 'l'll answer that question. I’m in the cleaning and pressing business in Chicago.' (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Joy Ride Murderer Electrocuted Today Joliet. 111.. Oct. 9.— (U.R) —John Preston. 34. once known as the "model husband," was electrocuted at state prison today for choking to death a stenographer with whom he went on a tour of roadhouses on a cold October night In 1929. Preston, the first white man electrocuted at the prison, was convicted of killing Agnes Johnson, 26, whom he took riding after telling ills wife he had to "work late.” The prisoner was strapped in the chair at 5:15 a. nt. and was pronounced dead at S:IS. He faltered slightly as he entered the death chamber, but otherwise appeared unafraid. Shortly before he died, Preston called Warden Henry C. Hill to him and apologized for having caused much trouble in the prison I by feigning insanity in an effort to (escape execution.

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Let's Finish The Job The improvement to Second street, now being made, will add a million dollars to the appearance of the best little city in Indiana and it will be completed in a few days. The spreading of Kentucky Hock began this morning at the north end and when that is finished, we will be proud of our main thoroughfare.. 'Hie precoating will be finished by this evening. And that's line as far as it goes hut we believe it would be wise if the down town alleys, particularly those between First and Third streets and extending from Jefferson to Monroe, used more than many of the citv's streets, should also be repaired at this time. The contractors inform us that this can be done now for much less than any other time because the material is coming through, the eipiipment is ou hand, labor is obtainable at low costs and it is estimated that this splendid and greatly neoled improvement can be made right now for about half what it will cost at a future date. Whether this is done by the city or by the propertv owners, it would be wise to determine now and to proceed with this job which will surely have to he done any wav before long. If we can save money and have the use of the improved alleys, wouldn't it be wise to act? ■ —II — II — ' —

SEEKREMOVAL OF CRUMPACKER Gary Citizens Demand Kirkland Judge Be Ousted From Judgeship Indianapolis, Oct. 9.—(U.R)—Removal or resignation of Judge 1 Grant ('rumpacker from the Porter| circuit court as a means of atoning "discarriage of justice" in the' trial of Virgil Kirkland, was de- ■ manded of Attorney General James! IM. Ogden by a delegation of l ake; county citizens from Gary. Kirkland, former Gary athete, is I l serving a one to 10 year term in ' the state reformatory for the slaying of his sweetheart. Arlene | | Draves. The state alleged that she idled following a criminal attack j during a liquor party at Gary nearly a year ago. Ogden was asked to conduct the investigation "to fulfill the obligation of the state to do all in its power to maintain confidence in the courts." The attorney general I (CONTINUKD ON PAGE EIGHT) MRS. SIMMONS IS DESCRIBED Witness Says Woman Was Pale And Disturbed During Dinner Lebanon, Ind.. Oct. 9. — (U.R) — Mrs. Carrie Simmons, on trial for the fatal poisoning of her daughter. Alice Jean, was distressed and pale before strychnine capsules were found in chicken sandwiches at the Pollard-Simmons picnic here June 21. Mrs. Ona Gibson, member of the party, testified today. Mrs. Gibson told of the humorous mood of John Simmons, husband of the defendant, and how he offgered her a sandwich "his wife had made." "He handed me a marshmallow tin but there were no sandwiches in it," Mrs. Gibson testified. "I saw one on the table and after the capsules were found I opened it and there was a capsule in it. “Just before we sat down to eat I noticed Mrs. Simmons looked distressed. She was pale and was wringing her hands. "I offered to rub her hands but she wouldn’t let me. 1 noticed Alice Jean looked distressed, too. and I asked the girl if she wanted to go for a walk. " 'lf she feels like I do she doesn't feel like walking.’ Mrs. Simmons told me.” o Oil Furnace Explodes Portland, Ind.. Oct. 9.—(U.R) —An oil furnace explosion damaged the Nick Masters residence here to the extent of 110,000, it was estimated. The family was in Chicago at the time.

Baptists To Hold Rally Day Program Rally Day will be observed in the , First Baptist church and Sunday . School, Sunday morning, with an I entertaining and uplifting program being presented. Everyone is urged to be present at the regular Sunday school and church service hour. A slogan for the day will be: “1 can't" never did anything; •l;'ll try" has worked wonders; “I will" 1 has performed miracles. ’ The children of the Sunday j School are requested to meet at the | church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'- | clock to practice for Rally Day. TRUCK BUYING PROGRAM CUT Highway Commission’s Proposal Reduced By SBO,OOO At Meet — Indianapolis. Oct. 9. — (U.R) —The proposed truck buying program of the state highway department, pending since bids were opened on 120 units, was cut more than SSO.000 by highway commissioners, meeting with Governor Harry G. Leslie. On official announcement from highway commissioners said that “on account of unemployment conditions throughout the state and I the general economic conditions, i we could best serve the interests 'jof the state by applying the funds with which we proposed to buy light trucks, to construction work and tile relief of unemployment. Purchase of light trucks will be ■ postponed until spring work opens up." It was a triumph for the , Governor. • The way was left open for pur- : chase offs heavy trucks, to he • used during the winter to clear ■ highways of snow. Definite decision as to the number to be purchasi ed. was postponed Indefinitely. I Low bidder on the 28 heavy . trucks was the Indiana Truck Cor- ; poratioA, Marion, with a proposal of $79,092.09, said to be S4OO lower per unit than the closest competitor. i [ “ ~° Pythian Sisters Install Indianapolis, Oct. 9.— (U.R) —ln- ■ stallatlon of officers brought the annual convention of the Indiana 1 Grand Temple of Pythian Sisters to a close here today. Mrs. Ida Neal. Aurora, succeeded Mrs. Nell McCurry, Goodland, as • grand chief. Other officers installed were: Grand senior, Mrs. Ida Penry, Auburn; grand junior. Mrs. Ode Gellison, South Rend; ■ grand manager, Mrs. Laura Birge. Logansport; grand protector, Mrs. Clara Gilmore, Clinton;, outer guard, Mrs. Fern Beber, Fort Wayne; grand trustee. Mrs. Dee Leonard, Evansville; correspondent. Mrs. Ix-nora Goodman. Indian- ■ apolls; mistress of records. Mrs. Magdalena Fred, McCordsville; > mistress of finance. Mrs. Lucretia Foster, Cannel.

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‘NOT GUILTY' IS JURY’S VERDICT FOR DR. BURNS Woman Physician Freed On Criminal Charge By Jury’s Decision MARKS END OF BITTER TRIAL Dr. Elizabeth Burns, Fort i Wayne physician, charged in a grand jury indictment with performing a criminal operation on Wilma Marie Case of Decatur, was acquitted by a jury in Adams circuit court at 8:43 o’clock Thursday night. The jurv deliberated] for 3 hours and 29 minutes before reaching a decision. The four-day trial was marked with heated arguments, and closed I Thursday afternoon with three; hours of arguments by state and defense attorneys. Each side was granted an hour and a half to close arguments and the court's instructions consumed about an hour. The jury retired at 5:05 o’clock Thursday afternoon, and at 6' o’clock when time was taken for supper there was no indication of j an early decision. The first ballot resulted in a 6-6 deadlock, and i this last tor almost two hours, it was learned from an authoritative source. Later in the evening the vote readied 10 for acquittal and 2 for conviction. At S o'clock about 40 people were in the court room awaiting the decision. Most of tliosc remaining from t lie huge as-1 ternoon crowd were friends of Dr. I CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN)! o Term Change Protested Hammond, Ind.. Oct. 9. — (U.R) — Loud protests were being voiced by Lake county citizens today against action of Governor Harry G. Leslie and the state pardon board conunuting the 25-year prison sentence of Charles McManion. Chicago Heights, to two to 25 years. McManion was said to have confessed seven holdups when he was tried on robbery charges. He was j alleged to have participated in a holdup at Schneider. Ind., in which 1 Ixmis Teboda was shot fatally and a railroad detective wounded. McManion was sentenced to the 1 Indiana state prison last January. MELVIN EHRSAM BABE EXPIRES Three-Month-Old B a b e Dies At Lutheran Hospital. Fort Wayne Donald Keith Ehrsam, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ehrsam died at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne at 4 o'clock this morning of bronchial pneumonia. Death followed an illness since birth. The baby was a patient at the Adams County Memorial Hospital and a week ago was removed to the Fort Wayne hospital for treatment. The baby was born July 8, 1931, the son of Melvin and Ruth Suman-Ehrsam. Surviving are the parents and a brother, Richard, at home. A grandfather Dawson Suman of this city and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ehrsam, of near Monroe, also survive. Funa:al services will ;be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home miles west of Monroe. Vith Rev. E. M. Dunbar, pastor of the Monroe Methodist Episcopal church officiating. Burial will be in the Ray Cemetery at Monroe ——o Holy Name Society To Meet Sunday Morning Members of the Holy Name society of the St. Mary's Catholic church will attend mass Sunday morning The members are asked to meet at the Catholic school building and march to the church A meeting of the society will be held Monday evening at the K. of C. Hall.

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Rev. Jordan To Speak At Presbytrian Church A special Sunday evening service has been announced for the First Presbyterian church of this city with Rev. H. J. Jordan, of Garrett as the chief speaker. Dr. Jordan will deliver the evening sermon because of the illness of Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, local pastor. There will be no morning service Sunday at the Decatur church but all members of the congregation and their friends are invited to the night service. Dr. Jordan is known to many Decatur people as a forceful speaker with always a fine Christian message. LUTZ DEFENDS TODAY'S YOUTH Local Attorney Declares Law Violations Are Not As Numerous Today - ——— C. J. Lutz, well known Decatur attorney, came to the defense of I the youth of today and emphatically denied that law violation was ] worse today than 40 years ago, in ft talk made before members of I the Decatur Rotary club last eve- | nlng. Mr. Lutz, who has practiced law lin Decatur for about 45 years, ' stated that 40 years ago at the I opening of the .September term of I court there were 61 criminal cases on file. That 30 years ago there were 53 cases filed and that today, at the opening of the present term only 43 criminal cases were oil file. Cases filed in the present term are above the average num-( | her of the past few years. "We are growing better and I I do not believe that the youth of i (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) P.G. WILLIAMS FUNERAL HELD Former Local Man Is Survived By Widow, Seven Children — Funeral services for Percy G. Williams, 57. Goshen photographer, who died at the Goshen Hospital ; Tuesday, were held Thursday at | 2:30 o'clock at the home. Mr. Williams died of complications following an operation October 1. He had been a resident of Goshen for the last 13 years, hav- | ing moved there from this city. He was a member of the Elks, Knights ! of Pythias, and the Charles Slade camp of Spanish American War Veterans. The Rev. R. J. Schroer of Lima Ohio, and Robert S. Mathes of Goshen officiated at the funeral services. Mr. Williams was survived by his wife, Cora, four sons. Max of Chicago; Gerald. Darby and Eldon at home; and three daughters Mrs. Wallace Mehl of Goshen; Mrs. Robert Weaver and Mrs. David Davis of Chicago. One brother. Bert of El Paso. Texas, and two sisters, Mrs John Keefe and Mrs. Bert Enyeart both of Mishawaka, also survive. Mr. Williams was well known here having conducted a photographer studio in the building npw occupied by the Edward’s Studio. o Daugherty Wins Appeal Akron, 0., Oct. 9.—(U.R) —The conviction of Mai S. Daughterly, former president of the defunct Ohio State Bank of Washington C. H., Ohio, was reversed today by the Ninth district court of appeals which remanded the case to common pleas court for retrial. Daughterly, brother of former Attorney Generay Harry M. Daugherty. was convicted last March of mtsuiie of funds and sentenced to ten years in state penitentiary and fined $5,000. BULLETIN Griffith, Ind., Oct. 9.—(U.R)— Four bandits held up the Griffiths State Bank at Griffith late today and escaped with $1,500. C. O. Leonard, cashier and a girl atenographer were the only persons in the bank.

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CARD PITCHERS INEFFECTIVE IN SIXTH GAME A’s Even Games Won At Three Each With 8-1 Victory GROVE GETS SECOND WIN Score by innings: R H K Cardinals 000 001 000 —1 5 2 Athletics 000 040 400—8 8 1 TODAY’S LINEUPS Athletics Cardinals Bishop, 2b. High, 3b. Hass, cf. Watkins, rs. Cochrane, c. Frisch, 2b. Simmons, It'. Bottomley, lb. Foxx, lb. Hafey, If. Miller, rs. Martin, cf. Dykes, 3b. Wilson, c. Williams, ss. Gelbert, ss. Earnshaw, p. Derringer, p. Umpires: Nallin at plate, Stark at first, McGowan at second. Klem at third. Sportsman Park, St. Louis, Oct. 9 <U.R> The Athletics evened the world series count at three all today when thev defeated the Cardinals (8-1, in an exciting hut relatively poorly played game. The Athletic victory was scored behind the pitching of l.ef lv Grove, who limited his rivals io five hits. One error by Cochrane spoiled the Athletic's perfect fielding lor the series. First Inning Athletics: Bishop struck out. Haas grounded out, Gelbert to Bottomley. Cochrane lined out to Gelbert. No runs, no hits, no errors. Cardinals: Flowers went out on a hard hit grounder. Bishop fielded and threw to Foxx. Roettger singled to center. Frisch hit into a double play, Bishop to Williams to Foxx No runs, one hit, no errors. Second Inning Athletics: Simmons out, Frisch (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Parent-Teachers Chib Os Monroe Will Meet The Monroe Schools will hold the first Parent-Teacher meeting of the year Monday evening. October 12 at 7:30 o’clock. French Quinfi of this city will deliver an address at the meeting on the "Spirit of Col umbus." o ‘ Legion Will Install There will be a meeting of the American Legion. Monday night, October 12. At this meeting the in stallation of officers for the coming year will be held. Rev. Harry H. Ferntheil will be installed com mander of the local post. P. T. "Butch" Haas of Fort Wayne will act as the installing officers. Following the meeting, a big feed will be served. MONROE PLANS FALL ELECTION Both Parties Nominate Tickets For Trustee And Clerk-Treasurer Republicans and Democrats at Monroe will each have a ticket tn the field for the November 3rd eletlon, candidates having been nam ed in convention for clerk treasurer and trustee of the first ward by each party. There had been considerable argument that a successor to Jim A. Hendricks, trustee of the second ward should be elected He was chosen two years ago for four years and It has been decided, will hold over. The candidates are: Republican Harry Essex, trus tee, first ward. Margaret Lewellen. Clerk-trea-surer. Democrats — John E. Johnson, trustee, first ward. Earl Sauders, Clerk-treasurer. Mrs. Lewellen Is the present clerk treasurer and W. L. Keller is the retiring trustee.