Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 262, Decatur, Adams County, 5 November 1931 — Page 1

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• byoung men Sentenced ■enal farm BB Hindenlang To Days; Krick I- Suspended Ksed to ■ rHEI TS Binr Panels. 18, and >ue Kb i 'i'” ■serleii'i'ii the state '■>> .lays each ! |; l\f.ck, it), was • state penal - following to Judge 1). ' ' ■ -'"h 1 duck,‘Kj , • • W illiani O’ K-. Ada- .... be ..... . ii i H Krick : Bn’ stealing • ■ ■ HI) A PAGE TWOi Officer Shot (rO't’l . Nov. 5 ■ r-.i . nhaa- .. ;■ '. 11 V. l\ ■ inibliea:'. 1 had been ill i A. .. t « . .. '* ktii.A the Newport. -■’ when he ’! ae. ' " nt there dur- ■■! ■■■ ■ and oth- * m ? bulletin »i 5* Nee s—lJ.P' — Nan »'• loct a i’-r.oco libel suit >n f a Ma r n. Ohio hotel '■ *•’o promoted the sale v ook ■"■ ■’ she charged to her charA ■! j. Nov. 5— 'U.P.— Gre.T . use, 62. nation- . c committeeman and secretary ot J V'nce.'i hospital here , ■fathouse. nationally known pßf lltlc s tor two decades ill four weeks. He to the hospital . er ’■* an d died following i ■HI VISITS ■ BRITISH KING iB" Dresses In ® ln (loth At Royal B Reception X "' ’■ (U.R)- Thp M .,. ■ K. Gandhi, leader ot idlliotis in their passive ■ ’‘jainst Great Britain for ■"’i < received by the K, Q-i—'ii at a Buckingham ■ < ‘ a i ' u today. He was 0 and wore his native ■? i,u! >iding a loin cloth. ■ arty was a reception to the ■,.'?, l< ’ tllP Indian round ■. .! fireiK '*'■ now going on KL "• and about 400 guests ■ G, ‘ , ' lhl mingled with Hl m° W ° re ,he conv entional ■ ®<> r "‘"g Karbi and Indlan in turbans and western between his B iTI NUED ON PAGE TWO)

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Vol. XXIX. No. 262.

L. C. Allen Visits City L. C. .Allen of Chicago general i auditor of the midwejt division <>: | the National Dairy Products cor-i I potations and controller of the Kraft-Phenix Cheese Corp., of Chi-j cago was looking after business at I .the Cloverleaf Creameries, Inc., to-1 I day. Mr. and Mrs. Allen stopped in ' I this city on their way to Cincinnati I and were the guests of Mr. and M.S. W. A. Klepper at dinner. o ORGANIZATION i OF NEW HOUSE IS DISCUSSED Democrats Start Plans To Name Committees And House Officers GARNER GOES TO WASHINGTON Washington, Nov. 5.— (U.R) I While some leading Republicans clung tenaciosly to the hope their party will remain. in control of the house, Democrats went anead with plans today for complete reorganjization from doorkeeper to : speaker, on the basis of added strength gained in Tuesday’s I congressional elections. Meanwhile, Democrats and antiprohibitionists continued to rejoice i over results of the election from a] I national standpoint, greeting it as' an augury of success in 1932.' Henry H. Curran, president of the | 'association against the prohibition i ;amendment, said: "The election is I not only a complete victory for I !getting rid of prohibition but is I I also a particular warning to pussy(tooting Republicans who think they can fool the people on this issue ! I (CONTfNVED ON PAGE SEVEN) PLANS MADE i FOR C.E. RALLY 1 County Group To Meet At Local Reformed Church November 10 Plans are being completed for I the district Christian Endeavor ' Rally which will be held Tuesday (evening, November 10. in the Zion i Reformed church here. Miss Betty Cooper, slate field secretary of Christian Endeavor (will be the principal speaker at I the meeting, which promise < to be of great interest to all Christian En3eavor members in the district. Preceding the evening session, a fellowship supper will be held for the executive officers of the district. Following is the program for the rally: Song'—Congregation. In vocatfon. Wells County Special. Welcome and Response. Music by the Adatns County Quartette. Address Miss Elizabeth Cooper, state ti£)il secretary of Chris tian Eimeavor. Offering. Wells County Special. Report of Nominating Committee Young Men's and Young Ladies'i choruses of Berne Mennonite Church. 1 Remarks. ! Mizpah. o Gets Big Judgment Valparaiso, Ind., Nov. S—(UP5 —(UP) — Judgment of $12,048 was awarded M s. Olive Moll, New York, in a damage suit a'tainst Melvin Lewin, Hammond furniture dealer, in Porter superior court here. Mrs. Moll contended that in am auto accident In which Lewin was involved, she suffered a skull fracture, brain concussion. impairment of hearing and facial injuries. Fatal Shooting Probed Muncie, Ind., Nov. S—(UP) An investigation into the fatal shooting of Francis Rees, Muncie athlete by I Patrolman Haymond Powell, was started by the Delaware county grand jury today. Powell said he fired at Rees when the latter failed to heed a command to halt. Powell, charged with manslaughter, is a liberty on SIO,OOO bond. |

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Five Die in Plane Crash w it'Tnicr-Tininiiiini rmmr" - ..i,.„| , ' i . Ve pro " li ‘ lent u Seattle men, returning -front a hunting trip, were burned to death as the result of an ‘ P uif 1 (lash in the Cascade Mountains, two miles west of the summit of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington a deputy coroner is shown examining the wreck.

OHIO FARMERS I TO GROW BEETS \an Wert Meeting Gets Assurance of 1,000 Additional Acres A meeting of farmers Interested in growing sugar beets for the Hol- ! land St. Louis Sugar company, was held at Van Wert Thursday evening and about 1000 acres were pledged for beets. j E. J. Fricke, Harry Daniels and ! Fred Iscli of Adams County attend-' ed the meeting and the 50-50 agree- > ment between the company and -’rowers was explained. This is the second meeting that I has been held at which beet acreage I was pledged. Recently a meeting 1 was held at Woodburn and about 2,-' 000 acres were pledged. ■ No d finite assurance has been given that the sugar factory will' operate next year, but an effort is , being made to secure pledges for approximately 12,000 acres so the i matter can be taken up with the ■ CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o NET TICKETS ME ON SALE Principal’s Office To Remain Open Night to Re- I ceive Ticket Orders — Season tickets for Decatur high I school’s home basketball games 1 went on sale today, Principal W.! Guy Brow n, announced. The tic- i kets will sell for $4 ami the entire! lower door of the gymnasium will i be sold with the exception of the l 100 seats reserved for visitors. i Mr. Brown stated that those who held season cards last year would ! be given a preference in securing i seats for this season and all who | desired the same location that they I had last year could secure it by calling the high school office any time this week. The Principal's office will bo open each night this week from 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock for the sale of season tickets. Already more than half of last year's ticket holders have re-ordered for this seas(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Urges Road Holiday Washington, Ind., Nov. S—(UP) -The suggestion that construction i of state highways be halted and I funds used to retire present road i bonds in Indiana counties, was I made today by Lawrence F. Orr,! chief examiner o fthe stafe board, I in address to the rotary club here.' "Because of the high rate of in- j terest of bonds not retired, taxes < have become almost uirbaraible' in Indiana counties" he said. "Funds should be used to retire these bonds and relieve the taxpayers burden, rather than for the construction of new roads."

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, November 5, 1931.

Tickets Still Selling Those who have not secured tickets for the Armistice Day banquet j to be held at the Knfghts of Columbus hall, Wednesday, November 11, I are requested to procure them as i soon as possible, Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, commander of the Adams I Post, American Legion announced i today, about half of the tickets have been sold, he stated, and those desiring tickets should get in touch I with Rev. Ferntheil, Paul H. Graham or William Linn Hon. Frederick K. Landis of Logansport will be the speaker for the , program. KIRBY DAVIS ! SEEKS PAROLE Bandit, Known Here Is Seeking Release From Federal Prison Indianapolis, Nov. s—(Special;)s—(Special;) —lnformation to the effect a moveI ment had been started to obtain the release of Kirby Davis, Muncie’s ' alleged bank bandit and member of j the old Gerald Chapman gang of ; outlaw’s, from the Federal Prison at l Leavenworth, Kas„ has been re- ■ ceived by E. I. Osborne, head of the J Estate bureau of criminal identifies-; I tion and investigation. Davis was arrested in Dallas. Tex • in 1929 on a charge of violating the i Dyer motor theft law and was senj tenced to the iprison from Indiana ; I for a five-year term. Osborne said I I a detainer had been placed against I him pending action on an indict-1 | ment charging him with 'participat- 1 I ing in a $95,000 bank robbery at An-1 i gola. i Osborne said he had heard that ' I the indictment against him had! I been dismissed but that he would I I not remove the detainer until he I had actual word from the judge. If' 1 the indictment has been dismissed ■ and the detainer is subsequently rei moved, Davis may be eligible for I ! parole shortly, it was said. Other crimes in which he is allegedly to have been involved include bank robberies at Fort Wayne and Columbia City, although it was said (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Specifications Changed Indianaipolis, Nov. S—(UP5 —(UP) —’Specifications of the state printing board, as drafted by J. Otto Lee, secretary, may be completely reorganized, it was learned today. The Alterations, made will be the result of recommendations of field i examiners of the state board of ac- ; counts. They will permit wider comi pletion in printing projects it was I said.. I Lawrence F. Orr, chief of the i state board of accounts, reported to I Governor Harry G. Leslie today but | indicated that the recommendations would not be made until next week. Members of the state printing board are Leslie, Miss Genevieve Brown, reporter for the supreme and appellate courts, Floyd William son auditor, and Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state. I

DECATURMAN DIES IN ARMY Private George Hain Dies Suddenly Wednesday While On Duty Word was received here late j Wednesday by Fred Schurger that Private George Hain. 47, Decatur ' man in the regular army died in I Nebraska Wednesday noon, Cause , 'of the death was not determined but | 1 Mr. Schurger in a telephone con- 1 versation today with army officials ! learned that Hain had complained Wednesday morning of not feeling | well. He went into his bunk to rest a ; while and was found dead at noon i yesterday’. The remains will be 1 , shipped to Decatur, but no arrange- I | ments have been made for funeral , ' services. Private Hain was born in Decatur j l He was a son of the late Louisa j I Hain and is a brother of Simeon ; Hain, Mrs. Michael Miller and Mrs. j ; T. J. Durkin of this city. ’ (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN ! — _o I.AF r OON LEADS ! KENTUCKY RACE Democrats Predict Victory For State Ticket By Over 50,000 I . Louisville, Ky., Nov. 5 —<U.R)~ I Judge Rudy Laffoon. Democrat of! Madisonville, today held a consisI tent and increasing lead over I ! Mayor William I.i. Harrison, of j Louisville, as returns were tabu-1' lated from al! parts of Kentucky ! I in the race for governor. The figures for 1.513 precincts! of the state's 4.178 were: Laffoon, 176.340 Harrison, 131,105. The returns indicated a full Democratic cabinet would be installed and, as is usual in Kentucky. a predominantly Democratic legislature. About one third of the state election boards had reported from widely scattered sections of the state. Harrison was losing heavily in all reports with the exception of those qf his home city. Returns from mountain counties were slow, but Democratic headquarters contended the trend thus far established was indicative of| the universal sentiment de- j dared Laffoon already had rolled! up a majority which, on the basis ' (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o Memorial Trees Planted Twenty members of the Civic Section of the Woman’s Club gath-' ered at the Adams Cpunty Memo-! rial Hospital Wednesday, and with an appropriate ceremony planted two weeping willow trees, in me-1 mory of George Washington and his ' wife, Martha Washington.

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RUSSIAN WAR CHIEF GIVES i HIS OPINIONS N Says Russian Attitude On Mancuria Depends On Japanese Action EFFORTS OF LEAGUE FAIL — Editor’s Note: Japan and China' i are engaged in warlike maneuvers end the sound of battle reverbetates in Manchuria. Russia, the vast land of the Soviets, is vitally interested. Its policy and position tow«r.l the Manchurian struggle are authoritatively set forth in an interview granted the United Press by Soviet War Commissar Klementl I Voroskilcv, who is outranked in I the communist state only by i Stalin. It is the first time he lias I spoken) for the press, and his views are important at a time when the world is asking, “Will I Russia join with China in a war cn Japan?" World copyright 1931, by United Press Moscow. Nov. S—(U.R) —Klementi Voroskilcv. Soviet war commissar, today told the United Press exclusively, in his first press interview, that Russia's policy toward Japanese occupation of Manchuria will depend "entirely upon the sincerity of Japan’s desire to maintain neighborly relations with us." The vigorous, ruddy faced war chief, whose power is second only to that of Josef V. Stalin, sat behind his overladen desk and hammered home these points: 1. —Russia is anxious to pre--1 serve friendly relations with Japan i and China. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o DREDGE CASE EXPENSE HIGH — Total Expenditure In Wabash Drain Case Is More Than $1,300 I More than $1,300 has been paid ' out for the special judge and costs ! incurred in the trying of the Wa-• j bash river dredge case in this coun-1 I ty ‘ • ■ The case is being heard by’ Spe- ] cial Judge Henry Kister of Princej ton. Court is being held in the; I Knights of Pythias home on Third street. The claims allowed do not include I j attorney fees and witness fees and ' other costs which are paid either by j the petitioners or the remonstrtors. ' Prelimina y expense of mors than . $5,000 was incurred several years ago and Adams County has refused to allow the claims, altough they ! were ordered paid by Special Jud'ge Alonzo Bales, when he had jurisdic- | tion in the case. The special judge, appointed by Harry Leslie is paid $25 I per day. Claims allowed him since I he assumed jurisdiction last May | total SI,OOO. In September he was : paid $375 and in October $550. He I was allowed $75 when he assumed jurisdiction. These costs will later bo reimbursed to the county by the state. The salary of the court reporter for seven weeks, up to November amounting to $2lB has been paid in (CONTTNUBD ON PAGB THREE) o Independents Will Hold Conference Madison, Wis„ Nov. S—(UP)5 —(UP) — Definite statement of principles or outline of a course of action on the part of Wisconsin's independent re- | publican representatives in the 72nd I congress must await a conference ' with independents of other states, tentatively scheduled in Washington for Nov. 28. They disclosed today. Seven members of the LaFollette progressive faction have been meeting and eating in a hotel room here discussing policies. "Whether we will support an independent candidate for speaker! will have to be decided later, de-1 pending upon circumstances," Rep. ' Herbert H. Peavey, Washburn, told' | the United Press.

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Brother Os Decatur Woman Dies In Canada Word was received Wednesday by Mrs. Oscar Lankenau of this city of the sudden death of her I brother, David Guenther, 24 year ( old sailor, who was accidently killled Wednesday morning near his I home at Pitetiwawa, Ontario, Cana--1 da. The message did not state how the accident occurred but it is beI lieved the deceased was shot while i out hunting. Funeral services and burial will be Saturday at the home in Canada. Mrs. Lankenau left Wednesday to be with her family at that iplaee. o SEVEN MEMBERS APPROVE NAVAL STATEMENT No Apology Yet Transmitted To President Hoover On Charge IGNORANCE IS CHIEF CHARGE Washington, Nov. S—(U.R) —The navy league executive committee by vote of 7 to 1 today supported the charges recently brought against President Hoover by the league’s president, William Howard Gardiner. The league issued a statement of its action. It was signed by all members of the executive committee except Henry Breckinridge of New York, who previously had “disassociated" himself from Gardiner’s charge that Mr. Hoover was "abysmally ignorant" of naval affairs. Gardiner issued an independent statement in which he made no mention of the apology demanded by President Hoover. “I wrote the pamphlet published by the navy league on October 28 in the best of good faith," Gardi- ’ ner said. "I wrote it in the hope that it I would bring home to my fellow countrymen and to our selected ! representatives in the executive and legislative branches of our ( government, what I sincerely believe to be the very serious condiI tion that confronts our country." The navy league statement, signed by the seven members of the executive committee, affirmed i the committee’s faith in the statej (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) WHEAT PRICES CONTINUE RISE — Two Futures Carried Over 70-Cent Mark On Chicago Board Chicago, Nov. S.—(U.R)—A rush of speculative buying carried two wheat futures over the 70-cent line to the highest prices since last spring today in early trading on the Chicago board of trade. Corn, oats and rye rose with wheat and broke seasonal records. The advance in wheat was approximately 1 cent all along the line and the other grains soared almost as much at the opening. The prices held for the first half hour within a fraction of the opening highs. It was estimated the one-cent advance added $3,500,000 to the theoretical wealth of farmers hold(CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) o ———— Plan Joint Banquet The Christian Endeavor Society of the local Presbyterian Church will entertain the Endeavor Society of tlie Garrett Presbyterian Church with a banquet and meeting Friday night, in the entertaining rooms of the church. The dinner will be served at 6 o'clock Friday evening. Talks will lie given by Miss Mary Madeline Coverdale, president of the local organization, and by Thomas Chew, president of the Garrett ofiganizai tion. During the evening Mrs. R. D. ' Myers will read a story, and Miss i Verneal Whalen will entertain with i readings. Group songs and other musical numbers will be features of | the program.

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•SIMMONS JURY ■ FAILS TO AGREE r . AFTER 45 HOURS Both Sides Claim Majority In Reported 10-2 i Vote of Men ’ MANY AWAIT FINAL VERDICT BULLETIN Lebanon, Nov. 5 — (U.R) — Judge John W. Hornnday announced this afternoon that, upon agreement of opposing counsel, the jury weighing the 1 fate of Mrs. Carrie Simmons would be dismissed at 5 o’clock if it had not returned a verdict by that time. Judge Hornaday made the announcement shortly before the jury began its 45th hour of deliberation. Lebtinon, Inti., Nov. 5 l (U.R) Continued argument 1 over whether Mrs. Carrie Simmons is guilty of the ’ poison murder of her daugh- ' ter, Alice Jean, extended jury deliberation of her fate > into the list hour at 10:45 t a. m. todav. ■ Persistent reports, none authorI itative. were that the jury vote stood 10 to two, but both the prose- . cution and defense claimed the ; margin. This report was some- > what substantiated as the hagg- • ard jurors went out to breakfast > after their second night in the ’ jury room. > "How are you getting along?" r a spectator asked. For reply, one of the jurors raist ed his hand. Two fingers were j crossed. j £udge John W. Hornaday was (CONiTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) 1 o COURT TERM TO ! END SATURDAY November Court Will Convene Monday November 9 Here With one of the busiest terms ■ nearing an end. Adams circuit court, September term, will close Saturday afternoon and the November term will be convened Monday November 16, after a week's rest. More cases have been disposed of during the present term than in terms past and indications are the November term will be just as busy. The November docket already is more than half filled with civil and , criminal cases. On Monday, November 9 the jury commissioners, John S. Peterson and Martin L. Smith will meet with County Clerk Bernice Nelson to draw grand and petit juries for the i Novemiber term. The criminal case which probably will draw the most interest is the Everett murder case which will open November 23. H. M. DeVoss, has been named by the court to defend Everett and C. J. Lutz haa been nam d as .special deputy prose cutor to aid Prosecutor Nathan C. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) LAWYER'S RIGHT IS QUESTIONED Winnie Judd’s Attorney Visits Scene of Murder Under Order Phoenix. Ariz., Nov. 5.— (U.R) — The right of defense attorneys to , visit the apartment where Winnie Ruth Judd allegedly killed Agnes Anne Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson was challenged today by Lloyd J. Andrews, county attorney. Herman Lewkowitz, defense counsel, obtained an order late yesterday from Superior Judge Marlin T. Phelps which gave him the right to enter the place where the girls were shot and their bodies packed for shipment to Los Angeles. Andrews, in petitioning for dis(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)