Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 265, Decatur, Adams County, 9 November 1931 — Page 1

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IDAMS TRIAL WITNESSES CALLED TODAY

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jtf ORDERS BA VENIRE BO BE DRAWN KUF.dwards.lreta FryLeah Ehinger ■u Be Called ■ WOMEN |[ ox .11 RY HERE ■ that three Decamav serve on the Kjfhich will try .Joseph charged with the ut' Doras Willing, when the jury S. Peterson 'h drew a speeof ’2‘> names, on ordKyi Judge D. B. Erwin. - Ki,! liHa Fryback were KKi ■ ami regular ti:.«l opens Xu : . , K i. mre in all prob- ■ carefulKi muldy probable Ke number 14 on iml Mrs. EliitigAll three are Mrs. Ehinger has two 1.u.1 wo daughMi- Fryback has one ! or three women M . 11 to serve on the WK: in. .. will be the first ■ MKts that women will have any ) . ' a few years ago., - were placed diming box. because the renmdelluig of the ■ no am Mv nmn jurors. Now ■ ■uiellees ami on page FOUR! ■IS C. WARD lILED SUNDAY ■Wayne School Sup■ntendent Dies Fol■wing Auto Mishap ■' 1 Wuril. 53. superlntend- ■ the public schools in Fort and well known in DecaAdams county, died Sunat London. Ky„ of BK following an automobile "Im li o< < urred about ten m th. morning .on U. S. near London. was driving with 11. Wavin' school system and turned a corner on the approai lied two persons horseback. Rather than nil '" r Collier tried to ■TINTED on PAGE FIVE) fl SCHOONER [ULLED ASHORE friers Safe After 64 ■ a ys At Sea; All Are ■ Half-Starved ■ °T| 8 H ° le ’ Mass " Nov. 9_ ■ rhe storm battered little ■ er Arthur S. James, her B "nil passengers half-starved. B~i s in shreds from 48 hours V. J' ln,! by a northeast gale, K p Placid wake of the coast K ' u!tG r Davis toward Block V Sound today. E ’chooner, two weeks overE-. ewbp dtord with its steer- ■ Di [ ® ltll er useless or gone, 81, n Pt ’ U P and taken in tow ■ ’’avis ] ast njgtjt Bl fV ° f 13 an< l nine Cape j n 'niigrants were In ■ ‘ TIn UED ON PAGE FOUR)

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Vol. XXIX. No. 265.

i Parent-Teachers Club Will Convene Tuesday There will be a meeting of the South Ward Parent-Teachers Asso- | ciation at the South Ward School, Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 o’clock. Mrs. Guy Brown will lead the disI cussion on the subject, “Developing Initiative and Responsibility in I Children." The pupils of the first . grade of the South Ward school will furnish the music. o— — CENTRAL WILL OBSERVE WEEK National Education Week To Be Observed; Parents Invited To Visit American Education week is being observed this week in Decatur, Principal Bryce Thomas of Central school stated today. It is the eleventh annual observance , of the week, sponsored by the United States office of education; American Legion and National Education association. Mr. Thomas stated that parents of all children attending Central school here, are urged to visit the school this week. No special time has been set and no special program will be given, but parents are urged to visit the school and see the pupils and teachers at regular work. Last week, Central teachers visited parents of every pupil at(CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) I 0 DEATH SUMMONS DECATUR WOMAN Mrs. Mary Tonnelier Is Victim Os Stroke; Dies Suddenly Cunday Mrs. Mary C. Tonnelier, 71, wife of J. J. Tonnelier, died suddenly; at 10:30 o’clock Sunday night at her home on North Fifth street.! of apoplexy. Mrs. Tonnelier had enjoyed her usual good health alii day Sunday, had attended church in. the morning, enjoyed a Sunday, afternoon drive, and had spent the I evening at the home of her sister. Mrs. Rose Clark. She returned to her home and retired at 10:15 o'clock, suffering the strake o apoplexy at 10:30 o’clock. Mrs. Tonnelier spent her entire life In this city and was well known. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic church, the St. Mary’s Sodality, the Catholic I Indies of Columbia, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She was born in Decatur. June . 17, 1860, the daughter of John and Margaret Meihers. On June 10, 1884 she was united in marriage to Joseph J. Tonnelier, who survives. Surviving are two daughters, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) - - .er-—— Jeanette Clark Will Undergo Operation Miss Jeanette Clark. Decatur high school girl’s athletic director, and physical education, instructor, will undergo an operation for the removal of her appendix, Tuesday or Wednesday, it was stated today. Miss Clark suffered an attack of appendicitis last Thursday and has been confined to her home on North Second street. Miss Eleanor Pumphrey o( this city will have charge of Miss Clark's duties in the physical education department of the city schools, during the latter’s absence. Rev. Franklin To Join Deer Hunting Party The Rev. B. H. Franklin, pastor of the Methodist church, his brother Rev. E. E. Franklin, pastor of the Normal City Methodist church. Muncie. Dr. Charles Botkin and Gree Gable, also of Muncie, will leave Sunday for Quebec, Canada, on a 15 day deer hunting trip. The party will drive to Quebec and their camp will be located about 1.000 miles from here. They will be gone the rest of the month and Intend to enjoy the thrills of the north woods during their stay.

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CHARITY FUND DRIVE PLANNED FOR THIS CITY I nited Charities Will Conduct Money Drive To Aid Charity MUCH FOOD IS OBTAINED Cal E. Peterson, chairman of United Charities, this morning announced a drive to secure funds with which to carry over the winter months. The organization has prepared by obtaining fruits, vege-t tables and clothing but will 1 need some cash to assure that . there will be no suffering here. I The drive will be conducted; Wednesday and Thursday of this' week and Mr. Peterson has named i the following committees to solicit; cash funds: North side of Monroe and west of Second—Charles Knapp, Lawrence Kleinhenz, Clifford Saylor. North side of Monroe and east of Second —Barney Wertzberger, Wilson Lee and Ed Boknecht. South side of Monroe, west side of Second and north side of Madison—Henry Schulte, Ray Kohne, Will Linn. South side of Monroe, east side I Second and north side Madison — I Elmo Smith, Oscar Lankenau, John Stults. South side Madison, west side I Second —Paul Graham, Alva Nich-1 ois, Charles Lose. i South side of Madison, east side ' of Second —H. P. Schmitt, Frank j Carroll, Roy Mumma. Manufacturers and wholesale—E. I W. Lankenau, James Cowan, James | Elberson. Other grocery stores, tilling sta- ! tions. etc. —Leigh Bowen, Dan H. Tyndall and Sim Burk. These committee will call WedI nesday or Thursday and you are I asked to give what you feel yot ' can afford to this good cause with ’ the assurance that every penny will | be carefully used and accounted for by the United Charities. —_ o NEW BATTLE IS ; BELIEVED NEAR I Oriental Forces Ready To Clash; Warfare Is Spreading, Report 1 New York, Nov. 9—<U.R>—A new battle between massed Chinese forces near the Manchurian city. of Anganchi and Japanese defend-' ing the Nonni river railroad bridge; appeared imminent today as w'ar-1 1 fare spread in the far east. Japanese sh'elled Chinese rioters in the important commercial city of Tientsin, in China proper,! after American and other soldiers 1 had be. n called to duty to protect | foreigners. i An independent government was ' established in Mukden, presum-' ably friendly to Japan, as a pre-1 liminary to establishment of an independent regime over all Man-; churia. i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

Twin Dollar Days To Be Given By Decatur Merchants In Opening Fall Shopping Season

Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14, will see city-wide sales feast Uniting in one of the greatest sales events in the history of Decatur, local merchants will feature Twin Dollar Days, Friday and Saturday. November 13 and 14.

Practically every retail establishment in the city will join in the two day sales event and. offer exceptional bargains to the shoppers in the Decatur trading territory. Both days will be devoted exclusively to showing customers the new fall and winter merchandise and special Dollar Day bargains will be given in connection with the sales days.

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, November 9, 1931.

Armistice Day Speaker ' JHfl Frederick K. Landis of Logansport, nationally known as the | “Hoosier Editor," who will speak at the Armistice day program to be ] held here Wednesday evening at the K. of C. hall. The meeting is | sponsored by Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion and will be | attended by more than 100 people. Dr. H. O. Jones of Berne, will 1 presit.r as toastmaster.

S E H. ANDERSON DIES IN MARION Former Adams County Resident Dies Following 4-Week Illness S. H. Anderson. 71, former Ad- 1 ams County man died suddenly at his home in Marion at 7 o'clock Saturday morning, according to word received by relatives here. Mr. ( l Anderson had been ill for the pant I I 4 weeks, but death was caused by a | stroke of apoplexy. I The deceased was born near Cey ! ion. the son of Joseph and Jane i Anderson and lived near Geneva for ; a number of years. For the past I I several years he resided at Marion. Surviving is a son, Charles of ! New York; a brother, Joseph AnI derson of Bluffton; a sister, Mrs. j O.ton Wheeeler of Geneva, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Clara Anderson of this city. His wife preceded him . in death several years ago. Funeral services will be held • Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock I at the Methodist Episcopal church I in Marion. Burial will be at Marion. Q Plan Special Program Following the election of officers i I of the Holy Name Society to be j held tonight at the K. of C. hall, i a program in observance of AnnisI tice Day will be given. | John Carmody of Fort Wayne formerly of this city_will deliver an address and a quartet will sing old j time war songs. The meeting will I be held at eight o'clock and mem ' pers are urged to attend.

i Several stores are planning ■ store-wide sales or are carrying fall sales at this time and will continue them over next Saturday. For several years Decatur meri chants have been giving Dollar ■ Day sales twice a year. One Is ■ held in the early summer and one i in the fall of the year. The last city-wide event of this kind was

Wabash Case Resumed Trial of the Wabash drain case: I was resumed this morning about I ! ten o’clock, the first witness today ! I being Alozo Long of Wabash town- j ship, Adams County, his testimony I being along that offered by other witnesses towards establishing the ! present "true cash value" of real-! 'estate effected and the probable i ' value after the improvement is' made. Att rney Kloeb of Celina. | ' Ohio, who has been absent several' ' days, attending to business in the i i Mercer Circuit Court, was back on I the job this morning. LEWIS ABLER DIES IN WEST| — Former Local Man Is Deadth’s Victim Due To Tuberculosis Lewis Otto Adler, 38, a former' resident of Decatur and for several years a cashier of the bank at Preble, died at the Agnes Memorial Hospital in Denver, Colo., Saturday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock. Death i was the result of tuberculosis, with which Mr. Adler had suffered for j many years. The deceased was born in Kirkland township. March 1, 1895, the j ! son of William and Christina Vai-1 I entitle Adler. The mother survives, j He was united in marriage to Stel-: la Klopfenstein, who also survives ' together with two children, fieuis Jr., 15; and Ruth. 13. Mr. Adler: taught school in Preble township and Decatur, and served as cashier I (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) '

held in June. i i Coming at the peak of the fall shopping season every advantage is given the thrifty shopper to make the Dollar do Its stuff. Merchandise today is the lowest in price it has been in 15 years and the shopper will find all new stock on the shelves. t The Twin Dollar Days will be ; city wide, every line of business I joining in the sales event. Clothing. dry goods, ready-to-wear, fur- ' niture, and shoe stores, jewelry ’ stores, hardware, five and ten • cent stores, are offering special I bargains and giving exceptional ■ "Values to the shopper. The grot cedes and meat markets will give i special bargains for the week-end,

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COMMISSIONERS DRAW JURIES Grand And Petit Juries Named For November Term Os Court Juries for the November term of Adams circuit court were drawn at 10 o'clock this morning If,- jury commissioners J. S. Peterson, De- | catur, and Martin Smith, Berne, I at the office of Bernice Nelson, county clerk. It has not been indicated by ! Judge D. B. Erwin whether the ! grand jury will be called. The ! petit jury will be summoned a | few days after Court opens next Monday, it was said. There are j already a number of jury cases on | the November docket and indicaI tions are the petit jury will have | a busy session. Following are the members of ' the grand jury and their resi- | dence; Menno S. Habegger, Monroe township; William H. Betz. Hartford townphip; Alvin H. Windmiller, Wabash township; Roy N. I Runyon, Washington township; Dallas Spuller, Union township; Alfred Gilman. Root township. The members of the petit jury' | who will hear civil and criminal ' cases during the November term i are: Edwin F. Miller, St. Marys el township; Edward Neadstine, Blue e j Creek; George W. Becker, Jeffers ; son; Walter Bultemeyer, Root; e ~— H i (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) o

STOLEN CARS I ARE RECOVERED Burl And Earl Gibson Arrested For Theft Os Robinson Auto BULLETIN Cincinnati, 0., Nev. 9.—(U.R) —Earl and Burl Gibson, 18-year-old twins of Columbus, 0., were held for authorities of Decatur, Indiana, on charges of auto theft. The two boys told Detective Chief Emmett Kirgan they were singers. An automobile stolen here Sat- | urday night was recovered in Cincinnati, Ohio and another auto, stolI en in Miamisburg, Ohio was recovi er d here. The car stolen in Decaj tur belonged to New Robinson, and | was stolen from Monroe street SatI urday might. Sunday word was received from Cincinnati that the ear had been i recovered in good condition and that Burl and Earl Gibson had con- ! fessed to the theft. Both the Gibsons are in the Cincinnati jail ai waiting return to this city. Sheriff ! Burl Johnson said that there was a I possibility that the two men would face federal charges. If that is the I ease, they probably will not be rei turned to Decatur. A Chevrolet automobile belong- ' lug to I). S. Gutheil, Miamisburg, Ohio was recovered here Saturday night by Officer Arthur Clark. Authorities from the Ohio town will I come here to recover the ear. <The Robinson car also will be returned here today from Cincinnati.

i making the two days a veritable two day bargain feast. Shoppers and those who wish to make the dollar go farthest in meeting their household needs are invited to come to Decatur and do their trading this week. As has been the custom the stores will remain open Saturday evening. Advertisements carrying a partial list of the Dollar Day bargains will be published in the Daily Democrat Wednesday and Thursday and readers of this paper are urged to read every ad, select the items offered them by their favorite store and come to Decatur bright and early Friday morning and benefit from the savings offered.

Price Two Cents

Ed Ashbaucher, Adams County Treasurer 11l Ed Ashbaucher, Adams County treasurer, is in a serious condition at the Adams County Memorial Hospital today. He suffered a heart attack, known as coronary thrombosis, at 11 o'clock Sunday night and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The attending physician stated today that Mr. Ashbaucher has experienced some relief from pain but is still in a serious condition. —o — INDIAN SUMMER HITS MIDWEST All-Time Heat Marks For November Established Sunday Chicago, Nov. 9.—(U.R) —An In- ■ dian summer heat wave spread over the central states today. Weather forecasters, however, . predicted the heat which set an alltime record for November at sev- . eral cities would be of short duration. Highest temperatures were reached at Pierre, S. D., Dodge City, Kan., and St. Louis where 82 degrees was recorded. At Omaha it was 80 while Chicago had 73 degrees for its third warmest November .day in history. , The weather bureau forecast J continued mild temperatures for Illinois, Indiana and southern Wisconsin but a Canadian cold wave was due to drive the record heat from the northwest states. Indiana temperatures were far above normal Sunday and today, but state weather forecasters stat- . I ed the Indian summer wave would be sTtort lived. Cooler weather was 11 promised for late Tuesday. Bank Is Organized Rome, Nov. 9—(U.R) —The cabinet today announced formation of a national state bank with capitalization of 500,000,000 lire which will be used for financing industry. Premier Mussolini presided at the important meeting of the cabinet. —o CHARITY BOARD MAKES REPORT — Franklin And Putnam County Jails Reported “Unsatisfactory” ——-— Indianapolis, Nov. 9.—(U.R) —Jails 1 of Frankfn and Putnam counties, 1 the Switzerland county infirmary, I ! and the Indianapolis Juvenile De- ■ tention Home are “very unsatisfactory,” according to a report by John Brown, secretary of the state board of charities, on file today with 1 the board. Brown urged that the I j buildings be replaced at once. ' j The report showed that there j were 203 licensed institutions and i agencies in operation September 30. ■ A partial survey of jails showed , that 76 jails hold 1,189 prisoners ■ as compared with 1,263 at the cor- . responding time last year. SeventyI four county infirmaries reported 3,506 inmates compared with 3.319 . at the correspnding time in 1930. The board approved two indus- ■ trial buildings at the state reformatory, a ward for 160 women at the Ixigansport State Hospital, remodeling of the Montgomery County Children's Home and a temporary dormitory for 150 men at the Mar- [ lon County infirmary. > Jury Gives Verdict For Roy A. Andrews 1 A jury in Adams circuit court found for the defendant In the case ’ of Myrtle McDaniel, administratrix 1 of the estate of Roibert A Andrews vs. Roy'A. Andrews, suit to set a-, side a fraudulent conveyance. The • jury returned its verdict at 4:10 i o'clock Saturday afternoon, after a ' three -day trial in which many wit- - nesses were called by both sides. > Immediately following the verdict ■ attorneys for Mrs. McDaniel filed -a suit on account against Roy A. • Andrews, in connection with the ; alleged services of Mrs. McDaniel i to the late Robert A. Andrews during his sickness.

Twin Dollar Days Nov. 13-14

WILL PRESENT EYE-WITNESSES, STATE CLAIMS Jury Hears Physician Who Held Autopsy On Slain Dry Agents DEFENSE IN FIRST STATMENT Fort Wayne, Nov. 9. ( U.R) —Prosecutor Walter Behnke | injected a note of surprise into the George Adams murder trial here today by announcing in his opening statement that he could produce four eye witnesses to the slaving of John Wilson and Walter Gilbert, prohibition agents, last .June 22. Adams is being tried on a first degree murder charge, for slaying Wilson. The jury, selected after a week's questioning was accepted by both sides and sworn in soon after court opened today. E. A. King, deputy coroner, who performed the autopsy on Wilson's body, was the first witness for the state. Dr. King established the fact of death and testified that either of two of five bullet wounds ! suffered by Wilson would have caused death. The defense, in cross examination, seized upon the facts that ' only one of the two bullets thus , (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o M. E Men Will Meet ■ The Men's Brotherhood of tho . Methodist Episcopal church will • meet at the church tonight at 7:30 I o’clock. Rev. E. M. Dunbba.- of Moui roe will be the speaker for the evening’s program and every man of the church and of this city is invited to attend. o Woman, Known Here Expires At Huntington 1 Mrs. Minnie Mason. 46. as Hun- ' ington died at 4 o’clock this morn- ■ ing of tuberculosis at the Irene Byron Hospital in Fort Wayne. The deceased was a native of Geneva a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Miln Kelley. Her early life was spent In Marion, and later her parents moved to Marion. Both parents 1 are deceased. Surviving are six children, all residing at Huntington. Among the brothers and sisters are Mrs James Newcomer and Mrs. Benjamin I Leichty both of Geneva. Funeral services will be held at Huntington at 10 o’clck Wednesday morning. o Mrs. Krick Is 111 Mrs. Henry Krick. 405 Mercer - avenue, suffered a heart attack at r her home Sunday night. Mrs. > Krick was reported to be resting i well today. 1 O Drum Corps To Meet I The meeting tft the American Le- • gion Drum Corps will be held Tues- ' day night at 7:30 o’clock instead of 1 Wednesday, on account of the Ar- " niistice Day Banquet. TO RE-ENACT ; POISON MEAL r - Illinois Family Undergoes Cases Similar To Simmons Tragedy Seneca, 111., Nov. 9. — (U.R) — A • mother and three daughters will , sit at their dining room table today and re-enact the meal which ! is believed responsible for the poison death of another daughter ' and the serious illness of two of ’• the girls. The surviving members of Hie Walker family will duplicate the 1 dinner which was followed immediately by the death of Marian, 14. before a coroner’s Jury seeking so- ■ lutioti of a case not unlike the In--1 diana’s Lebanon "poison picnic’’ which still is unsolved. Arsenic was held responsible for I ' Marian's death In the report of a (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)