Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 27 November 1931 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. J. H. Heller ... Pres, and Gen. Mgr. A. R. Holthouse. Sec'y & Bus. Mgr. Dick D. HellerVice-President Subscription Rates Single copies $ .02 One week, t>y carrier .10 One year, by carrier< 5.00 One month, by mail3s Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail.. 1.75 One year, by mail 3.00 One year, at cffica 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. Advertising Rates made known on Application. National Advertising Representative SCHEERER, Inc. 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 115 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The tndjana League of Home Dailies Some one said on the radio last evening that if the depression doesn't soon pass most of us will feel that Gandhi is the world’s best dressed man. Old Santa will be here in his sleigh and with his eight northern dcgs on Saturday of next week, heralding the glad tidings of Christmas and entertaining the boys and girls of this community. Don't miss seeing him. The cold snap finally arrived. Predicted several times it invariable veered off before arriving and Indian summer was longer than usual this autumn. But the cold winds blew on Thanksgiving eve fnd the temperature was about avi arage for that occasion. Two negroes burglarized a Michigan City store Wednesday afternoon, stole $1,500 worth of merchandise, were captured in an hour, taken to court anu within three hours had started a ten-year sentence in prison. Some advantage in having the state penitentiary so conveniently located. Decatur merchants will offer special inducements to the Christ- ' fnas shoppers next week and its Just, the right time to start plans for the gala occasion which will be here now almost before we get -turned around. Get your lists -ready and watch for the announcements of the various merchants. Mayor Jimmy Walker may not have any business leaving his desk in New A ork City to journey across tile continent but you will never convince Mother Mooney that he isn t the world's greatest man. He is trying to have her boy returned to her and whether he deserves a parole or not, that's the greates' thing in life for her. We are willing to admit that business conditions are not as bright as we have seen them or as we would like them to be but there ts still a lot of activities and those who try hard enough can succeed. • his is the best buying time yet u ill perhaps have in many years and those who invest now either in merchandise or real estate will be glad of it before many weeks have passed. There is sorrow here over the tragic death of young Robert Shafer. Bluffton man, well known by Do You Go Through This An Hour After Eating? Do you begin to have pain in your stomach or across your back? Gas rumbling in your stomach and bowels pressing on your heart until you think you are going to suffocate? A sour liquid coming up in your mouth, with bits of undigested food? Belch? Try a tablespoonful of Dare’s Mentha Pepsin before you eat and see if that doesn't help. You will notice a big difference after the first meal. No pain. No discomfort. No belching. You're not conscious of your digestion in any way. With each succeeding m<?al you feel better and better. Three days tells the story. Go to Cutshall's Cut Rate Drug store or any live druggist and get this - guaranteed relief —money back if Dare’s fails to fix you up.

I the high school crowd and others here. It is believed he went to sleep at the wheel, a dangerous but not an uncommon occurrance. It , would seem wise when one feels slumber creeping on while driving .' j a car to stop some where for a 11 brief rest but usually we are told i accidents or near accidents occur 2 I before the driver realizes this. 0 | 5 The work of selecting a jury for J the Everett trial is one that is j causing considerable worry to atI, torneys, both for the state and de- ' sense, and the court. Almost an ' entire week lias been thus taken up but after all it is a very important part of the trial for there are angles to the case that makes it unusually difficult to select those who are to be the judges of the law and evidence and upon the result of which depends the life and liberty of a citizen and the dutyowing to the great state of Indiana i and this community of society. — Thanksgiving with its happy reunions, football games, a rest from business and all its joys is over i again and most folks are trying to i get over indigestion and other ills , which follow a day of feasting It . . was a great occasion with due celel bration of the occasion—thanks for many blessings nothwithstanding the times of depression. After all this is a great old 4,-orld and this | is the finest spot in it and we are , I hoping that next Thanksgiving will [ ' be even happier, that all your troubi les will have cleared away and that [ the reunions will again be com- , . plete. If the meeting of the democratic . state committee this week is a i . criterion we may expect some rath- 1 . er warm sessions the next few . months for there are many things ito be done towards organization, ilt those in power will remember . that the first duty is to create harmony in the party, to work for a' , common cause and to sincerely try to do those things which are best tor the greatest number, a great victory can be won, but if matters ■ are to be decided selfishly by those i desiring tp build a machine, victory , will lx? more difficult. There is no doubt that the farmi ers of this territory which includes • a radius of about forty or fifty miles, are anxious to have a market for sugar beets and are willing to ■ contract under a fair basis, which ' means that the opportunity for reopening the big plant here next year are excellent We have been informed by those in authority that if 10,000 or 12,000 acres of contracts are secured, the proposition can be financed and arrangements started towards putting the mill in .ondition for a 1932 campaign. That should be the idea of farmers and business men and its a worth while activity. i r~TWENTY~YEARS AGO TODAY F—»m the Daily Democrat File Nov. 27—State Y. M. C. A. is holding convention at Anderson. . Bart Schraluka accepts position to sing at Hippodrome theater in Fort Wayne. John Schrank., 81, Blue Creek township, died yesterday. i Samuel Laman buys 160 acres from Clinton Zimme.:man in Kirkland township. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dibble of Lansing, Michigan visit here. C. D. Kunkle qualifies as executor of the will of the late John Woy. i Mrs. Harry Fritzinger recovering tom major operation in Fort Wayne hospital. Mrs. Letta Peters and Miss i Mamye Cloud visit sister Mrs. John > Bright at Craigville. I Forty hours devotion at St. . Mary's church. > ' Miss Jean Lutz and Mrs. W. H. I Gleiser give farewell party for Miss . Lucile Hal e. — Bell Gets Reprieve Chicago, Nov. 27.— <U.R) —Frank s | The Squealer" Bell, condemned to death in the electric chair at one 9 minute past midnight, today had i a 30-day reprieve through inter--5 cession of U. S. government influence. ’ Bell, convicted of the murder of s | a restaurant proprietor, was saved ' two hours before his scheduled exf ecution by action of Governor Louis jL. Emmerson.

* ANSWtRSTO TEST * QUESTIONS Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page two 1. The Commonwealth of Australia. 2. The slavery question. 3. The treaty ending the Russo-! Japanese War. 4. Washington D. C. 5. D. W. Griffith. 6. Yosemite Falls. 7. Essen, Germany. 8. The Union of South Africa. 9. The Danes. 10. Andrew Johnson WRAL CHURCHES Decatur Circuit—M. E. Church Edgar J. Johnston, pastor. Mt. Pleasant Sunday School, 9:30 a. in. Jesse i Singleton, superintendent. Preaching service, 10:30 a. m. Sermon by pastor. Aduls Bible Study class meets Wednesday at 8 p. m. Place of; meeting will be announced Sunday. I Beulah Sunday School, 9:30 a. m. Charles Fuhrman, superintendent. Washington Sunday School. S:3O a. m. Harry Andrews, superintendent. Class meeting following the Sun-1 day School. The revival now in progress will i continue the rest of the week and | Sunday with services at 7:30 p. m. I All the folks on the charge and the I public in general are invited to ; these services. Announcements for next week will be made Sunday night. Pleasant Valley Preaching service, 9:30 a. m. Sermon by pastor. Sunday School. 10:30 a. m. Harold Porter, superintendent. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. The change in the order of the Sunday service is made to accommodate the revival at Washington on Sunday evening. Mt. Tabor Circuit Revival m etings continue at Mt. Hope church. Sunday School at Clark s Chapel 9:30 A. M. Sunday School at Mt. Tabor church 9:00 A. M. Morning worship Mt. Tabor church 10:00 A. M. » Revival service, Mt. Hope church j 7:00 P. M. oTHANKSGIVING OBSERVED HERE T (CONTINUED FORM FAGE ONE) was busy at cookery in her kitchen when a kerosene explosion set the home afire. Two sous, Joe. 7, and Dan. 5. perished. A Connecticut woman was fatally burned while preparing dinner. Augusta Bork. Jr., 35, Marengo, 111., died of burns when a companion touched a match to liquor that had spilled on Dork's clothing. At Hudson. Mass.. August Domingos. 56, choked to death while eating. —o Get the Haon—Trade at Heme |

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EYE-WITNESS TELLS STORY OF SHOOTING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) After a three day effort to secure a jury, attorneys returned to the job this morning, evidently determined to get it over. Mr. Lehman of Berne was ten minutes late ; and as soon as he arrived, I Mr. DeVoss, for the defense, began examining Dallas Brown, who had an opinion and was dismissed. Frank Kuntz, garage proprietor of Berne, was called and stood the test. Mr. Lutz asked Mr. ; Kuntz and Henry Schulte a few ■ questions and announced the state | would pass the jury. Instantly . Mr. De Voss announced, ‘‘the de ■ sense passes the jury" and the i court said. “Stand up gentlemen i and be sworn to try this case.” I a'he jury retired for a few min- : utes while attorneys discussed i with the court the question of separation of witnesses. It was finally decided that each side be permitted to allow two witnesses to remain in the court room. The - state selected Mrs. Mary Werling, j wife of the deceased and Milton Werling. a brother. The defense named Gerald Fry and Peter Everett. Judge Erwin talked to the audience at some length, again urging that every care be used to keep order and not to interfere in the trial of the case. The court ordered witnesses for the state to retire to the library and those for the defense to the sheriff's office. Joe Everett, the defendant, was in.' his seat at 9 o’clock, accompanied by his sisters, Mrs. Longenberger an.i Mrs. Strickler, a broth er. Peter, and a niece, Mrs. Byford Parrish of Fort Wayne. Everett appeared more worried than at any time yet and gave close attention to everything said ami done, frequently talking to his attorneys. Mrs. Doras Werling. Milton Werljng and James Halberstadt. Sr., were seated with the state's attorneys. Halberstadt's Story At 10:25 o'clock Prosecuting Attorney Nelson began his statement to the jury, reading the indictment and briefly stating what they expected to prove, and at 10:35 o’clock. James Halberstadt, Jr., first witness, was called. He gave his age at 19; lived with his parents near Pleasant Mills; brother-in-law of Doras Werling who lived about 150 feet from them. He said Doras was 27 and worked at the G. E. plant in Decatur. He first saw Doras about , 5:2') p’clock on evening of June 29 and went to Pleasant Mills with him. He returned a little after six, he said, ate supper, started to walk to Pleasant Mills when Doras picked him up. A little farther on they picked up Tom. a brother. They stopped at Glenn Mann's garage where they saw Luther Sovine and invited him to go swimming with them. He agreed and they all went to the stone quarry back of Bowman’s barber shop. The river was high, the witness testified, and as they approached. James threw a stone into the ripple to see how deep it was. About

| that time they saw Everett who | was 250 feet away at the other , | end of the quarry, running a trot i line from his row boat He called to them: “What the h-1 you going ’ to do?” James says he replied, "We're going swimming," and to * that Everett answered, “By God. I'll see about that.” ( Shoots Werling [• | He rowed up, got out of the , boat, locked the chain around a post and said "This swimming has ’ gone on long enough.” Doras said, ’ "Don't argue with him, go on in.” , Everett stepped over the log and j apparently started away, then r turned and pulled a revolver, a 25 j automatic, pointed it at Jim and said, "Now g-d-you, do you want r to go in?” The boys started to , rurf up the bank, all but Doras , who was sitting on the log. When , they had gone about ten or fifteen , feet up the bank, they heard a 1 shot and turned. Doras had been li it and was hunched over. Tom said “he shot Doras, let's help I him out.” f They returned and grappled i with Everett, trying to get the > gun. while Sovine ran for help, i Doras stood half way up and > lunged forward, grappling with , Everett. They fell down the bank, i close to the water's edge, Doras ■ on top. Everett shot again and ■ Doras slid into the water as he relaxed. Tom pulled him out and Jim ran for Dr. Vizard. It all happened in a minute. When he . returned he met Everett at the i street, and going on helped carry Doras up the steep 35 foot bank. 1 He died four or five minutes later. I Doras did not touch Everett be-, fore the first shot was fired, young Halberstadt testified. At 11:30 Attorney IX-Voss began the cross-examination of Halberstadt, reviewing the evidence he had given direct without any change of importance up to the noon' hour. — Oscar Lankenau was called to the jury box about four o'clock Wednesday afternoon, taking seat No. 8, in place of Frank Heistand, of Jefferson township. Oscar, who I is a merchant here, said he had) talked to several witnesses, had an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant, but is not opposed to capitol punishment. He was passed by the state but challenged by Mr. DeVoss for the defense and —?

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> excused. H. R. Mankey, farmer, Kirkland t township, took the place and said I he had an opinion as to the matter. ; The defense challenged him and he was examined by Mr. Lutz for the ■, state. In reply to many questions the answered, “I don't know,” but ! after a question or two from the: court, lie was excused and C. W. R.: } Schwartz took the seat, ( The state excused H. F. Ehinger, s using their eighth preemptery chalI lenge. Joseph J. McConnell. DeI catur salesman, took seat No. 2. ! | He has talked with witnesses and ! has some opinions in the case. C. W. R. Schwartz, Monroe townI ship farmer, who operates a milk . route was questioned by the de- ( sense and because he had formed . an opinion he was challenged. The ( challenge was sustained. Defense 1 ■ passed the jury. L | Number 49. Charles Bohner, Monil roe barber filled seat 8. Bohner [ answered state questions satisfac- , torily, ?nd the state passed the jury back to the defense. Attorney DeVoss questioned Joseph McConnell - ■ - - — ■ -

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