Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 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 & Hus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies . $ .02 One week, by carrier 10 One year, by carrier 5.00 One month, by mail 35 Three months, by mail 1.00 Six months, by mail 1.75 One year, by mail. 3.00 One year, at office ... 3.00 Prices quoted are within first and second zones. Elsewhere $3.50 one year. — Advjrtising Rates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER, Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana League of Home Dailies. If that federal deficit keeps on growing it may :>e necessary for congress to ask the farmers for relief. Get a good old peppy resolution ready for the New Year. This is the best community we know of I and if we all work at the job we can pull out of the depression hole and be riding the waves of prosperity in a short time. There is one good thing about the President sending a message to congress every day that is they won't have so much time to pull stuff that may be expensive and inconvenient to a discouraged public. • Keep the Good Fellows fund i moving up. So far the response ' has not been w hat it should be : from individuals. Surely you can > spare something ror such a cause ' as to make the boys and girls j happy on Christmas day. Milwaukee hasn't a depression so far as the citv is concerned. I They don't owe a dime and have | more than two millions cash in the i treasury. Just how they get it I seems to be a secret but a lot of 1 things up that way. we understand. I are kept on the quiet. The weather is fine for the coal 1 pile but sadly off for seasonable I business but the weather man ad- i vises us not to shout for he sees snow and colder soon. Any way ; it was good to see the sun after so I many muggy days. Business must be good for the | lawyers at Lagrange. Seems to , us that every time we pick up a | paper we read of new indictments , being returned there. The latest grist is eleven felonies which is enough to fill the docket of any I ordinary court term. Judge Erw in intends to convince j those who are ordered to support ' their families that he means that and when they don't do so he will get them a roan job at a dollar a day and keep them on the payroll until the bill is paid which is not a bad idea.

r mww 1 /Z Drinker of Hashish! In eleventh-century Persia, a secret order was founded by Hassan ben Sabbah, indulging in the use of the Oriental drug hashish, and, when under its influence, in the practice of secret murder. The murderous drinker of hashish came to be called hashash in the Arabic and from that origin comes our English word assassin! Write for Free Booklet, which suggests | how you may obtain a command of English through the knowledge of word origins included in WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY “The Supreme Authority** C. MERRIAM ’W V" COMPANY I SPRINGFIELD MASS.

A congressman named Patman from Texas is going to try to impeach Secretary Mellon because he owns stocks in business concerns. It may be the law but they have been so long discovering it that we ,' i might as well let the aluminum t j king stay now and do some of the j worrying over conditions. . . . : ’ I President Hoover will probably ; feel that his seventy-first congress J!was friendly as compared to the » ( seventy-second. The way its start- ’ ing off rather indicates that if the | President wants to accomplish any i thing worth while he will have to do a lot of planning, executing and compromising. Glen Rupert is corn king of Adams county and is particularly proud because he took the championship away from his father, William Rupert who Glen knows is a first class corn grower. Judge Hoopengardner says it was a close contest but that the young man won on merit alone. We want the sugar factory to operate here next vear and we believe every one else in this radius feels the same way. Let's not permit any little personal feeling or advantages to enter into the efforts towards that purpose. Remember that whats best for all is best for each of us. and lets get our coats off and help make the campaign a I success. Harry Powers, charged with the | murder of Mrs. Lemke and a half dozen others was found guilty by a Clarksburg. W. Va.. jury and must | hang. Certainly that verdict didn't , surprise any one for the "blue- ■ beard " had enticed a number of | women through his mail order fake and probably if the truth was known had made a business of : murdering for years. If any one 1 ought to receive the extreme pen-1 i alty certainly it would be this man. | *»■ - - —— ■ - Horace Mann of Tennessee has (organized an anti-Hoover movement that looks like breakers ahead, not unlike those which Mr. I Taft had to meet when he asked a | I second term some twenty years i ago and Teddy Roosevelt took up i his bg club and “busted” things | wide open. The only difference is that at that time the republicans I united had greater strength than | now because the depression of 11907 had been just a little dint as I compared to the present one and I i the odds are now against a repub- j lican victory next year even if' ithey hold solid. Household Scrapbook -byROBERTA LEE ♦ ♦ Gray Hair When the hair starts to turn gray ! I massage the scalp vigorously with , | a mixture of bay rum. 2 ounces, and i sulphur % ounce. A Salad A delicious salad can b 1 made of green pepper stuffed with cream cheese and sliced on lettuce leaves with mayonaise dressing. Rusty Stove Use coal oil to moisten stove blacking. It will prevent rusting, because it penetrates the iron. o ♦ —, ♦ Modern Etiquette —by— ROBERTA LEE * « Q. Are corsage bouquets worn at a luncheon in a private home? I A. No, but they are sometimes I presented to the guests of honor at ; luncheons given by clubs or organ- , izations. 1 Q. Where do the bride's attendants meet before going to the church? A. At the home of the bride. Q. is it permissible to use ruled paper sot letter writing? A. No. COUNTY RALLY IS ANNOUNCED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) lof Berne, at a meeting held re1 cehtly re-eiected the following departmental officers for the coming year: Quiet Hour and Stewardship. Mrs. Clifford Clark of Zanesville, and Margaret Rohrer of j Berne, publicity manager. Other I officers chosen were: Missionary, i Cyrus Cable of Decatur; Lookout and Extension. Howard Witzman of Bluffton; Christian Endeavor World representative, Ellison 1 Neuenschwander.

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♦ * ♦ Answers To Test Questions Below are the answers to the Test Questions printed on Page Two. ♦ * 1. Managua. 2. It is an organized Territory of the U. S. 3. Baker Field. 4. Hendrik Hudson. 5. Carbon. 6. Ninety-six. 7. Germany. 8. Gifford Pinchot. 9. Yes. 1 10. Yes. o TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY From the Daily Democrat File ♦ * Dec. 12—Democratic primary r?-1 suits in nomination of: rep esentative; Auditor Thomas Baltzell; 1 treasurer W. J. Archbold: sheriff J T. J. Durkins; surveyor, Phil L. Macklin; coroner. D. D. Clark: commissioners Jim A. Hendricks and Christ Eicher. R publicans select Chicago for! national convention to open June I 18th. Price of eggs drops 4c from 34 to ! 30c. Otto Reppert buys interest of!

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By HARRISON CARROLL. Copyright, 1931. PrenUCT Syndicate, Ino. HOLL'i WOOD, Dec. 00.—Otit at Fox, they’re going on casting pictures despite a thriving cron of rumors.

James Dunn.

James Dunn, whose popularity is mounting, will play opposite Janet Gaynor in “Have a Heart," the Buddy De Sylva musical romance. Production of this picture will start on Janet’s return from Europe. David Butler will

direct. According to letters received in Hollywood, Janet and her husband and mother will spend Christmas in Faris and New Year’s in Rome. They will sail for home shortly after the first of the year. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACK EAST. Charlie Ruggles forgot to carry his overcoat to the football game the other day. He says it was so cold you could see the breath coming out of the loud speakers. LATEST GOSSIP. Saw Dolores Del Rio at Edmund Goulding’s wedding reception. She say. Paramount may plan to have her do “The Broken Wing,” but she isn’t sold on the idea. What with “The Dove” and now “The Bird of Paradise,” she thinks she has had enough of birds. . .This reception was attended by three times as many stars as you can see at a premiere. . .Norma Shearer, Ruth Chatterton, Billie Dove were there. Lots of others. Ed Goulding, man of the world and formerly one of Hollywood’s most confirmed bachelors, says he’s in love like a school boy. Don’t blame him either. The bride is charming. . . Lupe Velez got up out of bed to come to the reception. She is the despair of doctors. . . Dorothy Burgess has red hair now, and it is mighty becoming... Wesley Ruggles’ R-K-0 contract is up. His next option calls for an increase. There is argument about

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, ! his partner. Charles Walters-in | foundry. J. A. M. Adair puts Sherwood j pension bill, S3O per month, through I congress. 229 to 92. Barney Wertzberger elected pre- ! sident of the C. B. L. of I. , Mrs. J. T. Merryman entertains ’ her sewing club. ■ j Members of Baptist church surprise Mr. and Mrs. Will Winnes. The K. of P. home is being fresI coed. ♦ —< Lessons In English Words often misused: Do not say I “She writes to me most every ; week.” Say. “almost every week.” (> ten mispronounced: Bouquet. Pronounce bo -ka. oo as in “boot" I a as in “day,” accent last syllable. Often misspelled: Cretonne. Oh- | serve the nne. Synonyms: Dispel, dissipate, disI perse, scatter. Word study: “Use a word three times and it is yours." L t us in- , crease our vocabulary by masteri ing one word each day. Today's word: Purveyor; one who furnishes ?r provides. “The French were the I purveyors of humor to the eighteenth century.” o BARGAINS — Bargains in Living Room, Dining Room Suites, Mattresses and Rugs. Stuckey and Co Monroe, our Phone number is 44 ts

■it. Anyway, Arline Judge will remain with Radio. They just took up her contract. . .Carl Laemmle, Sr., brought a German cook back from New York. PARAMOUNT HAS NEW SETUP The new production lineup at Paramount will divide responsibility among six men, they say. Twelve pictures each will be handled by B. P. Schulberg, Barney Glazer, Louis Lighten, Hector Turnbull, E. Lloyd Sheldon and Percy Heath. The cream of the stories go to Schulberg. MARION STARTS. Barring a last minute change of plan, Marion Davies will start rehearsals soon on “Polly of the

Circus.” The, star is anxious I to get back to' work after her I vacation, and a I fine cast isi being picked to 1 work with her. ’ Raymond Hat-! ton has been I chosen for an! important part. I Directing Marion this time] will be Al Santell.

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LLOYD’S PLANS. With Playwright Vincent Lawrence called in to help dialogue Harold Lloyd’s Hollywood story, it looks as if the comedian will not get under way until after the first of the year. Lawrence has suggested several changes in the script, one of which will call for a more sophisticated heroine. This means a new search for an actress to play the part. Incidentally, it is said to be a much stronger role than usually falls to Harold’s leading women. In the meanwhile, Harold moves his family back in their Beverly Hills home today. They have spent the Summer and Fall at the Beach. DID YOU KNOW That Anna May Wong made her screen debut at the age of 12, as one of 300 extras in a picture starring Alla Nazimova?

COURTHOUSE ■I Emma Diehl has filed suit for di vorce against Adams Diehl. Diehl at present is serving a sentence in the penal farm for whipping his wife. Summons, returnable December 26. The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., has filed a foreclosure suit against John F. Kienzel et al. Papers in the case of state- on relation of Dorothy May Haxby vs G. Helm, paternity charge were transferred from the court of Justice of Peace A. C. Butcher to Adams circuit,court. ■ Samuel Barger has filed an injunction against August Schlickman. 0 PRISON BREAK BEING PROBED BY OFFICIALS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) a fort, and stole two automobiles. “The break, so well-planned that the convicts knew every step, occurred at 9 o'clock yesterdayright in Warden White’s own office,” Eckholdt said. “White, three prison clerks and myself found ourselves face to face with the criminals’ revolvers and shotguns. We were forced to accompany them right through the prison main gates to the highway, almost 500 yards away from the wall.'' The warden was forced to go with the six desperadoes as they commandeered a passing motor car and headed for the country. The penitentiary burst into action. Alarms were sounded. The 3.000 odd prisoners set up a clamor. Two companies of infantrymen went from the nearby armycamp to aid the search for the escaped convicts. The men made their way over muddy roads to the farm home of Joseph Gates, about three miles southwest of Leavenworth where their automobile stalled in a ditch. They entered the house and kidnaped Gates’ 18-year old married daughter Mrs. Elizabeth Gates Phillips, and her young son. Outside the house, they decided to divide. Three men went on foot over a corn field, where they later were captured. The three ringleaders of the plot, Curtis. Durrill and Green, stayed with White and Mrs. Phillips. They forced four Leavenworth youths from a small coupe and started away. Mrs. Phillips, however, ran down the „ road, s< teaming hysterically. White, fearing the girl would be shot, grappled with Green. Green wounded him in the shoulder. The criminals abandoned the warden at this point. The three criminals, pursuing Dossemen close at hand, went six miles, father jo Salisbury's home. They forced their way in and started firing on arriving troopers and guards. Salisbury escaped to safety by climbing through a window. I- or almost an hour, the beleaguered convicts exchanged shots with possemen who surrounded the house. Then four guards rushed the door. In an upstairs room, the three men were found dead. “Green, seeing the game was up. shot and killed Curtis and Dtirill and then took his own life.” said Coroner (Theodore Sexton, of Leavenworth county, after an inquest. "Curtis and Derrill had l>een shot through the right ear. A wound, showing powder burns, was in Green’s head about an inch above his ear. We found a gun grasped in Green’s right hand. "We found a small fracture of the skull above Green's eye. It probably was caused by a bullet ftound. received when he engaged a prison guard in a gun battle along the road.” The bodies will be held here pending funeral arrangements. Warden White, confined to the Cushing hospital, was kept isolated today federal Physicians said he was making "as good progress as could be expected.” Posses, aided by bloodhounds, continued to search for Thayer. The investigation was being ccnducted in secret. Leavenworth, Kan.. Dec. 12 -- tU.Pk—Army- airplanes circled over northeastern Kansas today, seeking a seventh convict still at large after the sensational break from the Leavenworth federal prison in which Warden T. B. White was kidnaped and wounded, three convicts died of bullet wounds and three others were recaptured. Prison guards, soldiers and deputy sheriffs on foot and in automobiles aided in the hunt for Earl Thayer. 65. the fugitive convict. One of the escaped prisoners returned to the prison was wounded. Warden White lay in Leavenworth hospital today wiMi his left arm shattered by slugs from a shotgun In the hands of one of the convicts. After an emergency operation,

physicians believed it would not be necessary to amputate the arm. Meanwhile, within the prison agents for the department of justice and members of the penitentiary staff conducted a secret investigation seeking to learn details of the plot that led to the break. The investigation centered around these points; 1. How the convicts obtained the rifle and revolvers with which they covered the warden and guards and forced their way through the prison gates. 2. Whether nitroglycerine was hi bottles the convicts showed Warden White with a threat to blow up the penitentiary. 3. Whether the convicts were under the influence of narcotics. Penitentiary officials remained silent on the investigation, saying their report would be made direct to the department of justice in Washington.

TAX DIVISION IS PROTESTED (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE economy at Yale University. “In the report he recommended adoption of state income tax by the state and specifically said in the adoption of state income tax there should be no offset privilege,” Zoercher’s letter read. "At the conclusion of the report, I rose and took exception to the report which opposed an offset. I took the same position at the national tax conference :.t Atlanta. Ga„ when Dr. H. T. Simpson made a similar report. “If these college men seem to think they know all about the question of taxation and that suggestions made by others are all wrong, it is time that other than college men be called to discuss questions of this kind.” Zoeriher explained that he is in favor of an income tax arranged so that the man receiving a large salary and owning no property will pay his share of government cost, but that he favors an offset in the property tax for income derived from property. CHICAGO GANG LEADER FREED FROM PAGE ONE' discharged was O. P. Kempster. suspended state patrolman of Sterling. 111. Those found guilty included Nick J. Coin and El Lathrop of the Tri-City Malt and Extract Co.. Davenport. la., convicted of conspiracy. possession of liquor, property for manufacturing liquor manufacture and possession of and maintaining a nuisance. I. G. Lucchesi, extract company manager, Jack Wall, Davenport. Mike Blumberg. Clinton. la., and John Coin. Rock Island. 111., James Andrews, East Moline. 111., Mike Polios ami James Stathis. owners of the Tri-City Picking Co.. East Moline; Sam Karas, Silvis. 111., and Dominic Leoi.eiti. Des Moines, were found guilty of conspiracy. Mike Redov.ii h, Sum Sideris. Des Moines, were found guilty of conspiracy. Mike Redovich. Sam Sideris. ami Hs.-old Reed, East Moline, were found guilty of manufacturing liquor. Those discharged in addition to Newberry and Kempster were Mike Talarico, Emory L. Keith. Florence Oxias and Harry Puscas, Davenport; Fran < L. Smith, Rock Island. William E. Sackvllle. East Moline; James Hilas. Silvis cud Louis S'lridgin and Ralph Knight, Musca.ine, la. WAGNER FOR CASH SURPLUS iCONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE; come tax certainly are justified, especially in the higher brackets. They should not have been decreased to the levels to which they ware brought by the Republicans. “I believe now that it was a mistake to vote for the one-per cent horizontal reduction two years ago. That reduced income tax receipts by more than SIOO,

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000.000. It was proposed as a stimulus to business. It did no good. “I doubt the wisdom of taxing, as Mr. Mellon proposes to do, Incomes as law as $l,lOO for a single man and $2,600 for married men. Ther eisn’t much surplus income there to tax. v “Perhaps a sales tax is desirable. But using the word ’necessity’ in its strictest sense, I do not think necessities should be subject to such a tax and it certainly- should exclude food." Wagner is rated among the most able members of the senate. He is one of whom it cannot be said that he considers himself a potential presidential candidate for Wagner was born 54 years ago in Nastatten. Prussia He was educated in the United States, and a memento of his undergraduate days at City College of New York is Aphi Beta Kappa key which dangles on his watch charm.

MONROE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Ford Smith and Miss Ruth Bahner spent Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Mr' Ira Wagoner attended to business in Berne on Wednesday. Mr. Forest Andrews returned to his home on Tuesday afternoon from the St. Joseph Hospital at Fort Wayne. He is improving slowly

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from his injuries automobile accident. dln Mr. and Mrs. Georrn e spent Thursday ln Fo ” Mrs. Agues Andrews spent Wednesday w| th Mrs. Forest Andrew, an ?' Mr. and Mrs. J ames A and son McGee spent Th , 7 ening in Fort Wayne day Mrs. A. D. Crist and > Dohna Dou of Winehsgtt to their home on Thursdw’ spending the week wlth ' P ° reM Miss Helen Dorwin ot 7 caßed on Mrs. J ani , s A and Mrs. J. R. H aynes on Th evening. Thll, » Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stn i[h Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. J. y u.„, R. J. Meyers and Mrs w ’ Graham spent Friday ln " Wayne. p , Mrs ' HaAie Mills of p,.,..,, visiting her daughter Mrs Oliver and family. br ‘ “°—— D. C. Sprunger of b rne business visitor here Friday noon. ’

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