Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1931 — Page 1

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Masury HEAD ! •ends HOOVER tßebt plan ~-l®r jS| Administration Is |Kose(! to Any CanMBcellation Plan Br’>S WRANGLES K|{ MORATORH M the 1 . a-iMiretl the ■KI i,.;i. 1 :iit tee t hat the nd opposed to cancellation | statement whil, Hoove, debt sun • titne Mills w.is .. |M:i/ Stimson was pr,--. 'lie moratorium . He charm teri/ed o moratoi ' i wise creditor. —k 16. <U.R)—Sec ! - S'n'nson was , today, where he will) the administration de-i -ident Hoover's moratorium. : expected to i lie same ground as I nos Treasury Ogden l. H, V tended the debt - rday and delivered '.-le-d plea for ratifies disgrace to the Amei . congress refused to Bt,n . i the same breath pre-, on the basis ot from 276 house members oilier said he expectBA committee i onside: ' moratorium bill todav can take it up toHe will give some time of the project, two 11- plesentatives Rankin. Kill- and McFadden. Rep: asked formally for a In a: I '.sphere is growing bit-, ' i senate and house prepares to consider th" Mills waved the neces- ! ■lde, s for ratification in tincommittee members I be was confident! . o-ieagUx.. of the house 1 - o back on their pledge-. B Knavel Arrested ■ well-known D . arrested Tuesday stealing coal .from the if. Knavel was captuiluesday morning by Mi. watchman for the link tied Ptdice Officer ig w?d took Knar 1 to I lie arraigned in Max i-'. on a charge of pe |h outlines Bax policies Buhl Place All Roads H|ct State Control; Hints Extra Session Dec. 16.— (U.R) An luxury tax and a law and township roadcontrol were advoc.it B®>ieilt. Gov. Edgier I). Hush a tax relief program. road assessments would by his plan. Busk funds gained from gaso BWi auto license taxes could over to local government tax is needed in the said, but he added that BBlh'd yet determined how it levied. that an tax passed by the last legislanot until after the const i hour for adjournment pass his tax program in ] 2^B n k a special session of the |W'". "So much intelligent ■ ®° n of taxation has taken | |* e *imce the last session that 1 it would be difficult program through," ho

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Wins Place in Hospital BjUBl ® ' r fill * : 3Bk 1 | ISMI * ■■f I kjslbbbb. > » —«X.~ * MfKH.JR9S BMH » w « Herman Knol, 17-v. ir-idd Chicagoan, victim of a shot by the dry retornter. Daniel S Gilday of Chicago, who was discharged from the hospital l uesday as cured, will return to work there and study as the ■superintendents protege. With him are Nurses Eleanor Petrowsks | and Rebecca Otleson.

STOIENAUTO ISRECOVERED Ed Bultemeier Car Is Found By Sheriff In Ohio Tuesday I * -—- The .automobile belonging to Ed Bultemeier which was stolen from | iin front of tlie court house here I several days ago has been recov- j lered near Rockford. Ohio, by Sher-' iff Burl Johnson and tlie thief is known. No arrest has been made yet. as I I the man who stole tlie car resides' |in Ohio, hut Sheriff Johnson stated that an effort would lie made ini- ; | mediately to return the man to De--Icatur. His name is being withheld,l (pending his actual arrest. The theft was run down through lan accomplice. A young girl re-1 > siding in Mercer county Ohio fin(ally admitted that she was with the Iman when the car was stolen and ■ jthat they stripped th" car near| | Rockford. Sheriff Johnson also learned that! two men at Rock.ord stale the ae- ' cesshries from tlie original thief' (and it is believed that they will be I arrested in Ohio today. All the; equipment taken from the car lias been recovered. — o—- * Good Fellows Club Contributions to tlie Good Fel-i low Club, sponsored by the Delta Theta Tau sorority, took a rise] today and new contributions sent, the fund ovyr the slll mark. Heretofore the Good Fellow, Club has provided entire poor' families with clothing, fuel ami] Christmas cheer, but unless more: money is received there will V< ! many deserving kiddies disappointed this year. Upon invest i-' gating tlie sorority finds more] needy families this year than ever, before. Those who cannot give money. may have toys that are in good condition and the sorority will gladly accept this kind of a dona-] tion. Contributions to date include Previous total 84.00 Lions Club .... 6 ' 64 Historical Club W. A. Klepper family 10- 00 Patsy Berling Bob, Dick. Pat and Tom Briede 1 Holthouse Schulte 5.99 Friend 108 Total . z 11H.72 — —o — — Health Bond Is Sold The Eastern . r Star lodge to- ! I day bought a] I blind from W. I Guy Bro wn ’ i " president ot the Adams County Tuberculosis Association. ;

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Lions Hold Meeting The regular meeting of the Lion's Club was held Tuesday night in the Christian church basement. No (special program was planned for the meeting. The stunt night which the Home , Economics Clubs of Adams county will sponsor in the Catholic higli school auditorium, Tuesday night. December 29, was announced, and every member of the club present at the meeting last night signified, his intention of procuring tickets . and attending. | The tickets, which will sell for 29c. will be distributed'to the members of the Lion's Club at the next meeting by Secretary William Linn. CLUB PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED South Ward Parent-Teach-ers Club Will Hold Meetings The membe.s and patrons of the South Ward Parent Teachers Assoi ciation met in the South Ward i School Tuesday evening, following ; school, and a number of interesting i events were planned for the future. I Plans were made for the annual Christmas dinner which the teach-' ers and parents of the South Ward ’ school pupils will serve fur the I children, Thursday noon, December '!24. A chisken dinner will be serv- | ed, and the regular Christmas ex1 change will la? held. Arrangements were also made to j procure the state president of the i Parent-Teachers Association to give a public lecture in Decatur some ■ i time in January. Tlie meeting Tuesday evening was opened with the singing of j 'America, the Beautiful,” after which tlie association pledge was r ad. The members laso learned the National P. T. A. song. The singing was in the charge of Miss | Mina Collier. Robert’ Lord played a piano selection, and Mrs. Robert Garard i gave an interesting paper on “Willi ing Obedience.” j o Son’s Trial To Be Completed Today Sullivan, Ind., Dec. 16 —(U.R) — Taking of testimony in the trial of Leslie Lamb, 22, accused of tlie murder of his father. John Lamb, 49. was expected to be completed in the Sullivan circuit court this afternoon. The defendant's mother and i wife were the first witnesses for ' the defense. Fourteen other witnesses were to be summoned. Tlie state, which is asking the death penalty, rested its case after : examining six witnesses. The victim was stabbed to death In n quarrel with his son last October 21, over division of furniture, preparatory to the departure of the son and his wife for anoth- . er home. 1

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, December 16, 1931.

TWO CONTRACTS A R E VERIFIED Council Sanctions Purchase of Bank Fixtures And Unit Contract The city council in session last' evening confirmed the contracts I made by the electric light com ! mittee for the purchase of the | office fixtures from the Peoples! Loan and Trust company and the contract made with the Deel Electric Engineering and Construction , company for the new distribution system. The council also fixed Monday. I December 28, as the date for a! special meeting at which time bills will he allowed and accounts closed for the year. Persons having claims against the city are urged to file them previous to the special meeting date. The petition ot Arthur Clark for several electric lights on South Thirteenth street, south from the railroad tracks to the corporation | line, was referred to the street and sewer committee. The agreement to accept $28.05 from the Erie railroad in full pay- - meat of all damages done by the railroad when a freight train ran (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) FIRE DAMAGES ANKER TRUCK Ben Anker, Driver, Escapes Injury When He Jumps From Cab j A 1 City Service gasoline truck, driven by Ben Anker of this city, was burned at 8:30 o’clock this ■ morning, when the small gasoline tank on the front of the truck caught fire, on the Fort Wayne-De-catur road. Mr. Anker was able to get out of the cab of the truck, before being injured. The local fire department rushed ! to the scene ot the fire and saved the contents of the large gasoline tank from exploding. The damages, h iwever, were estimated at S3OO. Mr. Anker was en route to Fort Wayne this morning, and was about , six miles north of Decatur, when the small tank suddenly caught tire. A call was immediately sent to the Decatur fire department, which made a record run. The cab of the truck, cushions, . radiator and wiring system were completely destroyed by the fire, the truck which held the large gasoand the wooden construction on line distributing tank was burned. WIRERUNNING COST ARRANGED City Plant Agrees to Pay Charges For Connecting Meters The City Light and Power plant will pay the cost of running the meter connection wires to the buildings on Second .street and other streets in connection with the rebuilding of the new elecNtic distribution system. M. J. Mylott. superintendent of the department, stated that the electric light c-mimittee of the city council had agreed to pay this expense or do the work with city employes. In changing the distribution system all entrances to the buildings will be made from the rear. Where the leads now enter the buildings ■ from Second street and into the I front ot the stores, it will be BBCi essary to change the circuits. In , many eases the meters will have to I be moved. Mr. Mylott stated.. i Work on the first unit of the new system started today. The D?el I Electric Engineering and Construe- • tion company of Fort Wayne has the contract to rebuild the circuit ■ An underground lead from the power plant, south to Gloss strset, ! is the first circuit to be construct • ed. There will not be any wires on i Second street after the new distribution system Is in operation and . the electric department will vsper- > vise the making of the meter con . nectiong so that the "juice" can be turned on.

Attorney Speaks At Church Service Herman H. Myers, local attorney, spoke on the subject, “The Legal Side of the Trial of Christ," at the regular worship period at the Union Chapel United Brethren church. Sunday. The service was well attended.' with 103 members present at the jSunday School period. The address was both interesting and instructive I and was appreciated by the mem- | tiers ot the church. EXCEPTIONS ! ARE PREPARED Court Reporter Works Overtime To Complete Murder Trial Work Miss Anna Smith, Adams circuit court reporter, has turned over the bill of exceptions in the Everett murder jrial to defense attorneys and it is expected that the motion for arrest of judgment will be filed in a day or two. It was necessary to have the bill of exceptions, which included many typewritten pages, before i the motion could he filed and argued, it was pointed out. Miss Smith did the work after regular court house, which saved the county a .big amount of money, and continued with her regular work, in the court room. H. M. DeVoss, chief defense | attorney in the murder trial, has | not said just when the motion will I be filed but it is believed the first | motion will be placed before Judge D. B. Erwin this week. If the arrest of motion is overruled the next defense step will be to file a motion for a new trial and if this is overruled. Everett will sentenced and the methm for a new trial then will be appealed to the supreme court. It is believed likely that Everett will not be taken to the state prison, in case he is not sentenced until after Christmas. G.O.P. LEADERS IN FINAL MEET Chicago Gets 1932 National Convention; Plea For Hoover Heard Washington, Dec. 16. —(U.R) — The Republican national commiv tee reassembled today to hear a final aggressive plea for JOO perl cent loyal support of President Hoover's campaign for reelection. I An intimate friend of the president, Secretary of War Patrick J Hurley, was selected to make this I key-note speech before the committee members scatter to begin preliminary campaign work. The committee’s other business today was to fix the number of convention delegates for each state. Radical revisions in past representation were made necessary by shifts in the apportionment of membership in the house of representatives, which is the basis of the convention roll. The national committee, in deciding to hold the 1932 national convention at Chicago, June 14, is returning to the city where Warren G. Harding was nominated in 1920 as the result of the famous 2 a.tn. conference at the Blackstone hotel, to carry the party triumphantly back into power after eight years of exile under Wilson. • Chicago laso is likely to win the Democratic convention. Lack of 'CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. Lw 1 , CHUIS TMASI/''Z ' Shopping days I till Christinas I— ■ I I

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FRANK HIRSCHY IS CRITICALLY HURT IN MISHAP Farmer Suffers Fracture To Skull When He Is Struck By Auto I CONDITION IS SERIOUS Frank Hirschy of east of !Decatur was critically injured labout 5:30 o’clock Tuesday I afternoon when he was struck Iby an automobile driven by (Sidney Miller of Convoy, O. I The accident occurred near the Workinger filling stations on state road 16. Hirschy was driving his automobile toward Decatur' with a trailer attached to the rear. I He was accompanied by his wife ( and child. When the Hirschy carl neared the Workinger store. Hit-1 schy got out to see if the tail light I on the trailer was burning. As the man walked around his' automobile, he was struck by the I Miller automobile which was heading east. Hirschy was knocked ( ‘ down with violent force and was | rendered unconscious. He was rushed to the Adams County Memorial Hospital where an emergency operation was performed. The injured man suffered a severely fractured skull and other in- ’ juries. The attending physicians stated today that his condition was serious. He had not regained con- ! sciousness this morning. • Before an ambulance arrived the man had lost a large amount of blood. Hirschy evidently did not see the approaching automobile, and 1 stepped directly into the path id' i the car. Thnsp'hear the scene of (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Gives Up Around The World Flight Pueblo,, Colorado Dec. 16 (UP) | —James Wedell, New Orleans i speed flier, gave up his attempt to set a new Trans Continental air I I record today. Alter bucking strong headwinds, I all the way front Los Atygel s, l Wedell said when he arrived here at 11:02 a. tn., (mountain standard ' time) that he would not continue eastward. He had l?ft Los Angeles at 5:08 A. M. (PST). “The headwinds, were too strong the flier said. Wedell was more than an hour overdue when he reached here. J He had planned to fly from here to Bloomington, ill., and then continue t) New York. PRISON TOTALS ON INCREASE I Committments to State Farm and Women’s Prison Total 6,527 In Year i Indianapolis, Dec. 16. —(U.R)—Total commitments to the Indiana I ■ state farm. Putnamvllle, and the I state women’s prison, Indianapolis, i increased 288 to 6,527 during the ■ year ending Oct. 1, over the pre- : ceding year, it was disclosed today i in figures published by John A. ■ Brown, secretary of the state board of charities. At close of the year, there ■ were 1,380 men and women present in the two institutions, a decrease of 138 in comparison witli ’ the enrollment on Sept. 30. 1930. Os the total number, there were 1,285 at Putnainville and 115 women at Indianapolis, the report showed. Ninety-two per cent of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. o Elks Plan Luncheon R. A. Stucky, ehait man ot the committee in charge of the cafeterial uncheon to be served following the initiation at the Elk's home this evening, announced that a special menu had been prepared. In addition to sandwiches, there will be oysters and cheese for those who do not eat meat. The Bluffton degree team will i confer the initiation work on a class of 11 candidates and ntembe s i of the lodge are invited to be at the i | home and attend the program. |

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BANDITS WRECK BUILDING; GET S4,SOOINCASH Roachdale Telephone And Telegraph Wires Cut Before Robbery GANG TOTALS MORE THAN 10 Roachdale, Ind., Dec. 16.—■ (U.RI—A group of bandits, estii mated to number from 10 to 112 wrecked the two-story Roachdale bank building here early today, and escaped in a large touring car bearing .Michigan license plates. Loot I was estimated at $4,500 by 'Nathan Call, bank cashier. The bandit horde descended upon 1 this little Putnam county town at (1:45 a. in., held up Frank Jarvis, 138, B. and (). railroad dispatcher, ! cut telephone and light wires at the station, and forced Jarvis to | accompany them to tlie building | next to the bank, housing tlie tele- | phone exchange. Jarvis was bound to a chair while the bandits wrecked the telephone exchange. Six or seven bandits stood guard while the communications were severed, and remained until their companions had set off three charges of explosives in tlie bank bundling. I Although the bandits spent nearly one and one-half hours in tlie | town, the citizenry was not arous'ed until the explosives were set off. No pursuit was organized in time to pick up the trail. Indianapolis, Dec. 16. (U.R)—lndianapolis police were informed by a milkman that shortly after midnight today a gang of men numbering nearly a dozen inquired their way to highway 67. i Tlie milkman reported that tlie large touring car occupied by tlia (CONTINUED gn PAGE SIX) Illinois Bank Is Robbed by Bandits Woodland, 111., Dec 16 (UP) — Three bandits held up the Woodland State Bank today and escap< 1 with SI,BOO. They fled in a dark green auto bearing Illinois license plates. They wfeie last s.en going | south on highway No. 49. Officers j started immediately in pursuit. | Woodland is in Iriquois c lunty. I — n Japs Start Air Attack On Chinese — Tokio, Japan, Dec. 16 -Il'Pi — ' Advices from Tiehling, north ot Mukden, said Japanese combined forces, with airplanes, attacked 1, 900 Chinese in the Machiachao disI trict today continuing operations begun yesterday in which 34 Chinese' and five Janap se were killed and scares of Chinese and 10 Japan- | ese were wounded. CULBERTSONS HOLD THE LEAD Lead of 410 Points Held After 48th Rubber; Interest Grows New York. Dec. 16 (U.R) - The Lenz-Culhertsons bridge tea m s played the seventh session of their contract tournament last night, starling with the 228th hand and 41st rubber. > The contest degenerated into u game of teeter-totter last night, and finally wound up with tho Culbertsons. Ely and Joe. leading by 410 points. This is practically nothing to write home about as far as bridge scores go. Man and wife gained just 425 points during the evening's eight rubbers. Sidney Lenz and Oswald Jacoby having started the session with a 15point advantage. They play again Thursday night. One of the peculiar things about the last two or three sessions is the conduct of the press contingent. Most of the boys speak right up and say that it's all a racket —that the whole contest is a phoney, staged for tlie sole puriCONT'NUED ON PAGE SIX)