Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1931 — Page 1

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MT. SUMMIT BANK BANDITS CAPTURED

|K DIAMOND, fcrsFAMOUS IMSTER DIES ■d Racketeer Killed at ■Celebration of His I Acquittal liGSTER’S ■ WIFE HELI) Lnv. N Y., Dec. 18.—-<U.R) ■k (Legs) Diamond, rac■r chief, who was acquitKst night of a kidnaping Ke at Troy, was shot and ■ here today. ■amend was the victim of Ken who cornered him in l Kn in a Dove street house, ■amend was said to have ■ the host of a group of ■mils at an all-night party in ■thin of his acquittal. PoKul oni'. meagre information ■ shooiina after a preliminary Kgation. ■ gang b ailer had three times K escaped with his life when ■s “put on the spot." Early I ■career as a gun toter he was ■ ■down with “Little Augie" Or■honi in was guarding. Two ■iTINUED ON PAGE TWO' fellNt TAKES MESS STAND Cross-examination liven ex-Husband of I Peaches Heenan ■t York. Dec. 18—(U.PJ- Kd ' ■ West Browning. better j Bn as “Daddy,” wilted, squirm ■nd shouted on the witness ! ■ today as Daniel Cohalen. ■ney tor Mrs. Frances Heenan ■ning. who is much better ■mJ as "Peaches,” subjected Ito a savage cross-examination, ■aches is suing Daddy for an ■ute divorce. She is charging ■ with misconduct during num- ■ automobile rides with two k and pretty blondes. •owning testified yesterday ■ the subject of dietetics occuI he and his three companions | they rode about in a robin ■blue Rolls Royce. ■'ere both young ladies sufte front stomach trouble?'' deled Cohalen. io, but they were interested ietetii s,“ said Daddy. . “I've 1 about 50 books on raw food at's a very big subject.” Chat else did you talk to f young girls about?" looks — they were very well • Music and all of the nice, ’ topics that all the nice. 1 Kiris talk about. Why these were just like mother." Here iy leaned forward, glared at torturer, shouted belligerent“and you nor no one else will ute my mother with me.” 'halen qid not dispute. In‘i he asked: “Did you ever to these young ladies about ' bodies?” ‘hdy shook with rage. His reddened, he was quickly e . he sputtered: "That's a dirbought. Why don't you come end say what you mean? I ' a clean mind." . 'halon asked Browning if it d be possible for a person in 'NTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — o CAL WOMAN'S FATHER DIE $ E- Carey, Father of *Ts. James Cowan Is Victim, niel E. Carey, 60, of MilwailWia„ father of Mrs. James en of this city, died suddenly May evening. Mr. and Mrs. en left immediately. Details of death were not received here. Carey was a promenent realMilwaukee and was con■t'd with the International Barer company there. Besides Mrs. f| i. a daughter, Mrs. E. F. GoltlToledo, also survives. weral services will probably be Sunday morning at Milwaukee.

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Woman Found Guilty Jeffersonville, Ind.. ls I (IIP) -A jury which delilr-rated oni ly 30 minutes returned a verdict of 1 guilty in the murder trial of Mrs Ely. la Stotts. 42, Mrs. Stotts. who was charged ■ her husband, Elza Stotts. Is last (October 21, sobb d as she heard J the verdict, which fixed the penally ’ at life imprisonment. I The defense had maintained that -M.s. Stotts killed her husband | while he was d unk and about to atI tack her. CHILDREN TO ; GIVE BAZAAR ‘I i St, Marys Society to Have Full Charge of Festival Monday The Children of Si Mary's So- ■ ciety will present a Bazaar at the i j f atholic high school auditorium, ■ Munday evening, Decent b ■■•■ 21, be- | ginning at 7 o'clock. The public in 1 | invited, and preparations are being I . made to entertain an unusually i large crowd. The children will be the hosts, i and will have full charge of the I bazaar. The St. Mary's society in- ' eludes all school child:en o' the St. j Jos ph school from the first grade to the sophomore year in high school. There will be a bingo stand, candy booths, Christmas present. I booths, live duck pond, refreshment stands, and other features will he j arranged for the entertainment of i the crowd. Real ducks will be given i a*ay as prizes in the duck pond. Refreshments will be sold during I the evening at special stands. j A feature of the pi giam will be I the giving away of the doll furniture whjch has h en displayed in I the Schmitt Meat Market window I forth 6 past several weeks. The ' | furniture was carved out o. walI nut from th? fiist school house in ■ i Decatur by F. J. Colchin and E. L. I I Carroll. Tickets for this furniture Tare on sale at the Schmitt Meat I Mhiket or may be ecured from ■ i any child of the St. Jos ph school. ‘I Souvenirs of this building will be ■ given to those who attended the ■ i first school in Decatur. '1 The children are making every esI fort to entertain the public in a I royal fashion, and a pleasant eve- '( ning is promised all wl>.> attend. 11 () _ Choir Will Meet Members of the Zion Reformed Chinch choir are leqm Hto meet for rehearsal at 7:30 o'clock tonight 1 It is important that very member be present. o — - HOOVER TAKES HAND IN PLANS President Calls Leaders i Os Both Parties To White House Washington. Dec. IS (UP.) — President Hoover today took a personal hand in the tight to b.ing > about passage by concn -a of his ' war debpt moratorium and his pro'iposed financial legislation. ' He called a group of republican I and Democratic congressional leaders and othe.3 to breakfast at the White House and urged cooperation 1 in the passage of his program. Ihe President pleaded thal the D. mocrats Join republicans in non-parti-san action. Speaker John Gainer of the house undersecretary of the treasury Ogden Mills, Rep. Strom:. IPl’ii.. Kan.. J fONT'NUED ON PAGE Sl Y ‘ ■"7”CMsTsTMAs7e7* o , ■ < j GneetiHOs ( 1 Hl ij E Shopping daqs l I / till Christmas *1 —*

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OGDEN RULES I ON MEANING OF STORE TAXING Doctors, Dentists And Other Professional Men Not To Pay MI ST ACTUALLY CONDUCT STORE Indianapolis, Dec. 18 —(UP)— 1 Ihe term “stqie," was applied ini ■ the chain store tax law, refers to a , merchantile establishment in the j common tisane of the phrase, attor-l I ney g neral Janies M. Ogden ruled ■ in an opinion handed down last' | night. The opinion was given Philip I Zoereher, of the State Tax Hoard, i who called Ogden’s attention to per-! plexing issues arising from various I I definitions of the store. It was be-' I lieved by some persons, Goercher I I pointed out, that dentists, physi- [ cians and others conducting individual operations would come under the "store classification. According to Ogden's opinion, such persons will not be subject to the chain store tax, but it will apply to Doth retail and wholesale (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) ROTARY HEARS MUSIC PROGRAM Local Club Will Not Meet During Christmas Holidays A program of Christmas songs ■ and music was given by the Girl's Glee cltfb of the Decatur tiigh school at the regular meeting of . the Rotary club last evening. The Glee club was directed by ! Miss Gladys Schindler, music director of the school. Miss Louise Haubold was the accompanist. A trio composed of the Misses Elizabeth Franklin, Sara Jane Kaul man and Edwina Sliroll sang Chiistmas Carols and Miss Alice ' Vance gave several selections on the saw. • The program was a delightful i half hour of entertainment and was enjoyed by the club members and visitors. Bryce Thomas was chair--1 man of the meeting. The Rotary will not meet during th l holidays, the next meeting being January 7. 1932.

How Many Good Fellows Are There In Decatur

Come on Good Fellows—rally to the call—help make * the children and those not as fortunate as yourself happy on Christmas Day. ; Why all this lagging? The need for Good Fellows is greater this year than in any previous year and you'll be missing an opportunity to help others if you don’t jar loose and donate a dollar or two. You’ll be happy, too. If you're a Good Fellow you can do it. Probably you j are making as much money as you did a year ago. If so, i . you are ahead of the game, because it is not costing you as much to live. What with gasoline and cigars cheaper than ever' From 75 to 100 families in Decatur will not know there is a Santa Claus this year if you just sit back, make 1 yourself comfortable, light a cigarette, tune in the radio and refuse to hear the call to HELP. Don’t hoard that money—it won’t get you a thing unless you purchase happiness with it. Someone aptly penned the line, “The witchery of wealth is not in having but in sharing with others.’’ You need not be wealthy to help the children enjoy Christmas, relieve the pang of hunger or pain of cold for a dollar or two from a hundred Good Fellows will do the trick. Os all the virtues Charity is one of the noblest. Last year more than SSOO was donated by Good FelI lows to the Good Fellows fund and every penny of it went to help the children and needy. Clothing, coal and food are purchased for the deserving. Can’t you imagine the joy your gift will bring to the hearts of those who otherwise might be forgotten? The young women who are sponsoring the raising of the money know the needs of the community and have become expert at the job of seeing that Santa Claus visits the needv homes. Your dollar—for that matter a goldhack—will get to the right place and be properly spent. A list of every home and the needs of the children, in some cases the frail and undernourished mother, has been compiled but with the hundred dollars or so now available — why it’s just a drop in a bucket.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, December 18, 1931.

Sends Summons Gift I Washington, Dec. 18—(UP)—Ed- | ward B. McLean, wealthy Washingi ton and Cincinnati publisher, sent his wife a summons in a divorce I proceedings, w.apped in a Christi mas gi:ts package, it was revealed •in district of Columbia Supreme I court today. His letter of thanks for the Chiistmas gift will be a citation I for contempt of court. The citation . was issued by justice Wheat when ths sto.y was told to him this morning by Mrs. McLean's attorneys. CHRISTMAS IS CHAPELTHEME Central And Decatur High School Pupils Have Good Programs I Special Christmas programs were 'given at Decatur high school and j the Central building this morning at tlie regular chapel hour. At the high school Prof. Dave Rice and his Junior Band had charge of the program, and at Central a number of the pupils entertained with songs and readings. Both programs were well given and were enjoyed by the pupils. The following program was presented at the high school: a flute solo, “Fraumeri,” by Betty Jane Uhl; a musical recitation, "Little I I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) I* — o Good Fellows Club Donations to the Good Fellow II Club which is being sponsored by Delta Theta Tau Sorority, continued to come in today, with several large contributions bringing the total over the S2OO mark. ' k is the desire of the sorority I which is sponsoring the. club, that , many more contributions will be t - received, as the need for money this year is greater than ever before The money received will be used to buy clothing, shoes, fuel, groceries, and some Christmas cheer for the unfortunate and poor families of this city, and those in charge- ’ do not wish to neglect or disappoin t any deserving persons. ’ Donations to date are: Previous total $138.72 1 Mutschler Packing Co., and meat market 25.00 1 Decatur Democrat 5.00 s A friend 10 ' A friend 5.00 Rotary Club 24.85 Mrs. Carrel Cole's Kinder- ; garten 1.00 i- Delta Theta Tau Alumni 4.50 Total $204.17

hMONT TELLS OF BILLIONS BEING LOANED i ' J. P. Morgan Partner Is Called To Testify At Senate Hearing MUCH TIME IS CONSUMED Washington, Dec. 18.—<U.R) —The l story of billions loaned to foreign! (nations and their citizens in the i post war financial operations of' | American bankers, was told today (by Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan and Company, testifying before - the senate finance committee. After an hour and a half of testimony he had barely started the discussion of the loans of the house of Morgan hut had revealed that his company negotiated loans for eight countries aggregating $1,122,348,000. It cost those countries an estimated sum of $48.23:1 700 to float the loans. Lamont was reauiot, ._c account of Morgan financing from an alphabetical list of countries and had (CONTINUED ON 1-AGE TWO> ASSESSOR TO . MOVE OFFICE John Felty To Occup y Rooms Vacated By County Agent ' The county assessor's office, located in the annex to the county ■ auditor's of.ice, will be moved to 1 the second floor of the court house. ! to the room formerly occupied by r the County Agricultuial Agent. s The - county commissioners in sesi sion today decided to make the | • change and John Felty, present asr sessor will move his records and i desks to the new room next week. ? The county agent’ office is now I located in the basement of the new post office building on Liberty Way the post office department furnishing free rent to the county. The space formerly occupied by the county assessor will be thrown open and added to the quarters of the county commissioner’s room. The counter will be moved from between the two offices and the commissioners will have a large | space to transact business and fori the public when delegations appear I before the board.

LA Good Fellows and the author of this appeal are not crepe hangers, but through the medium of this paper wish to call attention to a need, having implicit confidence that once the matter is brought to public attention favorable action will be taken. Make yourself happy on Christmas day by helping to make others happy. Gee that's a grand and glorious feeling. Place your contributions in the Gift boxes in the difi ferent stores and banks or send it to the Daily Democrat | and it will be turned over to the Good Fellows club.

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Lamb Is Convicted Sullivan, Ind., Dec. 18—(UP) — Leslie Lamb. 22, was convicted on , a charge of manslaughter resulting I from the fatal slabbing of his father, John Lamb, in a sealed verdict returned by a juiy in Sullivan circuit court today. The verdict was reached after seven hours’ deliberation. Tlie manslaughter conviction carries a prison sentence of two to 21 years. Sentence was delayed to permit deiense counsel to file an appeal. • o PRINTING BID IS AWARDED Fort Wayne Concern Is Low Bidder on County Printing Contracts The cdunty commissioners in session today awarded the contract for office supplies, blank books and all printed forms, used by Adams County, to the Fort Wayne Printing Company. The Fort Wayne Printing Company was low bidder. Two other bidders, William B. Burford Indianapolis; and A. E. Boyce, Muncie also filed prices. The printing, book and office supplies are awarded in four different classes. The successful bidder was low on every item except two. The specificatjons on which printers submit bids are prepared by the state board of accounts. The commissioners also ordered the county auditor to issue fee bills for the preliminary costs in the I Monee, Hocker and R usser roads. I The improving of these roads was stopped because the state, board of tax commissioners refused to grant the petition to issue bonds. Tfle commissioners will meet again on December 28 to allow bills and clear the docket for the close of the year. Lecture Well-Attended A large and appreciative audience enjoyed the lecture and entertaining program presented by Robert M. Zimmerman, noted deep-sea diver and swimmer, at the Decatur high school auditorium Thursday evening. Mr. Zimmerman spoke on “On the Bottom of the Sea,” and exhibited a number of curios and souvenirs he collected during his experiences on the floor of the Ocean. The program was the second of a series of four lyceum programs I being presented by the Senior class of Decatur high school.

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4 Christmas Programs Planned For Sunday " , + The members of the Primary and Beginners Department of the Young , People of the Evangelical Sunday School will present Christmas programs in th ■ church auditorium, Sunday, December 20. Tlie children of the Primary, Be-( ginner and Cradle Roll of tlie church wjll have a Christ- J mas program and party for their parents on Saturday afternoon at two o’clock. All parents of the children in these departments are urged to be present, and following k the program the children will receive gifts from the Sunday School. The members of the Primary and ■ Beginners Department will give a Christmas program Sunday morning. following the regular lesson study, in the auditorium of the church. This program will take place instead of the morning worship service. The Young People of the church will present the pageant, “Seekers After Christmas." Sunday evening at 7 o’clock in the church auditorium. Following are the complete programs for the Sunday events: Primary and Beginners Program “Welcome" Marjory Linn "A Picture and a Frame" Louise Root! Song—“ Bells of His Birthday” (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) J. R. SCHUTZ TO GIVE ADDRESS Noted Lecturer Coming To M. E. Church Here Sunday Night J. Raymond Schutz, professor of Sociology at M anehjester college and nationally known lecturer and orator will speak here Sunday night at the Methodist Epicopal church.'} ai 7 o’clock under the auspices of | the Men’s Brotherhood, it was announced today. Mr. Schutz will use as his topic I “The Business of Religion, and The Religion of Business." He has spoken in this city once before at a meeting of the Reformed church men of the Fort Wayne districct and his address at that time was regarded as one of the finest ever given in Decatur. Prof. Schutz has spoken before hundreds of citurch and civic organizations throughout tlie nation ! and his services are constantly in I demand. Tlie address here Sunday will be open to the public and will start promptly at 7 o’clock. MORATORIUM FIGHT LOOMS Rep. McFadden Will Wage War Against Bill’s Passage Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R) —Undeterred by administration efforts to punish him. Rep. Louis T. McFadden, Repn., Pa., will continue his fight against the Hoover | 1 moratorium. He will speak against I it in the house, probably today, i , The Pennsylvania Republican, ! who raised a storm in congress H when he accused President HoovI} er of violating liis oath of office I In negotiating the moratorium, nlI so announced he would issue a statement later upon the adminisij tration’s attempt to punish him II by depriving him of his patronage “ powers. i McFadden temporarily withheld his fire while he conferred with friends on the punitive measures I sponsored by Senator Reed, Repn. Pa., and gathered additional material for a new assault on the moratorium. He may bring the administration punishment formally to the attention tlie house, and thus (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) t „• ~ 1 • Health Bond Is Sold t

The American L e g i o n\today bought a $5.00 Health bond from W. Guy Brow n, president

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YOUR HOME PAPERLIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY

ML SUMMIT IS SCENE OF BANK HOLDUP TODAY Yeggs Use Kidnaped Woman As Shield In Making Getaway SMALL AMOUNT OF CASH TAKEN BULLETIN Muncie, Dec. 18 —(U.R) — Three bandits who robbed the Mt. Summit State Bank of SI,BOO at noon today and escaped in a hail of bullets from vigilantes surrendered to Delaware county authorities on the Elmer Gentry farm, near Yorktown, this a)terr»oon without offering resistance. All the money was recovered. The men, giving their names as Bob Stuart, 24. Chicago: Arthur Nelson, 24, Chicago, and John Siler, 26, of Dunkirk. Ind., confessed the robbery, but denied implication in any previous crime, authorities said. Mrs. Gentry telephoned to Sheriff Fred Puckett at Muncie when she saw the three men drive into the farm yard and place their car in the garage. Puckett and three deputies joined at the farm by three members of the Mt. Summit vigilantes who had pursued the bandits closely, surrounded them in a ditch. Although well armed, the bandits offered no resistance. The machine in which the bandits went to Mt. Summit, was stol? en from Muncie Thursday night. They said they left Muncie this morning with no thought of their destination, and .committed the robbery when they saw the apparently pnguarded condition of the bank. Authorities continued the quesI Honing without success in their i efforts to link the trio with any I of the numerous other hank robI beries which have occurred in the state within the past few days. The bandits are being returned to Mt. Summit to He identified. Ml. Sniiiinil, Dec. IS. —(U.R) Four btuidils usinu t kidnaped woniti't :ts :< shieM, robbed the Mt. Summit Stufe Bank at noon l<>dav and escaped untler a I'nsillode ! of bullets fired bv vigilantes. I Mrs. India Province, bookkeeper id the bank, whom •be bandits kidipmed. was forced to acconmanv them as far as Daleville, where she was freed unharmed. As far as could be ascertained, none of the shots took affect. It was estimated tliat the bandits obtained between SI,OOO and $2,000. An intricate alarm system, wired from the bank to the houses of the vigilantes called out the citizenry guard when the gong was sounded from the bank A posse, composed of vigilantes, citizens, and officials set out in pursuit ot the bandits. Their trail was lost al Daleville, but it was believed they were I heading northward. | Two of the bandits entered the bank while two others remained outside. One of the two men who • entered the instituition was armed with two pistols. The other carried one. i F. E. Shively, president of the bank, Chester Lamb, cashier un i (('ONTINI’FD <>N PAGE SEVEN) > —o MRS.DONNELLY } RETURNS HOME j Kidnaped Woman Back In Kansas City Home This Morning s l Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. IS. (U.R) —Unharmed after nearly 36 hours of captivity in the hands of three kidnapers. Mrs. Nell Quinlan Donnelly, widely known Kansas City 1 business woman, was returned “ early today to her home in the 1 wealthy southaide residential dis‘j trict hare. ■ . Mrs. Donnelly, who came from a ’[small Kansas town to build the *• I Donnelly Garment Company, a mil- | (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)