Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1931 — Page 1

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[LEAN GIRL’S h IS FOUND lIFMPTY HOUSE ■Year-Old Cincinnati Kiri Attacked And I Murdered ■ ice seek I foreign man ■ncinnati. ().. Dec. 22. ■.The body of Marion ■'an, blond-haired 6-yetir ■laiiuhter of Mrs. Mildred ■an. was found today in K-rted house here. ■rian disappeared 1a 4 e ■iliursdav after leaving ■ home to “play in the I ■." A widespread search ■continued s’nce. Police; ■> on the theory she was ahKby a mentally defective ■ «ho has been seen in the ■borhood of her home. ■ body was in the cellar of; Biousf which was located a, ■ from the McLean cottage. | ■child had been attacked, offi-, ■said. The face gave evidence ■head wound as possible cause ■th. ■s Stocker, a drug clerk, and ■es Bischoff, owner of the ■ found the body. Bischoff ■gone to the cellar for kind■vood. II house where Marian's bodv ■found is about 100 feet from Lee where she was last seen ■ by Julius Servizzi, 17. a; ■bor boy. Bvizzi said Marlon watched I ■ washing his motorcar and' Bed at the antics of a dog! ft put its dirty paws on the' ■t fenders after he shined ■ little while afterward." said! fczi. “I saw her with a fall ■wing down an alley. He was; ■ man. foreign looking." ftwizzi's statement was borne i ft'TINTED ON PAGE TWO I j OFFICERS HOLD MEETING I Committee Heads Ibsen For County I At Meet Monday Imeeting of the officers of the ■’ organization of the Chris- ■ Endeavor Society was held at J ■home of the vice-president.! ■ Cable. Monday night, at ■ time two new officers of the k were chosen. ft ß Herretta Elzey was chosen ■®an of the Outlook commitland Mrs. C. R. Lanman was k chairman of the Missionary ■fluent of the county organjin. ■ Adams County union made r t ' V( ‘ plans for a county rally f held in the Evangelical kh at Berne, Friday, January | ( A. Lehman of Chicago, | a former resident of Berne: | a well known speaker, has! I secured to address the meet- | an< l an interesting program j |heen planned for the event. I Christian Endeavor organ-; p's of the county are asked f, note of the county rally | Ihan to have a large attendlat the meeting. According I’us made Monday night, it fuitaiae that a mileage contest I e held in connection with j* J- a prize to be awarded to I hristian Endeavor society rs the most points according travelled to the meeting. pier Ehrsam Injured r er Ehraam, Washington townischoo] teacher, was injured I * ran his automobile off of pl. near Pleasant Mills, Monat) '6:30 o'clock. I-Ehrsam was returning to his F 1,1 Blue Creek township when r av y fog confused him. I * as brought to a local physiI ‘ ,r treatment where it was r he suffered a number of ta P wounds and other injurf man was taken to his r ast evening, and the atL K Physician stated today that pdition is not serious. F t-hrsam teaches at district I * 6 in Washington township.

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Pleads‘Not Guilty’ I - * ! • \ 1 I w . HI State Auditor Oscar Nelson of Illinois, charged with misfeasance in connection with the failure of I the Waukegan State Bank entered I U plea of not guilty as his trial | opened Monday at Woodstock, ill. KOHLER TELLS ATTACK STORY Quartet Charged With Malicious Trespass Change Pleas Today Obid Gilliom, 24: John Gilliom, 30; Ralph Gilliom. 19. and Jehu Bert Sch, 21, of French township charged with malicious trespass on the farm of Fred Kohler in French township on midnight of December 11, when it is alleged they beat Mr. and Mrs. Kohler, appeared in Adams circuit court late this afternoon. The four men were represented by W. 11. Eichorn of Bluffton and changed their plea of not guilty to guilty. Judge Erwin immediately heard evidence on the case before sentencing. Fred Kohler was the first ot take the witness stand and he gave his version of the event. Mrs. Kohler also testified for the state. Thd evidence was still (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) o Drain Case To Recess The Wabash river drain case will adjourn tomorrow evening until next Monday when they will begin a four days session, adjourning Thursday evening again by which time they expect to conclude the petitioner’s side of the case. The remonstrators will begin offering their evidence the to -i Monday of the new year. The evidence l>eing offered now is by the engineers, Homer Teeter of Pori land being on the stand today. The case will require many weeks yet it is expect-; ed. G, E, DECORATES FDR CHRISTMAS Local Plant Dressed Up For Occasion With Many Colored Lights Hundreds of persons have been attracted to the Decatur Works of the General Electric company on North Ninth street to view the beautiful electrical display of Christmas decorations. In addition to the several hundred red and blue lights strung in front of the building, there are two large Christmas trees on the lawn decorated with hundreds of colored lights. Along the front of the building there are two G. E. monogram lights and at each corner of the main building, ornaments in the shape of ffells have been erected. A large sign reading. "A Merry Christmas,” is placed above the doorway to the office and surrounded by colored lights. The display is one of the finest ever seen in this city. The lights are turned on early every evening and may be seen from Nuttman. avenue or by driving north on Ninth street. 1

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POST OFFICE IS BUSY PLACE iNew Equipment Saves Much Time In Present Rush Season The Decatur post office is doing a heavy Christmas business this season and indications are that the totals will equal those of previous years, 1,. a. Graham postmaster, stated today. The Monday business was about the same as a year ago, Mr. Graham announced, and 11,000 two-cent | stamps were sold on that day. The | remainder of this week will in all | probability equal the Christinas | week msh of former years. Because pf the added facility of I a modern, up-to-date post office, the employees are able to get the mail and packages out earlier and with more convenience than before The j postal employees had completed f their work at 8:30 o’clock Monday ■; evening, where a year ago they f were not finished until about 10:30 I o’clock. I Extra help has been secured the I same as in former years, and cat(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) I Would Abolish Ferrets Indianapolis. Dec. 22 —(U.R) — Counties may have thousands of dollars annually by discarding the use of tax ferrets. Phillip Zoerchl er, of the state tax commission, said at the opening session of the annual conference between the ; board and county assessors. Zoercher cited results obtained ■; in Vanderburg county. More than i $3,000,000 in ommitted property > was placed upon the tax duplicate . by the county assessor there, I Zoercher said. ‘j Governor Harry G. Leslie detallr ed his views on a special tax session of the legislature He read ' a portion of the message he delivI ered to the last legislature and ; reiterated his stand that a special I session would not be called unless 1 and until ample assurance was | given that a tax relief progranf would be adopted. ■I o • I ANTON D. SORG DIES MONDAY Uncle of Decatur Man Dies at Home Near Hessen Cassel l Funeral services for Anton D. - Sorg, 82, uncle of Michael H. Sorg of this city, who died at his home ■ near Hessen Cassel on State Road .27, north of Decatur, Monday mornring at 12:50 o’clock, will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at . | the home, and at 9:30 o’clock at , | the Hessen Cassel church. The i, Rev. Ferdiimnd Hassler will officiate and burial will be made in .! the church cemetery. Mr. Sorg died at his home Mon- | day morning from complications after a six months’ illness. He was born January 4, 1849 at Hessen Cassel. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Schmidt who preceded 1 , him in death irtne years ago. I Surviving are two sons, Joseph A. and Alphonse H. Sorg of Marion township. Allen county; three daughters, Frances at Home, Sister (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) - Two Guess Correctly I — ’ Grover Tope and Dr. J. M. Miller guessed the number of cigar , boxes in the display of the White ■ Stag Cigar Company in the window of Will Schumaker’s Idle Hour cigar store and each was given a box of White Stags. The numiller was 78 and some of the guesses ran as high as 313 and ! as low as 45. The boxes were counted by Lawrence Linn, Arthur Plotlie and Anthony Schumacher and because of the tie by two guessers, each was given a prize to enjoy over Christmas. —o—■ ■ —■ Health Bond Is Sold Ladies ShakeS! ! spear Club toJ i day purchased 1 a ss.i’O Health bond from W. Guy Brown, , president of J the Adams County Tuberculosis j Association.

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meanest man Libertyville, 111,, Dec. 22.— I (U.R)-Libertyville’s Santa Claus . celebration went off on sched- | ule—except for the reindeer— | | but there was a SIO,OOO damage suit on file in Lake county circuit court today against St. j Nick's "business men." The Chamber of Commerce | tiled the action against N. H. I | Dimond Company of Duluth, ! | Minn., claiming it had a con- ’ | tract requiring the company, | which does business "like San- | ta Claus," to have a Santa | Claus, eight reindeer, an Eskimo, a sleigh and pack of dogs | here yesterday. The company wired Libertyj ville that Santa Claus’ reindeer had the itch and were quaran- | tined in Vincennes, Ind., but I | William Webster, president of | | the Chamber of Commerce, : | claimed Santa and his retinue ! | were at Delavan, Wis., yester- | | day. tSgpeopiF TO SING CAROLS All Churches Join B ln Christmas Program In Early Morning The members of the Young Peoples' societies of the churches in Decatur will present a carol service Christmas morning at 4 o'clock, it has been announced. The Christmas morning program is being sponsored by the Christian Endeavor Society of the Zion Reformed church, and invitations have been issued to the various Christian Endeavor societies, Epworth Leagues, and B. Y. P. U. organizations of all the churches in. Decatur. A large number of the young people of the city are planning to attend the gathering Friday morning and to sing to the sick, shut ins. and the aged. Cyrus Cable, president of the Reformed Christian Endeavor, is the general chairman in charge of the arrangements for the affair. Miss Mildred Worthman will have charge of the song service, and the preparation of the carols to be sung. The young people will meet at the Zion Reformed Church Christmas morning at 4 o’clock where they will be presented with copies of the Christmas carols. Each person is asked to bring a caudle, however, to be used in the service and to enable him to read the songs. A scheduled route has been made and the group will visit the shut ins, and the aged of the city and sing carols. The president of each young peoples’ organization of the Decatur churches have compiled a list ot persons from their churches they wish to visit, anti the route has been made to include all those people who would (CONTINUED ON PAO43 SIX) CANNON REPORT IS FILED TODAY

Bishop Charged With Violation of Corrupt Practices Act Washington. Dec. 22—(UP) —The Nye committee of the Senate in a report filed today, charged that Bishop James Cannon, Jr., had violated the corrupt practices act during the 1928 Presidential campaign but made on recommendations as to action to be taken. The committee said it withheld recommendations because ot criminal prosecution against Cannon now pending in the Distiict of Columbia courts. Through 10 bank accounts of the Bishop, tlie committee report traced $133,000 raised by him to be used in efforts to defeat Alfred E. Smith for president In 1928. Out of the maze of financial transactions the committee developed the following charges: 1. That only $58,558 of the $133.000 was accounted for in reports der the corrupt practices act. filed with the clerk of the house un2. That none of the $62,300 contributed by E. C. Jamieson, New York financier, prior to Jan. 1, 1929 (CONTINUED ?N PAGE SIX)

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IBUILDING AT VATICAN CITY IS DESTROYED Three Believed Killed and Huge Loss Reported On Valuables library wing IN JDOLLAPSE Vatican City, Dec. 22.—<U.R) j—The entire right wing of (the Vatican library collapsed today. It was feared three persons were buried in the ruins. The artistic loss was expected to be tremendous. The collapse occurred shortly before 5 p. ni. and most of the personnel had quit work a short time before. The wing, part of ‘the original building built by Sixtus V in 1588, contained two floors. The entire fire brigade of Rome came to the scene, the Vatican City firemen being unable to cope with the situation. Priceless frescoes decorating the walls of the wing were destroyed. It was feared rare books and codiciles were lost. A professor who was consulting books at the time of the accident was missing. Workmen engaged in restoring the building escaped through a breach in the walls. The Vatican library contains , some of the most priceless books ; and manuscripts in the world, i There are about 350,000 printed | books, as well as manuscript and other Bibliographical treasures. ; Some of the Greek and Latin manuj scripts date from the fourth century. The building, a splendid piece of I architecture, was erected by Pope Sixtus V in 1588. I It is used by scholars from all parts of the world. A new catalogue of the books was made from 1927 to 1929. with the aid of the Carnegie endowment. The code of .CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX' MANY ATTEND I ANNUAL BAZAAR St. Marys Young People Hold Event Monday At I). C. H. S. A large crowd enjoyed the bazaar given at the Catholic high school auditorium by the children of St. Mary’s Sodality, Monday evening. The children ot the sodality, which includes all children of the St. Joseph school Including sophomores in high school, had full charge of the evening’s entertainment. The - bingo stands, live duck ponds, candy booths, refreshment stands, and other features of the evening were huge successes and furnished most of the program. i A feature was tire giving away of the doll furniture which was carved out of walnut from the first school house in Decatur. This furniture was made by F. J. Colchin and E. Carroll and for the past several weeks was displayed in the Schmitt Meat Market window. The parlor suite was awarded to (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Rumor Branded False A rumor that Otho Lobonstine, local undertaker was going out ot busineses and move to some other city is not true, Mr. Lobenstine stated today.

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Good Fellows Club ♦ The Delta Theta Tuu Sorority, sponsors of the Good Fellow Club, j makes a fast appeal to the people ’ of this community to share their | Christmas with the less fortunate I children and families, and ask them to give a donation to the Good Fellow Club Wednesday or Thursday. The money received by the club will be used for needy families this Christmas, and those in charge stated that the need for charity this year is greater than ever before and that more money | can be - used. Contributions to date include: Previous total $308.98 Niblick & Co., and employees 4.00 Total $312.98 ROAD GROUP AT BERNE MEETING Highway Commission Members Attend C. of C. Meeting Monday Berne, Dec. 22—(Special)—Arthur H. Sapp, Ralph Simpson, and Robert Boren of the State Highway Commission were special guests at a banquet and meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Monday evening. The meeting was held above the Peoples Restaurant and was attended by 120 men. A chicken dinner was served afted which Senator T. A. Gottschalk introduced the three representatives of the commission, who gave interesting talks, discussing the road building work in this county. Dr. H. (). Jones of Berne also . spoke on “pu|- appreciation for what the State highway Commission has done in Adams County and I the development of better roads and what it means to a community.” Community singing and special selections by the Berne Men’s chorus were given during the program. —o — Three Die In Wreck Hiawatha, Kan., Dec. 22 -(U.KThree persons were killed anil 17 | others injured today when a large bus of the Interstate Transit | Lines collided headon with a stock ' truck. Both machines biurst into flames after the crash, which was said to have occurred when the driver of] the truck lost control of his vehicle. o Pola Negri Better Santa Monica, Calif., Dec. 22.— (U.R) —Although not considered entirely out of danger, Pola Negri. | motion picture star, continued to improve today after a major operation she underwent last week. Her physician said she had responded to treatment, and that natural sleep and rest have strengthened her. THERM SYSTEM RULED ILLEGAL Gas Companies Compelled To Change System of Measuring Indianapolis, Dec. 22. (U.R)—The Therm measurement for sale of gas was definitely prohibited in Indiana today and two Instill utilities faced the necessity of re-establish-ing the cubic foot basis for gas measurement to customers in South Bend. Michigan City, Valparaiso and Newcastle. The order banning use of Therm measurement was confirmed by the Public Service Commission in denying a petition of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company and the Indiana Public Service Company for modification of an order issued November 20. it was signed by Commissioners Howell Ellis, Jere West, and Harry Cuth bertson. John McCardle voted for modification. Commissioner Frank Singleton was absent. The petition sought permlislon ] also for tin" company to bill customers in the Hammond district on 1 the Therm basis. At a hearing on the request last week, President (CONTINUED ON CAGE TWO> |<

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Betty Conies Back * - I kJ yW W w' vBSShu i ; I z H i I J f 1 1 bIE. ‘ Betty Robinson, Chicago girl athlete, who amazed the sports world four years ago by winning; an Olympic champinship, has staged a remarkable "come-back’’ after nearly losing her life in an airplane crash last June. She is shown here wearing a device designed to pull the stiffness out of the arm that was broken in the crash. She has progressed so far on the road back to health that she is planning to enter the Olympic splint tryouts to be held next June. LOCALELKSTO GIVE DINNERS Annual Christmas Basket System Will Be Carried Out Baskets of food for the Christmas dinner will be distributed among the poor and needy by Decatur lodge No. 993 of the B.P. O. Elks, Dr. Roy Archbold, chairman of the committee stated today. The baskets will contain a chicken, potatoes and other quantities of food needed to make a good Christmas dinner. The baskets will 'Me prepared under the supervision; of Dr. Archbold and his committee, John O. Fisher and M. E. Hower. The baskets will be distributed Thursday afternoon and evening by a committee of Elks and will reach 'the recipients in time for preparation for the Christmas dinner. For many years the Elks have distributed baskets at Christmas time. The list this year is larger than usual and the committee will endeavor to see that every family which is not otherwise supplied receives one of the food baskets. Now Motion Is Filed The Linn Grove bank case in which a number of depositors are suing stockholders for deposits under Hie private hanks law, was continued today by a motion by defense attorneys to stay tile case until a further report is received from tile liquidating agent. The motion will be argued January 7. Dawes To Head Group Washington, Dec. 22. — (U.R) — President Hoover today announced tlie appointment ot Ambassador Charles G. Dawes in London as head ot the American delegation to tlie League Disarmament conference in Geneva beginning Feb. 2. President Hoover also announced that in all probability a woman would be included in tlie American Geneva delegation.

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ISEN. JOHNSON FLAYS HOOVER ON DEBT ACTION Says Congress Should Have Been Called Before Debt Suspension “NOT WITHIN CONSTITUTION’’ Washington, Dec. 22.—(U.R) — President Hoover has torn “the Constitution into a thousand bits and scattered it to the winds,” Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Repn., Calif., shouted to the senate today as he resumed his attack on the European debt moratorium. Johnson, who began his anti-moratorium speech yesterday, regained tlie floor soon after the senate went into session. He lashed the administration with biting sarcasm. The moratorium, Johnson said, was negotiated "to utilize our government in behalf of foreign nations and to impose increased taxation on the American people.” Johnson particularly resented tlie concessions made to France. He pointed out that experts met, as late as August 11 to perfect the proposal. “Haste was essential.” he said. "There was a crisis that has to be met in extra legal fashion by the President. The miserable congress could not be called in the crisis. "You who are jealous of your [ prerogatives—it there are any such , here — recall that agreement of , July 6. when congress could not ( act, could not be called, when tho > executive branch alone could act, ! You prate about the founders, the . gglorious Coustitulunk “I am certain that you who expound it will never permit this usurpation but will resent the fart that the Constitution lias been flouted, treated as a scrap of paper, torn into a thousand bits and ] scattered to the four winds.” "The President has adopted a mode ot legislation which will return to plague you in the future," said Johnson. "You may believe that you have in the White House the greatest man who ever sat 1 there. You may believe he lias all | the virtues God can give to a human being, that his head is Hie greatest on earth. I do not question that today. You may inline ’ him with God-like powers to deal with the destines of the American people. “But when he seeks to legislate without the formalities of the ConI stitution in a matter affecting the , very life blood of our people, when he seeks to put upon them the burden of taxation that is not — and you tolerate it—then you have taken tlie first step toward a dictatorship. 1 "That step will arise in the fu- ’ ture to taunt you. 1 "Senators, this is Hie first false ' step, it is the entering idea by I (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX; I o— TWO KIDNAPERS I CONFESS PLOT Woman’s Abductors Admit Crime; Say They Knew of Plans ' Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 22. (U.K —Two men today confessed participation in the plot to kidnap Mrs. Nell Quinlan Donnelly, best known of Kansas City's business women. 1 Police promised the arrest of the 1 leaders of the gang who held the 1 millionaire garment maker captive 1 for 36 hours on a small Kansas farm. The $75,(100 ransom they demanded was not paid. I Paul Scheldt. 29, Bonner Springs, ' Kans., and William Lacy Browning, ■ 42, Holliday, Kans., both farmers, in a statement to police said they did not take part in tlie actual kidnapping, but knew of the plans. It was on Scheldt's 20-acre farm near Bonner Springs, that tlie woman and her negro chauffeur George 1 Blair, were held. Browning said. ' Scheldt admitted this. Browning said he had known the leader of the gang for about four months. They worked together in a gravel pit neat Hollidiy, Kans. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)