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f RIFF'S BOND If.fITSSO.OOO; |ree sought Heid hi Gang Is "®gi’d 1 ° Be ( hiel ■fßank Bandits ■l CONTINUE ■ id INVESTIGATE ■ liid.. Dec. 31. H.izel Green. 12. (iinivil trouper I H" "bruins" ol a ■ niuliiin gang, todax - ■ Hie dir. cl charge of ■ in addition to Mr coiiiiG <>f conspiracy. mor.' severe charge ■ .ei when authorities woman who is named ir.i Barton of Black- . others in th.. c.mspiraev. would on bail. r: :< inis ir a rm'd ■s'. .1 O'Neil. Muncie, raised the ss,(h)o hail ■r.-:..' Mrs Green's charge and in. filed the hank robbery f..i which bond was |.W.()IM. - bond also was s.-t al i.tis: barged in the . on■j ar-' Crank Valent mo and ■ i a,” .. 1 apttiw-il aft < Ev raid ot the Dunbank. Valentine ;•!- is sentence of M for ti;> robbery Cap. ili not guilty. pa.: id<' the first sta’ ' 1 - autimrities which led t> • plot charged 1 ’!.■■■ ii.lined ir. the , ar.- si tight. The were not revealed. II. Mrs (ire 'ii ii; statement B i: o .le affair was ip" ' IO de, .lie nci'itsatioi. !■»:• i.' itoii the movements' of bank robbers, in'd live square ai d w -h" said. -< p M!R SIX SB " ■ — ■fl Named President i'e< :t 'UP, Dr And, physiologist and 1,1 Hopkins ' Mil.. elected American Ass.,l"t’ advancement of today. He succeeds Dr. X,. w York. awarded the sum scheduled for June ■Bf’ 1 11,(1 :l "' next general con will be hold in Atlantic June 2(1. 1933. M Kills Large Fox h'o. : j w || () resides on the farm north of Decatur, re today that he had killed :i ■ which was nudes' the faun. Wedu."..M K ' ' - -Hued that h. had n . animal u, n pr viotts or s 1,1 same Held with the -lerday tie killed th ■ f a 10 have rut m-ck pieces V lhe pelt. f 8 CAMPAIGN ■funds probed •ocrat Reports To Be ■mined; Wood’s State- ■ went Is Cause ■ York. Dee. 31.—(U.R)—An in ■ Os the 1928 campaign ■/" the Democratic national was started today by States Attorney George Z. ■ 'b'" d ; "'tlon followed a state ■/>’ Representative Wood of ■"’ Chairman of the republi- ■ committee in ■l/ 011 ' whic *’ Wood infer 0 Were individuals on the Payroll in 1928 who ap- ■* > ui'l not desire to be idem ■ tL/V" are as Mr - Wood Bom,' ' as ,>een “ vl °lation of B^’’rf 1 " practlc es act." Medalie Km i c orlnie has been com Q 1 mil prosecute."

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ORAH MUMU IS I DEATH'S/ICTIM I Former Decatr Woman Dies At For Wayne After Opertion II Mrs. Orah Mumm 42. wife of! I George Mumma o'Montgomery. I I Indiana, died al ie Lutheran hospital in Fort Wtne at 2 :t0 o’clock this mornin of Bantis disease. Mrs. Minna had suffer-; ed with this malad; for the past i year and on Wednday morning lAn operation »a pfornmd Mrs. Muuuua s rtnrmer Decatur woman, living ire until 19251 when she moved wh her family to the southern parof the state.' I She resided in Mitgomery the I past year. She was born in I’nion town-' , ship. April 5, 1889. t» daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willin Draki She! jwas united in mange to George. Mumma on June 9.906. Surviving is the lusband, and tlie following childn: Mrs. Doris Mallett of Odin: Mlesta. George Calvin. lailo Belle. srman Wayne hud Deane K. all home One) son, Virgil, precedeithe deceased in death. The following hrdiers and si--ters also survive Mrs. I. F Mumma of Spencer Mrs 11. F Jackson of Fort Wvne Mrs. I. W. Schnepp of Vat Wert Ohio Mrs. B. J. Gephart < Wren. Ohio and a brother, ('lance Drake of| near Decatur. The remains weretaXen to tin S E. Black Funera Parlor and will lie removed to le Basil Gephart home in Wren. Ohio this afternoon. Funeral sevices will lie held Saturday moning at 91 o’clock at the Gephrt horn and| at 10 o'clock at tin nitml Broth] ren church in this ty whore lie, deceased was formety a nemo r , Rev. R. E. Vance wil offi- sat-- a>. !, burial will be in the'eeafnr < i tm tery ' „ Martz Heads Group Edward Martz of his ci y was I chosen president of tie Northeast-j ern Indiana High SehnJ Orchestra, at a meeting held it the Shrine audtiorium at Foil Vayne. Wednesday. The orchestra pl»ed al the Northeastern Indiana "eaili'is convention in Fort Wayre tins year, and the orchestra was organized at that time. Other officers of he organization which were chosm Wednesday, are: Dick Outhier ot Huntington. vice-president; Margaret Folard, Fort Wayne, secretaiT-tre isurer The orchestra is directed by Rex Arlington, supervisor of music in Huntington, and comprises 190 pieces. Plans were made yesterday to give a musical concert in the Shrine auditorium. Fort Wayne, Februaryj 7. Practices will be held regular | •y- , .. 1 Those from Decatur who aie members of the orchestra are Dick Wertzberger, Roselyn Foreman,, Kula Porter, and Edward Martz. To Celebrate Feast The feast of the Circumcision will be celebrated in the St. Man s Catholic church. II Is a holy day of Obligation and masses will be san I at five, seven and nine o’clock.

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Finland Votes Wet Helsingfors, Finland, Dec. 31 — U.R> - First avalable returns in Fin- ; land’s prohibition referendum from J lie city of Helsingfors, revealed an | overwhelming 5 to 1 majority for | repeal of the 12-year-old dry law. The Helsingfors vote for the (abolition of prohibition was 64,671 : against 12,910. Wets, who had predicted a vote in favor of repeal of the law by a majority of at least three to one, were jubilant over the Helsingfors , returns Many of them offered to extend the odds on the victory for repeal. The referendum provided three alternatives, repeal, modification or continuation of the 12-year-old dry : law. Voting lasted two days and became brisk in the last hours the polls were open. Workers in the industrial districts will be brought to Helsingfors to be counted and the result jot the referendum may not be known for several days. 1 Snow in the interior made it difficult for many voters to reach the ! polls. DEATH CALLS LOUISA MANN Aged Root Township Woman Dies Wednesday •Night At Her Home I Mrs. Louisa (’ Mann. 80. well . known Root township woman died > her home, four and one-halt miles northwest of this city, Wednesday night at 11:30 o'clock of complications. Death followed an illness of more than a year. Mrs. Munn was bedfast and her condiI ’it ii was considered critical the i past three weeks. I She was born in Liverpool. MeIdina County. Ohio, July 17. 1851, I the daughter of John and Louisa • Ktess. both deceased When she I v -., s 17 vears of age she came to | Adams county w'th her parents. I and resided here the rest of her | life. She was united in marriage to I .loseiph E. Mann on May 29. 1870. ) He preceded her in death on August :t, 1914. To this union were I Hirn nine children eight of whom survive They are. John E. Mann, at home; Harlo W. Mann. Adams county; Mrs. Lula U Vance. Adams county; Mrs. Ethel S. Grandrt.tff. Preble; Mrs. Nettie S. Singleton. at home; Robert J. Mann, ! Decatur. Frank C. Mann. Roches- , ter. Minn., and Mrs. Verna Sprague Decatur. Thirty grandchildren. 14 Xat grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Sophia Bieberick of Preble township, and three brothers. Charles Kiess Preble township; Joseph Decatur; and Rev. Frank Ki ess, Logansport, also survive. . one daughter. Izora J Archbold, preceded the deceased In death. i Mrs Mann was a member of [th,. Mount Pleasant Method st ! Episcopal church, near this city. H nd was well known as a church !" The'body was brought to the S. E Black Funeral Parlor and will be removed to the Mann home this evening , ... Funeral services will be . held Saturday afternoon at 1, oclock ‘ ' the home and at 1:30 o clock at the Mt Pleasant church with burl bl in the Decatur cemetery.

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 31, 1931.

ACREAGE FOR BEETS RISES Total Reaches 9,243 And Many Reports Are Still Outstanding I I otal beet acreage as reported this morning was 9.243 acres, the I boys in the field having written 223 acres yesterday and this does not I i epi esent all of it as several have | not yet turned in their report. The solicitors are concentrating in Ohio today where meetings are being held and where besides signing acreage, a member of the executive committee of the beet growers association is to be selected. Indications are very good also that the 1,200 to 1,500 acres in the Antwerp field will be turned in here which would put the local men much nearer the desired goal of the 13,000 acres. Leaders of the work aie encouraged at the outlook and feel sure that if everyone will aid a little the ; big job can be completed by next 1 Tuesday. If the contracts are taken and | Col. Gallagher succeeds in flnanc- . | ing the operations of the plant as , he feels sure he can do, it will mean some immediate activities as the yards will have to be largely rebuilt ( to take care of the truck deliveries . and there will be much work to be done in the plant. You can help by urging your . neighbor or your friend to sign ■ one of the pledges so we can pre- : sent the matter to the men who is hoped will agree to provide the fin- , ances. o Former Decatur Man Expires In Montana A clipping from the Great Falls Leader. Great Falls. Montana, • sent to Miss Annetta Moses by ‘ her brother Warren, tells of the death on December 24th of Wil- - liam C. Schirmeyer, 73, a native -of this city. The item reads as ■ follows: ’ "William C. Schirmeyer, 73, died lat the home of his sister, Mrs. ■; Elizabeth D. Young, in Belt this • morning after an illness of about one month. Mr. Schirmeyer had come from Alaska to Belt about a month ago to visit his sister, where he had lived during the last 32 years. He i was in failing health when he arrived in Montana. Mr. Schirmeyer was born in Indiana March 29, 1858. . Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Belt Methodist church, the Rev. Jones officiating. Burial will In? in the Belt cemetery. The body 1 is at the Merrill chapel, where it 1 will remain until Sunday." f The deceased was a half-brother f of Mrs. Phoebe Rice and the late i F. M. Schirmeyer of this city. His father, Charles Schirmeyer was a . pioneer of this community. Wil- . Ham left here about forty years ago and had spent most of the time in Alaska. FORMER LOCAL MAN EXPIRES C. C. Rinehart, Elkhart Barher, Dies Suddenly I Wednesday A. M. i Word was received by Mrs. S. P. . Sheets of near this city of the . death of her brother, Chauncey C. • Rinehart, 55, which occurred at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning . at the home of his brother. Char- . les F. Reinhart, Elkhart. Mrs. Sheets left today to attend the funeral which will be Saturday after- . noon at 2 o’clock at the Nazarene : church with burial in the Rice Cei metery at Elkhart. Mr. Rinehart had lived in Elk . hart for the past 3 years where he was a barber. Death was caused by a heart attack and was sudden. ' Mr. Rinehart was born Friday 1, 1876 in Fairfield County, Ohio, the • son of William and Sarah (Weldy) Rinehart. He came with his parents to Adams County when he was 2 yea, S' of age and lived in and a round Decatur until he was 30 years ' of age. He then moved to Phoenix . Arlz where he resided until 3 years ! ago. I Surviving are a brother, Charles F. Rinehart. Elkhart; the following .CONT'NUED ON PAGE SIX>

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South Bend Man Held Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 31.—(U.R) —Theodore Miller, 26, of 431 South I N’arragansett street, South Bend. I was in jail today pending invest!- I gallon of the ownership of a Stude-I baker auto which lie drove here. ] Miller said at first that the ma-1 chine belonged to his wife, then said it belonged to Martha Deverse, of 415 West South street, South I Bend. An identification card bear-' ing Miss Deverse’s name and a driver's license issued to Martha John-. son were found in the car. ED ASHBAUCHER I IS IMPROVED . . I 1 Retiring Treasurer Os County May Be Able to Be At Office Friday Ed. A. Ashbaucher, who retires today as county treasurer after ' serving, four years, hopes to be able to visit the treasurer’s office Friday ■ and sign the necessary papers turning the responsibilities of the office I over to John Wechter. Mr. Ashbaucher has been ill for several weeks. He is able to walk a little and his strength is gradually coming back. He suffered from a blood clot and nervous break down,! but reels now that he is on the road ' to recovery and hopes to be about ! in a short time. In retiring from office, Mr. Ashbaucher asked the Daily Democrat to thank his many friends for the 1 kind consideration shown him and his assistants in the treasurer’s of- 1 flee and that he regretted greatly | the fact that he could not peronally thank them. The treasurer’s office has been conducted in a very efficient man- 1 ner and all funds were reported in I balance by rhe state board of examiners following the annual audit of the books this year. Mr. Ashbaucher was elected to two, two year terms as county treasurer. Miss Alice Lenhart, who served as his deputy will continue [ to serve in that capacity under Mr. j Wechter. o NATION-WIDE I PROBE STARTS Anti - Fascist Activities And Bomb Killings Investigated Easton, Pa. Dec. 31 —(UP)— A nation-wide investigation of antiFascist activities in the United States by government agents was indicated today by postal authorities following the bomb plot frustrated here at a cost of two mail clerks lives. Death of a third man, who was mangled while inspecting the second of six bombs mailed to four prominent Italians, an Argentine vice consul and a reform school official was expected. This victim, diaries Weaver, an expert sent from the Dupont Powder company, was reported sinking early today. Five postal inspectors working on the case here sought to link the mailed bombs with other recent bombings in Italian communities, particularly in the Eastern states. Two inspectors planned to depart today for Philadelphia to investigate possible connection between the Easton affair and the bombing of 12 Italian stores in that city during the last two months. From Philadelphia they will go to Pittsburgh to investigate bombing of the Italian consulate two months ago. While holding to the theory that anti-Fascist plotters were behind the mail bomb plot, authorities have not been able ’o offer an exiCONTINUED ON PAGE SIX More Convicts Aid Jackson, Miss., Dec. 31 —(U.R) — Six hundred more convicts from the Parchman, Miss., prison farm were dispatched to flood threatened counties of northern Mississippi today, as heavy rains renewed the menace of inundation Superintendent ,J. W. Williamson said the requests for aid came from Glendora, Sumner and Webb, where flood waters of the ( Tallahatchie river have endangered wide stretches of levees.

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CONFERENCE CLOSESJODAY Schafer Salesmen Return, Home After Four-Day Sales Session The Schafer Wholesale Hardware | Company's annual salesmen’s con- j ference closed at noon today after j a four-day session held at the home i office of the concern in this city. ' All sales'.nen asd a number of special representatives attended the I meet. The conference was held for the pu.pose of outlining 1932 policies to the various Schafer Co., representatives and a number of talks and addresses by prominent men of the middlewest in the sales game visited the conference. The local concern covers Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and pait of Illinois and is regarded as one of the lar- j gest wholesale hardware concerns | in this part of the country. Besides i the salesmen, heads of the various , departments and executives of the : company attended the meetings. The men returned to their homes today and will not return to their i territories until next Monday, it I was said at the local office. The salesmen who attended the ‘ conierence included: D. C. Boxell, | Marion; W. W. Boxell, Marion; H. IP. Engle, Celina, Ohio.; L. C. Ger-' j wig, Fo.t 'Wayne; F. V. Halton, Sturgis, Michigan;' R. M. Plikerd, Finley, O.; C. E. Shaw, Jackson, Michigan; R. J. Sprlk, Plainville, I Michigan; Glen Stookey, Leesburg; I R. G. Sanders, Wolcotville; L. R. Walters, Fayette, O.; R. J. Arnold, 1 Indianapolis; M. F. Zimmerman, ' Decatur;; Carl J. Rood, Decatur and Ralph Gentis. Decatur. | □ Niblick Car Damaged fl. G. Niblick returned today from a visit with Dr. Stewarc Niblick and family at Indiana Harbor. On his way to that place on Christmas Eve, Mr. Niblick, driving his car, crashed into a wagon load of wood, damaging his | car considerably. The accident happened near Plymouth during a I mist and tog about 5:20 in the j evening. Two men riding on the i load of wood were slightly hurt. Mr. Niblick's car was towed back to Plymouth where it will be rei paired. The fenders were bent and the radiator crushed and the car otherwise damaged but none of the glass was Broken and Mr. Niblick escaped without injury. The wagon did not carry a lighted lantern. o Rosenwald Is 111 Chicago, Dec. 31. — (U.R) —Julius Rosenwald. millionaire philanthropist, rested comfortably today, his physician reported, after a heart I attack at his Highland Park estate. Rosenwald has not been in good health for some time. Dr. Herbert Pollack, New York, is in constant attendance, said th’ ttatk occurred Tuesday. CHICAGO NIGHT CLUB IS RAIDED Texas Guinan, Fame d New York Playgirl Is Arrested In Raid Chicago, Dec. 31 (U.R) —Prohibition agents raided Texas Guinan's Planet Mars night club today, ordered 100 patrons to leave and proceeded to strip the loop “bright spot” of its furnishings after seizing alleged liquor. The pre-New Year's Eve raid found gaiety at its height with Tex, veterafi of similar raiders on her New York night dubs, directing the merry-making. '“Hello suckers," the night club qusen greeted agents as they entered. Mtes Guinan, had Just finished confVJring with her attorney, Fred Kaplan, who arrived last night from New York with the nows that all the legal technicalities connected with raids on her New York; establishments had teen cleared up. Tke raiders entered with a warrant alleging liquor had been purchased at tlie Planet at abotit 5 a. ni. yesterday. Agents garbed In tuxedos had made the (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Feud Victim ' Plw « I I w * Ji 1 flfl w !!■ w|| I Shot to death by a former business : partner with whom he had been attempting to effect a reconciliation, George A. Colgan, Jr. (abovel is a son of the New York State Deputy Boxing Commissioner and recently testified before the Seabury Investigating Committee. John Ragonetti, the partner, shot himself in the head and is in a f critical condition. The shooting was tlie culmination of a feud said to have started over a division of profits from their business. INDIANA G. 0. F HAS SHAKE-UP Organization Officers Resign; Watson Names Complete New Slate BULLETIN Indianapolis, Dec. 31. — (U.R) —lvan Morgan, Austin, became state chairman of the republican party and Mrs. Beryl Holland, Bloomington, vice-chair- [ man, when the committee confirmed their selections this as ternocn. Morgan succeeds Elza O. Rogers, Lebanon, who resigned to i confine himself to business, and Mrs. Holland takes the place left vacant when Miss Mary Fleeth, Rushville, resigned to become a candidate for nomination as state treasurer. Indianapolis, Dee. 31.— (U.R) — State republican political chiefs planned a complete revamping of irheir org; rizatior today as Hie first 1 I move in tlie 1932 elect.on battle. . I Upon tlie recommendation of Sen|ator James E. Watson, and the ap- | proval of Senator Arthur Robinson, ijthe state committee was o resign, . and new officials were to be elect- . ed. Watson's program provided for election of Ivan Morgan, Austin, to succeed Elza O. Rogers, Lebanon, as state chairman. Mrs. Beryl Holland, Bloomington, was scheduled to take the vice chairmanship, Ernest M. Morris, South Bend, was to succeed Irving W. Lemaux, InI dianapolis, as treasurer. II Members of the (1. (>. P. machinery who will remain in office are M. Bert Thurman, national comI I niitteeman; Miss Dorothy Cunningham, national committee woman, and Harry C. Fenton, secretary of state committee. Rogers said he would resign be(CONTINUED ON PAOV SIX) oi Rum Runner Wounded > , Hollywood, Fla., Dec. 31. —(U.R)— Police Chief F. L. Barfield fought I a gun battle today with a caravan [ ot rum runners trying to force , through his blockade in seven auto- . i mobiles. He seriously wounded lone of them, but tlie others escapJed. Though the rum runners let go a blast of machine gun bullets I when Barfield refused to budge out I of tlie way, lie was unharmed. The wounded man toppled out ! of tlie leading automobile of tlie ! seven. His condition was believed , to be critical. - - *r — Lutherans Hold Service A New Yea:'s Eve service will be j held lit the Zion Lutheran Church lon Monroe street, tonight at 7:30 o'clock. A New Year's Day service will be conducted in the church FrlI day morning at 10 o’clock.

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GARNER SAYS HOUSE MIGHT RUSH SCHEDULE Conference Brings O u t Possibility of Precedence of New Law NO DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT Washington, Dee. 31. (U.R) 'l’lie probability that Democrats will bring up a tarill' proposition soon alter (lie holidays and rush it throneh the house ahead of a tax bill was indicated today bv ,S|x?aker Garner. I Garner said after a conference j with house leaders and finance experts who deal with tariff and ■ tax legislation that there is a I possibility the tariff will be given precedence. Further conferences, however, are expected llsfore any definite I plan or program will he made public. No tariff schedules are available now and only the pro. posed plans have been discussed. It is believed likely that Garner will meet other Democrat leaders between now and time for reconvening of congress. I — o China Seeks U. S. Aid Washington, Dec. 31- (U.R) The > Chinese government lias sent a. communication to tlie state department which charges Japan with I treaty violation and asks tlie Unified States to take effective steps to I prevent aggravation of the situation. the United Press learned to- ! day from a reliable Chinese source. Text of the communication was | not available al the Chinese legation. — o G. O. P. Leader Dies Crown Point, Ind.. Dec. 31—(UR) —Clarence P. Fate, 52, head of the Indiana State Securities comniisIsion in 1928 and 1930, was found dead in bed today at his home , here. He apparently died of heart | disease last night. Fate had been a Republican political leader in Lake county for many years. ——————— o —- ■ - Gets Prison Term Bedford. Ind.. Dee. .34 — (UP)- a prison term of five to 21 years was meted Ray Bridgewater, 25. Paroled convict, when he pleaded guilty here to charges of attacking two I women. He was taken to the Indiana state reformatory at Pendleton. Bridgewater was convicted in November, 1928, of assault with intent to commit attack and had returned here on parole from a on t > 10 year term. Wage Cut Effective Nashville. Tenn . Dec. .31 <U.R) —A II) per cent reduction in' the salaries of all officials of the Nashville. Chattanooga A- St. Louis railway, effective tomorrow, was announced today by President Janies B Hill. REJECTED MAN HANGS SELF Man Who Shot Girl’s Brother Hangs Self In Wisconsin Jail Chippewa Fulls, Wis.. Dec. 31 - (U.R)-Charles Useahman, 35. Flint, Midi., allege,! assailant ot a farmer whose sister had refused io tnarry him, committed sulcido today by hanging in his cell Sought by a iiosse of 100, after he had wounded Vern Johnson twice, Useahman surrendered ye«I terday when driven by cold to seek shelter at n farntliouse Today Ills body was found l.v (two fellow occupants of the bull ben in the Chippewa County jail. ' They lui<| slept while Usealim:in fashioned a rope from a blanket. He had hanged himself from i I supporting rail near tlie top >f the cell. • Sheriff John Hejifier said I's.- ' ahtnan apparently had failed in un utteni)>t to use his belt and I (CONTINUED ''N PAGE SIX)