Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1932 — Page 1

WEATHER tonight and bably Wednes- ■' - ■ y , changing to snow flurries dnesday; tomeit colder Wedu day.

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IMATIONS r VINDICATED L IN LOAN PROBE ; r ncier Denies Bribe x arges; Famed Bank- i i-l er Testifies ( 11 1; •' a IERS WILL BE QUESTIONER i eiiiu&ton. Jan. 5.— (U.R) Inti is of irregular practices and ' iribery found their way today I mtimony at the senate finance Ittes foreign loan investigahut they met with denial as t Clarence Dillion. the wit- ( and his firm were concerned. 1 ator Johnson. Repn., Calif., I Dillon, who is head of DilRead and Company, one of irgest international bankers. ier the minister of finance of H a had been accused of ac-.t ig a |40,000 bribe in connec-|tl -ftlt loan in "’hicli Diilon, Read P ipated. Dillon sai I he did n ' now. nson then asked whether an * 1 of the finance department " lan. dtaly. had been accused ' ■epting a bribe in connection ’’ a $3(1,000.000 loan by Dillon. to Milan in 1927. An assist- " ho fiat at Dillon's side broke •' answer that no bribe had been * by his company. Dillon. , s share of the profit from the! 11 i \ he said, had been $78,('00. i '■ ‘i . V nson then asked about a $25,-; to loan to Brazil eigiit years i for electrification of the gov ent-owned Brazilian railroad , a fitch the cost to the borrower ■ li 4321,000. Dillon said alectri- j ,>n had not been carrinl out J | “te understood “they n/reutlv j I ~1 for bitten. interest on the * ■eti fund. ’ ! ton interpreted this .as “a I ical phrase for default '' ■ I. 1.. a- - Autos Collide |o were damaged i accident (which jecurred a ntersectlon of Grant and High ts, shortly before 11 o’clock morning. . and Mrs. Clarence Strickler s driving east on Grant street, 1 'heste: Mclntosh was driving f ion High street, when the two 1 nobilea collided. The telephone 1 electric light pole was broken ‘ iletely oft when the cars struck * < one was hurt in the accident, 1 >ugh the Strickler cat was con- 1 ably damaged. The Mclntosh < had a left rear wheel broken. nmissioners Award Infirmary Contracts i ntucts for furnishing supplies f he Adams County infirmary < awarded today by the board < ■ounty commissioners. Walter sth's grocery wav awarded the f ract for tobacco and bread. The ( cco bid was $82.70. He agreed , irnish a one and onehalf pound of bread fir six cents. The dry , is contract was awarded to the | i T. Mye s Co., on their bid of | 11. Fisher and Harris was a- £ ded the grocery contract al ,32. The Burk Elevator com- > was awarded the contract for on seed pioal, S3O a ton; oil I S4O a ton and $43 a The contracts were awarded he low bidders in every case. .PAN SENDS i U, S. APOLOGY: A lerican Consul’s Attack Regarded As Closed Incident Today e >kio, Jan. S.—(U.R) -Japan re- v led today as a closed incident £ attack of three Japanese on an g irican consul. c was announced an apology had t given for the indignity offer- c Consul Culver B. Chamberlain v an official explanation of the dent had been forwarded Wash-1 on. There also was forthcoman unofficial explanation that two Japanese soldiers and an rpreter who attacked Chamberhad perhaps overindulged at 1 Mew Year's eve party.” ’hether these steps would satis- 1 the American government re- 11 ONTINUED ON PACE TWO) C

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Gladys Thompson Is Received Into Training Miss Gladys Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Harry Thompson o: this city who has been a proi\tlon nurse at the Methodist hospital at Fort Wayne for the last four months today passed tier examinations and was admitted (to nurse’s training at the hospitf) Miss Thompson is a graduate of Decatur high school. She received her cap and ap.on this afternoon and will continue with a three-year training course. JAMES BRIGGS IS APPOINTED Geneva- Banker To Succeed Mrs. T. .1. McKean On County Board James Briggs, cashier of the | Bink of Geneva was appointed a ' trustee of the board of trustees of! the Adams County Memorial hospital today. The appointment was made by the county commissioners. Mr. Briggs succeeds Mrs. T. J. j McKean, formerly of Linn Grove.! who filled the unexpired term of' Mrs. Clara Anderson. Mrs. McKean is now living at Mountpelier, the I family moving there recently. She was appointed in 1929, when Mrs. Anderson took office as county re-1 (■order. The other members of the board' are A. J. Smith. Decatur; Ed M > Ray. Berne. And Frank Heiman.! Washington township. The truste-'s will probably meet I this week and organize by electing ! a president and secretary of the' board. BANDITS LOOT ( ENTIRE TOWN Gang of Six Captures Peace Officers; Loots Several Stores Cambridge, Minn., Jan. 5 — (U.R) —' Six bandits made captives of the! Cambridge town marshal and a; special watchman today, broke in- ! to three stores and a garage and escaped with approximately S3OO | in cash and S4OO worth of mer-j chandise. The six men bbroke into the Gil- ; lespie garage, overpowered Marc Dunning, watchman, and ransacked the building. When Marshal Frank Whitney came to investigate, he, too, was overcome and held captive while the bantllts raided three stores. They were the Runyan Drug 1 store, the Fairway Grocery store «nd market, and the Jack Lewis department store. The bandits then took the mar-, shal and watchman along and, drove 20 miles south toward Min-; neapolis before releasing them. The marshal and Dunning had; to walk for nearly two hours be - I fore they reached a filling sta-i tion telephone and spread the alarm. Dead Man Is Killed 1 I Lafayette. Ind., Jan. 5. — (U.R) — Phillip Kappes, 63. deaf and ill for ( several months, was overjoyed when neighbors came to his home to cut firewood for him. Although , not fully recovered, he went out i ‘ to watch them. A tree cracked at a fork and top- , pled. The choppers cried to Kappes to jump, but he couldn't hear. ( A large limb struck him. He died in a short time. I Earthquake Recorded —■ — i Washington, Jan. 5.— (U.R) —An , earthquake of "moderate intensity” was recorded last, night at the Georgetown University seisnto- , graphic station. Tremors were re- ] corded between 9:05 and 9:15 p.m. Officials today estimated the quake centered about 5.000 miles from ■ Washington. They could not determine its direction. o Leopold Named .Judge Indiana’polis, Jan. 5 — (UP) — ' Moses Leopold, Renssalear, today, was appointed judge of the New-ton-Jasper circuit court by Gover- . nor Harry G. Leslie. Leopold succeeds the late Judge George H. Williams.

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Where Desperadoes Slew Six M- 3 & I (■Ma** f I - ""iUy.jKWa-■ k J if ■* At right is shown the bloodstained threshold of farm house near Springfield. Mo., where six officers wet" slain by members of the Young gang. At left is Vinita Young, sister of Harry and Jennings Young, fugitive desperadoes, who is beinig held with her mother and another sister. In center, at top. is Sheriff Marcell Hendrix of Springfield, Mo„ and Detective Chief Tony Oliver (bottom), two of the six victims.

DATES ARE SET FOR INSTITUTES Speakers Chosen; Berne To Hold First Farm Event This Year Dates tor farmers’ institutes in Adams county townships were announced today by L. E. Archbold county agricultural agent. TUe fi:st institute will be held at Berne. Februrary 19 and the Hartford township institute will be held Saturday Febrnsry 20. Other dates and places are as follows. Tuesday, February 23, Union township; Wednesday, February 24; Monmouth, Thursday. February 25, Ki.kland; Friday. February 26. Monroe; Saturday February 27. Pleasant Mills. C. C. Fisher, Winchester and M.s. L. G. Vanice, Danville. Indiana have been selected as the speakers for the entire series and intersting sessions are anticipated at each of the meets. Both speakers are well recommended and have had many years experience in institute work. Officers of the various township institutes will meet soon. Archbold stated, and will complete plans for the meets, and assign subjects to the two speakers. All addiesses will vary but will concern farm subjects. The first meeting of officers proCONTINUED ON l-AGE TWO, DEATH CALLS AGED WOMAN Grandmother of Mrs. D. H. Tyndall Dies Monday At Home of Daughter Mrs. Anna Klopfenstein Schenbeck, 98. grandmother of Mrs. Dan Tyndall of this city, died Monday I evening at 8:40 o'clock at the home | of her daughter. Mis. David Sauder of near Grabill. Mrs. Schenbeck was born in Al-sace-Lorraine, and came to the United States w hen she was seven years of age. For 76 yea:s she resided on the farm where she died. She moved to Grabill from Adams County following her marriage to David Schenbeck, when 22 years of age. She was a member of the Mennonite chinch at Grabill. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Catherine Gerig of Woodburn and Mrs. C. G. Egley of Fort Wayne; and Mrs. David Sander of near Grabill; and one son, David Schenbeck of Woodburn. Funeral services will be held in the Mennonlte Church at Grabill Thursday afternoon. I. B. C. Term Opens Fort Wayne, Jan. 4—international college opened its January term of school here Monday morning with a large cclass of new students, it was announced today by Prof. J. C. Tritch, principal. Plans were started yesterday for at ranging for the weekly chapel programs for the year.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, .January 5, 1932.

Story Club Organized The Brotherhood of the First Evangelical Church met in the church parlors, Monday night, and a story club was organized. A large number of members attended the meeting and many unusual and humorous incidents were [ related. The food committee served I a unique luncheon following the ! meeting. The next meeting will be held the first Monday night in February at 8 o'clock. This meeting will be in the charge of Dallas Spuller. BEET ACREAGE REACHES 10,000 More Pledges Expected Today Before Final Report Is Made i The sugar beet acreage last evening was 10,117 acres, with a num-1 i ber of reports out. Five of the solicitors are covering the Antwerp territory today, . 1 , taking contracts which it Is believj ed wil Itotal 1,500 acres and oth- '■' ers are working together in the territory both east arid west of here. j : A delegation of farmers from ■ south of Van Wert was here today i to raise beets if the factory here Ito raise beets if the factor yhere Icpe.ates and are expected to sign i pledges today. Col. Gallagher is leaving for New i York tonight and is kept in touch | constantly with the situation here, Iso he can discuss same with the I financieis in the east. Definite word i as to the outcome is expected by , next week some time. If the ar- ' rangements are satisfactory, the ' company will then proceed to take i contracts and work on rebuilding i the yards and getting ,the mill in condition will start soon. o Revival Meet Starts Revival services began at the. Monroe Meth.idist Episcopal Church ' Sunday night, and the meetings have been well attended for the opening sessions. Interesting programs have been planned for the meetings which will he held each night, and the public is invited to attend. Rev. E. M. Dunbar, pastor of the church, is conducting the revival. 0 Program Is Planned The Public Speaking classes of Kirkland high school will present I a program at the Kirkland high i school gymnasium, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock it was announced by R. J. Mann, principal, today. The progrgam will consist of three short plays and a number of readings, and an admission of 10 cents will be charged for all persons over 10 years of age. Mr. Mann stated. o __ Revival In Progress A series of revival meetings are in progress at Union Chapel U. R. Church. The interest is fine and good sermons are featuring the meetings. The services will continue through this week with the meetinging starting each night at 7:80 o’clock.

IMPROVEMENTS ARE PETITIONED ;Ten Petitions Received By Commissioners In Today’s Session Petitions for 10 macadam road improvements were filed witli the board of county commissioners today and action on them will be | taken later. I A number of farmers appeared be- ; foie the commissioner and requested that the petitions be granted. All l of the roads asked for are mud I roads and connect with improveI ments. They measure from a half I mile to a mile. I The 'petitions were filed under I the names: Malissa Barkley, Ed- ' win Kruckeberg, John W. Diver. I John Drake, Union township; Ab-1 | raham Egly, Hartford and Wabash ■ | townships; Finley Bryan, Blue ■ C.eek township; William Miller, St. ; ■ Marys township; Lon Wever, Jes-, I terson township; Jacon J. Florey, i Hartford township; Mart Wilhoff, i i Wabash and Jeffeison town-; I ships; Miller and Drake, St. Ma:ys( I and Union townships. ilt is likely that a few of the petiI tions will be ordeied published this I week and hearings will be held n ; i February. 0 FARMHOUSE IS | BURNED DOWN — Defective Chimney Flue Believed Cause; Home Completely Destroyed A farmhouse on the Jim Beery farm, located 4 miles west of Decatur in Kirkland township, burnied to the ground at 8 o'clock this morning. A defective flue is believed to be the cause of the fire. The local fire department was called but was unable to save th? house. The furniture, barn, outbuildings, and livestock were saved by the local firemen and neighbors who helped. The house was a 7 room frame building, and the owner, Jim Beery, has not estimated his loss, It was stated today. The farm was I tenanted by the Fred Beery fami UyThe fire had gained sufficient headway by the time the local fire department arrived that nothing could be done to save it. At one time a portion of the barn caught on fire but the fire department quickly extinguished the flames. o Reynolds Funeral Today Funeral services for Mrs. Dwight M. Reynolds, who died at the Adams County Memorial Hospital Saturday evening, were held this afternoon at 1:15 o'clock at the ’home in Hoagland and at 1:30 o'clock at the Antioch Lutheran church in i Hoagland. Rev. Fabeinsky, pastor officiated and burial was in the i church cemetery.

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NEW ARRESTS MADE IN BANK BANDIT CASE Muncie Trio Connected With Sheriff And Three Others ARE RETURNED FOR HEARINGS ! Muncie, Ind.. Jan. 5.-—IU.R) —Bank robbery charges that linked a woman and a former sheriff today were extended to include two more men i and another woman, all living here. ; The latest suspects are Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gentry and Roy Mein- | typre. They were arrested by ; Prosecutor James Emshwiler and Sheriff Ira Manniy of Blackford county, on charges of conspiracy ; to rob the Citizens State Bank of Hartford City. July 8. Former Sheriff Ira Barton and Mrs. Hazel Green, Muncie divorcee, already were charged with implication in the holdup. Emshwiler said charges against them would be I dismissed today and new ones filed ; that would include all five sus- ■ pects. Gentry was arrested in the conn- i Ity jail, where he is awaiting trial on a charge of robbing a Muncie ’ I store. He protested that he was ' too ill to he removed, but Emshwil- I er said he would ask for a court I order to take Gentry to Hartford i City. Mrs. Gentry was taken to Hart-1 ford City immediately. Mclntyre ; recently was sentenced to the In- ■ diana reformatory on a robbery ' CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX —— —o REPORT FILED BY RECORDER — 1,713 Instruments Are Recorded In County In 1931, Records Show There were 1713 instruments reI corded in the Adams County Recor- I I der’s o.fice during the year 1931, | I according to the annual report filed by Mrs. Clara Anderson, recor- ! der, today. The report shows a de- j crease of 299 instruments in comparrison with the year 1930 when ! j there were 2,012 instruments re- I corded. t lie number of deeds entered of eceord in 1931 was 547 and in I 1930 there were 786 deeds recorded. Real Estate montages recorded in 1930 were 253, and in 1930, there were 322. Other instruments recorded were i in 1931 Miscellaneous 101; Chattel j mortgages, 725; and Mechanic's | liens, 87; in 1930, Miscellaneous! 92; Chattels 773, and liens, 39. Each three months the County re-. corder files a quarterly report and at the end of the year these figures are added to make the totals of the yearly repo) \ Dog Tax Is Same The dog tax in Adams county will remain the same in 1932, the board of county commisssioners de- 1 elded today. The tax on dogs will be two dollars for a male or spayed female; live dollars for an unspayed female and five dollars for each additional dog, male or female. This tax has been in force in Adams county for a few years. The tax is payable to the township assessor or townhip trutee at the time of assessing. o Attend Aunt’s Funeral Mrs. F. J. Schmitt and Mrs. Clem Voglewede motored to Indianapolis Monday morning where they attended the funeral services held for their aunt, Mrs. Anna Behrman, a former resident of Decatur. Mrs. Behrman died Saturday morning from pneumonia. Funeral services whre held from the Lady of Lord's Church at Indianapolis. Monday morning at 9 o'clock and burial was made In Indianapolis. J. IL Heller Renamed Indianapolis. Jan. S—(UP5 —(UP) —John , I Heller, Decatur, was reappointed to I I the board of trustees of Indiana State Teachers college by Gover-' , nor Harry G. Leslie today. The ap- | pointment is for four years.

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Charles Amstutz Dies Berne, Jan. s.—(Special)—Word was received here at noon today by Frank Amstutz that his father, Charles Amstutz, 83, was found dead in bed this morning at his home at Kidron, Ohio. It is believed death was caused by a heart at-1 tack. The deceased had enjoyed his I usual good health and had visited his son in Berne during Christmas l week. Surviving are the son, I Frank, and five other children. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at Kidron. LA DELLE TROOP I TO APPEAR HERE Magicians Coming Under Auspices of Local K. of C. Lodge ’ A public entertainment featuring 1 the famous La Delle troop of magiI cians of Fort Wayne, will be given at the Decatur Catholic high school (auditorium, Wednesday evening, I January 27. The program is sponsored by the Decatur Knights of Columbus and I proceeds from the affair will be ( used by the local council for chari--1 table purposes. Once the most famous tioop of i magicians on the road, the La , Delles have not lost the art of I “pulling” slight-of-hand tricks and i many clever acts have been added i to their program. The trop consists j of Mr. and Mrs. Fred La Delle, ClifI ford La Delle and Mrs. Vincent I Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. La i Delle. Tickets will be placed on sale at I 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for i children and the pationage of the public will be appreciated by members of the Knights of Columbus. An enthusiastic meeting of the Knights of Columbus, attended by , about 90 members, was held at I the K. of C. Hall Monday evening. Clifford La Delle magician of Fort Wayne, who will appear here with ! the La Delle troop, January 27, gave a sho t program in connection with the program. Talks were made by the Rev. ! Father J. A. Seimetz pastor of St. | Mary's Catholic church, W. A. i ; Klepper, David Coffee of this city and J. A. Tigges of Dedham, lowa, ' ! a member of the. Reppert Auction t school. Following the program a rabbit ! supper was served an dplans were j I made for the La Delle program which is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. FRED DUBACH ! EXPIRES TODAY Well-Known Resident of Linn Grove Dies After Illness of One Day Berne, Jan. 5.— (Special)—Fred Dubach. 63, well-known retired farmer and Adams county vigilante | died at his home in Linn Grove at I 2:10 o'clock this morning following s a stroke of paralysis he suffered (Saturday morning. His condition was critical since that time. | Mr. Dubach was born in Switzerland. November 15, 1869, the son! of John and Rosina Gerber-Dubach. He came to America when he was 14 years of age. On October 21, 1893 he was united in marriage to! Aldine Gerber. For many years they resided on a farm in French township, later moving to Hartford township, and for the past 11 years lived in Linn Grove. Surviving is the mother, Mrs. Rosanna Dubach of Monroe; the wife, and the following children: Calvin, Mrs. Vilas Steiner, and Elmer, all of near Linn Grove; Roy of Berne; the following brothers (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) o Traction Line Quits 'lndianapolis, Jan. S—(UPl —Traction service from Indianapolis to Greensfield. Knightstown and Dunreith was discontinued at Midnight ; by the Indiana railroad. It was replaced today by attitional bus | (service, operated by the Indiana motor transit company, a subsidiary ( of the Indiana railroad. Traction service will continue ftom Indianapolis through New- | castle, Dunreith and Richmond. ‘

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POLICE CATCH TWO BROTHERS I IN TEXAS HOUSE Believe That Men Killed Themselves Rather Than Be Captured TWO OTHERS ARE AT LARGE Houston.-Tex., Jan. 5.—.'U.R)- Po- | lice shot and bombed their way injto a house where they had trapped Harry and Jennings Young, Missouri outlaws accused of six deaths, and found Jenning dead and Harry seriously wounded. Harry died later. It was not determined immediately whether the Youngs had been shot in the gun battle, or whether, giving up hope of escape, they had shot themselves. The men, sought since Saturday in one of the southwest’s greatest manhunts after the slaying of six Springfield. Mo., officers, were cornered in the house when Houston police were informed that they were hiding there. Officers hurled tear gas bombs and poured volleys of shots through I windows and doors of the little cottage. The detectives, grouping through the gas, found the two men lying in the bathroom. Jennings had been shot through the head. Harry was reported near death from a chest wound. Police Chief Percy Heard, one | of the first to enter the house, said it appeared that the men had shot themselves when they realized they (CONTINUED °N PAGE SIX) (TERROR RULES IN MANCHURIA Four Killed And Several M ounded In Attacks On Streets Harbin, Manchuria, Jan. S.—(U.R) ( —Harbin was ruled today by a j reign of terror in which Chinese (nationalists and students attacked ( Russians and threatened other foreigners. Four persons had been killed land many were hurt in street fighting. Continual snipping forced shops to close and caused a stoppage of business. Street clashes were numerous. i The chief incidents were between Chinese and White Russians. There were no indication that Japan would intervene to maintain order, despite Russian appeals to Japanese officials. There are extensive Russian interests in Harbin, a junction on the soviet controlled Chinese-East-ern railway. The city has a large (foreign population. The outbreak was believed due to long standing hostility of both Red and White Russiansa toward .Chinese officials. Chang Ching Hui, Chinese civili lan chosen by Japan t" head an independent government at Tsitsihar. issued a proclamation of Tsitsi- ! bar’s independence and was ex(CONTINUED ON PAfM? SIX) INDIANA FACES LARGE DEFICIT State May Have to Borrow Money Before March 1 To Meet Bills Indianapolis, Jan. s.—(U.R)—lndiana faces a deficit of $2,000,000 at the end of the fiscal year next. October 1, according to an announcement by Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor. Efforts to obtain funds to offset the deficit already have been started. Williamson said, but collection of the chain store tax probably will reduce the expected deficit approximately $1,000,000. The 1931 collections aggregated $8,015,367.95 which was $500,000 less than expected. William P. Coß- ■ grove, chief deputy auditor, slid He predicted that the state would be forced to borrow $1,000,000 in 5 March to meet current needs.