Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1932 — Page 1

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IANDITS GET $6,000 IN TRAIN HOLD-UP

Warns County Net Teams Go To Bluffton, Fort Wayne Meets

lITUB ANO ■NMOUTH GO BTO FT. WAYNE ■ Teams To Play At Kllton; Dates Set ||for Sectional Kll SIDE |W GETS REGION AL .kin. IS. (UP) ol It.v:) lions: regional and the: I tournaments IVuvuk at Illi' Indiana \lliletie AssoEyoj) today. Sectional lonrill be plaved March I M, reitioiials March I’2. March IS and It). lor return to the Hfk 1927. there is no import■ma in the program. The Mtn examination and qn-s---were adopted to combat K3|abD comment relative to on players. tourney centers and of schools to centers include: ■mH Monroe. Geneva. Hartford Kirkland township and ’ ■ten township). * (South Side), (12) Adams (Decatur. Monill Whitley (Jefferson assignments by winners ■i ol sectionals follow: ■Lttia—Attica, Clinton, CrawGreen castle. Angola. Kendallville, Warsttw. Mill New Albany, Franklin. Greens-1 Shelbyville. Bfcvili.-— (Rossel Tel) City.] pns'lille Princeton. Boonville. I Wayne . South Side) - Bltllf-i Wayne, Huntington, j Md City. Oxford. Frankfort. ■tejnapolis (Tech)•- Anderson. WE Indian..i»dis. Greenfield. Laporti Gary. ValparDelphi. Royal CenPeru Kokomo, Marion. Wa■’t erldan. — Bloomington. Ly- |*' m "'nffd nN page f>Tjr» K'ival To Continue meetings, which' in progress at the Union r,l| ted Brethren church past two weeks, will conweek, it was antoday Much interest hast in the meetings. been largely attended. ■B and Mrs. Russel Johnson HBitt'dlc assist,si the pastor. 11 Harmon in the Sunday Miss Nellie Hawkins, Decatur girl, will ■ a! ,l "' service tonight, and |B ,l,, aldy assist with the sera!'h nigh; this week, is invited to attend. - lINQUENT Rale planned W‘ rt - V To Re Sold For F B '.' 1 ' February 8, I I “ echter Says K*nnual delinquent tax sale ■ el( l at the court house in 0,1 Monday, February 8. ■?,. Notice is published’ for V ln >e in todays Daily DemK nt| re this year is the largPublished in the last K?,. J <ontaf,,s more than ■nwnt property is listed in ." ’ hp 12 tow nships and ■n'( S nf ~erne’e ’ Monroe and ■tar d 1 ‘ he clty of Deca tur. t*" Wi " l,e cnn <lucted Hariu ~ asurer John Wech- ■ f illon to the 10 per cent. ■ rJT “ charge of $1.50 ■’'•'■rti'si P ng. an<l th ° < ’°" t ° f

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Here Tuesday L ArHtnl JY. -11 i-jhifc-: jg| ■w W ~ v A , .-■ i v « Dyer-Andrus Co. The D. and A. Entertainers will present a program of instrumental music, singing, and impersonations, Tuesday evening, at Decatur high school auditorium. AWARDS MADE IN SPELLING Sixty-eight Central Pupils Make Fine Spelling Records Spelling award pins have been i presented to 68 pupils of the Cen-] I tral school, who have not mis- ] spelled a word during the past six 1 weeks period of school. The 5B and SA classes of the school had the largest number of one hundred per cent spellers, with.the aß.qlass leading with If) boys and girls. There were 15 •pupils in the 8A class who receiv-j 1 cd pins. Following is the complete list ■of pupils who received tlie awards: 8A Bob Aeschlinian. Forest KenI worthy. Robert Krugh. Loyd MyI ers, Donald Reynolds, Ralph Ritter. Mary ' , Bauman. Berneice Hannie, ■ jini Ladd. Elizabeth Meilils. Lee Anna Morrison. MaryOgg, Celesta Shaffer. Betty Ruth Uhl, Eileen Wells. 8B Billy Schafer. Ixii.; Mann. Agnesi Neilton. Ruth Porter. Marlow Hoagland. 7A Evelyn Adams. Agnes Foreman. • CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) BEET PLEDGES TOTAL 12,484 i Solicitors Praised For Great Work: Re-open-ing Believed Probable Twelve thousand four hundred eighty-four acres of beets was tfle total when the pledges were added up Saturday evening, a showing which lias made every one feel enthusiastic. While the campaign for acreage lias closed a few pledges are still coming in and I it is assured the total will bo overt 12,500 when rechecked. The solicitors did excellent 1 work In getting acreage and they report that never have they had sucfl excellent cooperation from the farmers. They appreciate that and also the fine support given by the local business men. With the Farm Bureau, business men, farmers and the financial Interests in charge of Col. Gallagher, prospects for reopening the plant are bright and that is a big thing for this community for it will distribute a million dollars here the coming year. — ' —■- o Colonel Is Transferred Indianapolis, Jan. 18. — (U.R) Transfer of Col. A. J. Dougherty, commander of the 84th division of organized reserves from his headquarters here to take command of the 20th infantry at Fort Francis E. Warren, in Wyoming, was announced by officials at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Col. Dougherty, who has been at Fort Harrison four years, will leave for the western post within three weeks.

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BIG AUDIENCES HEAR OPENING OF M.E. REVIVAL Dr. E. .1. Bulgin Gives Forceful Addresses At Opening Sessions C. W. WALTERS WRITES MEETS Ij.trge crowds greeted Dr. E. J. I Bulgin at the opening of the Evan-: : gelistic services at the First Methodist church in this city Sunday. Tile auditorium was tilled at both the morning and evening services and Cliarley Clark, evangelistic] singer and premier music director, supplemented De. Bulgins work. The congregation and choir joined in the singing. Editors note: C. L. Walters, local attorney is chairman of the publicity committee for the M. E. (revival campaign and each day he will write a summary of the activities for the Daily Democrat. Following is the first story: The young ladies choir under the (direction of Mrs. Dan Tyndall led the singing in th* morning while the chorus choir sang in the evening. "The evangelist. Dr. Bulgin. is in a class by himself, it is doubtful if the equal of his morning sermon : was ever heard in Decatur. The evangelist is a spiritualized .thinker. His morning theme was, "What 1 Believe and Why I Believe It.” He used as scriptural base three texts: Gen. 1-1; Heb. 11-6, and (CONT-NITED PAGE SIX) DREDGE CASE IS RECESSED Judge Kister Decides On Recess Until January 25 In Case The Wabash river dredge case was adjourned until Monday. January 25 by Special Judge Henry I Kister in the Adams Circuit Court Saturday afternoon. The petitioners practically completed their testimony and attorneys announced that not more than one day would be required to complete their case. The remonstrators will then introduce evidence and file objections against the proposed improvement. More than 200 taxpayers, the city of Bluffton anti the county o*t Adams are remonstrators against the dredging of the river. C. J. I.utz U attorney for the remonstrators and H. B. Heller represents Adams county. Mr. Heller will protest the granting of the petition for the dredging of the liver on the grounds that it is too costly. It is estimated that File proposed improvement will cost Adams county $100,001). Many new bridges would be necessary if the river is ordered dredged. Other expense would be born by tile county if the iTmprovement is ordered. INSANITY PLEA FOR MRS. JUDD Murder Trial To Open Tuesday At Phoenix; Parents Present Phenfx. Ariz., Jan. 18. — (U.R) — Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd will plead insanity as one of her defenses when she goes to trial Tuesday charged with the murder of her two women friends, her attorney indicated today. Herman Lewkowitz, Mrs. Judd's local counsel, admitted that he probably will attempt to show insanity "among other things." Under Arizona law. insanity may be pleaded as one of several defenses. The 27-year-old woman charged with killitig Miss Hedvig Samuelson and Mrs. Agnes Leroi and riding 500 miles with their dismembered bodies in her luggage has been (CONT'NUED ON PAGE THREE)

Decatur, Indiana, Monday, January 18, 1932.

Confession Brought Out Ajt Murder Trial Lebanon, Ind., Jan. 18—(U.R) An attempt to introduce a confession allegedly made by Chudes Witt and Louis Hamilton, admitting that they killed Lafayette Jackson, chain gro- • ery owner, was expected to be made in Witt's murder trial, which was resumed here today. Indianapolis police, public officials and newspaper men were summoned by the state to testify that the confession was not obtain-1 ed by duress. i~,e .state was expecte,! to wind up its case late today or tomorrow. Chester Jackson, son of the< slain man, was to lie the prosecution’s last witness. HOOVER CREDIT PROJECT BILL FACESTROUBLE House And Senate Pass Bill But Forms Differ, Check-up Shows ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE Washington, Jan. 18.— <U.R) —President Hoover’s two billion dollar emergenc.v credit project is in a legislative jam from which it is the task of , senate leaders to extricate it • today. Both houses have passed the measure which is the keystone of Mr. Hoover’s domestic relief program. But the two houses did not pass identical bills. They differ materially in two economic features and in one important political matter. The Republican senate passed jibe bill first and sent it to the i Democratic House Rearing the 'name of Senator Walcott. Repn., | Conn., as sponsor. The Democratic House chucked tlie senate bill and passed its own bill bearing the label of R. L. Steagall, Ala., a Democratic stalwart. Now the House bill has been sent to the senate with a curt request for concurrence. The bill over which the senate labored so mightily languishes in a House committee, and senate Republicans are annoyed. So far as the senate is concerned the hill has reverted to tlie legislative position it oc(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX GAS THIEVES ARHN COURT Five Young Men Given Suspended Terms And Ten Dollar Fines Dwight Bryan. Wells county and Harold Guyot. Frank Glendenning, Charles Glendenning and Russel (’lark. Adams county, who recently confessed to Sheriff Burl Johnson and Judge D. B. Erwin that they stole 80 gallons of gasoline belongitigt to the Adams county highway department were fined $lO and costs each and given suspended penal farm sentences of i one year each by Judge Erwin. The young men pleaded guilty several days ago. Each appeared in court with Ills father and each testified that it was the first rfrrest. Judge Erwin placed the youths on proMation and they were ordered to report to Mrs. Faye Smith Knapp, county probation officer. The gasoline was stolen from Hartford township and the youths also confessed to stealing the drum into which they siphoned the gasoline, from Hartford township high school property. The young men promised to keep out of further trouble and after a lecture Judge Erwin agreed to suspend the sentence during their good behaviour. Fire Does Damage Gary. Ind., Jan. 18. — 'U.R) —Fire in the Woolworth variety store, which spread to two other buildings. caused damage estimated at $50,000.

FLOODWATERS STILL PERIL MANY STATES Mississippi Continues To Rise; Indiana Rivers Going Higher FAIR WEATHER IS PREDICTED Jackson. Miss.. Jan. 18 ! (U.R) A lurllu-i- rise ol' f lood ] waters in the Tippo btibin atltletl Io the peril ol more i than 2JMM) persons marooned on root’s, levee tops and everv available hit'll spot as thev awaited rescue today. Hundreds of shivering and hnngrv families spent a night of horror clinging precariously to roofs or huddled together on high knolls as black waters slushed at their feet. Rescue workers, linked by darkness marshalled forces for new excursions into tlie basin. Os the 5.000 or more persons marooned in the basin, approximately half had hben taken out in boats, skiffs and makeshift rafts at dusk last night. Insufficient boats handicapped rescuers although 250 paddle skiffs and 50 motorboats were rushed to (h“ area yesterday. Urgent appeals were made throughout the south tor more boats. Food supplies were inadequate in many refugee camps. This, coupled with exposure in makeshift shelters, caused imminent danger of disease Additional R-1 (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) . - n PRAYER MEET SCHEDULE SET Daily Prayer Services Planned In Connection With M. E. Meet Following is tlie schedule of prayer meetings to be held in Decatur homes this week in connec- ' tion with the evangelistic services which opened at the First Metho--1 (list church Sunday with Dr. L. E. Bulgin in charge: Northeast Section Tuesday— Home of Mrs. Harry Butler; leader, Mrs. Harry Butler. Wednesday—Home of Mrs. J. T. Myers; leader, Mrs. Frank Downs. Thursday — Home of Mrs. Dan Sprang; leader, Dan Sprang. J Friday — Home of Mrs. Horace I Callow; leader, Mrs. John Rex. Southeast Section Tuesday— Home of Mrs. John Nelson; leader. Mrs. Homer bower. Wednesday - Home of Mrs. Giles Porter; leader, Mrs. Little. Thursday—Home of Mrs. E. W. Johnson; leader, Mrs. Ix»igli Bowen. Friday—Home of Mrs. Paul Edwards: leader. Mrs. F. V. Mills. Southwest Section Tuesday— Home of Mrs. Frank Krick; leader, Mrs. B. H. Franklin. Wi-dnesday-♦Home of Mrs. W. 1,. 'CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX. WALTERMYERS IS CANDIDATE Indianapolis Attorney Seeks Senatorial Nomination, Election Indianapolis, Jan. 17. —(U.R) — Walter Myers, Democrat. Indianapolis, speaker of • the Indiana House of Representatives, today announced his candidacy for nomination for United States Senator from Indiana. Announcement, was made in several thousand letters sent by Myers to friends and political leaders throughout the state. The speaker was a candidate for the same office in the Democratic primary of 1928. and ran second to Albert Stump, who Svas nominated in the invention. Myers first stepped into the political limelight in 1920 at the Demo (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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Gov. Murray Seeking “Cheap Money” Sysft'in Washington, Jan. 18.—(U.R) - Rawboned and bluff Governor "Alfalfa Bill" Murray of Oklahoma invaded i the halls of congress today to adI vocate a hill that would permit the states to inaugurate a "cheap money" policy and would give them broader powers in handling credits. ' The picturesque governor, who has brought to the east notice of hip jeandidacy for tlie Democratic pre.tiidential nomination, appeared before tlie house ways and means | committee. He urged adoption of a bill by Rep. McKeown, Dem., Okla., which would repeal the 10 per cent tax now levied on cur-1 [ l rency issued by slate banks. DAMAGE SUIT BEING TRIED Fort Wayne Woman Is Seeking $2,000 For Personal Injuries Tlie $2,000 personal injury damage suit of Flavin Gerber vs. J. H. Deepen and Spotless Dry Cleaners of Fort Wayne, venued to Adams county from Allen county, started here today with Judge I). B. Erwin presiding. The case is I 1 being tried before a jury. Because the November term of couj't, endfjil Saturday, the ease ■ was started Saturday afternoon i and now will continue through] vacation until it is completed.; The damage suit is the outgrowth - of an automobile accident which] occurred in May, 1929. Mr. and Mrs. Gerber were riding in Fort] Wayne in one antomolllle and thei car and a truck belonging to thei Dry Cleaning Company collided. '] Mrs. Gerber is alleged to have; I been injured and the damage suit; is for personal injury. E. V. Em-i ; erick is attorney for tlie plaintiff I and L. H. Dunten is attorney for > the defendants. It is believed the case will take seyeral days to try. Witnesses in it lie suit have been ordered separ■ated during Hie trial. Tlie •jury includes: Charles Gage. A. J. Beavers. Ed Neadstine, Charles Lehrnian. Wali ter Bultemeier. Ed Engeler. Albert Heckman. Frank Krick. Frank f Heaston. William Granilard and] Milton Girod ENTERTAINERS j HERE TUESDAY Dyer And Andrus Will Appear At D.H.S. Auditorium Tuesday Eve. The Misses Dorothy Dyer and Bessie Andrus, talented musicians and entertainers known as the D. and A. Entertainers, v ill appear in an unusual musical program, Tuesday evening, at the Decalin- high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. The senior class will sponsor the program which is the third of a series of four Lyceum programs beintg presented this winter. The D. and A. Entertainers come h'Dhly recommended as very good musicians as well as capable impersonaters. They will present sev- , eral numbers in costume and will entertain the audience with their music. Miss Dyer plays a piano-accord-ion and Miss Andrus is a violinist. Botli of these grls are splendid rea- | ■ w fCONTINUED ON PAGE THREE, C. J. Lutz To Address K. of C. Meet Tonight An Interesting meeting of the Knights of Columbus is planned for tonight at the K. of ('. hall.. C. J. Lutz, well known local attorney will deliver an address following the lodge meeting, Mr Lutz will , speak at 8:45 o'clock. . H. P. Schmitt, grand knight and staff of officers will he in charge of the lodge meeting and C. J. , Carroll, chairman of tlie entertain- j ment committee will ne in chatlge of the program. Members of the local council are invited to attend the meeting.

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Against New Yorkers w i | Governor William H. (Alfalfa! Bill) Murray of Oklahoma, posed] for this picture in Chicago while I en route to Washington, where ha will appear before the House committee on banking and currency. When interviewed the Oklahoma governor said he doesn't know whether he is to he a candidate for the Democratic presidential j I nomination. He said: "I only! hope that no New Yorker or his: . agent gets the nomination" ' RETURNS FROM - DISTRICTMEET Miss Patricia Teeple Attends Delta Theta Tau District Meet Miss Patricia Teeple of this city returned Sunday from Valparaiso | where she was a delegate from tlie I i local Delta Theta Tan sorority to the Alpha district convention. The convention opened Saturday afternoon January 16 with registration, at the Hotel Lembke. Following tlie registration, a business meeting was held from two to I live o'clock at which time Miss I j Mary Rnhe Cain of Valparaiso was | chose na new province officer for | this year. At five o'clock tlie represents(lives from the sororities were | guests at a tea sponsored by the | Valparaiso Woman's Club. The forI tnal ball took place in the Elk's i Club at nine o’clock Saturday night. * The convention closed Sunday morning, following the breakfast which was served at seven o’clock I in the Hotel Lemke. Favors of pewter candle holders on which were the Dell crests, were presented the members. The banner which the local sorority was awarded at the meeting in Fort Wayne last year, was won by tlie Gary chapter tor having the hugest representation at tin* meetill; in Valpaiaisa. The next district convention will be held in 1933 in Elkhart. — O Former Congressman Expires In Kentucky Pikeville, Ky.. Jan. 18. —(U.R) — John W. lauigley, 69, who represented the 10th congressional Kentucky district in the national house of representatives for ten terms until his conviction on a liquor violation charge, died at his home here yesterday of pneumonia. Langley spent 11 months in Atlanta penitentiary in 1926, after j conviction on a charge of conspiracy to withdraw from illegal sale 1.400 cases of bonded whiskey from a Lawrenceburg distillery. Two years after ids release President Calvin Coolidge granted him a full pardon and restored his citizenship rights. laingley regarded his re-election to congress, after his conviction, as a complete vindication. He resigned in January, 1926. a few days before going to Atlanta. His wife, i Katherine W. Langley, succeeded him, as the first grandmother elected to congress. She was defeated, however, when she ran for re-elec-tion in 1930.

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YOUTHFUL GIRL MESSENGER IS THEFT VICTIM Other Passengers Unmolested As Bandits Stop Suburban Train 30 PEOPLE ARE ON TRAIN Chicago, Jan. 18 (U.R) I Two robbei-s held tip 30 pasI sengers on a Northwestern ('.onimuters* train at Irving j Park, a Chicago suburb, to- : day and stole $(i.OOO I’roin a I girl bank messenger. The “wild west” stvle train robberv occurred as the (rain filled with loop-hound office workers, slowed down for the I Avondale station. Although other passengers were terrorized, only Miss Marcella Bergman w.is robbed. The girl, a messenger foe the j Edison Park State and Savings bank. Irving Park, had $5,000 in I checks and SI,OOO in cash she was ; taking to tlie hank. I "Hands up, everybody, this is a. holdup." one of tlie robbers said as he leveled a revolver at the carful of commuters. Then the other robUert seized Miss Bergmans handbag, containing the money. None of (lie other 1 passengers were molested. The robbers jumped off tlie ! train as it slowed down for the { stop, jumped into an automobile , and were driven away by an accomplice. The pretty 20-year-old girl messenger said the two men hoarded lithe train several stations away and that she noticed they watched her. She had obtained tlie nion»v she was taking to tlie bank front the Chicago clearing house Turmoil ensued in tlie car after the holdup. Women screamed and several men. fists doubled, started after the robbers. Before there was an encounter, the bandits had leaped off and fled to the | automobile. | As Miss Bergman rose to leave tlie train, the bandits produced their guns. The leader with a pistol in each hand. Passengers said the rold-ecs were well dressed. The spokes(CONTINIIED ON PAGE THREE) —O Irregulars Are Killed Tokio. Jan. 18. (U.R)—-Japanese troops operating against Chinese irregulars in Manchuria dispersed bands near Ashan and at Tungliao killing more than 200 Chinese, wounding scores, and taking many prisoners. It also was reported than 500 Chinese had been annihilated pear Yantai. Mrs. Tyndall Injured Mrs. John W. Tyndall is confined to her home today stifi'erinc from injuries sustained when she was struck and knocked down i»y an automobile driven by Claremn Reppert Saturday night. Tlie a-• cident occurred at the corner of Monroe and Second streets. Mrs. Tyndall is suffering from tho shock and lias a Idtdly bruised ankle. CHILD WELFARE WEEK IS SET Magazines Available At Public Library; Parents Asked To Take Part The Decatur Public Library through the Librarian Annette L. Moses, wishes to announce to ‘lia parents of Decatur that tlie "Chill Welfare Magazine”. "Tlie Parents Magazine" and "The Junior Home'' are received regularly, and an invitation is extended to parents to avail themselves of the use of these magazines. Child Magazine Week The National Congress of Parents and Teachers, through its president. Mrs. Hugh Bradford of California, ha« designed file third week in January, January 18-25. as Child Welfare Magazine week. This magazine is tlie only official (CONTINUED 07,’ PAGE THREE)