Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1932 — Page 1

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lUTON GETS fIyEARSIN ||TATE PRISON w — — Ler Blackford County Changes His S|ca To Guilty IL FOR M prison today EiH'Hi, F' l-1 ’- ]8 ; — itwh> confessK? •.. ■,( bandits in the tho First State )M».. ~ ntenced to 21 : by .Judge today. comment - the jtuljje. Linden." IMtulL . . ~ to ! which he slugp. Tuesday. ;.rJWL , com t oHtiti. the !|.,0; a tew to ' fluiyi : 'I » 1 1" pi His \n.<i.o.'-'ii tic Its:: apologized HfliUr taken , otii lie < \ ■ h ■sß > .. suspeml' lie ».i- puO'ied to Sll.-liff Blackford comity ■o|e\ it e ( ourt Issue Mfl U.R) The >• Mol t . ilistimei ' >i W.il the v * gPefihon (Ut In Rates .u.r) ‘Oii than 150 BU ' "' New Haven ■ t" readjustment 'liarged S' , ocporat ion the montli- < ot H^B 1 ■ ■ • i '' ho flfl 1 It"! aiii Public Service flfl ■'" ' I‘niinatioii of the $1 service charge. — Inti-hojrding bonds punned [L Knox Reveals Plan Jfffer Bonds In EsIsl To Coax Money 18 Feb. 18—(U.R)—Col nox ot Chicago, director dent Hoover’s anti-hoard Daign, formally announced \ bite House today that a |*te to provide "a safe ami substitute for currency’ e offered by the federal to coax hidden dollar? o circulation. >• Knox, after conferring r. Hoover, said that a ’ampaign within the next bs was planned along the the Liberty loan drives ___ he war. Knox intimated that bonds would denominations but re 8° into the details of th? to give the total amount until he had talked witi ry of the Treasury Mills. • going now to confei • IN'CED ON PAGE FIVE)

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♦ . ♦ U. B. Juniors To (Jive Washington Program ♦ ♦ The United Brethren Juniors will give a George Washington birthday program at tho United Brethren church Sunday evening. The program will be hold ut •’. I o’clock in the church basement. ' ami the public is invited to attend. Following is the complete program: Prelude, "Marching Through Georgia" ... Miss ireta Fisher Song. '‘Washing" Group of Juniors Prayer. First Flag Two Junior girls and four boys 'Recitation. "Washington Country and Flag" Elaine Roop Song. “A Song of Washing ton" Juniors | Exercise. “Birthday" Betsy Ross, Betty Roop; Washington. Dan Williams; Country’s Children, I'. B. Jewels. Recitation. "The Good Old I • Time" Richard Mills (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOl'lO O INCUMBENTS i SEEK OFFICES Burl Johnson, John Wechter, Two-Year Office Holders Will Run I Burl Johnson. Adams county J sheriff and John Wechter. Adams • county treasurer, today announced i their intentions of seeking renomii nation and re-election. Each has . served two years and each will be i candidates in the May 3 primary I election on the Democratic ticket. ' it is usually the custom to rei nominate two-year office candidates I without, opposition aud no uatnes . have'T'een mentioned as opponents i ,ol either Johnson or Wechter. both -of whom have made good records. -, Both men were given record ma-1 f' jorities when they ran for their I respective offices in the general i elect lon of 1930. Johnson assumed (the duties of the sheriff’s office the following January 1 and Wechter did not assume his duties until last January 1. Both men have served as party workers for a number of years. " I Wechter served as precinct committeeman in Blue (’reek township ' tor 15 yedrs. Johnson is a member of the American Legion and has a long list 1 of accomplishments to his credit. 1 Wechter was highly commended for the ability he has shown in the ’.treasurer's office since ho assumed the duties. o -. . Painleve is Appointed To Organize Cabinet p a' Paris, Feb. 18 —(U.R) Paul Paini- leve, former premier and veteran t French politician, was conimist slotted today by President Paul 4 Doumer to form a cabinet. i- Painleve announced his acceptance "in principle" of the presif dent’s charge. This was taken to t mean that he would not delay the “ formation of government by proci longed negotiations. 1 Painleve arrived at the Elysee Palace after the president had conferred with Andre Tardieu and other politicians. Tardieu hurried to Pails from Geneva, where he headed the French disarmament I delegation. ! Flint Mayor Indicted * Flint. Mich.. Feb. 18 (UP) — 1 Mayor William H. McKeighan and 12 others named in wholesale indictments returned bj- a Federal grand jury at Bay City, today were free on $2,000 bond to fight charges '• of conspiring to violate the Nationr al prohibition laws. ’’ The Mayor, an avowed candidate ’* for the republican nomination for a Governor, was arraigned in Bay „ City last night along with police chief Caesar J. Scavarda. also act--1 ing city manager: Mrs. Lillian Ord--8 way, a policewoman, and four police officers. Pleas of not guilty were rr ' entered for them. a o p Nuns Save 23 Pupils "f Hawthorne. N. Y.. Feb. 18—(UP) —Twenty Nuns today defied the lt flames that destroyed their St. Hyacinth school to carry their 23 B ‘ children charges to safety. e One Nun lost her lite in rescuing lt ths children. Firemen searching ll the ruins found the body of Sister | Bernard. 56. She had been missing since shortly after the fire was discovered.

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CLAIMS COURSE | IS THREATENED I Country Club Manager Asks Injunction For Property Protection — Another charter In the life of (he Decatur County Club, which was built several years ago at the edge of this city by Paul Schulte, Chicago. was being written by a legal action. (’. H. Waddell, who came here a few months ago to lake over the management today filed an injunction suit against Wilbur Bar- , ton. Waddell, in Ills suit, alleged that Barton has threatened to plow up the golf course, greens and other property. It further is alleged that Barton has threatened to sell his crops and other larm assets. He rents the farm just south of the golf course from Mrs. Schulte. •lauige I). 11. Erwin issued a temporary order restraining Barton frfom damaging the golf ionise and from damaging the uolf course and , ruary :;9, and until further order of the court. The injunction suit was filed for ICddell by Hubert McClenneh. local attorney. Waddell came here from Chicago late last summer to take the ,plate of Bernard Clark, former manager who resigned. There have been many rumors • current lately concerning Hie des-1 tiny ot tiie Country Club. Members of last year do not know what action will he taken by Mr. and Mrs. Schulte, owners. The club was organized several j years ago on a basis of member-, ship and the members joined together to male a contract with Schulte for permission to use the course. None of the members own any stock in the concern, which i:i operated under the smimrvi.siuu us. Schulte through his agent. FARMER FINED FOR CONTEMPT August Schlickman Fails To Obey Restraining Order of Judge Erw in — Xugust Schlickman, farmer re-1 siding west of Decatur, was fined s2'l'Tor contempt of court when he was found guilty of disobeying a restraining order issued in the cause of Samuel Barger vs. Schlickman in Adams circuit court. Schlickman was restrained by a •ourt order rrom carrying away any property of the Barger farm ] and from selling any of the crops. The order was issued several 1 weeks ago. when Barger came in-' to court and alleged that Schlick-' man. who was leaving the Barger) farm, was taking down fences and other improvements. Barger appeared again yesterday and Schlickman was ordered to come to court immediately. He admitted some of tho allegations, aud Judge Erwin immediately fined him S2O for contempt of court, ordering him to obey the restraining order. Schlickman was given until ■ Saturday to pay the fine. IRISH SUPPORT FIANNA PARTY Government Running Behind As Reports From Districts Arrive Dublin, Irish Free State, Feb. 18—(U.R)—Eamon De Valera and his Fianna Fail party were increasing their lead today over President William T. Cosgrave's government candidates, as returns In the Irish Free State general election trickled in. Latest tabulations of returns showed a margin of three districts for DeValera, with independents and labor candidates also gaining. The returns were: Fianna Fail 22 Administration 12 Independents 6 Labor 2 There are 153 seats in the low-; er house (Dail) of which Cos-! grave formerly controlled 65 and (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) I

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Jackie Fields Takes a Bride • I -, r- teysajS • Meet Mrs. Jackie Fields! Here she is with her husband, who re-1 gained the welterweigli' championship, of (lie world by defeating ij>u j Bronillard a few weeks ago They were married secretly in St. Louis, Mo., the home town of the bride, who is a noted beauty

INOEPENDENCE IS DECLARED Manchuria Will Become Free Nation; Govern- i ment to Be Formed Mukden. Manchuria, Feb. 18 - 1 (U.R> The independence of Man- ' churia was proclaimed today by Chinese military and civil officials sympathetic with the Japanese. The declaration severed all re- , lations with China, pledged Manchiaia to support the open door polity and equal opportunity and: e.xisienee for all peoples, and I opposed soviet principles. The provinces whose represen- 1 tatives pledged allegiance to the independent Manchu state were; Kirin. Heilungkiang. Loaonine.' Jenol, Harbin, and a special area I in Mongolia. Chang Ching-Hui. civilian head lof the Tsitsihar regime under i I Japanese tutelage, said the inde-i ! pendente declaration was “some-1 j what .similar to the American; I declarationHe said after dis-, mission among conferees here, a government would be formed. Among the Chinese who framed : the independence declaration was Gen. Ma Chan-Shan. Chinese militarist, formerly an enemy hut now I an ally of the Japanese. Tokio. Feb. 18 (U.R> The Mukden correspondent of the Tokio: Nichi Nichi reported today that; Henry Pu-Yl. deposed “boy emper-i i or' 1 of China, was believed to have I (CpNTINVBD ON PAGE SIX) DECATUR MAN'S FATHER DIES I .lames McGill, 84, Van Wert, O. Resident Is Death’s Victim James McGill. 84, of Van Wert. 0., father of Perry McGill of Decatur, and Mrs. Pearl De Bolt of near Monroe, died at the Van Wert I County Hospital. Wednesday after- i noon at 2 o’clook. Mr. McGill had ( been a patient at the hospital since Monday. Death was due to a heart disease. The deceased had been making his home with his son. Gale McGill at 517 North Race street in Van Wert. He was a former resident of Middlebury. Surviving, are the two sons and three daughters: Gale of Van Wert, Perry McGill of Decatur; Mrs. Myrtle Book of Van Wert, Mrs. Pearl Deßolt of near Monroe: and Mrs. Gertrude Clements of Boho, i Mr. McGill was a veteran of the Civil War. - o— Meeting Is Announced The regular monthly meeting of the Adams County Holfness Association will be held Sunday afternoon, February 21, at 2 o’clock at the Antioch Church, three miles southwest of Decatur. Rev. Freddie Thomas of the Southside Nazerene Church of Foil Wayne will deliver the message, and special messages and songs I will also feature the program for (the afternoon. Everybody is Wellcome to this meeting. «

Will Attend Play Several pupils of the English department of Decatur high school under the supervision of Miss Vertical . Whalen and Miss Eloise Lewtpn will witness Shakespeare’s “The .Merchant of Venice” at the Shrine auditorium. Fort Wayne, tonight. Otis Skinner and Maud Adams will play the principal parts in the play. Several patrons of the school will also accompany the pupils. The entire party will inelude th? Misses 1 Eileen Bur. Barbara Krick. Helena ; Rayl, Kathryn Engeler. Wilma Andrews. Margaret Campbell. Mary - Maxine Brown. Mrs. M F. Worth- I man. Mrs. .1. Henry Graber. Mr. and Mrs. W. Guy Brown. Miss Verneal I Whalen. Miss Ila Seott. and Miss; I Eloise Ix’Wton. IOAMAEKAEHR DIES TUESDAY Sister of Adams County: Women Dies of Pneumonia; 111 Few Days Mrs. Ida May Kaehr. 4!t, wife of ; Samuel Kaehr of Burr Oak. Miih . | : sister of Mrs. Bert Anderson and! .Mrs. Pearl Lungenbarger of Ad- ' arils County, died at her home in I ! Burr Oak. Tuesday. Death followed i a short illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Kaehr was a daughter of Mr. land Mrs. William Franhiger. ot 'north of Craigville. Surviving be-I (sides the parents and the husband) | are five children. Mrs. Orla Meyer, least of Blnf.ton; Homer William, | Raymond and Garnet Kaehr, all at I home. Three sisters and two brothers (survive: Mrs. Bert Anderson. Mr. I 1 Pearl Lungenbarger of Adams I County; Mrs. It. W. Raifley of Villa North; Edwin Franhiger of Fort (wayn-: and Walter Franhiger of Wells County. Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Christian Apostolic church, east of Bluffton, and burial will be made in the church cemetery. REVOLUTION FLARESAGAIN U. S. Legation Abandons Quarters at Costa Rica During Rioting San Jose. Costa Rica. Feb. 18 — (U.R) —The United States legation was evacuated today after rifle and machine gun fire spattered l the building during fierce fighting between rebels and loyal troops and civilians. The legation is opposite the Bella Vista barracks, from which the rebels launched an attack in their effort to take the presidential palace. United States Minister Charles C. Eberhardt of Salina. Kan., and two members of his staff were at the palace when the fighting i started and could not reach the legation. Other members of the staff left the legation building. The rebel attack was beaten off. The government announced that (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)

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LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND MEET I Pythian Sisters Hold District Meeting at Bluffton All Day Wednesday — 1 Eight members of the local Pythian Sister lodge attended the TriCounty m-e:ing of the organization which was held at the Knights oil Pythias 1 lome in Bluffton, all day V\ fdnesda.'.. Ono hundred and ten members lot’ the lodges from Roll, Huntington, 'Ossian, Tocsin, Mont, clier. Deca- . |tur. Marion. Fort Wayne, and Bluff'tun, registered at the meeting of the three counties. Adams, Black- ) ford aud Wells. I Mrs. Mina Mills of Fort Wayne. !district deputy of the fourth dist- ' rlct, ami Mis. Iva Kerwin o. Fort Wayne, past grand thief, were in attendance. , The meeting opened at noon with a dinner served in tiie dining room! lof the Home. A business session' ! was conducted, and an iiic-resiing j program took place. The hall of the j K. of P. Home was prettily decorated in kee ing with George Washington’s birthday anniversary. I Each t >m.de represented at the ' meeting was responsible lor a stunt iin keeping with the patriotic season. Mrs. Margaret Garton of Toesin rea l Facts about Washingt'an. The Ossian program included a leading by Mrs. Pearl Hessum and a duet by Mrs. Sadie Goodwin and I I Irene Steele. I lie Roll temple gave a playlet lin which Miss Louis? Kitterman land Mrs. Ivy White took part. ) Mrs. Grant Frye ri resented the I Decatur temple, and she played a piano selection. The Bluffton organization pre- | seated an interesting program. Mrs. 'iia'ph Jaiin .-.nr; a v.ical selection, [and Miss Evelyn Kreigh gave a I reading am! also sang a lOto. Piano selection wa.s played by Miss Donna Sowards, after which a [clever George Washington ; lay wa.s I pre .sented. .\ group of Bluf ton wo-1 I men also gave a picture.upie colonI ial duet in costume. 1 The next tri- county meeting will I be held at Ossian. Those from Decatur who attendled the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. IL. ('. Annen. and the Mesdames I James Bain. Florence Patton, Grant I Fry. Fred Linn. M. E. I lower and I E. B. Macy. Stockholders Have Meet The stockholders of the American Security Company met in annual session Wednesday at the coni' pany’s office on West Monroe street. Tiie election of officers was postponed until the first week ill ; March on account of the absence j from the city of one of the officers. POLICE SLAY MAD TRAPPER Northwest Mounted Officers Corner Crazed Hunter: Shoot Him Aklavin, Northwest Territory, Feb. IS. -(U.R)—The sharp crack of bullets in tiie unearthly cold and dusk of Arctic winter lias ended the siiperhuman flight of Albert iJohnson, trapper from the desolate north country drove to madness. | He ended his fight against capture by tiie Royal Canadian mounted police as he began — pumping bullets at his pursuers until his I body lay lifeless in the snow, cut to ribbons by'rifle fire. Johnson’s last bitter stand for freedom added staff Sergeant E- F. Hersey, seriously wounded, to the list of casualties that already in- ' eluded Constable E. Newt. Millen, I slain, officer A. W. King, wounded. [ and half a dozen troopers crippled ‘ by exposure since the one-man war ’ began Dec. 31. The end was dramatice. Over- ' head droned Capt. W. R. “Wop" [ May. war ace, in his scouting plane. (CONTIN'VRD ON PAGE TWO) t Monroe Club To Meet i 1 There will be a Parent-Teachers ! Association meeting at the Mon!,roe High School, next Monday night 3 at 7:30 o'clock. A forty-five minute I George Washington program will •ibe given, and Sen. T. A. Gottschalk t of Berne will be the principal speak [er. The public is invited.

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Fig’llts Cancer ■ ■ z /I W 11 fIHHHI mmh ■■ Dr. Clarence Cook Little, former president of the University of: Michigan, who is in Chicago to) preside over meeting of state) chairmen and field representatives of the American Society for the Control of Cancer. Dr. Little, I who is now devoting himself to 1 cancer research work, said that) while there had been tremendous; progress in the establishment of| lamer clinics, many more ofi I them are needed. | INFANT FOUND DEAD IN BED — Roughia Babe Is Found Dead At Home Near This City . Donald Merlin Roughia, 3 months i old son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn HouI ghia, living four and one-half miles , I northeast of this city on Route 3.1 I was found dead in bed at 7 o'clock 1 'this morning. Coroner J. C. Giandslaff who in- I I vestigated stated death wa.s due, | io .suffocation from aspirated mile- , I ous. The infant had suffered with) | a cold for the past few days. The baby was born November 29, 1931. the son of Glenn and Edna i Roughia. Surviving ar - the parents ami the following brothers and sisters: Leonard. 11; Arnold. 4; Geraldine. 7; Pauling. 14; H.irotba 17. The parents recently moxed to' Adams County from Van Wert. Ohio ) and have lived on the present farm since November 12. Short funeral services will be; held at the home. Saturday morning j at 9:30 o’clock. Burial will be made I in th" Pine Ridge Cemetery at Loda ' Illinois. Shively May Run Marion, Ind. Feb. IS — (UP) —, Persons close to Bernard B. Shively said today that he will enter the I , race for the Democratic nomination ! as U. S. Senator from Indiana. Shively refused to comment. He I said an announcement would be I made following an address he is . to make at DcPauw University. . ’ Greencastle. Eel ruary 25. Shively was co-author of the i Spencer-Shively Utility Act, crcat-1 ing th’ public service eommission i ■ while he was state senator n 1913. ) o Allen Is Appointed ' Washington, Feb. 18 —(UP) —The ) appointment of former Senator Henry J. Allen of Kansas to be assistant to the president of the Reconstruction finance corporation ) was announced today by President Charles G. Dawes of the corporation. Farmers Will Meet There will be an important meet- , ing of farmers of Union and Root townships at Monmouth high school at 8 o’clock Thursday night. A matter of importance will be discussed Burns Prove Fatal i Hammond. Ind., Feb. 18 —(UP) — t Coni ad Walter, watchman for a > local manufacturing company, died 1 of burns suffered in explosion of [ an oil stove in the office of the plant. Walter was seated near the jstove when the blast occurred

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ULTIMATUM IS ORDERED(CHINA NOT TO COMPLY — Bitter Fighting Feared As Both Nations Make Preparations SATURDAY IS DEAD-LINE (Copyright 1932 by UP.) Shanghai, Feb. 18.— (U- w — The Japanese delivered an ultimatum to the Chinese in Shanghai tonight, demanding that they withdraw their armies from the city J>y Saturday. The Chinese were expected to refuse to comply, and the result would be a final battle (between the Chinese, who I were estimated to have about 50.|(‘00 men in position, and the Jap anese, witli a force of from 20,000 jto 30.000 fighting men. One of the most prominent of the Chinese government leaders I said: "The Japanese demands are so 'impossible they render counter'proposals out of the question.” I The demands were delivered in (Japanese. The Chinese began pre- ' paring a reply to be delivered at I the earliest possible moment, rejecting tho demands in every deI tail. ; While artillery thundered through 'the night on the borders of the ini ternational settlement in a renewal of the long-continued bombard i ment. both armies threw fresil » [troops into their lines. Silent, khaki-clad Japanese soldiers. fully accoutered, marched toJ ward the lienclics in long lines, while olive-drab lorries rumbled through the Hongkew district ot tiie settlement, controlled by thu Japanese, carrying munitions to the front. The Japanese ultimatum was <lellivered to Mayor Wu Tel.-Chen ot | Shanghai and Gen. Tsai Ting-K li. ]< oniniander of the Chinese Ifttli army, by representatives of the [Japanese military and diplomatic. . leaders. The renewed artillery (battle was in progress when tho [demands were delivered. They (CONTINUED ON PAGE THIIEID Gypsy Dance Planned A Gypsy dance will be a r dorl’iil I feature, to be presented by four ) members of the Girl’s Physical training classes of Decatur high [school preceding the Civic Section 1 benefit basketball game next 'Tuesday night. The girls who will give this dance i are Margaret Campbell. Ruth I Foughty, Helen Suttles, and Kathryn Engeler. They will wear colorlul gypsy costumes. Another special dance will be ,1 tap dance. The basketball game will Ibe played betwe-'n the merchants 'and teachers of Decatur at the high J school gymnasium, beginning -at 7:30 o'clock. The t’iviu Section of I Woman’s (Tub is in charge of tho | program and ticket sale. DAVIS. CULLY TRIAL IS SET Two In Local Jail To Be Tried March 11 On Larceny Charge Roy Davis and Hayden Cully, held in Adams County jail on charges of larceny in connection with the robbery of the Monroe restaurant several days ago will stand trial March 11, the Adams circuit court calendar shows. Davis and Cully wore arrested the day after tiie robbery anil were identified by principles in the holdup as the two who entered Hie restaurant and escaped with a quantity of money. The two young men pleaded not 1 guilty when arraigned in court here. Recently. H. H Myers, attornev appointed by the court to defend the two men. secured a confession from two Fort Wayne men held at Louis- - ville, Ky. i However, it is understood that I if the defense wants to introduce f the evidence of the men in Lonis- > ville. they will have to appea in Ad ; ams circuit court in person on the dute of the trial