Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1932 — Page 1

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Shooting Shir A *T- V ** pW. ■ > zvL z - Bl Miss Caroline Yerkes. IG yearold Winnetka. 11l . high school girl, who won individual honors in the first annual indoor interscholastic rifle matches, held at Evanston. : 111. Miss Yerkes outshot the best boy rifle shots in tweiiti sour 1 preparatory schools in the Midili" West. THROWS PLIERSGETS SSO FINE Construction Boss Has Run-in With Sheriff Johnson Here Today Ranier Spurgeon, Port Wayne f reman of the Diehl Con tra tion Co., which concern it removing the light poles on Second street today, pleaded guilty tc a charge of assault and battery on Sheriff Burl .1 dtnsoji ■ in Attains circuit emrrt this morning md was fined s.’m and costs a i mounting to *60.80. 'Spurgeon threw a pair of pliers I at Sheriff Johnson when the latter was turning his uut middle : around on Second street in front of the Schumaker Cigar store this morning. Johnsen gut nit. of hiiar and the man struck at him several time... Johnson then drew his gun and , he and Chief of Police Sephus Mel- , I chi took the mail t > jail. An affid'i vit was iss.tted ami Spurgeon wa- ; charged with assault. He pleaded guilty in iercllit court ami was fined I ss(l | Before imposing the fine Judge D. B Erwin heard evidence from | Johnson and Sprngeon . Spurge- n I stated that when Johnson started to turn his ear around the wheel - passed over his foot and made him i mad. Several witnesses stated the ' wheel did n t strike the man. Spurgeon was asked by Judje | Erwin if he threw the pliers at. Johnson and the man replied: “When a fellow throws pliers, he usually dues it to hit something, i see." The pliers struck the front of the sheriff's automobile and glanced off the side. Spurgeon Said he did not know Johnson was sheriff. He paid t.ie fine and costs and was J released. —«n DANIEL GERBER EXPIRES TODAY Berne Man Dies This Morning; Had Been Invalid Several Years Berne. April 26. - — (Special to Democrat.) Daniel Henry Gerber. 42, died at 2 o'clock this morning at the home of Mrs. Julia Habegger here. The deceased was a well-1 known musician and teacher of foreign languages in this common- ■ ity. He had been an invalid for several years and in poor health since 1920. Mr. Gerber was born in Switzerland, June 22, ISS9, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gerber. He canto| to this community in May. 1916. and made his home for the last eight years in the Habegger home. Surviving are the father and step-i mother, three sisters and two brothers in Switzerland and one brother, in Dover. Ohio. Funeral services will be held .Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from ( the Habegger home, and at 9:Ti o’clock at the Mennonite chinch ot which. Mr. Gerber was a member Burial will be made in the M. R. E. cemetery.

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LIGHT POLES ' ARE REMOVED Workmen Remove Large Light i’oles I roin Second Street Today s The big 50 foot light poles on i Second street, from Adams north ,to Marshall street, were being cut ( . Idiwn today by workmen fur the llleel Electrical Engineering anti * ft'oust t ttction company of Fort (| Wayne, contractors who built the ',-le trie distribution system for tin ( City of Decatur. 'Sec ml street wa < blocked off anil th, p ile - w-re fa. tt-neil to a . ' a.m so ihat ihey would not fall 11 against lite buildings or across the | j street. Most of the pole- were r .tteu at ithe base ami it required very little | effort to break them off. The poles were swung into the center of the street* and let down by the crane i wit mt any danger. A crew of men .were engaged in the work Robert Detd. the contractor stat- < tl that there were 14 large [roles to I be removed. These poles were erected about 21 years ago by the old y Fort Whyne-De. atur Interurban | I company ami the city of Decatur, h Aller the Interurban passed out of 11 existence the lades carried the city ; 'lines only. < Ab lit Is miles of wire will come down in junking the chi distribu- , ■lion sy-teni. Mr. Deel stated. Some ; I of this wire can Im salvaged by the h | city and the rest will be junked. t i The new distribution system is I; ■ practically completed and connec- | tion have been made with the new t j lines. All of the connections are t made from the rear of the build- i ings ami the wires ami brackets on < the front of the buildings on Second I street will be moved, giving main , street a metropolitan appearance. , t Free Movie I Tanned I The employees of the General 1 , Electric Company ami their families i will be entertained wit!: a free j motion picture tonight at the Cort ' | theater. Three -haws will be given the first beginning at 6 o’clock. THREE BANDITS GET BIG HAUL — I ife Insurance Office Is Robbed At Hammond; Employes Are Held BULLETIN Hammond, Ind., April 26. — (U.K —Alleged leader of a gang responsible for scores of finance company robberies in the middle west, Frank Chismoude. 33. was captured on a street car today after three men, of whom he was named as one, held up 33 persons in the Metropolitan Life Insurance company office and escaped with $2,000. Hammond, Ind.. April 26.—(U.R) I Three jaunty young bandits lined! |up 33 persons in the Metrolopitan I jl.ife Insurance Company offices toiday and escaped with $2.(160 of the I company’s money. ■ The bandits forced the 2S agents land five office employes to throw Icontents of their pockets to the Hoot' Their own money they got back — company money was kept by the robbers. Four of the five office employes were girls. The 2S agents had appeared at the office to turn in money they had collected yesterday. The trio of bandits walked in, guns menacing the group in the I office. A fourth bandit, it was deItermined, stood guard outside the I office, which is on the fifth floor !„f the building at 5216 Hohman street. With the insurance company em'7cONTTNrET> ON PAGE TWO) Hines Against Bonus Washington. April 26. — (U.R) — Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans' affairs, appeared before the house ways and I means committee today in opposition to the $2,060,000,000 <B» bonus bill. Hines told of the great amount of aid now being given veterans. He said that during February alone t-xpenditures of the veterans' adi ministration were $70,000,000 (M). |

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Employes Are Accused Tulsa. Okla,, April 26 (U.R) Disgruntled former employes were, accu wd today of an unsuccessful i attempt to dynamite the Leavtdl coal mine near Dawson. A t balked sign al the mine rending. “Stanley, leave here before you get hurl. Also Gault," led to the investigation tied reveal 'd' dynamite t mplacement under a steam shove!. The explosive was connected with the generator. Had the charge, 20 sticks of dyna mite, been detonated, eight employes might have been killed. The men mentioned in the warning note are employes. Officers said handwriting of the note tallied with that on payroll vom hers of former cm-1 ployes. PAGEANT WILL BE PRESENTED Public Invited to See Presentation As Part of M. E. Program As a closing number on the progiant of the Methodist Women's Home Missionary Society convention to be held Wednesday in the local Methodist church. Hie pageant, "The Salo of tlie Worid's Children" will he presented. The pageant will he given al 7:36 I o'clock Wednesday night, ami no admission will be charged. The | public is cordially invited to wit-; ness this splendid production pre-i sented by local people. The thirty-fourth annual convention of the Missionary 'Society in the Fort Wayne district of the North Indiana Conference will be entertained by Decatur members of, the organization in the Methodist church, all tlay Wednesday The opdning session will he held at 9:36 o'clock in the morning, and (he entire program of the day will be based on the theme, "The Children's Year." The pageant which is in keeping with the general theme, has been diieeteil by Mrs. Frank Downs. Tin* following characters will participate: ; Spirit of Childhood Marceil I .latherman | Crier Marion Baker pleasure Mrs. Miles Roop' , Vatiitl Fair Miss Mary Suttles I Child Labor Mrs. Amos Yoder, lAmbition Mrs. Charles Smith] Free Thinker Mrs.,Sam Butler] ] Riches Mrs. A. 1). Suttles i Graft Mrs. Dan Sprang ICrinie -Mrs. Henry Heller Ex-King Alcohol , Miss Laura Stanley Law Mrs. Harry Crownover Christianity Miss Kathryn Dixon A group of Children. o Pledged To Sorority Miss Alice Allwein, daughter of Mrs. Grace Allwein of this city lias been pledged to the Kappa Kappa Gamma national sorority at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, O. Miss Allwein was also chosen one on the nine lieanties of Stuyvesant Hall, the home of more than 350 university students. CHILD DRINKS AMMONIA: DIES Linn Grove Baby Gets Bottle of Rug Cleaning Fluid: Expires Bluffton. Apr. 26 (Special to Democrat)— Phillip Tremp, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Tremp, residing I'a mile north of Linn Grove in Adams County, died at 11:20 o’clock this morning at the Wglls County hospital. Death was due to the effects of aqua ammonia which lie drank at the parental home about noon Monday.! The aqua ammonia had been] kept in the house for use in rug] cleaning. The child obtained Hie, bottle and took a few swallows before it started to strangle. The parents brought the child to the office of a Bluffton physician and after preliminary treatment seemed to improve. Later the| child suffered coughing spells and, was taken to the hospital. A specialist was called from Fort .Wayne, and at the time of his) arrival the children seemed improv-] ed. | ICUNTINLED ON PAGE IHKEE)

BIBLE SCHOOL WILL BE HELD DURING SUMMER A. R. Fledderjohann Reelected I lean; Rev. R. E. Vance, Is Assistant MRS. DOWNS TO IIAVE( HARGE I‘ltins lor Ihe 1932 l)ec:itiii’ iStiniiHtT Dully V:tc;ili<>n Bible j School sponsored l>v seven ol ] Ihe Protestant churches o! ! | the eitv have been completed.] This is Ihe eighth consecti live vtar that such :t school his been pill on hv the churches <>l Decatur. At a recent meeting of Ihe ceiilr:il committee, the Rev. A. R ; Fledderjohann was re-elected dean' of the school and Rev. R. E. Vance' .issistaiil (Iran and treasurer. Mrs. Frank W. Downs was! named principal, who will be j assisted by an able staff of teach . ers togetli r with a group of' assistant teachers The -..j1i00l will* open on Wetlnesd.iy, June 1. and, will continue for four* weeks.] There will be three depart meats: | the kindergarten, primary and ; junior. The l.imlerg.'irlen will include I pupils from the ages of three ami j one-half years to six years. This; department will be in two sec-' lions with Mrs. Carroll Cole and I Miss Dorothy Durkin as teachers and the following assistants] Esther Sunderman. Bernadine Koi-, ter. Betty Frisinger ami Mary ' Madeline Coverdale. The primary department will include th, ages 6. 7 and X. Mrs. t'. R. Lanmnn will have (barge ol this department with Huth Alack lin, Marie Teeter anti Ruth Wit, ties as assistants. The junior depaitment will include the 9. 16. 11 and 12 year old ] pupils This group will be in (barge of Miss Helen Shroll with, Joyce Riker and Alice Vance as j I (CGNTINUFTD ON PAGE PWt» DARROW READY ] TO PLEAD CASE F a in o u s Attorney M ill Muster All Strength To Defend Americans Courtroom. Honolulu, T. IL, April 26. (U.R) Gathering his ebbing strength for a crowning effort of his brilliant half century before the bar. Clarence Darrow was ready to plead the cause of four accused American honor slayers today in possibly his last address to a jury. A fate of Darrow's own choosing placed his legalistic swan song thousands of miles from the scenes ot ills last triumphs and tilled the panel witli men of ralial mixtures such as he never saw in all his famous cases hack in "the states. Interest centered on the 75-year-old barrister as he waited to deliver a speech he hopes finally will sway Ibis jury of whites and browns to free Lieut. 'I homas H. Massie, his mother-in-law. Mrs. Grace Hubbard Fortescue, and Sea men A O. Jones and E. J. Lord on charges of slaying Hawaiian Joe Kahahawai. Plainly exhausted by a spirited verbal joust with the final prosecution alienist yesterday. Darrow requested and was granted the presence of a physician during his projected four-hour plea. Again by Darrow’s own choosing, the doctor was Dr. Robert Fans, city-county physician of Honolulu, who a few hours ago was an expert witness attacking Lieut Massies claims of insanity. The elderly defense chief said tie did not want Illis own physician present so as. to avoid influencing the jury. Barry S. Ulrich, assistant prose'cutor and a millionaire amateur (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) o— Eastern Star To Meet The 58th annual session of the I Indiana Grand Chapter of Hie or- | der of Eastern Star will be held at | the Murat temple in Indi'auapolis. I Wednesday and Thursday, April ' 27 and 2-8. -Mrs. Janies Elberson. ] and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Anderson of I this city will be delegates from the local chapter.

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('laiin Thelt Solved Evansville, hid., April 26. (U.R) Soliilimi hi Ihe $311,666 robber,, of the N(,rill Side Bunk here a in ( iiil'.(i. was claimed by I’ldle, Chief ' Emmett Bell, with warrants i: sued j against five St. I.oni-; gang) ter t and a woman ' companion, all but lone of whom are servitic lime fur ' robbery id' the t'iliz.cns National I ] Bunk, Kirksville Mo. Tit, oilier.] Bill Kirkpatrick, died in a Si. l. iuis' I jail while awuiiiug trial. I Warrants h've been issued for] I lb" quintet, to be served when 'they complete terms ill till- Missjiuri state prison. They are Ruy | moiid Monlfoniery. 21. Helen] | Smith. 36: Guy Snipes. 27; John! Viardcll. 21. and Thaddt'iis Owen 21 FUNERAL PLANS FOR VICTIMS Train Crossing Victims Will Be Buried M ednesdav Morning Funeral services for Mr- Jamis : Krouse and four children of Sliel 'di'ii. who with Miss Teresa Ott of: ] Fort Wayne, were killed by a Penn-1 sylv'inia train .Sunday evening al ! Monroeville, will be held a! ten * I o'; lock Wcdiicstl'i? morning from 'Si. Alov 'in-' Catholic church. Slu-1 | don. The bodies of tin' leiir children. I 'Evelyn. Ruth, Richard and Cath ] | critic, will he placed in two eas-1 | kets. A group funeral serv., e will [ he held and three set- of pall bear i ers composed of friends and neigh-J I hoi -of ihe family in the cem.nunity ! will carry the <askets. The funeral of Mias Ott will be i c ndueted at 8 a. m. IE S. T.l Wed-! u, sda.i at '.l dm tin- I’ wst Catholic church at Bayne. <).. Rev Joslil McFadden officiating. .Hiss} Ott’s body was removed to the I home of her parents at I’ayne <).. at 1 tn o'clock last nigh,. The bodies were prepared for j ] burial at Painter Brothers’ under-: 'taking i-irl<-;rs '.it Mimi "'■ville. hav l j ing been taken there after the ae ] i < ident Sunday evening. Dr. Raymond J. Berthoff. Allen] eoiiiitv coroner, stated Monday that Ihe would interview the train crew j i of the east hound Liberty Limited | <<'iixtini'i:ii <»N I'Vtii: fl11:i:i:, ' I Jeinoci’ats To Meet Washington. April 26 (U.R) Senate Democrats have called a meeting for this afternoon to frame a parly polity on the billion: dollar revenue bill. The United Press learned that | Hie caucus, set lor -I p. in., would! deal particularly with income and | inheritance tax rates. —o — Women Will .Meet The women f the Fort Wayne} Presbytery will meet at Garrett.' Thursday and Friday. April 2S and } 29. it was announced today. An I interesting program has been ar-1 ranged for the two day meeting. Several ladies from the local Presbyterian church are planning to at- ' tend the sessi ins. HEFLIN PLEADS FOR OLD POST Former Senator Gets Two Hours To Make Appeal Against Bankhead Washington. April 26. (U.R) J-' Thomas Heflin returns to Hie sen I ate today will) his eloquent ora-} tory and impeccable, cream-color-} ed waistcoat. The senate, going back to 1851 : for a precedent, ;.ranted Ihe Ala-] batna Democrat permission to} • speak for two hours in a final j plea to win back tin seat to which , he claims Senator John 11. Bank-| hea i was illegally eleetod in 19'91. Heflin was expected to take th" floor shortly after noon. He| seemed assured id' packed galler . ies and a fall attendance of sen:,-: tors. For those who may disagree! violently with his lamed tirades I against Romanism and rum. none' denies the eloquence of his deep.: '] booming voice. Il was more than' I a year ago that Heflin last spoke' '■! in the senate. His term expired , at the close of the Irist congress i ;< XIN I INI in, <in i'.m; I. rwO)

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Hound for Europe * ' / 1 wWww. fe I t - A ' Y" -fF -e Helen Wills Moody ami her new , "hob" photographed in Chicago ‘ while on her way to Europe. The I internationally famous tennis star will engage in several tennis ' matches in Europe LAST CALI FOR SEEDS ISSUED l nited Charily Gardens Need Potato Seeds At Once For Planting - - A last fill for seed p itatoes for United Charity gardens was issued I by the committee today. All per- | sons desiring to donate potatoes I lor planting in the community garI dens are asked I s leave them in 'front of the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Madison street and they } will he cared for. To date Ihe f diewing have con- ' I ributed seeds: Peter Lehman. T R. Noll. Mrs. - Din Neireiter. Mrs H A. Thomas . and August Walters. Several more bushel are needed io plant all the lots donated by local I < iitizens anti it is hoped that enough i will be received this week week to (take care of all the gardens. —o— Funeral Held Today I Unneral services or Joseph Dpi pinet, l>ecatur man who died SaturtPiy al'lornoon. were held this morn- ’ ing at 9 o’clock at the St. Marys ] Catholic church. Rev. Rather .1 J. , Hennes ifficialed and burial was in I the St. Joseph Cemetery. I’ord \ isits Hoover Washington, April 26. iU.R) Henry Ford, motor magnate of Detroit. paid a surprise visit to PresiI dent Hoover today. j. Lockridge Speaks Russ Fi | lin Lockridge. Indiana historian and writer from I Bloomington, delivered the eom- | mencement address for the senior I class of Monmouth high school at the Mourn uitb gymnasium. Monday I t.'Venin,:. His subject was "Our Her- | ilage." A large crowd of parents and friends of the eight meiwhers of the i graduating class attended the com- ' memement exercises. Diplomas ‘ were presented by Clifton E. Strik- | er. county superintendent, to the (fallowing: Fred Brokaw. Doyle ' l.ylhle, Alice Reinh‘.irt, James , Mo<es, Russel Fleming. Thearl Stulls, Helen Fairchild, anti Herman } Bittner. Commencement exorcises will lie held tonight for the graduating , class of Hartford township high school. Mr. Lockridge will deliver illio address.

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STOCK BOOMS ARE RELATED ! BY LAGUARDIA Congressman 'fells How Financial News Was Controlled In 1929 (OMMITTEE IS STARTLED Wttsliiiigltiti, April 26 UR) An inside stoi'v ptnporlint, to Icll how leiltiin slocks . were pushed oil the httviti,; ptihlic through use ol inoiicy to promote I :iv or.ihif Hew s necotiiris on Ihe lintutciul pages was pl't settled ill the senale hanking and ctii'rencv committee todav hv Represenlalive I'. 11. LaGuardia. Repuhliean. New ’I oi k L:i Guardia appmiftl carrying, with tb«‘ assistan<»‘ of two men • jihu ge I runk whi< It v a phu <•<! H side his < hair al tin «onimitu :} table j|p unloiked it ami drew forth ! a number of large s< rap boot - 11 containing newspaper clippings toi gether with manila jackets alhg | idly containing <am“lh«l check . ! and other data. ( liairman Norbet k opened the i hearing b> slating that Con ■ Iman La Guardia had come into I possession of papers which seeini i ed to have 'an import iff! b< , ariic ion this investigation’' Not 'k : explained that La Guardia had >e- ' quested the* opportunity to app» )| He hogan testifying at *10:40 a.m • I Representative La Guardia said ■i his evidence was gathered during J the house* market investigation • II has been stated that nn'in- ? I,ers eif the exchange had jnd hiiig [to do with promeditiff or ball.rhoenI ing stoe k.’’ La Guardia said. ’ T i am pre paroel to say that any sue li I I siate-nn-nt is fal-e." La Guarelia said that missiatements m.i\ be profilable in ! slacks np or down. I He read from a communication • alleged by Hornblower Weeks i to their customers March 19 12. predicting a bull market or ”a | perioel e»f accumulation incident Io ■ I (i •« »NTI \’l ’ 1:1 > • »N' p |- I’ll HI .1' > J - - . -D Peru Man Indicted , I - ! Indianapolis. April 20 (U.R) !'• i R. Krwin, Peru. Inel . was indiei'al ‘ by the Marion e-ouniy grand jury ■ today on charge’s of petit larceny ami obtaining moirey under false* pretense. It was alley* d that; Erwin, whe) was arrested lust week, defrauded more than 100 ' railroad men by selling them fako ■ insurance policies on the prennisei I (hat money r emhl easily bo boriow--1 eel e>n them. i Erwin operated under the 1 name ' of the Policy Loan Association of Neu York. Police said he 1 admitied to them it was a fictitious organizat ion. Railroad mon both in Peru amt i Anderson purchased the polici • . ‘ I it was reported. FOUR SUSPECTS ARERETURNED Hartford ('ity Get*- Four of Large Theft Ring; Face Bank Charges Hartford City. Iml.. April 26.--(U.R) Four men of llie group arrested over the weekend as suspects in bank robbery mid kidnap- , ing activities throughout Indiana. Wisconsin and Illinois, were r brought here late yesterday and t will be tried on charm'd of rolil.in'.',' b . banks in Hartford City and Montpelier, Prosecutor James It. Etnshwiller said. I A threat of revenge typical of , metropolitan gang ai'tivifbs was . reported by William Speidel, local s police chief, who assisted in picking the men from tlie "show up ' ? room in Chicago, where they were , I lined up with many suspected a, s complices, to be viewed by robben [ and kidnap victims. "Take n , further part in this i a if you value your life" w is the terse p message Speidel said he received Hom an unidentified man over the ]]] hotel telephone in Chicago. r | Local officials believed that I (CONTINI I ’l' ')N PAGE I