Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 20 July 1932 — Page 4

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT Published Every Evening Except Sunday by THE DECATUR DEMOCRAT CO. Unlered at the Decatur, Ind.. Post Office as Second Class Matter. J 11. Heller Proa, anil Gen. Mgr. A. 11. Holthouse Secy & Hus. Mgr. Dick D. Heller .Vice-President Subscription Rates: Single copies $ .02 Dne week, by carrier 10 One year, by carrier 6.00 One month, by mail .. 35 Three months, by mail 1.00 I Six months, by mail 1.75 I line year, l>y mail 3.00 | t'ae year, at office 3.00 i Prices quoted are within first •nd second rones. Elsewhere 13.50 one year. Advertising Hates made known on Application. National Adver. Representative SCHEERER. Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago 415 Lexington Avenue, New York Charter Member of The Indiana l.'ieno of Home Dailies. JUDGE ERWIN: Again our heads are bowed in sorrow and our hearts are heavy with sadness. The sudden death of Judge Dore B. Erwin has depressed thousands of friends and admirers here and over the state, Jor few men have been held in 'jigher esteem. Upright, able, helpful, interested in his profession and conscientious in his duties, he walked the pathway of life in such manner as to draw the admiration and good will of all with whom he came in contact. While it was known he was ill. tint even his nearest and dearest relatives and friends believed until within a few hours id’ his death that his condition was serious and hews of It is passing could scarcely be believed. Judge Erwin was a native of this counfy, starting his life as a farmer boy in Union township. He was studious and ambitious, taught school as a young man, studying aw in the meantime. Admitted to the bar he built an excellent practise because of his earnestness and Jis unusual ability both as an adviser and a trial lawyer. As judge til the Adams circuit court he was! Tareful and always fair, weighing I •» -the evidence without prejudice and j applying the law so wisely that he iad already attracted the attention .cd attorneys over the state. His | Tleath will lie mourned by many be Tause a great jurist has gone and “because his opinions were highly ’allied. * As Grand Chancellor of the "Knights of Pythias f<>, the state of Indiana, Judge Erwin proved capable and added to his friendships. .Jlis talks during the year he served 'were excellent and he was always "welcome at a meeting of the fraTern it y. His record was one worth “iv bile! k * As neighbor and friend, as teach- ■ er, attorney, judge, Dore Erwin “made good. He was devoted to his fl Li? 5 xsjgac ft; ."WWFrL • Play Room!—Kitchant— Hallways—Garagot—Sttpt — Porches Intide or Ovtiidn XA/HEREVER you want ’ V a floor finish that stands scampering, scuffing feet ...where the finish must stand weather and weai ...where you must have beauty of surface and long wear — use Florhide Enamel Stands the utmost of hard heel wear. For cement or wood floors. Ten new modish tile-like colors! S*ep into this store for color card. Lee Hardware Co.

home and was happiest there. His work on earth is ended but his mi'inbry will live tn assist those who wish to follow his example of exemplary conduct. The communists, some 2,000 in number, appeared before the state house at Indianapolis yesterday and a representative addressed the law makers, demanding *25,000,000 and some other fringes hard to get In these days when the demand is for I less expenditures and lower taxes. While the situation is serious ami , delplorable, such visits cannot possibly be of any benefit and if the requests were granted would probably only make things worse. The county council has turned down the request for a further appropriation to continue the Wabash river dredge case and It looks a- though the hearing cannot be resumed in September. Well, we have got along without that iniI provenient < good while and can probably go right on enjoying life until such time as there are more funds available. The legislature is getting down to brass, tacks and it looks very much as though they may accomplish something worth while. Both bouse and senate are grinding the bills through, defeating those tliat seem useless and advancing those which appear to have merit. Those who have watched the proceedings I ave concluded they are in earnest. Just when most of us had figured that we could pay our electric bills in cash and save the two cents per check, along comes the government with a tax on the juice and to make it worse the commission has ruled that the municipal plants can’t absorb it. There just ain’t no justice. This was a special day in Decatur, with bargains in many stores and shops and a big supply of v. holesome entertainment. It will continue through this evening and , if you have missed it, don’t overI look thia,last chance. You will like jit all. And the biggest shows are I in tlie stores The request that dogs be kept away from Legion Memorial park should be complied with. Its no ’. lace for them. They destroy the shrubs and they chase the squirrels away. Keep the dogs at home and save the park for the children. Up to date the legislature has cost the state about *25,000 but if they save us millions that’s a small overhead and their are some indications that will result. Hold your breath and keep pulling. Mr. Hoover will be notified either August Sth or 15th that he has been nominated for president. Well the date isn’t important for about every one else has heard it any way. Whoever is piling on the coal these days must think he is taking advantage of the bargain in prices lon that commodity. Better save a . little of it for next winter. They say Curtis is an Indian and (Garner a cowboy. Now what an I interesting show those two boys i ought to put on in their little rodeo lor the vice-president's chair. o ♦ ♦ Household Scrapbook -By— ROBERTA LEE * 4 Laundering Chamois Gloves When rinsing chamois gloves, use ' clean water, but just as soaipy as I the water in which they were washed. It will keep them nice and soft. lAfter washing, slip off the hands, squeeze in a towel, blow out the fingers, o.nd hang in an airy spot to dry. Recipe File When pasting a recipe in the scrapbook paste the picture if cne Is availabble, on the apposite page Ln this way one will not forget the suggestion given, for garnishing. Ash Stain To make an ash stain, mix 1 quart of boiled linseed oil, 1 quart cf turpentine. 1 pint of whiting, and 1 level tablespoonful of raw sienna.

Will Young Chaplins Outshine Famous Dad? * * * * * * Signed for Movies, Two Children of Screen’s Ace Clown Will Make Camera Debut U ith Mother. Charlie Said to Be Displeased. i ’ ' ' Hii ■ H 1 r</ /H ifM * rm 4 I l bB ! IV ■ nail ■ Ml. / JiM SS If » f. T 3XJ .is IB F) (Jr -r $ Charwe, Chapvin Chart®? Jr .w Sydney Chaplin Lita Grey Chaffin’ Recently signed on a two-year contract to make five pictures, the children of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey Chaplin, his former wife, will shortly make their debut before the cameras and kliegs of Hollywood, taking their first atep in the career that brought their father world renown. The boys, Charles, Jr., and Sidney, are still too young to have any definite ambitions as to the type of roles they would like to play, but their mother says that they will not make any attempt to mimic the style of comedy of which their dad is the great exponent. Chaplin himself is said to be displeased at his children's attempt to attain a place in the Hollywood firmament and it is believed in some quarters that he may endeavor to place some legal obstacle in the way. However, it is felt that such action on Chaplin's part would be fought tooth and nail by the children's mother, his former wife, who asserts that Charlie has never shown the slightest interest in his children’s welfare since a court placed them in her custody and assessed him $850,000 for their upkeep.

New York, — It has long been a ' controversial subject as to whether genius, like lightning, ever strikes twice in the same place, that is in i the same family. With t ie exercise' of a little pati nee, we are likely i to hive tine matter settled in the I very near future when the children : of Charlie Chaplin, the world's most ' famous screen clown, make their debut before the movie camera. The b- ys, Charles. Jr., 7, ami Sidney Earle, 6. recently returned t'r m Europe to start work on a two-year contract calling for five pictures, in i whieft they will play with their mother. Lita Grey Chaplin, former wife of the comedian, who bis been appea: rng on vaudeville stages for several years. It is said that Pa.: a Charlie is not any ten well phased at the idea of his progeny following in his splayed footsteps and it has been tainted in some quarters that the funny man may attempt to place a legal obstacle in the way of his children's film career. This sudden interest in his Children would be rather inconsistent with Charlie's previous attitude towards them. For according to their mother, the com edian has not paid the slightest attention to the boys since the court placed th m in her custody -iml assessed Charlie $850,000 for their upkeep. However, the funny man will no doubt, be relieved to learn that the young Chaplins will make no attempt to mimic their famous dad on the screen. Ace rding to their mother, the boys will choose th dr own

Over Grave of Submarine Dead rI W' « ’ /'L’H r1 -!®r> F't I® 'Wfe I r Tf’ ’■" »'! I >< > -' 1 K rz “ ’i it/. - I ( IJB *• Wi /. f \ X Mb I ij/ 'W: V- ■ & & J I j *&_ v^z't——• a ’ jv -'-' ’"*’■ •■•*'<3 < BB *‘”'"' ''’ WKWUfc-z • «MHl□[ *•*•-'• . •••X'AtU****- -■ A French Navy cutter and the submarine “Ariane" arc shown above the spot in the English Channel off Cherbourg, where the French submarine "Promethee” recently went to the bottom, carrying 63 of her crew to death. At top are two survivors of the “Promethee’s” crew with Captain Cpistel du Mesnil, commander of the ill-fated craft (insetl. These I men were on deck when the submarine took the fata! plunge and were picked up by a French fishing boat.

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t path on the rugged climb to fame in Holly w mi. And she hopes Wi.ey’ll make the grade without trick lip spinach or baggy pints. Th two potential stars who hope |to win a place in the Hollywood i firmament are not greatly impressI ed with the laurels won by their famous sire, both being unanimous in declaring their preference for Punch and Judy shows, which they i say, are much funnier. Though the boys know they are destined f r a movie career, they '■ire still too young to have any definit ■ ambitions in that direction. I.i fact, they ire still trying to decide whether a policeman or a firei man has the better time. However, their mother is sure that they will take to acting likt> a duck takes to water, especially Sidney, who incidentally, is Tommy to hi,s m. ther. Sidney is a naturil-born comedian ami delights in etrutQng his stuff on every possible occasion, so . ■ it is ii him we must 1 ok if we ex- : pect to see the Great Charlie out- ' shone by one i f his own ohildren. . Charis, Jr., is a quiet child, re- . markably studious for his years, : whose chief amusement is reading. It would be strange indeed if h ! were to sueee d where his famous . 1 father has always failed. That is, in . attaining success in serious, dramatic roles. , : It is well known that Chaplin's greatest ambition was to break away front the clowing that made him fan ous ad to ploy in drama ■ , ts .d tragedy. It was said at one time 1 that he had his heart set on ,play-

ing Hamlet, but such proposals I were always greeted with a big , . laugh as one vainly tried to invigine the bowler-hatted, voluminoustrousered comedian in the tragic role of the melancholic Prince of Denmark. , 'I Hollywood is now speculating as to what Chaplin s course of action will be, if any, in regard to his children’s entrance to the field Chat i brought him world renown, it is believed that any 'attempt on his part to have his progeny barred from the land or kliegs will be fought torth and nail by his former wife. And that stlie will use Charlie's alleged disinterestedness in their welfare • since the divorce as a telling court I I argument. 1 This indifference on Chaplin* part is difficult to understand, especially when we remember that Chi i; lin was the man that made 1 > “The Kid,” a picture that portray1i ed trie comedian as a child-lov ;r ! par-excellence. - * TWENTY YEARS T AGO TODAY I I 1! | From the Daily Democrat File » . * Will Dowling purchases interest I in Fred Schaub hardware store. ; j Three year old son of Mr. and .Mrs. Peter IHelmerick is run over! . by hay wagon escaping with a brok- ■ i' en leg. ‘ 1 Louis Stump of Monroe is able ■ to sit up after a seige of typhoid ’ ! fever which lasted nine weeks. A light snow is reported to have fallen .neat' Grand Rapids. Dr. Parrish of Monroe buys 84 I acre Grimm farm. Library is six years old today. D. V. Steele is in laaPorte visiting his son. Mr. and Mrs. Fiank Burns are si. ending the day in Fort Wayne. Harvey Smith is spending two weeks in Oden with the A. R. Bell i family. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schafer of Dal! s. Texas, are visiting relatives. o ♦ A I The People’s Voice | This column for the use of our | I readers who wish to make sug- ! gestions for the general good | ' nr discuss questions of intep- ! est. "lease sign your name to j I show authenticity. It will not | be used if you prefer that it j I not be i, ; I FAVORS BONUS Editor Daily Democrat. Dear Sir: — After reading your editorial on the B. E. F. in Washington, D. C. as to too much publicity. I don't think they have had half enough. . According to an interview I had ! with one of the veterans last week the hoys are eating good in Washington. But th: newspapers don't toll the good things about the B. E. F. The soldiers in the homes are sending money to keep them , going. As for national organiza- ■ lions, the delegates, except Indii ana's, were more dry than hungry I and they defied the Posts that ! l sent them to Detroit to vote for , the Bonus." I can safely say that 99 2-8> of all ex-service men want . the Bonus. Yours truly. FRANK YOUNG. I

COURTHOUSE The report of «ppr»l»i’i* in the L C. Waring estate was- filedjodav I lg fn several sections and several sets of appraisers were necessary'. For the looil property. Leigh Bo on and James L. Kocher aei'oi. fixing the value of household goods at $1 427.50 and factory Items6l7.Bo. A total •" tock ’'„ with a face value of $140,565.69 was Included but no estimate o present value was made. < . Caln, M. McClannhan and L i. Garner appraised the personal pro perty at Columbus, Miss and return ed a total value of $236.75. The a-1' praisers for nt Fish Lake. Michigan, fixed the value of the building at $4,000 and contents at $328. They were John Hass and Glen Kltz. Value of the Itcal real estate and at Columbus. Miss., and Rochester, 'lnd., was not included in the report. Cal E. Peter son is admlnlstrat' .■ ■ he estate and the paper ’ 1 '>>’ J- ( • Sutton, uttoine’ Attorney Na bn- ’ • 1011 a new suit for V Le sh and Lester E. Downing vs David W. Miller and Bert P. Bnfnham. suit on ac-

- ZTTV«T»«« tcawxxot.srt ■ r■ "Murderu' Nicht Club Law THE NEWTHATCHER COLT DETECTIVE MYSTERY | BY ANTHONY ABBOT I

SYNOPSIS Lola Carewe, “The Night Club Lady”, and her guest, Christine Quires, are mysteriously murdered in the .former’s apartment. Scorpions were the instruments of death. The police suspect Guy Everett, the last person to see Christine alive. Lola had blackmailed Everett. He, however, claims that Christine discovered a plot to kill Lola and feared for her own life because of her knowledge. Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt learns that a young Paris bank clerk, named Basil Boucher, loved Lola. After robbing a bank to buy her a ruby, Basil disappeared. His parents sold medical laboratory specimens. Mrs. Carewe. Lola's mother, became hysterical at the mention of Basil, calling her daughter a beast and saying Lola never loved him. Edgar Quires, Christine's brother, left his Rochester home for New York following the receipt of a telegram the day of the murders. Christine was to have inherited wealth shortly. Suspicion also points to Dr. Hugh Baldwin when it is disclosed that he purchased scorpions. He had stated heart failure caused the deaths. Colt, calling to question Baldwin, finds him dead — from a scorpion bite! Mrs. Baldwin reveals that she knew her husband was involved with Lola. In Baldwin’s desk the Commissioner finds a statement in which the doctor explains he accidentally poisoned (raylord Gifford, Lola’s husband. Lola’s knowledge of this placed Baldwin in her power. She forced him to supply narcotics which she used to victimize her friends and later blackmailed them. Then she ordered him to obtain a scorpion to commit a murder. Baldwin learned that Vincent Rowland, the lawyer, was behind Lola's blackmailing and realized his knowledge of their activities marked the doctor for death. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE , " ¥ TOLD Lola that I wanted to see | her alone. She consented and took me into the boudoir. I told her that 1 had the scorpions in two boxes in my overcoat, which I had thrown over my arm as I entered her bedroom. She became very eager and •ntreated me to let her see them j But I hesitated. I explained to her how dangerous they were. I told 1 her that she ought not to take risks . -of any kind. Then I looked her squarely in the eyes and told her | that murder was a game that was always caught. ‘‘She looked me in the eye quite | as frankly and laughed. She demanded the scorpions and full ini jtructions as to how to manage them. I gave her the boxes with strict instructions and then I started for the door. Just as my hand ' was on the knob, she called to me. "I remember her words with the . most detestable distinctness. I ’*‘Look here, Baldwin,’ she said m her soft and always lovely voice One of these days I may be sending for you on a hurried matter. I mean, somebody may be sick— taken sick all of a sudden. Understand?’ T nodded. I felt I understood all too well. But I had no idea of the devilish real* «f tfet woman’s imagination. ’’’Well,’ she drawled, *if that ever happens, I can tell you right now what is expected of you When you get here, you’ll fi nd somebod that s sick. When you do, look on their arm for a bite. On the arm remember. Then stick your hypo needle nght in the bite. Do you understand?’ 1 “I do not know to this day how I stood there without crying out against such a fiendish, damnable scheme. Yet she was looking at me smiling, serene, beautiful. Yes I thought, the devil is a woman and the woman is Lola Carewe. "Vincent Rowland did not answer when I bade him good-night. I went home in the depths of despair. I tried to forget about it. I pland * tnP u Ut toWn ’ 1 would , be there when I was sent for. But I was a coward-the worst coword I tn history. I wa* in too deep. I had

tO r".l.' butt as attorney for plain-j tiff filed a «<’« Kl,lt ’ A ’ f’ Co is A. C. Smith, foreclosure of lien, demand The vlvll case of Paul ttewart L. Frigid Tiansport Co., foreclosurP ()f mechanics lien, was dismiss-j i Pd . the costs hiving been paid and ; the matter adjusted. ’ I Freeman Fiske has been released | ' | from custody having filed bondo. , I SSOO, approved by Sheriff Burl 'I Johnson, In each of the two case, against him for issuing fraudulent I checks. A. D. Suttles signed the new 1 bonds. Marriage License Edwaid H. Coffin. Germantown. Wis„ f irmer to Gertrude Elizabeth J Pohl Wauwatosa, Wis. Real Estate Transfers 1 Cordelia I. Townsend, land in St. i Marys township to First J. S. 1* B. s for SI.OO. — o —— . i University Officer to Retire Berkeley. Cal.- (O.R) Ablest UniJversity of California administrative . officer in point of years of service, hs Joseph William Flinn. On June !' 30 he will retire with 45 years as - university printer and superinten r dent of the printing office, behind • |him.

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I ' done criminal things too long. 1 I There was no moral strength left 1 i for me to draw upon.” Here there was an interruption ' in this extraordinary manuscript. A • smaller sheet of paper was laid be- > tween the leaves. On the top, I read: “I have just been called to Lola’s apartment—this New Year’s Eve—while I was writing this.” > And at the bottom of thepege I read: I “Everything has happened—now 1 I am back here—there can be only j one end ” i Then the regular pages flowed on r in the strong black script: ] “Whom did she mean to kill be- . sides myself? Often I debated that r question. But she had so many irons 1 in the fire, it might easily be some--5 one I did not even know. I felt r comforted by this reflection. But 1 r was like a man walking in a nights mare. Then, only a day or so before New Year's, Lola telephoned me in . a rage. Someone had stolen the . boxes I had given her. “The scorpions were gone! > “She blamed me. She accused me I of having stolen them back. I had [ a key to the apartment which she II had given me, for often she wanted me to come in and see her without > ringing the bell and thus calling attention to my call. She thought j 1 was weakening. She made me , promise to get her more scorpions. “To calm her, I promised that I [ ■ would obtain two more scorpions. 1 But I explained that it would again take weeks. The specimens had to 1 be sent for. I would have to see my ? supply man, Ricardo Villafranca. However, I kept delaying, but finally did it. Imagine my surprise t my terror—w hen I received a t call to come to Lola's apartment 1 just a few hours ago. But my coni sternation was increased tenfold 1 when J entered the room and saw , the victim was Lola Carcwe herself. > “I was in a panic. There she lay. 'I. ®°! ied Bt her ar »s. She herself had been bitten by the scorpion. 1 Ihe mark was plainly there. In selft defense I said she had had heart ! trouble and then in stlf-defense 1 , performed the trick which she had taught me. I put the needle into the 1 bite, and thus obliterated all trace “But who killed her? Who killed ■ Chnstme Quires by the same I deadly scoryior bite? I do not . know. But I am going to get one • more scorpion Afc-r what I have HthTt* ’ inJ the •H’O’-'tedge II that Lola* papers will aurely ex- . ( pose me—l do not car? to live. Disi regard all 1 said at ths beginning

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. of this letter —I truly die ; own hand.” I Here, abruptly, : sri (■ i ed. There was n< ■ ."lature.■ . Hugh Baldwin la,. ... tv! at ol| • Had he actually ' 'ii : in horror and remorse! ■ i seemed little doubt of that | ■ the accusations—' iled and which he had left I .mind—W : them? I The letter wa : ..t the M • the mystery. It wu - l*piM| a larger and mor.' aflling ptw i Thoughtfully a 1 delibelß Thatcher Colt fi .<! his pipe I - ighted it. , J : “It is a melani !y proba® > ‘Tony,” he began, ■' D )CWr 1 •iwin could have sa-i'd three ■ J his own included, tad he huj U manhood to con> _ Lwn to Cj • I Street and tell mi :h>' facts-*1 ! have protected t at him | i everything, disgr: in h:» I ‘ profession includi J “Looks like thi a3UP»J erty’s jewel-ring <l-a " 1 ren4 l t Colt nodded. 1 1 “But Dougherty was on thel j of something real --metWH 1 portant,” Colt repl 1- "h t to be blackmail, instead o‘ a ; i thieves—but Dougherty"* 3 ] t ting somewhere. More po*J : him, say I. I have had the i* . Ribbed Securities ' rporatwj 1! ed up this morni I’ "* ss “1 . shop affair, and : n ®'' ers ! 1 all shipped to South Amen 1 > Here the Commissioner PR r to relight his pipe . J “That letter of Bald*«l t really very upsetting, aboo J : land,” he resumed, as he saw! i across the floor. "It reveab R t teresting suspicion f’ r r"l - seoms to have no real proc “ 1 —that Vincent lb ;andl ’ r Suppose he is? Is he a “If he were the one he hn " . cause to be the other, I I “And some semblance otJ . tunity—that is to say.. he • the premises last night- >(• t Rowland were frightened, I: be the man to take bole. '' i action. That has al' a> s '.j :■ method in his court-room . spectacular affairs, al"a> ! I over, he might figu rf '! very three people itood in t And yet ” , “! He stopped short. ' ea '‘' !' sentence uncompleted. " •. knelt by the body atri sta ■ i moodily. .. . i (To Be Conm . w I Copyright 1951, hr C II Distributed b» fu”""