Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 30, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1932 — Page 1

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BIZLIPP ■first flier ■FINISH RACE L. Pilot l> l irst of to Complete Ben■JjTroplß ,iact ‘ >®\CE MAKES KiKI El> I \\l»lN<> fleluHl. Auu. 29 U.R> 'IK H.u/l'i’i* , s ‘, onto ll«- I o ld at Kin. I '' I toduv. lllc K four r.K mt! pilots to ■hi" r.io- it'oin I" s 'UM* ' fl A: ‘ ■" ,uR ' rl "’ "iAho will ' , ”’" 1 hour- ■ Krt ,-i.r; fl -i- - Kirh.c '■■■ k ■ ••“IOhio. of Ito - ■ i.oiiuh fl. pilot t flown of tie Jimmy of St ~ .Old Col. Kluriuu Angeles. Van- I-. Mold Kk first to take oft ill the - alb! ul-o file first to Ki:r.a’-<t H- • .ok oft at 2 OS Hit :••( ;■ . • United Air■t toll a m U .iking gas b-u.-hrd loin and flooded Moo?' Inin to refill a I fl like sitting oi. a ton of | he said. tuueliuu’ the wheels of flpJto— at i . ...and to qualthe Bendiv trophy one or Mos the aas expected to Mae hi, to Floyd Kennett airfl Long Island. N Y., in an B to shatter t> •• trans eontin- ■ record of li hours id min■let last year by Jimmy Doofl An a. , iderit kept Doolittle ■ entering this year's race to a part of the national fleet there. fltrowd of more tlm 3.000 per- ■ lacrificed their sleep to fl the takeoff. flner followed Vance at 3:30. flw W» next at 3:45. followfWedell at 3:55 and Lee of Springfield, Mass at The latter waited until a tinge of dawn appeared in «st to avoid night flying. ■ o •lists, Rebels Eight In Ecuador Mull, Ecuador Aug. 29 — “Loyal troops attacked rebels ” Quito, the capitol, where li Bonifaz started a revolt •*-' against the congressional m disqualifying him as presi- ' —■ UST BROKEN IN AUTO CRASH (isle Flanders Sustains factored Wrist And Crushed Hand — — •isle Handers suffered a frac*rist and his left hand was crushed about nine o’clock d | eveni »g when the car he uriving overturned on the u! V ;, ort Wayne road. Wen- . c*lln, who was riding with rnise 8 eßCaPed wlth a few min ‘ to tw° men wero enroute t£> yne when the car skidded left 8r l a , Ve! aiHl turned over on q n _ k de ' Glanders, who was i O f th ad l*is left arm on the tries wk d ° r ' He sustained his rested 1611 the wel B ht of th® te d ° n his 'eft arm. left La* 8 ” not badly damaged, dsheld dR Was dama ßed and the "’"eli was broken.

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|Rainfall Sunday Measures .62 Inch The precipitation of rainfall in Decatur since Sunday is .62, according to the records kept by Miss Mary Yost of this city. The rainfall was measured Sunday for the first time since August 10, when the precipitati n was reported to have been .14. This the second rainfall this month. GEORGE REBER IS ARRESTED ■ Kirkland Township Resident Faces Fraudulent Check Charge Here George Raber. Kirkland township rsident, was placed under arrest today by Sheriff Burl Johnson and Deputy D. M. tHvwer, to face charges of issuing a fraudulent check to the Douglas store in this city. The check, totaling $27.88. was passed in September, 1931. When Reber was brought into Mayor George Krick's court, the case was set for hearing Saturday, September 3, at one thirty p. m. IQ Wind And Rain Storm , Causes Some Damage Indianapolis. iAug. 29 —(UP) —Reports of considerable damage from a violent wind and rain storm that cut through central Indiana late yesterday were being received here today. Utility service suffered in (Indianapolis. Light and power lines were disrupted temporarily by lightning struck main lines and gusts of wind leveled telephone poles, trees also were blown down. Rain that came with the storm was beneficial to crops, the U. S. weather buredu reported. Some damage was suffered, however, by crops south of Indianapolis. No prsons were reported injured. o HOMECOMING AT UNION CHAPEL Second Reunion Attended By 186 Persons; 90 Years Old The second homecoming at the Union Chapel United Brethren church, three miles northeast of Decatur, was observed Sunday. Thurman Drew is superintendent of the Sunday School and Rev. T. H. Harmon is the pastor. One hundred eighty-six persons attended the homecoming. The attendance was smaller than was expected on account of the inclement weather. Following the Sunday School session a basket dinner was served in the Eord garage at Decatur. It had been planned to hold the noon meal in the church grove as was customary in the 70’s. The program consisted of giving the church history since its organ ization 90 years ago. and songs, composed by L. W. A. Luckey of New York, a former superintendent, were sung. Remarks were made by visiting pastors and former superintendents who were present. The three oldest superintendents present were R. A. Wolf, 84, R. A. Drummond, 90. and J. Brown, 85. Others were Wesley Stults, Charles Rabbitt, Earl Chase, Thurman Drew, and George Cramer. Dwight Brown of Mon-roe gave a talk. The Men’s chorus sang several selections. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Brown and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burrell. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bauman, Mr. and Mrs. George Crown, and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Brown and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bryan, Isaac Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Brown and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. George Cramer and children, Evelyn Conner, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Chase, R. A. Drummond. Mr. afld Mrs. Erank Dake and children. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Drew and children. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Everhart, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fuhrman, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Guilder, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Heckathoiue, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hawkins and children, Albert Hudson. Henry Gunder, Ralph Gunder, Rev. and Mrs. T. H. Harmon, aud son, Robert Harmon, Mr. and Mrs. Clint Hart and children, Maxine Hinton, CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO

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TOWNSHIPS NEED NOT MAKE LEVY Upkeep of All Township Roads Turned Over to County Highway Dept. Township trustees need not levy for road maintenance in their township next year, Senatg. Bill 354, passed by the special session of the legislature transferring township roads to the county highwav department. Several of the townships in Adams county maintained roads, seperate from the county highway department and in these cases levies need not be made The act becomes effective September 1') and provides: This act provides that on September 10. 1932, the jurisdiction of all township highways shall be transferred to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such townships are situated. Upon the taking effect of this act the custody and possession of dll funds, property, supplies machinery, equipment, material and any and all other things belonging to the respective townships of this state and used in the repair, maintenance and preservation of township highways, shall be transferred and delivered to and vested in the board of county commissioners in which such townshin is situated. In view of this act, townships will make no lew for road fund in September of this year. Under the present law if the advisory board is called in session on the 6th day of September, all monies then in the township road funds may, be declaratory resolutions that such funds will not be " ’ CONI'INUED* ON*PAGE*T'VO* * MAN KILLED BY PROHI OFFICER Alleged Bootlegger Shot To Death In Struggle With Federal Officer Indianapolis, Aug. 29.— (U.R) —A fight between a federal dry agent and a num suspected of bootlegging here resulted in fatal shooting last night of the suspect, Mose Davis. 45. William K. Allender, 41, Morristown, prohibition agent, was in a hospital today recovering from wounds incurred in the battle. Allender and John Borrell, deputy prohibition administrator, said they arres.cd Davis as lie delivered five gallons of alcohol. Davis leaped into his car and fled, with Allender in pursuit. After several blocks Davis abandoned bis auto and continued on foot. Aliender said he fired one shot into the ground be-fo’-e he overtook Davis. During the grappling that followed, Allender said, his revolver was discharged. Davis was released from Leavenworth federal prison last July after serving three years on a bootlegging charge.

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, August 29, 1932.

| U. B. Church Officers Named By Conference f Indianapolis. Aug. 29.- (U.R) The annual White River conference of the United Brethren church was I ended here yesterday after adop-1 tion of two resolutions pledging . * support of campaigns against liquor and tobacco. Bishop H. H. Fout, Indianapolis,. | closed the conference with a ser-. v . mon after assignment of pastor-1 r atqs Three ministers were ordain-1 I ed and Miss .Nellie Spencer, of the : jfWest Baden Memorial church, i , Terre Haute, was made a deacon-. '. I ess. I Officers of the conference electJed during the session included: I Superintendent, J. I>. Parsons. In /dianapolis; secretary. E. A. Struble. J Brazil; statistical secretary, E. L. t Eckerly, Brazil; registrar. A. C. /Wilmore, Winchester, and treasurer. L. P. Cooper, Wabash. .1 0 SEEKS REMOVAL 'i OF JEFFREY 1J . Muncie Man Claims Dis- > trict Attorney Postpones Dale Case Muncie, Ind., Aug. 29 (UP) — Charges of incompetency and “un- ’ faithfulness" are contained in a ’ letter mailed to the office of Attorney General William I). Mitchell. 1 at Washington, seeking removal of George R. Jeffery as district attorney at Indianapolis. The letter was written by Wil1 liam A. McClellan, Muncie attorney 1 The charges are based on Jeffrey's ' prosecution of Mayer George It. ’ Dale and 11 other Muncie men in Federal court in Indianapolis last may for conspiracy to violate federal prohibition laws. McClellan was : chief defense attorney. 11 McClellan described Jeffery as r an ‘‘unfaithful srvant," and said I he "in not worthy of holding a publie trust/’ The charges were based II principally on questioning of Thomas Duncan, Muncie negro, upon whose testimony the convictions ; were allegedly based. McClellan inclosed in the letter | • i to Mitchell a copy of a letter he| J I wrote Jeffrey in which he charged I the district attorney was "afraid to • I indict Duncan. Duncan was released in Indiana- 1 polls last week after being held . since April. “So far as I am concerned," Me-1 ' Clellan concluded, "The Dale case ‘ will not be finished unless Jeffrey is removed from office by the attorney general or impeached." i Hittier Refuses Vice-Chancellorship Berlin Aug. 29—(UP) — Adobph Hittler, Nazi chief, launching today . with Von Papen and defense minister Von Schleicher, again rejected , a political offer by which he would become with the Prussian premiership and the Prussian and Reich ministeries of in- ■ terior assigned to Nazis. Hittier in sisted on the chancellorship for him self.

TAX MEMBERS ARE SELECTED County Council Names Three of Its Members to Tax Adjustment Board The Adams County council met I this morning and selected three l of its members to serve op the 1 Adams County Board of Tax Adjustment. in compliance with the $1.50 tax limit law, passed by the special session of the legislature. M. Kirsch, president of the board; Henry Dehner of Union township and Ben Kiting of Washington township were selected as tlie three members of tlie board.l County Auditor Albert Harlow byvirtue of his office is the fourth member of the board. Judge C. L. Walters of the Ad i ams Circuit court will appoint three additional members of the board, the law specifying that the board shall be comprised of seven persons Judge Walters will pr<A ably announce his appointees tomorrow. He was out of the citytoday. The new law provides that the County Board of Tax Adjustment shall meet on October 10 for the purpose of passing on all tax levies and permitting increases above the $1.50 limit if it is found necessary. The regular meeting of the county council will be held on September 6 at which time tlie tentative county budget will be adopted. Final adoption of the county budget will not take place until September 20th. when a special meeting of the board will be held. Officers of all taxing units in the county must certify their proCONTINUED ON PAGE TWO WALKER HEARING IS POSTPONED Death of Mayor Walker’s Brother Causes Roosevelt To Postpone Hearing Albany, N. Y. Aug. 29—(UP) — Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt today postponed further hearings of charges against Mayer James J. Walker until after the funeral of the Mayor’s brother, who died at Saranac Lake this morning. The hearing on corruption charges had been scheduled for resumption tonight. “Os course," the governor told the United Press, “There will be no hearing until after the funeral services." George F. Walker, 48, the mayors brother, died after a long battle! with tuberculosis. The hearing on the mayor apparently is nearly over as far as introduction of evidence is concerned. John J. Curtin, the mayor’s attorney, was expected to call several more witnesses to attack charges CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

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HOMEWARD TRIP BEGUN TODAY BY CAPT.MOLLISON (First Man to Complete Solo East-West Flight Starts Homeward WILL LOOK FOR MISSING PLANE St. John, N. 8., Aug 29. (U.R> Captain James A. Mollison, who took a look at the bright, sunshiny weather when he got up in NewYork Sunday and decided at once to “start back home," planned to go to Harbor Grace today for the take off. The little Scot tiier who was the first man to make the hazardous east-west Hight over the Atlantic I alone, flew his tiny Puss-Moth monoplane from New York yesterday,! landing in a meadow at Nerepis, about 15 miles northwest of St. John. He then motored here where he spent the first night after his westward crossing. He planned to return to Nerepis today, where his plane, the "(Heart's Content," was guarded by mounted police, then fly into St. John before! proceeding to Harbor Grace. A thick fog hung over this area j yesterday and all last night. There was indication of an improvement I in flying conditions. Captain Mollison. in flying nonstop back to England, will keep a sharp lookout for the lost trans- | Atlantic plane, the Green Mountain Boy, which disappeared last week with Clyde Allen Lee and John Bochkon, the American “flying bachelors." Captain Mollison said if he sights the missing monoplane he will immediately try to find the nearest ship and drop a note giving the location of Lee and Boch kon. The British flier decided to leave New York suddenly Sunday. "You know. I think 1 shall go home today." he remarked casually. Two hours later he was in a catbound for Roosevelt Field. When he reached the field, his **CON ’ IN*I *ED ’ IN* PAGE TWO YOUTH ESCAPED FROM RICHMOND — Clarence Wilson, In Custody Here, Was Inmate At Richmond Home Information was received today by Sheriff Burl Johnson, to the effect that Clarence Wilson. 18. who has been in custody here since Friday evening, is an In.nate of the home for the friendless at Richmond, Ind. In telephone conversation with police matron at Richmond today, Johnson was asked to keep the lad in custody until Richmond officers arranged for his transfer. Young Wilson wis placed in custody here after he had been picked up by county clerk Milton Werling Friday evening. Tne tail told several wild stories about participating | in holdups and various other crimes | It is doubtful if the lad is connected | with any serious crimes, but it was I thought best to place him in jail pending investigation of his various stories. — o ; Cigar Store Cham Files Bankruptcy New York. Aug. 29—(TTP) —The United Cigar Steres Co., of America a nation-wide chain filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in federal court today, claiming assets of $8,341,634 and liabilities of $9,502,429. Small Damage Done By Tropical Storm Nassau, Aug. 29 <U.R) A tropical disturbance, with high winds and heavy rains, reached Nassau shortly before noon today. No property damage was reported. o 1 I ■— Hoover Returns To Washington Today Washington, Aug. 29 — (UP) — President Hoover returned to the White House at 9:17 A. M. today after spending a week-end at his rapidan camp. Mrs. Hoover remained at the mountain retreat.

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Cistern Top Tilts And Bobby Klepper Falls In Bobby Klepper, seven year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Klepper and Jimmy Christen, son of Mrs. Alice Christen were playing soldiei in Klepper's back yard Sunday afternoon and as 80-bby was talking to his mother through a porch window, he stepped hack on the metal cistern top, which tilted at almut a 50 degree angle and Bobby toppled into the cistern. (Mrs. Klapper's frantic shrieltbrought members of the family and guests at the Klepper home to the scene and James Cowen stuck a I pole down the cistern and told Bobby to hold on and in a minute or two he was standing back on terra firrna. There was about two feet of water in the cistern. Bobby was ' unhurt and in a few minutes appeared all “spic and span" in a new suit. When cautioned by his father who tried to assume a very stern look, Bobby replied, "Daddy fell in (a cistern when he was a boy’. The cistern top had not been ': fastened tight, causing it to tilt when stepped on and a new top was ordered today by Mr. Klepper. o OMAHA MARKET TO FEEL FARM STRIKE TODAY Farmer’s Strike Extend? Into Nebraska And Road? Are Shut Off OUTSIDERS ARE ORDERED ARRESTEE -1 Omaha, Neb., Aug. 29. — (U.R) - \Moving into Nebraska slowly, bu I with unexpected force, the farm I ers’ strike threatened today to cu I off, within a few hours, all accesi I by truck to the Omaha market. Picket lines around Counci Bluffs, lowa, entry to the market ! I held firm over the week end, ant new groups took control of all bu | a few Nebraska highways into tin j city. State Sheriff Endres said at Lin coin he had ordered all Nebraska county officers along the Missour liver to "arrest and charge with inciting riot" any lowans working . among Nebraska farmers. Effectiveness of the blockade be came apparent when officials al the Omaha stockyards reported tht lightest hog receipts in many - months, with only 3.800 arrivals by truck. Most of these were transported over highways not yet closed but expected to be picketed by tonight. The south route of tlie Nebraska ! side was to be closed at 5 p. m. to day, leaders of the farmers an nounced. Strikers already were picketing at Plattsmouth, Nebr. but were only warning truckers be ( fore permitting them to continue to the market. Picketing continued at other mar kets. Sioux City was cut off from truck access. Des Moines, the lowa capital, was blockaded by farmers ’ and by "khaki shirts." the unem CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE RESTAURANT IS ROBBED SUNDAY Thieves Obtain Merchandise And Small Sum of Cash In Robbery Thieves bro'ke into the Roop restaurant on South Second street ear ' ly Sunday morning, Obtaining small quantity of merchandise and money The thieves obtained entrance by prying open the rear door of tht establishment. The robbery occurred after two o’clock Sunday mornim| Loot obtained by the thieves in ’ eluded about $35 worth of ciraget 1 tes, a small quantity of candy ant 1 a radio. A child’s bank containing ’ between $4 and $5 also was taken o Ladies Aid Supper Friday Eveninji The Mt. Pleasant Ladies Aid wll » give a 19c supper at the Mt. Plea - saut school Friday evening. Serving i will start at 5 o’clock. The mem • will include Chicken, home madi ice cream, pie and ca'ke.

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!INCUMBENT HAS ; NEW LEAD OVER ■MA' FERGUSON g ii Unofficial Returns (Jive a Sterling Lead of 3,429 In Governor’s Race d OVER 900,000 VOTES CAST a ' Dallas, Tex., Aug. 29 - <U R» ,r Lass than 3.5(K) votes sepa arated Gov. Rttss S. Sterling 4 ami Miriam A. (Ma) Fergus son at noon today in one oi Texas’ most bitterly contestA ed campaigns lor the Demor cratic nomination for govern norn The Governor's lead at 11 a.m. was 3,129 votes, aecordn ing to the I ex a s election It bureau, which had tabulated s 929.2(19 votes from 251 counties out of the 254 in the state. Only IG9 county returns were complete. The compilations showed Governor Sterling's vote to be 466.318 as compared to 462,889 for irj opponent. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 29 -(U.R)— With returns complete from 158 ! counties out of the 254 in the I state, Governor Ross S. Sterling had a lead of 3.007 votes today over Mrs. Mii|am A. Ferguson, Auston housewife whom he defeat- ® I ed at the runoff election two years Is ago. The first tabulation announced by the Texas election bureau today showed the governor’s vote to be 4(14.451 as compared to 461.444 for I) Mrs. Ferguson. The total vote was 925,895. — The election was held Saturday, at Mrs. Ferguson’s vote already n was the largest that either she or llt her husband, "Farmer Jim," ever received. Mas highest previous total was 402,238. received in the II July 23 primary, when Sterling got’ 292.383. |( l' “Pa" Ferguson, announced last lt night that he would contest the I count if "Ma” is not declared the CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO nMOOR ADMITS : KILLING WIFE It le ; Murdered Mate Because She Was Better 4 Schoolteacher d Marshall, 111.. Aug. 29—(U.R)— a Hubert C. Moor. 30. killed his ‘ wife because he feared she was a 1 better school teacher than he was , e and knew she was not a good enough dish washer, according to " a confession accredited to him today by authorities. Moor, who taught agriculture and chemistry in the Roldnson high school, has been under arrest M ” since his wife. Marjorie, was shot to death in their automobile Aug. 14. six miles from here. He had maintained she was killed byholdup men. “Yesterday he called us in and said he 'had to tell’ because hli4 wife's face haunted him,” said State's Attorney Victor Miller. a Moor then confessed. Miller said f that he shot ills wife through the I heart after months of jealous brooding over a combination of fear that she was more intelligent I- than he was and resentment because she was not a good housekeeper. "My dream was of advancement in my own profession with a de- ’■ voted wife and happy children,'* r ‘ Miller quoted Moor as saying. II “But Marjorie was not a home V- girl. She wanted a career too. |e CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO Decatur Men Open New Business Today nA new business started in De--1(j catur today under the name of g Modern Body und Fender Shop, corn uer First and Jefferson streets. The owners are Frank Schmitz and Florian Leonard. They will do general automobile body and fender K repairing and painting, in addition to the blacksmithing and acetylene 11 business which Mr. Schmitz estaba- lished here albout 15 years ago. ig The automobile bedy and paintiu ing department is an addition to the le business and both men will be actively connected with it.