Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 18 April 1933 — Page 1

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|y-SF.VEN TO ■OIJATEFROM lATUR SCHOOL jßenceinent Exercises H Be Held For Sen- '■ iors May 19 ■ WAYNE MAN ■II.I BE SPEAKER members of class <*l the 1 let a■uh school :ire ai)|»lidiplomas which pnsi ni< il as the mincement exer■o k held in the high auditorium. Friday. jf||l ■J I T. I ranklin. presi the Methodist llos- ■ H l-ort V\ ayne. will he and his subject will Material lor Charsen ices will be ■ 'hr )!• I h.’ilist Episcopal Sunday night. May 14. ■ R. I.cciman. pastor of the < lunch will deliv-intiior-senior recepml led for Friday. May the senior reception will Pie commencement pro- ■ (>f the total number of for diplomas in the HplO are girl< and 17 are boys, ■wing are the names of ap■s for diplomas: H Allwein. Mary Maxine Car! E. Buftenharger. Marjorie Lorena Burke Mary Charlotte ButAlice Christen. Charles Lois (Henna Bellinger. Ruth Lenore Elzey. T Eeasel. Ferrel A. FenlMiriam Evelyn Haley. W. Hobble. Vernon D. Hill. Virginia Hol'.house. E ■n Hower. Frances ElizaEdwin H. KanffJane Kauffman. Frank- ■ Keller. M?iry lone Kohls. Her 0. Lee. Mary Catherine Doiothy Carolyn Littl*. ■l J. Macklin. Doris Pauline ■ll Richard C. Meyer. MilHl Miller. Virginia Ruth Mil Ruth Moyer. Juanita ■ Noll, Evelyn Belle Reber. Reppert. Roland I-t'i on PAGE SIX) . .... ,

-■ > - - I BULLETIN Ariz.. April 18—(UP) — board of pardons and ■h today grafted a week’s reo W■ nn:e Ruth Judd who war been hanged Friday for the of Agnes Ann Leroi. II INSTRUCT OUI FIREMEN ■ana Insnection Engineer Will Instruct ■Decatur Firemen ■ r ° iliy short tourse in fire and first aid will open ioHat th., ( . g j llp house en South street with e. S. S’eup. de■ent engineer of the Indiana ■tion Bureau, Indianapolis, in ■ session tonight will start at ■ eight a d Wednesday even■t seven. They are open to the ■' All the city firemen. Includ- ■'*' volunteers and those inter ■ in bringing about bettor pro- ■** will attend the meeting. ■ Program tonight will consist ■Aik on tire fighting and anaJy■™e fireman's duty in regards ■ Protection. ■ short course is given to at- ■ firemen with modern fire ■ n S methods and how best to ■ tliem in practice. Engineer ■ sets in an advisory capacity ■ la suggestions are made in ■ est Interests of controlling I » n <« in eliminating fire haz ■ Wednesday evening Engineer! f *\ 11 deal with first aid methr o how the fireman can rendJrvice in cases of soffocatlon FWxiation. rj F ' rlp, if. captain of the local Ftment urged all volunteer' I." to attend the meetings. George Ktic-k and members I '' lty council will attend the [” n tbnlght, following the counpeethit. I

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Change In Prison Guards Announced Indianapolis. Apr. IS. (U.R)—Fifteen changes in personnel at the Putnamville state farm were announced late yesterday by Pleas E ; Greenlee, secretary to Gov. Paul V. McNutt. D. 0. Moffett and Claude Webb, Greencastle, and .lames Ridgeway. Brazil, were appointed clerks to I replace Glenn Hubbard. Cloverdale, and Ralph Holmes, Brazil. Lon Vice. Brazil, was appointed (assistant guard captain to succeed R. L. Hubbard. Cloverdale. Guards appointed were Garret Beal, Indianapolis; Nick Hornacky, I Clinton; T. .1. Russell and John Cranter. Brazil: John Stewart. Harmony; Harry Utrue, Glenn Roland and Gaylord Foster, Greencastle; and George Hurst, Waldron. All those dismissed were Republicans. SET CALENDAR OF APRIL TERM Fewer Cases Set For Present Term Than Were Tried In February The trial calendar for the April term of the Adams circuit court shows fewer cases set for trial than in the February term. No week of the term shows trials set for every day although cases are set daily the balance of this week, the second of the term. The April term opened Monday. April 10, and will close Saturday, June 10. The eases set down for trial are as follows: Second Week—April IS —Bloom vs Lyons, on account. (Jury!. 19- Korte vs. Jacobs, on account. '(Jury). 20— Baumann vs Huffman, possession of real estate and damage. 21 Monks Loan Co. vs. Butler, notes and foreclosure. Venued from Wells circuit court. 22—Wells County Bank vs. Charles S. Niblick estate, claim. 22—Newhouser vs. Hartman, ejectment. 22— Valentine Todd vs. Chas. S. Niblick esiate, claim. Third Week—April 24 —Moon vs. Meyers, damages. (Jury). Venued from Allen superior court. 20 Storey vs. Kipfer, dam ger. (Litterer special judge). 28—Old-First National Bank and Trust Company of Fort Wayne vs. Dollarhite, note and forecllosure. 28—Old-First National Bank anil Trust Company of Fort Wayne vs. Doyel, notes and foreclosure. Fourth Week—May 1— Harlan State Bank vs. S.opher. note. Venued from Allen superior court. 2— Gerber vs. Spotless Cleaners, damages. (Jury). 3 — Stoneburner estate. (Lutz special judge). 4 Michigan Furniture Company vs. Quackenbush, replevin. May s—First Citizens Bank of Monroeville vs. Barkley, set aside fraudulent conveyance. Fifth Week—May 8- Brown vs. Si'liooll City of Blnffton, on contract. 9 Amspaugh vs. Kirsch, on account. 11 —Worden vs Fox. Sixth Week —May 15 —Foughty vs. Ohler, damages. 1(1 Meyers vs. Ulman. damages 18—Schafer Hardware Co. vs. Bauman, notes and foreclosure. Seventh Week —May 23 — Shady vs. City of Ft. Wayne, damages. Venued from Allen sup prior court. Eighth Week May 29 —Bernard Manufacturing Company vs. Arnold I). Ashbaueh er, notes. Venued from Wells circuit court. June 2 —Old-First National Bank and Trust Company of Fort Wayne vs. Preble, notes, foreclosure and appointment of receiver. Venued from Allen superior court. Chicago Teacher Speaks To Clubs Miss Mary Sue Wigley, Chicago teacher, gave an interesting address before the Federated Chibs of Adams Counity, in the Deoitur Library Hall Monday afternoon. A large number of club women attended the meeting and enjoyed the address Mis* Wigley Is a well known speaker at club meetings ( and has appeared on programs la ■ this state on various occasions.

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SENATORS BOLT ROOSEVELT ON INFLATION PLAN Predictions Are Ma d e That Administration Will Sponsor Inflation 33 SENATORS VOTE FOR FREE COINAGE Washington, Apr. 18.—(U.R) — The senate today abruptly abandoned currency inflation debate when amendments proposed by Senators Long, Dem., La., and Thomas, Dem., Okla., were withdrawn. Senate Majority Leader Robinson announced withdrawal of Long's silver coinage amendment. Senator Thomas, Dem., Okla., withdrew his inflation amendment but announced he would introduce it again before the farm relief bill is disposed of. Washington, April 18— 'U.R) - Predictions that the administration will recommend some form of currency inflation within a month were buzzing on capitol hill today as statesmen pondered significance of the fact that 33 senators have just voted for free coinage of silver. Twenty-five Democrats defiantly bolted President Roosevelts leadership yesterday to support a 16-to-l silver amendment to the administration farm bill. Senate Majority Leader Robinson announced just before the vote that Mr. Roosevelt opposed free silver as a rider to agricultural relief. Seven Republicans and Senator Shipstead. Farmer-Labor. Minn.. joined the 25 Democrats in favor ing free coinage of silver as a ' means of putting more money" in I circulation, cheapening its value, raising prices and stimulating business. Supporting the president were 23 Democrats and 24) Republicans. Another silver amendment to the farm bill awaited action today along with a proposal by Senator Thomas, Dem.. Okla., to permit the president to institute inflation I y printing paper money, coining silver or reducing the gold content of the dollar. Tlie voe on these was expected . >\ : i i ■ ri n , on o \i: p i• i vki THREE JUHGES CONSIDER CASE Trial of Englishmen For High Crimes Against Soviet Ends Today October Hall. Moscow. Apr. IS. — (U.R)—The fate of six Britons and II Russians charged with high crimes against the*soviet state was placed in the hands of three judges today when their trial reached its end. A verdict was expected late tonight. The trial culminated in a burst of drama as William MacDonald, partly-crippled British subject, limped hesitantly to the fore and bowed his head in confession of guilt The Russians despairingly did the same, but the live other Britons stoutlv maintained their innocence The judges, after a brief retirement, returned to the room with all the documents in the case and the room then was locked In accordance with the law. MacDonald made his second confession when called upon for hia final statement. "I confessed my guilt,’ 'he said. “1 have nothing more to add." When he sat down, the court (CON'I INFED ON PAGE FIVE) o Jewelry Auction Sale Well Received The auction sale of jewelry, conducted by the Pumphrey Jewelry store of this city Is attracting considerable attention with good ctowds being present at each session. The sales are held at 2:30 o'clock each afternoon and at 7:30 o’clock in the evenings. Mr. Pumphrey announced that any article In file store may be auctioned and that ( valuable prizes are given away free daily.

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Decatur, Indiana, Tuesday, April 18, 1933.

Offers Self for Son *« ■■ 4 * i « f I | > - .jJR --«t • ‘-J Ik John (“Jake the Barber”) iFac'.or (left), whose 19-year-old son, : Jerome, was kidnaped from his home in Chicago last Wednesday night and is being held for $50,000 ransom. Factor, famous as a market - peculator, and for his spectacular fight to avoid extradition o London where he is accused of mulcting British investors out of $8,000,000 in a mine stock enterprise, offered to give himself up to the kidnapers if they would free his son. He is shown here with Capt. Dan Gilbert of the Chicago police department.

52 ARE LISTED ON HONOR ROLL ——— Decatur High School Students On Second Six Weeks Honor Roll The names of 52 pupils in the ■ Decatur high school were placed on the honor roll of the school for the second six weeks of the second semes.er. Twentv-three of the totd number were sophomores and there were eleven from the junior and the freshmen classes while i only seven seniors were listed on the honor roll Folowing is 'he complete list: A A B plus plus Mildred Koldewey 5 Tom Allwein 4 Eileen Burk 4 Kathryn Hower 4 Mary G. Zimmerman 1 Martha E. Butler 4 Jack Grether 4 Eula Myers 4 Mary K Tyndall 4 Marie Grether 4 Agnes Nelson 4 Minnie Moyer 3 2 Alice J. Archbold 3 1 Harriet Fruchte 3 1 Mildred Hesher 2 3 Pauline Hakey 2 2 1 Robert Coffee 2 2 1 Charles Ehinger 2 2 Eileen Wells 2 2 Lillian Voglewede 2 111 William Tutewiler 2 11 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE! BEAUTY WINNER FREED ON BOND (Jiri Is Freed On Bond Pending Inquiry Into Death of Brother East St. Louis, 111., April 18.—I (U.R) Pretty Loretta Carl, 23-year- ■ old beauty contest winner, was freed on SIO,OOO bond today pending a coroner’s inquiry into the i death of her brother Willis, 18, who ( died as the result of a wound from ! a butcher knife wielded by his sister. An argument, then a scuffle In which her brother hit her twice, knocking her to the floor, and then 1 falling on top of her as she held the knife was the order of events! leading to Willis' death, Loretta told police. “He hit me twice and father tried to separate us, but we kept scuffling. I reached for the knife on the kitchen table. He reached for it, too. 1 beat him to it. but was knocked down. Then Willis I

The Berne Review Says: Why does not the Witness j practice what they preach? The editor of the Bertie Witness bought the (irst two botI ties of beer sold at Dad's Place I Saturday afternoon, just a minute after the permit was reJ ceived. The contents of one | bottle went down the throat of ! ; the Witness editor and the I contents of the other bottle were thoroughly enjoyed by the ! chief pencil-pusher and advertising solicitor of the Review The Witness editor was kind enough to buy us a bottle of I ' | the beverage. The Witness is dry! BERNE SENIORS ARE ANNOUNCED Forty Seniors Will Graduate From Berne High School May 22 The names of 40 seniors, applicant for diplomas, in ‘he Berne high school, have been announced by Principal E. M. Webb. Coninumcemen exercises will bo held Monday > 1 nine,. M y 22. in the auditorium who,: the diplomas will be pri s< n,ed. Dr E. G. Homriahauscn. pastor , of the Carrollton Avegue Reformed Church of Indianapolis will be the commencement speaker. The baccalaureate program will be held in the Mennonite Church. Sunday evening. May 21 at 7:30 o'clock and at that time Rev. C. H. Suckau will be the speaker. i The names of the candidates i for diplomas are as follows: • Harriet Baumgartner, Fllen Beer. Florence Burkhalter. Mahala - Burley. Bernice Dro. Harriet Ha ! begger. Louise Herman, Martha ' Hirschy, Friedui Inniger. Celeste ■ Lehman. Dorcas Llechty, Mabel ■ Massinger. Agnes Neuenschwandr. E'-olvn Smith. Barbara Sneieb- ' er. Verena Sprunger, Winifred I Sprunger. Lucille Winteregg. Genevieve Smith, Eugene Aeschliman, Stanley Baumgar'ner. Gord(CONTINURD ON PAGE SIX) o Richards Funeral Services Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. Alton Rii bards, 28, who died Monday morning from tuberculosis, will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home, <2l Elm street ■and "t 1:30 o’clock from the Church of God. The pastbr, Rev. Glenn Marshall will officiate and burial will be made in the Mount Hope 1 cemetery.

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SIXTEEN PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT Marion And Grant County Persons Enter Pleas At Ft. Wayne Today MAYOR EDWARDS AMONG DEFENDANTS Fort Wayne. April 18—-(U.R) — Sixteen persons indicted on charges of liquor conspiracies in the city of Marion and Grant county pleaded not guilty today when arraigned before Judge Thomas W. Slick in federal district court here. Trial dates were not set but it is believed the government will attempt to bring the cases to trial during he present court session. Heading the list of those named in the Marion city conspiracy cases was Mayor Jack Edwards. Others included Charles Truex, police captain; Harry E. Roberts. Marion attorney; Arnold Senefeld, Asher B. Quick and William Johnson. Those named in the coun’y conspiracy indictments were Sheriff Burt White. Orval Wells, deputy' sheriff: Mayor Ed Day of Gas City: Elmer Veronet. Gas City police chief; Jacob Campbell, former Grant county sheriff; Mike Brown, Clarence Seifert and Attor--1 ney Roberts. Roberts was the only person tCONTTNUktn ON PAGE STX) —— —o —_— GONNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS MEET Principals And Superintendents Hold Final Meeting of Year The final meeting of the principals ai d superintendents of public schools in Decatur and Adams County for the present year, was held in the. South Ward school here Monday night. The meeting was ia the lorn) of a dinner and program. The school was beautifully decorated for the occasion with baskets of pretty cut flowers arranged about the rooms of tile buildi: g. T:e dinner was served at six o'clock and covers were arranged at small table; centered with bud vases of roses. Following the dinner the pupils of the fourth grade of the South ward school presented the clever playlet, “We Like Windmills." Rev. Harry Thompson read a group oi! poems he had written, which were greatly enjoyed by the guests. The poems which Rev. Thompson lead were: 'Compensation,” “A Song." “The Birth of Prayer," "Words." Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s “Sc g to De th" and John Borroughs "Waiting.” By special request of one of the group Rev. Thompson gave an impromptu four line poem dedicated to Cliffton E. Striker, superintendent of the Adams County schools. HIGHWAY BOARD OPENS 03 BIOS Road Number 27 South Os Bryant Is Included For Early Paving Indianapolis. April 18 — (U.R) — Eighty-three bids were opened by the state highway commission today on 22 road paving projects. Low bids totaled $2,103,299. The bids covered nearly 100 miles of paving to be done during the spring, summer and fall. It was the first time since the commission abandoned Its policy of providing cement that contractors included cement costs in their blds. Projects and low bidders include: Road 27—from Portland to Biy- ' ant in Jay county, concrete resurfacing. Histon and Smalley of Celina. Ohio, $110,314: asphalt i macadam. Brooks (kmstruction i company of Fort Wayne. $110,142; 1 lock asphalt, Meshberger Bros. >! Stone company of Linn Grove, 1 $122,383.

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Jury Fails To Agree On Embezzllement Charge Angola, Ind , April 18—(UP) —A , Steuben circuit court jury failed to reach an agreement today in the , case of Rollo N. Walter, former ! state Senator .and former official ( ( of the closed Lagrange County \ Trust company. The jury was given the case at nocn yesterday but announced that it had failed to agree after deliber--1 ating all night. Walter was charged with enihezgling money from a ward, Wendell Kline. The former Senator is under sentence in state prison on charges growing out of the bank's closing but is .at liberty under bond pending a review of the ease by the supreme court. LEGION FAVORS LEASING CLUB Adams Post of American Legion May Lease Decatur Country Club Adams Post No. 43 of the American Legion may lease the Decatur Country Club and operate the golf course this year, if negotia--1 tions can be completed between Frank Javine, Chicago and local post members. A meeting of the post was held last evening. David Adams, post commander presiding. The subject was discussed and favorable 1 comment made on leasing the property. A committee will be named by Commander Adams and if acceptable terms can be obtained from the owners, the Legion will in all probability work out a plan for ' leasing the place and operate the course this summer. Nothing definite towards leasing the club house and grounds has yet been accomplished, but as the owners are desirous of leas- ; ing the place, it is thought that ( negotiations can be made in the near future. The Decatur Country Club and nine hole golf course was established in 1925 by Paul Schulte of Chicago. Each year interest in the sport has increased and at one time the club had a couple hundred members. Last year, due to weather and business condit'ons. the course was closed early in the fall. The cluh house is one of the largest and most convenient places of its kind in this part of the s'ate. containing a large dance and dining room in connection. MARY F, KINTZ DEATH'S VICTIM Former Adams County Resident Dies At Bluffton This Morning Miss Mary Kintz. 52. for a number of years a resident of Adams county, died at the home of her sister. Mrs. Herman Geels in Bluffton. Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock. Death was due to complications. She underwent an emergency abdominal operation Saturday. Miss Kintz bad made her home i with her brother. Joe Kintz, west ,! of Decatur, until about a year ago when she went to Fort Wayne to reside witli her sister, Mrs. Henry Guber and to Bluffton to remain with her sister. Mrs H. C. Geels. The deceased was horn in Tiffin, Ohio. August 28. 1880. She was never married. Surviving are three sisters and one brother: Ida Geels of Bluffton; Pa.iliue. Sorg of Hessen Castle and Clara Guber of Fort Wayne and Joe Kintz, of west of Decatur. ! Funeral services will be held . Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the St. Joseph Catholic , Church in Bluffton with the Rev. . Father John Baps! officiating. Burial will he made In the Catho- , lie cemetery in this city. Dan ce At Elks Home Saturday Night t The 1 ist Elks dance of the presl ent season will be held In the B. P. i O. Bl'ks Home on North Second street. Saturday night. April 22. A . good orchestra has been secured , for the damce, which will start at '9:30 o’clock.

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FOUR BANDITS STAGE HOLDUP IN TERRE HAUTE Two Messengers are Robbed Directly In Front of Postoffice OFFICIALS STATE CURRENCY ALL NEW Hicksville, Ohio, April 18 — (U.Rl —A lone bandit with a sawed off shotgun invaded the First National Bank of Hicksville today and escaped with approximately $3,000. The men fled from the bank and ran down a back street where he jumped into a waiting automobile. He drove out the Fort Wayne road. Terre Haute, Ind., Apr. 18. (U.R)— Two messengers of the First National Bank were rob- . bed of $40,000 cash today in front of the Terre Haute post office. The messengers were preparing to step out of their car when a small sedan bearing the four bandits drove up. Twp of the bandits stepped out and covered the messengers, Kenneth Hickman, and Vernon : Sparks, while another reached in and removed a box containing ths money. Bank official said the currency’ was all new and was being taken to the post office from where it was to be dispatched to other banks in the state. After obtaining the money the bandits sped westward but were bellieved to have headed north at the first intersection. The robbery occurred so quickly and was so smoothly executed that 'apparently few persons realized what was taking place. Terre Haute police said it was the first successful bank robbery ever conducted in this city. — o Scheduled Jury Trial Dismissed The jury trial scheduled for today in the Adams Circuit court Was dismissed when the parties reported an adjustment of the case out of court. The case was titled Harry Bloom nd Berjamin Gerber vs. John Lyons, suit on account. Suit on account of Korte vs. Jacobs, set for jur.v trial Wednesday also has been settled and will not be tried. The jury will hear the damage suit of Moon vs. Meyers next Monday, (April 24. —— n - Large Crowd Attends Easter Presentation A large crowd witnessed the Easter presentation by the lAdams County Choral Society in the Library Hall. Monday night. The cantata. “Easter A: gels.", was presented under the direction of Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Thirty-five persons took part in the cantata which was staged in a splendid manner. Miss Rosemary’ Holthouse was the accompanist. T e program included musical selections by the chorus, solos, duets ami quartets. YOUTH'S FATHER GOES IN HIDING John Factor Hopes To Establish Contact With Son’s Kidnapers Chicago, April 18 —(U.R) —John (Jake the barber) Factor went . into hiding today hoping thus to establish a contact with the kidnapers of his 19-year-old son, Jerome, who is held for $50.00J ransom. Factor, the United Press learned, regarded as disastrous the arrest last night of six gangsters who were acting for him in his attempt to obtain the release of his son. The man who reputedly made millions in operations In Enland a id Africa for which the English government seeks to extradite him. declared before secluding himself that the raid by police upon a hotel suite near the one occupied by Factor "temporarily halted negotiations.” Six mem(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)