Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 31, Number 128, Decatur, Adams County, 31 May 1933 — Page 1

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SCAPED CONVICTS KILL WATCHMAN

■ER'S NAME Intioned in KNATE PROBE "■ of ex-l’resident Is ■ught Into Morgan ■ investigation ■ favored list E>or\( ED TODAY ■ Alto. Calif.. May 31.— E x -president Herbert has no knowledge of in transactions menthe senate investigathe J- P- Morgan ComSexson, the former Kgßjve s secretary, reported K Hoover home today. May 31.—(U.R)i of Herbert Hoovbrought into the seninvestigation toevidence was introKj to show that the Mor■fflmpanv made real and of millions of in issuance of United Eolation stock. Costigan, D., Colo|Knentioned Mr. Hoover o n with Edgar Rickard. I appeared on a list of permitted to buy stock $24 be- ' . market quotation C.'ass, 11. of Virginia, in:i. mniit'ee just before recess to display Utters lie has receivins disputes last week entllinil ■■e- ■ll ■. 1 list contained the ni.my who had been on lists made public last in addition carried the Edgar Rickard, assoeiltt ■hr Herbert Hoover in the Relief administration and ■kt’.,:' ami post-war organizathe late Dwight W. MorNew .Jersey senatoi on page stxi o —— »KILLED I IN NEW YORK ■r Men Slain, Six Per- ■ Wounded In Night | Os Violence ■ York. May 31 —<U.R) -Four ■ ere dead and six persons today after a night ■■ent crime. gunmen strode into the ■ Case on First street in the tenement district of New lower east ..ide and blandfire on 10 youths playBuster Dominoco. 22. a bootlegger, was killed and ■thers. including a 15-year-B* r. were wounded. The boy Bren called in from the side- ■ and shot presumably be■he was a witness to the killing occurred at ON PAGE THREE! ■ssippj Man II Charged With Theft ■rles Martin, Water Valley. ■ is lodged in the Adams conn- ■ today charged with the theft ■thing and silverware from the ■of Ervin Hott. 416 Mercer ■ e Tuesday night. had obtained one suit■of loot after hiding it in the ■ J( i yards, returned for another Hott returned home about ■'lock and surprised Martin, ■s him until night policemen ■ an <i Cottrel arrived. Martin ■btained about $35 or S4O in ■hen caught by Hott. Martin ■ated two other itenerants in but they were released ■ i,lv ''stigati<Mi by the local of■les Funeral I Rites Thursday ■oral services for Mrs. W. B. B es of Sharon, Pa., will be held o’clock, Thursday afternoon ■ home of her son, A. D. Sut■on South Fifth street. Rev. B. ■anklln of Garrett will officiate ■wrlal -will be made in the IX- ■ cemetery. Mrs. Suttles, a for■residenl of Ms city. dl“d Mon■®ornling of a heart attack.

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Speedway Winner SS W. 1 If Mil Ixruis Meyer of Los Angeles won the 500-mile race at Indianapolis Tuesday for the second time, repeating his 1928 victory. Meyer set a new record for the long, grind. MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES HELD Decatur Legion Post Conducts Services Here And At Berne Tuesday Memorial Day was observed quietly in Decatur Tuesday. Only services held were those conducted by Adams Post number 43 of the American Legion in the morning. A majority of local business houses closed during tiie entire day, only restaurants, theaters, confectioneries and pool rooms were open. The local legion post conducted services at the Catholic cemetery for Dr. Frank W. Lose and at the Maplewood cemetery for Fred Mahan. Following these services, a parade was staged through the business district, concluding with services at the Soldiers and Sailors monument at the court house. Organizations in the parade were veterans of the Civil, Spanish-Amer-ican and World wars, city officials, woman's auxiliary and the girl and boy scouts. After local services were finished, 27 cars carrying the organizations in the parade went to Berne where brief services were held. The Berne services were held at the bandstand in business district Respect was paid to the honored dead in brief messages by Dr Harry O. Jones and Rev. M. O. Hermann. Floyd Hunter, acting chaplain of the Adams post, read the prayer. TRUCE SIGNED BY TWO POWERS

China And Japan Sign Formal Truce Ending Long Fighting Toklo, May 31.- (U.R) -A truce was signed formally today between China and Japan, the war office announced. Under terms of the truce, Japanese troops will maintain their present position until after China s forces have withdrawn beyond a point a little north of Peiping on the west and Tientsin on the east. A line would be set up as a neutral zone, connecting Yengklng, Hangping. Kaollying, Shui, Tungchow. Siangho. Paoti, Lintingchen, Ningho. and butai. Tungchow is 'virtually an east suburb of Peip-j ing The neutral zone would be patrolled by Chinese police. The truce decrees that the ese military retreat west and sou’m of the imaginary line and stay within the fixed boundary. The Japanese dictated the right o observe the treaty with aircra t un til the evacuation is complete Accomplishment of Ulis general. PAGE SIX)

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OPENCOUNTRY ' CLUB JUNE 5 Program forCountryClub Opening Is Announced By Commander The program for the opening of the Decatur Country club under [ the management of Adams Post I No. 43 of the American Legion,! Monday, June 5, was announced | today by David Adams, post commander. The program will start in the afternoon with a golf meet and exhibition by Pete Duran, proses-! siona! golfer from the Elk's coun- > try club, Fort Wayne. Mr. Duran will give demonstrations in driving and teeing. The golf course is opened free to all Legionnaires ■ and members from surrounding posts have been invited to attend, i C. K. Champlin is chairman of i the golf meet and announced that ! any Legionnaire who wished to; ! play the course on the opening ! day could do so without paying a fee charge. Following an afternoon of golf, (a program will be held at 7:30 I o’clock at the club house. Miles Roop is chairman of the I entertainment committee. The, program for the evening meeting follows: Speaker—Dr. H. 0. Jones of Berne Music —David Rice and his German hand. Singing—Quartet: Joy Bockman. Elmo Smith. Dr. Glen Neptune, Paul Saurer. Piano—-Prof. Paul Whithouse. Commander Adams made the' following committee appointments for the opening day: Reception committee — Vernon Aurand, chairman, Norbert Holthouse. Paul Graham. Leo Ehinger, Lhonas Mclntosh. Ernest Stengel, Raymond Kohne. Albert Miller, | Albert Mutschler. Traffic--Edward Adler, chairman, Floyd Hunter. ; Concessions — Joseph Laurent. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! i BIBLE SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Dailv Vacation Bible School Will Be Held At Central School The daily vacation Bible School will open next Monday. June 5. The sessions will be conducted at the Central school, beginning each day at 8:30 a. m. and continuing until 11:15 o'clock. There will be classes for kindergarten, beginners, primary, junior and intermediate pupils. There is no tuition charge but each pupil is asked to bring an offering each day if possible 7|hese offerings , are voluntary and may be for any amount. Rev. M. W. Sundermann. pastor of the First Evangelical church, is dean of the school. Mrs. Frank Downs is principal of the school and will be assisted by a competent ■corps of instructors. Rev. C. 11. ; (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE! o ■■ — Mother Os Decatur Residents Dies Mrs. Louis Kelly, mother of EMwnrd Whitrlght. Mrs.

Mrs. Louis Kelly, mother of Mrs. Edward Whltrlght, Mrs. Harry Miller and William Kelly, all of Decatur, died at her home in Jackson township. Allen coun- , ty, Tuesday night. Also surviving are the husband and four other children, Mrs. Elmer Mooney of Jackson township Harry and Raymond Kelly of Monroeville and Melvin Kelly o.f Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at tiie home at 1:30 p. m. Friday and at the Monroeville U. B. church at 2 p. m. Burial will be made at Monroeville. ATTENDS SERVICES I One of the veterans who at- | 11 tended the Memorial Day ser- | | vices here yesterday was Rob- | ‘ ; erf A. Drummond of route three. | He took part in the exercises 1 here and accompanied the Le- | ; gionnaires to Berne where he | '; I also took part in the services. | I Mr. Drummond is unusually ac- | ' | tive for one of his years and | • i lias resided on the same farm | j his entire ninety-one years. ■ — ♦

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Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, May 31, 1933.

Boy Sought In Slaying i x *, i ’I w, I 11 'IB t HMMBMKMMr* ' 91 Mrs. Grace McDonald (left) wealthy widow of Flint, Mich., who was beaten to death with a heavy book-end in her Michigan home. At right, Balfe McDonald, 17-year-old son of the slain woman, who is sought by 'Flint police for questioning in connection with the murder of his mother.

EXERCISES AT i SCHOOL FRIDAY Commencement Exercises At L o c a 1 Catholic High School Friday The eleventh annual commence-] nient exercises of the Decatur 1 Catholic high school will be held • in the school auditorium, Friday! night, June 2. at 8 o'clock. Nineteen seniors are applicants for diplomas from the high school! awl 28 pupils of the eighth grade, are candidates for grade school diplomas. Rev. Father J. J. Seimetz will deliver the address to the gradu-; ates and will distribute the di-1 plomas and awards. Bob White’s orchestra will furnish musical selections for the exercises, and: the graduating class will present j a playlet. The complete program for the I graduation is as follows: Processional March, Ponticale, Gounod Orchestra, directed by i Bob White. : Respice Et Prostede. A Glance i Backward and Forward, Playlet —Graduating class. Flirtations. Cornet Trio. H. L. Clark —Interlude between Scene I and 11. “In the Land of Sky-Blue Waters" Cadman -Orchestra Address to the Graduates and Distribution of Diplomas and Awards — Rev. Father J. J. Seimetz. ■ “Silver Eyes.” Cross — Eighth grade Chorus. Recessional. Coronation March. Meyerbeer —Orchestra. The names of the nineteen seniors who are applicants for diplomas are as follows: Lltcill? M. Miller. Agnes C. Wolpert, Annette C. Lengerich, Dorothy (CONTTNUED ON PAGE FIVE! GIVE VERDICT TO DEFENDANT

Jurv Returns Verdict For Herman H. Gillig Monday Night A verdict for the defendant was returned by the jury in the suit of The American Security Co. vs. Herman H. Gillig, to replevin a truck, title for which was vested in Mr. Gillig's name. The jury returned a verdict about 8:30 o’clock Monday evening. The case was tried Monday. The following verdict was rendered' “We, the jury find that the defendant. H. M. Gillig is entitled to the >, possession of the following property described in the complaint and in each paragraph thereof, towit: A one and one half ton Dodge Bros, stake truck, that it is of the value of S3OO, and that tiie defendant did not unlawfully take or detain the same and we further find j that the defendant has been damaged in the sum of no damages for the unlawful possession of the same. John Struse, foreman." | Attorney John T. Kelly presided as special judge in the case.

Crowd In Decatur Today For Circus 4 « A crowd came to Decatur today to see the Russell Bros, three ring circus, which has its tent located on the Niblick field, east of the Monroe street river bridge. The circus arrived here this morni g iby truck. A performance was given this afternoon and another show at eight o'clock will be given. Besides the actors the circus carries a nunfber of animals, including i aln elephant, a pair of lions and a cub, alepard, 10 drill ponies, saddle horses, monkeys and dogs. ' Free guest tickets were distributed by the Decatur merchants, fiTSDi operation with the Daily Democrat, which provided for the distribution of 10,000 free tickets. —o SARAH E. ENGLE DIES TUESDAY Aged Adams County Resident Dies Suddenly At Home Near Monroe Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Engle. 82. of near Monroe, a lifelong resident of Adams county, died slidI denly at her home Tuesday morni ing. following a short illness of 1 paralysis Mrs. Engle suffered a stroke of paralysis Monday morning. She was born in Adams county, ' May 22, 1851, a daughter of Henry I and Jean Haverfield Barnett. On August 29, 1872 she was united in marriage to John D. Engle, who j preceded her in death nine years ' ago. To this union six children were horn. One daughter, Elizabeth May. died at the age of 11 years. ! Three daughters and two sons survive: Mrs. Martha J. Reams of near Monroe: Mrs. Edna Johnston !of Rome City: William Engle of I near Decatur; Leo Engle of near Monroe and Eva Engle at home. Fifteen grandchildren and one sister. Mrs. Mary Weldy of Indiaapolis also survive. I Mrs. Engle was united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1872 and later with the Friends Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock

at I lie home near Monroe with tiie Rev. W. H. Knodell of Huntington College, Huntington. officiating. ! Burial will be made in the Deca- ■ tur cemetery. o Mrs. William Egle Dies In Nebraska j Berne, May 31.—(Special)—Word was received here today of the death Tuesday evening of Mrs. Anna Egle. wife of Rev. William Egle, former pastor of the Berne (Missionary church, at her home in 1 Wanatah. Nebraska. Mrs. Egle. a native of Adams county, is survived by the husband (and two daughters, Helen and Mae. ; at home. Brothers and sisters surviving are Henry Schindler. Berne; Mrs, Simon Zimmerman and Mrs. Charles Zimmerman. Geneva, and I Levi, William, Rufus and Sarah ' Schindler of Adams county.

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DELEGATES TO I WORLD MEETING SET MIL TODAY, America’s Representatives To Economic Conference Are Named SECRETARY HULL ACTING CHAIRMAN i Washington, May 31. — (U.R) — Armed with detailed instructions. I from . President Roosevelt, Amer-1 (tea's representatives set out today; for the London economic conference where they will bargain with i other world powers for internatlon- j al agreements to foster trade revival. Five of the six official American I delegates, accompanied by a re-, ; tinue of experts and advisers, left tor New York by special train at; 7:55 a. m. They will sail in midafternoon on the liner President; Roosevelt. The sixth delegate, James M. 1 ; Couzens, multi-millionaire, former partner of Henry Ford and inde- ! pendent Republican senator from Michigan, will sail next week, reaching London just before the conference opens on June 7. Only Republican on the delegation, Couzens yesterday accepted Mr. Roosevelt’s last-minute invitation. Also apjxiinted yesterday was; Ralph W. Morrison, retired banker of San Antonio, Tex. The other delegates are secretary of state' Cordell Hull, chairman; former Governor Janies M. Cox of Ohio, vice-chairman: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee; and Rep. Samuel D. Mcßeynolds of Tennessee, chairman of the house foreign relations committee. William C. Bullitt, assistant to the secretary of state, whose conference in European capitals before President Roosevelt's inaugur- ’ ’continued’ on’page ’five’ * 0 Volunteer Firemen Will Meet Tonight A meeting of all volunteer fireman of the city will be held in the fire department building oni Seventh street, tonight at 7 o’clock. o Dr. .lames A. Crain To Speak Thursday Dr. James A. Crain, associate executive director of the ■lational prohibition emergency committee and president of the national conference of organizations supporting the 18th amendment, will speak at the Decatur Methodist church ; Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock on the subject, "Wliy We Must Retain the Eighteenth Amendment”. Dr. Crain is the author of “American Youth and the Liquor Problem” and has made a thorougi study of the liquor problem from the scientific a> d sociological stand point and places great emphasis upon the educational approach to the problem. Dr. Crain is at present on speaking tour of Indiana iei the interest of the dry cause. 0 WRECKS CAUSE SEVEN DEATHS Four Killed Near Scottsburg; Three Killed At Indianapolis

New Albany, Ind., May 31—<U.R) —-Four members of an Indianapo- ; lis family were injured fatally and three Lexington, Ky„ men were slightly hurt in a head-on collision of two automobiles on U. S. road 31. near Scottsburg, last night. Frank Murello, 34, driver of one ; of the cars, and Roy Murello, 4, ■ were burned fatally when pinned beneath their wrecked car. Mrs. Mary Murello, 27. mother of the baby, died en route to St. Edward's hospital here. Charles Murello, 30, her husband, died i early today. Irvin Whelan, 29, Gus Collis. 40, and A. P. Bryan, all of Lexington, Ky„ were injured. Whelan and I Collis were reported recovering at the hospital today. Bryan was released after treatment for ! slight cuts. Charles Murello, an Indlanapo- | lis produce dealer, and his family *7coNTINUED ON PAGE FIVE)

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James A. Crain. Indianapolis, nationally known dry leader, will speak at tiie Decatur M. E. church Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Crain will speak on the subject, “Why We Must Retain the 18th Amendment.”

LLOYD GOWENS ISUNINJURED Decatur Man Escapes Injury In Accident This Morning Lloyd A. Cowens, branch manager of the Fr. nklin Security Company in this city, inarrowly escaped injury at 9:15 o’clock this morning when the car he was driving struck a ditch at Liberty, near Monroeville. Mr. Cowens was enroute to Monroeville when the accident occurri ed. He attempted to miss striking I two children and an aged woman 'on the road. The woman and two children had crossed the road to place a letter in the mail box. The children were recrossing the road and the woman following when Mr. Cowens approached. He struck the little girl throwing ,her off the pavement i: to cinders. Her face was badly bruised but she sufered .to other injury. Mr. Cowens was uninjured, but the car was badly damaged. It was brought to this city for repairs. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES

Mrs. Emma Nidlinger Dies Suddenly This Morning At Warsaw Mrs. Emma Nidlinger, 69, of Warsaw, a resident of Decatur for many years, and mother of Mrs. James Sprague a,:'d Roy Nidlinger of this city, died suddenly at her home Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. Death was due to heart trouble. Mrs. Nidlinger was born in Adams County, September 6. 1563. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cline of east of the city. She was united In mariage to Elijah H. Nidliicger and five children W'°re born to the union, three daughters preceded her in death. Mrs. Nidlinger lived in Adams County until about 18 years ago when she moved to Warsaw. She was a member of tiie Union Chapel Church fin. this county. Surviving Is tiie daughter, Mrs. Janies Sprague, Decatur; a son, Roy Nidlinger, Decatur; one brother, Elmer Cline of Monroeville and a sister. Mrs. Bertha Miller of Decatur. Fuireral services will be held Friday afternoon. June 2, at 2 o'clock at the D-catur Methodist Church. The body will be brought direct to the church where it will lie in state and may be viewed by friends until time for the funeral. o Local Persons Are Slightly Injured Miss Dolores Elzey and Bob Shraluka figured in an automobile accident near Kend illvllle, Monday night, when the Bixwtk truck In which they were riding was forced off the road by a passing motorist. Two fenders and a runiiltig board on tire truck were torn off. The occupants of tiie car were not ser- ; iously injured.

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DESPERADOES KILL WATCHMAN INKANSASTOWN Attribute Murder to Men Who Escaped Kansas Penitentiary Tuesday SIX HOSTAGES ARE RELEASED Lansing, Kan., May 31. — (U.R)—Murder was attributed today to eleven desperadoes fleeing from the Kansas penitentiary where they mutinied yesterday. Otto L. Durkee, night watchman of Chetopa, Kan., was slain today by unknown assailants who shot him on a street of Chetopa and hid his body in an alley. A few hours before the killing one group of fleeting convicts were known to be north of Chetopa and another south of Chetopa, where they released six hostages who had been seized as the mutineers fled from the prison. Release Women Lansing. Kan.. May 31 —(U.R) — An invalid woman and two girls, tiie last of six hostages seized by a band of desperate penitentiary convicts who revolted yesterday, were released today. Word was flashed immediately to peace officers of four states to shoot to kill in the search for the fleeing mutineers. Three other hostages. Warden Kirk Prather and two prison guards, were released last night near Welch, Okla. Tiie women, Mrs. M. J. Wood of Kansas City, Kan., the invalid; , her daughter. Louise W’ood. 17: and Clarice Wears. 17. formerly of Higgin. Tex., were set free unharmed al the farm home of William New, two and one half miles south of Pleasanton. Kan. The women aud their captors, five convicts who “muscled in” on the escape, arrived at the New farm last night and demanded “supper for eight.” Brandishing razors and revolvers, they forced Mrs. New to prepare them a meal of bacon and eggs. Having eaten, the convicts isolated tiie home by cutting telephone wires. Mrs. Wood and the girls remained at the farm home all night, fearful of venturing forth. Pleas-

anton police were notified of their release this morning. When the convicts left they told tiie hostages and New and his (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) (y. — — Spanish-American War Vets To Meet Tiie regular meeting of the Span-ish-American war veterans will be held Thursday evening at the American Legion hall. A subject of discussion at the meeting will be pensions. Beginning July 1. practically all the pensions paid Spanish-American veterans under 62 years of age will be stopped. Exception's to the general rules made iby the government will be discussed at the meeting and all members are urged to attend. o IDA STEINER DIES TODAY

Widow of Fred Steiner Dies At Berne Home Early This Morning Bence, May 31—(Special)—Mrs. Ida Steiner. 61. widow of Fred Steiner, died at 1 ?45 o’clock this morning at her home on Waters street after a long illness of diai betes. The diseased was born in Adams county In 1872, the daughter of Mr. axid Mrs. Jacob Eley. She 1 was a member of the Berne Mennoj nite church. Four children surviving are Cliff Steiner and Mrs. D. Dubach Berne, Valentine and Hugo Steluuer, both of Toledo, Ohio. Two brothers surviving are Elmer Eley of Berik- and Bert Eley of Michigan. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 p. in. Friday and at 2 o’clock at the church. Burial I will be made in the M. R. E. cemeItery.