Ligonier Banner., Volume 64, Number 49B, Ligonier, Noble County, 18 December 1930 — Page 2

The Ligonier Banner Established 1866 ‘ Published by THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. W. C. B. Harrison, Editor e M. A. Cotherman; Manager Published every Monday and Thursday end entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indiapa, as second class matter.

Farm Bureau Dividends,

- Total dividends for 1930 paid by the Indiana Farm Bureau Co-Operative were in excess of $190,060, it was learned today wiih declaration of a dividend of approximately $84,000 for the last half of the year. _ The 1930 distribution represcuts an increase of $54,000 over the amount refunded to members last year, accord ing to William H. Settle, president. The dividends represent profits and savings of the farmer-owned association. Members pay the prevailing market price for supplies and participate in savings effected through collective buying.

His Dog Kills Sheep.

Trustee Josiah P. Lantz, of Middlebury township, Elkhart county, was made defendant in a suit filed Monday by Clyde Luke, a farmer, who asks judgment for $335, for 12 sheep.alleged to have been killed by a dog owhed by the defendant. The plaintiff; in his complaint avers that two of the animals were killed while ten others died from injuries inflicted by the dog. He states that Trustee Lantz offered him $123 for the sheep but that he refused to accept the offer as the animals were appraised at a higher figure.

Will Serve Sentence.

‘Willard Bittle, of Goshen, arrested several months ago on a charge of drivng while intoxicated, has dismissed his appeal from the city court to the circuit court, and has begun his sentence of thirty days in the county jail. :

Bittle had pleaded guilty in the city court, and was sentenced 'to jail for 30 days and fined $5O and costs. Then he took on appeal t othe circuit court, but has decided to accept the city court’s judgment and dismissed his appeal. : :

Hold-Up Case is Moved.

Papers for the criminal prosecution of Phelan Wolf, Abe and Frank Poncher, John Meleski and Martin Kramer, charged with .conspiracy in connection with the alleged fake holdup of the Wright jewelry store in Elkhart last ‘January 27th, were taken from the circuit court at Goshen Monday to the Elkahrt superior court where the five men will be tried in the near future. .

Auto Catches Fire.

Frank Mayr, Jr., secretary} of state, was delayed in his trip to Imdianaolis from his South Bend liome Tuesday, when the heater in his auto caught fire near Kokomo. Mayr beat out the fire with a gloved band, and continued his trip. . Subscribe for Ligonier Bannmer. °

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THIEVES KEEP SHERIFF BUSY. Two Burgiaries and a Hold-up ComI mitted in Goshen and Vieinity i Saturday Night. } D ’ The burglary of a filling station and o garage and the hold-up of another station in and near Goshen Saturday night kept Sheriff Glenn P. Banks and his deputies on the jump. The holdup was the only crime of the three that resulied in any considerable monetary loss and that was not grédat while in one of the burglaries, nothing was taken. e The hold-up took place about nine o'clock at the Robert W. Teuchert station on the new Goshen-Elkhart road between Goshen and Dunlap The attendant was preparing to close up for the night when two men entered the the place and held him up at the point of a shiny-nickel-plated revolver. They robbed the til] of between $2 and $22 and then departed in their F¥ord four-door sedan. Mr. Teuchert described the thieves closely as possible stating that one Wwas short and slender- and . apparently about 19 to 20 years of age, while the other was ‘tall and slender and about 20 to 21 year of age. The short youth was maskéd but his companion was not. Police at Goshen and neigh boring towns were notified immediately of the hold-up but no trace could be found of the pair.

The Highway garage at Benton owned by Claude M. Warner, was entered some time Saturday night by a burglar who left his car about three blocks from the scene. Entrance was gained by breaking the glass in a window in the front of the place. Mr. Warner descovered Sunday morning that his loss consisted of 600 pennies, between $4 and $5 in half doliars and a 12-gauge double-barreled shotgun and a Staroline battery. The Gold Bond filling station on state road 2 at the city limits on the westside of Goshen, also was broken into early Sunday morning but nothing could be found missing.

Favors No Change

Superintendent W .W. Borden of the South Bend public schaols will favot no change in textbooks when the state education board of which he is a member sits as the state school book commission on January 5 he announced in a statement. * -

Former Syracuse man Killed.

Earnest Tom, aged 42, was Kkilled Sunday in an automobile accident in Chicago, where he lived. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fiomer Tom of near Milford and a former resident of Syracuse. . :

Want{ to Know. ¢ A senatorial investigation to determine why bread prices had not gone down proportionately with wheat was asked by Senator Wagner, democrat, New York.

South Bend Rebbery.

Two men robbed Robert R. Nevins, collector for the Standard Oil company of $7OO at South Bend. They forced his. automobile t othe curb and then held him up. _ i

Two' bank bandite were kliled, one was ‘wounded and captured and three others were surrounded by Danville, 111., authorities after a spectacular pursuit across parts ef two States following the robbery of the Citizens State bank at Clinton, Ind. A trap set four miles from Sidell, 111., near the Illinois-Indiana state line, resulted in the rout of the bandit gang and recovering of the $5,000. The three bandits who escaped the gunfire of the deputy sheriffs and farm ers waiting along a highway were [compelled to abandon the truck stolen 'at Dana, Ind., earlier in the fiight, and .the machine gun mounted upon it. ~ The bandits attempted to use the machine gun as they had before to stand off the posse, but a withering gunfire from Danville authorities swept the truck gilling two of the robers instantly and wounding the third. e - :

New Paris, Benton, Richville M. E. Churches. To all of our constituents and friends we wish to extend a very happy and spiritually satisfying Christmas, | : . New Paris Sunday school will meet at 9:30 Sunday morning, and celebrate their Christmas program at seven Sunday evening. At both hours we have some very attractive features and solicit your attendance. : Benton Sunday school will meet at 9:309:30°and follow the Sunday session immeddiately with their Yuletide program. You are invited. Richville has a threefold engagement for Sunday morhing. Sunday school at 9:30, preaching at 10:30, and the reorganization of the Sunday school at 10:30. : ¢

¢ May Solve Murder Mystery. One of the most atrocious murders ever committed in Fort Wayne, which has remained unsolved since commitment on October 9, 1928, came into the spotlight with the report that indictment of the elleged slayer of Marion Durbin, 35, was likely. - It was learned that the investigation carried on by the local prosecutor's office during the two years since the crime was enacted has elicited information which has gone to the grand jury. : :

The murdered woman was a notorious character, who was said to have numbered several prominent Fort Wayne men among her acquaintances. Evidence of degeneracy brought out in the case at the time of the murder aroused more than ordinary feeling and criticism of police for failure to solve the crime was freely offered.

Beet Growers Get Checks.

Checks for 70 per cent of the amount due were sent to growers or sugar beets for the Holland- St. Louis company by Thomas G. Gallagher and Detroit Security and Trust company, receivers, acording to the word received at the Decatur plant. The payment totals $600,000, all of which goes into about five counties surrounding the sugar mill. A letter accompanying the checks states that the remaining 30 per cent due will be sent to growers not later than January 15th, 1931, with legal rate of interest inecluded.

Prosecutor Probst Gets Letter,

Prosecutor Dalph Probst is in receipt of an anonymous letter urging him to do certain things, “This letter” said Mr. Probst, “points out matters that are clearly withhin the line of my duty, and I would be only too glad to act if the parties interested will sign their names to their communications and assist me in getting at the facts. If these persons who feel themselves aggrieved at what they deem non-enforcement of the law, wil come out in the open and make the facts known I will do the rest.”

Would Be Big Help to Indiana.

Passage by congress of the $80,000,000 road bill would provide Indiana with $2,500,000 additional federal aid funds for allocation immediately; federal officials told the state highway commission. Under the hill, Indiana could claim funds that otherwise would not be available until 1933, and the funds would not have to be matched for five years. : Chairman Albert J. Wedeking of fhe Indiana commission, said the group would meet to discuss its 1931 road building program. 4

Will Begin Recember 26

Sale of 1931 auto license plates will open December 26 James Carpenter head of thes tate auto license division of the ofifce of secretary of state announced Wednesday.

Previously it was thought the sale could not be opened before January 2 due to delay in allocation of license branches. . : i

Meets with Acecident.

~ Kenneth Hisey, wife and little son, of Brimfield met with an accident Sat urday, near Ligonier, when his brakes locked, causing the car to skid into the ditch. All three persons were ‘bruised and cut, but not seriously. Mr. Hisey is a son of Mrs. John Ramer and works for the N. Y. C. at Goshen.

Very Sudden Death.

~ John Keller, aged 53, was found dead in the car at a garage on South Oak street in Kendallville Tuesday. Death is believed to have been due to heart trouble. b e

Secures Good Position

- Ira J Shobe has gone to Indianapolis to fill an important position in the office of the secretary of state. The place is awarded for the activity of Mr. Shobe in the recent ecampaign.

- .. ... Carls Stolen . A green 1930 Ford Coupe owned by Robert Wilson of Millerdburg was stolen from its parking place near ‘the Goshen junior high school. © -

THE LIGONIER BANNER LIGONIER, INDIANA.

- LESLIE NAMES COMMISSION More Working Capital Needed When ~ Spring Planting Season Arrives i For Farmers

~ The financial situation as it concerns Indiana farmers will be studied by a commission of financial and agricultural -experts appointed by Governor Harry G. Leslie. : Out of ithe study, Leslie hopes to obtain “practical recommendations for ways and means of providing all the credit our Indiana farmers may require.” . ;

Daniel 1. Glossbrenner, Indianapolis was made chairman and other members are: Frank B. Bernard, president Indiana Bankers association; E. F. Hadley president Mooresville State lbank; Luther F. Symons, state bank commissioner; W. H. Settle president Indiana Farm Bureau; Scott Meeks, i-secretary-manager of the Farm Bureau Livestock corporation; Dean J. H. Skinner of Purdue university; Samuel R. Guard editor and owner of the Breeders' Gazette and Lewis 0. Chdsey secretary to the governor. . ~ The first méeting will be held in the governor's office Friday morning.

In annourcing the commission Leslie pointed to the depleted reserves of farmers brought about by past yvears of agricultural depression and this year’s drouth: Farmers’ credit has been curtailed, he said. : “In anticipation of the credit demands of the spring planting season

I am convinced that the individual farmer needs more working capital—more help from his banker in planning his financial and production program,” the governor said. “The farmer is now out of the market. He must be put back.” '

FIRE LOSS IN INDIANA

Demon Takes Toll of $9,658,799 In State During Year The Report | ‘Just Made Shows

The fire demon took a toll of $9,668,799 in propérty and content damage during the year in 5,846 fires according to the annual report of Alfred M. Hogston state fire marshal.

In towns of more than 5,000 popution. Tipton had the greatest n’d‘mber‘ total loss of $4,083,954; 1,148 fires in towns of less than 5,000 population with a loss of $1,956,019 and 1,372 rural fires with a loss of $4,625,826. In cities of less than 5,000 population Titon had the greatest number of fires with 25 but Beech Grove a suburb of Indianapolis had the greatest loss. The loss at Beech Grove was $646,193 with a total of 15 fires. Franklin, Jasonville, Rochester and Plymouth had the second greatest number of fires in this classification with 21. Residence fires outnumbered any others in this classification with 789 and sparks caused the greatest number of the blazes. - Indianapolis led both in the number of fires and the amount of loss in cities of more than 5,000 population. There were 630 fires in the capital city with a loss of $890,167. Bic¢knell Bluffton an dMuncie reported only one fire to the fire marshall. . :

Accidents Claim Two Lives

Two deaths and two persons seriously injured were numbered among the week-end auto casualties in South Bend. S 1 .

Perry Ashley 45 real estate dealer was rowned in the St. Joseph river when the auto in which he was riding with Ervin Kettering 43 crashed through a guard rail and fell into. the river. : ' . ' M. Heinizellman 22 of Buchanan, Mich., was injured fatally in an auto crash. . ; ! Police Sergeant John Stickley suffered a fractured skull when struck by a taxicab. ,

Contracts Worth Three Million

The Auburn ~Automobile company Monday announced that within the last ten days it has>awarded to Indiana manufacturers in ‘excess of $3,000,000 in contracts. : :

[ The contracts have been awarded to 16 companies. The commitments {cover the first part of the year. The companies to which contracts were awarded include the Marion Malleable compan, Marion; the Delco-Remy corporation, Anderson; Indiana Pressed Steel company, Muncie; Excel Curtdin company, Elkhart and ®Ross iGear and Tool compdny Lafayette,

Quick Justice Meted Out

~ Two bank bandits were sentenced in Switzerland circuit court at Vevay 24 hours after robbery of the Florence Deposit bank near Madison Friday afternoon. g

They were William Douglas Houghton 26 and William €. Hewig Jr., 22, both of Evansville. Each pleaded guil ty to the band banditry charges and was given a 10 to 20 year sentence in the state reformatory. , \ : R

Leslie Will Enter Hospital

| Governor Leslie will enter the Methodist -hospital at Indianapolis to undergo an operation for sinus trouble ‘The operation was said to be planned for the correction of a minor trouble and he plans to resume his work late in the week. = . The governor said he was not worried even though this will be his 13th operation. - S - . 'Forgets His Groceries While driving to his country home in that storm Saturday night Harry Hunt living northeast of Kendallville is said to have forgotten some of his groceries and stopped to turn around in the road, when Elmer Cotner of Wawaka bumped into the Hunt car damaging it badly. Nobody hurt. Lieut. ‘Roy Fisher state’ highway patrolman investigated. = .. .

~ GAIN IN GASOLINE TAX. 1 R ———tvn Collections for First Eleven Months ~ of 1930 Far in Excess of Old ; = Mark Beport Shows. . Indiana gasoline tax collections for the first elevenr months of 1930 exceeded the total amount collected for the same period last year by-$1,841;-745.66 despite the fact that the fourcent tax rate was in effect then, according to the report for the period. Collections so far this year total $16,773,888.25, while the total for the corresponding period of 1929 was $14,792,142. ‘These figures are set out in the last report submitted by Leland K. Fishback, who retired as gasoline tax collector in favor of Joseph M. Treacy of Indianapolis when Floyd E. Willianson became state auditor. The increases were taken to ‘indicate that there has been little or no slump in the use of pleasure vehicles, despite the general economic depression. :

Refunds for:-the 11 months of 1930 showed a gain of $258,378.31, while the number increased 23,906. The total of 1930 was $975,664. 78 while that for the last year was $717,286.47. The numbe rof refunds was 90,115 in 1930 and 66,209 in 1929, indicating that not only are more persons taking advantage of the opportunity, but that use has increased for gasoline farm implements. :

Collections for the months of November totaled $1,699.714, the largest amout for the month of November in the last six years. Previous collections for the month of November have been as follows: 1925, $740,594.74; 1926, $853.338.85; 1927, $1,012,163.78; 1928, $1,062,948.07; 1929, $1,606,691.59.

) Six Men Sentenced. ' Six men alleged fo have either participated in the shooting = of Deputy Sheriff Ernest Prouty, or to have been an accessory to it, were sentenced in | the Jasper circuit court Tuesday. The shooting occurred last November 16. Lee Risner, 19, and Green Bradley of Newland, were sentenced to one to ten years each on a charge of assault-, ing an officer with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and given a .simijar term to run concurrently on a charge of auto banditry. : ‘ Sheldon Slayer, South Bend, who gave the information leading 1o /the arrest of Risnersand Bradley, received a one to ten years suspended sentence as an accessory after the crime. Ben Hale was sentenced to one to ten years on a similar charge. Earl and Lee Jackson also charged as accessories, received suspended sentences of one to ten years. : :

New Trials are Denied.

, Motions for new trials filed by attorneys for George Kelly, George Smith and Willian Naecker, threeof four Chicagb men convicted on a charge of robbing the Broadway State bank at Fort Wayne last August were denied by Judge Sol A. Wood in Allen circuit court. .

Judge Wood did not act on the plea of Abe -Shultz, the feurth man convicted in the case, but indications were that the ruling would be unfavorable. s

Attorney John Weagley ,representing Shultz, has announced that he vyill appeal to the state court if the new trial motion is denied. Each of the four men was sentenced to serve 15 years in the state prison

Erie R. R. Project.

‘The contract for the construction of the Tipton street subway entrance for state road nine and twenty-four was signed Monday. afternoon by the city board of works, and later 'by county commissioners during a special meeting at Huntington. Bids for the $248,000 project will be awarded in Huntington, it was definitely learned from officials of the Erie railroad Monday, which will hear onehalf the construction. cost. The city and county will share the remainder of the cost. State road nine passes through Noble eounty.

Highway Open to Traific.

Work of filling the sink hole in the Fish Lake road, nine miles east of Goshen has progressed. sufficiently far that the road is now open across the sunken spot and can be used by light traffic. Counfy Engieer Orri B. Weaver has announced. It was expected that the entire job would be completed by the end of the week. . &

Children Burned by Gasoline

~ Mrs. Carl Rinehart and two children of near Avilla were quite badly burned by high' test gasoline Saturday morning when the car in which they were riding upset- and the motor fuel was spilled on them. The burns were about the face and neck. o

Elkhart Man Shot.

Paul Crouch, 22, of Elkhart was critically wounded at Gas City after he was alleged to have attempted a reconciliation with his wife at the home of relatives there. He was taken to the Grant county hospital at Marion in a critical condition. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Services in Weir Block. __ Bunday school 9:45 A, M. : Lesson Sermon 11:00 A. M. , . Wyaryhody welcomwe. e

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