Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1928 — Page 1

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■|NG IMPROVES; I HOLDS COUNCIL I MEETING TODAY ■’resides From Sick Bed And [ Appoints Relatives To Sign State Papers ■CONTINUES TO AfAKE ° i I SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT I London, Dec. 4.—'U.R;—An of-1 ■ficial bulletin issued at Burkina-1 ■iiatn Palace this afternoon said: I "His Majesty the King pass-1 Sed« piiet morning although his i ■temperature is now 100.2. A ■slight improvement in his gep■eral rcfldition noted in the l(fct ■bulletin has been maintained.” « $ I London. De<tp<l. —'U.R)— Premier Stau- ■ ley Baldwin announcfti fri house ■of commons today that the hint *t« ■ well enough this morning to hold « ■ privy council meeting at fWc*ti*.’v*tn ■ Palace. Baldwin annotniced lltat th* »sy-y ■ council, with the king PBlWidl#* f*,.a ■ his sick bed, appointed th# •». ■Prince of Wales, thF Vuke of Ywrt, 1 ■ the Archbishop of Cant :?t* ■ Lord Chancellor hud B*ld»ih as ■ < to sign style mifa-ni dur- ■ ing the king's illit&ts. Baldwin said tljjt the »t#s kttsstif ■ signed the order-ilfstouncil « p>*oi>ii;«« ■ the commission. LetttrS jt*that linker ■ the great seal of En*ia*d to give *<r- ■ lect to the kite’s command -will ae ■ issued immediately, ftel»*iV ua I The premier announced the: the ■ commission was sppoifitM "to he ■ councillors of state for *ltP’e«m»«m- ■ ing and holding of the p*|yy council ■ and for the transition of otlter mat- ■ tei s on behalf or his majesty. All or aifej- two members of iSh *rivy m council's commission .’till bw totfi.B'tw, ■ ered to hold a privy council, signify I the royal approval of do<to»i*«ts and ■ do in behalf of the king *»yO.»i f neeessarj’g.or in the it4»i ■ est- of the safety or good goveotstem H of the realm. - ~ ’’ I Gov. Jackson Declares . ° Dec. 11 As Indiana Day _££ Indianapolis, Dec. I nor El .Jatkson, pursuant to an act I passed by the 1925 legislature, has deI elated Dec. Diy. lie urges I in his proclamation that schools I throughout the state stage approprate I programs, dealing with Hoosier hisI tory, and that citizens plsa3fake part I in the day's observance 4The proclamation directs attention'” I to the early history of tl> state as I exemplified by the Jamcyj D. Lanter I home at Madison; the GCnrge Rog«s Clark memorial project at Vincenno* and the proposed Lincoln memorial at the grave of Nancy Hanks. Budgat, Commits?e Oftcns Tour Indianapolis, Dec. 4.— (U.R) The ■ ftata budget committee has begun its biemiial tour of Indiana institutions. The committee was undeWood Io ; I be working on a program' of I state expenditures to the very lowest. 1 TO HOLD FATHER AND SON BANQUET I Men And Boys Os Presby- > terian Church To Hold Annual Gathering Dec.s €‘ Invitations werq issued today tor th” annual Father and Son banquet of the First Presbyterian church of this city, t to be held Friday night, December ”, at 6:30 o’clock. All fathers and sons i of the church are urged to attend the 1 banquet. A fine program has been arranged ■ by the general committee in charge of the function. Hon. Ed G. Hoffman, i of Fort Wayne, will deliver the, chief i address of the evening and music ami i other entertainment is being arranged t for. I The event is held annually, and this i year, present indications are that the I new high attendance record will be established. The committee in charge 1 includes Fred Smith, Roy Runyon and Judge J. C. Sutton. 35-Year-Old Horse Dies Seymour, Ind., Dec. 4 —TU.R)—“Old Tom" believed to be Jackson County's * oldest horse, is dead at the age of 35. I He was owned by T. R. Carter, who t Plans to place a stone marker on hi-' grave. I

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Vol. XXVI. No. 286.

District Governor Os Lions Here This Evening! Lynn Crag, of Scottsburg, governor of the Indiana district of Lions C ul.s, will be a guest of the Decatur Lion ; tonight, Dr. J&iirt Mangold, pies dent ct the club, announced today. The wives and lady friends of the Lons will also be guests of the club this evening. A dinner will be served In the Christian ■ l*«r.’h basement at 6:15 o'clock MM t'ra'g will I give an address. 0 COMMISSIONERS TD MEET DEC, 26 To Hold Special Session To ( lose Up County’s Kus- • iness For 1928 * 3 —■ —• The county, commissiomrs. in s-is ion this morning, set Wedm*Whay, Decetuiitr 2*. as the date on whiclto llmv hold a i«< fa’l « sv'ton and cloae #5 l>oei»«#» for the \»ar. Silin will 1»» aMoVeii on this date Ind everyone who has a claim hgwtnst the eognty it iw«,«*s'rtl ’ > S’e it With die chesty aiDiiter not later than I<e ember 81. Bias sot farnibiitna ptii>iiii» bad of See supplies tad office record bunts %’IS L<;.receiswl b» the board at the th* ial session In tlte Matter of the .<. F. Thieme ditch in I'naon t» •nehip.o the hoard e-HtheM th. <•*». astil !)•". ember It Licit Bo fe lt was appointed auwrtntendent of construction is the Bolibhe train in Ifo .t loanable aad hit L.-vu hi th*-.amount of S 'O «>» «y»'. .ive.l Ur *t»* board. The repoM of Harvey LtFmintain, Mips:intendant of the cisinty iatiria tty, was filed and apjirSved.. Ftanh WinchAU, of the right-of-way department of the state highway corn mi*#On, appeared Indore ilia commistioners relative to securing the right-pf-wav-‘tietween Barm- and Bryant on r^WHW*,r it J.I 'ffltffiW !• Tll» stm hifliaay conmiMlon is waking < county commissioners to sign a contrast guaranteeing'the right *t way between Rune and Geneva at the cost its the eotftity. Tlte commissioners did not act on the matter today. PRAISE OFFERING SERVICE SUNDAY f 0 Missionary To Africa H Secured To Speak At Presbyterian Church The c aaßual ’Braist* OFaring Service of tint' Woman’s Mltßlonfry Society of the First Prflßbyterian chttßh will be held next .Sunday morn t« at 10 8* o’clock. Mrs. Fred Holt. of. Elat, Afriea, will be the sparser for the octwwion. Mrs. Holt is the wife of the superintendent of the Frank James Industrial School at Elat. Africa, and has been in the foreign missionary service for a number of years. Mrs. Holt doen not come to Demitnr as a perfect. since a percentage of tlte members!) p of the society have had the privilege of hearing her talk on former occasions at missionary gatherings., o fflte is a well edited woman and Jolly conversant with the missionary work in foreigtrfield. The public is cordially invited to attend this service and hear the interesting message which Mrs. Holt Jgjs in store for her listeners. ® 0 T>yo Deputy Game Wardens Convicted Os Extortion Seymour, Ind., Dec. 4—(U.R)' —James Corbin and Otto Kain, deputy game Wardens are under sentence of sixty days and a fine of SIOO following conviction of extortions charges. L. D. Wilson, loua! justice of the peace, tried with tliem’Rvas acquitted. Witnesses at the trial, held in city court here with Charles Burkart, acting Mayor, presiding, testified that despite the fact that they were residents of Jennings county and arrested there by Corbin and Kain for alleged hunting law violations, they were brought before Wilson and Wited. Would Limit Broadcasting Stations To £O,OOO Watts Washington, Dec. 4.—YU.R)—bill to prevent radio broadcasting stations from using more than 10,000 watts power was introduced today by Senator Dill, democrat, of Washington. The bill, if jtassed, would amend the present radio law.

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HOME INDUSTRIES I NIGHT OBSERVED ATBANQUETHERE — Members of Industrial Association II e,,u r Data On .Dick-Burdg Lar sun Co. OLD HOME 0 WEEK COMMITTEE RELEASED • ° .! “Home Industries Night" was oit-; I served’last night l>y members of the i I Dt .M tr Industrial Association at a {banquet meeting held at 6.15 o’clock. I at the K. of C. Halt f’al E. Petersen president, acted as chairman cf the I meeting. Foil wing the banquet. Mr, Peterson 1 introiiu'ced Mfyor George M Krick, who gave » briaf resume of the Dick Bw. company ifi this < itj 'l'M’ <•, tiMFit inanuMcturts electric reIjiserafloTi in*i |iut« and f» pMhtnina ta -iTiaka • stock awue soon. ’ Harry \V Tfiotajjeon also told bile*' ■ ly of tITO kcal t>hmt 2nd Lankent«. superintendent of the Decatur plan' as the General Electric company, gave* • repot * on the hgihMnt «nd > eaipm»ut of the local manufacture conII < e<a DActt Burdg fxpinine Plan Dt, Ir FAinlg, peeaideat of th? r< nce'. n. th«-u •iplelnetl his gi«n to eell a stork is ue in oiler to tale care'd” . ;*« increaei»» business of his plant. The Dick Burdg-Larson company ate h«».o operating ire DecaturrX r several yekta, and has a plant in the >irt cf the city valued at more thsn 830,000. Tfie plant la iseii in tlte mepu faiture of small and large merhiaes -for elm trie Wfrigefation. Mt . Burdg stated that- hie pigs to extent! itis present field ami ,t« e ' a<» he panned to sell preferred stock a' sl*l a share, paying 7 per cent. The stock would he retired in a peried not ♦a- gfcitAfc «■•*, will be offered to citizens of Adams ' i county and this commiwiity . F M. Sthirmeyer, chaitmau of the I Old Home Week committee, gave a report of the celebration held this year 1 is Dgeatur. Jle turned over t > the In- ( . dustrial Association the remaining fund of mote than <1,200 anil tlte mnn i ey will lie placed in the local banks in certificate# utiliT Ike beard of direr j tots deems it adviseiile to nee the , | fund. ! A risihg rote of thasgs wris ten* rteced the com<ni:te>- which so sue<* *• fully handled the Olif Hoßie Wetk celebration, anti hy a vote cf the Mir*c J tore the committee was dischirgee ’! Following remark# »y Dan M. JWib Heh and Judge J. T. Marryman, th< big adjourned. The aext meeting } will be the Mtuial el»tii»K of direc- ; tors *nd till be held Seme time in Janussy, Mr. PPteraon aßnoam'eal Flr£ In Kokomo 9Uir« Califon |45,0Q0 Damage Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 4. —tU.R) —Fife can.#®! $45,000 damage at the Wirick department store Monday night. Tlte flames, discovered in tlte ready-to-wear department, were only indirectly responsible tor the damage, which was due mostly to smoke. JUNIOR RAND TO GIVE CONCERT Free Concert To Be Presented At I). H. S. Auditorium Sunday Afternoon Plans for the first public concert of the winter season by the Junior band were announced today. The concert will be held in the Decatur high school auditorium next Sunday afternoon, stalling at 2:15 o’clock. No admission will lie charged and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. An entertaining program is being worked out by Prof. Dave Rice, director of the band. The young musicians have been rehearsing the music for the concert for some time. The final rehearsal will be held at the high school building Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock. It is likely that the Junior band will present other free cocerts during the winter months, If sufficient interests show by the public. Preble Young Man Accepts New Position Fort Wayne Dec. 4, —Larwell Shady of Preble, Ind., a graduate of International college here has accepted position with Ute John Hancock, Insurance company «f Fort Wayne.

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• Ezra Meeker • (iat«rnMt*nal lUvatra** !«•••> Bara Meekar, Imt ui the o W»st > grMt pioneers, died Mosnlay at his hatae in Seattle, at ttn Me of 97 years. Mjto’lter mice lived j in Covington, Ind., on Hto bank* of the WabatQ, ”, | J#PUXGIIUTE . FORRDADSOON D Highway Commission To Locate East-West Road Before FiiX Os Year Indianapolis, im . De* 4 U.K) Deciiioa as to trltidh of tw»> prop, an r<Mit»s will be thißen for tffe aea stat* to*d 16 frets Huntington t« the Indiana Ohio line. Will l>e made be ! fir.' the first of the rear. Director' ! Jeka'D. William* ot the State Hi*b ' Way The road runs through MarfcJe ana Uaionfiale and »a« of Decatur. iij> luuat el or relocation east of IMtetni js new tmher <ii» neeion, Willianw k' 'clered Tlte highway has been aDgirove-b for ; Federal aid ainee 19113, lait only a lit . tie more than one mil* I» p»;Ved It ( will join a paved 4’oad at Ute Ohio line, ecconling to Williams It was considered likely that route will be straiglit to the Ohio line east of Decatur, but since all of the land for relocation is not purchased nothing definite lias been agreed upon. Geary Funeral Party To Arrive At Noon Wednesday —— .■*• The remains of Agnes Gearv, fermer Decatur resident, who died at Sidney, Ohio, Sunday, will arrive in Decatur at 12 o’clock no<># Wednesday, instead of at 1 o’clock in the after, noon, it was learned here today. The funeral services wil be held at. Sidney Wednesday mottling. Tlte funeral party will go directly to tlte St. Joseph Catholic cemetery upon its arrival in

H play A FIRST RUH. IN CHICAGO SHOULD GO OVER VIITH A ) / \ Y*yJJ - -— ®+X > //»

BILL FOR FARM AID INTRODUCED IN HOOSE TODAY McNary-lUugen Bill. With Equalization Fee Missing. Introduced WOULD CREATE A FEDERAL FARM BO.U<O Washington, Dec. I. the old farnij t'etu i' hill with the e<|iializalion { lee 'removed amt a few tiew provisions added was iiitrodiicfd in the senate lodav by Senator McNary, Republican. Ore. 1 It provides for creation of a federal farm lift'd wit it a revolving fund of s3ltii, ortfl. not) to finance Mirplus crop disposal and to promote orderly matkctlng of agricultural products. The board would be authoris'd "to loan mow;- ,0 stabilization corporations mam? up of cooperatives and oltK' farm organizations and to create advisory councils for each aglicit ftiral- commodity handled by tb-‘ corpoiatioits. Corporgtiong To •ear Loma The corporations, under tlii# at tn. would laar any hweesoin marketing Hi ir e«t fdii* s. Only the gjytense of running Hie giachlnery of tlte bill Mould„b» IgtFae by fedentl government. 1 ad' r-tbe olfl Me.*lary-liailg*T> bill. t» ee vetoed President t'aul idge, tbc' govenißeat ;tg«Bcy itaelf would have handled tile surplus in 'inn* es cMergi-Bcy and where loa»e» '*»re incurred voold have levied a eg tea prodecerg to rcimburae a« national HHiur.' , Ttjc new fill ia baaed <m the theory ■’hat the stabilization corpora! iin.-t : ibemgelve* can handle any surplus and that no emergency * requiring government liartdlina will arige. < tb-W#* gscsaa corMMWW heart of tiu' plan,” McNary said in a [statement. "Through thsge corpora- ! t'ons, owned and controlled by coiopetative aseoi iatioiis and other org {anizetioAe of producer* tb- seasonal or year’s total surpluses will be han ! d ed tor the beneifit of all prrnlners, without putting <xi tnemhera of the cooperative* mon- tlian their fair share <*» the cost and reegiineihiliiy 1 ip. handling gufplus crops “Thia plan goes beyond theoUlMsa |of merely Liening money to cooperj alivooinarb iing ng ocigtions, the corporation* are authorized to,Handle a» i leitcii of tlte jurping as may be AUcosstii’y to orderly marketing, whether [the product* hunfled are prooheed by : Wlßlwrs of the cooperative* or by | Miters.’’ The-tioard, H'biufi y/te i,'ll Wisuifl int power to administer the plan. Would I have six member* appointed h» Hie priatdent Wftlt tbv aiqgoval of the liC’Uaba, and the a< r«‘t*ry of *gric«l •■re. Advlgtoty coasclls would be . t ntppbed of eeven member* eelected by the board. “ Tlte bill not only would give the boatd authority to lend money to stabilization corporations but sotild <<’O#rtsrnn n-s >*sgr: t«oi PROTECTION OF BANKS DISCUSSED 'V • Group One Os State Bankers’ Protective Association Meets At Fort Wayne Au interesting meeting of group one of the Indiana Banker's and Protect've Association was held at Fort Wayne last evening. Theodore Gralike cashier of tlio First National Bank of this city, and Elmer Baumgartner, of the Bank of Berne, being the two county representatives at the meeting. The meeting was held at the Anthony hotel. Mont L. Green, chairman of the Ranker's Protective Association, presided at tlte meeting. Representatives attended from the ten counties it the group, namely from Adams, Allen, We’.ls, Huntington, Steuben. Kosciuskfo, Dekalb, Whitley, Noble and Lagrange. The bankers discussed plans of a protective nature in dealing with bandits and safeguarding tiieir institutions against robberies. Tlte bankers and the protective associations are cooperating with the sheriffs in the different counties and p’ans wet* discussed along this line. Another meeting will be held in the latter part of Jaiii® ary, at which time representatives of the county vigilante committee will attend.

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Town Os Tocsin Now Has Electric Service Tocsin Dec. 4 (Special) —Tocsin residents now have electricity. Current was turned intJ the new line erected from Kingsland to Tocsin last Saturday. The electric curent is availab to farmers residing along the rout" followed by the line. also. Plfttm are now being made to furnish elbbtricity for the town of Murray. The service is being furnished by the Indiana Service Corporation. DEATH SUMMONS REINHARD CHILD 18-Month Old Child Dies At Home Os Parents West Os Decatur Today Robert. IS-month old son of Emil I and Pearl Gerber Rellthard died nt 19 o'clock this morning at the home p- the parents in Adams county, M' cf DetHur. had IjMit i i'.l since birth. Surviving besides the parents ar • three brothers. A twin broth?;' of ■ he child is seriously ill at present with pneiiinonta Funeral weryicss Will be held TBursilsy afternoon *t 1 o'clock at ‘ r »» horn* wtiti «t A o'clock at the Christian *9'i*toli« church. Buriat Wi l bWmwtie *t th* church cemetery) vest of iieuetttv. „ ® f Large Crowd Attend i Shopping Day Prof mm ' Wth * rwsulat* Christ me* snow 1 iltiiig tin# efternoiw. hundreds of i shopper* .wets given the noliday spirit end buying was rwported brisk? ' i by the Iml merchant* A large crowd. ' equal to any Saturday crowd, jr« in tile city Attending the profrar* given Dby Uie Decatur merchants. It >tn* jtl*s firsl swot by the 1 mSnbers of rte Dtosstur AdTertisigg 1 j A»s<*iation. The feature event <>f tlte eflernoon Was held on South Second street at j 'lie JeAerSon etreet corner. It began rot 1:30 o'clock and Will Linn. Her nan Myers, Dee Fplteck and lintieit ' Sclintitt were in charge. The next special, shopping day of (the Decatur merchants will be held on Bat*raa>, January 5. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE IS STARTED » 2 Se«lf Are Mailed To 1,200 !, Persona And To Schools Throughout (bounty " The annuel sale of Christmas Sea’s, I coniueted each year throughout the nation by tfce anti-tuberculosis so- ■ ciety, wan started in Adams county > today by W. Guy Brown, of this city I who is chairman of tlte sal£ in this cqualy. Mr. Brown stated that letters, containing seals and a stamped | envelope, were being mailed to up- ; proximately 1,2(>4 persons today. The reiiAtients of the letters are requested to remit money in payment for the I seal contained in tlte letters, return tlte seals if they do not cate to purchase part of the seals and return the seals not purchased and money in payment for those kept. " Seals.are being sent to eaclt school in the county, also, and tlte pupils will be asked to sell their quota. Health IJbonds will be sold again tale year, as p usual, and lodges, clubs ana other or- , ganizations so desiring may pnmltase t a bond instead of stamps. Tlte procet'ds derived from lite sale I of the penny stamps is used to corn- ■ l * le d rea d e d disease of tubercur lot#S? t tS 1 0 ’ — i Jack Teeple Wins Prizes With Rabbits At Lima p Jacl Teeple, of this city, won several prizes with his exhibit of eight rabbits -at Hie rabbit show hfljd in ’ Lima, Ohio, last Saturday, by the American Rabbit and Cavie Breeders Association. He won second and tl third prize for senior buck, egainst l_ 10 other entries; first prize for junior .. buck, against eight other entries; fourth prize for junior doe, against e seven other entries, and a special G I prize for best colored fur on Chinj chilla rabbit. L ■ ■ • O"““* ~ n Farmer Killed By Auto Wabash, Ind., Dec. 4.— (U.R) —Johr s Snyder, 72 year old fanner, was kill e ed when struck by an automobile or a highway south of Warsaw today.

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PRESIDENT SEES NATION PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS Recommends Farm Relief Measures In His Final Message To Congress URGES PASSAGE OF CRUISER BILL Washington, Dec. I. <®R>—* President Coolidge sent Io conIgress lodav his limit "anniril i message,’ a document painting .America as iiillv pettcelul and prosperous, tint hinting to legi# tutors that a veto awaits anv new appropriations tor immediate outlays. Such appropriations. lie said, would lead to die “unthinkable” result <>l a June 19*29 deficit. Even a revolving fund in any farm re'ief legislation would have to be ! provided for by loans or otherwise, Mr. Coolidge advised, since the treaa- ! ury would have no moneys available I to create the fund. At home, Mr. Coolidge said, "there tranquillity and contentment, and •he highest record of years of prosperity.” While abroad, "there is jpeate'' and the “good will which [comes from mutual understanding.” I Outlines Legislative Program 1 After warning the congress and the ; nation that America can "afford to i walk liunibly” and avoid becoming ! se'if'sh and degenerate under the Hood t' pkqsperity, tlte president out'iitcd a legislativto program for the hort session, some of which left legslat ors in doubt as to their own •ourse of action. He favored a farnvrelief hill w£ii a revolving fund in it, but lacking ttto equalization fee proposal which he lias hitherto found objectiAnable. ife advocated passage of the 15 cruiser bill now pending in the senate, but suggested that ..the time I'elause for starting building before I 1931 should be removed. Some saw i in this an attempt to have merely a paper" navy cue which need not ■ l>e built if the 1931 arms limitation „ session under the Washington treaty ® comes to a new limitation arrangement. The president also favored ratification of tb* Kellogg anti pact and passage of Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals b'lls, but with qualifications. Condition Os Rockne’s Son Less Favorable Today South Bend, Ind., Dec. 4.-—(U.R)—The condition of Jack te, two-year-old son of Coach Knuts Rockne, of Notre Dame, was less favorable today. Ja- k underwent an operation Saturday for the removal us a peanut from his right lung. Physicians were called in hurriedly last night when it was found that the child haff, difficulty in breathing, j A tube was insetted fit his throat to facilitate tlte lulig action. FATHERS AND SONS TO MEET Rev. Rupnow, of Ft. Wayne, To Sneak At Reformed Church Affair The fathers and sons of the Zion Reformed church wW banquet together at 6 o’clock tomorrow A , fine program has been arranged and a large representation is expected to be present. Those who have not as yet notified tlte invitation committee of tnelr coming should do so at once, yite Rev. F. H. Rupnow, pastor of St. i John's Reformed church at Fort I Wayne, will give the principal address. Following is the program: t Banquet. t Dialogue—“Fathers and Sons” a Chalmer Fisher and s Rev. Fledderjohann, i Three Minute Talks, t For the Fathers. r "What do the dads expect from I the lads?” F. L, Litterer t “How can we as dads help our tl lads?” M. F. Worthman >• For the Sons—- “ What do we. as lads expect from our dads?" . Russell Jaberg "Do thq.lads appreciate the dads n in ■putting on this banquet?" 1- Ed Musser n Address —“On the "Thrones of the Fathers" Rev. F. H. Rupnow

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