Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1929 — Page 1

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SECOND TEAM NETTOURNEY IS UNDER WAY Decatur, Berne, Hartford \nd Jefferson Win Games In First Round Today FINAL GAME AT 8 O’CLOCK TONIGHT morning scores Decatur, 66; Monmouth, 9. Berne, 35; Geneva. 10 Hartford, 22; Kirkland, 16 Jefferson, 30; Monroe, 11 AFTERNOON GAMES Decatur, 20: Berne, 13 Jefferson, 24; Hartford, 13 Berne, Jan. 19 - —(Special)-With the field of contenders reduced to four, the semi-finals of Adams county's annual high school second team basketball tournament were scheduled to be played this afternoon, with the final roiltest to start at 8 o’clock tonight. The tournament is being played in the community auditorium here. Winners in the first round, played this morning, were Decatur. Berne, Hartford township and Jefferson township Hartford hatl the most difficulty in keeping in the running for the title, the Kirkland township quintet pushing them before Hartford w0n.22-16. In the semi-finals this afternoon, Decatur was to meet Berne at 2:30 o’clock and Hartford was to play Jefferson at 3:30 o'clock. The winners of these two games will fight it out in the final game tonight for the county title, now held by Decatur. The attendance at the forenoon games was smal, but larger tiwwwa were expected this afternoon and tonight. Dale Braun, former Berne high school coach, and Harold "Bill” Windtniher, former coach of the Hartford high school team, are the officials in the tournament. As a preliminary to the final game tonight, the Hartford township and Bryant high school first teams will play at 7 o’clock. Decatur, 66; Monmouth 9 Decatur outclassed Monmouth in the first game of the tourney, winning handily. 66-9. H. Lytle center played best for Monmouth. The Decatur centers fouled him repeatedly in an effort to stop him, Shraluka going out on pers.nals and Hebble having three called on him. Hebble was the leading scorer of the game, with seven baskets and two free throws. Decatur led at the half, 30-7. Lineups and summary: Decatur FG FT TP Ro °P f 5 0 10 Haubold f 4 o g Beery f j 0 2 Slloaf f 5 0 10 "oxtini ed ox page folio IJLT.iI. TO HOLD A MASS MEETING 10 Observe Ninth Anniversary Os Eighteenth Amendment Sunday Sunday, January 20, will mark the ninth anniversary of the signing of the L'Bhteenth Amendment to the constitution of the United States. In re°«nition of this anniversary, the ° m an s Christian Temperance Union °da mass meeting tomorrow atchurch” an 2:30 °’ CIOCk ' at t;,e Baptist W r h t A members and Mends of the attend are cordially lasted to OeXw c T H u Cke ni C ° Unty Preßi ‘ meeHn T - U. will preside at the will be* an<l ,he followin K Program 111 be carried out: Song,-Congregation nvS? Readin *-H-- R- E. Vance Snec v~ ReV ’ °’ B ’ Mrs. C. V Bell’ Mra ' Dan Tyndall and \ W ' Bunderraan - PCrn,he ‘ L e hedietion-R ev . R w St ,_ akes

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‘Our Helen* Engaged * f *■ f ’ Announcements .that Helen \Vills (above), world’s champion tennis p'.ayer, would trip to the altar soon with Fred Moody. Jr., wealthy San Francisco banker, has been made by the bride-to-be’s parents in the Golden Gate city. They met in 1926 while "Our Helen” was playing in the Riviera championships. “IS ZAT SO” TO ” BE GIVEN HERE Civic Department Os Woman’s Club To Present Home Talent Play Mere words can do little credit to the fame that has attached itself to the slangy-phrase, “Is Zat So,’’ which is the title of the famous home talent play, which will be presented on Monday night, February 4, at the Decatur high school Auditorium. The play will be given as a regular program of the Woman's Club, under the auspices of the Civic Department of the club but the door will be thrown open to the public, also. Tickets are being sold at fifty cents each for adults and 25 cents for children, by CivicClub members. The proceeds of the play will go toward city welfare and beautification work sponsored by the Civic Club. The story centers around a prizefighter and his manager, both of whom are comedy as well as clever characters. These two characters are protrayed by Herman Myers and Don Farr, both of whom are well known for their ability in comedy roles. By a stroke of luck, they are taken in as servants into the home of a Fifth Avenue millionaire. The wealthy young man’s brho tre young man's brother-in-law, (acted by Roy Mumma), is steadily fleecing Clint, (Ralph Gentis), of the family fortune. Just what part these two happy-go-lucky children of fate play in the thwarting of this distardly plans makes up one of the many higl lights of the plot. How they each fall in love, one with the nurse, (Miss Margaret Mylott), and one with the secretary, (Miss Mary Suttles), disrupt the whole sedate house-hold with their ringside slang, and finally carry off the honors in the championship fistic battle, are but a few of the human, spicy, delightful incidents which go to make up, “Is Zat So". ■ . — —- Imprisonment Threatens Oklahoma Governor Oklahoma City. Jan. 19—(UP)—Imprisonment as well as the loss of hi-s high office threatened Governor Henry S. Johnson today after he had been impeached ion five counts b ythe Oklahoma house of representatives. County attorneys george Callihan announced he would investigate the charges of incompetence and -office corruption which the house preferred against the governor and" that if the evidence was strong enuogh he would prosecute Johnson in the criminal courts.

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TOLL OF STORM IN MIDDLEWEST MOUNTS TO 13 Heavy Property Damage And Trail Os Death Left In Wake Os Windstorm DIMINISHES AS IT MOVES TO NORTHEAST St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 19.—<U.R) — A terrific windstorm, rapidly diminishing in force, swept northeastward across Lake Erie today idler leaving a trail of death and heavy property damage in its path across four iniddlewestern states. « The storm, which at times reached a velocity of 75 miles an hour, originated in southern Missouri yesterday afternoon, whipped across southern Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky, and after striking lightly in several Ohio elites, was believed to be passing out over the lake. Toll Stands at 13 The toll of known dead stood at thirteen today. Restoration of cummunicat’on in the stricken areas, however, was expected to increase the number of victims. The number of injured was unestimated. The dead: Dorothy Hanley, 12, Maunie, 111. Bernice Tucker, 10, Maunie, 111. Mrs. Amos Newman, Maunie, 111. Marjorie Hargraves, 4, (’ape Girardeau. Mo. Buddy Hargraves, 3. Cape Girir- i deau. Emilia Ferret, 69, Shelby, Miss. Mrs. Mary Nolan, 65, Fort Branch. Indiana. William Thrasher, 43, Louisville. Kentucky Roy Liter, 21, Milton, Ky. Mrs. Thompson, Benton, Mo. Albert Stoodt, 50, Mansfield. Ohio. Herman Martin. Goreville, 111. Red Cross aid was being dispatched to the town of Maunie, 111., which was directly in the path of the storm. An emergency call for 24 doses of anti-tetanus serum was received at St. Louis headquarters. The request said Maunie medical authority were unable to care for the large number of injured. Few densely populated districts felt the force of the storm and damage was confined mainly to rural sections and small towns. Reports indicated damage would mount high into the thousands. Damage was greatest in the delta lands cf southern Illinois and the northern half of Kentucky. LOCAL BANKERS ATTEND BANQUET Bankers Os Group No. 1 Hold Meeting In Fort Wayne, Friday Night Theodore Graliker and R. E. Glendenning, of the First National bank, Albert Scheumann of the Old Adams County bank, and Elmer Baumgartner, of the Bank of Berne, motored to Fort Wayne last evening, where they attended the banker’s banquet and meeting of Group 1 of the Better Banking Practice association. At 6 o’clock, a delicious luncheon was served in the Chamber of Commerce building, after which a round table discussion was held. The state chairman on Better Banking Practices, P. C. Huston, of Lafayette, attended the meeting and gave an interesting address on the subject of banking. L. S. Crouch, of Columbia City, chairman of Group 1, and T. Graliker, of Decatur, who is vice-president, also took pa,rt in the program. The subjects discussed during the evening were “Service Charges on the Checking Accounts” and “Credit Bureau and Interest Rates." These subjects interested the members of Group 1 of the Indiana Better Banking Practices Association, which is made up of eleven counties of northeastern Indiana. A large delegation of bankers of this district attended the luncheon, and enjoyed the addresses and discussions which were of an educational nature.

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Wins Concessions I »; * A * '* Jw „ r -fe‘ ! • jj mt V ~ 1 “-"x % 0 v ■; \ B < J®#** / ? t m < i ff‘lr That Italy will offer His Holiness, Pope Pius XI, an extension of territory lying Southwest of the Vatican gardens, including the villas of Bameleck and Doria-Pahphili, together with indemnity of roughly $52,631,000, is the unofficial report from Rome. The map shows the general outline of the present grounds and the adjoining territory to be added. M s E. CHURCH TO OPEN MEETINGS Series Os Special Services To Open In Local Church Sunday Night The special meetings that were to have been begun two weeks ago in the Methodist church, of this city, will begin this Sunday night. Sickness was prevalent in the community at the time planned that this later date has finally been set. Dr. Thomas Bean, Superintendent of the Fort Wayne District will open the service on this coming Sundayevening and will conduct the Fourth and last Quarterly Conference for the year at the c ose of the service. It is the plan of the church to conduct the special services for a period of two weks. The pastor, R. W. Stoakes, will do most of the preaching and will conduct most of the services. It has been decided that the congregation will met every night throughout the week, except on Monday evenings. The services are announced for 7:30 o'clock each evening. The pastof has arranged for the music of a chorus choir under the direction of Mrs. Dan Tyndall rather than under the direction of an evangelistic singer, as at first planned. o 0. E. EMPLOYES REGEIVEAWAROS Three Employes Os Decatur Plant Rewarded For Suggestions Made Ema Weiland, employe at the Decatur plant of the General Electric company, received a $25 award, according to a factory announcement made recently, The award was included in a list given by the company to employes of the F’’’t Wayne and Decatur plants lor suggestions and ideas. Harley W. Ward, of the Fort Wayne plant, formerly of Decatur, received a $250 award for a suggestion. Dwight Kimble, of the Decatur plant received $,59 flora suggestion and Lloyd Ahr received a $5 award. The awards are made monthly to those who have offered worthy suggestions concerning any improvement on machinery in the factory. A committee establishes to worth of Ihe suggestion, and the awaids are made accordingly.

HOOVER REPORTED TO HAVE OFFERED POST TO HUGHES Portfolio Os Secretary Os State Reported Offered To C. E. Hughes “NOT AVAILABLE’’ IS SECRETARY’S ANSWER Washington, Jan. 19. —(U.R) —Presi-dent-elect Hoover has invited Charles I E. Hughes to become his secretary of state, the Washington Daily News, a Scripps-Howard newspaper stated today. The Nows said Hoover had written a letter to Hughes inviting him into the cabinet and was now awaiting a reply. Hughes served as secretary of state under Harding and Coolidge, from March 4. 1921 to 1925. He headed the American delegation to the panAmerican conference at Havana last winter and was the chief delegate to the recent pan-American conciliation conference here. Hoover was questioned at the White House today when he called on President Coolidge to discuss enlarging of the executive offices, and declined to comment on the reported letter. “Not Available” Is Comment New York, Jan. 19. —(U.R) —Charles Evans Hughes “is not available for any office.” his secretary announced after consulting Hughes today in response to reports from Washington that President-elect Herbert Hoover had offered Hughes the post of secretary of state In ills cabinet. o t Mrs. Thomas Sounders Dies At Bluffton Friday Night Word was received here today by relatives of the death jf Mrs. Thomas Souders 74 of Bluffton which occurred Friday night. Mrs. Souders was known in this community, being a cousin of (’. D. Kunkle, of M; nmouth, and Mrs. Fannie Peterson, of this city. She also was a sister of W. A. Kunkle, of Bluffton. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home in Bluffton and burial will be made at the Bluffton cemetery. 0 American Legion To Meet Monday Evening There will be a regular meeting of Adams Post No. 43, of the American -Legion, in Legion ihall. at 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, All members are urged to attend. A report of the membership campaign will be given and plans for continuing the drive will be made. LINCOLN PROGRAM CHAIRMAN NAMED French Quinn Chosen To Preside At Affair Here Tuesday Afternoon French Quinn, of this city, great admirer of Abraham Lincoln, will preside as chairman at the Lincoln program to be given Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at ttie Decatur Catholic high school auditorium, when Judge Charles Edward Bull, of Hollywood, Calif., living image of President Lincoln, will give his playlet, “The Heart of Lin<s;ln”. Mr. Quinn, who is well versed on Lincoln history and who has given addresses, in several Indiana cities, on the life of Lincoln, will introduce Judge Bull and Mrs. Louise Feeser Dorgan, whu takes the part of Mrs. Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. The school children and the public In general are urged to attend the playlet. The Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, who secured Judge Bull to give his playlet in this city, has fixed the price of tickets at 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for school children. Father Seimetz tells of an amusing incident in connection with meeting Judge Bull recently. The door bell rang and Father Seimetz went to answer it. Judge Bull, byway of introduction started to say, "I’m Judge ....”, but did not finish his in(tOXTIXI ED OX PAGE I’OLR)

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They Say—(Km Mils fl Ji Wi _F. KL. S* ( ‘ Lois Delander of Joliet. 111., "Miss America” of 1927, who is rumored engaged to Gordon Langley, student at University of Illinois in Urbana. Miss Delander has “nothing to say.’’ FARM BANQUET SPEAKER NAMED - - ■ W.O. Mills, Purdue Agricultural Alumni Secretary, Is Chosen W. O. Mills, agricultural alumni secretary of Purdue University, has.been secured to deliver the principal address for thfc fifth annual Farmer's banquet, which will be held at the K. of C. hall in Decatur on Wednesday evening. January 30. at 6:15 o’clock. Mr. Mills has a reputation of delivering an address of particular interest t'j farmers and business men, bringing out in his talk the necessity of close ielationship between the business man and the farmer. Because of his popularity as an orator, Mr. Mills is in constant demand as a speaker before Rotary, Kiwanis and LI ,ns Clubs and the various kinds of faun organizations. He has been a farmer in Putnam county and now owns and manages a dairy farm in that county. He is also vice-president of the Indiana State Dairy Association. Tickets far the annual fat mer’s banquet wil be placed on sale Monday, at 75 cents each. Owing to the small amount of space in the banquet hall, a limited number of tickets will be sold and these desiring to attend the banquet should purchase their tickets early to insure them a place at the banquet. Tickets may l>e secured of County Agent Ferd E. Christen, Roy I Price, cow tester; Bank of Berne, Simon M. Schwartz, Calvin Steury, Solomon Mosser, Enoch P. Habegger, Ben Mazelin, Hubert Schmitt, George Klick, Jahn Tyndall, Fred Blum, Jim Hendricks, Bank of Geneva and Deane Byerly. o Frank Horner Dies At Home Near Willshire Frank Horner, aged about 80, one of the best known men of near Willshire, Ohio, died this morning at his home three miles east of Willshire. following an illness due to infirmities. Funeral services will be held at the Plank Liberal Brethren church Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock, (eastern time) or 12 o’clock, central standard time. Frequent Changes In Temperature Forecast Weather outlook fbr the period of January 21 to 26. 1929. For the region of the Great Lakes. Two or three periods 'jf precipitation during week with frequent changes in temperature; mostly near or somewhat below normal. —.—o Marshal Foch is Better Paris, Jan. 19 —(UP) — Marshal Ferdinand Foch, suffering from a complication of heart attacks and urenia passed an evcellent night, Mme Foch told the United Press today.

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DENY CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE DRY LAW Deputy U. S. Marshal, Detective And Elevator Operator Bound Over To Jury ALLEGED TO HAVE ACCEPTED A BRIBE South Bend, Ind., Jan. 19. - (U.R) — John Voegtlin, deputy United States marshal at Fort United Stales marshal at Fort Wayne, Ralph Rosenwinklc, a private detective ol Fort Wayne and Paul I lershbarger, elevator operator at the Federal building, charged with conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. pleaded not guilty before Commissioner T. M. lalcott today and were bound over to the federal grand jury’. South Bend, Jan. 19.—A preliminary hearing was to be held at 11 o’clock this morning before United States Commissioner Thad Talcott here in the cases of John Voegtlin. United States deputy marshal; Ralph Rosenwinkle, private detective, and [ Paul Harshbarger, elevator operator lin the federal building, all of Fort Wayne, who are charged with having accepted marked money from a woman bootlegger. The three defendants were held in South Bend last night and until about I 2:30 o’clock today without having I any charge filed against them, follow- . ing their arrest in Fort Wayne late yesterday. They were brought before Commissioner Talcott Friday, and a charge of conspiracy to violate the national prohibiiton act was filed against them. They demanded a preliminary hearing and the case was set for today. No one from Fort Wayne was present to sign their bonds which were fixed at $5,000 each and the three defendants were taken back to the St. Joseph county jail to spend their second night. Woman Is Old Offender The name of the woman who" is alleged to have paid sllO protection money to the three men at the federal building just prior to their arrest Thursday afternoon was mace public today by Oliver M. Loomis, United States district attorney. She is Mrs. Lucile Curtis Snell, 33, who is sad to run a roadhouse in Allen county. She is an old offender, according to Loomis. Loomis said that Mrs. Snell gave Voegtlin and Rosenwinkel SSO each and Haishbarger $lO in marked bills which were later found upon the persons of the three defendants. Loomis denied that the woman was a “decoy.” He said she went to the federal building in good faith to pay the deputy marshal and the other two men protection money. Loimis then declined to explain how it camo about that the bills were marked, if Mrs. Snell was not working with the federal officers. 0 19 GRADUATED AT CENTRAL SCHOOL Eleven Boys And Eight Girls Enter Decatur High School Next Monday Nineteen pupils,, completed .their grade work at the Central school Friday and will enter Decatur high school Monday. The list of graduates announced today by W. Guy Brown, principal of tlie Central school, includes eleven boys and eight girls. Those graduated are: Carl Butfenbarger, Glen Elzey. Waveland Fisher, Jonathan Ford, Jerome Gaskill, Harry Jones, William Merriman. Richard Meyer, Roland Reppert, Glen Roop, Hubert Stulls, Alice Acker, Mary Baumgartner. Laura Christen, Martha Dishong, Claudine Gallogy, Elizabeth Peterson, Ma.cile Shoe, and Virginia Smith.

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