Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1929 — Page 1

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gill TO INCREASE HU ONGASOLINE CENT FAVORED Four Cents Per Gallon fFNERAL ASSEMBLY ENlis SECOND WEEK lm |i»MPolis. Jan. 25.—(U.PJi—Twelve MlNwere introduced in the house and , n e in the senate today before Indigeneral assembly adjourned its second week's session. Both houses will reconvene at 2 p. tn. Monday. By Wallace G. West VP Staff Correspondent Indianapolis. Jan. 25. .U.R)—A one fPlll gasoline tax increase bore approval today of the roads committee of the house of representatives, while the Cantwell bill for a universal drivers’ license and complsory liability and property damage insurance was slated for withdrawal. Responding to the committee’s tecomniendation that a four cent gasoline tax was more acceptable than four ami a half. Representative Lewis ('. Carter, of Salem, promised to amend his bill by cutting the pro- ' posed increase from a cent and n half to one cent even, and to prepare another measure raising license fees fir heavy passenger cars, commercial I trucks and busses. Would Yield $1.C00,000 The one cent boost would yield about $4,000,000 of the $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 the highway* department wants added to its road building revenues, a request approved by Governor Harry G. Leslie. Carter’s license hill will offer a plan for raUtag approximately $1,500,000 additional revenue. Withdrawal of the bill introduced Rep. t iiuuiuss n. m* *tuv Haute, for compulsory automobile insurance was asked by Chairman O1 iver P. Lafuze, of the roads committee. when the group found, upon inspecting the measure, that its author was making too many unrelated proposals in one bill. Not only did the bill require a universal chauffeur’s license of every automobile driver, and compulsory insurance but wound up by making flue and sentence niandatoiy on conviction of drunken driving. Despite the fact that the bill introduced by Senator Earl Rowley, of Laporte, to increase basic salaries of all circuit, superior, probate, criminal, and juvenile judges in the state, would add about $153,000 annually to the state’s pay roll, the senate committee or organization of courts was prepared today to recommend its passage. MISHAWAKA HAS $200,000 BLAZE Half A Block Os Main Business District Destroyed Early Today Mishawaka. Ind., Jan. 25.-<U.R>—Fire of undertermined origin swept half a b ock of the main business district of Mishawaka today causing damages estimated at $200,000. The first alarm sounded at 2 a. m. and it was 4:30 a. m. before five companies succeeded in getting control °J the blaze. Department stores, novelty houses and clothing stores fell victim to the bfe. it was the second disastrous 1 owntuwn blaze to hit this section of Indiana this week. Last Tuesday’s ♦IOO,OOO first gutted a quarter of a bouth Bend business block. Oman Explorer Convicted Df Shooting Her Husband kJs W , Y ° rk ’ Jan ’ 25 ‘ — <U.R) — MrS ‘ -• her W ilson. African explorer, who "as found guilty on a charge of shootier husband, Dallett Wilson, proment attorney, nervously paced her / ,a<lay with the knowledge that in 11 days she may be sentenced to a year's ' Vllicll can run as as tPn . in genera l sessions court a i er Buity of second degree on sn i" verdict carries a pristo fl ® ntenee of fr om two and one-half ant ! Jears ’ It she is sentenced to alvn„ prison ' she automatically is ln E dll a<lliitioila l Ave years for tts8 a revolver without license.

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Answers S. O. S «. Jr* <A N A ° - VOQTH X. [ ■'”■'**'*“* , OCEAN ~ Captain George Fried, hero of the Antinoe rescue, who drove the S. S. America at forced speed to the aid of the Italian freighter, Florida, and rescued the ship’s crew of 32 during Jdtch darkness and while a heavy storm was raging at sea. The map shows the location of (a) the Florida, (bl where American tanker Dannedarlke was reported in distress, and (c) where British freighter Teesbridge is believed to have gone down at the same time that the Florida and Dannedaike were in distress. DEMOCRATS TO~ REORGANIZE HERE City Chairman To Be Elected At Meeting Os Committeemen Tuesday The six Decatur Democratc commtteemen will nicer next Tuesdaynight at 8 o'clock, at the oifice of Dr. Burt Mangold, city chairman, for the purpose of reorganizing for the coming city election. The first order of busin ess will be to elect a city chairman and secretaiy-treasury, it was stated today by Dr. Mangold. Considerable talk has been heard concerning candidates for city offices during the last few weeks, but no official announcements have yet been made concerning candidacies. In the election of a city chairman, the six piecinct committeemen of Decatur are entitled to vote. The committeemen are Raymond Harting, Sephus Melchi, Francis Schmitt, Joseph Hunter, Frank Schumaker and Dick Heller. The chairman does not have to be a committeeman, and the only requirement is that whoever is elected must be a resident of Decatur and a voter. All committeemen are urged to attend the meeting, which will be held promptly at 8 o’clock next Tuesday night at the Mangold office in the K. of C. building. Following the election of officers, preliminary plans will be made for the approaching election. o One Congressman Hurls Book At Another Today Washington, Jan. 25. — (U.R) —Chairman Elliott, republican, of Indiana, threw a book which struck Rep. Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, during a controversy in the house lobby today over the question of a public building program for Texas. The two were presented from coming to actual blows by their colleagues, who separated them and, after a fewheated words, they parted as friends. o —— Suspects Questioned About Gas City Robbery Battle Creek, Mich. Jan. 25 —(UP) Suspects were questioned here today by Michigan and Indiana state police officers in connection with a payroll robbery of t.;e Illinois Gias Co., at Gas City, Ind. last November 2. Forest Huntington, of the Indiana Bureau of Criminal investigation and Sheriff Jacob Campbell of Grant county, Indiana together with George Waterman and Neal Black of the Michigan state police arrested the suspects today. —— c — Marshal Foch Much Better Paris, Jan. 25— (UP)— Marshal Ferdinand Foch has improved from heart attacks and a kidney disorder to such an extent that his physicians announced today they would discontinue daily bulletins.

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HEROIC RESCUE OF 32 MEN AT SEA DESCRIBED Woman Passenger On S. S. America Tells Os Rescue Os Florida’s Crew RECUE CLASSED AS A MIRACLE Editor’s Note:- The following story fiom Margaret Chute, an English newspaperwoman, was received by the United Press from the 8, S. America, giving details from the woman’s viewpoint of the great hazards faced by the nine men who went in a lifeboat to the assistance of the Italian freighter Florida. by Margaret Chute. Copyright 1929, by United Press Aboard S. S. America, Jan. 25 —(by radio to the United Press) —Chief officer Harry Manning and eight companions from the America faced greatest danger and fought raging seas for almost two hours to rescue 32 members of the crew of the Italian freighter Florida, sinking far off the Virginia Capes. When we saw them lowered into the heavy sea, we knew that they took theii lives in their hands and the stcry of the rescue more than proved such was the case. Talking to them today revealed that it was nothing less than a miracle that they returned with the men they set out to rescue from the Florida. On reaching the crippled ship thev found it impossible to get near, owing to her submerged condition and the tremendous surge of the sea. Captain Favaloro and all his men were ready to leave the ship and most cf them were stripped to the Waist. Officer Manning tljrew out a life line anrtat fast the rrew began {dunging down the line, one by one, into the raging cold ;ca. Al! were drawn to the lifeboat by their own efforts, clinging to the rope. One member of the America's rescue crew told me that they w-ere in constant danger of being crushed unde'the shifting cargo of the Florida. He said that they were near the listing vessel, he looked up at the sloping deck and could see the cargo of lumber had shifted over and was wedged across the deck. “It was just like looking at an open box cf matches,’ he said, “and every minute we expected one of the great bundles of wood to get loose and drop right into the lifeboat. That would have meant 'goodbye to all of us.’ o FARMERS MEET HERE WEDNESDAY Program For Annual Banquet In K. Os C. Hall Is Announced Today Details of the program for the annual county farmers’ banquet, to be held in the Knights of Columbus hall, in this city, next Wednesday evening. January 30, have been worked out and the complete program was announced today by Ferd Christen, county agent. Music will be furnished’ during the banquet by Dan Braun's orchestra. The banquet will start at 6:15 o’clock. The reception committee will be composed of John Tyndall, Henry Blakey and Wiliam Linn. Tickets for the banquet are being sold by the following committees: Elmer Baumgartner, Jim Hendricks, W. T. Rupert, Simon Schwartz, Calvin Steury, Enoch Habegger, Ben Mazelin, Fred Blum, Lester Schug, Dean Byerly, Hubert Schmitt, Geo. Krick. John Tyndall. J. D. Briggs, Roy Price, Solomon Mosser, Amos Graber, C. W. R. Schwartz, R. F. Graliker, Ralph Myers and Preston Zehr. The menu for the banquet will be as follows: breaded pork tenderloin with apple sauce, escaloped corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, head lettuce with Thousand Island dressing, ice-cream, cake, parker house rolls, coffee, milk. The program is as follows: Toastmaster ...W. A. Klepper Cow Testing Association. Committee, Simon Schwartz, Roy Price, Sol Mosser, and Peter B. Lehman. Presentation of awards and medals G. A. Williams, Purdue Explanation of 300-pound cow club, G. A. Williams, Purdue Feature .Members of the Association Ton Litter Club Committee, (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, January 25, 1929.

Rev. Ferntheii Speaks At Rotary Club Meeting The Rev. H. H. Ferntheil, pastor of the Presbyterian church in this city, gave an interesting and instructive address before the members of the Decatur Rotaiy Club at the regular meeting of the club last evening. Rev. Ferntheii chose for iiis subject, the wot"' of Charles Schwab, steel magnate, who said, “the purpose of business is to make everyone happy". Rev. Ferntheil built bis talk around this philosophy and brought out tlie fact that happiness an dsuecess consisted in serving the other person. His address was instructive and greatly appreciated by the members of tlie club. DAVID CRUM IS CALLED BY DEATH Aged Resident Os Kirkland Township Dies Following Extended Illness David Crum. 74, of Kirkland township. died at his home at 10:30 o’clock last night, following an illness of more than a year. Death was said to have been due to kidney trouble j and a complication of ailments. Mr. Crum was born in Ohio. April I 22, 1854. He was a son of Daniel and Elizabeth Crum. When a young man. Mr. Crum came to Adams county with his parents and their family and has since resided in this county. Mr. Crum never married. He is survived by two brothers. J. G. Crum and J. M. Crum, both of Adams county. Two sisters and a bflJther preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Zion church. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. No Service Tonight At Reformed Church Special announcement is herewith made that there will be no services at the Zion Reformed church tonight. The Rev. Mt. Rupnow, of Fort Wayne, who was to preach tonight, called by telephone that he was not coming, and since unfa vol ab]e weaHher and icy roads continue, the services have been postponed. On Sunday m tiling, ‘‘Christian Education D<jy” will be observed which is a special service for young people and a full representation of the young people of the church are asked to be present. o ——— Opposes Increase In State Gasoline Tax New Albany, Ind., Jan. 25.— (U.R) — I There is at least one body in Indiana which opposes an increase in the state gasoline tax and motor vehicle license fees. The local Chamber of Commerce at a dinner meeting Wednesday, unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the measure. Rep. Joseph Scott, this city, will be informed of the action of the organization. K. OF P. OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Garth Hoover Succeeds David Adams As Chancellor Commander Os Lodge Officers for the year 1929 were installed by Kekionga Lodge. No. 65, Knights of Pythias, Thursday evening. Garth Hoover succeeded David Adams as Chancellor Commander and Mr. Adams became Master of Work. The other officers installed were: Harve Lammiman, vice-chancellor: Forest Hastings, prelate; Dr. Harold DeVor, master of arms; Lyle Mallonee, inner guard; Frank DeVor, outer guard; John R. Parrish, mgster of finance; Joe Hunter, keeper of records and seals; W. A. Lower, master of exchequer, and Elmer (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) O Sheriff Gets Reward Bluffton. Jan. 25.—(U.R)—Sheriff Forester McLain, of Wells county, today received a check for S4O from the Prairie Farmer magazine, as a reward for bringing about the arrest and sentence of R. L. Wilson. Adams county farmer, who was sentenced here recently for stealing chickens at a farm sale. Sheriff McLain received a check for S2O a few days ago from another farm magazine, as a reward in the same case. •

Former Senator From Alabama Dies — -—-q , ’ , - ... * Wlte "4 ■ HHK ■ a ■ Washington. Jan. 25 —(U.R) Former Senator Oscar Underwood, of Alabama. died at his heme near Mt. Vernor, Va., today. He suffered a paralytic stroke in December and appeared to be recovering until a few days ago, when he suffered a relapse.

Automobile Crashes Into Telephone Pole; Three Hurt Indianapolis, Jan. 25.—(U.R) - Three men were injured, one seriously, when their automobile crashed into a teh'phone’TTble here today. When police arrived at the scene they found the three men lying unconscious on the sidewalk and street where they had been thrown. Dr. Robert Stone, 30, who lives near Martinsville, and who lias offices here, was taken to the city hospital in a critical conditon with a fractured skull and broken right arm. Dr. Fred Hoffe, 28, and Dr. Neil Howard, 32, Muncie, driver of the automobile, was given first aid treatment and found not to be seriously injured. Speeding and vagrancy charges were placed against him. o MAN ATTACKS HIS FAMILY Akron, 0., Man Slays Son, Shoots Daughter, Gouges Wife’s Eyes, Kills Self Akron. 0., Jan. 25—(UP)—Believed temporarily insane. George Thomas, 30. shot and killed his four-year-old son. Robert, shot his two-year-old daughter as she lay in her crib, gourged bis wife’s eyes so badly she may be blind for life and then killed himself here last night. The tragedy was the climax to a_ bitter quarrel—a dispute which has raged intermittenly since the Thomases were married in Lorain. Ohio, Nov. 16, 1922, according to police. The baby. Rose, is not expected to live. Little Robert died in his mother’s arms. Thomas shot himself twice, then drank poison. He died six hours later begging his wife for forgiveness. Thomas’ wife, Helen, 22, physicians said, probably will be blind for life. She told a story of bitter strife, on constant marital turmoil caused by distrust. Thomas was employed by the S. F. Goodrich lubber company and Mrs. Thomas owrked f r the Firestone tire and rubber company o Mrs. Henry Schamerloh Breaks Arm In Fall Mrs. Henry Schamerloh. 312 North Fifth street, is suffering from injuries which she received about 4 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, whejt she slipped and fell on the ice, at the alley intersection just hack of the Boston store on Monroe street. She sustained a fracture of the arm just about one-half inch above thew rist. Both bones were broken and the Injury is a m?st painful one. Mrs. Schamerloh was taken to the office of a local physician where the fracture was reduced and later removed to her home. She is being cared for by Miss Catherine Mangold.

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HONOR ROLL OF D.H.S.ANNOUNCED Three Pupils Tip For First Place During First Semester Three pupils tied for first place on the high honor roll of Decatur high school for the first semester of the present school year. They were Ina Anderson, Elizabeth Frisinger and Richard Schug. Each made a grade of A plus in each cf the four subjects carried. Twenty-six pupils wete named on the high honor roll, seven on tlie honor roll and 22 received honorable mention for their work during the semester. The honor rolls were announced today by Walter J. Krick, principal, and are as follows: High Honor Roll Plus Ina Anderson 4A Elizabeth Frisinger 4A Richard Schug 4A Anne Winnes.. .. 2A 3A Harry Dailey 3A 1A Mary M. Coverdale 3A 1A Josephine Archbold— 2A 2A Margaret Blakey 2A 2A Charlotte Elzey 2A 2A Maynard Butcher .. 2A 2A Esther Sunderman 2A 2A Irene Gerke . 1A 3A Marcia Ollier 1A 3A Arline Becker 1A 3A Russel Jaberg 1A 3A Lucile Johnson 1A 3A Ival Newhard 1A 3A Sylvia Ruhl 1A 3A Evelyn Grunden 1A 3A Gretchen Winans 1A 3A Robert Heller 1A 3A Robert Butcher 4A Emily Cramer 4A Doris Nelson 4A Isabelle Baumgartner 4A Olive Teeters 4A Honor Roll Plus Plus James Burke 2A 1A IB Mary Tuttle .2A 1A IB Jesse Sutton 1A 2A IB Dorothy Haley 3A IB Harold Mumma 3A IB Fred Musser .... 3A IB Richard Parrish 3A IB Honorable Mention Lewis Butcher, Miriam Parrish, Carl (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) Noblesville Young Man Convicted Os Blackmail Noblesville, Ind., Jan. 25 —(UP) — Wendell C. Hessong, 21, alias “the Hawk” faced a prison term of from one to five years today after being found guilty of blackmail and conspiracy by a jury in circuit court here. Hessong together, with Jack Montgomery, were indicted for sending threatening letters to several prominent Indiana persons demanding money. Montgomery will be arraigned tornor-

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FEDERAL JUDGE OVERRULES PLEA OF DRY LEADER Superintendent Os AntiSaloon League Ordered To Serve 60-Day Term APPEAL TO HIGHER COURT ONLY RECOURSE Bulletin Indianapolis, Jan. 25 —(U.P.) — The Rev. E. S. Shumaker superintendent of the Indiana anti-saloon league was granted a 30-day stay of sentence by Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell today. The judge previously had ruled that he must go to the Indiana state farm to serve a 60-day sentence for contempt of the Indiana supreme court. The stay was granted to allow Shumaker time to file any appeal his attorneys may have in mind. By Paul H. King UP Staff Correspondent Indianapolis, Jan. 25.—(U.R)— Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell, today remanded the Rev. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League to the custody of the sheriff of the state supreme court to serve his sixty day sentence on the Indiana state farm for contempt of supreme court. The judge overruled Shumaker's petition for a writ of habeas corpus to prevent the sheriff from taking him to the farm on the ground the state supreme court violated his United States constitutional rights in holdi ing him guilty in re-committing him I after Governor Ed Jackson had pardoned him last September. The court handed attorneys copies of his decision and advised them to return tiiis afternoon with ait) (notions they desire to make. Appeal Only Recourse The decision apparently means that unless Shumaker appeals to a higher federal court, is at the mercy of supreme court. Judge Baltzell ruled against Shumaker on all four of the major points he raised against the supreme court's power to imprison him. He ruled the supreme court had original jurisdiction to cite Shumaker for contempt In a case of this kind; that the court had the right to hear the evidence and sentence him; that Gov. Ed Jackson, then governor, had no power to pardon Shumaker, and that the fact the supreme court did not order the dry leader back to the farm to complete his sentence until after the calendar term of 60 days had (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) COMMISSION TO BE CHOSEN SOON — Hoover To Select Board To Investigate Prohibition While In Florida By James L. Stokes, VP Staff Correspondent Miami Beach, Fla., Jan. 25.—(U.R) — President-elect Hoover will select while in Florida the personnel of the commission he will appoint for investigation of prohibition and also will formulate a general program for tightening present enforcement. That is one of the problems he took with him on his fishing expedition. He will ponder it at night over his pipe during those quiet hours of relaxation after his battle with big game fish during the day. No word had been received today from the Hoover fishing party, though none was expected since their two yachts no>» off the Florida keys have no wireless sets. Hoover was to begin his conquest of big game fish today The president-elect is canvassing a list of possible appointees for his prohibition investigating commission, which included representatives of various lines of endeavor. He intends for tlie commission to be truly impartial, so there will be no outcry from either drys or wets that the commission is “stacked" in favor of either partisan view. Appointment of the commission is expected to be one of Hoover's first, acts after he becomes president. The president-elect's fishing expedi(CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT)

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