Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 68, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1929 — Page 1

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■fl EARNING OF I CITY PLANT IN ■ 152815542.547 ||i?ht Xnd Power And The ■ later Departments Show 5 Health* Condition Im earning shows P,; o\i:R 1927 TOTAL | The ligl" ■ ll " 1 |)ower dp P ar,mPl,: ■ water department of the city ■X'lwla gross income of $184,493 «5 ■L M t earnings of $42,54. .72, in ■ mas shown by the annual reports J Mylott. superintendent of the ■eWrif light tint! power department, ■inl Orval Ilairuff. suiierinlendent of K, water department. ■ Copies of Ilf report have been filed ■ with and approved by the Indiana ■ public Service commission anti with ■the city council. I The electric light ami power de■prttnent had a gross income of ■t155.252.A7 and a net income of $38,■111.21 ■ The water department had a gross ■taoM of $29,211.08 and net earnings ■o' 14.436.51. I Gain Made Over 1927 I The 1928 totals exceeded those of ■ 027. In 1927. the income of the two ■ departments was $183,381.20, with net ■ earnings of $32,617.25. The electric Blight department had an income of ■5155,835.89. with earnings of $26,385.111 in 1927 and the water department ■ tai an income of $27,545.31, with net ■ turnings of $5,071.94 for the same I year. The net earnings of the water department were reduced about S6OO, due to charges made in 1928 that were not made in 1927. All of the superintendent's salary is now charged to the water department, with proportionate charges for the services of the city clerk and treasurer in taking tare of the collections. Both the electric light and water departments are on a self-supporting basis, each department assuming its full share of operating cost and the cost of services of city officials, such as the clerk and treasurer. Electric Light Department The income of tbr. electric light department was obtained from six sources, namely, commercial light earnings, $63,240.51; municipal street and alley light income. $7,000; commercial power earnings. $65,074.98; icnvnvi vn nV T»« lira WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY Mrs, Amy Martz, 66, Dies Os Heart Trouble; Funeral On Friday Geneva, March 20—(Special)—Mis. Amy Martz, 70 died suddenly at het home at the west edge of Geneva, at ■3O 0 clock Tuesday evening. Death Ms Mieved to have been due to heart trouble or apoplexy. Mrs Martz had been entertaining tnentls yesterday afternoon. When er guests started home, she went inti lie front yard of her home with Mr' bidding them good-bye _ ■■! artz was stricken with a severe wn tn her head. She was taken inside idv °' lSe ani ' wben her condition raptnnn!?L WOrse ' a Pbys’cian was sum- “ < Howpvpr - Mrs. Martz died be- ,, ’he physician arrived. Mrn'. Ma I tz ,esided with a brother, died a ’ ■>‘J 6l bnsband Jacob Martz, dauebt' 11 ' lb ' 1926 ‘ SurvivWlg are four u. e m Mrß - G€Orge Lake m S .. Williani Ne,s " n ‘ of Wolf and MrJ S r^ ary Wilhelm, of Portland Fu‘hAe.l ° deSßa Bl,cher - of Geneva. UniteTn r S . e l , rVi< ' e8 Will be held at the Cock p^a ethren Church '’ere at 2 o’made in ?h y af,ernon B «‘ial will be of Berne M ’ R ’ E ' cemeter y. west s P eak s • Lions Club Meeting ,ere> llng taik P aM h thiH C1 !- y ’ save an ,n ’ thfi Lions ci '“ e J eek *y meeting of Peli »Graher C Tuesda y evening, gram • Was in charge of the proni $ht to hold' th d at the raeetin 8 last high school 1 na< 6Xt meetin B at the «<ta. t'"* *“■ •‘■"•"•r B <W Aero pint, h members of the the meal the L® 8 s ” e,tß ' thelr various tv^ 8 WIU dem onstrate "hich they hav» P K 8 .? f Inodel airplanes tloa will b e hem *' The demonstrabe held in the gymnasium.

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■ I > I \• & ! \ / / Tlie New York Times and the St. Louis Post Dispatch announced today that Commander Richard E. Byrd han flown to tlie rescue of three member-i ■if his Antarctic expedition who had been forced down on tlie ice. and had found them safe and well. The three men are shown above. They are Berni Balchen, right; .Harold June, left, and Larry Gould, below. The three men started from the expedition's base for a flight over the Rockefeller mountains, and encountered a severe storm, which crippled their plane. They were unable to communicate witli Byrd by radio and the rescue flight was undertaken to de-ermine their plight.

SET DATES FOR COUNTY CONTEST County High School Literary And Music Contests Set For April 2 And 4 Arrangements for the Adams county high school music and literary contest are being completed and the dates set for April 2 and 4 On April 2, the instrumental music and literary numbers will be given at the Decatur high school building, beginnig about 7:30 o’clock. On Thursday, April 4. the vocal music numbers will be given at the Community auditorium in Berne. The high schools of the county have responded well with entries and every school will be represented in some feature of the program. More than fifty entries have been made in th» vocal contest, alone. James H. Jones, of Van Wert. Ohio, has been selected as a judge for the instrumental and vocal numbers Mr Jones was one of the judges last year and proved so very satisfactory that he was asked to act in that capacity for the contest again this year. A judge for the literary numbers has not been selected, although County Superintendent Clifton Striker lias sever al prospects from which to choose. DEATH CLAIMS MARSHAL FOGH Supreme Commander Os Allied Armies In World War Answers Summons Paris, Mar. 20.—JU.RiField Marshal Ferdinand Foch, supreme commander of the allied armies, in the World War and probably the world's most brilliant modern military strategist, died at his home here todtiy. He was 77 years old. The mild little Frenchman who never before had known actual defeat, surrendered to death only after he had battled to the last ounce of strength in his slender, shrunken body. Heart trouble and complications which developed into uremia caused his death. The generalissimo of all the allied forces in the World War fought valiantly against the great adversary, death, until the final moment. Not until all hope had finally b§en relinquished was the priest summoned to administer the last sacrament. Observers saw the priest enter the marshal’s home and leave again several minutes later. Almost imultaneously the announcement sped out to the waiting world which has for several months watched news dispatches anxiously for signs of improvement in the great soldier’s condition.

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“Scarface” A) Capone Returns For Questioning Chicago, Mar. 20. —XU.R) —“Scarface" Al Capone, neopolitan heir to Chicago's million-dollar-a-nionth vice, gambling and liquor rackets, mulched wits with his Uncle Sam today behind the heavily guarded doors of a grand jury room on tlie eighth floor of the federal building. After waiting an hour in tlie office of an assistant district attorney. Capone was taken before the grand jury and questioned about the operations of the beer syndicate which debauched the once peaceful suburb of Chicago Heights. JUNIOR CLASS PLAY TONIGHT First Performance Os "The White Elephant” Scheduled For This Evening The final rehearsal for the Junior class play “Tlie White Elephant" was held last evening. Tlie cast is ready to present a first class production at 8:15 this evening in the high school auditorium. The east is as follows: Silas Green, the grocer's son—Robert Shraluka. Miss Jane Justice, of the Jonesboro Inn—Anne Winnes Mary Lake, a school teacher,— Mary Mel ntosh. Johnny Allen, Miss Jones' nephew— Chalmer Fisher. Mr. Fred Forbes, the Fancy Fruits for Fussy Folks, man —David Heller. Miss Amelia Forbes, his sister— Bernadine Shraluka. Mrs. Waldo, an ex-musical comedy actress, Catherine Fritzinger. Mr. Waldo, her husband, owner of the Sniellsweet Soap Company—James Engeler. Bill and Ed, Johnny's two New York pais. — Russel Jaberg and Forest Zimmerman. Business Manager —Ronald Parrish. Stage Manager—Harold Strickler. Direction—Miss Verneal Whalen, class guardianVocal solo—Cleora Baker. Saxaphone sole —|.rtine Becker. Tickets may be procured from any member of the Junior class er they ma ybe bought at the door. McDonald Convicted Os Wilkinson Haag Murder Indianapolis. Mar. 20.—7U.R) Rupert McDonald shall spend the rest of his life in Indiana state prison for the murder of Wilkinson Haag, Haag drug company official. This was the verdict returned in criminal court today against the 21-year-old Chicago youth who was only 18 when Haag was shot in a robbery attempt as the Green Mill barbecue stand here on May 17, 1927. The jury reached its verdict after two hours deliberation Tuesday night. Sentence was deferred until Monday.

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Chicago Is Tought, From Hoodlums To Hot Cakes, Hoosier Learns: Chicago, Mar. 20- U.R> From hoodlums to hot cakes, Chicago is tough, according to Bennett Norwood, 28, of Evansv'lle. Ind. Norwood was arraigned before Judge John Lupe on a charge of dis orderly conduct brought by Peter Reed, restaurant owner. “Your honor.’’ Norwood pleaded. "I | ordered a potato pancake and the | Hist bile of it broke my tooth.’’ “And so you threw the plate al the waiter." interrupted Reed the p'alntiff. "and the plate smashed on the wall a few inches from his head.’’ "It wasn’t the plate I threw your honor, it was the pancakw." Norwood! replied triumphantly. . He was fined $5 ami costs. fARMERMISSINGi HURTIN ACCIDENT Albert Moser, Residing Near Berne, Is Object Os Search Today Berne, March 20. —(Special)— A search was being conducted in Adams and Wells county today for Albert Moser. 43, Adams county farmer resiling five miles west and one-half mile north of Berne, who wandered away from his home early this morning, while suffering from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Tuesday afternoon. Mr. M ser was last seen west of Vera Cruz. ;’n Wells county, this morning. An appeal for residents of the two counties to be on the lookout for Mr. Moser was broadcast over radio station WOWO in Fort Wayne at noon today. In Automobile Accident Mr. Moser was enroute to Benie alone in hi§ automobile, about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. When he reached the Levi Meshberger crossroads, near his home, another car approaching from the east collided with his car. Mr. Moser's car was turned over and Mr. Moser was pinned under the wreckage. Tlie two men stopped and, assisted by Mr. Meshberger, who witnessed tlie accident, succeeded in get .ing Mr. Mi ser out of tlie wreckage. At first, Mr. Moser was unconscious, but lie soon regained consciousness and when the men in the other car wanted to call a physician, lie laughed and said he was not hurt and didn't need a doctor. Moser Walks Home Mr. Moser walked to his home n halt' mile away and got a team of horses. He returned to the scene of the accident witli the team and towed his ear home. The injured man appeared to be feeling alright when he retired last night, hut after midnight lie liecao ■estless and complained of his head (COA’TIXI'EIV ON PAGE SIX> PLAN TWO MORE FARM MEETINGS Meetings Scheduled For Geneva And Berne, Friday And Saturday Nights Arrangements for two more farmers' meetings have been completed. These meetings will be held at Geneva on Friday evening of this week, March 22, and at Berne on Saturday evening < f this week, March 23. The Geneva meeting will be held in the Masonic Hall and the Berne meeting at the auditorium. The chambers of commerce at Berne and Geneva are sponsoring, these meetings. The public is invited to both meetings and arrangements have been made to take care of 400 or 500 people at each place. Dr. J. A. Brock, of Toledo, Ohio, will be the principal speaker at both meetings. Dr. Brock will talk on “Organization, Fertilization and Rotation." Several short talks will also be given by local business men from Berne and Geneva. Motion pictures will also be shown by the county agen\ Added attraction at each meeting will be a free lunch served to everyone after the program. The lunch will consist of hot dogs, coffee and ice-cream. Every farmer is especially invited to attend and bring his family along. E. C. Stucky is in charge of the Geneva meeting and T. A. Gottschalk will be in charge of the Berne meeting. Similar meetings will be held at. Monroe and Linn Grove on Monday and Friday nights of next week.

COUNCIL PASSES FIREPROOF ROOF ORDINANCE HERE Steps Taken To Have Insurance Rate Reduced; More Fire Hose Ordered MARSHALL STREET PETITION REFUSED The city council in session last night passed the fireproof shingle ordinance and reported against the proposed improvement of Marshall street. The petition for the improvement of Marshall street was filed several weeks ago by R. A Stucky and otherr. Two weeks ago, John S Bowers and other property owners filed a remonstrance against the proposed improve ment and the committee last night reported unfavorable on the petition. Seek Lower Insurance Rate The fireproof shingle ordinance was passed in compliance witli the request of the Indiana Inspection Bureau so that Decatui would lie entitled to a lower general fire insurance rate. Tlie ordinance provides that all new h uses built within tlie city must lie shingled with a fireproof shingle, that when more than 10 per cent of a roof is repaired that it be repaired with similar material and that after 12 years from date all ordinary shingle roofs can lie ordeied repaired with a fireproof material. The ordinance becomes effective after two week's publication in the Decatur Daily Democrat. It will lie published in complete form this week. Tlie Council also < rdered lOIMI feet of new fire hose for tlie fire department, this being one of tlie requirements of tlie Insurance Bureau. A petition for installing ornamental lights on North Ninth street, from Monroe street to Nuttman avenue, was HYeit and referred to the electric light committee Notification that the city of Decatur was affected by the proposed improvement of the Dirkes drain was: filed with the council. The city's assessment has lieen placed at $47.91 and the hearing will lie held before the board of county commissioners on April 2. Tlie petition of Alva Buffenbarger. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) o

MOOSE DELAY VOTE ON PLAN Discuss Proposal To Build Addition To Home But Take No Action The matter of building the addition to the Moose home on Third street, was discu sed at the regular meeting of tlie Loyal Order of Moose, last evening, but definite action was not taken in the matter. Mat Breiner, chairman of the building committee, presented tentative planes and an estimate cost to the lodge and subject, was discussed I (>y the members. Mr. Breiner said I tliat there was much sentiment in favor of building or acquiring additional quarters, but that a vote was not taken. The building committee will meet, Wednesday night at which time several matters will lie considered by the committee and reports made later to the lodge. Tentative plans for an addition ex'ending across the width of the lot at the rear of the present. Moose home have been sketched by a local architect, with the idea of obtaining information as to cost and arrangement of tlie new addition and it is 'bought that the lodge will take some action within the near future. / o — White Meat Market Changes Hands Today J. A. Kulin, proprietor of the White Meat market, which has been operating on Monroe street for the past several years, announced that he had closed the marked this morning. All parties knowing themselves indebted to the market are asked to call and make settlement. Mr. Kuhn also stated that in all probability he would reopen the maiket. next Tuesday, March 26 and would operate on a cash basis.. 0 — Banner Year at Niagara Niagara Falls, N. Y., March 20— (UP)—A banner season, according to reports, is in prospect at the Falls. Hotel reservations for the summer point to a big tourist year.

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Assists War Secretary I 41 w Jb I > /• Tie's is an excellent studio portrait of Patrick J. Hurley of Tulsa, Okla , who succeeds Colonel C. C. Robbins of lowa as Assistant Secretary of War under Secretary Good. COUNTRY CLUB GOVERNORS MEET Committees For Year Are Appointed; Plan To Open Golf Course May 1 The board of governors of the Decatur Country club met last night at the offices of the president. Dr. E. G. Coverdale, at which time appointment of committees was made and other business of importance transacted. The president announced the selection of Dr. Roy Archbold as chairman of the caddy committee and Charles W. Knapp as chairman of tlie greens committee, each to appoint his own members. The lady members of the board recommended the following committees, which were approved: Entertainment — Mrs. J. H. Heller, general chairman and Mrs. O. L. Vance. Mis. J. 11. Sehug, Mrs. W. A. Klepper. .Mrs. James Harkless, Mrs. Herman Myers and Mrs. J. L. Kocher. Golf — Mrs. Herman F. Ehinger, chairman and Mrs. Fay Roller and Mrs. L. F. enter. Chalmer Porter, general sports chairman, announced the appointment of the following: Program committee — L. F. Confer, chairman, and Ira Fuhrman, Herman Myers, Ed Engler and Dr. Glen Neptune. Handicap — Robert Meibers, chairman, and Vincent Borman and Fred Ashbaucher.

Rules — Oscar Lankenau, chairman and W. A. Klepper, Will Linn, Joe McConnell and George Laurent. A discussion followed, concerning plans for a membership drive and it was agreed tliat a special inducement to secure a class of fifty, if possible,. should be made. President Coverdale appointed the following committee to decide upon a definite plan and prepare the, proper resolution under icnvri ß, 'Rn <”* ••*gr t«<*» o FARMER DIES SOUTH OF CITY Galleher Mallonee, 77, Dies At Home In Washington Township Today Galleher Mallonee. 77, prominent farmer of Washington township, died at 3 o'clock this morning, Wednesday, March 20, 1929. at his home five mil s southwest of Decatur. Death was due to complications, which followed an attack of influenza experienced about six weeks ago. Galleher Mallonee was born June 6, 1851, in Adams county, a son ot' Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mallonee. About 57 years ago, he united in marriage with Jane Elzey, who survives him together with one daughter, Mrs. L. H. Jones, of Upland, and one son, Melvin Mallonee who resides on the home place. Three grand children and one great grandchild also survive. Mr. Mallonee had several brothers and sis. teis, all of whom preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the family residence. The Rev. John Blocker will officiate. Burial will be made in the i Decatur cemetery.

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FOUR SUSPECTS IN LINN GROVE CASE NOW HELD Columbia Ci t y Ma n Is Fourth Man Arrested In Connection With Robbery NO CONFESSIONS SIGNED SO FAR Untangling of evidence and the arrest of a fourth man, .1. Phillip Chamberlin, 31, of Columbia City, were the chief developments in the bank robbery investigation carried on in Adams county by Sheriif I lari Hollingsworth, Forrest Huntington, of state bureau ol criminal investigation, and Nathan Nelson, slate’s attorney. Four men, Elmer Wood, 44, and Jack Gaither, 25, Pennsylvania rail mad employes of Fort Wayne; Robert Siniff. 35, former Fort Wayne hotel proprietor, and J. Phillip Chamberlin, well-known Columbia City young man. are held in tlie county jail here. Chamberlin Arrested Last Nignt Chamberlin was arrested late last night and was returned to this city eally this morning by Sheriff Hollingsworth and his deputies. Chamberlin. whose wife is a Columbia City school teacher and whose family is prominent socially, was brought to Decatur on strong evidence secured by Sheriff Hollingsworth and Detective Huntington. It is a known fact that Siniff and Gaither spent Thursday night, March 14. with Chamberlin at Columbia City. The three ate a midnight dinner at a restaurant in that city and the next, morning all three men were shaved in a Columbia City barber shop. Saw SinifFs Car Residents of Columbia City saw the brown Buick coupe, which it is thought was used by Siniff and his accomplice in Hie March 14 Linn Grove bank robbery in front of the Chamberlin residence a' noon on March 14. 50 minutes after the two are alleged to have obtained gasoline at the filling station of Charles Johnson at Coesse, near Columbia City'. Sheriff Hollingsworth and F. J. Schmitt, returned from Richmond this afgrnoon where Elmer Wood was held for them in connection with tlu robbery. Strong evidence has been secured and Prosecutor Nathan Nelson stated tills afternoon, that while the four alleged bandits have refused to sign confessions, he had secured <r«»* VIWT’Kn n-v TWO» FINE INTEREST IS MANIFESTED Attendance Is Large Each Evening At Presbyterian Church Meetings Fine interest is being shown in the meetings at the First Presbyterian church, by the attendance in large numbers of both the membership ami the public. These facts are very encouraging to the church and its pastor. The pastor will use the following subjects for the theme of the sermons for the balance of the week All services will begin promtply at 7:30 o'clock. Wednesday “The Power of the Word." Thursday "The Power of the Holy Spirit." Fiiday “The Suffiency of Christ.” An invitation is extended to all, he pastor said today, "if you are a member it is your duty to come. If you are interested you are welcome to be present. If you are a stranger, or have a heavy burden you are encouraged to sit at the feet of your Lord and say ‘Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden, I will give you rest.’ ” o Special Judge Chosen For Angola Murder Trial Angola, March 20 —(U.K) —James L. Harmon of Elkhart, former Judge of the Elkhart bounty superior court, was chosen as special judge Tuesday to preside in the Steuben cunty circuit court during the trial of Charles Zimmerman for tlie first degree murder of Thomas Burke of Toledo, alleged bank banditJudge Harmon accepts the appointment today by long distance telephone and will come to Angola within a few days to assume jurisdiction. > The case of Zimmerman was set for trial April 8 by agreement of counsel.

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