Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1929 — Page 1

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STATE HIGHWAY 10110 VOTES TO OUST WILLIAMS Commission Summons John I Brown Immediately After Ouster Vote WILLIAMS INDICATES HE WILL FIGHT ON Indianapolis. Apr. 3. — <U.R> The stale highway commission < this afternoon voted to oust John D. Williams as director aid immediately summoned John J. Brown, secretary to Gov. Harrv G. Leslie, who has been . urnored to succeed Williams . Williams took the verdict with ■ the statement, “1 am the director” It was then intimated that Williams would carry the fight | to court. Indianapolis, April 3.—W R >— ' Having removed personal effects from his office before dawn to- ■ day, John D. Williams, director i of’the state highway commis- ' don, will resign when his ouster hearing is held this afternoon, i it was rumored in political cir- 1 des. 1 At noon. Williams and his attorney, t Jarnos Bingham, refused to confirm or I deny the resignation report. Gingham pointed to the 30-page an- i swer to the commission charges ready ’ for filing with commissioners and the I attorney genera! as evidence that the t hearing will be carried out. 1 Attorney General James Ogden and chairman Albert J. Wedeking, of the 1 commission, declared they werejeady ICOATIM KD OX I’AOK *IXI ( O —> f 4 ( Officials Os Bay Piano Company Are Indicted ] Chicago. April 3—Three officials of the defunct Bay Piano Company of Bluffton. Ind., were under indictment here today for using the mails in an alleged effort to defraud it is charged 1 by the federal government. The three -Harry C. Bay. James Donovan, and Lawrence Brandt, issued false financial statements, in tegard to the company’s condition and mailed thes“ statements to creditors, it is alleged. H C. Bay, president of the defunct . company, has not been served with notice of the indictment, according to Edward ,1. Hess, of the National association of credit men. which Investigated the case, because he is understood to be in some Chicago hospital recovering from an amputtion of his leg. Gangrene is said to have set 1 in necessitating the operation. The indictments were returned in the U. S. district court here March 29, it was learned today. MORE FIRE HOSE BOUGHT BY CITY City Complies With Requests Necessary To Have Insurance Rates Cut With the purchase of an additional ,olH| fpp[ o f new h Ose _ sh e gfty founcil has complied with all the re- i < " les,s 01 ’*’** Indiana Inspection Bureau, necessary to have the general ■re insurance rate reduced in Decatur. The purchase of the fire hose was to the council at its regular '"eating last night. The other require'onts of the Indiana Inspection Bureau were the installing of a direct teleone inte in the fire department and e passing oHhe fireproof shingle or,..ance' shingle ordinance beme effective March 30, with its final Publication. [ # ,P le J I1( ' ian a inspection Bureau has , sured local city officials that the reJuiy'l'l92 9 Wi " be granted to the ci, y Thba' 18 , and s l’ ec 'fications for the Hiont S reet ornanie ntal light improvelast ordere<l by the council Placed 6n . Tl!e lights are to be street ° n rilird Btreet from Monroe , south to Adams street. e rs tha^o! 81 Ot Peter Kirsch and otheost ofl Clty pay a part ° f Part nt proving an alley in the north street Clty waa rpfprre(! ‘he er to act SeWer committe e with powiheronnon Were read an< * a "°wed and c ussion nn m ! n held a round-table disfovemem ° ty affalrs and what im- ' Co «Pleted R t h * BO,yeaJe 8 O, ye a J e Undertak6n and

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Bandits Enter Prison With Tear-Dimmed Eyes Four Men Sentenced Here To Serve 20 Years For Robbing Linn Grove Bank Break Under Strain As They Enter Prison; Trip To Michigan City Is I neventful; Trainmen On Passing Freight Wave Farewell To Them At 10:3fi o\lock, Tuesday morning. April 2. the big iron doors of the Indiana state pr.son at Michigan City opened for a minute and when they clamored shut Elmer Wood. I. Phil Chamberlin. Everett Gaither and R W. Siniff became convicts number 13066, 1306", 13068, 13069. respectively. The four confessed bank robbers, who were sentenced last Saturday morning in the Adams circuit court

to 20 years each for robbing the Linn Grove bank, began serving their prison terms, and with one last glance into the outside world, they entered the gates which embrace the graystone wall and, with tears in their eyes, they gave up their civilian clothes and put on the gray-blue prison garbs. Trip Is Uneventful At 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning, the four men. accompanied by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth. George Sqtiier, F. J. Schmitt and Dick Heller left in Two automobiles for the state prison. The trip was uneventful with the ex- , ception of one incident, at which time , the four men showed their first signs of breaking under the strain. When the two cars carrying the prisoners neared Warsaw, a freight, . train passed near the road All four , of the prisoners knew the engineer | and fireman on the train, and the , trainmen immediately recognized the prisoners. After several waves back and forth, the engineer blew three blasts. lifts and shorts as a “good . luck" wish for the men. A few tears ( streamed down the faces of the prisoners and they remarked that "it would be much nicer to be on the train.” , Handcuffed Separately Each of the four men was handcuffed separately, and when the two ' cars arrived at Michigan City the men were permitted to smoke before entering. Sheriff Hollingsworth took the four men to the inside lobby and < (Continued ox page tiiheei S. S. CONVENTION SPEAKER NAMED 1 —— — ( Rev. Fledderjohann. Os Decatur, Chosen To Speak At Union Chapel Sunday The Rev. A. R. Fledderjohann. pastor of the Zion Reformed church, of Decatur, will be the principal speak i er at the Union-Root township Sunday school convention, to be held neSt Sunday afternoon, April 7. at the Union Chapel church, three miles east of Decatur, on the Van Wert road. Special music will be given during the afternoon and talks will be made by the various officers of the county Sunday school association. Each of the Sunday schools in the two townships will have a part in the program Tentative Plans For Taking Census Received Indianapolis, April 3. —\U.R) Tentative plans for taking of the 1930 census have been received by Senator Arthur R. Robinson from Win. Stuart, director of the census. The program provides for division of Indiana into seventeen districts , each of which will be in charge of a supervisor yet to De selected. One m two months will be required to complete the count. Recommendations for supervisor; appointments will be asked of I nited States senators and Republican congressmen, according to the plans The grouping of counties includes. Fourth district, Fort Wayne—Adams, Allen, Jay and Wells counties. Slayer Os Mrs. DeKing Peaces Manslaughter Charge Geneva, 111.. April 3.-;U.R)-Accns-ed by a coroner’s Jury of killing Mrs. Lillian DeKing “unnecessarily" in a dry raid on her home in Aurora, Deputy Sheriff Roy Smith faced man- ] slaughter charges today. Eugene Boyd Fairchild, on whose word that he bought liquor from Mrs. DeKing, a search warrant was issued for the fatal raid, also faced possible perjury charges, the jury holding that his affidavit was false. Coroner Herman J. Vierke prepared a warrant today for Smith, who is recovering in El win of a wound inflicted by Gerald DeKing, 12-year-old son of Mrs. DeKing. after the raider had killed the boy’s mother.

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MAN INJURED IN AUTO WRECK DIES 1 1 Death Toll Os Accident Near Berne Last Saturday Reaches Two i After four days of intense suffering, ! Joe Paolicch 1 , 27, of Chicago, sue- ' cumljed at 10:30 o'clock last night. 1 at the Adams County Memorial hospital, to injuries sustained last Sat-! urday morning, when the automobile p in which he was riding turned over: and was destroyed l>y fire on I’. S. | highway No. 27. two miles uorth of!’ Berne. Mr. Paolicchi’s back was brok- 1 en and his left leg fractured and he,' received other injuries. Mr. Paolicchl’s companion, Miss ' Martha C. Knisely, 19. of Chicago, a freshman in Miami University, Oxford.!' Ohio, died early Sunday morning of ' burns sustained in the accident. The injured man was co’nscions [ most of the time after the accident until Monday, when he became delirious. Several of his relatives were ' at his bedside when deatli occured last night. One brother and an uncle remained in the city to accompany the l>ody to Chicago this morning, while the other relatives returned to Chicago early this morning. The fatal accident occured while Miss Knisely was driving. She drove too close to the edge of the pavement and two wheels on the car struck thel soft dirt, causing her to lose control of the ear. It darted across the pavement. turned over in the ditch on the other side of the road and burst into flames. Paolicch! was thrown clear of the car, but Miss Knisely was pinned beneath the burning wreckage. She received fatal burns before sne was rescued. FRATERNITY TO GIVE PLAY HERE Beta Sigma Alpha To Stage “Aunt Lucia" In I). 11. S. Auditorium, May 2-3 A home talent play, entitled “Aunt Lucia", will be staged in Decatur on May 2 and 3 by the Beta Sigma Alpha fraternity it was announced today. The production is a collegiate comedy success, produced by the Universal Producing company. The play will be given in the Decatur high school auditorium. Several choruses take part in the production. The play proper deals with the storv of the Home-coming of Bula Bula college, and the setting is in a fraternity house drawing room. There are some good character roles in the play, which provide much comedy. There are fourteen main characters. Beta Sigma Alpha is an organization of older Boy Scouts and Scout leaders. Miller Is Re-elected Mayor Os St. Louis St. Louis. Apr. 3.—(U.R)~ Mayor Victor J. Miller, Republican, today stood re-elected mayor of St. Louis by a majority of 6,991 votes. Miller poilled 108,639 against the 101,648 of his Democratic opponent, Lawrence McDaniel. The vote was light and up to the early morning hours, today, gave indications of being close. —o- —*— Gas Company Officials Meet Geneva Town Board Geneva, April 3. —(Special)—Representatives of the Northern Indiana Public Service company met with the Geneva town board’ last night, relative to establishing rates for gas, which the company plans to provide for the town. No definite decision was reached, it is said.

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BERNE SCHOOL I TAKES LEAD IN COUNTY CONTEST Geneva Second And Decatur Third After First Session Os Annual Contests RESUME CONTEST AT BERNE THURSDAY As a result of two firsts, three seconds and one third scored in the contests held in the Decatur high school auditorium last night, Berne today holds a substantial lead in po’nts in the annual Adams county high school literary-music, contests. The remaining contests will be held at Berne. Thursday night. The contests held here last night weie the instrumental music numbers. ora' ion and reading. The standing of the schools after these contests were held was: Berne. 74; Geneva. 43; Decatur, 28; Hartford, 27; Monroe. 15; Monmouth, 15; Pleasant. Mills, 0; Kirkland, 0; and Jefferson, 0. Tomorrow night, the vocal music numbers will lie held at Berne. The results of the essay and short story con’.e is will be announced tomorrow night, also. A large crowd attended the contests here last night and the program was highly entertaining. Competition was close in practically everv contest. The judges last night were Professor E. P. Trueblood, of Earlham College. for the literary numbers, and J. H. Jones, of Van Wert, Ohio, for the music contests. Points in the contests are awarded as follows: solos, duets and literary numbers —first 15. second 12. third 8; trios, quarte's, glee clubs and' choruses —first 20. second 16 and third 10. Results of last night’s contests are: Piano solo —Frances Ninde (Geneva) first; Rebecca Reusser (Berne), second; Olive Teeter (Decatur), third. Reading—Ann Lehman (Berne), first; Anna Winnes (Decatur), second; Madelyn Mesiel (Geneva), third. Violin solo — Woodrow Hoffman (Hartford,) first; Lucille Winteregg, (Berne), second; Marcella Atz (Geneva). third. Oration — Paul Spiecher (Berne,) first; Helen Striker (Geneva), second; John Newhard (Decatur) third. Mandolin solo—Louise Gage (Monmouth), first; Gerald Elzey (Berne), second. (Only two entries.) Coronet solo —Henry Busche (Monroe), first; Warren Munro (Hartford) second; Horace Lehman (Berne), third. Following is the program for the contests at Berne. Thursday night, starting at 7:30 o’clock: Boys’ Quartet “Drink to me Only With Thine Eyes” —Ben Johnson Berne —John Gottschalk, Gordon Lichty, Luther Yager, Horace Lehman. Hartford—Lamar Shoemaker, Woodrow Hoffman, John Watson, Lester Smith. Geneva—Vincent Sprunger, Robert Long, Tillman Augsburger, Charles Lough. Jeffer.-on — Gale Butcher, Ralph Bollenbacher, Theodore Morningstar, (CONTI.NI ED o' PAGR «IX» o Rebel Army Reports Victory At .Jimenez Juarez, Mexico, April 3. — (U.R) Rebel headquarters today announced receipt of telegraphic advices from Jimenez that federals attacking that town lost 1,000 prisoners and from 300 to 400 dead and are in great need of protection. In addition the rebel announcement said by forming athin circle around the city extending south to Corralitos and north about 30 miles the federals have broken their offensive and disintegrated General Calles army into a ring of guerrillas' bands. “The federals have lost their water supply through the bombing operations of our airmen,” Juarez officers said. "TJhey have behind them a great desert and in front of them death from our machine guns, heavy artillery which we hfve captured and our air bombs.” Mexico City, April 3.—(U.R)—Rebel forces aboard six trains and on horseback were retreating towards Santa Rosalia midway between Jimenez and Bachimba Pass with federal cavalry and airplanes pursuing, General Pintarco Calles reported to the presidencia at noon today.

Former Decatur Boy Is In Mexican Revolution Ray ma L. Andrews, Son Os Mr. And Mrs. W. W. Andrews, Enlists In Mexican Federal Army As Airplane Pilot And Is Now Raking Rebel Machine Gun Nests; Disperses Rebel Bridge-Building Gang At Naco. Flying over northern Mexico in a Federal plane ami raking rebel forces with a machine gun is the daily experience of a former Decatur young man. This man who craved excitement and signed up with the Mexican federal army as an airplane pilot when the revolution broke out. in the southern nation, is Rayma L. Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Andrews, former.

— I CITY POLITICS GETTING “HOT” i ( i Only Two Contests For Nominations So Far; No Republicans Filed Local iiolitical circles are “hot" 1 with gossip as the dead-line nears 1 for the filing of declarations of candldacies for city offices in the May < primary election. To date, there are 1 two contes’s in the Democratic prim- ' ary. Mrs. Catherine Kauffman, present city, clerk is a candidate for re- , nomination. She is opposed by Mrs. Alice Christen. Mrs. Lnella Ellsworth, city treasur- ' er, is opposed for renomination to ' that office by Mrs. Ada Martin. Other 1 Democra’ic candidates already filed are: Fred Linn, councilman of First I' ward; George Appleman, councilman.]' second ward; O. L. Vance, council i' man. third ward, and Joseph Hunter ' and Herman Gillig, councilmen-at-large. George M. Krick, present mayor, is a candidate for renomination and reelection and to date is unopposed. Mr. Krick has served as mayor for four years, during which time the city has progressed rapidly and taxes have been reduced. It was learned from a reliable source today tha‘ Republicans are considering several names as possibilities for the various offices. The names of Paul Graham. Dave Campbell, Avan Burk and Ralph Yager have been mentioned as probable mayoiality candidates. Other Republian political leaders say that, there is a probability that there will be no name filed for mayor and that a strenuous fight will be made for councilmanic posts. Ralph Yager, city chairman for the Republicans, stated that the list of cand dates would be filed Saturday, but to date no definite announcement could be made. Saturday is the lust, day for candidates to file. DEATH CLAIMS ETTA RINEHART Former Decatur Woman Dies Os Tuberculosis At Fort Wayne Mrs. Etta Rinehart, 59. former Decatur resident, died at 4 o’clock Tuesday morning, April 2, 1929, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Doctor, in Fort Wayne. Death was due to tuberculosis, with which Mrs. Rinehart had been afflicted for some time She had spent the major portion of one year at the Irene Byron hospital in an effort to regain her heal’h. She was much improved and returned to the home of her daughter to reside, but her health failed to withstand the winter. The deceased was born in Decatur and lived here until seven years ago, when she went to Fort Wayne. She 1 was the widow of William B. Rinehart who preceded her in death about 24 years ago. Mrs. Rinehart was a member of the Simpson M. E. church in Fort Wayne. Surviving the the daughter, Mrs. Ralph Doctor, of Fort Wayne; three step-daughters, Mrs. S. P. Sheets, of Decatur; Mrs. I. T. Moore, of Elkhart, and Mrs. Ben T. Gunnell, f Phoenxi, Arizona; two step-sons, Charles Rinehart and Chauney Rinehart, both of Elkhart; two sisters, Mrs. William Garwacher, of Chicago, and Mrs. Peter Amspaugh, of Decatur; two brothers, William Archbold and Zachariah Archbold, of Decatur. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Willman Funeral Parlors, 533 West Jefferson street, Fort Wayne. Burial will be made In the Decatur cemetery.

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Decatur residents. Rayma was horn in Decatur. John D. Andrews, well-known Span-ish-American war veteran in Decatur, and an uncle of the young flier, has received a new.-Tjiaper clipping which Mils about his adventures, A picture of Mr. Andrews and another young American soldier of fortune who is flying with Andrews, accompanied the clipping. Rayma Andrews is a World war veteran. Befoie the Mexican revolution broke out. he was a radio salesman in El Paso. Texas. His parents now reside at Coffeyville, Kansas. A clipping from an El Paso newspaper, received by his parents, tells of an attack on the rebel bridgebuilding gang near Naco, hut says that Raima reported that none of his bullets took effect and that his fire was not returned, although the rebels were dispersed. Rayma was in the aviation service dining the World war, made a specialty of camouflaging and holds a commission as second lieutenant in the air corps reserve. Shortly after joining the Mexican [federal air forces, the newspaper [clipping says. Rayma went into action [and dispersed the rebels at. the bridge near Naco, which the federals had: burned to halt the rebel advance. Be-1 fore attacking the rebels, he had been . flying along the border, distributing federal propaganda. JUNIOR RED CROSS TO MEET National Convention To Be Held In Washington, I). C„ April 22-25 An invitation has been received by the Adams county chapter of the Junior- Red Cross to attend the eightli national convention of the Junior Red Cross, to be held at Washington, D. C„ April 22, 23, 24 and 25. All chapters are expected to be represented at the convention by delegates and the national vice-chair-1 man in charge of Domestic Operations, has issued invitations to high school members of the organization. Each high school delegate is expected to be an outstanding pupil in his or her class work and conspicious for leadership in the Junior Red Cross and in school activities. There will he three half-day conferences, organized by the Junior delegates and conducted by them. At the first meeting, each delegate will speak for two minutes on the subject, “How my school put across its most successful activity in the Junior Red Cross," At the other meetings, there will be a discussion on: "How can the Junior Red Cross be organized and conducted in high school to draw a greater number into active work;" “How should the National children’s fun 1 he presented to enable members to realize its importance?” “How can high school international correspondence be made more attractive?” In addition to the round-table, especially arranged for Junior delegates, the delegates will attend tile sessions of the convention, sitting together in a body and hearing such speakers as President Hoover, the chairman of the American Red Cross, and other notable persons. The Adams county chapter of the Junior Red Cross has been growing rapidly. During the last year, membership has increased from 900 to more than 3.000. The schools enrolled have been active in Junior Red Cross service work, the most popular of which is the international school correspondence. Portfolios, maps, puzzles, books, gifts, letters, etc., have been sent to the following places: Safov U Uranova, Czechoslavakia; Chrudim. Czechoslovakia; Heidelberg high school, Swellendam. South Africa; Wolseley, Tulbagh. Cape, South Africa; Tobosgo school; Chiba Perfecture, Japan; Minomo school, Osaka Perfecture, Japan: Maechenrael gymnasium, Steyr, Ppper (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX)

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“WETS" PILE UP RIC MARGIN AT POLLS TUESDAY Proposals To Repeal State Prohibition Law And Legalize Beer Carry LAW STILL REMAINS ON STATUTE BOOKS Milwaukee. Wis., Apr. 3. — (U.R) Led by a tremendous majority in this once famous city of brewers, the “wets" of Wisconsin lodav had succeeded in rolling up a ruling vote of “yes" on two anti-prohibition proposals. In 1,887 of tlie state’s 2,771 prec’nets the people voted 218,133 to 129.548 in favor of repealing the state prohibition laws and in 1.648 precincts they cast 204,231 votes in favor of legalizing 2.75 percent beer and 118,847 agains' it. Milwaukee Votes 5 to 1 Milwaukee voters were approximately five to one in favor of both proposals. Madison, the state capital, voted for repeal by 6,459 to 5,602. Thus the inhabitants of Milwaukee and the industrial ci .es down the Lake Shore between here and Chicago were raising their empty steins today in a toast to the abolition of all bans on their beloved beer. The state dry law remains on the books but the vote means that the tniXTIV' ®T» OX VAOF ««X) —(> Daniels Funeral To Be Held Thursday Afternoon . Funeral services for Harve Daniels will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the residence, 116 South Fifth street and at 1:30 o'clock at the First Evangelical church. The Rev. D. O. Wise, of Wabash, will officiate and will he assisted by the Rev. M W. Suni derman, local pastor. Burial will be made in East Salem cemetery. Dr. Shumaker To Speak At Kokomo On April 7 Kokomo, Ind.. April 3 —(UP) —Dr. E. S. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, will make his first public speech after his release from th'- Indiana State Farm where he served a term for contempt of the Supreme Court at the Grace Methodist church here Sunday April seventh. GENEVA BANKER SPEAKS TO LIONS Kenneth Shoemaker Gives An Interesting Talk To Decatur Club Kenneth Shoemaker, assistant cashier of the Bank of Geneva and one of ' the prominent young business men of that town, gave an unusually interest- [ ing talk at the weekly meeting of the Decatur Lions Club last night. Mr. [ Shoemaker is a talented young orator and his services are in great demand. Last night, he spoke on the subject, “Making a fine art of living." He declared that people have made a fine art out of everything they do except. ' living To make living a fine art, he suggested four requisites, accept the raw material present; have a vision; work, and have an inspiration. The raw material, he said, was one's own [ mind, friendships, etc. Louis Armstrong was chairman of [ the entertainment committee for last [ night and introduced the speaker. R. E. Nelson, president of the Lions Club at Lafayette, and Justice Rising, also a member of the Lafayette club, were guests of the Decatur Lions last ' night. The Lafayette club was the first Lions Club in Indiana and will ' celebrate its tenth anniversary next March. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Rising stated last night that the Lafayette ! club is seeking the 1930 district convention in order to celebrate the tentli anniversary of the dull anil Lionism [ In Indiana. They gave a brief out- ' line of what the Lafayette duh intended to do in connection with the convention, and asked for the sup- ' port of (he Decatur club in getting ' the convention awarded to that city. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Rising are pro- ’ fessors at Purdue University, the former being in the chemistry department and the latter in the meehan- . ical drawing department.

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