Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1929 — Page 1

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ONE CAPTURES FIRSTHONORS IN COUNTY CONTEST Literary-Music ( ontest rFNEVA FINISHES IN SECOND FLACE fcrne , April 5 (Bpeclal)-By placing every even, and winning a majority of firsts Berne high school won the \„ol Adams county high school enrvntusi. contest here last nigh-. 1 i public high school. Os the T „ t v participated in the annual X Second place honors wept to ° The instrumental music, oration and -.dint numbers were held at Decanight, and the vocal music HBbers were held here last night. The results of the essay and sho.t slor y contests were 'announced here last night, also . , , A large crowd attended the contest here last night Competition was been in all events. The standing of the schools at the close of the contest was as follows: B-me z 45; Geneva, 154; Hartford. 91 Decatur. i'l; Monroe. 38; Pleasant Mills, -’4; Jefferson, 16; Monmouth. 15: and Kirkland, 0. Bv winning the contest this year, Berne receives permanent possession of the beautiful bronze trophy, which has been awarded to the winner of the contest each year. Berne won the contest last year, also. Pennants were awarded tc the individual winMrs. Results of the contests held last night are: Boys' quartet—Berne (John Oottschalk. Gordon Lieehty, Luther Yag-r find Horace Lehman), first; Jefferaon (Gale Butcher. Ralph Bollenbacher, Theodore Morningsta and Charles Stolz), second; Geneva (Vincent Sprunger. Robert Long, Tilman Aagsburger and Charles Lough), third. Girls' trio—Berne (Mildred Hahegger, Editli Felber and Faye Opliger), first; Hartfod (Vea Shoemaker, Florence Martin and Dorothy Baker), second; Geneva (Elenore Mathieu, Marcella Atz and Kathleen Lusk), third. Mixed quartet- Berne (Edith Felber, Lucille Winteregg, John Gottschalk, znd Sherman Stucky), first; Geneva (Kathryn Lusk. Elenore Mathieu, Walter Hawbaker and Tilman .Augsburger), second, Hartford (Daisy Augustarger, Lamar Shoemaker, Dorothy Baker and Woodrow Hoffman), third. Girl's solo Cleora Baker (Decatur) first; Juanita Evans (Pleasant Mills), zecond; Lucille Winteregg (Berne), Mrd. Bay's solo—Vincent Sprunger (Geneva), first; Gordon Lieehty (Berne), rfcond; Harold Essex (Monroe), third. Girls’ duet Berne (Mildred Habegger and Edith Felber), first; Geneva (Eeanore Mathieu and Aleta Harlow t necond; Hartford (Frieda Wahli and Arbutus Shoemaker), third. Boys' duet—Monroe (Floyd Johnson and Henry Busche), first; Berne (Harold Kattman and Sherman Stucky), second: Geneva (Vincent Sprungbr and Robert Long), third. Mixed duet — Geneva (Vincent Sprunger and Marcella Atz), firpt; Berne (Edith Felber and John GottaICOKrtMKn nl PAniO TWI» TO SEEK FREE ’ KINDERGARTEN Several Decatur Citizens To File Petition With City School Board Plans to petition the Decatur school ■ward for a free kindergarten are tnder way in this city, it was reveale|l today, and a committee is being elected to circulate a petitionXo preSe ' lt the matter to the school board, t Is not known whether the kinderfarten can be started in the next year, ut those desiring the kindergarten at'' desirious of securing the opinion ’’ ocal residents as to whether they csire a free kindergarten. indergartens are being instituted many towns and cities throughout , 6 state and it is thought if there sufficient demand for a kindergartn Decatur, the school board will « favorably on the matter. e committee ip charge will be auu uced soon it was stated today.

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I Play Written By Father I Sheridan To Be Presented Over Radio At Ft. Wayne "God's Children," a two episode' sketch, written especially for radio, presentation by the Rev. Francis! Sheridan, director of the newly organized Community Theatre players.! of Fort Wayne, will be presented in 1 the studios of radio station WOWO, I Fort Wayne, at 12:30 q'clock Sunday ] noon, April 7 and 14. The lead will be taken by Maxine Morton, age 9 years. The players are also rehearsing for "The Call,” another play written by Father Sheridan, j l and which will beg iven by them late I this month. Father Sheridan served as assistant pastor of.St. Marys Catholic church in Decatur fora short time. NOTED BANKER IS KNOWN HERE — G. S. Rentschler, New Head Os National City Bank, Owns Castings Plant Here Gordon S. Rentschler, of Hamilton, Ohio, who has been elected president of the National City Bank, New York City, second largest bank in the United States, is owner of the Decatur Casting company plant and the man who established the industry in this city in 1920. Mr. Rentschler has visited Decatur several times and, following the location here of the Decatur Casting company, he addressed the members of the Decatur industrial Association. James Cowen, who was employed by Mr Rentschler in the large foundry at Hamilt n, Ohio, has been manager of the local plant for several years and recently, the company leased the foundry department of the Decatur Foundry, Furnace and Machine company, in order to increase manufacturing operations. The plant employs more than 150 persons and Is one of the. must progresaiv.u and busiest places in. the community. Mr. Rentschler has been a director of the National City bank since 1923 and a vice-president since 1925. Out of a personal friendship with Mr. Mitphell. which began in 1914, when Mr. Rentschler, as chairman of the Miami conservancy district of Ohio had charge of floating q $35,000,000 bond issue through the National City Bank, grew the connection which resulted in the Ohioan's being made president of the merged banking houses, in Wall street Mr. Rentscnier has often been referred to as "Mitchell's heir-apparent.” The new bank president is fortyfour years old anti was president of the class that was graduated from Princeton in 1907. After his graduation he returned to Hamilton. O„ which his forebears helpe to found, and engaged in the family business, a steel foundry. He made a great deal of money and came to Wall street wealthy. After the Miami flood in 1914, Governor Cox of Ohio appointed him chairman of the Miami conservancy district, which brought him to Wall street to float the bonds. In 1921 Mr. Mitchell sent him to Cuba to act as the National City Bank representative in a financial depression that resulted from failure of a sugar crop. Subsequently he was made a director and then vice-president of Hie bank. He will now devote all his time to the Wall Street venture. Mr. Rentschler succeeds Charles E. Mitchell, one of the greatest bankers in the country, as president of the National City Bank. Mr Mitchell becomes chairman of the board. Fairchild Held In “Dry Raid Rilling'’ Inquiry > Geneva. 111., April S.—(U.R) -Eugene Boyd Fairchild, charged with perjury i after an investigation into the dry raid killing of Mrs. Lillian DeKing in Aurora, was in jail here today. Fairchild who arrived at the county ' jail early today in custody of Sheriff Leslie Ureh, was bitter against officials in Aurora, charging them with double crossing him and putting him 1 in the light of being the “worst rat • that evej crawled out of a gutter.’ ; Movement To Readjust Credit Situation Started Washington. April 5.-(U.R)— A new • warning couched in* forthright terms 1 was the yederal reserve board's latest 1 move today in its current effort to f reduce the amount of bank credit going into speculative channels. ' With co-operation of the 12 federal t reserve banks and the 8,888 member 3 banks, the boaid said, it has sought to ' bring about “an orderly readjustment ' In the credit situation. Progress in this direction in recent weeks was ini’ dicated, it added, by a decrease in loans to brokers by member banks.

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0 A YLIGHT SAVING TIME IS UP FOR DISCUSSION HERE Industrial Association Directors Plan Straw Vote On Question OTHER MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED Following a request of several btts-| iness men, the board of directors of; lhe Decatur Industrial Association, at its regular monthly meeting held last night, decided to hold a straw vote referendum' on the daylight savings question at a general meeting of the Industrial Association to be held I Monday Auril 15, at the K of C. hail, j While the referendum will not be , official, it has been indicated that a ) resolution from the Industrial Association. one way or the other, will i have some weight on the question of whether Decatur will have daylight saving time this year. The referendum will be held in connection with a regular meeting of the Association ami all interested persons are invited to attend. The meeting, will start with a banquet at 6:15i o’clock and a regular program Will ba held. To Draw Up Resolution The straw vote will be taken by | Lallot and the votes wi’l be counted [ and the result announced before the 1 meeting adjourns. A committee will be appointed to present the results. ;n the form of a resolution, to the council the following night, either for or against It is thought that, since the Indus trial Association has membership of business men, industrial men and «*«!:>• other .type u{ gijizenship in Decatur, a true expression of the feeling of the majority can be secured. The rest of the program for the April 15 meeting will be announced soon, and all interested persons are urged to attend the meeting. The, tickets will sell for 50 cents each and a committee to canvas the membership and others interested will begin the sale of banquet tickets next week A plan of urging all business houses to remain open one night a week during the summer and fall months alsj was discussed at the board meeting last night, but the board was of the opinion that the matter should lie referred to a joint committee of the Advertising Association and the Industrial Association because it was a retail stre matter. The plan as introduced last night asked that Tuesday night be designated as band concert night and that all retail stores be asked to remain > open on that night. It was pointed out that other towns and cities near Decatur remained open at least one night a week, besides Saturday, and that, if the plan would be started here, all local merchants would benefit by the plan.' The Advertising Association was notified concerning the suggestion and that organization is working on the matter now. It was stated today that* a petition would be circulated soon w’ith the intention of getting as many signatures of local firms as possible. HARTFORD CITY GETS M.E. MEET Methodist Conference Votes To Meet At Hartford City In 1930 Logansport, Ind., Apr. 5. (U.RY— Hartford City was selected as the site for tha 1930 northern Indiana Methodist conference ’ today. Mishawaka also bid for next year’s conference but failed to obtain it by a slight margin when the matter was voted on by delegates. Ixigansport, Ind., Apr. S.—(U.R)~ An address this evening by Dr. William ; Prentice Dearing, president of Oakland City college, will be a feature of today’s session of the north Indiana conference, Methodist Episcopal church, which opened here Tuesday to continue for a week. r Methodist laymen meeting in coni nection with the session, elected Arthur Sapp, Huntington, as president. Other officers are Roy E. Rodebush, Greenfield, vice-president; M. A. Capper, Muncie, secretary and E. S. Gering, Fort Wayne, treasurer.

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Heads D. A. R. jl Mrs. W. L. Tobey of Hamilton, 0., who was elected state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution at its convention held in Toledo recently. COMMITTEE TO ” SEEK EASEMENTS Road Committee Os Industrial Association To Help Get Right-Of-Way The state highway commission lias asked tha’. the road qommitjee of tlis Decatur Industrial Association secure right-of-way contracts from all property owners on the Harding Highway west of Decatur to the county line, according to a report filed by the road committee at the regular meeting of the board of directors of the association held last night. The road committee also asked that the ctommittee be enlarged in order that the right-of-way waivers might lx? secured at once. The highway commission slated that each land owner would be asked to relinquish : 10 feet of ground and that, as soon ■as this was completed by the local committee, the state would liegln maintenance cf the road west of the city. It is thought that the road will be paved 4n the next two years, it is the p'an of the roqd committee to ask several residents of Preble to cooperate with the committee in securing the right-of-way. The new’ committee, combined witli the former committee, includes: W. A. Lower, J. H. Heller, C. E. Peterson, George M. Krick,, Avon Burk, Paul Graham. lawrence H. Kleinhnnz, Dave Campbell and Ira Fuhrman. W. A. Lower, chairman of the committee, stated he would call a meetling soon to determine plans lor securing the rights-of-way. oRebekah Lodge To Hold District Meeting Here The district convention of the Rebekah lodge wil lie held Monday afternoon and evening, April 8 in the I. O. O. F. building. Included in this • district, will lie lodges from Blackford, Wells and Adams countes, representing Bluffton, Petroleum, Montpelier, Poneto, Hartford City, Yoder, Ossian, Geneva and Decatur. The afternoon session will lie devoted to the business in charge of the district officers. At six o’clock in the evening, , a banquet will be given to the delegates, prepared and served by the Ladles Aid Society of the Christian church, in the church basement. The evening session will include the lodge work in regular form, with initiary ' work given by the Bluffton lodge. A large number of delegations are expected from the various lodges. ———o Marion Man Becomes Governor’s Secretary I Indianapolis, Apr. 5. — (U.R) L. O. ' Chasey, Marion, today took up ids 1 duties as secretary to Gov. Harry G. 5 Leslie, succeeding John J. Brown, who was named state highway director. Gaylord Morton, who succeeded 1 Pliny Wolford as Gov. Ed J’ackson's 1 secretary and then remained to assist Brown, will be retained as assistant 9 secretary Leslie indicat- > y Kentucky Congressman Dies Louisville, K'y., April S.—(U.R)—C (- W. Roark of Greenville, who was elect il ed congressman of the Third Ken I- lucky district and was to have taker i- the oath of office on April 15, diet i. here today from a nerve disorder I. Roark was to have succeeded Con gressman John W. Moore.

BRONZE PLAQUE PRESENTED TO G.E.PLANT HERE Decatur Plant Wins Award For Best Record In Accident Prevention COMPANY OFFICIALS MAKE PRESENTATION With suitable ceremony, a bronze plaque, mounted on a wood base, was Ipresented to the Decatur branch of | lhe General Electric works, at tltej close of work at noon today. The plaque is the safety award for. the best record of any division of the I Fort Wayne works, in accident prevention and is given annually to the department which makes the best showing. The inscription on the plate read: “Fort Wayne Works, G. E. Awarded for best division record in accident prevention, 1928, won by Decatur plant." The local factory made a wonderful showing, there being only two cases in which “Joss of time" was recorded and both of these being for hernia. So far this year, there has not been a single case. This, of course, does not include minor injuries, such as cuts or bruises and in which there has beetj less than twen-ty-four hours loss of time. The record here shows quite an improvement, though the loss of time here has always been slight, but this is (lie first time this award has been won here. In 1926, there were sixteen eases and in 1927, nine. Employes Are Congratulated Promptly at 11:40 o’clock this morning, the employes of the local plant gathered at the west exit of the shop and E. W. Lankenau, local manager, made a short talk, explaining the purpose of the meeting, and introduced E. A. Barnes, general superintendent. of Fort Wayne, who con gratula’ed the employes on the wonderful record made in having so few cases of loss of time by injuries. He praised the general attitude of the employes and urged a continuation of their faithfulness and interest, mentioning the fact that more than three million motors have been manufac tured in the Decatur plant. Mr. Barnes presented W. S. Goll, general manager, who presented the trophv and congratulated the employes, pointing out the fact that the idea of being careful all the time is of great importance to both the company and the employes. The medal was accepted by Mr. Lankenau. Production of the local factory is now 11,000 motors per week, four times as great as a few years ago. Fifty per cent of those employed are now members of the five-year class. Accompanying Mr. Goll and Mr. Barnes were E. J. Graham, superintendent of horse power; W. J. Hockett, superintendent of the service department, and his assistant, L. ' Swager, all of Fort Wayne. Those, with Mr. Lankenau and J. H. Heller, later enjoyed a dinner at the Rice 1 Hotel. CITY ELECTIDN DOARDCHOSEN t Plans Beinff Completed For City Primary To Be Held On Tuesday, May 7 Plans are being completed for the city primary election to he held in this city Tuesday. May 7, it was an nounced today. The city chairman jof each major political party en titled to appoint an election commis i sioner and the city clerk acts as the s third member of the commission. Paul Graham has been appointee □ Republican member of the commis sion, according to an announcement ,1 made today by Ralph Yager, citj s chairman of the Republican party lt Dr. Burt Mangold, Democratic citj t chairman, announced the appointmen ■ _ of Dick Heller as the Democrats member of the election commission. Mrs. Catherine E. Kauffman, by vir tue of her office, is' the third metnbei 1. of the board. The board of electiol t- commissioners lias complete charge o 1- the city primary and, as soon as al n candidates' names have been filed, thi d board will meet and make plans to r. the printing of ballots and other ar i- rangements necessary for conductlm an election.

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I Bad Weather Spoils ( President Hoover’s ( Fishing Plans Again i Apr. 5. —(U.R) — The jinx of bad weather is spoiling PresI ident Hoover’s fishing plans. Rain and cold frustrated plans for a Saturday outing this week, for the second time. The president decided against an angling expedition tomorrow when rain promised to continue i through Friday night. 1 o ~._ — Plymouth Man Killed South Bend, Ind., Apr. 5. — (U.R) — Arthur O. Bauer, 34, Plymouth, Ind , a barber, was killed two miles south of here early \oday when his automobile sideswiped a furnitul'e truck driven by Virgil Windmiller, of Elk-' I hart. —o ( MRS. CHRONISTER ( CALLED GY DEATH — Wife Os Isaac Chronister Dies Os Heart Trouble And Dropsy Here Mrs. Sarah Ellen Chronister, 67, wife of Isaac Chronister, died at 11 , o’clock this morning, Friday, April 5, 1929, at her home at the corner of Eleventh and Patterson streets, after a lingering illness of dropsy and heart trouble. Sarali Ellen Debolt was born April • 5, 1862 in Adams county, and died on the 67th anniversaiy of her birth. With Hie exception of a few years during her girlhood. Mrs. Chronister always resided in Adams county. Surviving, are the husband. Isaac Chronister, and the following children: O. C. Chronister. Mrs. Jess LeBrun, Mrs. Anthony and i Mrs. Ray Languell, of Decatur; Frank I Chronister, of Willshire, Ohio; Mrs. ■ Orville Lord, of Fort Wayne; and - Veigh Chronister, of East Liverpool. ' Ohio. Two children died in infancy. One bncther, David Debolt, resides - in Blue Creek township, and a sister, Mrs. Jane Worden, resides in Fort -Wayne. Three half-brothers are: ; Ben Talbert and Louis Talbert, of ■ i Pennville, anil Pierce Talbert, of ■ Hamilton, Ohio. f The deueastad was a member of the - East Salem Evangelical church. * Funeral arrangements have not been completed. . —o 1 Booth Tarkington Home Following Eye Operation l Indianapolis, Apr. 5 (U.R) Booth I Tarkington, famous novelist was back at his home here today after a trip from Baltimore. Md., where he 3 underwent treatment -for eye ailments. ~ The novelist recently underwent an , operation at John Hopkins hospital , at Baltimore for recovery of sight to hiq right eye. , -a Herrick’s Body En Route Home On French Cruiser Brest, France, Apr. 5. — (U.R) —The !’ new French cruiser, Tourville, slip- ’ ped out of the harbor here this morning carrying bac'K to his homeland the body of Myron T. Herrick, who served under four presidents as American ambassador to Paris. The body of the ambassador was placed aboard the cruiser this inornII ing after the arrival here of the special train which carried the funeral party from Paris. A French marine detachment was aboard the gray cruiser as an honor 1’ escort. —— —«■—o ———————— Two Men Break Jail At Brazil. Ind., Today e n Brazil, Ind., April S.—(U.R) -Sawing two bars from a window in the county *’ prison, William J. Miller, 28. New 11 Orleans, La., alleged bad check artist, v held for forgery and Henry Lemay, 23, chicken thief, today escaped. e The men apparently went about their work leisurely and with skill, authorities said. s- o y Two Held In Connection v With Rensselaer Robbery ;y — it Rensselaer, Ind., Apr. 5. — (U.R) — ic Charged with conspiracy in connection with the robbery of the State r- bank here in September, Joint A. Dunw lap, local attorney, and Jerry Randerm son, alleged Lake county police character, were held today under $5,000 11 bond each. le H. T. Davidson, charged with actual w complicity in the robbery, also was r- held in jail. Bonds valued at $50,000 ig and $7,985 in cash was obtained in the robbery. e

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STATE DANK AT HOGGS HELD UP: LOOT IS $1,300 Two Unmasked Men Rob Bank While Accomplice Remains Outside In Auto FORCE TWO EMPLOYES TO HOLD UP HANDS Hobbs, Ind.. April s.—<U.R>— While an accomplice remained outside in an automobile, two unmasked bandits robbed the Hobbs State (Tipton county) Bank of $1,300 today and escaped. Flourishing revolvers, the two men forced H. C. Castor, assistant cashier and Raymond Heslin, bookkeeper, to raise their hands while they obtained the money. Police said that Castor had his foot on a burglar alarm when the robbery occurred, but apparently was afraid to press it. Authorities Give Chase A check by bank officials revealed that all the stolen money was in cash, no bonds or negotiable paper being taken. The three men drove hurriedly from tlie city in a northern direction. Authorities immediately gave chase. The bandits went about their work in rather easy fashion, no customers being in the place at the time of the robbery. All nearby cities immediately were notified and requested to guard all highways leading from Hobbs. o Nazarenes To Hold Services In Decatur Gcspel services will be held in the vacant store room in the Bowers building on Monroe street each evening for several nights, beginning tonight by Hie Nazarenes. The services will start at 7:30 o’clock each evening and the public is invited to attend. There will be preaching and singing. Pardon Board Denies Plea Os Bloomfield Girl Indiana, polls, Apr. 5. (U.R) —Daisy Sul ivan, 18-year-old Bloomfield girl, who was sentenced to 2 to 14 years in the Indiana woman’s prison for forgery of a $2.80 cheek, is in more need of custodial care than of a pardon, trustees of the institution acting as a pardon board advised Governor Hany G. Leslie. The board recommended that clemency be denied and lhe girl be given "an opportunity to make good at the prispn.” Child Born To Woman Injured In Auto Crash Anderson. Ind., Apr. 5. —(U.R) While she lay in a hospital witli serious injuries received in an automobile crash, Mrs. W. O. Sparks, 31, gave birth to a three-pound baby girl. Hospital attendants immediately placed the baby in an incubator saying it had a chance to live. HONOR CAPTORS OF BANK BANDITS Bankers Banquet Officers Who Aided In Capture Os Linn Grove Robbers About 100 bankers and members of northern Indiana vigilante committees attended a banquet held last night at the Indiana hotel in Fort Wayne by group one of the Indiana State Bankers association, in honor of those officials who aided in the capture and conviction of the four bank robbers sentenced in the Adams circuit court last Saturday. The meeting wae .presided over by L. S. Crouch, Columbia City, chairman of group one of the bankers organization. Otto G. Fifield, secretary of state, was a guest at the meeting , and lie highly commended the officials responsible for the apprehension of the four convicted bank robbers. Every attendant at the banquet was j called on for a short talk or for introduction Besides the officials and I bankers. Charles Johnson, filling sta- , tion proprietor of Coesse, who gave ( officers the first clue leading to the t arrest of the four bandits, also was <CONTIF*'WD OK I’AUK TWO)

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