Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1929 — Page 1

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twt LEFT OPEN I FOR AGREEMENT | ON REPARATIONS Eonference Os Experts Ar- ■ ranges For Private Discussions Os Problem WOPE TO PREVENT UTTER FAILURE k By Samuel Dashiell, |! UP Staff Correspondent ■ . jTis. Apr 23- O.R; The confer-j ■nre of reparations experts, at a ■lenary session today, failed to find ■ solution of the reparations problem, ■tit left the way open for possible ■greement before it admits failure and ■djourns. ■ The conference decided ito start ■rafting its final report, at the same Kme arranging for private discussions among the various delegations in ■he hope that before the final report ■s finished, compromises will be attained which will prevent utter fail ■re of the conference. Germans Present Views lAt today's plenary session. Dr. ■Jjalmar Schacht, head of the German ■elegation, appeared with his assoliates and made a new presentation of ■is views after a hurried week-end ■trip to Berlin for consultation with ■is government. If he presented any Brew suggestion, Dr. Schacht evidently did not make any proposal which ■was acceptable, and the Germans left ■fter 20 minutes. I An official communique announced ■hat the drafting of the final repo.t ■had been ordered. The American ■spokesman said only slender hopes ■remained for an agreement. OtherIvise. he said, the final repot would refere the problem to the governments involved, with the definite fltfThfssio.'. that the experts were unable to agree. New Superintendent Os Indiana Boys School Named Indianapolis, April 23 —(UP) —O. W. | Negus, for 17 years chief clerk at the Indiana boy’s school at Plainfield has been appointed superintendent of the institution to succeed Charles A. McGonagle, who resigned to assume the riiperintendency of the Indiana school for feeble minded yonnths at Fort Wayne and the farm colony at Butlerville. Negus was selected at a meeting of trustees and Governor Harry G. Leslie. BUT EQUIPMENT FOR DRUM CORPS Legion Post Buys Bugles And Drums; Plan For Memorial And Poppy Days Drums and bugles for the drum «>rps being organized by Adams Post • o. 43, of the American Legion, were ordered last night at the regular meeting of n le post. The instruments ordered included ten bugles, ten snare drums, a bass drum and symbol. Die new instruments are expected o arrive within two weeks and they then be placed on display in some show window. The drums will ,e Pure white with nickle trimmings, similiar to those used by the Harvey seeds post drum corps, of Miami, orida, which won first prize in the 1,1 ernational convention of the Legion at Paris, France. Dave Rice will be the instructor 01 the local drum corps. If satisfac--01 y progress is made by the mem,5 rs of ,lle cort>B ’ 18 Planned to take e drum corps to the state convenlnn..at Richmond next August, and <> t le national convention at Louiswi).e',Ky ‘ 111 ll *at event, uniforms be purchased before the conven”ns ' ’ s not Planned to equip the evei- S ,ln ß orms at present, howtT,Pl.a.ns were ma< l e at the Legion p 'ast night for observing M,,„ Py Day 111 Decatur on Saturday. dk n M 25 J The PePPles, made by sold ' Vorl(1 wa r veterans, will be *i ' )y members of the local sorori- • Proceeds will be used for <li«-iw? r L aI day Pnnposes and for the 'lisabled veterans. i n „' ta , lns P ° st Legion is niakEra P ans for a Memorial day proan. t W h* c h will be held out doors vited ° w^c h the public will be inohtn- A capable speaker will be bhtalned for the program.

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Geneva Young Man (iives Baccalaureate Sermon To Own Class Geneva, April 23— tSpecial)- The novel and unusual experience of having a member of their own class deliver their baccalaureate sermon befell the 1929 graduates of Geneve high school, Sunday night. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Robert Rush who will receive his diploma with the other members of the class tonight. Rev. Rash has been pastor of the Apple Grove church, ea.-.t of Geneva, for the past two years, while attending high school. The entire program at the baccalaureate service was given by the graduates. The commencement exercises will lie held at the United Brethren church tnight. There are sixteen young people in the class. ! DR. R. E, DANIELS TO LOCATE HERE Well-Known Decatur Young Man To Open Office On North Third Street Dr. R. E. Daniels, well-known Decatur young man. announced’ today that he will open an office at 127 North Third street. Wednesday, and engage in the general practice of medicine. His office will be located in the rooms occupied several years ago by the late D. D. Clark. Dr. Daniels is a son of Mrs. Minnie Daniels, of this city. He is a graduate of Decatur high school and of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Following his graduation from the state university school, he spent a year as an interne at Epworth hospital, in South Bend. o — Lineman Is Electrocuted Elkhart April 23—(UP)— Coming in emmrvt witfir n power line rdrryfffg 3.200 volts while atop a telephone pole Chester Richwine employe of the Home Telephone Co., was hurled 30 feet to his death today. o FORMER GENEVA MAN MURDERED John Young, 35, Killed At Aurora, III.; Parents Reside At Kendallville Geneva. April 23. — (Special)—John Young, 35, former Geneva resident, was murdered at Aurora, Illinois, last week, according to word received here. A coroner’s jury at Aurora, has returned a verdict, recommending that a man known only as "Tex,” be held ,for the murder. The slain man was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young, of near Kendallville. Funeral services for Mr. Young, who died at a hospital in Aurora, as the result of a fractured skull, were held at the home of Mr. Young's sister, Mrs. George Griswold, in Kendallville, Monday. According to an account in the Aurora Beacon-News, Young and David Sanders, colored, engaged in a tussle after Young charged Sanders with the theft of a pair of shoes. A man known only as “Tex” picked up a chunk of wood, and struck Young over the head. Young fell, but according to Sanders, the men did not think that he was badly injured, and they put him to bed. When he failed to regain consciousness, the men became alarmed, and a police ambulance was called to take him to a hospital. Sanders, during his examination at the corner's inquest, said that Young had been drinking, but Dr. Pritchard denied that there was any trace of drinking about Young when he was taken to the hospital, and that toe autopsy showed Young's lungs in normal condition, indicating that he was not a heavy drinker. "There was no indication that he had been drinking,” said Dr. Pritchard, “when I saw him at the hospital. Even though he may have been struck down the night before, I believe that had he been drinking heavily before that time it could have been Selected.” No trace of the man known as "Tex” could be found by Aurora police. Several of the witnesses testified that they had known “Tex" for five years, but did not know his real name. Young had gone to Aurora to seek work at one of the stables at Exposition Park, where the quarrel toon place. The Young family left Geneva about 19 yeafis ago.

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Seven of the eight women members of Congress were In their seats when the 71st session opened, Mrs. Katherine Langley of Kentucky being absent Itecause of illness. They are. left to right front row, Mrs. Pearl P. Oldfield ot Arkai.sas, Mrs. Edith Nourse itogers of

OFFICERS BATTLE GANG OF ROBBERS Woman And Four Men Engage Officers In Gun Battle In Chicago Hotel Chicago, Apr. 23 — (U.R> — A woman and four men, members of a post of fice robbery gang, engaged in a revolver and shot gun battle with two post office inspectors and an assistant who trapped them in a small I room in the Hawthorne Arms hotel! today. Evan J. Jackson, assistant chief of Chicago postal inspectors, and one member of the gang were critically wounded. The woman was injured and captured after she had leaped 3.) feet from a window of the hotel room in an attempt to escape. Three of hetcompanions, one of them wounded. ■ escaped. Members of the gang had been identified as the leaders in the SIB,OOO money order robbery of a suburban postal station April 4. The robbers had cashed SI,OOO worth of the orders by using the account of Mrs. Morris Stein, a shoe merchant. Postal inspectors had arranged with Stein to decoy the gangsters to the hotel where the merchant was to deal in exchange of the money orders. The conference was underway with inspectors posted in an adjoining room listening when the leader of the gangsters became suspicious and necessitated entry of the inspectors. Jackson fought three men while Stein was wounding a fourth. The wounded bandit was identified as Clyde Macklin. The leader was John Courtney, ex-convict. The woman was his wife, Marie Courtney. The battle lasted for nearly ten minutes before the gangsters sought escape through a window. Escape through the hotel had been cut off bv awakened residents of the hotel who were rushing up the stairs to the scene. Assistant Secretary Os War Speaks In Indiana Indianapolis, April 23 (UP) Speaking before members of the national reserve officers association here ' Patrick J. Hurley, assistant secretary 1 of war, declared “The United States paid the price of unpreparedness in ■ the world war by losing some of its i best men." Hurley further stated that' “lack of . knowledge of war tactics was respon- . sible for the tremendous loss of American lives in the war. He pointed out that the United states had on imperialistic designs but ! desired peace with all nations. Charles P. Summeral, chief of staff of the United States army, urged an understanding between officers of the reserve corps and the war department ’ in an address before the association. J Graf Zeppelin Stars On Tour Os Mediterranean Friedrichshafen, Ger., Apr. 23,—(U.R) ; —The dirigible Graf Zeppelin started i on her second tour of the Mediterranean at 1:32 p. m. today.

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Jealousness Blamed For Double Shooting I ■ Vincennes. Ind., Apr. 23. — (U.R) —' I Jealousness was blamed today for the I murder of Mrs. Helen Bauers, 21. by I I I Walter Kitchell. 25, who later turned a revolver on himself, inflicting ser-i I ious wounds. Friends of the woman said Kitcheiil was a former lover of Mrs. Bauers and that he apparently became en-| raged at her marriage. Her husband's whereabouts were unknown at the time of the trago-rly he having left Vincennes to obtain employment. SEARCH FOR RANK SANDITS EXPANDS Various Agencies Join Forces In Search For Columbia City Bandits Columbia City, Ind., Apr. 23.—(U.R) —With var ous agencies joining forces one of the most extensive searches ever launched in Indiana was under way today for the four bandits who killed one woman, hurt another, and seriously wounded Sheriff J. M. Haynes, when they robbed the State bank here of SBOO. The search, directed in northern Indiana counties, was composed of several hundred men. C. A. Lincoln, former Whitley county persecutor, was placed in charge of the search and a subscription totaling approximately SSOO was appropriated by Columbia City residents to defray expenses of the hunt. Sheriff Haynes, though still confined .to a hospital with wounds sustained in the gun fight, aided in directing the searchers. Physicians said he probably would be released from the hospital the latter part of the week. Visions of another robbery of the bank were seen yesterday when four roughly dressed men alighted from an automobile anil went into the institution. A hurried investigation by authorities assured them however, that the quartet's business was legitimate. The officers said they would seari'i all suspicious appearing automobiles and persons in their search for the bandits. “We are going to get this gang if they're in Indiana. We have but few clues but we expect to uncover new ones,’’ one of the officeis said. Couple And Baby Jlre Stranded Here A man giving his name as Mr. Mitter and his home as Erie, Pennsylvania, was stranded in the city last evening with his wife and daughter. Meeting Night Policeman Bural Johnson on the street, he explained his condition and asked that a place be found for his family to spend the night As their is no provision for such a situation, he was sent to the County Infirmary. This morning, he left for Indiana Harbor, where he believed he could find his brother and employment. The county trustees were empowered to send him on to the next county seat.

Massachuset’j-.. Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt of New York and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois; left to right in hack. Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida, Mrs. Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and Mrs. Florence Kahn of California.

BLUFFTON BANK WILL PAY HALF Wells County Bank To Pay Depositors Not To Exceed Fifty Per Cent Bluffton, April 23. — An inventory and appraisement of assets of the I Wells County bank, filed Monday by Receiver ,M. E. Stults and a schedule of liabilities filed by the directors of the bank, with an accompanying explanation given by Receiver Stults indicates that the depositors of the bank will receive not to exceed 50 per cent on their claims, and the distribution, it was believed, may be below that figure. Assets Are Appraised The assets inventoried show a book value of $1,631,124.17, and the appraisers appointed by the court, J. W. Carnal and D. P. Bolds, put the ap praised value at $1,154,594.41, the appraisal showing a loss of $476,529.76 I The liabilities were scheduled at $1,472,210.48. On the basis of the above figures a dividend of approximately 75 per cent could be paid, but there are deductions to be made before there will be anything for depositors. The schedules show that secured debts include bills payable of $250,000, overdrafts of $5,000, and guaranteed receiver's funds deposited, totaling $300,000, for which collateral is posted totaling $510,0008.36 including some of the bank's best paper. The $300,000 due must be liquidated first and the balance of these notes will then be for collection for general creditors. It was indicated further that there will be preferred claims of about $50,000, in the way of trust funds, drafts that did not clear, etc., and probably $50,000 in taxes, insurance, cost of administration, etc., lyinging the grand total to about $400,000 that must be deducted from assets. Deducting $400,000 from the appraisal of $1,154,594.41 leaves $754,574.41 to apply on liabilities. Another deduction of about $275,000 from assets will be necessary, ft was stated to take care of setoffs, making the grand total deductions running close to $700,000. It was pointed out that there may be some further slump in the grand total available on general claims. Bank Guaranteed Notes There is sold, it was pointed out, to banks cu- timers notes and mortgages of about $400,000, which list contai ied some second mortgages on farm acreage. These are not carried as assets of the bank but are the property of the customer held for collection b ythe customer. Many of these notes, it was stated by the receiver, have been guaranteed to the customer by a written agreement and any liability on thesq sold mortgages, if established, adds to the liailities of the bank as listed, and means a smaller ratio of distribution. Buys Interest In Newspaper Wabash, Ind., Apr. 23—(U.R)—A half Interest in the Elizabethton. (Tenn.) Star has been purchased by Don M. Nixon, publisher of the Wabash Plain Dealer, Peru Tribune and Terre Haute Spectator.

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I Man, Arraigned On Vagrancy Charge, Asks For Penal Farm Term Indianapolis. April 23 —(UP) —And now comes the man who requested a jail sentence. “I’d like to go back to the farm, Judge”, George Smith, 38. told municipal Udge Paul Wetter, when artaigned in city court on vagrancy charges. “And why. may I ask-" the Judge replied. “Oh, I like it down there”, Smith returned with a yawn. Though his wish for the farm was not fulfilled, he was sentenced to serve out a SSO fine at $1 a day in the city jail. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IS FEARED Japanese Steamer Founders With 209 Persons Aboard: Many Rescued Tokio, April 23.—RJ.R; —It was feared today .‘hat 112 persons had been lost when the steamer Toyokuni Mani, carrying 209 persons foundered in th? Bering Sea off Kamchatka Monday. Two Japanese steamers, responding to the Toyokuni Mam's S. O. S„ were reported to have rescued 97 of the 209 abroad, comprising crew ant passengers, who were returning fishemen. Reports of the rescue differed. however. A cruiser was sent to the scene from Oninato, Hokkaido island. The Toyokuni’s hull and cargo were said to have been insured for $2,500,000. Gov. Leslie Meets State Farm Trustees

Indianapolis. Apr. 23. — U.R) Governor Harry G. Leslie was at Putnamville today to attend a trustees meeting at the Indiana state farm. The trustees, acting as a board of pardons and paroles, recommends to the governor action on requests for executive clemency. o = TO PUT CABLES UNDER GROUND City Offiicals To Meet With Underground Cable Expert Thursday J. s. Kohls, of Pittsburgh, a representative of the Standard Underground Cable company, will be in the city Thursday and will hold an informal eonference with Mayor George Krick, the city councilmen and M. J. Mylott. superintendent of the ci'.y light and power plant, relative to the underground cable program to be undertaken by the city in the near future.

As was announced several months ago, the city officials are planning to carry out a program, which eventually will see the removal of all the electric poles in the city and the placing of the wires underground. The city officials will endeavor to obtain a plan or drawing of the entire city, showing how the underground cable 'program can be carried out, the city light and power plant doing a certain amount each year. Mr. Kohls, who is an expert, in the business, wiil advise with the city officials and may submit drawings. The Citizens Telephone company is now taking down its poles on Monroe street, Fifth s'reet, Adams street, and on other streets where the underground cable work eliminates the overhead wires and poles. The city of Decatur wishes to do the same thing and the program will be carried out as fast as earnings are available for the work. It is planned to pay the cost of placing the city electrtic light wires underground out of the earnings of the city light and power plant. Officiais acquainted with the business estimate that, beginning next, year, at least $15,000 a year can be expended in the underground cable work. Many of the present lines need repairs or rebuilding and Mr. Mylott estimates that it will he more economical in the long run to start the underground cable program and where the lines need rebuilding to have them placed underground. The Monroe street and North Second street lines would be the first lines to be laid underground, it was stated.

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FARM DILL WITH PLAN INCLUDED IS INTRODUCED Senator McNary Calls Debenture Plan A “Vain Hope"; Veto Is Certain SENATE DISPUTES WITH HOOVER OPEN Washington, Apr. 23.—<U.R)— The debenture plan of farm relief was called a “vain hope” by Senator McNary, of the senate agriculture committee, when he reluctantly presented it to the senate today as a majority report from his commitee. McNary said he stood with President Hoover in believeing the plan was a direct subsidy and he thought further consideration of it useless because Mr. Hoover is certain to veto it. Washington. Apr. 23. (U.R) Strong disputes between President Hoover and his new senate were officially inaugurated today over farm relief and immigration — the first two problems to come up in the special session. Chairman McNary of the senate agricultural committee introduced today the 8 .to 6 majority report of his committee recommending adoption of the delienture plan of farm relief whicu Mr. Hoover opposed. Earlier in the day the senate immigration committee had voted 4 to 2 to postpone indefinitely the repeal < r suspension of the national origins provision of the immigration act which was recommended by Mr. Hoover. Administration Leaders Confident Administration leaders are confident they <an kill the debenture plan by a tale of the senate ajitl they hope to repudiate .the senate Immigration committee by bringing a demand for a full vote on the immigration issue to the floor of the senate. McNary’s report on the farm bill was couched in careful terms and cited known facts, avoiding arguments for or against any plans. He -told the senate in a speech accompany the reported bill that he had voted with Mr. Hoover against the debenture plan. He named the eight committee members who voted against .the president, but he offered no comment. He appended the president's strong denunciation of the debenture plan to his report, again without comment. —o COURT TAKES UP YOUTH PROBLEM

Test Case In “Gin, Jazz And Girl” Problem Comes Before Chicago Judge Chicago. Apr. 23.— <U.R) — Aided by die counsel of 12 prominent women whose presence attracted a court room full of flappers, scrub women, gold coast society matrons and a few curious fathers, Muncipal Judge Alfred O. Erickson today undertook to solve the “gin, jazz and girl’ problem of modern youth. Who is to blame for the institution of the “school kids" gin party? Whose fault is it that boys and girls of grammar and high school age are careening down the road to ruin in a sport model with one lax hand on the steering wheel and .the other grasping a silver flask? Those were the questions that the square jawed jurist with the black ribboned nose glasses hoped to find answers to as he summoned an unofficial jury composed of society women and prominent Chicago social workers to pass upon the guilt or innocence of Mrs. Jane Liston, who was charged with contributing to the truancy of her 15-year-old daughter, Colette. Colette attended the grammar school gin party two weeks ago in which George Lux was killed. It wax her story of the mad goings on of the young people that aroused educators, authorities and parents of Chicago to begin an intensive study of the socalled “youth problem " After the handsomely dressed jury had assembled in the jury box Mrs. Liston was brought In to defend herself against charges that she bad aided her daughter in escaping attendance at school. A long way from the “jazz mother" was Mrs. Liston. Her knuckles bore (CONTINUHtD OR PAGE TWO)

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