Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 105, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1929 — Page 1

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■OTALOF2IT I pupil S RECIEVE I B PASSINGGRADES ■e<uh- <> r Firs ‘ Co . un,v ■ pichlh Grade Examln- ■ ation Are Announced Second test is KcHEDI LEI) TOK MAA 11 EB A ; Jl7 pupil- made passing |H |ik ...rjity eighth grade *x |K,ina;ion. 'rid lust month, accord|Kg i„ Hie list announced today by |f ,, |U K Sicker, county superin~i ~'m.ds. who has just, fin|K|nl smilmg 'he manuscripts. A 'f pnpi s took the examinaIV'tl), I "f making the highest in Iho examination goes to Carl K Lehman. a pupil of district school K‘ in W ilia-li township, taught by Mae Lehman. He made a total f,4n points out of a possible 679. BFtI- li>'i:.‘composite achievement s , is ns.-ii in Adams county. A puis required to make a total of points or more to receive a di- ■ Second Test Planned HR Anotlmi examination for those pit■,ls who failed to make a passing ami for those who were unable K, take II .- first examination due to or some ( her reasqn. will bo on Saturday. May 11. H| The dale lor the county commentexercises has not been set. Hi The names of those who made pasj Him: grades in the first examination. who will receive a diploma eutit-j litem to enter high school next ’ are: ■ Hartford Township KI Georgia ixiuise S'.udler, 616; Erma Hkuth Beitler. 574; Selma Catharine ■kuny. 529; Dora Belle Clendenen, . Lillian Louise Hoffman. 565: June Shoemaker, 547; Dekia ■Ruth Monee, 500; Richard E. MeshHina M. Chrisman. 462; George William] Stauffer Glendening. 607; ■ Woodrow Reynolds, 556; Paul Brew- ■ st.-r. 533; Charles Wesley Glendening HtC; Naomi Margaret Stahly. 420; B Garnet Isabel! Glendening, 400. I Wabarh Township ■ Vincent Kelley, 583: Martha HirHschy. 499; Robert LeFever, 454; MarSpeicher. 567; Menno J. NeuenBschwander. 508; Ben Eicher. 578: ■ Mary Ann Lehman, 564; Crystal FenH nig. 432; Herbert Zuercher, 604, ■ Thorson Howe, 512; Robert Leon AsBpy. 555; Audrla Macwhinney, -*4V; || Virginia Callihan, 580; Margaret Hilfl ty. 558; Clyde H. Sprunger, 608: II Mary Hough, 572; Helen Dorothy ■ Cline, 513; Ida 1. Sommer. 523; Barfl bara H>lty. 578; John Henry Mason, II 472; Weldon Neuenchwander. 563; K| Anna Marcella Bauman, 432; Theresa || Lough. 443; Mildred West, 458; Earl || Buckingham, 526; Hugh B. Campbell, || 577; -Carl M. Lehman, 640; Nellie Bix- ■ ler, 499; Tom Kraner, 580; John Gerfl her, 548; Noel Sprunger, 599; Wayne II Hinchman. 530; Wilbur Kirchofer, |i 558; Harriet Moore, 447; Robert ■ Shepherd, 590; Eugene Sommer, 534; || Richard Stanley, 553; Ruth Brennan. || 585; Eleajg. Bruhn. 549; Ellis Hecter || 567; lenont Liisk, 518; Merrill WeavN er, 489; Florence Wilier, 569. | Blue Creek Township I Leis Glenna Dellinger. 425; Delfi more H. Mitch, 451; Jean Williams, r, 78; Irene E. Hoffman, 413; Noble I Raudenbuh, 537; Emory Whittredge. Harold Dolch, 505; Geneva Ham(t'ONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) O NOT TO PRINT SPECIFICATIONS County Auditor Gets Order From State Board Os Accounts County Auditor Albert Harlow has received an order from the state board 0 accounts to have the printing of road specifications discontinued. .very since Adams county started 0 build macadam roads, -the county “nglneer has furnished printed specihations in pamphlet form to prospective contractors and bidders, the it) 8 ?/ prlnt * n ß l h e specifications bettent r * e< * asainßt t ' le road improveeoun) 6 letter of the state board of account 8 s,ateß the engineers or .!_^J22A eyOl have to provide '* “'’ITXI'ED on PAGE FIVE)

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t Demands Prison P I I v i 1 tpA; a! I \ —J / According to Amo Vanvolkenburgli, top, of Kansas City, Mo., this poisoning of husbands by their wives lias got to stop. He is now preferring chatges against his wife, below, | whom he claims tried to do away | with him via the poison route. He I xvas pretty sick for some time, but has recovered now and demands prison for his wife, who is alleged to I have confessed her part in the deed.

PLAY TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT “Aunt Lucia” To Be Presented At High School Auditorium Aunt Lncia - ’ will be the feature of the evening, tonight, when the curtain rises on the home talent production to be staged at the high school auditorium, under the auspices of the Beta Sigma Alpha fraternity. The play opens with a clever baby pageant in which fifty children of the three lower grades of school, particiIBte. Other features of the production are the “Flapper;’ chorus, in which twenty-five local business men appear in clever costume, a girl’s chorus comprised of high school girls, and a boy's glee club. , . , , The cast of the play, itself, is headed by Don Fan, local comedian, in the character of “Aunt Lucia . Mr. Farr's impersonation of this character alone is guaranteed to keep the audience in one continuous roar of laughter, to say nothing of the other clever roles bv which he is supported. Miss Evelyn Thompson, directress of the production for the Universal producing company, is well pleased with the results of her efforts tn this city and assures the public a well spent evening. Tickets may lie reserved at the Zimmerman drug store up until an hour before the show, and all those holding tickets are advised to have them reserved. Decatur Lions Invited To Banquet At Celina Members of the Decatur Lions Club have received an invitation to attend the charter night banquet of the Celina, Ohio .Lions Club, to be held at the Mercelina hotel, Celina, next Wednesday evening. The banquet will start at 6 o’clock (Eastern Standard Time), and a charge of $1.50 per plate will be made. Reservations must be made by Monday, April 6. Lions and their wives are invited. Anne Morrow Arrives In New York Today New York. May 2—(UP)— Miss Anne Morrow arrived in New York from Cleveland today with her mother, Mrs. Dwight Morrow, and other relatives and dashed away from curious photographers. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, to whom Miss Morrow is engaged, is in New York, but was not at the station. It was supposed that Miss Morrow came to select her trousseau in New York stores. Some reports have said Lindbergh and Miss Morrow will wed in June. i

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JONES LAW GETS TEST IN INDIANA; PENALTIES LIGHT Judge Baltzell, In Federal Court, Fails To Mete Out Heavy Sentences NO MORE SEVERE THAN UNDER OLD LAW By Wallace G. West i (United Press Staff Correspondent) i Indianapolis, May 2 —-(UP) —Indianapolis liquor law violators today had a better understanding of the new Jones act. providing heavier maximum liquor penalties, after their first experience with the law in federal court Wednesday. Several liquor defendants, who were arrested and indicted for offenses committeed after mart h 2, when the new law became effective, were sentenced by federal judge Robert C. Baltzell Wednesday and found rhe sentences probably wete.no heavier than they would have received without the Jones act provision. Two of the worst offenders sentenc-l ed under the new law received sentences of a year and a day and of nine months and a SSOO fine. Either offense probably would have drawn the same result under the old law. Baltzell warned liquor violators not to appear in his court again, or heavier penalties might be imposed. Tlie Jones alw provides a maximum penalty of five years and SIO,OOO fine for most liquir voolations. It merely increases the maximum penalty without affecting the former minimum penalties. “The law was passed order to give courts an opportunity to give the west offenders a severe sentence", district attorney George R. Jeffery explained. A clause in the law specifically proj vides that it JW not intended for the minor offender..” » \ —o Believe Kirby Davis Was Seen In Portland Police officers received a report in this city at 2:30 o’clock this morning that Kirby Davis, wanted in connection with an Angola bank robbery, had been seen in Portland, in a restaurant and, with another man, had started in an automobile towaid this city. The report came from jioliee officers at Portland, but officers found no one in this city resembling the wanted man.. BAPTIST CHURCH I HOLDS ELECTION i Annual Business Meeting Held; Reports Show Splendid Year’s Work The annual business meeting of the >■ First Baptist church was held, last evening, at the church, with a large rep- , resentation of the congregation in atI tendance. At 7 o’clock, all were seat--1 ed to enjoy a delicious pot-luck sup- . per, after which the business of the I evening was transacted. The reports of the various organizations of the church for the past year ’ were heaid, and showed a splendid , year’s work. The Women’s organiza- ’ tions, Brotherhood, and Young Peoples societies were all shown to have been very active and alive. The year's work closes with April and the election of church officers I resulted as follows: C. R. Moser and Roy Johnson, members of the board j of deacons for three years; C. V. i Hilyard, trustee for three years; Mrs. - C. E. Peterson, church treasurer Mrs. tS. E. Shamp, treasurer-of missionary - funds; Miss Jesse Winnes, financial t secretary; Miss Mildred Akey pianist; Miss Edwinna Shroll, assistant pian'3 ist; Mrs. C. E. Bell chorister; Alva J Baker, H. H. Lammiman, and C. E. r Bell, members of financial board. The Sunday school will be represented by the following officers for the new year, as the result of the election superintendent, Roy Johnson; assistr ant superintendent, C. E. Bell; second assistant superintendent, Harry Tho- ■ mas; secretary, Edith Johnson; assist--1 ant secretary, Ralph Kenworthy; trea- • ■ surer, Mrs. Bina Buhler; pianist, Mrs. s Cora Winans; assistant pianist, Miss i- Ruth Winnes. Following the business session, a i group of the women of the church prev sonted a delightful pageant entitled "In Chiist there Is no East or Wqst”. v This was well received by the entire r delegation. j The new church officers will assume 1 their duties immediately to continue until the close of the next church year

Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, May 2, 1929.

“Siamese Twin” Girls Born To Illinois Couple? i “Doing Nicely” Is Report j Matoon, 1)1., Muy 2.—(U.R> "Siamese | twin" girls, born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred i Lenz of Ash Grove, HL, were “doing nicely’’ at the Memorial hospital here today, physicians said. The twins, born Tuesday, are join-1 ed at the hips and have only one set | of abdominal organs, physicaisn sai I after an examination, although each lias a perfectly normal head and chest and tlie. arms and legs are normal. RECORD NUMBER JOIN CALF CLUB Fifty-three Boys And Girls Enter Total Os 71 Calves ’ In Club i — The largest number of entries ever recorded in the Adams County Daily Calf Club have been sent in to the county agent's office. Fifty-three boys and girls have entered a total of 71 calves in the various dub classes. I The classes consist of first year fall class, first year spring class, second year and third year. Tlie first and second year classes are based on feeding, record book and showmanship basis and the third year is on a production basis. Calves entered in the first year club are taken into the second year club next year and then on into the third year club tlie following year. This encourages the club member to properly feed and care for the dairy heifer until she is two years old and then study her production the third year, when she is a mature cow. Tlie dairy calf dub has been a great boon to the development of better dairy cows in Adams county, especialy by tlie younger generation of farmers. The first year fall class is a new class introduced into the dub this year. It includes cslves born during the time from August 1 to December I, 1928. A number of calves from this class will be shown by their owners at the state fair at Indianapolis next fall. A local county show will lie held about September 1. Thefeeding record on all calves started April 15. The number of calves en- ' tered in each class are as follows: First year spring class, 26; first year fall class, 14; second year class, 16; third year class, 15. The Cloverleaf Creameries, cooperating with the Decatur Industrial Association, is sponsoring tlie dub and will donate to the winners totaling about $350. The list of members entering calves In the dub for 1929 is as follows: I Lorine Rich, Gordon E. LJechty, Vernon Sommer, Juanita Lehman, Pollyanna Lehman. Huldah I. Steury, Dora . Steury, Frederick John Duff. Lo » Beard, Ernest W. Schwartz. Metiia Bieberich, Amanda Bieberich, Noah J. Schrock, Kenneth Hirschy, Eli W. Habegger, Melvin E. Liechty, Roy A. ' Smith, Elois Christy, Roy Strickler, ’ Chester Schwartz, Anna Liechty, La- ‘ etta Jan Duff, Mary L. Schwartz, Eli ’ W. Schwartz, Esther Steury, Richard Moses, Elma E. Steury, Naomi L. ’ Schwartz, Calvin Steury. Reuben L. Habegger, Vera E. Schwartz, Leo L. Nussbaum, Dan Habegger Jr., David ’ Lu Liechty. Martin D. Habegger. DesI sie Mazelin, Agnes Schwartz, Arden Mosser, Marcele Beard. -John H. Ma- , son, Peter J. Mazelin, Harvey C. Ha- , begger. Elda L. Nussbaum. Helen Hirschy. James Moses. Noah Habegger, 1 Lavon Mosser, Catherine Bieberich, i Ruth Mazelin. Gerhart Schwartz, 1 Venus Mazelin and Leona I). Mazelin.

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Beauty in one’s surroundings adds much to the enjoyment of life and therefore adds to one’s efficiency in ' work and as a citizen. 3 People are often apparently blind 1 to the beauty that is around them. “Having eyes, they see not; and ears they hear not.’’ Those who live in the open country are surrounded by natural beauties of which the city dweller is largely deprived. Too j often, however, they are unconscious of them or Indifferent to them. ( Love for and appreciation of that . which is beautiful may be cultivated. 1 It is a part of one’s education. The . schools now give more attention to > It then formerly; but many of them do not give enough. Appreciation of s beauty is cultivated not merely by in- ! struction In “art’’ but also by those r studies that increase one’s knowledge

BALL DAMES ARE PART OF DOTS’ WEEK PROGRAM — Tic Game Prevents Deciding Os Championship; Rotarians Take Part HOBBIES PLACED ON DISPLAY AT LIBRARY — Four baseball teams got into action I yesterday afternoon as a part of the ' observance of Boys' day in athletics, j The Decatur Rotary Club is sponsor- j ing the affair and the final game be- I tween the two winners will lie played at a later date. Tlie Rotary team defeated the First Ward nine in aclose game as the opener last night. Tlie score was 1018. The Rotarians rallied near the dose of the game to score the necessary runs. The First Ward team was com-1 posed of John Junk. Don Klepper, Charles Baumgartner, James Cowan. Ed Lose, Ned Moser, Rupert Kohne, Edwin Hess and Fane Klingenpeel. Tie Game Played The Second and Third Ward teams plnved a six-inning tie, and the game will have to he replayed before the final game can be held. The score < at the end of six innings was 10-10. < j The lineup of the Second Ward team ' l was: Marion Feasel, Jerome Myers, ' J Ed Debolt. Charles Mills, Junior Free- ' ,I land, Robert Wolpert, Dick Macklin, I Dick Sutton and Robert Odle. The 1 ] Rotarians in charge of this team were . Clarence Beavers and A. D. Suttles. The Third Ward lineup included. ] Dale Myers. Bob Strickler, Charles i ] Ehinger. Harold Blythe, Albert Hain. I I. Fernandez. Florian Keller. Glenice Tyndall, Jerome Miller and Carl ’ Sheets. F. E. O’Brien and Will Bowers were in charge of the team. Forty-eight boys brought self-made articles to the Decatur library where ’ a boys’ hobby exhibit will be held for the public tonight starting at .6:30 > (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN I r — —o Woman Faces Murder Charge ,- Herre Haute, May 2.—<U.R>— Allegx ed to have killed Sam Ferguson, 42. I “because he forced his attentions on - her,” Mrs. Fred Pawley, 36, was held : in jail here today charged with first r degree murder. — o COLD RAIN HITS . THIS COMMUNITV Temperature Drops Ten Degrees As Heavy Downs pour Visits City Ll After several days of seasonal weather, a cold rain visited Decatur ' and this vicinity last night and this j morning, and weather forecasters 1 said that the rainy weather would re- <• main at least for a day. A heavy rain was reported in Decatur at 12:30 o'clock this morning (I and for a time several local streets i- were covered with water. The rain it stopped for a while, bit (started falli- ing again early this morning and coni' tinned most of tlie forenoon. Cold weather accompanied the rain ’, and the temperaure dropped more than 10 degrees. It was not believed, however, that the temperature drop i. was sufficient to harm spring crops.

of the common things about us. Appreciation of beauty may be cultivated, also by association with it. It may be destroyed by constant association with "that which is ugly. People who live in unkept and slovenly surroundings are likely to become indifferent to them. It is the duty of every one. to care for the appearance of his surroundings both because of its effect upon himself and its influence upon others. A stranger who visits our city is likely to judge it first of all by its appearance. He will note whether or not the buildings are in good repair, the presence or absence of flower beds, shrubs and trees. All of these things will be signs to him of the prosperity, the happiness and the ‘community spirit” of our citizens. Let us not be misjudged. —Civic Section Women’s Clubs.

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Defiance No Help •• • * K * a Protesting Attorney-General Mitchell's attempts to remove him as United States district, attorney for Eastern New York, William A. DeGroot is expected to lie removed without a hearing.’ His resignation was asked for last January but never received by the attorney-general. President Hoover has been requested to act for his dismissal.

31 ENTER COUNTY SUGAR BEET CLUB — Club Revived After Lapse Os Three Years; Many Prizes Are Offered Thirty-one members have entered the boys’ and girls’ sugar beet club for the season of 1929. The sugar beet club was reorganized this year after three years discontinuance. The boys and girls are required to glow and care for one acre of sugar beets and keep an accurate record >f alTrests and profits on their partictiilar plot of ground. Each member I makes an initial application of 300 pounds of 3-9-18 fertilizer. 200 pounds of which was donated to each of rhe first twenty members by the Indiana Farm Bureau. Word was just received yesterday that the Chilean Nitrate Corporation will donate 100 pounds of Sodium Nitrate to each member for use as a top dressing after the beets are blocked and thinned. The HollandSt. Louis Sugar company is giving SIOO in prizes to winners in the Club, which will be supplimented by additional prizes by the Decatur Industrial Association. entering the club are: Simon Schwartz, Robert F. Myers. Vernon Caffee, Curney Lindsey, Sylvan Habegger. Kenneth Chapman. Lester W. Human, Ralph s'ioneburner. Florence Tinkham, Wm. Fiechter, Jr., Robert M. Moser, Harry Schamerloh, Roy A. Smith, Hugo Fuelling, Floyd Rupert. John Chas. Schenck, Roy Kael.r. Kenneth Hirschy. James Ivetich, Jr.. Eileen Byerly, Milo Habegger, Martin I). Habegger, Noah Habegger. John Dale Cowan. Jr., Ruby Rupert. Bertha M. Schwartz, Eli Mz Schwartz, Josephine Ivetich, Ludella Fuelling, Agnes Tinkham, Glenn Rupert. Democrat Women Os State Re-elect Mrs. A. P. Flynn Logansport, Ind., May 2. —(U.R) Mrs. Albert P. Flynn, Logansport, was re-elected president of the state women’s Democratic organization at the concluding session of its annual spring meeting here. Other officers included: Miss Em ma Mae, Terre Haute, third vice president; Mrs. R. A. Peters, Fort Wayne, secretary. Directors were: Mrs. John Duprez Shelbyville, Mrs. James Riggs, Sulli van. Q Man Caugh Trying To Break Into Hoover's Office Washington, May 2 —(UP) —Clarl C. Brown was taken in custody b; White House Police today when he at tempted to force his way into the exc cutive offices during the noon-tinn public reception.

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TORNADOES IN ARKANSAS TAKE TOLL OF 6 LIVES Property Damage Is Extensive; Blizzard Lashes Central States SNOW, RAIN AND COLD IN INDIANA Memphis, Tenn., May 2.—aU.R) —Red Cross workers at Brinkley, Ark., today reported six known dead in the vicinity of Wheatley and Eden, Ark,, from several small tornadoes which lashed that district late yesterScores of injured were taken to Brinkley on special trains from Eden and Wheatley. Property damage was extensive. Reports here revealed the- storms had struck in widely scattered sections of the state. All wires between Memphis and Little Rock were down and it was Impossible to obtain an accurate check of damage in western sections of the state. Details Are Lacking Western Union and Bell Tepelmne - company officials here reported t<>.- - nadoes had hit near Fort Smith. San i Prairie and Burton in western Arkani sas. but details w’ere lacking. I Unconfirmed reports said more than I twenty persons had been injured at t Sand Prairie and Burton. A road camp i’ was wiped out at the latter place, the report said. Winter Weather In Indiana Indianapolis, May 2. — (U.R) —Snow, and cold weather prevailed in Indiana today, after a balmy May 1. (Reports of slight damages incurred by high winds and rain were received in Indianapolis. Advices from Valparaiso said a heavy snow fell in the forenoon. Oth- • er northern Indiana points reported snow and cold weather. From southern Indiana came word of heavy rains and winds which caused minor damages to crops and small ' structures. > Icy.agales off Lake Michigan had - penetrated far into the state, making overcoats and heavy wraps comfor1 table. General In Central States ’ Chicago, May 2.—(U.R)-The tail end j- of a blizzard which had isolated Wyoming and Colorado sections, swept r down across the central and middle lt west today, breaking up golf games a and beathing beach parties. ? Tremendous damage to crops was t threatened by the sudden storms of snow, sleet and rain, driven by high ~ winds across Minnesota, Wisconsin. ] Missouri. Illinois, lowa, Michigan, and j into surrounding states. B St. I.ouis went to work through an B ankle deep snow. The weather bureau reported the fall there was 3.8 inches ? in 12 hours, the heaviest fall ever , t to occur there in May. Murder And Attempted Suicide At Indianapolis [) — ii Indianapolis, May 2.—(U.R) “Murder i- and attempted suicide” was the verdiet of coroner, police and detectives e today after the finding of the body of t Edwin KHner, 62, shot to death in his bed. with his wife, Mrs. Jeanette Kliner, 54, lying semi-conscious at his ’, side, a bullet wound in her head. .' Police deferred filing charges against n Mrs. Kilner. Her condition was pron nounced critical at a hospital today, a Domestic strife was blamed for tlie shooting. — NEW WELL AT ■ BERNE IS DRY 8 —- t Work On New Town Well ii Stopped After Pipe Is Drilled 160 Feet 1 I- Berne. May 2 —(Special)—After drill •t ing to a depth of nearly 160 feet for a new’ town well. Robert and VV illiam z, Speicher, drillers, were forced to ai- banrfon the hole as worthless. The well was being drilled near the Homer Manufacturing company’s plaut. in the northeast part of town. The casing struck a bed of limestone. C The tow n council has decided to enlarge the well immediately at the rear k of the Berne Witness company’s build>y ing. Work on the new location was it- started yesterday. The present foure- inch pipe will be removed, a larger le pipe will be removed, a larger pipe put down and the well drilled deeper.

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