Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1929 — Page 1

| WEATHER I Fair tonight and Iturday, warmer fcthwest portion.

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I [MBITS NET ■ $505,000 IN I TWO HOLDUPS fhrec Robbers Take SBO,18100 From Rank Messeng- ■ ■ e r In Oklahoma City IBeT $25,000 IN EAST ■ oRA.x’GE, N.BANK H| Oklahoma City, Okla., May 21 p .Three bandits, operating' old time frontier daring, Hei<i up u l,ank messenger m a Hiam street <d’ Okahoma City to-H-iv robbed him of about SBO.- ■ son and escaped after exchange |K<r several shots with police. |Hi. 11. Dowell, the bank messS inter was driving in a motor from the branch of the Federal »■ b.o ire hank to the American First hank, carrying a bag when the robbers ir.nvih I to the curb. K| Tlie bandits shot Dowell in the |K rni . The wound was not considered K Robbery Occurs Downtown |H The robbery occurred at a busy street intersection, the men sweeping down on the automobile with the feroi!) earliei bad men who once rode the hills in Oklahoma and Interritory to harrass and rob th ■ K| Powell said the trio attacked him before they grabbed the and started their escape. KI Deputy sheriffs in a police a’.itafollowed the bandits for sec. blocks through city streets. Th' y at the fugitives, but so far as ■>'-s known none of the shots hit the The officers continued their but an hour after the robbery, had not overtaken the trio. ■ New Jersey Bank' Robbed II East Orange, N. J.. May 24.—TI.P' organized bandit gang, operating three automobiles, today de■siended upon tlie East Orange Tin in the heart of the city and after up in employes and three ins ■tomers escaped with more than $25.El Five men of the gang occupied one Hear and constituted the operations Hnnit in the actual robbing of the Hbank. K I Two other cars were reported filled ■with men. e| One of the robbers had stood out ■ side the bank for an hour before the ■robbery was staged. The five enterHwi the hank and as they deployed, Hone of them thrust a pistol in front Hos President Wiliam Kelly, commandHing him to “stick ’em up—were going Hto clean out this place." s Kelley raised his hands and shoul- ■ od to employes to make no resistance. I (CONTINUED ON PAGE TIUTEK) (organize more I SCOUT TROOPS | Anthony Wayne Area, Boy I Scouts Os America, Making Rapid Growth Present indications point to a year of the greatest growth in the history of the Anthony Wayne Area, Boy Scouts of America. Thirteen new troops have just been organized or are now in the process of organization. The organization of troops Nos. 4G and 47, at New Haven, has been entirely completed and these troops are 'tow holding regular meetings. Other 'loops in Allen county now being formed include a troop of the Third Presbyterian church; a third troop 'or Harrison Hill; and a troop for the South Wayne Baptist church. The other eight new troops in the a| ea include Pleasant Lake, sponsorby the community; Ligonier, two few troops, sponsored by the comnntnity; Fremont, sponsored by the American Legion; Decatur, sponsored ’S’ the Evangelical church; Bluffton, sponsored by the Rotary club; Lancaster Center, a school troop; and iberty Center, sponsored by the community. The year 1929 promises to be a 'ecord one so rthe area in many ways. ■°t only has the growth already shown been unusual, but the opening o the Gene Stratton Porter IJmber--OHt camp in July will give Boy Scouts o 'his territory a camp unexcelled 111 the entire United States.

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Can Spell t * —s llib \ N ■4.’. < Dorothy Ann Crabbe, 11-year-old count) y girl of Madison County, Ohio can sjioll everything, long or short, well known or rare, in the way of words. She won over 1411 other conte tants, the judges being unable to pick any word she couldn't spell I without hesitation. B.H.S?6RADTAfS PROCRAM TONIGHT Boyd Gurley, Editor Os Indianapolis Times, Is Speaker The annual commencement exercises of the high school, followed by the senior reception, tonight, will bring the 1928-29 school year of the Decatur public schools to a close. The commencement will be held in the high school auditorium, starting at 8 o'clock. The senior reception will be held in the gymnasium, immediately following the commencement program. Diplomas will be presented to a class of sixty graduates tonight. This is the largest class of graduates the local school has had in recent years. Boyd Gurley, editor of the Indianapolis Times and widely known journalist, will deliver the commencement address. The Decatur high school orchestra, the girls' glee club and a mixed chorus from the high school, will furnish music during the commencement program. Miss Wilma Dick will play a cello solo, also. — o —— Robert Lucas Slated To Succeed David 11. Blair Washington, May 24.—tU.R) —Presi- | dent Hoover has decided to appoint I Robert H. Lucas of Louisville, Kv., to be commissioner of internal rev- | enue to succeed David H Blair, resigned, it was learned from authoritative sources today. Lucas and Senator Sackett of Kentucky were White House visitors yesterday and after a conference with Mr. Hoover, Lucas returned home where he is collector of internal revenue. o Coast Guardsman Found Not Guilty Os Murder Rochester, N. Y„ May 24 —(U.R) — Prosecution was at an end today in connection with the death of Jacob Hanson, former secretary of the Niagara Falls Elks lodge, who was mistaken by coast guardsmen for a rum runner and shot to death last May. Given a second trial after the hist had ended in a disagreement, Glenn Jennings, coast guardsman, was acquitted of second degree manslaughter by a federal court jury last night ana released. Jennings was in the party of coast guards that fired on Hanson on Lewiston Hill near Buffalo when the Elks' leader failed to halt his automobile. New Member Os Board Os Education Named Indianapolis. S Reynolds, banker and manufacturer of Cambridge City, has been appointed a member of the state boatd education by Governor Harry G LesHe Reynolds succeeded William D. Moss, Marion. The appointment dates back to May 1 and is for four years.

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LICENSE RUREAU EXPLAINS LAW .June 1 Is Opening Day For Issuing Automobile Driver’s Licenses June 1 is the date set for the opening day to obtain automobile drivers’ licenses, it was announced today by Paul Graham, manager of the Adams county branch license office. All auto drivers mpst have a license by July 1. After that date, all persons driving automobiles in Indiana with | out a license are subject to the pen alties included in the law. Applications are to be made at any branch office in tlie state for the license. The applicant is asked the following questions: “Are you crippled i nany way?" “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?" “Have you ever been adjudged insane, eplieptic or feeble-minded?’’ "Do you nse any drugs or narcotics ’’ “Is your eye-sight defective or is your hearing impaired?" “Do you have heart trouble?" "Are you subject to fainting?" “Yes” Means Examination If tjie applicant answers “yes" to any of these questions, he will be compelled to take an examination, given by a state representative, free of charge, at a date to lie determined later, before issuance of a license. Following the filing' of the application at tlie branch office, the applicant is given a receipt, which entitles him to drive his car. The application costs 25 cents for three years, plus a 25-cent notary fee. The license then will be passed on by the secretary of state and the tliree-year license will be issued from that office. A person may drive a car, however, after July 1, with the official receipt. The receipt must be carried witli the applicant until the official license arrives. The license comes direct to the I (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) U.C. U.S. ANNUAL IS COMPLETED “The Tattler” Os 1929 Is Attractive Book; Placed On Sale “The Tattler" for 1929, issued by the Senior class of the Decatur Catholic high school, has been placed on sale and is a very attractive book, as well as interesting. The book is printed on old ivory paper and is bound in a maroon, flexible imitation leather cover, with the name of the book and the year emboss ed on tlie front. The Tattler of 1929 is dedicated "To Growth”, “the purpose of the efforts of Father Seimetz, Father Peters, Father Fettig, Father 'Hesston, Father Collins, our devoted priests; Sr. M. Vera, Sr. A. Antonita., Sr. M. Almeda, Sr. M. Florentia, Sr. M. John Berchmans, Sr. M. Roberta, Sr. M. Alexia, Sr. M. Dionysia, Sr. M. Benigna, Sr. M. Helen Clare, and Sr. M. Edwardine, in our behalf". “To Growth, out right, and, since each right has its corresponding duty, our obligation”. “To Growth", the royal road to success.” The art work throughout the book is the woik of Mary Fisher, and is carried out in maroon on the old ivory pa per. The contents of the book is divided into seven parts, Administration, Classes, Commercial Department, Alumni, Literary, Activities and Athletics. Each division is headed with a still life photograph. The Senior class appears under the heading “Into Life's School", and each senior appears in individual photograph in cap and gown. This is followed by the Senior Legend written by Dolores Omlor; a class prophecy, entitled “When We Are Older Grown", by Agnes E. Baker; the will and testament of the class of 1929; the class song; senior class notes and senior pledge. Among the interesting features of the publication, is the literature department. This includes editorials, stories by the editors, and stories by Frances Schultz, the Rev. Joseph A. Hession, Carl Kohne, John Schmitt, Genevieve Lengerich, Virginia Keller, Thomas' Voglewede, Helen Lengerich, Helen Hain, Loretta Malley, Mary Virginia Hyland and Leo Schultz. The book, as a whole, is a fine piece of work and shows the result of earnest effort on the part of the Seniors of 1929.

Decatur, Indiana, Friday, May 21, 1929.

Takes Three Children To Cemetery And Slashes Their Throats W ith Razor Lebanon, Ky, May 24 —(UP)—Mrs. Avey Shoaf, 38, took her three childion to a cemetery here today, slashed their throats with a razor, the ncut her own throat. She was brought to a hospital here in a dying condition. The children, whose bodies lay near that of their mother, were Catherine, 9; George 2;. and a baby girl whose name was not learned, police, after an inve I,.('.ilion, said Mis. Shoaf had been despondent over domestic troubles. —, _o—- — TO GIVE CONCERT • Noted Group of Fort Wayne Musicians To Play At Evangelical Church The Crescent Avenue Evangelical chtir.h orchestra, of Fort Wayne, w 11 give a concert in the First Evangelical church in Decatur, next Tuesday night, May 28, at 8 o'clock. No admission will be charged, but a silver offering will be taken, which will go for missions, as the members of the orchestra are giving their talents for the cause of the church. This orchesrn is one of the finest in Fort Wayne. It is composed of the following: Prof. J. C. Cafaro, director. clarinet: Mrs. J. C. Cafaro, bass saxaphone; Thressa Cafaro, soprano saxaphone; Robert Bozer, soprano saxaphone; Ruth Bozer, alto saxaphone; William Aiken, alto saxo phone; Carmiela Cafara, first violin; William Kraft, first violin: Eliza Redding, first violin; Pearl Kieffen, second violin; Harry Lessler, second violin; Kenneth Bozer, cornet; Peter Walter, cornet; Ruth Hathaway, piano; John Bozer, drums. All these persons have bad special training. Miss Carnelia Cafara jukt recently won the gold medal in the state violin contest. Mr. Cafaro is well known in Decatur, having directed bands and orchestras here at times. This orchestra could play in concerts nearly every night. Some of the members are beard over the radio nearly every day. They are in great demand for banquets and entertainment programs. The public is cordially invited to enjoy this treat in music, and help the young people of the church in tneir missionary adventure. Car And Truck Collide At Street Intersection A Fo:d touring car, driven by Mrs Loretta McCollough, of near Pleasant Mills, and one of the largest trailer trucks which hauls automobile bodies through this city, collided at the intersection of Second and Madison streets this afternoon. The touring car was hurled up onto the sidewalk at the northeast corner of the court house yard. The right running board was damaged and the left front tire was punctured. Mis. McCullough was acempanied by William Smith and Mrs. Mary McCullough, also of near Pleasant Mills. None of the occupants of the car was injured. Father Seimetz Speaks At Rotary Club Meeting The Rev. Father J. A. Seimetz, pastor of St. Marys Catholic church, delivered a short address before members of the Decatur Rotary Club last evening. Father Seimetz chose for his subject. “Harmony and Unity in the Community". He emphasized the benefits of both virtues and urged that each individual respect the rights and beliefs of others. The program was in the charge of Ed Coffee, chairman. The Rotary Club will not meet next Thursday on account of Memorial Day but the members are asked to register at the Peoples Loan and Trust company or at the Daily Democrat office next Wednesday.

A Story With ‘“Atmosphere” The “story" of Adams county “Wax Back When,” which is to be published in the Daily Democrat in serial form, starting soon, does not concern itself so much with actual dates, nor are the “happening:” set forth in chronological order, but is rather a “hit and miss” series of impressions of the “old days,” prior to the year 1890. It is an attempt to convey to those who read it, the ‘atmosphere’ of those times, whatever that is.

AIRPLANE PASSES 120 HOURS IN AIR Monoplane Running Smoothly In Endurance test; Refueled 13 Times Fort Worth. Tex., May 24.-tfU.RP After 1.1 mid air refuelings and 120 consecutive hours in the air. Reg Robbins ami James Kelly, Fort Worth endurance aviators, were riding out showers at today with the engine c.f their reconditioned Ryan plane hitting smoothly as when the fliers took off early Sunday. Apparently the downpour was not severe enough to cause any appreciable alarm that their flight would be cut short so near its goal. Their immediate goal is to remain aloft until 7:13 p. m. tomorrow, when they would establish a mark one hour longer than the 150 hours 40 minutes set early in January by the army plane Question Mark. Roosevelt Field, L. 1., May 24.— .U.R) — Abandonment of the “Three Musketeers" attempt to establish a new endurance record for a plane refueling in the air was announced here today after the differences between Martin Jensen and Lieut. 11. B. Clarke, of the crew, had been settled amicably. o Favor Equal Rights For Men And Women In Church Indianapolis. May 24—(UP)— Equal rights for men and women in the church were favored today by the General Synod of the Reformed church in the United States. Approximately 450 delegates from throughout the country who were in attendance at yesterday's session, voted almost unanimous to send an amendment of the organization's constitution to various chinches which if accepted My a two thirds majority, would permit the equal rights TO GET DEGREE AT NOTRE DAME Robert Voglewede, Os Decatur, To Be Graduated On .June 2 Robert B. Voglewede. son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Voglewede, of this city will be graduated from Notre Dame university, South Bend, at the eightyfifth annual commencement evereise.s on June 2. . Mr. Voglewede will be graduated from the College of Commerce, and receive a degree of Bachelor of Philosophy fiom the university. He completes a four-year course of study having entered Notre Dame following his graduation from the Decatur Catholic high school in this city. While attending the university, Mr. Voglewede took an active part in athletics and was a member of the varsity baseball team, playing center on the squad. He traveled with the team during 1928 and 1929. The commencement exercises will open Friday May 31, with registration and the presentation of a play in Washington hall. On Saturday, there will be a number of events, including class day exercises, alumni and guest luncheon, track meets and band concerts. On Sunday, the services will start with a procession from the Main building to the Sacred Heai t church, the attending of solemn Pontifical mass at 9 a. m., the senior flagj’aising exercies at 11 a. m., the meeting of the alumni association at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the awarding of degree at 5 o'clock tin the afternoon. The Hon William J. Donovan, of Buffalo, will deliver the commencement address. Meeting Os Senate Rules Committee To Be Open Washington, May 21. ;u.R) —Republican leaders decided in a conference today to abandon the plan calling Paul R. Mallon of the United Press Associations before a secret meeting of the rules committee Monday and agreed the session shoul dbe open. Mallon has been subpoenaed in an effort to compel him to divulge the source from which he obtained secret senate roll calls on the nominations of former secietary of interior West and the United States Customs Judge Lenroot. o Boy Admits Thefts South Bend, Ind., May 24—(UP) — Four high school boys have confessed to stealing 27 automobiles In three weeks. .

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Wins Prix de Rc.ne y ei i X'■ v '■ a'J z John M. Sitton, of Greeneville, S.C.. 22-year-old boy, who is working his own way through Yale University toward a fine arts degree, was just emerging from the kitchen where he works with a plate of hash, when he was informed that he had won the annual Prix de Rome for his painting. CENTRAL SCHOOL GRADUATES 32 List Os Pupils Completing Elementary Grade Work Is Announced Thirty-two boys and girls completed their work in the elementary grades at the Central school this week, and qualified to enter high school next fall. This class is of average size, it is said. Nineteen pupils finished their eighth grade work at the Central school at the close of the first semester in Januaiy and started their high school work. Members of the class graduated this spring, as announced today by W. Guy Brown, principal, are: Eileen Burk Wilma Foughty, KatWiyn Hower, Dorothy Little, Maxine Manley, Minnie Moyer, Eleanor Steele, Lula Strahm. Mary Zimmerman, Ruth Elzey. Miriam Haley, Frances Huffman, Sara Jane Kauffman. Mary Kohls, Paulihe Mttshall, Edwina Shroll, Mary Catherine Toney, Marion Feasel, Franklin Keller, Edwin Kauffman, Chalmer Lea, Dale Myers. Dick Sutton, Lewis Bucher, Tommy Bink. Charles Cloud, Clefs Eichar, Byrl Hunt, Roger Kelly, Dick Macklin. Theodore Divine ami Edward Sommers. o Mrs. Tunney’s Condition Is Reported Worse Today Pola. Italy. May 24. —<U.PJ The condition of Mrs. James J. Tunney, who has ben recuperating from an emergency operation performed on Brioni Island, was somewhat worse today. Although her condition was not considered grave, Tunney was alarmed at the increase in her temperature and called in Dr. Cadro, from the town of Rovigno, near Pola. The retired heavyweight champion and his bride have been spending part of their honeymoon on the island, in the Adriatic near here, for the last six weeks. Mrs. Tunney, who had been suffering from what she thought was indigestion, became seriously ill about May 1. Two German surgeons visiting on the Island performed an emergency operation and fomid an abscessed appendix. District Sunday School Convention Next Sunday A large number of Decatur people are planning to attend the district Sunday school convention to be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock (standard time) at the Nazarene church in Huntington. The district Bible story telling and memory contest will be held at. that time, and. with Madeline Spahr and Esther Sunderman, both of the Evangelical Sunday school of this city, as their representatives. Adams county boosters feel sure of placing for state honors. Eight counties will be represented at the convention, including, Adams, Jay, Blackford. Grant, Miami, Wabash, Huntington and .Wells. Two representatives from each county will take part in the Bible story Telling and Bible memory contests.

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LEGION BACKING FARM SHOW AND FAIR SEPT. 10-14 Prizes Totaling $3,000 Offered In Agricultural Exhibit Featuring Fair COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED Complete plans for the Decatur Free Street Fair, which will be held September 10. 11, 12. 13 and 14 under the auspices of the Adams Post No. 43, of the American Legion, were announced today by Paul Graham, chairman of the Legion general executive committee. The biggest feature of the entire week will be the huge agricultural show. A total of $3,000 in awards will be expended for the farm phase of the fair and the agricultural committee, composed of Ferd Christen, chairman: Norbert Holthouse. Hubert Schmitt. W. A. Lower. J. W. Calland, A. D. Suttles, W. A. Klepper, Albert Mutschler, Avon Burk. G. M. Krick and James R. Blair, recently lias started plans for that part of the week. To Make Many Awards Awards will be made on cattle, grain, poultry and all grains, fruits, vegetables and livestock in the agri cultural show. An entire street will be allotted for the big farm show. Plans also are being made to have dog and pet shows during the fair. Tlie general executive committee in charge of the fair is composed of Mr. Graham. L. F. Center, Ferd E. O’Brien. William Linn, Ix»o Ehinger. L. V. Baker and Joe Ijaurcnt. This committee will lie directly in charge of all departments of the fair. Finance Committee Named The finance commttee, compose 1 of Joseph Laurent, chairman, Dan M. Niblick. Robert Meibers, Leo Ehinger and Dick Heller, will have charge of the financial part of the fair. A solicitation will be made of local business men and tlie money raised in this manner will be turned over immediately to the agricultural committee. All money contributed by any local concern will be used in the agricultural show, and the success of the solicitation will govern how large the agricultural show will be. It Is hoped by the committee in charge that the farm phase of the fair will be the largest in the history of northern Indiana. Free Acts Engaged The free acts committee, including L. V. Baker, chairman, C. E. Petrson and Eno Lankenau, already has contracted for five of the best free acts which can be secured. Tlie acts will (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) 0 BAND CONCERT IS CANCELLED G. E. Band Too Busy Preparing For Trip To Races At Indianapolis The General Electric band makes announcement today that it will be unable to give the concert scheduled for next Tuesday night on Liberty Way. The band is so busy getting in readiness for the races at Indianapolis, that it is impossible to get the platform up and other details attended to preparatory for the first concert of the season. Arrangements have Imen completed for the special car going to the races next Thursday. All these intending to make the trip are asked to make reservations as early as possible. The train will leave Decatur at 12:35 o'clock a.m., standard time, or 1’35 o'clock, daylight saving time. Returning home, the train will leave Indianapolis at 10 o’clock in the evening. There will be no changes made at Richmond either going or coming, but tlie car will merely be switched over to the other train. 0 Convoy High School Graduates Twenty-seven Convoy, Ohio. May 24 —(Special)— Diplomas were awarded to twentyseven young people at the annual commencement exercises of Convoy high school Thursday night. W. L, Manahan, of Defiance, Ohio, delivered the commencement address. The annual * aiuniui banquet will be held tonight.

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